Tortuga (LSD 46) - Naval Cruise Book

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DR TEPHE D. GIL ORE COM DI G OFFICER 1ljUL 92 Commander Gilmore grad- iated from the U.S. Naval Xcademy in 1974 with a degree n Economics. His initial duty lssignment was in USS SAGLEY QFF 10695 as Damage Iontrol Assistant and 1st Lt. 'rom Nov. 1974 to Jan. 1978. Subsequently, he was assigned o the Naval Military Personnel Iommand as ADP Section -lead for officer and enlisted letailers, and concurrently as a Nhite House Social Aide. Upon completion of Surface Narfare Officer Department lead School, Commander Hilmore served as Combat Sys- ems Officer on board USS ELLIOT CDD 9675 from Feb. l981 to Dec. 1982. His second Department Head tour was as Engineer Officer on board JSS SCENECTADY QLST l185j from Apr. 1983 to Dec. l984. Commander Gilmore tttended the Royal Australian Staff College in Sydney, Aus- ralia fromjan. tojul. 1985 fol- PRE.,E T lowed by assignment to the staff of Commander, Amphibi- ous Group Three from Jul. 1985 tojul. 1987, as Flag Sec. From Oct. 1987 to june. 1989 he served as Executive Officer, USS GERMANTOWN QLSD 421. Following his Execu- tive Officer tour, Commander Gilmore attended the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA and subsequently was assigned as the Assistant Surface Commander Assign- ment Officer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel from jun. 1990 tojan. 1992. Commander Gilmore assumed command of USS TORTUGA QLSD 465 in jul. 1992, as her second Com- manding Officer. Commander Gilmore's awards include two Meritori- ous Service Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals, and various other service awards. Commander Gilmore is married to the former Robin Mitchell of Sacramento, CA. They have four children. ww, , W W, ff My We-, . wi, V, 4' NWN xx,. C ..... .. .. . f X .,., X . fhe CO's paperwork is never finished Wham.-,.,.,,, FSA Gilmore serves up chow

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6 Big Al bids farewell to his crew 2 CDR ALLAN D. WALL coMivLAND1NG oFF1cER 19 Nov 90 - QAJUL 9 yy Commander Wall graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in A 1971 with a degree in mechanical engineering. His first assignment was as Gunnery Oficer in USS LASALLE QLPD 35, homeported in Norfolk, VA. Commander Wall next served in USS NEWPORT NEWS CCA 1485, homeported in Norfolk, VA as EMO X EWO, lst Lt. and Navigator, from 1973 to 1974. Following graduation from Naval Destroyer School, he served as Operations officer in USS WILLIAM R. RUSH QDD 7145, homeported in NY City, from 1975 to 1977. His next dept. head tour was as Chief Engineer in USS HER- MITAGE QLSD 345, homeport- ed in Little Creek, VA, from 1977 to 1979. From 1980 to 1982, he served as Damage Control Officer on the staff of Commodore, Auck- land, in the Personnel Exchange Program CPEP5. Commander Wallis next tour was as Assitant Engineer Officer in USS SAIPAN QLHA 25, andL then as Chief Engineer in USS GUADALCANAL CLPH 75, from 1982 to 1984. Both ships were homeported in Norfolk, VA - Commander Wall served in HERMITAGE again as Execu- tive Officer from 1984 to 1985, ' Following his Executive Offi- cer tour he was assigned agg Excecutive Assistant to the Director, Office of Naval Tech- nology, Washington, D.C., from. 1985 to 1988. 1 Commander Wall reportedl as PCO of USS TORTUGAQ QLSD 465 in 1988 and com-y manded her from commission-l ing until he accepted orders ini 1922 to the Naval War Collegel Newport, RI. . I Commander Wallis awardsj include two Meritorious Servicel Medals, two Navy Commenda-4 tion Medals, and various otherg service awards. ? Commander Wall is marriedlf to the former Colleen C016-' man, of Virginia Beach, VA.: They have two children. 4 Commander Wall enjoys dinner at the Druse village in Israel . , N l A J

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The XO takes rare break for some fun. . 4 LCDR RoN AASLAND EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Aasland graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1978, with a degree in Econom- ics. His first assignment was as Prospective Communications Offi- cer in USS LEFTWICH QDD 9845, and subsequently as it's first Com- munications Officer until August 198O. Upon promotion -to LTQjg5, he fleeted up to Navigator and Administrative Officer. In 1982, Commander Aasland was assigned duties as Officer-in- Charge of the Naval Brig in Seattle, Washington. Following graduation from Department Head School, Com- mander Aasland served as Opera- tions Officer in USS NEWPORT QLST 11795, homeported in Little Creek, VA, from 1986 to 1988. Com- mander Aasland's second Depart- ment Head tour was as First Lieu- tenant in USS GUADALCANAL QLPH 75, homeported in Norfolk, ,,,,.,--Q VA, from 1988 to 1990. On his next assignment, he attended the U.S. Marine Corpg Command and General Staff Course at Quantico, VA where he completed.the first phase of his joint Military Education. He fol- lowed this tour in 1991 by attending the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, where he completed the final phase of his joint Military Education. In November, 1991 Commander Aasland assumed duties as the sec- ond Executive Officer in USS TOR- TUGA QLSD 465, homeported in Little Creek, VA. Commander Aaslandis personal awards include the Navy Commen- dation, and eight service awards. Commander Aasland is married to the former Margo Corkins of Davision, MI. They have two daugh- ters, Megan and Katie, who reside in Chesapeake, VA. The CO and XO survey the goings on.