R 130020Z MAY 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 227/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/SEMPER FIT SELECTS ALL-MARINE ENGLAND HALF MARATHON TEAM//
POC/CORI THORNTON/CAPT/MRS/-/EMAIL:CORIANNE.THORNTON@USMC.MIL/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE WARRIORS ACROSS THE SEA CHALLENGE CUP RACE
IS A LONG STANDING COMPETITION BETWEEN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE
BRITISH ROYAL NAVY/MARINES. IN 2004 THE MARINE CORPS WAS VICTORIOUS
OVER THE BRITISH. THE RACE THIS YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE ON 29 MAY IN
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. SEMPER FIT (MRS) HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO SELECT THE
BEST MARINE ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN THIS PRESTIGOUS COMPETITION. THE
ALL-MARINE TEAM WILL BE COMPRISED OF FIVE MEN AND ONE WOMAN. THE
MARINES SELECTED FOR THIS TEAM MUST BE AVAILABLE FROM 25-30 MAY
2005. THIS EVENT WILL STRENGTHEN THE GOOD NATURED RIVALRY WE NOW
SHARE WITH OUR BRITISH COMRADES IN ARMS.
SELECTED TEAM MEMBERS ARE:
MCB QUANTICO
MAJ ALEXANDER G. HETHERINGTON 4929
MARFORLANT
CAPT WILLIAM G. EDWARDS 4141
MCRD SAN DIEGO
CAPT ANDREW E. BARTLE 6299
NAS PENSACOLA
2NDLT ERIK SCHMIDT 8805
MCAS MIRAMAR
SGT JEREMY S. BROWN 4003
CPL TARA D. SMITH 8236
ALTERNATES WILL BE CAPT TIMOTHY W. TAPPLY 0108 AND LCPL MICHELLE R.
VANOSTRAND 2053.
2. MARINES COMING FROM THE WEST COAST MUST ARRIVE AT DULLES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD) NLT 1600 ON 24 MAY 2005. FLIGHT
ARRANGEMENTS TO LONDON WILL BE MADE BY HQMC (MRS). PER DIEM
CHARGEABLE IAW JFTR WILL BE BORNE BY LOCAL MCCS FUNDS, REIMBURSABLE
BY SEMPER FIT (MRS). BILLETING IN ENGLAND HAS BEEN ARRANGED BY THE
ROYAL NAVY. MESSING IS AVAILABLE. MALE MARINES MUST BRING A COAT
AND TIE, FEMALES APPROPRIATE DRESS FOR DINING.
3. SUBMIT TRAVEL VOUCHERS (DD1351-2) TO LOCAL MCCS WITHIN THREE
WORKING DAYS OF RETURN FROM TAD. FAX A COPY OF LIQUIDATED TRAVEL
CLAIM TO HQMC (MRS) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF TAD. MARINES
WITH NO LOCAL MCCS WILL SUBMIT TRAVEL VOUCHERS DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS)
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF TAD.//