Carol M. Pottenger

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  Published on: 2/15/2008    Last Visited: 2/16/2008  

  Carol Pottenger will take over NECC in Norfolk, Va., from her previous assignment as commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7 and Amphibious Force 7th Fleet in Japan.Established in January 2006, NECC is the lead command for Seabees, riverine sailors, explosive ordnance disposal personnel, maritime civil affairs and other naval expeditionary forces.Pottenger is the former skipper of the ammunition ship Shasta and the supply ship Bridge.She will take over for Rear Adm.
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  Capt. Richard Landolt has been nominated to receive his first star and selected to take over for Pottenger as commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7 in Okinawa.

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  Carol M. Pottenger is being assigned as commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Norfolk, Va. Pottenger is currently serving as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Seven / commander, Amphibious Force U.S. Seventh Fleet, Okinawa, Japan.Rear Adm.

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  Published on: 8/17/2007    Last Visited: 8/28/2007  

  Rear Admiral Carol M. PottengerCommander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76
  
  Rear Admiral Carol M. PottengerRear Admiral Carol M. Pottenger graduated from Purdue University in May 1977, and was commissioned as an Ensign through NROTC.
  
  One of the first women selected for sea duty, Rear Adm.Pottenger reported aboard USS Yosemite (AD 19), as Engineering Division Officer and completed a Mediterranean deployment.Subsequent sea tours included assignment as Operations Officer aboard USS Yellowstone (AD 41) and Executive Officer aboard USS Kiska (AE 35).Rear Adm.Pottenger assumed command of USS Shasta (AE 33) in 1996, completing several deployments in support of Commander 5th Fleet and Commander 7th Fleet.She took command of USS Bridge (AOE 10) in 2001, and during an extended deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, re-supplied 10 battle groups, amphibious groups and dozens of coalition ships; receiving the Battle "E" and the 2002 Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy.
  
  Shore tours have included assignment to Commander, Service Group 2 as Staff Communications Officer; assignment to USNA as the 25th Company Officer; Commanding Officer of two Navy Operational Support Centers in Mare Island, Calif. and San Diego.She also served as COMNAVSURFRESFOR Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, where she implemented a national automated selection board system for Reserve unit command positions.
  
  During several tours in the Pentagon, Rear Adm.Pottenger served as Executive Assistant for Director, Surface Warfare (OPNAV N86); Executive Assistant to DCNO (Resources, Requirements & Assessments) (OPNAV N8); Executive Assistant to Vice Chief of Naval Operations.Upon selection to flag rank she served as Deputy Chief of Navy Reserve for one year.In November 2005 Rear Adm.Pottenger established a new Navy command, creating a Type Commander for over 40 Combat Logistics and Special Mission ships.She served for one year as the first Commander Military Sealift Fleet Support Command.
  
  Rear Adm.Pottenger assumed command of Amphibious Force 7th Fleet on November 20, 2006 at White Beach, Okinawa aboard USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49).She has become the first female Admiral to command a forward deployed operational command.

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  Published on: 12/3/2007    Last Visited: 12/3/2007  

  Carol Pottenger, commander of Navy task force 76, said one of the biggest concerns for the task force after the cyclone hit has been waterborne illnesses.Most of the fresh drinking water wells were destroyed by the storm.U.S. forces have treated and evaluated more than 600 patients to ward off waterborne trauma.
  
  Officials say the task force has been utilizing the Kearsarge's ability to filter 200,000 gallons of water per day.Soldiers have been distributing the fresh water in 5-gallon containers to various locations.
  
  Providing disaster assistance "is what the Navy task force and Marine expeditionary force are really good at," Pottenger said.

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  Published on: 5/17/2008    Last Visited: 5/20/2008  

  And the U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Carol Pottenger, Commander of the Seventh Fleet Amphibian Force, is beginning to talk about building trust and of assuring the Burmese generals about the US commitment to helping the cyclone victims of Burma.

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  Published on: 11/1/2007    Last Visited: 12/1/2007  

  Carol M. Pottenger, commander of Task Force 76, also was present at the meeting, having flown from Kearsarge to the nation's capital city of Dhaka this morning.

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  Published on: 3/22/2007    Last Visited: 3/22/2007  

  Carol Pottenger, Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, at White Beach; and Capt. Robert Wilson Jr., commander, Fleet Activities, Okinawa.

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  Published on: 6/1/2007    Last Visited: 12/1/2007  

  Carol M. Pottenger, Commander, ESG 7 and Deputy Commander, Combined Force Maritime Component Command.
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  Carol M. Pottenger, Commander Amphibious Force, 7th Fleet, and Deputy Commander Combined Force Maritime Component Command.
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  Pottenger, along with members of her staff, embarked Essex for Talisman Saber to test interoperability and refine procedures and doctrine of assigned forces afloat, with Amphibious Squadron 11, ESG 7 and Australian counterparts.
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  Pottenger and members of her staff will also disembark Essex at that time to join a combined staff ground headquarters.
  
  "The potential for improving U.S.-Australian relations and combined military capabilities is incredible," said Pottenger.

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  Published on: 4/1/2007    Last Visited: 6/1/2007  

  Carol Pottenger, commander of Amphibious Group 1, Expeditionary Strike Group 1, was nominated this week for a second star.
  
  Pottenger currently is a rear admiral lower half based at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, and serves as the Navy's primary adviser on amphibious matters in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf.Part of her command is based in Sasebo, Japan.

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  Published on: 12/1/2007    Last Visited: 12/1/2007  

  Carol M. Pottenger, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, reiterated in a press conference Friday that the mission is just a short-term emergency response, not a long-term humanitarian effort.
  
  The Nov. 15 cyclone that hit southwest Bangladesh killed more than 3,000 people and displaced tens of thousands more.The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, with Marines and sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived off the coast of Bangladesh on Thanksgiving Day.
  
  Since then, troops have been delivering water and food to villages along the shore, and shuttling other supplies deeper into the affected areas.
  
  In a news conference from the ship, Pottenger said troops have delivered about 12,000 gallons of fresh water and more than 73,000 pounds of other supplies so far.
  
  In addition, medical personnel have seen about 600 patients, mostly locals dealing with water-borne illnesses and minor trauma from the high winds and debris.

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