Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis, Commanding Officer of Task Force 130, the
Pacific Recovery Forces for the Manned Spacecraft Missions, welcomes the
Apollo 13 crew aboard the prime recovery ship U.S.S. Iwo Jima following
splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific. The crewmen (from
left) Astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot; John L. Swigert
Jr., command module pilot; and James A. Lovell Jr., commander, were
transported by helicopter to the ship following a smooth splashdown only
about four miles from the Iwo Jima.