Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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'i Ag Geneefol 2d MEB U 4 I -J Jr A .5 1 I Brigadier General Richard F. Natonski is the commanding General 2d 1 .Q- Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Deputy Commanding General II Marine Expeditionary Force. rt. Ei Brigadier General Natonski graduated from the University of Louisville in 1973 with a B.A. degree in History, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S.. Marine Corps. Upon completion of The Basic School in 1974. Lieutenant Natonski senled as a platoon commander and executive officer with Company H, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines. There he participated in Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations in Cambodia QEAGLE PULLJ and in South Vietnam Q fFREQUENT wmof. 5-'if Q1 I n . . lrlnln I - fn Transferring to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego in July 1975, NIH l ll DU Lieutenant Natonski was assigned as a series commander in Company , I.. Im I A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion and subsequently as the battalion ' ' ' 'H' 3 4 operations officer. ln April 1978, Captain Natonski was transferred to Marine Barracks, 8th an I, where he served as executive officer and commanding officer of Company B. J!! Ui.l.l : Upon completion of this tour in Washington, D.C. in 1981, he spent the summer as a platoon commander at Officer Candidate's School prior to attending the Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, VA. In July 1982, he was assigned as the operations officer for 1st Battalion, 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA. Subsequent to his tour in lst A Marine Division, Major Natonski was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps in July 1984, where he served in the Ground Combat Requirements T, Branch ofthe Plans, Policy, and Operations Department. From 1987 to 1988, he attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. S . it Following his instruction at Quantico, he was assigned as an Observer to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle A East. Upon completion of this tour in June 1989, he was transferred tothe 2d Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point, N.C., where he WHS assigned as the G-3 plans officer. E In July 1991, Lieutenant Colonel Natonski was transferred to 2d Marine Division, where he served as the executive officer of the 2d Marine Regiment until assuming command of 1st Battalion, 2d Marines in May 1992. As commanding officer he participated in Operation GTM0' 5 I. humanitanan relief mission for Haitian migrants in Cuba and Operations RESTORE HOPE and CONTINUE HOPE in Somalia. He comP'9'9d his tour in the Division as the deputy G-3. From 1.994 to 1995 he attended the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy. Colonel Natonski served in the Il MEF O rations Section uflll' assuming command of the 24th Manne Expeditionary Unit fMEUl in October 1995. Colonel Natonski made two Fdzployments as MEU commander su rti t' ' ' ' ' PPO H9 Offer? 'ONS In BOSUIB and KUWHII- In May 1998 he gave up command of the MEU and reported to the Joint Staff in the Pentagon' where he was assigned duties as the chief of CENTCOM Division, Joint Staff KJ-3l Operations Directorate and subsequently the Deputy Director for Operations rn the National Military Command Center Following his tour on the Joint Staff B ' d' r General Natonski , - , n a re served as the Director of Strategy and Plans and the Director of operations in the Plans, Policies, and Operations Depgrtment of Headquaflefs Manne Co s. Bn dre G I N ' ' ' - I - - rp ga r enera atonskr assumed his current duties as Commanding General 2d Manne Expeditionary Brigade in June 2002 . Brigadier General Natonski's decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, L ' f M ' ' ' S ice Medal with one oak leaf cluster Mentonous Service Med I N d M C eglon 0 em, Defense Mentonous ew dali0f' 1 , 3. avy an arine C d t' M I ' C men Medal and Combat Action Ribbon. orps ommen a ron eda with two gold stars, Army Om Brigadier Generol Richcrd F Nofcnski ' ,Jhsl .lil 11' il:

