MOS 72 Anti-Air Warfare & ATC
Section Leader, Low Altitude Air Defense
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SECTION LEADER, ALPHA BATTERY, 3D LOW ALTITUDE AIR DEFENSE BATTALION, MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP 18, 1ST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING FROM NOVEMBER 2025 TO FEBRUARY 2026. SERGEANT SIMS WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY HAND-SELECTED TO SERVE AS A SECTION LEADER, A BILLET TRADITIONALLY HELD BY STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. HIS COMMITMENT TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT DIRECTLY IMPACTED THE UNIT DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE GROUND-BASED AIR DEFENSE TO III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT SIMS SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED THREE MAJOR EXERCISES, TACTICALLY LEADING 17 MARINES ACROSS THE FIRST ISLAND CHAIN AND JUNGLE ENVIRONMENT. HIS SKILLFUL EXECUTION AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN HIGHLY RESTRICTIVE TRAINING AREAS HAS RESULTED IN 35 SUCCESSFUL SIMULATED ENGAGEMENTS OF HOSTILE AIRCRAFT. SERGEANT SIMS' RELENTLESS DEDICATION TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIS MARINES CULTIVATED A HIGHLY LETHAL SECTION FULLY PREPARED TO EXECUTE REAL-WORLD OPERATIONS. SERGEANT SIMS' INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL 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.
Staff NCOIC, Battlespace Command and Control
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, BATTLESPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER THEATER 17.1 DETACHMENT, MARINE AIR CONTROL SQUADRON 2, MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP 28, 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA FROM 18 DECEMBER 2016 TO 17 JUNE 2017. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT NUNEZ EMPLOYED A MARINE DETACHMENT AT THE 727 EXPEDITIONARY AIR CONTROL SQUADRON IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE, OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL, OPERATION RESOLUTE SUPPORT, AND THE COMBINED DEFENSE OF THE ARABIAN GULF. HIS LEADERSHIP ENABLED THE DETACHMENT TO PROVIDE OVER 2,863 HOURS OF TACTICAL CONTROL TO 15,734 COALITION AIRCRAFT. HE EXPERTLY CONTROLLED OVER 508 CONTROL HOURS, 1,847 AIRCRAFT, 216 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT MISSIONS AND 207 AERIAL REFUELING MISSIONS OVER AFGHANISTAN. HIS TIMELY DECISION MAKING ENABLED CRUCIAL CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AND ARTILLERY FIRES IN SUPPORT OF COALITION FORCES ENGAGED WITH THE ENEMY. STAFF SERGEANT NUNEZ' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, STEADFAST LEADERSHIP, AND 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.
Air Officer
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AIR OFFICER, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH MARINES, 2D MARINE DIVISION FROM 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 TO 20 AUGUST 2015. CAPTAIN MALLORY PERFORMED IN AN ADMIRABLE MANNER THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTALION. DURING PREPARATION FOR ITX 1-15, HE DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION TO INCREASE THE BATTALION'S AVIATION EMPLOYMENT PROFICIENCY WHICH INCLUDED COORDINATING OVER 50 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT MISSIONS DURING TWO BATTALION FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION EXERCISES. ADDITIONALLY, DURING ITX, CAPTAIN MALLORY DIRECTLY AIDED THE FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATOR BY PLANNING FOR AVIATION, MANAGING AIRCRAFT, AND INTEGRATING AVIATION FIRES WITH THE MANEUVER OF GROUND FORCES, INCREASING THE UNIT'S OVERALL FIRE SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT CAPABILITY DURING FOUR BATTALION LIVE FIRE RANGES AND TEN OTHER EVENTS. FINALLY, DURING BALIKATAN 14, HE PROVIDED CONTROL AUTHORITY FOR OVER 100 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT MISSIONS AND PERSONALLY TRAINED PHILIPPINE CONTROLLERS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF AVIATION. CAPTAIN MALLORY'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL 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.
Air Intercept Controller
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AIR INTERCEPT CONTROLLER, MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP DETACHMENT, MARINE MEDIUM TILTROTOR SQUADRON 165 REINFORCED, 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT FROM JUNE 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT GATZ DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AS THE LEAD MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR, OVERSEEING 1,200 HOURS OF TRAINING THAT RESULTED IN 55 BELT ADVANCEMENTS, ENHANCING THE READINESS OF THE MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP DETACHMENT. WHILE DEPLOYED, HE LED BILATERAL AIRSPACE CONTROL AND TRAINING WITH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE DURING EXERCISES ULCHI FREEDOM SHIELD AND SSANG YONG 24, SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING OVER 1,000 SORTIES. HIS LEADERSHIP ENSURED SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF MARINES INTO THE AIR OPERATIONS CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, DURING F-35 OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS BOXER, HE SERVED AS THE AIR INTERCEPT CONTROLLER, SUPPORTING THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF COMBAT AIR PATROLS AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS. SERGEANT GATZ'S INITIATIVE, 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.
