DEBRA BODENSTEDT
Rate/Rank
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 00/1983 - 00/2010
Speciality
DIVER Born
WAYNE, NE
FIRST FEMALE TO QUALIFY AS A SUBMARINE RESCUE CHAMBER OPERATOR.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
CO, NAVY MUNITIONS COMMAND, EAST ASIA DIVISION
COMMANDER, CONSOLIDATED DIVER UNIT, SAN DIEGO, CA
DIVER, USS MONITOR SALVAGE EXPEDITION
DIVER, CHALLENGER RECOVERY
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
DEFENSE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL
JOINT SERVICE ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
NAVY 'E' RIBBON
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL
NAVY SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON