Gunnery Sergeant Eddie L. DeWitt Jr.

Welcome
to the Third Annual
Marine Corps Association & Foundation
Intelligence
Awards
★ ★
★ ★ ★ Dinner
★
★ ★
★
The Crystal Gateway Marriott
19 September 2013
veritInateslligpenecerDespaertnmetnet ntia
Semper Fidelis Sponsor:
Tonight’s Award Presentation is being live streamed at:
www.ustream.tv/channel/mcaf-events
General John R. Allen,
USMC (Ret)
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense
on Middle East Security
General John R. Allen commanded the International Security
Assistance Force – Afghanistan and United States Forces –
Afghanistan from July 18, 2011, to Feb. 10, 2013.
During a 38 year career in the Marine Corps, General Allen
served in a variety of command and staff positions in the Marine
Corps and the Joint Force. Prior to assuming command of the
NATO and US forces in Afghanistan, General Allen commanded
at every level in the Marine Corps through Marine Expeditionary
Brigade. He served as the G-3 Operations Officer of the 2d
Marine Division. He was the Aide de Camp and Military
Secretary to the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Contingency and combat operations include Operation Sea Signal during Caribbean
contingency operations in 1994, Operation Joint Endeavor during contingency operations in
the Balkans in 1995-1996; Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq from 2007-2008, and Operation
Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2013.
Beyond his operational credentials, General Allen has also led a number of professional
military educational programs including service as the Director, Marine Infantry Officer
Program; Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Basic School; and Commandant of Midshipmen,
United States Naval Academy.
He has served as the Marine Corps Fellow to the Center for Strategic and International
Studies, a Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow, and was the first Marine officer to serve
as a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
General Allen’s first tour as a general officer was as the Principal Director, Asian and
Pacific Affairs, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a position he occupied for nearly
three years. From 2006-2008, General Allen served as Deputy Commanding General, II
Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and Commanding General, 2d Marine Expeditionary
Brigade, deploying to combat operations in Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006-2008,
and serving as the Deputy Commanding General of Multinational Force - West (MNF-W) and II
MEF (Forward) in the Al Anbar Province. General Allen served as the Deputy Commander, U.S.
Central Command, a position he held from July 2008 - June 2011.
General Allen’s command of the 150,000 US and NATO forces in Afghanistan occurred
at a particularly critical period in the war. During his command, General Allen recovered the
33,000 U.S. surge forces, moved the Afghan National Security Forces into the lead for combat
operations, and pivoted NATO forces from being a conventional combat force into an advisory
command. Further, he established the division size Special Operations Joint Task Force. In
the process, his forces closed or realigned over 500 bases and facilities. All of these activities
were conducted in contact with the enemy and during active combat operations.
Following retirement, and among other activities, General Allen has become a Distinguished
Fellow at Brookings, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Naval Analysis, and is a member of the
Board of Advisors with The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He is a permanent and
active member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
He is currently serving as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense on Middle East
Security.
General Allen graduated with military honors from the Naval Academy with the class of
1976, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in operations analysis. He is a 1998 distinguished
graduate of the National War College. He holds a Master of Arts degree in national security
studies from Georgetown University, a Master of Science degree in strategic intelligence
from the Defense Intelligence College, and a Master of Science degree in national security
strategy from the National War College. He is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Strategic
Intelligence degree from the National Intelligence University.
Personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster in lieu of his second award; the Defense Superior Service Medal; and the Legion of
Merit with three Gold Stars in lieu of four awards.
Foreign awards include the NATO Meritorious Service Medal; the Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan
Medal of Afghanistan; the French Legion of Honour; the Commander’s Cross of the Order of
Merit of the Polish Republic; the Polish Afghanistan Star Award; the Mongolian Meritorious
Service Medal, First Class; the Gold Medal of the Polish Armed Forces; and the Taiwan Order
of the Resplendent Banner with Special Cravat.
