R 251608Z OCT 24 MARADMIN 514/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DCI WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2024 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF  INFORMATION OFFICER ANNUAL AWARDS WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 358/24/08AUG2024// REF/B/LTR/DODCIO/25JUN2024// RED/C/DOC/DOD/12JUL2019// NARR/REF A, IS MARADMIN 358/24 CALL FOR USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE  2024 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM. REF B, IS THE MEMORANDUM FOR DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM  2024-CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. REF C, IS THE DOD CIO DIGITAL  MODERNIZATION STRATEGY// POC/ERICK M. MARTINEZ/MSGT/IC4 ADMINISRATIVE CHIEF/EMAIL:  ERICK.MARTINEZ(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: 703-693-3464// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  I am pleased to announce that Staff Sergeant  Dieter Weisner (MSOC C, 1st Raider BN), Mr. Eric L. Gay (MCTSSA) and Maj Anthony Johnson’s Red Lightning Team (MACG-38/MASS-3) were all  Honorably Mentioned for the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Defense  (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Awards Program which  recognized individuals/teams for exceptional achievements towards  the goals and objectives of the DoD Defense Messaging System (DMS)  and national defense strategy priorities.  Such capabilities  included:  Cybersecurity; Command, Control and Communications (C3);  Artificial Intelligence (AI); Software Modernization; Cloud  Computing; Data; Cyberspace Workforce; Electronics Records  Management; Section SOS/Accessibility to Information and  Communication Technology; and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing  (PNT).  2.  I extend my sincere congratulations to Staff Sergeant Weisner,  Mr. Gay and Maj Johnson’s Red Lightning Team for their distinguished accomplishments while representing Marine Corps with the utmost  professionalism and skill. 3.  Staff Sergeant Dieter Weisner, Mr. Eric L Gay, and the members  of the Red Lightning Team, will be recognized at the DoD CIO Annual  Awards Ceremony on December 3, 2024, at 1300 EST in the Pentagon  Auditorium, BH650. The Team Leader must provide confirmation of  attendance, including specific names, to the DoD CIO Annual Awards  Program Director, Mr. Sam Kassem, at [email protected].  4.  The next solicitation by DoD CIO Awards Program Nominees will be in Fall 2025.  Any questions regarding the DoD CIO awards program  notify the point of contact in this MARADMIN. 5.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Melvin G. Carter,  Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//