Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1983 volume:

i i RIilS TERR- lVl DE5CR1PTIQ DUPE S PLAN 15 HEVtlSPH. milS COMPRFW Tl ■ - oo t III l Itl UNITEmSTATES SHIP D VER LPD-9 Seventh F Jgg4 Deployprien 30 January - 14 July 1983 ■ wted an Diego, Califo ilSlUi . 1 Contents Introduction 3 People 22 Places 96 Events f u v I H ' ' i i ' t i% ' TABLe Of CONTtHTS DENVER is officially rated as an Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD). This is a new all purpose amphibious class which employs the balance load concept. The LPD class is capable of carrying troops, cargo, assault craft and tanks. In addition they operate troop and cargo-carrying helicopters to project assault forces inland in support of the beachhead from the helicopter landing platform, CH-46, CH-53, COBRAS, and VSTOL The DENVER was built at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington and commissioned 26 October 1968. The keel for the DENVER was laid in February 1964 and she was launched on 23 January 1965. The crew consists of approximately 420 enlisted and 25 officers. More than 750,000 repair parts are stored on board to permit all levels of maintenance while underway. The diesel and steam generators can produce sufficient electricity to light all the homes in a city the size of Tacoma, Wash. The evaporators have the capacity to distill more than 30,000 gallons of water per day. DENVER has an official U.S. Post Office where the crew can purchase stamps and money orders, and mail letters and packages anywhere in the world. A large air conditioning plant cools all electronics spaces as well as all living, berthing, and dining areas. The overall length of DENVER is nearly twice that of a football field. DENVER ' S Storerooms and refrigerators can hold enough food to feed her crew for 3 months without replenishing. She has a fully automatic laundry which provides daily service, three barber shops, and a general store which sells more than $15,000 worth of clothing, candy, and merchandise per month. The crew ' s galley is capable of serving 3600 meals per day. A general purpose library is stocked with more than two thousand books. There are several technical libraries containing more than ten thousand technical books and trade journals. The pharmacy is supplied with the latest medicines and antibiotics and staffed by a doctor and six experienced hospital corps- men. Facilities for all types of surgery are available. USS Denver LPD-9 Overall Length 570 feet Breadth Molded 84 feet Displacement 16,550 tons Complement 900 troops, 420 sailors, 25 officers Speed 20-h knots Armament two 3 .50 cal. twin mounts Propulsion twin screw, steam turbine 24,000 shaft-horsepower IMTROOUCTK3N i ■ ,- V;- i ' fcv JiJJBgiBtJyj jrp  -ai , .The most important internal communications circuit on DENVt ' is the IMC. Part of an intricate system of centralized stiiptxyar I transmissions, tfie WCisusedto pass the word for stiip ' s routir fAII hands aboard DENVER are familiar with the messages passt : The IMC wakes them up in the morning and tells them when to i ) to Ijed. A sailor can be anywhere on the ship and be close enoui • to hear the general announcements over the IMC. When the wo I is passed, standard phraseology is used to ensure that the messai aets out with the maximum clarity and brevity. This section includ 4 1MC imc i Reveille, reveille. All hands heave out and thee up. The smoking lamp is lighted in all authorized spaces. i Heveiue Breakfast for thie crew ' Sweepers, sweepers, man your brooms, give the ship a dean sweep-down fore and aft, sweep down aii iowerdeci s, iadderweiis and passageways. Dump aii trash dear of the stern by means of starboard catwaii . Now sweepers. Quarter, quarters. All hands to quarters for muster, instruction and division officer ' s Inspection. Flight quarters, flight quarters. All hands man your flight quarters station. 10 FLIQHT QUARTERS 7776 smoking lamp is out aft of frame 120. There is to be no eating, smof ing or drinf ing on any weatfier clecl s. Remove and stow covers within the skin of the ship. FUQHT OUARTERS 11 Now set condition 1-A ■HlliiiiilliiiiiiiiMMiMBBiiaMi jr •« . 12 1-A J-J. ' ' s£..- ' ' t ' Debark control, well deck control, ballast control, sterngate control, sterngate machinery man your stations. 1-A 1S Go to your stations all of the special sea and anchor detail. 14 8EA Am ANCHOR ' That s . . . Go to your stations all of the special sea and anchor detail. SEA AND ANCHOR IS Go to your stations all the replenishment detail. m. or ' ii wy Mi g ! I 1$ UMReP ' Vivine services are now being tield in the library. Maintain silence about the decks ' U CHURCH CALL MAIL CAU 11 ' Tap, taps, lights out, all hands turn into your bunks. Maintain silence about the decks, the smoking lamp is out in all berthing spaces. imi- Commanding Officer M COmUNDINO OFFICeR 1 ai n --5H  ■■ ■ ■_ ' ' ■ k A 1 IF 1 1 L .%_:«= it r ■ ♦ 1 ■ 1h 1 -JW- r ' K iV p wdi IpP III ■ ■ IH ' ' 1 1 k? H 1 r t A « 1 : i J 1 ■ Ol ' KlXli ! D. F. Greenhoe, Capt, USN Captain Duane F. Greenhoe, USN, graduated from the United States Navai Academy and was commissioned Ensign, U.S. Navy in June 1957. He first served aboard the air craft carrier USS LEYTE (CVS-32). He then attended Submarine Schooi from Juiy to December 1958. Foliowing Submarine School Captain Green- hoe served aboard USS CORPORAL (SS-346) from December 1958 until December 1961. Upon transfer from CORPORAL he was assigned to the Tactics Department, U.S. Naval Submarine Schooi until July 1964. He then attended Polaris Weapons Officer School and subsequently served as Weapons Officer aboard USS SIMON BOLIVAR (SSBN-641) (GOLD), during construction and one deterrent patrol. Captain Greenhoe served as Execu- tive Officer aboard the USS BLUEBACK (SS-581) during the period January 1967 to October 1968 before he reported to the Chief of Naval Personnel for duty as Head, Submarine Diesel Assignment Section. This was followed by a tour as Commanding Officer, USS BONEFISH (SS-582) from September 1970 until September 1972. From September 1972 until January 1974 Captain Greenhoe served as Assistant PCO instructor on the Commander Submarine Force Pacific Staff. This was followed by a tour on the Staff of Commander Submarine Squadron One from January 1974 until July 1976 as Squadron Training Officer and Chief Staff Officer. Captain Greenhoe graduated from the National War College in 1977 prior to reporting to OPNAV where he served as Head, Submarine Systems Branch for the Director, Naval Warfare (OP-095) until July 1980. Captain Greenhoe served as Com- manding Officer, Naval Guided Missiles School from September 1980 to April 1982. Captain Greenhoe ' s current assignment is that of Commanding Officer, USS DENVER (LPD-9), San Diego, California. Captain Greenhoe ' s decorations include the ft eritorious Service Medal with bronze star, the Navy Commendation Medal with two bronze stars and Combat V , the Navy Achievement Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Medal with bronze star, and the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze stars. Captain Greenhoe is married to the former Russell J. Bird of Greenville, Michigan. They have two sons. Skipper and Douglas. COHUMNDINO OFflCERm Executive Officer it EXECunvE OFFicen R. C. Giffen III, LCDR, USN Lieutenant Commander Robert C. Giffen attended the University of Virginia wtiere, as a Regular NROTC Student, tie was commissioned in June 1970. H s first tour of duty was aboard USS PLUCK (MSO-464) wtiere tie served as botti Supply Officer and First Lieutenant. Follow- ing that tour he attended Tartar Missile School and was assigned to USS CONYNGHAM (DDG-17) as Gunnery Assis- tant in March 1972. Leaving CONYNGHAM in February 1974, Lieutenant Commander Giffen reported to USS RICHMOND K. TURNER (CG-20) as Navigator and Person- nel Officer, where he served until his assignemnt to the Surface Warfare Officer ' s School Department Head Course in January 1976. Eight months later. Lieutenant Commander Giffen reported to USS