R 152119Z JAN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 033/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION (MCEA) AWARDS PROGRAM FOR 2013//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1650.41C//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1650.41C, MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION (MCEA) AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/KEN FRANTZ/COL (RET)/UNIT: EXECDIR, MCEA/-/TEL: 936-273-4830/EMAIL: EXECDIR(AT)MARCORENGASN.ORG.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IAW THE REF, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MSG IS TO SOLICIT NOMINEES FOR THE 2013 ANNUAL MCEA AWARDS. THE MCEA AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING ENGINEER ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND MARINE CORPS AND NAVY ORGANIZATIONS.  THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 22 AWARD CATEGORIES ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ENGINEER/EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS. THE CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER (O1-O3)
COMBAT ENGINEER SNCO (E6-E7)
COMBAT ENGINEER NCO (E4-E5)
COMBAT ENGINEER (E1-E3)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT OFFICER (WO-CWO5)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT SNCO (E6-E7)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT NCO (E4-E5)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT MARINE (E1-E3)
UTILITIES OFFICER (WO-CWO5)
UTILITIES SNCO (E6-E7)
UTILITIES NCO (E4-E5)
UTILITIES MARINE (E1-E3)
BULK FUEL OFFICER (WO-CWO5)
BULK FUEL SNCO (E6-E7)
BULK FUEL NCO (E4-E5)
BULK FUEL MARINE (E1-E3)
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL OFFICER (WO-CAPT)
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICIAN (E5-E7)
COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION
ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION
MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON ENGINEER COMPANY
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE UNIT,
LIMITED TO BN SIZE OR SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS
2. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD WILL BE FORWARDED TO DC, IL (LPE) FOR APPROVAL. ALL INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MCEA AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD AT THE ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL, ORLANDO, FL ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2013.
3. ACTION
3.A. COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MEET THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REF ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND, ENDING WITH ENDORSEMENT BY THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
3.B. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY POC NO LATER THAN 30 APRIL 2013. THE AWARD COVERS THE PERIOD 1 APR 2012 - 31 MAR 2013.  ALL COMMANDS ANTICIPATING SUBMISSIONS WILL PROVIDE OFF/SNCO POC INFO TO POC NLT 15 APRIL 2013.  NEGATIVE REPORTS VIA EMAIL ARE REQUIRED. DUE TO THE VOLUME OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED, LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. COMMANDS ARE TO EMAIL COMPLETE PACKAGES, WITH ATTACHMENTS, TO THE POC.  NO MAILED COPIES ARE REQUIRED OR DESIRED.
3.C. INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE TWO FILES PER NOMINEE:FILE ONE IN PDF FORMAT:
3.C.1. A SUMMARY OF ACTION (SOA) NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES.
3.C.2. UNIT POC TO INCLUDE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
3.C.3. CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS, TO INCLUDE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN CHAIN OF COMMAND.
3.C.4. DO NOT INCLUDE FULL SSN ON INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS.
3.C.5. DO NOT INCLUDE CITATION AND DATA SHEET IN PDF FILE. FILE TWO IN MICROSOFT WORD:
3.C.6. PROPOSED CITATION (NO FEWER THAN 20 LINES AND NO MORE THAN 30 LINES).
3.C.7. PERSONAL DATA FORM (IAW FORMAT ON MCEA WEBSITE, AWARDS PAGE)
3.D. ORGANIZATION AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL CONTAIN TWO FILES PER UNIT: FILE ONE IN PDF FORMAT:
3.D.1. SOA NOT TO EXCEED THREE PAGES.
3.D.2. A COMPLETED COPY OF THE STATISTICAL SUMMARY AS DISPLAYED IN ENCL 2 OF THE REF (TEXT ONLY, NO PICS.)
3.D.3. UNIT POC TO INCLUDE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
3.D.4. CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS, TO INCLUDE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN CHAIN OF COMMAND. FILE TWO IN MICROSOFT WORD:
3.D.5. PROPOSED CITATION (NO FEWER THAN 20 LINES AND NO MORE THAN 30 LINES).
3.D.6. PERSONAL DATA FORMS FOR COMMANDING OFFICER AND SERGEANT MAJOR/COMMAND MASTER CHIEF.
3.E. ACTS OF VALOR RECOGNIZED BY MILITARY AWARDS CAN ALSO BE RECOGNIZED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE ENGINEER AWARDS AS DESCRIBED IN ENCLOSURE 1 OF THE REF.
3.F. EACH MARINE CORPS MAJOR COMMAND (DIVISION, MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, MARINE AIR WING) MAY SUBMIT ONLY ONE NOMINATION FOR EACH AWARD.  AN EXCEPTION IS GRANTED TO 1STMARDIV SINCE TWO COMBAT ENGINEER BNS ARE ASSIGNED.  1ST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION DIVISION MAY SUBMIT UP TO THREE NOMINATIONS FOR THE NCF UNIT AWARD.  SPTG ESTABLISHMENTS MAY ALSO SUBMIT ONE NOMINATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL AWARD.
3.G. SAMPLES OF INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARD CITATIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION WEBSITE: WWW.MARCORENGASN.ORG/AWARDSPAGE.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
4.A. DC, IL (LPE) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MARINE CORPS AND SEABEE PARTICIPATION IN ALL ENGINEER AWARD SELECTIONS AND THOSE CEREMONIES CONDUCTED BY THE MCEA.
4.B. LOCAL COMMANDERS
4.B.1. LOCAL COMMANDS/COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERS AND FUNDING FOR THEIR RECIPIENTS AND ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO TRAVEL TO THE AWARD CEREMONY.
4.B.2. LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARD RECIPIENTS AT APPROPRIATE LOCAL CEREMONIES.
4.B.3. INDIVIDUALS, OTHER THAN AWARDEES, WHO DESIRE TO ATTEND THE AWARD CEREMONY, MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
5. RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN MICHAEL G. DANA, DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION.//