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.

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FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER, MEDICAL AUGMENT CELL, JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE - SOMALIA FROM MARCH 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER GUIROLA DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT IN A HIGH-TEMPO FORWARD DEPLOYED ENVIRONMENT. HE SUPERVISED AND COORDINATED THE DEPLOYMENT INTEGRATION OF SIX MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, ENSURING 100 PERCENT MISSION READINESS IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT SOMALIA. HE ESTABLISHED AND REFINED OPERATIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT PLANS FOR FIVE REGIONAL ELEMENTS AND FACILITATED CRITICAL INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN SOF UNITS AND LOCAL HOST-NATION MEDICAL RESOURCES. HIS MENTORSHIP AND STRATEGIC FORESIGHT IMPROVED PATIENT TRACKING AND MEDEVAC CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE TASK FORCE’S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO INJURIES AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN AN EXPEDITIONARY ENVIRONMENT. PETTY OFFICER GUIROLA'S EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE, DEDICATION TO DUTY AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.