Jarrett (FFG 33) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1987 volume:

SEYCHELLES OIEGO GARCIA SK U topic oj- ( apricotn INDIAN OCEAN Tasmania Kerguelen Islands Q ' I o A «w SOUTH s z ' Z Ol 3 Z « J ) J • 1i vi • ••X ou p ' e JIFIC s USS JARRETT (FFG-33) WESTERN PACIFIC ARABIAN GULF DEPLOYMENT 12 May 1987 to 12 November 1987 Long Beach 1 Hawaii 2 Philippines (Subic Bay) 3 Singapore 4 Sn Lanka 5 Bahrain 6 Muscat, Oman 7 Bahrain 8 Sn Lanka 9 Phuket. Thailand 10 Singapore 11 Hong Kong 12 Hawaii 13 Long Beach 14 -C:iar . :: ' ' ' -iii ' • ij. . ' -i - - L - « ' USS JARRETT (FFi 33) - . ' : _- - Shield: The sea-griffin grasping a cannon alludes to Vice Ad- miral Jarrett as commander of bombardment groups in the Pacific Theater and is placed with a ring symbol- izing his command of destroyer screens for fast carrier task forces operating in the Pacific during World War II. The three stars refer to the Admiral ' s rank. Crest: The cross refers to the Navy Cross the admiral was awarded for heroism during the Battle of the Coral Sea. The pheon allude to the multidirectional fire pow- er of the destroyer screen and bombardment group Ad- miral Jarrett commanded during World War II and reflect the Legion of Merit he was awarded for com- mand of destroyer support fire during Pacific island campaigns. The two stars on the disc symbolizes the admiral ' s personal heroism for which he was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star. Motto: Valens et egregius which translated from latin means able and excellent SHIP ' S CHARACTERISTICS Built By: Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation Los Angeles Division San Pedro, California Keel Laid: II February 1981 Christened: 17 October 1981 Commissioned: 2 July 1983 at Long Beach Naval Station, Long Beach, California Displacement: 3600 Tons Length: 445 Feet Beam: 47 Feet Complement: 15 Officers, 15 Chief Petty Officers, 153 Enlisted Propulsion: • Two General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbines (40.000 Shaft Horsepower) • One Controllable Reversible Pitch Propeller • Two 350 Horsepower Electric Drive Auxiliary Propulsion Units Auxiliaries: Four 1000 Kilowatt Ship ' s Service Diesel Generators Speed: 28+ Knots Aircraft: Two SH-2 LAMPS Helicopters Armament: • MK 13 Guided Missile Launcher • HARPOON Anti-Ship Missile • Standard Anti-Aircraft Missile • MK 75 76MM 62 Caliber Rapid Firing Gun • MK 32 ASW Torpedo Tubes (Two Mounts) • MK 15 Close-in Weapon System Commanding Officer Commander Leslie S. Blankinship United States Navy Commander Leslie Scott Blankinship. born August 21, 1945, in Charlottesville, Virginia, is the son of Leslie C. and Elizabeth Blankinship. He received his commission in June 1967 through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Program (NROTC) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was also awarded a Masters Degree in Communications Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1974. Commander Blankinship first served in USS BORDELON (DD 881) as Communications Officer, Combat Information Center Officer and as Operations Officer from July 1967 to June 1970. Upon completion of Destroyer School (Surface Warfare Officers Department Head Course) in early 1 97 1 , he returned to sea as Operations Officer in USS EUGENE A. GREENE (DD 711). He served as Executive Officer, USS MCCLOY (FF 1038) from December 1974 to September 1976, and USS AINSWORTH (FF 1090) from October 1980 until May 1982. Assignments ashore have included a tour as Assistant to the Navy Satellite Communica- tions Program Coordinator for Plans, Programs, and Resources; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He attended the Armed Forces Staff College in 1980 and most recently served as Staff Officer for Communications Interoperability for the Chief Naval Signal Officer, Ministry of Defense, London, England. Commander Blankinship is married to the former Carol L. Dunn of Maxton, North Caroli- na. They have one son, Wesley ( 76). Executive Officer Commander Robert K. Blanchard United States Navy Commander Robert K. Blanchard, was born in Corpus Christi. Texas on February 8, 1 950. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Oceanography. Following graduation he attended the Navy ' s Nuclear Power School in Bainbridge, Mary- land and the Nuclear Power Training Unit at Ballston Spa, New York. His initial sea tour was as a member of the Engineering Department on USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9). In 1976. he reported to the pre-commissioning crew of the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Following commissioning and initial operations on USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, Commander Blanchard served as an instructor at the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit, University at Houston, Texas. In September 1 980, he attended the Surface Warfare Offi- cer ' s School Department Head Course at Newport, Rhode Island. In 1981, Commander Blan- chard reported to USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) as Damage Control Assistant. Operations Officer on USS ARKANSAS (CGN 41) was his next assignment prior to reporting to USS JARRETT (FFG 33). Commander Blanchard is married to the former Deborah Ann Ryan of Franklin, Massa- chusetts. Change of Command On October 15, 1987, CDR Carl E. Weiscopf relieved CDR Leslie S. Blankinship as the Commanding Officer of the USS JARRETT. The change of command ceremony took place aboard the JARRETT while anchored in Hong Kong Harbor, Hong Kong. . 15 October 1987 Commander Carl E. Weiscopf Commander Carl E. Weiscopf was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia on August 21, 1948. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned in June 1970. Upon completion of Naval Guided Missile School, he served as Fire Control Officer and Navigator aboard USS WADDELL (DDG 24) from November 1970 to July 1973. In December 1974, he graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California with a Masters Degree in Computer Systems Management. He completed the Surface Warfare Officers School De- partment Head course in Newport, Rhode Island in July 1975. He served as Operations Officer aboard USS TOWERS (DDG 9) from September 1975 to January 1978. From March 1978 to August 1979 he served as First Lieutenant aboard USS FREDERICK (LST 1184). In September 1979, he reported to the Navy Mili- tary Personnel Command for duty in the Management Information System Requirement Division. He was or- dered to the commissioning crew for USS ARIES (PHM 5) in September 1 98 1 and served as the first com- manding officer from September 1982 to October 1984. Returning to Washington D.C., he served on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff in the Enlisted Plans and Poli- cy Branch (OP-135) until April 1987. Included among Commander WeiscopFs decora- tions are the Meritorious Service Medal with gold star. Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V and gold star and various other ribbons. Commander Weiscopf is married to the former Charlene Garland of El Paso, Texas. Together with their children, Christopher and Jennifer, they reside in Foun- tain Valley, California. Chaplain LT Dean Allen, CHC, USNR jiii c- l ' oui:ht .1 good I ' iehi. I hjvc finished my course. I have kept the t ulh. - New Testament. 11 Timothy. IV. 7 One of the privileges of being a Navy Chaplain and a pastoral counselor is that 1 belong to a tra- dition that valves to a ' two way ' ministry. In any short or extended deployment I had better know that I don t have all the answers and that I need to be supported by the crew as much as I will seek to sup- port them! I begin any mutual pil- grimage with the hope and almost expectation, that my shipmates will give me courage, humble me, anger me, make me think, and keep me sane, as much as I will do the same for them! As 1 lived with you on a daily ba- sis, especially on a major deploy- ment, I often felt like I was tread- ing on holy ground in accepting someone that 1 inay not have previ- ously known for who and what you were. Knowing that over the course of weeks or months we could move each other to tears, laughter, rage, silence and back again, was both scary and threat- ening, but exciting at the same time. A major deployment is an in- between time, a space between preparation and the event, be- tween the over-and-done-with and the not-yet, the place where we stand after we have given of our- selves and wonder if it will all come together! There were always ele- ments of testing involved but there never seemed to be a final exam. It was a time that beckoned us to learn more about ourselves and to deepen our grasp on our identities and the meaning of our lives. This in-between time offered us an opportunity to express faith in God, each other, our sh ip and also to make an act of faith in ourselves. This was