NAVAL RESERVIST ~~W~ News of the Total Force Navy for the Naval Reserve Community

Vol. 7, No. 10 Chief of Naval Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana December 1982

HIT THE BEACH _ A National Guard com- 13, provided the amphibioUil ann for PHIBEX 82. Other Naval Re.erve unit. were joined by National Guard.men and Marine COrpl Reservilll in the training operation.

muni<-... Iiolll jeep roUt off II. Relel'Ve LeM.S durinll joint , .... ining ~erri .. !. at Greal Lakes, Ill. Ret.ervi.tl from NR ACU net 1613, Readin,," Command Region

Reserve Finishes Accident Free Year NEW ORLEANS -The

Naval Air Reserve Force set a Navy record when it completed a full year of

42 Ratings Bonus Eligible

flight operations without an accident.

During the 12-month period, Naval Reservists flew over 162,000 flight hours.

Vice Admiral Robert F. Schoultz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare, called the newly established safety record an "accomplishment truly without equal."

pilots they pick. All Reserve pilots have previously served tours of active duty with the fleet.

Naval Reserve officials credit the new safety record on command attention to a safety program star ting from the top down through the wing commanders, squadron commanding officers and reaching every individual in the squad­rons.

284 Seeking Iowa Recall

NEW ORLEANS - A hundred and sixty Selected Reservists, feeling the call of the sea, have applied for active duty aboard the battleship Iowa. And another 124 Fleet Reserv· ists also have filed papers to serve on the ship.

December 31 is the deadline for the first incre­ment of active duty requests for Iowa duty. Navy officials expect to receive another 200 applications by the end of the year.

These officials "" reminding Selected Reserv-ists that requests for duty on Iowa must go through

~ the administrative chain of command. They will not

5 accept direct applications. , Selections for the first ~

.:;- increment of applications will be made in April 1983. Those selected will report to the Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, Va., Nov. 1,1983, and aboard ship Jan. 1, 1984.

Applications for the second increment will be accepted from January 1 through March 31, 1983. Selections will be made in June 1983. Those selected will report to Norfolk Jan. 1, 1984, and aboard ship March 1, 1984.

Applications forthethird and final increment will be accepted between May 1 and July 31 , 1983. Selections will be made in November and those chosen will report to Norfolk July 1, 1984, and

aboard ship Sept. 1, 1984. Applications not ac·

cepted in the first increments will auto­matically be retained for the next increment unless otherwise indicated on the application.

Interested Selected Reservists should check with their local Reserve

(See Iowa, p·3)

VA Halts DualComp To SELRES

NEW O RL EA NS Almost a thousand drilling Reservists who are draw­ing both drill pay and VA disability pay had to settle for either one by the end of October .

Chief of Naval Reserve personnel specialists say that the dual compensation is illegal and any of the 1,050 Selected Reservists who were drawing two checks and who did not waive their V A disability payment by October 31, 1982, will no longer be paid for their drill periods.

About 200 drilling Reservists had previously waived their VA disability compensation.

Drilling Reservists who choose to waive their VA disability pay must do so annually.

A eN A VRES spokesman said that those Reservists receiving dual compensa­tionshould check with their local personnel office.

NEW ORI.EANS Eight ratings have been added to a list of those eligible for affiliation! reenlistment I extension bonuses beginning Jan. I , 1983.

The added ratings are CTT, EA,ET, GSE,GSM, HT, 1M and LN.

He offered congratu­lations to every member of the Air Reserve for a "magnificent contribution to aviation safety."

Navy Needs Aviation Officer Candidates

Those ratings carried over for bonuses are AC, AG, AK, AQ, AW, AX, BM, BU, eM, CTI, eTa, eTR, os, DT, EO, EW, FTG, FTM, GMG, GMT, HM, IS, ML, MN, OM, as, aT, QM, RM, SK, SM, STG, SW and TM.

Qualified Selected Reservists are eligible for aB much WI an $1,800 bonuB if they hold one of theBe ratings and meet other qualifications.

The Naval Air Reserve Force has 53 squadrons flying 18 different model aircraft. Reserve pilots fly the same missions as the active Navy, including carrier qualifications, but with less actual time aboard carriers.

Despite flying less frequently and in older aircraft. the Naval Reserve has more experienced pilots than the active Navy and can be more selective in the

NEW O RLEA NS -The Navy needs aviation officer and naval flight officer candidates and the Chief of Naval Reserve is asking all Reservists to keep an eye open for eligible persons.

Prerequisites are U.S. citizenship, a college degree and an age that guarantees a commission before reaching 29.

Aviation officer candi­dates must have 20/20 un· corrected vision and naval flight officer candidates

must have vision correct­able to 20120.

Those candidates ac­cepted get active duty pay and allowances at pay grade E-5 during Aviation Officer Candidate School. Upon commissioning and commencement of flight training, the successful candidates earn a commis· siun as ensign.

Those completing ad­vanced flight training are designated naval aviator or

naval flight officer and are obligated to five years active duty.

Those officers disen ­rolled from flight training are reassigned. Those candidates who fail to complete Aviation Officer Candidate School are separated from the Navy.

Interested persons, male or female, should contact the local Navy recruiting district officer programs office.

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Application Submissions for Schools By YNI P.A. Lemma Jr.

CNAVRES Surface Programs AcnUTRA Coordinator

In our last article (Naval Reservist News, November 1982) we dealt with active duty for training (ACDUTRA) application submission requirements. We will now discuss ACDUTRA school requests.

Navy schools are the most sought after fonn of education. These educational vehicles provide both military and civilian communities with knowledge and experience that can not be received elsewhere.

Schools provide officers and enlistads with academic and on the job training needed for billet specific Navy Officer Billet Codes (NOBC) and Navy Enlisted Classifications (NEC).

Planning is an important part in submitting applications for Navy schools. Considerations in school planning should be;

• What school do I need to obtain a particular NOBC or NEC for my billet?

• What is the course length (5 days, 12-14 days, 84 days, etc)?

• Will I need togoon annual or special ACDUTRA or both to complete the course?

• Will I be able to get the time off from my civilian employer?

• Will this school benefit my civilian job as well as the Navy?

