H Lawrence Garrett Iii

  • Born on June 24, 1939 in Washington, D.C., H. Lawrence Garrett III became the 68th Secretary of Navy on May 15, 1989. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October 1961 and subsequently qualified in submarines as a machinist mate.

    Mr. Garrett was commissioned in April 1964 upon completion of flight training, serving as a Naval Flight Officer aboard maritime patrol aircraft. He retired from the Navy in 1981.

    Most recently, Mr. Garrett was Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation.

    In 1983, he was Associate Counsel to the President. Mr. Garrett served as General Counsel of the Department of Defense from February 1986 to August 1987.

    Prior to his appointment as Secretary, Mr. Garrett served as Under Secretary of the Navy from August 6, 1987.

    Mr. Garrett earned a B.S. degree in Business Management from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, and received his J.D.

    degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, Calif., graduating cum laude. A member of the California and District of Columbia Bars, he is licensed to practice before the U.S.

    Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of California, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

  • U.S. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III recently participated in an actual operational trial onboard the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC). He first toured the entire LCAC manufacturing facility at the Textron Marine Systems Shipyard Operations in New Orleans, La. The LCACs are amphibious

  • I n t e r m a r i n e USA recently launched the USS Osprey (MHC- 51) at its Savannah, Ga., shipyard. She is the first of a new class of GRP ships solely designed for minehunting. The Osprey, which features advanced technology to locate mines with sonar and then neutralize them via a remotely controlle

  • The second ship in the new Wasp Class (LHD-1) of multipurpose amphibious assault ships for the U.S. Navy was recently christened "Essex" at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Miss. The principal speaker at the ceremony was Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney. His wife, Mrs.

  • Sealift Program Receiving $1.3 Billion Editor's Note: The U.S., like its European Community and Japanese counterparts, is dependent upon the Persian Gulf for a large percentage of its oil needs. In recently published comments, Commander W.H. Nelson, U.S. Navy, a strategic analyst at the Center for

  • New York, New York, November 13-16 One of the most import a n t marine shows in the U.S., the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engin e e r s (SNAME) Annual Meeting and International Maritime Exposition will holdits 1991 conference in New York City from November 13-16. The three-day

  • MR Jan-91#15 LCAC Trial U.S. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett)
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    U.S. Navy Secretary Participates In LCAC Trial U.S. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III is shown in the command module of the Landing Craft, Air Cushion during operational trials of LCAC-29 at Textron Marine Systems in New Orleans. U.S. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III

  • MR Nov-91#21 presented in parallel in the Mercury Ballroom will be)
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    ktual Meeting & al Maritime Exposition November 13-16 two papers presented in parallel in the Mercury Ballroom will be on ship design of submersibles and a study comparing U.S. and U.K. frig- ate designs. Thursday afternoon, papers fo- cusing on ship performance and ma- neuverability will