Austin (LPD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 2000 volume:

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L' 2.-!,,v3 ' -14.4 l Q J u, we I . 1 1 1 r LVN CQ TH afh of A the 1 fleet AUS Hem T1 Mobih UIEII1 1 We PM Fw ,Sem X 5 s Ausr risen in Amphibious Transports CDockJ are named for cities which in turn take their names from Americans who have made exemplary contributions in the exploration and development of this country So it is that USS AUS- TIN CLPD Lljwas named for the city of Austin, capital of Texas. Stephen Fuller Austin, after whom the city was inamed, served as a leader in the settling of Texas and played an active role in freeing Texas from Mexico and establishing the Republic of Texas. The lone star in the :insignia therefore symbolizes this association in name with the history of Texas. Additionally the color scheme has been adopted from the seal of the city of Austin. The fort serves the dual purpose of representing the Alamo and symbolizes the strength brought to our amphibious force with the addition of USS AUSTIN to the fleet. The cross flanked by Wings is indicative of faith in the concept and purpose of AUSTINS vertical envelopment capability. The lamp is a reminder of the necessity of eternal vigilance. . The motto for USS AUSTIN, Potestas Maritimas per Mobilitate or Seapower through Mobility' emphasizes her capability of delivering combat ready troops and dispatching them with precession, by landing craft or helicopter, to the scene of action at any position on the littorals of the earth, and only requiring minimal time in transit. U T This insignia will provide USS AUSTIN Officers, crew and guestspwith a constant reminder of her link with the past as well as her important role for fufllifer lnthe preservation of freedom. A , yt my V llil T? ' A ' , . 15' f c Uss Austin -:MARC 3-oo 1 Commander William United States Navy Commanding Cfficer 5 K xv A gg x it 5 : fl 5 ' N'NsN AN A gif? y y yi tn 'i ' 15, He was appointed to the U.S. Commander Bill Crow was born and raised in Morganfield, Kentucky. Naval Academy in 1976 and was commissioned with a Bachelor of Science in 1980. He also holds a Master of Science degree as a 1997 graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Operationally' Commander Crovxs assignments have included Communications Officer, Auxiliaries 8: Electrical Officer, Damage Control Assistant, Main Propulsion Assistant, and Engineering Officer on USS PHARRIS QPF 1 0943, Assistant Operations Officer for Commander, Destroyer Squadron Twenty Six, Engineering Officer on USS BRISCOE QDD 9775, Material Officer for Commander, Destroyer Squadrons Two and Ten, and Executive Officer, USS PETERSON CDD 9695. ' His significant shore assignments include instructor of the Steam Engineering Officer of the Watch Course at the Surface Warfare Officers School Command in Newport, Rhode Island, Officer Personnel and Programs Officer for the Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and most recently as the Chief staff Officer for The Commandant, Naval District Washington. ' gli Commander Crovxs personal awards include two Meritorious Service Medals, 5 Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medals, and Two Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medals. f He is married to the former Ieanne Boucher of Chesapeake, Virginia. They have four children: John II, Karen, Sara, and Kevini LCDR Ioseph Emanuel Hines Uoeyj was born in W F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. He States Naval' Academy QUSNAJ in 1986. He attended California where he. received a Masters of Science in l credit at the Australian Naval War College, Sydney A Following graduation from USNA, he served as A Propulsion Assistant and Navigation onboard USS PLA department head tours were served in San Diego, Ca CFFG 255 and First Lieutenant on USS RUSHMORE QL onboard USS AUSTIN QLPD 45. iutenant Commander ph Emanuel Hines United States Navy Executive Officer Degree from the United chool in Monterey received 'JPME Phase I 11, 1962. He attended Iohn S Boilers Officer, Main Norfolk, Virginia. His g on Uss coPELAND ispresently assigned as Executive Officer 111 LCDR Hines has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps A Achievement Medal QGold Star in lieu of Second Awardj and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal iCGo1dStar in lieu of Third Awardj. LCDR Hines has one daughter, Shannon Davida Hines, age. 74 it CMDMClSWJ Delmar N. Gober United States Navy Command Master Chief W , Vllu t g I y tvt, H 7 W T T . . , tm,tmm . ,, , I , , ,-X ,V .. : N T 2 I A 1 . 1 H 1 x 5- I I , 3 1 n Q t M- 5 1 . Q 1: 1 J Q . g 1 - ' , f I .- 5 4 X... , 1 y 1, i ,- f J ,XJ I H s Q 5 I. 5 : 5 1 I i it fitsi' I . :lvl J 14?71p, , ' I 4 V I HA I S f XI 112 'W S 3 I 1, 4 A -. 1 4 f 1 I s r ' ' - 1 N Q , ' . it 3 i ' '--. , f I . my md. N ,I 5 X xy., ,f 1 V ya v' . vm. w X61 . . 11 , - ' A, I H .I ' -1 N 1 -v 3,1 -.MW ya.. .1 1, it fi, .- , l uw. ,gg fa, , Master Chief Delmar N. Gober was born in SanDiego, .California and raised in Austin, Texas. Enlisting in the Navy in November 1976 in the Delayed EnlistmentProgram CDEPJ, he reported to Basic Training at San Diego, California in Iuly 1977. Following Radioman class A school, his first assignment was at Naval Communications Area Master Station Eastern Pacific QNAVCAMS EASTPACL Wahiawa, Hawaii from 1978 to 1980. Master Chief Gober then attended Teletype repair school in San Diego with a follow tour aboard USS TARAWA QLHA 15 in May of 1980, serving as CR Divisions Teletype Repair Work Center Supervisor. While on the TARAWA, he made his first two Western Pacific Deployments and was promoted to Petty Officer First Class. Reporting to Fleet Combat Training Center Pacific in March 1984 after completing Instructor Training School, he was assigned as the Lead Instructor of the LHA Communications Courses. While there, he earned designation as a Master