PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM PRODUCTIONS SECTION NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, REGIONAL DISBURSING OFFICE-PACIFIC DETACHMENT, COMBAT LOGISTICS REGIMENT 37, 3D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP FROM JUNE 2023 TO MAY 2024. FROM BUSINESS CLERK TO NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTIONS, CORPORAL NOVAK'S DEDICATION TO DUTY, EVIDENT THROUGH HIS PROCESSING OF NEARLY TWO THOUSAND VOUCHERS TOTALING MORE THAN SIX MILLION DOLLARS, EXEMPLIFIED EXCELLENCE. HIS PIVOTAL ROLE IN MENTORING MARINES, ORGANIZING TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND ENSURING EFFICIENT VOUCHER PROCESSING LED TO HIS ACHIEVEMENT OF CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINING AN ERROR RATE BELOW 15 PERCENT. THIS CULMINATED IN THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SECTION REACHING A MILESTONE OF ZERO VOUCHERS AWAITING ACTION, UNDERSCORING HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DURING A PERIOD OF TRANSITION AND COMPLEXITY. CORPORAL ALEXANDER NOVAK'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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AS DTS COORDINATOR AND DTS LPO. FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL ENTHUSIASM, OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN PROCESSING MORE THAN 600 DEPLOYMENT ORDERS, 100 TRAINING AND PROJECT ORDERS, AND MORE THAN 100 NEW GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD USER APPLICATIONS. LS1 SAILOR DEDICATED EXTRA TIME, ABOVE AND BEYOND REGULAR WORKING HOURS, TO THOROUGHLY TRAIN INCOMING DTS TEAM MEMBERS, TROUBLESHOOT ISSUES IN THE DTS SYSTEM, AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMAND, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY VOLUNTEERING FOR AND SUPPORTING A VARIETY OF COLLATERAL DUTIES BENEFITING THE BATTALION. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS EXECUTIVE YEOMAN AND OFFICIAL TRAVEL COORDINATOR ASSIGNED TO CARRIER AIR WING EIGHT FROM AUGUST 2011 TO NOVEMBER 2014. PETTY OFFICER KONG WAS HAND-SELECTED TO MANAGE EXECUTIVE OFFICE DAILY OPERATIONS AND OFFICIAL TRAVEL. HIS DEPENDABILITY, TIRELESS EFFORTS AND METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN THE PROCESSING AND TRACKING OF 325 PERSONAL AWARD SUBMISSIONS, 200 PIECES OF CORRESPONDENCE, AND 55 COMMAND DIRECTIVES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMMAND’S OVERALL SUCCESS. ADDITIONALLY, HE ASSISTED IN MANAGING A $9 MILLION ANNUAL DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM BUDGET, FIVE FLEET READINESS TRAINING PLAN DETACHMENTS, AND FOUR MAJOR DETACHMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE AIR WINGS FUTURE DEPLOYMENT ONBOARD THE USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77). PETTY OFFICER KONG'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 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.

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ADMINISTRATION YEOMAN AT CARRIER AIR WING THREE (CVW-3) FROM FEBUARY 2012 TO OCTOBER 2013. DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AND METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, SHE SUPERVISED FIVE PERSONNEL IN UPDATING MORE THAN 2,000 UNIT AND PERSONNEL AWARDS INTO NDAWS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING 500 SAILORS' RECORDS. ADDITIONALLY, AS DTS COORDINATOR, SHE SCHEDULED AND PROCESSED MORE THAN 500 TRAVEL ORDERS, ENSURING AIR WING'S ABILITY TO MEET ALL TRAINING AND REAL WORLD MISSIONS REQUIRMENTS WHILE MANAGING A TOTAL OF $1.5M WITH ZERO MIS-HAPS. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.