Executive Officer Awards
LIEUTENANT CLARK IS CITED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER ABOARD USCGC KUKUI (WLB 203) FROM MAY 2014 TO APRIL 2016. HIS STALWART LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, AND PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO THE UNIT AND CREW POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE OPERATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MATERIAL READINESS OF CGC KUKUI. AN EXPERT CONNING OFFICER, LIEUTENANT CLARK SKILLFULLY MANEUVERED CGC KUKUI AND COACHED DEVELOPING CONNING OFFICERS THROUGH 31 AIDS TO NAVIGATION EVOLUTIONS AND NUMEROUS RESTRICTED WATER TRANSITS NEAR HAZARDOUS SHOALS THROUGHOUT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. IN ADDITION, HE SERVED AS AN EXPERT NAVIGATOR FOR THE SHIP'S TRANSIT TO ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR. FINALLY, HIS DIRECT SUPERVISION AND RESPONSIVE COACHING RESULTED IN THE QUALIFICATION OF NINE DECK WATCH OFFICERS AND A 99 PERCENT AID AVAILABILITY RATE. LIEUTENANT CLARK'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 EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMPANY C, BATTALION LANDING TEAM 1/5, 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT FROM JANUARY 2023 TO JUNE 2024. THROUGHOUT A RIGOROUS TRAINING PROGRAM AND DEPLOYMENT, CAPTAIN CHAVIS' SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, PERFORMANCE, AND WARFIGHTING ETHOS SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THE COMPANY, THE LANDING FORCE, AND ALLIES AND PARTNERS. HIS EXPERIENCE, TACTICAL PROFICIENCY, AND ABILITY TO PLAN FOR INTEGRATION WITH HIGHER AND ADJACENT UNITS WERE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THREE BATTALION AND EIGHT COMPANY-LEVEL EXERCISES INCLUDING FIVE JOINT MULTI-LATERAL OPERATIONS. THIS DIRECTLY ENABLED INTEROPERABILITY WITH PARTNERED FORCES TO REINFORCE THE 15TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNITS' COMMITMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE INDO-PACIFIC AREA OF OPERATION. HIS ABILITY TO SUPPORT RAPID PLANNING FOR COMPANY LEVEL OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE READINESS OF OVER SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN MATERIEL ENSURED THE COMPANY'S SUCCESS WHILE DEPLOYED TO SUPPORT CRISIS AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. CAPTAIN CHAVIS' INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OPERATIONS OFFICER AND INFORMATION OPERATIONS VIRTUAL MISSION SUPPORT SENIOR MENTOR AT NAVY RESERVE NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND HAWAII PHOENIX FROM AUGUST 2013 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2015. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CHANNING MANAGED A REGIONAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS TEAM COMPRISED OF OVER 30 RESERVISTS FROM SIX COMMANDS. IN THIS IMPORTANT POSITION, HE PROVIDED SUPERB LEADERSHIP AND OVERSIGHT TO 31 PERSONNEL WHILE MANAGING A 300 THOUSAND DOLLAR OPERATIONS BUDGET AND PROVIDING OVER 700 DAYS OF SUPPORT TO OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND HAWAII, NORFOLK AND DENVER. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CHANNING'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CURRENT OPERATIONS OFFICER AT NAVY RESERVE CARRIER STRIKE GROUP FOUR FROM OCTOBER 2014 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2015. COMMANDER OSWALDO PROVIDED SUPERB LEADERSHIP AND OVERSIGHT TO 77 PERSONNEL AND FACILITATED THE COMMAND'S 30 PERCENT IMPROVEMENT IN PROMOTION RATE. IN ADDITION, HE PROVIDED 32 DAYS OF WATCH STANDING AT FACSFAC VACAPES RANGE OPERATIONS CENTER IN SUPPORT OF CARRIER STRIKE GROUP FOUR EXERCISES AND 29 DAYS AFLOAT WHERE HE CERTIFIED TWO MQ-8 FIRE SCOUT DETACHMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT. FINALLY, HE COORDINATED OVER 900 DAYS OF RESERVE SUPPORT FOR SEVEN EXERCISES, RESULTING IN THE DEPLOYMENT CERTIFICATION OF 24 SHIPS INCLUDING 1 CARRIER STRIKE GROUP AND 1 AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUP. COMMANDER OSWALDO'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR NAVY CARGO HANDLING BATTALION EIGHT, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY FROM JUNE 2012 TO OCTOBER 2015. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TESCO'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DUTY RESULTED IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF NAVY CARGO HANDLING BATTALION EIGHT INTO AN OPERATIONALLY FOCUSED TEAM, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN ITS SELECTION TO REMAIN IN READY FOR MOBILIZATION STATUS FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, NAVY CARGO HANDLING BATTALION EIGHT PROVIDED OVER 5,000 MAN HOURS OF OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE AREAS OF EXPEDITIONARY FUELING, SURFACE CARGO, AND AIR CARGO IN SUPPORT OF FUNCTIONAL AND COMBATANT COMMANDERS AROUND THE GLOBE. HIS SUPERB MANAGERIAL ABILITY RAISED NAVY CARGO HANDLING BATTALION EIGHT'S AMMO, MEDICAL, 3-M, AND MANNING READINESS ABOVE 90 PERCENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TESCO'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, STEADFAST INITIATIVE, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR NAVY SECURITY FORCES SECURITY, NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST FROM APRIL 2011 TO MARCH 2013. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE, LTJG CONNORS ENHANCED THE ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS AND OPERATIONAL READINESS FOR THE NAVY RESERVES' LARGEST SECURITY FORCES UNIT. HIS SUPERIOR TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS WERE PARAMOUNT IN MAINTAINING A UNIT OF 130 PERSONNEL INCLUDING OVER 20 CROSS ASSIGNED IN PERSONNEL. POSSESSING UNPARALLELED ORGANIZANTIONAL SKILLS, LTJG CONNORS PREPARED FOR AND ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING MARKS ON THE UNIT'S READINESS IG INSPECTION AND WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AN UNPRECEDENTED 1300 MAN DAYS IN SUPPORT FOR NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST SPECIAL EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE ASSISTED THE ACTIVE DUTY AND REGION SECURITY FORCES AND ENSURED FORCE PROTECTION CONDITIONS WERE IN PLACE FOR THREE NAVAL INSTALLATIONS SPANNING NINE SQUARE MILES. LTJG CONNORS' PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
