Commendation Medal Citation Examples


Navy Commendation Medal

DEPARTMENT   OF   THE   NAVY

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS AWARDED THE

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL

TO

CHIEF PETER C. MCHALE
UNITED STATES NAVY

FOR



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS DELTA TEAM LEADER, MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTRUCTION COMPANY, MARINE CORPS DETACHMENT, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI, FROM JUNE 2022 TO APRIL 2025. GUNNERY SERGEANT KIEFER DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, UNWAVERING DEDICATION, AND INSPIRING MENTORSHIP DURING HIS TENURE. PROMOTING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, HE SUPERVISED AND CONDUCTED THE TRAINING OF 780 ENTRY LEVEL MARINES ACROSS 12 MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS COURSE CLASSES, TOTALING 6,700 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, AND ENSURING MARINES SAFELY MET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 3531 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. HIS COMMITMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP OF 22 INSTRUCTORS RESULTED IN THE SAFE EXECUTION OF 22,000 STUDENT-DRIVEN MILES AND 220 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CHECKS. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED COURSE EFFECTIVENESS AND LEFT AN ENDURING LEGACY ON HIS STUDENTS, FELLOW INSTRUCTORS, AND THE COMMAND, WITH SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY CULMINATING 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE. GUNNERY SERGEANT KIEFER'S PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS NAVY DIVER FIRST CLASS, SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAM ONE, FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO JULY 2025. PETTY OFFICER BACCELLIERI CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE IN SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC UNDERSEA OPERATIONS. HIS MASTERY OF DRY DECK SHELTER, LOCKOUT TRUNK, AND LOCKOUT CHAMBER PROCEDURES DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SEVEN INDEPENDENT COMMAND CERTIFICATIONS AND TWO NATIONALLY TASKED SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS. AS DDS PLATOON THREE'S REPAIR PARTS PETTY OFFICER, HE EXPERTLY MANAGED THE PROCUREMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUSTAINMENT OF OVER $1.5 MILLION IN CRITICAL MISSION-ESSENTIAL MATERIAL, ENSURING CONTINUOUS OPERATIONAL READINESS. IN HIS ROLE AS PRIMARY DDS CAPTAIN AND CREWMAN, HE ACCUMULATED 154 HOURS OF INCIDENT-FREE BOTTOM TIME WHILE PROFESSIONALLY INSTRUCTING AND QUALIFYING SEVEN IN-WATER OPERATORS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE PLATOON'S WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY. PETTY OFFICER BACCELLIERI'S OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALISM, STEADFAST PERSEVERANCE, AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY THROUGHOUT HIS TOUR OF DUTY GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMAND'S MISSION. HIS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS THE ACCOUNTING NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, COMPTROLLER, MARINE RAIDER SUPPORT GROUP, MARINE FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FROM JANUARY 2023 TO APRIL 2025. DURING THIS TIME, SERGEANT BALDWIN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUDGET EXECUTION ACROSS FIVE SEPARATE FISCAL YEARS, TOTALING OVER 600 MILLION DOLLARS. HIS EFFORTS IN ACCOUNTING RECONCILIATION AND EXECUTION RESULTED IN A NOTABLE DECREASE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ERRORS AND ALLOWED FOR THE COORDINATED EXECUTION OF FUNDS ACROSS THE COMMAND, WITH FAR-REACHING GLOBAL IMPACTS. HE LED A TEAM THAT SCOURED THOUSANDS OF FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR ERRORS AND ACCURACY TO IMPROVE KEY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DATA, CRITICAL TO PREVENTING LOST BUYING POWER IN ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC FINANCIAL PORTFOLIOS IN THE MARINE CORPS. SERGEANT BALDWIN'S LEADERSHIP WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SUSTAINING THE ACCOUNTING SECTION'S TRAINING AND COMPETENCY IN THE DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVE, PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESOURCE ANALYSTS FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES. SERGEANT BALDWIN'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DIEGO GARCIA FROM MAY 2024 TO APRIL 2025. CHIEF WILSON LED THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESSES AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS DESPITE MANNING SHORTFALLS AND HIGH TURNOVER RATE. AS ASSISTANT COMMAND SECURITY MANAGER, HER EFFORTS LED TO THE PROCESSING OF 1,100 IN-BRIEFS, VERIFICATIONS, RE-INVESTIGATIONS, AND 800 PIECES OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR 452 PERSONNEL ACROSS MULTIPLE COMMANDS. AS SAILOR RECOGNITION PROGRAM MANAGER, SHE CHAIRED 16 BOARDS. ADDITIONALLY, AS SENIOR ENLISTED ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SHE LED A 54 JOINT MEMBER ORGANIZATION. CHIEF WILSON'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES CULMINATED HER 23 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WILSON'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT BUDGET OFFICER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE G-8, FROM JULY 2023 TO JANUARY 2025. FIRST LIEUTENANT COLLIN MCKINNEY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL ACUMEN, AND INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE FIELD OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. HE EXPERTLY MANAGED FISCAL PORTFOLIOS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING FISCAL READINESS OF FOUR MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS. FIRST LIEUTENANT MCKINNEY PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO ANNUAL BUDGETS AND CLOSEOUTS, ENCOMPASSING 550 MILLION DOLLARS ACROSS 158 SITES. HIS GROUNDBREAKING RECONCILIATION TOOL TO TRACK TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS ENHANCED FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND STREAMLINED OPERATIONS DURING HEIGHTENED EXERCISE AND ANNUAL TRAINING DEMANDS. HIS LEADERSHIP EXTENDED BEYOND HIS IMMEDIATE RESPONSIBILITIES AS HE TRAINED AND MENTORED MULTIPLE PERSONNEL, ENHANCING THEIR PROFICIENCY, AND STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. FIRST LIEUTENANT MCKINNEY'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD AT NAVY RESERVE SUBMARINE GROUP SEVEN HEADQUARTERS FROM JULY 2019 TO JULY 2024. DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AS OPERATIONS OFFICER, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MOBERG DIRECTED THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF 2,614 DAYS OF SUPPORT TO COMMANDER, TASK FORCE SEVEN-FOUR THROUGH THE CHALLENGING COVID/POST-COVID TRANSITION. DURING THIS TIME, HE PERSONALLY PROVIDED 82 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, QUALIFYING BOTH THEATER UNDERSEA WARFARE WATCH OFFICER AND BATTLE WATCH CAPTAIN, SUPPORTING REAL-WORLD OPERATIONS AND TWO MULTI-NATIONAL UNDERSEA WARFARE EXERCISES. THROUGH HIS SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE AND TACTICAL ACUMEN, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MOBERG LED MULTIPLE TABLE-TOP EXERCISES SUPPORTING RESERVE SAILORS' WARFIGHTING QUALIFICATIONS. HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO PROVIDE IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 70 SAILORS AT THE INAUGURAL, SUBMARINE GROUP 7 RESERVE ENTERPRISE-WIDE TRAINING SEMINAR HELD AT BANGOR SUBMARINE BASE IN NOV 2023. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MOBERG'S UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND DEDICATION 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 PLATOON SERGEANT, BRAVO COMPANY, 24TH MARINES, 25TH MARINE REGIMENT, FROM OCTOBER 1, 2019 TO JANUARY 31, 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT MONTGOMERY REPEATEDLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TACTICAL PROFICIENCY WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE COMBAT READINESS OF BRAVO COMPANY. HIS SUPERB TACTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE ALLOWED HIM TO DEVELOP COUNTLESS LIVE-FIRE RANGES AND TRAINING EVENTS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THEREBY ENABLING THE MARINES TO INCREASE THEIR LETHALITY, TACTICAL ACUMEN, AND COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP. FURTHERMORE, HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AS A PLATOON COMMANDER OVER TWO DIFFERENT ANNUAL TRAINING EVENTS WAS VITAL IN THE COMPANY'S SUCCESSFUL TRAINING OUTCOMES. STAFF SERGEANT MONTGOMERY'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN 2D MEDICAL BATTALION, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, FROM MAY 2022 TO APRIL 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER ERNEST MANAGED MEDICAL AND DENTAL READINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR 206 MARINES WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLIANCE THROUGHOUT UNIT DEPLOYMENT PERIMETER TO OKINAWA, JAPAN. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTACHED TO 2D MARINE DIVISION, 8TH MARINE REGIMENT, HE ASSISTED 32 PROVIDERS AND FIVE NURSES IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY CARE FOR SEVEN THOUSAND MARINES AND SAILORS. FINALLY, HIS EFFORTS AT WEAPONS BATTALION RESULTED IN SIX THOUSAND WEAPONS QUALIFICATIONS WITH ZERO MISHAPS. PETTY OFFICER ERNEST'S OUTSTANDING INITIATIVE, ENTHUSIASM, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS MARINE MEDIUM TILTROTOR SQUADRON 266 / JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE SOMALIA LIAISON OFFICER AT CAMP TITAN, CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI FROM NOVEMBER 2024 TO APRIL 2025. 2ND LIEUTENANT BOYERO ENSURED INTEGRATION BETWEEN VMM-266 AND JSOTF-SOM BY SUPPORTING THE REVISION OF JSOTF-SOM'S JOINT INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDED JSOTF-SOM PERSPECTIVE TO THE VMM COMMANDER THROUGH ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF (11) GRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE SUMMARIES, SUPPORTING (100) OPERATIONAL FLIGHTS. 2ND LIEUTENANT BOYERO SHOWED GREAT INITIATIVE BY CREATING AN EXTENSIVE ADVERSARY LINK ANALYSIS DIAGRAM ON PALANTIR, PROVIDING FIDELITY ON TARGET RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVERSARIAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AT A STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL LEVEL. THIS PROJECT INTEGRATED PREVIOUS J22 ANALYSIS CELL PRODUCTS INTO AN INTERACTIVE, LIVING GRAPH TO BE USED BY JSOTF-SOM STAFF AND SUPPORTED OUT-STATIONS, INCLUDING FUTURE ROTATIONS. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, 2ND LIEUTENANT BOYERO REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMPANY COMMANDER, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, 3D BATTALION, 4TH MARINE REGIMENT, 1ST MARINE DIVISION FROM JULY 2022 THROUGH MAY 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, CAPTAIN GULSRUD DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONALISM. HIS EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TOWARD THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTALION AS HE LED HIS COMPANY THROUGH A RIGOROUS PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF FORWARD DEPLOYED BATTALION WEST 24.2. HE CONSISTENTLY SET THE EXAMPLE FOR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ENSURED HIS MARINES WERE COMBAT READY AS THEY AIDED THE BATTALION THROUGH MULTIPLE EXERCISES SUCH AS ARTILLERY RELOCATION TRAINING PROGRAM 24.3, FUJI VIPER 25.1, KOREA VIPER 25.1, AND THE THIRD MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ALERT CONTINGENCY MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE. HE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF INCREASED INTEROPERABILITY WITH ALLIED AND PARTNERED FORCES WHILE IMPROVING HIS COMPANY'S ABILITY TO FIGHT TONIGHT AND RESPOND TO POTENTIAL CRISIS OR CONTINGENCY ACROSS THE PACIFIC AREA OF OPERATION. HIS INTUITIVE COMPREHENSION OF THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, EXCEPTIONAL TACTICAL ACUMEN, AND MASTERY OF PLANNING AND EXECUTION MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE BATTALION. CAPTAIN GULSRUD'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CANVASSING RECRUITER, RECRUITING SUBSTATION DALLAS SOUTH, RECRUITING STATION DALLAS, 8TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2024. DURING OPERATION BUILD THE MOAT, STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS' STEADFAST FOCUS AND INSPIRING WORK ETHIC RESULTED IN INCREASED PRODUCTION THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMAND'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. HE DEMONSTRATED A HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO CONTRACT SIX QUALITY INDIVIDUALS INTO THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM. HE SEIZED CRITICAL ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE AN UNPARALLELED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE TO INCLUDE ENLISTING 83 PERCENT FROM MENTAL GROUP A, CONTRACTING ONE RESERVIST AND ONE FEMALE, ALL WHILE SUSTAINING ZERO DISCHARGES FROM HIS POOL AND THE RECRUIT DEPOT. STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS EXCELLED IN HIS ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENABLED HIS SUBSTATION TO RAPIDLY GAIN CALENDAR CONTROL AND FILL CRITICAL SHIPPING HOLES THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER, UNMANNED CARRIER-LAUNCHED MULTI-ROLE SQUADRON ONE ZERO FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO JANUARY 2025. AS THE 33rd PATHFINDER, LIEUTENANT MCGOWAN EXPERTLY GENERATED CRUCIAL PORTIONS OF THE NASCENT VUQ COMMUNITY BY BRINGING THE SAFETY PROGRAM INTO EXISTENCE AND DEVELOPED BOTH THE PRE-MISHAP BINDER AND THE DIVISION OFFICER LEADERSHIP COURSE (DIVOLC) PROGRAM. HIS UNMANNED INSTRUCTOR PILOT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE PROVED INVALUABLE TO THE SQUADRON AND ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST MQ-25A AIR VEHICLE PILOTS. LIEUTENANT MCGOWAN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS PERSONNEL OFFICER ABOARD USS HERSEHL "WOODY" WILLIAMS FROM 15 AUGUST 2022 TO 2 AUGUST 2024. CHIEF HOGAN'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TIRELESS DEDICATION WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THE COMMAND'S PERSONNEL READINESS. HE SKILLFULLY LED AND MENTORED SEVEN JUNIOR SAILORS, EMPOWERING THEM TO EXCEL IN THEIR DUTIES. CHIEF HOGAN FLAWLESSLY PROCESSED 678 TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING 100 GAINS, 68 TRANSFERS, AND 46 FLIGHTS RELATED TO PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS, ENABLING THE SEAMLESS MOVEMENT OF OVER 200 SAILORS. DEMONSTRATING UNPARALLELED ATTENTION TO DETAIL, HE ENSURED SEVEN SEPARATIONS WERE PROCESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE NAVY'S RETENTION GOALS. BY HIS INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP, UNMATCHED EXPERTISE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY, CHIEF HOGAN REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR OPERATIONS CHIEF, 1ST AND 2D PLATOON, TRUCK COMPANY, 23D MARINE REGIMENT, 4TH MARINE DIVISION, FROM APRIL 2021 TO JUNE 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, GUNNERY SERGEANT BUSTER CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, TIRELESS WORK ETHIC, AND LEADERSHIP DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TRUCK COMPANY'S MISSION THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT TO INFANTRY UNITS WITHIN 4TH MARINE DIVISION AND MARINE FORCES RESERVE IN SUPPORT OF ANNUAL TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND REAL WORLD REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE FILLED THE BILLET RESPONSIBILITIES TYPICALLY ASSIGNED TO A FIRST SERGEANT AS THE SITE SUPPORT SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER FOR EIGHT MONTHS IN ADDITION TO HIS REGULAR DUTIES, ENSURING GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE ACROSS THE SITE SUPPORT STAFF AND PROVIDING NECESSARY SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO THE TRUCK COMPANY SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE STAFF. GUNNERY SERGEANT BUSTER'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY CULMINATED 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SPECIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMANDER, U.S. SECOND FLEET FROM FEBRUARY 2020 TO JULY 2024. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL ACUMEN, PETTY OFFICER KING MANAGED 273 PERSONNEL IN THE DAILY ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE FOR SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) ACCESSES, EQUIPMENT, AND REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION BUILD, AND ACCREDITATION OF A THREE MILLION DOLLAR SCI FACILITY, STREAMLINING THE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS TO U.S. AND NATO FLAG OFFICERS AND STAFFS. HER EFFORTS ALLOWED THE TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF MARITIME FORCES IN SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC COMPETITION, MARITIME HOMELAND DEFENSE, NO FAIL HIGH PROFILE OPERATIONS, AND CRITICAL TRAINING EXERCISES. BY HER UNRELENTING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER KING REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ENTOMOLOGIST, 2D MEDICAL BATTALION, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP FROM NOVEMBER 2021 TO JANUARY 2024. LIEUTENANT BRANCH DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS BY LEADING A TEAM OF NINE SAILORS IN THE ACQUISITION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND VACCINES REQUIRED FOR MISSION SUCCESS, LEADING TO UNPARALLELED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT MEDICAL READINESS. HE COORDINATED WITH MARINE FORCES EUROPE AND AFRICA, CTF 61/2, AND SIXTH FLEET NAVAL FORCES EFFORTS IN CONDUCTING FOOD AND WATER RISK ASSESSMENTS DIRECTLY SUPPORTING JOINT NATO EXERCISES IN EUCOM. LIEUTENANT BRANCH'S DETERMINATION AND COMPLETE DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SUPPLY DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP EIGHT HI AND NSWG-8 LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT UNIT FROM NOVEMBER 2019 TO DECEMBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GOMEZ PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE LED 15 SAILORS AND SIX CIVILIANS IN THE EXECUTION OF A 12 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET SUPPORTING ALL TASKING AND OPERATIONS WITHIN THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, SHE SERVED AS A LEAD INSPECTOR FOR THE 2023 LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INSPECTION. HER EXPERTISE WAS VITAL IN THE COMPLETION OF 10 INSPECTIONS ACROSS THREE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS. MOREOVER, HER LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT LED TO THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT RECEIVING BACK-TO-BACK OUTSTANDING SCORES, EARNING THE CAPTAIN DOUG ROSE AWARD AND THE COMMAND BLUE E AWARD. BY HER UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GOMEZ REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT ENGINEERING OFFICER FOR PATROL FORCES SOUTHWEST ASIA FROM NOVEMBER 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER 2023. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DERNEHL EXHIBITED DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL ACUMEN, MANAGING A DIVISION OF 52 CHIEFS AND PETTY OFFICERS THROUGH 17 OPERATIONALLY DRIVEN MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (ODMS) AVAILABILITIES TOTALING 8,500 LABOR HOURS AND 18 MAJOR ENGINEERING CASUALTIES. ACTING AS A COAST GUARD LIAISON WITH MULTIPLE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AGENCIES, HE FACILITATED THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO OF THE FIRST CENTCOM AOR FAST RESPONSE CUTTER DRYDOCKS VALUED AT OVER $1.5 MILLION EACH. HIS ACTIONS MAXIMIZED PATFORSWA'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT TASK FORCE 55 DETERRENCE AND MARITIME SECURITY MISSIONS IN THE ARABIAN GULF. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DERNEHL'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS PRIMARY LEAD FOR ORTHOPEDIC SPINE AND PODIATRY CLINIC. PETTY OFFICER MEARS' APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES WERE THE BACKBONE OF THE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC. SHE PROVIDED CARE FOR OVER 22,000 BENEFICIARIES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO INCREASED WARFIGHTER READINESS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. PETTY OFFICER MEARS' EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS FACILITATED SUCCESSFUL DAY TO DAY CLINIC OPERATIONS FOR THREE CLINICS AND EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS FOR A SPINE CLINICAL COORDINATOR. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE DIVISION SUPPLY PETTY OFFICER, SHE MANAGED AN OPTAR OF 18,000 DOLLARS FOR DAILY CONSUMABLES, ENSURING NO DELAYS IN PATIENT CARE. MOREOVER, AS THE PRIMARY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, SHE REVIEWED OVER 250 ICE COMMENTS AND RESOLVED PATIENT COMPLAINTS, INCREASING PATIENT SATISFACTION TO NINETY SEVEN PERCENT. PETTY OFFICER MEARS' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN CHARGE AT CENTER FOR NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING UNIT NORTH ISLAND FROM JULY 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 2023. CHIEF OLIVAS' SUPERB LEADERSHIP LED TO 23 INDIVIDUAL COURSE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SIX INSTRUCTORS AND ENABLED THE DELIVERY OF 112 AVIATION MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSES, WHICH GRADUATED 754 HIGHLY TRAINED FLEET-READY SAILORS AND MARINES. ADDITIONALLY, HER EXPERTISE IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT YIELDED 100 PERCENT MASTER TRAINING SPECIALIST QUALIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ATTAINMENT OF A PERFECT SCORE DURING THE 2021 TRAINING MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM INSPECTION. BY HER UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF OLIVAS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS ELECTRICAL DIVISION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FROM OCTOBER 2021 TO FEBRUARY 2023. PETTY OFFICER WILLIAMS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE COMMAND'S EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE, ESTABLISHING COMMAND LEVEL PROGRAMS IN CMEO AND MOTORCYCLE SAFETY. HIS SUPERB EFFORTS ENSURED THE ROBUST QUALIFICATION OF OVER 40 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SAILORS AND THE COORDINATION OF OFF-HULL FIDE TRAINING. HIS INSPIRED PERFORMANCE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF HIS OWN DIVISION, RESULTING IN TWO JSOQ RECIPIENTS. PETTY OFFICER WILLIAMS' 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.



HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SECOND CLASS (SURFACE WARFARE)
KEVIN S. BANTA JR,
UNITED STATES NAVY

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA FROM APRIL 2019 TO DECEMBER 2022. PETTY OFFICER BANTA PROFICIENTLY LED 10 STAFF MEMBERS ACROSS THREE HIGH VOLUME CLINICS, RENDERING CARE VALUED AT $1.9 MILLION, MAINTAINING A 90 PERCENT RETURN TO FULL DUTY RATE. HE DEVELOPED A NINE WEEK CLINICAL COURSE, LEADING TO THE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION OF ONE PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BANTA REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.


FOR THE
R. T. TIZON, JR
CAPTAIN, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS
UNITED STATES NAVY
COMMANDING OFFICER
NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND LEMOORE



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS 1st RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION LEADING PETTY OFFICER, 2D BATTALION, 4TH MARINES, AND 3D AMPHIBIAN ASSAULT BATTALION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, 1ST MARINE DIVISION CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA FROM FEBRUARY 2020 TO JANUARY 2023. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DOBBS EXPERTLY LED, MANAGED AND MENTORED 104 ENLISTED AND SEVEN OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THREE BATTALIONS TO INCLUDE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ALL MEDICAL OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE OVERSAW THE AWARDING OF 375,000 DOLLARS IN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS AND IMPROVED SAILOR RETENTION ABOVE NINETY PERCENT. FINALLY, SHE EXECUTED TWO SUCCESSFUL INSURV INSPECTIONS AND TOECR REALIGNMENTS, INCREASING MANNING WITHIN THE BATTALION. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DOBBS' DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES AS STUDENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR INFORMATION WARFARE TRAINING COMMAND FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 TO JANUARY 2023. PETTY OFFICER ABRAM PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT'S EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. HER SUPERB EFFORTS ENSURED THE ACCURATE PROCESSING OF OVER 3000 STUDENT TRANSACTIONS, EVALUATION REPORTS AND ALL OTHER DISCREPANCIES ACROSS FIVE TOTAL CLASSES. HER INSPIRED PERFORMANCE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL ADDITION OF OVER 3000 SAILORS TO THE FLEET. PETTY OFFICER ABRAM'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



