2024 Marine Corps Engineer Association (MCEA) Award Recipients
This MARADMIN announces the 2024 Marine Corps Engineer Association (MCEA) award recipients across 24 categories, including combat engineers, engineer equipment specialists, utilities personnel, bulk fuel specialists, and EOD technicians. Award recipients are invited to attend the MCEA Awards Banquet in Myrtle Beach, SC, on September 27, 2024, with banquet costs for awardees plus one guest covered by MCEA, though units are responsible for travel expenses.
Issued: July 17, 2024
1. The Commandant of the Marine Corps takes pleasure in congratulating the following individuals/units who were selected as recipients of the 2024 MCEA annual awards in the categories indicated. Read in three columns: Award Recipients Unit Senior Engineer Officer Maj Matthew R. Massman CD&I Senior Engineer SNCO MSgt Ashley E. Anderson 7th ESB Combat Engineer Officer Capt Joshua L. Rothfeld 7th ESB Combat Engineer SNCO GySgt Christopher A. Reyna CLB-22 Combat Engineer NCO Sgt Bode G. Pankey 2d CEB Combat Engineer Marine LCpl Evan S. Soares 7th ESB Engr Equipment Officer CWO2 Jonathan R. Robinson 9th ESB Engr Equipment SNCO SSgt Dylan A. Kelley MWSS-372 Engr Equipment NCO Cpl Angel R. Rodriguez MWSS-372 Engr Equipment Marine LCpl Noah I. Liles 3d LCT Utilities Officer CWO3 Jorge L. Made 2d CEB Utilities SNCO GySgt Zoyla V. Bocksnick 3d LAAB Utilities NCO Sgt Marygrace Barros CLB-31 Utilities Marine LCpl Gabriel L. McNulty 1st CEB Bulk Fuel Officer CWO3 Joesph W. Galinak MWSS-172 Bulk Fuel SNCO GySgt Patrick J. Ames 3d LSB Bulk Fuel NCO Sgt Jacob C. Will MWSS-174 Bulk Fuel Marine LCpl Desler FletesBonilla MWSS-172 EOD Officer CWO2 Zachary R. Rubemeyer 7th ESB EOD Technician SSgt Eric A. Moore 3d MRB Combat Engineer Bn 1st Combat Engineer Bn 1st MARDIV Engineer Support Bn 9th Engineer Support Bn 3d MLG MWSS Engineer Company Engineer Company, MWSS-174 1st MAW Naval Construction Force Nav Mobile Construction Bn 133 NECC 2. All 2024 MCEA awardees are invited to attend the Awards Banquet to be recognized. Banquet cost for awardees plus one guest will be paid for by the MCEA and all other travel expenses are unit responsibility. 3. Discounted rates for attendees at the North Shore Oceanfront Hotel, 201 75th Ave N, Myrtle Beach, SC 65616 are available upon request. The room rate from 25-28 Sep 2024 is $125.74 dollars (double occupancy) tax included. While there is no deadline, please reserve early by calling 1-800-599-9872 and inform the staff that you're with the Marine Corps Engineer Association to obtain the discounted rate. Parking at the hotel is complimentary for self-parking. 4. For pre-registration questions, contact Marine Corps Engineer Association Treasurer, LtCol George Carlson USMC (Ret) at 931-307-9094 or email treasurer@marcorengasn.org. Registration details, itinerary and the mandatory pre-registration form for all attendees (including award recipients and their guests) are available at the MCEA website. To access the page, go to www.marcorengasn.org, select the REUNIONS tab, then select 2024 Reunion from the drop-down menu and scroll down and double-click on the 2024 Registration Form. All personnel attending must pre-register prior to 26 Aug 2024. Registration packets can be picked up at the Welcome Aboard Reception to be held 26 Sep 2024, 1700-1900 in the hotel or at the Awards Banquet, 1800 on 27 Sep 2024. The Society of American Military Engineers will cover the awards banquet expense for all award recipients plus one guest each. The Marine Corps Engineer Association will similarly cover the Welcome Reception expense for all award recipients plus one guest each. All attendees (including awards recipients) must register and submit their registration form. Additional guests beyond the one free will be $35 for the Welcome Aboard Reception and $75 for the Awards Banquet ($85 after 26 Aug 2024). Other family and guests must submit their registration form and pay event fees with their registration. Instructions for event payment are on the bottom of the registration form. 5. Award recipients/unit representatives desiring to attend the reunion/awards banquet should arrive on 26 Sep 2024 and depart on 29 Sep 2024. Award recipients and/or unit representatives planning to attend only the awards banquet should arrive at the hotel no later than 1800, 27 Sep 2024. Social hour commences at 1800 with the banquet at 1900 and guests are highly encouraged to attend. 6. Uniform requirements for the MCEA reunion are as follows: 6.a. Welcome aboard reception: Business casual. 6.b. MCEA business meeting: Business casual. 6.c. Awards dinner/presentation: Service Alpha/coat and tie for civilians. 7. Per ref B, commanders are responsible for orders and funding for their recipients and any other representatives authorized to travel to the award ceremonies. 8. Request commands notify MCEA POC via e-mail or phone no later than 15 Aug 2024 to confirm the attendance/non-attendance of the award recipients/unit representative at the reunion. For those award recipients unable to attend, provide mailing address and unit POC contact info so plaque and other information can be mailed. Request commands locally recognize the award recipients for their extraordinary accomplishments through appropriate ceremonies. Photos may be provided to the MCEA POC. 9. Per ref C, Service-wide eligible awards such as the MCEA Awards warrant immediate reporting to CMC in the form of a Directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps (DC) fitness report. 10. Feedback from the MCEA awards board provided the following: all nominees are very deserving of our respect and deserve special recognition. There were 136 individual and 11 unit submissions this year. Congratulations to all the nominees. 11. Release authorized by LtGen Edward D. Banta, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics.