CY2025 Colonel "Jumping Joe" Chambers Award for Outstanding Leadership Winner
Announcement that Major Brian T. Carney, 2d Battalion, 25th Marines, is the recipient of the Calendar Year 2025 Chambers Award for Outstanding Leadership. This award recognizes reserve-component officers and is administered by Marine Forces Reserve.
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Official text
R 221253Z APR 26 MARADMIN 186/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 COLONEL JUSTICE MARION “JUMPING JOE” CHAMBERS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP WINNER// REF/A/DOC/CMC/26APR18// AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1650R.35F, CHAMBERS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP// POC/RUDOLFO TREVIZO/CAPT/MARFORRES G-1/TEL: 504-697-7185/E-MAIL: RUDOLFO.TREVIZO@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. In accordance with reference (a), after thorough deliberation by a board of colonels throughout Marine Forces Reserve with concurrence of the Commander Marine Forces Reserve and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Major Brian T. Carney is the recipient of the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Colonel Justice Marion "Jumping Joe" Chambers Award for Outstanding Leadership. Major Carney is assigned to 2d Battalion, 25th Marines. 2. Major Caney's exemplary record demonstrated noteworthy leadership and ability, and his performance during 2025 reflects great credit upon the Reserve Component and the United States Marine Corps. 3. Additional information and coordinating instructions regarding the presentation of the award will be forwarded via separate correspondence. 4. Semper Fidelis, Eric M. Smith, General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps.//
Resources & references
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- Chambers Award for Outstanding Leadership order (MCO 1650R.35F)Reference
This is the Marine Corps Order that governs the Colonel Justice Marion 'Jumping Joe' Chambers Award for Outstanding Leadership. It establishes the criteria and process used to select the annual winner from Marine Forces Reserve.