Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford, left, commanding general of 3d Marine Logistics Group, pins a Navy and Marine Corps medal onto the blouse of Sgt. Maj. David M. Potter, sergeant major of 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d MLG, during Potter’s award ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. Potter was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal, the highest non-combat decoration, for actions of heroism on Sept. 13, 2020, while hiking to Ta-Taki Falls in Kunigami, Okinawa, where he saved a woman and her child from drowning during a flash flood. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa
Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brian N. Wolford, left, commanding general of 3d Marine Logistics Group, pins a Navy and Marine Corps medal onto the blouse of Sgt. Maj. David M. Potter, sergeant major of 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d MLG, during Potter’s award ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. Potter was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal, the highest non-combat decoration, for actions of heroism on Sept. 13, 2020, while hiking to Ta-Taki Falls in Kunigami, Okinawa, where he saved a woman and her child from drowning during a flash flood. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
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