Calendar Year 2025 Gunnery Sergeant Edwin W. Johnson Jr. Memorial Marine Corps Ammunition Awards Program Recipients
The named recipients of the CY2025 MCAAP awards across six categories, including two Reserve-specific categories won by SSgt Theodore Kleniewski Jr. (1st Bn, 25th Marines, 4th MarDiv) and Sgt Regina I. Ibanga (4th MarDiv).
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 021605Z APR 26 MARADMIN 152/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR 2025 GUNNERY SERGEANT EDWIN W. JOHNSON JR MEMORIAL MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP) RECIPIENTS// REF/A/MARADMIN 583/25/DTG: 041552Z DEC 25// REF/B/MCO 1650.52B/DTD FEB 25 2025// NARR/REF A IS THE SOLICITATION MARADMIN FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 GUNNERY SERGEANT EDWIN W. JOHNSON JR MEMORIAL MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP). REF B PROVIDES PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MCAAP.// POC/B.J. WALKER/LTCOL/DEPUTY PRODUCT MANAGER, PRODUCT MANAGER, AMMUNITION/TEL: 703-462-4984/EMAIL: BRIAN.WALKER@USMC.MIL// POC/A.L. LEWIS/CIV/OPERATIONS SECTION, PRODUCT MANAGER, AMMUNITION/ TEL: 703-472-3140/EMAIL: ALLEN.LEWIS1@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command congratulates the following individuals for their selection as the recipients of the Calendar Year 2025 Gunnery Sergeant Edwin W. Johnson Jr. Memorial Marine Corps Ammunition Awards Program for the categories as indicated. As specified in reference (a), an annual awards board was convened to review nominations throughout the Marine Corps and select award recipients in accordance with reference (b). 2. The recipients are indicated by listing the award, recipient, and nominating command. 2.a. The Ammunition Officer of the Year Award recipient is Captain George Hinojosa-Rodriguez, Marine Forces Special Operations Command. 2.b. The Ammunition Staff Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Award recipient is Gunnery Sergeant Jacob R. Racisz, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command. 2.c. The Ammunition Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Award recipient is Sergeant Chardonnay M. Schwartz, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. 2.d. The Ammunition Technician of the Year is Corporal Arshdeep Kaur, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group. 2.e. The Selected Marine Corps Reserve Ammunition Staff Non-Commissioned Officer/Officer of the Year Award recipient is Staff Sergeant Theodore Kleniewski Jr, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division. 2.f. The Selected Marine Corps Reserve Ammunition Technician of the Year is Sergeant Regina I. Ibanga, 4th Marine Division. 3. Award recipients will be honored during the annual Marine Corps Ammunition Awards Program dinner hosted by the Marine Corps Association at The Clubs at Quantico & Crossroads Events Center on Wednesday, 24 June 2026. Travel details for award recipients will be sent via separate correspondence. 4. This year's award selection process was challenging due to the highly competitive nominees for each category. There were a total of 48 nominees across all categories. Commands are encouraged to continue to nominate ground ammunition personnel that best represent their unit and the ammunition community. It was apparent that all those nominated are deserving of our respect and special recognition. Congratulations to all. 5. Release authorized by BGen T. L. Campbell, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command.//
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.
- MCAAP Solicitation MARADMIN (MARADMIN 583/25)MARADMIN
This is the call-for-nominations message that kicked off the CY2025 ammunition awards cycle. Reserve Marines involved in ground ammunition programs can reference it to understand how the nomination process was structured.
- Marine Corps Ammunition Awards Program order (MCO 1650.52B)Reference
This order provides the procedural guidance and instructions governing the MCAAP. Commands nominating Reserve ammunition personnel for future award cycles should consult it to ensure nominations meet program requirements.