Iwo Jima (LPH 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMAND MASTER CHIEF OSCM DANIEL R. NOBLE Master Chief Noble joined the U.S. Navy on August 2 . 1946. Upon completion of recruit training at Bainbridge. Maryland he was as- signed to the USS WRIGHT (CVL 49) as a member of the ship ' s precom- missioning crew for a three year tour. During his first enlistment he requested and attended Radarman A school, attained the rate of Third Class Radarman and was subsequently honorably discharged in February 1950. From February 1951 to March 1956, he was in the reserves. While in the reserves he served with the Naval Reserve Unit. Cumberland. Maryland in a drill pay status. He returned to active duty in March 1956 and attended Radarman B school after a two year tour as an instructor at the Naval Reserve Training Center, Wheeling. West Virginia. He served as the leading radarman on the USS NANTAHALA (AO 60) and the USS CHIKASKIA (AO 54) from I960 to 1966. during which time he was advanced to Chief Petty Officer. Also during that time he was qualified as Officer of the Deck Underway for three years aboard the USS CHIKASKIA. Next, he was assigned to the Officers Tactical Division at Fleet Sonar School. Key West. Florida and the Fleet Combat Training Cen- ter, Dam Neck, Virginia as an instructor from August 1966 to October 1969. In October 1969 he reported to USS BELKNAP (DLG 26) for a three year tour as the leading chief of 01 division. In December 1972, he was assigned to the Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight as the ECM AAW Enlisted Advisor to the staff and Air Control Supervi- sor for the Cruiser Destroyer Group assigned. In May 1975, he was assigned to the Air Intercept Training Task Analysis and assisted in a major rewrite of the Air Intercept Control Training curriculum. Master Chief Noble was transferred to Fleet Training Center. Lit- tle Creek, Virginia in May 1978 where he was assigned as LCPO of the Combat Systems Training Department and Instructor Training Coordinator for the command. He returned to Fleet Training Unit, Little Creek for a second tour in January 1981 as LCPO of the Training Support Department and Mas- ter Chief Petty Officer of the Command. In September 1982 he was named as the Sixth Fleet Command Master Chief, where he served until October 1985. Master Chief Noble commenced his current tour as Command Master Chief of USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) on December 6, 1985. His many awards include three Navy Achievement Medals, six Sea Service Ribbons, two Vietnam Campaign Medals, the World War Two Victory Medal, seven Good Conduct Medals and a host of other campaign and service medals. Master Chief Noble lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his wife Joanne. He Is the father of two daughters; Patricia and Nancy, and two sons; Michael and Dennis. 13

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IWO JIMA ' S Administration Depart- ment is made up of two divisions: X-l and X-2. The primary duties of X-l division are to support the policies of the Command- ing Officer and Executive Officer. All offi- cial correspondence to and from the ship, as well as service records for the crew, are handled by X-l. A service oriented division, X-l also runs the following work centers for the ship ' s crew-, library, WIWO TV station, drafting shop, print shop, post office, photo lab, education office and career counselor ' s office. Also, the ship ' s chap- lain and the Command Master Chief work from X-l division. X-2 division is made up of Master-at- : Arms and legal personnel. Duties of X-2 range from providing legal assistance for crewmembers to conducting criminal in- vestigations. They also act as escorts for visiting VIP ' s and are responsible for maintaining good discipline throughout the ship. The division is augmented by person- nel from other divisions to help accom- plish its tasks. While deployed, embarked Marines also aid in the duties of the Mas- ter-at-Arms. Both at sea and in port, the two di- visions of the Administration Department work to keep morale up and to maintain order. Chaplain LCdr Robert Phillips Public Affairs Officer ENS Kevin Hayes Education Officer ENS Mil e Kaculis Chaplain Phillips keeps a lookout for converts. The Department Head leads by example.