Kalamazoo (AOR 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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ll LCRD. David W. Coleman is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his BA in Mathematics. He was commissioned an Ensign via the NROTC program. After Commissioning he reported on board the USS Waccamaw and was assigned to the duties of Com- mo!Emo. ln january of 1975 he was assigned to SWOS- COLCOM as a student in Basic Course, until April of 1975. After graduating from Surface Warfare Officer School he reported aboard the USS Portland as Commu- nications Officer and CMS Custodian from May 1975 till july of 1978. After a brief course of instruction at the NATO Inte- grated Communications Management Agency fNICSMAj in Brussels, Belgium. He was assigned as Asst. EA!Staff Officer from july 1878 to july 1980. He returned to the Department Head Course of SWCSCOL- COM as a student from September 1980 till April 1981. Upon completion of his Department Head Course, he received orders to report aboard the USS joseph Hews, as Operations OfficerfSecurity Manager. In january of 1983 Lieutenant Commander Coleman was assigned as 1ST LT. and Physical Security Officer aboard the USS Caloosahatchee. In August 1984, LCDR Coleman transferred to NAVPGSCOL and there he was awarded a MS in Telecommunications Management, and designated a Telecom Subspecialist. In March of 1986, LCDR Coleman received orders to report aboard the USS KALAMAZOO CAOR-6j, as Exec- utive Officer. LCDR Coleman married Kate MacDonald of Eochar, Scotland in 1982, and have a 3 year old son, Alec. EXECUTI E OFFICER . a 4 vw ,L pl X 4 SE- I . T f :t '- 8 st, 'I is ' vr ' Above: X.O. AND C.O. sporting a different look Y' L-. , ,, IZ Left: X.O. presenting awards on the flight deck. . g Q.

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.Ak A-- ...4,.,...,. -. .-..zssi'f..,s-a.....Se::21a..c..am 151315 'f-lu :.e2x-M . - - , ,.. , .wr ,H For Commanding Officers mi fgfr, -'lv-as ' -1 5 F' 4 XX ig, KALAMAZOO officers and HC-8, Det-Six officers gather on the cargo deck. Above: The crew begins to scatter after the ceremony. Left: Capt. McCrory goes through daily pa- perwork in his Cabin. Below: QMCS Crabil prepares to offer Capt. McCrory a piece of cake. w-'Kris ,, 1 . N 1 Q KZOO'S lst Lieu- tenant speaks with Ops Boss and Medi- cal Officer. Captains going, over refueling proce- dures.