Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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.1 ' ,E . QLEEE 1:1 . 5 tw gg 'f-A Eg 1 'ff' CARDIV-14 I-K Vw.-we 5. -xi' X Cafflef D1V1S10U I4 Came 1f1I0 being some eleven years ago. It was conceived as a counter to the ever-increasing threat from enemy submarines. Commandgr Carrier Division I4 was asslgned the feSP0nS1b1htY Of Planning and directing the combined antisubmarine Warfare efforts of the aircraft carrier, its embarked air-craft squadrons and the supporting destroyer types. These ships and aircraft constitute a fast, mobile, hard hitting ASW team called a Hunter- Killer Group. Rear Admiral Edward A. Hannegan, USN, assumed command of Carrier Division I4 and Antisubmarine Carrier Group ONE in November 1 957'

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HU-2 .QV2 , dw' fgglicopter Utility Sq.uadron-2 fmt-48j has as mission air-sea rescue? LT J. A. - . is Officer-in-Charge of this detachment, . 3 cgm ed of two pilots and six crew , 'lfilll crewrmzrre qualified for t 1 erat10n T 5 at e C t y Hmtof 2 new we -rescue ' qi . rescuegpssible. The 'megan used b if :ql 0 ' gboard tim with no Pfgvious s 1 wledg it N we, not case with the old 9 ' -type e f rattg,,t,HU-2 has ,made ver 5oo rescue 't't: 'nceits Cmnhissioning. i 01' this year, eight utilized the new Seat. -T' Angel that made the 4oootlr'heliqs - M ding on board WASP, while the lhip ' wa nc red at Suda Bay, Crete, on The land g was accomplished by LTI' F. . Shirley, '. . who, with his crew, was presented the Wuuditig 1 cake commemorating!even-thmisaixd - din s. ei'i mAn el pilot - -1 pn-gnnnel transfe g 1 'f - qtherhauls in addi emg.o all Q4 grass? durin I ,, f 'q g a7' T gjegizzgdhave bgen V L oi oh e previous druiae. W -4.-as W. Johnson Alobomo VV,A4Mon'zf1 N w ' F ' M-s hr A. R. Siizmon - Massachusetts Q- uk'

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A-f... CDR D. H. Green LAVT 2. XV. Mmlhvr Rocco lsinnd Colifornio f . J f- Z,-sz ff: ne Carrier Group con the following alt and surface Anusuhmarine Squadron S117 aircraft cquxppcd with the for detecting, tracking and an embarked Helicopter Squsidron. lot' fourteen HSS type .with dipping ,aonztrg an All-5W aircraft, six to ,eniployed aura screenfor dcaroh and attack unitl. two years Commander num mt nag in LEYTE, SARATOGA and Carrier Divi- lQ?f A 1 vw. -.Q . LT A. G. Lowe, RCN Concdo in connection with the following exercises SPRING-X Caribbean area ynd Atlantic, tithe East Cong . LT J. F. Bochmon Rhode lsiond . - . i. -v 1-rf ,p un ' Y tv. ,wx ' K: -Q.,-.r L P Duc-'z ' ISPIV11 Hflll-' P G 'yA1CY'lHf1Uul I l Utility Vlllilll Mid'n J. R. Fuqua Florida