Raleigh (LPD 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Rex B. Fitch, Jr. was born in Washington, DC and raised in Fayette- ville, New York. He attended the University of Notre Dame on an NROTC scholarship, graduated, and was commissioned as an Ensign in June of 1985. Captain Fitch's initial assignment was onboard USS MARIAS QAO-575 as Nav- igator. He then attended Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island. After his department head tour as Engineer in USS PHILIP CDD-4987 and USS FLETCHER QDD-4455 which included a WESTPAC deployment, he was as- signed to the United States Naval Academy as a Seamanship and Tactics ln- structor in the Professional Development Department. During his tour at the Naval Academy, Captain Fitch obtained his Master's degree in Systems Management at George Washington University. Later, while assigned to the Staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron THIRTY-TWO, he made a Northern European deployment including Baltic Operations, and a Mediterranean deployment during the Mid-East War of 1973. Captain Fitch then served as Hydrofoil Program Officer at the David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center in Carderock, Maryland. After attending the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia, he assumed du- ties as Executive Officer of USS HERMITAGE QLSD-341 in April of 1978. Cap- tain Fitch then served as Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Am- phibious Group TWO and then as Combat Operations Training Officer for Commander Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He commanded USS PENSACOLA QLSD-385 from January 1984 to April 1986. Captain Fitch's most recent assignment was Chief Staff Officer of Commander Amphibious Squadron FOUR. He is married to the former Lynette Winemiller of Bath, Ohio. They have three children: Lynette, a senior at James Madison University, Dawn, a 1988 graduate of Virginia Techg and Rex Trip, a sophomore at the University of Virginia.

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.c., ,. A 2 i Executive Officer CDR Gary L. Carlile i l U. S. Navy L l r l l r l i r i i l Commander eary L. Carlile was born in San Diego, California on 29 March 1951. A native of California,.l19 Qfaduatfjgrgg ' the United States Naval Academy in 1973 where he was selected as a member of the All American Sa'IlIf19 Team:-97g and A gree is a Bachelor of Science in Analytical Management. He was designated a Surface Warfare Officer in May-OfEd cation graduated from the Surface Warfare Officer Department Head course in 1979. He obtained a Masters degree rn U Q and Training from Old Dominion University in 1984. l l His sea assignments before reporting aboard USS RALEIGH CLPD-15 as Executive Officer include QUTY on thiggi INDEPENDENCE fCV-625 as Main Propulsion Assistant, USS SHREVEPORT QLPD-125 as Operations Officer, USS 'Om QFF-10831 as Chief Engineer and uss vANcouvEn CLPD-21. Ashore, ne nee been assigned as the Damage COW1 S S- 1 cer and Unit Training Officer on the Staff of Commander Naval Surface Forces, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, and as a comba Y r tems instructor at the Surface Warfare Officer's Basic School in Newport, Rhode Island. I Id Stan I Commander Carlile wears the Navy Commendation Medal fwith gold start, Navy Achievement Medal, lW'th 90 E ei 5 Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle Efficiency Ribbon, NQVY The 2 ditionary Medal, National Defense Medal, Armed Force Expeditionary Medal fwith starl, Humanitarian Service Rrbb0fL f l 1 l l i 1, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon fwith starl, and the Vietnam Service Medal. l I , .th their i He is married to the former Susan Ann Steele of Bohannon, Virginia. They reside in Virginia Beach, VlfQ'n'a W' daughter Jennifer Elizabeth, eleven, and son Daniel Loftin, eight. g l 6