The change of command additionally served as Anderson’s retirement ceremony, celebrating his 33 years of naval service.
“I’ll miss the camaraderie, sense of mission and can-do-attitude of the officers, chiefs and Sailors in our Navy,” Anderson stated.
Anderson led 11 floor combatants and greater than 5,000 Sailors to attain operational excellence and unsurpassed fight readiness as commodore of CNSS 14.
Anderson’s profession began in 1990, as a machinist mate. After a full and storied profession, he revealed what he’ll miss probably the most in retirement.
Afloat, Anderson served aboard USS Scott (DDG 995) as harm management assistant, USS Hue Metropolis (CG 66) as the hearth management officer, USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) as weapons officer and fight methods officer, USS Simpson (FFG 56) as government officer and commanding officer. He served on the workers of Commander, Provider Strike Group Twelve because the floor operations officer and flag operations/N3. Simpson has the excellence of being the final Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate within the US Fleet upon its decommissioning in September 2015.
Ashore, Anderson served as the chief assistant to the Chief of Legislative Affairs, the deputy division chief for the Useful resource and Acquisition Administration Workplace and navy secretariat within the J-8 Directorate of the Joint Workers, and on the OPNAV workers because the warfare integration programming department head inside Warfare Integration (N9I).
Anderson expressed his religion in Blakeslee’s management throughout the ceremony.
“I’m assured that you’ll proceed to steer our workers and our ships to success,” Anderson stated.
Blakeslee has served on ships in each the Atlantic and Pacific fleets with deployed operations within the Atlantic, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Western Pacific areas of operation. Her sea assignments embrace air transportation officer on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72); electrical and auxiliaries officer and coaching officer on USS Stout (DDG 55); weapons and fight methods officer on USS Port Royal (CG 73); operations officer for CTG 515.1 onboard USNS Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017); and government officer on USS The Sullivans (DDG 68). Blakeslee commanded USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), which earned the Battle “E” and served because the Ballistic Missile Protection Commander for Provider Strike Group EIGHT within the Arabian Gulf.
Her assignments ashore embrace choice as a Navy Washington D.C. intern with internships at OPNAV’s Deep Blue, Navy Legislative Affairs, and Joint Workers J-5; deputy government assistant OPNAV N3/N5; seamanship and navigation teacher on the U.S. Naval Academy; J3 Plans Arabian Gulf department chief, deputy government officer to Commander, U.S. Central Command, J5 Strategic communication department chief U.S Central Command, and because the government assistant to the Director, Maritime Operations and coaching execution and certification (N71) department chief on the workers of U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
“I’m humbled,” Blakeslee stated. “Humbled to be given the chance to steer the most important squadron of destroyers within the Navy.”
CNSS 14 is the executive rapid superior in command for the guided-missile destroyers homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida.
