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MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS SENIOR OFFENSIVE DUTY OFFICER AND DYNAMIC TARGETING CHIEF IN THE 609TH COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTER AT AL UDEID AIR BASE, QATAR FROM MMMM YYYY TO MMMM YYYY. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER XXXXXX WAS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA AND ONGOING OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. HIS LEADERSHIP OF 46 PERSONNEL INFLUENCED THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF 26,000 SORTIES, 45,000 FLIGHT HOURS, AND THE EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT OF 36,000 MUNITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROSECUTED 138 DYNAMIC TARGETS, RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 900 OIL FACILITIES, COUNTLESS MILITARY WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT, AND 144 ENEMY COMBATANTS. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER XXXXXX REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
WHILE SERVING AS LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND MASTER AT ARMS ON THE STAFFS OF NAVAL SUBMARINE SUPPORT CENTER AND SUBMARINE SQUADRON SIX FROM MARCH 2011 TO FEBRUARY 2014. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER NOEL PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO OVER 600 SAILORS TRANSITIONING TO GAINING COMMANDS OR BEING PROCESSED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS AND MANAGED THEM DURING THE EXECUTION OF ALL PIER SIDE MAINTENANCE, SUBMARINE UNDERWAYS, LANDINGS, AND BERTH SHIFTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE TRAINED THEM IN THE RIGGING FOR CEREMONIAL EVENTS, SAVING THE NAVY OVER $200,000 PER YEAR. HE WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMMAND BEING AWARDED THE PIPELINE MOVERS AWARD FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS DURING HIS TENURE. AS THE WATERFRONT TRAINING CENTER COORDINATOR, HE SCHEDULED HUNDREDS OF CLASSES TO PROVIDE NORFOLK AREA SUBMARINES, NORFOLK NAVY SHIPYARD (NNSY), AND NORFOLK SHIP SUPPORT ACTIVITY (NSSA) WITH ADEQUATE TOOLS TO TRAIN ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE SAILORS ON SEVERAL TOPICS TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY. FINALLY, AS COMMAND DAPA HE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO ALL SUBMARINES IN SQUADRONS 6 AND 8, PROVIDED VALUABLE INPUT TO THE COMMAND ON ALL DRUG AND ALCOHOL CASES, AND MENTORED OVER 200 FIRST TERM SUBMARINE SAILORS THROUGH DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS TRAINING. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER NOEL'S OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS SSGN CMAV LANT EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER FOR COMMANDER, SUBMARINE GROUP 10 FROM AUGUST 2018 TO OCTOBER 2021. CHIEF REDDING CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS STEADFAST EFFORTS LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF OVER 70 RESERVISTS INTO THE NAVY RESERVE AND THE SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE COMMUNITY. HIS DEVOTION TO THE TEAM AND REGULAR MENTORSHIP RESULTED IN DOZENS OF ADVANCEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF MULTIPLE SAILORS INTO THE OFFICER AND CHIEF PETTY OFFICER RANKS. ADDITIONALLY, OVER THE COURSE OF HIS THREE-YEAR TENURE, HE LED THE FLAWLESS EXECUTION OF OVER 10,000 MAN-HOURS OF MAINTENANCE DURING 11 REFIT PERIODS AT TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY. HE MAINTAINED CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH WATERFRONT COBS TO ENSURE THEY UNDERSTOOD THE VALUABLE SUPPORT THAT THE NAVY RESERVE COMPONENT COULD PROVIDE. MOREOVER, TO ENSURE SMOOTH COORDINATION OF REFIT SUPPORT, CHIEF REDDING MET REGULARLY WITH COMSUBGRU 10 STAFF TO BE SURE SCHEDULES WERE SYNCHRONIZED AND THE BOAT WAS GETTING THE RIGHT SUPPORT AS SCHEDULED. AS A RESULT, SSBN FLEET READINESS TO EXECUTE THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE MILITARY PRIORITY OF STRATEGIC DETERRENCE WAS SUSTAINED AND IMPROVED. FINALLY, HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE AND EXPERTISE MADE HIM THE FIRST CHOICE TO FLEET-UP TO XO WHERE HE MAINTAINED RIGOROUS DAY-TO-DAY UNIT OPERATIONS AND 100% READINESS. CHIEF REDDING'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVMENT WHILE SERVING AS COMSUBPAC SHIPYARD REPRESENTATIVE ASSISTANT ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER SUBMARINE FORCE, PACIFIC FLEET FROM 13 MAY 2013 TO 11 SEPTEMBER 2016. LIEUTENANT KOERBER CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFFESIONAL MANNER AND QUICKLY EARNED A REPUTATION AS THE GO-TO FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT TASKS. HIS REPUTATION FOR PROBLEM SOLVING, KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF SHIPYARD PROCESSES, AND ENFORCEMENT OF HIGH STANDARDS WAS RECOGNIZED BY BOTH SENIOR EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR SHIPYARD LEADERSHIP. HIS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR CLEANLINESS AND MATERIAL STANDARDS ALONG WITH HIS UNPARALELED ATTENTION TO DETAIL DURING SENIOR MANAGER WALKTHROUGHS ENSURED THAT ALL SHIPS WERE READY TO EXECUTE THEIR END GAME TEST PROGRAMS AND FOLLOW ON SEA TRIALS. AS A WATERFORNT LEADER AND MENTOR, HE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO SHIPS AT ALL LEVELS, FROM THE DECKPLATE TO THE WARDROOM. PRAISED BY BOTH THE CO OF THE USS BREMERTON AND THE SHIPYARD, HIS PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE TURN AROUND OF THE USS BREMERTON GETTING THEM BACK ON TRACK FOR FAST CRUISE. LIEUTENANT KOERBER'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSERVERENCE AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.