New Orleans (LPH 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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' CAP7' N'lllg'1llIlll. RADM Sttplicn C'I'u'c-V 'md CAI I' I5r'1cIt cut the clrml 'c ofcoiziiirind cake. Change of Command In January of 1991 en route to the North Ar'1bi'in Sei the USS NEW ORLEANS ILPH-111 htld a change of command ttrcmony. Repllcing Captain Douglas J. Brfidt is Commanding Offictr was C'ipt'1in Ric h'1rd J. Naughton. Welmome Aboard C'1pt'1in Naughton 'ind I-'Ill' winds 'ind following seas C 1pl'llll Br'1dt! Only '1 S6'lIl1'1ll realizes to what extent 'in entire ship reflects the per- mcmbcrs in llic g'a1lt',i' sonality and ability of one individual. her Commanding Officer. To a lands- man this is not understandable at times. it is even difficult for us to comprehend. but it is so! A ship at sea is a different world in herself 'ind in consideration of the protracted 'ind dist'1nt operations of the fleet units the N'1xy must pl ice great power responsibility 'ind trust in the hands of that leader chosen for command. He is the Commanding Gffit er. He is the ship. lt is '1 duty which most richly deserves the highest most time-hon- ored title of the seafaring world CAP'lAlN. c c ' c c c c t V I . i - . . . . Q . . - 1 1 c , 1. . 1 1 L 1 . c . L K , - c c 1. c c c c s v A c c c . c L ' c 'X x ' L c c t 4 .' I L C K. f C L f. C K 1 .. . -,- t 1 c.. 1. c 4 1 . C'Al'l'l31'acll visits l'Ilfl'vlt cl 1 ic ii

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' rv Captain Rickie G. Reynolds i -1 ,'zf gf if . 1: u ,vi Exit MI' v x ' S V M ' 'L ,,l Q3 I. f Rickie G. Reynolds was born ii1TLi1Sa. Oklahoma. raised in Midland. 'lkiias and graduated from Texas A8zM University in 1969. Following flight tlialhing. he was designated a Naval Avi- aint' in March 1971. .He then reported to thc HC-7 Big N1Others at NAS Imperial Beach. Cali- fornia. He made three deployments ily- ing Combat search and rescue in the Tonkin Gulf. During this period, he made three combat rescues. earning a Strike Flight Air Medal. Vietnam Service and Campaign Medals and several unit citations. ln 1979. Capt. Reynolds reported to HS-12 as the Administrative Officer. After five months hc moved to the Main- tenance Officer billet which he held lor 18 months and then to Operations Offi- cer after a successful deployment on USS AMERICA ICV-661. Capt. Reynolds was awarded the Navy Com- mendation Medal for his contributions to HS- 12. ln 1982. Capt. Reynolds reported as Administrative Assistant to the Director Military Personnel Policy Division QOP- 131 in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. For performance on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. he was awarded a second Navy Commen- dation Medal. He then reported to NAS North Island as pre-commissioning Officer-in-Charge and first Executive Officer of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14. In 1986. he assumed command of the CHARG- ERS who won the Arnold J. Isabel Tro- phy as best ASW squadron and the MeritoriousUUnit Commendation under his leadership. During this tour. he was awarded two Navy Commendation Medals for action during two rescue operations involving six personnel. He also was awarded the Meritorious Ser- vice Medal. Following his tour as Commanding Officer. he reported to the USS OKI- NAWA ILPH-31 as the Operations Officer where his performance earned him a second Meritorious Service Medal. After the OKINAWA, Capt. Reynolds completed the Senior Officers Ship's Material Readiness Course in Newport. R.1.. and reported to the USS NEW ORLEANS ILPH-111 as Executive Officer. As XO. he executed training and operational programs resulting in NEW ORLEANS earning the 13A'l l'l,E E and six Battle Efficiency Awards. Capt. Reynolds' wife Patricia is for- mally of Paauhau. Hawaii. They reside in Chula Vista with their three children Cheryl. Cherie and Leilani. .Quay , . Y. ,vi,.,.-.,,...,,, ,.,..--. Y- .Wah