PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE MOVEMENT OFFICER FOR NAVELSG FORWARD (COMMANDER TASK GROUP 56.3) FROM MAY 2016 TO FEBRUARY 2017. AS THE MOVEMENT OFFICER, SENIOR CHIEF CLOONEY DEMONSTRATED SUPERB LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, ORCHESTRATING AND MANAGING TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS FOR OVER 30 REAL WORLD MISSIONS AND EXERCISES FOR NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND (NECC) FORCES. DISPLAYING IMPRESSIVE PROWESS AND EXTRAORDINARY CONTROL, HE PROFESSIONALLY COORDINATED THE SUCCESSFUL REDEPLOYMENT AND RETROGRADE OF OVER 200 PASSENGERS AND OVER $5M TOA FROM EAGER LION 2016 FOR OTHER NECC TASK GROUPS. SENIOR CHIEF CLOONEY'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS 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 CATO OPERATION MOVEMENT OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCES, KANDAHAR AIRFIELD COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES FORCES-AFGHANISTAN, FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER 2012. PETTY OFFICER LOUISIANA DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF WHILE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. ON ARRIVAL, WHEN BASE OPERATIONS WERE CRITICALLY UNDERMANNED, PETTY OFFICER LOUISIANA QUICKLY RESPONDED AND ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CRITICAL POSITION, REVIEWED RELEVANT OPERATING PROCEDURES, AND BEGAN WORKING THROUGH A 60-DAY BACKLOG OF MOVEMENT REQUIREMENTS. ALTHOUGH WORKING OUTSIDE HIS RATE, HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION ELIMINATED THE BACKLOG IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, REVISED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO MATCH LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND RESOURCES, AND OPTIMIZED THE TIMELY MOVEMENT OF MISSION ESSENTIAL CARGO. PETTY OFFICER LOUISIANA'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.