PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT DINING FACILITY LIAISON OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, FROM DECEMBER 2018 TO NOVEMBER 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT PORTER'S LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THE DINING FACILITY ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE MARINE CORPS AS EVIDENT BY NUMEROUS ACCOLADES RECEIVED. HE LED THE DINING FACILITY TEAM, SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTING DAILY MENU PRODUCTION WHILE MAINTAINING AN EXCELLENT GRADE DURING 35 TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS EAST INSPECTORS. HE EFFECTIVELY MANAGED OVER 27 FOOD SERVICE MARINES AND LIAISED WITH 63 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, MAINTAINING QUALITY CUISINE FOR ALL PATRONS. HIS METICULOUS PLANNING AND TEAM TRAINING SYNERGIZED THE EFFORTS OF MARINES AND CONTRACTORS INTO AN EXCEPTIONALLY PRODUCTIVE TEAM. HIS TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS SET AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE FOR HIS PEERS AND SUBORDINATES TO FOLLOW. STAFF SERGEANT PORTER'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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FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN THE MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS FIELD WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 2D MARINES, 2D MARINE DIVISION FROM 1 OCTOBER 2012 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2013. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAMS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FOOD SERVICE AND LOGISTICS FIELD, DEVELOPING FEED PLANS FOR OVER 3,000 MARINES AND SAILORS AND ENABLING EXPEDITIONARY FORCES TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AT SEA AND ASHORE. HIS UNMATCHED WORK ETHIC AND ABILITY TO THRIVE IN FAST PACED ENVIRONMENTS ENABLED HIM TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY SUPPORT A BATTALION LANDING TEAM, AND TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE FEED PLAN FOR THE 24TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT. THROUGH DEVELOPING FEED PLANS, SUPPORTING TROOPS 200 MILES INLAND WHILE ABOARD SHIP, AND DIRECTING DAY TO DAY SUSTAINMENT FOR THE MARINES AND SAILORS, STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAMS'S CONTRIBUTIONS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED MORALE AND IMPROVED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MARINES AND SAILORS ABOARD THE 24TH MEU. STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAMS’ EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THIS TIME STRENGTHENED THE MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE WHILE REASSERTING THE MARINE CORPS ABILITY TO PROJECT COMBAT POWER FROM THE SEA. STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAMS 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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