Training Citations
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS TRAINING DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR NAVY RESERVE COMMANDER, PACIFIC FLEET, FROM JULY 2020 TO JULY 2023. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER OSWALDO MOBRAY PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPORT TO COMMANDER, PACIFIC FLEET, BY DIRECTLY MANAGING THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OVER 170 SAILORS DURING HIS THREE YEARS AS TRAINING OFFICER. HIS EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN READYING AND DEPLOYING FULLY TRAINED PERSONNEL TO OVER 30 EXERCISES AND 20 SHORT NOTICE DEPLOYMENTS AND WERE CRITICAL TO SUPPORTING MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMANDER, PACIFIC FLEET. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENTANT COMMANDER MOBRAY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER FOR NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, GAETA, ITALY, SECURITY DEPARTMENT FROM MAY 2001 TO MAY 2004. PETTY OFFICER CRANE PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS SUPERB LEADERSHIP AND EXPERT TRAINING OF 155 SECURITY PERSONNEL WAS PIVOTAL TO THE FORCE PROTECTION OF OVER 1800 SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ASSIGNED TO U. S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY GAETA, ITALY, U. S. SIXTH FLEET, AND USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). AS THE COMMAND ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER, HE COORDINATED AND INSTRUCTED TRAINING TO OVER 1000 PERSONNEL. HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, REWRITING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL NAVSUPPACT GAETA SECURITY JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, FURTHER ENHANCING BOTH THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES OF ALL SECURITY AND FORCE PROTECTION PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION, HE VOLUNTEERED TO BECOME THE NAVSUPPACT GAETA D.A.R.E. OFFICER AND INSTRUCTED OVER 600 STUDENTS OVER THREE SCHOOL YEARS. PETTY OFFICER CRANE'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS COMMAND TRAINING TEAM LEADER FROM NOVEMBER 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2014. PETTY OFFICER WILSON'S METICULOUS LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE RESULTED IN THE TRAINING OF 50 JUNIOR AND SENIOR SAILORS ON THE TOPICS OF NAVY PRIDE AND PROFESSIONALISM. HE COORDINATED WITH OUTSIDE COMMANDS IN ORDER TO ORGANIZE AN INSTRUCTOR COURSE WHICH PRODUCED 13 ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTORS FOR THE BASE. HE EFFICIENTLY MANAGED 14 INSTRUCTORS IN THE DELIVERY OF 64 TOTAL COURSES. PETTY OFFICER WILSON'S LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT 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 PATROL BOAT ENGINEER AND LEAD TRAINING PETTY OFFICER FOR COMMANDER, TASK UNIT 56.7.2 FROM 20 MARCH 2013 TO 22 JULY 2014. DAMAGE CONTROLMAN FIRST CLASS TYSON LED A TEAM THAT MANAGED THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION PROCESS FOR 97 PERSONNEL RESULTING IN 23 ADVANCED QUALIFICATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE TAILORED A WATER SURVIVAL COURSE TO LOCAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SEVEN SAILORS EARNING THEIR BASIC CREWMAN QUALIFICATION. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER TYSON REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS STUDENT DEVELOPMENT CONTINUUM'S LEADING PETTY OFFICER, N-7 DEPARTMENT, TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER HAMPTON ROADS FROM FEBRUARY 2010 TO AUGUST 2013. PETTY OFFICER GORE'S UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES WERE VITAL IN MAINTAINING THE UPKEEP AND CONDITION OF THE "IS" A SCHOOL BARRACKS. HER KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRIORITIZING AND ADDRESSING OVER 300 TROUBLE CALLS, GREATLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INITIAL ACCESSION STUDENTS. HER MENTORSHIP AND ABILITY TO INSTRUCT SAILORS ON CONDUCT ASHORE, WATCH STANDING, MILITARY BEARING, AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE WERE KEY IN PROVIDING THE FLEET WITH QUALITY SAILORS AND LAUNCHING THE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS OF 3,234 SEAMEN. PETTY OFFICER GORE'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSERVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COURSE SUPERVISOR FOR THE NETWORK SECURITY VULNERABILITIES TECHNICIAN COURSE AND COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR AT THE CENTER FOR INFORMATION DOMINANCE LEARNING SITE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM ------- ---- TO ------- ----. PETTY OFFICER -------'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO EIGHT INSTRUCTORS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING HIGHLY TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION TO OVER 300 STUDENTS WHILE MAINTAINING A 100 PERCENT GRADUATION RATE. HE DEDICATED MORE THAN 50 HOURS TO THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HOST BASED SECURITY CURRICULUM, INCORPORATING TOW LABS WHICH ALLOWED STUDENTS TO RECEIVE HANDS-ON TRAINING ON SECURING AND PREVENTING ATTACKS ON VITAL FLEET NETWORKS SYSTEMS. ADDITIONALLY, HE CONDUCTED 167 CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, PROCESSED 40 PERFORM TO SERVE APPLICATIONS, AND EXECUTED 32 REENLISTMENTS ACCRUING OVER 300,000 DOLLARS IN BONUSES. PETTY OFFICER -------'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
