Yellowstone (AD 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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 Lieutenant Commander Carolyn C, Wiggins Chaplain Lieutenant Commander Carolyn C. Wiggins is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. Her degrees include a B.A. in Psychology from Meredith College in Raliegh, North Carolina, and a Masters of Divinity, Theology from Colgate Rochester Divinity School, Rochester. New York. After her commissioning on June 21. 1978. Chaplain Wiggins completed the Basic Course for Chaplains in Newport, Rhode Island. Subsequent tours of duty include Fleet Religious Support Activities, Norfolk, Virginia, the Pastoral Care Staff, Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Portsmouth, Virginia. USS EMORY LAND (AS-39), Naval Ordnance Station. Indian Head, Maryland, and completed the Advanced Course for Chaplains in Newport, Rhode Island. She reported aboard the YELLOWSTONE on July 18. 1987. Chaplain Wiggins' personal awards include the Navy Commendation Mead Medal. Meritorious Unit Commendation medal. Sea Service Ribbon, and the Battle E ribbon (2 awards). 18

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 Lieutenant Commander Loewer is a native of Springfield, Ohio. Her degrees include a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theoretical Mathematics and a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She also holds a PhD in International Law from the University of Kiel in Kiel, West Germany. LCDR Loewer graduated from Officer's Candidate School and was commissioned on December 17, 1976. Her first tour of duty was at the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS). Pay and Allowance Financial Management Department (PERS 3) in Washington, D.C.. After her tour at BUPERS, she attended Surface Warfare Officer School Basic in Newport, Rhode Island. She then reported aboard the USS YOSEMITE (AD-19), where she held a variety of billets such as the Electrical Officer, Communications Officer, Navigator, and Operations Officer. In September 1981, she reported for duty at SIMA, Mayport, Florida, where she worked as a Computer Design Architect. This was followed by a tour at Naval Military Personnel Command (NMPC) in the Decision Support Systems Division (NMPC-164). In January 1984. LCDR Loewer attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. The following June she attended the University of Kiel in Kiel, West Germany where she received her PhD in International Law. She then attended Surface Warfare Officer Department Head School in Newport, Rhode Island. LCDR Loewer reported aboard the USS YELLOWSTONE in June 1987. LCDR Loewer's personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (2 awards). Navy Unit Commendation, Battle 'E' (2 awards), and an Overseas Deployment Ribbon.

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TMCM Raymond D. Stacey Command Master Chief Master Chief Torpedoman's Mate Raymond D. Stacey hails from Long Island, New York. Master Chief Stacey entered the Navy in January, 1961. Over the past two and a half decades he has had a wide variety of duty assignments and received extensive technical training. Prior to his arrival on board YELLOWSTONE in October, 1986, he had served on five other ships: USS SIMON LAKE (AS-33), USS SPERRY (AS-12), USS HUNLEY (AS-31), USS COBBLER (SS-244), and USS CAVALLA (SS-244). A graduate of the Navy's Senior Enlisted Academy, Master Chief Stacey also had three tours of instructor duty at Service Schools Command, Orlando, Florida and was the detailer in Washington. D.C. for Torpedoman's Mates and Sonarmen. Master Chief Stacey's personal awards include the Navy Achievement Medal (2 awards). Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle ‘E', Good Conduct (6 awards). National Defense Medal. Sea Service Deployment and Expert Pistol Medal.