McFaul (DDG 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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I(SW) Willie Linster inn-Sulem. orlh Carolim BM2(SW) Dennis Grudzinksi Norfolk, i ' irj-inni BM2(SW) McCaskill Camden. Smith Carolina BMZ(SW) Yoel Mejia Diaz Sanio Pnminigo. Domincan Republic

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.he Boatswain ' s Mates of OD Division are expert seamen who maintain the ship and her boats. Deck Seamen provide the manpower to carry out this mission. The BMs earn their living by l. training, directing and supeivising in al 1 activities of deck and marl inspike seamanship, including the operation of the ship ' s davits, kingposts and capstans; coordination of loading unloading of cargo, ammunition, and fuel, and serving on the boat and flight deck crews. In addition, they are the keepers of old seafaring traditions such as line lore, working knots, fancywork (decorative knotting), and the use of the bosun ' s call (pipe) for announcements.. ENS Brian Lit ivity (SIMA) Long Beach, California, USS Dixon : Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay, Georgia. ENS ' :cted for the Enlisted Commissioning Program and led in the United States Naval Reserve in 2002. He S McFaul in January of 2003 as the Auxiliaries Of- After 1 3 months in the Engineering Department, Mr. Luebbert ) the Operations Department as First Lieut in Darcy, Noah, and Riley, live in Virginia ] g, and golf. MC (SW) ng Chi- Originally from Warren, O Navy in 1 982 and has served aboard the USS Vulcan ( AR-5, Briscoe (DD-977), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), at Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Portsmouth, as a Recruiter at Naval Recruiting District, Raleigh, NC, and as Team Leader at Afloat Training Group Norfolk. He and his wife Elizabeth (Liz) Ann have four children: Cari (22), James (20), Mike ( 1 9), and Nancy ( 1 7). BMl(SW) Joseph Gouveia Leading Petty Officer BM 1 (S W) Joseph B. Gouveia was born in New Bedford, Massa- chusetts in 1966 and joined the Navy in February of 1985. His first tour was in USS South Carolina (CGN-37) as an undesignated seaman. He advanced to Second Class Petty Officer before trans- ferring to the USS Capodanno (FF- 1 093), where he was capped to First Class Petty Officer and earned his ES WS. Assigned as First Lieutenant at the Naval Academy Preparatory School, he then sd to Assault Craft Unit TWO (ACU-2), where he qualified raftmaster. His next assignment was at the Naval War College and in 2003 he transferred to the McFaul.

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SN Dewayne Connor Bolivar, Tennesset SN Tara Gilmore Muskegon. Michigan SN(SW) Bobby Gist Cleveland, Ohio SN Pamela Hernandez Chicago. Illinois SN Elizabeth Tb Weslaco, Texas A.