Army Acquisition Support Center Publications Earn Three Awards from International Competition

By Mr Marques Chavez (USAASC)November 22, 2011

Army AL&T Magazine
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FORT BELVOIR, VA--Army AL&T Magazine and Access AL&T have earned 2011 MarCom Awards in three categories; including one platinum award, the competition's highest honor.

"These awards validate the hard work our editorial staff put forth in producing these high-quality publications," said Mr. Craig Spisak, Director of the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC). "Together, Army AL&T Magazine and Access AL&T have set a new standard of excellence across the Army in telling the Army Acquisition Workforce story and how they support the Soldier."

The awards earned by the publications were as follows:

--Platinum Award: Army AL&T Magazine in the Magazine/Government category

--Gold Award: Army AL&T Magazine in the Design (Print)/Magazine Cover category

--Honorable Mention: Access AL&T in the External Newsletter/Government category

The MarCom Awards is an international competition recognizing outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. More than 6,000 entries from across the world were submitted this year, with winners being selected from over 200 categories in seven forms of media.

Army AL&T Magazine is USAASC's quarterly professional journal, comprising in-depth, analytically focused articles. The magazine's mission is to instruct members of the Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (AL&T) community relative to AL&T processes, procedures, techniques, and management philosophy and to disseminate other information pertinent to the professional development of workforce members and others engaged in AL&T activities. The magazine is available in both hard copy and on the USAASC website at http://asc.army.mil.

Access AL&T is the premier online news source for the AL&T Workforce. Its blog format enables active engagement with readers, allowing them to comment and offer suggestions on articles, as well as share them via social media. Updated information and articles are available on Access AL&T at http://live.usaasc.info/.

The MarCom Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.

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The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) supports Army warfighter readiness by developing a world-class professional acquisition workforce, effectively acquiring and stewarding resources and providing customers with the best possible products and services. For more information about USAASC, visit http://asc.army.mil.

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