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2006-03 Naval Postgraduate School Commencement Ceremony / Class of March 2006

Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School http://hdl.handle.net/10945/39360 4 The Naval Postgraduate School President REAR ADMIRALRICHARDWELLS, USN The Naval Postgraduate School provides relevant and unique advanced education and research programs in order to increase the combat effective ness of United States and allied forces and enhance the security of the Unite States. Provost and Academic Dean • DR. RICHARDS. ELSTER The Naval Postgraduate School was opened in Annapolis in 1909 and later transferred to the Monterey Peninsula in 1952. Since its beginning, the school has conferred over 43,000 degrees. Dean of School of International Graduate Studies LTG ROBERT ORD III,USA (Ret) Enrollment at the Naval Postgraduate School has grown to nearly 1,500 resident students and over 700 Distributed Learning students. Nearly 50 percent are from the United States Navy or Marine Corps, 25 percent are Dean of Graduate School of from other United States armed services, and the remaining 25 percent are Operational and Information Sciences from allied countries. Officers are obliged to remain in service for about DR. PETER PURDUE three years after they complete their schooling.

Students are engaged in intensive studies leading to a master’s degree in Dean of Graduate School of Engineering one of 42 different curricula split between the School of International and Applied Science Graduate Studies, and the Graduate Schools of Operational and - DR. JAMES KAYS Information Sciences, Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Business and Public Policy. Each curriculum is tailored to provide the aca demic requirements for accredited advanced degrees and meet the addi tional• educational skill requirements. necessary for subsequent Dean of Graduate School of Business and Public Policy assignments. In addition, the Naval Postgraduate School currentlyoffers DR ROBERT BECK six fully online graduate level certificates, one fully online degree, and a variety of Video Tele Education and blended degree programs. Associate Provost/Dean of Research The Naval Postgraduate School has long been a testing ground for the DR. LEONARD A. FERRARI Navy’s most advanced research. The Naval Postgraduate School develops cutting edge technologies for numeric meteorological predictive sciences, oceanographic vehicles, and ultra-high complexity computer model simu- Dean of Students lations for Department of Defense use. Over 60 million dollars of research CAPT C.J. HERRON, USN is conducted or administered annually at the school.

The Naval Postgraduate School is accredited by the Western Association Director of Programs of Schools & Colleges, the Accreditation Board for Engineering & CAPT PAULAJORDANEK, USN Technology, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs & Administration. “The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has recognized NPS as an Alliance-wide Partnership for Peace Education and Training Center.” Rear Admiral Richard H. Wells President Naval Postgraduate School

Rear Adm.Wells enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966. He later was commissioned through OfficerCandidate School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology! business, a master’s degree injournalism, and a multidisciplinary Ph.D.

Rear Adm.Wells’service as an active duty and naval reserve sailor covers more than 33 years. As an enlisted sailor, he served with Naval Security Group. As a junior he served at sea in surface warfare as a divisionofficerand as a deep-sea diving and salvage officer.Atthe rank of commander he joined the public affairs community.

Commanding officer assignments include HCUOne-Det. 110, NAVINFOSW, and 01 Det. Oklahoma City.Selected forflag rank in 1996, Rear Adm. Wells’ initialflag assignments were Director, Naval Reserve PublicAffairsProgram and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. Inthose capacities, he served stints as acting CHINFO,acting Deputy CHINFO,projects officerfor SECNAV, and projects officerfor CNO. A collateral duty was Special Assistant to the Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School.

Rear Adm.Wells served as Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School from May2000 to September 2000. He retired from the Navy in June 2001, but was recalled from retirement in December 2005 to serve as President, Naval Postgraduate School.

His most recent civilianjob is Mayborn Professor of Journalism at the University of NorthTexas, where he previously served as department chairman. His professional experience includes working in public relations and metropolitan newspapers in various posts. As a professor, he has published and edited books and published articles and given academic presentations. He also serves on the faculty of the Center for Civil-MilitaryRelations at the Naval Postgraduate School and is certified by the state of Texas as a professional mediator.

Rear Adm. Wells attributes any successes that he has had to his familyand to those withwhom he has served.

