Aviation Machinists Mate (AD) Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PLANE CAPTAIN AND POWER PLANTS TECHNICIAN IN STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON ONE FIVE FOUR FROM MARCH 2013 TO JUNE 2016. PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS ESCOBAR PERFORMED HER DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS A HIGHLY MOTIVATED PROFESSIONAL, SHE QUICKLY QUALIFIED AS PLANE CAPTAIN AND NON-PILOT TURN-UP OPERATOR, IMMENSLY IMPROVING DEPARTMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY. PETTY OFFICER ESCOBAR DISPLAYED UNSURPASSED TECHNICAL ABILITY AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE INCREASED OVERALL READINESS OF THE POWERPLANTS WORK CENTER AND THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. PETTY OFFICER ESCOBAR'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, RELENTLESS PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
POWERPLANTS SUPERVISOR AT STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON ONE TWO FIVE FROM JANUARY XXXX TO DECEMBER XXXX. PETTY OFFICER XXXXX DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE AND SUPERB ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN THE SUPERVISION AND TRAINING OF 37 POWERPLANTS PERSONNEL. HIS EXCEPTIONAL ENTHUSIASM, OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP FACILITATED THE SAFE AND TIMELY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 178 GE-F404-400 ENGINES AND 14 FUEL CELL RELATED SYSTEM COMPONENTS, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE SQUADRON'S REMARKABLE 96 PERCENT SORTIE COMPLETION RATE AND THE QUALIFICATION OF 55 FLEET REPLACEMENT PILOTS. ADDITIONALLY, HIS DEVOTION TO THE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF OTHERS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE INCREASED OVERALL TRAINING READINESS FOR POWERPLANTS WORK CENTER AND THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. PETTY OFFICER XXXX'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS SIXTEEN BRAVO WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR AND COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR IN HELICOPTER MINE COUNTERMEASURES FIFTEEN FROM ---- ---- TO ---- ----. PETTY OFFICER EARLS' OUTSTANDING MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND EXCEPTIONAL PLATFORM KNOWLEDGE ENABLED HIM TO SUCCESSFULLY SUPERVISE TEN PERSONNEL IN THE COMPLETION OF OVER 500 MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES AND XXX AMCM MISSIONS. IN ADDITION, HE EXPERTLY SUPERVISED THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF SIX AMCM WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND FIVE SETS OF AN/AQS-24 GEAR IN THE 5TH FLEET AOR, ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF ALL SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DURING THE SIX MONTHS HE WAS DEPLOYED WITH ZERO DEGRADATION TO THE FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND AN UNPRECEDENTED 100 PERCENT OPERATIONAL SORTIE RATE. PETTY OFFICER EARLS' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT. DISPLAYING PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AND KEEN ATTENTION-TO-DETAIL, AVIATION MACHINISTS MATE SECOND CLASS SAILOR, WHILE PERFORMING A 30-HOUR SPECIAL INSPECTION ON THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD, DISCOVERED THE LOWER BLUE PITCH CONTROL ROD WORN AND OUT OF TOLERANCE. HE IMMEDIATELY DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM, NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND INITIATED A DOWNING DISCREPANCY. HIS KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND DILIGENT EFFORTS PREVENTED THE LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
ASSISTANT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COORDINATOR AT HELICOPTER MARITIME STRIKE SQUADRON FOUR ONE FROM XXXXX XXXXX TO XXXXX XXXXX. AS POWERPLANTS TECHNICIAN, AVIATION MACHINISTS MATE THIRD CLASS SAILOR INSPECTED AND CORRECTED 887 MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES. IN ADDITION, HE SKILLFULLY MANAGED THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM ASSURING THE SAFE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF 212 HAZARDOUS ITEMS VALUED AT OVER $100,000. HE REVALIDATED REQUIRED HAZARDOUS SUPPLIES AND REDUCED THE HAZARDOUS WASTE INVENTORY BY 30 PERCENT AND INCREASED MSDS AVAILABILITY TO 100% FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2 