David Ray (DD 971) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer CDR L, Seaquist A graduate of Oregon State University, Commander Seaquist was commissioned in 1964 from Officer Candidate School. At sea, his tours of duty have included assignments aboard USS NORTHAMPTON (PG-99) and USS BRONSTEIN (FF-1037). Ashore, CDR Seaquist was most recently the Combat Systems Officer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Earlier duty ashore was within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) in the Pentagon where he was Aide and Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare) (0P03) and a Program Analyst in the General Planning and Programming Division (OP90). In 1975 he was appointed to a Federal Executive Fellowship at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C Prior to joining the Navy, CDR Seaquist worked in polar meteorological research, wintering over both in the Artie and in the Antarctic, the latter as U.S. Representative to an Argentine expedition. CDR Seaquist wears the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal. His wife, Caria, formerly the Equal Opportunity Officer for the City of San Diego, is the founder and owner of a contemporary art gallery in La Jolla, California. She was recently appointed by California Governor Brown to serve on the Governor ' s Task Force on Civil Rights. 63

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Former Commanding Officer CAPT F. Triggs Captain Frederick Triggs was born in Newark, New jersey in 1939 and graduated from high school in Chatham, New Jersey in 1957 and the United States Naval Academy in 1961. Upon commissioning he was assigned to the USS LEONARD F. MASON (DD-852) where he served as Damage Control Assistant and Main Propulsion Assistant. Captain Triggs has also been the Auxiliaries Officer IN USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9), Chief Engineer in USS TRUXTON (DLGN-35), and Executive Officer of the USS CALIFORNIA (CGN-36). Captain Triggs is married to the former Judity L. Walters of Chatham, New Jersey. They have two children, Bruce and Deby. The Triggs reside in Bonita, California. 62

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Executive Officer LCDR Kane A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Commander Kane was commissioned with the Naval Academy class of 1968. His previous tours of sea duty have included Gunnery Officer and First Lieutenant in US5 COLLETON (APB-36) which operated as part of the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Operations Officer and Executive Officer in USS INFLICT (MSO-456), and Engineering Officer in USS RICHARD L. PAGE (FFC-5) while homeported in Athens, Greece. Lieutenant Commander Kane was awarded a Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1978. His other tour of shore duty was at the Surface Warfare Officers School Command, Newport, Rhode Island, where he coordinated gas turbine engineering training. 64