Training Specialist and supported the local community as a volunteer San Diego Reserve Police Officer. He then transferred to the USS CAYUGA QLST 11865 homeported in Long Beach, California. While on the CAYUGA, he made two more Western Pacific Deployments, and was promoted to Chief Petty Officer. He then returned to Hawaii for a tour at Fleet Training Group as Leading Chief Petty Officer QLCPOJ for both underway training and schoolhouse courses. During this tour, he was promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer and earned an Associates Degree from the University of Hawaii. He graduated from the Navys Senior Enlisted Academy graduating in October of 1993 and then reported aboard the USS GUAM QLPH 91 as the CR Division LCPO. During this tour, he made his first Mediterranean Deployment. Following GUAM, he reported to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station CNCTAMSLANTJ, Norfolk, Virginia, where he made Master Chief Petty Officer. While there, he held jobs as both the Operations Department LCPO and Command Master Chief QCMCJ. - Returning to sea, Master Chief Gober transferred to the USS NIMITZ CCVN,68J for their World Deployment. Following deployment, NIMITZ entered an extensive overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding Company where he held jobs as the Combat Systems LCPO, Production Control LCPO, Ships Force Work-Package LCPO, and as the Assistant-Command Master Chief. He was selected for the Command Master Chief program in December 1999. it Master Chief Gober reported to USS AUSTIN QLPD 4D as Command Master Chief on 4 January 2000. His personal awards include: Navy Commendation Medals QZJ, Navy Achievement Medals 145, Good Conduct Awards f7J, National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Ribbons UQ along with numerous unit awards and.ribbons. v frm L , lgngi lmiali llgtg y -E Chaplain Gregory leading the Thanksgiving Day Celebration on the Mess Deck. The mission of religious ministries department onboard USS AUSTIN QLPD 45 is to provide for the free exercise of faith of the Sailors and Marines onboard Austin. We provide total care for the individual. In counseling, crisis intervention, and educational opportunities, We seek the betterment of the human spirit and healthy lifestyle choices. We aid mission effectiveness by working to ensure all sailors and marines are ready to serve and ready to do their job. We look after their spiritual and emotional health of the AUSTIN Blue! Green team. Gur job is to be with our sailors and marines in all aspects of their life onboard AUSTIN, bringing positive results and positive solutions to everyday issues we experience together. LCDR Pete Gregory is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has 15 years of Navy experience in all types of locationa and situationsg Making his second deployment on AUSTIN, he is always available for his sailors and marines. We cover the ship and we serve God and Country. Left to Right: MM1La1nahan,EM1 I A3 I T- Ortiz, EN1 Keith, SGT Lankford, EM2 y 'y.i I Collier RP2 Whitley, CDR Gregory. , D I A lli, Q On their way to oar community I ' y l Y I relations project on the island ofMalta. y y I USS Austin - MARG 3-00 5 Leiutenant Commander Peter W. Gregory United States Navy Command Chaplain i WWW m 'f ul PN CQSWJ Nelson Uy YNIQSWJ Keith Burke t YN3 Brian Hargrove The Motley Crew ofthe Admin office. 6 USS Austin - MARC 3-00 LI1 Danny Hawkins NCICSWJ Michael Sekeet fulfill-I YN3fSWJ Derrick Hendricks YNIKSWP Burke hard at work in the ship? office. N, Petty Officers Hendricks and Hargrove getting readyfor the three hour awards ceremony. mm WWW Y ki YN3 Daniel PabO11 YN 2 Ricky Preap YN3 Michael Samuel YN Franco Silvera PNSA Michael Hammer 0 PNSA Marc Provencher L11 Hawkins helping out on USS ALISTINAW. The Administration Department, led by PN CQSWJ Uy and YNIQSWJ Burke, performed admirably during the entire deployment. Whether assisting with Beer on the Pier or typing correspondence in the office, the entire team of four Personnelmen, 6 Yeomen, and 1 Lithographer gave it their all. The Personnelmen were in charge of ensuring that everyone that traveled home on emergency leave or PCS orders had proper travel arrangements and that they received all of the proper pay and entitlements. Lll Hawkins provided one of the most important services of all: he researched every port of call and put together a multi-paged, color booklet containing important liberty information. His efforts ensured that every member of AUSTIN had the opportunity to learn about the cultures and lifestyles of the citizens of each country we visited. Finally the Yeomen worked around the clock during the last few months of deployment. They tirelessly worked on over 90 evaluations and fitreps, 157 cruise awards, numerous ESWS qualifications ' and 51 advancement certificates. Their efforts ensured that everyone deserving, was recognized and? awarded prior to the ship returning to Norfolk, Virginia l D ll .sfll l l , A' il USS Austin - MARG 3-00 L- ffmww LT Mark Rakestraw me Y I ABF2 Ron Miller ABFCS Stephen Simandira ABH1 Ramon Carter ABH2 Tim AIITIGT r x 'mw- ABH2 Seane OBrien AS2 Lance A. Shelton A53 Alwali Brown Mft D-Q5 . X- ,-. W,.. ,... ., AIR BOSS, LCDR Stephan Perry is pictured on left end offirst roze He led the Air Department during work-ups and thefirst halfof MARC 3-OO. USS Austin - MARC 3-oo ABF3 Bryan Baker AS3 Rafael Perez ABFAN Nickoy Elliott AN Wayne Giscombe f'-Q' AA Iose Jimenez ABFAN Lenin Espinoza AR Riston Essex AR Shaidi Matata THE Air Department operates and maintains a 6-spot flight deck capable of landing all U.S. Military helicopters, the V-22 Ospreyj' and the AV-8B Harrier . Additionally members of the Air Department operate two fuel systems: a 216,000-gallon IP5 Cjet fuelj system and 22,500-gallon MOGAS Qautomotive gasolinej fuel system. During Med Cruise 2000 the crew continually worked long hours in support