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RADM Robert E. Cowley III |
RADM Robert E. Cowley III retired Oct. 1, 2007, after 35 years of service. He had been serving as Commander, Navy Exchange Service Command,Virginia Beach, Va.
RADM Cowley is a graduate of the University of Dallas at Irving, Texas. He completed his master’s degree at George Mason University. He is also a graduate of the University of Michigan Executive Program. Moving from enlisted ranks, RADM Cowley obtained his commission through Aviation Officer Candidate School.
Prior to his current assignment, RADM Cowley served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition Management for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) and as Competition Advocate General of the Navy. His broad range of experience in the acquisition field includes tours as Assistant Commander for Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command; Special Assistant to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition); Deputy for Program Support in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Business Management) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition); Deputy Director for Tactical Aircraft Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command; Director, Contracts Department, Navy Regional Contracting Center, Washington, D.C.; Contracting Officer, Navy Regional Contracting Center Branch, Washington, D.C.; and Contracting Specialist, SSN-688 Class Submarines, Naval Sea Systems Command.
His operational tours include Damage Control Assistant, Auxiliaries Officer and Navigator, USS San Diego (AFS 6); Supply Officer, USS Bowen (FF-1079); Assistant Supply Officer, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71); and Supply Officer, USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
RADM Cowley’s awards include Distinguished Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (five awards), Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal and various other unit and campaign ribbons. He is a qualified Surface Warfare Officer, Naval Aviation Supply Officer and a member of the Navy Acquisition Professional Community.
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RADM Fenton F. Priest III |
RADM Fenton F. Priest III retired Sept. 21, 2007, after 33 years of service. A reservist, he had been serving as Deputy Commander, Naval Operational Logistics Support Center.
A native of Norfolk, Va., RADM Priest graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia in 1974 and was commissioned an ensign through the Naval ROTC program. After completion of the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Ga., he was assigned as Assistant Supply, Disbursing, and Ship’s Services Officer aboard USS El Paso (LKA 117). Upon completion of this sea duty, he served as Assistant to the Director of the Naval Audit Service, Southeast Region.
RADM Priest left active duty in 1979 and enrolled in Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, receiving a master’s degree (MBA) in 1981. He was recalled to active duty in 1991 in support of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm and served as Officer in Charge of Reserve operations at the Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Va.
RADM Priest’s first flag assignment was at the Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters where he was Director, Reserve Readiness (J-91) as well as the Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Logistics Operations (J-3). He later served at Fleet Forces Command as Commander, Logistics Task Force, Atlantic and Deputy Director, Logistics (N41R). RADM Priest’s previous Reserve assignments have included Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans and Policy, Logistics Task Force, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va.; Commanding Officer of Naval Supply Systems Command Headquarters Reserve Unit, Mechanicsburg, Pa; Commanding Officer of Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) – Ocean Terminal Det, Norfolk, Va.; Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Headquarters Det 106 Norfolk, and Det 606, Baltimore, Md., respectively; Assistant Director of Logistics, Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Det 606; and Assistant Director of the Emergency Supply Operations Center, Defense General Supply Center, Richmond, Va.
RADM Priest’s personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various unit and service awards. In his civilian career, RADM Priest is president of Priest Electronics, Inc. and served on the Executive Board of the Electronic Distributor Buying Association.
RADM Fenton F. Priest III Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine
Corps Achievement Medal, and various unit
and service awards.
In his civilian career, RADM Priest is president
of Priest Electronics, Inc. and served on
the Executive Board of the Electronic Distributor
Buying Association.
CAPT Phillip R. Allison
CAPT Phillip R. Allison, SC, USN, completed 24 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado-Boulder and his master’s degree at Michigan State University. His previous duty stations include Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Sigonella, Italy; Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, London, England; Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, Calif.; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Coronado, Calif.; USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7); and USS Pledge (MSO 492).
