Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTION AIRSPACE PROGRAM MANAGER AT NSA PHILADELPHIA FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF OPERATIONS SPECIALIST HARDING ESTABLISHED CUTTING-EDGE COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS FOR THREE NAVAL INSTALLATIONS FROM THE GROUND UP. HE EXPERTLY COLLABORATED WITH EIGHT LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE FAA, NCIS, PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT BOMB SQUAD, AND NAVY EOD TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED REACTION PLAN FOR DRONE INCIDENTS AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROVIDED RELEVANT AND TIMELY SENIOR ENLISTED MENTORSHIP FOR TWO DEPARTMENTS FOR 15 JUNIOR ENLISTED AND SEVEN ACTIVATED RESERVISTS. PETTY OFFICER HARDING'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON 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 COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-UAS) OPERATOR, U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, BAHRAIN FROM FEBRUARY 2020 TO OCTOBER 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS GIBSON PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE EXPERTLY PROVIDED OVER ONE THOUSAND HOURS OF VIGILANT WATCH, FLAWLESSLY EXECUTING ALL ELECTRONIC ATTACKS AND MITIGATION EFFORTS DURING 25 UAS EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE TRAINED 37 SAILORS ON THE CORIAN SYSTEM AND PRE-PLANNED RESPONSES PERTAINING TO UAS EVENTS, RESULTING IN EIGHT FULLY QUALIFIED C-UAS OPERATORS. PETTY OFFICER GIBSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY 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 WHILE SERVING AS INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGER (ISSM) AND COUNTER - UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (CUAS) OPERATOR AT NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY MONTEREY FROM 5 JULY 2022 TO 1 JULY 2025. PETTY OFFICER HASKIN EXCELLED AS ISSM, PROCESSING OVER 300 SAAR FORMS IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL CYBERSECURITY DIVISION, EXPEDITING ACCOUNT ACCESS AND STRENGTHENING CYBER HYGIENE COMMAND-WIDE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, HE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN MISSION-FOCUSED CUAS OPERATIONS, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND MITIGATION OF 598 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS IN THE INSTALLATION'S AIRSPACE. HIS DUAL-ROLE PROFICIENCY ENHANCED NSA MONTEREY'S OVERALL SECURITY POSTURE AND ENSURED UNINTERRUPTED SUPPORT TO MULTIPLE TENANT COMMANDS. PETTY OFFICER HASKIN'S DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN, ISA AIR BASE, BAHRAIN. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER WALL CONDUCTED 89 HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE AND SUBMITTED COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (CUAS) MONTHLY AND WEEKLY UPDATES TO SHORE BATTLE SPACE AND REGION REPRESENTATIVES FOR JOINT COUNTER RADIO CONTROLLED IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ELECTRONIC WARFARE (JCREW) AND DRONE RESTRICTED ACCESS USING KNOWN ELECTRONIC WARFARE (DRAKE) SYSTEMS, TO BOLSTER THE DEFENSE OF ISA AIR BASE. ADDITIONALLY, SHE LED 11 CUAS TRAINING CLASSES FOR 140 INCOMING ASF/NSF/ADA PERSONNEL AND ENSURED 640 ENTERPRISE LAND MOBILE RADIOS (ELMR) WERE APPROPRIATELY DISTRIBUTED, REPAIRED AND SECURED. FURTHER, AS TF-58 N6 TACTICAL SUPPORT TECHNICIAN, SHE DEPLOYED 153 ASSETS IN 27 HOURS TO MEET STATE DEPARTMENT, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, ROYAL BAHRAIN AIR FORCE, U.S. NAVY, U.S. ARMY, AND U.S. MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENTS. FINALLY, SHE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED WITH 23 N6 SAILORS TO ENABLE TF-58 TO IN-PROCESS, REVIEW THREAT DATABASE, AND OUT-PROCESS 7,050 AFGHANISTAN REFUGEES IN A SIX-DAY PERIOD. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER WALL REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.