R 051747Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 439/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LP//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM FOR FY 2013//
REF/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1650.51/YMD:20100326//
AMPN/REF IS THE U.S. MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (USMC MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/M. A. SCHMIDT/CWO5/UNIT:HQMC IL LPC-1//TEL:COML 571-256-7106/ EMAIL:MARK.A.SCHMIDT1(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/W. J. BEAMER/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC IL LPC-1//TEL:COML 571-256-7107/ EMAIL:WADE.BEAMER(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT NOMINEES FOR THE 2013 MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM.  THE MTA AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MOTOR TRANSPORT MARINES AND MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS.  THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 11 AWARD CATEGORIES ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF THE MOTOR TRANSPORT MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.  THE AWARD CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS CHIEF OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE CHIEF OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER(NCO) OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE NCO OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT UNIT OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE UNIT OF THE YEAR

NOTE:  UNIT AWARDS WILL RECOGNIZE A SINGLE WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY VICE THE SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE SUB-CATEGORIES IDENTIFIED IN THE REFERENCE.  REFERENCE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AND THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE REVISION.
2.  SELECTION OF AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE MARINE CORPS MTA AND WILL BE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MTA.  INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MTA AWARDS BANQUET.  (DETAILS REGARDING PRESENTATION OF AWARDS WILL BE PROVIDED IN FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE.)
3.  ACTION
A.  COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS MEETING THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.  EACH MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) IS AUTHORIZED ONE SUBMISSION PER AWARD CATEGORY.
B.  EACH FORMAL LEARNING CENTER CAN SUBMIT ONE (1) CIVILIAN AND ONE (1) MARINE INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR NOMINATION PACKAGE FOR FINAL SELECTION BY THE MTA AWARDS BOARD.
C.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC) INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (IL) LOGISTICS POLICY AND CAPABILITIES BRANCH (LPC) NO LATER THAN 30 NOVEMBER 2013.  THE AWARD COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 1 OCTOBER 2012 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.  DUE TO THE VOLUME OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED, LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  COMMANDS ARE TO SCAN AND EMAIL SIGNED COMPLETE PACKAGES, WITH ATTACHMENTS, TO THE MESSAGE POINTS OF CONTACT.  MAILED COPIES ARE NOT REQUIRED OR DESIRED.
D.  INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE:
(1) A CONCISE, COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS (NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES).  ACTS OF VALOR RECOGNIZED BY MILITARY AWARD MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MTA CATEGORY IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1.
(2) A BIOGRAPHY WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
(3) A PROPOSED CITATION.
(4) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGES IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.
(5) A POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE NOMINATING UNIT, TO INCLUDE OFFICIAL UNIT MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
(6) IN CASES WHERE A NOMINEE IS PROMOTED OUT OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DURING THE YEAR, ONLY THE NOMINEE'S CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED.
E.  UNIT AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL CONTAIN:
(1) CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTION(S) (NOT TO EXCEED 10 PAGES).
(2) UNIT CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE AWARD PERIOD.
(3) PROPOSED CITATION.
(4) CURRENT 8X10-INCH PHOTOGRAPHS (INCLUDING AT LEAST FIVE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE UNIT PERFORMING THE MISSION).
(5) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, TO INCLUDE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL DATA AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE SUBMITTED PACKAGE.
(6) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGES IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.
(7) A POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE NOMINATING UNIT TO INCLUDE OFFICIAL UNIT MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
4.  RESPONSIBILITIES:  HQMC IL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MARINE CORPS PARTICIPATION IN ALL MTA SELECTIONS AND THOSE CEREMONIES CONDUCTED BY THE MTA.
5.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY M. G. DANA, MAJGEN, DIRECTOR LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION.//