Fleet Master Chief (IDW/SG/SW) Steven Giordano joined the Navy 27 years ago and became a cryptologic technician technical. Some career highlights:
1. Enlisted: June 12, 1989
2. Age: 45
3. Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
4. Education: Bachelor of science degree in management; Keystone course at National Defense University.
5. Commands: Naval Forces Europe-Africa; Navy Information Dominance Forces, Virginia Beach; Navy Information Operations Command Denver, Colo.; Frigate McClusky; Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, R.I.; Navy Information Operations Command Fort Gordon, Ga.; Center for Information Dominance in Pensacola, Fla.; Naval Security Group Activity Rota, Spain; National Security Agency; Naval Security Group Activity Pearl Harbor; and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 in Guam.
6. Awards: Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, five Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals, seven Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal with Bronze star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon.
SOURCE: NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND AND STAFF RESEARCH