Boone (FFG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1986 volume:

TABLE OF CONTENTS USS BOONE ' S CHARACTERISTICS 2 OUR NAMESAKE, JOELT. BOONE 3 COMMANDING OFFICER 4 EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5 COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT HEAD 7 CS-1 DIVISION 8, 9 CS-2 DIVISION 10, 11 CS-3 DIVISION 12, 13 CS-4 DIVISION 14, 15 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT HEAD 17 E-1 DIVISION 18, 19 E-2 DIVISION 20, 21 E-3 DIVISION 22, 23 SHIP ' S CONTROL DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT HEAD 25 SC-1 DIVISION 26, 27 SC-2 DIVISION 28, 29 SC-3 DIVISION 30, 31 SUPPORT DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT HEAD 33 S-1 DIVISION 34, 35 S-2 DIVISION 36, 37 S-3 DIVISION 38, 39 S-4 DIVISION 40, 41 RE-ENLIST, 7-FLEET VISIT, AWARD CEREMONY 42 OPS WITH THE BRITS 43 COOK OUT 44, 45 LOADING STORES 46 THE CREW 47 BOONE UNIVERSITY, HELO CREW 48 SHIP ' S SELF DEFENSE FORCE 49 FOREIGN NAVY OPERATIONS 50 DEPARTING MAYPORT 51 SUEZ CANAL 52. 53 KARACHI, PAKISTAN 54, 55 ROUTINE OF DEPLOYMENT 56, 57 WHO SAYS YOU CAN ' T HAVE FUN 58 THE SEAFARER 59 SITRAH ANCHORAGE 60 BOONESBURY 61 HOMECOMING 62, 63 LAST IMPRESSIONS 64 I UNITED S ' OTES SHIP BOONE -T KF- FFG-28 ' CHARACTERISTICS he USS BOONE (FFG-28) v.-as built by Todd Pacific Shiryards Coipordtion in Seattle. W hington. Her keel was laid dow-n on 27 Main 9. Ten months later, on 16 Januarv ' 1980. she was launched. On a typical Boone day, 15 May 1982, she was commissioned in the Unitd :es Na -. Length 445 Feet Beam 45 Feet Displacement 3.700 Tons Complement 13 Officers, 167 Enlisted Armament ' . . . f S MK 13 Guided Missile Launcher - Harpoon Anti-Surface Missile Standard Anti-Aircraft Missile 76 mm .MK 75 Rapid Fire Gun MK 32 ASW Torpedo Tlibes MK 46 Torpedoes MK 15 Mod 1 Phalanx Close-in Weapons System Combat Systems AN SPS49 Air Search Radar AX ' SPS-i iS Suifa.c S.mil1i Radar MK 92 Fire Control System AN SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System AN SQS-56 Digital Sonar System Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures SRBOC Decoy System Tactical Data Systems Propulsion TVvolEeneral Electric LM 2500 Gas Turbines (40.000 HP) TW) 360 HP Electric Auxiliary Propulsion Units (APU) jL • One Controllable Pitch Propeller Maximum Speed ....; More than 30 Knots Air-Craft Capable of Canning fVvo Medium Size Helicopters J ADM JOEL THOMPSON BOONE (1889-1974) Bom in St. Claire. PA.. Adm. Boone was a graduate of Mercersburg Academy and Hahneman Medical College in Philadelphia. Adm. Boone, who had been with the Naxy Medical Corps since 1914 through 1950, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service with the Marines when he continued to treat the wounded after a shell blew up the Regimental .Aid Station at Belleau Wood. His highest honors came in WWI. when he served as battalion and regimental surgeon with the 6th Marine Regiment and then as assistant division suigeon of the 2nd Army division of the American E.xpeditionan. ' Forces. He participated in other campaigns and received the Distin- guished Service Cross, the Silver Star Medal with five oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart Medal with two oak leaf clusters for his service with the Army. He was one of three officers selected to liberate allied prisoners of war in Japan before the military occupation of that countr - and was Navy Medical Corps representative at the surrender ceremonies aboard the USS MISSOURI in Tokv ' o Bay. A veteran of both world wars and the Korean conflict. Adm. Boone was one of the most highly decorated doctors in the history of the Naw. In addition to the numerous decorations bestowed upon him by this country, he held decorations from France and Italy. He is suA ' ived by his wife, former Helen Koch Boone, a daughter Mrs. Milton F Heller, Jr., five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Adm. Boone died at the age of 84 after a long illness. r V. ' TlSi-t JW ' I 1 HARVEY E. ATKINSON, III COMMANDER UNITED STXTES NAVY Commander Harvey E. Atkinson. Ill, received his commission from Officer Candidate School in March 1967 after graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In April 1967 Commander Atkinson reported aboard USS VOGELGASANG (DD-862) where he sensed as First Lieutenant and Gunnery Assistant. Following a tour as a Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer with the Third Marine Division in Vietnam in 1969, he reported to Destroyer School as a student in April 1970. Commander Atkinson served as Weapons Officer on USS CONNOLE (DE-1056) and USS BARNEY (DDG-6) until