Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM) Awards


PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS AIRFRAME DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 TO AUGUST 2024. PETTY OFFICER TRENTON PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE COMMAND'S EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE, ESTABLISHING COMMAND LEVEL PROGRAMS IN QAR, D3MA, DCTT, CFS, AND HM&M. HIS SUPERB EFFORTS ENSURED THE ROBUST QUALIFICATION OF OVER 1,150 SAILORS BY 560 AUDITS, 78 DRILLS/PRACTICALS, 30 COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTORS, AIMD DEPARTMENT SAILORS AND THE COORDINATION OF 3,000 MAINTENANCE CHECKS, 260 SPOT CHECKS, AND 3,105 MAN HOURS TRAINING. HIS INSPIRED PERFORMANCE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMAND, RESULTING IN 90% READINESS AND THE DEPARTMENT RESULTING IN 94% CSMP RECIPIENTS. PETTY OFFICER TRENTON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL 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 HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AIRFRAMES SHIFT SUPERVISOR AND COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR ONBOARD HELICOPTER MINE COUNTERMEASURES SQUADRON FIFTEEN FROM 23 MAY 2014 TO 7 APRIL 2018. PETTY OFFICER SUZANNE BROCKWAY'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EXPEDITIOUS COMPLETION OF MORE THAN 1,100 MAINTENANCE DISREPANCIES, REQUIRING OVER 4,000 MAINTENANCE COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR HOURS. A TRUE PROFESSIONAL, SHE DEVOTED MORE THAN 200 HOURS TO REVITALIZING THE WORK CENTER'S TRAINING, TIRE AND WHEEL, AND HYDRAULIC CONTAMINATION PROGRAMS, CONTRIBUTING TO AN UNPRECENDENTED 35 "ON TRACK" PROGRAMS DURING THE 2017 COMHELSEACOMBATWINGLANT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM ASSIST INSPECTION. ADDITIONALLY, HER DEDICATED MENTORSHIP WAS CRUCIAL TO THE QUALIFICATION OF 46 PLANE CAPTAINS, 42 AUXILIARY POWER PLANT OPERATORS, 39 TRAINED IN THE EAWS PROGRAM, AND 11 AIRFRAME COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTIONS. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BROCKWAY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE CONTROL SUPERVISOR AND AIRCRAFT DISIVISON LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WHILE ASSIGNED TO HELICOPTER MARITIME STRIKE SQUADRON SEVEN ZERO FROM JULY 2014 TO AUGUST 2017. DISPLAYING SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND FORESIGHT, SENIOR CHIEF HALEY DIRECTED THE MAINTENANCE EFFORTS OF 175 PERSONNEL ON 11 MH-60R AIRCRAFT, EXECUTING 7,850 FLIGHT HOURS DURING CARRIER STRIKE GROUP TWO'S 2015 CENTCOM DEPLOYMENT ON BOARD USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN-77). HIS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY HIGHLIGHTS THE CULMINATION OF 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED SERVICE. SENIOR CHIEF HALEY'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS NIGHT CHECK SUPERVISOR, AIRFRAME AND TROUBLESHOOTER BRANCHES, MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT IN STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON TWO SEVEN, FROM JUNE 2011 TO JULY 2013. PETTY OFFICER CLAY'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE RESULTED IN SIX TIRE/WHEEL QUALIFICATIONS, SIX HYDRAULIC CONTAMINATIONS, AND SIX CDI QUALIFICATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE WAS HAND PICKED AS NIGHT SHIFT SUPERVISOR DURING THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE TROUBLESHOOTER WORK CENTER. DURING TWO CONSECUTIVE AT SEA PERIODS, HE ENSURED SWIFT RESOLUTION OF OVER 200 MAINTENANCE TASKS, RESULTING IN THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF 1,555 FLIGHT HOURS DURING EXERCISE TALISMAN SABRE 2012 AND ANNUALEX 2013. A STANDARD BEARER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONALS TO FOLLOW, PETTY OFFICER CLAY'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS AN AIRFRAMES TECHNICIAN AT FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 54 FROM 30 JULY 2014 TO 30 AUGUST 2016. PETTY OFFICER BRONSON'S POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE RESULTED IN THE COMPLETION OF MORE THAN 1,100 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS INCLUDING 16 CRITICAL PHASE INSPECTIONS AND OVER 300 PAINT/CORROSION REPAIRS, REQUIRING 3,770 MAN HOURS AND SIX DETACHMENTS. AS A COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTOR, HE INSPECTED 765 WORK ORDERS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMAND MISSION. AM2 BRONSON'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, 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.




PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE AND ASSISTANT RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER ONBOARD FRCMA NORFOLK SEPTEMBER 2008 TO OCTOBER 2011. AS 400/500/600 DIVISION QAR, AM1 COMPLETED 132 INSPECTIONS ON T-56, T-700 AND T-64 ENGINES, 126 CDQAR/CDI MONITORS, 48 PROGRAM, 143 WORK CENTER AUDITS AND QUALIFIED 63 HYDRAULIC CONTAMINATION AND 55 TIRE AND WHEEL FLEET READY TECHNICIANS ENABLING THE COMMAND TO ACHIEVE A 90.2 PERCENT RFI RATE. PETTY OFFICER ANGELES ALSO PROVIDED OJT TO 15 NEWLY ASSIGNED QAR'S ACHIEVING PRIMARY QUALIFICATION AND EIGHT ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ENSURING QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISIONS' SUSTAINED SUPPORT OF 24 HOUR OPERATION. AS ASSISTANT RASO HE PERFORMED A REVIEW OF THE RADIATION SAEFTY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING CRITICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DOSIMETERS DIRECTLY RESULTING IN FRCMA NORFOLK RECEIVING ZERO DISCREPANCY DURING BOTH THE 2009 AVIATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND 2010 RADIOLOGICAL AFFAIRS SUPPORT PROGRAM INSPECTION. PETTY OFFICER ANGELES' SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM, SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND UNWAIVERING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




AM3 RATING MANUAL LEAD DEVELOPER AT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER FROM XXXXX XXXX TO XXX XXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER KITEL DISPLAYED UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AM3 RATING MANUAL. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING 15 PERSONNEL IN THE PRODUCTION AND VERIFICATION OF 103 OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS AND 9 CHAPTERS OF CURRICULUM. HIS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DELIVERING CURRICULUM IN RECORD TIME AND 9 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, SAVING A TOTAL OF 3,600 MANHOURS. AM2'S SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM, SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND UNWAIVERING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, HE MASTERFULLY CORRECTED OVER 1,100 MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES, ENSURING THE MISHAP FREE DELIVERY OF OVER 3,000 PASSENGERS AND OVER 400 TONS OF HIGH PRIORITY CARGO. DURING FOUR COMPLETE AIRCRAFT CORROSION CYCLES, HE LOGGED OVER 500 MAINTENANCE HOURS IN THE CORRECTION OF OVER 200 HEAVY CORROSION PRONE AREA DISCREPANCIES. A TRUSTED MENTOR AND SKILLED INSTRUCTOR, HE PERSONALLY TRAINED 12 AIRFRAME TECHNICIANS AND QUALIFIED FOUR COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTORS. AM2 IRIZARRY'S INITIATIVE, PERSERVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE, AS HMC&M SUPERVISOR AND TOOL ROOM /IMRL LEADING PETTY OFFICER WHILE SERVING IN HELICOPTER ANTISUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT FOUR TWO FROM -------- TO --------. PETTY OFFICER VASQUEZ PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL COMMAND EXCELLENCE RECORD BY SUPERVISING AND TRAINING OVER 200 SQUADRON PERSONNEL AS THE HMC&M SUPERVISOR. FURTHERMORE, HE ENSURED THAT OVER 7,000 POUNDS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WAS INVENTORIED AND SAFELY TRANSPORTED UPON OUR CHANGE OF HOMPORT TO NAS JACKSONVILLE. AS THE TOOL ROOM /IMRL LEADING PETTY OFFICER, HE FACILITATED 100 PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF OVER 80 TOOL INVENTORIES VALUED AT OVER 80,000 DOLLARS, ENSURING 20 MILLION DOLLARS OF IMRL /CAL GEAR WAS OPERATIONAL AND READILY AVAILABLE FOR DETACHMENT PERSONNEL. PETTY OFFICER VASQUEZ'S OUTSTANDING SERVICE, 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 HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS VFC-12 SAFETY PETTY OFFICER AND CORROSION LPO FROM XXXXXX XXXX TO XXXXXX XXXX. PETTY OFFICER HALL DISPLAYED EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE AND COMMITMENT TO SAFETY WHILE WORKING IN THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT. HER DEDICATION TO DUTY AND WORK ETHIC DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMAND RECEIVING 20XX AND 20XX CNO SAFETY AWARDS AND LED TO AN UNPRECEDENTED 94 PERCENT ESAMS OPERATIONAL READINESS STATUS. AS THE RESPIRATOR PROGRAM MANAGER, AM1 HALL TRAINED AND ADMINISTERED 12 INITIAL RESPIRATOR QUALIFICATIONS AND 11 REQUALIFICATIONS AND INCREASED SAFETY FOR 25 PERSONNEL. PETTY OFFICER HALL'S MANAGERIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS LED TO ZERO ADMINISTRATIVE DISCREPANCIES AND THE BEST RESPIRATOR LOCKER IN THE WING. PETTY OFFICER HALL'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




