User:Marcd30319/Marcd30319 version of Commander Destroyer Squadron One

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The Commander of Destroyer Squadron One (COMDESRON-1) directs, oversees, and assists the ships of the squadron in achieving and maintaining the highest level of material, operational and personnel readiness. When required, COMDESRON-1 exercises command over ships assigned for naval operations in order to achieve sea and air control in pursuit of national objectives.[1] COMDESRON-1 functions as Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) for those assigned ships to the squadron and prepares them for sustained combat operations at sea.[1]

DesRon-1 Commodores[edit]

World War Two[2][3]
    • Captain A.R Early, USN  
    • Captain S.B. Brewer, USN
 (? – 28 March 1943)
    • Captain Ruthven E. Libby, USN
 (28 March 1943 – 8 December 1943)
    • Captain Ephriam R. McLean, Jr., USN
 (8 December 1943 – 8 August 1944)
    • Captain Preston V. Mercer, USN
 (14 August 1944 – 30 January 1945)
    • Captain J. F. Walsh, USN (acting) (30 January 1945 – 1 March 1945)
Destroyer/Surface Squadron One[4]
    • Captain Richard V. Dalton, USN   (23 May 1979 – 11 September 1982)[4]
    • Captain John D. Chamberlain, USN   (11 September 1982 – 12 May 1984)
    • Captain Howard Venezia, USN   (12 May 1984 – 26 October 1986)
    • Captain Paul V. Murphy, USN   (26 October 1986 – 20 August 1988)
    • Captain Harry E. Bailey, USNR   (20 August 1988 – 18 August 1990)
    • Captain Robert A. Goff, USNR   (11 August 1990 – 18 July 1992)
    • Captain Thomas E. Plichta, USNR   (18 July 1992 – 12 February 1994)
    • Captain Bruce Bradshaw, USNR   (12 February 1994 – 11 March 1996)
    • Captain James M. Morrell, USNR   (11 March 1996 – 6 February 1998)
    • Captain Barry L. Morgan, USNR   (6 February 1998 – 21 January 2000)
    • Captain Gary M. Erickson, USNR   (21 January 2000 – 14 January 2002)
    • Captain Terry A. Bragg, USNR   (14 January 2002 – 26 March 2004)
    • Captain Lothrop S. Little, USNR   (26 March 2004 – 10 January 2006)
    • Captain Alfred Collins, Sr., USN   (10 January 2006 – 13 August 20007)
    • Captain Michael W. Selby, USN   (13 August 2007 – 19 June 2009)
    • Captain Eric C. Young, USNR   (19 June 2009 – 23 November 2010)[5][4]
    • Captain Donald G. Hornbeck, USN   (23 November 2010 – 29 May 2011)[5][4]
    • Captain John Steinberger, USN (29 May 2011 – Present)[6][5]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "About Us: Mission". COMDESRON-1. Official U.S. Navy web site. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  2. ^ "About Us: History of Destroyer Squadron One". COMDESRON-1. Official U.S. Navy web site. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  3. ^ Roscoe. U.S. Destroyer Operations in WW2, p 539.
  4. ^ a b c d "Destroyer/Surface Squadron One Commander". About Us. Destroyer Squadron One. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  5. ^ a b c Gidget Fuentes (25 April 2011). "Destroyer squadron boss fired on deployment". Navy News. Military Times. Retrieved 2011-12-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Captain John Steinberger, USN". Leadership. COMDESRON-1. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-06.

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