Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Handling Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE WHILE ASSIGNED TO ISA AIR BASE, BAHRAIN IN SUPPORT OF COMMANDER, U.S. NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND AND COMMANDER, U.S. FIFTH FLEET FROM AUGUST 2013 TO JULY 2014 CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN THE CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ABH1 COX'S UNPARALLELED KNOWLEDGE WAS ESSENTIAL TO AIR OPERATIONS AND FORGING A TEAM OF 8 INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEES INTO AN EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE EXPEDITIONARY AIR TERMINAL STAFF. HE SUPERVISED THE EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING OF MORE THAN 3,000 AIRCRAFT SORTIES AND THE SAFE MOVEMENT OF OVER 2.5 MILLION POUNDS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND CARGO. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROCESSED OVER 1,500 MILITARY PASSENGERS AND COORDINATED IN EXCESS OF 2,500 AIRFIELD FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE CHECKS. PETTY OFFICER COX'S 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.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS E-28 POINTMAN, AIR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD, FROM FEBRUARY 2017 TO MARCH 2019. PETTY OFFICER KAPP DEMONSTRATED SUPERB LEADERSHIP IN THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF FIVE POINTMEN, SIX ARRESTING GEAR ENGINE OPERATORS, AND NINE TAPE CHECKERS. HIS DETAILED GUIDANCE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMPLETION OF 446 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS CULMINATING IN AN "OUTSTANDING" CERTIFICATION OF NAVY OUTLYING FIELD CHOCTAW'S FOUR SHORE-BASED ARRESTING GEAR ENGINES AND THE IMPROVED FRESNEL LENS OPTICAL LANDING SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FLIGHT OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HE IDENTIFIED AND ENSURED THE OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY OF MISSION CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, MANAGING OVER $40,000 WORTH OF UPKEEP MATERIAL. PETTY OFFICER KAPP'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER IN AIRFIELD FACILITIES DIVISION FROM ZZ ZZZZ ZZZZ TO ZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZ. AS THE AB04 WORKCENTER SUPERVISOR, HE METICULOUSLY COMPLETED 7,566 PREVENTATIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS. HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN EMERGENCY SHORE-BASED ARRESTING GEAR ENABLED THE NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND TO RECEIVE 3 CONSECUTIVE OVERALL GRADES OF OUTSTANDING IN 2009, 2010 AND 2011 ARRESTING GEAR AND FRESNEL LENS CERTIFICATION. AS OLF COUPEVILLE LPO, HE SKILLFULLY TRAINED TWELVE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF FIRE FIGHTING, LEADING TO THE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF 3,579 FIELD CARRIER LANDING PRACTICES, 811 EOD PARACHUTE DROPS AND 278 SAR TRAINING FLIGHTS. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WHERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS HANGAR BAY LEADING PETTY OFFICER ONBOARD USS WASP (LHD 1) FROM XXXXX XXXX TO XXXX XXXX. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. WHILE EXHIBITING METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, HE EFFECTIVELY COORDINATED AND MANAGED THE PAINTING, PRESERVATION, AND CLEANLINESS OF OVER 42,000 SQUARE FEET OF THE FLIGHT DECK ISLAND STRUCTURE, COAMINGS, SCUPPERS, 40,000 SQUARE FEET OF HANGAR BAY BULKHEADS AND 34 DIVISIONAL SPACES. HE EXPERTLY TRAINED 31 PERSONNEL IN THE QUALIFICATION OF OVER 300 AIR DEPARTMENT AND SHIPBOARD PQS'S INCLUDING THE QUALIFICATION OF 7 LSE'S, 5 AIRCRAFT DIRECTORS AND 19 AIRCRAFT HANDLERS. HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF AMPHIBIOUS FLIGHT DECK AND HANGAR BAY OPERATIONS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EXECUTION OF OVER 400 AIRCRAFT MOVES, OVER 500 ELEVATOR EVOLUTIONS AND MORE THAN 4,000 LAUNCH AND RECOVERY EVOLUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE FLIGHT DECK CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDING NAVAIR ENVELOPE EXPANSION TESTING OF THE MV-22 OSPREY, UH-1 HUEY, AH-1 COBRA AIRCRAFT. HE SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE FIRST DEVELOPMENTAL FLIGHT TESTING AND HANGAR BAY MOVEMENT OF THE F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER. PETTY OFFICER XXXXX'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS TRANSIENT LINE SUPERVISOR, AIR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY FROM APRIL 2015 TO AUGUST 2017. PETTY OFFICER JAMES S. FORRESTAL'S STRONG LEADERSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SAFE MOVEMENT OF 5,410 TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT, 256,000 POUNDS OF CARGO, AND 3,987 PASSENGERS. HIS TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT ABILITY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2015 AND 2016 SAFETY AND AIR TERMINAL RECERTIFICATIONS, EARNING A NOTABLE 99.9 PERCENT GRADE IN BOTH INSPECTIONS AND ENSURING ALL EQUIPMENT WAS FULLY MISSION CAPABLE. ADDITIONALLY, HE CONDUCTED OVER 100 HOURS OF IN-RATE TRAINING WHICH LEAD TO THE QUALIFICATION OF 12 PERSONNEL IN 6 WATCH STATIONS. PETTY OFFICER FORRESTAL'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AIR DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND V-1 DIVISON LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). DURING THIS PERIOD, MASTER CHIEF KENNETH PARKMAN PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE WAS VITAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE BOARD OF INSPECTION SURVEY, AVIATION FACILITES CERTIFICATION, AND AVIATION READINESS QUALIFICATION AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 180 AIR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL AND THE SAFE EXECUTION OF OVER 15,000 AIRCRAFT LAUNCH AND RECOVERIES, 6,300 FLIGHT AND HANGAR DECK MOVES, AND 1,500 AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR OPERATIONS. ADDIITIONALLY, HIS EFFORTS ENABLED THE 24TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STATE OF READINESS AND FACILITATED AN EMBASSY EVACUATION FROM YEMEN AND SUSTAINMENT OPERATIONS DURING THE IWO JIMA'S DEPLOYMENT TO THE 5TH AND 6TH FLEET AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. FINALLY, HIS LEADERSHIP WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 33 ADVANCEMENTS TO INCLUDE ONE SENIOR CHIEF AND THREE CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS. MASTER CHIEF PARKMAN'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.