Jason (AR 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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JASON EARNS THE BATTLE E The Baltic F.fficicncy Award is presented for recognition of a unit placing first in it ' s respective competitive group. The competition cycle for the Battle rfficicnc Award is IS months. Departmental and Divisional lACcllcnce Awards, while not being competitive, reflect a certain standard of excellence in the areas of administration, resource management and the required readiness exercises The l.SS JASON has shown an extraordinary degree of professionalism, imagination, and flexibility in accom- plishing Its mission. JASON ' s reputation as a ship that can get the job done is well known throughout the Pacific Meet. In recognition of the ship ' s achievements, JASON was awarded the Battle Ifficiency Award on 27 September. 19X0 b Admiral Paul A 1 audermilk. COMMAND! R C RL ISIR DH- STROYf.R fiROt P IIVI- While deployed on WISTPAC. the U-SS JA.SON has continued to live up to its well earned reputation, providing .services to submarines as well as its usual customers, cruisers and destroyers.

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fj; QMCS RICHARD L, VACi[-,R is a native of Bre- merton. Washington, fie re- ported aboard tlic JASON in .September of 1977 and became the Ship ' s Naviga- tor in March of 1978. Sen- ior Chief Yager is a gra- duate of Olympic College and resides in Spring Valley, Calfornia with his wife Jean and son Grant. NAVIGATOR I must go down to the sea again To the lonely sea and the sky And all I ask is a tall ship And a star to stear her by

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SUPPLY EARNS GOLD THE GUNNERY E PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT 7 % L i 17