Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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Combat Systems ROWl FC3 DARIAN GRAHAM ETl(SW) MELVIN DAVIS FC3 DEON DUNN ET1(SW IUSS) MICHAEL DRASHCOVICH ROW 2 FCl(SW) WILLIAM GEORGE FCl(SW) CHARLES NOBLES ET2 KEITH BEGIS STGl(SW) MICHAEL COURTNEY ROW 3 ET2(SW) JEREMY DOSS FC2 ROBERT GRADY ET2 SKAGGS GRAFTON FC2 CARLOS HARRIS flt tie ROW 4 FC2 JOHN STAMEY FC2 EARL THURMAN JR FC2 BEN WAPPELHORST FC3 JOHN BEJARANO ROWS FC3 LANCE BENTLEY FC3 HARLESS BLANKENSHiP FC3(SW) DONALD CORMIER FC3 IAN COVILL 31

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Comba t Systems Fire Control Division CF Division started the deployment with 100% operobility on oil AEGIS equipment, completing a rigorous and difticult in-port period due to casualties. CF Division personnel spent many otf duty hours correcting several casualties prior to deployment, ensuring that all AEGIS equipment was prepared for possible combat action in a hostile environment. Within 10 days of getting underway, the Fire Controlman and their equipment were put to the test, successfully launching two Standard Missiles against multiple Inbound targets. While supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, CF Division was thrust into the spotlight again, assisting in Tomahawk Missile launching. Numerous personnel filled key watch stations in direct support during all STRIKE missions. CF Divisions paved the way for Arleigh Burkes Combat Camera Crew, providing photographic and editing expertise. Behind the scenes, CF Division provided data recording for all facets of the AEGIS Weapons System. Once analyzed, these recordings will be used to mold future procedures for Tomahawk Strike missions, contributing to a more prepared and ready Navy in the future. Fire Controlmen are on integral part of all command operations including VBSS, security watches for escort duties and inport security forces, line handling for UNREPS and numerous stores onload working parties. CF Division kept the ship Built to Fight . CSOl DIVISION Best CSOl division on the waterfront. Leading the crew is the Systems Test Officer STO , LTJG Mary Clark, OCSOT OGRE. Holding it all together is the Combat Systems Maintenance Manager CSMM , FCC(SW) Robert Herr, MAINTENANCE MONSTER. Keeping things smooth flowing are the Admin Technical Publications Supervisors, FC2(SW) Carlos Harris and STGl Michael Courtney. CSOl is the small, quiet, behind the scenes division with many unique responsibilities within Combat Systems and Weapons department. Some of those responsibilities even take us into Operations and Engineering department. Our job titles describe a few of those responsibilities: Testing Aegis Non-Aegis systems; corrective preventive maintenance management; electronic paper publications administration. The opportunity to work around so many different ratings is priceless and one of the best things about our job is working with some really great technicians. WE ARE PROUD TO CLAIM THE TITLE OF CSOl . CX DIVISION CX DIVISION mokes up ARLEIGH BURKE ' s Strike Team. The Strike Team is in charge of the tactical employment of Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles. CX Division also maintains the ship ' s Force Over the Horizon Track Coordinator (FOTC) picture as Database Managers. When the Strike Team sounded the salvo warning alarm for real, CX Division earned distinction as the first ARLEIGH BURKE Strike Team to launch Tomahawks from the Admiral ' s Destroyer in anger, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. All the countless exercises during COMPTUEX and in theatre in the Mediterranean paid off when ARLEIGH BURKE received the call to head through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea. Over the next two weeks, CX Division was responsible for successfully launching over 20 Tomahawks into Iraq from both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. For the Tomahawk EC ' s it was the culmination of years of training exercises, CX Division will always remember their vital role in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 30

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• ■ I- ■M, . ' f Combat Systems JSl- -i :?. te.-.. ROWl ET3 JOHN GENO FC3 NICHOLAS HASH FC3 RICHARD HOVATTER IT JUSTIN JOHNSTON ROW 2 FC3 THOMAS RIVERA ET3 JOHN SCHWAB ET3(SW) MATTHEW SHAW FC3 RAYMOND VONDISSEN ROW 3 FC3 JASON WAY MAN FC3(SW) MATT WEISS ETSN JEREMY BRYSON ETSN TRISTAN HEMBREE ROW 4 fcsn tommy jones fcsn matthew kestner fc3 richard dixon i;ti drashcovic ROWS ET3 JAMES ENGLISH ET3 JASON FISHER FC3 DAVID GAUTHIER-RICHMOND FC2 HARRIS 32