Surface Engineering Award Examples
Gas Turbine Sys Tech - Electrical (GSE)
Gas Turbine Sys Tech - Mechanical (GSM)
Interior Communications Electrician (IC)
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Petty Officer James served with distinction while assigned to Southwest Regional Maintenance Center in support of Navy Reserve Center St. Louis from 20DEC2021 to 15OCT2024. During this period, he demonstrated exceptional technical expertise, reliability, and commitment to mission success across multiple maintenance, readiness, and Sailor support initiatives. While on Annual Training at Pearl Harbor, he supported Code 99E in the construction of thirty-three new shore power cables and conducted twenty-five quality assurance inspections on legacy cables, directly enhancing electrical safety and operational readiness. He further contributed to casualty response preparedness by assisting in the setup and tear down of a reactor leak casualty exercise.
Petty Officer James also provided critical engineering support to Code 931, assisting in the rebuild of five diesel engine cylinder heads on a PA68 engine and supporting USS Portland (LPD-27) through maintenance on the Number Five Ship Service Diesel Generator, to include valve lash adjustments and injector timing on CAT 3608 diesel engine cylinders. His efforts directly improved equipment reliability and readiness in support of fleet operations.
In addition to his technical contributions, Petty Officer James demonstrated outstanding leadership and mentorship. He assisted twenty-one Sailors in completing mobilization packages during Unit in the Spotlight events, achieving one hundred percent completion, and supported NRC St. Louis by conducting urinalysis observation for twenty-five Sailors across twelve drill periods. He further supported Sailor development by assisting six Sailors with reenlistments, completing eleven Career Development Boards, and facilitating the successful integration of three Sailors into the unit. Volunteering for MOB-X, he conducted hydrostatic testing on six cylinder liners and completed six quality assurance inspections aboard USS Germantown and USS Makin Island, further contributing to fleet readiness. Petty Officer James' sustained superior performance, professionalism, and dedication 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 MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR AND SUPPLY MAINTENANCE TRAINING COORDINATOR ONBOARD USS WASP (LHD 1) FROM JULY 2012 TO FEBRUARY 2013. PETTY OFFICER HODGSON'S INSPIRING LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SUPERB OPERATION AND THE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY HIGH QUALITY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AND RECOGNIZED DURING THE 2012 SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION. HE MANAGED OVER 300 MAINTENANCE CHECKS, FLAWLESSLY TRACKED OVER 150 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, AND IMPLEMENTED THREE FORCE REVISIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING TOOLS IN COMPLIANCE WITH SKED 3.1 DATA SYSTEM AND VERIFIED OVER 135 EQUIPMENT VALIDATIONS IN THE OMMS DATABASE, ENSURING A 100 PERCENT COMPLETION RATE FOR ALL PLANNED MAINTENANCE. FURTHER, HE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION TO 21 PERSONNEL IN THE QUALIFICATIONS OF BASIC MAINTENANCE AND TOOL CONTROL TRAINING AND ENSURED MAXIMUM USE OF PMS MAINTENANCE TRAINING AIDS AND CONTINUOUS HANDS-ON TRAINING AND SUPERVISION, RESULTING IN THE SUCCESSFUL QUALIFICATION OF ALL ASSIGNED PERSONNEL. PETTY OFFICER HODGSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.