Outstanding achievement while serving as Microwave Systems Operator/Maintainer for Fox Company, 2nd Battlion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas from XXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXXX. Sergeant Karen H. Kale repaired over 60 UHF, LOS, and SATCOM radios throughout the Battlion and maintained effective communications for the unit to ensure they maintained mission readiness. Sergeant Kale's dedication and devotion to duty is in keeping with the finest traditions of the Army and reflects great credit upon herself, the 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment and the United States Army.
Meritorious service while serving as Microwave Systems Operator/Maintainer, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) from XXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX. Sergeant Leon Logan, while deployed in support of Operation XXXXXXXXX, served as Orderly Room clerk and tracked and processed over 150 unscheduled leaves and passes while maintaining a 99% manning rate. Under shifting command and conditions, he organized and prepared the unit for redeployment and reintegration into central region upon completion of their 15 month deployment with zero loss of accountabilty. Sergeant Logan's dedication to duty is in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the United States Army.
Meritorious service while serving as Government Network Operations Center (GNOC) Operator, 89th Communications Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland from 20 September 2016 to 20 October 2019. During this period, the professional skill, leadership, and ceaseless efforts of Sergeant Henrietta Lujan resulted in major contributions to the effectiveness and success of the Government Network Operations Center. She supervised maintenance around the clock on a critical microwave link and, when faced with hurricane damages, led an emergency repair team to replace failed components which restored the link for a high priority Presidential mission within 30 minutes. Sergeant Lujan's actions as Government Network Operations Center Operator reflect credit upon herself, the U.S. Army Signal Command and the United States Army.
Meritorious service while serving as Deputy Program Manger, Active Denial Technology, High Powered Microwave Applications Branch, Air Force Research Lab Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, from XXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX. During this period, Master Sergeant Jules Mason championed a $100M Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program and led a 9-man team responsible for planning and executing eight national and international demonstrations, tests, and events. While at Kirtland he was able certify the system as HERO safe, a first for W Band radio frequency weapons systems. In addition, he was also instrumental in reinvigorating Department of Defense level interest in the transition of directed energy weapons in the current battlefield. Master Sergeant Mason's dedication to duty is in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Army Research Laboratory and the United States Army.
