Anzio (CG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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commmoiuc oFFicER use Arezzo rec say Dear ANZIO, Family and Friends, This Cruise Book chronicles ANZIO's participation in the EISENHOWER BATTLE GROUP JOINT TASK GROUP Mediterranean Deployment 00-l. From the outset, this deployment offered immense challenge as well as boundless opportunity, The February transit of the North Atlantic to perform Naval Surface Fire Support Qualification on the range at Cape Wrath, Scotland gave all of us onboard a healthy appreciation for the unpredictability ofthe weather and a sense of mission accomplishment. Similarly, the operations and exercises that ANZIO conducted in the Adriatic and Aegean Seas characterized summer in the Mediterranean and cooperation at its finest. ANZIO's superb performance on station represents a sizeable commitment on behalf of the U.S. in terms of deterrence and presence in this volatile region. Throughout the deployment, this magnificent warship has been carefully maintained and skillfully operated by the best Sailors in the U,S. Navy! They have perfomied each tasking admirably, whether deterring conflict, perfecting tactics with our NATO allies, integrating with the other members of IKEBATGRU, or appropriately representing the Navy and the Nation to our hosts. ANZIO's Sailors have performed brilliantly thanks to the unswerving support provided on the home-front. This Cruise Book is dedicated to ANZIOls crew and their families. As the deployment commenced, we established our End State: A safe and successjid deployment where ANZIO 's presence in the E UC OMXCOMSLXT HFLT Area of Responsibility made a memorable ondfavoroble impression while honoring her namesake. Judging by what you see in this book, there are memories that indicate we have achieved just that. Thank you one and all for your faithful contribution. Most sincerely, A aptain, U.S. Navy ANZIO, STAND AND FIGHT!

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Captain W. F. Barns, United States Navy Commanding Officer I r a- ., i, gl- Captain William Flemming Barns was I il ii ii 9 i'itit 9 born in Houston, Texas in Novemberl953, He graduated from the University of i i Louisville with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and was commissioned y g in 1975 through the Naval Reserve Officer gffl Training Corps. At sea, he served as a Pi? Division Officer in Uss coNCoRD nuts 55, as a Department Head in the commissioning crew of USS JACK WILLIAMS QFFG 245, as Operations 9 4 Officer in USS SAMPSON CDDG l05, and as Executive Officer in USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY CFFG 495. He commanded USS EXPLOIT CMSO 4405 and USS ADROIT CMSO 5095 along with USS THACH CFFG 435 forward deployed with U .S. SEVENTH in.Yokosuka, fapan. In addition to several Mediterranean deployments he participated in Operation URGENT FURY in Grenada, as well asf EARNEST WILL, DESERTSTORM andf SOUTHERN wATCHjin the central, Region, I . I . 5 + irtr to ltt.. I , gf Captain Barns attended,thfe',Nava,lQ Po stgradu ate S chool, wh'e,re7 he- Y-,jf Initial Accessions Assignment Officer Personnel, Executive Assistant for Department Head Training at Surface Warfare Officers School Command and? Chief, Exercise Division, Operations Directorate CCCJ-35 U.S. Central Command, He Wag awarded aMaster of degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in November I996 and iS graduate of the Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Armed Forces Staff College. I I it I if y CHPIFUU PefS9Ua1dSCorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze StarMedal Combat Distinguishing Dev1ce5, the Meritorious Service Medal Cwith four gold stars5 and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. r I . I I I .W Q 5 .y . ,.... Qi -I ,gn A i' 2.1.5 Yu' I I-2,,,,,'A pp 1, I 1 WL I ' , A, Ipqi ,j. Tlx, ,i V 1' W 5, ' .-fI H nV-Y ' 'n f I ff 4 awarded a Master of Arts degree Security Affairs. His otherytastsignmentslg ashore include duty as the,Surface W arfdrdf Shore Coordinator at the Bureau of Navalgg

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LCDR Hesham D. Oubari, United States Navy Executive Officer LCDR Oubari was commissioned via the Nnorc aviigima Polytechnic InstitutefGQ Techll and State University in 1986, Where he graduated with a BS in Engineering Science and Mechanics. His first tour wgg aboard Uss NEW JERSEY CBB 625, when he served as Boilers Division Officeraiid Turret Three Officer. Chosen an Operations Department CV-RIP, oubafi served in Uss MIDWAYCCV41gj as one of the five Wartime Officers. Billets heidinciuaed Combat Direction Center Officer if pi Warfare underwaypas a divisiqri then both HA and Bi' department head during the ing process. g in Q, V ,. v LCDR Ovbafwftsf the department pipeline served IHOUSS T 495 as Weapons Officer and , I , 1 ,- ,.-13' '4 '?eT'f 'Cf. l '49 Systems Gfflceff . , , V, W , .,,f, no Anti-Air Warfare Commander, KITTY HAWK Western Pacific LCDR iOuba1'i Worked in e'ltr i Force SouthwestAs1aj , Center as a DefensiveDuty Naval officer on the AOC .floorg . , gi K W . I 'li K 4,5-J1:,.f:?',,!w,ftf,i LCDR Oubari graduated A from the Naval War earning an MA in National Security and Strategic studies. His joint tour was at OSD's BallisticnMissile Organiration, where he served as the Naval liaison to US Atlantic Command. He served at Nasjaniji officer in the Theater Air and Missile Defense division. LCDR Oubari is married to the former Ute Schillg' T ' V: fbifj I- fffff ' tit' , 34:55 A i i T T 'T u, I.1 fii-.7223 C2 4