June 1973. He attended Naval Postgraduate School between 1973 and March 1976 and received a Master ' s Degree in Meteorology. Between June 1976 and April 1979 he served as Staff Weapons Officer and TAO on Cruiser Destroyer Group ONE Staff Aboard USS O ' CALLAHAN (FF-1051 ) he was assigned as Executive Offi- cer from June 1980 to January 1982. Most recently Commander Atkinson was assigned to Naval Electronic Systems Command. Commander Atkinson is married to the former Barbara Sue Rowe. They have two children, Rebecca and Lin and Ivor Benjamin. He is authorized to wear the Navy Commendation and Nax-y Achievement Medals, the Combat Action Ribbon and various campaign and service medals. RAOUL BURYLE REESE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER UNITED STM ES NAVY Lieuntenant Commander Reese was bom in Pittsburg, Pennsyl- vania on 18 July 1951 . He attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science. After commissioning, he was assigned to duty as Communications Officer in USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113). Subsequently, he was assigned as Com- munications Officer for Commander, Amphibious Squadron EIGHT. Following attendance at Surface Warfare Officer Department Head School, Lieutenant Commander Reese was assigned as Chief Engi- neering aboard USS Mc CLOY (FF-1038). Upon completion of this tour Lieutenant Commander Reese was assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWENTY— TWO as Staff Material Officer. Lieutenant Commander Reese has just completed a tour in the Naval Military Personnel Command. He was ordered to duty as Executive Officer of USS BOONE (FFG-28) in June 1985. In addition to various unit, service and campaign awards, he wears two Navy Commendation Medals and the Navy Achievement Medal. Lieutenant Commander Reese is married to the former Miss Mary Dee Winslow of Indialantic, Florida. They have a son, Morgan. STEVEN C. ROWLAND LIEUTENANT UNITED ST ES NAVY Lieutenant Rowland was bom on 16 October 1956. He was commissioned on 6 May 1978 upon completion of his undergraduate studies at the NROTC program at the University of Rochester, where he received a Bachelor Arts degree in General Science. His first tour of duty was aboard USS HERMITAGE (LSD-34), where he served as Communications Officer and Damage Control Assistant until January 1982. From March 1983 to March 1984, Lieutenant Rowland attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Upon graduation he was marked awarded the degree of Master of Science in Operations Research. Lieutenant Rowland attended the Surface Warfare Officer School Department Head Course from May 1984 to October 1984. He has been assigned as Combat Systems Officer in USS BOONE (FFG-28) since January 1985. Lieutenant Rowland is married to the former Miss Ellen Phelps of Niagara Falls, New York. They have a son John and reside in Jacksonville, Florida. ii i 5 STEVEN C. ROWLAND LIEUTENANT UNITED STff ES NAVY Lieutenant Rowland was bom on 16 October 1956. He was commissioned on 6 May 1978 upon completion of his undergraduate studies at the NROTC program at the University of Rochester, where he received a Bachelor Arts degree in General Science. His first tour of duty was aboard USS HERMITAGE (LSD-34), where he served as Communications Officer and Damage Control Assistant until January 1982. From March 1983 to March 1984, Lieutenant Rowland attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Upon graduation he was marked awarded the degree of Master of Science in Operations Research. Lieutenant Rowland attended the Surface Warfare Officer School Department Head Course from May 1984 to October 1984. He has been assigned as Combat Systems Officer in USS BOONE (FFG-28) since January 1985. Lieutenant Rowland is married to the former Miss Ellen Phelps of Niagara Falls, New York. They have a son John and reside in Jacksonville, Florida. f Lk %i s 9 5 CS-1 DIVISION OS AND EW Operations Specialists operate radar, navigation and communi- cation equipment in the Combat Information Center (CIC) aboard ship. CIC is where the air, surface and underwater tactical situations are plotted, observed, evaluated and communicated. Operations specialists communicate with other ships and aircraft as well as with other departments of their own ship. Electronics Warfare Technicians operate and perform preventive maintenance on electronic equipment used for detection, analysis and identifica tion of emissions in the electromagnetic spectrum. They also worP with equipoment used in deception and jamming of enem electronic sensors including those associated with electronicalh guided