R 131301Z APR 10 ALCOAST 186/10 COMDTNOTE 1650 SUBJ: 2009 FIREMAN FIRST CLASS PAUL CLARK BOAT FORCES ENGINEERING AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT 1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MK3 CARLOS CAMACHO OF COAST GUARD STATION KEY WEST HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE WINNER OF THE 2009 FIREMAN FIRST CLASS PAUL CLARK BOAT FORCES ENGINEERING AWARD. THIS PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL AWARD RECOGNIZES A COAST GUARD BOAT FORCES ENGINEER WHO DEMONSTRATED SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP. 2. A VITAL MEMBER OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT STATION KEY WEST, MK3 CAMACHO ALSO SERVED AS THE SENIOR PETTY OFFICER ENGINEERING BOARD MEMBER FOR THE RB-M DURING THE ENGINEERING PETTY OFFICERS ABSENCE. HIS SUPERB LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY WERE CRUCIAL IN ENABLING THE UNIT TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STATE OF READINESS AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. 3. MK3 CAMACHO DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IN STATION KEY WESTS ACQUISITION OF THE RB-M. UPON DELIVERY OF THE RB-M, MK3 CAMACHO QUICKLY BECAME THE ENGINEERING EXPERT ON THE PLATFORM, SERVING AS ONLY ONE OF TWO QUALIFIED ENGINEERS DURING THE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS. MK3 CAMACHO WAS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ELEVEN MEMBERS OF STATION KEY WEST BECOMING ENGINEER CERTIFIED ON THE RB-M, HOLDING MULTIPLE TRAINING SESSIONS TO ENSURE MEMBERS HAD THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE. MK3 CAMACHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND, SPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS REVIEWING MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, AND THE RB-M OPERATORS HANDBOOK. NOTICING SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES, MK3 CAMACHO SUBMITTED 25 TECHNICAL PUBLICATION DISCREPANCY REPORTS (TPDRS), WHICH ENABLED THE RB-M PRO TO IDENTIFY, REMOVE, OR REPLACE THE INFORMATION. MK3 CAMACHO WAS ALSO DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING THREE ENGINEERING CHANGES THAT WERE ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENTED. MK3 CAMACHO LOGGED OVER 350 MAINTENANCE HOURS ON THE RB-M, INCLUDING 50 HOURS DURING HIS OFF-DUTY PERIOD DURING THE FIRST REBUILD OF THE RB-M ENGINE AND THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF NEW HYDRAULIC SEALS. MOST OF THESE ENGINEERING CASUALTY RESPONSE EFFORTS WERE THE FIRST OF THE CLASS TYPE, REQUIRING MK3 CAMACHO TO CREATE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FOR THE PLATFORM SPECIFIC PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. 4. IN ADDITION TO THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS MK3 CAMACHO MADE TO THE RB-M ACQUISITION PROCESS, HE DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE ABILITY TO BALANCE ALL OTHER DUTIES, INCLUDING THE UNITS STAN VISIT AND THE MLC SMART INSPECTION. WITH THREE BOAT TYPES INSPECTED BY THE STAN TEAM, STATION KEY WEST SCORED 14 OUT OF 15 POINTS FOR ENGINEERING, RESULTING IN THE UNIT RECEIVING THE SUMNER I. KIMBALL READINESS AWARD. MK3 CAMACHO WAS VITAL IN THE FIRST DOCUMENTED NON COMPLIANT VESSEL PURSUIT CASE FROM THE RB-M, IN WHICH HIS DUTIES AS THE SPANISH INTERPRETER WERE CRITICAL TO SUCCESSFUL INTERDICTION OF A GO FAST ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INTO THE UNITED STATES. MK3 CAMACHOS ABILITY TO DIFFUSE THE HIGH STRESS SITUATION RESULTED IN THE FAST APPREHENSION OF THE SMUGGLERS AND SAFE TRANSFER OF ALL PERSONNEL TO ANOTHER COAST GUARD VESSEL. MK3 CAMACHO IS ALSO ONE OF THE STATIONS EMTS, AND HE HELD OVER TWO DOZEN CLASSES FOR CO-LOCATED UNITS WITHIN SECTOR KEY WEST, RESULTING IN 67 MEMBERS RECEIVING THEIR CPR CERTIFICATION. MK3 CAMACHO ALSO MANAGES THE STATIONS VOLLEYBALL TEAM. MK3 CAMACHOS DAY-TO-DAY DISPLAY OF LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION EXEMPLIFIES THE COAST GUARD CORE VALUES. 5. EACH YEAR IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SELECT ONLY ONE RECIPIENT FROM THE SUPERB GROUP OF PETTY OFFICERS WHO ARE NOMINATED FOR THIS AWARD. I AM PLEASED WITH THE NUMBER OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY NOMINATION PACKAGES THAT WERE SUBMITTED AND COMMEND ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MANY OUTSTANDING ENGINEERS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT BOAT FORCES. EVERY NOMINEE IS A TRUE BOAT FORCES PROFESSIONAL. NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARD ARE LISTED BELOW IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: A. MK1 ZACHARY ADAMS, STA BODEGA BAY B. MK1 ANTHONY BIRDS, STA CHARLESTON C. MK2 JOACHIM BOYLES, CGC TAMPA (WMEC-902) D. MK1 JACOB CLAYTON, STA APRA HARBOR E. MK1 ANTHONY COLLINS, MSST SAN DIEGO (91109) F. MK1 JONATHAN DISTEL, STA FAIRPORT G. MK1 JASON HAHN, ANT POTOMAC H. MK3 TY HALL, STA SAN DIEGO I. MK1 JOHN HELTON, STA SOUTH PORTLAND J. DC2 ALEJANDRO JOGLAR, CGC CONFIDENCE (WMEC-619) K. MK1 CHRISTOPHER LINDSTROM, STA BAYFIELD L. MK1 JOSHUA MCKENZIE, STA PORTLAND M. MK1 ROBERT OZMENT, MSST HONOLULU (91107) N. MK3 JAVIER RIVERA, STA PORT CANAVERAL O. MK1 GARY SMITH, ANT CORPUS CHRISTI 6. PRESENTATION OF THE 2009 FIREMAN FIRST CLASS PAUL CLARK BOAT FORCES ENGINEERING AWARD WILL BE COORDINATED UNDER SEPCOR. 7. THE SELECTION PANEL MEMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW: A. LT JESSICA KANE, COMDT (CG-731) B. CWO FRED ESHELMAN, COMDT (CG-731) C. AUX JIM THOMAS, CG AUXILIARY D. MKCM G.L. DELLA ROCCO, DCMS-81 E. BMCM STEVE CANTRELL, COMDT (CG-09) F. MKCM JOESEPH SMITH, COMDT (CG-451) G. MKCM BRETT AYER, COMDT (CG-9) H. MKC WILLIAM ROGERS, NMLBS I. MK1 OSCAR RAMOS, BFCO YORKTOWN 8. RDML VINCENT B. ATKINS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR CAPABILITY, SENDS. 9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.