Austin (LPD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER STEVEN C. JOACHIM UNITED STATES NAVY Lieutenant Commander Steven Charles Joachim is a native of Baraboo, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 1970. He enlisted in the Navy in July 1971, and completed recruit training followed by Hospital Corps- man A school in San Diego, California. Lieutenant Commander Joachim ' s first assignment as a staff Corpsman at Bethesda Naval Hospital was followed by duty at the Naval Hospital in Rota, Spain, from May, 1972, until August, 1975. While assigned to the Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, he was accepted to participate in the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Pro- gram. He graduated from the University of Washington in May, 1979, and spent the next year in Newport, Rhode Island, where he attended Officer Candidate School and the Surface Warfare Officer (Basic) and Communications Officer courses of instruction. In May, 1980, Lieutenant Commander Joachim reported to USS LAWRENCE (DDG 4), where he served as Auxiliaries Officer and Communica- tions Officer, 1982, transferred to the USS HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) as Operations Officer. Following duty as Assistant Operations and Training Officer of Seal Team Six from February, 1984, until October, 1986, Lieu- tenant Commander Joachim attended Surface Warfare Officer Department Head school which he completed in May, 1987. After a tour as Operations Officer on board USS PENSACOLA ( LSD 38) from June, 1987, to February, 1989, he joined the pre-commissioning crew of USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) where he served as acting Executive Officer and First Lieutenant, finishing that tour in Janu- ary, 1992, His sea tours have included three Mediterra- nean and one Persian Gulf deployments in addition to several Fleet Exercises and Caribbean cruises. He re- ported to USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) as Executive Officer in March, 1992. Lieutenant Commander Joachim holds Bachelor de- grees in both Mathematics and History from the Univer- 1 sity of Washington. His d ecorations include the Good Conduct Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Com- mendation Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and several unit, campaign and service ribbons. Lieutenant Commander Joachim is married to the former Karen Colleen Dunlap of New Orleans, Louisiana. They have one daughter, Sara, and reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. i

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I Good Com- lana. { COMMAND MASTER CHIEF TMCM (SW SS) WILLIAM E. FARROW UNITED STATES NAVY Master Chief Farrow is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he graduated from high school in 1975. He enlisted in the Navy in June 1975, and completed Recruit Training followed by Torpedoman Mate A School in Orlando, Florida and Enlisted Basic Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. Shore tours have been as Recruiter-in-Charge, Navy Recruiting Station, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Follow on Shore Duty at Recruit Training Command, Orlando, Florida as Company Commander, and Department LCPO, Apprentice Training School. Sea duty assignments have included USS GRAYBACK (SS-574), homeported out of Subic Bay, Philippines, com- pleted two tours on the USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN- 6441, in which he completed 16 strategic deterrent patrols. He reported to USS AUSTIN in February 1992. Personal awards include the Enlisted Surface War- fare Pin, Submarine Service Pin, Navy Commendation Medal ( 2 ), Navy Achievement ( 2), as well as various service awards. Master Chief Farrow, his wife Tammy, and their children Christopher and Jennifer, reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. h