Shoup (DDG 86) - Naval Cruise Book

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CQ N ING o FICER QJULY 2006 TO PRESENTJ Commander Mark A. Johnson is a 1987 graduate of Miami University where he earned a BA in History. He was commissioned via ROTC in December of that year. ln his initial sea duty assignment from 1988 to 1991, Commander Johnson served as First Lieutenant and Navigator in USS THOMAS S GATES CCG 511, participating in both DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. Subsequent assignments at sea included Operations Officer in USS RAMAGE QDDG 611 from 1996 to 1997, and Operations Officer in USS CETTYSBURG CCG 641 from 1997 to 1999, during which OETTYSBURG participated in Operation DESERT FOX. His most recent sea duty assignment was Executive Officer in USS HUE CITY QCG 665 from 2001 to 2008, deploying for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Ashore, Commander Johnson has served as Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Iberian-Atlantic Area, a NATO command located in Lisbon, Portugal from 1991 to 1992, an exchange officer with the Brazilian Navy in 1994g a Strategic Planner on the OPNAV staff fN513l from 1999- 20003 a Program Analyst for the Director, Navy Ouadrennial Defense Review 20015 Special Assistant to the Chief Of Naval Operations from 2008 to 2005, and Executive Assistant to the Chief of Legislative Affairs from 2005 to 2006. Commander Johnson holds a MA in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School and he is d ' ' a gra uate of the Joint Forces Staff College. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal fthree awardsl, the Navy Commendation Medal tthree awardsj, and The Army Commendat' M ' ion edal as well as other personal and unit level awards and citations. 4

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COMZMA DI G OFFICER JANUARY 2005 TO JULY 2006 Commander Christopher Halton is the son of a career U.S. Navy officer and was born in Nice, France. Growing up, he and his family lived in Navy ports on both the west and east coasts until settling in Elko, Nevada. Commander Halton attended the University of Idaho on a Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps' scholarship. Upon graduation in December 1986, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and was commissioned an Ensign. At sea, Commander Halton served as Commanding Officer, USS BLACK HAWK QIVIHC 5895 Operations Officer, Commander Destroyer Squadron THIRTY TWO QCDS 323, Combat Systems!Training and Readiness Officer, Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty QCDS 203, Combat Systems Officer, USS RODNEY lVl DAVIS fFFO 605 Cforward deployed in Yokosuka, Japanlg Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three QCCDG 35, Combat information Center!Operations Officer, USS FANNING CFF 10765, 1st fDeckl, 2nd fDeckl, 3rd fGunneiyl Division Officer and Auxiliaries and Electrical Officer, USS CAYUGA CLST 11865. Ashore, Commander Halton served as Head, Surface Placement Branch and Cruiser Destroyer Pacific Placement Officer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Requirements and Program Action officer in the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Space and Information Warfare Directorate QN6l in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Commander Halton holds a Master of Science in Systems Technology CJoint Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence fJoint C405 from the Naval Postgraduate School. Commander Halton is a proven subspecialist in C4l. 3

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EXE C U T I V OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Christopher B. DeWilde enlisted in the Navy in 1985 serving for one year as a Machinist Mate. He was selected into the NBOTC program and graduated from Oregon State University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering. His first Division Officer tour was three years aboard USS TBUXTON QCGN 355 as the Beactor Electrical Division Officer. While attached to TBUXTON, the ship decommissioned in Bremerton, Washington. Subsequently he reported as the Electrical Officer to USS NlMlTZ QCVN 689 homeported in Bremerton, Washington. l He then attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and earned a Master of Science in Financial Management. After attending six months of Department Head School, he reported as the Operations Officer to USS PAUL F FOSTER fDD 9649 homeported in Everett, Washington. His second Department Head tour was as the Main Propulsion Assistant onboard USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN QCVN 723, also out of Everett, Washington. Following his Department Head tours, he was assigned as the only Surface Warfare Officer to the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal Q4 awardsl and the Navy Achievement Medal. 5