Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1994 volume:

Russia 6 f Nongollan Republic China . CGiatf Saudi Arabia Bay of Bengal rthlopia ound 4 Statio f c : EQUATOR TROFIC or CAPHICORtl + INDIAIN OCEAN unuEun fir nARSIIAU ISlAriDS Oolckn Shellback QILBUniSLAnOS s Christmas Island ntocnix isLAnos UlKEISUnDS SAnOA ISlAriDS ConlSea ) V SOCIETY ISLAMDS SOUTH PACIFIC KEY: DATE: 1) DEPART SAM DIEGO 3 SEP 93 2) ARRIVE OKINAWA 24 SEP 93 3) ARRIVE HONG KOMG 29 SEP 93 4) ARRIVE SOMALIA 18 OCT 93 5) ARRIVE SEYCHELLES 23 MOV 93 6) ARRIVE SOMALIA 29 MOV 93 7) ARRIVE MOMBASA 16 JAM 94 8) ARRIVE SOMALIA 19 JAM 94 9) ARRIVE SINGAPORE 12 FEB 94 10) ARRIVE HOMG KOMG 21 FEB 94 11) ARRIVE HAWAII 9 MAR 94 12) ARRIVE SAM DIEGO 18 MAR 94 CAPT A.J. GILBERT COMMAriDiriQ OFFICER Captain Arthur James Gilbert was bom in Orange, New Jersey on 30 September 1945, the son of Arthur W. and Loretta M. (Connor) Gilbert. He graduated from Orange High School in 1963 and subsequently entered the U.S. naval Academy where he was commissioned on 7 June 1967. Following his commissioning he served in USS RUPER- TUS (DD 851) as Gunnery Assistant until October 1969. As part of the naval Advisory Group, USMACV he was the Senior Advisor, Coastal Group 28 in Phan Thiet, the Re- public of Vietnam from January 1970 until January 1971. In March 1972 he attended the Naval Destroyer School Department Mead course and served as Weapons Depart- ment Head on USS REASOriER (DE 1063) from October 1972 to February 1975 and Chief Engineer on USS LEAHY (CQ 16) from August 1977 to December 1979. He was Ex- ecutive Officer, USS THOMASTON (LSD 28) from April 1980 until November 1981. In June 1985 he assumed command of USS FORT FISHER (LSD 40) which he held until October 1987. He then became Executive Officer, USS PELELIU (LHA 5) from December 1987 until July 1989. Captain Gilbert served as Assistant Chief of Staff for GPS Plans for Commander, Amphibious Group ONE on- board USS OKINAWA from July 1989 to February 1990. Captain Gilbert has had shore duty with Fleet Training Group, Pacific as a weapons observer. Fleet ASW Training Center, Pacific as an instructor, and in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations as Enlisted Community Man- ager for Combat Systems Ratings. He holds a Masters De- gree in Business Administration earned in 1977 as part of Pepperdine University ' s Executive Program. His last shore duty prior to reporting as Commanding Officer of USS DENVER was as Assistant Chief of Staff for OPS Plans for Commander, Amphibious Group THREE. Captain Gilbert ' s personal awards include the Bronze Star with Combat V , Meritorious Service Medal with three gold stars. Navy Commendation Medal wdth Combat V , Navy Achievement Medal wnth Combat V , and nu- merous service and campaign ribbons. Captain Gilbert is married to the former Carol Fenton of San Diego, Califomia. They have three children: Zachary, Garret and Aaron. Captain Gilbert takes a good look at the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia. HTl-How about a nice patio right here. These UnReps can get awfully long. LCDR R.R. ROSSIOnOL EXCUTIVE OFFICER The XO greets General Mundy, Commandant of the Marine Corps. ' COforadayl Lieutenant Commander Roy Richard Rossignol was bom in