R 231302Z OCT 14
MARADMIN 540/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/AWARDS UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMMA/24APR2014//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/23NOV2010//
NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. REF B IS
DOD 1348.33M, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS.//
POC/C.M.COX/HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9206
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE OF AWARDS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, MARADMIN 217/14.
2. THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE INCORPORATED IN
REF A.
2.A. JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD
2.A.(1) HQ, JTF HOMELAND DEFENSE 17MAY04-01JUN13
2.A.(2) DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 01NOV11-31DEC12
2.A.(3) HQ, AFGHANISTAN THREAT FINANCE CELL 02JUL11-01DEC13
2.A.(4) HQ, USCENTCOM 01AUG12-31JUL14
2.A.(5) HQ, SOJTF-AFGHANISTAN 26JUL12-14JUN13
2.A.(6) HQ, JSO AIR COMPONENT-CENTRAL 01JUL11-31OCT13
2.A.(7) HQ, JTF 27 04SEP13-28OCT13
2.A.(8) HQ, CJTF-HORN OF AFRICA 01APR12-31MAR14
2.B. NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION (NUC)
2.B.(1) 2D MSOB (SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE WEST) 01JUN10-01APR11
2.B.(2) 2D BN, 7TH MARINES (MOD TO MARADMIN 129-11) 13JAN08-04DEC08
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNIT:
DET BRAVO, HMH-466 16NOV08-04DEC08
2.C. U.S. ARMY VALOROUS UNIT AWARD
2.C.(1) HQ DET, 3D SFB, 1ST SFG, 1ST SFR (USA) 01APR11-15FEB12
MARINE CORPS UNITS AUTHORIZED:
ALPHA CO, 1ST MSOB 01APR11-10OCT11
GOLF CO, 2D MSOB 15JUN11-15FEB12
2.C.(2) HQ DET, 2D SFB, 5TH SFG, 1ST SFG (USA) 01MAY13-01NOV13
MARINE CORPS UNITS AUTHORIZED:
GOLF CO, 2D MSOB
2.D. MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (MUC)
2.D.(1) 24TH MEU (MOD TO MARADMIN 211-10) 11JAN08-15NOV08
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNIT:
DET BRAVO, HMH-466 21SEP08-15NOV08
2.D.(2) BATAAN ARG AND 22D MEU 28APR11-10JAN12
22D MEU CE
DET, MC INFO OPS CENTER
DET, 8TH COMM BN
DET, 2D INTEL BN
DET, 2D RADIO BN
DET, II MHG
2D PLT, FORCE RECON, II MEF
BLT 2/2
L BTRY, 3/10
1ST PLT, DELTA CO, 2D AAV BN
3D PLT, DELTA CO, 2D TANK BN
1ST PLT, CHARLIE CO, 2D RECON BN
2D PLT, CHARLIE CO 2D CEB
3D PLT, ALPHA CO, 2D LAR
CLB 22
VMM 263
DET, HMH 366
DET, HMLA 167
DET, VMA 231
DET CHARLIE, VMGR-252
DET, MWSS-274
DET, MACG-28
DET, MALS-26
DET, MALS-29
PLT, 2D LAAD BN
2.D.(3) FLEET ANTI-TERRORISM SECURITY TEAM COMPANY
EUROPE (FASTEUR) 12SEP12-01DEC12
BY NAVE LIST OF ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL:
CAPT ABUZEID, ANIS A. PFC AIKEN,JOSHUA T.
LCPL ALONZO, ARIEL LCPL ALTMAN JR., MICHAEL P.
LCPL ARNOLD, MATTHEW J. LCPL ARROYO, DYLAN K.
PFC ATUNCAR, WALTER J. LCPL BALL, TYLER J.
LCPL BARNES, JOSHUA A. CPL BATES, JEFFREY I.
LCPL BECERRA, ROBERT A. LCPL BELOUSOV, DAVID
CAPT BERG, JOSEPH D. LCPL BIRD, DAVID M.
PFC BLACKWELL, WESLEY A. LCPL BROWN, SPENCER T.
PVT BURCHELL, BRANDON K. SSGT CALE, MATTHEW G.
LCPL CARFIELD, CORY M. LCPL CARRILLO, NICHOLAS C.
