SUBJ: 2007 PTERODACTYL AVIATION MAINTENANCE AWARD RECIPIENT
1. CG-41 IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ANNUAL PTERODACTYL AVIATION
MAINTENANCE AWARD HAS BEEN RENAMED THE CHIEF AVIATION MACHINIST MATE
OLIVER F. BERRY MAINTENANCE AWARD. CHIEF BERRY (1908-1991) WAS
SELECTED AS THE HONOREE FOR THIS AWARD FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COAST GUARD
AVIATION MAINTENANCE FROM 1929 TO 1955. THIS ANNUAL AWARD, PRESENTED
BY THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS AND
SPONSORED BY THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE PTERODACTYLS, RECOGNIZES AN
ENLISTED AVIATION MAINTENANCE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED
EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCED THE OVERALL QUALITY OF COAST
GUARD AVIATION MAINTENANCE.
2. AMT2 DAVID PARKER OF AIR STATION HOUSTON HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE WINNER OF THE 2007 BERRY MAINTENANCE AWARD. DEMONSTRATING SUPERB LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM, HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN AIR STATION HOUSTON'S AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS A HELICOPTER
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN, PRIMARY QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) INSPECTOR, AND
WATCH CAPTAIN. AS THE UNIT'S HH-65C EXPERT, HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE
AND TECHNICAL SKILLS WERE INVALUABLE IN TROUBLESHOOTING AND
CORRECTING MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES RESULTING IN THE COMPLETION OF
12 FLIGHT CONTROL OVERHAULS, 6 ENGINE REPLACEMENTS, AND THE
COMPLETION OF 48 TIME COMPLIANCE TECHNICAL ORDERS. AS A PRIMARY QA
FACED WITH A HIGH OPERATIONAL TEMPO THAT ENCOMPASSED A MULTITUDE OF
MISSIONS, AMT2 PARKER PLAYED A SUBSTANTIAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING A
COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT SUPPORTED 2,400+ FLIGHT
HOURS WHILE MAINTAINING AN 86% AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY RATE AND A 96%
DISPATCH RATE. HE ALSO INITIATED AND FACILITATED A TEAM THAT
DEVELOPED A UNIT-WIDE TRAINING PROGRAM TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF
THE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW TURBOMECA 2C2-CG
ENGINE. HE EXHIBITED TREMENDOUS DEVOTION TO MENTORING JUNIOR
TECHNICIANS BY INITIATING SERVICE WIDE EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS AND A
CROSS-SPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAM, INSTILLING SOUND STUDY HABITS AND
BROADENING THEIR OVERALL TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.
3. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARD
WINNER AND TO EACH OF THE OUTSTANDING NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARD. AMT2
PARKER WAS SELECTED FROM A GROUP OF HIGHLY SKILLED AND DEDICATED
PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OF THE COAST GUARD'S HANGAR DECKS. THE
FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE ALSO NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD:
AMT1 A. DALSTRA AIRSTA ATLANTIC CITY
AMTC J. FOX AIRSTA BORINQUEN
AMT1 A. IZZO AIRSTA CAPE COD
AMT1 D. LANE AIRSTA CLEARWATER
AST2 D. WARNER AIRSTA CORPUS CHRISTI
AMTC M. LIERE AIRSTA HUMBOLDT BAY
AMT2 C. WILLIAMS AIRSTA KODIAK
AMT1 M. CURRIER AIRSTA NEW ORLEANS
AMTC D. GALLEGOS AIRSTA NORTH BEND
AMT1 M. VELARDO AIRSTA SACRAMENTO
AMTC S. WEST AIRSTA SAN FRANCISCO
AMT1 W. STRICKER AIRSTA WASHINGTON
AMT2 A. BOONE ATC MOBILE
AMTC J. FITZGERALD ARSC (HC-130H PL)
4. THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO AMT2 PARKER AT THE 2007 PTERO
ROOST IN WASHINGTON, DC ON 27-30 SEPTEMBER 2007. CG-41 WILL PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. CAPT J. T. BAKER, CHIEF OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, SENDS.
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Congratulations Dave!!!

I worked with Dave in Corpus,he's a very deserving individual as are all the other on this as well as many others who aren't on this list...

Good job Dave!!!!!!!!!