MOS 05 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)
0507 Joint Operations Concepts Planner
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS JOINT OPERATIONS CONCEPTS PLANNER, HAMPTON ROADS DETACHMENT, MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY FROM JULY 2018 TO JANUARY 2021. CAPTAIN HENRY EXPERTLY MANAGED MULTIPLE LINES OF EFFORT AND PROMOTED CRITICAL NAVAL INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES DURING A TIME CHARACTERIZED BY PROGRESSIVE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN PRIORITIES FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE. HIS ACTIONS INFORMED MULTIPLE NAVY-LED EVENTS OF MARINE CORPS EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS' VISION OF DISTRIBUTED MARITIME OPERATIONS. HIS FORWARD THINKING, INITIATIVE, AND WELL-STUDIED RECOMMENDATIONS ENSURED HIS EFFORTS BECAME PRIORITY NAVAL INTEGRATION TOPICS AT THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LABORATORY. THESE EFFORTS ENABLED A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARINE CORPS AND NAVAL WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMANDS, WHILE ALSO REPRESENTING A MORE UNIFIED NAVAL SERVICE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORT; ULTIMATELY LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT CONCEPT ALTERATIONS IN FUTURE FORCE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. THROUGH HIS DETERMINATION, JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CAPTAIN HENRY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0511 FORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION CHIEF
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE FORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION CHIEF, G-3/5, MARINE FORCES RESERVE/MARINE FORCES SOUTH FROM JUNE 2021 TO MAY 2023. GUNNERY SERGEANT SAMMONS PROVIDED HIS EXPERTISE FOR 43 FORMATIONS SUPPORTING NAMED OPERATIONS, THREE REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF CRISIS RESPONSE, AND OVER 60 JOINT AND SERVICE EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING THE UNIT DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM, INTEGRATED TRAINING EXERCISE AND OPERATION ALLIES WELCOME. HIS ACTIONS RESULTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL VALIDATION, TRANSPORTATION SOURCING AND TRACKING OF MORE THAN 13,500 PERSONNEL AND MORE THAN 3,600,000 POUNDS OF EQUIPMENT INTO AND OUT OF ALL COMBATANT COMMANDS. AS A FACULTY ADVISOR ADDITIONALLY, HE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION ACROSS SIX CORPORALS COURSES. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, DISTINCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDICATION TO DUTY, GUNNERY SERGEANT SAMMONS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0511 MAGTF Planner
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS THE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE PLANNER, 25TH MARINE REGIMENT, IN SUPPORT OF THE LITTORAL WARFARE COMMAND FOR UNITAS 24 FROM AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 13, 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, LANCE CORPORAL ZAHRADNIK CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HER DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE PROVIDED THE DEPUTY LITTORAL WARFARE COMMANDER WITH AN ACCURATE COMMON TACTICAL PICTURE THROUGH THE COMMAND OPERATIONS CENTER. LANCE CORPORAL ZAHRADNIK EFFECTIVELY COMBINED THE BILATERAL UNITED STATES AND CHILEAN MARINE CORPS' POSITIONS AND KNOWN ENEMY TRACKS INTO A COMMON FRAME USED TO RAISE THE COMMANDER'S SITUATIONAL AWARENESS INFORMING HIS DECISION CYCLE. LANCE CORPORAL ZAHRADNIK'S EFFORTS FACILITATED SEAMLESS INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN THE PARNTER FORCES. LANCE CORPORAL ZAHRADNIK ALSO STOOD OVER 100 HOURS OF WATCH IN THE OPERATIONS CENTER. HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL ENABLED THE STAFF TO ACCURATELY TRACK MOVEMENTS FOR FOUR LITTORAL WARFARE COMMAND UNITS ACROSS FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS OF OPERATION. LANCE CORPORAL ZAHRADNIK'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0511 Watch Officer, MCICOM
For outstanding meritorious service while serving as the Watch Officer and Individual Mobilization Augmentee Detachment Staff Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge, G-3 Operations Division, G-3/5 Directorate, Marine Corps Installations Command from June 2017 to November 2019. Master Sergeant Parides skillfully and dutifully served as the Command's Watch Officer, maintaining situational awareness for all critical information requirements and enhancing standard operating procedures for continuity of operations and the activation of the command emergency operations center. As the MCICOM Watch Officer, his keen work ethic, technical proficiency, and determination to achieve mission success proved to be instrumental in maintaining 24-hour global situational awareness and keeping leaders informed of emergencies and emerging events across 24 Marine Corps Installations. He directly impacted mission accomplishment by skillfully facilitating both real world operations and national-level and regional exercises for emergency management, which significantly increased the command's readiness. Master Sergeant Parides also excelled outside of his scope of responsibility by leveraging the knowledge and expertise from his civilian profession to aid other directorates across the headquarters. His superior performance of duty during this tour is the hallmark of a career devoted to accomplishing broad and diverse tasks in combat and peace, highlighting the culmination of 27 years of honorable and dedicated Marine Corps service. Master Sergeant Parides' exceptional professionalism, personal initiative, and loyal devotion to duty reflected great credit upon him and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
