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Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 12 Rear Admiral John E. Daoey i TOPEKA is the flagship for Rear Admiral John E. Dacey, U.S. Navy, Com- mander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla TWELVE. An integral capability of this di- verse Guided Missile Cruiser is the ability to support a flag officer and his staff., The ship's complete command control facilities, served by extensive com- munications and radar installations, enable TOPEKA to act as a mobile platform from which the Admiral can direct the operations of the forces assigned to him., Rear Admiral DACEY com- e i cccc cc -' - 'r'r oo rr M' mands many diverse ele- ments of the SIXTH Fleet., The cruisers, destroyers, and aircraft carriers- under his direct control represent the actual front line readi- ness of the U.S., Navy's Med- iterranean force., The ships under Admiral DAC EYES command, together with the other units of the SIXTH 4 Fleet, bring to the Mediter- ranean a modern naval po- tential which can, in part- nership with the armed forces of our allies, be projected quickly whenever needed in the support of peace, stabil- ity, national integrity and human freedom, L l X J With the solid teak decks under foot, Rear Admiral John E. Daoey stands on the Ceremonial Quarterdeck of his flagship. ' 1 l l l
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Gffioer Captain G. G. HALVORSON 24 November 1967 Captain George G. Halvorson brings to TO PEKA twenty-six years of Naval service, beginning in 1941 with his commission from the Naval Acad- emy. He served in the Pacific Theatre during the War, and in 1941 entered the Missile field at the White Sands Proving Grounds. A close relationship with missiles and missile systems ensued: 1948-1951, experimental guided missile ship NORTON SOUND, a tour in the Guidedlvlissile Division of the Of- fice of the Chief of Naval Oper- ations, a member of the Special Projects Office ofthe Bureau of Naval Weapons, where he partic- ipated in developing the Polaris Missile launching system, these years contained three of inter- rum command aboard the USS HAWKINS and the USS POWER. Captain Halvorson has been in- volved with much staff-work be- fore ioining TO PEKA. He was Commander, Destroyer Divi- sion 172, Chief of Staff to Com CruDesFlot 11, and was on the Plans and Policy Directorate of the Joint Staff.,
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Chief Of Staff Capt. B. E. Gustafson After graduation from the Naval Academy in T943 under an accelerated wartime program, Captain Gustafson ioined the USS SWANSON to serve in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters for the duration of the war. He helped commission the USS SHELTON that same year, and then be- came Executive Officer of the USS COLE be- fore returning to study Mechanical Engineering and gaining a Master of Science degree in Me- chanical Engineering from MIT. After this, Cap- tain Gustafson went to sea and school again, serving as Air Defense Officer of the USS WASP, and Staff member of ComDesForce, Atlantic Force. Then he ioined the Bureau of Naval Weap- ons serving as Missile Systems Project Officer, after which he took a Master of Science in Busi- ness Administration before ioining ComCruDesF lot I2 as Chief of Staff. Asst. Chief of Staff CCOMDESDIV 1421 Captain C. R. Worley Captain Worley's naval career is one duty parade of different and colorful assignments including: Gunnery Officer of the USS ALCUBAR- ON from T947-T949, General Line School 19497 NROTC instructor, Yale University, l95l-l953, and again at Princeton University l956-1958. Between these assignments he was on the CDS l4 Staff as an O erations and Gunner Officer. Fol P Y ' lowing this, he was a member of the COMSIXTH- FLT Staff as assistant Operations Officer of scheduling. In l96l he went back to school, but as a student, to the Armed Forces Staff College. Recently, in T965, he was a member of CINC PAC Joint Staff which led him to his present assign- ment as Commander, Destroyer Division 142, and assistant to the Chief of Staff in charge of plans and operations, ComCruDesFlot 12.
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