USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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