MMMA FEB 03l01O - 26th Marines

1 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. headquarters UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON. IN REPLY REFER TO: WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000. NAVMC 2922. mmma . FEB 03l01O . FOREWORD. 1 . Purpose . To publish a listing of all unit awards that have been presented to Marine Corps units since the beginning of World War II . 2. Cancellation . NAVMC 2922 of 11 November 2009 . 3. Information . This NAVMC provides a ready reference for commanders in determining awards to which their units are ent i tled for specific periods of time, facilitating the updating of individual records, and accommodating requests by Marines regarding their eligibility to wear appropriate unit award ribbon bars.

2 A. Pres i dential Unit Citation (PUC), Navy Unit Citation (NUC) , Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC) : (1) All personnel permanently assigned and participated in the action(s) for which the unit was cited. (2) Transient, . and temporQry duty Qre normally ineligible . Exceptions may be made for individuals temporarily attached to the cited unit to provide direct support through the particular skills they posses . Recommendation must specifically mention that such personnel are recommended for participation in the award and include certification from the cited unit's commanding officer that indivi dual(s) made a direct, recognizable contribution to the performance of the services that qualified the unit for the award.

3 Authorized for participation by the awarding authority upon approval of the award . (3) Reserve personnel and Individual Augmentees (lAs) assigned to a unit are eligible to receive unit awards and should be specifically considered by commanding officers for inclusion as appropriate, based on the contributory service provided . (4) Civilian personnel, when specifically authorized, may wear the - appropriate lapel device (point up) . The command is responsible for ordering lapel devices for civi l ians eligible for the award . (5) Reservists who receive unit awards as civilians are not eligible to wear the ribbon bars on their military uniform.

4 (6) Students are not eligible . b . Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) Under Department of Defense policy, personnel must be assigned and/or attached by "official orders" to the cited joint unit or task force receiving the JMUA, either as an individual or member of an assigned or attached unit. Additionally, they must have participated in the service/achievement for 30 days or more, or the period cited , if less than 30 days. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS. UNLIMITED . NAVMC 2922. 4. Description. This NAVMC is intended to provide an all-inclusive summary of unit award entitlements.

5 It is supplemented by the periodic awards updates, published on a quarterly basis via MARADMIN message. a. Data regarding unit awards will be listed in four columns as follows: Unit, Award, Period, and Remarks. b. The letters "sun in the remarks column is an abbreviation for "Supporting Unit." The command, following the letters "sun, was awarded the decoration. c. The commands are listed in numerical/alphabetical order. To facilitate the location of units within this NAVMC, use the index to locate the command and check the unit according to its numerical/alphabetical order. (1) EXAMPLE #1: To find Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines , 2 nd Marine Division, check the index for the location of 8th Marine Regiment, then turn to the page number listed and find the 1st Battalion.

6 Next, locate Company A and verify entitlement to awards. (2) EXAMPLE #2: To find VMA-211, check the index for the location of the aviation units, then turn to that page and find the unit which is listed In numerical order. d. The entry "See Individual Unit Listing" in the remarks column indicates that all subordinate units that are entitled to the award in question are specifically listed under the specific unit. In many cases, the units that were attached to a command receiving a unit award were attached for only a partial period of time during which the award was authorized. These dates are so indicated.

7 5. Action. Unit commanders are authorized to make appropriate unit diary entries once it has been established that the Marine is entitled to the award. 6. Frequency. This NAVMC is revised and published quarterly, and can be accessed through the internet at 7. Recommendation a. Requests for changes/additions/corrections to this NAVMC must be submitted via the chain of command to the CMC ( mmma ) and should include all necessary support material pertinent to the request. b. This edition of the Unit Awards NAVMC contains all awards prior to 01. February 2009. Awards approved after this date will be published in the next awards update.

8 8. Reserve Applicability. This NAVMC is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force. 2. NAVMC 2922. 9. Certification. Reviewed and approved this date. DISTRIBUTION: PCN 10001361200. Copy to: 7000106 (8). 8145005 (1). 7000099, 144/8145001 (1). 3. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. UNIT TITLE. GROUND COMMANDS. 1st " Rocket Battalion 1st " Rocket Battery 1st 8" Howitzer Battery (SP). 1st 109th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 1st 155mm Gun Battery 1st 155mm Howitzer Battalion 1st 175mm Gun Battery 1st Air Delivery Platoon 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion 1st Amphibian Truck Company 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion 1st Armored Amphibious Company 1st Armored Assault Battalion 1st Antitank Battalion 1st Assault Amphibian Battalion 1st Aviation Engineer Battalion 1st Beach and Port Operations Company 1st Bomb Disposal Company 1st Bridge Company 1st Combat Engineer Battalion 1st Combat Group 1st Combat Service Group 1st

9 Combat Service Support Battalion 1st Counterintelligence Team 1st Defense Battalion 1st Dental Battalion 1st Dental Company 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Engineer Battalion, Division Special Troops 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company 1st Field Artillery Group 1 st Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company 1st Force Reconnaissance Company 1st Force Service Regiment 1st Force Service Support Group 1st Forward Area Air Defense Battery 1st Fumigation and Bath Platoon 1st Hospital Company 1st Infantry Training Regiment 1st Intelligence Battalion 1st Intelligence Company 1st Interpreter Team 1st Interrogator-Translator Team 1st Joint Assault Signal Company 1st Landing Support Battalion 1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion 1st Light Armored

10 Infantry Battalion 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion 1st Maintenance Battalion 1st Marine Brigade 1st Marine Division 1st Marine Engineer Group 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade I Marine Expeditionary Force 1st Marine headquarters Group 1st Marine Logistics Group 1st Marine Raider Battalion, IMAC. 1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine War Dog Platoon 1st Medical Battalion 1st Military Police Battalion. 1st Motor Tranport Battalion 1st Ordinance Battalion. 1st Parachute Battalion. 1st Provisional Artillery Group 1st Provisional 155mm Gun Battery 1st Provisional History Platoon 1st Provisional Marine Brigade 1st Provisional Rocket Company 1st Provisional Truck Company 1st Radio Battalion 1st Reconnaissance Battalion 1st Remotely Piloted Vehicle Company 1st Searchlight Battery 1st Separate Engineer Battalion 1st Separate Radio Intelligence 1st Service Battalion.