Bainbridge (DLGN 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHAPLAIN DEPARTMENT The Chaplain Department played a major role on BAINBRIDCE during the Arabian Gulf 91-92 Deployment. Chaplain Charles Kollar and RP1 Michael E. Overton began preparations long before the cruise started by developing and presenting pre-deploy- ment briefs for couples, singles, and children. They also produced a vastly improved series of Family Grams which were mailed to all BAINBRIDCE families throughout the cruise, in addition Chaplain Kollar was editor of the Anchor , a bi-weekly shipboard inspirational newsletter, as well as author of the Care Line messages which the Captain recorded each week for BAINBRIDCE families at home. Acting as pastor, confidant, adviser and counselor, Chaps was actively involved with the crew throughout the deployment. Handling over 120 American Red Cross emergency messages, he delivered good news and bad, comforted those in grief, assisted in sending crew members home on emergency leave when needed, and rejoiced together with new fathers. He also ran the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society office on board, assuring that financial needs were addressed quickly and properly. Helping to keep morale high, RP1 Overton was everywhere on the ship, including the nightly news broadcasts which he hosted along with NCI Smiley ) Steverson. In continuing to take care of all the paperwork, he freed the Chaplain to serve the crew more effectively. RP1 also cared for his shipmates by serving as the ship ' s financial counselor. He personally answered numerous financial American Red Cross requests from families for monetary aid, working with the servicemen to find the right solution. The Chaplain ' s Bible Study was a regular fixture on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Working together with the Catholic Lay Readers, the Chaplain provided weekly religious services on board that were well attended and appreciated. Furthermore, to help meet the spiritual needs of other faiths, the Chaplain Department hosted Chaplains of other religious faiths on board BAINBRIDCE whenever possible. Al-Noor f )r

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NAVIGATION LT Todd W. Stephens Assistant Navigator Hey man, where are we? This ques- tion and many others like it are always being asked and the guys who answer them are the Quartermasters. The men of N Division had two very important jobs during the Ara- bian Gulf deployment . . . getting the ship safely through the Suez Canal, Straits of Bab-al-Manoab, the Straits of Hormuz and into the Gulf and getting it back again. Other than answering Questions and standing vigilant watches, tne QM ' s also ensured the safe navigation of the ship, plotted courses and rendezvous for UN- REPs, briefed the CO and XO on upcoming f ort visits, shot stars , maintained deck o s, and kept a constant record of the ship ' s position. They also ensured the crew knew where they were bj maintaining a chart on the mess decks with the ship ' s position updated daily. Thoup;h small in number, the Naviga- tion team is an important part of BAIN- BRIDGE ' s crew of hard-charging profes- sionals. QMC James P. McHugh QM2 Calvin ). Krone QM3 Bernard F. Lemanski QM3 Christopher K. McCary QMSA Daryl L. Thomas I

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EXECUTIVE This deployment proved to be one of the most challenging cruises that the Executive Department has ever had. From the onset, the workload was staggering. Nevertheless, the men working in X Division came through with flying colors. The Personnel Office was instrumental in all matters pertaining to enlisted personnel. Without their in-depth knowledge of enlisted transactions the ship would have been in a state of disarray. The Ship ' s Office was the backbone of the ship. They had an abundance ol paperwork consisting of the daily POD ' s, a Change of Command Ceremo ny, and numerous end of tour awards. The postal side of the division wsu carried out in an outstanding manner as well. Our Postal Clerk had hii hands full when it came to handling the mail. There were times when th( ship didn ' t receive any mail for a couple of weeks but when mail finally arrived, it was quickly distributed to all personnel on board. PC2 Frank Bandy was recognized for his outstanding job with a Navy Achievement Medal. Our Master-At-Arms was tasked with many responsibilities that ranged from ensuring that no liberty incidents occurred in foreign ports to supplying berthing for newly reporting personnel. MAC (SW) Kevin Hen- son ensured that all personnel kept a neat appearance both in uniform and civilian attire. He was also responsible for the high state of moral throughout the division. Congratulations on a job well done to everyone in the Executive Department. EMCM (SW) George E. Ward Administration Officer 86 RMC (SW) Gordon L. Schooler YN1 (SW) Richard G. Turner Jr. NCI (SW) James A. PN2 Gregory J. Lensie Steverson