User:Toddbeckpr/Todd P. Cichonowicz

Born June 30, 1964, to Paul S. and Joyce Harvey Cichonowicz. Graduated Springfield High School, June 1983. Attended Johnson State College 1983-1985. Joined United States Navy, January 4, 1987. as a Photographer's Mate, third class. Attended Rochester Institute of Technology's Miltary Photojournalism Course, June, 1993, to May, 1994. Assigned duty Atlantic Fleet Combat Camera, June, 1994 to February, 1995. Assigned Navy Photographer First Class to USS Harry S. Truman, February, 1999, to September, 2000. Upon selection of Naval Chief Petty Officer, September 16, 2000, assigned to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, PR, NCOIC Photo Lab. Upon completion of tour of duty, including hazardous duty at Camp Vieques during the riots of 2000-2001, Chief Petty Officer Cichonowicz accepted orders as NCOIC of USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). After serving three years on Kitty Hawk, Chief Petty Officer Cichonowicz reported for duty in June 2007, to Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD, where he continues to mentor both students and staff alike on the skills and common sense needed to be a top-notch photojournalist in today's United States Navy.

Personal life: Senior Chief Petty Officer Media Communications Specialist Todd P. Cichonowicz is married to Rebecca A. (nee Sammon) Cichonowicz, October 26, 1991, and is the father of Jeremy Todd Cichonowicz, born May 13, 1997.