FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE KEY MAINTENANCE ITEM (KMI) MANAGER AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER , RESPONSIBLE CONTROL AUTHORITY (RCA) DURING CRITICAL OPERATIONS TESTING, AND AS AN IN-SECTION ENGINEERING OFFICER OF THE WATCH (EOOW) DURING SIGNIFICANT UNDERWAY OPERATIONS FROM 12 AUGUST 2021 TO 21 SEPTEMBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT CHARLES WAYMO DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN MULTIPLE PIVOTAL ROLES. AS THE KMI MANAGER, HIS METICULOUS OVERSIGHT ENSURED OPTIMAL FUNCTIONALITY OF CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO OPERATIONAL READINESS. ADDITIONALLY, AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, HIS STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AND MANAGERIAL ACUMEN WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN NAVIGATING COMPLEX OPERATIONAL PHASES, NOTABLY DURING THE UNIT'S CRITICAL RCA DUTIES IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. HIS ROLE AS AN IN-SECTION EOOW FURTHER SHOWCASED HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE IN ENSURING THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF CRUCIAL SYSTEMS DURING UNDERWAY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING STANDING AS AN IN-SECTION EOOW FOR THE OPERATIONAL REACTOR SAFEGUARDS EXAMINATION (ORSE). HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED UNIT READINESS AND MISSION SUCCESS. LIEUTENANT WAYMO'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DUTY REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.