Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1991 volume:

f «r A : ) V A WESTPAC ' 90- ' 91 B I i I B 9 December 1, 1990-August 28, 1991 Facts About USS Denver (LPD 9) DENVER is officially rated as an Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD). This is an ail purpose ' class which employs the balanced load concept. The LPD class is capable of carrying troops, cargo 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 Lockhead Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington and commis- sioned 26 October 1968. The Keel was laid in February 1964 and she was launched 23 January 1965. The crew consists of approximately 420 sailors and 30 officers. More than 19,000 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, Washington. The evaporators have the capacity to distill more than 60,000 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 three months without replenishing. She has a fully automatic laundry which provides daily service, three barbershops and a general store which sells more than $17,000 worth of clothing, candy and other merchandise per month. The crew ' s galley is capable of serving more than 4,000 meals per day. A general purpose library is stocked with more than two thousand books. There is a technical library containing more than ten thousand books, trade journals and micro flche. The pharmacy is supplied with the latest medicines and antibiotics, and is staffed, by a doctor and six experienced hospital corpsman. Facilities for all types of general surgery are available. SHIP ' S STATISTICS OVERALL LENGTH 570 feet BREADTH MOLDED 84 feet DISPLACEMENT 16,550 tons COMPLEMENT 900 troops, 420 sailors 30 officers SPEED 20-1- knots ARMAMENT Two Vulcan Phalanx CIWS, two 3 .50 cal. twin mounts PROPULSION twin screw, steam turbine 24,000 horsepower : « I ' ublishiiiy to fO liov 4 5 Spiins Valley CA ' J207 As the winds blow slowly on Stirring up the dust and sand Jostling the untouched calm Tis the storm that ' s close at hand The theatre builds, clouds cluster round The smell of rain cuts through the air The shield drops down upon the ground. Tis the storm that ' s drawing near The graying sky fortels the fight Monsoon ' s bring forth their rage a rant that stands both day and night history is cast another page. Slowly did the rain begin Swiftly the demise how they fell upon the ground with pride and no dispise. The hollow cries of fallen man Fell deep into the past the clouds dispursed with no more rain the storm has finally passed. author unknown TABLE OF COrJTEriTS Commanding Officer 66;f7 Charge of Command 8S 9 Executive Officer 10 11 Department Heads 14 Deci Department 15 Air 23 Operations Department 27 Medical Dental Department 38 Executive navigation Department 42 Supply Department 48 Engineering 57 BMU 74 LCU 76 Seal Team 3 79 Our Troops 80 Deployment 90-91 86 Welcome Home 104 Commanding Officer Captain nigel E. Parl urst V - i Captain nigel E. Pari hurst of Clackamas, Or- egon received his commission in June 1963, upon graduation from Oregon State University. On his first duty assignment he served as i ain Propulsion Assistant and Gunnery Officer on USS MULLAPiY (DD-528). Following attendance at the U.S. naval Destroyer School in newport, Rhode Island, he reported to USS RICHARD S. EDWARDS (DD 950) as Engineering Officer. He was subsequently assigned as Material Officer for Commander Destroyer Squadron OnE. Cap- tain Parkhurst had additional sea duty as Dam- age Control Assistant of USS FORT FISHER (LSD 40), and Chief Staff Officer for Commander Am- phibious Squadron FIVE. In 1970 and 71 Captain Parkhurst was as- signed as Special Intelligence Officer of the staff of Commander naval Forces Korea. He served ashore as Strike Warfare Officer for Commander Training Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Dam- age Control Training Officer for Commander na- val Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Captain Park- hurst attended the naval War College and Salve Regina College where he received a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations in 1986. Captain Parkhurst ' s previous duty assignment was Commander Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Ja- pan. On 1 December 1990 Captain Parkhurst and his crew of the USS DEnVER (LPD 9) deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. On 1 April 1991 he turned over com- mand of the DEnVER to take command of USS TARAWA (LHA 1). Captain Parkhurst has been awarded the Meri- torious Service Medal, navy Commendation Medal with Combat V , navy Achievement Medal, as well as other campaign and service medals. Captain Parkhurst is married to the former Delores E. Bee of Portland, Oregon. They have two daughters, Melissa and Valerie. Commanding Officer Captain James A. Hough is a native of Miami, Florida. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Acad- emy, Annapolis, Maryland in June 1966. His first tour of duty was aboard USS DUriCAM (DDR- 874) as Communications Officer, completing one deployment to the Westem Pacific. In December 1968, Captain Hough reported to the staff of Commander River Flotilla FIVE in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam. During his tour of duty he served in the SEALORDS Opera- tion Giant Slingshot . Captain Hough was then assigned to the De- partment Head Course at the U.S. naval De- stroyer School, newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduation in July 1970 he reported for duty aboard USS HAMFIER (DD-718), where he served as the Weapons Officer, completing two deployments to the Westem Pacific. Captain Hough served as Commissioning First Lieutenant on USS FORT FISHER (LSD-40) in 1972-73, followed by duty as Operational Test Director at the staff of Deputy Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Pacific. In December 1976, he reported to Command- er, Amphibious Group ONE, White Beach, Oki- nawa as the Assistant Operations and Schedul- ing Officer. Captain Hough was then assigned as a student to the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA where he graduated with distinc- tion in June 1979. He then served as Executive Officer of USS VANCOUVER (LPD-2), completing one deployment to the Westem Pacific and Indi- an Oceans. In June 1981 Captain Hough took command of Assault Craft Unit ONE at the Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, CA. Captain Hough then assumed command of USS MONTICELLO (LSD-55) in September 1983. MONTI- CELLO completed two deployments to the Western Pacific under his command. Captain Hough served as Executive OfRcer of USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3) from July 1985 to June 1987 during that ship ' s first Complex Overhaul and a deployment to the Western Pacific. He was then assigned as a student at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island where he graduated in June 1988. Captain Hough then served as the twentieth Commander, Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan from July 1988 to October 1990. He then assumed command of the USS Denver in April 1991 where he completed one deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. Captain Hough has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V , the Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals (one with Combat V ), the Navy Achievement Medal and the Third Class Order of the Sacred Treasure (awarded by the Emperor of Japan). He is the holder of the Combat Action Ribbon, as well as being authorized to wear the Presidential Unit Citation, two Navy Unit Citations, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Battle Efficiency E ' and the Navy Expedition- ary Medal. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration awarded by the University of San Diego and a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies awarded by the U.S. Naval War College. Captain Hough is married to the former Marky Higgins, originally from Point Loma, Califomia. Captain James A. Hough, USn rfii Lieutenant Commander George W. Zimmerman Lieutenant Commander George W. Zimmerman was raised in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He attended the University of Mi- ami in Coral Gables, Florida and graduated in 1973. His first tour duty was aboard the USS HARLAh COUriTY (L5T 1196) where he served as Damage Control Assistant. From there he was transferred to USS DUnCAn (FFQ 10) and served as the Combat information Center OflRcer. Lieutenant Commander Zimmerman then received orders to the United States Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia with the Royal Saudi Piavy, at King Abdul Aziz naval Base in Jubii, Saudi Arabia. While there, he served as the Mine War- fare and Senior Flotilla Advisor to the Flotilla Commander of the Royal Saudi