MOS 03 Infantry





POSITIONAL SAFETY OFFICER

SERVING AS POSITIONAL SAFETY OFFICER, WEAPONS COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, ON 3 JUNE 2025. CORPORAL MARCUS L. FONTAINE DISPLAYED EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE BY IMMEDIATELY REMOVING A MARINE FROM A GRENADE PIT AFTER A LIVE M67 FRAGMENTATION GRENADE WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED AND SHIELDING HIM WITH HIS OWN BODY AS IT DETONATED, SUSTAINING INJURY WHILE PROTECTING THE MARINE FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE BLAST. HIS DECISIVE ACTIONS PREVENTED A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC TRAINING MISHAP. BY HIS BOLD INITIATIVE, COURAGEOUS ACTIONS, AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY, CORPORAL FONTAINE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Sentry of the Guard

Professional achievement in the superior performance of his duty while serving as Sentry of the Guard, Ahmed Al Jaber Air Force Base, Kuwait, from 10 December 2020 to 10 April 2021. Throughout this period Lance Corporal Hayessmith assisted the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron as a SECFOR sentry, guarding the 37,000-acre Base Security Zone in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Additionally, he assisted with establishing cordons in one unexploded ordnance response and three suspicious packages. Furthermore, Lance Corporal Hayessmith supported the Vehicle Search Area by inspecting more than 120 Other Country Nationals, 110 vehicles and contributed in the response to detained Other Country Nationals. These actions stopped one Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-nexus incursion attempts. Finally, as a part of the only joint security forces team in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, Lance Corporal Hayessmith assisted in providing security for 1.4 billion dollars in Department of Defense assets including the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force that executed 1,600 sorties and flew 3,400 flight hours in support of four named operations. Lance Corporal Hayessmith's superior performance and support played a crucial role in ensuring the Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base missions were accomplished. Lance Corporal Hayessmith's 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.



Chief Armory Custodian

FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS CHIEF ARMORY CUSTODIAN, COMPANY K, 3D BATTALION, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARINE DIVISION IN SUPPORT OF COMPANY AND BATTALION OPERATIONS FROM MARCH TO DECEMBER 2020. OVER THIS 10-MONTH SPAN, CORPORAL SARVER PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN THE COMPANY'S SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF 15 SEPARATE BATTALION, REGIMENTAL AND DIVISION TRAINING EXERCISES. HIS EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL GUARANTEED THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF OVER TEN MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF WEAPONS, OPTICS AND SERIALIZED EQUIPMENT. FURTHERMORE, HE IMPLEMENTED A COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM THAT ENSURED OVER 30 BROKEN OPTICS AND MACHINE GUNS WERE INDUCTED INTO MAINTENANCE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY VERIFYING THE LIMITED TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS AND PRE-FIRING INSPECTIONS OF 190 WEAPONS. HIS REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE ENSURED THAT THE 200-MAN COMPANY EFFECTIVELY COMPLETED EACH TRAINING EVOLUTION WITH FUNCTIONING WEAPONS AND OPTICS WHICH ULTIMATELY INCREASED PROFICIENCY AND READINESS ACROSS THE BATTALION. CORPORAL SARVER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL 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.



Security Chief

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE SECURITY CHIEF, FIRST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ADVISE AND ASSIST TEAM 15.1, TASK FORCE AL ASAD, COMMAND ELEMENT MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND FORWARD, CAMP HAVOC, IRAQ IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE FROM SEPTEMBER 2014 TO JULY 2015. SERGEANT LEMAIRE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE SECURITY ON OVER 240 VEHICLE PATROLS AND KEY LEADER ENGAGEMENTS ACROSS AL ASAD AIR BASE. HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS ALLOWED HIS ADVISE AND ASSIST TEAM MEMBERS THE FREEDOM TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION TO TRAIN AND MENTOR THEIR IRAQI COUNTERPARTS, EVEN AFTER THE ENEMY WAS ABLE TO BREACH THE IRAQI BASE DEFENSES ON TWO OCCASIONS. SERGEANT LEMAIRE REMAINED VIGILANT THROUGHOUT THE DEPLOYMENT, ACTING AS PERSONAL SECURITY DETACHMENT MEMBER, TURRET GUNNER, VEHICLE DRIVER, AND VEHICLE COMMANDER. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HE RENDERED LIFE SAVING FIRST AID AND TRIAGE SUPPORT FOR IRAQI SOLDIERS INJURED IN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE BLASTS AND SMALL ARMS FIRE ATTACKS. SERGEANT LEMAIRE'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.



