PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LOGISTICS SPECIALIST AT NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND (NMRTC) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 TO OCTOBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER MERRITT PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS CUSTODIAN OF POSTAL EFFECTS, HE MAINTAINED 100 PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF 75 CLASSIFIED AND SECRET PARCELS AND RECEIVED AN "EXCELLENT" SCORE OF 90 PERCENT DURING THE 2022 POSTAL ASSIST VISIT, BOOSTING CREW MORALE AND ENSURING MISSION READINESS DURING USNS MERCY'S 2022 PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP. AS AN EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST, HE PROCESSED OVER 400 LINE ITEMS VALUED AT 650 THOUSAND DOLLARS, ENSURING MISSION READINESS FOR NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND (NMRTC). PETTY OFFICER MERRITT'S EXCEPTIONAL 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.

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FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS CUSTODIAN OF POSTAL EFFECTS (COPE) AND COMMAND FITNESS LEADER (CFL) FOR NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER JACKSONVILLE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA FROM AUGUST 2014 TO JULY 2017. DISPLAYING EXTRAORDINARY EXPERTISE AS COPE, PETTY OFFICER COULIBALY SUPERVISED SIX FINANCE CLERKS AND MAINTAINED ACCOUNTABILITY OF A STAMP STOCK CREDIT WORTH FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, RESULTING IN SALES OF OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN POSTAL REVENUE. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROCESSED MORE THAN 80 TONS OF POSTAL CARGO, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE MORALE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF NAVSTA GUANTANAMO BAY. ADDITIONALLY, AS COMMAND FITNESS LEADER, HE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED AN EFFECTIVE YEAR-ROUND PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM, ENSURING ALL PERSONNEL PASSED DURING GRADED PFA EVALUATIONS. PETTY OFFICER COULIBALY'S PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND CUSTODIAN OF POSTAL EFFECTS ONBOARD USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50) FROM JULY 2013 TO NOVEMBER 2017. PETTY OFFICER BARRIENTOS TRANSITIONED WITH EASE INTO THE LEADING PETTY OFFICER POSITION DURING A CRITICAL MANNING SHORTAGE AND DILIGENTLY LED S-1 DIVISION TO A PASSING SCORE OF 85 PERCENT DURING CARTER HALL'S LATEST SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION (SMC). AS THE COMMAND'S POSTAL PETTY OFFICER, HE IMPLEMENTED A MAIL ORDERLY PROGRAM THAT TRAINED, MANAGED AND OVERSAW 54 DIVISIONAL MAIL ODERLIES IN THE PROPER HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF MAIL, RESULTING ZERO LOSSES OF ACCOUNTABLE MAIL AND EARNING HIM A 95 PERCENT SCORE IN THE POSTAL SECTION OF THE SHIP'S SMC. PETTY OFFICER BARRIENTOS' INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CUSTODIAN OF POSTAL EFFECTS IN USS GRAVELY (DDG 107) FROM SEPTEMBER 2019 TO AUGUST 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER HUGHES CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HER DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SHE EXPERTLY PROCESSED OVER 30,000 POUNDS OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING MAIL FOR OVER 320 SAILORS, MAINTAINING SECURITY OF BOTH PERSONAL AND OFFICIAL ORDINARY AND ACCOUNTABLE MAIL WHILE MAINTAINING A CERTIFICATION READY OPERATION AT ALL TIMES. HER DISPLAY OF EXCEPTIONAL LOGISTICS AND PERSONAL MANAGEMENT WERE FUNDAMENTAL IN COMMAND ENHANCEMENT, MORALE AND SAILORIZATION. PETTY OFFICER HUGHES' COMPETENCE, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CUSTODIAN OF POSTAL EFFECTS. IN THIS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT, PETTY OFFICER MONTES MANAGED A TEAM OF 47 MILITARY AND 16 MLC PERSONNEL IN THE SAFE AND EXPEDITIOUS PROCESSING, DISPATCHING AND DELIVERING OF 8.5 MILLION POUNDS OF MAIL IN SUPPORT OF 13 FDNF SHIPS, 76 TENANT COMMANDS, AND 29,000 YOKOSUKA AND IKEGO BASED CUSTOMERS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE GENERATED $109,000 IN POSTAL REVENUE, MANAGED $50,000 IN POSTAL EQUIPMENT AND $34,000 IN USPS RETAIL STOCK ITEMS WITH 100% ACCOUNTABILITY. FURTHER, SHE ENSURED THE ERROR-FREE SUBMISSION OF MONTHLY REPORTS AND MAINTAINED 100 PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF A COMMAND MANAGED POSTAGE METER ACCOUNT OF 50,000 DOLLARS. PETTY OFFICER MONTES' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, RELENTLESS PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.