Mew Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Mississippi Qulf Coast Junior College, receiving an Associates De- gree. He was granted a Bachelors Degree in Political Sci- ence from Delta State University in 1975. Lieutenant Com- mander Rossignol enlisted in the U.S. Mavy in 1976. Lieutenant Commander Rossignol ' s first officer tour was as Combat Information Center Officer in USS SPIE- GEL GROVE (LSD 32). While onboard SPIEGEL GROVE, he was also Second Division Officer and Electrical Officer. Be- tween August 1983 and October 1992 he served chrono- logically on the Staff of Commander, Amphibious Group TWO embarked onboard USS MOUHT WHITMEY (LCC 20); Amphibious Warfare Instructor at naval Amphibious School, Little Creek Virginia; Operations Officer in both USS COROMADO (AGE 11) and USS COFiYMGHAM (DDG 17). He attended the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and also attended the Armed Forces Staff Col- lege in October 1990 to complete his Joint Professional Military Education. Lieutenant Commander Rossignol served in the staff of Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic prior to reporting as Executive Officer of USS DEfiVER (LPD 9) in October 1992. MMCM(SW) O.M. BRICE COMMAriD MASTER CHIEF Master Chief Machinist ' s Mate Odis M. Brice, Jr. entered the navy in July of 1970, completed Recruit Training in San Diego and entered the engineering field. Me was as- signed to the Engineering Department onboard USS KITTY HAWK (CVA 63) until November 1974. Me attended Air Conditioning and Refrigeration School in San Diego and then completed a tour aboard Destroyer Tender USS BRYCE CANYOM (AD 36) homeported at Peari Harbor, Ha- waii. As a First Class Petty Officer he transferred back to San Diego to complete a tour as a Refrigeration Mechanic and LPO onboard the USS ALAMO (LSD 33). He served ashore as a Station Keeper and Training Coordinator for the Na- val Reserve Center in Lubbock, Texas. After being advanced to Chief Petty Officer in April 1980 he retumed to the fleet in San Diego onboard USS DOWnES (FF 1070) as LCPO of Machinery Division. After a short break in service from August 1982 to March 1984, he retumed to the Fiavy as a rSAVET Veteran. He was then assigned to the Repair Department onboard USS ACADIA (AD 42) until November 1986 when he retumed to the En- gineering Department for the duration of his tour at sea. While his second shore tour lasted just over two years, he worked as a Building Inspector, a Drug and Alcohol Advisor, as well as Command Master Chief at the Naval Training Station, San Diego. CRUISE LOG Days Underway: 175 Days Inport: 21 Miles Travelled: 34,787 Ports Visited: 6 Gallons of Water Distilled: 7,700,000 Gallons of Water Consumed: 7,572,000 Mail Received: Over 200,000 lbs Mail Sent: Over 100,000 lbs Fuel Burned: 4,055,000 Gals Fuel Received: 3,400,000 Gals Rations Prepared: 330,000 Milk Consumed: 10,800 Gals Chicken Consumed: 20,800 lbs Rice Consumed: 10,200 lbs Fish Consumed: 6,400 lbs Beer Days: 3 Days off Somalia: 99 Shortest Day: 12 Sep 93-0.0 hrs. Longest Day: 06 Mar 94-48 hrs Shellbacks Initiated: 283 SWO QUALS The following officers earned their Surface Warfare Qualifications during deployment: SWO: LT Kelly LT Enriquez SWSCO: SWMDO: LT Kelly LTjg Johnson LT Mato LT