navy. Eastern Flotilla. Following this tour. Lieutenant Commander Zimmerman received orders to De- partment Head School in nev ort, Rhode Island. Upon completion of this school, he reported to USS SAQI- nAW (LST 1188) as Engineering Officer. Following this tour, he served aboard the USS JOHn F. KEnnEDY (CV 67) as Damage Control Assistant. On 1 December 1991 Lieutenant Commander Zimmerman deployed onboard the USS DEnVER (LPD 9) to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm. Lieutenant Commander Zimmerman has been awarded three navy Commendation Medals as well as other service awards. Lieutenant Commander Zimmerman is married to the for- mer Sylvia A. Sessions of Burnlington, Vermont. E X e c O u f t f i i V  Lieutenant Commander Brian Q. McKeever Lieutenant Commander Brian Q. McKeever was raised in Troy, New York. Me attended the Virginia Mili- tary Institute and graduated with the class of 1979. His first tour of duty was aboard the USS NEW OR- LEANS (LPh 11) where he served as Weapons Officer. From there he was transferred to USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) and served as Assistant Fire Control Officer. Lieutenant Commander McKeever then received or- ders to Surface Warfare Officers School, in Coronado, California, as a Combat Systems Instructor. Following this term, he received orders to Department Head School in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon completion of Department Head school. Lieu- tenant Commander McKeever reported to the USS MAH- LON S TISDALE (FFQ 27) as Combat Systems Officer. Following this term, he served aboard USS ANCHOR- AGE (LSD 36) as First Lieutenant. Lieutenant Commander McKeever has been awarded two Navy Achievement medals as well as other cam- paign and service medals. Lieutenant Commander McKeever is married to the former Leanna L. Lee of Sanders, Arizona. E X e c O u f t f i i V MACM Edward D.C. Kennedy Command Master Chief From: August 1990 To: June 1991 MACM Kennedy Retirement Ceremony J p Hpig i Master Chief Of The Command MMCM Odis M. Bhce Master Chief Machinist Mate Odis M. Brice jr. entered the riavy in July of 1970, complet- ed Recruit Training in San Diego and entered the Engineering field. Me was assigned to the Engineering Department aboard the USS KIT- TY HAWK (CVA 63) till November of 1974. School in San Diego and then completed a tour aboard the Destroyer Tender USS BRYCE CAFiYOn (AD 36). As a First Class Petty Offi- cer he transferred back to San Diego aboard the USS ALAMO (LSD 33). He served ashore as a Station Keeper and Training Coordinator for the riaval Reserve Center in Lubbock, Tex- as. After being advanced to Chief Petty Officer in April 1980 he returned to the fleet in San Diego aboard the USS DOWriES (FF 1070). After a short break in service from August 1982 to March 1984, he reported aboard the USS ACADIA (AD 42) till Piovember 1986. While his second shore tour lasted just over two years, he worked as a Building In- spector, a Driving and Alcohol Advisor, as well as Command Master Chief at the Piaval Training Station, San Diego. Master Chief Brice has been awarded the riavy Commendation Medal, riavy Achieve- ment Medal as well as other campaign and service medals. He is married to the former Susan J. Hellner, also a Chief Petty Officer in the riavy. USMC presentation USS Denver History USS DEnVER (LFD 9) is the third ship to bear the name DEriVER Her keel was laid in February 1964 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company in Seattle, Washington. DENVER was commissioned in October 1968, being christened by Mrs. John Love, wife of the governor of Colorado. DENVER was originally homeported in Long Beach, California and assigned to Amphibious Squadron SEVEN. In January 1970, one year after her arrival in Long Beach, DENVER made her first deployment to the Western Pacific, after which she made several short overseas deployments in early 1971 in support of the re-development of forces in Southeast Asia. In July 1971, DENVER was administratively reassigned to Amphibious Squadron FIVE and changed homeport to San Diego. Three months later, DENVER commenced a ten month deployment in which five downed pilots and one merchant seaman were rescued while supporting numerous combat operations in Vietnam. DENVER was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for her accomplishments during this deployment. In