of the 26 MEU Air Combat Element QACEJ, which operated four H-46 Sea Knights and two UH-1 Hueys from the USS AUSTIN. With the ACE 'package' continuously embarked for the first 4 months of cruise, Air Department performed over 5400 mishap-free aircraft evolutions and transferred 210,000 gallons of IP5 and 2000 gallons of MGGAS to aircraft, boats and vehicles. Air Department contributed to the many AUSTIN firsts by executing the first landing of a Russian-built, Croatian owned Mi-8 Hip helicopter aboard a U.S. Navy vessel. Additionally Air Department provided aviation-related support to all of USS AUSTINS operational commitments, including Operation Atlas Hinge 00, Operation Destined Glory 00, and Croatian PHIBLEX 00. Finally the Air Department said good-bye to LCDR Perry ABE3 Baker, AN Giscombe, and AN Matatta during Med Cruise 2000 while welcoming LT Rapp, AN Waye, AA Hitchings and ABH3 Bridegam. 1 Uss Austin - MARS 3-oo ABHAN Christopher Taylor Combat Cargo Dubie is second row Assistant Staff R Gamache i 1 Q. X'f ,.X. .,XxX, RXXX 4 X- M3 WX Q-W. 'I' I 'S 5 X X X xx. X, Xxx, X 'X :SX -M rw WX' :WLMX X. N , M. X X X . , , X F Nl, ,K ,XX ' A Wvv' . ,NL X X X X, X.,, Q ., 1 su X 1 W9 J, 3 . X iQ'3X'? 3'X - X xr' ,ff fu ': j'?:4:N-If - 5 'ATTX '-'Ti' ':Q,.A 'XX 1-m 1cXX!5 - r L: -xv: -1 L-Civ' X V X 2: f'f'TF5f Afikisw, X., X..faXXX,,X.X,,,, J Z-,'nff'wf 1. V-:elf V4 .7 Eiga. j' ilzft-I-: LE ,X ,...x:,v,4x JXP' ,X5,X., V33 'fx -ink, N: x , F f lim A . + 2.512 XL 1,4 Qy X-lf pi- 1, .X ' L.. X A gc, ,. LT Patrick Christian lst Lieutenant 'fian- ENS Brian Vandivef ENS Steven Argroves 3rd Division Officer Division Officer Deck Department, manned by the Navys finest Boatswains Mates, is charged with conducting underway replenishments, anchoring and mooring of the ship, crane and small boat operations, running of the well deck, man overboard recoveries and, if the need should arise, rig for towing another ship, as well as maintaining the exterior of the AUSTIN. An additional part of deck department is the Navys top Gunners Mates, who maintain and operate all ships small arms. To sum up deck department, We Do It All! First division is responsible for the ships anchors, as well as the forward lines when the ship is entering port or getting underway. They man the well deck for all wet well operations, whether it be launch and recovery or a landing craft utility CLCUD, landing craft air cushion QLCACJ, combat raider raft craft QCRRCD, amphibious assault vehicle CAAVJ or light amphibious replenishment craft QLARCJ, first division handles them all, safely and professionally. Additionally first division maintains upper vehicle stowage and the bos'n locker. Second division is responsible for after lines of the ship, as well as the accommodation ladders for when the ship is entering port or getting underway. They man the boat 8: aircraft crane for the launch and recovery of the ships small boats, in addition to any embarked small craft. They are also responsible for the boat davit and ridged hull inflatable boat QRHIBJ which is used in man overboard rescues. Additionally second division maintains and operates the ships two vehicle ramps, leading from the flight deck to upper vehicle deck and upper vehicle to lower vehicle deck. Third division is responsible for providing AUSTIN with both offensive and defensive capabilities. In accomplishing their mission, the Gunners Mates operate and maintain all ships small arms and ammunition onboard, maintain the ships pyrotechnics lockers, magazines, and their sprinkler systems, store and transfer of all Marine ammunition onboard, and instruct small arms familiarization to the crew. Its a big job for a small group of dedicated men. USS Austin - MARS 3-00 ll 'L BMC Dan Momof BM1fSWQW1ll1am Tllford BMZCSWD IGH Clay X .,1. ,4 BM3 Emanual Alexander BM3 Herns Brillant BM3 101111 Keff Q1- 'L5f'FfK 2 9 SN Espinal on the lee helm. Pedal BMZQSWJ Mlchael Swe1tzer BM3 Dorian Samuel h I I SA Karl Ashworth SN Laquant Brown SN Joshua Daily 1' f 0 e meta , aye. BM2 Sweztzer BM3 Kerr BM2 Conrad and BMI SNH argrove SN Martzn BM2 Torrance SN Reese SN Tzlford Boatswazn mates at thezrfznest' Gaarazola and SN Pearson handlzng the phone and dzstance lzne darzng an underway replenzshment USS Austm MARC 3 UO H2 '- - ' Ck De t tmen r a P 6 D 14 USS Austm MARC 3 OO Milam N BMC Lawrence R1cc1t1el1o BM1 M1ke1 Davls a We 4 BM2 Daniel Cloutier BMZQSWJ William Conrad BMZCSWJ Jeff Iones BM3 Ivnathan Bi11i11gS wud!!!-1 'L BM3 Andres Salazar SN Ioseph Antrum-Russell YN Nathaniel Fraser SN Miguel Galdamez . f 3, 53,5 ,,,.a xx I :'f rw BM2 jones gzvzng traznzng to SN Tzmothy SN Pmszer SNRzchards0n SN Burton BMC BM2 Clay on the B+A Crane Rzccztzello SN Mackey SN Danzels and BM1Tzlf0rd preparzng to pull the probe over durzng an LINREP BMSN Ryan Knoblauch Q 'I . 1- fsrx Q ... 1 S X1 , f T I K . . 1 , f- I L, ' A ,L-E ' N ' 'Tas ,N l 1 I I . , , I BMSN Quincy Nowell SN Miguel Morales Nfsvulllli-, SN Carlos Ramos SN Iustin Silver -12.- SN Stanley Pearson SA Jermaine Strand SN Raynard Pritchett SN Derrick Stills SA Ladarris Houp SN Ronald Richardson Zncl Dzozslon prepatzng to lower one ofthe seals' NSWRHIB boats to SA Darrell Storey the water f Y'!1'Tl.a, ,W M this AL it ' ' , p rx. A SNRan1os, SN Hayes, and BM3 Kerr relaxing after a hard SN Silver enjoying some fresh air on theforecastle. days work , ' - - l5 USS Austin MARC 3 00 FIT., .. , Q 1 X 1 x 1 Q I 1 i 1 - x 1 I Deck bf ,wie-' ENS Vundiver re-enlisting Boat Operatzons BM2 Rice ' 1 . . a . : X f g ' Y' , 1 . i : : i X : : . , x , , f X . 3 . I , g . i I 1 - 5 3 Sk 1 nv : U . 1 w : 5 . i I E . R I 5 , c i . . . 2 g . x Q Q : KID I 3 -U -'T , l N 1 Ye' .J ,. 3 1 - .L.,, , W Q fi 1 1 i PH 3 S . . 3 5 5 2 , . . 