PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS LANDING SUPPORT SPECIALIST NCOIC IN SUPPORT OF VMM-262 AND HMH-462 AT CLARK AIR FORCE BASE, PHILIPPINES FROM 12 JULY 2015 TO 23 JULY 2015. DURING THIS PERIOD, CORPORAL GILPIN'S LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE AIR ASSAULT SUPPORT EXERCISE BY LEADING A FOUR MAN TEAM TO TRANSFER AND OFFLOAD 50 PERSONNEL AND 15 PIECES OF GEAR AND CARGO ON THREE C-130 AIRCRAFT. DURING THE AIR ASSAULT SUPPORT EXERCISE, CORPORAL GILPIN LED HIS TEAM DURING 20 LIFTS INVOLVING A V-22 OSPREY AND CH-53E, IMPROVING PILOT AND UNIT CONFIDENCE AND READINESS FOR EXTERNAL LIFTS. IN ADDITION, CORPORAL GILPIN SUCCESSFULLY RIGGED AND TESTED A 500 GALLON, 4,000 POUND WATER BLADDER FOR EXTERNAL LIFTING, ESTABLISHING AND PROVING ITS SAFE CAPABILITY. CORPORAL GILPIN'S PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.