FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS AVIONICS ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN, MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 352 FROM JULY 2022 TO MARCH 2026. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT WEST SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED TRAINING, MAINTENANCE QUALITY, AND OVERALL COMBAT READINESS THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROFICIENCY. AS A COLLATERAL DUTY QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE, HE TRAINED AND SUPERVISED FIVE COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTORS AND THREE CDQARS, CONDUCTED OVER 120 ON-THE-JOB GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT EVOLUTIONS, AND TRAINED 10 MARINES TO RECEIVE THEIR AUXILIARY POWER UNIT QUALIFICATION, ENHANCING SQUADRON READINESS. UNDER HIS WATCH, HE SUPERVISED OVER 4,000 MAN HOURS AND COMPLETED 350 MAINTENANCE ACTION FORMS ACROSS 16 KC-130J AIRCRAFT, ENABLING THE SQUADRON TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE 7,500 SORTIES AND OVER 24,000 FLIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP DURING INTERNATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS, SUCH AS KAMANDAG 25, PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR STRENGTHENED TIES WITH KEY ALLIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC THEATER. FURTHER, VOLUNTEERING AS THE COLOR SERGEANT FOR VMGR-352, HE DEDICATED OVER 200 HOURS OF PREPARATION, REHEARSAL, AND EXECUTION TO MORE THAN 20 HIGH PROFILE CEREMONIES, UPHOLDING THE CEREMONIAL STANDARDS OF VMGR-352 AND THE MARINE CORPS. SERGEANT WEST'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND STEADFAST DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.