Hand-selected by the commanding officer of the ship after demonstrating superior performancewhile serving as a qualified Officer of the Deck aboard USS Anchorage. Directly responsible foraround-the-clock monitoring and training of five management teams overseeing a cumulative totalof 150 sailors. Each management team oversees the combined operation navigation, weaponsystems, intelligence collection, emergency response, and routine propulsion operationand maintenance of the ship.

Commanded around-the-clock readiness of a division of 28 personnel and associated equipmentassigned to Anchorage’s lifesaving, search and rescue, transfer of fuel and cargo at sea,small boat/ landing craft mission areas. Utilized working knowledge of policy implementation,personnel administration and training, heavy equipment, multi-channel tasking, operational riskmanagement, briefing, and planning.