Agenda
1800-1850 Receptions
1900 Musical Support Provided by The President’s Own
Post the Colors / Retire the Colors
Welcoming Comments by MajGen Ed Usher, USMC (Ret)
Invocation by LCDR Tavis Long, USN
Dinner Service
Introduction by Col Michael Groen, USMC
Remarks by Gen John R. Allen, USMC (Ret), Senior Advisor to the
Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs
MCA&F Awards Presentation:
Director of Intelligence Innovation Award
Director of Intelligence Language Professional of the Year Award
Director of Intelligence Command Language Program of the Year
The MajGen Michael E. Ennis Award for Literary Excellence
Mr. John J. Guenther Award for Outstanding Marine Corps
Intelligence Civilian
LCpl James E. Swain Award for Outstanding Marine Corps
Intelligence Enlisted Marine
MSgt Charles C. Arndt Award for Outstanding Marine Corps
Intelligence Noncommissioned Officer
MGySgt Samuel C. Plott Award for Outstanding Marine Corps
Intelligence Staff Noncommissioned Officer
LtCol Michael D. Kuszewski Award for Outstanding Marine Corps
Intelligence Officer
Director of Intelligence Unit of the Year Award, The DIRINT’s Cup
Dinner Menu
Sliced Artisan Bread Display
Strawberry Mache Salad
Fresh Strawberries with Seasonal Baby Mache
Candied Walnuts and Key Lime Vinaigrette with Blue Cheese
Grilled NY Strip Steak
with Red Wine Demi and Caramelized Cipollini Onions, Red Bliss
Potatoes, and Grilled Asparagus
Black Forest Cake
Chocolate cake filled with cherries and whipped cream
Freshly Brewed Regular, Decaffeinated Coffee & Specialty Teas
Wine Sponsored by
Leupold & MetroStar Systems
Award Namesake Biographies
LtCol Michael D. Kuszewski, USMC
LtCol Kuszewski served in the Marine Corps from 1978 to
1996 and was a veteran of Desert Storm and Desert Shield.
He was an honor graduate of OCS, TBS and AWS, earned a
Masters degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval
Postgraduate School and served on the faculty at the Joint
Military Intelligence College. While serving as the Deputy
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, 2nd Marine Division,
LtCol Kuszewski was killed in a helicopter crash during
Exercise Solid Shield at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in
1996. He had been selected for LtCol and was slated to
become the G-2, 2nd Marine Division.
MgySgt Samuel C. Plott, USMC
MGySgt Sam Plott served over 46 years in the Marine
Corps and Naval Intelligence. In World War II, he served
as an artilleryman on Guadalcanal and as an intelligence
specialist during the Tinian and Peleliu campaigns. In
Korea, he served in the 1st Marine Division G-2 as a
photo interpreter in support of the landings at Inchon, in
the campaign to take Seoul, and at the Chosin Reservoir.
In Vietnam, MGySgt Plott served as the NCOIC of the 1st
Marine Aircraft Wing Photographic Imagery Interpretation
Unit in Da Nang. He retired in 1968 after 26 years of service
in the Marine Corps. After a distinguished career in the Marine Corps, MGySgt Plott
then worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence an additional 17 years, retiring in
1985.
MSgt Charles C. Arndt, USMC
MSgt Arndt joined the Marine Corps in 1938. He served
in World War II with the 1st Marine Division, 5th Marines
Intelligence Section as a scout. While serving in the Pacific,
he fought in battles on Guadalcanal, and was one of only
three courageous survivors of LtCol Frank B. Goettge’s 25man patrol; he also was a member of the Spurlock Patrol,
where he earned the Silver Star. MSgt Arndt served during
the Korean Conflict at the Chosin Reservoir and was a
Distinguished Marksman. After serving 26 years of active
service and four years Reserve duty, he retired in 1964 as
a Master Sergeant.
LCpl James E. Swain, USMC
LCpl James E. Swain joined the Marine Corps in 2002
and was designated a 0231 (intelligence analyst) upon
graduation from the Marine Air Ground Task Force
Intelligence Specialist Course. He was assigned to 3rd
Marine Division Okinawa but volunteered for assignment
to 1st Marine Division where he deployed to Iraq in
September 2004.
LCpl Swain soon thereafter volunteered to man a vehicle
mounted machine gun in support of a collection mission
with Company K, 3rd Bn, 1st Marine Regimental Combat
Team. During the mission, LCpl Swain identified an insurgent ambush and engaged
the enemy by fire, suppressing the ambush. LCpl Swain’s heroic actions saved the
lives of his fellow Marines, but he was mortally wounded. For his actions, LCpl Swain
was awarded the first ever Intelligence Community Medal for Valor; the Community’s
second highest award for bravery.
