Bon Homme Richard (LHD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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n fnr fff Master Chief Dyar was bom in Starr, South Carolina and enlisted in the Navy in May 1979. He attended basic training at Recruit Training Center, Orlando, Florida and Engineman A School at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois before report- ing to the USS Trenton (LPD 14) homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, for his first assign- ment. During this tour he qualified as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. Dyar ' s next assignment wa Naval Recruiting District, Columbia, South Carolina. He was assigned to Naval Recruiting Station, Greenville, South Carolina as a Recruiter and a Recruiter-in-Charge. In March 1988, he reported aboard USS JOHN HANCOCK (Dd 981), homeported in Mayport, Florida. While there, he was selected as the Sailor of the Year, advanced to Chief Petty Officer, and earned an Associates Degree from Central Texas College In April 1992, he reported to Naval Station Annapolis, Maryland While there he was assigned as the Chief Engineer of the Yard Patrol Crafts (YP ' s) He was advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer, atteneded Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, Rhode Island, and was advanced to Master Chief Petty Officer In August 1995, he reported to Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii While there he was assigned as the team leader for the Steam Diesel underway training team. He was the first enlisted to qualify as SURFPAC Propulsion Examine Board (PEB). In August 1997 he was selected as Command Master Chief He served aboard USS FLETCHER (DD 992), Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina, and he reported to USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6) in March 2003. Dyar ' s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation medal (with gold star). Navy Achievement Medal (with 2 gold stars) as well as unit and campaign awards. 14

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Sergeant Major Brian Lindstrom joined the Marine Corps in August 1975. Upon completion of Recruit Training, he was assigned to C Company, 3rd Amtrak Battalion, 1st Marine Division as an Amtrak Crewman. In December 1976, he was transferred to B Co. 1st Tracked Vehicle Bn., 3rd MarDiv. on Okinawa, Japan as an amtrak crew chief and was deployed with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Bn., 9th Marine Regiment in the Western Pacific. Upon returning to the Continental United States, in December 1977, he was assigned to Assault Amphibian School at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif as a crewchief During this tour he also tilled the billets as section leader, platoon sergeant and formal school instructor. Lindstrom reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego for Drill Instructor Duty in May 1982 and he was assigned to F Co. 2nd Bn., Recruit Training Regiment. While in F Co, he tilled the billets of drill instructor, senior drill instructor and series chief drill instructor and was meritoriously promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in January 1984. In August of 1984, he was assigned to A Co 1st Tracked Vehicle Bn. 3rd MarDiv on Okinawa and deployed on a West Pac with BLT 1 6 as the platoon sergeant of the Assault Amphibian Platoon. After completing his tour in Okinawa in August 1985, LindsU om was transferred to the Naval Reserve OfJlcer Training Corps Unit at the University of Michigan as the assistant marine otllcer instructor. During the summers on this assignment, he was busy training Marine otllcer candidates at Quantico, Va and Navy ofilcer candi- dates at the Naval Science Institute at Newport, RI. In July 1989 he transferred to A Co 3rd Assault Amphibian Bn. And performed the duties of platoon sergeant and platoon commander. In June of 1990 he was promoted to first sergeant and reassigned to Headquarters and Service Co. as the company first sergeant. In August of 1990 he was deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. He was reassigned to C Co in October 1990, attached to 3rd Bn. 9th Marines (Taskforce Papa Bear) and participated in ground combat actions against Iraqi Forces during the liberation of Kuwait. In July 1992 he deployed on the Unit Deployment Plan to join the 1st Armored Assault Bn. on Okinawa with C Co. During June 1993 Lindstrom was reassigned to Weapon Field Training Battalion, MCRD located at Camp Pendleton as Headquarters Company First Sergeant. While on this tour he graduated from Park College with an Associate of Science Degree in Management. In March 1995 he was selected for sergeant major and in July 1995 was transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az and assigned as the .sergeant major of Marine Attack Squad- ron-214. During August 1998 he was reassigned to MCAS E Toro as the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-161 sergeant major. While assigned to 1 IMM- 1 61 , he made the BRAC move to MCAS Miramar, Ca and was subsequently reassigned during July 1 999 to sergeant major of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron- 16. Lindstrom was assigned to his current billet as the Marine Aircraft Group- 13 sergeant major in August 2000. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with 3 gold stars and th e Combat Action Ribbon.