Curts (FFG 38) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1991 volume:

ilHosevn ' veh 1 x ' - MANIFAM ■ - • OtLflElD rv. ' - ' :« ' - OX ' S.. USS CURTS (FFG-38) 38 SPECIAL TEAM OPERATION DESERT SHIELD OPERATION DESERT STORM 1990-91 SHIPS CHARACTERISTICS SHIELD: THE WAVY DIVISION OF THE SHIELD ALLUDES TO THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD. THE FLAUNCHES (CURVES OF EITHER FLANK) SUGGEST RADAR WAVES, IN REFERENCE TO THE COMMENDATION BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY OF CURTS ' OUTSTAND- ING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RADAR. THE FOUR STARS IN CHIEF DENOTE HIS HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY. THE FLAMING BOMB IN BASE REFERS TO ADMIRAL CURTS ' COMBAT SERVICE DURING THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BATTLES OF WORLD WAR TWO AND THE CROSS PATTEE SIMULATES THE NAVY CROSS AWARDED HIM FOR HEROIC CONDUCT WHILE COMMANDING THE USS COLUMBIA DURING THOSE BATTLES. CHEST: THE SHIPS WHEEL SYMBOLIZES THE AUTHORITY ENTRUSTED TO ADMIRAL CURTS AT THE FLEET COMMAND LEVEL, AND HIS DISPLAY OF LEADER- SHIP AND SKILL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE U.S. NAVAL FORCES BOTH DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR TWO. THE HERALDIC TWO AWARDS OF THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN NUMEROUS HIGH COMMANDS. BUILT BY TODD PACinC SHIPYARDS SPEED: 30 KNOTS LOS ANGELEL DIVISION AIRCRAFT: TWO SH-608 SEA- SAN PEDRO. CA HAWK HELICOPTERS ARMAMENT: MK 13 GUIDED MIS- KEEL LAID: 1 JULY 1981 SILE LAUNCHER •HARPOON ANTI- CHRISTENED: 6 MARCH 1982 SHIP MISSILE •STANDARD ANTI- COMMISSIONED: 30JUNE 1984 AIRCRAFT MISSILE AT LONG BEACH •MK 32 ASW TORPEDO NAVAL STATION TUBES (TWO TRIPLE DISPLACEMENT: 3800 TONS MOUNTS) •MK 15 CLOSE IN LENGTH: 453 FEET WEAPON SVSTEM COMBAT ' AN SPS g AIR BEAM: 47 FEET SKTEMS SEARCH RADAR COMPLEMENT: 15 OFFICERS •MK 92 FIRE CONTROL 17 CHIEF PETTY OrnCERS SKTEM 180 ENLISTED •AN SPS-55 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR PROPULSION: TWO GENERAL •AN SLQ-32 ELECTRON- ELECTRIC IC WARFARE SYSTEM LM2500 GAS TURBINE •AN SQS-56 SONAR ENGINES (40,000 SHAFT •MK 36 SRBOC HORSEPOWER) DECOY SYSTEM ONE CONTROLLABLE •AN SLQ-25 TORPEDO REXTRSABLE PITCH . COUNTERMEASURE PROPELLER SYSTEM TWO 350 HORSEPOWER •AN SQ( 9ASW ELECTRIC DRIVE INTEGRATION AUXILIARY PROPULSION SYSTEM UNITS •LAMPS MK III WEAPONS SYSTEM AUXILIARIES: FOUR 1000 KILOWATT •SQR-19TACn R:AL SHIPS SERVICE TOWED ARRAY DIESEL GENERATORS SONAR CURTS (FFG-38) is named for the late Admiral Maurice E. Curts, United States Navy (1898-1976), former Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and heroic cruiser commander of World War Two. He was awarded the Na y Cross and the Silver Star Medal for extraordinary heroism while commanding cruiser COLUMBIA during the Leyte landings, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Lingayen Gulf landings, and the liberation of Borneo. During the initial Lingayen Gulf landings, he continued to lead his cruiser in action despite the severe damage inflicted by two suicide planes which had left nearly 100 of his men dead or wounded. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he had earned the Bronze Star Medal as Commimications Officer, United States Fleet. Following the close of World War Two, he was Force Commander, Operational Development Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Readiness); and Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet serving with great distinction imtil 13 January 1956. On that date, he was designated by the President as the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, serving until the arrival of his relief on 1 February 1958. A month later, he became Commander Western Sea Frontier, remaining imtil his retirement on 1 April 1960. Early Naval service included duty as Officer in Charge, Radio and Soinid, Naval Research Laboratory (Jime 1936-May 1938) where he earned a commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for oiUstanding service in the development of radar. if JT — - MINE DESmUCnON - NORTHERN PERSIAN GULF JANUARY 1 99 1 WHAT A DEPLOYMENT! FROM