FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMMON SUBMARINE RADIO ROOM FLEET LIAISON, PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINES FROM JUNE 2023 TO AUGUST 2026. SENIOR CHIEF LOPEZ DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND PROFESSIONALISM IN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL SUBMARINE ACQUISITION AND FLEET READINESS EFFORTS. HE STRENGTHENED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OPERATIONAL COMMANDS AND ACQUISITION STAKEHOLDERS, CONDUCTED FLEET ENGAGEMENTS, AND SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ISSUES IMPACTING READINESS. AS A TRUSTED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, HE PROVIDED INVALUABLE GUIDANCE SUPPORTING COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM MODERNIZATION, CERTIFICATION, AND SUSTAINMENT INITIATIVES ACROSS THE SUBMARINE FORCE. HIS LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL ACUMEN, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED MISSION EFFECTIVENESS AND SUPPORT TO THE FLEET. BY HIS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, SENIOR CHIEF LOPEZ REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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AS CURRICULUM DEVELOPER AT SUBMARINE ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER FIELD (SECF), SONAR TECHNICIAN SUBMARINES CLASS "A" SCHOOL, NAVAL SUBMARINE SCHOOL, GROTON, CT FROM XXXXXXX XXXX TO XXXXX XXXX. CHIEF ROBERTS CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS COMMITMENT TO TRAINING EXCELLENCE AND METICULOUS ADMINISTRATION WERE KEY TO THE RESOUNDING SUCCESSES OF NAVAL SUBMARINE SCHOOL. AS CURRICULUM DEVELOPER, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLETE OVERHAUL AND REVISION OF THE SECF STS CLASS "A" SCHOOL. UTILIZING HIS UNMATCHED KNOWLEDGE OF SONAR TACTICS AND THEORY, HE DEDICATED OVER 1,000 MAN HOURS TOWARD AUTHORING THE COMPLETE REVISION OF AN 18 WEEK CURRICULUM, COORDINATING ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO MANNING, MATERIAL, ASSEST ACQUISITION, AND EXECUTION OF THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION, IMMEDIATELY PROVIDING A WELL TRAINED AND MISSION READY SONAR TECHNICIANS TO THE FLEET. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX'S OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF LAN DIVISION ONBOARD USS USETAFISH (SSBN 401)(GOLD) FROM MAY 2013 TO AUGUST 2014. PETTY OFFICER NIGHT CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DURING REFIT 56, AS LAN ADMINISTRATOR, PETTY OFFICER NIGHT WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE USS USETAFISH WAS IAVA COMPLIANT. HER DILIGENT EFFORTS RESULTED IN THE USS USETAFISH'S LAN BEING UPGRADED FROM A POST ERP STATE TO ONE OF HIGHER SECURITY ENSURING THAT USS USETAFISH IS LESS VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACKS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE REBUILT EXCHANGE SERVER TWO AND OVERSAW THE INSTALLATION OF OVER 100 IAVAS. PETTY OFFICER NIGHT'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.