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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
CORPORAL GERARDO VALENCIA
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR (CBRN) DEFENSE CHIEF, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, TASK FORCE 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 8, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) FROM MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2009 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 09. CORPORAL VALENCIA FULFILLED MULTIPLE BILLETS CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMBAT READINESS AND FORCE PROTECTION OF THE TASK FORCE. ASSIGNED AS THE DEFENSE CHIEF, A BILLET ABOVE HIS GRADE, HE SUPERVISED THE ACCOUNTABILITY, SERVICEABILITY, MAINTENANCE, AND RETROGRADE OF ALL CBRN EQUIPMENT. AS COUNTER RADIO CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM SPECIALIST, HE COORDINATED FACTORY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT AND SUPERVISED THE INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS, UPGRADE, AND REPAIR OF 170 ORGANIC ELECTRONIC COUNTER MEASURE ASSETS AND ENSURED MARINES IN THE TASK FORCE RECEIVED TRAINING IN THE SPECIFICATIONS, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT WITHIN THEIR VEHICLES. CORPORAL VALENCIA’S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERENCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
17TH DECEMBER 2009
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