FY2025 Marine Corps Language Professional of the Year and Command Language Program of the Year Award Winners
Announces Corporal Chinho Liu (0311), 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, as the FY25 Marine Corps Language Professional of the Year, and MARFORSOC as the FY25 Command Language Program of the Year. Both will advance to compete for the Department of War-level awards and will be recognized at the DoD Advanced Command Language Program Manager Workshop, 15–17 September 2026.
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Official text
R 071745Z AUG 26 MARADMIN 359/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS// REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC I// AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 215/26, FISCAL YEAR 2025 MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS.// POC/E. C. WHEELER III/MSGT/MCFLP, DC I/ EMAIL: FOREIGNLANGUAGEPROGRAM@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. The Marine Corps Foreign Language Program is pleased to announce Corporal Chinho Liu (PMOS 0311), 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, as the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Marine Corps Language Professional of the Year (LPoY), and Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC) as the FY25 Marine Corps Command Language Program of the Year (CLPoY). 2. Background. The LPoY and CLPoY awards recognize the contributions of Marine Corps language professionals and language capable Marines and Command Language Programs during FY25. A panel of senior language and intelligence professionals selected Cpl Liu and MARFORSOC from a group of highly competitive nominees from across the total force. Both awardees will advance to compete for the FY25 Department of War (DoW) Language Professional of the Year and Command Language Program of the Year. 3. Execution. Cpl Liu and MARFORSOC will be recognized during this years DoD Advanced Command Language Program Manager Workshop from 15 to 17 September 2026, hosted virtually by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. The Foreign Language Program will provide the awardees and their units with a Microsoft Teams link prior to the workshop. Additionally, the Marine Corps LPoY awardee and CLPoY awardee representative will each present a 5 to 10 minute best practices brief to their colleagues during the event. 4. Direct all questions to MARADMIN POC. 5. Release authorized by Lieutenant General J.A. Matos III, Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//
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This is the earlier message that solicited nominations for these awards. Reservists interested in the nomination process for future cycles can refer back to it for guidance on requirements and procedures.