U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Robert Navarro Receives 2025 Hathcock II Award

251104-M-TK882-1077.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon

Nov 17, 2025

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Federico Mendizabal, left, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a New York native, award recipient Gunnery Sgt. Robert Navarro, center, the officer in charge of the indoor small arms range with HHS, MCAS Iwakuni, and a native of Oceanside, California, and Rob Brooks, national director of events for the Marine Corps League, pose for a picture during the Gunnery Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock II award ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025. Gunnery Sgt. Navarro was awarded the Gunnery Sgt, Carlos N. Hathcock II award for his prestigious work and dedication to improving marksmanship of the ISAR and efficiently training rifle and pistol qualifications. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon)

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