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USS Emory S. Land (AS-39)

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CAPT. Andrew H. Ring USN
Commanding Officer

Captain Andrew Homer Ring, a native of Wilmore, KS, joined the Kansas Army National Guard and Army Reserve in 1992 as a cannon crewmember in field artillery. In 1993 he received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating from U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 with a BS in Aerospace Engineering.

Captain Ring’s sea assignments include a junior officer tour on USS CHARLOTTE (SSN 766), Navigator/Operations officer on USS ALABAMA (SSBN 731) BLUE and USS NEVADA (SSBN 733) He completed five Pacific strategic deterrent patrols with his departments earning three CSS 19 Navigation “N” awards. He was the Executive Officer on USS JACKSONVILLE (SSN 699).

Captain Andrew H Ring was Commanding Officer of the USS Houston (SSN-713). He has successfully completed the decommissioning ahead of schedule Arriving last August and turned over the ship to PSNS on August 24, 2017.

Captain Ring’s shore assignments include duty as a Watch Officer at Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, VA. He served as a Liaison Officer at the Joint Warfare Analysis Command in Dahlgren, VA for the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea. During this assignment he also completed a tour in Iraq at Camp Victory as the Multi-National Corps Iraq and U.S. State Department Liaison Officer. He was selected for the 2011 Federal Executive Fellowship Program and attended Harvard University as a Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs studying Chinese foreign policy. He served as Executive Officer of the Tactical Readiness Evaluation Team at Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Deputy for Material Readiness at Submarine Squadron Seven in Pearl Harbor, HI.

Captain Ring arrives to USS EMORY S. LAND (AS-39) from the staff of Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, where he most recently served as the director of integrated undersea surveillance systems.

Captain Ring earned a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategic Planning from the U.S. Naval War College, a Masters in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, a Masters of Business Administration from Touro University, and a Masters of Art in Liberal Studies from University of Oklahoma.

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