Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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Shore and staff assigninents include a tour at thc US. Naval Acad- cm ' as a Coin Jan ' Officer and as Iilwccutivc Assistant tn thc Com- 5 I 3 niandant: instructor duty flying the F-14 Tomcat at VF-101: a tour as F-14 Readiness Officer for C kmiinandcr Naval Air Force, U S. At- lantic Fleet, and an assigninent as a student at the Naval War Col- lege. I I I fl I n 1 .ily -X ix x,,.1'bjL ,., ,2 :tzt - . - I ff! 31, '- C ,GY 'M ii' .4 , 'Q ' r Ca Jtain Schlientz was Executive Officer and later the last Cornmanding Officer of VF before its 1 disestablishinent. He deployed to the Persian Gulf in USS AMERICA CCV 663 during this tour. Subse- quently, he was assigned as Iflxecutive Officer and later as Cornmanding Officer of VF-103 where he made a deployment to the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sams onboard USS Sf-XRATOGA CCV 609 participating in Operation Deny Flight in Bosnia. During his coininand tour, VF-103 incorporated night vision devices and the LANTIRN FLIR!Laser Precision Targeting System, firsts for any F-14 squadron. During his career, Captain Schlientz has flown over 3800 flight hoLu's, including more than 3600 flight hotufs and over 1000 arrested landings in the F-14 Tomcat on 11 different carriers. He has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with combat V C individual and two strikeffhght awardsJ, Navy Cornniendation Medal vvith combat V Csix awardsj, Navy Achieveinent Medal, and various unit and service awards. 11lNlNlXNlllN-Illlllll I R,

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Captain Hhlientz is a native United States Naval Academy. He resin le in Virginia Beach with their States Naval War College in 1997, Designated a Naval Fliglit Officer staff and connnand billets. Captain Steven C. Schlientz United States Navy Conirnanding Officer , ,.,,., Q f- r ff 'W Y 7 - f - 1 ,,,- B54 A fi OAL -ul ii' i 't 'S A if ' 1 ,MW f if V 4 1 1 -by +.,,,m' -w Y iff- rj,-,L XZ of Tucumcari, New Mexico and a 1977 distinguished graduate of the is inarried to the forlner Brenda Jones of Beltsville, M2l1'j'lklI1Cl and their sons, Ryan and Ihvid. He graduated with dietinction f.1'O1T1 the United? earning a lVIasters Degree in National Security and Strategic Stumlieal in 15378, Captain Hhlientz has served in a broad range of operati0nzi1,2 Operational tours at include an Indian Ocean deployment and a Mediterranean deploy- 'ww J 1IIXINIRNIIIIIIIIILILII I II ment with VF-1-12. flying the F-14 Tomcat 1 onboard USS EISENHOWER CCVN 6933 a West- 1 ern Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment onboard 5 . Amp 1 p USS KYFFY HAWK CCV 635 as flag Lieutenant .ref ' V M71 for Cknnmander, Carrier Group a Red , Sea deploynfient as fJ1JC1'2lt10l1S Officer vvith VF- 'Q A1 O A 102-I on board USS SAHATOGA CCV 607 flying the F-14 in coinbat during' Operations DeS91'f Shield and Desert Storm: forward deployed op elations in the Western Pacific and a Persian Gulf deploynient while serving' as Executive OffiC'91' of USS IN I JICPEN DICNCIC CCV 623: and a Medi- terranean flUlJlOyl11CI1t including' coinbat OIJGIYI' tions in Kosovo while serving' as Iikecutive Of' ficer of USS KHAHSAI-if QE CI ,HD ISD.

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Captain Roland J. Muiiig-.in United States Navy Executive Officer ' i sf7,'. ' ,H , . ,mfwiig 1 ' Ji J ' 'I I k JI it e 'W Captain Roland Mulligan graduated fromi Massachusetts Maritinie Academy in April 1978 and was cominissioned in kpternber 1978 following Officer Candidate School. He is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, where he received a Master of Arts ' degree in National Security Affairs, and the Armed .Forces Staff Cbllege. His sea assignments include Electronic Materiel C Jfficer! Electronic Warfare Officer in USS JULIUS. A. FUI-HSI-1 CFFG GJ froin 1979 to 1981 and Boilers Officer in USS SAIQATOGA CCV 607 froln 1981 to 198.1 Following graduation from the Surfate VVarfare Officer Departinent Head Course, Ckiptain Mulligan servefl as Engineer Officer in USS SELIJEIIS CIJIXI 111 from 1985 to 1987 and USS MAI-IAN CDDG 42? f1'0m 1937 to 1988. I-Ie served as Ifbzecutive Offiter in I ISS SAMUEL B. ROHICR'1'S CFFG 587 froin 1990 to 1991. He also sei 'ved as C lhief Staff Officer for C lOlT1H12lHllO1', Destroyer Slluildnm .J IWICNTY TVVO from 1994 to 1996. Captain Mulligan commanded USS SIMPSON CFFG 5457 from 1997 to 1998. H Ashore, C Taptain Mulligan served as a United Nations Militzuil' Observer in Israel and Egypt froin 1989 to 1990, and while assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency froni 1991 to 1994 he served as 21 Branch and Division C Thief in the Oiiice tor lVI2lI'111ll10 Fort-es 1 olloxvina' a tour -is Operations Officer on the Staff of C'oinniander, L Destroyer Group S!IGISI'INHOVVI1IIi Hattie Group from 1998 to 2000, Captain Mulligan reported to USS IiIflAItiSAItlGIfj QIJHIQ gg, in Septeniher 2000 as Executive Officer. 'ru iser- Vaptain Mulligan is married to the former .lean M-ii-ie H-N-lrily 1 - 1 X 5 of VVareham, Massachusetts. They have txvo sons Se-ul .mtl VV m v c 4 X' ' 1 . I I .I.ll Il',lfllll1II1