R 101400Z AUG 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 344/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
REF/A/MARADMIN/MRO/YMD:20040406//
REF/B/MEMO/OASD/YMD:20040715//
POC/ERIC HOLLINS/GS-11/MRO/-/TEL:703-784-9526
/EMAIL:HOLLINSEC@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 159/04, 14TH ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD.  REF (B) IS OASD'S MEMO OF 15 JUL 04
ANNOUNCING THE 2004 AWARD WINNER.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  REF (A) SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE 14TH
ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD.  THIS
AWARD IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS BY
EACH OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND THE NATIONAL
GUARD BUREAU.
2.  PER REF (B), THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SELECTED MARINE AVIATION
TRAINING SUPPORT GROUP-21 (MATSG-21), NAS PENSACOLA'S 100% PURE
MARINE (NO ADDITIVES, NO PRESERVATIVES, DRUG FREE) PROGRAM, AS THE
MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT.
3.  IN ADDITION TO MATSG-21, MCB CAMP PENDLETON, MCB HAWAII (SJA),
AND MCAS CHERRY POINT ALSO COMPETED FOR THIS AWARD.  THEY ARE
COMMENDED FOR THEIR DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THEIR COMMUNITIES.  THEIR EFFORTS REFLECT OUR CONTINUING EFFORT TO
TAKE CARE OF MARINES.
4.  THERE WILL BE AN AWARD CEREMONY AT THE PENTAGON THE WEEK OF 25
OCT 04 TO RECOGNIZE MATSG-21'S "100% PURE MARINE" PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.  DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO MATSG-21
VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.//