CW5 Jeremy Light's Leadership Report

His first officer assignment was to the 82D Airborne Division where he deployed to OIF VI, December 2008 as the Distribution Platoon Leader, A Company, 82D Brigade Support Battalion and Company Executive Officer, 5-73 Cavalry Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Following OIF VI he became the Squadron S4 for 5-73 Cavalry Squadron.   In 2011, CPT Farkas was selected as the Aide-De-Camp for the U.S. Joint Munitions Command, Army Materiel Command and then attended the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course.   CPT Farkas has been assigned to the 43rd Sustainment Brigade since January 2013 where he has served as the Ground Transportation Officer for the Brigade Supporting Operations.   CPT Farkas' awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC), Army Commendation Medal with 4 OLC, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with 6 OLC, Joint Meritorious Unit Citation (JMUC), Valorous Unit Award (VUA), and Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC).

Mr David C. Martino is a native of Bridgewater Massachusetts. A graduate of Northeastern University as a ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate, he commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in 1982. Over a 24 year active duty career he held a variety of command and staff assignments from Platoon through the Department of the Army level staff culminating with command of the Division Artillery (DIVARTY), 101st Airborne Division (AASLT), Chief of Staff,101st Airborne Division (AASLT).

Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Baker distinguished himself throughout a 25-year career through exceptionally meritorious service in a succession of positions of great responsibility to the Army and to the nation. Previous leadership positions of significant achievement include Human Resources Operations Branch (HROB) NCOIC, 82d Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Series Chief and Headquarters/Alpha (HQ/A) Company First Sergeant, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. MSG Baker's career culminated as the First Sergeant of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 369th Adjutant General Battalion, U.S Army Soldier Support Institute (USASSI), Fort Jackson, South

COL (R) Christopher Kolenda commanded an excellent group of men and women in combat during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, the 1-91 Cavalry (Airborne) Squadron, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). In 2007 – 08 the 1-91 CAV deployed to Afghanistan, under his leadership and guidance he provided a strategy for his Officers and Senior Non-commissioned Officers. He was able to articulate his vision for successfully accomplishing the mission at hand by building a cohesive team through trust, a shared understanding and providing a clear intent. By providing a clear intent Senior NCO’s were able to implement his guidance and conduct successful missions. COL (R) Kolenda provided mentorship and guidance not only to Officers but also Senior NCO’s; along with CSM Pedraza they were able to trust and allow Senior NCO’s to conduct their duties with little to no supervision. During his command with 1-91 CAV he was able to implement an innovative approach to counterinsurgency by employing locally tailored combinations of armed diplomacy, conflict resolution, personal relationships, and high degrees of leverage, 1-91 CAV dramatically improved the instability in Kunar and Nuristan

SPC Espinoza was part of four 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Forge exercise, where he was essential to the delivery of over 600 pallets of Class I, II, IV, V, and IX, completed it safely and without loss or damage to the equipment. This action heightened the BDE accumulative skills and ability to act swiftly. SPC Espinoza’s dedicated his personal time to share his technical skills and experience to help his NCO's train newly assigned Soldiers, improving their training on motor pool operations and unit

. Recommend Major (MAJ) Waldrell J. Thomas be admitted to the Honorable Order of Saint Christopher for his service to the Transportation Corps through exemplary performance of his duties as a Division Transportation Officer to the Transportation Corps Officer Leader and most recently as the Deployment and Distribution Chief for the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command- Iraq (CJFLCC-OIR), supporting operations in Iraq, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, Fujairah, Jordan, Turkey. While being deployed forward, he still coordinated logistical support to units supporting PACOM and EUCOM operations, as well as, units at home station, Fort Riley, KS. MAJ Thomas led a joint staff that increased logistical efficiency within the CJFLCC-OIR by 50%.

