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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS AWARDED THE

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL

TO
STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS J. KAY
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

FOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE PLATOON OPERATIONS CHIEF, IST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE HEADQUARTERS
GROUP, FROM DECEMBER 2010 TO JANUARY 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT KAY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL
MANNER, LEADING THE MAINTENANCE EFFORT AND IMPROVING READINESS TO AN OUTSTANDING 98 PERCENT. STAFF SERGEANT KAY'S EFFORT IN MAINTENANCE
FACILITATED THE WORLDWIDE DEPLOYMENTS OF 32 INTELLIGENCE DETACHMENTS AND ALLOWED THOSE UNITS TO PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND TROOPS IN COMBAT. HE TRAINED HIS MARINES IN VITAL SKILLS AND FOSTERED THEIR MAXIMUM EFFORT, HELPING THE PLATOON TO
RECEIVE NOTEWORTHY RECOGNITION ACROSS FOUR FUNCTIONAL AREA CHECKLISTS. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF SERGEANT KAY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SUPERVISED
CLEANUP OF THE SPECIAL COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY YARD, AIDING IN THE REMOVAL OF OVER $800,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT AND
SCRAP METALS. STAFF SERGEANT KAY'S NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN
KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
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GIVEN THIS

12TH

DAY OF

MAY 2014

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J. H. HERRERA
COLONEL, U. S. MARINE CORPS
COMMANDING OFFICER, I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
HEADQUARTERS GROUP