MARADMINS : 442/06
R 180001Z SEP 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 442/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2006 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL CELEBRATION SUPPORT//
REF/INST/MSGID:SECNAV 5720.44A/870603/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR REQUESTING BAND SUPPORT, RECORDED
MILITARY MUSIC, VIDEO DVD RECORDINGS AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE
COMMANDANT'S WRITTEN 2006 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE.
2. BAND SUPPORT: REQUESTS FOR CIVIC AND MILITARY ORIENTED
ASSOCIATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SINCE BAND EFFORTS WILL SUPPORT
THEIR PARENT COMMANDS.
3. RECORDED MUSIC: DUE TO LIMITED FUNDING, COMPACT DISC (CD) AND
CASSETTE TAPES OF CEREMONIAL MUSIC WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED BY
THIS HEADQUARTERS. TRADITIONAL BIRTHDAY BALL MUSIC CAN NOW BE
DOWNLOADED FROM THE MARINE CORPS' WEB PAGE AT:
WWW.USMC.MIL/BAND/M_BANDCD.NSF. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE CD
AND CASSETTE TAPES ARE INCLUDED.
4. COMMANDANT'S 2006 VIDEO DVD BIRTHDAY MESSAGE:
A. ALL REQUESTS FOR A DVD OF THE COMMANDANT'S 2006 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE
FROM MARINE CORPS UNITS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR NEAREST COMBAT
VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC).
B. THE FOLLOWING CVIC SITES WILL RECEIVE A MASTER VIDEO DVD FROM
THE QUANTICO CVIC AS SOON AS THE VIDEO IS COMPLETED: MCB QUANTICO,
VA; MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA; MCB HAWAII,
KANEOHE BAY, HI; MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA; MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE
PALMS, CA; MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC; MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA; MCAS CHERRY
POINT, NC; MCAS BEAUFORT, SC; MCAS NEW RIVER, NC; MCAS MIRAMAR, CA;
MCAS YUMA, AZ; MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN; MCLB BARSTOW, CA; MARFORPAC,
MARFORRES AND MSG BN, QUANTICO, VA. EACH OF THE RECRUITING DISTRICT
HEADQUARTERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A MASTER VIDEO TO BE DUBBED FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RECRUITING STATIONS AND SUBSTATIONS.
C. RECRUITING STATIONS (RS) AND RECRUITING SUBSTATIONS (RSS),
WILL FORWARD REQUEST FOR THE VIDEO DVD TO DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS.
INSPECTOR INSTRUCTOR (I&I) UNITS, FORWARD YOUR REQUEST TO MARINE
FORCES RESERVES (MARFORRES), NEW ORLEANS, LA. MARINE SECURITY GUARD
(MSG) DET S, FORWARD YOUR REQUEST TO MARINE SECURITY GUARD BN (MSG
BN), QUANTICO, VA.
D. HQMC (PAC) WILL ONLY HONOR REQUESTS FROM CIVILIAN
MARINE-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATIONS AND MARINE UNITS WHERE THERE IS NO CVIC PRESENT. THOSE
REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC (PAC), VIA E-MAIL, TO MRS.
HATTIE POWELL-RAY AT HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL, NLT 20 OCTOBER
2006.
5. CMC WRITTEN MESSAGE: TO OBTAIN A SIGNED COPY OF THE
COMMANDANT S WRITTEN BIRTHDAY MESSADE ON STATIONARY, SUBMIT A
WRITTEN REQUEST TO HQMC (PAC), ATTN: MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY VIA
E-MAIL. THE CMC WRITTEN MESSAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MARINE
CORPS WEB SITE AT: WWW.USMC.MIL/MARADMINS, NLT 1 NOV.
6. HQMC POINT OF CONTACT IS MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY, WHO CAN BE
REACHED AT COMMERCIAL (703) 692-1528; DSN 222-1528; OR E-MAIL AT:
HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELED 30 NOVEMBER 2006//