Cole (DDG 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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E ecutive fficer Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt received his commis- sion in the U.S. Navy in 1987. Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt's initial sea duty assignment was in USS YORKTOWN ICG 48, as the Main Propulsion Assistant. Following completion of the Surface Warfare Officer School Command, Depart- ment Head Course, in 1994, he was ordered to USS VELLA GULF ICG 72, as Engineer Officer. Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt attended the Naval Postgraduate School from 1991 to 1993 and received a College where he received a Masters of Arts degree in National Security and Strate- gic Studies. He served on the Navy Staff IOPNAV N86l in Washington, DC as the Anti- Air Defense Commander Requirements Officer and as Administrative Aide to the Director of Surface Warfare. In December 1999, Lieu- tenant Commander Peter- schmidt assumed duties in USS COLE QDDG 67j as the Executive Officer. Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt's personal awards include the Navy Commenda- tion Medal fthree awardsl, LCDR J. Chris Peterschmidt Command Master Chief Master Chief Hospital Corpsman fSur- face Warfare!Air Warfare!Fleet Marine Forcel James G. Parlier, enlist- ed in the Navy in April 1978. He completed tours of duty at Naval Regional Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, Field Medical School, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Naval Hospital, Orlando, Florida, Fighter Squadron Forty One where he deployed with the USS NIMITZ fCVN68j, and the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT QCVN71j during the next eleven years. In May 1989, he attended the Inde- pendent Duty Corpsman School, Naval School of Health Sciences, Portsmouth, Virginia. He graduated with honors in May 1990. He then completed a tour of duty at USS LEADER IMSD 4901 where he was promoted to Chief Petty Offi- cer. He deployed to te Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield!Storm. He then served wth 8th Engineers Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. After tours of duty with Naval Special Warfare Unit TWO, Machrihanish, Scotland where he supported Special Opera- tions in Northern Europe and in the Baltics during Operation Provide Promise, he attended the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy. HMCS Parlier then reported to Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida where he was promoted to Master Chief. Subsequently he received orders to Naval Hospital, Patuxent River, Maryland as the Com- mand Master Chief. HMCM Parlier applied for the Command Master Chief Program and received the NEC 9580. He then accepted orders to USS COLE QDDG67j as Command Master Chief. His decorations include the Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal ftwo awardsl, Combat Action Ribbon, and various other unit and personal awards. Masters of Science degree in Physics. He is also a 1999 graduate of the Naval Warfare Navy Achievement Medal, and various service medals and rib- bons. HMCM KSWXAWXFMFJ James G. Parlier

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ornmandrng ffrcer , o 5 l Commander Krrk S Llpp Commander Lmppold recelved h1s commlsslon 1n the US Navy 1n 1981 Commander Llppolds 1n1t1al sea duty asslgnment was USS FAIRFAX COUNTY QLST 1 1935 as the Marn Propulslon Asslstant later assummg dut1es as Engmeer Off1cer Thls was followed by asslgn ment to USS YORKTOWN QCG 481 as the Communica tlons Off1CQT and Combat lnformatlon Center Offlcer Subsequent to the completlon of Surface Warfare Offlcer School Department Head Course 1n 1989 he was ordered to the comm1ss1on1ng crew of USS ARLEIGH BURKE QDDG 51j as the Operatxons Offmcer I-l1s last at sea asslgnment was as Execu t1ve Offlcer of USS SHILOH QCG 671 Commander L1ppold attended the Naval Postgraduate School from 1987 to 1989 and received a Masters of Scrence 1n Systems Engmeerlng CJo1nt Command Control and Com mumcatlonsl I-le IS also a 1994 graduate of the Unlted States Army s Command and General Staff College I-hs most recent asslgnment was as the Adm1n1strat1ve Arde to the Secretary of the Navy Commander L1ppold took command of the seventeenth Arlexgh Burke Class Destroyer USS COLE QDDG 67J IH O June 1999 Commander Llppold S Person al awards 1nclude the LQQIOU of Mer1t Mentorlous SGWICQ Medal ftwo awardsl Navv Commendanon Medal UW0 awardsj Navy ACl'llGV9ment Medal ftwo awardsl m addl tlon to varlous campalgn and SQYVICQ nbbons . 0 0 . 1 . . , ' 1 ' , v . 1 v ' v . , ' 1 s ' 9

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v-iw' ',1:,.f,, efSf'i3:v L , fs-N--sm Combat Systems Combat Systems Officer WQHDOHS Offiflef LT Anthony Delatorre LT Joseph Gagliano The Combat Systems Department encompasses several ratlngs lncludlng ET FC GM IC STG and TlVl Th1s department IS charged Wll1l'1 the readlness and malntenance of all radars Lmderwater survell lance equlpment a1r defense equ1pment and weapons systems on board COLE Th1s department IS also respons1ble for all 1nternal and external com mun1cat1ons equlpment The m1ss1on ofthe Combat Systems Department ln support of COLE s overall m1ss1on IS to malntam all weapons and sensors m 611 operahonally ready state ready to defend 1tself Of other assets at a moment S notlce 1 , - - 7 . ' 7 7 7 7 7 - . , I 1 l u v . 7 ' 7 . .