R 112132Z MAR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 120/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2013 MARINE CORPS C4 AWARDS DINNER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20090105//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20121017//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1650.50, THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM.  REF B IS MARADMIN 598-12, WHICH SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE C4 AWARDS.//
POC/WILLIAM BARLOW/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4CSP/-/TEL:703-693-3540/EMAIL:WILLIAM.BARLOW(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/NICHOLAS TVERDOSI/CAPT/UNIT:HQMC C4CS/-/TEL:703-693-3477/EMAIL:NICHOLAS.TVERDOSI(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION (MCAF) COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) AWARDS DINNER.  THIS EVENT RECOGNIZES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MARINE CORPS' TOP PERFORMING COMMUNICATORS, COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS MAINTAINER, COMMUNICATIONS UNIT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL OF 2012.
2.  AWARDS DINNER DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
2.A.  LOCATION.  THE AWARDS DINNER WILL BE HELD ON 18 APRIL 2013 AT THE CRYSTAL CITY HYATT, 2799 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON, VA 22202.  A NO HOST COCKTAIL HOUR WILL BEGIN AT 1800 , WITH DINNER SERVED AT 1900.  DRESS IS CIVILIAN INFORMAL (COAT AND TIE) FOR ATTENDEES, SERVICE ALPHAS WITH RIBBONS FOR SPEAKERS AND AWARD WINNERS.  TICKETS ARE 65.00 FOR NON MCAF MEMBERS AND 45.00 FOR MEMBERS.  ACTIVE DUTY MARINES MAY ATTEND AT NO COST.  TO REGISTER ONLINE AND FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS VISIT THE MCAF WEBSITE AT WWW.MCA-MARINES.ORG AND SELECT PROGRAMS/EVENTS, THEN UPCOMING EVENTS, OR CONTACT SARAH COHEN AT 703-640-0174 OR S.COHEN(AT)MCA-MARINES.ORG.
3.  DISCUSSION.  THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE OF THE DINNER:
3.A.  ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS LEADERSHIP.  THE GRAY TROPHY HONORS A MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
3.B.  JAMES HAMILTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CIVILIAN MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD.  THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO SUPPORT HIS OR HER COMMAND IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.
3.C.  PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS.  THE LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS HONOR A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE, A STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE AND A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE.
3.D.  LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD.  THE LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD RECOGNIZES A COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT OR ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE OPFOR OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT THAT HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS C4 FIELD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR ADVANCEMENT OF CONCEPTS, DOCTRINE, TECHNOLOGY, OR PROCEDURES THAT IMPROVE MARINE CORPS C4, AND/OR HAS DEMONSTRATED CONTINUAL RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS WHILE SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER IN A TACTICAL, OPERATIONAL, OR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT.
4.  THE GUEST OF HONOR FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE GENERAL JOHN M. PAXTON, JR., ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
5.  THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 NOVEMBER 2013.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K.J. NALLY, U.S. MARINE CORPS, DIRECTOR, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) DEPARTMENT.//