missiles. They also interpret incoming electronic signals tc determine source and location. CS-2 DIVISION ST AND TM Sonarmen are technicians and operators responsible for keeping sonar systems, underwater fire control systems, and supporting equipments in operating condition on surface ships. They are responsible for underwater surveillance and aid in safe navigation and search-and-rescue operations. They use sonar to detect sounds and to locate objects by the echoes of these sounds reflected back to the source. Torpedoman ' s Mates maintain underwater explosive weapons such as torpedoes, rockets and missiles and the systems used tc launch them. They are also responsible for the safe loading and unloading, shipping and storage of these weapons. yM TWO rtcaic , uJ ' lu At ;B K( oT3 3T(!,Air; ... 10 1 r i 11 CS-3 DIVISION FX:, GMG AND GMM Fire Controlmen maintain the control mechanisms used in weapons systems on combat ships. Complex electronic, electrical, hydraulic and mechanical equipment is required to ensure the accuracy of Navy guided missiles and surface gunfire control systems. Fire Controlmen are responsible for the operation, routine care and repair of their equipment, which includes radars, computers, weapons direction equipment, target designation systems, gyros and range finders. Gunner ' s Mates (guns) are responsible for the operation and maintenance of gun mounts other ordinance equipment, as well as small arms and magazines. They work with electrical and electronic circuitry: mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. They son and use explosives, operate and maintain magazine flooding an( sprinkling systems. Gunner ' s Mates (missiles) are responsible for the operation an( maintenance of guided missile launching systems, rocket launcher and other ordinance equipment, as well asd small arms am magazines. They work with electrical and electronic circuitry mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. They store and usi explosives, operate and maintain magazine flooding and sprinklini systems. f i CS-4 DIVISION, IC, DS AND ET Interior Communications Electricians install, maintain and repair the equipment needed for interior communications within the ship. These communications systems include public address systems; interior telephone systems; alarm systems; electronic megaphones; engine telegraphs to communicate orders for changes in engine speed from the bridge to the engine room; certain kinds of ships control and equipment monitoring devices; the ship ' s gyro compass; the rudder position indicator; audio-visual equipment for the ship ' s TV entertainment systems; advanced navigation and various other equipment. Data Systems Technicians are Electronic Technicians who specialize in computer systems. They service, maintain, adjust ani repair digital computers, video processors, tape units, buffers, ke sets, digital display equipment, data link terminal sets and relate equipment. Electronics Technicians maintain and repair electronics equip ment on ships. They are responsible for care and repair of radan communication and navigation electronic equipment. Analyz performance of electronics equipment, isolate and repair or replac defective parts. Make sensitivity, selectivity and power measure ments for electronics equipment. J- I :|( - ■ % 1 « J vOt ' U- )T ' :i 0-03 70 So x i n o(k -ui S ' EAdb wuo i. CO ' W ' l ' WftRX) OOrA in) that AsACrt Timf Ycv. ■ ' £ MAKix 5 ' r iPb HfV l 7 vjXi ' . ' ccu.lJTl )t UA( DRO0 A ? Hov lVlvA.tH McRt nMt? ' I 1 V 14 1 yj 1 Bflk x 4 E b A i [ ft fi CS-4 DIVISION, IC, DS AND ET Interior Communications Electricians install, maintain and repair the equipment needed for interior communications within the ship. These communications systems include public address systems; interior telephone systems; alarm systems; electronic megaphones; engine telegraphs to communicate orders for changes in engine speed from the bridge to the engine room; certain kinds of ships control and equipment monitoring devices; the ship ' s gyro compass; the rudder position indicator; audio-visual equipment for the ship ' s TV entertainment systems; advanced navigation and various other equipment. Data Systems Technicians are Electronic Technicians who specialize in computer systems. They service, maintain, adjust ant repair digital computers, video processors, tape units, buffers, ke; sets, digital display equipment, data link terminal sets and relatec equipment. Electronics Technicians maintain and repair electronics equip ment on ships. They are responsible for care and repair of radars communication and navigation electronic equipment. Analyz( performance of electronics equipment, isolate and repair or replac( defective parts. Make sensitivity, selectivity and power measure ments for electronics equipment.  «- - i :i« • ■i  vw ;■« . .. 1 ' V ■J ?)(re ' Oi in) wrtAt IS ,T Xn c( 1J J S ' EA«-i WHO i COv- W ftf CO A OF SHIP J TniT A ' flur ' , HoU M M SHiP r fV t UftPvDRooK HouJ iv vicn (V cftt T)| Atr Do Vooi HAN)t LtFTT 1 c kl ( 9 (vmM NTU 14 repai the ; syste meg; in er ofsh com the varic D, L ROBERT D. ESKER LIEUTENANT UNITED SmrES NAVY Lieutenant Esker, after ten years of enlisted service, received his commission as a limited duty officer (LDO) in April 1980. Prior to his commissioning as an Ensign, Lieutenant Esker served as an Electrician Mate (EM) and Gas Turbine Specialist (GSE), completing tours aboard USS CANOPUS (As-34) from October 1970 to October 1972, USS COLUMBUS (CG-12) from November 1972 to November 1973, and USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) from September 1975 to January 1977. The highest rate he achieved during his enlisted service and temporary officer promotion period was GSCS. In October 1980 following Officer Indoctrination School and FFG-7 Class ship pipe line training, Lieutenant Esker reported to Fleet Introduction Team Number THREE in Seattle, Washington where he served as Assistant Material Ofiicer. An extension of his duty involved serving as Quality Assurance Officer (Gas Tlirbine Section ) for Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Seattle, Washington. Lieutenant Esker reported aboard USS FAHRION (FFG-22) pre-commissioning of USS FAHRION (FFG-22), completing his tour of duty in May 1985. Following a tour as Repair Officer, Supervisor Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Jacksonville, Florida Lieutenant Esker reported aboard USS BOONE (FFG- 28) in July 1985 as Engineering Officer. Lieutenant Esker married the former Miss Connie Lee Nagel. They have two children, Aaron William and Stacie Jo. Lieutenant Esker is authorized to wear the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal (three awards), the National Defense Service Medal and other various service ribbons. 17 E-1 DIVISION GSM AND GSE In ■epai he; ;yste Tieg: n er 3fsh ;om the I ' aric I) These specially trained men operate, repair and perform mechanical electrical organization and intermediate maintenance on gas turbine engines and main propulsion machinery including gears, shafting and controllable pitch propellers, depending on their specialty. They are also assigned auxiliary equipment, propulsion control systems, electrical and electronic circuitry up to the printed circuit modules, and alarm and warning circuitr perform administrative procedures related to gas turbine pro] system operation and maintenance. Test lubricating c distillate fuels for contamination, neutralization and precip Replace and adjust operating tolerance of contacts, microsw relay switches, pressure switches and temperature switches E-2 DIVISION HT AND MR ep. he yst ne; n ( )f.S :or he ' ar Hull Maintenance Technicians do the metalwork necessary to kfup all types of shipboard structures and surfaces in good condition. They also take care of the plumbing and ventilating systems aboard ship and perform firetlghting and damage control duties. They install, maintain and repair valves, piping and plumbing system fittings and tlxtures, repair decks, structures and hulls by welding, brazing, riveting and caulking. Fabricate with light and heavy gauge metal such as aluminium, stainless steel, sheet copper and brass, steel, sheet and corrugated iron. Of and maintain firetlghting equipment and train others in its u Machiner ' Repairmen are skilled machine tool operators, make replacement parts and repair or overhaul ship ' s e auxiliary equipment. They also work on deck equipment incli wenches and hoists, condensers and heat exchange devices, occasionally operate main propulsion machineiy in additi performing machine shop and repair duties. 20 V. it E-3 DIVISION EM AND EN Electrician ' s Mates are responsible for the operation of the ship ' s electrical power plant, lighting systems, electrical equipment and electrical appliances. The duties include installation, operation, adjustment, routine maintenance, inspection, test and repair of electrical equipment. They maintain operating efficiency of distri- bution panels, switches, switchboards, controllers, voltage regula- tors, current transformers and voltage transformers, and maintain operating efficiency of electrical motors, install and maintain storage batteries and interpret electrical sketches, diagrams blueprints. Enginemen operate, service and repair internal combu: engines used to power some of the Navy ' s ships and most o Navy ' s small craft. They also operate and maintain electrohydr controllable pitch propeller systems and steering engines, refi tion and air conditioning systems, air compressors, desaliniz; plants and small auxiliary boilers. ' r- il . J J B m ' ' ' ' 1 i-- ' ! 