Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 292 of the 1979 volume:

Inchon Taiwan Hong Kong Pusan Sasebo Otaru Sapporo Kagoshima Okinawa Shima Tokyo Yokosuka Bangkok Pattaya Subic Manila Guam I ' l ' iKini Midway Island Honolulu Hawaii USS MIDWAY (CV-41) Carrier Air Wing FIVE WINNERS Table of Contents Page Midway Story 3 Command 4 VIP ' s 7 AIMD 15 Korea 31 Air 34 CVW-5 52 Hong Kong 55 VA-56 59 VA-93 68 Dependent ' s Day Cruise 76 VA-115 79 VAW-115 89 VF-151 95 Thailand 102 VF-161 106 HC-1 DET 2 Ill VMAQ-2 DET X 115 • Flight Operations 119 VMFP-3 DET 2 126 VQ-1 DET A 130 VRC-50 131 Republic of the Philippines 132 Page Communications 135 Deck 140 Crossing the Line 143 Dental 148 Engineering 151 Russians 186 Executive 192 Flag 199 Mombasa, Kenya 203 Medical 207 Navigation 210 Varsity Sports 213 Marine Detachment 214 Operations 218 Safety 3M — Training 229 Japan 232 Supply 238 Weapons 256 Escorts 261 Photo Contest 27 1 Midway Story Continued 275 Staff 280 In Memoriam • 284 USS MIDWAY First of a Kind, One of a Kind In the early months of World War II a logical progression of American aircraft carrier development produced the design for a class of large, heavily protected, battle carriers. The lead ship of this class, ordered as CVB l on 7 August 1942, was named for the carrier battle that turned the tide of war at Midway Island. The keel of the USS Midway was laid in a graving dock on 27 October 1943 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Launched 20 March 1945 she was the largest warship in the world through her first decade of service. She was constructed with the most advanced damage control innovations possible, including a 3-1 2 inch thick armored flight deck and extensive internal sub-division not found on any carrier or other combatant before or since. She utilized very extensive electric welding in her construc- tion as did her sisters Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) built at the New York Navy Yard and Coral Sea (CVB-43), also a Newport News ship. M c wav 5 original length was 968 feet, which with an extreme beam at the waterline of 121 feet at a maximum draft of 34 feet gave a full load displacement of 55,000 tons. Her twelve Babcock and Wilcox boilers fed four Westinghouse geared turbines, developing a total of 212,000 shaft horsepower for a design speed of 33 knots. Originally, the class was to have included six ships, but CVB-44, 6 and 57 were cancelled by the end of the war. — Continued on Page 275 — COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN THOMAS F. BROWN III Captain Thomas F. Brown, III, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He completed high school there and graduated from Mount Saint Mary ' s Col- lege, Emmitsburg, Maryland, in 1954. He entered the U. S. Navy and upon completion of Officers Candi- date School at Newport News, Rhode Island, entered flight training. He was designated a Naval Aviator in July 1956. During the next seventeen years. Captain Brown served in numerous attack s quadrons in the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. He earned an MA degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkely in 1963. Captain Brown has commanded Attack Squadron Thirty-Seven aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60), Carrier Air Wing Nineteen aboard USS Oriskany (CVA-34) and the replenishment ship USS Caloosa- hatchee (AO-98). He has made 950 arrested carrier landings. During three deployments to Vietnam, he flew 353 combat missions. His decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, six individual Air Medals and thirty Strike Flight Air Medals. Captain Brown graduated from the National War College in June 1974 and then served as the Aviation Commander Detailer at the Bureau of Naval Person- nel. He was the Commanding Officer, USS Caloosa- hatchee (AO-98) from August 1975 until February 1977. He then attended the Senior Officer Ships