1 , L 7 g W 1--V ,---f-T.,,,--. l - -V? I LT Iason Loker . Dental Qfficer DT1lSWfFMFl Terry Singleton DTZQSWD Robert Leonard DN Brandon G1-am The Proud, but Cold, A USTIN Dental Team. Mffi One last hoorah in North Carolina! I y Chiefhard atwork! The mission of the Dental Department on board the USS AUSTIN is to maintain optimal dental readiness amongst crew. Although a small department with one Dental Officer and three Dental Technicians, it is tasked with the huge of delivering quality care in an efficient manner as to maintain readiness. In completing the mission, the epartment focuses on treatment of the disease process and education of its sailors on prevention and maintenance in e areas of fundamental oral hygiene and risk factors for future dental disease. In order to facilitate a more effective and efficient mission accomplishment, the department is augmented with a Dental Officer and Dental Technician from the Fleet Marine Force Dental Company While on deployment. Through a iollaborated effort, treatment on both the blue and green side is achieved through maximized time efficiency To- gether, the department is responsible for the oral health of over 750 sailors and marines. As a common goal on board the USS AUSTIN, the dental department is dedicated to contributing towards the ,safety quality of life, and the readiness of its personnel. USS Austin - MARC 2000 17 ' ' Hr fx Eng1neer1ng if Dep artment MiiiT' 'w fif- X , 'J . MMCQSWJ Christopher ENC Anthony Maiella Washington MMIQSWQ Teodoro Lumaban EN 1 Brian Walsh MM1fSWl lohn Garren MMZQSWJ George Selvie EN2 Timmons diligently MM2 Iames Iennings EN2 Robert McDonough Auxiliaries Division are those guys that provide the heat and air conditioning services to the crew and marines embarked aboard AUSTIN. They are the backbone of Morale and Welfare. They operate six 54-ton air conditioning units and two 5.75- fOn refrigerating units, two 5 1X4 Farebanks Morse Emergency Diesel Generators. They own all the elevators, stern gate and hydraulic systems aboard the ship. From the stem to the stern, Auxiliaries Division is involved. From Small boats to B and A crane, there is a small group of men called Fresh Air Snipes. These men provide all the creature C0mforts of home. When the water isn't hot, or the ice machine isn't producing, you call them. ENZQSWD Fred Timmons completes the monthly lube oil logs. The motley crew ofA-gang is well represented with hackrow Cl to rl: MMC Washington, ENFN Woods, MM2 Orelldnd, MM1Lumnhan, EN2 McDonough, MM3 Porch, MM2 jennings. Front row Cl to rl: EN1 Walsh, EN2 Timmons, MM3 Critelli, EN3 Arnold, MM3 john, and ENC Mdiella. USS Austin - MARG 2000 19 wf li. ' X 1 lil ,sim W W 3 W A Y 6551 lhllmms MM3 Raughn John MM3 Michael Porch ENFN Samuel Gaisey ENFA Jevon Woods i WN, l l EN3 Arturo Lopez Duprey Latimer all MM3 Iohn Orellana ENFA Brandon Arnold FN Nathan Taylor ' FR William Belk MM3 Mario Critelli EN 3 Keith Anselmo MlZiilS?digZtZl5:n1ZIM3,iritelli and EN3 ENS Lopez performs his duty as a deballasi A mam mance' Compressor operator in the AFTAir deballafll room. .- EM2 Frederick takes u break from a long day of The Electricians Mates of USS AUSTIN maintain the systems and equipment responsible for distributing power throughout the ship, as well as repair broken electrical devices. They install new electrical equipment, and maintain batteries for the emergency diesel generators and ships boats. A small division they answer trouble calls from all over the ship and maintain everything electrical from lighting to motors to the grills in the galley. A proud group of men, which like Auxiliaries Division own equipment throughout the whole ship Main Propulsion is what supplies the ship with the raw power to propel its 16,000-ton hull through the water at 20 knots while providing electrical power to operate the radars, guns and lights. For if it were not for the SNIPES who operate this fiery abyss, the ship would be nothing!! The ship has two 650-PSI Main Steam Boilers, four 750-KW Ship Service Turbine Generators and a slew of auxiliary equipment to support the operation of the power plants. SNIPES...is the name given to those men who are called upon to maintain and operate the myriad of machinery that often endures temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. It is hot and loud. The normal sailor walks by wondering what goes on in the hole , but continues on with his way never knowing. It takes a special breed of men to operate in this environment. If 'you see one of these men, beware, for he has a purpose in life! It is to deliver the PASSENGERS aboard AUSTIN to their destination. A MMCMQSWQ Michael Coogan MM1 Iames Burford v WY tif! SJ V' MM! William Harvey MMMSWJ Alexander Hopkins MM1 Michael Whittaker i Q91 MM2 Sean Sorrentino MM Iustin Brittingham MM3 Simgn Cleetug MM3 Shaw and MM2 Sorrentino take a break in Rome M W, y .Q . Hin' UN mi A , S '!'- 5 it ,,, 7 !'!Mgf'LVETEf1 jj 5' 14267 83.11 ns ti vw fl! it , ,gag 5 J 1. 0 T' 4:1 MMRS 91 Painting priorto S entrance -gr: . , f0 SPACE- 4 t 0. 22 USS Austin - MARC 3-OO I ir fr! Italy. ' MM3 Ronald Corley T MM3 Benjamin Duke MM3 Rolando Gonzalez 'QHGAHN , -I ' ly 47 MM3 Devon Greene MM3 Floyd Harris MM3 Micah Owens MM3 Ionathan Rodriguez X sf MM3 Michael Kent MM3 Sherman McDougald lf!-ll MM3 lose Sosa J , M., ,WM as NF.- 'wap MM3 Harris discusses watch MM3 Qwens Shows procedures with MM3 Kent. us all how much fun itisto beaMM. USS Austin - MARC 3-00 23 MMFN Artavius Kee MMFN Timothy Newsome FA Stephen Bagnetto MMFA Jean Delatour MMFN Vaughn Phillip FR Mark Castillo MMFN Delator and MM3 Sosa prove that MMS are always hard at work. MMFN Kee is doing his hourly checks on the EVAP 24 USS Austin - MARC 3-O0 FN David Sthole E Sn ag-' Q r MMCS Michael Cyrus MMC Albert Kiebert Ir 15, :ff Miviiqswp Donald Anderson MM1 Robert Gathers 'Sikh so MM1 Brian Duncan MM1 Jerry Land Y: l , Y Ji 4? :W tiff, MMl Thomas Piland Il MMIQSWJ Kevin Schwartz MM1 David Williams A MMC Keibert and M M MMC Washington Kg f , , overlooking the ll l W ' ' junior Watch Stations. MM1 Piland is doing a MMOW W2 MMRS painting showing that they carry the weight. turnover with MM1Land, E USS Austin - MARG 3-OO 25 QQ if Y M '4- 3 1591 1 Q 41 QV' . MM2 Richard Hubbeft MM2 Michael Porter MM2 Thomas Reeves MM2 Iames Rush Sr ,'-3' QXI MM2 Wentworth Saddler MM3 Christopher Chambers A MM3 Casey Cleveland MMI Anderson and MM2 Porter are discussing plant operational status. 