Commendation Medal Citation Examples


Navy Commendation Medal

DEPARTMENT   OF   THE   NAVY

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS AWARDED THE

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL

TO

CHIEF PETER C. MCHALE
UNITED STATES NAVY

FOR



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS HUMAN PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENT HEAD, NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP FOUR, FROM JULY 2023 TO JANUARY 2027. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MEYER DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE WHILE ADVANCING THE MEDICAL READINESS AND COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS OF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATORS. HE LED THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A TRIENNIAL NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND INSPECTOR GENERAL INSPECTION, EARNING A BEST PRACTICE DESIGNATION, ONE OF ONLY THREE AWARDED AMONG 68 PROGRAMS ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE. LEADING SIX SPECIALISTS, HE ADVANCED FITNESS, NUTRITION, AND INJURY-PREVENTION INITIATIVES THAT PRODUCED A 99 PERCENT BODY COMPOSITION ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL READINESS TEST PASS RATE AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMAND EARNING THE SURGEON GENERAL'S BLUE-H GOLD STAR AWARD FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MEYER ENHANCED OPERATOR READINESS THROUGH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE EVOLUTION FOR READINESS INITIATIVE, COMPLETING POST-DEPLOYMENT MUSCULOSKELETAL SCREENINGS FOR MORE THAN 200 OPERATORS OVER SIX DEPLOYMENT CYCLES, EXPEDITING SPECIALTY REFERRALS AND SURGICAL CARE ENSURING 100% MEDICAL READINESS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF UNIT LEVEL TRAINING. HE EXPANDED IN-HOUSE SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPEDIC CAPABILITIES, GENERATING MORE THAN 350 ON-SITE PATIENT ENCOUNTERS AND REDUCING SPECIALTY-CARE WAIT TIMES BY OVER THREE WEEKS. AS SENIOR WATCH OFFICER, HE EXPERTLY MANAGED A 37-MEMBER SENIOR LEADER WATCHBILL WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES ACROSS FOUR QUARTERS, WHILE QUALIFYING 15 NEW STAFF DUTY OFFICERS DESPITE CRITICAL MANNING SHORTFALLS. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MEYER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE OFFICER ONBOARD USS DELBERT D. BLACK (DDG 119) FROM AUGUST 2025 THROUGH MAY 2027. LIEUTENANT JAMES SETZER'S MOTIVATION, LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP RESULTED IN EXCEPTIONAL SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE AT SEA. THROUGH HIS COMBINED EXECUTION OF THE ROLES OF ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE OFFICER, ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE COORDINATOR, OFFICER OF THE DECK (UNDERWAY), ANTI-TERRORISM WATCH OFFICER (ATTWO), AND COMMAND DUTY OFFICER (CDO), HE DEFTLY LED A DIVISION OF ONE JUNIOR OFFICER, ONE SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (SCPO), ONE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, AND 18 SONAR TECHNICIANS, SURFACE THROUGH THE NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE TRAINING ASSESSMENT COURSE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 250TH SEA POWER DEMONSTRATION, MULTIPLE AMMO ONLOAD AND OFFLOADS, AND AN ELEVEN MONTH ARDUOUS DEPLOYMENT TO 5TH AND 7TH FLEET AREAS OF OPERATION (AOR) IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION EPIC FURY. LIEUTENANT SETZER'S CONSISTENT DISPLAY OF EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, SUPERIOR MANAGEMENT SKILLS, EXEMPLARY PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNPARALLELED WORK ETHIC, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO USS DELBERT D. BLACK'S ABILITY TO EXECUTE ALL ASSIGNED TASKINGS AS ONE OF THE MOST OPERATIONALLY READY SHIPS ON THE EAST COAST. LIEUTENANT SETZER'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, THOROUGH EXECUTION, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS C930 DIVISIONAL LEADING PETTY OFFICER, PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD AND INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY DETACHMENT GUAM, OCTOBER 2026. PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS PATRICK BISHOP WAS REQUESTED BY NAME TO PROVIDE CRITICAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND MAINTENANCE OVERSIGHT FOR THE EMERGENT RESTORATION OF THE #1 MAIN SEA WATER PUMP ON A CRITICAL NUCLEAR-POWERED ASSET. LEVERAGING HIS PRIOR QUALIFICATIONS AS A QUALITY ASSURANCE WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR AND RIG SUPERVISOR, PETTY OFFICER BISHOP RAPIDLY ASSESSED THE PUMP'S COMPLEX MECHANICAL CONDITION AND COORDINATED WITH USS FRANK CABLE'S REPAIR DIVISION TO DEVELOP A SOUND COURSE OF ACTION. DEDICATING 52 HOURS OVER FOUR DAYS TO THE REPAIR EFFORT, HE PROVIDED CONTINUOUS TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT AND EXPERTLY COORDINATED THE DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION, REASSEMBLY, AND RIGGING OF THE PUMP. HIS SUPERIOR TECHNICAL ACUMEN, PROCEDURAL RIGOR, AND DECISIVE LEADERSHIP ENABLED COMPLETION OF THE REPAIR WITHIN ONE WEEK, RESTORING CRITICAL EQUIPMENT READINESS AND ALLOWING THE ASSET TO GET UNDERWAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TYPHOON. PETTY OFFICER BISHOP'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM OFFICER IN PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM FROM FEBRUARY 2023 TO AUGUST 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTIVE INITIATIVE, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER NESBIT SERVED AS A STAFF OFFICER FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM CARRIER STRIKE GROUP (CSG), WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF UK CARRIER AIR WING OPERATIONS. HIS LEADERSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL WAS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THREE DEPLOYMENTS, OVER 3,000 AIRCRAFT SORTIES, AND THE INTEGRATION OF SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT FROM 11 COUNTRIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE PLANNED UK CSG'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THREE NATO ENHANCED VIGILANCE ACTIVITIES AND 12 MULTI-NATIONAL EXERCISES, GREATLY CONTRIBUTING TO UK CSG'S DECLARATION OF CARRIER STRIKE FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY IN NOVEMBER 2025. FINALLY, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THE AIR PLAN AND AIR DEFENSE PLAN FOR THE UK CSG'S TRANSITS THROUGH THE RED SEA, SERVING AS A TRUSTED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN THE U.S. NAVY, U.S. AIR FORCE, UK, AND ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO ENSURE A SAFE, LETHAL, AND EXECUTABLE PLAN TO PASS THROUGH THE BAB EL-MANDEB STRAIT. BY HIS UNWAVERING DETERMINATION, UNTIRING DILIGENCE, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER NESBIT REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A RECRUITER IN CHARGE AT NAVY TALENT ACQUISITION GROUP SAN ANTONIO IN MARCH 2026. PETTY OFFICER JEAN CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER, RESULTING IN ACHIEVING NAVY RECRUITING REGION WEST'S RECRUITER IN CHARGE MONTHLY PRODUCTION INCENTIVE. HIS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MAINTAINING NAVY WARFIGHTING READINESS BY OBTAINING HIGH-QUALITY RECRUITS, SETTING MISSION STANDARDS, AND SUSTAINING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER JEAN REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT UNDER COMBAT CONDITIONS WHILE SERVING AS ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL, AND NDEA CLERK AT STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON THREE TWO FROM JANUARY 2024 TO NOVEMBER 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, PETTY OFFICER VARGAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND SUPERVISED FOUR DETACHMENTS WITH A BUDGET TOTALING OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE MANAGED, TRACKED, PROCESSED, AND COMPLETED OVER 400 PIECES OF CORRESPONDENCE, 305 EVALUATIONS