> ~ wt “ “3 VICE ADMIRAL ROBERT R. MONROE, U.S. NAVY DIRECTOR, DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY Vice Admiral Monroe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Monroe of knoxville, Tennessee. 1945 as a seaman, training. He enlisted in the Navy in and shortly thereafter began electronics In 1946 he entered the U.S. Naval Academy on a fleet appointment. | - Graduating from Annapolis in 1950, Ensign Monroe spent his first four years at sea in the destroyers USS Forrest Royal (DD-372) and USS Strong (DD-758), where he served primarily in operations department billets. Eoth ships operated extensively in the Korean theater. From 1954 to 1956 he commanded the minesweeper USS Reedbird (MSC(0)-51) operating off the East Coast of the United States. Lieutenant Monroe's first tour ashore, from 1956 to 195%, was in the Officer Planning Section of the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington. He returned to sea as Secondary Battery Officer and the Missile Officer of the cruiser USS Boston (CAG-1)-- then the world's only guided missile ship. After two years' postgraduate study at Stanford University, for which he received a Master's degree in International Relations, Lieutenant Commander Monroe in 1962 was ordered to the guided missile frigate USS Farragut (DLG-6) as Execu- tive Officer. From 1964 to 1966 Commander Monroe commanded the guided missile destroyer USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2}. During this period the ship operated frequently in the Mediterranean ang Northern European waters, as had the previous two snips. He subsequently was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems Analysis) in the Pentagon for a three-year tour. In 1969 Captain Monroe placed the amphibious assault ship USS Juneau (LPD-10) in commission, and served as Commanding _Officer through 1970, engaged in Southeast Asia operations. During 1971-72 he served in Washington as Executive Secretary of the CNO Executive Board. Selected for promotion to Flag rank 1972, Rear Admiral Monroe was immediately assigned as Director of Systems Analysis for the Chief of Naval Operations, and served for a year in that billet. He went to sea as Commander, South Atlantic Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet from 1973 until early 1974, commanding Task Force 86 throughout UNITAS XIV. = 9009353 : :