Sergeant First Class Justin L. Pierce distinguished himself with exemplary meritorious service in positions of great importance and increased responsibility throughout his 22 year career and service to the U.S. Army and this nation. His career culminated as a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Engineer Observer/Controller – Trainer for the 3rd-315th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), 177th Armored Brigade; a multi-component training brigade with First Army Division East. Sergeant First Class Pierce's knowledge, technical expertise and broad depth of understanding of all critical requirements for training, readiness and combat engineer operations were instrumental in developing a concise and detailed training structure and objectives in order to …show more content…
SFC Pierce expertly led and conducted over 500 successful Stryker Sweeps, clearing more than 15,000 miles of roads within the Brigade battle space. SFC Pierce's knowledge and expertise were called upon while conducting 76 improvised explosive device response missions where he personally saw to the safe detonation, and destruction of 11 IEDs and 37 UXOs, ensuring the safety of the local populace and fellow Soldiers. Most notably, SFC Pierce was personally sought after by the land-owning commander to develop the security plan for the first democratic elections in Mosul, Iraq where he led his platoon to enplace over 300 barriers and barricades to ensure that freedom and democracy was upheld with minimal incidents. Throughout this operation SFC Pierce was assigned to provide over-watch along key avenues of approach where he personally thwarted an enemy attack. He provided accurate sniper fire at ranges up to 800 meters, killing two enemy combatants, silencing the accurate rocket propelled grenade fire, allowing his platoon to maneuver out of the engagement area with minimal friendly …show more content…
SFC Pierce led his platoon in over 45,000 kilometers or assured mobility operations in over twenty named operations ranging from platoon to battalion level. He was instrumental in the updating and development of the Brigade TACSOP, his expertise was called upon to update the emergency ex-filtration of each Stryker variant and emergency procedures in the event that all hatches become lodged and the standardized load plan for the engineer Stryker variant especially as it applies to route clearance. Because of his expertise in the Stryker vehicle SFC Pierce was selected to represent the engineer regiment and 4th Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at the Stryker Symposium in Detroit Michigan. He imparted his expert knowledge to over 200 civilian contractors to include the CEO of General Dynamics Land Systems and the Chief of Engineer Stryker Variant (ESV) Program, suggesting modifications that ultimately were implemented in all updated Stryker vehicles undoubtedly improving the army's fleet of
Col Allison holds his master’s degree in Public Administration; he is a qualified Parachutist, Ranger and Jungle Warfare Expert. Among his decorations and awards are the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, three Bronze Stars (two for heroism in ground combat), the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster and the Army Commendation Medal. Each decoration and award immensely deserved, as he served briefly on assignment in Korea on the Demilitarized Zone with the 9th Calvary Regiment, 1st Calvary Division before joining the Korean Military Advisory Group and served as an Aide-de-Camp. Upon returning from Korea in 1964 , Lt. Allison was assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia as an instructor at the US Army Infantry School. In 1967 Captain Allison was detailed to the Infantry Branch and in due course assigned to duty in Vietnam as an Infantry Company Commander in the 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division.
Far past the normal point of exhaustion, he held his position for 4 harrowing hours and through 3 assaults, annihilating the enemy as they approached and before they could get a foothold. As a result of his defense, the company position held until the arrival of a reinforcing platoon which counterattacked the enemy, now occupying foxholes to the left of S/Sgt. Stewart 's position. After the counterattack, his body was found in a shallow enemy hole where he had advanced in order to add his fire to that of the counterattacking platoon. Eight enemy dead were found around his immediate position, with evidence that 15 others had been dragged
During his deployment, SGT Garcia assumed duties above his rank while working as the NCOIC for the ADAFCO Section, a position normally occupied by a Sergeant First Class. During the ten months deployment, all NCOIC support functions were executed with great alacrity and high proficiency, He ensure that the morale stayed high with in the ADAFCO section. Even with these additional tasks, he still performed all originally assigned Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Assistant (ADAFCA) tasks flawlessly and above standard.
Mission Contributions, Served as Supply Technician and Specialist for Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS), Visual Information (VI) devices, and supply operations. Trained and served as primary and secondary instructor operator for the Engagement Skill Trainer (EST-2000), HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT), Call for Fire Trainer (CFFT) and Fire Support Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (FSCATT) from 01 Jan 2009 to 31 July 2010. I certified unit members in the Training Support Center (TSC) Schweinfurt footprint to operate the EST 2000, HEAT and FSCATT training simulators. I briefed and trained all of TSC Schweinfurt newly assigned or incoming Training Support Specialists on virtual training center operations, simulation operations, simulator troubleshooting procedures, and simulator data reporting duties.
