Recovery Deployment List for Apollo Flights

NASA JSC – Landing and Recovery Division (LRD)

DATA SOURCES:

 Doc Stullken (throughout the Gemini and Apollo programs) compiled matrices listing all LRD branch personnel upon which he recorded any flight assignments they supported. When he retired, he provided those matrices to Dick Snyder, who collected data for and the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). That was the starting point for the following list.  After moving that data into this lists format, each LRD representative (for which we had an e-mail address) was sent a list of their assignments along with any questions and were asked for verification of their assignments. There were several comments (and some rather interesting stories); however, there were actually not many discrepancies noted in the responses. Those identified discrepancies were corrected.  Along with his comments, Andy Anderson also provided a copy of LRD Mission Assignments memoranda for Apollo 4 through . When comparing these with Doc Stullken’s data, a few discrepancies were noted. Individual feedback from those involved, was required to resolve these.  Pre-Flight NASA Press Releases for some of the earlier flights were reviewed. They added some new assignees and information. That was added to this list.  Since it was not possible to contact all LRD personnel, there may be remaining errors. However, based on the feedback already received, the list should be very accurate. The primary concern with the list is that there is still some incomplete information (e.g. specific ships to which some personnel were assigned and the functional responsibilities of some personnel assigned to the Primary Recovery Ship [PRS]). If any discrepancies are found or additional information is identified, please send that information to C. Mac Jones at [email protected] . Apollo Recovery Deployments/Assignments

Flight JSC – ROCR RCC Launch & Post - AR RS Ships Comments Landing Support

AS -201 Recovery Coord KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – LPH Boxer Crew 2/26/66 -Bob Thompson -Hal Granger (RCC) -Ed Bullock TL -Unmanned flight. -Rip Kirby (Central -Al Meyers -John Stonesifer Landing Asst Recovery Control) -Bill Middleton TM -Atlantic Coord -Harold Neher -Milt Windler -Rod Bass 8 d 11 m S - Don Stullken (Central Control) -Bill Chase 11 d 9 m W -Carter Yeatman Kindley AFB, -Tom Holt Display (Central Control) Bermuda -Don Morris -John Hoover -Bob Tweedie -Fred Sponholz -Lonnie Thomas -J.O. Sayler (Safing) Dakar, Senegal LA-1 (West Lant) Evaluators Norfolk Naval Air -Dale Moore DD Wilson -Wayne Empey Station, VA - -W.B. Wood - Jerry Hoisington Deactivation -Rod Bass LA-2 (West Lant) Status DD Waldron -Joe Vice -Walt Stork

LA-3 (West Lant) DD Ingram -Gary Robinson

LA-4 (East Lant) AO Kaskaskia -Warren Glenn -C.W. Jones NOTE :KSC RCC was in old Mercury Control LA-5 (South Lant) Center DD Turner -C. Mac Jones

AS -202 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu (CTF KSC Launch Support Guam PRS – CVS Hornet Crew 8/25/66 -John Stonesifer 130) -Mel Richmond (RCC -Sherry Berthiaume TL –Doc Stullken - Unmanned Flight Asst Recovery -Hal Granger OJT) -Bill Chase TM Landing Coord -Rip Kirby (Recovery -Rod Bass - Pacific -Ed Bullock Force Rep) Hickham AFB, Oahu -Chuck Filley 16d 07m N -Jerry Hoisington -Warren Glenn -Jim Sloan 168d 54mE Evaluator Ford Island, Oahu -Al Meyers -Fred Sponholtz -Rich Blakley Naval Base – -Ed Petrash -Reed Darley -John Hoover Deactivation -Milt Windler -Dean Thomas -Gary Robinson -Rod Bass (TL) Status Monitor Wake Island AFB LA-1 (West Lant) DD -Frank Herbert (T1) -Bill Middleton -Steve Ellis -Arnie Kilpatrick TM Kindley AFB, LA-2 (West Lant) DD -Don Dubay Bermuda -Dick Jacobs -Wayne Koons -Dennis Mannering -Bruce Larsen LA-3 (East Lant) DD -Joe Vice -Walter Stork