• Discuss this with the training officer or chief. • Do I fill the requirements for the school I am

requesting? To assist in the planning, individuals should talk

with their commanding officer/ executive officer, training officer/ chief. career counselor and Reserve activity staff.

After the planning stage, submission of the ACDUTRA application is the next step. Fill out the application and make sure the information is complete and correct. In the ACDUTRA request section, be sure to include the complete course title (check CANTRAC) and complete course number (also check CANTRAC). If the course name and number is not located in

CANTRAC, attach the section of the notice. message

Letters to the editor

or letter that identifies the course. This is essential in obtaining school quotas.

Always indicate the NOBC or NEC this course will provide. However, if the course does not give an NOBC or NEC, include justification remarks in the Reporting Instructions block.

Cross-country school assignments will only be considered if a quota can not be obtained nearer the Reservist's drill site. ACDUTRA school request should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 8-10 weeks before the class convening date. At times there is difficulty in obtaining quota assignments and some people may be notified as late as a week before the class convening date. Late notification is caused by:

• Many requested schools do not have Reserve quotas.

• Reservists are assigned when quotas become vacant or not filled.

• Other service schools are allotted so many quotas for each service. If those quotas have not been filled, ReBervists are then assigned.

You may wonder "Should I request annual or special ACDUTRA?" The following is a general guideline.

• If you have already completed ACDUTRA, request special ACDUTRA.

• If your school is 12-17 days long, request annual ACDUTRA.

• If the school is over 17 days duration, request a split of annual and special ACDUTRA, provided your annual ACDUTRA has not been completed.

• If the school is less than 11 days (annual ACDUTRA) you will be assigned OJT upon completion of that course. This is done so that you will fulfill minimum annual ACDUTRA requirements.

Remember special ACDUTRA is only approved if funding is available. So if you receive a letter from Quota Control confirming a quota and special ACDUTRA funds are involved, your request may still be denied.

Use this information as a guideline and you will have increased your chances of getting the school requested.

friend of mine who has recently attended "C" school insists there were two Reservists in his class. Could you set the record straight?

counselors and review the CANTRAC, CNA VRES­INST 1550.8 and CNAV­RESINST 1571.7C.

December 1982

Drug Program Working

WASHINGTON, D_C. · - The strong anti-drug posture of the Navy has caused a significant reduction in the amount of available drugs, a drop in the number of drug-related cases and has resuited in increased cooperation between Navy and civil authorities in controlling drug abuse paraphernalia.

Intensive anti-narcotics efforts by the Naval Investigative Service, police officials and local commands has created a discouraging situation for narcotics traffickers in the Norfolk, Va., area. A review of agency statistics has shown a dramatic drop in the number of drug seizures and narcotic cases, indicating there are fewer drugs available and fewer dealers operating in the Navy environment.

In the San Diego area, efforts by local com­manders and civilian 'community leaders have resulted in legislation which restricts or prohibits the sale of drug abuse paraphernalia in several towns and cities. Dialogue between military and civilian leaders has produced a consensus that drug abuse and drug abuse materials have a negative impact on both communities. The state of California also is con­sidering anti-drug para­phernalia measures that would provide statewide control.

Praise Reserve program and the Navy Management School.

RM2 Stockton, Calif.

If you meet the prerequi­sites as stated in the catalog of Navy Training Courses (CANTRAC), you can attend RM "C" school. Under normal conditions, you would attend the first 17 days on annual ACDUTRA orders followed by Special ACDUTRA orders for the remainder of the school length.

NAVAL RESERVIST 1Nl~~

Weare writing to express our praise to the members of the CI instructor staff, PNC Howell andATI Neal, who just recently com· pleted an on site CI course at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

We were particularly impressed by the clear and concise presentation of the large volume of material, despite the less than ideal classroom environment. Both of these men main­tained the highest profes­sional standards that were those of the Navy Manage­ment School.

We feel that we were indeed very fortunate to be members of this class. Both Chief Howell and PO Neal are a credit to the Naval

PNI J.J. Dickinson MAl A. MacPherson MAl P.T. Whelton

School Quota I am serving as a radio

man second class at NRC Stockton, Calif. I would like to attend RM "C" school in San Diego. I am willing to stay on active duty the 12 weeks required at no cost orders. My unit career counselor checked into it and told me that they don't do that any more, yet a

Should there be no special ACDUTRA fund­ing available at the time of your request, it is possible to attend the school on non­pay ACDUTRA orders, but only with your consent. You should meet with your unit and center career

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service have reached an agreement which will allow military authorities to inspect and open overseas mail to prevent traffickers in drugs or other contraband from usin the military mail system.

News of Ihe Tolal Force Navy for Ihe Naval Reser¥e Community

December 1982

REDeOM 7 Hosts Training Seminar

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Naval Reserve Readi­ness Command Region Seven here hosted its first surface warfare officers' training seminar for more than 100 Selected Re­servists.

The seminar included a series of classified briefings concentrating on the Soviet threat at sea and the disposition of U.S. forces in the Atlantic theater.

The seminar was de­signed as professional training for officer development by Com­mander James Franklin, Commander Whynn Elia­son and Lieutenant Com­mander Art Kalinski, all from the REDCOM Seven staff.

gress of the 1052/FFG-7 program, which will even­tually bring 24 additional ships into the Naval Reserve Force (NRF). Commander Ditto is surface program manager for Chief of Naval Reserve.

• A brief by Captain George Bertonneau on how the needs of the Selected Reservists are being met. He is Naval Reserve coordinator on the staff of Surface Forces, Atlantic.

• A presentation on mine warfare, with special emphasis on the Soviet mining threat and how it might be metbyU.S. Naval assets. This brief was made by Captain B. Bailey Lipfert, a Naval Reservist on active duty with Mine Warfare Command in Charleston.

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HOT TUBES - Crewmemben from Helicopter Lijht Attack Squadron (HAL) 4 load the 2.75 inch rocket tube. on an HH_l K gunlhipduringOcean Venture82 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The RedwoJve. of HAL.4 provided the combat punch to the OV82 operation by iivini support to the Naval Special Warfare Group

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Two. Durini the trainini exercise, the Reloerviltl delivered more than 2 7S .....,kell and 100,000 round. of 7.62 ammo while flying aerial cover for UDT/Seal unib and S~ial Boat Unill. HAL-4 ilcommanded by Commander Ken Lyon •.

