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'''Fleet Order 1704-D''' was issued '''11 April 2016''' by Commanding Officer [[Second Fleet]].  This order awarded campaign medals to members volunteering at Marscon 2017 in Bloomington, MN. 


==Order Text==
{{Order_Header
| addressees = All TRMN personnel
| authority = Commanding Officer 2nd Fleet. 
| subject =  Operational Awards, Marscon 2017
GRYPHON FLEET ORDER 1704-D, 11APR2017}}


My thanks to the personnel who conducted Royal Manticoran Navy operations at Marscon, held in Bloomington, Minnesota, 3-5 March 2017. This was a fleet level event with a party room, and despite this being the fifth consecutive year of TRMN operations at this con, our participating personnel still recruited several new members. All awards are effective 11 April 2017. 
 
The following personnel are awarded the HAVENITE OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL for their participation at Marscon 2017: 
 
*CDRE Justin Grays, CO Task Force 21
*CDRE Jill McTavish, CO Battle Squadron 1
*CDRE Wayne Bruns, HMS Imperatrix
*CAPTSG Brian Horton, HMS Intrepid
*CAPTJG Emily Herron, HMS Invincible
*SMCPO Bill Lochen, HMS Invincible
*PFC Shelly Whitehead, MarDet Invincible
*S2C Danielle Erikson, HMS Lodestone
*S3C Michelle Kaiser, HMS Lodestone
*GEN Sonja Wolf, COMFORCECOM
*CDR Jeremy Kittleson, HMS Merlin
*LTJG Grace Luberda, HMS Merlin
*PO3 Kyle Anderson, HMS Valkyrie
*LTSG Sophia Bull, HMS Valkyrie
*CAPTJG Don Hackett, HMS Valkyrie
*S3C Simon Gibson, HMS Valkyrie
*ENS Arthur Hennecke, HMS Valkyrie
*CPO Eric Larsen, HMS Valkyrie
*S1C Heather Sigstad, HMS Valkyrie
*1SGT Jess Dunow, MarDet Valkyrie
*PSGT Jessica Gazdick, MarDet Valkyrie
*PSGT Andrew Hagen, MarDet Valkyrie
*CAPT Don Reisdorph, MarDet Valkyrie
 
The following officer performed qualifying service for the HOS, but was previously awarded this medal in 2017:
*CAPTJG Garret Bitker, HMS Merlin                

I wish to make special mention of the distinguished service of HMS Merlin's crew members who participated.  Simply in terms of the volunteer hours they put in, their contribution is off the scale.  More than that, their attitude toward service is outstanding, and they are further reinforcing the fine "First in the Fleet" tradition that earned this ship the Royal Meritorious Unit Citation recently.  

The Tradition Lives!

WESTMARCH

{{Order_Sig 
| sig_1 =JOHN NEITZ, MC, KR, DSO
| sig_2 =Rear Admiral of the Red, RMN
| sig_3 =Commanding Officer, 2nd Fleet 
| sig_4 =Earl of Westmarch
}}

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==See Also==

[[Category:Second Fleet Orders]] [[Category:Fleet Orders]] [[Category:2017]] [[Category:Awards]]