MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SECURITY OFFICER, NR SECURITY FORCES, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FROM XXXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXX. NAVY MASTER AT ARMS CHIEF DAVID A. FERNWORTHY PROVIDED EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP SUPPORT SERVING AS NR UNIT XO, SEL, AND LCPO. HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING AND MENTORING OVER 75 RESERVE MEMBERS AND SUPPORTING THREE UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS DURING THAT PERIOD AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF OVER 30 NR SAILORS UNDER HIS SUPERVISION. CONSIDERED A SME IN NAVY AT/FP MEASURES AND VP OF A PRIVATE NATIONAL BANKING INSTITUTION, PETTY OFFICER FERNWORTHY WAS KEY TO ENSURING SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF NAVY RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL AT SEVERAL LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THREE NAVY AIR SHOWS HELD AT TWO SEPARATE COMMANDS. HIS PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SERVING SAILORS AS A CPO COUPLED WITH A CAN DO ATTITUDE AND MISSION READY APPROACH TO SERVICE REFLECT HIS DISTINGUISHED ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND REFLECT UNPRECEDENTED CREDIT AS A CHIEF OF NAVY SECURITY FORCES AND THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT COMMAND SECURITY OFFICER FOR COMDESRON FOUR ZERO, DETACHMENT BRAVO FROM 8 FEBRUARY 2015 TO 15 NOVEMBER 2015. PETTY OFFICER SULU CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION ENSURED THE COMMAND'S SECURITY PROGRAM EXCEEDED STANDARDS AT ALL TIMES WHILE PRESERVING THE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL, RESOURCES AND THE MISSION. PETTY OFFICER SULU'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS 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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FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE SECURITY OFFICER, NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT NUMBER 3 (NAMRU-3), CAIRO, EGYPT FROM MAY 2016 TO OCTOBER 2016. MASTER CHIEF ACEVES CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A HIGHLY RESPECTED AND EFFECTIVE SECURITY OFFICER THROUGH HIS KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF NAVY FORCE PROTECTION PROGRAMS AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REQUIREMENTS. HIS LIAISON RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (RSO), U.S. EMBASSY CAIRO WAS SUPERB, REVITALIZING AND ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SECURITY COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROACTIVELY ENGAGED AND TRAINED THE LOCAL GUARD SECURITY FORCES IN WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND INTERNAL DEFENSE RESPONSES, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DEVELOPING PLANNING AND TRAINING DOCTRINE WHICH WAS LATER ADOPTED BY THE RSO AND HOST NATION GUARD FORCES. MOREOVER, HE INITIATED AND IMPLEMENTED A SUSTAINABLE COMMAND TRAINING PROGRAM, RAISING GMT, CPO365, AND CDB COMPLIANCE FROM A LOW OF 10 PERCENT TO AN UNPRECEDENTED 100 PERCENT. FINALLY, AS A MENTOR, MASTER CHIEF ACEVES WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST SOQ/Y PROGRAM AT ANY NAMRU. THE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, STEADFAST INITIATIVE, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY EXHIBITED BY MASTER CHIEF ACEVES REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.