Bon Homme Richard (LHD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 X D Z ,.l L f- 'E , , ' I - ,. -N. , if ,Y G J , K r.J , meeuw f I 1 A 0 j Colonel Greenwood entered the Marine Corps in r I977 through the Platoon Leaders Course after graduating from Washington and Lee University. 2 Upon completion of The Basic School and Infantry Officers Course, he was assigned to 3d rn Kaneohe Hawaii dragon platoon During this In I98I I Washington D company executive in-charge of special Corps Institute. I Warfare School for duty Officer he was Carolina as Plans henparticipated in GRIFFIN-93. tarn Warfare T officer for Special Caribbean ' Operations SUPPORT DEMOCRACY and DEMOCRACY at Camp Hartien Haiti In Iune he was Executive Officer 2d Marine Regiment From Iuhf to September I995 he deployed to Combined Arms tqlgll Exer command of Ist Battalion 2d Marines and participated rn CAX IO-96 and other training exercises Landing Team IXZ deployed with 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit tSpecral Operations Capablel and I IAN RETRIEVAL SILVER WAKE and NOBLE OBELISK rn Zaire, Albania and Sierra Leone GI In Iune he was asstrgnea to top level school at the Iohn F. Kennedy School of Government. In April I999, he reported to I Washington D.C. where he served as aide to the Commandant of the Marine Corps before being reassigned to the National Q Security Council. Y In Iuhf 2003, Colonel Greenwood assumed command ofthe I5th Marine Expeditionanf Unit at Camp Pendleton, California. I , Colonel Greenwood's personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, and the Navy Commendation Medal. t 14 L' I l r

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: . sr - -Q r -i . L gp V l E g , Vv L. gjfigllf . Q, A,i, -if l v tt l l ,l T , 1 . , , , . f .l -f.A - u T - A F 'C ' V I 0 1 . Born in San Diego, California, Lieutenant Colonel ll McEwen received his Bachelor of Science Degree in 'R Aerospace Engineering from San Diego State University. Following graduation in l986, he received a resenfe commission in the United States Marine Corps through the PLC-Air program. He reported to MCB Quantico School. Upon to NAS Colonel l989, and was After completing . L Colonel McEwen A du three 4 90 Officer instructor and ln the fall of Colonel tDSSl transferred to the Monterey California, where in in Aeronautical yuhf of Colonel McEwen returned to HMT-204 to in the CH-46E prior to his return to the Lieutenant was to the White Knights of HMM-l6S in El Toro California where he was assigned as BRAC, the squadron relocated to MCAS Miramar. The squadron completed a WestPac!Arabian llth MEU'llSOCl aboard USS PELELIEU QLHA Sl participating in combined exercises IRON MAGIC in the inSaudi Arabia, and OPERATION STABILISE, Humanitarian Assistance in East Timor. Upon return from McEwen sewed as Executive Officer, HMM-l6S from lanuaiy 2000 until lanuaiy 200l. He subsequentb' served onthe Operations and Plans Officer until his assignment to the School of Aviation Safety, Naval Postgraduate School in May of 200l. Following his tour as the Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics Instructor and Depugf Director for Military Affairs QXOJ at the Safety School. he reported for dug' in his current billet as Executive Officer, lSth Marine Expeditionaly Unit, l MEF, MCB Camp Pendleton in September 2003. Lieutenant Colonel McEwen has attained over 2700 Mishap-Free Flight Hours. His personal decorations include the Naxy-Marine CorpS Commendation Medal and Naw-Marine Corps Achievement Medal lwfgold starl. 16