Security Officer Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SECURITY OFFICER, NR SECURITY FORCES, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FROM XXXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXX. NAVY MASTER AT ARMS CHIEF DAVID A. FERNWORTHY PROVIDED EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP SUPPORT SERVING AS NR UNIT XO, SEL, AND LCPO. HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING AND MENTORING OVER 75 RESERVE MEMBERS AND SUPPORTING THREE UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS DURING THAT PERIOD AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF OVER 30 NR SAILORS UNDER HIS SUPERVISION. CONSIDERED A SME IN NAVY AT/FP MEASURES AND VP OF A PRIVATE NATIONAL BANKING INSTITUTION, PETTY OFFICER FERNWORTHY WAS KEY TO ENSURING SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF NAVY RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL AT SEVERAL LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THREE NAVY AIR SHOWS HELD AT TWO SEPARATE COMMANDS. HIS PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SERVING SAILORS AS A CPO COUPLED WITH A CAN DO ATTITUDE AND MISSION READY APPROACH TO SERVICE REFLECT HIS DISTINGUISHED ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND REFLECT UNPRECEDENTED CREDIT AS A CHIEF OF NAVY SECURITY FORCES AND THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT COMMAND SECURITY OFFICER FOR COMDESRON FOUR ZERO, DETACHMENT BRAVO FROM 8 FEBRUARY 2015 TO 15 NOVEMBER 2015. PETTY OFFICER SULU CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION ENSURED THE COMMAND'S SECURITY PROGRAM EXCEEDED STANDARDS AT ALL TIMES WHILE PRESERVING THE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL, RESOURCES AND THE MISSION. PETTY OFFICER SULU'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.
FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE SECURITY OFFICER, NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT NUMBER 3 (NAMRU-3), CAIRO, EGYPT FROM MAY 2016 TO OCTOBER 2016. MASTER CHIEF ACEVES CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A HIGHLY RESPECTED AND EFFECTIVE SECURITY OFFICER THROUGH HIS KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF NAVY FORCE PROTECTION PROGRAMS AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REQUIREMENTS. HIS LIAISON RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (RSO), U.S. EMBASSY CAIRO WAS SUPERB, REVITALIZING AND ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SECURITY COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROACTIVELY ENGAGED AND TRAINED THE LOCAL GUARD SECURITY FORCES IN WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND INTERNAL DEFENSE RESPONSES, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DEVELOPING PLANNING AND TRAINING DOCTRINE WHICH WAS LATER ADOPTED BY THE RSO AND HOST NATION GUARD FORCES. MOREOVER, HE INITIATED AND IMPLEMENTED A SUSTAINABLE COMMAND TRAINING PROGRAM, RAISING GMT, CPO365, AND CDB COMPLIANCE FROM A LOW OF 10 PERCENT TO AN UNPRECEDENTED 100 PERCENT. FINALLY, AS A MENTOR, MASTER CHIEF ACEVES WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST SOQ/Y PROGRAM AT ANY NAMRU. THE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, STEADFAST INITIATIVE, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY EXHIBITED BY MASTER CHIEF ACEVES REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron FOURTEEN (MAREXSECRON 14) Squadron Detachment Delta Training Department LCPO and Commemoration of War of 1812 (COMWAR 1812) Platoon Commander and Landward Security Watch Officer (LSWO) from 09 NOV 2010 to 31 July 2012. MAC Chin was instrumental in building Detachment Delta from the ground up into a viable unit known for its excellence and professionalism. His spectacular effort, dynamic initiative, and unsurpassed Deckplate leadership enabled MAREXSECRON 14 to achieve immediate results in the face of resource constraints and complex requirements. MAC Chin actively screened and recruited eleven Sailors known for their commitment to Navy Ethos and leadership abilities to plan, mentor, and direct newly affiliated Sailors with the detachment as it was stood up. Utilizing an intital staff of four Sailors, the new Training Department organized, collected and implemented training plans required by NECC and MESG-2 to prepare for mobilization and the subsequent MAREXSECRON 14 COMWAR 1812 deployment. MAC Chin became responsible for the detachments' forty four sailors training and records retention, enabling a rapid look by Sailors, Senior Enlisted Personnel, and Squadron to rapidly assess the detachment's readiness progress. MAC Chin incorporated the MAREXSECRON 14 Expeditionary Warfare Instruction and implemented a training plan for the detachments members with instruction and learning levels appropriately administered to afford those Sailors seeking qualification the opportunity to earn it.
