Kansas City (AOR 3) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1991 volume:

lE ' ORIilS T ERR ' M DE. ' CRIPTIO PI m BIS PLANTS HEVtlSPH RIlS CQ.VIPRFH A ; USS KANSAS CITYAOR-3 REPLENISHMENT SPECIALIST OPERATION DESERT SHIELD STORM 1990T991 DEPARTURE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD DEC. 8, ' W-NAS ALAMEDA. CA BIOGRAPHY CAPTAIN I.EO M. PIVONKA. U.S. NAVY Captain Leo Michael Pivonka was bom in La Crosse, Kansas on 23 May 1940. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and in 1964 received his commission from the Naval Officer Candidate School. Newport, Rhode Island. His first assignment was Damage Control Assisatant and Main Propulsion .Assistant aboard USS COLAHAN (DD 658), home- ported in Long Beach, California. Upon decommissioning of USS COLAHAN in May 1965, he reported to USS CHICAGO (CG 1 1 ) w here he served as Repair Officer during operations in the Eastern Pacific and the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam. From 1967 to 1969 he attended the Naval Postgraduate School, in Monterey, California where he graduated with honors with a Masters Degree in Computer Sciences. In 1970, after completing a tour as Automatic Data Processing Officer on the Staff of Com- mander. Naval Forces Vietnam. Captain Pivonka was assigned as a Computer Systems Analyst at the Naval Command Systems Support Activity, Washington, DC. Capta in Pivonka served as Aide and Flag Secretary to Commander, Naval Surface Group, Western Pacific in Sase- bo. Japan and Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines from 1974 to 1976. Subsequentls. he completed a lour as First Lieutenant in USS MILWAUKEE (AOR 2) which was homeported in Norfolk, Virginia and deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and to Northern Europe. •Xfter a tour as Director of the Fleet Support Division of the Navy Regional Data Automation Center Norfolk, he reported in August 1980 as Executive Officer of USS MARS (AFS 1) which was deployed to the Indian Ocean. He was relieved as Executive Officer of USS MARS in April 1982 after completing a second deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. In December 19X2. Captain Pivonka assumed command of USS KISKA (AE 35) which underwent overhaul during most of 1983. .After conducting operations in the Eastern Pacific. Captain Pivonka deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean where USS KISKA provided services in support of Battle Group CHARLIE. Captain Pivonka served in Subic Bay. Republic of the Philippines as Chief of Staff. Commander Naval Surface Group, Western Pacific: Commander Logistic Support Force Seventh Fleet: Commander Surface Combatant Forces Seventh Fleet from December 1985 until July 1987. After a brief tour in Command of USS SAN JOSE (AFS 7) he became Deputy Director of Department of the Navy Infonnation Resources Management in November 1987. He took command of USS KANSAS CITY (AOR 3) in Janu- rary 1989. His awards include the Legion ol .Merit. Meritorious Service Medal. Navy Commendation Medal with gold star and Combat V. as well