MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS NAVAL SECURITY FORCE COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) LEADING PETTY OFFICER, U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY, DEVESELU, ROMANIA FROM 9 NOVEMBER 2022 TO 2 MAY 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER ROBERT PAULSON DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WHILE TRAINING 33 NINJA OPERATORS AND SIX TAD PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY, TRACK, AND CORRELATE UAS FLIGHTS ACROSS THE EUCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, HE REVIEWED AND AUTHORIZED COMMANDER NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND'S (CNIC) FIRST APPROVED C-SUAS JQR AND CONCEPT OF OPERATION WHICH LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF REGIONAL TRAINING ASSIST VISITS AND COMMAND ASSESSMENTS OF READINESS TRAINING, RESULTING IN AN OVERALL COMPLETION RATE OF 90 PERCENT. FURTHERMORE, AS COMMAND MANAGED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGER, PETTY OFFICER PAULSON FACILITATED FIVE FOCUS GROUPS, THREE COMMAND INDOCTRINATIONS, AND TWO SPECIAL OBSERVANCES, FOSTERING A POSITIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR 49 SAILORS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER PAULSON REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS COMBAT SYSTEMS TRAINING TEAM SURFACE WARFARE LEADER AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT TRAINING PETTY OFFICER FROM XXXXX 20XX TO XXXXXXX 20XX. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXX DEMONSTRATED HIS ABILITY BY QUALIFYING AS SURFACE WARFARE COORDINATOR, A WATCHSTATION NORMALLY RESERVED FOR HIGHER PAYGRADES. HE ALSO LED THE TRAINING OF OVER 30 WATCHSTANDERS IN ADVANCED AEGIS CONSOLE OPERATIONS, HARPOON ENGAGEMENT PLANNING, AND NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT PLOTTING, ALLOWING LABOON TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THREE ARDUOUS FIFTH AND SIXTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY DEPLOYMENTS. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXX'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION IN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT ON BOARD NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, ITALY FROM XXXXXXX 20XX TO XXXXX 201X. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX FACILITATED THE TRAINING OF OVER 500 PERSONNEL IN CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE DURING NAPLES AREA ORIENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTED 16 PERSONNEL IN THE SET UP, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NEO TRACKING SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AND REGISTRATION STATIONS WHILE TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY. HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE LED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF READINESS THROUGHOUT 6TH FLEET IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXX'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, OI DIVISION, EDUCATION SERVICE OFFICER, OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, IN USS LASSEN (DDG 82) FROM XXXXX 20XX TO XXXXXXX 20XX WHILE FORWARD DEPLOYED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. AS OI DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER, HE LED A TEAM OF 15 PERSONNEL IN THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF 14 BILATERAL EXERCISES, 4 ACCELERATED TRAINING CYCLES, SHIPS REPAIR AVAILABILITY (SRA), AND MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT (3M) CERTIFICATION WITH IMPRESSIVE RESULTS. AS THE ANTI-SUBSURFACE/SURFACE TACTICAL AIR CONTROLLER, HE DISPLAYED EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WHILE CONDUCTING OVER 800 HOURS WITH HSL-51 SQUADRON DURING 5 UNIT AND BILATERAL EXERCISES, ENSURING SAFE NAVIGATION, WARFIGHTING READINESS, AND MISSION SUCCESS FOR LASSEN. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXX'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.