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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) named its 2020 Civilian of the Year and Senior Civilian of the Year, May 21.
Kelley Theriot earned recognition as the Civilian of the Year and Allison Oser earned recognition as the Senior Civilian of the Year.
“I send my heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Theriot and Ms. Oser,” CNATRA Rear Adm. Robert Westendorff said. “Their great work ensures the successful future of Naval Aviation. Our CNATRA team is doing a phenomenal job putting mitigation measures in place to protect our workforce and families while continuing our mission-essential function of providing warfighters to the fleet where they are critical to our Navy's mission and the defense of our nation.”
Theriot, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, currently serves as the management assistant for Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 6. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Louisiana State University in 2001. Theriot was only a month and a half into her position before the onset of COVID-19 mitigation and was one of only two staff members available for on-site work in her department. She provided full-time support to the command and its personnel with exceptional technical skill, and improved the wing’s rapport with adjacent organizations.
“Kelly hit the ground running and hasn’t slowed a bit,” said Capt. Scott Janik, TRAWING 6 commodore. “She maintains a personable and professional rapport with coworkers, subordinate command and senior command personnel equally, exhibiting a customer service mindset in everything she does. She remains an all-out team player and is most deserving of this award.”
Theriot took a lead role in the wing’s transition from Training Integrated Management System (TIMS) to Training Sierra Hotel Aviation Readiness Program (T-SHARP). Her initiative brought about new standard operating procedures and lesson plans shared throughout the Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM), ensuring a seamless transition to the new program.
Theriot’s knowledge of aviation training operations, as well as attention to detail in regard to specific curriculum intricacies, made her an invaluable part of the CNATRA team. She continues to streamline reporting practices and work closely with contractor support to keep weekly graduation and class start on schedule. She also serves as TRAWING 6 ombudsman, an essential role that ensures military members and their families have access to the resources they need to succeed.
Allison Oser, a native of Corpus Christi, currently serves as the administrative officer at TRAWING 4. Oser earned her bachelor’s degree in communication from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.
Oser leads a team of six civilian employees and multiple active-duty service members. She is responsible for reporting duties for the administration, supply, and finance departments. In response to COVID-19, she coordinated the increased supply requirements for those needs across all TRAWING 4 squadrons. She served on the COVID-19 response team, which required managing and reporting data for positive COVID cases at the wing level.
In her role as security manager, she was responsible for the compliancy of more than 1,300 personnel and conducted security investigations for over 300 military, civilian and contract personnel. Oser provided precise and timely completion of all requested data calls, both to the wing and CNATRA headquarters, ensuring TW4 is capable of performing its mission. She helps coordinate wing events throughout the year, building team morale and camaraderie.
“Ms. Oser has proven herself as an invaluable member of the wing, providing stability and continuity during a period of low manning and increased operational tempo,” Capt. Jeremy Rifas, TRAWING 4 commodore. “She showed a capacity and willingness to go above and beyond the billet description to help ensure the wing and squadrons were able to operate throughout the year.”
Headquartered at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, CNATRA compromises five training air wings in Florida, Mississippi and Texas, which are home to 17 training squadrons. In addition, CNATRA oversees the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the training curriculum for all fleet replacement squadrons.
| Date Taken: | 06.03.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.03.2021 14:55 |
| Story ID: | 398081 |
| Location: | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, US |
| Hometown: | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, US |
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