Tray Ardese

Gender
Male
Home
McAlester, Oklahoma
- Dates of Service
1989 – 2015
- Conflicts
Afghanistan, Iraq
- Branch of Service
Marine Corps
- Military Unit
11
- Highest Achieved Rank
Colonel

Service Details
- Purple Heart
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star Medal w/Combat V
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Air Medal-Strike/Flight (15)
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation w/Combat V
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
- Army Achievement Medal
- Combat Action Ribbon (classified)
- Presidential Unit Citation – Navy
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (5)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (TIRANE ALBANIA/KOSOVO)
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/1 star
- Iraq Campaign Medal w/2 stars
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (Al Asad, Iraq)
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Korean Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Service Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
- Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (7)
- Navy Arctic Service Ribbon
- Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (2)
- Letter of Appreciation (5)
- NATO Medal
- Expert Rifle qualification
- Tactical Air Control Party
- Warfighting Skills Program
- Cold Weather Survival Course
- Survival Evasions Resistance and Escape
- Naval Aviation Fight Training (T12)
- Italy
- Japan
- Iraq: Operation Deny Flight Provide Promise
- Aviano Air Base Italy
- Operation Decisive Edge Joint Endeavor, Aviano
- Operation Joint Guard Deliberate Guard, Aviano
- Silverwake, Aviano
- Operation Balkan Calm, Kosovo
- Albania Security Mission, Tirane, Albania
- Operation Iraqi Freedom, Al Asad, Iraq
- Operation Iraqi Freedom, classified
- Operation Iraqi Freedom, Al Asad, Iraq
- Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bagram Afghanistan
- Heavy Machine Gun Platoon Commander
- Weapons System Officer for F-18's
- Battle Watch Commander at Nuclear Command and Control
- Forward Air Controller on ground
- Special Forces (2 tours)