New Orleans (LPH 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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Commander George Galdorisi, a native of Brooklyn, New York, graduated from the jUnited June 1970 and was designated a Naval Aviator in May 1972. f vdeoo 1 ll Commander Galdorisi's Hrs! assignment was with HCT+16 in Pensacola, Florida where heiflewg,the,UH-2C as Oftioer in Charge of the squadron 's plane guard detachment aboard USS LEXINGTON1CVT-161. attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. A lg 'TV llfl i Commander Galdorisi's next assignment was with 1-ISL-32 in Norfolk Virginiaigwhere he servedlas of Lamps MK 1 aaachmems aboard oss CONNOLE CFP-10567 and cuss Mcorftisiriatt-g53s4q1?Pe1os4p. Upon of this tour he reported to the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island where to the Center for Advanced Research. if oigl P g llil A llll In April 1981, Commander Galdorisi reported jto the LAMPS MK llIProgramiOfHce KPMAXHMS Air, systems command where he served mmaiy as rear Director 'during LAMPS MK-,III TECHEVAL quenfly LAMPS MK Ill ooo Action officer. A i irair S it f if Commander Galdorisi reported to HSI.-41 in January 1983 as Operations the ,initial cadre thqfsestab, lished the Navy's first LAMPS MK III Squadron. l-ie thenrcompleted an assignment onthe embarked in USS KITTY HAWK CCV-631 with Battle Group BIHVOQE lila f' 'fi llff In April 1 984 Commander Galdorisi was assigned as Officer in Charge off-ISL-43's assumed the duties of HSL-43 Executive Officer in October1984, and Commartding,OfHcer in October 1986. command tour HSL-43 was twice winner ofthe CNO Aviation Safety Award, the Ev, tl1eArnold Isbell Trophy for ASW Excellence and the C OMAS WWINGPAC Top Torp Award. the Meritorious Commander Galdorisi holds a Masters Degree in Oceanography from the Naval in International Relations from the University of San Diego andgraduated frorngtheblaval War College He is a proven subspecialist in Anti-Submarine Warfare, TacticalpEnvironmentallifaapportp and General Commander Galdorisi and his wife, Becky, reside in Coronado, Californiawith two children, ,Brian andlliaura. 'Q eveg, - ., , ..-.g.: - .4-..e.es, .s-.Q 3.4.4s. 4.ag,,a.e,,,,g,L.,:Qgf.-a-Legg-ef-: ,,.1Qr:Q-r.-.g.Qf.-,s11-g-s- Y - Y .,--fs ------sw.-.,-,.,, f s Q