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2019 Navy and Marine Corps Commandment Medal to Nicholas Pavlinek

Citation

“2019 Navy and Marine Corps Commandment Medal to Nicholas Pavlinek,” Madison Historical, accessed November 21, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2168.

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Description

This is a medal was awarded to Senior Chief Fire Controlman (Surface Warfare) Nicholas Pavlinek of the United States Navy for meritorious service while serving as Combat Systems Department Leading Chief Petty Officer, USS Sioux City Blue Crew, from August 2016, to May of 2019. Senior Chief Nicholas Pavlinek led nineteen sailors, including mine warfare DET 23, through crew move-abroad, commissioning, and initial A/T certification. Pavlinek Filled a critical role as the only enlisted tactical action officer during combat systems shipboard qualification trials, qualifying four department heads as Tactical Action Officer (TAO), resulting in eight live-fire events totallling 324 57mm and 24 CHAFF expended rounds.

This artifact was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Adam Pavlinek.

Source

  • Pavlinek, Nicholas Richard

Subjects

  • military
  • Edwardsville

Contributor

  • Pavlinek, Adam

Date

2019

Language

English

Type

  • Object

Format

  • jpg

Coverage

  • 2019

Identifier

  • Pavlinek-Adam-O-001
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