Puget Sound (AD 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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THERE'S NG PLACE LIKE HUME Right: A shipmate receives a long- awaited embrace. Below: Nothing compares to the excitement of Homecoming - i3fjU3.Xig E EDHfJ?4f?lUJ

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--e-- f CO ING OFFICER CAPT R.J. MALOIT, JR. Captain Maloit, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Maloit of Hazle- hurst, Georgia, graduated from the Pennsylvania State University NROTC class of 1965 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He also holds a Master's degree in Operations Research!Systems Analysis granted by the Naval Postgraduate School in 1972. Upon commissioning, Captain Maloit received orders to USS CONYNG- HAM CDDG-175 where he served as Communications Officer. In August 1967, he reported to the staff of Commander Naval Support Activity, Danang, Vietnam, where his billets included stints as Aide and Flag Lieutenant and as Officer in Charge, Naval Support Activity Detachment, Dong Ha. After com- pleting a year in Vietnam, Captain Maloit returned to sea in USS JOSE- PHUS DANIELS CDLG-277 serving as both CIC Officer and Damage Con- trol Assistant. Following his postgraduate education, he attended the Naval Destroyer School and was subsequently ordered to USS RICHMOND K. TURNER CDLG-203 as Chief Engineer. In July 1975, Captain Maloit report- ed to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet as a member of the Propulsion Examining Board. After three years on the PEB, he served as Executive Officer in USS JOHNSTON CDD-8211, followed by a tour in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations COP-96DD. Captain Maloit's most recent sea tours include command of USS ESTOCIN CFFG-155 from February 1983 through April 1985 and Chief Engineer, USS INDEPEN- DENCE CCV-621 from June 1985 to May 1987. His immediate past assign- ment before taking command of USS PUGET SOUND in August 1989 was ir1 the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy CShipbuilding and Logis- tics . Among the awards and decorations he is entitled to wear are the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Combat 'gV , the Meritorious Service Medal with a Gold Star, the Navy Commendation Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. Captain Maloit is married to the former Barbara Ann Stapler of Portsmouth, Va. They have two sons: Patrick, who has followed his father into the NROTC program at Penn State, and Kenneth, a student at Great Bridge High School. i I . - Clockwise from top, right: The Skipper takes a moment to relax on the Bridge. Commander Car- rier Group Eight visits the Fire- room during' the Battle Group's return.. Capt. Maloit entertains VIPS with social grace,