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On behalf of our Marine Corps Engineer Association, WELCOME TO ONE & ALL!!
For the 16 th time, we come together to visit with our fellow Marines, shipmates, families and friends. In addition, we look forward to meeting new people, swapping war stories, sharing our pictures, memories and making new acquaintances.
As we’ve done since 1998, we recognize the “Best of the Best” Marine Corps
Engineers and EOD. We will also recognize the other half of our Marine
Corps/Navy team-the “Outstanding Naval Construction Force Unit.” We offer our most heartfelt congratulations to all the individual and unit winners. You have our utmost respect for what you have done and continue to do in support of our Beloved Nation.
We offer our genuine appreciation to Dr. Bob Wolff, Executive Director of The
Society of American Military Engineers, for paying the banquet fees for each award recipient and a guest!
We also will pause to remember & recognize our members who are no longer with us and who have been added to our Honor Roll; GOD bless them and their loved ones.
Reunions are a significant part of our Corps’ traditions. By maintaining the bonds forged in battle and gathering together to reminisce and to honor those who are no longer with us, we stay true to the ethos we Marines live by.
Please enjoy yourselves and if we can do anything to assist you during the reunion, just let your Executive Committee members know; especially me!!!
GOD Bless you all;
Semper Fidelis,
Ken Frantz
Col USMC (Ret)
President
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Commanding General, 1st Marine Division
Major General Thomas D. Waldhauser assumed command as the Commanding
General, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA in September, 2007.
Major General Waldhauser graduated from Bemidji State University in 1976. Upon graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine
Corps.
His first assignment was with 1st Marine Division where he served with 3rd Battalion,
1st Marine Regiment and 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. From 1980 to 1984 Captain
Waldhauser was assigned as the Commanding Officer, Marine Detachment, USS Long
Beach (CGN-9) and subsequently served on the staff of the Commander, Amphibious
Squadron Seven.
Reporting to the 2nd Marine Division in 1985, he served as a company commander in
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and after being promoted to major was assigned as the operations officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6.
In 1988, Major Waldhauser was assigned as a faculty advisor and instructor at the
Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, Va. During this tour, he was a member of the
Commander, U.S. Marine Central Command (Forward) staff aboard the USS Blue
Ridge (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. In July 1992, Major
Waldhauser joined the II Marine Expeditionary Force staff where he served in the G-3
Future Operations Branch.
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Reporting to the 2nd Marine Division, Lieutenant Colonel Waldhauser assumed command of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment on November 5, 1993. During his tenure, BLT 3/2 deployed with the 26 MEU (SOC) as LF6F 2-94. In 1996, LtCol
Waldhauser was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, where he served as the
Section Head, Ground Officer Assignments. In 1998, Colonel Waldhauser was assigned to the Joint Staff Combating Terrorism Directorate (J-34) where his billets included
Division Chief and Assistant Deputy Director.
He assumed command of the 15th MEU (SOC) on July 24, 2000. During this tour, the
15th MEU (SOC) participated in combat operations in Southern Afghanistan for
Operation Enduring Freedom and in Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
His initial assignment as a Brigadier General from August 2003 to July 2005 was at the
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) where he served as the
Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory and Deputy Commander,
MCCDC.
Major General Thomas D. Waldhauser served as the Chief of Staff and Command
Support Center Director, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base,
FL until September 2007.
Major General Waldhauser has attended U.S. Army Ranger School, Jumpmaster
School, Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the National War College where he earned a Masters Degree in National Security
Strategies.
His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with three gold stars, and
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold star.
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Combat Engineer Field
Officer
Staff NCO
NCO
Marine
1 st
LT George Saenz 2d CEB, Camp Lejeune, NC
SSgt John King
Sgt Nathan Uttech
Cpl Edgar Diaz
1
3 st rd
CEB, Camp Pendleton, CA
CAB, Okinawa, Japan
8 th
ESB, Camp Lejeune, NC
Engineer Equipment Field
Officer CWO 3 John Kyler 2d CEB, Camp Lejeune, NC
Staff NCO GySgt Armando Quintanilla 1
NCO Sgt James Young 9 st th
CEB, Camp Pendleton, CA
ESB, Okinawa, Japan
Marine Cpl Matthew Clanton 2d CEB, Camp Lejeune, NC
Utilities Field
Officer CWO 2 Marcos Jaime MWSS 272, MCAS New River, NC
Staff NCO GySgt Paul Wilcox MWSS 272, MCAS New River, NC
NCO
Marine
Sgt Charles Trainer 9
LCpl Michael Stillfried 9 th th
Comm Bn, Camp Pendleton, CA
Comm Bn, Camp Pendleton, CA
Bulk Fuel Field
Officer CWO 3 Michael Neill
Staff NCO SSgt Jason Sargent
NCO
Marine
9 th
ESB, Okinawa, Japan
9 th
ESB, Okinawa, Japan
Sgt Dwaine Carlino 8
LCpl Andrew Pals 9 th th
ESB, Camp Lejeune, NC
ESB, Okinawa, Japan
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Field
Officer CWO 2 Eduardo Quiroz 8 th
ESB, Camp Lejeune, NC
SSgt William Callahan Memorial EOD Tech Award
Sgt Jeffrey Kadis MWSS 373, MCAS Miramar, CA
UNITS
Combat Engineer Battalion
Engineer Support Battalion
Marine Wing Support Squadron ,
Engineer Company
Naval Construction Force Unit
1st CEB, Camp Pendleton, CA
8 th
ESB, Camp Lejeune, NC
MWSS 271, Cherry Point, NC
Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion 28, Shreveport, LA
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON
COMMANDER, COMPANY C AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR MOBILITY ASSAULT
COMPANY, 2D COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 6,
II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER
2007 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 06-08. UNDER HIS
LEADERSHIP, FIRST LIEUTENANT SAENZ’S PLATOON DISCOVERED 53
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND CLEARED 6,058 KILOMETERS OF
ROAD DURING MORE THAN 756 HOURS OF OPERATIONS. ON 28 JUNE, FIRST
LIEUTENANT SAENZ’S CONVOY WAS ATTACKED, RESULTING IN A MOBILITY
KILL TO HIS VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH DAZED FROM THE BLAST, HE QUICKLY
REGAINED HIS COMPOSURE AND EFFECTIVELY QUELLED THE INITIAL CHAOS
BY INITIATING THE PLATOON’S ESTABLISHED BATTLE DRILLS FOR AN
ATTACK. WHILE THE AREA REMAINED UNDER THREAT, FIRST LIEUTENANT
SAENZ DISMOUNTED TO COORDINATE SECURITY AND VEHICLE RECOVERY.
