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UNCLAS //N04321//
MARADMIN 092/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MRO//
SUBJ/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
REF/A/DOC/DEP-S/YMD:010122//
AMPN/REF A IS DEP&S MEMO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG
AWARENESS AWARD.//
POC/MR. JOHNIE HAWKINS/CONT/-/-/TEL:703-784-9526/TEL:DSN 278-9526//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD. PER THE
REF, THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS
EFFORTS BY EACH OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND THE
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. THE MARINE CORPS HAS EXHIBITED ENTHUSIASM
AND ENERGY IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT OUR MARINES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE
COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP SMEDLEY D.
BUTLER, OKINAWA, JAPAN WAS THE 1999 MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT.
2. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAMS WITHIN
THE DOD THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE AWARD:
A. PROGRAMS, CONDUCTED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY WITH DOD ASSETS,
AIMED AT OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
B. PROGRAMS, SUPPORTED BY STRICTLY VOLUNTARY EFFORTS OF DOD
PERSONNEL, TARGETED TO APPROPRIATE POPULATION, WITH OR WITHOUT
CONTRIBUTIONS BY OTHER NON-DOD SOURCES.
3. NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED THREE
TYPED PAGES) WHICH DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENT OF EACH
NOMINEE AND DOCUMENTS THE FOLLOWING:
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAM AND THE MILITARY SERVICE;
B. LOCATION OF THE PROGRAM (NAME OF BASE OR INSTALLATION OR
FACILITY AND WHERE LOCATED);
C. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED (1 JAN 00 - 31 DEC 00);
D. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM; ITS ACTIVITIES, GOALS, AND
ACHIEVEMENTS, CITING ONE OR TWO EXAMPLES;
E. PROGRAM SUMMARY PARAGRAPH;
F. RECOMMENDATIONS AND VERIFICATION BY PROPER AUTHORITIES;
G. STATISTICAL DATA, IF APPROPRIATE.
NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL AND RECEIVED NLT 9 APRIL 2001
TO HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, M&RA (MRO), 3280 RUSSELL
ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103. NO FAX OR E-MAILS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
4. THE AWARD SELECTION CRITERIA ARE GENERAL IN DEFINITION AND
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE TARGET POPULATIONS WITHIN THE THREE
CATEGORIES OF THE DOD DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAMS (AS DESCRIBED
IN PARAGRAPH 2);
B. MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF DOD ASSETS;
C. PROGRAM IMPACT DETERMINED BY SOME OBSERVABLE AND MEASUREABLE
EVENTS.
5. AWARDEES WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE AT THE PENTAGON ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2001 AS PART OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S RED RIBBON WEEK OBSERVANCES.
6. THE AWARD IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVES.
7. POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. JOHNIE L. HAWKINS, COML (703) 784-9526 OR
DSN 278-9526.//
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