Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 . X - S X X X R X gs vi Wt R XXQ xg x X X X X X 1 X st Nik XQYQ X cdr ierome s. roth commanding officer The Skipper of VA-144's ROADRUNNERS is CDR J. S. ROTH. In his command are 20 of- ficers, three of which are ground pounders and about 150 men. The squadron holds the AirPac Battle EHiiciency E award in the light iet attack bracket for fiscal year 1961. Working closely, the men and officers perform highly complex tasks and training maneuvers, keeping our squadron on the nation's number one line of defense and READY. Readiness is the key word to our mission, for we must be ready at all times to defend the libery of the United States. Whether it be in conventional battle or nuclear war, our pilots have had the experience and training to deliver the ordnance and our maintenance crew keeps our aircraft in A-1 shape. This is the Roadrunner squadron's last cruise with the reliable FJ-4B Fury. Upon our arrival at NAS Lemoore we will sell the Furies for A4D Skyhawks and again begin a training period in preparation to our next WestPac cruise. x . 1. rfL':w':, f . ieyn - Qu? 'iragllil he roadrunnery ,J l lcdr b. e. berglund executive officer front row fl. to r.J: It i. i. miles, It i. p. samonds, cdr i.s. roth, lcdr b. e, berglund, lt r. f. reynolds, It b. c. harkness. back row ltig h. I. simpson, lt h. e. nelson, ltig w. r. matthews, ltjg i. h. norton, ltig d. g. delca, It w. e. turlay, ltig n. r. dahlstrom, ltig w.b. f'1emlng ltig d. m. walton, lt w. I. Cain, ltig i. s. reynolds, ltig w. l. evans. ,