Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER AT NAVAL SURFACE AND MINE WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER FROM AUGUST 2024 TO MAY 2026. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER COLLIER EXPERTLY CONDUCTED INDOCTRINATIONS FOR 68 STAFF AND 211 STUDENTS IN SUPPORT OF 28 WARFARE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR AND TYPE COMMANDER COURSES, ENHANCING AND PROTECTING OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE. ADDITIONALLY, HE EFFICIENTLY ADMINISTERED AND ISSUED 1,560 VISITOR BADGES AND SUPPORTED 23 SURFACE AND INFORMATION WARFARE TRAINING EVENTS FOR MULTIPLE SEA AND SHORE COMMANDS, CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED OPERATIOINAL READINESS. FURTHER, AS COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR, HE PRODUCED SIX REENLISTMENTS AND THREE EXTENSIONS, DIRECTLY IMPROVING RETENTION AND MANNING. PETTY OFFICER COLLIER'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST 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 INFORMATION WARFARE, WARFARE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR AT NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE TRAINING GROUP GULFPORT FROM SEPTEMBER 2024 TO FEBRUARY 2026. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER VINCENT PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, AND INFORMATION WARFARE TRAINING ACROSS THE OPERATIONAL FORCE. HE INTEGRATED TACTICS INTO TRAINING, COORDINATED A GULF COAST-WIDE NAVY SPACE OPERATIONS COURSE, AND ENGAGED COMMANDS ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN ORDER TO ALIGN TRAINING WITH CURRENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER VINCENT'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.