LIEUTENANT MATTHEW C. GREGER, UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE, DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS AN INTELLIGENCE POLICY ADVISOR, UNITED STATES MILITARY DELEGATION (MILDEL) TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) MILITARY COMMITTEE, NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, FROM JULY 1, 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, LT GREGER DEMONSTRATED SUPERB EXPERTISE WHILE PERFORMING INTELLIGENCE DUTIES DURING AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION OF THE ALLIANCE AND BRIDGING THE PERMANENT POSITION OF INTELLIGENCE PLANNER DURING A CRITICAL SHORTFALL. HE LED AND PRESENTED 10 OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS TO THE MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE, SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE LIAISON OFFICERS, AND NATO HQ JOINT STAFF. LT GREGER PARTICIPATED IN FOUR MILITARY COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS FOR INTELLIGENCE AND DRAFTED NOTES FOR FIVE MILITARY COMMITTEES, ONE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL, AND ONE MILITARY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. HE ALSO DELIVERED 22 INTELLIGENCE RELATED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE INFORMATION REPORTS TO THE MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE OVER A 12 WEEK PERIOD. LT GREGER COORDINATED WITH THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR THE SCREENING AND RELEASE OF 1,355 DOCUMENTS FOR THE KOSOVO SPECIAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AFTER SCREENING BY THE NATO HQ INTERNATIONAL MILITARY STAFF. THE DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LIEUTENANT GREGER REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS OFFICER IN CHARGE, NAVAL ACADEMY SUMMER SEMINAR FROM JANUARY 2022 TO JUNE 2022. LIEUTENANT BERTRAND SPEARHEADED THE FIRST IN-PERSON SUMMER SEMINAR PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF ALL MIDSHIPMEN, CANDIDATES AND STAFF. HIS EFFORTS LED TO 2480 FINAL CANDIDATE SELECTIONS, OVER 97% ATTENDANCE RATE, AND IGNITED THE CLASS OF 2027 APPLICATIONS. THROUGH INNOVATION AND PERSEVERANCE, HE SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED CANDIDATE FITNESS ASSESSMENT WITH LIMITED SPACE AND EQUIPMENT. HE WAS PARAMOUNT IN THE MENTORING AND TRAINING OF 259 MIDSHIPMEN IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY MISSION WHILE INTEGRATING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO IMPROVE THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM. LIEUTENANT BERTRAND'S NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, DEDICATION, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, NAVAL HOSPITAL TWENTY NINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA FROM FEBRUARY 2019 TO JANUARY 2023. PETTY OFFICER XIONG'S LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTED TO SCORES OF ADVANCEMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONCERNING THE SAILORS IN HIS CHARGE. AS THE DEPARTMENT MANAGER, HE EXECUTED FIVE PROJECTS VALUED AT TWO MILLION DOLLARS, SUPERVISED THE COMPLETION OF 75,000 EXAMS AND ACCREDITED THE DEPARTMENT WITH MULTIPLE FEDERAL AGENCIES. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER XIONG OVERSAW THE RADIATION HEALTH PROGRAM WHERE HE MONITORED 15 RADIATION WORKERS ACROSS THREE REMOTE COMMANDS AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN ENTERPRISE MHS GENESIS EXPERT WHILE PROVIDING OVER 200 HOURS OF CRUCIAL ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT TO THREE PAY-IT-FORWARD MISSIONS. PETTY OFFICER XIONG'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TOTAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY RESIDENCY AT NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, NAVAL MEDICAL READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM AUGUST 2018 TO OCTOBER 2022. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EVANS EDUCATED AND TRAINED OVER 100 OFFICERS AND ENLISTED TO BE SOLE DENTAL PROVIDERS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PLATFORMS IN THE FLEET, INCLUDING RESIDENTS, CREDENTIALERS, AND INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMEN. WHILE SERVING AS THE DIVISION OFFICER OF THE GENERAL DENTISTRY DEPARTMENT, SHE MAINTAINED 96% DENTAL READINESS FOR A PATIENT BASE OF 17,000 SAILORS. SHE LED THE SAME DEPARTMENT THROUGH TWO SUCCESSFUL JOINT COMMISSION INSPECTIONS AS WELL AS NAVIGATED COVID-19 AND THE UNPRECEDENTED EFFECTS OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC ON THE CLINIC, STAFF AND ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EVANS' EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, RECRUITING SUBSTATION DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 6TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT/EASTERN RECRUITING REGION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA FROM MAY 2021 TO MARCH 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT COLBERT PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. HE SHIPPED 39 POOLEES, MAINTAINED A 100% TIER ONE CONTRACTS, OBTAINED 40 GROSS CONTRACTS, AND ATTAINED 103.70% OF HIS ASSIGNED CONTRACTING MISSION. LEADING FROM THE FRONT, HE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AGGRESSIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS EVENTS, THE PARENTS OF POOLEES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENGAGING KEY INFLUENCERS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. DUE TO HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, AND PROVEN ABILITY TO MENTOR AND PRODUCE QUALITY RESULTS HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER AND RECEIVE THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF 8412. STAFF SERGEANT COLBERT'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON SERGEANT AND DETAIL COMMANDER FOR CEREMONIAL PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, SECURITY BATTALION, MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION-MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, FROM MARCH 2021 TO APRIL 2022. SERGEANT TORRES CONDUCTED OVER 300 FUNERALS AND OVER 500 TRAINING HOURS WITH THE MARINES TO ENSURE A FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE FOR EACH FUNERAL. HIS NOTEWORTHY ACTIONS IN NUMEROUS AREAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS AND THE MISSION SUCCESS OF CEREMONIAL PLATOON. SERGEANT TORRES' LEADERSHIP, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEAD SEABEE TECHNICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST AT NAVAL SUPPORT UNIT, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. EMBASSY MEXICO CITY, MEXICO FROM MAY 2018 TO JUNE 2022. PETTY OFFICER SPANGLER COMPLETED 47 TDY TRIPS TO 18 DEPARTMENT OF STATE FACILITIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS REGION TO MAINTAIN $8.1M IN TECHNICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT WHICH IS CRUCIAL IN THE SAFEGUARDING OF 7,500 DIPLOMATIC EMPLOYEES AND MISSION CRITICAL CLASSIFIED MATERIALS. HIS SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE COUPLED WITH HIS STRONG WORK ETHIC LED TO HIS SELECTION AS THE NAVAL SUPPORT UNIT JUNIOR SAILOR OF THE YEAR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019. PETTY OFFICER SPANGLER'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.