Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHIEF OF STAFF 5513 CDR JOSEPH F DRISCOLL JR STAFF OFFICERS A ex . .-:4.w94W' . g- - . cmlwf' I- , pig 4, . 1 F A H 'K--.. 1 1-is, A 4. .. I . , . , Y. I A K A E' LCDR GARY ERICKSON LCDR JAMES F. LT STEVEN C. VAN LTJG JOHN W- MCISAAC HORN WISNIE WSK1 NO PICTURES AVAILABLE: LCDR KIM S. BUIKE, LCDR JEFF FULLERTON, LCDR JOHN B. STURGES III, LT BRIAN L. FOWLER, LT TENNIS L. HEUTON, LT JIM TRIPPEL DESRON SEVEN 25

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,til F :iii if fe. .ni 5-,W '11 v. A.. PM gm - r 59 .1 531. ., ,E v 1,-. w-E 7 1 , 2-.5 if 'za Xi' CO DER, DESTRO YER SQUADRON SEVE Captain Ross D. Barker After commissioning at Officer Candidate School Captain Barker was initially as- signed to USS DAMA TO lDD-8711 home- ported rn Norfolk Vrrgrnra where he served rn the Engrneenng and Weapons Departments. After graduating from the Naval Destroyer School he reported to USS GEARING IDD-7102 homeported in Newport Rhode Island where he senfed as the Weapons Officer. From March 1968 to March 1969 he was assigned to Com- mander Coastal Surveillance Force IC T F 1151 rn Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam where he served rn the Operations Center for Op- eration Market T rme. He assumed his first command in April 1969 when he became the Commanding Officer of USS ELY f PCE- 8801 homeported rn Sheboygan Wiscon- srn Alter decommissioning in July 1970 he was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel Washington D.C. asa Surface Junior Officer detailer. Following that toun he was assigned as the Flag Lieuten- ant and Aide to Commander, Sixth Fleet, homeported in Oaeta, Italy. Captain Bark- er then studied at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where he at- tended the Command and Staff course, graduating with high distinction. In November 1975, Captain Barker report- ed to USS BRUMBY fFF-10441 in Charles- ton, South Carolina, where he served as the Executive Officer until May 1977. He then retumed to Washington, D. C. as an Administrative Assistant and Aide Place- ment Olficer at the Naval Military Person- nel Command until June 1979. In Septem- ber of that year, he reported to Seattle, Washington as the Prospective Com- manding Officer, USS DUNCAN IFFG-101, assuming command in May 198O when USS DUNCAN was commissioned and shifted her homeport to Long Beach, Cali- fornia. A proven sub-specialist in personnel! manpower management, Captain Barker spent his third Washington tour as Head of the Washington Placement Branch at the Naval Military Personnel Command from July 1982 until July 1984. He then attended the National War College in Washington, D. C., and upon graduation in June 1985, assumed duties as the Assis- tant Chief of Staff for Administration, Per- sonnel, Manpower and Facilities on the staff of Commanden Na val Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. On 1 7 June 1987, Cap- tain Barker became the forty-sixth Com- mander of Destroyer Squadron SEVEN. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Barker of Lodi, New Jersey, Captain Barker graduat- ed from Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey. He is married to the former Bar- bara K. Maski of Jersey City, New Jersey. They have two children, Rhett and Vanessa. ae 1 I I a 0 I Q r f , ,' 2 1 f 3 . 1 . . f ' 3 ' , f V 3 . r . , , I . . r l f W 22 COMMANDER, DESTROYER SQUADRON SEVEN g.gr. . f,. Q 'Y

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xv-'Zia , if 5 2 x W, -Jigga 469552. in .4 mv' 1 ep? 4 3 ,X WV, wg., ,mir N , . A A 1 ,-4 ,Q N' I 3' .. ' X75 . W w 5 - sz 4 5 4 .5 mi 'f . ' -. M' 'N In rf! K J 5 m..i3i 1 if -Dees.. ,,.gg...,.,.-...,ngg.....1 v ,L W ,W -,,,,., , 4 , M , , M , QQYR HISTORY OF DESTRO YER SQUADROIY SEVE Destroyer Squadron SEVEN was first established in September 1920 as a reserve squadron of 15 ships homeported at Charleston, South Carolina. The squadron was deactivated from July 1922 until April 1959 when it was reorganized at San Diego, Califomia. ln December 1940, the squadron was reformed at Newport, Rhode Island and until the end of the European War was actively engaged in escort duties throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean Theaters. ln May 1945, the squadron was refonned at San Diego and operated with the Pacific Fleet for the remainder of World War ll. In November 1945, the squadron was deactivated and in January 1946, DESRON SIXTY was redesignated DESRON SEVEN. Ships ofthe squadron participated in the Atomic Bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and saw extended action during the Korean War, including the invasion of lnchon. During the Vietnam conflict, the squadron again sawaction on the Market Time patrol and engaged in the bombardment of North Vietnam. In January and Febmary 1979, the squadron was actively engaged in Indian Oceanf Arabian Sea operations and participated in the evacuation of Iran. DESRON SEVEN deployed as part of Battle Group Foxtrot in May of 1984 and participated successfully in Indian OceanfArabian Sea ASW operations and various battle group and multi-national exercises. Currently, DESRON SEVEN ships are USS JOHN YOUNG IDD-9751, USS RAMSEY IFFG-21, USS SCHOFIELD KFFG-51, USS RENTZ IFFG-461, AND USS MEYERKORD IFF-10581. CHIEF T s W 1 'MTH V, .A f AA My 1 f S A x 3 qi lYCCMfSW,A W2 DA VID A. MSCSISWQ FRED BORJA DISTEFANO ill 1. NO PICTURES AVAILABLE HMCSISWI JAMES F REIYIY OSCISWI JACK R FRENCH 24 DESRON SEVEN . .2 l 1 T' A 3 2 MMCSISWJ KEVIN J. RMCISWI ALAN CLARK 5 SLIEF BRADLEY Ynclswr MICHAEL I 1