0511 Watch Officer, Marine Corps Operations Center
For outstanding meritorious service while serving as Watch Officer and Section Head, Current Operations Branch, Operations Division, Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., from July 2012 to January 2014. Serving initially in the Marine Corps Operations Center from August 2012 to March 2013, Lieutenant Colonel Sampson maintained a keen awareness of all on-going Marine Corps deployments and exercises and kept the senior leadership of the Marine Corps well informed of all Marine Corps operations and events worldwide. During late March 2013, Lieutenant Colonel Sampson assumed duty as the Future Operations Group Section Head. His complete understanding of the complexities associated with coordinating the Global Force Management process enabled the Marine Corps to meet requests for Marine Corps forces worldwide during a particularly demanding period in which the Marine Corps drew down forces in Afghanistan while simultaneously building up forces in support of other Combatant Commanders. Providing relevant, timely, and insightful input, Lieutenant Colonel Sampson was a principal advisor to the Director of Operations on multiple force allocation and sourcing options, force deployments and the movement of Marine forces in support of rotational and emergent Combatant Commander requirements. Lieutenant Colonel Sampson's exceptional professional ability, leadership by personal example, and total devotion to duty reflected great credit upon him and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
0511 MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE PLANNER
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS THE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE PLANNER, MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND KUWAIT, FROM 8 JUNE 2014 TO 19 NOVEMBER 2014. UPON ARRIVAL IN KUWAIT, CORPORAL THOMPSON QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HERSELF AS THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON ALL JOINT OPERATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM RELATED MATTERS, REQUIRING LITTLE TO NO SUPERVISION. CORPORAL THOMPSON WAS EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING, ALLOCATING AND MANIFESTING CARRIERS FOR ALL FORCES UNDER MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATIONAL CONTROL. SHE WAS VITAL IN ASSISTING THE DEPLOYMENT AND REDEPLOYMENT OF TWO SEPARATE MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITS TO AND FROM THE KUWAIT THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CORPORAL THOMPSON'S COORDINATION WITH CENTCOM DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS CENTER FACILITATED THE INTRA-THEATER LIFT OF OVER 1,000 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE WARFIGHTER IN FOUR SEPARATE COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, MEETING AND EXCEEDING MARCENT REQUIREMENTS. FACING A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF WORK AS THE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE PLANNER, SHE CONSISTENTLY TACKLED CHALLENGES WITH INCREASING FLEXIBILITY. HER INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0511 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NCO
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS AN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE, III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, IN SUPPORT OF COMBINED FORCES COMMAND EXERCISE 19.1, REPUBLIC OF KOREA MARINE CORPS HEADQUARTERS, KOREA, FROM 10 FEBURARY TO 12 MARCH 2019. CORPORAL YOGMAN DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL SKILL, INITIATIVE, AND CRITICAL THINKING, WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE OF HIS MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. HE PROVIDED OUTSTANDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT NOT ONLY INTERNAL TO III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, BUT TO HIGHER, ADJACENT, AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDS ALIKE. CORPORAL YOGMAN DEDICATED OVER 100 HOURS TO THE CREATION AND SUSTAINMENT OF THE EXERCISE SHARED PORTAL WHICH SUPPORTED STAFF COLLABORATION, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING FOR THE III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE COMMANDER AND STAFF. HIS EFFORTS PRODUCED TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS USED ACROSS III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. CORPORAL YOGMAN'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.
