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ALARACT 070/2025
DTG: R 031906Z JUL 2025
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 070/2025 - REQUESTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE SURGEON
GENERAL’S ANNUAL AWARD FOR MILITARY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, THE
LEWIS ASPEY MOLOGNE AWARD, FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF
HQDA OTSG//DASG – MC//
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) AR 351–3, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF
THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
1.B. (U) AR 600–8–2, SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS
(FLAG)
1.C. (U) AR 600–9, THE ARMY BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM
2. (U) SITUATION: THE SURGEON GENERAL’S (TSG’S) ANNUAL AWARD FOR
MILITARY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, THE LEWIS ASPEY MOLOGNE AWARD,
PROVIDES PERSONAL RECOGNITION BY TSG TO AN ARMY PHYSICIAN FOR
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN MILITARY/ACADEMIC MEDICINE. THIS
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM ANY OTHER AWARD
THAT MAY BE GIVEN TO A PHYSICIAN FOR EXCEPTIONAL DUTY
PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD APPLIES TO ALL ARMY COMMANDS AND
ORGANIZATIONS HAVING ACTIVE DUTY (AD) PHYSICIANS ASSIGNED ON A
FULL–TIME BASIS. RECIPIENTS WILL BE FUNDED TO RECEIVE THE AWARD AT
THE JOINT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SELECTION BOARD.
3. (U) MISSION: NO LATER THAN 22 AUGUST 2025, UNITS HAVING PHYSICIANS
ASSIGNED ON A FULL–TIME BASIS WILL NOMINATE ARMY AD PHYSICIANS FOR
THE LEWIS ASPEY MOLOGNE AWARD FOR CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2025. IN
SEPTEMBER 2025, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (MC) CHIEF WILL CONVENE A
SELECTION BOARD OF SENIOR MC PHYSICIANS WHO WILL GENERATE AN
ORDER OF MERIT LIST (OML) RECOMMENDATION TO THE MC CHIEF. THE MC
CHIEF WILL SEND THE TOP NOMINEE’S NAME AND THE OML TO TSG FOR
DECISION/APPROVAL NO LATER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER 2025.
4. (U) EXECUTION:
4.A. (U) ELIGIBILITY/SELECTION CRITERIA:
4.A.1. (U) MC OFFICERS ON AD IN THE GRADE OF COLONEL. OFFICERS IN THE
GRADE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC)/PROMOTABLE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
GENERAL OFFICERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
4.A.2. (U) INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED SHOULD EXHIBIT A BALANCE BETWEEN
LEADERSHIP IN MILITARY MEDICINE AND TEACHING.
4.A.3. (U) NOMINEES SHOULD HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:
4.A.3.A. (U) SERVICE AS RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
4.A.3.B. (U) PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH AS EVIDENCED BY SCIENTIFIC
PUBLICATIONS.
4.A.3.C. (U) HOLDING OFFICE IN NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES.
4.A.4. (U) PRIOR AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
4.A.5. (U) NOMINEE MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF SERVICE REMAINING AT
THE TIME OF NOMINATION.
4.B. (U) RESPONSIBILITIES:
4.B.1. (U) TSG IS THE AWARDING AUTHORITY.
4.B.2. (U) COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL
RECIPIENTS AND SUBMIT NOMINATIONS ACCORDINGLY. STAFF SURGEONS AT
ALL MAJOR AND SUBORDINATE NON–MEDICAL COMMAND HEADQUARTERS
WILL ASSIST COMMANDERS IN THIS REGARD. WITH CONCURRENCE OF THESE
COMMANDERS, NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY STAFF SURGEONS.
COMMANDERS WILL PUBLICIZE THE AWARD AND ITS RECIPIENT WHEN
ANNOUNCED, EMPHASIZING DUTY PERFORMANCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO
MILITARY MEDICINE (WITHIN SECURITY AND PRIVACY ACT REQUIREMENTS).
4.C. (U) A COMPLETE NOMINATION PACKET WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING
DOCUMENTS, IN ORDER, IN A SINGLE PDF FILE (DO NOT SEND AS A
PORTFOLIO): (1) NOMINATION MEMORANDUM, (2) COMMANDER’S
ENDORSEMENT (IF NOMINATED BY A STAFF SURGEON, ANY LEVEL
COMMANDER MAY ENDORSE), (3) NARRATIVE SUMMARY, (4) CURRICULUM
VITAE, AND (5) REDACTED SOLDIER TALENT PROFILE WITHOUT DEPARTMENT
OF THE ARMY PHOTO, SEX, RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, OR MARITAL STATUS.
