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USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)

CAPT. Scott B Hattaway USN Commanding Officer (Gold)

Captain Hattaway is originally from Alabama. He attended the United States Naval Academy where he graduated in 1996 with a Bachelors of Science in Systems Engineering. His division officer tours were on USS HEWITT (DD 966) serving as Gunnery Officer and later fleeting up as the Combat Systems Officer and on USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) as MP-3 Division Officer and Engineering Training Officer. He served as Engineer Officer on USS MITSCHER (DDG 57), assisting in the development of early ballistic missile defense efforts in Operation JUNIPER COBRA and executing strike missions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Following this he reported to the staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron 22 as Material Officer (N4). During this tour, DESRON 22 integrated the first Spanish AEGIS frigate into battlegroup operations and deployed with the THEODORE ROOSEVELT Carrier Strike Group.

CAPT Hattaway assumed duties as Executive Officer in USS JOHN S. McCAIN (DDG 56) in November 2010. As Executive Officer he participated in Operation TOMODACHI, conducting search and rescue and disaster relief efforts in the wake of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster. In April of 2012 he fleeted up as Commanding Officer where he participated in numerous Joint and multi-national exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force and Republic of Korea Navy and conducted several real world Ballistic Missile Defense missions in the Seventh Fleet area of operations.

Completing command in October 2013, CAPT Hattaway reported to the staff of Commander Carrier Strike Group Ten as the Surface Operations/Future Plans Officer (N32). While a member of the CSG-10 staff, he deployed to the Middle East as HARRY S. TRUMAN Carrier Strike Group conducting integrated operations with CHARLES DE GAULLE Carrier Strike Group and commenced the first Optimized Fleet Response Plan as DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Carrier Strike Group.

CAPT Hattaway’s shore tours include the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, Assessment Division (N81) where he served as the Section Head for World Class Models, and most recently to Joint Inter-Agency Task Force West as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans and Engagement (J5) and the Chief of the Commander’s Action Group.

CAPT Hattaway is a distinguished graduate from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2008 earning a Master’s of Science in Operations Research and the Chief of Naval Operations Award for Excellence in Operations Research, and a distinguished graduate from the National War College in 2016 earning a Master’s of Science in National Security Strategy.

CAPT Hattaway’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and various unit and service awards. He is a designated subspecialist in both Operations Research and Modeling and Simulation

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