Fife (DD 991) - Naval Cruise Book

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Deployment ' 92 O left to right Ut row: EWl Shober. £WC (SWI Atkinson, LTjG Chen. £W3 Kotomsk: 2nd roll-. EW3 Spindlcr. EW2 Slohodm. E V3 Swjnson. EW} Mailer. EWSN Terrell If there are any bad guys out there. . .If they have radar. . .If they are radiating... then the Electronic Warfare Technicians (EWs) are the first ones to pick them up, evaluate the threat correctly, and then report the threat. Again OW Division was in the forefront of electronic warfare. Throughout the deployment, OW Division continuously rushed forward to face the ever-changing challenges and threats in the electromagnetic spectrum. Operating passively, carefully scan- ning the electromagnetic spectrum for hostile emitters and exploit- ing their weaknesses, the EWs proved to be an invaluable asset to Team FIFE. Because of the amazing electromagnetic propagation in the Arabian Gulf, where radio waves would travel several times farther than they would elsewhere in the world, in many cases the EWs were the first ones to discover contacts. That is, before the ship ' s own radars were able to gain video and effectively evaluate them. In exercises with our Allies, FIFE would habitually go into an emissions control (EMCON) condition, limiting our own emis- sions while exploiting the spectrum by triangulating and targeting the other side. The EWs worked ceaselessly during Operation Southern Watch, ensuring that the airwaves were free from un- friendly emitters. Working closely with various helicopter detach- ments, including those off USS TFiACH and USS BUNKER HILL, the EWs acted as the primary evaluating and coordinating source for unknown emitters. Equipped with our AN SLQ-32 passive countermeasures system and armed with chaff rounds and the infamous rubber ducks to distract incoming missile homers. Team FIFE ' S EWs were always ready to face the formidable challenge of protecting our ship from all aggressors, li I S I o EW.-? Hiiller asking W ha ; rujking fun of my neiv hati EWl Slu ' lu-rruumnx: Thjihu.f

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Arabian Gulf S I O left to right 1st row: EN3 Humble. ENFN Bnireii. ENFN Get:. £NJ Mjrtmez 2nd row: EN2 (SW) McCaiidless, ENFN Hmkle. EN3 Piatt, ENFN Voss, ENFN Keller, ENC Schmidt [not pictured: ENS Jopliii. ENl Kruger. ENl Kuhnhausen, EN3 Moakleyj The Auxiliaries Division takes care of all auxiliary systems shipwide. These systems are fresh water and all associated equipment, three main air conditioning plants and all associated equipment, galley equipment, laundry machines, high pressure air compres- sors, distilling plants, and recovery assist securing and traversing (RAST) system, which is used to recover the ship ' s helicopter in bad weather and or rough seas. The division is also in charge of the steering units, anchor windlass and small boats. Much, but by no means all, of the equipment is located in Aux 1 , where they stand watches. As an Auxiliary Operator Supervisor one must be qualified to operate and repair all systems; concentrating on evaporators, air conditioning plants, high pressure air compressors, anchor windlass, after steering and small boats. Watchstanders are expected at any time to troubleshoot and repair any of the above systems or man the « - ' ■•■ •i ' -;. a)S small boats for a man overboard or helicop- ter crash, -j- LTIG Scult MacDoiiald reenlists EN2 Eric Cumimgham.

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Arabian Gulf O I V I s I o N left to right 1st row: SN Oshoriw. SN Mora, SN Mosquera, SN Babh. SN Chapnian 2nd row: BM2 McGhee. SN KUpphahn. SN Burkett. SN Wiidel, SN Clark ird row: SN J. Gray. SN Ream. BM2 Berry, SN Matithe, SN Seeshultz, BMl (SWI Brooks left to rigln 1st row: BMC Payne, BM2 Marriott, SN Lee, SN Caldwell. SN Bush. LT Anderson 2nd row: SN Grentz. SN Hoff. SN Maggio. SN Jacobs 3rd row: BM2 Varncr, BM2 Khige. SN R. Gray, SN Aney, SN Leach. SN Reai ' is 26 iBffingiiu; ffH i7»»(i