El Paso (LKA 117) - Naval Cruise Book

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After an intersenlice transfer to the Navy, Captain Roper earned a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering followed by designation as a Naval Aviator in September 4972. , Following a tour flying the EKA-3B with VAO-430 Det 4 aboard USS RANGER CCV-643 as the MaintenanceOffiCGff , he transitioned to the EA-6B Prowler in June 4974 and was assigned to VAO-433 embarked on the USS JOHN F- ' KENNEDY CCV-673. Selected as the Navy's exchange pilot, he was the Air Force test pilot school distinguished 4 graduate in 4977. ' During three years as the Naval Air Test Center, Captain Roper performed carrier suitability and ordnance - separation tests on the EA-6B Prowler, A-6E intruder, and KA-3B aircraft and was the Operations Officer. He joined VAO-437, the first squadron to receive the ICAP ll version of the EA-6B, in August 4984, and served as the SafetY and Maintenance Officer. Taking over as Commanding Officer in January 4985, VAO-437 deployed aboard USS SARATOGA CCV-603 for over seven months to the indian Ocean and supported the successful freedom Of navigation operations near the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea. Captain Roper has flown 24 different military aircraft including the EA-6B, A-6, A-3, F-44, F-45, F-46, and F-A and landed aboard 44 different aircraft carriers, accumulating A000 flight hours and 965 arrested landings. Following selection for and completion of the Navy's Nuclear Power Qualification Program, Captain Roper reported aboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CCVN-693 as Executive Officer in March 4988 and served until JulY 4 . ... - 4-- ... ..,1,,.,-T-v ---f-T.1-9-.-.f ---,...-Y---4-.,-.,-,-- I C12 IH, :I alll! 'l' ICER IN YEARS TO COME, HISTORY WILL NOTE THAT ROUGHLY SIX HUNDRED MEN, MARINES AND SAILORS , TRANSITED THE ATLANTIC ONBOARD THE USS EL PASO TO CONDUCT AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT MEDITERRANEAN BASIN. THESE MEN, DEDICATED TO PROFESSIONALISM, EARNED A WELL DESERVED RESPECT AND FRIENDSHIP FROM OUR NATO ALLIES. CONSUMATE HARD WORK AND SELF DISCIPLINE IN THEIR TRAINING AT SEA AND PROFESSIONALISM ASHORE SIGNIFICANLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE BUILDING OF GOOD WILL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF WORLD PEACE AND FREEDOM TO DESCRIBE THE LIFE OF A SAILOR OR MARINE WOULD BE DIFFICULT HOWEVER THE PICTURES CONTAINED WITHIN THIS CHRONICLE ARE AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT GLIMPSE OF LIFE ONBOARD AND ASHORE DURING MARG I 90 IT IS MY HOPE IN YEARS TO COME THIS BOOK MAY BE UTILIZED BY THE STRONG MEN THAT SAILED ONBOARD THE USS EL PASO TO DESCRIBE TO THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS NOT ONLY THE DAILY OPERATIONS THAT TRANSPIRED BUT ALSO THE SPECIAL PRIDE AND CAMARADERIE SHARED BY THE SAILORS AND MARINES WHO MADE THIS SIX MONTH FLOAT II 1 W g"'U'xr 5,3992 'Mfg Ji-e US S E1Paso ILKA 1171 f I I I -, ' I I I , . 1 3 ,R , 1 -'Uv' ID E 25. Y-ww' I L ' '. 5 A iQ- I v': .. 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Arriving in Vlefnam during July 4967, 2ndLT Kohl was assigned as a Plafoon Commander, 2nd Plafoon, "A" Co 4726 aT Khesanh. AfTer 6 monfhs he was assigned as AssisTanT S-4, Then as S-A for 4726. Refurning To The US in 4968 he was assigned To 2nd ITR, Camp Lejeune, as a Compar1Y Commander and Then as Special Senfices Officer. ln December 4969 LT. Kohl was ordered To Guam To be CO, Marine Defachmenf USS Profeus CAs-493. LT. Kohl was promofed To CapTain 4 Jan 4970. ReTurning To The US in January 4972, Capfain Kohl aTTended Amphibious Warfare School CAWS3. ln July 4972 he was ordered To Okinawa, becoming CO, L Co, 374. Refurning home in Sepfember 4973, he was assigned To The Training Branch aT HQMC sewing as an acTion officer, and laTer as an adminisTraTive assisTanT To The DirecTor of Training. ln May 4977 CapT Kohl was assigned To Recruifing DuTy in Minneapolis, Minnesofa. He was promofed To Major Ori 4 June 4977. The following year Maj Kohl was Transferred To Camp Elmore, Norfolk, VA, for duTy as The camp S-4. ln 4982 he wGS ordered To 3rd FSSG on Okinawa where he worked in The G-3 Operafions SecTion. He was XO for CSSD-33 during Team SpiriT 4933 and subsequenTly became CO of CSSD-32 deploying To Camp Fuji, Japan. Refurning To The US in Sepfember 4983, Major Kohl was assigned To Headquarters FMFLanT in The G-4 secTion. He was direcTly involved wiTh The logisTic supporl efforl for BeiruT as well G5 handling The war Trophy issue resulTing from Grenada. Promofed To his presenf rank on 4 OcT 4985, LTcol Kohl became The G-4 Operafions Officer aT FMFLanT. Reassigned To The Afh MEB in Augusf 4987, he became The AssisTanT G-4, unTil his assignmenf To 2d FSSG during May of This year. LT. Col Kohl's personal decorafions include The Purple Hearl, Meriforious Service medal wiTh Cold STar in lieu of second award, The Navy Commendafion Medal, wiTh Combaf V and The Navy Achievemenf Medal. He is married To The former Carleen D. Suennen Of Robinsdale Minnesofa They have Three children Julie Ann who is a member of The cl f 4994 T I A d ,dnd Two sons Michael 46 and Sfephen 42 boTh adopfed from Managua, Nicaragua. GSS O G The Us NGVG CG emy .,.. ,. ..- --V-sM..,,--. --.,-.,---1-.-F --f-..--.3.1-1-- ---'fr:--y-'- EXECUTIVE CEEICE uss EL PAso CLKA-4475 Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Naval Reserves in 4972 as a Re- serve Officer Candidate. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Central University of lowa Pella, Iowa, he attended officer candidate school. He was commissioned in November 4975 as an Ensign in U.S. Naval Resenfes. His first tour of duty was aboard USS SUMTER CLST-44843 home- ported in Little Creek, Virginia. Over a three year period he held billets as damage control assistant and main propulsion assistant and earned his designation as a surface warfare officer. Transferring ashore, he was assigned as project manager representative for Naval sea systems command PMS-300 combatant crafts. During his tour he was instrumental in the developmental and operational test and evaluation of special forces warfare craft "Seafox" and MK Ill 65 patrol boat armament modifications. Selected to department head school, in Newport. Rhode Island, he subsequently senfed as commissioning ship's control officer aboard USS GALLERY CFFG-261 commissioned in Bath, Maine and later homeported in Mayport, Florida. Returning to the amphibious community, he senfed his sec- ond department head tour as first lieutenant aboard USS SPIEGEL GROVE CLSD-325 homeported in Little Creek, Virginia. Screened for post graduate education, he completed and was awarded a Mas- ter of Science in information systems from Naval Post Graduate School Monterey, California. His follow on assignment as current operations and plans officer onboard commander cruiser destroyer group eight staff found him developing, planning, executing and monitoring the fleet readiness of 54 fleet units comprised of bat- tleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates and six desron staffs. Specif- ically, he was responsible for the major integration of the CVBG and MARG!LF6F units during MED 4-89 workups and deployment. Screened for selection as an executive officer, he returned once again to Newport, Rhode Island for training enroute to the USS EL PASO CLKA-4 473, his third amphibious unit. Lieutenant Commander O'Rourke has been awarded the Navy commendation medal Cwith starb, Navy achievement medal, sea senlice ribbon and battle efficiency ribbon. Lieutenant Commander O'Rourke is married to the former Mari- anne Swank of Pella, lowa. They have two children - Patricia and Michael and reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. LCDR Sean O'Rourke, US Navy ff!!! A ff? , X . W f J I+ Lieutenant Commander Shawn T. O'Rourke was born in Newton? Nlojor Mugno EXECUTIVE OFFICER IVIEU SENIOR SUPPORT GROUP - 24 A notive of New York City, lvldjor lVlugno wds commis- sioned o Second Lieutenont in Moy 4976 ond reported To The Bdsic School during July 4976. His first tour of duty WGS with 2d Compdt Engineer Bdttolion, 2nd lvldrine Division sewing os o plotoon commdnder executive officer ond compony commdnder. He reported to Okindwo in September 4979 ond was dssigned GS o Compony Commdnder with 9th Engineering Support Bdttdlion ond ldter ds Aide-de-Comp to the Com- monding Generdl, 3rd Force Service Support Group C3dFSSGJ. Upon completion of this dssignment he reported to Recruiting Stdtion, New York City, for o three yeor tour ond wds promoted to Coptdin in April 4984. Porticipotion in the Advonced Degree Progrom followed where he re- ceived on MBA degree from St. John's University in August 4984. He wds subsequently ossigned ds d computer systems ondlyst, Commond, Control, Communicotions ond Com- puter Systems Division CCAD, Heddqudrters, U.S. lvlorine Corps CHQIVICD in Wdshington, DC. ln the summer of 4987 he returned to Okinowo where he senfed os the Assistdnt Operotions Officer with Brigode Ser- vice Support Group-9 CBSSG-93. Returning to the Stdtes in June 4988, he received his promotion to lvlojor ond reported to the 2nd Force Service Support Group C2dFSSGD. Mojor lvlugno wos dssigned os the Commonding Officer, Engineer Support Compdny, 8th Engineer Support Bdttdlion until Jon- uory 4989. Upon completion of the Logistic Officer Course ot Little Creek, Virginid, he ossumed his present position os Executive Officer, MEU Senfice Support Group-24 CIVISSG- 24J, 24th Nldrine Expeditionory Unit C24th IVIEUD, inApril 4989. His decordtions include the Ndvy Commendotion Nledol with Gold Stor in lieu of second owdrd, Novy Achievement lVledol ond the lvlorine Corps Expeditiondry lvleddl. Major lVIugno IS mdrried to the former Cldre Serio. .. A A s S." spls C g f E , g,gQgg .Mgt ssir . SDCC 'tsi .. P C A 1 .X -s 3 12 1' A . 'P is , QQ mg Cppt 1 P , k,.k Z a? V. kkif 1 , RQ , C C ig COIVIIVIISSIONED GFFICERS USS EL PASO ,, W, , xiii? CPG IVIESS , 1 wi L... . 'S 'f r x g-,H 'L 1 -5-.-.,.,-. --.1--,--1 ' ff- . -. -4,4 , ..,, ,X Q 22 f W7 WW , VW, f ZW 1 A W . ff X!! ,i ff ,. if 76 W, may WWW- MWCQKWW X WI I 400, wx WW ,, K 4: 9 2 Q W, Www 5? W , , f , f I , f ff f 1, 45, , , f 1 ,A ,Nr -- f ww V vw, ff myiff . 1467? Lair 'Z' Az- 4153, J 21: I , Q, Mum wr ff .. lr f if-fm-,W M-. 2.-F .., vfff-f-1-3-122-5.-:77....,.. -vzf' ..'kS 'mtim v xx xx x N 5 YQ . 9 ,H ' 2 Q, ,lf 'Y'-. I iv 2 X Q , I 2 , fi f , , ' l, 45' , A ' X , 7't"r-1 "' gg F fl- - i 43 , ' 19---f.. ig 3-.JT-l .,.,, fa "4 DECK DEPARTMENT ' :L2"'2.'-' A mf? X , .......,,,,., S LCDR Hormon LT Blair LT Holi . . . f-NN x U' Ev K .'-"ff, - 1 413. 4 me -.-. 5 P MMD M: Asa!! , W . LK Pi J nw , f EEEE .. -vis Q , Y- .YQ-S Y . EEEE E M if Vi' M E. ' - 1: 0 BOAT DIVISION SN Puokeir SN Ramos SN Sirife SN Thurman BM3 Tredway ENS Pimeniel BM3 Barker BM3 Bush BMSN Gardner BMC Hawkins BMC Panning SN Zomodkc Third Division operaies EL PASO's Main Baiiery Four LCM-8, Five LCM-6, and 2 LCPL Assauli Crafi. Wiih These, Third Division s cox swains and bowhooks can pui Marines and supplies ashore rapidly and where required 147 I I I T FIRST DIVISICDN ' ENS Marlin SN Allison SR S. D. Allision SR BenTon SN Campbell BM2 CanTu BM'l Cramer BM3 DauTreuiI SA Degraffinreaidf BM3 Dinoia SA Dodson BM3 Frame BMSN Lynn SR McCormick SA Price SN Reyes SR STark BM3 Thomson SN WhiTe FIRST AND FINEST. Consisfing of TwenTy five professional BoaTswain's lVlaTes and able Sea- men, FirsT Division capably runs all primary deck evoluTions forward. WheTher iT is boom- ing boaTs, vehicles and heavy cargo on and off The ship, or unrepping fuel, sTores and am- muniTion, FirsT division is on Top of The job - every man, every line, every rig, every Time. Here Their work only begins. ln addiTion, FirsT Division mainiains EL BARCO's prisTine appear- ance forward of frame 44267, boTh inside and ouT, adding up To abouT Thirly five percenT of The ship's real esTaTe. While busy wiTh ThaT, They are responsible for supplying and issuing painT, air powered Tools, and cleaning gear To The enTire ship. WiTh These Tough guys, a liTTle hard work goes a very long way. BuT Their TalenTs hardly sTop here. The men of FirsT Division are on The go consTanTly: sTeering The ship and keeping a sharp lookouT under- way. sTanding waTch on The auarlerdeck in porl, and fighTing EL BARCO's baTTles during General Quarlers. And when Sea and Anchor DeTail rolls around, They're in business again: Back on The Chain Gang. FirsT and FinesT. We don'T claim To be The besT. We merely acknowledge iT. x inf V. ---v " '. .