Commander   Mobile Mine Assembly Group    John B. Vliet Commander United States Navy CDR J. B. Vliet was promoted 01 APR 2007 and selected for XO/CO Fleet up (CDR CMD) 15 APR 2007. He transferred from NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER (NSWC) Dam Neck, Virginia in June 2008 and reported to COMOMAG Corpus Christi, Texas.  CDR Vliet’s most recent assignment was from SEP 07-JUN 08 where he served as a Strike Force Interoperability Officer (SFIO). He was directly responsible to NAVSEA 05W, TYCOM’s, FLT CDR’s and CO NSWC Dam Neck for C4I and Combat Systems’ installation and modernization throughout the U.S. Navy’s Surface Fleet.   Prior to CDR Vliet’s tour as a SFIO he was assigned as the Assistant Operations Officer in USS NASSAU (LHA 4) from OCT 05-SEP 07. Additional assignments prior to USS NASSAU include assignment as the Information Warfare/Operations (IW/IO) Officer for 2D MARDIV in Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq from JAN 05-SEP 05; Naval Gunfire Officer for 2D MARDIV, Camp Lejeune, N.C. from JUN 04-JAN 05; Time Sensitive Targeting Officer at CJTF-Horn of Africa from OCT 03-JUN 04.  Sea duty tours: USS ARKANSAS (CGN 41) from MAY 82-JAN 85; USS YORKTOWN (CG 48) from MAY 90-JAN 92; USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) from JAN 92-AUG 95; USS MAHAN (DDG 72) from MAY 99-JUN 2001; PRESINSURV SEA DUTY DET from JUN 2001- AUG 2003; USS NASSAU (LHA 4) from OCT 2005-SEP 2007.   Shore duty tours: Instructor at U.S. Naval Gunnery School, Great Lakes, Ill. from JAN 85-MAY 90; Student, NROTC, Old Dominion University from AUG 95-JAN 97; AEGIS Computer Program configuration management, NSWC, Dahlgren from JAN 97-MAY 99.  Education: Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Education, Training and Development from Southern Illinois University.              CDR Vliet’s personal awards include The Meritorious Service Medal (3), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (3), Navy Achievement Medal (7), and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (9).