Dwight Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 776 of the 1990 volume:

HHimaMiM Throughoittthis book, the wisdom of DwightD. Eisenhower appears in quotes and in the actions of the crew, which, to ' saWt extent, is a legacy of the late president. This book is dedicated to Ike and the men who carry out his desires for a free and just worldfrom the decks of the ship bearing his name. •i ife,,_J Table of Contents The Command IKE, the ship ..;. Ike, the man Family Day , Work ups IKE Gala Farewell .., Life on IKE : Part I PODWalkdown...., ..52 IKE TV , Flight operations 54 Mail call , UNREP 58 Surgery at sea The men of IKE 62 FT - IKE style Breakfast 70 EOD GSE overhaul 74 Navigation watch . . . , BSicro-min. repair 78 Low visibility Diesel power 82 Sea and anchor General quarters 86 Liberty boats Night operations 92 Shore patrol Liberty call .Tri ' ... ' T.T:: Fort Lauderdale .... France Israel England ....132 Mallorca. ....136 Italy ....156 USD ....164 Evening review Visions in black and white. Visitors and visits Vice president 206 VIPs , Journey to Victory .... 2 10 COMREL . Chaplain ' s call 218 Sports The IKE Team Life on IKE: Part II 242 PACE 242 CWO 260 SWO ESWS EAWS ....244 Officer of the Deck ...262 IKE Bulletin 248 IKE weathermen 264 IKEDJs 250 Search and rescue ....266 Flight deck scrub 256 Operation Desert Shield 272 SECDEF visit 282 Chief petty officers 284 Steel beach 286 Intel, pictures.... 290 New fathers .. 296 Homecoming.... 300 CCDG 12 Executive AIMD Air Communications Dfntal Engineering Maintenance Marine Detachment . Medical Navigation Operations Legal ..... ' . Reactor Religious Bdinistries. Safety Supply Weapons Training CVW-7 VA-34 VFA-131 VFA-136 VF-142 Vr-143 VA9-140 VAW-121 .... VS-31 Newcomers . In Memorium Ike ' s ! I heritage Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch . ommander ruiser-Destroyer Group Twelve [ DM Thomas C. Lynch is a native of Lima, hio. and was appointed to the United States Naval -ademy in June 1960. He captained the Navy ' s i. ; r ,Mi,v, Mowl football team and graduated with !.ms included duty as main propul- ,, ,, ,.,..,,..1,1 on USS Stribling (DD 867), Naval •itroyer School and engineer officer on USS kson (DD 708). Following a tour as assistant lor, candidate guidance office, U.S. Naval ieniy, RADM Lynch returned to sea as the com- .ioning executive officer on USS Jesse L. Brown ; I iwui I h was then assigned to the office of the : Operations, Washington, D.C., and ,,. Surlace Warfare Plans and Programs inn. L)M Lynch commanded the frigate USSTruett 1095) from August 1977 through August 1980. .. nnriri- iii fnmmand. Truett deployed to the ;md Middle East, operating in 1 r of Aden . Completing his com- mand tour, he returned to Washington and served consecutively as the Administrative Assistant and Naval Aide to the Secretary of the Navy, and as Director of Senate Liaison in the U.S. Navy Office of legislative Affairs. RADM Lynch then commanded Destroyer Squadron 26 from October 1985 through January 1987. Under his command, the squadron deployed on a UNITAS cruise, operating with the navies of our South American allies while circum- navigating the continent. Prior to his current assignment, RADM Lynch served as the Navy Chief of Legislative Affairs from September 1987 through May 1989. He assumed duty as Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Twelve on July 7, 1989. RADM Lynch is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, in Norfolk, Va. , and earned a Master ' s Degree in Industrial Personnel Management from George Washington University. RADM L mch is married to the former Kathleen Quinn of Lima. Ohio. They have three children; Jill. Alison and Thomas Jr., and currently reside in Mayport, Fla. Captain J, J. Dantone ommanaing SS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) ' CAPT Dantone was bom in Baltimore, Md., and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. Va., in June 1960. He then entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., from which he was graduated and commissioned ensign in 1964. That same year, he entered flight training. He received his wings and was designated a naval aviator in September 1965. In May 1966. CAPT Dantone reported to Fighter Squadron 84. where he flew F-4 Phantoms and made an extended Mediterranean Sea deployment aboard USS Independence (CV 62). He was subse- quently assigned to Fighter Squadron 16 1 in March 1967, making two Western Pacific combat deploy- ments aboard USS Coral Sea (CV 43). In August 1969, CAPT Dantone reported to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., where he earned Master of Science degrees in Aero- na«tical Engineering and Material Management. He then joined the F- 14 Tomcat Fleet Introduction Cadre at Naval Air Station Miramar. Calif., in June 1973 and was a plankowner when Fighter Squad- ron One emerged as the Navy ' s first F- 14 squadron. During his tour, the squadron deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean aboard USS En- terprise (CVN 65) and fiew fighter cover during the 1975 evacuation of Saigon. Republic of South Viet- CAPT Dantone reported to the Naval Air Systems Command in May 1976 as the F-14 Tomcat program ' s assistant deputy for training. Returning to the fleet in August 1977, CAPT Dantone became the executive officer, and subsequently the com- manding officer, of Fighter Squadron 14, which flew F- 1 4s from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) . After his squadron command tour, he served as fighter training officer for Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. This tour was followed by 18 months of nuclear power training and a follow-on assignment as the executive officer of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Following his tour ' aboard Enterprise, CAPT Dan- tone assumed command of the replenishment oiler USS Wichita (AOR 1). He was assigned as the pre- commissioning commanding officer of Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in November 1987. In September 1988, CAPT Dantone assumed command of IKE. His decorations include three Meritorious Serv- ice Medals, six Air Medals, the Navy Commendation Medal with combat V, and the Vietnam Service Medal. He is married to the former Maria Szolnoky of Buffalo, N.Y. The Dantones reside in Virginia Beach, Va., with their son. Jay, and daughter, Mame. Captain John M. Luecke Commander Carrier Air Wing Seven ri ' John M. Luecke assumed command of ■ iTier Air Wing SEVEN in April 1989. A native of t ' cport. 111., he received his commission from the ' Caval Academy in June 1965, and was desig- i naval aviator in April 1967. T Luecke ' s first operational tour was with f) from 1968 to 1970, and included deploy- 111 s to the Western Pacific in USS Constellation ' 64) and USS Ranger (CV 6 1) and more than 1 80 mbat missions in the A-6 Intruder. During this ur, he was selected as VA- 128 Replacement Pilot the Year. CAPT Luecke served his department ad tour with VA-75 from 1974 to 1976. and made o Mediterranean Sea deployments in USS Sara- ua (CV 60). . Early shore assignments included duty at the ; ' al Air Test Center from 1970 to 1973 as Project Pilot and subsequent attendance at the Armed s Staff College. From 1976 to 1978, CAPT Kc served as flight instructor at the Empire i ' ilot School, RAF Boscombe Down, England, ccame the first American to be assigned as pal Fixed -Wing Tutor. K.t PY Luecke reported to VA-35 in July 1979. As ecutive Officer, he deployed to the Mediterra- an Sea, Indian Ocean and North Atlantic on ;a rd USS Nimitz (CVN 68) . He assumed command bruary 1981 and made the first deployment of 6E TP?AM to the Sixth Fleet. During CAPT Luecke ' s command tour, VA-35 was awarded the Battle E, a Meritorious Unit Commendation and was selected runner up for the McCluskey Award. CAPT Luecke received the Carrier Air Wing EIGHT Individual Top Tailhook Award for three consecu- tive deployments and is the first Naval Aviator to have made over 1,000 A-6 arrested landings. From 1982 to 1983, CAPT Luecke served as Air Boss in IKE. He commanded VA- 142 from Septem- ber 1983 to January 1985, during which time the squadron was awarded the CNO Safety S. CAPT Luecke served as Executive Officer of USS America (CV 66) from April 1985 to June 1986. Op- erations included the first aircraft carrier in a Nor- wegian Fjord, and participation in the Eldorado Canyon retaliatory strikes against Libya. He served as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff at SHAPE, Belgium, from 1986 to 1988. CAPT Luecke has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, four Meritorious Service Medals, 15 Air Medals, three navy Commendation Medals with Combat V and numerous other unit and campaign awards. He has more than 5,000 flight hours in 65 different aircraft and has made more than 1,200 arrested landings. CAPT Luecke is married to the former Margaret Anne Bassett. He and his wife and two of their four children, John and Jim, reside in Virginia Beach, Va. Captain Robert C. Klosterman H r ' aw k MiXik j is H i KIH3t ! i M ■-- _ -i:- , 1 vO 1 J i J Hn 1 L .1 ' 3 S 1 1 f Vwr— i 1 1 b lr 12 Executive Officer USS DWIGHT D, EISENHOWER (CVN 69) CAPT Klosterman was bom Nov. 20, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After attending Ohio State Uni- versity for one year, he received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy and graduated with the class of 1969. CAPT Klosterman was designated a naval avia- tor in October 1970 at NAS Kingsville, Texas. Transitioning to helicopters, he spent April 1971 through March 1972 with Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron 3 flying UH-IB gunships in Vietnam, accumulating more than 440 combat missions. CAPT Klosterman returned as a flight instructor with VT-9 at Meridian, Miss., and served as Director of Flight Training and Operations Officer through 1975. Reporting to Attack Squadron 174 in June 1 975, CAPT Klosterman completed A-7E Replace- ment Pilot training and was assigned to Attack Squadron 86. He completed two Mediterranean deployments aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while scnang as Avionics Armament Division Officer and NWTO Weapons Training Officer. Returning to VA-174 as an instructor pilot in August 1978, CAPT Klosterman served as Qual- ity Assurance Officer, Assistant Operations Offi- cer and Maintenance Officer. In August 198 1 , he returned to VA-86 and completed two Mediterra- nean deployments aboard Nimitz. During this tour, he was Operations Officer and Maintenance Officer and became the first aviator to achieve 600 arrested landings aboard Nimitz. Following this tour, CAPT Klosterman returned to VA- 1 74 prior to joining the Clansman of Attack Squadron 46 as Executive Officer in June 1984. He took command of VA-46 in January 1986. During this tour, the Clansman participated in Sixth Fleet combat operations from USS America (CV 66) , com- pleted IOC of the HARM weapons system and were awarded the 1986 COMNAVAIRLANT Battle E and CNO Safety Award. CAPT Klosterman has accumulated more than 5,500 flight hours, 1,000 carrier arrested landings and more than 3,500 flight hours in the A-7E air- craft. His decorations include the Meritorious Serv- ice Medal, 15 Air Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals, two Navy Achievement Medals, the Combat Action Ribbon and various other campaign ribbons and awards. He was the recipient of the 1986 COMLATWING ONE Pat Anderson Award for weap- ons delivery excellence. CAPT Klosterman is married to the former Re- becca Coffield of Virginia Beach, Va. They and their son, Todd, reside in Norfolk, Va. AVCM (AW) Harry J, Schafer 14 il Command Master Chief USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) Master Chief Schafer was bom on November 12, 1 947 in Marietta. Ohio. Following his graduation in i ;)65 from Skyvue High School, Stafford. Ohio, he vorked for the Ohio Department of Highways. He nlisled in the Navy in April 1967. Master Chief Schafer received recruit training at I he Naval Training Center in San Diego, Calif., and c -ompleted A ' iation Fire Control ' A School at NATTC Memphis, Tenn. He first saw duty with Attack Sciuadron 25 based at Naval Air Station Lemore. Calif., deploying on board USS Ticonderoga [CVA 1 4) and USS Ranger {CV 61). This was followed by further technical training in an advanced Electron- ics B School. Master Chief Schafer then returned to NAS Lemore. this time with Attack Squadron 97, where he deployed on board USS Coral Sea (CV 43) and USS Enterprise (CVN 65). An assignment as Instructor EvaJuator, NITRAS ' ' dinator. Quality Assurance and Testing Rec- siipervisor for Advanced First Term Avionics . .,100! followed. While sei-ving in this capacity. Master Chief Schafer qualified for Master Training - ■v-ialist and earned the William O. Florstedt award for instructor excellence. Master Chief Schafer was then selected to attend the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, R.I., in July 1983 and he was recognized as a distinguished graduate for military excellence. Following graduation in September 1983, he reported to Fighter Squadron 142 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. VF- 1 42 was deployed on board IKE. Master Chief Schafer served as Command Master Chief of the squadron. His next tour of duty was as Command Master Chief of Fighter Squadron 101 at NAS Oceana. He reported aboard IKE as Command Master Chief in March 1989. Master Chief Schafer ' s decorations include two Navy Commendation Medals, five Good Conduct Medals, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and two Battle ' E ' awards. Master Chief Schafer is married to the former Gloria Diane Ballard of Memphis, Tenn.. They have two daughters; Angela and Kimberly, and three sons; Michael, Marty and Aaron. T¥y¥T Two decades of XJ!vE « comTnitment to freedom FY 1970 Constru ction of the U.S. Navy ' s third nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and second Nimitz-class carrier authorized by Congress Aug. 15. 1970 IKE ' S keel laid at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Oct. 11, 1975 Mrs. Mamie Doud Eisenhower christens Aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Feb. 9. 1977 Nuclear heart of IKE begins, as Reactor no. 2 goes critical Sept. 15, 1977 First arrested landing aboard IKE Oct. 18. 1977 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is commissioned into the fleet Oct. 21, 1977 First jet catapult launch Jan. 16 - July 13, 1979 First Mediterranean Sea deployment April 15 - Dec. 22, 1980 IKE deployed to Indian Ocean Included operations during Iranian hostage crisis Aug. 20 - Oct. 7, 1981 North Atlantic NATO operations Jan. 5 - July 13, 1982 Mediterranean Sea deployment Included participation in Lebanon evacuation April 27 - Dec. 2, 1983 Mediterranean Se a deployment May 19 - June 19, 1984 North Atlantic operations Oct. 10, 1984 - May 8, 1985 Mediterranean Sea deployment Sept. 9 - 19, 1985 Reserve operations with CVWR-20, Western Atlantic Oct. 26, 1985 - April 25, 1987 Complex overhaul Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Aug 20, 1987 100,000th arrested landing on IKE Feb. 29 - Aug. 29. 1988 Mediterranean Sea deployment July 24 - Aug. 3, 1989 Reserve operations with CVWR-20, Western Atlantic March 8 - Sept. 12, 1990 Mediterranean Sea Red Sea deployment Included responding to Iraq invasion of Kuwait and celebration of the Eisenhower Centennial IGi i i iiciic United States Ship | Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) ' 9 H : -V i i. - -J f Mission: ' V To provide sea-based tactical air power for th efense of America ' s right to freedom of the seas as well as the protection of United States ' sovereignty. To perform this mission, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is capable of projecting tactical air power over the sea and inland, as well as providing sea-based air defense, anti-submarine and anti-surface capabilities. . .v- E -.i ' «s. A- Building Construction of the third nuclear-powered and second Nlmitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), was authorized by Congress in fiscal year 1970. The carrier, named after the 34th president, was christened at 11:11 a.m., Oct. 11, 1975, by Mrs. Mamie Doud Eisenhower, the ship ' s sponsor and widow of the late president. IKE was commissioned on Oct. 18, 1977, and assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. After 14 months of fleet training, IKE set sail on her first Mediterranean Photos, clockwise JTom top left: President Dwight D. Eis- enhower: Mrs. Mamie Doud Eisenhower, widow of the president and the ship ' s spon- sor christens IKE with a bottle of champagne, on Oct. 1 1 . The heritage, the const IKE Sea deployment to fulfill defense commitments of the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Since that time, IKE has completed six Mediter- ranean Sea deployments, one Indian Ocean deploy- ment and various operations in the North Atlantic and Caribbean. IP operated with U.S. forces off the coast of Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis, off the coast of Lebanon assisting with evacuations in 1982, and in the Red Sea following the Iraqi inva- sion of Kuwait in August 1990. iSiSdiSi SSSSm The message in the seal: Five stars -- General Eisenhower Name -- President Eisenhower Blue field - U.S. Navy Rope border -- Unity Atoms - Nuclear power 1975: IKE ' S symbolic ship ' s seal: IKE nearing completion at Newport News Shipbuilding andDrydockCo.: Thejirstmile- stone in IKE ' s construction, laying the keel, on Aug. 15. 1970. ruction, the ceremony Flight A launch every 60 seconds . . . The aircraft carrier is America ' s most mobile and capable military platform. The combination of the ship and its air wing provide a globally recognized force that galvanizes U.S. resolve. IKE punches aircraft into the air from a dead stop to speeds approaching 170 mph in less than two seconds, and traps air- craft hitting the deck at similar speeds on a stretch of deck less than 500 feet long. But the catapults and arresting cables are use- less without people. More than 200 men move to the call of flight quarters. Deep within the ship, IKE ' s grapes, or aviation fuels specialists, operate pump rooms that provide JP-5 to fuel aircraft on deck. Air department per- sonnel endure the searing heat of the cata- pult machinery rooms and noise of the arresting gear machinery rooms to make IKE a ready airfield in any weather, day or night, anywhere in the world. operations ... A recovery every 45 On deck, the constant movement of air- craft and equipment appears to be chaos at first glance. Further observation reveals a carefully orchestrated ballet of man and machine. Airplanes move only at the signal of yellow- shirted directors. Weapons are loaded by red-shirted ordnance handlers. The final safety check before a catapult launch is the job ofawhite-shirted checker. Blue shirts chock and chain aircraft, green shirts main- tain the catapults and arresting gear, v hile the purple-shirted grapes run the fuel hoses to aircraft on deck (Photos, clockwise from left: Catapult personnel prepare the deck for recoveries after the completion of a launching cycle; An F A-18 awaits its turn for launch while a green shirt stands by: Aircraft line the deck edge, leaving room for others to recover and launch: Aircraft stack up on the bow, keep- ing the landing area clear.) IKE ' S ' ready deck . t Photos, clockwise from above: Red shirts load practice ordnance on an aircraft: An F-14 Tomcat makes its approach on IKE: A yellow shirt directs an F A- 1 8 Hornet to the catapult: Flight deck personnel take a break between light cycles: Blue shirts stand by to chock and chain an E-2C Hawkeye. iiBdLlll tt .yblMfe flL_||gg IJL Amm s«B 3s . ;;f.i;j, ; AVi ' j(w  f i 4.v-c!yK;5. x;vv,: •.:■■ 1 im. ' Will i i m ---. 79f ] fzi Embarked aircraft Hornet The F A-18 Hornet is the Navy ' s newest and most tech- nically advanced fighter attack aircraft. It is a high-per- formance, twin-engine, single-seat, all-weather aircraft capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground warfare. In the air-to-air mode, the Hornet employs Sparrow and Side- wander missiles, and a 20-mm Vulcan cannon. In the air- to-ground mode, the aircraft carries a variety of of con- ventional and smart weapons. The strike-fighter squad- rons VFA- 1 3 1 Wildcats and VFA- 1 36 Knighthawks, both based at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Fla., fly the Hornet from IKE. Prowler The EA-6B Prowler is a four-seat jet aircraft with a primary mission of providing electronic warfare support to the battle group by detecting and jamming enemy radar signals. Modem anti-air defense systems, whether they use missile, gunfire or fighter-interceptors, rely heavily on radar tracking and guidance. By denying an enemy the use of his radars, the Prowler can effectively screen friendly strike aircraft and neutralize enemy weapons systems. The tactical electronic squadron VAQ- 140 Patriots, based at Naval Air Station Whidby Island, Wash., flies the Prowler from IKE. Viking The S-3B Viking is the first completely computerized, carrier-based, jet anti-submarine aircraft. It has all- weather capability to search for, localize and destroy enemy submarine and surface ships in the battle group operating area. The Viking is designed to carry homing torpedoes, mines, depth charges. Harpoon cruise mis- siles and rockets. The air anti-submarine squadron VS- 31 Topcats, based at Navcd Air Station Cecil Field, Fla., flies the S-3B from IKE. Tomcat The F-14A-P1US Tomcat is the Navy ' s newest fighter. A two-seat, twin-engine all weather aircraft, it is capable of flying at speeds near Mach II. The Tomcat features variable sweep wings and can carry Sparrow, Sidewinder and the long range Phoenix missiles. Its mission is to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft, and maintain air superiority in the outer perimeter of the carrier battle group. The fighter squadrons VF-142 Ghostriders and VF- 143 World Famous Pukin Dogs, both based at Naval Air Station Oceana. Va., fly the Tomcat from IKE. Intruder The A-6E Intruder is a two-seat, low-level medium attack bomber which can deliver weapons with pinpoint accuracy deep into hostile territory, in all weather condi- tions, day or night. The Intruder can cany up to five 2,000-pound bombs, or 28 500-pound bombs. The KA- 6D model of the Intruder is the tanker version used for in- flight refueling. The attack squadron VA-34 Blue Blas- ters, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., flies the A- 6E and KA-6D versions of the Intruder from IKE. Sea King The SH-3H Sea King is a gas turbine-powered helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue and ship-to-ship cargo and personnel transfer. Capable of staying airborne for more than five hours, the Sea King uses sonobouys, dipping sonar, magnetic anomaly de- tection and multi-channel relay equipment to locate enemy submarines. The helicopter anti-submarine squadron HS-5 Night Dippers, based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., flies the Sea King from IKE. Hawkeye The E-2C Hawkeye is a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft designed to provide battle group units with early detec- tion and warning of approaching enemy forces. Using its distinctive disk radar and communications equipment, the H awkeye provides strike and traffic control, area sur- veillance, search and rescue guidance, navigational as- sistance and communications relay. The carrier early warning squadron VAW-121 Blue Tails, based at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va., flies the Hawkeye from IKE. r, td i • : ■ ' ' ' iHi V i . :  : V : :- . ' ? ' : Photos, clockwise from top: A mechanic completes a main- tenance check on an engine: A mess specialist prepares fr)r the next big meal: An electrician replaces afrise: A sailor stud- ies in the ship ' s library. £ fii3«MJl ' A community at sea IKE is one of the largest warships in the world, displac- ing 95,000 tons. More than 5,000 men — hailing from all 50 states with an average age of 20 — form the team that has steamed throughout the Atlan- tic and Indian oceans, and Mediterranean and Red seas, while demonstrating U.S. mili- tary resolve in crisis and sup- port in peace. In many respects, IKE is a floating city. The ship has its own nuclear power plant, wa- ter distillation plant, airport, industrial complex, housing, electronic and print media and restaurants. Each day, more than 20,000 meals are served and 400,000 gallons of fresh water produced . Two television stations and four radio stations broadcast 24 hours-per-day to inform and entertain a crew that works around the clock. Like any city, there are me- chanics and technicians to repair machinery, jet engines, electronic gear; damage con- trol personnel prepared to fight fire or any other type of ship- board damage; chaplains to conduct religious services; disbursing clerks to pay the crew; and doctors to tend to ill- nesses and injuries. The below-decks support is the backbone of the ship, al- lowing for sustained operations in any part of the world. The IKE team perforins! IKE Facts IKE by the numbers . . . Commissioned Oct. 18, 1977 Propulsion Nuclear power Number of reactors Two Speed In excess of 30 knots Length, overall 1,092 feet Extreme breadth, flight deck 257 feet, 5 and one-half inches Height, keel to mast top 206 feet, 6 inches Area of tlight deck Approximately 4.5 acres Displacement (with full combat load) Approximately 95,000 tons Complement (with air wing embarked) More than 5,500 men Number of spaces and compartments More than 3,200 Number of rudders Two Armament Three NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Systems Three Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems Dimensions of rudders .. ' . 29 X 22 feet Number of anchors Two Weight of each anchor 30 tons Length of each anchor chain 1,082 feet Weight of each link in anchor chain 365 pounds Weight of each entire anchor chain 308,000 pounds Number of main engines Four Number of propellers Four with five blades each Weight of each propeller 11 tons Diameter of each propeller 21 feet Number of aircraft elevators Four Size of each aircraft elevator 3,880 square feet Number of catapults Four In the course of a day on IKE . . . Number of meals served More than 20,000 Number of hot dogs served More than 450 Number of hamburgers served More than 2,800 Number of eggs consumed More than 320 dozen Gallons of milk consumed 552 Loaves of bread baked More than 700 Haircuts 350 Pounds of laundry washed 6,000 Canned sodas consumed 6,900 Water distilled More than 400,000 gallons By a deployment ' s end . . . Aircraft sorties More than 7,000 Number of messages sent and received More than 1 million Number of surgical procedures More than 120 Number of teeth extractions More than 1 ,500 And in general . . . There are over 30,000 lighting fixtures in IfCE, and more than 1,900 shipboard telephones. The electronic equipment varies in weight from six ounces to 22,000 pounds and, in total, uses more than 1 billion tubes, transistors and diodes. The air conditioning plants have a capacity of 2.520 tons, enough to serve more than 800 homes. 1 k tsv k ' A centen ration Ike, the man 50 years of service to the United States of America President Dwight D. Eisenhower was born Oct. 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, In 1891, his family moved to Abilene, Kan., where he lived until his acceptance into the United States Military Academy. During his first tour of duty after his commission, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, he met Miss Mamie Doud. They married July 1, 1916, in Denver. After tours in the Philippines and Washington, Ike earned his fame as Commanding General of the European Theater and Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary | Forces. In the later position, he directed the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. In 1952, Ike became the 34th president of the United States, He served two terms, overseeing a new world peace and adding two states to the union. After his second term, he retired to his farm in Get- tysburg, Pa. He lived there as an elder statesman until his death March 28, 1969. (Photos, clockwise from below: GEN Dwight D. Eisen- hower talks with troopsjust before D-Day: GEN Eisenhower smiles for the camera from his vehicle: President Eisen- hower greets cheering supporters at the 1956 Republican National Convention: President Eisenhower at his desk.) 34 1  Like i i 35 r¥. ij f ™ : ' , : . 1st. etresher Training, or RefTra, is a two-week period that carries the crew through the worst of contingencies. Fire, flooding, mass casu- alties and non-stop enemy threats fill each day. With the help and critical exami- nation of the Fleet Training Group. IKE ' S crew tackled each battle obstacle, evalu- ated their efforts and squared off against the next problem. By mid-week, the level of expertise was steadily ris- ing. Damage Control Cen- tral and the damage control teams evolved into an effi- cient force ready to face any threat. FTG trainers cast the same critical eye on commu- nications, navigation, flight deck operations and various other elements necessary to make IKE battle ready. (Photos, clockwise from top: FTG trainer and a dam- age control team: IKE ' s sen- ior medical officer evaluates medical treatment: ReJTra team reviews the day ' s drills.) 38 ic-k-kiir Refresher Training -k i 39 ' This is a drill, this is a drill! Photos, clockwise from right: CBR team monitors the hangar deck for contaminated hot spots after a simulated nuclear attack; A phone talker passes information from the on-scene leader to Damage Control Central; No. 1 hose team moves in on a hangar deck fire; FTG observer critiques drill performance; Nozzle man waits for instructions to approach the ftre while FTG observer watches; Firemain valve is charged. 40 m 3 HK ' ' ' ' H IF, p { A iiiiii3 4 1 K l K 1 BBp ' ' ' ' ' A Power for peace The battle group comes together The final test before deployment was Fleet Exercise 1-90. Up to that time, IKE and CVW-7 had not operated with other ships. This was the first chance to merge tactics with the ships that would soon become Battle Force Sixth Fleet. RADM Thomas C. Lynch embarked IKE during FLEETEX and from that point on, the carrier served as head- quarters until the end of the Centen- nial Crxiise. ShipsfromNorfolk.Va.. Charleston, S.C, Earle, N.J., and Mayport, Fla. were joined by the units of NATO ' s Standing Naval Forces Atlantic and HMS Invincible for a series of at-sea exercises . The Puerto Rican operating area was the backdrop for the multi-mis- sion exercise. Aircraft from CVW-7 launched stirkes on designated bombing areas and ships of the opposing force. Surface ships exercised their gun- nery skills with shore bombardments and launched missiles at target drones. After 25 days of intense, around- the-clock operations, IKE returned to Norfolk for one last month to load supplies and make final prepara- tions for the upcoming Mediterra- nean Sea deployment. (Photos, clockwise from right: The Air Bos ' n. ENS Jimmie McLaughlin, gathersjlight deck crew for a pep talk prior tojlight operations: IKE is ready to take on any aggressor, head on: Medical training is part of all exer- cises: Director lines up a Hornet for an early morning launch.) 44 -ki -k i i -A 45 w One last night . • • Hundreds of IKE sailors and their guests gathered at the Virginia Beach Pavilion the evening of Feb. 27 for the ship ' s Bon Voyage Gala ' 90. The Pavilion was decorated with a gankplank entrance, miniature Eiffel Tower and hundreds of party balloons. After a full dinner, the dancing began with music by the Atlantic Fleet Five-Star Band and the Fabulous Waller Family. Throughout the night, the music stopped for drawing door prizes. Starting with liberty passes, the prizes escalated to floral arrangements, cameras, compact disc players and, for the big-ticket item, two round-trip tickets to Europe. In addition to being a bon voyage event, IKE sailors were reunited with the first commanding officer and executive officer of the ship. Vice Adm. (ret.) William Ramsey and Rear Adm. E.W. Clexton . The food, dancing, and music brought together the IKE family, new and old, for one final fling before the Centennial Cruise. (Photos, clockwise from left: Balloons and good cheer fill the Virginia Beach Pavilion; A couple shares their appetizer while awaiting dinner: A special appearance by IKE ' s own Blues Brothers stepped-up the tempo in the early stages of the Gala: The Atlantic Fleet Five-Star Band and the Fabu- lous Waller Family kept feet moving all night.) i 47 Fair winds and following seas For more than a year, the men of IKE had been training at sea preparing for this day. March 8, 1990. Mid- morning, sailors began to stream aboard with wives, girlfriends and children. All came knowing that their final goodbyes would have to endure for six months. In the midst of the final prepara- tions and emotional send-offs, the Director of the U.S Mint, Mrs. Donna Pope, helped officially christen the deplojanent. She presented special edition Eisenhower Centennial silver dollars to the ship, commemorating the centennial anniversary of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the beginning of the IPCE Centennial Cruise. Shortly after noon. IKE slipped away from Pier 12 to set sail for the Mediter- ranean Sea. carrying with it the excite- ment of new lands and memories of that final farewell. (Photos, clockwise from left: IKE is underway, beginning the Centennial Cruise: Crew members and guests take their seats for the U.S. Mint coinpresen- tation: After the ceremony, a family shares a moment together: Mrs. Donna Pope, director of the U.S. Mint, ad- dresses the IKE family, officially kick- ing off the Centennial Cruise: A young boy and his mom bid a final farewell.) Air power at sea We have the mostj .avyin the world. , air power: Dwight D. Eisenhow Press c May 4, 1960 FOD walkdown Make every walk a FOD walkdown. Foreign object damage, known as FOD, is the great- est hazard to IKE ' s battle- ready aircraft. Nuts, bolts, pens, or any other small object can easily be sucked into a jet engine ' s intake. The damage to the engine ' s turbine blades and other components can dis- able an aircraft and possibly kill a pilot. To prevent FOD. air wing and ship ' s company person- nel conduct FOD walkdowras at various times during flying days. Personnel begin their walk at the bow and work their way to the stem in a line abreast, covering every inch of the four and one-half acre deck. (Photos, clockwise from top: A dawn FOD walkdown: No matter how small, any particle is apotential hazard: The intake of an F-MA-plus F-110 engine is an easy tar- get for loose FOD.) 53 Flight Ops 4W IKE ' S four catapults can load and launch aircraft every 60 seconds — sending 20 planes Into the skies from the four and one-half acre floating airfield in five minutes. Each catapult shot punches planes into the sky at speeds up to 170 mph. Landing is equally abrupt. Aircraft hook one of four cables stretched across the deck to bring the plane from a speed of 1 40 mph to a complete stop in less than two seconds - often called a controlled crash. ' The pace is hectic and dangerous, demanding careful coordination be- tween the 200 men who work the flight i Photos, clockwise from above: A plane crewman inspects an F-14 intake; Aircraft can be fueled anywhere on the deck: A blueshirt positions a tow bar: A plane director oversees a respot in between cycles: The forward catapult bubble is one comfort in a rare lull on deck: Crash and Salvage crew - another day with no calls!: (center) A Hornet taxis to the catapult. 