Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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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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4 ,W f?W -QM VTVJW if f , Cf, , , ,EV ZZ, f , X f i ' J , , an ',f, ary' ' f ' 1, iw 1 , 1,1 ,X 4, OFFICER r 1 a , , -A ,f 1 Af' . 1 1 x., i :C - 1-9:5 541 ' I' L? f l if ,fl .1 . , fx' 1 X P ,ji ' Captain V Edward W. 'fNed', Herbert III, 3,f United States Navy ' Captain Edward W. 4'Ned Herbert III, USN, was born March 20, 1953 in Water- bury, Connecticut. He graduated from the University of Maryland,ineMay 1975 ernment and Politics and wasfieommis-,Q sioned an Ensign through the Reserve Officer Candidate program OCS, in No- vember 1975. , px Captain Herbertis service at sea includes an intitial sea tour on board USS AGERHOLM CDD 826D as Combat Information Center Officer and Gunnery Assistant, as Weapons Officer and thenfEngi- neer Officer on USS l3RADliLY tlflf ltl4l lg as First Lieutenant on USS BARBOUR COUNTYQILST I l95Jg as Executive Officer of USS CLEVELAND QLPD 75 as Commanding Officer of the USS COMSTOCK tl.SlD 4551 and on the staff of Commander, SEVENTH FLEET, Yokosuka, Japan. fl . , , tv ' - with a Bachelors of Arts degreefjig geififiq l. P ,. ga 4 NQVIYI - wi 3 X ' iaith S W a . f 1 Q A' ,, I is A , tes: '16 ? f if ,Qin is 'L .cfs 1 W -, W. . . . i , 9 ' . 1 Q Q ', , 'If A . 5 f f- Q . ' . . . . . . 1 fir . Shore assignments include assignment to the Chief of Naval Operations staff, OP-63, FO,1fC1g.17I Military Sales. Washington. DC.. and the Joint Staff. Logistics Directorate CJ-45, Strategic 7MObu5't ity Division. Washington, D.C. 1 f 1 1 W uf, A distinguished graduate of the US. Naval War College, Captain Herbert earned a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. and also a Masters of Arts in International Relations from Salve Regina University. Newport. Rhode Island. Captain Herbert was also the United States student at the International Naval Staff College. Naval War College, Newport. 4 , it Personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Joint Meritorious Service Medal. the Meritorious Service Medal ttwo axvardsp, the Navy Commendation Medal Ctwo awardsb, and the Navy Achievement Medal. V . ,Sf Q ' i ,, Qs? I 2 ,., up gps l 12' 5 ,Lag-94 f -557 t., ,A 'tm 9,-Q sf , . tt 1 Q ,-V 1 4 ,ti ' V-W - M -,W . , 1. l V .M - ,. is yi x in if IW 'H '41 , 4, W' ,,ur' t A , 4 ,g if ti, 2,5 1 1 4 , vv ,I all 1 t e 4' . , , ,AQ 75.1 '- 1 4, I KA

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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