PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS WAREHOUSEMAN FOR THE MATERIELS MANANGEMENT DEPARTMENT ONBOARD NAVAL MEDICAL READINESS TRAINING COMMAND CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS FROM JULY 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 2021. DURING THIS PERIOD, SEAMAN BILODEAU MANAGED THE SHIPPING, RECEIVING, PROCESSING, ISSUING AND UPKEEP OF ALL MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS. AS A WAREHOUSEMAN, HE OVERSAW THE MANANGEMENT OF 515 WAREHOUSE LINE ITEMS VALUED AT MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, RESULTING IN AN UNPRECEDENTED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INVENTORY SCORE. IN ADDITION, AS THE DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING PETTY OFFICER, HE SINGLE-HANDLELY CONDUCTED 53 TRAININGS WHILE MAINTAINING ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLIANCE WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES FOR 29 STAFF MEMBERS. MOREOVER, AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMAND INDOC TEAM, HE CONDUCTED 12 TRAININGS FOR 65 STAFF MEMBERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNAUTHORIZED COMMITMENTS. SEAMAN BILODEAU'S INITIATIVE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT WAREHOUSE WORKCENTER SUPERVISOR, NAVAL HEALTH CLINIC CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FROM 25 APRIL 2013 TO 13 MARCH 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER ANTONIO GONZALEZ PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE SUPERVISED THE RECEIPT AND SHIPMENT OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THREE CLINICAL SITES. IN ADDITION, HE TRANSFERRED OVER A THOUSAND LINE ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT VALUED AT 500,000 DOLLARS TO DEFENSE REUTILIZATION MARKETING OFFICE FOR REDISTRIBUTION, RECOUPING OVER THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FINALLY, AS THE COMMAND MAIL PETTY OFFICER, HE RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED ONE MILLION POUNDS OF MAIL ANNUALLY FOR LABORATORY, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND URINALYSIS SERVICES ENSURING ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMMAND SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE. PETTY OFFICER GONZALEZ' PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR AND COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR AT NAVAL HOSPITAL BREMERTON FROM AUGUST 2014 TO AUGUST 2017. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER WENDELL LED 12 MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE EFFECTIVE AND TIMELY PROCESSING AND DELIVERY OF OVER 22,000 CRITICAL LINE ITEMS OF MEDICAL SURGICAL SUPPLIES SUPPORTING 26 DEPARTMENTS AND THREE OUTLYING BRANCH CLINICS SERVING 55,000 BENEFICIARIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE CONDUCTED A SUPPLY REUTILIZATION PROJECT WITH NAVAL HOSPITAL OAK HARBOR AND REUTILIZED MEDICAL MATERIAL, SAVING OVER 25,000 DOLLARS IN SURGICAL SUPPLIES. FURTHER, HE MAINTAINED OVER THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) ON A DAILY BASIS, ENSURING MEDICAL READINESS FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE HOSPITAL. AS COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR, HE DISPLAYED UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO A 740 ENLISTED MEMBER STAFF BY KEEPING ABREAST OF RAPIDLY CHANGING CAREER AND PERSONNEL POLICIES. HIS EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMAND'S 87 PERCENT RETENTION RATE AND THE RETENTION EXCELLENCE GOLDEN ANCHOR AWARD. PETTY OFFICER WENDELL'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.