Bon Homme Richard (LHD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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ff., fx' :LG if V4 1L'lQ6RI l'iC9'.3S,'!f??'I-235'-X if ' Tlx., H -il' fm w 4:-g ' 12 fi 'I - I if I ' LV M ff f it L' l 'HV M1 mf , 45, x fg, wi 55, v 'I vb , in ,552-37,2 MI. 1 riQTe5,l Mme- 1r.','lfw' D' ' I ' 13TH MARI E EXPEDITIONARY UNIT cot. C1-IRISTIA J. GUNTI-IER -, .,-11. ., ,w 1 1 'I 1' ' , 1 ,,.g,'gt'-,gt 2, ,,.., ' :N f 3 the ,Mwst I from he earned a Q ' ,i'Ei'lgih1eering. He later I -rw HW, il' i H earned a Master's Degree in Government from Georgetown University in 1982. After completing the Basic School in January 1975, he reported to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, in , Okinawa, Where he served as a Platoon ' V Commander yCompany,Executive I J Officerzwln he 'transferred 1 Carolina, J I 5CFi?SeC0mmandef f Executive, Officer. In June 2 ww, , , fissile rffrsfas W-.W ' '- it sw., , . , it I 4 'f ra ,,, , WSRQQQ wen 519295ihdW25i'?2SSienCdito HQMC, J as.,a Monitor forthe fy, Combat Arms occupa4 i fields. Colonel Gunther next J attended the US Army InfantryFOfficer Advanced Course, Ft. Benning, Georgia, graduating in December 1982. He then reported to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, Where he served as Weapons Company Commander and Battalion S-3. While assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, he participated in Operation Urgent Fury in In July 1990, Colonel assigned to the 2nd Division, he participated in operations in Bosnia Q1995Q and in JTF Assured Response in Liberia f1996J. Colonel Gunther was the Center for Warfare School, Quantico, Virginia, Where he served as a Tactics Instructor for one year and the Head Tactics Instructor for two years. the Studies July 1997 I to the 1998. Navy Achieve Combat Action

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c l 5 Q PI-IIBRON TH BERT J. CONNELLY pon P-3C W3S 415 in :Studies In December 1987, Captain Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Chief of MIDWAY CCV Naval Operations fPlans, Policy! and Operationsj served as Assistant ersOfficerofthe and was designated Underwayj. next served as Assistant and Administrative assigned to Patrol Squadron from May 1986 to October reported to Patrol Squadron EIGHT he completed deployments in Rota, and Keflavik, Iceland while serving as Officer, Training Officer and Operations ,adh- August 1991, he served as Assistant. Q w East Asia! Pacific Branch and Lead Action X Officer for the Philippine Base1Re-negotiations. He concluded his tour by serving as Aide and Assigned to OPNAV from january SQUADBQQQQL TTTYPIYCYR ' 'T ' ' Head of the Western I-Ieniisphereilflans H il p ' Policy Branch within the Pol1t1cofMilitary, 'Q it and Current Plans Division. Additionally, 1 N as assigned as the Assistant 'Branch Head of during Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. Captain Connelly com- pleted a one-year assignment as a National Security Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford Universityq ,f', I nlsepf tember 1992, p hefgepertett Patrol SEVENA EXecutivef p p andy asspumea comnasmd'xone pi ji y.ly T, .yearlaterl H if A A if y 'Following comrriaimclgf iyi' Connelly! was assigned to the CINCPACFLT staffas' the VPXVPU Operations Officer. 'He next 'completed a tour from April 1998 in USS INCHON Executive Officer. He next ,J Executive Officer in USS ESSEX Uss BONHOMME RICHARDR 141141133634 11 Captain Connelly assumediliiities as Commanding Officer in USS RICHARD QLHD 65 from April 2000150 Sep-fy tember 2001. He assumed command asfflorne mander, Amphibious Squadron THREEj'Qa11d the BONHOMME RICHARD Amphibious Ready Group in December 2001 while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING DOM combat operations. i 1 , ' Captain Connellyls personal awards and deco- rations include the Legion of Merit, Meritori- ous Service Medal Qwith three gold starsj, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal fwith four gold starsj, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various other campaign and service awards.

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