Author: captain1610

Commander CVW 17 FIRED

From the NAVY TIMES:

The commander of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW 17) has been fired in light of accusations he was having an “inappropriate relationship” with a female junior officer within his chain of command, the Navy reported Saturday.

Captain Jeffrey “Chilly” Winter has led CVW 17 since June. As of Friday, he has been temporarily reassigned to Naval Air Forces, pending the outcome of the investigation, the Navy reported. Captain. Matthew Leahey, deputy commander of CVW 17, has temporarily been assigned to lead the air wing, which is based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California.

Rear Admiral David Steindl, head of Carrier Strike Group 1 made the decision to fire the captain.

Change of Charge at NIOD Groton, CT

On Friday, 20 September, Lieutenant Commander Ken Lassek will assume responsibility and authority as Officer in Charge, Navy Information Operations Detachment Groton, Connecticut.   He is relieving Lieutenant Commander Irvin D. Smith.  Congratulations LCDR Smith and crew !


All ahead full, LCDR Lassek and crew !

NIOD holds change of charge ceremony
The Dolphin, 26 September 2013… by MC2(AW/SW) Kristina Young
Lt. Cmdr. Irvin D. Smith Jr., officer-in-charge (OIC) of Navy Information Operations Detachment (NIOD) Groton turned over the watch to Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth W. Lassek in a change of charge ceremony held alongside the Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) Sept. 20.
NIOD Groton is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and removal of Information Warfare direct support equipment and augmentation of Cryptologic Maintenance Technician (CTM) Direct Support personnel to Atlantic Fleet (LANTFLT) combatants.
Smith took the helm of NIOD in October 2011 and leaves the command with many fond memories. Continued…
“I’m fortunate to have had the opportunity to lead such a great group of Sailors,” said Smith, whose goal had been to ensure his Sailors always had everything available to them to be able to carry out the job safely, securely, effectively, and efficiently.
“Lt. Cmdr. Lassek is an outstanding leader and I expect that he will continue to challenge them,” said Smith. “They will continue to do as well and better.”
Capt. Michael D. Walls, Smith’s immediate supervisor and ceremony guest speaker, praised Smith’s accomplishments before presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to Smith during the ceremony. Smith then handed over the OIC duties to Lassek.
For Lassek taking charge offers an opportunity to continue a rich command history.
“Cmdr. Smith, thank you so much for your comprehensive turnover,” said Lassek, as he addressed the crowd. “Your accomplishments and leadership are evident throughout the command. Since 1959, this command has changed names three times and had numerous OICs; the walls are filled with history, with successful missions led by those very same leaders and executed by outstanding Sailors. I’m honored and very excited to lead this team.”
Lassek reported to NIOD from US Fleet Cyber Command in Fort Meade, MD.
“Coming from the operational level, I’ve excited to get back to the tactical level again,” said Lassek.

Sharp words

Thomas Churchyard noted that: “Sharp words make more wounds than a surgeon can heal.” An officer who understands the job knows there is never any reason to use sarcasm, profanity or ad hominem arguments with anyone who doesn’t get a fair chance to answer back. 
The object is to create a team, not enemies. An officer and his or her people are a team at all times, officially and socially.  Good manners help to make the system work.

From: THE ARMED FORCES OFFICER

Commanding Cooperatively

Commander Sean Heritage released his first book in a series.  You can find it on Amazon HERE.

Sean is the kind of guy who:

  • Thinks differently
  • Acts differently, and
  • LEADS DIFFERENTLY

This is the beginning of something really special on its way to EXTRAORDINARY.

Few officers in our community are willing to put themselves “out there” for others to judge.

He really is “the man in the arena” that Theodore Roosevelt described.

Congratulations and BZ on your book, Sean.

Freedom isn’t free – 9-11-01

On September 11, 2001, a section of the U.S. Pentagon was destroyed by an unforgiveable act of terrorism, and many Americans perished in the catastrophe.   For more information, please visit the group Memorial: U.S. Pentagon Building Disaster   Commander Dan Frederic Shanower, 40, was listed by the U.S. Navy as missing and presumed dead as a result of this tragic event. 
U.S. Navy Biographical Information: Dan Frederic Shanower Home of Record: Naperville, Ill. Commissioned: Officer Candidate School, July 6, 1989 Rank: Commander Date of Rank: December 1, 2000 Designator: Intelligence Officer Age: 40 Duty Stations:  Electronic Attack Squadron 136   03/86 – 09/88  Task Unit 168.1.2 Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines   09/88 – 08/90   Inactive Duty   08/90 – 10/94  Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific   12/94 – 05/97  Commander, Third Fleet   05/97 – 05/99  Chief of Naval Operations   06/99 – Awards and Decorations: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (5), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3)  SHANOWER, CMDR. DAN FREDERIC USN OF NAPERVILLE  
Born Feb. 7, 1961, in Aurora, he was killed Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, in the attack on the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Interment was held at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., at which time the Purple Heart and Meritorious Service Award were granted posthumously. In 1985, Cmdr. Shanower went to Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Fla., where he was commissioned Ensign. He served with the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 1990 as an intelligence officer. He entered the Naval Reserves in 1990 and took a position as a foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department. He returned to active duty in 1994 and reported to the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Command. Cmdr. Shanower’s tours included several years in both Japan and the Philippine Islands. In 1997 he was posted to San Diego where he served as an assistant intelligence officer for the U.S. Third Fleet aboard the USS Coronado. Two years later he was transferred to Washington D.C. At the time of his death, he was responsible for providing intelligence information to senior naval officers at the Pentagon. 
Cmdr. Shanower authored several articles on military strength and readiness in addition to “Freedom Isn’t Free” in the March 1997 issue of Naval Institute Proceedings. He earned the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy Commendation medals and the Navy Service Medal. He is survived by his parents, Donald and Patricia (nee Gibbs) Shanower of Naperville; sisters, Victoria (F. Edwin) Wike of Winnetka and Paula (Robert) Coleman of Willoughby Hills, Ohio; brothers, Thomas (‘Ana) Shanower of Sidney, Mont. and Jonathan Shanower of Naperville; and nieces and nephews, Andrew and Elaine Coleman, Rachel, John and Molly Wike and Matthew, Nicholas and Stephanie Shanower.

The Rock

Reading is the rock upon which you will build the rest of your career. Here is your chance to create real intellectual capital from which you will earn interest, draw dividends, and make withdrawals in the decades to come.
 
In this way, I share Teddy Roosevelt’s mindset when he stated, “I am a part of everything I have read.”

—Admiral James Stavridis, U.S. Navy (Ret.)