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CHANGE OF COMMAN WITH THE SIXTH FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEANH . . . Captain Ste- phen Phimister relieved Captain Hugh A. Merrill as commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA CLPH-21 in a ceremony held onboard today. The guest speaker at the change of command ceremony was Rear Admiral D.E. Hernandez, Commander, Battle Force Sixth Fleet. Also attending the ceremony were Commander Amphibious Squadron Four, commanding officer 22nd Marine Amphi- biousl Unit and the commanding officers of USS AUSTIN, USS LAMOURE COUN- TY, USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY, USS PENSACOLA, USS KALAMAZOO and HMM-261. Captain Merrill assumed command of the IWC JIMA on February 23, 1984. He will report as Commander Amphibious Squadron Three, San Diego, Calif. in Septem- ber 1985. Captain Phimister is the IWO JIMA's 20th commanding officer. UG 1985 . X Ni 1. i 5+-. .-in 3, -.
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4' CAPTAIN HUGH A MERRILL COMMANDING OFFICER USS IWO JIMA CLPH-25 23 FEB 84 - 15 AUG 85 Q ' . xl
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IW? X COMMANDING OFFICER USS IWO JIMA CLPH-21 Captain Stephen Phimister was born 27 August 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio University in 1960, entered Aviation Officer Candidate School at NAS Pensacola, Florida in September of that year and was designated an F4 Intercept Officer in March 1962. Captain Phimister served in Fighter Squadrons 41, 74, 84, and 33 and completed two tours in VF-101, the LANTFLEET Fighter Replacement Training Squadron. His Department Head as- signments were as Maintenance Officer in VF-84 and Operations Officer in VF -101. He was also a Fighter Placement Officer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Following his squadron command tour in VF-33, Captain Phimister was assigned as Operations Officer, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CCVN 691g Chief of Staff, Commander Fighter Wing ONE, Chief of Staff, Commander Fighter Wing ONE, Chief of Staff, Commander Tactical Wings Atlantic, and Chief of Staff for Operations, Commander Carrier Group EIGHT. He has served aboard the aircraft carriers USS INDEPENDENCE QCV 623, USS FORRESTAL CCV 591, USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT QCV 425 and USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. He is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the Naval War College. Captain Phimister assumed command of the USS IWO JIMA KLPH-21 on August 15, 1985. .Captain Phimister, his wife Marian and children, Courtney and David, make their home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. C PTAIN TEPHE PHIMISTER
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