CAPT Joseph P. Costello
CAPT Joseph P. Costello, SC, USN, completed 35 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Naval Inventory Control Point Mechanicsburg, Pa. He received his bachelor’s degree at Chapman University. His previous duty stations include Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Kitsap, Bremerton, Wash.; Priority Material Office, Bremerton, Wash.; USS Nimitz (CVN 68); Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Naval Supply Center Puget Sound, Bremerton, Wash.; USS Nevada (SSBN 733); and USS Dixon (AS 37).
CAPT William R. Dawson
CAPT William R. Dawson, SC, USN, completed 25 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. He received his bachelor’s degree at the U.S. Naval Academy and his master’s degree from Ohio State University. His previous duty stations include Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; USS Enterprise (CVN 65); Commander, Naval Air U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.; USS John Stennis (CVN 74); Navy Exchange Jacksonville, Fla.; Navy Supply Depot Subic Bay, Philippines; Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.; Naval Supply Systems Command, Washington, D.C.; USS Garcia (FF 1040); and USS Jessie L. Brown (FF 1089).
CAPT Walter W. Jacunski
CAPT Walter W. Jacunski, SC, USN, completed 27 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Distribution Depot San Diego, Calif. He received his bachelor’s degree at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his master’s degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. His previous duty stations include Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, Calif.; Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md.; Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition, Washington, D.C.; USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72); Defense Contract Management Command Boeing Canoga Park, Los Angeles, Calif.; Program Executive Officer Submarines, Washington, D.C.; Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.; USS Ranger (CV 61); U.S. Navy Office, Singapore; Fleet Material Support Office, Oakland, Calif.; and USS Puffer (SSN 652).
CAPT John R. Lantelme
CAPT John R. Lantelme, SC, USN, completed 28 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Navy Region Northeast, Groton, Conn. He received his bachelor’s degree at Syracuse University and his master’s degree at the U.S. Naval War College. His previous duty stations include Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.; USS Sacramento (AOE 1); Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific, Singapore; U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.; Commander, Submarine Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; USS San Jose (AFS 7); Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and USS Aspro (SSN 648).
CAPT Bruce N. Lemler
CAPT Bruce N. Lemler, SC, USN, completed 26 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River Md. He received his bachelor’s degree at Loyola College and his master’s degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. His previous duty stations include Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Jacksonville, Fla.; Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; U. S. Naval Regional Contracting Center, Singapore; Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; USS Sylvania (AFS 2); Commander, Telecommunications Command, Washington D.C.; and USS Bronstein (FF 1037).
CAPT Barbette H. Lowndes
CAPT Barbette H. Lowndes, SC, USN, completed 27 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Space and Naval Warfare Command, San Diego, Calif. She received her bachelor’s degree at the U.S. Naval Academy and her master’s degree at Navy War College and an additional master’s at Webster College. Her previous duty stations include Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii; Defense Contract Management Area Boston, Boston, Mass.; USS Cape Cod (AD 43); Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, Pa.; Naval Publications and Forms Center, Philadelphia, Pa.; USS McKee (AS 41); Defense Contract Administration Services Management, New York, N.Y.; and Personnel Support Activity Detachment, Bermuda.
CAPT Walter H. Melton
CAPT Walter H. Melton, SC, USN, completed 27 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree at East Tennessee State University and his master’s degree at the U.S. Navy Postgraduate School. His previous duties stations include Defense Contract Management District International, Fort Belvoir, Va.; USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63); Commander, Fleet Air, Western Pacific, Atsugi; Japan; Program Executive Officer, Cruise Missiles and Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Patuxent River, Md.; Naval Air Station Agana, Guam; Defense Contract Management Area Operations, San Diego, Calif.; USS Frederick (LST 1184); Naval Air Station, Miramar, Calif.; and USS Constellation (CV 64).
CAPT Robert L. Monette
CAPT Robert L. Monette, SC, USN, completed 30 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at the Center for Service Support, Athens, Ga. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of North Dakota and his master’s degree at the University of Georgia. His previous duty stations include USS Bataan (LHD 5); Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.; Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Ga.; USS Barbey (FF 1088); Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah; and USS Hoel (DDG 13).