The seminar attracted voluntary training unit and surface division officers from Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. It featured a briefing on the Soviet naval threat conducted by Lieu­tenant Larry Guthrie, an instructor at the Fleet Combat Training Center in Dam Neck, Va.

Reservists Prepare for Rainbow Reach '83 VP-69 Augments 7th Fleet

Also included in the seminar were:

• A presentation by Captain Glenn E. Whisler, assistant chief of staff for operations and plans for Surface Forces Atlantic. Captain Whisler is respons­ible for the assignment of approximately 200 surface units serving in the Atlantic.

• A brief by Commander Chuck Ditto on the pro-

OAKLAND, Calif. -Naval Reservists from across the nation convened in Oakland in early October for a planning conference for Rain bow Reach 83, Military Sealift Command's seventh annual logistics exercise.

Deputy Officer Conduct· ing the Exercise in the West, Captain Kenneth Moore, said about 100 Navy, Coast Guard and Maritime Administration personnel met at MSC Pacific headquarters lo­cated on the Naval Supply Center Oakland to organize the operation. The 1983 planning conference is

North Island 0194 Reaches R·1 Readiness

NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - "Thanks to outstanding cooperation on all levels at NAS (North Island) we have the highest readiness rating a Reserve unit can earn."

This was the remark made by Captain James M. Strickland, commanding officer of NAS North Island 0194, when he told members of his unit they had achieved R·1 readiness status. The R·l designation follows 18 months of concentrated effort on the part of the officers and enlisted personnel of the unit. During the spring of 1981 the unit shifted. from traditional Reserve classroom training programs to an innovative approach that allowed Reservists to have "hands-on" training at naval air station work centers during drill weekends.

Captain Strickland said the results have been "most gratifying. We have gone from a 53 percent manning level to 91 percent of our authorized strength. Our retention has jumped from 75 percent to 99 percent in the past year. In fact." Captain Strickland said, "since October only five persons hav'~ left the unit."

bigger than in the past because in addition to the command post exercise, a related mobilization exercise will be conducted concurrently, Captain Moore explained.

For the first time, the exercise will include active participation of all MSC agencies around the world which include the Atlantic, Pacific, Europe and the Far East Commands. Upwards of 2,000 Reservists will be involved in the operation. It is scheduled to begin Feb. 1, 1983 and continue through the month.

Iowa. • • (Continued from p.})

Center for application instructions.

Fleet Reservists should send their requests for active duty to: Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command (NMPC-21), Navy Department, Wash­ington, D.C., 20370. The envelope should be clearly marked "Iowa Recall."

Iowa is currently being refitted and reconditioned for sea duty. A home port has not been determined.

The number one need on Iowa is for gunner's mates who are familiar with the ship's big 16-inchers. Fire control technicians with MK-37 GFSC experience also are in critical need.

Iowa needs 24 other ratings. They are BM, BT, OK, OT, EM, ET, EW, HM, HT, Ie, MA, ML, MM, MR, MS, NC, OS, PN, QM, RM, SM, SK, SH and YN.

Rear Admiral R.W. Gorman, USNR, Military Sealift Command's exer­cise program director, summarized Rainbow Reach 83's goal: "Evalua­tion of participants' per­formance will be empha· sized this year in that our training will make people truly mobilization ready -where people can really step in and do the job in the event of an emergency (Reserve callup)."

DOT OKs Medal for Controllers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Military air traffic con· trollers who were assigned to Federal Aviation Administration facilities as a result of the strike by civilian air traffic con­trollers are eligible for award ofthe Humanitarian Service Medal.

Based on a recommenda­tion by the Secretary of Transportation the award will cover a period starting August 3,1981, to ayetto be decided termination date. A ward of the medal is not automatic and personnel detailed to such duty must have their service certified 8S honorable by their commanding officer.

A forthcoming OPNAV Notice 1650 series will contain full information and details. For more information co n tact Commander RH. Bruce, Autovon 224-2390 or (202) 694-2390.

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - Patrol Squadron 69 crews have returned from the Western Pacific where they flew opera­tional missions alongside their active duty Seventh Fleet counterparts.

Operating from Guam, Okinawa and Cubi Point, PI, VP-69 provided anti­submarine protection for three carrier battle groups and conducted surface and subsurface surveillance missions in support of several battle groups participating in Readex 2-82, a major fleet exercise.

The crews also were involved in Tangent Flash - Balikatan '82, an amphibious landing exercise in the Philippines.

Other official operations included ocean surveil­lance flights, monitored the location of ships and submarines, and provided support services for a Harpoon missile firing exercise. The VP-69Totems also delivered staff officers to Diego Garcia for a special meeting held at the strategic Indian Ocean base.

On the lighter side of the ACDUTRA, Totem crew members presented boxes of Washington State apples grown in one of the Reservist's orchard to the mayors of Olongapo and Subic City, the neighboring cities to NAS Cubi Point.

During the ACDUTRA, the VP-69 crews flew approximately 600 hours with nearly 200 Reservists participating.

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PHIBLEX 2·82: a ten-day operational exercise squeezed into two days of extensive training

Debark troops!

This command signaled the beginning of a joint exercise

involving the Naval Reserve and the California National Guard.

The exercise, Reserve Amphibious Landing Exercise (RESPHIBLEX) 2·82, brought together five Surface Squadron One ships, several other Naval Reserve units and a National Guard battalion for a drill weekend that included a beach landing operation on the Southern California shore.

Captain RV. Dalton, commander of SURF RON One. was designated to head the combined amphibious task force. With the directive to debark given by Captain Dalton, the 200·plus men in four companies clambered down the swinging net ladders from Naval Reserve Force ships USS Mobile (LKA 115), USS Racine (LST 1191) and USS Durham (LKA 114). A fifth company from the National Guard battalion awaited the "assault" above the beach at Camp Pendleton, north of Oceanside.