UPON HIS RETURN FROM IRAQ, FIRST LIEUTENANT SAENZ CONTINUED TO
CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THE ENGINEER COMMUNITY WITH HIS WORK
DEVELOPING ROUTE CLEARANCE STANDING OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND
DEVELOPING PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION FOR TRAINING. FIRST
LIEUTENANT SAENZ’S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL
DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN
KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND
UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
COMBAT ENGINEER STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR
AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES
WHILE SERVING AS SQUAD LEADER, TASK FORCE 1 ST BATTALION, 2D
MARINES, REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 2, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
(FORWARD) FROM MARCH TO AUGUST 2007 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM 06-08. ON 2 APRIL, WHILE CONDUCTING A DELIBERATE
CACHE SWEEP, STAFF SERGEANT KING’S ENGINEERS DISCOVERED A LARGE
ENEMY WEAPONS CACHE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE EUPHRATES RIVER. AS
HIS MARINES BEGAN UNEARTHING THE CACHE THEY WERE ATTACKED BY
INTENSE SMALL ARMS, MEDIUM MACHINEGUN AND ROCKET-PROPELLED FIRE.
WITHOUT HESITATION, STAFF SERGEANT KING IMMEDIATELY ISSUED
ORDERS AND DIRECTED FIRES ONTO THE ENEMY POSITIONS UNTIL THE
ATTACK WAS REPELLED. HIS DIRECT ACTIONS PREVENTED MARINE
CASUALTIES AND DENIED THE ENEMY ITS ABILITY TO USE THIS WEAPONS
CACHE TO ATTACK COALITION FORCES. STAFF SERGEANT KING’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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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
COMBAT ENGINEER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
CORPORAL UTTECH SERVED AS PLATOON GUIDE, 4 TH PLATOON, COMBAT
ENGINEER COMPANY, COMBAT ASSAULT BATTALION FROM JUNE 2007
THROUGH OCTOBER 2007, CONTINUING THROUGH A SUBSEQUENT
DEPLOYMENT IN SUPPORT OF OIF WHILE ATTACHED TO TASK FORCE 2/3.
DURING THIS PERIOD HE ASSUMED PLATOON SERGEANT RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR A TOTAL OF 34 DAYS, COVERING ALL OF THE PLATOON’S MOVEMENTS
BETWEEN OKINAWA, MCB HAWAII, MCB TWENTY-NINE PALMS, AND IRAQ.
SERVING IN BOTH A STAFF SERGEANT AND GUNNERY SERGEANT BILLET AS
A CORPORAL, HE ROSE TO THE OCCASION, BOTH LEADING AND MENTORING
JUNIOR MARINES, INFLUENCING THEIR TRAINING, AND TRACKING THEIR
READINESS. IN IRAQ, CORPORAL UTTECH SINGLE-HANDEDLY RECEIVED
ALL REQUESTS FOR ENGINEER PROJECTS, AND GENERATED AND PROCESSED
25 BILLS OF MATERIALS, TOTALING OVER $450,000 WITHIN THE FIRST
60 DAYS OF THE OIF DEPLOYMENT. HE DISPLAYED A HIGH LEVEL OF
KNOWLEDGE AND PROFICIENCY IN HIS MOS BY SUPERVISING NUMEROUS
SWA HUT, CHECKPOINT, AND BUNKER BUILDS AS WELL AS CONCRETE AND
HESCO EMPLACEMENT OUTSIDE THE WIRE. HE ROUTINELY PARTICIPATED
IN CONVOYS THROUGHOUT THE AO AS THE COMMANDER OR ASSISTANT
COMMANDER. HE PROVED HIMSELF CAPABLE OF BALANCING SECURITY AND
COMMAND AND CONTROL, IN ADDITION TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT. AS A MARINE WHO EXTENDED HIS ENLISTMENT
FOR A THIRD COMBAT DEPLOYMENT, HE ALWAYS KEPT A POSITIVE,
MATURE AND HUMBLE APPROACH TO HIS ASSIGNED DUTIES, WHILE
EMBRACING INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY. CORPORAL UTTECH ROUTINELY
DISPLAYED PROFICIENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM SELDOM SEEN IN A
MARINE OF HIS GRADE. HIS DEPENDABLE AND CONSISTENT CHARACTER IS
WORTHY OF BEING EMULATED BY JUNIOR MARINES. CORPORAL UTTECH’S
PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WAS IN KEEPING
WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED
STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
COMBAT ENGINEER MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES WHILE ASSIGNED TO ALPHA
COMPANY, 8TH ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS
GROUP, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES
ATLANTIC FROM 1 APRIL 2007 TO 31 MARCH 2008. DURING THIS PERIOD
OF DEPLOYMENT TO OIF 06-08, THEN LANCE CORPORAL DIAZ WAS A
SIGNIFICANT FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR ENGINEER COMPANY, 1ST PLATOON
IN THE SUPERB ASSISTANCE HE LENT TO ALL THE ENGINEER MISSIONS HE
WAS ASSIGNED TO. THROUGH HIS TOUR, LANCE CORPORAL DIAZ OPERATED
IN DULAB, WHERE HE REPLACED TWO BUNKERS AND BUILT A 16’X32’ SWA
HUT, AS WELL AS IN BAGHDADI WHERE HE REPLACED THREE BUNKERS AND
ASSISTED IN LAYING OUT 3000 LINEAR FT OF CONCERTINA WIRE. LANCE
CORPORAL DIAZ ALSO WORKED OUT OF AY ANAH, OCCATAL, RUTBAH, FOB
OKINAWA, AND THE JCC WHERE HE WAS AN ESSENTIAL PART TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF 12 BUNKERS, OVER 220 RACKS, AND OVER 7500 LINEAR
FT OF CONCERTINA WIRE. HE ALSO ASSISTED IN 14 ROUTE REPAIR
MISSIONS LEADING TO 44 CRATERS REPAIRED. LANCE CORPORAL DIAZ
TACKLED EACH MISSION WITH TENACIOUS DEDICATION WHICH WAS AN
INSPIRATION TO ALL MARINES AROUND HIM. HIS TIRELESS WORK ETHIC
AND DEVOTION TO THE MISSIONS WERE OUTSTANDING MODELS OF
LEADERSHIP AND EXEMPLIFIED THE CORPS’ VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE,
