PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SQUAD LEADER, COMPANY F, 4TH LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 4TH MARINE DIVISION, FROM 12 AUGUST 2022 TO 20 SEPTEMBER 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT CASEY CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND PROFICIENT MANNER. SERGEANT CASEY EFFICIENTLY ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR 13 MARINES FROM TWO COMPANIES DURING THE BATTALION'S ANNUAL TRAINING PERIOD. OVER FIVE DAYS, HE CAPABLY LED HIS SQUAD DURING THE UNIT'S INDEPENDENT FORCE ON FORCE OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, OVER FOUR DAYS, SERGEANT CASEY COORDINATED AND SUPERVISED LIVE FIRE AND MOVEMENT EVOLUTIONS ABOARD FORT PICKETT, VIRGINIA WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVING AS THE SENIOR SAFETY OFFICER AND ENSURING THE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL TRAINING OF 52 MARINES. SERGEANT CASEY'S UNSURPASSED PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.