[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 144 (Thursday, October 25, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1927]
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        TRIBUTE TO UNITED STATES NAVY COMMANDER TIMOTHY ATKINSON

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 25, 2001

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor 
Commander Timothy Atkinson of the United States Navy as he prepares to 
assume command of the Surface Combat Systems Center in Wallops Island, 
Virginia this October.
  Commander Atkinson, a native of Newport, Rhode Island, received a 
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Auburn University and a Master 
of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School 
in Monterey, California.
  Commander Atkinson has enjoyed a successful naval career. He served 
as the Combat Information Center Officer and made a Western Pacific 
deployment during his time aboard the USS California from 1984 to 1986. 
In 1987, he was assigned to the Coastal Systems Center in Panama City, 
Florida, where he worked on the combat systems testing aboard 
amphibious ships and the research and development of Landing Craft Air 
Cushion, the Navy's hovercraft.
  From 1991 to 1993, Commander Atkinson repaired and maintained 
forward-deployed ships at the Ship Repair Facility in Guam. Following 
his assignment in Guam, Atkinson reported to the Space and Naval 
Warfare Systems Command in Arlington, Virginia, where he managed 
command, control, communication, computer, and intelligence systems 
aboard Aegis-class destroyers and cruisers.
  Atkinson became a member of the Navy's Acquisition Professional 
Community after completing the Department of Defense's Program 
Management course at the Defense Systems Management College in Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia.
  In 1996, Commander Atkinson transferred to Arlington, Virginia, to 
lead the implementation of combat systems and C41 systems aboard 
surface combatant ships at the Program Executive Office for Theater 
Surface Combatants. Most recently, Commander Atkinson completed a two-
year tour in Millington, Tennessee, where he was the Engineering Duty 
community's job assignment officer at the Navy Personnel Command.

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