Caron (DD 970) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1981 volume:

USS CnRQN ■ '  %. ' r,r« CJ z : . - ' ■ ' l ! ' a CAN DO CARQN 1980-1981 - • , • «5 ' A a --cr SOME SHIPS ARE BORN GREAT -m SOME SHIPS o ACHIEVE GREAT AND SOME SHIPS if ivj GREATNESS THRjL T UPON THEM . - ' ., m 1 1 IIq M |L m - -l H HI- ill 5§ Jr ' ' fe i m t l l ie- Xi f , ' .: — j -V ■ -r ' -  l . --■ ■ • at ; : g6- If I take the wings of the morning and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea; even tnere, ' Thy hand lead me . . . L ' S The Cruise Book Staff wishes to dedicate this book to the memory of two outstanding shipmates, both former members of First Division. SAMMY ROLL JAMES (Jimmy Clyde) WILSON ;— 1 - J m BMi 1 r r i 1 - r k TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Editor 4 USS CARON: Regular Navy 6 CARON DOES MARDI GRAS 11 AGGRESSIVE KNIGHT 17 TEAMWORK 80 40 SMOKERS! 65 READEX 1981 79 FLIGHT OPS 88 First Stop Rota 99 UNREP 104 Life in tlie fast lane .... 111 CARON Asliore 129 Divisional Photos 145 Photo Credits 159 THE STAFF MANAGir G EDITOR ASSISTANT MANAGER SALES EXCHEQUER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO GRAPHICS LAYOUT PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSULTANT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ASSISTANTS: PC3 Moore, BMSN Ryan, DS3 Demeza, NCI Licht, STG3 Baranowski, SMI Morse, LTJG Marsden To be great is to be misunderstood Ralph Waldo Emerson 1838 LTJG CHAS KRONAUER CTA2 JIM LONCARIC GSE2 FRANK CONNER OSSN TONY THOMPSON BMSN STEVE RIPSON OSSN JOEL JAFFE GSM3 MARTIN DITMARS LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Due to an apparent administrative mistake, or com- puter logic failure, or to a stroke of good luck at CHINFO, (Washington), last year ' s Cruise Book took first prize in the all-Nav competition in the Small Com- mand category. Encouraged by this unexpected success, and of false promises of winning an all expense paid trip to Tierra del Fcucgo, we have reassembled. In once again undertaking a full scale production, the new staff hopes o demonstrate their superlative talents as photographers, editors, cartoonists and managers. In 1925 the then president Calvin Coolidgc aptly remarked, The business of America is business , and so it is that the business of our formal committee will be getting down to business , as can be clearly seen above. Although unique in its outlook on life , (cenobitical to the last man), this staff is like most staffs found on today ' s destroyers; long on questions and short on an- swers. We too have learned the waltz and tango. And in spite of the everpresent lack of funds and film, what has been achieved on the following pages embodies the spirit of not only the staff, but of the entire CARON crew. We hope to have hit the mark, but this book ' s success shall not be truely measured by CHINFO, but by you. C.R. Kronauer THE FIRST TEAM Together, our skipper, CDR Yonkers (right) and our executive officer CDR Gottschalk (left) have guided the CARON through smooth and tricky sailing for the bet- ter part of two years, and this dynamic duo has done much to ensure CARON ' s prominent place as a lead Husky in the fleet. Commander David P. Yonkers has been the Com- manding Officer of the CARON since 26 July 1979. Educated at the University of Michigan, he was commis- sioned in the US Navy in 1962 via the NROTC pro- gram. His previous assignments are as follows: First Lieutenant of the USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. (DD-850), Destroyer School Newport R.I., Weapons Officer on the USS STRIBLING (DD-867), Aid and Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Flo- tilla Three, Naval Post Graduate School for a Master of Science degree in Management, two years as a Company Officer at the U.S. Naval Academy and one year as the Exchange Officer at the U.S. Military Academy, Execu- tive Officer of the USS CAPODANNO (FF-1093), as a detailer for LCDR ' s and later as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C., and finally, before coming to the CARON, he served as Flag Secretary on the Staff of Commander, Second Fleet. Following his tour as CO, DCR Yonkers is scheduled to be the Surface Operations Officer at Com- mander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight. Married to the former Mary Jo Kitzmiller of Erie Pennsylvania, they have three sons, Pete, Jeff and Rob. Commander Glenn F. Gottschalk assumed the job of Executive Officer in July of 1 980, in relief of LCDR Bud Weeks. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, class of 1968 and his past assignments are as follows: First LT of the USS ALLEN M. SUMNER (DD-692) and as Main Propulsion Assistant of the same ship. Naval Postgraduate School for a MS is Computer Sci- ence, Destroyer School Newport R.L, Engineering Offi- cer aboard both the USS GARCIA (FF-1040), and the USS BRUMBY (FF-1044), Engineering Instructor at the Naval Academy (1974), Material Officer on the staff of Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight, and lastly as Commanding Officer of the USS PEGA- SUS (PHM- 1). Commander Gottschalk is a graduate of Pressure Fired Boiler School, Tactical Action Officer School, and Prospective Engineer- ing Officer Course, Idaho Falls. A recipi- ent of the Naval Achievement Medal, he is married to the former Susan James of Girard, Ohio. They have two daughters, Tara and Erin. USS CARON: REGULAR NAVY The USS CARON DD 970, is no longer the new face on the waterfront, having more than proven herself as a front runner in such exercises last year as Aggressive Knight, Teamwork 80, United Effort, Baltops 80, READEX, and local Vacapes oper- ations. Doing nothing less than the best has become second nature to her crew, whether it was full power engineering trials, or gunnery exercises, or long range targeting, or tricky seamanship evolutions. When the going gets tough for other ships and other Navies, it ' s just right for this destroyer. CARON is the 8th SPRUANCE class destroyer to be built at ingalls shipyard, Pascagoala, Missis- sippi, (the first being USS SPRUANCE DD-963. She will have upwards of thirty sister ships in the Atlantic and Pacific, and is named after Hospital Corpman, Wayne Caron, who gave his life for his country during the Vietnam War. She is equally at home chasing submarines, conducting shore bom- bardment, countering an air attack, or engaging surface targets at short or long range. It is hoped that she shall never fire a shot in anger, but if called upon, she will be ready for any contingency. DD-970 is equiped witho MK 45 lightweight 5 inch 54 guns, ASROC launcher, torpedo tubes,. Harpoon Cruise Missiles, NATO Sea Sparrow anti air missiles, and the LAMPS helo for ASW and logistic support. She is powered by four magnificent gas turbine LM 2500 engines, and can meet any demands for electrical power or habitability services such as water, steam and air conditioning, in fact CARON is a living testimony to the limits of American technology, and will be in the forefront of US defense for many years to come. Next Page: USS STUMP and USS CARON en route to Mardi Gras. CARON at the Norfolk piers during the blizzard of FEB 1980. which closed the Naval Base for five days. BURIAL AT SEA CARDS htys lo rest the rcm;ilns ol ' Chief Warrcnt Offi- cer Flunnigin, lit the request of next of kin. not :i member of the crew. CARON DOES MARDI GRAS All hands topside are paraded to starboard while CARON pro- ceedes up the river. HEADED TO NEW ORLEANS Far right: Do you believe in mag- Lower right: Hammond and Mac- Masters take a break from the ac- tion. Below: Curt Benz and Tom Cur- rie look for contacts through the fog on the Mississippi. ]t.„ .■? ABOVH: CAROS nukes her approach to Governor St Warf Below: Jeepers Creepers where ' d you get those Peepers! mmg 1 Ihi ■ H ||p 2 J - HS HBP m 9r i B H Ij KiS l miBiitMH ' ' ' ? M ■ 1 ■ Above: LT Benz and son at Baton Rouge after a day at Mardi Gras Keep on truckin ' at Mardi Gras 4i .a : KkJ Sre n, H- ' A re, Hinson, Hogan, and Swisher in the French Quarter Bourbon St., New Orleans r ■«S 3 M %3mm O KEAN 80 Our country has built a modern navy and sent it out into the ocean in order to support our own state interest and to reliably defend us from attack from the vast ocean sectors. S.G. Gorshkov Admiral of the Soviet Fleet Every so often in the Navy the opportunity arises for a ship to do something truely unique and different; a chance to engage in operations which are beyond the norm of training, or Battle Group Ops. Aggressive Knight, a project sponsored bv high level command, was that opportunity for CARON. During the spring months of 1980, CARON was tasked to conduct surveillance of the Soviet Kiev Battle Group as they transited from the Mediterranean to their home port in the arctic cold of Murmansk, Russia. The detailed reasons for this special tasking were known by only a few, but in practical terms, any time the Kiev (being a new large Soviet combatant) was out and operating, it was important to watch her movements, much the same way the Soviets often monitor the movements of U.S. forces. The Kiev, pictured below and on subsequent pages, is the largest class of surface unit in the Soviet inventory, and presents a new