USS Shoup
Executive Officer (April 2009 - April 2011) 
Commander Matthew P. Roberts
Executive Officer (April 2009 - April 2011)
Commander Matthew P. Roberts was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up south of Issaquah, Washington. He is a 1993 graduate of The University of Arizona where he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and was commissioned via the Naval ROTC program.

At sea, he has served as Executive Officer, USS CHAFEE (DDG 90) from 2006 to 2009; Chief Engineer in USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) from 2003 to 2004 and USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85) from 2000 to 2003; and CIC Officer in USS DAVID R. RAY (DD 971) and Auxiliaries Officer in USS INGRAHAM (FFG 61). Overall, CDR Roberts has deployed seven times from South America to the Arabian Gulf in support of UN Security Council resolutions, Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, as well as Counter-Narcotics and Counter-Piracy missions.

Ashore, Commander Roberts has served as a military assistant in the Bureau of African Affairs – Regional Security Affairs office of the Department of State and as a Special Assistant in the CNO’s Strategic Actions Group.

Commander Roberts is a graduate of The George Washington University and holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Management. He is also a graduate of the Naval War College as a Halsey Scholar with a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. His awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (six awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), and various unit and service awards.

 NEWS
USS SHOUP (DDG 86) is the 36th ship in the Arleigh Burke class of Aegis guided missile destroyers, and the eighth Flight IIA Aeg
Greyhounds of the Sea
USS SHOUP (DDG 86) is the 36th ship in the Arleigh Burke class of Aegis guided missile destroyers, and the eighth Flight IIA Aegis destroyer. She is the sixteenth Aegis destroyer and delivered to the Navy on 19 February 2002.
On Short Notice, Shoup Fires for Effect
USS Shoup (DDG 86) completed a Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) exercise while conducting operations off the coast of Southern California March 30.
USS Shoup's 'Internet Cafe' Opens For Business
USS SHOUP, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Shoup (DDG 86) celebrated the opening of a new Internet cafe July 22; one of several quality of life upgrades on board in preparation for a deployment later this year.
Shoup, Halsey Strengthen Partnership with Canadian Ally
Lt. Jacquelyn R. Bengfort, USS Shoup Public Affairs
Afloat College Program Delivers Schoolhouse to Shoup's Sailors
USS SHOUP, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors aboard USS Shoup (DDG 86) took advantage of free college courses while at sea in July and August 2010 through the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE)
USS Shoup (DDG 86)
USS Shoup (DDG86) Adds Realism to Egress Training
USS Shoup, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Shoup (DDG 86) conducted a series of shipboard emergency egress training sessions Sep. 20-25 during its current deployment with Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9.
Lincoln Strike Group Trains With Silent Partner
Lincoln Strike Group Trains With Silent Partner
USS Shoup, At Sea (NNS) -- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, with the assistance of fast attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776), conducted an anti-submarine warfare exercise off the coast of Guam Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
USS Shoup (DDG 86) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Joe Nadeau holds a media availability conference with local reporters in Fremantle
USS Shoup Arrives in Western Australia
FREMANTLE, Australia (Feb. 15, 2011) -The guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Joe Nadeau holds a media availability conference with local reporters in Fremantle, Australia, upon the ships arrival for a port visit.

 ‭(Hidden)‬ Before
Command Master Chief (SW/AW/FMF) Charles Anson Bond

Start Date: April 2009
End Date: April 2011

 Served with...
Command Master Chief (SW/AW/FMF) Charles Anson Bond

Start Date: April 2009
End Date: April 2011
CDR Joe Nadeau

Start Date: December 2009
End Date: June 2011
ENCS(SW/AW) Roy Edward Neal

Start Date: June 2010
End Date: June 2011
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