MARADMINS : 063/05
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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
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MARADMIN 063/05
MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE 2005 COLONEL DONALD G. COOK
/AWARD AND COLONEL JAMES L. JONES AWARD//
POC/ERIC BORIO/LCDR/HQMC (IJ)/-/TEL:703-614-2522/TEL:DSN 224-2522/
/EMAIL:BORIOEE@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ANNUALLY THE NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
ASSOCIATION (NMIA) AWARDS THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD TO A
MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) OR GOVERNMENT
CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL AND THE COL JAMES L. JONES AWARD
TO A MARINE CORPS RESERVE (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) INTELLIGENCE
PROFESSIONAL. THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND
EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO DUTY.
2. THE ACTIVE DUTY/CIVILIAN AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR OF COLONEL
DONALD G. COOK, USMC, WHO WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE MEDAL OF
HONOR FOR GALLANTRY. COL COOK'S SERVICE INCLUDED EXEMPLARY CONDUCT
AND RESISTANCE WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR IN VIETNAM FROM DEC 1964 TO
DEC 1967, ULTIMATELY GIVING HIS LIFE AS A PRISONER OF WAR.
3. THE RESERVE AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR JAMES L. JONES, USMCR. COL
JONES WAS A DECORATED WORLD WAR II INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND PIONEER
OF EXPEDITIONARY FORCE RECONNAISSANCE. RESUMING CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEMENT IN 1946, COL JONES WAS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE CITIZEN
MARINE.
4. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC I
NLT 28 MAR 05. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ACTIVE DUTY AWARD IS LIMITED TO
THOSE WHO WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGH 1 JUL 05. ELGIBILITY
FOR THE RESERVE AWARD IS LIMITED TO THOSE RESERVISTS WHO WILL BE ON
ACTIVE DUTY OR IN A DRILLING RESERVE STATUS THROUGH 1 JUL 05.
PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. JUSTIFICATION. A SINGLE-SPACED, 1-3 PAGED NARRATIVE OUTLINE OF
NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE LAST 12-18 MONTHS. EMPHASIS
SHOULD BE ON CONTENT OVER VOLUME.
B. SHORT BIOGRAPHY (NO GREATER THAN 1 TYPED PAGE).
C. PROPOSED CITATION (NO GREATER THAN 2/3 OR A TYPED PAGE).
3. ADDITIONAL INFO AND AN AWARDS SUBMISSION TEMPLATE/SAMPLE FORMAT
CAN BE FOUND ON THE HQMC I SIPRNET WEBSITE:
WWW.HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL/INTEL/INTEL_HOME.HTM. SEND SOFTCOPY
SUBMISSIONS VIA UNCLASS E-MAIL TO THE POC LISTED BELOW AND MAIL A
HARDCOPY PACKAGE TO HQMC I, 2 NAVY ANNEX, ATTN: LCDR ERIC BORIO,
WASHINGTON DC
20380-1775. COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT MULTIPLE NOMINEES; ENDORSEMENTS FROM
HIGHER ECHELON IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. COMMANDS SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS
SHOULD NOTIFY HQMC IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE PROPER STAFFING VIA E-MAIL
TO POC LISTED BELOW. UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND
PRE-COORDINATED WITH POC BELOW, ALL SUBMISSION DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE
KEPT AT THE UNCLASSIFIED LEVEL. DIRCTEOR OF MARINE CORPS
INTELLIGENCE'S SELECTION FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA RMSG
IN LATE APR 05.
4. THIS YEAR'S AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE ANNUAL NMIA AWARDS
BANQUET TO HE HELD 15 MAY 05 AT THE MCLEAN HILTON, TYSON'S CORNER,
VA. NMIA HOSTS RECIPIENTS AND THEIR SPOUSES AT THE BANQUET, BUT TAD
FUNDING FOR THE AWARDEES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING
COMMAND.
5. POC IS LCDR ERIC BORIO AT 703-614-2522 OR DSN 224-2522, FAX
703-614-5888 OR DSN 224-5888, OR EMAIL BORIOEE@HQMC.USMC.MIL.//