Austin (LPD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER CAI TAIN (;()RDANS. HOLDER UNI lED STATES NAVY C ' lptjiin Holder wiis horn in Camden, New .Jersey on 21 .July HHfi, Following fjrfiduation from Florida State (JniverHity in liKJH, he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport. Rhode Inland and wa.n commiKsioned in October 1968. Shore tourH hiive been a.s Aide to the Commandant Sixth Naval District, Cr)mpany Officer and Special A.shIh- tant to the Commandant, US. Naval Academy, and A.SHiH- lant Surface Commander A.HKif ruTientH Officer, (Com- mander, Naval Military Per.fonnel ( ' ommand. Sea duty a.HHiKnmentH have included USS WILIJAM C. LAWK (|)i) 7 i;i) ! » First I,ieutenant and CIC Officer, (ISSHIUIMI ' .YfDK 1 044 i.is Operation Officer, lISHI ' .OilL IJKK ILST 1 !!«)) as KiiKineer Officer, and I ISS IIKIiMI ' i AGE (LSI) ' M) as Executive Officer. He has previously comm.nided IfSS INFLICT fMSO 4.161 and USS WIIIDI ' .KY ISI,ANI)(|,SI)4I) Adriitiorially, he has served on tfie Seventh Fleet .Staff as i ' ' le( t lOxercises ;ind Amphilii ou.s Officer, and most recently com|)leti ' (l a tour as A.ssislanl Chief of Staff for Operations and I ' lans on the staff of Amphihious flroiip TWO lie nt)orl((l to (ISS AUSTIN in Novemtier 1092. ( ' ;ipl;iiii I lolder attended I he Air ( ' oriinuiiid and .Staff Collcfie at Air War ColIeK ' , Montj, ' omery, Alahama, and received a Masters of Science degree in Personnel Counsel ini; from Troy State University during this assifjnment. I ' ersonal awards include the I.e iori of Merit, Uron .i Star, Meritorious .Service Medal (2), Navy (lommeiifl.il ion M(;(Ial 12), as wr4l as various service awards. Captiiiii lloldir, liis wife Patricia, and their daugh- ters Ann Ma III ' :i ml .fen infer Lynn, resirle in Virginia I ' .each, Virginia. IKll ' iN Kulrh Neiil. CO, Ad mi nil Mike Itoorda, ami I, (Col lierl i ' u.ssiiig |22ii l MKH (KW())|. Africiin l ' :agle-l)«-tl»2, IMoriMio. MAIU; l-}). ' l

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MARG 1-93 DEPLOYMENT 23 OCT 24 OCT DEPARTED NORFOLK, VA ONLOAD MOREHEAD CITY, NC TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING 1. 1 Q T I II r P ROTA, SPAIN ) V ENROUTEANGO INCHOP ROTA, SPAIN 24 OCT - 1 NOV INOV 1 NOV -6 NOV 6 NOV - 9 NOV [3 NOV - 2 DEC DEC - 17 DEC L8 DEC - 29 DEC ■RS BARCELQNA, SPMl JAN ; 22 JAN j - - K HAIFiV ISRAEL (NOBLE SHIRLEY) 25 JAN - 29 J I SS ANTAYLA, TURKEY ' Cl 4 FEB - TfEB VENICE, ITALY 25 FEB - 21 FEB GIBRALTAR (GIBEX) AFRICAN EAi 22 FEB - 24 FEB PROVIDE PROMISE TRIESTE, ITALY ' J 25 MAR - 30 MAR ALMERIA, SPAIN (BETACOM) 31 MAR -3 MAR 3APR-15APR 16APR OUTCROP ROTA, SPAIN TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING OFFLOAD MARINES MOREHEAD CITY, NC 17APR ARRIVAL NORFOLK, VA

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