Horne (CG 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain E. C. Long, III A native of Batavia, Illinois. Captain Long received his commission through the NROTC regular program at Dart- mouth College in 1966. After a period of functional schooling, his first sea assignment was Air Intercept Controller and CIC Watch Officer in USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA G2). Follow- ing graduation from Destroyer School Class 27. Captain Long served as Engineering Officer in USS BENJAMIN STOD- DERT (DDG 22). His next Assignment was in the Surface Junior Officer Assignment section of the Bureau of Naval Per- sonnel. where he served as Detailer. Initial Assignment Offi- cer. and Sea Assignment Coordinator. After Armed Forces Staff College. Captain Long served as Commanding Officer in USS MCCLOY (FF 103$) and participated in the first de- ployment of the “ASW Squadron” in 1976. Captain Long served on the staff of the CNO, fir t as Other Appropriation. Navy (OPN) Program Manager for Dep- uty CNO for Surface Warfare (OP 03) and then as Sea Con- trol Program Analyst in the General Planning and Program- ming Division (OP 90). In August 1982, he assumed command of USS MACDONOUGH (DDG 39) and conducted forward deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean. Persian Gulf. Northern Europe, and South America during that tour. Following a year as a student at the Naval War College, Captain Long was again assigned to the CNO’s staff as Special Assistant for Financial Management to the Director of Navy Program Planning (OP 090) and as Executive Assistant and Senior Aid to the Deputy CNO for Surface Warfare (OP 03). He assumed command of USS HORNE 1 July 1987. Captain Long holds a Master of Science degree in Finan- cial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California and is a proven Subspecialist in Navy Planning and Programming. His personal awards and decora- tions include the Humanitarian Service Medal. Navy Achieve- ment Medal. Navy Commendation Medal. Meritorious Service Medal with a gold star in lieu of a second award, and the Le- gion of Merit. Captain Long is divorced, his daughter Kimberly and son Scott reside in Vero Beach. Florida.