Captain Cathal S. O'Connor
Deputy Commodore (August 2010 - August 2012) |
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Captain Cathal S. O’Connor is a 1988 graduate from the University of Virginia. He graduated from the Naval War College and received an M.A. in International Relations from Salve Regina University in 1996.
Operational tours include Chief of Staff for Commander Task Force SEVEN SIX, command of Rushmore (LSD 47), Plans & Exercise Officer & Tomahawk Strike Missile Officer for Commander Task Force SEVEN ZERO, Executive Officer in Tortuga (LSD 46), Operations Officer for Amphibious Squadron FIVE, Surface Operations Officer in Essex (LHD 2), Operations Intelligence Officer in Kitty Hawk (CV-63), Combat Information Center Officer in Pharris (FF 1094), Electronic Warfare Officer in Truett (FF 1095), and Electrical Officer aboard Farragut (DDG 37).
Ashore, he served as Surface Warfare Division Lead and Navy Liaison Officer to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the 2010 Navy Quadrennial Defense Review, as Project Officer on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in Deep Blue, as Maritime Analyst and Global Strike Assessment Lead on the Joint Staff (J-8), as Deputy Executive Assistant to the Director of Expeditionary Warfare (N-75), as Special Assistant (Speech Writer) to the Chief of Naval Operations, as Senior Air Defense Officer and Tomahawk Strike Missile Officer for Commander, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, as Division Officer, Department Head, and Major Command Course Instructor at Surface Warfare Officer School Command, and as Special Projects Officer at Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center.
During his tour as Commanding Officer, Rushmore earned the Battle Efficiency Award, the SECNAV and CNO Safety Award, the SECNAV Energy Conservation Award (Blue), the Gold Anchor Retention Award, the Ship’s Store Excellence and Best in Class Award, the Surface Warfare Officer and Enlisted Excellence Awards and the Unit Tactics Award (2006 & 2007). Individually, Rushmore Sailors received the CAPT Joy Bright Hancock Leadership Award (2006 & 2007), Latina Style Military Service Award, Association of Old Crows PSYOPS Excellence Award, Naval Surface Forces Ship Handler of the Year Award, and Military Fire Officer of the Year Award (Runner Up).
Captain O’Connor is currently serving as the Deputy Commodore of Amphibious Squadron Eleven, forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan.
His awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3), Navy Commendation Medal (8), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Surface Navy Association Literary Award and various campaign and unit decorations.
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Navy Staffs Support Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Around the ClockCommander, Task Force 76 (CTF 76) and Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11 (CPR 11) began the first phase of exercise Talisman Sabre 2011(TS11) this week by standing 24-hour command-and-control watches aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). PHIBRON ELEVEN Sailors Receive AwardsSeven Sailors assigned to AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON ELEVEN were recognized for their efforts recently in an awards ceremony held underway in the focsle of the USS ESSEX (LHD 2), Sept 21. Essex ARG Embarks 31st MEUOKINAWA, Japan – The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) embarked the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan Sept. 5-6 in support of the ESX ARG’s current patrol throughout the Western Pacific region Training Aboard USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 08, 2010) - The Primary Safety Officer, Cpl. Scott Schmick, kneeling, instructs the Assistant Gunner, Lance Cpl, Tyler Debenport, and the Gunner, Lance Cpl. Manolo Morales, during an M240B machine gun shoot aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). PHIBRON 11 Makes Friends In the PhilippinesSAN ANTONIO, Republic of the Philippines – Sailors assigned to Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Eleven along with sailors from the Armed Forces of the Philippines participated in a friendship building project at San Esteban Elementary School Oct. 14 in an effort to improve intercultural relations between the United States and the Philippines. COMPHIBRON 11 Change of Command Set for January 19SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 14, 2011) – Captain Bradley Lee will relieve Captain Mark E. Weber as Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11 (CPR 11) at a change of command ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. on January 19, on board USS Essex (LHD 2). U.S. Consul General, Japanese Dignitaries Visit Essex ARGThe honorable Raymond Greene, U.S. Consulate General to Okinawa, and Japanese dignitaries learn about the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities of the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex ARG Helps 31st MEU Complete CERTEXPHILIPPINE SEA – Ships of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) worked with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to complete its certification exercise (CERTEX) Oct. 16. Essex ARG Arrives in Subic Bay, Offloads 31st MEULance Cpl. Lucas Rucker, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), directs a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle out of the upper vehicle storage area of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex ARG, 31st MEU Back-load After PHIBLEX EndsThe Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) back loaded its Sailors, Marines, equipment and vehicles to their respective ships marking the end of Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) Oct. 30 in the Republic of the Philippines. Essex, PHIBRON 11 Sailors Visit Indonesian UniversityBALI, Indonesia - Sailors from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Amphibious Squadron 11 participated in a discussion panel with students from Mahendradatta University in Bali, Indonesia Nov. 21. |
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