CAPT John F. Qua
CAPT John F. Qua, SC, USN, completed 26 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Distribution Depot, Norfolk, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of New Hampshire and his master’s degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. His previous duty stations include Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.; USS George Washington (CVN 73); Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.; Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, Calif.; Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa.; USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67); Navy Fleet Material Support Office, Washington, D.C.; Commander, Naval Surface Group; Newport, R.I.; and USS Donald B. Beary (FF 1085).
CAPT Michael R. Schesser
CAPT Michael R. Schesser, SC, USN, completed 27 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa. He received his bachelor’s degree at Southern New Hampshire University and his master’s degree at the University of South Alabama. His previous duty stations include Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, Calif.; Commander, Naval Reserve Forces, New Orleans, La.; Naval Reserve Readiness Command Region Six, Washington, D.C.; Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, Pa.; Commander, Naval Surface Group Six, Mobile, Ala.; USS America (CV 66); Naval Plant Representative Office, Bethpage, N.Y.; Naval Air Facility Diego Garcia; and Defense Industrial Supply Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
CAPT Douglass J. Sweeney
CAPT Douglass J. Sweeney, SC, USN, completed 30 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Contract Management Lockheed Martin Delaware, Moorestown, N.J. He received his bachelor’s degree at State University of New York. His previous duty stations include Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa.; Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Defense Supply Center; Philadelphia, Pa.; Naval Supply Systems Command, Arlington, Va.; USS Yosemite (AD 19); Navy Ships Parts Control Center Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Va.
CAPT Samuel N. Walker
CAPT Samuel N. Walker, SC, USN, completed 30 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at U.S. Northern Command, Standing Joint Forces, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. He received his bachelor’s degree at Pennsylvania State University and his master’s degree at Troy State University. His previous duty stations include USS Boxer (LHD 4); Commander, Navy Surface Fleet Pacific, Coronado, Colo.; Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa.; USS Princeton (CG 59); Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, Calif.; USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72); USS Ingraham (FFG 61); Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, Pensacola, Fla.; and Strike Fighter Squadron and Detachments Pacific, Lemoore, Calif.
CDR William S. Bowman
CDR William S. Bowman, SC, USN, completed 23 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, Calif. He received his bachelor’s degree at the U.S. Naval Academy and his master’s degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. His previous duty stations include Defense Enterprise Computing Center, San Diego, Calif.; Commander, Naval Surface Fleet Pacific, San Diego, Calif.; Commander, Afloat Training Group Pacific, San Diego, Calif.; USS Juneau (LPD 10); U.S. Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; and Navy Supply Center, Jacksonville, Fla.
CDR Oswaldo Guevara
CDR Oswaldo Guevara, SC, USN, completed 22 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Jacksonville Detachment, Marietta, Ga. He received his bachelor’s degree at Saint John’s University and his master’s degree at the University of New Orleans. His previous duty stations include Naval Reserve Forces Command, New Orleans, La.; Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, La.; U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy; USS La Salle (AFG 3); Naval Air Station Atlanta, Marietta, Ga.; Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Readiness Center, Long Beach, Calif.; and USS Juneau (LPD 10).
CDR Stephen M. Gill
CDR Stephen M. Gill, SC, USN, completed 30 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degree at Troy State University. His previous duty stations include Commander, Naval Special Warfare Group Two, Norfolk, Va.; Naval Supply Systems Command, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tenn.; Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va.; USS Nassau (LHA 4); Commander, Destroyer Squadron Four, Charleston, S.C.; Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; USS Saipan (LHA 2); and USS Coral Sea (CV 43).
CDR Randall L. Grau
CDR Randall L. Grau, SC, USN, completed 23 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007 after serving at Space and Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of North Colorado. His previous duty stations include Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, Calif.; Defense Distribution Depot, San Diego, Calif.; Commander, Naval Surface Group Mediterranean, Naples, Italy; Naval Air Station, Miramar, Calif.; USS Calaghan (DDG 994); Navy Fleet Material Support Office, Washington, D.C.; and USS Kansas City (AOR 3).