as several unit, campaign and service awards. Captain Pivonka is married to the former Gretchen .Ann Hedegard of Modesto. California. The reside with their two sons. Nicholas and Christopher, in Alameda, California. TRANSIT TO THE GULF UXIKOl ' T . . SN Vandcrshcc for Ihe ChriMmas FcaM Singapore eyeball liberly i ' ly vy --■f ' - , i ' i ik ' K i- .Hillll • L. m P.O.L. on Station Vuri Rt-pinj. ' dawn to dus.k HAIL AND FAREWELL TO IRON MIKE jwJr 1 ■ K H rl L ' • -v. mj IN THE GULF , i«Tn spec, q. MAIL CALL 12 Anvbodv tor well done C-hict going lor the catch ot the day MM3 Thumjs taking a break. 13 OPERATION DESERT STORM Rni ' Knit?hi standing condition three ANCHORING AND BEACH DET Beach lJi-1 on a break 15 CAPTAIN WILLIAM L. FRANSON UNITi;n .STAT!:S NAVY 1 03-36-4524 L 10 Captain William H. Franson. a native of Brooklyn, New York, attended the Pennsylvania State University earning a degree in Industrial Engineering. He was commissioned an Ensign in Deeember 1966 through the NROTC program and subsequent- ly received his designation as a Naval Aviator in April 1968. After completing replacement pilot training in the A-4 at NAS I.emoore. California, Captain Franson reported to Attack Squadron 192, the World Famous Golden Dragons. ' He completed two combat deployments to southeast Asia aboard USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) tlying the A-4F Skyhawk and USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) flying the A-7E Corsair II. accumu- lating 2.50 combat missions. In September 1971, Captain Franson reported to the Naval Plant Representative Office, LTV Aerospace Corporation, Dal- las, Texas where he served as Production Department head and Acceptance Test Pilot for the A-7E and USAF A-7() aircraft production contract. He returned to sea duty in March 1974 as the Catapult and Arrest- ing Gear Officer aboard I SS .JOHN F. KENNEDY (C ' N 67), homeporled in Norfolk. Virginia, where he completed one Mediterranean deployment. From August 1976 to February 1979, Captain Franson served with Training Squadron 21 at NAS Kingsville. Texas, as Maintenance Officer, Opera- tions Officer and Advanced Jet Flight Instructor in the TA-4J Skyhawk. After completing A-7E refresher training with Attack Squadron 174 in August 1979, Captain Fran- son reported to Attack Sqaudron 81 at NAS Cecil Field. Florida. During, the next two years with the Sunliners , he served as the squadron Administra- tive. Maintenance and Operations Officer and com- pleted two deployments to the Mediterranean aboard LSS FORRESTAL (CV-59). In January 1982 he reported to Attack Squadron 83 for duty as the Executive Officer and completed a Medilcnanean lndian Ocean deployment again aboard USS FORRESTAL. From Apnl 1983 until September 1984 Captain Franson served as Commanding Officer of the ' Rampagers , deploying aboard USS SARAT0(;A (CV 60) in the Mediterranean. lollovving a one year assignment on the Staff of the Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Cap- lam Franson served as the Commander. Carrier Air Wing Reserve 20, from March 1986 until