Crane Operator & Rigger Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CRANE CREW FOR NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION ELEVEN FROM MAY 2012 TO JULY 2016. PETTY OFFICER PETER STEPICH SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 250 CRANE LIFTS TOTALING IN EXCESS OF 2.2 MILLION POUNDS OF GEAR WITH ZERO SAFETY MISHAPS OR DAMAGE TO THE LOAD BEING LIFTED. ADDITIONALLY, HE SKILLFULLY AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGED AND INVENTORIED THE COLLATERAL, VALUED AT 2.8 MILLION DOLLARS, FOR CRANE CREW ROTA, SPAIN. HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL SAW TO THE REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF 200 PIECES OF RIGGING GEAR VALUED AT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. PETTY OFFICER STEPICH'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, 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 TEAM LEADER AND CRANE RIGGER FOR RSSI DIVISION AT NAVY MUNITIONS COMMAND (NMC) EAST ASIA DIVISION DETACHMENT YOKOSUKA FROM AUGUST 2013 TO JULY 2016. AS ONE OF NMC'S TOP CRANE RIGGERS, PETTY OFFICER FRED FLINTSTONE DISPLAYED UNPARALLELED SKILLS AND STRICT ADHERENCE TO SAFETY REGULATIONS TO LEAD THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT COMPLETION OF 1,055 BARGE AND TRUCK OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE COMPLETION OF 5,678 WORK REQUESTS TO ALL FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES AND THIRD MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. FINALLY, DUE TO HIS VAST CONTRIBUTIONS, HE WAS SELECTED AS NAVY MUNITIONS COMMAND BLUE JACKET OF THE QUARTER FOR 2ND QUARTER FY15. PETTY OFFICER FLINTSTONE'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION 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 AS SHOP (NUMBER/DESIGNATION) SUPERVISOR AND (ANY OTHER TITLE) FOR USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44), NORFOLK, VA FROM (DATE) TO (DATE). SN WILMA SOCKPUPPET'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE LED TO THE COMPLETION OF 88 GUN MAINTENANCE ACTIONS TOTALING 1,600 MAN-HOURS. (DURING HER TENURE OR SPECIFIED PERIOD), SHE PARTICIPATED IN 200 MAN-HOURS AS QUALIFIED CRANE RIGGER, SIX LCU, FOUR SMALL BOATS, FOUR LCAC LAUNCH AND RECOVERIES, AND FOUR UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENTS. HER INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS LED TO THE (GUN QUAL NAME?) QUALIFICATION OF 125 SAILORS, 50 SMALL ARMS FAM/CLEARING, AND ASSISTED IN TWO SRF/B CLASSES. SN SOCKPUPPET'S PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CRANE RIGGER FOR NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (NAVFAC), HAWAII FROM APRIL 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 2021. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER BARNEY RUBBLE PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE FLAWLESSLY PERFORMED 1,234 CRANE LIFTS SUPPORTING THE SEVENTH FLEET AND 234 TENANT COMMANDS STATIONED ON JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM. HIS EFFORTS ACCOUNTED FOR 700 MAN-HOURS AND SAVED THE NAVY MORE THAN SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CONTRACTED LABOR COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF FIVE GOVERNMENT VEHICLES, ENSURING ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AVAILABILITY IN SUPPORT OF SEABEE DIVISION'S AROUND THE CLOCK DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS. PETTY OFFICER RUBBLE'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FLEET MAINTENANCE SUBMARINES (FMB) SHIP SUPERINTENDENT, CRANE COORDINATOR, AND COMBAT SYSTEMS SONAR SHOP LEADING PETTY OFFICER, NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD FROM SEPTEMBER 2013 TO NOVEMBER 2016. PETTY OFFICER BELFORD CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DEMONSTRATING OUTSTANDING COMPETENCE, HE PLANNED, COORDINATED AND EXECUTED THE USS BOISE (SSN 764) CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE AND INCREMENTAL AVAILABILITIES RESULTING IN THE COMPLETION OF 345 JOBS TOTALING 3700 MAN DAYS OF PRODUCTION WITH A BUDGET OF $456,000. ADDITIONALLY, HE SCHEDULED AND DIRECTED