Antietam (CG 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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CREDITS EDITORIAL STAFF OSC (SW) Bill neubauer ISl Howard Morris SMI (SW) Leonard Jackson SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGE- MENTS ■ ■ Front end picture taken by LT Ed Schofield Iivaf CRUISEBOOK STAFF OSC (SW) Bill Pieubauer ISl Howard Morris SMI (SW) Leonard Jackson QMGl Bill James ETl Marty y Fahrenwald ' eM2 Woody Arnett FC2 (SW) William Bowles QM ' 2 Mark nelson DC3 Paul Ferguson QMM3 Chris Kent ST03 Todd Heath Photo contest winners: SM2 David Walker LT Harmon Pansier QM3 Bryant Van Buskirk page 2 page 2 page 45 Back end page JOTS art by 032 Tim Scupper ' Kaso ION m Bl e to tnank 9 ■ P CONTRIBUTING PHOTOG RAPHERS SKI Beatrice LTJQ Qersh f C3 Brockmeier rC3 Hottel 051 (SW) Carter DCrn Lopez STCi3 thambcrlin SM Mcraddcn SH3 Chavez FC2 MtOovern AMHC (AW) Corbett OS3 Moloike PPiC (SW) Craig AEAn Reus C APT Eddingneld Ens Stephens IT h ' ansler TM3 Torres DC3 rcrguson 5M2 Walker . ' Ub. W 41 I 1 tE he Editorial Staff would Tike everyone who made this book possible The book chronicles 6 months in the life of AMTIETAM and her crew; the laughter, the stress, the tense moments, the joy and the sorrow experienced by all. The trip originally was suppose to be a 5 month port hop, but worid politics al- most changed it into a 6 month combat tour in the Arabian Gulf, turning the cruise from a WESTPAC to a WORST- PAC. AriTlETAM met all challenges with her accustomed flair and when we left, the commanders hated to see us go. But this book isn ' t about that, its about what makes ANTIETAM a team and the ship she is; this book is dedi- cated to the crew. k. ANT ' ETi Some may think BOOK, ' but, in CREW ' p BOOK. ■ this is a ' CRUISE- all actuality, it ' s a I

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BER, 1990 .d«8¥i ir ' 4- and RADM Gomez and CAPT Tracey waited I There were even 3 wise men from the East, as BMCS Reed, OSC(SW) Sheldrake, and BM2 Ar- nette donned their tradi- tional Arabic costumes in the spirit of the sea- son. and sporting a huge welcome home Ici crcdttd bj ihc APIIIL TAM support group. Because of AMTIETAM ' s extensive operations In the Ara- bian Quif following the Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the news media displayed a keen Interest In the experiences of ANTIETAM crewmembers and their families. The boom crane moves in to position the brow as excited sailors search the sea of faces. ■ W. - CAPT Eddingfield gets the first kiss of the day and over 500 friends and family surge aboard for a welcome of their own. COMiriQ 9S

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