Equipment Operator (EO) Awards
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP TWO DETACHMENT GERMANY'S MOBILITY COORDINATOR FROM SEPTEMBER 2020 TO MARCH 2023. AS THE MOBILITY COORDINATOR, E01 ELLIS SUPPORTED 23 MOVEMENTS TO AND WITHIN 11 COUNTRIES, TRANSPORTING MORE THAN 280 TONS OF CARGO. AS ONE OF ONLY THREE NATO CUSTOM CLEARANCE OFFICERS, HE CERTIFIED 123 MISSION ESSENTIAL CUSTOMS DOCUMENTS THROUGHOUT U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND AND U.S. AFRICA COMMAND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR). IN ADDITION, HE SUPPORTED NINE RELIEF IN PLACE AND TURNOVER OF AUTHORITY EVOLUTIONS FOR 17 FLIGHTS TOTALING 567 SHORT TONS OF CARGO WHILE ENSURING A COMPLETE AND TIMELY TURNOVER OF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATIONS. BY HIS UNWAVERING DETERMINATION AND COMPLETE DEVOTION TO DUTY, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FIRST CLASS ELLIS REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR U.S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION FOUR FROM JULY 2011 TO APRIL 2014. DEMONSTRATING UNPARALLELED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND DRIVE, PETTY OFFICER KELLER COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 225 CRANE LIFTS AND MOVED OVER 3 MILLION POUNDS OF CARGO IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL MANDATED TROOP SURGE IN 2013. IN ADDITION, HE REPAIRED AND IMPROVED A FIVE KILOMETER STRETCH OF MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE (MSR) GATOR, ENHANCING COMBAT READINESS AND ONGOING OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. PETTY OFFICER KELLER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITION OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ASSIGNED TO NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION ELEVEN FROM AUGUST 2014 TO NOVEMBER 2018. AS DET GUAM COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN, EO2 LED 4 PERSONNEL IN THE PROPER INSPECTION AND INVENTORY OF COLLATERAL EQUIPMENT FOR 315 PIECES OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF OVER 1 MILLION DOLLARS. HIS EXPERT MANAGEMENT SKILLS WERE VITAL IN IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING DISCREPENCIES LEADING TO A LOWER BEEP COST. WHILE ON BOARD, EO2 ALSO SEARVED AS RANGE COACH WHERE HE ASSISTED 150 SEABEES IN ACHIEVING CAT III WEAPONS QAULIFICATION. HIS NATURAL ABILITY AS AN INSTRUCTOR CONTRIBUTED TO A OVERALL 98% QUALIFICATION RATE, SOLIDIFYING THE BATTALION'S READINESS TO DEPLOY. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER MURPHY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS 3M COORDINATOR FOR THIRD NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT. EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SENIOR CHIEF ROLO IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIONS THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AFGHAN THEATER MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. LEADING A TEAM OF FIVE PERSONNEL, HE IDENTIFIED CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES THAT WERE CAUSING THE SUBSTANTIAL DELAY OF OVER 500 REPAIR PARTS. HIS DECISIVE LEADERSHIP AND IMMEDIATE ACTION DIRECTLY IMPROVED AVAILABILTY FOR VITAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR OPERATION HAMKARI. SENIOR CHIEF ROLO'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CREW SERVED WEAPONS SECTION LEADER AND LEAD INSTRUCTOR, THIRTY-FIRST SEABEE READINESS GROUP, FROM XXXXX XXXX TO XXXXX XXXX. PETTY OFFICER BLACK SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED OVER 1,000 STUDENTS FROM FOUR ACTIVE AND TWO RESERVE BATTALIONS IN THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT OF THE M240B MACHINE GUN, MK-19 GRENADE LAUNCHER AND 50 CAL MACHINE GUN. HE ALSO PROVED TO BE AN INVALUABLE ASSET AS AN EVALUATOR AND AGGRESSOR FOR 10 BATTALION FIELD EXERCISES, GREATLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL DEPLOYMENT READINESS OF THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE. PETTY OFFICER BLACK'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP FOUR (NSWG-4) EXCAVATION PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE PERIOD OF XXXX 20XX TO XXXV 20XX. EOCS PEYTON ORGANIZED, PLANNED, AND MANAGED A 25,000 CUBIC YARD EXCAVATION AND SOIL RELOCATION PROJECT. HE SKILLFULLY COORDINATED WITH LOCAL SEABEE AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, AND MANAGED ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL, UTILITIES, AND LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS, ENSURING ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT WERE PROPERLY AND SAFELY COMPLETED. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, SENIOR CHIEF PEYTON REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS THE BATTALION LICENSE EXAMINER FOR NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TWO ONE FROM XXXXXXX 20XX TO XXXXXXX 20XX. EO1 GEOFFREY DEMONSTRATED INITIATIVE IN SETTING UP AND MANAGING THE LICENSING OF 448 MEMBERS. FROM THE MOMENT EO2 XXXXXXX TOOK THE LEAD, HIS ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS LEAD TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTALION'S 3M LICENSING PROGRAM. HE TOOK A FAILING LICENSE PROGRAM AND BUILT A RELIABLE DETAILED HISTORY FOR ALL VALID MEMBERS OF THE BATTALION. HE PURGED ALL OUTDATED LICENSE RECORDS, REBUILT OVER 200 LICENSE FILES, PAINSTAKINGLY GOING THROUGH EACH MEMBER'S FILE, CONFIRMING ALL LICENSE DATA WAS IN COMPLIANCE AND TRAINING DATA, VALID. PETTY OFFICER XXXXX'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS 1ST PLATOON COMMANDER AND MUSTERING PETTY OFFICER AT NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION (NMCB) DET 2227 FROM 01 MARCH 2014 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2016. EO1 BREMERTON MANAGED 120 MEMBERS THROUGH FIVE RTPs, ONE ANNUAL TRAINING, AND 24 DRILL WEEKENDS, AND PROCESSED OVER 700 IDT REQUESTS FOR DRILLING MEMBERS, IMPROVING THE OVERALL READINESS OF THE BATTALION. HE DEVOTED OVER 500 HOURS TO THE DIFFICULT TASK OF STANDING UP DET 2227'S ENHANCEMENT FOR DRILL MANAGEMENT (EDM) SYSTEM OVER THE PAST YEAR WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ATTENDING TWO NAVY "C" SCHOOLS AND RECEIVING NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (NEC) 5711 AND NEC 5501. EO1 (SCW) BREMERTON CONTINUALLY ACCEPTED EXTRA LEADERSHIP DUTIES AND HIS EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICES.
EO1 Rooseveldt is strongly recommended for the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for meritorious service as Alfa Company Training Chief, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion TWO-FIVE, from September 2012 to August 2013. His specific accomplishments include:
- As Company Trainer, he utilized time management to ensure that the company was effectively trained and prepared during the months leading up to Battalion's ULTRA "C" Training Exercise, directly contributing to the battalion's success during the ULTRA "C" Exercise.
- As License Trainer, leading up to the ULTRA "C" Exercise, he expertly coordinated with the Training Department and Company Training Chiefs to ensure all Civil Engineering Support Equipment (CESE) training hours and licenses were achieved to support numerous ULTRA "C" convoys and missions.
- As Alfa Company Representative during ULTRA "C", he worked tirelessly with the ULTRA "C" Assistant Officer-In-Charge (AOIC) and the other Company Training Chiefs to coordinate the classes for 367 Seabees (112 Alfa types) with Class Leaders and review prerequisites. This was concurrent with his efforts of monitoring CESE training, working with the Convoy Commander and Assistant, and organizing a support group for the 941.2 Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Camp Roberts.
- As the battalion's only Armorer during ULTRA "C", he assisted with weapons check out, pre- and post fire checks, maintenance, and the return of thirty M4s, four M240Bs, two M9s, and numerous night vision devices and collateral. In addition, he was one of two Deadly Force qualified personnel to assist in the safe movement of the troops with weapons on the 230 mile trip to and from Camp Roberts for the Squad Leaders FTX.
- He further collaborated during ULTRA "C" with the Transportation Supervisor and the License Examiners for CESE to have instructors readily available in the yard for Seabees who were between classes and needed more stick time experience.
- As Alfa Company Trainer during the Battalion Command Post Exercise (CPX), he coordinated the training for 50 Seabees during their Detachment (DET) Swing up to Fort McCoy which included Command Post (CP) Watch Standing, Entry Control Point (ECP) Procedures, Weapons, Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW) Handling, and Convoys. This included preparation of setting up the CP, Watch Bills, CESE, and acquisition of weapons, communications equipment and 782 gear. Under his instruction there were two successful convoys that allowed further training in project reconnaissance.
- As an outgoing Training Representative, he personally worked in conjunction with the Recruit Training Command (RTC) Range at Naval Station Great Lakes and the 31st Seabee Readiness Group (SRG) to plan a training evolution which qualified 12 Seabees along with 14 Small Arms Marksmanship Instructors (SAMI) from RTC.
- As a mentor, he is actively engaged with junior troops as a Range Coach and is an advocate for the Seabee Combat Warfare Program (SCW). During ULTRA "C", he taught three SCW classes and participated in two murder boards. At Fort McCoy, he assigned and trained members in positions during training exercises to ensure the success of the individual, company, and battalion. This action further prepared the individual for their murder and final boards.
- As License Examiner, after an unforeseen vacancy, he assigned and trained two new examiners. Then he coordinated a complete reorganization of the records system, purging over 300 files of Seabees who have left the battalion. As a result of this effort, 300 training licenses were issued, with licenses gained for the 11K, Bus, Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR), High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Front End Loader, and Tractor Trailer.
EO1 Rooseveldt's mentorship and incomparable desire to improve company readiness is apparent in all his actions. He significantly contributed to the achievement of the battalion's mission. His accomplishments greatly contributed to producing outstanding Seabees. His contributions merit the special recognition inherent in the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.