USS Comstock
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Commanding Officer (October 2009 - October 2011) 
Commander Lance Lesher
Commanding Officer (October 2009 - October 2011)

Commander Lance Lesher was born in Cristobal, Panama. He enlisted in the Navy in 1985 and served as a Machinist Mate for three years before being appointed to the United States Naval Academy. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering.

His first sea tour was serving as Combat Information Center Officer in USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) where he participated in OPERATION DESERT STORM, and SOUTHERN WATCH, in the Arabian Gulf. During that tour he also participated in OPERATION RESTORE HOPE and CONTINUE HOPE off the coast of Somalia. After serving on the decommissioning crew of USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY, he served on the pre-commissioning crew as Machinery Division Officer and Navigator in USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50).

His department head tours included serving as Engineer Officer in USS OAK HILL (LSD 51) and Afloat Training Group, Atlantic as an engineering space assessor.

His executive officer tour was in USS MCINERNEY (FFG 8) where he deployed as part of Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group. While deployed he participated in OPERATION ACTIVE ENDEAVOR in the Mediterranean Sea.

He served as Chief Staff Officer of COMDESRON TWO FOUR.

His shore tours have included Surface Warfare Officer’s School as an engineering instructor; Center for Strategic and International Studies as a military fellow; Multi-National Division, Baghdad as a Civil Affairs Officer; and Tactical Training Group, Atlantic as a surface warfare instructor and mentor.

Commander Lesher has a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from Salve Regina University and has completed Joint Military Professional Education, Phase I.

Commanders Lesher’s awards include the Bronze Star; Meritorious Service Medal; Navy Commendation Medal; Navy Achievement Medal and various unit and service awards.

 NEWS
Scan Eagle onboard USS Comstock LSD 45
Scan Eagle from the Deck of Comstock
A Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is launched from the flight deck aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45).
Sailors stand watch on the portside bridge wing aboard USS Comstock (LSD 45) during an underway replenishment
Comstock Conducts UNREP With Alan Shepard
ARABIAN SEA (April 9, 2011) Sailors stand watch on the portside bridge wing aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during an underway replenishment with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3).
The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after part
USS Comstock (LSD 45) Returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
PEARL HARBOR - The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Swink/Released)
Landing craft utility departs the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45)
USS Comstock (LSD 45) Participating in Certification Exercise
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2010) A landing craft utility departs the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) carrying Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 and Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13.
USS COMSTOCK LSD 45 Replenishment At Sea
USS Comstock (LSD 45) Replenishment-At-Sea
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2011) The auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMCS Proctecteur (AOR 509), left, refuels the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during a replenishment-at-sea.
A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launches from USS Comstock (LSD 45
Scan Eagle Flies High for Comstock and 13th Marine Expeditionary
GULF OF ADEN – The Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is flying high in support of 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG).
Sailors and Marines participate in the inaugural Comstock Independence Day 5K run.
Comstock Experiences Firsts On 4th Of July
USS COMSTOCK, At Sea – Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) celebrated Independence Day with a pair of first-time events.
USS Comstock (LSD 45)
Comstock Sailors Lend a Hand in Bahrain
U.S. Navy Sailors serving aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) participated in a community relations (COMREL) project with the Regional Institute for Active Learning (RIA), during a scheduled port visit in Bahrain.
USS Comstock (LSD 45) and USS Green Bay (LPD 20) Sailors Lend Hand at Thailand Home
USS Comstock, USS Green Bay Lend Hand at Thailand Home
PHUKET, Thailand - Sailors and Marines deployed aboard the USS Comstock (LSD 45) and USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and part of 13th Marine Expeditionary participated in a community service (COMSERV) project August 23-24.
USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45) Transits the Pacific Ocean
USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45) Transits the Pacific Ocean
PACIFIC OCEAN - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) transits the Pacific Ocean. USS Comstock is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility during a western Pacific deployment.
USS Comstock (LSD 45)
USS Comstock Returns to San Diego
Amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) Sailors returned to homeport at Naval Base San Diego Sept. 30, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).

 Served with...
Master Chief Rick A. Helwick

Start Date: January 2009
End Date: July 2011
Lieutenant Commander Scott Tasin

Start Date: January 2011
End Date: October 2012
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