USS Lake Champlain
Ingenuity - Daring - Discipline
 
Captain Mark Johnson
Commanding Officer (July 2011 - July 2012)

Captain Mark Johnson graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1987 through ROTC. After commissioning he reported to USS WILLIAM H STANDLEY (CG-32) as Operations Intelligence Division Officer. His next tour was Main Propulsion Assistant and Boilers Division Officer in USS WADDELL (DDG-24).

Following a shore tour at the Naval Postgraduate School where he received his Masters of Science in Operations Analysis, CAPT Johnson served as the Chief Engineer in USS CROMMELIN (FFG-37). His second Department Head tour was Commissioning Chief Engineer in USS MAHAN (DDG-72).

CAPT Johnson went ashore and attended the Royal Australian Naval Staff College in Sydney Australian where he also completed his Graduate Management Certificate from the Queensland University of Technology. He returned to sea as Executive Officer in USS INGRAHAM (FFG-61). He then reported to Commander, United States Pacific Fleet where he served as the Fleet Command Center Director under the Deputy for Plans, Policy, and Operations (N3/N5).

CAPT Johnson’s Command Tour was in USS RENTZ (FFG-46) where he conducted an independent deployment in support of Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines. Following his tour in RENTZ, CAPT Johnson served as the Current Operations Branch Chief at Commander, United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany.

CAPT Johnson’s decorations include the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Joint Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal (three awards), Battle E, and various campaign and service awards.

 NEWS
USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), USS Stockdale (DDG 106), and USS Rentz (FFG 46) are underway off the coast of Southern California
USS Lake Champlain, USS Stockdale and USS Rentz Underway
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 1, 2010) The guided-missile cruisers USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS Rentz (FFG 46) are underway.
USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)
USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Transits Panama Canal
PANAMA CANAL (NNS) -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) successfully completed a northbound Panama Canal transit in the early morning of Oct. 21.
USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Weapons Qualifications
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2010) - A Sailor aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) fires a .50-caliber machine gun during weapons qualifications.
Sailors from guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) spent time with children at the RIA Center
USS Lake Champlain Sailors Reach Out to Children at RIA Center
Bahrain (Nov. 28, 2010) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Sean Drohan listens as a student of the Regional Institute for Active Learning (RIA) Center demonstrates his knowledge of the English alphabet.
Coast Guard Maritime Expeditionary Specialist 1st Class Stephen Siraco descends a ladder to board a rigid-hull inflatable boat
Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Training Aboard USS Lake Champlain
ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 24, 2010) Coast Guard Maritime Expeditionary Specialist 1st Class Stephen Siraco, assigned to the Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment team aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57).
Sailors fire M9 service pistols during small arms qualifications aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)
Small Arms Qualifications Aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)
ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 30, 2010) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Castillo, left, and Information Systems Technician 1st Class Cyrus Fluitt fire M9 service pistols during small arms qualifications aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57).
USS Lake Champlain Disrupts Pirate Activity
USS Lake Champlain Disrupts Pirate Activity
SOMALI BASIN – Just after 9.00 pm on Mar. 14, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), assigned to CMF’s counter-piracy mission Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, destroyed two skiffs, successfully disrupting the activities of a group suspected of planning acts of piracy.
Lake Champlain Completes Successful Seven-Month Deployment
SAN DIEGO - The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) returned to its homeport of San Diego May 6, after completing a seven-month independent deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Sailors aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) man the rails as the ship passes Point Loma transiting San Diego harbor.
Lake Champlain Completes Independent Deployment
SAN DIEGO - Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), will return to San Diego May 6, after an independent seven-month deployment to the Atlantic and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility (AOR).
Secretary of the Navy Announces Safety Excellence Awards
WASHINGTON - The Secretary of the Navy has selected the 2012 Safety Excellence Award recipients who will be honored at a ceremony July 11 at the Navy Memorial Heritage Center Theater in Washington, D.C.

 Served with...
Commander Frank N. Quiles

Start Date: March 2009
End Date: March 2011
Lieutenant Commander Paul Austin

Start Date: March 2011
End Date: October 2012
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