JTAC Award Examples
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS JOINT TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROLLER, G COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARINE DIVISION FROM 29 MARCH 2023 TO 8 AUGUST 2026. CORPORAL LOGAN CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS A JUNIOR MARINE, HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY GRADUATING AS THE HONOR GRADUATE FROM THE JOINT FIRES OBSERVER AND TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY COURSES. HIS TECHNICAL ACUMEN WAS PIVOTAL DURING NUMEROUS EXERCISES, WHERE HE FLAWLESSLY CONTROLLED CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AND INTEGRATED FIRES AS A JOINT FIRES OBSERVER AND A JOINT TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROLLER. CORPORAL LOGAN IS A DEDICATED MENTOR, AND HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN TRAINING OVER 50 MARINES AS JOINT FIRES OBSERVERS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE BATTALION'S WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES. HIS EXPERTISE CULMINATED IN HIS DESIGNATION AS THE ONLY CORPORAL TO SERVE AS A JOINT FIRES OBSERVER - EVALUATOR IN THE REGIMENT, A POSITION OF GREAT OPERATIONAL IMPORTANCE. CORPORAL LOGAN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND 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.
Meritorious service while serving as Sensitive Activities Cell Chief, Special Operations Task Force - North, Marine Special Operations Company F, 2d Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Raider Regiment from December 2017 to February 2018. During this period, Staff Seargeant Carter served in critical roles for his company, fulfilling multiple billets of responsibility above his grade in support of Foreign Internal Defense in Lebanon and combat operations in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While deployed in Lebanon, Staff Sergeant Carter advised a regimental intelligence section, driving reconnaisance operations to support the Lebanese Armed Forces. Additionally, Staff Sergeant Carter oversaw all sensitive activities in the Special Operations Task Force - North area of responsibility, responsible for over 1.3 million dollars in support of Special Operations to combat terrorism. Furthermore, Staff Sergeant Carter conducted nine controls as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller supporting the Iraqi Army's ability to maintain momentum during offensive operations in the clearance of Mosul where he was wounded by an enemy 120mm mortar. By his noteworthy accomplishments, perserverance, and devotion to duty, Staff Sergeant Carter reflected credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS INFORMATION SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) MANAGER, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) OPERATOR, JOINT TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROLLER, AND COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT FOR COASTAL RIVERINE SQUADRON TWO FROM MARCH 2012 TO MAY 2017. A CRITICAL ASSET, PETTY OFFICER MEYERS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 750 HOURS OF TRAINING, QUALIFYING 39 EXPEDITIONARY WARRIORS. HE LED SEVEN SAILORS IN 16 UAV MISSIONS ENSURING THE CAPABILITY OF ISR. IN ADDITION, HE SET UP A JOINT TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER TO ASSIST THE COMMAND IN MAINTAINING COMMUNICATIONS DURING EXERCISES INVOLVING OVER 46 COUNTRIES. MOREOVER, HE IS ONE OF ONLY TWO QUALIFIED JTAC PERSONNEL AT THE COMMAND THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST AND ONLY WATERBORNE CLOSE AIR SUPPORT LIVE FIRE EVENT ABOARD THE MARK VI PATROL BOAT INVOLVING F-18 SUPER HORNETS. PETTY OFFICER MEYERS' SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM, LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.