Ashland (LSD 48) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1995 volume:

MA R D E Z U R jujd cir l MARE ' [ R () P i f« A i, ; t.V « —  . . ' P A C ! I I C U M .. ' !10N .j b CHK A j- UNITAS 36 - WATC 95 WHEN 2 WHO Engineering 1 Deck 20 Supply 26 Operations 2 Nav Admin 8 Medical Dental 42 ACU BMU 44 Crypto 46 US Coast Guard 48 US Marine Corps 50 WHERE 60 WHAT ider, South Atlantic Forc d StatasflWlantic Fleet T 4 P w im Commanding Officer f -i- s 1 i CDR Michael G. Hlywiak Commanding Officer USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) I Executive Officer Prospective Executive Officer LCDR Edward J. Delaney Prospective Executive Officer USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) ETCM(Sft Coimanii USSASHl HisFinalC :6r Command Master Chief Lieutenant Colonel Cletis R. Davis, USMC Lieutenant Colonel Davis was born December 6, 1950 in Lake City, Arkansas and attended school in the Lake City public schools. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in May of 1969 and served until January of 1974 with the 5th, 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions in California, the Republic of Vietnam and North Carolina. After his release from active duty in 1974, Lieutenant Colonel Davis attended Arkansas State University and received a Bachelors of Science degree in General Business in 1977. He was then commis- sioned and ordered to The Basic School and Officers Course which he completed in 1978. He was then ordered to the First Marine Brigade in Hawaii, where he served with the 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines until 1982. While assigned to the 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines he served consecu- tively as rifle and weapons platoon commander, rifle company execu- tive officer, assistant BLT logistics officer and Commanding Officer Company G. Upon completion of this Fleet Marine Force tour. Lieutenant Colonel Davis was sent to Marine Recruiting Station, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he served from February 1982 until November 1984. He served in the billets of operations and executive officer during his recruiting tour. In November 1984, Lieutenant Colonel Davis was reassigned to the Infantry Officers Advanced Course at Fort Benning, Georgia from which he graduated in 1985. His next assignment was with the 3rd Battalion 9th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Lieutenant Colonel Davis served with the 3rd Battalion 9th Marines from June 1985 until December 1987. His assignments while with this battalion were as assistant regimental operations officer, battalion logisitics officer, battalion executive officer and Commanding Officer Company K. After this Fleet Marine Force tour. Lieutenant Colonel Davis was ordered to USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) tor duty as the Commanding Officer, Marine Detachment. He assumed this billet in February 1988 and relinquished command in June 1989 with subsequent assignment to MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. He initially reported to the Recruit Training Regiment for duty as a series commander and then battalion executive officer. Lieutenant Colonel Davis also served with the recruiting service once again as the operations officer for the Eastern Recruiting Region and as assistant Chief of Staff, recruiting. During 