Staff Sergeant Montano's Accomplishments

Due to the nature of the cyberspace operations environment, many of the specific details of Staff Sergeant Montano's efforts, accomplishments, and achievements are classified at the Top Secret Level. A classified SOA for specific accomplishments are held at the MCCYWG. Therefore, this summary of action will articulate the impact, but not always the details of the actions performed.

Staff Sergeant David Montano is enthusiastically recommended for the Meritorious Service Medal for professional meritorious achievement while serving as Network Warfare Operator, 701 Combat Mission Team (CMT), Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command from June 2013 to January 2018. Since June 2016, 701 CMT has been operationally

Staff Sergeant Montano was vital in the planning, leadership, and execution of more than four major computer network operations, covering a span of two years against high-priority Counter-ISIS nodes of interest worldwide in direct support of national intelligence objectives. These operations included two of the largest and most complex cyber operations in USCYBERCOM history. For all of these efforts, Staff Sergeant Montano was the key leader who made it possible for USCYBERCOM to achieve what had only been imagined for years. He excelled at skillfully taking an idea for an operation and turning it into an executable

Through his technical expertise, Staff Sergeant Montano was able to single-handedly create, test, and implement multiple tools himself. His efforts in this area allowed USCYBERCOM the agility and swiftness to quickly support multiple time-sensitive missions. Without his work in this realm, USCYBERCOM would consistently fall short of mission success. The imagination and creativity he brought to this problem-set routinely resulted in tangible options for commanders to pursue the enemy in the cyberspace domain.

Throughout his time on 701 CMT, Staff Sergeant Montano established himself as the go to Marine. Whenever USCYBERCOM encountered a tough problem, Staff Sergeant Montano was the person selected to take it on. While simultaneously meeting all of these missions, Staff Sergeant Montano continued to lead in training and passing on his extensive knowledge to the next generation of operators. He is a key trainer for the National Security Agency, USCYBERCOM, and outside organizations. He has left his mark across all of these agencies and all five uniform