56 -ki -k and hangar decks. Using hand signals and microwave radio headsets, all personnel on deck are aware of every activity. As planes launch, land, fuel and taxi, the elevators move planes and supplies between the flight and hangar decks, and squadron personnel pre- pare idle aircraft for their next mission. Nowhere is there so much activity in such a small area. And nowhere is choreography between men and ma- chine so apparent. During the Centennial Cruise, the lKE-CVW-7 team launched and recov- ered more than 7,000 sorties. pl F- — — yrnm i 3fc, W ' ■ ' • ' ■ ' ' ' ' WB ■HHHIH i i 5 nderway C4 . v- tm ' J 1 t l H ■- ..4..7J H 1 H A f. - J t f 1 K H gQL They deliver! USS Suribachi, this is USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. It ' s a pleasure to be along- side. As these words boom over the 5-MC, the ' UNREP ' detail is preparing to receive 19 fuel, food and other supplies by highline, helo, or hose. During an alongside re- plenishment, ships will travel through the water with less than 160 feet separating them. IKE has eight separate stations for underway re- plenishments: three stations to receive fuel, two to supply fuel and three to transfer cargo by highline. IKE routinely uses all three replenishment meth- ods - fuel line, highline and helicopter - simultaneously to shorten the duration of the evolutions. During the Centennial Cruise, IKE was ser ' ed by USS Suribachi, USS Con- cord, USNS Truckee and USNS Neosho. (Photos, clockwise from left: Dry goods are lowered to the storeroomfromHangar Bay no. 3; Forklifts ease the burden of moving heavy loads: One box down, hun- dreds to go: Before the trans- fer begins, lines are passed; Afreshpallet arrives by high- line.) i 61 ' K Men of IKE ' ' ?. Tk w ■■ ' ' -- 64 isc ic-k IKE is one of the largest warships in the world. A floating city ready to carry U.S. resolve to any comer of the world. But, the steel hull, electronic equipment, power plants and aircraft all require one element - people. More than 5,000 men crew IKE, with an average age of about 20. They come from every state in the union and serve in every type of job imaginable. Like any city, there are cooks, carpenters, barbers and journalists. Trained professionals navigate the stars, operate two nuclear reactors and direct the launch and recovery of combat aircraft. Their skills and dedication deserve the full credit for IKE ' s deployment success. The following pages are a trib- ute to all who make it happen. ••• 65 v -k i 67 68 7 nl  ; t%ii«i?  mfMwss s m. c h P S ' Bpp ipF . A J V V w Time! When reveille sounds at 0600 each day. the break- fast line is already open. The cooks who fry the eggs, flip the pancakes and bake the pastries begin their day about 10 hours before the morning wake-up call. During the Centennial Cruise, lKE s Mess Special- ists cracked nearly one mil- lion eggs. Doughnuts and pancakes, combined, total- led nearly one-quarter mil- lion. The mind-boggling numbers all serve a purpose. Their efforts provided the early-morning go -power for nearly 6.000 men who run the llight deck, propulsion plant and the hundreds of workshops that are the life of IKE. Looking back on the suc- cesses of the deployment, they undoubtedly served the true Breakfast of Champi ons. 72 (Photos, clockwisefrom top left: Pan- cakes are always a favorite at break- fast: A full plate will provide plenty of fuel for these men: A full griddle: A sailor pours a glass of Florida sunshine in the Med: FYesh fruit, ready for the ' morning crowd: And plenty of eggs.) i i 73 - -- T7f«j( )f iWf Yellow gear Dirty, but vital work The work is often dirty — working with grease fittings, hydraulic fluid and engine lubricants — but the job is vital for the success of daily evolutions aboard a carrier. Without ground support, there is no air support. Ground support equip- ment, or ' yellow gear. is used to move aircraft, parts, supplies, ordnance and assist in loading and starting aircraft. The maintenance and repair of the more than 500 pieces of yellow gear falls in the hands of AJMD ' s GSE divi- sion. Although most work is periodic preventive maintenance, the shop is prepared to handle any repair, includ- ing engine overhauls. During the Centennial Cruise, the men of GSE offered their expertise to rebuild two diesel engines from IKE boats. Their efforts kept liberty boats moving in the water, much to the de- light of the crew. 76 GSE Ground Support Equipment (Photos, clockwisejrom top left: Huffer unit for starting Jet engines is removed from tractor; Frame for Huffer unit is replaced: A chain fall is used to lift the Huffer unit from the tractor: Stand provides a convenient work area: Not all work can be done from a stand: With a crow bar. mechanics work to free a part.) Micro-itnnia f ff 80 iri -k Attention to detail The high-tech equipment of IKE ' s aircraft consists of advanced electronics, commonly known as black boxes. When the black boxes malfunction, the deft hands and eyes of IKE ' s Micro-miniature Repair workcenter enter the spotlight. The technicians use microscopes and tools similar to those of a dentist to replace components and repair circuitry runs. With the repair completed, the circuit board is re- placed in the black box for use again. (Photos, clockwisejrom left: Technician begins work on a circuit board: (inset) A microscope is used to assist in detailed work: Fine network of electronic runs demands steady hands: A faulty component is removed: Fully repaired circuit board.) ' f i i 81 82 - Diesel power Nuclear power is one of the greatest assets of Nimitz-class carriers, ena- bling them to remain at sea indefi- nitely. But, four diesel engines also play an integral role in IKE ' s machin- ery line up. The General Motors 645 V- 1 6 diesel turbine generators provide emergency electrical power. Maintained by IKE ' s A-Gang, the diesel-powered turbines each provide 2,000 kilowatts of electrical power and can power vital equipment within minutes of a failure of the ship ' s nor- mal electrical power source. (Photos, clockwise from below: EM2 Edward Brown monitors the No. 1 die- sel gauge board: Engine readings are logged to monitor the performance of the diesel: Lube oil valve is opened: EM2 Brown adjusts fuel flow: EM2 Brown checks engine fluid levels: Temperature regulating valve controls thejlow of cooling water.) •ki i 83 Trainin lOr peace ' U -.. - ' story does no lo the weak or tl %cv in defense i country. offree- luirepro- _ D. Eisenhower Inaugural address Jan. 20, 1953 Man all battle stations! enera eral Quarters! wiPtmt tICHI t300 mf f SUPPB uiO Photos, clockwisefrom right: A repair locker plotter updates the status of a drill in progress; Phone talker relays information: A damage control investigator makes his rounds: Fire team members use a thermal imager to locate the fire base: Hose team braces for ' water on. ' 88 Fire, Jiref Jire! Shipboard fires are the greatest concern in a battle environment. Firefighting teams on 11 are armed with equipment to battle any type of blaze and are trained with real fires at various Navy damage control schools. When General Quarters is called, repair locker teams dress out in oxy- gen breathing apparatuses and flash hoods. Investigators comb the spaces within the locker ' s area. If the ship is attacked, the investigator ' s message to the locker will inform the locker officer of the nature of the damage and exact location. As the fire team combats the fire and associated damage, updated informa- tion is plotted on charts and relayed to Damage Control Central, where dam- age control activity in all parts of the ship is coordinated and tracked. General Quarters drills to fight fires, as well as flooding, structural damage and chemical, biological or nuclear attack, are conducted frequently. In damage control, everyone strives for perfection with the hope the need for their skills will never be required. Sucking Steaming in the Red Sea at modified condition zebra during Operation Desert Shield brought the reality of chemical warfare close to home. The use of chemical weapons against IKE was remote, but. nonetheless, was a threat to be prepared for. Iraqi forces have used such weap- ons against their foes in the past and there was no reason to believe they would not use them again. IKE ' s comprehensive damage con- trol training program included in-depth drills with chemical, biological and radiological attack scenarios. Sucking rubber drills - so called for the rubber gas masks worn by crew 90 -k Rubber ' members - included all phases of de- fense, from ' attack possible ' to decon- tamination. During nearly every at- sea period. General Quarters drills in- cluded CBR training. During the Centennial Cruise, no crew member donned a gas mask for other than drill purposes, but the threat was there and the crew was ready. (Photos, clockwise from right: An external monitor dons a chemical pro- tective outer gannent: The counter meas- ure washdown system forms a water umbrella ar ound the ship: Sucking rubber : Fully dressed monitor, ready to check weather decks for contamina- tion.) r-ifc ' ' IP Night Ops At night, the most dangerous job in the world is even more dangerous. The colorful shirts and gray machines that fill the flight deck during daylight hours give way to lighted batons and re- flective clothing when the sun goes down. The darkness of night does not hamper the pace of flight operations, but does increase the dangers. Pilots rely on a small array of flight deck lights and the Fresnal Lense to locate the ship and line up their approach. On deck, ' yellow shirts, dressed in reflective gear, use lighted batons to direct aircraft movements on the deck while other flight deck personnel, also dressed in re- flective clothing, fuel, chock and chain, and load ordnance on aircraft. Training and safety awareness are crucial to successful flight operations, especially at night. During the Centen- nial Cruise, the IKE-CVW-7 team launched and recovered more than 2.200 sorties without incident. The Nightly News was broadcast live each day at 1830 during the Centennial Cruise. Produced by the men in public affairs, the news is one of several programs origi- nating from IKE ' S television studio. In addition to local pro- gramming, IKE ' s two televi- sion stations aired the latest movies and network pro- gramming around the clock. (Photos, clockwisejromtop 96 ' kisrici ' k left: News anchor J02 Ger- nis Potter, on Career old Harris reports the latest: Counselor ' s Corner: AZ3 On air in the news set: JOl Steve Jacobs withsports; JOS Steve Orr cues the anchor- ARenMcGrathworks the con- man; ' BiRy Bob, ' NCC Den- trol room.) i i -k 97 Mail call, Mail call! 3i;X Jhf m r ' DD -j m V ' m;. m [ Cookies, videos, a touch of home IKE ' s aircraft can deliver nearly any type of ordnance to fend off any threat. But It Is the shore-based logistics squadrons that carry the most power- ful payload to the fleet — mall. C-2 Greyhound CODs and CH-53 Sea Stallions make dally runs to the carrier. Although they bring a variety of Items, suc h as spare parts, crew members are most anxious to see th off-load of orange U.S. mail bags. Th dally air plan identifies arrivals of COD and VOD fly-ons. but a recorded mes- sage on the IKE Postal Hotline pro- vides the latest mall information at a finger ' s touch. During the Centennial Cruise. IKE ' s Postal Clerks and the Bravo Working Party handled more than 900.000 pounds of mall for crew members aboard as well as for the other battle group ships. (I tos, clockwise Jrom top: Sea Stallion aboard for a delivery; Mail handlers await the next elevator rwv PC3 Jose Diaz: YN2 (SW) Ktrk Devezin. thejinal stopjor one letter) 100T rTtr T«r w i § ft i ' ¥ r Condign critical ; Operation at sea Community hospitals stand by to Glen Moore, goes to work: Theanesthe- provide the full spectrum of medical Biologists applies aquickpinchjor pain- services to its community. Likewise, free surgery: Sterilized instruments IKE ' S Medical Department is a full ready or service: Surgicalteamintheir service care facility for the crew. at sea OR.) Daily sick calls bring sailors with colds, bumps, sprains and other ail- ments to the doctors and corpsmen for treatment. But, these medical profes- sionals can easily shift gears to don scrubs and man the operating room. During the Centennial Cruise, more than 115 surgical procedures were performed in IKE ' s operating room. Equipped with all the surgical in- struments and life support monitors seen in modern operating rooms ashore, doctors can react to any emer- gent medical need instantly. The surgical team consists of the ship ' s surgeon, general medical offi- cer, anesthesiologist and two operat- ing room technicians. (Photos, clockwise from right: Con- centration is the key to succesful sur- gery: Patients ' vital signs are continu- ously monitored: Ship ' s surgeon, LCDR i iK 105 ' The workout. Hundreds of crewmen had their standard workout during the Centennial Cruise. For some it was jogging on the Flight Deck. Others pumped up in the crew ' s weight room. Others, still, gathered for group exercise sessions in the Hangar Deck and Fore- castle. (Photos, clockwise from top lefr: CAPT Steve Ellis starts his 1600 Bosn ' s Workout with a stretch; A sailor pumps up with dumbells in the Big IKE Gym: The Bosn ' s Workout boasted. No tummy-tucks. but the best in abs training: A spotter rests easy while his partner presses.) 106 iri re gonna H I ■-f aas j-at.;- .i aASw ' .: Building the perfect body From the Forecastle to the Big IKE Gym, fitness rules The Bosn ' s Workout, Whelan Workout and Aerobics on the Fore- castle were daily scheduled events that drew crowds of more than 1 00 per session. Exercise was touted as a way to build a better body for homecoming and prepare for the Navy ' s semi-an- nual physical readiness test. No matter where the workout was. many sailors found fitness a great stress reliever and social encounter. (Photos, clockwise from left: Prog- ress requires work - and some pain; The Bosn ' s Workout in full swing on the hangar: Push-ups are the key to tris and bis that terrorize. ) i 109 orking dbwe w Explosive Ordnance Disposal tech- nicians - members of the elite EOD fraternity - are specialists in ordnance and scuba diving. Equipped with diving gear and an Avon inflatable motor boat, the de- tachment of five can conduct diving operations to inspect the ship ' s hull for maintenance and security purposes. The team is also trained in ord- nance identification, disarmament and disposal. The men of EOD stand ready to assist any ship in the IKE battle group. (Photos, clockwisefrom top left: EOD Detachment member boards the Avon ; The feam enroute to diving operations: GMG2 Robert Rose inspects his equip- ment: Attention to detail is a must: The men of EOD - ready for action.) :X 0S • - hj bu H Q llOiri ' kic li u 1 V ■ 1 | jii H| St ' 1 li 5j teidl 5:, ' ; On the Accurately navigating a ship along a 47.000 mile journey spanning the At- lantic Ocean and Mediterranean and Red Seas demands exacting seaman- ship. Satellite navigation. Loran and Omega navigation systems provide position information continuously, but even in our hi-tech world, sailors still count on the stars. Celestial naviga- tion is practiced daily to keep skills sharp in the event the electronic sys- tems fail. Quartermasters man the bridge around the clock and plot the ship ' s position every 30 minutes. They ad- vise the officer of the deck of naviga- tional hazards that may be along the track and of courses to avoid them. With their vigilant watch and exper- tise in navigation. IKE is always on track and on time. Photos on this page: (top) Charting IKE ' S position: (right) QMSN Jimmy Debase reads a bearing for a sun line: (below) QMSN Robert Evans checks the gyro repeaters in After Steering: (left) QM2 Robert Lenear checks the ship ' s position. 112i iKi i Bridge Photos on this page: (above) QM3 Ollie Oliver plots a dead reckoning while QMC Scott Jejfery supervises: (right) LT Mike Campbell and QM2 Danny Gardner at the helm: (below) The engine order telegraph is a tradition preserved on modem warships. 113 ops normal, even in a fog . Flight operations are in full swing. The next cycle has 20 aircraft scheduled to launch and 16 to recover. Then the log rolls m. The seven-mile horizon shrinks to less than three miles. Weather rarely deters operations aboard the 95,000-ton IKE. and fogiS no dltlerent. The Low Visibility Detail arrives on station whenever visibility drops below three miles They man the forward and aft catwalks and the island in pairs. Their eyes ' and ears assist the Officer of the Deck in navigating the waters where much is unseen and sounds are deceiving. The next cycle goes as scheduled (Photos clockwise from top left: A seaman eyes the bearing of a contact: lookouts, in pairs, station along the catwalks and island weather decks.) ■ ■ U ' %i ' ii| ' -I ' l ' ' tu Let go the anchor! Sea and anchor detail is called away whenever IKE steams in restricted waters, such as entering port. Once the navigation and bridge team maneuver the ship to the anchorage spot, the men of deck department are tasked with keeping it there. IKE has two 30-ton anchors, each with more than 1.000 feet of chain. With teamwork, coordination and muscle, the boatswains let go the anchor ' with a rumbling chain follow- ing. As it drops, observers monitor chain markings to note how much has been payed out. Brakemen stop the chain frequently. The anchor, with chain links weighing 365 pounds, builds tremendous mo- mentum. If left unchecked, the chain and its anchor will be lost over the side. Photos, clockwise from left: A giant ' pelican hook ' holds the anchor chain in place; (inset) One of IKE ' s 30-ton anchors: With a sledgehammer, a boatswain ' s mate opens the pelican hook to let the anchor go. The two men behind him will pull him out of the way when the chain begins to move; The anchor log is a running record of all anchoring evolutions: The brakes are applied frequently to slow the momentum of the chain: A safety observer is always on hand: Once the anchor is at the right depth, the pelican hooks are reset to secure the chain. 1 1 119 Headin ' I V 4 iSj ey 9 A y i . . Photos: (lefi) Boat coxswain SR Richard O ' Dell pilots one of IKE ' s Jive U-boats away from the Fantail to deliver a liberty party ashore: (above) After the anchor drops. Deck Department sailors begin lowering the ship ' s boats into the water. 121 IKE boats: The road to liberty Liberty boats. To most, they mean one thing and one thing only - trans- portation ashore. The men of Deck Department and Engineering ' s A-Gang work long hours keeping the boats liberty ready. so off-duty crew members can enjoy the adventures awaiting them on the beach. Boats operate around the clock while in port. During the Centennial Cruise, IKE boats moved more than 220,000 sailors between the ship and shore. Once the last boat is craned aboard and tucked in its cradle, the same men begin preparing for the next port. Hangar Bay no. 3 provides the dry storage for the five U-boats, three P- boats. Captain ' s Gig and Admiiral ' s Barge. All are double-stacked to mini- mize deck space. When the repair work begins, resin fumes fill the air as scratches, nicks and gouges from heavy seas are re- paired. The windows are cleaned, woodwork preserved and brightwork polished. Likewise, the Machinist Mates tweak the diesel engines so they will turn over on the first start. Without fail, IKE ' s liberty boat team was ready to move the liberty party in every port. Whether they knew it or not, the words, ' Thanks coxswain, good job, was for the whole crew. 19-2 i -k-ki Photos, clockwise from above: The last line of the Captain ' s Gig is cast off; Handling line, a forte of Boatswain ' s Mates: Cradles are pulled into place to crane off the boats: With lines in place, the boat and aircraft crane lowers the boats to the water: Lines are secured to lower the Admiral ' s Barge. i v. I ■ -ki 123 Sailors w . i VSWM hore In all loreiiiii ports visited by IKE. sailors were c-oni- lorted by the fact that the Shore Patrol was spread throughout llie port to assist the liberty party. Ships eompany and air vviiiji personnel take to the streets in the dress unilorm with the distinetive SP arm band on their right ami. They are the men who eome to know intimately the streets and sights ofeaeh port they sei ' ve. Shore Patrol personnel sei-ve as the front line am- bassadors for the ship. Their appearance and demeanor make the first impression on the local community, and sets the lone for the recep- tion of IKE sailors. They serve as the liaison with the local police to in- sure the safety and security of all concerned. In lands where language and culture varies Irom our own. Shore Patrol is the intermediary when problems develop between sailors and local citizens. By bridging the gap. further complications are avoided. (Photos, clockwise from below: Lwich break for Shore Patrol in Marseille: Shore Patrol on beach patrol in Cannes: Strollirig the beat: Shore Patrol team heads ashore for duly: Shore Patrol at Flag Ixinding in Marseille: Shore Patrol team getsjlnal instructions before heading into Cannes as a group of youngsters wait for a boat ride to the ship.) ik 125 Liberty! 7 hear you are about to go on a cruise. You are going to visit manyfoi j . . . I would urge you ical world in w dnd political syt heritages of all c dll enable you, 1 orts Fa deeper under- fi:i- e physical and id on the eco- ons, and ttu. To make effec- veTopment of a public Tinwn ' that will support firm, forward-looking and peaceful policies in the field of international affairs. Dwight D. Eis U.S. Naval Academy cement mne 4, 1938 J?8 : Liberty call! During the Centennial Cruise, IKE sailors visited eight cities in six coun- tries. Most of the port visits were during the summer months while the beaches were crowded with vacation- ing Europeans. Without exception, IKE was wel- comed in each port city with open arms. Ashore, crewmen returned the hospitality by volunteering for various community relations projects, attend- ing formal functions and picnics and showing the ship to countless new friends. At every port, the USO offered tips for travelers and money exchange at Fleet Landing. (Photos, clockwisefrom left: A sailor sets out to explore Monte Carlo: A U- boat arrives with visitors to tour the ship: U-boat loads up for a run to Fleet Landing: The ferry ' Toulonnaise ' greeted IKE at Toulon. Cannes and Monte Carlo: Sailors crowd the USO trailer in Marsaille.) ' N ' jTi:--: SON °Cape Dorset .- .SALISBURY mad junk- -J , ' ' ' ■ „,,. 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Jt_Mega JJelet Mbandaka ' Ru eniori; , ° ' ' cS l ' r KENYA f ' Gallncaioo GoiiaheJO I ■ Ber p 7 5 GABON  , AQ ' GentilV ' -ancevill SetteCamaV r- ' ' f tarW ' ' ' o jadishu A Z A I R e( ' ' S|? t Rukavi.OV-- „ ' .,„.,K,}ff ' Jj ♦ -yoi I amu Fort Lauderdale S.-- - Oct 20-23 Jan. 22-25 The Sunshine State Fort Lauderdale was a rest stop on two occasions during periods of heavy operations. Inthefallof 1989, IKE and CVW-7 dropped anchor off the beach of this resort city during Advanced Phase Training and pulled pierside in late January 1990 during FLEETEX 1- 90 Crew members saw more than Fort Lauderdale during the two short visits. Special Services organized tours to Disneyworld. Kennedy Space Center and the Everglades. The IKE leers hockey team skated against a team of former professionals hockey players and the ship ' s softball team found plenty of diamonds to bat and field. (Photos, from top left: Those who rode the Jungle Cruise at Disneyworld know this salesman: IKE alongside the Port Authority pier: Local residents crowd the pier for a chance to visit IKE: Beach fashions prevailed during the Teenie Weenie Bikini Contest: One IKE sailor shares afashion tip of his own — the dixie cup look: Alligator wrestling at the Miccosukee Indian Village.) ]34 ' k iK 135 136isci!:i ic The first Riviera port Nestled between the resort areas of Bandol and Hyeres, the port city of Toulon is home to more them 40 French naval vessels, making up the majority of the country ' s Mediterranean fleet. In the bare mountains along the northern perimeter, villages, dating back to the days of gladiators, are still full of life and keep a vigilant watch over the rocky coastal horizon, while an ancient fort from yesteryear guards the entrance to the harbor. For some of the young crew, the city of Toulon was the first taste of life overseas. A chance to dine in exquisite restaurants, drink wine from the famed vineyards of the Avignon region, ski in the French Alps. -- all this and more waited for the crew to sample after spending three weeks at sea. Before setting out to experience this new way of life, however, most sailors rushed to the telephones to find out the latest news from the homefront. (Photos, clockwise from bottom left: A Toulonnaise boat crew waits for its next tour run: Spring is injull bloom: Two young ladies enjoy a sidewalk cafe: A French sailor stands her post at the base entrance: The first chance to call home: The next train to Paris.) ■ ' 2 k i -k Photos, clockwisefrom top left: IKE ' s visit came in the middle of the annual Cannes International Film Festival and secu- rity for the event was tight; A crowd gathers outside the Palais de Festival with hopes of seeing one of many stars who were there: Colorful artfxlls the city during the festival: The pirate ship Neptune, built for movie mogul Roman Polan- ski ' s Pirates, greets all boats entering the harbor: A mermaid catches the eyes of bystanders and. hopefully, movie producers: Is it a taxi? not quite, but almost as common: The comer entrance to the luxurious Carlton Hotel located on the beach. - - 7 143 Cannes: IKE ' s ' home away from home ' IKE ' s two calls on Cannes both came at the height of festivities. In May, the International Film Fes- tival was in full swing when the ship anchored. Yachts filled the harbor, Rolls Royces crowded the streets and many IKE sailors ' bumped into ' stars like Sylvester Stallone, Nicholas Cage and Sean Penn. IKE sailors missed the Fourth of July in the states, but they celebrated French Independence Day on July 14. More than 200 crewmen attended the USO Gala that night, even more en- joyed a spectacular fireworks display over Cannes harbor. The celebrations continued at a picnic on Sainte Marguerite Island when the City of Cannes adopted IKE. Cannes Mayor Michel Mouillot pro- claimed that IKE will always receive special treatment, beyond that of other ships, whenever it calls on the resort city. (Photos, clockwise Jrom right: Can- nes Mayor Michel Mouillot holds up a ship ' s plaque presented by CAPT Dan- tone at the adoption picnic: CAPT Dantone cuts the big IKE cake pre- sented by the City of Cannes: The official IKE carrier cake: A picnic feast prepared by S-2 Division: Security at the USO Gala has its own look: CAPT Dantone. Mayor Mouillot and actor John Forsythe arejlanked by IKE sailors at the opening ceremonies ojthe USO Gala: Bastille Day fireworks light up the Cannes sky.) 144 Monte Carlo July 2-7 Photos, clockwise from top left: Monte Carlo harbor with its surround- ing mountains: (inset) Coat of arms for the Monaco Royal Family: Royal guard outside the Royal Palace: Guards pre- pare for the daily changing of the guard: In the pits of the Grand Prix time trials: Time trials: An old salt watches over IKE. The elegance and grace of the French Riviera is no more evident than in the capital city of the principail- ity of Monaco, Monte Carlo. The Royal Palace over- looks a harbor crowded with luxurious yachts. Pebble beaches give way to steep rises that lead to the moun- tains that hug the small, coastal resort. IKE visited Monaco in the heat of summer. Sailors toured the Royal Palace, the Cousteau Oceanographic Museum and, of course, the casinos. In May, when IKE first called on Cannes, about 150 sailors traveled to Monaco to watch trial runs for the world famous Monte Carlo Grand Prix. iK -k 149 M a Marseille is the second-largest city in France. Like most of the French coast, mountains surround the port and end abruptly with large cliffs hugging the coastline. The short boat ride ashore brought sailors into the ancient harbor Vieux Port, where hundreds of yachts and fishing vessels moor. At the head of Vieux Port, fishermen set up an open- air market to sell their catch each morning. Overlooking all of this activ- ity is the Notre Dame de la Garde, a shrine for seafaring men. Away from the hustle and bustle of Vieux Port, crew members sought out sights such as the French Foreign Le- gion post and beaches to the east. Trains left on the hour for adventurers set on exploring other cities. (Photos, clockwise from top leftt Whew! Garlic sales on the street: A view of IKE from across the city; Notre Dame de la Garde; A sidewalk fruit vendor: teabreak; Palace de Long Champ: The sea of masts indicate a ' full house in Vieux Port; Motor vessel Marseille awaits its next voyage.) 1 1 1 June 150 i!:icis:i 151 Tour de France special Services style The ports along the Riviera were scenic, entertain- ing and full of wonderful people, but many found the French countryside offered the same enjoyment. Special Services arranged tours to the French Alps. Paris. Avignon. Bandol. and Antibes. Each day, buses loaded with IKE sailors left for new lands. (Photos . clockwisee from top left: TIxe breathtaking scenery of the French Alps: Plenty of snow meant plenty of skiing: The gondola was the best way to travel - and the view was spectacular: Bartender at a cafe-bar: In France, there isfromage - cheese - at every meal: Tliis rooster greeted all diners: A taste of wine after a cool day on the slopes. 152i i i ' k ' k li: t B ' ■ m v t4t. ' S n ' SOff ' jjjgjgjj; f -- t. Arch de Triumphe: A FYench buffet, a culinani delight: Tourists or IKE sail- ors?: Time outjbrjoosball in a Parisian cafe: Eiffel Tower lights the Paris sky- line: Venice de Milo in the Louvre. ll iiA. ' mt lNlK . W ' f ' I While anchored in Toulon and Marseille, Special Services offered tours to Paris. Crew members rode France ' s bullet train ' to the French capital and toured the world-famous museums, visited cabarets and explored the world of French cuisine. : ii i 155 ' MHgf. -ttObam -J m i-« ' ;ir r ) ' . 5{V ' t « ■ ■ , . — Haifa The holy land V ' ' ' f ' i V3S . p; HPffliP •■■ ' 4.1 V l v F ' Wf t- F-- . f B wSnl ■VPB| j Pi J VfiHH ' - iB I I H B . , ' SJ ' v ' ' ' , ' % | 1 - H HRH . H 158 7 : 1 The spring warmth greeted IKE in Haifa, Israel, a major commercial ship- ping and naval port. The Haifa community welcomed the ship with open arms, with the USO serving as a central meeting point for crew members and local residents hoping to greet sailors. During the visit, more than 2,500 visitors toured IKE and returned the favor by inviting sailors to their homes 5 for a taste of Israeli hospitality. Religious history is easily acces- sible from Haifa. Special Services tours included Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Galilee, Masada and the Golan Heights. (Photos, clockwisejfom left: A young Israeli takes a breakfrom his work at a Kabutz — or commune: Israeli families enjoy a walk in the spring sunshine: An Israeli reservist citizen-soldier: Haifa, from the road to ML Carmel: An Israeli soldier stationed at Fleet Landing chats with a couple: Woman and child watch the passers-by from their doorstep.) i i i i 159 Photos, clockwise from far left: A young boy sellsflowers on the streets of Jerusalem: Have camel will travel: A shrine in what is believed to be the hall of the Last Supper: The River Jordan: Israeli teenager shows off his catch from the River Jordan. tL I Photos, clockwise from top: A sidewalk bazaar in the streets of Old Jerusalem: Italy World Cup shirts — on sale in Jerusalem: An Israeli guard at the Golan Heights: Concertina marks a bound- ary at the Golan Heights: Tour group descends from the his- torical fortress at Masada: (inset) Five IKE sailors bob in the salty water of the Dead Sea: Most IKE tours featured a stop at the Elvis Inn ' diner: The Elvis Inn ' story greets all who enter. 