MTOC Awards
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN FIRST CLASS FOR MTOC TWO AND MTOC EIGHT FROM JULY 2015 TO OCTOBER 2017. AS THE PRIMARY TACMOBILE QUALIFIER PETTY OFFICER CORTEZ MENTORED AND TRAINED 13 SAILORS TO QUALIFY AS TACMOBILE OPERATORS AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS IN RECORD TIME. HER PERSISTENT DIRECTION ENSURED MAXIMUM TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE OF MTOC EIGHT PERSONNEL DURING MTOC TWO'S 2.1 EQUIPMENT UPGRADE. WHILE DEPLOYED WITH MTOC TWO TO BAHRAIN IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, HER EXPERTISE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE TIMELY RESTORATION OF EQUIPMENT AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS AFTER THE TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF POWER. PETTY OFFICER CORTEZ' INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS MOBILE TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER ELEVEN MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN. PETTY OFFICER CORTEZ DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TEAMWORK, RESOURCEFULNESS, AND TENACITY WHILE RESTORING MISSION CRITICAL C4I AND SHF SYSTEMS. SHE SKILLFULLY IDENTIFIED MULTIPLE DEFICIENCIES, COLLABORATED TROUBLESHOOTING EFFORTS, DETERMINED CORRECTIVE MEASURES, AND OBTAINED RESOURCES TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. HER EXTENSIVE COORDINATION EFFORTS WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, EACH RESPONSIBLE FOR DIFFERENT ASPECTS, FACILITATED THE RECOVERY FROM 40 HOURS OF INOPERABILITY. THESE EFFORTS RESTORED CRITICAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING RESOLVE, PROVIDING MTOC-11 WATCHSTANDERS WITH KEY SYSTEM CAPABILITIES OF THE C4I SUITE, FACILITATING IMPROVED MISSION READINESS. PETTY OFFICER CORTEZ' INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MTOC-7 LPO, CMS MANAGER, WING 11 ACFL AND TASK GROUP WATCH OFFICER FOR TACMOBILE CTF-67 AND CTF 72.1 FROM XXXXXX TO XXXXXX. HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP OF 28 SAILORS LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TWO DEPLOYMENTS ISO OF SIXTH AND SEVENTH FLEET THEATER OPERATIONS AND A SUCCESSFUL 2016 IDRC, TO INCLUDE 7 WORLDWIDE DETACHMENTS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF P-3/P-8 MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS AND INTEGRATED BATTLE FORCE EXERCISES TO INCLUDE OPERATING WITH MULTINATIONAL FORCES, SUPPORTING OVER 900 TACTICAL SORTIES AND 5,679 MISHAP-FREE FLIGHT HRS. PETTY OFFICER JOHNSON'S INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE LEADING PETTY OFFICER, SUPPLY LEADING PETTY OFFICER, AND LOADMASTER FOR MOBILE TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER ONE FROM AUGUST 2016 TO AUGUST 2019. PETTY OFFICER HOLCOMB LED 54 SAILORS SUPPORTING THREE TASK FORCES, NINE SQUADRONS, FIVE TAC MOBILE UNITS, TWO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE DURING TWO DEPLOYMENTS, INCLUDING THREE DETACHMENTS TO CLARK AFB PHILIPPINES, KEFLAVIK, ICELAND, AND EXERCISE TEMPEST WIND IN SUPPORT OF COMMANDER SIXTH FLEET AND COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET. PETTY OFFICER HOLCOMB'S INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS MOBILE TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER JULIET SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER FROM JULY 2017 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2018. DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, CHIEF WHOLESOME LED THE UNIT THROUGH TWO MONTHS OF MOBILIZATION TRAINING SPANNING FOUR LOCATIONS. HER RELENTLESS FOCUS ON TRAINING LED TO COMPLETED QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL HANDS, 100 PERCENT ENLISTED AVIATION WARFARE SPECIALIST QUALIFICATIONS, AND NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR HER SAILORS. IN THIS CRITICAL POSITION, SHE SUPPORTED THREE MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS THROUGH 5000 MISHAP-FREE FLIGHT HOURS DURING OPERATIONS INHERENT RESOLVE, RESTORE HOPE, AND SPARTAN SHIELD. ADDITIONALLY, SHE WAS A KEY FACTOR IN THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION OF MTOC JULIET AND TASK FORCE FIVE SEVEN PERSONNEL TO MEET FIFTH FLEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS. PETTY OFFICER WHOLESOME'S INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.