Master Gunnery Sgt. Johnny Mendez, operations chief

Master Gunnery Sgt. Johnny Mendez, operations chief and the senior enlisted in his military occupational specialty, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, of Las Cruces, N.M., is coming up on his 25th year in the Marine Corps. He takes great pride in his job as a combat engineer and loves to be surrounded by Marines. From his days as a drill instructor to his present responsibility as the MOS’s senior Marine, Mendez has maintained his honor as a Marine and believes it’s every Marine’s duty to do the same.