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English: (From left to right) Sgt. Maj. Shelly D. Sergeant, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton sergeant major, Col. John W. Guthrie, MCAS commanding officer , Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Hernandez communication technician air traffic control, Maintenance Division, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Cpl. Jason E. Curtis, radar technician ATC, Maintenance Division, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Maj. Gen. Michael R. Lehnert, Marine Corps Installations West Commanding General and Sgt. Maj. Jeffery H. Dixon, Marine Corps Installations West sergeant major, stand at a static helicopter display after Hernandez and Curtis were respectively awarded Marine and NCO of the quarter awards. Curtis was presented with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and a noncommissioned officer sword. Hernandez was presented with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and a Ka-Bar mounted plaque. “Our staff noncommissioned officers gave us the tools and our noncommissioned officers set the bar high, and gave us the guidance to reach it,” said Hernandez. Lehnert presented the Marines with their awards during a safety stand down at the air station, May 8. “When I see these young Marines distinguishing themselves like this, it puts me at ease about leaving the Corps in their hands when I retire,” said Sergeant.