162 i ic-k-kic . ' -j SiSi - ' j 4hr England With D-Day and the Journey to Victory celebrations behind. IKE dropped anchor in the solent between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, the main staging point for D-Day. more than 46 years ago. Portsmouth is home to a rich mari- time and naval history. Crewmen toured the sailing warships HMS Victory and HMS Warrior, the D-Day Museum, Southsea Castle and many other downtown sights of the historic, sea- faring city. (Photos, clockwise from left: Four young sea cadets pose for a shot infront o HMS Warrior; IKE visitors climb the stone stairs to explore the Southsea Castle; Colorful pub signs adorn the streets of Portsmouth: A sign greets all who enter the city: A sculpted relief depicts the maritime heritage that stiR abounds in Portsmouth: A clock-tower stands watch over Victoria Park.) WElCOMt 10 poRismmnH Flagship of Maritime England Twinned with Caen. Duisburg, Haifa TouVon i 167 Photos, clockwise from left: Horse- drawn carriage makes its way through the Buckingham Palace grounds: Intricately- carved creature guards its gate: A stone parkway and line of benches lead to a section of the palace: One of the Queen ' s guards in ceremonial dress. C O u n t r y s 1 d e 168 People and places Photos, clockwise from left: A Roman statue in Bath — a city with origins dating back to the Roman Empire: A display of Roman artifacts in Bath: Two young ladies show off their new hairstyle: A Portsmouth Pub storefront: A pub staff ready to serve: A Lx)ndon ' tough ' after Sid Vicious: The mysterious stone formation at Stonehenge takes on an eerie appearance at dusk. 170 171 : iy p ■ ' % •. y - - ' ; i. H ... .:.x A! ■ The Spanish resort island Mallorca was IKE ' s first port after returning to the Mediterranean Sea from Portsmouth, England. The late spring chill of England was soon forgotterx when siiilors strolled the sunny island beaches. Palma, the central city ol the island, is a favored vacation spot for Europeans. Crew members sunned on the beaches of Magalluf, explored the early architecture of downtown Palma and shopped for famed allorcan pearls. The nightclubs boasteji multi-national clien- tele and rocked all night. Explorers looking for foi itial tours found Special Services was ready to entertain. Horseback riding and tours to the Caves of Drach and Seller were offered each day and nighttime feasts at the Medieval Banquet and Son Amar Fiesta rounded out the eve- nings. IKE ' s call on Palma could not have been better timed. The mid -June visit offered the perfect port to foiTnally welcome the Mediterranean summer. Photos, clockwise from left: The Daquiri Palace offers refreshments and free pizza for IKE sailors at the beach in Magalluf: Hot sun and crowded beaches greeted sailors each day: IKE at dusk from the coastal highway east of the harbor: IKE ball caps were popular items at the beach: The crystal-clear coastline ofPalma. iir . -J ' . VI in«N « Ital ' ' ' t ' fflaHtrti-M- ' , I III Ji ! I II ' 1 mil n ' ffl-- ■ 3 , III l IBMCMI : i . _ i-sJ ' ' «, ••■ _ T [ ' ffi July 27- Aug. 3 Naples is one of Italy ' s major sea- ports and industrial cities. It is also popular with tourists from around the world who seek out the buried city of Pompeii. Mt. Vesuvius and the resort areas of Capri and Sorrento. The city is unlike any other city in Italy, and Neopolitans are unlike any other single group of Italians. The Neopolitan has a reputation for exu- berance, gaiety, sentimentality and shrewdness. These traits obviously developed over the centuries, resultant of various leaders ruling the region. Originally part of a large Greek colony. Naples was later absorbed by the Roman Empire. From the Roman Empire times until the unification of Italy in the late 1800s, Naples was ruled by Spanish, Austrian, French, Bourbon and Nor- man rulers. Many ofthe buildings still standing were built by the Bourbons in the 1700s. IKE sailors traveled to the local sights and toured Rome and Vatican City. But for many, the main attraction was the chance to shop at the Navy Ex- change and eat at Wendy ' s at the Naval Support Activity. (Photos, clockwise from top left: Siewalk vendors, like this lady, are common sights in the streets of Naples; ' Scopa ' is a popular game eiyoyed by most gentlemen on a liesurely Sunday morning: The Maschio Angioino. also known as the Castel Nuovo - or new castle - watches over the Bay of Naples; (inset) A hand-painted advertisement for a local night club: A sidewalk ven- dor prepares her merchandise for dis- play.) 180 isc . Ws always fresh mmr I - mur J muufinnmrr nmmmminr iimimninnn iniimrmnm Mi 1 1 1 f f rr fn rr«mr K J iK 183 Italy . . . Rome was one city of interest be- yond Naples. Special Services offered dally tours to the Italian capital, which included a visit to St. Peter ' s Basilica. Addition- ally, Religious Ministries arranged an audience with Pope John Paul 11. (Photos, clockwise jromlejt: A Roman statue at the Vatican Museum: St. Peter ' s Square at Vatican City: A gigan- tic foot of stone at the Vatican Museum: Tlie Rose Window at St. Peter ' s Basil- ica: One of the beautiful woven art- works at the Hall of Tapestries in the Vatican Museum.) 184 -ki i i!: beyond Naples ■c vy r L Witri f - ' i •- 5 ' £i 1 i f ■♦ ' „■■ --1 -rl i 0, 1l L f U Home at the USO ' All of you know most of my adult T rne armca services. I know what America owe them. I know what they like to feel when they are away from their own homes and how much tea can o, through such organiza lions as t ' them the feeling that they a: -• ' wight D. Eisenhower National Council of the United Services Organization March 13, 1956 ' ' ■ ..rr i . « The United Services Organization is a sailor ' s best friend overseas. Nearly every port visited during the Centen- nial Cruise was served by the volun- teers and staff of the USO. Before entering port, an IKE repre- sentative flies ashore to meet w th the USO to plan tours, parties and sport- ing events. Once the ship is in port, most time is spent dealing directly writh crew members and their questions. Working from a small trailer or cramped ofiice. the USO handled money exchanging, coordinated the ' home hospitality ' program and provided phone services, tour information and maps. Through the home hospitality pro- gram, sailors and Marines were invited into the houses of local families for dinner, an afternoon picnic, or a per- sonal tour of the region. Many lasting friendships were formed on these in- formal get-togethers. Local sports clubs offered challenges to IKE ' S Softball, basketball, volleyball and soccer teams through the USO. For nightlife, the USO coordinated public appearances for IKE ' s two bands, and frequently offered free or dis- counted tickets to concerts and other social activities. Their efforts went around the clock, more than meeting their mission to meet the needs of servicemen over- seas. (Photos, clockwise from left: USO trailer in Marseille - a modest office with an important mission: IKE sailors crowd the USO trailer in Toulon prior to liberty in town: USO-sponsored money ex- change insured a fair rate.) i 189 Photos, clockwise fromlejt: The stage show prior to dinner include a parade of 20 Harley Davidson motorcycles: The Sixth Fleet Band provided martial, rock and big band music during the stage show: The Harleys exit the stage with female ' MPs ' : Pianist Stacey M cAdams entertained during the stage show and during dinner. 190 ic iri i! USO Gala More than 200 sailors and Marines and 2,000 civilian guests packed the Palais de Festival in Cannes for the annual USO Gala. The 1990 dual theme was America celebrates Bastille Day - The Eisenhower Centennicd. Actor John Forsythe, Cannes Mayor Michel Mouillot and former Secretary of the Navy William Ball joined ADM Howe, VADM Williams, RADM Lynch, CAPT Dantone and CAPT Luecke at the head table for the night ' s festivities. The evening began with a concert and stage show. After a spectacular round of fireworks over Cannes harbor honoring the July 14 French independence day, the guests turned to dinner. Guests then danced to music by IKE ' s bands, KillingTime ' and Common Ground, ' until the early morning hours. iiiMJUi ' lll ' T I S P l fiSr H ■1 gnajaBBB BHJlH -311 V;V ' - ' ■r s ' sss H i i 191 Evening Review gj af ' ' ' ' ' im • •• • I Journey to Victory Hundreds of foreign dignitaries were treated to a hangar deck reception and the evening parade during the Centen- nial Cruise. Ice sculptures and fine foods greeted guests as they entered Hangar Bay no. ?. As the evening sun neared the horizon, guests rode Aircraft Elevator no. 2 to the flight deck. The twilight sky was the backdrop for the formal mounting and inspection of the Marine Guard of the Day. Re aewing officials included John Eisenhower: ADM Howe and French Navy ADM Tripier. f■ ; «r f fw wwwmip -4 ' Photos, clockwisefromleft: IKE ' S Marinesformfor inspec- tion: RADMLynchaddresses guests: A young guest eyes the punchbowl: S-5 Division serves a four-star reception: Flags and airplanes surround the reception guests: Ice sculptures and fresh fruit provide a touch of elegance: Marines stand tall as the sun sets: Guests, escorted by IKE officers, arrive on the flight deck. Living color surrounds us wherever we go. Tech- nology has brought color movies, television and instant video. In photography, many have argued that black and white presents a more vivid and striking image than color. As color has become the norm, black and white has become exotic. The follow- ing pages feature portraits shot by IKE photographers during the deployment. The pictures provide a unique view of people and places without words ... or color. ' v; -??sfe. PH3 Ken Zaenger -198 PH2 Duane R. Jones • •• 199 PH3 Matthew Berryman PH3 Frank Marquart : 201 PHKAC) R. Kent Bean PH3 James Ellsworth •• 203 PH3 Ken Zaenger 04 • • PH2 Duane R. Jones : 205 IKE f . ■• dW i£y : U ■ m r ! Wi- i • A . r . r V.  r «P ' 1 • , ,,,Pj : rt!?el :- a!? M ' --5 -- -- '  You are America You are America, Vice President Dan Quayle told the crew. The vice president was aboard IKE with his wife, Marilyn, and members of the Eisenhower Centennial Com- mittee. The visit was part of a Euro- pean tour highlighting the centennial. While aboard, Quayle observed flight operations, reenlisted crew members and spoke to the crew in Hangar Bay no. 2. Photos, clockwisefromleft: Vice President Dan Quayle greets RADM Lynch; Vice President and Mrs. Quayle depart IKE; The vice presi- dent and his wife watch flight operations from the bridge; SN Eric Orth exchanges greetings with the vice presi- dent; Vice president enroute to the bridge. i -k-kiKis: 209 m I 9 -Ox%« o « vera « ep eit Vk «« A O : 2 i T D-Day 46 years later - IKE remembers Ike IKE sailed from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel in early June to bring the IKE Centennial Cruise to D-Day ceremonies off the coast of Normandy. IKE ' s participation was just one part of the Department of Defense ' s Journey to Victory, a series of commemorative events highlighting Dwight D. Eisenhower ' s accomplish- ments as a WW 11 military leader. Former ambassador and Army general John Eisen- hower, the son of the late president, his wife, U.S. Ambas- sador to France Walter Curley . Kansas Congressman James Slattery, former Eisenhower cabinet members and col- leagues, and a contingent of Royal Navy D-Day veterans flew aboard June 5 for special ceremonies and a channel transit along the same track as the invasion 46 years earlier. The guests toured the ship and watched flight opera- tions, then were treated to a Marine parade - a formal mounting of the Marine Guard - in Hangar Bay no. 2. ' This ship has always been very important to me because it was named for my father, Eisenhower said. There is no honor greater than to have a warship such as this named for you. For the men of the IKE CVW-7 team, it is also a great honor to serve on a ship named after a great man. (Photos, clockwise from top, far left: Mr. John Eisen- hower, son of the late president, and his wife proudly display their IKE ball caps; Mr. Peter Thompson a Royal Navy D-Day veteran celebrated his 65th birthday aboard IKE. Here, he makes the first cut in a cake presented by CAPT Dantone: Hangar Bay no. 2 boasted a full house of guests and sailors for the Marine Parade: ADM Jonathan T. Howe, Commander in Chief U.S. Naval Forces Europe, presents a framed cover of Yank Magazine. I believe my father was thinking about Adolph Hitler when this picture was taken, Eisenhower quipped.) i iK 213 Remenibering the fallen -W ■ ' -w ga hb UJIfli jgli RWfl 9jHpjM | k3H yi H H Ufi ' . Jr 2i4 i iki i isr p i itmmvmimgmmi mf Mr. Eisenhower and his party departed IKE the eve- ning of June 5 to fly to the scene of D-Day s most hos- tile fighting, Omaha Beach. More than 2,000 American servicemen lost their lives capturing this small foothold that eventually paved the way to an Allied victory over Nazi Germany. Tomcats from the VF- 1 43 World Famous Pukin Dogs and VF-142 Ghostriders roared over the American Cemetery in the missing- man formation during the last notes of the national an- them, paying tribute to fallen soldiers. (Photos, clockwise from top. Jar left: With one plane gone. IKE ' s Jets disappear over the American memorial: An IKE sailor speaks with B. P. Allen, who was the execw tiue officer of LST 508 on D- Day: A couple studies a map detailing theD-Day invasion ' s five beaches: Fresh flowers grace the final resting place of a U.S. Army lieutenant: Tomcats from VF- 1 43 and VF- 142 fiy a missing-man for- mation over the American Cemetery, paying respects to more than 2.000 men buried there: Tliis statue lends to the serenity of the cemetery.) i iK i 215 At sea with 1 prayer You bring to the men the perform, ou give them . i It.- -■. cne service thing - that their sac- y, are ijoipor- Jeling, because d the con er that mar fntD. Eisenhower Ulitary Chaplains National Association. May 9, 1956 leUgiouis Services Amidst ihe rovind-the- clock operations, peace and tranquility is found daily in the form of holy worship. Sunrise services, daily masses, and traditional Sun- day services are celebrated by IKE ' S three chaplains. Special remembrances and services were also conducted by visiting clergy during the Centennial Cruise. William Cardinal Baum, Apostolic Penitentiary, Vati- can City State, was aboard IKE to confirm 15 sailors during a Forecastle sacra- ment. Rabbi Amy Segal, the Sixth Fleet Chaplain, em- barked IKE in April to cele- brate Jewish services and welcome crew members of all faiths to the Mediterra- nean Sea. Aside from formal serv- ices, IKE ' s chaplains offer various religious classes and Bible readings. When there are no services or classes, the chapel is open for indi- vual meditation and prayer. (Photos, clockwise from below: Chaplain James Men- nis raises the chalice during a mass in the chapel: Confir- mation mass on the Fore- castle: Cardinal Baum offici- ating the sacrament ojconfir- mation while in port Naples, Italy; Chaplain David Belt reads scripture during IKE ' s Easter sunrise service; A flight deck alter awaits the arrival of an Ekister sunrise congregation.) Distingui§jj§d guests Distinguished visitors embarked in IKE throughout the Centennial Cruise. In all, more than 35 underway embarks were hosted on board. Guests ranged from high-level U.S. military and civilian officials to local community leaders in Mediter- ranean rim countries. Overnight stays were offered to afford guests the op- portunity to experience a full day of carrier operations and life at sea. Visit itineraries included nearly every- thing from the bakery to the bridge. Along the way, guests had the opportunity to meet crew members and gain a perspective from all levels. Photos, clockwise from far left: Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III. observes respotting on the flight deck: SECNAV talks with Assistant Secretary of Defense John Betti: Secretary Betti strolls the flight deck with CDR Gordon Dorsey and LCDR Bill Smyth: LT ' Bo ' Dumler explains Flight Deck Control to Secretary Betti; AGl Bob Freeman briefs Flotillenadmiral Christian Giermann, FRG Navy, in Metro: SECNAV talks with a signalman during a General Quarters drill; SECNAV addresses officers from VF-142. ._! -k -k 221 I p Photos, clockwise from far left: LTGEN Thomas Griffin. USA, checks the deck layout fromjlight deck control (R-L) MGENAlan Rogers. USAF. MGEN Alberi Weber, German Air Force, and GEN Sir Brian Kenny. U.K. Army, in flight deck control; GEN Kenny dons a flight suit for an S-SBJlight; (L-R) Chief Belgian Defense Staff UTGEN Joseph Charlier. U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Maynard Glitman. and Belgian Minis- ter of Defense Guy Coeme visit CAPT Dantone on the bridge; ADM James R. Hogg. U.S. representative to the NATO Military Committee, speaks with CAPT Dantone on WIKE-TV. i i 223 Eisenhower heritage Photos, clockwise from above: Mr. John Eisenhower, son of the late president, enjoys the view from the Bridge with CAPTDantone during the Journey to Victory Celebra- tion: Basketball Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain poses with CAPT Dantone and children from ' Operation Smile ' during a ship visitd while in Norfolk: Guests from Rome and Gaeta. Italy, pose for a group shot in Ready Room 4 before a luncheon and ship tour while underway in the Central Mediterranean Sea. •4 i it-ki ii: basketball stars foreign guests i 225 illiam C nfirmation cele tion, July 31, - ::: mmmsvm IKE s Papal audience The Vatican, Aug. 1, 1990 227 A helping ' The peace we scj jd not by weap on, by milk an ' H ht rice. Tti ' ' ' , ctm be leat and eat and by ti le needs that Dwight D. Eisenhower April 16, 1953 Helping our neighbi : m  ! m - [ „ mufiF vi .MVi ' H K ' ' ' J m?.m mmmm •Little Sisters of the Poor Home for Sthe aged, Toulon • Tirat Carxnel Mental Health Center, Haifa J ' avais Faim kitchen for the hun- gry, Cannes •Monastery of St. Claire, Marseille A helping hand Citizen-ambassadors is a term commonly used to describe sailors on liberty because host countrymen often form their impressions of Americansj when they meet U.S. Navy sailors. Armed with paint brushes and tool boxes, IKE sailors set out in nearly every port to demonstrate their human compassion. Orphanages, hospitals, a monastery and a soup kitchen were the targets of these ambassadors. More than 75 crew members volun- teered for the projects in each port. Prior to each port call, the USO coordi- nated projects with organizations iden-, tifled as needing outside support. IKE ' S chaplains never had a problem finding volunteers for the jobs. In return for their efforts, crew members returned to the ship with fond memories and new friends. (Photos, clockwise from left: Volun- teers paint the walls in J ' auais Faim soup kitchen: Cleaning up after a day ' s work: CDR James Mennis checks on the progress: Painting included all areas - even the trim: Volunteers from the Cannes project pose for a group photo.) 2 i rit it IKE Strikers: Soccer afloat Photos, clockwise from above: EM3 Joe Mydlinski gives maximum ejfort ito get the ballforward to teammates lining a scoring drive: EMS James Goode dribbles the ball one step ahead of a potential challenger: MMFN Loyd Jones boots the ball back into play: The Strikers draw a full ros- ter, always abundant in tal- ent: AN Mark Waldo waits for an Antibbes opponent to play the ball. The IKE Strikers kicked up dust all around the Mediterranean during the Centennial Cruise, but found daring opponents only in French ports. Ofj those, only one team was able to out-j score the Strikers. A tough team fror Monaco notched the only blemish in near-perfect 4-1-2 record. Before deplojang. the Strikers haJ built a reputation as one of the most formidable soccer teams in Hampton Roads. The team carried the same spirit and skill overseas, where that reputation has now spread. 6-ki i i . ;. ' .v . Iv •- ' :: ■ ' J ! ' ' , V Football Is still nrw in Europe. the IKE Raiders tried to speed Its arri- val. Ready to play touch, flag, or full contact ball, the Raiders found a con- tender In Cannes -- a team from neigh- boring Antlbbes. The Raiders doml-j nated the game, but left the French! team with a taste of the sport that will ' surely spread. II (A post ganw group shot with Ihi ' Raid ers ' gridiron Iwsts: AiUibix-s ' quaru-i back searches for an open rrccu before the nmh breaks through: Work tng from the shotgun, the Raiders  fense tallies high scores witli n K I Kisses. 4 IKE leers: Power on ice If the Hangar could be flooded tip the IKE leers ould be able to bring their champitmship i)lay to the ship. nstead, IKE ' s hockey team uses the facilities arranged by the Irginia Open Hockey Association. The team has worked around busy at-sea periods to establish itself as a power- fcoUt 1 Any diamond, any day The all-American sport of Softball thrives on IKE. Tour- naments — whether with host national teams, other ships or intramural — were played in each port. Each day, boats loaded with gear and players were common sights. s o f I t b a 1 1 IKE ' S ' Boys of Summer ' 241 J Hft- • ' i K ' ■ ' ; E, ' ' r.. i n i H B ¥)■ BHv ' j ' ' ' V University of IKE Give em credit! How about three credits? More than 700 crewmen hit the books during the Cen- tennial Cruise to earn col- lege credits in English, math, history, management and criminaljustice. Courses to help sailors brush up on the basics of math and English were also available. As many as four college professors were embarked on IKE at any given time to hold classes. The courses were available through the Navy ' s Program for Afloat College Education. PACE is designed to bring the class to the sailor when the sailor can not go to the class -- mainly when the ship is deployed. Other than the cost of the books, the courses were free. The only other cost was time, four hours each week in the classroom and homework. For some of the profes- sors, their time on IKE was their first time at sea. On the other hand, some were old salts, having sailed with other ships. Photos clockwise from top left: Prof. Fred Stahl shares a little history with his class: two IKE sailors hard at work - while ojf-duty: notes, notes and more notes!: Math pro- fessor Bemie Freese points to the simple solution: an at- tentive class: English profes- sor Kyle Bingham eyes his class. 242 jik, iii H r . fl n r,j H m A. 1 v t (.. J 1 Ifil •i im -k-k -k 243 Surface warfare is the one naval profession that dates back to the days of sail. Over the years, surface sailors have progressed to a high- tech navy that includes nuclear propulsion and so- phisticated radars and sen- sors to win sea control from the surface of the ocean. Surface Warfare Officers and Enlisted Surface War- fare Specialists are those who have attained superior pro- fessional skills, knowledge and experience in support of the naval surface warfare mission. During the Centennial Cruise, one officer and 46 enlisted men rose to the chal- lenge to achieve SWO and ESWS designation. Pictured are (front rowi r) MSCS Conley White. EM3 Ernest Sharp. DPI Mark Westbrook. EM2 Rexel Vlck- ers, DC3 John Brown. RP3 An toll! e Sharp. ATI Karl Hausfelder. IS2 Michael Merwin, AT2 Mitchell Humm, AGC Timothy Hatch. CAPT Dantone; (second row. 1-r) •- - AWCS James Connor, (JYSGT WUliam McClelland, MMl Brian Lyzohub, ISl Jerry Pilgrim, GMG2 Ricky Robinson, AG 1 Robert Free- man, AMSI Albert Medford. A92 Wayne Baker. PRl De wayne Harrison, GMG2 Robert Rose, ABFC Nandy Perillo, PNC Virgilio Perez; (back row, 1-r) OSCS Robert Dinges, OSl Paul Pico, ACl Scott Mann, EWl James Gaster, MM 1 Paul Theroux, ATI Tony Graham, IS3 Daniel White, MM I David Linja, HM2 Robert Belle, AC 1 Joseph Heard, WTl Rustin I ong, GMG2 Jerome Wal- ton, MMl Ronald Humphreys, AS 1 Cecil Har- diman, MMC Maurice Lawton and LT Jeff Les Not pictured are DTI Basso, AOC Eldgria Brock, YN3 Kirk Devezin, ET2 George Dunbar. AQ2 Donald Gipson, ET3 Kristopher Haugh, ETl David Johnson, ETl Donald Valmonte and AG2 Oscar Wright Mi mm - mPf ' - I Pictured af tting. 1 - r) AMS2 Josepm ailap, AT2 Raymond Kaschalk. ABH2 Scott Carpenter, ABH3 Edward Hodges, HM2 Keith Richardvllle. ATI Jeffrey Brandt, ABF2 Christopher Gorta, (stand- ' |hg, 1-r) CDR Bob Berger. ISCS John CaldweU. A92 Jeffrey McCarty, 92 Mike Faul, ABHl Richars Ward, GMC George Cowan. CAPT Dantone. and (third row) ABCM Richard Sherwood. Not pictured are MMl Christopher Ledlow. ABHl Larry Wynns and AQ2 Hubert Duke. News of the outside world is a precious commodity while at sea. There are no satellite television or radio feeds and local newspapers arrive days after publication. The IKE Bulletin is the ship ' s daily newspaper, and in it sailors can read the latest national, intemalional, sports and shipboard news. Before the paper hits the mess decks, several workcenters prepare their phase of the production, beginning in Communications. CR Di ision copies AP and UPI news wire continuously, which serves as the backbone of the paper ' s content. The Public Affairs Office then selects and edits stories. The finished layout, with photos, is processed and printed In Il ' s Print Shop. The combined effort of all work centers has not gone unnoticed. The Navy-wide Chief of Information Merit Awards program has recognized the IKE Bulletin for its exemplary achieve- ment the last two years. IKE Bulletin (Photos, clockwise from top left: N otes, the early stcu es oj a story: IKE ' s PAO, LT Ken Ross, edits the next day ' s paper; LIS Gary Lightsey reads the Bulletin, hot ojf the press: OJ. cereal and the news: Computer waits for the day ' s news feed: Bulletin editor. J03 Allen McGrath (left) and assistant editor JOSA Matthew May confer on a story.) ' S tJt yp H i x EH i? H Wj m. iJ P Ss jr s- :- i.„mjfa HP s mni fl K « 1 Ih k ' « | vl. ,),, ,. _i ' i.-..„, . 1 ' 7 . ■  ' V,f ' B H H 0 % ss - ' 4 u o r , ? - ' dnning the hits: DJs Je IKE Is underway, her crew is led by the four radio stations ig from the Public Affairs vo of the stations play pre- programming, and one plays Broadcasting Corporation | I shortwave. Buttheblg Ithe crew is 97.5 FM, ' Use jockeys arouiidd 30 volunteer DJs jie clock, spinning discs and] 2s for their shipmates. E ch! i his own format and decides S -nnts to play, bringing IKE ' •■1 ,iii(i ' ol musical l.isu- :1 H kifi r Irani Icjt: DSc ill s lip ii.s iieKt recordf , lUi ' ij uitKHluci ' s the next sortg: Itidl oj IKE i s ■from top are idi ' l Savton. I ' MS (SW) P.J. IKSW) Allen Nurse. SN Robert BEC James Adams. RP3 Ric- anri nS3 Michael Bums; DJs iih iiiKihiii (oinixut discs for ' I. ) V WiIIhuu Harmon -. I,n hi-. ' , ■.. I ' ' , C!? Rocking the ship One deck below the forecastle, a space with stacked amplifiers and a maze of cables on the deck plays host to a group of crew members who relax by making music. Of the many sailors who made the trek to the band room, some of the more serious musicians combined their talents to form two bands. As me deplojonent progressed and their repu- tation spread, they were sought after for local entertainment during port visits. And entertain they did! The first public concert featured ' Killing Time ' and ' Common Ground ' in Cannes. Ten more concerts followed during visits to French Riviera ports. The USO acted as their agent, making all arrange- ments and coordinating details. From formed affairs, such as the USO Gala, to local outings, such as picnics, the two bands rocked, shrilled and serenaded fans. In lands where English is foreign, American music bridged the language barrier between IKE sailors and host countrymen. Photos, clockwise from top: BMl Steve Peterson on bass; Strokin ' the ivories: KRltng Time band members perform in the Hangar; ABFAN Mark Ewer on drums; Strokin ' the ivories (again): AC2 Darryl Malone (right) and AW3 Psycho Leonard on alto saxo- phone. Common Ground Snapshots from I and Killing Time ' Europe Tour 1990 ' Scrubbing the deck T f H J 1l 1 r r . --Jw „ w 1 rr- M II f II i: ■1 l1 ■ 151 I ,lt 1 ' T.CJ ' ■ ■ T 1 r 1 r m lia ir ' t- sn - 0 Bubbles and brawn What do you do with a grimy, dirty flight deck? Scrub it! A flight deck scrub aboard IKE is not a quick sprinkling of water, but a full ' bubbles and brushes ' scrubbing of four and one-half acres of steel and non-skid topping. One of the main reasons for the cleaning is to remove slippery oil and grease that reduces traction during aircraft and ground support equip- ment movement. Flight deck scrubs are usually done during in-port periods. The deck is divided into sections and aircraft are cleared from each section before clean- ing. After hosing the area with water, detergent is poured onto the deck. Manned with scrub brushes, men form a line abreast and scrub the length of the section. After a hose rinsing, IKE ' s version of a hockey rink ' s Zamboni runs a final scrub and vacuum. The deck is then ready for whatever evolution comes its way. (Photos, clockwise from left: Initial rinse applied by hose: Detergent is spread for scrubbing; IKE ' s ' Zamboni ' bats ' clean-up ' in the scrub order; Scrub- bing brushes race across the deck.) Chief Warrant Officers Chief warrant officers are selected from Navy sailors who have already proven their expertise and advanced to the chief petty officer ranks. Warrant officers serve in billets as the technical ex- perts in fields such as elec- tronics, ordnance, admini- stration, operations, engi- neering and aviation. Their management and hands-on experience pro- vide a bank of technical knowledge at the khaki level, and establishes a leadership link with the enlisted community. y The Officer of the Deck is in charge of the ship and is responsible to the commanding officer for the safe and proper operation of the ship. This includes navigation, ship han- dling, communications, routine tests and inspections, re-  .-s ' „J5 ' H ports and supervision of the watch. Aboard IKE, officers must demonstrate exacting profi- ciency in the nautical skills noted above, as well as an understanding of carrier flight operations. Only after the appointment by the commanding officer does an officer wear the gold hat of the OOD. (Picture are (left to right, standing): LT Mike Campbell, LT Vic Susman, LT Rick Panepinto, LTJG Jeff Lessie, LT Mike Duprey, CDRBen Jaramillo, LT John Baker, CAPTDantone, CDR George Moore, (Left to right, kneeling) ENS Phil Gre- goire, LTJG Mark Loose and LT Tom Hale.) 7 And now for the weather... Flight operations have ended for the day. but planning for the next day ' s events is underway. What planes wall fly? Where will they fly? How effective will electronic equipment be? What will be the recovery interval? Information from various sources will answer the questions, but IKE Metro win provide data that will influ- ence each answer. Manned 24 hours a day, the ship ' s ' weather office collects and interprets data to form an environmental fore- cast. Each day, a weather balloon is launched to gather atmospheric pres- sure and temperature information vi- tal to defining atmospheric effects on radar. The battle group ' s submarine hunters use daily water temperature measurements to determine sonar ef- fectiveness. Teletypes and marine weather facsimile recorders gather worldwide weather information needed to forecast surface weather. The instruments and machines serve no purpose without the 1 1 weather observers and four forecast- ers who take the 6 O ' clock News one step further by preparing weather in- formation for a city that is continu- ously on the move. (Photos, clockwise from Jar lefi: AGS Mike Stejfan releases the daily weather balloon: Hand-held, anenometer meas- ures wind speed and direction: AGAA Robert Borhojfen plots a weather chart: AGAN Bobby Harris reviews weather data: Weather facsimiles assist injore- cast preparations.) -k -k rk 265 SARBird The ' Nightdippers of HS-5 are IKE ' s airborne search and rescue professionals. Whenever aircraft are flying, an HS-5 Sea King helicop- ter is in the air crewed with a rescue swlnimer. When there are no flight operations, an aircrew is still standing by in the ?reHtj5t a man overboard. In a one year period since October 1989, the Nightdippers were called on three dlffe ent occasions to rescue personnel in the water. None of rescue operations were conducted in ' ideal ' weather con? tions, demanding flawless profieiency. {Photos, clockwise: Nightdipperhelicopterhoversi rescue training dummy. Oscar. ' ; The rescue swimmer (l and first crewman (right) prepare for launch: Rescue si mer in the survival rescue sliruj: Oscar is back aboard ' i corpsmen waiting to treat him.) r ' !! . -- - ' « i i •3a: ..-arsSivr.- - •tI 267 ine overhaul Keeping the birds in the air IKE ' S aircraft fly around the clock in the unforgiving environment of the salt air. Even with rigid preventive mainte- nance schedules, engines do fail. In the back of Hangar Bay no. 3, IKE ' S Jet Repair Shop is always ready to take in an emergency engine repair. When the engine is delivered to the Jet Repair Shop, a new engine is immedi- ately issued to the squadron to replace the failed one. The repair process begins when the failed engine is placed on the Fantail test stand to troubleshoot the problem and identify the appropriate repair. With the problem identified and solu- tion determined, aviation mechanics begin the complex task of returning the engine to a fully operational status. Jet shop technicians can tear down and rebuild any engine from IKE ' s seven different aircraft. Their ability to work quickly ensures that there are always engines ready to replace another failed engine to keep the air wing flying at peak capacity. (Photos, clockwisefrom left: Twbine fan blades of an F-MA-plus F-1 10 Jet engine: Mechanics maneuver anF- 110 onto a test stand: Mechanic prepares engine for test cell run: Reassembling engine after a repair is completed.) 70 : I smm, ' ■■ V. f im |l1§ m ' ' ' ' Hhh p W Jy 1 leKeaoy ces pouring into the Persian Gulf, ironts Saddcun in a risky showdown ■ Despite th - public fanfare of diplomao and the osten- tatious movement of armed lorces, George Bush ' s cam- paiftn against Saddam Hus • ' in is largely a secret war More US troops and warplane were dispatched ■ MHB lu the Persian Gulf last week than his adminLstration actually an- nounced. The number of men deployed will soon reach about 50.000 and ultimately may go well into six figures. With no press coverage on the ground in Saudi Arabia. Kuwait or Iraq last week, the troops ar- rived in the kind of publicity vacuum that pred.urs Vietnam Bush is determined to stop Saddam, its the Iraqi dictator is widely known rhe public mission of Operation Desert Shield is to keep him out of Saudi Arabia and force him out of Kuwait. The secret objective is todrive him out of power in Baghdad Bush has signed an intelli- gence ■finding ordering the CIA to do what it can to destabilize Iraq politically and get rid of Saddam by almost anv means short of killing him. Eliminating the Iraqi dictator won ' t be easy. But for better or worse, the crusade against Saddam may be the defining event 3f Bush ' s presidency It makes an open- !nded commitment to a part of the world hat has been a political graveyard for re-  nt president . It recasts America ' sglcbal eadership in a post-cold-war style that is Krth Mlf-aMertive and deferential to the nteresu of others. It stakes a fragile US conoroy on the outcome of unpredictable •vents half a world away (page 34 1. It will Bush replied, with quiet determination: It won ' t work. For starters at least. Bush ' s own plan proved to be amazingly workable, as most of the world rallied round. The United .Na- tions Security Council imposed a complete trade embargo on Iraq, and previous sanc- tion-busters, including Japan and the Sovi- • (OVERSIORIES Read The Gulf TIME AUGUST 20. 