R 230729Z OCT 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 511/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/AWARDS UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMMA/21NOV2005//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/12SEP1996//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/22AUG2006//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMMA/05FEB2001//
NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. REF B IS
DOD 1348.33M, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS.  REF C IS
SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.  REF D IS
MCO 1650.19J, ADMINISTRATIVE AND ISSUE PROCEDURES FOR DECORATIONS,
MEDALS, AND AWARDS.//
POC/W. R. HUNTER/SGT/HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9206
/EMAIL:WILLIAM.R.HUNTER@.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE OF AWARDS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, MARADMIN 335/06.
2.  THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE INCORPORATED
IN REF A.
A.  JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (JMUA)
(1) HQ, U.S. FORCES JAPAN, YOKOTA AB, JAPAN           01MAR04-01MAY06
(2) HQ, JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE SOUTH, NAVAL AIR
STATION, KEY WEST, FL                                 01JAN05-31DEC05
(3) HQ, IRAQ ASSISTANCE GROUP, BAGHDAD, IRAQ          15MAY05-15MAY06
(4) HQ, DISASTER ASSISTANCE CENTER-PAKISTAN           08OCT05-31MAR06
(5) HQ, U.S. MILITARY TRAINING MISSION-SAUDI ARABIA   21APR04-15MAR06
(6) HQ, JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FT BRAGG,
NC                                                    04OCT01-31DEC04
ADDTIONAL PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
MAJ SAWYER, ROBERT E.             SSGT ALVEREZ, ESTEBAN
GYSGT HERNANDEZ, EARL F.          GYSGT MALSZ, ERIC N.
(7) HQ, U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND, NORFOLK, VA        01JAN02-30NOV04
ADDITIONAL UNIT APPROVED FOR INCLUSION (MOD TO MARADMIN 552/05):
JOINT CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS
(8) HQ, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, MACDILL AFB, FL         02MAY03-31DEC05
(9) PROJECT AND CONTRACTING OFFICE                    01JAN04-30JUN05
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION
(MOD TO MARADMIN 552/05):
LTCOL BEHSERESHT, CYRUS D.        COL NEUBAUER, JAMES
MAJ CALLAHAN, TIMOTHY S.          LTCOL PARKER, WILLARD T.
MAJ CORDERO, MICHAEL E.           COL SINNOTT, WILLIAM F.
LTCOL DESIRANT, FRANCIS L.        LTCOL SINNOTT, ANTHONY
CAPT HUNT, MARLENE A.             LTCOL SMITH, TROY L.
COL LATSKO, THOMAS C.             LTCOL WALSH, STEVEN L.
MAJ LLANTERO, FERDINAND F.        CAPT WATTS, KELLEY C.
MAJ LUCAS, ERIC E.                COL WHITEHOUSE, DANA A.
1STLT MULLINS, KOREY L.           LTCOL WILLIE, KIRK C.
(10) HQ, MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS IRAQ, CAMP VICTORY,
BAGHDAD                                               10FEB05-19JAN06
ADDTIONAL PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION (MOD TO MARADMIN 315/06):
LTCOL FLANERY, PATRICK            SSGT BALLARD, HEWITT
LTCOL SCHULTZ, SCOTT              CAPT KESSELRING, JAROD
LCPL FUNSTON, FREDERICK           CAPT CACERS-SOLARI, ANDRES
LTCOL MCKEON, JAMES               LTCOL LEDBETTER, THOMAS
CAPT NELSON, ISAAC                MAJ HALE, NICHOLAS
SSGT DESROSIER, STEPHEN           SGT LAY, CHRISTOPHER
LTCOL THELIN, RICHARD             LTCOL KUHN, BRIAN
GYGST HELMICK, JAMES              CAPT ROY, SAM
CAPT RODRIGUEZ, EDNA              CPL CARD, RONALD
CAPT BROWN, LAMONT                COL HANSCOM, STEVEN
LTCOL GALEAI, MAX                 1STLT WILSON, JOHN
CAPT MELTON, JESSE                SSGT ROBERTS, PAUL
