Michael Cunningham, MMCM/SS/DV USN Retired
Nov 1977 attended RTC,Great Lakes, IL
Jan 1978 attended Machinist Mate A school
May 1978 - Feb 1979 attended Navy Nuclear Power school, Orlando Florida
Feb 1979 - Aug 1979 assigned land base Nuclear power plant, S1C, Windsor Connecticut.
Oct 1979 - Jan 1985 assigned to USS Phoenix SSN 702, was initial manning, plankowner and commissioning crew. During this period attended Navy Dive School, went on (2) Major deployments, one to the Indian Ocean and one to the Mediterranean Sea.
Feb 1985 - Dec 1987 Instructor Navy Nuclear Power school
Mar 1988 - Sept 1990 assigned to USS Henry L. Stimson SSBN 655B, Charleston SC. Went on 5 detergent patrols. Involved in Operation LANTCOOPEX.
Dec 1990 - May 1994, Assigned Navy Nuclear Power school as Lead instructor for Reactor Plant Technology.
May 1994 - Jul 1994, Attend Senior Enlisted Academy at the Navy War College Newport, RI.
Aug 1994 - Oct 1997, assigned USS Billfish SSN 676, Groton, CT. (2) major deployments, (1) to the Adriatic Sea, (1) to the Mediterranean Sea.
Nov 1997 - Jul 2000, Nuclear Field A School Class Director.