0530 Civil Affairs Detachment Commander
DETACHMENT COMMANDER, 1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA FROM 02 MARCH 2017 TO 14 JUNE 2020. LIEUTENANT COLONEL WARD SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY OF HIS MARINES AND THE ENTIRE 1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP. WHILE DEPLOYED AS CMO WITH COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE - OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE 17, HIS EXPERTISE AND ABILITIES WERE CRITICAL FORCE MULTIPLIERS FOR THE JOINT FORCE COMMANDER. AS A DETACHMENT COMMANDER, HE EXPERTLY SUPPORTED THE MISSION OF 1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP AND ITS SUPPORTED COMMANDS, SETTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR DETACHMENT EFFICIENCY AND MISSION READINESS. LIEUTENANT COLONEL WARD EFFECTIVELY LED OVER 30 MARINES, TRAINING THEM IN CIVIL AFFAIRS AND ENSURING THEY WERE CAPABLE TO SUPPORT MAGTF OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE. HIS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY DURING THIS TOUR CULMINATES TWO TOURS OF HONORABLE, DEDICATED, AND FAITHFUL SERVICE TO 1ST CAG IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE. LIEUTENANT COLONEL WARD'S INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP, AND EXPERTISE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0530 Civil Affairs Detachment Commander
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS TEAM LEADER AND DET COMMANDER, DET 4, 3D CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP, FORCE HEADQUARTERS GROUP, MARINE FORCES RESERVE, FROM JANUARY 2015 TO NOVEMBER 2019. DURING BALIKATAN 2017 AND 2018, MAJOR RUFFINS SUPERVISED CIVIL AFFAIRS PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF OVER 20 MISSIONS EACH YEAR TO INCLUDE KEY LEADER ENGAGEMENTS; CIVIL RECONNAISSANCE AND ASSESSMENTS OF PORTS, AIRFIELDS, AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS; INFORM AND INFLUENCE OPERATIONS WITH THE CIVIL POPULACE; AND NETWORK ANALYSIS THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE REGIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES. MAJOR RUFFINS ALSO SERVED AS A LEAD PLANNER DURING PLATINUM WOLF 2016 AND LIAISON OFFICER DURING MEFEX 2019, WHERE HE EXPERTLY INTEGRATED CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS INTO THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF BOTH EXERCISES. AS A DET COMMANDER, MAJOR RUFFINS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED THE COMBAT READINESS, PROFICIENCY, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE 23 MARINES IN HIS SECTION AND WAS RECOGNIZED WITH MULTIPLE COMMANDER'S CUP AWARDS AS THE TOP DETACHMENT IN THE UNIT. MAJOR RUFFIN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, STEADFAST LEADERSHIP, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0530 Civil Affairs Operations Officer
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS G-9 OPERATIONS OFFICER, 1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP FROM 31 MAY 2019 TO 14 JUNE 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT COLONEL CALLISON SERVED AS THE OPERATIONAL PLANNING TEAM LEADER FOR THE G-9 MCPP TRAINING COURSE IN PREPARATION FOR PB-19. SHE CONDUCTED AN IN-DEPTH AREA STUDY OF THE PRC, DEVELOPED THE ANNEX G AND 6 SUPPORTING APPENDICES DURING ANNUAL TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF THE EXERCISE AND CONTINUED TO UPDATE CIVIL PRODUCTS TO BEST PREPARE THE G-9 AND I MEF STAFF. SHE SELFLESSLY ASSISTED THE S-3 OPERATIONS OFFICER AND I&I STAFF IN COORDINATING AND EXECUTING THE ANNUAL TRAINING SCENARIO AND FIELD EXERCISES. LIEUTENANT COLONEL CALLISON ALSO PROVIDED VALUABLE WRITTEN AND VERBAL FEEDBACK TO THE G-9 DET COMMANDER AND I&I STAFF WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND STREAMLINE TRAINING. SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL BEHIND 1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP'S TASK REORGANIZATION, PIONEERING THE CREATION OF THE G3/9 SECTION TO INCREASE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. LIEUTENANT COLONEL CALLISON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0530 Assistant Action Officer, Civil Affairs Group
