MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS MACHINIST MATE AUXILIARY SECOND CLASS, USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN 735), FROM NOVEMBER 2025 TO FEBRUARY 2026. PETTY OFFICER GAY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL SKILL AS DIESEL PETTY OFFICER, ENSURING ALL DIESEL SYSTEMS WERE FULLY INSPECTION-READY. BY EARNING SENIOR-IN-RATE AND QAI QUALIFICATIONS, HE ENHANCED DIVISIONAL MAINTENANCE OVERSIGHT AND ELEVATED OVERALL TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY. HIS METICULOUS MANAGEMENT OF ENGINEERING RECORDS AND EXECUTION OF DFW TESTING DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO ABOVE-AVERAGE RESULTS ON ORSE. THROUGH LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL SKILL, AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL, HE ENHANCED BOTH OPERATIONAL AND INSPECTION READINESS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER GAY REFLECTED 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 AUXILIARY DIVISION ON USS WHO KNOWS FROM MARCH 2010 TO SEPTEMBER 2013. DURING THIS PERIOD, MACHINIST'S MATE FIRST CLASS STUBBS PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE RECONSTRUCTED THE DIVISIONAL GAGE CALIBRATION PROGRAM, ENSURING THE SHIP WAS AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETION RATE. IN ADDITION, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE REPAIR OF SEVERAL SHIP SERVICE HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATORS AND RESTORED THE HIGH PRESSURE AIR SYSTEM AFTER SALT WATER CONTAMINATION. MOREOVER, HE ASSISTED THE SHIP'S DIESEL PETTY OFFICER DURING TWO EMERGENCY DIESEL ENGINE INSPECTIONS RESULTING IN ZERO DISCREPANCIES AND RECOGNITION AS THE BEST ON THE WATER FRONT. FURTHER, AS A BATTLE STATIONS CONTACT EVALUATION PLOTTER, HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SECTION TRACKING PARTY PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION AND BACKUP TO THE OFFICER OF THE DECK, ENHANCING THE ENTIRE PARTY'S SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. PETTY OFFICER STUBBS' OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITHTHE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS NUCLEAR TEST EQUIPMENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT NUCLEAR REGIONAL MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, KINGS BAY FROM NOVEMBER 2010 TO OCTOBER 2013. PETTY OFFICER LEWIS MANAGED A DIVISION OF NINE SAILORS AND TRAINED OVER TWENTY ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL ON FREEZE SEALS AS THE ONLY QUALIFIED FREEZE SEAL INSTRUCTOR IN KINGS BAY. HIS DILIGENT EFFORTS RESULTED IN THE SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TWELVE FREEZE SEAL EVOLUTIONS ON SIX BALLISTIC MISSLE SUBMARINES, RESULTING IN THE TIMELY REPAIR OF FOURTEEN NUCLEAR VALVES. IN ADDITION, HE DEVELOPED AND TESTED A NEW FREEZE SEAL METHOD THAT WILL SAVE HUNDREDS OF HOURS FOR ALL FUTURE FREEZE SEAL EVOLUTIONS. HIS LEADERSHIP AND SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY AND THE RETURN OF FIVE STRATEGIC ASSETS TO THE FLEET. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSERVERANCE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY PETTY OFFICER LEWIS REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.