1 r  ■ • l n fcvjpsi f , ,.ji - ■ i • 1 f ' T • ■ ! 1 i H t i -  .-2 Semi-finalists in the Kojak contest 24 itenant Philip T. Swanson is a 1977 graduate of Ferris State s in Big Rapids, Michigan, and was commissioned by the Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island the following n completion of Surface Warfare Officers School, he reported USS DETROIT (ADE-4) as J Division Officer and then as tor. In July of 1981, Lieutenant Swanson reported to USS STABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) and sewed as Operations . He has made three deployments to the United States Sixth 1 the Mediterranean Sea, one to the Norwegian and Barents id has participated in several exercises in the Caribbean Sea. lay of 1983 Lieutenant Swanson was transferred to Naval e Center, Muskegon, Michigan, where he was in command ecemberof 1984. After six months in Newport, Rhode Island ace Warfare Officer School, Department Head course, he was PHILLIP T. SWANSON LIEUTENANT UNITED STATES NAVY transferred to his present assignment as Ship Control Officer onboard the USS BOONE (FFG-28). Prior to his commissioning, Lieutenant Swanson spent six years in the active and inactive Naval Reserve as a Radioman serving first at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington and then at Naval Reserve Center, Cadillac, Michigan. His decorations include the Navy Achievement Medal, the Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Unit Citation, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. Lieutenant Swans6n hails from Leroy, Michigan and is married to the former Dorothy Railing of Reed City, Michigan. They have three daughters; Angela, Jennifer, and Elizabeth. They reside in Mayport, Florida. 25 Vi€i t 1 Vie ' YvO ? - J- L ;3; c 0 ' r5£g ' M ' M t Tht x CAP ' - oaR BiS ' T wTtu :ir segT ? - T +e rcA ' o ' ;?o(? ) 5 5 V Quartemiastershelpkeepshipsonsafe, accurate courses. Duties obsetvations, work with nautical charts and records, obtain ani in this rating include steering, navigation, standing watch, record data for ship ' s logs and compute high and low tides an; signaling at sea. They use and maintain navigational equipment, cunent velocity. take radar bearings and ranges, make weather and celestial SC-1 DIVISION QM f f Vf, . f ' -f ' i % ' ' rr m ' 9i SC-2 DIVISION RM AND SM Radiomen operate the Navy ' s radio communications systems. They transmit and receive messages for fast, accurate communi- cations, linking together naval activities on ships, shore and in the air. They make sure appiicahie security measures are observed, advi.se on capabilities limitations and conditions of radio equip- ment, operate and maintain the teletypewriter equipment, operate and coordinate communications systems including automated networks, satellite data links, and the fuel spectRim of voice and teletype circuits. Signalmen serve as an es.sential part of tf communications department of a ship and perform their duties c the ship ' s bridge and signal bridge. They use a wide variety of visu signal methods and voice radio to communicate with other ship They .send and receive messages by flashing light, semaphor signal flags and radio telephone. They render honors and cer monies to dignitaries (foreign and domestic I and to passing vessel rn -i SC-2 DIVISION RM AND SM Radiomen operate the Navy ' s radio eommunications systems. They transmit and receive messaj es for fast, accurate communi- cations, hnking together naval activities on .ships, shore and in the air They make sure applicable security measures are obser ' ed, advi.se on capabilities limitations and conditions of radio equip- ment, operate and maintain the teletypewriter equipment, operate and coordinate communications systems including automated networks, satellite data links, and the fuel spectami of voice and teletype circuits. Signalmen serve as an essential part of tt communications department of a ship and perform their duties c the ship ' s bridge and signal bridge. They u.se a wide variety of visu signal methods and voice radio to communicate with other ship They send and receive messages by flashing light, .semaphor signal Hags and radio telephone. They render honors and cer monies to dignitaries (foreign and domestic) and to passing vessel I I SC-3 BM Boatswain ' s Mates keep the exterii)r surfaces of ships in good and anchor gear, serve as Helmsmen and Lxiokouts, preparin condition, maintain machinery ' and equipment on ship ' s decks, rigging, serve asSignalmen on helicopteroperationsandsupervij handle cargo, and operate small boats. They supervise cargo deck crews in cleaning, painting and maintaining the ship and il handling and storage, direct handlingand storage of mooring lines equipment. 