NORFOLK, Virginia (NNS) – A Port Monmouth, New Jersey, native assumed command of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) during a change of command ceremony held at the Joint Forces Staff College’s Normandy Hall, March 8.
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| Capt. Anthony Littmann, right |
"I am so very grateful to join the legacy of Monterey Sailors and commanding officers," said Littmann. "Together we will make Monterey rough in battle and ready always."
Littmann, a native of Port Monmouth, New Jersey, graduated from Texas A&M University in 1996. He assumed command of Monterey following assignments in Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i. Littmann’s sea duty includes serving as the weapons officer and combat systems officer on USS Barry (DDG 52), and as the combat systems officer on the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Ashore, he spent time at United States Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska, and was the director for trainers and simulations at the Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, Rhode Island. Prior to arriving aboard Monterey, Littmann served as executive officer and then commanding officer of USS Chaffee (DDG 90). Chaffee’s crew earned three consecutive Battle Efficiency Awards during his time aboard.
Monterey is currently undergoing planned maintenance in an area shipyard. Monterey serves as the ballistic missile defense commander for Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG) 10.
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