- The Honorable Francis J. Harvey Secretary of the

Dr. Francis J. Harvey was sworn in as the 19th Secretary of the Army on November 19, 2004. Appointed by President George W. Bush, he has statutory responsibility for all matters relating to Armymanpower, personnel, Reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management.

Secretary Harvey is responsible for the Department of the Army’sannual budget and supplemental of $160 billion.He leads a work force of over one millionactive duty, Army National Guard, and ArmyReserve Soldiers, 230,000 Department of the Army civilianemployees and 280,000 contracted service personnel. He has stewardship over 15 millionacres of land.

Secretary Harvey’s number one priorityis the wellbeing of Soldiers and their families. He has traveled extensively to visit Soldiers in Iraq, and at over 60 Army installations in the United States, Europe and Asia. He has focused extensively on improvinghousing, day care and other qualityof lifeissues for the Army’smost important resource — its people. He has also focused on increasing the Army’swarfightingcapabilities through several major initiatives,includingincreasing the size of the Operational Army;updating the Army’sleader development program to reflect requirements of the 21st Century security environment; linkingthe Army’s most important modernization program, the Future Combat Systems Program, with the ArmyModularForce; and Army Business Transformation — an Army-wideeffort to improve cycle time, gain efficiencies and free up additional financial resources for the warfightingside of the Army.

Prior to becoming the Secretary, Dr. Harvey spent much of his career with corporations that provided products and services to the federal government, particularlythe Department of Defense. He has been involved in over 20 major defense programs and was a member of the ArmyScience Board in the late 1990s. Secretary Harvey also served for one year as a White House Fellowand assistant in the immediate officeof the Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown,in the late 1970s.

Secretary Harvey earned his doctorate in Metallurgyand MaterialSciences from the Universityof Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Science in MetallurgicalEngineering and Material Science from the Universityof Notre Dame.

He and his wife of 40 years, Mary, have two children and 5 grandchildren DR. RICHARDS. ELSTER Provost and Academic Dean Naval Postgraduate School

Richard Elster was born on 3 December 1939. He attended the Universityof Minnesota in Minneapoliswhere he received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy in IndustrialOrganizational Psychology.

In January of 1969, he joined the faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School. His teaching focused on DoD manpower, personnel and training policies. From 1 July 1975 to 1 July 1978, he was on leave from the Naval Postgraduate School. Duringthat period, he worked in the Officeof the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs),and as Senior ScientificAdvisorto the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower)/Chiefof Naval Personnel, AdmiralJames 0. Watkins.

On 1 October 1979, he was promoted to Professor in the Department of AdministrativeSciences at the Naval Postgraduate School. InJuly of 1983, he became Chairman of the Department of AdministrativeSciences.

Duringthe period of 1984-1988, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower. Additionally,he was ActingAssistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)during the period 7 April- 28 June 1988.

In 1989, he filledthe Chief of Naval Operation’s manpower chair at the Naval Postgraduate School. DuringJanuary-September 1990, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Resource Management and Support. He was named Dean of Instructionat the Naval Postgraduate School in September 1990, where he served in this role untilJune 1995. On July 1, 1995 he was named Provost/Academic Dean of the Naval Postgraduate School by the Secretary of the Navy. He was appointed to a second five-year term in July of 2000. PLATFORMPARTY

FIRST ROW (Left to Right) Dr. Jeffrey Knorr Department of Electricaland SCHEDULEOF EVENTS Lieutenant Commander Darrell Computer Engineering Wesley, USN Deputy Command Chaplain Dr. Anthony Healey Processional Del Monte Brass Naval Postgraduate School Department of Mechanical and Astronautical Engineering Grand Marshall Professor Alfred W. Cooper Colonel Tucker B. Mansager USA Captain C. J. Herron, USN Marshall Associate Professor Craig Rasmussen Commandant Dean of Students Defense Language Institute Naval Postgraduate School Marshall Professor Sherif Michael Foreign Language Center SECOND ROW (Loft to Right) Marshall Lieutenant Colonel David Overton Colonel Stephen P. Hubble USMC Dr. Mary Batteen *presentation of Colors Naval Postgraduate School Color Guard Commanding Officerof Marine Corps Department of Oceanography Tactical Systems Support Activity *National Anthem Captain Tanya Murnock Camp Pendleton Dr. Phillip A. Durkee Department of Meteorology *lnvocation Lieutenant Commander Darrell Wesley Captain Jerry Swanson USCG Dr. James Luscombe introduction of Speaker Rear Admiral Richard Wells Prevention DivisionOfficer Department of Physics Alameda, CA Address to Graduates Honorable Francis Harvey Dr. Peter DonnIng Colonel Dave Smarsh Department of Computer Science Presentation of Candidates Dr. Richard S. Eister USAF Chief of Staff Dr. Tom Housel Announcement of Degrees Captain C. J. Herron Naval Postgraduate School Representative, Department of InformationSciences *Benediction Lieutenant Commander Darrell Wesley Ms. Tracy A. Henke Assistant Secretary for the Officeof Rudy Darken Recessional Del Monte Brass Grants and Training Department of Modeling,Virtual U.S. Department of Homeland Environments and Simulation Security Notes: The President cordially invites graduates, faculty, and guests to a Washington D.C. Dr. Jim Eagle reception in honor of the graduates In the Barbara McNltt Ballroom at Department of Operations Research Herrmann Hall immediately following the ceremony. Honorable Francis Harvey, Ph.D. Secretary of the Army Dr. Gordon McCormick A cake cutting ceremony will be conducted at the reception 15 minutes after Washington D.C. Representative, Department of completIon of graduation. Defense Analysis Rear Admiral Richard Wells *The audience should remain seated except for the events marked with an USN Dr. Robert Beck asterisk. President Dean of Graduate School of Business Naval Postgraduate School and Public Policy The audience Is requested to hold their applause until the last graduate has crossed the stage. Dr. Richard S. Elster Professor Fred Drake Provost Dean of Academics, Naval War As a courtesy, for those of you with young children, we have set up a family Naval Postgraduate School College friendly room which is located in Spanagel lOlA with streaming video of the graduations and some refreshments if your children (or you!) get restless and Dr. Douglas Porch need to take a break during the ceremony. The ushers in the back of the Department of NationalSecurity auditorium are standing by to give you directions to the family friendly room. Affairs the

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The award is based on exceptional academic abilityand is presented only when the caliber of potential nominees is considered high enough to The Curtis H. “Butch” Straub Achievement Award — make a presentation of award. Mr. Donald Reed, U.S. Northern Command Presented to a graduating CHDS student with an exemplarilyacademic and Chief of Naval Personnel Award for Academic Excellence in Manpower citizenship record while in the CHDS Master’s Degree program. The award winner Systems Analysis - LT Raymond “Mike” Bristol, USN willbe a student who has excellent grades, who has written an outstanding thesis, Presented to an outstanding U.S. Naval Officerstudent or OP-Ol sponsored civilian and who has helped the most in providingleadership and energy for the CHDS MA in the Manpower Systems Analysis curriculum. The award is based on an program. outstanding academic record, thesis qualityand leadership ability. The Zimbardo Award for Graduates of Master in Arts National Security Studies The Graduate School of Business and Public Policy Faculty Outstanding (Homeland Defense and Security) Department of National Security Affairs — International Student Award — Maj H. Henning Homb, Norwegian Air Force Ms. Karma Ordonez, Arizona Governor’s Office of Homeland Security Presented to an outstanding international graduate as selected by the Graduate Presented to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security student whose School of Business and Public Policyfaculty based on academic achievement, performance in the Masters program best embodies the highest levels of academic thesis research, motivation,and community involvement. achievement and outstanding leadership. Candidates for the award may be nominated, and the recipient chosen, by a CHDS faculty awards committee. The Outstanding United States Air Force Graduate Award, Department of National Security Affairs - MaJWilliam David Casebeer, USAF Presented to a graduating USAF militaryofficerin the Department of National Security Affairsfor academic performance evaluated in terms of overall scholarly FACULTYAWARDS achievement. The Richard W. Hamming Faculty Award for Interdisciplinary Achievement — Air Force Association Award for Outstanding U.S. Air Force Student - Professor Donald Brutzman, Department of Information Sciences Maj William David Casebeer, USAF The Hamming InterdisciplinaryAchievement Award for InterdisciplinaryAchievement Presented to an outstanding U.S. AirForce student in any curriculum. This award recognizes innovative accomplishments that supportand enhance interdisciplinary sponsored by the Monterey Chapter of the CaliforniaAirForce Association, is activities at NPS. Such contributions might include creative course materials in presented for outstanding service and is based on communityservice, leadership, interdisciplinarycourses or particularlyeffective mentoring of students in militarybearing, and academic achievement. interdisciplinarycourses or curricula. Research that advances interdisciplinary solutions to contemporary militaryproblems and issues willenhance the nomination. Llskln Award for Excellence in Regional Security Studies - Favorable consideration willbe given to efforts that involveNPS students in a MajAndrea Hiosek, USAF collaborative manner and to efforts that show evidence of having been particularly Presented to a graduating U.S. militaryor civilianstudent in the Department of stimulated and nurtured by the NPS environment. National Security Affairsfor the outstanding thesis inregional security studies based on the quality of the thesis, evaluated in terms of itsoverall scholarly achievement, or The Lieutenant Commander David L. Williams Outstanding Professor Award — outstanding service to the Armed Forces or the Department of Defense. Jessica Piombo, Assistant Professor, National Security Affairs Department Presented to the faculty member of the School of International Graduate Studies Chief of Naval Operations Undersea Warfare Award - LTScott M. Cullen, USN who has demonstrated the greatest dedication to the learning and intellectual growth Sponsored by the NationalSecurity IndustrialAssociation and presented in of students, in residence and aboard, and through that dedication had the greatest recognition of distinguished academic achievement to the USW Curriculumgraduate impact on the individualstudents and the course as a whole. who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and exhibited those qualities indicativeof an outstanding militaryofficer.