danger to the U.S. NATO alliance. Commissioned in May of 1975, she is almost 900 feet in length, displaces 32,000 tons, and can travel at speeds of 32 plus knots on four shafts, conventionally powered. Her weapons include the SS-N-12 anti ship cruise missile with a 300 nautical mile range, the SA- N4 anti air missile, four 76mm guns, eight 30mm gatling guns, torpedos and smaller anti submarine rockets. The primary importance of this class of Soviet combatant is her ability to launch not only a sizeable compliment of Hormone helos, but also the YAK-36 Forger, a vertically launched (VTOL) fighter aircraft. This is a new twist in Soviet Naval thinking, which heretofor has not endorsed the need for sea based carrier type aircraft. Although she does not have steam catapults such as are on U.S. carriers, nor the advanced tactica long range fighters such as the F-14 Tomcat, she and her sister ship the Minsk (1978) are a formidable threat in their own right. Since Admiral Sergei Gorshkov took overall command of the Soviet Fleet in 1956, he has been the driving force in developing a large powerful sea going Navy, capable of operating in distant waters without replenishing themselves from stationary bases . The Kiev is a product of that long standing commit- ment, as are such ships as the Kirov, (nuclear cruiser), the Kara class cruiser, and numerous balistic and attack submarines. Finding out as much as we can about our potential adversary is an important step in keeping the political, military pace with them. CARON went well prepared on this mission, and in fact the Chief of Naval Operations paid us a visit in March, to see the new computer data display installation called OUT- LAW SHARK, and to talk to the key players about the upcoming ops. AGGRHSSIVE KNIGHT was an unqualified success, and once again proved that CARON was the right ship for the special job. The above information on the Kiev was obtained from Janes Fighting Ships, 1980-81 edition. THE DAY THE CNO ARRIVED There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune . . . , Shakespeare, (Julias Caesar) Another day, Another Admiral Don V mind the XO sir. He gets a bit nervous Around Admirals. The Z boat gets a lift LAMPS out of the dip ■:::.Jssr 0!Ksrr- . Swisher, Chief Watts and the EOD Team CARON pulls away from USS ALAMOS, floating drydock HOLY LOCH - «t« . SCOTLAND Tugs, Pilot boat, and the town of Holy Loch Jl mi MS ' - Above: Bridge wing action SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK; YOU WILL GO FAR. Tlieodore Roosevelt Below: Russian sailors on the Kiev flight deck - § - r ? ■■ : f- V-. 5«Ne Above: The Kie as seen from LAMPS. Photo, CRK. Monkey business on the focsle ' -waBSSMflBSl oL Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! :srr4 - - == l ' TT ,i 7 Ae HMS Glasgow cut a path between the Kiev and CARON. The Glasgow takes station astern the Russian ships as they refuel. Rusty Smith and Lee Benz watch the show. Above: The KIEV Below: I van WHO?? The Royal Naty drops in with their Wasp class helo. Looking for the de- cisive moment. FORWARD AREA SUPPORT TEAM ATLANTIC HELPS OUT Bottom: EWs get some support LCDR Jobansen and his gear. The HT ' s under the leadership of Ayatollah Red Nose have the Blue Nose leaders under control. BLUE NOSE ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE 66 33 ' N A Blue Nose signalman uses a rather large baton to conduct this Balla Mascara ' k r X After shooting this bearing what do you say to sharing a cup of SI coffee? •Oh Jerry, you ' re so MACHO! WOMEN AT SEA Two Surface line officers from the USS HOLLAND, (Holy Loch), LT Kitty Chamberlain and LT Holly Hazlett. joined the CARON on her transit home. Bull nose is a Blue Nose Super Sigs Morse signs off some PQS. ■ 5i -- f x .: ' ft:::: : ♦«V ' -v :. The EOD Team earn their pay today. A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME Above: Big Ben and the Houses of Parliment, London Victory Monument, Green Park, London Westminster Abby Abore: Griff turns on the charm on the London express HMS VICTORY, Portsmouth Tug 87 ahead easy, and be advised we have a woman drher ECHO XRAY 3-3 DESIG AGGRESSIVE KNIGHT Two boatswains mates to go, and hold the pickles ' Stateside Quarterdeck watch The Tall Ships arrive in Norfolk CARON PREPARES FOR THE NEXT N, ATLANTIC CRUISE ' Well Dave, it looks like shell float ' CARON IN DRY DOCK The Vice CNO pays a visit LAMPS on deck in Stockholm Below: The Baltic sea at sunset ' V DESR01 24 awaits the next round of excitement I Open Wide! Above: Chief Franklin never sweats the load Right: weather deck wrestle Downtown Rotterdam ROTTERDAM Double printing, Rotterdam bridge and DESRON 24. Photo; CRK Swedish guards mean business STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Below: WAINWRIGHT ties up outboard !? - D? Village Idiot ' ) contention, Stockholm; Swedish meiithnlls K THE WASA The H ' asa tfas built by tbe Swedes in the hie I6I)0 . Sbe whs huncbed with much ceremony, and sank in tbe har- bor fifteen minutes later due to poor hallastini;. Many lives were lost, and it was more than three centuries later that sbe was raised from the muddy bottom, IIV6lj, and is now on display. Motorcross, Swedish Mtyh Left: A Danish pilot boat delivers Admiral Hays prior to entering port. Admiral Spruance approves as SHI Tapplar is thanked by Admiral Hays. CINCUSNAVEUR ARRIVING! Admiral, Commodore Jeramiah and the Chief of Staff on CARON ' s bridge The road most tak- r- - - ■ . -  THE ROYAWAILE EDINBURGH SCOTLAND The CARON stopped in Lieth Scot- land for a fen days following BAL- TOPS 80. The sky was grey, the wollen goods were plentiful, and the local beer was outstanding. Below: Castle guards IIIkM 9 L R jp ■ WihAMi- L I B ij l fe ji fe WP W V mll « ' ' ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY ' ' Horatio Lord Melson, before the Battle of Trafalgar Nelson ' s Flagship, HMS Victory flies the U.S. Ensign for U.S. Nary Day. Admiralty Building across from CARON ' s berth Guard at the Tower of London A Bobby outside Buckingham Palace Your basic British doorman, Hyde Park Hotel Picadilly Street during a student rally Ifc 11 ' •m if |i . I-.IJ ' 4 new o London from Royal Festival Hall, (South Bank). Photo: Mamiya 645 at Va sec. Capt, The Ambassador of the United States to Finland, Mr. Goodby, and DESRON 24. - lifr i l - ;, ' B|jB_ 1 A flower stand on Oxford Street, London. Below: The Tower Bridge During the first North Atlantic cruise: Radars of the KIEV. Nikon camera with 500mm reflex tele, Kodak 2415 Film. Baltic: East German minesweep passes honors to CARON Abore: CARON LAMPS approaches the NIMITZ during TEAMWORK 80 Below: A Russian AGI in the Nortli Atlantic takes photos of CARON taking photos of it. SLA Mardi Gras: the rowdy times in Pat O ' Briens, (above), a Streetcar named Desire, and the bright night lights. New Orleans was a town that just wouldn ' t quit. Swedish tug in Stockholm Leaving Helsinlii, Finland Ports Of The North Atlantic And Baltic Storefront; Rotterdam, Holland A Dutch crane looms over the pier f!, y V-rf - - HiN : : ' LT Currie takes apart 2 Gas Turbine Main. The tracks leading to the 04 level. ENGINE CHANGEOUT Rotterdam: 2 GTM A lowers to the pier. Gerdes, While, Cole, Hogan on the beach in Stockholm Left: The futuristic MPA buckles down to business. HIFIR, when LAMPS takes a drink The XO, Gerry Lake and Chief Reeves head for the focsle with their atomic gear . LAMPS Squadron Below: The Swedish LAMPS Squadron symbol. The Hammer! . -Ac----, -.oStJI Another small wave approaches the fantall. A Soviet KRIVAK class tries to keep pace with CAROONFISH. Haze Grey And Underway CARON flies the Soviet Battle Ensign during mock engage- ment. Another day on the flight deck. Take a break for a change of DESRON command. Hey Ski, don ' t look now, but we ' re surrounded by Soviets . TORPEDO RECOVERY - 100 PERCENT! DPY-21; We DO torpedo recovery. THE SET UP THE PLUNGE THE RECOVERY Ah come on guys. Is that all you can pull? ' Seashells, seas hells, down by the seashore NASSAU Former COMMO in action Below: Mooring to a buoy Below: A view front the bridge iSSttl it s better in the bahamas Paradise Island THE NEW YEAR ' S MIDWATCH by: LTJG Kronauer The watch relieved without a hitch My messenger was the last dismissed And it ' s hard to shake my numbed blank s For standing the Mid is always ufifair. The old year has not long to live. As Father Time remains a sieve And framed by fearful asymmetry It slides its way to eternity. Ah, memories of twelve months noy The Portsmouth lady, and Helsinki Their words and smiles my heart did soften. They shall not be too soon forgotten. So with weary ungloved pen in hand Too oft out of touch with solid land, I ' ll suffer the risk of severe frostbite To state things as they are tonight. Pier 24 is where we rest Secured to the Connoly, whom we ' re abreast Six standard lines are firmly doubled. Two more storm lines will keep us untroubled. case the weather should really be nasty .ow Anchor is underfoot for safety, r .MtM ihough Captain and XO are gone for the day With these well laid plans they should feel OK. We make our own air both high and low pressure I With number two Reefer to keep our food fresher, ' And number six Firepump gives static