Kilauea (AE 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Robert S. Salin was born on August 22, 1929 in Portland, Michigan. In June of 1951 he graduated from the Naval Academy, after which he was sent to the now decommissioned heavy cruiser USS LOS ANGELES, then involved in the Korean conflict. In May of 1953, Captain Salin completed flight training and moved to a fighter squadron of VF-9rs Flying Cougars, stationed at the Naval Air Station Alameda, California. He returned to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1956 where he taught in the Weapons Depart- ment until 1958, at which time the Captain returned to school as a stu- dent. He completed his post graduate studies at Monterey, California, in 1960, and received a Masters Degree in Physics. Captain Salin then moved to the Readiness Air Group Squadron VA-125, at NAS Moffett Field, California, for one year and then on to attack Squadron 155 at NAS Lemoore, Calif. In 1963 he became the Nuclear Weapons Officer on the USS BENNINGTON and in 1965 re- ported to the Naval War College for one year. Captain Salin served as Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron 93 from 1966-67 and was transferred to the Pentagon in 1968 where he worked for two years in Naval Operations for Air. He was transferred to the USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) in June of 1970 as the Operations Officer. In December 1970 Captain Salin assumed the duties of Executive Officer aboard the same vessel. Captain Salin was assigned as Commanding Officer of USS KI- LAUEA on 28 December 1971. During his Naval career Captain Salin has accumulated two Dis- tinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star, ten Air Medals, four Navy Commendations, a Navy Unit Commendation and a Meritorious Unit Commendation. He has co- authored a book with Captain Stewart Zink on Russian Missiles entitled STAGE ONE. Captain Salin is married to the former Shirley Brinegar of Sonora, California, and they now make their home in Twain Harte, California, with their five children.

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Captain Robert S. Sal in

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LCDR. James K. Poole LCDR. James K. Poole attended the University of Washington prior to entering the Navy in July 1955. He was commissioned an En- sign in June 1959 upon graduation from the United States Naval Acad- emy, and assigned to the destroyer USS H. W. TUCKER (DD-875). Following this tour he was Gunnery Officer of USS BLACK (DD-666). LCDR. Poole attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Mon- terey, California, from 1963-66, completing the Ordnance Engineering curriculum and receiving the Master of Science degree in Chemistry. Following this he spent a year in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam as a Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer. Assigned to the Sixth Fleet flagship, USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG-4) from 1968-70, LCDR. Poole served as Missile Officer, Assistant Weapons Officer and Weapons Officer. He was assigned as Executive Officer of USS KILAUEA from December 1970 to July 1972. LCDR. Poole earned the Air Medal and Combat Action Ribbon in Vietnam, and has also been awarded the Armed Services Expedi- tionary, National Defense and Vietnam Service Medals. LCDR. Poole and his wife, the former Ruth Jameson of McFall, Missouri, reside in quarters at the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Concord, with their two children, Heather and James.