R 041514Z MAR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 109/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2012 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/YMD:20090105//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1650.50, MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/N.A. TVERDOSI/CAPT/UNIT:HQMC C4/-/TEL:703.693.3477//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE REF, THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD OF COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4).
2. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. THE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED FROM A HIGHLY DESERVING GROUP OF MARINE AND CIVILIAN MARINE NOMINEES. AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE:
A. GENERAL ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS LEADERSHIP: CAPTAIN PAUL R. BERTOLONE, 9TH COMMUNICATION BATTALION, I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (I MEF) HEADQUARTERS GROUP, I MEF. THE GRAY TROPHY HONORS A MARINE CAPTAIN FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
B. JAMES HAMILTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CIVILIAN MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD: MR. JONATHAN S. PAGE, MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND PACIFIC. THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.
C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) TROPHY FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE: SERGEANT CHRISTIAN A. LANG, COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENT 15, 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, I MEF. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AN NCO PERFORMING OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
D. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER TROPHY FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE: CORPORAL JENNIFER M. MASTERS, COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, I MEF. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AN NCO PERFORMING ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
E. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) TROPHY FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE: GUNNERY SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER R. HEINDEL, MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 273, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 31, 2ND MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF). THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A SNCO PERFORMING OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
F. LIEUTENANT COLONEL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD: MARINE WING COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON 28, MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP 28, 2ND MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, II MEF. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT THAT HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS C4 FIELD.
3. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE C4 AWARDS DINNER AT THE HYATT CRYSTAL CITY ON 18 APRIL 2013.
4. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS AND NOMINEES FOR A JOB WELL DONE!
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, C4 DEPARTMENT.//