all day. Let ' s hope it ' s not used in a firefighting way. From the pier we have hooked in a couple of phones And just as much water as we ' d get at home. For amps and high volts, no shore power cables. It ' s number two Gas Turbine, both willing and able. COMCARCRU FOUR is senior man here And we ' re state five ready at the MA V STA piers. May watch is alert while others sleep. Amidst various units of SECOND FLEET. These gleams of half extinguished thought Are free for you and cannot be bought. While duty says I ' ll miss the Cheer, I still wish you all a Happy l ew Year! OfFicial Deck Log entry Jan 1st 0001 hours 1981. McMasters on shark watch EWl Spalding a few stories high p m SMOKERS! CARON STYLE Bird ' s eye riew of the ring Members of the air wing perch themselves in the rafters. Twice Golden Gloves Navy boxer, Mike Morse serves as organizer and referee. PRE FIGHT WARMUP v ' ' s hi- il ' i J i ; l r 1 . ' ,r 25PI . r 11 4 SN Fuller and his coach, Paulsen Now I want you guys to fight fairly ' READY FOR ROUND ONE Okie is ready, you can ' t hold him back! Right: FTM3 Britt lands a punch Below: Allen and Harvell go at it . ' .7 . Bv Sbipp stretches out and scores a solid left jab. Ooo! That smarts! Quick delivery of a knuckle sandwich Supply Corps, Reg Nav! Aittt v e got soul! Doc gets ready for another day of healing. Below: The thinker; Cognito Ergo Sum Loncaric will hare bis photo taken. Left: 01 dhision man- ning the rails, Izmir Meanwhile in the radio shack: I just wanna be a singer in a Rock-n-roll band. • ' : 1 Executive assistant, (with pipe). Senior Chief, at last Sweeney gets his letter of appreciation. AWARDS FOR THE CREW Left: Admiral Mustin looks on Right: Mr. War ren puts on JG Returning from Nassau, Dec 11, 1981. Trimaran Val enroute Moorliead City. Crew lost and fatigued. RESCUE The whaleboat brings aboard Trimaran crew The yacht Clara Sturgess Johnson displays the distress signal, November Charlie. She and her crew had been drifting for two days after los- ing their sails in heavy weath- er. Our trip to Nassau was de- layed a day as we rendered as- sistance, turning over respon- sibility later to IJSCGC TA- MAROA from Miami FL. DEPERMING -:-(, rr- ' RECORD BREAKING TIME Abore: Chief Featherer digs in Another superlative effort by all hands as CARON sets the record for mooring, rigging cables, energizing, and unrigging, for all Spruance class and DDCs to shoot for. Setting the bench mark, for CARON, has become routine. Look chief. No hands! Below: Hard charger Benton, what ' s the hold up? ' Above: A view up the riv- er towards the D4 S piers. CTl Frase is the last one down after a full day ' s work. READEX A. ' B_ - Are you sure this is going to work chief? Towing; The First Time . . . A Caribbean sunrise photo: T. Thompson I A practice torpedo is loaded on LAMPS. mm [ JS-j . 1 « ;- . - ui ■ • fJP Birds A way! photo: Tom Ryan FLEET STEAMING The Task Force takes up a line abreast formation. CARON slides into position The Strength Of The Ship Is The Service And The Strength Of The Service, The Ship. R.A. Hopwood 1868-1949 CAROK OBANNON, THORN at READEX Above: A Spruance Class duo DEPENDENT ' S CRUISE FLIGHT OPS .. 2 4 NAvv-.ri- 1 :5 1: . 1 ■•J 1 i 1 j B; - :.-A ■■ •■ ' ' ■ i; 4_ IrP e y our basic ■ crasA cretr [ ■ ' ' H HL J b - 1 KSdr B H £ - - 1 H ■ ■ « l H « 1 H ' — — - ' ' H i- K 1 DET 2 IS HERE TO SERVE YOU! Woody and some of the flight crew Chief Barnes reinlists on the flight deck. A famous New England philosopher once said, If God had meant for man to fly, he would not have invented the railroad, and as if fixed wing aircraft were not oblique enough, man also came up with helicopters. Mien Got, I ' ve created a monster! said Mr. Charlie Kaman when he had built his first LAMPS, (Light Air- borne Multi Purpose System). But this rotary contraption of ques- tionable origin, and with various affectionate nicknames, has served us well. Its primary mission is anti submarine warfare, as an extension of the shipboard ASW suite. Complete with sonobouys, radar, magnet- ic anomaly detection gear, (MAD), and torpedoes, it functions as a first line of ASW de- fense for the task force or own ship . Keep- ing the enemy pinned down and developing LCDR Steve Madey, LAMPS O-in-C. Not Just your basic pilot. attack criteria is the ultimate goal, and the consistency of CAR- ON ' S LAMPS (HSL 32 DET 2) to achieve this has been its hallmark. LAMPS often works hand in glove with the ship ' s sonar gang in developing ASW solutions, and this combination of talent has proved itself unbeatable every time. And one must not forget the LAMPS pilots, for