LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION saluting Commander John J. Trombetta, USN, upon
the occasion of his retirement from the United States Navy

WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon this Legislative Body to honor those
remarkable individuals, who have honorably and courageously served this
country, in order to protect the life and liberty of our citizens, and
whose professional lives, military service and civic endeavors serve to
enhance the stature of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to hereby
honor and recognize United States Navy Commander John Trombetta upon his
retirement as Public Affairs Officer from the Navy, after more than 26
years of dedicated and decorated military service; and
WHEREAS, Over his long and distinguished military career, United
States Navy Commander John Trombetta has held numerous national and
international unit assignments, including Ensign, Officer-in-Charge of
Sea Air Mariners in Syracuse, Training/Administration Department Head,
Operations Department Deputy, Special Projects Officer at Naval Air
Joint Reserve Base, Willow Grove, PA for the Navy Office of Information
East 102, Executive Officer for Navy Information Bureaus 613 at Great
Lakes, Illinois and 713 Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Public Affairs Officer
for NR Readiness Command Mid-Atlantic, Washington, D.C. and Navy Region
Midwest RCC, Great Lakes; and
WHEREAS, In 2009, United States Navy Commander John Trombetta assumed
his role as Public Affairs Officer, Executive Field Officer and Offi-
cer-in-Charge for Navy Weeks for the Navy Office of Community Outreach,
Millington, TN, and is now the head media trainer at Navy Operational
Support Center, Syracuse; and
WHEREAS, Among his many diverse duties and accomplishments, United
States Navy Commander John Trombetta has effectively worked with the
mass media on Naval issues and events, trained Eastern European Military
In the essentials of Western military public affairs, initiated and
implemented significant communications programs, directed important
attention to the Midwest Region of the U.S. for the Navy, published
articles on World War II and the September 11th terrorist attacks on the
Pentagon, researched and wrote speeches, compiled news stories, repres-
ented the Navy at the Pacific Fleet Regional Environmental Roundtable,
served on active duty for special work with the 7th Fleet aboard the
Flagship USS Blue Ridge, LCC 19, and was assigned as the first USN
public affairs officer to create a Public Affairs manual with the NATO
Combined Joint HQ; and on projects of high importance at the U.S. Euro-
pean Command Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, represented the Navy at
the Pacific Fleet Regional Environmental Roundtable, Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, served aboard the USS Lake Erie for a live missile test firing
and the USS Mesa Verde for a Panama-South American Naval exercise; and
WHEREAS, For his outstanding work, United States Navy Commander John
Trombetta has received many recognitions throughout his military tenure;
those awards include: the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy &
Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service
Medal, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the Pistol
Ribbon; and
WHEREAS, Throughout United States Navy Commander John Trombetta's
accomplished life has been his proud family, including his wife, Joanna,
and his two children, Jessica and Justin; and
WHEREAS, In all his official acts, United States Navy Commander John
Trombetta has been governed by a sense of loyalty, duty and honor, that
allowed him to be a natural leader, and in return, he has received the

respect from his colleagues and our community at large; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor and recognize United States Navy Commander John Trombetta upon the
occasion of his retirement as Public Affairs Officer from the Navy,
after more than 26 years of dedicated and decorated military service;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to United States Navy Commander John Trombetta.