Suribachi (AE 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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Xi txqami MA1 Donna Baptiste Chief Master At Arms if NC1 Wayne Shank Command Career Cotmselor 1988-1992 X, f ,fr ff , fr BMC Callie Fisher 5M Coordinator Lt NC1 Kathi LeRiche Command Career Counselor i'Incoming ilu E

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OPERATIONS SPECIALIST MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER PAUL c. DOLAN 111, USN Master.Ch1ef Dolan was born in Rochester, New York on O9 October 1952. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in April 1972. After Recruit Training he reported to Radarman. A School at SERVICE SCHOOL COMMAND Great Lakes, III1I'1OlS graduating with the new rating of Operations Specialist. He first saw duty on board USS CLAUDE V. RICRETTS QDDG 55 reporting in November 1972. While in RICRETTS he deployed to the Mediterranean twice and eamed the Navy Commendation Medal for heroic achievement for his actions following the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY and USS BELKNAP collision in November 1975. He reported to CINCUSNAVEUR, London U.R. in May 1976 and served as a member of the command center watch team until May 1979. He then reported to the pre-commissioning crew of USS WADSWORTH at NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO in 1979 and was ship's company when WADSWORTH was commissioned in 1980, eaming his first PLANROWN- ER certification. He made his first deployment to the Westem Pacific while in WADSWORTH and reported to the FFG 7 FLEET INTRODUCTION TEAM, SAN PEDRO, CA upon retum in August 1982. In May 1985, he reported to PRE-COMMISSIONING UNIT RENTZ IFFG 461 and subsequently was a crew member when USS RENTZ was com- missioned in 1984. While in RENTZ he again deployed to the Westem Pacific where RENTZ was one of three U.S. Navy ships to make an historic port call on the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. In November 1986 he detached to report to UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND at Colorado Springs, CO. With USSPACECOM he served as leading NCO of the command center training department for this newly established Unified command, again eaming plankoumer status and subsequently assumed duties as the SUPERINTENDENT of the command center division. In February 1990, he reported to USS SURIBACHI IAE 215 as Command Master Chief. While on SURIBACHI he deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea where he participated in OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. In addition to his Navy Commendation Medal, Master Chief Dolan also holds the Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal I4 awardsl, National Defense Medal and Southwest Asia Campaign Medal. He also wears the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Sea Service and Overseas Service Ribbons. He was designated Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist in 1980 and eamed his Associate Degree through the Navy Campus for Achievement in 1985. Master Chief Dolan is married to the former Nancy Rae Hartman of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have three sons, Paul IV, Patrick and Philip. - my coffee . . Nobody moves and no body gets hurt, where s

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X Wm LT Michael Dunn The Operations Depart- ment provides information about navigational posi- tion, communications, weather, and other similar data which the Captain must have to keep abreast of the situation. The men who work for the Ops Boss must be able to re- ceive and disseminate this information rapidly and ac- curately. ! 'i 1 v O