they are the unsung heroes of the aviation world, yet their skill, professionalism and spirit have helped immeasurably in keeping CARON on the road to success. The secondary mission for the Silver Bird is that of logistic support. It is here that she wins the heats of our crew in bringing needed spare parts for our equipment, or new personnel for our watch standing, or most important, MAIL, from the carrier or other task force units. The Pony Express is alive and well and eats JP-5. When all is said and done, when the bird is put into the barn, with the rattling of tie down chains has ceased, and another sub has been stenciled to the fuselage, (eat your heart out Red Baron), it is comforting to know that just a tail lube and a tankful of gas later, LAMPS will fiy again. My goodness, look what ' s inside here. No wonder it doesn ' t fly straight. PRE FLIGHT INSPECTION If you listen closely you can hear a heartbeat . OK, who put their flight boots in the intakes? ' RV t ; f- iT M iAl 1 L L RESCUE ■ 1 LAMPS SHIP TO SM tv OFf ICEH tSa f SIGONELLA FPO N . -ISSS LOCAL FORCE RETROGRADE An H-46 brings us some bullets. AND THE BEAT GOES ON View of the night deck after liftoff Abore: Miller ' s LAMPS flies by, in the Med. Below: H-3 from the FID in for a HIFIR. photo: T. Thompson A bote: Standing by to lift Below: CARON ' s 1000th landing Above: LOGREP action Below: The Bunny makes another hop During our time at MATZA Station in the Med, A-6 aircraft from the FID made bombing runs on our wake with practice ordnance. Are you sure we hare to go through with this? LT McCrab can handle the circus in the tower. THE TRANSIT -J J ' Tm - IN CHOP THE MED FIRST STOP ROTA Ripson, Kronauer, James, Morse TEAM CARON Left: Pre race fren- zy Right: Tandom rid- ing in the slip- stream Left: Second lap-it ' s still even l f { STEEL BEACH IN THE MED THE ROCK Left: A pair of por- poises ride the bow ware through the straits. Right: Howell and Dyson take in a piece of the Rock. •■ I iiifc, . -5 ---in| .t : ' l m ri ' r- v -w- The Cathedral, Palnta de Mal- lorca SPANISH NIGHTS IN PALMA AND MALAGA Below: Leapfrogs with the PVGET SOUND 1 ' ■ ■ ' - ' 4 Below: The MPA says no more beer on the pier. REPLENISHMENT T 4lM| The Oiler rolls in rough seas Morris mans the pallet truck Below: CT03 Benton is the Rig Captain forward. Z ' T LT Day on the forward rig Below: READEX VNREP Above: The job isn ' t finished until the gear is stowed away. 0 .%):i jiCj t f ' :- Johnson and Olsen on the forward rig y p p „„ Below: The missile deck becomes a center of confusion. JOOO gals minute, or more. The wild bunch . . H-46 inbound, man your stations ' The retrograde returns - ' LIFE, in the fast lane When I was younger, So much younger than today, I never needed anybody ' s Help in any way. But now these days are gone, And I ' m not so self assured. Now I find I change my mind And open up the doors. Help me if you can I ' m feelin ' down. And I do appreciate your bein ' round. Help me get my feet back on the ground. Won ' t you please help me? The Beatles J Above: CARON ' s master navigator shoots a sun line. ' I So you think you can do celestial? Well meet me on the 04 level at Star Time. r 1 m 9 1 ■■« . ; : Would YOU believe, restricted maneuverability? Below: SMI Morse on the big eyes SNOOPIE team on the prowl A conscientious looliout bones up on the Rules of the Road. LIFE ON THE BRIDGE It ' s where the action is, it ' s where a lot of decisions are made; it means that the Bridge watch must truely function as a team; the lookouts, signalmen, the helm, leehelm, and the officers. Jim Warren, avoiding the boot, by driving safely. CARON IN ACTION Don ' t worry folks, everything is under con- trol. i-J r Montyille prepares to go aloft The true meaning of I ' m short ' CARON ON THE JOB Engineers Unite! l ayy ' s hard boiled eggs, and some of them have cracked. K Above: Sometimes it ' s Just not all that exciting FTM ' s and GMM ' s loading Sea Sparrow eML PAINTING ON THE ENGINEERING ' ' E ' ' Chief Lancaster, LTJG Warren and LCDR Stone bare earned the right to smile today! HI-LINE ADVENTURE Below: Middies are transfered to the USS MILLER 1 M 1 ' - 1 ' 1 i b;i ; r% :, Commodore visits MER 2 Abbot and Costello: What is often mistaken for a .Yen York bagel is in actual- ity a day old sweet roll from the mess decks. So when you ' re jumping to conclusions, please don ' t forget the mus- tard, and remember, that ' s easy for you to say. IF WE ' RE REFUELING, IT MUST BE SUNDAY Below: Benton objects too late TEN COMMANDMENTS OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY I Beware of the lightning that