JESSE L. BROWN (FF-1089) as Operations Officer and operated for six months in the Mediterranean as a member of the NATO On-Call-Forces in that area. In May 1978, he was assigned to USS SURIBACHI (AE-21) as Engineer Officer. In February 1980 after 10 years at sea and extended deployments, he was assigned to the Naval Military Person- nel Command in Washington, D.C. Lieuten- ant Commander Giffen assumed his present duties as Executive Officer of USS DENVER (LPD-9) in June 1982. Lieutenant Commander Giffen ' s awards include the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal, in addition to various campaign awards. Lieutenant Commander Giffen is mar- ried to Ann Lallande of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. EXECUTIVE OfnCEH 27 Command Master Chief 28 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF B. B. Hammond, BTCM, USN Master Chief Petty Officer Barry B. Hammond began his career in 1958. H s first assignment was USS SHENANDOAH (AD-26) as a fireman assigned to B-Di vision. He advanced to Boiler Technician Second Class prior to separation in 1960. Upon reenlistment in 1961, he attended welding school and was advanced to Boiler Repairman First Class, then assigned to the pre-commissioning crew of USS WRIGHT (CC-2). His next transfer, in February 1964, took Petty Officer Hammond to USS PIEDMONT (AD-17) until 1965, when he attended Second Class diving school and was sent to Fleet Submarine Training Facility, Pearl Hart or as a diving instructor. From January to December of 1969, he was assigned to USS TORTUGA (LSD-26), as Command Career Counselor and training petty officer. In January 1970, BR1 Hammond was sent to Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, via Career Counselor School, as Command Career Counselor and Project Referral Counselor BR1 Hammond was advanced to Chief Boiler Repairman in November of 1970 and was assigned to USS CHIPOLA (AO-63) as Command Career Counselor in March 1973. Chief Hammond was advanced to Senior Chief Boiler Repairman in July 1973. In December of the same year he was s ent to USS KAWISHIWI (AO-146) upon decom- missioning of CHIPOLA. On KAWISHIWI, he served as Senior Enlisted Advisor and Command Career Counselor. Senior Chief Hammond was advanced to Master Chief Boiler Repairman in July of 1975. In July 1976 Master Chief Hammond was assigned to Navy Recruiting A Station, Honolulu as a recruiter, then was promoted to Zone Supervisor Navy Recruit- ing Pacific In November 1977. He served with Navy Recruiting until May 1982. In June 1982, Master Chief Hammond reported aboard USS DENVER (LPD-9) to assume his present duties as Command Master Chief. COmiAND MASTER CHIEF 29 Air Department LCDR William Christman, Air Boss LT Dave Scott, Air Fuels Officer arid ABH1 Daniel Strong, Flight Deck LPO LCDR William Christman, Air Boss 30 Am DEPAHTMENT I ABF1 Antonio Delrosario, Acting Chief LT David Scott, Air Fuels Officer The Air Department has three components. V-1 (aircraft handling) maintains the 12,000 sq. ft. flight deck and the retractable hangar. V-4 (aviation fuels) takes care of 298,000 gallons of JP-5 fuel and 23,000 gallons of auto gasoline (for jeeps). V-6 (ground support equip- ment - GSE) is responsible for aircraft towing, starting, servicing, and securing gear, and Tilly, the 80,000 lb. crash crane. There is much more to Flight Quarters than the people you see on the flight deck. There ' s the JP-5 pumproom operator (6th deck), AFFF station operators (3rd deck), motor whaleboat crew (boat deck), and Combat Information Center (CIC) radar control team. The Air Boss, of course, controls flight operations from Pri-fly, the tower above the port quarterdeck. He talks to the aircraft and the flight deck supervisors and LSE ' s by radio, while phone talkers help him coordinate with CIC, the Bridge, Repair 7 locker, Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) sta- tions, and JP-5 pumproom. (cont ' d) AIR OePMTMENT 31 V ' Division LT David Scott ABF1 Antonio Delrosario On the flight deck, everyone ' s job can be identified by life vest color. Landing Signalmen Enlisted (LSE ' s) wear yellow. They control landings, takeoffs, and placement of aircraft, and direct the flow of people and cargo on the deck. Blueshirts use chocks and chains to keep aircraft from sliding on the deck. The men in green drive GSE, plus supervise forklift operators. The fuelers (purple shirts or grapes ) supply JP-5 to aircraft using special pressure nozzles. The Repair 7 red shirts, provided by Deck, Engineering, Executive, Supply, and Medical are primarily assigned for fire fighting. They also help with chocks and chains, moving mail and cargo, and escort- ing passengers. Hotsuitmen, (from Air and Rep 7) wearing aluminized proximity clothing, are ready to strike the first blow in fighting a fire with AFFF and purple-K Powder (PKP) from the Twin Agent Unit Once hose teams are manned, they return to the aircraft to rescue the occupants. All of the alrdales pull together at Flight Quarters. It is this total teamwork that makes the Air Department excel in safety and combat readiness, as proven by the Air E (with hash mark!) on the side of the hangar. Roster AS1 Fred Allison ABH1 Daniel Strong ASE2 Michael Merritt ABF2 Tinjothy Ulbrich ABF2 Christopher Weston ABH3 Avery Alford ABF3 Gary Amerson ABH3 Romeo Christopher ABH3 Puni Ulugalu ASMS Donald Springer AN Shawn Bell AN Wayne Britt ABHAN Anthony Cummings ABFAN Raymond Granado AN Eduardo Guiriba AA Lorin Hinkle ABFAN Marco Sanchez AA Douglas Schmidt AA Jeflrey Smith S2 V-DIVI8I0N -JJ ' -v-. ' -W-- .■w s -f SaSttK ' S-, . Aviation Boatswain ' s Mates Fueis Aviation Boatswain ' s Mates Handlers Aviation Support Equipment Teclinicians V-DIVISKM 33 MRI David AiKXtin SN Geoffrey Allen SKI Mario Magdatera SN MeMn Bert MM1 Kenneth Milton SN Fabian Garnet RP2 Rich Apel SN David Gamboa HT2 Joe Dougherty FN Samuel Henderson SK2 Donald Fennell SN Glenn Huddieston SK2 Francsico Meciel FN David Johnson YN2 Joseph Mulson SN David Steuble J02 George Sicay MSSN Abel Vara MS3 Juan Carranza FN Ernest Vidal HM3 Harry Payne MSSN Gregory Renn HM3 William Rouse SA Anthony Mighaccio HT3 James Schlief SA Gordon Richie EM3 William Whitley YNSA Derek Roberts M REPAIR 7 ¥t=: M L nmM tftr ■ Jesi m m .t f , ivfl ■n 41 Bt rj H JlU El Roster - - SW3 Mar F eWs eM3 flonaW Nichols SN Mark Campbell SA Timothy Cox ENFN Scott Davidson SN Mike Highfill SN Jeffrey Kearney SA Victor Macias HTFN Anthony Moyer SN Jose Tincknell SN Rodney Walker BOAT CREWm Communica tions Department LT Welling Clark, Communications Officer ■ ■ v ' l P P ISej- B K y- Vl H ; k m H ' -A 1 cL A i W -1 ._1 iL - -«: y LT Welling Clark, COM MO RMCS Robert Womble, CR-DMsion Officer SMC Miguel Morita, CS-Division Officer 36 COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT RMC William Petrie, CR-Division Chief COMMUNICATIONS OePAWTMENT ST CR-Division RMCS Robert Womble RMC William Petrie CR Division is responsible for coordination of ttie ship ' s various communications requirements. They are responsible for quality control of all radio circuits and for operation of all radio transmitters, receivers and associated equip- ment. The Radiomen are the voice of the command . They are re- sponsible for insuring the required preparation and delivery of all messages transmitted and received via the Naval Telecommunications System. RM1 Walter Brooks RM2 John Zieske RM1 Johr} RM3 John Bagby Cunningham RMS William Clelland RM1 Jeffery RMS Mark Fresquez Harryman RMS Kelvin GIvens RM1 Gary Kempton RMS Ronakt Lockhart RM1 Richard Siarsma RMS Randy Lutz RM2 Gary Borders RMS Roy Martin RM2 Jon Ciminillo RMS Bradley Opitz RM2 Donald Freeman SA Jerry Bullard RM2 Shawne Gallant RMSA Michael RU2 Frederick Jones Grisham RM2 Mitchell Kubes RMSA Paul Halliday RM2 Carl McMaster RMSN Wayne RM2 Roben Wadley McNeally k ill lJllliPi«« mJy mM I K y Jl ■S j...,. ' u 3$ CR-DIVISION n ■ HfC i l R Ft H )iiS. ' - , 9k . V H i ' ' 1 ' •t 1 BHP m ' PV . 