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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| • 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[update])[6][5] |
Notes
edit- ^ a b "About Us: Mission". COMDESRON-1. Official U.S. Navy web site. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ "About Us: History of Destroyer Squadron One". COMDESRON-1. Official U.S. Navy web site. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ Roscoe. U.S. Destroyer Operations in WW2, p 539.
- ^ a b c d "Destroyer/Surface Squadron One Commander". About Us. Destroyer Squadron One. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Captain John Steinberger, USN". Leadership. COMDESRON-1. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
Sources
edit- Roscoe, Theodore (1953). United States Destroyer Operations in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 0-87021-726-7.
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