Halsey (CG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN ROBERT D. PACEK UNITED STATES NAVY Captain Pacek, a native of Worcester. Massachusetts, graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. At sea, Captain Pacek has served in USS NAVARRO (ARA-215) as Salvage Officer and Boat Group Commander; COMCOSRON ONE, Republic of Vietnam, as Officer-in- Charge of PCF-18 (Swiftboat) and as Assistant Officer-in- Charge of the Coastal Division TWELVE Detachment at Chu Lai, RVN; USS COCHRAN (DDG-21) as Engineering Officer, USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG- 7) as Commissioning Executive Officer, and USS KING (DDG-41) as Commanding Officer. Assignments ashore include the Fleet Operations Control Center, Pacific, and the Automated Data Processing Plans Officer; the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel as a Management Information Assistant to the Assistant chief of Naval Personnel for Officer Development and Distribution; the Office of Deputy Chief of Naval Acquisition, Fleet Introduction and as the FFG-7 Class Program Coordinator; and most recently as the Deputy Director for Information Systems and Information Resources Management on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management. Captain Pacek has attended the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California where he earned his Master of Science in Computer Systems Management; the Armed Forces Staff College, were he graduated with distinction; and the Naval War College, College of Naval Warfare where he graduated with highest distinction. He is a Weapon System Acquisition Manager (WASAM) and a Proven Subspecialist in Computer Technology Personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (four awards); the Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V and the Combat Action Ribbon. Captain Pacek is married to the former Kathleen Frances Murphy of Worcester, Massachusetts. The Pacek ' s currently reside in San Diego, California. .U4

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COMMANDING OFFICER

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER CDR GEORGE K. KILGORE COMMANDER GEORGE K. KILGORE IS A NATIVE OF DIAGONAL. IA. HE GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY IN JUNE 1972. UPON COMMISSIONING, HE WENT TO MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT SCHOOL AT NAVAL STATION. NEWPORT. R.I. UPON COMPLETION OF TEMPORARY DUTY UNDER INSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER 1972, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO USS HEPBURN (FF-1055) AS THE MPA, AND LATER AS THE DCA. IN SEPTEMBER 1975. AFTER HIS FIRST SEA TOUR, HE WAS ORDERED TO FCDSTCL DAM NECK VA. AS STUDENT FOR MISSILE OFFICER TERRIER MISSILE SYSTEMS. COMMANDER KILGORE (A LIEUTENANT THEN) REPORTED TO USS HALSEY (CG-23) IN FEBRUARY 1976, HIS SECOND SHIP, AS MISSILE OFFICER. IN AUGUST 1977, WHILE ON BOARD THE HALSEY, HE WAS ASSIGNED COLLATERAL DUTY AS THE OVERHAUL COORDINATOR; OVERSAW ALL FACETS OF DAILY MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. HIS SEVERAL TOURS OF DUTY INCLUDE USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20), USS LEAHY (CG-16), SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL IN NEWPORT, R.I. AS AN INSTRUCTOR, AND AGAIN ONBOARD USS HALSEY (CG-23) BUT THIS TIME AS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER. HIS AWARDS INCLUDED 3 NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, 7 BATTLE E , VIETNAM CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL. SEA SERVICE RIBBONS. AND THE ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL. XO. THE ARTESIANS WILL MAKE THE WA- TER! XO NEVER MISSES A RE-ENLISTMENT 6 XO ON THE PROWL! DON ' T WORRY, BE HAPPY XO!