OFFICER IN CHARGE, CENTER FOR NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING LEARNING SITE- MERIDIAN, MARINE AVIATION TRAINING SUPPORT SQUADRON ONE, MARINE AVIATION TRAINING SUPPORT GROUP TWENTY-ONE, NAVAL AIR STATION MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI FROM 12 SEPTEMBER 2010 TO 14 DECEMBER 2012. DURING THIS PERIOD, MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES EFFECTIVELY REDUCING TIME TO TRAIN BY 90% WHICH DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO A 71% REDUCTION IN MISCONDUCT RATES AND SAVED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE $1.2 MILLION PER YEAR. SPEARHEADING A COMBINED MARINE AND NAVY STAFF, HE SUCCESSFULLY CONDENSED SUBMISSION TIMELINES AS HE PERSONALLY UPGRADED THE CURRICULUM FROM A SELF-PACED FORMAT TO A "BLENDED SOLUTION". THIS IMPROVEMENT INCORPORATED INCREASED INSTRUCTOR LED DISCUSSION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION, WHICH PROVIDED BETTER PREPARED MARINES TO THE OPERATIONAL FORCES DURING A TIME OF WAR. ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS EXPECTED BILLET DESCRIPTION, MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH WAS AN INTEGRAL ASSET IN DEVELOPING PROCEDURES TO PROPERLY CERTIFY MARINE AVIATION TRAINING SUPPORT SQUADRON ONE INSTRUCTORS IN ANY OF THREE APPLICABLE LEVELS. THIS HAS BECOME THE COURSE STANDARD AND PROVED INVALUABLE TO THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF MAKING A BETTER ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A BETTER PREPARED MARINE. MASTER SERGEANT YARBOROUGH’S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, LEADERSHIP, AND TOTAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS INSTRUCTOR ON THE STAFF OF CENTER FOR NAVAL ENGINEERING LEARNING SITE, GREAT LAKES FROM 1 JANUARY 2012 TO 31 DECEMBER 2013. PETTY OFFICER BARROGA CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AS ONE OF THE LEAD INSTRUCTORS IN BECC, HE LED 7 CLASSES TOTALING 130 STUDENTS THIS YEAR. ALL HIS CLASSES HAVE STOOD OUT, ACHIEVING AN OVERALL CLASS GPA OF 84% AND AN OVERALL FIRST TIME PASS RATE OF 90%. ADDITIONALLY, HE VOLUNTEERED NUMEROUS HOURS OF OFF-DUTY TIME TO THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK PACKAGING AND SORTING MEAT TO FEED UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES IN THE NORTH CHICAGO AREA. HIS EXHAUSTIVE EFFORTS AND CONTINUOUS PURSUIT OF TRAINING EXCELLENCE RESULTED IN HIS SELECTION AS CENTER FOR NAVAL ENGINEERING LEARNING SITE, GREAT LAKES'S JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR FOR FY13. PETTY OFFICER BARROGA'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE LEARNING SITE AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-BASIC COURSE PROGRAM COORDINATOR FROM ----- ---- TO ------. HE PROVIDED 488 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION RESULTING IN A 100% COURSE PASS RATE AND A 30% INCREASE IN NATIONAL REGISTRY QUALIFICATION. AS THE ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND SUPPLY PETTY OFFICER IN THE MOST ACUTE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE NAVY, HE MANAGED THE $90,000 BUDGET AND ENSURED THE PROPER MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF 200 EQUIPMENT ITEMS VALUED AT $888,000. HM1 ------ WAS HAND SELECTED AS THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES RETENTION TEAM ASSISTING IN THE COMPLETION OF 20 CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, 5 PERFORM TO SERVES, 4 REENLISTMENTS AND CMS ASSISTANCE. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER ------ REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS TRAINING DIVISION OFFICER, LOGISTICS READINESS CENTER COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET FROM APRIL 2011 TO JUNE 2014. LIEUTENANT TOLKEIN CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT TOLKEIN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMAND'S ANNUAL TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL BUDGET. HE PERSONALLY MANAGED OVER $700,000 OF ANNUAL TRAINING FUNDS THAT PROVIDED OVER 1,000 ANNUAL TRAINING DAYS TO SUPPORT UNIT MISSION CAPABILITY. HE LED OPERATIONAL CHANGES IN MANAGING ANNUAL TRAINING AND THE NAVY RESERVE ORDER WRITING SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN 100 PERCENT COMPLETION OF REQUIRED PARENT COMMAND TRAINING. FINALLY, HE COORDINATED WITH THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OFFICER AND SENIOR OFFICERS TO EXECUTE THE UNIT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE FISCAL YEAR $1 MILLION DOLLAR FUNDING PLAN TO SUPPORT 33 UNIT MEMBERS FOR ALL TRAINING, OPERATIONS, AND COMMAND REQUIRED EXERCISES. LIEUTENANT TOLKEIN'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.