LtCol John J. Guenther, USMC
LtCol Guenther enlisted in the Marine Corps in January
1948 and retired from Federal service in February 1994,
having served in Marine Corps Intelligence billets for over
45 years as an enlisted Marine, officer and civilian. He
retired in 1994, as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for
Intelligence at Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps. During
his 30 years of military service, LtCol Guenther served
in Korea (as a Sgt) with Seventh Marines at the Chosin
Reservoir, the Naval Security Group activity in Morocco,
in Vietnam as a Staff CI/Security Officer for two tours and
in East Germany as the Naval Representative and Joint Operations Officer with
the U.S. Military Liaison Mission to Group of Soviet Forces Germany. He was a
graduate of the Army Counterintelligence Corps Agent Course and served as the
Marine Corps faculty member at the Defense Intelligence College.
Award Namesake Biographies
MajGen MICHAEL E ENNIS, USMC (Ret)
MajGen Ennis is a native of Minnesota and a graduate of
Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) with BA degrees in
French and International Relations. He also holds an MA
degree in Government/National Security Studies from
Georgetown University. MajGen Ennis was commissioned
a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps on 1 January
1972 as a graduate of the Officer Candidates Class (OCC)
program.
Following an eighteen month tour of duty in Okinawa
as a Rifle Platoon Commander and Battalion Embarkation
Officer, 1st Lieutenant Ennis was assigned to officer recruiting duty in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin where he spent three years recruiting officer candidates from the colleges
and universities of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
In 1978, Captain Ennis entered the Foreign Area Officer program and spent
two years studying Russian at both the Defense Language Institute in Monterey,
California, and at the U.S. Army’s Russian Institute in Garmisch, Germany. In 1980 he
returned to Okinawa for one year as the Deputy G-2 of the 9th Marine Amphibious
Brigade and as the S-2 of the 9th Marine Regiment before returning to the United
States, where he spent three years as a translator on the Washington-Moscow
Hotline (MOLINK).
In 1986 Major Ennis returned to Europe where he spent over three years in
Potsdam, East Germany as the Naval Representative to the CINC, Group of Soviet
Forces Germany. He returned to the United States in 1989 and was assigned as
the Operations Officer, 2nd Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Intelligence Group.
In 1991 LtCol Ennis completed a Military Fellowship at the Center for Strategic
and International Studies in Washington DC. He was then assigned to Moscow,
Russia where he served as the Assistant Naval Attache and as the U.S. Military
representative to Azerbaijan.
Upon selection to Colonel in 1993, he was returned to the United States where
he served two years as the Director of the Intelligence Division, Headquarters, U.S.
Marine Corps. Colonel Ennis served as the AC/S G-2 of the III Marine Expeditionary
Force in Okinawa from 1995 to 1998 when he was named Commander of the
Joint Intelligence Center Pacific (JICPAC) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Upon selection to
Brigadier General in 2000, he became the Commandant’s Director of Marine Corps
Intelligence where he remained until January 2004. He was promoted to Major
General on 1 October 2005.
Major General Michael E. Ennis assumed the position of Deputy Director of the
National Clandestine Service for Community Human Intelligence on 6 May 2006. He
previously served as the Director of Human Intelligence at the Defense Intelligence
Agency.
Major General Ennis is currently the SVP of Risk Management & International
Security at SAIC.
Director of Intelligence
Innovation Award
Sponsored by Deloitte
Master Sergeant Jonathan S. French
Master Sergeant French enlisted in the Marine Corps
in 1996. After graduating from Boot Camp, training at
Aviation Machinists and Turbojet schools, he reported to
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-31 for duty.
In 2002, Master Sergeant French lateral moved
to the Intelligence Occupational field, training as an
Imagery Analyst and Joint Service Target Acquisition
Radar (JSTARS) operator. He reported to 3d Intelligence
Battalion for duty in 2003 and deployed to Iraq with I
Marine Expeditionary Force during 2004.
In 2006, Master Sergeant French reported to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
for duty as the Imagery Chief. He reported to Goodfellow AFB as the Marine
Corps Imagery Analysis Instructor and Course Chief in 2007. Master Sergeant
French received orders to 1st Intelligence Battalion in 2011 and served as the
Imagery Chief in Afghanistan. He is currently serving at the Joint Intelligence
Center, Pacific.
Master Sergeant French’s personal decorations include the Defense
Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation with Gold Star, and the Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two Gold Stars. He is married to the
former Kimberly Culli; they have three children, Wyatt, Grace, and Cole.
Award Recipient Biographies
Language Professional
of the Year
Sponsored by Google
Sergeant Miguel Iles
Sgt Iles enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in
June 2008. After graduation from Boot Camp and Marine
Combat Training, he attended the Basic Korean Course at
the Defense Language Institute, graduating at the top of
his class in 2010. He then attended the Voice Processing
Specialist Course and graduated that December as a
Cryptologic Linguist.
