R 160730Z DEC 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 604/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL (HSM) AND THE
/ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL (AFSM) FOR HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/JOINT STAFF/28NOV2005//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/07JAN2002//
NARR/REF A IS THE JOINT STAFF MEMORANDUM APPROVING THE AWARD
AUTHORITY FOR THE HSM AND THE AFSM FOR HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.
REF B IS SECNAVINST 1650.1G, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.//
POC/MR. FRANCISCO/CIV/HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9206
/EMAIL:NELSON.FRANCISCO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE
APPROVAL OF THE HSM AND THE AFSM. PER REF A, THE DIRECTOR, JOINT
STAFF, HAS APPROVED THE HSM AND THE AFSM FOR UNITED STATES PERSONNEL
ENGAGED IN THE RELIEF EFFORTS FOR HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA
PURSUANT TO THE GUIDELINES SHOWN BELOW.
2. HSM: THE HSM IS AN INDIVIDUAL AWARD. AS SUCH, ONLY THOSE
MARINES WHO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN
RELIEF OPERATIONS IN ALABAMA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AND TEXAS
(EAST OF 96 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE) FROM 29 AUG THROUGH 13 OCT 2005
ARE ELIGIBLE. AS STATED IN REF (B), DIRECT PARTICIPATION IS DEFINED
AS BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THE DESIGNATED LOCATION, AND HAVING
DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO AND INFLUENCED THE ACTION. ALSO, DEPLOYMENT
TO THE AREA OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN AND OF ITSELF DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE HSM ENTITLEMENT.
A. THE COMMANDER, MARFOR KATRINA SHALL CONSOLIDATE A ROSTER OF
ALL MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL WHO MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA. THIS ROSTER
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMMA) USING AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET
(HSM.XLS) VIA THE AWARDS PROCESSING SYSTEM.
B. OTHER UNIT COMMANDERS IN THE GRADE OF 0-6 AND ABOVE
OPERATING IN THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY, BUT OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF
MARFOR KATRINA SHALL CONSOLIDATE A ROSTER OF ALL MARINES UNDER THEIR
COGNIZANCE THAT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. THE ROSTERS SHOULD
BE SUBMITTED AS OUTLINED ABOVE.
C. UPON RECEIPT OF CONSOLIDATED ROSTERS OF ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL,
MMMA WILL REPORT THE HSM ON UNIT DIARY AND UPDATE THE CAR-HSM
DATABASE POSTED ON THE MMMA WEBSITE.
D. MARINES WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE SUBMITTED
ROSTERS, BUT FEEL THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HSM UNDER THE
CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THIS MARADMIN, MUST SUMMARIZE THEIR ACTIONS IN
A BRIEF SYNOPSIS. THIS SYNOPSIS MUST INCLUDE: THE SPECIFIC
OPERATION, THE DATES OF PARTICIPATION AND THE LOCATION OF QUALIFYING
SERVICE; A DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC ACTIONS, AND A RETURN MAILING
ADDRESS. THE REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE FORMER COMMANDING
OFFICER UNDER WHOSE COMMAND THE PETITIONING MARINE SERVED DURING THE
OPERATION. THE REQUEST SHOULD BE ENDORSED AS TO CERTIFY THAT THE
CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTS ARE ACCURATE
ACCOUNTS OF THE MARINE'S ACTIONS. THE OFFICER ENDORSING THE REQUEST
WILL THEN FORWARD THE REQUEST TO THE COMMANDER MARFOR KATRINA FOR
FINAL DECISION. THE POC FOR MARFOR KATRINA IS CW03 DEFRIEZE. HE CAN
BE REACH BY PHONE AT (816) 843-3563/3559, OR EMAIL AT
CHRISTOPHER.DEFRIEZE@USMC.MIL.
3. AFSM: THE AFSM IS AWARDED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND IT IS
AUTHORIZED FOR PRESENTATION TO ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS. PERSONNEL MUST HAVE BEEN IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE
OPERATION FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR 60 NON-CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN AN
AREA ENCOMPASSING THE UNITED STATES FROM 27 AUG 2005 THROUGH 27 FEB
2006, LESS THE AREA AND TIME PERIOD DETAILED FOR RECEIPT OF THE HSM.
MARINES WHO RECEIVE THE HSM MAY ALSO QUALIFY FOR THE AFSM IF THEIR
DIRECT SUPPORT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SAME PERIOD AND ACTIONS USED IN
RECEIVING THE HSM.
A. UNIT COMMANDERS IN THE GRADE OF 0-6 AND ABOVE ARE AUTHORIZED
TO AWARD THE AFSM TO MARINES OF THEIR COMMAND, PROVIDED THAT THEY
MEET THE AFOREMENTIONED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
B. IN ADDITION TO REPORTING THE AWARD ON THE UNIT DIARY, UNIT
COMMANDERS ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE APPROPRIATE CRISIS
CODE (9GY FOR HURRICANE KATRINA AND 9HB FOR HURRICANE RITA) IS
REPORTED ON EACH MARINE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE OPERATION, TO
INCLUDE THE INCLUSIVE DATES OF PARTICIPATION.
4. FOR PURPOSE OF AWARDS, HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA ARE
CONSIDERED ONE OPERATION. THE CONTENT OF THIS MARADMIN WILL BE
INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REF B.//