Hawes (FFG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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CO. COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER JAMES W. SPEER, UNITED STATES NAVY Commander James V. Speer. LSN, is a graduate of Upper Si. Clair High Sdiool. Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania, Bullis Preparatory School, and a 1969 graduate of the U.S. Naval .•Xcad- em . Following his commissioning he served aboard USS FORREST SHERMAN (DD- 931) as Communications Officer trom 1969 - 1971. He was then ordered to the staff of Commander, Destroyer Squadron 24 as the Staff Communications Officer. In June of 1973, Commander Speer was reassigned ashore as the Operations, Plans and Auto- mated Data Processing (ADP) Production Officer of the Naval Telecommunications Center (N7CC), Crystal Plaza, Washington, D.C. From December, 1974 to July, 1975, C ' ommander Speer attended U.S. Naval De- strover School. He was then assigned as Weapons Officer in USS AINSWORTH (FF-1090) and subsequently reported tor dutv as the Flag Secretary to Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Two. Upon com- pletion of that tour Commander Speer at- tended the College of Command and Staff at the U.S. Naval War College, graduating in 1981. He then returned to sea as Fxecutive Officer aboard USS THORN (DD-989) until June, 1983. From Julv, 1983. tojulv, 198r). Commander Speer was assigned to Com- mander, Naval Military Personnel Command and served as the Cruiser-Destroyer Place- ment Officer within the Surface Warfare General Unrestricted Line Officer Distribu- tion Division. Subsequent to this assignment, Commander Speer attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National De- fense University, graduating in June, 1986. Concurrently, Commander Speer completed his graduate studies and earned a Masters in Public . ' dministration trom George Wash- ington University in August, 1986. On 16 .■ pril 1987. Commander Speer assumed command ot USS HAWES (FFG-53). Com- mander Speer ' s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Com- mendation Medal (with two gold stars in lieu of second and third awards). Navy .Achieve- ment Medal, and numerous unit and service awards.

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CO COMM A I)I (. OM l( IK COMMAND IK KOHI R I I). IK. (.11 I. LM I II) SI A I IS A V C..M,li,.nMl.l K..I,,.. 1, 1 i -rlt. L SN, J iiJIivrol Pillttnii h. IViiti- k:iflia. Jllrniird ihr L S. Naval Ai .l(t(■lllv. a(lllulln uilh ihr rUts III r ' T ' . ' I iiN tifNt lour of dulv uav aboard ihr LSS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1194) whrrt- hr srrvcd a» 3M CtMirdinator, C«)ni- muniratioMvOiri(.rr.andOprraliontOfiicrr Mr ihcii allcndc-d (hr Dr)urtmriil Hrad rrmrst- M Siir(aic Wartarr OtCucrv S«liool, rv.| ori, Khodi- Island, in I Tti. I |miii tom- pii-lion of ihn loufM- of inMruilion. C;i)R l, KK -i rr| oritd lo USS PHARRIS (FF 1094) a F.ii);iiu-crinK Ollltcr. Subwr uriil av si) iimciu ini ludr l a lour at an iriMruiior on iht- Nlall of Surfact- Warfare Olficcrv Sthixil C iinmaiid. Mam PropuUmn AsNisiani in USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). and hxr.u li ( ' ()llk ' ralx ardUSS EMMES(DDGI8). In Marih l .)Nr , Conniundi-t l.i rli as- sumed (ommand of USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 488). Lndir hisiommaiid. ILLUSIVE tom- plclcd MTVci l major insprclium and an rx- irndcd mainlenancr jvailabiliiv, pariitipaird in scarrh and salva r opcrationv, and dr- piovrdlothe- Arabian Gulf in ihr fall of 1987 Commandt-r Li);K ' ' t UxA lommand of USS LEADER in Januarv 1 988 under llir rota- iMiial rrw plan ihal up[K ricd mine coun- ' 1 rnitaMirt- i|H-ralion in the Arabian Gulf. Prior lo rc|)oriinK lo HAWES, Oimmandrr l.i Hc-ii was assigned on lempurarv duly lo i:OMUi-:SRO FOLK staff. Cajmmander Liggeii is married lo ihe I ' irmer Janei F.laine Morgan of Krnmorc. Sew York. Ihe Liggell ' -t have ihrer chil- dren, .Viidrew. Patrick and Emily. i . . y .