SRS-1 (West Pac)DD -W.B. Wood

SRS-2 (MId Pac) DD -Jim Arthur

Apollo 4 Recovery Coord Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support ARIA PRS –CVS Crew (AS-501) -Ed Bullock (T1) (CTF130) -John Cooper -Doug Scoggins Bennington - Unmanned Flight 11/9/67 Asst Recovery -Doc Stullken (TL) (Recovery Force Rep- TL Landing Beach) Coord -Rich Blakley Kindley AFB, -John Stonesifer -Pacific -Ralph Culbertson -Hal Granger (T2) Bermuda Asst TL 30d 06m N (Recovery Force Rep-Pad -Joe Vice (T1) Moron AFB, Spain Area) A/C-1 -Chuck Filley 172d 32m W Display -Tom Holt -Denny Holt (RCC) -Ed Kilpatrick (TL) Helo/Deck Ops -Jack Abernathy (T2) -Rip Kirby(TL-RCC) -Steve Ellis -Ed Petrash -John Hoover (T1) A/C-2 CM Safing/Post Evaluator - Ford Island, Oahu -Carl Koontz Retrieval Ops -Gary Robinson (T1) Naval Base – -John Hirasaki (also -Terry Watson (T2) Deactivation Hickham AFB, Oahu ECLS Vent Valve -Fred Wrinkle (T2) -Rod Bass (TL) A/C-1 Tests) Status Monitor – -Harry Clancy -Warren Glenn TM -Dick Snyder (T2) -John Hirasaki -W.B. Wood -Andy Anderson -Bob Walker (T1) A/C-2 -F.T. Mabley -Bill Chase (TL) LA-1 (West Lant) -Don Morris LPD Austin A/C-3 -Lane Brown -Larry Patterson -Charles Hall -Don DuBay -Fred Sponholz (TL) A/C-4 -Randy Stone -Bill Middleton LA-2 (West Lant) DD -Rick Coblentz J. P. Kennedy A/C-5 -Ed O’Briant (TL) -Sherry Berthiaume LA-3 (West Lant) -Gordon Hrabal LST York County A/C-6 -Larry Bell -Frank Breshears -Marion Coody (TL) -Ron Simantel -Charles Mendel LA-4 (East Lant) AO Lajes AFB, Azores Sabine -Allen Meyers -Mike Collins SRS (West Pac) DD Carpenter -Gus McCown (TL) -Royce McKinney

Apollo 5 Recovery Coord Kunia, Oahu (CTF- KSC Launch Support Kindley AFB, Crew (AS-204L) -Rip Kirby (T1) 130) -Ralph Culbertson Bermuda - Unmanned Flight 1/22/68 Asst Recovery -Joe Vice A/C-1 Landing Coord -Denny Holt -No Recovery -Jack Abernathy (T1) Norfolk, VA (CTF- -Bill Middleton (TL) Display 140) A/C-2 -Rich Blakley (T1) -John Stonesifer -Frank Breshears -Fred Wrinkle (T1) (TL) -Doug Scoggins Evaluator - -Terry Watson -Chuck Filley (T1) Hickam AFB, Oahu -Dick Snyder (T1) A/C-1 -Bob Walker (T1) -Sherry Berthiaume Status Monitor (TL) -Andy Anderson (T1) -Dave Peterson A/C-2 -Jim Larey -Ed Petrash

Apollo 6 Recovery Coord Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Kindley AFB, PRS – LPH Okinawa Crew (AS-502) -Hal Granger (T1) (CTF130) -John Cooper Bermuda TL - Unmanned Flight 4/4/68 Asst Recovery -Doc Stullken (TL) -Rip Kirby (TL) -Ralph Culbertson -Chuck Filley Landing Coord -Bob Walker -Jim Larey HDC/CIC - Pacific -Joe Vice (T1) Ford Island, Oahu -Ron Simantel (TL) –Sherry Berthiaume 27d 40m N Display Norfolk, VA Naval Base – Hickham AFB, Oahu CM Retrieval 157d 59m W -Jack Abernathy (T1) (CTF-140) Deactivation -Frank Breshears -W.B. Wood -Gary Robinson (T1) -Ed Bullock -Rod Bass (TL) -Rick Coblentz CM Safing/Post Evaluator -Larry Roberts -John Hirasaki -Warren Glenn Retrieval Ops -Dick Snyder (T1) -Don Morris -Frank Janes -Fred Wrinkle (T1) Moron AFB, Spain -Dave Peterson -John Hirasaki Status Monitor -John Hoover -Doug Scoggins (TL) -W.B. Wood -Rich Blakley (T1) Lajes AFB, Azores TM -Terry Watson (T1) -Denny Holt -Jim Sloan SRS (East Lant) – AO Chikaskia -Dick Jacobs

LA-1 (West Lant) – LPD Austin [Launch Camr Rtrvl] -Ed Petrash (TL) -Jim Brandenburg -F.T. Mabley