1990 By MICHAEL KRAMER 1 ofiimunisiii aillapscs. Amcrii.-;i ' I or iiKiri. ' Ihan u Near, ilial con COVER STORY =5 SIMM ly Ships George Bush, who has spent a lifetime preparing for the kind of crisis he faces in the Persian (Julf has adroitly rallied most of the world behind him. Now he must keep the pressure on until Saddam hacks down. iJ- ..r able 111 air K, V sirategic r installa- ::. les, air I ' tnlan —piintut AlTllbiiil tin jnlicipjlc llic  i)rsi, liaM.- g;inR-il mil Che mi M iikcl iii asuin scenario If llu mill) uantol the ml fields, tl wiiuld have riiaile llie iiiiisl sense In roll his lanks right through Kuwait and into null Nrabia ' s eastern province, before Kill). ' I, did met with Sccretar) ' of De- I ' use Dick Cheney last week and invited American (rtxips and planes in. Hut Hussein has confounded his oppiv iRiils before, and he has deployed as rii.iiiv as i()0.(l(Ki uell-armed iriHips in Kim. 111. «hirc lliev have been fortifying .!• IcnsiM ' posilions Should they move iiio the oflcnsive again. US military iii.ilysls say, ihey would most likely tii.iunt a two-pronged attack for which iluv would need at least four divisions. iji with lO.CXJO men. 3(X) tanks. 60f) iMiiored pcrvinnel earners and a swarm I support vehick-s to resupply men and 1 kliiiicrv wiih water and fuel Moving ulh trom the border. I ' entagmi plan- irts ligure, Hussein would use artillery and air strikes lo solleii up rc-sislance A chemical edge? Hussein ' s troops have also made a show of Itrading and unloading chemical weapons in full view of U.S. intelligence satellites If he de- cides the weapons arc for more than just show, as he has in the past, he would probably use the chemical weapons to clear the way for a cross-border strike IS Innips are equipped with suits and masks for fighting a chemical war. but in I he 120-degrce heal of the desert, the chemical weapons could give the Iraqis u critical edge (sec box. page 24). With or without chemical weapons, the U.S. force now in place on the ground is no match for Hussein ' s triHips. Though more American soldiers arc ar- riving daily, and arc being supplemcnlc-d i with forces from elsewhere, they are vastly outnumbered and they have only ! ?W I ' rench-made and Amcricun-made I Saudi tanks Military planners say the I United States would need at least two ' heavy armored divisions and a do en air wings of 72 planes each to slop an Iraqi j uttuck Hecause of the dilDcultics in transporting heavy armor, however, an BusinessWeek BUSH LEADS THE WORLD AGAINST IRA SHOW OF rOKE ITip USS KiMtih ' ill thi ' Su ' Ciuuii ■ iMi ■■ iWw — — KWMWWr ' WI '  ' Suez Canal transit South: Aug. 8, 1990 North: Aug. 24,. 19 The ' ditch ' Iraq invaded nieghboring Kuwait Aug. 2 while IKE was isiting Naples, Italy. Less than a week later, while steaming in the eastern Mediterranean, the IKE, along with USS Ticonderoga, USS John L. Hall, USS Suribachi and USNS Neosho, was ordered to transit the Suez Canal as part of an international military- response to the Middle East uprising. Less than 36 hours later. IKE was on station in the Red Sea fully loaded with ordnance and fuel, ready for any contin- gency. Nearly one-third of the transit time was spent in the confines of the Suez, a narrow strip of water in the otherwise barron Sinai Desert. Along the shores, Egyptian troops followed IKE and her escort ships ensuring security on the ground. Above Egyp- tian MiGs provided air cover. The catwalks and flight deck were crowded with sightse- ers all knowing they were making history. IKE was only the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the canal. What awaited at the other end was still a question not answered. (Photos, clockwise from left: CAFT Dantone ' pays the toll, ' posing with a blow-up replica of the Eisenhower Centennial Silver Dollar and two Egyptian pilots aboard to guide IKE through the canal: The narrow passage for IKE ' s transit and the desert sands that make the canal shores; A bow shot of IKE.) - : f .ia« .(::K «?.iB«??r. ' wr ' r fei ' i « ' i . ' ' j mmm Jkm - I iJJ operation Desert Shield Aug 8-24 IKE ' S arrival in the Red Sea, along with the USS Independence ' s arrival in the North Arabian Sea, represented the first U.S. military forces on station to provide support to Arab nations fearing further aggression by Iraq. Although carriers routinely operate in the North Arabian Sea, IKE was the first carrier ever to conduct sustained operations in the Red Sea. Together, the carriers were prepared for any contingency, ranging from responding to an Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia, to providing air cover to U.S. air and ground forces deploying to the region. Mi mm IKE is Ready! Weapons Department personnel worked around the clock assembling various bombs and missiles, while planners from the ship, wing and staff studied news reports and intellignece information to maintain a stra- tegic and tactical edge. Throughout the ship, sailors brought forth the lessons from previous exercises and operations to bolster their confidence to carry out whatever action may be required. Using knowledge to beat the heat ' of potential battle and water to beat the desert heat, there was no question that IKE was ready! Less than three weeks after an i ing in the Red Sea, IKE was relieved by USS Saratoga. , ' O- : - : ; 6m -«,-«. :n ' V ' li «- When you care enough to send the very best 281 . ttCfW SecDef U.S. forces were in the midst of deploying to the Middle East when Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney flew to the region to meet with service- men. The first stop on his tour was IKE. The secretary came aboard Aug. 18 with key staff members and 1 5 mem- bers of the Pentagon press corps. During the overnight stay, the secre- tary addressed the crew of IKE in Hangar Bay no. 2, toured IKE and visited USS Scott. Throughout his visit. Secretary Cheney praised the dedication of the sailors and stressed the importance of the battle group ' s presence in the Red Sea. 232 - - Defense arriving ' visits IKE ' The mission you ' re on here in the Red Sea is an enormously important one, the secretary told the crew. ' This maybe one of the most impor- tant two to three weeks for the nation for the rest of this century, Secretary Cheney said. The secretary left IKE the next morning to visit U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. (Photos, clockwisefrom left: LTMark McDonald explains the arresting gear machinery room: Secretary Cheney ad- dresses the crew: The CPO mess hosted the secretary for breakfast: The secre- tary fields questions from officers ofVF- 142: Standing room only in Hangar Bay no. 2.) •A 283 Navy chiefs: The cream of the crop Throughout our Navy ' s history, the chief petty officer has occupied a posi- tion as a man apart among sailors. Working their way through the en- listed ranks, the knowledge they gained is invaluable to the integrity of the command ' s mission and readiness. In times of normal routine and emer- gency operations, the wisdom and ex- perience of Navy chief petty officers is sought. Over the years, the success of this policy has been amply demonstrated. The Navy chief petty officer contin- ues to occupy a position of general respect unmatched by comparable ratings in the other services. This distinction is fundamental to the way ships operate at sea. The Chief petty officer takes the initiative in shouldering a major part of the command leadership, military professionalism, good order and disci- pline. I ft . % ' o ▼ N l , :j 4J ' ' ' jtmm23 286 iri icir-k A day at the beach (IKE ' S steel beach) As II ' s Centennial Cruise ' 90 drew to a close, the crew took time out to relax and enjoy the transit home with a steel beach picnic. After nearly a month cruising the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield, a day of rest and relaxation was just what the doctor ordered. While the ship ' s bands filled the air with everything from oldies to Top 40, thou- sands of sailors feasted on burgers and barbecued chicken, played games, visited with friends, or just layed back to catch some rays. (Photos, clockwise from left: Hun- dreds of crew members relax and visit with friends on the flight deck; IKE ' s bands. Killing Time and Common Ground, play to a full deck ; Some sailors are content to sit and soak in the sun; All the fixins ' to build a custom burger; Barbecued chicken, one of the many foods filling out a full menu.) Eh)erything but the sand and bikinis While food and sun topped most people ' s lists, others leapt at the chance to work off the tension by playing. Volleyball games raged on the flight deck, footballs were tossed back and forth, and basketball aficionados showed off their techniques. (Photos, clockwise from top: Hotly contested volleyball games raged throughout the day: Food, food and more food: A good hammock will work anywhere; All outdoor activities were tackled — some unknown) ' S : - i 289 way the Snoopy Team! The sound of the theme song from Peanuts followed by the words. Away the Snoopy Team was a call to duty for the IKE ' s intelligence photographers. The Snoopy Team is acode name for IKE photographers charged with documenting ship, aircraft and other itemS of interest, on film. Addi- tionally, squadron aircrews carry photographic equip- ment on flight missions. mK %, Away the Snoopy Team! During the Centennial Cniise. the Snoopy Team and aircrews aimed their lenses at merchant and warships from several countries, in- cluding East Bloc. Middle East and allied nations. Pictured on this page is the Soviet satellite tracker Marshal Krylov. in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The pages that follow offer sampling of ships caught by the IKE camera. «. Aa F .M i ...  ■■ . A - . . ' Travelling companions ' . . . Foreign navy and merchant fleets a common sight Photos, clockwise from top: The Soviet replenishment ship Ivan Bubnov resupplies the Soviet Sovremennyy- class guided missile destroyer Okrylennyy : An Iraqi petroleum tanker, riding high and dry. steams by IKE in the Red Sea: An aerial view of the Okrylennyy. ' 92 • • • and passers by i i 293 Photos of the day • • • Photos, clockwise from top: A VF- 1 43 World Famous Pukin ' Dogs aircrew gets an overhead view of the Moskva-class aviation cruiser Len- ingrad steaming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Iraqi dry cargo carrier Altaawin Alarabi in the RedSea: Iraqilivestock carrier Al Fares passes IKE in the Red Sea. ' 4 ' : . . . featuring the latest in military hardware, tankers and cattle carriers i i i i 295 New EXECUTIVE J02 Gerald Harris AIMD AQ3 William Boles 3 Dusty Dowdy AKAA Paul Fuller AT2 Kevin Gibson AQ2 Benjamin Prilchett AT2 James Sheppard ATAA Michael Stephens ATI Neal Stone AQ2 Lx)nnie Waley AIR ABE3 Wesley Boody ABF3 John IBrownlee AN Thomas Carrico ABEAN Nathaniel Cooper AN John Davis AN Michael Gable AN Frederick Hasty AN Randt Jones AN Eric Lx)gan ABF2 Randall Schexnayder ABES Donny Thompson ABHAN Thomas Varley COMMUNICATIONS RM3 Alexander Sirmons DECK BM3 Andrew Behanna BM3 Mark Caruso ENGINEERING FA Leroy Fisher MM3 Michael Hobbs MMFN Thomas Holmes HT3 Ken Hunsucker EMS Lee Mills FR Anthony Prater k MARDET CPL Rafael Castro I NAVIGATION QMSN Kenneth Morse OPERATIONS DSl Kevin Boaz FC2 James Breakey OSS David Kroll LT James Mcllmal T3 Michael Pearson yV ' . SSA Damon Thomag V - OS2 Lenton Tucker REACTOR MMl Nicholas Castellano MM2 John Demiller EM2 Gregory Hahn LTJG Randall Ix)vell EM2 Mark Mclay ET2 Gregory Preston LT Eugene Sedy ET3 Gary Tidwell RELIGIOUS MINISTERIES RPl Danny Bridges SUPPLY FR Winfred Alicea LTJG Kenneth Broomer DP2 Thomas Mathias SH3 Ricky Smallwood VF-143 AMS3 Rene Banville AG AI Wayne Gillard AEC Robert Loy AKl Roberto Perez LTJG Robert Sanders AMES Park Wiker I i WEAPONS MA2 Ronald Coley VA-34 AMS2 John Hagensieker AK2 Christopher Jackson LT Dolphin Overton AOl Capus Peterson AQ3 Brian Prunty LT Edward Wolfe VF-142 AD 1 Todd Calvagna AZ2 Michael Hamlin AQ2 Jeffrey Thompson VAW-121 J AD2 Kirk Bernard AN Douglas Sims ATS Serdar Unokur HS-5 AD2 Timothy Phillip VS-31 AWS Eric Iverson LCDR Richard Ladd MSSN Jay Swanson VA9-140 AD2 Billy Ehledracht AMSAN Bradley Etzler VFA-131 A02 Kenneth Ford ADS Edward Johnson AQS Dennis Lutz AE2 l urt Osterman VFA-136 ATS John Krogstad AOS Brian Phipps A02 Gregory Spears bfathefs EXECUTIVE LT Kenneth Ross LIS William Ruleman AIMD AK2 David Bennett ADAN Louis Colon AT2 Thomas De i AEAN Boyd Fannin AQ2 Michael Mikolay AEl Ronald Pauley ASl James Rector AQC James Richardson AMH3 Caitos Robinson AIR AN Michael Inglen AA Mark Phelps AN Troy Mauer AA Anthony Simmons AN Steven Tuck AA Loren AVheatley COMMUNICATIONS RMl Craig Rose DECK SA George Adams BM3 Steven Stately SA Reginald Williams SA Thomas Williams ENGINEERING HT2 David Casebolt EMFN Ira Jackson BT2 Reginald Nobles EM2 Frank Valdepena .,EM2 Steve Wisnoski SIMD YN3 Anthony Ellis MEDICAL HM2 Michael Black NAVIGATION 9M2 Brian Smith OPERATIONS 052 Patrick Armijo PHI Rodney Bean YN2 Kurt Devezin LTWilLongstaff DS2 Frsmkie Murray 053 John Parker DS3 Matthew Perez CT03 John Pearson LCDR Skip Wheatley AG2 Oscar Wright REACTOR if IVliVHI Stewart Dunivan f , EM3, ' christopher Smith SAFET1 AOl AndrMSurrell SUPPLY LT Chuck Charboneau MS2 Julius Hicks ENS Timothy Hutson MS3 Kevin Price MSSA Gregory Smith WEAPONS IS3 Aaron Curry A03 Walter Hampton A03 Kip J ncaster A03 Felipe Lewis WTSA Gary McGraw MA3 Darrin Robinson CCDG TWELVE LT Tom Booker LCDR Dave Jones yP CVW-7 CAPT Raymond Thomas VA-34 AS3 Mark Eaves AO 1 Capus Peterson AOAN Keith Stone AK3 Wayland Swartz « VF-142 AOl Ronald Thame VF-143 AN James Ad AK2 Donnie Moi LT Mark Rich AK3 Jean Romolus VAW-121 AT3 Jimmy Moreno AK2 Alfred Radona HS-5 LCDR David Campbell AEAN Lamar ' Cato AOAN Walter Champbell AMS3 Charles Morris VS-31 AMS3 Troy Tuhkanen VAg-140 ATAN Darren Blac AEl William Fields VFA-131 AT2 Anthony Frazier VFA-136 LT Richard Dewitt AR Michael Grahek AMH2 Robert Miller AK2 Jimmy Rodona i Family e must keep our family spiritually rich, U3 ' and free . . . it is largely through the family that ur national character is formed. Dwight National Council ihower tholic Women Nov. 8, 1954 W The Centennial Cruise returns to Norfolk 1:30 p.m., Sept. 12, 1990 After 47,000 miles: operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Atlan- tic Ocean; and various port visits, IKE sailed into the Centennial Cruise ' s most heart- warming and anticipated port -- Norfolk. (Photos, clockwise from top: With the rails manned. IKE backs into Pier 12 South: From the Flight Deck to the Signal Bridge, sailors scan the pier for friends and family: More than 7.000 line the pier to greet IKE: News oJIKE ' s return spread fast - reporters from as far as Detroit were on hand to report.) 0 -A- . - - T f - nmnm- I k After six months and Jive days ... Geoffrey the Giraffe, Woodsy Owl, Ronald McDonald and the CINCLANFLT Band entertained people of all ages in the hours before the big event. USS Theodore Roosevelt, IKE ' s host ship, baked cookies and poured bug juice ' to satisfy any hunger or quench any thirst. (Photos, clockwise from left: Liberty call!; A sailor re- introduces himself to his daughter: With signs, balloons and smiling faces, family andfriends cheer IKE ' s return: A steady stream of saillors finally step ashore in Norfolk: Jubilant tears and a hug.) T % -A i iK 303 . . . a time for reunion and meeting new additions After IKE moored, families, friends and sailors came together with emo- tions that filled the air with electricity. From fathers holding new babies to anxious wives, girlfriends, parents and friends - all helped make IKE ' s home- coming an event that ended a long separation with class. The men of IKE Of the nations today, the future will say there were two kinds: Those that werej CO urageo us, decisi 1 principle - am th. true patrid nLiieir best tdi ' ways he foun. heir support peared from those who iiLjy ego- Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S. Military Academy Commencement 1955 V. CAPT [.am- Pk tett Lhiet of Stair DCCM(SW1 Christopher Wlieeler Cotnmand Mastefchiet CCDG-1 2 DG-12 he staff of Commander. Cruiser-Destroyer Group 12 is composed of officers and men drawn from all warfare areas who are trained to plan, direct and execute a wide range of operational assignments. Personnel are assigned operational and administrative responsibilities to support the commander in the ac- complishment of these assignments. Crusier-Destroyer Group 12 is comprised of 39 ships, three of which participated in the Centennial Cruise. Commander, Crusier-Destroyer Group 12 and his staff embark on a wide variety of flagships. Operation- al command of forward deployments is usually exercised from an aircraft carrier or cruiser. Recent deploy- ments include operations off Central America aboard USS IOWA (BB 61) in 1987 and forward deployment to the Mediterranean Sea aboard IKE in 1988. The group commander and his staff are under the administrative command of the Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The Cruiser-Destroyer Group 12 staff is home ported in Mayport, Fla. CAPT John Craighill CDR Robert Barrie CDR Regan Chambers CDR Edward Hunter CDR Tom Perkins LCDR Scott Anhalt LCDR Michael Bayer LCDR Terry Cox LCDR Norman Farley LCDR James Hoey LCDR David Jones LCDR Richard Pyell LCDR John Stalnaker LCDR Richard Whitehurst ' ' lO : LT Lewis Booker LT Todd Boyers LT Richard Brown LT Bruce Feldhauser LT Donald Gaddis LT Marc Johnson LT David Phillips LT Frank Radke OSCM Dallas Adams BTCM Robert Gillenwater MSCS Ignacio David YNCS (AW) Ronald Ledger MMCS (SW) Anthony Musselman RMCS (SW) Reginald Roper EWCS (SW) Charles Thompson OS 14 Paul Symborski OSl(SW) Jeffrey Bell PNl Darryl Brock RMl (SW) Robert Curry OSl (SW) Barry Jones YNl Brian Kane YN2 Madison Coatney PN2 Arnold Greene YN2 Charles Smith MS2 Cleathus Waddy W  vC V« lto1|i ' HIP ' S dMPANY- mm - ' - «   lolihes Executive Assistant PNCS(S Dep£ kecutive ...:« ■ X-1 £ ' - everal unique work centers O comprise this small, but effi- , cient division. The Post Office serves all depart- ments and squadrons aboard IKE. as well as intermediary services for all ships in company. Stamps, money or- ders, registered mail and mail routing describe, in a nutshell, the massive job IKE ' s postal clerks perform daily at sea. Hard work and dedication are the norm, for these carriers know well the meaning which Mail Call has for their shipmates. Men of the IKE Print Shop pro- vide printing services for the ship, airwing, embarked staff and other ships in company. The lithographers operate around the clock printing the daily newspaper, plan of the day, om- budsman newsletters and myriad other jobs required to keep an afloat city functioning. IKE ' s Administrative Office is the center for the distribution of all corre- spondence. Serving the Executive Officer, these yeomen prepare the ship ' s plan of the day and maintain a reference library of instructions and notices. The Captain ' s Office serves not only the needs of the Commanding Officer, but also those of all officers aboard IKE. Preparing correspon- dence for the Commanding Officer and officer fitness reports, maintain- ing officer service records, and pro- cessing security clearances are but a few of their unique duties. CW03 Dennis Ryan Kyle Bigham Bernard Freese Charlie Fulcher Fred Stahl YNCS James Cervasi PCC (SW) Richard Buchart LIl Charles Bridges PCI (SW) James Collins YNl (SW) Patrick Martin LIl (SW) Roger Perry LI2 Chuck Gentry YN2 Karry Kingsley PC2 Scott Olsen PC3 Eric Abel PC3 Timothy Anderson 8 ■ : LI3 William Braxdale LI3 John Helton PC3 Jonathan Kendall LI3 Gary Lightsey YN3 Todd Lynde LI3 William Ruleman LISN Ivery Bryant SN Jeremiah Colgin PCSN Daniel Doehling PCSN Christopher Minnicks YNSA Jeffery Crawford YNSA Hoover Elder YNSA Reginald Murphy PCSA Greg Tucker i -k- iK- 319 Lii see the Personnelmen of ' X-2 when you check aboard - - and detach, and many times in between. Consisting of the Personnel and Educational Services offices. X-2 maintains and services service record documents for more than 3,200 enlis- ted personnel. Other than providing personnel re- ceipt, transfer and separation ser- vices. X-2 maintains ongoing ac- counting for ship ' s company. Mili- tary and IKE identification cards are issued to crew and embarked person- nel by X-2. and they ensure all enlis- ted service records have the most up- to-date information to guarantee proper professional advancement and personal benefits are available for each crew member. The Educational Services Office is responsible for administering the Military Leadership and Navy-wide advancement examinations, as well as programs which can lead to a com- mission. The ESO also records and tracks off-duty education. PQS and other educational achievements. X-2 Division is very proud to serve the IKE crew as part of the Centenni- al Cruise. ENS Tim Rainwater PNCS (SW) Mario Barnuevo PNC Floyd Slater PNl Harry Romine PNl Robert Rose PN3 James Guy PN3 Robert Hurst PNSN David Buckner SN Shawn Eubanks PNSN Robert Holley PNSN Richard Roberts PNSN Norman Weaver PNSN Devin Whittley PNSN Dan Young PNSR Danny Campbell PNSR David Schomburg PNSR Ryan Stevens M, -k-k iK 321 xccc With the complexity of to- day ' s Navy, the combined effort of the IKE CVW-7 team is brought to bear on the car counsehng needs of the combined crew exceeding 5.000. The Command Career Counselor Division office is open around the clock to ensure continuous service is available for the command ' s reten- tion team members. The career counselor team has a permanent staff of four and is aug- mented by nine squadron representa- tives when the airwing is embarked. Working together as a team, they train all junior petty officers aboard on the Career Information Program Management concept. The team ' s goal is to provide the latest informa- tion on career policies to the grass roots - the divisional and work cen- ter career counselors and. ultimately, the entire crew. This year alone, the team ' s efforts resulted in sailors reenlisting for a combined total of 3.500 years of Na- val service. The end result of their initiative, dedication and drive is retaining top- quality sailors to man tomor; Navy. NCCS Michael Wade NCC (SW) Peter Lassen XHRM The Human Resources Man- agement Division is com- prised of the Counseling and Assistance Center. Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisor. Equal Opportuni- ty Program Specialist and Correc- 1 Counselor. The professionals of HRM Divi- sion is demonstrated daily by the quality service it provides the crew of IKE and embarked airwing. The CAAC provides screening and referral for personnel referred or those voluntarily seeking assistance with drug or alcohol abuse. CAAC also provides a non-residential coun- seling program with individual and group counseling sessions. The DAPA administers the com- mand drug and alcohol abuse pro- gram - screening identified drug and alcohol abusers before referral for treatment. Following treatment, the DAPA monitors the aftercare pro- grams on board. Equal opportunity and ethnic awareness is the job of the EOPS. Through briefings, television spots and newspaper articles, the EOPS steers the crew on a course of true equality. The Correctional Counselor indi- vidual and group counseling to assist prisoners or awardees establish a sat- isfactory adjustment to military life. HRM played an integral role in ed- ucating a crew of 5.000 in social awareness and self improvement dur- ing the Centennial Cruise. MSCS (AW) Conley White AQC Gordon Lugenbeel OSl (SW) Jeffrey Askew BTl Albert Jones AA Michael Griner MMl (SW) Earl Kesling •Ai i 323 X-4 ' I KE has been called a floating i city by some and, like a city. - needs information and enter- tainment to keep it going. The Public Affairs Office, or X-4 Division, pro- % ' ides the media which this informa- tion and entertainment reaches the crew. The IKE Bulletin is a daily publi- cation whenever IKE is deployed. The Bulletin features national, inter- national and sports news from the Associated Press and United Press International news wires, and local stories written by PAO staff journal- ists and contributing writers from around the ship. Two television stations operate around the clock, sending the latest top-rated network programs and movies to more than 500 televisions around the ship. In addition to the taped programming, live programs, such as IKE ' s own Nightly News, port briefs and Captain ' s Call are produced in IKE ' s TV studio. Volunteer disc jockeys spin rec- ords of all musical styles around the clock on one of IKE ' s three radio sta- tions. The other stations broadcast taped radio programming around the clock. In addition to serving information to the crew, the Public Affairs staff also provides information to those outside the ship through press re- leases and robust visit and corre- spondence programs. The office also coordinates all visits by special digni- taries. LT Ken Ross JOl Steve O J02 (SW) Joe Gawlowicz J02 Gerald Harris J03 Allen McGrath 324 X-5 Good work deserves good play and the men of Special Ser- vices match the crew ' s long hours of work with a full slate of rec- reational programs. At sea, sailors enjoy two fully- equipped weightlifting gyms and a band room with a variety of instru- ments. In port, their role grows, as they provide a wide range of services to en- sure the crew is able to enjoy life ashore without going broke. During Mediterranean Sea port visits, tours became the main busi- ness for the division. Tours to Paris and Jeruselum. skiing in the Alps. scuba diving excursions, community social outings and liaison with the USO are a small sampling of Special Service ' s hard work for IKE and CVW-7 crew members. While in Norfolk, discount tickets for movie theaters, Busch Gardens and other local attractions are avail- able for all crewmen. Special events coordinated by Spe- cial Services during the last year in- clude the IKE Gala dinner party, IKE ' S Family Day at Busch Gardens and a family picnic. Special Services works hard to en- sure the dedicated sailors of IKE can enjoy, to the fullest, their liberty. LT Richard Panepinto AOl Wendell Bridges DC3 Patrick Flynn BM3 Rufus Roney AOAN Robert Fields AN Timmy Flournoy i i i i is: 325 k. X c laiD snance a portable ray machine. t qQff ines TW|i|H skills Specific skills are as varied as indi- nc oi more thari 4PH| | r|ii.vlduals, and each skill is required to jerftsnn in-depths Tepai j support the airwing assigned to IKE. of support equipment. AIMD has five divisions, each with spe- cific killgs which must be performed for the department to function, and to keep planes flj ng. micro circuit ;s using kCDR Thomal d H ■BCen HM H  m!i«iM(AW) SeamvT i AIMD Offi J H niDOf H f Wm Hartsfield jrCteDartment LCPO IM- . dministrative functions. ' f ' quality control, production - - control, equipment mainte- nance and space maintenance for AIMD are all centered in IM-1 Divi- sion. The administrative section jjerforms all the day-to-day adminis- trative functions required by the de- partment. These include the many hundreds of memos, messages and of- ficial correspondence produced each year. Quality assurance and analysis provides the expertise to ensure a quality product. Quality assurance is the watchdog which audits the pro- duction work centers, establishes working procedures and continually monitors special programs to ensure the best product is delivered to the squadrons. The production control branch is directly responsible for the produc- tion effort of the department. Pro- duction control sets maintenance priorities, decides what work centers will perform the maintenance actions and orders the many thousands of necessary bit-piece repair parts. The planned maintenance system branch maintains and repairs all the damage control equipment and ship- board facilities. Berthing require ments are also managed by IM-1 Di vision. These men are the compart ment cleaners who provide the man power required to keep up the habitability of spaces for everyone in the department. LCDR Charles Blend LCDR Robert Westphal LT Merrill King AZCS (AW) Mike Barnett PRCS (AW) Jim Janousek AZCS John Meyer ATCS Roger Rennick AQC(AW) Ray Jackson ATC (AW) William Nelson AZC Thomas Washington ' S 1 : IM-2 ■ i, eneral Aviation Mainte- V - nance Division is comprised V of seven work centers. Powerplants has second or third degree engine repair capabiHty on all engines used in the seven types of air- craft that make up Airwing 7. the SGT Fletcher aerial refueling store and auxiliary power units. Airframes performs metal and composite structural fabrication and repair. Non-destructive Investigation tests aircraft, aircraft components and the ship ' s catapult systems with X-ray, dye-penetrant. nagnaflux, eddy current and ultrasonic means to determine fatigue failures. The Tire Wheel shop builds-up and breaks-down over 20 different styles of aircraft and ground support equipment tires. Hydraulics performs testing of air- craft hydraulic systems, brakes and the fabrication of hoses and 1 Paraloft performs inspections and repacking of emergency parachutes, testing of oxygen converters, inflat- able life preservers and life rafts. In order to accomplish these tasks, many factors must come together for success: Parts to repair the compo- nents, facilities, equipment and coor- dination, and, most importantly, the of IM-2 Division skilled in suc h repair. LT Raymond Bednarcik, Jr. CIV Greg Haywood ADC Dan Dell ADC (AW) Barry Duncan AMSC Jim Fargo AMSl (AW) Kenneth Cochran PRl Billy Conatser ADl James Deal PRl Jeffrey Doan AMHl Edward Eutsey ADl Alberto Hernandez ADl Edward Jackson AMSl David Jones ADl (AW) Todd Pontious ?2 : -ki i i 333 AMS2 Douglas Loftesness AD2 Derek Martin AMS2 Mark Mills PR2 David Richey PR2 Ronnie Sigmon m W i i V Jlr f J r if ' « iH i n ip Tl p - , H m j AD2 Jay Sloan AD2 Percy Willis AMH2 Vernon Wood AD3 Ralph Bruton AMS3 Rodney Cantrell AD3 Rafael Diaz AMH3 Michael Dillon AD3 Frederick Glover AD3 John Johnson PR3 Arthur Kelly ' ' 34 - - i -ki i -k 335 AD3 Kevin Petteys AMH3 Dennis Robbins AMH3 Carlos Robinson AMH3 Randall Russin AMH3 Shane Seism AD3 David Taylor AD3 James Wigart ADAN Anthony Barnes PRAN Dave Barrett AMSAN Todd Bodek 6: AMMAN Dan Price AMSAN Michael Roscoe AMSAN Devin Steffen PRAN Bryan Wagner ADAN Robert Zullo AA Scott Baker PRAA Anthony EUis AMHAA John Laine AR Funston Bowles 8 i it IM-3 The largest division in AIMD. IM-3. is manned by more than 200 highly skilled pro- fessionals. No task too large or too small is the hallmark of these dedi- cated individuals. Each and every task assigned, from swabbing the deck to repairing multi-million dollar electronic components, is done with great enthusiasm and to the highest standards possible. Using everything from common hand tools to highly sophisticated, computerized test stations, these dedicated technicians perform all in- termediate level avionics equipment repair for every type of aircraft aboard IKE, fixed and rotary wing. Operating all the test equipment not only requires advanced technical knowledge of the gear, but also re- quires administrative skills to keep track of the more than 3.000 techni- cal publications. 20.000 pieces of spe- cialized support equipment and 1.400 program disks and tapes. The expertise of IM-3 ' s techni- cians is well recognized and called upon throughout the ship and battle group to help solve electronic and ad- ministrative maintenance support problems. LT James Wynn CW04 Jim Presley AQC Bruce Babcock AQC George Drake AQC Thomas Persinger ATC (AW) John Rawls AQC James Richardson AEC Frealon Zumbro. Jr. AEl Berne Allred AEl (AW) James Banks ATI Andy Killcoyne O -k ATI Neal Stone i i 341 AT2 Gregory Buck 842 AT2 Bruce Bultman AQ2 Ronald Burroughs AQ2 David Bush AX2 George Bushey AQ2 Paul Caplette AT2 Robert Gates AT2 Scott Cockrum AT2 Alphonso Cooper AT2 (AW) William Courtwright AT2 Dwight Dautreuil AT2 Ronald Davenport AT2 Tom Denn AT2 Lawrence Devaney AQ2 Keith Duke ik 343 AE2 Clifford Williams AT2 Joseph Youngblood, Jr. AX3 John Farmer AX3 Carl Geiser AE3 David Givens AQ3 Michael Goodin AX3 Jerry Granger AT3 Martin Laumb AT3 Christopher Laymon AQ3 Kevin Lorimor ATS Wayne Mark AT3 Amaho Martinez AE3 Johnny McCree ATS Paul Meisinger AQS John Mero ATS Rick Minch AQS Jonathan Minshew AE3 Lee Richardson AQS Matthew Rinker ATS Charles Robins ATS Kenneth Robinson AQS Alan Rupp - 349 AE3 William Russell AT3 James Sanders ATS Michael Sangster AT3 Rafael Santos AT3 Michael Scearce AT3 Jeffrey Spotts AZ3 Michael Stewart AT3 William Stovall AN Eric Kimble ATAN Patrick Kimbrough ATAN Thomas King ATAN Charles Kunkel ATAN Alvin LaRue ATAN Erik Lazarich AXAN Shan Lentine ATAN Tyrone Luckey AEAN Daniel Martin ATAN Timothy McConnell ATAN John McGivern AEAN Daniel Michna AZAN Aaron Oshea ATAN James Riggs 352 - i B5 , J PI BJ H 1 [ ij I L :l ' H k ] mi m 9 ifii l Jk M L. AXAN Donald Rogers ATAN John Sandoval AT AN Anthony Savage AQAN Jeffrey Skalitzky AQAN Scott Stewart ATAN David Strothman AXAN Donald Wilson ATAA Malcolm Brent ATAA Joseph Gorman AEAA Bryan Koellins AEAA Garry McCall ATAA Matthew Poe ATAA Michael Stephens AA Bernard Sullivan i i 353 IM-4 T he Aviation Support Equip- ment Technicians of IM-4 Division are highly talented. extremely versatile, hard working in- dividuals who toil in a cave-like cor- ner forward of Hangar Bay no. 1 - un- seen by the audiences of Top Gun and unrelenting in their support of aircraft such as the Tomcat and Hor- net. Charged with maintaining and re- pairing nearly 500 pieces of aircraft support equipment, commonly called yellow gear. used by the embarked squadrons and ship ' s personnel to move, repair, test and maintain air- craft when they are not flying. In- cluded in IM-4 s yellow gear fleet are flight deck emergency equip ment, aircraft engine transporters bomb trucks, aircraft tractors, fork lifts, engine dollies, gas turbines pneumatic aircraft start units, elec trical generators, hydraulic genera tors, bomb hoists, aircraft slings and deck scrubbers. In short, the equipment needed to start aircraft, simulate in-flight con- ditions, move engines and load weap- ons is part of IM-4 ' s fleet. The men of IM-4 maintained an unsurpassed equipment ready for is- sue rate of over 97 percent during the Centennial Cruise. CW04 Ronald Mardirosian ASCS David Johnson ASC Rodney Breher ASl Floyd Coates AKl Lawrence Dalland ASl Robert Friis ASl Michael Greenhalgh ASl Bryan Griebel ASl Timothy McCloud ASl James Rector AS2 Donald Acors AZ2 Alan Adair AS2 Kenneth Boyd AK2 Victor Dean AS2 Kenneth Hall AS2 Steve Holland AS2 Grant Kline «. 