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT ACTION OFFICER FOR EXERCISE EAGER LION 2019 FOR 1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP, FORCE HEADQUARTERS GROUP, MARINE FORCES RESERVE FROM 6 DECEMBER 2018 TO 11 SEPTEMBER 2019. CAPTAIN MELENDEZ DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF THROUGH SUPERB CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DURING THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF A HIGHLY COMPLEX, JOINT MULTINATIONAL EXERCISE IN THE KINGDOM OF JORDAN. CAPTAIN MELENDEZ REPRESENTED THE COMMAND AT THE MID-PLANNING CONFERENCE IN AMMAN, WHERE HE CONSTRUCTED THE JOINT MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK LIST FOR THE CIVIL AFFAIRS COMPONENT OF THE EXERCISE AND MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXERCISE SCENARIO AND SCRIPTED INJECTS. WHILE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING WITH UNITED STATES ARMY AND BELGIAN CIVIL AFFAIRS PERSONNEL WITHIN THE COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE HEADQUARTERS, HE ASSISTED IN THE COORDINATION OF ALL NON-LETHAL FIRES FOR THE CJ34 FIRES DIRECTORATE. HIS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE WAS NOTED BY BOTH THE SUPPORTED U.S. ARMY COMMAND AND COALITION PARTNERS. CAPTAIN MELENDEZ'S INITIATIVE, EXPERTISE, LOYALTY, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHTEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0532 Civil Affairs Detachment Chief
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A CIVIL AFFAIRS DETACHMENT CHIEF WITH 1ST CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP, FROM MARCH 2018 TO JUNE 2020. GUNNERY SERGEANT MIRANDA SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AS THE DET 3 CHIEF AND AS THE SENIOR SNCO OF TWO LARGE SCALE COMBINED JOINT EXERCISES. AS THE DET 3 CHIEF, HE LED HIS MARINES WITH NOTEWORTHY SKILL AND ASSISTED IN PLANNING AND EXECUTION THROUGHOUT 25 DRILL PERIODS WITH SEVEN FIELD EXERCISES. FURTHERMORE, HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF DURING TWO EXERCISES, THE JOINT MULTINATIONAL EXERCISE EAGER LION IN THE KINGDOM OF JORDAN IN 2019 AND COMBINED JOINT EXERCISE COBRA GOLD 2020. DURING EAGER LION, HE AUGMENTED THE OPERATIONS STAFF AS THE CJ9 CHIEF, AND LEVERAGED HIS CIVIL AFFAIRS SKILLS TO ADVANCE THE INTENT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SUPPORTED COMMANDER AND COMMAND STAFF TO GREAT EFFECT. IN ADDITION, HE PLANNED AND EXECUTED DOZENS OF CIVIL ENGAGEMENTS AND CIVIL RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN THAILAND FOR COBRA GOLD. HIS EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTLY IMPACTED THE OPERATIONAL READINESS OF THE UNIT. GUNNERY SERGEANT MIRANDA'S INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP, AND EXPERTISE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
0560 Theater Security Cooperation Team Leader, Uganda
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION TEAM LEADER UGANDA, LOGISTICS COMBAT ELEMENT, SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE CRISIS RESPONSE-AFRICA 17.1, FROM AUGUST 2016 TO JULY 2017. THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, FIRST LIEUTENANT BELESSIS CONTINUALLY DEMONSTRATED AN UNRIVALED LEVEL OF TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL PROFICIENCY AS SHE SKILLFULLY MANAGED THE TRAINING OF 200 UGANDAN PEOPLE'S DEFENSE FORCE SOLDIERS IN EIGHT MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES. HER ABILITIES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SUCCESSFUL TRAINING, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MOVEMENT OF 24 MARINES AND SAILORS ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS. THROUGHOUT HER TIME IN UGANDA, FIRST LIEUTENANT BELESSIS SUPERBLY MAINTAINED NINE PIECES OF CONTRACTED HEAVY EQUIPMENT, OVERSAW THREE DAYS OF LIVE FIRE RANGE OPERATIONS AND DEMOLITIONS RANGES, PURCHASED AND EMPLOYED OVER 200,000 DOLLARS IN TRAINING SUPPLIES, AND ACCOUNTED FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT WORTH OVER $900,000. FIRST LIEUTENANT BELESSIS' INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.