Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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, f , I. .1 A, Y , . , . r ...4, . , VAX, w i.4..g,-..: r , ff ,ff SW IAWJ Myers, Jr. United States Navy Conrrnand Master Chief - fi Ckrmmand Master Chief' Myers enlisted in the Navy in December 1976, and attended basic training at RTC Orlando, Fl. Following' basic training' he attended Machinist Mate A School, Great Lakes, IL, Navy Nuclear Power School, Orlando, FL, and Nuclear' Power Training Unit, Baltston Spa, NY. In June 1070, he reported aboard USS EN'l'ERI'IiISIC CC TV N 659 while the ship was undergoing a complex refueling' overhaul in Bremerton, WA. Ifbllowing' Air C krnditioning' Q Kef'r'ig'eration Class C school in June 1082, he reported aboard USS SOUTH CAROLINA COKIN I-173, based in Norfolk, VA. as Machinery Division Leading Petty Of'f'icer'. In September 1984, Command Master Chief' Myers attended Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit, Orlando, I L. and later reporufd to N RD Iselin, NJ. Following qualifications as Recruiter and Recruiter-in-t Tharge, he wrved as the Nuclear l ield!Advanced Electronics Field tkrordinator. In Novernber' 1087, he returned to Norfolk, Va. serving' aboard USS 'l'HlGOIXJIilC HtXJSI'lVl'lL'l' CCVN 719 as Machinery Division Leaxling Chief' Petty Of f'icer and later as I-teactor 'l'rainin,eg Division Of'f'icer. While aboard THEOIXJIQE I-iCXJSICVICI.'l' he qualified as 'l'HI'1OIXJItI'I IiCX1SICVI'Il,'l s f'irst enlisted I'lng'ineering Of'f'icer of' the Watch and earned his Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist t1ll2lllf'lC2ttlOl1S, and advanced to Senior Chief' Petty Of'f'icer. In September 1900, he again reported to SOUTH CAIN JLINA as Machinery Division Leading' Chief' Petty Of'f'icer, participating' in Operations DI'lSI'Ili'l' SHIICLD and Dl'lSlCIt'l' S'lY DI QM. While on SOUTH CAROLINA, he advanced to Mster' Chief' Petty Of'f'icer and extended aboard f'or two years as l'Ing'ineering' Departrnent Leading' Chief' Petty Of'f'icer and acting' Comrnand Master Chief' during' Law lCnf'orcement Operations and Operation Alilrlfl VICIL. After ggyzuluatirrg with Direct.or's Ltst honors as class president of' the Navy Senior lflnlisted Academy Class H05 in March 1005, he reported to USS KALAMAZOO CAC Ili 03 as I knninand Master Chief. lfolloxving' KAl.AMAZlXYs decornrntssioning' in August 1000, he reported to Vl sl4Z'i f'or his second tfornrnand Master Chief' tour. VVhile there he earned his lflnlisted Air VVarf'are Specialist qualification. ln .lanuar'y 1008 he reported to luleadquarters, Su- preme Allied Ckrmmander, Atlantic as Ckmrmaricl Master CIiief'. Selected as the tkrrnniand Master C'l1iel' f'or USS liI'1AltSAIttll'IfI,I'lI1ID in November he reported aboard in Decemlxrr' 2000. tfonnnand Master Vhief' Myers personal awards include the Def'ense Meritorious Service Medal. Meritorious Service Medal tgold starr, Navy flOII1lTll'llfl2lllOll Medal Cgold slzn'J. Navy and Marine t'orps Achieve- ment Medal Cgold starr, lluiinanifarian Service Medal tlrronze starl, and various unit. carnpaiggn, and sevice awards. r'IrXlXlXNlJNIX1l'I.ICl llllxl .