Cooke, Kenneth, CAPT

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Current Service Status
USN Active
Current/Last Rank
Captain
Current/Last Primary NEC
112X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Submarine Warfare
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
2020-2022, USS Texas (SSN-775)
Previously Held NEC
ET-3353-Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant - Reactor Control
117X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Submarine Warfare (In Training)
Service Years
1993 - Present
Other Languages
French
German
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Rock
Order of the Sand Sailor
Order of the Magellan
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Persian Excursion
Safari To Suez
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Office of the Secretary of Defense


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Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Order of the Golden Dragon Persian Excursion

Did the Ditch (Suez Canal) Order of the Ditch (Panama Canal)


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Navy League of the United StatesUnited States Naval InstituteIraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)Naval Submarine League
  2007, Navy League of the United States - Assoc. Page
  2007, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  2008, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) - Assoc. Page
  2022, Naval Submarine League


  1995-1997, ET-3353, USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708)

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Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
NEC
ET-3353-Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant - Reactor Control

Base, Station or City
Norfolk
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708) Details

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708)
Radio Call Sign: November - Mike - Sierra - Papa
 
 
USS Minneapolisâ??Saint Paul (SSN-708), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the first vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the metropolitan area of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, although each city had been honored twice before. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down on 20 January 1981. She was launched on 19 March 1983 sponsored by Mrs. Penny Durenberger (wife of SenatorDavid Durenberger), and commissioned on 10 March 1984, with Commander Ralph Schlichter in command.
 
While Minneapolis-St. Paul was the first vessel named for the Twin Cities as a whole, she is the third ship to be named for Minneapolis as well as the third to be named for St. Paul. The previous St. Paul, CA-73, was the last big-gun heavy cruiser in the United States Navy, and held the distinction of having fired the final shot of World War II.
 
Minneapolisâ??Saint Paul took part in Operation Desert Shield and the Gulf War and was the first submarine to carry Tomahawk missiles specifically designated for use in strikes against Iraq during the Gulf War.
 
Four crew members were washed overboard by heavy waves on 29 December 2006 in Plymouth Sound, England as the ship was exiting HMNB Devonport on the surface following a port call. This resulted in the deaths of Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Higgins (Chief of the Boat) and Sonar Technician (Submarines) Holtz, Michael ("Lou"), PO2. After the preliminary investigation, Commander Edwin Ruff, the Commanding Officer, received a punitive letter of reprimand and was relieved of command.
 
Minneapolis-St. Paul conducted inter-fleet transfer from Norfolk VA to Pearl Harbor HI in July 2007 for decommissioning. Custody of Minneapolis-Saint Paul was transferred to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in August 2008.



USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN-708)
USS Minneapolisâ??Saint Paul (SSN-708)
Career (US)
Ordered: 31 October 1973
Laid down: 20 January 1981
Launched: 19 March 1983
Commissioned: 10 March 1984
Decommissioned: 28 August 2008
Out of service: 22 June 2007
Homeport: Pearl Harbor, HI
General characteristics
Class & type: Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement: 5695 tons light, 6068 tons full, 373 tons dead
Length: 110.3 meters (362 ft)
Beam: 10 meters (33 ft)
Draft: 9.7 meters (32 ft)
Propulsion: one S6G reactor
Range: Unlimited distance; 20-25 years
Complement: 12 officers, 98 men


Type
Sub-Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Los Angeles-class (688 Class)
Strength
Submarine

