Bowen (FF 1079) - Naval Cruise Book

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Tar left, the ship ' s self-defense force gathers around a .50 cal gun nt on the 02 level. RMl Rich LIttlefreld and rC2 Eu- gene Christopher, left, on the quar- terdeck in Malaga, Spain. Standing bridge watch during ship handling drills are, from right, SR Mark Planer, SM Donald McCombs, t:MS Mitch Paul and EMS Greg Mo- ses. MMl Michael Bastin, below, an internal medicine text book at his desk in sick bay. Operations Officer LT Guy Zanti, Above, RMSN Matt Frank and RM2 left, reading Bill Cosbys book. Fa- Steven Tipton on the ship ' s signal therhoodin his stateroom. LT Zanti bridge. Maples, Italy is in the back- became engaged to LTJG Kathleen ground. Murray, food services officer of USS Yellowstone (AD-41) during the Vil- lefranche, France port visit. Crew members 49

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ET3 Bobby Ford, above, solders a transformer for the AN SPS lOr surface search radar. iverse crew embarks on Mediterranean deployment D iverse is the word that best describes the crew of USS BOWEN. The 25 officers and over 280 enlisted crew members who were aboard for part or all of the Medi- terranean deployment represent- ed all of the 50 United States and three foreign countries — Cuba, Peru and Columbia. Crew members are assigned to one of four departments on the ship: Weapons, Operations, Sup- ply or Engineering. Administra- tion, or xn division, comprises a fifth department. The ship also embarks an en- tire helo detachment, including 4 officers and 12 enlisted techni- cians, during any major cruise. Departments are further divid- ed into divisions, and divisions are divided into workcenters. Enlisted crew members are assigned to a department and divi- sion based on their rating or spe- cialty. At the head of the shipboard chain of command are the Com- manding Officer and Executive Of- ficer. Below, from left to right, BT2 Jack Maas, BT2 Garry Wright, BTC Rickey Dawson and BT3 Colt Doster in the fireroom console booth. Automatic controls for fireroom equipment are located in the console. The large gages in the background indicate steam pressure in lA boiler. 48 Crew members

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Clockwise, from right: While care- fully monitoring Bowens position in relation to a replenishment ship, CDR Robbins discusses a com- munications problem with LT Guy Zanti, Operations Officer. During an underway replenishment. Bow- en receives between 60-100.000 gallons of fuel from an oiler; CDR Robbins seated in the Captains chair on the bridge during battle group steaming; below. CDR Robbins reviews a report at a table in his cabin. XO tour is demanding LCDR Paul S. Allen reported aboard USS BOWEM as prospective Exec- utive Officer on September 22, 1986. Its probably the toughest tour I ' ve had but also the most rewarding, he said. LCDR Allen has served In billets on both coasts and even In Australia. Following commissioning, he be- came Communications Division Officer In USS CGMSTELLATlOn (CV-64) and then Assistant First Lieutenant aboard LCDR Paul Allen, left. Executive Officer, served as the ship ' s navigator and principal •Klministrator of command policy during his USS BLUERIDGE (LCC-19). His first shore tour was In Pearl Harbor, Hawaii at the Human Resource Management Center. After graduating from Surface War- fare Department Head School, he be came Weapons Officer of USS BAGLEY (rr-1069) and then Operations Officer on USS SAM BERnARDIMO (LST- 1 189). Mis nc, t shore tour was at the Rciyal Australian naval Statt College, where he completed a six month program for na- val officers. Affcr attending Prospective Execu- tive Officer school, LCDR Allen became BOWEnS XO. McdcscribedBOWEn ' Scrcwas ' thc best 1 ve ever worked with. V 50 Crew members