PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS A NAVIGATION TECHNICIAN ABOARD USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD17) FROM DECEMBER 2023 TO AUGUST 2025. PETTY OFFICER REESE'S TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WAS VITAL IN THE REPAIR OF 57 NAVIGATIONAL DISCREPANCIES TO INCLUDE WSN-7, MORIAH, GPINTS, MOBI, ECDIS AND SHIP COURSE INDICATORS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMPLETION OF THREE BASIC AND FOUR ADVANCE PHASE CERTIFICATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, AS CE04 WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR, HE FACILITATED TWO FULL RADIO RECALLS AND MANAGED 1,103 TEST EQUIPMENT ASSETS VALUED AT OVER 1.7 MILLION DOLLARS. FURTHER, AS PRIMARY XEROX TECH, HE MANAGED AND REPAIRED 74 PRINTERS, SAVING THE NAVY MORE THAN 362,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PETTY OFFICER REESE'S STEADFAST LEADERSHIP, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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COMMUNICATION / NAVIGATION TECHNICIAN AT FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST FROM MARCH 2011 TO FEBUARY 2014. WHILE DEPLOYED TO THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PETTY OFFICER JEANTY'S UNPARALLELED TECHNICAL PROWESS WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLETION OF OVER 88 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF CARRIER WING TWO COMBAT OPERATIONS, RESULTING IN THE WORKCENTER'S IMPRESSIVE 89 PERCENT READY-FOR-ISSUE RATE. HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL PREVENTED THE UNNECESSARY BEYOND CAPABILITY OF MAINTENANCE OF OVER 500,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF PRODUCT, DRASTICALLY INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE COMMAND AS A WHOLE. HE ALSO TRAINED NINE PERSONNEL ON THE PROPER TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES FOR OVER SEVEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF GEAR, DECREASING OJT COMPLETION TIME BY 30 PERCENT. BY HIS SUPERIOR PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, EXCEPTIONAL PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER JEANTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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AVIATION COMMUNICATIONS & NAVIGATION TECHNICIAN WORK CENTER 610 FOR THE 31ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (MEU) FROM DECEMBER 2004 TO MAY 2005. DURING THIS PERIOD, LANCE CORPORAL SMITH'S INSPIRING LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY PROCESSING OF MORE THAN 50 APX-100 LENSES FOR THE NIGHT VISION OF OVER 100 AIRCRAFT, ENABLING PILOTS TO BE COMBAT READY DURING NIGHT MISSIONS. IN ADDITION, LANCE CORPORAL SMITH SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED FIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIVE EXPERT BADGES. AS A HIGHLY VERSATILE MARINE AND GEE-DUNK CHAMPION, HE FREQUENTLY TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO ENSURE THE PILOTS WERE COMBAT READY. LANCE CORPORAL SMITH'S UNSURPASSED PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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FLEET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT U.S. NAVAL SHIP REPAIR FACILITY AND JAPAN REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER DETACHMENT SASEBO FROM MARCH 2017 TO OCT 2021. SENIOR CHIEF GAYLORD PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS A RADAR AND NAVIGATION TECHNICIAN, SHE COMPLETED MORE THAN 337 REPAIRS, 45 CASUALTY CORRECTIONS, AND SUPPORTED COMBINED 26 TSRA AND INSURV. THE SUPPORT SHE PROVIDED ALLOWED FOR A COST SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY THREE MILLION DOLLARS. ADDITIONALLY, AS CCC, SHE PROCESSED 14 REENLISTMENTS, FIVE EXTENSIONS, AND FIVE OTIEPS. THESE EFFORTS LED TO DET SASEBO BEING AWARDED RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS. AS CRT AND PRIMARY SAPR, SENIOR CHIEF GAYLORD WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING COMMAND LEVEL TRAINING AND FACILITATING GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOR 87 USCS AND USN PERSONNEL. FINALLY, HER INVOLVEMENT IN THE CPOA AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORESIGHT BROUGHT CHRISTMAS TO TENSHIN-RYO CHILDREN'S HOME. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.