Tripoli (LPH 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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Followrng graduatron from the Unrversrty of Southern Calrfornra rn June of 1955 Commander COAKLEY recerved hrs commrssron through the Reserve Offrcer Candrdate program and was ordered to the Bureau of Naval Personnel rn Washrngton D C for temporary duty whrle awartrng orders to flrght trarnrng rn Pensacola He recerved hrs wrngs rn March of 1957 and hrs frrst fleet assrgnment was to All Weather Attack Squadron 35 at North Island Naval Arr Statron flyrng the AD 5N Skyrarder Hrs Avratron as srgnments rncluded Attack Squadron One Twenty two at NAS Moffett and NAS Lemoore as an rnstructor rn tactrcs and rnstrument flrght technrques rn the AD 6 and AD 7 In Aprrl of 1964 Commander COAKLEY recerved transrtron trarnrng rn helrcopters and was assrgned to Helrcopter Combat Support Squadron One at the Naval Arr Statron Imperral Beach where he deployed as Offrcer rn Charge of an rcebreaker helrcopter de tachment rn the Antarctrc Followrng thrs were assrgnments to Helrcopter Antr Submarrne Squadron Srx the Armed Forces Staff College rn Norfolk Vrrgrnra Arr Operatrons Offrcer on the staff of Commander Antr Submarrne Warfare Group Frve and Executrve Offrcer and Commandrng Offrcer of Helrcopter Combat Support Squadron One durrng whrch Commander COAKLEY carrred out the recovery of the Apollo Frfteen Astronauts Commander COAKLEY was assrgned to the USS TRIPOLI as Arr Offrcer rn 1972 He moved to the Operatrons Offrcer brllet rn February of 1973 prror to becoming Executrve Offrcer rn July of 1974 EXECUTIVE OFFICER .ji , 1 fa 72 llr 1 A , f , Ev 4 Eff EVEVV ff 9 x 1 r If f

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COMMANDER STEPHEN A. COAKLEY

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