Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 328 of the 1981 volume:

USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 ' VRESSING ON ' ' 2ai Ujvi_Coxihni Prc ' dcplojimni 4- Pcpdrture Ship ' s m tofif  Commanding Officer 12 Executive Officer 15 SUff n Air 1 CffmrnunicaU m 6 Pfvilippincs 59 ' Dentdi 3 n inuriw l fiXlCViXiVi 92 inaa pore 111 mmcal 115 H VmXion 119 N ' piuM ' s l venje 122 Opcrafions 129 Supply n9 5tccC 3eacfi 161 Otininiiiq VIZ %tf V. CUMi of Comufm 156 CVW-15 1 jl VF ' ltl l j VS-Z9 210 sc0rt$ 22} VA ' Zl 224 VA ' 5Z 233 10 ' K Hun 246 CVW 15 Cdan e of Cowman 256 Vk-9 2S8 £ « ,% Homcccmin 312 In JAtmofium 2 zo Pre-deploymenf Ajn and onload . prH t 1981 It seemed like only yesterday we had gotten back, and here we are heading west again. It had been 13 months since the Kitty Hawk had returned from WESTPAC and the Indian Ocean. Following a couple months of repair, it was back to sea to make prepara- tions for another cruise. It all built up to April 1st and another tearful farewell. The time was filled with lots of initials — ORE, REFTRA, CARQUALS — each an underway period in the Southern California Operating Area. It was also filled with time for our families or a visit home. March was spent in San Diego, loading tons of supplies and giving equipment a final check-out prior to leaving. Everyone knew that the simple job left undone in San Diego would be a major project underway in the South China Sea or the I.O. We even managed to squeeze in some recreation, for unlike the last cruise we knew in advance that this one would include some extremely long underway periods. Our golf and tennis games would exist only in our memo- ries for the next few months. When Departure Day arrived the supplies were still being loaded, but there was a different scene going on as well. Families were here for the painful farewell scenes that would be our final time together for almost eight months. The good-byes took many forms. There was the quick peck on the cheek to the long, tearful scene that every- one seems to love to hate. Then the time come. The Officer of the Deck shifted his watch from the Quarterdeck to the Bridge and the Kitty Hawk slowly inched away from the quay wall. Families and friends craned their necks for a last look at their sailor. Within minutes, though, it was business as usual aboard the ship as we entered into another adventure, and aimed the pointy end west. S r b i 1 9 n QHj ij s 11 H H -« V jk I I H Bmbm m 1 wm wm The USS Kitty Hawk had her beginning as o dream come true in the year 1903. Two brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, believing that the airplane could carry a man in flight, set the wheels of destiny in motion on December 17. They successfully launched the first heavier-than-air aircraft in a small field in North Carolina. This historic event took place just outside the small town of Kitty Hawk. Many changes have token place in aviation since that initial voyage of flight 78 years ago. The Wright brothers, as remarkable as their flight was, could only manage a 12-second flight traveling 120 feet at on altitude of three feet. If the brothers had made their maiden flight on today ' s Kitty Hawk they would have to make nine trips just to travel from the bow of the ship to the stern. The gigantic size of Kitty Hawk, along with the im- pressive sight of supersonic air- craft whistling off the flight deck, in- deed tells the sto- ry of just how far aviation technol- ogy has ad- vanced in the past 78 years. The original naval ship named Kitty Hawk was a 498- foot aircraft transport used in World War II. Built in 1932 as a com- mercial ship, she was acquired by the Navy in 1941 and modified to transport aircraft. She was decommissioned in 1946 and returned to her peacetime occupation as a commercial vessel. The second Navy ship to bear the name Kitty Hawk was built in Camden, N.J., at the New York Shipbuilding Cor- poration dock. On May 21, 1960, after three-and-one- half years of construction, Kitty Hawk was launched. Fi- nally in the water, she still hod to face numerous tests before the US. Navy would accept her as port of our nation ' s fleet. On April 29, 1961, USS Kitty Hawk was declared ready for service and commissioned into the U.S. Navy. Kitty Hawk sailed out of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard OS the first aircraft carrier in the world equipped with Terrier guided missiles replacing the conventional anti- aircraft guns. Thus, from the outset, Kitty Hawk estab- lished a precedent of setting the standard for other carri- ers to follow. Traveling the route of many early explorers, Kitty Hawk steamed from the east coast in 1961 on a good will cruse around South America ' s Cope Horn to her new homeport of San Diego, California. New to the fleet and Son Diego waters, Kitty Hawk be- gan the order of the day for this newly-designated CVA as she prepared for her first Western Pacific deployment on September 13, 1962. After returning from her maiden voyage in April 1963, Kitty Hawk became President John F. Kennedy ' s floating White House. From the Hawk, President Kennedy and other top government officials witnessed a fleet weapons demonstration, an event that was covered by more than 100 newsmen. Later in 1963, Kitty Hawk left San Diego for her sec- ond WESTPAC cruise. This sec- ond deployment into the Western Pacific saw Kitty Hawk wearing the coveted Battle E signifying her as the top attack carrier in the Pa- cific Fleet for the period 1962-64. A year and two days after her re- turn to Son Diego waters, USS Kitty Hawk bid farewell to Southern Cali- fornia again as she headed for the Western Pacific on October 19, 1965. During this cruise the Kitty Hawk was awarded her first Meritorious Unit Commendation for actions in the Tonkin Gulf. Seven months passed before the combat-har- dened aircraft carrier made her appearance in home waters off the California coast in May, 1966. Kitty Hawk was not allowed to stay in her homeport for long due to the intensity of the Vietnam conflict. Heeding the call of battle, she left the U.S. on November 5, 1966. On this deployment the Kitty Hawk and Air Wing 1 1 set a record for dropping the most ordnance on enemy tar- gets from a single carrier. For her exceptional perfor- mance, Kitty Hawk was awarded her second Meritorious Unit Commendation for the period of December 1966 to April ' 67. In November 1967, after a brief stateside respite, Kitty Hawk left again for duty in Vietnam. During the 1967-68 deployment, Kitty Hawk set a record for being on the line off the coast of Vietnam for 61 consecutive days. President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded the ship the presti- gious Presidential Unit Citation for her actions on the cruise. iSllrpn)1 On completion of her fifth combat tour and seventh cruise in the Western Pacific, which ended on July 17, 1971, Kitty Hawk was awarded the Admiral Flotley Me- morial Award for her perfect safety record during a full deployment in the area of Southeast Asia. This record of no combat or operational losses had never been equaled by any other carrier. She also received her third award of the Navy Unit Commendation, to add to the previously awarded Presidential Citation, National De- fense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Cam- paign Medal. America ' s involvement in Vietnam ended early in 1973, but not before Kitty Hawk received another Meritorious Unit commendation for her actions be- tween February and November 1972. Kitty Hawk recorded a total of six combat cruises to the Gulf of Tonkin. In all of them, the Hawk served her country with distinc- tion and honor. Kitty Hawk more than met the challenge and served notice to potential foes that she is a formida- ble opponent. The ship returned to a much calmer Western Pacific dur- ing her ninth deploy- ment. During the eight-month cruise, the Hawk and Air Wing 11 spent 68 days in the Indian Ocean. In peacetime, training toward the objective of oper- ational readiness was the Kitty Hawk ' s major goal on WESTPAC number 10. During the almost seven-month deployment, ending on December 15, 1975, the Hawk and Air Wing 1 1 participated in many operational exer- cises with other ships of the Seventh Fleet. Kitty Hawk arrived at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on March 12, 1976, for a complex overhaul period which lasted 12 months. Extensive modifications and modern- ization took place to complete Kitty Hawk ' s conversion to her new designation of CV-63. The overhaul cost over $100 million and consumed 10 million monhours of labor by the ship ' s crew and shipyard employees. Several key alterations made to Kitty Hawk included: The installation of the Tactical Support Center, which is an integral part of the ship ' s anti-submarine defense, the highly computerized VAST aircraft maintenance system and the NATO Sea Sparrow anti-air missile system. In addition, entensive modifications were made to enable Kitty Hawk to house the Navy ' s newest planes, the F-14 Tomcat and S-3 Viking. In October 1977, Kitty Hawk and Air Wing 1 1 began their last Western Pacific deployment together, returning to San Diego almost seven months later. On July 1, 1978, Kitty Hawk welcomed Air Wing 15 and began prepara- tions for yet another WESTPAC. On May 30, 1979, Kitty Hawk and Air Wing 15 left Son Diego for a Western Pacific deployment scheduled to end in December, which included In- dochina refugee search and assis- tance operations and Korean con- tingency oper- ations. WESTPAC ' 79 soon turned into 1980 as Kitty Hawk ' s 12th WESTPAC cruise was extended by Arabian Sea readiness oper- ations in response to the Iranian cri- sis. The ship and air wing were awarded the Navy Expidition- ary Medal for this 74-day period. Fi- nally, after nine long months over- seas, Kitty Hawk was awarded the Battle E for the second time on October 10, 1980, covering a competitive cycle running from January 1979 to August 1980. After a 13 month training and rehabilitation period, Kitty Hawk and Air Wing 15 departed on April 1, 1981 to accomplish what is recorded in this book. With the Hawk ' s air wing, composed of bomber, fighter, anti-submarine, attack and support aircraft, and exten- sive shipboard modificatioris, the Kitty Hawk is well equipped to meet the challenge of any threat to world peace. But her weapons are merely idle steel without the men who stand behind her. Kitty Hawk ' s crew and air wing are over 5,000 strong and each man plays an inte- gral part in her role as a keeper of the peace for the freedom loving peoples of the world. Since her concep- tion, the Hawk has set the standard in Naval aviation. With a proud past behind her, she continues to serve in the forefront of our nation ' s defense. And with a future just as bright, the Kitty Hawk and her Hawkmen will continue to be a powerful force for freedom. On the USS Kitty Hawk, we are forever Pressing On. acrefory of the Navy Arriving The Honorable John F. Lehman Jr., Secretary of the r4avy, embarked in Kitty Hawk as we sailed from Pearl Hartxx, Hi., on April 15th. Secretary Lehman, wtv3 is a naval flight officer and a Lieutenant Commartder in the Naval Reserve, was launched and recovered in an SH-2 Sea Sprite heli- copter and the A-6E Intruder in which he completed a weapons delivery training mission. The Kitty Hawk battle group, USS Wabash, USS Mt. Hood. USS Halsey, USS Hoel, USS Gushing, USS Leftwich, and the USS Fanning executed a pass-in-review in secretary Lehman ' s honor. WNIe onboard, secretary Lehman also received tours of operational, maintenance and weapons spaces. Secretary Lehman was also given operational brief- ings by RAdm Lawrence C. Chambers, Commander, Carrier Group Three and by Kitty Hawk Commanding Officer, Captain Foster S. Teague. Secretary Lehman took time out to address the crew of Kitty Hawk and Air Wing 15 via the ship ' s closed circuit television system. In his talk with the crew, the secretary talked about current Navy problems and initiatives, emphasizing the vital role of the carrier bot- tle group in preserving world peace. Secretary Lehman was accompanied by his wife Bar- bara wtiile on Kitty Hawk. 1 i K. s m f ' fir. i Commanding Officer Capt. Foster S. league Captain league, son of Mrs. A.R. league and the late Mr. A.R. league of Bossier City, La., was born in Bossier City on November 21, 1934. After graduating from Bossier High School in 1952, Captain league attended Texas A M University, where he received a bachelors ' of arts degree in Business Administration in 1956. Captain league reported to NAS Pensacola, Fla., on September 26, 1956, as an aviation officer candidate and was commissioned a U.S. Navy ensign in February 1957. Commenc- ing flight training that month at NAS Saufley Field, he received his Navy Wings of Gold and was designated a naval aviator in March 1958. Captain league reported to Fighter Squadron 121 in April 1958 for training in the F11F-1 fighter and joined VF-211 at NAS Mof- fett Field, Co., in December 1958. Since that time Captain league has had squadron tours of duty in VF-24, VF- 124 (2), VF-51 (2), VF- 1 1 1 and VT-4, He completed eight Western Pacific cruises embarked in the aircraft carriers USS Lexing- ton, Ticonderoga, Oriskany, Intrepid, Bon Homme Richard, Coral Sea, Kitty Hawk and the oiler USS Kawishiwi. He has commanded VF- 111, VF-51, Carrier Air Wing 1 1 (USS Kitty Hawk) and USS Kawishiwi. During his latter tour, the Kawishiwi was awarded the Battle Efficiency E and the Golden Anchor. Other duty assignments include Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral R.E. Riera, Com- mander Alaskan Sea Frontier, and in the Office of Legislative Affairs in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Prior to assuming command of Kitty Hawk, Captain league was Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Seventh Fleet. He has over 5,000 accident-free flight hours, 423 combat missions in Vietnam during four combat cruises, 873 carrier arrested landings in five aircraft models, and is credited with one MIG destroyed in aerial combat. His decora- tions include the Silver Star (2 awards). Distin- guished Flying C ross (6 awards). Bronze Star (Combat V ), Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (39 awards). Navy Commendation Medal (5 awards). Purple Heart, and various unit and theater awards. Since his departure from Kitty Hawk, Captain league has been assigned to the staff of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, Pearl Har- bor. Hi. Executive Officer Captain Jerry Lee Unruh enlisted inthe U.S. Navy in January, 1958, and upon completion of training schools was assigned to Command- er, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, Va. In July of 1959 he entered flight training as an Aviation Cadet and was commissioned and designated a Naval Aviator at Kingsville, Tx. in March 1961. Between 1961 and 1972 he served, in order, with VU-7, VF-211, VF-124, VFP-63 fighter de- tachment and VF-24, accumulating over 3,000 flight hours and 295 combat missions in the Crusader. In June 1972, Captain Unruh entered the Un- dergraduate Program at the Naval Postgradu- ate School in Monterey, Co., graduating in March 1974 with a bachelor of science degree in Computer Science. Captain Unruh served as executive officer and commanding officer of the VF-142 Ghost- riders , flying the F-14A Tomcat from Sep- tember 1974 to November 1976, during which the squadron earned the coveted Battle Effi- ciency Award. He was subsequently assigned to the staff of Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet as the force fighter training offi- cer. Captain Unruh assumed command of the Navy Fighter Weapons School in April 1978. In February 1979, Captain Unruh returned to VF-124, assuming duties as commanding offi- cer of the Gunfighters. He reported aboard USS Kitty Hawk as executive officer in De- cember of 1980. Copt. Jerry L. Unruh FIcg Staff IR OBP ' HT- ' lilSlt i Air is the first syllable in aircraft carrier and is the first word on the Kitty Hawk. It ' s the Air Department that has the responsibility for getting the aircraft on and off the ship and making sure they have a place to stay when they ' re here. From the aft round down to the forward catapult water brakes 1,062 feet away, the Air Department handles a multitude of equipment and jobs. The jobs aren ' t always glamorous. Doing emergency re- pairs to arresting gear at three in the morning can be dirty, tedious and pressure-motivated. But when there are two dozen planes in the air waiting to wrap their hook around that cable there can be little doubt as to the importance of the job. The jobs -on be hectic. During deployments, exercises can go on or days. The flight deck, under control of the Air Boss, is a beehive of activity throughout these exer- cises with a constant stream of landings, take-offs and relocations of aircraft. Air Department personnel are at the hub of all this activity. The jobs are colorful. Air Department people wear yel- low, purple, blue, green and red jersies identifying their areas of responsibility. r I And those doing the jobs are proud. Long hours on the flight deck or hangar bay or in the machinery spaces below could cause a toll on a man ' s morale, but it doesn ' t happen in the Air Department. It can ' t happen because lives depend on the efforts of this department. So when it ' s time to launch or recover an aircraft, or tci quickly refuel a bird for an immediate mission, the Air Department is there — providing services unique only to an aircraft carrier, and providing them in a unique ner. CDR. M MADDEN AIR DEPARTMENT HEAD CDR. S. CHAPPELL ASSISTANT AIR DEPARTMENT LCDR R PLUTT ASSISTANT CATAPULT OFFICER LT T HARGER ARRESTING GEAR OFFICER LT R, KAULER FLIGHT DECK OFFICER LT D WILSON VISUAL LANDING AIDS OFFICER ENS M HIPP AVAIATION FUELS OFFICER ENS H, MISCH CATAPULT MAINTENANCE OFFICER CW03 J STRAW FUELS BOS ' N %y ' f. V- 1 Division ABH3 D, GIBBS ABH3 W ERNEST ABHAN R. BAUGH ABHAN M BOLLES ABHAN G HODOE AN B, LASTIMOSA AN G JONES ABHAN R, RODRIGUEZ AA R, ESLINGER V-2 Division I ABEC D. BUTCHERINE ABEC E. STACKS ABEC O, WILLIAMS ABE 1 D. BAGEL ABE1 A, CAPARAS ABE 1 R, CRAWFORD r  • -w- V ps Wjf r ABE1 B DICKSON ABE1 D LONG BEI A, ONG TD1 J PERRY ABE1 A WINN TD1 C WYMORE ABE1 M. SHUART ABE2 M ALDRICH ABE2 D. BJORLAND ABE2 F. GUERRA ABE2 H. HALL ABE2 K. HOUSER ABE2 D, JOHNSON ABE2 D KILHEFNER ABE2 W KINNEY ABE2 W, LONERGAN ABE2 P LOTT ABE2 R MASON w • ' . ABE2 D MORIARITY ABE2 J. OEDER ' Tjn X ABE2 G TAKASHIMA ABE2 A, TORRES ABE3 G BATES u • ABE3 J DEWEY ABE3 C FRANCIS ABE3 D HANLEY _« A -JET ' ABE3 T MCGEHRIN ABE3 W MOKUAU ABE3 B MOTT ABE3 L, RAY ABE3 J. SANTOS ABE3 M SEE ABE3 C SHRAUGER IC3 J SMITH 20 AN D HEIDAL AN C HOG AN 9 p ABEAN K JACKSON AN H LAMB AN J MITCHUSSON AN F RAMOS AA L BENNETTS AN A JONES ABEAN R, MEESON ABEAN J, MURRAY ABEAN G- WRIGHT AA J BOYER AA B, CRUSE AA L. FRANTE ABEAA D GALLANT AA J, GANSWINDT AA M GOMEZ AA R. HANSEL AA R, HOLLIDAY AA R JOHNSON AA J. MCEVOY AA J. HUTCHERSON AA J. LOYD AA C NEVILLE AA M VANSICKLE AA K, WAGNER AA R, WILLIAMSON AR R, BOWLEN V-3 Division ABHC L. MORITZ ABH1 J, BRANSTETTER ABH1 B, CUNNINGHAM ABH1 W SHANNON ABH1 R. WILSON ABH3 R. BAY AN ABH3 B. CAOILE ABH3 L. CO ABH3 J. GIBAUD ABH3 T HELLAND ABH3 R. HORN ABH3 W. JONES rc. W I i V. I ABH3 D. LENT ABH3 C ABH3 M GREY MALDONADO ABH3 A MILLER ABH3 N, MUNAR ABH3 D NORR ABH3 G POTTER ABH3 D RADNEY ABH3 H. SANCHEZ ABH3 T SZELES ABH3 J TOMAS ABH3 M VANCE AN N ACOBA AN R, DORAN AN D DREXLER AN K FISHER AN B GARDNER , AN L. HGUERAS AN R. KAHUMOKU ABAN R, LOPEZ AN R MADRiL AN L. MULL AN L. NEWTON AN D. NEWBERRY AN J. PEREZ AN R. PEREZ ABHAN M RENBARGER AN W ROEDIGER AN N SCOTT AN J SIEVERSON AN G SMITH AN D STORMS AN M TAYLOR AN H. ULMER AN E WASHINGTON AA T. ALTHOFF AA D BARNES AA P BOYLE AA C DELANEY 7 Wlr 7 , I- i - AA W EPPLER v ■ B % ' AA C. GONZALEZ • v - ' AA R. HAYNES 1 2 . AA S, HOLMES ■ 0f AA H NORTON I A A S, LEMMOND AA A, LUCENTI AA D, MALONG A A J, MALONG AA M MITTELSTADT AA R TINGLER AA K IVERSON •y ' i - AA A VARELA AA D VEZZANI 1 1 w AA M MCCORMACK AR D TRIPLET! -4 Division r. ' P r ABFC H. JOHNSON ABF1 M DUNHAM ABF1 M. FULLER y I ABf 1 J MILLER ABFI F PADLLA ABF2 T CALLEX) 9 ABF2 C DIXON ABF2 D FERRER ABF2 J PAYNE ABF3 B AGER ABF3 R BROWN ABF3 E COLEMAN r [9 f r . w ' ABF3 S HUNTER ABF3 C JONES ABF3 J. KERN ABF3 C LIWAG ABF3 D. MORTER ABF3 E PARAS ABF3 H SCHLEISSING AN G ADDISON ABFAN C BROWN AN S DAVIS ABFAN A FORTT AN R, GONGORA ABFAN C GORTA ABFAN D HECK ABFAA K KING AN N. LISLE ABFAN S, VICTOR AA S, ELLIS AA D, FORD AA R HAYWARD AA M. LADRE ABFAA J. LUGO A A D. OHLE AA T, RUSSELL ABFAA C, TOMS A A M. WOOD AR C. CHANCE AR R, FARTHING V-5 Division a Air shots It ' s glamorous when an aircraft is launched or recovered on an aircraft carrier, but it isn ' t near as glamorous when that same aircraft has a problem requiring maintenance. Operating far from shore-based maintenance facilities, the Kitty Hawk and its ' embarked squadrons hove learned that help for that aircraft is no more than a phone call away. That help comes from the Aircraft Inter- mediate Maintenance Department (AIMD). AIMD provides dozens of services to both the ship and the squadrons — services as diverse as repair of black boxes and driving forklifts during underway and vertical replenishments. At first, it may appear as if AIMD is a fragmented depart- ment, vlth shops located throughout the ship, but it all comes together when on aircraft appears on the flight deck with new rubber from the Tire Shop, a rebuilt transmitter from The Vans or a reworked engine from the Jet Shop. Also included within the department is repair of the yel- low gear such as tractors that move aircraft about the decks; distribution of reody-for-issue items from the Ro- tatable Pool and repair of mobile oxygen and nitrogen carts. It ' s more than just airplanes for this diversified depart- ment, too. AIMD provides calibration of gauges, includ- ing those used in the ship ' s engineering plant. Test equip- ment and tools also receive the attention of the Cal Lab. AIMD even has its ' own airplane, the Hawk ' s C-1 Trad- er , a carrier onboard delivery (COD) twin-engine prop plane that transports passengers, parts and (most impor- tant) moil to the Hawk, So be it quick repair alongside the pier in San Diego, a major overhaul of an aircraft component in the Indian Ocean or delivery of moil from Guam, AIMD is on the job, providing speedy and professional assistance to your fa- vorite ship. K CDR M NAJARIAN AIMD DEPAPTMENT HEAD ' r, f HErw PI rs . y CDR R BREGLIO LT D LEESON LT S MARIANI LT K ZUORRO CW02 R TOTH CIV C CICORA ASSISTANT AIMD GENERAL QUALITY ASSURANCE ADMIN ASSISTANT ASSISTANT AVIONICS OFFICER MAINTENANCE OFFICER OFFICER OFFICER A ' Division j: AZCS F CASE « ir AZCS D RODDA AMHC R AHO ' - ASC S WALKER AZC R WILLIAMS AMH1 R AQUINO AZ1 K CABANERO AMH1 M DIMAPELIS AT1 R GIESE -.. H AZ1 A MAGPAYO AQ1 P REYNOLDS I- Sk w -Wl , AZ3 D GRAHAM AZ3 A CRISP AD3 R, CURTIS AZ3 R, EDWARDS r ' AKAA L, HALL AR M HENBORG AZAN G LAJOYE AZAN C, LINKROUM IM2 Division :w • i TT P ir AMCS J, DICKSON AMSC L JONES AEC L, JONES PRO M. FOREMAN AD1 H. AVERETT PR1 R POSEY AD1 L FRANCISCO AD1 A ORDONIO AMH1 D, RATLIFF AD1 A, TRIENTA AD2 R. FINLEY PR2 A. HERRERA ■■ PR2 A. JIMENEZ AMS2 M MCCABE PR2 J MONTGOMERV AMS2 R. MOORE PR2 M ROCK AMH3 A ACKLEY AD3 A. DELEON PR3 M ELKHILL m ' 1) AMH3 T GALLAGHER AD3 B HOLCOMB 1 «-.. AMS3 W HOOKS AD3 J LESTER AMH3 P NARRON AD3 D, MICKELSON AMH3 W NAYLOR AMS3 T, SIMMONS '  ' . ' . AMH3 W. SMALl ADS B TALLEY ■ ' « •,. • AD3 C TREVINO AMS3 R. TURNBOW AD3 J, VILLALBA AD3 J WALKER ADAN R BECK AN K CAMPER ADAN D, CROSBY AMSAN E DODSON AMSAN J FILION Ui, ADAN Q HATLEY AMSAN C HIGHTOWER AN J JACKSON w ' ' 9«-, AN K. JARAMILLO PRAN M. KESSLER AN D LADSON 11x 0 , ,c- MASTASCUSL ' AN A. MIKESKA AMSAN M MURPHY AN M MORRIS AN M, PERRY — l£ H I I k | l J r i ' ••. ADAN U RIVERA AA J STRONG AMSAN M. SWAB AMSAN R TINKER AN R WARREN PRAN R. WEISSER r r-. AN W YAP AN J HECK AMHAN R SCHULTZ PR3 J COKER PRAA R LEWIS AMSAA C PARFIE IMS Division mt 19- ' m AT1 P. BRANDT •A.., W AT1 A. DOOLITTLE AE1 G GIBSON AT1 L GLADDEN • T!V« in,, y ' AT1 J. KINSEY ATI P MERRILLS A01 J. PFENNING AQ2 R, AMUNDSEN AX2 R. BUTZ - i . AQ2 K COLE f AQ2 R GUSHING AQ2 L EKLEBERRY AQ2 K FLAGK AE2 J FLETGHER A02 R HATCHER AE2 A HIGKS AE2 E HILL AQ2 G JOHNSON AQ2 E LARSON AT2 J, LARSON ■ ' % fVBu O ' ■■ «■ . | i: fl AT2 M, SHADE AT2 S WAMPLER AT2 A WHITE AT3 P BLISSE ■n . ' « .. T AT3 E BREWSTER AQ3 A CAPPELLINI AE3 J FRILS . ' f AX3 R GARDNER AT3 J GAZAREK AT3 E GRAVOIS r f ;f AT2 J SIMEK AT2 T. SMALUNG AT2 D STINSON AT2 C SYPERT AT2 D UNRUH .mm AX3 G. NANUS AT3 J LATSURE AT3 J MARCH :■ V t A ■ • ' AT3 A MAHAN A03 J MCGANN AE3 T MEDBURY AE3 R MESKEL AQ3 M MOORMAN AT3 S MULHERIN AE3 P MUNDT r a 4 AQ3 H NAGEL AQ3 T O ' NEIL 38 AQ3 M PEPPERS AMH3 J PEREZ wmmm mfm O ' y o •  . AE3 D PINSON aT3 S RINGELSPAUGH AT3 R, ROCHE a ,1 I ' AT3 G, SKINNER f AQ3 J SMALT jfTF A03 D SMERER AT3 P SMITH V f AT3 W SONERANT AT3 H SPENCE AT3 C VIGIL ' • ' AT3 R WHITE AT3 D WIMBERLY AQ3 D WINANS m W f! 1 -in ' AE3 D, WISHART ATAN F, ANGLIN ATAN P, BRUMMETT AOAN E HODNETT AEAN R. HUNDLEY ATAN D MADDOX I  r v it ' -4 1 AQAN M. MCCORMACK ATAN D RODRIGUEZ ATAN G WYNTER ATAA K KRIDER AEAA J BOUCHER AA K MEDEIROS IM4 Division  a . ASCM W RHYNE AS1 D NEAL ASE2 T VANDERSOMMEN ASH3 S LAGUITAN AN C RODRIGUEZ i Hawaii Every year hundreds of thousands of Americans cough up a hefty chunk of the family fortune for a vacation in Hawaii. For Pacific Fleet sailors, it ' s one of the benefits of the job. And a valuable one it is. This first and last stop on Western Pacific deployments combines a whole lot of home with a bit of the exotic. Toss in a liberal share of sunshine and good scenery, and you have what is known in sailor vernacular as An Outstanding Liberty Port. Although millions of dollars in investment have made Honolulu a different place over the last few years, the lush scenery is always within sight. Kitty Hawk sailors made the most of it all. An efficient and free bus service (provided by the Hawk recreation fund) provided transportation to the Hale Koa, which made an excellent starting point. The Hale Koa (Hawaiian for House of Warriors ) is a hotel and recreation complex run by the Department of Defense for military personnel only. It gave Kitty Hawk sailors a chance to enjoy Waikiki fun at exchange prices. Tours were arranged by Special Services to many is- land points of interest including Diamond Head, Wai- mea Bay and sugar and pineapple plantations. T af«- -! j.r. .7:T .r r ' M. ' ' .iA i i- Kr ' :. j if ' f i ' v y ' -- -■ ■ ■■•: :••■ ' ■ T ' • ■•■ •  •. ' ■ ' ti-JhW, ' USS Arizona December 7, 1941 — a day that will live in infamy President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that more than 40 years ago, and he couldn ' t have been more correct. It is a date that clicks automatically in every American ' s mind. The date is memorialized in a formal and moving way every time a Navy ship passes the U.S.S. Arizona Memori- al in Pearl Harbor. Rails are manned by men in white as today ' s modern Navy pauses for just a moment to re- member those men of another era who gave their lives for their country. It was a peaceful Sunday morning in April when the Kitty Hawk paid her first visit to Pearl Harbor on Westpac 81 — bringing our thoughts even closer to those who served aboard the battleship Arizona. Many Hawkmen took the opportunity to pay a visit to the Arizona. The modern visitor ' s center is located adjacent to the Hawk ' s berth. The tour brings today ' s Navymen closer to the past and helps to explain Kitty Hawk ' s mission, and indeed, Ameri- ca ' s mission on the high seas. I. I 45 OMMMWMIQMWIOMB It ' s as traditional as semaphore and as modern as satel- lites. And when it comes to communication with the task force or with the outside world, the Communications Department has the only game in town. When the Kitty Hawk is operating thousands of miles from the nearest Navy support, the Comm Department ' s job becomes extremely critical to the ship ' s ability to com- plete its ' mission. Priority supplies can ' t be ordered with- out communication services. News of the United States and the world wouldn ' t be known for days. And personal messages of an emergency nature would be delayed to the point of being useless if comm wasn ' t on the job. Broken down into two divisions, the Communications De- partmeiit is probably best known for the CR Division, or Radio. Using satellite communication as well as high fre- quency transmission, CR ' s high-speed teletypes chatter away day and night, delivering the hundreds of thou- sands of messages received on a lengthy deployment. The numbers get even more impressive when the num- ber of copies delivered to the various departments and squadrons is taken into account — CR Division provided over 7,000,000 message copies during the cruise. Communications also takes a page out of the engineer- ing logbook, too. When the Kitty Hawk pulls into port, the communications business keeps right on going, with the requisite demands for manpower. That usually means reduced liberty opportunities. On the other side of the communications coin are those fresh air lovers, the Signalmen of CS Division. Using sema- phore, flashing lights and various pennants and flags, the Signalmen provide a multi-faceted service. In addition to providing routine message services with ships in the task force, Sigs also provides a major ser- vice during underway replenishments, indicating the sta- tus of the UNREP and meeting the immediate communi- cations needs of these major evolutions. LCDR T CRIDER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER CR Division LT R LUND ASSISTANT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER RMCS M DONAGHUE RMC J LANNON RM1 C HIGGS RM1 H. JONES RM1 G MCGRATH RM1 F WEIBEL RM2 W JERGENSEN RM2 M LIPSCOMB RM2 D MCCARTY RM3 T BIANCO RM3 T BUCKMASTER RM3 M CRUM RM3 G HEINE RM3 R HOLLAND Win Wr , «V W.. v. r W - ' «. - i dl • 1 RM3 D MELONE RM3 J. SCHLETH RM3 C. SNIPES RM3G. TARVER ,_ RM3 J. THOMAS , . RMSN G. CHOICE RMSN S FARMER RMSN L KIMBRIEL RMSN D SIEFERS RMSA R PETERSON CS Division SM2 J CLARKE SM2 J GRAHAM SM3 C LEMOS SM3 H, MERRELL SM3 C SIMPSON •  w y SMSN J BRADY SMSN H LINK SMSN K. MARTIN SMSN C MCDANIEL SMSA D BERG SA C, MIUCH A USO Show with ' Style W m Wl _ iH- ' s t Sa te IW ©K Now set the underway replenishment detail booms through the ship ' s public oddress system and a well-oiled e ' olution kicks oft. Underway replenishments or UNREP ' s are the life blood of a Navy ship at sea, and nowhere is this more clear than on an aircraft carrier, Fuel, food, ordnance, aircraft parts and the all-important pallets of mail come to the Hawk through UNREP ' s, as well as thousands of other items without which the ship couldn ' t operate. And it ' s the Deck Department that makes the UNREP happen. Using traditional skills such as handling lines and tying knots, as well as the most modern mechanical cargo- handling equipment. Deck Department efficiently and safely ensures the delivery of thousands of tons of sup- plies during a typical deployment. Even though it ' s often said that UNREP ' s ore the name of the game in Deck, there ' s far more to the job. Deck Department also maintains and operates the Kitty Hawk ' s fleet of small boots, and provides deck and bridge watches. The work is seldom glamorous. Perhaps more than any job in the Navy, it requires manual labor, but as o Boat- swain ' s Mate will tell you, he didn ' t become a BM by a chance assignment to on A School, he became one through choice. It ' s a challenge that is often rewarded only by pride in a job well done, but for the men of the deck, that pride is reward enough. I sm B ENS G. GERSON FIRST DIVISION OFFICER ENS E. GIRARD THIRD DIVISION OFFICER ENS E KNORR SHIP ' S BOS ' N DETAIL ENS W, SMITH SHIP ' S BOS ' N ENS R- WHITE SECOND DIVISION OFFICER sf Division BM3 V CUMMINGS BM3 T MITCHEL BME D. RANDALL BM3 A ROBINSON BM3 D VIOLET SN J HEREDIA SN H. ALDRICH SN J. DONELSON SN J GRIFFITH SN S LUCHE BMSN R. MAYWALD SN R. MYERS SA D. FISHER SA T, JAHNKE SA S MCCOOLE SA C. VANDERBILT SA P. WILEY 2nd Division 7T ■ ' T Ff SN A. HATTON SN N LASSEN SN J. LEWIS SN F MYERS SA W. PIGEON I -■•. f -r -«.. 