Roanoke (AOR 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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I gl' Jf,T f 1.45.- --5 . 3. sez? gf -.3-Q y., l.,.l,:-VM: . X- iw. ft- -y 1 , s .-...vw w g'.,.'1.-, f' of 1965, CAP1' Johns served as Naval Liaison Ofhcer with the Second Air Division Tan Son Nhut, Air Base, Republic of Wetnam. CAPT Johns joined the VlGlLANTE community in November 1968 attached to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron NINE in August 1969 as Aircraft Division Officer and Operations Officer and made a deployment onboard USS SARA TOGA to the Mediterranean. ln December 1970, CAPT Johns assumed the position of Chief Staff Officer to Commander Reconnaissance Attack Wing ONE, Naval Air Station Albany, Georgia. ln April 1971, he went to Reconnaissance Attack Squadron FOUR- TEEN as Executive Officer and became the Commanding Ofhcer of the Squadron onboard USS JOHN F KENNEDY in April 1972. CAPT Johns is a 1974 graduate of the College of Naval Warfare, US. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. CAPT Johns commanded Air Wing THREE embarked in USS SARA TOGA from February 1 975 until May 1 976. He then served on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as Deputy for System Analysis, Tactical Air Division. CAPT Johns became Commanding Officer of ROANOKE on February 7, 1979 relieving CAPT Paul A. Asmus, ROANOKE 's first Commanding Officer. IOPPOSITE PAGEI TOP: Roanoke 's Skipper thinks seri- ously during an UNREP with USS Cook IFF-10831. BOT- TOM: Roanoke crewmembers listen intently at a Captain 's Call prior to departing on WESTPAC as CAPT Johns outlines upcoming events. , ITHIS PAGEI TOP LEF7? CAPT Johns observes one of the ships evolutions while relaxing in the Pilot House. RIGHT: The Indian Ocean provides a large target for small arms Hring. BOTTOM: LCDR Easterling talks with CAPT Johns during an UNREP. yfff--f L '.-:sf . i ,: f ':,.:'.l,1fL ' f:1f'f.j'?-- '- I 4-' ' 4 . -1.-fi H' fi-lf:,':-glbpfjga-L':-clliz Z--51 5-ggi? ,: ,.,,L,--fr.,-1-5 , -4 '-1. :alia , . f ' -' .f ...f-ff.-ff 4:14 ,,,'r -- ' -Y ' ' ' ' f ,,,t. ,E I ,.,.,, , f , 9 ,Q 1-...arffffg-fi -ff Y f ' '- ,4 f .f-2 . -HM . . ff ..f , , ,, ., .g +P of vers-.z-we--rf----.fe -f:-Y-.f -.--f-W f--,,-f. ww.:-.-.-.. ff-5 . - . Y...- -aw' fr,-'.. 4 ' 5:f-rv'r:--'- -'-12-.1-ff stein:-'-: f: ?-4'-by' sw: .f-.f- 41.--'w-f if ' f. ' .- ' V ' . vegan-,:'5f .cggigg-1-'agltsaf-.:13:.-:,3.5.:gQ,:5,:,:i.f:..,g,.3g,.Q'-1:-gifgg 1.5, s - - . +11 ..,. - . '-- f.5-iwnaxfaug-if-es:e5s::s:1 1Q::V.A'::as 1

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i 5 , - 'Q Ili H- his M Q-Q K .. -- J, 'nit' E 6 ' ' I XL , ' '9 ' ' Y' ' A I ' , --fx L Clifford M. Johns Y .r 4 I -fry, Fi . Commanding , W Officer Captain Clifford M. Johns was bom in Jack- sonville, -Florida on September 20, 1934, Graduating from the University of Missouri in 1956, he was commissioned an Ensign and re- ceived the Convair NROTC Award for Leader- ship and Academic Excellence. x After receiving his wings at Pensacola in Janu- ary 1958, CAPT Johns reported to Airbome Early Warning Squadron TWELVE, Quonset -...,- Y-35.4-ig. i .. . - A 11 r- , L-, Point, Rhode Island, as Personnel Ofhcer and participated in a North Atlantic ASW deploy- ment aboard USS WASP. He served as Admin- istrative Ofhcer with Attack Squadron FIFT EEN at Jacksonville, Florida, from October 1960 to April 1962 and deployed aboard USS ROOSE- VELT to the Mediterranean. Working for Fleet Work Study Group, Atlantic, based in Norfolk, CAPT Johns served as Maintenance Officer. During this tour, CAPT Johns gave 3-M briefs , ij l ': I k : V ! L., -, ti ,f A A na. for the Chief of Naval Operations. Two tours followed at Naval Air Station Le- moore, California. Attached to Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED FIFT EEN from April 1965 to April 1967 flying the A-1 Skyraider, he served as Maintenance Ofhcer and Operations Officer. Included in this tour were two Southeast Asian Deployments aboard USS KITTY HA WK and USS HANCOCK. ln November and December gf 'hE'1vuie-1 1 Qaida'-gf - '41 ' - --- -- vi Aa- .. . - -,- :L-.-,.:.-.A -4, ML, -V, - ... v-.1.-.-,,,L. ..,.,,,.-,.....n..s,.c- fn' WW R .Y- is

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