SOLICITATION FOR 2008 INTELLIGENCE AWARD NOMINATIONS

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COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR 2008 INTELLIGENCE AWARD NOMINATIONS
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25 (SERIES)
B. COMMAND INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, COMDTINST 3821.16
1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE ADMIRAL BILLARD, CG-
210 UNIT INTELLIGENCE, DHS INTELLIGENCE LEADERSHIP, LT MEALS
COMMAND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND LT ROOT AWARDS IAW REFS A AND B.
ELIGIBLE MEMBERS AND/OR UNITS MAY BE NOMINATED FOR MORE THAN ONE
AWARD. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS 21 MARCH 2008.
2. NOMINATIONS. EACH AWARD PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING,
SINGLE SPACED AND IN TIMES NEW ROMAN TWELVE PITCH FONT:
 A. DETAILED NOMINATION NARRATIVE, NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES
DESCRIBING ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT SUPPORT AWARD CRITERIA. UP TO THREE
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MAY BE INCLUDED IF ESSENTIAL TO THE PACKAGE.
IF SUPPORTING MATERIAL IS CLASSIFIED THEN SEPARATE HANDLING MUST BE
ARRANGED THROUGH COMMANDANT (CG-212). ALL CANDIDATES MUST EXEMPLIFY
CG CORE VALUES AND DISPLAY A KEEN SENSE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT,
INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATION.
 B. DRAFT AWARD CITATION OF NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN LINES.
 C. NOMINEE BIOGRAPHY OF NO MORE THAN ONE PAGE. UNIT BIOGRAPHY
SHOULD INCLUDE UNIT ROSTER. INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY SHOULD INCLUDE
CAREER AND AWARD HISTORY.
3. SUBMISSIONS. NOMINATIONS SHALL BE ROUTED ELECTRONICALLY THRU THE
APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND (CO, DISTRICT, AREA) TO THE CG-212
POC, LT MARIE BARRY AT MARIE.E.BARRY(AT)USCG.MIL. HARD COPIES OF
NOMINATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED. DIRECT QUESTIONS TO LT BARRY, (202)
372-2737.
4. AWARDS AND CRITERIA.
 A. ADMIRAL FREDERICK C. BILLARD INTELLIGENCE AWARD. THIS AWARD WAS
INSTITUTED IN RECOGNITION OF ADM BILLARDS ACTIONS AS COMMANDANT
DURING THE PROHIBITION ERA. DURING HIS TENURE, FROM 1924-1932, HE
DRAMATICALLY ENHANCED INTEL TO SUPPORT BOTH USCG AND NATIONAL
OBJECTIVES. HE ESTABLISHED THE FIRST USCG INTEL CENTER, AND
COMMISSIONED THE FIRST CG CUTTER DEDICATED TO INTEL COLLECTION, CG-
210.
  (1) THE ADMIRAL BILLARD AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A CG MEMBER
(AD/RES/CIV) PERFORMING FULLTIME INTEL OR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
DUTIES WHOSE PERFORMANCE HAS RESULTED IN EXCEPTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
TO INTEL OPERATIONS.
  (2) UNITS MAY NOMINATE ANY MEMBER WHOSE PERFORMANCE HAS RESULTED
IN INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE COAST GUARD INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM (CGIP) OR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (IC). CANDIDATES
WILL BE JUDGED ON ANY SIGNIFICANT SERVICE LEADING TO IMPROVEMENTS
WITHIN THE CGIP OR NATIONAL IC, SUPPORT OR MANAGEMENT OF USCG INTEL
INITIATIVES OR PROGRAMS, POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND
THE MEMBERS ETHICAL CONDUCT, PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONAL
MOTIVATION DURING CY 2007.
  (3) THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE HONORED AT THE NATIONAL MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION (NMIA) 34TH ANNIVERSARY AND AWARDS
CEREMONY ON 04 MAY 2008 IN WASHINGTON DC. CG-2 WILL PROVIDE TONO
AND ACCT DATA FOR AWARD RECIPIENT ATTENDANCE AT THE NMIA BANQUET.
 B. CG-210 UNIT INTELLIGENCE AWARD. THIS AWARD WAS INSTITUTED IN
RECOGNITION OF THE FIRST USCG VESSEL DEDICATED TO INTEL COLLECTION,
CG-210 WHICH WAS A 75 FOOT PROHIBITION-ERA CUTTER.
  (1) CG-210 UNIT INTELLIGENCE AWARD(S) ARE PRESENTED TO TWO CG
UNITS WHOSE PRIMARY MISSION IS INTEL AND ONE CG UNIT WHOSE PRIMARY
MISSION IS OTHER THAN INTEL THAT DEMONSTRATED EXEMPLARY INTEL
PERFORMANCE, READINESS, AND INITIATIVE IN SUPPORT OF USCG MISSIONS.