26 USS Austin - MARC 3-OO C' MM3 Edward M. Dodson Ir MM3 Keith Gester MM3 Iulian Hillman MM3 Nrcholas Iones mdmm i .dih- 'BW -ww. n MM3 Burleston Marsh MM3 Iames Perry Y .au MM3 Larry Pope MM3 Lumumba Quow :NIUE 1 MM3 Timothy Shaw MM3 Jason Whitehurst MMF N Robert Brrggs Q 1 Q i EMM W as ffffv MM3 Perry, one of our oil kings, MMS Quow is poses for a quick photo. trimming up MM1 Piliznds hair l f MMFN Earl C0014 I FN Donnell Jones la FR Ioseph Magni MMFR Iererny Price l W MMFN Ronald Urdiales lr FA Ernesto Carrasquillo FA Hugo Lerma MMFR Iohnny Bonner MM3 Qaow, FN Magni, MM3 jones, and MM1 Williams all take a break for a quick photo. 28 USS Austin - MARC. 3-OO X l R V l MMFA Wardell Myers i V cDC1 Bryan Norton HTICSWJ Ben Wigington , Y T Q7 l :ga A D! DC2 Roger Lashua HT2 Mauricio Mazzini Repair Division consists of personnel from three different ratings. Hull Technician CHTJ, Damage Controlman CDCJ and Machinery Repairman QMRJ. Repair Division provides and performs a myriad of services throughout the ship. The HTS perform weldingfbrazing repairs to various types of systems and maintains the ships sewage collection system. The DC men are responsible for the maintenance and operation of all shipboard portable and installed firefighting systems. The MR is a machinist. They can manufacture anything, from a simple bolt to a complex shaft for a pump using lathes and other equipment. Also, they provide engraving and locksmith services. The Motto of Repair Division is, Austin fixes Austin . USS Austin - MARG 3-O0 29 --iq WF wi 1, 1 i E E n.,,A,,. ,Q Engineering Department M W bf'-N A T3 FE A 4'-J-' .su..f' H' 5,99 ,V Q LT Shannon Browne Medical Officer 1 I nz as 'lliuhu HMCCSWXFMFJ Theodore Martin ly i Wiz? T I ISU HM1QSWfFMFj Bennett Dover HMIQSWQ Dennis Murders HM 1 Murders and HMI Dover taking 'R Mirabella their wings. SVA HMQSWQ Radford Mitchell Ir .itil HM3 Russ Snow ,,....... HM2 Windergenerating the daily report. B The Medical Department had an exceptionally successful de- ployment during MARG-3-00. It provided top-notch medical care, both emergent and routine, at sea and in foreign ports. The Gccu- pational and Preventive Medicine programs maintained crew health, fitness, and readiness. The departments backbone consisted of HMC Martin and his two exceptional first class petty officers, Independent Duty Corps- man HMI Dover and Preventive Medicine Technician HMI Mur- ders. HM3 Snow was a consistently outstanding performer main- taining medical readiness by strict supply management. The de- partment was sad to see valued team member HM2 Mitchell depart the ship during the deployment for his new duty station. His ex- pertise in the lab was handily replaced when HM2 Winder arrived becoming a highly valued asset. Another new acquisition was HN Mirabella. He established himself as a hard worker and a welcome addition. Uss Austin - MARC. 3-oo 31 responsible for accurately track- ing the ships position as AUS- TIN safely steamed over 20,000 nautical miles this deployment. The Quartermasters also en- sured that AUSTIN safely pulled into and out of 13 different ports in seven countries, expertly an- chored the ship several times, and kept the ship from danger- ous situations during several multinational exercises where AUSTIN steamed extremely close to shore while putting Marines on the beach. AUSTINs Signalmen are experts in visual communication methods and are the profes- sional lookouts of the ship. This deployment saw the Signalmen expertly use their skills in Sema- phore, Flag-hoist, and Flashing Light communications to pass both tactical and non-tactical sig- nals to other U.S. Warships, For- eign Warships, and a variety of civilian merchant ships. AUSTINS Master-At-Arms team is the ships police force. From arranging shore patrol routes to conducting onboard investigations, they did all. As the ships 911 service, they were called on multiple times to as- sist Sailors and Marines that had been taken advantage of this deployment. They also ar- ranged shore patrol and the beach guard, which allowed all AUSTIN Sailors and Marines to take full advantage of the liberty opportunities that each port had to offer. 'tiltim' QMCSQSWXAWJ Reginald Rodgers I 1 f X LTJG Randy Rotici Navigat OI' L ,,s5tYf MACQSWQ Tim Corcoran SM1CSWJ Robert Clark QM1 William Gardner Ig A S20 32 USS Austin - MARC. 3-00 SM2 Benvil Munar MAZQSWJ Paul Kasper QMZCSWJ Ryan Long 47 i QM3 Larry Brown QM3 Tony Coen .xx Gator and SM1Clark enjoyzag the szgnal brzdge. 54,4 fqr f no 1 QM3 Robert Guardiola SMS Anthony Leverette SMSA Ionathan Draper SMSA Carl Zayas QM3 Iuan Martin QMSA Jason Crowley ,aww ff QMC takes a heading. -BMW' SEQ J .uivibw LT Todd Eveland Operations Officer or 'xx , A h r r X K was . ., ,NT 1, I, LTIG Christopher Fotos CICO 5 i ' :ZR Milli! WH l I P ul? - lxhiij' i W- 'JR S '5- LTIG Hezekiah Natta ,Ir or I EMO ENS Mark Averyt 34 Uss Austin - MARC 3-oo i COMMO 55' lr .r w 5 l OSCCSWJ Charles Rockwell 15, if sf, OSICSWXAWJ Mark But er OS1 Randy johnson lf! 