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Ashore, Mewbourne served as a flight instructor with VA-42, the East Coast A-6E Fleet
Replacement Squadron (FRS), and project officer at the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate. Later, he served as military assistant and trip coordinator for the secretary and deputy secretary of defense; chief of staff
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for Navy Cyber Forces; on the staff of
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was relieved for poor performance. In late 2011, Captain
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December 1983. He later earned a master's degree in business administration from
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35:Vice Admiral Mewbourne as Deputy, USTRANSCOM
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16:Retired United States Navy vice admiral
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957:Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon
934:Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
229:United States Naval Test Pilot School
196:(born December 9, 1961) is a retired
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994:United States Transportation Command
205:United States Transportation Command
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1219:United States Naval Academy alumni
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1099:United States Fleet Forces Command
951:Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
886:Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
317:; Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 aboard
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1254:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
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227:. He is an honor graduate of the
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921:Southwest Asia Service Medal
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113:Carrier Strike Group 11
872:Navy Unit Commendation
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360:Awards and decorations
117:Carrier Strike Group 3
87:Years of service
794:Naval Flight Officer
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1173:John J. Broadmeadow
1163:Michael Wettlaufer
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198:United States Navy
194:Dee Leon Mewbourne
81:United States Navy
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881:"O" device
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