R 291346Z OCT 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 578/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2013 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS NOMINATIONS//
REF/A/MCO/CMC /20090105//
REF/B/MCO/CMC/20131007//
NARR/REF A IS A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1650.50, MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM (MCCAP).REF B IS THE PENDING REVISION TO MARINE COPRS ORDER 1650.50A, MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM//
POC/WILLIAM H. BARLOW/LTCOL/HQMC C4 CSP/EMAIL: WILLIAM.BARLOW(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: 703-693-3450//
POC/MARK BLYDENBURGH/MAJ/HQMC C4 CS/EMAIL: MARK.BLYDENBURGH (AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: 703-693-3477//
POC/NICHOLAS TVERDOSI/CAPT/HQMC C4 CS/EMAIL:NICHOLAS.TVERDOSI(AT)USMC.MIL /TEL: 703-693-3477//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION.  THE 2013 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (C4) AWARDS DINNER ON 17 APRIL 2014. DIRECTOR, C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS IN FEBRUARY 2014 TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND SELECT AWARD RECIPIENTS.
2. MISSION.  COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
2.A. ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY.  THE GRAY TROPHY HONORS A MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNICATIONS FIELD. NOMINEES MUST BE MARINE CAPTAINS WITH THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 0602 OR SERVING IN AN 0602 BILLET.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE OPERATING FORCES (OPFOR) OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT (SE) DURING CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2013.
2.B. JAMES HAMILTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.  THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO SUPPORT THEIR COMMAND IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN SERVING IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TARGET OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONAL CODES: 0390, 0391, 0392, 0394, 0850, 0854, 0855, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1550, 2203, 2204, 2210 OR 2501 DURING CY 2013.
2.C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS.  THE LITTLETON AWARDS WERE CREATED BY THE CMC IN 2004 TO HONOR A NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) AND A STAFF NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE AND A NCO FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE. NOMINEES FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE AWARDS MUST BE MARINE SNCOS OR NCOS WITH THE MOS 06XX OR SERVING IN 06XX BILLETS. NOMINEES FOR THE ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE AWARD MUST BE MARINE NCOS WITH THE MOS 28XX OR SERVING IN A 28XX BILLET.  ALL NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE OPFOR OR SE DURING CY 2013.
2.D. LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD.  THE SHEA AWARD RECOGNIZES A COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT OR ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE OPFOR OR SE THAT HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OR ADVANCEMENT OF CONCEPTS, DOCTRINE, TECHNOLOGY, OR PROCEDURES THAT IMPROVE MARINE CORPS C4.  UNITS MUST ALSO DEMONSTRATE CONTINUAL RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS WHILE SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER IN A TACTICAL, OPERATIONAL, OR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT.  NOMINATED UNITS OR ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE ANY COMMUNICATIONS BATTALION, SQUADRON, COMPANY, PLATOON, DETACHMENT, BRANCH, ETC, WITHIN THE OPFOR OR SE, ACTIVE OR RESERVE.  THE PRIMARY DUTIES OF THE UNIT OR ORGANIZATION MUST BE COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NOMINEES ACTIONS MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CY 2013.
3. EXECUTION.
3.A. THE AWARDS COVER CALENDAR YEAR 2013 AND NOMINEES' ACTIONS MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CY 2013.
3.B. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA AWARD, PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME AWARD, BUT PREVIOUS NOMINEES REMAIN ELIGIBLE.
3.C. INDIVIDUAL MARINE NOMINEES SUBMITTED FOR THE GRAY TROPHY AND LITTLETON AWARDS WILL BE EVALUATED USING THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: C2 EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP, PERFORMANCE, AND SUPPORT OF THE C4 COMMUNITY. SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:  COVER LETTER WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS AS REQUIRED, PERSONAL DATA SHEET, SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE, BIOGRAPHY, SUMMARY OF ACTION, AND PROMOTION TYPE PHOTOGRAPH. FIELD PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOMINEES IN T-SHIRT AND UTILITY TROUSERS ARE PERMITTED IF NECESSARY.  FORMAT OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE FOUND IN REFERENCE A.
3.D. INDIVIDUAL CIVILIAN MARINE NOMINEES SUBMITTED FOR THE HAMILTON AWARD WILL BE GRADED USING THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND SUPPORT OF THEIR COMMAND IN THE AREA OF IT. SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:  COVER LETTER WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS AS REQUIRED, PERSONAL DATA SHEET, SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE, BIOGRAPHY, AND SUMMARY OF ACTION. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THE HAMILTON AWARD.  FORMAT OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE FOUND IN REFERENCE A.
3.E. ALL UNITS/ORGANIZATIONS SUBMITTED FOR THE SHEA AWARD WILL BE GRADED USING THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS C4 COMMUNITY, READINESS, ESPRIT DE CORPS, AND RESOURCEFULNESS OR RESPONSIVENESS WHILE SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER.  SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:  COVER LETTER WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS, SUMMARY OF UNIT PERFORMANCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO INCLUDE UNIT SUMMARY/STATISTICS, AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM SUPPORTED COMMANDERS.  FORMAT OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE FOUND IN REFERENCE A.
3.F. DUE TO FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY OF MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (MCICOM), ALL INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS FOR MCICOM UNITS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA MCICOM's ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY.
3.G. ALL UNITS WITHIN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION THAT ARE NOT LISTED IN TABLE 1 OF REFERENCE A OR DO NOT FALL UNDER MCICOM MAY SUBMIT NOMINATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE HQMC C4 POCS.
3.H. SUBMISSION PACKAGES FOR ALL AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC C4 NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS 13 FEBRUARY 2013.  PACKAGES CAN BE EMAILED TO THE POCS IN PDF FORMAT, FAXED TO COML 703-693-3580 OR DSN 312-223-3580, OR MAILED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS, USMC (C4/CS), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, RM 1D247, WASHINGTON DC 20350 -3000, ATTN: (C4) AWARDS. PDF IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF NOMINATION SUBMISSION.
3.I. ON 17 FEBRUARY 2014, DIRECTOR, C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS CONSISTING OF OFFICERS, STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND CIVILIANS TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND SELECT WINNERS.  WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN EARLY MARCH 2014. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE C4 AWARDS DINNER ON 17 APRIL 2014.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.
4.A. HQMC C4 WILL PROVIDE ALL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE PROCESS.  FOR MORE DETAILS ON AWARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PACKAGE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, SEE REFERENCE A.
4.B. REFERENCE A IS CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN. REFERENCE B WILL BE EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE END OF CY 2013.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
5.A. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE.
5.B. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS.
6. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 NOVEMBER 2014.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K.J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.//