Mars (AFS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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w % . ' - .; .» - !t •» w ' U, : 4 ' ■H 2Z— $ - in i KobdO ' llON MARSLOG ENTRY: On the 26th of February 1980 USS MARS cast off from NAS Alameda Ca. for an extended deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. She was gone from her homeport for 233 days. MARS traveled 54.500 miles, and transfered a record of 8976 pallets of cargo. This cruisebook represents a choroni- cle of that event from which each man who participated may remember our ex- periences and witness the growth and laturation of all involved, always bear- ing in mind that it has been the looking tack, the historical examination, which rovided a definition and direction for future . . . v r «

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TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMANDING OFFICER pg 4 REST AND RELAXATION I pg 6 MISSION pg 17 NEW LIVES AND CIVILIZATIONS pg ft REST RELAXATION II T pg 33 MARTIANS ••pg 42 OFFICERS • y f p g 44 ADMIN J™ pg 52 DECK ' ,Jf5rt 8 P9 54 AIRDET v Ttt! P9 68 ENGINEERING A ,ifi7 NAVIGATION PHT i . .- . . I !5Sf 8 OPERATIONS ! .W T- -pff ' »4-» MEDICAL ' ..:. . ' .. . 77. . . pg 89 SUPPLY TT ' . . . . pg 91 KMRS pg 100 A LAST LOOK pg 101 PULLING IN

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CAPTAIN C. K. HUTCHINSON, USN Captain Charles K. Hutchinson, USN, a native of Milford, Massachusetts, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in November 1955. He completed Recruit Training at the U.S. Navy Training Center, Bainbridge, Maryland in January 1956 and was assigned to the USS COMPTON (DD-705) homeported at Newport, R.I. In August 1956, he entered the Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport, R.I. and was commis- sioned an Ensign on 14 December 1956. Captain Hutchinson reported to VAW-12 at NAS Quonset Point, R.I. where he served as an Airborne Air Controller in AD-5W aircraft. He was designated a Naval Aviation Observer in March 1958. In April 1959, Captain Hutchinson reported for duty as a Student Naval Aviator at NAS Pensacola. He was designated a Naval Aviator in New Iberia, LA in September 1960 and reported to VS-28 at NAS Quonset Point where he flew the S-2 Tracker aircraft. In May 1964, Captain Hutchinson reported to VS-30 at NAS Key West where he served as an instructor pilot and replacement Pilot Course Supervisor. In July 1967, Captain Hutchinson was ordered to VS-29 at NAS North Island where he was the Administrative Officer. While in VS-29, he made two combat deployments to Southeast Asia aboard USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33). In July 1969, Captain Hutchinson was ordered to the Staff of Command- er, Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group Fifty at NAS Key West, where he served as the Operation- s Training Officer. When the squadrons comprising Air Group Fifty were moved from NAS Key West to NAS Quonset Point, Captain Hutchinson was ordered to the Staff of Commander, Fleet Air Quonset as the Replacement Air Group Training Officer. In September 1972, he reported to RVAW-120 for transitional training in the E2B Hawkeye. He reported to VAW-123 NAS Norfolk for duty as the Executive Officer in March 1973 and assumed command on 26 April 1974. Upon completion of his tour as Commanding Officer of VAW-123 in April 1975, Captain Hutchin- son reported to the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. for duty under instruction, graduating in June 1976. On 12 August 1976, Captain Hutchinson reported to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Training Squadron ONE HUNDRED TEN (RVAW-110) as the Commanding Officer. He was relieved on 3 November 1977 and following enroute training reported to USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) where he served as Executive Officer from February 1978 until July 1979. His decorations include the Air Medal (2 awards), Navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Campaign Ribbon (6 awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Service Medal. Captain Hutchison was graduated from Clark University, Worcester, Mass. in 1955 with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. He is married to the former Miss Nancy Cox of Glen Falls, New York. Captain and Mrs. Hutchinson have three children, Christopher, Linda and David.