Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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4 1: W A M? as fig, 4 EXECUIIVE .. r FFICER , , , 9 mt A 31-' straw' f P. ' ' f ' 1 ,fffi ' . i A Qu fbv Lieutenant Qommander , . , gb X , , E. Guberm Lieutenant Com ander David E fnative of Pleyasantgllill, 01110, fniission through the Enlisted gram and Omceitfs Candidate temberl following versityddf South ,Carolina lowing instruction fat Surface School, LCDR C y ig , and CombatS,ystems A KING CDDG 415. During extended deployments to and ' it Northagttlantic and ' face Wfnjfare Officerjr of the 'Watch and Tactical Officer-, at t r In May of 1989 reparted Q0 the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. During this tour he completed, cal Enginee,-ing'With an emphasis on computer hardware design! , . g 1 ,i X Upon completion of his Masters Degree LCDR Gilbeit reported to !DepartmentHead Sdhool Newfibrt, RI and was assigned as Chief Engineer in USS BIDDLE CCG 341 in June of 1992. ?Wl1ilt-vservingfrinl he made a Mediterranean deployment. and 3 Law Enforcement Operations. Followingwdecorfgmfssidnirj BIDDLE in November l993. LCDR Gilbert reported to the Pre-commissioning crew of USS JOHN C. . S QCYN 745 as Damage Control Assistant in December 1993. During this tour he participated in numerousf design changes. damage control equipment technical evaluations, and new product analysis: , I, . ln August ol' l997 LCDR Gilbert reported to the Anti-Submarine Warfare CASWD Directorate f rface, Warfare Development Group QSWDGD. NAB Little Creek, VA. While attached to SWlVDG,he Tactical Development Officer. Ship's ASW Readiness and Effectiveness Measuring7Officer CSHAREMJ, and Mine W'll'lf'll'C Readiness Effectiveness Measurin Off' MIREM A r . . . .. . g icert J. This worlg included conducting ASW and Mine Warfare exercises in COMSEVENTHFLT. COMSIXTHFLT and ACOMFIFTHELT areas of responsibility. These exercises are designed to assess equipment performance, recommendfit1esifg,pich.angeSa and evaluate the fleets ability to successfully counter undersea warfare threatsin the littofiiienvironmengttiawe LC DR Gilbert reported to SHREVEPORT as Executive Officer in June 1999. C t A if 9 LCDR Gilbert's awards include three Navy-Marine Corp Commendation Medals, two Navy-Mafikgjfeotp. , Aclneveinent Medals. two Good Conduct Medals. and numerous unit and service awards. A ii 7 gl .. F A I ,Q U ii I ,, A I 1.7 f .. 'f f ', 4 , a Z ., 3? an , 1 1 'V f 'f f Zfdfw at . Q ,ti 2

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at -. 'Q V42 if-. i..tY Us K 13455 K, .Hx ,th 14 ' 651 f 'Q 'K 1 + 0 4 J' I K 'U P-. tl! L. ,t N. ,gl fx .V KCI el fi Qs. 1 K 1 if 2 I V4 .I 1+ I p bait 'Q COMMANDING OFF ICER - M -5- T s i ' . 9 if Captain William D. Valentine Jij. United States Navy ' William D. Va1entine.Jr., a native ot'Costa Mesa. California, enlisted in the Navy in 197-1. He graduated from the Naval .-Xeade my Preparatory School in the sttmnter of 1975. Captain Val- entine continued on to the United States Naval Academy. earning a Bach- elor ol' Science Degree in Economics in .ltttte 1979. liollovvtng gratluattou lront the .Xt.nlcuty.C.tp1.tln Xalenttnc rcportetl to the USS ORLECK QDD 8861 serving as 1'otntnuntcatttinsHtlteet. 111.