Portland (LSD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer Commander Thomas J. Malone Commander Thomas I. Malone was born on january 20, 1955 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Directly followrng graduation from Wilkinsburg High School in 1972, he enlisted in the Navy as a Torpedoman. He served his first tour as a Torpedoman Third Class with the commissioning crew aboard USS CALIFORNIA QGCN 361. He entered the Naval Reserves in 1974 and as an active reservist started college at Indiana Universrty Of Pennsylvania in 1976. After graduation from college, he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island and received his commission in 1981. His first assignment was aboard USS LUCE CDD 385 as Main Propulsion Assistant and later First Lieutenant. IH 1985, he reported to the United States Naval Academy as an Instructor in the Department of Leadership and Law. Affef attending Department Head School, Commander Malone was assigned as the Main Propulsion Assistant for the corn- missioning crew of USS WASP QLHD lj. In 990, he reported for duty as Engineer Officer, USS SAN BERNARDINO CLST 11895 homeported in Sasebo, japan, In 1992, he returned to the United States Naval Academy and served as 13th Company Officer. Commander Malone served as Executive Officer for the commissioning crew of USS CARTER HALL CLSD 50l from 1994 to 1996. He received his Masters Degree in National Security Strategy as a 1997 graduate from the National War College in Washington, D.C. His previous assignment was as a Strategic Planner in I-5 Strategy Division, Iomf Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 1999. Commander Malone's personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal? Navy Commendation Medal Cwith two Gold Starsjg Ioint Service Achievement Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal' Commander Malone is married to Donata Magnani Malone of State College, Pennsylvania. They have three SONS- Matthew will start his junior year at the College of William and Mary Mark will b f h t M Washmgfon , e a res man a ary College and Iohn will be a junior at Lake Braddock High School in Burke, Virginia. 2 USS Portland

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4 LSD 37 if! Nfl Ar igplw t 'Ek-13559 my esixlr-lr' -NS i fissile' ' ,..l..,,'.,,.-., ,,,,,-4 -'T if if-'X fa- ' X L-xv -1-F. t- 1.- iffl'T.,VQ'-I . I I: r. 1 9 -.xclggtfi L. .!. Zn., ...... -I .,,. . ,, 'IMG H.. ,uf . HI . ,W ' I .gs gd:- 'sQ3 'vn.f11 ' .5 . . USS PORTLAND'S MISSION! HISTORY USS PORTLAND QLSD 373 is the second of five dock landing ships in the Anchorage class, built by the Quincy Division of General Dynamics. PORTLANDS ballast tanks give her the capability of changing her depth in the water, thus flooding the Well deck and allowing assault craft to embark and disembark. PORTLAND also has a flight deck which enables her to land and launch any helicopter presently used in amphibious operations. The primary mission of PORTLAND is to launch amphibious forces onto an opposed enemy shore, subsequently providing logistical and combat support to forces ashore during amphibious assault. This is accomplished by launching pre-loaded amphibious craft and vehicles with their crews, embarked troops, and equipment. Combat and logistical support can be supplemented from helicopters launched from the flight deck. These helicopters are capable of evacuating casualties, resupplying troops, and landing combat troops behind enemy defensive perimeters. PORTLAND is an extremely versatile platform and can accomplish a variety of tasking outside of her main mission of amphibi- ous warfare. Examples include providing mothership services to minesweepers and patrol craft, providing repair and dry-docking facilities for small boats, and a diverse variety of humanitarian tasks, such as noncombatant evacuation operations and disaster relief. Construction of USS PORTLAND QLSD 377 commenced with the laying of her keel on September 27, 1967, at the Quincy Division of General Dynamic. She was christened by Mrs. Emily Walton Ford Chapman on December 20, 1969 and commissioned October 3, 1970 at the Boston Naval Shipyard. Since being commissioned, PORTLAND has proudly served her country by completing 26 major deployments to the Caribbean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, and North Atlantic. While on these deployments, PORTLAND has been instrumen- tal in protecting U.S. Assets and providing immediate humanitarian relief services. As part of the ships service in the Mediterranean, PORTLAND participated in the evacuation of over 300 U.S. Citizens and foreign nationals from civil war-torn Beirut, Lebanon in 1976. As part of a Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Beirut, PORTLAND deployed in May 1983 to help provide political stability in the region. Later that same year, after the terrorist bombing of the Marine Barracks on October 23, PORTLAND immediately responded by sending a rescue team of personnel ashore to provide emergency assistance. In 1989, the ship was quick to respond to the needs of flood-ravaged Tunisia by providing rapid and vital disaster relief. As a result of the Iran-Iraq War, PORTLAND deployed for