Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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J, 1 l i N H E ,i E I! Q1 E 1 0 I I 3 Q ' 'A IQ K 1 ,i , LEYN'-,Y. , V ' .Te 1 : '- DR MASTER CHIEF 1. AN. xx W i if 0 1- 1' Master Chief Petty Ollicer Robert ,-1. .'-Buansori l m up here to relax, and you want me to play llacky 5 :ck Cornrnancl Master Chief lflectrfichurs Mate Master Chief Robert A. Snfanson, Command Master Chief, is a Hrestlir, Oregon natix e uho enlisted in the Namy in Februarly 1967. ln June 1967, he began recruit training in San Diego. ln Au- gust 1967, he reported to Natal Training Center, San Diego for Basic Electronics and Interior Communicationsman schools. In Februarj 1968, he reported to USS SARA TOGA KCVA-602 in Mayport, Florida. From May to August 1971, he attended the Mark I9 Gyro Compass school at Na- val Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. In September 1971, he reported aboard USS OKLAHOMA CITY tCLG-51 in Yoko- suka. Japan, uthere he sened as a leading petty oflicer. In October 1975, he transferred to Fleet Maintenance Assistance Group in Alame- da, California. He reported aboard USS ENTERPRISE fCK N'65f in Nou ember 1975. Promoted to Chief Petty Ofticer in 1976, he acted as a Leading Chief Petty Officer and Division Olticer. 12 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF Master Chief Swanson attended Instructor Training School hom November to De- cember 1979, and reported as the Elec- tronics liranch Head of the Underway Re- plenishment School at Naval Technical Training Center, Treasure Island, Califor- nia in January 1980, lele was promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer in 1981, and at- tended the Senior Enlisted Academy at Naval Training Center, Newport, Rhode ls- land, from March to June 1985. ln April 1985, while a student at the Academy, he was selected for promotion to Master Chief Petty Officer. He reported to USS RANGER ICV-612 in July 1985, and aHer serving as the Engi- neering Department Master Chief he was selected as Command Master Chief in February 1987. Master Chief Swanson is married to the former Nanette Toth of Pueblo, Colorado. They have two children, Shannon and Nikki. 14 1 I 5 f 7 -- ff Y--fee,--wma-Il-M-A-Qfkf--VM -law' - - --r- gwf- -f --qi! 1-f-f f-f A N. - . . t,.. -,-, . ' . 'm 5W M -' LW' 77 eww-nw

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER ,rg J I Il I r If ir... Captain McClendon in a friendly discussion with Secretary Of The Navy James Webb. Captain Robert P. McClendon Jr., of La- Fayette, Alabama, graduated from Auburn University in 1965. After completing Na val Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, in May 1966, he was or- dered to USS TICONDEROOA ICVA-142, where he completed two combat deploy- ments in support of operations in Viet- nam. Qualilied in all phases of Combat Informa- tion Center operations, he was assigned to Naval Technical Training Center, Glynco, Georgia, in 1968, as an instructor in CIC operations. In 1970, he reported for basic Na val Flight Officer training at Pensacola, Florida. He subsequently attended basic Airborne Tactical Data Systems training at RVA W- 110 at NAS North Island, California. He joined VA W-116 in January 1971 aboard USS CONSTELLA TION KCV-641 in the Gulf of Tonkin. During his tour with the Sun Rings, he served as Safety Oliicer, Training Officer and Assistant Operations Officer. Reporting again to RVA W-110 in August 1974, he headed a team that consolidated the former NA TTC Glynco and RVA W-110 courses. In addition to classroom, trainer and flight instructor duties, he was the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet E-28 Naval Air Training Operations Procedures Stan- dardization lNA TOPS! Evaluator, the squadron Training Coordinator and, for two years, the squadron Operations Offi- cer. After attending the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia, he