R 161816Z JAN 25 MARADMIN 018/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024 MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP)// REF/A/MCO 1650.52A/DTD 07 FEB 2011// AMPN/REF A MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP)// POC/B.J. WALKER/LTCOL/DEPUTY PRODUCT MANAGER, PRODUCT MANAGER, AMMUNITION/TEL: 703-462-4984/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/A. L. LEWIS/CIV/OPERATIONS SECTION, PRODUCT MANAGER, AMMUNITION/ TEL: 703-472-3140/EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose.  To solicit nominees for the Gunnery Sergeant Edwin W. Johnson Jr, Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Marine Corps Ammunition Awards Program (MCAAP). This program was established to recognize the exemplary performance of ammunition officers (MOS 2340) and ammunition technicians (MOS 2311) in the operating forces, supporting establishments, and the selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) who have made significant contributions while serving in an ammunition billet in their unit's assigned mission and who embody the Marine Corps values of honor, courage, and commitment.  The  MCAAP encompasses individual awards for ammunition officers and ammunition technicians serving within the ammunition community. 2. Inclusive dates for the awards are 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. 3. For CY 2024, we are soliciting nominations for the following six categories: 3.A. The Ammunition Officer of the Year Award.  This award is presented annually to an active-duty Marine in the rank of Warrant Officer through Limited Duty Officer Captain. 3.B. The Ammunition Staff Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Award. This award is presented annually to an active-duty Marine in the rank of Staff Sergeant or Gunnery Sergeant. 3.C. The Ammunition Technician Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Award.  This award is presented annually to an active-duty Marine in the rank of Corporal or Sergeant. 3.D. The Ammunition Technical of the Year Award.  This award is presented annually to an active-duty Marine in the rank of Private through Lance Corporal. 3.E. The SMCR Ammunition Staff Non-Commissioned Officer/Officer of the Year Award.  This award is presented to a Reserve Marine in the rank of Staff Sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant, or Warrant Officer through Chief Warrant Officer. 3.F. The SMCR Ammunition Technical of the Year Award.  This award is presented annually to a Reserve Marine in the rank of Private through Sergeant. 4. In accordance with the reference, nominees must be Marines currently serving or having served in an ammunition billet holding the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 2340 or 2311 and should set a standard of technical and professional excellence by exhibiting the leadership traits and principles of a Marine, to include the MOS knowledge expected of an ammunition officer or ammunition technician of the appropriate rank. 4.A.  Nominees should be recognized as Marines who best exemplify outstanding performance and technical expertise that have significantly and positively impacted their unit's mission accomplishment with regards to ammunition logistics. 5. Follow the instructions contained with this MARADMIN for package layout and submission.  Award nomination packages shall include: 5.A.  Nomination letter(s) from Command, with Chain of Command endorsements up to the first O-6. 5.A.1.  Nomination letter shall be in Naval letter format. 5.A.2.  Nomination letter shall include the phone number and email address for the nominee. 5.A.3.  Nomination letter shall include the unit point of contact and their phone number and email address.  5.B.  Nomination letter enclosures shall include: 5.B.1.  Marine Online Basic Training Record print out. 5.B.2.  A career biography of nominee. 5.B.3.  A Summary of Action (SOA) that provides a description of the nominee's meritorious service or achievement based on their sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature.  The SOA shall include their billet description, a list of qualifications, and significant contributions to the Command.  The  SOA shall not to exceed two pages in length and will be in paragraph format using 12-pitch, Times New Roman font, and single-spaced text. The SOA opening shall read "(RANK FULL NAME) is enthusiastically recommended for the (AWARD CATEGORY) while serving as (BILLET), (UNIT), from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024."  Closing remarks shall reiterate the recommendation. 5.B.4.  A proposed citation.  The citation opening shall read "Professional achievement in the superior performance of his/her duties while serving as (BILLET), (UNIT), from 1 January 2024 to 31  December 2024."  The citation closing shall read RANK LAST NAME's enthusiasm, professionalism, and unwavering devotion to duty reflected credit on him/herself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.  5.C.  Do not include SSN for award nominees. 5.D.  Don not include official photographs for award nominees. 6.  Each Marine Corps Major Subordinate Command (I.E.; Marine Division, Marine Logistics Group, Marine Air Wing, MEF Information Group, Marine Corps Bases, Posts, and Stations), are encouraged to submit as many nominations as deemed eligible for consideration for each award category. 7.  Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) will convene their own selection board to select the most qualified SMCR Marines and will forward awardee information to Product Manager Ammunition NLT 20 MAR 2025 to be included in the MARADMIN announcing all CY 2024 MCAAP winners.  Details for the SMCR selection board will be sent by MARFORRES to unit POCs via SEPCOR. 7.A. Reserve Marines being nominated for the SMCR Ammunition Technical/Officer of the year category shall submit packages through their parent Chain of Command.  Packages are due to MARFORRES G-4 no later than 1500 EST 20 February 2025.  Details for the SMCR selection board will be sent by MARFORRES to unit POCs via SEPCOR. 8.  All active-duty nomination packages shall be sent electronically via e-mail to [email protected] in a PDF file. 8.A.  The PDF file shall be named "EDIPI_LASTNAME_CATEGORY" (E.G. 1234567890_PULLER_OFFICER.pdf). 8.B.  The subject line of the email should read:  "Calendar Year 2024 Marine Corps Ammunition Awards Program, (Award Category), ICO (Rank/Name)". 9.  Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command (COMMARCORSYSCOM), Product Manager Ammunition must receive all active-duty nomination packages no later than 1500 EST on 14 February 2025.  Packages received after the due date and time are not eligible for consideration. 10.  At the conclusion of the convening boards, selected awardees will be announced via SEPCOR to include coordinating instructions for awardees.  COMMARCORSYSOM and the Marine Corps Association Foundation will recognize the award recipients during an award presentation that will be held in the Summer of 2025; tentatively scheduled for 25 June 2025 at the Clubs at Quantico, Virginia. 11.  Ensure widest dissemination of the contents of this message. 12.  Release authorized by BGen T. L. Campbell, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command.//