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The Joint Service Commendation Medal
Enclosure 2 Citation
STAFF SERGEANT JEFFREY A. PYTHON, UNITED STATES ARMY, DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN A COMBAT ZONE WHILE ASSIGNED AS THE BRIGADE MOTOR SERGEANT, JOINT TASK FORCE DARK ANVIL, CAMP PYTHON, AFGHANISTAN IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM FROM MARCH 2006 TO AUGUST 2006. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT PYTHON'S OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL SKILL, KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP AIDED IMMEASURABLY IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CRITICAL VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY AND IN THE RECOVERY AND REPAIR OF OVER $20,000,000 OF EQUIPMENT. HE SINGLE-HANDEDLY ANALYZED THE LOCAL TERRAIN AND REQUIREMENTS AND LACKING LOGISTICS SUPPORT, ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF A LOGISTICS SPECIALIST TO ACQUIRE THE MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THEATER ASSETS. HIS EFFORTS INCREASED NOT ONLY THE EFFICIENCY OF HIS OWN FACILITY BUT ENHANCED REPAIR CAPABILITIES THEATER-WIDE. THE DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STAFF SERGEANT PYTHON REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, JOINT TASK FORCE DARK ANVIL, THE UNITED STATES ARMY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
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