THE WATERS OFF HOKKAIDO TO THE OIL STAINED WATERS OFF OF KUWAIT CITY THE 1990-91 SOJOURN OF THE CURTS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN AS A MEMORABLE EPIC IN ALL OUR LIVES. WHILE ENROUTE TO DESERT SHIELD WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF RESCUING A GROUP OF FIFTY VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FLEEING POLITICAL REPRESSION IN THEIR COUNTRY TWO MONTHS IN THE GULF OF OMAN ENFORCING THE UNITED NATIONS EMBARGO AGAINST IRAQ POSED A UNIQUE CHALLENGE. AT NEW YEARS WE SAILED INTO THE PERSIAN GULF FOR WHAT WOULD BECOME A MOST INCREDIBLE TWO MONTHS. ON THE MORNING OF 17 JANUARY (GULF TIME) WE WENT TO GENERAL QUARTERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TO WATCH A HISTORIC MOMENT IN WORLD HISTORY FOR THE FIRST TIME A WAR BEGAN WITH LONG RANGE CRUISE MIS- SILES - FIRED FROM THE SEA - REACHING HUNDREDS OF MILES INLAND TO ELIMINATE COMMAND AND CONTROL SITES AS A PRECURSOR TO THE THOUSANDS UPON THOU- SANDS OF MANNED AIR RAIDS THAT WOULD FOLLOW OVER THE NEXT 43 DA S. AS THE DAYS WENT BY CURTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTE- GRAL MANNER IN VIRTUALLY ALL THE OPERATIONS WHICH LED TO AN OVERWHELM- ING VICTORY CONTROLLING SURVEILLANCE HELICOPTERS, FINDING AND DESTROY- ING MINES, CAPTURING AN ISLAND, SINKING AN IRAQI MINELAYER, ESCORTING THE BATTLESHIPS IN GUNFIRE SUPPORT ROLES, LEADING MINESWEEPING FORCES TOWARD KUWAIT CITY CAPTURING-PROCESSING AND TRANSPORTING ENEMY PRISON- ERS OF WAR. IT WAS TRULY A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. CEASEFIRE BROUGHT A WELCOME RELIEF TO THE HIGH TENSION OF SIX WEEKS ON THE EDGE. A SAFE TRANSIT HOME WITH A FEW LIBERTY PORTS ENROUTE ALLOWED ALL OF US TO ENJOY REST AND RELAXATION. ON 17 APRIL 1991 THIS MOST MEMORABLE DEPLOYMENT CAME TO AN END WITH A JOYOUS HOMECOMING TO FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA. ARRIVAL PIERSIDE WAS TER- RIFIC WITH FIREBOATS STREAMING WATER SKYWARD, BANDS PLAYING, CROWDS CHEERING, AND LOVED ONES STRAINING FOR A GLIMPSE OF THEIR FAVORITE SAILOR. A MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE UNDER UNITED NATIONS AUSPICES CAME TOGETHER IN 1990-91 TO STOP A DICTATORS INVASION OF AN ADJOINING NATION. WE CAME IN PEACE TO RESTORE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY A WAR WAS REQUIRED TO REJECT THE INVADERS. THE COALITION WAS ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL IN REPULSING THE FORCES OF TYRANNY AND RESTORING FREEDOM TO KUWAIT. IT WAS OUR PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH A SUPERB GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS AND PLAY A SMALL PART IN THIS ENDEAVOR. WE DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO THE BRAVE SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AIRMEN, AND MARINES WHO WILL NOT BE RETURNING FROM DESERT STORM. MAY THEIR SUPREME SACRIFICE HELP TO MAINTAIN PEACE IN THE FUTURE. THE ' 38 SPECIAL TEAM DTO R InI )utyI COMMANDER GLENN H. MONTGOMERX U.S.N. COMMANDING OFFICER USS CURTS (FFG-38) COMMANDER MONTGOMERY WAS BORN IN NEW YORK CITY ON 18 JUNE 1949. HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN UPON GRADUATION FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1971. INITIALLY ASSIGNED TO THE USS MANITOWOC (LST 1180) COMMANDER MONTGOMERY SERVED AS DAMAGE CON- TROL ASSISTANT FROM AUGUST 1971 UNTIL JANUARY 1973. DURING 1973 HE SERVED BRIEF TOURS ABOARD THE DESTROYERS HAMNER (DD 718) AND JAMES C. OWENS (DD 776). HE WAS ASSIGNED TO , USS FOX (CG 33) AS ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE OFFICER FROM LATE 1973 UNTIL 1976. IN APRIL 1976, COMMANDER MONTGOMERY BEGAN A TWO YEAR ASSIGNMENT AS AN INSTRUCTOR NAVAL TACTICAL DATA SYSTEMS AT FLEET COMBAT TRAINING CENTER PACIFIC. WHILE ON SHORE Dl HE ACHIEVED THE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT HEAD SCHOOL, HE REPORTED TO USS BRUMBY (FF 1044) AS ENGINEERING OFFICER FROM FEBRUARY 1979 UNTIL JANUARY 1981, HE REPORTED TO USS TRUXTUN (CGN 35) WHERE HE SERVED AS OPERATIONS OFFICER UNTIL NOVEMBER 1982. COMMANDER MONTGOMERY SERVED AS THE SURF ACE ANTI-AIR WARFARE INSTRUCTOR AT TACTICAL TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC FROM NOVEMBER 1982 UNTIL MAY 1984. HE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON USS HARRY W. HILL (DD 986) FROM JULY 1984 UNTIL MARCH 1986. FROM MAY 1986 UNTIL JULY 1988 COMMANDER MONTGOMERY SERVED ON THE STAFF OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AS HEAD SUR- FACE COMBAT DIRECTIONS SYSTEMS AND HEAD, AEGIS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTS. IN 1988 HE COMPLET- ED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE FROM NATIONAL UNIVER- SITY IN SAN DIEGO. FOLLOWING HIS OPNAV TOUR COMMANDER MONTGOMERY ATTENDED THE NATION- AL WAR COLLEGE WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1989. COMMANDER MONTGOMERY ' S PERSONAL AWARDS INCLUDE THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF SECOND AWARD) AND THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL. HE IS MARRIED TO SUZANNE HANCOCK OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNL AND LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THEY HAVE A SON, BRL N (1981) AND DAUGHTER, TRACY (1983). LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM E.JACKSON, U.S.N. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS CURTS (FFG-38) LCDR JACKSON WAS BORN IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 6, 1955. HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN UPON GRADUATION FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1977. LCDR JACKSON HAS SERVED AT SEA SINCE JANUARY 1978, BEGINNING WITH ASSIGNMENT TO USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) AS THIRD DIVISION OFFICER AND ASSISTANT FIRST LIEUTENANT UNTIL DECEMBER 1980. HE WAS A PLANKOWNER AND SERVED AS COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER OFFICER IN USS SCOTT (DDG 995) FROM JANUARY 1981 UNTIL OCTOBER 1982. HE THEN COMPLETED BRIEF ASSIGNMENTS AS MATERIAL OFFICER ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER AMPHIBIOUS GROUP TWO AND COMMANDER AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON TEN FROM NOVEMBER 1982 TO OCTOBER 1983. FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT HEAD SCHOOL, LCDR JACKSON REPORTED TO USS ANTRIM (FFG-20) AS SHIP CONTROL OFFICER FROM JULY 1984 UNTIL JUNE 1986. HE THEN REPORTED TO USS SAMPSON (DDG 10) IN JULY 1986 WHERE HE SERVED AS OPERATIONS OFFICER UNTIL JULY 1988. HIS FINAL DEPART- MENT HEAD ASSIGNMENT WAS IN USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) FROM AUGUST 1988 TO MARCH 1990 AS FIRST LIEUTENANT. LCDR JACKSON REPORTED TO USS CURTS (FFG-38) IN MAY 1990 AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. HE IS MAR- RIED TO MARY ELLEN ADAMS OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN; MEGHAN , (1983), MAUREEN (1984) AND MICHAEL (1990). 1 COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF I ' a I I A.s ' ■ ■ J! - ' ' ' - . .. 4i7i;. . ' ' Wftii ENCS(SW) JOHNNIE R.JONES OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LT BRIAN SMITH OPERATIONS OFFICER THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SHIPS SENSORS, THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF THE SHIP, EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, HULL MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION, DECK SEA- MANSHIP AND HELICOPTER OPERATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS (OS), WHO CONDUCT SURFACE AND AIR SEARCH, CON- TROL AIRCRAFT, AND GATHER AND PROCESS THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY MANEUVER AND FIGHT THE SHIP; QUARTERMASTERS (QM) WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFE NAVIGATION; BOATSWAINS MATES (BM) WHO ARE RESPON- SIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE SHIPS HULL AND SUPERSTRUCTURE, DECK SEAMANSHIP EVOLUTIONS INCLUDING ANCHORING, MOORING, REPLENISHMENT AT SEA, AND CONDUCTING HELICOPTER OPERATIONS; RADIOMEN (RM) WHO OPERATE VARIOUS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYS- TEMS, AS WELL AS PROCESSING ALL HARDCOPY MESSAGE TRAFFIC; AND SIGNALMEN (SM) WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING ALL VISUAL MESSAGE TRAFFIC SENT OR RECEIVED VIA FLAGS, FLASHING LIGHT, OR SEMAPHORE. OPS IS THE LARGEST SINGLE DEPARTMENT ON CURTS. 