Bon Homme Richard (LHD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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sax ING QFPTCEEB. CAPTAIN STANLEY V DE GEUS Captain Stanley Vincent De Geus is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a 1979 graduate of Villanova University. At Villanova, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in biology and was commissioned an Ensign through the Naval Reserve 1 Officer Training Corps Program. Following commissioning, Captain De Geus completed Division Officer tours as Administrative Officer, Second Division Officer and Combat Information Center!Missile Officer in USS SEATTLE 5 CAOE 33 from November 1979 to May 1983. His first A shore assignment was Commissioning Crew and Navigation!NavalOperations Instructor at the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Boston University. While at Boston University, he received his Master's Degree in biologyfin January 1986. afloat duty in USS 1986 to Novem- ,ln USS ENHANCE operations served as Operations QFFG 373 from June 1989. Captain De Geus served as Commanding Officer in USS CMCM 43 from May 1990 to September 1992. Following a year of study at the Naval War f College, where he received a Masteris Degree in W P National Security and Strategic Studies, he come C pleted a three year tour of duty as an instructorin, 1 the Command Training Department at Surface I 1 Warfare Officers School ,Command Newport, ' S Rhode Island. From, May 1997 to ,November 1998, Captain De Geus served asfCoinmanding Officer in , USSJCARTER HALLTCLSD SID. Histinost recent tour 7 of ,duty was as Deputy Division Chief,.J-3 Counter y T i Narcotics Operations, The Joint staff, vvsshingmn, DC from February 1999 to April 2001. C y A ,C A A Captain De Geus? avvardsiincludei theft Defense Meritorious ServicetMedal,, the Meritorious Service Medal fthree avvardsl, theNavy Commenda- 1 tion Medal ftwo awardsj, and the ,Navy Achievement n Medal Cfour awardsj. He is marriedito the former Barbara Jean Mellon of Freehold, New Jersey. They H have two children, Juliane Catherine and Case ,T fi James. y v i y

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.- ' - 'SE3fE.iSBC1'i5lSiK5'.i? ' ' -' 233513:--' ... L1:bt.:..'..L-'fA'..1k:L3-.b.Laf.,T34:.Q:J 31.-V. .J -L ,.' EXECUTWE or-lrrcara CAPTAIN Joi-IN BERG-JOHNSON 5 X A mmm Q W ixiitxniwux E EM fiiilllwww tffmillWkttu.mmll'i:,rN Wzjn ,mW.:llWwjjniKWi A native of North Haven, Connecticut, Captain Jon F. Bergf, Johnsen graduated from Ohio State University and was commissioned in December 1978. He completed flight training and was designated an S unrestricted Naval Aviator in August 1980. His first tour was Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi in December 1980, where he flew Search and Rescue!Air Station pilot duties in the UH-1N and C-lA. He also served as the Station Photo and Quality Assurance Officer in the Captain Berg-Johnsen reported to Squadron Light CHSLJ 37, NAS Barbers Point, following transition tothe SH-ZF. HSL-37 Detachment FIVE, in Uss, November 1983 to July 1984 also Officer and in July the LAMPS MK III and Test Evaluation. reported to HSL-47, NAS held the Safety Officer and Operations as OIC of HSL-47 Detachment EIGHT, and CCG 595 during Operation Desert Shield and March 1992 he reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Manpower Analysis Section. Following his tour at BUPERS, the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island and graduated V, 1994 with a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic Berg-Johnsen reported to HSL-51, in January 1995 and assumed-command ofthe Famous in April 1996. I if I I if K ' ' ' ft ' ' to UssllsA1PAuitrliQLI1A 7? ff officer sea wirhtrhe 22nd MBU fort' I conducted the initial'iSea4Trials for f, the Osprey 1999. ' August 1999, Berg-Johnsen reported tofllleadquarters, ini US European Command CUSEUCOMJ, Stuttgart, Germany, I Policy Directorate, as Division Chief for the AfricaJ'Middle' iregionffl CECJ5-MJ. , I IJIAQ 1- A if QQ' I He was selected for Major Command CSeaD ini October ,1999. p His current assignment is Executive Officer USS BONHOMME RICHARD CLHD-65. , K , p His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal Ctwo awardsj, Air Medal Cwith bronze numeral onelg Navy Commendation Medal Ctwo awardsjg Navy Achievement Medalg National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medalg Southwest Asia Service Medal Cthree awardsjg NATO Medalg Kuwait Liberation Medal fKingdom of Saudi Arabiaj and Kuwait Liberation Medal CKuwaitj. Captain Berg-Johnsen is married to the former Rhonda Lyn Samberg of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. They have one son, Matthew, who is 6 years old.