Mayer LT Ritter LTjg Bottley LTjg Rathbun ESWS EAWS QUALS The following personnel earned their Enlisted Surface Aviation Warfare Specialist Qualifications during deploy- ment: 1 ESWS: 1 HTl Moenig ASl Patton SHI Earls rci Perry OSl Brown EWl Potter BTl Uitenham MSI Davis RMl Pinkney DTI Esmeralda PCI Gambles Yri2 Bell ET2 Young BT2 Lanz BM2 Turner BM2 Love BM2 Thieme BM2 Verzosa BM2 Rockinger HM3 Matten Eri3 Melanson Eri3 Pasamonte DT3 Rice sri Polk Sri Joseph DA Moody EAWS: nci Gray Lll Fredericl GMQl Qreiner FC3 Brushett AS3 Holbrook NEW DADS The following personnel became new fathers during deployment: LT Thompson EMI Soliman DC3 Wilbur AS3 Holbrook AM Cochran MSC Amansec PCI Gambles BM3 Menefee MM3 Cross AA Cordova QMC Fuentes DCl Weidman BM3 Smith Eri3 Mahoney MMl Benham DC2 Ramirez OS3 Schmitz En3 Melanson UnOERWAY SEPTEMBER 3RD 199 , ' ' i ' ' W ' 53 WEST-PAC 93-94 m DEPARTMENT HEADS ■i ' Vn LCDRJ. M. PADFIELD OPS LT K. D. SMYDER CHENQ LTL. E. THOMPSOM ILT AIR DEPARTMEHT V -« A ' LT Molenda, V Divo ABMC Qalbiso ASl Patton AS2 Torres ABF2 Wright ABH3 Duzenski AS3 Holbrook ABr3 Morton ABr3 Maturino ABHAM Qeiger AM Grant An Lewis ABHAn Moore AA Tucker AA Stoos AA Simon AA Pietro AA Pastor AA Mitchell ASAA Lam AA James AA Ferguson AA Cordova AA Cochran AABock ABHAA Alvarado v-mv- ABfC Jose V Division LCPO li - i Bring on the XO, this berthing is ready! AA Stoos-Kenyan Warrior ' The Flight Deck Crew awaits General Mundy tnf ' i Stt £pARTMf,V • f Z ' 3 X 1ST Division LTJg Gillman, Ship ' s Bos ' n LTJg Santilla, 1st Divo BMC Hodges, 1st Div LCPO BM2 Aburto BM2 SchmiU BM2 Thieme BM3 Buetow tc BM3 Cochran BM3 Menefee BM3 Tabb Sn Brown ){ sn Qrindstaff sn Moak sn Over sn Rudisill sn valadez SA Ancrum SA Armstrong SA Carlson SA Cash SA Qaskill SA Hensley SA Matulovich SA Williamson SA Zabran Ilk I ' BM3 Tabb teaches the proper way to prime. ' Ist Division provides the Denver a well needed drink Whaddaya mean it ' s time to go back to the ship? ■BM3 Menefee ropes himself a R.I.B. Master of the wire brush ' Launching the Captain ' s Qig 2nD DIYISIOn LT Ritter, 2nd Divo CW02 Baker, BMU BMl Henson BMl Smith BM2 Love BM2 Turner BM2 Verzosa BM3 Smith BM3 Tanner Sn Ashton S« Polk SM Robinson sn Walter SA Duchene SA Elliott SA Hill SA Kahler SA La Fond SA Link SA Long SA Lopez SA Morales SA Weatherly SA Williams Another lucky winner on Bingo Migiit SM Robinson models his flight deck attire ' B g ' — =-- 3RD DlVISIOIi LTjg Johnson, 3rd Divo fCCS Sheain, 3rd Div LCPO QMQl Qreiner rci Perry QMQl Sponagle QMQ2 Morris rC2 Rutherford rC3 Brushett QMQ3 Kersten rC3 Todd QMQSM Kumper SM Mendoza SA Laroque SA Miller SA Robertson Set Condition III ' SA Robertson cashes in ' QMQ3 Kersten relaxes on Steel Beach ' SA Miller-Alert and Ready ' 23 EriQinEERinQ DEPARTMEnX CW02 Reeves, A Divo EPIC Haynes. A Div LCPO EMI Adams MMl Bermudo MMl Dieron MM2 Hammond MM2 Herrington EM2 Molte EPi2 Rios MM3 Bishop MM3 Cross Eri3 Lake EMS Mahoney EMS Melanson MM3 Wooten MMFM Hemandez EMFM Parkchoi EMFM Schaff BPl EM3 Pasamonte L—- O l MM3 Pate pp 1 MM3 Vanderhorst ri 1 En3 Woliung H JI ' ■ W i y I w § M AUXILIARIES Division 25 If you ' ll be frank with me, I ' ll be earnest with you ' ' What do you mean this is Chiefs seat? Justhangin ' loose ' ' Is there something