the first time to the Persian Gulf as Middle East Force Minesweeper Mother ship. PORTLAND again deployed to the deployed Persian Gulf in 1990 as part of an Amphibious Task Force QATFJ immediately following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces. While in the Kuwait Theater of Operations, PORTLAND was involved in a critical deception, designed to support advancing Coalition forces during the ground war phase of Operation DESERT STORM. PORTLAND was awarded a Navy Unit Commendation along with other units of the ATF for her service during DESERT STORM! DESERT SHIELD. In 1994, PORTLAND deployed to the Caribbean on short notice to provide support of Operation SUPPORT DEMOCRACY in Haiti. She returned to the Mediterranean in February 1996 in support of Operation IOINT ENDEAVOR off Bosnia and later served in Operation ASSURED RESPONSE in Liberia, for which she was awarded the joint Meritorious Unit Commendation. In addition to these deployments, PORTLAND has proven to be an extremely versatile and reliable platform, undertaking a variety of unique missions. She transported TEKTITE II, an experimental underwater research habitat for the Department of the Interior, was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation in August 1970 for Navy patrol gunboat support of USS DEFIANCE QPG 951 and USS SURPRISE QPG 973, and carried the Navys Deep Submergence Rescue Submarine NR-1 for bottom survey and data collection in the vicinity of Puerto Rico. PORTLAND was awarded another Meritorious Unit Commendation for her exceptional services as CINCLANTFLT, COMNAVSURFLANT, and DEPCINCLANTFLT flagship for Caribbean Operation for 22 February 1982 to14 April 1982.

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Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander Carl S. Murphy was born in Albany New York, and raised in Northern California. He attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Lieutenant Commander Murphy was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in September 1985. While awaiting class convening at Surface Warfare School, he reported to USS ANCHORAGE CLSD 363 in Long Beach, CA, as Auxiliaries Division Officer from October 1985 until February 1986. Following completion of Surface Warfare School in San Diego, Lieutenant Commander Murphy returned to USS ANCHORAGE QLSD 363 where he served as P1 Division Officer, Assistant Engineering Officer and Assistant Operations Officer from August 1986 until Iune 1989. ln Iune 1989 he reported to the Department of Naval Science, California Maritime Academy In Vallejo, CA. He served as Naval Science Instructor and Sail Training Officer until August 1992. During this time LCDR Murphy attended Iohn F. Kennedy University School of Business, where he received a Master of Business Administration in December 1991. From September 1992 until April 1993, he attended Surface Warfare Officers School Department Head Course in Newport, Rl, and assorted follow-on courses. ln May 1993, he reported aboard USS RUSHMORE QLSD 475 as Engineering Officer where her served until October 1994. In December 1994, he reported as Material and Engineering Readiness Officer to Commander Amphibious Squadron ELEVEN in Sasebo, Iapan. While assigned to CPR-11, LCDR Murphy participated in three Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Certifications as part of the USS BELLEAU WOOD!31st MEU Amphibious Readiness Group, the Navys only permanently forward deployed ARG. In Iuly 1996, he reported to the USMC Command and Staff College in Quantico, VA. Upon completion in Iune 1997, he earned a Master of Military Studies Degree from the Marine Corps University. LCDR Murphy then reported to the Plans and Policy Directorate, Strategic Plans Division of the United States Strategic Command, as National Target Base Production Manager. While assigned to US STRATCOM, LCDR Murphy participated in the construction of three annual revisions to the Single Integrate Operation Plan QSIOPJ, the Nations Nuclear War Plan, and served as Operations Officer for the Nuclear Planning Element Target Selection Team. He is married to the former Donna lean Hoying of St. Henry, Ohio. They have a daughter, Megan. LCDR Murphy is entitles to wear the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars, the Navy Achievement Medal and Several campaign and sea service awards. Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander McNamara is a native of San Diego, California and a 1987 graduate of the University of San Diego. He received his commission through the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps in May 1987. LCDR McNamaras sea duty includes USS BRISTOL COUNTY QLST 11983 as Communications Officer and Assistant First Lieutenantg USS GUNSTON HALL QLSD 445 as First Lieutenant and USS KEARSARGE CLHD 3j as Combat Systems Officer. Shore tours include Operations Scheduler with Commander, Amphibious Squadron SEVEN in San Diego, CA and special project assistant to Commander, Ioint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. LCDR McNamara and his wife, Amy reside in Virginia with their three daughters Monica, Claire, and Mary Therese. IAN 2000 - FEB 2001 LCDR Carl S. Murphy USS Portland 3