CPL RAMSEY, ADAM                  GYGST THOMAS, KENNETH
CAPT EMERICH, ERICK               CWO3 STOCKER, JEFF
1STLT NOFSINGER, ROBERT           1STLT SCHULTZ, KEVIN
1STLT CARR, WAYNE                 SSGT DEMPSEY, JASON
CAPT KIPE, GARY                   CAPT HERRON, WILLIAM
CAPT BANCROFT, GEORGE             GYSGT TUCKER, GAREY
CPL HUTCHINSON, DANE              1STLT ANDERSON, AUSTIN
MAJ HUDSPETH, NICOLE              GYGST VILLANUEVA, BLAKE
SSGT ORTIZ, DANIEL                GYGST MCGHEE, HOSEA
SGT BARILLAS, CARLOS              LTCOL BALDING, ANDREW
COL ROBSON, LAWRENCE              LTCOL O'NEILL, PATRICK
1STLT OLEKSY, RYAN                SSGT FISHER, CORY
1STLT REYNA, JUAN                 SSGT TRUESDALE, MARK
MAJ BARTHOL, DAVID                COL SMITH, DAVID
1STLT BROCK, CHARLOTTE            1STLT MOONEY, MARC
LTCOL JACKSON, GREGORY            MAJ ROFFEE, DANIEL
CPL GREESON, LISA                 MSGT NIXON, RICHARD
1SLT TAUSCH, ERIC                 LCPL AINSWORTH, BERNADETTE
MSGT JENSON, MITCHELL             CAPT HOWARD, MATTHEW
LTCOL O'DONNELL, JAMES            MAJ CARSTEN, MICHAEL
CAPT ARROYO, KATHERINE            SSGT MEINERT, IAN
CWO2 JOHNSON, THOMAS              CAPT BATTAGLIA, TODD
LTCOL KENNEY, JOSEPH              SSGT PILLONATO, CURTIS
CAPT CHAINE, JEAN-PAUL            CWO3 BYERS, MATTHEW
COL SULLIVAN, JOHN                LTCOL MCGUIRE, BRIAN
1STLT MEEK, JENNIFER              LTCOL BLACKWOOD, MICHAEL
CAPT MCELMAN, FREDERICK           MAJ GREENE, TRAVIS
LCPL REINERT, JACOB               1STLT BOWLIN, BRANDON
CAPT MCNAIR, ANTHONY              LTCOL HAYNES, JEFFERY
CAPT PARKS, BENJAMIN              COL SMITH, DALE
1STLT MAI, WAIANN                 MAJ ELDRED, ERIC
GYGST SHAEFFER, DONALD            GYSGT ANDERSON, KRAIG
SSGT HAMLETT, ROBERT              GYGST FREEMEN, KELVIN
SGT KINDLE, MICHAEL               CAPT CRABTREE, KEITH
CPL WILLIAMS, CHARLES             1STLT HAWTHORNE, BENJAMIN
LTCOL ROBERTS, STEPHEN            CAPT MCDERMOTT, JOHN
MGYSGT TAYLOR, ANTHONY            SSGT HARRELL, RANDY
SGT GLAU, RYAN                    MAJ BRADY, RICHARD
SGT TANT, RICHARD                 MAJ BALLARD, BRIAN
CAPT BODISON, SPENCER             LTCOL NATHAN, LAWRENCE
SSGT WILLIAMS, NORWOOD            MAJ BIGGERSTAFF, THOMAS
MAJ HOFFMAN, JOEL
(11) HQ, MULTI-NATIONAL SECURITY TRANSITION
COMMAND-IRAQ, BAGHDAD, IRAQ                           01MAY05-30APR06
NOTE:  PER REF B, SERVICE UNITS OR INDIVIDUALS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT
OF A JTF, BUT NOT ASSIGNED AND/OR ATTACHED TO THE JTF BY OFFICIAL
ORDERS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE JMUA, EVEN IF THEY ARE UNDER THE
OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE JTF.
B.  NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
(1) MARINE TILTROTOR TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON
22 (VMX-22)                                           28AUG03-01NOV05
ADDTIONAL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
(MARINES)
LTCOL MCGOVERN, DANIEL P.       MAJ BROWN, ERIC C.
MAJ FUERST, RICHARD F.          MAJ HOLDEN, JASON T.
MAJ KARIKA, KENNETH D.          MAJ LEFLORE, CRAIG C.
MAJ MARTINEZ, VINCE R.          MAJ MEEK, JAMES E.
MAJ MILLER, TIMOTHY P.          MAJ THOMAS, IAN  G.
MAJ CABANA, JEFFERY D.          CAPT FRIESEN, LEROY K.
CAPT GARDNER JR, KENNETH C.     CAPT HEIDENREICHT, TREVOR A.
GYGST COMBS, JEFFEREY A.        GYGST CROUCH, SCOTT D.
SSGT JONES, TIMOTHY J.          SSGT LEE JR, THOMAS B.
SSGT PROCTOR, NICOLE A.         SGT GIBBS, TESHA C.
SSGT MCELYEA, JAMES T.          CPL DAVIDSON, JOSHUA R.
LCPL SULLIVAN, IAN M.           LCPL WYGANT, JODI L.
MSGT GREEN, CALVIN W.           SGT GLEAVES, JOSEPH M.