AND FITREPS, 95 AWARDS, 11 NOTICES, AND 10 SQUADRON INSTRUCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION PROSPERITY GUARDIAN WHILE DEPLOYED ABOARD USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). PETTY OFFICER VARGAS' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS N6 DEPARTMENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT FLEET AREA CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE FACILITY VIRGINIA CAPES FROM MARCH 2023 TO DECEMBER 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, IT1 LOWE EXPERTLY GUIDED SEVEN SAILORS IN 1,032 MAINTENANCE CHECKS, MANAGEMENT OF 105 NETWORK ASSETS AND 312 NIPR/SIPR ACCOUNTS, FOUR TECHNOLOGY REFRESHES, AND CLOSURE OF 150 TROUBLE TICKETS, ENABLING SUPPORT FOR 1,729 GUN-EX, 95 MISSILE-EX, 91 BOMB-EX, NMC-250, UNITAS-25, AND 75 SECRET VIDEO TELECONFERENCES. IN ADDITION, AS ASSISTANT COMMAND SECURITY MANAGER, SHE MAINTAINED CLEARANCES FOR 239 PERSONNEL AND PROCESSED 500 VISIT REQUESTS. FINALLY, SHE RAISED 26,600 DOLLARS ACROSS 46 MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION COMMAND FUNDRAISERS. PETTY OFFICER LOWE'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LOGISTICS LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, NAVY RESERVE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DETACHMENT CHARLIE FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 TO DECEMBER 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, SUPERIOR INITIATIVE, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION, CHIEF BULLARD EXPERTLY MANAGED ALL LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS SUPPORTING THE READINESS OF THE COMMAND'S FIREFIGHTING MISSION. SHE DIRECTED THE PROCUREMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, DISTRIBUTION, AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF 280 FIREFIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ITEMS AND 121 TRAINING SUPPORT ITEMS VALUED IN EXCESS OF $64,000, ENSURING COMPLETE ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE MAINTAINING 100 PERCENT OPERATIONAL READINESS THROUGHOUT HER TOUR. HER METICULOUS OVERSIGHT OF CRITICAL FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR AND EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY ENHANCED THE COMMAND'S ABILITY TO MEET ALL OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, CHIEF BULLARD FLAWLESSLY COORDINATED FIREFIGHTER OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, ENSURING 100 PERCENT COMPLIANCE WITH MEDICAL READINESS REQUIREMENTS AND ENABLING ALL ASSIGNED PERSONNEL TO REMAIN FULLY QUALIFIED FOR WORLD WIDE OPERATIONAL TASKING. HER OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, SOUND JUDGEMENT, AND RELENTLESS COMMITMENT TO MISSION READINESS SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENED THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY AND SUSTAINED READINESS OF THE NAVY RESERVE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DETACHMENT CHARLIE. BY HER DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER BULLARD REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SUPPLY LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR SEAL TEAM ONE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT SUPPORT IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION EPIC FURY FROM MARCH 2026 TO OCTOBER 2026. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CORTORREAL EXPERTLY LED FOUR SAILORS IN FULL-SPECTRUM EXPEDITIONARY LOGISTICS, FLAWLESSLY MANAGING A $1.8 MILLION OPTAR AND A $397,035 PURCHASE CARD PROGRAM WITH 100 PERCENT ACCURACY. SHE EXPEDITED THE PROCUREMENT OF 2,372 MISSION-CRITICAL ASSETS, REDUCING TIMELINES BY 70 PERCENT, AND ORCHESTRATED THE RECEIPT AND SHIPMENT OF 1,756 KEY ASSETS VALUED AT $20 MILLION, PREPARING AND POSTURING CRITICAL MATERIAL ACROSS SIX FORWARD-DEPLOYED LOCATIONS TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL SUCCESS. AS PROPERTY AND SPEAR MANAGER, SHE MAINTAINED FLAWLESS ACCOUNTABILITY OF OVER $50.8 MILLION IN TACTICAL GEAR AND THEATER PROVIDED EQUIPMENT, OUTFITTING 732 DEPLOYED PERSONNEL AND SECURING A NEAR-PERFECT 99.85 PERCENT LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INSPECTION RATING. ADDITIONALLY, AS OFFICIAL MAIL MANAGER, SHE DIRECTED 900 MAIL ORDERLIES ACROSS TWO COMMANDS AND PROCESSED 3,500 POUNDS OF MAIL, EXECUTING DAILY DELIVERIES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY BOOSTED DEPLOYED MORALE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CORTORREAL'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS UNIT, FROM JUNE 2023 TO JULY 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE AND SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, CAPTAIN MACKI PLANNED AND EXECUTED SIX COMPLEX, MULTI-UNIT FIELD TRAINING EXERCISES SUPPORTING OVER 400 MIDSHIPMEN FROM EIGHT MIDWEST NROTC UNITS. HE INTEGRATED SMALL-UNIT TACTICS, LEADERSHIP EVALUATIONS, ENDURANCE EVENTS, AND AVIATION SUPPORT TO DELIVER REALISTIC, HIGH-STRESS TRAINING THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED PREPAREDNESS FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES SCHOOL AND FLEET MARINE FORCE SERVICE. AN EXCEPTIONAL MENTOR, HE PROVIDED TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSIONING OF 18 HIGHLY QUALIFIED NAVAL OFFICERS. HIS EFFORTS IMPROVED PHYSICAL READINESS, LEADERSHIP PROFICIENCY, AND OVERALL BATTALION PERFORMANCE. AS OFFICER IN CHARGE OF IOWA'S ONLY NROTC OBSTACLE COURSE, HE ESTABLISHED THE PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENTED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT ENHANCED RISK MANAGEMENT AND ENABLED SAFE, EFFICIENT TRAINING. BY HIS DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY, CAPTAIN MACKI REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SITE COMMANDER, MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 472, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 49, 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING FROM [START DATE] TO [END DATE]. CAPTAIN GETTER'S UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP AND SUPERIOR OPERATIONAL VISION WERE THE FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS OF THE SQUADRON'S SUCCESS. HE IMMEDIATELY ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE SQUADRON'S LARGEST AND MOST GEOGRAPHICALLY DEMANDING SITE, TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVER 250 MARINES. HIS PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED THE SQUADRON'S INSPECTION READINESS, CULMINATING IN A 95 PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS RATING. AS THE LEAD OPERATIONAL PLANNER FOR INTEGRATED TRAINING EXERCISE 3-25, HE MASTERMINDED A COMPLEX SQUADRON FIELD EXERCISE, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE UNIT'S PROFICIENCY AND LETHALITY. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNYIELDING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, CAPTAIN GETTER REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LOGISTICS LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND SUPPLY DEPARTMENT CHIEF AT SUBMARINE READINESS SQUADRON THIRTY ONE FROM JANUARY 2024 TO JANUARY 2027. SENIOR CHIEF ZAJAC DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTIES. A KEY CATALYST FOR COMMAND LOGISTICAL READINESS, HE EXPERTLY SPEARHEADED 30 SUPPLY TECHNICAL ASSIST VISITS AND METICULOUSLY MANAGED 50 PRE-DEPLOYMENT SUPPLY CERTIFICATIONS, ENSURING DEPLOYING UNITS MET ALL CRITICAL INVENTORY AND MATERIAL STANDARDS. FURTHERMORE, HE FLAWLESSLY EXECUTED 140 SUPPLY MONITORS, DRAMATICALLY INCREASING INVENTORY FIDELITY AND AUDIT COMPLIANCE ACROSS THE FORCE. HIS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WAS PIVOTAL DURING THREE TYCOM ISIC ASSESSMENT REVIEWS, DIRECTLY RESULTING IN SUCCESSFUL "AT STANDARDS" RATINGS. BUILDING ON THESE ACHIEVEMENTS, SENIOR CHIEF ZAJAC LENT DEEP OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE TO THREE MATERIAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT TEAMS, DIRECTLY DRIVING STRATEGIC SUSTAINMENT LIFT DURING THE GLOBAL THUNDER EXERCISES. SENIOR CHIEF ZAJAC'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