Military Advisor

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AN ADVISOR FOR THE AFGHAN POLICE INSTRUCTORS AT REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER, KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (RTC-K). ON JANUARY 19TH, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300, LCPL DONAHUE HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE SOUTH OF RTC-K. THE MARINES WHO SERVE AS A QUICK REACTION FORCE (QRF) GEARED UP AND MOVED TO THEIR ASSIGNED RALLY POINT. UPON RECEIVING REPORTS OF THE FOB TAKING SMALL ARMS FIRE, LCPL DONAHUE IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED AND POSITIONED HIMSELF IN THE NORTHWEST OUTER TOWER, TO REACT AND COUNTER ANY INCOMING SMALL ARMS FIRE. UPON GETTING INTO POSITION, HE NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A "SPOTTER" LOCATED JUST ACROSS THE ROAD IN A DITCH AND A LARGE CROWD AT A NEARBY GAS STATION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LCPL DONAHUE REPORTED THAT THE SPOTTER WAS WATCHING THE FOB WITH BINOCULARS AND ACTING SUSPICIOUS. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT A SILVER CAR PULLED UP WITH TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THAT WERE ALSO WATCHING THE FOB. LCPL DONAHUE WAS THEN TOLD THAT A MEDEVAC HELICOPTER WAS INBOUND AND TO MAKE SURE THAT NOONE APPROACHED OR THREATENED THE FOB. LCPL DONAHUE TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO SECURE THE ENTIRE NORTHWEST END OF THE OUTER PERIMETER OF THE FOB, PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE INBOUND MEDEVAC WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY KEEPING A VISUAL ON THE SPOTTER AND THE CROWD AT THE GAS STATION. DUE TO KEEN AWARENESS OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, THE MEDEVAC HELICOPTER MADE TWO SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS, EVACUATING FIVE INJURED PERSONNEL. AFTER THE MEDEVAC OPERATIONS, LCPL DONAHUE STAYED AT HIS LOCATION, ENSURING THE SECURITY OF THE OUTER PERIMETER UNTIL TOLD TO MOVE BACK INSIDE. LCPL DONAHUE'S UNSURPASSED PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Force Protection NCO

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS FORCE PROTECTION NCO AT FOB SCORPION, KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. ON JANUARY 19TH, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300, A VEHICLE-BORNE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (VBIED) WAS DETONATED, RESULTING IN FIVE DOD CONTRACTORS RECEIVING EXTENSIVE INJURIES. IT WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME TO ANYONE IN THE TOC THAT THE TWO DYNCORP MEDICAL PERSONNEL HAD LEFT RTC-K IN THE AMBULANCE TO RESPOND TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLES CARRYING THE CASUALTIES ARRIVED BACK AT RTC-K AND PROCEEDED TO THE CASUALTY COLLECTION POINT. THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS ON THE RADIO TO NOTIFY MEDICAL PERSONNEL THAT THE CASUALTIES HAD ARRIVED AND WERE AWAITING TREATMENT. LCPL PREACH HAVING EXPERIENCE WORKING AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WAS TOLD THAT HIS ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED AT THE CASUALTY COLLECTION POINT. LCPL PREACH IMMEDIATELY WENT TO WORK, ASSESSING CASUALTIES IN THE VEHICLES. HE DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE TREATMENT IN THE FIRST VEHICLE. LCPL PREACH THEN REMOVED THE SECOND CASUALTY'S BODY ARMOR AND REMOVED HIM FROM THE SECOND VEHICLE AND PLACED HIM ON A LONG BOARD AS A PRECAUTION. THE CASUALTY WAS THEN MOVED INSIDE FOR A MORE THOROUGH EXAMINATION. THE ONLY OBVIOUS INJURY DISCOVERED WAS A POSSIBLE SEPARATED SHOULDER. LCPL PREACH FASHIONED A HASTY SLING TO SECURE THE CASUALTY'S ARM AND THEN PREPARED HIM FOR TRANSPORT. AFTER THE CASUALTY WAS TRANSPORTED, LCPL PREACH ASSISTED IN PREPARING THE REMAINING FOUR CASUALTIES FOR MEDEVAC. LCPL PREACH'S UNSURPASSED PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Platoon Sergeant

