Juneau (LPD 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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First Sergeant A. Baxton I ' nited States Marine Corps Sergeant Major MEU Ser ice Support Group 11 First Sergeant Baxton enlisted in the Marine Corps in July. 1976 Upon completion of Recant Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot. San Dicgo. and Infantn Training at Camp Pendleton. First Sergeant Baxton was assigned to 1st Battalion. 4th Marine Regiment. 3rd Manne Di ision on Okinawa. Japan, as a Manne Rifleman In 1977. the 1st Battalion 4th Mannes rotated to its new home of 29 Palms. California, where First Sergeant Baxton remained with the Battalion Promoted to the rank of Sergeant in Oaober. 1979. First Sergeant Baxton was transferred to Marine Barracks, NAS Miramar. California, for dut as Guard Section Leader, and later as the Assistant Guard Chief In Jul , 1982. First Sergeant Baxton was transferred to 1st Battalion. 3rd Mannes. at Kaneohe Ba . Hawaii, for dut as M-60 Machine Gun Section Leader Promoted to SSgt in June. 1983. First Sergeant Baxton was reassigned as a Rifle Platoon Sagcant Dunng this tour of dut . First Sergeant Baxton participated in a %anct of field operations both on and off the islands All culminating with two WestPac deplo Tnents In 198. . First Sergeant Baxton reported to Manne Corps Recruit Depot. San Dicgo. for dul as a Dnll Instructor Dunng the next 3 cars. First Sergeant Baxton would hold even major billet in a Recruit Traning Compan and be pcrsonalK responsible for the training of o er 1 2(K) Recruits First Sergeant Baxton was mcntonousK promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in September. 1987. and continued on the path of excellence In July. 1988. First Sergeant Baxton was again transferred to Koncohe Ba . Hawaii, this time to the 2nd Battalion. 3rd Mannes for duty as Compan Gunncr Sergeant, and later as S-3 Operations Chief Dunng this tour. First Sergeant Baxton deplo ed twice to Okinowa, Japan, culminating with being deplo ed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm Upon his return from Southwest . sia in March IW|, First Sergeant Baxton attended the Cadre Trainer course at the Manne Sccunt Forces School m Chesapeake. Virginia Upon his graduation. First Sergeant Baxton was assigned to the Nasal Technical Training Center in Pensacola, Flonda as Weapons and Anti-Tenonst Instnjctor Upon his selection to the rank of First Sergeant, in March 1993. First Sergeant Baxlon was transferred to 1st Landing Support Battalion. 1st Force Service Support Group. Camp Pendleton. California for dut as Companv First Sergeant, where he remained until Ma . I9«).s. when he assumed his present dul as Sergeant Major. MEU Service Support Group 1 1 First Sergeant Baxlons awards include the Na and Manne Corps Achie%emcnt Medal. Good Conduct Modal with sil er star in lieu ofhih award. Southwest Asian Scpmcc Medal with 3 stars. Kuwait Liberation Medal. Kuwait Liberation Modal (Kuwait). Sea Sen ice Dcplovmcnl with a silver star in lieu of th award First Sergeant Baxton hails from F,a-sl St Louis. Illinois, and is married to the former Barbara Freeman, and they have two children. Angela. 13. and Adam. 10 s

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