Charleston (LKA 113) - Naval Cruise Book

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c O o F M F M I A C N E D R I N G CAPTAIN NICHOLAS V. MCKENNA, USNR I Captain McKenna was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, and enlisted in the United States Navy in the summer of I960. After completing Radarman ' A ' School, he was selected for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Cadet program. Upon graduation from Villanova University in 1965, Captain McKenna was commissioned as Ensign, United States Navy. He has Served aboard USS ROCKBRIDGE, (LPA-228), USS MONMOUTH COUNTl (LST-W32), Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport. Rhode Island, the United States Merchant Marine, USS BIDDLE (CG-34), Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Commanding Officer, USS FISKE (DD-842) as Executive Officer, Naval Reserve Readiness Command Region SIX, Washington, DC, and Office of the Chief of Na val Operations. He has commanded USS WILLIAM C LA WE (DD- 763) , USS BOULDER (LST-1190), and USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113). Captain McKenna ' s military decorations include three Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals, and the Combat Action Ribbon, as well as numerous unit awards. Captain McKenna is married to Patricia L. Beaumont of Moylan, Pennsylvania.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Contents Page 1 Title Page 2 History of CHARLESTON 3 MARG 2-88 Schedule 4 Mediterranean Map 5 Table of Contents 6 Commanding Officer 7 Executive Officer 8 Command Master Chief 9 Undernay from Norfolk 10 Deck Department 12 First Division 14 Second Division 16 Third Division 1 Fourth Division 18 Engineering Department 20 Main Propulsion Division 22 Auxiliaries Division 2i Boats Division 24 Electrical Division 25 Repair Division 26 STREAM Division 28 Supply Department 30 S- 1 Division 31 32 34 36 37 38 40 42 44 46 47 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 61 98 100 Contents S-2 Division S-3 and S-4 Divisions Operations Department OI Division OC Division OE and OS Divisions Medical Department Administrative Department Embarked Marines Headquarters Platoon Communications Platoon Engineers Platoon Supply Platoon Truck Platoon Maintenance Platoon Medical Platoon BLT 24 MARG 2-88 Commodore and Assigned Ships Pictorial History of Deployment Memorial Pages Credits

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E O X F E F C I U C T E I R V E LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ERIC C. BAAR, USN Lieutenant Commander Baar was horn in Albany, NY on 5 October, 1953. After graduating from the Citadel, he was commissioned Ensign in May of 19 5. His dutv stations include Coastal River Squadron TWO. USS GUAM (LPH-9). USS ARTHUR U . RADFORD (DD-968), USS BARSTABLE COUNTS ' (LST-1197). and USS SAIPAN (LHS-2). He is a graduate of Surface Warfare Officer School (Department Head Prospective Executive Officer Course) and the Armed Forces Staff College. He reported aboard USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) as Executive Officer in January, 1988. Lieutenant Commander Baar ' s military decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal, as well as numerous unit awards. Lieutenant Commander Baar is married to the former Lynne Harrington, of Tampa, Florida. They have two children, Alan and Jennifer.