SGT WADE JR, WILLIAM C.         SGT YOUNG, ARTHUR N.
CPL KOVACH, JASON M.            SGT MEDLIN, MARK J.
SGT MELVIN, BRANDON M.          SGT MICALE, ANTHONY C.
CPL STUBBLEFIELD, JASON B.      CPL SWEENEY, THOMAS D.
CPL MINTZ, MICHAEL L.           LCPL SIGUENZA JR, RICHARD A.
PFC KIDWELL, STEPHEN E.         MSGT ROGERS, RICHARD P.
2NDLT CAREY, GERALDINE C.       LTCOL WITZIG, WILLIAM P.
MAJ CONWAY, FRANK P.            MAJ TRAIL, SCOTT B.
GYSGT SCHNEIDER, MICHAEL A.     SSGT MYNARD, CRAIG J.
CAPT ONEIL, KATHERIN L.
ADDTIONAL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
(NAVY)
PO3 DAVIDSON J. R.              LT HARRIS, M. E.
PO1 RETULINGER, B. E.
ADDTIONAL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
(AIR FORCE)
CAPT VIEW, E. G.                CAPT LAZZARA, F. W.
MSGT MARSTON, R. S.             LTCOL MCCOLLUM, G. L.
SSGT CLAYTON, I. R.             SSGT SCHRECENGOST, C. K.
CAPT PETERSON, J. S.            TSGT HESSICK, J. P.
SSGT STEPHENS, D. E.            MSGT PITTS, M. L.
(2) 22D MEU (SOC)                                     25MAR04-10JUL04
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNITS:
BN LANDING TEAM 1/6
HMM-266
MSSG-22
DET 2ND RADIO BN
RECON PLT
DET 8TH COMM BN
DET TOPOGRAPHIC (S-2)
DET HUMAN EXPLOITATION TEAM (S-2)
DET ANGLICO
DET MACG-28
VMGR-252 DET A
MWSG-27 FWD DET C
MASS-1 FWD DET B
MALS-26 FWD DET A
ELIGIBLE NAVY UNITS APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
DET TACRON-22
DET SHOCK TRAUMA PLT 4TH MED BN
DET NAVY EOD
C.  MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION:
(1) MARINE AIR STATION YUMA, AZ                       01OCT04-30SEP05
(2) 2D FORCE RECONNAISSANCE COMPANY                   09JUL02-09JUL04
ADDITIONAL UNIT APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
COMPANY C, 4TH RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 4TH MARDIV
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
MR. JEFF EYL
MR. WAYNE SCHOONOVER
3.  GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM).  FOR
CLARIFICATION OF PARA 3 OF MARADMIN 315/06, THE UNITS LISTED THEREIN
WERE APPROVED FOR THE GWOTEM FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION
ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) IN THE PHILIPPINES.  THE PHILIPPINES IS ONE OF
THE AOE APPROVED FOR THE GWOTEM PER MARADMIN 129/04.  PER MARADMIN
129/04 AND SECNAVINST 1650.1H, IN ORDER FOR PERSONNEL TO BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS AWARD, THEY MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE OPERATION (OEF)
AND HAVE SERVED THE REQUIRED TIME IN THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY (AOE).
CONSEQUENTLY, IF A MARINE DID NOT DEPLOY TO THE AOE, HE/SHE IS NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD, EVEN THOUGH HE/SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNIT
DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.
4.  HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL, (HSM).  THE HSM HAS BEEN APPROVED
FOR JOINT TASK FORCE EXERCISE NEW HORIZONS HAITI 2005 FOR THE
PERIOD OF 15FEB05-15MAY05.  THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN
APPROVED FOR INCLUSION OF HSM:
CWO3 ANDERSON, MICHAEL
GYSGT GRAY, CARLTON
CPL JEAN-BAPTISTE, WEDGER
SSGT PACE, SHERI A.
LCPL HAMMONDS, EMERSON C.
SGT LOZADA, LUIS
MGYSGT DYSON, JEFFREY A.
CPL RHANIME, MOHAMED
LCPL WEAVER, MICHAELLE C
CPL BODDIE, JAMES
LCPL SCHMID, DOUGLAS J.
5.  REMINDER TO ALL COMMANDS WITH AWARDING AUTHORITY:  IN SITUATIONS
WHERE MULTIPLE PERSONAL AWARDS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE SAME INCIDENT
OR ACTION, ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED TOGETHER TO
THE HIGHEST AWARDING AUTHORITY FOR CONSIDERATION REGARDLESS OF THE
FACT OF HOW MANY AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRE THAT LEVEL OF
APPROVAL.
6.  REF A WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED.  INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED
QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE USMC.MIL WEBSITE.//