Saipan (LHA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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ajor ALLEN was bom in Cordell, Oklahoma on the 7th of January 1948. He was commis- sioned a Second Lieutenant through the PLCJA program upon graduation form Southwestem State University at Weatherford, Oklahoma in June 1970. Major ALLEN reported for flight training at NAS Pen- sacola in August 1970 and was designated a Naval Aviator on 8 October 1971. He reported to MAG-26 at MCAS New River, Jacksonville, N.C. in November 1971 and served as the Ground Safety Officer for HML-167. He completed the transition syllabus in February 1972 and was designated Pilot Oualified in Model fPOMj in the UH-1N. ln April 1972, he was reassi ned to the 1st MAW in Okinawa where he servegwith HML-367, HMM-184 and HMH-463. His billet assignments included Assistant Administrative Officer, Adjutant, and Awards Officer. While servin with HMM-164 and HMH-463 in the Tonkin Gul? Republic of Vietnam, Major Allen flew the UH-1E, and participated in Operation End Sweep with TF-78, special Search and Rescue Operations with the 33rd MAU, and Operation Home Comin . Returning to CONUS in May 1373, Major ALLEN received orders to Station Operations and Engineer- ing Squadron at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina He served as a Search and Rescue jSARi Pilot and was nominated for the Navy Helicopter Association Annual SAR Crew Award for rescuing an A-4 pilOt from the Bogue Sound. While assigned as a SAR pilot, Major A LEN completed a transition syllabus to the CH-46A and was designated a Helicopter Aircraft Command in February 19 5. From August 19 5 to November 1979, Major ALLEN was assigned to MAG-29 at MCAS New River. l-le served with MABS-29, H8MS-29, HML- 268, and HML-167. His bullet assignments included Operations Officer, Group Adjutant, and Ad- giinilstrative Officer. Additionally Major ALLEN 2, M3jOI' AIISFI Aepo ed with HMH-362 for LF6F 2-77 as the Train- - - ing Officer and with HMM-264 for Lrer 2-79 as me EXQCUUVG Gfhcer Assistant Logistics Officer. In December 1979, Major ALLEN reported to the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey. California and subsequently graduated in May 1981 with a Masters Oegree in Financial Management, After com- Dleting the Special Education Program, he was assigned to the Fiscal Division, Budget Branch, at Head- quarters Marine Corps. Major ALLEN was the Fiscal Directors representative on the Program Objective Memorandum jPOMj Working Group and served as the Program Budget Coordinator. He returned to MCAS New River in August 1984 and was assigned as the Fiscal Officer for MAG-29. lrl August 1985, he was reassigned to HMA-269 where he served as the Executive Officer and Opera- gOf?s Officer. He joined the Golden Eagles on March 7, 1988 and is serving as the Squadron Executive icer. Mellgajlor ALLEN's personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy Ahievement a. Major ALLEN and his wife, the former Patricia MOORE of Carnegie. Oklahoma, have two daughters: Remy Dion and Rebecca Dian.

