US Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Yearbook (Parris Island, SC)

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,4 : I u I :5, I A l ,1. :I H! III a. 'II II :1 .- 1H COLONEL ROBERT W. JONES Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Regiment Colonel Jones graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and attended The Basic School and the Infantry Officers Course. In April of 1990, he was assigned to 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division as a rifle platoon commander, He deployed with Battalion Landing Team 218, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and participated in Operation Desert Shield and Provide Comfort. He was then assigned as the Heavy Machinegun Platoon Commander and deployed with the Battalion to Okinawa and Korea. In January of 1993, he transferred to The Basic School and served as a Tactics Instructor and then as a Staff Platoon Commander for two lieutenant training companies. In 1997, he attended the Amphibious Warfare School, and upon graduation assumed command of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. His battalion was assigned as the Battalion Landing Team for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and deployed to the Persian Gulf and Pacific Command area of responsibility. Following this deployment, he was assigned as the Assistant Operations Officer, and subsequently, the Operations Officer for 1st Marine Regiment. During this tour he completed the non-resident Command and Staff College curriculum. In June of 2000, he transferred to the staff of the Commander, Sixth Fleet, Gaeta, Italy as the Expeditionary Operations and Exercise Officer. In 2002, he was selected to attend the School of Advanced Warfighting. Upon graduation, he transferred to MAGTF Staff Training Program serving as the Ground Combat Element Section Head and the head of the MAGTF Branch. He augmented the 1st Marine Division staff during Operation Iraqi Freedom II at Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq from February to June of 2004. Colonel Jones took command of 3d Recruit Training Battalion in July of 2006, and relinquished command in June of 2008. He was subsequently assigned as a student at the National War College and graduated with a MS in National Security Strategy. In June of 2009, Colonel Jones assumed duties as the Assistant for Land Domains in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense and Americas, Security Affairs. Colonel Jones' personal awards include: Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Gold Star.

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i : i SERGEANT MAJOR GARY BUCK Depot Sergeant Major, Eastern Recruiting Region Sergeant Major Buck enlisted in the Marine Corps in July of 1985 and entered the Delayed Entry Program. He attended recruit training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, 8.0, in March of 1986 and was assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. After completing recruit training he attended Infantry Training School at Camp Geiger, N.C., where he was assigned the MOS of 0341. Upon completing training as a mortarman he was meritoriously promoted to private first class and received orders to Marine Barracks Guam, Mariana Islands for security force duty where he served from June 1986 until May of 1988. Then Lance Corporal Buck was transferred to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division where he served as a fire team leader and squad leader from May 1988 until January 1989. Then Corporal Buck was reassigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division where he served as a squad leader aggoplatoon sergeant from January 1989 until June Upon reenlisting then Sergeant Buck was transferred to Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team tFASTt Company, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion in Norfolk, VA. The billets he was assigned to during his tour were section leader, platoon guide, rifle platoon sergeant, and rifle platoon commander. While assigned to FAST Company he participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia, and Operation Safe Return in Haiti. Upon completion of his tour in August of 1993 Staff Sergeant Buck received orders to Drill :nlstrlactngSchool, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris s an , . . After graduation he was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment where he served as drill instructor, senior drill instructor and series gunnery sergeant until May of 1996. Upon completion of drill instructor dut he was reassigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. The billets he held during his tour were Rifle Platoon Sergeant, Weapons Platoon Sergeant, Rifle Platoon Commander, Assistant Operations Chief, and Company Gunnery Sergeant. While assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment he participated in Operations Guardian Retrieval and Noble Obelisk, and conducted noncombatant evacuation operations in Kinshasa, Zaire, Freetown and Sierra Leone. Duringhis tour of duty he was egomoted to the rank of unnery Sergeant on Dec. 1, 98. Upon completion of his duties at 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Gunnery Sergeant Buck was assigned to the Staff Noncommissioned Officers Academy, Camp Geiger, N.C., from January of 2000 until May of 2002 where he served as a faculty advisor and chief faculty advisor of the Advanced Course. In May of 2002 he was promoted to First Sergeant and transferred to Charlie Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. During this tour he participated in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Iraqi Freedom 22 In June of 2005 he was promoted to his current rank and transferred to Recruiting Station Harrisburg to serve as the recruiting station sergeant major. In April of 2008 Sergeant Major Buck transferred to Headquarters, First Marine Corps District and assumed the duties as the district sergeant major. In July of 2010 Sergeant Major Buck transferred to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC. where he assumed his current position as the Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Islandl Eastern Recruiting Region. Sergeant Major Buckts personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars in lieu of third award, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with gold stars in lieu of fifth award, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold star in lieu of second award, and CombatAction Ribbon.

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SERGEANT MAJOR JAMES K. PORTERFIELD Sergeant Major, Recruit Training Regiment Sergeant Major Porterfield was born in Jacksonville, FL. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1989 and completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA. Upon completion in August 1989 he reported to Millington, TN for basic avionics training. After raduation in March 1990, he was directed to report to MCAS Cherry Point for MOS specific training on AV-8B Harrier systems. Following MOS school he was assigned to Marine ttack Squadron 211 in July 1990. In June 1992 he was attached to HMM-161 tREINI, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit for Operation Desert Stay in SouthwestAsia, Restore Hope in Somalia, Operation Eager Mace in Kuwait and Operation Nautical Mantis in Saudi Arabia. In May 1993 his unit deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan for the unit deployment plan. In September 1996 he was attached to HMM-166 tREINI as SNCOIC of the AV-8B detachment, 11th MEU for Operation Southern Watch, returning in April 1997. In September 1997, he was transferred to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego where he served as a Drill Instructor, Senior Drill Instructor and Chief Drill Instructor assigned to Company M Third Recruit Training Battalion. In 1999, he was selected as the Third Battalion Drill Instructor of the Year and Drill Instructor of the Quarter tfourth quarteri. In February 2000, he checked into Instructional Training Company, earning the MOS 8551 close combat instructor. In April 2000, he then transferred to Drill Instructor School for duty as a squad instructor, serving as the General Military Subjects, Techniques of Military Instruction, Uniform instructor and Curriculum Developer. Ordered to MCAS Yuma in January 2002, he reported to Marine Attack Squadron 214 as the avionics division NCOIC. Deploying in January 2003, he served as the Avionics Division Chief in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon his return from Iraq he received orders to 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA. Where he served as Kilo Battery First Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines until January 2004, when he received orders to 1st LightArmored Reconnaissance Battalion. Shortly after arriving he was assigned to Alpha Company and deployed in February 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II and participated in the first push into FaIIujah in April 2004. He then re-deployed back to Iraq for the third time participating in Operation Steel Curtain in Husaybah returning in March 2006. He then reported to Recruiting Station Portland in March 2007, where he served as the RS Sergeant Major until December 2009 when he received orders to 1st Marine Division. Upon arrival he was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and deployed to Afghanistan in May 2010 where he participated in Operation New Dawn in Trek Nawa and Eastern Endeavor in Sangin. Sergeant Major Porterfield assumed his current post in December 2011. Sergeant Major Porterfield's personal decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service MedaI, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device and two Gold Stars, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device and three Gold Stars and the CombatAction Ribbon with gold star and Basic Airborne wings. Sergeant Major Porterfield also has a Bachelors degree in Public Administration from Roger Williams University.