Chief Petty Officer Awards
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENT'S LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND THE SHIP'S INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMAN ONBOARD USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52) FROM APRIL 2019 TO JULY 2022. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CARTER LED, TRAINED, AND DEVELOPED HIS TEAM OF 12 FIRST SEA-TOUR SAILORS, ACHIEVING CERTIFICATIONS IN MAINTENANCE, MEDICAL BASIC TRAINING PHASE CERTIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS ENSURING A DEPLOYMENT READY TEAM BY EXCELLING DURING ALL MEDICAL AND DENTAL READINESS TECHNICAL ASSIST VISITS AND INSPECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF MORE THAN 560 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AND THE CREW ACHIEVING AN 86 PERCENT VACCINE TAKE RATE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CARTER'S UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, DEVOTION TO EXCELLENCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, ATLANTIC SEALIFT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT WHITE CELL IN SUPPORT OF A MULTI-AGENCY MARITIME FORCE PROTECTION EXERCISE FROM FEBRUARY 2022 TO MARCH 2022. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ROSS DEMONSTRATED UNYIELDING COMMITMENT IN FACILITATING A REALISTIC AND INNOVATIVE TRAINING PLAN FOR A SPECIALIZED CREW OF FIVE SAILORS TO MEET OPERATIONAL READINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS CNO PRIORITY ONE COMMAND. INTRODUCING NEW TRAINING CONCEPTS TO REINFORCE TECHNIQUES, TACTICS, AND PROCEDURES INCREASED THE COMMAND'S PROFICIENCY AND READINESS TOWARDS THE EXECUTION OF FUTURE MARITIME MISSIONS AND WAS A TESTAMENT TO HIS LEADERSHIP. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, CHIEF ROSS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, POINT MUGU GALLEY, NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY FROM AUGUST 2010 TO SEPTEMBER 2012. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST CHEFS IN THE PACIFIC REGION, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CORTEZ TRAINED, MENTORED AND MOLDED HIS TEAM OF CULINARY SPECIALISTS INTO A TEAM OF CULINARY EXPERTS. HE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS WHICH IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF FOOD SERVICE AND RESULTED IN ACHIEVING ITS TWELFTH CONSECUTIVE FIVE STAR ACCREDITATION AND NOMINATION FOR THE CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY AWARD FOR FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE. ADDITIONALLY, AS COMMAND URINALYSIS COORDINATOR, HE CONDUCTED OVER 1200 URINALYSIS TESTS FOR 11 TENANT COMMANDS DETERING DRUG USE AND PROMOTING A DRUG FREE NAVY. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CORTEZ'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN COMBAT SYSTEM DEPARTMENT ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) FROM SEPTEMBER 2011 TO JUNE 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF IGNACIO'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ABILITIES WERE DEMONSTRATED IN THE SUCCESSES OF HIS SAILORS AND DIVISION. HE EXPERTLY LED 47 PERSONNEL ACROSS TEN WORKCENTERS, RESULTING IN 23 ADVANCEMENTS TO INCLUDE ONE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, TWO THROUGH THE COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM, AND SEVEN SAILORS OF THE QUARTER. HIS EXCEPTIONAL SUPERVISION LED TO ENTERPRISE LEADING THE FLEET FOR MICRO/MINIATURE SAVINGS FOR FY12 AND FY13 WITH A TOTAL SAVINGS OF OVER THREE MILLION DOLLARS AND PRODUCING THE CNO GOLD DISK AWARD WINNERS FOR FY12 AND FY13. HIS EXHAUSTIVE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO AN OUTSTANDING 98 PERCENT COMBAT READINESS. CHIEF IGNACIO'S PATRIOTISM, EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEAD CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, IN NAVAL OPERATION SUPPORT CENTER PENSACOLA, FLORIDA FROM FEBRUARY 2012 TO FEBRUARY 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER VEDROS PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DISPLAYED OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A TWO POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLAR OPTAR WITH A 99.9 PERCENT OBLIGATION RATE, ALLOWING ASSAULT CRAFT UNIT ONE TO MEET ALL TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTIFYING SIX DIESEL ENGINES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE DURING COMNARESFOR N7 DIESEL INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL STAND-UP OF NR ACU-1 AND PRECEDED THE COMNAVRESFOR CERTIFICATION INSPECTION. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF VEDROS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.