lurketh in seemingly un- charged capacitors, lest it cause thee to bounce upon thy buttocks in an unseamanlike manner and cause thy hair to stand on end, thereby exceeding regulation length. II Cause thou the switch that supplieth large quantities of juice to be opened and thusly tagged, that thy days may be long in this earthly vale. III Prove to thyself that all circuits that radieth and upon which thou worketh are grounded and thusly tagged, lest they lift thee to radio frequency potential and causeth thee to radiate with the angels. IV Tarry thou not amongst those fools that engage in inten- tional shocks, for they are not long of this world and are surely unbelievers. V Take care thou useth the proper method when thou taketh the measure of high voltage so that thou dost not incinerate both thee and thy test meter. For verily, though thou has no NSN and can be easily surveyed, the test meter has one, and as a consequence, bringeth much woe unto thy supply officer. VI Take care thou tamperest not with interlocks and safety devices, for this incurreth the wrath of thy department head and bringeth the fury of thy commanding officer on thy head. VII Work thou not on energized equipment without proper procedures, for if thou dost so, thy shipmates will surely be buying beers for thy widow and consoling her in certain ways not generally acceptable to thee. VIII Verily, verily, I say unto thee, never service equipment alone, for electrical cooking is a slow process, and thou might sizzle in thy own fat upon a hot circuit for hours on end before thy maker sees fit to end thy misery and drag thee into his fold. IX Trifle thee not with radioactive tubes and substances lest thou commence to glow in the dark like a lightning bug and thy wife be frustrated and have no further use for thee except for thy wages. X Commit thou to memory all the words of the prophets which are written down in the 300th chapter of the Bible which is the Naval Ship ' s Technical Manual, and giveth out with the straight dope and consoleth thee when thou hast suffered a ream job by thy division LPO. Blum does his thing with electrons CHANGE OF COMMAND 23 JUNE 1981 TAORMINA CDR D.G. Kaiser reads his orders I stand relieved! 1 always a cake to be cut .jtiiOiilE CDR break, break Turner and tbe XO Tbe crew attended After tbe ceremony: tbe dis- tinguisbed guests. CARON HITS THE BEACH HERE ' S TO THE MAIDEN OF BASHFUL FIFTEEN, HERE ' S TO THE WIDOW OF FIFTY, HERE ' S TO THE FLAUNTING EXTRAVAGANT QUEEN, AND HERE ' S TO THE HOUSEWIFE THAT ' S THRIFTY LET THE TOAST PASS DRINK TO THE LASS I ' LL WARRENT SHE ' LL PROVE AN EXCUSE FOR THE GLASS. R.B. Sheridan The School for Scandal .1-. HHl I jk . 1 ■9 H E nH lv Kfv H ' lO B ' V M 1 oo il 9 ;) m] - 4 ci h y Captain ' s Call prior to Izmir IZMIR TURKEY Below: The Turkish military guard against terrorism. r Below: One of many shoe shiners Army trucks roll through ' 2j the streets I Turkish shop owner and his new Cbery Aboife: Just as a century ago 3 i HWI. -■• Cw vAJj 1 miWm b aAm MM ' 1 l| r = -. BSLk x J Ls tk ' . HK ' ' I H fli mH !. , ' , % ' ■i I H|r ' ' ' j ' B r i% Wm A - f gjjg0. 1 4 ■?i ' r r H H ' 1 %1 Hk ' i - HH H I 4 1 1 H I . i ' B «P- « Vl jLL ' H 1 K H . : P . ■ P ' HP -. :■■ .- ' .- iV- E 1 p y . i?!f ft ' l jpHI  f, :s.v 47 Entering Malaga SPAIN AND TURKEY Cathedral, Malaga Spanish Tug, Bull of the Sea Fresh fruit Malaga HP .. i ' ' ' k 1 i 1 :iyL 1 i I: - - V « - 1 - vi l _ k tj lU-L ' 1 a Sm ■ ' ' ■ u •T.r Above right: It ' s not permitted Haying some Roma nian beer Side Boys at the ready for Admiral Mustin Below: Romanian service, with a smile Below: Standing by for liberty call Walking the sheep, Izmir Turkey li « ii mwiirf iiiiFitiipi ' iwiwiwi tm Ml II Abofe: Catania; no fix, no run . Below: Shop window, Catania Romania! Catania harbor Below: Chief Watts and the Gang, Bosporous Straits A Romanian crowd waits patiently for CARON ' s Open House. Below: Pierside, Catania. School ' s out, Constanta. ■■:i% Taormina, Photo: D. Marsden SICILY Outdoor auto shop, Catania The thrill of the chase CARON and whalehoat, Taormina Abo e: The renders were always on the pier Heavy duty Shore Patrol Above: CARON ' s Regular Navy Junior Officers- the DIVOS A common sight in Italy Change of Command warm-up Full Dress Ship for the 4tb of July, Toulon TOULON, GAETA, PALM A MALAGA Below: The Shore Patrol; Byrnes and Robinson take a needed break. n ' Above and below: Toulon-Centre de ville Above: serve well chilled! Right: CARON PUGET SOUl D, Gaeta Below: Palma harbor Below: Sightseeing, Malaga 1 F A Hi Bi B wt M ' Below: It ' s Hamilton for the tough