Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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FLAG STAFF BATTLE FORCE SEVENTH FLEET CARRIER STRIKE FORCE SEVENTH FLEET CARRIER GROUP FIVE Commander Battle Force SEVENTH Fleet (CTF 70) is a powerful, flexible, mobile force maintained in a continuous state of readiness to protect and pre- serve peace throughout the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Under Commander U.S. SEVENTH Fleet. CTF 70 exercises operational control of as- signed air, surface, and submarine units for the pur- pose of conducting offensive operations at sea against hostile naval forces. Under Commander U.S. SEVENTH Fleet, Com- mander Carrier Strike Force SEVENTH Fleet (CTF 77) exercises operational control of assigned units for the purpose of conducting carrier strike oper- ations in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. CTF 77 conducts combined, joint and inter-type training exercises and provides services to SEV- ENTH Fleet units and allied forces for training exer- cises and provides services to SEVENTH Fleet units and allied forces for training in all fields of air war- fare. Capt. W. p. Decarii Capt. G. M. Hughes Capl. D. D. Williams CDR R. L. Bunton CDR R. G. Dimuzio CDR R. N. Duncan CDR G. R. Hein CDR W. M. Sherer CDR G. E. Steidel Lt. T. M. Boerum LT. D. J. Sahrbeck LCDR J. L. Campbell LCDR R. S. Carnot LCDR S. M. Endacatt 30 FLAG STAFf

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DESRON 15 « s -. ifeW - T Ji n.1 ' M PM CAPT. F. J. BARNES III COMDESRON 15 Wherever MIDWAY goes, ' DESRON follows. DE- STROYER SQUADRON FIFTEEN is comprised of sev- en OFRP ships based in Yokosuka. The shipsi USS CHOCHRAN (DDG 1 ). USS TOWERS (DDG 9). USS OLDENDORF (DD 972), USS KNOX (FF 1053). USS KIRK (FF 1087). USS LOCKWOOD (FF 1064). and USS FRANCIS HAMMOND (FF 1067) provide the surface escort for MIDWAY and boast some notable qualifi- cations: USS KNOX was the navy-wide winner of the 1984 Lamps Helo Ship Safety Award-. USS COCHRAN was the runner up in the annual Pacific Fleet AAW Award competition. Commanded by Captain F. J. Barnes III. COMDES- RON FIFTEEN and his staff of five line officers and twelve enlisted men function as Battle Group ALFA ASW Warfare Commander while concurrently per- forming ISIC duties for all seven squadron ships. The DESRON stands underway watches around the clock in the ASW Module. Staff admin functions are performed in that portion of the Captain ' s Office formerly occupied by PAO. The DESRON FIFTEEN Champions of Freedom are proud to purge the enemy submarines from the waters in which battle Group ALFA sails.

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Originally formed in 1950, CTF 77 carrier based aircraft played a major part in the Korean War. Dur- ing the cold war years, the ships, aircraft and crews of the task force performed dual roles as goodwill ambassadors and as a strong deterrent force in the Pacific. Battle Force SEVENTH Fleet units have main- tained a continuous battle group presence in the Indian Ocean conducting operations that range from the Arabian Sea to the West coast of Australia. Commander Carrier Group FIVE performs the ba- sic mission and functional tasks as assigned by Com- mander Naval Air Force. U.S. Pacific Fleet. Until 1964. command of Task Force 77 rotated between the deployed carrier group commanders. Since that time, Commander Carrier Group FIVE has been per- manently deployed to the Western Pacific as CTF 70 and CTF 77, homeported at Naval Air Station. Cubi Point in the Republic of the Philippines. LCDR Scudder CIRC D. E. Webb CTSCS T. B. Dal OSCM R. C. Nash H H w 1 1 ■ ij My T - k fr J i2 mm (SI p. Penson A2I A. Esieli FLAG STAFF 31