April 1975, DENVER assumed a key role in the emergency evacuation of Vietnam, receiving more than 7,500 refugees transported by helicopters and surface craft of all types. DENVER herself carried more than 500 refugees, in addition to an overflowing compliment of evacuated Marines, to the Republic of the Philippines. In early 1977, after completing overhaul, DENVER participated in the operational evaluation of USS TARAWA (LMA 1) and a midshipman training cruise to Alaska and Canada. Following her return from deployment in September 1979, DENVER participated in the filming of the major motion picture, Raise the Titanic . In 1986, DENVER visited the Portland Rose Festival and Expo ' 86 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She also went to Monterrey, California for the Navy Birthday of 15 October 1986. After completing the deployment in July 1987, DENVER entered Surface Line Week professional competition in San Diego, taking first place in overall competition. In January 1989, DENVER departed San Diego on her twelfth deployment to the Western Pacific which included visiting several ports in the far east including Mong Kong, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Pusan, Pohang, Subic Bay and Naha. During this deployment DENVER participated in the combined US - Republic of Korea Forces Amphibious Exercise Team Spirit ' 89. In May 1990, DENVER participated in RIMPAC ' 90 exercised with the Navies of Australia, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. In December 1990, DENVER commenced a nine month deployment to the Persian Gulf area in which she acted as the primary control ship responsible for the smooth movement of the task group landing craft during the tactical off- load of 13 Amphibious Ships in support of Operation Desert Storm. On 3 January 1991, USS DENVER was a part of the Marine Corps Aviation history. The first successful launch of a Hellfire Missile against a surface target from an AM-1 Cobra attack helicopter using a laser designator mounted on a UM-1 fluey helicopter. DEPARTMEHT HEADS LT. COnnOY AIH LT JACKSon EnoinEERina - ' — ... I Deck Department 1st Division FIRST DIVISIOD DUTIES AMD RESPOPiSlBILlTIES THE VARIOUS DUTIES AND RESPOPiSIBILITIES OF FIRST DIVISION ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF DECK EVOLUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP. STARTING UP FORWARD, FIRST DIVISION IS IN CHARGE OF THE FOC ' SLE AREA WHERE NUMEROUS ANCHORING EVOLUTIONS ARE CONDUCTED. DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD STORM AN EXTRAORDINARY 96 ANCHORING EVOLUTIONS WERE CONDUCTED DURING DENVER ' S NINE MONTH WESTPAC TO THE PERSIAN GULF. BACK AFT, FIRST DIVISION EXCELS IN IT ' S PRIMARY MISSION, THAT IS TO LAUNCH BOATS. THE BOAT DECK HOLDS TWO LCPL ' S, TWO LCVP ' S (THE LCVP ' S ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED). AND THE BOAT AND AIRPLANE CRANE WHICH ARE ALL TO BE IN READY USE AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. THE B A CRANE IS ALSO UTILIZED TO OFFLOAD CARGO AND EQUIPMENT WHEN PIERSIDE. THIS WAS EXTENSIVELY DONE DURING THE OFFLOAD OF MARINE CARGO IN SUPPORT OF THEIR ADVANCEMENT INTO KUWAIT. THE STARBOARD QUARTERDECK AND CATWALK ARE ALSO MAINTAINED BY FIRST DIVISION. THESE AREAS ARE CONTINUOUSLY KEPT IN A SHARP APPEARANCE FOR THE REASON THAT THESE AREAS ARE THE FIRST PARTS OF THE SHIP THAT THE CREW AND VISITORS COMES IN CONTACT. FIRST DIVISION IS ALSO AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT DETAILS, WHETHER IT BE FOR CARGO OR FUEL. FIRST DIVISION ENSURES BOTH FORWARD REFUELING STATIONS ARE PROPERLY AND SAFELY RIGGED TO RECEIVE FUEL OR CARGO. FIRST DIVISION ' S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE BOTH NUMEROUS AND DIVERSE. THEY OFTEN CAN BE DANGEROUS, SUCH AS HANDLING TENSIONED LINES OR SWINGING BOATS. SAFETY MUST ALWAYS BE STRESSED AS WELL AS A PROPER JOB BEING CONDUCTED. FIRST DIVISION PRIDES ITSELF IN DOING JUST THAT. w Deck hMiijl 2nd Division 2nd Division: Bacli Row: BMCM Knight. BM2 Rocliinger, SA Ashley, SA Sanders. BM3 Smalls. SA Sanchez. BMJ Cavanaugh. Sri Sherman. BMl Jackson middle Row: SA Wilson, snskeel, BN5 Roberson. BMl Henson. SA Wilbur, BM2 Marsh. BM2 Hunter. BM2 Rubes. BM3 Housley, EHS. rieu. Front Row: SR Biegalski. BMJ Miller. SR Gutierrez. BMJ Gonzalez. SR Milburn. BM2 Desrochers. SA Beutoul. Sn Alvarez. SA Million When one thinks of 2nd Div, one must think of wet well operations, which is one of the primary functions of the USS DEriVE;R. 2nd Div Personnel spend many long hours at lA Stations in the welldeck, upper vehicle, lower vehicle ensuring the safe and efficient offload and or backload of marine personnel vehicles and equipment. But we do more than launch and recover LCD ' s 6f LCM ' s we can recover LCAC ' s (landing craft air cushioned). 