Emory Land (AS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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Command Master Chief Joel I. Allison United States Navy Master Chief Joel Allison enlisted in the Navy in February, 1981, in his hometown of Mobile, Ala- bama. P He attended recruit training in Great Lakes, Illinois, where he was the RCPO of his company. He then attended Basic Electricity and Electronics School in Great Lakes followed by Electricians Mate class A School. He then entered Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida. He then completed nuclear prototype training at Ballston Spa, New York. His first subma- rine assignment was PCU OLYMPIA CSSN 7175, in January, 1983, being built in Newport News Shipyard, Virginia. After com- missioning, the submarine changed homeport to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On OLYMPIA, he completed two Western Pacific de- ployments. He left OLYMPIA in 1989 as a Chief Petty Officer and transferred to Submarine Maintenance Monitoring and Support Performance Monitoring Team CSMMSXPMTJ in King's Bay, Geor- gia as the Leading Chief Petty Officer of Electrical Division. After completing his tour at PMT, he transferred to USS DALLAS QSSN 7001 in Groton, CT, as the Electrical Division Leading Chief Petty Officer. Here, he participated in three major deployments. After DALLAS, he reported to USS SCRANTON QSSN 7561 as the Elec- trical Division Leading Chief Petty Officer. He completed a Medi- terranean!Northern run and was selected for Senior Chief Petty Officer. He then transferred to USS MONT- PELIER QSSN 7651 as the Engineering Department Mas- ter Chief. While on MONTPELIER, he completed three major deployments and was selected for advancement to Master Chief Petty Officer. He was chosen as the Command Master Chief for Nuclear Power Training Unit in Ballston Spa, New York. Master Chief Allison reported as Command Master Chief of USS EMORY S. LAND CAS-395 in April, 2003. Master Chief Allison holds a Bachelor's De- gree from Regents College and is a graduate of the Navy's Senior Enlisted Academy. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal ftwo gold starsj, and the Navy Achievement Medal Qsilver starj. He is married to the former Cynthia Cash of Grand Bay, Alabama. They have one daughter, Daphne.

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uss Oklahoma ony rsslxl 7235 ESL Repairs Oollision-at- Sea Damage After the USS OKLAHOMA CITY collided with a liquid natu- ral gas tanker near the Strait of Gibraltar, she returned beside the Land for emergent repairs to her sail and periscopes. OKLAHOMA CITY collided with the merchant ship as it as- cended to periscope depth. Through extremely long days and nights, the EIVIORY S. LAND team repaired the damage she substained and prepared the submarine for the trans-atlantic crossing home. .This is just one event that showcases the power of having the Emory S. Land as a fonfvard deployed submarine tender in the Mediterrean.