Marine Corps Engineer Association (MCEA) Awards Program for 2004

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT 
NOMINEES IN REF TO MCO 1650.41B MARINE CORPS ENGINEER AWARDS. 
THE MCEA AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING
ENGINEER ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND ORGANIZATIONS. 
ACCORDINGLY, A TOTAL OF 21 AWARD CATEGORIES ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS
OF THE ENGINEER MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED. 
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES WERE ADDED LAST YEAR TO SPECIFICALLY
RECOGNIZE THE MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR JUNIOR MARINES. THE
REF IS BEING REVISED TO REFLECT THIS. THE CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER OF THE YEAR
COMBAT ENGINEER SNCO OF THE YEAR (E6-E7)
COMBAT ENGINEER NCO OF THE YEAR (E4-E5)
COMBAT ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (E1-E3)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT SNCO OF THE YEAR (E6-E7)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT NCO MARINE OF THE YEAR (E4-E5)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT MARINE OF THE YEAR (E1-E3)
UTILITIES OFFICER OF THE YEAR
UTILITIES SNCO OF THE YEAR (E6-E7)
UTILITIES NCO OF THE YEAR (E4-E5)
UTILITIES MARINE OF THE YEAR (E1-E3)
BULK FUEL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
BULK FUEL SNCO OF THE YEAR (E6-E7)
BULK FUEL NCO OF THE YEAR (E4-E5)
BULK FUEL MARINE OF THE YEAR (E1-E3)
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION OF THE YEAR
ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION OF THE YEAR
MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON ENGINEER DIVISION OF THE YEAR
2. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD
COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION.
ALL INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MCEA
NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM. THIS YEAR'S SYMPOSIUM WILL BE HELD IN
PORTLAND, OR IN OCTOBER 2004. EXACT DATE OF AWARDS WILL BE
ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
3. ACTION
 A. COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MEET THE
CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REF ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT
NOMINATIONS VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.
 B. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (LPE) NO LATER THAN
30 JUNE 04. THE AWARD COVERS THE PERIOD 1 APR 03 - 31 MAR 04. DUE 
TO THE VOLUME OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS,
LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. COMMANDS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO EMAIL COMPLETE PACKAGES, WITH ATTACHMENTS, TO THE POC
ABOVE. 
 C. INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE:
 (1) A SUMMARY OF ACTION (S) NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES,
 (2) AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH SUITABLE FOR INCLUSION IN AWARDS
PROGRAM PAMPHLET. EITHER THE CAMOUFLAGE UTILITY OR SUMMER SERVICE
"C" UNIFORM IS ACCEPTABLE. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY IS DESIRED. PHOTOS
WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
 (3) A CD-ROM WITH SUMMARY OF ACTION, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH AND
PROPOSED CITATION IN MICROSOFT WORD (*.DOC) FORMAT,
 (4) UNIT POC TO INCLUDE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
 D. ORGANIZATION AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL CONTAIN:
 (1) SUMMARY OF ACTION (S) NOT TO EXCEED THREE PAGES,
 (2) FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS APPROPRIATE TO THE UNIT'S MISSION.
PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE SUITABLE FOR INCLUSION IN AWARDS PROGRAM
PAMPHLET. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY IS DESIRED. PHOTOS WILL NOT BE
RETURNED.
 (3) A COMPLETED COPY OF THE STATISTICAL SUMMARY AS DISPLAYED
IN ENCLOSURE (2) OF THE REF.
 (4) A CD-ROM WITH SUMMARY OF ACTION, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS,
STATISTICAL SUMMARY AND PROPOSED CITATION IN MICROSOFT WORD (*.DOC)
FORMAT.
 E. ACTS OF VALOR RECOGNIZED BY MILITARY AWARDS CAN ALSO BE
RECOGNIZED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE ENGINEER AWARDS AS DESCRIBED IN
ENCLOSURE (1) OF THE REF.
 F. EACH MAJOR COMMAND MAY SUBMIT ONLY ONE NOMINATION FOR EACH
AWARD.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
 A. CMC. CMC (LPE) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MARINE
CORPS PARTICIPATION IN ALL ENGINEER AWARD SELECTIONS AND THOSE
CEREMONIES CONDUCTED BY THE MCEA.
 B. LOCAL COMMANDERS
 (1) LOCAL COMMANDS/COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERS AND
FUNDING FOR THEIR RECIPIENTS AND ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO TRAVEL
TO THE AWARDS CEREMONIES.
 (2) LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL
AND UNIT AWARD RECIPIENTS AT APPROPRIATE LOCAL CEREMONIES.
 (3) INDIVIDUALS, OTHER THAN NOMINEES, WHO DESIRE TO ATTEND
AWARD CEREMONIES, MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
5. RESERVE APPLICABILITY. THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE TO THE
MARINE CORPS RESERVE.