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USS Stockdale (DDG-106)

The Commissioning Ceremony Committee


About the Committee

The USS Stockdale's Commissioning Committee is a group of volunteers from the private sector and from the Navy. Its mission is to build support and marshal resources in support of the ships commissioning and related events from the citizens of Santa Barbara and California.
The committee's goals:

  • Arrange and support Commissioning Week events that enhance the morale of the USS Stockdale
    crew and their families
  • Raise funds to establish the USS Stockdale Foundation for the benefit of the first and future
    crews of the ship
  • Coordinate efforts to direct community attention to the USS Stockdale and her mission

Honorary Commissioning Committee

  • Mr. H. Ross Perot , Chairman
    • The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governer of California
    • VADM and Mrs. Ed Martin, U.S. Navy (Ret)
    • CAPT Charles Connors, U.S. Navy (Ret)
    • CAPT Tom Hudner, U.S. Navy (Ret)
    • CAPT and Mrs. Mel Moore, U.S. Navy (Ret)
    • CAPT and Mrs. Charles Plumb, USNR (Ret)
    • COL Phillip Conran, USAF (Ret)
    • COL Ken Cordier, USAF (Ret)
    • CDR Al Agnew, USN (Ret)
    • Capt James Kunkle, USAAF (Ret)
    • Mike Thornton, USN Seal (Ret)

Sponsor

  • Mrs. Sybil Stockdale

Commanding Officer

  • CDR Fred Kacher

Santa Barbara Navy League Commissioning & Adoption Committee

  • Mr. Richard Aberle, Chairman
    • Ms. Alex Baker
    • Ms. Lynn Behrens
    • Ms. Brenda Blalock
    • Sr. Christine Bowman, OSF
    • Mr. Jeff Cotter
    • Mr. J. Douglas Crawford
    • Mrs. Karen L. Crawford
    • Mr. Robert Duncan
    • Ms. Iya Falcone
    • Ms. Susan Fallon
    • Mr. Dale Francisco
    • Mrs. Melissa Gough
    • Mr. Lin Graf
    • Mr. Steve Hicks
    • Mr. Phil Hons
    • Mr. Bill Huesmann
    • Mr. Grant Ivey
    • Mrs. Jill Lemon
    • Mr. Jerry Lomonaco
    • Mrs. Kristine Mollenkopf
    • Ms. Kristine Mollenkopf
    • Mr. Rick Reeves
    • Ms. Debbie Neer
    • Mr. Ed Szeyller

United States Navy

  • PCU Stockdale DDG 106
    • Commanding Officer - CDR Fred Kacher
    • Executive Officer - LCDR Brandon Bryan
    • LCDR Brian Ribota
  • Naval Base Ventura County
    • Commanding Officer - Captain James J. McHugh
    • Executive Officer - Captain Dave Fleisch

SBNL Link

USS Stockdale
Commissioning Hotline
805.879.1561



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