R 271900Z JUL 26 MARADMIN 340/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC L WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/2026 MARINE CORPS ENGINEER AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) AWARDS RECIPIENTS// REF/A/MSGID: MARADMIN 089/26/CMC WASHINGTON DC// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1650.61 CH 1// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1610.7B// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN REQUESTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT AWARDS  PROGRAM. REF B IS MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS AWARDS PROGRAM (MCILAP). REF C IS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES)// POC/FORREST S. ELGE/MGYSGT USMC/UNIT: LPE/TEL: 571-256-7159/EMAIL:  [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The Commandant of the Marine Corps takes  pleasure in congratulating the following individuals/units who were  selected as recipients of the 2026 Engineer and EOD annual awards in  the categories indicated.  Read in three columns:        Award                        Recipient               Unit SAME Senior Eng Officer     Maj Robert J. Boyles          1st CEB SAME Senior Eng SNCO        MSgt Luke D. Swanson          7th ESB Combat Engineer Officer     1stLt Set L. Fricke           2D CEB Combat Engineer SNCO        SSgt Zachary D. Judy          MWSS-372 Combat Engineer NCO         Sgt Dakota D. McIntyre        7th ESB Combat Engineer Marine      LCpl Bryan M. Scheifla        7th ESB Engr Equipment Officer      CWO3 Hanmo L. Broeker         9th ESB Engr Equipment SNCO         GySgt Baltazar Villareal      9th ESB Engr Equipment NCO          Cpl Noah M. McCloskey         2D CEB Engr Equipment Marine       Cpl Robert R. Butelli         1st CEB Utilities Officer           CWO3 Brandon J. Cain          II MIG  Utilities SNCO              SSgt Daniel A. Holley         MWSS-372 Utilities NCO               Sgt Jacob D. Aleman           7th ESB Utilities Marine            Cpl Dane A. Lebresh           MARSOC  Exped Fuel Officer          CWO2 Shahid H. Jordan         7th ESB Exped Fuel SNCO             GySgt Bannalob Vilavanh       MWSS-171 Exped Fuel NCO              Sgt Andres OcampoHernandez    MWSS-171 Exped Fuel Marine           LCpl John E. Apodaca          9th ESB EOD Officer                 CWO2 Alfredo E Andrade        8th ESB  EOD Technician              MSgt Curtis R. Bartz          MCLE Combat Engineer Bn          1st Combat Engineer Bn        1st MARDIV Engineer Support Bn         8th Engineer Support Bn       2d MLG MWSS Engineer Company       Engineer Company, MWSS-172    1st MAW Naval Const Force           Naval Mobile Const Bn 11      NCG 2 2.  All 2026 award recipients are invited to attend the awards  banquet to be recognized.   The awards banquet will be held on 18  Sept 2026 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Sacramento, CA.  The  two Society of American Military Engineer (SAME) Award recipients  will recognized at the 2027 Joint Engineer Training Conference (JETC) to be held in Milwaukee, WI.  Separate correspondence will be sent at a later date TBD.  3.  All personnel attending must pre-register prior to 20 Aug 2026. For pre-registration questions, contact Marine Corps Engineer  Association Treasurer, LtCol George Carlson USMC (Ret) at  931-307-9094 or email [email protected].  Registration  details, itinerary and the mandatory pre-registration form for all  attendees (including award recipients and their guests) are  available at the MCEA website.  To access the page, go to  www.marcorengasn.org, select the REUNIONS tab, then select 2026 Reunion from the drop-down menu and scroll down and double-click on  the 2026 Registration Form. The Society of American Military  Engineers will cover the awards banquet expense for all award  recipients plus one guest each. The Marine Corps Engineer  Association will similarly cover the Welcome Reception expense for all award recipients plus one guest each.  All attendees (including awards recipients) must register and submit their registration form. Additional guests beyond the one free will pay full rate for the  Welcome Aboard Reception and the Awards Banquet. Other family and  guests must submit their registration form and pay event fees with  their registration. Instructions for event payment are on the bottom  of the registration form. 4.  Uniform requirements for the MCEA reunion are as follows: 4.A.  Welcome aboard reception: Business casual. 4.B.  MCEA business meeting: Business casual. 4.C.  Awards dinner/presentation: Service Alpha/coat and tie for  civilians. 5.  Per Ref B, commanders are responsible for orders and funding  for their recipients and any other representatives authorized to  travel to the award ceremonies. 6.  Request commands notify MCEA POC via e-mail or phone no later  than 15 Aug 2026 to confirm the attendance/non-attendance of the  award recipients/unit representative at the reunion.  For those  award recipients unable to attend, provide mailing address and unit  POC contact info so plaque and other information can be mailed.   Request commands locally recognize the award recipients for their  extraordinary accomplishments through appropriate ceremonies.  Photos may be provided to the MCEA POC. 7.  Per Ref C, Service-wide eligible awards such as the Engineer and  EOD Awards warrant immediate reporting to CMC in the form of a  Directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps (DC) fitness report. 8.  Feedback from the awards board provided the following: all  nominees are very deserving of our respect and deserve special  recognition.  There were 124 individual and 8 unit submissions this  year.  Congratulations to all the nominees. 9.  Release authorized by LtGen Andrew M. Niebel, Deputy  Commandant, Installations and Logistics (L).//