-ettoniev tttlieer. Nav igator. and .lXdtninistrativeO1'1'icer. He attained ttttalilications as a Stn'1'aee vv.tt-1.11-e 1 lllicer vv lule serv mg tn I DRI .1iCls. Captain Valentine continued on sea duty. reporting ahoartl l'SS Nlt 11411 11 tlls X 1 lit as Operations Otlieer. lle next attended the Naval Post'Graduate School. Nlonterev. t 'a1t1'orni.t. earning a Xlasters o1Selencc Degree in Nlanagement in December 1985. Follow- ing his gttttlttatton trout lleparttncnt llcad Schoo1,C.tptatn Valentine reported lior duty ahoard USS NIAGARA Ifrxlll .5 mpg .itll tts t tpt-rations t Jllicer llts next tour ottlutv vvas as .loint!Comhined lixercise Coordinatorand principal advisor lor Naval matters to t'onmt.tnt1er. l'.S. lforccs Japan. in Yolvota. .lapan. During this tour he contpletetl reqttiretnents 1'ort1csignalton as tt .loint Suhspecialty tllliicer. Captain Valentine served as Executive O1'l'iceriit l'SS WXH XSll 1 .Xt JR 5 1. completing that tour in October 1992. Captain Valentines next assignment vvas at ,Xtnphihious tiroup '1'Wtl. serving as ,-Xsslstttttl C1tie1io1iStall tor Plans. Policies and Joint!Combined livercises. ln Xovetnher 1994, he reported to the Naval War College. graduating vvith distinction in November 1995. Captain valentine assumed eommantl ol' CSS .sXl'ST1N 1 LPD-41 in May of 1996. serving as Commanding U1'1'icet'unti1 October 1998. 1-'ollovv ing command o1'AL'STlN. Captain Valentine reported to the OPNAV stat? vvltere he vv as in eltarge ol' 1'otmu1ating programmatic and capabilities risk assessments for all new ship and aircraft programs. and developing options tor meeting overall force structure requirements. Upon detaching lrom OPNAX7, Captain Valentine serv ed as an instructor at Tactical Training Group. Atlantic, and as Executive Officer at lixpeditionarv vvttt-tttre Training Group Atlantic. Captain Valentine assumed command of USS SHREVEPORT in Nlarclt lotto. Captain Va1entine's decorations include the Defense Xleritorious Service Medal. Meritorious Service Medal tthree avvardsl. and Navy Commendations Nledal ttvvo avvardsl. vt- '4 4 mt 5

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E 'H'-I 'U n 'Q 14 i. 'tm at 1 W. 0 'Wt v 3- ,J , i 4 fi I I 'Q 'x I ,ti 5 ex' 3 . 4 L.- :ti tl 'ti A A. i COMMAND MASTER CHIEF iwilihi Master Chief Hospital Corpsman tSurt'ace Warfarel Gary A. Shiffert United States Navy Master C'liiclYL1ary A. Sltiffert was born JO September 1958 in Allentown. Pennsylvania, and graduated lioni Fnimaus High School in lznnuaus. Pennsylvania. in I976. He enlisted in the Naxs in rlune l97o. His duty stations included: Basic Hospital t'orps School, Great l alscs. llluu wisp l it-ltl Xlctlical Service School. Camp l,e.leune, North Carolina with subse- quent assignment to Intl Xletlical lialtalion. Vamp l.c.leunc: Natal Reserve Center, Savannah, Georgiag Ad- vanced llospital t'oi ps School, Portsuiotitlt. Virginia. graduating with High Distinction: USS JESSE L.'BROWN llflf H1891 as the lntlcpcntlcnt Duty Corpsiuttnz Nat al llospital. Charleston. South Carolina: USS ELROD QFFG 55h as thc lutlcpcntlcnt Duty torpsinan: l3rancli Xledical Clinic. Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Parris Island, South C'.u'olina. llis last assignment xx .ts on the stall ol' Regional Support Group. Mayport. Florida sincelanuary looms, While at Regional Support t lroup. he serxed teinporary additional duty to the commissioning Cl'CW'Q'fii'lC lfSSllll1Sll.l-lX RNS tl7l3Ci oht. 1 . ln Noxcinhei' I99S. Xlastcr Vlucl' Sliitlert xx as selected as the Command Master Chief for USS SHREVE- PORT t l.Pl7 Ill. hontcported in Norlolls. Yirginia. 'I A Master Chict' Sliil'lcrt graduated tirom the United States Naxy Senior Enlisted Academy in May 1999. Nlaster Chiel' Sliitil'ert's personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ttwo awartlst. the Naxy and Xlarine Corps Achiexement Medal ttour awardsl, and the Navy Good Conduct Medal tsix awardsl. He also has earned his Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist qualification. l it -ik n 7