Portland (LSD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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-no 1'- CO MA DING OFFICER COMMANDER JOSEPH M. GREENE, JR. UNIVTED STATES, NAVY Commander Greene is a native of Millville, New Jersey, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1969. He was promoted to his present rank on August 1, 1984. After commissioning, he was assigned to USS JOHN S. MCCAIN CDDG-361 as Assistant Combat Information Officer and later assumed the duties of Missile Officer and Fire Control Officer. In July 1972, he reported to the Human Resource Development Center, Newport, Rhode Island for staff duty until January 1974. Upon completion of the Department Head Course at the Naval Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island, Commander Greene served as Weapons Officer on the USS VOGE IFF-10473 from December 1974 to December 1976. He was then assigned as Operations Officer of the USS CHARLESTON CLKA-1131 where he served until December 1978. Subsequently, Commander Greene attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Ca- lifornia, graduating in June 1980, with a Master of Science Degree in Manpower Analysis. In July 1980, he was assigned to the Chief of Naval Operations staff where he served in the Long Range Manpower Planning Branch COP-1101 and was designated a proven subspecialist in Manpower Analysis. Commander Greene served as Executive Officer of the USS SAGINAW QLST-11883 from March 1982 to May 1984. For the next twenty-four months, he served on Commander Amphibious Group Twois staff as the Training and Readiness Officer. He then reported to the USS SAIPAN CLHA-21 as Operations Officer from June 1986 to October 1987 Commander Greene is married to the former Susan Gardner Fitzgerald of Newport, Rhode Island. They have two children, Meredith and Joseph III, and reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 10

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film. CDR D. G. BRADLEY UNITED STATES NAVY CDR Bradley initially enlisted in the Navy on 9 September 1965. His first duty stations were USS HAMMERBERG CDE-10155 and USS BROWN- SON CDD-8683. In August 1966, CDR Bradley attended BT MAH school. Between 1967 and 1969 CDR Bradley served aboard USS MCCAFFREY CDD-8601, USS HARWOOD CDD-8615, and USS MEREDITH CDD-8901 in tours off the coast of Vietnam. After commissioning in 1974, CDR Bradley served as Main Propulsion Assistant aboard USS PONCHATULA CAO-1481 until Au- gust 1977, then as MPA aboard USS GOLDS- BOROUGH CDDG-201. CDR Bradley then en- tered the Naval Post Graduate School as a student in the Manpower and Personnel Curriculum, grad- uating October 198O. After Department Head School, CDR Bradley Served as Chief Engineer onboard USS MANLEY CDD-9403, then First Lieutenant aboard USS PENSACOLA CLSD-381. In January 1985, CDR Bradley reported to the Armed Forces Staff College for the Joint Com- bined Staff Officers Course. After graduation he reported to SWOS Newport, R.l. as course co- ordinator for Steam EOOW course: CDR Bradley reported as Executive Officer of PORTLAND on 1 April 1988. , g . 5 .5 i 3 A A 1 A 1 .V C I LCDR A. F. LIVERS, IR. UNITED STATES NAVY LCDR Livers was commissioned June 30, 1976, at the NROTC Unit, University of California, Berkeley. His first shipboard assignment was onboard USS PEORIA CLST-11831 homeported in San Diego, Ca- lifornia, where he served as DCA, MPA, and fleeted up to Operations Officer. Following SWOS Depart- ment Head School, he served as Ship Control Officer onboard USS FAHRION CFFG-225, in Mayport, Florida. After attending Split Tour Engineer Officers Course, he reported as Chief Engineer onboard USS HARLAN COUNTY QLST 1 1961 homeported in Lit- tle Creek, Virginia. Following that, LCDR Livers attended the six month Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia, prior to reporting as Navigation Officer on board USS GUADALCANAL CLPH-71. In September 1988, he reported as Flotilla Operations and Training Advisor to the Royal Saudi Naval Forc- es in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. He attended the Pro- spective Executive Offices Course in Newport, Rhode Island, reporting 27 December 1989 to relieve as Executive Officer of USS PORTLAND CLSD 371. Lieutenant Commander Liversf awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Com- mendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, and various unit and service awards. Lieutenant Commander Livers and his wife, Charlene, currently reside in Virginia Beach, Vir- ginia. ll