Biddle (CG 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commander Thomas J. Barry was born in, New York, New York on 1tSeptember 1943 and raised in Orlando, PL. He attended one year of college at the University of Orlando before entering the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1962. I-Ie gradu- ated and was commissioned an Ensign on 8 June 1966. Commander Barry served aboard USS MCCAFFERY KDD 8601 and USS SCHOFIELD QFPG sy and then at- tended Destroyer School Newport, RI in 1969. He served his first Department Head tour aboard USS TATTNALL QDDG 191 before taking command of the Minesweeper USS FIDELITY QMSO 4433 in 1972. Commander Barry attended the U.S. Naval Post Executive Officer y Graduate School in lvlonterey, CA. He, graduated in 1976 with a Masters 'Degreeyin Operations Systems Technology QASWJ. He wasrthen assigned to the USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS CCG 271 prior to serving on the staff of Commander Surface Warfarei Development Group. 1 X S 1 1 1 1 In January 1980 CommanderBarry was assigned to USS SAIPAN QLI-IAr2.J before being ordered in 1982 to USS BIDDLE KCC 343 as Executive Officerg Commander Barryiis married to the former Sally Van Deven of Winter Park, PL. They have six children, Ann, Michael, Margie, Katie, Patrick and Timothy and they reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia., y , 1 . lk W1 4 r l ,.f 'Y Q ffl' 3 7 1 14- 9 -C 2 rf? L 1, Q 1373 riff-E :f'4'2! .,. if if . WT' f , , , , L W at f e ni pf- if ff 1492 7 iii iz 'V4 19 Z 34- ,W ,I A P. QM W. QA 'f ' wi 5 2 ,W , ,W noi? 25' ,. 41 .2 r .,u. L4 . -J , ri., 2 ag 61? Ny, 'Zi ra j 570 5 pw.- f 4. 2 A! 9 if ., 3 ,. A 4:43 l l 45 r ,wi ,iz E

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? M1-' as CQ vi' EMCMrh0w o a i f The Command Master Chief has proven to be ,fiy ayivaluable f assetgto commands in stimulating, free flowing tcomfiiunicationsyat all levels, iwithe in the chain of command. They have fostered a better iindersiandiing at the Commanding Officer level of ,the,needs and Viewpoints offenlisted members and their families. , 4 o C C O , y The function of the Command Master Chief is to ,serve-as the enlisted advisor to the command on the formulation and implementation of poli- cies pertinent to the morale, utilization and training of all enlisted person- nel, and as such, the Command Master Chief has direct accessto the Commanding Officer. Additionally, the Command Master Chief is re- sponsible for carrying out established command policy in specific areas, as directed by the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer.