Sergeant First Class Roy Mickles

Service above and beyond the normal realm of duty is an everyday goal for Sgt. 1st Class Roy A. Mickles. He took the initiative to locate serviceable equipment scheduled for disposal, and organized the logistics to bring it to the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, saving $175,000 and eliminating a training bottleneck at the same time. Other examples of his leadership include an innovative program he established to send students to advanced photography training, his efforts spearheading the post's Black History Month observations and his hosting a Zimbabwean officer in his home for 12 weeks. Leading by example and taking on most any job that's needed, Sgt. 1st Class Mickles is a role model for soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines at his joint-service school.