Hawes (FFG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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C l ' ' OtAt X ' O Ip -v e L LCDR R. C. Bowrlish L. CD R Rand) ' (i. Howdish enlincd ni the Nuiy in IV75. He was accepted into the NROTC program in 1977 and was commissioned in 1981 after earning a H.A. in Psychology jrom the University of Nebraska. Sea tours include DCA in USS RA THBURNb:. l-ngineer Officer in USS HAROLD H. HOL T. and Destroyer Scjuadron 3 5 Material Officer. He earned a MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College (College of Naval Command and Staff). He was also the Deputy Program Manager for Ships Signals Exploitation Equiptnent (SSEE) Phase II at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. He is currently serving as the Executive Ojficer in USS HA WES since fune 1 995. He is married to the fonner Kate McGuire of Thcdford. Nebraska and lives in Virginia Beach with his spouse LCDR B. G. Finch L CDR Brian G. Pinch served as Executive Officer in USS H AWES from Febrtuiry 1994 to fune 1995. Later during his tenure he was promoted to Commander, [JSN. CDR Finch is currently servingas a stajf member at CINCL INTFLT in Norfolk, Virginia.

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C ?rvvrw t ' M ? a [yU OC CDRJames A. Sanford omman(ier James A. Sanford, a native of Titusville, Florida, earned his commission and a degree in Electrical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Academy in June 1976. He completed nuclear power training and was then assigned to the engineering department in USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN-37). He subsequently served as Operations Officer in USS CONYNGHAM (DDG-17), the commissioning Reactor Electrical Assistant in USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), and was Executive Officer in USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG ' 58) during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. A 1987 graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, he has served ashore as an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power School and headed the Surface to Air Missile Section on the staff of the Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force. Commander Sanford assumed command of USS HA WES (FFG 53) on 13 January 1995. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Navy Conimendation Medal (four awards), the Navy Achievement Medal, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. An avid amateur radio operator. Commander Sanford is the son of Alan and the late Betty-Carroll Sanford. He is mairiedto the former Patricia Ann Curtis of Bound Brook, NJ. They reside in Hampton, VA with their two sons, Christopher and Sean. I

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