[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 178 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1069-E1070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE CAREER OF CAPTAIN TODD D. MOORE

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2021

  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and commend 
Captain Todd D. Moore for his time as the Commanding Officer of Naval 
Submarine Base New London. After two and a half years of diligent 
service as the 52nd Commanding Officer of SUBASE New London located in 
Groton, Connecticut, Captain Moore turned over his command to Captain 
Kenneth M. Curtin, Jr. on September 24, 2021 at a Change of Command 
ceremony on the base with family, friends, and colleagues in 
attendance. Although his time as the Commanding Officer at Naval 
Submarine Base New London has concluded, Captain Moore's legacy with 
the U.S. submarine Force will live on as an impressive example of 
leadership during an unprecedented global pandemic.
  Native to Willoughby Hill, Ohio, Captain Moore was quick to expand 
his horizons and achieve an education that spanned multiple states. He 
graduated from New York's Hamilton College summa cum laude with degrees 
in Physics and Classical Studies. From there, he enriched his military 
career path with a master's degree in National Security and Strategic 
Studies at the Naval War College. It is worth noting Captain Moore 
carried on the values of education throughout his career and the 
betterment of his naval service with his participation and completion 
of an advanced, joint warfare training at the Joint Forces Staff 
College's Joint and Combined War-fighting School in 2007.
  Armed with a qualified educational background, Captain Moore was of 
course already on his way to a decorated and accomplished naval career 
prior to his time as Commanding Officer of SUBASE New London. He 
completed three deployments in the Indo-Pacific as a division officer 
aboard the USS Pasadena, as the Combat Systems Officer aboard the USS 
Asheville, and as the Executive Officer about the USS Georgia. He went 
on to serve as Commanding Officer of both the USS New Mexico and more 
recently the USS Montpelier immediately prior to his service as 
Commanding Officer of SUBASE New London. In his time in Command of the 
USS New Mexico, Captain Moore conducted the very first Virginia-class 
submarine surfacing at the North Pole and successfully completed a 
Northern Atlantic deployment.
  Captain Moore served our nation in a wide range of capacities both on 
land and at sea. On the international front, Captain Moore played a 
role as the United Nations' Military Observer for the UN's peacekeeping 
mission in the Western Sahara, known as MINURSO. Notably, Captain Moore 
further directed his service toward our national security apparatus as 
branch chief in the Capability and Resource Integration directorate at 
U.S. Strategic Command. Here in eastern Connecticut, Moore also spent 
time as the lead tactics instructor at the Naval Submarine School in 
Groton, Connecticut. Captain Moore continued his example of service as 
a Deputy on the staffs of Submarine Squadron Twelve and Four and as a 
Prospective Commanding Officer and Intermediate Leadership Course 
instructor for the Naval Leadership & Ethics Center.
  Since 2019, Commanding Officer Moore has played an effective and 
crucial role as the man-in-charge of SUBASE New London. In his time as 
Commanding Officer for SUBASE New London, Captain Moore pursued 
campaigns to meaningfully connect with the naval community. This 
pursuit paid huge dividends when his stewardship of the base turned 
itself on its head with the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic employing 
his down to earth ``nuts and bolts'' leadership style, Captain Moore 
led his community through the worst of the pandemic, setting a 
nationwide example for morale and public health with the base achieving 
the highest vaccination rates among all Navy

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installations, at home and abroad. In doing so, Captain Moore 
maintained the essential day-to-day mission of the base, keeping 
sailors trained and ever improving upon their mission of combat 
readiness. The 15 attack submarines stationed in Groton still kept a 
high tempo of deployments and did not miss one single day of schedule 
due to the pandemic.
  Captain Moore never ceased his work to better the community on SUBASE 
New London via his connection to the families and childcare on the 
naval base. During his command, he oversaw the opening of the only 
United Service Organizations center in Connecticut which will continue 
to help provide much-needed resources and relief for the servicemembers 
and families of SUBASE New London. For all his efforts in his two and a 
half years of command, it is no surprise that the men and women at 
Naval Submarine Base New London will remember Captain Moore as he is--a 
devoted, enduring, and passionate leader.
  Madam Speaker, I have had the honor to represent the Town of Groton 
and the servicemembers on SUBASE New London for many years in Congress, 
and as such, I have seen firsthand Captain Moore's dedicated work. As 
he turns over his command of SUBASE New London, Captain Moore will 
continue to work on the base with the Undersea Warfighting Development 
Center to help decide future investment priorities for the submarine 
force. To that end, I ask that my colleagues in the House join me in 
congratulating and thanking Captain Todd D. Moore on a long history of 
service to our country, and further wishing himself, his wife Carrie 
and two children the best in this new chapter for their family.

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