Electronics Technician 2nd Class James Ramsden (above) and Electronics Technician 2nd Class Raymundo Ramirez (below) are presented with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by NAS Patuxent River Executive Officer Capt. Derrick Kingsley for professional achievement while serving as Ground Electronics Maintenance duty technicians onboard NAS Patuxent River.

On Aug. 21, 2020, Ramsden and Ramirez led five Sailors through 60 man hours of troubleshooting and repairs after a power spike destroyed the main central processing unit of the enhance terminal voice switch system. The Sailors went above and beyond as they sourced a spare hard drive, rebuilt corrupted software, and completely remapped over 500 internet protocol addresses. Their engineering expertise and repair resulted in 100% restoration of all air traffic control communications and saved the Navy more than $3 million in repair costs.