SUBJ: 2010 RESERVE AWARDS

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COMDTNOTE 1650

SUBJ: 2010 RESERVE AWARDS

A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANAUL, COMDTINST M1650.25(SERIES)

B. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMO DTD 22JUL10, DOD RESERVE

FAMILY READINESS AWARD FOR 2010

1. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

A. 2010 RESERVE FAMILY READINESS AWARD (RFRA),

B. 2010 RESERVE OUTSTANDING JUNIOR OFFICER AWARD (ROJO),

C. 2010 RADM BENNETT "BUD" SPARKS AWARD,

D. 2010 ADMIRAL RUSSELL R. WAESCHE AWARD.

2. REFS A AND B CONTAIN QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR EACH AWARD.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES ARE ONLINE AT THE

FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RESERVE.

3. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS IS 12 NOV 2010 FOR THE

RFRA AND 8 DEC 2010 FOR ALL OTHER AWARD NOMINATIONS.

4. THE RFRA WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESERVE AFFAIRS (OASD/RA) IN THE PENTAGON

(WASHINGTON, DC). ALL OTHER AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE 2011

RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA) NATIONAL CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON,

DC, 30 JAN - 2 FEB 2011. COMDT (CG-131) WILL FUND TRAVEL FOR COMMAND

REPRESENTATIVES TO ACCEPT AWARDS.

5. POC: CWO4 GEORGE RUBESHA, COMDT (CG-1313), PHONE: (202) 475-5477 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 475-5477 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,

EMAIL: GEORGE.M.RUBESHA(AT)USCG.MIL.

6. RDML S. STOSZ, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND LEADERSHIP, SENDS.

7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.