CDR Christilynn Hajzak
CDR Christilynn Hajzak, SC, USN, completed 21 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Norfolk, Va. She received her bachelor’s degree at the U. S. Naval Academy and her master’s degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Her previous duty stations include Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.; Navy Supply Information Systems Activity, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75); Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif.; U.S. Naval Supply Depot, Yokosuka, Japan; and USS Sierra (AD 18).
CDR Ricky A. Kustrian
CDR Ricky A. Kustrian, SC, USN, completed 27 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Portsmouth, N.H. He received his bachelor’s degree at Southern Illinois University and his master’s degree at the University of Oklahoma. His previous duty stations include Supreme Allied Command Atlantic, Undersea Research Center, La Spezia, Italy; USS Artic (AOE 8); Naval Air Station Brunswick, Brunswick, Maine; Naval Air Facility, Atsugi, Japan; and USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN 30).
CDR Lawrence J. Lewis Jr.
CDR Lawrence J. Lewis Jr., SC, USN, completed 27 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Fort Eustis, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree at North Carolina State University at Raleigh and his master’s degree at the University of North Florida. His previous duty stations include USNS Comfort (T-AH 20); U.S. Military Training Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; U.S. Commander-in- Chief, European Command, Stuttgart, Germany; Naval Surface Group, Pacific Northwest, Everett, Wash.; USS Worden (CG 18); Defense Fuel Region Middle East, Bahrain, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; USS Nitro (AE 23); Training Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Naval Training Station, San Diego, Calif.; and USS Francis Hammond (FF 1067).
CDR Carey M. A. Manhertz
CDR Carey M. A. Manhertz, SC, USN, completed 21 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition, Washington, D.C. He received his bachelor’s degree at the U. S. Naval Academy and his master’s degree at U. S. Naval Postgraduate School. His previous duty stations include Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence Space, San Diego, Calif.; USS Tarawa (LHA 1); Navy Fleet Material Support Office, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; USS John A. Moore (FFG 19); Commanding Officer, Naval Security Group Activity, Homestead, Fla.; and USS Connole (FF 1056).
CDR Thomas R. McMurdy
CDR Thomas R. McMurdy, SC, USN, completed 26 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He received his bachelor’s degree at State University of New York at Albany and his master’s degree at Ohio State University. His previous duty stations include Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Miss.; USS Ticonderoga (CG 47); Submarine Base, New London, Conn.; Navy Exchange Command, Brunswick, Maine; USS Mount Baker (AE 34); Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, Wash.; and USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
CDR Donn D. Murray
CDR Donn D. Murray, SC, USN, completed 24 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He received his bachelor’s degree at University of Illinois and his master’s degree at Marine Corps University and an additional master’s degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. His previous duty stations include Logistics Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Bahrain; Naval Special Warfare Command, Coronado, Calif.; USS Tarawa (LHA 1); Defense Special Weapons Agency Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; USS Holland (AS 32); Atlantic Fleet Polaris Material Office, Charleston, S.C.; USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657); and Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Gulfport, Miss.
CDR Clifford D. Noe Jr.
CDR Clifford Dixon Noe Jr., SC, USN, completed 34 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree at Columbia College. His previous duty stations include Fleet and Industrial Center, San Diego, Calif.; Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Atlantic, Norfolk, Va.; Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.; USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67); Defense General Supply Center, Richmond, Va.; USS Vancouver (LPD 2); Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Ga.; and USS Stark (FFG 31).
CDR Gary W Southerland
CDR Gary W. Southerland, SC, USN, completed 20 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, Miramar, San Diego, Calif. He received his bachelor’s degree at Truman State University and his master’s degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. His previous duty stations include Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, North Island, Calif.; Program Executive Office, Cruise Missiles and Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Patuxent River, Md.; USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72); Naval Supply Depot, Subic Bay, Philippines; and USS Louisville (SSN 724).
CDR Joseph B. Yudiski Jr.
CDR Joseph B. Yudiski Jr., SC, USN, completed 24 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Fla. He received his bachelor’s degree at Kings College and his master’s degree at Michigan State University. His previous duty stations include Naval Station Rota Spain; Headquarters, Defense Distribution Center, New Cumberland, Pa.; Naval Sea Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Ship Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; USS Alaska (SSBN 732); Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga.; and USS McCandles (FF 1084).
