1. CG-41 is honored to announce the recipient of the annual Chief Oliver F. Berry Aviation Maintenance Award. This annual award, presented by the Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics, and sponsored by the Coast Guard Aviation Association (CGAA), recognizes an enlisted Coast Guard aircraft maintainer who demonstrated exceptional performance and enhanced the overall quality of Coast Guard aviation maintenance.

2. AMT2 Jaime J. Marrero of Air Station Sacramento has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Chief Oliver F. Berry Aviation Maintenance Award. Demonstrating exemplary leadership, competence, technical expertise and superior mentorship, he played a key role in the success of Air Station Sacramento and the HC-27J program overall.

AMT2 Marrero’s unparalleled technical knowledge resulted in being selected to work with Rolls Royce during the gearbox re-pinning overhaul effort, a task that led to the all-weather airworthiness recertification of the HC-27J earlier this year.

AMT2 Marrero used his metalsmith artistic expertise to mentor others while conducting first-in-service repairs to the CG’s newest asset. Demonstrating exceptional skill as the foremost metal-work expert at the unit, he routinely led junior teams through intricate repairs, including wing and flap well, main landing gear door and fuselage repairs. This opportunity greatly developed their talent and their interest in this perishable skill-set, bolstering the next generation of Coast Guard Spartan metal workers.

AMT2 Marrero served as the Coast Guard’s maintenance subject matter expert on the HC-27J’s inaugural site visit to La Paz, Mexico. His efforts directly aided in the permanent establishment of international partnerships and ensured future successful deployment opportunities to La Paz and other sites within Mexico.

AMT2 Marrero’s exceptional leadership, sustained extraordinary performance, and drive for personal and professional excellence embody the attributes of
Chief Oliver Berry.