Naval Oceanography Operations Command (NOOC)
COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING WITH NAVY RESERVE COMMANDER, NAVY METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY COMMAND, NAVAL OPERATIONS OPERATIONS CENTER, FROM 1 JULY 2016 TO 31 DECEMBER 2025. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TILLAPAUGH'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SUCCESS OF NR CNMOC NOOC MISSION EXECUTION. SERVING IN POSITIONS OF INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY AS ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER, LEADING PETTY OFFICER, AND COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR, HE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND SAILOR DEVELOPMENT. CHIEF TILLAPAUGH PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE CREATION AND DISSEMINATION OF APPROXIMATELY 350 ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE AND UNDERSEA WARFARE PRODUCTS, DIRECTLY SUPPORTING FLEET READINESS AND OPERATIONAL DECISION-MAKING. ADDITIONALLY, CHIEF TILLAPAUGH PARTICIPATED IN THREE MOBILIZATION EXERCISES, ENSURING PERSONNEL AND COMMAND MOBILIZATION READINESS WHILE REINFORCING RESERVE INTEGRATION INTO ACTIVE-DUTY OPERATIONS. HIS PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND MENTORSHIP SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED COMMAND EFFECTIVENESS AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF NUMEROUS SAILORS. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TILLAPAUGH'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RELENTLESS EFFORTS, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
WATCH CENTER SUPERVISOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS WATCH CENTER SUPERVISOR AT NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONS COMMAND FROM JUNE 2020 TO OCTOBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER GRADERT PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE LED 27 PERSONNEL IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF 3,741 MARITIME FORECASTS AND UNDERSEA WARFARE ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION PRODUCTS IN SUPPORT OF FORWARD DEPLOYED UNITS AND OPERATIONAL COMMANDERS, PRESERVING OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS WORLD WIDE. IN ADDITION, HIS MENTORSHIP RESULTED IN 40 QUALIFICATIONS, FOUR WARFARE DESIGNATIONS, AND TWO ADVANCEMENTS. FURTHER, HIS INNOVATION PRODUCED A REDUCTION OF 988 MAN HOURS ANNUALLY, DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING COMMAND EFFICIENCY. FINALLY, HIS EFFORTS LEAD TO $4,754 IN PROFITS FOR A VARIETY OF ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, GREATLY IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. PETTY OFFICER GRADERT'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, AND DEDICATED SERVICE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
REACH BACK CENTER (RBC) DIVO
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS REACH BACK CENTER (RBC) DIVO, CURRENT OPERATIONS OFFICER, AND ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT HEAD AT NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONS COMMAND FROM AUGUST 2020 TO APRIL 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, LTJG SOCRATES LED 23 SAILORS, 7 OFFICERS, AND 16 CIVILIANS IN THE PRODUCTION OF MORE THAN 3,000 PRODUCTS INCLUDING 2,000 OCEANOGRAPHY AND ACOUSTICS PRODUCTS, 700 ELECTROMAGNETIC PRODUCTS, AND 200 SUBWEAX FORECASTS. IN ADDITION, HE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE COMPLETION OF TWO JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT (JQR) REVISIONS RESULTING IN IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND A FIFTY PERCENT REDUCTION IN WATCH HOURS. MOREOVER, AS SAFETY OFFICER, HE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED SIX SEASONAL SAFETY BRIEFINGS, RAISING SAFETY COMPLIANCE TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. BY HIS SUPERIOR PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, EXCEPTIONAL PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY, LTJG SOCRATES REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
CURRENT OPERATIONS OFFICER
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CURRENT OPERATIONS OFFICER AND ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT HEAD AT NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONS COMMAND FROM OCTOBER 2018 TO MARCH 2021. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT NANCY TILMAN PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE FLAWLESSLY LED NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONS COMMAND THROUGH A DYNAMIC REORGANIZATION AND A CULTURAL SHIFT DURING ONE OF THE COMMAND'S AND THE COMMUNITY'S MOST AUSTERE MANNING PERIODS WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST PRODUCTION AND SUPPORT OPTEMPO. ADDITIONALLY, LIEUTENANT TILMAN'S INSPIRING LEADERSHIP, VISION, AND COMMITMENT TO THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONS COMMAND MISSION EARNED RECOGNITION BY THE OCEANOGRAPHER OF THE NAVY AND THE AWARD OF THE PRESTIGIOUS CAPTAIN RICHARD C. STEERE AWARD. LIEUTENANT TILMAN'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, INSPIRING DEVOTION TO DUTY, AND DEDICATED SERVICE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
ANTISUBMARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY FORECASTER
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ANTISUBMARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY FORECASTER AT NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE CENTER YOKOSUKA, JAPAN FROM MARCH 2016 TO APRIL 2018. PETTY OFFICER DICOLA OVERSAW 18 MANAGERS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF 123 ASSESSABLE UNITS WITHIN THE MIC PROGRAM WHICH LED TO THE COMMAND PASSING THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY OPERATIONS COMMAND'S INSPECTION WITH A 95% SCORE. IN ADDITION, AS A DUAL FORECASTER, HE ACTIVELY SUPERVISED 13 SAILORS IN PRODUCING 430 ENVIRONMENTAL BRIEFS AND 383 WEATHER REPORTS TO SUPPORT DESTROYER SQUADRON 15'S EXECUTION OF THREE JOINT EXERCISES AND THE SAFETY OF 29 SHIPS AND THREE NAVY FORCE JAPAN BASES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MANAGING SEVEN OTHER COMMAND POSITONS. PETTY OFFICER DICOLA'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.