Arkansas (CGN 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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F i— XECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Miles C. Quigley III Commander Quigley attended College of the Holy Cross in Worces- ter, Massachusetts, and received his commission in 1979 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Upon completion of initial nuclear propulsion training Commander Quigley served in USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) as Reactor Labo- ratories Division Officer and Reactor Controls Division Officer. His next assignment was in USS BIDDLE (CG 34) serving as Fire Control Officer and Missile Battery Officer. Following a tour as Plant Performance Evaluation Officer at the Navy Nuclear Power Training Unit in West Milton, New York, Commander Quigley served as Combat Systems Officer in USS SIMPSON (FFG 56), during which SIMPSON completed a Persian Gulf deployment acting as defense picket for re-flagged Kuwaiti oil tankers during the Iran-Iraq war. Commander Quigley next served as Reactor Electrical Assistant in USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). During this period THEODORE ROOSEVELT was deployed to the Arabian Gulf in direct support of combat operations during Operation Desert Storm, and subsequent direct air support during relief efforts for the Kurdish people, Operation Provide Comfort. Most recently Commander Quigley was assigned to the staff of the Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in Washington, DC, as the assistant for surface nuclear fleet operational issues. Commander Quigley’s personal decorations include the Navy Com- mendation Medal (gold star) and the Navy Achievement Medal. 3 Commander Quigley preparing for Flight Quarters Commander Quigley overseeing an UNREP

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OMMANDING OFFICER Captain Etnyre’s press conference in Melbourne Captain Terrance T. Etnyre Captain Etnyre is a 1970 graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and was commissioned as an Ensign in July 1971 from Offi- cerCandidate School, Newport, Rhode Island. His sea and shore assignments include: Damage Control Assistant in USS HAMMERBERG (DE 1015) homeported in Naples, Italy; Repair Officer in USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65); Plant Performance Evaluation Officer for the AIW prototype at Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit, Department of Energy, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Engineer Offi- cer in USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40); member of CINCLANTFLT’s Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board; and Executive Officer in USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9). In December 1987, Captain Etnyre assumed command of USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG 8). Under his command, USS LYNDE MCCORMICK, as a unit of SURFACE ACTION GROUP BRAVO, participated in Operation Praying Mantis, the United States response to the mining of the Persian Gulf and the mine damage to USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58). Following command, Captain Etnyre became Special Assistant for Nuclear Propulsion on the staffs of COMNAVSURFPAC and COM- NAVAIRPAC, and senior member of the Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training Team. Most recently, Captain Etnyre served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare, as the Aegis Cruis- er Destroyer and Anti-Air Warfare Branch Head. Captain Etnyre’s personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, the meritorious Service Medal (two gold stars), Navy Com- mendation Medal (gold star) and the Navy Achievement Medal. Captain Etnyre presents Sailor of the Year to MM1 Yeoman

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C OMMAND MASTER CHIEF Master Chief Chute’s reenlistment at the ARIZONA Memorial MMCM (SW SS) David M. Chute Master Chief Machinist Mate (Surface Warfare Submarine Warfare) David M. Chute, joined the Navy in January of 1972. Upon completion of Machinist Mate “A school he served five Months in USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). He then attended nuclear power training. This train- ing entailed six months at Bainbridge, Maryland and a further six months in Ballston Spa, New York. This was followed by a sea tour on the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) from March 1974 to August 1975. September. 1975 brought a tour of new construction on the USS TEXAS (CGN 39). The ship was commissioned on 10 September, 1977 and the then Machinist Mate First Class Chute was the leading Petty Officer of number One Engine Room prior to his transfer to Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU), Ballston Spa, New York for instructor duty in November 1978. His tour at the DIG Power Plant was capped with his promotion to Chief Machinist Mate in October 1981. The next tour of sea duty took him to the submarine fleet in the USS SNOOK (SSN 592) as Machinery Division Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) from June 1982 to November 1985. He completed this sea tour with duty on USS CALIFORNIA (CGN-36), from December 1985 to December 1987, where he again served as Machinery Division LCPO and as Reactor Training Division LCPO. He returned to NPTU Ballston Spa, New York and was assigned to the S8G prototype from January 1988 to September 1990. During this tour Chief Chute received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resources Management and was Promoted to Senior Chief. His most recent sea tour began in November 1990 with his transfer to USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), where he assumed the duties as Reac- tor Department LCPO following his Promotion to Master Chief Machinist Mate. While serving as LCPO for this 400 man department they were the first ship to eam a grade of Excellent during their March, 1993 Operational Reac- tor Safeguards Exam. Master Chief Chute came to the USS ARKANSAS (CGN 41) in November of 1993 following his selection to the Command Master Chief Program. CMC takes a break to pose