Hancock (CVA 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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rc. 1 fTopj Seated, L to R: RADM O. H. Oberg, Capt C. A. Rank, Chief of Staff, Capt. H. Bakke, CDR B. A. White. Standing, L to R: Lt. D. Hanson, CDR H. D. Averyt, CDR R. A. Marquis, LCDR C. L. Sale, Ir., CDR W. O. Edberg, LCDR C. M. Heath, Jr., Lt J. E. Vinson, Capt. R. G. Blackwood, LCDR R. J. McGuire, Lt R. A. Stanfield, ENS J. F. Parroit, Lt S. H. Evans, ENS M. E. Ford, Ltjgj. C. Hall, Lt C. A. Skinner, Jr., CDR J. W. Margedant, Lt W. Whiton, not pictured, ENS K. A. Pedone. fAbovei Seated,'L to R: PT3 C. Ruedger, RMl E. Haas, RMC C. E. Alexander, RM2 R. M. Doblitz, Standing, L to R: RM3 P. M. Musgrove, RMl C. G. Tedder, RMI Van Buskirk, AO QDMJ 3 W. D. Hubbard, RM3 E. G. Keenan. dmiral Gber g nd HisStaff Commander Carrier Group Seven embarked USS Hancock for its seventeenth WestPac cruise, relieving Commander Carrier Group Three as Commander of Task Group 77.6 in late June, 1973. Not since August of 1957 has this Staff enjoyed the professional spirit of Fightin' Hanna. Commander Carrier Division Seven was commissioned on March 22, 1956, at the Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif. The division commander is employed primarily as operational commander of a task group or task force when deployed, and as inspector and evaluator of ship and air group readiness while in the continental United States. Raise the sortie count, increase night landings, The Staff may seem unsympathetic at times, possibly over zealous, but to achieve the operational readiness required of today's Pacific Fleet, the attack carrier must take maximum advantage of peace-time operations. Concurrent with this readiness is the planning and foresight required of the Task Group Commander. Each line period, the Staff relieves CTG 77.0 in addition to being CTG 77.6. During this two-Week period we assume the responsibility for the air and surface forces of Task Force 77. With the turnover conference, arrivesnew information and guidelines with which to carry out operations. Optimum performance of a Task Group Commander requires the dedicated effort of each man on the Staff, from the Chief of Staff to the Seaman Apprentice. The result is the smooth operation of Naval forces and each individual shares the pride of a job well done,

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