Bowen (FF 1079) - Naval Cruise Book

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Charles E. Allison Electronics Technician T Mark A. Bailey Fireman Apprentice William P. Bailey Seaman Apprentice Dwight Bain Tommy G. Beard Randall M. Bennett Operations Specialist Second CI, Herbert W. B. Benton hospital Corpman Jessie L. Benton, Jr. Operations Specialist Third Clas Charles M. Bickford Seaman Apprentice .1 f ' t n EMFN Donald Bryant, far right, re- moves the vent fog precipitator from one of the ship ' s three turbine generators to perform mainte- nance. FA Mark Bailey, right, listens to a Walkman in the Engineering Ber- thing compartment. YMl Thomas Boer, below right, at the end of a long day in the ship ' s office. GMG3 Charles Burkett, below, stops for a Pepsi at a sidewalk cafe while standing shore patrol watch in Maples, Italy. r • is. ' ilii 58 Crew members Kk

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STGCM Charles Clore and LTJG Jim Kriner, far left, on the starboard bridge wing during anti-submarine warfare operations in the central Med- iterranean. STQCM Clore stood ASW evaluator watch in the Combat Infor- mation Center. Left, LT Pasquale Prezioso and QMCM William Reed. Command Master Chief, in front of a tour bus in Malaga. Spain. The Command Master Chief is frequently involved in organizing tours and other events designed to improve morale and provide crew members with interesting activities in their leisure hours ( Below, STGCM Charles Clore departs Bowen for the last time shortly after the ship returned from the cruise. As- sembled to salute STQCM Clore as he leaves are the Executive Officer. Com- mand Master Chief and Bowen s CPO mess. CMC reaches ultimate goal ' When William C. Reed, BOWEN ' S Cotnmand Master Chief, entered the navy in 1963, many of the sailors who were his shipmates during BOWEM ' S 1987 Mediterranean cruise hadn ' t even been bom. ' Over the 24 years of service, I look on that as the most significant, he said in describing both the deployment and his tour as Command Master Chief. 1 thought it was outstanding. QMCM Reed ' s responsibilities in- clude the Enlisted Surface Warfare Spe- cialist qualification program. Profes- sional Development Board, Enlisted Dis- ciplinary Review Board and 1 division. QMCM Reed has served on a num- Above, QMCM William Reed, the Command ber of Ships as a quartermaster, includ- Master Chief, in the Chief Petty Officers jng USS SITKIM (AE-17), USS MCDOM- Mess. The Command Master Chief advises p £;LL (FF-1043), USS RANGER (CV-61), the Captain on issues concerning the crew. and USS MARS (AFS-1). His shore tours were fewer, and in- clude the United States naval Acad- emy Sailing Center, the Reserve Offi- cer Training Corp at Aubum University in Alabama, and Port Services in ROTA, Spain. The Command MasterChief is the Commanding Officers advisor on matters pertaining to the morale and well-being of the crew. QMCM Reed said that becomings Command Master Chief was my ulti- mate goal years ago. fie added that the crew members of USS BOWEM are outstanding young men and his tour on BOWEN was an exciting way to end his 24 year career. Crew members 57

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1 li fl i x It V iTx, Clayton Blair Seaman Jamey G. Blalock Operations Specialist Seaman Steven A. Blalock Operations Specialists Seaman Thomas E. Boerr Yoeman rirst Class Kenneth M. Brown, Jr. Gunners Male Seaman Randall J. Bryson Interior Communications Third Class Michael J. Burgess Torpedoman s Mate Third Class Charles R. Burhett Gunner s Mate Third Class 1 ir i-4M K 11: f 1 1 1VC 1 1 Jiyi f •i . p f 1 1 i i v 1l 1 IC3 Randall Bryson, far left, look- ing through the drawer under his rack. EMS Kenneth Allen, left, leans against his rack in Engineering Ber- thing while reading a rate training manual. GMMSM Ken Brown and OS3 Jessie Benton, below, toast the ship ' s ar- rival in Malaga, Spain. GMMSM Ken Brown and SM Scott zeh in Egypt. At left, OSSA Charles Martin, far left (on facing page), at Bickford on a bench in Monaco with the base of the Great Pyramid of Gi- a local friend. Creiv members 59