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Executive Officer Comnntndvr Robert J. Atkinson, ISN ■ On l) )aicl sliip the Executive Offiwr is the Captain ' s right .iiiii. His major fuiRtion is the- irsponsibility for the ship ' s administrative details and sliip ' s routine. Anv given da w ill present the Exeeutive Offieer w ith problems relating to elean- liness, safet ' , morale, personni ' l, ship ' s correspondeuee, training, the wardroom and possibly a visiting dignitary. His realm of interest and responsibility is unlimited. As second in eommand aboard .Vrhngtoii ail phases oi the ship ' s o[xration eonie under his eognizance. Hobert |. .Xtkinson was eommissioned an Ensign on 5 August 195.3 on board USS Sanmel H. Rolx rts (DD-823), having earned his Haehelor of Arts degree as an NHOTC seholarship student at the I ' niversity of Missouri. As a junior officer, he served on I ' S.S Currier (DIvTOO) in the Paeifie Fleet ; with Task Croup 71 at Los Alamos, New Mexico and in the Marshall Islands; in U.S.S ForvesI Hov.il (DD- T ) in the Alluitii Fleet; .uid .is A.ssistant Olfieer- In-Charge, C ommunieations School, Newport, Rhode isl.nid. Upon promotion to Lieutenant Commander he w.is assigned as Staff Commimieations Officer. Commander Carrier Division Five in the Pacific. Following this he servi-d with the Headquarters. Defense Cionuunnieations .Agency in Washington. Dining this tour, C:omm;uider .Atkinson eompleled an oll-dutv idueatioual program ,uid received his Master of . rts degree from Boston I ' niversitv in .Vui ust l ' )fi(i. In |,nin;uv 19fiS he beiiime l- xeeutive Offieer of . rlington. 20
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I nder the Captain ' s Eye ■ On watch and e er alert. t ciit -f()ur hours a (la . the liridgc watch team maneuvers the ship and coordinates the operational efforts of tlie various departments. Two officers and ten enhsted men make up a watch team, and a team the - are. for a mis- t.ikt ' by any member of the watch could spell tlis- • ister. A ast knowledge of the s hi|5. the sea and ii.u.d operating technitpies is recpiired of all bridge watchstanders and .Arlington ' s watch teams compare with the best.
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