Station HYPO

By Carmine “Nuchie” Carnevale

I wasn’t “Red’s” favorite CT when we served in the Azores. Our ideologies and philosophies were very diverse in nature due primarily from our background. Red came from Illinois and joined the Navy as a teenager. He was serious; a World War II veteran and a Navy career man. I was 21 years old living in Brooklyn, New York, when I joined the Navy during the Korean War and served the last 11 months of a 4 year enlistment in the Azores with “Red.”

59 years ago today, the Navy Communication Training Center (NCTC) Detachment was established at Goodfellow on August 19, 1966 under the command and support of the Chief of Naval Personnel.  

By Norman Klar

I was ordered to Taiwan as the Officer-in-Charge of the U.S. Naval Security Group Activity. I had additional duty (ADDU) as the Cryptologic Advisor to USTDC (Taiwan Defense Command) and technical advisor to, as well as a member of, the J2( Intelligence) Staff Indications Center. I received four separate unclassified Fitness Reports throughout the tour with duties listed as follows: 1) USTDC-To help in combined and/or joint operations to assist U.S. and GRC forces defend Taiwan and the Penghus, and if directed assisting in defending the GRC held offshore islands. 2) Headquarters Support Activity (HSA) – Our administrative command. 3) CINCPACFLT -To perform Naval Security Group functions as directed by CNO and by CINCPACFLT 4) DIRNAVSECGU – For performing NavSecGru functions.