FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS SECURITY TRAINING DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, ANTITERRORISM TRAINING TEAM COORDINATOR, AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR AT NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY HAMPTON ROADS FROM MAY 2024 TO MARCH 2026. SENIOR CHIEF PELLICANO DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL EXPERTISE BY DIRECTING 210 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ACROSS THREE ANNEXES IN THE PROTECTION OF 29,000 PERSONNEL AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS. AS TRAINING TEAM COORDINATOR, HE SPEARHEADED A COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL OF THE TRAINING CURRICULUM, IMPLEMENTING THE COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND UNIT LEVEL TRAINING DRILL EVENT CARD PROGRAM AND STANDARDIZING 15 FORCE-ON-FORCE SCENARIOS. HIS EFFORTS DIRECTLY RESULTED IN A 98 PERCENT SCORE DURING THE REGIONAL ASSESSMENT AND A 99 PERCENT SCORE DURING THE FINAL EVALUATION PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, AS SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR, HE CULTIVATED A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE THAT YIELDED A 100 PERCENT QUALIFICATION RATE, 90 PERCENT RETENTION RATE, AND NUMEROUS JUNIOR SAILOR AWARDS. HIS DEDICATION TO MENTORSHIP EXTENDED TO THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MESS, WHERE HE LED 32 CHIEFS IN THE SUCCESSFUL INITIATION OF EIGHT CHIEF SELECTS. SENIOR CHIEF PELLICANO'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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