R 081726Z JAN 26 MARADMIN 005/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DC I WASHINGTON DC//  SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS  TO THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 DEPARTMENT OF WAR  COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE AWARDS//  REF/ A/ DIA/ CALL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 DEPARTMENT  OF WAR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE AWARDS NOMINATIONS//PRIMARY POC/ T. M. DURAN/ MSGT/  M2X IID DC I/CMC WASHINGTON DC/TEL: 703-784-5871/NIPR EMAIL:  [email protected]/ SIPR EMAIL: [email protected]//  ALTERNATE POC/ C. M. LINDSEY/ CIV/ DIA LNO IID DC I/ CMC WASHINGTON DC/ TEL: 202-231-7610/NIPR EMAIL:  [email protected]/ SIPR EMAIL: [email protected]//  GENTEXT/ REMARKS/ 1.  Purpose.  This MARADMIN solicits nominations  for the Calendar Year 2025 (CY25) Department of War (DoW)  Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Enterprise (DCHE) awards from the Marine Corps Total Force.   2.  Background.  The DCHE awards is an annual event recognizing  outstanding actions and significant impact of individuals and teams from across the CI/HUMINT community.  Per reference a, the Acting Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),invites all defense HUMINT executor organizations to submit nominations to recognize professionals who  have, through exceptional accomplishments, enhanced the standing and stature of the professions, functions, and disciplines  of CI and HUMINT activities across the DoW.   3.  Execution.     3.a.  Marine Corps’ DCHE award nominations will  be vetted, deconflicted, and submitted via the  M-2X, Information Intelligence Division (IID), Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) utilizing the POCs above.    3.b.  Submission Process.    3.b.1.  Commands may only submit one nomination per category. For the purposes of this message, a command is defined as any element commanded by an O-6 or above.  Nomination submissions will only be accepted if endorsed and vetted by a commander, as defined above, under whose authority the  production, collection, training, or investigative activity was conducted. Award categories and detailed criteria for each category are available at a higher classification level  from local G-2X sections or the POCs above.   3.b.2.  Individuals may not be nominated for both individual and team awards in the same category.   Nominations must be exclusively limited to actions performed during the period of 1 January 2025 through 31 December 2025.   3.b.3.  The submission deadline for all nominations to HQMC  is 16 March 2026.  No late submissions will be considered.   Nominations must be submitted on the appropriate network and  can be submitted utilizing the above POCs. 4.  Nomination Instructions.    4.a.  Nomination packages must include all documents described below utilizing Times New Roman, 12-point font.   Overall classification  level shall not exceed SECRET//NOFORN.  All documents must be marked  with appropriate classification markings in accordance with Controlled Access Program Coordination Office (CAPCO) guidelines. 4.a.1.  Nomination Narrative:  Not to exceed two pages.   List in order: the award category; nominee/team name; job series and rank/grade; nominee's organization; location with POC; nominating authority with POC; summary of  achievement(s); and significance of achievement(s).    4.a.2.   Award Citation:  Maximum of 10 lines.  Must be UNCLASSIFIED.  Award nomination packages with an award citation marked CUI, FOUO, or other classified/controlled marking will be returned to the nominating  command for correction.   4.a.3.  Individual/Team Biography:  Maximum of one page.   Narrative paragraph format; refer to nominee in third person.   Team awards shall include a list of all nominated team members in lieu of a biography.  The list shall include first name, middle initial, last name, and grade/rank.  Team  awards are limited to no more than 25 personnel and  cannot contain the name of a nominee for the individual award in the same category.  Contractors are not eligible for individual award nominations or inclusion in team award nominations.  4.a.4.  Vetting Letter.  A letter from the nominee(s) parent  command/organization attesting to the veracity of the activities cited in the nomination package and affirming that the nominee(s)  have been fully vetted for derogatory information such as  unresolved security issues, criminal offenses, UCMJ violations, and negative conduct counter to DoW standards of professionalism. The  signatory/attesting individual must be a civilian or  military GS/GG15/O6 or above.  4.b. Critical Factors.  Use the following criteria  to ensure submission packages address selection panel evaluation metrics.   4.b.1.  Significance of Achievement (Impact).  Nominations  should address the impact of the achievement within the  scope of the unit, organization, service, or department mission.   4.b.2.  Difficulty and Complexity of the Achievements.  Nominations should address the obstacles overcome and the actions taken to achieve the outcome.   4.b.3.  Exceeded Expectations.  Nominations should describe how the achievement went above and beyond the expectations based on the  grade/rank, training, and experience of the nominee(s).   5.  Selection and Award Process.   5.a.  From 17 to 27 March 2026, M-2X will review, deconflict  and select Marine Corps nominations for submission to DIA NLT 30 March 2026.   5.b.  DIA will convene selection panels in May 2026.  Selection panels will comprise members from across the Defense CI Enterprise  and Defense HUMINT Enterprise.  Panels will provide recommendations to the Defense Intelligence Enterprise Manager (DIEM), who is the final approving authority.  Award recipients will be announced in June 2026.     5.c.  The DIEM will host the DCHE awards ceremony in August 2026. Details of the ceremony will be provided via SEPCOR upon  announcement of the awardees.   6.  Templates and detailed instructions for nominations were provided via ETMS2 on SIPR to all MARFOR and MEF G-2X sections concurrent with this message.  Direct all questions for  Marine Corps DCHE award nominations to the local G-2X or  the POCs above.  7.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Carter, Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//