R 121622Z APR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 202/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LP//
SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (MTA) 2012 AWARD WINNERS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 387/12//
REF/B/DOC/MCO P1650.51//
NARR/REF A IS THE SOLICITATION MARADMIN FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM FOR 2012. REF B IS THE MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/J.C. STUMP/MTA AWARDS CHAIRMAN/MAJ/USMC(RET)/TEL:843-263-8991/EMAIL:JCSTUMP(AT)HARGRAY.COM//
POC/T. HIGHTOWER/MTA SECRETARY/TEL: 910-450-1841/EMAIL: SECRETARY(AT)USMCMTA.ORG//
POC/M. A. SCHMIDT/CWO5/USMC/HQMC IL LPC-1/TEL:571-256-7106/EMAIL: MARK.A.SCHMIDT1(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS CONGRATULATES THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND UNITS FOR BEING SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (MTA) AWARDS FOR THE CATEGORIES INDICATED. AS SPECIFIED IN REFERENCE B, THE MTA CONVENES AN ANNUAL AWARDS BOARD TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS FROM THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS AND SELECTS AWARD RECIPIENTS. ALL THOSE NOMINATED ARE DESERVING OF CONGRATULATIONS AND RATE SPECIAL RECOGNITION.  READ IN THREE COLUMNS.
AWARD                       WINNER               NOMINATING CMD
MTO OF THE YEAR:            1ST LT J. F. COLLINS 2D BN, 7TH MARINES
MAINT OFFICER OF THE YEAR:  CWO2 M. J. TAYLOR     HQBN, 3D MARDIV
MT OPS CHIEF OF THE YEAR:   GYSGT C. D. WHEELER     9TH ESB, 3D MLG
MT MAINT CHIEF OF THE YEAR: GYSGT E. S. CARLSSON 2D BN, 11TH MARINES
MT OPS NCO OF THE YEAR:     SGT L. SAO         2D BN, 11TH MARINES
MT MAINT NCO OF THE YEAR:   SGT N. R. ORWIG      1ST MAINTBN, 1ST MLG
MT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR:    LCPL L. T. WARE      9TH ESB, 3D MLG
MT MAINT TECH OF THE YEAR:  LCPL L. G. MATTE     MWSS-273, 2D MAW
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR MIL: CPL W. S. WEBB       MTIC, MARDET, FLW
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR CIV: MR. J. YOUNG           LOS, MCCSSS
MT UNIT OF THE YEAR:        CLB-1             1ST MLGMT MAINT
UNIT OF THE YEAR:  TRK CO, HQBN         3D MARDIV
2. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MTA HAS HELD AN ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET TO RECOGNIZE AWARD WINNERS. REGRETTABLY, FISCAL CONSTRAINTS PREVENT THE MTA FROM EXECUTING A FORMAL EVENT TO RECOGNIZE 2012 AWARD WINNERS. THE ABSENCE OF A FORMAL AWARDS BANQUET DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AWARDS, AND AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED IN APPROPRIATE LOCAL CEREMONIES. 
2.A. MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF) G-4 MOTOR TRANSPORT OFFICES, LOGISTICS OPERATIONS SCHOOL (LOS) AND MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTRUCTION COMPANY (MTIC) WILL COORDINATE WITH THE MTA AWARDS CHAIRMAN FOR DELIVERY OF AWARDS AND FOLLOW-ON PRESENTATION. 
3. REQUEST AWARD WINNERS SUBMIT AN UPDATED BIOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPH NO LATER THAN 1 MAY 2013 TO MTA POCS LISTED ABOVE.
4. THIS YEAR'S AWARD SELECTION PROCESS WAS CHALLENGING DUE TO THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY COMPETITIVE NOMINEES FOR EACH CATEGORY. IT WAS APPARENT THAT ALL THOSE NOMINATED ARE DESERVING OF OUR RESPECT AND RATE SPECIAL RECOGNITION. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY M. G. DANA, MAJGEN, DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION.//