[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1690-E1691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO CHIEF ELECTRICIANS MATE (SUBMARINES) JOSEPH AIMON MANGIN, 
                               U.S. NAVY

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                           HON. JO ANN DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 2002

  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Chief Electricians Mate (Submarines) Joseph Aimon Mangin, United States 
Navy. Chief Petty Officer Mangin will retire on Monday, 30 September 
2002 after 23 years of faithful service to our Nation.
  Chief Mangin enlisted in the United States Army in September 1978. 
Following Army Basic Training and Army Cooking School at Fort Jackson, 
South Carolina, he reported to his first assignment as part of 
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 70th Armor in 
Wiesbaden, Germany in January 1979. During his European tour he 
participated in several field exercises including Return of Forces to 
Germany (REFORGER) and exercises at the Fulda Gap.
  In October 1981 Chief Mangin transferred to Headquarters and 
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry (Golden Dragons) of 
the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. While 
attached to the Golden Dragons he again participated in many field 
exercises including Team Spirit in Korea and jungle operations in the 
Republic of the Philippines. During his Hawaii tour Chief Mangin was 
named the battalion, brigade, division, and US Army Western Command 
Cook of the Year for 1982. In March 1984 Chief Mangin left the Army and 
spent nine months with the California National Guard.
  In December 1984, feeling again the call to serve he joined the 
United States Navy. He attended Navy Recruit Training, Basic 
Electricity and Electronics School and Electricians' Mate `A' School at 
Great Lakes, Illinois, graduating number one in his `A' school class. 
Chief Mangin then completed Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida, 
and in May of 1986 was assigned for training to Nuclear Power Training 
Unit Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he was the first student in his class to 
graduate.
  In February 1987 Chief Mangin joined the crew of USS Olympia (SSN 
717) in Pearl Harbor. Serving as Olympia's Command Career Counselor, 
his efforts helped the ship earn the Commander Pacific Submarine Force 
Silver Anchor award for retention excellence. During his time on 
Olympia, the ship completed three Western Pacific deployments and two 
northern deployments. After graduating first in his class at 
Radiological Controls Maintenance School, Chief Mangin completed a 
three-year tour assigned to SUBASE Pearl Harbor, qualifying as 
Radiological Controls Shift Supervisor and serving as Leading Petty 
Officer.
  Chief Mangin then received orders to the USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) 
in Norfolk, Virginia. Serving as Leading Petty Officer of Electrical 
Division, he was named Oklahoma City's Sailor of the Year for 1995. 
During this tour, the ship completed a Mediterranean deployment. In 
1996, following his selection as a Chief Petty Officer, Chief Mangin 
reported to USS Norfolk (SSN 714) as Electrical Division Leading Chief 
Petty Officer. In 1998, Chief Mangin relieved as the Navy's Submarine 
Pay (SUBPAY) Monitor, working on the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval 
Operations at the Navy Annex in Washington DC. In this position, he 
oversaw all aspects of the $45M SUBPAY budget. His thorough analysis 
built the compelling business case that resulted in targeted increases 
to the SUBPAY program, the first increases in fifteen years.
  Chief Mangin's contributions have had a direct and lasting impact on 
the overall readiness and effectiveness of Naval Submarine Force 
personnel. He is an individual of uncommon character and his 
professionalism will be sincerely missed. I am proud, Mr. Speaker, to 
thank him for his honorable service in the

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United States Navy, and to wish him fair winds and following seas as he 
closes his distinguished military career.

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