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UNCLAS //N01650//
MARADMIN 401/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MMMA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1650. AWARDS UPDATE//
REF/A/DOC/MMMA/02AUG01//
REF/B/DOC/OP-09B33/08AUG91//
REF/C/DOC/OSD/12SEP96//
REF/D/DOC/MMMA/05FEB01//
REF/E/DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/280700ZJUN00//
NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. REF B IS
SECNAVINST 1650.1F, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL. REF C IS
DOD 1348.33M, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS. REF D IS
MCO 1650.19J, ADMINISTRATIVE AND ISSUE PROCEDURES FOR DECORATIONS,
MEDALS, AND AWARDS. REF E IS MARADMIN 322/00, MCBUL 1650. KOSOVO
CAMPAIGN MEDAL//
POC/J A BEST JR./SSGT/HQMC/MMMA/TEL:DSN 278-9206/TEL:(703) 784-9206
/TEL:FAX 278-9866//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF
AWARDS.
2. THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE
INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REF A, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED AT
THE MILITARY AWARDS BRANCH WEBSITE AWARDS.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (JMUA)
HQ U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND 01JUL98-31AUG00
HQ JOINT TASK FORCE DETERMINED RESPONSE, 12OCT00-31OCT00
ADEN, YEMEN (NOT TO INCLUDE OPERATIONAL SERVICE UNITS)
JOINT INTEL TRAINING ACTIVITY PACIFIC, 01APR00-31AUG00
SAN DIEGO, CA
HQ JOINT FORCES INTELLIGENCE COMMAND, 01JUL98-31AUG00
NORFOLK, VA (NOT TO INCLUDE SUB-ELEMENT SERVICE UNITS)
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION (NUC)
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND 01SEP99-30SEP00
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (MUC)
31ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT, OKINAWA, JA 01JUL98-31MAY00
(DISREGARD ALL PREVIOUS UPDATES PUBLISHED IN MARADMIN
378/00 AND 221/01 PERTAINING TO THIS MUC)
COMMAND ELEMENT (INCLUDING)
DET, 3D INTEL BN, III MEF
DET, 5TH FORCE RECON BN
DET, 7TH COMM BN
DET, 1ST RADIO BN
DET, SCAMP, 3D INTEL CO, III MEF 01JUL98-31DEC98
BLT 3/5 (INCLUDING) 01JUL98-10NOV98
1ST PLT, RECON CO, 3D MARDIV
2D PLT, COMBAT ENGR CO, 3D CAB
1ST PLT, A CO, 3D LAR BN
2D PLT, C CO, 3D AA BN
DET, SFCP, 3D BN, 12TH MAR
G BTRY, 2D BN, 11TH MAR
BLT 2/4 (INCLUDING) 10NOV98-30JUN99
4TH PLT, A CO, 5TH RECON BN
4TH PLT, COMBAT ENGR CO, CAB
2D PLT, A CO, 3D LAR BN
3D PLT, C CO, 3D AA BN
DET, SFCP, 3D BN, 12TH MAR
F BTRY, 2D BN, 11TH MAR
BLT 1/5 (INCLUDING) 03JUN99-31DEC99
1ST PLT, 5TH MAR
R&S PLT, 5TH FORCE RECON BN
PLT (REIN) COMBAT ENGR CO, CAB
LAR PLT, LAR CO, CAB
AAV PLT (REIN), AAV CO, CAB
DET, SFCP, 3D BN, 12TH MAR
E BTRY, 2D BN, 11TH MAR
BLT 2/5 (INCLUDING) 01JAN00-31MAY00
H&S PLT, 5TH FORCE RECON BN
PLT (REIN), COMBAT ENGR CO, CAB
LAR PLT, LAR CO, CAB
AAV PLT (REIN), AAV CO, CAB
DET, SFCP, 3D BN, 12TH MAR
E BTRY, 2D BN, 11TH MAR
HMM-262 (INCLUDING) 01JUL98-15OCT98
DET, MACG-18 01JUL98-31DEC99
