The Claud A. Jones Award

摘要

LCDR Paradise's exemplary accomplishments while serving as Project Officer for the Coast Guard's 210 foot and 270 foot Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP) have significantly improved the operational readiness of our maritime forces. The MEP is the largest ship repair program in Coast Guard history, and Lieutenant Commander Paradise has demonstrated exceptional leadership and has been vital to the success of this project. LCDR Paradise is responsible for the development and delivery of over 50 Engineering Changes for the 210 and 270 foot cutters involved in the largest repair program in the history of the Coast Guard's Naval Engineering program. The MEP is a ten year, 300 million dollar project to sustain the operational capability of twenty-seven WMECs for the next fifteen years. LCDR Paradise's aggressive attention to detail and skillful management directed dozens of engineers, logisticians and contracted support personnel to publish twenty engineering changes and prototype nineteen others-each of which consumed hundreds of hours.