Randolph (CVS 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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! U l I 1 I 4 4 hu-...L J-ldv quadrttu 7 H1l l'l W rH f' Xfi'4'lflIfn1 XIfX'I N was f'UIlllIIl'5SfOf1I!l on ' ' ' s ' ' 2 A 11956. Th ' 'C ' ' ' l.ururnfln.lc rr Il NI. N4 lvnt rtrnl lin' I- uw l1lt',,,, Uffifbpr H615 Commandgf 1526, A Grabainfulilie 4 Hqtax-3 I-1-ll. trplt rs tlrtrl :ww NNN- 5. lin l1rfrrlllr.snfr1f1yjf ,br lb I l n . Wfmrnngq Amt, Mgllluhq up OMIM! HMI NIM!! Sfuu-ps, ouk lu Y were spent forming the Squadron, Personnel Ilu ll'-NY fl l'l1'N 'flip l 'l ' N'lNUfl l 'H rlfflarhrrrwrls of live squadron were aboard the USS ANTIETAM lCVS-361 fl ' I NN VH I ll UR l' HW V457 flflfl life USS LEYTE fC-VS-32h ln May 1957 two of the squadron aircraft de- illcixrtl nu lllllllfl tl-. I SX IR.kNIil.lN D. ' f - ROOSEVELT. CCVAr.42l. P31101 lo the deployment, the sonar gear was srrrpprd from flu' turf-mtl urn! urrborne television e uipm t ' ' I I K H I 'I 9, en was FDR operated off the Florida coast dm! llwr- .. rf opft lx flltll :ded televtston coverage for lheJWide-WideltWorl2ijQ7ZV Program. Later in the year, two Slllllltlf .'Hr:'r'tIfl lu ivrrsrd the l72l9f74Clll07Ial Naval Reui L' k by hifi . V. ' ' ' ew, ee edatttam tovtlg d, V .Lt d Z - mpnlk UVM, mmll, U lb- VA L V , ,,,, 1,,!l'?,V,f1M,,,96l s trgtnta a er ep oy N N 9 Lf EY FORGE and TARAWA. . , 5 'f In tl-.Q l-'ull ul 1-155 the squadron converted from the H045-3 to Intensive flight training .1-.qs .-twirl.-r.,.r .whore to qualify we squadron pilots in the new 1957, the cNo Safety Auttrrl lor lftsr tal 57 WHS PfESQt2led to the squadron, , ' 'fffg In April 1038, HS-7 formed a part of Antisubmarine Defen'seL'G'rolu,p in intensive at sea trr1,i,,,rre with at mission to accelerate the development of,A5,Wi.tdpi5ctg3 The wiginal tour u :th ALFA was to be 18 months with approximately 50? 0f!'thi's'Qtinref at sea. .Host of the period with Task Group ALFA was spent deployedtonrrbg In july 1959, the squadrotrconducted what is believed to beth? airborne mag- netic detection efuipm ent in a helicopter. This was in keeping with Task 'x and develop new equipment for ASW. The squadron had two HS- loft Tusk Group ALFA and enjoyed approximately five 1.veekls3a5h5,Z'? Xely Norfolk, Virgirziti. On 17 December a call was received at 1600 from Norfolk RANKIN uas approximately 75 miles at sea with an emergency leave case on C011- dilion at Piortsmouth Naval Hospital. The pickup was made by and irrtpendiag darkness. The man was landed at the Naval Air Station where him to the Naval Hospital. A message from the RANKIN was received the In March 1961, the squadron had received fourteen HSS-1N's training and indoctrination of pilots. The many months of instrument and night values as the 1N's were being used extensively for night sonar 'tl.- In july 1961. HS-7 once more became 4 Daft Of the of America's second astronaut., Captain Virgil Gus Grissom! the RANDOLPH with Carrier Air Group FIFTY-SIX. Rigorous'VAL5'Wffoperattitons ,rre were of tt owes. t L A R it , a Infjanuary 1962. the squadron once again embarked aboard fbe.P mf3' recovery ship for astronaut LTCOL. Glenn. Due to the llbeffy H2 the ports of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and Sew 11440 Puefbol O7 20 Feb?- ary as LTCOL Glenn commenced his historic flight inte 512.4064 Mwed aff e scene o the recove or hotographs. t e A f :I iff tsg, g,,' ,gag .s,gfQ r The Siluadfon eelgbrbteg its sixth birthday with a gala all handsgpqrpyagtyftltel.Fle1eit.,gR3.gfeo,Z10n ixrggkdgoirfolljl, in May 1962 and then departed for the Mediterranean Sea' under R d I nindntg upon arrival in the Mediterranean. became part of the pE14?f9PQf1 PUHS an 12 uf 8 Nolgiiiilfz Hlhlitsuili-izrbrtlrhceiieciiaitfnbfni-Z:gI:r5c3cl :tfllif?cJ?r':-Zlivrfytghiltrtolcl cystic fibrosis .was made by we Squidfor.. An HSS-IN linden at the softball field ofieorrsmottb:Naval Hestzgfieiittfffigltfcfa uPlf'If PfZeff'fiy1 gf'o the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland where the Palienlt sw-4-f,f'a?'t5f?'fe 'to 'be Namna ea I ns ' u e 0' . . ' d on this mission ,arzdvt.he'effort was well covered by the press. specialized treatment. Many thanks were receive D g , Y I b H ASW Tm bl ,Of excellence in In Decembe, 1962, 1199 Squadron was presented with they Captain Arnold 9 P 3.1 angsutiz afgeoflfxiri 912361 f:??iT,Q5gefZ:aad?Z,:4.f monthltransitionlafo azd rjlsumed operational READY DUTY.. will, Task Gmup ALFAA' having been in at STANDDOWNg status since ar . 1 , ' his two year period , - , , K lege two years of accident free flight time During t D january 1964 utlnesscfd the squadron comp , , V . d t bl, HS-7 completed 13,989 accident flight hours, 7,500 CV landings of which about 2,200 were performe an ntg U S RANDOLPH and USS INTREPID and participated From April 10641176 Squad,-071 was mostly dQplOyQt1' 0711196 S B C b I A HS-7 V , t, 1 ' ' in Guantanamo ay, u H 210- W PV' . in such exercises as SLAMIjXTH Z lZ?O5pOihgireztirldlzgmbnyg during the difficulties in the Dominican Republic. on-1 r b fame u art o as A f cc mare er P , - returning in Mav to Prepare forthe twelve-week Mediterranean Crutse-