Austin (LPD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1993 volume:

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W i ' - E G Y jATAli % itmtr %, ' Sl. ii I MARG 1-93 DEPLOYMENT 23 OCT 24 OCT DEPARTED NORFOLK, VA ONLOAD MOREHEAD CITY, NC TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING 1. 1 Q T I II r P ROTA, SPAIN ) V ENROUTEANGO INCHOP ROTA, SPAIN 24 OCT - 1 NOV INOV 1 NOV -6 NOV 6 NOV - 9 NOV [3 NOV - 2 DEC DEC - 17 DEC L8 DEC - 29 DEC ■RS BARCELQNA, SPMl JAN ; 22 JAN j - - K HAIFiV ISRAEL (NOBLE SHIRLEY) 25 JAN - 29 J I SS ANTAYLA, TURKEY ' Cl 4 FEB - TfEB VENICE, ITALY 25 FEB - 21 FEB GIBRALTAR (GIBEX) AFRICAN EAi 22 FEB - 24 FEB PROVIDE PROMISE TRIESTE, ITALY ' J 25 MAR - 30 MAR ALMERIA, SPAIN (BETACOM) 31 MAR -3 MAR 3APR-15APR 16APR OUTCROP ROTA, SPAIN TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING OFFLOAD MARINES MOREHEAD CITY, NC 17APR ARRIVAL NORFOLK, VA COMMANDING OFFICER CAI TAIN (;()RDANS. HOLDER UNI lED STATES NAVY C ' lptjiin Holder wiis horn in Camden, New .Jersey on 21 .July HHfi, Following fjrfiduation from Florida State (JniverHity in liKJH, he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport. Rhode Inland and wa.n commiKsioned in October 1968. Shore tourH hiive been a.s Aide to the Commandant Sixth Naval District, Cr)mpany Officer and Special A.shIh- tant to the Commandant, US. Naval Academy, and A.SHiH- lant Surface Commander A.HKif ruTientH Officer, (Com- mander, Naval Military Per.fonnel ( ' ommand. Sea duty a.HHiKnmentH have included USS WILIJAM C. LAWK (|)i) 7 i;i) !  First I,ieutenant and CIC Officer, (ISSHIUIMI ' .YfDK 1 044 i.is Operation Officer, lISHI ' .OilL IJKK ILST 1 !!«)) as KiiKineer Officer, and I ISS IIKIiMI ' i AGE (LSI) ' M) as Executive Officer. He has previously comm.nided IfSS INFLICT fMSO 4.161 and USS WIIIDI ' .KY ISI,ANI)(|,SI)4I) Adriitiorially, he has served on tfie Seventh Fleet .Staff as i ' ' le( t lOxercises ;ind Amphilii ou.s Officer, and most recently com|)leti ' (l a tour as A.ssislanl Chief of Staff for Operations and I ' lans on the staff of Amphihious flroiip TWO lie nt)orl((l to (ISS AUSTIN in Novemtier 1092. ( ' ;ipl;iiii I lolder attended I he Air ( ' oriinuiiid and .Staff Collcfie at Air War ColIeK ' , Montj, ' omery, Alahama, and received a Masters of Science degree in Personnel Counsel ini; from Troy State University during this assifjnment. I ' ersonal awards include the I.e iori of Merit, Uron .i Star, Meritorious .Service Medal (2), Navy (lommeiifl.il ion M(;(Ial 12), as wr4l as various service awards. Captiiiii lloldir, liis wife Patricia, and their daugh- ters Ann Ma III ' :i ml .fen infer Lynn, resirle in Virginia I ' .each, Virginia. IKll ' iN Kulrh Neiil. CO, Ad mi nil Mike Itoorda, ami I, (Col lierl i ' u.ssiiig |22ii l MKH (KW())|. Africiin l ' :agle-l)«-tl 2, IMoriMio. MAIU; l-}). ' l CHANGE OF COMMAND INTWES In with the new I Out with the old EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER STEVEN C. JOACHIM UNITED STATES NAVY Lieutenant Commander Steven Charles Joachim is a native of Baraboo, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 1970. He enlisted in the Navy in July 1971, and completed recruit training followed by Hospital Corps- man A school in San