R 271900Z JUL 26
MARADMIN 340/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC L WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/2026 MARINE CORPS ENGINEER AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD)
AWARDS RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/MSGID: MARADMIN 089/26/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1650.61 CH 1//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1610.7B//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN REQUESTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT AWARDS
PROGRAM. REF B IS MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS AWARDS
PROGRAM (MCILAP). REF C IS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES)//
POC/FORREST S. ELGE/MGYSGT USMC/UNIT: LPE/TEL: 571-256-7159/EMAIL:
[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The Commandant of the Marine Corps takes
pleasure in congratulating the following individuals/units who were
selected as recipients of the 2026 Engineer and EOD annual awards in
the categories indicated. Read in three columns:
Award Recipient Unit
SAME Senior Eng Officer Maj Robert J. Boyles 1st CEB
SAME Senior Eng SNCO MSgt Luke D. Swanson 7th ESB
Combat Engineer Officer 1stLt Set L. Fricke 2D CEB
Combat Engineer SNCO SSgt Zachary D. Judy MWSS-372
Combat Engineer NCO Sgt Dakota D. McIntyre 7th ESB
Combat Engineer Marine LCpl Bryan M. Scheifla 7th ESB
Engr Equipment Officer CWO3 Hanmo L. Broeker 9th ESB
Engr Equipment SNCO GySgt Baltazar Villareal 9th ESB
Engr Equipment NCO Cpl Noah M. McCloskey 2D CEB
Engr Equipment Marine Cpl Robert R. Butelli 1st CEB
Utilities Officer CWO3 Brandon J. Cain II MIG
Utilities SNCO SSgt Daniel A. Holley MWSS-372
Utilities NCO Sgt Jacob D. Aleman 7th ESB
Utilities Marine Cpl Dane A. Lebresh MARSOC
Exped Fuel Officer CWO2 Shahid H. Jordan 7th ESB
Exped Fuel SNCO GySgt Bannalob Vilavanh MWSS-171
Exped Fuel NCO Sgt Andres OcampoHernandez MWSS-171
Exped Fuel Marine LCpl John E. Apodaca 9th ESB
EOD Officer CWO2 Alfredo E Andrade 8th ESB
EOD Technician MSgt Curtis R. Bartz MCLE
Combat Engineer Bn 1st Combat Engineer Bn 1st MARDIV
Engineer Support Bn 8th Engineer Support Bn 2d MLG
MWSS Engineer Company Engineer Company, MWSS-172 1st MAW
Naval Const Force Naval Mobile Const Bn 11 NCG 2
2. All 2026 award recipients are invited to attend the awards
banquet to be recognized. The awards banquet will be held on 18
Sept 2026 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Sacramento, CA. The
two Society of American Military Engineer (SAME) Award recipients
will recognized at the 2027 Joint Engineer Training Conference (JETC)
to be held in Milwaukee, WI. Separate correspondence will be sent at
a later date TBD.
3. All personnel attending must pre-register prior to 20 Aug 2026.
For pre-registration questions, contact Marine Corps Engineer
Association Treasurer, LtCol George Carlson USMC (Ret) at
931-307-9094 or email [email protected]. Registration
details, itinerary and the mandatory pre-registration form for all
attendees (including award recipients and their guests) are
available at the MCEA website. To access the page, go to
www.marcorengasn.org, select the REUNIONS tab, then select 2026
Reunion from the drop-down menu and scroll down and double-click on
the 2026 Registration Form. The Society of American Military
Engineers will cover the awards banquet expense for all award
recipients plus one guest each. The Marine Corps Engineer
Association will similarly cover the Welcome Reception expense for
all award recipients plus one guest each. All attendees (including
awards recipients) must register and submit their registration form.
Additional guests beyond the one free will pay full rate for the
Welcome Aboard Reception and the Awards Banquet. Other family and
guests must submit their registration form and pay event fees with
their registration. Instructions for event payment are on the bottom
of the registration form.
4. Uniform requirements for the MCEA reunion are as follows:
4.A. Welcome aboard reception: Business casual.
4.B. MCEA business meeting: Business casual.
4.C. Awards dinner/presentation: Service Alpha/coat and tie for
civilians.
5. Per Ref B, commanders are responsible for orders and funding
for their recipients and any other representatives authorized to
travel to the award ceremonies.
6. Request commands notify MCEA POC via e-mail or phone no later
than 15 Aug 2026 to confirm the attendance/non-attendance of the
award recipients/unit representative at the reunion. For those
award recipients unable to attend, provide mailing address and unit
POC contact info so plaque and other information can be mailed.
Request commands locally recognize the award recipients for their
extraordinary accomplishments through appropriate ceremonies.
Photos may be provided to the MCEA POC.
7. Per Ref C, Service-wide eligible awards such as the Engineer and
EOD Awards warrant immediate reporting to CMC in the form of a
Directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps (DC) fitness report.
8. Feedback from the awards board provided the following: all
nominees are very deserving of our respect and deserve special
recognition. There were 124 individual and 8 unit submissions this
year. Congratulations to all the nominees.
9. Release authorized by LtGen Andrew M. Niebel, Deputy
Commandant, Installations and Logistics (L).//