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NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER |
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| Ambassador:
James F. Entwistle |
Company Commander:
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| 2014 |
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| Ambassador:
James F. Entwistle |
Company Commander:
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| 2013 |
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Ambassador:
James F. Entwistle
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| 2012 |
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| Ambassador:
Terence P. McCully |
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| 2011 |
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| Ambassador:
Terence P. McCully |
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| 2010 |
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Ambassador:
Terence P. McCully
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| 2009 |
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| Ambassador: Robin
Renee Sanders |
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| 2008 |
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| Ambassador: Robin
Renee Sanders |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Jason Boynton,
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| 2007 |
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| Ambassador: John
Campbell / Robin Renee Sanders |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Jason Boynton, |
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| 2006 |
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| Ambassador: John
Campbell |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Sgt. Patrick B. Schellinger, |
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| 2005 |
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| Ambassador: John
Campbell |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander: GySgt. Terri L. Shanks
A/: SSgt.
Richard
A. Gonzalez
Watchstanders:
Sgt. King, LCpl. Reese, Sgt. Patrick B. Schellinger - First
watchstander to stand post on July 28, 2005,
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The
Detachment Commander GySgt Terri L. Shanks, arrived in Abuja just
seven weeks prior to activation and aggressively attended to the
daunting tasks requiring accomplishment before her watchstanders began
arriving on July first. A seasoned Detachment Commander who previously
served in Conakry, Guinea and Accra, Ghana, GySgt Shanks went to work
with a sense of purpose. She personally supervised every facet of
preparation at the designated Marine Security Guard Quarters, ensuring
compliance with all safety and security requirements.
On 1 July her Assistant Detachment Commander, Sergeant
Richard A.
Gonzalez, arrived and attended his first country team meeting. During
this initial meeting he was meritoriously promoted to Staff Sergeant
and formally introduced to the embassy staff. Immediately recognizing
the quality of their assembling Marine Security Guard Detachment post
officials provided all necessary support to the detachment, allowing
them to meet all requirements to activate as scheduled on July 28,
2005.
From 14 – 17 July Abuja’s detachment tripled in
size with
the arrival of Sgt Schellinger from Montevideo, Uruguay, Sgt. King from
Quito, Ecuador and LCpl Reece from MSG school. Their first order of
business was operationally focused. They invested numerous hours
learning every square inch of the new embassy, drafting guard orders,
developing operations plans and familiarizing themselves with Post 1.
It’s always challenging when you arrive at a new post and
must
read through the volumes of detachment orders then attain FOT
certification but in Abuja none of that existed when they
arrived.
Every task had its own unique challenge. The Marines aggressively
worked their way through the list of “have to
accomplish”
taskers which included everything from getting operational gear
assembled or repaired, receiving and accounting for items arriving at
post, and finding suitable substitutes for items not readily available
in West Africa. Their days commenced with challenging PT sessions that
included long runs to familiarize themselves with the city so they
could designating multiple routes to the Embassy. Their afternoons were
spent at the Chancery accomplishing the administrative work of the day
and their evenings and nights were usually in stack formation learning
the details of every office space. As a result of the long hours and
hard work all necessary tasks were accomplished prior to activation
just ten days after the majority of the watchstanders arrived. Guard
Orders were signed, operations plans approved, MWR and Mess Funds
established and a PFT course was selected.
By August 28th 2005, the Detachment was ready to stand duty. Throughout
all of the early mornings, long nights and hectic time schedules the
Marines maintained a positive professional attitude. By Noon on the
28th of July the Detachment Commander officially posted Sgt Schellinger
as the first Marine to stand duty at Marine Security Guard Detachment
Abuja, Nigeria. “To be the first Marine to sign in that
logbook,
it’s worth it” exclaimed Sgt. Schellinger. While
Marine
Security Guard Battalion gained another detachment, American Embassy
Abuja, Nigeria increased the size of the Mission
family.
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| 2004 |
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| Ambassador: John
Campbell |
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2003
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| Ambassador: Howard
Franklin Jeter |
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2002
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| Ambassador: Howard
Franklin Jeter |
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2001
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| Ambassador: Howard
Franklin Jeter |
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2000
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The US Embassy was transferred from Lagos to Abuja on September 15,
2000. Ambassadors assigned
previous to September 15, 2000 are listed under Lagos. |
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