4 A SN B. JONES - m : f ■ SA R BRUCE SA K. DEROUSSE SA T DICKISON BMSA T DOANE SA M MCDONAGH mm:.. Boatswain ' s Detail BMC D DIXON BM1 R, MEDILL BM3 C TOWNE SN R. GARCIA SN J. HARRELL 56 Philippines It ' s many things to many people. But most of all. it ' s a homeport away from tiomeport for the crew of the Kitty Hawk. The Republic of the Philippines and the facilities of the Naval Station at Subic Bay provide some of the best recreation facilities in the fleet. From a challenging championship golf course to an almost equally difficult miniature golf course. From horseback riding to skeet-shooting. Subic Bay has it all. And for many of us, a visit to the Philippines is a visit home, to friends and families separated most of the time by thou- sands of miles. It ' s also a chance to spruce up the ship and its ' systems in cooperation with the Ship Repair Facility. This cruise the Hawk had the opportunity to go to ' The P.I. three times — at the beginning and end of the Indian Ocean period, and once just a few days before beginning the long-awaited transit home. A lot of Hawkmen took the opportunity to visit some of the many natural and historic sites in the Philippines The most popular destinations were probably Baguio, with its ' cool mountain air and resort ambience, and Manila. Manila pro- vides an opportunity to see the best of the old as well as the new modern Philippines. It ' s a bustling city of several million people. And last but not least, the Philippines is home for many of the Kitty Hawk ' s crew. For them it was o time to renew ties with their families and friends. Q)Blf Ii 6gctt! Many of the sounds and smells of the Kitty Hawk are unusual. Fuel oil, electronic equipment, airplanes and on and on. But a walk past the Dental Department spaces on the second deck provides an aroma that most Americans are familiar with from early in their lives — that a Dentist ' s office. Probably more than any job on the Kitty Hawk, the one done by the ship ' s dentists and Dental Technicians is pretty much the same as they do back in the world. There ' s only one thing missing from this dental office that serves over 5,000 men — an accounting and billing de- partment. The Navy has long been known for the high quality of dental care it provides sailors. The most highly skilled dental professionals have long been attracted by the opportunity to practice in the Navy, and the Kitty Hawk carries that tradition on. Requests for service from the Dental Department peak on a long deployment, with many people taking the opportunity to have dental work done. That work can be as simple as having their teeth cleaned to somethi ng as complex as prosthetic work or oral surgery. Given the challenge of providing service to a huge crew and the extra difficulty of doing a detailed job on a ship that tends to move underfoot, the Dental Department meets the job head on and does it with style. DT3 A, IGNACIO DT3 B SCHRAM DN R CUENCA 9 DN L, PLACENCIO DN W. WILSON DA A, KELLY ' • I % .-r--: • y:iy,.T ' jyij ' I ' ve seen those sweat-soaked heroes work in superheated air, To Keep their ship alive to fight, Though few men know they ' re there. And thus they ' ll fight for ages on. Till warships sail no more. Amid the boilers ' mighty heat. And turbines ' hellish roar. And thus it has been and thus it will continue to be. The jobs are the hottest, sweatiest and most thankless on the ship. But the Engineering Department keeps pressing on to keep the Hawk running. The Kitty Hawk ' s mighty plants produce over 250,000 horsepower to make it possible for the 81,000-ton ship to cruise at speeds in excess of 30 knots. But the men in the holes do for more than that, as the Hawk is a mini-city with all the needs that a city of it ' s size would normally have. For example, the thousands of gallons of fresh water needed each day, for cooking, cleaning and drinking as well as for the always-thirsty boilers, is provided for by desalinization equipment operated by Engineering. Oth- er utility services include electricity, telephones, air conditioning and heating. There are some real surprises in the Engineering Depart- ment as well. Few people know that E Division is re- sponsible for the handling and maintenance of movies shown in various messes and ready rooms throughout the ship. And when everyone else is going on liberty, the Engineer- ing Department is often working on, for when the Kitty Hawk anchors out in a foreign port, there are no services available, and The men below who make the Hawk go continue to do so on a 24-hour basis. CAPT N STASKO CHIEF ENGINEER LCDR R. KNAPP MPA LCDR K CUMMINGS DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT LT. K. SHEARER ELECTRICAL OFFICER LTJG L PETERS P-4 DIVISION OFFICER LTJG N CAPATI P-1 MATERIAL OFFICER LTJG R PAGDANGANAN ENGINEERING ADMIN ASST LTJG C BITLER P-1 DIVISION OFFICER LTJG R GILLETT E DIVISION OFFICER ENS R POSEY ASST P-2 DIVISION OFFICER ENS G OGILVIE ENGINEERING TRAINING OFFICER ENS F HARSACKY A DIVISION OFFICER ENS K BUSH ASST P-1 DIVISION OFFICER LTJG K KING ENGINEERING 3M Vt COORDINATOR LTJG D KINISTON ASSISTANT OCA ENS M ZIEGLER P-5 DIVISION OFFICER CW02 R GARDNER FIRE MARSHALL A Division ENC A GEE MMC A ABRIAM MM1 J BRAVO MM1 R LAXAMANA MM1 A MIRADOR MM2 D THURSTON EN3 S COWAN MM3 J DANIELS MM3 H, GONZALES EN1 D, RIVERA MM1 R. SALAZAR MM1 C. TORRES t — MM2 J GONZALES P p HT2 S HILMES _ EM2 J. TAPIA t- I s M, • n, I EN3 D MORA EN3 K. UEHRBIN MMFN R CRUZ MMFN A, FRAGUA DC Division w HT1 J ROSAS HT3 F SHAUMEYER HT3 R, JANOWSKI ( W 1 ' !PI .■--. ( J i ' - ' W . HT3 M. KERBY • ' 11. i  taT - ' HT3 K, KEPER HT3 V, NEELEY HT3 C, SCHAEFER HT3 J. TIMPE iM a H v n H Hp . ' Hj H B| M ! H H m L ' l P M k K « HTFN G. GOODSPEED HTFN G, EDELEN }, HTFN C BECKWITH HTFN D, WOHLFEIL W HTFN R KINEY HTFN R WANING HTFN S. MORGAN 1 ' ) ■ -- HTFN E. WARD FA M, DOVER HTFA D GRANBERG HTFA T RUBLE HTFA S KELLY AA P HESSING FA D PETERSON E Division IC3 G WELLS EM3 D WOODWARD EMFN T BARNES EMFN D, BENDER EMFN J. DARRAGH EMFN J HENKELS EMFN T LAFOUCADE EMFN J. MANCHA EMFN V SAUER r EMFN C TAYLOR } EMFN L RYMER EMFN M, DRAGOO EMFA J NOWLIN ) EMFA B ROBINSON n EMFA M RUDD P H FA H MOHLER J FA D NEFF } FA J. NIHOE i 1 5 F 1 R Division P- 1 Division BTFN R, CASTILLO BTFN G MCCUISTION P-2 Division MM1 D DIEBOLT BT1 D. PALMER MM1 B SANTIAGO BT2 J, ARSENEAULT ) A. MM2 R, BURSBY MM2 P, lANUZZI MM3 V. ALLEN . i ' . } K ¥ - K l WfW ff 3 A V r BT3 I? COOPER MM3 R. KAUL BT3 P PALM MM3 J VAVRICKA BT3 S WEBSTER BTFA J, BICKFORD BTFA R BRITZ M GARRETT P-3 Division BTFN C. DYE FN R. HOFFER FN M. KIRKLAND « J BTFA J, ASHTON FR J DAVIS FN G EGGERS vu H ' ilH f MMFR S, SCHONSTAL r i . x.| A - P-4 Division p Aw. . m ■ w BT2 S, UNVERZAGT BT3 H BYRUM BT3 T. CENTER BTFN S DALTON BTFN B. HAAS BTFN M PUPKISS 9 I- BTFN L URIAS BT3 B CANFIELD P-5 Division FN R. MCCOY II . X.  S Swim call Four bells rang and the Kitty Hawk ' s public address sys- tem intoned Kitty Hawk, departing. However, this tinne, that routine announcement of the commanding officer leaving the ship meant something just a little different, for the Kitty Hawk was in the 30.000- feet deep water about five miles off the coast of the historic atoll of Saipan. It was time for swim call and the captain was the first one in the water. The day dawned warm and sunny as the Kitty Hawk came to a stop and over 1,600 Hawkmen jumped into the water as the Beach Boys ' Surfin ' USA provided a musical accompaniment. The event was well planned, including life guards aboard motor whale boats which served as swim coll perimeters, j and Marine sharpshooters as shark guards. As everyone had hoped, the precautions were unneeded. A common practice on Navy ships years ago, swim calls have been few and far between recently. According to Executive Officer Capt. J.L. Unruh, In typical fashion, the Kitty Hawk doesn ' t worry about what other carriers have or haven ' t done. We aren ' t necessarily looking to do things different from other ships, but just to do what is best for the crew. E5 yA V Everyone loves paperwork. Well . . . maybe not everyone, but no one denies the importance of the paperwork in keeping things running on an even keel. The first contact a new arrival on the Kitty Hawk has is usually the Personnel Office, as is the lost contact upon transfer, so the impressions must be lasting. And even though the Personnel Office is the Executive Department office that most people come into contact with, there ' s a lot more to the department. Unknown to many, the Quality of Life shop is part of Exec. With the responsibility of assisting in the continuing job of berthing and head habitability, the folks of QOL (many from engineering ratings) find themselves in an unusual depor- ' nnent. Other se vices provided by Exec include the Post Office, certainly one of the most important and high visibility jobs during a deployment. Handling the hundreds of thou- sands of letters and packages that an aircraft carrier gets during a long cruise, the post office jumps into ac- tion whenever the mail arrives, day or night, in port or at sea. Television, radio, a daily newspaper and the monthly Family-gram are produced by the Public Affairs Office. Through the various media at their disposal, the people of PAO provide the Kitty Hawk with a little touch of home, regardless of the ship ' s location. The Master-at-Arms of X-4 provide the police services that are required by what amounts to a city of over 5,000, while the Legal Office provides answers to crew members ' personal legal problems. Other Exec work centers include the Print Shop, Chapel, Special Services, 3-M, Safety Office, Ship ' s Admin, Cap- tain ' s Office and the Word Processing Center. LCDR J, TURNER ADMIN ASSISTANT (OUTGOING) LT R. HUNT ADMIN ASSISTANT (INCOMING) , ' ' CAPT E. TONER SENIOR CHAPLAIN ■ • • T igH ' - y CDR J. COLEMAN CDR R, DRESSLER SAFETY OFFICER CHAPLAIN LT J. DUFFY LUG R. GILBOY LTJG R. MACARAEG ENS B DILLON ENS P McGILL LEGAL OFFICER SHIP ' S SECRETARY DISCIPLINE OFFICER SPECIAL SERVICES SOL OFFICER ENS B WILLIAMS PUBLIC AFFAIRS CW02 E DRONETTE PERSONNEL OFFICER R. LUCAS NIS AGENT i wa • i ' ' f •ma . it V 9 1 f -?■■ ... « I AGCM A. FIELDS COMMAND MASTER CHIEF X- 1 Division Post Office PCC W. FULTS PC3 B MIZE SA B DYKEMAN PCSA F WARD Print Shop LI2 E MAICHEL LI2 D WILSON LI3 C. HOLLOWAY o 7 i m ¥ SN R BAUMGARDEN LISN E SANDERS LISN M SKERRITT LISN C ST JOHN Special Services I. A SK3 D, HACKER AK3 D MITCHELL FN A PASAMANTE FN K SYKES X-2 Division Ciiapiains Office RPC T. PINKERTON RPSN R OLIVAS SA G CAMARDO AN C COOPER RPSN O, CRONIN AN K KAIFES AOAN J WEBBER % Public Affairs TP S :Xm J01 A, TURNER ■ ' OSTARELLO JOSN C. GRISOLI ■• T SN P AUBE SN S. HIRSCHHORN SN R SIKES Sa efy Office A01 S. CASPELICH BM1 E, SIMPSON SN G. KEECH - ff Lv ' ' i m n ffil p B SN R MARCUM SA S CONGDON 3-M AA W DANN X-3 Division Executive Admin. TW i . YN3 P BUCHANAN YN3 W STENSTROM YNSN A MILTON li ' W ■1 r% Q YNSN C SHULER AA J TEMPLE V «, % f Captain ' s Office YN1 R, MAIN YN2 J GOTTSCHALK Personnei Office fe ' PNCS A. CONKLIN PNC J VARISCO PN1 R. PLEW PN2 J. HEBRON PN2 R. MILLS YN2 S. COTTON YNSN M. COOPER YNSN J, CUNNINGHAM YNSN R, ROPER YNSN E. SARRIA YNSN R. THOMPSON r ffftjf PN2 S, RUSSELL PN2 K. SCOTT PN3 J BRIGGS PN3 A, CASUCCI PN3 S. COVINGTON PN3 J, ESCOTO PN3 R, MARTINEZ PN3 D MATHESON SN R. BOLTER JR. SN F COLE PNSN L. VILORIA PNSN T. WOODS SN B. RYAN PNSN G, STELLY PNSN C. STILLMAN AA G, FINALLI SR F. BUZALITS X-4 Division Discipline Legal ) ul 98 100 iVIaster At Arms MAC C HAMMOND AE1 M CRAWFORD MS1 B DELACRUZ MAI F FELIX BM1 R GARRETT AE1 G GIBSON BM1 O HARRIS AMS1 W. HASBROUCK MAI T. HUNTER AMH1 J JONES AE1 R KISSLER A01 J LEBLANC AD1 L MCGILL BM1 M MONREAL MS1 L MONTGOMERY ET2 J HARRIS AC2 C LAMB SK2 L TARGOS FTM2 R WILLIAMS If ' . AME2 C WILSON DS3 J BRITT RM2 R DAVIS AD3 D MCCAULEY ABF3 D, MCCORMICK MS3 J MORABITO . PN3 C. JACKSON ABH3 T. QUAMME RM3 I. ROSS AA R, JOHNSON AR G GRAMM Ship ' s Investigation SN J. BURCH : . X-5 Division 103 mmr y y ylUl oar R)R, BOOT-: .? Jf vMyl From the halls of Montezuma to the passageways of Kitty Hawk ... Among over 5,000 sailors, the Kitty Hawk ' s Marine De- tachment of about 70 men can almost go undetected . . . until they ' re needed. Like all Marines everywhere, these men are Marines first. When in port, they train in the field. They qualify regularly on a variety of weapons, both shipboard and field. But their job on the ship is one that isn ' t usually related to the Marines — internal security. Their responsibility is wide-reaching and includes ord- nance magazines as well as high-value storerooms throughout the ship. Anyone who has spent any amount of time aboard the Kitty Hawk can attest to the ability of the Marines to respond quickly to security alarms. During frequent drills, the Marines run full-bore through the passageways, yell- ing gangway as they respond. Sailors occasionally laugh about the process, but the deadly seriousness of their business is enough to stifle all humor. And like everyone else assigned to the Kitty Hawk, the Marine Detachment must meet the general shipboard requirement. Just like their Navy shipmates, they must be fully qualified in Damage Control, Firefighting and main- tenance procedures. Most of all, the Marines take pride in maintaining their own Corps ' identity while performing as an intergral part of a Navy unit. LCPL T. ALLEN LCPL W. BATEMAN LCPL M. BECKS LCPL R ANARRSON LCPL L. BLACK LCPL A. BUTCHER LCPL D, CALHOUN LCPL R. CRUICKSHANK LCPL J. DITTMAN — , ' BHMmh t_i— ■■■■■■ 1 )fM ' i SJ Hw ' i-a 1 wBF ■; .y ' t; ' 107 4 m PFC R HERNANDEZ PFC J kUEMEPLE PFC R CARVER PFC H GARDNER JR B GRAGLEY PFC R SIMMONS PFC M SMITH PFC B TORRES PFC M VANFOSSAN PFC M WILSON PFC J. YOUNG 1 ' Vt OHanlmx fl l r S S kr- l fl Bi JEuBmK - ' B ' LS I mS k . ' y JBtt il Hfe ll B9 v ' 4m 1 9 H J Mm: 1 BHI hm ' - ' ' h r ; ' - ' ..v ' ' -Jj: ' . ' ' aimm - ' .-: ■ - .• ' aaaH B 6d i Singapore It ' s one of the busiest ports in the world and it ' s one of the smallest countries in the world, in terms of area. It ' s a bit of the west in its ' modern design, with on impres- sive skyline of modern buildings and beautiful parks. And it ' s a bit of the east, with the colorful streetside food stalls and the hum of various Malay and Chinese dialects. But most of all, for the Kitty Hawk on WESTPAC ' 81, it became a familiar friend. Our first visit came in May as we pressed on toward the Indian Ocean, and we returned in September as we completed four months of arduous operations in the I.O.