MAJ COBB, GARY L. LCPL COLBETH, DEREK M.
LCPL COLE, TYLER D. LCPL COLE, JOSEPH C.
LCPL COLE, GERALD W. LCPL COMBS, HAYDEN E.
PFC CONAWAY, KEITH J. LCPL COOPER, SETH M.
LCPL CORTESRINCON, JULIO A. PFC COX, KYLE K.
LCPL CRANLEY, JASON SGT CRESPOBORGES, MELQUICEDE
LCPL CROMER, KYLE E. LCPL CRUM, RYAN M.
LCPL DANLEY, NOAH M. LCPL DEGROOT, DEAN A.
LCPL DELGADO,JOSE W. SSGT DELGADO JR., EDWIN R.
PFC DONOVAN, STEPHEN J. CAPT DREXLER, ADAM W.
SGT DURANVILLALPANDO, JOSE G. LCPL EBERSBERGER, DANIEL T.
LCPL EICKERT, ROBERT M. LCPL ELSEY, BRANDON M.
LCPL ENDELDRUM, BRIAN H. LCPL EVANS, JACKIE L.
MSGT EVANS, DOUGLAS LCPL FALCON JR., EDWARD W.
LCPL FISHER, RYAN A. PFC FLORES, CHRISTOPHER.
SSGT FOSTER, COREY A. LCPL FRIEDMAN, PHILIP R.
LCPL GANDY, CODEY M. 1STSGT GARCIA, MAX A.
LCPL GARIBAY, RICARDO G. LCPL GARZA, JUSTIN T.
LCPL GERDES, NOAH J. LCPL GERHARZ, RYAN D.
PVT GIFFORD, JORDAN W. LCPL GLANCY, VINCENT M.
SGT GOETZ, LAWRENCE T. LCPL GUERRERO, JOSECARLOS
LCPL GUTIERREZ, JOSHUA A. LCPL HAMRICK, JAMES W.
LCPL HATTON, CHAZ L. LCPL HEIDENREICH, TAYLOR R.
LCPL HEIDMAN, JUSTIN J. LCPL HEMMERICH, HUGH T.
LCPL HENRY, KYLE M. SGT HEREDIA, MIGUEL A.
GYSGT HILLIS, ERIC L. GYSGT HIMES, THOMAS E.
LCPL HINSON, MATTHEW T. SGT HULL, JAMES L.
LCPL HUNTER, KENNETH A. LCPL HUYNH, THOMAS P.
LCPL JENKS, CHARLES E. CPL JESTER JR., DAVID S.
LCPL JOHNSON, KINDALL W. LCPL JONES, NATHANIEL D.
LCPL KAMPA, JONATHAN R. SGT KASPER, BRANDON M.
SGT KELL, STEPHEN W. LCPL KESLER, BOBBY J.
PFC KIMURA, JAKE M. LCPL KING, CHRISTOPHER R.
LCPL KINGSLEY, MITCHEL L. SSGT KLEIN, PAUL N.
CAPT KUIPER, MICHAEL A. SGT LASTER, STEVEN D.
LCPL LAWHORN, JACOB A. LCPL LAWSON, JONATHAN C.
CPL LECATO, DOMINIC R. PFC LEE, AUSTIN V.
SSGT LIGHTFOOT, DANIEL R. LCPL LOCKWOOD, CHRISTOPHER J.
GYSGT LOERA, JORGE L. LCPL LOHMANN, BENJAMIN S.
LCPL LOPEZ, ARTURO LCPL LUEBKE, BRIAN T.
LCPL MALINEN, MICHAEL J. LCPL MARKER, DYLAN T.
CPL MARMONTOV, EUGENE LCPL MARSHALL, CORY A.
LCPL MARTINDELCAMPO, MIGUEL D. SGT MARTINEZ, JUSTIN G.
SGT MCDONALD JR., HERMAN W. LCPL MCKENNA, ANDREW J.
SSGT MEDINA, JOSE M. SGT MENDOZA, DAVID M.
LCPL MENESES, FRANKLIN G. LCPL MEREDITH, KURTIS M.
LCPL MEYER, JEFFERY T. LCPL MEYER, SPENCER K.
PFC MORAN JR., MARCO A. SGT MORGAN, TYLER D.
