Austin (LPD 4) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 2001

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Department AA Jose Jimenez ABFAN Lenin Espinoza AR l iston Esse Ar Shaidi Mat.it.i THE Air Department operates and maintains a 6-spot flight deck capable of landing all U.S. Military helicopters, the V-22 Osprey; ' and the AV-8B Harrier . Additionally, members of the Air Department operate two fuel systems: a 216,000-gallon JP5 (jet fuel) system and 22,500-gallon MOGAS (automotive gasoline) fuel system. During Med Cruise 2000 the crew continually worked long hours in support of the 26 MEU Air Combat Element (ACE), 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 JP5 and 2000 gallons of MOGAS 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 provieled aviation-related support to all of USS AUSTIN ' S 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, ABF3 Baker, AN Giscombe, and AN Matatta during Med Cruise 2000 while welcoming LT Rapp, AN Waye, AA Hitchings and ABH3 Bridegam. ABHAN Christopher Taylor USS Austin - MARG 3-00

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Air LT Mark Rakestraw ABFCS Stephen Simandira ABHl Ramon Carter ABH2 Tim Armer ABF2 Ron MiUer ABH2 Seane OBrien AS2 Lance A. Shelton AS3 Alvvali Brown -4 AIR BOSS. LCDR Stcphau Pern is pictured on left end of first row. lie led the Air Department during work-ups and the first half of MARG3-00. fue the hv( emi mis ofl ves AU Dei Gb USS Austin - MARG 3-00



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Combat Cargo | „ . „icer, CW Dubie is on the left end of second row. Combat Cargo Assistant Staff Sergeant Craig P. Gamaclic is on the right end of second row. Combat Cargo is a special staff department that has two Marines permanently assigned to the USS AUSTIN: The Combat Cargo Officer, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Leigh A. Dubie and Combat Cargo Assistant Staff Sergeant Craig P. Gamache. Their mission is to coordinate and liaison with embarked units and department heads in preparation and execution of plans required to embark and debark of troops, loading and unloading of cargo, stowage of vehicles and cargo, billeting and messing of embarked troops. Additionally, Combat Cargo maintains during the deployment phase a 15-man Augmentation Platoon that provides support not only to flight deck and well deck operations but also to all troop spaces. Combat Cargo maintains the Quality of Life ' for Marines and Sailors of the landing force by providing them with maintenance teams that ensure all living spaces are kept comfortable by repairing and maintaining all necessary heads ar d showers to include plumbing and air conditioning is in working order on a daily basis. During the deployment. Combat Cargo works in tandem with Air and Deck departments. During this deployment. Combat Cargo coordinated and executed embarkation and debarkation of over 6,094 personnel, 187,155 pounds of cargo, 8,543 kilograms of mail and 410,000 rounds of ammunition. Members of Combat Cargo Augmentation Platoon are: SGT Cox, CPL Caro, CI L Trimmer, CPL Wolf, CPL Zabrosky, HM3 Arceneaux, HM3 Whitman, LCPL Becan, LCPL Becker, LCPL Belcher, LCPL Fischetti, LCPL Green, LCPL Hamburg, LCPL Jacobscn, LCPL Linger, LCPL Martinez, LCPL Pless, LCPL Snvder, LCPL Spencer, LCPL Sinche, PFC Dyskhoorn, PFC Harris, and PVT Ellis

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