2nd Div is also responsible for the motor whale boat making sure it is ready for any job, from delivering mail to pulling downed pilots out of the water. What else can 2nd div. Do you ask? We can do Unrep, whether P S or FAS we ' re ready, willing and done first! Basically 2nd is very versatile, hardworking division which is always ready willing to get the job done. • , hlklv 3rd Division The Gunner ' s Mates and Fire Control Technicians of 3rd Division are the fighting machine onboard Denver. The QMS are thoroughly trained in all aspects of ord- nance and gunnery. They maintain Denver ' s arsenal ranging from the 3 50 cal. guns all the way to small arms. The PCs operate and maintain the twin Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapons system mounts which pro- vide anti-missile defense for the ship. standing from left: rCC (SW AW) Carty. rCl Jarrett, QNG2(SW) Snellbaker. GMQKSW) Kelley, rC3 Brushette. FC2 Thommen, GMC Park, LTJO. Lewis. Kneeling From Lefl: GNG2 Cordero, GMGSn Bellomo. FC3 White. FC3 tlill. FC2 Burgos, SA Lemaire, GMGSn tiumper, SA Mendoza ' r. ' 4 .- -- ' M f • - m ■■  Air Department tl ' .  t H ' V; r . i . JTf ■ 111 ! I ■I I BacA Row left to right: ASAPi Tomlinson, ABF3 Ward, AM Curl, AA Gieger, ABH3 Sheldon, ABH3 Reaves Front Row left to right: ABF2 Stroud, ASl Paton, ABFJ Wright, AA Pietro, AH Styer, Ah Carter, An Martucci, ABF3 Set erson, Lt Griese Throughout the Desert Shield and Desert Storm conflicts the USS DENVER ' S Air Department was an example of a Total Team Effort on a daily basis. This team ' s players were made up of aviation boatswain handlers (ABM ' s), aviation boatswain fuelers (ABF ' s) and aviation support equipment technicians (AS ' s). In their position the handlers would direct the aircraft into the deck and move them about, the fuelers gave the aircraft good clean gas and the AS ' s operated and repaired all the support equipment required to move, start and conduct maintenance on our embarked cobra helicopters and any transient birds that needed a hand. Over the nine month deployment the air department could proudly boast no injuries or accidents, pumped over 13 ' 7,644 gallons of jet fuel and 3,000 gallons of mogas as well as over 3,000 deck evolutions which included touch and go ' s vertical replenishments and ordnance runs in support of our ground troops in Kuwait. Denver does is never more evident than when the air department does it. OE Division f B i { ' y flu SL! A M LTJQ Shoep (EMO) The Old Back RowET3 Brahie, ET5 Pearson, ET2 Ellingson, ET2 Pierce, Eront How EFiS boscjrino, ET3 Reding, ET2 Zettner, ET2 Cotter, ET2 Covert, ET2 Prince, ETC Brown Ens Boscarino (EMOj The new The Electronic Technicians primary purpose is to maintain and repair nearly 1,000 pieces of vital electronic equipment which is required by both the radiomen and operations specialists to carry out the ships m ET2 Covert (LPO) The new Right the good, the bad, and the ugly West Pac reminders Tony remember, it ' s always polite to knock before you come crash- ing through a door. Eric, always carry a bag with civil- ian clothes in it so if a radiomen says. Boy the copier is smokein so you don t get stuck on board. John, clean up your mess, and get your Junk off my desk Anthony Brakie, Steve Reding The Bad ' Eric Zettner. Steven Cotter. John Prince The iiond We ETS have a saying if we can ' t fix it, it ain ' t broke ' below one final de- parting shot of Mr. Clean Above Mitch Ellingson just hanging out Kight Jim Pierce Repairs an antenna OI Division BacA - Sn Desjardins. ISl Potter, OS2 Hill OSl McFadden, Sn Gottwald, CWS Hamann. OSl Hyland, OSl McOee, OSl Hayes, Lt Dearborn. Front OSC Ashcraft, sn Boswell, EW3 Rossko. SH Jarvey. Sn Davis, Sn hoole, OS2 Garza, OSC Thompson The OS ' S and EW ' s comprise OI Division. Their primary task is to gather, evaluate, process, disseminate, and display both tactical and strategic infor- mation. Other tasks include, boat and aircraft control, shipping, and