THIS ANNUAL INTEL AWARD IS A MEANS OF PROVIDING A TESTIMONIAL TO
THE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY OF A UNIT AND
ITS CREW (AD/RES/CIV). AN AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO ONE UNIT IN
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
    A. LARGE DEDICATED INTEL UNIT (DEFINED AS 16 MBRS OR MORE)
    B. SMALL DEDICATED INTEL UNIT (DEFINED AS 15 MBRS OR LESS)
    C. ANY USCG UNIT THAT DOES NOT HAVE INTEL AS A PRIMARY MISSION
YET HAS SUPPORTED USCG INTEL OPERATIONS.
  (2) CANDIDATES WILL BE JUDGED ON SIGNIFICANT INTEL SUPPORT
PROVIDED TO OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS OR NATIONAL SECURITY
INITIATIVES, PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC INTEL OPERATIONS, THE
CULTIVATION OF INTEL, SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (THROUGH
TRAINING OR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES) AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HIGHEST
LEVEL SECURITY PRACTICES DURING CY 2007.
  (3) AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONIES WILL BE COORDINATED AFTER
WINNERS ARE SELECTED.
 C. DHS INTELLIGENCE LEADERSHIP AWARD. THIS AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED
IN 2006 TO SPOTLIGHT OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP ABILITY
WITHIN THE DHS INTEL ENTERPRISE.
  (1) THE DHS INTELLIGENCE LEADERSHIP AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO AN
INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL GROUP THAT EXEMPLIFIED LEADERSHIP ABILITY,
ENCOURAGED SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENTS
WITHIN THE DHS ORGANIZATION FROM MAY 2007 TO TIME OF SUBMISSION.
  (2) ALL DHS EMPLOYEES (AD/RES/CIV) OR SMALL TEAMS THAT LED BY
EXAMPLE AND RAISED THE LEVEL OF INTEL EXCELLENCE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
THIS AWARD.
  (3) AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE COORDINATED AFTER THE
WINNER IS SELECTED.
 D. LIEUTENANT FRANK M. MEALS INTELLIGENCE AWARD. THIS AWARD WAS
ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST USCG INTEL OFFICER ASSIGNED TO
AN OPERATIONAL COMMAND, A FORERUNNER TO TODAYS COMMAND INTEL
OFFICER (CIO). LT MEALS WAS COMMANDING OFFICER OF CG-210 AND LATER
THE NEW YORK INTEL UNIT.
  (1) THE LT MEALS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO THE USCG COLLATERAL DUTY
CIO WHOSE PERFORMANCE HAS EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS AND RESULTED IN
EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT TO USCG OPERATIONS DURING CY 2007.
  (2) UNITS MAY NOMINATE ANY CIO WHO HAS PERFORMED THEIR DUTIES IN
AN EXCEPTIONAL MANNER, IAW REF B. CANDIDATES WILL BE JUDGED BASED
ON OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS RELATED TO COLLECTING/REPORTING INTEL
INFORMATION, LIAISING WITH INTEL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS,
PROVIDING INTEL SUPPORT TO OPERATIONAL COMMANDER AND COORDINATING
UNIT INTEL TRAINING INITIATIVES/OPPORTUNITIES.
  (3) AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE COORDINATED AFTER THE
WINNER IS SELECTED.
 E. LIEUTENANT CHARLES S. ROOT INTELLIGENCE AWARD. THIS AWARD WAS
ESTABLISHED IN RECOGNITION OF LT ROOT AS THE FIRST CG DESIGNATED
INTEL OFFICER AND FOR HIS ACTIONS AS THE HEAD OF THE USCG INTEL
SECTION FROM 1924 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1930. LT ROOT ESTABLISHED THE
FIRST USCG INTEL CENTER TO GATHER, EVALUATE AND DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION REGARDING SMUGGLER PRACTICES AND PLANS DURING THE RUM
WAR. LT ROOT WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMMISSIONING OF THE CG-
210 AND WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE USCG GOLD LIFESAVING MEDAL.
  (1) THE LT ROOT AWARD IS PRESENTED TO THE USCG MEMBER
(AD/RES/CIV) PERFORMING FULLTIME INTEL OR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
DUTIES WHOSE PERFORMANCE HAS RESULTED IN EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT TO
INTEL OPERATIONS.
  (2) UNITS MAY NOMINATE ANY MEMBER WHOSE PERFORMANCE HAS RESULTED
IN INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE CGIP OR NATIONAL IC.
CANDIDATES WILL BE JUDGED ON THEIR ABILITY TO SUSTAIN THE HIGHEST
PERFORMANCE AND SUPPORT OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS IN A CLEARLY
EXCEPTIONAL MANNER THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO A SPECIFIC CG OR
NATIONAL SECURITY OPERATION.
  (3) THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE HONORED AT THE NMIA 34TH
ANNIVERSARY AND AWARDS CEREMONY 04 MAY 2008 IN WASHINGTON DC. CG-2
WILL PROVIDE TONO AND ACCT DATA FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS ATTENDANCE
AT THE NMIA AWARDS BANQUET.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. MR. J. F. SLOAN, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR INTELLIGENCE AND
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, SENDS.
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