SPAWAR Waterfront Action Officer (SWAO) Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER ATLANTIC DETACHMENT MAYPORT SPAWAR WATERFRONT ACTION OFFICER (SWAO) FROM FEBRUARY 2013 TO FEBRUARY 2015. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER RIVERA PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SOUND JUDGMENT AS SHE OVERSAW AND MANAGED COMPLEX COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INTELLIGENCE (C4I) INSTALLATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. SHE METICULOUSLY MANAGED 80 C4I INSTALLATIONS VALUED AT MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ONBOARD 17 COMBATANT SHIPS, DELIVERING THEM ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER RIVERA REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.