MATTHEW  A.  ZIRKLE

Rate/Rank
RADM
Service Branch
USN 7/1984 - 00/0000
Speciality
SUBMARINE SERVICE
Born
04/14/1963
HINSDALE, IL
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL PLANK OWNER
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, NEWPORT, RI
USS PARCHE SSN-683
USS PINTADO SSN-672
USS POGY SSN-647
OIC, NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, EARLE, NJ
OIC, USS GUNSTON HALL LSD-44, DET 4402
DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES * OPS OFFICER, COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES KOREA
OPERATIONS OFFICER, MOBILE INSHORE UNDERSEAS WARFARE UNIT 105
COMMANDER PACIFIC FLEET DET 920, CHINHAE, KOREA NCS / OCA
CO, PACIFIC SUBMARINE FORCE OPERATIONS, DET C
CO, COMMANDER SUBMARINE GROUP SEVEN, DET B
CO, NAVY RESERVE, OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, DET 111, SAN DIEGO, CA
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, SUBMARINE, NATO MARITIME COMMAND, NORTHWOOD, ENGLAND
DIRECTOR, NAVY RESERVE INNOVATION BRANCH, CNO
CHIEF OF STAFF, COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES EUROPE AND AFRICA
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
DEFENSE SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL (2) 2
LEGION OF MERIT (2) 2
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (4) 
NAVY & MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL (4) 
NAVY & MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL (4) 
JOINT MERITIORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION 
NAVY 'E' RIBBON 
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 
KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL