NPRE alumnus to command USS Annapolis

4/16/2015

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The Dolphin (April 16) -- Cmdr. Kurt Balagna relieved Cmdr. Chester Parks as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE), April 2. Balagna, a native of Farmington, Ill., enlisted in the Navy in April 1992 as a Nuclear Electronics Technician. In 1997, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Illinois and received his commission through the ROTC scholarship program.


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This story was published April 16, 2015.