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

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'Q QL 1 Q ft, 3 4- ,as if Q .3 1 it .9- AN I E El? L I PPA' K PRE' x new I' tbl Command' 510' ' s vi is., in .ni U S Navy in November 1974 underthe Delayed Entry Program and came V, 1 itit n l ng rctruit training in Orlando la urn rut: if. rc tdtoGrcat Lakes Ill where he attended operations specialist A school 1. ir-tt llt tt i Q t as to USS SELLERS QDDG 113 in Charleston SC During his tour on bgrigras tri. or 1 t. s limi a E 1 la in Portugal Spain France Germany Italy Turkey Kenya Denmark t in t l ith vi -. W QC e alist A school ln March 1983 Master Chief Hinson was ordered to tsvtond so 1 too 1 1 USS DC EET irfFG fiolagain homeported in Charleston S C While stationed aboard DE WEP-tT ht t ' e a Dan Sea and South America In Dttobtr NSS ws er C e H neon t ansferred to Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic Combat Systems Mobre Truim: 3 tern iCS TTi Little Creek. Va, where he was responsible for training shipboard personnel rn anti-suhna noe ' ar'aie -We spending four years at CSMTT his next assignment was to NHVY Mwnpower Analysts Center C esa- tea-re tfa . and later to Millington. Tenn. as a manpower analyst and command mtstercntef Atterieav nt NJAV'tACo -J 1 05, he attended the Senior Enlisted Academy at Newport R.I. en rout to U S Nan at Cormiuter and reefs i if-ncaiions Station Diego Garcia as command master chief. He reported to NCTS in October ANS to a owe-yea - . Master Che Hans' n rerun ei' tu sea as command master chief of USS CARON CDD 9701 from Novembel' 1009 to January reed Next, he re owed to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek as command master chiefin January 1099. serving there fo. tt-.o and a haf- years Master Chief Hinson return WASP LLHD it in Ju e 1 is perscnal at-va ds in time Na fx and M ed to sea as command master chief of USS 54' . Q f f ru -n 1, P ,ily if 1 lN.i.lstvrCnin- Huff r wt? JUG ' .3 f , on ticti irluty in Deyvwrttwr V51-3 -S 'J it , 'li ,F - . ' ' ll ll ' 1 Alt, ,wi 2 rmrwifp 7V,?1'vi Q rrriifrz , if , ., ' ' HL' f I v 1 , szfxiqrmtnnt .lftrjr 'K ,'r,r't'iitTrl wir L , . V x A ' 5 ff ig .xiilllfi t 4' r 'Val if i-1, . . i 1 s 1 n ' Jor'l. . .tm me 'A in tl.mii.ar-,r 1999 he was assigned to rnstruclor duty at the Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic in Virginia 1 Bo. t A 1. it tetenetilt:-getPt'-er.1trf1r1.u .,F',,C,l L K 'A 1 , ' ' Q tt- ,a ,- .t abut ft1rhe ,:i,iL'r.'.'uTT U ' ' , . . ' i , ?d7'l7fO'yP1fiCii7E? l..eff'2urranc 1 , ' . : ,S .Lexi lvcet- 1-Ure, - V . I , r ,., ' f 4 N N i k rx f ri ' ,-i,i C 1 Newer w'v ' ,Hf..' sl I 5 A vs .-, I C s.. n l L x, a 5 X x- ci-It tv 'N hung., . , e ,K I,-MA r,4+,k,,q.r.,.U X,-14, oo ' t Z-, ' o ' tour A i ir 'X A H' D 5 5 sk, K i xl u.v , -I ' '-,- . :- .cc H -w r rk 5 P A Q' v si S 1 ' 'lv s E n TG 'T b H 'x r r- 4 'H t , : v t nf -.1 i Lfkzve lv 51 5 9 I - I Q Q anne COVDS Commendation Medal tsix awardsj NSVY and Manne Corps Acnrevement Medal rtnree awards i, Meritorious Unit Citation, Navy Unit Citation tthree awardsj, Coast Guard Unit Citatton, Gooo Conduct Medat lseven awardsl. Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Sea Serwree Depioyment Ribbon iytour award sl and the Overseas Service Medal.