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Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Combat Development and Integration Lt. Gen. Eric Smith provided keynote remarks during the third annual Marine Corps Acquisition Awards Dinner Aug. 5 in Arlington, Virginia. The event, hosted by the Marine Corps Association, celebrated the accomplishments and achievements of the top performers in Marine Corps acquisitions. Honorees Col. Kirk Mullins, Master Gunnery Sgt. Alfredo Franco, and Deborah Olsen received the Andrew J. Higgins, Eugene M. Stoner and Donald Roebling Awards for Acquisition Innovation and Excellence. The Higgins, Stoner and Roebling Awards are honors bestowed annually to a Marine Corps officer, noncommissioned officer and civilian acquisition professional, respectively. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Morgan Blackstock) - Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Combat Development and Integration Lt. Gen. Eric Smith provided keynote remarks during the third annual Marine Corps Acquisition Awards Dinner Aug. 5 in Arlington, Virginia. The event, hosted by the Marine Corps Association, celebrated the accomplishments and achievements of the top performers in Marine Corps acquisitions. Honorees Col. Kirk Mullins, Master Gunnery Sgt. Alfredo Franco, and Deborah Olsen received the Andrew J. Higgins, Eugene M. Stoner and Donald Roebling Awards for Acquisition Innovation and Excellence. The Higgins, Stoner and Roebling Awards are honors bestowed annually to a Marine Corps officer, noncommissioned officer and civilian acquisition professional, respectively. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Morgan Blackstock)

Annual awards recognize superior performance among Corps’ acquisition workforce - Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Faulkner, president and chief executive officer of the Marine Corps Association and Foundation, congratulates recipients of the Higgins, Stoner and Roebling awards during the annual Marine Corps Systems Command Acquisition Excellence Awards, July 28 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. These three awards are signed by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger and sponsored by MCA&F. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Andrew Reynolds)

Acquisition Dinner recognizes excellence among workforce - Master Gunnery Sgt. Armando Quintanilla, the project officer for Vehicle Automated Diagnostic Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, received the Eugene M. Stoner Award, presented to a staff noncommissioned officer, Aug. 15 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Virginia. The event enabled Marine Corps Systems Command to award individuals for their excellence and innovation in the acquisition, fielding and support of systems and equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)