Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 2007 volume:

Korea j JAPif Taiwan Marian Vietnam Islands PHILIPPINES 1  Guam Malaysia ' x. Borneo New Guine Sumatra Java MADAGASCAR + Tropic of Capricorn 4 . INDIAN OCEAN Prince Edward Kerguelen idialin KAMCHATKA , ' Bering Sea CANADA Wake Island | Marshall - -i . . Carohne- ' ' Isrands Islands %) Gilbert Islands i- Solomon Islands NEW HEBRroES Ellice Islands FIJI NEW CALEDONIA + NORTH PACIFIC Midway .J. Hawaii Phoenix Islands Samoa Islands I NEW ZEALAND Cook Islands C San Francisco} UNITED STATES Hawaii 11 9-11 10 San Diego Tropic of Cancer PACIFIC OCEAN French Polynesia SOUTH PACIFIC fxpedinonary strike Group 3 DENVER HISTORY The names of Amphibious Transport Docks are taken from U.S. cities that have been named after famous American explorers. Denver, Colorado is named after James W. Denver. James Denver was an early founder of the state of California, serving as a State Senator, Secretary of the State and as a U.S. Senator. He went on to become Governor of Kansas and a brigadier general during the Civil War. USS DENVER was laid down July 7, 1964 at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construc- tion Company in Seattle, Wash. She was launched January 23, 1965 and chris- tened by the wife of the governor of Colorado, Mrs. John Love. Denver was commis- sioned on October 26, 1968. During her 39 years of service, DENVER has made numerous deployments, includ- ing five deployments to Vietnam. After an expedient embarkation of Marine Bat- talion 3 9 A in April 1975, DENVER deployed to Vung Tau, Vietnam. DENVER assumed a key role in the emergency evacuation of Vietnam. In the ensuring effort, DENVER rescued 1400 victims of the collapsed South Vietnamese government. In 1991, DENVER acted as the primary control ship for all amphibious ships in support of Operation Desert Storm. On February 24, 1991, DENVER embarked Marine and Navy units were tactically off-loaded off the coast of Al Mishab, Saudi Arabia. DENVER was involved in the Rim of the Pacific 2006, working alongside Sailors and Marines from numerous countries that are located around the world. These operations are conducted annually to train and prepare the consolidation forces of the region in order to respond quickly and effectively to any situation that occurs around the Pacific Most recently, DENVER completed a Western Pacific Arabian Gulf Deployment in support of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. She departed San Diego on April 10, 2007 and returned home on November 19, 2007. DENVER will be relieving USS JUNEAU in Sasebo, Japan during the summer of 2008 to continue service as part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces. SHIP ' S LOG Total Miles Traveled: 49,776 NM Gallons of Water Distilled: 5,400,000 Fuel Received: 4,528,000 gallons Fuel Burned: 4,776,567 gallons Approximate Cost of Fuel: $12,452,00.00 Ports Visited: Perth, Australia; Bahrain; Dubai; Jebel Ali; Guam; Singapore; Pearl Harbor, HI Shortest Day: 23APR07 Longest Day: 05NOV07 Mail Received: 10,500 LBS Mail Sent: 3,900LBS Rations Prepared: 517,000 Milk Consumed: 17,200 Chicken Consumed: 24,000 Rice Consumed: 8,400 Fish Consumed: 4,500 Best Entre: Steak Crab Legs Commanding Officer CAPT Joe Clarkson, USN ttBI[ V ■ ■1 ffjl 1 9 m jBy ' ?! W I -. PI iM i 1 Wf A f 1 1 L( ' ' BjM ij i i Captain Joe Clarkson graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering de- gree in 1981. Commissioned in October 1981 after completing Aviation Officer Candidate School, he was designated a Naval Aviator in March 1 983 at Meridian Mississippi and has flown the A-7E and the F A-18C operationally. He has over 3000 hours in tactical jet aircraft and 690 carrier arrested landings. He has completed Navy Nuclear Propulsion training and is designated a Joint Specialty Officer (JSO). Captain Clarkson ' s most recent tour was as the Executive Officer of USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). During his tour on NlMlTZ the ship d eployed to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf and was the 2005 COM- NAVAIRPAC Battle E winner. He commanded the VFA-81 Sunliners , an F A-18C Hornet squadron homeported at NAS Oceana VA, from September 2000 until December 200 1 . Previous to his command tour he served as the squadron ' s Executive Officer. While with VFA-81 he deployed in USS GEORGE WASH- INGTON (CVN 73) as a component of CVW-17. Ad- ditional sea duty billets include his junior officer tour in VA-105, the Assistant Strike Operations Officer in USS SARATOGA (CV 60) and a department head tour in VFA-83. During these tours he deployed in USS FORRESTAL (CV 59), in SARATOGA three times and to