not an exaggerated com- mitment to ego, but a willingness to have enough confidence in our abilities that we could withstand inevitable failures and disappoint- ments. It wasn ' t easy to live with hard knocks and disappointments. but we held on to a sense of our- selves, building on the fact that we did our best with as much integrity as possible, and that we overcame any obstacle. If we had not risked ourselves and tested what we were made of, we would have been like the person in the Gospel who bur- ied his talents in the ground, des- perately afraid to find out what could be done with them. Now that it is all over, we are sure of one thing, we are different in one way or another. The direc- tion and the meaning of this change is uncontrollable, only if we ignore ourselves, shrug off the ex- perience, or fail to take it as a time to act on the lessons learned. It has been an ardous six months but with the grace of God and us pul- ling together we made it! It is an experience that I will never forget nor will I forget any of you. The USS JARRETT will always occu- py a special place in my heart. The Officers The naval officer is truly unique, for he must have the capacity to simultaneously love his coun- try, his service, his family, his ship mates, and the sea. He needs each of them unquestionably as each of them needs him. And the demands which each place on him never diminish, they only grow. Beyond all the words and phrases of a Naval Officer ' s dedicated service, honor and profession- alism must remain his past, present, and future. That, sir, is why it is the HONORABLE PRO- FESSION. Admiral John Bulkeley, USN Left and below: Wc must remain flexible . . . - CDR Blankinsliip relates to the crew during a Captain ' s Call prior to entering the Gulf. It ' s a tough job. but somebody has to do it! ' ' k .m€ Top: LTJG Marion and LTJG Burch experience the confusions and frustrations of the SNAP l[ terminal. Bottom right: CDR Blanchard stands by as the change of Com- mand, which took place in Hong Kong Harbour, continues. Bottom Left: To eat or not eat, that IS the question! (LTJG Davis and SM2 Simon during W R Steel Beach Picnic while anchored in Sitrah.) Top: LT Finn enjoys some popcorn and soda while watching ships movie in the wardroom. Bottom Left: LTJG Marton returns soaked with sweat after stand- ing duty as Boat Officer in Bahrain. Bottom Right: LT Laney ties his straps on his KAPOK as he pre- pares for duties as Safety Officer in an UNREP. WF Knowledge There are four sorts of men: He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool — shun him; He who knows not and knows he knows not; he is simple — teach him; He who knows not and knows not he knows; he is asleep — wake him; He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise — follow him. - Lady Burton, In Life of Sir Richard Burton (quoted as an Arabian Proverb) Top left: RMC Dajnowski enjoys a chocolate cream pie for Navy Relief festivities. Top right: HMC (SW) Cline in Sri Lanka with a bit of imbroglio, . bove: GMGC Callahan. Middle right: EWC Gibbons, QMCS (SW) Ortega. RMC Dajnowski. Right: ENC Cabrera. Combat Systems Combat Systems Department - CIC Division (CS-1) consists of Operations Specialists and Elec- tronic Warfare Technicians. Mainly watchstanding rates, they require a great deal of knowledge, experi- ence and training. These men were in the limelight throughout the operations in the Persian Gulf. Anit-Subman ' ne Warfare Division (CS-2) - consists of the Sonar Technicians and the Torpedoman ' s Mates. These men operate and maintain the ship ' s sonar and torpedoes respectively. Although submar- ines were not involved in the Persian Gulf, these men served JARRETTin listening in on anything unusu- al and in the ship ' s self defense force. Ordnance Division (CS-3) was the heart of the ship ' s self defense force. The Gunner ' s Mates main- tained the MK 13 guided missile launcher, the 76mm gun and the small arms carried throughout the ship. The Fire Control Technicians maintained both the CIWS and the MK 92 Fire Control System. Maintaining a large variety of equipment from sound powered phones to radars is CS-4 Division. ' TRONS ' are a mysterious phenomena, and the Electronics Technicians Interior Communications Elec- tricians; and the Data System Technicians are their masters. Operations Specialist (OS) Electronic Warfare Technician (EW) e Sonar Technician (ST) Torpedoman ' s Mate (TM) Gunner ' s Mate (GM) Fire Control Technician (FT) Top left; FC2 Harvey getting the job done on the SNAPS. Top Right: DSl Gordon and ET3 Kropp doing some serious PMS on SNAP. Above: Is it soup yet? — FC3 Barlow. Middle right: . . . first-rate, important, excellent, unrivaled, matchless, unpar- alleled, unequaled, unsurpassed, incomparable, superlative . . . — (DS3 Galvez). Right: GMG2 Dienhart and GMGSN Xenos (hidden) escort an Iranian detainee while ET3 Morrison guards the rear. Electronics Technician (ET) Interior Communications Electrician (IC) Data Systems Technician (DS) Top left: Safety First ' — GMMl Evans keeps a close fire watch while typing in COC. Top right: ET2 Dawson. Middle left: STG2 Barrett, EW2 Brads- berry and OS3 Harris at their best. Middle right: Freshwater washdown — G.MMl Evans, STG2 Simpson, ICFN Dacosta, ET2 Dawson, STG3 Armstrong. FC3 Chandler, GMG2 Boyett. GMGSN Koss, STGSN Fer- nandez. Left: FC3 Chandler and GMG2 Dienhart — Rapping to a beat- ' Right: MK15 CIWS maintained by FCl Ibarra, FC3 Chandler, and FC3 Barlow. Top left: ICC Neidigh deals a round for Navy Relief. Top right: OS2 Morion. FCl Picardal and HT3 Hornbarger lake lessons from QMSN Tarllon (center right) in the art of Napkin Calligra- phy Techniques. Middle left: STGSN Rimbey. ETl Schamber, FCl Ibarra and PNSN Van Cleave show their stuff. Above: ETl Schamber on Mount 51 . Left: Ml is lime young Xenosl Below left: While SN Brown and HTFN Gengler look on, Young Xenos discovers . . . It ' s lime. t Engineering GSE Gas Turbine System Technician (GS) GSM Main Propulsion Division (E-1). Headed by the Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA), the GS s keep the screw turning. Gas Turbine System Technician is a new rate brought on by the entr of the LM 2500 Gas Turbine Engine into the Navy. Division Officer: CW02 Norman C 02 Norman GSMC (SW) Mcintosh GSM2 Riley GSE2 Owens GSMl Nicholson GSM2 DeJong GSE2 Stuart GSM2 Ball GSM2 Davidovich GSE2 Obaytek GSM2 Hurley GSM3 Monroe GSE2 Hoffman GSM2 (SW) Howard GSM3 Stokesbary GSE3 Massiglia r f ■fGSM2 Davidovich . . . Look Ma, I captured it sinele hand- ed. GSMl Nicolson teaches GSM2 Hurley all he knows about ■ Spray and Wipe. Right: HTFN Smarr Mmmmmm. Far right: HTFN Curtis proudly shows otT his catch. Below left: Yeah, we bad. who want to know? Center left: EM3 Guerrero. Center: Who stole my food stash? — E.M 1 Cooper. Center right: I ' m awake. I ' m awake! — EM2 Tipa. Bottom left: Mine! — MR FN Edmonds. Bottom right: ENC Cabrera and HT2 Walls. Top left: EM2 Vital — 1 hope we don ' l have lo wear whites on liberty. Top right: EM3 Spiegel. Middle left: MR2 Whitten hard al work studying PACE courses. Above: You ' re telling me. this is a copy? (EMC (SW) Bonoan and EM2 Vital). Top center: EM3 Guerrero. HTFN Regan, and EM3 Durazo. Repair Division (E-2) Made up of Electrician ' s Mates, Hull Maintenance Technicians and Machinery Repairmen, Repair Division maintains most of the equipment aboard JARRETT in some way. Lt Armstrong heads these hard woricing men as the Damage Control Assistant (DCA) Electrical Officer. EMI Callahan o Engineman (EN) Auxiliaries Division (E-3) The Auxiliaries Officer (AUXO) heads this merry band of Enginemen. Their motto is Four on the line is mighty fine, implying the four ship ' s service diesel gen- erators are running or will run on request from the bridge. These men maintain the four ship ' s diesels, air conditioning and refrigeration (reefers) systems, compressed air systems and yes . . . the potable water system as well. I t . . f Top right: War Mongrel Wang Above: ENFN Morrow and GSM2 Ball. Right center MRFN Edmonds and ENFN .Alvarez. Right: EN 2 Rockingham, the Rock. Far right: EN3 Ensingcr. .Adjacent: EN3 Alba. Below right: EN3 Watson, GSE2 Owens and HTFN Curtis Goose discover that drinking one shot of whiskey can have its moments! Top left: EN3 Kennedy lakes a break to catch a cool breeze. Top right: EN2 Norman questions the Messen- ger, . . . You don ' t know where AMR t is?! Left center: The Mod Sqrad . . . Kelly, Tim, Tony, Angel, .leff, Shane . . . and Pat. Above (sequence): EN 3 Elwess dreams of show bizz . . . Start spreadin ' the news , , . New York, New York!!! (Applause). Left: EN3 Wat- son. Signalman (SM) Quartermaster (QM) Front row (L to R): SMSN Bennett, QMSN Tarlton. QMCS (SW) Ortega. Back row: SMSN Howard. QM 2 Mitchell, SM2 Scott, QMSN Barroso, SMI Cuaresma, SM2 Simon and QM2 Rokos. (Camera shy ■ • ■ SMSN Alleyne) Ship