Diego, California. Lieutenant Commander Joachim ' s first assignment as a staff Corpsman at Bethesda Naval Hospital was followed by duty at the Naval Hospital in Rota, Spain, from May, 1972, until August, 1975. While assigned to the Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, he was accepted to participate in the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Pro- gram. He graduated from the University of Washington in May, 1979, and spent the next year in Newport, Rhode Island, where he attended Officer Candidate School and the Surface Warfare Officer (Basic) and Communications Officer courses of instruction. In May, 1980, Lieutenant Commander Joachim reported to USS LAWRENCE (DDG 4), where he served as Auxiliaries Officer and Communica- tions Officer, 1982, transferred to the USS HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) as Operations Officer. Following duty as Assistant Operations and Training Officer of Seal Team Six from February, 1984, until October, 1986, Lieu- tenant Commander Joachim attended Surface Warfare Officer Department Head school which he completed in May, 1987. After a tour as Operations Officer on board USS PENSACOLA ( LSD 38) from June, 1987, to February, 1989, he joined the pre-commissioning crew of USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) where he served as acting Executive Officer and First Lieutenant, finishing that tour in Janu- ary, 1992, His sea tours have included three Mediterra- nean and one Persian Gulf deployments in addition to several Fleet Exercises and Caribbean cruises. He re- ported to USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) as Executive Officer in March, 1992. Lieutenant Commander Joachim holds Bachelor de- grees in both Mathematics and History from the Univer- 1 sity of Washington. His d ecorations include the Good Conduct Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Com- mendation Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and several unit, campaign and service ribbons. Lieutenant Commander Joachim is married to the former Karen Colleen Dunlap of New Orleans, Louisiana. They have one daughter, Sara, and reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. i I Good Com- lana. { COMMAND MASTER CHIEF TMCM (SW SS) WILLIAM E. FARROW UNITED STATES NAVY Master Chief Farrow is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he graduated from high school in 1975. He enlisted in the Navy in June 1975, and completed Recruit Training followed by Torpedoman Mate A School in Orlando, Florida and Enlisted Basic Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. Shore tours have been as Recruiter-in-Charge, Navy Recruiting Station, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Follow on Shore Duty at Recruit Training Command, Orlando, Florida as Company Commander, and Department LCPO, Apprentice Training School. Sea duty assignments have included USS GRAYBACK (SS-574), homeported out of Subic Bay, Philippines, com- pleted two tours on the USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN- 6441, in which he completed 16 strategic deterrent patrols. He reported to USS AUSTIN in February 1992. Personal awards include the Enlisted Surface War- fare Pin, Submarine Service Pin, Navy Commendation Medal ( 2 ), Navy Achievement ( 2), as well as various service awards. Master Chief Farrow, his wife Tammy, and their children Christopher and Jennifer, reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. h G WORK-UPS ' ,fe ntf;in. EMBARKATION MOREHEAD CITY 4 ATLANTIC CROSSING II - 1 IVE ME STEAM ' ' f 11 I 12 i u. 1 FLIGHT OPS VERT CON REP I 14 : V ■ -.. ' .: eL rti i l .