Taconic (AGC 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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x 4-ad u-n- -I-.-J'14Aqn2i.aIf CG FirsfProvMarFor FMF Lani Brigadier General R. K. Roiiet ComPhibGru 4 Rear Admiral W. K. Romoser

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The Amphibious Force flogship vvos developed during World Wor Il, primorily To meeT The commond communicofion requiremenTs of Novol, Londing Force, ond Air Supporf Commonders during ossciulf operofions, ond To provide cerToin speciol focilifies such os oerologicol, phofogrophic, mop reproducTion ond priming required by The com- monder of on omphibious operofion. An AGC is noT only The commond ship of The Novol Commonder, iT is olso The Commond PosT AflooT of The Commonding Generol of The Troops engoged in The operoTion. lTs focilifies include exTensive rodio, rodor, visuol communicofions, oinol ofhce insTolloTions. TACONIC is o virTuol floofing nerve cenTer ploying o viTol role in oll her operoTions. l-ler mciny fociliTies ollovv her To meeT The sTricTesT Novel Communicofion requiremenTs ossigned. As worfore becomes increosingly complicofed, The oge-old prin- ciple of vvor-ThoT of moinfoining proper communicofions-becomes more ond more imporTonT, ond in This field, TACONIC is o speciolisf. BUT even more imporTc1nT Thon her vvcirfime duTies, ore her peoce- Time responsibiliTies. As porT of The mobile SixTh Fleef in The MediTer- roneon Seo, or ossigned To ony operoTion in ony greo of The vvorld, TACONIC Troins her men To help keep The peoce. She is reody To lend oid ond proTecTion To oll peoceful ollies who mighT be Threoifened by oggressive counTries. Her soilors become fomilior vviTh moiny foreign oreos, cind They help To spreod good will ond The benefifs of Americon Democrocy everyvvhere. The exercises of TACONIC ond her men ore os voried os oll The ossignmenfs of The Novy. Buf The gool is o specific one, ThoT of losTing peoce ond o feeling of securify Throughouf The world. T J, W' 7

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ComTransPhibRon 6 Captain F. W. Laing Ist Bn 2nd Mar Lieutenant Colonel R. F. DeLamar Ill