Two other SURFRON One ships, fleet tugs USS Quapaw (A TF 110) and USS Moctobi (ATF 105), provided support to Mobile, the primary control ship, and Durham and Racine.

Captain Dalton called the weekend operation "outstanding training for everyone involved, including the sailors from the Coast Guard and the New Jersey (BB 67).

"We have a ways to go to come up to what we want," he continued, "but the training went well beyond what you'd get in a weekend. We accomplished a lO·day operation in about two days. We brought a bunch of people together who'd never worked together before. It was just phenomenal. "

Captain Dalton singled out Captain R.W.S. Christenson, commanding officer of Mobile, as the individual most responsible for pulling the exercise together.

"He (Captain Christenson) knew every second where every ship and boat was," Captai Dalton aid

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JOINT _ N.val Re..,rvi,b and National Gu.rdemen ""'111 ~ .mphibiou, oper.tion off the Southern California co.tt th.t included five N .... I ReterYe FOfo;elhijM- At lap left, Beadvnul ... Unit One, Det 119 take. their pGfoition on the beach as I .... operation be,ina: Above, &fI LCM from USS Durham make. it. r\I"I tel the beach; ET2 John Houlton (lop naM) .lanai. an .ppl'O&cNnliandina:

cr.ft: Troops from~~~~:;;,;~i:;~~~ ladder into waitiIli (bottom ",ht); the USS Mo bilt> deck for.:e of ReterYilb and reilll .. ,. handle the line. a •• landin, craft i.lowered into the ..... ter (bottom left); 8M:; Frank Tyree handlet the phone talk ... on the USS Mobil .. bridlll (C8lte, left); and troop' w.de.thore to beam the oper.tion (center bottom).

Other NR Units In PHIBLEX 2-82

• Naval Surface Forcefi Pacific Det: Captain John H. leahy, commanding officer

• Underwater Demolition Team/Sea, Air, land Pacific , Det 119: Commander Thomas Coffee , commanding officer

• Beac hm aster Unit One Det 119; Ueutenant Commander C.L Faria, commanding officer

• Beach Group I. Det 119: Ueutenant Commander T.G. Simon , commanding officer

• Assault Craft Unit I lCM 8 Det 1819: Coltlmander Daliid R. Daliidson , commanding offi cer

• Fleet Tra ining Group Det 119: Co mm ander Mike Vaughan , commanding officer

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New Jersey Begins First Sea Trials

LONG BEACH, Calif. The battleship New

Jersey (BB 62) left pier 1 at the Naval Shipyard here for her first sea trials since beginning reactivation one year ago.

This marks the first time that the ship has been underway under her own power in 13 years. The last time New Jersey was at sea was in 1969 when the battleship sailed to Bremerton, Wash., for her third decommissioning.

Scheduled sea trials will test different facets of the reactivation. The first trial is examining hull, mechan­ical and electrical systems; the second will test combat systems; and the third will include inspection of the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)to certify the material condition of the ship for participation in refresher training and future fleet operations.

The battleship has been undergoing a period of reactivation and moderni­zation at the naval shipyard for the past year. While much of the original equipment in New Jersey will remain, the electronic combat systems, interior co mmunications and

CNOCuts Officers' Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral James D. Watkins, has ordered a reduction in the length of officer training "pipelines" to use more efficiently the limited number of officers in the Navy.

This will reduce short­ages of mid-grade officers, immediately improving Navy readiness and war fighting capability.

The surface warfare pipe­lines will be cut by about 27 percent, aviation training by 26 percent and subma­rine training by 12 percent. Commander surface and aviation sea command tour lengths will be extended three months to further improve readiness by increased stability and accountability of those in command.

The cut in training time primarily will be made by condensing courses and eliminati n g c ur ricula material no longer con­sidered important.

damage control systems have been upgraded. The crew ' s berthing and messing facilities have been modernized and the battleship has been air conditioned.

Tomahawk and Harpoon missile systems have been added to increase long range offensive power, while the Vulcan-Phalanx close-in weapon system was installed to substan­tially improve defensive protection.

BUSY MAN - N.v.1 Re.erve Commander Chuek P.ge il. man with three livel. In civilian life, he workt •• an indUitrial wellman; hi •• econd life includel commanding officer of NR NAS North bland Del 170 and hit third life il .ding in TV commercial. and doing bit parb On the TV Ie,;el Dall.... He IUrns up hi, .divitie. in one limple .entence "It'l • fun type of thing.·

Panel Studies Comp Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Assistant Secretary of Defense (MP&FM) has directed the Navy to take the lead in establiBhing a joint service study group to study compensation policy as it relates to service members who marry other service members.

The group will examine all allowances and benefits offered to service members in this category, identify problems in the compensa­tion system and recom­mend remedies to the Secretary of Defense.

Congress has shown con­siderable interest in this area of com pen sation, especially with respect to paying q uarters allow­ances to members on sea duty. ---

SA N DIEGO - Naval Reserve Helicopter Squad­ron (HC) 194 here recently marked a unit milestone by completing annual active duty for training with its gaining command, HC·l.

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Change of Comma n d

REDCOM Region 22, Seattle: Rear Admiral Whitney Hanaen. USNR, relieved Rear Admiral George Lotzenhiaer. USNR. Rear Admiral Lotzenhiller re­tired and WI\II pl'f!I!ented the Legion of Merit.

NAS Atlanta, Ga.: Captain Ronald P. Hyde relieved Com­mander William A. Freile.

N&MCRC Trealure 1Iland, Calif.: Captain Charles J . Stuart Jr. relieved Captain Robert P. eu,hing.

NR DlRNSA FMDE 406, Adelphi, Md.; Captain Roger F. Jon'll relieved Captain William J. Milllll.

MSC Philadelphia!North Caro­lina 104, Philadelphia: Captain Frank A. Blenr:e Jr. relieved Captain Melvin B. Schweiger.

NRC Tampa, Fla. : Captain Harlan R. Cuat relieved Captain A.D. Arrigo.

NR COMNAVSURFGRUMED, N&MCRC Pittllburgh, Pa.: Cap­tain Richard J. Surovchak re­lieved Captain Patrick R. Damore.

