Iwo Jima (LPH 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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. ... .. ...v...... --1,-Q. .. ...,.,.-Mk 4- - -H - - '- ' N ' ' ws 'I 1 4 , 1 ' ff' CHANGE OF COMMAND 19' ff- The traditional change-of-command ceremony aboard lwo Jima marked the transfer of the reigns of leadership as Captain Walter H. Brown, Jr., assumed command from Captain Phil R. Hawkins. Captain Brown came to lwo Jima after duty aboard USS Guam, and USS Charleston where he served as commanding officer. Captain Hawkins received orders to the Chief of Naval Training in Pensacola, Florida.

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Captain RM Burris THE IWO JIMA FOUND HERSELF HON- ORED DURING MED CRUISE '78 AS THE FLAGSHIP FOR THE COMMANDER OF AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON SIX, CAP- TAIN R.M. BURRIS. ALSO WITH US WERE THE VARIOUS COMMANDING OFFICERS AND STAFFS OF 34 MAU AND HMM-261. A COMMODORE'S FLAGSHIP SHOULD ALWAYS REFLECT WELL OF THE VAR- IOUS SQUADRONS THEY LEAD AND THE IWO JIMA WAS NO EXCEPTION. FROM CLEANLINESS TO COMMUNI- CATIONS THE CREW OF IWO .IIMA DISPLAYED THAT IMAGE THAT RE- FLECTS WELL ON THE U.S. NAVY. PHIBRUN SIX S TA F F 34 MAU Colnel WS. Pullar I ii I I Lt Colonel PJ Fehlen