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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
CORPORAL JOSHUA A. CORDOVA
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE (LAV) TECHNICIAN, 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 CORDOVA EXHAUSTED OVER 50 HOURS TROUBLESHOOTING AND PROVIDING FAULT ANALYSIS ON 22 VEHICLES FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER OF LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLES, THUS IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO LAV DEADLINING CRITERIA. AS THE ONLY TURRET TECHNICIAN IN THE BATTALION'S TASK FORCE, HE EFFECTIVELY ANALYZED AND REPAIRED 87 TURRET FAULTS, FIVE M242 LAV CHAIN GUNS, AND COORDINATED A LIVE-FIRE RANGE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING THE M240 COAXIAL MACHINE GUNS THAT FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE. CORPORAL CORDOVA ALSO EXPERTLY MAINTAINED THE TURRET PRE-EXPENDED BIN, WHICH VALUED AT MORE THAN $424,000 OF PARTS ESSENTIAL TO THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES. CORPORAL CORDOVA’S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL 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.
17TH MARCH 2010
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