Dear Petty Officer Ryan G. Hambrick,

It is my great pleasure to congratulate you as the 2022 recipient of the Chief Aviation Machinist Mate Oliver F. Berry Aviation Maintenance Award. The Coast Guard Aviation Association presents this prestigious award annually to an enlisted aviation technician who has demonstrated exceptional performance and enhanced the overall quality of Coast Guard aviation maintenance.

Demonstrating exceptional leadership, technical expertise, and professionalism, you played a leading role in the success of Air Station Cape Cod and the entire HC-144 fleet. Your renowned attention to detail led to the discovery of a failed universal system clamp, prompting a Time Critical Technical Order (TCTO) inspection. This TCTO resulted in the discovery of 423 failed clamps fleet-wide, which could have compromised fuel system, hydraulic, and engine bleed air components, and jeopardized safety across the fleet. Your commitment to mastering your craft, becoming a unit non-destructive inspection expert on the MH-60T and HC-144, ensured completion of numerous first in fleet mid-life inspections on the HC-144, and your metalsmith skills enabled local completion of depot level repairs that saved the Coast Guard thousands of dollars. Most importantly, I want to commend you on your willingness to lead and mentor your peers as Heavy Maintenance Shift Lead, and as a High Speed Engine Run Instructor. I am told you creatively managed your team’s talents to get the job done, while simultaneously supporting their professional growth.

Your consummate professionalism, exceptional leadership, superior mentorship, and dedication to the Coast Guard’s core values serve as a role model for our aviation workforce, and sets the standard for mission support. Your outstanding contributions and devotion to duty are most heartily commended and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard. Bravo Zulu!

Sincerely

C. J. List
Rear Admiral U.S. Coast Guard
“Chief Engineer”