- Singapore ' s national symbol the merlion (half lion and half fish) towers above the inner harbor as the very effi- cient ferries made their way just about the last ancient symbol to be seen, as it appeared that the entire city had been rebuilt in the last 20 years. Modern shopping malls were probably the biggest at- traction to Hawkmen, as Singapore is definitely a shop- per ' s paradise. They were also a great air-conditioned respite from the equatorial heat. Some of the best bargains were in Batik, cork sculptures and (of all things) pre-recorded cassettes. Another good deal was Singapore ' s efficie nt public transportation system, and Hawkmen quickly became attuned to a very inexpensive way to tour this island- nation. The most popular destinations were Jurong Bird Park, Tiger Balm Gardens (housing statuary depicting South Asian history) and Big Splash, a water-sports amusement park. 112 1 - di wm A nisi flH ■ ' •■ -■rv - ' .ti.- ,-■- ■ ' • r,Ar«  i .r ' .- .T. . ' ' mMOtQMM In the classic war movie Mr. Roberts , the ship ' s doctor tells the starved-for-action Lt, Roberts of his problems with the crew ' s imagined diseases in their boring, back- water portion of the war. He tells of treating several dozen cases of wtiat the crew hoped was beri-beri, or better yet, double beri-beri. What are you treating double beri-beri with these days? asks Roberts. Why aspirin, of course, replies the doctor. It was a funny line, but underneath it was a thorough understanding of the unquestioned competence of the Navy doctor and the Navy Medical Corps. It has always been otkI always will be urvderstood that the readiness of the Navy hinges on the ability of Navy doctors, nurses and corpsman to treat the sick and in- jured. That ' s certainly true on board what amounts to a floating city of over 6,000. The Kitty Hawk often operates hun- dreds of even thousands of miles from the nearest out- skje medical assistance. The Hawk ' s Medical Department includes about 45 per- sonnel and ail the equipment needed to operate a 77- bed hospital and treat dozens of people daily at sick call. Also within the department is an Aviation Medicine sec- tion, a complete laboratory and a Preventive Medicine office. They must be doing pretty well, too. Rumor has it that not a single case of double beri-beri was reported aboard the Hawk this cruise. LCDR J TAYLOR LT W, MOORE LT K ROEDER CW02 D BUCKLEY SHIP ' S SURGEON SHIP ' S ANESTHETIST MEDICAL ADMIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CDR M. SEVERSON SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER - Vff HMCS H ENTREKIN HM1 W, HITZEMAN HM1 G, TEVLIN HM2 M. ARNDORFER HM2 A, HORTON HM2 C. PEARCE HM3 R ARROYO HM3 A BEDASHI HM3 R BUNDALIAN HM3 S, GOLDING HM3 T PETERS SN T GARDNER HN A HAWKINS HN F, TRUJILLO 116 E.O.D. Kitty Hawk ' s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment fulfilled a function far in excess of the small number of personnel involved. EOD ' s are on the flight deck at all times during flight operations, where they perform ordnance safety duties and observations. The unit takes pride in not having to do the job they ' ve trained long and hard for — diffusing live ammunition. Diving and in-water salvage duties are also performed by EOD. HTFN M. Laliberte GMT2 F. Boyd TM1 T. McClellan ENS D. Wilson iO ' fl !fPT ' 0)TVi -v- --V_J, It ' s a strange thing about the traditional Navy sl ills. The more modern and technological the Navy becomes, the more important those skills become. That ' s certainly true with Navigation. In today ' s complex era, safe and timely passage ac- cords the sea or through narrow channels is no less impor- tant than it used to be. In fact, the skill level required today is higher than in those days of old. a sextant, computerized systems such as the ship ' s inter- nal navigation system (sins) are the primary means of knowing where the ship is and where we ' re going. The Navigation Department has other responsibilities as well. Quartermasters mairitain the bridge logs and keep a watch on the bridge at all times when the ship is underway. They also must constantly be updating navi- gational charts for waters throughout the Pacific and Indtan Oceans. Although Navigation personnel stHI shoot the stars with Other duties Include bridge watch bills and training. QMC J. QUIMSON QM2 A DEROSA QM2 G DOLAN QM2 D MCDANIEL QM2 F. WALKER YN3 R COOK QMSN T BELLOW QMSN R FERGUSON QMSN I FOSTER QMSN G HENSON To tome a WOG! With trepidation the lowly pollywogs look at the calendar as their date with King Neptune approaches. They ' re frightened, for they know that to trespass in his realm without being initiated is totally unacceptable to his high- ness. There were over 3,200 of these lowest of low beings aboard the good ship Kitty Hawk this year as it ap- proached the equator northeast of the Indian Ocean isle of Diego Garcia, and their day was to be a memorable one. Festivities started the day before the crossing as King Neptune and his court arrived for an early look at those who would dare risk his wrath. A beauty contest deter- mined the most glamorous pollywog to be OZ Division ' s Ens. Charlie Temple. Now this is really the stuff that memories are made of. Initiation day came early for all as the Trustv Shellbacks courteously awoke their charges for one of the best Pollywog breakfasts in memory. Then it was on to the flight deck for the real festivities. Now of course we can ' t describe the action on the Kitty Hawk roof lest a lower than dirt floor pollywog might read these words, but feast your eyes for pictures often speak louder than words. rrrr 123 iriV? PiW I fl . kJ ' • ' ...,i f . r 128 OFERMIONS OFFtCER The name of the Operations Deportment at one time says it all and still foils to tell the whole story. For if there is anything that con undoubtedly be said about an aircraft carrier — it ' s that it operates. The scope of the department ' s responsibilities is probably OS wide as any department on the ship. In fact, the department handles things from A to Z, or more ap- propriately OA to OZ Divisions. Accurate weather reports that con effect plans for the ship ' s operation are provided by the Meterologicol Of- fice, or OA Division. Liberty party plans can also hinge on the weather, and the Hawk ' s Aerographer ' s Motes kept us informed on the weather in our next port. They couldn ' t keep the winter storm in Perth from coming along, but at least they let us know it was coming. There was never any concern about the Kitty Hawk ' s air traffic controllers going on strike. OC Division was al- ways on the job — moving the planes about the sky in safety. Electronics is the name of the gome for OE and OF. OE repairs and maintains gear from the Hawk ' s radar to the entertainment system ' s TV sets, while OF has the responsibility of keeping the ship ' s NATO Sea Sparrow missiles ready to go. Ol, OW and OX Divisions work in the Combat Information Center, the brains of the carrier. Some of the areas covered include surface surveillance, anti-submarine warfare coordination and electronic warfare systems. The photo lab (OP Division) handles all the photographic needs of the Kitty Hawk. Such diverse jobs as intelligence photography and the photos in this cruisebook ore han- dled by photo. Special communications support comes under oper- ations as well — and it ' s accomplished by the men of OS Division. K| CAPT I, HIPPER OPERATIONS OFFICER CDR E, HOLLENDER CDR C IRVIN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER gTRIKE OPERATIONS OFFICER CDR J MCMAHON ASST CIC FOR ASW CDR P STOLL CIC OFFICER LCDR M BAUER CRYPTOLOGIC OFFICER f LCDR R BRONSON OPERATIONS ADMIN ASSISTANT LCDR R DAVIES METEROLOGIST LCDR D KELLEY ASW MODULE OFFICER LCDR R RICCIARDI LCDR C, STEVENSON ASW MODULE WATCH OPERATIONS OFFICER ASSISTANT LT C AMMANN ASW MODULE WATCH OFFICER IT R. BERES RADAR SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE OFFICER LT J. BOITO ASST CIC NTDS OFFICER LT D CAMPBELL OPERATIONS TRAINING OFFICER LT C. CARDWEI L ASW MODULE WATCH OFFICER LT M, EVANS ASST AIR OPS OFFICER LT J JACOBSON INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT LT D KRAMER ASST AIR OPS OFFICER LT T LE COMPTE LT J. O ' DONOHUE ELECTRONIC ASST AIR OPS MATERIAL OFFICER OFFICER LT K. VEITCH INTELUGENCE SUPPORT OPS OFFICER LTJG D, MCWILUAMS AIR TRANSFER OFFICER LTJG C. THOMAS ASST ELECTRONIC MA I ERIAL OFFICER LTJG H. YOUNG OE DIVISION OFFICER ENS C CARSON INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION ooznenz DEMz IP CW02 J. LEASURE ASW MODULE WATCH OFFICER l m 0f •■ - ¥ ' W •Kv ,v. ;} ' ' €. ' J ' - -ism. f iWST - R AST. ' A«CTaT ASK J, USE • 5 . «w JACHSOfJ . (ji.M« . IJE3: Ill • , S ' - ' ' OC _ S ' vvCS? ■ ■- 1 A -c- 7. --Asc+u rt r. {0 = a7- 1. ;u ' vTS aC T- ato r iWiTTIr £-u,iv -«.-- IV. 3CurH«LE -iicr J i:a  c:-feTE AC2 C LAMB AC2 T, MCGOVERN AC2 D. MOORE AC3 N, GARNEY AC3 C, MACIAS AC3 R MARX AC3 D MORROW ACAN S GAMBILL ACAN H HERKERT ACAN P MCHALE OE Division ET1 H. BAILEY eT1 W. BROWN FTM1 D. FISHEI? DS1 B, FRAYSER DS1 J. GRAVES ET1 R HEILI DS1 R. JOHNSON DS1 R MERCADO DS1 L VIRATA FTM1 R. WYCKOFF DS2 K. PHILLIPS DS2 D. PHILPOTT ET2 R, REHMEL FTM2 M. SIFFERMAN FTM2 R VALADEZ 7 DS2 P WENZEL FTM3 R ARTIS DS3 J BRITT ET3 J CLARK ET3 L CLARK 136 DS3 W, WILLIAMS ICFN C. JENKINS SN P. LAVALLEE AN S, MATHEWS SA T, CIESLAK OF Division FTM3 W LOCKIE GMM3 M MCDANIEL FTM3 L. MIRELES I ■ r 9 k p J 1 y l k FTMSR R. SHAEFFER SR. J, PICKETT Ol Division OW Division AW2 E, HUDSON AWAN J EDWARDS I DPSN S TAYLOR AWAN R THOMPSON OS Division t |§ S , . r rnrnj CTOC S. SUTHERUN CT01 R. BABB CTR2 H. ARRIOLA 142 ox Division EW2 R, RESCHMAN EW2 T ROSSKNECHT EW2 T WOOLEY EW3 P OWENS • I— ■Ti 1 - t OP Division ' - . t PHC W CHESTERFIELD PH1 D. JOHNSON PH2 G. LONGORIO r 7 PH2 M MCMILLAN — .. PH2 M MOORE PH3 G. BEHRENDT PH3 G. LIGGAN PH3 T NUSS PH3 R OTERO PH3 R. PLUNKETT PHAN B. COLLINS OZ Division DP3 A KINCAID IS3 M WHITEHEAD ISSN J DELUCA ISSN W GOEB ISSN D MCNEELY DPSN T RUSSELL r ' ,i SN M SIDNER ISSN R SPANGLER ISSN F SULLIVAN I DMSN L TIMME ISSN J TROXELL CIV J STEIB i Tr T?ie airplanes fly, ttie engines turn and the ship keeps sofitng through the water. The sailors loot well fed and ttiey have clothes to wear on their backs. The paychecks come out every two weeks, there are sheets on the bunks and the liberty boats ore always waiting when the Hawk pulls hto port. There are sodas in ttie rrKJChine, parts in the bin and wax fcx ttie deck. tt ' s airTKDst magic It happens ttvough a tremendous ef- fort by one of the most visible departments on the Hawk — Supply. Three diviskDns combine to provide the most traditional supply services — that of ordering, receiving and stock- ing ttte thousarxjs of parts and materials needed to keep an aircraft carrier OfDeroting. S-1 S-6 arxj S-8 provide the t Kitty Hawk with everything from electronic comportents for o complex aircraft to papercfips. Over 17,000 meals per day are served by the men of S-2 CTKJ S-5 Div®6ni5 sstsfed by Temporcvv duty personr el from throughout the ship, the food service people pro- vide tasty meals that are one of the most important f actors to morale, especially during long underway per- iods. Five stores and a special order office are operated by the men of S-3 Division. Magazines, souvenirs, toiletries, uniforms, candy and tobacco products are only a few of the items provided in the Kitty Hawk ' s retail stores. S-3 can also help the Kitty Hawk retain some memories of liberty ports — this cruise it was Australian ccyxjy arxJ Philippine coffee mugs that did the trick. Data processing services that are so necessary to keep the complex operation going are provided by the S-7 Division. And what happened to all those two-dollar bills that failed to receive public acceptance back in the states? They all went to the Dispursing Office, which in the course of this eight -rrxjnth cruise met a payroll totaling ckDse to 20 million dollars. CDR G. HUNDELT SUPPLY OFFICER 1 CDR K. CARSTENS ASSISTANT SUPPLY OFFICER LT O LOVE STORES OFFICER LT E. WESTLAKE AVIATION STORES OFFICER ENS B. CLANOR WARDROOM MESS OFFICER ENS R, MCKINNEY ENS J. TAYLOR DISBURSING OFFICER ASSISTANT S-6 DIVISION OFFICER ENS M, VASQUEZ MATERIAL OFFICER CW02 E CONCEPCION FOOD SERVICES OFFICER CIV. C. FRASHER CIV S. HUNTER CIV C. MADDUX CIV J. TEAGUE S- 1 Division AKC E COLE SKC A QUILANTANG AK1 F TOLEDO SK2 G GOSDZINSKI SK2 L. MAPALO AK3 J. FULGENCIO AK3 H MIGUEL AK3 T PENAFLOR SK3 M SCRIBNER SKSN S CRUZ SKSN T KIRKLAND AKAN G. LEE AKAN L. PEDERSEN SKSN S SCHWAIGER SN V. SLATER S-2 Division MSCF ADRIANO MSCZ BLAS MSC M . CERVANTES MS1 R CALO MS1 A CAPISTRANO MS1 A NGALONGALAY MS1 E VALDEZ MS2 E HERNANDEZ BM2 R KAJIOKA MS2C VERGARA -t r f M mL 1 « ' J iVter- 1 ' ■ ■ . r IHII MS3 T ELLER MS3 A OASIN MS3 F SIMON MSSN MM. JONES MSSN S. MCMAHON MSSN M MCQUEEN MSSN B STULZAFT MSSN R TRAMP ' i MSSA J HOLTRY S-3 Division ■PH SHCS G, JACOBSON SH1 R. SALGADO SH1 P, VASQUEZ SH2 J ABAD SH3 M, AZUCENA SH3 A JANSEN SH3 M SANCHEZ SH3 A TIENDA AA G SHOOKEY. ' t. S-4 Division DK1 J. VENTURA DK1 F, VINLUAN DK2 R DAROYA DK2 R. GAIN DK2 W HEALD DK2 M ICARI DK2 O MORALES DK2 R ROSETE DK3 H. PINHEIRO 1  P DK3 R ROMAN DKSN T DORSEY AN J SHEFFIELD DKSA T CANTRELL DKSA N FIDLER DKSA L MACARAEG DKSA R MONZON DKSA T SCHENK AA C VINLUAN S-5 Division MSCS R. FAJOTA MS1 D. AQUINDE MS1 R CASTILLO MS1 R GAMBOA MS1 R LAZO MS1 M MARANAN MS2 E DEOCAMPO MS2 E JAVIER MS2 A, JUAREZ MS2 M MCCOY MS2 T PONDER MS3 R. BROWN MS3 M COVERT MS3 M JOHNSTON MS3 R KOEPPEL MS3 D NICKELL MS3 S. SANDERS MS3 R. TERRELL MSSN P. ADAMS MSSA F, BASS MSSN L. BOCO 156 S-6 Division iper 1 v I ' feBi ' ' tftBft ME ' : s LUO aper L Kj ' iMHE T w ffl XEROX B - fai-rS j BM SP ' ■ fit H Hm lg iipPP Hpp p H 1 9i -■•■ M AKC F DOMINGO AK2 J STARGEL AK3 J JACKSON r 1 AK3 T WHITE AKAN S CAMPBELL AKAN K, FRICK 5-7 Division DPC R. BURNS DP1 A MCCLINTON DP1 D RICKER DP2 D PORTER DP2 B SHIMKUS DP3 C EARNER DP3(SS) M MUHAMMAD DP3 R SIRULL DPSN T, GIBSON DPSN D JOHNSON DPSN E LELEKIS DPSN D LEWIS DPSN J PRESIDENT - DPSN E SEEGER S-8 Division AK2 P PATIAG AK3 D, BATTLE AK3 J BURTON AK3 E CABEBE SK3 S SUDBROOK ry -m . ? r AK3 M TOBIAS AKAN W DENTON AKAA E BOONE SA J, FISHER 160 steel Beach The grills are brought out of hibernation and cleaned. Steaks, chicken and ribs, along with all of the trinnmings are prepared, including sodas by the case and beer to boot. You put this all together and what do you have? A picnic, right? Well sort of. On the Hawk it ' s called Steel Beach. This massive picnic is all moved up to the flight deck so there will be plenty of room to play frisbee, football and just about any other outdoor sport under the sun. Speak- ing of the sun, there is also plenty of room to just lay around and catch some rays. But that ' s not all! There are also boxing and wrestling matches called smokers. And for the music lovers there are sounds provided by some of Kitty Hawk ' s local talent. We even had Bluto the clown and a juggler or two come up and play around. Everyone on the ship gets involved in a Steel Beach. If you aren ' t on watch you probably ca n be found on the roof or watching a ball game on TV. Yep, it ' s just as good as an old time family reunion. But without the ants or the aunts. Australia After almost eighth weeks at sea, Podunk Corners might have looked like o great liberty port, but Perth and Fre- mantle, Australia, loomed ahead of us like a carrot on a stick, and the stick was getting