Robison (DDG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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Executive O ficer CDR Robert L. Hattan 5, , T Commander Robert L. Hattan received his commission through the NROTC program after he graduated from the University of Texas with a B. S. in Chemical Engineering. He served in the submarine service for six years, which included tours on USS HADDO ISSN-6041, USS RONQUIL fSS-3962 and With the staff of CINCPACFLT. He then left the submarine service in 1972 to join the Surface Warfare community. After his arrival in N 15 V X ffliiwf- . A YR.-vlxl few X XSS-x. rl lf- ., ,g , r xg X - X X 9 ff . the surface Navy, he was assigned as the Engineering Officer on USS HOEL KDDG-132 and the USS TURNER JOY IDD-9512. He then reported onboard USS ROBISON to serve as Executive Officer on October 20, 1979. Commander Robert L. Hattan is a graduate of the U. S. Navy Submarine School and the Navy Destroyer School. He is a distinguished graduate at the Armed Forces Staff College.

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Commanding Officer CDR Dana P. French, Jr. Commander Dana P. French enlisted in the Navy in June 1955, he attended recruit training and the Naval Academy Preparatory School at Bainbridge, Maryland. He attended, graduated, and received his commission from the U. S. Naval Academy in June 1961. He then served tours on the USS COONTZ KDLG-91 as the 1st Lieutenant, the USS WHIPPOORWILL fMSO-2072 as the Execu- tive Officer, and the USS KOKA IATA-1852 as the Commanding Officer. He then became Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Western Sea Frontier, after which he was ordered to Command River Assault, Division 112 in the Delta Region of South Vietnam. During this tour of duty he received the Purple Heart and two Bronze Star Medals With the Combat V , After his return from Vietnam, he Was assigned as the Weapons Officer onboard USS LEAH Y IDLG-162. In 1971 he attended and graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College, and then served aboard USS COCHRANE IDDG-122 as the Executive Officer. Commander French then attended Naval Postgraduate School, from Where he graduated with a Masters of Science Degree in Personnel Management. He was then ordered to the Bureau of Na val Personnel in the Human Resource Management Division. In December of 1978, Commander French accepted command of USS ROBISON IDDG-122.

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Westpac Departure For many of us, deploying to the Western Pacific meant being away from loved ones for five long months. We accepted the challenge that awaited us in foreign waters and lands and we turned to our loved ones and fellow shipma tes for added moral support to perservere through our separation. There were mixed emotions among some ROBI sailors. 'The excitement of sailing the un- predictable Pacitic stimulated the adventurous nature in old salts and boots alike. Perhaps the chance to visit foreign countries and experience their cultures in the course of our naval mission made being away from our loved ones a little bit tolerable. I 5, ,, I ,Q - 1 Q ,Q L , VI SM2 Bentley says farewell to his family for five months. u- e r V A u ' . f J03 Hurt embraces his fiancee, Desiree, before deploying. '? ! t'nri1? s . -X X 3 xx X quid A W' lgfri. Johnson receives a goodbye kiss from husband o .