LCDR DARGAN CONTRIBUTED MIGHTILY TO THE COMBINED JOINT OPERATIONS FROM THE SEA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (CJOS COE), NAVY FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) COMMUNITY, AND NAVY WRIT LARGE. DURING TRIDENT JAGUAR 2017, HE SERVED AS OPFOR MARITIME CHIEF, CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY TO THE CERTIFICATION OF JTF STAVANGER. AT NATO ACT, HE SERVED AS PROJECT LEAD FOR THE SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY INITIATIVE, EMBARKING ON AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH PROJECT, ANALYZING DATA TO ASSESS FUTURE IMPACT OF THE INITIATIVE ON NATO OPERATIONS AND DELIVERING A BRIEF TO SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER TRANSFORMATION. AS THE N6 BRANCH HEAD AT THE CJOS, HE CREATED AN EASY TO USE COMMAND SHAREPOINT SITE, ENSURING SYSTEM ACCESS AND ENABLING FLUID DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO CJOS PERSONNEL. LCDR DARGAN WAS HAND SELECTED TO SERVE ADSW IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE NATO BILLET AT NAS ROTA, SPAIN. HIS PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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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.