- ff. . -.- :'..4 , . . . , . ,-4. -.L-.V-.4i'I'?:,4,g-s1'1"'TT?7iti7e: :fr""f" . J' , ffvvs.-fr , - ,mn-qu'-gf- ul,-mm' f ,.f- 4 -wnw- ....,..,.-.,-.. .,.- 7., " A A --H -' 1 wg ' , N Nw , , XX . i 1 D3 5? ,sz :ff Ns A .lk , - N , I W ,R . 1 ,Nz X vfxw f 3 W , 'E X 5 SK Q, .Q-5 ff 5 Q' u, is K .., Q xxx xl if A 5 .3 5 we wa f X 'XS 4Th DIVISICDN GMG3 Brooks SA Carrubba GMC Chaney GMGSN Dawes GMG2 Fifzgerald SN Kamran GMG3 MoffaT GMGSN Mullins GMGT Owensby GMG2 Speicher GMGSN Voss LT Cox ENS Ellis FourTh Division is The mosT diverse division on The EL PASO. Under The leadership of Ensign Ellis, Fourth Division is always busy. The main purpose of The division is guns. We fire Coocasionallyb and mainTain Two 3"!50 caliber mounTs, eighT 50 caliber guns, and numerous oTher small arms. We are in charge of qualifying people CThaT can acTually hiT The TargeTJ on A5 caliber pisTols, M-44 rifles, and shoTguns. We also send people To naTional compeTiTion. Along wiTh guns we are in charge of all ammuniTion on The ship, Navy and Marine. Our favorife PMS check is our monThly magazine sprinkler TesT. Being a parl of Deck deparlmenf, we are inTimaTely involved in 'I-A work. AlThough, finding The righT Times To fire The guns is an ongoing sfruggle, Qunner's maTes find Time To have fun afTer all The work is done. ..-.-.-f ,,..-- A v-...f-'-.-----1-.-n- - -ff --,.-. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT "THE SNlPE'S LAlVlENT" Now each of us from Time To Time, has gazed upon The sea, And waTched The worships pulling ouT, To keep This counTry free. And mosT of us have read a book, or heard a IusTy Tale, AbouT The men who sail These ships Through lighTning, wind and hail. BuT There's a place wiThin each ship, ThaT legend fails To Teach. lT's down below The waTerline, iT Takes a living Toll . . . A hoT meTal living hell, ThaT sailors call "THE HOLE". lT houses engines run by sTeam, ThaT make The shafTs go round, A place of fire, noise, and heaT, ThaT beaTs your spiriTs down. Where boilers like a hellish heari, wiTh blood of angry sTeam, Are molded gods wiThouT remorse, and nighTmares in a dream. Whose ThreaT ThaT from The fires roar, is like a living doubT, ThaT any minuTe would wiTh scorn, escape and crush you ouT. Where Turbines scream like Torlured souls, alone and losT in hell, As orders from above somewhere, They answer every bell. The men who keep The fires liT, and make The engines run, Are sTrangers To The world of nighT, and rarely see The sun. They have no Time for man or God, no Tolerance for fear, Their aspecT pays no living Things, The TribuTe of a Tear. For There's noT much ThaT men can do, ThaT These men haven'T done, BeneaTh The decks, deep in The hole, To make The engines run. And every hour of every day, They keep The waTch in hell, For if The fires should ever fail, Their ship's a useless shell. When ships converge To have a war, upon an angry sea, The men below jusT grimly smile, aT whaT Their faTe mighT be. They're locked in below like men fore-doomed, who hear no baTTle cry lT's well assumed ThaT if They're hiT, The men below will die. For every day's a war down There, when The gauges all read red, Twelve hundred pounds of heaTed sTeam, can kill you mighTy dead. So if you ever wriTe Their sons, or Try To Tell Their Tale, Their very words would make you hear, a fired furnace's wail. And people as a general rule, don'T hear of men of sTeel, So liTTle's heard abouT The place, ThaT sailors call "THE HOLE". BuT l can sing abouT This place, and Try To make you see, The hardened life of men down There, 'cause one of Them is me. l've seen These sweaTy heroes fighT, in super heaTed air, To keep Their ship alive and righT, Though no one knows They're There. And Thus They'll fighT for ages on, Till warships sail no more, Amid The boiIer's mighTy heaT, and The Turbine's hellish roar. So when you see a ship pull ouT. To meeT a warlike foe, Remember fainTly if you can, "THE MEN WHO SAIL BELOW." AuThor Unknown TTQTN 1 -, .N ll! XL, 1 1-. gglllg? U if . Q 5 xg' XL' Ts ll T "ilu" . Lf XA ' lil," "Isley-L f l TETQTA A-DIVISICDN ENS Tabb ENS Andershock EN3 Bouye IVINI4 BryanT Enl Cauey ENFN Clemons ENFA Danna MM2 Gonzales EN3 Hager FA Herrera lVlIVl3 Hess FA lcenogle 'L JLw..1Ei 6,355 ' -,g,:f.ss5'!K A.K.A. "A" GANG! Fourteen hard working enginemen, ma- chinisT maTes and an Ensign. We run The show, fore To afT and Top To boTTom. Formed around Two work cenTers, mobile handling equipmenf and air condiTioning and refrigeraTion, "A" Division's Equipmenf includes Two SSDGS, The hydrauliC sTeering sysTem, The aviaTion fuels sysTem, air condiTioning and refrigeraTion planTs, haTches, Winches, cargo and weap- ons elevafors, laundry equipmenT, scullery equipmenf and several forklifT Trucks. AlThough we own mosT of This equip' menT, our primary job is To perform prevenfive and correcfive mainfenance on iT To mainTain The ship's combaT readiness and The crews comforT. We realize our imporfance and W9 are proud of our abiliTy To meeT and conquer The challengGS we face. "A" Division seTs The sTandards. Be iT in job efficienCYf waTch sfanding or IiberTy on The beach, UA" Division seTs The pace. We are "A" Team, UA" Family, "A" Gang. ..-..- .,.-- --.5-f.---1-ar - f- ,- --Y-+ --.--7---1y,y--,-q---v-- ..-s-qn:-Q-4q,.4,.5--f-f-- w.s..',.-..-f-f-,-'-- Wolcoii ..V.