MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS DIGITIAL NETWORK EXPLOITATION ANALYST AT NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND, TEXAS FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 TO OCTOBER 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER TALMADGE PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE CONDUCTED THE ANALYSIS OF MORE THAN 100,000 SEGMENTS OF TRAFFIC SUPPORTING SIX PROJECTS AND DOCUMENTED ADVANCMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES, RESULTING IN THE PUBLISHING OF SIX TECHNICAL REPORTS AND THREE SERIALIZED REPORTS AND GREATLY ENHANCING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S SECURITY POSTURE. ADDITIONALLY, SHE COORDINATED WITH INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND ARRANGED 23 BRIEFINGS FOR OPERATIONS STAFF AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF NIOC TEXAS, PROVIDING TIMELY INSIGHTS INTO THEIR INCREMENTAL ADVANCEMENTS, AND PROVIDING EVOLVING TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES TO THE WARFIGHTER. PETTY OFFICER TALMADGE'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CYBER WARFARE TECHNICIAN, CENTER FOR INFORMATION WARFARE TRAINING (CIWT) XXXXXXXXXXX. DURING THIS PERIOD, AS ONE OF ONLY TEN SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS SELECTED FOR THIS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT, PETTY OFFICER HUNTER WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CREATION AND VALIDATION OF CIWT'S CYBER DEFENSE ANALYST HOST COURSE. SHE DEDICATED 80 HOURS VALIDATING 61 LESSONS ACROSS 20 MODULES AND EVALUATED TRAINING TASKS AND KSAS, ENSURING COURSE MATERIAL AND PRACTICAL LAB ENVIROMENTS MET OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVING DCO TRAINING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1500 CWTS AND JOINT SERVICE MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND REVIEW OF U.S. CYBER COMMAND'S HOST ANALYST JQR, CREATING AND REVIEWING MORE THAN 120 JQR LINE ITEMS, AND ENSURING TAILORED AND RELEVANT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL USCC DEFENSIVE CYBER UNITS. PETTY OFFICER HUNTER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR CYBER DEFENSE ACTIVITY SIXTY FOUR FROM NOVEMBER 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2024. AS ONE OF THE FIRST SAILORS IN THE COMMAND TO QUALIFY AS SENIOR HOST, SENIOR NETWORK, AND INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN, PETTY OFFICER DELIWAD PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN A 57-DAY NAMED HUNT FORWARD OPERATION, RESULTING IN THE CONTRIBUTION OF OVER 20 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, HER TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP IN PARSING OVER 25 TERABYTES OF NETWORK DATA AND TRIAGING TWO TERABYTES OF HOST IMAGES SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED PARTNER NETWORK SECURITY. MOREOVER, AS INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT OFFICER, SHE MAINTAINED COMPLIANCE FOR 43 TEAM MEMBERS, INCREASING READINESS BY 60 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR. PETTY OFFICER DELIWAD'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.