Moosebrugger (DD 980) - Naval Cruise Book

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• w ?i ,L The Captain on a more serious day. The Captain glad to be on liberty. The Captain over the pipes!

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Commanding Officer CDR CM. Moe Christopher Michael Moe was bom in Albany, Georgia, thesonofMr. andMrs. HarryL. Moe. He attended the United States Naval Academy as a Congressional nominee from the state of North Dakota. Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Security Affairs. Commander Moe was commissioned as Ensign in the regular Navy. Commander Moe was initially assigned as Main Propulsion Officer in USS WILLIAM M. WOOD during which time he made one extended deployment to the Mediterranean. In January 1977, after decommissioning the WOOD, he was assigned to USS PORTLAND as Main Propulsion Officer and later as Combat Information Center Officer where he made deployments to both the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. Following his initial sea tours. Commander Moe reported to Naval Recruiting District, Minneapolis where he recruited nuclear engineers for the Navy ' s Nuclear Power Program. After six months of recruiting duty in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, he was placed in charge of all officer programs for both states. In June 1980, Commander Moe became a student at the Naval Destroyer School, Newport. Rhode Island. After school he was assigned as Engineer Officer in USS CONOLLY, deploying to the Middle East and Northern Europe. After 14 months as Engineer Officer. Commander Moe was reassigned as Operations Officer where he completed a UN1TAS cruise around the continent of South America and then participated in a Western African Training Cruise to five African Countries. In June 1984. Commander Moe became a student at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, where he completed a Master of Science Degree in Financial Management. Following this tour, he returned to the Naval Destroyer School, Newport. Rhode Island, for the Prospective Executive Officer course. In 1986, Commander Moe joined USS CARONas Executive Officer during her Mediterranean deployment. While assigned to CARON. he participated in an operation in the vicinity of Libya as part of a three-ship Surface Action Group in the Gulf of Sidra. Law Enforcement Operations in the Caribbean, and Special Operations off the coast of Central America. In November 1987, Commander Moe ' s next assignment was to Naval Militaiy Personnel Command, Surface Junior Officer Assignment Branch, as Shore Coordinator and Division Financial Manager. After a year he was relieved as the Branch Head for all junior officer assignments. In April 1990, Commande Moe was assigned to Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare) as the Weapons Procurement appropriation analyst, and in Attgt, if 1991, reported to Office of the Navy Comptroller for Congressional Liaison. ' ommander Moe ' s decoration. nl awards include the Navy Meritorious Service Medal (with gold star). Navy Commendation Medal. Navy it Medal, Now Unit Comni. lation, Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal. Navy Expeditionary Medal. Armed Forces Expedition- ist Guard Unit Commendation, Battle Efficiency Award (with second E ), and the Sea Service Ribbon (with stars). • Moe is married to the J inner Joanne Moore of Springfield. Virginia. They have three children: Anne Marie, Katherine Janel, Michael Jr., and reside in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Executive Officer LCDR CA. Melhuish LCDR Christopher Melhuish was bom in Baghdad, Iraq on 23 September, 1957. Raised in England, he sen edin 63 Special Air Service Signal Squadron (V) as radioman and graduated from the University of Bournemouth in 1978. He was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island in November 1979. In September 1980 he reported to USS COMTE DE GRASSE as Communications Officer. His next assignment was as Operations Officer in USS EL PASO. Following instructor duty at the Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic as Harpoon instructor, he attended Department Head School at Newport in 1 987 where he received orders to USS SA GIN AW as Operations Officer. In February 1989 he reported to USS MCINERNEY as Combat Systems Officer. In 1990 LCDR Melhuish joined the staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group EIGHT embarked in USS SARATOGA as Current Operations Officer, and participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as Battle Watch Captain. His awards include five Navy Commendation medals, the Navy Achievement Medal and various campaign medals. LCDR Melhuish and his wife Katlvyn live in Charleston, South Carolina.