Bowen (FF 1079) - Naval Cruise Book

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When USS Bowen deploys, so does J—f T ? AD2 James rical, above, reviews a manual next to the sonarbuoy lock- er in the helo hangar. AD2 Meal is a jet engine technician. w hen USS BOWEN deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, HSL 36, DET 3 was al- ready part of the crew. The helicopter detach- ment, homeported in May- port, Florida, had been as- signed to BOWEN since Jan- uary, and had participated in several of the battlegroup cruises leading up to the Med deployment in June. The deployment, accord- ing to pilot LT Jack Sother- land, meant having the op- portunity to do what you ' re trained to do, seeing that ev- erything works as adver- tised, and getting to visit places like Villefranche, Torremolinos, Antalya, and, of course, Alexandria, Cairo and Palermo. HSL 36, DET 3 is com- prised of 4 officer pilots, 1 chief petty officer and 12 en- listed technicians. The aver- age age of the technicians is just 21. Their areas of exper- tise range from aircraft struc- tural repair to jet engine me- chanics to avionics. Two of the enlisted technicians are anti-submarine warfare sen- sor operators who fly with the aircraft. During ASW operations, the crew splits into a day and night shift, allowing continu- ous prosecution. For this reason, and due to the amount of maintenance which the helicopter re- quires, there are two enlis- ted technicians for each rat- ing in the detachment. The LAMPS helicopter is a 30yearold design which has been continuously modern- ized. LAMPS stands for Light Airborne Multi-Purpose Sys- tem, and serves as an exten- sion of the ship ' s weapons and sensor systems. The he- licopter carries two MK 46 torpedo s, sonarbuoys, elec- tronic sensors, a long range radar and other systems to locate surface and subsur- face targets. The helicopter can also be used for rescue and assistance, mail, cargo and passenger transfers. AW3 Kevin Harrington and LT Stan Jurewicz in the helo hangar prior to an anti-submarine warfare operation, AW3 Harrington is an ASW sensor operator and IT Jurcwic is the detachments maintcnanc c olTiccr. 78 Crew members

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Pi ff . T James E. Wallace Boiler Technician rireman Claude A. Ward Bn.il-sw.lirl s M.ite Hrst Class John Whyatt Carlos A. Wiggins Seaman Apprentice George Williams Sonar Technician rirst Cla BTFA James Wallace, above, lis- tens to a Walkman radio in Engi- neering berthing. Walkman ' s are popular on ships because members can listen to music with- out disturbing those around them. BTFM James Waller, far left, holds a torch while BT2 Jack Maas lights it. Once inserted into one of the ships two 1200 psi boilers, the flame will ignite the atomized fuel which is sprayed into the boiler. HTFPi Wayne White, left, at a restau- rant in Malaga, Spain. Malaga was generally considered by crew bers to be the best port of the 1987 Mediterranean cruise. Crew members 7 7

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ATI John O Donncll, far left, pre- pares the SH-2r LAMPS MK I heli- copter for a phase inspection. Left, AXC Robert Dean, LT Dave Jen- kins, AT2 Joseph Sutorus, LT Billy Dodson and LTJQ Renan Rojo on the flight desk. SHSn Lawrence Williams, below left, trims AW3 Tim Holts hair in the ship ' s barber shop. Below, AMH2 Gerald Depoi, just visi- ble below the rotor blades, performs a daily inspection of the helos engine prior to flight opera- tions. MSL 36 DET 3, from left, kneclmq A I 1 J O Donncll, AEl D. Dishner, AMH2 G. Depoi, ADl L. Hair, AXC R. Dean AT2 J. Sutorus, LT J Sotheiland, AD2 J. Heal Standing: LT S. Jurewicz, LT A. Massey, AW3 T. Holt, AZ3 J. Holloway, AH W. Hamilton, AW3 K. Harrington, AE3 D. Vollmer, LT D. Jenkins. In helicopter: AMS3 D. Cangley. Above, CDR Richard Robbins pre- sents a letter of commendation from Commander, Sixth fleet to AXC Robert Dean. Crew members 79