Marine Corps Logistics Excellence Award Winners for 2003

1. IN RESPONSE TO THE REFERENCES, THE NOMINATIONS
RECEIVED AT HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (LPC) FOR THE 2003 MARINE 
CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE WERE TRULY OUTSTANDING. ALL
NOMINEES IN EACH OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED. A
PANEL OF OFFICERS, SNCO'S, AND CIVILIAN MARINES SELECTED THE AWARD 
WINNERS BASED ON THEIR EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS DURING CALENDAR YEAR
2003. 
2. CMC CONGRATULATES: 
 A. OFFICER LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR- CAPT DANIEL BRADLEY, 2D
TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT BATTALION. DURING THIS PERIOD, CAPT BRADLEY
DISPLAYED BOLD AND IMAGINATIVE LEADERSHIP AND OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS. HIS OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE
IN PLANNING AND DIRECTING BATTLEFIELD DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS
SUSTAINING I MEF ENSURED UNINTERRUPTED LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND 
EXTENDED THE OPERATIONAL REACH OF MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS AN
UNPRECEDENTED 300 MILES INTO IRAQ. HIS PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN
LEADING, PLANNING AND EDUCATING SUBORDINATE COMPANY COMMANDERS AND
THE BATTALION STAFF INCREASED THE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND
EFFICIENCY OF THE BATTALION BATTLEFIELD DISTRIBUTION CAPABILITIES. 
CAPT BRADLEY MADE BATTLEFIELD DISTRIBUTION POSSIBLE UNDER ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SUSTAINED A LEVEL OF TRANSPORTATION
SUPPORT NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON THE MODERN BATTLEFIELD. JOB WELL 
DONE! 
 B. ENLISTED LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR- SSGT MARK CADWALADER, 2D
TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT BATTALION. DURING THIS PERIOD, SSGT
CADWALADER DISPLAYED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT
OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION. HE DEMONSTRATED CONTINUAL
RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS IN MEETING OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES
FOR THE MARINE LOGISTICS COMMAND (MLC) IN SUPPORT OF OIF AND IN THE
GARRISON ENVIRONMENT IN SUPPORT OF 2D FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP
(FSSG). HIS EXPERTISE IN BUILDING AND REFINING THE MARINE CORPS
FIRST WEB BASED, COMPUTERIZED TACTICAL LOGISTICS OPERATIONAL PICTURE
CUT RESPONSE TIME AND INCREASED EFFICIENCY OF SUPPORT TO UNITS IN 
II MEF. THE COMPUTERIZED TACTICAL LOGISTICS OPERATIONAL PICTURE
THAT SSGT CADALADER MAINTAINS MERITS ADOPTION FOR COMMON USE BY THE
MARINE CORPS AND DISTINGUISHES HIM ABOVE HIS PEERS AS AN INNOVATIVE 
MARINE DEDICATED TO BETTERING THE LOGISTICS COMMUNITY. JOB WELL 
DONE!
 C. CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR- MR. ROBERT MILLS, MCB 
CAMP LEJEUNE. DURING THIS PERIOD, MR. MILLS DISPLAYED SUPERIOR
PERFORMANCE WHILE MANAGING A DIVERSE CIVILIAN AND MILITARY WORKFORCE
IN THE SUPPLY DIVISION, BUSINESS AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT DEPARTMENT. 
MR. MILLS IS A SENIOR SUPPLY SPECIALIST WHO SUPERVISES OVER 80
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTES NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR
THE DIVISION IN SUPPORT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATIONAL FORCES. 
HE INTRODUCED AND IMPLEMENTED A VENDOR OWNED, VENDOR MANAGED
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT STOCK CONCEPT PROGRAM THAT REDUCED MARINE
CORPS OWNED INVENTORY. MR. MILLS MANAGED VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS AND
IMPLEMENTED SUPPLY PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAXIMIZED AVAILABILITY OF 
PRODUCT AND MINIMIZED THE MARINE COPRS INVENTORY FOOTPRINT DOLLARS.
JOB WELL DONE! 
 D. LOGISTICS UNIT/ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR- 4TH SUPPLY
BATTALION, 4TH FSSG. FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE
CORPS' LOGISTICS FIELD, IN DEMONSTRATING INNOVATION AND COMMITMENT
TO LOGISTICS MODERNIZATION, AND FOR RESOURCEFULNESS BY MEETING
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES. 4TH SUPPLY BATTALION MOBILIZED A MULTITUDE
OF DETACHMENTS WHICH DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS ENDURING
FREEDOM AND IRAQI FREEDOM TO KUWAIT, IRAQ, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND
NORTH CAROLINA. THEY FORMED COMMAND ELEMENTS OF COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORT GROUP 14(CSSG 14), COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT COMPANIES 141,
143, AND 146 AND PROVIDED DETACHMENTS OF MORTUARY AFFAIRS AND
AMMUNITION PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF I MEF. CSSG-14 ENABLED THE
FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF THE 1ST FSSG AND PROVIDED COMMAND AND CONTROL
OF ALL 1ST FSSG ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT
AND FACILITIES THAT REMAINED AT CAMP PENDLETON AND SURROUNDING
INSTALLATIONS. CSSG-14 INTRODUCED PERFORMANCE METRICS TO ENSURE
THAT REMAIN BEHIND EQUIPMENT WAS RAPIDLY IDENTIFIED, INSPECTED FOR
READINESS, AND INDUCTED FOR MAINTENANCE IN THE PRIORITY REQUIRED TO
SUPPORT COMBAT OPERATIONS FOR FORCE REGENERATION. 4TH SUPPLY
BATTALION PERFORMED THESE ONEROUS LOGISTIC MISSIONS IN EVERY CLIME
AND PLACE IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. JOB WELL 
DONE. 
3. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2003 WINNERS. YOUR HARD WORK, ATTENTION
TO DETAIL AND TRUE PROFESSIONALISM HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY YOUR 
COMMAND AND OUR CORPS. YOUR AWARD PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD AT 
HQMC, I&L IN WASHINGTON, DC DURING THE MONTH OF SEP 04. FOR
ADDITIONAL COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS, CONTACT THE POC AT HQMC.