Arthur W Radford (DD 968) - Naval Cruise Book

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1-I fi -up Commander '9 lfNx If' i 1 Ra L Snell wt.-'err 3 X mfffwfrfffas-N YQ 'n11'f'Q', 1 I Q , IN 7 Q X x . V 4 'X '4 annals' '45, . . . . SAJW' i lk I x I 1 1 445' Eb IS '70 'U ffgwwx ww ' ww ffffffmf NX I 'HICQN ,fgww I 'Y -- 'J ltl1 - A l131'i3-WZ! 1 0 S Q. VRKQQ , Vf ' X X L ff I 1 5 4' e::.a:.e.'- ,gf A!h'I'll ' k if al' , 1 , Feb 1999 10 June 2000 ' ' l Ray L. Snell graduated from the Uni ted States, val Academy in 1979 wi th a Bachelor of Science degree, History He holds Master's Degrees from Naval Pgsts Graduate School and the National War College, 1 s ini tial assignment at sea was to the Uggf LDENDORF fDD972j where he served as Electronicsi erial Officer, Electronics Warfare Officer and CIC' Officer deploying twice to the Western Pacific, Southt Pacific and Indian Oceans. 'f In 1985 he was assigned as Operations Officer on USS STEIN IFF-10651 and then ire-ported to the USS? CHANDLER IDDG-9962 as Operations Officer. In 1991 CDR' Snell was assigned duty as Executive Officer of the USS., ARTHUR w RADFORD fDDm968Q. CDR Snell assumed conmzand' of USS INGERSOLL fDD99Oj in 1997 which he decommis-,I sioned in 1998. In 1999 CDR Snell assumed command of' USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD KDD-9682 . I Shore assignments for Commander Snell included! instructor at Fleet Combat Training Center, Pacific, Defense Information Systems Agency's Joint Interoperability Engineering Organization, Congres- sional Liaison Officer, and Air Defense Officer at Tactical Training Group, Atlantic. CDR Ray Snell is marriediito the former Paula Suzanne Rolens, of Annapolis. They reside in Virginia Beach wi th their two children: Elizabeth and Donald. I sl! . f I

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C0 a de 32,1 n'o::!'.'.'. A72 !5lif4 . -'. . . , , iff? mglpf - Wzlllam E'. Hard 21.-,--'I-,-1. 'Mk Jw' MM Ai' 11 June 2000- . CDR William E. fBill1 Hardy was born in Queens, New York and was commissioned through the NROTC program when he graduated from the Iowa State University in 1981. His initial assignment was to the USS SPRUANCE KDD-9631 were he served as Gunnery Officer, Fire Control Officer, Navigator and Combat System Officer. In September 1985 he reported to the Naval Military Personnel Command as the Rating Assignment Officer for the Sea, Special Programs Branch. Commander Hardy then reported aboard the USS KINKAID IDD-9652 as the Combat Systems Officer in February 1989. In November 1991, Commander Hardy was assigned to the staff of the Commander, US Seventh Fleet, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan were he served as the Fleet Scheduler until March 1994. His next assignment was as the Executive Officer of USS STUMP IDD-9782 in Norfolk, VA. In November 1995 he reported to the US Naval War College in Newport, RI and he graduated wi th distinction from the Naval Staff College in December 1996. Commander Hardy's most recent assignment was to the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, VA where he served as the Chief of Special Technical Operations until February 2000. CDR Hardy assumed command of USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD KDD-9681 in June' 2000. CDR Bill Hardy is married to the former Mary Montgomery of St Paul, MN. They reside in Chesapeake, VA with their I ' 1 ' .. . vf ' ' 1.1 fQxxxxxYXWw-QXWQ Quinn Hlflwfffffb . nukKY ,l .4335-,i -1,111,977 WHL 4Q?3'9QW two sons, John and Mike. LJ? t I. U Q 1, J J' v 'N