Monticello (LSD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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' ,wi Coniniiimlci' R. S, .Xgintvp vas con:- inissioned .in t-nsign up-m his giaiiiain ion from the LHS. Naval A-Xt'atit'n2y .at Annapolis. klaijvland in Klum' EU?-9. and his first duty .issigninem xmas assistant Navigator on the USS IKQXIROKO QCX'li-ll5l and later as Communications Officer on the USS BOXER QCYA-Zlj. lt-'le completed flight training in February .1952 and served with YA- lfi at NAS jacksonville. Florida. ln N55. he became the Assistant Officer in Charge of the Main Recruiting Station in jacksonville. After graduation from RICHARD S. AGNEW Commander, U.S. Navy Executive Officer the Utne-ral Line School at Monterey, i2al1i'oi'nia. he was assigned as Aide and Hag Lieutenant to COMALSEAFRON and t2OIxlSlrlX'liNTl5EN in Alaska. On completion of duty tours with 'xkklel-12.5 and VAH-4, Commander Agnew st'i'x't-tl aboard the Oklahoma City CCLG-59 as Navigator. He reported aboard the MONTICELLU as her Executive Officer in March 1965. Commander Agnew is married to the former Lise Pierard. They have four children and make their home in Coronado, California.

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Captain V. F. Kelley took command ofthe MONTICELLO off Chu Lai. Vict- nam on 18 February l9o6. Upon graduation from flight training at U.S. Naval Air Station. Pensacola. Florida, hc was commissioned an Enaign and designated a naval aviator on 1 August 1942. After various duti-as iw flight instructor and iruiiiitingg oiititt-i'. hc carnod a Prosiilontiai Vnii kfifaii In while assignt-il In Ixghrfi-1' Sfpiatlzforf L, dcployod with th '.,,- Snr,-IILI1 I'VI4 -'l. wi t USS CAHUI' ILZX' II. In 5-Q'n't'l1IIJf-1' IV-I tiff 1' I' Il I' Various W1-sl ll' Captain KL Ilu Ira mn- ii' I' I In -1 ' Navy 'H ' ' Y ' Ill'-III1P'.'I'lIl'11'1I I r INV I Squadron lIlIL,Il Ill'-1' Ir1r1 -Ui'-arf' IIVIC .Ii:lz1l!'u1'z1II IIIIII' III writ Ii-'I I Ilur4lIIlI1t'wIm1oIa'ofI III I' I I i XkaIaNI I Ixfw I,pI x 'i II I I N aint: t!,'.l.,tK ticipated in the first aerial battle with the Russian matic MIG aircraft used in North Korea. Ht- was instrumental in forming and training students aviators in high por- :'oi'1i1anot- Fl Il? .Isl .-Xirc raft. g'xi'lt'1' coinplt-ting durics as operations fiiilct r and later t'Xt'Lll1llN'Q officcr on tho CSS XllIJI.K',XY INLTYJX--Ill. ho LllfL'l'lLICLl tho F--Jimi-mal Wai' Uollt-go and was tht-n .lwfigilttl as iltad, National Policy' Suc- ww in tht- Uitiut ofLTI11t't'oIN4lVL1IUpcr- Lfagvigiiz Iitllof. I1oItIs1I1t'.Xi.1' Xludal 'ig it goto star. P11-snlt-11Ii.iI llnil Ullil' ppl'-.I ,i Xing' I'lllI Liuaiion. Igfyitiiii and Nliw. Iiollt-y. tht- llorlnt-r IJ IL' riff. Il, If lL.I-IxIl.II'l. Ilan' Iwo H I' vw. .Jai In-II1t11IIlllllllllwzl. Iowa. ilk IIIU. , F

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5-v.---it ,g , 'Q--Y gi-1, - in v-'aww' AS.- ilu as fl: PY' A ,, ffasuf' OUR ORGANIZATIO L TEAM Tho command tuam on thc hritlgt' - tht' group that provides thc driving' forcc for the NlONTlLZlil..Llfl - is organized around thc Captain. llc can lic thought of as tht- huh of thc wheel that moti vatcs thc ship in tht- t'ult'illmt-nt ol' hor mission. The command team rcvolvcs around him. supports him. and fuiinishcs him with thc information necessary to makc thosc vital decisions that affect the ship's operations. Our team is tiivitlutl into functional divisions, cach contributing a talent or slcill to an assighcd task. The following pages will show how each of us hclps to keep the NIONTICELLO operationally ready through our particular duties. 7