1 99 1 , he served TAD with the I MEF during Operation Desert Stomi in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In July 1992 Lieutenant Colonel Davis was reassigned to the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Virginia. Upon graduation in 1993, he was ordered to the 3rd Battalion 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division for duty as operations and executive officer. During his tour with the 3rd Battalion 6th Marines the unit provided the ground combat element for the United States forces retrograde from Somalia and participated in contingency opera- tions off the coast of Haiti and in the Adriatic Sea. He assumed command of II MEF Marine Forces Unitas on 19 January 1995. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal. Navy Achievenment Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. Lieutenant Colonel Davis is married to the former Heather Joy Moss of Geraldton, Western Australia. They have two children: Adrienne, 9, and Cameron, 7. Captain Richard L. Diddams Jr., USMC Captain Diddams was born on March 22, 1962 in Oak Park, Illinois. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in June 1984 and served in the reserves until his discharge in 1985 to attend Officer Candidate School. In 1985, Captain Diddams graduated from John Brown University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering. In February 1 986 he was commis- sioned a Second Lieutenant and sent to The Basic School and Infantry Officers Course. Captain Diddams was then ordered to 1st Battalion. 9th Marines and .served consecu- tively as a platoon commander, adjutant H S company executive officer. STA platoon commander and rifle company executive officer. Upon completion of this Fleet Marine Force tour, Captain Diddams was sent to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. California where he served from January 1990 until March 1991 as a Series Commander for Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion and as Aide-de- Camp to the Commanding General. Marine Corps Recaiit Depot and Western Recruiting Region from April 1991 to December 1992. Capain Diddams was then reassigned to the Infantry Officers Advanced Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, from which he graduated with honors in June 1993 and remained on station as the Assistant Marine Corps Representative until November 1993. His next assignment was with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines as the Commanding Officer Company E from November 1993 until December 1994. During this period. Captain Diddams participated in Operations Support Democracy and Uphold Democracy. In December 1994 he commanded Headquarters and Service Company in 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines until his current reassignment as the Commanding Officer for Company D, Marine Forces Unitas in January 1995. His decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star in lieu of second award and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Captain Diddams is married to the former Valerie Rathbun of Tuscon, Arizona. They have two children, Joshua and Laura. y i -« . LTWalden ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT f. iRTil CW03Shewch.k ENCS,SW, Hanky ENC(SWlRa,hbun ENQSW, Nova™ ENQSW, Monroe r r _ ' - r ENCS(SW) Estrada ENC(SW)Myhrvold ?: ENS Bmwn