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MARADMIN 511/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC OUSMCC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/2015 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SUPPORT//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON ACQUIRING RECORDED BIRTHDAY MUSIC, THE COMMANDANT’S BIRTHDAY VIDEO, PRINTED AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE COMMANDANT’S BIRTHDAY MESSAGE, AND PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING CEREMONIAL SUPPORT.
2. RECORDED MUSIC. TRADITIONAL BIRTHDAY MUSIC CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE U.S. MARINE CORPS BAND WEBSITE AT WWW.MARINEBAND.MARINES.MIL/AUDIORESOURCES/CEREMONIALMUSIC.ASPX. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING COMPACT DISCS ARE INCLUDED ON THE WEBSITE.
3. COMMANDANT’S 2015 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO
   A. ON OR ABOUT 24 OCTOBER 2015, THE FOLLOWING COMBAT CAMERA (COMCAM) SITES WILL RECEIVE A MASTER VIDEO DVD FROM HQMC COMCAM FOR DUBBING AND DISTRIBUTION.
MARCENT                         MARFORPAC
MARFORRES                       MCB QUANTICO, VA
MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC            MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA
MCB HAWAII, KANEHOE BAY, HI     MCB CAMP BUTLER, JAPAN
MAGTFTC, 29 PALMS, CA           MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC
MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA              MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC
MCAS BEAUFORT, SC               MCAS YUMA, AZ
MCAS MIRAMAR, CA                MCLB BARSTOW, CA
MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN             1ST MCD
4TH MCD                         6TH MCD
8TH MCD                         9TH MCD
12TH MCD                        CAMP JOHNSON, NC
   B. A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT 24 OCTOBER 2015 AT HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL/NEWS/MARINESTV.ASPX. A HIGH DEFINITION (HD) VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DEFENSE VIDEO AND IMAGERY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (DVIDS) WEBSITE FOR VIEWING AND DIRECT DOWNLOAD AT HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.DVIDSHUB.NET/TAGS/USMCBBMESSAGE. FOR HD DOWNLOAD, REGISTER AND LOG INTO DVIDS. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCESS TO MARINENEWS(AT)DVIDSHUB.NET.
   C. FOR COMCAM SITES WITH LIMITED BANDWIDTH OR HIGH REPRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS, AN HD VIDEO WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER (AMRDEC) SAFE ACCESS FILE EXCHANGE (SAFE). IF THIS METHOD IS REQUIRED, COMCAM SITES MUST PROVIDE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE POINT OF CONTACT (POC) INFORMATION VIA EMAIL TO KIMBERLY.HARDISON(AT)USMC.MIL NO LATER THAN 16 OCTOBER 2015. ONCE THE FILE IS AVAILABLE, THOSE POCS WILL RECEIVE A NOTICE THAT THE FILE IS READY FOR DOWNLOAD. AMRDEC SAFE WILL HOLD THE FILE A MAXIMUM OF 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE NOTICE IS SENT. THE FILE MAY ONLY BE DOWNLOADED ONCE PER USER AND THE EMAIL CANNOT BE FORWARDED TO ANY OTHER RECIPIENT.
   D. THE HQMC OFFICE OF U.S. MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS (OUSMCC) (COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT) WILL MAIL DVD COPIES OF THE BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, AMERICAN LEGION, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, AND THE NAVY LEAGUE ON OR ABOUT 24 OCTOBER 2015.LOCAL CHAPTER REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THE DVD SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3B.
   E. ALL OTHER REQUESTS FOR DVD COPIES OF THE 2015 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE NEAREST COMCAM SECTION.
4. CMC'S BIRTHDAY MESSAGE. A SIGNED VERSION OF THE 2015 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE ON CMC’S PERSONAL STATIONERY IS AVAILABLE ON OR AROUND 24 OCTOBER 2015 AT HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.HQMC.MARINES.MIL/PORTALS/61/DOCS/240THBIRTHDAYMESSAGE.PDF.
5. REQUESTS FOR MARINE CORPS BANDS, COLOR GUARDS, ETC., SHOULD BE COORDINATED THROUGH LOCAL UNITS OR HQMC OUSMCC VIA EMAIL AT HQMC.COMREL(AT)USMC.MIL OR AT COMMERCIAL 703-614-1034.
6. POCS:
   A. RECORDED MUSIC: MS. VADYA DILLON, HEAD, MARINE BAND BRANCH, OUSMCC, AT COMMERCIAL 703-614-2267 OR VIA EMAIL AT VADYA.DILLON(AT)USMC.MIL.
   B. 2015 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE VIDEO: KIMBERLY HARDISON, COMCAM, OUSMCC, AT COMMERCIAL 703-432-0369 OR VIA EMAIL AT KIMBERLY.HARDISON(AT)USMC.MIL.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 NOVEMBER 2015.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COLONEL JAMES F. GLYNN, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF U.S. MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS.//