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Cyber Operations Systems Admin
Staff Sergeant Seth T. Di Amore distinguished himself by outstanding achievement as the Cyber Operations Lead Systems Admin, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, 406th Air Expeditionary Wing, Chabelley Airfield, and Republic of Djibouti. During this period, Staff Sergeant Di Amore was the installation's lead systems admin for all TACnet classified and unclassified network systems supporting more than 400 mission essential accounts. He maintained all network based services for Air operations in support of two 24/7 Air Operations Centers and 27 AFSCs in support of three CCDMs and Operation OCTAVE SHIELD. In addition, he resolved 12 network outages, restoring operations and critical mission capabilities and communications systems, ensuring 99% uptime, and allowing key intelligence missions to continue uninterrupted. Moreover, his efforts facilitated 46,171 flying hours, 2,645 sorties, and 15 EKIA, including six high value targets during the Horn of Africa's largest armed, intelligence and surveillance MQ-9 mission. Additionally, he was the account custodian for all technical assets at Chabelley, updating records previously not completed in more than three years, identifying and repurposing more than 1.1 million dollars in Air Force assets previously unknown and unutilized. Furthermore, he responded to the loss of an MQ-9 ground control station's secure voice capability during a live mission, and provided and loaded cryptographic keys, restoring joint strike capabilities for the United States, British, and key allies in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian to protect key maritime trade routes. Finally, Sergeant Di Amore provided crucial cable installation essential for reliable communication infrastructure for implementation of Africa's largest missile defense system protecting more than 7,000 United States and 22,000 allied military personnel across 10 bases. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Di Amore reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.
