User:Markacutshall

Currently Living in Norfolk, VA.

Family:

Father: K. Cutshall, b. Jul. 1940

Mother: E. Cutshall 'nee Gross, b. Mar. 1944

Sister: D. Cutshall, b. Feb 1962

Brother: J. Cutshall, b. Aug 1963

Son: A. Cutshall, b. Oct 1989

Daughter: S. Cutshall, b. May 1997

 Favorite Sports Teams: 

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Pirates

Military Awards Received:

Navy Commendation Medal With One Gold Star

Navy Achievement Medal With Two Gold Stars

Navy Unit Commendation

Meritorious Unit Commendation With Three Bronze Stars

Navy E Ribbon With Three "E"

Good Conduct Medal With Three Bronze Stars

National Defense Service Medal With One Bronze Star

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Kosovo Campaign Medal With One Bronze Star

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Armed Forces Service Medal

Sea Service Ribbon With Three Bronze Stars

Overseas Service Ribbon

Kosovo NATO Medal

Pistol and Rifle Marksmanship Medal With Expert "E"

Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist

Highest Clearance

Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information

Honors:  Shellback 6 October 1985 first time (Multiple Times after that)

Bluenose 26 March 1992 first time (Second time in 2022)

Order of the Ditch (Multiple Times)

Order of the Rock (Multiple Times)

Order of Magellan (Twice)

Order of the Spanish Main (Multiple Times)

Safari to Suez (Multiple Times)

Persian Excursion (Three Times)

Honorary Plank Owner USS America (LHA-6)

 Ships Assigned: 

USS Wichita (AOR-1)-- Wichita was decommissioned on 12 March 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 February 1995. She was transferred to United States Maritime Administration on 18 December 1998 and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. During 2013 she was recycled at EMR's International Shipbreaking Ltd. in Brownsville, TX, USA. USS Kiska (AE-35)-- Kiska was decommissioned on 1 August 1996, and that same day entered service with Military Sealift Command as USNS Kiska (T-AE-35). She continued to operate under Military Sealift Command's control until she was deactivated at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on January 15, 2011. Kiska was the eighth and final ship of the Kilauea-class ammunition ships. Kiska was disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration as of May 30, 2013. Kiska was completely dismantled to its material content by Esco Marine, Inc. in Brownsville, TX on November 20, 2013. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)-- Enterprise was deactivated on 1 December 2012 at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia. The deactivation of Enterprise resulted in a one-time increase of approximately $857.3 million in depot maintenance costs for the U.S. Navy's operation and maintenance budget for Fiscal Year 2013. The final reactor was defueled in December 2016, with decommissioning on 3 February 2017. The same day, the ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Registry (NVR). According to Navy Sea Systems Command, the recycling of Enterprise was delayed by the Navy until further information on "more technically executable, environmentally responsible" approaches to disposing of the aircraft carrier are available. On 10 April 2018, Newport News Shipbuilding announced that Enterprise's inactivation process has been completed. Enterprise will be stored at Hampton Roads until disposal plans can be determined by the Navy. USS Simon Lake (AS-33)-- After being relieved by USS Emory S. Land, Simon Lake departed La Maddalena on 11 May 1999 and crossed the Atlantic for Norfolk, Virginia to be decommissioned. Simon Lake was decommissioned on 31 July 1999 and, into 2008 was in the mothball fleet in Philadelphia. Simon Lake was placed out of service at Norfolk Naval Shipyards in Portsmouth, Virginia as part of the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility's inventory. Simon Lake departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 5 February 2015. Beginning in September 2011, Simon Lake underwent the deactivation process in preparation for dismantling. The ship was placed in the James River Reserve Fleet on 3 December 2015 in the care of the U. S. Maritime Administration to await recycling. She arrived at Steelcoast (ex-ESCO Marine) in Brownsville, Texas, for ship recycling on 27 February 2019. USS Nassau (LHA-4)-- Nassau was decommissioned in Norfolk, Virginia on 31 March 2011. She was moored in Beaumont, Texas, with the MARAD National Defense Reserve Fleet ships. Listed as "Disposal" status as of 31 March 2021. In 2013 the non-profit organization Coalition of Hope announced plans to have the ship donated and operate her as a humanitarian vessel. On 22 January 2019, H.R. 70, known as the "FriendSHIP Act", was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Bill would authorize the president to transfer the decommissioned Nassau to Japan on a sale or grant basis. On 30 April 2021 Nassau arrived at Brownsville, Texas for disposal via recycling. The process is expected to take 12 months. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)-- Still Active

 Shore Duty Stations: 

Recruit Training Command, San Diego, California (Base closed)

Navy Training Command, Basic Electricity and Electronics, San Diego, California (Base closed)

Navy Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, FT "A" School, (Now FC "A" School)

Navy Training Command, Meridian, Mississippi, YN "A" School

Combat Systems Technical Schools Command, Mare Island, California, DS "A" School (Base closed)

Military Sealift Command Pacific, Oakland, California (Based closed)

Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. (Moved to Millington, Tennessee)

Fleet Technical Support Center (FTSCLANT), Norfolk, Virginia (Was NSSA Now MARMC(Mid-Atlantic Reginal Maintenance Center)

 Rates and Ranks while Active Duty in the United States Navy:

Seaman

Yeoman (United States Navy) Seaman Apprentice

Yeoman Seaman

Yeoman Third Class

Yeoman Second Class

Data Systems Technician Second Class

Data Systems Technician First Class

Fire Control Technician First Class

Electronics Technician Chief_petty_officer_(United_States)

Transferred to the Retired List 1 December 2013

Was a GS-13E from 1 December 2003 until 5 May 2022. Now I'm a retired disabled veteran with 38 years working with the U. S. Navy.