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, if Ve N me l ' United Sglcflegsg Ncfiifv N c9'r'fil'WoOnm lwogssljeerrglwlef Command Master Chief Myers enlisted in the Navy in December 1976, and attended basic training at RTC Orlando, FL. Following basic training he attended Machinist Mate A School, Great Lakes, IL, Navy Nuclear Power School, Orlando, FL, and Nuclear Power Training Unit, Ballston Spa, NY. ln June 1979, he reported aboard USS ENTERPRISE F QCVN 655 while the ship was undergoing a complex refueling overhaul in Bremerton, WA. Following Air Conditioning 8. Refrigeration Class C school in June 1982, he reported aboard USS SOUTH CAROLINA QCGN 37l, based in Norfolk, VA, as Machinery Division Leading Petty Officer. In September 1984, Command Master Chief Myers attended Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit, Orlando, gif FL and later reported to NRD lselin, NJ. Following B me , 4 qualifications as Recruiter and Recruiter-in-Charge, he I it ,VK served as the Nuclear Field !Advanced Electronics Field 'F ' Coordinator. In November 1987, he returned to Norfolk, VA, sewing Q ,aboard USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT QCVN 711 as Machinery Division Leading Chief Petty Officer and later as Reactor Training Division Officer. While aboard THEODORE ROOSEVELT he qualified as THEODORE ROOSEVELT's first enlisted Engineering Officer of the Watch and earned his Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist qualifications, and advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer. In September 1990, he again reported to USS SOUTH CAROLINA as Machinery Division Leading Chief Petty Officer, participating in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. While on SOUTH CAROLINA, he advanced to Master Chief Petty Officer and extended aboard for two years as Engineering Department Leading Chief and acting Command Master Chief during Law Enforcement Operations and Operation ABLE VIGIL. f- 9 .QS After graduating with Director's List honors as class president of the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy class 865 in March 1995, he reported to USS KALAMAZOO QAOR 61 as Command Master Chief. Following the Kalamazoo's decommissioning in August 1996, he reported to VF-143 for his second Command Master Chief tour. While there he earned his Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist qualifications. In January 1998 he reported to Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic as Command Master Chief. Selected as the Command Master Chief for USS KEARSARGE QLHD 35 in November, he reported aboard in December 2000. Command Master Chief Myers' personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Senrice Medal, Meritorious Service Medal lgold starl, Navy Commendation Medal fgold starl, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal fgold starl, Humanitarian Service Medal fbronze starl, and various unit, campaign, and service awards. KSVWAWJ olwo M ,els ' COMMAND MASTER CHIEFIS

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Minis? 512511555 MSW 2 Eefmwefvaisfff Aimemiliisw fatale risvss 9655? Rear Admiral Michael P. Nowakowski is a native of Torrington, Conn. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Ohio University. Following graduation, he entered Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in October 1974. At sea, he served in USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY fLST 1197i as Communications Officer and Assistant First Lieutenant, USS BIDDLE fCG 34l as Missile Battery Officer: USS PHARRIS QFF 1094i as Engineer Officer and USS WHIDBEY ISLAND fLSD 41l as Executive Officer. Il Other sea tours include Material Officer on the Staff of p , M Commander, Destroyer Squadron TEN and Flag Secretary 1 to Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group EIGHT. His - llZlll command at sea tours include USS GUNSTON HALL QLSD 44l and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN QLHA 2l. He commanded Amphibious Group TWO from June to September 2000. Ashore, Rear Adm. Nowakowski has served as Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the Naval Reserve Officer Training Crops Unit, State University of New York Maritime College, Department Head Engineering Instructor at Surface Warfare Officer School Command, Newport, R.l.g Financial Management Officer for the Navy's Research and Development account in the Office of the Navy Comptroller, Washington, D.C.g Head, Surface Commander Assignment Branch, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Joint duty assignment as Appropriation Liaison Officer in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense fComptrolIerlg and Director, Shore Activities Readiness fN46l on the staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He assumed his current duties as Commander, Amphibious Group TWO in August 2002. He earned his Master of Business Administration Degree from Hofstra University and a Masters Degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College. Among his decorations are the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit f2l, Meritorious Service Medal f4l, Navy Commendation Medal f4l and various unit and service awards. edrfkdmiroly Michael R Nowakowski