-..... -..,...:,- -f-fvf - EN'I Keiiyle EN4 Lovoleiie FN Lewis IVIIVI2 Miniei ENFN Moore ENFN Neville MMCS Nichols ENC Olson ENFA Sergeni MM2 Seymour ENFN Sullivon EN4 Willioms ifgsis sffifsgo 2 XG' W N55 ' sr' fm I ' R-DIVISION This division consisTs of hull Technician, damage conTrolman and machinery repairman raTings. The primary job of R-Division is dam- age conTrol and hull and piping repairs. The hull Technician raTing performs welding, brazing, cuTTing and sheeT meTal fabricaTion To mainTain The ship's piping and hull sTrucTures in Top noTch condiTion. The damage conTrolman raTing mainTains The ship's fire fighTing sysTems and eauipmenT and damage conTrol eauipmenT in a con- sTanT sTaTe of readiness. AddiTionally They conducT ship wide Train- ing To prepare The crew of EL BARCO IVIAGNIFICO for any and all possibiliTies. The machinery repairman raTing fabricaTes a varieTy of paris for ship's machinery using IaThers and milling machines. R-Division's abiliTy To perform a wide varieTy of duTies helps To mainTain The EL PASO in The besT condiTion possible and makes iTs members The MARG 4-90 pace seTTers. , , - is opii ,.,,. ,..,. ...,,,, ?.,,,.,...,....-.,....,.....,.,, ,N-. ..-v- ., ,,....,,..,.-,...,...,......,n... -,, ,,,,,,, .,,, CWO2 Soar HT2 Aguilar HT2 Ballwe DCC Bodkrns DCFN Brannon HT3 Hemmings DCFN Hernandez DCFA Kumble DC2 Parker DC4 Peevey HTFR Porter HT3 Roby HT3 D SmlTh HT3 G Smlrh HT3 Spice HT3 Srebbrns MR2 Srurglll HT3 Turner IVIP-DIVISICDN Mdin Propulsion Division is ossigned The high prioriTy Tdsk of providing The driving force To move USS EL PASO wherever duTy coils. ConsisTing of 47 dedicoTed men, This division sTrives Tirelessly To provide sofe ond relidble wd- Ter, sTeom, dir, eleoTrioiTy od propulsion power. Alwdys working wiTh d sTrong Teom efforT, demonsTroTing To dll ThdT "Nobody swedTs iT like MP Division." LT Bedrdsworih ENS Quinn BT4 AbboTT BT'I Averill BT3 Brooks MM3 Buchondn FN Bullock BT4 Chambers BT4 Ddmhoff FA Ddvenpori BT3 Dovis BTFA Espinosd MM3 FleToher FN Forneris BTFA FosTer BT3 Fowler BT3 George BT3 Hdys BT3 Hickmdn MM2 Hughes BT2 Johnson NIMFN JohnsTon f :iz 5 . , ag T if 4 1 4 r ffl, 26 MMFA Loveloce BT3 Moki MM2 McAuliffe NINIFA Mceochin BT2 Miller BT3 lvlinyen Mlvlfl Moss BT3 Norfolk MMFA Polel BTFA Pellis BT2 Randolph BT3 Sidbury BT2 Speenburgh MM3 Slern MM4 Trommell BT3 Voughn IVllVl3 Velosco BT3 Welford W ,X figkiwz ?rgv,53, . K if S23 F R S9 in ll CWO4 Huck A .....-. ',,..,M,,..,..--:.4-4-1 L.. .L...g. ' ' ' T ' " ' T ' ' " ' ' . ,.,, ,,g,. ,,,- - ' ,,-,U ,,f"i"'il'f'T'-.1M' ' Q ' J . ' :T:i'1f7,?"J"f'1"T"' "5""""1"n 'fm' --' E-DIVISICDN EL PASO Power, LighTing. SafeTy and Telephone Company is a highly skilled Team of Technicians. They are a Team of professionals ThaT mainTain The life blood of The ship. This quick responding division provides mainienance, operaTion, and repairs of The four ship service generaTors which provide up To six megawaTTs of elecTrical power. They also operaTe and mainTain The mosT modern Telephone swiTchboard used in Today's Navy. Some of The addiiional equipmenT mainTained by The unique division includes all lighTing Throughoui The ship, deck boomslwlnches and associaTed moTor generaTors, cargo handling elevaTors, degaussing sysTem, a closed circuii Television sysTem and broadcasTing neTwork, a caThodic proTecTion sysTem, all small crafT elecTrical sysTems, ships gyros, general announcing sysTem, and The lisT goes on and on for This division. Their ongoing elecTrical safeTy program is one ThaT has seT The pace for The fleeT. THE E-DlVlSlON'S MOTTO REMAINS: "CommunicaTe wlTh shipmaTes and llghT up Their lives." EMFA Almashy IC3 Bansale EMFN Baranik EMFN Bielema EM3 Blake EMC Blasa EM3 Erceg lC2 Huck IC2 Kunkel EM3 McCarThy EM2 McKenzie EM'l NieTes EM2 Orih EM3 Penn EM3 A. ScoTT ICFN M. ScoTT EM3 Yagelski EM2 Zammarrelli 2 29 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT LT Erickson ENS Glonder L SKSN Allred SK2 Bronch SK3 Cooper SK3 Meroney SK3 Solesky SK3 WdTTleTon ...f ,.,.v.-....,,,g,,-. ,,,, ,W A --av , V , ,gg U , , , . .. S-4 Division is mode up of Sforekeep- ers CSKJ who ore The supply clerks of The USS EL PASO. The SK's ore responsible for The proper monogemenf ond opTimum uTilizoTion of The ship's OPTAR Coperofing Torgefb funds. The SK's pro- cess poperwork for supplies ond serv- ices incurred during The ship's porT visiTs. Moreover, S-4 Division procures sTows ond issues repoir poris, office supplies, cleaning gecir, pclper producTs ond ic wore for The mess decks. The SK's of The EL PASO ore olwoys responding enThusiosTicdlly To The ship's supply needs. S 'I DIVISICDN ,.w.,.,.. ........,-.,....,,-....-.. ...-q --..,...,,,,,..--.-.,...1.. 1 ..,,.,,..-,- S 2!S-5 DIVISICDN MSCS Rhodes MS4 BriTTon MS'I CdTIin MSSN Drogon SR G roves MS 'I Hdnisch MSSN Hodges MSSN Horne MSSA Hysick MS3 Lee MS2 McCoy MSSN McKinnon MS3 M oore MSSN Rdpdn MSSN RowIeTT MSSN SmiTh The mission of The Food Senfices Division is To provide The crew of EL PASO wiTh wholesome, well boldnced meols served in on Q1- mosphere ThoT is conducive To enjoyobie dining. The S-2!S-5 Division consisTs of fifTeen cooks feeding over five hundred personnel eoch meol. For ci Typicol medl, The bokery provides 800 cookies, 36 pies, 'I000 dinner rolls, 40 Iooves of breod ond 500 hamburger rolls. The cooks work long, hdrd hours providing The crew wiTh opproximdTeIy 320 pounds of meoT, 'I50 pounds of poToToes ond 50 pounds of vegeTobles. This division's worklood requires These men To sTdrT The working doy oT 0400 ond conTinue unTiI 4900 everydoy, including hoiidoys. Their pride ond professionolism wos refIecTed eoch doy by The quoIiTy of food prepored ThroughouT "Mdrg 'i-89." :Q ,I S 5 5 is T -...NN "I , Q f' F 2 it XX X X E.: X ,ww Q? S 1 +,. 'az . 4, W X X f, WR f -1 Q X ge :NM Y X Nw . a Ei 3 , , 7 X wx, ,N X we 0 4 ai? 'Q' W' .f A, v., ,, , yhvng, gi- X JUN Q wr ww ,X 2 s X KW ,M M. f ! ,,, A f ,W f wwwwmwmmmzaw Wa-ov my 1 W ww f HW fi r ff A 1 wp ww We provide The com- forTs of home To The EL PASO crew. The ship's laundry, barber shop, and sTore are all run by S-3 Division. We endeav- or To remove The gaTor 'li I ff, af biTes which plague The uniforms of The crew, we sTrive To give decenT haircuTs Cask Ens. Quinny we promise never To run ouT of Marlboro ciga- reTTes! CWhen permiTTed To sell Themb. N Y". ,h ff' W 4 , nl! MW ,. z,- 53 . 