MARADMINS : 020/06
R 181752Z JAN 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 020/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE 2006 COLONEL DONALD G. COOK,
/USMC AWARD AND COLONEL JAMES L. JONES, USMCR AWARD//
POC/BORIO, E. E./CDR/CMC WASHINGTON DC I IJ/-/TEL:703-614-2522
/EMAIL:BORIOEE@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION
(NMIA) SPONSORS THE SUBJECT ANNUAL AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL
EXCELLENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO DUTY IN MARINE CORPS
INTELLIGENCE. THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A
MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) OR GOVERNMENT
CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL. THE COL JAMES L. JONES AWARD IS
PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS RESERVE (OFFICER OR ENLISTED)
INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL.
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 AS AN INTELLIGENCE
PROFESSIONAL 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 OF COL JAMES L. JONES,
USMCR. COL JONES WAS A DECORATED WORLD WAR II INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
AND PIONEER OF EXPEDITIONARY FORCE RECONNAISSANCE. RESUMING
CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN 1946, COL JONES WAS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE
CITIZEN MARINE.
4. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC CODE
I NLT 17 MAR 06. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ACTIVE DUTY AWARD IS LIMITED
TO THOSE WHO WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGH 1 JUL 06.
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE RESERVE AWARD IS LIMITED TO THOSE RESERVISTS WHO
WILL BE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR IN A DRILLING RESERVE STATUS THROUGH 1 JUL
06. PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. JUSTIFICATION. NARRATIVE OF NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE
LAST 12-18 MONTHS (SINGLE-SPACED, 2 PAGE LIMIT). EMPHASIS SHOULD BE
ON CONTENT OVER VOLUME.
B. SHORT BIOGRAPHY (NO GREATER THAN 1 PAGE).
C. PROPOSED CITATION (NO GREATER THAN 1 PAGE).
5. ADDITIONAL INFO AND AN AWARDS SUBMISSION TEMPLATE/SAMPLE FORMAT
CAN BE FOUND ON THE HQMC CODE I SIPRNET WEBSITE:
WWW.HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL/INTEL/INTEL_HOME.HTM. NOMINEE PACKAGES SHOULD
BE SUBMITTED SOFTCOPY VIA UNCLASS E-MAIL TO THE POC LISTED BELOW.
MAIL RECORD HARDCOPY TO HQMC CODE I, 2 NAVY ANNEX, ATTN: CDR ERIC
BORIO, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775. COMMANDS SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS
SHOULD NOTIFY HQMC POC LISTED BELOW ASAP TO FACILITATE TRACKING AND
STAFFING. UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND PRE-COORDINATED, ALL
SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE KEPT AT THE UNCLASSIFIED LEVEL. THE
RECIPIENTS SELECTED FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA RMSG IN
EARLY APR 06.
6. THIS YEAR'S AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE ANNUAL NMIA AWARDS
BANQUET TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 7 MAY 06 IN THE GREATER
WASHINGTON, DC AREA. RECIPIENTS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE THE GUESTS OF
NMIA AT THE AWARDS BANQUET, BUT TAD FUNDING FOR THE AWARDEES IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING COMMAND.
7. POC IS CDR ERIC BORIO AT 703-614-2522 OR DSN 224-2522, FAX
703-614-5888 OR DSN 224-5888, OR EMAIL BORIOEE@HQMC.USMC.MIL.//