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Commanding Officer Captain Leo Michael Pivonka was born in La Crosse, Kansas on May 23, 1940. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1962 with a Bach- elor of Arts Degree in mathematics and in 1964 received his commission from the Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island. His first assignment was Damage Control Assis- tant and Main Propulsion Assistant aboard USS COLOHAN (DD-658), homeported in Long Beach, CA. Upon decommissioning of USS CO- LOHAN in May 1965 he reported to USS CHICA- GO (CG-11) where he served as Repair Officer during operations in the Eastern Pacific and in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam. From 1967 to 1969 he attended the Naval Post- graduate school in Monterey, CA where he gradu- ated with honors with a Masters Degree in com- puter sciences. In 1970, after completing a tour as Automatic Data Processing Officer on the staff of Commander Naval Forces Vietnam, Captain Pi- vonka was assigned as a Computer Systems Ana- lyst at the Naval Command Systems Support Ac- tivity, Washington, DC. Captain Pivonka served as Aide and Flag Secre- tary to Commander Naval Surface Group Western Pacific in Sasebo, Japan and Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines from 1974 to 1976. Subse- quently, he completed a tour as First Lieutenant on USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2) which was home- ported in Norfolk, VA and deployed to the Medi- terranean Sea and to Northern Europe. After a tour as Director of the Fleet Support Divi- sion of the Navy Regional Data Automation Cen- ter Norfolk, he reported in August 1980 as Execu- tive Officer of USS MARS (AFS-1) which was de- ployed to the Indian Ocean. He was relieved as Executive Officer of USS MARS in April 1982 after completing a second deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. In December 1982, Captain Pivonka assumed command of USS KISKA (AE-35) which under- went overhaul during most of 1983. After con- ducting operations in EASTPAC, Captain Pivonka deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean where USS KISKA provided services in support of Battle Group CHARLIE. Captain Pivonka is married to the former Gretchen Ann Hedegard of Modesto, CA. They reside with their two sons, Nicholas and Christopher, on Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA. Captain Pivonka with sons. Nicholas and Christopher, during the Tiger Cruise from Hawaii to California
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Captain L.M. Pivonka, USN
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Executive Officer CDR Thomas W. Coward, USN CAPT Pivonka and CDR Coward monitor the progress ot an under- way replenishment evolution with USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) from KISKA ' s port bridge wing.
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