The Sullivans (DDG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER Af .-.1 - xi COMMANDER RYAN C. TILLOTSON UNITED STATES NAVY CDR TILLOTSON WAS BORN IN FOCATELLO, IDAHO AND RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION THROUGH THE NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. AFTER ATTENDING THE SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL DIVISION OFFICER COURSE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, HE SERVED IN USS DUBOOUE CLPD S5 AS ORDNANCE OFFICER, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND NAVIGATOR, THEN HOME PORTED IN SASEBO JAPAN. FOLLOWING HIS TOUR IN USS DUISUOUE, CDR TILLOTSON ATTENDED THE NAVAL FOSTGRADUATE SCHOOL CNPS5 IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, EARNING A IVIASTERIS OF SCIENCE IN OPERATIONS ANALYSIS. UPON GRADUATION FROM NPS HE SERVED AS COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER IN USS JOHN A. MOORE CFFG 195, AND C-41 OFFICER IN USS PELELIU CLI-IA 55 BOTH HOME PORTED IN SAN DIEGO. CALIFORNIA. HE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN USS DE WERT CFFG 455 AND USS O' BANNON CDD 9875 IN MAYPORT, FLORIDA. CDR TILLOTSON ASSUMED COMMAND OF USS THE SULLIVANS CDDG 685 IN DECEMBER 2007. CDR TILLOTSONIS SHORE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE THE SURFACE WARFARE DIRECTORATE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL DPERATIONS STAFF CN865, WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR VARIOUS CURRENT AND ADVANCED LAND ATTACK WARFARE AND NAVAL SURFACE FIRES SUPPORT PROGRAMS. HE ALSO SERVED AS THE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DETAILER AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SURFACE WARFARE CFFICER DISTRIBUTION IPERS 41 NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMAND. IVIILLINGTON TENNESSEE. HE IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE WITH A MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY. CDR TILLOTSON HAS EARNED THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION AND ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS AS WELL AS SEVERAL PERSONAL. UNIT AND CAMPAIGN AWARDS. HE IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER MS. AMY I-IUDSON OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THEY HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, CLIVIA, AND LIVE IN JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA. HE ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE USS THE SULLIVANS CDDG 685. HOME PORTED IN MAYPORT, FLORIDA ON DECEMBER 7TH 2007 2