Macdonough (DDG 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER Commander A. Thomas Cooper Commanding Officer 11-09-88 Present Vn V J COMMANDER A. Thomas Cooper was born in Washington Pennsylvania on 9 April 1946. He graduated from Yale University and enlisted in the Navy in 1968. He was commissioned through OCS in March 1971. Prior to assuming command of MACDONOUGH in November 1988. CDR Cooper served in numerous sea shore commands Duty at sea included Radio Officer in USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7); Communications Officer in USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG4); Assistant to the ACQS for Communications for Commander Sixth Fleet; Electronics Warfare Officer and Operations Officer in USS DALE (CG19); Combat Systems Officer in USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40): and Executive Officer in USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG-32). CDR Cooper attended the Naval War College Command and Staff Course and is a distinguished graduate, earning a Masters Degree in International Relations. CDR Cooper is a proven subspecialist in communications and a subspecialist in foreign affairs. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, two Meritori- ous Unit Commendations, five Battle Efficiency E Awards and the Expert Pistol and Expert Rifle Marksmanship Awards. He IS married to the former Sherry Toner of Needham, Massachusetts.

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COMMANDING OFFICER Commander Michael J. Worley Commanding Officer 8 -26-86 11-09-88 C©MM iNDimG COMMANDER Michael J. Worley was born in San Diego CA, on 7 September 1947. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned in June 1969. Prior to assuming Command of MACDONOUGH in August 1986, CDR Worley served in numerous sea shore commands. Duty at sea included Gunnery Assistant and ASW Officer, USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL (DD-869): Weapons Officer, USS McCLOY (FF-1038); Engineering Officer, USS PLYMOUTH ROCK (SLD-29); Weapons Officer, USS LEAHY (CG-16); and Executive Officer, USS MAHAN (DDG42). His shore tours include duty as a Surface Junior Officer Detailer (NMPC-412); student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA; and Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System Coordinator in the Secretary of the Navy ' s Office of Program Appraisal. CDR Worley is a subspecialist in both Personnel and Financial Management. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Ribbon, and the Vietnam Service Medal. CDR Worley is married to the former Reanie Ayres of Bristol, Rl. CDR Worley passed command of MACDONOUGH to CDR Cooper while the ship lay at anchorage in Augusta Bay, Sicily on 11 September 1988.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER j Lieutenant Commander David T. Ward Executive Officer 7-15-88 Present LIEUTENANT COMMANDER David T. Ward was born in Portsmouth, VA on 12 July 1952. He attend- ed the Tennessee Military Institute, graduated from Jacksonville University and commissioned through NROTC on 19 April 1975. Prior to assuming duties as Executive Officer onboard USS MACDONOUGH in July 1988, LCDR Ward served in numerous sea shore commands. Duty at sea included Combat Information Center Officer and Operations Officer in USS MEYERKORD (FF-1058): Ship Control Officer in USS CLIFTON SPRA- GUE (FFG-16); and Operations Officer in USS RICHMOND K. TURNER (CG-20). His shore tour was as Submarine and Strategic Exercise Analyst at Navy Field Operations Intelligence Office Fort Mead, MD. He attended the Naval Postgraduate School and Defense Language Institute, graduating with a Masters Degree in National Security Affairs (Western Hemisphere) in March 1988. LCDR Ward is a subspecialist in joint intelligence and political-military affairs for Western Hemisphere. Personal decorations include the Navy Achievement Medal, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, and Battle Efficiency E Award. He is married to the former Deborah Painter of Nortli Wilksboro, NC.