Fort Fisher (LSD 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER I I 11321 miwmiw col CDR EDWARD P. ANGLIM Commander Edward P. Anglim was born April 1, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Raised in the Northwest, he was commissioned through the US. Naval Academy in June of 1969. Commander Angiim reported aboard his first command USS NICHOLAS tDD-4491, as First Lieutenant and com- pleted NICHOLAS' twilight deployment to the Western Pacific. Transferred to USS KNOX tFF-10521, first of her class, he served as Electronic Material Officer and combat Information Center Officer on KNOX's maiden and second deployment. Commander Anglim was assigned to Navy Recruiting Command Headquarters, Washington, DC. in 1972 followed by tours as Weapons Officer, USS JOHNSTON DD 8211 and Operations Officer, USS THOMASTON iLSD 281. Subsequently in August 1979, he served as the Amphibious Type Desk Officer on the staff of Commander Naval Surface Force, US. Pacific Fleet. Commander Anglim served his Executive Officer tour in USS JUNEAU tLPD 101. He was ordered to Washington DC. in December 1983 where he served two tours; the first as the Amphibious Plans and Programs Officer for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations tSurface Warefare1 and the second in the Congressional Liaison Section of the Chief of Naval Operations. Commander Anglim's personal awards include the Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Commenda- tion Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star.

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14 July 1988 To the Crew1$z kt We have just completed the s- enthgh: acyme to F O R tog-Eg este a Pacific. At the beginning of this cruise I have set three major go. Is I wante v to i . They - to . ejfg a e cruise, a exercise every aspect of our amphibious capability to its uII xtent d to have a tr ofession ngIne 5 -am pIant-the best in the Squadron. FORT FISHER a iev fthese goals; You -w are the o e$id it. I could not be prouder of your performance. We h. ; no se I s in'uries during thi - l attribut th suoe isors t were genuiner concerned for th r m- ils Ks usi 'tbu I y syg;x Xj ey. o . the beach. We ran LCAC welldeck t oerati 1!! U : ; i im 0. e si at sea and CIC controlled the en - .' - 2 01.1.3 ;- Lo r orce . - .- i ' 88. During our OPPE in Guam, the E 5' -. -r' slew P- eir xIfessionaIi u . I own in the holes. Along the way, we c o a I of other things e . oo - ' i . -eI beach parties gave us a Chance to relax a bui new friendships. We saw 0 the Philippines and from Hong Kong to G . . 0 Ir em - - i ' officials as well as our boss Admiral Smith ano VE I : - - . D 7 c . t ' i d up the ship as part of our weekly zone inspe o.ns . : ' ' . . : ited FORT FISHER was impressed ' . What we did most of a was bu d a team W: tsta sailor IX divi on or a r arine from an embarked unit. We were all a part c FORT HER. t Command at sea is the pI , acIe of . riav made this deployment the be one I've -' . FISHER the finest ship I have ev serf , , bqf EDWARD P. ANGLIM

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nThe responsibility of the Commanding Officer for his command is absolute, except when, and to the extent, relieved therefrom by competent authority, or as provided otherwise in these regulations. The authority of the Commanding Officer is commensurate with his responsibility. While he may, at his discretion and when not contrary to law or regulations, delegate authority to his subordinates for the ex- ecution of details, such delegation of authority shall in no way relieve the Commanding Officer his continued responsibility for the safety, well being, and efficiency of his entire command. US. Navy Regulations CAPTAIN Gene F. Gauthier COMMANDER Glyn M. Thompson COMMANDER John F. Gamboa CAPTAIN Kenneth R. Barry COMMANDER Nigel E. Parkhurst COMMANDER Richard C. Williams III COMMANDER Arthur J. Gilbert COMMANDER Edward P. Anglim 9 3 22 27 24 15 24 DEC SEP DEC DEC MAR MAR JUN OCT 72 74 76 78 81 83 85 87 COMMANDING OFFICERS USS FORT FISHER tLSD-40i -18 -3 -22 -27 -24 -15 -24 SEP DEC DEC MAR MAR JUN OCT 74 76 78 81 83 85 87