VTU 1911, NRC San Diego: Captain John R. Hooper auumed oommand.

FLEET TRAINING GROUP San Diego Det 120, Oakland, Calif.: Commander Ben Burge .. III relieved Commander Howard G. Montgomery.

MIUW 11, NRC San Diego: Com­mander Frederick T. Ingerlill aeeumed oommand.

VR 60, NAS Memphil, Tenn.; Commander T.K. Howard al­,umed command.

SECURITY GROUP Department San Diego 119: Commander Chari'll F. Wemeke anumed oommand.

USS WILLIAM C. LA WE (DD 763), New Orlearuo: Commander N. McKenna relieved Com­mander P.V. Murphy.

NRDAC San Diego 119, NRC San Diego: Commander Ronald C. Goudy Wllumed command.

FIRST Europe and Atlantic U72, NAS Glenview: Commander Richard C. Schend relieved Captain Gerald P. Wolf.

PMT 2619, NRC San Diego: Com­mander Jelle F. Drummer ae.umed oommand.

USS PYRa (AE 24), San FranciBCO: Commander John B. Godley relieved Commander Sidney F. Manning.

MCR Unit 119, NRC San Diego: Commander Beby Reilly allurned oommand.

RNMCB 16, Loa Alamitoa, Calif.: Commander Le, Evanl relieved Commander E. Brian Smith.

PACEN San Diego 119, NRC San Diego : Commander David Ki,hiyama a .. umed command.

FIRST Europe and Atlantic 1773, NAF Detroit: Commander T.P. Murray relieved Captain H.M. Kennedy_

AMPHIBlOUSSquadronsPacific Religious 119, NRC San Diego; Commander Stephen H. Knight aNumed oommand.

MIUW 201, NRC Lawrence, Masl.: Commander Joel T. Eu.ennan relieved Commander Michael HennllllBY.

VTU MSC 1911, NRC San Diego: Commander Donald A. Wolfe aMumed command.

NAYSECGRUDEPT HONO 120, NAVCAMS EASTPAC: Com· mander Roy T. OLa relieved Commander Calvin L. Hutton.

NAVAIRESCEN Col um bus, Ohio: Commander Donald G. Moore relieved Commander Timothy C. Clifford.

NR SIMA San Diego 219, NRC San Diego: Lieutenant Commander Nellon Sale! aMumed command.

NR SIMA San Diego 919. NRC San Diego: Lieutenant Com· mander George T. ParllOnB al,umed oommand.

NRC Green Bay, Wi •. : Lieutenant Commander Frank R Stubbe relieved Lieutenant Com· mander Douglaa J . Kirkilh .

NRC Penlacole., Fla.: Lieutenant John P. Morrison aNumed com· mand.

Awards

Comme.nder Larry D. HenIon, NR Wee.pons Station Conoord Hq Unit Ia): Meritorious Service Medal.

CO MMANDER Leonard S. Cahan, Military Sealift Com­me.nd: Meritorious Service Medal

COMMANDER Timothy C. Clifford, NAYAIRESCEN Columbu., Ohio; Meritorious Service Medal.

BMl Richard A. Davt., NR NACSTA NORYASCRDet302, NRC Watertown, N.Y.: Ne.vy Commendation Medal.

YNC J effrey D. Henneuey, USNR-R(TAR), USS Dominant (MSO 431): Navy Achievement Mede.l (Gold Star).

PNC David W. Brown, USNR· R(TAR), NRC Columbu" Ohio: Navy Achievement Medal.

PNI Gerald A. Cole, USNR· R(TAR). USS Dominant (MSO 431): Navy Achievement Medal.

PNl Dean R Johnlon,NRC Sioux City, Iowa; Navy Achievement M"''''-

ET2 Ronald J . Hehnle, NRC Southfield, Mall. : Navy Achievement Medal.

PN2 Jamea Clele.nd, NARU North bland, Cali£: Navy Achievement Medal.

PN2 Eugene G. Gibb, USNR­R{TAR), PSD Trealunl bland. Calif.: Navy Achievement Mede.l.

HMI Eileen M. Cra .... ford, NR CINCUSNAYEUR Det 205, N&MCRC Pittlburgh, Pa.: Sailor oftbe Quarter.

PNI Theone L. JeIISen, USNR­R(TAR), PSD Treaaure Ialand, Calif.: Sailor of the Que.rter.

BM2 Kenneth L. Crawford, NRC Columbul, Ohio: Inactive Duty Sailor of the Quarter.

HM2 Raymond B. Anderson,NRC Columbua. Ohio; Active Duty Sailor of the Quarter.

YN2 Janet E. Piche, NRC Water­town, N.Y.: Sailor of the Quarter.

AK2 Meli .. a Thomaeeon, NARU North Island, Calif.: Sailor of the Quarter.

YN2 Linda Northrop, ASWWING­PAC 194: Selected Ref!f!rve Sailor of the Quarter.

MS2 Paul Melody, HC-9: Selected Reaerve Sailor of the Que.rter.

AMSS Charlel! Bree.eie. HC-9: Sailor of the Quarter.

HM3 Jllajuelyn Neleon, NR NS Keflavik 1066, NAF Washing­ton, D.C.: Sailor of the Quarter.

NAYINFO 113, Chicago: appreci­ation plaque from Naval Recruiting DiatrictGienview for recruiting IUPPOrt.

Piped Over the S ide

Captain Glen L. Allen Jr .• VTU AIRSYS 0666, NAF W ... hing­ton, D.C.

Commander Timothy C. Clifford, NAYAIRESCEN Columbul, Ohio.

Lieutenant Commander Lance

December 1982

Daigre, NARU North Illand, Calif.

AYCM Gene Leedll, He-9, NAS North Island. Calif.

BMC Armando Yille.nelli, NRF Houghton, Mich.

MMC Norman L. WilllOn, SIMA! NRMF Det SOl Newport, R.I.

HTI Roger Paulhul, SIMA! NRMF Det 501 Newport, RI.

AMSI Earl Benjamin, HC-9, NAS North IBle.nd, Calif.

BM! Jame6 Nicholaon, NR NS Rot a 0391 , NAS South Weymouth, MIl/III.

