Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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-]e, - -!5 - ' 6 ' ;3S rt Warfare. In 1977 he became Submarine Operations Officer at CINCPACFLT and in 1978 assumed duties as Current Operations Officer, Staff CINCPACFLT, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He assumed command of USS BLUE RIDGE on 19 July 1980. Captain Chamberlain ' s personal awards include the Bronze Star with Combat V, the Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards) the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Navy Achievement Award. Captain and Mrs. Chamberlain, the former Irene Albrecht of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, are the parents of four children. — • ' - — .-.-— . . ..-ri

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CAPT. JOHN D. CHAMBERLAIN, USN COMMANDING OFFICER John D. Chamberlain was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he earned a degree in International Relations. Commissioned in 1958, Ensign Chamberlain attended CIC School followed by assignment to USS DECATUR (DD-936), where he served as the Electronics Material Officer. During the Summer of 1960 LTJG Chamberlain attended Submarine School and then reported to USS BLUEBACK (SS-581) where he served in each of the major shipboard departments. In November 1964 he attended Guided Missile School in Dam Neck, Virginia and as a Lieutenant Commander reported to USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644) where he served as Weapons Officer in the Blue Crew. In September 1966 Lieutenant Commander Chamberlain reported to the Polaris Special Projects Office in Washington, for duty with the Fleet Ballistic Missile Certification Program. While a student at the Naval War College, Lieutenant Commander Chamberlain earned his Masters Degree in Foreign Affairs completing his studies in 1969. Commander Chamberlain returned to sea as the Executive Officer of USS BARBEL (SS-580) homeport- ed in Pearl Harbor following which he became the Commanding Officer of USS GRAYBACK (LPSS-574) serving from 1971 until 1973. Commander Chamberlain had duty in Japan from April 1973 to August 1975 as Operations Officer for Commander Submarine Group Seven. Commander Chamberlain returned to Washing- ton in 1975 where he was assigned to the offices of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Submarine

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VADM a A. H. TROST, USN COMSEVENTHFLT in m [anguage : Naval Pe ' s: Id Septe : Scholars™: Gefma ! ' ' intenato ' S (SSN-58?) Medal to ' devotion tc entWiot Uoit Com sybmanne He aw Fleet AnW Ma loJy Assistant ' Wastngto ' He m a . Inl Ctiambe ' o Yoong Me ' loJanj Cre ot r Septemoe ' Assistant C tion an ttie S. ASantc Carlisle Albert Herman Trost was born in Valmeyer, Illinois, on April 24, 1930, son of Elmer H. and Luella (Hoffman) Trost. He attended Wasfiington University, St. Louis, for one year prior to entering the U. S. f aval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, on appointment from his native state in 1949. He graduated first in his class of nine hundred and tw enty-four members on June 5, 1953, and was commissioned an Ensign, U. S. Navy. He advanced to his present rank of Vice Admiral on August 22, 1978 and assumed command of the SEVENTH Fleet on February 14, 1980. Following graduation from the Naval Academy, he reported to USS ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827) and in December 1954 was detached to attend the Submarine School, New London, Connecticut. Completing submarine training again first in his class, in June 1955, he reported the next month to USS SIRAGO (SS-485). While on board that submarine, he qualified as a Submariner in July 1956. From January to June 1957 he attended the Advanced Nuclear Power course at the Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, which he completed first in his class. He had further training at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit, Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he qualified as an Engineering Officer of the Watch for Naval Nuclear Power Plants in September 1957. He reported to USS SWORDFISH (SSN-579) in December 1957 and while on board that nuclear powered attack submarine, qualified in December 1959