MOS 34 Financial Management
NCOIC, Comptroller
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS THE ACCOUNTING NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, COMPTROLLER, MARINE RAIDER SUPPORT GROUP, MARINE FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FROM JANUARY 2023 TO APRIL 2025. DURING THIS TIME, SERGEANT BALDWIN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUDGET EXECUTION ACROSS FIVE SEPARATE FISCAL YEARS, TOTALING OVER 600 MILLION DOLLARS. HIS EFFORTS IN ACCOUNTING RECONCILIATION AND EXECUTION RESULTED IN A NOTABLE DECREASE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ERRORS AND ALLOWED FOR THE COORDINATED EXECUTION OF FUNDS ACROSS THE COMMAND, WITH FAR-REACHING GLOBAL IMPACTS. HE LED A TEAM THAT SCOURED THOUSANDS OF FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR ERRORS AND ACCURACY TO IMPROVE KEY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DATA, CRITICAL TO PREVENTING LOST BUYING POWER IN ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC FINANCIAL PORTFOLIOS IN THE MARINE CORPS. SERGEANT BALDWIN'S LEADERSHIP WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SUSTAINING THE ACCOUNTING SECTION'S TRAINING AND COMPETENCY IN THE DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVE, PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESOURCE ANALYSTS FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES. SERGEANT BALDWIN'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Assistant Budget Officer
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT BUDGET OFFICER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE G-8, FROM JULY 2023 TO JANUARY 2025. FIRST LIEUTENANT COLLIN MCKINNEY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL ACUMEN, AND INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE FIELD OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. HE EXPERTLY MANAGED FISCAL PORTFOLIOS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING FISCAL READINESS OF FOUR MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS. FIRST LIEUTENANT MCKINNEY PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO ANNUAL BUDGETS AND CLOSEOUTS, ENCOMPASSING 550 MILLION DOLLARS ACROSS 158 SITES. HIS GROUNDBREAKING RECONCILIATION TOOL TO TRACK TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS ENHANCED FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND STREAMLINED OPERATIONS DURING HEIGHTENED EXERCISE AND ANNUAL TRAINING DEMANDS. HIS LEADERSHIP EXTENDED BEYOND HIS IMMEDIATE RESPONSIBILITIES AS HE TRAINED AND MENTORED MULTIPLE PERSONNEL, ENHANCING THEIR PROFICIENCY, AND STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. FIRST LIEUTENANT MCKINNEY'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Financial Technician
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN, REGIONAL DISBURSING OFFICE-WEST, SERVICE COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION, 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP FROM JULY 2021 TO JANUARY 2025. STAFF SERGEANT PANECA'S LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WHILE SERVING AS DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE WERE PIVOTAL IN THE SUCCESSFUL APPROVAL OF OVER 2,400 VOUCHERS TOTALING 5.5 MILLION DOLLARS. WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT, STAFF SERGEANT PANECA SERVED AS SOLE DISBURSING AGENT ABOARD UNITED STATES SHIP SOMERSET. THROUGH HIS SKILL, HE SINGLE-HANDEDLY STREAMLINED FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING EXERCISES AND FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALLIED NATIONS THROUGHOUT INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND. STAFF SERGEANT PANECA PROCESSED 339 VOUCHERS TOTALING 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS AND MADE MULTIPLE PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES TOTALING 39,000 DOLLARS ACROSS FOUR COUNTRIES, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO OPERATIONAL READINESS OF MULTIPLE MAJOR SUBORDINATE ELEMENTS. STAFF SERGEANT PANECA'S ENTHUSIASM, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Financial Management Officer
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICER, REGIONAL DISBURSING OFFICE-WEST, 1ST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, HEADQUARTERS AND SUPPORT BATTALION FROM 20 APRIL 2023 TO 16 JANUARY 2025. CAPTAIN BELCHER ALTERNATELY SERVED AS THE TRAVEL SECTION OFFICER IN CHARGE, THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM SECTION OFFICER IN CHARGE, THE KOA MOANA 24 DISBURSING DETACHEMENT OFFICER IN CHARGE, AND THE REGIONAL DISBURSING OFFICE-WEST INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICER, EXECUTING ALL OF HIS DUTIES SUPERBLY. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM PROCESSED OVER 43,000 VOUCHERS TOTALING OVER $85 MILLION. DURING KOA MOANA 24, THE DISBURSING TEAM PROCESSED 49 PACKAGES TOTALING OVER $3 MILLION FOR PAYMENT. HIS ACTIONS WERE INSTUMENTAL IN THE MISSION SUCCESS OF REGIONAL DISBURSING OFFICE-WEST. CAPTAIN BELCHER'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Financial Management Resource Analyst
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RESOURCE ANALYST, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF G-8, U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND FROM 15 MARCH 2019 TO 1 JULY 2022. CORPORAL GRECO'S EFFORTS IN RECORDING FUNDING DOCUMENT OBLIGATIONS IN EXCESS OF 80 MILLION DOLLARS WERE VITAL TO U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND ACHIEVING ITS MISSION AND MEETING THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE'S ESTABLISHED OBLIGATION RATES. HIS DEPLOYMENT TO SAUDI ARABIA IN SUPPORT OF THE SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE REDEPLOYMENT AND FISCAL YEAR 2021 CLOSE-OUT HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT AT BOTH THE MARINE FORCES AND ENTERPRISE LEVELS. HIS FORWARD THINKING LED TO THE CREATION OF U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND'S FISCAL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL STRUCTURE IN THE DEFENSE AGENCIES INITIATIVE, ENABLING THE COMMAND TO EXECUTE REQUIREMENTS AND CREATE FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT THE COMMANDER'S VISION. CORPORAL GRECO'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.