Damage Control Petty Officer Citations
PETTY OFFICER VEGA TRAINED OVER 500 SAILORS IN BASIC AND ADVANCED DAMAGE CONTROL, ENSURING USS CARNEY'S CREW COULD EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO ANY CASUALTY THROUGH MULTIPLE PATROLS. HE LED TIME SENSITIVE REPAIRS TO MAJOR DAMAGE CONTROL SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE FORWARD AND AFT AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM STATIONS, HALON, MAIN DRAINAGE, THREE EMERGENCY BREATHING AIR COMPRESSORS, THREE AIR CHARGING STATIONS, AND MAINTAINED THREE REPAIR LOCKERS ESTABLISHING THE HIGHEST COMPLIANCE WITH SHIP'S DAMAGE CONTROL READINESS. HIS DEDICATION TO THE MISSION ENSURED SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TWO DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ASSESSMENTS, TWO MOBILITY DAMAGE CONTROL WARFARE ASSESSMENTS, TWO MOBILITY ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTS, A MOBILITY AIR ASSESSMENT, TWO BOARD OF INSPECTION AND SURVEY ASSESSMENTS, AND TWO LIGHT OFF ASSESSMENTS THROUGH THREE FORWARD DEPLOYED TOURS, A HOME PORT SHIFT, AND A SUCCESSFUL DRY DOCK EXTENDED DRY-DOCKING SELECTED RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY. PETTY OFFICER VEGA'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, 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 DAMAGE CONTROL TEAM LEADER AT AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP SAN DIEGO FROM MAY 2020 TO JUNE 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER VALERIE BISCARO PERFORMED HER DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL SKILL AND RESOURCEFULNESS, SHE EXECUTED 50 TRAINING EVENTS AND EFFECTIVELY TRAINED OVER 10,000 SAILORS IN DAMAGE CONTROL ADMINISTRATION, MATERIAL, AND CASUALTY CONTROL PROCEDURES RESULTING IN THE MOB-D CERTIFICATION OF 20 PACIFIC FLEET SHIPS AND ONE AIR CRAFT CARRIER, ENHANCING PACIFIC FLEET READINESS. BY HER UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BISCARO REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS USS THUNDERBOLT'S DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT FROM AUGUST 2021 TO JUNE 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER WAHL PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER, MAINTAINING ALL SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL PROGRAMS, COORDINATING THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF ALL SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL SYSTEMS, PERFORMING DUTIES AS SHIP'S GFE, A POSITION ABOVE HIS PAYGRADE, AND COORDINATING THE SHIP'S DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING TEAM IN EXECUTION OF NUMEROUS DRILLS, TRAINING, AND QUALIFICATION EVOLUTIONS. HIS ACTIONS ALLOWED THE SHIP TO PASS MULTIPLE INSPECTIONS INCLUDING TSRA, RE6, RE7, 3MI, AND NUMEROUS FIRE MARSHALL ASSESSMENTS. PETTY OFFICER WAHL'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF 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 DAMAGE CONTROLMAN SECOND CLASS ON BOARD USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) FROM SEPTEMBER 2019 TO JULY 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, DAMAGE CONTROLMAN SECOND CLASS PFEIFFER, DISPLAYING OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL AND DAMAGE CONTROL KNOWLEDGE, COMPLETED 25 INSURV DEMONSTRATIONS, 26 TSTA/FEP DRILL SCENARIOS, AND CONDUCTED 317 HOURS OF TRAINING, RESULTING IN 1726 QUALIFICATIONS, GREATLY INCREASING DAMAGE CONTROL READINESS SHIP WIDE. HIS EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO A SUCCESSFUL WESTERN PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT TO THE 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. DC2 PFEIFFER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND DEDICATION 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 DAMAGE CONTROL PETTY OFFICER FOR OD DIVISION FROM XXXXXXX 2013 TO XXXXXX 2014. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR PERFORMED OVER 300 HOURS OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON DAMAGE CONTROL EQUIPMENT, RESULTING IN 100% OPERATING CAPABILITY AT ALL TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR FLAWLESSLY CONDUCTED NINE SPOT CHECKS, INCLUDING ONE COMMANDING OFFICER'S SPOT CHECK, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S EFFORTS INCREASED OD DIVISION DCPO READINESS FROM 55% TO 100%, THE HIGHEST READINESS LEVEL FOR ANY DIVISION ONBOARD USS UNDERWAY. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A DAMAGE CONTROL INSTRUCTOR FOR FARRIER FIRE FIGHTING SCHOOL AT THE CENTER FOR NAVAL ENGINEERING LEARNING SITE NORFOLK FROM -------- TO --------. AS A SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL INSTRUCTOR, HE TRAINED OVER 200 FRENCH, RUSSIAN, UNITED KINGDOM, AND U.S. SAILORS ON BASIC SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH LIMITED RESOURCES AND THE INSTRUCTION WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AS IT WAS TRANSLATED FOR EACH NATIONALITY. HIS EXCEPTIONAL COORDINATION SKILLS HELPED ENSURE ALL TRAINERS WERE READY FOR THE DAILY OPERATION OF HIGH RISK TRAINING AND ACCOMPLISHED THIS TASK WITHOUT ANY CASUALTIES. PETTY OFFICER KOCH'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
AS WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR FOR DAMAGE CONTROL WORKCENTER ER09 IN USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101) FROM AUGUST 2012 TO SEPTEMBER 2016. HE CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DISPLAYING SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, PETTY OFFICER THOMPSON SUPERVISED 33 PERSONNEL IN SHIP-WIDE DAMAGE CONTROL MAINTENANCE WHICH PROVED VITAL DURING GRIDLEY'S 3M CERTIFICATIONS. AS A MEMBER OF THE DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING TEAM, DC2 THOMPSON ENSURED CONTINUED OPERATIONAL SUCCESS DURING RIGOROUS TRAINING CYCLES BY QUALIFYING OVER 200 PERSONNEL IN DAMAGE CONTROL WATCHSTATIONS. HIS METICULOUS OVERSIGHT PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF GRIDLEY’S DAMAGE CONTROL READINESS. PETTY OFFICER THOMPSON'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.