Control SC-I Division - The Quartermast- ers and the Signalmen make up this salty bunch. Responsible for navigation and visual communica- tions, they kept the visual comms with foreign and domestic vessels throughout, and some. Below left: QMSN Tarlton works on a fix ' during regular ops in the Gulf. Right: QMSN Sarroso and SM2 Scott ignore the clutter on the bridge. Below right: SM2 Scott keeps comms with the USS L. S. LLE. y? Left: SMSN Allcync and SMI Cuarcsma make prepara- tions lor UNRHP with the USSSAN JOSE. Below: SMI Cuarcsnia, SMSN Howard and SM2 Simon enjoy a quiet afternoon. Above: QMCS (SW) Ortega gets a chance to tell some good ol sea stories. Left: QM2 Rokos — Course change? What course change? 1 Above: SM 1 Cuaresma. f Right: QMCS (SW) Ortega. . ' II «IMI 7K . £« 1 Top left: SMSN Bennett. Top right: SM2 Simon signals Hashing light while entering Pearl Harbor. Middle left: Know whatta I mean, Verne? Middle right: SMSN Howard standing by. Above: QMSN Tarlton and 0M2 Mitchell. Right: Thank you so much for coming! Communications (SC-2) Communications division (SC-2) consists of the Radiomen who are responsible for non-vi- sual exterior communications. This group took on the additional challenge of communi- cating to foreign Navies during operations in the Persian Gulf. Radioman (RM) Left: RMl Pierce hard at work with a 7-Up ' in COC, Top right: RMSN Beavers ' I wonder if disc jockeys gel started this way? Middle left: RIVI3 Anthony - ' Tank. RMl Lugauer. RMSN John- son enjoy an al ' lernoon at a Steel Beach picnic while anchored in Bahrain. Above: RMSN Wilkerson and RM2 Baker pose for a shot with OSSA Barber. Deck Division Boatswain ' s Mate (BM) Deck Division (SC-3) is not a rate for the weak, the Boatswain ' s mates are the workhorses of the JARRETT. They paint, they chip, they stand watches round the clock. Their reward is a sharp ship and the praises she receives. They handle every evolution whi ch range from anchoring the ship; underway replenishments at sea, to the recovery of a man over- board. Front rOH (L to R) BM3 Teferliller. BM2 Bradshaw, BM3 John- son, BM2 Williams, BMI Ramos, BMl Schubcr. Back row SN Mireles, SN Meel , SN Poveda, SN Smith, SN Esperanza, SN Argamosa, SN Smith, SN Hillcary and BMCS Peterson. Far left: Anchor is fouled — (Top to bottom) SN Rouch. SN Amore, SN Morales, and SN Oliver. Above: BM2 Williams and BM2 Mackey Turn to! Left: BMI Ramos. Top left: BM2 Johnson lakes a break from the daily routine. Top right: BM2 Mackey and SN Esperanza do a fresh water washdown and clean sweep on the mis- sile launcher. Middle left: SN Morales be- lieves in looking sharp at all times, even when at work. Middle right: Coooool ... (SN Hol- lenbeck). Left: SN Smith in control. Above: BMSN Dock- ery. Supply Support, the most diverse division in terms of ratings. Main function is to support the ship and her crew in various areas of personnel needs, operational commitments and morale. There are eight ratings which are required to per- form these tasks to their full potential, they are: Disbursing Clerk, responsible for the ship ' s finan- cial needs and crew ' s pay; Hospital Corpsman, responsible for the crew ' s health and hygiene; Mess Management Specialist ' s, responsible for the preparation of the crew ' s meals; Postal Clerk, responsible for the incoming outgoing ship ' s mail; Personnelman, responsible for the maintenance of the crew ' s ser ' ice records; Ship ' s Serviceman, operate the ship ' s store, ship ' s barber shop as well as the ship ' s laundry, and finally, the Storekeepers, who manage the ship ' s supplies and the re- pair parts. Without the support of the above ratings. JARRETT could have not operated as a whole during Persian Gulf Ops. Left: PNl Flannery, a nonpareil individual. Far left: Hey. DKI! Can you help me? Go away! I ' m busy. I ' m busy can ' l you see! — Dkl Flores. Top: RP2 Prado. an inspirational assislani. Top right: SHSN Hansen in advertently carves EN2 Heins ear lobe! Middle: PC2 Hipp verifies postage rates in Ship ' s Post Office. .Above: PNSN Van Cleave experiences gourmet cooking aboard JARRETT. Mid- dle right: SKI Cueva discussing disbursing matters with DK2 Miller — . . . divide by 6, then add 2. then multiply by 5, carry the 3. divide by 30 ' y. add two, then you get basic pay. right? Right: SN Allen and SHSN McGuinn enjoy an afternoon in the sun. Top left: SKC (S V) Borkowski, JARRETT ' S SNAPOLOGIST. Top right: SKI