His coaching and mentoring of Soldiers of any grade is irreplaceable and cemented a solid foundation for the future of the Signal Corps and the United States Army. The relationships that he built with every organization in his tenure were phenomenal and worthwhile by implementing mission command served as a framework for continued growth and augmentation to exceed the standards of the army. His everlasting and extraordinary contributions are in keeping with the army values and the warrior ethos and is deserving of recognition by awarding Command Sergeant Major Donald L Crowder The Legion of

1LT Giles impeccably served in a high visibility and fast operational tempo assignment as an Assistant OIC for Camps V. He completed over 140 shifts leading more than 31 Soldiers on shift in the camps and was responsible for a 100 bed, $18 million facility. 1LT Giles ensured the accurate submission of over 1,000 SIGACTs,

Mrs. EverittWilliams participated in monthly VTC/teleconferences with the 335th forward addressing logistical issues. She provided oversight to staff for operational support to facilitate pre-mobilization equipping, movement and integration to Mobilization Training Center (MTC) or CONUS Replacement Center (CRC). Her role played an significant impact on the 335th SC (T)’s ability to consistently mobilize 335th SC(T) Soldiers to standard in order to provide deployable personnel for Overseas Contingency Operations

SGT Jones served as a squad leader in the Fuel and Water platoon during the 3CR Regimental Field exercise. She provided leadership and direction for more than Eight Soldiers facilitating successful completion of all tasks. She is responsible for receiving, issuing and transporting over 82,000 gallons of JP-8 and over 21,000 gallons of water during the 14-day field exercise. SGT Jones cross-trained four 92G Soldiers to operate 2K gallon water Hippos enabling the dining facility to produce meals for all Soldiers in the Regiment.

CW3 Smith keen operational knowledge, as a critical thinker were continually sought by USARCENT, 1TSC, CJTF in support of tenant organizations to effectively define logistical requirements and efficiently match capability. CW3 Smith went above and beyond the scope of her duties and responsibilities by influencing lines of efforts, yielding 65% of cost savings to the government. She was selected to brief the ARCENT Commanding General CENTCOM initiative of a logistical Common Operating Picture objective for the Army 2020

General Hugh Shelton was selected as a leader for this assignment since I served in the United States Army’s Group Support Company, 3rd Special Forces Group as he was the Commander in Chief of the United States Special Operations Command before he was nominated as the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff. General Shelton was the 14th Chairman for the Joint Chiefs of

When Halstead was given this mission in Iraq, she never anticipated the challenge she would soon face. She had one year to plan her operation, train and certify her units for deployments and after months of painstaking preparation and training, Halstead was confident her soldiers and unit were ready to be certified for deployment. However, certification had to be issued by her superior, a three-star general recently back from Iraq—and the most challenging boss Halstead had ever encountered in all of her years of services.

Over his 24 year career, Master Sergeant Perez has distinguished himself through exceptionally meritorious service in a succession of positions of great importance and responsibility to the Army from October 2006 to September 2016, culminating as the Medical Operations Sergeant and Chief Medical NCO, 1st Calvary Division 's (1CD) Surgeon Section for the past 36 months. His previous positions of significant leadership include First Sergeant and Senior Practical Nurse, Ground Ambulance Company, 65th Medical Brigade, Korea; First Sergeant and Chief Clinical NCO, United States Army Medical Department Activity (USAMEDD), West Point, New York; Chief Medical NCO, Border Transition Team, 3rd Infantry Division (FWD), Operation Iraqi Freedom; Senior Training Development Writer, Army Medical Department Center and School.

Performed duties of an SGL assigned to the Basic Leader Course (BLC) for the Fires Center of Excellence (FCOE). Served as the subject matter expert for all Course Management Plan (CMP) and Programs of Instruction (POI,) training and maintaining instructor certification. Responsible for the wellbeing, safety, professional development, and training of 16 Soldiers on a 22-day recurring cycle, performing nine cycles a year. During my tenure as a BLC SGL, I achieved numerous accomplishments and achievements. Received enormous praise from the United States Sergeants Major Academy (USAMA) for renovation of a Training Support Package (TSP) that was implemented across BLCs for the entire Army. Hand-picked as NCO of the Month for September 2015, selected