Awards Update
This MARADMIN provides a quarterly update on Marine Corps unit awards and individual decorations authorized since the previous update (MARADMIN 097/05). It lists personnel and units eligible for various awards including the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, and Humanitarian Service Medal for operations spanning 1999-2004, with particular focus on post-9/11 operations and humanitarian missions.
Issued: July 20, 2005
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF AWARDS SINCE THE LAST QUARTERLY UPDATE, MARADMIN 097/05. 2. THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE ALREADY INCORPORATED IN REF A. A. JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (JMUA) THE OFFICE OF MILITARY COOPERATION-AFGHANISTAN 01OCT03-31DEC04 ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL: ALEXANDER KP ALGARIN CJ BAKER LO CANALES M COLLINS KG DODD DJ FILSON SB HAGLE JR IRIZARRY AM JOHNSON PA KAWAIHALAU JK KING KD KNOTT MJ LUSTER III F MCGINN D MCWHORTER JE MILLS DH MONTAS SM NAUTA KD NEUMAN JE NGUYEN VQ O'DAY JC PARADOWSKI JM PREECE R SCHMIDT JR RW TISDALE RG WYNN KE GRUZLEWSKI PB OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE STAFF 11SEP01-11SEP03 ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL (MOD TO MARADMIN 097/05): ARISTUD M LILLIE C DALKIEWICZ M LYNCH M PHILLIPS L THOMAS R BARKEY B FUNKHAUSER C HANSON T HUMM M LANHAM R LINDER S LYNCH R OLSON M RUHLMANN R SAMPSON M SCHROEDER A WALSH J WINZELER M BOYNTON F BROWN S BUSBY S ELLIOTT B GANYARD S GARRETT G HAEUPTLE A JONES R LEMBRICK G LEWIS G MAUBERT P STEWART V STRENG P SWEATT S VANCAMP E WIEST G HQ, JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE SOUTH 01JAN04-31DEC04 NOTE: PER REF B, SERVICE UNITS OR INDIVIDUALS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A JTF, BUT NOT ASSIGNED AND/OR ATTACHED TO THE JTF BY OFFICIAL ORDERS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE JMUA, EVEN IF THEY ARE UNDER THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE JTF. 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NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION: MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS SQUADRON 36 26FEB99-01FEB01 MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS SQUADRON 14 01MAR02-31AUG03 MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 772 27JAN02-15NOV03 MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY 01MAR02-01SEP03 ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO MCIA: LARSEN DM GAYKEN RG DEMAS PA ANDERSON CL DOWNES ES TINSLEY TL IKINS CG CURRY LA REQUIST GA KANEKKEBERG GR SULC BL MEIER E SUMMERS CG WILLIAMSON JA VREELAND LM COOK WA AFMAN JA DEASEY GP COX CJ FARSTER BJ HARRIS ME GARDNER LK HEWITT AW GENOVA DM HOLLINGSWORTH KS PALMERTREE GB LEE KH STASIAK JD MYERS JP SMITH LM OWEN TE REED JS PARKER JL OLSON ST ROGAN BD PIHAJILIC SR ROFFEE DW WHITE DB SCHMANSKE BM SHULER JR DL TREICHEL CW GATES JS WARNER RW HOKKANEN SA WELBORN SR MASTROPIETRO TJ DUCKWORTH KM REXFORD BJ HARRELL CM ROBERTS ME FLUENT CR HESS NG JAQUES DB JOHNSON SA JONES WA KILBOURNE JD SWINDLE MC MCSWAIN KB TAKLE JN RAMSEY AA BLUM MA RAY RM MORAN JG SAIZ RJ BENDER PA VIGIL DP ELIGIBLE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL: BAFFORD DK BALLARD DE BEACH ND BEAMS BG BELLAH DD BENKE KP BETTENCOURT MR BETTS JL BOTTOMS MR BROSE RM BUSCH TV CATLETT JR AW CHANDLER KL CLARK EP COLBY WL CRUMBAUGH JA CZARNECKI BH DAVIS GS DEITZ DD DEMPSEY JP DILICK PT DOLAN KM EVANS GH FILOIA PE FORSYTHE KL FOSTER LS FRESHWATER RD FRYE CC GARDNER LK GOLD SM HANSEN BD HARMAN DC HAWVER EL HELD SW HILL JR HOLLOWAY DM HOLLYFIELD PW HOWARD MD JAFFRY ME JANS MT JONES RE JOVKOVICH J KAISER MC KOHLER AJ KONDAKI CD KOSITZKE DC KOWALL JR WR LAWSON CJ LEAHY KP LOOS II CE MACLEAN KL MAGUIRE