FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MEDICAL CELL SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER, JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE-SOMALIA MEDICAL AUGMENTATION CELL, FROM MARCH 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 2025. PETTY OFFICER EDGARDO V. GUIROLA LED A JOINT MEDICAL AUGMENTATION TEAM OF 12 IN SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AFRICA ACROSS SIX GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED SITES. HE ENFORCED READINESS STANDARDS, MENTORED JUNIOR PERSONNEL, AND ENSURED CONTINUOUS MEDICAL SUPPORT THAT ENHANCED THE SURVIVABILITY AND LETHALITY OF OVER 1,200 DEPLOYED PERSONNEL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. HIS LEADERSHIP DIRECTED THE EXECUTION OF 230 INSPECTIONS, 125 APPOINTMENTS, DELIVERY OF 3,275 UNITS OF BLOOD PRODUCTS, VALIDATION OF EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN CRITICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES, AND MITIGATING HEALTH RISKS IN AUSTERE CONDITIONS FOR FOUR SURGICAL TEAMS AND FIFTEEN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. BY HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER GUIROLA REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.