Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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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 .

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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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p Captain Steven C. Rowland United States Navy Commodore L -pfT'-t X flrJ?w. . , il H1 W M TA.. .nf . Nxgcc. -cgi I, 4- -rf'-N . ff J Ckiptain Rowland graduated from the University of Roch- and was commissioned as Ensign through the. Naval Reserve Officers 'lmaining Cbrps CNROTC3 DFOETHIU IH Mal' 1978. He was assigned temporarily to USS PORTLAND CLSD 373 for two months prior to attending Surface Warfare Of- + ficers Xhool CBasic3 and Chmmunications School in New- port, Rhode Island. From Januaiy 1979 to Januaijv 1982, Cktptain Rowland served as the CorTm1LUUC'dU0m Officer and Damage Cbntrol Assistant in USS HERMITAGE CISD 343, making two deployments to the Mediterranean ka and one to the North Atlantic. Captain Rowland attended the US. Naval Postgiaduate School from March 1982 through March 1934 and was awarded a M.S. in Operations Research. He then attended Surface Warfare Officers Sch00l CDepartment Head3 followed by pipeline combat systems training at Dam Neck, Virginia. Cz11Jt-Hin Rfowkmd served as Cbmbat Systems Officer in USS BOONE CFFG 283 from January 1985 until October' 1985 and then as First Lieutenant in USS PORTLAND CIASD 373 from November 1986 to May 1988. Dllfing these mms he deployed twice to the Persian Gulf and once to the North Atlantic. Following his depzu'tment head tours, Ckiptain Rowland was assigned as an instructor in the Mathemat' ics Department of the US. Naval Academy from June 1988 to Januaijv 1991. Returning to S921 duty' he served as Exmutive Officer in USS SHREV EPORT CLPD 123 from April 1991 to Jtme 1992. Joining the ship at the tail end of Desert Storm, SHEVHPORT made a quick turnaround deployment to the Mediteria- nean. i RCIXPITWSA' U1 VVHShiUJ-ZUJH, DIL he was assingned as an operations research analyst in the Office Of the Secretary of Defense CProgram Analysis and Evaluation3 from June 1992 to May 1994. Captain Rowland attended comand pipeline tiaining in Newport, Rhode Island from June to Septembelj 1994, then stood up I 're-I kmrnmissioning Detachment CPCD3 Carter Hall CISD 503. He was subsf-Xluentb diverted to USS GERMANTOWN CLSD 423, assuming coinmand in March 1995. Homeported in SH-Qebo' Japan, GIGRMANTOWN deployed twic A1 'e - F' ' - . . 1 y' - I ' m' P 1 in support of major international exercises Ifollovx mg hi-'N C0 mand tour, fktptain Rowland served as Fxecutivt Off' ' J. . . ef lC01'1l1 oss NAssAU ci.HA 43fl'OlT1J21I1U2U'y 1997tO iptember 1998. NASSAU was the 1 - - ' A' . L UNLU lflfii' for the March non-combatant evacuation of Albaflm- Returning to XAf2lSl'llI1lL, U3l1, DC' he w-is hai ' ' T' 2 U!-Ted to the staff of the Chief of Naval OperatioI1S fmm October 1998 to September 2000. He served fiist as a branch head then as Deputy Director, Total F0199 Prograrninizig, Manpower, and Inforination Resource Management Division iN123. Ckiptain Rowland's peisonal awards inclde the Legion of lVIe1'it, Defense Meritorious Service Medill- Meritorious Service Medal fwith Gold St-11-3 N 1 . , A , V V1 . .s T' - 1 f 1 , 2lV,V Commendation lVIedal fVVltll two hold Staisl. IW - Achievement Medal Cwith one Gold Slar3 and various qqlyynmigll -.md gm-Vid. Inuhls' L . Y , g Ckiptaln Rowland is married to the former Ellen Phelps of Niagara Falls New York. They' l121Ve thru children, John 6103, VVilliam 61553, and lVIarg'a1-et flop, Q ll'l'