Aviation Electrician's Mate (AE) Awards
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS AVIONICS AND DET 3 LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT HELSEACOMBATRON TWO TWO FROM OCTOBER 2020 TO NOVEMBER 2022. PETTY OFFICER ALZALDE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL WHILE LEADING 46 MULTI RATED TECHNICIANS IN THE COMPLETION OF 8 MAJOR PHASE INSPECTIONS, 690 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND 2,169 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS RESULTING IN THE EXECUTION OF 2,575 MISHAP-FREE FLIGHT HOURS. AE1 ALZALDE'S SUPERIOR EXECUTION OF HIS DUTIES ENABLED SUCCESSFUL MULTI-NATIONAL TRAINING OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNITAS 2022 ONBOARD THE USS MESA VERDE (LPD 19) AND QUALIFICATION OF SEAL TEAM 10 IN PREPARATION OF DEPLOYMENT ON MCAS NEW RIVER. HIS DEVOUT LEADERSHIP RESULTED IN THE QUALIFICATION OF NINE CDQAR'S, 15 CDI'S, 17 PLANE CAPTAINS AND EIGHT ENLISTED AIR WARFARE SPECIALISTS. AE1 ALZALDE'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE AVIATION ELETRICIAN'S LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND SELECTION AS VFA-22 SAILOR OF THE YEAR IN STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON TWO TWO FROM APRIL 2011 TO JULY 2014. DISPLAYING UNSURPASSED INITIATIVE AND UNFLAGGING LOYALTY AND DEDICATION, PETTY OFFICER WYATT ROUTINELY DEMONSTRATED THE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES NORMALLY OBSERVED IN A LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. HE USED TACTFUL AND FIRM LEADERSHIP TO MANAGE, TRAIN, AND DEVELOP A WORK CENTER OF THE MOST HIGHLY SKILLED MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS IN CARRIER AIR WING SEVENTEEN TO ACHIEVE THE COMMAND'S ENVIABLE 96 PERCENT SORTIE COMPLETION RATE. ADDITIONALLY, HIS INDIVIDUAL MENTORING OF FOUR JUNIOR PERSONNEL ON THEIR ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT EXAM RESULTED IN A 50 PERCENT INCREASE IN ADVANCEMENT. PETTY OFFICER WYATT'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSEWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE CONTROL CHIEF FOR MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNAISANCE SQUADRON TEN FROM APRIL 2008 TO AUGUST 2014. CHIEF XXXXXXXX CONSISTENTLY EXECUTED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. CHIEF XXXXXXXX'S BOUNDLESS INITIATIVE, UNQUENCHABLE ENTHUSIASM, AND HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP GUARANTEED A SHARP AND PROFESSIONAL MAINTENANCE CONTROL SUPPORTING OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM AND NEW DAWN. HIS MASTERY OF HIGH-TEMPO ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMMAND'S SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF 5,555 FLIGHT HOURS AND OVER 1,000 SORTIES AND GARNERED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING THE 2011 BATTLE EFFICIENCY, ARLEIGH BURKE, AND RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS. ADDITIONALLY, CHIEF XXXXXXX DEMONSTRATED A SUPERB ABILITY TO CORRECTLY ANALYZE AND PRIORITIZE MAINTENANCE EFFORTS, IMMEASURABLY IMPROVING MAINTENANCE PRODUCTION AND ENABLING THE SQUADRON TO MAINTAIN AN IMPRESSIVE 98% SORTIE COMPLETION RATE. CHIEF XXXXXX'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY, REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AN ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN AND FLIGHT LINE TROUBLESHOOTER IN ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 130 CARRIER AIR WING THREE, FROM JULY 2014 TO OCTOBER 2016 WHILE DEPLOYED ONBOARD THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN CVN-75 AND USS CARL S. VINSON CVN-73 DURING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. PETTY OFFICER LEWIS LED THE WORK CENTER IN CORRECTING 347 MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES, A 50% INCREASE IN THE WORK CENTER'S PRODUCTION. HIS EFFORTS, SPANNING OVER 2000 MAN-HOURS, GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE 99.5 SORTIE COMPLETION RATE AND 2000 MISHAP-FREE FLIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, HE SYSTEMATICALLY ISOLATED 34 WIRING DISCREPANCIES ON FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES, IMPLEMENTED 11 TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES, AND PERFORMED 16 COMPASS CALIBRATION SWINGS ON SIX EA-18G GROWLER AIRCRAFT. PETTY OFFICER LEWIS' DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY, REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
NIGHT SHIFT MAINTENANCE CONTROL CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON THREE ZERO DETACHMENT FIVE FROM APRIL 2013 TO AUGUST 2017. CHIEF AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE ROBERT B. WALLACE MASTERFULLY ORCHESTRATED MORE THAN 3,000 MAINTENANCE CONTROL ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EIGHT PROPELLERS AND THREE ENGINES. HIS UNFAILING DEDICATION TO HIGH QUALITY MAINTENANCE CONTRIBUTED TO 1,800 MISHAP-FREE FLIGHT HOURS AND THE DELIVERY OF XXX POUNDS OF CARGO AND XXX PASSENGERS IN SUPPORT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON STRIKE GROUP. ADDITIONALLY, HE EFFECTIVELY PRIORITIZED AND DIRECTED THE MAINTENANCE EFFORTS OF 24 SEASONED TECHNICIANS MAINTAINING TWO C-2A AIRCRAFT DURING IWO JIMA FCLP DET RESULTING IN SIX PILOTS COMPLETING CARRIER QUALIFICATIONS IN TWO DAYS AND TWO FULLY MISSION CAPABLE AIRCRAFT FOR DEPLOYMENT. PETTY OFFICER WALLACE'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS AN AVIATION ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN IN HELICOPTER MARITIME STRIKE SQUADRON SEVEN ONE FROM DECEMBER 2011 TO JANUARY 2014. PETTY OFFICER HATFIELD CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS AN AVIATION ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN, HE DEDICATED OVER 6,000 MAN HOURS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF 1,160 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, 30 PHASE INSPECTIONS, AND 76 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED SYSTEM LASER BORESIGHTS. HIS UNEQUALED MOTIVATION AND UNTIRING EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SQUADRON’S XXX MISHAP FREE FLIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, AS A MEMBER OF THE AVIONICS WORKCENTER, HE CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED 200 PARTIAL MISSION CAPABLE AND 45 NON-MISSION CAPABLE DOWNING DISCREPANCIES AIDING IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A 95 PERCENT SORTIE COMPLETION RATE IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION NEW DAWN AND ENDURING FREEDOM. PETTY OFFICER HATFIELD’S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS WORK CENTER 220 SHIFT SUPERVISOR AND COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR FOR PATROL SQUADRON FOURTY-SIX FROM ---- ---- TO ---- ----. DURING HIS ASSIGNMENT, HE EXPERTLY SUPERVISED 13 TECHNICIANS IN OVER 2500 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AND THE RESOLUTION OF 400 PREFLIGHT DISCREPANCIES LEADING TO A 96 PERCENT MISSION COMPLETION RATE. HIS SUPERB MENTORSHIP FACILITATED THE ADVANCEMENT OF FIVE JUNIOR SAILORS TO PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BRUNTON REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.