DCC(SW) M,llcr EMCS(SW) Deesc ICC(SW) Zoglcr ICC(SW) Danyluk y A Division f ' . f ' - K EN KSW) Shepherd EN2Devine EN2(SW) Kelly EN2Kmg EN2(SW) M cFadden EN2 Wormwood EN1 Beadle EN Crawtord EN3 Maxwell EN3 Peacock EN 3 Wheeler FN Chalmers 1 I FACucinotta FA Groover FA Houk FA Williams FAWyman FR Peterson E Division Fiorn low ILLISW I icglLi FM2 Davis,, EM3 Dallke, EM3 Rodriguez, ICl(SW) Resconsin, EM2 Quick, ENS Ascano. Back row; EMCS(SW ) Dccse 1CC(S V ) Dan iuk, IC3 Harper, IC3 Blakemore, ICFN Bush, EM2(SW) Sapp. I 9 f EM2 Quick EM2(SW) Sapp EM3 Dallke EM3 Thompson ? 9 § ?. © % ti X-. T- Y t i ICl(SW)Rescon.sin ICl Hunter IC3 Blakemore IC3 Freeman IC3 Sattcrfield ICT ' N Bi HTlBosbea HT3Woo( % HI Sho Damage R Division f a DC3 Pippen DC3 Smith DCFR Bearden Controlmen f K DCl Fullmer DCl Morency DC2(SW)Cline DC3 Annorh DC3 Brown DC3 Dial f f HT2 Boshears HT3 Diaz HT3 Richi, L ftiiiipson f ICRiBitl- Shop J FN Ramey MR3 Reimschisel M Division ENl Cross EN2 Cole EN2(SW) McGowan ENl Hopek EN2(SW) Grant r EN2(SW) Perry J ' ENl Klimsza III F 4 ENUSW)McCall EN2 Lindsey I- EffNKi ' ? EN3 Battle EN3 Blodgett 9 , .  IT EN3 Smith EN3 Stoddard ENFN Kidd ENFA Cain 9 Y- i f V. k EN3(SW) Butler EN3 Diggs EN3Grella t i ? J EN3 Flores EN3 Haynes EN3 Langlois EN3 Prickett EN3 Robens EN3 Sanders ¥ st t f . EN3 Turner EN3 Young EN3Zuleta ENFN Bishop TXIJ FA Kelson FA Richardson FA Willis FAHaten FAParillon FA Bobi: FR Williams FR McCaffery FR Sanders THE LEADERSHIP MPA and Cheng delight in new and more interesting ways to make life in the hole as comfortable, peaceful and joyous as possible. EN3 Peacock and EN3 Crawford were heroes for a day to these children. As part of Project Handclasp, Peacock and Crawford gave some of their time to the Sociedade Viva Casuza, which operates this school and home for children with AIDS in Rio. Above: EN3 Crawford watches over the house ' s newest resident who was found abandoned in a trash can. The child has AIDS and is not yet three months old. Depite their illness, Crawford says, These kids are full of life. BM 1 Gherke and IC 1 Resconsin enjoying pink drinks and loud shirts. DECK DEPARTMENT f BMKSWIC m LCDR Gellene First Lieuenant A LTJG Toole 3r(J Division OITicer LTJG Straushaugh Ship ' s Bosun ?, w 1st Division Otficer ■ f. ENS Urbine 2nd Division Officer V I , 1 BMC(S V)ReLker Leadin g Ciller Petty Oin t BMJMcD f SNCait 1 % BM3 McDonald 9 SN Canady SKSN White f T h BMl(SW)Gehrke BM2Turpin PH3 Mobley SN Fernandez I SA Bennett I SR Bishop I OS 3 Westberg fi If SN Loftly S A Cressy T BMSN Dear % SN Taylor K - BM 3 Joseph IK if SNThoma f SAMerri 2nd Division - Second to None i ' ? f f f ?; ir T- r If yr SA Necley SA Patterson SA Ryan BM3(SW) Searles BM3Tedford I BMSN Arrowood I SA Bolton f SN Greene SA Howell f if SN Sundai I SA Jenkins 1 SN Wells SA Kent I SA Adams SA Lefaiver 1 - Q P ?■ SK Stewart !, if Divisi J FCl(SW)Gcrulis FCKSW) Hunter r ivision GMGUSW) Cramer T 1 FC3Ewing FC3 Grimmer ]MG3 Tandy C T GMG3 Andersen GMGSN Lynch GMGSN Snider s !