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS STAFF CHAPLAIN AT RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FROM MAY 2019 TO APRIL 2022. HE TAUGHT 650 WARRIOR TOUGHNESS, OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL, AND NAVY CORE VALUES BRIEFS, COUNSELING 3,880 RECRUITS AND STAFF MEMBERS. HE DELIVERED 102 AMCROSS MESSAGES, LED 5 SAFETALK CLASSES FOR 175 RECRUIT DIVISION COMMANDERS, AND PIONEERED THE WAY FOR THE NAVY'S FIRST RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION FOR A MUSLIM HIJAB, TRANSFORMING THE NAVY AND ENSURING THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT FOR ALL. ADDITIONALLY, HE WAS THE KEY LEADER IN COORDINATING THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL TIGER CRUISE SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STARTED, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE MORALE OF MORE THAN 358 SAILORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. FINALLY, HE LED 85 DIVINE SERVICES AND 30 BIBLE STUDIES THAT MINISTERED TO 42,000 RECRUITS WITH 685 DECK PLATE HOURS TO SUPPORT RECRUITS AND STAFF. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT KWON REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT ONBOARD USS GERALD R. FORD FROM DEC 2019 TO OCT 2021. LCDR SEIBEL'S MOTIVATIONAL LEADERSHIP GUIDED REACTOR MECHANICAL DIVISION THROUGH A DYNAMIC POST DELIVERY TRIALS AND TESTING PERIOD DURING MULTIPLE FIRST-IN-CLASS TESTS CULMINATING IN FULL SHIP SHOCK TRIALS, VALIDATING THE COMBAT READINESS OF FORD CLASS CARRIERS. SAFELY FOUGHT COMPLEX ENGINEERING CASUALTIES AS ENGINEERING OFFICER OF THE WATCH DURING FULL SHIP SHOCK TRIALS. LCDR SEIBEL'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, RECRUITING SUBSTATION DENTON, RECRUITING STATION FORT WORTH, 8TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, WESTERN RECRUITING REGION, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND, FROM OCTOBER 2019 TO DECEMBER 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, GUNNERY SERGEANT LARA DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY ENLISTING 84 QUALITY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FOR SERVICE AS UNITED STATES MARINES. HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP WAS EVIDENT AS 66 QUALITY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN SHIPPED TO RECRUIT TRAINING. HIS SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, DYNAMIC APPLICATION OF SYSTEMATIC RECRUITING TECHNIQUES, AND KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEAM EFFORT WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE STATION'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. HIS SACRIFICE, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEDICATION TO THE RECRUITING MISSION RESULTED IN HIS RECOGNITION AS THE WESTERN RECRUITING REGION, STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE YEAR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020. GUNNERY SERGEANT LARA'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND UNTIRING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS TACTICAL CRAFT COXSWAIN FOR MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY SQUADRON ELEVEN HVU DETACHMENT PACNORWEST FROM APRIL 2018 TO APRIL 2021. PETTY OFFICER DRINKMAN'S SUPERB LEADERSHIP, EXCEPTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND UNMATCHED ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WERE THE DRIVING FORCE IN THE SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND DAILY OPERATION OF MSRON-11. HE EXPERTLY EXECUTED 300 AT/FP MISSIONS, ACROSS 21,600 NM ENCOMPASSING 3600 MAN HOURS WITH ZERO MISHAPS AND 100% MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. ADDITIONALLY HE TRAINED AND QUALIFIED ONE COXSWAIN, 10 NAV/RTOS, 14 ENGINEERS, AND 30 CREWMEN. AS LPO, HE OVERSAW 30 MULTI RATED SAILORS AND FOUR CIVILIAN IN 12,000 PMS CHECKS FOR 6 PATROL BOATS, 6 TRAILERS, AND 8 STAKE TRUCKS. HIS UNWAVERING DETERMINATION AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, BATTALION AID STATION, 3D BATTALION, 12TH MARINE REGIMENT, 3D MARINE DIVISION FROM 06 FEBRUARY 2018 TO 04 JUNE 2021. PETTY OFFICER DAVID LED 92 JUNIOR SAILORS AND COORDINATED 22 LIMITED TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS AS THE REQUESTING OFFICER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVER $6.6M IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT OF ARTILLERY RELOCATION TRAINING PROGRAM. AS A UNIFORMED VICTIM ADVOCATE, HE COORDINATED 34 CLASSES AND LED THE BATTALION'S ANNUAL SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE TRAINING FOR 670 SAILORS AND MARINES. HE COORDINATED AND SUPERVISED THE MEDICAL LOGISTICS OF THREE ITERATIONS OF COVID-19 BATCH TESTING FOR 1,200 ROM MARINES AND SAILORS DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK HOT ZONE OF CAMP HANSEN. PETTY OFFICER DAVID'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE TARGETING OFFICER, COMBAT MISSION TEAM 2 AND CHIEF OF FIRES, JOINT TASK FORCE ARES FROM MARYLAND, AUGUST 2019 TO APRIL 2021. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 CHRISTENSEN'S SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE IN FIRES WAS CRUCIAL IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND'S JOINT, MULTI-NATIONAL EFFORT TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 CHRISTENSEN COORDINATED THE COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION OF FOUR MISSION PACKAGES AND 10 TARGETS, RESULTING IN THEIR TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION. HE TRANSFORMED THE TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP AND THE JOINT TARGETING WORKING GROUP, AND ESTABLISHED THE TARGET DECISION BOARD AT THE TASK FORCE LEVEL, ENABLING A BATTLE RHYTHM THAT EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTED OPERATIONS. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO MISSION RESULTED IN THE DEFINITIVE SUCCESS OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY LINE OF OPERATION FOR THE COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION MISSION, IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 CHRISTENSEN'S NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS DETACHMENT COMMANDER, MARINE SECURITY GUARD DETACHMENTS KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT AND BEIJING, CHINA, MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY GROUP FROM JUNE 2018 TO JUNE 2021. GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHNSTON'S INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP WAS VITAL TO THE OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUCCESS OF SIX MARINE SECURITY GUARD DETACHMENTS. HE SUPERVISED 145 CONTINGENCY RESPONSE DRILLS THAT IMPROVED OPERATIONAL PREPAREDNESS, BOLSTERED LOCAL GUARD FORCES, AND PREPARED ANTITERRORISM UNITS TO COMBAT THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY AT OUR EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES WORLDWIDE. HIS SUPERIOR TECHNICAL SKILL AND THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF EMBASSY SECURITY REGULATIONS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AGAINST ANY THREAT DURING A PERIOD OF HEIGHTENED GLOBAL UNREST. HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP WAS CRUCIAL THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC BY SERVING AS THE SENIOR DETACHMENT COMMANDER FOR ALL FIVE MISSION CHINA DETACHMENTS. HE SUPPORTED DETACHMENTS WITH GAPPED COMMANDERS AND CONDUCTED MENTORSHIP VISITS AND EVALUATIONS FOR THE COMMAND WHEN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WAS RESTRICTED. HE SUPERBLY MANAGED THE CLOSURE OF THE CHENDGU CONSULATE AND REDISTRIBUTED ALL ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT TO FULFILL CRITICAL NEEDS ACROSS THE REGION. HIS SELFLESS ACTIONS ENSURED THE OPERATIONAL READINESS OF EACH DETACHMENT AND TWO REGION COMMANDS. HIS CONSISTENT EFFORTS AND ESPRIT DE CORPS ENABLED HIS MARINES TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEIR ASSIGNED SECURITY MISSIONS AT EACH DIPLOMATIC MISSION UNDER HIS CHARGE. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, GUNNERY SERGEANT JOHNSTON REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE HANDLER FIRST CLASS
(AVIATION WARFARE)
JAMES T. WHITEHEAD, UNITED STATES NAVY

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FIELD SUPPORT'S LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR AIR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, NAVAL STATION NORFOLK FROM MAY 2018 TO MAY 2021. PETTY OFFICER WHITEHEAD PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE METICULOUSLY LED OVER 75 SAILORS IN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF FOUR E-28 ARRESTING GEARS, COMPLETING OVER 15,000 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS CONTRIBUTING TO 75 MISHAP-FREE EMERGENCY ARRESTMENTS. HIS COMMITMENT TO MISSION READINESS PRODUCED 32 AWARDS FOR THE COMPLETION OF TWO "OUTSTANDING" SCORED ARRESTING GEAR RECERTIFICATIONS. HIS CHIEF-LIKE MENTORSHIP CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO 215 WATCHSTANDING QUALIFICATIONS, FIVE BJOQ/JSOQ/SOQ AWARDS, AND 20 ADVANCEMENTS. PETTY OFFICER WHITEHEAD'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.


B. N. ROSEN
CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
COMMANDING OFFICER
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LIFE RAFT LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND MAINTENANCE ASSIST TEAM LEAD, SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER FROM AUGUST 2017 TO DECEMBER 2020. BM1 AMOAH DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL MANAGERIAL AND LEADERSHIP EXPERTISE, SUPERVISING 30 SAILORS AND 15 CIVILIANS IN THE RECERTIFICATION OF 4,000 LIFE RAFTS, 2,800 HYDROSTATIC RELEASE DEVICES AND 1,200 SURVIVAL BAGS, REPAIR OF 3,500 WATERTIGHT CLOSURES AND OVERHAUL OF 80 RAPID SECURING DEVICES AND 500 ANTENNAS SAVING THE NAVY $8M. LED 26 LIFE RAFT MAT VISITS TRAINING 800 SHIPBOARD SAILORS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CORRECTION OF 4,586 MATERIAL DISCREPANCIES AND INCREASED THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ACROSS THE PACT FLT. ADDITIONALLY, LED THE TYCOM'S AMMO INSPECTION RESULTING IN A GRADE OF 97%, FOR SWRMC, MAINTAINING EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE HANDLING FACILITY. BM1 AMOAH'S DETERMINATION, SUPERB GUIDANCE, AND UNSWERVING DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AT NAVY RESERVE NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND GEORGIA-FORT DIX FROM JANUARY 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2019. SENIOR CHIEF FERRY'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION CONTRIBUTED TO OVER 4300 HOURS OF DRILL WEEKEND SUPPORT AND OVER 550 MAN-DAYS OF ANNUAL TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS. HIS MENTORSHIP DIRECTLY LED TO 23 ADVANCEMENTS, 10 PERSONAL AWARDS, 51 WARFARE SPECIALIST QUALIFICATIONS, EIGHT SAILOR OF THE QUARTER AWARDS, AND A COMMANDER NAVY RESERVE FORCES COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARD, WHILE MAINTAINING 92% UNIT MOBILIZATION READINESS. SENIOR CHIEF FERRY'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.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SUPPLY CHIEF, DETACHMENT B, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 49, FROM AUGUST 2017 TO JULY 2020. SERGEANT MOZDZIAK-HOOPER DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL ACCOUNTABILITY OF OVER 4.2 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TABLE OF ORGANIZATION EQUIPMENT. DURING HIS TENURE, SERGEANT MOZDZIAK-HOOPER SUPERVISED 6 WALL TO WALL INVENTORIES OF UNIT PROPERTY, CONDUCTED 12 QUARTERLY INVENTORIES AND RECONCILIATIONS TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE CENTRALIZED MEMORANDUM RECEIPT, AND SUPERVISED THE COMPLETION OF 35 MONTHLY SERIALIZED INVENTORIES. AS FISCAL CHIEF, HE REVIEWED AND APPROVED OVER 1000 MARINE RESERVE ORDER WRITING SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS TOTALING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS. HE ALSO SERVED AS ACTION OFFICER FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM, COORDINATING MORE THAN 71 LOCAL TOY DRIVE EVENTS ACROSS FIVE COUNTIES. SERGEANT MOZDZIAK-HOOPER'S NOTEWORTHY INITIATIVE AND WORK ETHIC CONTRIBUTED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF 100,000 TOYS AND RAISED OVER $32,000 IN CASH DONATIONS. SERGEANT MOZDZIAK-HOOPER'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CYBER READINESS SQUAD COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE MANAGER, CYBER PROTECTION TEAM EIGHT, MARINE CORPS CYBERSPACE WARFARE GROUP, MARINE CORPS FORCES CYBER COMMAND, FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 TO AUGUST 2020. GUNNERY SERGEANT RODRIGUEZ SERVED IN THREE CYBER MISSIONS ASSIGNED BY JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION NETWORK ACROSS SIX DIFFERENT MISSION LOCATIONS. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN COORDINATING A JOINT QUICK REACTION FORCE CONSISTING OF 45 MARINES, AIRMEN AND CIVILIANS FROM TWO CYBER PROTECTION TEAMS. HE ALSO PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR THE TEAM'S PERSISTENT HUNT OPERATIONS MISSION, ENSURING THE TEAM UNDERSTOOD THEIR ASSIGNED TECHNOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, HIS PLANNING SKILLS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN TWO JOINT EXERCISES WITH OVER 1000 PARTICIPANTS. HIS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY DURING THIS TOUR IS THE HALLMARK OF A CAREER DEVOTED TO ACCOMPLISHING THE BROAD AND DIVERSE ASSIGNMENTS THROUGHOUT HIS 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MARINE CORPS SERVICE. GUNNERY SERGEANT RODRIGUEZ'S INITIATIVE, TECHNICAL ACUMEN, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, COMMAND FITNESS LEADER, MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION PRESIDENT ONBOARD USS CHOSIN FROM JULY 2015 TO JUN 2020. WHILE TAD TO SWRMC COMBAT SYSTEM DEPARTMENT, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN 320 HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING ON SPY-1 RADAR SYSTEMS FOR SIX SHIPS DURING TSRAS SAVING THE NAVY 1.2 MILLION AND INCREASING C3F OPERATIONAL READINESS. AS COMMAND FITNESS LEADER, HE PREPARED 12 AT RISK SAILORS FOR 6 PFA CYCLES LEADING TO A 99 PERCENT PASSING RATE. AS AN MWR MEMBER, HE LED 14 EVENTS AND 60 FUNDRAISERS, EARNING A TOTAL OF 34,000 DOLLARS, AND INCREASING CREW MORALE AND ESPRIT DE CORPS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER LUC REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS REGIMENTAL MAINTENANCE CHIEF AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING OFFICER, MARINE RAIDER REGIMENT FROM JANUARY 2017 TO MAY 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT OAKLEY CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES WERE REFLECTED IN HIS EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN THE UNIT'S COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, VALUED AT NEARLY 2 MILLION DOLLARS, AND 100 PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY DURING HIS ENTIRE THREE YEAR TOUR. VALIDATION OF HIS EFFORTS WAS EVIDENT DURING MULTIPLE INSPECTIONS TO INCLUDE CGRI, LRE, AND FSMAO WHERE THE COMMAND WAS IDENTIFIED AS MISSION CAPABLE. AS THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING OFFICER (SACO), STAFF SERGEANT OAKLEY MANAGED THE UNIT'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM. DURING HIS TENURE AS THE SACO, STAFF SERGEANT OAKLEY PERFORMED OVER 75 SUCCESSFUL COLLECTION SESSIONS AND COLLECTED OVER 4,000 SAMPLES. STAFF SERGEANT OAKLEY'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINES CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