LCPL MOTLEY JR., TIMOTHY J. LCPL NESSL, CHRISTOPHER S.
LCPL NOPLIS, AARON J. CPL NOTARDONATO, NICHOLAS A.
LCPL OBANNON, JOSHUA G. SGT ODELL, JEREMY D.
SGT OGILVIE, TRAVIS D. CPL OREILLY, JAMES R.
SGT PAULK, BRENTON P. LCPL PETER JR., EBIN
LCPL PHILLIPS, LOGAN A. PVT POE, JOSEPH A.
LCPL RADONIC, DANIEL. LCPL RANDALL, DAVID K
LCPL REISEM, RYAN A. LCPL REISER, GAGE A.
LCPL RIOS, ALEXIS LCPL ROBERTS, THOMAS W.
PFC ROBINSON, JOSHUA P. CAPT ROGERS, CHRISTOPHER T.
LCPL RYNE, MICHAEL J. LCPL SANTOS, NICKOLAS J.
LCPL SCARBRO, JORDAN L. LCPL SCHOMMER, RYAN A.
LCPL SCHUTTER, KYLE E. LCPL SCURLOCK, MATTHEW T.
LCPL SEARS, BRIAN M. SSGT SEREAL, RANADO J.
SGT SETO, MICHAEL P. CPL SHAND, JOHN
LCPL SIMMONS, RAYMOND A. PVT SISSON, GEARR A.
LCPL SMITH, KEITH MAJ SOUTH, JOHN
MGYSGT SROKA, RICHARD LCPL STATON, CHALLAN L.
PFC STEBER, DANIEL R. LCPL STIEBER, ANDREW J.
PFC THOMAS, TIMOTHY B. SGT TJONENGSOE, OTNIEL A.
LCPL TRAN, MICHAEL A. MSGT KUHLHOFF, TRENTON
LCPL VARELA, LUIS A. LCPL VARGAS, ANTHONY T.
LCPL VEJMOLA, LOUIS J. LCPL VERMILLION, ROSS S.
LCPL VINSANT, TRAVIS R LCPL VUKSON, COLE M.
LCPL WALKER, ADAM E. LCPL WEAVER, PAYTON L.
PFC WICK, BRYCE B. SSGT WILLIAMS, JEREMIAH A.
SGT WILLIAMS, MICHAEL J. SGT WINDGATE, CORY
LCPL WINEMAN, PETER A. LCPL WOOD, STEVEN M.
2.D.(4) BONHOMME RICHARD ARG AND 11TH MEU 10NOV09-25FEB10
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNITS:
11TH MEU CE
DET, I MEF HQ GROUP
DET, 1ST RADBN
DET, 1ST INTEL BN
DET, 9TH COMM BN
DET, 1ST ANGLICO
BLT 2/4
A BTRY, 1/11
3D PLAT, ALPHA CO, 1ST LAR
1ST PLAT, ALPHA CO, 1ST RECON BN
VMM 166 (REIN)
DET, HMH 361
DET, HMLA 267
DET, VMA 513
DET, MALS 13
DET, MALS 16
DET, MALS 39
DET, MWSG 37
DET, MACG 38
DET, 3D LAAD
DET, MACS 1
DET, MASS 3
DET, VMGR 352
2.E. AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD (AFOUA)
2.E.(1) HQ, AETC, LUKE AFB AZ 01JUL08-30JUN09
USMC PERS AUTHORIZED FOR THE AWARD:
MAJ KNOTTS, JONATHAN D.
2.F. USCG MERITORIOUS TEAM COMMENDATION
2.F.(1) EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2012 MARITIME TEAM 14JUN12-25JUN12
ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED MEMBERS:
SSGT AGUILAR, JANIER S. GYSGT AVERY, EDDIE L.
LCPL BAILEY, JOSEPH R GYSGT BEERE, JAMES P.
LCPL BITING, MATTHEW W. LTCOL BROOKS, DAVID L.
SGT BURK, ROBERT E. MSGT COOK, BRYAN
SSGT DELVAS JR, ANTHONY J. CPL ELMORE, TIMOTHY A.
LCPL FABELA, MARTIN A. SGT FAIRMAN, SEAN R.
SGT GARCIA, MISAEL C. CPL GONZALEZPANIAG, JUAN C.