11 OI DIVISION i i ■ 1 Operations Specialist (OS) Electronic Warfare Technician (EW) LTjg ADAM S. AXTHELM COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER OFFICER OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS: OPERATE RADARS. IDENTIFICATION EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, CONTROL FIXED WING AND ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT. MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER, TACTI- CAL ACTION OFFICER AND OFFICER OF THE DECK CONCERNING TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF THE SHIP AND ITS WEAPONS SYSTEMS. ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICLVNS: INTERCEPT ELECTRONIC SIGNALS, INTERPRET DATA FROM INTELLIGENCE PUBLICATIONS, SIGNALS AND REPORTS. INFORMS THE COMMANDING OFFICER AND THE OFFICER OF THE DECK OF THREAT SIG- NALS AND RECOMMENDS APPROPRL TE COUNTER MEASURES. OSC(SW) MARKG. BUDOW OSl(SW) JAMES R. FINLEY EW2 LEN M. WOLF OS2 ROBIN STOKES OS2 DAVID C. EAGLE OSl (SW) JAMES S. HAMM OSl (SW) JOHN D. WOOD OS2 STEPHEN R. DELISLE EW2 HAYDEN E. JONES EWSN DENNY ARDIN EWl DARREL E. HONEY OS2 MICHAEL T. ERKE 12 NO KIDDING - 1 SAW AN ENGINEER IN CIC ... AND HE COULD STILL BE THERE! OSSN HERBERT L. BARBER OSS PAUL E. PAYNE OSS DONALD F. RUPP OSSN MICHAEL L MARIOTTI OSSN JASON R. LEWIS OS2 KEVIN D. TRASTER w r V ,, V OSS ROBERT W. ANDERSON EW2 SCOTT T. CRUMRINE OS2 JOSEPH D. FRAZIER OSS ANTHONY R. BUTCHER 13 ONOl DIVISION QMC(SW) TIMOTHY D. BANNING NAVIGATOR QUARTERMASTER: RESPONSIBLE TO THE NAVIGATOR AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER FOR THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF THE SHIP IN INLAND WATERS AND OPEN SEAS. ACCOMPLISHES THIS TASK BY THE USE OF TER- RESTRIAL, CELESTIAL AND ELECTRONIC PLOTTING OF THE SHIPS POSITION. SIGNALMEN: RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING FLASHING LIGHT, FLAG HOISTS, SEMAPHORE, PYROTECHNICS. WHEN NOT INVOLVED IN COMMUNICATIONS, FUNCTIONS AS A LOOK- OUT, THESE MEN ARE VITAL FOR THE VISUAL IDENTIFICATION OF MANY SHIPS. QM2(SW) MATTHEW LONGTIN QMSN MATTHEW L. LINDE Q. I (OKA QMSNROBERTw. oignaiman (bivi; RENME Quartermaster (QM) SMI FREDERICK G. SMSA KEVIN R. SHERRIS SMITH SMSN RICHARD S. MOORE SMSN ROBERT RIVERA 14 OCOl DIVISION Radioman (RM) LTjg THOMAS E. COMMON COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER RADIOMEN, THESE MEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING LONG RANGE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE SHIP AND FLEET COMMANDERS AND TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE TASK GROUP. RMC(SW) ANTHONY L. CHIAUZZI RM2 JEROME L. BASICH RMSA ERIC A.JOHNSON RMSA MICHAEL L. BURGESS RMSA JOSEPH D. BILLINGSLEY RMSA BILLY T. GARCL RMSA JEFFREYS. MACKENS RMSR TRACY W. LANOY LTjg COMMON CELEBRATES NEW YEARS IN BAHRAIN 15 ox DIVISION PERSONNELMAN: ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL PLACEMENT AND DETERMINING FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS: CHARGED WITH THE CUSTODY AND MAINTENANCE OF ENLISTED SERVICE RECORDS AND DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY FOR VARIOUS PAY AND ALLOWANCES. YEOMAN: ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIPS FILES, INCOMING AND OUTGO- ING CORRESPONDANCE, RECORDS, MAINTAINING UP TO DATE DIRECTIVES, MAINTENANCE OF OFFICERS SERVICE RECORDS. POSTAL CLERK: OPERATE NAVY POST OFFICES, PERFORM POSTAL COUNTER WORK, PROCESS MAIL AND MAINTAIN POSTAL EQUIPMENT. Personnelman (PN) Yeoman (YN) HOSPITAL CORPSMAN: ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO THE CREW AND SANITATION INSPECTIONS OF FOOD SERVICE SPACES AND CREW LIVING SPACES. ■«V. HMl MARVIN L. COLBURN 16 HM2(SW)(SS) DOUGLAS L. GEORGE PNI REYNALDDA. DEVERA PN3 SEAN M. MCDONOUGH PNSA JAMES D. CONNER YNl KENT K. BALMER YNSN GUADALUPE A. GOMEZ PCS JOSEPH J. GEORGE Postal Clerk (PC T Hospital Corpsman (HM Master-at-Arms (MA) I P( HMl COLBURN OPENS HIS ANY SAILOR MAIL i PNSA CONNER ON SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL US 17 OD DIVISION BMC(SW) HERBERTJ. MAIER Boatswain ' s Mate (BM) BOATSWAB S MATE: THE BOATSWAINS MATE IS THE OLDEST