PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS AIRFRAMES SUPERVISOR ONBOARD STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON NINE SEVEN FROM JULY 2023 TO JUNE 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER SACHMAN'S POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP RESULTED IN THE COMPLETION OF 740 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, INCLUDING SEVEN LIFETIME SUSTAINMENT INSPECTIONS AND FIVE AIRCRAFT ACCEPTANCE INSPECTIONS, REQUIRING MORE THAN FIFTEEN HUNDRED MAN HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, HE DEVOTED 40 HOURS TO TRAINING 22 SAILORS ON THE TIRE AND WHEEL, TOOL CONTROL, AND HYDRAULIC CONTAMINATION PROGRAMS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SQUADRON'S 96.25 SCORE DURING THE CNAF AVIATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. MOREOVER, HIS DEDICATED MENTORSHIP WAS CRUCIAL TO THE QUALIFICATION OF 12 TIRE AND WHEEL TECHNICIANS, 14 HYDRAULIC CONTAMINATION TECHNICIANS, FIVE AIRFRAME COLLATERAL DUTY INSPECTORS, AND 12 ENLISTED AVIATION WARFARE SPECIALISTS. PETTY OFFICER SACHMAN’S INITIATIVE AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE MISSION REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM 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 A COLLATERAL DUTY QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN THE AIRFRAMES DIVISION OF MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 269 FROM 13 SEPTEMBER 2024 TO 10 FEBRUARY 2025. AS THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE 0600 HYDRAULIC CONTAMINATION PROGRAM, SERGEANT COOLEY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. DURING THE SECOND MARINE AIRCRAFT WING SAFE FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS CERTIFICATION, HER PROGRAM RECEIVED ZERO DISCREPANCIES AND THE SQUADRON'S ONLY BRAVO ZULU. IN ADDITION, SERGEANT COOLEY SUPERVISED NEARLY 5,000 QUALIFICATION HOURS AND FACILITATED THE QUALIFICATION OF 18 NEW ACCESSION MARINES IN HYDRAULIC CONTAMINATION TRAINING, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE SQUADRON'S OPERATIONAL READINESS AND DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SQUADRON COMPLETING 450 FLIGHT HOURS ACROSS 240 SORTIES SINCE REACTIVATION. BY HER PROFESSIONALISM, PERSERVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, SERGEANT COOLEY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.