Material Readiness Course at Idaho Falls, Idaho. Captain Brown subsequently was assigned in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV- 50W) prior to reporting to the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, as commanding officer February 1978. He is married to Martha C. Bramer of Springfield, Missouri, a former Navy nurse. They have four child- ren: Tom 19, Stephanie 18, Deidre 17, and Don 14. Upon completion of his tour of duty as midway ' s commanding officer, CAPT Brown will assume the rank of rear admiral. EXECUTIVE OFFICER CAPTAIN D.S. STROLE Captain Strole was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1936. After graduating from Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, in June 1957, he ejitered the Avia- tion Officer Candidate Program and was commis- sioned an Ensign on October 4, 1957. Following a 30 month tour with VP-4 in Naha, Okinawa, he was assigned briefly to the Mobile Intel- ligence Production Unit, Atlantic. Ths was followed in December 1961 by one year as a student in the General Line School Monterey, California. Subse- quently, he was assigned to Naval Flight Officer training at NAS Glynco, Georgia in January 1962. In October 1962, upon completion of the F-4 training program at VF-121, NAS Miramar, California, he was designated as a Naval Flight Officer. He joined VF-2 1 in November 1962 as that squadron transitioned from the F-3H to the F-4B aircraft, and flew over 100 combat missions in Vietnam. After three years in VF-21, he was assigned as an instructor in VF-121. In July 1967 he reported to the Staff Commander Seventh Fleet Detachment Charlie at Tan Son Nhut AB, Republic of Vietnam, as Air Operations Officer. Attending the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War College from August 1968 to July 1969, he concurrently attended the George Washington Uni- versity and received a Master of Science degree in International Affairs. In December 1969, following four months F-4 refresher training in VF-101, he served as Maintenance and Operations Officer of VF-74, NAS Oceana, Virginia. In August 1971, he reported to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, serving as Assistant F-14 Program Coordinator for two years. After completing the VF-124 F-14A training program he reported to VF-1 in October 1973, assumed the duties as Execu- tive Officer in February 1974 and in April 1974 assumed command of VF-1 aboard USS ENTER- PRISE (CVN-65) in the South China Sea. He was relieved as Commanding Officer of the WOLFPACK in July 1976, and assumed command of VF-124 in August 1976. After being relieved in VF-124 in December 1977, he attended the Prospective Exe- cutive Officer Course, Surface Officer School and reported aboard USS MIDWAY (CV l) as Executive Officer in March 1978. STAFF RADM W. A. Gureck COMCARGRU SEVEN 19 FEB 77- 21 AUG 78 RADM M. S. Holcomb COMCARGRU ONE 21 AUG 78- 11 APR 79 RADM R. E. Kirksey COMCARGRU THREE 11 APR 79 II JUNE 79 MIDWAY An ambassador of good will 27 February 1978 - Captain Thomas F. Brown III reads his orders during Change of Com- mand ceremonies aboard USS MIDWAY. Captain Brown re- lieved Captain Donald L. Felt looking on. 4 April 1978 — Captain Brown meets with members of the Japanese gov- ernment representing the Japanese Democratic Socialist Party. 20 May 1978 — Operations Officer Captain Brian Woods is promoted to his present rank by Capt= vi Thomas F. Brown III, CO. MIDWAY and ' ' .m- mander Dennis S. Strole the ship ' s X.O. 11 June 1978 - The Honorable R.J. Woolsey, Under Secretarv ' of the Navy arrives aboard USS MIDWAY in Yokosuka. Japan. 13 June 1978 — VADM Masasuke Mi azawa. Commander, Fleet Air Force of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and CAPT Tadao Kawano. Fleet Air Wings Four Commander (JMSDF) get a look at the MIDWAY ' S bridge with Captain Brown and Commander Strole. 