R 292321Z APR 08
MARADMIN 277/08
UNCLAS
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATIONS ANNUAL AWARDS//
POC/BRUDER, J. A./COL/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC IO/NAME:NAVY ANNEX
/TEL:DSN 225-4317/EMAIL:JOSEPH.A.BRUDER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE
MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC. (MCIA, INC.) AND THE
MARINE CORPS COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION (MCCIA) ANNUAL AWARDS.
THESE AWARD PROGRAMS PRESENT AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS
INTELLIGENCE.  THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE (DIRINT)
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTS THESE AWARD PROGRAMS AND ENCOURAGES ALL
COMMANDS TO NOMINATE THEIR TOP INTELLIGENCE PERFORMERS.  EACH
ORGANIZATION HAS ITS OWN REQUIREMENTS PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE
SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS.
2.  AWARD CATEGORIES BY ORGANIZATION.
A.  MCIA, INC. AWARDS: 
(1)  LTCOL MICHAEL D. KUSZEWSKI AWARD FOR INTEL OFFICER OF THE YEAR,
(2)  MGYSGT SAMUEL C. PLOTT AWARD FOR INTEL SNCO OF THE YEAR,
(3)  SGT CHARLES ARNDT AWARD FOR INTEL NCO OF THE YEAR,
(4)  LTCOL WAYNE B. MASON AWARD FOR MARINE INTEL INSTRUCTOR OF THE
YEAR, AND,
(5)  MCIA, INC. CIVILIAN INTEL PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
B.  MCCIA SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES A
MARINE CORPS COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI)/HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT)
OFFICER, OR CI/HUMINT SPECIALIST (MOS 0210, 0204, 0211) FOR
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR
(CY).  ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED
THEMSELVES THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF CI INVESTIGATIONS, OPERATIONS,
COLLECTIONS, ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTION, OR OTHER CI ACTIVITIES IN
SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE.
3.  SUBMISSION OF AWARDS BY ORGANIZATION.
A.  MCIA, INC. AWARDS.  COMMANDS MAY NOMINATE ONE MARINE FOR EACH OF
THE FIVE MCIA, INC. AWARDS.  AWARD NOMINATIONS (ENDORSEMENTS,
SUMMARIES OF ACTION (SOA), AND DRAFT CITATIONS) ARE DUE TO MCIA,
INC. NLT 15 JUL 08.  THE SOA SHOULD, IN GENERAL, COVER A 12 MONTH
PERIOD ENDING 31 MAY 08 (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT
WWW.MCIA-INC.ORG).  SEND NOMINATIONS TO LTCOL MIKE SHEHAN (USMC RET)
VIA EMAIL: MSHEHAN@ATLANTICBB.NET, FAX: (240) 228-0909, OR  MAIL:
LTCOL MIKE SHEHAN, USMC RET, VICE PRESIDENT, MCIA, INC., P.O. BOX
244, QUEENSTOWN, MD 21658-9998.
B.  MCCIA AWARD.  AWARD NOMINATIONS, FOR CY07, ARE DUE TO THE
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS, ATTN IOC,
2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 NLT 15 JUL 08.  IOC WILL
FORWARD NOMINATIONS TO THE MCCIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  SELECTION WILL
BE BASED ON SIGNIFICANCE OF ACHIEVEMENT, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL
QUALITIES EXHIBITED, RELATIVE DIFFICULTY AND COMPLEXITY OF THE
ACHIEVEMENT, AND LEVEL OF IMAGINATION, RESOURCEFULLNESS, OR
INNOVATION EXHIBITED IN THE ACHIEVEMENT.  NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE
UNCLASSIFIED AND IN NARRATIVE FORM IN THE FOLLOWING REQUESTED
FORMAT:
(1) FONT - TIMES NEW ROMAN, SIZE 12
(2) BODY (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) WILL INCLUDE: NAME, ORGANIZATION,
MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS, AND
SIGNIFICANCE OF ACHIEVEMENTS.
(3) BIOGRAPHY (NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE)
4.  THESE AWARDS, AS WELL AS MCIA, INC.'S ANNUAL LITERARY AWARD,
WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE 2008 COMBINED CONVENTION/JOINT REUNION
OF ALL FOUR MARINE INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATIONS (MCIA, INC.; MCCIA;
MARINE CORPS CRYPTOLOGIC ASSOCIATION (MCCA); AND MARINE CORPS
INTERROGATOR TRANSLATOR TEAMS ASSOCATION (MCITTA). THE CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FALL USMC INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY CONFERENCE (ICC) IN WASHINGTON D.C., 1-5 SEP 2008.  THE
AWARDS BANQUET WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY, 5 SEP 08.
5.  AWARD POC'S.
A.  FOR MCIA, INC.:  LTCOL MIKE SHEHAN, USMC (RET), PHONE
(240)228-3672; EMAIL MSHEHAN@ATLANTICBB.NET.
B.  FOR MCCIA: CAPT R. L. "BUCK" WHEATON, USMC(RET), PHONE (304)
724-4166; EMAIL BUCKMCCIA@COMCAST.NET.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. M. LAKE, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE,
HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS.//