New Orleans (LPH 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Santamaria graduated from Davis and Elkins College in 1962. He entered OCS and upon being, commissioned in March 1963, reported to USS SALUTE QMSO 470i in Charleston, serving as the First Lieutenant. In May 1965 he transferred to USS HAMMERBERG CDE 10151 in Newport as the ASW officerri-ie completed Destroyer School in Marchl1967 and reported to Uss MULLANY nm 5283 in-San Diego as the Weaponsf ffifiCir.r C I r ir I i l W , Q Captain Santamaria traveled into Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1 969fand I participated in the personnel exchange program with the Brazilian Na vy. In 1972 hefassumed command of MSC Transport Unit Two, embarked on USNSBARRETT, In September 1973 he reported to USS ANCHORAGE ILSD 361 in San Diego as the Operations Officer. i rrrf lj 33 y I 1 In June 1975 Captain Sarztarnaria attended the USAF Air Command and Staff College in Montgomery Alabarna i where he concurrently earned a Master's Degree in Poiitical Science fromrdtgbyurn University. Helfiieturned to sean as ExecutivfQrOfficer,i USS BARBOUR COUNTY QLST 1195! in 1976. In March ashore to Washington as a Politico-Military Plannerg Western Hemisphere Division, J-5, OJCS. On July 25, 1980 Captainllrridalntajmaria assumedicornmands of USSIFRESNQQILST 11821. In July 1982 he reported to COMPHIBRON SEVEN as the Chief Staff'Officer. In November 1985inefgraduatedrffrom the Naval War College in Newport. Captain Santamariamost recently commanded USS OGDEN April 1988. 1 I y I I s 1 1.3 j lr', . Captain Santamaria is married to the former Maria Erhard of New York. They haveitwo childrenysgjhloelle 'ffm ,f ' fhffff, f , 'x Se , 'X Q, S QQ o

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Captain Michael J. Coumatos, a native of New York City, attended at State University Junior College in New York and Navy Flight Training School at Pensacola, Florida, and was designated a Naval Aviator in October 1968. V A C Captain Coumatos' initial aviation assignment was with Helicopter Combat Support Squadron5ONE in Imperial!Beach,, California, flying the UH-2C on two deployments to Vietnam on the carriers CORAL and ORISKANY. ' ll Following this tour, Captain Coumatos was selected to attend the U,S. NavyjTest Pilot Scltroolf at Patuxentliiver, Mary- land. As a Navy test pilot he flew over 30 different model aircraft includingljets, rnultifengine propellerlaircraft andtlielicopters. His major project work included the first Navy evaluation ofthe SH-2F, and ltherdgeveloprnentpf shipboardllaunchand envelopes for H-2, H-46, I-l-1 and l l'53 model helicopters. Captain Coumatos wasqone of'twof1Nayy.test pilots particil pate in the Army's competitive fly-off ofthe YUH-6Ofand YUFL61 aircraft. Thelfiikorsky chosenlas5fthg2Armyg Blackhawk, the forerunner of the Navy SH-6013 Seahawk. Q g i ll lltt igii gg llttt Captain Couma tos attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, li2i rginia, uary to ,Hereported to HSL-33 in December 1977 and deployed ,aboard USS ELLIOTIDD 9671lasgiQf5cer-in-lCltagge, ofa In December 1979, Captain Coumatos reported to theNavaI 1?Arr?,Systerns7Cornmand, D.C., as an Assistant Project Manager for Air Systems and Engineering of'the5LAMPS to HSL-35 as Executive Officer in,October 1980 and assumed command in December 198l.7Sttlrsequent ment as Operations Officer aboard USS OKINAWA CLP!-I 35 and lCommanding,Officer of to assignment to USS NEW ORLEANS, Captain Coumatos was the Assistant Chielfifzotigtatf for the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. I 1 A llllitr g A it Captain Coumatos' decorations include the following: Legion ofMerit,i Meritorious Seti?ic2Z5Medal, Na Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Meritorious f'E Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed ForcesrfggpeditionaryMedal, Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Citation, Republicof Vietnanifrflir Gallantrjggross, and Campaign Medal lHve awardsl. J if -3 fi f i ' Captain Coumatos and his wife, Susan, formerly of Detroit, Michigan, La They Q dren, Kelly and Michael, Jr. r s If , gg g ll , , f ,, f gong, 'ff r k fc 'PO saw . , . , . . . , , , ...is ,.,a..,s-.A.i,...a..,., Mc... '. e.:..1..g. J-,mu.aa.4...e,-Qa.,a s,,...sa,a.4s.vea:..g.:-,m:..sQ?.a4m,a,L.eLQ:.amf:s.t..,i.cf.:1s-as Lee-fa:.,:te':.1.-f-:,f -ss.m,e,-.M-,.-. kga..., -----.e.s-.,-.- Q W.-.-.,....g.I,.g..-. .- graduated from Western Michigan University in 1967 with a Bachelor tof,Science Degree in Aviation Engineering. He entered