Ronald Chronister, deputy to the commander, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, pins the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal onto Jerry Esquibel, chief, Advance Hypersonic Weapons Division, Rapid Transitions Directorate, SMDC&#039;s Technical Center, during Esquibel&#039;s retirement Sept. 24 at the command&#039;s Redstone Arsenal, Ala., headquarters. Esquibel retires with 33 years of federal service.