SONAR Technician, Surface (STG) Awards
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS ADVANCED ANALYST, COMSUBPAC NAVY DATA CENTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN FROM JULY 2017 TO AUGUST 2020. AS ADVANCED ANALYST, PETTY OFFICER CHARLES PROCESSED OVER 5000 HOURS OF TIME CRITICAL DATA, LEADING TO OVER 360 TIMELY REPORTS TO 7TH FLEET COMMANDERS AS PART OF A SENSITIVE CNO SPONSORED SPECIAL PROJECT. HE DIRECTLY LED 600 HOURS OF TRAINING, RESULTING IN 13 PERSONNEL RECEIVING THEIR NEXT HIGHER WATCHSTANDING QUALIFICATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE PROVED TO BE VITAL TO THE DETACHMENT'S SUCCESS IN FOUR COMMANDER READINESS INSPECTIONS. FINALLY, AS AN EFFECTIVE LIAISON WITH ALLIED FORCES, HE ESTABLISHED UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF COOPERATION AND EXPANDED JOINT CAPABILITIES. PETTY OFFICER CHARLES' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRIVALED KNOWLEDGE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS CA DIVISION A(V)15 SONAR TECHNICIAN AND CA02 WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR ONBOARD USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG 81) FROM JUNE 2018 TO MARCH 2021. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE, PETTY OFFICER CHICKENPOTPIE LED SEVEN SAILORS THROUGH A RIGOROUS SHIPBOARD TRAINING CYCLE. HIS EFFORTS AS CA02 WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR AND SONAR SUPERVISOR RESULTED IN FIRST TIME ASW CERTIFICATION DURING ASW 2.4, WITH AN OUTSTANDING SCORE OF 97 PERCENT FOR THE ANTISUBMARINE FUNCTIONAL AREA DURING INSURV, AND THE SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN JOINT WARRIOR ASW EVENTS AND NUWTAC ADVANCED ASW PHASE ONE AND TWO. MOREOVER, AS DIVISIONAL SAFETY PETTY OFFICER, HE CONDUCTED OVER 40 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR 20 SAILORS, MAINTAINING ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SAFETY GUIDELINES. PETTY OFFICER CHICKENPOTPIE'S EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
HULL MOUNTED SONAR TECHNICIAN ON USS VICKSBURG FROM XXXXXXX 20XX TO XXXXXX 20XX. PETTY OFFICER XXXXX CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RECONFIGURACTION OF THE SONAR DOME PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. DURING A MAJOR CASUALTY, PETTY OFFICER XXXXXXX'S PROACTIVE APPROACH AND SOUND JUDGEMENT WERE VITAL TO KEEPING USS VICKSBURG BATTLE READY, PREVENTING DAMAGES OVER 5 MILLION DOLLARS, AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF HIS SHIP AND HIS SAILORS. PETTY OFFICER XXXXX'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
HIS LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WERE VITAL IN MANAGING 9 PERSONNEL IN THE REPAIR OF 38 EQUIPMENT CASUALTIES INCLUDING 11 MAJOR CASUALTY REPORTS ENSURING STANDISH'S ANIT-SUBMARINE SUITE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL. AS LEAD SONAR SUPERVISOR, HE EXPERTLY TRAINED FOUR WATCHTEAMS, LEADING THEM THROUGH SIX REAL-WORLD OPERATIONS AND BI-LATERAL EXERCISES AS WELL AS TWO MAJOR ASSESSMENTS, EARNING OUTSTANDING RESULTS THROUGHOUT. AS COMMAND DAPA, HE TRAINED AND COUNSELLED OVER 200 SAILORS, HANDLING SENSITIVE PERSONAL ISSUES THAT MAINTAINED THE HEALTH AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STANDISH'S CREW. CHIEF XXXXXXX'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 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.