DET, MAG-36
DET, HMLA-367 01JUL98-15OCT98
DET, HMH-466
DET, MALS-36 01JUL98-03JUN99
DET, MWSS-172
DET, VMA-311 01JUL98-30JUN99
HMM-265 (INCLUDING) 15OCT98-31DEC99
DET, HMLA-267 15OCT98-03JUN99
DET, HMH-361
DET, MWSG-17 01JAN99-03JUN99
DET, HMLA-169 03JUN99-31MAY00
DET, HMH-465 03JUN99-31MAY00
DET, VMA-211 03JUN99-30JUN99
HMH-262 (INCLUDING) 01JAN00-31MAY00
DET, HMLA-369
DET, HMH-462
DET, VMA-513
DET, MWSS-172
DET, MALS-36
DET, MALS-13
DET, MALS-12
MSSG-31 (INCLUDING) 01JUL98-31MAY00
DET, HQ
DET, 3D SPT BN (LS)
DET, 3D SPT BN (MT)
DET, 3D SUP BN
DET, 3D MAINT BN
DET, 9TH ENGR SUPT BN
DET, H&S BN (COMM)
DET, 3D MED BN
MCAS, CHERRY POINT, NC OCT98-SEP99
MARINE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SQUADRON 2, 01APR98-31DEC99
MCAS, CHERRY POINT, NC
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 122, 01MAY97-30APR98
MCAS BEAUFORT, SC
U.S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA 01JUN96-30JUN00
MARINE BARRACKS GROUND DEFENSE/SECURITY FORCE
3. HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL (HSM). THE HSM IS APPROVED FOR THE
BELOW LISTED HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. A BY-NAME LISTING OF
THOSE PERSONNEL ENTITLED TO THE HSM IS MAINTAINED AT HQMC (MMMA).
ADMIN OFFICERS MAY CALL DSN 278-9340 OR COML (703) 784-9340 FOR
VERIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT. THIS VERIFICATION WILL CONSTITUTE
AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES:
INDIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF OPERATION 26JAN01-19FEB01
EAST TIMOR OPERATION 28OCT00-30OCT00
06NOV00-08NOV00
12DEC00-14DEC00
22FEB01-24FEB01
02MAR01-04MAR01
DJIBOUTI DEMINING OPERATION 01MAR00-11MAY01
4. THE MILITARY AWARDS BRANCH IS FREQUENTLY CALLED OR SENT E-MAILS
ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE KOSOVO CAMPAIGN MEDAL (KCM);
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (AFEM); AND ARMED FORCES SERVICE
MEDAL (AFSM) FOR SERVICE IN THE ADRIATIC FROM JUNE 1998 TO PRESENT.
REFER TO REF E FOR DEFINITIVE GUIDANCE WITH REGARDS TO THESE
AWARDS. AWARD OF THE KCM, AFEM, AND THE AFSM IS RESTRICTED TO
SERVICE THAT QUALIFIES ON 3 ELEMENTS:
A. PARTICIPATION IN THE NAMED OPERATION WHICH IS ELIGIBLE
FOR THE AWARD.
B. DEPLOYMENT INTO THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY DEFINED FOR THE
AWARD.
C. THE SERVICE MUST BE THERE FOR THE DEFINED LENGTH OF TIME.
AWARDS ARE NEVER AUTHORIZED FOR SUPPORT OF ANY TRAINING EXERCISES,
I.E. DYNAMIC RESPONSE. ONLY SERVICE IN THE NAMED OPERATIONS WILL
QUALIFY A SERVICE MEMBER FOR ANY OF THESE AWARDS. VERIFICATION OF
OPERATION PARTICIPATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BASED ON AN INDIVIDUALS
SERVICE RECORDS UNDER OPERATIONS. IF THE OPERATION IN THE SERVICE
RECORD DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE MARADMIN UNDER AUTHORIZED AWARD, THEN
THE INDIVIDUAL WILL NOT BE QUALIFIED FOR THE AWARD IN QUESTION.//
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