Cmdr. Joel del Mundo Tiu died October 12 as a result of non-combat related injuries while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, the Defense Department announced Sunday.
The forty-eight year old, who served in the Navy Supply Corps, had been assigned to Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain, since January 2011. The native of Manila, Philippines, enlisted in 1984 and rose to the rank of chief before he was commissioned as an officer in 1995.
Tiu had previously served aboard six ships, including the frigate Crommelin, amphibious assault ship Essex and destroyer tender Acadia, according to Navy personnel records. Before reporting to Bahrain, he was assigned to Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center Forward in Norfolk, Virginia. He also served in Saudi Arabia, Germany and Guam during his twenty-eight year career.
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