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OIC, N6 Marine Communications Detachment

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS N6 MARINE COMMUNICATIONS DETACHMENT OFFICER IN CHARGE, FOR COMMANDER, EXPEDITIONARY STRIKE GROUP THREE FROM JULY 2017 TO FEBRUARY 2020. CAPTAIN KNAUB'S LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL FOCUS RESULTED IN THE EFFECTIVE EXECUTION OF ESG-3 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING, ENSURING THE COMBAT READINESS OF 28 SUBORDINATE COMMANDS AND MORE THAN 15,000 SAILORS AND MARINES. HE CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED A CONSOLIDATED INVENTORY CHECKLIST OF BLUE IN SUPPORT OF GREEN EQUIPMENT ACROSS ALL 15 SHIPS, ENSURING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF OVER TEN MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, SAVING THE NAVY AN ESTIMATED FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR IN MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT COSTS. CAPTAIN KNAUB'S NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 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.

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Communications/Navigation NCOIC

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE COMMUNICATION/NAVIGATION NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 252 DETACHMENT BRAVO, 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING (FORWARD), II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD), FROM 20 AUGUST 2011 TO 1 FEBRUARY 2011 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. DURING THIS PERIOD THE COMMUNICATION/NAVIGATION WORKCENTER RECEIEVED REQUESTS TO PROVIDE SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND AND AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM CAPABILITES AS WELL AS ASSIST WITH THE INTEGRATION OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS TO BE UTILIZED BY THE HARVEST HAWK AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE COMBAT AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. THE ADDITIONAL VOICE RADIO ASSETS ALLOWED THE AIRCREW TO TALK DIRECTLY TO THE GROUND UNIT UNDER ENEMY CONTACT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS COMMUNICATIONS LINK RESULTED IN QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY GAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING THE BATTLES. WITH ALL FRIENDLY POSITIONS KNOWN AND HOSTILE FORCES POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED, ORDNANCE EMPLOYMENT WAS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF CORPORAL GOODSON. HIS INITIATIVE AND PERSEVERANCE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO SHORTENING THE KILL CHAIN REQUIRED IN SUPPORT OF COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, CORPORAL GOODSON HAS PROVIDED SUPERB INSIGHT ON DATA COMMUNICATIONS THAT PROVIDES THE LEVEL OF COMMAND AND CONTROL SOUGHT BY THE WING, DIVISION, AND MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE LEVELS. HIGHER HEADQUARTERS' INTENT AND CORPORAL GOODSON'S COMPREHENSION ESTABLISHED A SIZEABLE FOOTHOLD NEEDED TO FURTHER FIELD DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE HARVEST HAWK AND THEREBY CHANGE DOCTRINE AND CAPABILITY SETS PROVIDED BY THE KC-130J AIRFRAME. CORPORAL GOODSON'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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Communicator, Headquarters Marine Corps

FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMMUNICATOR, OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS FROM 9 JUNE 2015 TO 1 AUGUST 2017. DURING THIS PERIOD, GUNNERY SERGEANT WALTERS CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS DEVOTION TO DUTY ENSURED THE COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMANDANT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, AND SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS WERE MET. HE PROVIDED DIRECT COMMUNICATION SUPPORT FOR EIGHT TRIPS AND 20 INDIRECT TRIPS, THUS ENABLING CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS FOR ALL SECURE AND NON-SECURE COMMUNICATIONS. HE METICULOUSLY REPLACED OVER 90 COMPUTERS, ENABLING CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS WITHOUT LOSS OF CONNECTIVITY. HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS ENSURED THE COMPLETION OF ALL BLACKBERRY ENTERPRISE SERVER SOFTWARE UPGRADES, EXCHANGING OUT NEW CELL PHONES THROUGHOUT THE STAFF, AND ENSURING ALL CELL PHONES WERE PROPERLY SYNCHRONIZED TO THE MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER WITHOUT DELAY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, HE MAINTAINED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF ALL ASSETS. GUNNERY SERGEANT WALTERS' INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.