shorter every day. The Kitty Hawk has been steaming in the Western Pacific for two decades, but has never before made an ap- pearance down under. As the days counted down, it seemed the ship was as excited about it as the crew. Early risers on July 17th (and there were many) awoke to find the day dawning gray with a solid sheet of rain falling from the sky. Hawkmen popped quickly up on deck to try and catch a glimpse of land, but were deterred by the drenching storm. But almost as if the weather office had ordered it, the sun started peaking out from the clouds, and by the time the anchor was dropped in Gage Roads, it was clear that Western Australia was going to put on her best for us. The first arrivals at the Port of Fremantle Terminal may have thought for a moment that we had accidentally pulled into San Diego instead. The Kitty Hawk band was playing on the pier and dozens of anxious Kitty Hawk wives strained for a look at their husbands. The wives had travelled half-a-world away for a week of liberty-sharing with their men. In true Kitty Hawk fashion, the first day of liberty was in uniform, and Hawkmen quickly discovered the advan- tages of a set of crackerjacks or coat-and-tie blues. It identified over 5,000 man as American sailors, and in Western Australia, that identified the men as friends. For if there was one word that was to keep coming up about Western Australians, it was hospitality. The word was out in the fleet that this was a great liberty port long before the Kitty Hawk was to arrive, but the proof is in the pudding. Within hours, literally hundreds of Hawkmen were invited into local homes, many to spend their entire week as a member of the family. Comparisons were natural. The Perth winter (yes, Virgin- ia, there is winter in July) was said by many to be a lot like San Francisco, with temperatures averaging in the mid- 50 ' s. The city — well, the appearance of the city couldn ' t be compared to anything in the U.S. — litter was almost non-existant, as were traffic jams. Perth and its ' environs ore modern, bright and cheerful, just like the citizens. There was plenty of sightseeing to be done. Kings Park, only moments from the center city, is a microcosm of Australia. It is dedicated to presenting the flora of Austra- lia in a natural way. It also has a fantastic view of Perth and the Swan River. Other points of interest were the Perth Zoo, the 19th- century appearing streets of Fremantle and for the more adventurous, a tour to the gold-mining center of Kal- goorlie, 350 miles inland. But perhaps the most popular destination was the near- by Darling Ranges, where just a few miles from Perth, Australia was presented in all its natural splendor. Kanga- roos by the hundreds hopped around, seemingly obliv- ious to humans, and the lucky ones even spotted a Koala or two. A weekend of excellent weather welcomed us as we shopped, portied or maybe just enjoyed the aroma of Eucalyptus trees, but it was the calm before the storm. On Monday night, a storm moved into Perth, complete with 60 mph winds that caused boating between the Kitty Hawk and Fremantle to be cancelled. It caught about half the crew on the ship, where they remained for two and one-half days until the seas calmed. The rest of the crew was marooned ashore, many of them prepared for a stay of a few hours. But once again, the warmth of the Aussies saved the day. The news media publicized the problem, and hun- dreds of phone colls poured in, offering lodging and more new friendships for the stranded sailors. The weather broke just in time for our last day in port and allowed everyone a last chance at the souvenir shops, or maybe a good steak dinner accompanied by a surpris- ing West Australian wine. Departure day wasn ' t easy. Friendships that seemed as if they had gone on for years were prematurely interrupt- ed, but we knew it was again time to Press On as we passed the mid-point of the cruise and steamed by Rott- nest Island with memories that would remain a lifetime. ii i , II iiiiiini ' • iiiiii ..jiiiiii| ||||in)||i lZST we FORCE ' mil ift ME Mb -2 ::i;fv MMMMtM 4 6 So everyone knows how well the Kitty Hawk works. The ship is just like a well-tuned machine that all works to- gether when the switch is flipped, but how does that happen? The Training Department is certainly a key factor. One of the biggest jobs of the Training Department is educational services. The Educational Services Office provides a multiplicity of services to assist Hawkmen in professional or personal advancement. Ordering courses, assuring advancement eligibility and coordinat- ing high school completion and college courses are only a few of the jobs performed by ESO. During WESTPAC ' 81 hundreds of crewmen took advan- tage of ESO — coordinated formal classes. And when all advancement assistance has done the job, the Command Career Counselors are at the ready to assist in career planning and development. Other missions of Training include coordinating the com- mand master training schedule, indoctrination of new personnel and the operation of the Command Assis- tance and Counseling and Human Resources Manage- ment Offices. CDR C. Catlin Training Officer ( LCDR P. Mallon LT H. Fett LTJG L Peterson ENS M. Huber Asst. Training Officer ESO Officer DAPO I Div Officer Career Counselor Counseling and Assistance Center ' MR1 I Pusha RM2 L Riveland 1: 1! Educotionai Services PN2 W Bias ••flit . tat PN2 F Malpaya PN3 U Dela Cruz PN3 D Hansen PN3 W Addenbrooke PNSN P Schneider When you watch a war movie, these are the guys that make the most exciting part happen. They make the big - ins shoot and the bullets fly. They are the guys that create the huge hanging clouds of black smoke after an enemy aircraft hits the water. In real life and on real ships, the men of Weapon; Department moke this happen. The men of Weps con do everything from assembling the most cor -ptex bomb to just oiling a .45. They run the ships armory and magazines as well as operate and mauitain the t evotors used to transport weap)ons from the magazines to ttie hangar or flight deck. It takes many different specialists to pull off this job in harmony. There are Gunner ' s Mates that, of course, work on guns and there ore those that are technicians. Some even work on missiles. Since we are an aircraft corner, there ore Aviation Ordnoncemen who are specially trained to assemble and load weapons that are carried by the birds. And believe it or not, the Hawk even has a few Torpedomen ' s Mates on hand. When ever a gun fires, a bomb is dropped or a missile launched, the men in Weapons Department know that their work will be right on target. LCDR N, RIFFLE ASST WEAPONS OFFICE!? LCDI? J, WILLARD AVIAT ORD, HANDLING OFFICER LT J. ADAMONIS LT. W BRANDENBURG LT H. GROSS W DIVISION SPEC WEAPONS G-5 DIVISION OFFICER OFFICER SAFETY OFFICER LT. G, HEMPHILL ens d, BURRIOUS WEAPONS ADMIN SHIP ' S GUNNER OFFICER ENS C. FLEETWOOD CW02 H. CAPLINGER CW02 C, JACKSON G-2 DIVISION OFFICER G-3 DIVISION OFFICER AIR GUNNER YNSA J KEATING G- 1 Division WFT A01 G. LA,NDRY FV4 A01 T. McGEE A01 J WASSINK GMGI R, WHITFIELD A02 R CARNES V A02 T HODGES A03 J. NELSON A03 S. WILDMAN AN L. BURT AOAN A CHAMPAGNE SA K CAITHNESS AN J, DAVIS AA D, GREWE AA S, HEIL AA G HENLEY SA K MONTGOMERY AA. W PRICE SA R TIMPE AOAA S VAN ORNUM G-2 Division A01 S BERREY A01 B SHAY A02 S. KILA AN C GARCIA AN J NUTTER AOAN D MYERS AOAA J, RASTENBURG AOAN M, RUSHIN AOAN F TYDINGEO AOAN R WILLIAMS AA R, BRAGGS AOAA B, BURTON AA D FEKETE AOAA D, HANSEN AOAA T LESPERANCE G-3 Division AOCM WE, CLARK AOC D.E. EINSPAHR GMG1 G. AUSTIN A01 G C. FOSTER A01 C.E. HERRON A01 R MacDONALD A01 KL BODIN A02 A.M. DIOTTAVIANO A03 J. BOYD A03 I.J. KOTZUR AOAN J K, BOSHANS AN J.L CLAYTON G. COOPER AOAN A COX AOAN M.D CURRY AN M. DUCROUX SN AD ESPINOZA AOAN W FUERLEY ROBERT AOAN K HARDING AA J, HEPBURN i ]L.j AOAN R JONES AN J LITTELL AOAN D MEYER AOAN T MICHAEL AN G MONTANO AN W. ONIDAS AA R ROSS AN C SPAULDING AOAN R, WATSON AOAN J WILLIAMS 1 L 1 AR E ATKINS AA R CAPATI AA E CORTEZ AR J DORRIAN AA S HALEY AR J LEIKAM A A J LOVE AA D RIVERA AA M ROBERTS AOAN M SEARIGHT G-4 Division AOC R SKIPPER A01 J CLAYTON A01 P. HEARD A02 B. BAILEY A02 M DEACON GMG2 R. PEMBERTON A03 J ARROYO A03 G NEAL A03 C. NUTTING A03 W. SMITH AN J. AMITRANO AN A, HAENI AOAN F LIDDELL AOAN A NARVAEZ AOAN J. PHILLIPS AOAN T REGAN AOAN J SAYRE AN K, SMITH AOAN M VARELA AOAA R. BAUER S -r ' ' m . Tlt l Fm H ' 1 -_ AA J, BROWN A A E. DANIELS A A K. RAY AR M. BOURNE AR S. TESE AOAA J FREIM AA K. KELLY G-5 Division W Division A01 P, DANIELS A01 S, WIGHTMAN A02 G. VISCONTI AN C CRAIG - GMT2 G. HANAN GMT2 R MARTIN GMT2 J THOMAS !?M ii % GMT3 J. ALLEN GMT3 T JANEKA GMT3 M. SCOTT GMT3 J. UHLIK AK3 W WILSON GMTSN R COUNCIL GMTSN W EDWARDS GMTSN T. FARR GMTSN J JOHNSON GMTSA P LIVSEY GMTSN M THOMPSON Change of Command During long underway periods, such as tinose we spent in the Indian Ocean this cruise, time is measured by events rather than days of the week. Probably the key event or our second I.O. period was the Kitty Hawk change of command late in August. Happening as it did several hundred miles from land, the change of command was unusual in that there were few visitors — it was truly the Kitty Hawk ' s own ceremony. For Captain Foster S. league, it was the end of a challeng- ing and personally satisfying tour, one that included taking command of the ship just days after a cruise and carrying it through workups and into another difficult deployment. For Captain Robert C. Taylor, it was the beginning of a tour that all aviators dream of. 186 A A M ■ 49 , ' H F B B H fff - W , u; Ji If , ' _,ffi8ia ii liipy New Commanding Officer Capt Robert C. Taylor Captain Robert C. Taylor Jr. was born in Orlan- do, Fla. on October 9, 1933. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1955, with a bachelor of science degree in Business Admin- istration. He entered Officer Candidate School in August of 1955 and was commissioned an ensign upon graduation on January 16, 1956. Captain Taylor entered Basic Flight Training at NAS Pensacola, Fla. in February 1956 and upon completion of Advanced Flight Training at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, was designated a naval aviator in March 1957. Following his designation, he reported to At- tack Squadron 36 where he served as weap- ons training officer. In May 1964, Captain Tay- lor received orders to report to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, lo- cated at Cherry Point, N.C. where he served as operations officer and executive officer of VMA-332. His next assignment, in June 1966, was to Attack Squadron 83 where he was operations officer and later executive officer. In September 1968, Captain Taylor was trans- ferred to the west coast where he joined VA- 122. In March 1971, he reported to VA-192 and served as the executive officer, then commanding officer until May 1973. While serving as commanding officer he became the 14th naval aviator to achieve 1,000 carrier arrested landings. Captain Taylor next attended the Naval War College until his detachment and transfer to VA-125 in July 1974, serving as the command- ing officer until December 1975. In February 1976, Captain Ta ylor went aboard USS Ranger as executive officer. Upon his detachment in May 1978, he reported to the Chief of Naval Operations as the Head, Carrier Warfare Branch for the Deputy Chief of Naval Oper- ations under air warfare. Captain Taylor as- sumed command of the USS Camden on April 19, 1980. COMCAR AIRWING-15 w tack Carrier Wing 15 was commteslonGd on Sep- tember 3, 1943 at Norfolk, Va. Lieutenant Com- mander David McCampbell, who later became the Navy ' s leading ace during World War II with over 30 enemy kills, was the first Air Wing Commander. Since its inception. Carrier Air Wing 15 has served aboard the carriers USS Essex CVS-9, Princeton CVS-37, Antietam CVS-38, Coral Sea CV-43 and Constellation CV-64, which included two combat cmises to Korea and six combat deployments to Vietnam. During Vietnam, the air wing flew over 60,000 combat mssions and was awarded four Navy Unit Commendations and two Meritorious Unit Commendations. In April and May of 1975, Carrier Air Wing 15 assisted in the evacuation of Americans and Vietnamese refugees in Southeast Asis and the successful rescue of SS Mayaguez and her crew. In July of 1978, Carrier Air Wing 15 and Kitty Hawk teamed together to form the Pacific Fleet ' s finest fighting team. In 1979, Carrier Air Wing 15 em- barked in Kitty Hawk for a WESTPAC deployment. In November 1979, the Hawk CVW-15 team was called to the Indian Ocean in response to a crisis in Iran caused by the taking of American hostages in Iran. In June 1980 the elements of Carrier Air Wing 15 began preparations for this present WESTPAC de- ployment with on integrated weapons detachment to NAS Fallon Field, NV. In July 1980, Carrier Air Wing 15 returned aboard Kitty Hawk and the team be- gan training together to sharpen their fighting skills. In January 1981 Air Wing 15 exceeded one year of accident-free operations. The training culminated in March with the Kitty Hawk CVW-15 team having logged nearly 10,000 arrested landings and formed a formidable fighting element. The blue shield of the Carrier Air Wing ' s insignia is decorated with two silver stripes representing air- craft contrails, a red Torii or Japanese gate iridi- cates the air wing ' s service in the for ecsl, and above, the silver aircraft carrier. Goldon flames sur- round a double-headed battleax syrribolizlng battle readiness and red spear point. The motto of Carrier_ Air Wing 15 appears below on a silver ribbon Unita, Fortior — Strong, United, Brave. , Commander Air Wing 15 Capt. David R. Edwards Captain David R. Edwards was born and raised in the state of Wyoming and graduated from high school in Casper, Wyoming. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1957 and was selected for the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1960. Cap- tain Edwards received his Wings of Gold and was commissioned in October of 1961. After a short training period with VA-125 at NAS Lemoore, Co., Captain Edwards joined VA-144 flying the A-4C. During his tour with VA-144 he participated in the first raids of the Vietnam conflict from USS Constellation on Au- gust 5, 1964. In May of 1965, Captain Edwards was ordered to VT-23 at NAS Kingsville, Tx. for instructor duty. While there he instructed in all phases, flying the F-11 and F-9 aircraft. He was com- mended for flying 1,000 accident-free hours in the F-9. In March of 1968, Captain Edwards detached from VT-23 and attended Safety Officers School in Monterey, Co. enroute to A-7 train- ing at NAS Cecil Field, Flo. He joined VA-37 upon completion of training and immediately deployed for WESTPAC in USS Kitty Hawk. After a short tour with VA-37, he was detached and ordered to U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey for undergraduate training. He graduated in December 1971 with a degree in Engineering Science. After completing A-7E training at VA-122, Captain Edwards joined CVW-14 Staff at NAS Miramar, Co. During this tour he participated in the final raids of the Vietnam conflict on January 27, 1973 from the deck of USS Enterprise. Upon detaching from CVW-14, he attended the Armed Forces Staff College enroute to VA-12 at NAS Cecil Field. He served as executive officer and command- ing officer of the world famous Flying Uban- gis VA-12, until July of 1978. Following his command tour. Captain Edwards reported to the Staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fl eet for a short tour enroute to CVW- 15. Flying more than 200 missions in the Vietnam conflict, Captain Edwards was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, three individual Air Medals, 19 Strike Flight Air Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals and several cam- paign medals. Captain Edwards has more than 5,000 hours of flight time and over 1,100 carrier arrested landings. He has over 300 arrested landings on Kitty Hawk. Captain Edwards next tour of duty will be with the Staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, NAS North Island, Co. C W- 5, relieving Capf Haygood G. Sprouse Captain Haygood G. Sprouse, a native of Denver, Co., enlisted in the Naval Reserve while in high school. Following graduation he served on active duty as an Aviation Electron- ics Technician. In 1958 he was selected for flight training at NAS Pensacola, Fla. He was commissioned an Ensign and designated a na- val aviator in August 1961 His first squadron tour was with VA-56 at NAS Lemoore, Co. flying the A-4B Skyhawk. After completing a WESTPAC deployed onboard USS Ticonderoga, in 1963, he reported to VA- 123 at NAS Whidbey Island, Wa. for A-3B Skywarrior pilot transition. In 1964 Captain Sprouse reported to VAH-4 and deployed to WESTPAC onboard USS Han- cock with detachment Lima. Subsequent to the deployment he was assigned to VQ-1 where he flew EA-3B strike missions over North Vietnam for carriers on Yankee Station. Cap- tain Sprouse returned to NAS Whidbey Island and VAH-4. In 1966 he received orders to the University of Southern California for Aviation Safety Officer Training. His next assignment was VAH-123, the A-3 training squadron as an instructor pilot. While assigned to VAH-123, Captain Sprouse was selected for A-6E Intruder transition and in mid 1966 joined a cadre of A-6 crews who commissioned VA-128, in 1967. He served as an A-6 instructor pilot in VA-128 until 1968 when he was ordered to VA-145. He complet- ed a combat deployment onboard USS Enter- prise flying A-6 ' s. In 1969 Captain Sprouse was ordered to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Co., where he earned his degree in Interna- tional Relations. Captain Sprouse returned to VA-128 and in 1971 was ordered to VA-196. During his three year tour with VA-196, Captain Sprouse com- pleted two combat deploymants onboard USS Enterprise. In 1974 Captain Sprouse was ordered to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington DC, for a two year tour as the A-6 EA-6 Air Com- bat Placement Officer. In November of 1976 Captain Sprouse re- turned to NAS Whidbey Island and reported to VA-165, flying the improved A-6E Intruder. He served as executive officer and command- ing officer until April 1979 completing two WESTPAC deployments onboard USS Constel- lation. Following his squadron command tour. Captain Sprouse reported to the Staff of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet as the A-6 training officer. Captain Sprouse has over 5,000 flight hours including over 2,500 in the A-6 aircraft. He has in excess of 850 carrier arrested landings and has flown more than 160 combat missions in Southeast Asia. He has been awarded the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with two gold stars and numeral 10, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V and other unit, ser- vice and campaign awards. 193 i I f LCDR J LOVE LCDR L. MASON LCDR D WRIGHT li ! LT J GOFER LT R GRAVES LTJG J AMOS I I r I 7 ' A ■ -• I If. AOGM S, ROBERSON AMOS J BRADBURY AQCS J. CRAGEN AKC B, ANTOINE YNC M, TWIFORD HM1 R, LUCERO AZ1 T OPRY DK3 M BILLINGSLY Y -% AX3 G, MELNIK YN3 F, PATTERSON YN3 T. THORNE YNSA D. GOODWIN What a team! COMCARAIRWING-15 ITF-ltl Fighter squadron One One One has carried three differ- ent names since its initial commissioning as VF-1 1 on Oc- tober 10, 1942. During World War II, the squadron distin- guished itself in aerial combat against Japanese, ac- counting for 158 enemy aircraft destroyed. The nick- name the squadron bears today resulted from the effi- ciency with which Japanese Rising Sun aircraft were destroyed by Sundowner aircrews. During the Korean War the squadron, then designated VA-1 1 1, achieved a significant first when LCDR W.T. Amen downed a Korean MIG-15 aircraft. The victory marked the first jet ever to fall to the guns of a U.S. Navy aircraft. On January 19, 1959, the squadron was decommissioned, but reap- peared the next day when VA-156 was redesignated VF-1 11. The squadron made several peacetime cruises flying such varied aircraft as the F-9F, FJ, F-11F and F-8C. During the Vietnam conflict, the Sundowners made sev- en combat cruises flying the F-8 Crusader and F-4 Phantom . Following the close of hostilities in Vietnam, the squadron made two peacetime cruises prior to retir- ing their Phantoms. Today the famous Sundowner sun- burst and shark ' s teeth adorn the world ' s foremost fighter aircraft, the Grumman F-14A Tomcat . The first Tomcat cruise for the Sundowners was an un- qualified success, with the Old Nicks flying 104 percent of all missions scheduled. During the turn-around cycle, VF-1 11 took first place in the COMFIT AEWWINGPAC High Noon Gunnery Derby, participating in ACM, SEA Strike and air-to-air gunnery detachments flying 201 missions and earning 68 individual E awards with an additional 30 individuals earning qualifications. The Sundowners also fired 1 1 missiles with a 100 percent success rate. They demonstrated their su- perb pre-deployment readiness with an historic flight of all 12 squadron Tomcats in formation at the same time. i 1 ' - f I r - I I 1 r I {  1 LCDR C- CONATSER LCDR L. JAMES LCDR D, MCCORT LCDR A. MURPHY LCDR R. NAUGHTON LT. R, FRITZLER LT. K. GINADER LT. J. LATHROP LT. D. LAW LT. C. MCNEES LT. S. MOTZ LT D P ITTMAN It I . . I I ' i , t LT. R. RANCIK LT. M. SCHLINKER LTJG J. CHARTRAND LTJG A. CHEAK ENS F. LANDINGIN ENS M, VERRANDO 1 y- - r MR R MCQUEEN ■M MR D TURDIK AFCM R SPRINGER AEC C, HODGE AQC J PICKERSGILL NCC A, WRIEDEN AD1 L, BAKER sb AMH1 C, HETRICK AD1 A. HORLADOR AE1 J INGERSOLL PN1 W. JOHNSON AZ1 W. MURKLE AQ1 G NELSEN i YN1 R RAFANAN A01 A. SANTIVASCI BM1 T SMITH AD1 C. TABAR AD2 R MARTIN AT2 J ROTH A02 J TEAGUE AK2 J WELTER AMS2 S WORRELL f A - V AQ3 J. ARRIOLA PR3 M. ASHBURN AD3 D. BARKER AE3 T. BATAMER BM2 M. CAFFEE AMH2 W. CHESHIER A02 R. FARIS AMH2 C. PICK % ] AE2 D. GARZA AQ2 D. GUERRERO AE2 E. JUDSON AQ2 R LEFEBURE l AMS3 J BRIGHT AD3 N RUSH 1 «i Ia AQ3 P CAMPBELL AT3 E GRINAGE AMS3 I JANICEK AZ3 T. KNIGHT AT3 S LAUGHLIN AMS3 V. MARTINEZ A03 H. MARYE AE3 J MATEA AE3 S PIERCE AE3 S. PROCOPIO i R . «S r .1 AQ3 N. RUPERT F AD3 T, SATKOWITZ r- AMH3 D. STEVENSON W AMS3 S STRATTON ¥■ AE3 A. THOMAS 1 PN3 J. VALDEZ A03 D ZELER AEAN B ADAMS AR D RANSOM ATAN B, BERKOVITZ f rr tr 7 i I i. 9 U I . - -r. 201 YNSN J. MEADY ADAN N MIXON AN M ORMES ATAN K. PEARCE AMSAA M. ROBERTS ■ P AN D. DOWNEY AN A. FELICIANO III r PNSN W. HALL ■Sii f AN O HERNANDEZ K 4 AMHAN R LITTLE V ' ADAN K. LOSIE m ' AMSAN H. MARLOW K r mi AMEAN R ROXAS AMSAN R SALVADOR ADAN R SHIFRIN AN D. STRANSKY ATAN M. TAGGART T AN J. TROTTA AMHAN G. CARTY AOAA P. CUNNINGHAM AOAA J MYERS A A K. NELSON AA C. PETERSON AMSAN B. SAL AS ADAA G SALAZAR ADA A L SINN AN S. SMITH A A G, ZIMMINS AMSAN R ZUCKER WKT Bi r ■P f -, ' ■ ' , ' ' j . AEAN B. KESSEL AR K. PIGG AEAN J VANISEGHEM Ik c Hong Kong By the time we arrived in Hong Kong, we were definitely on the downhill side of the cruise. We would be bock in San Diego in about a month, and it might have been easy to let minds stray towards home. The liberty party quickly found that not to be so. Four days in Hong Kong just wasn ' t enough. The shopping opportuni- ties, great food and the sites in this British Colony were enough to stay busy with for weeks. Most crewmen found their way quickly to Kowloon, where everything from fine silk to cameras to electronic eqiup- ment was available at bargain prices. Another favorite buy was china dishes at a price so low that we ' re embarrassed to tell anyone — they might think we were cheapskates. 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THOMPSON J AME1 T. TRONEY y BM1 W. TROY AME1 M. WILSON ATI D. WOODARD . AMH3 J. CHAMARD AT3 M, FAITOUTE AZ3 A FORRESTER AX3 R, GARDNER AME3 D GEUICE AX3 R MARTIN AMH3 M MAYLE AT3 S MOORE A03 S PHILLIPS AEAN W REED BQP AK3 G BOLDEN AW3 J RUTH AMS3 B. SANDOVAL YN3 S SCHWAB AE3 R SMITH 1 i f-: ' r f r l-- f L A I: -_Cis u n ? iy AD3 R TUCKER AE3 A VINSON 1 ly Vi AZ3 J WALLS AMEAN A ANDRES AN S BANCROFT AOAN R BRILHART AMSAN A CAYETANO SN J. COOPER AE3 A, ZAMMIT AMMAN A CORTEZ AMSAN R CUEVAS AN G DAVEY AMSAN R DELVAGUO ADAN M DOHERTY V, ' i AN J FOLK ADAN E GIRON ATAN T GAFNEA AOAN R HANDEL ATAN D MADDOX AEAN A MAHON SN J. MASE AEAN G HESSON ADAN V, JOHNSON AN G LEBERMAN IVMV T ADAN C, MARNETT AMSAN W MCFARLAND AOAN D NELSON AKAN L PARKER ATAN J PARKER p W. I, i k V. 1! 1 fS i r I j AN F SMITH AN L WACKENHEIM YNSA M ASBERRY ADAA D BRANHAM AR L BROWN PRAA M. CARLSON JR. iil i AR R. CARR AR D. FISCHER AA F. GAUGER AN C HARGROVE ADAN D HAWKINS ADAN G DUNCANS ATAN D FULFORD AR R HALLOCK AMSAA A HARRIS AN J HEIN AKAA B. NOVIKOFF ADAA D. HIMES AZAA J. HULSKAMP ATAN K. KRIDER I ( ■ w { i . V AD AN P P1SIONA A A T ROBERTSON A A R REICHERT ADAR H SCHOEU AA W. SCOTT PR3 R. SESSLER AEAN W SMITH ADAN R STEGEMAN To those who kept us company. Thank you! USS David R. Ray USS Hoel USS Berkeley USS Wabash USS Halsey USS Gushing USS Fanning c 1 A T R A D E R 224 n C O D W e T r u s t 225 WM WM I The VA-22 Fighting Redcocks , homeported at NAS Lemoore, Co., fly and maintain the A-7E Cor- sair II aircraft. VA-22 ' s proud history dates to July 1948 when it was commissioned as VF-63 at NAS Norfolk, Va. In July 1958, the Fighting Redcocks gained their pre- sent designation of VA-22. The first Redcock avi- ators flew the F-8F Bearcat , succeeding pilots have progressed through the F-4 Corsair . F-9F Panther , F9F-6 8 Cougar , FJ-4B Fury , A-4 Skyhowk and finally the A-7E. Over the last 32 years, the Fighting Redcocks hove been called into action during the Korean War and the Vietnam conflict, with three combat deployments to Korea and six to Vietnam. During their last combat cruise in 1972, VA-22 participated in the mining of Hoi Phong Harbor and intensive air stirkes over North Vietnam. Peacetime crises have included the Pueblo crises of 1968, the evacuation of Saigon in 1974, rescue of SS Mayaguez in 1975 and the search for refugees off the coast of Southeast Asia. In February 1980, VA-22 returned from cruise aboard Kitty Hawk. That began the intense period of workups for the latest deployment. During that period, VA-22 sent de- tochments to NAS Fallon, NV., twice and participat- ed in six predeployment workup periods onboard Kitty Hawk. During the workups and deployment with CVW-15 on the Hawk the Redcocks have flown more than 6,500 hours and made more than 2,250 carrier ar- rested landings. During the competitive cycle, VA- 22 received the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle E . During 1980, VA-22 earned the COMLATWINGPAC Quar- terly Safety Award twice, the COMLATWINGPAC Retention Award, was recommended by COM- LATWINGPAC for the Golden Anchor Award and the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy, nominated by CVW- 15 for the Bruce Carrier Memorial Award, and no- minated by COMNAVAIRPAC for the Admiral Wade McClusky Award. Twelve Fighting Redcock aviators con claim the title Kitty Hawk Centurion, having successfully mode 100 arrested landings each. Nine others hove achieved the standing of Kitty Hawk Double Centurion for 200 or more landings. The Fighting Redcocks have surpassed the six year mark in major accident free ope rations. In reaching this milestone, the Redcocks have logged ovi 10,500 flight hours. iVS A CDR, J. VOMASTIC COMMANDING OFFICER % ft k ., ' «ii, . . ■■■ 1 J CDR J, PALMER LCDR C. ANDERSON LCDR C, ENGLEHARDT LCDR L, HEZLEP LCDR W, KING LT D. CAMPBELL LT J. DERRICK HBp7 ' ) ■ ' f -J Y . LT J EADS LT D, KOEHLER LT D MCNEIL ■ a ??;- - imm, wmmn y.. ' -mmrnm . ' -? m-. ' LT W. POKORNY LT D. SAFFORD LT C SIMMONS LT T. SULLIVAN LTJG C NUTTER ENS M, WILSON MR R LIPSEY ASCM R Garvey AVCM L Scott ADCS G Ahumada ATC G McQuigg AQC W Muhlhausen YNC K Royce AOC R Squire ADC T Torrence AEG J Williamson AMH1 J, Braccini AD1 R. Gorte AME1 E. Ghambliss AMS1 M, Croughon A01 B. Gist HM1 G Graughder ATI L. Gladden AME1 A Hansen AME1 J, Kobbe A01 C Hicks AMS1 A. Mayer AK1 P Mercurio AE1 W Nixon I ' l I ?v NCI K. O ' Brien AD1 D. Olaes AMS1 J. Potter AK1 G Quintos AQ1 H. Ramirez AZ1 V Riddick AD1 A. Rogado AD1 D Sweeney AD1 M. Tovar A01 G. Travis A01 T. Turner Pr?2 M. Graver AMH2 A Difuntorum A02 L Archuleta AMS2 W. Carter A02 D Coburn AZ2 S Gonzales AMS2 R. TASA A02 V Leonard — - 4 AE2 D. Schumaker AMS 2 G. Turner AT2 D Wilson AMS2 B Pulgedcio AMH2 K AZ2 E Royster Rommersbacti w AK3 T Bergren AMS3 J Carty AQ3 G. Caserta ' y j AK3 T Bergren Al A03 K Abrantes AE3 M. Ball PN3 B. Becken AZ3 P Davis AME3 P Faile AT3 J Gareia AD3 D. Mayer AMH3 R. Mcmanus A03 J Mckeown AME3 R Moore A03 C Necessary A03 J Osment A03 A Passarezu AMS3 M Pearody PR3 M. Plowman AD3 J Sammons AD3 B Sloan A03 C. Welborn A03 E. Wiegner AMS3 W Woods AD3 B Zavala ADAN B. Beaty AEAN M. Soucy ATAN B. Stinson 1 ADAN R, Surls AMMAN K. Crocket AMHAA M Davis AOAN W Deyoung YNSN D Gutierrez AA D Mollis A A G Jones AMSAA M Kasprzyk AOAN M Kavser ADAN C Negrete AKAA M Rogado SA M Steptienson A A W Wiens AMSAA M Baca A A J Downey AN D Goodt The VA-52 Knightriders trace their history bacl to Reserve Fighter Squordron 884, origionoiiy commis- sioned at NAS Olathe, Ka., shortly after World War II. On February 23, VA-52 was created and later made their first deployment onboard USS Ticonder- oga, CVA-14, in March 1960 flying the A-1 Sky- raider . During the next seven years the Knightriders made six deployments to WESTPAC onboard Ticon- deroga as members of CVW-5. During these de- ployments the squadron jxirticipated in numerous fleet exercises including the largest SEATO naval exercise ever held. In August 1964, VA-52 became one of the first squadrons to fly retaliatory strikes against North Vietnam. During the SPAD era the Squadron was awarded the CNO Safety Award in 1960 and 1963 and the Battle E in 1961. In June 1967 VA-62 ' s homeport was transferred to NAS Whidbey Island, Wa., where transition to the all- weather A-6A Intruder began. With new aircraft, they deptoyed onboard USS Kitty Hawk but did not return home for 1 1 months. In April the North Vietnamese army invaded South Vietnam. The Knightriders with CVW-11 began the first sustained air operations over North Vietnam in over three years. During the cruise VA-52 averaged over 1,000 hours per month, including one period wfiere thiey flew 1,300 hours In a 26 day span. Over 3,000 missions were flown against targets in North and South Vietnam. Over 9,000,000 pounds of fuel were transfered and over 12,000,000 pounds of ordnance were delivered during the 160 days of combat operations. VA-52 became the most decorated squadron in the history of the A-6. They were awarded the NAVAIRPAC Battle E for 1973. The Knightriders set sail in November 1973 for their first peacetime cruise in over ten years. They re- turned home in July 1974 and transitioned to the A- 6E, the first west coast squadron to do so. In May 1975, the squadron went aboard Kitty Hawk for another peacetime cruise. In October 1977 VA-52 started its third peacetime cruise with CVW-11 on- board Kitty Hawk. VA-52 returned home in May 1978 and July 1, 1978 joined CVW-15. In May of 79 the squadron headed west again and on Novem- ber 21 sailed into the Indian Ocean in response to the Iran hostage crisis, USS Kitty Hawk remained on station In the I.O. until 1980, returning home in Febru- ary. After a few months at home, VA-52 began t.:; r; new its readiness for the next WESTPAC cruise. Du- ing these work-ups the squadron won the ( Cm- MATVAQWINGPAC bombing competition fc-r hio- bember 1980 and January, Februarv and .Ap.i 1981. The Knightriders recorded the higr - ' it ..