2005 Marine Corps Communications Awards Nominations

1. SITUATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO 
SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2005 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. 
 DIRECTOR C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS IN FEBRUARY 2006 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 IN THE APRIL-MAY 2006 TIMEFRAME. 
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 OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2005. 
 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. 
 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 COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE 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. NOMINEES MUST HAVE BEEN ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE OPERATING 
FORCES OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2005. 
3. EXECUTION. 
 A. THE AWARDS COVER CALENDAR YEAR 2005. NOMINEES' ACTIONS MUST 
HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CY 2005. ALL 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). 
 B. NOMINEES MUST NOT HAVE TENDERED THEIR RESIGNATIONS OR APPLIED 
FOR RETIREMENT BEFORE 1 JULY 2006. 
 C. SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST CONSIST OF COVER LETTER WITH 
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS AS REQUIRED, BIOGRAPHICAL DATA 
SHEET, SUMMARY OF ACTION, AND PROMOTION TYPE PHOTOGRAPH. FIELD 
PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOMINEES IN T-SHIRT AND UTILITY TROUSERS ARE 
PERMITTED IF NECESSARY. PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE 
HAMILTON AWARD. 
 D. SUBMISSION PACKAGES FOR ALL AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC C4 
NO LATER THAN 3 FEBRUARY 2005. 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 
 E. DIRECTOR C4 WILL CONVENE BOARDS CONSISTING OF SENIOR OFFICERS, 
SNCOS, AND CIVILIANS TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND SELECT WINNERS. 
WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN EARLY MARCH 2006. AWARDS WILL BE 
PRESENTED AT THE C4 AWARDS DINNER IN ALEXANDRIA, VA, IN THE 
APRIL-MAY 2006 TIMEFRAME. 
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 HTTPS: SLASH SLASH 
HQDOD.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 
MS. PATRICIA WESSEL AT COMM 703 693 3540 OR DSN 223 3540/E-MAIL 
PATRICIA.WESSEL.CTR@USMC.MIL OR MR. CHRIS CANNAVARO AT COMM 703 614 
9469 OR DSN 224 9469/E-MAIL CHRIS.CANNAVARO.CTR@SMC.MIL.