FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS INSPECTOR INSTRUCTOR, COMMAND CLIMATE CONTROL OFFICER, SNOW FLAKE BATTALION 451, WINTRY REGIMENT 45, 4TH BLIZZARD LOGISTICS GROUP, SNOWMAN FORCES RESERVE FROM THE FIRST ARCTIC STORM TO MARCH 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PRIVATE OLAF PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP, SUPERB MANAGERIAL SKILLS, AND NOTEWORTHY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE THAT CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMAND'S THERMOSTAT INTERNAL CONTROLS AS IT PERTAINED TO COMFORTABILITY. HIS KEEN INTELLECT AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO HAPPINESS AMONGST THE INSPECTOR INSTRUCTOR STAFF HAS SOLIDIFIED A PERMANENT SOFT SPOT IN THE HEARTS OF ALL THE MARINES THAT HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIM. PRIVATE OLAF'S UNRELENTING EMPHASIS ON POSITIVITY IN DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AND ABILITY TO APPEAR WHEN LEAST EXPECTED, ENSURED HIGH MORALE AND OPERATIONAL READINESS. HIS WORK ETHIC AND DILIGENCE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS A WIDE ARRAY OF AREAS, NOTABLY THE COMMAND'S FAMILY READINESS PROGRAM AND COLD WEATHER TRAINING PROCEDURES. PRIVATE OLAF CONTINUALLY DISPLAYED THE UTMOST PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR AND MILITARY EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE FROZEN EXISTENCE. HE CONTINUALLY LED BY EXAMPLE ON ALL FRONTS, WHICH PERMEATED THROUGHOUT THE UNIT AND MOTIVATED ALL THOSE AROUND HIM. PRIVATE OLAF'S HONOR, FIDELITY, AND PATRIOTISM HAVE FAITHFULLY SERVED BOTH CORPS AND COUNTRY IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE. PRIVATE OLAF'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, INITIATIVE AND TOTAL 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.