September 19S7. From October 1987 until July 1990, Captain liaiisoii uas asMiincd to the Staff of the Assistant Chief of Na al Operations (Air Warfare) where he served as the Aviation Readiness Training Branch Head. He was selected tor Major .Aviation Com- mand in FY-89. In Feburary, 1991, Captain Franson assumed duties as Commanding Officer of USS K. NS. S CITY (AOR 3), deployed in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. Captain Franson ' s aviation experience extends over 5000 flight hours and 1000 earner landings. His personal decorations include the Legion of merit with Gold Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Individual Action Air Medal, 25 Strike Flight Air Medals, Navy commendation Medal with Combat V, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and various unit and campaign awards. He is married to the former Shirlee Jane Procopio of New Cumberland, Pennsy l ania. Their two sons, David and .Andrew, arc attendins colleszc. 16 CHANGE OF COMMAND aai «1 x, ' , Chaplain gives tin Vhc Adilin.il s[X-CLh «.is inspiMlioii.il c:hange of command 19 20 DlKINC ' i Till-. SAMl ' LlNCl OF A NKWLY MARKETED BREW. ONL1 TWO PIXH ' I.E EXPERIENCED ADVERSE ETECTS ■ ill I I ULV IllAT SOLRsroKI AND W E KE SI IC KlNCi TO 11 22 AW CMON EEE Cil 1; OL EOl R BL CKS TO TAKE. Ol R IMCTl RE Hmmm NOT BAD LIGHT BOl.QUET. AML SINU AFIHK TASTI 23 FH 29 3 l :iHii I) IV (Ernsstug o O o O o O o o o o O O o o o 25 Bl.AL I ' i I ' AGhAN I COM LS lAMS IIAILTODAVEY JONhS ! m I TRLST .SHbLLBACKS INSTRUCT LOWLY POLLY WOG 1 ■ ft ii WHICH WA-i DO I GO ' ROIALCOLRI KING ni-:ptuni;s roi i. bahii.s FINAL CLEANSING 28 29 THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF USS KANSAS CITY THE OFFICERS LCDR BURT CHAPLAIN LCDR MCLAUGHLIN ISTLT LCDR MCNETT OPERATIONS OFFICER r fiiM LTJG HANHART B DIVISION LTJG LEE 2ND DIVISION LTJG MCCOY ,OE DIVISION LTJG ODOM 3RD DIVISION OFFICERS continued CWO: ROBERTS MPA LTJG HUISJEN X DIVISION ENS MARTIN S-1 DIVISION 32 Deck DECK DEPARTMENT BMCS ROBY BMC SISLER BMC SMALL GMGl CARMONA BMl MELSON MMl THOMPSON GMG2 CABRAL BM2 HANSEN BM2 HESTER 34 EM2KJELGAARD BM2 PREVOT BM2 SANDQUIST BM3 BACA BM3 CONDON MM3 DOVE BM3 JENNINGS BM3 KUCHARSKI BM3 LLUCH 35 BM3REA BM3RUDZINSKI GMG3 SALDANA EMS STRUDEMAN MM3 THOMAS MM3 THORP BM3 TULLEY BM3 WALLACE BM3 WILSON 36 SN ALLEN EMFN ANTONIO FN AXTELL SNBOSTIC SN BRISCOE SN CHAVIS SN CORBETT SN ESPINOSA MMFN GRAHAM 37 MMFN HATCH SN HOWSE SN KINSLOW MMFN MCILHARGEY SN RODRIQUEZ SN SCOTT 38 SNSEGURA SN SLATER GMGSN TAYLOR SN WILSON SN WOODS SN ZIMMERMAN SAALZOUBI SA BENNETT SA CHEVALIER 39 SA CURRAN SA GRABLE SA HACKWORTH SA HAMER SA HAY SA HOLUB SA JACOB SA JUSTICE SA KERSHAW 40 SA ULES GMGSA MOORE SA NELSON SA RHODES SA SHUFORD SA SKINNER SA C.E. TAYLOR SA CJi. TAYLOR SA TIMMS 41 SA VANDERSCHRER SR ALCARAZ SR HARDY SR HOWELL SR LEWIS SR PARDO k SR PELE SR PUCKETT SR ROSAL SR WICKEN 42 Engineering ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DCCS COZBY MMC DUNN MMC NATIVIDAD BTC REN MMl CLAYPOOL BTl HEIDENREICH DCl KNIGHT MMl LAGUA BTl NOE 44 DCl SMOOT DCl STOOPS