PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS NAVIGATION SYSTEM FLEET SUPPORT CHIEF, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS, SHIPBOARD SYSTEMS, MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK FROM AUGUST 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2020. CHIEF JAMES REVIEWED, PROCESSED, AND PRIORITIZED 845 TROUBLE FAILURE REPORTS (TFRs) AND WAS THE PROBLEM MANAGER FOR OVER 30 PLAYBOOK EVENTS ENSURING FLEET ISSUES WERE CORRECTED AND THE LATEST TECHNICAL GUIDANCE WAS DISSEMINATED TO THE FLEET. HE COORDINATED AND MANAGED TWO COMPLEX CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL FLEET VALIDATIONS, FURTHER ENSURING RELIABLE PRODUCTS WERE DELIVERED TO THE FLEET. CHIEF JAMES SERVED AS THE TIP OF THE SPEAR FOR TWO FLEET INSTALLATIONS, PUSHING GOVERNMENT AND CONTRACTOR TEAMS TO ACCOMPLISH INSTALLATION AND TESTING GOALS WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY AND OBJECTIVITY. CHIEF JAMES' DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNTIED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PETTY OFFICER KAPP CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE SAVED THE NAVY 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS BY REPAIRING AND THUS PREVENTING THE UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT OF 13 MAS SPECTROMETERS, ONE CARBON MONOXCIDE ANALYZER, AND THREE ROUGHING PUMPS. HE WAS VITAL TO THE SUCCESFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAMS 2A MAINTENANCE AND CAMS MK1 REPLACEMENT. HE WAS THE FIRST SAILOR TO PERFORM ALL CRITICAL MAINTENANCE ON A CAMS 2A DURING WHICH HE PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO NAVSEA ENGINEERS AND THE ISEA WHICH LED TO CORRECTIONS TO PROCEDURES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED EQUIPMENT FAILURES AND THE REMOVAL OF 26 MAN HOURS OF DUPLICATE MAINTENANCE FROM THE MAINTENANCE INDEX PAGE. PETTY OFFICER KAPP'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL 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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MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS DRY DECK SHELTER MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOR COMMANDER, NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT UNIT THREE FROM APRIL 2014 TO MAY 2018. PETTY OFFICER HOOLIHAN'S FORESIGHT AND EXPERIENCE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ONLOAD OF FIVE DRY DOCK SHELTERS AND THE OFFLOAD OF FOUR DRY DOCK SHELTERS, WITH ASSETS VALUED AT $140 MILLION. PETTY OFFICER HOOLIHAN'S DYNAMIC MENTORSHIP HAS FACILITATED THE TRAINING OF NINE TECHNICIANS FOR THE CONTINUED EXCELLENCE OF DRY DOCK SHELTER MAINTENANCE DIVISION. PETTY OFFICER HOOLIHAN'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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FLEET LIAISON CHIEF, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS, SHIPBOARD SYSTEMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, MITCHEL FIELD, NEW YORK, FROM JULY 2014 TO SEPTEMBER 2017. CHIEF ROSSI EXPERTLY COORDINATED AND MANAGED THREE CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL FLEET VALIDATIONS ABOARD THE CSS WATERS. DURING THIS EFFORT, HE LED CONTRACTORS, PEERS AND SUBORDINATES, FULLY EXERCISING NEW HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RESULTING IN ENGINEERING CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE A BETTER END PRODUCT TO THE FLEET. HE FACILITATED THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF 1145 TROUBLE AND FAILURE REPORTS ENSURING FLEET ISSUES WERE RESOLVED IN A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT MANNER. CHIEF ROSSI'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL 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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CHIEF CASTOR'S LEADERSHIP PROVED CRITICAL DURING HELENA'S FIRST WINTER TRANSIT OF THE BERING STRAIT, THE FIRST EVER BY A LOS ANGELES-CLASS SUBMARINE, INCLUDING A NEAR FLAWLESS INTER-COASTAL CHANGE OF HOMEPORT AND PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT. HE WAS ALSO KEY TO NUMEROUS RECORD-SETTING SHIPYARD EVOLUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENGINEERED OVERHAUL. IN ADDITION, HE DEVELOPED A WELL-EXECUTED TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED LECTURES, TABLETOP SEMINARS, AND HANDS-ON REHEARSALS, ENABLING THE SHIP TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A MICROPROCESSOR INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS UPGRADE AS WELL AS A PRIME-STANDARD ALIGNMENT OF PRIMARY PLANT DETECTORS. CHIEF CASTOR'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.