CAPTAIN FRANCIS A. MORNEAU
Commander, EOD Group Two
Captain Morneau was commissioned at the U.S. Naval Academy in May 1983. Upon commissioning he completed initial training at Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport Rhode Island and the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Florida.
Following completion of initial training in June 1984, Captain Morneau was assigned as Assistant First Lieutenant in USS SHASTA (AE-33) homeported in Concord, California. Upon designation as a Special Operations Officer and Surface Warfare Officer, Captain Morneau transferred in September 1986 to Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Indian Head, Maryland, graduating in May 1987.
Captain Morneau reported to EOD Mobile Unit TWO, Ft Story, Virginia in June 1987. His initial assignment was as Officer in Charge, EODMU TWO Detachment TWENTY FOUR deploying to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. He was subsequently assigned as Department Head for Mine Countermeasures and served as Officer in Charge of Mine Countermeasures Detachment’s FORTY FOUR and FORTY SIX.
In May 1990, Captain Morneau reported as Officer in Charge of EOD Group TWO Detachment Norfolk, Virginia, under the operational control of Commander, Naval Base Norfolk, where he served until May 1992. During his tour, EODGRU TWO Detachment Norfolk was awarded the Battle “E” for service among the Atlantic Fleet’s 18 EOD Shore Detachments and a Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy.
Captain Morneau was subsequently assigned as Executive Officer, EOD Mobile Unit SIX in Charleston, South Carolina and completed deployments in support of United States and NATO Mine Countermeasures Forces. He left Mobile Unit SIX in October 1995 and was assigned as Officer in Charge, Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where he served until May 1998.
Between 1998 and 2000 he served, concurrently, on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as Special Operations Community Manager, and in the Bureau of Naval Personnel as both Special Operations Assignments and Placement Officer.
Captain Morneau commanded the Thunderstealers of EOD Mobile Unit EIGHT from July 2000 through December 2002. While in command the Unit received the Navy Unit Commendation for assigned missions during Operation’s ENDURING FREEDOM, JOINT FORGE and DETERMINED RESPONSE in European and Central Command.
Between 2002 and 2005, Captain Morneau served in the Operations Directorate (J-3) of the Joint Staff. He is a 2006 graduate of the National War College. Captain Morneau assumed command of EOD Group TWO on 18 July, 2006.
Captain Morneau is authorized and proud to wear two Naval Unit Commendations, two Meritorious Unit Citations and the Battle Efficiency Award for service with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Units. He is qualified as a Master EOD Officer and Naval Parachutist. Captain Morneau is an Honorary Senior Chief Petty Officer, initiated on September 16th, 1996.
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Rear Admiral Edward H. Deets, III
Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command Cyber Wariors - The Threat Is Only A Click Away (flash version) Briefing (ppt version) Note: The briefing is a 4 meg file an may take a couple minutes to open in the browser Right click and Click Save Target As for quicker download. |
| July 2010 |
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Mr. Rob Carey
Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer & DON IM and IT Workforce Community Leader Briefing Note: The briefing is a 2 meg file an may take a couple minutes to open in the browser Right click and Click Save Target As for quicker download. |
| June 2010 |
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Major General David M. Edgington
United States Joint Forces Command |
| April 2010 |
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Jeffrey R. Brunner
United States Joint Forces Command |
| March 2010 |
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Mr. Terry Halvorsen
Deputy Commander, Navy Cyber Forces |
| February 2010 |
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Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr
Commander, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Briefing |
| January 2010 |
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Rear Admiral Wendi B. Carpenter
Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk |
| December 2009 |
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William Sympson
ACOS N6 C4ISR Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Briefing |
| November 2009 |
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CAPT Christopher Alexander
United States Coast Guard Chief of C4IT and Security for the US Coast Guard Commander, Atlantic Area Briefing |
| October 2009 |
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Robert Whitkop
Executive Director, Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN), Dept of the Navy |
| September 2009 |
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Captain David Beyrodt
Assistant Chief of Staff, Undersea Warfare Division Operational Test and Evaluation Force |
| August 2009 |
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Dana Dickens
President and CEO Hampton Roads Partnership |
| July 2009 |
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Dennis M. Bushnell
Chief Scientist NASA Langley Research Center |
| June 2009 |
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Rear Admiral Margaret Klein
Operations Officer Naval Network Warfare Command |
