MARADMINS : 238/07
UNCLAS 031840Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 238/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/R1//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2007 MARINE CORPS (C4) AWARDS DINNER//
REF/A/MSGID:NAVMC DIR 1650.48/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20061031//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 568/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060320//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM.
REF B SOLICITED REQUESTS FOR THE C4 AWARDS.// POC/DONALD C.
WOGAMAN/COL/HQMC C4 CR DIV CHIEF/-/TEL:703-693-9210 /TEL:DSN
223-9210/EMAIL:DONALD.WOGAMAN@USMC.MIL//
POC/MARIA S. THOMPSON/MGYSGT/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:703-693-3490
/TEL:DSN 223-3490/EMAIL:MARIA.THOMPSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS
TO ANNOUNCE THE 2007 ANNUAL COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS,
AND COMPUTERS (C4) AWARDS DINNER.
2. LOCATION. THE AWARDS DINNER WILL BE HELD ON 15 MAY 2007 AT
THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT, 1700 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY,
ARLINGTON, VA. 22202.
3. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS. THE MAIN RECEPTION BEGINS AT 1800,
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE AWARDS DINNER 1900-2130.
4. COST. TICKETS ARE $40 FOR NON MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS AND $30 FOR MEMBERS. TO CONDUCT ONLINE REGISTRATION
AND TO RECEIVE DRIVING DIRECTIONS, VISIT WWW.MCAMARINES.ORG.
5. DISCUSSION. DURING THE COURSE OF THE DINNER, RECOGNITION
FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED:
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.
B. JAMES HAMILTON 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.
C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. THE
LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS WERE CREATED BY THE CMC IN
2004 TO HONOR A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) AND A STAFF
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
EXCELLENCE AND AN NCO FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE.
D. LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD. THIS AWARD
IS BEING PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL
UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD RECOGNIZES A COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY UNIT OR ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE OPFOR OR SE THAT HAS
DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE MARINE CORPS C4 FIELD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR ADVANCEMENT OF CONCEPTS,
DOCTRINE, TECHNOLOGY, OR PROCEDURES THAT IMPROVE MARINE CORPS C4, AND/OR
HAS DEMONSTRATED CONTINUAL RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS WHILE
SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER IN A TACTICAL, OPERATIONAL, OR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT.
6. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG.
7. POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IS MGYSGT THOMPSON
(MARIA.THOMPSON@USMC.MIL)//