![]() ![]() “I wasn’t out there driving trucks I was finding gear and retrograding it, and it was millions of dollars-worth of gear, so there’s not much room for making mistakes.” ![]() “It was completely outside of my military occupational specialty,” said Nolan. military materials and installations in Kandahar province. Nolan deployed to Afghanistan in May 2014 with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan, and attached to Special Operations Task Force – South to assist in retrograding U.S. “I was out the door a couple of months later.” “It was March of last year, and Chief Warrant Officer Klink pulled me into his office after work one day and asked me, ‘are you ready to deploy’,” said Nolan. So much so that when an opportunity for one of his Marines to deploy opened up, Nolan was the individual he felt most comfortable sending. Klink went on to say he’s always known Nolan to be a motivated Marine, and capable of handling any task given to her with poise and ease. “And I wasn’t surprised at all when the final decision was made, and I saw her name at the top of the list.” ![]() “When the Motor-T Association awards came up, I told my staff non-commissioned officers to provide me with some nominations, and they came up with some, but I thought, ‘No. Klink, the MSOSG Motor Transport officer-in-charge, said he had absolutely no doubts the board would select her for the award. However uncertain Nolan was about her merit, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Todd D. ![]() “You see the reverse all the time: great Marines work really hard, and accomplish a lot, and it can go unrecognized, but if a Marine does something bad, everybody knows about it.” “It meant a lot to see my hard work recognized,” said Nolan. She is also appreciative of the Marines she works with who she said planned and prepared the event, ensuring everything ran smoothly. Nolan said she is humbled by her nomination and subsequent selection for the award. “I’ve had some great sergeants and corporals above me who taught me a lot, and I just retained all that information.” “I don’t really know why I was nominated, but I would assume it’s because I’ve got a lot of knowledge in my (military occupational specialty),” Nolan said during an interview after the ceremony. Nolan, however, spoke rather modestly about receiving the award. A board of judges had combed through nominations of motor transport operators, selecting Nolan. Marine Corps Motor Transport Association Awards. Her command recognized her efforts and submitted her nomination for the annual U.S. Nolan found herself standing in front of her family, Osterman and her fellow Marines because of her hard work. Nolan’s family, who traveled here from Windsor Locks, Conn., sat in the front row of the arranged seating, beaming with pride as Osterman professed his admiration for Nolan’s hard work and professionalism. Marine Corps Motor Transport Operator of the Year award during a ceremony at the MSOSG motor pool at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 11, 2015, for her outstanding service and dedication to duty throughout 2014. Osterman, took his position in front of the formation, setting in motion a ceremony to recognize a Marine he described as someone to be emulated.Ĭorporal Rosalie Nolan was presented the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command stood poised in formation in front of a giant ceremonial American flag and a variety of military vehicles. Approximately 50 Marines with Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. ![]()
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