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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 104/06
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/07JAN2002//
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 1650.1G, 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 QUARTERLY UPDATE, MARADMIN 552/05.
2. THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE INCORPORATED IN
REF A.
A. JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (JMUA)
(1) HQ, COMBINED FORCES COMMAND-AFGHANISTAN,
CAMP EGGERS, KABUL COMPOUND, AFGHANISTAN 01JAN05-31DEC05
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNITS:
OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION-AFGHANISTAN
(2) U.S. DELEGATION, NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE,
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 11SEP01-28OCT05
(3) HQ, JOINT TASK FORCE KATRINA,
FORT GILLEM, GA 31AUG05-13OCT05
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 (NUC)
(1) 3D BN, 6TH MARINES (REINFORCED) 18APR04-21NOV04
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS:
COMBAT ENGINEER PLATOON, 2D COMBAT ENGINEER BN
FSSG DET HELICOPTER SUPPORT TEAM
FSSG MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS (MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY BN)
ARTILLERY LIASION DET, 2D BN, 10TH MARINES
COMBAT CAMERA DET, 2D MARINE DIVISION
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTER DET, 2D MARINE DIVISION
(2) 2D BN, 8TH MARINES (REINFORCED) 25NOV03-18MAY04
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS:
COMBAT ENGINEER PLATOON, 2D COMBAT ENGINEER BN
FSSG DET HELICOPTER SUPPORT TEAM
FSSG MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS (MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY BN)
ARTILLERY LIAISON DET, 3D BN, 10TH MARINES
COMBAT CAMERA DET, 2D MARINE DIVISION
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTER DET, 2D MARINE DIVISION
(3) 4TH AIR NAVAL GUNFIRE LIAISON CO, DET C 01APR04-05NOV04
NOTE: NOT ALL PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE. ONLY PERSONNEL LISTED
BELOW ARE AUTHORIZED TO THIS AWARD:
CPL ALMARAL, KENT F. LCPL CAMPBELL, MILTON
MSGT CLARK, JOSEPH K. HM2 COCHRAN, DEL J.
MAJ DANYLUK, STEVEN D. SGT DAVIS, JEFFREY G.
CPL DEAROLF, JONATHAN D. CAPT DEBRULER, TIMOTHY K.
SSGT DECICCO, ANTHONY J. SGT DIAZ-HERNANDEZ, ROBERTO
SSGT ETZWILLER JR., DANNY SGT GONZALEZ, ALBERT L.
LCPL GRILLO JR., NICHOLAS J. SSGT HANNAH, DANIEL W.
LCPL HARRIS, KELROY A. SSGT IZQUIERDO, NOEL D.
SSGT JIMENEZ, JOSE L. LCPL LOZANO, JONATHAN W.
LCPL MACKEY, STEVEN M. SGT MAUL JR., DONALD R.
WO MCKELTON, KENNETH A. LCPL MEYER, WILLIAM D.
SGT MILLIKIN, JEFFREY A. LTCOL MORGAN, THOMAS R.
SGT OCHOA, JASON F. LCPL PEREZ, JOSE D.
LCPL QUINTERO, HENRY S. LCPL RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO A.
SSGT SANCHEZ, LUIS A. LCPL SIMONET, BILLYGRAM
SGT THOMAS JR., TERENCE L. CPL VALENCIA-TORRES, FREDERICK
CPL VIVAS, RICHARD
C. MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
(1) VMFA(AW)-121 01OCT01-01OCT02
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS:
MALS-11 DET
MWSS-373 DET
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL:
LCPL C. D. HARROD MAJ K. M. CUTLER
MAJ T. E. FREDERICK LCPL C. H. TORRES
LCPL E. E. VILLA LCPL T. ELIZALDE
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD:
B. M. BAHR; T. B. KEADLE; T. M. NORLING
3. HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL (HSM). THE HSM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR
SERVICE MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DURING THE
FOLLOWING OPERATIONS:
HURRICANE STAN RELIEF OPERATION 06OCT05-27OCT05
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF OPERATION 08OCT05-31MAR06
A BY-NAME LISTING OF THOSE PERSONNEL ENTITLED TO THE HSM FOR
HURRICANE STAN RELIEF OPERATION IS MAINTAINED AT HQMC (MMMA).
ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWARDS WEBSITE AT
AWARDS.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, AND REPORTED ON UD BY THIS HQ. FOR
QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS AWARD, ADMIN OFFICERS MAY CALL DSN
278-9340 OR COMM (703) 784-9340.
