MSC Ship Support Unit Guam

MSC Ship Support Unit (SSU) Guam provides operations, logistics, maintenance, and administrative support for all MSC operated, controlled, and interest vessels in support of the Type Commander and/or as directed by the Area Commander in support of the Fleet Commander.

Leadership

Commanding Officer

Commander Kristopher M. Blandin
Commanding Officer
Military Sealift Command, Ship Support Unit, Guam

A native of Boise, Idaho, Cmdr. Blandin enlisted in the Navy in 1997 as a fire controlman and served aboard USS Exxex (LHD 2) and USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) as a CIWS technician. Upon selection to the STA-21 program he graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 2007. He holds a master’s degree in Systems Engineering and Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School.

His sea assignments include serving as anti-terrorism officer and anti-submarine warfare officer aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and damage control assistant aboard USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79). He served his Department Head Tours onboard USS Anzio (CG 68) as the weapons officer and as administrative officer and senior watch officer in Amphibious Squadron FOUR (CPR 4). During his Post Department Head tour he served as damage control assistant aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). During his last assignment, he served as executive officer of PCD/PCU USS Richard M. McCool JR. (LPD 29).

Cmdr. Blandin's shore tours include student assignments to the University of Colorado at Boulder and Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. His staff assignments include serving as operations officer and chief engineer at Afloat Training Group, Norfolk, Va., and a brief stop at Consolidated Naval Brig Chesapeake.

Deputy Director

Mr. Gregory S. Davis
Deputy Director and Operations Officer
Military Sealift Command, Ship Support Unit, Guam

Mr. Davis was born in Bloomington, Ind., attended schools in Indiana, California, and Tennessee, and was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy through the NROTC program in May 1978 upon graduation from that great seafaring institution, the University of Kansas. He served multiple tours at sea based out of Yokosuka, Japan and ashore in Okinawa, Panama, and Guam prior to leaving the Navy in December 1988.

After working in the commercial maritime sector and becoming a licensed Master (near coastal limited tonnage – with a submersible endorsement!), Mr. Davis entered federal civil service as the U.S. Naval Activities Guam (now US Naval Base Guam) Port Control Officer in January 1994. In April 1995 he moved to MSC WESTPAC (now MSC SSU Guam) as the operations officer and has, since then, seen MSC in Guam through numerous changes as both deputy director and operations officer.

Mr. Davis has made multiple deployments to both Thailand and Australia in support of MSC operations and is a recipient of the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal.

Senior Enlisted Leader

Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Edem K. Atohoun
Senior Enlisted Leader
Military Sealift Command, Ship Support Unit, Guam

BMC Atohoun, a native of Lomé, Togo in West Africa, enlisted in the United States Navy in November 2009. Following completion of basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. he attended Boatswain’s Mate Apprenticeship Training School.

Upon graduation, he reported for duty to USS Carr (FFG-52), in Norfolk, Va. where he deployed to the 5th Fleet and 2nd Fleet area of responsibility. In addition, his Frigate went through a Dry-Dock Selected Restricted Availability, training cycle and two deployments in support of Caribbean Countering Illicit Traffic operations. In March 2013, he reported to USS Wasp (LHD 1) to complete another Ship Repair Availability and training cycles with three Fleet Weeks. In October 2018, he reported aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) forward-deployed ship at Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan, to pass Inspection and Survey and two 3M Inspections with two highly successful Indo-Pacific Command deployments along with the 7th Fleet Staff.

His shore duty assignments include Fleet Logistic Center, site Sasebo, where he managed the largest overseas Defense Fuel Support Point (Yokose), Sasebo, Japan. In January 2023 Chief Petty Officer Atohoun was assigned to Military Sealift Command Ship Support Unit, Guam as boarding Officer, and assistant to operation officer then serving as Senior Enlisted Leader.

Chief Petty Officer Atohoun is qualified as an Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS) and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS). His personal awards include Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (7 awards), and numerous unit and campaign awards. While aboard USS Blue Ridge, he was selected for chief petty officer in September 2022.

BMC Atohoun has a Master in Sociology applied to Economics.

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N1/ Civilians Comm: (671) 339-5341
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N1/Military Comm: (671) 339-8224
Email

Staff Phone Numbers:

N3 Comm: (671) 339-2088

N4 Comm: (671) 339-8041

N6 Comm: (671) 339-5656

N7 Comm: (671) 339-6046

N8 Comm: (671) 339-3542

N10 Comm: (671) 339-2082

OMBUDSMAN Comm: (671) 698-1554
Email

Mailing address:

MSC SSU Guam
PSC 455 Box 198
FPO AP 96540-2600

Via Fedex/UPS/DHL address:
Bldg 3110, Naval Base Guam,
Santa Rita, Guam 96915

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