The Commandant’s staff selected AMT2 Roode from a pool of some two dozen extremely talented professional aviation technicians recommended for the award by their commanding officers. Demonstrating exceptional leadership, superb technical expertise and professionalism, AMT2 Roode played a key role in Elizabeth City’s aviation engineering division. Leveraging his superior technical expertise, he collaborated with the long range search product line to devise an innovative and unprecedented repair of a C-130J aircraft with C-130H components, avoiding the purchase of expensive new parts. These modifications alone resulted in an immediate cost avoidance exceeding half a million dollars. His consummate professionalism, visionary leadership, attention to detail, and mentorship of junior personnel enhanced the aviation maintenance program of the air station and service-wide. The association is proud to recognize the skill and devotion of this fine representative of the Coast Guard Aviation maintenance force.
His performance is in keeping with the legacy of Chief Oliver F. Berry and is a credit to Coast Guard Aviation and the profession.