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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Jeddah MSGs Roster         * = Member of MEGA                              
Allwerdt, Karl  92-93
Anderson, George W.  67-68 *
Bean, John D.    83-85  *
Cassler, Gregory  80-81
Cook, Corey E.    98-99 *     
Cookson, Ronald   80-81
Covert, Jeff   85-86
Dargan, Will 80-81
Dennis, Gerald 80-81
Henry, Dirk 80-81
Hyden, Fred 80-81
Fayan, Keith  - 89-90
Feid, Cpl.   Class 5-62
Flynn, Daniel  R.   94-95
Hardy, Robert A.   Class 2-99
Lane, Dan B.   80-81  *
Layman, Douglas D.  77-78  
Long, William E.  63-64  *
MacDowell, Steve   78-79
Merrill, Scott, Sgt. 83-84
Roode, A. W., Jr.   60
Sgro, John   78
Shuga, Steve 80-81
Smalls, Shem 80-81
Stutzman,  Jon T.  78-79  *                 
Tapper, Jeff   96-98
Villereal, Sgt   79
Wade, Michael A.   90-91
Waldron, Michael W.  56-57 *           
Wallace, Bob (Tony)   67
Wolverton, Frank   78-80
Ziegler, Dan  78























THE NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER
2014
Consul General: 
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
Consul General: 
RSO: Gary Stoner
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2009
Consul General: 
RSO: Gary Stoner
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2008
Consul General: Martin R. Quinn
RSO: Gary Stoner
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2007
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2006
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2005
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December 8: MSG's repel Al Qaeda attack on US Consulate in Jeddah
2004
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2003
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May 12: 100 people killed in terrorist attacks in Riyadh
2002
Consul General: 
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2001
Consul General: Wyche Fowler, Jr. /  Robert W. Jordan
Company Commander: 
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2000
Consul General: Wyche Fowler, Jr.
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1999
Consul General: Wyche Fowler, Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Corey E.Cook, Robert A.Hardy, 

1998
Consul General: Wyche Fowler, Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Corey E.Cook, Jeff Tapper,

1997
Consul General: Wyche Fowler, Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Jeff Tapper,

1996
Consul General:Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr. / Wyche Fowler, Jr. (Ambassador 1996-2001) 
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Jeff Tapper, 

1995
Consul General: Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: Daniel  R. Flynn  
Watchstanders: 

1994
Consul General: Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr. (Ambassador 1994-96)
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: Daniel  R. Flynn  
Watchstanders: 
May 23:  270 pilgrims killed in Mecca, from stampede.
1993
Consul General: 
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Karl Allwerdt,

1992
Consul General: Charles W. Freeman, Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Karl Allwerdt, 

1991
Consul General: Charles W. Freeman, Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:  Michael A.Wade,
Persian Gulf War
1990
Consul General: Charles W. Freeman, Jr.
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Keith Fayan, Michael A.Wade, 
July: 1,400 pilgrims die in bridge /  tunnel accident
August 2: Iraq  invades  Kuwait.  Saudi Arabia allows hundreds of thousands of foreign troops (mainly US) to be stationed within borders
1989
Consul General: Charles W. Freeman, Jr. (Ambassador 1989-92)
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Keith Fayan, 

1988
Consul General: Hume Horan
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1987
Consul General: Walter L. Cutler
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July 31: 400 Iranian pilgrims killed by Saudi security forces in Mecca.
1986
Consul General: Walter L. Cutler
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Jeff Covert, 

1985
Consul General: Walter L. Cutler
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: John D. Bean, Jeff Covert, 

1984
Consul General: Walter L. Cutler (Ambassador 1984-87)
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:John D. Bean, Sgt. Scott Merrill,
King and Prime Minister: Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud

Note: On Sep 26, 1984, the U.S. Liaison Office in Riyadh was raised to the rank of Embassy while the Embassy in Jidda (now Jeddah) became a Consulate General.
1983
Consul General: Richard W. Murphy
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: John D. Bean, Sgt. Scott Merrill,

1982
Consul General: Richard W. Murphy
Company Commander: 
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Saudi King: Fahd bin Abdul Aziz
1981
Ambassador :John Carl West / Robert G. Neumann  /  Richard W. Murphy (Ambassador 1981-83)
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: GySgt. Gregory Cassler
Watchstanders: Sgt. Ronald Cookson, Cpl Will Dargan, Cpl Gerald Dennis, Sgt. Dirk Henry, Sgt. Fred Hyden,  Dan B.Lane, Sgt. Steve Shuga, Sgt. Shem Smalls

