R 120730Z DEC 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 578/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (NAVY)//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/312200ZOCT2003//
REF/B/DOC/U.S. ARMY AHRC-PDO-PA/12NOV2003/NOTAL//
REF/C/MSG/CG I MEF G-1/071954ZNOV2003/NOTAL//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 507/03, ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPROVED PRESIDENTIAL
UNIT CITATION (NAVY).  REF B IS MEMORANDUM FOR HQMC M&RA FROM THE
U.S. ARMY MILITARY AWARDS BRANCH PROVIDING CONCURRANCE AND
ACCEPTANCE OF THE NAVY PUC.  REF C IS CG I MEF MSG QUOTING MARADMIN
507/03.//
POC/MR. S. A. MACKEY/GS-14/CMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9209
/EMAIL:MACKEYSA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS TO
PUBLISH THE LISTING OF PARTICIPATING ARMY UNITS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL
UNIT CITATION (PUC) ANNOUNCED IN REF A, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
GUIDANCE PERTAINING TO THE PROCESS OF ADDING/DELETING PARTICIPATING
UNITS.
2.  THE PUC WAS APPROVED TO RECOGNIZE I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
(I MEF) FOR ACTIONS IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) FROM 21 MARCH
TO 24 APRIL 2003.  THE LISTING OF PARTICIPATING ARMY UNITS WAS HELD
IN ABEYANCE AWAITING CONCURRENCE FROM THE U.S. ARMY.  PER REF B, THE
U.S. ARMY HAS APPROVED, ACCEPTED RETENTION AND DISPLAY OF THE NAVY
PUC ON THE ARMY UNIFORM TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITS LISTED BELOW.  ONLY
SOLDIERS ASSIGNED OR ATTACHED TO A PARTICIPATING UNIT AND WHO
PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTIONS CITED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD.
3.  PARTICIPATING U.S. ARMY UNITS:
DETACHMENT, 9TH PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS BATTALION
354TH PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT
H&H DETACHMENT, 468TH CHEMICAL BATTALION
U.S. ARMY SPACE SUPPORT TEAM
86TH SIGNAL BATTALION
208TH SIGNAL COMPANY
COMPANY C, 40TH SIGNAL BATTALION
3RD BATTALION, 27TH FIELD ARTILLERY
1ST FIELD ARTILLERY DETACHMENT
498TH MEDICAL COMPANY
H&H BATTERY, 108TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BRIGADE
2ND BATTALION, 43RD AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY
3RD BATTALION, 124TH INFANTRY
555TH MAINTENANCE COMPANY
HHC DETACHMENT, 378TH SUPPORT BATTALION
777TH MAINTENANCE COMPANY
727TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
319TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
319TH TRANSPORTATION DETACHMENT
299TH ENGINEER COMPANY
459TH ENGINEER COMPANY
HHC DETACHMENT, 716TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION
HHC, 265TH ENGINEER GROUP
130TH ENGINEER BATTALION
478TH ENGINEER BATTALION
HHC, 358TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BRIGADE
4.  REF A PROVIDED GUIDANCE PERTAINING TO THE PROCESS OF
ADDING/DELETING FROM THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING UNITS.  PER REF C,
THE CG I MEF PROVIDED SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON THE PROCESS TO MODIFY OR
ADD PARTICIPATING UNITS FOR THE PUC.   REQUESTS TO MODIFY OR ADD
UNITS TO THE LISTING CONTAINED IN REF A WILL BE PROCESSED VIA THE
OIF OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND.  I MEF WILL CONSOLIDATE ALL
REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION.  ONLY THOSE REQUESTS ENDORSED BY I MEF
FROM OIF OPERATIONAL MSC'S WILL BE ACTED ON.  REQUESTS WILL BE
SUBMITTED IN LETTER FORMAT TO INCLUDE UNIT NAME, EFFECTIVE DATES AND
LOCATION.  APPLICABLE POC AND THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
I MEF       CAPT J. M. BONE      BONEJM@I-MEF.USMC.MIL
1ST MARDIV  CAPT R. L. WILLIAMS  WILLIAMSRL@1MARDIV.USMC.MIL
3D MAW      MAJ P. T. MORGAN     MORGANPT@3MAW.USMC.MIL
1ST FSSG    CAPT J. E. ALMAZAN   ALMAZANJE@1FSSG.USMC.MIL
I MHG       CAPT R. B. REYES     REYESRB@I-MEF.USMC.MIL
2D MEB      LTCOL K. J. CROSETTO CROSETTOKJ@IIMEF.USMC.MIL
I MEG       LCDR D. W. CARR      CARRDW@NCF.NAVY.MIL//