11/20/2022
On Friday, 18 NOV Tegan Murray, MMA AUP Unit Leader, Class of ‘22 and Cameron Craveiro, MMA AUP Deputy Unit Leader, Class of ‘22 were commissioned into the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and U.S. Coast Guard, respectively. The NOAA Basic Officer Training Class (BOTC) 140 consisted of 12 officer candidates and the USCG Officer Candidate School (OCS) 1-23 consisted of 86 officer candidates. Both training programs are conducted at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
ENS Murray is assigned to the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Honolulu, Hawaii. The 224-foot ship supports research surveys for fisheries, physical and chemical oceanography, marine mammals, sea turtles, marine debris, and coral reefs throughout the central and western Pacific.
ENS Craveiro is assigned to the USCG Cutter Spar, Duluth, Minnesota. The Spar is a Juniper-Class, 225-foot multi mission buoy tender who’s primary mission is aids to navigation, ice breaking, law enforcement and search & rescue. In addition, the SPAR supports marine environmental protection and port security missions on Lake Superior and upper Lake Michigan.
Attending the graduation were Auxiliarists Lisa Goodwin, Branch Chief, AUP Academic Affairs and Russ Gasdia, Branch Chief, AUP Development. Ms Goodwin and Mr Gasdia support the MMA AUP unit as Auxiliary Unit Liaisons. Professor Samantha Coonan, Emergency Management Department, and a USCG Academy graduate, was also in attendance. Professor Coonan serves at the Faculty Advisior for the MMA AUP unit.
Congratulations to ENS Murray and ENS Craveiro on their accomplishments and best wishes for success as officers!
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