RATING IN THE NAVY. BOATSWAINS MATES ARE RESPON- SIBLE FOR ALL DECK SEAMANSHIP EVOLUTIONS, CLEANLINESS AND PRESERVATION OF THE SHIPS EXTERIOR, AND MAINTE- NANCE OF THE SHIPS LIFEBOATS. THESE MEN WERE THE EYES OF THE SHIP, PROVIDING LOOKOUT WATCHES FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT, SHIPS, AND MINES. THEY WERE THE MEN WHO DROVE THE SHIP FROM THE SHIPS CONTROL CONSOLE. BMl(SW) MICHAEL R. CROCKETT BMl JAMES R. CO) BM2 GUADALUPE L. GOMEZ BM2 CHARLES E MURPHY BM2LEROYG. SKINNER BM3 OSVANDO A GUTIERREZ ' ){ irx) BM3 SAMUAL D. LONG BM3 JOHN F. DILLON BM3TONYE. CLOUD BM3 DALE A. ZELLNER BM3 LEMUEL L. THOMPSON SA JOSEPH R. McCLEARY SA KEITH A. GREEN SAJOHN MORETTI SA MICHAEL J. SPILTENER SA RONALD G. WRIGHT ! ' flsf rl .1 SR RONALD E. SHAFFER SN TREVOR W. THOMAS SR CRAIG J. RANDLE SA EDWARD L. MURPHY SRJOHN E. HARRIS SR SHAWN M. KASPRZYK SR CHRISTOPHER J. EITLAND SA ANTHONY R. HILL SN LEONARDO ORTEGA SA HECTOR ORTIZ SR MARCO A. MAGALLANEZ SN TYRUS L. HAMILTON 19 SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL RIGGING FOR TOW 20 BM2 MURPHY AND SKI VALDELEON LAY DOWN THE J AM SN GREEN - AMERICAS HAPPIEST SAILOR! 21 I GSM2 KELLEYAND GSE2 ANDERSON STAYIN ' ALIVE IN CCS ENGI- NEERS GETTING SOME FRESH AIR ATA STEEL BEACH PICNIC 24 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ly ■ j f Pf . i% m LT MICHAEL J. BATEMAN CHIEF ENGINEER THE CHIEF ENGINEER IS DIRECTLY RESPONSI- BLE FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF THE SHIPS PROPULSION AND AUXIL- L RY EQUIPMENT. THE DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP OF THREE DIVISIONS. M DIVISION IS MADE UP OF GAS TURBINE MECHANICAL (GSM) AND GAS TUR- BINE ELECTRICIAN (GSE) TECHNICIANS. A DIVI- SION IS MANNED BYENGINEMEN (EN). R DIVI- SION IS MADE UP OF HULL TECHNICIANS (HT) DAMAGE CONTROLMEN (DC) MACHINERY REPAIRMEN (MR) AND ELECTRICIANS MATES (EM). 25 ■ft E DIVISION Electrician ' s Mate (EM) LTjg CHRISTOPHER T. GODFREY ELECTRICAL OFFICER ELECTRICIANS MATES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MOTORS, GENERATORS, AND THE POWER AND LIGHTING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. EM2(SW) SONTHI KEM EM2 STEPHEN R. DUMARS EMS JOEL R. SISLAK EMS FRANK R. BYNUM EMS ROBERT A. SOSA EMS CRAIG M. BURKHALTER FN CHRISTOPHER A. MOCK EMFR TOMMY G. FAULKNER EM2 DONALD KUPILLAS EMFAJON D. GODFREY ICl(SW) GREG KRITZ 26 A DIVISION Engineman (EN) LTjg WILLIAM F. STEVENS ENGINEMEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING VARIOUS SYSTEMS WHICH PROVIDE LIFE SUPPORT TO THE SHIPS PERSONNEL, SUCH AS POTABLE WATER, AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERATION AND DIESEL ENGINES FOR ELECTRICITY. ENl WAYNE S. NOVICK ENl(SW) WILLIAM L. BATES ENl(SW) THEODORE M. DEAMUS ENS BRYAN W. LOUMA ENS GARYC. DUNLAVY ENS LARRYJ. BANDER ENFAJAMESJ. CARTER FN KEITH L. YETMAN ENFN DENNIS D. FN ANDREW M CLEMONS CABANSAG FR MICHAEL J. MCCOLOCH 27 M DIVISION Gas Turbine System Technician (GS) GSMC(SW) DAVID G. HAKKI THE GAS TURBINE RATING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SHIPS TWO LM 2500 GAS TURBINE ENGINES AND THEIR MANY ASSOCIATED SUBSYSTEMS. IN ADDI- TION, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL CIRCUITRY NEEDED FOR STARTING, STOPPING, AND MONITOR- ING THE GAS TURBINE ENGINES. f y-1 ' y- GSEI (SW) PETRONILO M. NIETO GSMl(SW) KEVIN R. COTTON GSM2 ROBERT L. KELLEY GSE2 GALE G. ANDERSON MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT LT JERRY A. COLE 28 GSE2 JOSE S. ELONA GSE2 JONATHAN T. VENTURA GSM2 DA 1D P. HENSLEY GSM3(SW) DONALD R. MONTGOMERY GSE3 RICHARD L. ROBINSON GSM3 MICHAEL R. ALMOND GSMFN ROMUALDO I. RUTAQUIO GSE3 RUEL L. DIONISIO GSMFN MELVIN W. SIMMONS FN WILLIAM G. MCCARTHY GSMFN MICHAELJ. TUROSKI 29 R DIVISION ENS JOSEPH C. MONTOVINO DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT MACHINERY REPAIRMEN ARE THE SHIPS MACHINISTS. THEY MAKE PRECISION REPAIRS TO MACHINERY AND ARE OFTEN CALLED UPON TO MANUFACTURE EMERGENCY PARTS FROM SCRATCH. V MRl (SW) JOSEPH N. BRYANT MRS LOUIS J. MCCAGE (Or Machinery Repairman (iVIR) DAMAGE CONTROLMEN ARE ONE OF THE NEWEST RATINGS IN THE NAVY. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS AND ARE KEY PLAYERS IN TRAINING THE SHIPS CREW IN ALL PHASES OF DAMAGE CONTROL. DC2 PAUL M. CIPRIANO DCS JEFFREY D. LOCKEBY HULL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE SHIPS HULL AND PIPING SYS- TEMS AND UNTIL RECENTLY WERE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DAMAGE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. HT3 LENNY F.LENTZ HTFN RAYH. WINGET Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) 30 i REFUELING DETAIL IN THE GULF OF OMAN 31 32 33 OOOPS! YOU GUYS WEREN ' T SUPPOSED TO SEE ME HERE! ml Ml r H l l k Blal SUBA DIVING IN PHUKET, THAILAND 34 I ILIVEFORUNKEP! CROSSING THE LINE WAS GREAT-CAN I DO IT AGAIN? OCT 8, 1990 USS CURTS 7th BIRTHDAY PARTY 36 I SUPPLY DEPARTMENT L LT MARK D. MERG SUPPLY OFFICER THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF MANY RATINGS AND PROVIDES NUMER- OUS SERVICES TO CURTS. THE MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS (MS) AND FOOD SERVICEMEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AND SERVING ALL MEALS ABOARD. SHIPS SERVICEMEN (SH) OPERATE THE SHIPS STORE, LAUNDRY, VENDING MACHINES, AND BARBER SHOP. STOREKEEPERS (SK) PROCURE, RECEIVE, STOW, AND ISSUE ALL REQUIRED REPAIR PARTS FOR THE SHIP, DISBURSING CLERKS (DK) MAINTAIN THE CREWS PAY RECORDS. YEOMEN (YN) AND PERSONNELMEN (PN) HANDLE INDIVIDUAL SERVICE RECORDS MAINTENANCE AND VARIOUS TYPES OF COMMAND CORRESPON- DENCE FILES. 37 38 S-2 DIVISION Mess jManagement Specialist (MS) MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS: THESE MEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF WHOLESOME AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR BOTH THE OFFICER AND ENLISTED MESSES. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE ALSO CHARGED WITH MAIN- TAINING PROPER LEVELS OF FOOD SERVICE SANITATION AND POSITIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN SUSTAINING HIGH CREW MORALE. MSI JAMES E. LEACH MSI FLORANTE P. NATIVIDAD MS2 MARTIN V. KIRKLAND MS3 MICHAEL J. COLASURDO MS3 ISAAC JONES MSC(SW) ROLITO V. PAGUIO 39 S-1 S-3 DIVISIONS tr X [123 Storekeeper (SK) Ship ' s Service- Disbursing Clerl- man (SH) (DK) LTjg DANIEL L. ALLEN DISBURSING OFFICER STOREKEEPERS ORDER, RECEIVE, ISSUE AND STORE SHIPS OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SUP- PLIES, AND MAINTAIN THE SHIPS BUDGET. SKC(SW) PETER L. GOULD S-3 DIVISION IS COMPOSED OF SHIPS SERVICEMEN AND DISBURSING CLERKS. SHIPS SERVICEMEN OPERATE THE SHIPS STORE, BARBER SHOP. LAUNDRY, AND SODA MACHINE. PROFITS GENERATED IX THE SHIPS STORE GO TOWARD THE SHIPS RECREATION FUND AND THE PROCUREMENT OF LAUNDRY AND BARBER SUPPLIES. SHI JOHN MCKEOWN SH3 ROBERT N. LANGDON SH3 DAVID S. HOENECKE DISBURSING CLERKS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING ALL OFFICER AND ENLISTED PAY RECORDS UP TO DATE AND PAYING THE CREW. V- DKl (SW) JAMES L. ABSHER DKSN JASON T. MILLER PSSST- HERE ' S YOUR PIZZA FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS FLIP SLIDERS AT A STEEL BEACH PICNIC t M 41 SH3 LANGDON SHOWS WHAT MUSIC IS LIKE BACK HOME 42 MSC PAGUIO CONDUCTS ANOTHER PIZZA NIGHT NOW STAND EASY ON ALL UNREP STATIONS 43 AMSC RAFAEL C. NIEVES AMHl TIMOTHY E. BLACKMON AE2 BRIAN J. BOHL I K ' l ADS FRANCISCO J. BAUTISTA AT2 HARRY D. COOK AW3 SEAN O ' NEIL ADC NESTOR C. FABUNAN AW2 RODNEYJ. MOLINA AE3 BRUCE A. SUNDHEIMER AT2 LAWRENCE H. KUNTZ AMHAA RAUL B. ORGANISTA 44 HSL-45 DET 7A Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM) Aviation Machinist ' s Mate (AD) LT JAMES SPERBECK Aviation Electrician ' s Mate (AE) LTJOHN P. GRIFFIN Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator (AW) LT CLINTON D. LEWIS OFFICER IN CHARGE LT HERMES A. FERNANDEZ LT CHRISTOPHER J. BAILEY Aviation Electronics echnician (AT) 45 SH-60B LAMPS MK III HELICOPTER UH-58D AHIP U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER 46 MRl BRYANT (RIGHT) - HEROIC LEADER OF THE FLIGHT DECK CREW JUST SITTING HERE WAITING FOR THE TEN-THOUSANDTH HELO 47. ABOVE: ' SCRATCH ONE MINELAYER! RIGHT: FC2 HIPP PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LAUNCHER GOD 48 J COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT LT GARY L. MURDOCH COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER THE COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTE- NANCE AND REPAIR OF THE SHIPS WEAPONS AND SENSOR SYSTEMS. THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF SONAR TECHNICIANS (STG) WHO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PAS- SIVE AND ACTIVE SONARS. TORPEDOMAN MATES (TM) MAINTAIN THE SHIPS TORPEDO LAUNCHERS AND TORPEDOS. FIRE CONTROLMEN (FC) AND GUNNERS MATES (CMC, GMM,) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ALL GUNNERY AND MISSILE SYS- TEMS. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS (ET) MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, RADARS, DISPLAYS AND TEST EQUIPMENT. DATA SYSTEMS TECHNICIANS, (DS) REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND DISPLAYS. INTERI- OR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIANS (IC) MAINTAIN AND REPAIR INTERIOR COMMU- NICATIONS SHIPS ALARMS AND THE GYRO COMPASS. 49 LTjg KURT W. JUENGLING ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE OFFICER CA DIVISION SONAR TECHNICIAN: THESE MEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEARCH, DETECTION, AND LOCALIZATION OF ENEMY SUBMARINES. THEY OPERATE AND REPAIR SONAR AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. Sonar Technician (ST) TORPEDOMANS MATE: MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE MK-32 TORPEDO TUBES AND ASSO- CL TED EQUIPMENT. PREPARES AND LOADS TOR- PEDOES FOR LAUNCH DURING ANTI-SUBMARINE ATTAC KS. Torpedoman ' s Mate (TM) STGC(SW) PATRICKS. O ' CONNOR STGl RODRIGO P. PASILABAN STG2 JOSEPH MATACAVAGE STG3 ANDREW W. WEBSTER STG3 SCOTTY L. O ' CONNOR STG3 JAMES M. MCNULTY STG3 DANIEL A. COOK STG3 DENNIS C. MOYA TM2 JOEL EVANS 50 CE DIVISION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ARE RESPONSI- BLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SHIP- Electronics Toohnirian FT BOARD RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, RADAR, AND leonriioidti vci; peripheral equipment. DATA SYSTEMS TECHNICIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND Data bystems repair of shipboard computers and periph- Technician (DS) eral equipment. _ INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS TECHNI- . CIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE Interior d repair of shipboard communications Communications equipment, alarm and warning systems, and Electrician (IC) navigation equipment. CW02 JACINTO M. TAN ELECTRONICS REPAIR OFFICER ETTCCSW) DOUGLAS R. KNAPMAN ETl(SW) PHILIP O.JACKSON DS2 MICHAEL T. HUGHES DS2 CHARLES R. MENDOZA DS3 VANCE S. MCCUMBER ET2 MATTHEW M. GEBEL ET2(SW) GLENN A. RICHARDS ET2 LESLIE F. YOUNG ET2 FRANK H. HICKS ET3 MARKS. ASHLEY ET3 KENNETH T. FINDLAY IC3 MARK J. SPUHLER IC2 NICK PAUL 51 ENSJOHNNE L. THOMAS ORDNANCE OFFICER cw DIVISION FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS: OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE SHIPS MK 92 GUN AND MISSILE FIRE CONTROL S STEM. 1 S ' 5 1 Fire Control Technician (FC) FCC(SW) CHARLES D. HERMSEN FCl TOBIN L. TRAXLER FCl(SW) RANDAL A. SNOOTS FC2(SW) BRIAN D. HIPP FC2(SW) JEFFREY A. ASTER FC2 CHRISTOPHER Cj SMITH FC3 BRIAN K. CLINE FC3 DEREKJ. VOECI FC3 MITCHELL W. HADANEK FC3TR0YE.LC FC3 DANIEL J. BODWELL FC3 RICHARD K FERRAND 52 V Gunner ' s Mate (GM) GUNNERS MATE: OPERATE AND MAIN- TAIN THE MK 75 76mm 62 CALIBER GUN MOUNT AND THE MKI13 MOD 4 GUIDED MIS- SILE LAUNCHER SYSTEM. GMC(SW) ANDRE C. DORSEY GMMl (SW) STEPHEN M. WILES GMMl(SW) RONALD BATISTE GMG2LESILYS. PARRISH GMG3 RANDALL W. SANDERS GMG3 DAVID M. BASH GMGSA DARREN L. KNEUBUHL 53 THE MK 92 GANG 54 ALL THIS BEACH AND NO BABES! ' YEAH ... I ' LL GET RIGHT ON IT! ' MOORING IN PHUKET, THAILAND 55 MANNING UP THE .50 CAL ' S 56 GO AHEAD, PUNK ... MAKE MYDAY STORM TROOPER TWEAKIN ' PEAKIN ' 57 THE PHILIPPINES 58 ENS MONTOVINO MEETS UP WITH A FRIEND FROM COLLEGE mmM MISSED you ' BONKA BOAT ' BARRIO BARRETO AT SEA RESCUE OF 50 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES OCT 17 1990 --« ■ ' k. 60 61 DR. KELLEY MOORE TREATING A REFUGEE 62 I 63 PHUKET ISLAND PATTAm. BEACH THAILAND i i i 1 1 V ■ ' {p j£ U di! i K . 