In 2011, Sgt Iles reported to 3d Radio Battalion for
duty. He served as a Signals Surveillance Team Leader
and deployed twice to the Korean Peninsula. In 2013,
Sgt Iles reported back to the Defense Language Institute for duty as a Military
Language Instructor.
Sgt Iles’ personal decorations include the Navy Marine Corps Achievement
Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
MajGen Michael E. Ennis Award
for Literary Excellence
Sponsored by Google
Capt Jesse S. Sloman
Capt Sloman attended Officer Candidate School in 2008.
After graduation from Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence
Training Center, he reported to 3d Intelligence Battalion
for duty.
Capt Sloman participated in numerous regional
security cooperation exercises in East Asia, including
Ulchi Freedom Guardian, Key Resolve, Terminal Fury,
and Ssang Yong. During 2011, he served as Officer in
Charge of a counterintelligence team attached to Joint
Special Operations Task Force – Philippines in Southern
Mindanao.
Capt Sloman left active duty in 2013 and entered the Selected Marine Corps
Reserve as a Civil Affairs Officer with 2nd Civil Affairs Group. He is currently
employed as a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. John J. Guenther
Intelligence Civilian
of the Year
Sponsored by ManTech
Mr. James L. Breasette
Mr. Breasette enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1980. After
graduation from Boot Camp, he completed training as
an anti-tank assault man and reported to 1st Battalion
7th Marines for duty. He transferred to Marine Barracks
London, England in 1984. Mr. Breasette completed the
Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training
(BOOST) program in 1986 and graduated from The
Citadel in 1990. After commissioning and school, Mr.
Breasette was designated an Air Traffic Control officer
and served with Air Traffic Control Squadron 18, MCAS
Futenma, Japan.
Mr. Breasette subsequently made a lateral move to the Intelligence
Occupational field and served with the 1st Marine Air Wing, until his transfer
in 1994 to Marine Air Group 29, MCAS New River, North Carolina. In July 1997,
he reported to U.S. Joint Forces Command, serving as an exercise planner. He
transferred to the Navy Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center in 2000, where
he served in variety of billets. In 2003, he reported to Marine Corps Forces Atlantic
(MARFORCOM) for duty and deployed to Iraq with the I Marine Expeditionary
Force.
Mr. Breasette transferred to the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s Joint Concept
Development and Experimentation Division in 2005, serving as the Joint Concepts
and Experimentation Plans Officer. He retired from the Marine Corps in 2007
with over 26 years of service. He is currently employed as the MARFORCOM
Intelligence Operations officer.
Mr. Breasette’s personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service
Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, the Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation Medal with Gold Star, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medal with Gold Star, and the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal 3d Award. Mr.
Breasette and his wife Sue live in Chesapeake, Va.
Award Recipient Biographies
Lance Corporal James E. Swain
Marine Enlisted of the Year
Sponsored by Overwatch Textron Systems
Corporal Derek B. Peterson
Corporal Peterson enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2010
and attended Boot Camp at MCRD San Diego, California.
After graduation, he attended the Navy and Marine
Corps Intelligence Training Center and was designated
an Intelligence Specialist. He reported for duty with 1st
Intelligence Battalion; deploying to Afghanistan as the
Trends and Tactics Chief from December 2011 to June
2012.
Following his deployment to Afghanistan, Corporal
Peterson has served as the Battle-space Support
Team South Chief with 1st Intelligence Battalion. Corporal Peterson’s personal
decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Master Sergeant Charles C.
Arndt Non-Commissioned
Officer of the Year
Sponsored by BAE Systems
Sergeant Gregory J. Bak
Sergeant Bak enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2008. After
graduation from the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence
Training Center as an Intelligence Specialist, he reported
to 1st Intelligence Battalion for duty. He deployed to
Afghanistan in 2010 with HUMINT Exploitation TeamTwo as an all-source analyst.
Returning from Afghanistan, Sergeant Bak subsequently
served at Marine Corps Training and Operations Group,
supporting the targeting curriculum development. In 2011,
he deployed a second time to Afghanistan; serving as the
Senior Targeting Analyst with the Regional Command Southwest Targeting Section.
Sergeant Bak departed active duty in 2013 and is attending college full time.