AND COMMITMENT. LANCE CORPORAL DIAZ’S EXEMPLARY CONDUCT AND
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ENGINEER MISSIONS ASSIGNED TO HIM MARK HIM AS
A SUPERB COMBAT ENGINEER AND UPON HIS RETURN HE WAS RIGHTLY
PROMOTED TO CORPORAL ON 1 OCTOBER, 2007.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT OFFICER
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS
DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OFFICER
HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY AND LOGISTICS OFFICER, TASK
FORCE GUARDIAN, 2D COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, II MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) FROM APRIL 2007 TO MARCH 2008 IN
SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 06-08. DURING THIS PERIOD,
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER KYLER DEMONSTRATED A LEVEL OF
PROFESSIONALISM AND FLEXIBILITY SELDOM SEEN IN ANY OFFICER. HIS
SKILLFUL MANAGEMENT OF OVER 523 PIECES OF ENGINEER EQUIPMENT
RESULTED IN A 95% READINESS RATING. THE PROCESSES HE
ESTABLISHED HELPED TO MAINTAIN THE BATTALION’S EQUIPMENT
READINESS ABOVE 95% EVEN AFTER HE DEPLOYED TO IRAQ. DESPITE
LIMITED RESOURCES IN BOTH MANPOWER AND MATERIAL, HE CONSISTANTLY
ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE AND PROVIDED SOLUTIONS WHERE OTHERS HAD
NONE. AS THE TASK FORCE GUARDIAN LOGISTICS OFFICER, HE
INDEPENDENTLY PLANNED, EMBARKED AND DEPLOYED A BATTALION MINUS
SIZED TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. FURTHER,
HE IMPROVED THE TASK FORCE’S PERSONNEL SAFETY BY ACQUIRING MINE
RESITANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLES AND ESTABLISHING A LICENSING
PROGRAM TO ENSURE PROPER USE. WORKING ON BOTH TACTICAL AND
OPERATIONAL SIDES, HE ACTED AS CONVOY COMMANDER FOR THE DELIVERY
OF STRUCTURES AND BARRIERS IN SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS COUNTER-
INSURGENCY WATCH CHECK POINTS. HIS EFFORTS PROVIDED PROTECTION
AND SECURITY TO LOCAL IRAQI NATIONALS AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN
BUILDING CONFIDENCE BETWEEN THE COALITION FORCES AND THE LOCAL
SUNNI POPULATION. ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE, HE PROVIDED ADVICE
AND ESTIMATES TO THE REGIMENTAL ENGINEER ON EQUIPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION AND TACTICAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT SUPPORT. CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER 3 KYLER’S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE AND TOTAL
DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING
WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE CHIEF,
CHARLIE COMPANY, 1ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, REGIMENTAL
COMBAT TEAM 5, I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FORWARD, FROM JULY
2007 TO APRIL 2008, IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.
DURING THIS PERIOD, GUNNERY SERGEANT QUINTANILLA’S OUTSTANDING
LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS WERE
INVALUABLE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY. HIS DILIGENT EFFORTS
IN MANAGING A DYNAMIC MAINTENANCE SHOP RESULTED IN THE
PROCESSING OF MORE THAN 400 EQUIPMENT REPAIR ORDERS IN SUPPORT
OF MORE THAN 550 PRINCIPAL END ITEMS WHICH GREATLY INCREASED THE
COMPANY’S COMBAT READINESS. ADDITIONALLY, GUNNERY SERGEANT
QUINTANILLA’S PERSISTANT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT TO THE COMPANY’S
ROUTE CLEARANCE TEAM PROVIDED THE CAPABILITY TO CONTINUE HIGH
TEMPO COMBAT OPERATIONS DESPITE REPEATED ENEMY ATTACKS WHICH
CAUSED MOBILITY KILLS ON KEY MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED
(MRAP) VEHICLES. GUNNERY SERGEANT QUINTANILLA’S INITITATIVE,
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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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES
WHILE SERVING AS AN ENGINEER EQUIPMENT PLATOON SERGEANT, 9TH
ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION AND COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 4, 3D
MARINE LOGISTIC GROUP, FROM 01 APRIL 2007 TO 30 MARCH 2008.
THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT YOUNG PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING
DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE
SUPERVISED HIS PLATOON DURING MULTIPLE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION
PROJECTS IN PREPARATION FOR DEPLOYMENT AS A PART OF THE FIRST
COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION TO DEPLOY FROM OKINAWA IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. WHILE IN IRAQ, HIS LEADERSHIP WAS KEY
TO THE COMPLETION OF TEN HEAVY EQUIPMENT PROJECTS IN WESTERN
IRAQ. ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED ON TIME AND
INCLUDED SURVIVABILITY POSITIONS, COUNTER-MOBILITY OBSTACLES,
AND QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS FOR EIGHT COMBAT OUTPOSTS AND
CAMPS. HIS RESOURCEFULNESS AND UNTIRING EFFORTS RESULTED IN
19,680 CUBIC YARDS OF MATERIAL BEING MOVED, CONSTRUCTION OF
4,415 METERS OF BERM, AND THE EMPLACEMENT OF 526 HESCO CELLS.