For meritorious service in the superior performance of her duties while serving as Recruiter in Charge, RTAG Central Navy Recruiting Station Houston from April 2023 to June 2026. Chief Petrea led her station to consistently dominate production, surpassing the accession mission goal by over 100 percent throughout her tenure. Leading from the front, she personally produced over 61 contracts across all major programs while maintaining an exceptional zero percent attrition rate. Driving maximum operational readiness, she expertly coordinated the training and administration of more than 200 drilling reservists. She aggressively expanded the Navy's footprint and upheld naval heritage by spearheading five major recruiting events, the joint service Houston Dynamo Military Night, three high-visibility Fleet Week events, eight regional job fairs, two Individual Ready Reserve musters, and delivering 10 high-impact training presentations for NTAG Houston. Operating as a premier Subject Matter Expert, her rigorous training and mentorship drove one Sailor to become Selection Board Eligible and produced two Recruiters in Charge, three Advanced Recruiters, and five Basic Recruiters, ensuring her entire division became 100 percent fully qualified. Additionally, as Chief Mentor for the Junior Sailor of the Quarter board, she actively mentored four E-6 Sailors, while achieving a 100 percent Physical Readiness Test pass rate and 100 percent Enlisted Leader Development completion across her division. Chief Petrea's superior performance, leadership, and devotion to duty reflected great credit upon herself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.