Cueva. Mid- dle left: SK.2 Miller — Smile, vou ' ve been se- eded for First Class! Middle right: DKS Al- en prepares payroll for ship ' s crew, . bove: The PN 1 slumbers at dusk. Left: SKSN Angelucci expresses a look of great rascality. Ah yes, there ' s one rating we just can ' t forget, and that ' s the YN rating. It takes a special kind of individual to be a YN. It ' s a rating where you can work in a clean and air condi- tioned space from sun up to sun down. It ' s a rat- ing where you get to work with all kinds of peo- ple who can really make your day a memorable one. The Yeoman handles most, if not all of the administrative paper work aboard the ship. He ' s a friendly fellow and very cooperative when it comes to work that ' s needed. So the next time you need something typed, just ask a YN! (Above: YNI Coria, You want it when?! ) Above left: HM3 Fretz. the Miracle Worker. Gee Doc, that ' s fun- ny. I feel ok all of a sudden! .4bove: SH3 GONZO Gonzalez show- ing his secret stuff. Left: SH3 Ramsey and SHSN Hansen stand the guard with GMG2 Offutt. Top: SH3 Ramsey places his order with MS3 Corbin for some good oF Navy chow. SN Al- len, SMSN Howard and SN Smith look on. Middle left: FN Meuser prepares for a visit from RADM Bernstein. COMIDEASTFOR. Above: I don ' t cook it, I just serve it! - RMSN Wilkerson and STGSN Fernandez. Left: SN Conyer, HTFN Smarr and STGl Lewis candidly enjoy their meal. Below: BM2 Mackey, MD.MAA, enjoys a nooner. tt . . . put another candle on my birthday cake, I ' m another year old today! B irlhdays are often taken for granted by many of us throughout the years. And yet it ' s an annual event that is celebrated by many. But rare as it may seem. Chief Varenas hadn ' t celebrated his in almost 40 years until the 23rd of May 1 987 during our deployment into the Persian Gulf. The Supply Support personnel de- cided to celebrate Chiefs birthday with a surprise birthday cake. At this memorable occasion, Chief was presented a chocolate sponge cake to help kick-off the festivities. After some struggle. Chief realized some- thing was wrong with his cake. Was this cake made forty years ago? Upper Left: Chief Varenas prepares to cut his chocola le sponge calce as SKC (SW) Borkowski and SH2 Boyd look on. Upper Right: After an unsuccessful attempt to cut the sponge cake. Chief is given the real thing and checks for its authenticity. Lower Left: Realizing it ' s real. Chief initiates the festivities for a tasty treat of cake and ice cream. In Memoriam . . . USS STARK (FFG 31) May 17, 1987 of our Brother ' s departed DESERT DUCK ' HC-2 740 July 31, 1987 T : tifS ft ' ' ?- r. ;S yVi ' . ' . for their supreme sacrifice. UNKtP — Underway Replenishment Our warships must be able to remain at sea for weeks at a time. To do so, they must have fuel, provisions, and am- munition. The Navy has several types of underway replenish- ment techniques that use ships fitted with special cargo-han- dling gear to make transfers from one ship to another while the two are steaming abreast. Top left: JARRETT begins to make its approach on the USS S.4N JOSE. Top: BM3 J. B. WilMams lakes a breather during the UNREP. Left: SH2 Boyd grabs hold of his hard hat while tending the line. .4bove: EW2 Brads- berry. EVVSN Turner, STGSN Rinibey and STG2 Proctor (1 to r). Earnest Will As the dawn breaks through the Arabian sky, final preparations for Earnest Will are completed and the convoy gets underway for The Persian Gulf is a small body of water that is bordered by Iran to the North, Kuwait to the Northwest. Iraq to the West, Qatar to the South and Oman to the East. To the West of Qatar is the small island of Bahrain. The only way in or out of the Gulf is through a narrow chan- nel called the Straits of Hormuz. Iran has strategically placed Silkworm missile sites all along the Straits to control shipping. This is the biggest threat to the United States ships. The JARRETT increases its state of readiness to condition lA whenever transiting the Straits. Small attack boats, planes, mines and other hostile ships also pose a threat in the« Since the attach on tankers began, the United States Navy has been escorting tankers under code name Earnest Will. The carefully planned operation in which the Navy is using a variety of ships, helicop- ters, and airplanes in the successful mission of escor- ting reflagged Kuwaiti tankers through the Persian Gulf. Since July of 1987, our escort of tankers through the