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USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 139 crew members registered for the USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1995 | 1996 – 2000 | 2001 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard, Thomas | BM2 | Mar 10, 1993 – Mar 8, 1997 | DECK | FROM HOUSTON TEXAS NOW I LIVE IN COSTA RICA I OPENED A NIGHT CLUB HOTEL & REST,,, THERE LAST YEAR GOT TIERD OF THE SAME OLRUN AROUND I HAVE TO KIDS 16 YEAR OLD SON AND 13 YEAR OLD GIRL BY THE WAY IM 31 |
| Ganley, Jim/ Bam Bam | IC3 | 1994 – Jun 7, 1996 | ENG/OPs | Great Ship, Lots of Fun!! Plankowner. Best IC shop in the NAVY. Lots of good times with that crew!! |
| Sippel, Don " Sip " | SM1 (SW) | 1994 – 1996 | Plankowner | Precomm, Plankowner , Retired in 2003 , and recently noticed the USNS Arctic in BAE SYSTEMS shipyard in Norfolk... in the music biz now in the Hampton Roads area... drop a line don@moremusicgroup.com |
| Winings, Robert | BM3/E4 | 1994 – 1998 | 2nd div | |
Race, Jeff  | GSMC | 1994 – 1998 | MP | |
| Bowers, Charity | GMSN | Apr 1994 – May 1995 | gunnery | left arctic in 1995 married gm2 mcdonald had a lovely little boy, now divorce working at local hospital and coby is 4 years old, gm2 is driving semi |
| Withers, Wendy | GSM2(SW) | Jun 1994 – Nov 1998 | MP | Good times, good times. |
| Drennen (Johnston), Elizabeth | SK2 | Jun 13, 1994 – Mar 1996 | Supply (HAZMINCEN) | Plankowner |
| Koerner, David | E-6 SK1 | Jun 24, 1994 – Feb 28, 1997 | SUPPLY S-1 DIV | Was part of the Precom crew when we got started in 1994 Worked with a great div of storekeeper. Retired fm there Feb 28 1997. Also I'm a PLANK OWNER. |
| Tropea, TJ | RM1 | Jul 1994 – Oct 1994 | OC | Member of precom crew. Lost orders to ship 3 days before I was to leave Norfolk & go to San Diego & the ship due to failing the PT test because of asthma. |
| Fowler, L.l. "jazzz" | SK3 | Jul 16, 1994 – Nov 19, 1997 | supply/hazmat | gosh the artic was different.. glad it's over but i miss some of my buddies... holla at ur girl!!!! |
| Griffiths, Kenneth Craig | GSM2 | Sep 1994 – Apr 23, 1999 | MP | Plankowner. Met the greatest people of my life so far. i'll never forget all the excitement we had in and out of the pit. Sometimes i miss those days. Definately miss the people and comerodery. E-mail me. |
| Hilbrunner, Kevin | SK3 | Oct 1994 – Sep 1995 | SUPPLY | Pre-Com Member #20, tour guide picking up new shipmates from airport. Packed out 100's of containers of general supply's and HAZMAT to outfit the USS Arctic. DCPO Supply Department, VITA Tax Guy, Plankowner. GO NAVY!! |
| Simack, Patricia | GSM3 | Nov 1994 – Apr 1998 | MP | Shared great moments with wonderful people. |
| Oldham, Don | Dec 19, 1994 – Jul 1, 1999 | MP | Hi everyone. Feel free to email me. | |
| Adamson, Sandon | GSE 2 | Dec 19, 1994 – Mar 15, 1998 | MP | Serving on this ship was a great learning experience. I learned a lot in my rate as a "pushbutton" and have since become an aspiring electrical engineer. Don Oldham with whom I served has actually become one. Anyone from the crew, email m |
| Lewis, Sean | E6/IT1 | Dec 26, 1994 – May 20, 2000 | ENG/OPS | Served during precom and all port changes as an IC. Great times aboard this ship. Best crew in the Navy. |