REPAIR DEPARTMENT SHIP SUPERINTENDENT AT TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, KINGS BAY, FROM DECEMBER 2016 TO DECEMBER 2019. PETTY OFFICER KIRKLAND CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS SHIP SUPERINTENDENT, HE SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED THE COMPLETION OF OVER 470,000 MAN HOURS OF WORK AND 3,500 JOBS DURING 13 MAINTENANCE PERIODS AND TWO DRY-DOCKING PERIODS FOR TWO TENDED UNITS AND ONE VISITING UNIT. AS THE REPAIR DUTY OFFICER (RDO) QUALIFICATION PROGRAM MANAGER HE TRAINED AND QUALIFIED 45 REPAIR DUTY OFFICERS, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE RDO ROLE IN ENSURING TENDED UNITS MEET ALL UNDERWAY REQUIREMENTS ON OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. HE VOLUNTEERED FOR 3 DETERRENT PATROLS ONBOARD USS ALASKA, QUALIFYING BOTH CHIEF OF THE WATCH AND DIVING OFFICER OF THE WATCH WHILE ON SHORE DUTY. HIS ABILITY TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND LEAD PERSONNEL TOWARD A COMMON GOAL DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY'S EXCEPTIONAL REPUTATION FOR ON TIME SUBMARINE DELIVERY. PETTY OFFICER KIRKLAND'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, SELFLESS DEVOTION, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER AT FLEET AIR RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON FOUR, VQ-4, DETACHMENT FROM DECEMBER 2016 THROUGH JUNE 2020. AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER FOR OVER 140 SAILORS, HE PROVIDED SAGE ADVICE TO VQ-4 COMMANDING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DETACHMENT OFFICER-IN-CHARGE THROUGH DAILY INTERACTION AND CONSTANT MENTORSHIP. SENIOR CHIEF VOGE DEVELOPED THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL, CAREER-MINDED CHIEFS, LEADING PETTY OFFICERS, AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. AS THE SECURITY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, HE OVERHAULED THE ANTITERRORISM PLAN, STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, POST ORDERS AND PRE-PLANNED RESPONSES SETTING THE STANDARD THROUGHOUT THE SECURITY FORCE ENTERPRISE. THIS AWARD IS THE CULMINATION OF 21 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NAVY AND THE DEFENSE OF OUR NATION, AND IS A TESTAMENT TO THE ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS AND COUNTLESS PERSONAL SACRIFICES HE MADE TO PRESERVE THE FREEDOMS AND LIBERTIES ALL AMERICANS CHERISH. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, SENIOR CHIEF VOGE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND UNIT CAREER COUNSELOR FOR OPERATIONAL HEALTH SUPPORT UNIT SAN DIEGO, DETACHMENT F, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM OCTOBER 2016 TO JULY 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE LED AND MANAGED 41 SAILORS AND 12 PROVIDERS IN SIX CLINICAL AREAS TO PROVIDE 811,842 DOLLARS IN QUALITY PATIENT CARE TO 19 TENANT COMMANDS, ACHIEVED NAVAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT COMMAND NORTH ISLAND MEDICAL READINESS OF 86 PERCENT AND DENTAL READINESS OF 96 PERCENT. ADDITIONALLY, HE CONDUCTED 84 CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, SUBMITTED 96 ADVANCEMENT WORKSHEETS, 36 ENLISTMENT AND EXTENSIONS. HIS EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO NAVAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT COMMAND NORTH ISLAND 2016 AND 2018 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD, COMMAND INFORMATION PROGRAM REVIEW (CIPR) SCORE OF 90 PERCENT, 24 ADVANCEMENTS, 4 BLUE JACKET OF THE QUARTER, 2 JUNIOR SAILOR OF QUARTER, 2 BLUE JACKET OF THE YEAR AND 1 JUNIOR SAILOR OF THE YEAR, 11 AWARDS, 5 SPECIAL PROGRAMS SELECTION, HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SKILLS BASIC OF 92 PERCENT AND 7 PERCENT INCREASE IN TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE COMPLETION. PETTY OFFICER BUSTO'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, SELFLESS DEVOTION, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS FLIGHT LEAD WITH HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON EIGHT FIVE, DET ONE, SUPPORTING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM IN THE AFRICOM THEATER. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MILLER LED A FLIGHT OF TWO AIRCRAFT AND 12 U.S. PERSONNEL INTO A HIGH THREAT ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO EXTRACT FOUR PARTNER NATION SOLDIERS THAT HAD BEEN WOUNDED BY A LARGE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MILLER PLACED HIS AIRCRAFT BETWEEN ENEMY FIRE AND THE EXTRACTION LZ, EXPOSING HIS AIRCRAFT TO ENEMY FIRE IN ORDER TO DRAW FIRE AWAY FROM FRIENDLY FORCES ON THE GROUND. DUE TO HIS ACTIONS, FOUR PARTNER NATION SOLDIERS LIVES WERE SAVED. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MILLER'S COURAGE AND PROFESSIONALISM REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE. THE V DEVICE FOR VALOR IS AUTHORIZED.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS COMMAND EMBARKATION CHIEF FOR U.S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION ONE THREE THREE FROM MARCH 2017 TO OCTOBER 2019. CHIEF CLOUDE SUPERBLY MANAGED THE EMBARKATION PROGRAM FOR 598 SEABEES THROUGH ONE HOMEPORT TRAINING PERIOD AND ONE DEPLOYMENT. HIS EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AND FOCUS ENABLED HIM TO PLAN AND EXECUTE 315 TRAVEL REQUESTS VALUED AT 1.5M, FOUR MOUNT OUT TRAINING EXERCISES THROUGH THE USAGE OF 219 PERSONNEL, AND SEXUAL AWARENESS TRAINING FOR 600 SAILORS. HE ALSO QUALIFIED AND REQUALIFIED 14 SAPR VICTIM ADVOCATES, RAISED 6K FOR THE FY 2019 SEABEE BALL AND DET GUAM'S DEPLOYMENT T-SHIRTS, AND LED 15 SAILORS IN THE PLACEMENT OF 1/3 ACRE OF SOD TOTALING 2K IN MATERIAL COST. CHIEF CLOUDE'S SUPERLATIVE PERFORMANCE, STEADFAST PERSEVERANCE AND OUTSTANDING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT, NAVAL ROTC UNIT, VIRGINIA TECH FROM DECEMBER 2018 TO MAY 2019. DUE TO AN EMERGENT STAFF MEDICAL CONDITION AND AN UNEXPECTED RESIGNATION, ENSIGN MORIN SUPERBLY PERFORMED IN THE CRITICAL ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT FOR THE NROTC STAFF, A POSITION NORMALLY FILLED BY A FULL-TIME GOVERNMENT SCHEDULE CONTRACTOR. WITH NO TURNOVER OR TRAINING, HE PROACTIVELY GAINED ACCESS TO ALL REQUIRED DATABASES AND WEBSITES, COMPLETING ALL REQUIRED STUDENT AND STAFF PROCESSING AND DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNIT'S SUCCESS THIS SEMESTER. IN THIS ROLE, HE GENERATED AND TRACKED ALL SCHOLARSHIP AND SECURITY CLEARANCE PAPERWORK FOR NEARLY 300 PERSONNEL AND SUPPORTED THE UNIT BY CONDUCTING 14 PHYSICAL TRAINING SESSIONS AND MORE THAN 20 VETERAN FUNERALS. ENSIGN MORIN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEADING CULINARY SPECIALIST ONBOARD USS XXX XXXXXXX (CG XX) FROM JANUARY 2015 TO JUNE 2019. DEMONSTRATING EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, SENIOR CHIEF XXXXXXXXXX WAS VITAL IN XXX XXXXXX'S SUCCESSES, EARNING TWO BLUE "E" AWARDS AND A SCORE OF OUTSTANDING DURING TWO SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS. HE DISPLAYED ASTOUNDING OVERSIGHT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF 4,900 MEALS AND THE PROCUREMENT OF 4.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN SUBSISTENCE. HE ORCHESTRATED MANY "FIVE STAR" DIPLOMATIC RECEPTIONS INCLUDING EVENTS IN NASSAU, BAHAMAS, AND BOSTON CITY. SENIOR CHIEF XXXXXXXXX'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 PLATOON SERGEANT, COURSE CHIEF, AND INSTRUCTOR/WRITER FOR THE BASIC BULK FUEL COURSE AND THE ADVANCED BULK PETROLEUM COURSE IN SUPPORT OF THE BULK FUEL SCHOOL, COMPANY A, MARINE DETACHMENT FORT LEE, FROM APRIL 2015 TO MARCH 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT FLOREK CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DEVOTED OVER 2600 HOURS OF FORMAL INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING TO MORE THAN 835 STUDENTS RANGING FROM ENTRY LEVEL TO OFFICERS FROM MULTIPLE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF SERGEANT FLOREK WAS THE DRIVING FORCE IN THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE BULK PETROLEUM ADVANCED COURSE, IDENTIFYING INEFFICIENCIES WITHIN THE CURRICULUM WHICH RESULTED IN SAVINGS OF MORE THAN 25,410 DOLLARS PER YEAR. FURTHERMORE, STAFF SERGEANT FLOREK WAS THE PREMIER INSTRUCTOR FOR HYDRAULICS THEORY, REASSESSING ALL CALCULATIONS OF THE HOSE REEL SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE CHANGES INTO THE ADVANCED BULK PETROLEUM COURSE POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE FUELS COMMUNITY. STAFF SERGEANT FLOREK'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



(GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF THIRD AWARD)
LIEUTENANT XXXXXXX, NURSE CORPS, UNITED STATES NAVY

MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS DIVISION OFFICER, SPECIALTY CLINICS, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL XXXXXXX, YYYYYY FROM XXXXXX TO YYYYYY. AS CLINIC NURSE MANAGER, LIEUTENANT XXXXXX EXPERTLY MANAGED THE SURGICAL SERVICE LINE, COORDINATED 8,431 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS FOR 8 SURGEONS AND PROVIDED THE OVERSIGHT OF 435 SURGICAL CASES THAT GENERATED OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN SURGICAL CARE. AS CRASH CART CHAIRMAN, HE DEVELOPED AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE TO IDENTIFY SUPPLY SHORTFALLS IN CRITICAL EMERGENCY CARTS DECREASING ERRORS BY OVER 70%. HE LED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT IMPLEMENTED THE BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY'S NURSING CLINICAL CORE COMPETENCY PROGRAM FOR 150 STAFF MEMBERS IMPROVING TRAINING COMPLIANCE FROM 68% TO 88%. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT XXXXXXXXX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, NAVY ENLISTED TRAINING ELEMENT DETACHMENT, NAVY MEDICINE TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM FEBRUARY 2016 TO NOVEMBER 2018. PETTY OFFICER ELICO DEMONSTRATED EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP IN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCED RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ULTRASOUND PHASE II PROGRAM PRODUCING 131 TECHNOLOGISTS IN SUPPORT OF 681 BILLETS ACROSS THE FLEET. AS SAPR VICTIM ADVOCATE, SHE FACILITATED 40 HOURS OF AWARENESS TRAINING, DEVOTED 480 OFF-DUTY HOURS TOWARD THE RESPONSE HOTLINE, AND ATTENDED FOUR CASE MANAGEMENT GROUP IN SUPPORT OF NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSION OF TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. BY HER NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER ELICO REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN FROM AUGUST 1992 TO SEPTEMBER 2013. PETTY OFFICER ANDERSON'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE SERVICE IN SEVEN NAVAL COMMANDS WHERE HE HELD POSITIONS SUCH AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE, PHASE COORDINATOR, ORDNANCE BOARD MEMBER SENIOR SECTION LEADER AND COMMAND TRAINING COORDINATOR. HE COMPLETED XX COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS ONBOARD XX CARRIERS. ALWAYS THE FIRST TO VOLUNTEER, PETTY OFFICER ANDERSON IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE COMMAND FOR TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SUPERIOR MILITARY BEARING. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER ANDERSON REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER OF R8, QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION, PETTY OFFICER LUX LED 44 SAILORS IN THEIR DAILY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. HIS KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITY TO LEAD FLAWLESSLY OVERSAW ___ MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES, AND 2 FLEET MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS, RESULTING IN A GRADE OF_____. PETTY OFFICER LUX'S ABILITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, AND MENTORSHIP RESULTED IN ___ JUNIOR SAILORS BEING ADVANCED TO THE NEXT PAYGRADE AND ___ FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS BEING SELECTED TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER LUX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS SENIOR OFFENSIVE DUTY OFFICER AND DYNAMIC TARGETING CHIEF IN THE 609TH COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTER AT AL UDEID AIR BASE, QATAR FROM MMMM YYYY TO MMMM YYYY. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER XXX WAS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA AND ONGOING OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. HIS LEADERSHIP OF 45 PERSONNEL INFLUENCED THE EXECUTIONS OF 27,000 SORTIES, 46,000 FLIGHT HOURS, AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF 37,000 MUNITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROSECUTED 140 DYNAMIC TARGETS, RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF 1,000 OIL FACILITIES, COUNTLESS MILITARY EQUIPMENT, AND 165 ENEMY COMBATANTS. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER XXX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS STAFF NURSE AT NAVAL HOSPITAL CAMP PENDLETON FROM SEPTEMBER 2013 TO MARCH 2017. LIEUTENANT MATTOX SERVED AS THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN EN ROUTE AND COMBAT CASUALTY CARE FOR THREE MULTI-SERVICE EXERCISES DURING WHICH HE INSTRUCTED 4800 TRAINING HOURS FOR 300 NURSES AND CORPSMAN WHICH INCREASED WAR FIGHTING CAPABILITIES AND SURVIVABILITY. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT MATTOX REFLECTED 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 LEADING PETTY OFFICER, AIR DETACHMENT, NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TWENTY-TWO, DURING FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE, OPERATION BEARING DUEL, FORT HUNTER-LIGGETT, CALIFORNIA FROM 06 APRIL 2015 TO 26 APRIL 2015. HIS OUTSTANDING INITIATIVE, MOTIVATION, AND ONE-TEAM, ONE-FIGHT MENTALITY WERE PARAMOUNT TO BATTALION SUCCESS AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING CITATION: LSSN BARNES SHOWED OUTSTANDING PERSONAL INITIATIVE BY VOLUNTEERING FOR A POSITION 2 STEPS ABOVE HIS PAY-GRADE. KNOWING THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE MINIMAL TRAINING AND HAVE LIMITED SUPERVISION, HE EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS BY ANTICIPATING MISSION CRITICAL SUPPLY NEEDS PRIOR TO MISSION EXECUTION. HE ALSO MAINTAINED ALL APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION AND INVENTORY CONTROLS FOR DETACHMENT SUPPLIES DURING THE EVOLUTION LEADING TO 100% ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INVENTORY DURING INSPECTION AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEPARTMENTAL SCORE OF EXCELLENT FOR THE EXERCISE. IN ADDITION, LSSN SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY STAGED AND ASSISTED IN LOADING 18 VEHICLES FOR CONVOY MOVEMENT OPERATIONS FROM THE LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA TO THE FORWARD OPERATING BASE ENSURING ALL CRITICAL SUPPLIES WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR PROJECT EXECUTION QUICKLY AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE NEW TRAINING AREA. OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: SETTING-UP AND MANNING A FIGHTING POSITION; ASSISTING WITH CAMP SET-UP; WORKING OUTSIDE OF HIS RATE BY HELPING WITH THE DETACHMENT S BUNKER PROJECT; AND SERVING ON ADVANCE PARTY, ASSISTING WITH CHECK-OUT OF REQUIRED PERSONAL GEAR ISSUE, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRAINING EVOLUTION. SEAMAN BARNES PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE LONE STAR BATTALION, AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS FACILITIES DIVISION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AEGIS TRAINING READINESS CENTER, DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA, FROM MAR 2014 TO APRIL 2017. AS FACILITIES LCPO HE SUPERVISED FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP, INCLUDING THE SAFE OPERATION OF ALL HOTEL SERVICES FOR A 202,234 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY SUPPORTING OVER 600 PERSONNEL, 57 ELECTRONIC CLASSROOMS, 42 OFFICE SPACES AND 43 LABS, WITH A WORKFORCE OF 83 REVOLVING PERSONNEL, SAVING THE NAVY AN ESTIMATED $230,000. AS COMMAND SPC, HE STOOD UP A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COMMAND SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM TO BRING 100% PROGRAM AWARENESS COMMAND-WIDE REACHING ALL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. CHIEF STEPHENSON'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS PRIMARY CARE CORPSMAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT NAVAL BRANCH CLINIC, MAYPORT, JACKSONVILLE FROM DECEMBER 2013 TO NOVEMBER 2016. PETTY OFFICER MESSAN PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO INCLUDE CHECK-IN, TRIAGE, ASSESSMENT AND CARE TO OVER 2500 PATIENTS WITH A CREW OF _____ SAILORS. AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HE FLAWLESSLY PREPARED, TRACKED AND VERIFIED 316 CORRESPONDENCES, GAINS, TRANSFERS, AND SEPARATIONS PACKAGES, WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES. HIS DEVOTION TO DUTY LEAD TO ADMINISTERING ONE OF FIVE BURIAL AT SEA PROGRAMS IN THE NAVY BY RECEIVING, STORING AND COORDINATING THE CEREMONIAL BURIAL OF OVER 180 CREMATIONS. HIS INNOVATIVE ACTIONS IN NUMEROUS AREAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF MILITARY HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND PATIENT CARE. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER MESSAN REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.






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