's I l OS2 Iamen Censure EW1 David Wilson OS2 Robert Cabrno OS Dwayne Dade Wm R I who ll' 21 :ff OS2 Denarrow O'Neal OSZQSWQ Louis Salvatore OPS DeepinTh0ugl1t. Y lf! OS3 Travis Biswell r Q! O53 Wayne Caudle O53 William Carmer O53 Tom Kuriakose OS3 Michael McCray 053 ThOmf1S MCGEE OSSN Patr1c:k Chase OSSN Joshua Coons EMSN Christopher Cummings OSSA Mark Christopher lf Petty Officer Forde onthe chart table. Petty Clffieer Cn ruzer reporting contacts. IV rr 'ith' ETCCSWJ Martin Mylin S5 IC1 Wllham Akrns FC1 M1Chae1 Otto ET1 Scott Slusher ET2 Michael Cass wt this Y 5 '65, FC2 jason Hunt l ET2 Brian Reeder ET3 Matthew Conner IC3 Marcelius Cruz Cease Fire! Peiiy Officer Thompson praying fhflf INMARSATZUHI w0fk. ET3 Dwayne Dixon iii FC3 Earl Elenbaas wwf Y l N! ET3 james Enfinger 1J f .fam INIIWJ FC3 MiChae1FOrd IC3 Joel Holland les Brian Holland ET3 Eric Jones Y 11531-1 a2,.4 ET3 Raymond Poling ET3 Iason Thompson ET3 Ieffrey White ICFA Demar Smith ll Q NH 'l w ill 9 A 1 lim 'l ll is X il l Kilt 'lx li M ,N l -Q ' N. ll 1 ffm till H 'P X li .3 N mil- iw, ' N l l Petty Officers Reeder ond Conner looking Petty Officer Enfinger happy on the computer Petty Officer Th0mpSOn SUSWCZUUS- displaying his favorite piece of gear USS Austin - MARG 3-00 39 'Sain ,W ITCS Daniel Harrington E! Sf' lT1 Kimeray Wells -nu.. El. V1 IT2 William Lindon IT2 Bradley Russell I IQUHHQ' W is-sf il! YV ET2 Thomas Saul l V f X 757 IT3 Chris Childs IT3 Adam Daingerfield IT3 Jacob Heard One Motley IT Crew. IT3 Cory Steinberg ITSN DaV1d Bryce ITSN Andrew Dodd ITSN Byron Perry The ITS spending quality time with their favorite piece ofequipmeht. ustm - MARC 3 00 The Supply Department has had a hugely successful Mediterranean deployment. They are five-divisions strong and provide an enormous amount of service to the crew. Every division worked extremely hard to ensure that AUSTIN s quality of life was second to none. Led by SKCCSWQ Franklin, the S-1 Divisions team of 13 Sailors provided mail and logistic services. In six months, they ordered and issued over 525,000 in paint and cleaning gear for the ships cleanliness and preservation, sorted over 50 tons of mail, tracked 74 CASREP parts, and managed a 32.5 million dollar budget. Without their global expediting, AUSTIN would not have had many of the parts she needed to get underway. The Food Service Division was the division in the spotlight during the entire cruise. They were the organizers of 7 Five Star Bridge-wing receptions and 6 wardroom luncheons. Whether serving the Commander, Sixth Fleet or the Mayor of Cannes, France, they provided impeccable service and phenomenal food. The efforts of MSCSQSWQ Gaines and his crew of 41 Mess Management Specialists and Food Service Attendants has done more for foreign relations than all of the ships Ioint Exercises combined. The efforts of the Sales Division were equally impressive. From SH1tSWj Graham who prepared all of the stores orders, to SH3 Barton who sold over 9'p300,000 in merchandise, to SH3 Antrum Russell who filled the soda machines with 192,000 cans of soda, to SH3 Zaleski who cut 723 heads of hair, and to SH3 Daily and SH2 Iones who washed over 36,000 pounds of laundry the entire team of Ships Servicemen worked seven days per week whether the ship was in port or at sea and their efforts paid huge dividends in crew morale and quality of life. ' The S-4 Division, consisting of DK1QSWj Marzan and DK3 Revell provided a different type of service to the crew. They ensured that everyone was paid the correct amount and were paid on time. Historically the Ad ' ' S h ' r1at1c ea as been an area of the world that has seen a lot of turmoil. Many countries have only been in existence for a few years. While all of the ports that AUSTIN visited were extremel safe and 'ded reat y provi g liberty we were constantly aware of the turmoil just a short distance away in Yugoslavia The disbursing l c erks ensured that the crew and embarked troops of AUSTIN received all of the entitlements deserving of military members serving above the 39th parallel in the Adriatic Sea includin Hazard D P d T g ous uty ay an a ax Free Status. Their efforts ensured that while serving her country AUSTIN received all that she was entitled The S-5 Division, led by MS3 Densmore and assisted by Lance Corporal Dolder rovided outstandin . , P S service to the officers aboard AUSTIN. Their tireless efforts to keep Officers Country and the Command Pass 1 . . - . . . . . W ageway a ways inspection ready for distinguished visitors enabled AUSIIN to host foreign dignitaries from seven different countries. With only 9 people, they provided meals and services to over 55 ff' L'k o icers. 1 e every other Supply Department division, they worked around the clock seven days per week. 42 USS Austin - MARC 3-00 f-i?'i.'Z:, X n x SKCCSWJ Ioseph Franklin i SKMSWJ Lorenzo Solomon PC3 Kallil Smith Z! S V! BM2 Marvin Pope nlf' it 1 M51 Moore cznxzously awaits stores. if M51 QSWJ Jeffrey Moore M52 Dan Bogowrtz M53 Ioseph Densmore M53 Krzysztof Dron I 1 :Z M51 Bogozoztz and M53 Vzllalobos take L1 second to pose after cz busy recepfzon A mn , MW Vx nr- -. QQ 'Qfwvxfxfixg . A ' Y' ' Pu K 5. AM 1.55 NM X ,A-W,.':K'--xr XMLJ W w W -w'A,1,XQ4r:f, W1 W, XWPHAJ iv ' X M, Q. ' -.XM Q' K ar Wgbw.-y S ,,,,-RFQ ' ,w,w,,2 - W. My .1 r o W :figs ' Wi!-2: , ' M N M M XWV : A , ' X SfS??lEYY N., M' ' 1' ' va:-u r . Wm 1, 3454. , a . 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Front row from left to right: SN Globster SKSR Ki ng, FC3 Ivey, HM2 Winderg HN Mirabella. ,,Ji. 1 BMC Hurlhart unloading in Turkey. Landing Craft Unit 1663 - AC U2 lst row from left to right: EN3 Williams, SN Watson, SM2 Smith, BMC Hurlburt. 2nd row: QM1 Bucknen SN Brooks, FN Clay, SN Shepherd, EN1 Keith. 3rd row: EN3 Bryant, CM2 Tornlin, BM2 ' Rawls, SN Buggarelli, - EM2 Collier SN Buggarelli and SN Watson during Croatian A operation. S Fox Trot, Q Platoon of Seals Teczm 2 and Charlie Detachment 1 ofSpecial Boat LIi1it2. 4 ffl li Wy fr' 1 'N 7 H ' I 'ffl gg' i --g3f'f'Y'k':': , ' EOD vzszts the AUSTIN V vb, ,1 '1 XT 1 1 1 L1 li .51 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 .11 1 11. 1 1 1 1 E 1 4 1 I , 1 '1 1. 5 .- 1 1 if if 1 1: -5. lr 1 1 Malaga, Spain 26JUL - OIAUG 7 Days Cannes, France O3AUG - 07AUG 5 Days Civitavechia, Italy IOAUG - 14AUG 5 Days Split, Croatia SAUG O 23 AUG 6 Days Koper, Slovenia 25AUG - 31AUG 6 Days f1'-,,.'l- TSA..- I1---L- llLf'lTRT1 l1f'lTRT1 I5 1'S----. 