LR MARQUIS DN MAYNARD SR MCCONNELL KP MCGRATH SM MCINTYRE YC MCMORRIS BC MILLER RS MINECCI DM MOBILIA JA MONTANO DM MURPHY RT MYERS VM NASH KS NELSON BC OLMSTEAD CL OWENS LA PAGE MT PROCHASKA R RODGERS BW ROMAN IP ROSE RM SAYKO SM SCHAEN ES SCHULTZ MS SCRANTON KM SHELTON S SMITH RE SPEARS EC SPEYER AL STANISLAWSKI DK STEPHENSON MH SULLIVAN AF TAYLOR III EN THOMPSON II WILT BE WISE ML WITHROW SL WOLFE MR WRIGHT CC YERKES EC ZEHNER KR III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND MARINE CORPS 11SEP01-31MAY03 BASES, JAPAN (ALL PERSONEL) ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS ATTACHED TO III MEF: 3D MARDIV 1ST BATTALION, 2D MARINES 11SEP01-05DEC01 3D BATTALION, 2D MARINES 06DEC01-06JUN02 3D BATTALION, 8TH MARINES 06DEC02-12MAY03 3D BATTALION, 4TH MARINES 11SEP01-10FEB02 1ST BATTALION, 7TH MARINES 10FEB02-08AUG02 2D BATTALION, 7TH MARINES 08AUG02-12MAY03 BATTERY S, 5TH BATTALION, 10TH MARINES 11SEP01-05DEC01 BATTERY T, 5TH BATTALION, 10TH MARINES 05DEC01-06JUN02 BATTERY R, 5TH BATTALION, 10TH MARINES 06JUN02-06DEC02 BATTERY L, 3D BATTALION, 11TH MARINES 11SEP01-10FEB02 BATTERY M, 3D BATTALION, 11TH MARINES 10FEB02-08AUG02 BATTERY K, 3D BATTALION, 11TH MARINES 08AUG02-12MAY03 COMPANY D, 3D AAV BATTALION 11SEP01-31DEC01 COMPANY A, 3D AAV BATTALION 01JAN02-07JUL02 COMPANY B, 3D AAV BATTALION 08JUL02-12MAY03 COMPANY B, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECON BATTALION 11SEP01-31DEC01 COMPANY D, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECON BATTALION 01JAN02-07JUL02 COMPANY C, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECON BATTALION 08JUL02-12MAY03 1ST MAW MARINE ATTACK FIGHTER SQUADRON 332 01SEP01-30JUN02 MARINE ATTACK FIGHTER SQUADRON 242 01SEP01-31DEC01 01JUL02-31MAY03 MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 169 01SEP01-31DEC01 MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 465 01SEP01-31DEC01 MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 466 01JAN03-31MAY03 MARINE ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUADRON 3 01JAN02-30JUN02 01JAN03-31MAY03 MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 369 01JAN02-30JUN02 MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 367 01JUL02-31MAY03 MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON 214 01JUL02-31MAY03 MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 122 01JUL02-31MAY03 31ST MEU DETACHMENT, 1ST RADIO BATTALION 11SEP01-12MAY03 3D BATTALION, 5TH MARINES 15DEC01-30JUN02 DETACHMENT, MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON 311 11SEP01-30JUN02 2D BATTALION, 5TH MARINES 11SEP01-31JAN02 5TH PLATOON, COMPANY B, 1ST RECON BATTALION 11SEP01-31JAN02 BATTERY E, 2D BATTALION, 11TH MARINES 11SEP01-31JAN02 2D BATTALION, 4TH MARINES 01JUL02-12MAY03 DETACHMENT, MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON 214 01JUL02-12MAY03 3D FSSG DET, NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BN 4, 30TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT APR02-20JUN02 DET, NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BN 1, 30TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT 20JUN02-23JUL02 ELIGIBLE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL: ABELL JA GENZER ML WILLIAMS JD VAHLE C LUKE J JEVNING S LOCHNER J B. MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION: MARINE AIR CONTROL SQUADRON 2 30JUN01-30JUN03 ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS ATTACHED TO MACS-2: MARINE AIR CONTROL SQUADRON 24 ELIGIBLE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL: FOSTER A REITHMILLER MD MURPHY B SCHMOLKE T LAMBROS M MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE KUWAIT 15JUN03-10NOV03 ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS ATTACHED TO THE TASK FORCE: DET, H&S BN, 2D FSSG DET, 2D