CORROSION CONTROL WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR, STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 137 FROM XXXX XXXX TO XXXX XXXX. AM2 COX PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AM2 COX FILLED THE ROLE OF CORROSION LEADING PETTY OFFICER DURING 2 COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS NEW DAWN AND ENDURING FREEDOM. SHE WAS INTEGRAL IN THE COMPLETION OF OVER 2,500 CORROSION DISCREPANCIES AND OVER 150 MAJOR CORROSION INSPECTIONS. HER EFFORTS GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SQUADRON'S "PASS/PASS" GRADE DURING THE 2014 CSFWP MATERIAL CONDITION INSPECTION AND ULTIMATELY THE WINNING OF THE PRESTIGIOUS BATTLE "E" AWARD. DURING HER TENURE, SHE QUALIFIED 2 CORROSION APPRENTICES, 2 CORROSION JOURNEYMAN, 2 ENLISTED AVIATION WARFARE SPECIALISTS AND 2 PAINT AND FINAL FINISH QUALIFIERS. AM2 COX'S SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM, SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND UNWAIVERING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS WORK CENTER 120 LEADING PETTY OFFICER, COMMANDER TASK GROUP 72.4, FROM XXXXXX XXXX TO XXXXXX XXXX. DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, OUTSTANDING MANAGERIAL ABILITY, AM1 EXPERTLY INTEGRATED 12 SAILORS FROM TWO SEPARATE SQUADRONS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO SEVEN P-3C AIRCRAFT. SHE MENTORED TO QUALIFICATION TWO CDIs, FOUR YELLOW SHIRTS AND FOUR DAILY INSPECTORS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING DETACHMENT CAPABILITIES. SHE ENABLED THE SAFE EXECUTION OF 1,550 FLIGHT HOURS AND AN UNPRECEDENTED 98% MISSION COMPLETION RATE. ADDITIONALY, HER DILIGENCE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL LED TO THE DISCOVERY AND CORRECTION OF THREE MAJOR CORROSION DISCREPANCIES ON AIRCRAFT XXXXXX AND XXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER POPEYE'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.




AM2 NEWMAN MANAGED THE SOUND AND EXPEDITIOUS REPAIR OF OVER 2200 AIRFRAMES AND STRUCTURE COMPONENTS INCLUDING 288 TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, 210 ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS, AND 88 STABILATORS, EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING READINESS THROUGHOUT THE FLEET. ADDITIONALLY, HIS DEDICATED WORK ETHIC AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING SEVERAL AIRSPEED RAPID IMPROVEMENT EVENTS YIELDED A 50 PERCENT REDUCTION IN OVERALL BACKLOG, REDUCING EXCESS MAN-HOURS BY 240 DAYS. HE TRAINED AND QUALIFIED THREE TECHNICIANS ON NINE EXTENSIVE OUTBOARD STABILATOR SKIN REPAIR PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN AN AVIATION DEPOT LEVEL REPAIR COST AVOIDANCE OF OVER $200,000. PETTY OFFICER NEWMAN'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



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