Patriot (MCM 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF lJAN-'l7AUG Butler, Edgar L. MNCS CSWJ Dothan, AL Senior Chief Petty Officer Butler has served as Patriot 's Senior Enlisted Advisor since May 2006, as Well as be- ing the Operations and Combat Systems Leading Chief Petty Officer. This September, he began turning respon- sibility for Patriofs enlisted men over to Senior Chief Brent Tidwell in anticipation of retiring in spring 2008. Edgar Leo Butler was bom in Fort Polk, Louisiana, and raised in Dothan, Alabama. He entered the Navy in May 1986. His first duty station assignment was as a Surface Sonar Technician aboard USS Robinson CDDG 12j out of San Diego. He converted to his present rate of Mineman in March 1997. His most recent assignment was at Mobile Mine Assembly Unit Eight in Guam, Where he served as Op- erations Officer and Quality Assurance Department Head. His personal awards include the Navy Achieve- ment Medal ftwo Gold Starsj and the Navy Commenda- tion Medal fthree Gold Starsj. Senior Chief Butler is married to the former Lisa Frank- lin, also of Dothan. They have three boys, Zavier C215 La'Quan C17j, and Jalen C101 USS Robinson QDDG 123 San Diego, CA MCM Crew Charlie Ingleside, TX Fleet Surface Warfare Training Center tstudentl San Diego, CA USS Wainwright QCG 28l Charleston, SC Fleet Surface Warfare Training Center tinstructory San Di CA ego, MCM Crew Foxtrot Ingleside, TX USS Guardian CMCM 5l Sasebo, Japan Mobile Mine Assembly Unit Eleven Charleston, SC USS Raven CMHC 613 Manama, Bahrain Mobile Mine Assembly Unit Eight Santa Rita, Guam USS Patriot QMCM 55 Sasebo, Japan 6 1

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-g..,-A....,.....i.1 Shu, Robert Y. LCDR Los Angeles, CA Q 'lv ,jr . 'Wx .47 .H I EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Shu was bom in Los Angeles, California and raised in Hermiston, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon State University in March 1997 with a Bachelors of Arts and a Bachelors of Science in History. He reported to Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida and was commissioned in 1998. Following completion of the Surface Warfare Officers School Division Officer Course in Newport, Rl in December 1998, he served as the Communica- tions Officer aboard USS CURTIS WILBUR QDDG 545, home- ported in Yokosuka, Japan until December 2000. He reported for duty in February 2001 as Auxiliaries Officer and then Navigator in USS CUSHING CDD 9855 also homeported in Yokosuka, Ja- pan. During his shore tour from September 2002 to March 2004, he earned a Masters of Arts in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He reported to Surface Warfare Officers Department Head School in April 2004 and reported aboard USS FITZGERALD CDDG 625 after her homeport shift to Yokosuka, Japan as Engi- neer Officer from December 2004 to May 2006. Lieutenant Commander Shuis personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Navy and Ma- rine Corps Achievement Medal along with various campaign medals and unit awards. USS Curtis VWlbur fDDG 545 Surface Warfare Officers YOKOSUKS. Japan Department Head School USS Cushing KDD 9855 Newport, RI Yokosuka, Japan USS Fitzgerald QDDG 625 Naval Postgraduate School Yokosuka, Japan Monterey, California USS Patriot QMCM 75 Sasebo, Japan LEFT The XO at an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist QESWS5 pinning. The pinning was held on the O3 Level so Patriot could hoist the Navy's ESVVS pennant indicating a certain percentage of the enlisted crew is has their ESWS pins. Pa- triot also flies the Surface Warefare Ofhcer tsWo5 pennant. X 5 - ' ' ' -11--

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Tldwell, Brent H T' X COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF Senror Chref Petty Officer Trdwell halls from Odessa Texas and enlrsted rn the Unrted States Navy rn May of 1990 After graduatmg Boot Camp and Gunners Mate A and C School he reported to USS DALE CCG 191 rn Mayport FL as a MK 10 Gurded Mrssrle Launching System Technrcran There he com pleted numerous counter drug operatrons rn the Carrbbean advanced to Thrrd and Second Class Petty Officer and de ployed to the Medrterranean rn support of Standard Naval Forces Atlantrc In 1993 after completrng MK 41 Vertrcal Launchrng System School he reported to USS PHILIPPINE SEA CCG 585 and made two deployments to the Medrterranean and the Persran Gulf After a shore duty assrgnment from 1997 through 1999 at Naval Hosprtal Jacksonvrlle he advanced to Frrst Class Petty Officer and reported to USS HUE CITY CG 66 rn Sarlor of the Year and promoted to Chref Petty Officer where he made two deployments rn support of Operatron Enduring Freedom and Operatron Iraql Freedom In 2004 he was awarded the Surface Navy Assocratron s USS CONSTITU TION George Srrran Merrtorrous Leadershrp Award In January 2005 he reported to Officer Trarnrng Command Newport Newport Rhode Island as a Company Commander for the Seaman to Admrral 21 Program There he was pro moted to Semor Chref Petty Officer and selected for the Navy s Command Senror Chref Program l 8 AUG PRESENT USS Dale tCG 195 Offlcer Tralmng Command Ma rt FL N rt Rl ypo ewpo USS Phlllpme Sea QCG 583 US Army Sergeants Major Academy Mayport FL Ft Bllss TX Naval Hospltal Jacksonvllle Command Master Chlefl Chief of Jacksonville FL the Boat Course USS Hue City Newport Rl Mavport FL USS Patr1otlIVlCM 77 Sasebo Japan GMCS CSWJ Odessa, TX In 2006 he was selected to attend the Army s Sergeants Major Academy rn Ft Blrss Texas Senror Chref Trdwell reported to hrs current asslgnment rn USS PATRIOT rn August 2007 Semor Chref Trdwell 1S a graduate of the Unrted States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 57 and the Navy s Command Master Chreff Chref of the Boat Course Class 40 Hrs personal awards rnclude three Navy and Marrne Corps Commendatron Medals s1x Navy and Marrne Corps Achrevement Medals the Army Achrevement Medal and varrous unlt and campargn awards He rs marrred to the former Kelly Dyanne Neely of Vernon Texas and they have two daughters Sara and Sydne 7 -1- .-1 -'lb- ' ..., JW Q - ,Wi Mbit . . . . IQ: ' cc as cc as . wi'+. 1 5.1115 , Ml . ' 1 llnllal , , ' 4. Mess . , . . . JI, . , I ,ff znllsg? - - f ,Q vs ibilellrg - I 1 1 I ' . . . Y u ls I I c 1 valilff' . plslieue- 2000. There he was selected as a finalist for SURFLANT As mrliilf- . . I .ixrlir , , , , , Arpt u L ,vi 1' . 54,42 . .C 3 Z' Biz? pl . . ,ln V F Mg ' I if, r ' . - 4, 1652, . - 15 5 A : 4, XI.-lui, , , , . -ma za, . 1 vu f ' I-5611 . . . . . Ln . ' . , ' l , . I . . . U51 . . . , , 9 , . ' . . . ' '