MARADMINS : 264/03
R 041750Z JUN 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 264/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/AVN//
SUBJ/CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME HOME//
RMKS/1. I WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS
AND GRATITUDE TO THE MARINES, SAILORS, AND FAMILIES OF
OUR AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT UNITS AND HEADQUARTERS ON
THEIR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE DURING THE ONGOING
GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR. TO THE MARINES RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT,
WELCOME HOME! TO THE MARINES STILL DEPLOYED, KEEP UP THE GREAT
WORK.WE ARE VERY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
2. YOU ENSURED THE SAFETY OF OUR MARINES AND SAILORS, AND YOU
ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATED TO THE NATION THAT THE MARINE CORPS IS
CAPABLE AND READY TO RESPOND TO ANY CRISIS AT ANYTIME AND IN
ANYPLACE. THE ENTIRE AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT CONTRIBUTED
SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR OBJECTIVE OF ATTAINING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE
COMBAT READINESS TO SUPPORT EXPEDITIONARY MANEUVER WARFARE WHILE
AT THE SAME TIME PRESERVING AND CONSERVING OUR MOST PRECIOUS
ASSETS.OUR MARINES, SAILORS, AND EQUIPMENT.
3. ALL ACE MARINES SHOULD BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF THEIR GREAT
PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN I SAY ALL ACE
MARINES, I AM REFERRING TO THE SQUADRONS THAT DEPLOYED TO IRAQ
AND AFGHANISTAN, THE SQUADRONS WITH OUR MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITS
AND UNIT DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM, WING SUPPORT AND AIR CONTROL MARINES,
AVIATION MAINTENANCE MARINES, AVIATION STAFF MARINES FROM THE GROUP
TO HEADQUARTERS LEVEL, BASE AND STATION MARINES THAT SUPPORTED THE
FIGHT, OUR KEY VOLUNTEER NETWORK, AND ALL MARINES AND SAILORS THAT
SUPPORTED THE ACE. EVERYBODY DID THEIR JOB, AND EVERYBODY DID THEIR
JOB RIGHT.
4. NOW THAT THE SUMMER MONTHS ARE UPON US, WE MUST ALL REMAIN
PARTICULARLY VIGILANT AND ACCEPT NO UNNECESSARY RISKS. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND ENSURE WE HAVE NO NEEDLESS
LOSSES BECAUSE OF AVIATION OR GROUND MISHAPS.
5. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE!
6. SEMPER FIDELIS. M. A. HOUGH, LIEUTENANT GENERAL,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//