QUANTICO, Virginia. – The U.S. Army’s Psychological Operations Proponent’s Office announced the recipients of the Major General Robert A. McClure Medallion Awards, December 19, 2022, for the recipients’ sustained meritorious contributions in support of U.S. Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations Regiments.
Gunnery Sgt. Jeffery D. Jones, an Influence/Psychological Operations Marine from the Marine Corps Information Operations Center, is one of four U.S. Marine Corps service members selected as Bronze award recipients. The three other U.S. Marine Corps recipients, all previous MCIOC Marines, are Staff Sgt. Taylor J. Dieckman, Gunnery Sgt. William Correa, and Maj. Christopher B. Hampton.
The Major General Robert A. McClure Medallion Award is awarded to any person who, while serving with the U.S. Army, distinguishes themselves by meritorious achievement through their service as role models, advocates, and public examples, promoting the war fighting ethos, and an unwavering sense of pride and selflessness for all U.S. Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations Regiments.
“Gunnery Sergeant Jones has consistently distinguished himself and is consistently recognized as one of the Marine Corps’ foremost experts in Psychological Operations. The McClure Award is the official recognition of Gunnery Sergeant Jones’s contributions to the occupational field. We at MCIOC are very fortunate to have Gunnery Sergeant Jones serve here as the Operations Chief,” said Colonel Rory D. Kent, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Information Operations Center.
Gunnery Sgt. Jones tirelessly supported Psychological Operations for multiple U.S. Military branches and partner nations’ military forces between 2012 to present day. Gunnery Sgt. Jones directly contributed to the growth of the U.S. Marine Corps Psychological Operations field through his superior workmanship, perseverance and loyal devotion to duty in the face of a rapidly expanding, dynamic, real-world environment.
Gunnery Sgt. Jones hails from Kilmarnock, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2005 and attended recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Gunnery Sgt. Jones is currently assigned to Marine Corps Information Operations Center as the Operations Chief.
For more information on this subject, please contact Captain Karen Jensen at KAREN.JENSEN@USMC.MIL
| Date Taken: | 12.28.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.28.2022 12:43 |
| Story ID: | 435981 |
| Location: | QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | KILMANROCK, VIRGINIA, US |
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