Disaster Preparedness Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SPECIALIST FOR NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVTY BAHRAIN FROM AUGUST 2023 TO APRIL 2025. PETTY OFFICER HECTOR JIMINEZ DEVOTED MORE THAN 600 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS TO THE WEAR AND USE OF CBRN PROTECTIVE GEAR, RESULTING IN THE ISSUE OF CBRN PROTECTIVE GEAR TO 1,840 EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL. ADDITIONALLY, AS GENERAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR, HE MAINTAINED A 95 PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY RATE FOR RELEVANT AND CURRENT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ACROSS NSA BAHRAIN AND ITS 147 TENANT COMMANDS. FURTHER, HE CONDUCTED 88 ZONE INSPECTIONS AND EVALUATED 42 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TRAINING ACTIVATIONS, ENSURING METICULOUS DOCUMENTATION FOR THE FORWARD DEPLOYED REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER (FDRMC), ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH CNIC REQUIREMENTS, AND SECURING FULL UNIT MISSION READINESS WITHIN THE DEMANDING U.S. FIFTH FLEET AOR. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER JIMINEZ REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS COMMAND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS REPRESENTATIVE FROM JUNE 2019 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER ROBERT A. WATSON SPENT 40 HOURS OF HIS PERSONAL TIME TRACKING 20 NAMED STORMS DURING THE 2020 HURRICANE SEASON. HE GENERATED NINE HOURS OF ORIGINAL VIDEO CONTENT FOR 78 SAILORS, PROVIDING UP TO THE MINUTE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TO THE COMMAND. ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2020, PETTY OFFICER WATSON CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED HURRICANE SALLY AS A MAJOR THREAT TO COMMAND PERSONNEL, BEFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR THE AREA. HIS ACTIONS DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMAND READINESS BY PROVIDING SAILORS WITH AMPLE TIME TO DEVELOP PLANS TO SHELTER IN PLACE OR EVACUATE, AND GAVE LEADERSHIP ENOUGH FOREWARNING TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL COMMAND PERSONNEL. PETTY OFFICER WATSON'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WHILE ASSIGNED TO U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, CRETE, GREECE FROM AUGUST 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CARL ROBINSON EFFECTIVELY MANAGED THE COMMAND'S CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND EXPLOSIVE (CBRNE) PROGRAM, DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE COMMAND'S ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION. HE MAINTAINED 100 PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF OVER 700,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF CBRNE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (PPE). CHIEF ROBINSON ASSUMED A PROGRAM THAT HAD BEEN NEGLECTED FOR OVER 12 MONTHS AND SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ENSURING THAT ALL PPE WAS IN READY FOR ISSUE CONDITION, PAYING METICULOUS ATTENTION TO SHELF LIFE STANDARDS. FURTHER, HIS DESIRE TO HELP TENANT COMMANDS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR CBRNE PPE AND DETECTION EQUIPMENT CONTRIBUTED TO NSA SOUDA BAY MAINTAINING A 98 PERCENT OPERATIONAL READINESS RATE, THE HIGHEST RATE IN THE COMEUAFSWA REGION. FINALLY, AS THE BASE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY COORDINATOR, HE PROCESSED CLAIMS PROVIDING OVER 13,000 DOLLARS IN AID. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ROBINSON'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.