In addition to his assigned duties, SFC Gearing also served as 1CAB Master Resiliency Trainer (MRT). His dedication and commitment to excellence greatly enhanced the First Infantry Division (1ID) resiliency program as he was hand picked to train over 1500 incoming IID Soldiers. SFC Gearing applied extensive knowledge and substantial experience, he aggressively assisted the 1ID G4 and 4th Brigade Combat Team by single handedly closing out 16 outstanding Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (FLIPLs).
For the 28th Infantry it was a no brainer; it was a given that the intruders were US Army and had the same training and doctrine. It was a given that their commander would order a search of the motor pools and barracks. Hence they knew to mine the rooms and vehicles. The explosions in one of the buildings that housed the barracks collapsed the entire building, wiping out three-quarters of a Company. The radios at Colonel Magnus’ CP were alive with incoming reports of the explosions and the large loss of life; his soldiers were being killed at an alarming rate.
As the network technician for the 41st Signal Battalion, CW2 Jackson was instrumental in the planning and directing in over 100 projects that led to the increased health, security, and optimization of the strategic network in Areas I and II. His actions include; the creation of new links establishing SIPR and NIPR network redundancy in Area 's I and II, implementing tools to remotely manage encryption devices saving countless man hours, and the turn-in of 100 pieces of excess IT equipment worth over $250,000 back to the Army Supply System. CW2 Jackson instituted several improvements that will have lasting impact beyond his tenure. He developed and managed the configuration of over 1000 network devices across the battalion area of responsibility
SPC Hendricks’s ability to understand and retain information during a weeklong Call for Fire training set him apart from his peers. After receiving his training, SPC Hendricks called more fire missions than any other snipers or scouts and neutralized the most targets in the entire platoon. SPC Hendricks proven himself to be a subject matter expert by outperforming both infantryman and cavalry
1. I offer my highest endorsement on behalf of C/MAJ Brown. He is currently the Battalion S-2, Security Officer for Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) and a key asset to R.J. Reynolds High School. He is an outstanding student who displays requisite characteristics of a great leader. 2.
I have been stationed at both Fort Campbell, Tennesee and Fort Benning Gerorgia. As an NCO, I was held accountable for ensuring that there were adequate training aids to train soldiers so that the unit can maintain proficiency in certain areas. While many soldiers have creative ways of coming up with training aids, there are available resources at many Army instillations that provide suitable tools to assist in your training. Many soldiers are unaware of these resources, which was evident in my journey to find these assets. Observation: The Training Support Center (TSC) is a great place that provides training aids to support units in all their training activities; however, they are not well know across Army instillations.
Or do you want a Soldier that can act automonously, take a task at hand with vague instruction and figure out the intention behind it. There has been much debate on the benefits of Outcome Based Training and Education (OBT&E) versus the traditional method of Performance Oriented Training and the discipline and “Attention to Detail” which it provided. II. A. In 2009, the United States Military Academy introduced Outcome Based Training and Education in order
Over fourteen years ago, the everyday lives of the American people were forever changed. Fear, confusion, and displacement rushed our minds as the attack on 9/11 took place. This marked the beginning of the war we know today as Operation Enduring Freedom. Throughout the last decade and a half, the Army’s professional character has remained intact. Military expertise, honorable service, esprit de corps and stewardship hold us together during these times of despair, but trust within our nation’s security overtook the thoughts of the American people as they watch the second plane hit the north Twin Tower in New York City.
Lt. Owen's mortar section had little to no experience on the weapon systems that they were working with. He trained them from darkness to darkness with consistent drills in different types of situations. Lt. Owen also admits that despite excess training before the war, their first battles were "far-from-perfect exercises." This made me realize that not only does an officer have to be adept at his duties, but he needs to motivate and instill to his soldiers the same level of proficiency, regardless of peace or war time. Also utilizing complacent time as a means to further train such as when they were at sea.
Returning to the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) to assume command as the brigade commander brings me much joy to be reunited with great Non-Commission Officers and Officers that I have previously served with. Unfortunately, this brigade is no longer the brigade I remember when I commanded a battalion within the 4th ABCT not so long ago. In the last 30 days, I have had the opportunity to observe the ABCT and review a multitude of historical documents to assess the state of the brigade. During my observation, I believe the critical leadership problem in the 4th ABCT’s is the lack of vision for the brigade. Therefore, this critical problem has led to other challenging issues within the brigade.
He was on the ground for the initial invasion in 2003. He was in Fallujah in 2004. He went back, to Ramadi in 2006, and then again, to Baghdad in 2008, where he was called in to secure the Green Zone by going into Sadr City. It wasn’t long after the initial invasion, and his platoon—“Charlie” of SEAL Team 3—had taken a building earlier that day so they could provide overwatch for a unit of Marines thundering down the road. He was holding a bolt-action .300 Winchester Magnum that belonged to his platoon chief.