Boone (FFG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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tive Officer I 1 sg' Lieutenant Commander Amidon entered the Navy in 1992 following graduation from North Carolina State University and completion of the NROTC Program. His initial Division Officer assignments were in USS LEYTE GULF CCG 55D in Mayport, Florida, where he served as Ordnance Officer, Gunnery Officer, Main Propulsion Division Officer, and Main Propulsion Assistant. His first Department Head assignment was in USS MCINERNEY CFFG 87 in Mayport, Florida where he served as Operations Officer. His second Department Head tour was in USS AVENGER CMCM 13 in Ingleside, Texas, where he served as Executive Officer and Navigator. He then completed a third Department Head tour in USS NASSAU CLHA 43 in Norfolk, Virginia, where he served as Navigator. LCDR Amidon's first shore duty assignment was in Afloat Training Group Mayport, Florida, where he served as a Training Liaison Officer and the Surface Warfare Department Head. His second shore duty assignment was in the Air Command and Staff College in Montgomery, Alabama, where he received a Master of Military Arts and Sciences Degree and completed Joint Professional Military Education Phase One. LCDR Amidon's awards include four Navy Commendation Medals. He reported to BOONE in September 2005, and he and his wife Shannon reside in Jacksonville, Florida 5

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Commander Marc Dalton ,..,,.,:4-V--F, 1 5 L-, . ,- fieaffeef- K '-.- ..f' .sa . -. ,,.-.- A, ..- ag. U 1 r .- ,, .1 u 1 ugggy .5 . ,lv . , .ar ' . ,pgzflfp f ,,.. 47-,TQF 4 Bachelors of Science in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987. Following graduation, he attended naval nuclear propulsion training in Orlando, FL and Ballston Spa, NY. In 1989, CDR Dalton reported to USS LONG BEACH QCGN 91 in San Diego, serving as Main Propulsion Division Officer and as Chemical and Radiological Controls Assistant. During his tour, LONG BEACH deployed to the Southern Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and completed an 'Around the Worldn cruise. Following a tour as the Flag Lieutenant for Commander, Destroyer Group ONE, CDR Dalton served as the Weapons Officer and Combat Systems Officer on USS COWPENS QCG 633, which deployed from San Diego to the Western Pacific and received the Spokane Trophy for Combat Systems Excellence. He then went to USS ENTERPRISE QCVN 651 homeported in Norfolk, VA, as Reactor Department Forward Station Officer, responsible for the ship's forward four reactor plants. ENTERPRISE deployed to the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf during his tour. Following ENTERPRISE, CDR Dalton served as inspector and Executive Officer of the Pacific Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board and attended Harvard's JFK School of Government, receiving a Masters of Public Administration degree. Returning to sea as Executive Officer of USS ANTIETAM CCG 542, he deployed from San Diego to the Arabian Gulf and North Arabian Sea during Operation Enduring Freedom. During his previous tour at the Pentagon, CDR Dalton completed assignments in the Strategy and Concepts Branch under the Deputy CNO for Plans, Policy, and Operations 1N3lN5l I in the Policy Division of the Joint Staff Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate CJ-517 and as the Deputy Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. CDR Dalton's decorations include the Defense S'-1Perior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal NWO awards! , Navy Commendation Medal cfour awardslf the Navy Achievement Medal ftwo awards? and various campaign and service awards.

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Command Master Chief Sis 11. 1,1 Command Master Chief Wittney A. Rose entered active duty service in April 1984. After completing recruit training, he graduated from Seaman Apprentice Training in San Diego, California. Master Chief Rose's first assignment was aboard USS PUGET SOUND QAD 387 Sixth Fleet flagship homeported in Gaeta, Italy. He transferred to USS AFFRAY cMso 5111 homeported in Newport R.I. and attended Mine Sweeping training in Charleston SC. Master Chief's only shore duty assignment was in 1989, at Naval Station New York, Port Operations,where he served as the Captain's Gig Coxswain. He was transferred in 1992, to USS GUNSTON HALL QLDS 435 in Little Creek VA. During this tour he qualified as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. After being advanced to Chief Petty Officer in 1993, Master Chief was reassigned 1994 to USS SHENANDOAH CAD 44! where he served as the Second Division Leading Chief. Completing a two year tour, he transferred to Afloat Training Group in Mayport, Florida in 1996, where he served as a Deck Seamanship instructor and qualified as an Afloat Training Specialist. In 1999, he reported aboard USS DOYLE QFFG 395 in Mayport where he served as the First Division Leading Chief and advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer. In 2002, he was transferred to USS FORT MCHENRY CLSD 433 in Sasebo, Japan. During this tour he graduated from the Senior Enlisted Academy V105 Greenp. In 2004, he advanced to Master Chief Petty Officer and was selected for the Command Master 05. He assumed duties as the Command Master Chief aboard USS BOONE CFFG 281. Chief Program in 20 6