Jason (AR 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN W. T MAWHINEY USN CAPTAIN WILLIA fl T MAWHINEY ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE USS JASON (AR 8) AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFOR NIA ON OCTOBER 4, 1969. WITH 25 YEARS OF DIVERSIFIED EXPERIENCE AS A NAVAL OFFICER. HIS CAREER AS A NAVAL OFFICER BEGAN ON MARCH 1. 1944. IN THE NROTC PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS AN ENSIGN ON JUNE 5. 1946 CAPTAIN MAWHINEY ' S EXPERIENCE AS A LINE OFFICER CAME FIRST WITH HIS SERVICE AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF THE USS WYOMING (EAG 17) FROM JULY 1946 TO JANUARY 1947. IN THE ENSUING 4 1 2 YEARS HE SERVED IN MANY VARIED BILLETS WITH THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL AND ON THE USS VOGEL GESANG (DD862I IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS SQUADRON COMMUNICA TIONS AND ELECTRONICS OFFICER FOR COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON FOUR STAFF AND AS ASSISTANT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR COMMANDER SUB MARINE FORCE. 10 IN JUNE 1951. CAPTAIN MAWHINEY ATTENDED SUBMARINE SCHOOL. UPON GRADUATION FROM SUB- MARINE SCHOOL AND DESIGNATION AS A QUALIFIED SUBMARINER. CAPTAIN MAWHINEY SERVED HIS NEXT FOUR YEARS WITH THE USS BLUEFISH (SS222), HIS FIRST SUB MARINE ASSIGNMENT. AND THE USS SABLEFISH (SS 3031. IN AUGUST 1957 AFTER SERVING AS COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS OFFICER WITH COMMANDER SUBMARINE SQUADRON TWO STAFF. HIS NEXT THREE ASSIGN MENTS WERE AS OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE USS KINGFISH (SS234). AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND NAVI GATOR OF THE USS SEA OWL (SS-405). AND FINALLY AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE USS CUSK (SS 348). SUBSEQUENT TO HIS SERVICE AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE USS CUSK (SS-348). CAPTAIN MAWHINEY ATTENDED THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE FROM AUGUST 1962 UNTIL JANUARY 1963, AT THE COM- PLETION OF WHICH HE SERVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. PLANS AND POLICY BRANCH. IN JULY 1965. HE RECEIVED ORDERS TO COMMANDER SUBMARINE FLOTILLA TWO STAFF WHERE HE SERVED AS OPERATIONS OFFICER UNTIL JULY 1967. AT WHICH TIME HE REPORTED TO JOINT STAFF, COMMANDER IN CHIEF. PACIFIC WHERE HE SERVED AS HEAD. POLICY AREA PLANNING SECTION, SOUTHEAST ASIA PLANS AND POLICY BRANCH. ON OCTOBER 4, 1969, CAPTAIN MAWHINEY BECAME COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE JASON.

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THE KOREAN CONFLICT STARTED WHILE THE JASON WAS DEPLOYED IN THE AREA SO HER CRUISE WAS EXTENDED AND SHE AGAIN PROVED HER WORTH BY HELPING TO KEEP THE MIGHTY 7TH FLEET READY FOR ACTION. AGAIN IN 1970 THE COMMUNIST THREAT HAD TO BE MET IN LAOS AND JASON WAS THERE TO SUPPORT ALL 7TH FLEET SHIPS IN THE AREA. WORLD WAR II, KOREA, LAOS, VIETNAM; JASON SERVED WITH DISTINCTION, PRIDE, AND THAT READY, WILLING AND ABLE SPIRIT THAT SHE CARRIES ON TODAY. A PROUD SHIP, MANNED BY A DISTINCTIVE CREW, SERVING THE FINEST NATION IN THE WORLD '

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I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A PERSONAL WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS FOR THEIR SUPERB PERFORMANCE AND INDIVI- DUAL INITIATIVE THAT HAS CHARACTERIZED JASON ' S SUPPORT TO SEVENTH FLEET UNITS. YOU RECEIVED WELL DONE FROM VIRTUALLY ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND FROM COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET TO MORE THAN 15 INDIVIDUAL SHIPS AND SHORE COMMANDS AS TESTIMONY TO YOUR FINE EFFORTS WHICH EARNED AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR JASON AS THE BEST REPAIR SHIP OR TENDER IN THE PACIFIC FLEET. IT HAS BEEN MY EXTREME PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH SUCH AN OUTSTANDING CREW DURING WESTPAC W.T. MAWHINEY COMMANDING OFFICER USS JASON (AR8) 1 tm) 11