Comfort (T AH 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER RALPH A. LOCKHART, M.S.C., U.S. NAVY EXECUTIVE OFFICER MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) Commander Lockhart enlisted in the Navy in 1961. After completing three tours in a stateside hospital and on board ships, he was selected for the Associate Degree Completion Program. He earned an AA degree in Business Administration at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas, and was then commissioned as an Ensign in the Medical Service Corps in 1972. Naval Hospital, Annapolis was Commander Lockhart ' s first duty station as a Commissioned Officer. Following that, he earned a BS degree in Hospital Administration at George Washington University as a student at the Naval School of Health Care Administration at Bethesda. Tours of duty subsequent to that include Assistant Head, Manpower Division at Naval Hospital, Pensacola and then Administrative Officer, Branch Clinic, NAS. Commander Lockhart also served as Brigade Administrative and Supply Officer as well as Company Commander, Company A, 3rd Medical Battalion, for the First Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Following that, he became Staff Officer and Medical Planner for Logistics Command Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Commander Lockhart returned to Pensacola as Officer in Charge of Branch Clinic, Naval Air Station. During that time period, he completed a MS degree in Management from Troy State University. Commander Lockhart ' s most recent assignment prior to reporting the COMFORT, was as the General Medical Officer Assignment Officer at Naval Military Personnel Command, Washington, D.C. He detached there in July 1990. Commander Lockhart ' s personal decorations include the Navy Commendation and Navy Achieve- ment medals. Commander Lockhart and his wife, Gloria, reside in Arlington, Virginia. They have 2 adult sons. 10