• ' - Clockwise from above: Sea daddy and son - Pier Sentry: armed and dangerous - My other car is a Porche The lastest technology: the stealth Deck Seaman - The Deck Department Trinity - Comrades in arms? Clockwise from above right: SN Cressy practices the deck seaman ' s art - BM2 Beckwith and GMG3 Andersen help with the pre-deployment stores onload - PULL! - A face only a mother could love - First says, $% - SN Jore and SN Kent depart for the jungle This Bud (or this Icehouse or this Bud Light or this MGD) is for Third Division SUPPLY DEPARTMENT i f LTChrislensen Supply Officer MSCS(SW)Coyle Food Service Officer T. X LTJG Schulz Disbursing Officer f m SHC(SW) Smith Leading Chief Petty Officer S-1 Division storekeepers f I ? Postal Clerks i ' SKl(SW)Klingensmith SKl(SW) Patterson SK3 Castro SK3 Maples SK3Marchione x if i SK3 Rodriguez SKSN Riley SKSN Whiteside S-2 Division ISjg ' MSI Davis MSI Russ - - 0 Mi Mess Management ip ' MSlSinelte MS2 Gut MSSN Hiiynes MSSA Hiiiilc Open-air markec .tana Herd ( ' © Specialists P f|«,, ? ? MS3 Martin | It . MS3 Sarmicmo f Ship ' s S-3 Division Servicemen nm S-4 Division ' f DKl(SW) Morgan DK3 McClanahan DKSN Roberts andthdrfeaiiessleadei:. M MS2 Sumpter, MS3 Sarmiento and GMGSN Snvder tend bar at one of the myriad receptions lu.sicd on ASHLAND ' S night deck. Above: A labor of love, MS2 Inserra serves up a smile at another reception. Below Left: the cooks cooling down... ! OE Division ? ■Tii, •«l . .. LTBelesimo Operations Officer ENS Jiran Division Officer ETC Campbell Divisional LCPO 9 9 9 - f if j K i r -Y = ETl Kader ET2 Collins EW2 McMillan ET2Traynham ET2 Matthew; f r f f ET3Buck ET3Yonkovich ET3Conjclko ET3 McFarland EW3 Hyscr a ' w % ' i ET hard al work! H r3 ' iink(i ich and Pace Instructor Haucs enthroned in glory at the Inca ruins HAIL! HAIL! The cana ' s all here f 01 DIVISION Operations Specialists m OSC(SW) Easter Leading Chief Petty Officer OS2 Braddock OS3 Gregoir ■ .f f= I ? H OSl{SW)Musselman Leading Petty Officer ■. • y •Islkwaier? lUc SMUSW)Murtin SM2(SW)Cardwcll SM2(SW) Miller f t § RMUSW) Phillips RMl Franklin RM2 Hester RM3 Mitchell RM3 Cline SMC(.SW AW)M;ii-sh SM3(SW) Kavanagh SM3 Alvarez SMSNNeet 9 f ? RM2 Page ■ I - ENSTonnessen RM2Reid RM3 Rola RMSABasciano RMSA Culver I t 4 LoveBiti RMC(SW AW NACKSotino vski COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION - Love Birds Fixing that doo The Gang L Kids at play ASHLAND ' S real CMAA Mister GQ NAV ADMIN DEPARTMENT I  Hmi LTChow Department Head y i PNCS(SW AW)Derrow Division Officer ii T I ,@ MAC(SW AW) Shipman Chief Master-at-Arms I ' EMC(SS)Ginii;lK-noiir 3M Coiirdinaliir $ r YNl(SW AW)Hogan Ships Secretary ? YN3 Munoz YN3 Dean ,f YNSN Blanchette 1 f PN3 Mammons pjpx I mn QMI(SW)Engstrand NAV Division Officer NCI Adams Leading Petty Officer t § f P QM2 Brown QM3 Ames QMSNOgden MAC(SW AW) Shipman, rcsplondant in summer whites, wails on a tour m the pilothouse. A combat jDurnahst hard at work. M E D I C A L I ««i LT Thompson, MC HMC Grades Medical Officer T if T if. HM3 Fcrnandes f HMl Morgan J |t ' LT Hcaton, MC, Medical OHIclt Part n LT French. DC Denial Otticer D E N T A L DT3 Mumphrey runs the Panama Canal Student and Mentor COMMAND NAVAL BEACH GROUP TWO DETACHMENT FOXTROT . ' ' S.l.llHEf Back Row: EN3 Edwards. EN3 Hill. ET2 Dooley, SM3 Andrews, RM3 Lorenzo. PCSN Martin. Middle Row: BM3 Clark, SMSN Spangler. 