USS Bunker Hill
CMDCM Beda V. Santiago
CMDCM Beda V. Santiago
Command Master Chief (February 2012 - March 2015)
Command Master Chief Beda V. Santiago graduated high school and college at the University of the Assumption, Philippines, enlisting in the Navy in August 1988 at Navy Recruiting Station, Subic Bay Naval Base Philippines. He completed Recruit Training at Recruit Training Center, San Diego followed by the Seaman Apprenticeship Program at Navy Training Center, San Diego, California.

His initial sea tour was onboard the USS CIMARRON (AO-177), where he started as Deck Seaman Apprentice and completed his tour as Storekeeper Second Class Petty Officer. He then reported as Leading Petty Officer onboard the STEADFAST (AFDM-14) and was named “Sailor of the Year.” His later sea duty assignments include Material, Aviation Support and Stock Control Divisions Leading Chief Petty Officer onboard the USS BOXER (LHD-4); Supply Department Leading Chief Petty Officer and acting Command Master Chief onboard the USS PRINCETON (CG-59); Maintenance and Material Management (3M) Systems Coordinator, Readiness Divisions Leading Chief Petty Officer and acting Command Master Chief onboard the USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8).

His shore assignments include Independent Storekeeper at Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Facility San Diego, Recruiter-in-Charge of Navy Recruiting Station Mira Mesa and subsequently the Command Master Chief at Navy Recruiting District San Diego.

He was selected into the Command Master Chief Program and is currently assigned to USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52).

Master Chief Santiago is a graduate of U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 135-Brown Group) and Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat Course (Class 97). His personal awards include: Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (Six awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (Nine awards) and various unit and campaign awards. He is qualified to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist pins. Master Chief Santiago holds a degree in Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering.
 

 NEWS

 
Sailors Explore Emirates
AJMAN AND SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - Sailors from aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) toured the emirates of Ajman and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), during a port visit to Jebel Ali, Feb. 19.
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Torpedo Firing Exercise on USS Bunker Hill
ARABIAN SEA - Ensign Matthew Graham, a search and rescue swimmer assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) retrieves an MK 46 Mod 5A torpedo during a recoverable exercise torpedo firing exercise.
USS Bunker Hill Returns to San Diego from Deployment
SAN DIEGO - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) is scheduled to return to San Diego, May 23, after a deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.
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Service Members Pledge Oath of Allegiance during Seattle Seafair Fleet Week
PUGET SOUND, Wash. - Seventeen active duty service members took the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony on board the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52).
Midshipmen Embark USS Bunker Hill
USS BUNKER HILL, At Sea - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) hosted 12 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) and Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) units.
Family, Friends Embark USS Bunker Hill
SAN DIEGO (- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) welcomed nearly 180 friends and family members aboard for a friends and family day cruise.
USS Bunker Hill Holds Change of Command
SAN DIEGO – Capt. Yvette M. Davids relieved Capt. Michael J. Ford as commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego.
USS Bunker Hill Departs for Deployment
USS Bunker Hill Departs for Deployment
SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2014) – Sailors say their final goodbyes to their families before boarding the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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USS Bunker Hill Transits the Arabian Gulf
ARABIAN GULF - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) transits the Arabian Gulf at sunset.
 

 Served with...

 
LCDR Brian D. Connolly

Start Date: April 2010
End Date: April 2012
CAPT Michael J. Ford
CAPT Michael J. Ford

Start Date: May 2011
End Date: November 2012
CDR Jason Patterson
CDR Jason Patterson

Start Date: April 2012
End Date: June 2014
CAPT Yvette M. Davids
CAPT Yvette M. Davids

Start Date: November 2012
End Date: October 2014
LCDR Michael G. Mortensen
LCDR Michael G. Mortensen
Executive Officer

Start Date: June 2014
End Date: November 2015
Commanding Officer (October 3, 2014 - Present)
Captain Sterling W. Dawley
Commanding Officer

Start Date: October 2014
End Date: July 2016
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