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: May 17, 2007
   
   
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USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708)
Bradford, Eugene, SCPO, (1978-2004) ET ET-14NM Chief Petty Officer
Chason, John, CPO, (1979-2003) ET ET-3363 Chief Petty Officer
St. Romain, Trent, PO2, (1996-2007) ET ET-1480 Seaman
Griffin, Rex, SCPO, (1975-1996) CMC 9580 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Overstreet, Robert, MCPO, (1977-2007) MM MM-3302 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Brainard, Marshall, CPO, (1977-1997) 00 9517 Chief Petty Officer
Thomas, Tim, CPO, (1983-2003) STS STS-0501 Chief Petty Officer
Berthold, Michael, PO1, (1980-2000) CT CT-9124 Petty Officer First Class
Cawley, Jay, LT, (1991-2013) EM EM-3364 Petty Officer First Class
Cornejo, Frank, LT, (1990-Present) HM HM-8402 Petty Officer First Class
Kahler, Gary, PO1, (1979-2001) ST ST-0422 Petty Officer First Class
Robidoux, Cary, CPO, (1988-Present) CS CS-3538 Petty Officer First Class
Takacs, Shane, CPO, (1993-Present) EM EM-3364 Petty Officer First Class
Wheatley, Charles, LCDR, (1986-2008) EM EM-3364 Petty Officer First Class
Bell, Scott, PO2, (1990-1998) TM TM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Christianson, Matthew, CPO, (1992-2007) MM MM-3366 Petty Officer Second Class
Criner, Todd, PO1, (1989-1999) CTM CTM-9238 Petty Officer Second Class
Crowell, John, CPO, (1989-2013) ST ST-0422 Petty Officer Second Class
Culp, Falanda, ENS, (1997-2009) MM MM-4232 Petty Officer Second Class
Foys, Larry, MCPO, (1991-Present) CT CT-9134 Petty Officer Second Class
Giles, Terry, PO1, (1989-2007) ST ST-0418 Petty Officer Second Class
Harris, Mark, CPO, (1992-Present) MM MM-4231 Petty Officer Second Class
Hawkins, John, CPO, (1990-2007) ST ST-0421 Petty Officer Second Class
Jackson, Gene, CDR, (1991-2020) CTM CTM-9238 Petty Officer Second Class
Larsen, Hans, PO2, (1990-1996) ST ST-0422 Petty Officer Second Class
Lehew, Larry, PO2, (1991-2000) MM MM-3356 Petty Officer Second Class
McGill, Robert, LCDR, (1989-Present) MM MM-4246 Petty Officer Second Class
Novembre, Thomas, CPO, (1992-2007) EM EM-3364 Petty Officer Second Class
Osborne, David, PO1, (1992-2008) MM MM-3355 Petty Officer Second Class
Pierce, Lee, PO2, (1988-1998) TM TM-0749 Petty Officer Second Class
Priest, Sean, CPO, (1993-2007) CTM CTM-9238 Petty Officer Second Class
Prunty, Ben, PO1, (1993-2007) FT FT-1175 Petty Officer Second Class
Shotwell, James, PO2, (1990-1996) FT FT-1175 Petty Officer Second Class
Vidal, Rick, CPO, (1992-2007) CT CT-9135 Petty Officer Second Class
Donnelly, Robert, PO1, (1993-2003) CT CT-9134 Petty Officer Third Class
Green, Kendrick, PO2, (1996-2006) SK SK-2814 Petty Officer Third Class
Greenfield, Brian, LT, (1991-Present) CT CT-9135 Petty Officer Third Class
Kinas, Brandon, PO3, (1995-1999) ST STS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Lyles, Robert, PO1, (1992-2012) MS MS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Mcclellan, Roger, CPO, (1992-Present) MM MM-4230 Petty Officer Third Class
Whitcoe, Gregory, PO3, (1990-1996) STS ST-0474 Petty Officer Third Class
Johnson, Michael, CPO, (1996-Present) MM MM-4233 Fireman Recruit
Hanselman, Brad, CPO, (1979-1999) Chief Petty Officer
Jones, Mike, CPO, (1982-2002) Chief Petty Officer
Loveall, Stephen, SCPO, (1983-2004) Chief Petty Officer
Cheveres, Gilbert, PO1, (1982-2002) Petty Officer First Class
Crandall, James, PO1, (1978-2001) Petty Officer First Class
Mimna, Brian, CPO, (1983-2003) Petty Officer First Class
Reeb, John J., CPO, (1982-2005) Petty Officer First Class
Smith, Jonathan, CPO, (1984-2009) Petty Officer First Class
Cawyer, Lloyd, PO1, (1990-1999) Petty Officer Second Class
Hargrave, Brian, LT, (1990-Present) Petty Officer Second Class
Harvey, Jeffrey, PO1, (1989-2003) STS Petty Officer Second Class
McDonald, James, LCDR, (1989-Present) Petty Officer Second Class
Murphy, Zach, LCDR, (1995-2012) Petty Officer Second Class
Skinner, Eric Paul, PO1, (1989-2005) Petty Officer Second Class
Tichenor, Brian, LT, (1992-2008) Petty Officer Second Class
HILL, GOVAN ANDRE, PO2, (1991-1999) Petty Officer Third Class
Whaley, Dell, PO1, (1993-2007) Petty Officer Third Class

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