Ramage (DDG 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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OI- A V 1 WSION Navigator LTJG Martin M. llattcock Battcock was born in Woburn. Massaelntsetts in .Iann.n t ol LTJGl980. He lived in Billeriea, Ivlttsstteltttst-tts until he entered the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island alter ptpnlttztt ing from Billerica Memorial High School. After eotnplettng Prep School he continued on to the U.S. Naval Academy. While at the Nat all Aeatletny he p majored in Political Science and played Varsity Lacrosse. Ilts eonnntsstotnnp date was May 23rd, 2003. Mr. Battcoek reported to USS FORD tlr'lfO 547 in Everett. Wasltington. During this tour he functioned as the ORDOf ATO. and later transitioned to ASWO during FORD's Western Pacific deployment in 200-I. IQli'.Iti liatteoek reported to USS RAMAGE in November of 2005 as the Navigator. Ilis awards include the National Defense Service Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. LTJG Battcock is married to the former Ms. Christine M. Lambert ol' l.an- caster, California on March 18th, 2006. Dennis R A111ador Operations Dept. L CPO, 0lUVavigati0n Division LCPO Born in New York Clit New York and raised in Houston, Texas, QMCSISWQ Dennis R. Amadorvioincd the Navy after orthbrook Senior Iligh School. Enlisting intothe Nayy in August of 1988. Seaman Recruit RCCl'LlltFlil'E1lIllIlg at R I Cf Orlando. FL. Upon completion of n teEip5gl8S1gnaItnan School at NTC Orlando, FL, graduating 111 o . Senior Ch1efAmador's sea duty assignments include tours of duty Pre-Commissioning Unit USS PRINCETON CCG-591 from October 1992, USS ZEPI-IYR QPC-SI from .Iune 1996 . a BENFOLD CDDG-655 hom December 1999 October ' 1 and AGE CDDG-615 from November 2005 A present. QMNCSISWI Amador served under SEAL DELIVERY ISTRICTA ONE ISDV I-I J, Pearl Harbor III from November 1992 L0NbQN, GROTGN, CT from February sLfgl.F5t6t?95I.Decctttber 200I January 2005 and Sl w QMCSCSW A d .4 - . ' C4 awardSJ aindrgle lclldiseliggglidggorgtfns. Include thc NUVY-Miltiltc Vorps t'onnnettdation Medal Citatmnsu I ' fp C lCVCmCFll Medal 14 ztwardsl as well :ts variotts personal Senior Chief Amad ' ' ' . or is married to the fort T ' - - M13 G - . . Der .errt Ann V'tIItere ol N - t- I . abrtelle and they reside l1'1. Chesapeake, Virginia' 1 t whurgh. Im it Yo1tQ,.They 60 OI Nav Drvrsron Ojjuer and Chlefhngf 039'

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F31 tive Experiments He was promoted to Senior Chief Pett Officer. CIC EIICER Combat 'lnfornrdtlorr Cefer CWO2 .lohnny D. ibmas liieI'Vxtt1'rt111t Ollieer .lohnnx I lit-units is originally Irt North earned and Assot huts ol Arts in tit ntral Lduttttton hom the I the Naxy lll September Iam Nller attending Bz1sie'lrzti ommarrd, he attended Sliti School. Basic Acoustics Analysis Training in San Diego. California. Next. CWO2 Thomas reported to his Inst ship, USS DAVID R. RAY in Long Beach. California. Ilere he qualilied as an ANXSQO-89 Sonar Suite Operator Mk 32 Mod I4 SVTT Technician. CWO2 Thomas then reported to Mare to attend Mk I I6 Mod 0 Underwater Battery Fire Control System on Ml ltlxll I lie completed one deployment to the Arabian in OPLRAI ION HLRX X Itill- ind DI Sl. Rl SIORM He ce Warfare Speei tlist AN SOO S0 Sonar Suite Supervisor and was Petty Officer. A d transferred to USS Merrill tDD-0765 lromeportetl in San Diego i m 3 t . r r . s t I - ' a I His first shore duty was at San Diego. Caliiornia in March 1995 as an nar Suite Operations Course instructor. He earned his Master Training Specialist and qualified as Course Curriculum Mo el CCCMMJ. He was promoted to First Class Petty Officer. In October IOQX. CXNIIZ 'Thomas completed Advanced Acoustic and reported as a member of the commissioning crew of the USS HIGGINS IDI Dt I-Vol homeported in Sari Diegofflalifomia. signed as the Leading Petty Officer for CA Division and was promoted to Chief Petty Ollieer in ber 2001. Is, tit , CWO2 Thomas then transferred to USS HAWES CFFG-533, where he served as the leading Chic ,Officer for qualified as Anti-Submarine Coordinator, Anti-Surface Coordinator and Combat Intormation Center Watch Officer. He also duties as CombatYSystems Training Team Tactical Leader during the Inter-deployment Training Cycle. While on HAWES, he one deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. In October 2003, CW02 Thomas reported to Surface Warfare Development Group in Norfolk, Vwginia as the Ship ASW RC21di116SS fectiveness Measuring CSHAREMJ Program Leading Chief Petty ' Officer. He participated in 7 SHAREM Events, I0 Submarine D Command Course Operations, and 5 SHAREM Limited Objec- T After his commissioning through the CWO program in Olctober 2006, CW02 Thomas attended the Chief Warrant Officer!Lirnited Duty Officer Indoctrination Course in Pensacola, Florida. He reported in December 2006 to the USS RAMAGE CDDG-615 as the Combat Information Center Officer!QCICOj. 0 s PF f' lf, ,I af-x c yy 57, I r , t IWC lf? Tlroinas' personal -' W J' -V Y I , . . fi- if ! Navy C onnnentltttton Medal UWC if A 1 if rine Corps Aehievemen edal f M, ,E li 5 tlltil :md Sxpctilt IOIlklI'y - t WD' Thontt I ntnrted to the II.tnt.than ol Ittonx, New York. 5 llruntlztlt lhtltf ttntl I -.tlirtclle Mal'iC. f-0 W 'I llfnm