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Capt. Justin Dowd relieved Capt. John Lobuono as Commanding Officer of Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) August 13, 2021 in a ceremony on Naval Station Mayport.
Dowd is the seventh Commanding Officer at SERMC and reports from his previous assignment serving concurrently as U.S. Fleet Forces Command Surface Maintenance Branch Head, and Naval Surface Force, Atlantic Engineering and Maintenance Assistant Chief of Staff.
Dowd is a native of Anaconda, Mont. and graduated the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York where he received dual Bachelors of Science degrees in Nautical Science and Marine Engineering. He also holds Masters of Science Degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School in Systems Engineering & Analysis and Mechanical Engineering.
His prior sea assignments include tours aboard USS Rainier (AOE 7) as Communications/ADP Officer where he earned his surface warfare officer qualification. Dowd also served as the Main Propulsion Assistant onboard USS Philippine Sea (CG 58). His ashore tours include Naval Postgraduate School and Naval Warfare Development Command. He executed a lateral transfer to the Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) community in 2007.
Dowd’s EDO tours include Norfolk Ship Support Activity where he completed his EDO Qualification as Assistant Project Manager on USS San Antonio (LPD 17). He previously served at SERMC as Waterfront Operations Officer.
Prior to the change of command, Mr. Michael Haycock, Executive Director for Surface Ship Maintenance & Modernization and Deputy Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center presented Lobuono with a Legion of Merit medal for his accomplishments since assuming command of SERMC in June 2018 and his retirement from the Navy after 30 years of service.
“Capt. Lobuono and the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center team have made outstanding performance in ship repair, maintenance and modernization their top priority and their commitment is exemplified by the back to back Regional Maintenance Center Excellence Awards they received,” said Michael Haycock, Deputy Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center and Executive Director, Surface Ship Maintenance and Modernization. “Maintaining readiness is not easy, but by working collaboratively, being innovative and most importantly, delivering on-time, high-quality work, Capt. Lobuono and the team always show us their commitment to excellence and I know this high standard will continue under the leadership of Capt. Dowd.”
Throughout Lobuono’s tour as commanding officer, SERMC supported operations and exercises conducted by ships homeported in Mayport, various visiting ships in the 4th Fleet, and augmented Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center in 5th Fleet to ensure the Navy’s warships were maintained to the highest level of readiness. Those efforts culminated with SERMC being awarded 2020 CNO Safety Shore Award and the 2019 and 2020 Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center Excellence Award – recognizing SERMC as the premier Regional Maintenance Center (RMC) throughout the NAVSEA Enterprise.
Lobuono led the command through a successful 2019 NAVSEA Inspector General Inspection where SERMC was the first RMC ever to be found compliant in all areas. In addition, the command earned their fifth consecutive Retention Excellence Award and supported the first Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship deployment to 4th Fleet.
For more information about SERMC, visit:http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/RMC/SERMC/
| Date Taken: | 08.13.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 08.13.2021 14:03 |
| Story ID: | 403007 |
| Location: | MAYPORT, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | ANACONDA, MONTANA, US |
| Hometown: | STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, US |
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