CRANE ASSETS AND A TEN MAN TEAM OF OPERATORS AND RIGGERS IN LIFTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE SUBMARINES, SQUADRON SIX, AND CONTRACTORS WITH A BUDGET OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS. FURTHER, AS THE SONAR SHOP LEADING PETTY OFFICER, HE LED 45 SAILORS THROUGH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED EXHAUSTIVE SUBMARINE SAFETY AND PROCESS SCHOOLS, ENABLING EFFECTIVE COMBAT SYSTEMS SUPPORT OF 23 SUCCESSFUL PIER SIDE AVAILABILITIES. PETTY OFFICER BELFORD'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS TRANSPORTATION AND EMBARKATION CHIEF, CRANE LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, AND EMBARKATION CHIEF FOR AMPHIBIOUS CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TWO FROM JANUARY 2016 TO FEBRUARY 2019. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER BOURDON CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND UNMATCHED EXPERTISE, HE LED 63 SAILORS IN THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF 315 PIECES OF CIVIL ENGINEER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (CESE) THROUGH FIVE MAJOR OPERATIONS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXECUTING OVER 1,650 CRANE LIFTS AND TWO NAVY CRANE CENTER PROGRAM AUDITS, RESULTING IN ZERO CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE REVIVED THE COMMAND'S EMBARKATION PROGRAM, LEADING TO THE COORDINATION AND MOVEMENT OF 234 PERSONNEL AND 86,640 POUNDS OF GEAR ACROSS FOUR NAVAL BEACH GROUP COMMANDS IN SUPPORT OF FIVE MULTI NATIONAL JOINT LOGISTICS OVER-THE-SHORE AND MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE EXERCISES. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER BOURDON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS DECK DEPARTMENT'S LEADING PETTY OFFICER, USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43) FROM 2 OCTOBER 2013 TO 13 MARCH 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER CHARLES PROVIDED EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP TO 58 PERSONNEL, KEEPING A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND QUALIFYING 80 JUNIOR SAILORS IN UNDERWAY WATCHES AND 14 CRANE OPERATORS, 25 CRANE SIGNALMEN, AND FOUR MASTER HELMSMEN. ADDITIONALLY, AS REPAIR PARTS PETTY OFFICER, HE ORDERED AND TRACKED OVER $350,000 OF MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR FORT MCHENRY'S INSURV, MOB-S, AMW, SAR, AND AVIATION CERTIFICATIONS. MOREOVER, AS DECK DEPARTMENT COMMANDER, HE FACILITATED 110 CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, 13 REENLISTMENTS, THE HIGHEST RETENTION RATE ONBOARD, AND 60 CAREER WAYPOINT APPLICATIONS, WITH AN 85 PERCENT APPROVAL RATE. FINALLY, IN THE ABSENSE OF THE CCC, HE MANAGED THE COMMAND'S CAREER WAYPOINT SYSTEM SO THAT NO SAILOR MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY. PETTY OFFICER CHARLES' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITION OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ADVANCED CARGO AND CRANE INSTRUCTOR. BM1(SW/EXW) LANDI DEDICATING 2,216 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS TO THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF 345 SAILORS FROM BOTH ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS. HE PROVIDED CRITICAL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENTS FOR NCHB 5, 8, 11, AND 13, ENSURING ALL SAILORS WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO EXCEL IN ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR SURFACE CARGO OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICIER LANDI ASSISTED IN THE REVISION OF THE ADVANCED CARGO CIN COURSE TO REFLECT BOTH NAVY AND OSHA STANDARDS, LEADING TO AN INCREASED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY ACROSS THE FORCE. FURTHER, AS COURSE SUPERVISOR FOR UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT TEAM TRAINER AND SHIPBOARD CRANE OPERATOR, HE TRAINED OVER 300 SAILORS IN PROPER RIGGING, SEAMANSHIP AND NAVAGATION FUNDAMENTALS, ENHANCING SHIPBOARD READINESS ACROSS 28 SHIPS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER LANDI REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.