HIS LEADERSHIP, INSTRUCTION, AND MENTORSHIP OF HIS MARINES
ENSURED COMPLETION OF ALL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND THE
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ALL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. HIS TIME
MANAGEMENT AND PERSEVERANCE LED TO HIS FIRST DEGREE BLACK BELT
INSTRUCTOR ACHIEVEMENT AND THE CERTIFICATION OF GRAY BELT OR
HIGHER FOR EVERY MARINE IN THE COMPANY WHILE DEPLOYED. SERGEANT
YOUNG’S CONSTANT LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM AND TOTAL
DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN THE
HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES
NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS
DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SUPPORT
PLATOON, COMPANY C, 2D COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, REGIMENTAL
COMBAT TEAM 6, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD), FROM
APRIL 2007 TO MARCH 2008 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
06-08. LANCE CORPORAL CLANTON DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR INITIATIVE
AND SOUND JUDGMENT IN REINFORCING FORCE PROTECTION MEASURES
THROUGHOUT THE AREA OF OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FOUR INFANTRY
BATTALIONS, ONE ARMY SQUADRON, AND TWO DISTRICTS OF IRAQI
POLICE. LANCE CORPORAL CLANTON OPERATED A D-7 DOZER FOR 14
HOURS LEVELING GROUND TO BUILD A 100 BY 100-FOOT HELICOTER
LANDING ZONE. LANCE CORPORAL CLANTON FILLED OVER 100 HESCO
BASKETS FOR USE AS GUARDRAILS ON A MILITARY BYPASS ROAD AROUND
AN ENTRY CONTROL POINT FOR THE CITY OF FALLUJAH. FROM 16 JUNE
TO 6 AUGUST 2007, LANCE CORPORAL CLANTON SUPPORTED 4 TH PLATOON,
COMPANY C, 2D COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION IN REINFORCING FORCE
PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF FALLUJAH BY CLOSING OFF
STREETS WITH BARRIERS, BUILDING SEARCH ROOMS FOR SUSPECTED
INSURGENTS, DEMILITARIZING FOUR OBSERVATIONS POSTS AND CLOSING
GAPS IN WALLS OF OBSERVATION POSTS. LANCE CORPORAL CLANTON WAS
AN INSTRUMENTAL ASSET TO COMPANY C DURING PRE-DEPLOYMENT
TRAINING BY TEACHING MARINES TO OPERATE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, AS THEY
WERE WORKING UP TO RETURN TO IRAQ AGAIN IN MARCH 2008. LANCE
CORPORAL CLANTON’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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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
UTILITIES OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AND AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO
TRAINING DEVELOPED AN OUTSTANDING UTILITIES PLATOON THAT
PERFORMED EXCEPTIONALLY WELL BOTH IN GARRISON AND WHILE
OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ, DURING
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 06-08.2. DURING EXERCISE DESERT TALON
2-07, CWO 2 JAIME SUPERVISED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL
GRID TO SUPPORT A 400-MAN BASE CAMP, THE PRODUCTION OF 150,000
GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER, AND MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROJECTS IN
SUPPORT OF YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, SAVING THE FACILITY OVER
$12,000. DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, HE FACILITATED OVER 40
CRITICAL UTILITIES MISSIONS OUTSIDE OF FRIENDLY LINES IN SUPPORT
OF MILITARY AND POLICE TRANSITION TEAMS, AND MULTIPLE GOUND
COMBAT ELEMENT UNITS LOCATED WITHIN THE FALLUJAH AND RAMADI
CORRIDOR. THESE MISSIONS SPANNED THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF UTILITIES
FUNCTIONS, TO INCLUE ELECTRICAL, HYGIENE, AND AIR CONDITIONING
WORK AT ENTRY CONTROL POINTS, JOINT SECURITY STATIONS, COMBAT
OUTPOSTS, AND IRAQI POLICE STATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE WORK
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF FRIENDLY LINES, CWO 2 JAIME AND HIS PLATOON
WORKED OVER 20 SIGNIFICANT UTILITIES PROJECTS ABOARD CAMP AL
TAQADDUM AND PROVIDED EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL MARINE LOGISTICS
GROUP UNITS. CWO 2 JAIME’S QUICK THINKING AND UNCOMMON CAPACITY
TO MANAGE NUMEROUS SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS WAS THE PRIMARY
FACTOR ALLOWING THE SQUADRON TO TACKLE MANY UTILITIES INTENSIVE
GNERAL ENGINEEERING MISSIONS. HE WAS THE IMPETUS FOR ALL
UTILITIES ACTIVITIES AND A MODEL FOR SUBORDINATE MARINES TO
EMULATE. HIS OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE
IMPECCABLE, AND HIS PLATOON HAD A PROFOUND POSITIVE OPERATIONAL
IMPACT BOTH ON CAMP AL TAQADDUM TENANT UNITS AND ON UNITS
THROUGHTOUT THE AL ANBAR PROVINCE. CWO 2 JAIME’S INITIATIVE,
PERSERVERANCE, 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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HE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
UTILITIES STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WHILE SERVING AS UTILITIES
STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, MARINE WING SUPPORT
SQUADRON 272, MARINE WING SUPPORT GROUP 27, FROM 1 APRIL 2007 TO
31 MARCH 2008. GUNNERY SERGEANT WILCOX WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE
SQUADRON’S SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF ESSENTIAL ENGINEER SERVICES
AND DISPLAYED THE HIGHEST LEVES OF INITIATIVE. HE PROCURED OVER
$150,000 IN CRITICAL MATERIALS AT NO COST TO THE UNIT. HE
PLANNED AND SUPERVISED 321 MISSIONS OUTSIDE FRIENDLY LINES IN
SUPPORT OF GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT UNTIS AT FORWARD OPERATING
BASES, COMBAT OUTPOSTS, AND JOINT SECURITY STATIONS THROUGHOUT
AL ANBAR PROVINCE. HE LED 29 MARINES FROM THE COMPANY IN THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBAT OUTPOST TIGER, TO INCLUDE INSTALLING A
NEW ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO 64 ROOMS IN FIVE BUILDINGS. HE
SUPPORTED MULTIPLE CAMP AL TAQADDUM TENANT UNITS BY PLANNING AND
SUPERVISING 25 PROJECTS THAT DRASTICALLY IMPROVED THEIR
CAPABILITIES. GUNNERY SERGEANT WILCOX’S INITIATIVE,
PERSERVERANCE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFELCTED CREDIT UPON
HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND
THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
17

THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
UTILITIES NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
SERVING AS UTILITIES CHIEF, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY,
9TH COMMUNICATION BATTALION FORWARD, I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE HEADQUARTERS GROUP, MULTI NATIONAL FORCE - WEST, FROM
APRIL 2007 TO MARCH 2008 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
08.1. SERGEANT TRAINER SUPERBLY MANAGED A GUNNERY SERGEANT’S
BILLET THROUGHOUT THE DEPLOYMENT. HIS MOST SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTION WAS THE EVALUATION AND REPAIR ON 120 AND 240 VOLT
ELECTRICAL GRIDS FOR THE CRITICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT WITHIN
THE 9TH COMMUNICATION BATTALION COMPOUND. SERGEANT TRAINER
DRASTICALLY IMPROVED THE SAFETY OF ALL MARINES IN THE CAMP BY
REDUCING THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL HAZARDS AND FIRE THROUGH REPAIR
OR REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY DEVICES, BREAKERS, GROUNDS, OVERLOADED
CIRCUITS, AND UNCOVERED BREAKER BOXES. HE SUPERVISED AND
PLANNED THE INTERIOR WIRING OF 3 SEMI-PERMANENT WOODEN
STRUCTURES TWO OF WHICH WERE BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP. HE
COMPLETED THE REWIRING OF SIX STRUCTURES, AND REPAIRS TO OVER 25
OTHER STRUCTURES HOUSING ESSENTIAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
SUPPORTING COMBAT OPERATIONS. SERGEANT TRAINER WAS INSTRUMENTAL
IN DEVELOPING AND ORGANIZING A 24-HOUR GENERATOR WATCH WHICH
SUPPORTED THE LARGEST COMMUNICATION NETWORK IN THE HISTORY OF
THE MARINE CORPS. HE IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS THAT
RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 175 TROUBLE CALLS AND MAINTENANCE
REQUESTS WITH AN AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME OF LESS THAN 2 MINUTES.