1 1 . , ,, b ro fe- -f . 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Q Q Q 5 LT Harnden 1' MAC Jenkins YNSN NeunIisT YN3 PaTTen PNSA Pruyn YN'I ScoTT YNSN WrighT ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT PC2 BalIenTine SN Bias PN2 Carswell NCI Dulaney YNC Fink 'b 3 The ship's AdminisTraTive DeparTmenT in- cludes a wide varieTy of raTions and re- sponsibiliTies. These include yeomen, per- sonnelmen, posTal clerk, The command career counselor, SM coordinaTor, and The masTer-aT-arms. Yeomen serve as AdminisTraTive Assis- TanTs in nearly every deparlmenT. Person- nelmen mainTain and updaTe service records, assign people To various schools, Transfer personnel and prepare adminis- TraTive forms for special pay and benefiTs. PosTal Clerks sorT incoming and ouTgoing mail, sell sTamps and money orders. The Command Career Counselor is available To assisT all members of The crew in career orienTed decisions ThaT include reenlisT- menT benefiTs and opTions, schools and advancemenT qualificaTions. The 3M Sys- Tem CoordinaTor is responsible for The ship's mainTenance maTerial sysTem and acTs as The liaison during mainTenance availabiliTies. The MasTer-aT-Arms is The ship's police force, mainTaining discipline ThroughouT The ship. Always remember i'The job's noT done unTiI The paperwork's finished." i 5 , QIVISN Deon QMSN Dorsey QM2 Groms QIVIC Hungerford N QQ wx wx X QM3 Leokes QMSN Lewis QM3 Lugo QM4 Mueller 4" -" W -. - -4 ' .zZ- . ' ,.T't-ass-an - ,. 4--rsr-f'f'tf-fi" ":fti'vfs2::'-."f1'.""' L:'--'-'-s'----N--ff---v,,- ... .,,,..........,,......k-..,,g,--.-,r.,+.. .,,.....w, W... The NovigoTion DeporTmenT oonsisTs of eighT QuorTermosTers. Their moin objecTive is The ship's sofe novigoTion. They ore dlso Tosked To know where The ship is dT dll Times regordless of Time of doy or weoTher. There ore four sysTems ThoT The QM's employ To deTermine The ship's posiTion. They ore PiloTing, Deod Reckon- ing, ElecTronio NovigoTion ond CelesTiol NovigoTion. PiloTing is generolly used os Cl primory meons of novigoTion when leoving or enTering porls ond olong The coosT. Deod Reckoning is deTermin- ing The ships posiTion bosed on o known course ond speed from o well known posiTion. EIecTronic NovigoTion is on ex- Tension of piloTing using GPS, SATNAV, LORAN-C, OMEGA ond FATHOIVIETER. CelesTiol NovigoTion is The de- TerminoTion of posiTion by The ob- servoTion of celesTiol bodies Csun, moon, sTors ond ploneTsD. The members of The Novigo- Tion DeporTmenT olso hove o T gi fe ' 1 -gf 1 e xif' f ,gui .,.. procTicol knowledge of mony os- pecTs of meTeorology. y E S is Q i NAVIGATIGN DEPARTMENT 53 LT Hoyle ' iff f faff , , ,ww f 3 1 Lu iii22 f1 A 0 ,nfuffpgy G ,V I ,Mf W, ,J W, f ,g f , fwf fznw, f ff W ff' 3 X Y W f W f n ,f M 2 wwf f Q 'ffw f f X4 ff, OPERATICDNS DEPARTMENT Q, 4 V fwwfwf WM .M ,mf X , , My fig? 5 W' :W ,Q SQ 2 , 4-1 CC Division LTJG LiTsch RM3 Bell RMT Berry SM3 Coson RMSA Ddvis RMT Deckner SMC Gregory RM2 Henderson RMC HiTchcock SMSN Hughey RM2 Low RMT Lewis SM3 Morrill RM3 Porker RMSA SexTon SM3 Thibodedux SMSA Thompson SMT Wiggins The CommunicdTions division is responsible for moinToining conTocT wiTh oTher uniTs ond wiTh shore communicdTions sTdTions vid visuol, voice, ond long disTonce rodio meThods. OC is comprised of boTh Rodiomen, who conTrol voice ond TeIeType rcidio circuiTs, ond Signdlmen, who by meons of floshing lighT, flcighoisT ond semophore moinToin posiTive visudl communicoTions conTocT wiTh oTher ships in compciny. CE Division ENS Byrd ET3 AvonT ETC Ddvis ET3 Gormon ET3 HenTley ET2 Kloho EW2 Ledoux EW3 PoTe ET3 Pomerleou ET3 Schroeder EWT STrduss EW2 Wolsh Cerioinly when problems orise in The oreo of communicdTions, The mosT imporTdnT division becomes The OE division of ElecTronics Technicions. Simply sToTed, The mission of OE division is To mdinToin oil elecTronic equipmenT oboord The EL PASO. To occomplish This, The men ore divided inTo groups bdsed upon speciolized TolenTs. The ET's C"EveryThing Techs"J ore very much 'ion coll" TwenTy four hours o doy. When noT on emergency repoir jobs, OE Division hos devoTed Time To The insToIloTion of closed-circuiT TV sysTem ond sound sysTem for The crew's benefiT. I l I I ENS Hicks OS2 BorneTT OSC Benemdn FC3 ChrisTion OS3 Connick FC2 Debevec OS3 Fulford OSSN Herring OS2 Howord OS3 Johnson FC3 IVioTTeson OS3 O'Donohue FC3 Pcirker OS3 Prince FC3 Scolici FC2 SmiTh OSSN Turner CDHMvmon The OperoTions SpecidIisTs, or OS's, moinToin o conTinuoI woTch while oT seo ond oT onchor, coIIecTing ond processing informoTion, coordinoTing communicoTions wiTh oTher ships, ond oiding The novigoTor ond bridge personnel in direcTing The movemenTs of The ship. The men of This division sTond mony long woTches pIoTTing ond idenTifying The mdny conTocTs Thoi moy oppeor on Their rodor scopes. - ComboT lnformoTion CenTer os moinToined by The OS's is The cenTer of oll evoluTions ond is usuolly o beehive of ocTiviTy I 5 T 4 DEPAR MEN 'Q .-.-f ..- - --w...--1--Q1-vw- . .-Z.. ..,....--,,-3-,Qrqgg-sg-V. 1,---...-Q.,-. ...v.fnvfv-,ww1---,f.- A-f ,. .-.ff New. ,... 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A.-. -v. .,,1- V, i T, l l 4 l l v li ,gig UNREP The Underway Replenishmenf CUNREPJ ships are a unique breed. These large ships ply The seas carrying food, arnmunifion, supplies and fuel To susfain The fleef. Frequenfly during The deploymenf El Paso rendezvoused wiTh These ships for resupply. One of The simplesf ' ' ' d h Il 'n Technique is required for fuel. In whaT is call d means of Transferring cargo is To fly iT in helos. A much more dramaTic an c a engl g 9 connecTed replenishmenf, we sail alongside The UNREP ship aT a disfance of only 200 feeT aT a speed on 'l2 knoTs. Lines are shoi gr Thrown befween The Two ships, and fuel hoses or cables for cargo are sTreTched befween Them. For hours The ships musT rnainfoin consTanT speed and disfance as The cargo or fuel is Transferred. This challenging evoluTion is akin To driving down The freeway af 55 MPH passing nofes befween cars. The slighTesT error can resulT in disasfer. ln a Typical refueling as much as 400,000 gallons of fuel or 'l00 Tons of cargo may be Transferred in a 7 hour period. if' 2 4 A X f -fffi J f ..',, - T, 0 U , X slpi . f , Q f- -l-s f ,Qs 2.4 3 .1 2' Q N' x A ? X is s r we T s..T 3 Q T .5 if Q ss if WAN 1 ' If ' 5 l A 9 M 3 l S 9 -sy 5 - l T ' Q I 4 .0 H' ei'i:.'msz.ifW'l'f' . T USN13.95.wU 60 -...A-.....,.