Bronstein (FF 1037) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1982 volume:

V c ' JZJ -1 , ;■ ' W ' - ... . mm i:isi;iii-t I USS BRONSTEIN (FF1037) WESTPAC 1982 CRUISE BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS SHIP ' S HISTORY 3 COMMANDING OFFICER 4 EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5 OFFICERS 6 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS 8 ENROUTE WESTPAC 10 DEPARTMENTS a. ENGINEERING B - 12 E 15 R 16 l.£x c ■ - 1 8 Snipes -Lo b. OPERATIONS OI I 20 OC 23 OE 26 More Operations 28 c. WEAPONS ' 1st 30 2nd 33 3rd 36 More Weapons 38 d. SUPPLY 40 e. ADMINISTRATION 44 UNREPS 48 SPORTS 52 LIFE AT SEA 58 PORT VISITS 66 HEADING HOME 78 HOME SWEET HOME 79 CRUISE BOOK STAFF 80 SHIPS HISTORY Change of Command Program XtUSIC B) CAMP PKNDLtTON MARINF ( ORPS 8 M) ARRllAL OF DIGMTARIES PARADE OF COLORS Li.S. MARINE CORPS COLOR GIARD ATIOSAL ASTHEM INVOCATION I TJG I.. D. CRIPPS, CHC. I ' SSR DFSTROYER SQl ADRON TWFNTV THRKF ( HAPI l RL l lA ' AS S) CAPTAIN M I - TRIIBFR. LSN COMMANOKR Df iTRO tR syi ADRON TWKNT THRKF Rt f RKS fl CO. f tASDI G OFFICER COMMANDER Wll LIAM R. SCHMIDT, USN READING OF ORDERS AND CHANGE OF COMMAND REMARKS BY COMMANDING OFFICER I in TtNXNT COMMANDER JAMES C. DAWSON. JR.. I SN U Y HYMN RETIRING OF THE COLORS RECEPTION COMMISSIONED OFFICERS MESS OPEN 5 CDR J.C. DAWSON, JR., USN COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER JAMES CUTLER DAWSON, JR. Commander James Cutler DAWSON. Jr. was born in Richmond, Virginia on January 27, 1948 He is a 1970 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. CDR DAWSON was Initially assigned to duty on board USS SAMPLE (DE 1048) as EMO and later as CIC Officer Upon completion of the US Naval Destroyer School, Newport, Rhode Island he served on board USS ALBERT DAVID (FF 1050) as Weapons Officer. This was followed by command of USS MOl Al A (ATF 106) from October 1975 until May 1977. CDR DAWSON received an MS in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1978. CDR DAWSCJN served as Flag Secretary to Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group THREE from January 1979 until August 1980 CDR DAWSON assumed command of USS BRONSTEIN (FF 1037) on 5 December 1980 LCDR B.T. VAN BELLE, USNR EXECUTIVE OFFICER LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BRUCE THOMAS VAN BELLE WAS BORN ON 6 JULY 1950 IN PHILA- DELPHIA, PA. UPON GRADUATION FROM VILLANOVA IN 1973 HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN IN THE U.S. NAVY RESERVE. ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED TO THE USS FISKE (DD-842) AS DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT FROM 1973 TO 1976. SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS SERVED ON USS COMPASS ISLAND (AG-153) AS CIC EMO OFFICER, AND THE USS AYLWIN (FF-1081) AS ENGINEERING OFFICER. LCDR VAN BELLE REPORTED ON BOARD USS BRONSTEIN (FF1037) IN FEBRUARY OF 1982. OFFICERS f 1st Row (L R) LT WEARS (WEAPONS). LT HIRE (ENGINEERING). LCDR VAN BELLE (XO). CDR DAWSON (CO). LCDR ANDER SON (OPERATIONS). LT HAMMERSTEIN (SUPPLY). 2nd Row (L R) ENS DANIEL, LTJG BRUNKER. ENS BINNEY. LT BUNG. LTJG FITZMAURICE. LT RODRIGUEZ, 3rd Row (L R) ENS HARRIMAN. ENS BARRINGTON. ENS MEYER. ENS MOODY. ENS GARCIA - v 7 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS iL i h .is xa ' ■■IB3PBi ] ENROUTE WESTPAC MAY 29TH, 1982 NOW BEGINS THE LOOKING AHEAD AND COUNTING OF DAYS TILL BRONSTEIN RETURNS HOME 10 li - : 1 aii 11 E N G I N E E R I N G D E P T B DIVISION j.%1 :fv .t 1st Row (L R) CLARK. SCHELLER, LOPEZ. DEMO. KOESHALL. STIDHAM. CUMMINGS 2nd Row (L R) DUNKLE. ROBERTSON. POWELL. TATUM. ROHRBACH. KEATING. BABCOCK. TIDWELL 12 ■VB ' « 13 Q oop,oo(z 14 E DIVISION 1st Row (L-R) CAMITAN. McGEHEE. ROBINSON, BRANTLY, HASTIE. FITZMAURICE 2nd Row (L-R) CORDOVA. WADE, RUSH, HARRISON. COUSINEAU. GUESS, RAMSEY, GILBERTSON. COATES I i 15 R DIVISION Isi Row (L R) SANDERS. WALES. BEGGS. GRAVELL. MAIER. 