MAINT BN, 2D FSSG DET, 2D TSB, 2D FSSG DET, 8TH ENGINEER SUPPORT BN, 2D FSSG DET, 2D MP BN, 2D FSSG DET, 2D SUPPLY BN, 2D FSSG DET, 2D MEDICAL BN, 2D FSSG DET, 2D DENTAL BN, 2D FSSG DET, CSSD 21, 2D FSSG DET, CSSD 23, 2D FSSG DET, BLOUNT ISLAND COMMAND DET, MWCS 48 DET, 1ST MARINE DIVISION DET, 2D MARINE DIVISION DET, 1ST FSSG DET, 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING DET, 3RD MARINE AIRCRAFT WING DET, 4TH FSSG DET, 9TH COMMUNICATION BN DET, 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING DET, I MEF HEADQUARTERS GROUP DET, MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND DET, 4TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL: BRIGGS TP WILLIAMS KW SPIGNESI NA RAUCH DV FRY KA HOGG MS ASLIN NP PHILLIPS RA BOEY MR PEPPER JD SINCERBEAUX C ELIGIBLE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL: LAFON JD REYNOLDS JH BEAUMONT JR LILLO SR MONTGOMERY RA SARVIS NE TIBBETTS R MONEY WG NAVAL DENTAL CENTER PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA 01OCT01-31DEC03 ELIGIBLE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL: ADAMS LK BARRETT WE BROWN Z WASHINGTON CY DEVITO DM GONZALEZ DA HALL B HANKINS TB INABINETT RM JAMISON MP JOHNSON SG MOSS EP NICKNADARVICH VA PEAKE PL POLK LJ COKLEY E SMITH RH SPRUTTE NL WILKINSON JK NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER BETHESDA, MARYLAND 15DEC02-15SEP03 (MODIFICATION TO MARADMIN 097/05, ERRONEOSLY PUBLISHED AS A JMUA). U.S. NAVAL STATION, ROOSEVELT ROADS, PUERTO RICO 19APR99-01MAY03 PARTICIPATING UNITS: U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE TRAINING CENTER MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER ELIGIBLE RUCS: 83182; 29059; 46046 MARINE ATTACK TRAINING SQUADRON 203 01SEP01-30SEP02 MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 31 01SEP01-01AUG04 ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS ATTACHED TO MAG-31: MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS SQUADRON 31 MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 115 MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 122 MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 251 MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 312 MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 224 MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 332 MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 533 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE 01SEP01-05NOV02 (MODIFICATION TO MARADMIN 097/05) ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS MARINE CORPS AIR FACILITY, QUANTICO VA C. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY LETTER OF COMMENDATION MOBILIZATION TRAINING UNIT (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) 01OCT98-31MAY02 NEW YORK-17 D. AIRFORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD (AFOUA) 376TH AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING 04DEC01-31MAR03 ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING UNITS: MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 121 15APR02-25SEP02 3. HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL (HSM). THE HSM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR THE TYPHOON NANMADOL RELIEF OPERATION, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM 4 DEC TO 18 DEC 04. A BY-NAME LISTING OF THOSE PERSONNEL ENTITLED TO THE HSM IS MAINTAINED AT CMC (MMMA). ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE AWARDS WEBSITE AT AWARDS.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. FOR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS AWARD, ADMIN OFFICERS MAY CALL DSN 278-9340 OR COMM (703) 784-9340. 4. REF A WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED. INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE USMC.MIL WEBSITE.