--.,.,, 1.,,,.., -V - ,.., . . N , 1 , N" " '- 4-- . . .. " W -w':1?'vni-x:61:fHZvvf4--1 nf . -H v:-C-,-,.- .., ,ffm-L,:..,.,,,t,..+...-. ,,... 5 , Y I s 1 Xu X Lmhw, yT 'A 1' 4, .5 x .-N., f qu, , -----..-N... W-59-heiikvi . x num. ' mr. 'N' -QQ. i Y P N N '1 la W '1 ! U: U, ml W ii' V H2 fs va."-, 1 Q .1 .ig R. xg., xg. x . hx vy, of FirsT Sergeanf Schmelzer is a naTive of The capiTal crTy of our dairy sTaTe, Madison, Wisconsin. Upon enlisTmenT' he aTTended recruiT Training aT MCRD, San Diego. Upon making The Trans- formaTion from civilian To Marine, he was assigned To The Supply AdminisTraTion field. During The following eighT years, The by Then SSgT .Schmelger had spenT Tours aT The Marine Corps Supply AcTiviTy, Philadelphia, Marine Corps LogisTics Supporf Base, Albany, Ga and Marine Corps Air STaTion, Iwakuni, Japan. I For The nexT Two years, he was on The epifome of The Marine Corps, while serving on The Drill Field as a Drill lnsTrucTor. IT was while a Drill lnsTrucTor ThaT he was meriToriously promoTed To Gunnery SergeanT. From San Diego, he again had The opporTuniTy To sample The NorTheasT and was assigned To InspecTor lnsTrucTor STaff DuTy, Erie, Pennsylvania, for a Three year Tour. AfTer compleTing anoTher Tour aT MCAS, Iwakuni he reporfed for anoTher highlighT of his career: duTies as LogisTics Chief and laTer acTing as Sergeanf Major of Recruifing STaTion, ST. Louis, Missouri. On 4 June 4986, Gunnery Sergeanf Schmelzer was promoTed To firsT Sergeanf adding a rocker, a diamond, and a new MOS of 9999. He was assigned To 2d FSSG wiTh 2d Mainfenance BaTTalion. In SepTember 4987 he aTTended The advance STaff Non- Commissioned Officer Academy aT Quanfico, Virginia. ShorTly, afTer refurning To Mainfenance BaTTalion from school, he was assigned as The FirsT Sergeanf of MEU Senfice Suppori Group-24 in December of 4987. FirsT Sergeanf Schmelzer is married To The former KaThy Bailey and has Three lovely children: TimoThy 43, Jessica 42 and Shawn 8. The Schmelzer's reside in Jacksonville, Norfh Carolina. 7 W, ff W, f ff! riff, , www r FirsT SgT. Michael J. Schmelzer ug, . , r '4-IM' LJYQ ' l f' A A .' ' . ,fgz h w s I -r' 4' Q44 'V ' 0 ggi' 'Q Qx "--5..-:5-:T 14 , ?.'.'.'. 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M. Fleicher Cp ovoilobley CPL M. L. Green CPL C. W. Mciniurf CPL M. P. Proii CPL V. J. Reuiher CPL M. G. Sly CPL D. P. Sullivon CPL R. A. Todd CPL G. G. Voncise CPL J. P. Viceniesilvo hoio not CPL D. W. Wylie Cpholo noi dvoilobley LCPL G. Begoy LCPL L. R. Briii LCPL R. E. Brown LCPL M. E. Coffey LCPL C. R. Ddvis Cphoio noi ovdilobley LCPL C. B. Dul Cphoio dvoiloblej LCPL C. M. Gollowdy LCPL R. S. Goosen LCPL S. E. Mcewon LCPL R. W. Novrdi LCPL R. K. Peorson LCPL E. R. Thomos LCPL T. Y. Thompson LCPL C. R. Tippens PFC A. Lifschuliz Jr DOT I - ' And even on ship, There is freedom To pracTice l l l i 1 "Then The mama bear said To The papa beqr The religion of your choice. ' , .l Disguised as a mild mannered Lieu- And so men, ThaT's how iT's done. Any quesTions'? Men? lVlEN?!?" HEADQUARTERS PLATOON Headquarlers PlaToon is The backbone of The MSSG, Headquariers PlaToon pro- vides logisTical, adminisTraTive, mainTe- nance managemenT, embarkaTion, Train- ing and operaTions supporl To The IVISSG. ln addiTion To The aforemenTioned sup- porT, The HeadquarTers PlaToon is also comprised of key command billeTs includ- ing The Commanding Officer, ExecuTive Officer and TSTSGT. The Headquarlers Pla- Toon plays a viTal role boTh aboard ship and on The beach. Ammo counTers, TickeT wriTers and pen- cil pushers we are You'll find no beTTer workers wheTher looking near or far, Supporling The IVISSG, now ThaT is our only Task, Give us your problems big or small, and we'll do whaTever you ask. We'll work The long hours To finish every job. We are led by none oTher, Than The greaT FighTin' Bob. TenanT our hero, FighTin' Bob ensures The world is safe from The forces of EVIL!!! .AES So, who's wafching The ASP while These guys are smiling for a picTure? And before riding off inTo The sunseT, BuTch and Sundance pose for a quick snapshoT. Q., OOPS! So much for The dieT!! My finger is caught in The bolT. CDon'T Tell? 7 .W . ,. -,.. ..,, .., .. . ,.. -W .'.. ...,,.f , --A-s-4-:Q- . '- wwf -Q'-,- F . 1111.27--3-fits-'-7171, .nuff---" '-+1'----f-w-1.'.--'-wwf'-Qfrqe.-we ..,nwf14i--nf:-':fL'rfw41fr-:--1-'-- Connolsseurs of fine wrnes we prefer whaT ever rs on sale Collar shlrfs belTs Marine reg harr cuTs Nope VlcTlms of nuclear holocausT They don T look ouT of place You re senous'P I really MISSED formaTlonl9l Should I geT The Porsche or The Ferrarr'7 I cllmb 2000 feeT up This mounTarn and alls you wanT To do rs Take my plcTure'Pl THE BOYZ OF AMIVIOHI WarT a mrnuTe This :sn T my rackll Excuse me buT would elTher of you Two have The Time? One quesTron where rs hrs neck'7 65 . . . . . I - - ' I l I I 1 . . . , I . , 75 , . . . . . I . .. . . 0 I I kQ"v, 'I A ' 7'-K I - . - . . 3 1 I I I n I I , . . . - , - I I 1 I . . x QQX Qi 3 IJ -4 QSQ g sexes ix 5 'xr s sv ids? ss 5 4' E 8 lk x an if ffggq x 2 f V :gf Q 4 w. 4 K .-"" 1" zixfdy i . ' WN ,.,. Q f' f ,fp ' 1 l X"' DQ if f ,,,.,,," "" -9 v V T sf, :, ,. j :V ' 'f' .ff 1 H- 3' my bL..- E if ' "ff: i iw ' ' MEDICAL PLATOON f The MSSG HealTh Services PlaToon s primary funcTlon is The operaTlon of a Beach EvacuaTlon STaTlon! HGIICODTT EvacuaTion STaTlon in order To provide emergency TreaTmenT, collecT casualTies coordlnaTe casualTy evacuaii and prevenTive medicine services. AddiTionally, iT is The responsibiliTy of The HealTh Services PlaToon To screen T medical and denTal care is provided To ensure members of MSSG are healThy and currenT on all immunizaTions physical and denial exams. , - ,-L A A T BJ I I O ll! CIP ovh24gz5f1,aFew Goodlfffm. .. NA VY CORPSMEN records of all personnel upon receipT To ensure They are medically and menTally qualified for deploymenT. 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' ,J Ai, A 7 K Z vz y V' Y -.xv ww Q. f A ,fi ' if . fidf x , , , V , ,.4Wff'Q ff V, U -Y 1 ,I M, V x7 , ,,, ,..,,,,,,..v. .,-.....,. f----0 '-- -- --Afvf-:zszvf-Y 1--'-1P'1":"- vi--1 ff-1-qx.,?...,.,: - .,.,,.--. -,..s... . , Y l r T ENGINEER PLATOON MSSG-24 T The freld rs our home ThoT s where we moke our money WheTher :T be consTrucTrng o perrmefer defense supplylng E 1 fuel producing drlnklng woTer movrng bulk supplies provrdrng elecTrrcrTy dlsposlng of ordnonce or mcunTcunrng equrpmenT The engineers offer The ground mdrlnes The necesslfles To sToy on The move Throu houT The de lo T dll shored d common gool Freedom ond Peoce We would like To Thonk our loved on es for undersfondlng ThdT we I ore monnes For Thelr love ond supporl we dedrcoTe our porhon of This book To Them I I I I I I I I . . , I I I I I I I I I I I I I l I I I I I ' I . . . . , . . . - I I ' I I ' . 1 1 1 I I I I . . - . I . . . . I I ' Z 114, ,Y 2.1 ., 1sTLT wane J. L. , SSGT ee y ,. ,,.,M L, . J 1 I T 1 ll l f Z T ' - ' Q, . . P ' ,,,,l Q -r CPL BQ5Tin CPL GunTer SGT Husbond CPL Jonos LCPL Lodd A l 5 Q X Q X X Wx s ,4 1' X NXQN 7 X S Xxmaxw A sv f ,Vs . 752 X I F! L, I 3? I V . sf, 2, PL S T SGT WinTers T LCPL McKinney CPL Roberger CPL Sherlock LCPL Sfernogel C Wee 69 ' N vw- n, W ,-.vw W- A ,,,. -.. 0.6, A , -,.,..,...- Wf- Q D Ymen I we hove seen ond leorned mony Thrngs buT one Thrng we wrll olwoys remember we dre o Teom No moTTer whoT our TrTle we dll worked TogeTher oround The clock ond under dll condlTrons broughf TogeTher from ocross The noTlon we l 1 K1 Ni is si Si S1 gs Q3 -..gr - Q.. ,gh ii.- ,.. mmf--E , ., ' ,-7-wg-3-q5g17,,3.,,.'.g.p.,.v:A4 vga 14.4 ' " f ' - ' - I - N f" 2 '- ,Z S 7 ' . ,, . .. 5- J , :'f.-c::1':'-'-- 1-v-1-f-A-vv::v--z-f..-f-:v:.+g-4:12 -5mwlzicinrzfg-imfqf-154-.',' if 1 1 1, 1, X1 11 11 1 li. 111 I '1 111 11. 111 3 1 1 1 1.1 1 , 4 1 1 , F 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -,..-..f- ,, ,. -,.....,Q, . .. 74 LT. Bornes D. G. LT. Golrell Q. B. SSGT. Bollle S. SSGT. Robinson E. A. SSGT. Eller G. W. SSGT. Leeper R. M. Cphofo nor ovoiloblej CPL Gronger M. S. CPL Nell G. A. CPL Snyder D. A. CPL Morlon K. L. CPL Myers S. R. LCPL Cnopmon E. D. LCPL Dillon D. P. LCPL Reynolds C. E. Cphofo nor ovoiloblej LCPL Hommond G. L. LCPL Miller B. A. LCPL Hughey J. M. LCPL Filzgerold C. W. LCPL Hernondez S. LCPL Jones O. C. PFC Fleming J. T. 72 CDSSGNQ4 SUCWPDH PLACOOQZ f. ffff'fTs'f Q ' .... ,L , . 4 I F ' "iii 4 'Q J ' . s ..... . . ' . fxxwkko ffl -'w.s ' Bmw., 'g X . A . A . A is T -T' f Yiswiikiwfvv 14i4fLsf rsf. .f.. iT r+'4,.ffw. B . ig ..f. szg1,ZiGis?4 33 any If ., xf 3 ,, I .V Q 'Z 'W I .ds f. .... W T .-. T Y V . , N... 'rs i 'Af ' 1 4 I if::s'g- , I . "Li 'f ' -' . 451. fr if .L 5 Ag. E2 ...I Q. Q? nfl' ff' if 5 is X , g5Qglmg e.wf y. sW5..'iQ55M SO - - - This is The group mor supporred The Med!!! Anofher fine clay in The field!!! Bye!! Bye!! !-!!!!e Birdie' Ration Personnel . . . Hord ot work!!! 7: A 2 SI w x E21 S ix S 1 if S, 3 1' , is Si 3 X 3 X 2 S 3 X S 3 S S 5 w Q X """'f- fi . -.j ' ' ? 'Ql,'J f.i Zu ' ', f ' .. ' 17..-Lf' fl ?:5.-L77-1.-E-fi-'L-""'f'-wr:-11'r4'f,-...-.,4.:-f-,.9:f,---1-.---f-iff-ffg Jfklq-nf:-zfbimxx-wr?-'-li-3:4-'V l, X , , X 'x ly 1 W W 1 1 Y 1 1 I 1 n 4 77 .K B ., NLM -,. 1, -A rd-A. A.....-..,,..-..,,f,A-,.- -. .,. -. ., 1 . -- V Y- W- 2nd LT. Allison . .,,- -M H ly - d4 .jsj.Wj, also l evi ' 4 -V saws V 1,-Mb vgvv 0 4 1+ 4. - Vs... , ...M M is TJ w f A - 4013+-Xw- 4 ,Jw Am Q ,da s s .s 6 3g ,..:, v Q i 2 4, COMMUNICA TION PLA TOON is. K W 55 SK i .-f. SSGT RO'O'PS9" is RlChle V , f2 J' vQ-1 CPL Bowman T f- -' ' ,, ,, , Radio Chief I COMM O COTTTITT Chief fphofo nof Wire Ch ef fphf-VO nof vailablej avarlablej Ballard M. E. BerndT D. T. Boyer J. T. Brown K. G. Cherry B. S Cremeans D. C. Curlis M. E. Cphofo noT availablej EsTep W. E. GanT L. George R. Green J. A. Holmes Jr. J. L. Mancillas T. W. Manglona M. J. MasTranunzio S. L. Peirce D. M. Plyler Jr. C. G. Schleh R. S. Slocom M. G. SmiTh P. J. Umansky S. L. finf' f 3 S '- J .. W Wellbacher S. L. Wilkin M. L. Cphofo nof availablej 78 A Q ,QQ Q0 ,AQQAQ 59 . 4. 0 i 2 AW 5 Vg. . 6 M 042 5 .- .we 1. ' f Q ef .wfvsfsf ffw J .J 'siff sfw si fs 2-fi! A 2, gf ,ff KWP, ssf sswsfsff rf G2 MQ WW Q emi Wm w fyffaiegefi, 0 wif ,wfmgo -' ' ffffiiifb . 51342: The service supporl eIemenT of a marine expediTionQ1fY uniT is The MSSG which conTains all The logisTics speCICJlISTS necessary To keep The ground and aviaTion marines' and Their equipmenT funcTioning. CommunicaTions plaToon s DN' mary mission To The MSSG is ensuring ThaT The commu- nicaTions capabiliTies are responsive To The mission and Taslfs of The command and The MEU. CommunicaTions p-laTo0r1 S duTy as a whole is To ensure ThaT all message Traffic Trans- miTTed and received are handled rapidly, accuraTely, Gnd in accordance wiTh exisTing regulaTions. I 'The basic funcTion of communicaTions plaToon is To PTO' vide operaTional guidance and supporl To The command...- and The MEU in Comm capabiliTies. During operaTions and rouTine responsibiliTies, Comm PlaToon provides suppori be' Tween Comm sysTems ashore as well as afloaT. -. W, ,. ,,- .-..,.,,,A,,-- . ..,..,-,,..,,--k-1-,.-W - Q-.f.. .-N-.5z,...,-,ink-.51 ,..---....-'..'-..-..-...qf....,,,.,',-,w-'uy-.,-.,-. XS' il'InL'x The Cdlifornid Rdisin Who! is This I'm holding? This is whdT's defending our couniry? And he Thinks he's big!! Where cdn I ge! o flighi bdck 'ro Roid? fix! SJ' . o" 'V i, U .Qu 4 .- ,,, z 4 U' ", X Q ' V. ff 4 X ,MMI ' 4 ,wa 9 ' 1 II Z Q ' f X X I ,iff X NX K4 x-A , X' W' N I YQ Where's my skdies? I don'T have d bod dTTiTude!! COMMUNICATIONS PLATOON, MSSG-24 YOU CAN TALK ABOUT US, BUT YOU CAN'T TALK WITHOUT US! I 79 my I' f ' Christmas in the ghetto!! Wi In Whot cure we stealing now Otis? 2 K Do we have o hangover Schleh? MARS 4-Q0 A ,, ,,,Q,Q,4 , 9 2,.,g,,, , , Q " St , , 'mi . 6 5 ,,. MQW : ,XJ 1 .- mfs,-,,., 19 N , . 4:65 ' f Y f W ,MM . MJ... Q fb, Comm's rock monster 1 1 t 9 5 All dressed up ond no where to go!! -KA I Y i , " "' """ """'-r""' " "' "' 43437713.35 -7- 5' -. ..,.-.. ., , L LT McGrady Cphofo r""ff-N SSGT Jenney , f..-7,4 T P V T3 1 X nor ovcriloblej 5 I T X 'Q ,X V-Q N Y new bi Q 5' Q Q 1 Nt F . e X XX M X XX X V, N XQ se was X x X I sk X QNNRN W 3 X tw N N1 x X X N X Q- x xx N X N X X x x X XXX N Ya X X X 5, X X 11 ,3313 fin IVXQIS- .g K. '- '- 'f 5531- -,LN - v, -wqzagzlg. 3hg:.N.s.:t,.:.1M he 11 :if 1: :fl wg. sr V '--- .ge . '22 fb'-WM "re1 ,,:XX 'M -, - , H Y. ' '- . ,... . X e , , K 4 ex R s tc X 3 X QMOZNQN X sxwxxvgtxx 3, X gmt mme , ,K , x X X we X 'VS' sr 9 s 4 x x X Q W, W xx Q2 N x 5 'NAA x, Q s We ,ew 4 fe w , H591 X WX Ks xx xN wif' XX N ci w ev gg SRX Q s A AN tx ox Q if 4 X w 0 5,11 K N W,.N,.Q.M rx 0 ex X 4 my ,MQ Ox Xcx xi: X ,jji .L : t.L1Ex r',sg,. rises. H-'asm-s ,et-s':v.:-2,-.z ef'- -"- --frr Q, VVVVVVVV W. ,,,, ,, N,,. Q ,W 1 N X I it X. .::-f-H :ze f':f,:ez5ae::'-:arg,":e'ss11r:s:+-are 1..g:3s,1g:1:y.,f13q' f, 4 s. .r- bifM.,r:w.-sw.-sem: Q:-'w:::1': 2:1 SUPPLY SECTION, BLT Ms The primary mission of the Battafion Landing Team SuppQ1fMotor T Attachment is to ensure our unit receives quality support in aff supphf functions. Although we prefer to worh independentlfy, we worh in Ciaison with MSSG supphf to coordinate aff our units requests. In addition, we account for the BLT's weapons, vehicies, and individual equipment. Pride in a joh wed done and hard worh this section Organized enough and motivated enough to get the job done during the day, gives us an opportunity to enjoy the attractions oftheMediterranean at night. Swift, andtechnicaffy proficient, this is one supphf that can tndy he counted upon to "carry the cross". ' 'H' mr. 1? 'kL, 75 i., .N-, r . .gyip t V .rrp . , Q c ,, Ax xl X eu Z SJx,i,g- - Q, i' . i. T rf ffm A a s ' s 1 I J V ,VQ yd AI' X , i Q5 ' " . - ',"v in sf- X . .p,., , 1,1 f -P View CPL Frye CPL Williams, M. e. CPL williams, R. re. LCPL Barnes Cphoro nor ovoiloblej LCPL Greene C. Cphofo nor cvoiloblej LCPL Green L. LCPL Homilron LCPL Jorgensen LCPL O'Connor LCPL Oquendo LCPL Short LCPL Wykoff 84 Shorl Timer There's no ploce like home TeCh-ri-resecrch clerk Motor-T devil dog Keep iolkin' Trosh Work, work, work! Busy as usual The philosophers lei' Erhesl ond Julio -Q mi 1 ... 4 f. . , . s .,. ,A , . ' "s .QQ :Li-x Gimme your coffee I wonno go home 1 5 vQ?iN'5fr N 1 x i ii ggi sux Welcome To The jungle .. :W'i2f'7,'f'TT"I"""TI"'Ti1 71" "" ' "T'T'-"""N'-rv.-""F'-r"'-171'-V1 R, 4 In our spore Time . . . He's my mcrine, back off! few ,..-Q-M4-,Xa . You'II pciy ,fQ??i'f'-, w ,H ki If ,H A' f 53? fix iv 4-V, .r"-'rf' M93 '59 fx ,zzz 'x"1f I . Y , M9 , wgxx Wal? "W X X 1 i 2 , ii: f 3"M, 1' X 2 Mix! ' Dfw -V if? 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Francis J Grani, Kirby Anderson, Darrel E Barlges, Terence W Black, Miles X Blackshire, Carlos A Boyd, Allen G Cphofo nor availablej Childers, Robert C Conneely, Patrick M Cowgill, Joey Dexler, Robert L Dorly, Henry L Eickhoff, Erick J Ellis, William J Fisher, Ambers L Fuller, Darell Cphofo nof availablej Gonzalez, Luis A Griggs, Bruce D Gulshall, Adam M Cphofo nor availablej Harris, Donald Jackson, Jeffrey A Cphoro nof availablej Jenney, Eric S Jimmerson, John L Kio, Todd W Majewski, Thomas S Manbevers, Mark A Cphofo nof availablej Mangome, William PLT Commander X ff ' 1 I 77- . ,fi ., My , ' GW. 31 5' ' - .xg V rffiz ' .MQ 11 5-324' 6 g3,91?-?'fI:- 1 I' . s 1,1'2f,1- f " ff ? 5 ,Q swf! l n, .1 ' 1 g , 1' ' 'N f112'1.' iz, f., kj 1 ' - ff fx 1 41.1-zflfff' .lil Lfiiig Q "-' O' i "'w. 'fs A 'ivwfilej sei' fw, sw? E252 X' ' mfrw- TWV' MT Chief N, f Y L 1 i VA 2 .4 'ISTSLT Anderson, S. K. SSGT Seay, L. 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",,-?.v'2s-7,529 .MM ,N M mf X swftfsf 49, ,wsa Torres, Eduordo E Treni, Brion K Willicims, Eorl fphofo nor ovoiloblej MOTOR TRANSPORT PLATOON, MSSG-24 'I'he mission of Motor Transport Platoon, MEU service support group 24 is to provide medium lift motor transport support to the elements of the 24th marine expeditionary unit. In addition to the movement of personnel and cargo, motor transport platoon further carries the capability to transport bulk water and fuel, motor vehicle mechanics giving motor transport platoon the capability of performing all organizational maintenance. Motor transport platoon spent long arduous hours in the form of motor transport operations, vehicle maintenance and unit training in preparation for LFGF 1-90. The payoff in the end was a challenging and very successful deployment period and the right to wear the title "America's Platoon." To Whom it may concern, that might mean you. There is much to be said about truck platoon's crew. We have our problems and we have our goals, but as far as being the best, hell everyone knows. .At sea or land it's been said, "If trucks can't do it no one can". So I'm telling you all as I end it here the year 1990 is still truck's year. Sincerely, Trucks RO11!! Out! - N, V Vfgc 'Y Swan NW Vskmi WWA-wi Aa 1, J .9 4 cv sv X sw-v f.-wif.-5 Rivero, Reynoldo Roberts, Clifford L fphofo nor ovoiloblej Ross, lvlorsncill A Ryon, Everell C Cphofo nor ovoiloblej Sounders, Nlork C fphofo nor ovoiloblej Scnworz, Eclword Sirond, Eric D Yo woni some chow? Whoiever, whoiever , 4 ,, Z Q My ,A A N3 C'mon dropouTs! Someday you II Ieorn devlldog -1,--1 Bring Those IVlRE's over here 4- e 'Q l-lol ll l-Inrn rwfsrnne CCT Dn+nre Pony Time i in ,,..-.-,f-.., ..--, --.V-. --. 1 -f - A ' ' 'f ' ' ' ' , ,M ,M Y,,.. ..-..,.,...,- ..,-.--.-:,,-. f 3--f, ..----fff,-,:1.f,f 1.--14 ,ff-:sig-,,'if1: '- 17 'Z-fi-, 1 ' 2 J " , 1 - i'f1::,,H 131' - 'i . , ,l"". 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