USS Paul Hamilton
Commanding Officer (August 2009 - August 2011) 
Commander Edward Eder
Commanding Officer (August 2009 - August 2011)
Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, CDR Eder graduated from the North Carolina State University in December, 1990 with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Reserve Commission through the NROTC Program.  He has been a Full Time Support (FTS) Officer since returning to active duty in 1996.

Previous afloat assignments have included both Communications Officer and Electrical Officer onboard USS BOWEN (FF/FFT 1079) homeported in Norfolk, VA and New York City, NY; Combat Information Center Officer onboard USS SPRUANCE (DD 963) homeported in Mayport, FL; Engineer and subsequent Executive Officer onboard USS BLACK HAWK (MHC 58), and Executive Officer onboard USS DEFENDER (MCM 2), both homeported in Ingleside, TX; Executive Officer onboard USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54) homeported in Yokosuka, Japan; Current Operations Officer (N3A) and subsequent Acting Operations Officer (N3) on the staff of EXPEDITIONARY STRIKE GROUP ONE (ESG 1) homeported in San Diego, CA.

Previous shore assignments have included Reserve Component billets while assigned as a drilling Reservist at Navy Operational Support Centers Raleigh, NC and Norfolk, VA; Flag Secretary to COMMANDER, MINE WARFARE COMMAND, Corpus Christi, TX; FTS Surface Officer Assignments and subsequent Deputy Branch Head for all FTS Officer Detailing and Assignments at NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND, Millington, TN; and JOINT COUNTER RADIO-CONTROLLED IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ELECTRONIC WARFARE (JCREW) Fielding Director for JOINT CREW COMPOSITE SQUADRON ONE (JCCS 1), Baghdad, Iraq.

CDR Eder is a graduate of the INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES at the NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, Washington, D.C. with a Masters Degree in National Resource Strategy, focusing on the Transportation Industry and with a Regional Securities Study of Northeast Asia, as well as a graduate certificate of completion in the Supply Chain Management Concentration Program.

CDR Eder has been awarded the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal.

 NEWS
Sailors of USS PAUL HAMILTON gathered in front Boys’ Town.
Traditions Still Ring True on USS Paul Hamilton
USS PAUL HAMILTON at Sea - On a rainy December morning USS PAUL HAMILTON, an Arleigh Burke class Destroyer, maneuvered heavy shipping traffic on its way to Changi Naval Base, Singapore.
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) passes by the Missing Man Formation monument at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
USS Paul Hamilton Returns Home
The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) passes by the Missing Man Formation monument at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
An officer standing watch aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) observes an oil tanker pass.
Paul Hamilton Returns from Western Pacific Deployment
More than 300 Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) arrived pierside, following a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific; they were greeted by friends and family at Naval Station Pearl Harbor Aug. 21.
Sailors assigned to USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) pick up debris during a cleanup event at the Navy Veteran's Cemetery in Honolulu.
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) Clean Up
Sailors assigned to USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) pick up debris during a cleanup event at the Navy Veteran's Cemetery in Honolulu.
March of Dimes Recognizes Paul Hamilton Sailors
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Mark Logico, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs HONOLULU (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) received the 2010 Top Military Team award from the health charity organization, March of Dimes, June 14.
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) perform shipboard maneuvers.
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) Perform Shipboard Maneuvers
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 13, 2010) - The guided-missile destroyers USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) perform shipboard maneuvers off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands.
USS PAUL HAMILTON DDG 60 Deploys
USS Paul Hamilton Deploys
PEARL HARBOR (December 1, 2010) - Families and friends said goodbye as the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) departed from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Nov. 30 for an independent deployment to the Middle East and Western Pacific.

 Served with...
Commander Scott A. Carroll

Start Date: July 2009
End Date: July 2011

 ‭(Hidden)‬ After
CDR Luke Frost

Start Date: July 2011
End Date: April 2013
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