04 w w w w AS2 Thaddeus Parks AS2 Jeff Patschke AS2 Richard Pennington AS 2 David Reichard AS2 James Therrien AS2 Gerald Tripp AS2 Shawn Wilhs ASE3 John Carlson AS3 Gerald Carter ASS Christopher DiRienzo ASE3 Andrew Heisz AS3 Quane Hill AS3 Michael Jones ASE3 Theron Jones AS3 Claude Kobernik ASS Daniel Matzke AS3 Juan Medina AS3 Dwight Simmons ASE3 Glenn Warner AS3 Tony West AN Val Armel r fJ ' torl IM-5 The Armament Controlled Equipment Division, or IM- 5, consists of three distinct groups: Ordnance Branch. Precision Measuring Equipment Branch and Individual Material Readiness List Branch. The Ordnance Branch is responsi- ble for maintaining over 2.500 pieces of aviation armament equipment and other related support equipment items. While deployed, personnel from NAS Oceana and NAS Cecil Field augment the branch ' s team. The Precision Measuring Equip- ment Branch performs calibration and repair services on more than 5.000 electronic and mechanical items aboard IKE. ranging from mi- crowave signal generators to tire in- flation gauges. The men of this branch also coordinate calibration and rework for more than 2.000 addi- tional items requiring work at naval aviation depots, shore intermediate maintenance activities and civilian facilities. The Individual Material Readi- ness List Branch is responsible for ensuring that required support equipment, ranging from special wrenches to aircraft tow tractors, are aboard to support the Airwing 7 and LAMPS aircraft embarked in other battle group ships. The IMRL branch oversees more than 9,500 items, valued greater than $80 million. CW02 Harold Tubbs ATCD (AW) Garth Birdsey AOC (AW) Eldgria Brock AXC (AW) Michael Everett ATI Scott Blessing AKl (AW) Glenn Davey A02 William Detraz AMSl Kerry Fritz AEl Ronald Pauley ETl Gary Snyder -k- -k 357 A02 Tony Ash AZAA Jeffrey Dilley i i -k 359 Air CDR Jay Munninghoff CDR William Magnan Air Officer Air Officer ABCM(AW) Robert Sherwood Department LCPO To the uninitiated, it looks like a mad, colorful confusion. Young men run about in yellow, blue, purple, red, brown and white jerseys making strange gestures with their hands. One crewman, holding a mysterious box, runs over to a window, stands there a moment, then runs some- where else. Huge aircraft seem ready to swallow up a man in yellow, then he suddenly points away to the right and the jet instantly turns away, towards someone else. In fact, it is a highly organized, well orchestrated series of moves, all of which are necessary to get the right aircraft launched on time. Air Department is the nerve cen- ter of flight operations on IKE. It spots the aircraft on the flight deck, taxis them to the catapult, fuels them, preps them for launch, con- trols the catapults, launches them, and brings them safely home. Below, in the hangar deck, the opera is similar. Aircraft must be moved quickly and efficiently from their maintenance area onto the elevators and up to the flight deck for launch. The men of Air Department work long, hard hours accomplishing all this with great success and an out- standing safety record. V- T. he men of V-0 Division have dual roles on IKE as adminis- trators and operators. The operational role is performed by airmen and junior petty officers who assist the Air Boss and Mini Boss (Assistant Air Officer) in Pri- mary Flight Control in the tower and on the Landing Signal Officer ' s Plat- form on the flight deck. Accurate air- craft identification, record keeping and safe movement of aircraft on the flight deck, hangar deck and in a five mile radius around IKE are the goals of these professionals. The administrative role of V-0 Di- vision involves the fulfillment of all administrative requirements of the department by Navy yeomen, the Department Career Counselor and the Department Master Chief. Be it tracking request chits, reviewing message traffic, or preparing corre- spondence, V-0 Division is responsi- ble for the timely and accurate flow of the immense amount of paper work required by this 500-man depart- ment. As a team, operational and admin- istrative. V-0 Division ensures that Air Department runs smoothly and efficiently and remains number one in the fleet. LCDR Bentley Leware ABHl John Schleede YN2 Andre Hedgepeth ABH3 Jerry Koepkt AN Jimmy Anders ; AN Steven Burkey AN Larry Dees AN Michael DeGraaf AN Ronald Groom ABHAN Eric McCool AN Shawn Millar ABHAN William Murtha AN James Prosser YNSN Stephen Rivera YNSA Buck Charley AA Robert Lewis AA Michael Maze AA Joseph Unger AR Bernardo Escalet AR Kenneth Watts 362 -k-k-kic-k V-1 Personnel from the ABH rat- ing, who perform duties as aircraft directors, plane handlers, elevator operators and tractor drivers, and man the Crash and Salvage Team are the same men of V-1 Division. V-1 Division controls the ment of aircraft on the flight deck during launch, recovery, and mainte- nance respotting evolutions. Fully trained in all aspects of air- craft fire fighting and aircrew rescue, the Crash and Salvage Team stands by, ready to respond at a moment ' s notice to any emergency on the flight deck. The flight deck is recognized as one of the most dangerous places in the world to work, so the safe and ex- peditious handling of aircraft is a job requiring the ultimate in teamwork and professionalism. Although young in age. the dedicated men of V-1 Divi- sion accept the responsibility of their chosen profession with pride. Every aircraft which launches or recovers on IKE requires the skills of the men of V-1 to complete its mission. The flight deck crew makes it happen! LT Bruce Dumler ENS Jimmy McLaughlin ABHCS (AW) Andre Kirkwood ABHC (AW) Daniel Hible ABHC (AW SW) Hilary St Rose ABHC Tony Trevino ABHC (AW) Holmes White ABHl Charles Atkins ABHl Clark Bostic ABHl Derek Diggs ABHl (AW) Kirk Greer ABHl Jimmie Griffin i i 363 ABH2 Jonathan Conrad ABH2 Chris Hausner ABH2 Juhan Jennings ABH2 David Lis ABH2 Rex Naylor ABH2 Barry Stoudemire 364 i r ic-k-k c ABH3 Mark Colvin ABH3 Melvin Curry ABH3 Peter DeRoy ABH3 Wesley Flippin ABH3 Bertrell Gremillion ABH3 Rick Hanson ABH3 Daniel Hernandez ABH3 Boyd Hodges ABH3 Ray Joseph ABH3 Michael Knowles ABH3 Jim Kristie ABH3 Robert Kruckman ABH3 Jeffrey Linger ABH3 Tom Moorer ABH3 Ronald Myers ABH3 Duane Schwingler 365 ABH3 Kerry Williams AN Alberto Barrera ABHAN Christopher Bender AN James Benfield ABHAN Brent Birchell AN Alexander Bridgett. Jr. AN Calvin Brister ABHAN Roderick Carter ABHAN Michael Chambers ABHAN Jan Christensen Jtr . m L IT HI 3 ' i I L 1 ■ ■ ' i B J W k Wa %.m in ABHAN Troy Cleveland ABHAN Robert Cobbs ABHAN Richard Cooper AN Brian Crews ABHAN Timothy Crider ABHAN Jesse Dang AN Robert Davis AN Joseph Decker AN Speed King Downing ABHAN Darrin Elmore AN Michael Gable ABHAN Christopher Holmes ABHAN Rick Jeffers ABHAN Jon Jones AN Robert Killen ABHAN White Python Kurtz AN Donald Long ABHAN Terry Lowe AN Randy Mack ABHAN Tim McCarthy AN Samuel McLeod AN Kevin Pate ABHAN Jason Perkins ABHAN Matthew Plourde AN Troy Rapp AN Damon Robinson ABHAN Clifford Rose AN Salvatore Ruma 8 is:-kis:iri i -k-ki -k 369 AA Michael Inglehearn ' O -A AA Jeffrey Kovach AA Corey Mayo AA Kai Schmidt AA Alan Schneck AA Kevin Smith AA Alexander Sprenkle ABHAA Shawn Stevens AA Ron Sutherland AA Michael Terlep AA Dwayne Thomas ABHAA Paul Uraski AA John Woods AA Steven Young AR Ronald Anthony i i i 371 AR William Beckwith ABHAN Antonio Booker V-2 A Tomcat, Hornet, Intruder and Hawkeye all launch from the flight deck in a precisely- timed series of events. The aircraft streak into the sky at over 1 50 knots. Another air group returns, its mis- sion completed, and each plane is trapped as it snags a cross-deck pendant - hitting the deck at 130 knots, they come to a complete stop in less than 340 feet. The officers and men of V-2 Divi- sion make this happen by safely con- trolling and operating the catapults and arresting gear. It takes a complex series of actions and instant deci- sions to accomplish this modern na- val aviation feat. Without the ' cats, ' arresting gear and skilled Aviation Boatswain ' s Mates of Equipment (ABEs). the reality of mobile air- fields at sea would not be possible. Thanks to the love, understanding and devotion of their families, the of- ficers and men of V-2 Division are able to accomplish this difficult task with total concentration toward safety and efficiency. This is dedicat- ed to the ABE Navy Family and their support. V-2 Can Do. LT Dennis Bateman LT Harry Black LT Michael Borowski LT Mark McDonald LT Mark Pankratz LT David Petri LT Peter Riester ABECS (AW) David Stover ABEC Keith Cahoon ABEC (AW) David Fox AZ2 Kenneth Shoal ABE2 Eddy Seagroves EM2 Edward Timberger. Jr. ABE2 Randall True ABE2 James Valentine ABE2 David Wilson ABE2 Robert Wilson ABE2 Thomas Wintermyer ABE2 Ricky Wright IC3 Christopher Abbs ABE3 Corey Anderson ABE3 Stephen Atkeson 376 : ABE3 Charles Ball ABE3 Amado Batista ABES George Bills ABES Kelly Bowman ABE3 Michael Brandon ABES Derek Brooks ABES Arland Bruce ABES Jeff Byrd ABES Jimmy Call ABES James CaPasso I ABE Michael Carbiener ABES Lorenzo Carmichael 377 ABE3 Patrick Fulgieri ABE3 David Gallimore ABE3 Ricky Gibson ABE3 Lance Hands ABE3 Fredrick Hardy ABE3 Jeffrey Hegland IC3 Allen Henson 178 •• iik- ABES John Nieschwietz IC3 Kenneth Overbye -A 379 AN Brian Rahm iKi i 383 AA Thomas Alsup 84 icicicirir AA Eric Love ABEAA Daniel Lundberg AA Calvin McClain AA Samuel Mueller AA Lament Parish ABEAA Daniel Peterson AA Steven Robbins AA Gregory Silvis AA Brian Stevens AA Brad Waltman ABEAA Craig Zimick ABEAR Christopher Desruisseau AR Alvin Durham ' 6 -ki i i if AR Charles Hubbard AR James Gallagher ABEAR Brandon Lent AR Bonny Merritt AR David Paige AR Bernie Parrish AR Aaron Pletcher ABEAR Cameron Simpson ABEAR Harmon Smith ABEAR Matthew Utterback AR Robert Wilson iK 387 V- On the hangar deck, aircraft enjoy cover from the ele- ments and await mainte- nance while moored literally within inches of each other. This is vh ' ;re the men of V-3 Division make their living. Putting square pegs in round holes is a routine occurrence for the men of V-3 Division, as they position aircraft about IKE ' s three hangar bays. Blue shirt plane handlers, under the watchful eyes of the Yellow shirt plane directors, complete more than 10.000 aircraft moves in a year ' s time. They ensure safe, quick trips for these multi-million dollar aircraft from the hangar to the flight deck and back again via IKE ' s four deck edge aircraft elevators. Additionally. V-3 is responsible for all fire fighting and damage control throughout IKE ' s hangar bays. From high above the hangar bays, in the conflagration stations, and on the hangar deck itself, a constant vigil is kept to ensure the safety and securi- ty of IKE and its aircraft. With endless dedication and a win- ning attitude. V-3 personnel oversee the safe and efficient operation of the hangar deck for both men and ma- chine. LT Ralph Southall ABHCS (AW) George Brownlee ABHC Mark Lavigne ABHl Alan C ABHl Thomas Branch ABHl Keith Ford ABHl Bobby Games ABHl Thomas Hughes ABHl (AW) Kenneth Olson ABHl Robert Rogers ABHl Jesse Shi ABH2 Jerome B 388 A- - - ABH2 Oscar Bell ABHAN James Allison AN John Anthony ABHAN Roderick Barnett AN Alejandro Barraza ABHAN Michael Cobb i i ik 391 AN Mickey Moore AN Mark Pavi. AN Ralph Romanowski AN Robert Samolinski ABHAN Stevie Shavers AN Wendell Shelton ABHAN Kevin Shores AN Earl Smeijkal AN Stephen Thonui AN Dexter Turner AN Larry Ward ABHAN Carsello Whitehurst AN Nelson Zacarias AA Andre Burton AA Scott Goodman AA Rodne Hadnot 392 ici -kiciic AA Roman Islas AA Troy Johnson AA Benie Leonard, II AA Eric Logan AA Bryan Pierce AA Michael Ribolla AA Randy Taylor AA William Tisdale AA Jack Tower AA Rene Valencia AA Francisco Valtierra AA Aaron Wetzel AA Loren Wheatley ABHAA Russell Whidden AR Brian Bagley AR Martin Bailey -k i - -A 393 AR Jason Baker ABHAR Leslie Carte AR Rodney East AR Shawn Evans AR Steven Gonzalez AR Kevin Humphrey AR Arthur Lussier AR Jerry Martin AR John Pollard ABHAR Jose Romero ABHAR Benjamin Shaw AR Rodney Smith AR David Thomas AR Andre Welch 94 ■ : : - V-4 It all begins deep beneath the flight deck in storage tanks, con- taining 3.4 million gallons of avi- ation jet fuel (JP-5) . Placed in mo- tion by massive pumping equipment through long and twisting pipe systems, it finally reaches the flight deck and its final destination - the aircraft. Fighter, bomber, reconnais- sance, or surveillance, we keep them all flying. Aircraft, however, are not our only customers. We also keep ships steam- ing. Thousands of gallons of fuel are routinely transferred during under- way replenishments to the small boys, IKE ' s cruiser, destroyer and frigate escorts, who round out the battle group. V-4 Division Maintenance plays an equally important role, ensuring all equipment is finely tuned and run- ning in the most efficient manner possible. Quality assurance is respon- sible for constantly analyzing the fuel to ensure that it is free of con- taminants. All work centers combined make up IKE ' s Grapes, the fleet ' s finest fuelers, because, just like the Califor- nia Raisins, they steal the show! LCDR David Purington CW03 Daniel Woods ABFCS Philip Duby ABFC Nandy Perillo ABFl Craig Adamson ABFl Russell Bostwick ABFl Tony Hernandez ABFl David Koch ABFl Eric Napoleon ABFl Lansing Ogden ABFl Lewis Stuadt AR Melvin Stubbs -A - 395 ABF2 Randall Schexnayder ABF2 Troy Trottei 396 ABF3 Darrell Flack ABF3 Robert Fontenot ABF3 Richard Furlong ABF3 Michael Glimm ABF3 David Guy ABF3 James Hager ABF3 Durel Harris ABF3 Jon Jauregui ABF3 Brian Lamonica ABF3 Michael Lawson ABF3 Sebastian Lupi ABF2 Alexander Magiera IC3 Cortez Muhammad ABF3 Michael Penninger ABF3 Edgar Ramirez ABF3 Rodney Ramirez ABF3 George Ramos ABF3 Eric Rowell ABF3 Gary Sims ABF3 Christopher Smithson 398 - ABF3 Dexter Thornton ABF3 Michael Tippett ABF3 Bill Vaden ABF3 Neil Westphal ABF3 Andre w Wicke ABF3 Curtis Womack ABF3 Timothy Wright ABFAN Jon Abston ABFAN Brian Berry AN William Biglin ABFAN Daniel Cameron AN Thomas Carrico AN Keith Clark i i 399 ABFAN William Collins AN John Davis ABFAN Eric Dawson AN Mark Eun ABFAN Samuel Fannn . AR Marc Ailing AR James Blanton AR Marvell Edmondson AR Michael German 02 Conununications Depart- ment is responsible for all external electronic and vis- ual communications tems eind the internal bution of all message tr; Through the use of circuits, flag hoist, se phore and flashing IKE ' S Radiomen and nalmen send thousands of messages dally. The men of Communica- tions Department expertly and professionally accom- plish their mission, provid- ing IKE with fast and reliable communications at sea and port every day. Together, the Sifi Radiomen keef with the world. ion Wf CoiiiniLinicalions Olficer CornrnunicaUons OITicer ' ft cs The Signals Gang, an integral part of the Communications Department, provides reli- able visual links at the speed of light. Flag hoist, semaphore and flashing light are primary methods of sending and receiving tactical messages when steaming in company with other ships. IKE ' s signalmen, as look-outs, as- sist the Officer of the Deck in repor- ting and identifying all surface and air contacts in visual range. Intensive training is the standard on the signal bridge, and the results prove it. On IKE ' s latest Refresher Training, CS Division achieved a score of 97 percent, the highest for an East Coast ship in more than two years. During Advanced Phase com- petitive exercises, the signalmen con- tinued to shine with an average grade of 99 percent. Steeped in tradition, the signal- man rating is as old as the Navy. IKE signalmen know and respect tradi- tion. Through dedication and hard work, their performance earns them the title as the Navy ' s Finest. SMI James Williamson SM2 Eric Delaforce SM2 Nicolas Herbert SM2 Michael Murner SM2 (SW) Bill Seese SMS Derek Basso SM3 Jerry Black SM3 Erich Brouhard SM3 Sean Hill SMSN Dennis Franklin SN Gregory Hagenah SMSN Kyle Smi.i:i SMSA James Sexton SMSR Floyd Cratsenberg SMSR Richard Kraft m J J|H 1 L S m 4h| 1 % ' 4fk 1 rJi mLi ' in Ike ' s radiomen are responsible for all external electronic com- munications and internal distri- bution of all message traffic. Through the use of sophisticated communications systems, they are able to communicate worldwide via satellite and other long-haul com- munications circuitry, be it teletype, voice, data, or even the old, reliable continuous wave. The men of CR Division operate a variety of electronic equipment, in- cluding radio transmitters, receivers and tranceivers, satellite terminals, teletypewriters, quality monitoring equipment and various computers. Processing an average of 2.000 CW02 Tim Rice RMC Valent Hart RMC (SW) David Johnson RMC Robert Parks RMl Jon Painter messages daily, the radiomen pro- vide reliable, secure and rapid deliv- ery of time-critical information. In addition to se ' -ving IKE ' s mis- sion needs. CR Division provides vi- tal communications support to the embarked battle group commander, airwing and a variety of services to ships in company. CR also cheerfully offers telegram service to crew mem- bers who need expeditious communi- cation with loved ones back home. The radiomen of CR expertly and professionally accomplish their mis- sion around the clock, in port and un- derway, seven days a week. 52 weeks a year, ensuring that IKE ' s voice of command is heard loud and clear. RMl Craig Rose RMl Eric Sheppard RM2 James Cole RM2 Joe Fears RM2 Reginald Kirkland RM2 Michael Hartranft RM2 Jaime Ochoa RM2 Harold Ridley RM2 David Shearin RM3 Calvin Anderson RM3 Timothy Bradley RMS Roderick Collins RM3 Rodney Cook RM3 Jaime Corujo RM3 James Finley RM3 Troy Medley RM3 Danny Mize RM3 Anthony Nicholson RM3 Robert Page RM3 Mark Richards RM3 John Ritten RM3 Dale Shows RM3 Ricky Taylor RM3 DeRonald White RMS Gary Workman RM3 Eric Wright RMSN Wilbert Brown 408 1 RMSN Steven Bryson RMSN Parco Fellows RMSN George Goodman RMSN Larry Hayes RMSN Casey Hutchison RMSN Brian Janowicz RMSN Lawrence Naylor YNSN Eddie Scott RMSN Brian Short RMSN Alexander Sirmons RMSN Phillip Stephens RMSN Kevin Wilson RMSA William Adams RMSA Dale Blasiman RMSA Michael McFann RMSA Richard Taylor RMSA Anthony Williams i i 409 Boatswain s MSC s wear the crossed anchors repre- senting the oldest rating in the Navy. In today ' s Navy they still carry forth S heritage from the days rooden ships and iron I. The men of Deck De- tment perform the work raditional sea-going sl H Maintain the ship ' s inoS Bl lines, ground Ick Blthe e2cterior hull of the ship; man transfer stations for underway re- plenishments; stand watches at he helm and lookout jfosts around IKE; and derate the ship ' s lib- erty d votor whale boats. Aggressively performing all oeck seamanship evo- lutions with precision and prdfessionalism, IKE ' s Boatswain ' s Mates repre- sent the Surface Navy on board with distinction. LCDR Peler Stroniann First Lieiilenanl LCDR Douglas Bird First Lieutenant I ii PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT CW02 James Coker Ship ' s Bos ' n 1ST The Boatswain ' s Mates of First Division are the care- takers of IKE ' S mighty, 30- ton anchors and the ceremonial fore- castle. Aside from serving as a stowage area for the anchors, the forecastle is used for special ceremonies, church services, large meetings and acrobat- ics. At all times, the decor is inspec- tion-ready, espousing traditional art- work. But First Division ' s responsibili- ties go far beyond the forecastle. Paint supplies for the entire ship are available from First Division ' s paint lockers, and the ships emergency life rafts, mounted aiound the perimeter of the ship, are maintained by these men. These are but a few of the tasks carried out by these Boatswain ' s Mates. The deck-plate professionals of First Division can be found high above the water line on the signal bridge and in the depths of the chain lockers. tM !Bi . mA :mw 1U B Ml. rfciH W- r BMl Allen Nurse BMl (SW) Steve Peterson BM2 Greg Jenkins BM2 Jeffrey Walker BM3 Bryan Fryer BM3 Joseph Gliozzo BM3 Jerry Hanlon BM3 Charles Kelly BM3 Carey Nelson SN Todd Ambroz BMSN Joe Diuita SN Daniel Hunter ii SN Gordon McAlpine SN Christopher Parmenter SN Steve Shartle AN Alfred Thomas SN Randy Young i i 415 r 2] ID J he 30 talented and enthusias- cinerator and three underway replen- 1 tic men of Second Division ishment stations round out the major - - perform duties in several vi- duties. tal areas of IKE. Second Division personnel deliver Bridge watches at the helm, lee and receive jet fuel during underway helm, lookout and as Boatswain ' s replenishments and transfer stores Mate of the Watch are only a small and ammunition by highline during part of the daily routine for these connected replenishments. men. With pride and dedication to duty. Maintenance and preservation of Second Division makes things hap- IKE ' S three accommodation ladders. pen on IKE. ceremonial quarterdeck, fantail, in- LT David Moore BM2 Reginald Little BM2 Joseph Owens BM3 David Glover BM3 Clifford King SN Phil Gesaman BMSN Roger Hollinghead iK 417 3RD T ransporting more than 3,000 men to and from IKE while the ship rests at anchor is the daily responsibility of the coxswains in Third Division. Maintenance and operation of five utility boats, three personnel boats, the captain ' s gig and two motor whale boats are demanding chal- lenges met eagerly by these Boat- swain ' s Mates. During the Centennial Cruise, more than 110.000 passengers were ferried to and from the ship by the ship ' s boats. While the ship is under- way, the men of Third Division sand. fiberglass and touch-up each boat in preparation for the next port. Aside from boats. Third Division personnel operate the canvas shop, providing the ship with brow skirts, equipment covers and curtains. During underway replenishments, they manned Fueling Station 11. where they transferred more than 12 million gallons of JP-5 jet fuel during the Centennial Cruise. The Boatswain ' s Mates of Third Division are proud of the hard work and sacrifices made to contribute to the mission capability and readiness of IKE. LTJG Mike Moore BMl Ray Smith BM2 Charles Price BM2 Joe Strong. Jr. BM2 Michael Warrington BM3 Thomas Bard BM3 Mikel Bell BM3 Mark Caruso BM3 Bryan Gibson BM3 Michael Jones BM3 Christopher Lee BM3 David Pearson BM3 William RoBichaud BM3 Jimmy Smith 418i!:i!:ii:ii!:i!!: BM3 Steven Stately BM3 Richard Sutter BMSN Danny Delgado SN Jimmy Dubose SN Thomas Hagen BMSN Arthur Harden SN Eric Orth SA Justin Shuman SA Karl Thompson SA Reginald Williams SR Ralph DeCoUibus SR Stephen Halbrader BMSR Michael Johnson SR Rich ODell SR Bobby Romero i i i 419 CDR Mike Dental Of M Viiiii:!! ,.iiS-: i miiA Dental DENTAL KE ' s Dental Department pro- I ' ides dental health care to IKE . and embarked squadron person- nel. Dental officers and technicians restore oral-facial structures to a state of health which allows patients to fully participate in the command ' s mission. With an annual recall list of nearly 5.000, the Dental Department has chairs ready for oral surgery, endo- dontics, prosthodontics, periodontics and operative and preventive den- tistry. As with most departments aboard IKE. Dental is tasked with many col- lateral duties. These range from man- ning battle dressing stations during general quarters and mass casualty, to organizing the fabulous annual IKE Gala. The department is also charged with supervising the ship ' s physical fitness program and Com- bined Federal Campaign. The goal of the officers and men of Dental Department is to render the best dental treatment possible; to set and maintain the highest standards of quality; and to continue to be an integral, outstanding department aboard IKE.  . AiT o.ivi. filler Chief Engineer Fitzgerald Department LCPO The men of Engineering Depart- ment convert water to steam to run the ship ' s propulsion engines, gen- erate electricity and maintain the many hundreds of auxiliary services provided throughout the ship. The men of A division supply the ship ' s air conditioning, ensuring proper auxiliary steam flow and operating four emergency diesel generators and electro-hydraulic mechanisms that operate the ship ' s rudders and deck edge elevators. Producing and controlling over 40 million watts of electrical power is the task of E-1 Division, while E- 2 Division puts that electricity to use throughout the ship, from main equipment to everyday lighting systems. Without the work of E 3 Division, the ship would have no internal communications. All interior com- munications, such as the J-Dial Tele- phone System _ are part of their R Division s HuinrS; Damage Contolmen wv. watertight hatches and v: nucleus fire party. The ship ' s main engines. feC.--_vi tors and distilling plants are kep line by the men of M Division. The six divisions of EngineeriniJ Department are the source of power that makes IKE a true force of peace. . Engineering ' . ' - ■ - 1 - 1 ' ; V t ■1 1 N RINCIPAL ASSISTANTS LCDR Steve Weingart Damage Control Assistant LCDR Max Underwood Main Propulsion Assistant LCDR Rigoberto Saez-Ortiz Electrical Officer LT Mark Lorenzi Auxiliary Officer mental training program; individual- ized career counselling for more than 400 personnel; and, last but not least, the department ' s 3-M program. Without the many long hours and total devotion by the yeoman and other administrative assistants, the Engineering Department would be hard pressed to function as a well oiled machine. i 427 ' A a Division is one of the most Heat work centers. - extensive and diverse div- The Outside Repair Shop ensures ■ isions on IKE. encompassing IKE ' s supplies are transferred by nine separate work centers. conveyors down to stowage and The largest work center, the Hy- supports IKE ' s fire fighting capabili- drauHcs Shop, maintains IKE ' s air- ties by maintaining 14 out-of-plant craft elevators and steering equip- fire pumps. ment. Emergency electricity is available A-Division provides Oxygen and from the Emergency Diesel Genera- Nitrogen producing plants for CVW- tor shop. 7 and supports Air Department with The Boat Shop ensures IKE ' s lib- the Catapult work center, which erty launches are mechanically ready maintains the catapulting support to transport the crew ashore. equipment. Finally, the Machine Shop pro- It ' s A Division that keeps IKE cool vides support to the entire ship by or warm by maintaining the Air Con- manufacturing almost any part need- ditioning. Refrigeration and Steam ed. LT William Trautmann LTJG Bob Richard CW02 Joseph Mohon MMCS Edward Casler MMC David Flymm ENC (SW) Dan Roberts MMC Thomas Savage MMC (SW) Ruben Seda-Morales MMC (SW) Baron Tetzlaff MMl Marion Arrington MMl Charlie Chambers BTl Thomas Conway MMl (SS) Anthony Deininger MMl Mike Hamilton MMl Richard Hart MMl Michael Kelly MMl (SW) Christopher Ledlow MMl John Leszczynski MMl Brian Lyzohub ENl Philip Schings MMl Ernesto Shannon MMl (SW) Michael Vandergriff MM2 Jay Ashton MM2 V illiam Baxter MM2 Daniel Berkwitt BT2 George Binger MM2 Mark Briggs EN2 Edward Brown MM2 (SW) Bryan Chappelle MM2 Jason Clark MM3 Keith Krayanek iKi i 431 MM3 Chris Seier 432 ■ : - - - MM3 Arthur Wilt MRFN William Bowe MMFN Thomas Brenckle MRFN Hartley Dastolfo MRFN James Dorris K , rv MMFN Herbert Gallishaw FN Kelvin Holder 2-44- FH 44- ,r i iK iK 435 El .; - 1 Division is IKEs KING -; OF THE LOAD , control- ' « ling electrical power genera- tion equipment that pro duces over 40 million watts daily. EXOl and EX02 maintain and op- erate IKE ' s high voltage ship ' s ser- vice distribution system, high volt- age emergency distribution system, low voltage sections of emergency switchboards and main voltage shore power connections. EX03 maintains and operates de- gaussing, special frequency genera- tion and distribution, fire pumps, air conditioning plants and the auxiliary boiler. EE23 is the Electrical Safety Shop, responsible for ensuring all portable electrical equipment on board IKE is safe for shipboard use. Among E-1 division ' s other tasks are: running the Engineering Depart- ment technical publication library; supporting IKE ' s SIMD office; sup- porting the propulsion plant drill team; performing maintenance on damage control equipment; provid- ing the Department Training Assis- tant; standing electrical operator watches in the reactor and propul- sion plants; standing ship turbine watches in the propulsion plants when the ship is underway; providing valuable training in electrical safety and systems to the other depart- ments and squadrons of IKE. EMCS (SS) Thomas Dantzler EMC Mike Ellis EMC Robert Flores EMI Gerald Arbor EMI John Millington EMI David Puckett EM2 John Balma EM2 Thomas Beavan EM2 Ronald Boorman EM2 Francis Cannon EM2 Rodney Gist EM2 Brian Hodge EM2 (SW) Rufas Kraft EM2 Paul Kunde 436 -k -k EM2 Brian LaPlante EM2 Michael Marx EM2 Craig McLeod EM2 Michael McPhillips EM2 Norman Wells EMS Curtis Baker EM3 Dave Brown EM3 Craig Cipriano EM3 Abeeku Clark EMS Jon Daskam EMS James Goode EMS Torey Green EMS Timothy Hawkins EMS Jon Hulse EMS Michael McDaniel EMS Carlos Minor EMS Rufas Przybylski EMS Joshua Rose EMS George Ruggaber EMS David Teerlink And the Lord said, Let there be hght. But there was no Hght so He created the electrical trouble call, and to answer the trouble He created electricians, but they were nuclear and their glow blew all of the fuses, so the Lord made E-2 Divis straighten everything out. AND THERE WAS LIGHT. And power for tools, radios, buffers, typewriters, ovens, dishwashers and all manner of electrical equipment. The men of E-2 Division are the fresh air snipes everyone calls when their equipment doesn ' t work. In addition to main . ming all electri- cal distribution outside the plants, we also ensure that all galley and laundry equipment, flight deck light- ing, aircraft starting stations, small boat electrical systems, movie projec- tors and portable electric tools oper- ate properly. If we don ' t do our job, there is no hot food, there is no light for reading and, to top it off, there will be no lib- erty boats to go ashore. So remember, if you ' re standing in the dark and you want to see light, who you gonna call? E-2 that ' s who. LTJG George Baker EMCS Albert Podgornik EMC James Clink EMI (SW) Chuck Ramos EM2 Richard Benson EM2 John Botelho EM2 John Dwyer EM2 Rex Liller EM2 (SW) William McGillem EM2 Carlton Silvernail EM2 Wade Ulrich EM2 Michael Urban EM2 Joey Velasco EM2 Rexel Vickers i i -A 439 EM2 Steven Wilson EM2 Steven Wisnoski EM3 Jason Barnick EM3 Phillip Blahut EM3 Stephen Hoggs EM3 Lawrence Schultz EMS Stephen Shannon EM3 Ernest Sharp EMS Scott Sinclair EMS Daniel Toborg • • ■ iffl s 5 S ' wl nn •f y • • rv . EMFN Mike Beurer EMFN William Bunn EMFN Daymeon Gartrell FN Gregory Graves EMFN Ira Jackson EMFN Jon McCoy EMFN Luis Palomo EMFN Patrick Thomas EMFA Chester Baker EMFA Dennis Mitchell i i i iK 441 E- - ' i •-. -3 Division, or IKE ' s tele- |H phone and telegraphers, is 1.  tasked with maintaining the ship ' s telephone system. MK-19 gyro compass, sound-powered circuits, alarms and warning systems and multi-channel (MC) systems. As IKE proceeds down the road, E- 3 division maintains the gyro that keeps it on course. Additionally, the men of E-3 ensure the many alarms that monitor various complex equip- ment are in tip-top working condi- tion. Should there be a problem. E-3 division maintains many different types of communication equipment for reporting any problems, casual- ties or just information. E-3 division also has a work pack- age group to tackle all major renova- tions or repairs approved by the ship ' s intermediate maintenance de- partment. EMCS (SW) Patrick Manley ICCS Ronald Nagel IC2 Dana Doctor IC2 William Findlev IC2 Brian Junkii. IC2 Daniel Torres IC3 David Ball IC3 Gregory Bean IC3 Lamech Bryant IC3 David Bynes IC3 Dean Call IC3 Scott Charney IC3 Dwayne Curtis 442 isc -k -A IC3 Richard Ferl IC3 Darrell Glover IC3 Darren Hottinger IC3 Carnell Jones 444 - : - - - ICFN Adam Ressler ICFN Troy Scott ICFN Mike Slater ICFN Ronald West ICFA Jose Algino ICFA Steven Cook ICFA Randy Domescik M Division is frequently re- ferred to as the Snipes, a name taken from an elu- sive long billed wading bird, because they are seldom seen by those above the second deck. Although they do hide deep in the bowels of the ship, the results of their work cannot go unnoticed. For these are the men who harness the pow- er of the steam generated by IKE ' s twin reactor plants. During the 4000 plus hours of IKE ' s Centennial Cruise, the 84 men in 5 work centers transformed enough steam into ener- gy to drive IKE ' s four 21 foot diame- ter screws and propel the ship 40.000 M nautical miles. Their ship ' s genera- tors generated sc e 60 million kilo watt hours of electricity, enough elec- trical power for 7.000 average homes for one year. Using four distilling units, they transformed salt-laden sea water into 65 million gallons of fresh potable wa- ter. Is there magic in the machine and its operation? No. it is in the pride and profes- sionalism of this division and their can do spirit. We believe that the magic is us and those who make it happen. LT Peter Vloedman LTJG Thomas Hale CW02 Mike Murphy MMC Virgil Flener MMC (SS) Steven Haas MMC Maurice Lawton MMC (SW) Mark Slone MMl (SW) John Dasinger MMl Christopher Dunn MMl Dean Engel MMl Michael Fowler MMl Dave Linja i iKiK 445 MMl James Lyons MMl Leonard Slizewski MM 2 John Budde MM2 Jaime Cortez MM2 John Curtis ' i _■ .,-lri - ■tf ' l -7 L «J : ' -J ■■ !? Y vW y t ' SS5 m IHB ' ' •- ' MM2 Steven Dick MM2 William Griffith MM2 Rod Hennessy MM2 Scott Kennedy MM2 Eric Kile MM2 Francis Sanford, III MM2 Barry Shields MM2 Michael Toman MM2 John Youngren MM3 Richard Braunbeck MM3 James Brown MM3 Todd Bryan 447 MM3 Scott Conaway •ki i 451 FA Eric Lambert MMFA Franklin O ' Bryant MMFA James Wallen MMFR Brent Anderson HTOIV. R Repair Division is a multi- faceted organization dedi- cated to maintaining IKE ' s material condition of readiness and IKE ' s huge amount of Damage Con- trol equipment. Manned by Hull Technicians. Damage Controlmen and firemen, it is the prime reservoir for fire fighting and ship ' s hull repair talent on board. Under the direct control of the Damage Control Assistant, the di- vision ' s many work centers turn out quality, locally constructed products an d effect repairs to installed equip- ment and structures. The division is comprised of: Dam- age Control Shop. C02 Shop. Sheet Metal Shop. Pipe Shop. Carpenter Shop. AFFF Shop and Nuclear Weld Shop. Repair Division maintains systems which affect the quality of life for every man on board. These systems are vital to the safety and comfort of the crew. The sign on the door reads Repair Division. but for those who know them, they are the Navy ' s virtual Jack of all trades. LT Daniel Beatty LT William Jones ENS Mark Forster HTCS Earl parker HTC William Harris I I |V .