Aerospace Medical Technician Awards


PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AEROSPACE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 462 (HMH-462) FROM 6 MARCH 2022 TO 13 OCTOBER 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT GAGNON COORDINATED SIX PRE-DEPLOYMENT SHOT STAND DOWNS AND PROVIDED 500 IMMUNIZATIONS, RESULTING IN A 95 PERCENT TOTAL FORCE READINESS AND A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT MISSION CAPABLE UNIT. ADDITIONALLY, HE COMPLETED MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED PATIENT CARE AND 90 FLIGHT PHYSICALS, PREVENTING ANY ADMINISTRATIVE HALT TO THE COMMAND'S MISSION. FURTHER, HE COORDINATED THE VACCINATION OF 23 MARINES, RESULTING IN HMH-462 BEING 99 PERCENT FULLY VACINATED. FINALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL HEALTH POLICY, HE FLAWLESSLY TRACKED 200 PERSONNEL ON RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT, PREVENTING A DISEASE OUTBREAK AND INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT. SERGEANT GAGNON'S INITIATIVE, DETERMINATION, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS AEROSPACE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, MARINE MEDIUM TILTROTOR SQUADRON 165 (VMM-165), SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE - CRISIS RESPONSE - CENTRAL COMMAND, FROM OCTOBER 2018 TO APRIL 2019. IN THIS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT, CORPORAL LARACUENTE MAINTAINED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT MISSION CAPABLE MEDICAL READINESS FOR THE SQUADRON PRIOR TO AND DURING DEPLOYMENT IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. ADDITIONALLY, HE SERVED AS THE TRAINING AND SUPPLY REPRESENTATIVE AND INDIVIDUALLY PROCESSED, INVENTORIED, AND PROCURED OVER 45,000 DOLLARS OF MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLIES AND 54,000 DOLLARS IN AUTHORIZED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE LISTS FOR ALL AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT (ACE) UNITS IN KUWAIT. MOREOVER, CORPORAL LARACUENTE DISTRIBUTED AND MANAGED ALL REQUIRED NAVY TRAINING FOR 18 SAILORS LOCATED IN BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS. FINALLY, HE FACILITATED A TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE COURSE THAT SUCCESSFULLY CERTIFIED 18 MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL FROM THREE SQUADRONS. CORPORAL LARACUENTE'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, 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.



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