[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1967]
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 TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF RETIREMENT OF MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT STEPHEN A. 
                              GOULD, USMCR

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 1, 2011

  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the 
career of Master Gunnery Sergeant Stephen A. Gould as he retires from 
the United States Marine Corps Reserves.
  Master Gunnery Sergeant Gould retires from the United States Marine 
Corps Reserves on 1 November 2011, with over 30 years of service. He 
has served as a Rifleman, a Reconnaissance Man, an Infantry Unit Leader 
and an Intelligence Analyst. During his career he has served in 
multiple countries in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
  Master Gunnery Sergeant Gould enlisted in the United States Marine 
Corps on 21 Oct 1981 and attended recruit training at Marine Corps 
Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA. After completing Infantry Training School 
at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, and Amphibious Reconnaissance 
Course at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, CA, Private First Class 
Gould was assigned to Det. Fourth Force Reconnaissance Company, Reno, 
NV.
  In 1989 Sergeant Gould reported for duty as an Assistant Project Non-
Commissioned Officer, for unmanned aerial vehicles at the Naval Air 
Systems Command, where he assisted in the coordination for the initial 
delivery, testing and fielding of the Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle.
  In 1991 Sergeant Gould was assigned as Assistant Project Non-
Commissioned Officer for Combat Diving, at the Marine Corps Systems 
Command, Quantico, VA. During this assignment he assisted in the 
procurement of combat diving equipment and raiding craft, and the 
authoring of the Marine Corps' technical instruction covering the 
operations of Marine Corps Diving Facilities.
  In 1993 Sergeant Gould was assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Marine 
Infantry Regiment as the Intelligence Chief.
  In 1997 Staff Sergeant Gould received orders to the Defense 
Intelligence Agency as a student in the Joint Military Intelligence 
College's Post Graduate Intelligence Program-Reserve. In August 1999 
Gunnery Sergeant Gould became the first Marine Corps Non-Commissioned 
Officer to complete the Post Graduate Intelligence Program-Reserve. 
Upon graduation Gunnery Sergeant Gould was assigned to the National 
Military Joint Intelligence Center, J2, Joint Staff, as an Asia Pacific 
Desk Officer. During this assignment he provided notable support to the 
recovery plan of a U.S. Navy EP-3 reconnaissance airplane after a 
collision with a Chinese fighter and forced emergency landing at the 
Chinese island of Hainan.
  On September 12, 2001, Gunnery Sergeant Gould reported for duty to 
support the J2, Joint Staff following the September 11th attacks. He 
was then ordered back to the Pentagon to serve on the Central Asia 
Crisis Team (subsequently Noble Eagle Task Force).
  In October 2003 Gunnery Sergeant Gould was detached from the J2, 
Joint Staff and ordered to Iraq to serve with the Iraq Survey Group in 
the billets of Tactical Human Intelligence Officer, Human Intelligence 
Operations Officer and Collection Manager. During this tour he was 
awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal.
  Upon his return from Iraq in late-2004, Gunnery Sergeant Gould was 
assigned to the Naval and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center, 
Virginia Beach, VA, where he taught in both the Counter Intelligence/
Human Intelligence and mid-career Marine Officer's Intelligence Course.
  In March of 2006, Master Sergeant Gould was transferred to 
Intelligence Department, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps. 
During this assignment he performed duties of a senior Pacific Command 
and European Command analyst. He contributed to numerous analytical 
products on regional issues for senior Marine Corps and Navy 
leadership.
  In March of 2010, Master Gunnery Sergeant Gould was assigned to the 
faculty of the National Intelligence University, Defense Intelligence 
Agency, teaching in the Masters of Science in Strategic Intelligence--
Reserve program. His assignment at the National Intelligence University 
ends upon his retirement.

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