LCDR Debbie R. Dolic
LCDR Debbie R. Dolic, SC, USN, completed 23 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Pacific Region, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She received his bachelor’s degree at Norfolk State University and her master’s degree at Old Dominion University. His previous duty stations include USS Wasp (LHD1); USS Resolute (AFDM 10); and Naval Reserve Cargo Handling Training Battalion, Williamsburg, Va.
LCDR Thomas W. Green
LCDR Thomas W. Green, SC, USN, completed 24 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Division of Naval Reactors, Department of Energy, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His previous duty stations include Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.; and USS Bridge (AOE 10).
LCDR William R. Jordan III
LCDR William R. Jordan III, SC, USN, completed 24 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at President Inspection and Survey Board, Norfolk, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree at State University of New York at Albany. His previous duty stations include USS Eisenhower (CVN 69); Special Boat Squadron 2, Little Creek, Va.; and USS Nassau (LHA 4).
LCDR Andy J. Lancaster
LCDR Andy J. Lancaster, SC, USN, completed 24 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Pacific Region, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He received his bachelor’s degree at Southern Nazarene University. His previous duty stations include USS Bridge (AOE 10); Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 3, Tinker AFB, Okla.; USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70); and Personnel Support Activity Detachment Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
LCDR Gary Milton
LCDR Gary Milton, SC, USN, completed 20 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at 2nd Fleet, Norfolk, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree at Norfolk State University and his master’s degree U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. His previous duty stations include USS Tortuga (LSD 46); Assault Craft Unit 2, Little Creek, Va.; and USS Klakring (FFG 2).
LCDR Marcus L. Pope
LCDR Marcus L. Pope, SC, USN completed 26 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving on board USS Ponce (LPD 15). He received his bachelor’s degree at Saint Leo University. His previous duty stations include USS Mahan (DDG 72); USS Saipan (LHA 2); Trident Refit Facility, Norfolk, Va.; and USS George Washington (CVN 73).
LCDR Todd K. Varvel
LCDR Todd K. Varvel, SC, USN, completed 20 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Naval Amphibious Group 2, Norfolk, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree at The University of West Florida. His previous duty stations include Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.; Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Jacksonville Fla.; USS L.Y. Spear (AS 36); USS Saratoga (CV 60); Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla.; and USS James Madison (SSBN 627).
LT Wesley L. Geddings
LT Wesley L. Geddings, SC, USN, completed 21 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving aboard USS McInerney (FFG 8). He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of South Carolina Columbia. His previous duty stations include Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Ga.; USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75); and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58).
LT Jeffrey M. Corliss
LT Jeffrey M. Corliss, SC, USN, completed 21 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Defense Logistics Agency Southern Europe, Naples, Italy. He received his bachelor’s degree at The Citadel and his master’s degree at Brenau University. His previous duty stations include Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.; Navy Supply Information Systems Activity, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; USS West Virginia (SSBN 736); Naval Security Group Activity, Sugar Grove, W.V.; and USS Simon Lake (AS 33).
LT Christopher S. Hilts
LT Christopher S. Hilts, SC, USN, completed 22 years of active service and retired on Nov. 1, 2007, after serving at Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Little Creek, Va. His previous duty stations include USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69); Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Norfolk, Va.; and USS George Washington (CVN 73).
CWO5 William F. Bailey
CWO5 William F. Bailey, SC, USN, completed 31 years of active service and retired on Oct. 1, 2007, after serving at 20th Seabee Readiness Group, Gulfport, Miss. His previous duty stations include Naval Construction Training Center, Gulfport, Miss.; Construction Battalion on Unit 420, Mayport, Fla.; U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, Gulfport, Miss.; and Navy Public Works Center, Norfolk, Va.
CWO3 Raymond Peterson Jr.
CWO3 Raymond Peterson Jr., SC, USN, completed 25 years of active service and retired on Sept. 1, 2007, after serving at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. His previous duty stations included USS Vinson (CVN 70).