The Sullivans (DDG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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OMBAT SYSTEM ., I . Mmfi rtr DEPAR I ME ao X rf W7 'K j f' if . ieit ,' i. f LCDR JOHN THOMPSON CSO 3 1' Lieutenant Commander John Tho Electronics Field program and attended Bootcamp at RTC Orlando. Florida. Following his training, he was assigned to the USS SEMMES D f ' ' ' f DG183. He was advanced to the rank of Firecontrolman 2nd Class Petty Officer in 1986 and was re-assigned to the USS BELKNAP CCG 263 in Gaeta, Italy. While serving in the BELKNAP, he was selected to attend the Enlisted Education Advancement Program and transferred to Brunswick College in Brunswick, Georgia. While attending Brunswick College, he served as state president of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society for the University System of Georgia and was awarded membership into the National Honor Society He was advanced to Firecontrolman First Class in 1989. Upon completion of his studies, he was assigned to the USS HEWITT tDD 9663 Yokosuka, Japan. mpson is a native of Austell, Georgia. He enlisted in the Navy in 1983 under the Advanced in While onboard the HEWITT, he served as Leading Petty Officer for CM Division and completed his first Arabian Gulf deployment in support of Operation Southern Watch. As the primary engagement planner for HEWITT he planned and executed 10 Tomahawk missile strikes against Iraq. He was selected for the Enlisted Commissioning Program, advanced to Firecontrolman Chief Petty Officer and was selected as the Senior Sailor of the Year 1992. He was commissioned an Ensign in May of 1995 by the Honorable John Dalton, Secretary of the Navy, at Louisiana State University. Following his commissioning, he attended Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, Rhode Island and accepted orders to the USS O'BRIEN CDD 9753 in Yokosuka, Japan. After serving as Communications Officer in O'BRlEN for ll months, he was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade and was asked to assume the duties as the Combat Systems Officer, a job he held for the remainder of his time aboard. While onboard O'BRIEN, he completed two Arabian Gulf deployments. Following his tour in O'BRIEN, Lieutenant Commander Thompson was selected to serve as Flag Lieutenant for Commander Carrier Group Three, in Bremerton, Washington, embarked in the USS CARL VINSON CCVN 693. During his tenure at CCG-3, he made his fourth deployment to the Arabian Gulf and participated in Operation Desert Fox. Upon completing his tour he was assigned to Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. During his tenure at NPS, Lieutenant Commander Thompson earned two masters' degrees: Master of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Financial Management. Following September ll, 2001, he was selected to be a founding member of the Navy Operational Group, a.k.a. Code-Blue. After completing his studies at NPS, he returned to Newport, Rhode Island to attend Surface Warfare Officer Department Head School. Following SWOS, he reported to USS THE SULLIVANS KDDG 683 where he has served consecutive tours as the Weapons Officer and Combat Systems Officer. He is married to the former Lynn Riehlmann from Gretna, Louisiana, and they have one son: Ian. LTJG WOLF A-CSO