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SUBJ: CENTRAL AREA BCST 06/07
1.  BIOGRAPHY, ITC(SW/AW) STEVE ANDERSON, DIRECTOR CENTRAL AREA
2.  CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ANDERSON WAS BORN ON JANUARY 26, 1969 IN
CHICAGO, IL.  RAISED ON A FARM IN RURAL ILLINOIS, HE JOINED THE
NAVY OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN MARCH OF 1988. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF
BOOT CAMP IN ORLANDO FLORIDA HE ATTENDED CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN
COMMUNICATIONS (CTO)"A" SCHOOL IN PENSACOLA FLORIDA.  FOLLOWING
"A" SCHOOL, THE THEN SEAMAN RECRUIT ANDERSON TRANSFERRED TO HIS
FIRST DUTY STATION NAVAL SECURITY GROUP ACTIVITY (NSGA) NORTHWEST
IN CHESAPEAKE, VA. AFTER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY, THE NOW PETTY
OFFICER ANDERSON DECIDED THAT THE CIVILIAN LIFE WAS TOO MUCH TO
PASS UP SO HE RETURNED TO HIS HOMETOWN OF CARLINVILLE, IL IN
JANUARY OF 1992.
WHILE LIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF RURAL ILLINOIS, THE NOW "MR."
ANDERSON MET THE BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED LAVELLA HAWKINS WHOM HE
MARRIED IN 1994.  OVER THE FOLLOWING YEARS THE ANDERSON'S WERE
BLESSED WITH THREE CHILDREN; LUCAS-11, LOGAN-10, AND EMILY-5.
AFTER ALMOST 3 YEARS OF "NON-CAREER ENHANCING" LIFE IN THE
CIVILIAN WORLD, "MR." ANDERSON DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE NAVY.
OVER THE FOLLOWING YEARS, HIS DUTY STATIONS WOULD INCLUDE:
USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN-37), NORFOLK, VA (1995-1998)
USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75), NORFOLK, VA (1998-2001)
UNIFIED ATLANTIC REGION NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER (UARNOC),
NORFOLK, VA (2001-2004)
USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG-95), NORFOLK, VA (2004-2005)
COMMANDER SECOND FLEET, NORFOLK, VA (2005-2007)
AS HIS FINAL TOUR IN THE NAVY AS THE DIRECTOR CENTRAL AREA, NAVY-
MARINE CORPS MARS, THE NOW CHIEF ANDERSON HOPES THE SKILLS AND
KNOWLEDGE HE HAS OBTAINED OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS WILL HELP TO
CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THE TRADITION OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND SUPPORT
THE MARS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED TO THE MILITARY OVER ITS MANY YEARS
OF EXISTENCE.
2. ITC ANDERSON DIRECTOR CENTRAL AREA :  TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE
ANYTHING.
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