Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) Awards
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS HAZMINCEN SUPERVISOR ABOARD USS COLE (DDG 67) FROM APRIL 2024 TO APRIL 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER PLAZA ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HAZMINCEN OPERATIONS AND SUCCESSFULLY OVERHAULED THE ENTIRE HAZMAT PROGRAM. HE THOROUGHLY INVENTORIED AND EVALUATED ALL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BEING USED IN THE SHIP'S HAZMAT ISSUING SPACES, LEADING TO A FIFTY PERCENT INCREASE IN ACCOUNTABILITY OF 380 LINE ITEMS VALUED AT MORE THAN 500,000 DOLLARS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, HE ELIMINATED 13 DUPLICATE MATERIALS, SAVING THE NAVY MORE THAN 120,000 DOLLARS IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. MOREOVER, HE TRAINED 55 SAILORS IN THE PROPER RECEIPT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSITION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. FINALLY, HE SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED 14 HAZARDOUS WASTE OFFLOADS, MITIGATING RISK TO SHIP PERSONNEL AND COMPLYING WITH ALL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. PETTY OFFICER PLAZA'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A MOTOR TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SITE MANAGER, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, MARINE RAIDER SUPPORT GROUP, MARINE FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND FROM 12 JUNE 2021 TO 20 AUGUST 2024. CORPORAL POLASKI CONDUCTED 32 MONTHLY INSPECTIONS AND 139 WEEKLY HAZMAT INSPECTIONS WHICH WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN PASSING 40 COMMAND ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTIONS WITH ZERO MAJOR FINDINGS. CORPORAL POLASKI TROUBLESHOT AND REPAIRED 29 LIGHT, MEDIUM, AND HEAVY VEHICLES, ASSISTED IN THE DISPOSITION OF A TRACTOR LOGISTICS VEHICLE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, AND CHARGED 12 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLES WITH NITROGEN, MAINTAINING OVERALL READINESS AT ABOVE 80 PERCENT. IN ADDITION, HE PROVIDED 600 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION SPANNING EIGHT ADVANCED LEVEL TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAULT KITS ON 16 EQUIPMENT TYPES THROUGHOUT FIVE COURSE ITERATIONS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE TRAINING OF 75 STUDENTS. FURTHER, CORPORAL POLASKI INVENTORIED AND MAINTAINED 100 PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF OVER 200 TOOLS FOR THE COURSE. CORPORAL POLASKI’S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE WHILE ACTING AS HAZMAT REPRESENTATIVE FOR ADVANCE BASED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BRAVO (ABCC-B) BY INVENTORYING AND PROVIDING PROPER SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) DOCUMENTS FOR UNDOCUMENTED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. FOR THE PAST SIX DEPLOYMENTS, VARIOUS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WOULD ACCUMULATE AND BE LEFT UNTOUCHED AND UNDOCUMENTED, RENDERING THEM UNUSABLE BY CAMP MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. UTCN CHOI TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO ACT AS HAZMAT REPRESENTATIVE AND INVENTORIED EACH INDIVIDUAL MATERIAL FROM HAZMAT. A TOTAL OF 55 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WOULD BE INVENTORIED, FOUR OF WHICH WOULD BE LABELED AS DRMO DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE PRODUCT OR NO SDS. DUE TO UTCN CHOI's EFFORTS, UTILIZATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BY CAMP MAINTENANCE INCREASED BY 50 PERCENT AND ENABLED PROJECT CREW MEMBERS TO COMPLETE THEIR PROJECTS AND BETTER THE MORALE OF THE COMPANY.