1980
Consul General: John Carl West
Company Commander: 
Detachment Commander: SSgt. Gregory Cassler           A/:  Sgt. Frank Wolverton,
Watchstanders: Sgt. Ronald Cookson, Cpl Will Dargan, Cpl Gerald Dennis, Sgt. Dirk Henry, Sgt. Fred Hyden,  Dan B.Lane, Sgt. Steve Shuga, Sgt. Shem Smalls
US Lends 4 AWACs to Saudi Arabia to assist in monitoring the Iran/Iraq War
1979
Consul General: John Carl West
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: SSgt Steve MacDowell 
Watchstanders: Sgt. Jon T.Stutzman, Sgt Villereal, Sgt. Frank Wolverton, 
November 20: Sunni Muslim group barricades themselves inside  Holy Mosque in Mecca for 15 days  200 killed. Identity of the rebels unknown.
1978
Consul General: John Carl West
Company Commander: 
NCOIC: SSgt Steve MacDowell 
Watchstanders: Sgt. Douglas D. Layman, Sgt. John Sgro, Sgt. Jon T.Stutzman, Sgt. Frank Wolverton, Sgt. Dan Ziegler, 

1977
Consul General:William J. Porter / John Carl West (Ambassador 1977-81) 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Douglas D. Layman,

1976
Consul General: William J. Porter
Company Commander: 
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1975
Consul General: James Elmer Akins / William J. Porter (Ambassador 1975-77)
Company Commander: 
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King Faisal murdered.
Saudi King: Khalid bin Abdul Aziz  (due to health problems, half- brother Fahd is in control)
1974
Consul General: James Elmer Akins
Company Commander: 
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1973
Consul General:Nicholas Gilman Thacher  /  James Elmer Akins (Ambassador 1973-75)
Company Commander: 
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Saudi Arabia involved in oil boycott against  Western countries supporting Israel in  Yom Kippur War. oil prices climb four times higher.
1972
Consul General: Nicholas Gilman Thacher
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1971
Consul General: Nicholas Gilman Thacher
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1970
Consul General:Hermann Frederick Eilts  /  Nicholas Gilman Thacher (Ambassador 1970-73)
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1969
Consul General: Hermann Frederick Eilts
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1968
Consul General: Hermann Frederick Eilts
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: George W. Anderson,

1967
Consul General: Hermann Frederick Eilts
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: George W. Anderson, Bob (Tony)Wallace, 

1966
Consul General: Hermann Frederick Eilts
Company Commander: 
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1965
Consul General: Parker Thompson Hart  /  Hermann Frederick Eilts (Ambassador 1965-70)
Company Commander: 
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1964
Consul General:Parker Thompson Hart 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: William E. Long, 
Saudi King:  Faisal bin Abdul Aziz
1963
Consul General: 
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: William E. Long, 
US Sends Air Force Squadron to Saudi Arabia to protect from Egyptian Assault
1962
Consul General: Parker Thompson Hart
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Cpl Feid,  
October: King Saud  transfers power to his brother, Faisal due to Saud's total lack of control over economy.
Relations with Egypt severed due to Yemeni revolution
Saudi Arabia supports the imam of Yemen.  Egypt bombs Saudi towns.
1961
Consul General: Donald R. Heath  /  Parker Thompson Hart (Ambassador 1961-65)
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1960
Consul General: Donald R. Heath
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: A. W Roode Jr., 

1959
Consul General: Donald R. Heath
Company Commander: 
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1958
Consul General: George Wadsworth II   /  Donald R. Heath (Ambassador 1958-61)
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1957
Consul General: George Wadsworth II
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Michael W. Waldron,

1956
Consul General: George Wadsworth II
Company Commander: 
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Michael W. Waldron,

1955
Consul General: George Wadsworth II
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1954
Consul General: George Wadsworth II
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1953
Consul General: Raymond A. Hare  /  George Wadsworth II (Ambassador 1953-58)
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November 9: Saudi King: Abd al Aziz  dies, is succeeded by his son Saud.
Saudi King: Saud bin Abdul Aziz
1952
Consul General: Raymond A. Hare
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1951
Consul General: Raymond A. Hare
Company Commander: 
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1950
Consul General: J. Rives Childs  /  Raymond A. Hare (Ambassador 1950-53)
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1949
Consul General: J. Rives Childs (Ambassador 1949-50)
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1948
Consul General: 
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