My Navy Career

1983      PRESENT

COMMANDS/SHIPS/SUBMARINES

      "BOOTCAMP"     

RTC, Orlando, Florida

Dec. 83 - Feb. 84

QUARTERMASTER "A" SCHOOL

NTC, Orlando, FL

Feb. 84

USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

Apr. 84 - Jul. 85          QMSR,QMSA,QMSN

Sailor of the Quarter 1 July - 30 Sept. 1984

Mediterranean Deployment 10 Oct 84 - 8 May 85

USS ELLIOT (DD-967)

Jul. 85 - Apr. 86    QMSN,QM3

Western Pacific Deployment (WESPAC) Jul. 85-Apr. 86

NAVAL SUBMARINE SCHOOL, GROTON, CT

Apr. 86 - Jul. 86      QM3, QM3(SU)

USS BERGALL (SSN-667)     Jul. 86 - Jan. 90

QM3(SU), QM2(SU), QM2(SS), QM2(SS/DV), QM1(SS/DV)

NSTC, Pacific SubBase, Hawaii Scuba Divers School - Diver #5345 18 Sept 87

Qualified Submarine Warfare  27 July 88

Change of Homeport   Mar.-May 88

Jun. 88-Nov. 89 Completed 3 Northern Atlantic Deployments.

RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND, GREAT LAKES, IL

QM1 (SS/DV),  QMC (SS/DV)

Feb. 90 RCC School (recruit company commander)

Mar. 90 - Apr. 93   Recruit Company Commander

This was my first shore tour billet.  I put my anchors on here just after 8 1/2 years in the Navy.

USS ARCHERFISH (SSN-678)    Apr. 93 - Nov. 97

QMC(SS/DV)   ETC(SS/DV)  ETCS(SS/DV)

Completed 3 Mediterranean Deployments:

1/94 to 7/94, 7/95 to 12/95 & 12/96 to 6/97

ICEX: Aug 97-Oct 97 (in route to decommissioning scheduled in PS, Washington)

July 16, 1996 was a painful day....forced conversion from Quartermaster to a Electronics Technician

1996 Nomination by COMSUBLANT for the Charles A. Lockwood Award for Submarine Professional Excellence.  Ended up being 1 of 3 finalist on the East Coast for E-7 and above.

Successfully completed the Navy Leadership School and also the Command Master Chief Course at this command.

Picked up Senior Chief

RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND, GREAT LAKES, IL

DEC. 97 to Present Day       ETCS(SS/DV)

I'm currently the LCPO for Ship 11. As LCPO I'm responsible for up to a max. of 1,000 recruits and 40 Recruit Division Commanders (use to be Company Commanders)

This is my second shore tour and yes, I came back! 

Navy Schools

Ribbons & Medals

of

ETCS(SS/DV) Wayne "Duke" Owings

RIBBONS & MEDALS

Navy Commendation Medal (1) 

Navy Achievement Medal (4)

Navy Unit Citation (USS Archerfish SSN-678)  

Military Unit Citation (USS Archerfish SSN-678)

    Battle "E" (USS Eisenhower CVN-69 & USS Archerfish SSN-678)   

Good Conduct Medal (4)

Navy Expeditionary Medal 

       National Defense Medal (Desert Storm)

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Armed Forces Service Medal

Sea Service (7)

Arctic Service Ribbon

NATO Medal   

Navy Expert Rifle Medal

Navy Expert Pistol Medal

SCHOOLS

I've attended lots of schools as we all do in the military, but I felt the below were worth an "honorable mention".

Command Master Chief Course

Command Financial Specialist

Emergency Medical Technician Training (EMT)

Several American Red Cross courses including Water Safety, Advanced Swimmer, Instruction Candidate, Lifeguard, Standard First Aid and Adult CPR.

Feel free to email me, especially if you are a former shipmate. I would love to hear from you. 

Be sure to sign & view my guestbook.