Shipping Over

SMCS Paul Cunningham, NR FF 1078 J . Hewee 7805, N&MCRC Pit~burgh, Pa.

YNC Paul DeYiUier. YP·91, NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

YNC Jeffrey D. Hen nelley, USNR·R(TAR), USS DominlUlt (MSa 431).

PNI Gerald A. Cole, USNR­R(TAR), USS Dominont (MSa 431).

HTI William Vincent, SIMA! NRMF Det SOl, Newport, R.I.

BMl Joaeph Scanlon, SIMA! NRMF Det SOl, Newport, R.I.

IMI J.H. Bonnett, USS Pledge (MSa 492).

ATl Andy Elpinola, VP-9l, NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

AOI Steve Bowling, YP·91, NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

AMSI Bill McMullen, YP·91, NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

PH2 Paul Plamondon, VP-91 , NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

A02 Rudy Chavez, VP·91 , NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

AK2 Linda Diu, VP·91, NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

AE2 Karl Tiedemann. NR N.nal Air Development Center Re.erve Unit 0193, Wanninlter, P •.

BM2 Eugene L. Woodl, NR COM· NAYSURFGRUMED, N&MC· RC Pittaburgh, Pa.

YN3 Karen L. Hall , NR CINCUSNAYEUR Det a)5, N&MCRC Pit~burgh. Pa.

BT3 RaymondA.Caveney, NRFF leY/8 J. Hewea 7805, N&MCRC Pitt,burgh, Pa.

HT3 Leonard Norfleet, NR FF 1978 J. HeW'll 7805, N&MCRC Pittsburgh, Pa.

CTT3 Dan Gilaon, NR NAVSEC­GRUDEPT HONO 120, Hono­lulu, Hawaii.

AMH3 John Hoakinl , YP·9l, NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

PHAN Kevin Maca .... ley, YP·91, NAS Moffett Field, Calif.

MS2 Robert K. Vandren, NAY· WEPSTA Earle, EOT 1004, NRC Clifton, N.J .

TM2 Andrew Y. Hawrylow, NAY· WEPSTA Earle. Ear 1004, NRC Clifton, N.J.

BM2 RuslII!ll P. C06tello, NAY· WEPSTA Earle, Ear 1004, NRC Clifton, N.J.

AX2 Daniel S. Klieber. NAVWEp· STA Earle, EOT 1004, NRC Clifton, N.J.

BU2 Bruce J. Campbell, RNMCB 14, net 1114, N&MCRC Talla· hassee, Fla.

U1'2 Curtin C. Lane, RNMCB 14, Det 1114, N&MCRC Tallaha. .tee, Fla.

Odds and Ends

AE3 Gary L. Mierner enlisted in the Naval Reaerve with NR WeapOns Syatem' Engineering Station, PTHU Det 618 and il drilling in St. Loui" Mo.

Seaman Donald T. Williams enlisted in the Naval Reserve and drilh at N&MCRC Roanoke, Va.

Deeember 1982 Naval Retervi.t New. Page 7

VF·301 Celebrates

41,700 Flight Hours Without an Accident

Chief Named Science Fair Coordinator

By LCDR Gar PilIlP'im

SAN DIEGO - The DeviI'II Disciplell of Naval Reserve Fighter Squadron (VF) 301 here marked an imprellilive milelltone on October 1 as they celebrated their 12th annive1'8ary as "the safest jet fighter IIquadron in the Navy."

By the end of the flying day the F-4S Phantom IIquadron roared beyond 41,700 millhap-free flight hours - a tally unmatched by any other equally deployable tactical fighter squadron in the Navy. The Devil's Disciples have not experienced a major mishap in their 12-year existence.

The original "Fighting Three Hundred One" was elltablishedJan.3, 1944 as aSan Diego fighter squadron to help "break in" the famous gullwing Vought F4U-l Co1'8air fighter. In May of that year the IIquadron embarked aboard the escort carrier USS Steamer Bay (eVE 87) for duty in the South Pacific. VF-301 ended up at Luganville Airfield on the island of Espiritu Santo. The unit was disestab­lished on Aug. 1, 1944.

Ironically, the original squadron's prop­driven Corsair fighter turned out to be the granddaddy of the next aircraft to wear the Three Zero One colors: the equally famous F-BH/J Crusader, also built by LTV Aircraft (Vought). The present VF-301 was established in 1970 at Naval Air Station Miramar as part of Carrier Air Wing Reserve (CVWR) 30.

In its early days the Reserve squadron had only 16 pilots on its roster, including 13 Selected Air Reservists and three TARs supported by 50 maintenance and admin­istrative people. The unit strength has expanded to the present 220 men made up of 116 drilling aircrew and ground

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personnel, plus five active duty officers and 99 en1isteds.

The squadron converted to the two-seat F-4B/N Phantom in 1974, thus adding 17 radar intercept officers (RIOs) to its fighter crew roster. Subsequently, in 1980, VF-301 became the first Reserve unit to tranllition to the F-4S, the most modern and powerful Phantom in the Navy fighter fleet. This transition was of major consequence. This was the first time a Reserve Phantom squadron was introduced to a series of F-4s which were currently being operated in the active force. Operational compatibility with fleet equipment and support had finally been achieved.

The squadron is commanded by Commander Tom Leonard, the eighth skipper to lead VF·301 since it was established at Miramar.

DEVIL'S DISCIPLES _ Naval Reaerve Fighter Squadron (VF)

301 hal a aafety record urvnatched by any fleet

deployable tadk.al fighter Iquadmn _ 41,700 ar.cident free

flight houri. Sinee it. initial ... tabU.hment in 1944, VF-301 hal flown four different typM of

aircraft, all without a major a .. .eident. The original airplane flown by the Diaciplea w .. the

Vought F4U-l eorair (top photo). Sandwiched between the Coraair

and today'. aircraft, the F-45 Phantom (bottom photo), were the F·8H/J Cruoacier, built by

Ln' Aircraft (Vought) and the F_4B/N Phantom from

McDonnell DOllila. Aircraft. The oquadron;1 homebued at NAS

Miramar in California.

