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|Ship Name: USS Lyndon Baines Johnson
|Ship Class: [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer]Zumwalt Class[/url]
|Ship Hull Classification Symbol: DDG
|Ship Role: Multi-Role ASW/ASuW/AAW
|Armament: 
20x [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_Launch_System]MK-57 VLS Modules[/url] , with 4 vertical launch cells in each module, 80 cells total. Each cell can hold one or more missiles, depending on the size of the missiles.
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolved_Sea_Sparrow_Missile]RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM)[/url], 4 per cell
Tactical [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BGM-109_Tomahawk]Tomahawk[/url], 1 per cell
Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket ([url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RUM-139_VL-Asroc]ASROC[/url]) 1 per cell
2x 155mm/62 caliber [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Gun_System]Advanced Gun System[/url] 920x155mm rounds; 600 in automated store + Auxiliary store room with up to 320 rounds (non-automatic) & 70-100 [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Range_Land_Attack_Projectile]LRLAP[/url] rounds)
2x [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_110_57_mm_gun]Mk110 57mm gun[/url] (CIWS) 

|Aircraft Carried: 1x [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_MH-60R_Seahawk#MH-60R_Seahawk ]MH-60R helicopter[/url]
3x [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_MQ-8_Fire_Scout ]MQ-8 Fire Scout[/url] VT-UAVs
|Aviation Facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium lift helicopters.

|Dimensions: 
Displacement: 14,798 Tons
Length: 600 ft. (180 m)
Beam: 80.7 ft. (24.6 m)
Draft: 27.6 ft. (8.4 m)

|Speed: Greater than 30 Knots (56 kmh/35 mph)
|Crew: 140
|Motto: None
|Other: Maiden Voyage

|Captain's Name: Commander Hank Matthews
+Appearance: Hank is 6' 2" tall with light brown skin and weighs 210 Lbs. He keeps his hair very short, starting to recede at the peeks. Hank has dark brown eyes and keeps his face clean shaven. 
+Personality: Hank is a laid back commander who takes care of his crew to insure they are prepared to carry out the mission. He is a fair commander, but occasionally gets too close to the sailors.
+Bio: Hank Mathews is from Seattle, WA. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1996. Following initial training at the Surface Warfare Officer’s School Division Officers Course in Newport, RI, he was assigned to USS NORMANDY (CG 60) based in Norfolk, VA and served as First Lieutenant and Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. His second Division Officer assignment was onboard USS DEYO (DD 989) also based in Norfolk, VA, as the Auxiliaries and Electrical Officer. 

After further training at the Surface Warfare Officers School, Commander Matthews served in USS HAWES (FFG 53) as the Engineer Officer, followed by assignment as the Pre-Commissioning Staff Materiel Officer for Riverine Group One in 2006. 

Ashore, Commander Matthews attended the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, CA, and graduated with a Master of Arts Degree in National Security Affairs in 2003. He served in the International Engagement Division of Chief of Naval Operations Staff as the Northern Europe/NATO Action Officer from 2007 to 2009. He then served as a contingency planner at US Northern Command’s Joint Force Headquarters - National Capital Region from 2009 to 2011. Commander Matthews most recently served as Executive Officer in USS Lyndon Baines Johnson (DDG 1002). 

Commander Matthews has been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards) and the French Medal for National Defense (Gold Echelon).

|Name: Carl Grimes
+Rank: Commander
+Role: Executive Officer
+Appearance: Carl Grimes stands 5' 9" and weighs 180 Lbs. He has short red hair and blue eyes, with many freckles on his face.
+Personality: Carl is difficult to pin down sometimes. He vacillates in his decision making and this has been reflected on his OERs. HE is a fun guy to hang out with and knows all the best party places in every port.
+Bio: Commander Carl Grimes graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1995 earning a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. His initial sea assignment after graduation was a split tour as Damage Control Assistant and then Assistant Operations Officer in USS MILIUS (DDG-69) in San Diego, California where he was part of the ship’s maiden deployment. Commander Grimes’ follow on assignment was to Department Head School, in Newport Rhode Island. 

Upon completion of Department Head School, Commander Grimes was assigned to Precommisioning crew in USS McCAMPBELL (DDG-85), Bath, Maine built and stationed in San Diego, California. Here he served as Operations Officer during building and manning of the ship, initial Sea Qualifications and subsequent deployment work-ups for Counter Drug Operations. Commander Grimes then reported to the staff of COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY-ONE as Operations/Plans Officer, completing a 3rd/7th Fleet Deployment aboard USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN-74) in support of Operation Northern Edge, RIMPAC 2004, JASEX, and various multi National Exercises. 

Commander Grimes earned his Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, in Newport Rhode Island. Upon graduation he remained at the college as a member of the Naval Operational Planner Course, subsequently earning a designation as a Joint Operational Planner. 

Commander Grimes' follow on assignment was to the staff of Commander North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, J-5 Plans, Policy and Strategy Directorate, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Assigned as a lead strategic planner, Commander Grimes, conducted numerous Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) planning events, to include Hurricane, Wildfire and Winter storm support, pandemic preparedness and Inauguration Day support. 

Commander Grimes then reported to the staff of Commander, Combined Maritime Forces, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Commander U.S. Fifth Fleet, Manama Bahrain as the Deputy Director for Plans, supporting Maritime Security Operations, Counter-Piracy operations and Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. 

Commander Grimes' last assignment was as Executive Officer in USS Lyndon Baines Johnson (DDG-1002).

|Name: Tyler Acheson
+Rank Master Chief Petty Officer
+Role: Command Master Chief (Chief of the Boat) COB
+Appearance: Master Chief Acheson is 5' 11" tall and weighs 195 Lbs. He wears short brown hair and has blue eyes.
+Personality: Master Chief Acheson is a no nonsense NCO who insures his men are taken care of. If his sailors are doing their job properly, he will support them completely.
+Bio: Command Master Chief Tyler Acheson enlisted in 1994 in Houston, TX. He attended Recruit Training in Great Lakes, Illinois and STG “A” School in San Diego, CA. 

His first sea duty assignment was USS RODNEY M DAVIS (FFG 60), in Yokosuka, Japan. His other assignments include Naval Ocean Processing Facility Whidbey Island, WA, USS MCFAUL (DDG 74), USS JOHN S MCCAIN (DDG 56), USS LASSEN (DDG 82) and Navy Military Police Guard Battalion, Parwan, Afghanistan. 

He is a graduate of the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy and Command Master Chief/ Chief of the Boat Course in Newport, RI. Master Chief McCown reported in October 2013 as Command Master Chief in USS Lyndon Baines Johnson (DDG 1002). 

Master Chief Acheson’s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (five awards), Enlisted Surface Warfare Insignia, Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Insignia and numerous campaign awards.