-i I Military courtesies being rendered. ARRIVAL ROTA, SPAIN Han);in out at the beer tent. Futtin); up the bi( top. I(i GIBRALTAR i 18 BARCELONA, The Columbus Monument on Barcelona ' s waterfront: Catalans are Montserrat convinced that Christopher Columbus was a Catalan. The ancient mariner landed near this spot five centuries ago this year after his famous voyage of exploration. n Some took in the Wine and Champagne (CAVA) Tour. 20 SPAIN Olympic Stadium Barcelona . 21 Above: One of the world ' s most unusual streets and also one of its longest outdoor malls, Barcelona ' s famous La Rambla is crowed by day and night. Its flower and bird stalls and news kiosks help ensure its enormous popularity among local citizens and its visitors. Spring Morning Flowers, were it a painting, might be the title for this photo of flowers taken at one of the stalls on La Rambla. Because of its flower stalls. La Rambla is highly regarded as Barcelona ' s beautiful long bouquet. I Antoiii (;audi ' s Sagrnda Kamilia (Holy Family), Barcelona ' s unofficial logo, is one of the city ' s most popular and photographed visitor attractions. ISRAEL I 24 H (Vcr healed a cripplv ■ ' iigar. Acts 3. During the yearly feaxls, le of ihoiLStimLs ofpilitniT s gathered for the Temple offerings Jesus came often lid preached lo the pilgrim (ithon Spring Broad . lair ya . led lo the Huld Ciou-s and beneath the portico ojto the Temple compound Channel hewn through bedrock by iiczekuih to ensure water supply within the city walls. ew discoveries indicate that Pilate tried Jesus at the Praetorium wiihin the old Hasmon ean palace. While Jesus was « Pentecost the Holv Spirit descended questioned before on the Apostles. Later, ca. 75 AD. Caiaphas. Peter ' he first Judeo-Chrislian cominunitv disowned him three The man blind from birth washed his eves and could see. Jn 9:7 The field bought with the bltn The Dome of the Rock. Local dancers put on a show for Austin sailors. 27 HAIFA i r y A VENICE, ITALY J TRIESTE, ITALY i How many khaki ' s does it take to cut a cake? Thanksgiving: Our cooks did it up right Picnic and basketball on the pier. 32 Sending peace from above. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT LT Brian Rademacher Admin Officer LT Edwin Wicks Chaplain Lt Rademacher standing watch in CIC. 33 y X DIVISION MACM E. Thomas PNC D. Bennet i 1 ' ' ■ ' ' W P LIl D. Ervin YNl W. Neal PNl J. Little 3 Photo Not Available NCC M. Bowser 34 II YN2 R. Noffke RP2 J. Hill BM3 L. Matier YN3 J. Benavidez YNSN W. Wittmer PNSN R. Eastwood lilable I ' .NSN Eastwood and PN2 Little manning the personnel office. . and the XO caughtafishthatwasthisbig. 