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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
CORPORAL DAVID H. KERN
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS RADIO CHIEF, COMPANY D, TASK FORCE 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 8, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER 2009 IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 09. ABOARD AL ASAD AIRBASE, CORPORAL KERN CONSTRUCTED A ROBUST COMPANY COMBAT OPERATIONS CENTER WITH CAPABILITIES COMPARABLE TO A BATTALION’S COC. HE THEN DESIGNED A 20-HOUR TRAINING PACKAGE FOR THE SERGEANTS OF THE GUARD TO ENSURE THEY KNEW HOW TO OPERATE THE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAV-25, HE INDEPENDENTLY COORDINATED WITH REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 8 TO SECURE ADDITIONAL PRC-117S AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS. HIS EFFORTS ENABLED THE COMPANY TO TRACK COMBINED OPERATIONS IN THE EXPANSIVE REGIMENTAL SECURITY AREA. HE THEN DEMONSTRATED FORESIGHT DURING 100 DAYS OF SUSTAINED COMBAT OPERATIONS IN NINEWA PROVINCE BY TRAINING ONE CREWMAN IN EACH PLATOON TO SERVE AS INCIDENTAL RADIO OPERATORS. CORPORAL KERN’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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