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C mmon Ing Officer o roo s Lleutenont Colonel Poul A Bryglder LtCol Bryglder was born 1n Brooklyn New York on October 10 1956 He entered recrtut n1ng at MCRD Parrls Island 1n August 1974 drscharged 1n August 1976 attarnmg ea to Sergeant merrtorlously He entered East Stroudsburg Un1vers1ty East Stroudsburg Pe lvanla 1n December 1976 Wh1le attendrng college LtCol Bryg1der served one year 1n trve reserves and was selected to the rank of Staff Sergeant He graduated rn December d was commlssloned a second lreutenant After The Basrc School and follow on schoo s reported to Brlgade Servrce Support Group 1 at Mar1ne Brlgade Kaneohe Bay HaWa11 1n Oc tober 1980 There he served as a platoon commander Det Commander for CSSD 1 and Op erat1ons off1cer Sassy Management Un1t QSMUQ Upon transfer to Okmawa Japan he served Wlth MSSG 33 to the Republ1c of the Ph1l1pp1nes Upon completlon of hrs tour he was pro moted to the rank of Captaln Captam Brygrder reported to the Mar1ne Corps Logrstrc Base Albany Georg1a 1n October 1984 where he worked as a systems analyst M3S development offrce and Program Manager Mar1t1me Prepos1t1on Shrps QMPSJ Dec1s1on Support System QMDSSJ development He was respons1ble for standardrzatlon programmmg and lmplemen tatlon of the MPS DGCISIOD Support System Mar1ne Corps Wlde Followmg MCLB Albany Captam Bryglder served as a platoon commander OCS Quant1co V1rg1n1a and was selected to attend the Mar1ne Corps Amph1b1ous Warfare School QAWSJ Upon graduat1on he was as s1gned to the Mar1ne Barracks Elghth and I servlng as the S 4A and subsequently Command 1ng Offlcer of Headquarters and Servrce Company part1c1pat1ng 1n numerous ceremonlal du tres at the barracks Iwo Irma Memorlal and Arlmgton Nat1onal Cemetery Capta1n Bryg1der was also respons1ble for the Pres1dent1al Support Screenmg Program for Mar1nes ass1gned to the Whlte House Camp Davrd and Wh1te House Communrcatlons agency He was promoted to the rank of Major on 1 March 1992 Major Bryglder returned to Okmawa and served as the Operat1ons Offrcer SASSY Management Un1t and then selected as the Commandrng offlcer CSSD 32 deploymg to the Republrc of Korea He attended the Mar1ne Corps Command and Staff College ln August 1993 rece1v1ng hrs Masters 1n M1l1tary Scrence from Mar1ne Corps UHIVSTSIIY Upon graduat1on he was ass1gned as an actlon offrcer Ex ed1t1onar Pol1c1es Brach Plans POl1C1ES and O erat1ons QPP8:Oj HQMC worklng Mar1t1me promoted to hrs present rank m May 1997 He then attended the Industr1al College of the Armed Forces CICAFJ Nat1onal Defense Unlverslty Washmgton D C Where he earned a Masters Degree 1n Nat1onal Resource Strategy graduatrng 1n Iune of 1998 LtCol Bryglder assumed command of MSSG 26 26th Mar1ne Expedltlonary Un1t QSOCJ 1n August of 1998 completmg LF6F 2 99 to the Medlterranean AOR and part1c1pat1ng 1n Operat1ons Sh1n1ng Hope Alban1a Iomt Guardian Kosovo and Av1d Response Turkey He I'61'I1El1I1S11'1 th1s b1llet today recently complet1ng LF6F 3 O0 LtCol Bryg1ders personal decorat1ons mclude the Bronze Star Mer1tor1ous SEIVICS Medal Wlth one gold star the Navy and Mar1ne Corps Commendatron Medal wrth one gold star and the Navy and Mar1ne Corps Achrevement Medal MSSG 26 upon completzon ofa communzty relatzons project at Slunj Croatza CO 515 M S th Rck Gzlbraltar an gt 110115501 'MSW 6 0 of Uss Austln MARc300 65 ffai ' f . f ' f ' ' ' A , ' ' ch rank . - . . ' ' , , nn- Sy ' 1 ' ' the aC' . U I - ' 1979, 2111 ' u - ' ' - l he - I P n u y n - I 1 u I P n . I 5 G I ' ' ' CMPFJandfNALMEBlprepositioning issues. Major Brygider was then ass1gned to the Strateg1c In1t1at1ves Group QSIGJ, PPSIO. He was MGIOI' K6l1n91'h M. LCISUIG Major Ken Lasure is a native of Canton, Ohio. Upon graduation from. recruit training at MCRD, Parris Island in 1980, he served with the 10th Marine Regiment in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and 1st Battalion, 12th Marines in Kaneohe Bay Hawaii as a Field Artilleryman, During this period, he completed two Western Pacific deployments with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 3fd Marines to include multinational peacekeeping operations in Beirut, Lebanon. Upon selection to the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Program CMECEPQ and sub- sequent promotion to Staff Sergeant, he attended the Ohio State University. He graduated in December 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. After graduation from The Basic School and follow on schools, he reported to the 151 Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California in january 1990. During this period he served as the MMO, S-4A and later served as the S4 during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in support of Task Force Ripper, 151 Marine Divison. Upon return from southwest asia, he was assigned as a company commander during Opera- tion Restore Hope in Somalia. In 1993 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and attended the Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course CCLOACJ. Upon graduation from CLOAC, Major Lasure was assigned to the Defense Language Institute, Monterey California in Ianu- ary 1994 where he served as the Chief, Programs and Proponency Division and Assistant Director, Operations, Plans and Programs Directorate of the Institute. Following his tour in Monterey Major Lasure was assigned to the 2nd Force Service Support Group CFSSGQ, II Marine Expeditionary Force QMEFJ, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in August 1997. Major Lasure served initially as the S3, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd FSSG. In February 1998, he was assigned as the Officer in Charge, Movement Control Team CMCTJ in support of Operations joint Guard and joint Forge in Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was promoted to his present rank of Major on 1 August 1998. Major Lasure returned from the European Command QEUCOMJ area in August 1998 and was assigned as the Maritime Prepositioning Force