Hue City (CG 66) - Naval Cruise Book

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Master Chief Alvin R. Crawford, USN Command Master Chief Master Chief Crawford was born in Orlando Florida, on September 29, 1958. He was raised by his grand parents and attended k - 12 in Orlando, Florida. After high school, he attended the University of Florida A8tM and later enlisted in thei Navy on December 31, 1978. In March of 1979, he attended basic training at fRecruitTraining Center, Great Lakes, illinois. Hethen attended Torpedoman Mate School at Service School Command, Orlando, Florida. Following his A school graduation in June 1979, he transferred to the PRECOMTRNGPAC for Pre-Commissioning Unit training for the USS FLETCHER QDD-9925 homeported in Pascagoula, MS, and after commissioning later to be homeported in San Diego Ca. A Master Chief Crawford's next assignment was ln May, 1985, he became a Class A lnstructorat SSC Orlando Florida, teaching Torpedoman's Mate Basic and Surface Operator Course. In July 1988, Master Chief Crawford reported to PRECOMTRNGPAC for Pre-Commissioning Unit training forgthe USS PRrNcEToN QCG-591 in Pascagoula, MS,'later to be homeported in Long Beach Ca. While there, he qualified as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. Then in December 1992, he volunteered to be a Recruit Company Commander and transferred to NAVCRUITRACOM SAN DIEGO CA. During this tour of shore duty, he was advanced to Chief Petty Officer. After the base closure of Recruit Training Command San Diego, In January 1994, Master Chief Crawford was assigned to his first overseas tour of duty at the Naval Magazine Weapons Station Guam as Threats Weapons LCPO. Then in January 1996, Master Chief Crawford transferred to the USS NIIVIITZ CCVN- 68J as G-2 and Weapons Damage Control LCPO and would later be assigned as Departmental LCPO. While there, he qualified as an Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist February 1998. In October 1998, he reported to EPMAC New Orleans as the PACFLT Placement LCPO, Shortly after reporting to EPMAC, he was advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer. In February 2002, he reported aboard USS EMORY S. LAND QAS-395, homeported inrLAMIVlAD, ITALY, and was advanced to Master Chief Petty Officer the following month. Shortly after advancement to Master Chief Petty Officer, he was selected into the Command Master Chief Program. Master Chief Crawford's personal awards includes four Navy Commendation Medals, three Navy Achievement Medals, as well as unit and campaign awards.

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Executive Officer y Lieutenant Commander Scott A. Tait, USN Lieutenant Commander Tait, a native of Brighton, Michigan, was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy through the University of Michigan NROTC program in late 1992. He reported aboard his first ship, USS MCCLUSKY CFFG 413 homeported in Yokosuka, Japan in early 1994 where he served as Ordnance Officer and Damage Control Assistant. During his tour MCCLUSKY completed one Persian Gulf sand' several Western QPacific I Indian Ocean deployments, including l-ii service vvithiithe INDEPENDENCE Battle-'Grou'p off Taiwan-'duringethe 199.6.missile 'i I . l . A jf'L'ieuitWeni8UfWGom.mander. 'Tait 'next transferrediffgi,,5gfi6ifii2?iU,SS'AISTUMPY, fDD I 9787 h0m 1 l'f 7ll!J..M9ffQlKl qVlfQiF1i6, swhefe ' HG serv viaiator during ,hier 1996 Persian Gulf deployment, Hand -asf Operations Officer during her '1996 ,,. Mediterranean Sea coMDEsRoN Tvvo 1 cTFs5 emggfkedg 1 I or , l'7-Rotatinglashore'in late 199 8, he was to the U.S. European Command Joint Analysis Center ICJACJ, Molesworth, U.K. this tour he had the unique opportunity. to in the 'Joint Intelligence I Targeting communities, and to serve onthe ground with NATO foiges in Kosovo',fBos.nia, and Cyprus. Tito' sea and to Japan, LieutenantffiQommand er Tait reported. aboard uss cowpekigsfgeeisfsp in August, 2001. Hel served as WeapoTfsiif'Offiber, Combat21tSYstems Officer, Operations Officer and Aif. Defense Officer deploying in support of Operations NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM. During IRAQI FREEDOM, COWPENS served as the CTF 50 Arabian Gulf Air Defense Commander, responsible for up to 4 US Carrier Strike Groups and over 100 coalition ships, in addition to launching 39 Tomahawk strikes. In 2004-2005 he was privileged to serve as the Navy's Federal Executive Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. While I X at Stanford he also earned his Masters degree in International Policy. Lieutenant Commander Tait reported aboard USS HUE CITY ICG 665 as Executive Officer in February, 2006. He is married to the former Mariko Fujimoto of Nagasaki, Japan.

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