hanging off my face? LT Martin, MPA LTjg Bottley, M 6r B Divo BTCM Caco BTC Ware BTl Anderson BTl Uitenham BT2 Duff BT2 Ellsworth BT2 Qouley BT2 Lanz BT2 Wolf BT3 Barrera BT3 High BT3 Holichy BT3 Knox BT3 Frill BT3 Stark BTrn Bemeker rn Deming BTrn Jankens rn McVay FM Metts FM Sullivan Fn Thomas FM Thompson FA Aragon FA Corine FA Mahon FA Simmons BOILERS Division MMC Burroughs MMC Pender MMl Castle MMl Hashimoto MM2 Miner MM2 Roberts MM2 Thompson I M3 Cerecerez I M3 Chuck MM3 Mesman MM3 Missen MM3 Paez MM3 Purvis MM3 Rangel 1 1M3 Ruiz MM3 Tiedemann MM3 Traczyk MMFn Carter MMFn Dillon MMFnQrado rn Spence FA Anthony FA Lockridge FA Rios MMFA Shenk MACHIMERY Division ' Nf 29 top left: MMl Foster receives an award, center: BTl Uitenham-Wog Killer, bottom left: Just an- other day in the fireroom - i , ( top right: Petty Officer High awaits his wif armed with a rose, bottom right: BT2 Lanz r« ceives his ESWS qualification sm.t EMS Uson, E Divo EMC Strickland, E Div LCPO ICl Kentner EMI Soliman EM2 Allen EM2 Drebenstedt IC2 Qonsler EM2 Reyes EM3 Boucher IC3 Brown EM3 Dang EMS Luke EM3 Macapinlac EM3 Miller ' IC3 Trevino EMFM Hari : EMFM Sprenkle TA Childs FA Flores FA Ostenson FA Sales ICFA Stropes hief Strickland says goodbye to i daughters on 3 September ELECTRICAL Divisiori 31 LTjg DeQregory, DCA HTCM Wadkins DCC Owings DCC Sullivan MRl Dominguez HTl Hoenig DCl Sharp DCl Weidman DC2 Archer DC2 Celayaramirez HT2 Smith DC3 Riddle DC3 Wilbur DCrn Angel Hirn Evers HTFM Sturk REPAIR Division MTl Hoenig and FA Kiss keep busy in the HT Shop ' mm Sturlt repairs the Wardroom A C [f«3 iPf   Damage Control pals ' HTCM Wadkins and HT2 Smith cant even get away from work on lib- erty ' DC2 Ramirez takes a breather during unREP ' MR3 Ritter awaits his next job ' B. OPERATIOXiS DEPARTME] T EMS Averett, Commo RMC Troutman, OC Div LCPO oc Division SMI Higgins RMl Jacobson RMl Pinkney RM2 Clark RM2 Roth RM2 Sutton SM3 Eddington SM3 Flewellen RM3 Qonzales RM3 Hardin RM3 Moore RM3 Mewsom RM3 Rose SM3 Ross RM3 Schittone RMSh Carpenter RMSM Duncan r SMSnjohnson Sn Lavinger RMSM Montesa RMSn Morrow RMSM Pac RMSn Shannon SMSM Smith SMSM Tate RMSA Henderson SMSA Taylor right: The Signalmen await a re- turn to Hong Kong, middle left: Modem Art?, bottom left: Hey- these things are longer than I thought! • middle right; Look out, RMls g ■--V| i a badge , bottom right: Mr. Aw I ■ - - ett gets promoted LTjg Boscarino, EMO ET2 Zettner ET3 Branson ET3 Koeb ET3 Padgett ET3 Ramirez ET3 Tarrant ET3 Taylor ET3 Young o E D I V I I O Pi   % t M i top left: ET2 Young is awarded ESWS, center: J ' • ET3 Ramirez troubleshoots, bottom left; Hey ET3 Taylor, open your eyes! t top right: ETC Ortega reviews the CSMP, bottom right: ET2 Frank works on a repeater in Flag Plot 38 LT Enriquez, CICO OSC Thompson, LCPO OSl Brown 051 Mishler EWl Potter ISl Sykes 052 Callender EW2 Engle 052 Oehler 053 Davis OS3 Qasier OS3 Hogg OS3 McQinity EW3 Johnson OS3 Schmitz OS3 Sud OSSn Beaty OSSn Brannigan EWSn Branum OSSn Conrad OSSA Klinowski SM Panusky OSSn Sasso OSSA Teasley EWSri Turner oi ow Divisiori Combat Information Center •Justchillin ' in the Seychelles ' Lieutenant Commander Padfield ' MEDICAL DEPARTMENT LT Mayer, Dental Officer HMCS Spraggins, H Div LCPO DTI Esmeralda HM3 