On 31 January, PFC Mike Clausen, an HMM-263 crew chief, was the embodiment of the highest ideals of Marine helicopter aircrews when he participated in a rescue mission to extract elements of a platoon that had inadvertently entered a minefield while attacking enemy positions. Clausen skillfully ...
Pay Grade: E2 Private First Class (PFC) Pay Grade: E3 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Pay Grade: E4 Corporal (CPL) Leadership responsibility significantly increases in the mid-level enlisted ranks. This responsibility is given formal recognition by use of the term noncommissioned officer (NCO). A Mar...