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR DURING HSC-6 SAFE-FOR-FLIGHT INSPECTION. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR RESTRUCTURED THE ENTIRE PROGRAM RESULTING IN A GRADE OF "ON-TRACK" AND BRAVO-ZULU FROM COMHSCWINGPAC INSPECTORS. HIS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ENABLED HIM TO CORRECTLY ANSWER ALL INSPECTOR INQUIRIES ASSURING THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN A SAFE AND EFFICIENT MANNER AND THAT REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WAS COMPLETE, PERIODIC REPORTS WERE ACCURATE, AND RECORD KEEPING PROCEDURES ARE WELL MANAGED. HE PERSONALLY CONDUCTED MORE THAN 20 WORKCENTER SPOT CHECKS, PRESIDED OVER THE HAZMAT BOOTH AT THE MAINTENANCE TRAINING RODEO, SUPERVISED SEVEN EMERGENCY SPILL DRILLS, INSTITUTED A LOCAL HAZMAT/HAZWASTE TRAINING CERTIFICATION, AND ENSURED 100% HAZCOMM INDOC, INCREASING PERSONNEL AWARENESS AND READINESS. HIS MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
LED AND TRAINED 10 SAILORS IN THE PROPER OPERATION AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS OF SIX COMPRESSOR MELT UNITS, TWO LARGE PULPERS, ONE INCINERATOR AND THREE SHREDDERS, REQUIRING 4,123 MAN-HOURS AND RESULTING IN 90% EQUIPMENT READINESS CONDITION DURING THREE DEPLOYMENTS IN THE 5TH AND 7TH FLEET AORS. ADDITIONALLY, HE DEDICATED 30 HOURS TO THE VITAL AND SUCCESSFUL REPAIR OF AN INCINERATOR SOLENIOD INTERLOCK, SAVING THE NAVY $10,000 IN CONTRACTOR CHARGES. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMMAND HAZMAT COORDINATOR. HIS IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF REVISED HAZMAT POLICIES WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF CSCSU DAM NECK'S INDUCTION INTO THE REGIONAL HAZMAT PROGRAM, SAVING HIS COMMAND AN AVERAGE OF 20% PER ITEMS PURCHASED INDEFINITELY. HE ALSO TRAINED AND LED 15 DIVISIONAL HAZMAT PETTY OFFICERS, ENSURING THAT ALL MATERIAL WAS STORED PROPERLY, IN PERIODICITY, AND WELL MAINTAINED WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BUTLER REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIAN, INVENTORY SPECIALIST, AND RECORDS CONTROLLER DURING USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL'S 2011 SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE INSPECTION. SEAMAN SULLIVAN CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THROUGH HIS THOROUGHNESS AND FOCUSED ATTENTION, HE MAINTAINED A 98 PERCENT INVENTORY VALIDITY OF OVER 2,000 LINE ITEMS AND PROVIDED A 100 PERCENT EFFICIENCY LEVEL FOR WINSTON S. CHURCHILL HAZARDOUS MATERIAL LOCKER ROOM INSPECTION INVOLVING OVER 300 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SHELF LIFE TYPE II AND III ITEMS. HIS EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SUPPLY SUPPORT DIVISION'S GRADE OF "EXCELLENT" IN THE 2011 SUPPLY MANAGEMENT INSPECTION AND WINSTON S. CHURCHILL RECEIVING THE SUPPLY BLUE "E". BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, SEAMAN SULLIVAN REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT) STOREROOM SUPERVISOR ONBOARD USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) FROM APRIL 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER POWELL LED A TEAM OF JUNIOR PERSONNEL IN THE MOVEMENT AND COORDINATION OF 40 PALLETS OF REUSABLE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, PROVIDING IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE ASSETS FOR THE REST OF THE FLEET AND REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS. IN ADDITION, PETTY OFFICER POWELL MAINTAINED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ACCURACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF OVER 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF HAZMAT INVENTORY, RESULTING IN A SCORE OF 98.5 ON THE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT. HIS STOREROOM OVERHAUL AND EXEMPLARY TRAINING ON HAZARDOUS HANDLING AND STOWAGE MADE THE USS CARL VINSON A MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE FLEET TO EMULATE. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER POWELL REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.