DVIDS – News – MCIOC Marine Receives 2022 Main Normal Robert A. McClure Medallion Award

QUANTICO, Virginia. – The U.S. Army’s Psychological Operations Proponent’s Workplace introduced the recipients of the Main Normal Robert A. McClure Medallion Awards, December 19, 2022, for the recipients’ sustained meritorious contributions in help of U.S. Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations Regiments.

Gunnery Sgt. Jeffery D. Jones, an Affect/Psychological Operations Marine from the Marine Corps Data Operations Middle, is certainly one of 4 U.S. Marine Corps service members chosen as Bronze award recipients. The three different U.S. Marine Corps recipients, all earlier MCIOC Marines, are Workers Sgt. Taylor J. Dieckman, Gunnery Sgt. William Correa, and Maj. Christopher B. Hampton.

The Main Normal Robert A. McClure Medallion Award is awarded to any one who, whereas serving with the U.S. Army, distinguishes themselves by meritorious achievement by way of their service as function fashions, advocates, and public examples, selling the warfare preventing ethos, and an unwavering sense of delight and selflessness for all U.S. Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations Regiments.

“Gunnery Sergeant Jones has constantly distinguished himself and is constantly acknowledged as one of many Marine Corps’ foremost specialists in Psychological Operations. The McClure Award is the official recognition of Gunnery Sergeant Jones’s contributions to the occupational area. We at MCIOC are very lucky to have Gunnery Sergeant Jones serve right here because the Operations Chief,” stated Colonel Rory D. Kent, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Data Operations Middle.

Gunnery Sgt. Jones tirelessly supported Psychological Operations for a number of U.S. Navy branches and companion nations’ army forces between 2012 to current day. Gunnery Sgt. Jones immediately contributed to the expansion of the U.S. Marine Corps Psychological Operations area by way of his superior workmanship, perseverance and constant devotion to responsibility within the face of a quickly increasing, dynamic, real-world surroundings.

Gunnery Sgt. Jones hails from Kilmarnock, Virginia. He enlisted within the U.S. Marine Corps in 2005 and attended recruit coaching at Parris Island, South Carolina. Gunnery Sgt. Jones is at present assigned to Marine Corps Data Operations Middle because the Operations Chief.

For extra data on this topic, please contact Captain Karen Jensen at KAREN.JENSEN@USMC.MIL