Hue City (CG 66) - Naval Cruise Book

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HDlETPAMTlTME On FeBTflSf Tth, Mavooft loi JTFX Plufi»iL and (hanotf to fioht i .-.ar on terror It was a rainy, cloudy morning, but tamily and fnends braved the weather to come out Our Ship A to Z Aegis weapon system. Our integrated command and control system for V unbeatable air defensey ' 8 LSS Hue Ciiy (CG-66)

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The men and women of the USS Hue l£ a l! h ' l do ne, City would like to dedicate this page to our fellow comrades In arms who have made the , w , ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. ' ' ' ' ' • ' ' ' May they never be forgotten. ' J ' uim llie nilL ' }, •tuun lln ' lake , - ' uuii iiic hHie.!,. ' S ill io 10 el I , odji ' lij u ' J, i!)i (i ih nis li. ' fjo Io Jeeji, Q eac.eftd Jeeji, ' Jilau I lie ooldiei oi odiloi, ' -Ood lieeji. Oh Hie land o) Hie deeji, aje in Jeeji. OLfuje, znnd nis:hl , Jiiad lluHi s:o, ' When Ike daii, ' S lnd Hie niirlil Q l ' eed lliee ,• ( ? sill id well, jieedelli all ' loo llieii ieJ. ' ' adeo Hie lis lil; Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends ' -John 15:13 ' 9ind af ai ' fjoelli datij ' S lnd Ike Jau Sfliinelh lnis:lil, I always remember an epi- ' taph which is in the cem- . ,,, ,„ . r ,, ,,,, , etery at Tombstone, Ari- ' zona. It says: Here lies i ' -,jj ■. „ Jack Williams. He done his damnedest. I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have. cf,,. „,,. j,,,,. ' J oi oai aaijo, -Harry S. Truman ' 5 ' lolianko and ji ' aioe, ' e l ' ealli Ike mn, ' l ' ealk Ike Ja-th, ' G l ' ealk Ike itlui, Saii we s:o, ' lokio we know, ' Sad 16 nis:k. -TAPS Deployment 2002 7

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LT uteris ETO LTJG Escuriex AUXO LCDR Kirk Chief Engineer LTJG Grain ELO LTJG Smith DC A CW02 Gilbert MPA The Engineering Depanment, better known as the Commanding Officer ' s Combat Systems Engineers consists of the following rates: EN (Enginemen) being led by none other than ENC Krut-Dog Krutke. GS (Gas Turbine Systems Technicians) being led by GSEC T can fix it Stephens. DC (Damage Controlman) and HT (Hull Technicians) which also includes our ver ' own MRl. Their work center is better known as Hue-SIMA . They are led b DCC no job too big Jackson. Last, but definitely not least, you have the EM s (Electrician Mates), led by none other than EMC Tm an EOOW now Bearce. The Department, consisting of approximately 78 personnel are broken down into the following work centers: EM01 , EM02, EM03, EB14, EFCA, EDC1 , ER01 .ER04. EA04 and EE02. The Engineering Department is a close-knit family who always work together to get the job done and get the job done right! Congratulations to MP Division, CW02 Gilbert and company, for coming home with all seven engines turning, burning and available. Boilers were a small problem, but you have met and overcome the challenge! Congratulations to E Division, LTJG Grain and company, your repairs are way too numerous to list. However, the ingenuity shown during the temporary repair to aft potable water pump was remarkable! Congratulations to R Division, LTJG Smith and company, you were always there when assistance was needed, no matter the time of day. You have definitely lived up to your name of Hue-SIMA! Great work! Congratulations to A Division, ENS Escuriex and company, along with the rest, your achievements are way too numerous to list. You met every challenge head on and overcame the obstacle no matter how big, Bravo Zulu! Special thanks to LCDR Kirk, your leadership and expert tutelage is the key factor in the high success of the Engineering Department during this deployment. It has been a privilege working for you and for this Department! Deployment 2002 9