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MARADMIN 443/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MRO//
SUBJ/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
REF/A/DOC/DEP&S/YMD: 010226//
REF/B/CMC MSG/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 092/01, FY 2001 SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD.//
POC/HQMC/MRO/GREG GOLDSTEIN/SSGT/TEL: (703)784-9526/TEL: DSN 278-9592//
RMKS/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 THE
PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE (PMO), MARINE AIR GROUND
TASK FORCE TRAINING COMMAND (MAGTFTC) TWENTY-NINE PALMS,
CALIFORNIA, AS THE MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT. MAGTFTC
PMO PROVIDED AN INNOVATIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES TO MILITARY,
DOD PERSONNEL, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, MILITARY RETIREES,
AND MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION,
PMO INSTRUCTORS PROVIDED DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION
TO OVER 6,000 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN
13 AREA SCHOOLS. MAGTFTC'S EFFORTS IN BASE-WIDE DRUG ABUSE
PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS RESULTED IN A 34 PERCENT REDUCTION
IN POSITIVE URINALYSIS REPORTS WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2001.
3. IN ADDITION TO MAGTFTC TWENTY-NINE PALMS, THE INSTALLATIONS
LISTED BELOW ALSO COMPETED FOR THIS AWARD. THEY ARE HIGHLY COMMENDED
FOR THEIR DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES. THEIR EFFORTS REFLECT THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE
MARINE CORPS.
MCAS CHERRY POINT
MCB CAMP PENDLETON
MCRD SAN DIEGO
MCAS IWAKUNI
MCB QUANTICO
MCAS MIRAMAR
MCB CAMP BUTLER
MCAS BEAUFORT
MCB HAWAII
4. THERE WILL BE AN AWARD CEREMONY THE WEEK OF 24 OCT 01 TO
RECOGNIZE MAGTFTC PMO'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS. DETAILED
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO MAGTFTC, TWENTY-NINE PALMS VIA
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.//
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