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NAVY/MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
AWARDED TO
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EVERETT A. BUNTING
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A DATA NETWORK SPECIALIST, COMMUNICATIONS PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FROM 1 NOVEMBER 2008 TO 31 JANUARY 2009. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BUNTING DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS THE BATTALION'S SOLE EXPERT ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE ENHANCED POSITION LOCATION REPORTING SYSTEM (EPLRS). HE SINGLEHANDEDLY PLANNED, IMPLEMENTED, AND MAINTAINED THE BATTALION'S EPLRS NETWORKS DURING THREE BATTALION LEVEL FIELD EXERCISES. THESE EPLRS NETWORKS EXTENDED DATA SERVICES TO THE COMPANY LEVEL AND DURING ONE EXERCISE PROVIDED A CRITICAL DATA LINK TO THE BATTALION'S HIGHER HEADQUARTERS. HE ALSO BECAME A SELF TAUGHT EXPERT ON THE COMPLEX DATA SYSTEMS WITHIN THE BATTALION'S COMBAT OPERATION CENTER (COC). HE TROUBLESHOT COUNTLESS SYSTEM ERRORS AND OUTAGES, DELIVERING CONTINUOUS DATA SERVICES TO THE COC'S USERS. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BUNTING’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
10TH FEBRUARY 2009
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