Chief of the Guard Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD FOR MOBILE SECURITY SQUADRON 3 DET BAHRAIN ONBOARD UNITED STATES NAVAL VESSEL CATAWBA (T-ATF168) FROM OCTOBER 2010 TO SEPTEMBER 2011. MA3's UNFAILING DEDICATION TO HIGH QUALITY MAINTENANCE OF OVER $40,000 OF SMALL ARMS, CREW SERVED WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION RESULTED IN ZERO WEAPONS DISCREPANCIES ENABLING THE EMBARKED SECURITY TEAM TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION FOR THE HIGH VALUE ASSET. YOUR UNMATCHED PROFESSIONALISM AND LEADERSHIP PROVIDED OUTSTANDING RESULTS FOR HIMSELF AND 4 OTHER SHIPMATES BY OBTAINING THE ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST AND 4 OTHERS OBTAINING THEIR ENLISTED EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SPECIALIST. PETTY OFFICER SCHULKE'S LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY AND HIS SHIPMATES REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD AND TRAINING PETTY OFFICER IN COASTAL RIVERINE GROUP TWO DETACHMENT BAHRAIN FROM JULY 2018 TO JULY 2020. PETTY OFFICER K**** SUPERBLY LED 30 SAILORS WHILE PROVIDING 360 DEGREE ANTITERRORISM POINT DEFENSE FOR 5 HVA'S THROUGHOUT THE FIFTH, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH FLEET AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. HIS EFFORTS RESULTED IN 11 HIGH THREAT CHOKE POINT TRANSITS, 21 PORT VISITS, AND 33 UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE QUALIFICATION OF 9 EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SPECIALISTS, 8 CHIEFS OF THE GUARD, AND 9 DUTY ARMORER QUALIFICATIONS. HIS UNMATCHED MOTIVATION IS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE DETACHMENT'S SECURITY FORCE SUCCESS. PETTY OFFICER K**** S LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY AND HIS SHIPMATES REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF-OF-THE-GUARD FOR MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY GROUP ONE DETACHMENT GUAM FROM XXXXX 20XX TO XXXXXXX 20XX. HE DEPLOYED OVER 360 DAYS PROVIDING FORCE PROTECTION FOR FOUR MISSIONS ABOARD SPECIAL MISSION SHIPS WITHIN FIFTH AND SEVENTH FLEET, INCLUDING USNS LEROY GRUMMAN, OBSERVATION ISLAND, ABLE, AND MAERSK MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION, HE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF AN AIRCRAFT SECURITY TEAM. PETTY OFFICER COACHMAN WAS SELECTED OVER HIS PEERS FOR SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE SCHOOLS INCLUDING DESIGNATED MARKSMAN, VISIT BOARD SEARCH AND SEIZURE, AND AIR FORCE PHEONIX RAVEN. AS CONVOY COMMANDER DURING ULTRA-S, HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 20 PERSONNEL AND 12 VEHICLES AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN A 98% RATING. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXXX'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 HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD FROM 02 DECEMBER 2023 TO 25 JUNE 2023. PETTY OFFICER CAMP CONDUCTED 180 HOURS OF WATCH STANDING AND TRAINING FOR PLATOON ONE DURING THE EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY TEAM MISSION ABOARD THE OCEAN GRAND. AS ONE OF ONLY TWO SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICERS OUT OF 14 TO ACHIEVE HIS ANTITERRORISM WATCH OFFICER QUALIFICATION, HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO INSTRUCT VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE FROM 04 MARCH 2023 TO 24 MARCH 2023 IN SUPPORT OF MARITIME EXERCISE CUTLASS EXPRESS. HE CONDUCTED VBSS TRAINING AND MAN OVERBOARD SAFTEY AND SURVIVAL LESSONS AS LEAD SAFETY AND TRAINING OFFICER FOR 131 PERSONNEL, TOTALLING 148 HOURS OF CLASSROOM AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION TIME. MOREOVER, HIS SUPPORT TO CUTLASS EXPRESS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMBINED MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES AND SECURITY IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN AND IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN PARTICIPATING NATIONS. PETTY OFFICER CAMP'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, SECURITY DEPARTMENT NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, FROM OCTOBER 2021 TO NOVEMBER 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD, PETTY OFFICER PRIESTLEY COORDINATED AND CONDUCTED 60 PIER-SIDE RANDOM ANTI TERRORIST MEASURES (RAMS), REDUCING INSTALLATION VULNERABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, IN HER ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE, SHE PROCESSED 9,500 