35 AIR DEPARTMENT LT Brian Goodrow Air Boss LT Donald Rhead Mini-Boss 36 V DIVISION N ABFC O. Guzman ABH2 M. Hargrove ABH2 D. Ruber AS2 C. Johnston ABF2 R. Rentzell ABHAN Q. Arnold ABH3 M. Shanks AA D. Blake AR M. Brugmann 37 AR L. Cantrell AA T. Cashion AA A. Delja ASAN K. Powers ASAA H. Preslar ABFAR C. Travis AA J. Jauregui AN J. Krug AA S. Rucker AN R. Ferguson AR R. Frederick AN C. Graham r 38 1 AA Dennis ABHC Guzman intently shuffles paper work as EMI Earnest looks on. ■ jOE Jt J 1 - irt! : ! 1 39 DECK DEPARTMENT •♦- iw k LT John Strausbaugh IstLT CW02 Dwayne Taylor Ship ' s Bos ' n i I 40 FIRST DIVISION 5§ ENS W. Hutchison BMC C. Henderson BMl R. Smith BM2 T. Brown BM2 J. Rumage BM3 R. Pontes BM3 K. Gray BM3 W. Irons BM3 N. Thompson 41 SN R. Beck SA L. Bethel SA T. Bridges SN J. Carey SA J. Dahring SN L. Evanson SR F. Floresca SA B. Ford SA J. Glenn SR E. Hale SR E. Hoagland j, SN I. Jiminez I 42 i SN M. Simmons SN G. Smith SA D. Koenig SA G. Lyle FN W. Owens SN R. Robinson SA J. Rodriguez SN W. Seibert SECOND DIVISION BMl J. Upchurch BM2 D. Carlow BM2 M. Cunningham BM2 K. Reese BM2 R. Schawinski BM2 A. Smith BMC W. Davis BMl Fraley CTl ■ I i i Photo Not Available ENS W. Jang 44 BM3 T. Edwards BM3 J. Farlow BM3 P. Gibson BM3 C. Kuong SR M. Banks SN G. Briggs SN T. Douthit SR J. Garrigo SN R. Horning SA T. Hudson SR B. Lane SR K. McWilliams 45 SA A. Oberlander BMSN D. Parker SA K. Sappington SA K. Vanier P ( FN A. Watson SN M. Williams SN J. Seymore SN M. Stern 46 Photo Not Available SR C. Scott THIRD DIVISION V n. LT T. Ring GMG B. Stemmerich GMGl T. Eyk GMG2 S. Dunham GMG3 J. Boorom GMG3 R. Stripling GMG3 T. York SR C. Gallaher SN R. Pelphrey-White 47 48 49 « hi H 1 ! i I ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LT Patrick Shepler CHENG LT Jim Hughes MPA 62 u T AUXILLARY DIVISION 0% ENS J. Henderson MMC Naillon ENC Thompson MMl J. Beltran ENl S. Sanders MRl D. Sorrell MMl R. Williams EN2 Acosta EN2 R. Kvistad 53 Photo Not Available MM2 D. Kenney MM3 S. Eberhart EN3 P. Garner ENS L, George ENS R. Graham MMS S. Kidd MM3 M. Nelson MM2 W. Pineda MMS G. Arici Q. ENS W. Thompson MJl ENS R. Thornhill 9K MMS Stephens H I I V ' r. : 3 r 1 ¥ ¥ I 54 ENFR T. Ardoin MMFN Fulcher FR K. Hamilton i B DIVISION ENS J. Weber BTCM J. Burns ETC R. Hoeing BTl M. Ambrose BTl L. Bosley BTl D. Hamm BTl W. Lee BTl D. Lukehart BTl G. Romey I 66 BT2 J. Eichler BT2 J. Pedro BT2 D. Sevon BT2 M. Westmoreland BT3 B. Atchison BT3 J. Battenfelder BTFA M. Blevins BT3 D. Green BT3 P. Pringle BT3 B. Thomas BTFA C. O ' Neal BTFN D.White 57 BTFR J. Paladino BTFR J. Booth BTFR A. Lopez FR J. Vivian FN G. Wilson )to Not Available W. Dover D. Hensley 68 FA D. Mallard FR D. Mapes DC DIVISION M DCC T. Stewart DCl D. Appel DC2 J. Frush DC2 R. Kahler DC2 J. Sherbon DC3 A. Fletcher Photo Not Available LTJG R. Beyea DC2 M. Cantini DC3 R. Saulinier 59 DCFN N. Williams Photo Not Available DCFR R. Holford 60 E DIVISION ironam? suidDa a ENS J. Zuhowski EMC M. Mueller ICC P. Crow EMI B. Earnest IC2 G. Olszewski ICFN Vogel EM2 S. Allen EM2 P. Anderson EM2 T. Doughtie 61 M Division ENS G. Jibaja MMC R. Bonner MMl D. Anderson AA ni ? 