WHILE SERVING AS ACTING EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND UNIT OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR THE NAVY RESERVE NAVINFO 7TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIT FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 15 2015 TO JANUARY 10 2018. LCDR WALLACE EXCELLED AS A UNIT LEADER, PROVIDING MORE THAN 300 MAN-DAYS OF ADT AND AT FOR SCHOOL AND DIRECT SUPPORT TO COMMANDER, 7TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS. SHE DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR INITIATIVE, DETERMINATION AND LEADERSHIP IN A FAST-PACED, DYNAMIC, OPERATING ENVIRONMENT. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, LCDR WALLACE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE OPERATIONS OFFICER AND INTERIM EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND GEORGIA, GREAT LAKES (NIOC GA - GREAT LAKES) FROM AUGUST 2018 TO NOVEMBER 2018. LCDR HAYES DEMONSTRATED MENTORSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, AND TEAMWORK WHILE FILLING A CRITICAL LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE UNIT AS AN ADDITIONAL DUTY OFFICER WITH ONLY TWO OTHER JUNIOR OFFICERS AND OVER 50 ENLISTED SAILORS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER HAYES REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Lieutenant Colonel David H. Bohn displayed professionalism, superb leadership, and sustained excellence during his tenure as the Base Inspector for Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Deputy Base Commander from July 2014 to July 2016.
Lieutenant Colonel Bohn provided concise, complete, and timely advice to the Base Commander and tenant commanders on Inspector General matters through impartial and independent inspections, assessments, inquiries, investigations, teaching, and training. He successfully stimulated unit readiness, institutional integrity, efficiency, discipline, and credibility.
Lieutenant Colonel Bohn effectively administered the Command Inspection Program (CIP) significantly impacting the overall mission readiness of the command. He inspected 89 functional areas applicable to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe bay, and directorates. He provided individualized training, education, and assistance to Subject matter Experts and program managers to better accomplish their respective duties and responsibilities. Lieutenant Colonel Bohn's efforts resulted in a "Mission Capable" from Marine Corps Installations Pacific-MCB Camp Butler, Commanding General Inspection Program (CGIP) in 2014, follow-on inspections by the Inspector General of the Marine Corps (IGMC) and Department of Defense Inspector, and "Mission Capable" for MCIPAC-MCB Camp Butler CGIP in 2016.
Lieutenant Colonel Bohn reviewed over 130 cases involving alleged violations of base orders, policy, infractions, and offenses committed by service members, family members, civilians and juveniles aboard MCB Hawaii. All violations were subsequently referred to the Base Magistrate to adjudicate and impose administrative sanctions as appropriate when such allegations were substantiated. His efforts significantly increased the safety, discipline, and security of the base.
He consistently demonstrated his ability and expertise in all facets of investigations and inquiries. Lieutenant Colonel Bohn's experience proved invaluable during challenging cases. He ensured the proper investigative process was strictly adhered to in assigning, controlling, advising, monitoring, and safeguarding of 22 investigative matters at MCB Hawaii.
Lieutenant Colonel Bohn has distinguished himself as a tireless and devoted leader to his superiors, staff and peers. He routinely worked into the evenings and weekends to ensure the completion of a myriad of tasks associated with timely processing of numerous congressional inquiries, hotline complaints and requests for assistance which amounted to over 2600 recorded tasks associated to the Inspector's core functions and other administrative and assistance mandates.
His uncommon attention to detail and ability to quickly analyze complex situations has provided Marine Corps Base Hawaii with overwhelming success in providing timely and proper responses to over 133 congressional inquiries, hotline complaints, and assist cases combined.
Lieutenant Colonel Bohn assumed the responsibilities as Deputy Commander in the absence of the Base Commander on numerous occasions and exercised command and control over activities and matters for the Base Commander as directed.
He maintained close relations with tenant commands which contributed to the excellent appearance of the base as well continuous improvement initiatives relative to base beautification and maintenance of common areas.
His superior leadership, professionalism, and extraordinary compassion for Marines and families are to be emulated by all. His dedication and tireless devotion is in keeping with the highest standards set forth by the Marines Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Lieutenant Colonel Bohn is enthusiastically recommended for the Meritorious Service Medal.
Citation:
For outstanding meritorious service while serving as Command Executive officer, Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Camp Pendleton, , from July 2014 to July 2016. His sage and superb advice to the Commanding Officer and base tenant commanders regarding matters associated with investigations, hotline complaints and congressional inquiries was invariably concise, complete, and timely. He expertly planned and coordinated the successful execution of the Command Inspection Program for the Marine Corps Base Hawaii subordinate commands: Headquarters Battalion and Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. His uncommon attention to detail and ability to analyze complex situations provided Marine Corps Base Hawaii with overwhelming success in ensuring timely and proper responses to 133 congressional inquiries and hotline complaints combined. His superior performance of duty during this tour is the hallmark of a career devoted to accomplishing broad and diverse tasks highlighting the culmination of 23 years of honorable and dedicated Marine Corps service. Lieutenant Colonel Bohn's exceptional professionalism, personal initiative and loyal devotion to duty reflected great credit upon him and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.