LA-2 DD Dupont -Lane Brown

LA-3 (East Lant) – LST York County -Andy Anderson (TL) -J.W. Williams

SRS (West PAC) DD Carpenter -Gary Wilgus

Apollo 7 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Kindley AFB, PRS-CVS Essex Crew (AS-205) -Hal Granger (T3) (CTF130) -Rip Kirby (TL) Bermuda TL - Walter Schirra 10/11/68 -- -Jerry Hammack (T1) -Jerry Hoisington (TL) -Ralph Culbertson - F.T. Mabley -Doc Stullken -Walt Cunningham 10/22/68 -John Stonesifer (T2) -Andy Anderson -C. Mac Jones (Jammed -Allen Meyers HDC/CIC - Donn Eisele Asst Recovery Coord -Dick Snyder Hatch) -Ed Petrash (TL) -Dick Jacobs Landing -Jack Abernathy(T1) -Randy Stone CM Retrieval -Atlantic -Ed Bullock(T2) Norfolk, VA Norfolk Naval Air Hickham AFB, Oahu -W.B. Wood 27d 32m N -John Hoover (T3) (CTF-140) Station, VA - -Paul Chaput Helo Ops 64d 04m W Evaluator -Chuck Filley (TL) Deactivation Lajes AFB, Azores -John Haughton -Gary Robinson(T3) -Fred Wrinkle -Harry Clancy (TL) -J.W. Williams CM Safing/ Other Ships -Bob Walker(T2) -Millard Pettit -John Hirasaki Tachikawa AFB, Post Retrieval Supporting NASA -Terry Watson(T1) -C. Mac Jones Japan -Frank Janes APA Cambria Logistics Albrook AFB, -Larry Patterson -W.B. Wood DDR Henry Tucker -Ron Simantel Panama TM FFG Nicholas Status Monitor -Rich Blakley -J.M. Hill ATF-Paiute -John Cooper(T3) LA-2 (East Lant) AO Ponchatoula -George Richeson(T1) Ramstein AFB, AKA Arneb -Gary Wilgus(T2) Germany -Dave Peterson -Tom Holt LA-3 (Mid Lant – Mode 2) AGM Vanguard Tracking Ship -Denny Holt LA-4 (East Lant) -L.D. Roberts Mid Pac 1 – DLG Cochrane -Fred Sponholz -Johnnie Ferguson Mid Pac 2 -- DD Carpenter -Charles Chassay -W.C. Hendrickson West PAC 1 – DD Rupertus -Jim Larey West Pac 2 – FFG NIcholas -Gordon Hrabal Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – CVS Crew (AS-503) -Ed Bullock (T3) (CTF130) -Ralph Culbertson -Dale Moore Yorktown - Frank Borman 12/21/68 -- -John Hoover (T2) -Hal Granger (TL) -C. Mac Jones (Jammed TL -John Stonesifer - Jim Lovell 12/27/68 -Doc Stullken (T1) -George Richeson Hatch) Hickham AFB, Oahu HDC/CIC - Bill Anders Evaluator - -Terry Watson -Rip Kirby (TL) -Bill Chase -Sherry Berthiaume Landing -Rich Blakley (T1) -K.N. Kuhlenschmidt -F.T. Mabley CM Retrieval - Pacific -Dick Snyder (T3) Norfolk, VA -Ed Petrash -Andy Anderson 8d 7.5m N -Fred Wrinkle (T2) (CTF-140) Ford Island, Oahu- -Milt Heflin 165d 1.2m W Status Monitor -Lane Brown Deactivation Lajes AFB, Azores Swim/Helo Ops -Jonnie Ferguson (T2) -Tom Holt (TL) -Harry Clancy (TL) -Jim Larey -Andy Anderson Other Ships -J.M. Hill (T1) -Bob Walker -C. Mac Jones -Ron Simantel Supporting NASA

-Millard Pettit (T3) Kindley AFB, CM Safing/ Post LPD Arlington CM Return To NAA Albrook AFB, Bermuda Retrieval Ops AO Chipola in Long Beach (via C- Panama -Ed Kilpatrick (TL) -Milt Heflin (TL) AO Chuckawan 133B) -Gary Robinson -Mike Ward -Phil Charlton DDG Cochrane -C. Mac Jones -Ron Simantel FFG Nicholas

Ramstein AFB, Pago Pago, American AKA Rankin

Germany Samoa SRS-1 (East Lant) DD Rupertus -W.B. Wood -Ed Petrash CVE Guadalcanal ATF Salinan -Ron Epps APA Sandoval Tachikawa AFB, -Chuck Filley Japan -L.D. Scoggins -L.D. Roberts

SRS-2 -W.C. Hendrickson

SRS-3 -Gordon Hrabal

SRS-4

-Al Drumm

SRS-5 --APOLLO 8-- LPA Sandoval --CONTINUED -Rick Coblentz -Mike Collins NEXT PAGE-- SRS-6 (Lant Near Equator-AOL) APA Apollo 8 Francis Marion (Cont.) -Denny Holt (TL) -Randy Stone