-rade ob- tained by an A-6 squadron during Ira previous 10 ORE inspections on the west cocsi. VA-52 wc awarded the Chief of Naval Operations Sofe| Award for 1980. R ' n k I 1 . W •55 H HE Bjj i tii ( _4 CDR P RICE OUTGOING CO CDR D. WAGGONER INCOMING CO. WT i ii) . . ' y ' ffSs re) i b ■ n iB ' f I % 1 1 LCDR R BARTKO LCDR B BECK LCDR R COON LCDR G MILLER LCDR N. PETTY LCDR J RICHARDS ' W ■ ' •V. •V«b LCDR L. SLEDGE LCDR J. VIVOLI LT C CLEVELAND LT S. ENGWOLD LT H FRANKLIN LT C GROOM r BB H |P ii H ' • = % t . «•% ••• ' « . ) LT J HAIL LT J JACKSON LT J MARTIN LT R MCGRAW LT J MINES LT A PHILLIPS ' P WPlP I „ %!3 LT F, WALKER LTJG R. CHRISTENSEN LTJG J DRAKE LTJG R FICKES L - . X- LTJG K GILES LTJG P MAFFETT ENS A MCCLURE ENS D. QUINN CW03 D FYFE ' P ?l AFCM C JOHNSON AMCS D LEACH ppcs P REED f S AQCS L SCHUMACHER • ATCS D. TrilEM 1 ATC E. DRAUCKER ATC R ELLIOT ADC R, HALL AEC T. LOWRANCE AEC J. MANSFIELD AQC J. MORRISON AQC J, YAKOVLEFF AMH1 D Anderson A01 G Batterman AME1 K, Brown AE1 R Derosia AD1 E Epilepsia w ,,. ■ AT2 G. Benjamin AME2 B. Bishoff A02 R Lachance A02 T. Miller AD2 T Motlow AD2 R O ' Neil W: ' r PN2 J. Scott AT2 S. Sinclair AQ2 D. Staley AT2 C Sypert Jr %. AMH2 D. Telecky A02 L Tyler AQ2 W Wlbbens A02 R, Yost AME2 S. Bollinger AMH2 T. Castillo i I ' AE2 B. Chatman PR2 C. Kotiler Sr. nil dt A02 D. Pound PR2 M. Rock 1 AD3 C. AJtamlratKia AD3 M. Anderson aD3 J. Austin % j -H ■ i. «9 AD3 D Bement r AQ3 J Brown WPTL -t AD3 R Collins -4 PR3 W Conger AD3 W Dennis A03 M Dugon AD3 P Flores AQ3 R Goskill AME3 J Gillisple AT3 C Chossle AD3 R. Henderson AT3 D. Hinkley AD3 M Julian A03 K Kontowski AQ3 P Kron holm AD3 J Mathers AE3 T Medbury AD3 R Nissen I- , AD3 J Kimbrough 1. U 1i 238 l p ' p 5 1 A03 J. Owens AD3 MM Price HM3 S. Prouce V ' 1 71 1 AK3 T. Sakima AMH3 G. Scarpino AE3 J. Schmidt ri ' % % % ' ■ f 1 - 7 AD3 R Siglio AE3 W. Sommers AE3 M. Sorensen aD3 C Taylor AME 3 R White AK3 C Wilkins PP -i, AZ3 D Winfield AD3 M Zinser P WM |P pP AMMAN K. Archer ADAN K. Austin PNSN K. Baker AMSAN W Bosfater AN M. Brookshire AN D Burnett AMMAN A. Cuajanco AZAN E. Enger AEAN A Fertig f ADAN N Fortner SN J Hager AMSAN T Hallman i In .1 YNSN K Holzknecht AEAN t? Jordan AMMAN K Kelly r , ' - I AZAN H. King AN J, McMillan ATAN W Morjam YNSN S Oliver AMEAN D. Osborne PNSN K Owens AKAN E. Pennllla AOAN F. Rice AN R. Robles jm 1 7 AMMAN M. Shelton AQAN H. Slabon r i!( AMEAN A. Smith AEAN M Snopek AN A. RcxirlQuez ADAN P. Seese AMEAN M Sheary pa mm 1 1 • AN D. Stenson ADAN A SucaWito Jr. PRAN L Swimmer AMEAN J Vancleave AZAN J Walters AN L Watt YNSN K. WNte AEAN R. Williamson r 1 li AMEAN R. Wilson AN M. Amado A J Ik A A P Chonmovas YNSA G Doane Jr 242 f ' ' IPP ) h i 1 AMSAA L. Donaldson ADAN J. Duel ADAN R. Gabor AA B Harvey AA D Howell AMEAA F Hughes AA S. Kollotz AOAA S. Lutu AOAA C. McDaniel AOAA R Nelson AA R Peene AN H. Peterson r SA M TIVEY AA A. TOROSIAN AA M VACCARO AEAA K. WOHLAEMUTH ADAR J BURCHARDT PNSR R. DOYLE r ' ■ ' 1 AR R. JANTZ AMSAR E KILLINGS AR E McDANIEL AR R McGANN AR M Pope AR R RAMIREZ _i AR R. RUFRANO AR J SWAFFORD AGAR J WILLIAMSON 244 I.O. 10-KRun ' FF- l VF-51 is the oldest Pacific Fleet fighter squadron. Originally commissioned as the VF-3S Striking Ea- gles , the squadron underwent numerous changes before becoming the Screaming Eagles in 1948. The Eagles flew several fighters before tra nsition to the slick black-tailed F-14A they fly today. In the early years, VF-51 flew the FB-5, F-4B and F-2F bi- plane fighters. At the break of World War II, the Eagles were flying the single wing F-4F Wildcat . During the war, they flew the F-6F Hellcat and the F-4U Corsair . Their last cruise ended shortly before the war when their home afloat , USS Franklin, CV- 13, was struck by a Kamicaze and had to limp home. In 1950. VF-51 became the first Navy squadron to take jets into combat and score the first Navy air- to-air kill in Korea with the F-9 Panther , striking off the deck of USS Valley Forge, CVS-45. The Screaming Eagles then entered the supersonic era with the F-11 Tiger , F-4D Skyray , and from 1960-1970, the F-8 Crusader . During this latter pe- riod, the Eagles made several Vietnam cruises. In 1960, the CNO selected VF-51 as the outstanding Navy fighter squadron, and was the first recipient of the Admiral Joseph Clifton Trophy. In 1970, VF-51 transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II and transferred from CVW-5 to CVW-15. The Ea- gles made their Phantom debut in Vietnam by bag- ging four MIG-17 aircraft in November 1971, and dropped over 1 ,500 tons of ordnance in support of the Pacific Fleet Battle E , distinguishing them as the most outstanding fighter squadron in the Pacific Fleet. The Screaming Eagles were part of the 1975 Vietnam evacuationand the SS Mayaguez rescue. In 1975, VF-51 began transitioning into their present aircraft, the Grumman F-14A Tomcat . The Eagles finished transition in October 1978 and deployed in May 1979 for WESTPAC. In support of the United States effort to free the American hostages in Iran, the Screaming Eagles were on station in the Indian Ocean from November 1979 to January 1980. The Eagles were the 1979 CNO Safety Award winners and, again, the Pacific Fleet Battle E winner. In preparation for the April 1981 WESTPAC deploy- ment, VF-51 continued to show excellence during workups, achieveing two Phoenix missile hits and awarded the highest grade given any west coast fighter squadron on an operational readiness exer- cise. The Eagles continue to increase their safety record, now at over seven years and more than 23,000 flight hours. LCDR J, NATHMAN lCDR R WEBB LT C CLEMONS LT F, COPLEY LT J. D ' AURORA LT W. FOSTER LT C. GLAB LT C. GRAZEL LT S HANSOL LT S MCMULLIN LT J NANCE LT C NANGLE LT T. NEAL LTJG D BLUM LUG J CAYLE LTJG M ERICKSON LTJG D KRATZ LT R. NESSETH LT S O ' CONNOR LT J ROMANO LT M SUMMERS LT D SWEEDE LTJG W. MNICH LTJG M. WILLIAMSON ENS W. DOWDY CW02 M. BALL MR R. McQUEEN MR D. TVRDIK AMCS R. KEAN AOC E. ANTONELL AEC J. BEAN AKC R. CASNME AMHC E. HOFFMAN ATC K. JOHNSON AMHC C. GILBERTSON AQCM. FITCHIE ADC G. WALKER BM1 L. BARNEY AME1 W BROWN AMS1 M. CARROLL ATI R. BERRY A01 D. BRAXTON F 1 1 I- AME1 D CURDY AQ1 G, GLADSTONE AE1 D. JACKSON DK1 K. LEKIN AD1 P. LINCOLN AZ1 G MACKLEY W§M A01 R MANSFIELD PN V I YN1 S MEINCKE W m . B AMS1 M. REAGAN W AD1 M. SOS A HI S.V. A02 B. IRNER A02 A LEE P m AD2G , MARTIN -- AK2E MILO r ' .. ' B ' ' — «ii A02 O, MOORE AZ2 R MYERS A02 M. O ' DELL AQ2 N OLBERDING AMH2 C. SAROCA AT2 D. SEGO V AMH2 C, STENGLEIN PR2 B, WALKER AQ2 J WALSH AD2 R. WENCELAO AK2 J, WILKERSON A03 D. ANDERSON P IMIF ' IBV H A03 J BLOOMSTROM AD3 V BROOKS AK3 D BRYNESTAD YN3 E, BUTLER AD3 A COLE AD3 P. COLLINS AD3 R COLLINS ' ' B. CROSS AMS3 M. CUCTACCIO AT3 G. DAVIS 252 AMSAN D DIAZ AQAN M. DICKERSON MSSN S. GALLEGOS AMMAN E. GREENER AMMAN D JONES AMEAN F. LEWIS AN R. LOGSDON AOAN W. LUTZ ATAN J. MACKEY AEAN R. MARTINEZ AN C NOBLE AN G. OLMOS AN W POWELL AOAN P. SALCIDO ATAN B. SIGNORELLI AMEAN P TALLANT AEAN W CANTRELL AMEAA B DAVIS 1 -f h) ADAA A ALLAMBY AOAA D EDGINATON AMSAA D HAMM AMSAA D KOMINSKI AA B NELSON AA A MILLS . ' aar - V i 1 JM ki !■ 1.. M V m i ' ' ! 1 ■ ■ AA P WASHINGTON AMSAR D CHASON AMHAf? D ENGLUND AR M FOSTER ADAR P. GAY L 1 AOAR P. HALL P ' ' ipij F ' ' W ADAR H, HANIMAGI AR A. INFANTE AMEAR M, JOHNSON AMSAR J PAYTON AMSAR K SOBENSEN AR M. STAENGEL 255 CVW- 15 Change of Command Western Australia ' s winter weather had an effect on more than just the liberty party. Rough seas meant that guests for the Carrier Air Wing 15 Change of Command wouldn ' t be able to make it to the ship. So, with cooper- ation from many people in Perth, the ceremony was relocated to the Parmelia Hilton Hotel in downtown Perth and the participants flew into town aboard helicopters. Following the event, in which Captain Haywood G Sprouse relieved Captain David R. Edwards, a reception was also held at the Hilton. Attack Squadron 94 joined the light attack commu- nity in 1958 and has participated in both combat and peacetime operations in the FJ-4B Fury , A-4 Skyhawk and the A-7E Corsair II aircraft. The Shrikes completed seven consecutive combat cruises to Southeast Asia while attached to CVW-4, CVW-9 and finally CVW-15 onboard USS Coral Sea. Since joining CVW-15 the Shrikes have completed one combat and four peacetime WESTPAC cruises and hove particifxited in various national defense peacetime emergencies. These evolutions include ; the evacuation of Saigon and recovery of SS Mayaguez in 1975, the Korean and Iranian crisis in i 1979-80. The Shrikes received both the Admiral Wade McCluskey and the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle F E avk ards in 1974. t During the 1979-80 WESTPAC deployment VA-94 amassed nearly 4,000 flight hours and over 1,700 I carrier arrested landings. These figures are all the ; more impressive in that they were accomplished accident-free. The longest, yet most important i peacetime cruise in recent history was culminated ' in the Indian Ocean while responding to the Iranian : hostage crisis during which VA-94 led the CVW- 1 5 Kitty Hawk team in both flight hours and arrested jHgjdincg hil emporail ase Tor l jAS Cubi Point, R.P., as the CVW Detachment during the initial three months of the deployment, VA-94 pro- vided long range threat platform services during anti-air warfare exercises against Kitty Hawk ' s bat- tle group, which enhanced their vital air defense training. VA-94 earned the CVW-15 nomination for the Bruce Carrier Memorial Award for Maintaince Excel- lence for 1979. This nomination was the result of insistence upon proper maintenance procedures, and ever-present safety conscious attitude, and long arduous hours of hard work. Additionally the squadron was commended by the COMFAIRWEST- PAC Inspection team for its outstanding mainten- ance procedures noted during the mkj cruise corro- sion control inspection. VA-94 was also nominated by CVW-15 for the 1979 Wade McCluskey Award for the outstanding light attack squadron in the Navy. In addition to the maintenance department ' s outstanding reputation and record of accomplish- ments, the squadron ' s operational and combat readiness, operational achievements and safety statistics were instrumental in the Shrikes continuing outstanding performance and reputation within the air wing and the Pacific Fleet tactical community. ENS K FREEMAN ENS C SCHNEIDER CW03 R SMITH AQCS P. GOLDSMITH AOCS D DUNN AEC S AUENS ADC B. BENSON AOC L. HUBBARD AMSC R MYERS AEC J RIDGE AMSC J SKINNER AMHC L YOUNKIN A01 G ALVARADO ATI M FRARE AE1 B GILL YN1 R GRAHAM AME1 S HOLDREN AME1 R JEWELL ATI M, JOHNSON A01 M. JOHNSON A01 J MANY wm m AK1 J. PAUSOR AK1 R. POBLETER AT1 D, PRATHER AD1 H. SANDERS NC1 R SPRINKLE PR1 J SPINKS AQ1 J STEGLINSKI AMH1 J WILLIAMSON f AMH2 S De A VILLA AMH2 R EILERS AME2 E EL WOOD AD3B AGER 1 Mwr ' RVl m — 1 • A03D ALLEN 1 ¥ 4-) R 3 1 m XjJ AQ3R BOCZ M W idr ifl A03R. BURR V; . AQ3 A CADPELUNI V 1 1 to 1. k 1 AE3 C CHABEAUROS AQ3 M CONKLIN AMH3 K CRYLSER AT3 T. DILLON AQ3 M DUGGER !Ri ' L ? J § ' rl L A03 G ISRAEL i Bi H ■ ' ' ! 1 A03 D KRIMMEL 1 AZ3 P LAMBERT TlF H Kr 1 AQ3 M LARSEN r V AE3 W MILLER f V ill % A03 J. FLOYD A03 R FOSTER AQ3 S. GALLARDO n AE3 L HUMMEL t -■ ' M ■ AD3 M PEARSON AMS3 M PETROVE AMS3 M PUGNI AD3 K RASCH AT3 D ROBBINS AT3 J ROMINE AE3 P. SANTA CRUZ PR3 J. STROUD AT3 M TAYLOR AOAN R BARNES YNSN T BENNETT AN E RKDS AN P cus -eR AK€A.S E DO NGue AXAN T DYNES A£AN T BSENBCATH ADAN M. FLORES AMEAN J KOWAIK W AMSAN S LARA Z9:m YNSN R MARSHAL ■( ' 1 AN R MAXWELL AOAN R McGREW ' B i ( AKANH. MIGUEL AN R. ocotsreu. AMSAN J. O ' NEAL AN D. PATTY ADAN J. PUTMAN AN J PRESNELL AN L ROBERTS ATAN D RODRIGUEZ V Jt it . AZAN S SIMPKINS ADAN H SPELLS SN J TRAUTZ AN S TENNANT AMSAN D TESALIAFERA DAN M. THORNBURG AMMAN R TUGGLE AMMAN K TYSON AN E. VALENTIN YNSN T WARPINSKI AA D. ASCH AA D. BERNARD Klff AA E BLAKE AA B. MUGGINS Kr i AA P NEAL AA L. PEARMAN AMSAN E. RUTLEDGE Refugees Although there are many people in the United States that would prefer to forget Vitenom, the opression that exists there was brought home to Kitty Hawk sailors on two occasions during WESTPAC IO ' 81. As we were en route to Singapore and the Indian Ocean in May and once again between Singapore and Subic Bay in September, the Kitty Hawk came upon small un- seaworthy boats carrying Vietnamese who felt their only hope in life was to flee their homeland. With little food, water or fuel, they ventured on to often hazardous South China Sea in hopes that a free nation ' s vessel would spx)t and pick them up. Although weakened to some extent, the refugees were all smiles as they came aboard what must have seemed to be a giant vessel. They were taken to refugee centers in Singapore and the Philippines, and were scheduled to be re-united with families in Western Europe and the United States. I Z 1 IL J jHHv m r B [VI I ■T HM m Bl W ' j d s m 268 WM.O ' -t The Black Ravens of VAQ-135 joined the naval aviation community in May 1969, when the squad- ron was commissioned to provide air wings of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets with electronic warfare support and air-to-air refueling. Homeported at NAS Alameda, Co., the Black Ravens flew the EKA-3B Skywarrior and provided detachments aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, CVA-42, Forrestal, CVA- 59, Coral Sea, CVA-43, John F. Kennedy, CV-67 and Hancock CVA-19. In 1973 VAQ-136 moved to its new homeport of NAS Whidbey Island, Wa., and transitioned to the Grumman EA-6B aircraft. On July 19, 1974, the squadron officially stood up as a Prowler squadron. CVW-15 embarked in USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. _ ployed to WESTPAC May 1979 through February 1980, the Black Ravens were awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal and Meritorious Unit Commen- dation for operations in the Indian Ocean during the hostage crisis in Iran. After their first EA-6B deployment, the Black Ravens underwent transition training in the latest genera- tion Prowler, the Improved Capability (ICAP). Upon completion of the transition, VAQ-135 became the first fleet ICAP squadron. Following a cruise embarked in USS Nimitz, CVN-68, and a brief standdown, VAQ-135 was assigned to Remaining with CVW-15 assigned to Kitty Hawk, tl squadron was engaged in refresher and type train- ing from June 1980 through March 1981. During this training cycle, VAQ-136 participated in a weapons deployment to NAS Fallon Field, Nv., READIEX ' s 1-81, 2-81 and 3-81. The Black Ravens played a major role by providing electronic warfare training to ships in company as well as CVW-15 squadrons during the time. Additionally, VAQ-135 competed in a Bat- tle Readiness competition and an Electronic War- fare Technical Preparedness Inspection which again displayed the professional expertise of the Black Ravens. VAQ-135 received a letter of appreciation from the Navy Personnel Research and Develop- ment Center for the quality jamming provided dur- ing video taping productions conducted onboard various ships in company. fl CDR D. DEWAR LCDR M CONALLEN lcDR J CULWELL LCDR J GOFF LCDR B HAMILTON LCDR J HOFFMAN