1 MM2 J. Daily MM2 C. Hockaday MM2 R. Lopez Photo Not Available MMl E. Piper 62 MM2 J. Scelba MM2 B. Walther MM3 K. Alexander MM3 J. McCracken MM3 T. Nguyen MM3 C. Ruloph Photo Not Available MM3 C. Crum MM3 R. Smith MM3 E. Tomlin 63 Photo Not Available EMFN T. Gray EMS B. Bowman EMS A. Fulop EMS D. Gardner IC3 R. Mathis EMFN J. Dicarlantonio EMFN M. Cisneros EM2 H. Wells EMS A. Adams 64 EMFN T. Houey EMFN J. McNeil EMFN R. Smith FN J. Lewis 65 Photo Not Available MM3 M. Wilson MMFR S. Stuckey MM3 D. Wobser MMFA J. Borromeo MMFA D. Carrol MMFN J. Hearns MMFN C. Jones it ti MMFN S. Rankin ■ id X MMFN J. See i MMFN Little i u R. 66 - ®v R DIVISION I CW02 F. Rivas HTCS G. Dirmyer MMC G. Faller MRl D. Sorrell HT2 F. Cox HT2 W. Frederick HT2 G. Rowe HT2 T. Williams HT3 W. Carr 67 I i 69 I SETTLIXr. I j El J • I 70 71 DENTAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT T 4 LCDR Bernardo Parina Medical Officer LT Klaus Guter Dental Officer I 72 1 HMC S. MacDonald DTI W. McRae HM2 S. Spicer HM3 R. Boden DN P. Terry HM3 A. Helfert HM3 R. Perreira HM3 K. Smith Photo Not Available HMl W. Terrell HM3 R. Adams 73 l J; ♦ 74 V I 75 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LT Timothy Hare OPS I ♦ r LT Hare assumes the duties as CUO. 76 NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT LT S. Drexler QMl R. Griggs QMSN T. Smith QMSR D. Couture QMSR L. Figueroa Photo Not Available QMC A. Leach 77 OC DIVISION t ENS M. Goodsell RMC B. Besenyei EMC M. Roden RMl C. Colson RMl P. Cross SMI P. Kidwell Photo Not Available RM2 M. Kelley RM2 E. Hurley RM2 S. McLean ¥ i i I I 78 SM2 A. Schaffer SMS T. Adams RM2 D. Brandow RM3 D. Clark RM3 S. Gaskin RMS A. Lawson RMS A. Rivera SMS R. Shanks SMS M. Sibley RMS R. Smith RMSN E. Alfred RMSN B. Lemmon 79 80 OE DIVISION 1 t; i ■¥ H ■el ' H W CW02 W. Brown ETCS B. Hochmuth EWl B. Avants ETl F. Herbert FCl E. Seward FCl D. Van Duyne FC2 H. Barnes FC2 R. Heelan ET2 J. Poland 81 ET2 T. Wyatt ET3 D. Chase FC3 H. Elliot ET3 C. Gibson EW3 J. Houston ET3 K. Jeffreys ET3 J. Macken EW3 B. Walker FC3 B. Hammond 82 I ■ TT IKV H f ■ 6 83 OI DIVISION LT C. Gallen OSCM F. Cress OSl B. Engleman OSl C. Jacobo OSl J. Pedersen OSl J. Stouffer OS2 C. Ausse OS2 L. Jones OS2 M. Purtle 84 OSSN C. Allen OSSN E. Joe OSS C. Brandhorst OSS B. Dean OSS J. Gosdzinski OSS R. Hill OSS M. Kester OSS M. Medina OSS T. Misnik OSS M. Myers J OSS M. Barnesky Photo Not Available OSS P. Stewart 85 OSSN J. Kestersor OSSN S. Wrighl 86 COMBAT CARGO DIVISION CW02 Clennon Murray ceo GYSGT Robert Murphy CCA 87 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT LT John Gonzalez SUPPO 88 It S-1 DIVISION ML ' 1 SKI W. Malone SK2 T. Novisk SK2 C. Sandidge SK3 J. Hill SK3 L. Rigsby 89 S-2 DIVISION Photo Not Available MS2 G. Johnson f LT J. Divittorio MSC R. Langdon MSI J. Frederick f-m f MSI B. Greger MSI K. Harden MS2 A. Rucker 1 inr r- ' ■ V f . ▼ ■ .! MS2 K. Jamison M MS2 G. Sparks Mi k I 90 Photo Not Available MS3 D. Holmes I MS2 R. Carter MS3 C. Bryant MSSN J. Jean MSSN C. Cotton MSSA S. Placek 91 S-3 DIVISION X ENS J. Cangas SHC R. George SHI K. WuUiman SHI R. Smith SH2 A . Mills SH2 M. Saulsberry SH3 M. Gibbs SH3 O. Gray SHSN Fomby 92 93 S-4 S-5 DIVISIONS DKl W. Kirton PCI M. Ruiz DK3 B. Crowder BETTY CROCKER ' S FINEST i ' J i FACES AND PLACES 96 i Gotta get this monkey off my back. 97 I i. A Change of Command, Nov 1992 J 99 GATOR GAZETTE t ix s Serving th Cfaw of the U88 AUSTIN LPD 4 Tuesday. 