FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AS AN AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC (SAFETY EQUIPMENT) IN STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON EIGHT SIX FROM AUGUST 2022 TO APRIL 2023. DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, PETTY OFFICER GOMEZ PROFESSIONALLY ACCOMPLISHED 530 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, 150 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS, ENCOMPASSING 3119 MAN HOURS, SOLIDIFYING A PASSING MID-DEPLOYMENT CARRIER FIGHTER WING PACIFIC MATERIAL CONDITION INSPECTION. HE ENSURED THE SAFE EXECUTION OF 1,544 SORTIES AND 2,457 FLIGHT HOURS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS ONBOARD THE USS HERBERT WALKER BUSH (CVN 77). ADDITIONALLY, WHILE SERVING AS THE WORK CENTER TOOL AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT REPRESENTATIVE HE MAINTAINED THE EGRESS WORK CENTER'S 125 IMRL AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ASSETS DURING THE COMMAND'S MAINTENANCE OFFICER WALL TO WALL TURNOVER INVENTORY. HIS DEDICATION AS WORK CENTER TOOL PETTY OFFICER ENSURED ALL 12 TOOL BOXES RECEIVED ZERO DISCREPANCIES DURING TWO WORK CENTER TURNOVER AUDITS, SECURING GRADES OF EFFECTIVE FOR BOTH AUDITS. FINALLY, DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING SKILLS IN THE REPAIR OF AIRCRAFT 305'S ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM, HE RETURNED 305 BACK TO FULL MISSION CAPABLE STATUS IN A EXPEDITIOUS TIMELINE. AMEAN GOMEZ'S PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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VQ-3 DET TRAVIS HAZMAT/HAZWASTE MANAGER. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX IMPLEMENTED AN AIRCRAFT LAVATORY RECLAMATION SITE WITHIN THE VQ-3 DET TRAVIS COMPOUND. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM THAT CONCEIVED, DESIGNED, AND PLACED THE SYSTEM, OBTAINED WORK ORDERS AND PERMISSIONS FROM TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGENEERING, AND FAIRFIELD-SUISUN SEWER DISTRICT, AND COMPLETED THE PROJECT IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. WITH AN INITIAL COST OF $755.00, THE SYSTEM WILL PAY FOR ITSELF IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH AND SAVED THE NAVY OVER $30,000 DOLLARS OVER TWO YEARS. IN ADDITION, THE RECLAMATION SITE INCREASED MAINTENANCE PERSONEL SAFETY AND MINIMIZED THE POSSIBILITY OF SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MISUSE OR ABUSE. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, 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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OFFICER IN CHARGE, CENTER FOR NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING LEARNING SITE- MERIDIAN, MARINE AVIATION TRAINING SUPPORT SQUADRON ONE, MARINE AVIATION TRAINING SUPPORT GROUP TWENTY-ONE, NAVAL AIR STATION MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI FROM 12 SEPTEMBER 2010 TO 14 DECEMBER 2012. DURING THIS PERIOD, MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES EFFECTIVELY REDUCING TIME TO TRAIN BY 90% WHICH DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO A 71% REDUCTION IN MISCONDUCT RATES AND SAVED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE $1.2 MILLION PER YEAR. SPEARHEADING A COMBINED MARINE AND NAVY STAFF, HE SUCCESSFULLY CONDENSED SUBMISSION TIMELINES AS HE PERSONALLY UPGRADED THE CURRICULUM FROM A SELF-PACED FORMAT TO A "BLENDED SOLUTION". THIS IMPROVEMENT INCORPORATED INCREASED INSTRUCTOR LED DISCUSSION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION, WHICH PROVIDED BETTER PREPARED MARINES TO THE OPERATIONAL FORCES DURING A TIME OF WAR. ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS EXPECTED BILLET DESCRIPTION, MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH WAS AN INTEGRAL ASSET IN DEVELOPING PROCEDURES TO PROPERLY CERTIFY MARINE AVIATION TRAINING SUPPORT SQUADRON ONE INSTRUCTORS IN ANY OF THREE APPLICABLE LEVELS. THIS HAS BECOME THE COURSE STANDARD AND PROVED INVALUABLE TO THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF MAKING A BETTER ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A BETTER PREPARED MARINE. MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH’S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, LEADERSHIP, AND TOTAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE AND MAINTENANCE SAFETY PETTY OFFICER ONBOARD VP-45 DETACHMENT EL-SALVADOR 15 MAY 2013 TO NOVEMBER 2013. AS FULL SYSTEM QAR, AME1 XXXXXX COMPLETED 130 INSPECTIONS ON P-3C AIRCRAFT, 11 CDI MONITORS AND QUALIFIED 3 COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTORS AND 6 PLANE HANDLERS, ENABLING THE COMMAND TO ACHIEVE A 98 PERCENT SORTIE COMPLETION RATE. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX ALSO PROVIDED OJT TO 9 NEWLY ASSIGNED QAR/CDQAR'S, ACHIEVING PRIMARY QUALIFICATION AND 7 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ENSURING QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION'S SUSTAINED SUPPORT OF 24-HOUR OPERATIONS. AS MAINTENANCE SAFETY PETTY OFFICER, SHE REVIEWED THE SAFETY PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENTED CRITICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WHICH RESULTED IN ZERO SAFETY RELATED INCIDENTS DURING DEPLOYMENT. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX'S SUPERIOR PROFESSIONALISM, SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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VR-53 QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE FROM 2 MARCH 2013 THROUGH 20 FEBRUARY 2014, AME1 XXXXX VOLUNTEERED HIS PERSONAL TIME TO TEACH 12 EAWS CLASSES TO OVER 70 SELRES AND FTS PERSONNEL RESULTING IN THE QUALIFICATION OF OVER 20 PERSONNEL AS ENLISTED AVIATION WARFARE SPECIALISTS. IN ADDITION, PETTY OFFICER XXXXX COMPLETED 42 DAYS OF ANNUAL TRAINING AND 14 ADDITIONAL DRILLS TO DEPLOY ON SHORT NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF CENTCOM BAHRAIN DETACHMENT AND ATTEND TWO SCHOOLS WHICH RESULTED IN HIS QUALICATION AS WORKCENTERS 13A AND 13B QAR IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR. AS THE ONLY QUALIFIED SELRES E-6 QAR IN THE COMMAND, HIS EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SUPPORT OF AN UNDERMANNED WORKCENTER AND THE COMPLETION OF THE COMMAND'S ONGOING LOGISTICS SUPPORT MISSION ABROAD. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX'S PROFESSIONALISM, SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.