Wasp (LHD 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Q QL 1 Q ft, 3 4- ,as if Q .3 1 it .9- AN I E El? L I PPA' K PRE' x new I' tbl Command' 510' ' s vi is., in .ni U S Navy in November 1974 underthe Delayed Entry Program and came V, 1 itit n l ng rctruit training in Orlando la urn rut: if. rc tdtoGrcat Lakes Ill where he attended operations specialist A school 1. ir-tt llt tt i Q t as to USS SELLERS QDDG 113 in Charleston SC During his tour on bgrigras tri. or 1 t. s limi a E 1 la in Portugal Spain France Germany Italy Turkey Kenya Denmark t in t l ith vi -. W QC e alist A school ln March 1983 Master Chief Hinson was ordered to tsvtond so 1 too 1 1 USS DC EET irfFG fiolagain homeported in Charleston S C While stationed aboard DE WEP-tT ht t ' e a Dan Sea and South America In Dttobtr NSS ws er C e H neon t ansferred to Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic Combat Systems Mobre Truim: 3 tern iCS TTi Little Creek. Va, where he was responsible for training shipboard personnel rn anti-suhna noe ' ar'aie -We spending four years at CSMTT his next assignment was to NHVY Mwnpower Analysts Center C esa- tea-re tfa . and later to Millington. Tenn. as a manpower analyst and command mtstercntef Atterieav nt NJAV'tACo -J 1 05, he attended the Senior Enlisted Academy at Newport R.I. en rout to U S Nan at Cormiuter and reefs i if-ncaiions Station Diego Garcia as command master chief. He reported to NCTS in October ANS to a owe-yea - . Master Che Hans' n rerun ei' tu sea as command master chief of USS CARON CDD 9701 from Novembel' 1009 to January reed Next, he re owed to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek as command master chiefin January 1099. serving there fo. tt-.o and a haf- years Master Chief Hinson return WASP LLHD it in Ju e 1 is perscnal at-va ds in time Na fx and M ed to sea as command master chief of USS 54' . Q f f ru -n 1, P ,ily if 1 lN.i.lstvrCnin- Huff r wt? JUG ' .3 f , on ticti irluty in Deyvwrttwr V51-3 -S 'J it , 'li ,F - . ' ' ll ll ' 1 Alt, ,wi 2 rmrwifp 7V,?1'vi Q rrriifrz , if , ., ' ' HL' f I v 1 , szfxiqrmtnnt .lftrjr 'K ,'r,r't'iitTrl wir L , . V x A ' 5 ff ig .xiilllfi t 4' r 'Val if i-1, . . i 1 s 1 n ' Jor'l. . .tm me 'A in tl.mii.ar-,r 1999 he was assigned to rnstruclor duty at the Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic in Virginia 1 Bo. t A 1. it tetenetilt:-getPt'-er.1trf1r1.u .,F',,C,l L K 'A 1 , ' ' Q tt- ,a ,- .t abut ft1rhe ,:i,iL'r.'.'uTT U ' ' , . . ' i , ?d7'l7fO'yP1fiCii7E? l..eff'2urranc 1 , ' . : ,S .Lexi lvcet- 1-Ure, - V . I , r ,., ' f 4 N N i k rx f ri ' ,-i,i C 1 Newer w'v ' ,Hf..' sl I 5 A vs .-, I C s.. n l L x, a 5 X x- ci-It tv 'N hung., . , e ,K I,-MA r,4+,k,,q.r.,.U X,-14, oo ' t Z-, ' o ' tour A i ir 'X A H' D 5 5 sk, K i xl u.v , -I ' '-,- . :- .cc H -w r rk 5 P A Q' v si S 1 ' 'lv s E n TG 'T b H 'x r r- 4 'H t , : v t nf -.1 i Lfkzve lv 51 5 9 I - I Q Q anne COVDS Commendation Medal tsix awardsj NSVY and Manne Corps Acnrevement Medal rtnree awards i, Meritorious Unit Citation, Navy Unit Citation tthree awardsj, Coast Guard Unit Citatton, Gooo Conduct Medat lseven awardsl. Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Sea Serwree Depioyment Ribbon iytour award sl and the Overseas Service Medal.

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l l I I 5 I ,qi Q, 5 3 1, ri 1 1 1lllllllllllllllllllllFEEQEEGIEHEEEG t E l Q ln Z' I 4 4 l A.: up S- l A iz 1 l All , .aiu - .1-'Z l if J' Tour l ia u Captain hw ' 1 0 1 5 O 'J , l l I l l ' 0 l' g iL'C,i - -X f f v .fa who f-tllfflll his later youth in Bowie, Md. He attended lo-.-.rt :1t.t:.- tl- .f ' iw' wltffre he earned a bachelor ofarts deQree in DOUUC3' 5St'lt'FlUt' I f .'- l'- rv fra tour on USS OCALLAHAN CFP 10515, where he served A .is t'3t't'f VJ -1- 'a wa tour was followed by assignments as fire control officer on USS COUNT f jOHN KING tDDG 31. He served from October 1985 to Ovtviwif 'flfiri .ts A 5 ' 'fl USS THOMAS S, GATES tCG 515. He then reported to ,lp ff: Sty' '- - ' .T to 1 f' ft' ' f ' ' t'f'r,ation Technology Division. His first shore duty was folio'-'-vm 1 s T' fr so 0 4 ' A A ' ' as QYEZJYJE' officer From June 1992 to June 1994, he was a M0 1 if f-1'-'M' ' are C2ru1serf'Destroyer Mentor at Surface Warfare Officers bftwv xvf' 1 1' H r- sir s 'f S.'.iOSCOLCOl.fl, he attended NavalVVarCoIlege,graduating wt ,lu--Q :Ur st 'I 1 is ' if a masfe' if arts degree in national security affairs. ln January 1996, he P .tsstwetf .2 t ' fi: '-'peers' 'PE 4' rvneoorted in Yokosuka. Japan. He then served aS X-kwTTf'7T,55 OA! ,.::g1Xt1f.,t ' F' 31- eg V- 5' tb 1: X' I-15-V'-'!il: r-1fCP'1f5tRDl!LHD 6,1 A5 3 result Of his afloat experiences, he iS J L C'- lim R'-9.El'C S S..I'5l':?' -E . 5- -. e senez as . 'acts rea: 'Q' amz' :fcus warfare in the expeditionary warfare division lN85l ' tile crNLX. sa K9 assume: rzswacr f-mc' : ous Squadron 4 in May 2001, and served as Commander, gr: U. Ab? -Mfg? D 'cs Seas, Et.: ' A 5':'- -'I'- fn ' :N 4 -.15--3' --Q -e H- U.- , ,,. A . . . -L. M f M--in A -lt' , - . WW -..s - -we .te ,egton of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, L' norm.: Seo. ce .egg :'- 5 -A - -'21 -:A :M ff .F P - . t w- ' 'ei Q! N 5 X -'I es - - N..-, - 1- hfahne Corps Commendation Medal with gold star, Navy -- 1' ' .araffe :Ts : e ewes: .va .' - -A H Q-:f 2-la 1-'Q . - ig,-r H N ' S 'X We - :V J W. e .- ferrous other medals and service ribbons. O t-4 ltllllllllllllllllllll 5 v it H W - 5 51, ,O S Q :Q . :C G aff.