Tomahawk Cruise Missile Awards
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS TOMAHAWK EXECUTIVE AGENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER FROM MARCH 2023 TO JULY 2025. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HOPPER PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER BY DIRECTLY OVERSEEING THE MATERIAL CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING QUALIFICATION OF 57 SERVICE MEMBERS ACROSS SEVEN NUMBERED FLEET COMMANDS AND THREE CRUISE MISSILE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, TO INCLUDE JOINT AND MULTINATIONAL PARTNERS. THROUGH HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND COORDINATION, HE ENSURED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF READINESS AND INTEROPERABILITY AMONG DIVERSE TEAMS, WITH 123,456 TOMAHAWK MISSILE ENGAGEMENTS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING NAVAL FLEET LETHALITY. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HOPPER'S PROFESSIONALISM AND TIRELESS COMMITMENT REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE TOMAHAWK DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AT NAVAL AVIATION WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER (NAWDC) FROM 25 MARCH 2020 TO 11 JULY 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TONEY DEMONSTRATED SUPERB TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND REVISED TWO NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES (NTTP) EDITIONS AND AUTHORED THREE TACTICAL BULLETINS AND ONE TACTICAL MEMORANDUM WHICH ENABLED NAWDC TO PROVIDE IN-FLIGHT CONTROL OF A MISSILE DURING TOMAHAWK FLIGHT TEST 440. IN ADDITION, HIS COMPLEX AND EXHAUSTIVE SCENARIOS, DEVELOPED FOR SEVEN AIR WING FALLON EVENTS FOR OVER 35 PERSONNEL, CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO HIS CERTIFICATION AS TOMAHAWK STRIKE COORDINATOR. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TONEY'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.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS CM DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER, STRIKE TEAM LEADING PETTY OFFICER, AND TACTICAL TOMAHAWK WEAPON CONTROL SYSTEM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64) FROM AUGUST 2018 TO JANUARY 2022. FC1 JOHNSON CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS KNOWLEDGE, EFFORTS, AND DEDICATION WERE ESSENTIAL TO BRINGING USS GETTYSBURG OUT OF OVER SEVEN YEARS OF INACTIVITY IN THE SHIP LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM. HIS SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE DURING TOMAHAWK SYSTEM OPERABILITY VERIFICATION TESTING LEAD TO THE UPGRADE AND MISSION READINESS OF THE ENTIRE TOMAHAWK WEAPON SUITE. FC1 JOHNSON'S VAST TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE COUPLED WITH HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CM DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER, STRIKE LEADING PETTY OFFICER, AND TACTICAL TOMAHAWK WEAPONS SYSTEM TECHNICIAN, ON USS GETTYSBURG FROM AUGUST 2018 TO JANUARY 2022. FIRE CONTROLMAN SECOND CLASS BOONE CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE BY PLAYING A VITAL ROLE DURING CRUISE MISSILE TACTICAL QUALIFICATION AS LEADING ENGAGEMENT PLANNER, MAINTAINING A PROFICIENCY RATING OF 96.5 PERCENT IN STRIKE WARFARE. PETTY OFFICER BOONE'S KNOWLEDGE, EFFORTS, AND DEDICATION DURING AN ARDUOUS SIXTH FLEET DEPLOYMENT GARNERED PRAISE FROM FLEET COMMANDERS AS BEING "ONE OF THE BEST THEY HAVE SEEN." FC2 BOONE'S VAST TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE COUPLED WITH HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS TOMAHAWK STRIKE MANAGER ONBOARD USS HALSEY (DDG 97) FROM JULY 2016 TO JULY 2020. DEMONSTRATING EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, PETTY OFFICER MONAGHAN WAS VITAL IN TOMAHAWK SUCCESSES, EARNING TWO TOP SHOOTER AWARDS AND A SCORE OF OUTSTANDING DURING TWO CRUISE MISSILE TACTICAL QUALIFICATIONS. HE MANAGED 3,342 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND THE LAUNCH OF MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND