MOS 0302 Infantry Officer
0302 Executive Officer
FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT, FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO MAY 2025. LIEUTENANT COLONEL MILLER'S SUPERB DIRECTION, FORWARD-THINKING, AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE DROVE THE 15TH MEU TO ACHIEVE EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS DURING PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING, AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC 24.1 DEPLOYMENT. HE ESTABLISHED A CULTURE OF PROFESSIONALISM AND LEARNING THAT ENCOURAGED PROBLEM-SOLVING, INTEGRATION, AND INNOVATION, ENABLING THE MARINES, SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AIRMEN, AND CIVILIANS UNDER HIS CHARGE TO ACCOMPLISH DIVERSE MISSIONS. LIEUTENANT COLONEL MILLER EXPERTLY LED THE STAFF AND FOSTERED RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS AND KEY NAVY PERSONNEL, FACILITATING EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES IN THE MEU TASK ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTING OVER 80 OPERATIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE U.S. INDO-PACIFIC THEATER. WITH LIEUTENANT COLONEL MILLER'S UNRELENTING DRIVE FOR PERFECTION, THE 15TH MEU UPHELD THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND CONDUCT WITHIN THE U.S. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, NURTURED AND REINFORCED RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMAND AND WITH KEY REGIONAL ALLIES AND PARTNERS. LIEUTENANT COLONEL MILLER'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES CULMINATED HIS 21 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE. LIEUTENANT COLONEL MILLER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0302 Executive Officer
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMPANY C, BATTALION LANDING TEAM 1/5, 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT FROM JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024. THROUGHOUT A RIGOROUS TRAINING PROGRAM AND DEPLOYMENT, CAPTAIN CHAVIS' SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, PERFORMANCE, AND WARFIGHTING ETHOS SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THE COMPANY, THE LANDING FORCE, AND ALLIES AND PARTNERS. HIS EXPERIENCE, TACTICAL PROFICIENCY, AND ABILITY TO PLAN FOR INTEGRATION WITH HIGHER AND ADJACENT UNITS WERE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THREE BATTALION AND EIGHT COMPANY-LEVEL EXERCISES INCLUDING FIVE JOINT MULTI-LATERAL OPERATIONS. THIS DIRECTLY ENABLED INTEROPERABILITY WITH PARTNERED FORCES TO REINFORCE THE 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITS' COMMITMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE INDO-PACIFIC AREA OF OPERATION. HIS ABILITY TO SUPPORT RAPID PLANNING FOR COMPANY LEVEL OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE READINESS OF OVER SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN MATERIEL ENSURED THE COMPANY'S SUCCESS WHILE DEPLOYED TO SUPPORT CRISIS AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. CAPTAIN CHAVIS' 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.
0302 PLATOON COMMANDER
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON COMMANDER, 2ND PLATOON, COMPANY C, 4TH LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 4TH MARINE DIVISION, FROM 3 TO 24 JUNE 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT LISTER CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. ASSIGNED TO A BILLET NORMALLY RESERVED FOR AN OFFICER, STAFF SERGEANT LISTER LED HIS PLATOON THROUGH THREE LIVE FIRE COMBINED ARMS RANGES, COORDINATING FIRES FROM LAV-25'S, LAV-AT'S, 81MM MORTARS, AND SCOUT SMALL ARMS. DUE TO HIS QUICK THINKING AND ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION, THE PLATOON SEAMLESSLY DESTROYED NUMEROUS SIMULATED ENEMY ARMORED VEHICLES AND INFANTRY TEAMS. ADDITIONALLY, HE PERSONALLY COUNSELED TWO DOZEN KEY LEADERS AND MARINES ACROSS THE COMPANY REGARDING MILITARY CAREER PLANS AND A BALANCED CIVILIAN LIFESTYLE OF HIS OWN ACCORD. HIS CONTINUOUS, SELFLESS DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE WAS AN INSPIRATION TO THE MEN OF HIS PLATOON AND HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE ENTIRE COMPANY. STAFF SERGEANT LISTER'S UNSURPASSED PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.