Iwo Jima (LPH 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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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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CARL ATYAS EXECUTIVE OFFICER CLPH-21 Carl Edward Matyas was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 6, 1940. Upon completion of high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve. While' attending drills on weekends he was enrolled at Henry Ford Community College, where he received his Associates of Arts Degree in June 1961. In January 1964 Cdr Matyas enlisted in the Navy's NAVCAD Program and reported to the Naval Air Basic Training Command at Pensacola, Florida in April of that year. He received his wings on 3 December 1965 and reported for duty with Helicopter Combat Support Squadron ONE at Imperial Beach, California, where he served as Detachment Administrative Officer while deployed onboard USS CORAL SEA, Detachment Maintenance Officer while onboard USS RANGER fflying the first operational UH-2C aircraftj, and as Squadron Quality Assurance Officer. Returning to Pensacola in June 1969, Cdr Matyas reported to the Naval Air Basic Training Command SAR Detachment at NAS Pensacola's Sherman Field, which provided SAR services for the whole of the Pensacola air training complex, utilizing the UH-2B and I-IU-4D aircraft. In July 1971 he reported to Helicopter Light Attack Squadron THREE at Binh Thuy, South Vietnam, where he was the Assistant Administrative Officer and flew numerous combat missions over the Nekong Delta in the UH-1 aircraft. After his return to the United States, Cdr Matyas received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science in June 1974 at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He joined Helicopter Combat Support Squadron ONE Detachment Two Cembarked on USS MIDWAYD in January 1975 and participated in operation Frequent Wind fthe evacuation of South Vietnaml in April and May of 1975. He assumed command of Detachment Two as Officer-in-Charge in October 1975. Cdr Matyas reported to Training Squadron TWO in August 1977 where he served as the Squadron's Administrative gtfficer and as Operations Officer. In december 1979 he reported onboard the USS CONSTELLATION as Training icer. He returned to Pensacola in September 1980, where he went through the CH-46 training syllabus as Helicopter Support Squadron SIXTEEN. Upon completion of the syllabus, Cdr Matyas reported aboard Naval Air Station, Norfolk and assumed the duty of Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron SIX. Cdr Matyas reported aboard USS IWO JIMA CLPH-2Jas the Air Officer in February 1984 and in June 1985 assumed duties as Executive Officer. Cdr Matyas and his wife, the former Cheryl Steele of Panama City, Florida reside with their two children Alan and Karen in Virginia Beach, Virginia. COMM DER