April 1, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 56 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
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              IN RECOGNITION OF ITC(SW) MICHAEL S. HAMMER

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 1, 2019

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the active 
duty retirement of ITC(SW) Michael S. Hammer, a brave and honorable man 
who dedicated his life to the U.S. Navy.
  ITC(SW) Michael S. Hammer enlisted in the Navy in 1994 and shipped 
out the day after graduating high school. His first overseas deployment 
was with the Commander Submarine Group Seven in Yokosuka, Japan. There 
he supported telecommunications to deployed and shore based units. 
ITC(SW) Hammer then went back to school but soon returned to Japan on 
his assignment to the Commander Seventh Fleet which embarked on the USS 
Blue Ridge. ITC(SW) Hammer then served a shore duty assignment with the 
Naval Security Group Activity, as a computer network analyst and an 
assistant Command Master-at-Arms in Fort Meade.
  His third tour took ITC(SW) Hammer back stateside to the Naval 
Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic, where he served as 
both the Joint Forces Tactical Operations and Communications Officer 
and Operations Administrative Leading Chief. He next was deployed back 
out to sea on the USS Mahan as the leading Chief for the Radio Division 
as well as the Command Information Assurance Manager. ITC(SW) Hammer 
spent his following shore duty at the Navy Yard, serving as the Field 
Support Activity. Finally, ITC(SW) Hammer was deployed on his last tour 
on the USS Truxtun with the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 
to the Middle East and Mediterranean. While there, he performed the 
duties of Radio Leading Chief and the command's Information Systems 
Security Manager.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in recognizing the incredible 
accomplishments of ITC(SW) Michael S. Hammer. Words alone cannot 
express our gratitude for his service. May God bless ITC(SW) Michael S. 
Hammer and the U.S. Navy.

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