Garrett, Patrick, CAPT

Line Officer
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Captain
Current/Last Primary NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1997-1998, 111X, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23, Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific (COMNAVSURFPAC)
Service Years
1972 - 2002
Captain Captain

 Official Badges 

US Space Command


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United States Naval InstituteMilitary Officers Association of America (MOAA)Surface Navy AssociationChapter 2
Naval War College FoundationSan Diego CouncilAuxiliary 411Department of California
Plankowners
  1972, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  1990, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
  1993, Surface Navy Association
  2002, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 2 (Member) (San Diego, California) - Chap. Page
  2002, Naval War College Foundation
  2002, Navy League of the United States, San Diego Council (Member) (San Diego, California) - Chap. Page
  2008, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Auxiliary 411 (Member) (Solana Beach, California) - Chap. Page
  2015, American Legion, Department of California (Quartermaster) (San Francisco, California) - Chap. Page
  2022, Plankowners of the National Museum of the Surface Navy, Plankowners (United States) - Chap. Page



Operation Earnest Will (Iran)
From Month/Year
July / 1987		 To Month/Year
August / 1990

Description
Operation Earnest Will (24 July 1987 – 1 August 1990) was the American military protection of Kuwaiti-owned tankers from Iranian attacks in 1987 and 1988, three years into the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War. It was the largest naval convoy operation since World War II.

The U.S. Navy warships that escorted the tankers, part of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, were the operations' most visible part, but U.S. Air Force AWACS radar planes provided surveillance and U.S. Army special-operations helicopters hunted for possible attackers.

Other U.S. Navy vessels participated in Operation Earnest Will. They were then under the command of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet which had primary responsibility for combat operations in the Persian Gulf region. The numerous ships used in Operation Earnest Will mostly consisted of Battleship Battle Groups, Carrier Battle Groups, Surface Action Groups and ships from the Pacific's Third and Seventh Fleets and the Mediterranean-based Sixth Fleet. They generally operated in and near the Gulf for parts of their normal six-month deployments.

This was the first tactical operation of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) that involved Navy SEALs, Special Boat Units, and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) ("Nightstalkers") aviators all working together.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1988		 To Month/Year
September / 1988
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

USS Missouri (BB-63)

USS John Young (DD-973)
 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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  • Adamek, Jim, PO1, (1986-2006)
  • Adams, Bob, PO1, (1986-2006)
  • Adams, Douglas, SCPO, (1985-2014)
  • Adams, Mike, CPO, (1977-2004)
  • Adams, Robert, PO1, (1970-1994)
  • Adams, Walter, PO3, (1985-1989)
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  • Adamson, Jimmy, PO2, (1984-1996)
  • Adkins, Gary, SCPO, (1971-1994)
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  • Alcott, Jeffrey, CMDCM, (1982-2012)
  • Alexander, Michael, PO1, (1984-2004)
  • Alger, Ron, PO2, (1986-1992)
  • Algorri, Greg, PO1, (1984-1990)
  • Allen, Nolan, CWO3, (1975-1995)
  • Allen, Rob, PO1, (1987-2010)
  • Allison, James, MCPO, (1974-2003)
  • Alvarez, Frankie, MCPO, (1982-2011)
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  • Amerson, Mike, PO1, (1983-2003)
  • Anderson, Cecil, SCPO, (1977-1999)
  • Anderson, David A, MCPO, (1982-2005)
  • Anderson, David, PO3, (1987-1994)
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