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LIE TENANT COMMANDER UNITED STATES NAVY Lieutenant Commander Chase is the son of Don and Nancy Chase of Nicholville, New York. After graduating from St. Regis Falls Central High School in 1980 he enrolled in Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York. He entered the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program in June 1983 and graduated from Clarkson in May 1984 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Lieutenant Commander Chase was commissioned from Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island in October 1984. He then completed nuclear pipeline training at Nuclear Power School, Orlando, Florida and Nuclear Prototype Training Unit, Ballston Spa, New York. He next attended Surface Warfare Officer's School Division Officer Course in Newport, Rhode Island. y His first assignment was in USS VIRGINIA CCGN 38? from June 1986 to June 1990, where he served as Mechanical Two Division Officer, Main Propulsion Assistant, Reactor Training Assistant and then fleeted up to Damage Control Assistant. During his four years on VIRGINIA, he completed two Mediterranean deployments and VIRGINIA was twice awarded the Battle E. Lieutenant Commander Chase was next assigned as an instructor at Naval ROTC Unit at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts from June 1990 to June 1992. He was the junior class instructor and was the Assistant Offi- cer in Charge of Sail Training at the unit. 1 After completion of Department Head School in January 1993, Lieutenant Commander Chase was assigned to the USS HALYBURTON CFFG 40D as the Operations Officer. Upon completion of another Mediterranean deployment, HA- LYBURTON participated in Counter-Narcotics Operations and was awarded the Coast Guard Special Operations rib- bon. His next assignment was in USS EISENHOWER CCVN 69? commencing May 1994. Lieutenant Commander Chase was spot promoted upon assuming the duties as Reactor Training Assistant on IKE. IKE served as the launch platform for the US Army Tenth Mountain Division during Operation Support Democracy in Haiti. IKE was awarded the Meri- torious Unit Commendation for its action during this operation. IKE also completed a Mediterranean deployment and operated in the Red Sea during this timeframe. Lieutenant Commander Chase then reported to Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, Rhode Island in June 1996 where he was the Executive Director of Department Head Training. In March 1998 he reported to the United States Naval War College and was awarded a Master of Arts Degree in Strategic Studies and National Security Affairs in March 1999. He then reported back to SWOS to complete the PXO pipeline and reported to PETERSON as the Exec- utive Officer June 1999. Lieutenant Commander Chase's decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation with two gold stars and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with one gold star and various unit commendations and service awards. Lieutenant Commander Chase is married to the former Anne Marie Sullivan of Framingham, Massachusetts. They have two sons, Caleb, born 21 August 1992 and Colin, born 25 July 1994. They presently reside in Chesapeake, Vir- ginia. DEA . CHASE
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HISTORY OF USS PETERSO DD-969 USS PETERSON CDD-9693 was commissioned on 9 July 1977 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was the seventh SPRU9 AN CE class destroyer built and the third to join the Atlantic Fleet. In 1979 PETERSON made her first deployment which included duty as flagship for Commander, Middle East Force in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. Upon return to Norfolk, she learned that she had been awarded DESRON TEN's 1979 Battle HE . Q c PETERSON spent her second deployment, beginning in September 1980, in the Persian Gulf. She returned home in March 1981, only to return back to the Mediterranean on 1 December for her third deployment in three years. During a nine-month overhaul starting in July 1982, PETE's weapon systems were upgraded to include the Target Acquisition System CTASD, two 20mm VULCAN PHALANX Close-In Weapons System CCIWSJ mounts and an enhanced communi- cation and electronics suite. . Q . .F:,!.f.! 1 Proud Pete was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for her role as Naval Gunfire Support Ship off, , the coast of Beirut, Lebanon as part of the USS SARATOGA CCV-605 Battle Group in April, 1984. In Fall, 1985, she participated in the NATO exercise Ocean Safarin in the North Atlantic, earning the title of Blue Nose for crossing the Arctic Circle and also the Meritorious Unit Commendation for exceptional performance. p In 1986, PETERSON deployed to the Mediterranean with the USS AMERICA CCV-665 Battle Group and performed Seach and Rescue duties during combat operations in the vicinity of Libya and was awarded the Navy Unit Commenda- tion for her efforts. . 