The President of the United States of America, authorized by Executive Order 11046, 24 August 1962, takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal to Staff Sergeant James M. Pitman, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious achievement as a Communications Team Chief for a Joint Task Force in Support of Operation NEW DAWN from 24 February 2011 to 1 September 2011. During this period, Sergeant Pitman’s leadership, team work, commitment to the mission and selfless service were made evident as he lead his team and provided network systems support by supervising rapid installation, repair, and preventative maintenance of communications hardware and software applications, which directly contributed to the mission success of combat operations. His dedication, leadership, and selfless service proved invaluable to the ever changing operations within the Task Force. Through his distinctive accomplishments, Staff Sergeant Pitman reflected great credit upon himself, this Command, and the United States Army.