Force Protection Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FORCE PROTECTION DIRECTOR, NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH FROM APRIL 2015 THROUGH AUGUST 2017. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER NOEL'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED GREATER SECURITY FOR NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, DETACHMENTS FALLBROOK AND NORCO. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL JOINT INTEGRATED VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND HIGHER HEADQUARTERS ASSESSMENT, ACHIEVING AN OVERALL GRADE OF 90 PERCENT AND ACHIEVING A RARE POSITIVE FINDING. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER NOEL REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES WHILE PROVIDING FORCE PROTECTION AND GROUND SECURITY FOR CRITICAL MEDICAL MISSIONS AND INBOUND MEDEVACS OF JOINT MEDICAL OPERATION CELL, HERAT AFGHANISTAN FROM JANUARY 2011 TO JUNE 2011. THIS DUTY PROVED CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF 30 MISSIONS DURING INCREASED ENEMY ACTIVITY. CPL SANDERS ALSO PROVIDED SECURITY FOR ARMORED CONVOYS ON MISSION CRITICAL KEY LEADER ENGAGEMENTS, AND PERSONAL SECURITY FOR MEDICAL TEAM LEADERSHIP WHILE DISMOUNTED IN AN UNSECURED DYNAMIC URBAN ENVIRONMENT. CORPORAL SANDERS' PROFESSIONAL POSTURE, TACTICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND IS IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS BRAVO SECTION LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR HARBOR PATROL UNIT, NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST FROM MONTH YEAR TO MONTH YEAR. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE, HE GREATLY ENHANCED OPERATIONAL READINESS AND FORCE PROTECTION POSTURE OF THE SAN DIEGO HARBOR. HE LED XX PERSONNEL IN THE DAILY OPERATION OF SAFEGUARDING THREE NAVAL INSTALLATIONS, 60 U.S. WARSHIPS AND COORDINATING SECURITY ESCORTS FOR OVER XXX HIGH VALUE UNITS. HE EXPERTLY MANAGED 17 SECURITY BOATS AND EQUIPMENT WORTH MORE THAT 10 MILLION DOLLARS BY METICULOUSLY MONITORING DAILY USAGE AND COORDINATING MAINTENANCE WITH PORT OPERATIONS. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, 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 REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER WATCH OFFICER FOR JUNE 2008 THRU APRIL 2011. CHIEF FOSTER PROVIDED OUTSTANDING SUPPORT IN A FULL TIME TACTICAL RESPONSE CENTER FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, ANTI-TERRORISM AND FORCE PROTECTION. HE SKILLFULLY TRAINED A MYRAID OF WATCHSTANDERS TO DEFEND AGAINST NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS ASSESSING POTENTIAL THREATS AND MAKING JUDGEMENTAL DECISIONS ON NOTIFICATIONS AND RESPONSES. HE PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY IN MULTIPLE HURREX, SOLID CURTAIN, AND CITADEL SHIELD EXERCISES FOR 2008 THRU 2020 PROVIDING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO THE CRISIS ACTION TEAM AND TENANT COMMANDS ABOARD LEADING TO THE ANNUAL ROC CERTIFICATION. CHIEF FOSTER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, 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 FOR SECURITY PREPARATION DURING THE ULTRA JULY - AUGUST. FOR OUR CERTIFICATION AS A DEPLOYABLE UNIT, CHIEF NICHOLS SET UP THE TENT CAMP, ECP AND FORCE PROTECTION PERIMETER, DISPATCH YARD, MARSHALING YARD AND PRESTAGING EQUIPMENT AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE OPERATION. DURING THE OPERATION, CTC COMPANY WAS SINGLED OUT AS THE "THE MOST QUALIFIED AND BEST CARGO TERMINAL COMPANY THROUGHOUT ALL THE NAVY CARGO HANDLING BATTALIONS" BY THE OIC OF COMNAVLSG TEU. CTC ACHIEVED A FINAL GRADE OF 99 DURING THE ULTRA, THE HIGHEST SCORE OF THE BATTALION, AND CHIEF NICHOLS WAS INVITED BY THE TEU TO MOBILIZE AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINER TO BRING THE OTHER 9 BATTALIONS UP TO THE SAME LEVEL AS NCHB 11 CTC UTILIZING OUR COMPANY AS A TEMPLATE AND A STANDARD FOR ALL. CHIEF NICHOLS' PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.