Oklahoma City (CLG 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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FL IDE LT B. K. Bryans LCDR J. Watson Flag Lieutenant Flag Secretary The photographs for LCDR P. A. Veatch flflag Lieutenantj and LCDR T. l. Kolstacl fFlag Secretary Flag Aides for Vice Admiral Roy L. Johnson, were not available. Ol

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CAPT V.A. Dybdal Prior to becoming Chief of Staff of the SEVENTH Fleet, Captain Victor A. Dyhdal served as Chief of Staff of Carrier Division FIFTEEN, Commander, Destroyer Squadron SEVEN, and served in the Politico-Military Policy Division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Captain L. R. Vasey served as the Commanding Ofhcer ol the fleet oiler USS ICAWISHIWI prior to becoming Chief of Staff, U.S. SEVENTH Fleet. Upon being relieved, Capt. Vasey assumed command ol the FIRST Fleet flagship, USS SAINT PAUL CCA-735. iH1EE'fHVrW'FF N1 O ,xl HSFLEET

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.t - i 1 i VIP iilu Lift jig.: hi? Biff tfizi ulgi ' r s Ei, SE E pi t ri g 1 , , s sl w ' .,lu l l , ii. ,li mtg ADM T. H. Mower iilllx 5 1 . . . . Wig Due to the present situation, in and around Viet Nam, the eyes of the world have focused on the U.S. Il la . I SEVENTH Fleet and subsequently on its Commander. Qli f ta. .Qtr 'lil The constant need to keep abreast of current situations i 1 h ti if .. I, nvo ves t e visits of American diplomatic and mili- .Mt tary officials as Well as dignitaries and militar le d f f Wil y a ers o riendly foreign nations. These visits serve an important purpose by informing SEVENTH Fleet or the visitors and discussing future plans between Com- 'flll mander, SEVENTH Fleet and the visiting -Q - ,V 9 officials. These conferences between SEVENTH -P 1 K.. Q . Fleet and other officials occur While the U ' - Q p f ship is in its homeport, visiting other ports 2 A A N and While at sea. M7 Q-, itqg- . A , ...ly ss is ,f.- is-1 4 I jug- x , :.,.fi'5'N+f 4 iii g Perhaps the most memorable of the 2. . of 4-1 i , . I ' : vi 1 , . . at-sea visits to the men of SEVENTH Fleet . w' - J fuk ' -it mf I . 5 I 1 in A Staff and the OKLAHOMA CITY were the . K , . M , visits of the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. 412 1 v .g. .,g , ,,.1 Vt? Paul H. Nitze and Admiral T. H. Moorer, 2 s w ,io- 5, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet. .qw X High level conferences are vital and constant and, therefore, mean high level ' V1Slf0I'S VADM Blackburn greets the Honorable Paul H Nitze fl ig9if.tf. K V112 2 ' '. ' A 'Div if ' r X r s jfi iii v ia: or Y if 1,5 ' 5,2 ly. is 1 . ii 'tie xi? ff, Q' jf? . 5 32. n, . ' , 1 V, we .a 5 L I i i . if ' ht ' ' . it 09 1 ska, ,