PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS IMAGERY ANALYST ATTACHED TO CTF 61/2 AS THE NAVY'S PRIMARY GEOINT LIAISON. IS1 WELCH CREATED 25 GEOINT PRODUCTS AND LED 4 MARINE SIGINT ANALYSTS IN THE JOINT PRODUCTION OF 60 OPINTEL PRODUCTS PROVIDING TF 61/2 COMMANDER AND GROUND PERSONNEL WITH TIMELY, ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. HER EFFICIENT ABILITY TO EXPLOIT IMAGERY PROVIDED CTF 61/2 PERSONNEL WITH INTELLIGENCE DAYS BEFORE OTHER INTELLIGENCE ENTITIES, ALLOWING CTF 61/2 PLANNERS TO TAKE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY CONTINUE OPERATIONS WITH NATO PARTNERS. PETTY OFFICER WELCH'S PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF NAVY RESERVE OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE ZERO EIGHT ONE THREE (0813) FROM 01 DECEMBER 2011 TO 30 NOVEMBER 2013. CDR FREED DISPLAYED SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, EXEMPLARY MANAGERIAL CAPABILITY, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN ORCHESTRATING UNPARALLELED RESERVE COMPONENT SUPPORT FOR THE COMMANDER, OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE (ONI). CDR FREED WORKED TIRELESSLY TO STAFF A NEW UNIT, OVERSEEING A 55 PERCENT GROWTH IN PERSONNEL WHILE LEADING HIS UNIT IN PROVIDING NEARLY 5,000 MAN HOURS OF SUPPORT TO THE MARITIME GEOINT OFFICE (MGO) AT ONI. CDR FREED'S RAPID ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROTOCOLS ENSURED PRODUCTION AND QUALITY EXCEEDING THE REQUESTS OF THE MGO, RESULTING IN HIS UNIT BEING CHOSEN BY THE KENNEDY IRREGULAR WARFARE CENTER TO RESPOND TO EMERGENT TASKING, PROVIDING TACTICAL IMAGERY ANALYSIS TO THE NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND AND NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE ASSETS IN THEATER. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE UNIT READINESS RANKED AT THE TOP OF 39 UNITS OVERALL IN THE NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER ST. LOUIS AND INFORMATION DOMINANCE CORPS REGION MIDWEST, RESULTING IN 28 PERCENT OF HIS PERSONNEL BEING SELECTED AND MOBILIZED FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. CDR FREED'S SUPERB LEADERSHIP, EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.