2nd Row (L R) RAYMOND. LINDSEY. POOR ELLSWORTH ULUCO DANIEL % a m •j ' ■Mi 16 M A DIVISION -r— ir - J. . • J : ' -: -:-i A. .3 ' 1st Row (L R) HOLEBROOK. W WEBER. NELSON, MERRICKS. SPINO. CAMPFIELD. ADAMS. WALKER 2nd Row (L-R) D JOHNSON, AQUINO, FERRAN. FORBES. COLE. LABELLE. J. WEBER. C. PALMER 3rd Row (LR) DAVIS, BLACK, BUYSMAN, MARTIN. LUSTRO, DORN. 17 SNIPES 1H I- 19 M o p E R A T I O N S D E P T 01 DIVISION h 1st Row (L R) COLLINS. RINGOLD. D OLEMAN. PANAGIOTIS. SULA. TRAYNOR. ELLIS 2nd Row (L R) BUNG. EDWARDS. A OLEMAN. RICHIE, MUNDT. HARDIN, EMBICH 3rd Row (L R) TOOMEY. McCOLLOUGH. FARQUHAR. OBEREMBT. WILLIS. TRAYLOR. AIRD, LESAN k 1 ..l, 22 OC DIVISION 1st Row (LR) YENZER, TYRRELL, C. TURNER 2nd Row (L-R) MEYER, ALMOND, GRIGSBY, KLETKE, HOLDER 3rd Row (LR) QUIROZ, HATCHER, BECK, KING, HITAFFER, KNOWLES. 23 ¥ M- j J im lll||ll;- ' !a!!| Z- ' ■■••• ' f.i.. - 25 OE DIVISION 1st Row (L R) BINNEY. MONTOYA, HICKS. SATELE, HALLOCK 2nd Row (L R) FARR. CLOUSE. MUSSON. TAUFERNER. KLEBOWSKI. FREDRICKS 26 27 OPERATIONS l,l«Hriypjl, 29 w E A P O N S D E P T A FIRST DIVISION Isl Row (L R) HILDRETH. ABSHERE. SIMMONS. WELLS. ARNOLD 2nd Row (L R) COX. CAMITAN. WARE. BARBACK. LEVIN 3rd Ra (L R) LINGENFELTER, WATSON, BRUNKER. SAPP, CALLAGE, SIMEN r 30 31 12 I I SECOND DIVISION 1st Row (LR) WEEKS, SCHMELTER. ROSS, MOODY, 2nd Row (L-R) FARVER, BRAY, HOUGH, FAUGHT, MIDSHIPMAN EVANS 33 34 1 1 35 THIRD DIVISION r Tw j; t Isl Row (L R) CRUMBLY, STROMENGER, RINDELS. BERKLEY, MARKS. SIMPSON. B PALMER 2nd Row (L R) MACGREGOR. ROCHE. SISSON. WITT. SCHUMANN, DEXTRAZE, ALLEN, ROGOZINSKI, SCHOENMANN. PHILLIPS s I ' JA 37 WEAPONS t I ' l [V , 39 s u p p L Y D E P T SUPPLY DIVISION Ist Row (L R) BOLERJACK. L YOUNG. ROUBAL. ABSHERE. HAWKINS. ENCARNATION. TAGUM 2nd Row (L Rl GALENDEZ. MANCHESTER. SAYSON. PAGTAMA. PEREZ, CUYLER, SMITH. MILLER ; ai« f 40 I I It i 41 43 A D M I N D E P T X DIVISION 1st Row (L R) FLORES. KARANAS. CAYANAN. RITCHEY 2nd Row (L R) ATKINSON. ANGELL. HITCHCOCK, SPENCER I 45 ism y 46 47 UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENTS i 48 49 OU Ki A 51 BASKETBALL S P O R T S 1st Row (L R) OBEREMBT. COX, WELLS. SISSON, TRAYLOR 2nd Row (L R) GRIGSBY. TURNER. CDR DAWSON. SMITH, CUYLER. WATSON, MEYER. Si VOLLEYBALL 1st Row (LR) ZENO. FLORES, CAYANAN, SATELE 2nd Row (L-R) HAMMERSTEIN, CUYLER, MEYER, ANGELL, KAPP 53 SOFTBALL f I f f f 9 Ul Row (L R) COLLINS. ELLIS. ROBB. BOLERJACK. CALLAGE. J WEBER 2nd Row (L R) PANAGIO- TIS. COUPPEE. PHILLIPS. SIMPSON. OBEREMBT. BARRINGTON. HOLDER. FITZMAURICE lOK RUNNERS N 54 I SMOKERS 55 S6 Svifl ,   - jM i mmmmmmmmmmii m sp w I .1 57 LIFE AT SEA 58 «r«i fhQ . !IS ' - LIFE AT X , II SEA £ ' n 61 i k 62 I I (y . 63 ( f 7 J PORT VISITS HAWAII 66 1. JAPAN LAND OF THE RISING SUN ijg yp - - .r y . 1 CaI ' p y 68 • ' ■ f I I KV9| f ( •% J 69 l-., 70 X i .J. I 72 ' ' S¥ 7 1 f mi i HONG KONG II 74 ' 1 5 A f I r -«., i 1 i 75 -J 77 HEADING HOME!! HOME SWEET HOME!!! 79 CRUISE BOOK STAFF WESTPAC 82 ' Isl Row (L R) J C ANGELL (ADMIN), S M The Greek PANAGIOTIS (OPERATIONS ASSISTANT EDITOR). P FLORES (EDITOR IN CHIEF). B L PALMER (WEAPONS) 2nd Row (L R) C E ROBERTSON (ENGINEERING PHOTOGRAPHER). C W MILLER (SUPPLY). S L STIDHAM (ENGINEERING). M E LESAN (HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER) Editor ' s Note: On behalf of the Staff and myself, we hope that this book will bring back some good memories of our 1982 WESTPAC. Further we would like to thank the crew for being patient with us while we put this book together Sayonara and smooth sailing in the years to come BO ■aKOii I 2 W ' :Ai.m 1 ■ . ■ ' ■ i .