For meritorious service in the performance of his duties while serving as Leading Petty Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 26, II Marine Aircraft Wing, from October 2023 to November 2026. Petty Officer Valconi consistently performed his demanding duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner. He flawlessly led 31 Sailors, providing expert medical guidance and support to over 7,500 Marines and Sailors across eight squadrons. His exceptional leadership was directly responsible for a significant increase in the command's medical readiness to 96.1 percent, six successful Commanding General's Inspections, and numerous personnel successes including multiple command-level and retention awards. While deployed to Djibouti, Africa, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, his adept management of medical services for VMM-266 (REIN) ensured a 99 percent mission readiness rate, directly supporting critical real-world operations. Additionally, his contributions as the Primary Care Clinic Leading Petty Officer and Command Career Counselor were instrumental in enhancing healthcare access for 8,700 patients and securing the II MEF Retention Excellence Award. By his noteworthy accomplishments, perseverance, and devotion to duty, Petty Officer Valconi reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR, NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS UNIT, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FROM AUG 2023 TO APRIL 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND UNRELENTING DEVOTION TO DUTY, CAPTAIN SKEHAN SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ACCESSION PREPARATION OF FUTURE NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS OFFICERS. HE EXPERTLY PLANNED AND EXECUTED BATTALION TRAINING THAT RESULTED IN 100 PERCENT COMPLETION OF PROFESSIONAL CORE COMPETENCIES AND ZERO PHYSICAL FITNESS FAILURES, WHILE COORDINATING FIVE MAJOR FIELD EXERCISES AND A MULTI-UNIT TRAINING EVENT AT CAMP BLANDING. HIS SUPERIOR MENTORSHIP AND RECRUITING EFFORTS STRENGTHENED THE MARINE OPTION PROGRAM AND DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL PREPARATION OF MIDSHIPMEN FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES SCHOOL. CAPTAIN SKEHAN'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS COMMUNICATIONS CHIEF, SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE 83, MARINE RAIDER REGIMENT, MARINE FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FROM 9 MARCH TO 19 MARCH 2026. GUNNERY SERGEANT DANIELS DEVELOPED THE COMPONENT'S COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE FOR THE PREMIER UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND EXPERIMENTATION EXERCISE. IN THIS ROLE, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSMITTING CRITICAL DATA TO SUPPORT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND PACIFIC'S COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE. DURING THIS EXERCISE, HE LED A TWO-MAN DETACHMENT OF COMMUNICATORS IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE FIRST-EVER TRANSMISSION OF TARGETING DATA THROUGH A MAN PORTABLE, HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO TO A DISTANT UNDERWAY SUBSURFACE CAPITAL VESSEL. HIS EFFORTS ENABLED MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM 8333 THE ABILITY TO DELIVER OVER 100 DATA TRANSMISSIONS FROM AN AUSTERE FORWARD COMMUNICATIONS SITE. THESE EFFORTS WERE CRITICAL TO VALIDATE STAND-IN FORCE CONCEPTS FOR DISTRIBUTED MARITIME OPERATIONS IN CONTESTED ENVIRONMENTS. GUNNERY SERGEANT DANIELS' BOLD LEADERSHIP, WISE JUDGMENT, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITES STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS N3 DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR SEAL TEAM EIGHTEEN LOGISTICS SUPPORT UNIT EIGHTEEN FROM JANUARY 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2025. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GIBB DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORT OF OVER 100 COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT (CSS) PERSONNEL ACROSS EIGHT RATINGS IN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CONUS AND OCONUS NSW AND JOINT SOF OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES. HIS IMPACTFUL LEADERSHIP ENSURED THE SUCCESS OF THE BIANNUAL MOBILE AIR SUPPORT TEAM (MAST) MISSION TO STUTTGART, GERMANY IN SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONING SEAL TEAMS FROM THE EUCOM THEATER. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GIBB'S FOCUS OF EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS SET THE STANDARD FOR NAVY RESERVE SUPPORT TO ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNITS. THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM RESULTED IN DEMAND FOR THIS MODEL TO BE REPLICATED ACROSS OTHER COCOMS ALSO ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS FOR FUTURE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) MAST OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT IN THE EUCOM AOR. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GIBB'S LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ENGINEERING LEADING PETTY OFFICER, UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY FROM ___ TO ___. PETTY OFFICER HARTFORD EXPERTLY LED ENGINEERING READINESS FOR 18 YARD PATROL CRAFT AND 12 AUXILIARY CRAFT, DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OVER 18,000 MIDSHIPMEN. THROUGH HIS EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND METICULOUS OVERSIGHT, HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED FOUR INSURV INSPECTIONS AND THREE DIESEL ENGINE INSPECTIONS, ENSURING MAXIMUM OPERATIONAL READINESS OF THE FLEET. DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM, HE EXECUTED 10 ATLANTIC TRAINING PATROLS AND QUALIFIED AS YP676 AND YP703 CHIEF ENGINEER AND YP676 CRAFTMASTER. FURTHERMORE, HE SERVED AS BOTH SENIOR CHIEF ENGINEER AND SENIOR BOARD MEMBER, DIRECTLY MENTORING AND QUALIFYING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NAVAL ENGINEERING LEADERS. PETTY OFFICER HARTFORD'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY CULMINATED IN NINE YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, SOUND JUDGMENT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER HARTFORD REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



For meritorious service while serving as Executive Officer, Intelligence Support Battalion, from 1 April 2025 to 30 April 2026. Lieutenant Colonel Drazba distinguished himself by exceptional leadership, strategic foresight, and superior performance in the execution of complex personnel, readiness, and operational responsibilities. He ensured uninterrupted battalion leadership continuity through the integration and mentorship of multiple commanders while driving a culture shift that enhanced standards enforcement, cohesion, and operational effectiveness. Lieutenant Colonel Drazba developed and implemented a comprehensive personnel management framework that significantly improved stability, succession planning, and readiness across subordinate units. Serving as the de facto Reserve Intelligence monitor, he expertly aligned high-potential Marines with critical billets, strengthening both individual career development and community-wide capability. His meticulous oversight dramatically improved administrative readiness, significantly reducing late fitness reports and improving overall personnel accountability. Demonstrating forward-thinking innovation, he led artificial intelligence and software integration initiatives that enhanced staff efficiency and mobilization readiness, while providing subject matter expertise to NATO partners and senior inspection teams. Lieutenant Colonel Drazba's exceptional professionalism and sustained superior performance reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS DEPUTY CRYPTOLOGIC RESOURCE COORDINATOR AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYST AT U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND FROM FEBRUARY 2023 TO FEBRUARY 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ACUMEN, LIEUTENANT SMIT LED THE INFORMATION WARFARE P2P PROGRAM FOR THE GET READY GET BETTER INITIATIVE FOR FOUR CARRIER STRIKE GROUPS AND AMPHIBIOUS READINESS GROUPS IN THE U.S. NORTHCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. HE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE ACTING AS THE DATA ANALYST FOR INFORMATION WARFARE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE SHIPS' TRAINING CYCLES BY ESTABLISHING A NEW BENCHMARK FOR FLEET WIDE INFORMATION WARFARE DATA COLLECTION, CONDUCTING IN DEPTH ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY FLEET WIDE SYSTEMIC ISSUES, AND INITIATING CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR CORE INFORMATION WARFARE COMPETENCIES. ADDITIONALLY, HIS EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN COORDINATING AND ORGANIZING THE FIRST EMCON GUN DRILLS AND COVER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FLEET, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING FLEET READINESS FOR INFORMATION WARFARE. FINALLY, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE NEXT PHASE OF DATA COLLECTION FOR FUTURE CARRIER STRIKE GROUPS GOING FORWARD AND ENSURING THAT THE COMMAND HAD COVERAGE FOR THE UPCOMING COMTUEX FOR THE FLEET. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT SMIT REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER AND TACTICAL ACTION OFFICER AT U.S AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM POLAND FROM FEBRUARY 2023 TO FEBRUARY 2026. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ACUMEN, LIEUTENANT CRISP LED A TEAM OF 11 SAILORS ON TWO ROTATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS TO THE U.S. EUCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WHERE HE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE ACTING AS THE SITE'S FIRST OPERATIONAL WATCH TEAM. HIS EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN COORDINATING AND ORGANIZING THE FIRST EXTERNAL CALIBRATION EVER CONDUCTED BY THE CREW AT THE SITE. ADDITIONALLY, AS OFFICER IN CHARGE, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 99 SAILORS, ACTING AS THE ACTIVITY MANNING MANAGER FOR THE DETACHMENT AND ENSURING THAT THE COMMAND HAD COVERAGE FOR UPCOMING DEPLOYMENTS FOR THE TEAMS. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT CRISP REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



