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Richards becomes VMM-263 sergeant major

Posted: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:00 am

Richards becomes VMM-263 sergeant major By Lance Cpl. Adam Leyendecker The Globe | 0 comments

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos Jr., relinquished his post, duties and responsibilities as the sergeant major of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 to Sgt. Maj. John Richards Jr., at the squadron’s hangar, Feb. 23.

After serving approximately two years as the squadron’s sergeant major, Gallegos will be reporting to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, as the battalion sergeant major.

“I learned a lot from the Marines and sailors of VMM-263,” said Gallegos. “These guys don’t stop. It’s a 24-hour thing. I appreciate what you do and what you did for me. You closed this chapter of my life, and it was a good chapter.”

Richards, a Coos Bay, Ore., native, comes to VMM-263 after serving as the company first sergeant with Headquarters and Support Company, 6th Radio Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, since April 2008.

“I thank God for getting me to where I’m at now. I look forward to growing with the standards and history of VMM-263,” said Richards.

Richards enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1986 and served his first assignment with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, in Okinawa, Japan as a heavy equipment mechanic.

Richards requested and received orders to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego for duty as a drill instructor in July 2002, and was assigned to Company E, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. In October 2003, he assumed the duties of 2nd RTBN operations chief and in January 2005 assumed the duties of company first sergeant for Company G.

In April 2005, Richards was assigned to the Instructor Staff, Drill Instructor School, MCRD San Diego, where he served both as a squad instructor and curriculum developer. He then assumed the duties of Special Training Company first sergeant.

In April 2007, Richards assumed duties as company first sergeant of Company A, 2nd Radio Battalion, MCB Camp Lejeune, and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from August 2007 to March 2008.

Richard’s personal decorations include the Joint Navy Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two gold stars, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with three gold stars.

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