MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS OUTSTATION CAMP COMMANDANT IN SUPPORT OF OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (OCO) FROM 24 MARCH 2021 TO 2 SEPTEMBER 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS WEBSTER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DAILY SUSTAINMENT OPERATIONS FOR A FORWARD DEPLOYED TWO HUNDRED MAN CAMP. WHILE BALANCING LIMITED RESOURCES WITH MISSION REQUIREMENTS, HE INITIATED 45 CAMP IMPROVEMENT AND SAFETY PROJECTS, EXPANDING BERTHING CAPACITY BY TWENTY PERCENT AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND MISSION CAPABILITIES BY OVER FIFTY PERCENT. ADDITIONALLY, HE ESTABLISHED 24 HOUR ON-CALL OPERATIONS, ENSURING TASK FORCE PERSONNEL WERE READY TO RESPOND TO CONTINGENCIES AROUND THE CLOCK. FURTHER, HE ASSISTED IN THE LOCATION AND RECOVERY OF A VITAL AND SPECIALIZED PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, ENSURING TASK FORCE PERSONNEL AND PARTNERS REMAINED OPERATIONAL AND MISSION CAPABLE. PETTY OFFICER WEBSTER'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) DEPUTY CAMP COMMANDANT FROM 19 SEPTEMBER 2021 TO 20 APRIL 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS CANTU PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 378 BERTHING SPACES FOR 22 DIRECTORATES SPANNING TWO TASK FORCES DISTRIBUTED ACROSS 198 FACILITIES ON CAMP LEGACY. IN ADDITION, HE SUPERVISED AND MONITORED THE PERFORMANCE OF 34 CONTRACTORS EXECUTING 265 MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERS, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, FORCE PROTECTION, AND FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. HIS EFFORTS IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONNEL AND EXPANDED JOINT TASK FORCE READINESS. PETTY OFFICER CANTU'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.