Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FIRE CONTROL DIVISION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AT PCU IDAHO (SSN 799) FROM MAY 2021 TO MARCH 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF COLLIER DEMONSTRATED IMPECCABLE LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. SHORTLY AFTER RELIEVING AS WEAPONS DEPARTMENT CHIEF, HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO SERVE AS THE CHIEF OF THE BOAT FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO FEBRUARY 2024. AS CHIEF OF THE BOAT, HE LEAD 106 SAILORS, MENTORED 12 CHIEFS, CHAIRED 29 CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, QUALIFIED 10 SAILORS IN SUBMARINES, COORDINATED A CHANGE OF COMMAND, AND OWNED THE HIGHEST ADVANCEMENT RATE IN SUBMARINE SQUADRON FOUR. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER COLLIER REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT NAVAL SUBMARINE SCHOOL, GROTON, CONNECTICUT FROM 28 AUGUST 2021 TO 12 JUNE 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF MADDING TAUGHT AND MENTORED MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED STUDENTS IN BOTH THE VIRGINIA AND 688 CLASS PIPELINES. ADDITIONALLY, HE JOINED PCU OREGON DURING THEIR SEA TRIALS, ASSISTING WHEN THEY WERE UNDERMANNED, AND ALSO QUALIFIED AS ASSISTANT NAVIGATOR AND PILOT. FURTHER, HE WAS SELECTED TO MANAGE THE STUDENTS AWAITING CLASS UP, AND THEN RETURNED TO NAVIGATION C SCHOOL. FINALLY, HE SERVED AS COMMAND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM ADVOCATE FOR TWO YEARS, SUSTAINING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND MORALE OF HIS PEERS AND SUBORDINATES. CHIEF MADDING'S BOLD LEADERSHIP, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS OFFICER, PCU CLEVELAND (LCS 31) FROM JULY 2023 TO JULY 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT O'CONNELL PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE MANAGED 13 SAILORS DURING DAILY OPERATIONS, OVERSEEING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBER AND COMMUNICATIONS MISSION AREA PROGRAMS. HE WAS ESSENTIAL TO THE CODIFICATION OF SHIP'S BATTLE ORDERS, PREPARING CLEVELAND FOR MAXIMUM TACTICAL AND OPERATIONAL READINESS UPON COMMISSIONING. ADDITIONALLY, HE OVERSAW COMMAND IT TRAINING, EXPANDING THE CREW'S LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS. LIEUTENANT O'CONNELL'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS PRE-COMMISSIONING SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER, COMMANDER, LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP SQUADRON (COMLCSRON) ONE FROM JUNE 2021 TO OCTOBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, SENIOR CHIEF TESORNO LED 488 PRE-COMMISSIONING SAILORS FROM ACROSS SIX PRE-COMMISSIONING DETACHMENTS AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ACTIVATION OF FOUR CREWS AND THE COMMISSIONING AND SAIL AROUND OF THE HULLS. ADDITIONALLY HE SUPPORTED USS FORT WORTH, USS SAVANNAH, AND USS CANBERRA WHILE TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED AS THE DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TESORNO'S UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE SUPPLY OFFICER ONBOARD PCU SANTA BARBARA (LCS 32) FROM MARCH 2022 TO AUGUST 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, LSC BUTKO DISPLAYED OUTSTANDING MANAGERIAL SKILLS AND UNCOMMON INITIATIVE AS HE SUPERVISED FOUR PERSONNEL IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 2,500 PIECES OF COSAL GEAR FOR INITIAL SHIP'S LOADOUT AND OUTFITTING. ADDITIONALLY, HE WAS INDISPENSABLE TO THE NAVY RECEIVING IN EXCESS OF 200 SHIPBOARD SPACES IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF AN ON-TIME SHIP DELIVERY AND CREW MOVE ABOARD. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER BUTKO'S PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CRYPTOLOGIC COLLECTION WATCH STANDER AT PRE-COMMISSIONING UNIT FORT LAUDERDALE (LPD 28) FROM OCTOBER 2020 TO APRIL 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER LAUGHLIN ESTABLISHED AND MANAGED THE DIVISIONAL TRAINING PIPELINE, THROUGH HER MANAGEMENT OF 15 REQUIRED SCHOOLS FOR IN-RATE TRAINING AND 17 CRITICAL NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATIONS (NEC), PAVING THE WAY FOR TWO WARFARE AREA CERTIFICATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMAND FITNESS TEAM, SHE MANAGED 14 PFA SESSIONS FOR 157 COMMAND MEMBERS WITH AN OVERALL PASS RATE OF 92 PERCENT, FOSTERING A POSITIVE COMMAND CLIMATE ON PHYSICAL FITNESS. PETTY OFFICER LAUGHLIN’S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS REPAIR DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING TEAM (DCTT) COORDINATOR FOR PCU NANTUCKET (LCS 27) FROM NOVEMBER 2022 TO NOVEMBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER HANSEN PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS DCTT COORDINATOR, HE LED 23 SENIOR SAILORS IN THE TRAINING OF THE ENTIRE CREW, RESULTING IN THE SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION OF 13 DRILLS DURING MOB-D, AS-1, AND AS-2 EVENTS, AND ACHIEVING AN OUTSTANDING OVERALL SCORE OF 97 PERCENT. PETTY OFFICER HANSEN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS DIVISIONAL LPO AND DEPARTMENT REPAIR PARTS PETTY OFFICER (RPPO) ABOARD PCU GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78) FROM 12 FEBRUARY 2016 TO 24 APRIL 2016. IN THIS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT, PETTY OFFICER MURPHY LED THE PREPARATION FOR THE SHIP'S CHANGE OF COMMAND. IN ADDITION TO STANDING UP A FULL WORKCENTER IN DECK, HE COORDINATED AND MANAGED THE PROCUREMENT OF 83 PIECES OF CEREMONIAL GEAR WHICH BECAME THE CENTER PIECE FOR THE CEREMONY. ADDITIONALLY, UNDER STRICT TIME CONSTRAINTS, HE PULLED TOGETHER A TEAM OF FOUR FIRST TERM SAILORS AND SUPERVISED THE SET UP OF 50 STATE FLAGS, A BACKDROP, AND A CEREMONIAL QUARTERDECK CONSISTING OF 26 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS WHICH FURTHER ENHANCED THE PROFESSIONAL IMAGE OF PCU GERALD R. FORD FOR MEDIA OUTLETS AND ALL WHO ATTENDED. PETTY OFFICER MURPHY'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
WHILE SERVING AS INTERIM FACILITATOR, PLANNING BOARD FOR CONSTRUCTION, PRE-COMMISSIONING UNIT MICHAEL MURPHY (DDG 112), BATH, MAINE ON 15 FEBRUARY 2012. SENIOR CHIEF BRIOSO RESPONDED TO CRITICAL IT SYSTEM COORDINATED INTERRUPTIONS BY LEADING A TEAM OF SHIP BUILDING EXPERTS IN IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING 47 SLIDES WITH POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT RESULTED IN THE DESIGN OF NAVY MEDICINE'S FIRST IT RISK MONITORING DASHBOARD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MITIGATION PLAN SECURING CONTINUITY OF IT SERVICES SUPPORTING GLOBAL MILITARY HEALTHCARE. ADDITIONALLY, HE RESPONDED TO DOD PRIORITIES BY ESTABLISHING NINE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS DETAILING ENTERPRISE IT SERVICE AVAILABILITY AND CAPACITY WHICH ENABLED THE ACCURATE EVALUATION AND ALIGNMENT OF 45 BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS, STRENGTHENING IT CAPITAL PLANNING. SENIOR CHIEF BRIOSO'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR FOR X DIVISION IN PCU BLACK (DDG 119) FROM AUGUST 2010 TO NOVEMBER 2010. PETTY OFFICER CHAN CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DISPLAYING SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, HE SUPERVISED FOUR PERSONNEL IN THE SHIP WIDE LOAD OUT OF OVER 200 PIECES OF DAMAGE CONTROL GEAR FOR THREE REPAIR LOCKERS. IN ADDITION, AS A MEMBER OF THE PCU TRAINING TEAM, HE ENSURED CONTINUED SUCCESS DURING RIGOROUS TRAINING CYCLES BY QUALIFYING OVER 40 PERSONNEL IN SHIPBOARD WATCH STATIONS. HIS METICULOUS OVERSIGHT PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF PCU BLACK'S COMBAT READINESS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER CHAN REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PETTY OFFICER ACEVES DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP BY COORDINATING A TEAM OF SEVEN SAILORS IN PREPARING FOR PCU NANTUCKET'S INAUGURAL ANTITERRORISM CERTIFICATION, RESULTING IN HIS TEAM QUALIFYING 79 SAILORS IN ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION WATCH STATIONS. AS AN ANTITERRORISM TRAINING TEAM COORDINATOR, HE SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED 54 DRILLS FOR THE COMMAND'S AS-1, T-1, AND C-1 EVENTS. HIS DILIGENCE AND LEADERSHIP ENABLED NANTUCKET TO PASS THE ATFP ASA WITH A 99%, THE PBED ASSESSMENT WITH A 100%, THE DRILL ASSESSMENT WITH A 92%, AND ACHIEVED AN OVER ALL CERTIFICATION SCORE OF 97%.