Marvin Shields (FF 1066) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER JOHN W. ALLIN 14 JUNE 1980-DATE UPON GRADUATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN DECEMBER 1963. COMMANDER JOHN W ALLIN WAS COMMISSIONED AS AN EN- SIGN UNDER THE REGULAR NROTC PROGRAM. AFTER COMMISSIONING, HE SERVED AS OPER- ATIONS OFFICER OF USS ENDURANCE {MSO-435). HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ASSIGNED AS OPER- ATIONS OFFICER AND LATER ASSISTANT OFFI- CER IN CHARGE OF AN INSHORE UNDERSEAS WARFARE DETACHMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM FROM LATE 1966 UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 1968 HIS NEXT SEA TOUR WAS AS COMBAT INFORMA- TION CENTER OFFICER OF USS REEVES (CG-24) THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A SHORT ASSIGNMENT AS DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT OF USS ZEL- LARS (DD-777) PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE US NA- VAL DESTROYER SCHOOL, FROM WHICH HE GRADUATED WITH DISTINCTION. COMMANDER ALLIN THEN SERVED AS ENGI- NEERING OFFICER OF USS WADDELL (DDG-24) FROM 1970 TO 1972, AFTER WHICH HE WAS OR- DERED TO DUTY IN THE LOGISTIC PLANS DIVI- SION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. HE THEN SERVED AS FLAG SECRE- TARY ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP ONE FROM 1976 TO 1978 HE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USS FRAN- CIS HAMMOND (FF-1067). WHICH WAS FORWARD DEPLOYED TO JAPAN UNDER THE OVERSEAS FAMILY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. HE REPORTED TO THIS COMMAND AFTER DUTY AS FLEET SCHED- ULING OFFICER ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET.

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COMMANDER LAWRENCE C. GASKELL 1 JULY-1978-14 JUNE 1980 LAWRENCE C. GASKELL WAS BORN IN ENFIELD, CONN. ON 25 JANUARY 1938. HE ATTENDED AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE (SPRING- FIELD, MASS.) AND GRADUATED IN 1959 WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN BIOLOGY. HE RE- CEIVED HIS COMMISSION FROM THE AVIATION OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, PENSACOLA, FLA. IN 1960. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF COMMANDER ON 1 MARCH 1976. HIS TOUR OF DUTY (INITIAL) WAS TO THE NAVEL SCHOOL OF PREFLIGHT, PENSACOLA, FLA. (MARCH-NOVEMBER 1960). IN JANUARY 1961, HE REPORTED TO THE NAVAL TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. FOLLOWED BY ASSIGNMENT TO THE USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) (NOVEMBER 1963-JANU- ARY 1966) IN FEBRUARY 1966 HE REPORTED TO THE USS LAWRENCE (DDG-4) ALLOWED BY AS- SIGNMENT TO THE USS BARNE {DDG-6) IN APRIL 1966 WHERE HE SERVED AS CIC OFFICER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER. IN DECEMBER 1968, HE JOINED THE COMMANDER, MIDDLE EAST FORCE AT BAHRAIN ISLAND AS AIDE. HE ATTENDED THE NAVAL POSTGRADUAATE SCHOOL AT MONTEREY, CALIF., IN AUGUST 1970 AND GRADUATED IN MARCH 1973 WITH A BACHE- LOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN OPERATIONS RE- SEARCH. HE BECAME EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE USS SCHOFIELD (FFG-3) IN JUNE 1973. AS- SIGNMENT TO THE FLEET COMBAT DIRECTION SYSTEM SUPPORT ACTIVITY, SAN DIEGO IN JAN- UARY 1975 WAS FOLLOWED BY DUTY AT THE PA- CIFIC FLEET DATA PROCESSING SERVICE CEN- TER, SAN DIEGO FROM AUGUST 1976, TO MARCH 1978. HE WAS ASSIGNED AS COMMANDING OFFI- CER USS MARVIN SHIELDS (FF-1066) FROM 1 JULY 1978 TO 14 JUNE 1980. HE IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE STAFF OF COMMANDER, CRUISER-DESTROYER GROUP THREE.

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CHANGE OF COMMAND 14 JUNE, 1980 -». 1 il THE CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY IS A TIME HONORED TRADITION WHICH FORMALLY RESTATES TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE COMMAND, THE CONTINUITY OF COMMAND. IT IS A FORMAL RITUAL CONDUCTED BEFORE THE AS- SEMBLED COMPANY OF THE COMMAND. THE CHANGE OF COMMAND OF A NAVAL SHIP IS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD TODAY; IT IS THE TRANS- FER OF TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY, AUTHORITYAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM ONE INDIVIDUAL TO AN- OTHER. THE HEART OF THE 3EREM0NY IS THE FORMAL READING OF OFFICIAL ORDERS BY THE RELIEV- ING OFFICER, AND THE OFFICER TO BE RELIEVED. COMMAND PASSES UPON UTTERANCE BY THE RELIEVING OFFICER, I RELIEVE YOU SIR! THE OFFICER BEING RELIEVED RESPONDS, I STAND RELIEVED! THIS SIMPLE PROCEDURE IS DUPLI- CATED HUNDREDS OF TIMES DAILY THROUGH- OUT THE NAVIES OF THE WORLD AS EACH WATCH OFFICER PASSES RESPONSIBILITY TO HIS RELIEF IN THE CONDUCT OF EACH SHIP ' S ROUTINE. THE STRENGTH AND SUPREMACY OF TODAY ' S NAVY STEMS IN LARGE MEASURES FROM THE OBSERVANCE OF CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, EACH FOUNDED ON NEED, EACH CONTRIBUTING ITS SHARE TO STABILITY, COMBAT EFFECTIVE- NESS, AND SMOOTH TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY. THIS SIMPLE CEREMONY PASSING AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO YET ANOTHER FINE OF- FICER REFLECTS THE DEDICATION OF FREE MEN SERVING THEIR NATION PROUDLY.