MARADMINS : 165/06
R 100732Z APR 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 165/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I IJ//
SUBJ/THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE
/ASSOCIATION, INC.(MCIA, INC.) AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM//
POC/WHEELER, J.H./COL/HQMC IO/-/TEL:DSN 225-4317
/EMAIL:JOSEPH.H.WHEELER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES SOLICITATION FOR
NOMINEES FOR THE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION,
INC.'S THIRTEENTH ANNUAL AWARDS. THE MCIA, INC.'S AWARDS AND
RECOGNITION PROGRAM PRESENTS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE AND CIVILIAN MARINES WHO HAVE
MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE
DURING THE PAST YEAR. THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE (DIRINT)
URGES ALL COMMANDS TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE NOMINATIONS
DIRECTLY TO MCIA, INC. COMMANDS MAY NOMINATE ONE MARINE FOR
EACH AWARD. THIS YEAR, SIX AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING
MCIA, INC.'S ANNUAL REUNION AND CONVENTION, TO BE HELD 5-8
SEP 06 IN DENVER, CO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FALL USMC
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE. THE SIX MCIA AWARDS ARE:
A. LTCOL MICHAEL D. KUSZEWSKI AWARD FOR MARINE INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
B. MGYSGT SAMUEL C. PLOTT AWARD FOR MARINE INTELLIGENCE
STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
C. SGT CHARLES ARNDT AWARD FOR MARINE INTELLIGENCE
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
D. MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC., CIVILIAN
INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
E. LTCOL WAYNE B. MASON AWARD FOR MARINE INTELLIGENCE
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR.
F. MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC., LITERARY
AWARD.
2. NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS ARE DUE NLT 15 JUL 06 TO THE
MCIA, INC. AWARDS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAM: COL BRUCE R. HARDER
(USMC, RET), 1047 PORTUGAL DRIVE, STAFFORD, VA 22554-2025.
3. COMMANDS WILL RECEIVE FORMAL LETTERS FROM MCIA, INC
SOLICITING NOMINATIONS. TO VIEW COPIES OF THESE LETTERS
AND FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON EACH AWARD, VISIT THE AWARDS
SECTION ON MCIA, INC.'S HOME PAGE AT WWW.MCIA-INC.ORG. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT BRUCE HARDER (COL, USMC RET)
AT (703)699-1156; FAX (703)602-1890; EMAIL:HARDERBR@AOL.COM
OR BRUCE.HARDER@OSD.MIL.//