R 111550Z DEC 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 703/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PO-SOD (UC)/F002//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CY 2012 DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1650.55/YMD:20101122//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1650.55 DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS//
POC/R.L. TANZOLA/COL/UNIT:PPO PO-SOD/-/TEL:COMM (571) 256-9831/ EMAIL:ROBERT.TANZOLA@USMC.MIL//
POC/J.W. JETT/MSGT/UNIT:PPO PO-SOD/-/TEL:COMM (703) 571-1054/ EMAIL:JONATHAN.JETT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION: THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE 2012 DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SELECTION BOARD AND SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FROM WITHIN UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.  THE ZEMBIEC AWARD IS AN AWARD PRESENTED ANNUALLY IN MEMORY OF MAJOR DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC, U.S. MARINE CORPS, KILLED IN ACTION IN IRAQ, 2007.  THE COMMANDER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND WILL CONVENE A BOARD OF SENIOR FIELD GRADE OFFICERS IN MARCH 2013.  THIS BOARD WILL SELECT THE RECIPIENT AND FORWARD THE NAME TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER. 
2. MISSION:
2.A. PER THE REFERENCE, COMMANDERS WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS:
2.B. NOMINEE MUST BE A MARINE TEAM LEADER SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A MARSOC SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICER (SOO) TEAM LEADER OR EQUIVALENT BILLET DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.
2.C. THE RECIPIENT BECOMES INELIGIBLE TO BE RE-NOMINATED AFTER RECEIVING THE AWARD.  OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED BUT NOT SELECTED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSEQUENT NOMINATIONS IF THEY STILL MEET ALL AWARD CRITERIA.
2.D. NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED POSTHUMOUSLY, PROVIDED THE OFFICER NOMINATED WOULD MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA IN PARA (3) OF THE REF.
2.E. NOMINEES SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY SENIORS, CONTEMPORARIES, AND SUBORDINATES AS OFFICERS WHO MOST EXEMPLIFY OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND TACTICAL ACUMEN IN THE MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY.
2.F. NOMINEES MUST CLEARLY AND DRAMATICALLY DEMONSTRATE THE IDEALS OF COURAGE, RESOURCEFULNESS, PERSEVERANCE, AND CONCERN FOR THE WELL- BEING OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY, OUR CORPS, AND THEIR FELLOW MARINES.
2.G. NOMINEES MUST EXHIBIT QUALITIES THAT HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESPRIT DE CORPS, TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, AND LOYALTY WITHIN THE SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES COMMUNITY.
2.H. NOMINEES, THROUGH PERSONAL EXAMPLE, MUST SET THE STANDARDS THAT ALL OTHER OFFICERS SEEK TO EMULATE.
2.I. THE AWARD PERIOD COVERS CY 2012. ACTIONS INCLUDED IN EACH NOMINATION MUST HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN CY 2012.
3. EXECUTION: COMMARFORSOC WILL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FROM WITHIN THE COMMAND BY 15 FEB 2013.  COMMARFORSOC WILL THEN CONVENE A BOARD AND SELECT THE RECIPIENT USING THE ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA STATED ABOVE.  COMMARFORSOC WILL SUBMIT THE RECIPIENT'S NAME FOR ANNOUNCEMENT NO LATER THAN 4 MARCH 2013 TO CMC.  NOMINATIONS WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
3.A. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH (TAKEN WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF THE BOARD DATE) IN SERVICE 'C' UNIFORM.
3.A.1. IF FWD DEPLOYED, PHOTO IN MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM IS AUTHORIZED.
3.B. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF THE NOMINEE.
3.C. SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE SUPPORTING THE NOMINEE'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE AWARD.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
4.A. CMC WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER.  THE PACKAGE SUBMITTED TO CMC WILL INCLUDE THE WINNER'S UNIT ADDRESS, POINT OF CONTACT, AND PHONE NUMBER (COMM AND DSN).  THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR AWARD RECIPIENT'S PACKAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HQMC PP AND O (PO-SOD)(ROOM 1D683), (ATTN: COLONEL TANZOLA), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000. FAXED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 
4.B. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL:
5.A. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG.
5.B. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN TO THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL H. STACY CLARDY III, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//