Ardent (MCM 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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ECTCEEW CHARLIE ' S MISSION The AVENGER class MCM ship design incorporates modern mine countermeasures technology into a specially designed platform which includes low magnetic signature diesel engines, a precise electronic navigation sensor, a mine detection classification sonar, a battle space profiler environmental data collection system and a remotely operated mine neutralization vehicle, all encased in a wooden hull. Due to vast advances in mine technology and deployment methods the MCM mission of hunting and clearing all types of bottom and moored mines in coastal and offshore waters has once again moved to the forefront of Navy operations worldwide, especially in vital, high interest littoral regions. MCM ROTATIONAL CREW CHARLIE ' s mission is to continuously maintain the MCM platform in which it is embarked in the highest possible state of operational and battle readiness to fulfill an integral role in the long-standing objective of main- taining the nation ' s overall mine countermeasures capability. CHARLIE crewmembers truly are highly trained Mine-Killers . 030

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Commanding Officer LCDR J. Boorujy Commander Boorujy is originally from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. In 1983 he was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following Nuclear Power Training, CDR Boorujy was assigned to the USS TRUXTUN (CGN-35). There he served as Electrical Division Officer and as the Chemistry and Radiological Controls Assistant. This tour included deployment with the ENTERPRISE Battle Group to the Western Pacific and the Mediterranean in 1986. He then served a staff tour at the A1W Prototype during a complex overhaul. After the Surface Warfare Officer ' s Department Head Course, he was ordered to the USS CARR (FFG- 52) as Operations Officer. While in CARR, he participated in Maritime Interception Operations while deployed to the Red Sea. From CARR, he was assigned to the USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41) as Engineer Officer. This tour included a deployment to the Arabian Gulf with the CARL VINSON Battle Group where ARKANSAS served as the Anti-Air Warfare Commander. After ARKANSAS, he became a mem- ber of the Pacific Fleet ' s Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board where he participated in 63 exams. CDR Boorujy took command of MCM Rotational Crew CHARLIE in October 1997. He served with Crew Charlie in command of the USS PIONEER (MCM-9) from October to March 1998 for pie-deploy- ment training. From April to October 1998. he served with Crew Charlie in command of the USS ARDENT (MCM-12) in the Arabian Gulf. 040