Monongahela (AO 178) - Naval Cruise Book

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GE WAS owmmm if, i9$6tmmic the cc ■DURING THE PAST FIVE DAYS THt SERVED AS THE SPEAR AND SHIELD OF AKHyWtAHi iUtK: AND VOLATILE REGION. THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPAL OF FREEDOM OF THE SEAS SO IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMY AND SECURITY OF THE FREE WORLD HAS BEEN UPHELD IN THE FACE OF A RECKLESS AND ILLEGAL LIBYAN ATTACK. YOUR QUICK RESPONSE, THE BRAVERY AND PROFES- SIONALISM DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THIS OPERATION WERE AN INSPI- RATION FOR ALL OF US. I AM PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT YOU DID NOT SUFFER ANY LOSSES. YOU HAVE SENT A MESSAGE TO THE WHOLE WORLD THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS THE WILL AND THROUGH YOU THE ABILI- TY TO DEFEND THE FREE WORLD ' S INTERESTS. YOUR DETERMINATION AND TIRELESS RESPONSE TO LIBYAN THREATS MAKE THIS WORLD A SAFER PLACE. I AM EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF SUCH PROFESSIONALS. YOUR COURAGE, SACRIFICE AND DEDICATION ON THE FRONT LINES OF FREEDOM ARE RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED BY ALL YOUR COUNTRYMEN. ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS I SAY: WELL DONE, THANK YOU, WE ' RE PROUD OF YOU, GOOD LUCK AND GOD SPEED. '

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WORLD ' S FINEST OILER A0178 is the third ship to bear the name USS MONONGAHELA. She earned her name from the river that winds its way through Pennsylvania and West Virginia, one of the famous ' Three Rivers that merge near Pittsburgh. In May 1986 MONONGAHELA returned from a seven and a half month deployment to the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and Western Pacific, completing over 220 underway replenishments and traveling over 40,000 miles. During this deployment, MONONGAHELA operated with units of the United States SEC- OND, SIXTH, and SEVENTH Fleets, as well as servicing units of the MIDEAST Force in the Gulf of Oman and provided services to four different Battle Groups.

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Commander Davis, MONOGAHELA ' s third Com- manding Officer, assumed command on June 15, 1985 at sea north of Bermuda. He is the son of the late Captain David William Davis Jr., USN and Mrs. Mary-Alice Davis Jr., and was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Following graduation from Columbian Prep School in Washington, DC, he entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated and was commissioned an Ensign on June 7, 1967 and was promoted to his present rank in July of 1982. Commander Davis has served at sea as Engineering Officer in USS HARRY HUBBARD (DP 748) and USS DAVIDSON (FF 1045) followed by tours as Com- manding Officer, USS WELCH (PG 93) and Executive Officer, USS TALBOT (FFG 4). Ashore he has been assigned to the Admissions Office, U.S. Naval Academy; as Flag Secretary to Com- mander, Training Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; in the Directorate of Naval Warfare on the staff of the Chief of N aval Operations; and on the staff of the Secretary of the Navy as Executive Assistant to the Chief of Legislative Affairs. He is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College. Commander Davis is married to the former Susan Glen Boies of Pasadena, Maryland. They have a son, Glenn, and presently reside in Annapolis, Maryland. COMMANDING OFFICER D. W. DAVIS COMMANDER USN