YEARS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER OF HSC-3, MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION AND POWERPLANTS DIVISION FROM XXXXX XXXXX TO XXXXX XXXXX. AD1 COLLINS LED 300 SAILORS IN THEIR DAILY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO LEAD FLAWLESSLY OVERSAW 3400 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, TWO COMHSCWINGPAC TRAINING ASSIST MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS, THREE MAINTENANCE QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS AIDING IN THE CERTIFICATION OF HSC-4, HSC-6, HSC-14 AND HSC-3 AS "SAFE TO OPERATE" AND ONE NAVAL AIR FORCES AVIATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTION RESULTING IN A GRADE OF 40 0F 43 PROGRAMS MEETING OR EXCEEDING STANDARDS. PETTY OFFICER COLLINS' INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE, AND MENTORSHIP RESULTED IN 55 JUNIOR SAILORS BEING ADVANCED TO THE NEXT PAYGRADE. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER COLLINS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE ON DEPLOYMENT WITH ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON ONE THREE LINE SHACK DIVISION ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) FROM XXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER HERTZOG CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HER DUTIES IN A SUPERIOR MANNER. PETTY OFFICER HERTZOG LED THREE JUNIOR SAILORS IN COMPLETING 144 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AND 55 AIRCRAFT WASHDOWNS ON 11 AIRCRAFT. HER EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE COUPLED WITH HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES LED TO HER RECOGNITION AS THE NUMBER ONE PLANE CAPTAIN. DURING FLIGHT DECK OPERATIONS, PETTY OFFICER HERTZOG SPOTTED A POTENTIAL FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS (FOD) HAZARD AS AN INBOUND AIRCRAFT APPROACHED. SHE IMMEDIATELY SOUNDED THE ALARM WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIR BOSS WAVING OFF THE AIRCFAFT. PETTY OFFICER HERTZOG'S ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PREVENTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND VESSEL AND LOSS OF LIFE. PETTY OFFICER HERTZOG'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
POWER PLANTS AUXILIARY POWER UNIT SHOP LEADING PETTY OFFICER, INSTRUCTOR AND COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR FOR FLEET READINESS CENTER MID-ATLANTIC OCEANA FROM XXXXXX TO XXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER TYLER DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL EFFICIENCY IN THE DIRECTION OF 9 PERSONNEL IN THE COMPLETION OF 1122 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AND THE TEST AND REPAIR 107 GTC36-200 AUXILIARY POWER UNITS, SAVING THE NAVY 14 MILLION DOLLARS IN DEPOT-LEVEL REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, HIS ACTIONS RESULTED IN THE QUALIFICATION OF FIVE PERSONNEL AS A/E37T-26A TEST CELL OPERATORS AND CERTIFIED THREE COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTORS, INCREASING SHOP CAPABILITIES BY 50 PERCENT. FURTHER, HE EFFECTIVELY MANAGED THE WORKCENTER’S TOOL CONTROL AND CALIBRATION PROGRAMS, GARNERING SUPERIOR RATINGS DURING THE LAST THREE AUDITS. AVIATION MACHINISTS MATE FIRST CLASS SAILOR’S SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM, EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
AS POWER PLANTS TECHNICIAN AND SUPERVISOR IN FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON THREE ZERO FROM NOVEMBER 2019 TO NOVEMBER 2022. PETTY OFFICER SMITH'S STEADFAST LEADERSHIP WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING 12 POWER PLANT TECHNICIANS IN THE COMPLETION OF 3,586 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, ENCOMPASSING 18,400 MAN-HOURS. HIS EFFORTS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SQUADRON EXECUTION OF 3,517 SORTIES, AND 9,476 MISHAP-FREE FLIGHT HOURS, IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF PACIFIC FLEET CARRIER LOGISTICS. AS THE SECRETARY FOR THE JUNIOR SAILOR ASSOCIATION, HE KEPT METICULOUS RECORDS AND ASSISTED WITH THE 2021 TRUNK OR TREAT FOR OVER 150 SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. HIS MENTORSHIP RESULTED IN THE QUALIFICATION OF 10 APPRENTICE AND JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIANS AND 10 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT LICENSES.