Butte (AE 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer COMMANDER DAVID P. SMITH, ESN Commander Smith of Middletown, Rhode Prior to assuming command of BUTTE, Island, graduated from the University of Commander Smith served as an instructor in Rhode Island. He completed a master's the Command Training Department at Surface degree at the University of Illinois and was Warfare Officers School Command, Newport, commissioned through Officer Candidate Rhode Island. He holds subspecialty School. designations in English, Operational Commander Smith's assignments at sea Logistics, and Education and Training include tours as Damage Control Assistant Management. and First Lieutenant on USS BLAKELY (FF- Commander Smith's decorations include 1072), Ship Control Officer on USS DE WERT the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy (FFG-45), Operations Officer on USS MOUNT Commendation Medal with Gold Star, and BAKER (AE-34), and Executive Officer on USS Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star. SURIBACHI (AE-21). He served two tours as Commander Smith is married to the an instructor in the Department of English at former Karen Ann Emery of Middletown, the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Rhode Island. They have one son, Kevin.

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V Table of Contents Commanding Officer...................................... Executive Officer....................................... CMC Chaplain.........................................4 Department Heads........................................ CPO's............................................... a 1st Class PO's.........................................9 2nd Class PO's......................................... Divisions.............................................. 3rd Class PO's........................................19 Poetry...............................................31 COISREP VERTREP......................................38 Ship's Picnic........................................43 Divisions............................................50 Teamwork............................................6 0 CO's Farewell.......................................6 4 Port Visits..........................................65 Divisions............................................81 Holmes..............................................8 6 Seaman's Div..........................................8 8 MWR night..............................................9 7 Port Visits........................................100 Signs, Signs, Signs...................................10 4 Homecoming.........................................106 Who's Who..........................................HI Layout.............................................112 =3 - 1

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Executive Officer LCDR JENNIFER BROOKS. USN LCDR Jennifer Brooks is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. She reported to her first ship the USS AJAX (AR-6) serving as Electrical Officer, DCA and MPA. She served as Recruiting Officer for Naval Recruiting District, San Diego, CA., and then as Operations Officer for the USS MARS (AFS-1) which participated in Desert Shield Desert Storm. LCDR Brooks served as Department Head Instructor at Surface Warfare Officer School, Newport RI and was sent to Italy and Croatia as part of Joint Task Force Provide Promise, part of logistics planning cell for proposed troop movement into Bosnia. In May 1995, she reported as Executive Officer to USS BUTTE. LCDR Brooks comes from a distinguished Navy family - her father is a retired Navy Captain (aviator) and her grandfather, an LDO during WW II is a retired Commander.