Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIEUTENAN T COLONEL JOHN D. HOLDSTEIN EXECUTIVE OFFICER 24TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT Lieutenant Colonel Holdstein graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in June 1978 where he eamed his Naval Reserve commission as a Ensign, his 3rd Assistant Ship s Engineers license and his Bachelor of Marine Engineering degree After sailing a year aboard the SS Idaho Standard for Chevron O11 Company, he applied and received an rnterservice transfer to the Marine Corps and orders to the Basic School After completing the Basic School Course, he transferred to Pensacola where he became designated a Marine Helicopter pilot. After Pensacola, he received orders to MCAS New River where he initially received advanced training to qualify as a CH-46 pilot and then orders to join his first fleet squadron, HMM-261, in February 1973. With HMM-261, he deployed early in October 1973 to standby in the eastern Med as a result of the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War. During this Mediterranean cruise he also participated in the operation SNimbus Star!Nimbus Moon , the mine sweeping and debris clearing of the Suez Canal. In October 1974, First Lieutenant Holdstein joined HMM- 165 in Okinawa. Immediately after checking into the squadron, he joined a two plane detachment in the Philippines until he embarked aboard USS HANCOCK to participate in Eagle Pull!Frequent Wind. After that operation, he joined lst Battalion, 4th Marines as their Air Liaison Officer. Upon completing that assignment, he rejoined HMM- 165, remaining in WestPac aboard ship until January 1977. Once in Conus, he rejoined HMM-261 for another Med deployment. After that deployment, he joined HMM- 162 where he made a Caribbean cruise, two cold weather training deployments to Camp Drum, and a NATO deployment with 4th MAB. In 1979 Captain Holdstein left the FMF for a year at AWS. Following school, he remained in Quantico joining HMX-1. L He departed HMX-1 in May 1984 for a year at sea with the 3 1 st MAU, sailing the Pacific as the MAU's Air Liaison Officer. After completing his WestPac tour in May 1985, Maj or Holdstein went to Washington, DC, where he served in the Naval Air Systems Corrrrnand as the Deputy Program Manager for the White House, VH-60 program. Finishing that assignment in June 1988, Lieutenant Colonel Holdstein travelled to 1'st MEB in Kaneohe, Hawaii where he became Brigade Inspector and then Commanding Officer of HMM-265. He was Commanding Officer from February 1990 to August 1991. During this time, he lead his squadron to Desert ShieldlDesert Storm as part of MAG-50, embarked initially aboard USS TRIPOLI and then USS TARAWA. After relinquishing command, Headquarters Marine Corps reassigned him to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina where he joined the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as Executive Officer and deployed to the Mediterranean. His wife Sandy and son Brad remain at home awaiting his return from the deployment. 1 f I r l r r 1 E 1 1 l 2 l l 1 l 5 2 1 s 2 1 1 5 l I E 1 1 1 if x 'S N11 X.. -.rw , Hia ' ' -,Q -mid

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ima LIEUTENANT COMMANDER STEVE C. ROWLAND UNITED STATES NAVY Lieutenant Commander Steven C. Rowland graduated from the University of Rochester and was commissioned an Ensign through the Naval Reserve Officers Train- ing Corps CNROTCD program in May l978. He was assigned temporarily to USS PORTLAND CLSD 375 for two months prior to attending Surface Warfare Officers OFFICER School CBasicj and Cormnunications School in Newport, Rhode Island. From January 1979 until January 1982, Lieutenant Commander Rowland served as Communications Officer and Damage Control Assistant aboard USS HERMITAGE CLSD 345. Lieutenant Commander Rowland attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School from March l982 through March l984 and was awarded a M.S. in Operations Research. He then attended Surface Warfare Officers School CDepartment Headj followed by combat systems pipeline training at Dam Neck, Virginia. Lieutenant Commander Rowland served as Combat Systems Officer in USS BOONE KFFG 283 from January 1985 until October 1986. He was then assigned as First Lieutenant aboard USS PORTLAND t LSD 37,9 Following his department head tours, Lieutenant Commander Rowland was assigned as an instructor in the Mathematics Department of the U.S. Naval Academy from June 1988 to January l99l. Lieutenant Commander Rowland's awards include the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star, and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Lieutenant Commander Rowland is married to the former Ellen Phelps of Niagara Falls, New York. The Rowlands have three children, John, William, and Margaret. . U-.1 ag. -

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979 ers BTCSQSW5 JONATHAN D. AGUILAR UNITED STATES NAVY Boiler Technician Senior Chief Aguilar entered the Navy in November of 1974, he graduated from RTC Great Lakes in February 1975. Senior ChiefAguilar has served on CSS CORRY IDD 8175, USS DETROIT CAOE 45, USS BARNEY fDDG 65, FASWTT Atlantic, FLETRACEN Norfolk, and LSS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS CDDG 55. His awards include Navy Achievement Medal and various service and campaign awards. Senior Chief Aguilar is married to the former Estrella la-grain f3i,ffmi,iag5a,yi and has two children, Kristina and r,,,,, ,,, , J,'1C.'.ifl0.IE EMCMQSW5 DAVID W. CSILLAG UNITED STATES NAVY A native of Lorain, Ohio, Master Chief Csillag gradu ated from Elyria District Catholic High School in 1966 and entered the Navy in December of that same year. Master Chief Csillag was assigned to USS COMSTOCK CLSD 195 for a Vietnam tour, USS ALLAGASH CAO 975 USS CADMUSCAR 145, EM B school Great Lakes USS INDEPENDENCE CCV 625, FMAG NORFOLK USS AUSTIN CLPD 45, USS PUGET SOUND CAD 385 Navy Manpower Engineering Center, and USS CONOLLY CDD His awards include the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal Cfourth award5 as well as numerous service and campaign awards. Master Chief Csillag is married to the former Martha Elaine Stawls and has six daughters and three granddaugh IL . 1,---