Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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LTcoL Ric HARD A HoBBs JR COMMANDING OFFICER y MSSG-22 2 ,4 i QE Egg ,Ag I1 LtCol Richard A. Hobbs jr. was bomyuly 15 1952 in Swindon, England, and is a graduate oi Illinois State University. He assumed Command of MEU Service Support Group 22 in April 1992. He was commissioned in May 1974, and after completing The Basic School, reported to the . 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa, Japan, when he served as a rifle platoon commander with M Battalion, 4th Marines. After a year on Okinawt quarters and Service Battalion, lst Force Smit, Support Group. At lst FSSG, he worked as lm- talion adjutant and as Commanding Officers! Service Company. Following an assignment at Marine Corps Rt- cruiting Station, Kansas City, MO., where he served as the operations officer and later as the Executive Officer. Hobbs left active duty in 1979 and served with the Marine Corps Reserve, Commanding a HAWK missile battery in the 4th Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion in Sanjose, California. In 1982 he re-entered active duty and joined the 1st Marine Division to serve as Division Training Officer and as Commanding Officer, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. During his tour with the 1st Marines, he also served as the battalion's logistics, operations, and Excu- tive Officer. In 1985 Hobbs was transferred to Headquar- ters Marine Corps, Washington, DC, where ll! worked in the Enlisted Plans Section. Two year! later he reported to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth. KS, and earned a Master's Degree in Military Arts and Sciences. Hobbs alsoholds a Master's Degree in Man' agement Information Systems from Geofge Washington University. From 1988 to 1991, he commanded the Ml' rine Corps Security Force Company in Sam! Mawgan, United Kingdom. In july 1991 he fe' ported to 2d Force Service Support Group where he was the Assistant Chief of Staff l6'7l prior to assuming command of MSSG-22 Hobbs' personal decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal. I 1 LtCol Hobbs and his wife Yolanda, a Clinical Psychologist, have a twelve year old daughter' Amanda. l he returned stateside and was assigned to Head- X l K l I I n

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pq. , sasnsfstfgs .,,, . . j eu' .i-eff ' Nei Tioga, ,- -it .-clit MAjORj.D. EVEREST EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1stSgt Henthorn joined the Marine torps in vlan. 1978. After completing recruit training .it MCRD San Diego. Calif.. he reported to Engineer School .tt Camp Lejeune for training as a heavy equipment me- chanic. He was then assigned to lN1XY'SG-2'. MVAS New River. ln August 191'l0Henthron was rc-trained .ts a F-4 Phantom jet mechanic and transferred to MAG-31 in Beaufort. S.C. In March 1985 he received orders to recruiting duty and served as a canvassing recruiter and Ntftllt' of .i recruiting substation until 1986. when he reported to VMAQ-2 at Cherry Point. Following a unit deploy- ment to lwakuni.japan. Henthron attended the Ma- rine Security Guard School and subsequently served as Detachment Commander in the American embassy in Brasilia, Brazil and Bern. Switzerland. From 1992 until he joined MSSG-22. he was the first sergeant for Landing Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune. He is married and has four children. 'ff I- L f - J? 4 f f E in yi' J lu A A AW Q, Maj Everest graduated from The Basic School in Feb. 1980, and from the Supply Officers Course injune of the same year. His first assignment was with MAG-15. lst MAW. Iwakuni. japan. From-Iapan. he returned stateside to Camp Elmore. Norfolk, Va., where he served as FMFl.ant ships supply officer. battalion S-5. and as Headquarters Cornmandant, 4th MEB. In August 198-t he reported to lst MEB in Kaneohe Bay. Ha- waii. where he sers ed in a number of hillets including MPF oper- ations officer. After leaving Hawaii. he reported to the Naval Postgraduate School where he earned a Masters in Management with .t speciality in Acquisition and Contracting. Following completion of school. Everest worked as an acquisi- tion logistics project officer in Washington. D.C.. and as battalion 5-5 and executite officer in zd Supply Battalion, 2d Force Service Support Group. He was assigned as MSSG-22 executive officer in April 1995. He is married and has two children. FIRST SERGEANT C.O. HENTHCRN III 7 l FIRST SERGEANT