Hue City (CG 66) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officem CAPT Richard G. Hoffman, Jr Captain Richard G Hoftman was bom m Munich. Germany, while his 1 father served with the US Army overseas He attended The Citadel, graduating with a Bachelor ol Science degree m Biology and receiving his commission in 1975 I j Captain Hoflman ' s first sealo! ' was aboard USS ROARK (FF 1053) where he served in several Division officer positions and received his Surfao Warlare Qualification He next served al sea as Chief Engineer of USS ANTRIM (FFG 45) He completed his Deparlmen head rotation as Matenal Combat Systems officer, then Operations Officef with Destroyer Squadron 24. I f Captain Hoffman was next assigned as Executive Oflicer in USS STEPHEN W GROVES (FFG 29). Following shore duty he commanded USS DE WERT (FFG 45). He also serve as Operations Officer and Chief of Staff j for Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer ' Group 12 ENTERPRISE Battle Group. Captain Hoffman ' s most recen shore assignment was m the Pentagon on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in the Surface Warlare Directorate where he was the resources and requirements officer (or the Tomahawk cruise missile system. Other shore assignments include the Bureau a Naval Personnel as an assignment officer. Headquarters Marine Corps as tl Navy Aide to the Commandant, and in the Operations Directorate of U.S. Central Command His professional education includes the Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey California, where he received his Maslei of Science degree m Oceanography an The National War College Personal awards Include the Legion of Ment. Defense Mentonous Service Medal. Meritorious Service MeO (live awards). Navy Commendation Medal (three awards) and vanous campaign and service awards. Captain Hoffman and his wife. Pat. have two daughters, Chns and Linda 4 USS Hue City (CG-66)

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Throughout this cruise, we have sent many pictures home. The majority of them being of ourselves with friends and the backdrop of an ocean, of course. To everyone ' s surprise, the pictures that friends and family commented on were the pictures of us going through the Suez Channel with the Egyptian soldiers in the backdrop carrying guns. The responses from our loved ones at home included: You all are so brave, I could never do what you do, I showed the pictures to friends, We ' re so scared for you, take care of yourself, and many more. There were days without end when we all felt drainea oui wishing that we were anywhere but the Gulf, having to always be on the alert - temperatures ranging from 50 degrees in Combat Information Center to 112 degrees topside - forgetting many times why we were here. I Each of us volunteered our services. We are here to serve our country. It is such an honor and by just looking at any television station or reading any newspaper, all of us serving for 4 or 30 years feel nothing but pride for what we have accomplished, what we are working on now, and the awesome work we will be doing in the future. We have spent six months showing our patriotism and safeguarding our country. Let us not shame ourselves by forgetting why we are here. Let us not tarnish the memory of our shipmates on the USS COLE and the innocent men and women brutally murdered in the Pentagon and World Trade Center. To say that every day was full of laughs, even the greenesf of our Sailors would know that not to be true. But every one of us has been educated in ways that only the warriors of HUE CITY could understand. Knowledge of our work and knowledge of each other have made better Sailors of us all. GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS USS HUE CITY! Deployment 2002 3

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LCDR M. A. Johnson A native of Potomac, Maryland, Lieutenant Commander Johnson graduated in December 1987 from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, receiving his commission via ROTC. I T I Lieutenant Commander Johnson ' s initial tour was as First Lieutenant, Main Propulsion Assistant and then Navigator in USS THOMAS S GATES (CG 51) from September 1988 ti September 1991. During his tour, THOMAS S. GATES deployed to OPERATION DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM. In September 1991, he went ashore to serve in NATO as Aide-de- Camp for the Deputy Commander-in- Chief, Iberian Atlantic Area, located in Lisbon, Portugal. In June of 1994, Lieutenant Commander Johnson earned a Master of Arts Degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Following a brief exchange tour with the Brazilian Navy, he deployed to the Mediterranean J Sea as Operations Officer in USS ■ RAMAGE (DDG 61). He then went on to serve as Operations Officer in USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64) from September 1997 to May 1999. During this tour, M GETTYSBURG participated in W OPERATION DESERT FOX in the Persian Gulf and earned two consecutive Battle Efficiency Awards. 1 Most recently. Lieutenant Commander Johnson served as a strategic planner on the staff of the Director, Strategy and Policy Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C. He then went on to serve on special assignment ■ as a program analyst for the Director, ■ Navy Quadrennial Defense Review in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations He reported aboard HUE CITY in November 2001. I Lieutenant Commander Johnson ' s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), the Army Achievement Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal (three awards). He is married to the former Valeria Locatelli da Cunha of Rio de Janeiro. They reside in Kensington, Maryland, with their two children. Deployment 2002