R 201548Z DEC 12  
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 730/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2012 MARINE CORPS COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD//
POC/J. D. DENTON/MSGT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC/NAME:I/TEL:224-6561/EMAIL:JOSEPH.D.DENTON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 3RD RADIO BATTALION AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD. A PANEL OF SENIOR LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS SELECTED 3RD RADIO BATTALION AS THIS YEAR'S WINNER. NOMINATIONS WERE OPEN TO ANY COMMAND WISHING TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
2. 3RD RADIO BATTALION'S ROBUST LANGUAGE PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 148 LINGUISTS ENGAGED IN A WIDE RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE, FROM COUNTER-INSURGENCY OPERATIONS IN BOTH PACOM AND CENTCOM AOR TO HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS AND THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION EVENTS IN THE PACOM AOR.
3. 3RD RADIO BATTALION EXECUTED AN INNOVATIVE, CHALLENGING LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TRAINING PLANS FOR MARINES WITH SKILLS IN 21 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. THE PROGRAM'S COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PLANS ENSURED CURRENCY OF DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST SCORES FOR ALL LINGUISTS AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED 3RD RADIO BATTALION LINGUIST PROFICIENCY ACROSS ALL PMOS LANGUAGES. 3RD RADIO BATTALION'S COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH TRULY REFLECTS THE CONCEPT OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AS THE PRIMARY WEAPON OF EACH MARINE LINGUIST.
4. CONGRATULATIONS TO 3RD RADIO BATTALION FOR THEIR NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS COMBAT OPERATIONS. 3RD RADIO BATTALION IS THE MARINE CORPS NOMINEE FOR THE 2012 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR.
5. SERVICE AND DOD COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM MANAGERS CONFERENCE IN MAY 2013, IN MONTEREY, CA.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN V.R. STEWART, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//