Carter Hall (LSD 50) - Naval Cruise Book

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. 'qw EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Nathanial J. Strandquist Sr ,Q ui Q I Ll ieutenant Commander Nathaniel J. Strandquist, Sr. is a native of Eureka Springs, AR. He is a 1994 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and received a Master's Degree in International Relations from Salve Regina University in 2002. Lieutenant Commander Strandquist's initial fleet assignment was on the USS CALIFORNIA CCGN 361, where he served as the CE Division Officer and Ordnance Officer. While on CALIFORNIA, they deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf Following his i'I,, tour on CALIFORNIA, he was assigned as Director of International Programs and International Surface Warfare Safety Officer on USS SEATTLE I CAOE 33, where he also served as Navigator. While on the F' SEATTLE, they deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and again to X A the Arabian Gulf. His initial shore tour was to Surface Warfare Officers School Command, where he served as Officer Course Coordinator. After Department Head School, he reported as Weapons Officer to the USS DONALD COOK CDDG 753 and then fleeted up to Combat Systems OfHcer. While serving on the DONALD .COOK they deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and again to the Arabian Gulf pflltlclpatlng 111 Operation Iraqi Freedom! Operation Enduring Freedom. Following his De artment H d t ' - - p ea ours, Lieutenant Commander Strandquist served as Assistant N3 21115: then Flag Secretary at AMPHIBIOUS GROUP TWO. He also com leted P an Individual Augmentation assignment in th J -Pl ' RAL COMMAND. Followin C 1 ' - e 3 ans. Siecuoll of US QENT 0 3 0mP CUOH of his IA and training pipeline, Lieutenant Commander Strandquist reported to CARTER HALL as Executive Qfflcer 6 Y 'Y - , F J'-,'--' ' -Y -vf- VV., V ...V , ' L, 'PW-

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M. ,Y , - - - I .,,..4..-:.. - --.-.-- -,-i4 , COMM DM STER CHIEF is Master Chief John Heistand .naw-v-f , 1 'Gb aster Chief John Heistand joined the d re- cruit training at Recruit Training Command San Diego, CA. His COB! CMC sea duty as- signments include USS FINBACK CSSN 6701 as the Chief of the Boat, USS THORN CDD 9881 as the Command Master Chief. He was assigned overseas at Submarine Base Holy Loch, Scotland, UK as the Command Master Chief Submarine Squadron FOURTEEN. His CMC shore duty assignments include Weapons Training Group CDetachmentJ Norfolk, VA, as the Senior Enlisted Advisor, the Senior Security Inspector, and Technical Inspector, Commander Submarine Forces At- - lantic Fleet, Norfolk,VAas the Force Missile Technician and Senior Enlisted Advisor for 26 Q y the Nuclear Weapons Inspection Center, CTF 144, and CTF 42, Enlisted Academy 'J r. L I- NewPort Rlwhere he served as theVice PresidentofClass 83,COMFITWINGLANT M xi DETAIMD OCEANACpresentlyknown as COMSTRIKFITWINGLANT DET AIMD I ,--C --' 4 OCEANAJ as Command Master Chief, earning the Retention Excellence Award. I 4, : Other sea duty assignments include: USS MARIANO G. VALLEJ O KSSBN 658 'ff' 5, 1 Bluel, USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY CSSBN 657 Bluej, Uss FRANCIS scorr Q if KEY CSSBN 6573, Uss FRANCIS SCOTI' KEY CSSBN 657 Goldj, USS MARIA- N, A , ' NO G. VALLEJO KSSBN 658 Goldl, USS CASMIR PULASKI CSSBN 633 Bluej, USS VON STEUBEN CSSBN 632 Goldj, serving as Command Career Counselor. He attended Basic Enlisted Submarine School, Groton, CT, Polaris Electronic 'A' School Dam Neck, VA, Missile Technician 'C' School Dam Neck, VA and was assigned overseas to Submarine Squadron Fourteen Submarine Maintenance Monitoring Support. He assumed his current duties as the Command Master Chief of USS CARTER HALL CLSD 503 in May of 2005, completed two deployments to the Arabian Gulf and the Horn of Africa conducting Maritime Security Operations, in addition to completing a CNO Availability under budget and ahead of schedule, along with two Inter Deployment Cycles with no re-inspections. His awards include, The Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal four awards, Navy and Ma- rine Corp Achievement Medal six awards, Navy Expeditionary Medal and various service and campaign awards. 7 .-.,..-.-. .... . . ,.-..,.,,,.-v- V 7-W ... - --W - --- Y