King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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O DI OFFICER COMMANDER RICHARD R. TARBUCK USN Vommander Tarhuck was appointed to the Naval Academy from the state ot' C'alit'ornia and graduated with the class ot' 1956. He served his first tour otdutv as fiunnerv Otticer ahoard the Radar Picket Destroyer DENNIS J. BUCKLEY. His tour also included three deployments to the Far East. one ot' which was during the Que-mov Vrisis where he also served as an all weather air controller. l'pon completion ol' his initial tour on BUCKLEY in Ilecemher 154.314, VNIDB. Tarhucl-: attended mine wartare orientation school and suhsequentlv served as Executive Officer and Navigator ot' the Ocean Nlinesweeper CONQUEST in transpacitic operations to Thailand and the Orient. t'i-minander Tarhucl-1 assumed command of the llostal Minesweeper WARBLER in Octoher 194311 in the Western Pacific. He assumed additional dutv as Vomniander Kline Division 'I'hirtv-Two in Nlav 19452. In Fehruarv 194654 he was relieved and assigned to the Bureau ot Naval Personnel. Officer Distrihution Sec- 111111. Vominander Tarhuck joined the USS DALE CDLG-191 in March 1965. in the Tonltin Gull. where he . wg , .Q -1 J g X 4 Ip- 1 1 I-. f is 'xx lf assumed duties as Operations Officer. lfpon comple- tion till his second Viet nam area cruise tin August 19661 he was detached and reported for dutv as Exective Ot'- ticer. FSS JOSEPH STRACSS KDDG-161. homeported in Pearl Harhor. Hawaii. From -lanuarv to -lune 1967 he served his third Vietnam deployment and ninth WESTPAC' cruise with the US. SEVENTH Fleet. Alter completion ot' the course at the Armed Forces Statt Vollege. Nortolk. Yirginia. fiommander Tarhuck was assigned to the Vommand and Policy Branch of the Strategic Plans and Policy Division 'OP-6114 in UPN.-XY. Five months later he was selected to serve as the Administrative Assistant and Aide to the Vice Vhiet ot Naval Operations. l'pon completion ot a tour ot dutv in-country' Viet- nam as a Senior Advisor on the statil' ot C'ONlN.-XYFl1Bf'ES, t'ommander 'Farhuck assumed command ot KING in Octoher 15171 while on P.-XRPRO duties in the Sea ot -lapan. He and his wite. Boherta. reside in Imperial Beach. t'alitornia. with their two children. Bolt-Bav and Michelle. FIT.

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44 FROM THE CAPTAIN This cruisebook is dedicated to you, the men of KING, who steamed her on one of her finest deployments to the Western Pacific. He ninth cruise into these waters, she was never more active or deeply involved with challenging assignments within the U.S. Seventh Fleet-a fine cruise it was, and a privilege too, to be a part of the end of the long Vietnam War. This book has been prepared to preserve those ex- periences. I respect your long hours of dedication and family separation. It was that personal sacrifice and in- dividual unselfish effort that provided the basis for our success. Your teamwork while on the line, paralleled with good fun ashore and hard work during short upkeep periods exemplifies your professionalism. Enjoy reflections of the cruise in this book as you can feel justly proud of a job undertaken with enthusiasm and done well. Best Regards, R. R. Tarbuck if 1 as ,, , 1:4523 ., -it UB' L 1: D3 if? - 'Pig Q 13' YT? ,X Q5 - 1 Q 25 ,K ,.x .. , ,Y i . -'iff QQ -K NA 2 . 532 s ff

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EXEC TI OFFICER LIEUT. CMDR. NICHOLAS J. STASKO USN LIEUT. CMDR. STASKO was graduated from the Naval Academy and commissioned as Ensign on 8 -lune 1960. His first tour ofduty was aboard USS BARRY CDD-9335 as MPA and DCA. His next assignment was to USS JOHN KING KDDG-35 as Engineering Officer. While waiting to report as Engineer, he was tem- porarily assigned as Assistant Operations Officer for Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla FOUR. His first shore tour was in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, in Washington. D.C., Office ofOfficer Procure- ment. Back to sea in his next tour, LIEUT. CMDR. STASKO reported as Commanding Officer of the USS SHAKORI QATF-l62l operating in the Mediterranean Sea and throughout the Atlantic area. For his second shore tour, he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, California for two years. earning an MS in Operations Research. The XO and his wife, Sharon, reside in Chula Vista. California with their two children. Kate and Greg. QV' A .Q ... A