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

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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.

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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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PARRIS ISLAND HISTORY Parris Island, located in Port Royal Sound, has a long and colorful history. Although the first Marines did not arrive on the island until June, 1891, the story of its occupancy by first to come to the area were Spanish explorers, who arrived in the harbor in 1520. They named the area Santa Elena and claimed it for the King of Spain. .- WELCOME In 1562, a French expedition of Huguenots tProtestantsy arrived in Port Royal. Under the command of Jean Ribaut, ,, , . 1 TO ' the French explored the harbor, landed on Parris Island, 7 :7 l and somewhere in the region, established a small outpost y , PARR'S ISLAND called Charlesfort. Ribaut returned to France, with plans 1 t of expanding his foothold at Port Royal, however, before E WE MAKE MARINES , he could return the garrison of Charlesfort mutinied and -'v . returned to France. 7 i I 1 When word of the French incursions reached Spanish authorities, an expedition was out-fitted under Pedro Menendez to destroy the French and place colonies along the southeast coast. Menendez established St. Augustine, defeated French expeditions, and in 1566, he came to Parris Island where he built his capital city of Santa Elena. For the next ten years Parris Island served as the site of the capital of Spanish Florida. In 1577 the settlers were driven out by the Indians. They returned the following year and rebuilt their homes, but in 1586, because of English raids, they abandoned Santa Elena and moved to St. Augustine. In 1663, nearly 100 years after the Spanish had left, WiIIiam Hilton came to Port Royal and visited the remains ' 7' Me: of the Spanish settlement on Parris Island. Hiltonis glowing reports of the area resulted in the English settlement of South Carolina. Parris Island was owned by a number of early colonialists, including Alexander Parris, the treasurer of South Carolina, who purchased the island in 1715. The islands name dates back to him, and his daughter and son-in-Iaw were the first English settlers of Parris Island. 559: If: i M Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, in November, 1861, Union forces captured Port Royal Sound and Parris Island became a coaling station for the Navy. This function was taken up again after the war, thanks in large part to the former slave turned Congressman Robert Smalls, who fought for the creation of a new federal military installation on the island. 4 t1 t 'T . .' ' -' f 3 l7 1 ' v - -1 I USVMARIINE CORTS RECPUIT D'PiT 7;; V ,, ,3 . E! ,3; - v I tithes? v: WW hvumhhumw l AA -1J-., Hi,