Commending Excellence: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marine awarded Navy Commendation Medal

220727-M-EU483-1001.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Raymond Tong

Aug 1, 2022

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Benjamin Decosta, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal response element leader assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, right, shakes hands with a Marine after an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, July 27, 2022. Decosta was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for providing invaluable direction to his team in the conduct of non-combatant evacuation operations and for providing explosive emergency response on numerous occasions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raymond Tong)

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