All Awards were previously presented at an Awards Ceremony Mr.James Graham, Jr., Universityof Louisville,Kentucky GRADUATES Detective Sergeant First Class Raymond Guidetti, New Jersey State Police Captain Jay Hagen, Seattle Fire Department Master of Arts in National Security Affairs Assistant Chief Dennis Jensen, Saint Paul, Minnesota Police Department CPT VelkoAttanassoff, Bulgarian Army(WithDistinction) Staff Inspector Thomas Nestel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Police Department +LT MichelleFarrell, USNR Mr.John E. O’Brien,United States Department of Energy +LT Peter Nils Madson, USN Ms. Karma Ordonez, Arizona Governor’s Officeof Homeland Security +LT Jeffrey Dennis Rhinefield,USN Dr.Ann Peters-Garvey, Iowa Homeland Security &Emergency Management +LT Zoe Bernadette Sherman, USN Chief Christopher Pope, Concord, New Hampshire Fire Department LCDRRonald Patrick Stake, CHC, USN Mr.Donald J. Reed, U.S. Northern Command +LCDR Clay Williams,USN Ms. Denise Santiago, Union County Officeof Emergency Management *MajMichaelA Purcell, USMC Deputy Chief John Sudnik, Fire Department of New York ‘Maj WilliamDavid Casebeer, USAF(WithDistinction) Captain MarkThomas, Washington State Patrol + Capt Pascal Danet, USAF Mr.Ronald Timmons, Cityof Piano, Texas MajLeon W. Dockery, Jr., USAF Commander Christopher Vicino,Pasadena Police Department *Capt Daniel C. Dunn, USAF Captain AliciaLeane Welch, Los Angeles Fire Department MajLeifEckholm, USAF (WithDistinction) MajAndrea Hlosek, USAF Master of Arts in Security Studies (Civil-MilitaryRelations) Capt Tonya Machelle Klempp,USAF MAJIvan Ene, Moldovan NationalArmy Maj MarkLacy, USAF >Mr. Valentin Fernand Filip,Romanian Ministryof Defense (WithDistinction) Capt Christian John Lingenfelder, USAF CPT Margot Kunnapuu, Estonian Defense Forces +Capt Christopher Douglas MacLean, USAF MAJNoor Hishmuddian Rahim, Malaysian Army Capt Matthew G. Moynihan, USAF LTChristiAnn Rose, US Army National Guard Capt Bernard F. MurphyIll, USAF Capt Tomasz Zawisza, Polish AirForce MajEdward Alan O’Connor, USAF LCDRlonel Eugen Zibileanu, Romanian Navy >Maj Lynn H. Winward, USAF Mr.Armen Abelyan, Ministryof Defense of the Republic of Armenia (WithDistinction) Master of Arts in Security Studies (Defense Decision-Making and Planning) Ms. Elizabeth L.Stone, Department of National Security Affairs 1LTVahap Kavaker, Turkish Army MajMichael Sean McManus, USAF Master of Arts In Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense) LTCGregory M.Jaksec, USA Master of Science in Electrical Engineering CDR Michael Crockett, USN LTJGGOkhanBOlbuller,Turkish Navy (WithDistinction) CDR Barry Compagnoni, USCG LTJG Remzi Serdar Kurcan, Turkish Navy CDR Robert Watts, USCG MajLoke Yong, Singapore Navy Capt KneilNovak, USAF *+LT MichaelCraig Oberdorf, USN Mr.MartinJ. Aiperen, VirginIslands Department of Justice LCDRStephen F. Sarar, USN (WithDistinction) Captain Timothy G. Baysinger, MissouriState HighwayPatrol *+LT Carl Stephen Trask, USN Mrs. Pamela Biladeau, MetropolitanState University& Roseville Fire Department Mr.Daniel Chia KimBoon, Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency Mr.Darren Chen, Department of Homeland Security Mr.Pore Ghee Lye, Singapore Ministryof Defense Deputy Inspector Christopher Cleary, Nassau County Police Department Mr.Fred D. Collie, Law Enforcement Arlington,Texas Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Reverend Deacon James F. Delaney, State of Florida *+LT Brian Black, USN Chief of Police David Dial,Naperville, IllinoisPolice Department LCDRLaura H. Bollock,USN *+LT Michael Dwaine Fuller, USN LCDRMichaelA. Glova, USN LTRobert C. Quesenbury, Jr., USN Master of Science In Computer Science Master of Science in Engineering Science (Mechancial Enineerlna) LCDRWillieD. Brown,USN *LTJG Aaron L. Balsmeier, USNR LTJG Iskender Dikmen,Turkish Navy *LTJG Thomas D. Dougan, USNR +LT Ryan B. Ernst, USNR (WithDistinction) *LTJG Anthony Larson, USN +LT AlbericoEstevez, USNR *LTJG Carl A. Pearson, USNR +LT Matthew L. Ghen, USNR *LTJG DavidA. Wikinson, USNR +LT MatthewJ. Mackay, USN *LTJG Steven M.Young, USNR LTMitchellR. Perrett, USN *+LT Leslie D. Sobol, USNR Master of Science in Physical Oceanography Capt Steven R. Brand, USMC LTCheng, Kuo-Feng, Taiwan Navy (With Distinction) MajJoon H. Um, USMC *+LT Terry McNamara, USN Ms. BinhT. Duong, Federal Cyber Corps +LT Ricardo Roman, USNR Ms. Melissa K. Egan, Federal Cyber Corps (WithDistinction) Mr.Jorge MarioUrrea, Federal Cyber Corps (WithDistinction) Master of Science in Meteorology Mr.Patrick C. Whitehorn, Federal Cyber Corps *+LT Jason Kedzierski, USN Mr.Paul C. Whiting,Federal Cyber Corps 1st LtJeffrey Glenn Cunningham, USAF MajKaren Marie Darnell,USAF (WithDistinction) Master of Science in Software Engineering Capt Joel Fenlason, USAF FLTLTDesmond Joseph Meacham, Royal Australian AirForce (WithDistinction) Capt Christopher J. Kuhlman, USAF 2nd MajMarkLaJoie, USAF Master of Science in Information Technology Management Lt Ryan Noble Leach, USAF LTCDonald F. Stewart, USA(WithDistinction) Capt Michael Moore Lewis, USAF MAJChristoforos P. Zachariadis, HellenicArmy Capt WilliamRyerson, USAF +LCDR Rafael A. Acevedo, USN Capt Jon Schiefelbein, USAF +LT Richard W. Clement, USN Capt Adam Joseph Stepanek, USAF +LT Benjamin D. Cone, USNR (WithDistinction) Capt Matthew B. Stratton, USAF LTJG Iskender Dikmen,Turkish Navy Capt Matthew GallimoreTaylor, USAF +LT Sylvia MichelleLayne, USN Capt Damon Carl Vorhees, USAF (WithDistinction) +LT Damian Ngoc Ngo, USN Capt James C. Weaver, USAF(WithDistinction) +LT Andre N. Rowe, USN LTEric G. Turner, USN Master of Science in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography LTCharles Robert Allen, USNR Master of Science In Systems Engineering *LT Guillermo Rafael Arnezaga, Jr., USNR MAJChristoforos P. Zachariadis, HellenicArmy LCDRMichaelJames Cooper, USN LTJG Remzi Serdar Kurcan, Turkish Navy LTGregory Ray, USNR +LT Douglas Roush, USNR Master of Science in Information Systems and Operations +LT Kenneth J. Landry, Jr., USNR Master of Science In Applied Physics +LT Joseph Carl Stach, USNR LTOscar E. Bowlin,USN +LT Robert Clayton Tryon, USNR *+LT MichaelGruell, USN +LT Jon Patrick Rigby, USNR Master of Business Administration Master of Science in Modelinci, Virtual Environments & Simulation (MOVES) MAJRalph T. Borja, USA CPT Jasur Khakimbayev, Uzbek Army MAJVincent E. Grizio,USA MAJAxelWeber, German Army(WithDistinction) +LCDR Thomas J. Dickinson,USN (WithDistinction) +LCDR Travis MitcheflRauch, USN +LT Wayne Gayle, USN +LT Patricia A. Sweat, USNR +LT Adam Goldberg, USN *Ma] MounirSidhom, Tunisian AirForce (WithDistinction) LCDRSharon Graham, USN LCDRJohn Eckenrode, USN Master of Science in Human Systems Integration +LTJoAnri M.Fifield,USNR >MAJ AxelWeber, German Army(WithDistinction) +LCDR Steven Milinkovich,USN LTRichard C. Stacey, USN Master of Science in Operations Research LTKyleTurner, USN *+LT Gerald P. Lorio,USNR LTJay Vignola, USN +LT WilliamH. Nesbitt, USNR LTVance Vogel, USNR *+LT Richard L. Servance, USNR CDR Thomas H.Wild,German Navy (WithDistinction) Lt Col Lee B. Willard,USMC Ma]Laura Corporon, USMC >Mr. Ang Chee Chien, Singapore DSO National Laboratories (WithDistinction) Ma]CliffordLandreth, USMC Ms. Chiu, Wen Shan, Republic of Singapore Defense AirForce (WithDistinction) Capt Amanda B. Evans, USAF I LTAndrze] Kuklewski,Polish AirForce Master of Science in Defense Analysis CPT VelkoAttanassoff, BulgarianArmy(WithDistinction) Executive Master of Business Administration >MAJ James R. Rosales, USAF *LTWilliamChristopher Baker, USN MAJSunchlar M.Rust, USAF CDR Ken Barrett, USN *LTStephen W. Baugh, USN Master of Science in Information Operations *LCDRJoseph M.Baxter, USN MAJPaul Timothy Brooks, USA *LCDRSteven Beldy, USN (WithDistinction) *LCDRMichaelL. Borgmeyer, USN Master of Science in Management LCDRMarkBurgess, USN (WithDistinction) CPT KiHwan Kim,Republic of Korea Army *LTKevinR. Carlson, USN +LT Raymond Bristol,USN (WithDistinction) *LTTony Chavez, USN CDR Nancy Condon, USN LTJeffrey Dale Clagg, USN +LT MariaVictoriaNavarro, USN *LTScott D. Cockrum, USN Capt Enrique A. Azenon, USMC *LTJoshua C.J. Cohen, USN Capt Robert Baczkowski, USMC LCDRJames H. Crawford, USN Maj MartinK. Deichert, USMC LCDRJohn F. DeDitius,USN LtColDouglas I. Feiring, USMC *LCDRRobert Denton Ill,USN Ma]Daniel Hudson, USMC *LCDRDouglas E. Edge, USN Capt Tracy A..Perry, USMC *CDRRay Fitzgerald, USN + Capt Jeffrey Sierpien, USMC *LTMarkT. 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