Captain Doug Reckamp
Chair
U.S. Navy
National Defence University
United States of America
Biography
Captain Doug Reckamp Undersea Warfare career began with seven strategic deterrence patrols on USS HENRY M. JACKSON (GOLD) and USS MICHIGAN (BLUE) [Ballistic Missile Submarines], then two deployments and numerous operational tests of new combat systems as Combat Systems Officer of USS OKLAHOMA CITY [Fast Attack Submarine]. He was the first US Student to attend the Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Command Course (Diesel Perisher), after which he completed a Western Pacific Deployment as Executive Officer of USS PORTSMOUTH [Fast Attack Submarine]. In 2005, he established the Enterprise Management branch of COMSUBFOR with additional duties as COMSUBFOR speechwriter. In 2009 he took command of USS TOLEDO [Fast Attack Submarine] where he completed an Operational Test Launch of three Tomahawk Cruise Missiles and deployed to EUCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM AORs.
Research Interest
Non-linear acoustics, Combat Systems
