MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ONE OF FIVE QUALIFIED SENSOR SUPERVISORS IN COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER ABOARD USS RUSHMORE (LSD-47). DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER SMORGASBORD PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE ASSISTED IN RUSHMORE'S FLIGHT DECK CERTIFICATION, ENABLING THE SHIP TO CONDUCT FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND QUALIFY OVER 50 NAVY AND MARINE HELICOPTER PILOTS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE OI ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOCAL ELEMENT, HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A VARIETY OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL AND ACHIEVED A CUMULATIVE SCORE OF 99 PERCENT ON MULTIPLE SPOT CHECKS. MOREOVER, AS OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT DAMAGE CONTROL PETTY OFFICER, HE ACCOMPLISHED OVER 500 MAINTENANCE CHECKS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO RUSHMORE'S PASSING SCORE DURING ITS 2016 DCMA EVALUATION. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SMORGASBORD REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER (CIC) OFFICER IN PATROL COASTAL CREW JULIET FROM NOVEMBER 2010 TO JULY 2012. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER SEAMAN PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THE ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE, PLAN, TRAIN, AND EXECUTE TASKS, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MISSION READINESS. IN ADDITION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, HE DEMONSTRATED HIS SUPERB PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND DEDICATION BY CONTRIBUTING HUNDREDS OF ON AND OFF DUTY HOURS PREPARING THE CREW FOR THE NORTHERN ARABIAN GULF 2011 AND 2012 DEPLOYMENT CONSISTING OF OVER 150 LETTERS OF DESIGNATION AND INSTRUCTIONS. PETTY OFFICER SEAMAN'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER WATCH SUPERVISOR AND DEPARTMENTAL CAREER COUNSELOR IN USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80) FROM MARCH 2011 TO OCTOBER 2011. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER JOHNSON DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. WHILE SERVING AS COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER WATCH SUPERVISOR, HE MAINTAINED A DILIGENT WATCH OVER SIX JUNIOR OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS ENSURING THAT THE TACTICAL ACTION OFFICER WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE NAVIGATION AND SURFACE PICTURE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPERATING IN THE NAVCENT AND AFRICOM AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, AS DEPARTMENTAL CAREER COUNSELOR, HE MANAGED THREE DIVISIONAL COUNSELORS WHO MANAGED A TOTAL OF 62 PERSONNEL AND MAINTAINED AN UNPRECEDENTED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RETENTION THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. PETTY OFFICER JOHNSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER LEADING PETTY OFFICER FROM JUNE 2009 TO FEBRUARY 2011. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS TRAINING TEAM COORDINATOR FOR THE COMBAT SYSTEMS, SEAMANSHIP, AND INTEGRATED TRAINING TEAMS, HE TRAINED OVER 85 PERSONNEL AND PREPARED ALL MINE WARFARE (MIW), COMBAT SYSTEMS, AND OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION REQUIRMENTS FOR ULTRA-S WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE SERVED AS MCM EVALUATOR, DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL POISE AND SHIP HANDLING SKILLS FOR ALL GRADED MIW TRAINING EVOLUTIONS LEADING TO A FULLY QUALIFIED AND DEPLOYABLE CREW AND INCREASED SURVIVABILITY. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.