PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS MACHINERY REPAIRMAN FOR NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS XXXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXXXX. MR1 JEFFRIES COMPLETED OVER 25 DAYS PER YEAR OF DIRECT SHIPYARD SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF 71 DAYS OF SUPPORT RESULTING IN A TOTAL COST AVOIDANCE OF $22,550 TO THE NAVY. WHILE ASSIGNED TO PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD MACHINERY REPAIR SHOP 31, WHERE HE PERFORMED MISSION ESSENTIAL WORK BY FABRICATING SEVERAL CRITICAL REPAIR PARTS FOR THE SUBMARINE USS TEXAS (SSN-775), HIS PERFORMANCE WAS RATED AS EXCEPTIONAL. PETTY OFFICER JEFFRIES' INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, 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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MACHINERY REPAIRMAN FOR AMPHIBIOUS CONSTRUCTION BATTALION ONE FROM _______ TO _______. PETTY OFFICER HOPPER CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION TO EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE. HE MANUFACTURED OVER 200 SAFETY PINS FOR THE ROLL-ON /ROLL-OFF DISCHARGE FACILITY (RRDF), RETURNING THE PLATFORM TO 100 PERCENT MISSION READY AND RESTORED USNS BOB HOPE'S PARTICIPATION IN A CRITICAL EXERCISE. HIS EXPERTISE WAS DEMONSTRATED BY THE MANUFACTURE OF A TACHOMETER SHAFT FOR ACU-1'S ENGINE TEST STAND WHICH SAVED OVER $10,000 IN REPLACEMENT COSTS AND FACILITATED THE SUCCESS OF ACU-1'S ENGINE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. PETTY OFFICER HOPPER'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, 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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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS 38A MASTER CRAFTSMAN, PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD AND INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY FROM OCTOBER 2007 TO SEPTEMBER 2010. PETTY OFFICER DAIN PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DEMONSTRATING UNCOMMON COMMITMENT TO FLEET READINESS, HE ASSISTED IN THE COORDINATION AND PERFORMANCE OF OVER 40 DIVING OPERATIONS FOR BOROSCOPING THE SHAFT AND STERN TUBE BEARING STAVES, INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF HULL BLANKS AND FLANGES, AS WELL AS REPAIRS OF TOWED ARRAY PINCH ROLLERS ENABLING THE SHOP TO MEET ALL PRODUCTION GOALS AND ALLOWED ALL SHIPS TO MEET OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS. HE REFURBISHED OVER 400 LASHING STRAPS AND 15 WEAPONS SHIPPING DOLLIES, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD AND SUPPORTING THE MISSION, KEEPING THE FLEET FIT TO FIGHT. SUPPORTING THE NATION'S ANTI-TERRORISM MISSION, HE TOOK CUSTODY AND CARE OF 250 OF THE THEATER'S MOST IDEOLOGICAL EXTREME AND HIGH RISKED DETAINEES WHILE SERVING AS A GUARD FORCE MEMBER WHILE ON INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE IN CUBA. PETTY OFFICER DAIN'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.