LCDR P ODELL LCDR D ROSE DALS LT D COLLIED LT R HOTELLING LT M PEASE LT T CLARK LT K WAGNER LTJG D CALDWELL . LT, K FLEMING ,1 f ' ■ LTJG G HICKS ,;, LT, J ODENEAL J LTJG J RUBB LTJG D THOMPSON LTJG R WIFE ENS G BEACKNEIL CWO R. BLISS L L AFCM J HENRY ATCS E. MEYER AMCS T. CARLSON AMSC W. KAM ATC G. PETERSON AMS1 G WAYSON ABH1 E WHITE PN1 D WISNEWSKI AT2B DAVIS AT2 R DEAL AE2S DOLLAR AMS2 R EDMUNDSON HM2 A HORTON AZ2 G MORSE 1 1 1 M 1 K ifi cagSt B M y j| E nODO - ■ f nXvy rT m- 1 H 1 1 1 k i MH 1 AD3 L FLOYD AMS3 B. KENT r % AD3 J MASSON AD3 C MEGE AME3 B. RODRIGUEZ AMS3 M SUHARA MS3 SPANSKI AMSAN E. CURTWRIGHT ATAN D. JOHNSON AN R LIT AN jiaip%f BV [jj E AZAN M WOODS jur Squadron Change of Command Wyen -ne -- -s3v,x nos+s a crrange cf command, rt does ft v, ' og ' -oe- ' s A jriKque fcx,r-squo a ' on cnange of co - ona ce:epx nv was ' TekJ aboard dunng our first in- por oeroo or Su c Bay, Repob«ic of trie Ptiiiippries. Squodrons invotvea were VAW-i14, VA-22. VA-52 and VF-51. Atttxxjgh it ' s aJways dangerous to ckjm a first in ttie Navy, ttw was the largest rrxitipte chortge of command in ttie rriemories of those invotved. Over 1000 personnel from tt e squodrorts, air wing and ship took port. VFP-63, Detachment One, homeported at NAS Mir- amar, Co., is one of three detachments deployed by its parent squadron to carriers of the Sixth and Seventh Fleets to fulfill the recurring requirements of fleet commanders for timely high resolution photo- graphic imagery of a widely diversified tactical na- ture. The current Super Det One was formed on September 1, 1980 and rejoined CVW-15 for work- ups and cruise. VFP-63 Det One flies the Rf-8G Cru- sader , a supersonic workhorse with over 25 years of naval service. Along with an impressive 100 percent safety re- cord, the Super Det has accumulated 565 missions, 975 flight hours and 321 arrested landings during its 1980-81 work-ups and deployment with USS Kitty Hawk and CVW-15. In addition to conducting a successful CONRECEX 1-81 exercise in the Philip- pines, detachment pilots were responsible for locat- ing two boatloads of Vietnamese refugees, and they hove been instrumental in providing consistent high quality photography of high interest Soviet ships and aircraft. Although this may be the lost Kitty Hawk cruise for the RF-8G, the detachment is going strong and the alone, unarmed and unafraid Cru- saders will still be first on the scene when the need arises. Whenever and wherever the requirement may exist for pre-strike target development, post- strike bomb damage assesment, area mapping or open surveillance, the Crusaders of Light Photo- graphic Squadron Six Three, Detachment One will provide. c - , ., TflBi IB { - 1 .1 M I 1 LT D, TURNER LTJG J. DURMAN LTJG M SIMPSON ENS C, HILL AMSC J, ALFORD PHC H, GREER AT1 H BEREMAN AME1 R DAHMS IS1 E LONG AMH1 M MICK AME1 W REED Tm Kp T ' ' -f ' •t-ii AD1 R, WRIGHT AK2 V CORBETT PH2 K FRENCH AMH2 D GONZALES AE2 R HARBIN WTl -r AE2 F HICKS YN2 M JASSO AMS2 R MERTEN PN2 V PEREZ PH2 M PIERPaNT AMS2 W SCHNEIDER AT2 W WITHROW AMH3 P CHAPEL AD3 A GIBBS ABH3 L. DOLAN AN B WILLIAMS AA C CLOEPFIL AA A. DALLAS 281 HS-4 was commissioned in June 1952 at U.S. Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, Imperial Beach, Co. Si nce commissioning, the squadron has flown many types of helicopters, including the OH-3S, HUP-2, H-19, SH- 34J and the SH-3. The squadron is now equipped with six SH-3H turbine powered TAC NAV helicop- ters. The primary mission of HS-4 is all weather anti-sub- marine warfare to detect, identify, localize and de- stroy enemy submarines anytime day or night. HS-4 was the first ASW helicopter squadron to de- ploy onboard an aircraft carrier, USS Rendova CVE- 14. In 1961. it became a command in COMNAVAIR- PAC to achieve round the clock helicopter ASW cipability with the SH-34J. This achievement earned HS-4 the title Block Knights. During the Vietnam conflict, HS-4 rescued 24 downed airmen under combat conditions. From late 1966 through the spring of 1970, HS-4 partici- pated in and pioneered techniques for the Apollo recoveries (8, 10, 11, 12, and 13). ol J The squadron and its famous Helicopter 66 ' gained world-wide recognition during these mis- sions and was awarded the Meritorious Unit Com- mendation. Concurrently with the Apollo missions, HS-4 maintained ASW operational readiness, re- ceiving a Meritorious Unit Commendation for devel- oping new ASW techniques while onboard USS net, CVS- 12. « The Black Knights joined the CVW-15 Kitty Hawk team in April 1980. In June the squadron deployed to NAS Fallon, Nv. to train and perform overland SAR. In January 1981, HS-4 participated in READIEX 2-81. In February ' s operational readiness exercise HS-4 scored 94 percent. HS-4 supported Kitty Hawk for all work-ups. Since joining the air wing, the Black Knights hove amassed over 3,800 flight hours with over 200 hours of submarine contact time wl maintaining a mission capability of over 92 perc with LCDR T FINLEY CDR R. HANSON LCDR R. HAWLEY LT K. HOUCK AE1 H. BENNETT MS1 F, BUNGAY ATI J BUTLER AECS D. CARROLL AEC F. CAMERON AMHC E CHAMBERS ADC P. FLORES 9 % I --r ADC E GOULD AWC R NEWBY ATC F. PETERSEN PN1 B AGUSTIN n - 1 Y ■ V - AMS1 A. CALE AE1 T, ELLIOT YN1 J GIEM AE1 S HEATHCOCK A01 F HORN AT1 T JOHNSTON fl Pf — V AD1 M LAMINOZA  AMH1 G LANHAM AK1 L LYNCH PR1 C SCHWARZ AW1 D SEEKINS Hy w si - % MJh2 E. TAYAG AE2 J. VAIVAO A02 J. WITTIE AX2 D YACKEL AW3 M. AKEYS AD3 E. DESHONE t, V . ? ' f T AD3 T HARRINGTON AMH3 C MACY AE3 S. MIELKE AW3 J NEVADOMSKI A03 R REDMAN AD3 E RIOS i r ir m S i ' Z f AD3 D WILLIS AWAN E BEST AWAN D BOUCHARD AN E CRISS AWAN S GRER AZAN C GUILLORY AN B HELSEL If IT I r 4 pr b ft «■«: IL AA S. HABER ADAA R. HERNANDEZ AA R ORTIZ wr AA M PARKER ADAA W POWERS AWAA B STRAHM ' 89 1 - ' ■ i B[ « im m. llfl t mmfr 9i 9 f HL ig H Ism V 1 B ' M 1 I L-MK KBL BSML. -f BHB H 1 ir w-ii Briginally based at NAS North Island, Ca., VAW-WB started as Detachment Charlie of VAW-11 flying the E-1B Tracer off Kitty Hawk in September 1962. VAW-1 14 was commissioned onboard Kitty Hawk in April 1967, following a landmark cruise introducing the new airborne early warning platform, the E-2A Hawkeye , the Western Pacific. The E-2B was also introduced by the Hawgs during a deployment to Yankee Stationwhere the Howkeye gained recog- nition for its airborne early warning capabilities and effectiveness as a combat support aircraft. Receiving the E-2C in June 1978, the squadron be- gan intensive turn-around training to prepare for their 8th deployment onboard Kitty Hawk. Complet- ing an operational readiness exercise in which air- crews demonstrated the outstanding multi-mission capabilities of the new model Howkeye and the high degree of operational proficiency for Hawg aircrews, VAW-1 14 deployed onboard Kitty Hawk in May 1979. In June 1980, four months after returning from cruise, the Hawgs were at it again. This time working off the fcuthern California coast with Kitty Hawk cfl| J CVW-15 in preparation for the April 1981 WESTPA During the next eight months the squadron logged over 1,200 flight hours and 350 carrier arrested land- ings and was twice awarded the COMFIT AEWIN PAC Quarterly Safety Award. Highlights of the Hawgs 1980 work-ups include initi studies of vector logic application for task grou defense during READIEX 4-80 and evaluation of vector logi in the jamming environment during exercise with Air Force B-62 aircraft. In Decemk the Hawks celebrated ten years of accident fre flying. This milestone, a record, is attributed to the squadron ' s all hands dedication to the safety effort. The Hawgs continued work-ups in 1981 sharpenini their skills during an eleven day sec period onboan Kitty Hawk. The squadron demonstrated its flexibil ity, serving as airborne controllers for round-the clock SSSC exercises. February found the Hawgs at sea again, participating in READIEX 3-81 while ec ing a grade of outstanding on the operatic ' readiness exercise, In March the Hawgs Force B-52 and FB-111 aircraft, parficipoie ' successful long range vector iogii I 9 CDR J MORFORD COMMANDING OFFICER 1 1 — r ■ i 9 CDR H, PERKINS EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5, LCDR D ERSEK LCDR J, HARRIS LCDR R, LECLAIRE LCDR P, PATTERSON LCDR C REMSHAK LT C BARKDULL LT P KENNEDY LT J MATHEWS LT S SALE LUG M. CLASSICK LTJG G CLINGAN t LTJG R HUBER LTJG P KALLANO LTJG R. LUTTGEN LTJG L. MCTHOMPSON LTJG R PERKEL LTJG B TODD LTJG F UCCI LTJG P WENN ENS C GREGERSON 290 ENS R. HALTER ENS D. RUTKAS CW02 J. VIGIL MR J. BARTELS !fV AFCM B, STEPHENSON ATC G, ALLEN ADC J ASPERIN ADC V. NERNEY AMHC R, SMITH ADC NAME UNKNOWN AK1 A. BELTRAN MR D. KLAPWYIL MR R, METZ YN1 C, COLEY AD1 R. ISIP AMS1 J. LASKA BM1 R, LOUIOIETTE PN1 R MONDRAGON AMS1 E. RONQUILLA AT2 W, COLVIN AT2 M HOLM AT2 J QUATTLEBALM AD2 P ROBERTS AD3 B BAKER AMS3 J DORONILA AZ3 G FIELDS AVIS3 W GRATLAND AD3 A HOLQUIN AMH3 M ICBAN YN3 S JACKSON AZAN W COVEY AEAN C. FINNIN AMMAN J FREITAS AN S KEPLER ADAN M LAM RTRPr f AMSAN D LAWRENCE ADAN C LIVINGS AEAN B. SALOMAN AEAN J SNYDER AMMAN E WMITE AMMAN BBLACKMAN ' JlJ NBURG AA M, FISMER ' r. AA D. McCANN AA W MILHORN AA F TOMEO AMSAA D. WOODS ADAA J. BURKEEN ADAR G. DAVIS AMSAR V. FASM AMHAR D O ' BRIEN stragglers Front: AA A. Loftin. ABH1 F Bradley, ABH3 J. Albone, ABE2 M, Hall, ABH3 K. Lane, AR D. Sipes, A A M. Burns Standing: AR E Michaelson, AR T. Rose III, ENS T. Richardson. ENS J, Tarrani, LCDR D. Prothero, LT K. Schroder, AA P. Wright, AN K. Taylor AE1 P, Miller, AN E. Moore, AT2 R, Catoldo, AEAA T. Derr REF F, BM3 M. Aikens, SN J. Landry PRE 5 t DT3 M, Lucero, DT3 M. Thomas, DT3 E. Canaday, Standing: LCDR C. Stuller, CDR D Rapps Front: EMFA P. Poma, FA R. Tanja, MMFA M Salunga, EM3 G Schwartz. EMFA D. Summers, EMFN W Nagle, EM3 J. Buono Standing AC3 S Leonard, FR T. Syphers. SN M. Medina, EMFN A Wade. EM3 D. Buci ley, EMFN G Wood, EMFN M. Dougherty, ICFA C. Cagle ATAN M Saxton. AAA Mathis. AN R Sawyers. AA K. Taylor, PNSN W Nelson 296 Front: PFC R. Dewald, PFC G. Miller, PFC M. McMahon, PFC D Johnson Standing: LCPL D McCarty, LCPL G Elwell, PFC R. Burress, PFC B Boyd Front: HMC T. Trohan. HM3 B. Foier Standing LT N Hoges, LCDR H Allen. CW03 S Smith Front: AGAN P. VanVliet EW3 K. Turner AG1 D. Henley ET2 C. Walter ET2 D. Bombei IS1 D. Venner AGAN M. Boucher Front: DK1 L. Luna DK1 F Galang SKI E. Buenaventura AKC R. Leach AKC J. Evans Standing: DSC D. Suniga LT W. Polensky CW02 B Burse ENS L. Boudreaux PH2 J, Wright PH1 T Hilzey PH2 J Medford ET3 G Small PH1 C. Hinl le Standing: MS2 J Little SK2 D. Dahler DK1 R Salinas SK3 R, Deleon YNC S. Ison ENS G. Mangiontlnl MRCI Pusha QM3 M. Small AA B. Thomas LCDR N. Riffle ENS P. Braich CW04 R. Kennedy AQCS J. Rhodes LCDR J. Mathwick 299 AMS1 C. Barraca. AMCS M. Smith III Front: AW2 D LaLonde, AW2 T Hoskins. MSSA J. SImandy, AME3 D. Wilson. AMS3 M Bell. AMEAN D Winkler. PRAN B Ussrery. AE1 J. HiH Middle AW1 M Ness. MSSA T Hernandez. AE3 G Allen. PNSA D Deyo, AMEAN T. Andres, AMSAN M Walker, AMHAA C Peterson, AE1 D Key, AT3 G Marquis Stonding: AXCS R Kimmer, ATCS K Gray, LT L Pontes, LCDR D. Stone. LT G Sullivan. LT F Belewer. AMCS R Gonzales, AMEC E. Cromwell PRAN J Darnell. AT1 D. Mattick Front AK1 G SancJoval. AT2 L. McClain, AK3 D. Sullivan, ADAA J Mercellus Middle AEAN J Rodriguez. ASHAN S. Zwart. ADAA T, Smith, ADAA J Huffman, ADAA R Spires Standing LT J Grace, ENS M Luoma, LTJG B, Grahm, LT T Vandenberg, ENS H, Smitti ADAN F. Aquino. AK3 R. Jefferson Front: AT1 R. DeSoto, ATAN J. Williams, AT3 S Sauer, PR2 D Gray, AT3 M, Takooka, AT3 L. Drennon Standing: AECS R Kersey, YN2 B Hoppmann, AtvlHt S Smith, AT3 M Crawford. AT3 B Poup, AEC E. Wester Front AME1 M. Salmon, AX3 J. Visosky. YN3 R, Creer Jr.. AA P. Cochran Standing LCDR T. Wright, AEAN D. Norman, AEAN R. Looney, LCDR M. Brown AD3 D. Leahy, AE1 S. Ciok Operation Tiger ' 81 For seven and a half months, Hawkmen had been cran- ing their necks as we pulled into port to catch a glimpse of the unknown and unfamiliar. As the Kitty Hawk pulled into Pearl HarlDor for the final stop of the cruise, things were different — we were trying to search out familiar faces in the crowd. The faces we were looking for were those of sons, broth- ers, nephews, cousins, uncles, fathers and friends. For the next five days they were to be known as Tigers and it was going to be the experience of a lifetime as we shared our environment with them for our transit from Hawaii to San Diego. There were over 700 of them spending a day or two in our 50th state, and we hod a chance during our over- night stay to go out to dinner and renew our relation- ships. Then it was Eastbound and Down as we began the final leg of our odyssey. The first day or so for the Tigers was spent familiarizing themselves with the ship . . . where to eat, sleep, social- ize and how to best avoid getting lost. They quickly learned the terminology and main routes. With few ex- ceptions ( I think it ' s been three days since I ' ve seen my son ), they knew their way around as well as we do. Other than the standard entertainment of just being aboard an aircraft carrier, there were plenty of other things to do. A day of flight operations found Vulture ' s Row packed with Tigers watching the air wing do its ' thing. There were tours of the bridge (Tigers drove the ship), Combat Information Center, DC Central and the Sea Sparrow system. But most important, it was a chance for us to get back together with loved ones from whom we had been part- ed long months. Shooting the bull was probably the most popular activity of the week. 309 Homecoming Well, we finally made It! After eighth months of hard work and family separation we ' re back home in San Diego. As the Kitty Hawk and her crew rounded the corner you could feel the smiles on our faces. Hundreds of sailors and Tigers lined the catwalks to try and get the first glance of the pier at North Island. Then it became even more intense as Hawkmen tried to find one or two faces in a crowd of thousands. Some were looking for the face of a wife not seen in eight months. Some were looking for girl friends or par- ents. But the sailors that were looking the hardest were the new fathers. A long cruise means that there are dozens of men who have not seen their new babies. For some it was their first. We arrived pier side on schedule and the excitement really began. Husbands and wives, boyfriends and girl- friends, sons and parents embraced each other in what seemed to be an eternal hug. The bands played and the people rejoiced. Food and drink flowed to make it one grand party. Soon the pier was clear of almost everyone. The celebration had been moved to homes and apartments. The long awaited day had finally come for so many. Yes, we finally made it home.  jj bK ' j Em m ' w L ' ' ' Ef Pk-t ' ' 313 mm HOME KITTY HAW! Ji FT-- P|q[ 1 f ' ' mm -■ l-. A Cruisebook Staff Public Affairs Officers; LTJG B. Williams ENS S. Maclntyre Photographic Officer: CW03 T. Green Editorial Advisor: JOG A. Turner Editor: J03 C. Grisoli Layout Assistants: HM2 C. Pierce LI2 C. Holloway AE2 P. Mundt AN D. Smith SN S. Hirschhorn AN R. Looper SN D. Gregware SN P. Aube Graphics: LT Benz Aland SN R, Sikes AN S. Ellis DMSN R. Morrill Photographers: CW03 T. Green PHC (AC) W, Chesterfield PHI C. Hinkle PH1 D. Johnson PH2 R. Plunkett PH2 C. Correa PH2 R. Berke PH3 J. Hornbeck PH3 R. Mitchell PHAN K. Rogers PH3 R. Buley PH3 G. Liggen PH3 R. Otero PH3 G. Behrendt PH3 W. King PH3 L. King PH3 E. Lykens PH3 T. Nuss PH2 C. Billiot PH3 D. Detoro PH2 S. Davidson PHI. M. Moore PHI L. 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