MARADMINS : 427/14
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MARADMIN 427/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC LP//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SCHEDULE AND SUBMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE 2015//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO 1650.45B//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1650.45B, MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE//
POC/DUANE POELLNITZ/CAPT/UNIT: IL, LPC-3//
EMAIL:DUANE.POELLNITZ(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL:571-256-7130//
POC/JOHN MCCALMONT/MAJ/UNIT: IL, LPC-3//
EMAIL:JOHN.MCCALMONT(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL:703-697-5943//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE SCHEDULE AND SUBMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE 2015.
2. BACKGROUND. THE MARINE CORPS ANNUALLY RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING LOGISTICS ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES, MARINE LOGISTICS ORGANIZATIONS, AND TEAMS. ACCORDINGLY, THE FOUR AWARD CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. 1ST LIEUTENANT TRAVIS MANION MARINE CORPS OFFICER LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR
B. MARINE CORPS ENLISTED LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR
C. MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR
D. MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS ORGANIZATION/TEAM OF THE YEAR
3. THE REFERENCE CONTAINS PERTINENT INFORMATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, NOMINATION DATES, AND SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR EACH AWARD. EXAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGES CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.
4. MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (MCICOM), MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS COMMAND (MARCORLOGCOM), MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (MCCDC), MARINE CORPS SYSTEM COMMAND (MARCORSYSCOM), TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM), MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (MARSOC), AND EACH DEPUTY COMMANDANT AND MARINE FORCES (MARFOR) CAN SUBMIT ONE NOMINATION FOR EACH AWARD.
5. SELECTION OF THE RECIPIENT OF EACH AWARD WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC) INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (IL) AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE DINNER, CRYSTAL CITY GATEWAY MARRIOTT, 1700 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND CEREMONY DETAILS WILL BE VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
6. ACTION.
A. COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATION PACKAGES THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
B. ORIGINAL NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC (IL, LPC-3), ON OR BEFORE 03 NOVEMBER 2014. NOMINATION PACKAGE FORMATS ARE FOUND IN THE ENCLOSURES TO REFERENCE (A). LATE OR INCOMPLETE PACKAGES AND THOSE NOT ENDORSED BY THEIR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
C. COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN ENSURING THAT THEIR NOMINATIONS ARRIVE AT HQMC (IL) NO LATER THAN 03 NOVEMBER 2014. MAILED PACKAGES MUST BE SENT VIA TRACEABLE MEANS (E.G., CERTIFIED MAIL), AS WELL AS SENDING ELECTRONIC MAIL COPIES OF THE PACKAGES TO ABOVE POINTS OF CONTACT. MAIL NOMINATION PACKAGES TO:
INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS (IL), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, ROOM 2E211, WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY W. M. FAULKNER, LTGEN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS.//