McFaul (DDG 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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OM Division If ire controlmani Like their CF Division counterparts, the CM FC ' s also maintain weapons control systems as well as other electrical and mechanical systems involved with ensuring the accu- racy of guided missies and gunfire. Their specialty, however. is the operation and maintenance of the Vertical Launching System (VLS), Harpoon and Tomahawk Weapons Systems. fc -zS ih -111 ii :? !: FCl(SW) Scott Ray Williamson, WV FCl(SW) Daniel Trevino Whiltler, CA FC2(SW) Bryan Fulks Gallipolis. OH FC3 Daniel McCIoskey Philadelphia. PA FC3 Phillip Reed Springfield. OH 46

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Cm Division GMC(SW) John T. Merrell GMC(SW) Merrell is a na- tive of Tyler, TX. He joined the US Navy m 1982 and after initial training at GM A and C schools, he reported for duty aboard USS WAIN- WRIGHT (CG-28). Subsequent tours of duty include Service School Com- mand Great Lakes, IL, as instmc- tor on the Guided Missile Launching System MklO C School. His next assignment was Leading Chief Petty Officer of CM Division onboard USS DALE(CG-I9). Upon DALE ' S decommissioning. Chief Merrell was assigned to En- listed Personnel Management Center New Orleans, LA, where he served as Enlisted Place- ment Coordinator for all Com- bat Systems ratings. Chief Merrell reported aboard McFAUL in Apnl 1997 as Leading Chief Petty Officer of CM Division. GMC Merrell ' s family cur- rently resides in Jacksonville, PL. He and his wife, Gina, have a eleven-year-old son, Joshua. FCC(SW) Major Branch FCC (SW) Branch is a native of Springfield, MA. He joined the US Navy in 1 983 and after completion of training at FT A and C schools, he reported for duty onboard USS HOLT(FF-1074) His subsequent tours of duty were USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN-25) in Norfolk, VA, Navy Recruiting District, Harrisburg, PA, and an assignment as a col- lege student in the Navy ' s En- listed Education Advancement Program. His last assignment was onboard USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) as Radar Di- vision and Firecontrol Division LPO. Chief Branch reported onboard McFAUL in January 1997 as the OTH-T Supervisor and Cruise Missile Chief FCC(SW) Branch currently resides in Virginia Beach with his wife Sabrina and their three sons, Kevin, Dante, and Michael. Chief Merrell poses for photos with the Captain after his reenlistment atop McFAUL ' s Vertical Launch System Two Gunner ' s Mates inspect the forward VLS 45

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Cm Division GM ' s in CM Division are responsible for the operation, maintenance, and firing of the MK 41 vertical launch system (VLS). They work with electri- cal systems, electronic circuitry, and all hydraulic machinery associated with the missile system. gunner ' s mate GMl Thomas Pondolfino Oneonta. NY GMl(SW) Michael Stallworth Cincinatti. OH GMl James Watkins Panama City. FL GM3 Michael Burdick Brooklyn. NY GM3 Anita Ott Fori Knox. KY GMSA Douglas Aveline Nyssa, OR GMSA Bernard Honeywell Persia. lA Destroyermen have always been a proud people. They have been the elite. They have to be a proud people and they have to be specially selected, for destroyer life is a rugged one. It takes stamina to stand up to the rigors of a tossing destroyer. It takes even more spiritual stamina to keep going with enthusiam when you are tired, and you feel that you, and your ship, are being used for a workhorse. It is true that many people take destroyers for granted and that is all the more reason why the destroyer Captains can be proud of their accomplishment. — Admiral Arleigh A. Burke 47