Meritorious service while serving as Platoon Sergeant, First Platoon, Company F, Second Battalion, Twenty Fourth Marines, Twenty Third Regiment during Operation Allies Welcome. In this important assignment, Sergeant Buchanan oversaw 1200 Joint Operations Personnel consisting of U.S. Marines, Navy, Army, Department Of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security. For over 100 hours, Sergeant Buchanan served as the Battalion Watch Chief for the 23rd and 24th Regiments Combat Operations Center ensuring a safe and stable environment at Safe Haven Pickett in support of DOD and interagency efforts to resettle the Afghanistan Evacuees. In addition, he organized a variety of rosters, including Close Air Support, Squad Competition, Non-Lethal Course, Lance Corporal Seminar, Corporal Course 1&2, QRF, Combat Marksman Course, MCMAP, Call For Fire, and Land Navigation. Further, he created task organization matrixes ensuring Marines were kept informed and maintained situational awareness. Sergeant Buchanan also instructed the Marines of 1st platoon on various basic infantry skills including light, medium, and heavy machine guns and principles of machine gun employment, the M72 LAAW and AT4 rockets, immediate action drills, MOUT skills including room clearing, hallways, stairs, and exterior movements in an urban setting.



Platoon Sergeant

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FIRST PLATOON SERGEANT, GOLF COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 8TH MARINES, 2D MARINE DIVISION FROM DECEMBER 2014 TO DECEMBER2015. IN SUPPORT OF THE BLACK SEA ROTAIONAL FORCE 15.1, STAFF SERGEANT ELBERT TIRELESSLY TRAINED AND SUPERVISED OVER 550 FOREIGN ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND 470 UNITED STATES MARINES ON A WIDE ARRAY OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LEADERSHIP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES. HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, WORK ETHIC, AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THESE OPERATIONS INSTILLED CONFIDENCE IN OUR ALLIED GOVERNMENTS' AND MILITARIES' ABILITY TO PERFORM THROUGHOUT THE AREA OF OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR NATO AND NON-NATO ALLIES. STAFF SERGEANT ELBERT ALSO INSTRUCTED, PLANNED AND SUPERVISED TWO BATTALION-LED CORPORALS COURSES AS A FACULTY ADVISOR AND AGAIN AS THE STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE WHERE HE TRAINED AND MENTORED 75 STUDENTS IN 28 FORMAL PERIODS OF INSTRUCTION, AND HAD MORE THAN 240 HOURS OF STUDENT INTERACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. THESE OPERATIONS PREPARED THE BATTALION AND OUR NATION'S ALLIES TO BECOME MORE PROFICIENT PROFESSIONALLY, TACTICALLY, AND TECHNICALLY. UPON REDEPLOYING TO MCB CAMP LEJEUNE AND FINDING THE COMPANY TO BE UNDERMANNED IN FELLOW SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS, STAFF SERGEANT ELBERT STEPPED UP AS A RELIABLE LEADER TAKING CARE OF NOT ONLY HIS OWN PLATOON, BUT THE ENTIRE COMPANY. STAFF SERGEANT ELBERT'S NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Platoon Sergeant

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON SERGEANT, COMPANY F, 2ND BATTALION, 1ST MARINES FROM 25 JULY TO 13 SEPTEMBER 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD SERGEANT MCCOY CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM BEYOND THE REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTATIONS AND TRAINING OF HIS RANK. AS A RECENTLY PROMOTED SERGEANT FILLING A PLATOON SERGEANT BILLET, SERGEANT MCCOY EXECUTED 51 DAYS OF TRAINING FOR 33 MARINES ACROSS 3 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITES DURING FORCE-ON-FORCE MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING IN BRIDGPORT, CALIFORNIA AND LIVE FIRE AND MANEUVER COMPANY ATTACKS IN TWENTY-NINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA. BETWEEN PERIODS OF FORMAL INSTRUCTION, HE COORDINATED, SUPERVISED AND TAUGHT AN ADDITIONAL 23 HOURS OF MILITARY INSTRUCTION FOR ALL FOX COMPANY LINE PLATOONS ON MACHINE GUN, MORTAR AND ROCKET EMPLOYMENT. HIS PERFORMANCE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO HIS COMPANY'S MISSION READINESS AND COMBAT CAPABILITIES FOR COMPANY ATTACKS, DEFENSE AND MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS. SERGEANT MCCOY'S DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND IS IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Platoon Sergeant

