Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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

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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.