LCPL JALBERT, AARON R. CWO3 KENDALL JR., ROBERT J.
LCPL LEE, ALBERT LCPL LOPEZ, DAMIAN
SGT MAGALIT, FRANZ J. SGT MANGUERA, JOHNARRON B.
GYSGT MARQUEZ, JOSE D. GYSGT MEADE, RYAN L.
CWO2 MISA, EDWIN J. LCPL MOLINA, DANI A.
SGT MORRIS, JONATHAN C. SGT OELLEIN, NICHOLAS D.
CWO2 OJEDA, VICTOR LCPL PEREZ, ANTHONY M.
SGT REGALO, ISAAC L. LCPL REYES, FRANKLIN D.
MSGT RINGER, TIMOTHY E. SGT ROJAS JR., RAFAEL C.
CAPT SIDIBE, MOUHAMADOU LCPL TA, JOHNNY
LTCOL TEMPLE, DANIEL W. LCPL VOUNG, TODD
SGT VARGAS, RONALD A. GYSGT VILLEGAS, LUCIO
LCPL YU, CHRISTOPHER G. SGT YUEN, EDWARD C.
3. GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM).
3.A. VMFA 312 17AUG13-28MAR14
4. PRESENTATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF AWARDS. DUE TO CONFUSION
REGARDING PRESENTATION OF AWARDS, COMMANDS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY
WITH PRESENTATION AND TRANSMITTAL POLICY OUTLINED BY THE SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY:
4.A. ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO PROCESS AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TERMINATING WITH RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION
SO PRESENTATION MAY BE MADE AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT DUTY
STATION. OTHER MERITORIOUS AWARDS MAY BE PROCESSED FOR PRESENTATION
AT EITHER THE INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT OR NEW DUTY STATION.
4.B. ACTIVE DUTY RECIPIENTS
4.B.(1) FOR AWARDEES STILL ATTACHED TO THE COMMAND THAT ORIGINATED
THE AWARD, SEND AWARD ELEMENTS TO THAT COMMAND FOR PRESENTATION.
4.B.(2) FOR AWARDEES WHO HAVE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER DUTY STATION,
COMMAND MUST SEND AWARD ELEMENTS TO THE NEW DUTY STATION FOR
PRESENTATION.
4.B.(3) IN THE CASE OF CMC OR SECNAV APPROVED AWARDS FOR PERSONNEL
WHO HAVE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER DUTY STATION, IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORIGINATING OR ENDORSING COMMAND TO FORWARD
AWARD ELEMENTS TO THE GAINING COMMAND FOR PRESENTATION. CMC(MMMA)
WILL AUTOMATICALLY RETURN APPROVED AWARDS DOWN THE ENDORSING CHAIN
OF COMMAND ONLY. COMMANDS REQUESTING TRANSMITTAL OF SPECIFIC AWARDS
TO A DIFFERENT COMMAND MUST CONTACT CMC(MMMA) AND PROVIDE THE
GAINING COMMAND'S OFFICIAL ADDRESS AND A COPY OF THE MARINE'S
ASSIGNMENT ORDERS FOR VERIFICATION. CMC(MMMA) WILL DIRECTLY
TRANSMIT AWARDS TO COMMANDS OTHER THAN THE ORIGINATING UNIT ON A
CASE BY CASE BASIS.
4.C. RETIRED, RELEASED, OR DISCHARGED AWARDEES
4.C.(1) IF THE AWARDEE RESIDES IN THE AREA OF THE ORIGINATING
COMMAND, SEND AWARD ELEMENTS TO THE ORIGINATING COMMAND FOR
PRESENTATION.
4.C.(2) IF THE AWARDEE NO LONGER RESIDES IN THE AREA OF THE
ORIGINATING COMMAND, FORWARD PERSONAL AWARDS, TO EITHER A UNIT OF
THE OPERATING FORCES OR TO AN INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR STAFF NEAREST THE
INDIVIDUAL'S HOME ADDRESS TO ALLOW A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE
ARRANGED.
5. REF A IS NO LONGER DISTRIBUTED. INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED
QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE WWW.MARINES.MIL
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY DIRECTOR MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION
BGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE.//