FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AS RESEARCH PROJECT OFFICER WHILE ASSIGNED TO OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR), NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (NRL) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIT 102 AND HEADQUARTERS UNIT 100, FROM MARCH 2011 TO AUGUST 2014. LIEUTENANT JASPER DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DILIGENCE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NAVAIR MAKO UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) AERIAL FUEL CELL PROJECT RESULTING IN A 300 PERCENT INCREASE IN FLIGHT ENDURANCE. ADDITIONALLY, LIEUTENANT JASPER SEARCHED FOR NEW APPLICATIONS FOR PASSIVE MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING SENSOR TECHNOLOGY AND COMPLETED THE EXTENSIVE COORDINATION REQUIRED FOR ITS INTEGRATION INTO CLASSIFIED PROJECTS. LIEUTENANT JASPER'S UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.