Tactical Air Defense Controller
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES AS TACTICAL AIR DEFENSE CONTROLLER, MARINE AIR CONTROL SQUADRON 2 DETACHMENT, MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP 28 (FORWARD), 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING (FORWARD), II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) FROM JUNE 2013 TO JANUARY 2014 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 13.2. DURING THIS PERIOD, CORPORAL AGCAOILI QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HERSELF AS A STANDOUT CONTROLLER AS SHE SAFELY AND EXPERTLY CONTROLLED MILITARY, CIVILIAN, AND REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT OPERATING WITHIN BATTLE MANAGEMENT AREA SOUTH FOR OVER 1,000 OPERATIONAL HOURS. SHE EFFICIENTLY ROUTED MORE THAN 2,000 FIXED WING SORTIES THROUGHOUT 110,000 SQUARE MILES OF HIGHLY COMPLEX AIRSPACE. HER ACTIONS SAFEGUARDED GROUND FORCES DURING 45 TROOPS IN CONTACT EVENTS, 75 PRIORITY TASKINGS, AND 50 SURFACE-TO-SURFACE AND AIR-TO-SURFACE FIRE MISSIONS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTED COMBAT OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, CORPORAL AGCAOILI FACILITATED THE TIMELY DECONFLICTION OF 350 AIRSPACE CONTROL MEASURES WHICH RESULTED IN 175 EMEMIES KILLED AND 140 DETAINED. CORPORAL AGCAOILI'S OUTSTANDING MOTIVATION AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MADIS Crew Chief
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS MARINE AIR DEFENSE INTEGRATED SYSTEM (MADIS) CREW CHIEF, 3RD LITTORAL ANTI AIR BATTALION, FROM APRIL 12TH 2026 TO APRIL 28TH 2026. SERGEANT MONTERO DISPLAYED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE BY INDEPENDENTLY MANAGING THE STAGING AND OPERATIONAL READINESS OF OVER 35 MILLION DOLLARS IN MADIS ASSETS AT NAVAL STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI. IN THE ABSENCE OF PLATOON LEADERSHIP, HE ESTABLISHED A RIGOROUS DAILY TRAINING REGIMENT THAT DRASTICALLY ENHANCED THE TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY OF JUNIOR GUNNERS. DURING THE KINETIC PHASE OF THE INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISE, HIS TACTICAL COMMAND DIRECTLY RESULTED IN THE CONFIRMED DESTRUCTION OF 17 CLASS 2 AND CLASS 3 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. NOTABLY, SERGEANT MONTERO OVERSAW THE FIRST-EVER FIM-92 STINGER ENGAGEMENT OF A BANSHEE TARGET IN THE JOINT FORCE, SOLIDIFYING THE MADIS PLATFORM'S LETHALITY AGAINST ADVANCED AERIAL THREATS. BY HIS UNWAVERING INITIATIVE, PERSEVERING EFFORTS, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, SERGEANT MONTERO REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
7240 Air Support Company NCOIC
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AIR SUPPORT COMPANY NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, MARINE AIR SUPPORT SQUADRON SIX, FROM JANUARY 2022 TO MARCH 2023. SERGEANT SERVIN'S LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ENSURED THE UNIT'S SUCCESS IN SUPPORT OF NUMEROUS TRAINING EVENTS AND EXERCISES. HIS DEDICATION AND SKILL ENABLED THE FIRST IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIFUNCTION AIR OPERATIONS CONCEPTS DURING A MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP 48 MARINE AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM INTEGRATED SIMULATION TRAINING EXERCISE. HE DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT OVER 25 HOURS OF CLASS INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION WHICH INCREASED PROFICIENCY AND KNOWLEDGE OF NEWLY DEVELOPED SYSTEM FEATURES REQUIRED FOR AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS. FINALLY, SERGEANT SERVIN DEDICATED OVER 80 HOURS OF HIS PERSONAL TIME TO IMPR SQUADRON'S AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL TRAINING MATERIALS WHICH SHOWED HIS VERSATILITY AND DEVOTION TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SQUADRON'S TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ENLISTED OPERATORS AND OFFICER CONTROLLERS. SERGEANT SERVIN'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.