SIMULATED MISSILES WHILE TRAINING EIGHT INEXPERIENCED SAILORS. IN ADDITION, HE ORCHESTRATED DOZENS OF COMPLEX AND JOINT SCENARIOS INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS FROM COMTHIRDFLEET, COMSEVENTHFLEET, AND COMFIFTHFLEET. PETTY OFFICER MONAGHAN'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS USS O'KANE TACTICAL TOMAHAWK FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATOR AND MAINTAINER FROM MARCH 2015 TO APRIL 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER GONZALEZ CONDUCTED 3656 SIMULATED STRIKES WITH CONSISTENT TIER ONE PERFORMANCE DURING CRUISE MISSILE TACTICAL QUALIFICATION, COMPTUEX, NORTHERN EDGE, WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT, RIMPAC 2018, AND PACIFIC DRAGON EXERCISES. ADDITIONALLY, HE PERFORMED AND LEAD 1,170 PREVENTATIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS ON THE TOMAHAWK AND HARPOON WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL EQUIPMENT, ENSURING USS O'KANE'S CONTINUED READINESS ACROSS MULTIPLE WARFARE AREAS. PETTY OFFICER GONZALEZ'S PROFESSIONALISM AND TIRELESS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS TECHNICAL TOMAHAWK WEAPONS SYSTEM (TTWCS) IN-SERVICE ENGINEERING AGENT AT NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, PORT HUENEME DIVISION FROM MARCH 2013 TO MARCH 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER KARLSRUE PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS SUPERB KNOWLEDGE OF THE TTWCS V5.4.0.2 AND LEADERSHIP OF FIVE SAILORS DURING TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER STRIKE GROUP SCENARIO TEST EVENTS AND TWO RIGOROUS 40 HOUR SYSTEM LEVEL TESTS RESULTED IN THE CORRECTION OF 133 SYSTEM DISCREPANCIES AND INFLUENCED ENGINEERING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TOMAHAWK CAPABILITIES FOR FUTURE RELEASES. PETTY OFFICER KARLSRUE'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RELENTLESS EFFORTS, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS TACTICAL TOMAHAWK WEAPON CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATOR AND TECHNICIAN AND HARPOON MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN ABOARD USS VELLA GULF (CG 72) FROM 14 FEBRUARY 2011 TO 20 JANUARY 2015. PETTY OFFICER CHAPEL'S TIRELESS EFFORTS AS THE LEAD TOMAHAWK ENGAGEMENT PLANNER WAS INTEGRAL TO THE USS VELLA GULF STRIKE TEAM IN THE COMPLETION OF TWO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN DEPLOYMENTS AND CRUISE MISSILE TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE HELPED DEVELOP OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR TOMAHAWK LAND ATTACK MISSILES (TLAM) EXECUTION TO EXPAND THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN BOTH DYNAMIC AND DELIBERATE STRIKES, LEADING TO SUPERIOR TOMAHAWK LAND ATTACK MISSILE EXECUTION IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN. PETTY OFFICER CHAPEL'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RELENTLESS EFFORTS, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS JOINT FIRES LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND MISSION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS OPERATOR ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER, U.S. NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND AND COMMANDER, U.S. FIFTH FLEET FROM 24 JULY 2011 TO 14 FEBRUARY 2013 IN SUPPORT OF PARTNERSHIP-STRENGTH-PRESENCE, MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS, AND OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM AND IRAQI FREEDOM. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER JUANITA ESTES DEMONSTRATED SUPERB LEADERSHIP AND UNMATCHED FORESIGHT IN HER DUTIES. SHE STANDARDIZED TOMAHAWK OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR FIFTH FLEET, SIXTH FLEET, AND UK FORCES AND DIRECTED THE EXECUTION OF 400 TLAM EXERCISES BY NINE CARRIER STRIKE GROUPS, 35 WARSHIPS, AND FIVE UK SUBMARINES, PROVIDING OVER TWO THOUSAND HOURS OF EXERCISE TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF TLAM STRIKES. ADDITIONALLY, SHE LED THE TLAM EXECUTION CELL THROUGH ONE DEMANDING AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL OPERATION EVALUATION GROUP CERTIFICATION THAT GREATLY INCREASED COMUSNAVCENT AND COMFIFTHFLT CAPABILITIES TO CONDUCT STAND ALONE MISSION PLANNING IN SUPPORT OF THEATER OPERATIONS. BY HER UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER ESTES REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MISSION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SUPERVISOR AT AFLOAT PLANNING SYSTEM PACIFIC FROM SEPTEMBER 2008 THROUGH OCTOBER 2011. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MORGAN'S ABILITY TO FULFILL A LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER POSITION DURING A COMFIFTHFLEET DEPLOYMENT ONBOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CCSG-9) IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO HIS PROFESSIONAL ACUMEN. HIS ACUTE ATTENTION TO DETAIL ENABLED HIM TO MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF OVER 100,000 TOMAHAWK MISSIONS WHICH ENABLED DEPLOYED UNITS TO MAINTAIN PEAK OPERATIONAL READINESS. IN ADDITION, PETTY OFFICER MORGAN'S TENACITY AND DEVOTION TO DUTY CULMINATED IN HIM BEING AWARDED COMPACFLEET'S SEA SAILOR OF THE QUARTER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO HIS PROMOTION UNDER THE COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MORGAN'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND CONTINUED SERVICE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS LAND ATTACK DEPARTMENT TACTICAL TOMAHAWK WEAPONS CONTROL SYSTEMS (TTWCS) TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE, AT PORT HUENEME DIVISION, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, FROM MARCH 19 TO MARCH 31 2011. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HIGA PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE ABILITY OF FIVE TOMAHAWK LAND ATTACK MISSILE (TLAM) FIRING UNITS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL NODES TO MEET MISSION CRITICAL TASKINGS FROM COMSIXTHFLEET DURING OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN. HIS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT REAL-TIME SOLUTIONS TO TECHNICAL ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY THE TLAM FIRING UNITS, USNAVEUR, USNAVAF, AND COMSIXTHFLEET COMMAND AND CONTROL NODES, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 200 SUCCESSFUL TLAM LAUNCHES AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HIGA'S PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE CHIEF OF THE BOAT (COB) ABOARD USS NORTH DAKOTA FROM XXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXX. DURING THIS PERIOD, MASTER CHIEF KENNEDY LED THE TEAM THROUGH A RIGOROUS FIRST OF ITS KIND AND SHIP'S FIRST EVER OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT, AN ARDUOUS 17-MONTH POST SHAKEDOWN. HIS SUPERVISION TRANSITIONED THE USS NORTH DAKOTA FROM A 17-MONTH SHIPYARD PROJECT TO AN OPERATIONAL SUBMARINE THAT IMMEDIATELY CONDUCTED HIGH CONTACT DENSITY ANTI-SUBMARINE AND ANTI-SURFACE OPERATIONS WITHIN ONE MONTH OF SEA TRIALS WITH NO SUBMARINE PROFICIENCY TRAINING PERIOD WHICH RESULTED IN THE SHIP'S CONSISTENT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EVERY MAJOR MILESTONE AND INSPECTION WITH SUPERIOR RESULTS. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF MASTER CHIEF KENNEDY'S GUIDANCE, NORTH DAKOTA BECAME THE FIRST BLOCK III VIRGINIA PAYLOAD TUBE PLATFORM TO LAUNCH TOMAHAWK CRUISE MISSILES. THIS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE COB'S FOCUSED INVOLVEMENT IN THE DAILY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF EVERY OFFICER, CHIEF, AND SAILOR ON BOARD. MOREOVER, HIS EXPERTISE ON THE FIRST BLOCK III VIRGINIA LED TO HIS ASSIGNMENT AS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE RECONFIGURABLE TRAINING SYSTEM 3D, RECOGNIZED BY THE CNO AND SEVERAL OTHER ADMIRALS AS THE NEW STANDARD FOR SUBMARINE TRAINING, SAVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, REDUCING TRAINING TIME, WHILE INCREASING KNOWLEDGE RETENTION AND SUBMARINE FAMILIARIZATION. MASTER CHIEF KENNEDY'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.