HIS EFFORTS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO SUCCESSFUL COUNTER
INSURGENCY, SECURITY AND STABILITY, AND COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. SERGEANT TRAINER’S INITIATIVE, AND
COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF
AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE
CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
UTILITIES MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
SERVING AS REFRIGERATION MECHANIC, SERVICE PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS
AND SERVICE COMPANY, 9TH COMMUNICATION BATTALION, I MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE HEADQUARTERS GROUP, MULTI NATIONAL FORCE -
WEST, FROM APRIL 2007 TO MARCH 2008 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM 08.1. LANCE CORPORAL STILLFRIED’S TECHNICAL SKILLS
ARE THAT OF A SEASONED NCO AND GO WELL BEYOND THE SCOPE OF A
LANCE CORPORAL. HE SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED OVER
TWO HUNDRED CIVILIAN AND TACTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNITS IN
THE IRAQ THEATER OF OPERATION, TO INCLUDE MIDDLE EASTERN UNITS
THAT HAD NO REPAIR MANUALS. HE COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH
CIVILIAN COUNTER PARTS AND ADJACENT UNITS TO PROCURE HARD TO
OBTAIN PARTS OR SPECIAL TOOLS AND COMPONENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL UNITS, THUS INCREASING THE READINESS OF TACTICAL AND
CIVILIAN AIR CONDITIONERS. HIS INGENUITY BECAME APPARENT WHEN
THE NEED AROSE TO LOCATE REPAIR PARTS FOR THE ALTERNATE
COMMERCIAL TECHNICAL CONTROL FACILITY (ATCF) AFTER DIAGNOSING
FAULTY AIR CONDITIONER UNITS. LANCE CORPORAL STILLFRIED
IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND QUICKLY REPAIRED THE UNITS. IN DOING
SO, HE MITIGATED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITHIN THE CRITICAL C4I
NETWORK SUPPORTING MULTI NATIONAL FORCE - WEST, COMMAND AND
CONTROL CAPABILITY, THE LARGEST COMMUNICATION NETWORK IN THE
HISTORY OF THE MARINE CORPS AND CURRENTLY SUPPORTING COUNTER
INSURGENCY, SECURITY AND STABILITY, AND COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. LANCE CORPORAL STILLFRIED’S INITIATIVE
AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON
HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE
MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
19

THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
BULK FUEL OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS
DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A BULK FUEL OFFICER, 9TH ENGINEER
SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, 3D MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, FROM 1 APRIL 2007 TO 31 MARCH 2008. CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER 3 NEILL LED HIS MARINES WITH PRIDE AND
PROFESSIONALISM ISSUING OVER 3,700,000 GALLONS OF AVIATION FUEL
TO OVER 14,000 AIRCRAFT VIA TACTICAL REFUELING SYSTEMS AND
MOBILE REFUELING TANKERS WHILE DEPLOYED TO CAMP AL TAQADDUM
DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 06-08. HE ESTABLISHED OVER 90%
READINESS RATES ON ALL PRINCIPLE END ITEMS, AND TRACKED ALL
DAILY CUMULATIVE FUEL TRANSFERS AT CAMP AL TAQADDUM AND CAMP
KOREAN VILLAGE. UPON HIS RETURN FROM IRAQ AND SUBSEQUENT
TRANSFER TO OKINAWA, JAPAN, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 NEILL
COORDINATED ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOGISTICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BULK
FUEL COMPANY BEFORE AND DURING A DEPLOYMENT TO KOREA FOR KOREAN
INTEROPERABILTY TRAINING PROGRAM 08-2. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL
DURING THE TRAINING OF BOTH HIS MARINES AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA
(ROK) MARINES IN ALL ASPECTS OF TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEM
CONSTRUCTION, HOSE REEL SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT, AND HOSE LINE
EMPLOYMENT DICTATED BY TERRAIN. AT THE ROK NAVAL BASE CHINHAE,
KOREA, IN SUPPORT OF A JOINT-SERVICES OFFSHORE PETROLEUM
DISCHARGE SYSTEM EXERCISE (OPDS), HIS EFFORTS LED TO A HIGHLY
SUCCESSFUL TEST THAT ALLOWED THE NEW OPDS SHIP, THE MV WHEELER,
TO MAXIMIZE ITS PUMPING CAPAPILITY FROM SHIP-TO-SHORE. HE WAS
ALSO HAND-PICKED TO PROVIDE DETAILED BRIEFS ON TACTICAL FUEL
SYSTEM CAPABILITIES TO VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COMPANYS AND
OVER 70 AMERICAN AND KOREAN DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. BY HIS
ENTHUSIASM, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY,
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 NEILL UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
BULK FUEL STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS
DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A BULK FUEL STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICER, 9TH ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D MARINE LOGISTICS
GROUP, 3D MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, U.S. MARINE FORCES PACIFIC
FROM 1 APRIL 2007 TO 31 MARCH 2008. INITIALLY ASSIGNED AS THE
TRAINING CHIEF FOR COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION-4 (CLB-4), STAFF
SERGEANT SARGENT WAS CHARGED WITH COORDINATING ALL PREDEPLOYMENT
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, UTILIZING RANGES AND TRAINING AREAS
THROUGHOUT OKINAWA, JAPAN, AND DURING A MOJAVE VIPER EXERCISE IN
TWENTY-NINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA. AFTER DEPLOYING TO CAMP AL ASAD,
IRAQ, IN AUGUST 2007, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAILY READINESS
AND EMPLOYMENT OF ALL BULK FUEL AND UTILITIES MISSIONS IN DIRECT
SUPPORT OF CLB-4 AND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM-2. HE CONDUCTED
SIGHT SURVEYS AT COP ELLIS AND HADITHA DAM AND DEVISED A PLAN
THAT ALLOWED BOTH LOCATIONS TO SUSTAIN REFUELING OPERATIONS
TWICE AS LONG AS PREVIOUS CAPABILITIES PERMITTED. BY INCREASING
THE STORAGE CAPACITY AT COP-ELLIS, CLB-4 WAS ABLE TO PUSH FUEL
TO THE LOCATION EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS INSTEAD OF WEEKLY,
PERMITTING CLB-4 TO CONCENTRATE ITS WEEKLY FUEL PUSH TO HADITHA
AND SAVING THE BATTALION 100 HOURS OF LABOR AND CONVOY TIME
EVERY MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF SERGEANT SARGENT COORDINATED
WITH MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON-473 AND THE AL ASAD FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO TRAIN MARINES IN BASIC FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES IN
ORDER TO CREATE A REACTION TEAM THAT COULD RESPOND TO BURNED
FUEL TANKERS ENCOUNTERED DURING COVOYS AND COMBAT PATROLS ALONG
MAIN SUPPLY ROUTES. BY HIS ENTHUSIASM, PROFESSIONALISM, AND
UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY, STAFF SERGEANT SARGENT UPHELD THE
HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES
NAVAL SERVICE.
