Casco Bay Council, Navy League
CDR Michael “Scott” Sciretta, USN
Commanding Officer of
USS Jason Dunham DDG 109
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Program: Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath, ME
Social: 5:00 – 6:00 Social Hour at MMM – Cash Bar arranged by Admiral Steakhouse
Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00 A Summer Buffet – Members $25.00 Non-Members $30.00
Program: 7:00 – 8:00 Presentation CDR Scott Sciretta, USN PCO USS Jason Dunham
Jason Dunham, Leadership and Family Readiness– CDR Sciretta will speak on leadership and family readiness in the face of lengthy deployment.
Note: There will be a $5.00 member- $7.00 non-member fee if you only attend the program.
PLEASE RSVP BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS, Tuesday July 6, 2010 to either
Frank Broadbent or Valecia Harriman.
Frank – phone 721-8699 email: fbroad@suscom-maine.net.
Valecia – phone 442-7773, email: vharriman@alionscience.com
Commander M. Scott Sciretta, Commanding Officer PCU JASON DUNHAM, DDG-109 – CDR Sciretta is the son of Michael and Joan Sciretta. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Administration of Justice and was commissioned as an Ensign in January 1992. His first assignment was in USS JUNEAU, LPD-10 where he served as Auxiliaries Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant. His next assignment was a Fire Control Officer in USS COWPENS, CG-63 where he completed KITTY HAWK battle group work ups and a partial WESTPAC deployment. He then transferred to the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California and earned a Masters of Science in Operations Research. Upon completion of Department Head School, CDR Sciretta served as Operations Officer in USS THE SULLIVANS, DDG-68 and conducted deployed operations in both the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Gulf. His next assignment was as Operations Officer in USS VICKSBURG, CG-69. During his tour, VICKSBURG served as the Air Defense commander for JOHN F. KENNEDY battlegroup and conducted operations in support of OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE and deployed operations in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH. He then transferred to Navy Personnel Command, where he served as Surface Placement, Surface Junior Officer Sea Coordinator and the Assistant Surface Captain Assignment Officer.
CDR Sciretta assumed command of MCM CREW FEARLESS embarked in USS CHIEF, MCM-14, in June 2005. In July 2006, CREW FEARLESS conducted the first Blue/Gold crew swap and was embarked in USS ARDENT, MCM-12 forward deployed to Mina Sulman, Bahrain July through November 2006 and again February through March 2007. In April, 2007 he transferred to the NATO Joint Analysis Lessons Learned Center in Lisbon, Portugal for joint duty assignment and conducted joint analysis in Afghanistan in support of the NATO International Security Assistance Force mission.
CDR Sciretta reported as Commanding Officer, PCU JASON DUNHAM, DDG-109 in Bath, Maine in July 2009.
CDR Sciretta’s personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (one gold star), Navy Commendation Medal (four gold stars), the Navy Achievement Medal (one gold star), and various campaign, expeditionary and unit awards.
CDR Sciretta is married to the former Sharon Diane Ward of Leeds, England and they have two boys, James and Adam.