Established himself as an effective and innovative leader by successfully planning and executing the MAREXSECRON 14 COMWAR 1812 deployment as a Platoon Commander and Landward Security Watch Officer (LSWO). He overcame extreme obstacles during the first Reserve Component (RC) MAREXSECRON supported Fleet-week security mission in four cities (NYC, Norfolk, Baltimore and Boston) with multiple in port locations that resulted in an outstanding deployment with zero security breaches or safety incidents. Upon the culmination of the deployment, MAC Chin was directly responsible for the safety of over 200,000 dignitaries, distinguished visitors and guests as well as 4,000 Sailors, Marines, and Coastguard by providing anti-terrorism / force protection security for 17 U.S. and multinational ships, static displays and tours. Due to his leadership demonstration, law enforcement and Naval experience, MAC Chin was chosen by the MAREXSECRON 14 COMWAR 1812 OIC to be the Convoy Commander responsible for the transit of vehicles, personnel, communications equipment, small arms and ammunition having a value in excess of $750,000 between ports for over 1400 miles. This was accomplished without any incidents or loss of property.
MAC Chin assisted in executing a complex logistics, billeting and transportation plan including commercial airline flights, ship riders, hotel reservations and commercial ground transportation. He coordinated with leadership onboard COMWAR 1812 afloat assets and other participating units that enabled Sailors under his charge to be transported and berthed whenever possible. His efforts helped the United States Navy save nearly $800,000 through this creative berthing and logistics plan. Prior to the deployment, MAC Chin was identified to assist with training and the War of 1812 Conditional Certification at Camp Perry, OH utilizing his professional and deployed experiences to provide direction and motivation of junior Sailors to achieve success. His inspirational leadership and outstanding training program management directly resulted in the overwhelmingly successful Conditional Certification by the Maritime Expeditionary Security Group TWO (MESG-2) evaluation team.
Without any prior ULTRA training evolutions to prepare the Squadron, the MAREXSECRON 14 COMWAR 1812 team achieved a final grade of 92% (72% being the average CERT score). Through other collateral duties, ASM coordinator, BLS instructor, CESE coordinator, Detachment Command Retention Officer, Voting Assistance Officer, NOSC Milwaukee Chief Master at Arms, and Detachment Delta Training Chief, MAC Chin held true to Navy Values and Deckplate Leadership assisting Sailors when called upon. MAC Chin's motivational leadership and training direction were a model of what the Navy expects from senior level Chief Petty Officers. In light of the responsibilities he has assumed and the duties he successfully accomplished and the remarkable grades received from each and every program which MAC Chin has taken charge of, he clearly EXCEEDS the threshold of accountability for a Navy Commendation Medal.
MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY SQUADRON FOURTEEN DETACHMENT DELTA FROM 09 NOV 2010 THROUGH 31 JULY 2012. CHIEF CHIN'S LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE PROVIDED SUPERIOR INSIGHT AND GUIDANCE TO SQUADRON SUPERIORS, PEERS, AND JUNIOR SAILORS DURING THE 2012 FIELD EXERCISE CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY TO THE SQUADRON'S 94% READINESS SCORE, A SCORE NEVER BEFORE ACHIEVED BY A NEWLY ESTABLISHED MSRON SQUADRON. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS EXERCISE, CHIEF CHIN CONTINUED TO MOTIVATE AND LEAD SAILORS DURING THE COMWAR 1812 MISSION IN WHICH MSRON FOURTEEN PROVIDED HIGH VALUE ASSET SECURITY IN FOUR PORTS ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. SERVING AS A PLATOON COMMANDER, LANDWARD SECURITY WATCH OFFICER, AND CONVOY COMMANDER, CHIEF CHIN DISPLAYED EXCEPTIONAL DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM SUPERVISING 82 SAILORS PROVIDING SECURITY DURING FLEET WEEK NEW YORK CITY, OPSAIL 2012 IN NORFOLK, STAR-SPANGLED SAIL-A-BRATION 2012 IN BALTIMORE, AND HARBORFEST 2012 IN BOSTON ENSURING A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE TIME FOR OVER 200,000 DIGNITARIES, DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AND GUESTS AS WELL AS 4,000 SAILORS, MARINES AND COAST GUARDSMEN. IN ADDITION, CHIEF CHIN PROVIDED ANTI-TERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION SECURITY FOR 17 U.S. AND MULTINATIONAL SHIPS AND STATIC DISPLAYS FOR TOURS. BY THE FLAWLESS EXECUTION OF HIS DUTIES AND PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, HE CONTRIBUTED TO OVER 250,000 SAFE AND INCIDENT FREE TOURS AT THESE HISTORIC EVENTS. CHIEF CHIN WAS FURTHER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSIT OF PERSONNEL, COMMUNICATIONS GEAR, 226 WEAPONS, AND 17,000 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION TOTALING OVER $750,000 BETWEEN PORTS TRAVELLING IN EXCESS OF 1400 MILES ON HIGHWAYS WITHOUT AN INCIDENT.