Momsen (DDG 92) - Naval Cruise Book

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J: FT iui -oe IOMSEN uichored in Hong Kong Harbor. RIGHT Ia -06 MOMSEN uichored in Kola Kinaliaiii Mala sia. ' U Rwf.%i= ■ }

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ABOVE April ' 06 MOMSEN moored at Naval Station Guam. RIGHT April ' 06 MOMSEN moored Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

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[«a» !0]WMANDER j ' }aXrick M, Kelly • . l6r- 1 ( iimmander Palrick Kelly, originally from Bound CDR Kelly ' awards and decoralions include Ihe lirook. New Jersey, graduated from the United .Stales Service Medal with gold star. Navy Commendation aval .Academy in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science three gold stars. Navy Achievement .Medal and variou degree in Genera] Engineering. He has also earned a paign and ser ' ice medals and ribbons. .Master of Science degree in Electrical Engi neering from The George Washington University and a Master of .Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. L ' pon commissionina. CDR Kellv reported I.. USS H.WUER (DD ' gg?) in Norfolk. V.- . While onboard H.A LER from 1987 to 1991. he served a.s Damage Control .Assistant and Navigator, and deployed to northern Europe with Standing Forces North .Atlantic and to South .America with UNIT.AS. Subsequent to his first sea tour. CDR Kelly served as an instructor and a course coordinator in the Seamanship and Navigation Department at the U. S. Naval Academv until 1 494. Upon completins Department Head School in 1994. CDR KeMy reported to Ingalls Shipvard in Pascacoula. IS to stand-up the Operations Department in PCU BENFOLD IDDG 65). Upon BENFOLDs 1995 com- missioning in San Diego. C.A. CDR Kelly continued lo serve as Operations Officer until 1997; BENFOLD won the Battle E in 1997. In 1998. CDR Kellv assumed command of LSS HLRRICANE (PC 3) in Coronado. CA. As Commanding Officer from 1998 to 1999. he led HI RRIC.ANE on mu ltiple bilateral operations through- out South .America and Southeast .Asia, as well as act- ing as Surface Action Group Commander for the Patrol Coastal class ' s only western Pacific deployment. After a brief shore tour at the Naval War College. CDR Kellv served as Executive Officer from 2001 to :iK)2 in USS MITSCHER (DDG 57l. During his tour. MITSCHER completed a Middle East Forc e deploy- ment earning a Meritorious Unit Commendation and won the Batde E . From 2002 to 2004. CDR Kelly was assigned lo Tactical Training Group, .Atlantic as an .Air Defense and Surface Warfare instructor where he assisted in the training and certification of seven Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Groups in support of Operation Iraqi freedvmi. Menlorious Medal with