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DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT GALO LED THE BRASS BAND AND MANAGED SIX PERFORMANCES OVER FOUR DAYS DURING MARINE WEEK CHICAGO. STAFF SERGEANT GALO COORDINATED LOGISTICS AND THE ENSEMBLE'S MUSICAL PREPARATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL REACH OF MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY. HIS EFFORTS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO MARINE WEEK CHICAGO'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH MISSION, HIGHLIGHTING THE MARINE CORPS AT SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE VENUES, INCLUDING MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES AT NAVY PIER. AS A RESULT OF HIS OUTSTANDING MANAGEMENT, THE MARINE CORPS' OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FEATURED THE QUANTICO MARINE BAND, WHICH REACHED AN ONLINE AUDIENCE OF OVER 300,000. HIS EFFORTS GREATLY ENHANCED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE MARINE 250 CAMPAIGN. STAFF SERGEANT GALO'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL 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.
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTALIST
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTALIST, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION FROM MAY 2020 TO JANUARY 2023. CORPORAL BARBIER PERFORMED IN 215 COMMITMENTS FOR AUDIENCES TOTALING TWO MILLION IN HIGH-VISIBILITY PERFORMANCES SUCH AS THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE, SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES FLEET WEEKS, HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO, AND THE DISNEYLAND INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. AS SECURITY FORCE TEAM LEADER, CORPORAL BARBIER TRAINED, LED, EQUIPPED, AND EMPLOYED FOUR MARINES IN EXERCISES STEEL KNIGHT 2021 AND MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING EXERCISE 2021, THEREBY IMPROVING THE LETHALITY AND COMBAT READINESS OF THE MARINES OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION BAND. GIVEN MINIMAL GUIDANCE AND WITH NO FORMAL TRAINING, CORPORAL BARBIER COMPOSED AND TRANSCRIBED AN ARRANGEMENT FOR THE UNIT'S CEREMONIAL BAND WHICH WAS FEATURED AT DISNEYLAND AND THE SAN FRANCISCO ITALIAN HERITAGE PARADE. CORPORAL BARBIER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING 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.
TUBA INSTRUMENTALIST & STAFF ARRANGER
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS TUBA INSTRUMENTALIST AND STAFF ARRANGER, MARINE BAND SAN DIEGO, HEADQUARTERS, SERVICE BATTALION, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM FEBRUARY 2021 TO DECEMBER 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, AND WHILE PERFORMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES, SERGEANT LESTER PROVIDED EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL COMPOSITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE BAND AND ITS SIX VARIABLE ENSEMBLES. HE DILIGENTLY PRODUCED 31 NEW MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS TOTALING OVER 930 OFF-DUTY HOURS OF INVENTING, ARRANGING, AND EDITING INDIVIDUAL MUSICAL PARTS FOR THE BAND AND ITS SUBORDINATE ENSEMBLES. THESE MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS WERE PERFORMED ACROSS THE WESTERN RECRUITING REGION IN CONCERTS, RECRUITING TOURS, AND CEREMONIES AS MARINE BAND SAN DIEGO DIRECTLY REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. SERGEANT LESTER'S DIRECT CONTRIBUTION RESULTED IN EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES REACHING LIVE AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ESPN, AND CBS, YIELDING MILLIONS OF POSITIVE ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE MARINE CORPS ON INTERNATIONAL PLATFORMS. SERGEANT LESTER'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, 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.
BASS INSTRUMENTALIST & RHYTHM SECTION LEADER
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS BASS INSTRUMENTALIST, RHYTHM SECTION LEADER, ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK, TRAINING CLERK, AND SINGLE MARINE PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE, QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BAND, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA FROM FEBRUARY 2016 TO APRIL 2019. PETTY OFFICER DEWITT SERVED AS THE SOLE BASSIST FOR THE JAZZ COMBO AND ROCK BAND FOR A TOTAL OF 52 MUSICAL COMMITMENTS. IN ADDITION TO HER PRIMARY OCCUPATION, SHE SUPPORTED THE EXTRANEOUS PERCUSSION NEEDS OF THE UNIT THROUGH CYMBALS AND BASS DRUM PERFORMANCE IN BRASS QUINTET AND CEREMONIAL BAND, SUPPORTING 21 CEREMONIES, GRADUATIONS, AND PARADES. AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK, SHE COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY 2,940 WORK HOURS, ROUTING 384 REQUESTS AMONG OTHER CLERICAL DUTIES ESSENTIAL TO OPERATIONS. AS TRAINING NCO, SHE DESIGNED UNIT PHYSICAL TRAINING PLANS, INCORPORATED HIGH INTENSITY TACTICAL TRAINING (HITT) INTO THE BAND'S REGULAR EXERCISE REGIMEN, AND EFFICIENTLY MAINTAINED THE TRAINING DATABASE AND RECORDS PERTAINING TO PERSONNEL. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER DEWITT REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.