CCOPAB NCO is awarded with the Amphibious Merit Medal

The anniversary of the Marine Corps is March 07. Thus, on March 15, there was a Ceremony to remember the 203rd Anniversary of the Marine Corps, headed by the Navy Commander Admiral Julio Soares de Moura Neto. The event was in Fortress Fortaleza de São José, where messages from the Navy Commander and from the General Commander of the Marines, Admiral Marco Antônio Corrêa, were read.

At this opportunity, Warrant Officer Luiz Gustavo, Assistant to the Section of Humanitarian Demining of CCOPAB, was awarded with the Amphibious Merit Medal. The medal was created by the Decree nr 95.793/88, altered by the Decree nr 1.326/94, and it awards active military personnel as a recognition to those      who, in exercises and operations, distinguished themselves as dedicated to their profession and great interest in the improvement of their conditions of amphibious combatant.

CCOPAB sent LTC Salomão, LCDR Avila and CPT Rafael as representatives to this ceremony.

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