4. MILITARY OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL (MOVSM).
COMMANDERS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD THE MOVSM SHALL ISSUE A LETTER OF
AUTHORIZATION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ISSUED TO NAVY PERSONNEL, TO ALL
INDIVIDUALS (BOTH NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL) AT THE TIME THE
AWARD IS PRESENTED. APPENDIX A TO CHAPTER 4 OF REF C, CONTAINS A
SAMPLE FORMAT. OF NOTE, COPIES OF THE AUTHORIZATION LETTER
FOR MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE FORWARDED TO BUPERS
(PERS-313C), LISTED AS A COPY ADDRESSEE. INSTEAD, A COPY OF THE
AUTHORIZATION LETTER SHOULD BE SENT TO HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE
CORPS (MMSB-20), 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134, FOR INCLUSION
IN THE MARINE'S OMPF. THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT
REVISION OF REF C.
5. LETTER OF APPRECIATION. THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED AS A CHANGE
TO REF D: CHANGE PARAGRAPH 8.H, ENCLOSURE (2) TO READ AS
FOLLOWS: LETTER OF APPRECIATION. ANY OFFICER SENIOR TO A MARINE
WHOSE PERFORMANCE IS CONSIDERED NOTEWORTHY OR COMMENDABLE BEYOND THE
USUAL REQUIREMENTS OF DUTY MAY ISSUE A LETTER OF APPRECIATION.
FORWARD A COPY OF THE LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO HEADQUARTERS, U.S.
MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20), 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134, FOR
INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OMPF. THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED IN
THE NEXT REVISION OF REF D.
6. DEFENSE MEDAL FOR THE DEFENSE OF FREEDOM (DFM). CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND NON-DEFENSE
PERSONNEL WORKING FOR DOD WHO ARE KILLED OR INJURED IN THE LINE OF
DUTY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEDAL FOR THE
DEFENSE OF FREEDOM. AS AWARDS FOR CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ARE HANDLED BY
MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY (MP) DIVISION, ALL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO
THE DFM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO MS. CHAR WEBB, MPC-40, VIA PHONE AT
(703) 432-9237 OR EMAIL RUCHAR.WEBB@USMC.MIL. ALL NOMINATIONS
FOR THE AWARD MUST BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT BELOW:
A. FULL NAME OF NOMINATED INDIVIDUAL (FIRST, MIDDLE INITIAL,
LAST).
B. POSITION OR JOB TITLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
C. NAME OF INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYER AND NAME/PHONE NUMBER OF POC.
D. TITLE OF COMPONENT OFFICE FOR WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WORKS AND
NAME/PHONE NUMBER OF COMPONENT POC OR PROJECT MANAGER.
E. DATE AND LOCATION OF THE EVENT, WHICH CAUSED THE DEATH OR
INJURY.
F. DESCRIPTION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DEATH OR
INJURY (E.G., THE EVENT THAT CAUSED THE DEATH OR INJURY AND HOW IT
OCCURRED).
G. FOR INJURIES ONLY:
(1) DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF THE INJURY AND THE TREATMENT
PROTOCOL (TREATED AND RELEASED, NUMBER OF DAYS HOSPITALIZED)
(2) IDENTIFY WHERE TREATMENT OCCURRED (TREATED AT MEDICAL
FACILITY OR BY PRIVATE DOCTOR AND PROVIDE NAME OF FACILITY,
PHYSICIAN AND PHONE NUMBER, IF AVAILABLE).
(3) DESCRIBE EXTENT OF IMMEDIATE CARE (TREATED WITH ASPIRIN,
X-RAYS TAKEN, ETC.).
(4) DESCRIBE EXTENT OF CONTINUED CARE IF CONSIDERED NECESSARY
(OUTPATIENT CARE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, ETC.). PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF
COMPONENT OFFICIAL THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS FOR THE
COMPONENT WHEN DEATH OR INJURY OCCURRED. PROVIDE NAME AND TITLE OF
INDIVIDUAL, COMPONENT OFFICE (SPELL OUT), AND PHONE NUMBER,
ATTESTING TO THIS. THE DFM WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED AWARDED IF AN
EMPLOYEE OR INDIVIDUAL IS INJURED WHILE ON DUTY IN OTHER THAN
HOSTILE CONDITIONS OR WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ON DUTY REGARDLESS
OF CONDITIONS.
7. REF A WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED. INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED
QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE USMC.MIL WEBSITE.//