Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award

1. REF (A) SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD. THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED 
TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS BY EACH OF THE MILITARY 
SERVICES, DEFENSE AGENCIES AND THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. 
2. PER REF (B), THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SELECTED MCB CAMP 
PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA'S DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION (DDR) CAMPAIGN, AS THE 
MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT. FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MCB 
CAMP PENDLETON'S DDR CAMPAIGN PROVIDED A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR 
PREVENTION EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A DRUG-FREE POPULATION. THE DDR 
PROGRAM PROVIDED PREVENTION EDUCATION TO OVER 9,000 MARINES 
AND SAILORS ABOARD CAMP PENDLETON AND TRAINED 139 NEW SACOS. SIXTY 
UNITS ABOARD MCB CAMP PENDLETON RECEIVED THE 8-HOUR MARINE DRUG 
AWARENESS COURSE. 
3. IN ADDITION TO MCB CAMP PENDLETON, MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, 
JAPAN, MCAS CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MAGTFTC TWENTYNINE 
PALMS, CALIFORNIA ALSO COMPETED FOR THIS AWARD. THEY ARE COMMENDED 
FOR THEIR DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR 
COMMUNITIES. THEIR EFFORTS REFLECT OUR CONTINUING EFFORT TO 
TAKE CARE OF MARINES. 
4. THERE WILL BE AN AWARD CEREMONY AT THE PENTAGON THE WEEK OF 27 
OCT 03 TO RECOGNIZE MCB CAMP PENDLETON'S DDR CAMPAIGN 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO MCB CAMP 
PENDLETON VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.