Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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i: lX L 1 1 KOI I KIR l.( l)R Michael U. MiDtrmdll I iculciiatil ( odiriiaiidcr NKUwf (ii !!. c. Washington, was fxirn ai I «»n l-cwis, .: 1959 Mis parents arc Major William I VKi cr s (Ret.) ol MadiMMi. New York and Mar) I M f Rome, (ieorgia When Major MtDcrmoti rcii.v.. .. :)ic Army in 1969, his farnil) sellleci in lca%cnwonh Kansd% Lieutenant Commander McDcrmott graduated from the University of Kansas in I9K2 Me received his commission through the University of Kansas Naval Reserve OfTicer I raining Corps program. I ' pon u)mpleting initial Surface Warfare OfTiccr training in San Diego. California, he reported to USS SACRA- MFNTC) (AOF.-I). home ported in Bremenon, Washington serving as lirsl Division DfTicer. Second Division OfTiccf and Combat s stems officer from IX-ccmbcr IVK2 to May 1985. Aboard ' I ' SS S.ACRAMI N TO. l.ieu ' - •• ' •n- mander McDcrmott made two Western Pacific ! in deployments and qualified as a Surface War .r From June I9K5 to Julv 1987 he served in the rccommission- ing crew of USS MISSOURI (BB-63). home poncd in l ng Beach. California as Number Three Turret OfTicer After his first sea tour. Lieutenant Commander McDcr- mott reported to Navy Rcxruitmg District fX-nvcr. Colorado in November 1987 as an OITiccr Programs Rcxruiter. While there he was selected as Naval Rcxruiling District Denver 1989 Officer Recruiter of the ear Me then attended th e Sur- face VNartare OtTicer Schiwl Department Ficad course at Newport. Rhode Island in November 1989. Returning to sea duty in July 1990. Lieutenant Com- mander McDermoii reported to USS PLF.DCJE (MSO-492) in Seattle. Washington as Chief Engineer Me then served as First Lieutenant in USS COMSTOCK (LSD-45). home ported in San Diego. California from March 1992 to Decem- ber 1993. While assigned to USS COMSTOCK he deployed to Somalia during Operation Continue Hope. He then reported to the staff of Commander Amphibious Group Three. San Diego. California as Flag Secretary and Av sistant Chief of StalT for Administration Lie.; ' - ' -n- mander McEX ' rmott attended the Surface N .: -t Schtx)! Prospective Excvutive OfTicer course in (. ' ... .. . •- ' 5 en route to his assignment as Executive OfTiccr. USS HARP- ERS FERR (LSD-49). home ported in San Dicgo In addition to various sen ice and unit awards Lieutenant Commander McDcrmott has bc cn awarded the Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Gv ld Star and Navy Ma- rine Corps AchieNement Medal with two Gold Stars. Me is married to Ann J. McDcrmott of Gcncsco. Ne ork They have two daughters. Erin and Megan and reside in San Diego. California. Executive OfTicer •

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COMMANDING OFFICER CDR Sam J. Tangredi A nati e ol Redding. C ' onncclicut. C ' ummandcr Tangredi is married to Re . Deborah L. H. Mariya, a United Methodist Minister of the Iowa UMC conferenee. Lieutenant Com- mander Mariya is a U.S. Navy Chaplain and veteran of Oper- ation Desert Storm. Commander Tangredi graduated from the U.S. Naval Aeademv in the elass of 1978. He has served at sea as Main Propulsion Assistant in USS PAUL (FF-1080), Boilers Pro- pulsion Service OITiccr in USS RANGER (CV-61). Opera- tions OtTicer in USS BERKELEY (DDG-15). and Executive OtTicer in USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD-43). Commander Tangredi served ashore as a Defense Re- sources .Manager in the Program Budget Analysis Division of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he was one of the first officers working on the Strategic Defense Ini- tiative (SDI). A fully qualified joint specialty officer, he has prepared briefings for many senior defense officials, includ- ing the President of the United States. Following study at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he earned the degree of Master of Arts (with distinction) in National Security .Affairs. Commander Tangredi was selected as a Ph.D. Candidate. He earned the degree of Doctor of Phi- losophy in International Relations from the University of Southern California. .Additionally. Commander Tangredi was a Federal Executive National Security Fellow of the Hoover Institution on War. Revolution and Peace at Stanford Uni- versity. He is the author of over fifty articles and book chap- ters on naval strategy and other national security issues, and has spoken to numerous academic and civic organizations. Commander Tangredi ' s last assignments was as Special As- sistant and speech writer to the Secretary of the Navy. He was a participant in developing the Department of the Navy ' s current Strategic vision. Forward ... from the Sea, and in fur- thering the Navy ' s emphasis on character, ethics and core values. 6 • Commanding Officer

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CO TROOPS Capt Billy Bob Brown, Jr. Billy Bob Brown. Jr. was bom in Hampton, Virginia in 1965, the son of Billy and Valcnda Brown. He graduated from the United ,States .Air Force Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree and was commissioned a Sec- ond Lieutenant in 1987. After Attending The Basic School and the Infantry Officer ' s Course in Quantico, Virginia, he was ordered to serve with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a Rifle Platoon Com- mander. Following the re-designation of the battalion to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines and subsequent disbandment in 1989, Second Lieutenant Brown was reassigned to 3d Battalion, 8th Marines (3 8) as a Rifle Platoon Commander. Promoted to First Lieutenant in May 1989, he served with 3 8 as a Rifle Platoon Commander and S-1 Ofricer Adjutant until April 1991. In .April 1991, First Lieutenant Brown was ordered to serve with the Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina and assigned to the 3d Recruit Training Battalion as a Series Commander. In March 1992, he was promoted to Captain and reassigned as the As- sistant Inspector, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Eastern Re- cruiting Region. In March 1993, Captain Brown was further reassigned as the Staff Secretary until selected to attend Ca- reer Level School in January 1994. In January 1994. Captain Brown was ordered to the Infan- try Onicer ' s .Advance Course, Fort Benning, Georgia as a stu- dent. Upon graduation in June 1994, he was ordered to serve with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California as Special Operations Officer. In May 1995. he was reassigned to 3d Battalion, 1st Marines. Captain Brown ' s personal decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal. Captain Brown is married to the former Nancv Leigh Miller. LCDR. MSC. USN of Wayne, Pennsylvania. y i ' . 8 • CO I riH)ps