England (DLG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Gaylord O. Paulson, Executive Officer. An executive officer is a comman- ding officer ' s right hand man, second in command of the ship. Perhaps an executive officer ' s most impor- tant job is to act as the intermediary between his captain and his chain of command — both up and down the chain— in every facet of the ship ' s ad- ministration. He is indispensable in the generating and executing of policies throughout the ship. His door must be continuously open to both his officers and his crew, and his experience always available to help solve any and all problems a crewmember might have. In addition, an executive officer is directly responsible for the administration of the personnel office that tends to the continual comings and goings of a highly fluid crew. This is a task whose importance is felt by each crewmember, but whose tremendous size is rarely understood or ap- preciated. An executive officer must be knowledgeable, dedicated, flexible, understanding, just, and human. Our executive officer, generously endowed with all these qualities, has been an impor- tant motivating influence in all of ENGLAND ' S endeavors.

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»«« i • ■ -- .-r : - «i, Portland Rose Festival, June 7-11, 1973. Color photography by 0S2 Urban and 0S3 Keleman.