DALLAS, Texas Senior Chief Petty Officer Morris V. Maniscalco has been appointed an area coordinator for the Naval Reserve Research and Science Awards Program. The program is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research for the support of regional and state science and engineering fairs.

Senior Chief Maniscalco is coordinator of area 11 which includes north and west Texas. He is the only enlisted coordinator within the program.

The Naval Reserve hospital corpsman has earned four degrees and has taught biology and science for more than 20 years at the high school, junior college and college/ university levels in Mississippi and Texas. Maniscalco is currently a senior project admini­strator and training coordinator for the Material Department, General Dynamics Corp. in Fort Worth, Texas.

HMCS Maniscalco's Naval Reserve position is with the 4th Marine Air Wing, Medical Support Group at NAS Dallas. Heis also command senior chief and training officer.

NEWPORT, R.I. - A new Naval Reserve unit -VTU 01190 - has been formed at the Center for War Gaming, Naval War College here.

SOUWEY Tower Saves Civilian Cessna, Pilot , +

• JoAnn Wilsonof301 S5th St., Manchester, Iowa, is seeking information on USS Mount Katmai (AE-J6). Her husband served in the ship from 1956 to 1959.

• Marvin A. Constantin of Marvin's Engine Service, Inc., P.O. Box 349, Rayne, La. 70578 is trying to locate some WWII red parachute signal flares that were ahot in heavy brasa handle guns, manufactured by International Flare Signal Co., of Tippecanoe City, Ohio. One supplier of the flaref! was The Chemwigic Corp of Richmond, Calif. Constantin reporill both of the companies mentioned are out of business. Contact COll3tantin at his engine service addrell.

• Naval Re8erve Captain Stephen P. Reinertsen ofP.O. Box 334, Ross, Calif. 94957 is compiling a history of the Lockheed P2(V) Neptune. He ill seeking firsthand sea 8tories, photos and related items for use in his book. He is particularly interested in incidents relevant to opera­tional missions. Contact Captain Reinertsen at his California address.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -A new Naval Reserve unit - Military Sealift Com· mand 318 - has been established at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center here.

SOUTH WEYMOUTH, Mass. - Navy personnel here averted a potential aircraft accident recently involving a civilian Cessna T-337 aircraft.

The South Weymouth Naval Air Station air traffic control tower received a call from Boston approach control to assist a pilot experiencing radio difficulties and a loss of navigation equipment. Boston requested the Navy provide a ground controlled radar approach to the field for the aircraft exper­iencing the emergency.

The air controlmen on duty were immediately assigned to the radar unit to offer approach guidance to the pilot. There were also four passengers on board.

The plane W8B enroute from Pennsylvania to Nantucket, RL, when the emergency arose. In addition to electronic and

electrical difficulties, the situation was further complicated by fog and rain.

The pilot made one radar approach to the Naval Reserve airfield, was unable to sight the runway due to the weather, and

elected to attempt another approach. The second approach was completed with a safe landing. Both the pilot and his passen­gers praised the Navy and its air traffic control division at South Wey­mouth.

Reservists Must Register NEW ORLEANS

Selected Reservists who are required by law to register with the Selected Service System but have failed to do 90 will be contacted by letter before January 1.

A registration form (SSS Form 1) will be included in the letter.

The Selective Service System feels that most Reservists are not aware of the law that requires them to register eVen though they are currently affiliated with the Armed Forces.

All men, the Selected

Service says, including members of the Reserve components not on active duty, born on or after Jan­uary 1, 1960, are required to register as they reach 18 years of a~e.

TACOMA, Wash. USS Orleck (DD 886), the Pacific Fleet's last World War II era destroyer was de­commissioned and trans­ferred to the Turkish Navy on October 1. The ceremony was held at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center pier on Hylebos Waterway.

Paae 8 Naval Relervi.t New.

Drillers Battle at Southern Cross PATUXENT RIVER,

Md. - Naval Reservists from three Washington, D.C., area Reserve units recently converged on the Naval Air Reserve Center here to staff a war game: Southern Cross '82.

Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet Det 206 ran the war game and led the Orange forces. Commander Dewey Barnes who serves on the staff of COMNAY· AIRLANT participated as an observer/ advisor and briefed the game players on the latest developments in

the Navy 's Reserve mobilization plans.

In addition to playing the war game itself, the partic· ipants heard lectures on a wide variety of topics directly related to the role of Commander Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic in case of mobilization.

The war game pitted the naval forces of two fictitious major powers, Country Blue and Country Orange, against one another in a strategically important part of the globe. Although the war game was a training exercise, it simulated an actual wartime encounter between the warships, submarines, and aircraft of the two powers.

SPARTEN - A Boot Test

Captain Richard K. Chambers, commander of the Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic, headquartered at Norfolk, Ya., joined the Reservists at Pax River and assumed operational control of the exercise as game sponsor.

The face·off between the Blue and Orange forces lasted three days. It was preceeded by a simulated mobilization of the wing commanders ' augment unit, NR Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic 0165 based at Patuxent River.

The commanding officer of 0165, Captain Alan M. Kyle, headed the Blue forces and simulated control over three P·3 patrol squadrons and another Pax· based unit, ASWOC 0965.

A contingent from NR

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new system of exercises, called the Scientific Program of Aerobic and Resistance Training Exercise in the Navy (SP ARTEN), will be introduced at Recruit Training Center, San Diego in an experiment designed to improve health and physical fitness through­out the Navy.

SPARTEN will be more demanding than ~he fitness programs currently in use at Navy training centers, and will contain an added emphasis on aerobics -exercises that concentrate on the respiratory and cardio·vascular systems.

Recruits who are trained in the SP ARTEN system will be given "before and after" fitness tests of their muscular strength, en· durance and stamina. During recruit training they will exercise for two 40·minute periods six days each week. The morning period will emphasize flexibility and calisthenics, while evening sessions will include a three-and·one­half-mile run, done at an

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"eight minute mile" pace. Weight training machines will al80 figure promi­nently in the new program.

SPARTEN test results will be followed closely, with an eye to introducing portions of the program to the fleet.