4.C.1. (U) NOMINATION MEMORANDUM WILL INCLUDE––
4.C.1.A. (U) NOMINEE’S RANK, GRADE, FULL NAME.
4.C.1.B. (U) DUTY ASSIGNMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF ASSIGNMENT.
4.C.1.C. (U) INCLUSIVE DATES OF RECOMMENDATION. GENERALLY,
NOMINATIONS WILL BE MADE FOR DUTY PERFORMANCE IN CY 2024.
4.C.1.D. (U) NOMINEE’S CONTACT EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER (GOVERNMENT
AND ALTERNATE).
4.C.1.E. (U) STATEMENT THAT THE NOMINEE HAS AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF AD
SERVICE REMAINING AFTER SELECTION AND IS NOT A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT
OF THIS AWARD.
4.C.1.F. (U) STATEMENT THAT THE NOMINEE IS NOT FLAGGED OR UNDER THE
UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE ACTIONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFERENCE 1.B., AND THAT THE NOMINEE IS WITHIN REFERENCE 1.C.
STANDARDS (NOMINEE MEETS HEIGHT/WEIGHT AND/OR PASSES THE TAPE
TEST).
4.C.2. (U) NARRATIVE SUMMARY SHOULD PROVIDE SPECIFIC AND FACTUAL
INFORMATION, GIVE CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF EXACTLY WHAT THE
INDIVIDUAL DID, DESCRIBE HOW IT WAS DONE, WHAT BENEFITS OR RESULTS
WERE REALIZED, AND A STATEMENT ABOUT WHY SUCH RESULTS MERIT
RECOGNITION BY TSG. NARRATIVE SUMMARY SHOULD NOT EXCEED TWO
DOUBLE–SPACED TYPED PAGES WITH ARIAL FONT, 12–POINT TYPE, AND
SHOULD BE UNCLASSIFIED.
4.C.3. (U) NOMINATION SUBMISSION: SEND COMPLETED PACKETS DIRECTLY
TO: THE SURGEON GENERAL CONSULTANT PROGRAM OFFICE, JOINT BASE
SAN ANTONIO, U.S. ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND, HEADQUARTERS (MCHO–CL–
C), 2450 CONNELL ROAD, BUILDING 2264, SUITE 34, OR EMAIL PACKET TO:
USARMY.JBSA.MEDCOM.MBX.TSG-CONSULTANT-PROGRAM@ARMY.MIL.
4.C.3.A. (U) ALL NOMINATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE ENDORSEMENTS OF THE
MC OFFICER’S CHAIN OF COMMAND AND THEIR AREA OF CONCENTRATION
CONSULTANT.
4.C.3.B. (U) WHEN ASSEMBLING THE PACKET, DIGITALLY COMBINE FILES IN
ADOBE AS ONE CONTINUOUS DOCUMENT. DO NOT COMBINE AS A PORTFOLIO.
4.C.3.C. (U) NOMINATION PACKETS MUST ARRIVE AT THE OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF, MC NO LATER THAN 22 AUGUST 2025.
5. (U) COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
5.A. (U) POINTS OF CONTACT:
5.A.1. (U) TSG CONSULTANT PROGRAM MANAGER, MS. SHERON MIDDLETON,
COMMERCIAL: 210–466–7041, EMAIL: SHERON.C.MIDDLETON2.CIV@ARMY.MIL.
5.A.2. (U) ARMY MC OFFICE, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LTC DANA COOK,
COMMERCIAL: 210–221–7373, EMAIL: USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-
COE.MBX.MEDICAL-CORPS@ARMY.MIL OR DANA.M.COOK.MIL@ARMY.MIL.
5.A.3. (U) ARMY MC OFFICE, CORPS SPECIFIC BRANCH PROPONENCY
OFFICER, COL MARK CRAIG, COMMERCIAL: 210–295–2493, EMAIL:
MARK.S.CRAIG10.MIL@ARMY.MIL.
6. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 30 NOVEMBER 2025.