Iwo Jima (LPH 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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A Captain . A Captain of the Navy ought to be a ri man of strong and well connected sense. is He must be that of course, but also a .Z great deal more. He should be as well a if gentleman of liberal education, refined manners, punctilious courtesy and the ni- cest sense of personal honor. 't John Paul Jones I747-l792 5 ' As summer turned upon us. whites Capt. Jones inspects .. .2 , Capt. Jones awards medal at Fall Festival held on IWO became in . thoroughly. Hello IWO HUT, do you deliver? You do. Good. l'll take two pizzas with everything on them except anchovies.

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Commanding Officer Capt. Arden W. Jones A Capt. A.W. Jones, a native of Nashua, N.H., gradu- ated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Science degree. He entered the Navy in Oct. i957 and reported for flight training at Pensaco- la, Fla. There, under the Aviation Officer Candidate program, he received his commission as an Ensign in March l958. He was designated a Naval Aviator in May I959. Capt. Jones reported to his first fleet duty with Helicopter Utility Squadron TWO in Lakehurst, N.J. and participated in Operation Deepfreeze. Transfer- ring to Helicopter Utility Squadron FOUR in Aug. I96O. he served as detachment officer in charge, training officer, and, he participated in initial evaluations of VERTREP operations in the Med aboard USS ALTAIR. From Nov. '62 to Nov. '65, Capt. Jones served as officer in charge of the Search and Rescue unit at NAAS Meridian, MS. Capt. Jones then reported to HELANTISUBRON Il, Quonset Point, R.l., as NATOPS and maintenance officer. From May '68 to Dec. '69, he served as the West Coast H-3 NATOPS evaluator as a member of HELANTISUBRON IO, San Diego. ln Dec. I969, he joined COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT, Naples, Italy, as ops officer. He then received orders to Washington, D.C., to OPNAV 943D as a CNO briefer and Assistant Navy Dept. Duty Captain in the Navy Command Support Center, serving there from Jan. '72 to Dec. '73. Upon completion of SH-2F refresher training in June l974 with HELANTISUBRON Light 30. he reported to HELANTISU- BRON 32 in Norfolk as Executive Officer, assuming command in July l975. During his tour, the squadron earned the Arnold Jay Isbell trophy for excellence in Air Anti-Sub Warfare and the COMNAVAIRLANT Battle Efficience After command tour. Capt. Jones served with Commander Helicopter Sea Control Wing ONE in Norfolk as Opsflleadi- ness Officer. He reported to USS TRIPOLI CLHP lOj in San Diego as Executive Officer from Feb. '79 to Oct. '80, Capt. Jones then attended the senior course at the Naval War College in Newport, R.l. ln Nov. l98l, Capt. Jones report- ed to USS IWO JIMA CLPH 21 as C.O. and keep up the good work Gentsl

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Executive Qfficer Cdr. John S. Meserve Commander John S. Meserve, a native of Saginaw. Michigan, is a graduate of the United States Mer- chant Marine Academy. He entered the Navy in I963 and was designated a Naval Aviator in l964. Cdr. Meserve has seen duty with Helicopter Anti- Submarine Squadron ll aboard USS WASP. He also was assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Clightj Squadron 33 aboard USS STERRITT. He also was in command of Helicopter Anti-Submarine QLightj Squadron 37. Other duty stations include USS CLEVELAND, Helicopter Attack CLightj Squadron Three in Vietnam, Air Test and Development Squad- ron One, Helicopter Training Squadron Eight and Naval Post Graduate School. Cdr. Meserve reported for duty as Executive Offi- cer of USS IWO JIMA in July, l983. . I .Q gs, . .--'sv ei A- ' 'rm X0 or 1 pw- Q j 'F,:-1--...rn-' ...4,?fi'-ff' - 35,1 L,,' - ,. ,. 'L Q , Ulm llklll lllll -v- -'--- -A-Q.-wvv-, 1 , .., ,.. ,, ,, . .. fi www Wi! 2' 9 dill--'