Iwakuni, Japan as a component of Marine Air Group 12 (MAG- 12). Ashore Captain Clarkson served as an instructor pilot in VA-174 and VFA-106 and his joint duty tour was as part of the NATO Headquarters International Military Staff in Brus- sels, Belgium. He completed JPME Phase 1 through the Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) and JPME Phase 11 at the Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC). He was selected for the Nuclear Power Program in October 200 1 and completed Navy Nuclear Propulsion training in March 2004. Captain Clarkson ' s personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Strike Flight Air Medal. Executive Officer LCDR William Snyder, USN Lieutenant Commander Snyder was born in Penns Grove, NewJersey and raised in Largo, Maryland. He was commissioned in May 1993 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Command at the Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont with a Bachelor of Sci- ence in Mechanical Engineering. Following completion of the Division Officer Course he reported to his first command aboard USS PORTLAND (LSD 37). During this tour he was assigned duties as Boilers Officer, Assistant First Lieutenant, and Combat Information Center Officer. Onboard PORTLAND, he completed 2 deployments to the Mediterranean supprt- ing Operation Support Democracy in Haiti and Joint Task Force (JTF) Assured Response off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia. In September 1996, he reported to Assault Craft Unit FOUR as a Landing Craft, Air Cushion vehicle Officer-In-Charge (LCAC OIC). While at ACU-4, he embarked USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) for MARG 1-98 and was involved in Operations Desert Thunder and Southern Watch in the Persian Gulf. In June 1998, he reported to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey and graduated in June 2000 with a Masters of Arts in Operations Research with a concentration in the field of Operations Logistics. Following temporary duty at Amphibious Group TWO, he reported to USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) as First Lieutenant. While onboard GUNSTON HALL, LCDR Snyder completed a Western Africa Training Cruise and was deployed as part of Amphibious Task Force EAST in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Following this eighteen-month tour, in April 2003, Lieutenant Commander Snyder reported to USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) also involved in OIF, as the ship ' s First Lieutenant. Additionally, IWO JIMA was chopped to JTF LIBERIA, where LCDR Snyder was responsible for the geo-mapping and reopening of the port of Monrovia for the conduct of extensive humanitarian operations for the war torn country. In November of 2004, he reported to the Naval War College. While enrolled, he was selected to work within Halsey Group BRAVO, a Chief of Naval Operations directed advanced research group studying Seabasing. In November 2005, he graduated with a Masters of Arts in National Defense and Strategic Studies. LCDR Snyder thereafter reported to USS DENVER (LPD-9) as Executive Officer. Lieutenant Commander Snyder ' s Personal awards include the Navy Marine Corps Com- mendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3 awards) and numerous campaign and unit awards. Command Master Chief John Crewdson Command Master Chief Crewdson, a native of Lincoln Nebraska, Graduated from Parma Senior High School in 1983. Received his BS degree from the Uni- versity of La Verne in 1992 and his MBA from Touro University in 2003. A Graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy in 2004 and the Command Master Chief Course in 2005. Command Master Chief Crewdson entered the Navy in August 1984 Attending Operations Specialist A School in Dam Neck, Virginia from November 1984 to March 1985. Reporting to his first ship USS DOWNES (FF 1070) in March 1985 until July 1987. Additionally, he has served on USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50) from August 1987 to January 1990. USS PRINCETON (CG 59) from March 1993 to August 1996, Pre-Commissioning Unit BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6) where he was advanced to Chief Petty Officer in September 1997. USS DECA- TUR (DDG 73) from September 1997 to March 2000 and USS BENFOLD (DDG 65), USS HIGGINS (DDG 76), and USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53) from February 2003 to September 2005. His shore duty assignments include Pacific Missile Test Center Point Mugu, California from February 1990 to March 1993, and Fleet Combat Training Center, Pacific from March 2000 to January 2003. 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