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Contents 1 Patrick Erin Mason 2 Assignments 3 Awards and Decorations 4 Educational Background 5 Duty History 6 Achievement Medal 7 Commendation Medal 8 Iraq Tour 9 References

[edit] Patrick Erin Mason

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[edit] Assignments

48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron RAF Lakenheath, England April 29th, 1996

355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron DM Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona May 15th, 1998

31st Maintenance Squadron Aviano Air Base, Italy November 26th, 2000

28th Munitions Squadron Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota November 15th, 2003

36th Munitions Squadron Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 4, 2007

[edit] Awards and Decorations

Purple Heart

Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Achiement Medal

AF Outstanding Unit Award with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

AF Good Conduct Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

National Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Iraq Campaign Ribbon

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

AF Overseas Ribbon Long with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border

AF Longevity Service with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Rifle)

AF Training Ribbon

NATO Medal for Operations in Relation to the Former Yugoslavia Republic

[edit] Educational Background

AQE/ASVAB SCORES:

• 27 ADMIN
• 94 ELECTRICAL
• 89 GENERAL
• 96 MECHANICAL

Awarded an Associates Degree in Munitions Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force in April of 2006

• Awarded the Pitsenbarger Award for Outstanding Acedemic Achievement upon graduation

[edit] Duty History

48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron RAF Lakenheath, United Kindom

• STORAGE PLANNER (XXXX- August 13th, 1997)

355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

• CONVENTIONAL MAINTENANCE CREW CHIEF

31st Maintenance Squadron Aviano Air Base, Italy

• MUNITIONS MOBILITY COORDINATOR

31st Maintenance Squadron Aviano Air Base, Italy

• NCOIC MOBILITY ELEMENT

31st Maintenance Squadron Aviano Air Base, Italy

• NCOIC FLIGHT MOBILITY

28th Munitions Squadron Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

• CONVENTIONAL MAINT CREW CHIEF

28th Munitions Squadron Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

• COMBAT PLANS MANAGER

28th Munitions Squadron Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

• UNIT DEPLOYMENT MANAGER

36th Munitions Squadron Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

• MASTER STORAGE PLANNER

[edit] Achievement Medal

Patrick was awarded the Achievement Medal on the 10th of January, 2005 by the USCENTAF Commander for the following accomplishments:

Staff Sergeant Patrick E. Mason distinguished himself by outstanding achievement as the Assistant Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Conventional Maintenance, 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, 40th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During this period Sergeant Mason's exceptional leadership was evident while working with Boeing engineers and technicians during the testing of 269 Joint Direct Attack Munitions tail kits. His contribution in the testing and repackaging of serviceable and unserviceable tail kits culminated in completing the task two weeks ahead of schedule and saved the Air Force over 6.5 million dollars. He displayed superior technical ability when he developed and executed a complex plan to test 120 Joint Direct Attack Munitions tail kits identifying a 40 percent failure rate. His outstanding efforts to identify and remove unserviceable tail kits guaranteed only serviceable munitions were used on over 210 combat sorties. Furthermore, Sergeant Mason superbly led his team in the maintenance of the group's built up stock pile of Joint Direct Attack Munitions and countermeasures. His skillful coordination of all the maintenance tasks ensured serviceability of over 10.9 million dollars worth of munitions. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Mason reflect credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

[edit] Commendation Medal

Patrick was awarded the Commendation Medal on the 10th of August, 2004 by the USCENTAF Commander for the following accomplishments:

Staff Sergeant Patrick E. Mason Distinguished himself by outstanding achievement as Security Escort, Security Escort Program, 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, 332d Expeditionary Mission Support Group, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq. During this period, Sergeant Mason's impeccable bravery, commitment and perseverance to accomplish the mission while enduring ,ore than 75 hostile enemy rocket and mortar attacks, were invaluable in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. As the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the North Gate Escort Operations he assisted the United States Army's 82d Airborne Division with security, personnel searches and command and control during live fire from small arms, mortars and rockets to ensure the delivery of over 10 million dollars in supplies and services vital to seven mission bed down projects. His assistance was invaluable to the successful delivery and installation of over 1.4 million dollars worth of barriers critical to hardening facilities to protect over 1,400 residents at the ,most heavily attacked air base in Iraq. As a volunteer assisting with search procedures of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps candidates his professionalism and dedication to duty increased cooperation between Air Force and Army personnel enabling a valuable security measure to be performed without incident. Furthermore his respectful treatment of Local Nationals providing goods and services to the base led to the exchange of information that enabled the Air Force Office of Special Investigations to seize a large weapons cache further limiting attacks by local insurgents. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Mason Reflect credit upon himself and the United Sates Air Force.

[edit] Iraq Tour

Balad, about 45 miles north of Baghdad, is also known as Logistics Support Area Anaconda by the approximately 10,000 Soldiers and 2,000 Airmen who share the former Iraqi air base. Balad has become a major supply hub servicing outlying military posts by military airlift and convoys.

Balad became the most heavily attacked U.S. installation in Iraq in April when approximately 70 mortars and rockets landed inside the installation — one of them claiming the life of 20-year-old Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt, whose tent was struck April 10 during a mortar attack. [[1]]

[edit] References

Photos provided by Patrick Mason

Military Decoration information provided by USCENTAF UDPU

Additional Military Awards and Career History Provided by AFPC