SRS-7 -L.D. Roberts

SRS-8 (Mid P ac) -- DD Carpenter -Jim Brandenburg

SRS-9 -J.W. Williams

Apollo 9 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Kindley AFB, PRS – CVE Crew (AS-504) -Ed Bullock (T1) (CTF130) -Ralph Culbertson(TL) Bermuda Guadalcanal - Jim McDivitt 3/3/69 -- -Jerry Hoisington (T2) -John Hoover -C. Mac Jones (Jammed -Dick Jacobs TL -Chuck Filley - Dave Scott 3/13/69 -Tom Holt (T3) -Rip Kirby Hatch) -Don Morris HDC/CIC - Rusty Schweickart Asst Recovery Coord -Ron Simantel -K.N. Kuhlenschmidt Hickham AFB, Oahu -Mel Richmond Landing -Rich Blakley (T2) -Frank Breshears CM Retrieval; Swim -Atlantic -Gary Robinson (T1) Norfolk, VA Norfolk Naval Base – Lajes AFB, Azores Ops 23d 15m N -Fred Wrinkle (T3) (CTF-140) Deactivation -Gordon Hrabal -Andy Anderson 67d 56m W Evaluator - -Doc Stullken (TL) -Harry Clancy (TL) Tachikawa AFB, Helo Ops -Dick Snyder (T1) -Dave Peterson -C. Mac Jones Japan -Andy Anderson -Bob Walker (T2) -A.L. Smith -Paul Kruppenbacher -J.W. Williams -Ed Petrash Other Ships -Terry Watson (T3) Deck Ops Supporting NASA Logistics - Albrook AFB, CM Return To North -Frank Janes DDG Cochrane -Milt Heflin Panama American Aviation CM Safing/Post DD Leonard F. Mason Status Monitor – -Jim Larey (NAA) in Long Beach Retrieval Ops FFG Nicholas -Jim Brandenburg (T1) (via C-133B) -Frank Janes ATF Paiute -W.C. Hendrickson Ramstein AFB, -C. Mac Jones Mobile Quarantine (T3) Germany Facility (MQF) -Denny Holt (T2) -Ed Kilpatrick -Hardie Barr

-Al Drumm -John Hirasaki -Carl Koontz -Paul Kruppenbacher (inside test subject) -Randy Stone SRS-1 (Mid Lant- Mode2) – AGM Vanguard -F.T. Mabley SRS-2 (East Lant) AKA Algol -Ron Epps SRS-4 (Mid Pac) - DD -J.M. Hill SRS-5 (Mid Pac) -L.D. Roberts SRS-6 (West Pac) – DD -James Arthur

Apollo 10 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – LPH Princeton Crew (AS-505) -Ed Bullock (T2) (CTF130) -Ralph Culbertson(TL) -Frank Breshears TL - Tom Stafford 5/18/69 -- -Hal Granger (T1) -Jerry Hoisington (TL) -C. Mac Jones (Jammed -Doc Stullken - John Young 5/26/69 -Rip Kirby (T3) -Andy Anderson Hatch) Kindley AFB, HDC/CIC - Gene Cernan Asst Recovery Coord -K.N. Kuhlenschmidt Bermuda -Sherry Berthiaume Landing -Chuck Filley (T1) Norfolk, VA -Lane Brown CM Safing/ - Pacific Evaluator - (CTF-140) - Ford Island, Oahu – Post Retrieval Ops 5d 8m S -Rich Blakley (T3) -John Hoover Deactivation Anderson AFB, Guam -Milt Heflin 164d 39m W -Gary Robinson (T2) -Harry Clancy (TL) -Ron Simantel TM -Bob Walker (T1) Albrook AFB, -Paul Kruppenbacher -Tom Holt Logistics Panama Hickham AFB, Oahu -Walt Stork Other Ships -Frank Janes -Fred Wrinkle -Bill Middleton (TL) -Terry Watson Supporting NASA Status Monitor -Ed Petrash LPD Arlington -Don Harris (T3) Ramstein AFB, SRS-1 (West Lant) DD Carpenter -A.L. Smith (T2) Germany Lajes AFB, Azores DD Rich ATF Salinan -Dick Snyder (T1) -Pete Armitage -Dale Moore -Arnie Kilpatrick (TL) -John Laugle (T2) -Bill Chase -George Richeson Pago Pago, American Samoa (End-of- SRS-2 (Mid Lant- Mission) Mode 2) – AGM -Bill Middleton Vanguard Tracking -Ed Petrash Ship -Ron Simantel -Jim Larey

