2006 Marine Corps Communications Awards Nominations

1. SITUATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO 
SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. 
DIRECTOR C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS IN FEBRUARY 2007 TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS 
AND RECOMMEND NOMINEES TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) FOR 
FINAL SELECTION. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL C4 AWARDS 
DINNER ON 15 MAY 2007 AT THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT IN ARLINGTON, VA. 
2. MISSION. COMMANDERS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR THE 
FOLLOWING AWARDS: 
A. ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS LEADERSHIP. 
THE GRAY TROPHY HONORS A MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN FOR OUTSTANDING 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS MISSION. 
NOMINEES MUST BE MARINE CAPTAINS WITH THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL 
SPECIALTY (MOS) 0602 OR BE A CAPTAIN SERVING IN AN 0602 BILLET. 
NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE OPERATING FORCES 
(OPFOR) OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT (SE) DURING CALENDAR YEAR 
(CY) 2006. 
B. JAMES HAMILTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR 
AWARD. THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED 
SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO 
SUPPORT HIS OR HER COMMAND IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT. NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN SERVING IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 
TARGET OPM OCCUPATIONAL SERIES: 
GS-0332; GS-0335; GS-0390; GS-0391; GS-0392; GS-0854; GS-1550; GS-2210; 
WG-2502; WG-2504; WG-2508; OR WG-2608, DURING CY 2006. 
C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. THE 
LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS WERE CREATED BY THE CMC IN 
2004 TO HONOR A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (NC0) AND A STAFF 
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS 
EXCELLENCE AND AN NCO FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE. 
NOMINEES FOR THE LITTLETON AWARDS MUST BE MARINE SNCOS OR NCOS WITH 
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 06XX OR BE NCOS OR SNCOS SERVING 
IN 06XX BILLETS. NOMINEES FOR THE ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE 
AWARD MUST BE A MARINE NCO WITH MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 
28XX OR BE AN NCO SERVING IN A 28XX BILLET. ALL NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN 
ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE OPRFOR OR SE DURING CY 2006. 
D. LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD. THE LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA 
MEMORIAL UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD RECOGNIZES A COMMUNICATIONS OR 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT OR ORGANIZATION WITH THE OPFOR OR SE THAT 
HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE MARINE CORPS C4 FIELD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR ADVANCEMENT OF CONCEPTS, 
DOCTRINE, TECHNOLOGY, OR PROCEDURES THAT IMPROVE MARINE CORPS C4, AND/OR 
HAS DEMONSTRATED CONTINUAL RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS WHILE 
SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER IN A TACTICAL, OPERATIONAL, OR STRATEGIC 
ENVIRONMENT. NOMINATED UNITS OR ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE ANY COMMUNICATIONS 
OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BATTALION, SQUADRON, COMPANY, PLATOON, 
DETACHMENT, BRANCH, ETC WITHIN THE OPFOR OR SE, ACTIVE OR RESERVE. THE 
PRIMARY DUTIES OF THE UNIT OR ORGANIZATION MUST BE COMMUNICATIONS OR 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 
3. EXECUTION. 
A. THE AWARDS COVER CALENDAR YEAR 2006. NOMINEES' ACTIONS MUST HAVE 
TAKEN PLACE IN CY 2006. ALL INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES WILL BE GRADED USING THE 
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: SCHOOLS/AWARDS, C2 EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP, 
PERFORMANCE, SETTING THE STANDARD, AND SUPPORT OF THE C4 INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY OF INTEREST (HAMILTON AWARD ONLY). 
UNITS/ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE GRADED USING THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 
SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE 
CORPS C4 COMMUNITY, READINESS, ESPRIT DE CORPS, AND RESOURCEFULLNESS/ 
RESPONSIVENESS WHILE SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER. 
B. NOMINEES MUST NOT HAVE TENDERED THEIR RESIGNATIONS OR APPLIED FOR 
RETIREMENT BEFORE 1 JULY 2007. 
C. SUBMISSION PACKAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES MUST CONSIST OF COVER 
LETTER WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS AS REQUIRED, PERSONAL DATA 
SHEET, SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE, BIOGRAPHY, SUMMARY OF ACTION, AND 
PHOTOGRAPH PER REF (A). 
D. SUBMISSION PACKAGES FOR THE UNIT AWARD MUST CONSIST OF COVER LETTER 
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS, SUMMARY OF UNIT PERFORMANCE AND 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNIT HISTORY, SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO INCLUDE UNIT 
SUMMARY/STATISTICS, AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM SUPPORTED 
COMMANDERS. 
E. SUBMISSION PACKAGES FOR ALL AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC C4 NO 
LATER THAN 16 FEBRUARY 2007. PACKAGES CAN BE EMAILED TO THE POCS IN PDF 
FORMAT, FAXED TO COMM 703 693 3560 OR DSN 223 3560, OR MAILED 
TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS (CODE 
C4), 2 NAVY ANNEX RM 2224, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775, ATTN: 
C4 AWARDS. 
F. DIRECTOR C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS CONSISTING OF SENIOR OFFICERS, 
SNCOS, AND CIVILIANS TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND SELECT WINNERS. 
WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN APRIL 2007. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE 
C4 AWARDS DINNER ON 15 MAY 2007. 
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. DIR C4 WILL PROVIDE ALL 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE PROCESS. FOR MORE DETAILS ON AWARD 
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PACKAGE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS SEE THE 
REFERENCE OR ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AT 
WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/C4/CMMAWARDS.ASP. A COMMON ACCESS CARD AND PKI 
CERTIFICATE ARE REQUIRED TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE. 
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. 
A. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG. 
B. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MAJ DAN 
PARIS AT COMM 703 693 3540 OR DSN 223 3540/E-MAIL 
DANIEL.PARIS@USMC.MIL