32 IF YOU LIKED IT BOILED. YOU ' LL LOVE IT FRIED. DAVID P. MULVEY LIEUTENANT SUPPLY CORPS UNITED STATES NAVY Lieutenant David P. Mulvey was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in August 1978 upon graduation from the University of Rhode Island. From October 1978 through March 1979, Lieutenant Mulvey attened the Army Quartermaster Basic Course graduating with honors. From March 1979 until April 1980, Lieutenant Mulvey served as Supply Officer and TVansportation Officer for the Deputy Chief of Staff, Second Infantry Division, South Korea. In March 1980, Lieutenant Mulvey was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division where he served as a Company Executive Officer, followed by Company Command. His final job with the 101st Airborne was as Forward Area Support Coordinator where he was a.ssigned to and stationed with a forward deployed combat infantry brigade to provide total logi.stic support for 3,300 troops. In April 1980, Lieutenant Mulvey accepted a commission to the United States Navy to serve as a Supply Corps Officer. After Navy Supply Corps School at Athens, Georgia, he was assigned to USS BLUE RIDGE ( LCC-19) where he sewed as Assistant Supply Officer, Stock Control Officer and Ship ' s Store Officer. Lieutenant Mulvey reported aboard USS BOONE (FFG-28) in August 1985 and is serving as Supply Officer. Lieutenant Mulvey is a bachelor However, he would consider marriage if the girl were incredibly attractive, and had enough money to support his childish fantasies. Lieutenant Mulvey is authorized to wear the Army Commenda- tion Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Air Assault Qualification Badge and various service medals. ClOc ' .SB ? r. 1l ' ir: . 1 T )C jCHtDaur CC( i3 I ! E . 33 S-1 DIVISION SK Stoa ' kcL ' PL ' rs are responsible for making available the supplies trihution of supplies. They also maintain complex fiscal recor required to operate all the Navy ' s activities. Storekeepers have a afloat and ashore. They prepare requisitions and order to mainta wide variety of Job opportunities in fiscal management, stock supplies at the prescribed support level and to satisfy ' non-stocki control, warehousing, inventory management and physical di.s- departmental requirements. I f I S-2 DIVISION MS Mess Management Specialists order, prepare and seA- ' e food in required, assist in ordeniiji and stowage ot ' items and procuremt Navy dining facilities aboard ships and at shore stations in the of equipment including cooking and eating utensils, operate a United States and overseas. They operate and manage kitchen and manage unaccompanied personnel living quarters, prepare men dining facilities, estiamte quantities and kinds of food items and maintain financial records and required reports. i SSStJ j S-4 DIVISION YN, PN, PC, HM AND MA Yeomen perform administrative and clerical work. They receive visitors, answer telephone calls and sort incoming mail. They type, organize files and operate duplicating equipment. They also order and distribute supplies. They perform administrative duties in connection with investigations and trials. Personnel men provide enlisted people with information and counseling related to Navy occupations, opportunities for general education and job training, requirements for promotion, and rights and benefits. They also assist enlisted people and their families with special problems or personal hardships. Postal Clerks operate the Navy postal system. They make sure various types of mail have been properly marked and sorted and perform a variety of counter operations similar to those performed in United States postal services offices, such as selling stamps, handling money orders and preparing claims, tracers and inquiries. Hospital Corpsmen assist health professionals in providin medical care to Navy people and their families. Onboard ship, th Hospital Corpsman diagnoses and treats disease and injurie; administers medications including injections, administers in munization programs, provides emergency medical treatment an instructs sailors and marines in first aid procedures, fills prescrif tions and maintains