Leahy (CG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTI E OFFICER Commander David Selecman is from Central Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University in 1976 and re- ceived his commission through the NROTC Program. He has served at sea as Damage Control assistant aboard USS RICHARD S. EDWARDS CDD-950l, Ship Control Of- ficer in USS CURTIS IFFCI-387 and Operations Officer on- board USS CRIDLEY CCG-2'll. Shore assignments include Fleet Training Group, San Diego and the Staff of Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island. CDR Selecman served as Executive Officer aboard USS LEAHY from December 1989 and was relieved May 91. CDR Selecman is married to the former Diane Macone of Melrose, Massachusetts. Commander David Selecman

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COMMAN I G OFFICER Captain Richard D. West COMMAND AT SEA ,332 Captain Richard D. West hails from the Finger Lake Region of New York State, graduated from the University of Rochester in 1965 and received his commission through the NROTC program. He attended the Naval War College and holds a Masters Degree in Management from Salve Regina College. Captain West previously served aboard USS WASP CCVS-183 35 Division Officer and First Lieutenant, USS CHARLES F. ADAMS KDDG-21 as a Department Head and as Commanding Officer of USS OPPORTUNE QARS-415 and USS MCINERNEY CFFG-81. Shore assignments included Operational Test Director for the Navy'5 Cruise Missile Program at COMOPTEVFOR Norfolk, VA, Staff Officer with the Chief of Naval Operations COP-061, Washington D.C., and as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, CIN- SOUTH Naples, Italy. He assumed command of USS LEAHY on November 1, 1989. Captain West and his wife Bernadine, have three children, Kim- berly 22, jennifer 15 and Benjamin 11. FROM: The Crew Of USS LEAHY CG-16 TO: Richard D. West, CAPT USN We bid you a farewell on this last cruise under your command. You took command of us on our last Persian Gulf deployment, lead us through SRA, seemingly never ending inspections, deployment work-ups and another deployment to the Persian Gulf, this last in support of Desert Storm. During your tour you were always fair, firm, direct and honest with us, whether it was at Captain's Call or one-on-one in a passageway. May you always have fair winds and following seas! The Crew of USS LEAHY H. ,fx J f' ,, ff ff .1 ff jf , f, ff

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EXEC TIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander William Keith Baker, USN, was born in Rome, C-A 13 june 1956. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University in Macon, GA in 1978. Following commissioning at Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, FL, he was assigned to VT-3 at NAS Whiting Field, FL and later to VT-31 at NAS Corpus Christi, TX. After leaving aviation, LCDR Baker served as B Division Officer in USS SARATOGA KCV 6,01 from April 1980 through September 1980. LCDR Baker completed the Surface Warfare Division Officer Course in Coronado, CA in March 1981 and served as Commissioning Elec- trical Officer in USS CHANDLER KDDG 9967. LCDR Baker subse- quently served as Combat Information Center Officer and once again as Electrical Officer. LCDR Baker served as an instructor at Surface Warfare Officers School, Coronado, CA from july 1985 until October 1987. ln May 1988, LCDR Baker graduated with distinction from the Surface Warfare Department Head course in Newport, RI. He served as Operations Officer and Senior Watch Officer in USS SOUTH CAROLINA KCGN 375 from August 1988 until january 1991. He re- ported aboard the USS LEAHY May 1991. LCDR Baker is married to the former Marilyn Siegel of Rome, GA. They have two daughters, Charlotte and jennifer. LCDR William Keith Baker