naviga- tion. Right - Josh Ellis takes a break on the beach riot pictured above - OS2 Vetter, OS2 Muebl, EW2 Engle, OS3 Brown, O S3 Jorgenson, SPH Brown, Sfi Callendar, Sn Vanzandt, Sn Moore, SA Meade, SA Johnson, SA Beaty, and OSSR Sud Left-OSl Hayes is doing a little ' comm talk under the blue lights Bottom left - OSSn Davis and OSSn Hoole maintain security on the beach Below - OSSn Desjardines - wide awake on watch but he also appears very angry. LeH-EWJ hamann sitting in front of the slic 32 tuclied bacli into a corner in combat. Jeff Hayes knows what the world needs But Sir, I want to stand another 16 hours of watch ' OC Division The radiomen set up and maintain communication equipment for tlie ship and embarked marine units for the receipt and transmission of tactical and strategic information. During the deployment they processed over 69,600 messages both incoming and outgoing. Also the radiomen produced over 1 million 45 thousand copies Back RowSn King, RMSA Mourfield. RMl O Grady, RMl Baker, RMSA Moore, RM5 Morris, RM3 Godsave, RM3 Sanders, RMSA Stinchcomb. RM2 Weber rront R0WCW02 Mitchell. SMSA Smith. SMSA Dunkley. SM3 Heil, SMSA Hewellen, SM2 Reilly. SMSA Ross, SMI Higgins, RM3 Walters. RM3 Austin. RMSn stacks. RMSA Chariton. SMC Gibson. not Pictured RMCS Clinton. RM3 Daly. RM3 Mickey, RM3 Hudson, RM3 Parchim. RMSA Cselenko, SM2 Vallee, SM3 Garbin, SMSn Smith Sigs OC Div. Primary mission of the Signalmen are to send and re ceive messages via flag hoist, flashing light, and sema phore. Right SM2 Reilly and SM3 rieil chillin in the desert fm mtfSFfi . Below The Sigs, ready to do battle SMSn riucas, SMI tliggins, SMSn Dunkley. 2nd Row SMSI Ross. SMSn riewellen, SM3 rieil, SM2 Reilly, SM2 Vallee. SM3 Qarbin. SMC Gibson, SM2 Gartland, SMSh Smith -.J -J ,- Lefl-SMSh Dunkley, loohin bad Below the Sigs take a breather between messages. Below SM2 Reilly wait a minute, let me get this straight. I Did you say swab the weatherdeck? kbove the signalmen are on deck and ready for anything. L to l Sl ll lliggins, SN2 lartland, SM2 Reilly, SM3 rieil, SMC Gibson, SM2 Vallee, SM3 Oarbin «l 1 V t- I ♦ - ' l f ! Medical Dental f The USS DENVER ' S Medical Department ad- ded forty-six corpsmen and two physicians to its regular complement of six corpsmen and one medical officer for participation in Operation De- sert Shield Storm. Through team work they ren- dered good medical care during 3,000 patient visits, processed over 1,500 laboratory tests, and administered 2,000 immunizations: in addi- tion to providing necessary medical inspections of supplies, galleys, berthing and work areas, and the ships water supply. It also successfully captured a stow-away rat trying to catch a ride to California. The Dental Department provided general dental care that maintained and improved the oral health care of the crew. The crew consisted of a general dentist, admin LPO, prophy techs and dental assis- tant that provided routine oral examinations, x- rays, cleanings, fillings, emergency treatments and minor dental surgeries. Lt. Jennings. tIMl White, HM3 Bucl lin. HM2 Wells. flMl Cruz, tin fiavarrette 1 5 Ilif f leit jisi ill Dr. Le. Dr. Jennings, Dr. Stokes St Dr. Ebkewith Kuwaiti naval officer resistance volunteer The doctor is always right K HMl Tony Cruz assessing a patient during a mass casualty drill The dental Department provided eneral dental care that main- lined and improved the oral ealth care of the crew. The crew 3nsisted of a general dentist, ad- lin LPO, prophy techs and dental ssistant that provided routine oral aminations, x-rays, cleanings, llings, emergency treatments and linor dental surgeries. Lt Calhoon made sure all the deepest cavities are filled. T3 Dixon is also called the Flight Dentist. He is also a member of The Flight PS Salvage Team DT3 Pistola is the Interior ministry of Defense, he continues to fight against dirt anytime of the day or night. 11 EXECUTIVEIHHHI t. ■ .ig administra- live or manage LonsibiJ F director . One that exercis |nijj Five or managerial control. An official B for administering the activities and business L an organization. EXECUTIVE ig- ' zelJ B k Having administra- tive or managerial L = director . One that exercis| dmii B L or managerial control. An off on J inistering the activities and b uMuc5 Jfair ?r a o inization . F.YF.rTrriVF_ i.