Aviation Support (AS) Citations
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AS F-35 PHASE I SE LICENSE INSTRUCTOR ASSIGNED TO VFA-101 AC OPDET, EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA FROM XXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXX. AS2 CHARLES TAUGHT 24 VFA-125 PERSONNEL ON TT-8 TOW TRACTOR, MASTER FLOOR CRANE, PORTABLE FLOODLIGHT CART, O2 CHARGING RIG, AND DIESEL PAO CART. IN ADDITION, AS2 CHARLES TAUGHT ALIS OVERVIEW TO 11 FRC WEST 900 DIVISION PERSONNEL AND COMPLETED 55 F-35 SE GEAR ACCEPTANCE INSPECTIONS IN SUPPORT OF VFA-125 OPERATIONS. PETTY OFFICER CHARLES' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON TWO FIVE AVIATION SUPPORT DIVISION FROM JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010. PETTY OFFICER TYSON'S DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP RESULTED IN HIS SELECTION AS HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON TWO FIVE SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2010. DISPLAYING OUTSTANDING LOGISTICS SKILLS, HE EXPERTLY TRACKED AND MANAGED OVER 100 AVIATION REPAIRABLE COMPONENTS VALUED IN EXCESS OF 20 MILLION DOLLARS WHILE MAINTAINING 100 PERCENT INVENTORY AND LOCATION VALIDITY. HIS DILIGENT EFFORTS ENSURED 24-HOUR MISSION SUPPORT TO THE SQUADRON AND VARIOUS AVIATION UNITS TRANSITING IN AND OUT OF THE 7TH FLEET ARENA. PETTY OFFICER TYSON'S INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
WHILE SERVING AS AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SOUTH WESTERN MAINTENANCE CENTER FROM FEBRUARY 2012 TO MAY 2015. PETTY OFFICER TCHABINIDI ACTED AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, SUSTAINING 100% MISSION READINESS FOR OVER 60 SHIPS. PETTY OFFICER TCHABINIDI PERFORMED VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS ON AIR CONDITIONING PLANTS, REFRIGRATION SYSTEMS AND SANITARY VENTILATION SYSTEMS. HIS EXPERTISE IN TROUBLESHOOTING LED THE CASREP RESTORATION OF NR 4AC MICROPROCESSOR AND COMPRESSOR M1 COIL TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIRS ONBOARD USS MOBILE BAY (CG 53) AND NR 3 AC HOT GAS BYPASS VALVE REPAIRS ONBOARD USS KIDD (DDG 100), RESTORING SYSTEMS TO FULL OPERATION WHILE PROVIDING CRITICAL HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR SHIP'S FORCE IN PROPER OPERATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES. HE EXPEDITIOUSLY COMPLETED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISIT ONBOARD USS JOHN PAUL JOHN FOR FREEZEBOX OVERHEATING, DETERMINED THAT NR1 UNIT COOLER FLOW SOLENOID VALVE WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS PREVENTING THE FLOW OF REFRIGERANT, RESTORING SYSTEM TO FULL OPERATION TO MEET DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE. DURING HIS TOUR AT SWRMC HE HAS TAKEN ON ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS SAFETY PETTY OFFICER, PROVIDING TRAINING TO BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ENSURING PERSONAL SAFETY WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERY EVOLUTION. AS ASF, HIS EXAMPLARY PERFORMANCE AS LEAD ASF SENTRY SETS THE STANDARD FOR PROPER WATCH STANDING AS EXAMPLE OF AN IMPECCABLE MILITARY BEARING.
AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT COMMANDER, FLEET AIR FORWARD, AVIATION SUPPORT DIVISION, DETACHMENT GUAM FROM OCTOBER 2010 TO JANUARY 2011. PETTY OFFICER PAHATI PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUPERB MANAGEMENT OF ALL AVIATION LOGISTICS PROGRAMS, RESULTING IN A GRADE OF OUTSTANDING DURING THE JANUARY 2011 TARGETED ASSIST VISIT. HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS PROVIDED A HALLMARK OF IMPROVED PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES AND ACCOUNTING ACCURACY, WHICH PERMITTED SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF COMMAND READINESS AND MISSION COMPLETION RATES. ADDITIONALLY, HE IMPLEMENTED VARIOUS ACCOUNTING MEASURES THAT HELPED REDUCED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TURN-AROUND TIME, ALLOWING GREATER EXECUTION OF HSC-25 S SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, MEDICAL EVACUATION RESPONSES AND ANTI-TERRORISM DEFENSE FLIGHTS THROUGHOUT GUAM AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS. PETTY OFFICER PAHATI'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY 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 SUPERVISOR FOR HELICOPTER MINE COUNTERMEASURES SQUADRON FOURTEEN, DETACHMENT 1, WAVE 8 FROM MARCH 2012 TO APRIL 2013. WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR OF WORKCENTER 330, HE MANAGED 48 GSE ASSETS AND COMPLETED THREE CSC CONTAINER INPECTIONS AND PERFORMED 60 HOURS OF INTERMEDIATE LEVEL REPAIRS TO THE MINECOUNTERMEASURE MILVANS. HIS EFFORTS SAVED AN ESTIMATED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND RESTORED CRITICAL ASSETS TO OPERATIONAL USE. PETTY OFFICER PAULSON'S STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.