21 July 1978 - LTGEN M.C. Ross. Commanding General I Corps, Republic of Korea U.S. Army Forces, is welcomed aboard by Captain Thomas F. Brown. 21 July 1978 - RADM W.K. Cho, Deputy Commander Repub- lic of Korea Fleet, listens to LCDR Mike Reilly of VA-115 explain the instrument panel of an A-6 tanker. 17 Aug 1978 - VADM Coogan, Com- mander, Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet, visits with RADM Gureck, Com- mand, Carrier Group One. 17 Oct 1978 — Mr. Saburo Sakai meets with Captain Brown. Mr. Sakai was the top Japanese fighter ace of world war two. 6 Nov 1978 — Members of the Japan-American Women ' s Club are met by Captain Brown and Commander Strole at the quarterdeck for a tour of the ship. 6 November 1978 — Visitors from the National Communications Company of Japan tour MIDWAY. 16 Nov 1978 - Major General J.K. Davis, Com- mander, First Marine Air Wing arrives aboard for a look at MIDWAY in action. 18 Nov 1978 - Lieutenant General Chen, Vice Commander in Chief Chinese Air Force, Repub- lic of China and Rear Admiral Under, Com- mander, U.S. Taiwan Defense Command visit with Rear Admiral Holcomb on the flag bridge while watching flight operations. 8 Jan 1979 - (L-R) Vice Admiral Cougaii, Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific, talks with Rear Admiral Holcomb, Commander Carrier Group One, and Vice Admiral Foley, Commander U.S. Seventh Fleet. 1 Dec 1978 - RADM Holcomb, Commander, Carrier Group One, escorts GEN Kriangsak Chamanan, and mem- bers of the Thailand Military on a tour of MIDWAY during a visit to Pattaya Beach, Thailand. 10 Jan 1979 - Admiral Davis, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, tours the main control room in engi- neering department with MIDWAY ' S skipper, Captain Brown. II Jan l ' ;79 Senator flary llarl of Cohirado, has a ck)se look :il MIDWAY with Rear Ailmiral Holcomb. 16 Jan 1 )79 VADM Coogan pri- ' sciUs the Golden Anchor award to MMCM Carney, MIDWAY ' S senior command career counselor, while CART Brown looks on. The award is given to the ship with the highest sustained relcniion rate in the Pacific Fleet. 20 Jan 1979 — Businessmen from the People ' s Republic of China came aboard for a visit in Hong Kong escorted by Captain KuUy, Defense Liason Officer of the U.S. Consulate and Commander Strole Midway ' s Executive Officer. 20 Jan 1979 - Chinese Trappists monks visit MIDWAY during our Hong Kong port call. 5 Feb 1979 - RADM McClinton, Commander logistic Support Force Seventh Fleet, talks with MSCM R. Davis of S-2 division. 4 Feb 1979 - U.S. Ambassador to the Phillipines Richard Murphy and his son Richard Jr., talk with RADM Holcomb on the flight deck. 11 Feb 1979 - (L-R) CAPT Brown, VADM Foley, and RADM Tissot, Commander Carrier Striking Force Seventh Fleet, relax during meetings on Multiplex 79 operations aboard MIDWAY. 11 Feb 1979 - CAPT Brown greets VADM S.R. Foley, Com- mander, Seventh Fleet, accompanied by RADM Holcoir , Commander, Carrier Group One, during Multiplex 9 exercise. 11 16 Feb 1979 — RADM Nishino, Commander Escort Flotilla Two, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, visits RADM Holcomb, Commander, Carrier Group one, aboard MIDWAY in Yokosuka. 4lj M B WB g9S 3 i iHH B F« KSlra Mi HB HH HlKffl R HB kw IHIHIlHHr ' v - 6 Mar 1979 - X.O. CDR Dennis Strole talks over MIDWAY operations with photographer ' s from the Republic of South Korea during exercise Team Spirit 1979 . 26 Feb 1979 - RADM Eggert, Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific, talks with CDR Ames, chief engineer aboard MIDWAY. 12 Mar 1979 - X. O. CDR Strole talks with LTGEN Loving, Com- mander, U.S. Forces Japan. LTGEN loving came aboard MID- WAY while operating close to Yokosuka to get a close look at naval flight procedures. 2! Mar 1979 - PRO Football players touring with a USO show visit MID- WAY in Yokosuka. 20 Mar 1979 X.O. CDK Strole briefs RADM Mande- vilie. Commander Light Att:ick Wing U.S. Pacific Fleet (center) and RADM Arnold, Commander Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, on MIDWAY ' S capabilities and readiness. 