McCloy (FF 1038) - Naval Cruise Book

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I E Lieutenant Commander JOSEPH A.BENKERT COMMANDING OFFICER AUGUST 87-PRESENT Lieutenant Commander Benkert is a Ken- tucky native and a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree and several academic and l leadership awards. Upon commissioning, he re- F SS WADDELL DDG 24 serving successively as First Lieutenant ported to U t - 5, , Gunnery Officer, and Fire Control Officer. During his tour, WADDELL completed an extensive overhaul, conducted two deployments to the Western Pacific, and won the Destroyer Squadron SEVEN Battle E and applicable departmental awards. , . While assigned to WADDELL, Lieutenant Commander Benkert was selected as CNO Scholar and an Olmstead Scholar. Following temporary duty at the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology as an NROTC instructor, he began graduate study at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Harvard University. In 1979, he received a Master of Public Policy degree and completed requirements for the Ph.D. degree except for dissertation. ln June 1980, Lieutenant Commander Benkert was assigned to the precom- missioning detail for USS KIDD QDDG-9931, served as Prospective Combat Sys- tems Officer, and Acting Executive Officer for the precommissioning functions in Pascagoula, Mississippi. After KlDD's commissioning in June 1981, he served as Combat Systems Officer until April 1984, during a period of extensive operations and deployments including operations in support of the Multi-National Force in Lebanon and the Grenada rescue operation. During his tour as Combat Systems Officer, KIDD established a Naval Gunfire Support qualification record with a score of 99.8 won the Battle E and all applicable departmental excellence awards, and was nominated by COMNAVSURFLANT for the Battenberg Cup as the most outstanding surface combatant in the Atlantic Fleet. From May 1984 through January 1987, Lieutenant Commander Benkert served as Assistant for Strategy on the staff of the CNO Executive Panel lOP-OOKi, an element of the personnel staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. He provided support to two CNOs on projects and topics involving national and maritime strategy, political-military affairs, and Navy long range planning, including as- sisting or directing the drafting of three CNO Posture Statements. Lieutenant Commander Benkert's personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal. He is married to Gail Jean DeVeuve of West Springfield, Massachusetts. They have two children, Suzanne and Stephen. 3

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