USS WHITEHAT BLDG 122
AT 10 O’CLOCK WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2015
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. BULIS COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN JAMES D. HAWKINS RELIEVING OFFICER
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES HISTORY, MISSION, & VISION
NSGL
COMMANDING
OFFICERS 2001-2003
CAPT Gerald Hart
2003-2005
CAPT Kathryn Hobbs
HISTORY Naval Station Great Lakes is a large busy place. More than 20,000 military and civilian personnel work, train, and live here. Our training commands and schools proudly graduate thousands of recruits and Sailors each year. The installation is 103 years old. It, along with the mission, has been in constant change, allowing us to prepare Sailors for an increasingly sophisticated and technology-based Navy.
MISSION
2005-2007
-- Enable and sustain Fleet, Fighter, and Family, integrated Base Operating Support for our tenant commands.
2007-2009
VISION
CAPT Richard Postera
CAPT David Schnell
2009-20011
CAPT John Malfitano
2011-2013
CAPT Randall Lynch
2013-2015
CAPT William Bulis
-- Enable the delivery of highly skilled, technically proficient, disciplined and motivated Sailors to the Fleet. Preserve our Naval heritage and customs, by representing the Navy through professional and personal excellence. -- Deliver unrivaled services to our tenant commands and their families, ensuring their safety and security. We are committed to achieving the best value in all our processes and preserving our natural resources. -- Unsurpassed quality of life for Naval Station Great Lakes’ military service members, civilians and their families, making Naval Station Great Lakes the premier training, working, and living installation in the United States Navy.
CHANGE OF COMMAND ABOUT THE CEREMONY
THE CEREMONY The Change of Command ceremony is a time-honored Navy tradition which restates the continuity of command and is a formal ritual conducted before the assembled members of the command. The Change of Command is unique in the world today in that it is the transfer of total responsibility, authority, and accountability from one individual to another. At the time of turning over the command, the officer to be relieved will call all hands to muster, read the orders of detachment and turn over the command to his or her relief, who will read the orders of relief and assume command.
NAVY REGULATION The responsibility of the Commanding Officer is absolute, except when, and to the extent, relieved there from by competent authority or as provided otherwise in the regulations. The authority of the Commanding Officer is commensurate with his responsibility. While he may at his discretion, and when not contrary to law or regulations, delegate authority to his subordinates for the execution of details, such delegation of authority shall in no way relieve the Commanding Officer of his continued responsibility for the safety, well-being, and efficiency of his entire command.
THE OFFICIAL PARTY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
THE OFFICIAL PARTY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
REAR ADMIRAL RICKY WILLIAMSON
R
ear Adm. Ricky Williamson is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. He is a 1985 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
His early sea assignments include tours in USS Dewey (DDG 45), USS Briscoe (DD 977), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), and executive officer in USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60). He commanded USS Simpson (FFG 56) during NATO’s Standing Naval Forces Atlantic 2004 deployment to the United States, the first such visit by NATO to the United States after 9/11. Under his command, Simpson won two Battle E’s. Ashore, his assignments include tours in the Washington-area as the executive assistant to Commander Navy Installations Command, and deputy director of Plans and Policy. Additionally, he served as a lead examiner of both the Steam and Gas Turbine Branches at the Propulsion Examination Board at Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. In May 2006, Williamson served as the executive officer of the Command Leadership School in Newport, Rhode Island. From 2008 to 2011, he served as the commanding officer of Naval Base San Diego. During this tour, Naval Base San Diego was selected as the 2010 Presidential Installation Excellence Award and the 2011 Presidential Green Government Award. Williamson earned a Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990 and is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. Williamson’s decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various other unit and campaign awards.
CHANGE OF COMMAND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS The assuming Commanding Officer says.
