Announcement of Presidential Unit Citation (Navy)
This MARADMIN announces the list of U.S. Army units authorized to receive the Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for their participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom with I Marine Expeditionary Force from March 21 to April 24, 2003. The U.S. Army has approved acceptance and display of the Navy PUC on Army uniforms for eligible soldiers assigned or attached to the 26 participating Army units listed in the message.
Issued: December 12, 2003
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS TO PUBLISH THE LISTING OF PARTICIPATING ARMY UNITS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (PUC) ANNOUNCED IN REF A, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE PERTAINING TO THE PROCESS OF ADDING/DELETING PARTICIPATING UNITS. 2. THE PUC WAS APPROVED TO RECOGNIZE I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (I MEF) FOR ACTIONS IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) FROM 21 MARCH TO 24 APRIL 2003. THE LISTING OF PARTICIPATING ARMY UNITS WAS HELD IN ABEYANCE AWAITING CONCURRENCE FROM THE U.S. ARMY. PER REF B, THE U.S. ARMY HAS APPROVED, ACCEPTED RETENTION AND DISPLAY OF THE NAVY PUC ON THE ARMY UNIFORM TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITS LISTED BELOW. ONLY SOLDIERS ASSIGNED OR ATTACHED TO A PARTICIPATING UNIT AND WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTIONS CITED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD. 3. PARTICIPATING U.S. ARMY UNITS: DETACHMENT, 9TH PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS BATTALION 354TH PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT H&H DETACHMENT, 468TH CHEMICAL BATTALION U.S. ARMY SPACE SUPPORT TEAM 86TH SIGNAL BATTALION 208TH SIGNAL COMPANY COMPANY C, 40TH SIGNAL BATTALION 3RD BATTALION, 27TH FIELD ARTILLERY 1ST FIELD ARTILLERY DETACHMENT 498TH MEDICAL COMPANY H&H BATTERY, 108TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BRIGADE 2ND BATTALION, 43RD AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY 3RD BATTALION, 124TH INFANTRY 555TH MAINTENANCE COMPANY HHC DETACHMENT, 378TH SUPPORT BATTALION 777TH MAINTENANCE COMPANY 727TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 319TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 319TH TRANSPORTATION DETACHMENT 299TH ENGINEER COMPANY 459TH ENGINEER COMPANY HHC DETACHMENT, 716TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION HHC, 265TH ENGINEER GROUP 130TH ENGINEER BATTALION 478TH ENGINEER BATTALION HHC, 358TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BRIGADE 4. REF A PROVIDED GUIDANCE PERTAINING TO THE PROCESS OF ADDING/DELETING FROM THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING UNITS. PER REF C, THE CG I MEF PROVIDED SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON THE PROCESS TO MODIFY OR ADD PARTICIPATING UNITS FOR THE PUC. REQUESTS TO MODIFY OR ADD UNITS TO THE LISTING CONTAINED IN REF A WILL BE PROCESSED VIA THE OIF OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND. I MEF WILL CONSOLIDATE ALL REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION. ONLY THOSE REQUESTS ENDORSED BY I MEF FROM OIF OPERATIONAL MSC'S WILL BE ACTED ON. REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN LETTER FORMAT TO INCLUDE UNIT NAME, EFFECTIVE DATES AND LOCATION. APPLICABLE POC AND THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE AS FOLLOWS: I MEF CAPT J. M. BONE BONEJM@I-MEF.USMC.MIL 1ST MARDIV CAPT R. L. WILLIAMS WILLIAMSRL@1MARDIV.USMC.MIL 3D MAW MAJ P. T. MORGAN MORGANPT@3MAW.USMC.MIL 1ST FSSG CAPT J. E. ALMAZAN ALMAZANJE@1FSSG.USMC.MIL I MHG CAPT R. B. REYES REYESRB@I-MEF.USMC.MIL 2D MEB LTCOL K. J. CROSETTO CROSETTOKJ@IIMEF.USMC.MIL I MEG LCDR D. W. CARR CARRDW@NCF.NAVY.MIL