Petty Officer 1st Class Allysia Helton speaks to shipmates who virtually watched her meritorious advancement at Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Sitka, December 16, 2021. Helton was meritoriously advanced by Rear Adm. Nathan Moore, Seventeenth District commander, to petty officer 1st class.
She was meritoriously advanced for consistently performing at a level far exceeding her rank, and being a committed leader within the Coast Guard and Southeast Alaska community who personifies the core values. She embodies the reason the service has the meritorious advancement program.