pharmacy stock and performs medica administrative and clerical functions: maintains treatment record and reports. Master-At-Arms enforce rules and regulations to maintai military discipline. Perform physical security duties, conduct preliminary investigations, organize and trains personnel assigne to security and shore patrol duties, conducts crime preventio programs and assists in crowd control and confrontation situation; VJcVl UOC i r Trtv 7 |T ' Pl eTTV GR)tJ . B o 1 d y 40 ' Filler up — make sure you wash the windshield too 46 PACE HELO CREW HELO CREW AT 48 SHIP ' S SELF DEFENSE FORCE If FOREIGN NAVY RELATIONS r A lMA- ' 50 EPARTING MAYPORT, FLORIDA i. 51 FOREIGN NAVY RELATIONS 50 EPARTING MAYPORT, FLORIDA 51 SUEZ CANAL . ;v ' o? - ■ isji ya „. , .J. .2 - S a iSm WHO SAYS YOU CAN ' T HAVE FUN? Oait-a-d t(j leave four months sooner than we shoulda: 1 lad to rush round, getting this, that, and the ■ ' utter. But October seven, Oh, ' twas at the stroke of two— BOONE left the pier, heading East, the Med to pursue. The .Atlantic we cro.s.sed in but eleven days. To food, fuel and liberty during Rota ' stay. .Another seven days, and we were through the Suez; In a record time — or .so the QMC said. We found the JARRETT on November the fifth. C ' rot Mid Ea.st Force pubs and other turnover gifts. The next port we saw after days on patrol. Was Bahrain, we were pierside, for ten days of toil. In addition to long hours, and work getting done. We had picnics and games, fun for everyone. On December the first, we were once more at sea. Keeping merchant .ships safe and .shipping lanes free. l)Ut for some anchorings and fuel .stops .somewhat short. No land did we see, before Karachi, which brought— .A liberty port where choice shopping did abound. Stores with onyx and wood, copper and aigs. all o ' er town. Thus, throughout the ship, most of our goods have been stored, I thought we ' d need a crane to get some things aboard. The bargains we made should be well W(jrth the effort; Wlien we pre.sent our gifts to loved ones in Mayport. leaving Karachi and returning to the Gulf, St(jring our civilian clothes away on a shelf Christmas spent at sea is normally the Pits ; But the talent show we had. .seemed to make a hit. ,ANd SANT.A brought us mail, his sleigh was a helo — A Bird with a .strange name, which I ' ll explain below. The De.sert Duck it ' s called, no one .seems to know why. But it brought your greetings and dire needed supplies. On January Sixth, we arrived in Dubai— There ' s work to be done and some equipment had died. The thirteenth was the date we were .scheduled to leave; But over the air waves and order is recieved. A merchant ' s in trouble near the Gulf of Oman, Boarded, we are told, by the likes of Iran. COMIDEASTFOR .says GO— Make the Straits of Hormuz. Investigate all. .send me the facts and the news. When we arrived, we found the enemy had fled. All was ju.st fine, guess Iran lost it ' s head ' : ' The Saga continued as we .sailed day and night; As we tailed the Iran .ship til it left our sight. That crisis over, we headed North to Bahrain. I ' ut .somehow or other, that got cancelled again. liahrain wasn ' t reached on the fourteenth as planned. So, on the twenty-first it was .scheduled again. But the fourteenth has brought a Holiday Routine, To celebrate Hump Day. we are halfway between. I )own to two digits and impatiently counting. While the davs that remain seem .so insurmounting. Then the ever-changing .schedule has .struck anew. Our fuel .stop in Bahrain won ' t be any time .soon. The reason; We were told a Regime had fallen; And Yemen ' s coast beckoned, lest we were called on. We obseA ' ed as the British and French did the job. Of moving their people and controlling the mob. We were ready and willing, to help if need be. And our presence showed we cared for their .safety. With our fuel tanks a ' yearning, a Brit brought relief We ' re refueled at sea by H.M.S. Brambleleaf Their help didn ' t stop as their heloes touched down. Taking mail to Djibouti, we would send it home. Months gone numbered four — upon January ' s ending. And after weeks at sea, morale needed mending. The month of the Groundhog brought us to Muscat. Country was Oman, one more Muslim habitat. After the visits, receptions and ceremonies. Came walking tours and shopping and a beer or three. After three days inport we once again .set .sail; With a surpri.se from Conolly. who brought us mail. As the days pa.ssed by, some times at maddening pace. We arrived once more, at Sitrah ' s anchorage place. With our reefers low, and our fuel tanks near empty, The barges arrived, with