George Philip (FFG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Leland Hart Sebring, Jr. United States Navy Commander Sebring was commissioned an Ensign through the Officer Candidate School program in March 1980 after graduating from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida. His first full tour at sea, after Surface Warfare Officers School (Basic! and a brief assignment as the First Lieutenant in USS HAROLD J. ELLISON (DD 864), was in USS JOHN RODGERS (DD 983) where he was the Communica- tions Officer and Damage Control Assistant. Commander Sebring ' s first shore assignment was as the Combat Systems Training Department Head at Fleet Training Center, Mayport, Florida. Commander Sebring ' s next sea assignment was as the Combat Systems Officer in USS DOYLE (FFG 39). DOYLE completed deplovments to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean. Caribbean, and Black Seas during his tour. His next tour was ' as the Combat Systems Officer in USS SCOTT iDDG 995). He was the CSO for SCOTT ' s New Threat Upgrade (NTU) overhaul and CNO testing evaluation and introduction to the fieet of the first DDG NTU system. In 1990. he was assigned as a Junior Officer assignment officer and subsequently as the New Construc- tion, Staff and FFG-7 Placement Officer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel. In June 1992, he reported as Ex- ecutive Officer in USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62). Durmg his tour in CHANCELLORSMLLE, he made deployments to the eastern Pacific and Persian Gulf where the ship was called on to fire Tomahawk missiles into the Iraqi Intelligence Center in retaliation for the aborted assassination attempt on former President Bush. In April 1994, he was assigned as the Aide and Flag Secretar ' for Commander. Naval Sur- face Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet. While assigned to COMNAVSURFPAC, he earned a Masters degree from the University of Redlands. and is currently a Doctoral student at the University of San Diego. His most recent tour has been as the Chief Staff Officer, Regional Support Organization San Diego. Commander Sebring ' s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Navy Commenda- tion Medal (four awards), and the Navy Achievement Medal as well as campaign and service awards.

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Commander Destroyer Squadron One Total Force ' ' Captain Barry L. Morgan United States Naval Reserve A native of Overland, Missouri, Captain Morgan enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1974. He received his commission from Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Is- land in October 1975. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Mis- souri and later received a Masters of Business Administration degree from Pennsylvania State University. During his career, his sea billets include several division officer assignments in USS KOELSCH (FF 1049); Weapons Officer in USS EDSON (DD 946) and USS LUCK (DDG 38); Executive Officer in USS ANTRIM (FFG 20), and Commanding Officer in USS SIDES (FFG 14). His shore assignments have included instructor duty at Duke University NROTC Unit; Commanding Officer of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Savannah, Georgia; a tour on the staff of Commander, Naval Surface Reserve Force; and duty at the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he served as the Surface Training and Adminis- tration of Reserves (TAR) Detailer. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards). Navy Commendation Medal (three awards). Navy Achievement Medal, and various other ser- vice and campaign awards. He is married to the former Sally J. Kopta of Merrick, New York. They have two sons, Brad and Greg and reside in Burke, Virginia.

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Lieutenant Commander William J. Intille United States Naval Reserve (TAR) Lieutenant Commander Intille is a native of Satellite Beach, FL and earned his Bachelors Degree in His- tory and Political Science from Arkansas Tech University in 1984. He entered the Navy in November 1985, and upon completing Officer Candidate School received his commission in March of 1986. Upon completion of Surface Warfare Officer ' s School, he was assigned to sea duty as a division officer on- board USS VOGE iFF 1047) in Mayport. FL where he served as Auxiliaries Officer and Navigator from Au- gust 1986 until August 1989; He then served as Assistant Operations Officer and Na agator onboard, USS JOHN RODGERS (DD 983) in Charleston, SC from November 1989 until June 1991. During his initial sea tours he completed two, six month deployments in support of the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. For his first shore assignment, he served as Executive Officer of the Naval Reserve Readiness Center in Atlanta, Georgia from June 1991 until Januar ' 1993; and then attended Department Head School at Surface Warfare Officers Command in Newport, Rhode Island. In August 1993 he reported aboard USS CLARK (FFG 11), homeported in Norfolk, VA, as Operations Officer. During this tour, USS CLARK spent a considerable amount of time deployed to the Caribbean, playing a pivotal role in Maritime Interdiction and Alien Migra- tion Interdiction Operations off the coasts of Haiti and Cuba. In March of 1995 he was transferred to L SS PRINCETON (CG59I homeported in San Diego, CA where he would also serve as Operations Officer. During this tour, PRINCETON deployed to the Arabian Gulf with the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Battle Group and served as Air Defense Commander for both the Fifth Fleet, and for joint air forces supporting Operation- Southern Watch. After departing L SS PRINCETON, he assumed command of the Naval Reserve Center in Asheville, NC where he served until Januarv of 1999. He is currentlv serving as the Executive Officer on- board USS GEORGE PHILIP (FFG-12). His awards include four Navy Commendation Medals, Navy Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation, Coast Guard Unit Commendation, both Navy and Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commen- dations, five Battle Efficiency E Awards, three Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, two Humanitarian Ser- vice Medals, two Southwest Asia Service Medals. Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Coast Guard Special Op- erations Service Ribbon. He was also selected as the Commander Surface Forces Atlantic Fleet Junior Of- ficer Ship handling award winner for 1994 4 • Executive Officer