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FY2025 Marine Corps Ground Safety Awards Recipients

MARADMIN 092/26·March 10, 2026·Official source

The official announcement naming the FY2025 winners of the Marine Corps Command Safety Awards across individual and unit categories. This is a recognition list — no eligibility, action, or deadline applies to readers.

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

Official text

R 091836Z MAR 26

MARADMIN 092/26

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//

SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 MARINE CORPS GROUND SAFETY

AWARDS//

REF/A/MCO 5100.29C w/ CH-1/08 FEB 22/

AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM//

POC/R.L. YOUNG/CIV/SD/-/TEL: 703-571-4569/EMAIL: ROBERT.L.YOUNG@USMC.MIL//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  I am pleased to announce the recipients of 

the fiscal year 2025 Marine Corps Command Safety Awards.

2.  The Marine Corps Command Safety Awards program provides recognition

to commands and individuals for significant contributions and 

accomplishments in the field of safety and mishap prevention. The 

reference provides policy and procedural guidance to establish the 

Marine Corps Command Safety Awards Program.  Recipients are 

recognized in the following categories.

2.a.  Warrior Preservation Award:  Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni,

Japan

3.    Marine Corps Safety Excellence Awards: 

3.a.  Marine Corps Safety Excellence Award Senior Enlisted: GySgt 

Brandon Sydow, School of Infantry East, Camp Lejeune, NC

3.b.  Marine Corps Safety Excellence Award Junior Enlisted: SSgt John

McCarthy, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Corps Air Station

Miramar, San Diego, CA

3.c.  Marine Corps Safety Excellence Award Officer: 1stLt Vito 

Santarsiero, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA

3.d.  Marine Corps Safety Excellence Award Civilian: Mr. David Soucy, 

Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, CA

3.e.  Marine Corps Civilian Of The Year: Ms. Alura Acosta, 2d Marine 

Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, NC

4.    Marine Corps Safety Awards:  

4.a.  Group I: Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA

4.b.  Group II: Marine Corps Air Station, New River, NC

4.c.  Group III: Marine Corps Air Station , Camp Pendleton, CA

4.d.  Group IV: Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA 

5.  The respective commanding general will present unit and individual 

awards on behalf of the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Risk Management 

Directorate Safety Division will mail all awards and trophies to the 

unit addresses of the winning installations, units, and individuals.

6.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock, Jr., 

Director, Marine Corps Staff.//

Resources & references

The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.

  • Marine Corps Safety Management System order (MCO 5100.29C w/ CH-1)Reference

    This is the governing order that establishes policy and procedural guidance for the Marine Corps Command Safety Awards Program. If you want to understand the criteria behind these awards or how your command's safety program should be structured, this is the authoritative source.

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