0S2 McColley. RMSN Porter. SN Lincoln. EN 1 Jaggan. Front Row; FN Ogletree, SN Clay. SN Herod, SN Underwood. RM2 Johnson, SA Lex, FN Penegos, SN Johnson i Beachmaster Unit Two ENl Jaggan CW03 Guerra BMl(SW)Blye BMl(SW)Blye,SN rillman,EN3 Caldwell, SN Mortenson, SN Saddler, SN Wilson, EN2 Brinson, SN Baker, BM3 Sonner Assault Craft Unit Two SMSN Spangler and BM3 Clark invade Puerto Rico EN3 Edwards is guilty of murder : Intimidating? y ttL. t.tlM.Mi ' t ilB %J BMU-2 ccared lor battle Detachment Foxtrot mm SN aanasta Lincoln One of those days... Cause and Effect ' s a good thing I get to stand up here on this table... The CNO consoles RM2 Johnson on his recent bout with shaving cream CRYPTOLOGIC DETACHMENT . ,- -rii Left to Right: (front row) CTRC(SW) Hammil. CTISN Hirzel. SSGT Detwiler, CTR2(SW) McCoy, CT03 Wilhite, CTM3 Mellot. CTI2(SW) Meyer, SGT Taylor, CT03 Cawlfield, CTRl Gcmmel, LT Young; (back row) CTIl Thomas. CTI2 Vega-Martinez, CTM2 Scheil, CTRl(SW) McAllister. CTRl VanEtten. CTR3(S) Urlocker. CTR2(SW) Foys, CT02 Thomas. kie break i CTRC(.SW) Hammil (LCPO). LT Young (OIC). CTRl Cicmmcl(LPO) to Hutlom; nil Virdcn. liN.S ,Sa C1 ' I3 ■JYoyJcn. ( ri3 C ' ampos. C Tl I .Abbe: The party ' s almost over. U.S. COAST GUARD Everyone ' s I ' avorite evolulion: launchins: ami letiievint] the Coast Guard boat with llie 60 Ion crane. SEMPER PARATUS Back Row: SSgl Rucker, Sgt Nilcs. Sgt Nguyen, Cpl Halpiii, Cpl Gon alc ., Lcpl Ritchie, Cpl Ordaz, Lcpl Danks. Lcpl Dupuy, Lcpl King, Lcpl Niday, Middle Row: Sgt Benson, Sgt Cuomo, Sgt James, Cpl Mann, Cpl Mclntire, Cpl Bond, Lcpl Harold. Cpl Nelson, Cpl Blanc, Cpl Ifill, Lcpl Ortiz, Lcpl Allen, Front Row: Sgt Park, Sgt Broadwater, Cpl Cabrera, Cpl Broeckcl, HM2 Konakis, Lcpl Anderson, Lcpl Frango, Cpl Constant, Cpl Eads, Cpl Fowler, Lcpl Dunbar, Lcpl Navarrete, Lcpl Suedel. Missing: Sgt Johnson, SSgt Lacomb, SSgt Roupp. HEADQUARTERS PLATOON ' laloone (irnn CW03 Arba First Sergeant Charles E. Adams. Jr. Company GySgt Robert L. Cox Senior Medical Rep Kevin J, Collins S-1 S-2 CW03 Arbalaez, GySgt Walkc ILiLithicum. Si!tNi S-3 S-4 ILt Terashima. SSat Brocato ILt Adissi, SSgt Roupp Buck Row; Cpl McCloskcy, Cpl Baiotto. Lcpl Dulour Upl Hashagcn, Lcpl Abraham, Cpl Vanags. Lcpl Enright. Lcpl Trickle, Lcpl Rodriguez, Cpl Gamache, Lcpl Stewart, Lcpl Hughes, Lcpl Whittingham, HM3 Robinson. Front Row: Cpl Gonzalez, Cpl Clayton, Lcpl Quezadamendez, Lcpl Maslar, Lcpl Emory, Cpl Pitts, Lcpl Quijano, Lcpl Tombo, Cpl Langford, Lcpl Cone, Lcpl Peters, Lcpl Hughes, Lcpl Godman. FIRST PLATOON ( - luonC.)ininaiKk ILl Corrado .iliHin .Scii;canl Back Row: Cpl Bowcn. Cpl Hill, Cpl Havvkcs. LCPL Curr ' . Lcpl Marquez. Cpl Ogarro. Cpl Thompson, Lcpl Janka, Lcpl Edgctl, Lcpl Castro, Cpl Bowe, Cpl Vasquez, Lcpl Gutierrez. Front Row: Cpl Brown, Cpl Fleming, Lcpl Fortin, Lcpl Waters, Cpl Bray, Cpl Corcoran, Sgt Cook, Cpl Crosby, Lcpl Burt, Cpl Neufville, Cpl Cruz, Lcpl Mola, Lcpl Hall, Lcpl Trout. Missing: HM3 Burton. SECOND PLATOON ill Mi . Platoon ConiiiiaiKlci 2l,t Payne u I Back Row: Cpl Pcrc , Lcpl Cantu. Lcpl Campbell, Lcpl McCaslin. Lcpl Walhorn, HM3 CanrKui, Cpl Schaut. Cpl Myers, Cpl Schoen, Cpl Carrero, Lcpl Pitman, Cpl Martinez, Lcpl Glusko, Cpl Garvey. Middle Row: Lcpl Henderson, SSgt German, Lcpl Blossey, Cpl Lewis, Lcpl Warren, Lcpl Baker, Lcpl Esteves, Sgt Lunceford. Lcpl Booth, Lcpl Paynter, Lcpl Martin, Lcpl Lowry, Cpl Nosal, Lcpl Collins, Lcpl Bowler, Cpl Jeffries. Front Row: Sgt McKinney, Cpl Hatch. Lcpl Ellison, Cpl Draper, Lcpl Carter. Lcpl Phengsom, Lcpl Lacy, Lcpl Mollfulleda, Cpl Stojkov, Cpl Friend, Lcpl Harris. Cpl Cruz, Lcpl Hetherington. Lcpl Lipscomb. Missing: Lcpl Haskins. WEAPONS PLATOON Platoon