• USSAliallt<>(CL51)-Plann.dfor . pring or fall of 1983. Contact W.B. MoKinney, 49 Newmarch, ip.wkh. Mu. 01938 01" Leighton Spadon •. 15025 Vollmer Rd .• Colorado Spring • • Colo. S09OS.

• USS Fo .. IDE 59) - Ex-cr l wnlml' b ..... inter""ted in a ,"Ilnion contOtct Rob.rt F. John.on. P.O. Box 1842. Spring V.lley, Calif. 92077: (714) ~61· 4470.

• • • • • • USS AI>e",rombie IDE U3) -

Na.hville. Tonn .. on June 1~17. Contact RAy "Red" Shiel. 26 Whipple Ave .• Cun.ton. R.1. 029W (~01) 9~2-7997.

• •••• • USS Ha~"" (AH 12) _ ROIlnion

planned. Contact BMC N.E. B .. rt<>n, USN(Ret). ~62'l Lenore Dr .• Sa n Diego, Cdif. 92115, (71~) 583-6616 or Mary Shafer Cermak. 1010 BelTeem Lane. Apt6. Reno. Nev. 89509; (702) 827·67~0. · . . . .

• USS FlbrtllCll Ni61Ilillilal~(AP 70) - Planned tor Booton. Ma ... , in September 1983. Contact Bill Pre.kino. 39 Egerton Rd., Arlington. Mall • . 021 74.

• •••• • USS Bell. Gro~~ (LSD 2) -

O" .. rborn. Mich., on July 15-16. Cont.ct Joe W. Bledsoe. 19<1 Pinegrove Dr., Bellbrook. Ohio 4630.5; (513) 84S-28M.

• USS Bayfj~ld (APA 33) -Forming m a iling lilt fur pl a nned ~Oth a nnivor .. ry in 198(. ContlOt M.G. Wam.ley, 1902 Filbert St.. S~n Fra ncioco. Calif. 94123.

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Loui • . Mo .. on Jllly 20-23. Contact Che.ter W. Skoczen. 326 Ch".tnut St., N. Syrac"" •. N.Y.I3212: (315)<IM-<l3%.

NEX Hotline NEW YORK CITY

The Navy Resale and Services Support Office, headquarters for the Navy Exchange and commissary stores, has set up a toll·free telephone comment / complaint hot line to better serve its customers. The number to call is (800) 221-6155; in New Yorkcall(212) 39Q..3869. The 800 number is also available to Exchange customers in Puerto Rico.

December 1982

Air Squadrons' Safety Naval Air Reserve Force squadrons continue to rack up

record·setting flight safety hours (see related story p·l). During the past few months. eight Reserve squadrons added to their lists of accident free flying years. Fighter Squadron (VF) 301. NAS Miramar. Calif .• leads the safety parade with 41,700 hours in 12 years of safe flying. Following close behind was Attack Squadron (VA) 304. NAS Alameda, Calif.. with 27.000 hours in eight years. Also logging top accident free flight hours were Fleet CompOSite Squadron (VC) 12. NAS Oceana. Va .. with 23,900 in nine years; VC-13, NAS Miramar, 20.000 hours in nine years; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 88, NAS North Island, Calif., 17.000 hours in 12 years; Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 206, NAF Washington, D.C.. 12,800 hours in nine years; Aerial Refueling Squadron (VAK) 308, NAS Alameda, 4,000 hours in five years; and Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 309, NAS Whidbey Island. Wash .• 3,000 hours in three years.

Yeoman Actor When is a TAR yeoman not a yeoman? When he's an actor

working for a Memphis television station. Memphis TV station WMC recently decided to produce a promotional series on people in Memphis. Since the Navy is a prominent part of that city, Station Manager Olivia Holmes wanted to do a segment on the Navy and asked the Naval Reserve Center for a sailor to play a role in their film. YN2 Roger E. Bennett answered the call and the film was made. What kind of role did Petty Officer Bennett play? You might say the role was made just for him ... he played the part of a young sailor.

'f' for Preserver Electrician's Mate Second Class Russell P. Morley was given the

honor of painting a third red hashmark on USS Preserver (ARS·8) when the Naval Reserve Force ship won its fourth consecutive red Engineering "E" for excellence. Petty Officer Morley has been onboard the salvage ship since 1978 and has been present for each previous award, Preserver also earned an Atlantic Fleet Battle "E" and a green Communications "C".

Reserve Construction Begins Construction began in September on the nev..o $4 million Naval

and Marine Corps Reserve Center in San Diego. The new center will serve as a "home" for the more than 2,100 Naval and Marine Corps Reservists 'in the greater San Diego area. Guest speaker at the groundbreaking ceremony was the Honorable Fred Davidson III. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs. On the other side of the country. similar ceremonies were taking place as ground was broken for construction of a new $3.4 million hangar at NAS Atlanta. The new hangar will be used for A·7 Corsair lis from Attack Squadron 205.

Reserve Roundup Nine members of NR Naval Eastern Oceanography Center

2186 in Norfolk qualified for M·14 marksmanship awards during range firing at nearby Fort Eustis. . Atlanta Mayor Andrev..o Young was guest speaker at the NAS Atlanta Society of Logistics Engineers luncheon .... Naval Reserve Rear Admiral Neale Smith presented the Navy trophy at the recent unlimited hydroplane World Cup Race in Houston .... Drillers from NR Naval Shipyard San Francisco 208 gained a better understanding of the logic and complexity of the surface ship overhaul process during a special seminar held in Orlando , Fla., by the Surface Ship Overhaul Improvement Office. . SUBASE Pearl Det 228 Reservists in Vallejo, Calif., provided submarine expertise when they set·up and maintained the USS Pompanito (55 383) display at the San Francisco Bay Maritime Association Museum on Fisherman's Wharf. ,. ,Congressman Robert E. Badham from California and a member of the House Armed Services Committee was principal speaker at the change of command when Commodore E. Richard Smith relieved Rear Admiral Thomas S. Maddock as commander of the Reserve Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Com· mand. Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 51 Det Whidbey Island and VR·53 at Memphis were disestablished on September 30 and VR·61 and VR-60 were established in the same locations respectively. Commander Robert Turpin of VTU 1908G has formed his own investment management services company-Turpin Investment-in Phoenix ..