1. USMC Deployment and Training Biography
04/14/2007
Camp Al Qaim Al Anbar Province, Iraq
While serving under 1st Platoon. Charlie Company. 1st Battalion. 4th Marines 1st Marine
Division as part of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Regimental Combat Team
2 (RCT2), my platoon along with the majority of our Battalion was transformed into
Mobile Assault Platoons (MAP) because of our unit’s mission in Iraq. While in country
my platoon alone conducted over 600 mounted and dismounted patrols spanning over the
majority of our Area of Operations (AO), approximately 80%, to include areas such as Al
Qaim, New/Old Ubeydi, Husaiba, and Nahiah. Our mission was to successfully complete
mounted security patrols while transporting High ranking Officers, important officials,
and engineers who would go from Camp to FOB (Forward Operating Base) in order to
repair equipment or build new bases. During this process it was my duty to provide
security over watch while the Commanding Officers conducted their meetings with the
local Sheiks and/or Elected Officials, or while the engineers completed their jobs. I
primarily assumed the job of over-watch while in the last vehicle as I was my Platoons
Designated Marksman. However, other duties included but were not limited to route
planner, coordinator, patrol leader, radio operator, route reconnaissance, setting up
Listening Posts/Observation Posts (LP/OP) etc. Duties such as Rout Reconnaissance and
area Surveillance were conducted to insure the Principles safety.

2. Other methods were used in addition to our platoon’s resources; these included Aerial
surveillance, provided by the battalions forward air controller, ground signaling
intelligence provided by HUMINT assets attached to our Regiment, dissemination and
acquiring local intelligence provided by our BN’s HET assets. More intelligence was
gathered by the dedicated BN’s Surveillance and Target Acquisition teams.
As my squads main Designated Marksman and the former platoon radio operator my
skills and abilities were essential elements in our overall mission success, I possessed
abilities as a radio operator that were a limited resource in our Company and a key asset
to my sections success, therefore I was needed more frequently in missions that had high
priority. I possessed a secret security clearance that was required in order to handle
sensitive radio encrypted frequencies. As a Designated Marksman it was my duty while
off patrols to make sure the weapons were properly cleaned and Zeroed. While on patrol
it was my overall mission to provide over watch and rear security while on convoy
operations. Once we reached our destination we set up inner and outer cordons to provide
security in the local area while the Principle or Principles conducted their business. As
for duties on dismounted patrols it was my job to prepare the communication equipment,
by loading frequencies and crypto. Once we were on patrol it was my duty to report all
information including checkpoints, radio checks, and any suspicious activity to the
Command Center back at the main base.
We received a visit from our task force commander Col. H. Stacy Clardy in May of
2007, and he was our main principal along with our BN Lt. Col. Bohm and Sgt. Maj.
Perez. Our movements were from base to the towns in our AO, and to satellite FOBs and
COPs. I was always in the rear vehicle. While gunning my vehicle would provide real

3. time Situation Reports. Once we reached our primary destination my vehicle would
provide rear security along with two dismounts in order to do a route reconnaissance of
the area prior to the principles arrival, this would ensure that the area was cleared of any
enemy activity and void of any possible IED’s. As a dismount I would provide rear
security in a staggered formation which would allow us to encircle the principle so that in
case of enemy contact we would be able to provide 360 degree security. Once we reached
the compound and conducted a security check I was sent to the roof where I provided
over-watch while the principle was on venue. During my first deployment we had 100%
mission success and did not lose a principle or any valuable equipment.
10/06/2008 to 04/10/2009
Camp Bahariah Fallujah, Iraq
From: Sept 2008-May 2009
I continued to serve with Charlie Co. 1st BN 4th Marines in Fallaja, Iraq at forward
operating base (FOB) JSS Cross near bridge Juliet in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom (OEF). My duties while on this post included, but not limited to, post over-
watch, patrolling, vehicle convoy, radio watch, protection of high value principles, and
listening and observing activity in the local area during venues. Additionally, my team
and I were responsible for census operations, gathering raw data for the battalion
intelligence section to learn the demographics of our area of operation (AO). Our convoy
patrols gave us the opportunity to escort diplomats from the main base at Camp Bahariah
and Camp Fallujah in an effort to allow them to make command decisions with their
designated posts. During my 2nd deployment to Iraq we sustained zero casualties and

4. were able to maintain the standard set forth by the United States Marine Corps and other
Government agencies to secure American interests in Iraq.