Truxtun (CGN 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMAN OFFICER CAPT. Clyde J. Vanarsdall III, USN Captain Clyde J. Vanarsdall III is the son of a retired Navy rear admiral. After attending high school in France and Norfolk, Va. he was enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy with the class of 1963. After graduation and basic nuclear power training, Cap- tain Vanarsdall was assigned as An and Mn division officer aboard the USS BAINBRIDGE QDLGN-253. While as- signed to the BAINBRIDGE, Captain Vanarsdall success- fully completed the around-the-world cruise of Nuclear Task Force One. From 1966 through 1968 Captain Vanarsdall was an in- structor at the Navy Nuclear Power School in Mare Island, Calif. Transferred to the USS TALBOT CFFG-41 in June 1969, Captain Vanarsdall functioned as the operations offi- cer. In 1971, Captain Vanarsdall served as a member of the System Analysis Division of OPNAV COP-961. Receiving a master's degree in financial management from George Washington University in 1974, Captain Van- darsdall once again rotated to sea duty serving aboard the USS LONG BEACH CCGN-91 as her main propulsion as- sistant. In January 1977, Captain Vanarsdall was assigned to CINCPACFLT Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as a member of the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board. Once again going afloat, Captain Vanarsdall found him- self commanding officer of the USS LANG CFF-10601. Upon the end of his tour aboard the LANG in 1981, he was transferred back to the USS LONG BEACH CCGN-93, act- ing as her executive officer. Leaving the LONG BEACH in November 1983, Cap- tain Vanarsdall completed various schools and training at COMNAVSURFPAC before reporting as commanding of- ficer of the USS TRUXTUN CCGN-35, in July 1984. Captain Vanarsdall currently holds a Surface Warfare Specialist pin, two Sea Service ribbons, Vietnam Service rib- bon, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal with a gold star, Navy Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, and is among the Navy service members priv- ileged to be a Golden Shellback. ' He is married to the former Sybil G. Mainhart of Alex- andria, Va. They have two children, Clyde and Michael, and reside in Coronado, Calif. 6 .

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Qfficers and Crew USS T ruxtun CGN-35

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER CDR Thomas M. Keithly, USN Cdr. Keithly is a 1972 graduate of the U.S. Naval Acad- emy. His family has had close ties with the Navy, both his father and brother were graduates of the Naval Academy, and his father served in submarines during World War II. The Keithly family has been associated with the Vanarsdalls for many years. Just as their fathers knew each other at the academy in the 30s, Capt. Vanarsdall and the XO's brother were classmates in the early 60s. Cdr. Keithly's background prior to TRUXTUN was primarily with the Nuclear Surface Navy. After basic nu- clear power training in 1973, he was assigned to duty aboard the nuclear cruiser USS LONG BEACH QCGN-91, during which period he worked for LCDR Vanarsdall, then main propulsion assistant aboard LONG BEACH. Later as a LCDR, Keithly served as damage control officer aboard USS ENTERPRISE CCVN-65, during the carrier's long stint at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Cdr. Keithly spent 1977- 1979, the period between these sea tours, at the Univer- sity of Strasbourg, France. There he studied international re- lations. as an Olmstead Scholar. He also attended the Salz- burg Seminar in American Studies during his stay in Europe. Just prior to arriving aboard TRUXTUN, 'he was assigned as executive officer of the Nuclear Power Training Unit, Ida- ho Falls, Idaho. He is married to the former Patricia L. Graham of Knar- esborough, North Yorkshire, England. Commander Keithly reported to TRUXTUN in De- cember 1984 and relieved Cdr. William Laz as executive offi- cer in the year long post- shipyard period that constituted the workup period prior to deployment in January 1986. 7