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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE SENIOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE, FOX COMPANY, 4TH LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 4TH MARINE DIVISION FROM MARCH 2020 TO APRIL 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SECOND CLASS ROGER CLEVELAND CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DEDICATED HIMSELF TO SEEK BATTALION DUTIES AND INCREASE THE DEPLOYMENT READINESS OF SEVEN COMPANIES, SUSTAINING A TOTAL FORCE MEDICAL CAPABILITY OF 90 PERCENT. THIS LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF EIGHT ANNUAL TRAINING EXERCISES, TWO INTEGRATED TRAINING EXERCISES, AND THE ACQUISITION OF MORE THAN 50,000 DOLLARS IN CLASS VIII MATERIAL, WHICH RESULTED IN ZERO DELAYS IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES DURING TRAINING EVENTS. AS THE BATTALION NAVAL PERSONNEL ORDERS PLANNER, HE MANAGED A BUDGET OF OVER 400,000 DOLLARS TO ENSURE MEDICAL SUPPORT DURING ANNUAL TRAINING EVOLUTIONS AND PROVIDE SAILORS FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION RESULTING IN 92 PERCENT NAVY RETENTION. HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SECOND CLASS CLEVELAND'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SENIOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE, 3D MARINE LITTORAL REGIMENT, 3D MARINE DIVISION, BALIKATAN 2023 FROM 12 FEBRUARY 2023 TO 14 APRIL 2023. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, PETTY OFFICER HOBART LED ONE SAILOR, CONDUCTING 16 PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, 11 DENTAL EXAMS, THE ADMINISTRATION OF 27 VACCINES, AND OVERSIGHT OF 176 PRE-TRAVEL COVID TESTS, ACHIEVING A 100% FULLY DEPLOYABLE FORCE. HIS EFFORTS ENABLED 3D MARINE LITTORAL REGIMENT TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ITS INAUGURAL DEPLOYMENT. WHILE FORWARD DEPLOYED, PETTY OFFICER HOBART CONDUCTED 12 HOURS OF MEDICAL TRAINING FOR 37 MARINES AND FILIPINO MARINES. HE TREATED TWO LACERATIONS AND COORDINATED THE MEDEVAC OF ONE BURN VICTIM TO ROLE 2 FOR DEFINITIVE CARE. HE WAS INTRUMENTAL IN THE COORDINATION OF COVID TESTING FOR 155 MARINES, SOLDIERS, AIRMEN, AND DOD CONTRACTORS, ALLOWING SUCCESSFUL REDEPLOYMENT OF THE AMERICAN FORCE POSITIONED AT NAVAL BASE CAMILO OSIAS. HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SECOND CLASS HOBART'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FLIGHT LINE AID STATION (FLAS) SMDR, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 172, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 36, 1ST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING FROM JUNE 2020 TO JUNE 2023. HOSPITAL CORPSMAN FIRST CLASS BRANSON FLAWLESSLY EXECUTED HIS POSITION AS FLIGHT LINE AID STATION SMDR CULMINATING IN A 97 PERCENT EVALUATION SCORE FOR MEDICAL. HE LED A TEAM OF 15 SAILORS IN THE COMPLETION OF 14 GRADED UNIT LEVEL EVENTS. HIS EFFORTS PLAYED A ROLE IN MWSS-172 RECEIVING THE COMMANDING GENERAL'S 'FIGHT TONIGHT' DEPLOYMENT READINESS STATUS AND THE SQUADRON EARNING THE TITLE OF 'MWSS OF THE YEAR'. ADDITIONALLY, HE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A SYSTEM TO TRACK AND CREATE CORRESPONDENCE FOR MAW-WIDE REQUIREMENTS DURING COVID-19 MITIGATION EFFORTS. FURTHER, HE MENTORED 31 SAILORS, RESULTING IN FIVE PROMOTIONS, 13 PERSONAL AWARDS, 10 ENLISTED FLEET MARINE FORCE WARFARE SPECIALIST QUALIFICATIONS, AND ONE SAILOR OF THE YEAR. HOSPITAL CORPSMAN FIRST CLASS BRANSON'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SENIOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE (SMDR) WHILE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF SEAL TEAM TWO TASK UNIT EUROPE (TU-E). WHILE NOT INITALLY ASSIGNED TO THIS DEMANDING ROLE, HMC VALENCIA ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE AND DISTINGUISHED HERSELF AS THE SMDR. SHE UTILIZED HER PROFESSIONALISM AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE COMMAND MISSION, TAKING RESPONSIBLITY FOR THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT OF 114 SEAL TEAM TWO OPERATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF. IN ADDITION, SHE ATTENDED A VARIETY OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAININGS (JCET) AS THE IDC FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE. FURTHER, DESPITE A HEAVY OPS TEMPO, SHE PROVIDED MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR THE STAFF AND TU-E PERSONNEL ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING 15 MEDICAL PLANS AND BRIEFING THOSE PLANS AT PRE-MISSION CONOPS. HMC VALENCIA'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY SENIOR LINE, AND KILO COMPANY SENIOR LINE FOR 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINES FROM FEBRUARY 2013 TO MARCH 2016. PETTY OFFICER LEVESQUE LED 60 SAILORS IN THE READINESS OF 1053 MARINES. HE CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED 94% BATTALION MEDICAL READINESS WHICH LED TO THE COMMAND EARNING THE BLUE H AWARD TWO YEARS IN A ROW FROM 2014-2015. HE LED AND COORDINATED THE QUALIFICATION OF 12 BLS-I, 94 BLS-B, 18 TCCC-I, 1300 CLS MARINES, 25 COLD WEATHER MEDICINE, 15 MOUNTAIN MEDICINE, AND 27 JUNGLE MEDICINE COURSE SAILORS. HE LED 55 SAILORS AS THE ADVISOR FOR THE SECOND CLASS AND JUNIOR ENLISTED ASSOCIATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF 35 SAILORS TO THE NEXT PAYGRADE, 1 DIVISION SOY, 1 REGIMENTAL SOY, 