R 241400Z DEC 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 692/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2013 MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP)//
REF/A/MCO 1650.52A/DTD FEB 07 2011//
AMPN/REF/A/MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP)//
POC/R.F.EMMINGER/LTCOL/DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER, AMMUNITION/-/TEL:703-432-8778/EMAIL: ROBERT.EMMINGER(AT)USMC.MIL/ L.R.FREETAGE/MGYSGT/SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR PROGRAM MANAGER, AMMUNITION/-/TEL:703-432-8783/EMAIL: LARRY.FREETAGE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT NOMINEES FOR THE 2013 MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP). THIS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES ACTIVE AND RESERVE. THE MCAAP IDENTIFIES FOUR INDIVIDUAL AWARDS FOR AMMUNITION OFFICERS AND AMMUNITION TECHNICIANS SERVING WITHIN THE AMMUNITION COMMUNITY.
2. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE DURING THE ALFT SSB MEETING TO BE HELD 1-3 APR 2014 IN STAFFORD, VA.  THE ALFT SSB IS COMPRISED OF SENIOR AMMUNITION OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL. THE COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (COMMARCORSYSCOM) AND THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION WILL RECOGNIZE THE AWARD RECIPIENTS DURING AN AWARD PRESENTATION THAT WILL BE HELD ON 21 MAY 2014.
3. INCLUSIVE DATES FOR THE AWARDS ARE 1 JANUARY 2013 TO 31 DECEMBER 2013.
4. THIS PROGRAM FEATURES FOUR AWARD CATEGORIES AND SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
4.A. THE AMMUNITION OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD (WARRANT OFFICER-CAPTAIN).
4.B. THE AMMUNITION STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD (STAFF SERGEANT-GUNNERY SERGEANT).
4.C. THE AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD (CORPORAL-SERGEANT).
4.D. THE AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD (PRIVATE-LANCE CORPORAL).
5.  NOMINATION CRITERIA.  COMMANDERS WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS:
5.A. NOMINEES MUST SET A STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE BY EXHIBITING THE LEADERSHIP TRAITS, PRINCIPLES OF A MARINE AND THE MOS KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF AN AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN OF THE APPROPRIATE RANK.
5.B. NOMINEES SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY SENIORS, PEERS AND SUBORDINATES AS MARINES WHO BEST EXEMPLIFY OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH REGARDS TO AMMUNITION MATTERS.
5.C. AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL INCLUDE:
5.C.1. A SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES, USING 12-PITCH COURIER NEW.
5.C.2. PROPOSED CITATION OF NOT MORE THAN 20 LINES.
5.C.3. PHOTO WILL BE SUBMITTED (DIGITAL PREFERRED) IAW MCO P1070.12 SERIES.  IF NOMINEE IS FORWARD DEPLOYED MARPAAT UNIFORM WITHOUT BLOUSE OR PT GEAR IS APPROPRIATE.
5.C.4. UNIT POC TO INCLUDE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
5.C.5. DO NOT INCLUDE SSN FOR AWARD NOMINEES.
5.C.6. PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS FOR EACH NOMINEE.
5.C.7. CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS.
5.C.8. BIOGRAPHY OF NOMINEE.
6. EACH MARINE CORPS MAJOR COMMAND - MARINE DIVISION, MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP (MLG), MARINE AIR WING (MAW), MEF HEADQUARTERS GROUP (MHG), BASE, POSTS AND STATIONS, MAY SUBMIT ONLY ONE NOMINATION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EACH AWARD.  FORWARD DEPLOYED COMMANDS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS SEPARATE SUBMISSIONS.
7. A SAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE FROM COMMARCORSYSCOM PM, AMMUNITION.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOMINATION PACKAGE, CONTACT MGYSGT FREETAGE, PM, AMMUNITION AT (703) 432-8783.
8. SUBMISSION.  ALL NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY VIA E-MAIL TO: AMMOMAIL(AT)USMC.MIL IN A PDF FILE NOT TO EXCEED 10MB. PUT THE FOLLOWING IN THE SUBJECT LINE: "2013 MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM, NAME OF AWARD CATEGORY, ICO RANK/NAME"
9. DEADLINE.  COMMARCORSYSCOM, PM, AMMUNITION MUST RECEIVE NOMINATION PACKAGES NO LATER THAN 14 MARCH 2014.  NO EXTENSIONS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GRANTED, INCOMPLETE PACKAGES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
10. LOGISTICS.  PM, AMMUNITION WILL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY FUNDING FOR AWARD RECIPIENTS OF EACH CATEGORY.  SPECIFIC COORDINATING DETAILS, TO INCLUDE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE SENT TO AWARDEES FOLLOWING THE SELECTION PROCESS.  FOR ADDITIONAL LOGISTIC INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AWARDS PROGRAM, CONTACT MGYSGT FREETAGE, PM, AMMUNITION AT (703) 432-8783.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN F.L.KELLEY,COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND.//