R 172323Z DEC 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 553/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/2004 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS NOMINATIONS//
POC/HARRY F. MCDAVID/CIV/HQMC C4 CRP/TEL:DSN 223 3545
/EMAIL:MCDAVIDHF@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO
SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2004 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS.
DIR C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS IN MARCH 2005 TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND
RECOMMEND NOMINEES TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) FOR
FINAL SELECTION. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL C4
AWARDS DINNER ON 27 APRIL 2005.
2. MISSION. COMMANDERS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR THE
FOLLOWING AWARDS:
A. ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS
LEADERSHIP. THE GRAY TROPHY HONORS A MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN FOR
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS
MISSION. NOMINEES MUST BE MARINE CAPTAINS SERVING IN MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 0602 OR BE A CAPTAIN SERVING IN AN 0602
BILLET. NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE OPERATING
FORCES OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2004. FOR
MORE DETAILS ON AWARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PACKAGE SUBMISSION
REQUIREMENTS, SEE THE DOCUMENTATION AT
HQDOD.USMC.USMC.MIL/C4/CMMAWARDS.ASP.
B. JAMES HAMILTON OUTSTANDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A
CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP
AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO SUPPORT HIS OR HER COMMAND IN THE
AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT. NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN
SERVING IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TARGET OPM OCCUPATIONAL SERIES:
GS-0332; GS-0335; GS-0390; GS-0391; GS-0392; GS-0854; GS-1550;
GS-2210. FOR MORE DETAILS ON AWARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PACKAGE
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS SEE THE DOCUMENTATION AT
HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4/CMMAWARDS.ASP.
C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. IN
2004, WE ARE INCLUDING AWARDS FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL. THE LITTLETON
ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS WERE CREATED BY THE CMC IN 2004 TO
HONOR A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND A STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICER FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE AND A
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE. FOR MORE
DETAILS ON AWARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PACKAGE SUBMISSION
REQUIREMENTS, SEE THE DOCUMENTATION AT
HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4/CMMAWARDS.ASP.
D. THE AWARDS COVER CALENDAR YEAR 2004. NOMINEES' ACTIONS MUST
HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CY 2004.
E. NOMINEES MUST NOT HAVE TENDERED THEIR RESIGNATIONS OR APPLIED
FOR RETIREMENT BEFORE 1 JULY 2005.
3. EXECUTION. SUBMISSION PACKAGES FOR ALL AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED
BY HQMC C4 NO LATER THAN 21 FEBRUARY 2005. POINT OF CONTACTS FOR
ALL AWARDS ARE MR. HARRY MCDAVID/CIV/HQMC C4 CRP/TEL COMM 703 693
3545 OR DSN 223 3545 E-MAIL MCDAVIDHF@HQMC.USMC.MIL OR MS. KATHERYN
D. BLAKEMAN/CTR/HQMC C4 CRP/TEL COMM 703 693 3545 OR DSN 223 3545
E-MAIL BLAKEMANKD@HQMC.USMC.MIL. DIRECTOR C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS
CONSISTING OF SENIOR OFFICERS, SNCOS, AND CIVILIANS TO REVIEW
NOMINATIONS AND SELECT WINNERS. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN EARLY
APRIL 2005. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE C4 AWARDS DINNER IN
ALEXANDRIA, VA 27 APRIL 2005.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. DIR C4 WILL PROVIDE ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE PROCESS. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE
THE DOCUMENTATION AT HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4/CMMAWARDS.ASP.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
A. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG.
B. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
HARRY F. MCDAVID DSN 223 3545 COMM 703 693 3545. E-MAIL
MCDAVIDHF@HQMC.USMC.MIL OR MS. KATHERYN D. BLAKEMAN DSN 223 3545
COMM 703 693 3545 E-MAIL BLAKEMANKD@HQMC.USMC.MIL.//