Pease AFB, NH SRS-3 (East Lant- -Allen Meyers Mode 3) – LPA Chilton -Denny Holt

SRS-4 (AOL) LSV Ozark -L.D. Roberts

SRS-5 (Mid Pac/EOM) DDG Joseph J. Strauss -J.W. Williams

Apollo 11 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – CVS Hornet Crew (AS-506) -Hal Granger (T1) (CTF130) -C. Mac Jones (Jammed -Ron Simantel TL - Neil Armstrong 7/16/69 -- -Jerry Hoisington (T2) -Chuck Filley (TL) Hatch) -Doc Stullken (Ops - Mike Collins 7/24/69 -John Hoover (T3) -Arnie Kilpatrick -Rip Kirby Kindley AFB, Integration) - Buzz Aldrin Asst Recovery Coord -Jim Shannon -K.N. Kuhlenschmidt Bermuda -John Stonesifer Landing -Gary Robinson -Jim Larey(Beach Ops) -Rich Blakley (Quarantine Ops) - Pacific Evaluator - Norfolk, VA -Dale Moore -Rick Coblentz HDC/CIC 13d 19m N -W.C. Hendrickson (T3) (CTF-140) -Tom Holt (TL) -Mel Richmond (TL) 169d 9m W -Dick Snyder (T1) -Ed Bullock (TL) Ford Island, Oahu – -Bob Walker -Terry Watson (T2) -Millard Pettit Deactivation Hickham AFB, Oahu Helo Ops Logistics - -Harry Clancy (TL) -Paul Chaput (C130- -Ed Petrash Other Ships -Paul Kruppenbacher Albrook AFB, -Milt Heflin EOM) CM Retrieval Supporting NASA Status Monitor Panama -Bill Chase (C130- -W.B. Wood LPD Arlington -J.T. Chapman (T3) -Jim Brandenburg EOM) Post Retrieval Ops DDG Goldsborough -George Richeson (T2) -Leroy Penn (C5A- -Frank Janes AO Hassayampa -L.D. Roberts (T1) Ramstein AFB, MQF Comm -W.B. Wood (TL) DD New Germany Interfaces; C130- Mobile Quarantine LSV Ozark -Weldon McCown EOM) Facility (MQF) ATF Salinan -Rod Bass Lajes AFB, Azores -Mike Collins -Ron Simantel -Ralph Culbertson -F.T. Mabley -John Hirasaki (Inside) -Carl Koontz -Dave Peterson -Randy Stone TM -Fred Sponholz

SRS-1 -Lane Brown SRS-2 -Dave Peterson SRS-3 (AOL) -J.W. Williams SRS-4 (Mid Pac) – DD Carpenter -Andy Anderson Apollo 12 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – CVS Hornet Crew (AS-507) -Doc Stullken (T1) (CTF130) -Rip Kirby -Rick Coblentz (flight TL - Pete Conrad 11/14/69 -- -Ed Bullock (T3) -John Hoover (TL) -C. Mac Jones (Jammed aborts) -John Stonesifer - Richard Gordon 11/24/69 -Tom Holt (T2) Hatch) HDC/CIC - Alan Bean Asst Recovery Norfolk, VA -K.N. Kuhlenschmidt Kindley AFB, -Sherry Berthiaume Landing Coord/Evaluator (CTF-140) Bermuda -Dave Peterson - Pacific -Rich Blakley (T2) -Mel Richmond MQF/Crew Return to -J.W. Williams CM Retrieval; 15d 46.6m S -Gary Robinson (T3) Houston (via C5A) Swim/Helo Ops 165d 09m W -Dick Snyder (T1) Albrook AFB, -Leroy Penn Hickham AFB, Oahu -Andy Anderson Logistics - Panama -John Haughton -Ron Simantel Other Ships -Milt Heflin (T1) -L.D. Roberts Ford Island, Oahu – -Bill Middleton (TL) Mobile Quarantine Supporting NASA Status Monitor – Deactivation Facility (MQF) ARS Escape -Jim Larey (T1) Ramstein AFB, -Harry Clancy (TL) Lajes AFB, Azores -Ralph Culbertson Germany -C. Mac Jones -Rick Coblentz (Pre- -John Hirasaki -Chuck Filley -Paul Kruppenbacher Flight: bore-sight -Frank Janes A/C; crew briefs) -Leroy Penn CM Return To North (MQF/ship comm American Aviation, Pease AFB, NH interfaces) Long Beach (via C- -Ron Epps (Mode III -Randy Stone (Inside 133B) Aborts) MQF w/crew) -C. Mac Jones -Ed Petrash (flight Post Retrieval Ops aborts) -Ron Simantel TM -Fred Sponholz

