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08-27-09, 07:29 AM
MALS-12 welcomes new top Marauder
8/28/2009 By Lance Cpl. Claudio A. Martinez , Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Sgt. Maj. Drew C. Benson was appointed as sergeant major of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 during a relief-and-appointment ceremony on the parade field in front of Building 1 here Aug. 20.
Benson succeeded Master Gunnery Sgt. Maurice Patterson, who replaced Sgt. Maj. James Kirkland on June 11.
It was an honor and a pleasure to be the MALS-12 sergeant major, Patterson said.
Patterson will remain here as the MALS-12 aviation supply chief.
“I really want to thank Master Gunny Patterson,” said Benson. This further proves master gunnery sergeant’s really don’t have a problem doing a seargent’s major job, but a seargent major can’t do a master gunnery sergeant’s job, he added.
Benson, whose prior assignment was serving as the Recruting Station Twin Cities sergeant major, 9th Marine Corps Recruiting District, at Fort Snelling, Minn., enlisted in the Marine Corps September 1982 under the delayed entry program.
During his 27 years of service, Benson has filled a multitiude of billets and held many titles, including first sergeant for Inspector-Instructor Staff and Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, in Twin Cities, Minn., and as a quality assurance officer while in the Persian Gulf aboard USS Curtiss (T-AVB 4), an aviation logistics support ship.
He also served as quality assurance chief while assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 with the Quality Assurance Division in Camp Pendleton, Calif., and as avionics work center supervisor of Work Centers 620, 640 and 990 with Marine Aviation Logistics Support Element in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Benson also participated in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
Benson said he looks forward to being the MALS-12 sergeant major and serving his Marines and their families.
His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon.
Ellie
8/28/2009 By Lance Cpl. Claudio A. Martinez , Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Sgt. Maj. Drew C. Benson was appointed as sergeant major of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 during a relief-and-appointment ceremony on the parade field in front of Building 1 here Aug. 20.
Benson succeeded Master Gunnery Sgt. Maurice Patterson, who replaced Sgt. Maj. James Kirkland on June 11.
It was an honor and a pleasure to be the MALS-12 sergeant major, Patterson said.
Patterson will remain here as the MALS-12 aviation supply chief.
“I really want to thank Master Gunny Patterson,” said Benson. This further proves master gunnery sergeant’s really don’t have a problem doing a seargent’s major job, but a seargent major can’t do a master gunnery sergeant’s job, he added.
Benson, whose prior assignment was serving as the Recruting Station Twin Cities sergeant major, 9th Marine Corps Recruiting District, at Fort Snelling, Minn., enlisted in the Marine Corps September 1982 under the delayed entry program.
During his 27 years of service, Benson has filled a multitiude of billets and held many titles, including first sergeant for Inspector-Instructor Staff and Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, in Twin Cities, Minn., and as a quality assurance officer while in the Persian Gulf aboard USS Curtiss (T-AVB 4), an aviation logistics support ship.
He also served as quality assurance chief while assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 with the Quality Assurance Division in Camp Pendleton, Calif., and as avionics work center supervisor of Work Centers 620, 640 and 990 with Marine Aviation Logistics Support Element in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Benson also participated in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
Benson said he looks forward to being the MALS-12 sergeant major and serving his Marines and their families.
His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon.
Ellie