Roanoke (AOR 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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-....--an--.-a---..--un-v-v CD MA DI GCJEEIi'E 'f. -Q .-.H-'rdf' Y ' be. 'iii 1 7 - , 3 1 '11 52 ' :V ,cwggadif w':,3j.?- 1 . -1 tl XVI XIX RUNNIIQ I,. ISXRRUNX IfNI'I'EIJ S'1fX'I'IpS 'N XX Y Cahtain Ronnie I-. Iiarrfpi M -1 horn in Kinston. North Cfarfflina H graduated lrorn the Lf, S. ul Acadernv and vi. as cornrrii - -,ioried ai Ensign in 1969. Alter corririmsif -nina he served on IQSS I3RDVvfs'SUN tDD 8681 as a Division Dtticer. Coniniencing in 1971. he ser . ed ti tour in the Republic o1iYietnairi as -1 Naval Advisor attached to the Lf S. Military Assistance Coniniand. In Ianuarv 1973 Captain 13ar'i'ovv graduated from the Nav al Destroy er School and subsequently' reported ivy' USS STRIBLING t DD 8671 as Weapons Officer. His next sea tour vvas as Chief Engineer on ESS DETRDIT tAOE -1it'roni.Iune 193 to August 1980. He reported to USS SANTA BARBARA i AE IS in March 1983 as Executive Dritieer. After eompletin g a tour on hoard USS LEX1NGTONtAX'T lot as Chiel' Engineer. he reported to ISS SLIRIBACHI tAE 21 1 as Coin- inanding O1'1iieerinNIav. 198'. Shore assignments have included tours vvith the Navv Recruiting Coniniand lroin 1975-19'8. the U. S. Naval Acadeniv as a Coinpanv Ollieer lroin 1980-82. and the If S Special Operations Coniniand as .i sta1'1'o1'1'icer from 1989-91. In November 1992, Ctlhtain Barrovv contllleted an overseas tour as U1iie1'ol'Sta1I1'.Coin- manderTask Force 73!75 in Suhic Bay and Singapore. Ile graduated lroin the Nav al NN'arL'o11ege in Nov enilier 1993 and received a 1VIaster's Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. Captain litl1'1'ONXlS15018011.11tlCCO1'.1IlO1lS.llltl awards include the Legion o1'1VIerit, the Defense lVlerilorious Service Medal. the Meritorious Service X letlal vv ith tvv o Gold Stars, Nlavy Ciiniinendation Medal with Cloinhat and tvvo tioltl Stars. and various tttttl. eainpaieii and serv iee medals. CaptainBarrowisniarriedtoA1ice1,.C'onnerso1 l'ovvson.1X1arv1ant1.nitlthev li ive tliree eliiltlren Roliiii David, and .Ienni1'cr. n . . .