COMSEC/Radio Repairer
CPL Henderson distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious service, demonstrating to all that he is a professional Soldier, dedicated to excellence in his field of expertise. As a COMSEC/Radio Repairer responsible for Direct Support (DS) maintenance and repair of radios, amplifiers, and all related communication equipment supporting 3rd BCT and 1st Armored Division, he ensured the FLE's FBCB2 JCR systems valuing at over $78,000 were fully mission capable. His enthusiasm and willingness to help during the Brigade transformation to the Force on Force fight was invaluable. He provided communication support to the forward support companies during critical field exercises and repaired over 300 radios throughout the Battalion and maintained operational communications for the unit. In addition, he maintained a daily status of all organizational and direct support maintenance radio repairs, reducing maintenance delays by fifty percent and ensuring reliable communication capabilities throughout the Brigade. His untiring efforts and can-do attitude testify to his achievements and accolades as an outstanding Soldier of the U.S. Army.
Force Protection NCO
As the Force Protection NCO, he responded to stand-up notifications within 60 minutes and ensured all Soldier were prepared and ready to go.
He developed a Soldier Database which tracked every administrative aspect of Soldier readiness.
He submitted accurate RAMS reports weekly and thereby justified and obtained priority support.
He attended unit Anti-Terrorism Working Group meetings and helped develop baseline anti-terrorism actions for Joint Base Balad and the unit.
As a member of the Camp Arifjan's Quick reactionary force, he conducted over 50 force protection patrols which ensured the security and safety of Camp Arifjan
As the shop supervisor, oversaw the headset system and returned over 1,000 headsets to the army supply system.
He helped supervise the Force Protection Team, Squad Leaders and Sergeant of the Guard in managing the QRF Team on the night shift.
He salvaged and repaired SINGARS components from the Amnesty yard and recovered millions of dollars worth of equipment, thus saving the Army replacement costs.
He stepped up and served as an MRAP Truck Commander for internal and external perimeter patrols, as well as Brushback missions in and around Victory Base Complex (VBC).
He ensured convoy vehicles VIC systems were repaired allowing the vehicles to meet SP times.
He also served as a unit UPL and ensured accurate UPL testing.
As unit RESET NCOIC, streamlined and improved RESET plans for the company's equipment.
He stood watch as Security Guard in four assigned perimeter wall towers around VBC.
Radio and COMSEC Repairer
Installed all tactical fiber cables from the JNN to the brigade TOC multiplying available bandwidth and providing parallell comm channels
Provided communication support to the foward support company during five critical exercises
Supported entire Battalion and attachments during COMSEC change over
Repaired over 50 radios throughout the Battlion and maintained effective communications for the unit to ensure they maintained mission readiness
Radio Detection System Repairer
While serving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan PFC Mystique distinguished herself by serving as the COMSEC Radio Repair Technician for the Electronic Maintenance Shop. She was responsible for keeping a daily status of all training radar availability and the coordination of organizational and direct supports maintenance radio repairs. Her continuous training, care, maintenance and accountability of equipment ensured constant and repetitious communication capabilities throughout the battlefield.