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON SERGEANT, FIRST PLATOON, CO F, 2D BATTALION, 24TH MARINES, 23D MARINE REGIMENT, 4TH MARINE DIVISION FROM 6 JUNE 2024 TO 26 JUNE 2024 AT INTEGRATED TRAINING EXERCISE 4-24. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT OTTO PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS A SERGEANT, SERGEANT OTTO FILLED A LEADERSHIP BILLET ABOVE HIS CURRENT GRADE. DURING RANGE 410A AND RANGE 400, SERGEANT OTTO SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED CASUALTY COLLECTION POINTS TO ALLOW TREATMENT AND MOVEMENT OF SEVERAL SIMULATED CASUALTIES OFF THE BATTLEFIELD. HIS CALM DEMEANOR UNDER STRESSFUL CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED HIM TO PROPERLY CONDUCT THESE ACTIONS SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY. SERGEANT OTTO DEMONSTRATED TACTICAL EXPERTISE BY ENSURING CASUALTY COLLECTION POINTS WERE UPDATED AT EACH PHASE AND BY ENSURING MARINES WERE PRESENT TO ASSIST. SERGEANT OTTO'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.



Assistant Patrol Leader

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS APL, 3D PLATOON, FOX COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 24TH MARINES, FROM 03 JUNE 2026 TO 19 JUNE 2026. CORPORAL MARTINEZ CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE COMMANDED HIS PLATOON AND EXECUTED ORDERS FROM LEADERSHIP THROUGH DETAILED PRE-COMBAT CHECKS AND PRE-COMBAT INSPECTIONS. WHILE LEADERSHIP WAS TASKED ELSEWHERE, HE MAINTAINED ACCOUNTABILITY OF HIS SQUAD AND OTHER MARINES, PRESERVING GOOD ORDER, DISCIPLINE, AND CONTROL. DURING RANGE OPERATIONS, HE INITIATED AND SUPERVISED TEAMS TO MAINTAIN THE PLATOON'S OPERATIONAL TEMPO, CARRIED ADDITIONAL AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS, AND ENABLED ALL MARINES TO REACH THIRD PLATOON'S COMPANY OBJECTIVE DESPITE EXTREME HEAT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. HIS ATTENTION TO MARINE WELFARE, MORALE, AND TACTICAL CONTROL DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO MISSION SUCCESS. CORPORAL MARTINEZ'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Team Leader

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS TEAM LEADER, 3D PLATOON, FOX COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 24TH MARINES, FROM 03 JUNE 2026 TO 19 JUNE 2026. LANCE CORPORAL SOIK CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE TRAINING EVENTS, HE STEPPED INTO NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER BILLETS AND LED HIS PEERS WITH CONFIDENCE, MATURITY, AND SOUND JUDGMENT. HE CONSISTENTLY LED HIS FIRE TEAM IN ASSESSING THE BATTLEFIELD AND EXECUTING ASSIGNED MISSIONS. DURING RANGE 400 AND RANGE 410A, HE SERVED AS THE PLATOON NAVIGATION MAN, LEADING 29 MARINES AND ONE CORPSMAN THROUGH THREE BREACHES AND MULTIPLE DANGER AREAS IN SUPPORT OF THIRD PLATOON'S MISSION. HAVING SERVED AS PLATOON NAVIGATION MAN FOR TWO YEARS, INCLUDING BAIT AND ITX, HIS TECHNICAL SKILL AND LEADERSHIP DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO PLATOON READINESS AND MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. LANCE CORPORAL SOIK'S INITIATIVE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MAAW Gunner

