Ajax (AR 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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Co@o Captain F.P. Zmorzenski was commissioned through the regular NROTC Program at Columbia University in 1960. His initial assignment was Research Project Officer, First Lieutenant and ASW Officer onboard USS MALOY(EDE-791), an experimental sonar re- search ship. Upon graduation in 1962 from the U.S. Naval Destroyer School, he assumed duties as Engi- neering Officer for the USS ROBERT K. HUNTING- TON(DD-781), followed in 1964 by a tour of duty as Material Officer for Commander Destroyer Division EIGHTY-TWO and in 1966 by assignment to the ma- terial section of the Staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. From April 1968 to April 1969, Captain Zmorzenski served with the Naval Advisory Group attached to the Vietnamese Navy Fleet Command first as a ship- board advisor to LSSL 231, a Vietnamese Gunfire Support ship in the Mekong Delta, and later as Staff Operations Advisor to the Fleet Command Head- quarters for the final six months of his tour. Follow- ing receipt of a Masters Degree in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, he reported to USS JOHN R. CRAIG(DD-885) as Executive Officer. In December 1971, Captain Zmorzenski assumed duties as Chief Staff Officer for Commander De- stroyer Squadron TWELVE. The Squadron was reor- ganized shortly thereafter and shifted its homeport to Athens, Greece. Following completion of Armed Forces Staff College in 1975, he was assigned as Ordnance Logistics Officer on the Staff of Com- mander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe. In Au- gust 1978, he took command of USS MERE- DITH(DD-890), relinquishing this duty in April 1979 upon announcement of that ship ' s projected de- commissioning. He then attended CNO ' s Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course and took command of USS ED- WARD MCDONNELL(FF-1043), a TASS equipped ship in August 1979. From February 1982 to June 1984, Captain Zmorzenski served as the Director of the Surface Warfare Officers School Basic Course in Newport, Rhode Island. This seventeen week course of instruction is designed to prepare newly commissioned offi- cers for their first tours at sea and assist them in obtaining their SWO qualification. Captain Zmorzenski assumed his pre- sent duties as Commanding Officer, USS AJAX(AR-6) in July 1984. Captain Zmorzenski has been awarded the Bronze Star with combat V , the Meritorious Service Medal with gold stars in lieu of second and third awards, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Commendation Med- al, Navy Unit Commendation, the Vietnamese Staff Service Honor Medal, the Vietnamese Civic Action Unit Citation, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation in addition to a number of service and campaign medals. Captain Zmorzenski is married to the former Regina J. Dere- sewski of Tom ' s River, New Jersey. They have two children, Douglas and Lisa. CAPTAIN FRANK P. ZMORZENSKI COMMANDING OFFICER USS AJAX(AR-6) 11

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n, Commander M. Alan Groff was born in Flint, Michi- gan on June 18, 1945. He was commissioned in February, 19 69 from the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport. Rhode Island after graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineer- ing from Michigan Technological University in 1968. Commander Groff ' s assignments include: Electron- ics Material Officer, USS MERCER(APB-39); First Lieutenant Supply Officer USS SURFBIRD(ADG- 383); Missile Battery Control Officer, USS BAIN- BRIDGE(DLGN-25) Weapons Officer. USS ROBI- S0N(DDG-12) and Anti-Air Warfare Officer. Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Commander Groff ' s decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V , Combat Action Ribbon and Presi- dential Unit Citation in addition to service and cam- paign medals. Commander Groff is unmarried and resides in San Diego. California. COMMANDER M. ALAN GROFF EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS AJAX(AR-6) WHAT!! WRONG PORT