Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Captain gives a few helpful hints as we prepare to moor into Hawaii.

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CAPTDK. DuPOUY Commanding Officer USS Denver LPD-9 a native of Topsfield, the U.S. Naval Academy in 1974. designated a Naval Flight Officer at 1975. After completing training as Fighter Squadron ONE TWO California, he did tours at NAS aboard the USS JOHN F. flight instructor and in VF-33 as USS AMERICA. During this tour Wing ONE Naval Flight Officer COMNAVAIRLANT Naval Fighter Wing ONE at NAS Oceana Carrier Air Wing SEVEN as the Air aboard USS DWIGHT D. Captain Douglas K.Dupouy is Massachuusetts. He graduated from He received his wings and was Naval Air Pensacola, Florida in August an F- 1 4 Radar Intercept Officer at FOUR (VF- 1 24), NAS Miramar, Oceana, Virginia, in VF-32 deploying KENNEDY, in VF-101 as an F-14 Operations Officer deploying on the he was recognized as the 1983 Fighter of the Year and the HightOfficer of the Year. Captain Dupouy did tours with as the Staff Readiness Officer and with Wing Operations Officer deploying EISENHOWER. In December 1988, he reported to VF-74asExecutiveOfficeramdassuumedcommandinJuly 1990. Aspartof Air Wing SEVENTEEN embarked in USS SARATOGA, he participated in Operations Desert Storm flying more than 30 combat missions against Iraq. In January 1 992, Captain Dupouy attended Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia prior to reporting to Naval Air Systems Command as the F- 1 4 Assistant Program Manager for Systems and Engineering (F- 14 Class Deck). In 1 992, Captain Dupouy was selected for the Navy ' s Nuclear Power Program. Following 20 months of nuclear power training, he served as Executive Officer, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. Captain Dupouy assumed command of the USS DENVER on March 7, 1 997. During this tour, the crew was awarded the 1 997 Battle E and their second consecutive CNO Safety Award. During his career. Captain Dupouy has flown more than 3500 flight tours and completed more than a 1 ,000 carrier landings. His awards include the Bronze Star, two Meritorious Service Medals, four Air Medals (2 individuals with Combat V 2 Strike-Right), three Navy Commendation Medals (2 with Combat V), and the Navy Achievement Medal. Captain Dupouy and his Wife Loma Papke-Dupoy of Saratoga Springs, New York h ve in Temecula, CaUfomia, with their son Madison.

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LCDR IE. Arleth Executive Officer USS Denver LPD-9 Lieutenant Commander Joseph Arleth He was commissioned through Officer After intial training, LCDR Arleth 1 ) at Naval Station San Diego in March 1 986. Electronics Material Officer, Electronic Cener Officer, and Damage Control Assistant Spetember 1988. He then reported to Asaault Caliofornia as the Officer in Charge of a detachment. During his tour he deployed 45)andcompletednumerousmajorexercises, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Candidate school in 1985. reported for duty to USS Brooke (FFG- Onboard BROOKE, he served as Warfare Officer, Combat Information until decommissioning the ship in Craft Unit FIVE, at Camp Pendleton, Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) aboard the USS ANCHORAGE (LSD including the multi-natinoal RIMPAC VERNON (LSD 39). ' 90 whilembarked on USS MOUNT LCDR Arleth ' s next tour was at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, where he was a student from July 1990 to September 1992. After leaving NPS and attending Department Head school in Newport, Rhode Island, he reported to the USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45), where he served as Operations Officer from July 1 993 to September 1 994. While aboard, he participatd in Operation Restore Hope off Somalia. Upon completion of his tour on board COMSTOCK, LCDR Arleth was assigned to USS ESSEX (LHD 2) where he served as the Navigator from October 1 994 to April 1 996. He served during the maiden deployment for ESSEX which included Operation United Shield, the multi-national withdrawal from the shores of Somalia in 1 995 . During his next tour, he went overseas to Bahrain to serve on the Commander, US Naval Forces Central Commad Commader US Fifth Fleet staff as Tactical Flag Command Center Director, from MAy 1 996 to February 1 998. After returning to Newport and completing Executive Officer School, LCDR Arleth reported to USS DENVER LPD-9 in Jordan as the Executive Officer in May 1997. He is scheduled to report to OPNAVN85 in September 1999. LCDR Arleth has earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Southern California and a Master of Science Degree from the Space Systems Operations curriculum at the Naval Postgradute School. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, and Navy Commendation Medal (4 awards). His unit awards include Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Unit Commendation, and the Battle Efficiency Award (6 awards). LCDR Arleth ' s wife, Joan, is a native of Southern California. They have one son, Joseph, and two daughters, Michelle and Maria. They reside in the Ocean Beach area of San Diego.