Cushing (DD 985) - Naval Cruise Book

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C0MM WDMG Commanding Officer CDR Frank F. Hewitt, USN CDR Frank F. Hewitt, U.S. Navy, graduated from the united States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in June 1967. For the next two years, he served as Engineer Officer aboard USS SAGA- CITY (MSO-469). During this initial tour of duty he was selected to attend the Naval Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode island. After gradua- tion in December 1969, CDR Hewitt served as weapons officer in USS WALKE (DD-723), then was assigned as the first weapons officer aboard USS MARVIN SHIELDS (DE-1066), a new con- struction ship. m July 1972, CDR Hewitt returned to the U.S. Naval Academy where he served as 32nd Company Officer. He then attended the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, as one of the first small groups of lieutenants so selected. After graduation from the College of Naval Command and Staff in July 1974, CDR Hewitt returned to sea duty as Commanding Officer, USS ADROIT (MSO-509). During March 1977 he received orders to the Naval Postgradu- ate School at Monterey, California as a member of the first section in the Electronic Warfare Sys- tems Technology curriculum and was gradu- ated in 1 979 with an MS in Systems Technology. CDR Hewitt then served as Executive Officer in USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) which deployed to the Indian Ocean with the USS RANGER Bat- tle Group. Following this tour in March 1981, he was assigned to Commander Destroyer Squad- ron THIRTY-THREE as Chief Staff Officer, and again deployed to the Indian Ocean as a mem- ber of the Anti-submarine warfare Commander ' s staff in the USS FlANGER Battle Group. In December 1982, CDR Hewitt commenced Prospective Commanding Officer ' s training and upon completion of this training in June 1 983, he was assigned to Commander U.S. Naval Surface Force, Pacific Fleet Staff as Anti-submarine War- fare Tomahawk Officer while awaiting assign- ment to command. On 28 April 1984, CDR Hewitt assumed command of USS CUS HING. CDR Hewitt, his wife Jeanne and two children, Jean-Marie and Corinne, reside in San Diego.