C. Chavez Reserve

HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment and Golf Company, 3rd Aviation Regiment 3rd Infantry Division For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service during Operation Swordbreaker, in support of NATO operations in Europe. From January 1989 to June 1989, Alpha Company, 2-15 Infantry Regiment and Golf Company, 3rd Aviation Regiment displayed extraordinary dedication, combat proficiency, and esprit de corps while executing decisive combat operations against a heavily entrenched enemy force. Alpha Company led the campaign with aggressive mechanized infantry maneuvers, conducting a successful airfield seizure under intense enemy fire. Demonstrating remarkable courage and discipline, the unit closed with and destroyed enemy positions through coordinated fire and maneuver, culminating in a historic bayonet charge that broke the enemy’s main defensive line. Simultaneously, Golf Company provided relentless aerial support and sustainment operations, executing precision close air support, casualty evacuation, and logistical resupply in contested airspace. Their unwavering support enabled ground forces to maintain momentum and decisively defeat a numerically superior foe. The combined actions of these units directly contributed to a strategic victory for NATO and significantly degraded enemy combat power in the region. The performance of Alpha Company, 2-15 IN and Golf Company, 3rd AVN REG reflects great credit upon themselves, the 3rd Infantry Division, and the United States Army.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division
Schweinfurt, Germany

AWARD OF THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL
TO: Private First-Class C. Chavez
Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
United States Army

CITATION
For outstanding service as a Platoon Medical Specialist during combat operations in Swordbreaker #007. Under enemy direct fire, PFC Chavez rendered lifesaving aid to multiple members of 1st Platoon, Alpha Company. His actions resulted in nine Soldiers being returned to duty without medical evacuation.  He was able to successfully prioritize and manage multiple casualties on four separate instances. His actions directly enabled 1st Platoon, Alpha Company to seize the Eastern Air Control Tower and Enemy Headquarters while facing a numerically superior force. PFC Chavez’s actions bring great credit upon himself, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, the Medical Corps, and the United States Army.

Recommending Member: Sergeant S. Aldridge, Staff Sergeant C. McGraw

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 16 DAY OF JUNE, 2025

IET Class #007

Grandfathered 91B qualification for medics currently on active duty.