Rodney M Davis (FFG 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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OOMMANVING OFFICEK HIE iii? born in Chiwgo, lL and raised in Florida. He attended the University of w Offcer Training Corps scholarship and received a Bachelor of Arts in History degree in Decerriher'1i988. A Following Surface Warfare Officers School, Division Officer Course. Commgpatoi Alinm reported to USS RENTZ IFFG-461 as Auxiliaries!Electrical Officer and Ordnance During his tour. HEN TZ completed two Middle East Forces deployments. ln 1992. Commando? Minta reported to USS TARA WA fLHA-11 as Combat information Center Officer. As e department head. Commander Minta served as a Gas Turbine inspector on Atlantic Fleet Pronnlcion F s.. iininino Board. ln 2001, Commander Minta reported to USS CAMDEN lAOF f .io i -twntrvi' tviiiooi - While he was assigned in CAMDEN, she deployed with the USS A Fi-?r1i'nlf'kl'.'i 1 INIZBOIQN Bang, f Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Ofohfr prior. A Minta has served ashore as Assistant Officer in?QgW?i2f7the HeQi0fi-9' 000301 Defense information Systems Agency, Europe, :zndmdifw-ded the Naval Reserve . r V -A 3 ,A X A H d . Florida. AdditionaUy. he served as Fieso., ces Manpower Branch ea in Fie uirements Directorate. N 7 6 on the Navy Sta ff. CDRAMmta received a Q Studies from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, : the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Meritorious Commendation Medal lthree awardsi. Joint Service . Achievement Medal lthree awardsi. . . Q

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OOMMANVING OFFICER NCDF-I D. IVI. GOFIDNIEFI, USNF2 fi Pennsylvania, CDR Gordnier received a B. S. in Marine Science 8 Biology from EHS' of Pennsytvanta and was commissioned through Naval Officer Candidate School In 1987. A Bctfhm Warfare officer. his initial tour was aboard USS ILL US! VE KMSO 4421, USS i FEALHESS IMSO 4481. and USS LEADER IMSO 4902 as Mine Countermeasures Officer and O 9f6!fI0f75 D Officer, completing two deployments to the Persian Gut! as part of Middle East Mine, Countermeasure FOFCB tn support ol Operation EARNEST WILL. He subsequently served aboard the SanDiego based destroyef uss KINKAID foo 9652 as Anrrsunmarrne warfare Officer. Following Department Head School. CDR Gordnier served as Combat Systems Of17certlri.USS-MQINEHNEY 1 lFFG Bl. While assigned to MclNEF?NE Y he deployed with NA TO Standing Naval Forces Atlantlcflft ol Operation SHARP GUARD., He then served as Combat Headiness!Strike Officer for Destroyer Sfllladfon TWENTY FOUR. oomplettng a Mediterranean Sea deployment with USS JOHN F. KENNEDX Battle GfQ,UP InOctbe 27 - 1. .,3ias 'J ' ' E- o r L01 CDR Cofdrfer reported to USS JARRETVIFFG O Executive Office mmed -P ,. V . t ' S rarely pommeooed an enended deployment wrth USS JOHN C S-TENNIS Qattle operations rn the North Arabian Sea ' 2' 'i A G lfl support ol 2itOl7 FREEDOM. t of hrs tour CDF? Gofdftfer Screened for Commafti 2' Sea, 3452 Lf? l Support for the Navy Reserve CDH f' f ' ' , Qatar ' ec- ashore as t 4 at F?eServfJ GENE? Ffafzkfcvt. 'VV UD iff' 1 't A ' ' alfa' OO0fHfl'0l7S Sfaffas 1109 is OU95 i ' 1 ' f'c'tf :errient 1-C- ! L , Brace Head for ffff .' ' ' ' ff frff t 'ii'ir f , i-l:2vy8 .f ,'!,Jp1Jtt IQ Je. ' E Je-were ff'csgf1ourooefa:rons f.g,s.c L EAGLE, ENDURING 'iefrenoes Commendation Medal, thiafhlayy and ,ago L:.ar'fe Ccrcs Achievement Medal-14 Q' -,ten-some

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER 'xk'-IQ: .-4 Lieutenant Commmder Factor is a native of Glenfcrd, Ohio. He enlisted in the Navy in July t988. 'He completed Nuclear Field 'A' School and was attending Nuclear Power School when he received his t appointment to the United States Naval Academy. He graduated from the Naval Acadern y. in 1993 Wifi? 8 Bachelors Degree in General Science. A fi After graduation. LCDR Factor attended Surface Warfare Officers' School in Newport, f9lJ0ffff'9 u onboard USS CLEVELAND tLPD- if in January 7994. Onboard, he served as Weapons Off7ceE?nd PFOPWSLPV' Division Officer and partfcipated in OPERATION RESTORE HOPE in Somalia, OPERATION SUPPORIHOPE in Rwanda. and OPERA TION VIGILANT WARRIOR off the coast of Kuwait. ln July 1996, LDCR. FaCiOf reported onboard USS JOHN A. MOORE as Na vigation!Administration Officer and participated in Qounter Drug Operations in th . E f ' ' ' e astern Pacific. in March 1998, LCDR Factor reported to Afloat Training Ori where he served as a Training Liaison Ofhcer until April 2000, supervising twenty Basic Phase on eight masses of ships. - '- ' Ar1rff20GG fe October 2000. Lccn Factor attended sufreee wenafE.'ofrE2?f5f5'5panmeni Head seh00l ffr node island. Upon completion. he reported onboard USSJNICHQLQAS' fPFGf47j as Operation ' theft 2001 deployment. the PafffCiPated in OPEHA rioiv SUUTREHNLWA TCH and UDOOQ' G? United Nations resolutions with the'EN'TERPRlSE Battle Group.i 'NICHOLAS 3,55 War on Terrorism 'ff we- -'ee - - i A ' - - - 9 - U 130' Medal for their service in the MediterfaUQk3f?.563 . if Ae e5CfE,'77OEr '1 2007. In June'2002, LCDR Factofreportedonboard U55 29.1-fffff of 022199 in OPERA TION ENDUFNNG FREEDOM From July 2003.19 5 5 iv fc' Commander, Mine Warfare Command in Corpus 'Cl7ffSIli TX-Je. ,jeg .1 ' els 'os Command and Staff College fromAugust 2005 to June-2006. lC 'i'g use RODNEY M. cixvis as Executive Officer. ' A P -Q , V ine Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine -' f ED g Drip ' ' ' ' ii' fe GOODS Achievement Medal, and several Ufiffand C0-ff is . ' ,rt .