Damage Controlman (DC) Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS DAMAGE CONTROL PETTY OFFICER FOR OD DIVISION FROM FEBRUARY 2022 TO JUNE 2023. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE COMPLETED OVER 300 HOURS OF SCHEDULED, UNSCHEDULED, AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON DAMAGE CONTROL EQUIPMENT, RESULTING IN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT EQUIPMENT OPERABILITY AT ALL TIMES AND READINESS FOR ANY EVENTUALITY. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR FLAWLESSLY CONDUCTED NINE SPOT CHECKS, INCLUDING ONE COMMANDING OFFICER'S SPOT CHECK, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE LATEST AND MOST CURRENT MAINTENANCE POLICIES. FINALLY, PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S DILIGENT EFFORTS INCREASED OD DIVISION'S DCPO READINESS FROM 55% TO 100%, THE HIGHEST READINESS LEVEL OF ANY DIVISION ONBOARD USS UNDERWAY. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS HULL BRANCH LEADING PETTY OFFICER, MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER, FROM MAY 2013 TO JULY 2016. PETTY OFFICER COLEMAN CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL SKILL, HE COMPLETED 345 TECHNICAL WORK DOCUMENTS FOR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND CYLINDER RECERTIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS 23 WATERTIGHT DOOR ASSESSMENTS AND REPAIRS ONBOARD ATLANTIC FLEET SHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, HIS RELENTLESS DRIVE FOR INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESULTED IN THE HULL BRANCH TRAINING PROGRAM BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE "NUMBER ONE TRAINING PROGRAM" WHICH ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS NOW EMULATE. FURTHER, HE LED THE CONTINUOUS TRAINING AND REQUALIFICATION OF 144 SAILORS AND CIVILIANS IN 3M AND QA TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER COLEMAN REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS DAMAGE CONTROL SHOP WORKCENTER SUPERVISOR IN USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FROM XXXXX TO XXXXX. PETTY OFFICER SCHMIDT DISPLAYED SUPERB LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TECHNICAL ACUMEN WHILE TRAINING JUNIOR DAMAGE CONTROLMAN IN MAINTAINING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND REPAIRING DAMAGE CONTROL SYSTEMS VITAL TO THE SHIP'S SURVIVABILITY. PETTY OFFICER SCHMIDT LEAD 10 JUNIOR SAILORS IN THE COMPLETION OF 24,013 PMS CHECKS DURING THE 2014 WESTERN PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT LEADING TO AN OVERALL COMPLETION RATE OF 98%. HE ALSO ORGANIZED AND LEAD ER04 IN THE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF 7 SOLENOID OPERATED PILOT VALVES ENSURING THE OPERATIONAL READINESS OF THE SHIP'S AFFF SYSTEM. PETTY OFFICER SCHMIDT'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
DAMAGE CONTROLMAN NELSON DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DAMAGE CONTROL LEADING PETTY OFFICER IN USS MUSTIN (DDG 89) FROM XXXXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXXX. HE EXECUTED HIS DUTIES SUPERBLY AND CONSISTENTLY MET THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES HEAD-ON REGARDLESS OF SCOPE OR COMPLEXITY. HIS DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL COMMITMENT HAD MAJOR IMPACTS ON MUSTIN'S ABILITY TO SUSTAIN A HIGH STATE OF ENGINEERING AND PERSONNEL READINESS WHILE MEETING COMPLEX REAL WORLD MISSION REQUIREMENTS. AS DCTT COORDINATOR, HE PREPARED, COORDINATED, SUPERVISED AND EXECUTED MORE THAN 40 DAMAGE CONTROL DRILLS, LEADING 15 DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING TEAM MEMBERS, 3 DUTY SECTIONS, THE AT-SEA FIRE PARTY, AND CRASH AND SALVAGE TEAM IN THE DAMAGE CONTROL MISSION, MAINTAINING READINESS AND ENSURING THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO ANY EMERGENCY. ADDITIONALLY, HE COORDINATED THE TRAINING OF MUSTIN'S CONDITION I AND CONDITION II DC WATCH TEAMS TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY IN ALL WARFARE AREAS, RESULTING IN DCTT AND WARFARE MISSION CERTIFICATION DURING EOC WITH AN OVERALL FIREFIGHTING SCORE OF 98%. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER NELSON REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR REPAIR AND DAMAGE CONTROL DIVISIONS FOR THE USS NASSAU LHA 4 FROM JUNE 2011 TO NOVEMBER 2012. CHIEF MUELER'S FORESIGHT AND CLOSE SUPERVISION WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INSURV WHICH WAS GRADED "WELL ABOVE AVERAGE". HIS EFFORTS IN ORCHESTRATING THE CLOSE OUT OF 125 SPACES AND OFF LOADING 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CBR GEAR WAS ESSENTIAL TO THE DECOM. IN ADDITION, HE OVERSAW THE SALVAGE, TESTING, AND DELIVERY OF 1 MILLION DOLLARS IN REPAIR LOCKER GEAR TO SURFLANT FOR REUSE ON OTHER DEPLOYABLE COMMANDS SAVING COUNTLESS HOURS AND FUNDS. CHIEF MUELER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.