South Carolina (CGN 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR Ricky L. Carper was born and raised in Enterprise. Oregon. He graduated from the L1 S. Naval Academy in 1 9'6 with a Bachelor of Science in .llechanical Engineering. -tw - After completing initial pipeline training he reported to USS BAINBRIDGE ICGN 251 in -llarch 1978. serving as ll'lissile!Ordnance Officer un til J an uary 1980. In J larch 1 980. CDR Carper reported Pre-C om L'nit CA RL YIXSON . work- ing in the reactor plant test program and later as the commis- sioning Auxiliaries Officer. Commander Carper served as the Plant Evaluation Officer at NPTL' .Yew York from A ugust 1983 to August 1985. ll hile in New York. he also earned a :Waster of .Science Degree in .llechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Following .Surface Warfare - 3 AAIQ-, I Officer Department Head School. I 'ommander I 'arper serv ed ....-1--M A 1' NT' I M, I in USS BARNEY IDDG 6l as Operations Officer from June I 1986 to January 1988, Hillo w ed by a tour with the Nuclear Pro- ' plllsion Examining fORSI'.'j Board on the Stall' of the I 'om- mander in I 'hief lf. S. .ll tlantic Heet. Eollo w ing PXO tra ining. CDR Carper reported to ISS SOI I II IYXRULIN X and re- lieved as Executive Officer in .lune 1990. I ommander I arperk' awards include the .Ndl-I I lorntnen- dationlledal, .lleritorious l nit I 'onirm-ndation, and NJI-I l. x peditionary Jledal. n I ommander I 'arper is married to l.l UR .loan smith, lf'S.'N', who is currently the I Jflieer in I iharge, Persourtel Sup- Xi 'W' porf l,1'f1H'hlllt'lll, .Nasal Station Norfolk. I lies reside in Nor- -, Hills with their two children, lisa and llatthe w. Xilllll. this is the life! -eq? Four bells from now on I wonder where I left my sunglasses? Executive Of f icer! 7

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Executive Officer Commander Ricky L. Carper

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Command Master hlef A a . L 'fs I I xfaiv. EMCMQSWJ Del Scarbrough