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FY2025 Francis D. Gill CBRND Excellence Award Recipient

MARADMIN 071/26·February 27, 2026·Official source

Names Sergeant Ryan A. Maxey of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit as the FY2025 winner of the award recognizing the top-performing CBRND noncommissioned officer across the Fleet Marine Force.

This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil

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R 262130Z FEB 26

MARADMIN 071/26

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PO//

SUBJ/FY 2025 FRANCIS D. GILL CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL,

RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE (CBRND) EXCELLENCE 

AWARD RECIPIENT//

REF/A/MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PO//

NARR/REF/A/MARADMIN 530/25/ FY 2025 FRANCIS D. GILL

CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR 

DEFENSE (CBRND) EXCELLENCE AWARD//

POC/GRAY, TERRY L./CWO5/HQMC/PP&O/CBRND OFFICER/

TEL: 703-692-2576/EMAIL: TERRY.GRAY@USMC.MIL//

POC/GUZMAN, AARON J./MGYSGT/HQMC/PPO&O/CBRND CHIEF/ 

TEL: 703-692-4257/EMAIL: AARON.GUZMAN@USMC.MIL//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This MARADMIN announces the 

recipient of the FY25 Francis D. Gill Chemical, 

Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense 

(CBRND) Excellence Award.

2. Background. Established in 2016, the Francis D. 

Gill Excellence Award recognizes the top-performing 

CBRND non-commissioned officer whose contributions

foster esprit de corps and the advancement of the

CBRND mission within their unit and the broader 

CBRND community.

3. The Fleet Marine Force and supporting 

establishments provided a distinguished slate of 

nominees, with each nominee embodying the exceptional 

proficiency, dedication, and leadership that define 

the CBRND community and Marine Corps non‑commissioned 

officer ranks. From this highly competitive field of

nominees the selection board proudly recognizes 

Sergeant Ryan A. Maxey of the 22d Marine 

Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, 

as the recipient of the FY25 Francis D. Gill CBRND 

Excellence Award.

4. Congratulations to Sergeant Ryan A. Maxey and all 

nominees for your contributions to the development 

of esprit de corps and the advancement of the CBRND 

mission within your unit and the broader CBRND 

community.

5. Moving forward, Training Command, CBRND School, 

Marine Corps Detachment, located at Fort Leonard

Wood, MO, will assume sponsorship of the Francis D. 

Gill CBRND Excellence Award. 

6. Release authorized by Major General Jason L. 

Morris, Director, Operations Division, Plans, 

Policies, and Operations.//
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