California (CGN 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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' J Commanding Officer G ' Uptain Ray Anderson Wallace , USN, a native of San Antonio. Texas graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1 968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science. Following graduation and subsequent nuclear power training, he ■ v... was ordered to USS Tntxtun (DLGN 35 ) in 1969 for his first iiaia operational tour, serving in the M Division and Elect rical Officer i.ofltii billets. During this tour. Lieutenant Wallace was designated a ' 4 1 Surface Warfare Officer and qualified to be an Engineer Officer in ■ nuclear ' powered surface ships. In May 1 972, Lieutenant Wallace reported to Precommissioning Unit. VSSNiinitz (CVN 68) to be the Radiological Controls Officer. After Niniitz was commissioned in 1 973. he transferred to the Surface Warfare Officer ' s School in Newport, Rhode Island, to attend the Department Head Course. L ' pon graduation in 1976. he . ) received orders to LISS Mitscher (DDG 35 ) for duty as Operations it ' -l Officer. Following that tour. Lieutenant Commander Wallace was selected to be an instructor in the Prospective Engineer Officer ' s Course. Ship ' s Material Readiness Group in Idaho Falls. Idaho, where he served during 1977 and 1978. Following this instructor tour he reported to USS South Carolina (CGN 37) for duty as Engineer Officer, serving from 1978 to 1981. Captain Ray A. Wallace After attending the Armed Forces Staff College. Norfolk, Virginiain 1981-1 982, Commander Wallace received orders to USS Virginia (CGN 38) for duty as Executive Officer, a billet he held for two years. In May 1 984, he reported for duty in the Surface Warfare Plans and Requirements Branch ( OP-324 ), Surface Warfare Division on the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare) in Washington. D.C. He served as Commanding Officer of USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23) from December 1986 to April 1989. During this tour Commander Wallace was selected for promotion to the rajik of Captain. Captain Wallace ' s last assignment from April 1989 to March 1 99 1 . was Head Surface Nuclear Officer Branch at the Naval Military Personnel Command in Washington D.C. Captain Wallace assumed command of LISS California on 2 1 December 1991. Captain Wallace ' s decorations and awards include the Meritori- ous Sen ' ice Medal with three gold stars, the Navy Achievement Medal with one gold star, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation with one gold star, and various other campaign medals.

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O U 1 Executive Officer Commander Steven E. Morehead ommander Steven Emory Morehead, USN, a native of Huntington Beach, California, graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in June 1980 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following graduation he was commissioned an Ensign and reported for duty at the Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida and subsequently to the Nuclear Power Training Unit ui Idaho Falls, Idaho. Upon completion of nuclear power training, EnsignMorehead was ordered to USS Enterprise (CVN 65) for duty as Auxiliaries Division Officer. In August 1984, Lieutenant Morehead reported to V SConnolly (DD 979) for duty first as Combat Information Center Officer and then as Navigator. During these tours he qualified to be an Engineer Officer in nuclear powered surface ships and as a Surface Warfare Officer. In June 1986, Lieutenant Morehead reported for duty as a student at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Oceanography and Meteorology. In May 1989,aftercompletingthe Department Head Course at the Surface Warfare Officer ' s School, Lieutenant Com- mander Morehead reported to ViSSFletcher (DD992) for duty as her Combat Systems Officer. Following this he served in USS Acadia (AD 42) as the Radiological Controls Officer where he supervised the inacti vation of her Nuclear Support Facility. Following a year at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Conunander Morehead reported to USS California ( CGN 36) for duty as her Executive Officer. Commander Morehead ' s decorations and awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two stars, the Kuwait LiberationMedal,and various other campaign medals.