Callaghan (DDG 994) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer Commander Sutton hails from Brunswick, Geor- gia. Following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1970, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Immediate Graduate Education Program, completing a Master of Science Degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. His first sea tour was aboard USS JONAS INGRAM (DD 938) where he served as Anti- Submarine Warfare Officer and collaterally as Squadron ASW Officer. During this tour he participated in numerous Caribbean and special operations and deployed to the Middle East and the Mediterranean. After attending the Destroyer Department Head Course in Newport, Rhode Island, he was assigned as Weapons Officer and was Senior Watch Officer aboard the Mayport, Florida homeported frigate USS PAUL (FF 1080). While in PAUL, he partic- ipated in two Northern European NATO exercises and again deployed to the Mediterranean. In 1977, under the Department Head split-tour program, he transferred to USS SURIBACHI (AE 21), home- ported in Earle, New Jersey, and served as Operations Officer and Navigator through two additional Mediterranean deployments. An abbreviated tour ashore followed, teaching Naval Systems Engineering at the Naval Academy. Upon the short notice acquisition of the four warships under construction for the Shah of Iran, Commander Sutton was selected to be the commissioning Executive Officer of the USS KIDD (DDG 993), the lead ship of the class and sister ship to CALLAGHAN. Serving as Officer in Charge of the KIDD pre-commissioning unit in Norfolk, Virginia, he was responsible for the development of the baseline training and organization for the ship class. Following commissioning in Pasca- goula, Mississippi, he participated in shock-testing and all the initial trials associated with the lead ship. He served in this billet until November 1982, when he was appointed to a two-year tour as Naval Aide to the President of the United States. Among his decorations are the Defense Superior Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commenda- tion, Battle E Ribbon, National Defense Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. He is married to Commander Elizabeth B. Sutton who is currently the Commanding Officer, Person- nel Support Activity, Naval Training Center, San Diego. Commander Sutton assumed command of CAL- LAGHAN on 9 January 1986. Commanding Officer 21