1% OPERATION DESERT SHIELD NOV2 ' 90-JAN16 ' 91 68 69 MAIL CALL!!! 71 SUPPORT FROM HOME 72 SIXTY DAYS OF MARITIME INTERCEPTION OPERATIONS AND NOW WE ' RE 74 v READY FOR .... 75 DESERT DESTROYING A MINE - NORTHERN PERSIAN GULF 76 SHELL IMPACTING ON IRAQI MINELAYER STORM BOARDING THE MINELAYER OUR FIRST EPW ' S 77 USS Curts instrumental against Iraqi mine efforts IN THE ARABIAN GULF — A U.S. Navy A-6 attack jet sunk one of two small Iraqi minesweepers in the vicinity of Qurah Island early on Jan. 24; 25 miles east and 21 miles north of the Kuwait-Saudi border. The other minesweeper apparently struck an Iraqi mine while attempting to escape and sank. A helicopter from Helicopter Anti- submarine Squadron Light Fort Five, operating from the guided mi: sile frigate USS Curts (FFG-38), wa on the scene to rescue Iraqi crev members from the minesweeper; Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW; were captured in the water ' Ih transported to USS Curts, where the are being detained pending furthe transfer to a U.S. holding facility. ««« j . With a plume of smoke that rises nearly 200 feet into the air, a mim iiscovered in the Arabian Gulf is destroyed. USS Curts, in the backgrouno observes from aooroximatelv two miles awav. (Official US Naw nhntn hv ph: 78 While engaged in the rescue opera- tion, the U.S. helicopter encountered small arms fire from a nearby island. The helicopter engaged hostile forces on the island; resulting in the capture of additional EPWs. Reports indicate three Iraqi personnel we re killed in this encounter and a total of 51 EPWs taken into custody. Our involvement in the capture of Qurah Island is probably one of the most exhilirating days in all our lives, said Cmdr. G.H. Montgomery, USS Curts commanding officer. Each and every member of the ' 38 Special ' team has been superb. All of are safe. Earlier this month, a USS Curts helo crew located a floating mine while operating with USS Missouri (BB-63) in the Arabian Gulf on Tan. 9. A U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team from the battle- ship destroyed the mine. Missouri dispatched its embarked EOD team by small boat to get a closer look at the floating mine and used an explo- sive charge to destroy it. When detonated, the mine sent a plume of water and smoke nearly 200 feet in the air. Cmdr. Montgomery added that morale aboard Curts has never been higher, although the mail has been terrible. He said that the crew of Curts shares the loneliness of family members in Yokosuka and looks forward to terrific reunions as soon as possible. Stay safe, make the kids do their homework and keep us in your prayers, said Montgomery. 2 minesweepers sunk Saudi pilot shoots down 2 Iraqi fighters USS Curts: Navy shipmates become like brothers under intense pressure of gulf war Prisoners taken; air fiptits increase DALEG. YO ' JNG The Detroit Ne ]}lenne and Daniel Honey wait or word from their son, Dar- •ell, now aboard the USS Curti My No. 1 motivation is to do my job ... and to get out alive. DARRELL HONEY 79 I bailors aboard the frigate USS Cnrts guard )risoners of war earlier this week. The pris- mers were among 20 Iraqis taken when na- al forces captured an Iraqi mine-layine ves- AssodaUdPrea sel in the Persian Gulf. Also in the gulf, an oil slick threatened desalination plants that provide much of the region ' s drinking wa- ter. 80 AP Userphoto DOD POOL A sailor on the USS Curts escorts a wounded and blindfolded Iraai orisoner oast a shio ' s auard. 81 82 I 83 USS WISCONSIN FIRES ANOTHER SALVO AT IRAQI POSITIONS IN KUWAIT A 84 CAPTURED FLAG FROM IRAQI MINELAYER f . OUR SCOREBOARD! 85 CROSSING THE LINE WOG DAY ' ( i ' 88 K Xj f r SU t ttt SS B H mHiHi HiBwiLA ' ■j HONG KONG 90 HOMECOMING! MOORED- SHIFT COLORS. 92 1 l 5-«« ikV -1-m I I n 1 S 69 F n m F . 1 ■ si ' ' H 1 ■ CRUISE BOOK STAFF: PHOTOGRAPHER AND LAYOUT TMT2 JOEL EVANS PHOTOGRAPHER ETC(SW) DOUGLAS KNAPMAN EDITORS: FCl (SW) JEFF ASTER LT WILLIAM STEVENS SPECIAL THANKS TO: QMC(SW) TIMOTHY BANNING FC2 CRISTOPHER SMITH 96 I H ' AL BADIYAH AL JANUBJYAH — ? , ' NP K! ' i ' • ¥f i ■ i w 28 - - 1 . f, ■ r WANif-AH ' m towet Uuinad)