fMPFj Officer, G-3 Plans, 2d FSSG. He served in that capacity until November 1998 when he was assigned as the Executive Officer, Combat Service Support Detachment-68 QCSSD-685 and deployed to Honduras in support of Hurricane Mitch disaster relief opera- tions until March 1999. Upon return, Major Lasure was assigned to the 2d Landing Support Battalion CLSBJ, 2d FSSG where he served as the Operations Officer and Executive Officer until December 1999. In December 1999, Major Lasure was selected for his present assignment as the Executive Officer, Marine Expeditionary Unit CMEUJ Service Support Group 26 QMSSG-26j, 26 MEU .Major Lasures personal awards and decorations include, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, joint Service Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon Sergeant Major Clifton R. Sisson his recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. Upon comple- tion of recruit training, Sergeant Major Sisson was transferred to Communications-Electron- ics School, 29 Palms, California for his MOS training to be a Ground Radio Repairman. Upon completion of his MOS school, Sergeant Major Sisson has been assigned to the follow- ing organizations: 2D Field Artillery Group, Force, Troops, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina! MWCS-18, 1st MAW Iwakuni, Japan, 1st Division Support Group, 1st MarDiv, Camp Pe11dl9f0f1f CH1ifOf11iH2 MCCDC Quantico, Virginia, Commnication Electronics School, 29 PalmS, Ca1if01'11i212 2d MHTDN Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d MarDiW Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Inspector-Instructor Staff, Greensboro, North Carolina, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd FSSG, Okinawa, Iapan and The Basic School, MCCDC, Quantico Virginia. As First Sergeant he was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd FSSG, Okmawaf lap-H11 and 'Chen Company A, Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters, United Sta'feS Marine Corps, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia. Sergeant Major Sisson was transferred to 2d Supply Battalion, 2d FSSG on 30 September 1996 and on 28 August 1998 he WHS reassigned to MEU .Service Support Group-26, 26th Marine Expiditionary Unit where he pdf' Ucipated 111 Upefaflen Shining Hope in Albania, Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo, and . i OPQTHUOH Avid Response in Turkey Sergeant Major Sissons personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Cwith 2 gold stars in lieu of third awardj and the Nav and M ' C Achieve- . Q . U y anne orps rCpentMed1a!j fwith 1 gold Star in lpgu of second awardj. Sergeant Major Sisson 1S a graduate of Park College with a Bachelor of Science Regrceeliijl anagement C umma um Laudej. Sergeant Major is married to the former Mary Lee Jewell and they have one son, IOM an o p . 66 USS Austin - MARG 3-00 1 t l l Sergeant Major Sisson enlisted into the Marine Corps on 18 May 1973 and completed' 1-. H Well, who did you turn it in to? 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If? not papa lou! xff 3 gso oininuoi ations Platoon? is nications Chief. Communications Platoon is responsible for the installation, operation, and maintenance of all types of communications assets within the MSSG. The Platoon is organized into four sections and each have a distinct mission. lst Lt Szymanski is the Communications Officer, lst Lt Davis is the assistant Communication Officer, and GySgt Cooper is the Commu The Radio Section, -which owns approximately 50 single channel radios, provides the MSSG Commander with HF VHF and UHF radio connectivity. Radio Communications can operate in both secure cryptographic and VHF frequency hopping modes. The Section maintains an assortment of man portable and high-power vehicle mounted radios as well as two tactical satellite radios and two INMARSAT satellite telephones. Cpl Helton is the Radio Chief. The Wire Section is capable of rapidly installing and operating a tactical, automated switched telephone system around the MSSGs Combat Service Support Operations Center. To facilitate internal command and control, the SB-3614 switchboard runs a 30 phone internal network with automated switching and programmable phone numbers. Additionally the switch board can interface with other units in the area and with existing infrastructure to provide worldwide phone access if commercial lines are available. Sgt Dunbar is the Wire Chief. The Message Center processes all Naval message traffic for the MSSG. The Message Center can send and receive both unclassified and classified messages from almost any where in the world. The Message Center is responsible for routing all incoming messages to the appropriate recipients and for drafting all outgoing messages. Cpl Wester is the Comm Center Chief. The information Systems Management Section handles all data processing equipment in the MSSG. In addition to the maintenance of all computer hardware and software, this section is responsible for the administration and maintenance of a Microsoft Windows NT Local Area Network with over 400 users. Not Only is this network routinely moved and installed wherever the MSSG 1S located but it is also capable of tying into other networks as well as the Internet. Cpl Pratt is the ISMO Chief. Communications Platoon: 1stLt Szymanski Cpl Quebral 1stLt Davis Cpl Wester GySgt Cooper Lcp Cruz Sgt Dunbar Lcp Garcia Sgt Gibbons Lcp Hawkins CpQ Coombs Lcp Holbert Cpl Dailey Lcp Holley CpQ Dawley Lcp Hunter CpQ Darnell Lcp Iackson CpQ Dill Lcp Merritt CpQ Gaddis Lcp OlivarGS CpQ George Lcp Sands Cp- Helton LCP 5Chf0ef9X W SSSVSS Cifrom left to rightl CP! Hifsfhman LCP! Thebaud 1stLt Davis, 1stLt, Szymanski, GySgt Cooper CpQ Lipps LcpQ Thomas C QMallemuth LcpQ Walker . cg Pratt PFC Griffith USS Austin - MARG 3-00 69 .....V,..,, , ..,., J I .r x fc K , 1' n I .'1':, -'L .Q ,lf v x i , ,,' Q .. 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