New Orleans (LPH 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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C0 PHIBRO TACRO f ' PA I CDR Paul Debien f NS .. I f MAJ Bruce H11 . MAJ William Wagonel ,U,, .S LCDR Robert Looney 1 n ZX I If ' LCDR oeraid Abbot' We ,.o d 4 LCDR Kent Raysir ll, I V 1 ,z Am at d ee , I a .'1' i t 1 ' . N , 1 ,1,v . 'K . Ykexq' f ' . xmas. . . . W ,,,. .. N. .- ,f ., . . sw ., ,, 1 3 S ' . 4 ' I -3 f ff ? 1. ,, MN f a I A I LCDR Phillip SC0tt'SmiU . - . LT Peter Stamp: fl 3 if ' '7 I -I X , A LT David St. Georg- I P A W 1 . CAPT John Engstron F f WN- E , I K Xxx fi Staff Runs the Sho Amphibious Squadron One was orga- nized l October 1954 and has been homeported in San Diego since then. The squadron's primary mission is to plan and execute amphibious operations including embarkation, transit to an objective area, and actual assault under combat conditions employing the latest and most effective amphibious force doctrine. Amphibious Squadron One has par- ticipated in' numerous worldwide amphibious operations in war and peace. Operations have been varied and wide ranging including: Operation End Sweep fthe clearance of mines from North Vietnamese waters in 197313 Operation EAGLE PULL fthe evacuation of Saigon in 197513 numerous KANGA- ROO and VALIANT USHER exercises in Australiag joint exercises in Thailand and Somalia. In 1983, PHIBRON ONE's Amphibious Readiness Group ALFA became the first Pacific Fleet amphibi- ous squadron to transit the Suez Canal for duty supporting the Multinational Peacekeeping Forces in Beirut, Lebanon, under the operational control of Commander, Sixth Fleet. During its' Western Pacific deployment in 1986, PHIBRON ONE and Thirteenth Marine Amphibious Unit operated the Mastiff Remotely Piloted Vehicle from USS 12 TARAWA ILHA-11. This was the Navy's first deployment of this unmanned drone aboard ship. For its role in operations EAGLE PULL and F REQUENT WIND, the Squadron was awarded the Navy and Meritorious Unit Commendations. Indian Ocean opera- tions during the period 8 August through 30 September 1980 earned PHIBRON ONE the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. The contin- gency operations in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1983 earned the Squadron the Navy Expeditionary Medal and a second award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation. PHIBRON ONE is prepared to per- form a variety of tasks to support opera- tional requirements and to control ships and forces when assigned for operations, exercises and deployments. Amphibious Squadron ONE is proud of its' achievements over the years and stands First in Defense and ever ready to perform any tasking in support of national objectives. . .N-N MZ' , , , U! W - L- A VL 1 is ,f 215, i W X f s W A dw' Q, if ,Q tt Q A S QQ? W . , X I -rr ?Sv X f G I S, Quik

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CO PHIBRO TACRO RP2 Bernard Thomas OS2 Dale White 1 RM2 Albert Villanueva RM3 Ron Johnson OS3 Donald Salvetti 2' f i ls-mi F ,mm A X i in Q ' C YN3 Robert Freeman AC3 Michael Andrews AC3 James Shepherd OS3 Jeff Guess MS3 Chris Poehler QQ OS3 Thomas Evans L AC3 scott Cottrell A 1, f , ,, RM3 CusBona H MS3 Antelmo DeLeon 1 YNSN Matthew Blanton Y no Left: TACRON ofdcers review documents. Right: A TACRON sailor updates the flight event board. ' , I OSSN Jessie Vance I 1 f ' I ACAN Myron Mackey 5 A v X RMSA Thomas Biscoe I i X W ' f W MSSA Enck claibome at W ' umm Z 'Y' Z R