reported to VA W-11 7 in April 1978 where he served as Maintenance Officer during his sixth West- ern Pacihc deployment. Upon detaching from VA W-11 7, he attended E-2C qualifica- tion at R VA W-120 in Norfolk, Virginia. In February 1980, he reported as VA W-116 Executive Officer and deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans in sup- port of the Iranian contingency oper- ations. In April 1981, he became Com- Captain Robert P. McClendon Jr. Executive Officer USS Ranger manding Officer of VA W-116. He detached from VA W-116 in May 1982 and reported to the Army War College in Carlisle, Penn- sylvania. From July 1985 to April 1985, he served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations lStrategy, Plans and Policy Di- vision J. Captain McClendon reported to Commander, FighterAirborne Early Warn- ing Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet in May 1985 as the Commanding Officer of VA W-110, the West Coast E-2C Fleet Replacement Squadron. Alter attending the post-command Inte- grated Warfare Course at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, he re- ported to USS RANGER ICV-612 in Febru- ary 1987 as Executive Officer. Captain McClendon is married to the for- mer Jennifer Ann Faircloth of Lumberton, North Carolina. They reside in Leucadia, California, with their two daughters, Mi- chelle and Shannon. EXECUTIVE OFFICER 11

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Enlisted Warfare Specialties. That which puts a SBIIOI' IOI' I'idI'lllCI J Cul ed certificates to those individuals who Went that extra mile, put in that above his contemporaries. On December 26, 1987, Captain Baird award- overtime, and worked long illto the night to become designated as an: EIYLISTED AVIATIO WARFARE SPECIALIST A NDYOR I Trundle ABE2 A IR Aguilar DS1 OPS EA Vold YN2 C VW-2 Buga y SH1 SUPPL Y Woodward A T2 A IMD B uska AX1 OPS Ciballos ABF1 AIR Baldestamon ABFC AIR Boggs AO5 WEA PS Conde AS1 5M Barral OSC OPS Doyle DP5 OPS Dietz HM1 MEDICAL Ca vender D TC DEN TA L Glo ver A BH5 A IR Dykstra GMG1 WEA PS Delacruz ABF C A IR Harshbarger AZ5 A IMD Enriquez MM1 ENG Doud A OC WEA PS Mackey CPL VMA -121 Fornasdoro MS1 5M Heidt A QC AIMD Oblak ISS OPS Jacobson MA1 ADMIN Hoover YNC CCG-1 Strand P115 OPS Jenkins A T1 A IMD McDaniel DSC OPS Torsak ABH5 AIR Kleinfelter HM1 MEDICAL Smith ABE C A IR Villegas ABE5 A IR McNalI y IS1 OPS Thatcher E WC OPS Montei AMH1 AIMD Tullock ABHC AIR Nance ABF1 AIR Roach ABE1 AIR Capua ABF 1 A IR Sanford AR1 SUPPL Y Condon IS1 OPS Stallard WT1 WEA PS Deleon PR1 HS-14 Surgeon ABE1 AIR Fournier AS1 AIMD Weiss ABF1 AIR Grage AG1 QID5 Hurst AZCM VF-1 Hayward A 1351 A IR Jones F TC M VS-58 Armstrong BM2 ADMIN Holman AQ1 AIMD Wyatt ABCM AIR Beck ABE2 AIR McDowell AK1 SUPPL Y Da vis RM2 COMM Smoyer AQ1 AIMD Dost ASC-'3 AIMD lrani MM2 ENG Thiede A551 AIR Espififu SHC5 SUPPLY Jackson MA2 ADMIN Thomas A551 AIR Kilgore RPCS Chaplin Ma yiield Ic2 ADMIN Waugh IS1 OPS Martinez BMC5 -5M Misha ABE2 AIR Weiss AB F 1 A IR Sahlberg EM2 ENG Wilkins PR1 A IMD Angel eS E M C ENG Tibitts 5M2 ADMIN Winn A T 1 A IMD Bellinger PNC ADMIN Bernardo MA C ADMIN I-IarreII IC5 5 M Baldwin AQ2 AIMD Berrief ABEC AIR Sherman ABH5 AIR Bungcayao AMS2 AIMD Buehrle PRC A IMD Burke A T2 A IMD CajUS-ay ADC V558 Calderon A552 A IR C ardona ADC A IMD Daniels A Q2 A IMD C erdinio SKC SUPPL Y ola vielf AT2 AIMD Daly CTR C OPS Harris A BE2 A IR Demesa SKC SUPPL Y I-Ieale AQ2 A IMD Dickson ABEC SAFETY Kunze A T2 A IMD Dolan MA C ADMIN olmsiead ASE2 AIMD FleSnef A WC HS-14 Palmer A C2 QFS Jackson A TC AIMD Payne AT2 AIMD Leigh JOC ADMIN Shauness y A BE2 A IR Perillo DK C SUPPL Y Sisler A Q2 AIMD Vogle ABI-IC A IR Snyder AO2 WEAPS Walsh cToc OPS Todd HM2 MEDICAL Watson A CC OPS Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist Breast Insignia. Enlisted Surface Warfare Spec-falist Breast Insignia. EA WS X ESWS 1.3