Michael Foster

Navy / Marine Corps Commendation Medal United States Marine Corps Jun 2021 MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMPANY TRAINING CADRE, MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE SUPPORT COMPANY, 2D RADIO BATTALION, INFORMATION GROUP, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FROM JANUARY 2016 TO JUNE 2021. SERGEANT FOSTER DROVE THE BATTALION EFFORT IN DEVELOPING A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR FUTURE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE TEAMS, HE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS OF PERSONAL TIME REVIEWING EQUIPMENT MANUALS AND TESTING TACTICS TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE FUTURE FORCE. SUPPORTING THE… Show more MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMPANY TRAINING CADRE, MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE SUPPORT COMPANY, 2D RADIO BATTALION, INFORMATION GROUP, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FROM JANUARY 2016 TO JUNE 2021. SERGEANT FOSTER DROVE THE BATTALION EFFORT IN DEVELOPING A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR FUTURE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE TEAMS, HE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS OF PERSONAL TIME REVIEWING EQUIPMENT MANUALS AND TESTING TACTICS TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE FUTURE FORCE. SUPPORTING THE TRAINING CONTINUUM, HE INSTRUCTED OVER 150 HOURS OF CLASSROOM TIME TRAINING FUTURE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE MARINES. SERGEANT FOSTER SUPERVISED THE TRAINING OF 88 MARINES AND METICULOUSLY MANAGED OVER $5.6 MILLION WORTH OF EQUIPMENT. SERGEANT FOSTER SUPPORTED MULTIPLE ADJACENT UNITS WITH TRAINING TOTALING 13 EXERCISES AND OVER 90 DAYS OF FIELD TIME, EXPERTLY PROVIDING ELECTRONIC WARFARE SUPPORT AND PROTECTING VULNERABILITIES FROM FUTURE ADVERSARIES THEREBY GREATLY IMPROVING THE SUPPORTED UNIT'S OPERATIONAL READINESS. SERGEANT FOSTER'S UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE. Show less

Navy / Marine Corps Achievement Medal United States Marine Corps Aug 2019 PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST FOR A JOINT TASK FORCE IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE FROM JANUARY TO JULY 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, CORPORAL FOSTER PROVIDED ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TOWARDS ANSWERING INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS AT EVERY ECHELON THROUGHOUT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. HE APPLIED TECHNICAL SKILL AND ANALYTIC RIGOR TO GENERATE 43 DAILY PRODUCTS AND COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTELLIGENCE… Show more PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST FOR A JOINT TASK FORCE IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE FROM JANUARY TO JULY 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, CORPORAL FOSTER PROVIDED ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TOWARDS ANSWERING INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS AT EVERY ECHELON THROUGHOUT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. HE APPLIED TECHNICAL SKILL AND ANALYTIC RIGOR TO GENERATE 43 DAILY PRODUCTS AND COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTELLIGENCE PICTURE, FURTHER ENHANCING THE COMMANDER'S SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT. CORPORAL FOSTER WAS CONTINUOUSLY RELIED UPON TO ENABLE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND NEAR-REAL-TIME REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION OF CRITICAL INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT THE, COMMANDER. HIS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE CONSTANT, DEDICATED SUPPORT TO THE JOINT TASK FORCE, ENABLED THE COMMANDER TO DOMINATE THE BATTLESPACE. CORPORAL FOSTER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL 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. Show less