Mount Baker (AE 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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l 1 E ofiwmzifffffzfr V i f ff,' rtxxxxxxxxxitmmnw . at Q. fftilifttwv , fi 'A' sQfm't- Mille fZ'i'ifi12i35,i A CLEAN SHIP IS A HAPPY SI-IIP'. That saying and many others were generated from the good times, bad times, stressful times, and relaxing times We shared together on the Low Country Expressf. For me, this book and the successful deployment it portrays, will always remind me of the loyal shipmates and true friends I had the pleasure to serve with on USS MOUNT BAKER. We proved time and time again that We deliver with class, so you can kick -QC Fair winds and quartering seas Qitsalways a better ridej! Lieutenant Commander Charles S. McDavid was born O1 August 1961, in Ashland, Kentucky He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1983 With a B.S. in Physical Science and a regular commission in the Naval Service. His first assignment was in USS CLAUDE V RICKETS QDDG 52, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, where he Was assigned as the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. He saw service with the Multi-National Peace Keeping Force in Beirut, Lebanon, providing Naval Gun Fire Support for units ashore. He was later split-toured as the Navigator! Administrative Assistant, participating in UNITAS XXVI. He screened for the Carrier Readiness Improvement Program and Was transferred to the USS INDEPENDENCE QCV 62j, then undergoing its Service Life Extension in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. There he served as the Auxiliaries Principle Assistant and was later reassigned as the Forward Propulsion Group Officer. His next assignment was to the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey California, Where he attended the Naval Engineering curriculum. There he earned a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering. ' After attending the Surface Warfare Officers School Department Head course, he was sent to a single longer tour as Chief Engineer in the USS RICHMOND K. TURNER CCG 205. There he saw service conducting several drug interdiction operations in the Caribbean Sea and air intercept control off the coast of the former Yugoslavia. Upon completing his Department Head tour, LCDR McDavid was selected to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Propulsion Examining Board as the 1200lb Steam Examiner. There he participated in 56 Operational Propulsion Plant Examinations and Light-Off Examinations for steam, diesel and gas turbine propulsion ships. LCDR McDavid is married to the former Lisa Ann Lyons of Baltimore, Maryland. They reside in Charleston, South Carolina. 3

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. ..-A . ,,........-v.,..,..,-.,. ,,,......-rum,-we---,nv:wwevm,,...v-f-'nfrxw . rf , - . f: 3 . , ' ' f' ' ' 1'6 Lieutenant Commander Nicholas entered the U.S. Navy through Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an Ensign in May 1981. His academic credentials include a B.S. Degree in Conservation and Resource Development from the University of Maryland and a Masters in Marine Affairs Degree from the University of Rhode Island. LCDR Nicholas' first tour of duty was onboard USS JESSE L. BROWN QFF 1089J, in Charleston, South Carolina, where he served in billets as Electrical Officer and Navigator until March 1985. This tour of duty was followed by an assignment as an Instructor and Division Head at the Surface Warfare Officer Course in Newport, Rhode Island, from April 1985 until May 1988. During this tour he received designation as a Master Training Specialist. LCDR Nicholas then attended Surface Warfare Officers School Department Head and Prospective Executive Officers Courses, and reported for duty as the Prospective Executive 4 Officer in PRECOMUNIT DEFENDER Safety Center, Norfolk Virginia QMCM ZJ at the builders shipyard Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Marinette, Wisconsin. DEFENDER was personal awards include the Navy commissioned in September 1 989 and Commendation Medal Qfour awardsj and shifted to her new homeport of Little the Navy Achievement Medal Qtwo Creek, Virginia, in December 1989. LCDR Nicholas remained onboard awardsj. LCDR Nicholas 1S married to the DEFENDER until November 1990 when former Leslee Ann Clark of DuBois he transferred to USS NEWPORT QLST Pennsylvania. They reside in Virginia 11791. He served as Operations Officer in Beach, Virginia, with their two daughters NEWPORT until July 1992 and completed his Command Qualification during this tour. He then transferred to the Operations Directorate on the staff of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, Virginia, where he served as the Fleet Introduction and Plans Assistant. After attending the Prospective Executive Officers Course from October to November 1994, he reported as the Executive Officer in USS MOUNT BAKER QAE 34J, homeported at the Naval Weapons Station Charleston, in January 1995. He transferred in April 1996 and is now stationed at the Naval Stacee and Kaitee