Esconde HM3 Martinez HM3 Hatten HM3 Price DT3 Rice Sn Obrien DA Moody ■Ptobody is safe from the needlel SUPPLY DEPARTMEriT SKC Qallardo, S1 S6 Divo SKI Endoso SK2 Smith SK3 Ball SKSM McCray Hard at work in the Supply Office S-1 Division ■SK3 Ball-Bingo Master ENS Rathbun, FSO MSC Amansec, S2 LCPO MSI Davis MSI Gutierrez MSI Johnson MSI Villar MSI Whittingham MS2 Abides MS2 DeQuzman MS3 Jacl«on MS3 Moua MSSn Qlynn MSSM Jackson rn Johnson MSSPi Fulliam MSSn Trinh MSSA Lawler S-2 Division This Bud ' s for you ' LTjg Kirk, Disbo Sales SHC Artugue, S3 S4 LCFO SHI Earls PCI Gambles DKl Harris SHI Tactay SH2 Thomas SH3 Dow SH3 Martinez DK3 Mercado SHSn Bubenheim PCSM Ferris Sn Greene Sn Joseph S-3, S-4, S-6 Divisions 50 Sorry, nottodayl ' T Callison, Chaplain lACM Hawkins, CMAA iMC Fuentes, 3I 1C I I ' MC Peterson IMC Jones tkKNl Baker B.I1 Frederick ijtCl Gray , JM1 Howe PSI McFadden M ' Ml Velasquez YM2Bell 2 Bums 3M2 Hough JT2 McKown |PM2 Revilla IBM2 Rochinger ' aM2 Soils yn3 Crismon QM3 Greene QMS Jarvis YIi3 Jenkins PM3 Reus QMSM Benton YNSM Cross SO Fields RPSrt Mitchell SA Brownlie x riAV 51 .y • ' if ' t X rtav leads the way on beer day ' t • s • ' Jm ' e  CA. Are you sure you want me to cut the cake? ■QMSn Benton-Tiny ' m:M HI Chaps Chief Peterson and Chief Jones in the Seychelles ' Rock, 1 told you to stop playing video games Were behaving Chief, no pushups necessary I CW02 Dawkins, CCO QYSQT Knarreborg, CCA Gunny K- ' The Thinker SHIP ' S PLATOOn LCDR Malec, OIC ' LCDR Cook EMS Quintanilla ATCS Cadwaller VC-6 Hono KOriQ Hong Kong was the second stop of the deployment, and the first liberty port. DEn- VER arrived in Hong Kong on 29 Septem- ber 1993. The crew enjoyed the culture, food, tours, Victoria Peak, and shopping in Kowloon and Fanner ' s market. Hong Kong was also the last oversees stop for DEH- VER before returning to the States. DEN- VER arrived the second time in Hong Kong on 21 February 1994.  , Tn ■■It ■ lil :li . J|I U ' ,-1 if ' 1 : mt 11K BS ll ' ' . d tT 57 SHELLBACK INITIATIOn 12 OCTOBER 1993 SOMALIA While in transit between Mong Kong and Singapore, hostilities broke out in Moga- dishu, Somalia. The riew Or- leans ARQ was called upon to take station off the coast. Ar- riving on station on 18 Octo- ber, DEMVER would remain a guardian of the coast until 2 February, with only two breaks in between. DEPIVER performed its humanitarian and reconnaissance missions with the utmost success, landing SEALs, Marines, and Medical Dental teams to sup- port the United nations and the operations ashore. The position off of Mogad- ishu soon came to be known as Groundhog Station , after the Bill Murray movie ' Groundhog Day . Every day was the same, and every morning DEPiVER awoke to the voices of Sonny and Cher. Originally planning to leave Somalia in mid-January, the ARQ was extended to 2 Feb, which ironically enough, is Groundhog Day. IV LI A Groundhog Day Marshall and Punxsutawney Phil ' 60 DEnVER TURFiS 25 DEnVER was commissioned on October 26, 1968, in Seattle, Washing- ton and on deployment celebrated its 25th birthday off the coast of So- malia. The birthday cake was cut by QMGl Qreiner, whose first name, fit- tingly enough, is Denver. The shop performed like a youngster through- out the deployment and has many