job! Above: 6th Fleet Carrot Trick Left: Wet Down! Above: Torpedo recovery Below: Parade the Band ' Below: CAROM this is CARON ONE, over ' MEANWHILE . . . BACK ON THE FID . . F4 ' s and A7 ' s are fitted like a jigsaw puzzle USS FORRESTAL The Carrier Battles Group is where a lot happens in the Med, and CARON was very often a part of the action. These photos acquired by ' ' crossdeck training (personnel exchange with VS- 30 Squadron), pay tribute to the men on the FID who make a dangerous job look routine. Flying around the clock, the Phantoms, A7 ' s, A6 ' s, S3 ' s, Helos, and Electronic Support planes are an inte- gral part of peace keeping in the Euro- pean theatre. F4 Phantom is seen through its deflected jet blast-afterburners on full just prior to launch. An S3 Hooker on the cat as a Phantom mores itself into position. ' Ji«Hfc - Abore: VS-30 pilot explains the dangers of an A 7. Left: Sidewinder missiles, similar to those that shot down two Libyan SU 22 Fitters during the Open Ocean Missile Exercise. Below: Catapult steam shrouds an EA6B on cat 3. K ' ' ' ' ' ' m , « ■J . ■:? .«J fw r A Libyan OS A II stays close, in the Gulf of Sidre; August 19tb A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS Right: A Krivak tattletails the Battle Group at Matza Station, June. Later that afternoon, a Libyan FOXTROT beaded towards FID and NIMITZ. Below: A TANGO class sub is escorted by CARON. August 31st: A Soviet Badger comes in low to look at CARON, above the Arctic Circle. --r Bow aspect of ' TANGO sub. CARON astern refuels from the USNS HUDSON. Another first! Standing: EyS Houch, FTG2 Neil, FTM2 Ossman, FTGSN Walker, FTMSN Sewart, FTG2 Good, FTMSN Kyler, FTM2 Murphy, FTM2 Britl. FTGC Jones. Bottom Row: FTGI Major, FTM2 Santa, FTGSR Mckles, FTG2 Fitch, FTGSR Bridges, FTG3 Panibianco. Top Row: IT Wilson, STGSN Toth, STG3 Straub, STG2 Quick, STG2 Thorne, STGSN Nagel, STG3 Ramirez, GMT2 Burke, STGSN Fenlong. Middle: STG2 Reese, STG2 Miller, STG2 Goodgame, STGSN Lewis, STG3 Baranowski, STG2 Ward, STGSN Shmidt, TM3 Beale, STGSN Fuller. Seated: STG3 Peronick, STG3 Van Lone, TMSR McMillan, STGSN hins. fc« , wj 1 My w y ' IP «sr w r • 1 •1 1 Imt 1 1 9 Hk f ' 1 •f r ? i? rr kV Bfr f Mr Vision v ' li H jKlttlitife-: Standing: Sl Patrick, SS G. Wilson, SN Wettlauffer, BM3 McKay, BMSN Ripsom, BMSN J. Wilson, BM3 Lovelle, SN Craig, BM3 Smith, SN Boyink, SN Turner, SIK Strong, BMSN Johnson, SN Harville, SN DePalma. Front Row: BM2 Coyne, BM2 Eweing, SN Allen, BMI Hatcher, ENS Boardman, BMC Watts, BMl Okolovitch. Standing: LTJG Griffin, GMG3 Hurst, GMM2 James, GMG2 Stagg, GMGl Morris, GMG3 Dyson. Front Row: GMG2 Putt, GMGSN Kelly, GMGSN Brown, GMGSN Smith, GMGSN Cunningham. 1 5 it - r w ' f OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT i a I S !§ 5 O fl ■ (5 N td bT C C 3 Qj S I 2ci O 5 PS . - O -2 5 .5 S O ; en Q ► o . ■ fcd « ? - 5 5 . -. sc r ( 5 [ ; standing: CTTC Featherer, CTRC Pelletier, CTTl Kozlovski, CTR3 Gregory, CTol Wilfong. CTRI Watson, CTTCs Hoover, LT Fitzsimmons. Front: CTM2 Harding, CT03 Benton, CTA2 Loncaric. CTTl Dunn, CTMl Spatter. Standing: RM2 Hobson, RMSN Axley, RMSA Toomer, SMSA Knauffman, RMSA Allen, SMSS Sawyers, RMSA Fowler, RMl Chambers, RMl Schnieder, RMl Higgins, RM3 Mendoza, SA Sabia, RMl Cook. Front: RMC Barnes, RMSS Marriott, SMI Morse, RMSN McGuinnes, RMSN Ellis, SMSA Grays, ENS McKenzie. OC DIVISION NaVCBMMSTfl CRKDN I ' } ' 0f %■ ' Ci - -S e 3; _s § i is OS i k C D •2. I ' l- i ) . R DIVISION Standing: HTC Bennet, HTl Smith, HT3 Mercer, HTFS Santition. HTFS Morgan, HTFIS Pitman. HT2 Dechant, HTFN Hadders, LTJG Marsden. Front: HTF Baker, HTl Kinsey, HTFN Cope, HTFN Jewltes, HTl Shaeffer. HT3 Harford. Back Row: EM3 Hamilton, EM FN Pern ice, ICFN Wilson, EMI Newell, EM J Ot finger. Front Row: EMC Bailey, ICl Ridgeway, IC3 Hulls, IC2 Archer, EM3 Davis. E DIVISION Rln m AVIGATION DEPAR JNNNNUWv I r i mll aQOQ i Is 5 « ,o SI I i ■ft R 3 ■« .s ' N e . •S ? S 5= PHOTO CONTRIBUTORS LT C. Kronauer LTJG D. Marsden LTJG E. Taicsich STGC W. Nault SMI M. Morse 051 P. Byrnes 0S3 T. Thompson GSM3 M. Ditmars BMSN S. Ripsom CARTOONS and DRAWINGS Aggressive Knight by FTG2 R. Ossman Deck Plate View by GSM3 D. Herold The Carrot Trick by 052 J. Dunn Special thanks to: LTJG C. Davis Hewett for assist- ing with finances, and Colorcraft Corp. of Norfolk for the process- ing and overseas forwarding of color photos. Goodby, brothers! You were a good crowd. As good crowd as ever fisted with wild cries the beating canv. of a heavy foresail; or tossing aloft, invisable in nigh t, gave back yell for yell to a westerly gale. Joseph Conrad - t , . v