1- B r , H |H v: JitoT M Hv P i n Imh Hh Cn-DIVmHM M 40 CS-DIVISION iT fi CS-DIVISION 41 Deck Department LT James Elliott, First Lieutenant LTJG Richard Cacace, 2nd Division Officer and LT James Elliott, First Lieutenant LT Jim Melesky, Assist 1st LT 42 DECK DEPARTMENT ' %, TWi ■ ' i t nut nj ■ ,ii]y ' Fra ' !:i!iiii ' «p ■ BMC Kenneth Smith, 1st Division Chief LTJG Ronald Almeter, 3rd Div Officer BMCS Michael Curry, 2nd Division Chief ENS Michael Foley, 1st Division Officer DECK DEPAItTMBNT 43 1st Division BMC Kenneth Smith LTJG Michael Foley BM1 Morris Lee First Division is an integral part of Deck Department and rightly known as the 1st of the Finest. Whether participating in a precision anchorage, working ' round the clock to accomplish a loadout of l farines and their gear or adeptly handling mooring lines in coming alongside a pier, 1st Division excels and is unsurpassed by none. A spit and polished division with a long and proud history of excellence, the phrases smart seamanship, posi- tive discipline, total dedication and vigilance to duty all combine to spell out 1st Division. BM2 Steven Blocker BM2 Ricardo Reyes BM2 Larry Young BM3 Kyle Bodeman BM3 Carl Fletcher BM3 Isaiah Jackson BM3 Jeffrey Norman BM3 Rotmt Stephens BM3 Mike Stevens SN James Mbrecht SA Geoffrey Allen SR Larry Armstrong SA David Brawley SN Fabian Camet SN Richard Childers SN Alfredo Gallegos SN Rogelio Gomez SR Phillip Gonzales SN Milton Guenther SA Gregory Guerrero SN Glenn Huddleston SA Charles Hudson SR Setmond Johnson SR Paul Larosa SN David Larson SA Richard Martinez SA Anthony Mighaccio SN Joseph Morrell SA Richard Myers SN James Porter SA Jeffrey Radnor SN Richard Rothrauff SA Douglas Seymour SA John Smith SA Daniel Steuble SA Ronald Weaver SA Arthur Wingfleld SA Bruce Woods I M i r«f DIVISION 45 2ncl Division LTJG Richard Cacace ENS Robert Dorenbush BMCS Michael Curry Second Division Is better known as The Welldeck Wea- sels , Number One in Moving and Storage. Its primary responsibility is the operation and maintenance of the welldeck and upper and lower vehicle storage spaces. The division is also responsible for the operation of three ship ' s boats and the care and maintenance of topside and belowdeck spaces. Second Division assumes major roles in all seamanship evolutions such as underway replenishments, boat operations, wet well opera- tions and mooring. W . . . VWt . '  Roster BM1 Phillip Callahan BM1 William Johnson BM1 Thomas Marten BM2 Stephen Harris BM2 Rolxrt Kemp BM2 Lewis Leger BM3 Timothy Fischesser BM3 William HIghfill BM3 Thomas Hughes BM3 Thomas Louviere BM3 John McLallen BM3 Ronald Nichols SA Michael Applegate S V Melvin Bert SN Mark Campbell SN Timothy Cox SN David Fowler SN David Gamboa SN Michael Horrell BMSN Patrick Isler SR Ronald Kasperek SN Jeffrey Kearney SN Mark Larson SA Willie Lovett SA Victor Macias SN Roei Manaiang SN Donald Maurer SN Matthew McClure SN David McEssey SR Jesus Mesa SA Bryan Miles SR Richard Moore SA Allan Olsen SA Robert Poindexter SA Gordon Richie SA Michael Stillman SN Joseilto Tincknell SN Rodney Walker SA Kenneth West SN Timothy Whitehead 49 lnd DIVISION 2nd DIVISION 47 The Gunner ' s Mates of Third Division are the fighting edge of USS DENVER. Personnei are thor- oughly trained in all aspects of ordnance and weaponry. Third Division is responsible for maintenance and operation of the gun mounts, magazines and armory. The gunners are also responsible for Marine Corps ammunition to Support a Battalion Landing Team in the field. ' : ' Roster GMG1 Larry Dean GMG1 Larry Christian GMG1 Clifford Perry GtvlG3 fVlictiael Maxwell GMG3 Kennetti Mitchell GMG3 Christopher Ritchie GMG3 Robin Sarracino GMG3 Thomas Winters SN Glenn Braun SN Emery Martin SA David Duron SA Jon Rogers 4S $id DIVISION «jt (illXXCfttMilTC. . ) 3rd DIVISION 49 Beachmaster Unit One CW02 William Bunch BMC Donald Truax Beachmaster Unit ONE com- prises the Naval Element of the Landing Force Shore Party. The Beachmaster mission is to facilitate the landing and movement over the beaches of troops, equipment and supplies, and to facilitate the evacuation of casualties and pri- soners of war. In addition, the Beachmasters maintain commun- ications and liaison with designated naval commanders and naval con- trol units, control all craft and amphibious vehicles in the vicinity of the beach from the surf line to the high water mark, coordinate the reembarkation of equipment, troops and supplies, determine and advise suitability for landing through coordination with the Oceanographic Section of the Underwater Demolition Team (UDT), control boat salvage, keep appropriate Navy commanders apprised of wind and surf condi- tions, install causeway LST beach- ing range markers and range lights, and assist in the defense of the beach. RM1 Howard Duff CMS Travis Spears Cf t Felipe Paballnas CMCN Jack Altrath Bf 2 Robert Buist SN Michael Hosklns HM2 Thomas Kane SN Michael Tanner Bf 2 Raymond Cooley SN Robert Whaley SM3 David Alexander SN Kenneth Evans BM3 Maurice Contino SN Bradley SIcha CMS Graeson Wenhcfi RMSA Troy Hlxenbaugh £03 David Olson SA Michael Giles CMS Richard Coffin SA Alan Schoenteld CW02 William Bunch BMC Donald Truax SO BEACHMASTER UNIT ONE BEACHMASTER UNIT ONE SI Engineering Department LT David Dumpert, Engineer Officer ENS Dennis Wells, Boiler ' s Officer; LTJG Thomas Eldridge, DC A; and LTJG Louis Moxcey, Main Propulsion Assistant. LT David Dumpert, CHENG ENS Hee Moon, Auxiliaries Officer; and LTJG Dale Daniel, Electrical Officer Not pictured CW04 Stanley Howard, Engineering Material Officer r i f f ' ■ti I I JP kjS H K L m % v H f )I LTJG Robert Stucky, EMO 52 ENOINEEmHQ DEPARTMENT MMC Jesus Munoz, M-Division Officer Ef C Sofronio h lonte, E-DMsion Chief MMC Billy Bryant, A-Gang Chief 1 ] BTC Thomas Mattingly, B-Div. Chief HTC Ramon Boatwright, R-Division Chief, LTJG Thomas Eldridge, DCA; and HTC George Williams, R-Division Chief ENQINEERINa DEPARTMENT 53 A-Gang is composed of Machinist ' s Mates, Enginemen and Machinery Repairmen. No evolu- tion, be it routine or operational could be properly accomplished without assistance from A-Gang. Whether it ' s ballasting to offload boats for an amphibious landing, flight quarters to bring on mail, keeping a vigilant eye out for wasterful v ater practices, or stand- ing routine shipboard engineering watches, A-Gang is there. A- Division maintains 99% of all the machinery located outside the main engineering spaces. Whether the equipment belongs to A-Division or not, A-Division Machinery Repair- men stand ready and willing to manufacture parts as necessary with unequalled expertise. THE NAVY — IT ' S NOT JUST A JOB, IT ' S A-GANG! Roster MR1 David Aucoin MR1 Willie Lyons MR3 Brian Maloney MR3 Patrick Cook MRFN Sellis Howard MRFN Kenneth Poreda MRFN Daniel Jotinson MM1 Kenneth Milton MM1 Gavin Sermona MM2 Robert Sutherland ENI John Campbell EN2 Michael Bieluch EN2 Eugene Robinson EN2 Todd Peterson EN2 Darwin Triplett EN 2 David Wolfram ENS Fredrick Bates EN3 Paul Ewing ENS James Junger ENS Richard Van ENFA Arthur Dunn FN Joseph Ervin ENFN Samuel Henderson ENFN Gary Marx ENFN Paul Miller ENFA Todd Schieber ENFN Richard Van FR Tony Crutcher S4 A-QANa Machinery Repairmen Enginemen MaciiinisVs Mates A-OANQ SS B-Division ENS Dennis Wells BTC Thomas Mattingly B-Division ss responsible for DENVER ' S two main propulsion boilers and auxiliary machinery needed to supply these boilers with fuel, combustion air, and feed water. These men work long, hard, hot, and thankless hours to ensure the steam for main propulsion and auxiliary use is readily available. As the heart pumps life giving blood to the human body, so do our boilers give life to DENVER. The steam we supply is used for main propulsion, generation of all electrical power, operation of auxiliary machinery, heating, hot water, and cooking of crew ' s meals. You may ask why these men put forth such effort under such demanding conditions. As the human heart is rightly placed, so are the hearts of these, the Boiler Technicians of the United States Steam Ship DENVER (LPD-9). We Serve