Since his release from active duty in 1972, Alford has served as commanding officer of NR USS Kalamazoo; executive officer of NR USS Moinester; commanding officer of NR USS Biddle; executive officer of NR Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group Twelve; executive officer and commanding officer of NR Commander Sixth Fleet, Detachment 109; commanding officer of NR Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Detachment 109; as the first commanding officer of NR Commander Sixth Fleet, Detachment 802; EA and XO to the deputy commander, United States European Command; deputy commander, United States Sixth Fleet; and J3R, United States European Command (EUCOM).