“I RELIEVE YOU”
MUSICAL PRELUDE Navy Band Great Lakes
OFFICIAL PARTY ARRIVES PRESENT COLORS Training Support Center
NATIONAL ANTHEM Musician 3rd Class Danlie Cuenca
INVOCATION CDR Roger Bouma
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER CAPT William A. Bulis, NSGL Commanding Officer
GUEST SPEAKER & AWARD PRESENTATION RDML Ricky Williamson, CNRMA Commander
REMARKS & READING OF ORDERS CAPT William A. Bulis, NSGL Commanding Officer CAPT James D. Hawkins, NSGL Commanding Officer
BENEDICTION CDR Roger Bouma
CHANGE OF COMMAND PARTICIPANTS The Commanding Officer replies.
“I STAND RELIEVED”
OFFICIAL PARTY RDML Ricky Williamson - Presiding Officer CAPT William A. Bulis - Commanding Officer CAPT James D. Hawkins - Relieving Commanding Officer CMDCM Michael Renbarger - Command Master Chief
MASTER OF CEREMONIES CDR Kevin Barnett
SIDEBOYS Chief Master-at-Arms Matthew Thomas Chief Master-at-Arms Brent Christensen Career Counselor 1st Class Elizabeth Parker Fire Controlman 1st Class Jason Pugh Aviation Ordinanceman 2nd Class John Anthony Yeoman 2nd Class Erick Martinez
HONORARY BOATSWAIN Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Bryant Sheridan
TIME ORDERLY Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Lennon Liszcz
DESIGN & PHOTOS Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Timmy Wakefield
THE OFFICIAL PARTY COMMANDING OFFICER
THE OFFICIAL PARTY COMMANDING OFFICER
CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. BULIS
C
aptain Bulis was commissioned in 1990 upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was designated a Naval Aviator in September 1993 and selected for follow-on training in the E2C Hawkeye.
His squadron tours include the VAW-121 BLUETAILS deployed in USS George Washington, the SUN KINGS of VAW-116 serving as Operations Officer and Maintenance Officer deployed in USS Constellation. In May 2007, Captain Bulis reported to the “REDHAWKS” of VT-21 and served as Commanding Officer. He reported to USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, CVN-75 serving as “Air Boss.” Captain Bulis’ Landing Signal Officer (LSO) tours include the staff of the Landing Signal Officer School at NAS Oceana from as Operations Officer and instructor LSO; CARRIER AIR WING SEVEN Staff LSO, and as Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet’s FORCE LSO. Captain Bulis attended the Naval War College’s College of Naval Command and Staff, earning his M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies in 2005 as a resident student. Following graduation, he joined the staff of the White House Military Office as the Successor and Staff Support Program Manager, working on policy and inter-governmental coordination. Captain Bulis commanded Naval Support Activity Lakehurst, where he was dual-hatted as Deputy Commander, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Captain Bulis’ individual military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Strike Flight Air Medal, Navy Commendation Medals (four awards, one with Combat ‘V’) the Navy Achievement Medal.
THE OFFICIAL PARTY PROSPECTIVECOMMANDING OFFICER
THE OFFICIAL PARTY PROSPECTIVE COMMANDING OFFICER
CAPTAIN JAMES D. HAWKINS A native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Captain James D. Hawkins is a 1987 graduate of St. Joseph High School and a 1991 graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he earned a degree in Aerospace Engineering and a commission through Naval ROTC. Captain Hawkins was designated a Naval Flight Officer in the E-2C Hawkeye in February 1994. Captain Hawkins has served with the “Bear Aces” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW 124); the “Bluetails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW 121); and as Navigator onboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74). Ashore, Captain Hawkins has served at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada as a Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS) instructor, Air Wing Weapons Detachment evaluator, and E-2C Tactics Manual program manager; as a Knowledge Manager and Aerospace Planner for United States Joint Forces Command, Standing Joint Force; commanded Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility (FACSFAC) San Diego; and served at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command Interagency Directorate (J9) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Captain Hawkins has over 2300 hours and 500 arrested landings in the E-2C Hawkeye. He holds a masters degree from the Naval War College and is a graduate of the Naval Operational Planner Course and Jouint Forces Staff College. Captain Hawkins’ decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Strike Flight Air Medal (five awards), Navy and Marine Corps commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards) and various unit and capaign awards. Captain Hakins was a 2011 Stennis Center “Straight Furrow” award winner for outstanding leadership, professionalism, and integrity.