USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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bt%fe, WL-utenant Colonel Libutti was reas- sined as the Senior Marine Aide to UJBlAottU 1 ' 1 Commandant of the Marine JSrfCollef C rps. jj-apadt In August 1985, Lieutenant Colo- ■ Hodquarter n Libutti attended the National IMsfcHeadr Var College in Washington, D.C. Ldt Sector l ' on completion in June 1986, he v s assigned as the Executive Offi- iar Libutti « cr lst Marines, 1st Division, Camp iJliwtflur Fndleton, California. In January ... 1 37, Lieutenant Colonel Libutti was -jjafffc f issigned as the Commanding Offi- ' , r r c of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, ■„. ., u v iere he remained in command un- t October 1987. In October 1987, Lieutenant Colonel Libutti was as- signed as the Commanding Officer, Contingency MAGTF 1-88, and was promoted to his current rank of Colonel. In May 1988, Colonel Li- butti served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, 1st Marine Division. Colonel Libutti assumed com- mand of the 11th Marine Expedition- ary Unit in August 1988. Colonel Libutti ' s personal decora- tions include the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart Medal with two bronze stars and the Combat Action Ribbon. left: Sgt. Maj. Barreol proposes a plan of action to Col. Libutti. M.E.U. Page 21

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Colonel Frank Libutti Leader of 2,400 combat-ready marines! Colonel Frank Libutti is a native of Huntington, Long Island and is a graduate of the Citadel, Class of 1966. He entered the Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program in August 1966 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in October of that year. Following graduation from the Basic School in March 1967, Lieuten- ant Libutti was assigned to duty with 1st. Battalion, 9th Marines in Viet- nam, where he served as an Infantry Platoon Commander. In 1968, Lieutenant Libutti re- turned to Quantico, Virginia for duty at Officer Candidate School (OCS). During his tour at OCS, he served consecutively as the Chief Instructor, Tactics Section; Commanding Offi- cer, Candidate Company; and the Head of the Academic Section. Lieu- tenant Libutti was promoted to Cap- tain in November 1969. Upon com- pletion of his duties at OCS, Captain Libutti attended the Amphibious Warfare School (AWS). In 1972, upon completion of AWS, Captain Libutti was transferred to Amphibious f uyT 1 4 jfM . ■fi Hr ' i: J£s % ' t; m H1 :|k ' , JrHk flrir ■ M.E.U. Page 20 Squadron Three in San Diego, Cali- fornia for duty as the Squadron Com- bat Cargo Officer. Upon completion of a two year tour in San Diego, Cap- tain Libutti was transferred to 1st. Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He served there as an In- fantry Company Commander for 14 months, followed by staff positions at the Battalion Headquarters serving as the Logistics Officer and later as the Operations Officer. Captain Libutti was promoted to the rank of Major in May 1977, and was reassigned as the Executive Offi- cer, Marine Barracks, Naples, Italy through June 1980. In August 1980, Major Libutti at- tended Command and Staff College, Quantico, Virginia, and upon gradu- ation was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps for duty as the Head of the Career Management Section, Manpower Department. In May 1982, Major Libutti was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and reassigned as the Assis- tant Secretary of the General Staff for the Office of the Assistant Comman- dant Chief of Staff, where he served through May 1983. In June 1983,

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