Arkansas (CGN 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING Captain DENNIS S. READ United States Navy Captain Dennis S. Read graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1959. From 1959 to 1963 he served on the USS PICKING (DD-685) as a deck division officer, then as Damage Con- trol Assistant and Engineer Officer. Captain Read was selected for the Surface Nuclear Power Program in October 1963. Following one year of training — six months in Bainbridge, Maryland, and six months in Idaho Falls, Idaho — he reported to the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) in November, 1964. While serving in the Engineer- ing and Reactor Departments on the USS ENTERPRISE, he made two deployments off the coast of Viet Nam and participated in reactor plant refueling. In August. 1967, Captain Read began a two year program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and received his Master of Science degree in Operations Research in October, 1969. After serving as Engineer Officer aboard USS STERRETT (DLG-31) from December, 1969, to May, 1971, he reported as the commissioning Executive Officer of USS COOK (FF-1083) in May, 1971. From August, 1973, to January, 1977, Captain Read served as Reactor Officer on the USS ENTERPRISE. Prior to reporting to the ARKANSAS (CGN-41) PRECOMUNIT in May, 1979, he served as Commanding Officer of the USS OUEl.LET (FF-1977) from July, 1977, to December, 1978. Captain Read was born in Everett, Wash- ington, and is a 1955 graduate of Hilo High School, Hawaii. He and his wife, the former Donna Josephine Blair, of Elmhurst, Illinois, reside in Newport News, Virginia, with their daughter, Holly, and their son, Drew. Change of Command. December 10. 1982 2

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 ARRIVES II MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE 1982-1983 ARKANSAS providing Naval Gunfire Support off the coast of Beirut. Lebanon. 7 December 1982. USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41) WALS WORTH PUBLISHING COM PA N Y ISI «I» Kill.» 1

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OFFICERS Captain MALCOLM W. CHASE United States Navy Captain Malcolm W. Chase, USN, was born in Rutland, Vermont, February 23, 1939. Upon graduation from Rutland High School, he entered the U. S. Naval Academy and was graduated with the class of 1961. Upon receiving his commis- sion as an Ensign, he reported to the destroyer USS DA VIS (DD-937) for an 18 month tour in the Gunnery Department; then to Destroyer School and to duty as Engineer Officer of USS MITSCHER (DL-2). In 1964, CAPT Chase entered the Surface Nuclear Power Program with training in Bain- bridge, MD, and West Milton, NV, followed by duty on the pre-commissioning crew of USS SCHOFIELD (DEG-3) as Engineer Officer, and Operations Officer of USS LYNDE McCORXHCK (DDG-8). In 1968, he reported to USS BAIN- BRIDGE (DLGN-25) for duty as Main Propulsion Assistant. Following a two year tour at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Operations Research, Captain Chase served in USS KING (DLG’10) as Executive Officer, until her decommissioning for modernization. A short tour on the staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, was followed by- duty as Executive Officer of USS CALIFORNIA (CGN-36) from February, 1976, until July, 1978. He then served as the Senior Member, COMNAVAIR- PAC COMN’AVSURFPAC Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training Team from August, 1978 to May, 1980. Prior to taking command of USS ARKANSAS in December, 1982, Captain Chase commanded USS BARRY (DD-913) from July. 1980, to April. 1982. Captain Chase has been awarded two Navy- Commendation Medals and is entitled to wear several campaign and expeditionary medals. Captain Chase is married to the former I.orna L. Brown of Rutland, Vermont. They have a daughter. Catherine, and a son, Brian. 3