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Honored by U.S. Navy for Work in Iraq
 Four
graduates of The University of
Southern Mississippi's Hydrographic Science Program were among
those recently honored by the United States Navy for outstanding
performance in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom during a recent
hydrographic survey in Iraq.
Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Gilless (pictured top left), Lt. Richard “Kitch”
Kennedy Jr. (pictured lower left), and Giovanni Morris, graduates
of the Southern Miss class of 2003, and Glen Carson, graduate of
the Southern Miss class of 2002, recently joined other volunteers
from the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office on board the USNS
Henson to complete a detailed hydrographic survey of the Khawr
Abd Allah and Khawr Az Zubayr waterways and the ports Umm Qasr and
Az Zubayr in Iraq.
The team received a “Bravo Zulu,” or job well done,
from Vice Admiral David Nichols, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central
Command/Commander, Fifth Fleet, saying that the Henson hydrographic
survey crew set a new standard of excellence for littoral, or coastal,
survey operations while responding to immediate fleet requirements.
“Without question, the products derived from your superb effort
will improve our ability to safely conduct naval and humanitarian
assistance operations,” Nichols said.
In February, Capt. Philip Renaud, Commanding Officer of the U.S.
Naval Oceanographic Office, presented the survey team with “on-the-spot”
awards.
“NAVOCEANO has been striving for this recognition,”
Renaud said, “and its validation sets a new standard of excellence.
It is a clear example of NAVOCEANO's efforts to improve relevancy
and responsiveness.”
"The University of Southern Mississippi's hydrography program
was designed to take hydrographic education to a higher level,"
said David Dodd, coordinator
of the Hydrographic Science Program at Southern Miss. "We're
very proud of our graduates and the skills they can now bring to
bear in operational hydrography around the world."
Four years ago, Southern Miss began
an advanced degree program in hydrographic science, the study of
mapping the sea floor. Based at Stennis Space Center in Hancock
County, Miss., the first Southern Miss hydrographic science class
graduated in August 2000. The latest graduating class in 2003 brought
the total of Southern Miss students to graduate with the Master
of Science degree in Hydrographic Science to 45.
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