21

THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
BULK FUEL NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS
DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE ASSISTANT PLATOON SERGEANT FOR 2ND
PLATOON, BULK FUEL COMPANY, 8TH ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION, 2ND
MARINE LOGISTIC GROUP, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, U.S.
MARINE FORCES ATLANTIC FROM APRIL 2007 TO MARCH 2008. SGT
CARLINO DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF WHILE SERVING ON NUMEROUS
EXERCISES THROUGHOUT AL ANBAR IRAQ, CAMP LEJEUNE AND FORT BRAGG,
NORTH CAROLINA. DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 6-08, SGT CARLINO
SPEARHEADED THE ENTIRE FUEL FARM RECONFIGURATION OF AL QAIM’S
FUEL FARM CONTAINING OVER 250,000 GALLONS OF JP-8, 40,000
GALLONS DF-2, AND 20,000 GALLONS OF MOGAS TO ENSURE THE MOST
EFFECIENT AND SAFE OPERATION OF HIS FUEL FARM. SGT CARLINO’S
DEDICATION TO HIS BULK FUEL COMMUNITY PROVED HIS WORTH AS A BULK
FUEL LEADER WHILE HEADING THE INITIAL PLANNING STAGE OF 3 BULK
FUEL FIELD OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF 10TH MARINE REGIMENTS
“OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER” AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. HIS
EXPERTISE IN FUEL FARM OPERATIONS PROVED INVALUABLE WHEN ALL
MISSIONS WERE COMPLETED SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. SGT
CARLINO PLAYED AN INTRICATE ROLE PREPARING AN ENTIRE PLATOON,
CONSISTING MAINLY OF NEWLY JOINED MARINES, TO DEPLOY, SET UP,
STORE, AND DISPENSE OVER 17,600 GALLONS OF JP-8 TO AN ARTILLERY
REGIMENT IN UNDER 15 DAYS. HIS DIRECT LEADERSHIP RESULTED IN NO
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCIDENTS OR A SINGLE SAFETY VIOLATION BY HIS
PERSONNEL. ROLLING THUNDER WAS A TASK THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIELDED
IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS FOR THE UNIT. SERGEANT CARLINO’S SELFLESS
DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AS WELL AS
HIS COMMAND, AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
BULK FUEL MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES
WHILE SERVING AS A TEAM LEADER AND MAINTENANCE NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICER, BULK FUEL COMPANY, 9TH ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D
MARINE LOGISTIC GROUP, 3D MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, FROM 1
APRIL 2007 TO 31 MARCH 2008. DURING THIS PERIOD, LANCE CORPORAL
PALS PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY
PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THROUGH HIS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO
MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT, LANCE CORPORAL PALS LED HIS MARINES IN
SUPPORTING TWO FUEL OPERATIONS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. LANCE
CORPORAL PALS WORKED LONG AND ARDUOUS HOURS ALONGSIDE HIS
REPUBLIC OF KOREA MARINE COUNTERPARTS HELPING TO ENSURE FUTURE
SUCCESS IN BULK FUEL OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE KOREAN PENINSULA
BY EFFECTIVELY DEMONSTRATING THE CAPABILITIES AND METHODS OF
EMPLOYING AND OPERATING A BEACH UNLOADING ASSEMBLY, A 100,000
GALLON CAPACITY FUEL FARM ASSEMBLY, AND 1.3 MILES OF HOSE REEL
SYSTEM. LANCE CORPORAL PALS SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVED AS THE PLATOON
MAINTENANCE CHIEF, ENSURING SIX 600 GPM PUMPS OPERATED AT THEIR
MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE KOREAN
INTEROPERABILITY TRAINING PROGRAM DESPITE THE EFFECTS OF THE
EXTREME COLD WEATHER. HIS AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF REQUIRED
TRAINING ALLOWED THE FUELS SECTION TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF
READINESS, ENSURING INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL TRAINING WAS COMPLETED
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, LANCE CORPORAL PALS
REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
23

THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL OFFICER
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
IN RECOGNITION FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON COMMANDER, EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COMPANY, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, II MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, FROM 1 JULY 2007 THROUGH 31 MARCH 2008.
DURING THIS PERIOD WARRANT OFFICER QUIROZ DISPLAYED SUPERIOR
LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, TECHNICAL, AND TACTICAL COMPETENCE
AS AN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL OFFICER. LEADING 55 MULTI-
SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TEAMS ON MORE THAN 900
COMBAT EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL MISSIONS, WHICH INCLUDED; THE
RENDERING SAFE AND NEUTRALIZATION OF 157 IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE
DEVICES AND THE CAPTURE, CATALOGING, AND SAFE DISPOSITION OF 416
WEAPONS CACHES, DISPOSING OF MORE THAN 23,000 ORDNANCE ITEMS.
WARRANT OFFICER QUIROZ WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MENTORSHIP AND
DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERING WITH IRAQI BOMB DISPOSAL SOLDIERS,
ASSISTED IN THEIR TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENTLY OPERATE WITHIN
THEIR OWN BATTLE SPACE WITH SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS. WARRANT
OFFICER QUIROZ TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL PROFICIENCY LED TO THE
CAPTURE AND DETAINMENT OF FIVE INSURGENTS AS A RESULT OF
EXPLOITATION OF EVIDENCE YIELDING BIOMETRIC MATCHES TO KNOWN
ENEMY COMBATANTS. WARRANT OFFICER QUIROZ CONSISTENTLY LED HIS
PLATOON FROM THE FRONT WITH UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP ENSURING
THEY WERE PROPERLY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED, OVERALL RESULTING IN
REDUCED ENEMY ATTACKS UPON COALITION FORCES AND IRAQI CIVILIANS
AND THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF 1ST EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
PLATOON. WARRANT OFFICER QUIROZ’S TOTAL EFFECTIVENESS, FORCEFUL
LEADERSHIP, AND TOTAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT
UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS
AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
SSGT WILLIAM CALLAHAN MEMORIAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS
DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
TECHNICIAN, 9 TH ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION, 1 ST FORCE SERVICE
SUPPORT GROUP, FROM 1 APRIL 2007 TO 1 OCTOBER 2007 AND MARINE
WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 373, FROM 2 OCTOBER 2007 TO 31 MARCH 2008.
THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT KADIS PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN
AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS AN EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICIAN DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, HIS
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE SERVED TO ENHANCE FORCE PROTECTION MEASURES,
REFINE PROCEDURES FOR IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DISARMAMENT,
AND INCREASE MOBILITY THROUGHOUT II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE’S
AREA OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS THE ASSISTANT EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL TEAM LEADER OF A UNIT THAT WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
CLEARING AN UNPARALLELED NUMBER OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES,
CONTRIBUTING TO THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND SAVING COUNTLESS
LIVES. SERGEANT KADIS AND HIS TEAM WERE THE VICTIMS OF SEVERAL
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE STRIKES. ON EACH OCCASION, SERGEANT
KADIS HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO DRIVE HIS TEAM OUT OF THE KILL
ZONE, LIMITING THEIR EXPOSURE TO MORE DANGER, AND RESPONDING
COURAGEOUSLY IN THE FACE OF ENEMY FIRE. ON ONE SUCH OCCASION,
AFTER A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SERGEANT KADIZ
NEGLECTED HIS OWN WOUNDS AND IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED BY LEADING
HIS TEAM OUT OF HARM’S WAY. SERGEANT KADIS’ HEORIC ACTION,
ZEALOUS INITIATIVE, COMMENDABLE SELFLESSNESS, AND TOTAL
DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN
KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE
UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
25

THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION OF THE YEAR TO
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING :
FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVMENT WHILE PROVIDING CLOSE, COMBAT
ENGINEER SUPPORT TO I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FORWARD, II
MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FORWARD, 11 th AND 13 TH MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY UNITS FROM 1 APRIL 2007 TO 31 MARCH 2008 IN
SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. ALWAYS IN HIGH DEMAND,
FIRST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION’S REINFORCED ENGINEER COMPANIES
ASSIGNED TO REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAMS 2 AND 5 IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 06-08 MAINTAINED AN OPERATIONAL TEMPO AS
HIGH AS ANY MANEUVER UNIT WITHIN THE COMMAND. ADDITIONALLY, THE
ENGINEER PLATOON ASSIGNED TO BATTALION LANDING TEAM 3/1
COMPLETED OVER 135 KEY ENGINEER PROJECTS IN AO ANAHEIM. THE
MARINES OF FIRST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION PLAYED A VITAL ROLE
IN ACCOMPLISHING THE COMMANDER’S PRIORTIY OF ENGINEER EFFORT
THROUGHOUT AL ANBAR BY PROVIDING FULL SPECTRUM COMBAT ENGINEER
SUPPORT TO INCLUDE: ANTI-TERRORISM AND FORCE PROTECTION
ENHANCEMENTS TO DOZENS OF TACTICAL BASES FROM RAWAH TO RUTBAH,
THE CONSTRUCTION OF 9 TACTICAL BASES AND THE DEMILITARIZATION OF
15 TACTICAL BASES, THE CONSTRUCTION OF 112 KILOMETERS OF
COUNTER-MOBILITY BERMS, ROUTE CLEARANCE OF 26,442 KILOMETERS OF
LINES OF COMMUNICATION IN WHICH 28 IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
WERE DISCOVERED, AND THE DISCOVERY OF OVER 400 CACHES YIELDING
26,800 ORDNANCE ITEMS AND IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE MATERIALS.
ADDITIONALLY, A BRIDGE DEMOLITION TEAM UTILIZED 2,600 POUNDS OF
C4 TO DEMOLISH A BRIDGE ALONG MSR MOBILE WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY SURFACE
OR BRIDGE ABUTMENTS. IN SUPPORT OF THE REACTIVATION OF 3D
COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, 1 ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION FORMED,
TRAINED, AND EQUIPPED TWO COMBAT ENGINEER COMPANIES, ONE OF
WHICH IS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OIF AND OEF. THE MARINES OF
FIRST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION HAVE DEMONSTRATED A RELENTLESS
DRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION EPITOMIZING THE PHRASE
“ENGINEERS UP”, AND HAVE BEEN IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST
TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL
SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FROM 1 APRIL 2007 THROUGH 31 MARCH 2008, 8 TH ENGINEER SUPPORT
BATTALION, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE CONDUCTED ENGINEER PLANNING AND MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF
FULL SPECTRUM COMBAT OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM 06-08. 8 TH ESB HAD OVERWHELMING SUCCESS IN COMBAT
OPERATIONS WHILE DEPLOYED FROM FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2007 WITH
30 TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT (NCR), MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES
WEST (MNF-W). BY THE NATURE OF THEIR MISSION, 8 TH ESB MARINES AND
SAILORS ROUTINELY APPLIED THEIR TRADE IN SOME OF THE MOST
HAZARDOUS AREAS IN AL ANBAR, AND DUE TO THE RIGOROUS TRAINING
AND PREPARATION, THE BATTALION OVERCAME ALL CHALLENGES AND
EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS, WHETHER AS PART OF ESB OR WHEN
ATTACHED TO OTHER COMMANDS. THROUGHOUT DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT
OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, 8 TH ESB CONDUCTED OPERATIONS
THROUGHOUT AO ATLANTA, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR COALITION AND IRAQI
FORCES WITH TWO BATTALION SIZE OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL
COMPANY AND PLATOON ENGINEER MISSIONS. THEIR EFFORTS AFFECTED
COMBAT OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT AL ANBAR PROVINCE, GREATLY
ENHANCING THE COALITION'S EFFORTS TO INTERDICT ENEMY OPERATIONS
WHILE REINFORCING THE SECURITY AND STABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT
OF IRAQ. THE BATTALION'S EFFORTS SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED AND
DENIED AL QAEDA FORCES THE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS AO
RALEIGH AND AO ANAHEIM SPECIFICALLY. THE CONDUCT OF GENERAL
ENGINEERING OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE BY THIS UNIT WAS
CRITICAL TO THE SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS ACHIEVED BY THE COALITION IN
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SAFER, MORE SECURE, AND MORE STABLE IRAQ.
THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF 8 TH ESB
DISPLAYED UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY WHICH REFLECTS GREAT
CREDIT UPON THE BATTALION AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON, ENGINEER COMPANY
OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE FOR PROVIDING
SUPERLATIVE AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT AND COMBAT SERVCIE SUPPORT
TO THE 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING AND II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
(FORWARD) FORCES BOTH AT HOME STATION AND THROUGHOUT AL ANBAR
PROVINCE, IRAQ FROM 1 APRIL 2007 TO 31 MARCH 2008. MARINE WING
SUPPORT SQUADRON 271 DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY EXCEPTIONALLY
MERIOUTORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT. DEMONSTRATED BY: PROVIDING OVER 28
MILLION GALLONS OF JP-8, TRAVELING OVER 250,000 MILES AND
OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OVER 6,900 HOURS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO
FORCES THROUGHOUT THE AREA OF OPERATIONS, ENHANCING FORCE
PROTECTION, UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ENABLING THE
AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT TO CONDUCT COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE
AUSTERE CONDITIONS OF IRAQ. IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO AIRFIELDS AND
LANDING ZONES ENHANCED SORTIE GENERATION AND SAFETY OF FLIGHT
FOR ALL COALITION AIRCRAFT WHILE SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE
COMBAT INTRODUCTION OF THE MV-22 OSPREY. ADDITIONALLY, THE
SQUADRON RESPONDED WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND DETERMINATION WITH
RAPID ENGINEER SUPPORT TO CONDUCT CRITICAL FLIGHT LINE AND WATER
LINE REPAIRS. THE SQUADRON’S EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TEAM
PROVIDED OUTSTANDING SUPPORT, BOTH ON THE FLIGHT LINE AND
OUTSIDE THE WIRE, AND ALSO AT HOME STATION BY SAFELY AND
EFFECTIVELY PROTECTING CIVILIANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM THE
FULL RANGE OF EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SQUADRON
CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUSTAINED AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT TO THE 2D
MARINE AIRCRAFT WING AND II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE UPON
RETURN FROM IRAQ. BY THEIR NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MARINES
AND SAILORS OF MWSS-271 OVERCAME EXTREME CONDITIONS TO PROVIDE
ESSENTIAL AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT.
THEIR HALLMARK ACHIEVEMENTS REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON
THEMSELVES AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS
AND THE UNTIED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE
OUTSTANDING NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD TO
FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING:
DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 2007, TO SEPTEMBER 2007, NAVAL MOBILE
CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TWENTY EIGHT PROVIDED SUSTAINED SUPERIOR
ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) AND
THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES’ ONGOING COMBAT OPERATIONS AND
RECONSTITUTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. NMCB 28 DEPLOYED 500 RESERVE SEABEES TO
FIVE PRIMARY STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. THE MAIN
EFFORT OF THE BATTALION WAS IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT MISSIONS IN AL ANBAR
PROVINCE, IRAQ, AS DIRECTED BY II MEF. MORE THAN 100 INDIVIDUAL
MISSIONS RESULTED IN 47,914 MANDAYS OF DIRECT ENGINEERING SUPPORT AND
A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 92,000 MANDAYS OF OVERALL SUPPORT DURING THE
DEPLOYMENT PERIOD. CIVILIAN SKILLS WERE LEVERAGED TO EXCEL IN THE
EXECUTION OF CONSTRUCTION AND COLLATERAL MISSIONS. DIVERSE PROJECTS
INCLUDED FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONSTRUCTION, SUPPLY ROUTE MAINTENANCE
AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS, FORCE PROTECTION MEASURE INSTALLATION, CLASS IV
CONTROL AND ISSUANCE, WATER WELL DRILLING, CONVOY SECURITY, CIVILIAN
SEARCHES, AND BRIDGE REPAIRS. SUPERIOR TECHNICAL SKILLS OF THE
SEABEES, COMBINED WITH PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SKILLS OF
THE COMMAND LEADERSHIP, PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR SUCCESS. THREE
OPERATIONAL CAMPAIGNS WERE PROFICIENTLY SUPPORTED. CONSTRUCTION
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO 27 FORWARD OPERATING BASES. ELEVEN
OPERATING BASES AND COMBAT OUTPOSTS WERE CONSTRUCTED FROM THE GROUND
UP. NINETEEN SUPPLY ROUTES WERE MAINTAINED BY REPAIRING MORE THAN
1100 IED CRATERS OVER 149 NIGHT-TIME MISSIONS. INSURGENT DAMAGE TO
CRITICAL BRIDGES WAS REPAIRED UNDER TACTICAL CONDITIONS AND SEVERAL
BRIDGES WERE ASSESSED FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. A 515 FOOT DEEP WATER
WELL WAS DRILLED AT AL ASAD TO ALLEVIATE FRESH WATER DEMANDS ON THE
SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR SUPPORT OF AL ASAD AIRBASE AND SURROUNDING OUTPOSTS.
CONVOY SECURITY ELEMENT TEAMS TRAVELED MORE THAN 26,000 TACTICAL MILES
IN ESCORT OF 285 LOGISTIC CONVOYS. 36,000 CUBIC YARDS OF ROCK AND
BASE MATERIAL WERE DELIVERED AND SPREAD BY THE HAULING TEAM. THE
BATTALION’S “SAFETY FIRST” CULTURE ALLOWED THESE EFFORTS TO BE
ACCOMPLISHED WITH ONLY 7 MANDAYS OF LOST TIME INCURRED. BEARING THE
MOTTO OF “THE OLD PROS”, THE NMCB 28 SEABEES PROVED THEY ARE THE
FINEST, MOST PRODUCTIVE, AND SKILLFULLY PROFICIENT CRAFTSMEN IN THE
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE TODAY.
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BAE SYSTEMS
REPRESENTATIVE: DAVE TEBO, PROGRAM MGR, COMBAT ENGINEER SYSTEMS
SPONSOR OF CBT ENGR BN TROPHY
CATERPILLAR INC. DEFENSE & FEDERAL PRODUCTS
ACCOUNT MANAGER: KURT KLEINOW
SPONSOR OF ENGR SPT BN TROPHY
TEREX CORPORATION
REPRESENTATIVE: TOM MANLEY, VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
SPONSOR OF NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE UNIT AWARD
ALLIED CONTAINER SYSTEMS
REPRESENTATIVE: JAMES ODOM, PRESIDENT; SUSAN HORSFALL, CEO
KALMAR RT CENTER
REPRESENTATIVE: DAVE PEACOCK,EXEC VP, MILITARY PRODUCTS & SUPPLY
MECO
REPRESENTATIVE: JOHN KLIE, GOVERNMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MGR.
PEARSON ENGINEERING
REPRESENTATIVE: LEW SYKES, MILITARY SALES REP.
TACTICAL & SURVIVAL SPECIALTIES INC
REPRESENTATIVE: BILL STRANG, PRESIDENT/CEO
TUG HILL CONSTRUCTION
REPRESENTATIVE: GINNY MACCALLUM, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
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The rusty Marine, born gallant and brave,
To his country, his allegiance was raised.
He served in war to honor and protect,
While in battle, he did not defect.
Through foxholes, trenches, gunfire and hell,
His honor and pride never fell.
For in his heart, his faith was strong,
And yet for home, he did long.
Our great land protects the free,
For this he fought; for you and me.
Now he sits, tired, and worn,
For his youth, he does mourn.
Because it ran so quickly by,
He often thinks, “how time did fly,”
Then he dons his old dress blues,
And in his spirit, a change of hues.
He straightens up and stands with pride,
His great honor, he cannot hide.
Gently then, he begins to weep,
The memories come, pile upon heap.
A single tear falls from his eye,
As he whispers, “Semper Fi”.
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