AS COMBAT ACOUSTIC DIVISION ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER, TRAINING PETTY OFFICER, AND CAREER COUNSELOR, ONBOARD USS STERETT (DDG 104) FROM XXXXX TO XXXXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS LEADERSHIP AND VAST EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND FORTITUDE WERE VITAL TO TAKING STERETT FROM PRE-COMMISIONING UNIT TO IN-DEMAND MULTI-FLEET ASSET. HIS RELENTLESS DEDICATION WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMISSIONING, SAIL AROUND, CSSQT, PRO-2 LIVE ASW EVENT, USW CERTIFICATION, INSURV, SMC, AND CHANGE OF COMMAND. IN ADDITION, AS PART OF THE ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING TEAM, HE ADMINISTERED NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TRAINING AND SET THE BENCHMARK FOR SAFETY, RESULTING IN THE QUALIFICATION OF OVER 200 PERSONNEL. AS A SONARMAN, HE REPRESENTED ENLISTED MATTERS IN HIS DIVISION TO THE COMMAND AND CREATED AND FACILITATED 250 TRAINING TOPICS, GUIDED SUBORDINATES TO ACCOMPLISH OVER 500 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS, AND MAINTAINED OVER 90% CONTINUOUS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT COMPLETION. HE ALSO MANAGED 36 SCHOOL QUOTAS AND MAINTAINED ASW AT 120% OF REQUIRED SCHOOLS AS PER SURFORTRAMAN. STG1 SAILOR'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 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.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CA02 MAINTENANCE PERSON AND WORKCENTER SUPERVISOR FROM FEBUARY XXXX TO MARCH XXXX. STG2 FREEMAN'S INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE LEAD HIS WORKCENTER THROUGH MULTIPLE TRAINING PHASES, ULTRA C, ULTRA S, TWO YARD PERIODS, 3M CERTIFACATIONS, MULTIPLE AMMO ON- AND OFF-LOADS, COUNTLESS EXHAUSTIVE ASW CERTIFICATIONS, PILOT TRAINING PHASE, AND INSURV, COMPLETING THE FASTEST MOST EFFICIENT DTES IN RECENT INSURV MEMORY. PETTY OFFICER FREEMAN WAS ALSO AN INTREGAL PART OF THREE DEPLOYMENTS TO THE 5TH AND 6TH FLEET AORs. FURTHERMORE, PETTY OFFICER FREEMAN'S TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE WAS INDISPENSABLE DURING THE TACTAS TOW CABLE INSTALLATION AND SONAR DOME DIVES AND 53C SONAR TRANSDUCER REPAIR AND INSTALLATION. HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GUIDING MAHAN'S ASW TEAM THROUGH A CHALLENGING TRAINING PHASE AND IMPRESSIVE INSURV DEMONSTRATION. PETTY OFFICER FREEMAN'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TIRELESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS INTEGRATED UNDERSEA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (IUSS) CURRENT OPERATIONS LCPO AT COMMANDER UNDERSEA SURVEILLANCE FROM OCTOBER 2011 TO NOVEMBER 2014. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HEISENBERG WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF 17 TYPE COMMANDER-LEVEL SURTASS MILCREW PRE-DEPLOYMENT CERTIFICATIONS. HIS EXPERT LEADERSHIP ENSURED 180 PERSONNEL FOR 17 MILCREWS WERE ADEQUATELY TRAINED AND ASSESSED IN THEIR ABILITY TO MEET MISSION OBJECTIVES. ADDITIONALLY, HE SUPERVISED THE ACCURATE COMPLETION AND POSTING OF 760 DAILY OPERATIONAL BRIEFS AND SITREPS, 30 TYPE COMMANDER-LEVEL SURTASS MILCREW PRE-DEPLOYMENT CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED PRE-CERTIFICATION REPORTS, SCENARIOS AND FINAL REPORTS AND CERTIFICATION MESSAGES, SIX TACTICAL READINESS TRAINING ASSESSMENTS (TRTA) AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR TWO NAVAL OCEAN PROCESSING FACILITIES (NOPF). CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HEISENBERG'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TIRELESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS AN UNDERWAY INSTRUCTOR AND ASSESSOR ON THE STAFF AT AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP WESTERN PACIFIC (ATGWP) FROM JULY 2012 TO JUNE 2015. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER BEALS CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS THE UNDERSEA WARFARE (USW) TAB LEAD, HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING, ASSESSING AND CERTIFYING NINE WARSHIPS BASED IN JAPAN, HAWAII, AND WASHINGTON IN ALL FACETS OF ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FOR MORE THAN 255 FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES (FDNF) WATCHSTANDERS WHICH RESULTED IN 17 FDNF SHIP CERTIFICATIONS AND RECERTIFICATIONS OF THE USW WARFARE AREA. IN ADDITION, HE LED THREE ATGWP TEAM MEMBERS UNDER THE SFTM AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE SFRM, SFEM AND ASWQ AND TRAINED OVER 800 SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL IN CONDUCTING AND EVALUATING ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE, CONDUCTING 128 DAYS UNDERWAY AND EXECUTING 52 MISSIONS. FINALLY, AS THE USW MAFL, HE REVISED AND IMPROVED THE GOVERNING INSTRUCTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ASA CHECKSHEETS, RESTORING ACCURACY AND ENHANCING OPERATIONS. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER BEALS' DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSERVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.