Sergeant Bak’s personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Award Recipient Biographies
Master Gunnery Sergeant Samuel
C. Plott Staff Non-Commissioned
Officer of the Year
Sponsored by HP
Gunnery Sergeant Eddie L. DeWitt Jr.
Gunnery Sergeant DeWitt enlisted in the Marine Corps
in 1998. After graduation from Boot Camp, he became
a Stinger Missile Gunner and reported to 3d Low Altitude
Air Defense Battalion for duty. In 2002, he attended
Marine Corps Security Forces School; subsequently
serving as a Weapons Instructor with Marine Corps
Security Force Training Company.
In 2006, Gunnery Sergeant DeWitt lateral moved to
the Intelligence Occupational Field. After graduation from
the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center,
he reported to 2d Marine Division for duty; serving as an Intelligence Watch Chief
and assistant Collections Manager in Iraq. He reported to 2d Reconnaissance
Battalion in 2009 and served as the Intelligence Chief in Afghanistan.
In 2010, Gunnery Sergeant DeWitt reported to Marine Special Operations
Command where he served as a Training Chief with Intelligence Battalion, a Direct
Support Team Intelligence Chief with Marine Special Operations Company Hotel in
Afghanistan and the Intelligence Chief for 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion.
Gunnery Sergeant DeWitt currently serves as the Joint Special Operations Task
Force-Trans Sahel J2 Chief, Special Operations Command Africa.
Gunnery Sergeant DeWitt’s personal decorations include the Bronze Star
Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal with three Gold Stars. Gunnery
Sergeant DeWitt is married to the former Molly Herzog of Los Osos, California;
they have one son, Emmet Dow.
Award Recipient Biographies
LtCol Michael D. Kuszewski
Marine Corps Intelligence
Officer of the Year
Sponsored by Palantir
Chief Warrant Officer-4 Andrew G. Lutz
CWO-4 Lutz enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1995. After
graduation from Boot Camp, he completed Engineer
School as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic and reported
to MWSS-172, MCAS Futemna, Okinawa, Japan for
duty. He attended the Marine Security Guard School in
1997; subsequently serving as a security guard in Vienna,
Austria; Bujumbura, Burundi; and Cape Town, South Africa.
In 2000, CWO-4 Lutz made a lateral move to the
Counterintelligence (CI)/Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
Occupational Field. After graduation from the Navy and
Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center, he reported to 2d Intelligence Battalion
for duty; serving as a member of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit HUMINT
Exploitation Team and as a member of Commander Joint Task Force-Horn of
Africa HUMINT Exploitation Team.
After appointment and training as a Warrant Officer in 2004, CWO-4 Lutz
reported to 1st Intelligence Battalion for duty; deploying to Iraq as a CI/HUMINT
Operations Watch Officer and HUMINT Exploitation Team Commander. Following
his deployments, CWO-4 Lutz reported to the Naval Criminal Investigative
Service (NCIS) for duty; serving in a variety of billets in the Washington, DC area.
Reassigned to Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in 2011, he
served as a Direct Support Team OIC and S2 Operations Officer in Afghanistan.
He currently serves as the CI/HUMINT Officer for Marine Special Operations
Combat Support Battalion, Intelligence Company, MARSOC.
CWO-4 Lutz’s personal decorations include the Joint Service Commendation
Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Gold Star, and the Navy
& Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Gold Star. He is married to the former
Melissa K. Heier from Birmingham, Alabama; they have one son, Peyton P. Lutz
and just welcomed a daughter, Avery Layne, to the family last week!
Director of Intelligence
Unit of the Year
Sponsored by Battelle
&
Command Language Program
of the Year
Sponsored by Google
3d Radio Battalion
1943 – 1944
Activated 14 June 1943 at Camp Elliott, San Diego,
California, as 3d Radio Intelligence Platoon Signal
Company, Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet.
Reassigned during July 1943 to Headquarters
Company, 2d Corps Signal Battalion, Fleet Marine
Force. 2d Corps Signal Battalion, Fleet Marine Force
redesignated 28 August 1943 as Signal Battalion, V
Amphibious Corps.
Reassigned 7 September 1943 to Marine Barracks, Camp Elliott, San Diego,
California.
Reassigned during October 1943 to Headquarters Transient Center, V
Amphibious Corps.
Reassigned 16 November 1943 to Headquarters Company, Corps Signal
Battalion, Corps Headquarters Troops, V Amphibious Corps and relocated to Pearl
Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.