Commande ILt Boucher Platoon Sergeant SSgt Schaffer Back Row: SSgt Pamsh, Sgt Leonard, Cpl Cowley. Upl fc. ins I q-il Hanson Sgt Slandlcv I epl Gucvaic . SSgl Hermes. Lepl Wilson, Lcpl Roberts, Lcpl Frey, Lcpl Williams, Cpl Graffam, HM2 Bussey Middle Row Lepl Towe Lcpl Richardson, Lcpl Washington, Lcpl Silva, Lcpl Bosquez, Lcpl Jones, Lcpl Blazon, Lcpl Rodriguez, Lcpl McNamara Cpl Quinones Lcpl McGrew, Sgt Ruse. Front Row: Lcpl Kalfas, Lcpl Hernandezgallego, Lcpl Olvera, Lcpl Kern, Lcpl Devlin, Lcpl Boehm, Lcpl Newell, Lcpl Williams, Lcpl Chaplin, Lcpl Gambino, Lcpl Jewett, Sgt Dues. AAV PLATOON Platoon Commande ILt Murray Plaliion Sergeant GySgt Rider POEFTO RiCX) Clockwise from Upper Lett SN Arrowood and BM3 Holubek opl tor an alternative lifestyle Going to ttie market Puerto Rican style. The sporting lite, FN Ramey goes for the kill... and gets it! EN3 Turner, EN3 Grella, BM3 Morgan, FN Ramey and SS Corbell snag a beauty. COLOMBIA A fortress guards both sides of the entrance to Cartagena harbor.. .And so does Santa Man -.- iffY t Whoa! What was that Navy stuff about tucking the head, crossing legs and arms and plugging the nose? Too late for SN Douthat and SN Jore... Jaji-. t liLk P SiiFr :i.C m . .:? Clockwise from above: Hey, SN Wilder be car you roll outla there. Officers brave the hazards of South American Domestic Air to see the acclaimed Angel Falls. LTJG Yates flexes his muscles to attract the attention of local chickie la la ' s. ffffV ' sy ygSYsyfiyw PANAMA l. ' ;v?; p?p??KysysyfWpa i - - ' H  , m ..-- ■ . - §K3|i? • m B ■•• ■■m. r.f Vr ._. l—j|B||IBfcr.i. .1 Bl  ;566«; 666 6 666te666666666 666 y ECUADOR wm h Bg ' «o ¥Pl PERU SN Bciincti and HN3 Zuleta shop for silvc PIZZA ROW, PERU THE COMBS, PERU THE INCA PALACE, PERU CHILE 1 CHILE lii ill Met dQ Arte Moderno Santiago deChile TiSSoOcianoCinoiKi FUNDADOIDaliUA AcmMtetdeSarttiago- SOdeSEPTiaiWIC omHusmmm v . ' -J -- 1. -i J?- ni £;l ■• ' m .. • . aJLiiiJ. «-;| fP ' . Sm- mm .. ::«  CNO VISIT L Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Mike Boorda presents MS2 Inserra with his first Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. t tl-r -w 1i ' } ANDES MOUNTAINS I t . CHILE THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY STRAITS OF MAGELLAN USHUAIA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA BRAZIL BRAZIL V «aaC ' 95 r ' iCtS GHANA he C onimuniu Rclalioiis Project in Ghana involved over twenty sailors painting and renovating a school. A smile on F.NS ' ronncsscn ' Now I ' ve seen eveiyliimi;! GHANA Another COMREL Project: A psychiatric hospital for disabled children The Ivory Coast The Gator Master The Ivory Coast The World ' s largest Basilica, larger even than St. Peter ' s in Rome, is located in Yamassoukra. The Ivory Coast. These pictures show the basilica, completed in only three years, inside and out, top to bottom. MM, ■ 1l IIIB ■iiiausK am iiiB ■IIIMBH BBMIIli ■IIIIMll ■BBBIIIB ■iiiira£!i ■BBBIIifl ■IIIBBBU BBBBIlii ■IIIBBBM ■ BBBIIIB ■IIIBBBK] ■BBBIIIi ■IIIBBBII ■■■■■III ■III BUM ■■■■nil ■III ■■HI ■■■■nil laaiil iiBai ■■■■■■■I iniMn - isi H Mim J|Cape Verde . wffw w CELEBRIT ps • 4 AFTER faa6666gi666 y;3!j6gi666666 p PROJECT HANDCLASP 1 k LT Young helps deliver Handclasp materials Above and below; Handclasp presentations J The U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde and his wife accept