Lieutenant Commander Kate Frese distinguished herself through exceptional meritorious service while serving as Deputy, Business Financial Manager at PMA-281, Program Executive Office, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons. Her outstanding fiscal expertise, exemplary leadership, and strategic vision significantly enhanced warfighter capabilities and organizational effectiveness across NAVAIR. LCDR Frese demonstrated unparalleled financial acumen, earning the complete trust of Program Managers, Principal Deputy Program Managers, and senior civilian leadership. She expertly managed complex funding portfolios, securing over $247M in POM-26 and $170M in POM-27 for highest priority warfighter requirements. Her strategic financial planning and execution directly supported critical aircraft programs, ensuring mission readiness and operational capability. Leading diverse teams of up to six financial professionals, LCDR Frese orchestrated the planning and execution of $2.12B in Future Years Defense Program funding across multiple appropriations. She created innovative communication channels, including the BFM Teams Channel for PMA-281, dramatically improving organizational efficiency and enabling rapid response to over 120 financial requirements at the Program Executive Office level. While at NAVAIR, she spearheaded a groundbreaking Fleet Forces Initiative, managing a $10M pilot program and coordinating with over 30 Supply Corps Officers before presenting recommendations to the Fleet Supply Officer. Her vision and coordination of this flag-level initiative demonstrated exceptional strategic thinking and cross-functional leadership, positioning the Navy for enhanced operational capabilities. LCDR Frese's exceptional performance, innovative leadership, and unwavering dedication to excellence reflect great credit upon herself, Program Executive Office U&W, and the United States Navy. Her contributions have lasting impact across NAVAIR and position her as a rising star within the Supply Corps financial management community.



For outstanding meritorious service while serving as an Instructor at Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) Detachment Southeast from July 2023 to January 2026. Petty Officer Griffin distinguished himself through exceptional instructional performance, professionalism, and dedication to duty. He expertly instructed 24 courses with 502 hours directly training more than 300 Sailors. His efforts secured an academic success rate of 100 percent and directly enhanced fleet readiness by producing highly skilled and combat-ready warfighters. Demonstrating superior technical expertise, Petty Officer Griffin spearheaded curriculum improvements that modernized instructional delivery, integrated emerging technologies, and streamlined evaluation processes. His innovative approach improved student comprehension and retention, significantly increasing overall training effectiveness. He mentored and qualified five instructors, fostering a culture of excellence and professionalism that will positively impact the Command for years to come. Petty Officer Griffin's exceptional professionalism, loyal devotion to duty, and steadfast leadership reflected credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SHIP'S INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE DIVISION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN USS TRUXTUN (DDG 103) FROM JANUARY 2023 TO NOVEMBER 2025. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AYALA DEDICATED 3,000 HOURS, PRODUCED 375 DAILY BRIEFS, AND PROVIDED CRITICAL ANALYSIS TO KEY DECISION MAKERS DURING FIVE STRATEGIC LEVEL OPERATIONS THROUGH AN EIGHT MONTH COMBAT DEPLOYMENT TO THE FIFTH AND SIXTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, HE LED THREE DIVISION OFFICERS AND 28 SAILORS, RESULTING IN ABOVE AVERAGE SCORES FOR 11 WARFARE AREA CERTIFICATIONS, ENSURING TRUXTUN MAINTAINED PEAK WARFIGHTING READINESS. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AYALA'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.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS MAINTENANCE OFFICER, NATOPS OFFICER, TRAINING OFFICER, SAFETY OFFICER, AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT AT FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON FIVE THREE FROM JUNE 2022 TO DECEMBER 2025. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WALTERS' EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE HAD A LASTING IMPACT ON VR-53 AND FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT WING. AS MAINTENANCE OFFICER, HE LED 174 SAILORS IN EXECUTING SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON SIX C-130T AIRCRAFT, ENABLING 38 GLOBAL MISSIONS AND ACHIEVING THE SQUADRON'S FIRST 70 PERCENT MISSION CAPABLE RATE IN FIVE YEARS. HE REVITALIZED THE NATOPS PROGRAM, LEADING TO A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FY25 UNIT EVALUATION. AS TRAINING OFFICER, HE ENHANCED SQUADRON READINESS BY MANAGING EIGHT PLANNING BOARDS FOR TRAINING AND COORDINATING SIX DRILL WEEKENDS. AS SAFETY OFFICER, HE DROVE AVIATION SAFETY INITIATIVES, AUTHORING SEVEN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS AND MODERNIZING COMMAND SAFETY PROTOCOLS. A HIGHLY PROFICIENT AVIATOR, HE LOGGED NEARLY 700 MISHAP-FREE HOURS AND DELIVERED OVER 150 HOURS OF FLIGHT AND GROUND INSTRUCTION, QUALIFYING NINE NEW PILOTS AND TRANSPORTING OVER 500,000 POUNDS OF CARGO ACROSS 100 MISSIONS. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WALTERS' PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ENGINEER OFFICER, MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT, AND SHIP'S MATERIAL MAINTENANCE OFFICER IN USS HOPPER (DDG 70) FROM JULY 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 2025. DEMONSTRATING INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUPERB MANAGEMENT SKILLS, LIEUTENANT MARVAIN LED HOPPER'S ENGINEERS THROUGH A COMPOSITE TRAINING UNIT EXERCISE, THREE CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES, THE 2023-2024 SEVENTH FLEET DEPLOYMENT, AND A SEVENTY FOUR MILLION DOLLAR DRYDOCK AVAILABILITY. HIS STRICT ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL CREATIVITY ENABLED HOPPER TO ANSWER ALL BELLS, WITHOUT FAIL. HIS EFFORTS LIVED UP TO HOPPER'S NAMESAKE, INSPIRING ALL ONBOARD TO "DARE AND DO." BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT MARVAIN REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS PASTORAL CARE RESIDENCY DIRECTOR AT NAVAL MEDICAL READINESS TRAINING CENTER PORTSMOUTH FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO OCTOBER 2025. CHAPLAIN MARTIN DIRECTED THE NAVY'S PREMIER PASTORAL CARE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, PREPARING 12 CHAPLAINS FOR A CRITICAL SUBSPECIALITY REQUIRED FOR SERVING IN NAVY MEDICINE BILLETS. WHEN A LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COLLAPSED, HE FORGED A GROUNDBREAKING INTERSERVICE ALLIANCE WITH WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER, PRESERVING UNINTERRUPTED TRAINING, AVOIDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN ANNUAL TRAVEL COSTS, AND SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY EDUCATION. CHAPLAIN MARTIN'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS UNMANNED SYSTEMS OPERATOR FOR SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE TEAM ONE FROM DECEMBER 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2025. DEMONSTRATING SUPERB LEADERSHIP AND EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PETTY OFFICER GREGG LED 12 MULTI-RATED PERSONNEL AND ADVISED FOUR OFFICERS AND THREE CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS IN THE SUSTAINMENT OF FIVE UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES VALUED AT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. HE TRAINED AND ADVISED OVER 100 SAILORS ACROSS MULTIPLE ECHELON IV COMMANDS, DIRECTLY INCREASING TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, OPERATIONAL READINESS, AND SUSTAINED MISSION SUCCESS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND STEADFAST DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER GREGG REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AS PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR IN-SERVICE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (PMS 312) CYBERSECURITY AND NETWORKS. FROM APRIL 2024 TO AUGUST 2025, LCDR VINCENT AUDO DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A LEADER IN CYBERSECURITY AND WARTIME PLANNING. HE CHAIRED THE CARRIER ENCLAVE WORKING GROUP AND DEVELOPED THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CVN CYBER ARCHITECTURE. ADDITIONALLY, HE MANAGED A FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLAR CVN CYBER BUDGET, ENSURING CYBER READINESS OF 34 HULL, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL (HM&E) SYSTEMS AND NEGOTIATED THE ICCP SYSTEM MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, SAVING FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. MOREOVER, HE DROVE THE NAVAL WARFARE CENTERS' TRANSITION TO WHITE HOUSE MANDATED ZERO TRUST ARCHITECTURE AND REWROTE THE PEO CARRIERS CYBERSECURITY INSTRUCTION. FINALLY, LCDR AUDO WAS HANDPICKED AS DEPUTY LEAD FOR THE PEO CARRIERS WARTIME PLANNING GROUP AND COORDINATED MULTI-AGENCY EFFORTS, DEVELOPING A WARTIME CONOPS AND "CLEAR THE PIER" PLANS, ENSURING CVN AVAILABILITY FOR THE DAVIDSON WINDOW. BY HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, LCDR AUDO REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS FAMILY PHYSICIAN, SECOND PLATOON, CHARLIE COMPANY, 1ST MEDICAL BATTALION, FROM JULY 2023 TO JULY 2025. CAPTAIN PALMER'S SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING CHARLIE COMPANY, SECOND PLATOON'S BACK TO BACK FIELD HOSPITAL READINESS CERTIFICATIONS. WHILE SERVING AS SECOND PLATOON HOLDING DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN, HE EFFECTIVELY MANAGED A DIVERSE TEAM OF CORPSMEN AND NURSES, ENSURING MISSION SUCCESS AND COMPLETION OF ALL MISSION ESSENTIAL TASKS TOWARDS THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATION. HIS LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL ACUMEN WERE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING AN OUTSTANDING HOLDING DEPARTMENT TEAM WHICH OBTAINED A PASSING GRADE, WITH ZERO CRITICAL FINDINGS, DURING THE 2024 AND 2025 FIELD CERTIFICATION EXERCISES. CAPTAIN PALMER'S ENTHUSIASM, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVICING AS EMBARKATION CHIEF AND AIR PLANNER FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE 83 FROM JULY 2024 TO JULY 2025. SERGEANT WYCLIF, EXPERTLY MANAGED CARGO AND PERSONNEL MOVEMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE EXERCISES AND DEPLOYMENTS, INCLUDING GREY FLAG, RAVEN 25-02, AND SUPPORT FOR THE PHILIPPINES, CONSISTENTLY ENSURING SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS AND OPERATIONAL READINESS. SERGEANT WYCLIF'S PROACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WERE CRUCIAL IN COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION, BILLETING, AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, NOTABLY FACILITATING THE MOVEMENT OF OVER 30 SHORT TONS OF CARGO AND SUPPORTING NUMEROUS AVIATION REQUESTS. HIS LEADERSHIP WAS PARTICULARLY EVIDENT DURING THE BAGUIO COOP EXERCISE AND THE CRITICAL TRANSPORT OF TRAINING MUNITIONS, SAVING SPECIAL OPERATIONS PACIFIC AND THE MARINE RAIDER REGIMENT $250,000 THROUGH RESOURCEFUL COORDINATION. SERVING AS BOTH AN AIR PLANNER AND CAMP COMMANDANT, HE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO BOTH STRATEGIC LOGISTICS AND THE WILL BEING OF PERSONNEL UNDER HIS CHARGE. SERGEANT WYCLIF'S DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DUTY MAKE HIM AN INVALUABLE ASSET AND A TRUE EMBODIMENT OF MARINE CORPS VALUES.



FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON SERGEANT AND PLATOON COMMANDER, TRANSPORTATION SERVICE COMPANY, COMBAT LOGISTICS BATTALION 23, LATHROP, CALIFORNIA, FROM MARCH 25, 2016, TO MAY 9, 2025. THROUGHOUT HIS NEARLY NINE YEARS OF SERVICE, WARRANT OFFICER [LAST NAME] DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE. HE CONSISTENTLY ASSUMED BILLETS ABOVE HIS GRADE, LEADING MARINES IN MULTIPLE OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THE SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE 2020. HIS LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, AND MENTORSHIP OF JUNIOR MARINES SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED UNIT READINESS AND OPERATIONAL SUCCESS. WARRANT OFFICER [LAST NAME]'S DEDICATION TO DUTY AND UNWAVERING PROFESSIONALISM REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS DELTA TEAM LEADER, MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTRUCTION COMPANY, MARINE CORPS DETACHMENT, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI, FROM JUNE 2022 TO APRIL 2025. GUNNERY SERGEANT KIEFER DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, UNWAVERING DEDICATION, AND INSPIRING MENTORSHIP DURING HIS TENURE. PROMOTING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, HE SUPERVISED AND CONDUCTED THE TRAINING OF 780 ENTRY LEVEL MARINES ACROSS 12 MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS COURSE CLASSES, TOTALING 6,700 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, AND ENSURING MARINES SAFELY MET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 3531 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. HIS COMMITMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP OF 22 INSTRUCTORS RESULTED IN THE SAFE EXECUTION OF 22,000 STUDENT-DRIVEN MILES AND 220 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CHECKS. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED COURSE EFFECTIVENESS AND LEFT AN ENDURING LEGACY ON HIS STUDENTS, FELLOW INSTRUCTORS, AND THE COMMAND, WITH SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY CULMINATING 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE. GUNNERY SERGEANT KIEFER'S PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION, AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON 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 WHILE SERVING AS NAVY DIVER FIRST CLASS, SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAM ONE, FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO JULY 2025. PETTY OFFICER BACCELLIERI CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE IN SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC UNDERSEA OPERATIONS. HIS MASTERY OF DRY DECK SHELTER, LOCKOUT TRUNK, AND LOCKOUT CHAMBER PROCEDURES DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SEVEN INDEPENDENT COMMAND CERTIFICATIONS AND TWO NATIONALLY TASKED SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS. AS DDS PLATOON THREE'S REPAIR PARTS PETTY OFFICER, HE EXPERTLY MANAGED THE PROCUREMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUSTAINMENT OF OVER $1.5 MILLION IN CRITICAL MISSION-ESSENTIAL MATERIAL, ENSURING CONTINUOUS OPERATIONAL READINESS. IN HIS ROLE AS PRIMARY DDS CAPTAIN AND CREWMAN, HE ACCUMULATED 154 HOURS OF INCIDENT-FREE BOTTOM TIME WHILE PROFESSIONALLY INSTRUCTING AND QUALIFYING SEVEN IN-WATER OPERATORS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE PLATOON'S WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY. PETTY OFFICER BACCELLIERI'S OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALISM, STEADFAST PERSEVERANCE, AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION TO DUTY THROUGHOUT HIS TOUR OF DUTY GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMAND'S MISSION. HIS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS THE ACCOUNTING NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, COMPTROLLER, MARINE RAIDER SUPPORT GROUP, MARINE FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FROM JANUARY 2023 TO APRIL 2025. DURING THIS TIME, SERGEANT BALDWIN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUDGET EXECUTION ACROSS FIVE SEPARATE FISCAL YEARS, TOTALING OVER 600 MILLION DOLLARS. HIS EFFORTS IN ACCOUNTING RECONCILIATION AND EXECUTION RESULTED IN A NOTABLE DECREASE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ERRORS AND ALLOWED FOR THE COORDINATED EXECUTION OF FUNDS ACROSS THE COMMAND, WITH FAR-REACHING GLOBAL IMPACTS. HE LED A TEAM THAT SCOURED THOUSANDS OF FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR ERRORS AND ACCURACY TO IMPROVE KEY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DATA, CRITICAL TO PREVENTING LOST BUYING POWER IN ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC FINANCIAL PORTFOLIOS IN THE MARINE CORPS. SERGEANT BALDWIN'S LEADERSHIP WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SUSTAINING THE ACCOUNTING SECTION'S TRAINING AND COMPETENCY IN THE DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVE, PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESOURCE ANALYSTS FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES. SERGEANT BALDWIN'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DIEGO GARCIA FROM MAY 2024 TO APRIL 2025. CHIEF WILSON LED THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESSES AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS DESPITE MANNING SHORTFALLS AND HIGH TURNOVER RATE. AS ASSISTANT COMMAND SECURITY MANAGER, HER EFFORTS LED TO THE PROCESSING OF 1,100 IN-BRIEFS, VERIFICATIONS, RE-INVESTIGATIONS, AND 800 PIECES OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR 452 PERSONNEL ACROSS MULTIPLE COMMANDS. AS SAILOR RECOGNITION PROGRAM MANAGER, SHE CHAIRED 16 BOARDS. ADDITIONALLY, AS SENIOR ENLISTED ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SHE LED A 54 JOINT MEMBER ORGANIZATION. CHIEF WILSON'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES CULMINATED HER 23 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WILSON'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT BUDGET OFFICER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE G-8, FROM JULY 2023 TO JANUARY 2025. FIRST LIEUTENANT COLLIN MCKINNEY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL ACUMEN, AND INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE FIELD OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. HE EXPERTLY MANAGED FISCAL PORTFOLIOS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING FISCAL READINESS OF FOUR MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS. FIRST LIEUTENANT MCKINNEY PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO ANNUAL BUDGETS AND CLOSEOUTS, ENCOMPASSING 550 MILLION DOLLARS ACROSS 158 SITES. HIS GROUNDBREAKING RECONCILIATION TOOL TO TRACK TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS ENHANCED FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND STREAMLINED OPERATIONS DURING HEIGHTENED EXERCISE AND ANNUAL TRAINING DEMANDS. HIS LEADERSHIP EXTENDED BEYOND HIS IMMEDIATE RESPONSIBILITIES AS HE TRAINED AND MENTORED MULTIPLE PERSONNEL, ENHANCING THEIR PROFICIENCY, AND STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. FIRST LIEUTENANT MCKINNEY'S PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD AT NAVY RESERVE SUBMARINE GROUP SEVEN HEADQUARTERS FROM JULY 2019 TO JULY 2024. DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AS OPERATIONS OFFICER, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MOBERG DIRECTED THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF 2,614 DAYS OF SUPPORT TO COMMANDER, TASK FORCE SEVEN-FOUR THROUGH THE CHALLENGING COVID/POST-COVID TRANSITION. DURING THIS TIME, HE PERSONALLY PROVIDED 82 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, QUALIFYING BOTH THEATER UNDERSEA WARFARE WATCH OFFICER AND BATTLE WATCH CAPTAIN, SUPPORTING REAL-WORLD OPERATIONS AND TWO MULTI-NATIONAL UNDERSEA WARFARE EXERCISES. THROUGH HIS SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE AND TACTICAL ACUMEN, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MOBERG LED MULTIPLE TABLE-TOP EXERCISES SUPPORTING RESERVE SAILORS' WARFIGHTING QUALIFICATIONS. HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO PROVIDE IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 70 SAILORS AT THE INAUGURAL, SUBMARINE GROUP 7 RESERVE ENTERPRISE-WIDE TRAINING SEMINAR HELD AT BANGOR SUBMARINE BASE IN NOV 2023. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MOBERG'S UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS PLATOON SERGEANT, BRAVO COMPANY, 24TH MARINES, 25TH MARINE REGIMENT, FROM OCTOBER 1, 2019 TO JANUARY 31, 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT MONTGOMERY REPEATEDLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TACTICAL PROFICIENCY WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE COMBAT READINESS OF BRAVO COMPANY. HIS SUPERB TACTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE ALLOWED HIM TO DEVELOP COUNTLESS LIVE-FIRE RANGES AND TRAINING EVENTS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THEREBY ENABLING THE MARINES TO INCREASE THEIR LETHALITY, TACTICAL ACUMEN, AND COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP. FURTHERMORE, HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AS A PLATOON COMMANDER OVER TWO DIFFERENT ANNUAL TRAINING EVENTS WAS VITAL IN THE COMPANY'S SUCCESSFUL TRAINING OUTCOMES. STAFF SERGEANT MONTGOMERY'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN 2D MEDICAL BATTALION, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, FROM MAY 2022 TO APRIL 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER ERNEST MANAGED MEDICAL AND DENTAL READINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR 206 MARINES WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLIANCE THROUGHOUT UNIT DEPLOYMENT PERIMETER TO OKINAWA, JAPAN. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTACHED TO 2D MARINE DIVISION, 8TH MARINE REGIMENT, HE ASSISTED 32 PROVIDERS AND FIVE NURSES IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY CARE FOR SEVEN THOUSAND MARINES AND SAILORS. FINALLY, HIS EFFORTS AT WEAPONS BATTALION RESULTED IN SIX THOUSAND WEAPONS QUALIFICATIONS WITH ZERO MISHAPS. PETTY OFFICER ERNEST'S OUTSTANDING INITIATIVE, ENTHUSIASM, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS MARINE MEDIUM TILTROTOR SQUADRON 266 / JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE SOMALIA LIAISON OFFICER AT CAMP TITAN, CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI FROM NOVEMBER 2024 TO APRIL 2025. 2ND LIEUTENANT BOYERO ENSURED INTEGRATION BETWEEN VMM-266 AND JSOTF-SOM BY SUPPORTING THE REVISION OF JSOTF-SOM'S JOINT INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDED JSOTF-SOM PERSPECTIVE TO THE VMM COMMANDER THROUGH ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF (11) GRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE SUMMARIES, SUPPORTING (100) OPERATIONAL FLIGHTS. 2ND LIEUTENANT BOYERO SHOWED GREAT INITIATIVE BY CREATING AN EXTENSIVE ADVERSARY LINK ANALYSIS DIAGRAM ON PALANTIR, PROVIDING FIDELITY ON TARGET RELATIONSHIPS AND ADVERSARIAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AT A STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL LEVEL. THIS PROJECT INTEGRATED PREVIOUS J22 ANALYSIS CELL PRODUCTS INTO AN INTERACTIVE, LIVING GRAPH TO BE USED BY JSOTF-SOM STAFF AND SUPPORTED OUT-STATIONS, INCLUDING FUTURE ROTATIONS. