Sierra (AD 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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'tr R . ff' X, I Q 55.1 ful .X x yjx if X LCDR Alan Carman Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander Alan Carman was born in Detroit, Michigan. Lieutenant Commander Car- man attended Florida State University and re- ceived his B. A. in History. In 1978, he was commissioned by the NROTC Unit at Florida A 84 M University. Following his commission, he attended SWOS Basic and Anti-Submarine War- fare School before checking into his new com- mand, USS LACE CDDG 385. There he served as the ASW Officer and Navigator until February 1982 when he was transferred to the Recommissioning Crew of USS NEW JERSEY CBB 625, as the Five Inch Battery Officer. In 1984, Lieutenant Commander Carman attended the Defense Intelligence College in Washington, D.C. and received a Post Graduate Education in Strategic Intelligence. Following this tour, he attended the SWOS Department Head School and was assigned to USS MISSOURI CBB 639 Recommissioning Crew, as the Gunnery Officer and after his world cruise, he was reassigned as the Executive Officer to USS MCCLOY t FF 10385 for 2 years. From July 1989 until June 1991 he served as the Operations Staff of CINCLANTFLT in Norfolk, Virginia. In September 1991 , he checked on board the USS SIERRA CAD 189, his present command, as the Executive Officer. -GL t 1 E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,.., Among Lieutenant Cominandcr t'arman's many awards are as follows: Navy Achievement Medal Navy Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit C'ommcndation Coast Guard Meritorious llnit t'ommcudation 5 Battle Efficiency Awards Navy Expeditionary Medal 5 Sea Service Ribbons and 2 Coast Guard Special tlpt-iqnioiis Sciwicc Rib- bons. Lieutenant Coinmantlcrt'armani is iuarricd to Vicki De Burgos Irom Washington. lJ.t'. 'llicy liavc 3 children. Alicia. Matthew and lilifalit-111,

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CDR Ed ward Newhouse USS Sierra Chaplain Chaplain Edward Newhouse was born in Waltham. Massachusetts. He enlistedinthe Air Force in 1963 for 8 years. After he left the Air Force, he entered Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, eaming his B.S. Degree in History. After leaving there, he went to Northern Baptist Theo- logical Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, to receive his Masters Degree in Divinity. Chaplain Newhouse was stationed at the Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida, followed by orders to the USS RICHMOND K. TURNER tCG 203 and finally received orders to Commander. LT Ann Erikson USS Sierra Chaplain Chaplain D. Ann Erikson was born in Monroe, Georgia. She attended Westem Carolina Univer- sity and received her B.S. degree in Education. She went on to receive her Masters in Early Childhood Education in 1973 achieving numerous awards such as: Distinguished Acting Award, Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Honorary Societyg Kappa Delta Pi Scholastic Honorary Society, Most Outstanding Female Student in Education and Honors Gradu- ate. After working in market research for retailing and teaching elementary children with learning disabilities, she went back to Emory University in 1983 to receive her Masters Degree in Divinity under the Honor Thesis Program and completed a Clinical Residency in Chaplaincy at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. Her business, teaching and ministry awards include: Most Outstanding Young Business Woman of the Year, Cross and Flame Scouting Award, 4-H Alumni Award, North Alabama Evangelism Award and United Method- ist Women of the Decade Award for North Ala- bama. Chaplain Erikson entered the Chaplain Corps in June of 1987 after I2 years in institutional and local parish ministry. Upon commissioning, Chaplain Erikson reported to Naval Station Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington and served there from August 28. l987 until she report to USS SIERRA Cruiser Dc- stroyerfiroup TWO in Charleston, South Caro- lina. Chaplain Newhouse is married to Mary and they have tour c h 1 l d r e n . Donna, Ed- ward Junior. William and Sherry. CAD IXJ. Charleston, South Caro- linaon March l5,l99l.Her L l military awards in- t elude: the i Navy Com- mendation Medal. t r I l t To prepare herself for all ol' the chal- lenges ol' shipboard p ministry, Chaplain lflrikson has attended the lollowing train- mg C9llI'Scs1 Asian- Aiiuwicziii Ministry Training. Hospital Pastoral Fare Workshop, tfhgiplain As Command Stall' Olliccr, Spirituality lem,-, in the feat Services. Worship in the Nutt Vontcxt, Total Quality I.ezulcrsliip!lVlanugt'utent uml tltlticaiclt in the Navy, 1Iiapl..iinl,ttkson novt tcsulcs uit ligulvston, South Cvilmllllil Wllli lll'l litt-.ls.uul. .lim .tml their two ' clulclrcn, 'l'lionias and li,i,,,,.H,.