Stephen W Groves (FFG 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Til virgin it :unsung uqnuxai QAISDII gg ual: l ll l l l l l l l Commander Dan Starling Commanding Officer Born in Austin. Texas, CDR Dan Starling enlisted into the Naval Nuclear Power Program in 1980. His enlisted seryice included tours as an instructor at the Nuclear Power Training Unit in Windsor, Connecticut. and as a member of the precommissioning crew of USS HELENA CSSN 7253. In 1987, CDR Starling was selected for the Enlisted Commissioning Program. He returned to Austin to attend the University of Texas, where he earned the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and was commissioned an Ensign in 1989. CDR Starling's first commissioned service was as Damage Control Assistant and Combat Information Center Officer in USS GARY CEFG 513, in Long Beach and San Diego, California. While serving in GARY, CDR Starling earned his Surface Warfare Officer designation and qualified as a Tactical Action Officer. CDR Starling then attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. where he received the Master of Science Degree in Astronautical Engineering. While in Monterey, CDR Starling also earned certification as a pilot. After completing Department Head School in Newport, Rhode Island, CDR Starling reported for duty as Operations Officer in USS JOHN RODGERS CDD 9833 in Mayport, Florida. CDR Starling completed that ship's final Mediterranean deployment as flagship for CT F 60 before helping to supervise her decommissioning in September 1998. From January 1999 to April 2001, CDR Starling commanded USS TYPHOON CPC 53. During his tenure, TYPHOON twice deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and West Africa, became the first CYCLONE-class ship to conduct an unescorted and unrefuelled crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and earned the Special Boat Squadron TWO Battle Efficiency Award. TYPHOON also gained distinction as the first ship ever whose entire crew, officer and enlisted alike, were qualified Surface Warfare Specialists. In June 2001, CDR Starling reported to the staff of the Commander, Naval Surface Reserve Force, where he served as the Assistant Director for Training Programs and Requirements. In September 2002, he assumed command of USS OSPREY CMHC 513 in Ingleside, Texas. During his 25 months in command, OSPREY deployed to the Western Atlantic and conducted numerous high-visibility port visits along the Gulf and east coasts, along with a dramatic rescue of Cuban refugees off the Florida Keys. Most recently, CDR Starling commanded. the Navy Operational Support Center in Austin, Texas, from November 2004 tojune 2007. CDR Starlingis personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal Ctwo awards3, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Cfour3, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Cthree3 d the Good Conduct Medal Ctwo3.

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' 1' 4 1 Ship's Mission USS STEPHEN W GRGVES CEEG 293 is a member of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of Guided Missile Frigates. She was designed to provide local area protection to battle groups, underway replenishment groups, amphibious forces, military and merchant shipping, and to conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare QASWJ operations. However. with the removal of her guided missile system, STEPHEN W GROVES has shifted roles and now primarily conducts Enhanced-Maritime Interception Gperations CE-M105 and Counter Narco-Terrorism CCNTD Operations. STEPHEN W GROVES and her sister ships of the class represent a break with tradition in many ways: a gas turbine powered propulsion plant with variable pitch propeller, austere manning accompanied by a high degree of computerized automation. a fully integrated combat system, two helicopter hangars, auxiliary propulsion units placed to maximize maneuverability, and a ship control console that provides steering and speed control from the bridge by a single helmsman. The assets that STEPHEN W GRQVES has to call upon to accomplish her mission include the rapid fire, dual purpose 76mm gun, a Close-in-Weapons System CCIWYSD gatling gun Ccapable of firing 4,500 rounds per minute at incoming air targetsb: anti- submarine torpedo tubes, two Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System CLAMPSD MK III helicopters, and an array of small arms weapons including 25mm guns and .50 caliber machine guns. A V 2 . s,sP'J' ir N V 3? ,Q ng? ' -35 'liifgz' 13 if FW Lfiaw

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Lieutenant Commander Darrell Canady Executive Officer LCDR Darrell Canady attended North Carolina State University where he earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. LCDR Canady then attended Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, FL and was commissioned as an Ensign in the spring of 1995. Following his commissioning, LCDR Canady received Naval Nuclear Power training in Orlando, FL and Charleston, SC followed by Division Officer training at Surface Warfare Training School in Newport, RI. LCDR Canady's division officer tour was aboard USS JOHN C STENNIS CCVN-743 where he served as Machinery Division and Reactor Training Division Officer from October 1996 to September 1999. While serving in JOHN C STENN IS, LCDR Canady earned his Engineering Officer of the Watch, Officer of the Deck, Surface Warfare Officer, and Nuclear Engineer qualifications. JOHN C STENNIS was originally home ported in Norfolk, VA and changed homeports to San Diego, CA in 1998 during her maiden deployment. In October 1999 LCDR Canady returned to Charleston, SC where he instructed officer students in Aspects of Reactor Plant Operations at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command until departing in February 2002 for Department Head School in Newport, RI. After completing Department Head School, LCDR Canady reported for duty as Combat Systems Officer in USS CARR CFFG 525 in Norfolk, VA. While serving in CARR LCDR Canady earned his Tactical Action Officer qualification and the ship participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom from January to May 2003. In January 2004, LCDR Canady transferred to USS ENTERPRISE CCVN 655, also home ported in Norfolk, VA, where he served Reactor and Engineering Departments as the Forward Station Officer until January 2006. In February 2006, LCDR Canady reported as a student to the Naval War College for Command and Staff Officers in Newport, RI where he earned his M.A. degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. Most recently, LCDR Canady completed the Perspective Executive Officer course at Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, RI prior to reporting to USS STEPHEN W GROVES CFFG 293 as Executive Officer in May 2007. LCDR Canady's personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Cthreej and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Ctwob. 5 1 l 4 ' ligifi ,gf f 9' ai 'FW 1 it wif wif Biff ...gui 5 if .Mi 31? .P ii 2 I fig? c an MC. in . gr fini. If 5 ws. an R wi.,- 2 j 'fa '?ff5. . Q 5, f I p