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, 2ND LIEUTENANT BOYERO REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS COMPANY COMMANDER, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, 3D BATTALION, 4TH MARINE REGIMENT, 1ST MARINE DIVISION FROM JULY 2022 THROUGH MAY 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, CAPTAIN GULSRUD DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONALISM. HIS EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TOWARD THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTALION AS HE LED HIS COMPANY THROUGH A RIGOROUS PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF FORWARD DEPLOYED BATTALION WEST 24.2. HE CONSISTENTLY SET THE EXAMPLE FOR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ENSURED HIS MARINES WERE COMBAT READY AS THEY AIDED THE BATTALION THROUGH MULTIPLE EXERCISES SUCH AS ARTILLERY RELOCATION TRAINING PROGRAM 24.3, FUJI VIPER 25.1, KOREA VIPER 25.1, AND THE THIRD MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ALERT CONTINGENCY MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE. HE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF INCREASED INTEROPERABILITY WITH ALLIED AND PARTNERED FORCES WHILE IMPROVING HIS COMPANY'S ABILITY TO FIGHT TONIGHT AND RESPOND TO POTENTIAL CRISIS OR CONTINGENCY ACROSS THE PACIFIC AREA OF OPERATION. HIS INTUITIVE COMPREHENSION OF THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, EXCEPTIONAL TACTICAL ACUMEN, AND MASTERY OF PLANNING AND EXECUTION MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE BATTALION. CAPTAIN GULSRUD'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS CANVASSING RECRUITER, RECRUITING SUBSTATION DALLAS SOUTH, RECRUITING STATION DALLAS, 8TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2024. DURING OPERATION BUILD THE MOAT, STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS' STEADFAST FOCUS AND INSPIRING WORK ETHIC RESULTED IN INCREASED PRODUCTION THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMAND'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. HE DEMONSTRATED A HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO CONTRACT SIX QUALITY INDIVIDUALS INTO THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM. HE SEIZED CRITICAL ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE AN UNPARALLELED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE TO INCLUDE ENLISTING 83 PERCENT FROM MENTAL GROUP A, CONTRACTING ONE RESERVIST AND ONE FEMALE, ALL WHILE SUSTAINING ZERO DISCHARGES FROM HIS POOL AND THE RECRUIT DEPOT. STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS EXCELLED IN HIS ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENABLED HIS SUBSTATION TO RAPIDLY GAIN CALENDAR CONTROL AND FILL CRITICAL SHIPPING HOLES THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER, UNMANNED CARRIER-LAUNCHED MULTI-ROLE SQUADRON ONE ZERO FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO JANUARY 2025. AS THE 33rd PATHFINDER, LIEUTENANT MCGOWAN EXPERTLY GENERATED CRUCIAL PORTIONS OF THE NASCENT VUQ COMMUNITY BY BRINGING THE SAFETY PROGRAM INTO EXISTENCE AND DEVELOPED BOTH THE PRE-MISHAP BINDER AND THE DIVISION OFFICER LEADERSHIP COURSE (DIVOLC) PROGRAM. HIS UNMANNED INSTRUCTOR PILOT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE PROVED INVALUABLE TO THE SQUADRON AND ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST MQ-25A AIR VEHICLE PILOTS. LIEUTENANT MCGOWAN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS PERSONNEL OFFICER ABOARD USS HERSEHL "WOODY" WILLIAMS FROM 15 AUGUST 2022 TO 2 AUGUST 2024. CHIEF HOGAN'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TIRELESS DEDICATION WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THE COMMAND'S PERSONNEL READINESS. HE SKILLFULLY LED AND MENTORED SEVEN JUNIOR SAILORS, EMPOWERING THEM TO EXCEL IN THEIR DUTIES. CHIEF HOGAN FLAWLESSLY PROCESSED 678 TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING 100 GAINS, 68 TRANSFERS, AND 46 FLIGHTS RELATED TO PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS, ENABLING THE SEAMLESS MOVEMENT OF OVER 200 SAILORS. DEMONSTRATING UNPARALLELED ATTENTION TO DETAIL, HE ENSURED SEVEN SEPARATIONS WERE PROCESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE NAVY'S RETENTION GOALS. BY HIS INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP, UNMATCHED EXPERTISE, AND STEADFAST DEVOTION TO DUTY, CHIEF HOGAN REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR OPERATIONS CHIEF, 1ST AND 2D PLATOON, TRUCK COMPANY, 23D MARINE REGIMENT, 4TH MARINE DIVISION, FROM APRIL 2021 TO JUNE 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, GUNNERY SERGEANT BUSTER CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, TIRELESS WORK ETHIC, AND LEADERSHIP DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TRUCK COMPANY'S MISSION THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT TO INFANTRY UNITS WITHIN 4TH MARINE DIVISION AND MARINE FORCES RESERVE IN SUPPORT OF ANNUAL TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND REAL WORLD REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE FILLED THE BILLET RESPONSIBILITIES TYPICALLY ASSIGNED TO A FIRST SERGEANT AS THE SITE SUPPORT SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER FOR EIGHT MONTHS IN ADDITION TO HIS REGULAR DUTIES, ENSURING GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE ACROSS THE SITE SUPPORT STAFF AND PROVIDING NECESSARY SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO THE TRUCK COMPANY SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE STAFF. GUNNERY SERGEANT BUSTER'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY CULMINATED 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED MILITARY SERVICE AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SPECIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMANDER, U.S. SECOND FLEET FROM FEBRUARY 2020 TO JULY 2024. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL ACUMEN, PETTY OFFICER KING MANAGED 273 PERSONNEL IN THE DAILY ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE FOR SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) ACCESSES, EQUIPMENT, AND REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION BUILD, AND ACCREDITATION OF A THREE MILLION DOLLAR SCI FACILITY, STREAMLINING THE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS TO U.S. AND NATO FLAG OFFICERS AND STAFFS. HER EFFORTS ALLOWED THE TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF MARITIME FORCES IN SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC COMPETITION, MARITIME HOMELAND DEFENSE, NO FAIL HIGH PROFILE OPERATIONS, AND CRITICAL TRAINING EXERCISES. BY HER UNRELENTING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER KING REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ENTOMOLOGIST, 2D MEDICAL BATTALION, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP FROM NOVEMBER 2021 TO JANUARY 2024. LIEUTENANT BRANCH DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS BY LEADING A TEAM OF NINE SAILORS IN THE ACQUISITION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND VACCINES REQUIRED FOR MISSION SUCCESS, LEADING TO UNPARALLELED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT MEDICAL READINESS. HE COORDINATED WITH MARINE FORCES EUROPE AND AFRICA, CTF 61/2, AND SIXTH FLEET NAVAL FORCES EFFORTS IN CONDUCTING FOOD AND WATER RISK ASSESSMENTS DIRECTLY SUPPORTING JOINT NATO EXERCISES IN EUCOM. LIEUTENANT BRANCH'S DETERMINATION AND COMPLETE DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS SUPPLY DEPARTMENT LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP EIGHT HI AND NSWG-8 LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT UNIT FROM NOVEMBER 2019 TO DECEMBER 2023. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GOMEZ PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE LED 15 SAILORS AND SIX CIVILIANS IN THE EXECUTION OF A 12 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET SUPPORTING ALL TASKING AND OPERATIONS WITHIN THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, SHE SERVED AS A LEAD INSPECTOR FOR THE 2023 LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INSPECTION. HER EXPERTISE WAS VITAL IN THE COMPLETION OF 10 INSPECTIONS ACROSS THREE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS. MOREOVER, HER LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT LED TO THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT RECEIVING BACK-TO-BACK OUTSTANDING SCORES, EARNING THE CAPTAIN DOUG ROSE AWARD AND THE COMMAND BLUE E AWARD. BY HER UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GOMEZ REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT ENGINEERING OFFICER FOR PATROL FORCES SOUTHWEST ASIA FROM NOVEMBER 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER 2023. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DERNEHL EXHIBITED DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL ACUMEN, MANAGING A DIVISION OF 52 CHIEFS AND PETTY OFFICERS THROUGH 17 OPERATIONALLY DRIVEN MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (ODMS) AVAILABILITIES TOTALING 8,500 LABOR HOURS AND 18 MAJOR ENGINEERING CASUALTIES. ACTING AS A COAST GUARD LIAISON WITH MULTIPLE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AGENCIES, HE FACILITATED THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO OF THE FIRST CENTCOM AOR FAST RESPONSE CUTTER DRYDOCKS VALUED AT OVER $1.5 MILLION EACH. HIS ACTIONS MAXIMIZED PATFORSWA'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT TASK FORCE 55 DETERRENCE AND MARITIME SECURITY MISSIONS IN THE ARABIAN GULF. SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DERNEHL'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS PRIMARY LEAD FOR ORTHOPEDIC SPINE AND PODIATRY CLINIC. PETTY OFFICER MEARS' APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES WERE THE BACKBONE OF THE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC. SHE PROVIDED CARE FOR OVER 22,000 BENEFICIARIES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO INCREASED WARFIGHTER READINESS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. PETTY OFFICER MEARS' EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS FACILITATED SUCCESSFUL DAY TO DAY CLINIC OPERATIONS FOR THREE CLINICS AND EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS FOR A SPINE CLINICAL COORDINATOR. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE DIVISION SUPPLY PETTY OFFICER, SHE MANAGED AN OPTAR OF 18,000 DOLLARS FOR DAILY CONSUMABLES, ENSURING NO DELAYS IN PATIENT CARE. MOREOVER, AS THE PRIMARY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, SHE REVIEWED OVER 250 ICE COMMENTS AND RESOLVED PATIENT COMPLAINTS, INCREASING PATIENT SATISFACTION TO NINETY SEVEN PERCENT. PETTY OFFICER MEARS' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN CHARGE AT CENTER FOR NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING UNIT NORTH ISLAND FROM JULY 2020 TO SEPTEMBER 2023. CHIEF OLIVAS' SUPERB LEADERSHIP LED TO 23 INDIVIDUAL COURSE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SIX INSTRUCTORS AND ENABLED THE DELIVERY OF 112 AVIATION MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSES, WHICH GRADUATED 754 HIGHLY TRAINED FLEET-READY SAILORS AND MARINES. ADDITIONALLY, HER EXPERTISE IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT YIELDED 100 PERCENT MASTER TRAINING SPECIALIST QUALIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ATTAINMENT OF A PERFECT SCORE DURING THE 2021 TRAINING MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM INSPECTION. BY HER UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, CHIEF OLIVAS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS ELECTRICAL DIVISION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FROM OCTOBER 2021 TO FEBRUARY 2023. PETTY OFFICER WILLIAMS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE COMMAND'S EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE, ESTABLISHING COMMAND LEVEL PROGRAMS IN CMEO AND MOTORCYCLE SAFETY. HIS SUPERB EFFORTS ENSURED THE ROBUST QUALIFICATION OF OVER 40 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SAILORS AND THE COORDINATION OF OFF-HULL FIDE TRAINING. HIS INSPIRED PERFORMANCE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF HIS OWN DIVISION, RESULTING IN TWO JSOQ RECIPIENTS. PETTY OFFICER WILLIAMS' 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.



HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SECOND CLASS (SURFACE WARFARE)
KEVIN S. BANTA JR,
UNITED STATES NAVY

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA FROM APRIL 2019 TO DECEMBER 2022. PETTY OFFICER BANTA PROFICIENTLY LED 10 STAFF MEMBERS ACROSS THREE HIGH VOLUME CLINICS, RENDERING CARE VALUED AT $1.9 MILLION, MAINTAINING A 90 PERCENT RETURN TO FULL DUTY RATE. HE DEVELOPED A NINE WEEK CLINICAL COURSE, LEADING TO THE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION OF ONE PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER BANTA REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.


FOR THE
R. T. TIZON, JR
CAPTAIN, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS
UNITED STATES NAVY
COMMANDING OFFICER
NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND LEMOORE



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS 1st RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION LEADING PETTY OFFICER, 2D BATTALION, 4TH MARINES, AND 3D AMPHIBIAN ASSAULT BATTALION LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, 1ST MARINE DIVISION CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA FROM FEBRUARY 2020 TO JANUARY 2023. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DOBBS EXPERTLY LED, MANAGED AND MENTORED 104 ENLISTED AND SEVEN OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THREE BATTALIONS TO INCLUDE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ALL MEDICAL OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE OVERSAW THE AWARDING OF 375,000 DOLLARS IN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS AND IMPROVED SAILOR RETENTION ABOVE NINETY PERCENT. FINALLY, SHE EXECUTED TWO SUCCESSFUL INSURV INSPECTIONS AND TOECR REALIGNMENTS, INCREASING MANNING WITHIN THE BATTALION. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DOBBS' DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES AS STUDENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR INFORMATION WARFARE TRAINING COMMAND FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 TO JANUARY 2023. PETTY OFFICER ABRAM PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT'S EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. HER SUPERB EFFORTS ENSURED THE ACCURATE PROCESSING OF OVER 3000 STUDENT TRANSACTIONS, EVALUATION REPORTS AND ALL OTHER DISCREPANCIES ACROSS FIVE TOTAL CLASSES. HER INSPIRED PERFORMANCE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL ADDITION OF OVER 3000 SAILORS TO THE FLEET. PETTY OFFICER ABRAM'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



LIEUTENANT MATTHEW C. GREGER, UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE, DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS AN INTELLIGENCE POLICY ADVISOR, UNITED STATES MILITARY DELEGATION (MILDEL) TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) MILITARY COMMITTEE, NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, FROM JULY 1, 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, LT GREGER DEMONSTRATED SUPERB EXPERTISE WHILE PERFORMING INTELLIGENCE DUTIES DURING AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION OF THE ALLIANCE AND BRIDGING THE PERMANENT POSITION OF INTELLIGENCE PLANNER DURING A CRITICAL SHORTFALL. HE LED AND PRESENTED 10 OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS TO THE MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE, SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE LIAISON OFFICERS, AND NATO HQ JOINT STAFF. LT GREGER PARTICIPATED IN FOUR MILITARY COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS FOR INTELLIGENCE AND DRAFTED NOTES FOR FIVE MILITARY COMMITTEES, ONE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL, AND ONE MILITARY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. HE ALSO DELIVERED 22 INTELLIGENCE RELATED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE INFORMATION REPORTS TO THE MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE OVER A 12 WEEK PERIOD. LT GREGER COORDINATED WITH THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR THE SCREENING AND RELEASE OF 1,355 DOCUMENTS FOR THE KOSOVO SPECIAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AFTER SCREENING BY THE NATO HQ INTERNATIONAL MILITARY STAFF. THE DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LIEUTENANT GREGER REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS OFFICER IN CHARGE, NAVAL ACADEMY SUMMER SEMINAR FROM JANUARY 2022 TO JUNE 2022. LIEUTENANT BERTRAND SPEARHEADED THE FIRST IN-PERSON SUMMER SEMINAR PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF ALL MIDSHIPMEN, CANDIDATES AND STAFF. HIS EFFORTS LED TO 2480 FINAL CANDIDATE SELECTIONS, OVER 97% ATTENDANCE RATE, AND IGNITED THE CLASS OF 2027 APPLICATIONS. THROUGH INNOVATION AND PERSEVERANCE, HE SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED CANDIDATE FITNESS ASSESSMENT WITH LIMITED SPACE AND EQUIPMENT. HE WAS PARAMOUNT IN THE MENTORING AND TRAINING OF 259 MIDSHIPMEN IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY MISSION WHILE INTEGRATING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO IMPROVE THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM. LIEUTENANT BERTRAND'S NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, DEDICATION, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, NAVAL HOSPITAL TWENTY NINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA FROM FEBRUARY 2019 TO JANUARY 2023. PETTY OFFICER XIONG'S LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTED TO SCORES OF ADVANCEMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONCERNING THE SAILORS IN HIS CHARGE. AS THE DEPARTMENT MANAGER, HE EXECUTED FIVE PROJECTS VALUED AT TWO MILLION DOLLARS, SUPERVISED THE COMPLETION OF 75,000 EXAMS AND ACCREDITED THE DEPARTMENT WITH MULTIPLE FEDERAL AGENCIES. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER XIONG OVERSAW THE RADIATION HEALTH PROGRAM WHERE HE MONITORED 15 RADIATION WORKERS ACROSS THREE REMOTE COMMANDS AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN ENTERPRISE MHS GENESIS EXPERT WHILE PROVIDING OVER 200 HOURS OF CRUCIAL ON-THE-GROUND SUPPORT TO THREE PAY-IT-FORWARD MISSIONS. PETTY OFFICER XIONG'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TOTAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY RESIDENCY AT NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, NAVAL MEDICAL READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM AUGUST 2018 TO OCTOBER 2022. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EVANS EDUCATED AND TRAINED OVER 100 OFFICERS AND ENLISTED TO BE SOLE DENTAL PROVIDERS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PLATFORMS IN THE FLEET, INCLUDING RESIDENTS, CREDENTIALERS, AND INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMEN. WHILE SERVING AS THE DIVISION OFFICER OF THE GENERAL DENTISTRY DEPARTMENT, SHE MAINTAINED 96% DENTAL READINESS FOR A PATIENT BASE OF 17,000 SAILORS. SHE LED THE SAME DEPARTMENT THROUGH TWO SUCCESSFUL JOINT COMMISSION INSPECTIONS AS WELL AS NAVIGATED COVID-19 AND THE UNPRECEDENTED EFFECTS OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC ON THE CLINIC, STAFF AND ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EVANS' EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.



MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, RECRUITING SUBSTATION DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 6TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT/EASTERN RECRUITING REGION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA FROM MAY 2021 TO MARCH 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT COLBERT PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. HE SHIPPED 39 POOLEES, MAINTAINED A 100% TIER ONE CONTRACTS, OBTAINED 40 GROSS CONTRACTS, AND ATTAINED 103.70% OF HIS ASSIGNED CONTRACTING MISSION. LEADING FROM THE FRONT, HE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AGGRESSIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS EVENTS, THE PARENTS OF POOLEES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENGAGING KEY INFLUENCERS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. DUE TO HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, AND PROVEN ABILITY TO MENTOR AND PRODUCE QUALITY RESULTS HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER AND RECEIVE THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF 8412. STAFF SERGEANT COLBERT'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.






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