PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE WATERFRONT DIVISION, NAVY MUNITIONS COMMAND PACIFIC CONUS WEST DIVISION, DETACHMENT POINT LOMA, CALIFORNIA FROM AUGUST 2020 TO AUGUST 2023. PETTY OFFICER MATLOCK PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS TEAM LEADER, HE EXPERTLY OVERSAW THE SAFE MOVEMENT OF 150 TONS OF ORDNANCE VALUED AT MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, COMPLETED OVER 160 HIGH RISK ORDNANCE HANDLING EVOLUTIONS, AND 10 DEPLOYMENT LOADOUTS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF COMMANDER, SUBMARINE FORCE U.S. PACIFIC FLEET OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, AS A NATURAL FRONT RUNNER AT THE DETACHMENT, HE LED OVER 50 SAILORS AND MANAGED FOUR PROGRAMS DURING EIGHT MAJOR COMMAND INSPECTIONS. PETTY OFFICER MATLOCK'S UNSWERVING DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.