MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS JOURNEYMAN FORECASTER, JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER DETACHMENT, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII FROM 20 JULY 2014 TO 11 JUNE 2017. PETTY OFFICER BARRY LESTERMAN PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. A RECOGNIZED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, HE SERVED IN A CAPACITY NORMALLY FILLED BY A MUCH SENIOR PETTY OFFICER. AS AVIATION FORECAST SUPERVISOR, HE CONDUCTED OVER 1,000 QUALITY CONTROLS AND PRODUCED OVER 500 FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE BEST AVIATION SAFETY RECORD IN THE LAST 48 MONTHS. IN ADDITION, AS ZONE SUPERVISOR AND FORECASTER, HE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR 39 TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE WESTERN AOR AND 178 WARNINGS, WATCHES, AND ADVISORIES, RESULTING IN ZERO AIRCRAFT MISHAPS. FINALLY, AS THE TRAINING PETTY OFFICER, HE DELIVERED OVER 1,500 HOURS OF ON THE JOB TRAINING AND TRACKED AND MAINTAINED REQUIREMENTS FOR 13 SAILORS. PETTY OFFICER LESTERMAN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER DETACHMENT FROM 10 NOVEMBER 2014 TO 15 FEBRUARY 2017. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER WAYNE A. JOHNSON PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE LED A TEAM OF SAILORS THAT PRODUCED AND DELIVERED OVER 8400 PRODUCTS FOR THE 17TH OPERATIONAL WEATHER SQUADRON (OWS) WATCH FLOOR, ENSURING SAFETY OF NAVIGATION FOR NAVY AND AIR FORCE RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, AS MENTOR, PETTY OFFICER JOHNSON PROVIDED SUPERB LEADERSHIP TO 12 SAILORS RESULTING IN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT WATCH STATION QUALIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT RATE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. MOREOVER, HE LED TWO SAILORS TO THEIR SELECTION AS JUNIOR SAILOR OF THE QUARTER AND THREE SAILORS IN EARNING THEIR INFORMATION WARFARE DESIGNATORS. PETTY OFFICER JOHNSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS N6 LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER FROM OCTOBER 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 2017. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER LESLIE D. NEILSON LED THREE SAILORS IN MAINTAINING 30 NETWORK SERVERS THAT WERE VITAL TO SUPPORTING AROUND THE CLOCK TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SUPPORT FOR THE PACOM THEATER OF OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE METICULOUSLY CORRECTED OVER 1,500 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (STIG) DISCREPANCIES DURING A SUCESSFUL RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK INSPECTION, ELIMINATING VULNERABILITIES, SUSTAINING MISSION READINESS, AND RESULTING IN HIS SELECTION AS COMMANDER, NAVAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY COMMAND SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR. PETTY OFFICER NEILSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMMAND DUTY OFFICER U/I, JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, FROM AUGUST 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 2016. AG1 SHOEMEYER PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE COUPLED WITH HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES WERE VITAL TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIS SAILORS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE QUALIFICATION OF TWO GEOPHYSICAL TECHNICIANS AND HIS SELECTION AS THE NEW MENTOR COORDINATOR. PETTY OFFICER SHOEMEYER'S CONSTANT PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES LED HIM TO CONTINUE HIS COLLEGE STUDIES AND LEAD THREE VOLUNTEER EVENTS AT SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, KA PUNAWAI OLA NURSING HOME, AND ACCESSURF. HE CONTINUES TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INSPIRE HIS SAILORS AND DISPLAYS LEADERSHIP TRAITS BEYOND THAT OF A FIRST FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SHOEMEYER REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.