Persian Gulf has found us standing long hours of watches in a very hot and humid climate. Daily during these escort operations, temperatures reached all time highs in excess of 1 20 degrees with humidity at more than 90 percent. The heat took a lot out of us and irregardless. gave all we had. Dur- ing Condition lA s. mine watches were set on the forecastle in torturing heat to seek out mines. In case the JARRETT struck any mines, berthing compart- ments below the waterline were secured to ensure the safely of those who slept in those complexes. And because of this threat, crew members had to sleep anywhere and everywhere throughout the ship until the JARRETT was clear of the mine threatening waters. m IS caTmasUieOcean city andlsea isle VJiiy sans on jusi aneau of the .JARRETI. Left: The rcflagged lanker, Ocean City, sails on just ahead of the J ARRKIT as the convoy to Kuwait continues. Middle Left: As GUADALCANAL sails on, show boats were often a subject of suspi- cion and concern to escort operations. Above: The Bridge was often a place where blood, sweat and tears could be seen and heard! Left: Omani gunboats were of- ten seen patrolling the Persian Gulf regions. In the background (starboard quarter) an Iranian LST is seen on the horizon. hg of junior officers was often a must during operations in the Gulf. Ensign Gigante gets some first STG3 Armstrofl phooling from Ensign Burch. guard during i Occasional encounters with Soviet ships was a real treat for the ' Snoopy Team. STGl Barrett kicks back on Mt 51. Keeping a mindful watch was an important factor in tlie success of Ernest Will. ' Watchstanding . . . As niglulall approaches in ihc Persian Gulf, USS GUADALCANAL ' S hcio sets its course for home. As the day comes to an end, a still atmosphere sets in as Earnest Will operations continue through the night. quid morning on the bridge. Rough seas took a toll on some of JARRETT ' S watchstanders. Here. SHI Devera. although feeling a bit on the oooooh side, maintains his guard as rough seas hit the Gulf. SN Joyner: Sweet like a butterfly, but boy does he sting like a bee ICJr: While anchiircd in Bahrain, BMl Ramos and SH I Devera keepa cool head in soaring temperatures while standing .50 cal watches. Above: ET3 Morrison standing Fo ' s ' cle watch in the territorial waters of Bah- rain. Right: PN3 Von Cleave keeping a sharp lookout. GMM2 Bolden anticipates the days end after a long and sweltering day- Mount 54. say again, I can ' t understand a word you ' re saying! Flight Quarters . . . The Hcio, Crash and Salvage Team, Ihe elile of the llccl, ihe best of ihc besi, these are JARRETI ' S t ' inesl. Flight Deck Team- Kneeling (L to R) HM3Fretz, SN Mireles, BMl Schuber, GMGSN Koss, SN Cannon. GMGSN Wilson. RM3 Hampton, BM3 Williams, EM3 Durazo. EM3 Guerrero. HTRN Regan. SN Morales, SN Lino. Standing BM2 Mackcy, SN Oliver. BM2 Williams. ICC Ncidigh. FN Gengler, EN3 Morrow, MRFN Edmonds. EN3 Ensinger, GSM 1 Nicolson EN '  Norman. DKSN Allen, BMl Ramos. MRFN Edmonds, resting between flight quarters. EN3 Ensinger, MRF N [Aimonds, GMGSN Koss, SN Cannon, SN Lino and SN Oliver take advantage of a rare opportunity to rest. SN Lino unhooks the cargo from a hcio during a vertical replenishment (VER- TREP) from the USNS Spica. Seabats . . . — .■ ,. tt Iran Ajr . . . the day after  -c? . Bahrain In Bahrain Jarrctl crewmembers stood many walchcs at anchor and had a chance to go on iberty in a truly Arab city. 69 Oman . . . Oman is located in the eastern part of the Arabian peninsula. Its borders with Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are undefined. The Omani territory includes the tip of the Musandam Peninsula which overlooks the Straits of Hormuz. This small area of land is separated from the rest of Oman by the United Arab Emirates. Also, the island of Masirah off the Eastern coast. The government of Oman is a monarchy (.Sultanate) ruled by Sultan O iboos bin Said. The capital of Oman, irned the Sultanate of Oman, is Muscat. The |s estimated at 900.000. |ressive sight could be seen from the ship w hile : Jalali lies on the harbor near Muscat. It was Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries. --. i Above: Mount 51 with sandbags, chair, ammo, and gun. Top Left: Jarrett sailors happy to turnover. Above: Mo- tor whaleboat and machinegun. Above: Lowering the accom ladder is no easy trick. Project Handclasp Sri Lanka inoting good will with llic local populace, our brief stop