SRS-1 DD Hawkins -Arnie Kilpatrick

SRS-2 (South Lant) LPD Austin -Bob Walker

SRS-3 DDG Joseph J. Strauss -W.B. Wood

Apollo 13 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – LPH Iwo Jima Crew (AS-508) -Sherry Berthiaume (T3) (CTF130) -Doc Stullken -Dale Moore TL - Jim Lovell 4/11/70 -- -Ed Bullock (T2) -Tom Holt (TL) -C. Mac Jones (Jammed -Chuck Filley - Jack Swigert 4/17/70 -John Hoover (T1) -Jim Brandenburg Hatch) Hickham AFB, Oahu Assistant TL - Fred Haise Asst Recovery -J.W. Williams -K.N. Kuhlenschmidt -Ed Petrash (TL) -Rip Kirby Landing Coord/Evaluator - -Don Morris HDC/CIC - Pacific -Rich Blakley (T1) Norfolk, VA Ford Island, Oahu – -Mel Richmond 21d 38m 24s S -Dick Snyder -Gary Robinson (T2) (CTF-140) Deactivation Lajes AFB, Azores 165d 21m 42s W CM Engineer -Bob Walker (T3) -W.B. Wood -Harry Clancy -Bill Chase -Ralph Culbertson Logistics - -Dave Peterson -Milt Heflin (TL-OJT) CM Retrieval; -Ron Simantel (Launch Aborts) McCoy AFB, FL Other Ships Swim/Helo Ops Status Monitor – CM Custodian for -John Haughton Supporting NASA -Andy Anderson -Gordon Hrabal Ramstein AFB, Return To North -Dave Peterson DDG Benjamin -Frank Breshears Germany American Aviation, Stoddert Mobile Quarantine --Rod Bass Long Beach Pease AFB, NH DD Bordelon Facility (MQF) - Paul Kruppenbacher -Arnie Kilpatrick ARS Escape -Frank Janes DD Forest Royal -Randy Stone YAG Granville S. Hall Post Retrieval Ops AO Kasashiwi -Frank Janes -Paul Kruppenbacher DD William C. Lawe ------SRS-1 (East Lant) DD New -Jim Larey

Apollo 14 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension – PRS – LPH New Crew (AS-509) -John Hoover (T1) (CTF130) -Andy Anderson -Ron Simantel Orleans - Alan Shepard 1/31/71 – -Mel Richmond (T2) -Doc Stullken (TL) -Larry Bell Hickam AFB, Oahu TL - Stuart Roosa 2/9/71 -Fred Sponholz (T3) -Mike Collins -C. Mac Jones (Jammed -Gordon Hrabal (TL) -Chuck Filley - Ed Mitchell Asst Recovery -Jim Williams Hatch) -Don Morris HDC/CIC Landing Coord/ Evaluator - -Rip Kirby Lajes AFB, Azores -Rich Blakley - Pacific -Dave Peterson (T3) Norfolk, VA -Ken Kuhlenschmidt -Grady Henderson 27d 1m S -Bob Walker (T2) (CTF-140) MQF/Crew Comm McCoy AFB, FL - Deck & Swimmer Ops 172d 39m W -W.B. Wood (T1) -Dick Snyder Interface & Return -Millard Pettit -Jim Larey Logistics - to Houston (via Pease AFB, NH- Helo/ Location Other Ships -Tom Runner Ramstein AFB, C141) -Al Ong Equip Ops Supporting NASA Status Monitor – Germany -Rick Coblentz -Bill Middleton DD Carpenter -Arnie Kilpatrick -Royce McKinney -Ed Petrash DD Hawkins Ellington Field Mobile Quarantine ATF Paiute -Leroy Penn (MQF Facility (MQF) comm for crew -Randy Stone (TL) return reception) -Rick Coblentz (Comm Sys on PRS & Return) Ford Island, Oahu -Ralph Culbertson – Deactivation (Inside) -John Hirasaki -Milt Heflin (TL) -Paul Kruppenbacher Post-Retrieval Ops -Frank Janes TM -Gus McCown ------

