 Complete the following phrase:  After flight training, he was designated as a Naval Flight Officer and assigned to Patrol Squadron Forty-Four VP-44, homeported at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine. He flew the P-3C Orion, deploying throughout the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, and Mediterranean Sea. His subsequent operational tours include assignment as a Tactical Action Officer on board , to include participation in dealing with the Achille Lauro hijacking and the 