DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 2008 ELLIOT ROAD QUANTICO, VIRGINIA 22134-5030 IH REPLY REFER TO: NAVMC 2 922 MMMA JAN 1 C IB# 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 17 October 2011. 3. Information. This NAVMC provides a ready reference for commanders in determining awards to which their units are entitled 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. a . Presidential 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 temporary duty are 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 individual{s) made a direct, recognizable contribution to the performance of the services that qualified the unit for the award. Authorized for participation by the awarding authority upon approval of the award. (3) Reserve personnel and Individual Augmentees <IAs) 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 civilians eligible for the award. (5) Reservists who receive unit awards as civilians are not eligible to wear the ribbon bars on their military uniform. (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 3 0 days. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED. NAVMC 2 922 4. Description. This NAVMC is intended to provide an all-inclusive summary of unit award entitlements. 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 "SU" in the remarks column is an abbreviation for "Supporting Unit." The command, following the letters "SU", 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, 2nd Marine Division, check the index for the location of 8th Marine Regiment, then turn to the page number listed and find the 1st Battalion. 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. 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 www.usmc.mil. 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 January 2012. Awards approved after this date will be published in the next awards update. 8. Reserve Applicability. This NAVMC is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force. 2 NAVMC 2 922 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 4.5" Rocket Battalion 1st 4.5" 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 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 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. 1st Shore Party Battalion. 1st Signal Battalion 1st Signal Operations Company. 1st Special Security Communications Team 1st Special Security Contact Team 1st Special Weapons Battalion 1st Stinger Battery 1st Supply Battalion 1st Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Intelligence Group 1st Tank Battalion. 1st Tracked Vehicle Battalion 1st Transportation Support Battalion (-) 2d 155mm Howitzer Battalion 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (west) 2d Amphibian Tractor Battalion 2d Amphibian Truck Company 2d Antiaircraft Battalion. 2d Armored Amphibian Battalion 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion 2d Assault Amphibious Vehicle Battalion 2d Beach and Port Operations Company (-) (REIN) 2d Bomb Disposal Company 2d Combat Engineer Battalion 2d Counterintelligence Platoon 2d Counterintelligence Team. 2d Dental Battalion 2d Engineer Battalion. 2d Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company 2d Force Reconnaissance Battalion 2d Force Service Support Group 2d Forward Area Air Defense Battery 2d Infantry Training Regiment 2d Intelligence Battalion 2d Landing Support Battalion 2d Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion 2d Light Armored Infantry Battalion 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance 2d Logistic Support Battalion. 2d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion 2d Maintenance Battalion 2d Marine Ammunition Company 2d Marine Division 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade II Marine Expeditionary Force 2d Marine Headquarters Group 2d Marine Logistics Group (was 2d FSSG) 2d Marine Raider Battalion (1st Marine Raider Regiment) 2d Marine Regiment 2d Medical Battalion 2d Military Police Battalion 2d Military Police Company 2d Provisional 155mm Gun Battery. 2d Provisional Land Clearing Company. 2d Radio Battalion. 2d Reconnaissance Battalion. 2d Remotely Piloted Vehicle Battalion 2d Separate Engineer Battalion 2d Separate Engineer Company 2d Separate Medical Company 2d Separate Motor Transport Company 2d Separate Pack Howitzer Company 2d Separate Tank Company 2d Separate Topographical Company 2d Service Battalion 2d Special Security Communications Team 2d Supply Battalion 2d Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Intelligience Group. 2d Tank Battalion 2d Transportation Support Battalion 2d Topographical Company 3d 8" Howitzer Battery 3d 155mm