Photo By 1st Lt. Savannah Frank | Maj. Gen. Melvin Spiese, deputy commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and...... read more read more
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Maj. Gen. Melvin Spiese, deputy commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force, presented the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, with the American Petroleum Institution’s Marine Corps tactical unit of the year award for excellence in fuels management in an awards ceremony here, June 20.
“We are certainly excited that a I MEF unit won the award,” said Spiese. “We’ve come to expect that out of I MEF; we’ve got great Marines who lead the way inside the Marine Corps, and we’re real proud of 7th ESB and our fuel company here.”
Sgt. Kelly Brown, administrative chief, 1st Bulk Fuel Company, 7th ESB, 1st MLG, won the Marine Corps fuel noncommissioned officer of the year award. She was the fuel farm senior noncommissioned officer in charge at Forward Operating Base Payne in Afghanistan. In addition to receiving a commemorative plaque and a letter of recognition, her name will be inscribed on a perpetual plaque to be displayed at the naval supply energy office in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard Cordes, company commander, 1st Bulk Fuel Co., 7th ESB, 1st MLG, won the Marine Corps fuel officer runner-up of the year award. He was the company commander and senior bulk fuel officer during 1st Bulk Fuel Co.’s seven-month deployment to Afghanistan. He was presented with a commemorative plaque and a letter of recognition.
“This particular group of Marines performed brilliantly in Helmand province. It was a very competitive awards cycle this year, and [7th ESB] rose to the top across the board,” said Navy Captain Willie Robohn, director, Naval Supply Systems Command Energy. “It’s a little unusual to have the company commander, the senior NCO, and the unit all win at the same time, but it’s a testament to the efforts these Marines made.”
The API, an internationally recognized petroleum trade organization, recognized the activities and personnel of 7th ESB to be of significant contribution and importance to the Department of Defense bulk fuel operations, petroleum-supply-chain management, and fleet fuel support.
“We went forward with 63 Marines. Starting with six fuel sites, we doubled it in the first four months we were there, receiving and issuing a total of almost nine million gallons of fuel,” said Cordes. “The Marines spent seven straight months at sites that did not provide basic services that were afforded at larger sites. They spent this time under extreme weather and work conditions, and performed excellently.”
| Date Taken: | 06.20.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.27.2012 15:12 |
| Story ID: | 90707 |
| Location: | CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 391 |
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