Cimarron (AO 22 AO 177) - Naval Cruise Book

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C® Al4Dlk,G COMMANDER JEROME A. PESCHKA, JR. Jerome Aloysius Peschka, Jr., was born August 13, 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico, to Jerome A. Peschka and Lucille M. Peschka. Upon graduation from New Mexico Military Institute, he enlisted in the Naval Re- serve and continued his studies at Oregon State Uni- versity. Upon graduation and commissioning in June 1965, he was ordered to USS MCCAFFERY (DD 860) where he served as Electronics Material Officer and Navigator. Subsequently, Commander Peschka reported to Coast- al Squadron One in Danang RVN where he served first as Officer-in-Charge of a Swift Boat and later as Offi- cer-in-Charge of Chu-Lai Detachment. In 1969 Com- mander Peschka attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he received a Master of Science in Management. Following atten- dance at the Naval School of Transportation Manage- ment, he assumed duties as Commanding Officer, Mili- tary Sealift Command Office, Pusan, Korea. In January 1976, he reported to USS PAUL REVERE (LPA 248) where he served as Engineer Officer until January 1978. Subsequently he served as Executive Officer, USS SF1ASTA (AE 33). Most recently Commander Peschka completed a tour on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, Ships Maintenance and Modernization Di- vision (OP 43). Commander Peschka ' s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy Commenda- tion Medal (with Combat V ) with a Gold Star in lieu of second award. He is married to the former Mary Porter Frese of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and they have two children, Mary Porter and Patrick Finney.

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Later, she supported the force which defeated the Jap- anese in the battle of Midway, the Solomon Islands operation, the Guadalcanal campaign, the occupation of New Georgia, the Wake Island raid, the Gilbert Is- lands campaign, the attacks on Truk, the Marianas op- eration and the Palau operation. After the war, she supported the occupation of Japan. CIMARRON served three tours of duty during the Korean War, participated in the 1959 Quemoy-Matsu Island crisis and made three Western Pacific deploy- ments during the Vietnam War. She received ten battle stars for World War II service and four for the Korean War. Referred to as the most dependable oiler in the Pacific Fleet, CIMARRON provided outstanding ser- vice throughout her distinguished career. She was de- commissioned on 30 September 1968 and transferred to Portugal the next day. The third CIMARRON, (AO 177), is the first of a new class of fleet oilers. She was launched 29 April, 1979 at Avondale Shipyards Incorporated, Avondale, Louisiana. CIMARRON then homeported in Oakland, California where commissioning took place 10 January, 1981, at Naval Supply Center, Oakland. In 1981, CIMARRON had a busy schedule including Light-Off Examination, Systems Qualification Trials, Fin Availability, Shake- down Training, Fleet Operations and Exercises, Final Contract Trials and Post Shakedown Availability. CIMARRON shifted homeports March 1, 1982 to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where she successfully complet- ed commitments prior to deployment. The highlight of the year was her participation in RIMPAC ' 82 with the USS RANGER (CV 63) task group. CIMARRON departed Pearl Harbor on November 11, 1982 for her maiden Western Pacific deployment. She visited such ports as: Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines; Sasebo, Japan; Hong Kong; Pattaya Beach, Thailand; Guam; Pusan, Korea and Singapore. During her deployment, she welcomed aboard her new Com- manding Officer, Jerome A. Peschka Jr., of Roswell, New Mexico, who relieved Captain Robert S. Black in a change of command ceremony held January 7, 1983, at Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. During the months of July, November and December 1983, CIMARRON successfully participated in MID- PAC Mobile Team Training (MTT). From August to September 1983 she completed a two-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). In 1984 CIMARRON be- gan gearing up for a second Western Pacific deploy- ment by passing her Operation Propulsion Plant Recer- tification Examination (OPPRE) in February 1984, and Command Inspection and Refresher Training (REF- TRA), both in March 1984. Prior to deployment, CIM- ARRON treated her dependants and friends to a de- lightful weekend cruise to Maui. On May 14, 1984 CIMARRON departed on her sec- ond Western Pacific deployment, which included 101 consecutive days underway in the Indian Ocean. Port visits during her six-month cruise included: Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines; Singapore; Perth, Western Australia; Melbourne, Victoria; Hobart, Tasmania and the South Pacific Islands of Tonga and American Samoa. She returned home to Pearl Harbor on November 12, 1984, after successfully meeting each and every one of her commitments. X

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COMMANDER JACK LONDOT EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Jack L. Londot en- listed in the United States Navy at the Dallas Recruiting Station in August 1951. Following basic training in San Diego, California, Seaman Londot served aboard the Destroyer USS ROGERS (DDR 876) with the Seventh Fleet in Ko- rean waters. Petty Officer Londot served aboard various ships of the Seventh Fleet from 1953 through 1966, obtaining the rate of Chief Petty Officer. In October 1966, Chief Petty Officer Londot was appointed Warrant Officer, and in July 1969, commissioned an Ensign. Ensign Londot ' s first duty as a commis- sioned officer was Battalion Com- mander, Recruit Training Com- mand, San Diego, California. Lieu- tenant Junior Grade Londot then served aboard USS DENVER (LPD 9) as First Lieutenant from May 1971 through August 1974. Reporting to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in September 1974, Lieutenant Lon- dot was assigned as Officer-in- Charge of the Navy Detachment until August 1976. Lieutenant Londot was trans- ferred to USS WICHITA (AOR 1) in Alameda, California as First Lieutenant in August 1979. Lieu- tenant Londot was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in No- vember, 1978. In July 1979, Lieutenant Com- mander Londot assumed com- mand of AFEES, Dallas, Texas. In November 1981, Lieutenant Com- mander Londot assumed com- mand of USS MOCTOBI (ATF 105) and held command until January 1984 when he was transferred to USS CIMARRON (AO 177) as Ex- ecutive Officer. Commander Lon- dot was promoted to his present rank in September 1984.