more birthdays to come. HAPPY BIRTHDAY U.S. riAVY Denver celebrated another birthday on deployment. On november 10th, the United States Mavy turned 218 years old. In standing with Mavy tradi- tion, DEPiVER celebrated by having the oldest and the youngest sailors onboard cut the first piece of cake. The oldest member was LCDR Pugliese, CMC, assigned to 13th MEU, and the youngest member was SA Lafond of 2nd Division. Chief Amansec takes over the knife LCDR Pugliese and SA Lafond cut the s( piece 62 UniTED STATES MARINE CORPS ARRIVinQ On 21 riovember, DEPiVER was visited by General Mundy, Commandant of the Marine Corps. General Mundy arrived by helicopter, spoke with Captain Gilbert on the bridge and then addressed the crew over the IMC. Gen. Mundy then went to the flight deck and spoke to the embarked Ma- rines, who were awaiting his arrival in formation. The general spent the remainder of his time on- board personally greeting and shaking hands with as many Sailors and Marines as possible. BEER DAY As in navy tradition, each crew member onboard a ship which is underway for greater than 45 days is entitled to two beers. On 17 Fiovember, DEN- VER celebrated its first of three beer days. Having been at sea since 3 October, each Sailor and Marine graciously accepted his beers and en- joyed a picnic on the flight deck. SEYCHELLES DEnVER received its first break from Somalia on 23 Movember, when she pulled In to the Seychelles. The Seychelles is a small island group approximately 500 miles east of Kenya. It is a tropical vacation spot for many Australians and Europe- ans. The crew had a well-deserved rest and 4 days of basking in the sun. W ' • t- -- ■l fe H H H S t. THAPiKSQIVinQ DiriPiER 1993 66 CnO VISITS DENVER On 19 December, the Chief of naval Operations, Admiral Kelso, visited the Denver. ADM Kelso addressed the entire crew on Site TV, paid a visit to the Chief ' s Mess, and ate dinner with the officers in the Wardroom. Just be- fore dinner, ADM Kelso promoted EPIS Rathbun to LTjg. The CFiO expressed his gratitude and his support for the crew of DENVER. Me told the crew of the support on the homefront, and then addressed the latest issues in the Mavy. This included a brief question and answer period, during which crewmembers could phone in their ques- tions for the CriO. 67 A WARM CHRISTMAS FOR DENVER DEPiVER received some USO enter- tainment, when J.B. Walker and the Cheap Wh iskey band came aboard and played for the crew off of Somalia. The band even adopted an honor- ary member, as they let HM3 Mar- tinez play his guitar and sing with the band. •RnKXVV •AJISTERDAM •IOM)0  UVERPOOL«DIBLCV« i«Mime ni MvFlfRT« mrv ' BVD mnEni ' ViFN A •SALER]VO RONE«N. POLI CAX NA 69 MOMBASA, KENYA DEnVER got its second break from Somalia with a visit to Mombasa, Kenya on 16 January. Mere the crew browsed through a variety of wood carvings and gifts for home. Many individuals tool part in tours, the most fa- mous of which seemed to be the Safari. San Diego Wild Animal Park can ' t compare to seeing these animals in their actual environment. You won ' t find any cages for the animals here. MOMBASA c ' • ' % M tr . ■ — . f. M fe- --. ' ■m ' ' nV ■ 1 ' m irm md m ' H 1 C5B T-9 1 :,,.,. __ _. , ' ,_,, - iV SINGAPORE First stop for DEMVER on the