(T-- U- ,-|„-ti.v • — £IqvinCT.adrpini ;tr:i-- tWV mm§ I VcO V wlil CB liAxeWs Irr ASrBiira|i Ji moffMi Jl)ldi A ' (!I IKtc Ag i activities and business affairs of an organization. The man with the plan Pn2(SWj Widmaier Even when the heat is on LI2(SW) Freder- ick lieeps it cooi Where are wc? QM3 Tracy O Onic standing faster Helmsmen during maneuvering operations M3 Super Dave Davison at his reenlistment ceremony was quoted for lying Did I, just do what I think I did? Oops. NAVIGATION ,nav-a- ' ga-shen 1 : The act or ptactice of Navigating. 2 The science of gettin jis 3m p to , p : the methocf ktl ' mipy ositio oM-se, and distanc I tra | d . L NAViJLtI(5| Xv- JiLshenW : The act or ptactice of Navigating. 2: The science of getting ships from place to place, esp : the method of determining position, course, and distance travelled. NAVIGATION ,nav-a- ' ga-shen 1 : The act or ptactice of Navigating. 2: The science of getting ships from place to place, esp : the metho d of determining positi on, course, and NAvjJrA r SlA lhe act or ptactice of Navigating. 2: The science of getting ships from place to place, esp : the Chief Sea daddy Jenes on his birthday. n2(SW) Velasquez reminds us that there is more to life tan just admin. See, I do work RFSn Umentum gives us his words of Joy and Christ- mas cheer. Chief Deken does it better?!? kMJXlXlJ ' . A Back Row from left to right: LT Schulman, MMC Edwards, nCC Dominick. PnSA Crismon. RPSn Umentum LI2 Frederick YHSn Brewer Fnj Lazell, Yn2 Bell, MSgt Pa via t. Front Row from left to right: Pn2 Widmaier Sn Guevarre. PC3 Clenney, PCSn Marring, Pn2 Velasquez, vni Ferguson L T Dundas CW02 Purdy Leaving Al Mishab! T W From left to right: LT Schulman, QMl Howe, QM3 Eyre. Sn Shifflet, sn Emier, QM3 Onic. and QMl Chapman Sea snakes I hate sea snakes ' f , IJ P ' isgi l f Bye Bye P.I. S-1 Division is responsible for ordering, receiving 6f stor- ing repair and consumable material. Additional responsi- ble for contracting non standard stock requirements. WJ ? ff Back Row from left: MSSH Lockridge. MSSn Lowler. MS3 Johnson, MSSA Jackson, MSSn Fullium, MS2 Abidas Front Row from left: MSCS Yanga, NSl Deering, MS2 Batey, MSI Little. MSI Amansec, MSSn Santrock, MSSR Wright, and MS3 Comejo S-2 Division Back row from left: L TJG McCain, St13 Cox. DKJ Schimmel, St12 Conelly. Shi Tactay Front row from left: SHSn Palmer, Sf13 Fruitt. SflSri Dow, SflSn Russell not pictured: DIM Cloe f! ■rMMjmti.i - ' JOtm ' .K ' il ' ' Top left: L TJG McCain Top right: SHSn Russell Bottom left: Sh3 Cox Bottom Right: Sf13 Fruitt r Chaplain ' s Comer The religious program onboard DENVER reached its unchallengable peak during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Chaplain David Sanders conducted numerous baptisms which not only uplifted the level of religious faith, but the quality of life. The Chaplain and his assistant, RPSM Mark Umentum, kept the Religious Program running by holding protestant divine services weekly, Roman Catholic mass daily, and bible study in the even- ings. The high quality performance and dedication that Chaplain Sanders RPSn Umentum have shown is in no other way comparable by other ships. In a word Outstanding. RPSn Umentum Chaplain s Assistant r Combat cargo assisting the air crew during flight operations - CW02 Purdy Combat Cargo Officer MSGT Favlat Combat Cargo Assistant Combat Cargo 55 Master At Arms Force not Pictured Eri2 Allen CPL Sumling CPL Berry LCPL Young MACS(SW)(AW) Cooper BMl(SW) flenson The Master at Arms Force was, and still is, a decisive example of a by the book, non-biased organization devout to keeping the rules and regulations of the United States riavy enforced. The Master at Arms Force managed to, without letting even the smallest infraction go by, maintain the proper and exemplary order of respect that has become a DEnVER tradition. Throughout every evolution, varying from awards ceremonies to messing and berthing inspections, their level of professionalism has yet to ebb to anything but excellent. s L f.AjJ! l fi-  :,.9. ? t AlM lS ■ . iHfffffflfl Top Row: MMC(SW) Bayer. MM2 Thompson, MM3 Hanson. MM2 Tharp. MM3 Vota. MMFA Oidcumb. MM3 Lyie. MMFR Tweedy. MMm Di- choso. MM3 Miller. MM3 Minutilo. MMm Reid. LTJG Desimone Bottom Row: MM2 Bethel. MMl Lagear. MMFA James. MMFA Luna, MMFA Ramos. MM2 r il The hearty souls in M Division work below decks in the main machinery spaces. Braving ferocious heat and en- during long working hours, it is they who operate the mighty turbines that propel the ship and drive the ship ' s electrical plant. In addition they operate the distill- ing plants and air compressors that pro- vide service to the ship. % 0 Back Row L. to R.