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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
LANCE CORPORAL MICHAEL L. POWERS
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PRE-EXPENDED BIN CLERK, MAINTENANCE PLATOON, 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. LANCE CORPORAL POWERS WAS ASSIGNED SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INVENTORY, MANAGEMENT, AND ISSUE OF CLASS NINE REPAIR PARTS IN THE PRE-EXPENDED BIN, WHICH CONSISTED OF 732 NATIONAL STOCK NUMBERS. WITH MORE THAN 55,500 CLASS NINE REPAIR PARTS COSTING IN EXCESS OF 5.1 MILLION DOLLARS, HE EFFICIENTLY OVERSAW THE DAUNTING TASK OF IMPROVING THE TRACKING, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTINUED UPKEEP OF ONE OF THE LARGEST PRE-EXPENDED BINS IN IRAQ. REQUIRED TO REPORT MONTHLY REDUCTION AND RETROGRADE DATA TO THE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES-WEST LOGISTICS OFFICE, HE EXHAUSTED MORE THAN 370 HOURS CONDUCTING INVENTORY, PACKING, AND PREPARATION OF CLASS NINE REPAIR PARTS TO MEET RETROGRADE TIMELINES. LANCE CORPORAL POWERS' 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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