I served six years in the United States Marine Reserve with a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. My primary MOS was an infantry machine gunner. As a machine gunner I was proficient in the operation of the M-240B medium machine gun, M-2 heavy machine gun, and the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher. As a NCO I lead Marines in machine gun training exercises, teaching them the necessary skills to become proficient in their MOS . I was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for training members of the Ukrainian Army on United States weaponry during military exercises in Ukraine. Additionally, I was awarded numerous letters of accommodation for training non-infantry Marines on the basic uses and deployment of the three automatic weapons mentioned.