- Chief Lynch, BT3 Dobson, BTFn Holbrook, BT3 Evans, BTl Utenham, BT3 Furlow, BT3 R. Miller. BT2 Farley, BT2 Stokes, BTl Raunchy, BTFn Carter, BT3 Plainer, BTFA Mutert, BTFA Kerstetter Front Row L. to R. ■ BTFA Stalsworth, BTFA Mooridian, BT2 Lawler, BT2 Keller, BT3 Abadilla, BTCM Caco USS DEFiVERS Boilers Division is truly the heart of our mighty warship. The boiler technicians are responsible for providing the vital steam (Life blood) to allow everything on DENVER to operate. From electricity to making her powerful engines turn. The boiler technicians deep down below the waterline also maintain supporting equipment for the propulsion boilers, inventory, transfer and keep account of navy fuel and lubricating oil. The men in DENVER ' S Boiler Division are among the first to be onboard prior to getting under way and among the last to leave the ship when in port. The job is very demanding. But the men in B -Division have always met the chal- lenge. 65 A-Qang Top Row. EnC(SW) Abugan, MMCM(SW) Qolabek. MM2(SW) McKemie, Em Trusley, MM3 Qrodon. En2 Fiolte, En2 Miner, Enm Mahony, Efim Otto, MM2(SW) Oumabon, EnS. Hitter. Bottom Row: MMl(SW) Hugties, EfiJ Charley, En3 Smith, MMm BoyI, Enrn Foster. EI EA Pasamonte Enrn roster and Efim Dicheiso comparing their heights Another fine navy day for En3 Smith Enm Mahoney, En3 Rodiguez, and EHJ Smith A-Qang Auxiliaries Division (A-Qang) is staffed by enginemen and machinist mates. Tfiey are responsible for most auxiliary steam equipment, refrigeration and air conditioning machin- ery, hydraulic-operated equipment, elevators, diesel gener- ators and small boat motors, winches, conveyors if the list seems to be endless, A-Qang would be the first to agree. Their diligent work on gear from stem to stern keeps DEMVER mis- sion ready. EMrn Robertson comtemplating the idea of drinking powdered milk again IC2 Muehlbert, the man behind Site TV This is really easier than it looks , explains EM3 Carroll while paral- leling a generator IC3 Jones takes a break To the crew, the most ramiliar responsibil- ity of the IC-men is the operation of KDEPI, the ship ' s closed circuit television station. As well as programming popular television shows and music videos, each night a news and sports program was produced to keep the crew up to date on world events. The IC shop Is also the heart of the ship ' s vast telephone network, numerous navigational aids, the in- tercom systems, various alarms and visual aircraft landing aids. EMI Cooper takes time out to pose for a photo i Top Row: DCCM(SW) Moreno, DCC(SW) Puchalski. DCFA Riddle, DCm Angel, DC2 McDonough, HTFn Hams, DCm Salewski, tirrn Oemcker, DCm Pham, LT Eastman Bottom Row: HTl Dresh, HTl Hoenig, DCrn Rodriguez, DCS Rader, DCl Owings 69 Okay guys, now try not to aim the fire tioses at me directs DCl Owings Training time in the DC shop ITl Moenig making Christmas tree ornaments out of plumbing ' arts f1T2 Howard and MRl Oreen D 1 V • 1 s 1 o n Top Row: ICC Carison. EMC(SW) Maniago, EMFA Dang. ICrn Throneberry, EM3 Condike, IC2 Hanks. EM3 Wilson, EM3 Carroll, IC2 Muehlberg, IC3 Avery, ICFH Wolf, EHS. Botley Bottom Row: EMl(SW) McOuire, EMI Cooper EMm Robertson, IC3 Jones, EM3 Padilla, EMEn Macapinlac, EM En Hari Electrical Division is comprised of two ratings, the IC- men and the Electrician ' s Mates. The EMs operate the electrical repair shop, tool issue, and the ship ' s turbine generators. Through the generators the EMs regulate enough power to light a large community. Tool issue performs vital electrical safety checks on tools to guard against electrical shock hazards. The rewind and elec- trical shops maintain and repair a vast number of gener- ators, motors, batteries and other electrical equipment. EM2 Stephens lost in the Saudi Arabi- an Desert Afterhours at E-DMsion m ' ' r ' - ' w 5 ' IK % • fe 1 E l l BMU-1 We as, BeachMasters facilitate the landing of troops, equipment, and supplies over the beach- es. We control all craft and amphibious Vehi- cles from the surfline to the high water mark. names not available I ' m lianz, he ' s Franz. ' Ooooopps! 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