Yosemite (AD 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR P. Robinson Chaplain Command Master Chief Petty Officer THOMAS PL BOYESiNas born on August 22, 1925 at Fall River, Massachusetts. He first entered the Navyiriduly 1943 and served aboard the USS GOFF CDD 2475, a four Piper which received a Presidential Unit Citation for its anti-submarine operations in Mid-Atlantic during NW II. He then part- icipated in the landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa under Admiral HALSEY. MasterChief BOYEShas had a long and dist- inguished careerservingin eleven different ships.He assumedhis present position as the mostSeniorenlisted mancnithe YOSEMITE when he reported aboard in August,1979.His pre- sent duty marks his third tour aboard YOSE- MITE. Chaplain Paul D. Robinson has been on active duty in the Navy since August, 1966. An ordained Baptist minister,lmzearned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Samford Uni- versity, Birmingham, Alabama, and the Master of Divinity degree from Southeastern Bap- tist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Chaplain Robinson's tours of duty have included service with the Second Marine Aircraft Ning, Cherry Point, North Caro- lina, Escort Squadron Six, Newport, Rhode Island,MarinelHrcraftGroup26, New River, North CarolinagNavalForces,VietnamgNaval Hospital and Naval Station, Key Nest, and the Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Chaplain Robinson reported to the Yosemite for his present tour of duty in August, 1979. He was pre- viously assigned to the Yosemite from May, 1974 to April, 1976. HTCM T. Boyes Command Master Chief

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CAPT A. Velazquez-Suarez Commanding Officer CDR J. Lindsay Executive Officer Captain F.A. Velazquez-Suarez was born in Penueles, Puerto Ricog He attended the University of Puerto Rico untilhis appointmentto the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949. Commissioned in 1953,Captain Velazquez-Suarez spent his next years at seaon the USS Cavalier CAPA 371, the USS Beale CDDE 4711. In 1959, Captain Velazquez-Suarez reported for duty as ASW Exchange Instructor and Liason Officer with the Royal British Navy at HMS Vernon, Portsmouth, England, Then spent a tour as the COMDESRON THIRTY-SIX Opera- tions Officer. Next, Captain Velazquez-Suarez was Exe- cutive Officer of the USS Leary CDD 8791. . In the summer of 1964, Captain Velazquez-Suarez re- ported to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as a member of the Technical Appraisals Division. This assignment was followed by command of the USS Hooper CDE 10261. He attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia and then served as Operations and PlansOfficer,Commander,SouthAtlanticForce,Atlantic. Captain Velazquez-Suarez had command of the USS Reasoner CDE 10631 from 1971 to 1973 before duty with Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Next, Captain Velazquez-Suarez received orders to the staff, Commander Carrier Group THREE in Alameda, Cal- ifornia. Captain Velazquez-Suarez was the Director of the Tactical Training Department, ASW Training Center, from July 1974 to 1975 before selection as the Chief, U.S. Navy Mission, Argentina. In April, 1979, Captain Velazquez-Suarez took command of Yosemite. Commander James H. Lindsay,Jr.,wasbornin Chester, South Carolina. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958 and received his commission as Ensign upon graduation in 1962. Commander Lindsay initially served aboard the USS Dyess CDDR 8801 as Communications Officer from July, 1962 to December, 1963. Other ships he has served on include the USS Perry CDD 8841 and USS Little Rock CCG 41. He served as Weapons Officer on both of them. Commander Lindsay attended the Navy Destroyers School in 1964. He also attended the Navy Post Gradu- ate College at Monterey from August, 1966 to December, 1969 and the Defense System Management School from January to June, 1972. Commander Lindsay's other duties have included a year as staff assistant of the Commander, Cruiser Des- troyer Flotilla Eight in 1971, a tour as a member of the Combat Systems Advisory group of the Navy Ordnance System Command Headquarters from July, 1972 to August, 19743 and a tour as a DDO-2 Upgrade Combat Systems engineer with the Navy Sea System Command Headquarters in Washington from October, 1976 to February, 1978. He reported for his present duty as Executive Offi- cer of the USS Yosemite in June, 1978. '-

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, E SPECIAL EVENTS CNC VISITS On May 30th the Chief of Navai Operations visited the Yosemite. He addressed the officers and crew on some of the probIems the Navy faces today and possibie ways of improving them.Ir1question and answer sessions he received vaIuabIe feedback from crewmembers that gave him insight into probIems as they are faced on a I personal IeveI. Receiving such feed- back is important because it wiII aIIow the CNO to work for the common interests of the greatest number of Navy men and women. Y0 EMITE CELEBRATES 36th BIRTHDAY I On May Zbth the Yosemite ceiebrated the 36th anni- versary-of its commissioning. It was a proud day fort. aII to know that after 36 years the Yosemite was stiII providing the. best tender services in the fIeet. At- tending a speciai birthday party for the Yosemite were Command Master Chief Thomas H. Boyes, the Yosemite's oldest saiior, and Fireman Recruit Brian F. Lee, its youngest. 1 4