1. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYTHIS IS TO CERTIF'Y THAT
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS AWARDED THE
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
TO
HULL TECHNICIAN SECOND CLASS (SURFACE WARFARE) JAMES R. PRUGGER, UNITED STATES NAVY
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS REPAIR DEPARTMENT MECHANIC AT TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, KINGS BAY, FROM JULY 2007 TO JULY 2010. PETTY OFFICER PRUGGER
CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HIS OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ABILITIES WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO REPLACING
OVER 500 FEET OF CHIME RUBBER AND OVER 300 ZINC ANODES DURING THE OVERHAUL OF TWO YARD CRAFT BARGES, AND RESULTED IN A SAVINGS OF OVER 25,000 DOLLARS IN
CONTRACTOR COSTS. AS DRY DOCK SYSTEMS EXPERT, HE WAS ESSENTIAL IN CORRECTING OVER 150 SAFETY DISCREPANCIES DURING PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2010 NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS
COMMAND INTERIM INSPECTION AND WAS A KEY FACTOR IN THE COMMAND RECEIVING A GRADE OF OUTSTANDING FOR DRY DOCK FACILITY OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, HIS OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE AS PUMP STATION SUPERVISOR WAS VITAL TO THE COMMAND'S SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE EXECUTION OF 14 DOCKING EVOLUTIONS FOR TRIDENT SUBMARINES AND FOUR
DOCKING EVOLUTIONS FOR THE STEEL AND CONCRETE CAISSONS. PETTY OFFICER PRUGGER'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.
GIVEN THIS
NAVSO 1650112 (REV. 7 - 99)
S IN 0104- LF-982- 3000
15TH DAY OF
July 2010 FOR THE 8ECRBTARV OP THE NAVY
R. E. VERBEKE, CAPT, USN
COMMANDING OFFICER