for fuel also included distributing Project Handclasp materials to friends in need. Top Left: Sri Lankan merchant with Jarrett ballcap and vase. Top Right: PNSN Van Cleave holding a purchase. Above: Har- bor Pilot of Colombo. Right: Colombo fuel pier; home of wooden elephant salesmen. Right: YNSA Mireles shows his million dollar smile. Singapore ... the Lion City in Phuket Thailand The Fighting Jarrcll anchors in Phukcl Jarrett sailors were very welcome at Pa tang Beach — a resort town. RP2 Prad smiles for the camera. Hong Kong EN3 Morrow and EM2 Vital. • «S AIWA ._ !;sLitat . . . is this the road to China Jeffrey Norman negotiates prices with a local merchant. RepublJka Pilipinas Above: SKI Cueva thinks of a homecoming. Right: EN2 Morrow and SH2 Boyd take vitals on MSSN Wise. Velcdme hdme n Now go to your stations ail the special sea and anchor detail! That was the word heard over the IMC on the morning of 1 2 November 1 987 and it is something that we were longing to hear since leaving Long Beach six months ago. And now that JARRETT completed its mission, it was time to come home. Since leaving Long Beach, we never thought that the events throughout the deployment would have such an impact on the crew and history itself. Especially the night of Septem- ber 2 1 , 1 987 when JARRETT assisted in the capture of the Iran Ajr. This night was definitely a night to remem- ber. And what we have experienced throughout this deployment will be something that we will n ever forget. It was an emotional experience of life, as well as death, a time to lest our skills, our strength and our will to continue on and to accomplish what was expected of us from the beginning. But all that is history now, and you wake up again, by now the pier is in viev K sighted your wife who is frantically waving and stretching her neck to get a first glimpse at you, your girl who said she ' d wait for you is on the pier, your little sibling who couldn ' t walk yet, is running around the pier and your wife is going crazy just trying to keep up. And you say to yourself, . . . gee, it ' s only been six months, how can this be? The balloons and banners are also in plain view, the music from the band and the cheering of the crowd is now pouring into your ears, butterflies be- gin to flutter in your tummy and the adrenaline begins to flow through your veins charging your body with anxiety of just waiting for that moment when you ' ll hear those precious words over the IMC ... Secure from WEST- PAC ' 87, Liberty Call, Liberty Call! That word over the IMC was a signal for us all that Persian Gulf ' 87 had finally come to an end. It meant no more watches or water hours, no more flight quarters, fo ' s ' cle or fantail i 1 a JI P ISSiARRETT j wmECONING 4 CHANPA JNE II H mfHmiT watches. It was time to come home and gel that much needed rest. But for our jpther shipmates, it meant something more than just coming back from a six month long deployment. To many, it meant having re- unions with their loved ones. Be it their wives or girlfriends. It meant continu- ing on where many had left off, or maybe it ju-st meant starting over. But to a selected few, it meant seeing their first born for the first time. It meant being able to hold that bundle of joy that would make that memory, a mem- ory for years to come. . . . and you know, later on that evening, when you ' re at home and re- laxed in your lounge chair, you ' ll stop and think . . . Man, was 1 really there? Mg jjf Is it Andrew and Daniel or Daniel and Andrew? . . is a question that LT Laney will be asking himself for days to come! fiiiiiiiH!iii ' i-i« :«iir.4 :uiihii[«iiv-« ' )iB ;i: mg command o m WALSWORTH Cruise Book Sales Office PUBLISHING 912 Skylark Drive COMPANY La Jolla, CA 92037 MARCELINE, WlSSOURi, .BAHRAIN India Ethiopia ARABr SEA BAY OF BENGAL PHUKET SRI I-ANKa HAIPHONG J KO I ■yjlaiwan - t-opic Ikaohsiung Philippine ISUBIC B ■1 ' lOf 11 T 1 SEYCHELLES DIEGO GARCIA ZJroplc oj! Capri INDIAN OCEAN corn Tasmania tJ Kerguelen Isiands Canada I NORTH PACIFIC L,ancef United kSAN FRANCISCO StateS 1 yf ' ' HUENEME LONG BEAciNt. I fachi ( . Christmas PACIFIC OCEAN Equator 4. ' 4 ' «A ' ■ SOUTH PACIFIC yv USS JARRETT (FFG-33) WESTERN PACIFIC ARABIAN GULF DEPLOYMENT 12 May 1987 to 12 November 1987 Long Beach Hawaii 2 Philippines {Subic Bay) Singapore Sn Lanka 3 4 5 Bahrain 6 Muscat, Oman 7 Bahrain 8 Sn Lanka 9 Phuket. Thailand 10 Singapore Hong Kong Hawaii 11 12 13 Long Beach 14