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AWARDING AUTHORITY FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDALS

Date Signed: 6/6/2000
MARADMINS Active Number: 285/00

R 020700Z JUN 00
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MM//
TO MARADMIN
INFO JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J1//
CNO WASHINGTON DC//09B//
CDRPERSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA//TAPC-PDA//
NATL PERS REC CEN MIL PERS REC GSA ST LOUIS MO
NLO ST LOUIS MO//PERS-313E//
CSAF WASHINGTON DC//AF/XOXJ/DPXEQ//
BUPERS MILLINGTON TN//PERS-324//
COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//GDWPM-3//
BT
UNCLAS  //N01650//
MARADMIN 285/00
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MMMA//
SUBJ/AWARDING AUTHORITY FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDALS//
REF/A/DOC/CNO/08AUG91//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/26MAY99//
NARR/REF A IS NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL, REF B IS ADMIN AND
ISSUE PROCEDURES FOR DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND AWARDS//
POC/MR. S.A. MACKEY/GS-13/DSN 278-9206/MMMA//
RMKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS HAS DELEGATED FULL MERITORIOUS SERVICE
MEDAL (MSM) AUTHORITY TO THE COMMANDING GENERALS OF I MEF, II MEF
AND III MEF.  THIS AUTHORITY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.//
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