| Carrano, Rick | SN | 1995 – 1996 | 1st | |
| Nunnery, Brad | SN | 1995 – 1998 | 1st | Plankowner |
| Shouse, Michael | MM3 | 1995 – 1998 | RASE | Plankowner |
| Miller, David T. | EW2 | 1995 – 2000 | Plankowner | |
| Carlson, Kyle | IT2 | 1995 – 1999 | Ops | Plankowner |
| Fuller, Michael | BM3 | 1995 – | 1st &2nd | plankowner |
| Evans, Sean | BM3 | 1995 – 1995 | 1st | |
| Smith, Chris (Smitty) | GSE3 | 1995 – 1999 | Engineering | I had some of the best times of my life... I will never forget the people that changed my life... Thank you for making me grow up. |
| Lefevre, Phil Frenchy | DCC | 1995 – 1997 | r R | Great platform, many friends, superb crew. |
| Hale, Matthew | SN | 1995 – 1996 | RASE | Had a great time aboard the Arctic, met some great people and will remember some for life. Am married now and have 3 great boy's ages 15,12,and 11. Good luck to all of my former ship mates. |
| Long, Tee | E3 | 1995 – 1997 | S2 | |
| Talbott, Jody | MM3 | 1995 – Dec 30, 1998 | RASE | So many things I wish I could remember or have experienced more of. Some things I could have done without. |
| Black, Deborah | BM2 | Jan 1995 – Feb 1996 | 1st | |
| Huber, Arthur | EW3 | Jan 1995 – Jul 1998 | OI | Plankowner |
| Vansickle, Nathaniel | BM | Jan 1995 – 1998 | n | |
| Engelbrecht, Jackson | BM3 | Jan 1, 1995 – Aug 15, 1997 | 2nd | Looking back it was probably the best tour I had in the Navy. I will always remenber being a Plankowner and the poeple who had to put up with all of the stuff we went through. It was a lot more fun as a BM than as a CT. |
| Ganley, Jim/ Bam Bam | ICFN | Jan 13, 1995 – Jun 25, 2003 | OPs | Some of the best times I have ever had! |
| Wingard, Edward (Edly) | BM2 | Feb 1995 – Feb 1997 | Plankowner. My khaki profile while still in dungarees ended a twelve year career while on the Arctic. That situation turned out to be serendipitous. These days instead of crewing hulking hunks of ugly, I use computer software to design and model supe | |
| Tabery, Jeff | GSM | Feb 1995 – Dec 1997 | MP | Good times and good people. Absolutely my second best duty station. Great people. Had a blast with all of you. I never want to commision a ship again. Plankowner! |
| Christilaw, Philip/critter | MM3 | Feb 1995 – Feb 1998 | Rase | |
| Peck, Brad | gsm2 | Feb 1, 1995 – May 22, 1997 | main propulsion | if anyone has a challenge coin it is the only thing i am missing from the tour |
| Coco, Sal | EN1 | Feb 7, 1995 – May 1, 1998 | ENG/A | Plankowner,Shellback,and almost ever other cert too. Attained ESWS onboard also. |
| Cross, Aaron | GMG3 | Feb 10, 1995 – Jul 18, 1998 | Gunnery | Still look at pics from the good ol navy days now and then. Was good experience. Now married with two beautiful little girls! |
| Sides, Rick | FCCS (SW) | Feb 15, 1995 – Nov 1997 | OPs | |
| Ainsworth, Bryan S. | PN3 | Mar 1995 – May 1998 | Personnel | Plankowner |
| Harman, John | GSM2 | Mar 1995 – Apr 1997 | Engineering | Plankowner - left before first med cruise. |
| Hallowell, R. | GSEC(SW) | Mar 1995 – Apr 1997 | MP | Arrived to the ship during builders trials prior to commissioning. Transfered the day of the first deployment. Loved those days of the RCC strainers blowing the top cap seeing the waterfall or the fires from the pt brakes.. |
| Sharpe, Richard | HT3 | Mar 1995 – Jan 1996 | ENG. | |
| Thorstad (Heck At The Time), Valerie | MSSR/MSSA/SA/SR | Mar 1995 – Jun 1997 | S-2/RASE | WOW!!! Oh, the memories!!! Plankowner, Shellback, Order of the Rock, and I miss those days!!! |
| Thompson, Trent | GSCS | Mar 3, 1995 – Aug 3, 1997 | MP | Precom crew. Took her from NASSCO to Norfolk to Earle, NJ. Would like to hear from the folks in Engineering. Drop me a line! |
| Johnson, Robert (Big-j) | E3 | Apr 1995 – Apr 27, 1997 | deck | |
| Rukovena, Philip | NC1 | Apr 1, 1995 – Oct 11, 1998 | 2ND | Still in the NAV. Crossed rate to NC1. Miss my days in 2ndDiv |
| Derring, Will | BM1 | Apr 3, 1995 – Sep 21, 1998 | RASE | I loved my tour onboard Arctic. I met a lot of great people, and I was sad when they decommissioned. I'm sure MSC will take care of Her. |
| Grochowski, Robert | LEFT AS EN 3 | Apr 14, 1995 – May 1, 1998 | 1st | I made some good friend and had some great times. Worked hard but played harder. |
| Nunnery, Bradford | SN E-3 | Apr 28, 1995 – Mar 28, 1998 | 1st | USS Arctic was my first and only ship. I had a blast and met some really cool people. Im living in Florida now, working in Radio as a DJ on a rock station. Navy was cool. Definately the best thing i ever did at the time! Plankowners unite! |
| Banz, Christine | SN | Apr 30, 1995 – Jun 30, 1996 | 1st | cocoa2424 at yahoo |
| Laskowski, Jeffrey | E5/EW2 | May 1, 1995 – Jan 1, 2000 | OI | plank owner |
| Carrano, Richard Rick | SN | May 5, 1995 – May 10, 1996 | 1st | |
| Short, John | BM3 | May 5, 1995 – Dec 28, 1997 | 2nd | Plankowner, Shellback. Started out in 2nd Div. Bow hook for Capts. Gig. Boat deck crew, moved to 1st Div. during 1st Med cruise. Still married to Mary Dominey, but it's Short of course. Have 2 kids. Live in Columbus, Ohio. |
| Florez, Yezid | SN | Jun 1995 – Sep 1995 | racist command and whack crew.. I got along better w/the workers of NASSCO, San Diego. enjoyed taking that floating bomb from San Diego to Norfolk, Va. though.. other then that nothing else to say. The few that i did get along w/u know who | |
| Martin, William | RM1 | Jun 1, 1995 – Sep 8, 1998 | OC | Plank owner built radio and the first network on the arctic. want to say hello to old crew members. Better known as Billy Martin |
| Boomer, Steve | MN1 (SW)/E-6 | Jun 8, 1995 – Apr 25, 1997 | MP | Plankowner |
| Portillo, Natalie | MN2 | Jul 1995 – May 1998 | mp | I met some great people and learned some invaluable lessons. Go Navy! |
| Brown, Douglas | RMSN | Jul 1995 – Aug 1996 | ||
| Shepherd, Leroy | SKC E-7 | Jul 15, 1995 – Oct 1, 1996 | oc-01 | Just droped a line to say whats up Shep |
| Reed, Anthony | htfn | Aug 1995 – Oct 1996 | dc | |
| Love, Eric | IC 3 | Sep 20, 1995 – Aug 28, 1998 | ||
| Triana, Cesar | BM3 | Nov 1, 1995 – Jun 1, 1998 | 1ST | Was in 1st division for 3 years, I got out of the military for a couple of years and since then have returned. I am now a 1st class electronics technician and doing instructor duty in Jacksonville, FL. |
| Rukovena, Philip A. | BM3 | Dec 8, 1995 – Oct 10, 1998 | 2nd | |
| Smith, Melvin "smitty" | MS3 | Dec 31, 1995 – Dec 26, 1998 | S-2 | Well I would love to reconnect with some of my goodfriends from the arctic |
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