9 March 1993 GUAM DEPARTS, MAIL INBOUND Resolution to mail crisis in sight as Guam departs... (Adriatic Sea) - As the Gazette goes to press sources close to the Austin Post Office incdicate thai a long awaited load of mail is inbound from the USS GUAM as she departs for an IMAV in Naples. An early move for deplomalic leaverage invoking several pallets of soda destined for the USS GUAM and stranded on the Austin ' s flight deck has been abandoned. ' There was no question of actualh, ' withholding the soda, said a highly placed source who spoke on c indition that his name not be used. Marines and Sailors returning from the Guam report seeing mounds of mail destined for tiie Austin and long lines at messdeck and gedunk soda machines. 100 ADRIATIC OPS I fi I BOSNIAN UPDATE (Washington) Vice President Al Gore uys the prcoosed alritft jf food and medicine to Bosnia Is Intended to provl le real Relief tor people cut o«f from suppm s delivers 1 by convoys Appea Ing on A-B-Cs ' Today show, Gore says an airlift Is the only way people can get fp Kj In related new5 the chairman of the Joint Chlet 9 ot StafI has signed an executive order for a relief drop over Eastern Bosnia. A Pentagon spokesman says General Colin Powell signed the order that gives the US European Command the formal go ' ahead to begin the operation The spokesman says the order gives the European Command the Leeway to decide v¥t en weather and other factors are right to begin the operation The first step will l to drop leaflets informing the Bosnians atx ut the operation In FranWort Germany US troops have tjeen Ixisy packing tons of food and medical supplies at Rheln- Maln air tMse In Germany, In preparation for the air drop Troops In a large hangar lined up more than 90 large bundles on pallets ready to t)e loaded on C-130 transport planes Officials at Rein-Main wont say when the flights will start or how many planer will bre used In the airdrop operation. But they say the C 130 s can be loaded on short notice. President Clinton s plan to parachute relief supplies Into war torn Bosnia could begin as early as this weekend The supplies would bie dropped from unusually high altitudes by cargo planes to feed Ihe starving populaUon Rival Serbs and Croats have re)ected US offers to alr ' drop the aid to areas under their control They warn of retaliation II the US Intenrenos But after two days of meetings UN leaders say they ve decided to t ack the administration plan. 101 Brief Stop in Almeria, Spain 102 r o u T C H O P R O T A, S P A I N r - H H 1 SS--! wmmmmmt 1 -r Cj!!? jT E y M IHIH 1 103 AWARDS 104 i; 105 10( BRAVO ZULO MARG WELL DONE The performance of the entire Guam MARG has been outstanding. Your many successes through numerous exercises and real world opera- tions are indicative of your commitment to excellence. While in the Western Mediterranean, exercises such as Gibraltar 3-92 and African Eagle 92 were executed with perfection. Your contribution in the Adriatic Sea to Operation Provide Promise proved highly supportive of international interests in this volatile region. In short, your execution as a Navy Marine Corps Team was superb. I would ask that during your transit home, take time to think through your possible travel plans. Common sense driver and Safety Awareness will pay dividends for our sailors. Marines and their families. Make safety number 1 on your personal checklist. Enjoy a well deserved