USS Russell
Executive Officer (June 2009 - June 2011)  
Commander Chicoine
Executive Officer (Relieved June 2011)
Commander Chicoine is a native of Colchester Vermont; he enlisted in the Navy in 1984. 
 
Following Advanced Electronics Training and Nuclear Propulsion Training he served as a Nuclear Electronics Technician onboard the USS FLORIDA (SSBN 728G).  Following his sea tour he was selected for the Enlisted Commissioning Program.  He graduated from the University of Idaho in May of 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics and was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer.
 
Commander Chicoine’s Division Officer sea tours were as First Lieutenant onboard USS TAYLOR (FFG 50) 1995-1997, and as Propulsion Aft Officer onboard USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) 1997-1999. 
 
Following sea duty he attended the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey California where he received a Master of Science Degree in Applied Physics.  His research focused on the initial development of a robotic platform designed to search for mines in the surf zone.
 
Commander Chicoine’s Department Head tours were as the Chief Engineer onboard USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51) 2002-2004 and as Executive Officer onboard USS GRASP (ARS 51) 2004-2006. 
 
He completed an additional sea tour as TLAM Officer in Carrier Strike Group Ten (2007-2008), deploying onboard USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75).  While in the Persian Gulf his team served as Launch Area Coordinator for the first operational employment of a TLAM BLK IV missile. 
 
CDR Chicoine’s most recent tour was as Deputy Enlisted Readiness and Placement Officer at PERS-4013 in Millington Tennessee.
 
His decorations include five Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, one Navy Achievement Medal, two Good Conduct Medals and numerous unit and campaign medals and ribbons.

 NEWS
USS Russell enters Pearl Harbor
USS Russell entering Pearl Harbor
The Arleigh Burke class are among the largest and most powerful destroyers ever built, both larger and more heavily armed than many previous cruisers.
NMCRS Pearl Harbor Recognizes Hawaii-based Commands, USS Russell
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Stirrup, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Pearl Harbor Chapter held an awards ceremony to recognize Hawaii-based commands for their efforts during the 2010 NMCRS Fund Drive at the Hickam Memorial Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 22
USS Russell Arrives in Sendai
SENDAI, Japan (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) arrived in Sendai, Japan, July 23 for a scheduled port visit. The visit is a continuation of U.S. – Japan joint port calls being conducted throughout the year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. – Japan Mutual Security Treaty.
USS Russell Returns to Pearl Harbor from Seven-Month Deployment
PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a scheduled seven-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibilities (AOR) Aug. 6
Middle Pacific-based Koa Kai Exercise Saves Money, Time
Middle Pacific-based Koa Kai Exercise Saves Money and Time
PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Training exercise Koa Kai 11-1 concluded Nov. 17, saving the Navy both time and money by keeping participating surface combatants in the middle Pacific area of responsibility instead of training off the coast of San Diego.

 Served with...
Commander Rodney M. Patton

Start Date: April 2009
End Date: April 2011
Master Chief Sprague

Start Date: May 2009
End Date: September 2011

 ‭(Hidden)‬ After
Commander Joseph Carrigan

Start Date: April 2011
End Date: October 2012
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