Antietam (CG 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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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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20 DECEN After 6 months of steaming in harms way, the Captain and crew of AnTIETAM sail through the embracing arms of Queens Gate and into the inner harbor sanctuary of naval Station Long Beach. Mer men are weary from the journey but can easily mus- ter the energy and enthusiasm to receive a kings welcome from family, friends, and the news media. This reunion comes just before the Christ- mas holidays, bringing a spe- cial gift to those who endured the long separation. the grey Lady emerged under an overcast sky ■ jftff. The news crews shot foolage from the pier ' l «i. -: and from the ship. SM Pariso tossed the first line over to officially end USS AMTIETAM s WESTPAC lndian Ocean Arabian Quif cruise 1990. We won t soon forget how the dream cruise quickly turned into a true challenge or the immense pride we felt in being first on station, 100% mission capable, and prepared to stand into danger whenever and wherever necessary. 94 HOMECOI

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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