Proudly, To Ensure Our Country ' s Defense. BT1 Frederick FA David Albert Bomemann FR Mark Anderson BT1 Roberto Deguia BTFA Thomas Bergh BT2 Ronaid Gale BTFA Severo Bynum BT2 Steven Hopson BTFN James Clopton BT2 Thomas HTFA Jon Davis Nowland BTFN Steven Dietzel BT2 Ronnie Queries FR Clyde Dutra BT3 Thomas Antonio BTFN John Hutton BT3 Marif Clark FN Conrado Imus BT3 Robert Davis FR Harry Kemp BT3 Scott Dolan BTFN Ricky Marshall BT3 Richard Eveiand FR Douglas Organ BT3 Richard Maiek FA Terry Rlxon BT3 Teddy FR Jay Roller McNichols FR Jeffrey Shirk BT3 Theodore Price BTFA Robert BT3 William Quinn Shampo BT3 Dennis Racca BTFA Marvin BT3 Melvin Richard Washington BT3 Kenneth Scrivner FA Timothy Wiikison BT3 Douglas Smith FA David Woods Se B-DMSKm Boiler Technicians B-0IVI8I0N S7 ' Division LTJG Dale Daniel EMC Sofronio Monte From the bow light to the stern light, from the aircraft warning lights to the pitsword, DENVER ' S Electrical Division owns and oper- ates, maintains and repairs all electrical and internal communica- tion equipment on the ship. This equipment is widespread and diverse, including telephones and sound-powered phones, the gyrocompass and degaussing, shipboard lighting and ventelation. E-Dlvision also operates and main- tains 16mm projectors and the closed circuit TV studio for the use and entertainment of the entire crew. They maintain portable electric tools in a safe electrical condition and issue them to ship- board personnel. E-Division also initiates and disseminates informa- tion about electrical safety. The DENVER ' S mission requires great amounts of efficient electrical power for equipment like the B and A crane, the ballast system, and the stern gate. This power comes either from one or two emergency diesel generators or from the ship ' s turbogenerators which are able to produce enough electricity to light up a small city. Every division onboard DENVER requires electrical power in many different forms for many different uses. No division could complete its work or accomplish its mission without the support of E-Division. We are proud to shoulder this responsibility and work hard to provide for the entire ship. Roster IC1 Jack Mannen EM1 Yancy Stout IC2 Robert Chess EM2 Stanley Miles IC2 Williams Watts EMS Richard Burns EMS David Cole IC3 Darrel Cottrill EMS Jamie Hammond EMS Stephen Leverton EMS Randall Ott EMS Stuart Parkinson EMS Jon Rancel EMS William Whitley EMS Rex Wright FN Duane Catt FN Charles Kee FA Patrick Lynch FN Danny Martin FN Joe Sandoval EMFN Ernest Vidal M i.:i ' ■ SS E DIVISION ML f J i J 1 m 1 1 B « L KL CT r m 1 Interior Communications Technicians Electrician ' s Mates B-DIVISION SI M ' Division MMC Jesus Mounz Today ' s modern and highly sophisticated Navy travels through- out the Seven Seas, from one side of the world to the other, protecting the free world from aggression. In order to accomplish this the Navy depends almost entirely on M- Di vis i on as its Prime Mover. M-Division aboard DENVER is composed of highly trained Machinists ' Mates. M-Division is responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, and operation of main propulsion and propulsion support equipment. This includes: four ship ' s service turbine generators, which provide the normal source of electrical power (along with the diesel generators, capable of supplying sufficient electricity to light all the homes in a city); two 30,000 gallon per day distilling plants, which produce feedwater for the boilers and provide fresh- water for various services through- out the ship; two low pressure air compressors, which supply the ship with low pressure air, and of course the main engines and reduction gears with 24,000 com- bined shaft horsepower to keep the screws turning and the water churning. On behalf of M-Division, it ' s been a pleasure serving you, throughout WestPac ' 83. MM1 Michael Fitch MM I Dennis Russell MM2 Richard elevens MM2 John Pung MM2 Gary Williams UM2 Odis Williams Jr. MM2 Fabian Davila MM3 Michael Allen MM3 Maurice Class MM3 Arnel Data MM3 William Dunlap MM3 Peter Filandro MM3 Steven Marling MM3 Abel Hernandez MM3 Timothy Honchell MM3 Jerry Jennings MM3 Francisco Lopez, . MM3 Victor Meyers Roster MM3 David Olson MM3 Leslie Parlin MM3 Edward SalstMrry MM3 James Scott MM3 John Sisk MM3 William Wall MM3 Jay Willis MM3 James Young MMFN John Clements FR Randy Householder MMFA Jimmy Jackson FA Patrick Killbreath FA Kevin McNamara MMFR Victor Pineda FN Bryan Roberts MMFN Harry Seise MMFA Silvester Tabudlong aO M-DIVISION M-DIVISION tl HTC Ramon Boatwright R-Division LTJG Thomas Eldridge HTC George Williams It has been written in these historic pages, that a certain division on this mighty man-of-war, is the Prime Mover! As far fetched as it may appear, this is a very true statement! However, the mightiest engine, the largest gun, and the most advanced missile system is useless junk without an adequate platform on which to operate! And who maintains this platform for the aforementioned Prime Movers? The Hull Technicians!!! We fix what they break, we find what they ' ve lost, we fill in when they ' re short, and we take the blame for their mistakes!! We do this with a cheery AYE AYE, SIR , for we are the ever-charging HT ' s of R-Division. We are honed to a razor sharp edge of readiness! To sum it all up in a few words: We have done so much, with so little, for so long, that we can do anything with nothing!! Roster HT1 Randy Huay HT1 David Lafrance HT2 Joseph Dougherty HT2 Carlos Sarjtiago HT2 Michael Grosman HT3 Norman Hall HT3 John Joines HT3 Michael Martin HT3 Rigoberto Salazar HT3 James Schliaf HT3 Thomas Carver HTFN Virgil Adams FN Jose Garcia HTFN Anthony Moyer HTFN Michael Ogieglo FN Pedro Ramirez FN Anthony Ross FA Robert Curiel FA Charles Terrell FR Carey Purvis ttm-DMSION Hull Maintenance Technicians R-omsioN ta Executive Department LTJG Robert Dowling, Personnel Administration Officer YNC Curtis Huffpower, Assistant Administration Officer LTJG Bob Dowling, Div. Officer MACS Calvin Evans, Chief MAA CAPT (USMC) Stephen Wittle, Combat Cargo Officer U EXECUVVB DePARTMENT LT Ken Abbott, Stiip ' s Chaplain GMGC Charlie Rudder, 3-M Coordinator BTCM Barry Hammond, Command Master Chief NCC R. J. Grund, Command Career Coun- selor Execunve oePARTwieHT u X ' Division LTJG Robert Dowling YNC Curtis Huffpower X-Division is staffed by Yeomen, Personnelmen, a Jour- nalist, a Littiograpfier and a Postal Clerk. The Yeomen are in ctiarge of the ship ' s directive and correspon- dence filing systems and they handle all personnel data pertaining to officers. Personnelmen offer much the same service to enlisted personnel and in addition, they supervise and publicize many of the educational benefits available in the Navy. The Postal Clerl w orks in the ship ' s post office and handles all matters pertaining to mail, stamps and postal money orders. The Journalist handles public information matters, including news releases, and type the ship ' s newspaper while at sea. He also operates the ship ' s closed circuit television and radio station. Assist- ing him is a Lithographer, who operates the ship ' s duplicating press and provides varied graphics services. Roster SSGT Richard Vasquez PN1 William Shumaker BM1 Keith Maddox RP2 Richard Apel YN2 Joseph Mulson Jr. J02 George Sicay PN2 William Farley III PN2 Bob Rice YN2 Lee Phillips PCS Man in Williams PN3 Michael Gaouette LI3 Edward Thrombley YNSN Clark Russ YNSN Frederick Schaeffer YNSA Derek Roberts PNSR Benjamin Salamon M X-OIVISHM Yeomen Personnelmen Journalist Lithographer Postal Clerk X-DIVISION $7 -;• -. ,•;_-; -ja « ; i- X-Division LTJG Robert Dowling YNC Curtis Huffpower U X-DIVISION Religious Program Specialist Master-At-Arms 3-M Command Master Chief Navy Counselor Combat Cargo x-ommoNm Medical Department LT Craig Cupp, Ship ' s Ptiysician A. I LT Craig Cupp, Ship ' s Physician; HM1 Kevin Knievel; HMC Michael Adams, H-Div Chief The Medical Department is staffed by hospital corpsmen. The department is responsible for the overall health of