Key Maintenance Item (KMI) Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS THE KEY MAINTENANCE ITEM (KMI) MANAGER AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, RESPONSIBLE CONTROL AUTHORITY (RCA) DURING CRITICAL OPERATIONS TESTING AND AS AN IN-SECTION ENGINEERING OFFICER OF THE WATCH (EOOW) DURING UNDERWAY OPERATIONS FROM 12 AUGUST 2021 TO 21 SEPTEMBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT CHARLES WAYMO DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN MULTIPLE PIVOTAL ROLES. AS THE KMI MANAGER, HIS METICULOUS OVERSIGHT ENSURED OPTIMAL FUNCTIONALITY OF CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO OPERATIONAL READINESS. ADDITIONALLY, AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, HIS STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AND MANAGERIAL ACUMEN WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN NAVIGATING COMPLEX OPERATIONAL PHASES, NOTABLY DURING THE UNIT'S CRITICAL RCA DUTIES IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. HIS ROLE AS AN IN-SECTION EOOW FURTHER SHOWCASED HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE IN ENSURING THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF CRUCIAL SYSTEMS DURING UNDERWAY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING STANDING AS AN IN-SECTION EOOW FOR THE OPERATIONAL REACTOR SAFEGUARDS EXAMINATION (ORSE). LIEUTENANT WAYMO'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DUTY REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS COMMUNICATIONS WATCH OFFICER FOR COMMANDER, LOGISTICS GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC TASK FORCE SEVEN THREE FROM MARCH 2019 TO FEBRUARY 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER LARKEN PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE EFFICIENTLY MANAGED SEVENTH FLEET THEATER-WIDE COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CTF-73 AND CDS-7 WHILE PROVIDING FULL SUPPORT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE TO A VARIETY OF STATIONS SUCH AS ECO CHANGI NAVAL BASE, SOPAC, USAF PAYA LEBAR, AND THE U.S. EMBASSY. IN ADDITION, AS KMI OPERATING ACCOUNT MANAGER, HE CONDUCTED CRITICAL SEMI-ANNUAL INVENTORIES, SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM UPGRADES, AND MAINTAINED COMSEC KEYS, MATERIALS, AND SECURITY LOGS FOR THE KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM, ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY OF THE COMLOG WESTPAC COMSEC PROGRAM. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER LARKEN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, SUPERLATIVE INITIATIVE, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTES AS THE COMMAND'S OPERATIONAL COMSEC ACCOUNT MANAGER AND KMI COURSE SUPERVISOR. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER CLOVER LED THE SAN DIEGO, KINGS BAY, AND VIRGINIA BEACH KMI COURSE SUPERVISORS AND LOCAL ELEMENT CUSTODIANS IN SUPPORT OF COMSEC EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT DURING AN EMERGENT FLEET-WIDE SHORTAGE. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER CLOVER COORDINATED EXTENSIVELY WITH THREE DIFFERENT SITES THROUGH DATA COLLECTION AND COLLATION THAT ENABLED THE COMMAND'S ISIC TO ACCURATELY DOCUMENT AND REPORT A CRITICAL EQUIPMENT SHORTAGE THAT WOULD HAVE STOPPED TRAINING AT TWO OF THE COURSE SITES. PETTY OFFICER CLOVER'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS KMI MANAGER AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE OFFICER AT SEAL TEAM SEVENTEEN. PETTY OFFICER SHOWDEN LED TWO SAILORS, TWO CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS, AND ONE CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR IN THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR OVER 450 STAFF AND DRILLING RESERVISTS. IN ADDITION, HE COORDINATED AND IMPLEMENTED 60 COMMUNICATIONS PLANS IN SUPPORT OF 20 TRAINING EVOLUTIONS, EIGHT SOCOM DEPLOYMENTS, AND FOUR EXERCISES. FURTHER, AS EKMS MANAGER, HE OVERSAW A 200-LINE ITEM COMSEC ACCOUNT AND EXCEEDED STANDARDS DURING TWO ISIC INSPECTIONS. PETTY OFFICER SHOWDEN'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTES AS LEADING KMI INSPECTOR SCHEDULER FOR NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES FROM AUGUST 2018 TO MARCH 2021. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER SAWYER TRAINED, MENTORED, AND AUDITED 25 KMI ACCOUNTS FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL COMSEC MATERIAL. HE PERSONALLY AUDITED 42 ACCOUNTS ENCOMPASSING 105,474 LINE ITEMS ACROSS SIX AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR), VALIDATING AND CERTIFYING ALL FOR CONTINUED SECURE OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, AS A TECHNICAL ADVISOR TO NETOPS UNIT LEVEL TRAINING DIRECTOR, HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN NETOPS WAS INVALUABLE TO UNIT LEVEL READINESS CERTIFICATION OF ELEVEN TELSTAS AND THE SUCCESS OF THE NETOPS ASHORE ULTRA TECH ASSIST PROGRAM. PETTY OFFICER SAWYER'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.