Wasp (LHD 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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wa ng rAuirlilllilliilillttlf 1 TUi 35'J9737??'A'i 'rr 7 9 as A U R' 1- .1- 3. 1: . 1 .1 4: 1 3 4. 1 .L if .an Ann .Qs EEHAIDDDD El' 'tr tr 'bf ww wiser C zieefhw Commander Michael D Hawley enlisted inthe Navy in the Fall of 1974 under the Delayed Entry Program and attended Boot Camp in San Diego Calif, beginning in January 1975. Upon Completion of various advanced electronics schools, he applied and was selected forthe Broadened Opportunity for Selection and Training tBOOSTl Program There he was advanced to sonar technician second class tSTS2l and subsequently accepted to the U.S. Naval Acztctferny in Annapolis Md Alter qrrittrmting from the Naval Academy in May 1981 with a bachelor of science in ocean engineering, he was zissigrtotl its EIU.llllr'lflGS otticer on board the Pre-Commissioning Unit TICONDEROGA QCG 477 in Pascagoula, MISS Follow-on sim tours lrttiluded vfeflpons control Officer and Op8l'atiOt'tS OffiCel' in USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN tCG 573, and UXUCLIilVt.? officer in USS GEORGE PHILIP tFFG 125. It Comrn.inrlor l-ln-.troy s shore assignments included a tour as assistant professor of naval science at the Q Unlvorsity or W.ishinoton NROTC Unit Seattle Wash While attending the Naval Command and Staff College in Nmvport. R I . he onrnod .it Hmstttr ot arts in national security and strategic studies. Additionally, he was attached to 1 Unrtod Status Atlantic Command rUSACOMi in Norfolk, VA.. as a joint action officer and two tours as executive Q, assistant to the JS. plans and policy directorate through February 1999. While attached to USACOM, he attended the r r sonlor course of instruction .it the Armed Forces Staft College, After leaving the Staff College, Commander Hawley li lfflfllllltlltlfi -I tour dl Cnntftmndrzr Naval Surfaces Forces. US. Atlantic Fleet in the readiness and training directorate t tN8l CO l'll0'ldW Htl'-Ver HSStlr'1ed command of USS ROSS tDDC5 713 in June 2000 during Exercise BaltOps 2000. f DllflnQi1lSl0nufv, ROSS represented the U S Navy as the US. contribution to a NATO task group in Exercise Unitied Slllfll. Served as backdrop for the USS COLE lDOC 671 memorial ceremony, completed a full inter-deploymentwork U up cycle. and partrcroated in rnuftinatrcnal exercises in more than 10 nations. ROSS was also awarded the Arizona Memorial Trophy in August 2001 as the most combat-ready ship in the U.S. Navy for two straight years and earned lg the coveted CINCLANTFLT Cofden Anchor Award. the first in ROSS history. On Sept. 11 2001 ROSS sortied in X response to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. serving for a time as Regional Air DefenS6 N Commander, in support of Commander FO Chief. North American Air Defense Command. ROSS excelled in all warfare areas and is eligible for the coveted Battle KE' award. r Commander Hawley reported to USS WASP tLH 1lwhile under wa d ' ' i r as Q executive otihcer on Jan Eg-LQGOE. N? y UVIUQ assumed duties S fr'-3 f' fi ii' E 1 tr Q ' -31? 9 use E W -Q . af Z ' 7: 3- . .Q 'Q A Ia 4 ' it Z - lmkiflti 9 . 4 if .7 Q 10 , Annulilirliliitltllllllilllrnztllelfj' 1-fr