Saratoga (CV 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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it 41 F! 8 l 2 Q. -9: A , 5 1 H as Bethesda, Maryland, on 22 June 1944. He was ,commissioned through the NROTC Program upon Rear Admiral Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur was bom in graduation from the University of Notre Dame in 1965, and he completed the Master's degree in Govemment and Intemational Studies with a certificate of Specialization in Soviet Studies in .lune of 1966. His initial sea assignment was to the USS LITTLE ROCK fCLG 43 where he served as OR Division Officer and Radio Officer. ln 1967, he was assigned to the staff of the SIXTH Fleet Commander as Assistant Fleet Scheduler. He was subsequently transferred th the Naval Intelligence Command Headquarters, and in January 1970 he reported to the U.S. Naval Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island. He next served as Operations Officer in USS KNOX CDE-10523 participating in two ex- tended deployments to the U.S. Seventh Fleet, including the maiden deployment ofthe 1052 Class DE. ln August 1972, he was assigned to Harvard University where he earned the Master's degree in Public Administration and the PhD in Political Economy and Govemment. After completing the Command and Staff course at the Naval War College, he reported to USS WADDELL QDDG-243 as Executive Officer. In July 1977, he was assigned to the Stategy, Plans and Policy Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and in October of the following year he reported to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In September 1980, he assumed command of USS COMTE DE GRASSE fDD-9741. During this command tour, USS COMTE DE GRASSE completed two deployments to the SIXTH Fleet and extended cruises to the North Atlantic and Caribbean areas. In September 1982, Rear Admiral Dur reported to the Executive Office of the President for duty on the Staff of the National Security Council where he became Director for Political-Military Affairs. In November 1984, he became Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations fPlans, Policy and Operationsl. He took command of the AEGIS Cruiser USS YORKTOWN CCG-481 in J une 1986. During this tour, YORKTOWN completed deployments to the Caribbean, Central and South American waters and the Mediterranean region and won two successive Battle Efficiency awards for Atlantic Fleet cruisers. He next served as Executive Assistant and Naval Aide to the Secretary of the Navy until May 1989, and assumed duties as Defense Attache to France in August 1989 until 1991. Rear Admi- ral Dur assumed command of Cruiser Destroyer Group EIGHT in June of 1991 . Rear Admiral Dur has been awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal fOak Leaf in lieu of second awardy, the Legion of Merit fone gold starj, the Meritorious Service Medal ftwo gold starsj, the Navy Commendation and Navy Achievement Medals and the Combat Action Ribbon. He has been awarded the Ordre Nationale du Merite, grade of Officer, by the Govemment of France. Rear Admiral Dur is married to the former Kathleen Donovan of Concord, Massachuetts. The Durs have two children, Courtney C223 and Philip IV 1183. ' ' H hai. 4, f ' 1 if ,. QW?

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Captain Steven L. Counts Chief of Staff, , Cruiser Destroyer GrouP Eight Captain Steven L. Counts was born Apfil 26, 1946 m ' Washington, D.C. He attended the Virginia Military lnstitiute and the University Of Malyland where he was commissioned upon graduation. Designated a Naval Aviator in My 1970,.hgfygass assigned to the Naval Air Facility, a proiiciency flight immcmr. In reported to VA-42 at NAS r.. fn- Oceam, in the A-6 In- it .,,, Q L3 to August 1975 Captain AQVA 176. and made two Mediterra- , t hat uss FRANKLIN D. W in ' , 1' '-fi: f,, 2i'i L4 Digg: iw: I! N 'F 'W l Aiwa ' LA twigs -Ili 'ffl ll 4 fees, ia:'14Q I O f ICV-42l. Selected ' he attended the Defense Intelligence School. This education and a follow-on tour as an Operational Intelligence Analyst at the Navy Field Operational Intelligence Office resulted in his designation as a proven Intelligence Subspecialist. In July l978. Captain Counts reported as the Aide and Flag Secretary to the Commander, Battle Force Sixth Fleet. Permanently embarked and to the Mediterranmn, he Served with the staff on six different aircraft carriers during his two year United States in May 1980, he was again assigned to VA-42 this time as the Direwar Orem. In April 1933 he reported to me uss Independence rcvaszj as VI'-25tn CNATRA C0fllli.clMi USSCORALSBA mandar.ClrlsGluqi l992. lnNaluy.l992he Destroyer-Guq:ElmT. Clpdn0uula' MetllHllr0llldal,Nnvy thtion UWll'llSl,lll . ' flltlmtiuuuismlried IMNOCNHQTQQWQ, S M ig this tour participated ut combat operations in Grenada and Lebanon. Fun Allii INS to l?87 he was the Executive Officer and then Commanding During . . , D it C im for post-graduate ta this time the squadron received the Meritorious Unit Commendat. ,, . and the CNATRA Golden Anchor. Following squadron Combat Direction Center Officer and then Operations offieer i988 to December 1989 and the Operations Officer for Carrier Striking Force Atlantic from January l990t01lJanwtiigt assignment as Chief of Staff to Commander, Criiisera Meritorious Service Medal Cthree awardsj, Navy Medal' NWS' Sea Service Deployment Ribbon tseven Elizabeth Fahey of Virginia Beach, Virginia a CHIEF OF