Handclasp materials on behalf of various charities. LT Chow, EN3 Crawford, LCDR Harrington and LT Young watch young AIDS patients at play. LT Young in an Handclasp with the Sociedade VivaCasuza ' s youngest AIDS patient. SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL «? % i Now go to your stations all the Special Sea and Anchor Detail! V - ' SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL ' All hands, man the rail! WETWELLOPS SPLASHDOWN! SN Walkins stands ready lor a Red Wcl BM3 McDonald backs llic AAVs into place mmiiM AmphibiousAssaultVehicles The ride of their lives! DISBO: AAV Driver Extraordinaire Underway.. WETWELLOPS Taut. A Mike-8 steams past a Chilean LST. W n f jfT -•♦ ••«• •• • • 1 ] i Jt [. i m xl IP i H M ' X M Coininuni(.atK)n is naiainount: The I ' irsl Lieutenani directs tiie liallic enleriiiiz th ' LCM-8S m M Deck ' s Philosophy: A little love goes a long way. SN Ceballos and SN Neely ready the iines. BM3 McDonald; Running things SN Dixon and SN Stewart prepare to retrieve an LCM-8 2ND ANGLICO f Lcpl Navarrete, Lcpl Niday, Capt Duke, Sgt Cuomo, Cpl Ordaz Unitas Soccer Team 5 ■«Si Back Row: Lcpl Quc adamcndc ,, Lcpl Ldgclt, Cpl Thompson, Cpl Bond, Cpl Corcoran, Lcpl Bostiuc . Lcpl Bill Trickle, Lcpl Dorian Marque .. Front Row: Cpl Cabrera, Cpl Bowe, Cpl Broeckel, Cpl Halpm. Cpl Cru , Lcpl Gutierrez, Lcpl Hernandezgallego, Doc Kontanaki.s. Mi.ssing: Lcpl Curry, Lcpl Godman. U i Hey Stewart, got a rope? A Drink, A Smoke, A Laugh, A Smile Combat Corpsmen HQ liard at work 1 First to fight in the air . I on land  ' and From the Se Sure could use this thing in Jersey Live Fire in Chile he Marine Corps att On l lpvemScr 10, 1 775 Uic ContinentafCoryrcss authorized tu ' o Sattafions of ' Marines to Scjormed. ' from ourjirst amphibious [aridity in 1 776 to the present, the Marine Corps has continued to prove itsefj as ajorce in readiness. So on this day, our ' 220th birthday, ive tal the time to cefeSrate our proud heritae and remain hlways faithful. SEMPER FIDEUS 4 Joat Operations were an almost constant evolutions. Here the boat crew is out at dusk. i f n up Anoliier happy customer; visiting liignitaries disemhariv. ' 1- -=- -=-=- - -=- - - -=- . I) i II I L , i HAVE BOATS. WILL SAIL. ANY EVOLUTIONS! - 1 II ji Y J I !sy9 ' ??;vffy9 ' ;ysy y« « OS3 Westberg is hog-tied by trusty, hillbilly shcllbaLk PACE Instructor Hawes. DISBO, and Mr. Yates take a break from playing with their monkey, for they must dance. II STEEI EAC PICNIC 7 I - -]STEEL BEACH PICNIC (I Clockwise from above lett: Chow time; Chief ' s Mess; Steak. Crab aiu the Corps; GMGSN Snider goes for the kill; Beavis and Friends. CHIEF ' S FROCKING On September 16, three new Chiefs were froeked in a ceremony on the turntable. The lucky three volunteered for initiation and were pinned by CDR Hlywiak. Congratulations to ICC(SW) Danyluk, ENC(SW) Monroe and ENC(SW)Myhrvold. f n CHIEF ' S FROCKING 1 i 1 1 H r=- == = lHOMRCOMINGTn| - F ' - J f i; I II 1HOMECQMING!!!r =-=- ' ■ I I- tfe-€3-€ DAMAGE CONTROL K,K9666 U:;.?J 5Ki6t: ADIOS! This cruisebook is the labor of love of the two nameless faceless creatures below. Special thanks must be given to SMC Marsh, SM 1 Martin and the many others who gave their time and effort. Thank you also to LT Lynn Chow for her countless hours invested in this project. i I ' 4 MAR D E 2 L R luad MA P A CI F I .1