2025 Marine Corps GEICO Military Service Award Winner
Announcement of the Marine Corps recipient of the 2025 GEICO Military Service Award. The award recognizes one active duty enlisted member; this announcement concerns Sergeant Tessa M. Knoblauch, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
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 091414Z APR 26 MARADMIN 165/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/2025 MARINE CORPS GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD WINNER// REF/A/MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS/28OCT25// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 507/25, Call for Nominations for the 2025 GEICO Military Service Awards.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I am pleased to announce the Marine Corps recipient of the 2025 GEICO Military Service Award, recognizing one active duty enlisted member from each military service for outstanding contributions to the civilian and/or military community in the areas of leadership (on-duty accomplishments) and community involvement (off-duty accomplishments). 2. The 2025 Marine Corps GEICO Military Service Award winner is Sergeant Tessa M. Knoblauch, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, HI. Sergeant Knoblauch's selection is based on her leadership and community involvement in both the military and civilian communities. 3. The Award winner will be recognized with a certificate to commemorate their accomplishment and a cash honorarium of $5,000 dollars from the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation. Administrative and logistical information will be provided through separate coordination by GEICO. 4. All nominees are commended for their significant contributions to the safety of their civilian and military communities in 2025. Congratulations Sergeant Knoblauch! 5. 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.
- Call for Nominations for the 2025 GEICO Military Service Awards (MARADMIN 507/25)MARADMIN
This is the original nomination message that established the award criteria and process. Reservists interested in future cycles can look it up to understand eligibility and how to nominate deserving Marines.