| May 2009 |
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General Martin E. Dempsey
Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Monroe, VA |
| April 2009 |
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Mr. Terry Halvorsen Deputy Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command |
| March 2009 |
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Mr. Eric Markland Deputy DirectorNext Generation Enterprise Network Fleet Implementation and Transition Team Briefing |
| February 2009 |
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Captain Patrick J. Bohan Program Manager for the Virtual Integrated Support to the Information Operations eNvironment (VisIOn) Briefing |
| January 2009 |
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Mr. John Garing Chief Information Officer, DISA Briefing |
| December 2008 |
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Ms. Monica Shephard Deputy Director, JCD&E Briefing |
| November 2008 |
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Rear Admiral (USN Ret) Andrew M. Singer Briefing |
| October 2008 |
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Mr. Francis A. “Skip” Hiser, III Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Global Force Management & Joint Operations U.S. Fleet Forces Command Briefing |
| September 2008 |
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Brig. Gen. Richard A. Shook Vice Director, Joint Capability Development, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, VA Briefing |
| August 2008 |
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Mr. Rob Carey Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer & DON IM and IT Workforce Community Leader Briefing |
| July 2008 |
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Mr. Dave Wennergren Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management and Technology |
| June 2008 |
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Admiral James G Stavridis, USN Commander U.S. Southern Command |
| May 2008 |
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Congressman Randy Forbes |
| April 2008 |
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Mr. Greg Knapp (SES) JFCOM Deputy J7 |
| March 2008 |
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Vice Admiral (retired) James (Jim) D. McArthur, Jr. Former Commander Naval Network Warfare Command Vice President of the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation |
| February 2008 |
| Mr. Joseph Murphy Deputy Chief of Staff Capabilities and Resource Integration (N8) U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
| January 2008 |
| Rear Admiral David O. Anderson Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
| December 2007 |
| CAPT Frank Morneau Commander, EOD Group Two |
| November 2007 |
| Mr. Mark Honecker Chief of Staff/Executive Director U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
| October 2007 |
| Captain Robert Nutting, USCG Chief, C4IT and Security Division Coast Guard Atlantic Area |
| September 2007 |
| RADM Edward H. Deets, III Vice Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command |
| August 2007 |
| Mr. William M. Paggi Head, Contracts and Logistics Department SPAWAR Systems Center, Charleston |
| July 2007 |
| Dr. Russel Richards U.S. Joint Forces Command Manager, Office of Research & Technology Applications Opportunities for Partnering with USJFCOM |
| June 2007 |
| May 2007 |
| Captain Lawrence Slade USN Director, Communications & Information Systems U. S. Second Fleet |
| April 2007 |
| Mr. Terry Halvorson Deputy Commander Network Warfare Command |
| March 2007 |
| Mr. Don General Executive Director/ Chief Information Officer Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) |
| February 2007 |
| CAPT Janice Hamby, USN Director of Global Operations Navy Network Warfare Command |
| January 2007 |
| Dr. Charles E. Harris Director of the Research and Technology Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center. |
| December 2006 |
| Captain Mary Anderson USN Commanding Officer Naval Computer and Telecommunications Master Station, Atlantic |
| November 2006 |
| Mr. Joe Camacho U.S. Joint Forces Command Program Manager for |
| October 2006 |
| Monica Shephard Director, Innovations Division U.S. Joint Forces Command |
| September 2006 |
| Mike McGinnis, Ph.D. Executive Director Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center |
| August 2006 |
| LTG John A. Dubia, USA (Ret.) Executive Vice President, AFCEA International |
| July 2006 |
| Mr. Robert E. Lindberg President and Executive Director National Institute of Aerospace |
| April 2006 |
| Rear Admiral Clifford I. Pearson Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic |
| March 2006 |
| Mark Honneker Deputy Commander Naval Network Warfare Command |
| February 2006 |
| Randy Forbes Congressman Virginia 4th District |
| December 2005 |
| Mr. Dave Wennergren DON CIO |
| November 2005 |
| Colonel Bradford Gentry Commander DISA USJFCOM Field Office |
| October 2005 |
| Mr. Tony Cerri U.S. Joint Forces Command (J-9) Experimentation Engineering Lead |
| September 2005 |
| Ray Miller Virginia Regional Vice President for AFCEA. |
| August 2005 |
| COL Terrry T. Kono, USAF, Joint Futures Command |
| July 2005 |
| Mark Lumer, Director of Contracting, Army Space and Missile Defense Command - Pentagon |
| June 2005 |
| Roy D. Bridges, Jr., Center Director, NASA Langley Research Center |
| May 2005 |
| Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff Deputy Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command |