2 DIVISION JSOQ, AND 2 REGIMENTAL BJOQ. ADDITIONALLY, HE INSTRUCTED A CLS COURSE FOR 200 JAPANESE GROUND SELF DEFENSE FORCE DURING OPERATION FOREST LIGHT WHICH STRENGTHENED THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ALLIES IN THE PACIFIC. AS SMDR DURING BALIKATAN 2015 IN THE PHILIPPINES, HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MEDICAL READINESS OF 205 MARINES AND SAILORS FROM 5 DIFFERENT COMMANDS IN 3RD DIVISION AND LED THE MEDEVAC RESPONSE TEAM DURING LIVE FIRE TRAINING WITH 2,000 U.S. AND FILIPINO MARINES RESULTING IN ZERO CASUALTIES. PETTY OFFICER LEVESQUE'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, STEADFAST INITIATIVE, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS BATTALION AID STATION SENIOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE, 3D LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION FROM 11 AUGUST 2014 TO 22 JULY 2016. CHIEF JULIEN'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION INCREASED AND SUSTAINED THE BATTALION'S MEDICAL READINESS, KEEPING THE BATTALION DEPLOYMENT READY AT ALL TIMES. IN ADDITION TO IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED DEPENDABLE MEDICAL COVERAGE PROCEDURES FOR ALL BATTALION TRAINING EVENTS, CHIEF JULIEN MAINTAINED A 95% FULL MEDICAL READINESS FOR THREE DEPLOYING COMPANIES. DURING EXERCISES DESERT SCIMITAR AND SAND BADGER, HE SUCCESSFULLY LED 69 CORPSMEN IN A FORWARD DEPLOYED ENVIRONMENT, HONING TRIAGE, CASUALTY EVACUATION, FIELD PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, AND FORWARD MEDICAL SKILLS. HE ENABLED HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT TO 500 MARINES THROUGH 14 CORPSMEN BY COMPLETING THE MEDICAL SCHEDULING FOR A SEVEN DAY BATTALION FORCE ON FORCE OPERATION. CHIEF JULIEN DILIGENTLY MANAGED THE PROCESSING, STORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF OVER $100,000 IN EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES OF THE BATTALION AID STATION FOR THE RENOVATION OF BUILDING 1631 WITH NO DEGRADATION OF MEDICAL CARE TO THE BATTALION. HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL LED HIM TO REVIEW AND IMPROVE TEN STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, THREE LOG BOOKS, AND THE ACCURACY OF OVER 1,000 HEALTH RECORDS, ALL CULMINATING IN A COMMANDING GENERAL READINESS INSPECTION SCORE OF 94%, A 30% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION. THE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, STEADFAST INITIATIVE, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY EXHIBITED BY CHIEF JULIEN REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS SENIOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE FROM JUNE 2012 TO JUNE 2015. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SCHEFANO DEMONSTRATED UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP THAT CULMINATED IN SPECTACULAR ACHIEVEMENTS AND ENSURED THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM AND READINESS OF OVER 490 SAILORS. SHE CONTRIBUTED TO NAVY'S INCREASED RETENTION BY PROVIDING STRONG LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO 21 JUNIOR SAILORS AND TWO JUNIOR OFFICERS, SUPPORTING 11 CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, 42 EXW QUALIFICATIONS, THREE DUTY ARMORERS, FOUR NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS, THREE SAILORS OF THE QUARTER, TWO REENLISTMENTS, AND ONE FLAG LETTER OF COMMENDATION. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SCHEFANO INSTRUCTED AND EVALUATED OVER 100 MEDICAL DRILLS DURING UNIT LEVEL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENTS, ULTIMATELY INCREASING THE UNIT'S OPERATIONAL READINESS BY 53%. SHE METICULOUSLY VERIFIED AND ENTERED 836 DUAL PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS INTO THE NAVY'S MEDICAL READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM, COORDINATED THE ADMINISTRATION OF 745 IMMUNIZATIONS, 73 PHYSICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, 113 AUDIOGRAMS, 37 DENTAL EXAMS, 207 HOURS OF ICS/BEFA/CLS/BLS COURSES, AND LED THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT THROUGH CRATE/ISIC LEVEL MEDICAL READINESS ASSESSMENT CYCLES, ACHIEVING A SCORE OF OUTSTANDING AND 100% CAPABILITY TO MEET REAL WORLD HEALTH CONTINGENCIES TO SUPPORT EUCOM, AFRICOM, CENTCOM, PACOM AND SOUTHCOM DEPLOYMENTS. CHIEF SCHEFANO'S INITIATIVE, PROFESSIONAL PROWESS AND UNDENIABLE CHARACTER IS A TESTAMENT TO HER DEVOTION TO DUTY AND REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS SENIOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR SECOND NAVY EXPEDITIONARY LOGISTICS REGIMENT, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA FROM AUGUST 2002 TO FEBRUARY 2015. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CARROLL SERVED WITH DISTINCTION DURING UNIT LEVEL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDING MEDICAL SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT FOR TWO BATTALIONS AND OVER 650 SAILORS. HE DEVELOPED TRACKERS TO MAINTAIN READINESS RESULTING IN THE ACCURATE REPORTING OF READINESS, EXCEEDING NAVY RESERVE FORCE AND NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND REQUIREMENTS AT 92 PERCENT. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, INITITAIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CARROLL REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS ON THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.