USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON SEVEN Richord F. Green, CopT. USN Commodore, Phibron 7 . iii G91 iff' A NoTive of Philodelphio, Pennsylvonio, CopT. Green begon his No- vol Coreer in 4958 os on AvioTor. From his firsT operoTiondl ossignmenT To PoTroi Sqdn. 47 oT Alomedo, The Commodore hos enjoyed o vdri- eTy of overseds ond domesTic bilIeTs. AfTer Three yeors ds Heod of The Technicol InformoTion Bronch in The Office of The Specidl AssT. for Congressionol Lioson, iT wos Dock To flying ogoin ond The nexT few yeors were spenT in Floridd ond Spoin wiTh PoTroi Squodron 46 unTiI 4968 when CopT. Green joined The ships compdny of The USS Americd os AssT. NovigoTor. During This period, The Americo mode her round The World cruise, ond Two deploymenfs To The Tonkin Gulf in SouTh- eosT Asio. During The second holf of This Tour The Commodore ossumed duTies of NovigoTor. In 4974 CopT. Green received his MCISTGFS Degree in lnTerndTionol Affoirs from George Woshingfon Universify, while o sTudenT oT The Novdl Wor College. He Then ossumed duTies of DirecTor of PoTroi ASW DevelopmenT Group, ond subsequenTIy become X.O. of PoTroi Squodron 23 in Brunswick, Moine, ossuming commond in 4973. During Their Tour VP 23 wos oworded The Arnold J. Isbell Trophy, symbolic of ASW excellence omong ATlonTic FIeeT PoTroi Squodrons. ln 4974 CopT. Green received orders To, ond served os Specidl AssT. for Congressionol ond Medio Affoirs in The TelecommunicoTions DirecTor- oTe. ExecuTive Office, of The PresidenT of The UniTed SToTes. Following his WoshingTon Tour, he ossumed commond of PoTroi Squodron 34, ond Then USS JUNEAU QLPD- 405 PresenTly The Commodore resides in The Son Diego Areo wiTh his wife, Mory ond Their Two sons. We ore sure he is os onxious os The resf of The crew To reTurn home To Them ofTer onoTher successful TARAWA deploymenT. A Commodore Green ConducTs o personol Tour of his Flogship. The Commodore hos conducTed sever- ol personol Tours This cruise for The mony Fldg Officers ond visiTing Dig- niTories ThdT TARAWA hos hosTed This yeor.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER R. F. SCHUERGER, CDR, X.O. Commander Richard F. Schuerger, TARAWA's Ex- ecuTive Officer. has served in a varieTy of posiTions, boTh aT sea and ashore. Included were command of USS CANNET QMSC-2905 and USS FRESNO QLST- 'i'l82y as well as Teaching posiTions aT UCLA, The Naval War College and aT The FleeT Sonar School in Key WesT, Florida. OTher sea Tours since commis- sioning were 'in USS DAMATO CDD-8745, USS D. H. FOX QDD-7795, STaff of COMDESDIV THREE SIX TWO and as XO of USS RACINE CLST-44825. All of CDR Schuerger's service has noT been spenT as an offi- cer, however. Having enlisTed in San Francisco in 4952, The Commander is one of The many ex-enlisT- ed men who Took advanTage of The Navy's NESEP program in which acTive duTy enlisTed personnel can receive a commission. During his Tenure aT UCLA CDR Schuerger was awarded a docToraTe in VocaTional and Technical EducaTion, seTTing an ex- celIenT example for Those enlisTed men who Think They mighT wanT a liTTle more Than The service offers buT aren'T sure jusT how far They can really go. Our XO will Tell Them The sky's The IimiT. He oughT To know, afTer all. he's been There. Our XO is quick To poinT ouT ThaT his iniTials really indicaTe Ready for Sea raTher Than his name. WiTh This being his elev- enTh deploymenT, he may be righT.

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PHIBRON wg A '7 fback row left to rlghfj LT Fldel Casfellanos LCDR Zal Villanueva LCDR Roy Aasen LCDR Barry O Malley LT Larry Parker LT Vlctor Bllfz LT Qgj Ron Maul CAPT Gary Bnsbois Qfront row left to rlghtj CDR Blll Masslcot CDR Donald Gnnnell CAPT Rlchard F Green CDR H F Tahaney LCDR Moses Stlth Amphlblous Squadron Seven QPHIBRON SEVEN, was established In Long Beach California 1 October 1954 and remalned there untll It was shlfted to San Diego ln 1973 lnltlally a squadron of twenty one shlps lt has been reduced to Its present strength of slx ships Although fewer In number the ships presently comprlslng the squadron retain the capability to transport and land assault troops and combat cargo which was the hallmark of their predecessors Further these shlps are representative of the newest ln shlp design and possess the most Improved capabllltles of the Amphlblous Navy Since 1954 unlts of Amphlblous Squadron Seven have participated In numerous major exercises and employ ments both In the waters adjacent to the United States and in the Western Paclflc ln addltlon units of the Squadron parhclpated in troop movements ln response to the Laotlan crlsls durlng May 1962 and were present ln the Caribbean Sea In October 1962 durlng the Cuban Misslle crlsls More recently the Squadron has made numerous deployments to the Western Paclflc partlclpatlng In amphlblous oper atlons In support of free world mllltary forces ln the Republlc of Vletnam and ln the re deployment of gnited States Marlnes The Squadron is commanded by a U S Navy Captaln who holds the tltle of ommodore ls 1 2 OSC DANIELS OSC EMBICH hem