Petty Officer Dichoso demonstrated sustained superior performance as Alternate Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Manager and Detachment Career Counselor at U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Far East Detachment Misawa from February 2014 to January 2017. His professionalism and dedication to duty were exemplified by the following accomplishments:

As Alternate EKMS Manager, he superbly led 47 Sailors in the management, supervision, distribution and safeguarding of 1,097 communications security (COMSEC) line items, resulting in safe and secure communications over the span of 2,708 sorties and 17,583 flight-hours in support of Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing One-1 (CPRW-1), Naval Air Facilities Misawa, Mobile Tactical Operations Center Six and Ten, Fleet Support Unit Seven and five deployed aviation squadrons. He provided EKMS bi-monthly training, guidance and support to 11 Local Elements representing 10 commands for the proper handling and safeguarding of COMSEC material under Naval Communications Security Material System (NCMS) and National Security Agency (NSA) policies. He tracked, documented and accounted for 1,097 line items for four semi-annual inventories, leading to 100 percent accountability for northern Japan EKMS assets. …show more content…
His efforts ensured maximum availability of 20 high-priority Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence communication circuits during 35 exercises and real world operations encompassing 385 sorties and 2,591