Category: Cameron Tygett

Safety Tips for Camping in Forests

A logistics specialist in the United States Military, Cameron Tygett is an accomplished professional whose experience and contribution to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps has earned him recognition for his excellent service. He is currently a combat cargo assistant stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, where his duties are focused on coordinating complex military logistics operations. Outside his professional pursuits, Cameron Tygett enjoys camping with his family in Pisgah National Forest.

Camping in forests is popular with people who appreciate nature and want to experience its beauty and peacefulness. Forests are not familiar places for many, which makes it vital to understand how to camp safely in a forest. Below are some basic safety tips you should follow to enjoy your camping trip and avoid finding yourself in danger.

1. Practice situational awareness by looking out for signs of any wild animals, and beware of rapid changes in weather, as forests tend to be cold during rainy periods.

2. Take precautions against poisonous plants and insects, which are often found in forested landscapes. Carry insect repellent and allergy medication, and wear long-sleeved clothing when hiking through dense brush.

3. Secure your car keys, because without them you lose access to a secondary shelter as well as a means of transportation. Electronic keys should be stored in waterproof containers and when camping with children, make sure they don’t misplace your keys. Also, constantly monitor the battery life of all key electronics such as phones.

Duties of a Landing Support Specialist

A logistics chief with the United States Marine Corps, Cameron Tygett has extensive experience managing complex military logistics operations. For over a decade, he has applied his expertise in ensuring safe, timely, and efficient cargo-loading operations with the U.S. Marines. In his present position, Cameron Tygett is a combat cargo assistant with the U.S. Marine Corps Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia. Cameron Tygett was awarded a certificate of commendation for his efforts as a landing support specialist with the Marine expeditionary force from 2006 to 2008.

A landing support specialist is tasked with various responsibilities that aid in the establishment, control, and maintenance of transportation systems and infrastructure on landing zones, beaches, airports, and seaports as well as rail, truck, and container terminals utilized by Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operations and deployment. Professionals have expertise in landing support, coordination of operations in arrival and departure fields, railhead operations, and helicopter landing zones.

Landing support specialists heavily rely on technology and depend on systems such as Automated Information Systems (AIS) alongside load planning programs to track movement data used by the Defense Transport System (DTS) to support the FDP&E (Force Deployment Planning and Execution) process. They also oversee landing support operations and training. At the MAGTF level, they help with the processing of equipment, supplies, and personnel. Landing support specialists are tasked with preparing, planning and execution of strategic mobility plans in compliance with TPFDD (Time-Phased Force Deployment Data) used for deploying and sustaining forward-deployed forces.

The US Marine Corps Certificate of Commendation

Veteran US Marine Corps officer Cameron Tygett serves as a combat cargo assistant at the Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. Cameron Tygett was awarded a US Marine Corps Certificate of Commendation in August 2006 for his service as Landing Support Specialist in the Transportation Support Detachment of the Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11.

The US Marine Corps awards the Certificate of Commendation to enlisted servicemen and servicewomen who demonstrated exceptional service beyond what was required or expected. The certificate emanates only from general officers and brigade commanders or from an equivalent organization on separate duty. The certificate may also come from the Commandant of the US Marine Corps in exceptional cases.

Officers of the US Marine Corps who want to recommend enlisted personnel for the Certificate of Commendation will have to course their recommendations through the chain of command. For exceptional service that does not warrant the issuance of the Certificate of Commendation, the officers may report the case to a senior officer who, in turn, will turn to the enlisted personnel’s fitness report.

A copy of the Certificate of Commendation is also forwarded to the Commandant of the US Marine Corps so that appropriate notations in the awardee’s qualification record and service record will be made.

US Navy Humanitarian Programs – Project Handclasp

Based in Virginia, Cameron Tygett served in the US Navy for 14 years aboard numerous ships and in various logistics positions. Throughout his military career, Cameron Tygett oversaw amphibious operations across five countries and participated in Navy humanitarian programs. He received a letter of appreciation for his volunteer work with the Singapore Community Relations Project for Project Handclasp Singapore.

Project Handclasp is a long-standing humanitarian aid project, sponsored by the US Navy. The stated aims of Project Handclasp are to allocate medical help and materials to communities in need. It serves as a public relations initiative and counterinsurgency organization. The project was initiated in 1962, during the Vietnam war, succeeding in the earlier “Operation Handclasp” which aimed to support American efforts around the world by humanitarian means.

Many charities, foreign organizations, and embassies collaborate with Project Handclasp to organize and transport donated materials to countries that have requested humanitarian aid from the United States. The Project is also supported by the Project Handclasp Foundation, a non-profit organization in San Diego, California.

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