Austin (LPD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN STANLEY D. GASTAR UNITED STATES NAVY ni Captain Stanley D. Gastar g uated from New Bedford stitute of Technology and was commissioned an Ensign upon com- pletion of Officer Candidate School m 1964. His sea tours have been on I SS ORISKANY (CVA-34) as First Division Officer, USS BENNER (DD-807) as Anti-Submarine Officer and Weapons Officer, USS MC- CLOY (FF-1038) as Operations Of- ficer, USS EL PASO (LK.A-117) as First Lieutenant, and USS NEW- PORT (LSI -1 179) as Executive Of- ficer. He has commanded USS KIO- W (ATF-72) and USS PORTLAND (LSD-37). Captain Gastar assumed command of USS AUSTIN on September 23, 1989. Captain Gastar ' s staff assignments have been with C O M- CRUDESLANT and COMNAV- SL ' RFLANT as Maintenance Budget and Fiscal Officer, OPNAV as a CNO Briefer and Current Opera- tions Action Officer, Surface War- fare Officers School as PCO PXO Amphibious Warfare Instructor, and COMPHIBGRU One as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. Captain is a graduate of the Armed Fori es Staff College and Na- tional War College. Captain Gastar is the recipient of the Meritorious Sci i( • Medal, Com- bat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Com- mendation, Meritorious Unit Com- mendation, and Various service and campaign medals.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR THEODORE L. GLENN III UNITED STATES NAVY Lieutenant Commander Theodore L. Glenn 111 grad- uated from Auburn University in 1975, receiving his commission through the NROTC program that same year. LCdr Glenn then served aboard USS HULL (DD- 945) as Fire Control Officer, Gunnery Officer, and Nav- igator and Weapons Officer. He participated in the testing and evaluation of the experimental 8 55 Major Caliber Lightweight Gun. He earned the distinction of being the first Ensign in DESRON Seven to achieve Surface Warfare Officer designation. Following his initial sea tour, LCdr Glenn attended the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA, and then, as a participant in the Personnel Exchange Program was as- signed to the German Naval Communication School, Flensburg, FRG. He served as company officer and senior instructor in NATO and shipboard communication of- ficer courses. Thereafter, he attended SWO Department Head School, Advanced ASW Evaluator School, and the Armed Forces Staff College. LCdr Glenn served aboard USS GARCIA (FF-1040) as Weapons Officer and Chief Engineer, and USS EL PASO (l.KA-1 17) as Operations Officer, before his selection for Executive Officer. He assumed his duties as XO of USS AUSTIN in November, 1987. ' A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men,