| DCC Delbert Jackson HTl Bobby Butler DCl Kevin Gabler HTl Michael Hanna -ki i i iK 453 DCl (SW) Joseph Lejeune HTl Sidney Williams HTl (SW) Jeffrey Wimer DC 2 Lyle Adams DC 2 William Bridgeforth HT2 James Burroughs HT2 Michael Csernik HT2 Scott Drabik HT2 James Green DC2 Darrell Griffin HT2 Bruce Gross DC2 Marion HoUoway HT2 (SW) Jimmy Mason DC2 Winfrid Melendez-Santiago DC2 Paul Michel 454 -ki i -k-k -ki i 455 11 .„._Ha M I .. M HT3 Kenneth Hunsucker HT3 Seth Jackson HT3 Brian Loos HT3 Jesse Martinez DC3 Philip Price HT3 John Schwendinger DC3 Duane Spence DCFN Stephen Bacho FN Steven Barrett HTFN Jerry Burgei DCFN Heath Crabtree DCFN Adrian Fletcher DCFN Michael Fore DCFN Ronald Hilt HTFN Richard Hogan DCFN Christopher Kovacs 4:5G SIMD A hip ' s Intermediate Mainte- nance Department consists of a Repair branch and 3-M Support branch. The Repair branch, run by IKE ' s Repair Officer, is responsible for IN- SURV preparations, weight testing and engraving and locksmith func- tions. All repair work aboard IKE is planned, scheduled and tracked by this branch. The centralized coordi- nation of repairs allows the ship to prioritize jobs and ensure assets are used in the most efficient manner. The 3-M Support branch is re- sponsible for the ship ' s 3-M Preven- tive Maintenance Program. Interme- diate Maintenance Management System and zone inspections. The men of SIMD are the resident experts on all maintenance and re- pairs. Work centers around the ship count on SIMD for assistance in ar- eas ranging from weekly mainte- nance checks to space renovations and alterations during yard periods. -4wiV J - % -% A Marine Detachment CAPT Stephen Ellis Commanding Officer CAPT Hank Goodrum Commanding Officer 1st Sgt William Hunnicutt, Jr. First Sergeant r ARDET KE ' s Marine Detachment, the foundation the IKE ' s physical security and crisis response force, performs those duties tradi- tionally associated with sea-going Marines. IKE ' s Marines accomplish these duties by using the unique ca- pabilities of a well armed, combat trained Marine. Each Marine is a basic Warrior who has been carefully screened and trained for this prestigious assign- ment. Weapons proficiency, close quarters battle and hand-to-hand combat are only a few of the special- ized skills which must be mastered prior to reporting for sea duty. Drill and ceremonies are an excit- ing facet of Marine Corps life, and IKE Marines participate in honors. evening reviews, color guards and fir- ing details. Exemplifying the concept of the Navy-Marine Corps Team. the detachment is damage control certified and tends to its own ship- board maintenance needs. Marines also provide line handlers for UN- REPS, and sea and anchor details, and stretcher bearers for medical emergencies and mass casualty drills. A Marine is characterized as one who exemplifies the highest in mili- tary virtues. He obeys orders, res- pects his seniors and strives to be the best in everything he does. The Sol- diers of the Sea on IKE continue this tradition and stand ready to be called upon. Semper Fidelis. ISTLT Kipp Collins GYSGT William McClelland SSGT Danny Derr SGT Jerry Barber SGT Russell Dominessy SGT Kevin Williams CPL Rolando Alinaque CPL Rafael Castro CPL Devin Stanley CPL Scott Gassner CPL Michael Webb LCPL Michael Adams LCPL Perqid Anderson LCPL Matthew Anderson 464 - LCPL Kent Baier LCPL Bradley Batman LCPL John Berggren LCPL John Brown LCPL Paul Burden LCPL Jesus Calleros LCPL Mark Calouich LCPL Patrick Clark LCPL Samuel Collins LCPL Joseph Colvin LCPL Michael Cooper LCPL Travis Daniels LCPL Aaron Dey LCPL Adam Doolittle LCPL Edward Dorris LCPL Erik Greer i i 465 LCPL Brian Strong LCPL Vincent Thomas LCPL James TuUy LCPL Enrique Valencia LCPL Michael Vath LCPL Deon Watson LCPL David Wheeler PFC John Savarese PFC Jason Verges LCDR Frank Speidel Senior Medical Ollieer HMCS I wis San Auiislin Depjirlnienl LCPO r. ' - ' ' ' ' V- ' iW r EDICAL ? ' . he mission of IKE ' s Medical I Department, to maintain the - - health of the crew, is achiev- ed by a comprehensive program of prevention and timely, competent and caring response to illness and in- jury. The preventive medicine aspect of this medical department ' s mission rests on programs as diverse as cho- lesterol screening and heat stress monitoring. It incorporates the sani- tation needs of 6.000 sailors and indi- vidual needs, such as blood pressure control. The Medical Department ' s re- sponse to acute illness and injury starts with people. Corpsmen. nurses and doctors - all highly trained and qualified - offer a vast range of com - plimentary services ranging from X- ray and anesthesia to pharmacy and general surgery. To successfully complete these missions requires more than medical journals, lab equipment and surgical instruments. IKE ' s Medical Depart- ment, heir to a heritage of outstand- ing performance, is people. A comple- mentary blend of professionals, proud to serve their country and shipmates. 11 ■ K FesS S 11 1 lf_ m o , HK TT ' S w v «[ B 1 ' mk M 3 LCDR Glen Moore LT Steven Douglas Lt Timothy Knudsen LT Philip Whalen LTJG Richard Mondak HMC William Billado HMl (AC) Edward Bell HMl David Call HMl (AW) James Dailey HMl (SW AW) Paul Ducharme HMl James Harrell HMl Buxie Keels HMl (SW) Henry King HMl Mark Miller HM2 Robert Belle HM2 Michael Black HM2 Wesley Castle CDR George Moore Navi|Mor QMC(SW) Gregory Jeffery Department LCPO M f f t VIGATION avigation Department ' s Quartermasters are respon- sible to the Commanding Officer for the safe navigation of the ship. As one of the Navy ' s original seven rates, the Quartermasters hold a prestigious spot in naval history and in the operational capabilities of IKE. These right sleevers perform their art using some of the Navy ' s newest equipment, as well as some of its old- est and most traditional. Quartermasters are trained to plot IKE ' s movement using satellites, the sun. stars and planets. On a daily basis, the men of Navi- gation Department select the appro- priate charts and track the ship ' s movement, be it the Central Mediter- ranean Sea or restricted waters of the Chesapeake Bay. They stand watches as helmsmen, lee helmsmen. Quartermaster of the Watch, plotter and bearing taker. The phrase. They would be lost without us. is especially true for the Navigation Department. These cen- turions of the bridge keep IKE safe, on track and on time. LT Mike Campbell QMl James Bournes QM2 James Blankenship QM2 Lee Lenear QM2 Brian Smith QM3 Jeffrey Gnann QM3 Walter Grossheim QM3 Kenny Morse QM3 Boris Oliver QMSN Jeffery Austin QMSN Steven Hefner QMSN Michael Murphy YNSA John Geter QMSR Robert Evans - W- w w 7 ( ' } m d i I -kiK-k 475 Operations .s ;-_, ' .. - ■ :•■■ ' -■i:!:;: 11 1 ' Sf -•   - mn CAPT Kenneth JfcCrory ETCM(SW) Herbert Vroegindewey Department LCPO t 4: The mission of the Navy is to support national pol- icy anywhere in the world, at any time. IKE performs this mission primarily —through the use of Airwing Seven. The Operatio|is De- Iw igal djitn frf lots ind radar . The intellige provides up-to- mation about t ing the IKE batlfe group, as well a pre ' ' ' ; in scheduling and graplIlCmterpi tically tasking those cryptologic sup Esraft to their fullest. Strike Operai heart of dmitiunications ons systems al- t ' a ctical commanders the entire picture ■quickly and effi- ,. ' ' Operations sched- . flights, tracks aircraft f%he air, handles cargo and passengers on the flight deck and ensures the safety of aircraft during the ' mgerous approaches to uling. ■U ' s weathermen col- f and analyze meteoro- ing capabiliti. __., ,, , The technical experts of the Ele bonic Material Office tiMUll together by keepingl I the sophisti- cated radfir, communica- tions and Navigation equip- ment opwating to jM ec- tion. I T No matter what the, mission, the varied skills and talents of the men in Operations Department come together to ensure that IKE and Battle Force Sixth Fleet are ready and able to tackle the assign- ment! , ' INCIPAL ASSISTANTS CDR Chuck Bueker Air OPS Officer CDR J. Waddell CIC Officer LCDR Daniel Rustchak EMO CDR Trey Ustick Present Intel Officer CDR Fritz Knecht Past Intel Officer CDR Ben Jaramillo Meteorology Officer CDR Thomas Smith Strike OPS Officer Weather information for IKE, the embarked staff, airwing and the entire battle group is provided by OA Divi- sion. IKE Metro provides meteorologi cal and oceanographic information from the upper limits of the atmos phere to the depths of the sea and ev erything in between. Weather balloons, with radio sondes attached, are launched daily to provide environmental informa tion used in forecasting atmospheric effects on ship-borne and aircraft ra dars. Surface observations provide an OA up-to-date report of the weather con- ditions around the battle group, and are used to provide accurate fore- casts for aviators and ship control personnel. Beneath the ocean surface, bath- ythermographs provide a report of oceanographic conditions vital to the battle group ' s use of sonar. All this, plus satellite imagery, data from naval and civilian weather centers worldwide, and five comput- er systems provide the ship ' s meteo- rologist and the men of OA Division with the information base needed to provide practical weather forecasts wherever in the world IKE may go. AGC Timothy Hatch AGl Bruce Brooks AGl Robert Freeman AG2 Tracy Bowser AG2 Oscar Wright AGAN Scott Eggen AGAN Michael Steffan AGAA Trung Freed AGAA John Mund AGAA Robert Harris AGAA Gary Saenz •• •• 479 oc C Division is the ship ' s Carri- er Air Traffic Control Center, and is responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic within a 50 nautical mile radius of IKE. CATCC is divided into two inter- locking branches: Air Operations, the administrative and logistics link: and Carrier Controlled Approach, which actually controls departing and ar- riving aircraft. Through the use of various radars and radios, CCA is capable of provid- ing approaches to the ship in all weather conditions, while maintain- ing a landing interval less than 65 seconds. All CATCC personnel are gradu- ates of the Navy Air Traffic Control Basic and Advanced schools and are licensed by the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration. Also included in the division ' s du- ties is the coordination of aircraft lo- gistic movements through the Air Transfer Office. ATO handles cargo, personnel and. with the Post Office, mail movement. IKE ' S CATCC takes great pride in its 12-year accident- and incident- free record. Continuing its reputa- tion as the Fleet ' s Finest. it was cited as the best in the Atlantic Fleet by the Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic in 1989. 1990 should be no different! LT Robert Berdine LT Thomas Elie LT Stephen Topper ENS Steven Lyon ACCS Ed Burney ACC (AW) James Allen ACl Joseph Bridges ACl Ronald Floyd ACl (AW) Joseph Heard ACl Scott Mann ACl Timothy Remmie AC 2 John Gooch AC2 Joseph Kraus AC2 Darryl Malone AC2 Chris Mendenhall AC3 Thomas Boatwright 480 OEC ,- ' % he Electronic Technicians ' ' and Interior Communica- . IL tions personnel of OEC Divi- sion are highly skilled in the mainte- nance of IKE ' s diverse communica- tions suite. Shop One techs insure complete re- liability of all long haul voice and data link communications. Satellite communications, boat and beach guard radios, and the flight deck mouse radios are main- tained by the personnel of Shop Two. IKE ' s Shipboard Information. Training and Entertainment televi- sion system and three radio stations operate around the clock with the maintenance support of OEC ' s ICs. As personnel safety is paramount on IKE. the Operations Navigation tool issue shop ensures common use electric tools are safe and ready for use. Along the same line, they safety- check all personally-owned electronic equipment brought aboard by IKE sailors. OEC plays a key role in IKE ' s Combat Systems organization. LTJG Jeffrey Lessie ETCS (SW) Douglas Couch ETl Richard Ellington ETl David Johnson ICl Bryan Tackes ET3 Paul White -ki 483 OED perations ' Electronics Data Division maintains IKE ' s tactical and non-tactical au- tomated data processing systems. The highly trained Data Systems Technicians, Aviation Anti-Subma- rine Warfare Technicians and Elec- tronics Technicians of OED possess a wide range of skills, from precision micro-electronic component repair to complex main-frame computer re- pair. The equipment that OED Divi- sion maintains includes various systems used to analyze potential threats to the battle group and dis- seminate that information to warfare commanders in real time. Their management and active par- ticipation in the Battle Group Inter- mediate Maintenance Activity is key to the maintenance of the entire bat- tle force ' s combat readiness. These men work around the clock, in port and at sea, to keep these vital systems operating at peak efficiency. Their dedication and expertise is cru- cial to the fulfillment of IKE ' s mis- CW02 Marco Hernandez DSC (S ' W) Chuck Haynes AXC Larry Helmich DSl Kevin Boaz DSl (SW) Brian J DSl(SW) Roy Vollkommer DS2 Arlin Briley DS2 Raymond Dallape, Jr. AX2 Louis Dion DS2 Francis Drown DS3 Daniel O ' Rawe DS3 John Parker DS3 Matthew Perez DS3 Samuel Shragis DS3 Jason Tindell DS3 Karl Vester 485 OEM he highly motivated Fire Controlmen of OEM, or FOX, Division are respon- sible for the operation and mainte- nance of state-of-the-art defensive weapons systems. The Target Acquisition System provides tracking and engagement data on fast-moving air and surface contacts to the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System. NSSMS fires the RIM-7M missile to counter short- range, hostile air and surface con- tacts. The Vulcan Phalanx Close-in Weapons System is specifically de- signed to defend against high-speed anti-ship missiles, and employs a 3,000-round-per-minute gatling style gun. This automatic target-engaging weapon system provides the ship ' s last line of self defense. The recent addition of the Super Rapid Blooming On Board Chaff sys- tem gives IKE the ability to deceive incoming missiles. These systems and the men who operate them have proven their effec- tiveness time and again by success- fully completing numerous tracking and live fire exercises. Throughout the deployment, the men of FOX were manned in condi- tion III watches, ready to defend IKE against any threat. CW02 Michael Davidsmeier FCCS Robert Burton FCCS Frank Roth FCC Herb Arnold FC1(SW AW) Terry Jachimiak FCl(SW) Walt Schrader FC2 Clent Blaylock FC2 Jim Breakey FC2 Keith Chapman FC2 Bill Crowley FC2 David Miller FC2 Bill Murdock FC2 Michael Prothero FC2 Emmett Riffe FC2 Timothy Shope 486 icic J FC3 Jerry Boaz FC3 Steven Braxton FC3 Skip Gatlii FC3 David Gregory PC 3 Guy Holtz FC3 Thomas Knickerbocker FC3 Robert Macrini FC3 Wade Nelson FC3 John O ' Leary FC3 Stephen Poland FC3 James Ralston FC3 (SW) Thomas Reeder FC3 Gary Sapp FC3 John Wynkoop i i i i 487 OI CIC. 1 Technicians and Fire Con- - trolmen of OER Division are The men of Carrier Control Ap- proach work center ensure that responsible for the maintenance of a IKE ' s pilots and air traffic control- variety of IKE ' s sensors. lers have the best CCA, TACAN and The techs of the Navigation Aids Aircraft Carrier Landing System in shop keep IKE on course with the the fleet. Ship ' s Internal Navigation System. The techs in Test Equipment keep navigation satellite receivers and fa- quality General Purpose Electrical thometer. Electronic Test Equipment available Radar work center services the to maintenance personnel, shipwide. ship ' s surface search radars, ensur- OER Division has proven itself an ing that they are operating at peak integral part of IKE ' s Combat Sys- performance and present the clearest tem organization. tactical picture to the bridge and ETC (SW) Bob Bumford ETC (SW) Brian Martel ETl William Miller FCl Duane Price ETl Donald Valmonte ET2 Christopher Alexander ET2 Paul Colella ET2 David Conde ET2 Christopher Fiebig ET2 Thomas Goodman DS2 Donald Kirchner ET2 Steven Melton ET2 Glenn Nix ET2 Robert Parish ET2 David Reedy 1 ■ ■K 1, iT ET2 Scotty Williams ET2 William Stoop ET2 Ronald Welner ET2 Shawn Whary ET3 Derrick Beretervide ET3 Jerry Davis ET3 Sean Lelle FC3 Gary Nieman ET3 Kevin Packard ET3 Daniel Rupp FC3 Paul Simonetta ET3 Frank Southerland FC3 Mike Tamony ETSN Robert Hill ETSN Marty Himmelrick . V must go in harm ' s way to ef- tctively utilize the awesome of- fensive power of her airwing. and the Combat Information Center is the heart of her capabilities. Officially. CICs mission is to col- lect, process, display, evaluate and disseminate tactical information. But it is easier to think of CIC as the command and control center which counters all threats to IKE and the battle group, using IKE ' s aircraft and the weapons employed on other ships in the battle group. CIC is divided into specialized mo- dules, each concentrating on its as- signed warfare area, but maintaining a constant information flow to ensure the battle group commander can ef- fectively direct his forces. The modules include anti-air. anti- surface, anti-submarine and electron- ic warfare, detection and tracking and tactical operation plot. Manned by some 110 enlisted men and 15 officers. 01 division includes Operations Specialists. Anti-subma- rine Warfare Specialists. Electronic Warfare Specialists and Data Pro- cessing Technicians. The Combat team is highly train- ed, tactically proficient and totally dedicated to the successful accom- plishment of IKE ' s primary mission - power projection around the world. LT Eugene Behrends LT David Didio LT David Lancaster LT Wil Longstaff LT James Mcllmail OSCS Stephen Souza OSC (AW SW) Frank Devenuto EWC Ruben Reschman AWC (AW) Richard Whitney OSl David Adams. Ill LT Monty Cakes LT John Treutel LTJG Johnny Elwood CW02 Ronald St. Jacques OSCS Robert Dinges i ik 491 OS2 Philip Sherman AW2 Bryan SmaUin EW2 Greg Smith OS2 Geoffrey Winkworth 492 yt- : 0S3 Michael Welke 0S3 Glen Wells EW3 Benjamin West 0S3 JC White OSSN Jeffrey Ash OSSN Jon Bailey OSSN Shawn Conerty OSSN David Covington, Jr. OSSN Daniel Danner AWAN Robert Dickinson OSSN John Dobson OSSN Stephen Dwenger OSSN Chris Evans OSSN David Floyd OSSN Robert Guin OSSN Michael Harris OSSN Bill Hart OSSN Robert Holguin OSSN Eric Johnson OSSN David Kroll OSSN Kevin LaPalme OSSN Thomas Maltha 495 OSSN Kevin Meister OSSN Daniel Miller OSSN Vincent Price OSSN Ellis Singletary OSSN John Sisson M n il i i 497 OP : Photographers ' Mates of OP Division provide high quality photographic ser- vices in support of IKE ' s mission re- quirements. OP Division operates two photo- graphic labs, the main lab on the third deck and the intelligence lab in the Carrier Intelligence Center. Both labs are a hotbed of photographic ac- tivity. IKE photographers are knowl- edgeable and motivated, often seen working around high-ranking officers and dignitaries. Supplemental reen- listments and awards ceremonies keep OP Division shooters in the limelight. Sensitive, fast breaking TARPS film from the VF-143 Pukin ' Dogs keep the photographers in CVIC on the run. and hand held aerial film is quickly processed and printed. The CVIC photo team gears up for more fast-turn-around work when the Snoopy Team is called away to photograph foreign ships and planes. Behind the scenes, photographers of OP Division work modestly and continually to support and document life on IKE. Whether it ' s shooting pictures, processing, printing, chemical mix- ing, camera repair or ever-present pa- perwork, the photographers of OP Division set the standard for afloat photographic support. CW02 Tony Alleyne PHC (AW) Tom Houser PHI (AC) Rodney Bean PHI Mark Heim PHI (AW) Matthew Rutschky DM2 Kenneth Bruner PH2 Duane Jones PH2 Gregory Pinkley PH2 Christopher Saunders PH2 William Terry 49S PH3 Nathan Berryman PH3 James Ellsworth PH3 Michael Fiedler PH3 B. Allen Gr PH3 D. Andrew Kearse 9 ' f 1 PHAA Matthew Foster PHAA Brian Ramey PHAA Paul Savelli PHAR Michael Dillow PHAR Timothy Rogers -k 499 OS S Division ' s Cryptologic Technicians man the ship ' s Signals Exploitation Space and are an integral part of IKE ' s Op- erations Department. The CTs are highly skilled in cryp- tologic and communications equip- ment operations and repair. In addition to providing time sensi- tive indications and warning infor- mation to the warfare commanders, they also provide special security communications support and special security officer administration sup- port to IKE ' s commanding officer, embarked staffs and airwing. Duties for CTs are very diverse: CTAs perform administrative and SSO duties; CTMs complete correc- tive and preventive maintenance on a wide variety of cryptologic and elec- tronic equipment: CTOs serve as communications specialists; and CTRs function as Morse signals col- lection and analysis specialists. When deployed. Linguistic Expe rts and Technical Analysis Specialists augment the OS team to assist in pro- viding the most up-to-date warfare picture for the commanding officer and embarked staff. LT Al Davison CTRC Earl McDonald CTOl (SW) Kirk Alexander CTM2 Scott Horwitz CT02 Bruce Teffeteller CT03 Mark Dvorski CT03 John Persson CTM3 Albert Walton CTOSN James Hartley CTRSN James Potter 500 -kic -k 1 Operations Department ' s ad- ministrative arm is the hub that ties together the spokes of activity within the de- partment and around the ship. Though a small division, OX has heavy mission essential duties. Documents such as the Monthly Em- ployment Schedule, Daily Air Plan, Green Sheet and Load Plan - devel- oped by Strike Ops - are finalized, published and disseminated by the OX Division Yeomen. Shipwide coordination for entering port logistics requests, UNREP planning and other operations all stem from this divisic The departmental leading chief petty officer and career counselor provide career strategy and instruc- tion for the department ' s 350-plus en- listed personnel. OX Division continually supports and defines the mission of the depart- ment to keep Mighty IKE mission capable and fully operational. LT Rat Chesser LT Michael Duprey LT Walter Jackson YNl James Campbell DSl Bruce Weller : 501 oz Z Division, located in the i. Jl Carrier Intelligence Center, ' — provides real-time intelli- gence support to the ship, embarked staff and airwing, all battle group ships and national and operational level intelligence authorities. The familiar sound of away the snoopy team means one of CVIC ' c Intelligence Specialists will soon be making a speedy ascent up the ship ' s island for a first-hand look at ships within visual range of IKE. In the Intelligence Center, the squadron intelligence officers, along with the center ' s Data Processing Technicians are busy briefing and debriefing pilots on their missions. Detailed interpretation of photo- graphs, timely reporting of hostile forces in range of the battle group and putting pilots on the target and safely back on the ship are the division ' s most important responsi- bilities. Standing by its slogan Instinct for Accuracy, the dedicated and hardworking men in CVIC are on watch 24 hours a day keeping an eye on the situation around IKE. LCDR Griffith Wheatley LT Barton Bernales LT Gerald Sherrill LT Emmett White ENS John Strehle ISC (SW) John Caldwell ISl(SW) Roy Blackmon ISl David Harden ISl Jerry Pilgrim ISl Don Rogers DP2 (SW) Stephen Baker IS2 Francis Beaudoin IS2 Marlon Brown IS2 Michael Merwin IS2 Samuel Sears IS2 David Thomason IS2 William Weckel DP2 Ronald Wertenbaker IS3 Michael Bishop DPS Clint Collins IS3 Aaron Curry IS3 Phillip Isaacson IS3 Richard Landers IS3 John Schifer IS3 Dan White IS3 Douglas Wilson IS3 Thomas Voss ISSA Joseph Logan DPSA Michael Rice i iK 503 iv ,mrd Pingit|re Department LCPd LEGAL The Legal Department is charged with advising the Commanding Officer on mat- ters concerning the interpretation and apphcation of mihtary law. Navy regulations, international law and provisions of various status of forces agreements which affect the opera- tion of the ship. Included in these duties is legal services to the crew, such as drafting wills and powers of attorney, provid- ing legal advice on contracts, domes- 506 -kiric I w 4 -i ..iOC- ' ctor RESTRICTED AREA KEEP OUT _. g fAt y ' of Reactor AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL UllLiJepartment maintain and f ' operate the reactor plants and associated equipment. Reactor Department consists of five divisions: Reactor Controls, Reactor Mechanical, Reactor Elec- trical, Reactor Laboratories and Reactor Training. These divisions work c with the nuclear-trained members of the Engineer- ing Department ' s Mechani- cal and Electrical divisions tj ensure flawless opera- tion of the propulsion plant. Always on duty, the men of Reactor Department are the heart of the team that steamed over 47 , 000 miles and provided steam for thousands of atapult launches during the IKE f entennial Cruise, LCDR Mark Fergusc Reactor Officer EMCS Merrill Reynolds Department bCPO r PRINCIPAL ASSISTANTS XDR Mark Finch LT John Shepard LT John Richter LT Darrel Riedinger Reactor Controls Reactor Training Chemical Radiological Reactor Mechanical Assistant Assistant Controls Assistant Assistant RC The Electronics Technicians of Reactor Controls Division are charged with the mainte- nance and operation of all reactor plant electronic instrumentation and control equipment. This 54-man divi- sion, under the direction of a division officer and three chief petty officers, executes a vigorous preventive main- tenance program, provides expert electronic repair and retest, and sup- plies the operators necessary to con- trol the reactor plant and associated safety equipment. Already graduates of the Electron- ics Technician A school and the Navy ' s nuclear power school, the members of RC Division also receive hours of on-the-job training prior to assuming their watch standing and maintenance duties. The electronic repairs performed by RC Division personnel require a variety of skills, ranging from simple soldering to complex and intricate circuit analysis. Testing require- ments are complex and demand exact compliance with rigid standards. Frequent drills and evaluations are conducted to keep watch standers sharp and develop the team concept. Working as a team to ensure prop- er control and reactor safety, the RC Division organization has met the challenge of the 1 990 IKE Centennial Cruise by providing thousands of hours of safe reactor operation. kk H L l 1 k H B LTJG Randall Lovell LTJG Frank Newell ETCS Raymond Fitzgerald ETCS Ralph Newman ETC (SS) Faryle Fitchue ETl Douglas Badgero ETl Jefferson Hopson ETl Joseph Nelson ETl Mark Warner ET2 Roy Abbott I i 511 ET2 Kenneth Acquaviva ET2 Aaron Alexander ET2 David Beaudry ET2 Glenn Canady ET2 Robert Waszak ET2 Tyrell Williams ET3 David Dean ET3 Thomas Doonan ET3 Ed Gannon ET3 Keith Hall H B B S3 B ■ ET3 James Kingrey ET3 Alexander McLellan ET3 Steven Petras ET3 Jeffrey Schaeffer ET3 Robert Sprossel ET3 Gary Tidwell ET3 Daniel Worth 4 itii:i c ' k 19 : RE Reactor Electrical Division operates and maintains the electrical generation and distribution equipment associated with IKE ' s reactor plants. Generating enough electrical pow- er to light a small city, the RE Divi- sion team stands watch at stations controlling reactor plant switch gear and distribution control systems. RE Division electricians perform preven- tive maintenance on a wide range of electrical components used to sup- port reactor plant operations. All the electricians in RE Division are graduates of the Navy ' s nuclear power training program and Electri- cian Mate A school. Each man qualifies on several watch stations in route to the senior in-rate watch as load dispatcher, which involves control of all the electrical power dis- tribution on the ship. RE maintains a strenuous contin- uing training program which com- bines theory and practical applica- tion to maximize watch stander ' s performance and effectiveness. RE Division ' s expert maintenance and repair capabilities resulted in maximum propulsion plant perform- ance throughout the deployment, while supporting every operational requirement. LTJG Scott Sheldon EMI Joseph Brown EMI Joseph Scullion EM2 William Ballard EM2 Keith Betts EM2 Kelly Brown EM2 Gregory Hahn EM2 Jeffrey Grimes EM2 Paul Kingsbury EM2 Mark McLay •• • 515 EM2 James Pose EM2 Keith Sharkey EM2 Mark Snodgrass EM2 William Stewart EM2 Brian Westby EM2 Ira Witherspoon EM3 Ed Andreoli EMS Larry Blakey EMS James Funk EMS Paul Keller EMS Roger Lansing EMS Tom Meunier EMS Kenneth Monson EM2 Scott Pratt 516irii:i itii!: EM3 Christopher Smith Reactor Laboratories Divi- sion is tasked with the main- tenance of all propulsion plant chemistry and radiological con- trols programs. The 26-man division is responsible for primary and sec- ondary plant water chemistry, con- ducting hundreds of radiological sur- veys and the administration of the command dosimetry program. Each Engineering Laboratory Technician in RL Division was se- lected from among the top perfor- mers in the nuclear power training pipeline to attend a six week ELT training program. In addition to this specialized training in radiological controls and chemistry, each man in RL Division is a qualified Machinist Mate, capable of performing repairs and standing propulsion plant me- chanical watch stations. Constantly analyzing and inter- preting water chemistry, the ELTs assigned to the propulsion plants en- sure positive control of the chemical environment within propulsion plant systems to prevent corrosion. Other divisional members concentrate on planning radiological controls efforts on major maintenance jobs and ad- ministering a dosimetry program for more than 500 personnel. The ELTs of RL Division provide dedicated coverage of vital chemis- try and radiological parameters dur- ing every phase of propulsion plant operations. This around the clock coverage is necessary to prevent cor- rosion - every ELT knows that rust never sleeps. LT John Baker MMl Nicholas Castellano MMl James Nabors MMl Scott Rooker MMl Paul Rossi MM 2 Eric Anderson MM 2 Jorgen Carter MM2 Kenn Depew MM2 Ronald Humphreys MM2 Charles Jackson MM3 Frank Bridges MM3 Mark Noland MM3 Harold Osborn MM3 Victor Tisdale BlSiriir ' ki i!: Reactor Mechanical Division Machinist Mates maintain and operate all the mechani- c al and support systems associated with the ship ' s nuclear reactors. The 55-man division mans a variety of challenging and complex propulsion plant watch stations and perfo tricate preventive maintenance on nuclear plant valves, piping and equipment. Carefully selected and trained, h member of RM Division is a graduate of Machinist Mate A school, nuclear power school and nu- clear prototype training. In addition to this initial schooling, each man is required to participate in a vigorous continuing training program and complex qualifications for each of his RM watch stations. RM Division is divided into three major work groups. Work group RM- 01 is responsible for all mechanical equipment and spaces in number one plant, and RM-02 is responsible for all mechanical equipment in number two plant. Turbine test, RM-31, is de- voted to planning and completing op- erational tests and work procedures. At sea, RM Division members are constantly drilling, training and practicing to sharpen their operating skills. In port, the work continues with maintenance and testing. RM Division is ever ready to meet and beat the challenge of operating the world ' s largest sea-going, nuclear power plant. LT Gordon White LTJG David O ' Donnell CW02 Robert Lindsey MMCS Mike Torres MMC Kepple Bolen MMC Roger Hicks MMl Bob Brown MMl Thumper Fuqua MMl Michael Nelson MMl Walter Pennington MMl James White MM2 Frank Bauldwin MM2 Pedro Bourgeois MM2 Robert Boylan T 519 MM2 Delante Stevens MM3 Jeffrey Volz 20 A- MM3 Walter Hay MM3 Clarence Hill i 521 MM3 Thomas Jones MM3 Russell Lion MM3 Lumbee Locklear MM3 Mike Matthys MM3 Thomas McCarthy MM3 Jody Morrison MM3 Jim Newton MM3 Derk Pfannenstiel MM3 Brian Robinson MM3 Earle Roddy MM3 Terry Staffeld MM3 Vincent Stepchuk MM3 David Vechart MM3 Jonathan Wisner 522 A : Reactor Training Division provides high quality train- ing and drill simulations for more than 300 nuclear-trained opera- tors in the Reactor and Engineering departments. Under the guidance of the Reactor Training Assistant. RT Division ' s six nuclear-trained in- structors coordinate divisional train- ing programs, execute a vigorous drill plan and instruct up to 35 newly-ar- rived officers and enlisted students in the Basic Nuclear Engineering curriculum. After hours of classroom lectures and self study on all propulsion plant systems, each student must pass a series of oral and written exams de- signed to verify his basic knowledge of the plant before moving into spe- RT cific watch station training. In addition to classroom instruc- tion, the six RT Division staff in- structors, all top performers from three parent divisions, maintain training records, write and adminis- ter exams and coordinate the contin- uing training program for their par- ent division. Each instructor is a member of the propulsion plant drill team, specially trained to simulate propulsion plant drills and monitor watch stander response to the vari- ous situations presented. Always involved, dedicated and ef- fective. RT Division is working hard to provide the quality training pro- gram that is the cornerstone of safe propulsion plant operations. LT Mark Brownell LTJG Gary Freije ENS Andrew Deetz ENS Mark Porto MMC (SW) Norman Gillen MMC Freddie Shaw MMl Roosevelt Banks EMI Roland Bartley MMl Harold Cryderman MMl Michael Foster EMI (SW) Michael Prokopuk MMl Marcus Schacht ETl James Slagowski MMl Paul Theroux - - 523 EM2 Kyle Dixon EM2 Todd Fitt MM2 Frank Goble YN2 Ray Harris MM2 Michael Lard ET2 Paul Malcarne MM2 Henry Ray ET2 Curtis Williams MM2 Johnathon Winkie EM2 Michael Vikstrom MM3 Michael Bailev MM3 Fred Bel; EM3 Richard Branham MM3 Alan Brodkorb MM3 Matthew Brown EM3 Kurt Byers EM3 John Chonarzewski EM3 Daniel Edington MM3 Daniel Fitzgerald 524 i isri ic EM3 David Hanna MM3 Paul Jessen ET3 Howard Kuhns MM3 Jon Meaders ET3 William Mosley EM3 Michael Orta MM3 Gene Painter ET3 Chris Patterson MM3 David Pfiester EM3 Charles Piland EM3 Gerald Renville EM3 Edward Smith EM3 Timothy Smith MM3 Kevin Sullian MM3 Jeffery Thacker ET3 John Wardigo MM3 James Willard YNSN Edgar Schreckengost -k 525 eugioiis Ministeries CAPT James Mennls Command Chaplain REL MIN eligion and Ministry are two English words which have their roots in ancient Latin. Ministrare is Latin for to serve and re jgare means to tie together The ReHgious Ministries Depart- ment aboard IKE provides a service: programs, counselling and opportuni- ties for shipmates to tie things to- gether, and to gain insight and per- spective. Gaining perspective may mean at- tending a worship service on the fore- castle or ship ' s chapel. Perspective is often enhanced by added informa- I from an American Red Cross or Navy Relief message. Perspective is frequently broadened by finding a quiet place in the library to write a letter home, watching a video cas- sette movie in the lounge, or by spending an hour with one of the ship ' s recreational computers. IKE ' s Religious Ministries Department en- sures that our library and crew ' s lounge facilities are the finest afloat. IKE ' s three chaplains work with Religious Program Specialists and i-rated specialists to make things happen. Religious education cla Lay Readers representing various faith groups leading services, com- munity relations projects, counsel- ling, the IKE ombudsmen program, and worship services for accompany- ing ships are all services provided to help sailors and Marines tie things together. Rn 1 Xi - «j2M IL — _m ' W m ' ' mi 00 L. 1 ff ' F . - y |U== :?= — . .jflH RP3 Richie Miller RP3 Antoine Sharp K ' jf nVi A ■ .. ■ ' • ' ' ABEC Brian Xaros Department LCPO SAFETY X ne operation of a nuclear powered city of 6,000 men at sea, complete with an air- port, marina, industrial repair facili- ties, fuel depots and ammunition storage areas carries with it many po- tential hazards. Preventing that po- tential from realizing itself into trag- edy is the mission of IKE ' s Safety Department. Paramount to maintaining mission capability is maintaining the integri- ty and health of all equipment and crew members. In every operation undertaken, every task assigned, safety is involved. From the simplest job to the most complex evolution, safety is in the forefront and must be a concern for every sailor. Safety Department is composed of a group of specialists in various tech- nical areas, including deck seaman- ship, aviation, ordnance, damage control and propulsion. As a team, they provide safety training, monitor adherence to safety procedures and track hazards to ensure they are cor- rected. Whether monitoring flight deck operations, educating personnel or proper handling of hazardous waste, or coordinating ship-wide safety standdowns. Safety Department strives to ensure safety awareness at all levels of the chain of command. m mamm ! LT Daniel Salazar HTl Carl Admire AOl Andrew Surrell BM2 Kenneth Adams ET2 Christopher Dyess • -l|i 532 - -A- - - i -k 533 . Jt . fM M«n?= «?5 v Supply The Supply Department is respon- sible for the logistic support of the Mighty IKE , Carrier Airwing 7 and the staff of Cruiser-Destroyer Group 12. This responsibility includes: man- aging the thousands of repair parts and consumables necessary for the support of the ship ' s systems; provid- ing laundry services and healthful and enjoyable meals in five messes: operat- ing ship ' s stores and vending machines: paying the crew and ship ' s bills: oper- ating the non-tactical automated data processing system; managing and le pairing micro-computers, reprographic- machines and typewriters. The men of Supply work long hours supporting IKE ' s mission. Their hard work was recognized by receiving an Outstanding in the pre-deployment Supply Management Inspection and by a follow-on message from Com- mander, Naval Air Forces U.S. Atlantic Fleet stating IKE ' s performance in the inspection was the best for any carrier in the past four years. IKE Supply has the Right Stuff. it:!t5K Michael Finley Supply Officer DPCS James McCrary Department LCPO r RINCIPAL ASSISTANTS LCDR Daniel Smoak Assistant Supply Officer LCDR George Herning Stores Officer LCDR Christopher Hampton Services Officer S-1 Division ' s primary missions are the inventory manage- ment of approximately 150.000 items of stocit, valued at more than $200 million, and financial nagement of the ship ' s operating budget of over $40 million annually. These seemingly impossible tasks are easily handled by the personnel of S-1 through their skillful use and control of the Shipboard Uniform Au- tomated Data Processing System, which includes a local area network of 132 terminals. Other S-1 functions include: Casu- alty reporting: requisitioning, track- ing and expediting all of the ship ' s material requirements: physical management of surface repairables: and training of the ship ' s departmen- tal and divisional supply petty offi- cers. S-l ' s ability to perform these and many other tasks as a team of true professionals was confirmed by a Commander. Naval Air Forces U.S. Atlantic Fleet inspection grade of Outstanding. Not only did this prove IKE truly has the Right Stuff, but that the high standards of management and ac- countability for material and funds set by our country ' s taxpayers and elected officials were met. S-1. making sure that IKE has the Right Stuff! LT Charles Charboneau ENS Kenneth Broomer AKC Jules Moity SKI Dennis Angelo SKI Samuel Coles SK2 Michael Benson SK2 Victor Gulp SK2 Bryan Fish SK2 Christopher Flood SK2 Jim Gokey y m y AK2 Donnie LaLonde Sk2 Kenneth Peacock SK2 Florentine Peniera SK2 Jim Stuart SKSA Eric Wensel SKSR Larry Mathus 538 iric-k i S-2 The food service division has a never-ending job serving well-balanced, nutritious meals to IKE ' s crew. S-2 Division serves quality meals 24 hours a day. with the aft galley featuring two en- tree meals, the forward galley supply- ing hot dogs, hamburgers and French fries, and IKE ' s Taster ' s Choice salad and chili bar providing just that. Aside from serving wholesome meals, S-2 prepares special divisional dinners, monthly birthday meals, re- enlistment and special occasion cakes, divisional picnics, and various other special event meals. While in foreign ports, S-2 sets up shop at fleet landing. IKE Do- nald ' s offers a variety of grilled foods and soft drinks for sailors re- turning from liberty. With a 35-day cycle menu in the aft galley and a 21-day cycle menu in the forward galley, there is plenty of variety for even the most discrimi- nating palate. From the Food Service Officer to the newest Food Service Attendant, the men of S-2 treat each crew mem- ber as family and every meal as a feast. CW02 Joseph Wise MSCM Benson Doon MSC Pete Aquino MSC Geronimo Lumagui MSI Richard Gravelle MSI William Quigley MSI Rickey Swope MSI Ilustre Vincente MSI Alphonso Vincent MS2 Donnell Burnside MS2 Curtis Crenshaw MS2 David Fetterman MS2 (SW) Rodney Hawk MS2 John Kendrick iK iKi 539 MS2 Martin Lindeke MS2 Sanford O ' Neal MS2 Randall Pickett MS2 Donald Smith MS2 Ronald Williams MS3 Jeff Davis MS3 Daral Dennis MS3 Michael Green MS3 Kenneth Haggard MS3 Austin Hughes MS3 Bruce Johnson MS3 Michael Kennedy MS3 Brian Lean MS3 Joe Metz MS3 Erik Mims 1 H M Kf ' ffl M 540 i -kic MS3 Jeffrey Monroe MS3 Peter Organsky MS3 Kevin Price MS3 Kevin Robertson MS3 Andy Roth MS3 James Seward MS3 Chuck Watts MS3 Philhp Whaley MS3 Avery Williamson MS3 Denis Wood MSSN Thomas Bettura MSSN Daniel Coleman MSSN Robert Cowman MSSN Bruce Dinger MSSN Horace Gaines MSSN Michael Hawkins MSSN Lavelle Hayes MSSN Peter Higgins MSSN Alex Kerr MSSN Robert LaSure 541 MSSN Ernest Morrow MSSN Kevin LLearnick MSSN George Parker MSSN Shawn Phillips MSSN Francis Precourt MSSN James Robinson MSSN Joseph Taylor MSSN Gary Wade MSSA Calvin Adams MSSA Brian Barraclough MSSA Tyree Bledsoe MSSA Shawn Brophy MSSA Mark Craft MSSA Robert Dalton MSSA Alexander Felix MSSA Jerry Fore j PPV _ Hlr, , , TlH J rtd m r «l SSiH 1 MSSA Steven Graham MSSA Alan Hale MSSA Kevin Hildreth MSSA John Howard MSSA David Johnson MSSA Chris Lawrence MSSA Charles Milton MSSA Gregory Smith MSSA Brian Stokes MSSA Frederick Tucker MSSA Fred Wilson MSSR Gregory James MSSR Nathan Jiggetts MSSR DeAndre Morrison MSSR Brian Reilly MSSR Robert Spruill -ki iK 543 S-2M S-2M Division is responsible for the overall upkeep and sanita- tion of the enlisted dining fa- cility. It is one of the largest divisions on board and comprised entirely of temporarily assigned personnel. The roster includes a line officer, master chief petty officer, chief petty officer. 16 petty officers and over 1 10 food service attendants. The airmen, seamen and fireman perform 90 days of mess cooking duties, while the petty officers man the division for a stalwart six months. The men of S-2M Division main- tain 180.000 square feet of deck space, including some of the most heavily traveled areas on the ship. They also maintain the sculleries and beverage bars, where hundreds of gallons of bug juice. carbonated sodas and milk are dispensed at each meal. These spaces are cleaned around the clock to maintain the highest sanitary standards. S-2M Division is customer orient- ed and caters to the needs of over 4,500 people per meal. It maintains the world ' s busiest restaurant for the Navy ' s best crew. LTJG ' Victor Susman MSC Eriberto Angeles 544 ■ • w O The Sales and Services Divi- sion provides all the basic support services for the crew. The 50 Ships Servicemen and 26 TAD personnel operate three retail outlets, a full scale laundry and dry cleaning plant, tailoring services and two barber shops. The IKE Mall is the largest retail outlet, selling basic uniform items, stationary, stereo equipment, cam- eras, and other luxury items. The 7-11 provides customers with the basic necessities, such as shaving cream, razors, toothpaste and soap. It also caters to the sweet tooth, pro- viding a variety of cookies, candies and other snacks. The snack bar serves the evening crowd a selection of ice cream, frozen yogurt and popcorn. The ship ' s laundry processes over two tons of clothing everyday. The dry cleaning plant and tailor shop en- sure all IKE sailors have clean, well- fitted uniforms. Two barber shops help the crew maintain a squared-away military haircut. Everyone can be a star pilot or Robocop in IKE ' s video arcade, and vending machines with soda and snacks are always available, too. S-3 prides itself on service to the crew. Profits raised from the various concessions go to the ships recreation fund, so all of S-3 ' s hard work bene- fits the crew with double dividends! ENS Timothy Hutson SHCS Jacky Johnson SHC Richard Watkins SHI William Perry SHI (SW) Stephen Sarapa SH2 Arthur Carraher SH2 Byron Harris SH2 Christopher Jones SH2 Gerald Jones SH2 Timothy Kerfoot SH2 Robert Rinehart SH2 Richard Rissinger SH2 Robert Wilson SH3 John Ball iK 545 546 : SH3 Mark Ferris SH3 Leonard Holden, Jr. SH3 Jim Hordinski SH3 Mark Icenhour SH3 Robert LaBell SH3 Brian Phillips SH3 Larry Otwell SH3 Daniel Ring SH3 Ricky Smallwood SH3 Cardell Striggles SH3 Trevor Triebenbach SH3 Jerry Walker SH3 Kenneth Wells SH3 Robert Williams SH3 Sylvester Williams SHSN Brendan Achziger SHSN Jeff Cast SHSN Gerard Cline SHSN Antron Horn SHSN Michael Paul SHSN Richard Wayne SHSA Mike Mazzarella SHSA Frank Rohlman SHSR Christopher Combs SHSR Richard Smith HHiik ; l?f! S HHJJI V ' H i H i r pH 2 mI m V r ' 1 1 ' S ;• assssssrs ' awswt ' SFfai .J. • Disbursing Office is essen- ■, Aiy a full service bank. - ... In addition to maintaining over 5.000 pay accounts for all the ship ' s company and airwing person- nel. S-4 processes more than 400 tra v- el claims and provides an average of 250 TAD travel advances each month. Other services include check cash- ing and foreign currency exchange overseas. Paydays are S-4 Division ' s busiest days - with a payroll of nearly $1 mil- lion. Much of the legwork for payday disappeared with the installation of Automated Teller Machines in mid- 1089. More than easing S-4 ' s work- load, the ATMs provide sailors with additional security for their funds and the convenience of withdrawing funds in desired sums 24 hours a day. Bills for supplies and services pro- vided to the ship while in foreign ports are paid by S-4. The Disbursing Clerks not only confirm the billed items, but, often times, must convert the figures to dollars from local cur- rency. Whenever it involves money, either payroll or payment, the Dis- bursing Clerks of S-4 Division stand ready to provide the best quality ser- vice possible. The Wardroom Division could also be called Hotel IKE. as it operates facilities equal to a 525 bed hotel with two restau- rants, wardrooms 1 and 3, and two smaller messes, the commanding offi- cer ' s and flag messes. The Mess Management Special- ists and temporary personnel of S-5 Division are involved in all facts of the hotel business, including check- ing in new officers or guests, cleaning staterooms, picking up or delivering laundry and serving the finest, well- -5 balanced meals. The men of S-5 are also responsible for the highly renown IKE Recep- tions, such as those conducted ' A ' ith evening reviews. Putting out a veri- table cornucopia of food items for 200 to 1.200 invited guests and officers is a dramatic feat made to look easy by the professionals of S-5. S-5 Division sets the standard for wardroom service and receptions. The Wardroom Division truly op- erates a five star hotel and restau- rant. CW02 Donald Caskie MSCS Alfredo Tiglao MSI Gregory Brown MSI Lewis Jones MS2 Max Abernathy MS 2 Joseph Baker MS2 Wilbur Bethel MS2 Charles Henderson MS2 Charles Johns MS3 Herman Helton MS3 Aubrey Collins MS3 Daniel Gaskins MS3 Dennis Jones MS3 Walter Kellen i i 549 MS3 Michael Kirby MS3 Mark Mersereau MS3 Gary Payne MS3 Phillip Redden MS3 Reginald Rogers MS3 Michael Santana MS3 Gregory Simpson MS3 Kurt Sondrol MS3 Emanuel Spain MS3 Alfred Stone MS3 Kelvin Wade ■ 1 r i- I _ j Sl 9 ' ' 1 11 4 t Ommttd 1 MSSN Marc Ivery MSSN Ervin McMillian MSSN Terald Richardson MSSN Dale White MSSA Corey Blocker MSSA Gregory Clark MSSA Cornelius Lane MSSA John Leonard MSSA Jonathan McElroy MSSA David Tabb MSSA Kevin Watson MSSR Andrea Carter MSSR Antonio Council MSSR Jerry Doleman MSSR John King MSSR Bruce Patterson -ki iic 551 s- e, ' ' -6 Division is responsible for O providing repair part support for the embarked airwing and for the Aircraft Intermediate Mainte- nance Department. Manned by top-notch Aviation Storekeepers. Aviation Stores Divi- sion receives, identifies, stores and issues aviation repairables and spare parts. S-6 Division maintains a rotatable pool of high-use avionic components consisting of 300 line items valued in excess of $85 million, as well as main- taining inventory control over 6.500 other high-cost aviation repairable components. The men of S-5 are also responsible for confirming shipments of aviation retrograde, performing technical re- search in order to identify aviation parts requirements and expediting all off-ship critical parts require- ments. The division maintains six avia- tion component storerooms, includ- ing a jet engine storeroom that stretches the width of the ship and requires the use of a crane to store and issue parts. The hard work and dedication ex- hibited daily by the Aviation Sti keepers of S-6 Division reflect the AK motto: You can ' t fly without supply. CW02 James Dixon AKCS (AW) Joe Salonga AKC Thomas Musser AKC Bradd Scott AKC Michael Waters AKl (AW) Aubrey Thomas AKl (AW) Mark Stanley AKl William Pike AKl Julius Medler AK2 Dale Czeck AK2 Victor Elias AK2 William Hitchens AK2 Chuck Johnson AK2 Roger Kennedy AK2 John Kidd AK2 Billy Langston AK2 Peter Rogers 552 : AK3 Cain Coleman AK3 Arden Doolittle AK3 William Ramsey AK3 Michael Roderos AK3 Stephen Scott AKAN Sean AUigood AN Owen Baldwin AKAN Harry Brazzle AKAN Kenneth Bridger AKAN Brian Cottrell AKAN Joseph Francis AKAN David Hauck AKAN Jason Sloan AKAA John Lawrence AKAA Dave Walsh AKAR George Tomlin iK 553 he heart of Supply Depart- ment: Without us. no parts get issued, sailors will not get paid, maintenance repairs will not be scheduled, personnel rosters will not be generated and copiers will not get repaired. We are S-7 Division. S-7 Division is manned by 20 Data Processing Technicians who input d ata, operate the computers and write programs for various users. Re- prographic and maintenance support for copiers is handled by two highly trained Instrumentmen. With the introduction of the Ship- board Non-tactical ADP Program on board, we are able to provide users with access to Supply. Maintenance. Admin. Disbursing, inventory, logis- tics and training information. The SNAP system contains a wealth of information that depart- ments and divisions utilize everyday to make informed decisions in the ac- complishment of shipboard tasks. Managers, from LPO up through the chain of command, can easily find ad- vancement qualification informa- tion, recall numbers, rack assign- ments, projected rotation dates and Watch Quarter and Station Bill as- signments. Users can also get the latest status on supplies ordered, on-hand invento- ries and price information. CW02 Roman Powaluk DPC (SW) Richard McHugh DPI (SW) Steve Goodyear DPI Mark Morrison DPI Douglas Schurman DP2 Thomas Mathias IM2 Mike Mulligan DPS Richard Cammarata DP3 John Schultz Material Division is one of the busiest divisions on the ship, both in port and at sea. Receipt processing, stowage and issue of material are the basic functions of S-8 Division. Manned by 47 hard-working Store- keepers and Aviation Storekeepers. S-8 Division issues and receives more than 20.000 parts each month, using 50 storerooms spread throughout the ship. During in-port periods and under- way replenishments. S-8 sets the standard for the safe movement of material. S-8 will move more than 700 pallets of material in a three-day AK3 Evans Swinson SKSN Warren Calloway AKAN Robert Conrad AKAN Bobby Corley SKSN Gene Edwards AN Travis Hawkins AKAN Benjamin Hernandez AKAN Michael Jacobson AKAN Terry Landrum AKAN Dennis Mazur AKAN David Winn AKAN Carlton Wright AA Terris Allen SKSN Randal Henderson SKSA Nathan Kimbrough SKSA Norman Moore SKSA William Robinson AA Michael Schwartz AA Robert Simpson 558 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ SKSA Kim Spear SKSA Brian Waksmunski AA Jeff Yerkes AR James Bailey SR Shawn Dickens AR Michael Garrison SKSR Matthew Hernandez AR Vincent Laloggia AR Patrick Prouty AR William Reisinger S-10 One of the smallest, but most vital Supply divisions, is the Quality Assurance Division. Financial and inventory audits, and quality assurance reports to en- sure proper procedures are followed and prescribed procedures are main- tained are key functions of this divi- sion. Specifically, the men of S-10: Man age the Location Audit Program; con duct periodic inventory audits of gen eral cargo storerooms to confirm loca tion and inventory validity; conduc spot inventories and audit trails to ensure causative research is perform- ed on suspended issues and gains or losses of Navy stock fund materials; make recommendations to the Sup- ply Officer to correct discrepancies; monitor the shelf life program, ensur- ing stock material is properly rotat- ed. And the list goes on! The Quality Assurance Division ' s head-on effort to improve inventory accuracy has been a major factor in making the IKE Supply Department the best in the fleet. W r% ife ' -- m. mm - B i Wl JI V y r w SKCS Enrico Gomez AKC (AW) Robert Gibson SK2 Dwain Holt SK2 Rick Navarro AK3 Stephen Nathanson 1 Department is to provide ordnance for the air wing and ship ' s defense systems in support of the ship ' s mis- sion, and to ensure the internal and external security of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The department is tasked with ' the responsibility for the requisi- tion, receipt, stowage, assembly and issue of all ordnance. It is further re- sponsible for the maintenance of all small arms, law enforcement require- ments, and response to security threats. The nerve center of the Weapons ons Movement Cont ol Station, which coordinates all wEnpons ac- tivities throughout the sHip. AWMCS maintains commu nication with all weapons magazines, elevators, and division offices as well as the hangar and flight decks, to ensure accurata and timely delivery of the requi weapons packages to squadron air- craft. The safe and efficient movement of ordnance requires the efforts of highly trained and professional men, such as the men of IKE ' s Weapons Department. ?.s v,;- -f: ■- .jf ' K ns yi • ; CDR Delbert Weapons Officer AOCS Dorman Miner , Department LCPO kV G- The Aviation Ordnanceman of G-1 Division are responsible for the receipt, issue, accep- tance inspection, transportation and safety of all ordnance when it is on the hangar and flight decks. They provide continuing supervi- sion to the Airwing with respect to loading, downloading, arming and de- arming procedures for aircraft ord- nance. G-1 Division is comprised of two work centers. The Hangar Deck shop is responsible for the inventory, cor- rosion control and preventive main- tenance of more than 4.000 pieces of weapons support equipment. Addi- tionally, they are responsible for movement and control of all weapons on the hangar deck. The Flight Deck shop is similarly responsible for all weapons on the flight deck. Through team work and profes- sionalism, the men of G-1 expertly and safely accomplish their task in support of IKE ' s mission. ENS Harold Barber AOC (AW) Anthony Shelby AOl Manuel Lawler AOl Barry Matt AOl Lawrence Rodgn - AOl Dave Talley AOl (AW) Dennis Terrio A02 Charles Curry A02 James Hartnett AZ2 (AW) Israel Perez A02 Daniel Skalbeck A02 Walter Sumuel A03 Edward Comer A03 Michael Evans A03 Douglas Guston A03 Walter Hampton A03 Mark Lee A03 Felipe Lewis 562 i iKisrik-k A03 Joe Micklow A03 Michael Moon A03 Gregory Sandman A03 David Watkins A03 James White A03 Stephen Williams AOAN Lenny Avent AN Earl Ellis AOAN Ronnie Gribbins WTSN Jeffrey Harriman AOAN Edward La Chappa AOAN Ronald Lewis AOAN LeSean Roberts AOAN James Shaw AOAN Kenneth Suratt AOAN Jay Tingle AN Carroll Washington AOAA Jamie Woodson -k-k -k 563 Comprised of Gunners Mates. Torpedoman and Aviation Ordnanceman. the men of the ship ' s Armory are a diversified group. Whether it is maintaining small arms, torpedoes or moving missiles, bombs or rockets, they do it safely and with pride. G-2 runs the ship ' s Armory, includ- ing maintenance on .50 caliber and M-60 machine guns. M-14 rifles. 12 gauge shotguns. .45 caliber pistols and .38 caliber revolvers. In addition to maintenance. G-2 also runs the ship ' s Small Arms train- ing program. The highly trained Torpedoman provide the ship with banded torpe- does for fixed wing aircraft and helos. The Aviation Ordnanceman lead the division through bomb, missile and rocket movement evolutions, as well as maintain 41 magazine sprin- kler systems and associated ammuni- tion magazines. With the attitude that there isn ' t a job that can ' t be done, G-2 contin- ues to move forward with PRIDE AND PROFESSIONALISM. ENS Mark Loose AOC Patrick Durkin GMGl Charles Pierce TM2 Steve Baugh TM2 Jonathan Hamor GMG2 Ricky Robinson TM2 Tommie Robinson GMG2 Jay Walton GMG3 Howard Allen A03 Otis Dowdv Hj ... . ' K r FD. 102 jft. . m w JV ' p A iM 1 jji|? P ' bT ' SbI ' •■ r n 4 i R r pKy _JL j y p 1 Ig ' lPj r 9 1 1 1 GMGSA Chris Pope GMGSA Rickie Waters AR David Adams AR Kris Boettcher AR Darrell Lockett iK -k 565 ion are a While - orking 24 hours a day. sev- en days a week, the men of Weapons ' largest divi- ; strong a team as any- vorking deep inside the ship ' s magazines, G-3 ' s Mag Rats perform all of the essential duties of ordnance storage, assembly, disas- sembly and maintenance to keep Carrier Airwing Seven confident enough to carry five pound bombs up to the Navy ' s most expensive and technologically advanced missiles without fear or worry. The men of G-3 specialize in all types and aspects of ordnance. From the missile crew, assembling the world ' s most advanced missiles, to the bomb assembly team building the most reliable bombs, to the 20mm crew hand loading thousands of rounds, the men of G-3 display pride, dedication and professionalism in their work. The IKE and the United States of America can both feel comfortable knowing that the finest group of Ordies in the world are assembled in G-3. It is said a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In G-3. there are no weak links. LT David Smith TMCS Dwight Butcher AOC George Porlier AOC (AW) Ronnie Ray AOl Bobby Besch AOl Domingo Herman AOl (AW) Michael Houston AOl Scott Malkin AOl Russell Norman AOl Dale Swart A02 Steven Blakeslee A02 Freddie Christian A02 Randy Cook A02 Les Cromwell A02 Lester Daniels A02 Michael Ramsey A02 Marl and Rodgers A02 Stephen Smith A02 Jimmy Stephens A03 Curtis Baines A03 Alfred Binder A03 Daniel Brahaney A03 Gerald Brickford A03 Robert Cannon A03 Jeff Carr A03 Michael Fields A03 Andre Frazier A03 Marc Hudson A03 Scott Johnson A03 Kip Lancaster A03 Brian Thomas A03 Eric Wollenberg A03 Timothy Witt AOAN Daniel Coffee AOAN Bruno Diotallevi AOAN Lonnie Gray AOAN Deven Harris AOAN Dennis Johnson AOAN Charles Jones 568 AOAN Clemente Ramos AOAN Bam-Bam Ross AOAN Christopher Ross AOAN Corey Sequist AN Donald Smith AOAN Harry Smith i i i 569 AOAN James Stevens AOAN Mitchell Williams AOAN Scott Williams AA James Carter AOAA Glenn Curtin AOAA Michael Faye AOAA Daniel Fifield AOAA Michael Gaschler AOAA Earnest Lewis AOAA Shawn McKenzie AA Jeffery Prince AA Johnny Sims AOAA James Wilson AR Tracy Gillespie AOAR Christopher Gonzales AOAR David Schmith 570 G-4 Division maintains and operates 10 sophisticated weapons elevator systems, each capable of delivering 10.500 pounds of ordnance from the maga- zines to the hangar bay and flight deck. G-4 Division personnel perform in two areas of expertise - general main- tenance and troubleshooting. Maintenance consists of equip- ment checks performed regularly on the weapons elevator systems by a skilled team of 19 Aviation Ordnan- ceman. Should problems arise, the troubleshooting team of two Electri- cian Mates, one Interior Communica- tions Technician and three Machin- ist Mates is called to quickly repair the elevator. G-4 Division worked hard during the IKE Centennial Cruise to achieve zero carry-overs of scheduled maintenance, complete rehabilita- tion of all elevators and an impres- sive safety record of no lost time due to personnel injuries. G-4 Division takes pride in their efforts to keep IKE combat ready. The elevator crew is truly a vital part of IKE ' s fighting team. ENS Phil Gregoire AOl Paul Farrington EMI Vernon Scriber MMl Scott Staten MM2 Kenneth Brubaker i i i 571 A03 Frank Eberle A03 Archie Huskins A03 Jon Newman A03 Robert Tarbell AOAN Brent Hileman AOAN Gary James AOAN Patrick McMillian AOAN Robbie Meeks AOAN Tim Painter AOAN Alonzo Rentz 572 iic-kiir-kia: AOAN Larry Simpson AOAN Enrique Toro AOAN Phillip Young ICFA Zahir Moore WTSA John Steele i -k i 573 G-5. the Weapons Depart- ment administrative divi- sion is composed of the weapon ' s administration assistant, ordnance handhng officer, depart- mental leading chief petty officer. 3- M assistant, training officer, career counselor, supply petty officer and the departmental yeoman. The operational nerve center for the Weapons Department is the Avi- ation Weapons Movement Control Station (AWMCS) . Manned 24 hours a day and under the control of the ordnance handling officer, the AWMCS directs and coordinates all weapons evolutions on board IKE The department ' s correspondence, messages and reports are prepared and distributed by the yeoman. The 3-M assistant coordinates mainte. nance scheduling and damage con- trol for the department. Providing ample supplies and keeping a watch- ful over the budget is the departmen tal supply petty officer. The training and career counselor office is respon sible for planning and supervising de partmental training and informat to assist personnel in making in- formed career decisions. LT Ronald Erwin LT Jerry Netko AOC (AW) Curt Adams GMC (SW) Edward Dimock AOC Donall Mobley Hl ! ! A03 James Miller YN3 Edward Schaldenbrand A03 Jeff Weir YNSA Craig King AR Charles Langston -k -k 575 ECURITY Security Division consists of one officer and 61 enlisted men providing physical secu- rity, brig service and controlled sub- stance testing to ship ' s company and airwing. The men of Patrol. Investigations and the Brig focus their energy on im- mediate threats to the ship and the crew to include terrorism awareness, security and safety violations and violations of the Uniformed Code Of Military Justice. Patrolman share responsibility for 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the ship They can be counted on to be at the scene of any emergency. Command Investigations, working with the Naval Investigative Service and civilian law enforcement agen- cies, probe for suspected criminal ac- tivity, examine crime scenes and de- velop facts pertinent to incidents. The Security Officer, as the Brig Officer, provides prisoners a safe, se- cure and healthy place of incarcera- tion. Working as a team, the men of Se- curity make IKE a safe and secure place to work and live. CW02 James Grimes Timothy Upham MACM(SW) Thomas French MAC Ricky Price AMEl Daniel Barney MSI Chris Doty YNl Stephen Loggains AOl Michael McDougald PNl Douglas Munro MAI (SW) Dan Phillips MMl Edward Shegogue MAI Mike White AOl Steve Wixom ABHl Raymond Wyman A02 Jim Andrews 576 •- 1 577 W Division is comprised of 35 highly skilled Weapons Technicians and one Avi- ation Storekeeper. They are tasked with maintaining IKE ' S two special ammunitions storage spaces and pro- viding weapons support to Carrier Air Wing Seven. Whether performing technical or damage control preventive mainte- nance, supporting G-5 through the electrical safety program or main- taining a vigorous schedule of techni- cal operations on deterrent weapons, the men of W division ensure the highest possible standards of excel- lence. W Division also maintains the cer- emonial Five Star Room. which commemorates Dwight D. Eisen- hower soldier, statesman and Presi- dent. W Division silently carries on, pro- viding a massive deterrent to insure world peace. LTJG Richard Cupp NTCS(SW) Matthew Earls WTC Anio Galdenzi WTC Jerry Kile WTC James Swerlein WTl Eric Booker WTl David Fields WTl Rustin Long WTl Ronald Quick WTl Craig Shaffer 578 : WT2 Liston Benton WT2 Edward Brown WT2 Wilie Burgess WT2 Joseph Crozier WT2 Stephen Kleintank WT2 Frank Scott WT2 Len Sholtz WT2 Mark Skinner WT2 Derek Williams AK3 Charles Abatsis WT3 Leslie Heier WT Barry Kinder WT3 Matthew Maudlin WT3 Thomas Offer WTSN James Bryant I ' ■ • V 11 ■ WTSN Dale Dunlap WTSN James Hall WTSN Gary McGraw WTSN William Merrill WTSN Michael Nagle WTSN Morgan Tracy WTSN Robert Westbrook WTSA Michael Brown WTSA Marion Cain WTSA William Clark WTSA Douglas O ' Brien WTSR Todd Kunzweiler 580 i -k -k EOD T KE ' s Explosive Ordnance Dis- er ship repairs. 1 posal detachment detects, iden- With these capabilities the EOD - • tifies. renders safe, collects ev- team can respond to an ordnance in- k aluates all types of ordnance in sup- cident accident by sea. air, land or port of IKE and battle group opera- parachute insertion. tions. EOD members also provide train- EOD team members are qualified ing to the ship ' s security force in de- in SCUBA, surface supplied and tailed search procedures of the ship mixed gas diving equipment. The and vehicles and to repair locker per- team responds to various routine and sonnel in NBC detection and decon- emergency diving operations, includ- tamination. fer ; ing hull searches and basic underwat- LT Robert Matthews GMC George Cowan GMM2 Keith Hammargren GMG3 Robert Rose i iKi 581 ;V:A.fe ' «x ' ' Training 0 ( ' ,.t :,V Department T.CPO ji ? RAINING Train • ing n 1: the act. pro- cess or method of one who trains 2: the state of being trained. The definition above is IKE ' s Training Department in a nutshell. Headed by LCDR Bill Smyth. Train- ing is responsible for a wide variety of evolutions on board IKE. IKE ' s backbone is a ten day course given to all newly reported personnel. The program is called Familiariza- tion and Indoctrination (FAM I) The curriculum covers day-to-day life on IKE. from pay matters to Chemical, Biological and Radiologi- cal defense and other damage control areas. Nearly 300 personnel complet- 584 i ick iii i 585 a;$ ' - Mi ' ■ : . As en f f «£Jjl i« £A ' A«Vi;.«USAI( ' ' r ■ ' nfi CVW-7 CAPT Ray Thomas Deputy ' CAG ' EMCM(AW1 William Fitzgerald ' CAG ' Master Chief ■f ] ' ii 34 A CVW-7 C ommander. Carrier Air Wing Seven is responsible to the battle group commander for the tactical training and indoctrina- tion of the airwing; for the coordina- tion and supervision of all activities of the nine embarked squadrons; and for the material condition, communi- cations, and intelligence functions of the airwing. The commander of the air group, normally referred to as CAG. has the responsibility for training al l air- wing pilots, aircrews and mainte- nance personnel. Basically, his job is to take all nine embarked squadrons and mold them into a fighting unit capable of defending the United States and her allies whenever called on to do so. The airwing staff is comprised of 14 officers and 17 enlisted personnel based at NAS Oceana when not em- barked on IKE. The staff ' s primary function is to assist the airwing com- mander in the oversight of operation- al, administrative and maintenance functions of the wing. The staff is the central point of contact for the at- tached squadrons and coordinates the functions between the squadrons and embarked flag officer. LCDR Jim Boone LCDR Mark Mills LCDR Tim Quitter LCDR Richard Roll LCDR Jon Snyder LCDR Rocky Wilkinson LT Kim Blake LT John Eckert LT Stuart Fox LT Tom Magno LT Stephen Seifert LTJG Robert Ballenger AFCM(AW) Jesse Elliott AFCM David Orr 590 AVCM Richard Preston AOCS (AW) David Faithful YNCS Dean Stottlemyer AZC Richard Haynes ATC Tim Kidd AKC George Knotts YNl Leon Allen AMEl Andre Scott AOl John Williams YN3 Jim Bailey YN3 John Sisk AN Neveal Bencher AN John Haje AA Carlos Tavarez i i iKis: 591 f F - HS-5 Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron FIVE is assigned the mission of offensive anti-submarine warfare in defense of the IKE battle group. Their secondary missions include search and rescue (SAR) and logistic transportation of mail, cargo, and personnel for the entire battle group. The Nightdippers accomplish their first to launch, last to recover rotary wing mission through the hard work and dedication of 26 officers and 170 of the Navy ' s finest sailors. motto ■Attack. Don ' t HS-5 is comprised of seven SH-3H Sea King helicopters. The Sea King is world renowned for its dead- ly accurate fire control • an active dipping sonar. This sonar, capable of submerging to 450 feet, boasts the highest torpedo probability of kill of any air or surface ASW platform. The helicopter ' s ASW sensor suite also includes sonobuoys and a mag- netic anomaly detector. CDR John Smith LCDR David Campbell LCDR David Coisson LCDR Justin Mostert LCDR Mike Wanjon LT Curt Dodges LT Robert Glover LT Art Hale LT Richard Hamilton LT Gary Hansen LT Mark Huber LT Elmer Nagma 94 i i c-kis:is: AK2 Ronald Colem AW2 John Curr A AT2 Pedro Esquivel MS2 Stefan Freshour AMH2 James Gardner AW2 Timothy Gerik AME2 Harvey Green AZ2 Larry Gunter AMS2 Michael Hoyer AT2 William Hughes AE2 Vaughn King HM2 Timothy Krehbiel ••i 599 AX2 Mark Roberts ,00 - - AX 2 Ronald Schindeler AE2 Patrick Sharrar AD2 Elvis Snerling AT2 Edmund Snyder AE2 Gary Stevens AMH2 Santos Torres YN2 Odell Weston AW2 Mike Wickline AE2 Gregory Wilkerson AT2 David Wood AMS2 Kelly Zeiss ADS Francisco Amado A03 Sean Avera AE3 James Brewer ••i 601 AMS3 Anthony Brummitt A T3 Milton Collins AMS3 John Corona f AMS3 Charles Downs !• AT3 Douglas Dunckel AD3 Enrique Franceschi A03 Richard Guerin AK3 John Halpin AMS3 Sam Hawkins AZ3 Edmond Jones AK3 Kenneth Look PR3 Mike Ludi 602 i ici i AW3 James Shoemaker i 603 PN3 Jonathan Westrum PR3 Alan Williams N Christopher Baldwin MHAN Richard Balzen AW AN Dony Breaux AWAN Thomas Brunz AMHAN James Burgin AXAN Kevin Cannon AEAN Lamar Cato ADAN Walter Channell ll, €• ADAN Tony Dyal PRAN Mark Eddie AN Chad Folds AMSAN Stacy Foster YNSN Maurice Fox AN Ray Francis AMSAN Rodney Gaddis ADAN Francisco Garcia AMSAN Jeffery Goeken YNSN Tony Grigley ATAN Bruce McNamee AN Philip McWhite ADAN Michael Mitchell AN Richard Montgomery AW AN Thomas Pratt AW AN Ronald Schipper 606 i -k-ki i ATAN Michael Shannon ADAN Alan Spurlock AMSAN Michael Tate AN Howard Walker AMSAA Oscar Arnsworth AA Asia Babbs AA Richard Cavazos AA David Mooney AMHAA Matthew Moquin AA Michael Varner AMSAR Frank Digello ADAR Jody Gravius AKAR Gregory Hardwick AR Mark Kitchen AR Kevin Satterfield AR Buddy Sullivan -ki -ki 607 ' •■ CDR Eugene Nielson Commanding Officer CDR Ronald Alexani Command  VA-34 VA- alue Blasters are CVW-  5 striking power. The only - - squadron in the Airwing wiiose mission is directed entirely to- ward offensive air operations, VA-34 provides IKE with its awesome pow- er projection ashore and War-At-Sea capabilities. The squadron ' s 38 officers and 214 enlisted men maintain and fly 14 Grumman A-6 Intruder aircraft. Ten of the Intruders are A-6E TRAM bombers and the other four are KA- 6D tankers. The A-6E TRAM bomber integ- rates advanced forward-looking in- frared (FLIR) and laser designa- tion ranging devices with the In- truder ' s multi-mode radar. This en- ?.b!es vhe crew to detect, classify and lutack a great variety of targets with mcreased accuracy of both guided and unguided weapons. The Intruder is capable of carrying 15.000 pounds of ordnance, bested only by the B-1 and B-52! The tankers fulfill the critical mis- sion of providing airborne refueling capability to Navy aircraft. The Blue Blasters are extremely proud of their ability to maintain and fly the aircraft that remains at the tip of the spear in the aircraft carrier ' s primary reason for existence - offensive striking power. CDR Richard Jaskot LCDR Thomas Blanchflower LCDR James Casey LCDR William Dooley LCDR Charles Hautau LCDR Karl Klinger LCDR Tim Quitter LCDR Drake Tsioutsias LT Doug Bailey LT Mark Crumblish LT Jim Davison LT Kenneth Deakin LT Steven Guiliani LT John Hoyt 610 i!: i LT Gary Schermerhorn LT Donald Shoemake LT Joseph Smith LT Stephen Szymanski LT Edward Wolfe LTJG John Elstad i 611 AZC (AW) Stephen Churchill AOC Mark Constable ei2i i i ii ADC James Dayton ATC James Fleming PNC (AW) Virgilio Perez AMSC Willard Phelps AEC (AW) David Pollard AEl Berthe Alleyne AMSl Thomas Andrews AOl Billy Adkins PRl (AW) Daniel Seals ADl John Bellar AMEl (AW) James Bennett YNl Michael Bolds AMSl David Cabrera AQl Tim Colie i 613 A02 Steven Dayton AQ2 George Decker 1 •i if 1 ' - ' ■ PI ■ 1 1 H ■■-=- W M ■ r i ! ■ m _ ' 3| 1 1 iLa St UK I Ib p S M AMH2 Charles Ealy MS2 Jeffry Fey A02 Russell Fisher AME2 Charles Fletcher. J ' AD2 Milton Flo-. AT2 Donald Guseman AD2 John Guttery AMH2 Lyndell Heliums AME2 Robert Hendrix DK2 David Herrera AT2 Randy Infinger AME2 Dennis Jackson AT2 Rich Jacobs AD2 Jeffery Larson YN2 Carl Lewis 616 ititi isc PR 2 Robert Trew A02 (AW) Timothy Vause AE2 Harlea Wheeless AZ2 Joe Wisener AE2 Kenneth Wood AME2 Randy Woodrow AE2 Tom Young AT3 Joseph BatUe PN3 Joseph Berent A03 Jose Cancelsantos r i ggi| . ' M m ' L . fl iM ■ 19 fiSBm 9 Wi WL H t ' ' ' ' ' ' •|H 9 felJ 1 j M ' 1 • r AQ3 Christopher Coulson AT3 Michael Deavers AMH3 Damian Dettlaff A03 Michael East A03 Byron Greene AMS3 John Hagensieker AZ3 Michael Hensley A03 Michael Hope A03 Samuel Johnson A03 Bernard Jones AZ3 Randall Kerr AZ3 Steven Lanz A03 Scott Lepper AQ3 William Mahardy. Jr AT AN John Bell AN Anthony Bermea AN Sean Berry AEAN Richard Blackburn AKAN Exzavain Burkes ADAN James Cahall AQAN Michael Carpenter ADAN Jeffrey Carreras AEAN David Cassy AZAN John Chabek AOAN Mark Chambers AN Sidney Collier AMEAN Sean Crisson AMMAN Craig Daniels AN Ralph D ' Aries AN Ed Dominguez ADAN Thoams Donlan i i iK 621 AN Derrick Dozier AMSAN Daniel Dra-. ' ; AN Mark Esv:; AMSAN David Fleury AMSAN Jeffrey Galyon AOAN Timothy Irby AN Michael Jackson AN Sean Johnson AN Patrick Jones ADAN Billy Kirk 322 : AN Dominique LaPorte AMHAN Luke Ligrani AQAN Kevin Lonsinger AN Allen Lynch PRAN Daniel Lyons AN Gil Pastrana AMEAN Richard Prewitt ATAN John Rembecki MSSN Bobby Rowe AMSAN Michael Sand 623 AEAN Alexander Winters AMSAN Mark Wiseman ADAN Richard Young ATAN Troy Zatorski 624 AR Arnold Aggas AR Troy Allison 1 ' W T I P J L_ i iK i 627 CDR Jerry Singleton Commanding Officer CDR Robert Rubel Commanding Officer AOCM Thomas Valentin Command Master Chief VFA-131 1 FA-l 11 Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One traces its distin- guished lineage back to March 1944 when it was commissioned 2s VF-81 at Quonset Point, Rhode Is land. The heroic men of VF-81 destroyed 42 enemy aircraft and earned three Battle Stars and the Navy Unit Com- mendation for action in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. The ■■Nightcappers of VF-131. as they became known in 1962, were subsequently decommissioned. On October 3. 1983 VFA-131 was recommissioned at NAS Lemoore, Calif- In May 1984 the Wildcats re- ceived their first F A-18and, in Janu- ary 1985, moved to NAS Cecil Field, FloriJi t.:. become AIRLANT ' S First and Fmest F A-18 squadron. As part of Carrier Air Wing THIR- TEEN, the Wildcats deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in October 1985 aboard the USS Coral Sea (CV 43) and participated in air strikes against Libya. For their efforts, the men of VFA-131 received both the Armed Forces and the Navy Expedi- tionary Medals and two Navy Unit Citations. Today, the men of VFA-131 contin- ue their proud legacy aboard IKE as part of CVW-7. Distinguishing them- selves in war and peace, the men of VFA-131 pictured on the following pages carry a proud tradition of ser- vice to our nation. CDR Ron Hoppock LCDR Jeffrey Briggs LCDR Charles Hallford LCDR Jerry Heacock LCDR William Larimore LCDR Daniel Moore LT Craig Atkinson LT David Casher LT Martin Engelsen LT Anthony Fidrych LT Timothy Haviland LT Matthew Jutte 630 AEC Edward Payton AMSC Davie Rob YBC (AW) Carey Stanley AQC Michael Tomblin AKl Gary Brown AOl Gregory Brown AMEl(AW) Melvin Clevenger AEl Danny Corker AMEl David Donaldson 632 ■ : DKl Renato Mabunga AMSl (AW) Albert Medford AEl Vernon Medley AOl Steven Metcalf NCI Raymond Plagge AMSl (AW) Santos Ramirez 633 AEl (AW) Jeffrey Risinger AE2 Robert Flores AMH2 Albert Ruggiero A02 Robert Sawdy 636 ic-kiriri!: PR3 David Blakesley A03 Alfred Campbell A03 Roger Carpenter AZ3 Neville Collin AE3 Jimmy C ' AQ3 John Wilson AT AN Albert Johnson AMMAN David Jones AQAN Michael Lyle AQAN Curtis Maxwell 644 ADAN Michael Shealy ADAN Mark Stuckey AOAN Scott Walker AMSAN James York PRAA Tony Andrews MSSA George Brewer AA Fred Cantu AMSAA Todd Cherry AA Edward Franks AA Roy Guynes ADAA William Hargett AA Rick Lindst MSSA Brian Marcuson AMHAA Michael Mohr ADAA Kc. IP, O ' Tool AMHAA Cory Webster VFA-1 36 .-SSk T : N i ' ' • ' -- f CDR John Sandknop Commanding Officer AFCM Billy Mitchell Command Master Chief ' mmsji IS FA- ,, he Knighthawks of VFA- 135 were commissioned fly- ing the F A-18 Hornet - July 1. 1985 at NAS Lemoore The squadron since mos ' ec Cecil Field. Fla. The Hornet is a singic-seist. twin- engine aircraft designed for all- weather fighter aao light attack mis- sions. The maximum speed of the su- personic Hornet is just shy of mach 2. Its weapons systems and aerody- namic performance allow it to replace both the F-4 and A-7. with superior overall performance in both missions. It employs the Sparrow and Side- winder missiles and a 20mm nose- mounted gun for air-to-air combat, and can carry more than 17,000 ordnance for ground at- k .; isions. 7:.c Knighthawks count among ..cir many accomplishments win- ;nng the 1988 Fox-1 award and 1 Silver Bomb award. The Fox-1 award matches all east coast F A-18 and F- 14 squadrons in air-to-air competi- tion, and the Silver Bomb award re- presents air-to-ground competition for all east coast F A-18 and A-7 squadrons. The Knighthawks were initially assigned to CVW-13 on board USS Coral Sea (CV 43). They deployed to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the Ageless Warrior in 1988 and were reassigned to CVW-7 on board IKE in October 1988. CDR Jeff Nelson LCDR Randolph Causey LCDR Robert Girard LCDR William Henderson LCDR Christopher Powers LT Don Berry LT Mark Brooks LT James Caldwell LT Shawn Cook LT Richard Dewalt LT Brian Flachsbart LT Robert Griffith LT Bill Hamilton LT Harold Hoffmann 648 i icir-kif: LT Thomas Lee ATI Mark Cornelius AOl Lamar Ellis AZl James Erickson ADl (AW) Philippe Euvrard YNl (AW) John Gardner AZl Gary Glenzer MSI Donald Gray AMHl Curtis Home PNl Ignacio Judan AKl Arthur Lofton AQl Stephen McDaniel ADl (AW) Myrum Moore AEl David Morrison AEl Anthony Nicholas AMHl (AW) Doug Pope AQl (AW) Franklin Reed i i 651 A02 Keith Clark AE2 Gregory Doiron AMH2 Jan AME2 Bri i Duggan Dunn AMH2 Jay Eyrich AE2 Wayne Fertig MS2 Jeffrey Fisher AE2 Louis Fossessca A02 Rodger Gaddis AQ2 Richard Guthjahr AMS2 Albert Hero PN2 Michael Horton A02 Christopher Jones ■ l f M f ■i M. I r iimiiKf L I L ' W ■ Ki K PR2 Louis Tavares, IV 654 ir iriris: AE2 Stacey Thompkins AMS2 Eddie Toney AT2 Nerval Wallen AMH2 Frank Walling AD2 Richard Young A03 Geraldo Acevedo AMS3 Kurtis Bartelt AE3 John Bond A03 Jacob Bryan PN3 Florito Capili AE3 Kevin Cox AE3 Steven Cox AD3 Calvin Cunningham AD3 Jesie Daugherty -k i i 655 AMS3 Leonard Fontenot AT3 Michael Gatto AT3 Benny Gee A03 Kevin Heaton AMH3 Leroy Hebert A03 Hector Hernandez A03 Todd Joiner AMS3 Matthew Linze AQ3 Justin MacTavish AQ3 Scott Mallonee AME3 Daniel Mclntyre PR3 Jerry Morefield A03 Brian Phipps AE3 Kevin Riordan 656 AZAN Brad Bassett ADAN William Boykin AMHAN Don Campbell AT AN Wayne Carter SN Darrell Clay AKAN Stacey Curtis AMHAN Brian Denman AN Billy Dobbs AN William Duncan AMEAN Michael Edington AEAN Chris Fair AN Benaly Garcia AN Heinz Garcia ADAN Charles George AN Dennis Gitter YNSN John Gordon AMSAN Lance Halkovitch AN Orenthal Hayes ADAN Matthew Heathcoat AOAN I .:,; Heissenbuttel AN Brian Horn AN David Hurley MSSN Brian Jamison AN Danny Sexton AMSAN Ashok Singh AN Brian Spanbauer AN Michael Sylvester AMSAN Dan Thomp: ADAN Adrian Velasquez AQAN Justin Vena AN Mark Waldo AN Brian Wilbur YNSN Alan Wilhite ADAN James Willett AMSAN Thomas Wilson AOAN William Wittman AMMAN Eric Wright AA Gerald Allen 660 ■ -n; AR David Jacks AR Brian Kilgore AR William Morris AR Tony Puckett AR Jerome Webster i i -k 661 CDR Hamlin Tallent ADCS Donald Bennison Commanding Officer Command Senior Chief VF-142 VF-1 2 The Ghostriders of Fighter Squadron 142 fly the newest version of the Navy ' s pre- mier air superiority fighter - the 14A(Plus). This two seat, highly ni;- . able, swing wing fighter rrp ' tj.r;i;- . the state-of-the-art in fleet air de- fense. With its two General Electric afterburning engines, the Tomcat propels the pilot and radar intercept officer at speeds approaching twice the speed of sound. The powerful AWG-9 radar com- plements an air-to-air weapons suite that includes the Phoenix. Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles and a 20mm cannon, creating a formidable adver- sary for any would-be attacker. Iron ' s 33 officers and 212 . rsonnel work as a team to maintain and employ their iiicats in support of Carrier Air- ;ig Seven goals. The Ghostriders are tasked with maintaining air superiority by inter- cepting and destroying enemy air- craft before they become a threat to the battle group. They also fly sur- face search and surveillance missions and escort the airwing ' s attack air- craft to their targets. A tradition of excellence continues to be a trademark. Whether deployed or ashore, the Ghostriders of Fighter Squadron 142 take great pride accep- ting the challenge of ANYTIME. BABY. ' CDR Richard Gallagher LCDR John Barstow LCDR Joe Edwards LCDR Clay Sayers LCDR Gary Silvers LCDR Sam Sowell LCDR Ronald Weisbrook LT John Aquilino LT Joseph Clark LT Patrick Cleary LT Robert Garrity LT Weebles Goodlett 664 i ma W m K fd 1 M M i ■ ' ' ' V .:, % a .■r AMHC Horace Kennerly ADC (AW) Robert Koontz AOC Kenneth McClure AEC (AW) Michael Morse AMSC Philip Puglisi AMHC Robert Roberts DKl Carlos Baerga AZl (AW) Robert Baum ADCl (AW) Todd Calvagna YNl Steven Camp MSI Joseph Claiborne ATI Joe Diaz AMSl (AW) Chris Dicus AOl Dave Fries AEl Frederick Fruck PRl George Golden i i -k-kiK 667 AMSl (AW) Arthur Grea ADl (AW) Arthur Guabelly AOl (AW) Curtis Henson AMSl John Ingram AQl Michael Kocinski AMEl Scott Luthardt PNl Michael Majeskie ATI (AW) William McKee AEl (AW) Richard Mead AQl Larry Neat AKl (AW) Phillip Shaw NCI Edgardo Silva 668 is: ADl Johnnie Simmons AOl Barry Smith OSl Kevin Sturm AOl (AW) Ronald Thames AMHl Douglas Wilson AMEl (AW) William Works A02 Jason Archie AZ2 Phu Au AQ2 Rodger Brown AQ2 Timothy Bryant A02 Allen Bushey AE2 Robert Chambers -Ai ik 669 AMS2 Anthony Kilbury AE2 Michael Lock YN2 Juan Mayo A02 Charles McCall ■ - P , Hmi L '  p P r ife  f ■ Y J|5 3 ' ( 1 V M ■- . a  .■• ' . i i fejM b kl SWi. ' j?w 1 g •■ S if ie: ] AD2 Fretwell Newman AE2 Sean O ' Brien AMH2 Alfred Pope PR2 Christopher Riclier AMS2 Ted Robbins AT2 John Rounis AQ2 (AW) Jeffery Thompson PN2 James Vance AD2 William Vance A02 Nicholas Wright AE3 Donald Charbonnet AMH3 Jeffery Clemensen AQ3 Richard Collins AMES Kirk Edwards AMH3 Jeffrey Gibson AMS3 David Guinn 72 T r: AME3 Robert Neal i i i -k 673 rw 1 mS||3 A03 James Oliver A03 Julio Ortizfranco AE3 Robert Reiss AD3 George Rogers A03 Scott Sage AMH3 Ricky Scott A03 Shane Shrader AMS3 Matthew Sibley MS3 Vincent Sullivan HM3 James Tarpley AME3 Corey Thompson AQ3 Paul Wallace AMS3 Douglas Zink ADA;. ATAN Albert rew Antieau AMEAN Dana Genett ADAN Steven Gorsuch ATAN Thomas Griffin AMSAN Rodney Haggerty AQAN William Harmon AN Perry Henderson w 3sii- ■ A K v  AN Eric Howard AEAN Ernest Jones AEAN Gary Knight AMSAN Donald Lawrence AOAN Joe Leonhardt ADAN Robinson Lontolc AN Mike McGee ADAN Jeffrey Mendoza AOAN Alvin Michaels AT AN Ronald Myers ADAN Mike Nelson AOAN Danny Ortiz AKAN Timothy Pederson AEAN Brian Peterson AMEAN Virgil Rhoden ADAN Bobcat Salinas ± 677 AN Edward Sextor. .■ MHAN Michael Stic AN Michael Strautman AOAN Jason Sunde AN Steven Taylor YNSN Dewitt Thornton AQAN Glenn Tietjen AMEAN Greg Truscott AMSAN Guy Tutterow MSSN Freddy Velasquez AN John Wagner AN Steven Wehman AMSAN Marcus Yax AMSAN Richard Zimmerman ATAA David Berggren AA Daniel Bolick AA John Broadwell AQAA Jay Buzhardt PRAA James Coy AA Obert Herman 678 : AQAA Scott Hastings AA Thomas KempVanee AA Alan Koole AMHAA Floyd McClure AA Jeffrey Muse AA Otis Odegard AMSAA Brent Pratt YNSA Line Schexnyder AA Matthew Shaffer AKAA Patrick Schockey AA William Smith AR Jeffrey Dillner AR Rui Marques AR Kenneth Ramirez AR Michael Ross AMSAR Fred Vickers i i i 679 VF- ' 3 «v X CDR Gary Jack AFCM Richard Green Commanding Officer Command Master Chief ¥ F-14 3 T he World Famous Pukin ' Dogs, ' 11 the leading edge of ■ ' chnology this deployment .. Ii rst U.S. Navy squadror become fully operational and - with the Navy ' s F-14A(PT ' per Tomcat. In its primary air - VF-143 is contii. ■■h protecting t .: hos- tile for -: .-iiig com- bat . - ciie rest of the airwmg. To accomplish these mis- sions, the Pukin ' Dog Tomcats em- ploy the AIM-54 Phoenix. AIM-7 Sparrow. AIM-9 Sidewinder and the 20-mm Vulcan cannon. As a second- ary mission, the Dogs also provide tactical reconnaissance support us- ■■ al Airborne Reconnais- System to provide the up commander with much . photographic intelligence accurate battle damage assess- it. As always. The Dogs set the standard by which all others are mea- sured. Whether it ' s winning the ard for the BEST East Coast ACM squadron in 1988 and 1989. or setting the performance standard for the F-14A(PLUS) by being the first forward deployed SUPER TOMCAT Squadron, history proves Our Pride Flies High. Our motto states what we humbly believe: SANS REPROACH SEM- PER DOG! CDR Brent James LCDR Mark Bathrick LCDR Duane Canon LCDR Jason Leaver LCDR Allen Myers LCDR Bruce Reline LCDR Mark Seaman LCDR Roy Weisert LT Brian Foley LT John Gadzinski LT Marc Granier LT Chuck Hallett LT Hank Landman LT Scott Nuechterlein 682 11 r 1 LT John Paganei;. LT Bob Ramsey LT Christopher Rhodes LT Lawrence Rollo LT James Schmitz LT Ned Smith LT Jerry South, III LTJG Christopher Bracken LTJG Todd Brophy LTJG W. Crane LTJG Brian Eggleston LTJG Ronald Geyer LTJG Robert Hennessy LTJG Tommy McClung L TJG Michael McMillan LTJG Robert Sanders ENS Alan Morris CW02 Curtis Lancaster AVCM Mark O ' Brien AECS (AW) Loyd Faulkner AQC Luke Arkins AZC Albert Capone AEC Rober Loy AOC Glenn Newsome AMSC (AW) Richard Parker PRC (AW) Teddy Prince YNC (AW) Jerry Stokes 684 -kiricici ATC Willie Taylor ADC Michael Wiley ADC (AW) Lawrence Winfield AMEC Paul Wyss AMSl (AW) Jeffrey Bond AOl Perry Brome ADl Michael Campbell AQl Chris Dalessio AEl Mervin Dawson AMEl Stephan Deshon AMHl Stephen Eleyer AOl Darrell Hedden AMSl (AW) Norman Hunt i i 685 PHI Paul Jenser PNl Fred Jordan AQl Leo Maynard. Jr. AOl Gary Newville AZl Tim Paynter AKl Robert Perez YNl (SW) Donald Stock NCI John Stone MSI Jeffrey Wilke AEl (AW) Griffin Williams AD2 Dennis Adams AMH2 Timothy Anderson 686 -ki i i ►-. V. V t PR2(SW AW) Drew Avery AE2 Frank Benson AMS2 Curtis Brown AMH2 Isaac Brown AQ2 Raymond Brown AT2 Paul Christensen A02 James Colquhoun AE2 Milton Cross AME2 Jerry Culbreath AQ2 Charles Davis PH2 William Dixon AZ2 Lynn Hayth -• fl H yp Ml I BL iin AMS2 Shawn Overton YN2 Robert Parsons A02 Gary Petty AD2 Rodney Plowman AZ2 Juan Sanchez AMH2 Bailey Smith A02 Joseph Sprague AT2 James Stedl AQ2 Matthew Stickler AT2 Randy Sunday i i i i -k 689 AM ' AQ3, e Carlson Clinton A03 Joseph Cox PN3 James Decker MS3 Roy Lytle AD3 Miguel Maldonado AE3 Michael Maloney MS3 John McAdams AMS3 Andrew Metten AZ3 Martin Montes AE3 David Mooneyham A03 Chris Pettitt AMS3 Raymond Reymolds AZ3 Eric Roberts PH3 Thomas Roberts AN Angel Rodriguez AE3 Richard Rogers AK3 Jean Romulus IS3 Evan Samaritano AK3 Vernal Sibble ?2 i i i i i L m fi Sx f . t- m . i l HL ' -. U m K ' m v ' M K- jj ■ AMS3 Bradley Skierkowski MS3 Lance Smith AME3 William Stanislaw ADS Charles Stewart AD3 Ronald Taylor AD3 Jeffrey Terry AT3 Dennis Thede AK3 Barry Warren AMS3 Preston Younker HM3 Miguel Zapata AN James Adams AN Timothy Alexander ATAN David Barbas ADAN Anthony Barga PRAN Brad Barousse AEAN Steve Benavides AQAN Robert Bezanilla AN Eyston Burke AMMAN Reno Cali AN Frank Campos PHAN Jason Cartwright iKi i i 693 £ AN Tony Chapm AN Gary C ADAN Arnold De AN Rich-T AMHAN Hav AMSAN Thomas Elmore PHAN Terrence Ferguson AMEAN Eduardo Galindo AOAN Wayne Gillard AMSAN Michael Gi AEAN Robert Hardin ADAN Brian Harrison AN Ty Heichel AQAN James Hosa AN Everton Johnson AQAN John Kopatich AN Daniel Lawson AMHAN Cory Lay PHAN Ryan Lightsey AN Rush Lockhart 694 -k irir AMHa AEAN K.. AMEAN Grt , ATAN Kenneth AN Brian Matthew Lombardo - Tizi AN Antonio Mendieta AQAN John Meulman AN Johm Moore AOAN Eric Pachosa ATAN Robert Place AMSAN Elijio Ponciano AMEAN Dave Ragan AN3 Billy Scott AMSAN Keith Smith ATAN Kelly Smith AEAN Michael Smith ATAN Anthony Starace AN Kyle Thome PHAN Michael Tuemler AN David Voutas 695 AOAN James Voyles • AN Gary Whitaktr AEAN Bryan Wolf AN Lambert Zimmer ATAA James Ashby AMSAA Harold Clay AMHAA Jamie Crowley AA Gerald Lake AA Joseph McPoland AA Charles Munnings AA William Oeffinger AMHAA Thomas Payne, Jr. AOAA Joey Perry ADAA Daniel Poole ATAA Steven Rands AA Steve Sakkinen AKAA Michael Sharpe ATAA Steven Shieldnight AZAA Anthony Simmons PHAA Gregory Smith 696 AMSAA Jason Ward AQAA Terrence Webb AA Kevin Wellen AR Michael Beacham PRAN Steve Brink AR William Brown AR Jeromy Carey AR Scott Clark AR Pat Diaz AR Ralph Hoff AGAR Omar Malone AR Aaron Marten AR Scott McCarthy AR Paul Murphy AR Michael Owens AR Daniel Small YNSR James Watkins AR Eric Wrye VAQ-1 40 I VAQ- The •■Patriots of VAQ-140 are home based at Naval Air Sta- . n, Whidbey Island, Wash iiiBLun and fly the EA-6B ICA Prowler. The Prowler is a long weather, four seat, su ' r- based Tactical El ' .,rfare Aircraft. The R ' - ;s of one pilot and ' -ac counter- mea : -wMOs) . ,. 5 primary mission is jioiectmg ground troops, strike air- craft and fleet battle group assets by degrading the enemy ' s use of radar, while obtaining electronic intelli- :n a combat a art of the ICAP-II aircraft -:■ ALQ-99 weapons system, .ich gives the EA-6B and ECM nard kill capability using the AGM- BBA high speed anti-radiation, or HARM, missile. Commissioned in October 1985, VAQ-140 has a compliment of four aircraft and is manned by 26 officers and 159 enlisted personnel. This is the Patriot ' s second Mediterranean deployment aboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. The Patriots are proud to be an integral part of the IKE CVW-7 Team. CDR Larry Salter LCDR Tom McCool LCDR Michael Moran LCDR Clay Pinson LCDR Skip Wood LT John Bamonte LT Raymond Bowne LT David Cate LT Mark Darrah LT David Deen LT Dennis Johnson LT Mark Lawrence CW02 Mitchell Foster AFCM (AW) Ted Theisen AECS Michael Schoof AMHC (AW) Kevin Haun ATC Larry Jacobs AKC (AW) Don Lamson AZC Larry Laudenglos AMSC (AW) Charles McGrew ADC (AW) Dennis Miller YNC Mitch Monroe ATC David Ridle AMEC (AW) John Sanderson ' 04 -k-kisc-k-k AOl Alex Ancheta ADl (AW) John Basti. ADl Timothy BuUard AMSl David Campbell AEl Robert Carlyon PRl Larry Davis ATI John Destry AMHl Russell Duncan AEl William Fields AEl Joseph Finley AZl (AW) Robert Hinson ATI Charles Lincoln PNl Monty McCaskill AMHl J.C. Pate iKi i i 705 AZ2 Dave Kovac AT2 Richard Marks 706 ■ ■ ■ ■ - AT. ' R?v:rond Dalzell AMH: ' ■ ' :.;- Davis i PN3 Michael Frawley j AE3 John Garner AN Danilo Deuna i is: 711 AOAN Steve Draper AMSAN Bradley Etzler ADAN Robert Faison AT AN James Gayner ADAN Kedric Gibbs AN Arnel Grande AMSAN Ernest Greene AEAN William Hanson ADAN Eric Harcrow AOAN Marc Hidden AN Daniel Jakubowski AKAN Eric Johnson 712- AMSAN Scott Keeler AOAN Robert Kennedy ATAN Quentin Kimes AMMAN Kory Liedtke ATAN William Maturen AEAN Keith Miller AMSAN Thomas Murphy AZAN Timothy Nesser AMSAN David Oddo AEAN Scott Patterson AMEAN Richard Peterson AN Richard Ransopher AN Kenneth Spradley ATAN Kirk Thrasher i i 713 AK .-.onald Tisdale AN Corliss White AN Howard White AEAN Thomas Wilson ATAN Michael Witt AMEAN John Young ATAN Rodney Young ADAA John Able AMEAA Anthony Bjornstad AA Ernie Davis YNSA Michael Fowler AA Jeffrey Godfrey AMSAA Tim Homoya ADAA Monte Hough 714 ■ : - AMEAA Danny Inches ADAA D. Jackson ADAA Alberto Retamozo AMSAA Harold Rothi AA Shaune Secrest MSSA Robert Swain AA Ryan Szczeshiewski AR James Barnes AR Darren Crownover AR Dave Dranberg AR Paul Kaisser AR Dane Patton AR Micah Scott AR Greg Sourgeon •- 1 -A- 715 mmamtmm fti CDR Mark Milliken Commanding Officer AMCS(A ' Marold Noll Command Senior Chief J -1 e ' .t.; -..,. of VAW-121 I .-r;-cvide sirborne early war -  niiii I ' or IKE and her ba- , J achieve this mission ' - pi- lots and three Naval Fligh _.ificers ' ly and operate the c , .ex radr weapons system of f rumrr £- 2C Hawkeye. Over 57 fp .iigand .n a wing- span of .eet. the ' .wkeye is the la .- aircraft Carrier Airwing sevens _.iLory. Powered by two aun turboprop engines, the Hawk- eye ' s extended on-station capability allows Bluetail aircrews to provide command and control and battle ; ...cnt for extended periods at long range. The E-.:C is the eyes and ears of the c .er battle group. Its weapons pis ' .,rm can survey up to three mil- ■ 11 cubic air miles and 150.000 square miles of the Earth ' s surface. The E2-C weapons system is capable of providing strike and air intercept control, area surveillance, search and rescue guidance, navigational assis- tance and communications relay. The ever expanding role of the E- 2C in the carrier battle group envi- ronment has placed the ' VAW com- munity at the forefront of tactical planning for the 1990 ' s and beyond. The VAW-121 Bluetails remain ready, as always, to meet any chal- lenge. CDR Mark Klauss LCDR Robert Collier. Jr. LCDR Jack Frazier LCDR John Laughlin LCDR Mark Smith LT Milford Carson LT Peter Chub LT John Everett LT Eric Gardner LT Michael Greene LT William Jarrell LT Thomas Oliver ' 18 ' kii;i i LT Brian Rademacher LT Ian Rasmussen LT Strieker Sanford LT Henry Scott LT Bruce Tunno LT Kenneth Williams LTJG Carl Cherry LTJG David Cimprich LTJG Philip Corcoran LTJG Larry Dirusso LTJG Scott Ferris LTJG Philip Gerard LTJG Daniel Hohman LTJG Saul Machles i i i i iK 719 AZCS ( AW) George Henderson ATC (AW) Timothy Fitzgerald ATC (AW) Christopher Foshay AMHC (AW) Gordon Grabiec ADC Charles Heffner PNC (AW) Matthew Lydick PRC Scott Rice ADC (AW) Tom Young AEC Stephen Williams AKl Gerald Albertson AMHl (AW) Dale Brightup AZl (AW) Charles Daniels ATI Warren Debroux ADl Art Edelstein AT2 James Cannada AE2 Kenneth Cotton PN2 Sammy Covington AZ2 Brent Entrekin i i ii: 721 :.IS2 Robert Gar AE2 Eric Wood AMS3 Andrew Hatter YN3 Bryan Austin ATS Shannon Blackwell AT3 Webb Cox PN3 Stephen Fernau AD3 Charles Halloran AD3 Kenneth Hummell AT3 PhilUp Jaclcson AME3 Clinton Lewis AMH3 James McCann AT3 Jimmy Moreno i i i iK 723 ATAN Adam Humphrey 724 ifi iric AMSAN Derek Johnson ADAN Don Lancaster ADAN Tyrone Lewis ATAN Scott Liddell ADAN Virgil Long AKAN Thaddius Macon ADAN James Malone AN Walter Marin AMHAN Roger Martin AMSAN Michael Ming AMSAN Robert Posey AMSAN Herbert Richardson AEAN Brennan Scott AN Douglas Sims -k i i 725 AMSAN Ga! Wortman AA Teraino Albritton ■V ' Stephen Ashwe! ' AMSAA Michael Be ' AA Paul B 1. Jt AR Jason Munson - •-A 727 VS-31 .A j _t. CDR Jansen Buckner AFCM Thomas Collier Commanding Officer Command Master Chief vs- he Topcat5 of Air Antisub- marine S-iuadron 31 fly and .n a; -I ' .ain the S-3B Viking f- The Viking is the Navy ' . emier fixed-wing, carrier based .i-subm fine warfare aircraft Flown by a ere- i four jrries a varied asr;- .iient o ' ' .SW and ASUW w apons. ir ading torpe- does ■ .nes, rock- i, bombs, and the T ' ..})Oon -;e. ' . was initially commissioned m April 1948 at NAS Atlantic City. New Jersey. Home ports changed since these early days, as did the ;,n., , . ■, ..ircraft. VS-31 Hew the S- 2 iracker for nearly 20 years before receiving the S-3A Viking in lOTS The Tor-cats transitioned to the S- 3B in ! i and are the first squadron to L ' -uize its vastly improved ASW .d ASUW capabilities in an extend- ed operational deployment. Over the years. VS-31 has garnered and impressive number of awards in- cluding three Golden Wrench awards, the CNO VS Squadron of the Year award, and three COMSEAS- TRIKE WING ONE Conventional Ordnance awards. VS-31 deploys aboard IKE with eight aircraft, which enables them to conduct around-the-clock ASW op- erations. The officers and men of VS- 31 are home ported at NAS Cecil Field, Fla. CDR James White LCDR Bruce Krakau LCDR Richard Ladd LCDR Kelly McCoy LCDR Jan Robertson LCDR John Simpson LT Peter Ciancone LT Mike Clarke LT Doug Frederick LT Jeffrey Glicksman LT Frank Ha LT Douglas Heady 730 -kiri i Jin LT Paul Karlsson LT Lawrence Kough LT Robert Marshall LT James McAvoy LT Kevin McCarthy AWCS Calvin Kelso AECS Samuel McMillan ATCS Mark Roberts AEC Johnny Bowens YNC James Brown ADC (AW) James Fischer ADl Nestor Gomez AMSl (AW) William Hancock ASl Cecil Hardiman AKl William Harrison AXl(AW) Louis Pepe AOl (AW) Edwin Swenson PN2 J. Alexander MS2 Gary Anderson AK2 Frank Brown AME2 Terry Brown 734 iscic-k i!: YN2 Salvador Ortiz AMS2 Mike Perry AZ2 William Priester AE2 (AW) Leroy Richardson YN2 Mark Robinson AT2 James Scheerer 736 - ■ : - AE3 Anthony Greenway ATS David Hartford AW3 Erik Iverson AMS3 David Jagielski AT3 Cecil Mansell 738 : A03 Ray Maquet AS3 Mark McLaren AT3 Alfred Nida AD3 James Parker AW3 Robert Pearson AZ3 Andrew Popp AME3 Michael Powell PN3 Chanda San AMS3 Troy Tuhkanen AK3 Michael Waggoner AD3 Michael Ward PN3 Ricky Wiley AE3 Robert Yenson AN Bryan Abies i i iK 739 AN Souphinh Cheng AEAN Eric Conney ADAN Joel Couch AMSAN Will Crisler 740 : AOAN Anthony Roland 742 - AMEAA Gregory Glover PRAA Jeff Highers AA Jared Hudson AMSAA David Jarmon AMEAN Ronald Keifer, Jr. AA Robert Kerr AXAA Jeffrey Miller MSSA Russell Starr AMSAA Rodney Whitlow AZAR Garrett Clardy AR Robert Givens AR Lee Griffith AR Evangelo Johnson AR Earl Kilson AR Warren Mack AR Brandon Miller 744 - VS-31 SHORE DETACHMENT LCDR Bruce Remick LCDR Thornwell Rush LT Frank Dodds LT William Gulowski LT James Howick LT George Matt LT Martin Smith LT Ted Wackier LT Rick Wheeler LT Stephen Whitaker LTJG William Blacklidge LTJG J.R. Jones AWCS James Conner AWl Jeffrey Hinson AWl Russell Prothero AE2 Brian Barth AT2 Gene King AT2 Raymond Olan AMH2 Bret Sourbine i i iK-A 745 ARRIVALS LT Andrew Small 746 :Ar : AT2 G. Ankrom DT2 R. V Araniego AE2 Andrew Bishop MM2 Raymond Bisogno MM2 Troy Bradsher AMS2 M. Brcic 748 : - AC 2 Michael McCarthy AQ2 Michael Mikolay DS2 Douglas Munch AK2 (AWl William Peters ET2 Gregory Preston MM2 G. C. Risner 0S2 S. Roberts AMS2 Thomas Roch AK2 Steve Skirva: AQ2 Thomas Smith AS2 Harry Stretz AC 2 Garth Thomas DK2 Samuel Thompson A02 Ingram Walker ABE2 Andrea Williams AT3 Gregory Barton ABH3 Lee Beckman 750 -kisc i -k A03 John Bodine YN3 Michael Clay AT3 Kenneth Cochran MM3 Lennard Davis PC3 Jose Diaz HM3 Aquiles Faustino MM3 Martin Goodrich MM3 John Graham MM3 Brian Hayes PN3 Robert Hines i -k 751 E M3 B. Rolfs SK3 Jerry Rozar AK3 Todd Salmon l fl H 1 1 ■ H S BP l S 1 1 1 Ih. h h 1 te 1 r 1 1 A v k r 1 % s%_ AQ3 Craig Stuart AX3 John Styer MM3 Douglas Tarbox ACAN J M. McCarthy EMFN Shannon Messer AKAN Clarence Mustipher AT AN Thomas Nordyke DN Richard Priet AOAN Steven Ragsdale AN H. Rowland 754 AEAN Terry Russell AN Kim Sarama AEAN Heinric Schnuderl AKAN David Skinner OSSN Anthony Staiano OSSN W. P. Sullivan AOAN B. Timmerman MSSN Aaron Troutt AEAN Ronnie Williams ISSN William Wooden ISSA Shane Allard AEAA Rome Bova EMFA K. Chase SKSA Joseph Diaz - 7 755 SA C. Folson SKSA Joseph Garza AA Marcos Garza MSSA Reginald Gilmer AA William Gordon % ASAA David Hall EMFA S. Ickes ABFAA Steve Joyce ADAA David Kakoma AA Earl Kreiter MSSA Clarence Mathews JOSA Matthew May i i iKi i 757 «t fi . Jl 1 V % c l . ,f— ,--i - ii i ■J-: M-.: ' , iftiiiiiftir ' I ' t i 763 m F i tm m IN MEMORIUM AA Craig A. Harris August 22, 1967 - October 31, 1989 r Centennial Cruise Book Staff Munaging Editor LT Kenneth B. Ross jLayout Editor CDR Ben Jaramillo Photography Coordinator PH2 Duane Jones Layout Coordinator JOS Allen J. McGrath Business Manager LT Richard Panepinto Photography CW02 Anthony Allejme PH2 Chris Saunders PHAN C. Bishop PHC Thomas Houser PH3 Nathan Berryman PHAN Ronald Ch rist PHI Rodney Bean PH3 James Ellswort:h PHAN Brian Ramey PHI Mark Heim PH3 Michael Fiedler PHAN Timothy Rogers J02 Joseph Gawlowicz PH3 Frank Marquart PHAN Paul Savelli PH2 Greg Pinkley PH3 Ken Zaenger PHAN Chezere Williams Special thanks AC3 Russell Wielenbeck AOAN Robert Fields AN Steven Baker SMSN Kyle Smida Walsworth Publishing Company East Coast Director, military publications Barry Brown Production Manager Jeanne Czeiler Production Assistant Sherry E verett Photographer Kent Powell Colophon Press run: 4,000 copies. Paper Stock: Mead double-coated, 80 pound enamel, trim size of 9 by 12 inches. Color: All color separations made on a Hell Chromagraph Laser Scanner. Binding: Smyth sewn, rounded and backed, with head foot bands. Typography: Body and copy set in 8- and 1 0- point Bookman and Bookman Bold. 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