MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS HARBOR SECURITY BOAT MANAGER FOR PORT OPERATIONS. PETTY OFFICER HILL DEMONSTRATED UNSURPASSED LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCEFULNESS AS HE MANAGED A TEAM OF 37 SAILORS IN COORDINATING PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE PORT OPERATIONS REPAIR FACILITY. HE TRACKED AND ADMINISTERED 39 POWERED ASSETS, SCHEDULED AND RESOLVED OVER 2500 MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND SAVED THE NAVY OVER $2 MILLION IN CONTRACTOR COSTS. IN ADDITION, AS THE EMERGENCY TUG PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND SAFETY PETTY OFFICER, HE TRACKED AND CONDUCTED SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED INSPECTIONS AND TRAINED 60 SAILORS ON THE FINDINGS, RESULTING IN ZERO SAFETY INCIDENTS AND THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATED MULTIPLATFORM RADCON ASSESMENT. PETTY OFFICER HILL'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE PERSON AND REGIONAL SMALL BOAT MANAGER FROM XXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER DAVIS RESEARCHED, DIAGNOSED AND PROPOSED A SUITABLE DESIGN CHANGE TO THE FUEL VENT SYSTEM ON ELEVEN 27-FOOT METAL SHARK HARBOR SECURITY BOATS TO PREVENT SEA WATER FROM ENTERING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CAUSING IRREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE YAMAHA ENGINES. HIS INNOVATIVE SOLUTION RESTORED OPERATIONAL READINESS AND SAVED THE NAVY OVER $30,000. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER DAVIS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.