their pallets aplenty. With our bellies full and the engines running smooth. We turned to our mail to read all the latest news. Back and forth we went shadowing ships here and there; Then North one la st time, into Bahrain tor repairs. A payday ' s reward, we arrived one day early. Outboard the Lasalle, the ' WTiite Ghost was so pearly. Then it was South, to Joseph STRAUSS and our relief And through the Suez, a sight beyond our belief Malaga was next, that was in Spain, so they say. P-.s-.s-t!l We .sold hilly things, at auction on the way. Frederick ' s the .source. Sold sight unseen, open not. But afterwards revealed, by the person which bought. Cavalaire in April, a French speaking city. A schedule change in our favor. WTiat a Pity!! Sorry. We cancelled your port call, you must detach. HAIHA! Plea.se Brer Bear, don ' t throw me in that briar patch! After the Straits of Gibralter and .Azores for gas, The time long awaited, had come to us at last. With a fuel stop at Bermuda to end the trek west. Towards Flonda ' s coa.st. and a much de.seived rest. Now all that remained was to be tied up once more. Be returned ti m lur homes and loved ones we adore. And as they appear wfth their cheers and applause. We can trust and be sure it ' s a blessing from GOD. Now that we look hack, to where we ' ve been, what sveve done- I just wonder myself WTio .said it would be fun?l 58 THE SE. F. RER B aAN MEKlKHEl i Hurriedly and without a care in the wwid, the boy ran dovm the hillside to the H tertiront. He w just in time to see one of the great sailing ships sail for some distant port. Hi h- excited by the sight of the great essel. the boy looked around for someone to share his disco ' er - vith. Seated on an ancient looking bench beneath arooreandentfoddng oak bee, sat the old sealer, who was obviously more intent on wiiittling the chunk of pine in his hand than he v ias the highK agitated boy. Of course, the boy recognized him ri t away. E ier x)ne in the illage knew of the loney old Viidower who spent e er - day by the waterfront taking mental in ' €ntor - of exiery ship that came and went. Eagerly, the hoy approached the old man but watched quietly as the piece of pine seemed to come to life in the hand of its holder with seemin y little effort. Finally the boy could hold hack no longer, did wu see the schooner? Did wu see how easily she ided out of the harbor? The mariner smiled, i saw her. But shes not a sdiooner. she ' s a frigate. .A . fcm-O-VVar, she is! He danced at the boy with upturned evxes. The boy replied with a surprised oh! .And for several moments after, neither of them spoke. It seemed an etemit - had gone b ' before the wuth decided to press the conversation. bu used to sail a lot. didn ' t ' ou? .And then before the old one could answisr, he followed it up with, Was it on a frigate? The old man continued his carving as he answered the boy, No, I sailed on one of the great trading vessels. Oiir cargo ojvered ewrvthing from spices to pearis. .And where haw wu sailed to, sir? The boy asked. It wt uld be easier to count the places where 1 ha en t sailed! the old man replied. He reflected that x u can go a lot of places in more than half a century of sailing a tall ship. The boy saw that this was all he was going to get for a reply so he tried another question. ■ril bet that w eighing anchor and pulling out was the best part, huh? The old seafarer had ceased his caning now and was looking toward the sunset, without actually seeing the bright crimson orb as it touched the surface of the sea. In his mind, he was trawling hack to the da S when he was still an ardent sailor. He was remembering the many times pulling into this same harbor and. without tail, seeing his wife standing on the pier, tears in her e ies, and wa ing them home. He handed the boy the piece of pine, which was now an elaborate wxxKien anchor with an intricate chain attached Gee. thanks! the boy squealed, more excited than e ' er. Then he darted hack up the hill from which he had come forgetting his unanswered question. The old sailor stood up and watched the K y disappear over the hill while brushing the w  d chips from the front of his clothes as they hung tenaciously to his v x ien garments. When he was sure the boy was gone, he spoke the answer to the boys question, a wn contented smile on his face. No. son, he said, the best part of e ery cruise. was coming home. Then, he too, started up the hill. 59 a 62 ' SKwiiiEB ' jii H M E CCMING 1986 K5«f « !■■■■ ■■■ •■■■■■■■a WA LS WORTH 1 PUBLISHING COMPANY J MarMlin . Mo U S A CRUISE BOOK OFFICf 1203 West Lillle Creek Norfolk, Virginia 23505 fM i M