way home-Singapore. The ship ar rived in Singapore harbor on 12 February and remained an chored in the harbor for 4 days. This time, the crew knew w( would be heading east after Singapore and wouldn ' t have to se Somalia again. SUPPLY CORPS COMES 1 YEAR CLOSER TO BICEnTENML L DEFiVER ' S Supply Department celebrated the 199th birthday of the U.S. navy ' s Supply Corps. Without this valuable asset the riavy would have a difficult time getting its parts, money, mail, haircuts, laundry and gedunk. 6 Sl p CoRp PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII 9-10 MARCH ' r ISI ' ffir ' liiii lir !? m i sw5i - :« !««ig|« : m0Sf ' ■■- ■ -. g ffi USS NEVADA BLACK HISTORY MOnXH I don ' t think we ' re in Oklahoma anymore, Toto i ' . mki - ;r -1 L Wi. ' i- -1 ! 1 1 fe- ' . 9 s Sing-along during Holiday Routine You ' ve got to be kidding This isn ' t the most lively guy we ' ve met! ' right: SM Walter tries out for the Blues Brothers , bot- tom left: The Groundhog is a lonely creature , bottom right: We ' re here .o pump . . you up 78 Guess who? You want me to drink that? Let the games begin What are you looking at? ' Dear Mom, deployment is so tough please send more money. OSSri Brannigan attempts to control the rudders with two wires 80 Louisiana boys ' MM2 Hammond sees a new outfit he ' d like for evening wear is this the Union-Tribune or the Mavy? ' top left: SM Polk and QMC Jones, center: Time off in the Seychelles, bottom left: LT Mayer, MM2 Miner, FCl Perry and BMl Smith top right: LT Enriquij becomes a member the Rainbow Spotting aI sociation and eams h badge, bottom righ Mice mustaches ' BM3 Tanner puts on his best face m SEALS practice VBSS ship takedowns ' The Cinderella Story, Doc Kubis on the 1 (and only) Tee at Somalia Qolf Course 85 86 THE UriMAnnED AERIAL VEHICLE (NAV) LAUHCHES OFF DEnVER HOMECOMING 20 I i  m v • .V.- 18 MARCH, 1994 OARDlNn il D T y l ?f Jt ' lAt tt I A W A R D S A n D I Ntn w A R F A R E Q U A L S . fvf . CRUISEBOOK STAFF Editor-in-charge: LTjg DeQregory Editors: OSC(SW) Thompson, riCl(SW AW) Gray Staff: BTl(SW) Uitenham, BM3 Menefee, QM3 Greene, Yn3 Crismon, Sri(SW) Polk, SA Link nOTE: Individual photos of personnel in the divisions were taken prior to deployment and may not include all those personnel who reported onboard during the cruise. Many of these personnel are pictured in the candid photos. The Cruisebook staff apologizes for any names which may have been left out unintentionally. Enjoy! Russia 6 r • ' Saudi Arabia nongollan Republic China eiblopla ound 4 , StalW w Bay of Bengal I Xy EQUATOR TROPIC or CAPRICORn + INDIAN OCEAN .. . lina Sta C S Philippines niOippine Sea ' done unuuxn ftr Iitsk flAISlAnDS nARSHAU. ISlAriDS Golden Shellback oiunrisLAnDS Alaska NORTH PACIFIC 9 i United States J0- ' V A moPK or CAncER iT ' PACIFIC OCEAN Christmas Island rHOCmX ISLADDS UUCE iSLAnOS SAHOA isiAnos SOCIETY ISlAnOS Tahili ' SOUTH PACiriC KEY: 1) DEPART SAM DIEGO 2) ARRIVE OKINAWA 3) ARRIVE HOMO KOMQ 4) ARRIVE SOMALIA 5) ARRIVE SEYCHELLES 6) ARRIVE SOMALL 7) ARRIVE MOMBASA 8) ARRIVE SOMALL 9) ARRIVE SIMGAPORE 10) ARRIVE HOMG KONG 11) ARRIVE HAWAII 12) ARRIVE SAN DIEGO DATE: 3 SEP 93 24 SEP 93 29 SEP 93 18 OCT 93 23 NOV 93 29 NOV 93 16 JAN 94 19 JAN 94 12 FEB 94 21 FEB 94 9 MAR 94 18 MAR 94 a