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Sasebo Sasebo City, Home of U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo today, with a population of about 240,000 is the second largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Sasebo is known for its large harbor whose total length is five times that of Kobe port. The city is surrounded hv National Parks, water- falls and mountains making it ea sy to get in contact with nature. 12 7 Introduction
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SMCM(SW AW) AUSTIN CRONIN Command Master Chief Upon completion of Basic Training at Great Lakes, Illinois, he was assigned to the USS ST FRANCIS RIVER (LSMR 525) homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. While assigned to USS FRANCIS RIVER, he made numerous deployments to South Vietnam. From July 1970 until January 1979 Master Chiefs assignments include: COMFLEACT Sasebo, Japan; USS WESTCHESTER COUNTY (EST 1167); USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON (DD 786); USS PARSONS (DDG 33). During this time Master Chief Cronin participated in Operation END SWEEP(Mine clearing of Haiphong Harbor N.V.N.) and operation FREQUENT WIND (Evacuation of South Vietnam). In January 1979 he was assigned to Service School Command San Diego, CA as director of Signalman A School. He attended and graduated from Senior En- listed Academy in March 1982, returning to sea aboard the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) homeported in San Diego. Master Chief made two deployments to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, Suez Canal, and Mediterranean in support of the Multi-National Forces ashore in Lebanon. Upon advancing to Master Chief in June 1985, Master Chief Cronin was as- signed to Fighter Squadron TWENTY ONE as the Com- mand Master Chief. He made one Western deployment aboard USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) while attached to Fighter Squadron TWENTY ONE, he was assigned as Com- mand Master Chief to Commander, Fighter Early Warning Wing Pacific, Miramar, CA. In January 1992, Master Chief returned to sea aboard the USS RANGER (CV 61) as their Command Master Chief and made one western Pacific de- ployment. After decommissioning of RANGER, he trans- ferred to the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) as their Command Master Chief, and made one western Pacific deployment. From September 1996 until August 1997, he was assigned as Command Master Chief of COMPHIBRON ELEVEN. In August 1997 he reported aboard USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) as the Command Master Chief. Master Chief Cronin is authorized to wear the Meritorious Service Medal (3); Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2); Combat Action Ribbon (2); and numerous cam- paign and service awards. Master Chief is married, he and his wife Yukiko are proud parents of Florence and Patrick, both are attending college. Introduction
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