Participated in the following World War II campaigns: Kwajalein, Okinawa
Reassigned 2 September 1944 to Signal Company, Headquarters and Service
Battalion, Fleet Marine Force Pacific.
Signal Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion redesignated 19 October
1944 as Headquarters Company, Provisional Force Signal Battalion, Fleet Marine
Force, Pacific.
1945 – 1946
Redesignated 14 February 1945 as 3d Separate Radio Intelligence Platoon,
reassigned to Headquarters Company, III Corps Signal Battalion, III Amphibious
Corps, and relocated to Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands.
Relocated during July 1945 to Guam, Mariana Islands.
Detached 13 august 1945 from Headquarters Company, Signal Battalion.
Redeployed during October 1945 to Tientsin, China.
Participated in the occupation of northern China, October 1945 – February
1946.
Deactivated 28 February 1946.
2003 – 2013
Reactivated 31 July 2003 at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii as 3d Radio Battalion and
assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.
Deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2004 to
September 2004, and June 2005 to February 2006.
Deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May
2009 to January 2010.
The Marine Corps
Association & Foundation
The Marine Corps Association – THE professional association for ALL Marines
turned one hundred years old on 25 April. Since its founding, MCA has
supported Marines in a variety of ways with the emphasis on professional
development, recognition of professional excellence and expanding awareness
of the traditions, history and esprit of the Marine Corps. At the conclusion of our
first century we look forward to aggressively expanding what we do to support
Marines as we begin our second century of service.
With the help of Members, Donors and Sponsors and through the addition of
our Foundation in 2009, we are able to help more Marines! Here are some of
the ways we support Marines:
Commanders’ Professional Library Program
In 2012, this program established or enhanced the professional libraries for
296 Marine units to support commander’s professional development objectives
directly affecting over 94,000 Marines. So far in 2013 we have provided
182 unit libraries with an additional 73 in the process of shipping, positively
affecting over 91,000 Marines.
Marine Excellence Awards Program
During 2012, this program provided recognition for the professional
accomplishments of over 8,800 Marines. Awards include the awards presented
tonight as well as trophies, plaques, books, and
certificates. We expect to do
even more this year to recognize
the professional achievements
of Marines. To date in 2013,
the program provided 6,908
awards including 969 plaques,
160 trophies, 66 cash awards
totaling almost $38,000 and
more.
Commanders’ Forum Program
MCAF provided logistics resources to support 11 unit PME studies of battles
and campaigns in far flung locations including Okinawa, France and a variety
of American Civil War sites including Gettysburg and Chancellorsville with
over 1,100 Marines benefiting from the program in 2012. This year we have
supported numerous unit PME’s and staff rides including a battle study at
Belleau Wood by the Wounded Warrior Regiment.
Award Sponsors
Director of Intelligence Innovation Award
Outstanding Marine Corps Intelligence Officer
Outstanding Marine Corps Intelligence Staff Noncommissioned Officer
Outstanding Marine Corps Intelligence Enlisted Marine
Outstanding Marine Corps Intelligence Noncommissioned Officer
Outstanding Marine Corps Intelligence Civilian
Outstanding Marine Corps Intelligence Unit
Command Language Program of the Year, The MajGen Michael E. Ennis Award
for Literary Excellence, DIRINT’s Innovation Award
Special thanks to Joel Freeman for assistance in providing the Rosetta Stone Images
for the Language Awards
Intelligence Awards
Here are some of the awards presented annually at the MCA&F Intelligence Awards Dinner
through the MCA&F Marine Excellence Awards Program.
LtCol Kuszewski
Award
Presented to the Intel
Officer of the Year
LCpl Swain Award
Presented to the Intel
Enlisted Marine
of the Year
MGySgt Plott Award
Presented to the Intel
SNCO of the Year
MSgt Arndt Award
Presented to the Intel
NCO of the Year
Guenther Award
Presented to the Intel
Civilian Marine
of the Year
Director
Intelligence Cup
Presented to the Marine
Intelligence Unit of the Year
Semper Fidelis Sponsor
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the following sponsors for
their support of this event:
Premier Platinum
Premier Diamond
Armament and Technical Products
C4 Systems
Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Land Systems
Information Technology
Premier Gold
Premier Silver
Premier Bronze
Premier Emerald
THE
COLUMBIA
GROUP
DINNER Sponsors
Bronze
VIP Reception
Name Badge
PME
Wine
Coin
Program
Special Thanks to
Manuel Carazo and to Joel Freeman.