3521 Automotive Maintenance Technician
3521 Automotive Maintenance Technician
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN, DELTA COMPANY, 4TH LAW ENFORCEMENT BATTALION, FORCE HEADQUARTERS GROUP FROM 16 FEBRUARY 2026 TO 20 FEBRUARY 2026. DURING THIS PERIOD, CORPORAL KEANU W. ARMSTRONG VOLUNTEERED TO PROVIDE AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE DETACHMENT DELTA'S VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT REMAINED READY FOR TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT. CORPORAL ARMSTRONG'S EFFORTS COMPLETED NINE SERVICE REQUESTS, RAISING THE DETACHMENT'S PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES READINESS FROM 10 TO 90% AND COMPLETING ITS MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY MODIFICATION, RESULTING IN A 100% READINESS FOR MODIFICATIONS. CORPORAL ARMSTRONG PROVIDED 72 MAN-HOURS OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON NINE MAJOR END-ITEMS FOR THE DETACHMENT'S TACTICAL VEHICLES, TURRETS, AND MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT, COMPLETED EIGHT LIMITED TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS ON SIX VEHICLES AND TWO ARMORED TURRETS, AND IDENTIFIED 23 CRITICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SHORTFALLS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE. CORPORAL ARMSTRONG'S TECHNICAL ACUMEN, EXPERTISE, 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.
3521 Color Sergeant (Automotive Maintenance)
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS COLOR SERGEANT, CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE FORCE, FROM 1 APRIL TO 29 APRIL 2026. SERGEANT MOUSSA DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY WHILE PREPARING THE COMMAND COLOR GUARD FOR A CIVILIAN COMMUNITY RELATIONS CEREMONY AND COMMANDING GENERAL'S READINESS INSPECTION. ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A TEAM WITH LIMITED RIFLE BEARER EXPERIENCE, HE SELECTED, TRAINED, AND DEVELOPED FOUR MARINES INTO PROFICIENT COLOR GUARD MEMBERS THROUGH DAILY DRILL PERIODS AND DETAILED INSTRUCTION ON MARINE CORPS ORDERS 1020.34H, 5060.20, AND 4400.201. HIS DIRECT LEADERSHIP ENABLED THE TEAM TO EXECUTE THE NAVAL WARFARE CENTER ANNUAL HONORARY AWARDS CEREMONY WITH PRECISION AND PROFESSIONALISM, FOLLOWED BY A FLAWLESS COMMANDING GENERAL'S READINESS INSPECTION RESULT WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES. THE INSPECTOR, A FORMER DRILL INSTRUCTOR, COMMENDED THE TEAM AS ONE OF THE BEST HE HAD INSPECTED AND IDENTIFIED PROCEDURES WORTH IMPLEMENTING WITHIN HIS OWN UNIT. SERGEANT MOUSSA'S INITIATIVE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND DEVOTION 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.
3521 Automotive Organizational Mechanic
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE FORWARD DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION EPIC FURY. CORPORAL MOORE DIRECTLY INCREASED MISSION READINESS BY ASSISTING IN RESTORING SEVEN MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS TO FULLY OPERATIONAL STATUS AND SAFELY TRANSPORTING PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT OVER 512 MILES IN SUPPORT OF DEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS FROM CAMP PENDLETON TO AL DAFRA AIR BASE. HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN STRATEGIC AIRLIFT OPERATIONS BY LOADING AND OFFLOADING FOUR C-17 AIRCRAFT, ENABLING CONTINUED FORCE FLOW INTO THE AREA OF OPERATIONS. CORPORAL MOORE ENSURED CONTINUOUS SITE OPERATIONS BY PROVIDING 62 HOURS OF GENERATOR SUPPORT, REFUELING MISSION CRITICAL ASSETS WITH 135 GALLONS OF FUEL, AND ASSISTING IN THE RAPID ESTABLISHMENT OF MASS-3 EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING RADAR CAPABILITIES. HE FURTHER PRESERVED COMBAT POWER BY ASSISTING IN THE RECOVERY OF MULTIPLE TACTICAL AND GOVERNMENT VEHICLES DURING ADVERSE CONDITIONS. CORPORAL MOORE'S INITIATIVE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
3521 Motor Transport Quality Control NCO
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS MOTOR TRANSPORT LAYETTES AND QUALITY CONTROL NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, 3D RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 3D MARINE DIVISION FROM SEPTEMBER 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 2023. CORPORAL THOMPSON DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND EXPERTISE IN HIS MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY WHICH ALLOWED FOR CONSISTENT MAINTENANCE READINESS. THIS LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY ALLOWED FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF OVER FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT, PROVIDING THE BATTALION WITH TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITIES FOR ANY EVENTUALITY. ADDITIONALLY, CORPORAL THOMPSON WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMPLETION OF OVER TWO HUNDRED SERVICE REQUESTS. HE SUPPORTED ADJACENT UNITS AND ALLIED PARTNERS IN OVER TWO HUNDRED TRAINING EVENTS TO INCLUDE RIM OF THE PACIFIC, PACIFIC TORTOISE, AND BALIKITAN. THESE EFFORTS PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN SUPPORTING NOT ONLY 3D RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, BUT ALLIED PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION. CORPORAL THOMPSON'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.