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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Bulk fuel Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group were awarded for excellence in fuels management in a ceremony at the base theater here, June 8.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Luc P. Brennan, bulk fuel officer for 1st MLG, was named the American Petroleum Institute’s Marine Corps Fuel Officer of the Year, and Gunnery Sgt. Damien Anderson, bulk fuel specialist for 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st MLG, was named the API Marine Corps Fuel Staff Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year.
The API presents annual awards to recognize military members that have made a significant contribution to Department of Defense bulk-fuel operations, petroleum supply-chain management and fleet-fuel support, according to Marine Administrative Message 211/11.
Brennan and Anderson were directly responsible for planning, coordinating and managing more than 10 million gallons of fuel in support of more than 30,000 Marines and coalition forces conducting counterinsurgency operations within Regional Command (Southwest).
“I am proud and honored to receive this award on behalf of all the Bulk Fuel Marines whose hard work and dedication support the warfighter each day,” said Brennan, 39, from Scottsdale, Ariz., who joined the Marine Corps in January 1991.
While deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, Brennan and Anderson ensured the storage, delivery, inventory, receipting and reporting of all bulk fuel supplies in 16 fuel sites throughout Helmand province, which distributed 29,000 gallons of fuel daily.
Anderson said to receive the award is a great accomplishment within his military occupational specialty.
“It is a great honor to receive the API award,” said Anderson, 36, from Opelousas, La., who joined the Marine Corps in August 1995. “I really appreciate the senior leadership in taking the time to nominate and recognize my efforts.”
Also honored during the ceremony was Sgt. Kevin Hicks, bulk fuel specialist, 7th ESB, 1st MLG, 29, from Richmond, Va., who was named the runner-up API Marine Corps Fuel NCO of the Year.
| Date Taken: | 06.08.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 06.15.2011 16:34 |
| Story ID: | 72136 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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