BT2 BAIR EN2 BONCATO BT2 DASILVA BT2 DONABY MM2 FLANNJGAN MM2 FOWLER MM2 LYONS 45 BT2 MAYS EM2 MEJIA HT2 RAMSEY dm k dm Mm MB. JH MM2 SCHINDLER MM2 SCHMTTZ HT2 TIMM BT2VANGELDER MM2 WILKINSON MM3 ACOB 46 AM MM3 ARABACA BT3 BALLARD BT3 BURCHER DCS BURKS MM3 CASEY MM3 CAPERON MM3 GREEN MM3 GUYTON EM3 HARTZ 47 MM3 HODGES BT3 ILG BT3 KIRCHMANN BT3 KOHLER MM3 KOVERA BT3 MOOSEY MM3 MOSS DC3 MOUNT BT3 ROTH 48 HT3 RUST MM3 SYNDER MM3 SULLIVAN BT3 THEM BT3 TIBON MM3 WARNER MM3 WILCOX MM3 WYER BTFN BARNHART 49 BTFN BIGABAL DCFN BRANDT MMFN CAMPBELL FN CASEY MMFN COMILANG BTFN CRTTHFIELD EMFN GAITE MMFN GALDE BTFN GAUNDO 50 EMFNHOLLOMAN EMFN MARANAN MRFN ROBERTS HTFNROSE HTFN SANSONE MMFN SMITH DCFN TEWIS EMFN THIRY BTFN WARN 51 ENFA BAUTISTA FA BATTISTE BTFA BUGGS ICFA DOWNIE BTFA HAHN FA HENRY HTFA KARSGOR ICFA MARENGO FA ROJAS 52 FA SHOEMAKER HTFA WHEELER DCFR BUI FR GRAZIOSI FR TAN FR TUTTLE FR WILSON 53 Operations OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT FCCS MAUCOTT SMCS TRIELOFF EWC EDWARDS ETC YOUNG OSl BILL RMl PALAC FCl FRASIER RMl SIMPSON ETl MISA 55 SMI WILSON EWl DURFLINGER FC2 BLEDSOE OS2 MIRON ET2 EVERITT RM2 MOOK ET2 MATTHEWS OS2 LAMMERT RMli IRIZ. RRY 56 RMS WHITMER RMS DAMS OSS REILLY OSS GRAHAM FCS COOPER FC3 PURSER ECS EISHER FCS PETERSON SMS FOWLER 57 RMS GROMMES ET3 BLIZZARD ET3 BIGGS ET3 RAMSEY RMSN HUGHES RMSN MOWERY EWSN WOODS RMSASCHRADER OSSA BLACKWELL OSSA MORA 38 Supply SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SKCS BALUYOT SHCS CARLOS SKCS SILVESTRE MSCS PONCE MSI ASPIRAS MSI AULD PCI BURK DKl CORREA SKI DELEON 60 MSI INGHAM SKI MOJICA SKI PASQUAL MSI TANA SK2 BOROWIAK MS2 ELENO MS2 LOPEZ SK2 SANDOVAL SK2 WARREN 61 PCS ASCHE SK3 BEAVERS MS3 BLACKBURN PC3 BLEDSOE MS3 DARUNGTON SK3 HIZON SK3 GOROSPE SK3 MARCAIDA MS3 MUZONES 62 SH3 QUIROGA MS3 REYES SK3 WILSON MS3 YOUNG SHSN CAMPBELL SKSN EWING SHSN G UTIERREZ SKSN KITCHEL SNMALARAE 63 DKSN aNO SKSNPELOW SHSN RTVAS Am MSSA MLLANUEVA SHSN SLEDGE 64 Medical Dental ADMIN NAVIGATION MEDICAL DEPARTMENT HMl CASTRO QMl HARDER PNl MONTANCES YNl THOMPSON HM2 FERNANDO PN3 PAELMO QMS VICARS SN HUGHES QMSN CORMIER 66 SN WALLACE SN CARLOS SN LUMANLAN r % T Y 67 PORTS OF CALL 68 ARABIAN GULF LIBERTY ' r Libertv Boat to Princess Cunnard ARABIAN GULF LIBERTY Continued r f 4. WELCOME TO THE EASTERN REGION OF ABU DHABI EMIRATE United Arab Emirates . J -.„ _ S5 X 71 72 73 74 MM I Thiimpson. Tounsi The beer was expensive 76 Mm •s i i WELCOME TO •e PATTAYA .pailgya ch  PORTS OF CALL PATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND HONG KONG SUBIC BAY, PHILLIPINES PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII m On 17 Apnl 1991, USS KANSAS CITY depart- ed the Arabian Gulf having played a major role in the vietorv ' over Iraq. Now, she is HEADING HOME HOMECOMING 8 JUNE 1991 NAS ALAMEDA, CA m i ii 1 . IL i.J ifl Ar«fc=.l l •1 ■ .•tf ' • ' % |S|[ —•—•m •K r MkM- W % 3 ' ' «S|(,V-« i t fy W: ' : TIGER CRUISE 88 89 91 THE MEN WHO MADE IRAQ PAC 90-91 THE MOTHER OF ALLDEPLO MENTS t ORBIS TERR-%l ' M DE.sCRlPTIQ DUO ■S PLANtS HEMIS PH ' tRlIS COMPREFESA j