AWARDS UPDATE

Date Signed: 3/21/2022 | MARADMIN 127/22

R 211744Z MAR 22
MARADMIN 127/22
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/AWARDS UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC MMMA/YMD: 20210404//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/DOD/YMD: 20210409//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/DOD/YMD: 20201020//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/DOD/YMD: 2020060//
NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. REF B IS DODI 1348.33, DOD MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS PROGRAM, CHANGE 5. REF C IS DODM 1348.33-V4, CHANGE 4. REF D IS DODM 1348.33-V2, CHANGE 4.//
POC/J. DIAMOND/CIV/HQMC MMMA/-/TEL: 703-784-9206/ EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The purpose of this MARADMIN is to provide an update of awards since the last update, MARADMIN 664/21.
2.  The following unit awards are authorized and will be incorporated in ref A.
2.a.  Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
2.a.1.  U.S. European Command Balkans National
        Support Element:                             24Jan19-30Jun20
2.a.2.  Air Force Global Strike Command              01Apr20-30Nov20
2.a.3.  U.S. Mil Entrance Processing Command (MEPS)  01Mar20-28Feb21
2.a.4.  HQ, U.S. Southern Command                    01Nov18-30Sep21
Additional units eligible:
JTF-Bravo
JTF-Guantanamo Bay                                   Inter-American Defense College (IADC) Security Cooperation Offices in Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Eastern Caribbean, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
2.a.5.  HQ, U.S. Central Command                     14Apr21-30Aug21
Subordinate units eligible:
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (Forward)
JTF-Crisis Response, 
Over the Horizon-Counterterrorism
Defense Security Cooperation Management Office-Afghanistan
2.a.6.  HQ, Special Operations JTF-Afghanistan       04Jun19-03Jun20
(Correction to MARADMIN 664/21) Amended to read Joint Task Force-Afghanistan
Note:  Per ref B, service units and individuals assigned to service units in support of these joint organizations are not eligible for the JMUA listed above (2.a.1-2.a.5).  Only those members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were present at the time and directly participated in the service or achievement for at least 30 days or more, if the period cited is less than 30 days, members are authorized to wear the JMUA ribbon.  Personnel must be assigned and/or attached by official orders to the joint unit or task force headquarters receiving the JMUA.  The commander of the unit cited may waive, on an individual basis, the 30-day minimum time requirement for individuals (reserve personnel on active duty and TDY and/or TAD personnel) who, in the opinion of the commander, contributed directly to the achievement cited, and were assigned on official orders to the awarded unit during the approved time period.
2.b.  Navy Unit Commendation.
2.b.1. Det, VMFA (AW) 533, MAG-31, 2d MAW            01Apr16-28Oct16
(Correction to MARADMIN 664/21)
2.c.  Meritorious Unit Commendation.
2.c.1.  VMM-263                                      01Sep17-01Nov18
2.c.2.  MALS-26                                      01Jul14-01Jul17
2.c.3.  1st Radio Bn                                 01Jan18-31Dec19
2.c.4.  VMAT-203                                     01Oct16-30Sep18
2.c.5.  HQ BN, MAGTF Training Command (MAGTFTC)      01Oct17-30Sep18
2.c.6   Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC)       01Oct18-30Sep20
Additional units eligible:
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED-25)
2.c.7   MCI East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune      14Sep18-30Sep20
Additional units eligible:                           
HQ and Support BN, MCB Camp Lejeune             (MCC:  013 RUC:  31001)  
Weapons Training BN, MCB Camp Lejeune           (MCC:  096 RUC:  31012)
MCAS, New River NC                              (MCC:  024 RUC:  02021)
MCAS, Cherry Point NC                           (MCC:  022 RUC:  02002)
Legal Srv Spt Team (LSST), MCAS Cherry Point NC (MCC:  018 RUC:  02002)
MWSS-272, MAG-26, 2D MAW                        (MCC:  160 RUC:  00272)
Heavy Equipment Platoon, 8th ESB, 2D MLG        (MCC:  15L RUC:  21310)
2D CEB, 2D                                      (MCC:  198 RUC:  12400)
Fleet Engineering Architecture Department, MCAS Cherry Point NC NAVFAC MIDLANT, MCAS Cherry Point NC ROICC, NAVFAC MIDLANT, MCP Camp Lejeune NC OICC Florence, NAVFAC MIDLANT, MCP Camp Lejeune, NC Note: Roster of all eligible personnel is maintained in the iAPS archived record. HQMC, MMMA will report the MUC for those Marines identified as having met eligibility criteria NLT 20 March 2022.  
2.d.  Humanitarian Service Medal (HSM).  The Joint Chief of Staff has approved the HSM for JTF-Haiti Joint Operations Area (Haiti and 12 nautical miles per the national maritime boundary) for those personnel who directly participated in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support provided to the people of Haiti during the period 15Aug21-05Sep21 following the devastating earthquake on 14 August 2021.Note:  Personnel must have been assigned to the immediate area of operations which are determined to be as outlined above.  As stated in ref B and C, direct participation is defined as being physically present at the designated location and having directly contributed to and influenced the action.  Deployment to the area of humanitarian assistance in and of itself does not constitute HSM entitlement.  Commanders in the grade of 0-6 and above have been given delegation of authority for determining HSM eligibility and shall consolidate a roster in accordance with MARADMIN 626/13 of all military personnel eligible for the award.  Upon approval, this roster shall be submitted to the CMC (MMMA-2) using an excel spreadsheet (HSM.XLS) via the Improved Awards Processing System, including full name, rank, and SSN, for record purpose.  MMMA will report the award on MCTFS Via UD and update the "HSM" database.  The database is posted on the MMMA website under verification of awards, external links tab:  WWW.Manpower.usmc.mil/Portal/Page/Portal/M_RA_Home/MM/MA
2.e.  National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation
2.e.1.  CJSOC-Operations Inherent Resolve Team       01Dec19-31Dec20
Personnel eligible for the award:
Capt Economou, Jospeh
MSgt Smith Steven
2.f.  Air Force Organizational Excellence Award      
2.f.1.  Air War College                              01Jul18-30Jun20
Personnel eligible for the award: 
LtCol Alsop, Steven
LtCol Binder III, John
Col Carson Jr, Ronnie
Col Cunningham, Aaron
Col Richie, Christopher  
2.g.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 
2.g.1.  25th Attack Group (ACC)                      01Jun20-31May21
Personnel eligible for the award: 
Maj Maguire, Gabriel
Capt Connelly, James
Capt Dennis, Cody
Capt Kramer, Mathew
Capt Olson, Matthew
GySgt Gallemit, Daniel
Sgt Bistran, Aaron
Sgt Hurtado, Christian
2.h.  Certificate of Commendation (Unit Award)
2.h.1.  SPMAGTF Southern Command 19                  01Mar19-31Jan20
2.i.  GWOT Expeditionary and Service Medals- Operations Observant Compass (OOC) has been approved as a designated operation for award of the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOTEM) and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM). The period of award is from 01Oct11-30Sep17. The associated GWOTEM area of eligibility for OOC is:  Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and Republic of South Sudan, to include the respective airspace of each.  Note:  Service members must be deployed for an approved operation to a designated area of eligibility in order to qualify for award of the GWOTEM. There is no associated deployment requirement in order to qualify for award of the GWOTSM. 
3.  Ref A is no longer distributed.  Instead, ref A is updated quarterly and maintained on the internet at www.marines.mil.
4.  Release authorized by MajGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.//