Homecoming. Well Done and Welcome Home. RADM Picotte, Sends. Capt Holder welcomes RADM Picotte aboard in Morehead City. 107 HOMECOMING ID - I Wm ' ' ' KC 9 108 109 , -T ' MEOfCAL Total personnel seen: 1706 Out patients: 1668 In patients: 38 Labs: 539 Audios: 79 Sick in quarters: 95 EKG: 17 X-Rays: 272 Medivacs: 69 Surgeries: 9 ' ro ' DENTAL DEFT Examinations: 927 Fillings placed: 372 Number of extracted teeth: 82 Number of cleanings: 302 Number of patients from other units seen: 117 Total patients seen: 1,205 Number of times anchored: 13 Number of times moored: 8 Underway replenishments (fuel): 7 Connected replenishments (stores and food): 2 Wet well operations: 15 B A crane operations: m Tons of equipment (via B A crane): 2542 CRRC Zodiacs (small inflatable boats): 150 Small boats at our starboard doors: 50 Stern gate marriages (with LCU): 20 Gallons of paint issued: 779 Rolls of toilet paper issued: 352 Boat launches: 254 Boat and aircraft manhours: 2750 H GHEST PHONE B LL FA D FOH ONE MONTH: $ 1.085 (FEB) NAV GAT ON Total miles traveled: 18,569 Navigational charts used: 113 Hours of watches stood: 1152 Hours spent in the Adriatic sea: 516 Average distance traveled per underway day: 139 nm Fuel burned per mile steamed: 70 gal tuitfL @ ED VfS ON Number of amps of power generated: 4,000,000 Number of kilo watts of power generated: 5,000,000 Length of bulk copper wire used in rewinding motors: 10 miles Number of light bulbs replaced: 2,023 R D VfSfON Repair Division answered over 800 trouble calls which included everything from repairing head facilities to structural repairs. STORES Repair parts ordered: $438,200 Consumables services ordered: $345,270 ■y ADM N STRA T ON DEFT. Number of advancements promotions: (Off Enl):1 34 Number of personnel transfered to conus: 72 Number of personnel Iransfered from conus: 75 Number of SWO quals awarded: 1 Number of Med Sup Surface Warfare: 6 med Number of EOOW quals awarded: 1 (2 pending) Number of ESWS EAWS| awarded: 29 0 Xerox copies: 452,474 Reams of paper used: 1920 A HIGHEST NUMBER OF LETTERS RECEIVED BY A CREWMEMBER: 123 RAD O Outgoing messages processed: Aprox 13,500 Incoming messages processed: 108,000 Total manhours: 365,896 Xerox paper used: 1972.000 ■X ' SALES AND SERV CES Ships store sales: $254,247.75 Number of days ships store was open: 130 Sales from one candy machine: $32,771.20 Soda machine sales (2 machines): $86,896.70 Average sales per person: $365.87 Number of cans of soda sold: 194,851 Number of haircuts: 1,587 Laundry washed in lbs (navy only): 60,924 Laundry detergent used: 2400 lbs Khakis pants pressed: 1,172 Khakis shirts pressed: 1,268 Total sales: $373,915.65 m POSTOFF CE Mail received: 51,366 lbs Mail sent: 41,998 lbs Value of stamps purchased: $10,929 Number of money orders sold: 779 OPERATfONS Total ship days undenvay: 100 Total ship days at anchor: 15 Total ship days inport: 67 Over 3,000 Tactical Signals sent received 2654 maneuvering boards used miles of radio traffic recorded on tape during provide promise: 4 Contacts tracked: 1620 —% DISBURS NG Dollar value of checks issued: $1,658,669 Dollar value of checks cashed: $1,144,624 Waisivorih Publishing Contpatty Marceline. MissounWWS USA Barry Brci vn. Janaf Office. Suite 201 Norfolk. VA 