MARADMINS : 378/06
R 110831Z AUG 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 378/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC LP//
SUBJ/2006 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FIELD-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AWARD WINNER//
REF/A/MSGID:MEMO/DOD/YMD:20051207//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/210030Z6DEC2006//
POC/R.T. CHARLTON/CAPT/LPC2/LOC:HQMC/TEL:DSN 225-8961
/TEL:COMM 703-695-8961//
NARR/REF A IS DODI 1348.30 WHICH ESTABLISHED ANNUAL DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE (DOD) MAINTENANCE AWARDS PROGRAM. REF B SOLICITED
MARINE CORPS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006 PROGRAM.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS HEADQUARTERS WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT
3RD MATERIAL READINESS BATTALION WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF SIX 2006
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FIELD-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AWARD WINNERS. 3RD
MATERIAL READINESS BATTALION WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TWO LARGE
CATEGORY WINNERS FROM A VERY COMPETITIVE GROUP OF OUTSTANDING
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) FIELD LEVEL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES,
WORLD WIDE.
2. 3RD MATERIAL READINESS BATTALION'S AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE AWARDS BANQUET AND CEREMONY
BEING HELD AS PART OF THE 2006 DOD MAINTENANCE SYMPOSIUM AND
EXHIBITION. THE MAINTENANCE SYMPOSIUM IS SCHEDULED FOR 23-26 OCT
2006 AT THE RENO HILTON, RENO, NEVADA. THE MILITARY SERVICES' MOST
SENIOR LOGISTICS FLAG OFFICERS ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND
ARE SCHEDULED TO JOIN AWARD WINNERS ON STAGE AS THEY RECEIVE THEIR
AWARDS.
3. AFTER ALL SIX UNITS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR 2006 SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FIELD-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AWARDS; THE WINNER OF THE PHOENIX
AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED. THE PHOENIX AWARD WINNER WILL HAVE THE
HONOR OF DISPLAYING THE "TRAVELING PHOENIX TROPHY" AT THEIR ACTIVITY
FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
4. ALL UNITS THAT SUBMITTED PACKAGES ARE TO BE COMMENDED ON THE
EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS AND QUALITY MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS THAT WERE
OUTLINED IN THEIR AWARD SUBMISSIONS. YOUR INNOVATIVE ACTIONS AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE ENHANCED MAINTENANCE AWARENESS AND SERVED TO
IMPROVE THE OVERALL COMBAT READINESS OF THE MARINE CORPS.//