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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN HONOR OF COMMANDER JURE KUTLE?A
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2014 the Order of the Croatian Pleter is being awarded to Commander Jure Kutle?a, United States Navy (Retired), by President of the Republic of Croatia H.E. Prof. Dr. Ivo Josipovic; and
WHEREAS, Commander Kutle?a was commissioned through the Naval ROTC program at Marquette University, where he graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in History; and
WHEREAS, Commander Kutle?a earned his Naval Flight Officer designation in 1989, and his first tour of duty was with Patrol Squadron Forty-Eight (VP-48) at Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California; and
WHEREAS, Commander Kutle?a was assigned to Antisubmarine Warfare Operations Center (ASWOC), Sigonella, Sicily, Italy in 1991; and
WHEREAS, Commander Kutle?a was affiliated with the Navy Reserves in 1998, being attached to Naval Air Reserve Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier Augmentation Unit at Naval Air Reserve Center Great Lakes, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, in July 2000, Commander Kutle?a was selected to return to active duty to serve as the Executive Officer (XO) and upon completion of his XO tour in June 2004, Commander Kutle?a returned to the Navy Reserves and joined Carrier Strike Group 12 at Naval Reserve Center Forest Park, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, in 2005 Commander Kutle?a joined Commander Naval Forces Europe, Maritime Partnership Program Detachment 513 (CNE-MPP 513), where during this tour he was the second senior US representative to Croatian Navy - US Navy Staff Talks; and
WHEREAS, in January 2007, Commander Kutle?a was assigned to Carrier Strike Group 12, and with the disestablishment of this unit, he returned to CNE-MPP 513 where he served as the Maritime Engagement Officer for the Croatia Country Team, the senior officer coordinating Navy Reserve interaction with the Republic of Croatia; and
WHEREAS, Commander Kutle?a received his Master of Business Administration degree from the University...
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