Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT MS, Hogg Command Chaplain USS Denver LPD-9 LT. Michael S. Hogg is a active military service in October of in the United States Air Force. Upon Training Command he was assigned Johnson AFB , North Carolina as a Phantom. He was later assigned to native of Muskegon, Michigan. He entered ' 85 when commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant completion of training within the Air Force to the 4th Tactical FighterWing at Seymour Weapons Systems Officer in the F4-D the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing at HoUoman AFB, New Mexico as a Weapons Systems Officer in the F-1 5 A B Eagle. He susbsequnfly completed a staff tour as Assistant ChiefofOperational Plans and Training to the 833rd Air Division, HoUoman AFB, NM. Heleftthe Air Force in April of 1 99 1 , to pursue graduate studies. InJuneof 1991 he began studies at the Church of God, School of Theology in Cleveland, Tennessee. There he received his Masters of Divinity in June of 1 993 . As an ordained Presbyterian minister, he accepted a position as Associate Pastor at Christ Church in Alamorgordo, NM. He was selected for active duty as a Naval Chaplain and reported for duty at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Santa Ana, CA. in August of 1 9 94. He was assigned as chaplain to the Marine Wing Support Group-37 and then Marine Air Group- 1 1 . Chaplain Hogg assumed his duties aboard the USS DENVER in November 1 996 and is scheduled to report to the Naval Air Station North Island in November 1998. 12

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PAST. PRESENT. AND FUTURE OCT- ' jf ' O- f mnmrmsif ii (FIRST) DENVER 1904 (NEW) DENVER 1996 The USS DENVER (LPD-9) is the third ship since 1904 to bear the name of DENVER . The Iteel was laid in February of 1964 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company in Seattle, Washington. Christened by Mrs. John Love, wife of the Governor of Colorado, the DENVER celebrated its commission February 1968. The DENVER was orginally homeported in Long Beach, California and was assigned to Amphibious Squadron Seven. In 1971 the DENVER set sail for its first Western Pacific Tour, in support of the redeployment of forces in Southeast Asia. Later that year, the DENVER was administratively reassigned to Amphibious Group Five and shifted homeports to San Diego. Just three months later, The DENVER began a ten month depolyment during which five downed pilots and one merchant seaman were rescued while supporting numerous combat operations in Vietnam. In April of 1975, DENVER played a key role in the emergency evacuation of Vietnam, operation FREQUENT WIND, receiving more than 7500 refugees transported by helicopter and surface crafts of all types. Following the deployment in September 1979, the DENVER participated in the filming of the motion picture, Raise the Titanic. Between 1980 and 1988, Denver made numerous WESTPAC cruises. In January of 1989, DENVER set sail for its I2th Western Pacific Tour which included port visits such as Hong Kong, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Pusan, Pohang, Subic Bay, and Okinawa. During this deployment Denver participated in the combined U.S.- Republic of Korea Forces Amphibious Exercise, TEAM SPIRIT ' 89. In December of 1990, the DEIWER departed San Diego as part of a 13 ship Amphibious Task Force in support of operation DESERT STORM, the largest Amphibious Force to depart the West Coast since the Korean War. On February 7th, 1998, the Denver, along with the USS TARAWA (LHA-l) and the USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39), set out for yet another Western Pacific Tour. This tour ' s special exercises included Kuwait Sustainment Training, exercise INFINITE MOONLIGHT, and exercise EASTERN MAVERICK. The future of any ship in the US Navy, depends on its crew. Together, as a team, the crew of the USS DENVER (LPD-9) has made it the best in its class and one of the most exceptional and vital ships in our US Navy. DENVER has earned countless numbers of awards and citations, but the greatest it has ever recieved are the faces you see in this book; its crew. 14