MARADMINS : 245/07
UNCLAS 091719Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 245/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC.
/(MCIA, INC.) AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM//
POC/BRUDER, J. A./COL/HQMC IO/-/TEL:DSN 225-4317
/EMAIL:JOSEPH.A.BRUDER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES SOLICITATION FOR
NOMINEES FOR THE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC.'S
(MCIA, INC.'S) FOURTEENTH ANNUAL AWARDS. THE MCIA, INC.'S AWARDS
AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM PRESENTS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN MARINES WHO HAVE MADE
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE DURING THE
PAST YEAR. THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE (DIRINT) ENTHUSIASTICALLY
ENCOURAGES ALL COMMANDS TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE NOMINATIONS
DIRECTLY TO MCIA, INC. COMMANDS MAY NOMINATE ONE MARINE FOR EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING FIVE AWARDS:
A. THE LTCOL MICHAEL D. KUSZEWSKI AWARD FOR FLEET MARINE FORCE
(FMF) INTELLIGENCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR,
B. THE MGYSGT SAMUEL C. PLOTT AWARD FOR FMF INTELLIGENCE STAFF
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR,
C. THE SGT CHARLES ARNDT AWARD FOR FMF INTELLIGENCE
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR,
D. THE LTCOL WAYNE B. MASON AWARD FOR MARINE INTELLIGENCE
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR, AND
E. THE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC., CIVILIAN
INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
2. THESE FIVE AWARDS, AS WELL AS THE MCIA, INC., LITERARY
AWARD, WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE MCIA, INC.'S ANNUAL REUNION AND
CONVENTION. THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FALL
USMC INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE IN NORFOLK, VA, DURING THE
SEP-OCT 2007 TIMEFRAME.
3. AWARD NOMINATIONS (SUMMARY OF ACTION AND PROPOSED CITATION) ARE
DUE NLT 13 JUL 07 TO THE MCIA, INC. AWARDS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN:
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS, ATTN:
LTCOL MIKE SHEHAN (USMC RET), 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC
20380-1775. IN GENERAL, THE SUMMARY OF ACTION SHOULD COVER A 12
MONTH PERIOD ENDING 31 MAY 2007. COMMANDS WILL BE RECEIVING FORMAL
LETTERS FROM MCIA, INC. SOLICITING NOMINATIONS. VISIT MCIA, INC.'S
WEBSITE AT WWW.MCIA-INC.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (E.G.,
DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH OF THE AWARDS, SAMPLES OF AWARD SOLICITATION
LETTERS, AND AN EXAMPLE OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE).
4. MCIA, INC. POC IS LTCOL MIKE SHEHAN, USMC (RET):
PHONE(240)228-3672; FAX (240)228-5910; EMAIL:
MIKE.SHEHAN@JHUAPL.EDU//