FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS TROPOSCATTER OPERATOR, DETACHMENT A REAR, MARINE WING COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON 48, MARINE AIR CONTROL GROUP 48, 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING FROM 9 JUNE TO 22 JUNE 2018. DURING THIS PERIOD, LANCE CORPORAL CANO PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER BY SUPERVISING HIS PEERS IN THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE INSTALLATION OF THE TRC-170 (V5) AND ITS ASSOCIATED OE-468 ANTENNA SYSTEM. LANCE CORPORAL CANO APPROVED AND SUPERVISED THE LAYING IN OF AN INNOVATIVE AND EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE GROUND SYSTEM, SAVING HOURS BY ALLOWING A SUFFICIENT DROP IN GROUND READINGS, ENABLING EXPEDITIOUS LINK ESTABLISHMENT. WORKING SEAMLESSLY WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE SECTION, HE ACTED AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER. HE SPEARHEADED A TEAM THAT PROVIDED A 42 MILE TROPOSCATTER CONNECTION FOR 77 HOURS AT 96% RELIABILITY. THIS ENABLED A BLACK-CORE ROUTER TO ROUTER ADJACENCY TO BUILD THE TACTICAL NETWORK. LANCE CORPORAL CANO'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.

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