the crew and the sanitation of the ship. The corps- men fulfill special positions that require advanced training which include lab technician, X-ray tech- nician and pharmacy technician. Roster HM1 Kevin Knievel HM2 Johannes Brenner HM2 Ivan Snavely HM3 Rufus Holmes HM3 Harry Payne HM3 William Rouse HM3 Philip Tiotuico TO MEDICAL OePARTMENT MEDICAL DePARTMEHT TI Dental Department LCDR Kimon Rumanes, Ship ' s Dentist The Dental Department is staffed by Dental Technicians. The services rendered include: opera- tive dentistry, root canal therapy, oral surgery and oral prophylaxes. Special sl ills in the areas of X-ray and dental hygiene are also required of these men. Roster DT2 William Torguson DA Jeffrey Johnson LCDR Kimon Rumanes, Ship ' s Dentist n DENTAL DEPARTMENT DENTAL DEPARTMENT 73 Navigation Department LT Pete Anderson LTJG Alan Moore, Navigators LTJG Alan Moore and LT Pete Anderson, Navigators QMC Johnny Yerby (left) Naviga- tion Chiief The Navigation Department is staffed by Quartermasters, who provide the ship with safe, effective navigation. The Quartermasters provide a continuous and accurate plot of the ship ' s position and course. They recommend courses to be steered, and procure and maintain neces- sary navigational charts and pub- lications. Roster QM1 Ronald Chesebro 0M2 Peter Lamb QM2 William Latimore Jr QM2 John Whalen QM3 Randy Higgins 0M3 John Speer QMS Raymond Green OMSN Kenneth Stone QMSN Ronald Tolvtvar 74 NAVKUTION DEPARTMENT i ' A.J NAVKUTION DEPARTMENT Tt Operations Department LCDR Charles Freeny, Operations Officer LTJG Ron Pyle, EMO LCDR Charles Freeny, Ops Boss DPERATIDNS B05S:LT FRCENY oa: CW03 n«fCOTTt DEPARTMENT rf 76 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LTJG Vincent Nieboer, Combat Information Center Officer and CW03 Anttiony Marcotte, Electronic Warfare Officer Not pictured: OSC Loyal Holtzinger LTJG Larry flowery, CIC Officer OPEHATKMS DEPARTMENT 77 OE Division LTJG Ron Pyle ETC Gary Lynam OE Division is staffed by Electronics Technicians. It is re- sponsible for the corrective and preventive m aintenance on all communication and radar electron- ics equipment TB OE DIVISION .. 1. . l-iii 11 : v MBfc llfc ir ij u ' H JL f Hjj H igj IT t.- ' 1 ■ 4 1 3 . m i - ' C i 1 1 _ i -t::; ik;. x i H OE DIVISION 79 01 Division LTJG Larry Mowery LTJG Vincent Nieboer OSC Loyal Holtzinger 01 Division is staffed by Operations Specialists. (OS)s func- tion as plotters, status board keepers, radio and sound powered telephone talkers and maintain Combat Information Center (CIC) displays; operate surveillance and altitude radar. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), and associated equipment; serve as watcfi supervi- sors and section leaders; interpret and evaluate presentations and tactical situations and make recom- mendations to superiors during watch conditions. OSs also provide technical information and assistance related to Surface Warfare, Anti-Air War- fare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Am- phibious Warfare, f ine Warfare, Naval Gunfire Support, and search and rescue operations. Roater OS1 George Plomatos 051 David Sayre 052 Patrick Cronin OS2 Steven Fennessey 032 Brian Hatherley 032 Robert Veal 032 Kerry Wastiington 032 Patrick Wtiite 033 Robert Aguilar 033 James Hall 033 Brian Nation 033 Harold Ray 033 Brian 3bano 033 Kenneth Trammell 033 Robert West 033 Jeffrey York 03SA Micfiael Brooks OSSA Paul Dudley 033N Anttiony Esquibel 033A James Lamb 033A James MacDuff 0S3N Josepti Ouellette OSSA l ichael Smitti 033N Frank Spry K OI DIVISION 0I-DM8K N $1 0 N Division CW03 Anthony Marcotte EW2 Kurt Morrison OW Division is staffed by highly trained Electronic Warfare Technicians. They are responsible for operating and maintaining sophisticated electronic warfare sensors used in monitoring the electromagnetic spectrum in defense against enemy ships, aircraft, and the ever grov ing family of anti-ship missiles. Roster EW2 Bradley Jenson EW2 Randall Rosenau EW2 Lee Todd EW2 Robert Ware EWSN nomas Bernard EWSN nomas Cockerill EWSN Gary Rule YNSN William Turnipseed ai OW-DIVISION Electronic Warfare Technicians OW DIVISION 13 Supply Department LCDR Austin Hilligas, Supply Officer LTJG Robert Snyder, Food Service Officer (left); LCDR Austin Hilligas, Top Ctiop; and LTJG Daniel Downs, Disbursing Officer U SUPPLY DEPARTMENT MSC Art Arceo, S-2 Division Chief SK1 Roger Barcarse, S-1 Division Officer SUPPLY DePAftTMENT tS S-1 Division SKI Roger Barcarse SK1 Mario Magdalera S-1 Division is composed of Storel eepers. Ttie division, wiiile serving as tlie general stores components of thie Supply Depart- ment, is responsible for procuring, receiving, storing, issuing, and accounting for consumable items sucti as office supplies, equipage and repair parts. Tfie division maintains records, and files and prepares correspondence, reports and returns. Roster SK2 Manuel Betito SK2 Donald Fennell SK2 Francisco Maciel SK3 Eugen Bobic SK3 Marvin Raffinan SK3 John Robelia SK3 Nelson Vasquez SKSA Gary Sheridan M a-1 DIVISION S-1 DIVISION S7 S-2 Division is staffed by l less Management Speciaiists. The divi- sion is responsible for preparing and serving the meals for the ship ' s crevi members. Personnel within the division are tasked with prepar- ing the food for cooking, the actual cooking of the food, and the placing of the food on the serving line where the crew can take what it wants. S-2 Division is also responsible for the cleanliness of the galley, wardroom and the serving areas. Roster MS1 Louie Baylosis MSI Raymond Brown MSI Edgardo Deboda MSI Oneslmo Nevalasca MSI Emellto Papa MSI Abelardo Prijoles MS2 Reynaldo Ordonez MS2 Jeffrey Reed MS2 Armando Roque MS2 Leonard Sarsoza MS2 Anthony Smim MS3 Juan Carranza MS3 William Hampton MS3 Terrence Overson MS3 Christopher Angel MSSA Bruce Craig MSSR Gregory Demougin MSSN Vernon Johnson MSSN Gregory Renn MSSA Andrew Stowers MSSR Clarence Vanderpool MSSA Abel Vara MSSR Jetfery Watson UIS-2 DIVISION Mess Management Specialists  -t OIVaiON M y ■.■it ' i-: ; ' W ' A ' sW-i;.OTi;A v. t S ' 3 Division LTJG Daniel Downs SHI Artemio Aquino S-3 Division is staffed by Stiip ' s Servicemen. Tfie division is responsible for the operation and ttie management of the resale activities, which Include the barber shop, laundry, vending machines, gedunk stores, and clothing and small ship ' s store. In addition, S-3 Division is also tasked with main- taining records for all of the above services. 10 8-3 DIVISION S-S DIVI8ION 91 S-4 Division LTJG Daniel Downs DK1 Arthur Sabio S-4 Division is composed of Disbursing Clerics. The division handles financial matters for the entire crew. It is responsible for the entire realm of money matters aboard ship including pay day, starting and stopping allotments, and the computing of various allowances for the crew. Roster DK3 Louis Massey DK3 Carl Thomas DKSN Jacinto Punzal 92 S-4 DIVISION 8-4 DIVISION 9S LCU-1652 BMC James Waldrip Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1652 has 10 crewmembers as- signed, all enlisted. Its mission is to transport troops and equipment to and from the beach. LCU-1652 also provides support for the troops while on the beach. The craft can carry up to 180 tons, which is approximately the weight of three M-60 tanks or 450 combat-ready troops. EN2 Timothy Wassen MS1 Eddie Paje QM1 Donnie Newton EM2 Henry Aspiras RM2 Donaid Dotir EN3 Hilton Glynn EN3 Timothy Hatle FN Rodolfo Pepito ENFA James Ersl ine 94 LCU-1U2 The primary mission of Tactical Air Control Squadron Eleven Det. Bravo (TACRON 11 DET B ) is to staff and establish tactical air control centers on board am- phibious assault vessels. The emphasis in amphibious warfare is to provide tactical air control and coordination of all air operations in an amphibious objective area. Operating from naval vessels, TACRON 11 DET B provides command and control, implements operations security, and conducts military deception actions. Roster AC1 Daniel Tierney ACAN Michael Earhart OSSN Charles Massey TACnON 11 U Ui ' i , M« ' kl IHIB ■« « ) Hi k ' . _- ' ■ft ■ ' -• i - Places i-JlF Ht - l . • • • DENVER Commences WestPac ' 83 On January 30, 1983, the amphibious transport dock USS DENVER (LPD-9) departed on its Western Pacific deployment. It was a sad Sunday morning for those sailors leaving their loving dependents standing on the pier. After final goodbyes on the pier the ship ' s mooring lines were heaved onto the lengthy structure, and the realization of separation grew tt DEPARTURE SO JAN S3 evident. Tears were shed, kisses were thrown and goodbye waves were exchanged. All of the time the distance between the sailors in blue and their family and friends became further and further For some, the departure was an opportunity to discover the secrets and experience the cultures of countries overseas. For still yet others, leaving San Diego was the first step in the journey across the sea toward their families in the Philippines. For 24 weeks, the men of DENVER would participate in var- ious amphibious exercises fulfilling their naval mission in the western Pacific. DEPARTUHE SO MN $3   Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, home of the U.S. Pacific Command and head- quarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is the Navy ' s most important island base in the Pacific. The first stop since departing San Diego, DENVER spent three days at Pearl Harbor For some, a portion of the time was spent attending opera- tional meetings, onloading equip- ment and shifting piers. For others, it was business as usual with liberty after knock-off. Let us not forget . . . the police dog . . . washing clothes . . . Waikiki beach . . . USS Arizona Memorial . . . mailing Valentine ' s cards . . . Hanauma Bay . . . snorkeling . . . girl watching . . . calling home . . . and expensive taxi fares. uW T? ■m m ttiiJiffiili W te bii L J BHjfll vi Bsl lsB r ' - ' H QBI B : i- ■ .- ' ' iBB H lOO PCML HARBOR, HAWAII Onload and Offload Okinawa, Japan Okinawa is ttie largest and most important of the Ryul yus island chain. Ryukyus extends in a 650-mile arc along the coast of the Asian mainland between Japan and Taiwan. It separates the East Chinese Sea from the Philippine Sea, and consists of about 140 islands of which only 47 are populated. DENVER embarked and debarked Marines from various Battalion Landing Teams during the deploy- ment to fulfill our mission overseas. Initially, Deck Department provided long hours of work to accomplish troop movement. As our visits to the island became more frequent, Deck, like all other departments, had some liberty in Okinawa. Let us not forget ... the boarding officer . . . Deck ' s pier party . . . working parties . . . Amelia Earhart School visit . . . liquid lunches . . . trips to the exchange . . . free liberty bus rides . . . Kadena USO . . . calling home ... B.C. Street . . . banana shows . . . and 240 Yen worth one U.S. dollar. OKINAWA, JAPAM 101 Pusan The port city of Pusan, Repub- lic of Korea is in ttie shape of a beit as the city expands along the coastline to which hills of consider- able height run parallel. The hills form a mass resembling a caul- dron, therefore its name, Pusan, means Cauldron Mountain. Our four-day liberty was well spent and well deserved. Everyone had a chance to do his shopping at the International Market and sur- rounding areas. There were great bargains on jackets, shirts, sweaters, blankets, glassware, cassette tapes, and shoes. Let us not forget ... the high school band ... the flowers . . . ration cards . . . Texas Street . . . factory tours . . . Hialeah Army Compound . . . the cold weather . . . Team Spirit key chains . . . taxi rides . . . shore patrol . . . and 750 Korean Won worth one U.S. dollar. 102 PUSAN, KOHEA DENVER Delivers Goodwill Overseas PUSAN, Republic of Korea — Easter arrived early at two orptianages and one hospital as members of DENVER delivered books, medical supplies and foodstuffs March 31st. Ten pallets of goods were distributed as part of the Navy ' s Project Handclasp. The Project Handclasp program is designed to provide overseas commands, fleet units and Navy ships with the humanitarian materials essential to carry out peace-building and nation-building as Amer- ican ambassadors of goodwill overseas. Project Handclasp is a way to build a better understanding between the people of other countries and the people of the United States. viaterials distributed by DENVER sailors were donated in the name of l Aary E. Murray, Past National Regent, Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Everyone gave and everyone received. And that ' s the way things out to be, proclaimed Chaplain Ken Abbott. Accompanying Abbott were LT Dave Scott, MSC Art Arceo, RM1 John Beck, RM2 Jeff Harryman, RP2 Rich Apel, HT2 Joe Dougherty, BM2 Bob Kemp, EW2 Kurt Morrison, MS2 Mandy Roque, J02 George Sicay, PN3 Mike Gaouette, 0S3 Jim Hall, BM3 John McLallen, GMG3 Robin Sarracin- o, OSSN Tony Esquibel, BMSN Tom Hughes, HTFN Tony Moyer, SN James Albrecht, and SN Don Maurer. The first stop was the Little Flower Orphanage. This facility is home for approximately 140 handicapped orphan children. It ' s enlightening to see how fortunate we are, said GMG3 Chris Ritchie, of his first exposure to handicapped children. The sailors mingled with the youngsters before unloading diapers, medical kits, food, seeds and candy. One curious boy donned a sailor ' s hat and proceeded to render a hand salute. From there, the men visited the Pusan Boystown and Mercy Hospital. The facilities are part of Korean Relief Korean Relief, headed by the Rev. Aloysius Schwartz, has branches in Pusan and Seoul. The sites provide education for orphan children, full service hospital care for the poor, and a hospice for destitute and homeless men. Delivered there were books, food, clothing and medical supplies. The final stop was the St. Francis Orphanage. Home for about 50 boys, St. Francis received foodstuffs, medical packs, clothing and toys. After unloading the supplies, DENVER sailors filled the air with saucer tossers. Youthful Korean orphans scattered about the grounds with the bright, blue, plastic discs that had fallen from the sky. Those kids had a really good time with those (saucer tossers), and so did I, said EW2 Kurt Morrison after playing catch with one of the boys. Although the weather was overcast with showers during the afternoon of distribution, the people-to-people sunshine was delivered by sailors of USS DENVER. PUSAN, KOftEA 103 DENVER conducted a one- month yard period at Subic Bay Naval Base, Republic of the Philip- pi nes. Although we worked hard, we had a chance to thoroughly enjoy our visit. Just outside the naval base was Olongapo City. The main street, Magsaysay Drive, was alive with a host of people trying to sell a multitude of items. Some offered sailors rides in their taxis, jeepneys or tricycles. The clubs and restaur- ants along Magsaysay offered many of the Filipino favorites like fried lumpia, adobo and the world famous San Miguel Beer. Grande Island is a self- contained, recreational isle that lies at the mouth of Subic Bay and divides the entrance in half Once a fortress, its location has held great importance to the defense of the Philippines since the 16th century, with Subic Bay and its port city of Olongapo as keystones for the defense of Manila. The bustling, cosmopolitan Pearl of the Pacific Manila is the Philippines ' largest city, only 75 miles from Subic Bay. Built along Manila Bay, the city of more than 1 V2 million offers a wide variety of sights, shops, restaurants and entertainment. As a whole, the Philippines offered a wide variety of furniture, stereos and other items, especially wood products. Many DENVER sailors took advantage of the bargains and stocked up on rattan products. Let us not forget . . . wives ' visits . . . shore patrol . . . Filipino bands . . . Professional Olympics ... the Cork Room . . . San Miguel . . . balot . . . calling home ... the near fatal memorandum . . . peso show . . . family video tape . . . monkey meat . . . L.A. Rams Cheerleaders . . . reunion of families . . . teachers ' visit . . . passing 3M . . . Victory Liner ... . bar fines . . . pesonality . . . good times and up to 11.20 Filipino Pesos worth one U.S. dollar. t04 8UBIC MY, R.P. SUBK BAY, H.P. 10t Softball Team Members from left: (front row) Mike Stevens, John (third row) Ed Watts, Randy Lutz, Virgil Adams, Pat Isler, Tom McLallen, Kenneth Milton, Jeff Kearney, Bill Johnson: (second row) Hughes; (back row) Barney Plomatos, Bill Latimore and Ron Jeff Reed, Gordon Richie, Jeff Norman, Marco Sanchez, Fred Bates: Chesebro. lOe SUBK BAY, R.P. Basketball Team Members from left: (front row) Kelvin GIvens, Melvin Andrew Stowers, Calvin Singleton, Tony Ross, Ricky Marstiall, Gary Richard, Frederick Jones, Arthur Wingfieid, Rex Wright; (back row) Amerson, Kerry Washington and Willie Lee Lovett. Steve Blocker, Michael Maxwell, Larry Young, Selmond Johnson, 8UBIC BAY, II.P. 107 WABABANG PAARALAN NG PITABUNAN CONCEPCION, TAR LAC, Republic of the Philippines — In the principal ' s office of a barrio elementary school was the mes- sage: A man will work eight hours a day for good pay, 10 hours for a good employer and 24 hours for a good cause. It was at this school on Satur- day, April 23, 1983, that 14 men from DENVER contributed to a good cause by painting class- rooms and administering medical dental care to the people of the community. The barrio, Pitabunan, is located in the town of Concepcion, about 60 miles from Subic Bay Naval Station. This is a poor barrio, said Eduardo Quizon, 38, principal of the Pitabunan Elementary School. It (the school) needed paint- ing. Twenty-five gallons of white paint were used for the interior and exterior of the hackneyed classrooms. DENVER sailors who pushed the rollers and stroked the brushes were LT Ken Abbott, LT Pete Anderson, LTJG Robert Dowling, LTJG Alan l oore, fvISC Art Arceo, Bfvl2 Steve Harris, EW2 Kurt Morrison, FN t Aaurice Class, SN David Fowler and SN Don Maurer When you put a bunch of sailors together, they always work well together, quipped Chaplain Abbott. And work together they did painting side by side with community volunteers in the swel- tering sun. One towering sailor, 6- foot-6-inch LTJG Robert Dowling. stretched to paint high spots. Some shorter crewmembers scaled bamboo ladders to reach the lofty areas. The most involved activity was the medical dental service provid- ed by LCDR Kimon Rumanes, LT Craig Cupp, HM1 Kevin Knievel and DT2 Bill Torguson. Situated beneath the shade of a tree, the four-man team set up temporary examining tables and a dental chair Cupp and Knievel examined about 100 patients, providing aspirin, vitamins and other medication. Mostly all the kids had parasi- tic infections, acknowledged Cupp. Other cases included skin dis- eases, an ulcer and one case of hepatitis. This is my first time providing treatment in remote surroundings like this, declared Knievel. It ' s a good feeling to see patients who are legitimately sick, not think they ' re sick. Some Pitabunan residents suf- fered sharp pains in their mouths. This is where the dental crew contributed its expertise. Rumanes and Torguson conduct- ed dental examinations and relieved anguished patients by extracting teeth. Due to the limited facilities, that ' s all we could do, Rumanes pointed out The ship ' s dentist extracted 35 teeth from various patients. During the course of the day, 100 toothbrushes and three dozen dental kits containing a tooth- brush, toothpaste and floss were given out Communication between the American specialists and the Filipino patients was facilitated with the help of bilingual resi dents. My people are happy to get free medical care, expressed Ed Arceo, 21, a medical student at Far Eastern University, Manila. He translated the local dialect to the doctors. For the children, the sight of DENVER sailors was their first glimpse of Americans. For the crewmembers, the community relations project was worthwhile and fun. For the barrio of Pitabunan, the painting and medical dental ser- vices provided by DENVER sailors marked the first time the U.S. Navy assisted in the improvement of their community. For all, it was the successful completion of a good cause. iStCV,-%£ IM SUtUC BAY, R.P. Ship ' s Band Makes Int ' l Debut in R.P. OLONGAPO CITY, Republic of the Philippines — In January 1983, a dream started which came true for five members of DENVER. The dream was to form a band to provide entertainment for the crew. This dream appeared too distant because operational commitments, lack of practice space and bad weather precluded much of the band ' s time together But months of determination proved enough to launch this band to a position of recognition and respect not only from the crew of DENVER but from the civilian world too. The band, Dedran , made its perform- ing guest debut at the 100% Rock nightclub here April 20th. Introduced by DENVER ' S own radio station disc jockey, Country K , the band started out a bit sluggish. But as the members played on, it honed to great expectations. Nary a spot on the dance floor was empty. After the performance at 100% Rock, the group moved itself and followers to another guest appearance at the popular Sierra Club on Magsaysay Drive. Again with Country K announcing their arrival, the band went on to play song after song. The support from the crowd was tremendous, said one enthusiastic listener. Demands for more were chanted and answered, but Dedran eventually had to let the regularly-scheduled band return to the stage. Randy Fields, 29, of Houston, Texas, plays lead guitar Creator of the group. Fields admits he was nervous and uncertain of the reactions of the local Filipinos. But after their performance, he was convinced that a definite barrier had been broken and that music is the universal language. All the Filipino bands in Olongapo City can play American music. Shawne Gallant, 20, of Jay, Ivlaine, plays bass guitar He was quite nervous at first, but as the band continued to play, he became more relaxed and felt great It was quite an experience, he sighed. Gallant felt the band was well received by the DENVER crew and Filipino attendees. Our contribution to the crew is one of enhancing morale. We show them they can be proud of something. f ichael Grisham, 25, of Tulsa, Ok- lahoma, plays rhythm guitar. I felt we gave the crew something to brag about and also showed everyone our love for music, he said. Thomas Winters, 21, of Bay City, Michigan, has been playing drums since the sixth grade. The experience was exciting because it was our debut and we were playing before Dedran (from left) Randy Fields, Stiawne Gallant, Geoffrey Allen, Ttiomas Winters and l ictiael Gri- Americans and Filipinos, he said. Despite the band ' s short time together, we have shown our ability to play on a level equivalent to more experienced bands. We are here and ready to provide quality entertainment to our crew. Geoffrey Allen, 18, of Fort Worth, Texas, lead singer for the group, says the experience of playing in a foreign country coupled with the turnout from the crew was stiam at international debut in Olongapo City ' s 100% Rock. exciting. Gary Kempton, alias Country K , 32, of Portland, Oregon, says the experience was great for the band and for all concerned. Kempton feels that the relationship between disc jockeys has greatly influenced good public relations. He has toured overseas radio stations in Australia and in the Republic of the Philippines. Bobby Siiuler (third from left) belts out the lyrics during a performance. Shuler replaced Geoffrey Allen as Dedran ' s lead singer. miBK BAY, R.F. 1M Hong Kong is a British Crown Colony (an island to be more precise) with some of the best shopping and best scenery avail- able in the world. Most of the shopping during our six-day liberty was conducted at the China Fleet Club, located in the Sun Hung Kai Centre. There were large quantities of oriental novelties, stereo and radio sets, rosewood furniture, oriental car- pets and rugs, watches, custom- made