Wichita (AOR 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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commripi oorrlcr-:R i i l Captain Thomas S. Slater ix xi Iiqitixf iii Sgiillt Fir lX'l.ir If Q11 Wit' lifi' 4' l lil!!! lblmhlilmi Hr iii','.M.tm1'lillZm the UniverSity of Notre Drum' in 196.3 Illlfl 'xiiiiiiffiiwlf fi V'l'f l 3 5' NN ll' A N Wil ll miami M M' Ml lllmn JOC Cer Candidate. HC rCCf'i1.'f rl hex f'fiii'iins'w' viii iii Nm 1 iiilffr NUM Hlifl uw' fif ' li '4rl i 47 NM Al 3:ili l NMMA! in 1 tober 1963. A ' , Captain Slater rr'prii'tf'fl to Figflitrr Srfiinfirfiii NYU' l'f ll ' -' ' ll 1' 'il ' ' ' X H l il is Y i , i in . Hi'PW'1l'illElli':hlMNll0 -- - - v Q - - v ' ' I ' A ' 7 1 , ffl Western Pacific dcploywnr-nts on iiriarfi USS f UNH! l',l,l,A'l HHN It X fi-12 ri,-A V55 HAlNhliN lf X fill F' W mg that tour. Captain Slater rcturnffi to NAS l'fi in July 1967. After training in tiiff F-4, 1 1 ,. Q lg if iwirrilgi frir liiflii lrzwiwiii 'li X Y'l'l' l' lt Amin .1,w 'su 4 ai 413 b lu, i . N , ,. v+i1yg'c3!N1ed' ' YA H, Tllymffffl tm l.3E.l,1fy :irlilIr'lTf'7i I 'Xl 7, ,lil lu vii,r!r31E:1,alrlx1 , iterranean cruisei onhoarrl USS FORRESTAI, IVV 5741. In 1970. Captain Slatrr rrrr-if.'ffl orfifrf to fn' , .4 I1 l Llitfr lkfliizffsrf-ii 'll'-l ,ll-'fllllill' 'iii :Hlllllllm it lm 1972 he attended the US. N?'1T.'55l l'fn?ggr:ff3iiaif Sf lions ltflfiiiffrf- f ' 'l H in if f f wi -- li'-1-'f' 5 all Mm. dl . . . . . . V . ., ' '4 an gree. In 1973, Captain Slater wan 74'4'i-iiflqlffl tri A - mf ' 1213115 'f' iff' P ' l.,fl,1fi F-Jiri:-flrffri H?-il' 'l Vs ff l 1 ll l further assignment to Fighter Squafirfin THRICPQ TWU H1 p:i.r?ir:g1.rY1fl .if if f ' board USS JOHN F. KENNEDY ICV-,Fi7J. Armed Forces Staff Collffgf- folio-.wfi in 1077 in Washington, D.C. In March 1070 Clzipwiiri film i- l' E4.i.r1f2w!!it'ti!91f'0' ' e ' ' 'if 'liiiitlfms 1 .:Iir'1livri:1?f.ii7 r1i!',f 4 'il 1 'wrt H' l'Wf5l1f'l 'N ri ',.f.f:if :: 1i'ruf11f l'l l mi., . Q. ., UNI l'Ul'R 'liVYt'l HS EX- ecutive Officer and in july 1980 ax CQfiiririi:iiifiirw flifif fi 'IM '-in rainy. gi. if ii l11f'l19' 'ff'H'lll' lmmm Ocean and North Atlantic flfeployriirnta f.i,lif,.im USS IJXVHLH1 U if lg,,:NH4 ,Wg N iq VN will Aww fm l as Commander Carrier Air Wing FIFTPIEN ifillfw.-.vfi ,ii Eldot' mn., ifiifg 'J Y it ,W , Ha. -mari iii U55 CARL VINSON ICVN-701 Pmrl par1'ir'ipatr-rl in lim g,yf,,,1,,1,15,, M., ,H ,,,,,,, 7, -, 3- .i 4' Captain Slater wars siiliw-qiirmly :w.iW,fii1 Hp mm 1, H, Y k I V .t Fliiiiii' M 8 sm' cial Assistant to the Chief nf Staff lm Ii S f',,f,,,,,,,,,,i,, W 4 . ,,' y 5 . Captain Slater took r.r,mmai'ifi ol USS WICHITA UKUR I l 1. M 2 it tif www! if? New Dt' fense Superior Service Mr-fini. Dietiriiipgiii---.limi l'Ei.'iiig' f if.-1 'fzff - . F2 AH Mfiilms' ' i 4 1 14-fi , ' if l

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The USS Wichita ofthe past . . . and the present .sjgxg e K V- , 4' ,

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