SRS-1 (East Lant) AO Ponchatoula -Ed O’Briant

SRS-2 (South Lant) LSD Spiegel Grove -Ron Epps

SRS-3 -Jim Williams

Apollo 15 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Eglin AFB, FL PRS- LPH Okinawa Crew (AS-510) -Chuck Filley (T1) (CTF130) -Andy Anderson (TL) -Paul Chaput TL - Dave Scott 7/26/71 -- -Dick Snyder (T2) -Mel Richmond (TL) -Ken Kuhlenschmidt -Doc Stullken - Jim Irwin 8/7/71 -Fred Sponholz (T3) -Al Ong -Milt Heflin (Jammed Hickham AFB, Oahu Asst TL - Al Warden Asst Recovery -Tom Holt Hatch) -Mike Collins (TL) -W.B. Wood Landing Coord/Evaluator -Jerry Hammack -John Haughton HDC/CIC -Pacific -Lamar Flanagan (T2) North Island, San -John Hoover 26d 7m N -Millard Pettit (T1) Norfolk, VA Diego – Deactivation Lajes AFB, Azores Helo/Deck Ops 158d 8m W -George Richeson (T3) (CTF-140) -C. Mac Jones -Dave Peterson -Ed Petrash -Orval Henson Logistics -Arnie Kilpatrick -Ron Simantel

-Ed O’Briant CM Transport From Pease AFB, NH CM Engineer Evaluator/Status -Ron Epps -Ralph Culbertson Monitor – North Island To North American Post Retrieval Ops -John Hamlin Ramstein AFB, -Frank Janes (TL) Aviation, Downey (via Caravan) Germany -Ron Simantel -C. Mac Jones -Rip Kirby -W.B. Wood ------Salvage Ship (West Lant-LA & Sonic Boom Study) ATF Salinen -Randy Stone SRS-1 (West Lant- LA & Sonic Boom Study) LPD Austin -Jim Larey SRS-2 ( Up track from PRS for Sonic Boom Study ) AO Kawishiwi -Larry Schmitt SRS-3 (Up track from PRS for Sonic Boom Study ) AO Gennesee -Royce McKinney

Apollo 16 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension/ PRS – CVS Crew (AS-511) -Doc Stullken (T1) (CTF130) -Andy Anderson (TL) Woodbridge AFB, Ticonderoga - John Young 4/16/72 -- -Sherry Berthiaume -John Hoover (TL) -Dave Peterson England TL - Ken Mattingly 4/27/72 (T2) Orval Henson (Launch Recovery) -Millard Pettit -Chuck Filley - Charlie Duke -Fred Sponholz (T3) Asst TL/CIC Landing Asst Recovery Norfolk, VA North Island, San Eglin AFB, FL/Pease -Paul Chaput - Pacific Cord/Evaluator - (CTF-140) Diego - Deactivation AFB, NH Deck Ops 00d 42m S -Dick Snyder (T1 ARC) -Jim Larey -W.B. Wood -Arnie Kilpatrick -Milt Heflin 156d 12m 49s W -Arnie Kilpatrick (T1 Post Retrieval Ops Eval) Ramstein, AFB, Hickham AFB, Oahu -Frank Janes Other Ships -W.B. Wood (T1) Germany (Contingency Supporting NASA -Dave Peterson (T2) -Mel Richmond Landings) ------MSO Alacrity -Ralph Culbertson (T3) -Ed Petrash SRS-1 (Mid Pac) MSO Exploit Logistics/Status -Orval Henson DDG Goldsborough Monitor Pago Pago, American ARS Opportune -Ed O’Briant (T1) Samoa (End-Of- AO Ponchatoula Evaluator/Status Mission) Monitor – -Ed Petrash -Andy Anderson (T2) Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu PRS – CVS Crew (AS-512) -Dick Snyder (T1) (CTF130) Ticonderoga - Gene Cernan 12/7/72 -- -Paul Chaput (T2) -Jim Larey TL - Harrison Schmitt 12/19/72 -Sherry Berthiaume -Doc Stullken - Ron Evans -Paul Chaput Deputy TL Landing -Bill Gatlin -Mel Richmond - Pacific -John Hoover (T3) HDC/CIC 17d 53m S Asst Recovery -Dave Peterson 166d 7m W Cord/Evaluator Deck Ops -Bill Gatlin (T1) -Jim Larey(Training Other Ships -John Temple (T2) Cruise) Supporting NASA -Millard Pettit (T3) -Milt Heflin (Flight) AOE Camden Logistics - Post Retrieval Ops ARS Recovery -Ed O’Briant (T1) -Frank Janes CVE Saginaw Helo/UDT Ops & Experiments -Ralph Culbertson Skylab Mobile Lab (SML) – Test Flight -Orval Henson