23502 (804)466-7575 FOOD SERV CE Egg consumption: 17, 969 dz Ground beef: 19, 352 lb (10 tons) Beef patties: 8, 925 lb (49, 580 burgers) Milk: 14, 400 gl (115,200 glasses) Hot dogs: 2,460 lb (24,600 hot dogs) Flour: 18.400 lbs (9 tons) Sugar: 23,700 lbs (12 tons) Value of food consumed: $589,000 Number of meals served: 324,000 ENG NEER NG DEFT ' During a Haifa IMAV completed over 260 jobs during a strenuous inport period Damage Control men qualified Austin personnel in over 2250 damage control watch stations for general and advanced DC quals. Austin ran a total of 242 Damage Control training drills including main space fire drills, aircraft crash, salvage drill and inport training drills. jL M — o 4 DfV S ON Auxiliaries division answered over 200 trouble calls which included everything from fixing ice cream machines to repairing hot water heaters in the ships heads. Provided over 100 hours of trouble free diesel engine boating. 10 B DMSiON Austin burned a total of over 1,437,000 gallons of DFM underway and over 553,700 gallons inport. Austin received via UNREP INPORT 2,022,065 gallons of DFM during the deployment Af R Funds spent for crew recreation: $47,834 Money raised sales (beer tents, raffles etc.): 8,150 ► l RDEFr ' JP-5 dispensed to aircraft: 111,700 Aircraft launched: 4,290 Hours spent at flight quarters: 456 Mogas consumed: 3608 gal Landings: 4,290 ' S GNALMEN Number of visual messages: 268 Flag hoist messages answered: 37 Tactical signals transmitted by flashing light and semaphore: 105 M D V SfON Austin ' s evaps distilled 3,220,378 gallons of water for feed and JuA potable water. I The Gator Qazetts Is an authorized publication for USS Au bn (LPCM) Contont h«  (n a  no« n wrim irily the official view d, o endoreed by me U8 Qovemmefrt, Dop . of De«en e o( the Commending Oftlcef dl the US8 Austin Written comment ,  ugoe bon and Of aitlcJe •ubmleekins ehould be dIrvctKl to the CMC. Submtaelont we •ubject to editing New % compiled from AP K ti ottter sourcet CO xo CAPT Q S HOLDER LCDR 8 C JOACHIM WESer THe STANDARDS FOR nTHFR i TO p GA TOR GAZETTE Vol 1 Num 27 Serving the Crew of the USS AUSTIN LPD-4 Friday 16 Aprii, 1993 SSSSSSS3S33SSn SSSSSSSSSSSSSSsS® I USS AUSTIN MARG 1-93 THIS IS OUR STORY THE END OF A MED CRUISE, IS EXCITING TO SEE KNOWING WELL BE WITH OUR FAMILIES, BOTH YOU AND ME ALTHOUGH THIS WASN ' T, THE BEST MED OF THEM ALL YOU CAN AT LEAST SAY ONCE, THAT YOU DID HAVE A BALL THE THINGS THAT WE DID, THE THINGS THAT WE SAW AND WAITING ON THE TELEPHONE, FOR THAT LONG DISTANCE CALL WAS MONEY WE WERE DYING, TO HURRY UP AND SPEND ON THE CHANGE OF COMMAND, WE KNEW WE HAD TO ADJUST WHETHER IT BE NO COVERALLS ON WATCH, OR WIPING HIGH DUST CAPTAIN BUCHANNON IS GONE, AND CAPTAIN HOLDER IS HERE AND IF I WERE AN OFFICER, ID BUY HIM A BEER OUR NEW SKIPPER TOOK CONTROL, ON THE VERY FIRST DAY AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, ARE BETTER THIS WAY THE SHIP LOOKS GOOD, BETTER YET IT LOOKS GREAT AND THE TIME AND EFFORT SPENT, WE ALL APPRECIATE SO AS THE COUNT DOWN CONTINUES, UNTIL WE HIT HOME MAKE SURE YOUR UNIFORM IS PRESSED, AND THAT YOU DO USE YOUR COMB THE APPEARANCE THAT WE MAKE, BOTH THE SHIP AND THE CREW IS A DIRECT REFLECTION ON YOU KNOW WHO!!! 22Z22ZZZZ Z22Z2Z2; 2Z2ZZZZ22Z2Z 5