New Orleans (LPH 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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AVCMIAWJ John K. Smith Command Master Chief Master Chief Petty Officer John K. Smith was born 3 September, 1942, in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he lived until his family moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1954. He graduated from Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska, in 1961 arid entered the United States Navy on 24 October 1961. Master Chief Smith's 30 years of naval ser- vice includes numerous duty assignments. Fol- lowing recruit training at RTC Sari Diego, Cali- fornia, he attended Aviation Electronics Tech- nician A school at NATTC Memphis, Ten- nessee. After school, he reported to VF-1 11 at Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego, for his first sea duty assignment and WESTPAC deployment aboard USS KITTY HAWK ICVA-631. During this tour he advanced to Third Class and Second Class Petty Officer. In 22 1964, he returned to NA'1'l'C Memphis as a student at AT IBJ school which was followed by another sea tour with VF-111, deploying aboard USS ORISKANY ICVA-341. In 1967, upon conclusion of his second tour with VF-111, he was advanced to First Class Petty Officer and returned to NATTC Memphis for instructor duty. He instructed basic electronics AFUNIAJ and ATIAJ school. In 1970, he was transferred back to Naval Air Station Miramar for sea duty with VF-194 as Avionics C2101 work center supervisor and completed three more WESTPAC cruises to Vietnam aboard USS ORISKANY ICVA-341. In 1973, he again became an instructor, this time on inter- mediate level communications! navigation sys- tems for the F4 Phantom aircraft. In 1976, Master Chief Smith transferred to AVCMIAVW Smith says farewell to the Crew t his retirement ceremony shortly after the cruise a 5 ?. - .1 . S 4 W if the USS RANGER ICV-611. This tour once again included a WESTPAC cruise. In 1979, prior to transferring, Master Chief Smith was promoted to Chief Petty Officer and assigned to HS-10 at Naval Air Station North Island. He was promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer during this tour and in 1983 attended the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, R.I. Fol- lowing graduation, Master Chief Smith report- ed for the first of two tours aboard USS NEW ORLEANS ILPH-111. During his first tour, he served as the AIMD Production Control Chief and, after promotion to Master Chief Petty Officer, the Quality Assurance Officer. In 1986, he reported to HC-3 at Naval Air Station North Island for his first assignment as a Com- marid Master Chief. He returned to USS NEW ORLEANS ILPH-111 in 1989 as Command Master Chief for his final sea tour and com- pleted his ninth WESTPAC during an extended deployment insupport of Operation Desert Shield I Storm. His personal awards include the Navy Com- mendation Medal lfour awardsl, Navy Achieve' ment Medal lthree awardsl, Navy Unit Com- mendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation. Navy Ribbon ltwo awardsl. G00d Conduct Medals lseven awardsl, National Defense Medal ltwo awardsl, Vietnam Service Medal lthree awardsl, Southwest Asia Service Medal ltwo awardsl, Sea Service Deployment Ribbfm lfour awardsj, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He is also qualified 35 an Aviation Warfare Specialist. Master Chief Smith is married to the former Charlotte Ann Miko of Tucson, Arizona. He has two sons: Michael and John, and W0 Step' daughters: Julia and Natalie.

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Right: PCI Thompson handles mail, Below: Lll Jacovino and L13 Bodle at the pnnt shop X 1 ff Admin on the Ball The Administrative Department, headed by CWO2 Terpenning and PNC Hudson, was extremely busy throughout the deployment. The Department includes the Post Office, the Admin Office, the Print Shop, the Personnel Office, the Master-at- ArmsfSecurity office, and the Legal office. The Post Office, headed by PC1 Thompson, had to work long and irregu- lar hours to ensure everyone aboard NEW ORLEANS received mail. They processed more than 1.5 million pounds to the entire Amphibious Task Force, which was the largest since the Korean War. The Admin Office was responsible for putting out more than 600 awards for ship's company. The Admin Office han- dles all incoming and outgoing official mail for the ship, and types and routes correspondence for the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer. The Personnel Office handled more than 300 transfers and new arrivals in addition to completing numerous pay documents to ease the stress of their shipmates and families While deployed. The Master-at-Arms shack is where 24 the ship's police force is headquartered. The Master-at-Arms have had their hands full all deployment in keeping the crew aware of crime prevention, and monitoring the establishments on board NEW ORLEANS like the Ship's Store and weight room. The Print Shop has been responsible for printing the monthly Cajun Cable familygram, the daily ENFORCER news- paper and the never-ending task of printing copies for everyone on board. The Legal Office, staffed by LTJG Draker and LNC Joaquin, has drafted powers-of-attorney, wills and Soldier's and Sailor's Civil Relief Act letters for the crew. In addition, the Department produced three Sailors of the Month, two Chief Petty Officers and two Third Class Petty Officers.