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L ieutenant Colonel SEELEY was bom February 10, 1944 in Millen, Georgia. After graduating from high school in Ithaca, NY, he joined the Marine Corps PLClA Program. He enlisted in February 1964 and upon completion of Avionics Technician Trainin at NAS Memphis, he joined VMF gkwl-122 in MCAS El Toro, California. ln December 1965, Lieutenant Col- -, onel SEELEY was selected for flight 8 training as a Marine Aviation Cadet and was designated a Naval Aviator and commissioned a Second Lieutenant on 21 March 1967. Lieutenant Colonel SEELEY reported to MAG-26 at MCAS New River and deployed to the Carib- bean with HMM-264 and served with HMM-162 prior to reassignment to the 1st MAW in the Republic of Vietnam in October 1967. While in the RVN, he flew the UH-34 and served with HMM- 361, HMM-163 and HMM-363. Returning to CONUS in November 1968, Lieutenant Colonel SEELEY served as a T-34 and UH-D flight in- structor in the Naval Air Training Com- mand in VT-1 and HT-8 until December 1970. Upon completion of a transition program in AH-1G gunships with the U.S. Army at Hunter Army Airfield. Savannah, Georgia, he retumed to Vietnam and served as the Assistant Operations Officer of HML-367. The Squadron relocated to Okinawa in mid 1971 and Lieutenant Colonel SEELEY genre? as the Squadwn LOQlS1iCS Lieutenant Colonel Seeley ICG. ln Februa 1972, Lieutenant Col- Cemmarldirlg Officer onel SEELE reported to HMX-1 where he served as the Personnel Of- 4 ficer and Flight Officer. He was selected for the College Degree Pro- gram in 1975 and attended Comell University graduating in June 1977. Retuming to MCAS New River, he joined HMA-269, MAG-29 and served as the Administration Of- fioer, Operations Officer and Aircraft Maintenance Officer. From December 1977 to June 1979 he als0 served as the Air Liaison Officer for 32d MAU and deployed twice to the Mediterranean. Ordered to MCDEC, Ouantico in 1980, Lieutenant Colonel SEELEY performed the duties as an ill' structor, faculty advisor and academic supervisor at the Amphibious Warfare School. He retumed T0 MAG-29 in June 1983 and served as the Assistant Operations Officer for Group Headquarters. He WZS assigned as the Executive Officer of HMM-162 from July 1984 until Februa 1986 when he assumed his current duty as the Commanding Officer of the Golden Eagles of HMM-1 621 Lieutenant Colonel SEELEY's personal decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with numerals one and 38, Navy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Presidential Service Badge. Lieutenant Colonel SEELEY and his wife, the former Suzan Marie Maunus of Lansing, Michigan, h8V9 one son, Dean and one daughter, Kristina. 136 A '

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s in April 1965 and upon completion of boot capnph nd and ITR at Camp Geiger was transferred to NAS Me Aviation Operations School and subsequently transferred to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in January 1966. ln January 1968, Sergeant Major ROLAND joined VMF QAW, Viet Nam. Upon VMFQAWJ 235's decommissioning and recomm in as VMFA-235, Sergeant Major ROLAND was transferred to 1 in lwakuni, Japan. Returning to CONUS in February 1969, Sergeant Ma or R0 was assigned to Flight Clearance at MCAS El Toro until Ju y 1969 he reported for Drill Instructor Duty at MCRD San Diego, CA, In February 1972, Sergeant Major Roland attended the Sta commissioned Academy in Ouantico, VA. and upon completi reassigned to MCRD San Diego until September 1972 when transferred to H8tMS-37, MCAS El Toro CA In November 1973, Sergeant Major Roland was transfe MWHS-1, subunit 1 in lwakuni, Japan. Returning to CONUS in December 1974, Sergeant Major ROI was assigned as an Instructor in Aviation Operations School a Meridian, Miss. until January 1977 when he was transferred Marine Brigade, MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and assign R. M. ROLAND HMM-262. 1980 S M RO'-AN In January , ergeant ajor D was transferr SERGEANT MAJOR VMFA-115 at MCAS Beaufort, SC. and upon bein selected to Sergeant was reassigned as Sergeant Major of H8tlX?S-31 until Ja 1981. In February 1981, Sergeant Major ROLAND was transferredl FSSG at MCB Camp Lejeune, NC. and served with 8th Engineer port Battalion and 2d Maintenance Battalion until June 1985. ln June 1985, Sergeant Major ROLAND was transferred to New River and assigned to MABS-29 until joining HMM-1 Segtember 1985. ergeant Major ROLAND and his wife, the former Margie Ellz ergeant Major ROLAND was born August 18, 1947 in A GA. He attended Americus High School and enlisted' 3 Corp ' ' ' at mp. E 59 I1 ff or he rn t t e e r M 6 a Wills of Dawson, GA have one daughter, Kelley and one son, Ronali 1 Q