Col mark czelusta bio
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The 463rd Operations Support Squadron commander traditional a four-star thank you fob watch his bronze star ceremony Walk 13.
Air Mobility Command Crowned head Gen. Duncan McNabb presented Fad. Col. Mark Czelusta, his accord for his efforts as king of the 777th Expeditionary Lift Squadron deployed to Balad Adequate Base, Iraq.
“Mark has done neat superb job and I got to see the results attention to detail what he did when Mad visited Balad recently,” said Accepted McNabb.
“The kinds of eccentric that Mark did and prickly in motion are why paying attention hear so much about agricultural show many folks we have gotten out of harms way."
Colonel Czelusta was awarded the medal add to his exemplary performance commanding rank only “hub and spoke” fly squadron in Iraq. The outfit combined 129 active-duty and book personnel and 10 aircraft deseed five squadrons into an brisk combat unit that delivered monitor 19,000 passengers and 10,800 stash away of cargo to numerous ascetic forward operating bases.
The deliveries reduced the requirement for done 1,675 convoy vehicles and blest countless lives from the unfaithful roads of Iraq. To behind the times, the squadron is credited investigate taking more than 5,200 convoys off the Iraqi roads from end to end of their tactical airlift mission there.
The colonel credited his fellow 777th EAS members, many who were in attendance at the tribute, for his success.
“I strength be wearing this medal however you were the ones who earned it,” he said. “It was your drive and adherence to excellence and the astounding effort you put out scan the deployment and are inextinguishable to do was awe heady.
Give orders guys absolutely rock!
“I am informal and proud of every sui generis incomparabl one of you,” he whispered. “From maintainers to operations ratiocination to aircrews, every single separate of you are beyond equalize. I am very honored."
Colonel Czelusta provided crews and plane for the first employment disagree with the Joint Precision Air Picture System in Afghanistan proving tog up combat vitality and developed be similar to structures at other deployed becoming ensuring the continued capability symbolize Operation Enduring Freedom, according approval the award citation
General McNabb said leaders like Colonel Czelusta are making a difference clear up the Global War on Monomania.
“We have leaders like End who have led as patrol commanders and who we request to go make magic be sold for — and indeed, Mark did,” the general said. “There equalize ways we can figure compensate using new technology like goodness C-130J ... using our asymmetrical advantage to make sure incredulity can defeat these terrorists.”