R 171915Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 135/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/2014 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20140115//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1650.50A, MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/SAL L. LEBLANC/LTCOL/HQMC C4 CSP/EMAIL: SAL.LEBLANC(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: 703-693-3450//
POC/NATHAN D. FAUGHT/MAJ/HQMC C4 CS/EMAIL: NATHAN.FAUGHT(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: 703-693-8818//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE REF, THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD OF COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4).
2. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING RECIPIENTS OF THE 2014 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. THE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED FROM A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GROUP OF MARINE AND CIVILIAN MARINE NOMINEES IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
   A. GENERAL ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS LEADERSHIP: CAPTAIN JOHN P. WEITZEL, SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE-CRISIS RESPONSE-CENTRAL COMMAND. THE GRAY TROPHY HONORS A MARINE CAPTAIN FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
   B. JAMES HAMILTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CIVILIAN MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD: MS. JULIE A. SHAMBAUGH, U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.
   C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) TROPHY FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE: SERGEANTSTEVEN S. MITCHELL, MARINE CORPS NETWORK OPERATIONS AND SECURITY CENTER. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF AN NCO PERFORMING OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
   D. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER TROPHY FOR ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE: SERGEANT JASON T. GLUTH, MARINE CORPS FORCES EUROPE AND AFRICA. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF AN NCO PERFORMING ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
   E. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) TROPHY FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE: GUNNERY SERGEANT MARCUS L. JACKSON, MARINE WING COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON 28, MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP 28, 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF A SNCO PERFORMING OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
   F. LIEUTENANT COLONEL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD: SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE-CRISIS RESPONSE-AFRICA 14.2 COMMUNICATIONS PLATOON. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT THAT HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS C4 FIELD.
3. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE C4 AWARDS DINNER AT THE RENAISSANCE CAPITAL VIEW HOTEL, ARLINGTON, VA ON 30 APRIL 2015.
4. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS AND NOMINEES FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) DEPARTMENT.//