Merrimack (AO 179) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER ROBERTA SPILLANE Commander Spillane is originally from Gradyville, Pennsylvania and attended East Stroudsburg State College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education in 1975. She enlisted in the Navy in 1978 and served as a Hospital Corpsman at the National Naval Medical Cen- ter, Bethesda. Maryland until entering Officer Candidate School Following commissioning in 1979, Commander Spillane served in USS CANOPUS (AS 34) as Electrical Officer and in USS FULTON (AS 11) as Main Propulsion Assistant, where she also com- pleted Navy SCUBA School. Subsequent sea tours include Operations Officer in USS POINT LOMA (AGDS 2) and Executive Officer and First Lieutenant in USS SHENANDOAH (AD 44) After a brief shore tour at the US Naval Academy, Commander Spillane was assigned as Executive Officer, USS SYLVANIA (AFS 2). She most recently served as an instructor at Surface Warfare Officers School Command, Prospective Commanding Officer Executive Officer Department, in Newport Rhode Is- land Commander Spillane earned a Master of Education degree in Education Administration from San Diego State University in 1987 and was designated an Education and Training Management Subspe- cialist. Commander Spillane ' s decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (4 Awards), Navy Achievement Medal (2 Awards), Southwest Asis Service Medal and various unit and service awards. She and hei reside in Little Creek, Virginia

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k MAKE ALL PREPARATIONS FOR GETTING UNDERWAY. THE SHIP EXPECTS TO GET UNDERWAY AT 1100, 26 JANUARY 1996. .:• '

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LT COMMANDER KELLY S. BOSE Lieutenant Commander Bose graduated from Fairborn Baker High School in Fairborn, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor ' s degree in International Studies at the University ot Texas and was commis- sioned through the NROTC program in 1982. After commissioning, Lieutenant Commander Bose served as Inside Machinery Repair Division Of- ficer in USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40) and First Division Officer, Electrical Officer and Operations Offic- er Navigator in USS L.Y. SPEAR (AS 36). In her department head tour she served as Operations Offi- cer followed by Engineer Officer in USS SHENANDOAH (AD 44). Shore tours included two years at the Naval Magazine on Guam where she served as the Conventional Ordnance Officer and assign- ment as the Maritime Tactical Communications Officer on the Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic Staff. Lieutenant Commander Bose ' s decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medical, Navy Commendation Medal (3 Awards), Southwest Asis Service Medal and various unit and service awards. She resides with her husband and son in Norfolk, Virginia.