Milwaukee (AOR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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John B. Strott 2 i F Commander, U.S. Navy l 5 ii i l . I i E E Commander John B. Strott graduated from Duke University in 1975 and was icommissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy via a Navy ROTC Scholarship. QAfter commissioning he reported to Surface Warfare Officers' School in Newport, jRhode Island. Upon completion of SWOS he reported to the USS Byrd 1DDG-231 ffor his first Division Officer tour. 2 At sea, Commander Strott served as missile officer and ASw officer on USS B 5 Byrd 1DDG-231, served as both weapons officer and operations officer on first 3 :Department Head tour on USS Moinester1FF-10973, and was weapons officer on ii lUSS Belknap and part of the design team for the flagship conversion. F 5 His awards include: Meritorious Service Award, Battle Efficiency E 135, Golden QAnchor Award, and the ASW Hook 'Em Award. 5 Commander Strott and his wife, Debbie, have three children: Mandy 1101, Eddie 1171, and Eric 121. They reside in Virginia Beach. r S 1 Mitchell P. iviacwiiiiams ETCIVI1SWl, u.s. Navy Master Chief MacWilliams enlisted in the U.S. Naw in October 1970 and , graduated from recruit training Command, Orlando, FL in January 1971. After graduation from ET A school in Great Lakes, Master Chief MacWilliams reported to USS Saratoga 1CVA-607 for temporary duty, awaiting advanced train- ing in the ET field. He then reported to USS Holder 1DD-8193, homeported in Boston, Mass. He reenlisted in July 1976 and was transferred to Navy Recruiting t District, Buffalo, NY for duty as a CANVASSER Recruiter. He was then transferred 'to Service School Command, San Diego to attend ET C7 school. Upon Grad- : uation he reported to USS Simon Lake 1AS-333 for duty as R Division LCPO. After his sea tour he reported to Mobile Technical Unit Two, Norfolk where he it served as Communications Branch Supervisor and Combat Systems technical ,A director. During this tour he was selected for the Command Master Chief Program . and was further assigned to USS Milwaukee as Command Master Chief. His Awards include: Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Navy Achievement 1 Medal 125, Good Conduct Award 131, Battle National Defense Senlice Medal, i i .I Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Ex- peditionary Medal, and Meritorious Unit Commendation. Master Chief MacWilliams and his wife, Roseanne, have two children, Ryan and ,t Stacy. They make their home in Chesapeake, Virginia. 5 ii l Executive Officer CDFFICER CGIVIIVIAND MASTER CHIEF nf:-ng,

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i coMMAND1 G OFFICER M. . F. ......,,T,. ' 1 L too pit tar sfor E .- 5 tB l3l Larry L. Ernst lA' l Captain, U.S. Navy lv Commanding Officer i i Xl l Captain Larry L. Ernst was born in Charleston, W. Va., on July 19, 1943. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High 'Schooli Beckley, W.Va. and attended Ohio State University, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in1966 1. .tl Captain Ernst was designated a Naval Aviator in August 1967. k After completion of F-4 Phantom training, he joined VF-114 for his fleet squadron tour. During this tour he completed W . . . estern Pacific deployments aboard the USS KITTY HAWK QCV-63i, flying 136 combat missions in Southeast Asia 1 In August 1970, Captain Ernst began instruction at the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland. Following?- graduation in June 1971, he served in the Flying Qualities and Performance Branch of the Flight Test Division. ln September: 1972, Ca tain Ern t rt d ' ' p s repo e to Boscombe Down, England for exchange duty as a test pilot and tutor at the Royal Air Foroei Empire Test Pilot School Captain Ernst joined VF-111 in November 1975 and served as the Operations and Maintenance Officer during their? Mediterranean cruise aboard USS ROOSEVELT QCVA-417. He served as Operations and Executive Officer of the Nall? Fighter Weapons School tTopguni from September 1977 until July 1980. After training in the F-14 Tomcat, Captain Ernst commanded the fighting Checkmates of VF-211 until July 1983. Alteit attending the National War College, he assumed ' ' ' i command of the F-14 Training Squadron VF-101 in July 1984. f Captain Ernst served as Executive Off' u wer, USS coNsTELLATioN from March 1986 to August 1987. He then repvfledloif the Office of Navy Plans and Programs as Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations lN6VY Pfogfamg Planningi, and held that position until March 1989. t Captain Ernst has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Gold Stars the Air Medal with 7 subsequent awardSi and the Navy Commendation Medal with C b - ' ' ' ' om at V and Gold Star for his b t t' .H awarded the prestl9'0U5, VADM James B. Stockdale Leadership Award for outstandin ' ' Com a ac Ion e was VF-101 9 Inspirational leadership for his tour as Commanding Offlcerolg Jetgraggain Ernst is married to the former Roberta Jo Ralston of Mansfield, Ohio. They have two daughters, Jacqueline andi i

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CHA GE or CGMMAND aval ceremonies antedate the Ch I C mon dangers and shared victories tend om to the creation of brotherhood, and In F1009 is it closer than that of the naval profession Where men are bound by common traditions, shared . r, practices and ancient customs. The Navy, an 0 anization of explicit discipline, lends itself to the 9 . perpetuation of the venerated customs, heroic tra- ditions and dignified ceremonies such as the Change of Command. The Change of Command Ceremony witnessed today is prescribed specifically by U.S. Navy Reg- ulations and is a time-honored product of the rich heritage of Naval Tradition. It is a custom uniquely Naval without an equivalent counterpart in the Army or Air Force. Custom has established that this ceremony be formal and impressive - de- signed to strengthen that respect of authority vital to any military organization. Parading all hands at quarters and public reading of official orders stems from those days when movement of mail and persons was a very slow process. This pro- cedure was designed to ensure that only duly authorized officers held command and that all aboard were aware of its authenticity. The heart of the ceremony is the reading of official orders by both the relieving officer and the officer to be relieved. Command passes on the utterance by the relieving officer, I relieve you sirl The officer being relieved responds, I stand relieved! This simple procedure is duplicated hundreds of times daily in navies around the world as each watch officer passes responsibility to his relief in the conduct of the ship's routine.