Sky lab 1/2 Recovery Officer - Gander AFB, PRS – CVS Crew 5/25/73 -- -Dick Snyder (TL/T1) Newfoundland Ticonderoga - Pete Conrad 6/22/73 -Paul Chaput (T1) -Milt Heflin TL - Paul Weitz -Millard Pettit Loring AFB, Maine -Mel Richmond - Joe Kerwin (T3/T2) -Dave Peterson Ops/CIC/Comm Landing -Bill Gatlin (T2/T3) -Dave Peterson - Pacific -Orval Henson (T3) Helo/Swim/ 24d 45m N -Jim Larey (T3) Retrieval Ops 127d 2m W -John Temple -Milt Heflin (T1/T2/T3) Post Retrieval/ Other Ships Logistics - Experiment Ops Supporting NASA -Ed O’Briant (T1) -Frank Janes ARS Escape -Ralph Culbertson Skylab Mobile Lab (SML) -Orval Henson ------

LA (East Lant) ARS Grapple -Jim Larey

Sky lab 1/3 Recovery Officer - Pease AFB, NH PRS - LPH New Crew 7/28/73 – -Dick Snyder (TL/T1) -Dave Peterson Orleans - Alan Bean 9/25/73 -Paul Chaput (T1) TL - Jack Lousma -Millard Pettit -Mel Richmond - Owen Garriott (T1/T3) Helo/Swim/ Landing -Bill Gatlin (T1) Retrieval Ops -Pacific -Orval Henson (T1) -Milt Heflin 30d 47m N -Jim Larey (T1/T2) Post Retrieval/ 120d 29m W -Dave Peterson Experiment Ops (T1/T3) -Frank Janes Other Ships -John Temple (T3) -Ralph Culbertson Supporting NASA Logistics - Skylab Mobile Lab ARS Escape -Ed O’Briant (T1) (SML) ARS Grapple -Dick Snyder (T1) --Orval Henson

Sky lab 1/4 Recovery Officer - Kunia, Oahu Pease AFB, NH PRS – LPH New Crew 11/16/73 -- -Dick Snyder (TL/T1) (CTF130) -Jim Larey Orleans - Bill Pogue 2/8/74 -Paul Chaput (T1) 11/4-21 TL - Gerald Carr -Bill Gatlin (T1) -Ralph Culbertson -Mel Richmond - Ed Gibson -Orval Henson (T2) 11/20-12/6 Ops/CIC/Comm Landing -Dave Peterson -Ed O’Briant - Bill Gatlin -Pacific (T1/T3) 12/5-21 Helo/Swim/ 31d 18m N -Millard Pettit (T1) -Jim Larey Retrieval Ops 119d 48m W -Jim Larey (T2) 12/20-PRS Arr -Milt Heflin Logistics - -Doc Stullken Post Retrieval/ Other Ships -Ed O’Briant (T1) Experiment Ops Supporting NASA -Dick Snyder (T1) -Frank Janes (TL) ARS Opportune -Ralph Culbertson Skylab Mobile Lab (SML) --Orval Henson

ASTP Recovery Officer - Kunia, Oahu Hickham AFB, Oahu PRS – LPH New Crew 7/15/75 -- -Dick Snyder (T1) (CTF130) -Ralph Culbertson Orleans - Tom Stafford 7/24/75 -Millard Pettit (T1) -Mel Richmond (TL) TL - Vance Brand -Paul Chaput (T2) -Ralph Culbertson Pease AFB, NH -Doc Stullken - Deke Slayton -Jim Larey (T3) -Jim Larey Ops/CIC/Comm Landing Logistics - -Bill Gatlin - Pacific -Ed O’Briant (T1) Helo/Swim/ 21d 52m N -Dick Snyder (T1) Retrieval Ops 162d 45mW -Milt Heflin Post Retrieval Ops -Frank Janes (TL) -Milt Heflin -Orval Henson Skylab Mobile Lab (SML) -Orval Henson Last Updated: 5/6/16

Acronyms & Abbreviations: - A/C – Aircraft - LA – Launch Abort (an SRS specifically supporting LAs only) - AFB – Air Force Base - Lant - Atlantic - ARIA – Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft - LM – Lunar Module - ARRS – Air Rescue and Recovery Service - Ops - Operations - AS – Apollo/Saturn - PAC - Pacific - ASTP – Apollo/Soyuz Test Project - PRS – Primary Recovery Ship - Asst – Assistant - RCC – Recovery Control Center - CM – Command Module - ROCR – Recovery Operations Control Room (in Mission Control Center) - Coord – Coordinator - SLA – Secondary Landing Area - CTF-130 – Command Task Force 130 (Pacific Fleet)—Kunia, HA - SRS – Secondary Recovery Ship - CTF-140 – Command Task Force 140 (Atlantic Fleet) – Norfolk, VA - TL – Team Lead - ECLS – Environmental Control & Life Support Systems - TM – Team Member - EOM – End-of-Mission support - HDC/CIC – Helo Detection Center/ Command Information Center - JSC – - KSC – Kennedy Space Center