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN THE DEFENSE BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION DATA SYSTEM, INCREASING PERSONNEL SECURITY NAVY WIDE. FURTHER, HER KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE SECURITY DEPARTMENT RECEIVING AN OVERALL ADMINISTRATIVE SCORE OF 93 PERCENT DURING THE COMMAND ASSESSMENT FOR READINESS AND TRAINING. BY HER NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER PRIESTLEY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD FOR MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY GROUP ONE, DETACHMENT GUAM, FROM JULY 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER VILLANUEVA DEPLOYED FOR 165 DAYS ONBOARD TWO SPECIAL MISSION SHIPS AND LED 24 SAILORS IN PROVIDING MARITIME POINT DEFENSE IN SUPPORT OF DOD STRATEGIC GOALS WITHIN THE 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDING HIGH VALUE ASSET POINT DEFENSE AND FORCE PROTECTION FOR 104 PERSONNEL. ADDITIONALLY, HE LED TWO LIVE FIRE EXERCISES AND CONDUCTED 300 HOURS OF WEAPONS MAINTENANCE, GREATLY ENHANCING AND SUSTAINING UNDERWAY READINESS. PETTY OFFICER VILLANUEVA'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS SHORE PATROL TEAM MEMBER AND CHIEF OF THE GUARD, NAVAL SECURITY FORCE, BAHRAIN FROM NOVEMBER 2015 TO NOVEMBER 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER TABOR PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE INTERACTED WITH 200 LOCAL BUSINESSES, BAHRAIN PUBLIC SAFETY, AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, ENFORCING FIFTH FLEET LIBERTY POLICIES, AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF 50,000 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL ON LIBERTY. AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD, HIS LEADERSHIP WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF SEVEN SAILORS PROVIDING AROUND THE CLOCK FORCE PROTECTION AND SECURITY FOR TWO INSTALLATIONS AND FOUR SUBSTATIONS CONSISTING OF 19 FIXED POSTS AND TWO ROVING PATROLS. PETTY OFFICER TABOR'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 CHIEF OF THE GUARD, FORCE PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM JAN 2006 TO DEC 2008. IN THIS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT, PETTY OFFICER DEGRAFF PERFORMED HER DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD, SHE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE SUPERVISION OF 12 PIERS AND ONE OBSERVATION WATCH TOWER AND 14 FORCE PROTECTION PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION, HER MANAGEMENT OF A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR ELECTRIC HARBOR SECURITY SYSTEM DIRECTLY RESULTED IN A VIGILANT FORCE PROTECTION. PETTY OFFICER DEGRAFF'S MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTS CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND IS IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEAD EXPEDITIONARY SMALL ARMS INSTRUCTOR (ESAMI) AND CHIEF OF THE GUARD AT COASTAL RIVERINE GROUP ONE DETACHMENT GUAM FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 TO OCTOBER 2017. AS CHIEF OF THE GUARD, PETTY OFFICER NICHOLS DEPLOYED FOR 69 DAYS ABOARD USNS BOWDITCH, PROVIDING ANTI TERRORISM, FORCE PROTECTION, AND WATERBORNE SECURITY IN THE HIGHLY CONTESTED WATERS OF THE EAST AND SOUTH CHINA SEAS. AS LEAD ESAMI, PETTY OFFICER NICHOLS WAS PIVOTAL IN THE SUCCESSFUL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF 150 PERSONNEL, EXPENDING OVER 15,000 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION AND ENSURING THE DETACHMENT MET ALL MISSION TASKINGS. ADDITIONALLY, HE PARTICIPATED IN RIMPAC 2016, EMBARKING ABOARD USNS RAINIER TO CONDUCT WATERBORNE SECURITY DRILLS AND OP TEST NEW EQUIPMENT FOR NAVY WIDE INTEGRATION, SERVING AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL EMBARKED SECURITY TEAMS IN NECC. PETTY OFFICER NICHOLS' MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS TASK UNIT 56.7.1 CHIEF OF THE GUARD AND SMALL ARMS/ CREW-SERVED WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR FROM 11 MARCH 2015 TO 27 FEBRUARY 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER CAMPOS DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE WHILE CONDUCTING NUMEROUS GUN SHOOTS, MAINTAINING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMMAND ARMORIES, AND THE QUALIFICATION OF SAILORS DURING TRAINING EVOLUTIONS. PETTY OFFICER CAMPOS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SAILORS TO EVER STEP FOOT INTO COASTAL RIVERINE SQUADRON TWO. PETTY OFFICER CAMPOS' 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.