Benson, Kirk, CDR

Line Officer
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Commander
Current/Last Primary NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
2005-2007, Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO)
Service Years
1983 - 2007
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Square Rigger
Iwo Jima
Commander Commander

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Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)




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Still working for the Navy.
   
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  1991-1993, 111X, USS Monterey (CG-61)

Lieutenant

From Month/Year
- / 1991
To Month/Year
- / 1993

Unit
USS Monterey (CG-61) Unit Page

Rank
Lieutenant
NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare

Base, Station or City
Mayport
State/Country
Florida
  
 
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 USS Monterey (CG-61) Details

USS Monterey (CG-61)
USS MONTEREY is the 15th TICONDEROGA class guided missile cruiser and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
Awarded: November 28, 1984
Keel laid: August 19, 1987
Launched: October 23, 1988
Commissioned: June 16, 1990
Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Propulsion system: four General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines
Propellers: two
Blades on each Propeller: five
Length: 567 feet (173 meters)
Beam: 55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft: 34 feet (10.2 meters)
Displacement: approximately 9,600 tons full load
Speed: 30 + knots
Cost: about $1 billion
Aircraft: two SH-60 Sea Hawk (LAMPS 3)
Armament: two Mk 41 VLS for Standard Missiles, Tomahawk, ASROC, Mk 46 torpedos, Harpoon missile launchers, two Mk 45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight guns, two Phalanx CIWS, two Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm machine gun systems
Homeport: Norfolk, VA
Crew: 33 Officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers and approximately 340 Enlisted

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Guided Missile Cruiser

Created/Owned By
OFF Jones, Etta (CJ), CDR 177
   

Last Updated: Mar 12, 2007
   
   
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USS Monterey (CG-61)
McNerney, Thomas, CDR, (1989-2012) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Navarro, Elmer, LCDR, (1973-2000) OFF 613X Lieutenant
Whelchel, Dale, LCDR, (1977-2005) OFF 616X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Caraballo, Fundy, LT, (1978-2002) OFF 744X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Wilson, Matthew, PO3, (1988-1991) OFF 00X Petty Officer Third Class
Cable, Ronald, MCPO, (1977-1999) GS GSE-9502 Master Chief Petty Officer
Kerns, Freddie, MCPO, (1972-1992) 00 9512 Master Chief Petty Officer
Malig, Manuel, MCPO, (1972-2003) BM BM-0164 Master Chief Petty Officer
Bowers, Barry e, SCPO, (1978-1998) FC FC-1103 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Clay, Marshall, SCPO, (1975-1995) GS GSE-4123 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Cruise, Ralph, CMDCM, (1976-2006) FC FC-1103 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Schuknecht, Bob, SCPO, (1984-2007) OS OS-0319 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Schuknecht, Robert, SCPO, (1984-2009) OS OS-0319 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Davis, Kenneth, CPO, (1973-1997) HT HT-4955 Chief Petty Officer
Devaney, James, SCPO, (1978-2005) CTI 9138 Chief Petty Officer
Devaney, James, SCPO, (1978-2005) CT CT-9130 Chief Petty Officer
Ferrari, Ken, CPO, (1978-1999) GSM GSM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Fulwider, Sam, CPO, (1976-2005) EM EM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Greenwell, Joe, MCPO, (1982-2012) CT CT-9185 Chief Petty Officer
Jenista, Geoff, SCPO, (1983-2005) FC FC-1108 Chief Petty Officer
Johnson, David, CPO, (1982-2002) FC FC-1106 Chief Petty Officer
LaBello, Mark, SCPO, (1982-2005) DC DC-4811 Chief Petty Officer
Lutz, Jim, CPO, (1982-2003) ST ST-0439 Chief Petty Officer
Magnes, Donald, CMDCM, (1979-2010) FC FC-1108 Chief Petty Officer
Phillips, Devon, CPO, (1973-1997) 00 9517 Chief Petty Officer
Smith, Thomas, SCPO, (1977-2003) GS GSM-4124 Chief Petty Officer
Smith, Wayne, CMDCM, (1982-2008) GS GS-4125 Chief Petty Officer
Watt, Hugh, CPO, (1991-2004) GSE GSE-4123 Chief Petty Officer
Axtell, Jeffrey, PO1, (1985-2005) AS AS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Baird, John, SCPO, (1985-2009) ST ST-0439 Petty Officer First Class
Brown, Robert, PO1, (1983-2003) ST ST-0407 Petty Officer First Class
Cochran, Nelson, CPO, (1981-2002) GSM GSM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Eisenbarger, John, PO1, (1982-2002) OS OS-0324 Petty Officer First Class
Gore, Arthur, SCPO, (1985-2009) RM RM-2321 Petty Officer First Class
Griffeth, Dala, PO1, (1989-1994) FC FC-1130 Petty Officer First Class
Lawrence, Mike, PO1, (1979-1996) SK SK-2820 Petty Officer First Class
Lovern, Rick, CPO, (1979-2001) DK DK-2905 Petty Officer First Class
MacLaughlin, Charles, PO1, (1980-1998) MS MS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Moonen, Scott, PO1, (1978-1998) GSE GSE-4123 Petty Officer First Class
Oliver, Michael, CPO, (1978-2002) CTI CTI-9201 Petty Officer First Class
Roman, Hugo, PO1, (1999-2001) SM SM-9585 Petty Officer First Class
Swinson, David, PO1, (1982-2002) OS OS-0318 Petty Officer First Class
Williams, Cleveland, SCPO, (1987-2007) SM SM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Wray, Timothy, PO1, (1982-2003) ST ST-0414 Petty Officer First Class
Smith, John, PO1, (1977-1998) GM GM-0879 Gunner's Mate 1st Class
Aldrich, Ken, PO2, (1987-1991) GM GM-0981 Petty Officer Second Class
Beasley, Allen, LT, (1986-2012) ET ET-1452 Petty Officer Second Class
Brown, Jeff, CPO, (1988-2008) GM GM-0880 Petty Officer Second Class
Caldwell, Todd, CPO, (1983-2008) EM EM-4673 Petty Officer Second Class
Cate, Michael, PO1, (1987-2007) FC FC-1119 Petty Officer Second Class
Chapin, Randy, PO2, (1988-1993) GM GM-0879 Petty Officer Second Class
Cipriani, Phillip, PO1, (1983-2008) EN EN-4355 Petty Officer Second Class
Clark, Kenneth, PO2, (1985-1997) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Crawford, Scott, PO2 EW EW-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Cruise, Guy, PO1, (1992-Present) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Fisher, Steven, PO2, (1989-1997) FT FT-1175 Petty Officer Second Class
Glass, Jim, SCPO, (1989-Present) IC IC-4712 Petty Officer Second Class
Haag, John, CPO, (1984-2004) FC FC-1119 Petty Officer Second Class
Halbert, Robert, PO1, (1992-1996) OS OS-0311 Petty Officer Second Class

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