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MAAW GUNNER, 3D PLATOON, FOX COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 24TH MARINES, FROM 03 JUNE 2026 TO 19 JUNE 2026. LANCE CORPORAL BARBOZA CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND EXCEPTIONAL MANNER. SINCE BEING ASSIGNED AS A MAAW GUNNER, HE HAS REMAINED LETHAL AND RELIABLE WITH HIS ADDITIONAL WEAPON SYSTEM, DEMONSTRATING PRECISION, ACCURACY, AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY. FROM MARCH 2025 THROUGH RANGE 410A, HE HAS NOT MISSED A TARGET, PROVING HIS CONSISTENT ACCURACY AND VALUE TO THE PLATOON. HIS PERFORMANCE PROVIDED CRUCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CONDITION SETTING REQUIREMENTS AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTED THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF PLATOON TRAINING OBJECTIVES. LANCE CORPORAL BARBOZA'S PROFESSIONALISM, DISCIPLINE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Assistant Training Chief

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT TRAINING CHIEF AND MACHINEGUN SECTION LEADER, INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR STAFF, COMPANY E, 2D BATTALION, 24TH MARINES, FROM JUNE 2012 TO JANUARY 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT WOLFGEHER CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. STAFF SERGEANT WOLFGEHER ASSISTED IN THE PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND EXECUTION OF MULTIPLE TRAINING EVENTS TO INCLUDE FACILITATING COMPANY TRAINING DURING TWO ANNUAL TRAINING PERIODS THAT INCLUDED A VARIETY OF AGGRESSIVE LIVE FIRE AND MANEUVER TRAINING EXERCISES. STAFF SERGEANT WOLFGEHER'S PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TRAINING AND MENTORING OF COMPANY E MARINES WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE UNIT'S COMBAT READINESS FOR YEARS TO COME. HIS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY DURING THIS TOUR IS THE HALLMARK OF A CAREER DEVOTED TO ACCOMPLISHING BROAD AND DIVERSE TASKS, IN COMBAT AND DURING PEACETIME, HIGHLIGHTING THE CULMINATION OF 15 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MARINE CORPS SERVICE. STAFF SERGEANT WOLFGEHER'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Combat Instructor

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SQUAD LEADER, INFANTRY PLATOON, WARFIGHTING INSTRUCTOR COMPANY, COMBAT INSTRUCTOR BATTALION AND ENLISTED WARFIGHTING INSTRUCTOR, COMPANY F, THE BASIC SCHOOL FROM JANUARY 2023 TO MARCH 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT WOELK SUCCESSFULLY TASKED, MANAGED, AND CARED FOR THE WELFARE OF 13 ENLISTED MARINES WHILE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION FOR MORE THAN 3,000 STUDENT OFFICERS OVER THE COURSE OF MANY LIVE FIRE AND BLANK FIRE EXERCISES. FREQUENTLY CHOSEN TO SERVE AS THE AMMUNITION NCO, HE ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN $200,000 WORTH OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN ADDITION, HE WAS SELECTED TO SERVE AS SQUAD LEADER FOR CONGRESSIONAL MARINE DAY 2023, A HIGH VISIBILITY ROLE, WHERE TBS DEMONSTRATES THE CAPABILITIES OF THE MARINE CORPS TO CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. HE DISPLAYED UNPARALLELED TENACITY, OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, AND A RELENTLESS WILL TO BE THE BEST. FURTHER, HE DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 50 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION ON SQUAD AND PLATOON LEVEL TACTICS AND COMBAT HUNTER SKILLS. SERGEANT WOELK'S DETERMINATION AND COMPLETE 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.



S-3 OPERATIONS CLERK

Sergeant Noah Huntley is enthusiastically recommended for the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for meritorious achievement while serving as the S-3 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), Headquarters Company, Intel Support Battalion from June 2021 to May 2024. During this period, Sergeant Huntley distinguished himself with the following significant accomplishments.

From June 2021 to November 2021, Sergeant Huntley provided invaluable support to the Intelligence cell at Intel Support Battalion by meticulously crafting and delivering 3 intel briefs on the Russia/Ukraine war, each meticulously updated on a monthly basis. Through these briefs, Sergeant Huntley imparted critical insights to over 30 Marines, integrating his infantry background to provide a tactical perspective essential for enhancing operational readiness. Additionally, Sergeant Huntley delivered a comprehensive Intel-focused brief of the USS Alabama during the 2021 Marine Corps Ball, enhancing unit knowledge and morale.