7 G f During PETERSON'S 1988 deployment, she served as the flagship for Commander, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Six and operated with the British, French, German, Spanish, and Tunisian N avies. She visited Constanta, Romania, and was praised for her extensive surveillance of the former Soviet Unionis new KievU class aircraft carrier BAKU. PETERSON's 1990 deployment began inthe Mediterranean with the USS EISENHOWER CCVN-693 Battle Group, visiting Naples, St. Maxime, Palma, and Tunis. fWhen civil war broke out in the western African nation of Liberia, PETERSON was called upon to make a high-speed transit to the site with embarked Marines to stand by to evacuate American citizens trapped by the fighting. For fthe rest of the deployment Proud Pete assisted in the evacuation of more than 1600 refugees with USS SAIPAN CLHA-2D,and her Marine Amphibious Readiness Group, before returning home in September. tt.t . , A . yp A On 15 March 1991, PETERSON commenced a thirteen month overhaul at Ingalls Ship Building Company, Pasca- goula, Mississippi. Modifications included installation of the Vertical Launching System, SQQ-89 towed Array Sonar System and double RAST tracks to support two SH-60B Helicopters. . p A On 16 February 1993, PETERSON commenced a six month Middle East Force deployment in the Red Sea where she intercepted and boarded 247 vessels in support of the United Nations, sanctions against Iraq. In response to Iraq's at- tempted assassination of President Bush, USS PETERSON successfully struck the Iraqi Intelligence Headquarters in Baghdad with 14 Tomahawk missiles on 26 June 1993,as directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. PETERSON earned De- stroyer Squadron Twois Battle Efficiency award for 1993.2 . f July and August of 1994 saw PETERSON off the coast of Haiti where she provided support for Operation Support Democracy. On 14 April 1995 PETERSON returned to Norfolk, Virginia culminating a highly successful Mediterra- nean deployment as a member of the USS DWIGHT. D. EISENHOWER battle group. While on deployment, PETER- SON played an active role in several community service projects including the highly visible Project Handclaspn pro- gram. On 22 October, PETERSON commenced a three and ia half month SRA which included the installation of the state of the art Tomahawk Weapons Control System CATWCSJ. PETERSON earned Destroyer Squadron Twenty- Eight's Battle Efficiency award for 1995. . p A June and July of 1996 saw PETERSON off the coasts of Central and South America in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for Counter-Drug operations. During this employment, the PETERSON crew enjoyed a Crossing The Line ceremony, in sight of the Galapagos Islands. After returning home, she began the training cycle in preparation for her next deploy- ment. PETERSON' will operate with the British, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Canadian, and other NATO navies as the American representative in the NATO squadron.iShe and her crew Will enjoy numerous port visits in the Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Western Europe in support of NATO. 0 'fKEEPERsoF THE SEA From time immemorial, the purpose of a navy has been to influence, and sometimes decide, issues on land. This was so with the Greeks of antiquity, the Romans, who created a navy to defeat Carthage, the Spanish, whose armada tried and failed to conquer England, and, most eminently, in the Atlantic and Pacific during two world wars. The sea has al- ways givenman inexpensive transport and ease of communication over long distance. It has also provided concealmenil, because being over the horizon meant being out of sight and effectively beyond reach. The sea has supplied mobility, capability, and support throughout Western history, and those failing in the seapower test -- notably Alexander, Napo leon, and Hitler - also failed the longevity one. Edward L. Beach .l x 7 I il l 9 l fl 2 s .72
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wx-I 1 . Training Unit Idaho Falls, Idaho Q45 1 .1 rf- l- 1 ' 1 fill: 4 X ' ' ,. , I , 4. ,, VU.,-.,, .4 ,, , ,..-,W - ,c ge' 4 .. , - . -v,.. ... .,,.'-..,,..,.1 -.. ,, . , ., ,.,,,,,, ' ' ' --1---' ., ,, j'f:,1 S ff ,, V., . 1- 1 . C 3 1 el D1 A-. 4, MASTER CHIEF ELECTRICIAN'S TE 'K' CSURFACE ff RF RE p .DAVID E. SEITZ UNITED STATES Www? . W W .. XQV, 14264 , AQ V f ff. 1 ' 51 , e g: f4W 5, V 4 we ' ,V Master Chief Seitz was in El Paso, Texas and feieed iuWDavenport, Iowa. He graduatedffrom Davenport Central High School ini 1979. In November of that same year he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. . I irrr O A , A A., il cv Upon completion of Boot Camp Basic Electronics and Electricity and EM SA Schools in Great Lakes, Illinois he 15 3'-:Q A went on to attend Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida. Hefthen completed his nuclear training at Nuclear Power He reported to the USS TEXAS CCGN 395, thee home peered in Norfolk, VA in the fall of 1981. Following e Weed It S cruise and home port change to San Diego, CA then EMZE Seitz transferred to PRECOMUNIT THEODORE ' ROOSEVELT CCVN 717 in the fall of 1984. In September 1987 after experiencing shock trials aboard the Navy's new- est carrier EMI Seitz proceeded to Nuclear Power Training Unit Windsor, CT as an instructor. S A , 4-., It was while assigned to NPTU Windsor that he was Selected to Chief Petty Officer and then Senior Chief. He then moved on to USS Bainbridge CCGN 255 in April 1992. In July 1995 he was Selected to serve on COMNAVAIRLANT! it COMNAVSURFLANT staff with the Surface Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training Team. He was frocked to Master A 1 Chief in April 1996. He was Selected into the Command Master Chief program and attended the Navy's Senior Enlisted E gif Academy in 1998. He reported aboard the USS Peterson CDD 9695 in January 1999. , e f fi Master Chief Seitz's personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation D cMedal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and various unit and campaign awards. . 25,7 Master Chief Seitz is married to the former Melissa Roberge of Waterville, ME. He and his wife reside in Gloucester, iff? 1 A VA with their children Rachael- 19, Heather - 14, Matthew f- 14,,Jessica - 13, Jeremiah - 11 and Shamanda - ' 10. ., y A D. 1 1 A . , , g., P13 '.'1 .Y - W v en' ,--I :V , M1 tif- l if tif ' . YL . ,1-. a 13.1 EPA fi 1 ' Elf l 1 -51. ' ,., . 1 fi A ,IJ . .1 ,qi 4-11 E fl L'-1 -f ' 5 V -. I nv 1:-2-f i.'i'.'fJQ-NYM
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