clothing, china ware and silverware. DENVER was anchored near Fenwich Pier and whether it was day or night, the view from the ship was breathtaking. The ship was surrounded by waterfront buildings reaching dizzy heights, and at night signs would render their colorful glows. For once, it wasn ' t so bad standing a auarterdeck watch. While in Hong Kong, DENVER crewmembers and Marines donat- ed 104 units of blood to the Red Cross transfusion facility. On the sports side, the DENVER Softball team played two games against the champions of the Hong Kong Softball Associa- tion. In Hong Kong, the game is fast-pitch. It is not unusual for a Softball to whiz by the batter at 70 miles per hour DENVER played a great series, considering it was the first fast-pitch softball game for most of the team. The score was — Champions 9, DENVER 8. The second game, which was slow- pitch, was more familiar to DENVER and the score showed it — DENVER 23, Champions 9. Let us not forget ... the Pussycat . . . Kowloon . . . Victoria Peak . . . McDonald ' s . . . water taxis . . . junk boats . . . McDonald ' s . . . emergency sea and anchor . . . Tiger Palm Gardens . . . McDon- ald ' s . . . rainy days and nights . . . Star Ferry . . . Chinese food . . . subway rides . . . the Bull and Bear . . . calling home . . . and 6.92 Hong Kong dollars worth one U.S. dollar. Hong Kong, British Crown Colony 110 HONQ KONQ, B.C.C. THE WATCH THE WORLD HAS LEARNED HONQ KONQ, B.C.C. 111 Yokosuka, Japan DENVER arrived at Fleet Activi- ties, Yol osul a, Japan Wednesday, June 15th. During tier 11 -day stay, crewmembers were abie to mal e major purctiases of electronic equipment at the base exchange in the on again off again rain. Some visited the new Disneyland in Tokyo. Others explored the sur- rounding areas outside the base. Overall, Yokosuka was the place to make final overseas purchases before returning to the U.S. Let us not forget . . . TVs VCRs . stereos premes practice Po Po ' s calling home . . ants . . . I ITT1 . video cameras . . . . . microwaves . . . Su- concert . . . basketball . . Club Alliance . . . Tam . . A-33 . . . Carousel . . . Japanese restaur- . . Buffalos, home of the mechanical bull . . . and 241 Yen worth one U.S. dollar. Tl WARSW6 mmsmmmm iffiMa!Hi!iEiifriiBiaB 112 rOKOSUKA, JAPAN rOKOSUKA, JAPAM 113 TIGERCRUISETIGERCRUISETIGERCRUI The Tiger Cruise is an opportuni- ty for male relatives and guests seven years of age and older to participate in our last brief period of tfie deployment. Ttie time frame encom- passes a one-weel steaming period from Pearl Harbor bacl to our tiomeport. For some of ttie crew, this was the first chance to see relatives since leaving San Diego for our six-month commitment. The relatives and guests par- ticipated in much of the daily routine. Many of the Tigers became just as excited as the crevi in returning to San Diego and were a large part of our long-awaited homecoming. The Tigers toured the ship, played bingo and listened to many of the crew- members tell of their experiences overseas. The Tiger Cruise is an excellent opportunity for the crew to prepare for the anticipated return to San Diego. lU nOER CRUISE E_ H W77| 1 fg J 9Sf KtB 1 noER cfiume iis 19 1983, DENVER homeport, San On July 14, returned to her Diego. It was a foggy Thursday morning and because of weather, arrival at Pier 8, Naval Station was delayed two hours. As DENVER approached the Coronado Bridge, a large-lettered banner kept crewmembers mindful of the love waiting on the pier. As the ship neared its berthing spot, sunshine radiated from the masses of people waiting anxiously to greet their sailor. Once the brow was in place, wives, girlfriends, parents, relatives and friends dashed past the guards to welcome the sailors who had been away for 165 days. m HOMECOMINO 14 JUL 13 HOMECOMINO 14 JUL 13 117 -. ' ; ' te M - N -4|fl J --v-W ' f : ' Events « . •- ' ' ' f Team Spirit -83 .multiservice amphibious operation involving tfie armed forces of tfie United States and the Republic of Korea was conducted in the vicinity of Tol Sok Ri, Republic of Korea. The objective was to plan and execute a combined US ROK Marine Amphibious Force (MAF)-sized amphibious operation in support of the Combined Forces Command (CFC) land campaign. Balikatan Tangent Flashi 83 A routine joint combined command post and field training exercise involving soldiers, sailors. Marines and airmen of the armed forces of the Philippines and the United States was conducted at Ft. Magsaysay near Palayan City in Central Luzon and Dingaian Bay, Aurora Province, Central Luzon. The exercise provided training for Republic of the Philippines and United States military units and staffs in the planning and conduct of joint combined military operations. Valiant Blitz 83-3 OK Navy and Marine Corps forces of the U.S. Seventh Fleet conducted a routine amphibious training exercise on Okinawa, Japan and its surrounding sea areas. The purpose of the exercise was to provide forces with training in amphibious landing techniques and operating ashore. 120 EXERCISeS EXERCI8ES 121 12i 8PECIAL EVENTS Change of Command 23 Dec. — Thursday, 1982 SPECIAL EVENT8 123 124 SPECIAL EVENTS Russian Bear Delta .... 7 March 1983 H-53 Sea fens 10-Uune 1983 Bear Delta exclusive photo courtesy of ET2 Dale Ferber Krivak exclusive photo cour- tesy of MM1 Kenneth Milton SPECIAL EVENTS US ft CO o«; 2 0 - CM 9- «.-§5 coO va.co K QD oi T . c c «0 to •523 W ■ - to _;iO c i oj xj iiito i to 0 CM C Q.C l OJ to to 0 p Q. to ? fi ■? m- s a c 5 to c c to S O to to k; oi ci w J o •C O to c- CM op CO s-s a- to - ■§• B 2 S 2 -oa.o CM C 5 to to m FACn u. Q3:§ .« I S5 S 1? § i 03 .C H S .3 I - !g .3 V. Q CD 2? o ■Q T3 Il|°i§ § lll t ? I N liiii a -fe 8.11 CO 0) c CO i5 9 5 s o S= c: rs CMOooor co ' q- C3C j- OiCioooo cocMCiCiOi r ■ _ •««J t CO ■ yi 00 -t CJ) to CO C j ■• CO K CO ■ - t cm k ■« ■«j- v ■ - cm CM PACT8 127 A cruisebook is more than a bunch of pictures thrown together like so many cruisebooks you have seen in your past. This cruisebook is recorded information (pictures and words) of the five and one half months we spent on DENVER ' S 1983 Western Pacific deployment. The first 21 pages of the book introduce the ship and its major activities. The captions are words passed over the ship ' s WC. The photos are interpretations of the words. Pages 22 through 95 include the command structure, departments and divisions. Rather than take individual pictures, a new approach was applied in this section. The approach was to take pictures of you in your work spaces since that is where you feel most comfortable. Comfortable subjects provide good photos and I hope you will agree when you review the People section. Efforts were made to include all members assigned to the ship within these pages. Between pages 96 through 127 are the port calls and major events affecting the crew. I would like to thank the following people who contributed to the successful and timely completion of the 1983 DENVER cruisebook: Bill Farley, Hal Payne, Kenneth Milton, George Plomatos, Ed Skoviak, Isaiah Jackson, David Larson, fVlorris Lee, Dale Ferber, Ray Green, Scott Allison, Lee Phillips, l lilton Guenther, Paul Soutar, and Al Fontenot for their photographic support and all others who donated pictures: Bill Shumaker, Derek Roberts and Clark Russ for assistance with book sales; and Joe f lulson and my wife, Marilyn, for typing. Above all I would like to thank the two most valuable cruisebook staff members — Senior Chief Calvin Evans and BM2 Ric Reyes. For Senior Chief Evans, thank you for answering the calls of the great photographs by going where no photographer has ever gone to shoot the engineers and dignitaries. And finally for Ric Reyes, thank you for maintaining the enthusiasm and determination to complete this project. I ' d have never done it without you. George R. Sicay J02 USN Cruisebook Editor liS EDITOR-S PAOE WALSWORTH1 PUBLISHING ' COM PAN Yu H..,,k S;il - llfli. QRBI5 TERRM.fM DESCRIPTtQ DUO [S PLAM5 HEiVlLS-PH,¥,RllS COMPREKESA j