U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Adam Chalkley, left, commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG), presents the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Malik Pugh, right, a digital wideband systems maintainer with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, during a ceremony on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2023. During the ceremony, Pugh was recognized for his superior performance while serving as an engineer section head with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd MLG, and for his initiative to create a computer-aided design connector cable that produced a functional replacement for a backordered cable. Pugh, a native of Fairview Heights, Illinois, graduated from Belleville East High School in 2018 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Fairview Heights in 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee)