Fife (DD 991) - Naval Cruise Book

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left to right CBS: LTDiia. OPS: LCDR Shane, SUPPO: LT Santacroce, NAV: LT Shiffman, ENG: LT Skelly. AIR DET: LCDR Barratt LTjG MacDonjld conns during iinderwdx ifl ' lcmshnicnt uit ' USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS {Photo courtesy of Ted Salois Pacific Stars and Stripes AIR DET ENGINEERING COMBAT SYSTEMS NAVIGATION OPERATIONS SUPPLY LCDR Shane consulted by LTjG Choi. E A D S RECORD UvoFFiaisi- tRwSE Book ' = L SOME DEPLOYMENT STATISTICS Total miles traveled 43,654. 1 r)autical miles Hottest temperature 1 1 4 ' F (Muscat, Oman) 1 15 ' F (Aft Engine Room) 1 39° F ( 3 Waste Heat Boiler Room) Crossed the Equator 0800.21 April 1992 O ' VO II8°5630 Rounds Fired 166 5 154 rounds 4480 aWS rounds Cas Turbine Engine 625 1 hours Cas Turbine Generator 49.596 hours Gallons of F-7 6 Used 4.285.155 gallons Gallons ofJP-S Used II 3, 862 gallons Meals Served 1 95.480 meals Sodas Consumed II 8,090 cans (325.29 per person) Underway Replenishments 30 Vertical Replenishments 12 EXCERPTS FROM THE UNOFFICIAL CRUISE BOOK One wardroom member does the sensible and inexpensive thing — he keeps his own unofficial cruise book. By a twist of luck and fate some of its contents are revealed... ...Ensign Mitchell, working on a qualification as OOD INPORT, answers the question of what to do when a man falls overboard, Put the rudder over and close up flag oscar. ...Heard over the IMC, The ship is now conducting uncontrollable electrical and engineering casualty drills. Place all non-electronic gear in standby. . . .LTJG Padden, qualified SWO, asks, What ' s that contact out there? It ' s the jackstaff rigged for deceptive lighting, the OOD answers. ...SKSN Hallock ' s minewatch report, Bridge, forecastle, I have a tree 30 degrees to port, 200 yards. . . .HSL 5 1 pilot LT Hupp razzes the Site TV officer for days and days about only printing the weekday ' s TV schedule. LT Post replies, Did you try turning the sheet over? ...Cryptologic Officer LT Doherty is turning over the Conn. How ' s your engines? the oncoming Conn asks. Then after a long pause the lieutenant thoughtfully replies, Oh them, they ' re fine. ...And a few weeks later he issues the order, Helmsman, left standard rudder, steady 11 knots. . . .While standing watch as helmsman, SN R. Gray was complaining that he had been in the Navy a long time, hi September it will be one year, he proclaims. Oh really, next month will be six years for me, the experienced BMOW brags. The fifth will be my seventeenth anniversary, LT Post remarks. Wow! How many years is that? young SN Gray asks. . . .One Lieutenant advises LTJG Choi, Don ' t forget that tonight at 0200 we advance clocks. He replies, Oh really, what time? ifat s T A T I S T I C s

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Arabian Gulf A D R O WARDROOM MESS Tiis Arabian Gulf cruise certainly provided a fascinating and challenging experience for the officers. One day all the Ensigns were promoted to Lieutenant (Junior Grade). Soon one Ensign found himself all alone — both the Bull (senior) and George (junior). The new Mess Treasurer also found himself thrust into an interesting new area of responsibility. A few familiar faces moved on to other stations, while some excited new faces joined. The ship deployed under two Executive Officers (XOs), and the former XO will be sorely missed. We wish you well on your next duty stop, and offer a warm hail to all the new officers, especially our new XO. Congratulations also to all who became Lieutenants during the cruise! Professional training progressed smoothly, with a fantastic number of junior officers attaining the distinguished Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) designation. We all became much closer friends as well, sharing a multitude of experiences, both on ship and off. Overall the FIFE wardroom is proud to serve for such a fantastic group of enlisted men, and is looking forward to future challenges. lid c H I E F P E T T Y O F F I C E R ILeftI left to right 1st row: LTJG Chen. LT Cogan, CW03 Dei ' eau. LT Dua, LT Skelly. LCDR Congro, ENS Mitchell 2nd row: LCDR O ' Keefe. LCDR Shane, LT Anderson. LT Post, LTJG MacDonald. LT Santacroce. LT Trimble. LT Shiffman. LCDR Barratt 3rd row: CDR Vilotti. LT Doherty. LT Rimyan, LT Hitchcock, LT Williams, LT Semon [not pictured: LTJG Choi} IBelowj left to right 1st row: GSCM (SW) Wilson, CMC (SW) Dahlm, £WC (SW) Atkinson, ISC Correll. FCC (SW) Spracklin, DSC (SW) Antonio, PNC Patterson, SKC Camagong 2nd row: RMC Maness, GSMC Winston, HMC Shane, GSEC (SW) Pagan. QMC (SW) David. GMC (SW) Vest. MSC Stauner, STGC Sims. ETCM (SW) Smith. BMC Payne, OSC (SW) Eubank, FCCS (SW) Hanratty, SHC Aqunio. CTRC (SW) Rich MMCM (SW) S. S. Hendricks. Command Master Chief CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MESS Tie Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Mess is the place where deals can be made. The strength of the fleet, as some would call it. The Master Chief Petty Officers, Senior Chief Petty Officers, and Chief Petty Officers al! have years of combined knowledge and experience in all kinds of naval vessels. With this behind them they make the ship function smoothly and efficiently. The chain of command is known to be only as strong as its weakest link. Thus the job of the CPOs is to foresee the up and coming events and support this chain of command, both above and below them. It is only with their thorough knowledge and experience that the ship performs so well. True professionalism starts at the top and the bottom of the ladder. The CPO Mess is a collection of the finest professional sailors that can be found onboard any vessel. The USS FIFE CPO Mess is but a small portion of the important and highly respected Fleet CPO Association, lid

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