In tandem with his role as the S-3 Operations Clerk, Sergeant Huntley demonstrated exemplary leadership by assuming the responsibilities of a CPTR, overseeing the administration of over 10 Physical Fitness Tests (PFTs) and Combat Fitness Tests (CFTs) for the Company, all with minimal support from the I&I staff. Furthermore, he led rigorous physical fitness evolutions during drill periods, ensuring peak performance and readiness for all Company Marines. His meticulous attention to detail extended to the accurate and timely submission of training rosters into MCTIMS, facilitating seamless coordination and evaluation for the Battalion Staff.

Sergeant Huntley's commitment to excellence was further exemplified through his leadership in planning, coordinating, and supervising all 5 field exercises, collectively training 35 Marines. As the lead instructor, he delivered over 90 hours of instruction on critical topics such as land navigation, patrolling, 9-line procedures, CASEVAC procedures, infantry Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), as well as the capabilities of the M16/M4 and M27 weapon systems. His expertise and positive demeanor were instrumental in achieving the objectives of these exercises.

Moreover, Sergeant Huntley's exceptional initiative and foresight were evident in his role as the lead planner for the entire ISB HQ Co training schedule for Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025. Through 7 meticulously organized planning sessions with senior HQ Co leadership and I&I staff, he orchestrated 96 drill periods, marking an unprecedented level of coordination and preparation. His innovative approach to planning not only streamlined operations but also revolutionized the planning process, resulting in improved budget allocation, streamlined orders, and enhanced operational efficiency for over 22 Marines over the course of two years, ensuring fulfillment of their drill requirements. This pioneering planning process, crafted by Sergeant Huntley, serves as the cornerstone for future battalion cohesion, providing a framework for all ISB to align their drill schedules for Fiscal Year 25 during the ISB Operations Summit to optimize unit readiness.

Throughout his tenure at ISB, Sergeant Huntley consistently surpassed expectations, assuming responsibilities typically reserved for senior Staff Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) with remarkable proficiency. His unwavering dedication, superior performance, and steadfast commitment to duty reflect great credit upon himself and uphold the highest traditions of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE S-3 NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE (NCOIC), HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, INTEL SUPPORT BATTALION FROM JUNE 2021 TO MAY 2024. SERGEANT HUNTLEY PROVIDED INVALUABLE SUPPORT TO THE INTELLIGENCE CELL AT INTEL SUPPORT BATTALION BY METICULOUSLY CRAFTING AND DELIVERING THREE INTEL AND INFANTRY PERIODS OF INSTRUCTION ON THE RUSSIA AND UKRAINE WAR. AS AN S-3 OPERATIONS CLERK, SERGEANT HUNTLEY DEMONSTRATED EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP BY ASSUMING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CPTR, OVERSEEING THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVER 10 PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS AND COMBAT FITNESS TESTS FOR THE COMPANY AND LEADING RIGOROUS PHYSICAL FITNESS EVOLUTIONS DURING DRILL PERIODS, ENSURING PEAK PERFORMANCE AND READINESS FOR ALL COMPANY MARINES. SERGEANT HUNTLEY'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE WAS FURTHER EXEMPLIFIED THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING, COORDINATING, AND SUPERVISING ALL FIVE FIELD EXERCISES, COLLECTIVELY TRAINING 35 MARINES AND RESULTING IN OVER 90 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERIODS. SERGEANT HUNTLEY'S EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE AND FORESIGHT WERE EVIDENT IN HIS ROLE AS THE LEAD PLANNER FOR THE ENTIRE ISB HQ CO TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND FISCAL YEAR 2025. THROUGH SEVEN METICULOUSLY ORGANIZED PLANNING SESSIONS WITH SENIOR HQ CO LEADERSHIP AND I&I STAFF, HE ORCHESTRATED 96 DRILL PERIODS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, SERGEANT HUNTLEY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Operations Chief

FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS OPERATIONS CHIEF, MARINE CORPS ADVISOR COMPANY B, FORCE HEADQUARTERS GROUP, MARINE FORCES RESERVE FROM NOVEMBER 2024 TO FEBRUARY 2025. STAFF SERGEANT GORDON WAN DISPLAYED EXCEPTIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFICIENCY AND INITIATIVE IN ENHANCING OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE READINESS. HE RECORDED TWENTY-THREE EXERCISES AND TWENTY-EIGHT DRILLS FOR TRAINING EVENTS, WHILE DRAFTING AND FINALIZING THE UNIT MCTIMS TRAINING GUIDE TO STANDARDIZE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. STAFF SERGEANT WAN IMPLEMENTED A DOCUMENT APPROVAL PROCESS ENSURING TIMELY SIGNATURES FROM FIFTEEN APPOINTED PERSONNEL AND RESEARCHED ALL TRAINING EVENTS TO UPDATE REFERENCE DOCUMENTS PER COMMANDER'S POLICY. HE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED THIRTEEN EVENTS WITH A TOTAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHILE GENERATING OVER SIXTY ORDERS TO SUPPORT UNIT REQUIREMENTS. HIS COORDINATION WITH III MEF, MFR AND RESERVE AFFAIRS SECURED RAPID APPROVAL OF COLONEL VALDEZ'S SHORT FUSE ORDERS. STAFF SERGEANT WAN ALSO COORDINATED A TEAM DRILL THAT INCLUDED TEN ANNUAL TRAINING CLASSES AND MANAGED PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING, DEMONSTRATING HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS. HIS DEDICATION REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Squad Leader

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SQUAD LEADER, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 2D MARINE REGIMENT FROM 1 TO 3 DECEMBER 2020. DURING BILATERAL OBSERVATION TRAINING WITH JAPANESE PARTNER FORCES, SERGEANT BEGGEL ESTABLISHED A SQUAD REINFORCED DEFENSE IN DEPTH AND EXPERTLY REPELLED UNCONVENTIONAL ENEMY ATTACKS FROM SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. HIS ABILITY TO ESTABLISH RAPPORT WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN THE UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND AREA OF OPERATIONS SET CONDITIONS FOR FUTURE BILATERAL EXERCISES, AND REINFORCED THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF SMALL UNIT LEADERSHIP. SERGEANT BEGGEL'S PROFESSIONALISM, JUDGMENT, 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.



Squad Leader

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SQUAD LEADER, 3RD PLATOON, HOTEL COMPANY, REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM II, MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE I, DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ FROM 06 MAY 2005 TO 26 MAY 2005. HIS OUTSTANDING INITIATIVE, MOTIVATION, AND LEADERSHIP WERE PARAMOUNT TO REGIMENTAL SUCCESS AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING CITATION: CORPORAL GREENLEE SHOWED OUTSTANDING PERSONAL INITIATIVE BY VOLUNTEERING FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL INFANTRY ASSIGNMENT, A POSITION OF A HIGHER GRADE, KNOWING HE WOULD RECEIVE MINIMAL TRAINING AND LIMITED SUPERVISION. HE EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS BY ANTICIPATING MISSION CRITICAL PERSONNEL NEEDS PRIOR TO MISSION EXECUTION. HE ALSO LED HIS SQUAD OF 11 MARINES ON MORE PATROLS THEN ANY OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL UNIT IN THE REGIMENT AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY IN THE AL-QAIM DISTRICT. IN ADDITION, HIS SQUAD VOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED TO ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OF A DISABLED CH-53D SEA STALLION HELICOPTER OUTSIDE OF RAMADI AFTER ALREADY COMPLETING A 12-HOUR SHIFT, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO FORWARD OPERATING BASE AL-ASAD. OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: SETTING UP AND MANNING A FIGHTING POSITION FOR OVER 36 HOURS WITHOUT RELIEF; ASSISTING WITH CAMP SET-UP; WORKING OUTSIDE OF HIS ASSIGNED DUTIES BY HELPING WITH THE DETACHMENT'S BUNKER PROJECT; AND SERVING ON ADVANCE PARTY, ASSISTING WITH TRANSPORT OF REGIMENTAL EQUIPMENT, ARMAMENT, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL MISSION EVOLUTION. CORPORAL GREENLEE'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



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