Merrill (DD 976) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPT(sel) Timothy V. McCully Captain (select) Timothy V. McCully, USN, was born in 1954 in Louisville, Mississippi. He graduated with honors from the University of Mississippi in 1 976 with baccalaureate degrees in political science and history. He was commissioned through Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at Ole Miss. After commissioning, he was assigned as Damage Control Assistant on USS GLOVER ( AGFF- 1 ) until 1 979 when he report to the USS HARRY V. HILL (DD-986) as the Combat Information Center Officer. Following a brief tour as an instructor at NROTC University of Missouri, he returned to sea in 1 984, first as Operations Officer on board USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8) and then as Combat Systems Officer on board USS GRIDLEY (CG-2 1 ) in 1 985. Subsequently, he transferred to the staff of Commander, Carrier Group One, making deployments on the aircraft carriers USS RANGER (CV-61 ) in 1 986 and USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64) in 1 987. I [e rep. irted to USS ENGLAND (CG-22) as Executive Officer in 1 989. In 1 99 1 , he moved ashore to Tactical Training Group Pacific. While at the Naval War College, he earned a Master ' s Degree in National Security Affairs in 1 994. Commander McCully commanded USS MERRILL (DD-976) from January. 1996 to September, 1997. ( aptain (select) McCully personal awards include three Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy Commen- dation Medals and the Navy Achievement Medal. ( ' aptain ( select ) Mc( ully is married to the former Sonya Lee Rochester, a registered nurse from Mudgce, New South Wale Australia, 8COMMAND