12 22 Mar 1979 - CAPT Brown is presented the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle E award by RADM Holcomb. The award cited MIDWAY ' S excellence as a top performing unit of the Seventh Fleet. y 31 Mar 1979 — Girl Scouts from local Japanese and American troops visit MIDWAY. 28 May 1979 - Visiting officials from OMAN (L-R) His Highness Sayyid- Famar Bin Taymur, Sheik Burayk Ibn Hamud al-Ghaffari, and his Excel- lency Yousuf al-Alawi are briefed by CAPT Brown on flight operations. 4 Apr 1979 - RADM Zech, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, meets with CAPT Brown and CDR Strole. 13 14 Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance The Aircraft Interniediate Maintenance Department utilizes the talents of four divisions to perform maintenance on aircraft and their Gompl x- ngine kframes and avionics systems, and overhauls ground support equipm and ensures that quality AIMD also maintains control standards and programmed maintenance requirements ered to. 15 IM-1 CDRB.J. Loonam AIMD Officer Front Row L to R: Harry Rose, Leo Balterra, John Clark Back Row L to R: Cliffard Bloom, Dick Fredriani, Max Acosta, Vince Nolan, Jim Peck Front Row Lto R: AZl Madsen, ASl Hennesey, LTJG Fletcher Back Row L to R: AZAN Sheets, AMHl Ervin, AEl Beasley, ATI Pelletier, ADl Fisher Front Row L to R: AA (iailcgos, ATAN BrewslLT, I ' KAN Pike, AA Stollings Back Row L to R: ATI Bartos, AQAN EuKord, AA While, AN Price, AN .Sua h Front Row L to R: AMHAN Niverba, AN Olmos, ATI Wilson Back Row L to R: ATI Strong, AN Ranioz, AA Thomas, AE3 Ray Front Row L to R; AZAN Needham, AZ3 Moreon, AKAN Kondrick Back Row L to R: AFCM Hanson, AZC Nelson, AKl Honrade, AZAN Alston Front Row L to R: AN Johnson, AZAN Warren, AZAN Trice, AZ2 Painter Back Row L to R: ATC Jordon, AA Stenholm, AZAN Merz, AMHC Mcdowell, AZAN Bruce, AN Medin 17 L to R: AMSC Wilkerson, AN Spicer, SGT Dennison AORC C.E. Toppin 1M2 Div, Ch. NOAP Laboratory Front Row L to R: PR2 J.M. Belch, PR2 JAS. Rodriguez, PRAA E.J. Conboy, PR2 R.S. Amend Back Row L to R: AA A.L. Ford, CRL. CD. Manning, PRAN R.D. Olson, PRAA M.A. Brokaw PRAN D.D. Pike, AME3 W.E. Love Front Row L to R: S SGT Spcicli, ADAN Alcorn, ADAN Houk, ADAN Siingaiiid, AE3 McSweegan, AD( Grays Middle Row L to R: ADAN Dowill, AD2 McGlnnis, ADAN Biewslcr. ADAN Paguin, ADAN Zcpcda Back Row L to R: ADAN Terry, AA Haydon. ADAN Orii . L to R: AN Newnam. AMSl Oconer, AMH3 Mt Mahon, AN Medearis L to R: AMH2 Lanuer, AMHAN Oulay, AMHl Scott, AMH3 Hazzaro, AMHAN Jolinson, AMH3 Kersh Front Row L to R: AMSAN G. Iniguez. AMS2 T. Prusky, AMNSl S. Stricklei Back Row L to R: AN K. Reid. ,1S3 R.N. Johnson, AMS3 R.A. Ruben jaU 19 Front Row L to R: AMHAN Bacawat, SGT Brown, AMHAN Inderbitzin Back Row L to R: AMHl Haywood, AMHAN Devine, AMH3 Norwood Front Row L to R: AN Santos, AMSl Albornoz, AMSAN Hannah Back Row L to R: AMSAN Malama, AMS3 Miller, AMS2 Huraphrey Front Row L to R; AD AN Haagen- son, ADAN Davis, AD3 Huderson, ADAN Roberts, ADAN Voorhies Back Row L to R: ADAN Haincr, AD2 Moore, ADAN Taylor, ADAN Wright. AD2 Moran, AD! Allen (Nighl Check Supervisor) 20 IM-3 Chief MaUett Front Row: ENS Brown Back Row L to R: AEC Langlois, AVCM Streitz, AT AN Rea, AQ3 Kimniel Front Row: AT An Fortin Back Row L to R: ATS Doughty, AT AN Barnes, AT3 Booker, ATS Driscoll, ATS McVey 21 L to R: AT2 Brown, AT2 Keihn, ATI Trump, AT2 Barber, AT3 Benefiel, AT2 Nojiri, AT2 Meade Front Row L to R: ATS Lambino, AT2 Curry, ATS Dench, ATS Harris Back Row L to R: ATS Maziarz, ATI Schroeder, SSGT Lamb, CPL McFarland Front Row : CI ' I ll;irkins Back Row L to R: CPL Tyler, LCPl. Osdie, LCPL Payson, CPL Rukslalis, SOT I ' elt 22 L to R: AH3 Bond, AEl Mina han, LCPL Stark Front Row: AEAN McDonald Middle Row L to R: AE3 Johnson, AEl Woodard, AE3 Martin, AEl Bailey Back Row L to R: LCPL Bayward, LCPL Stuckenschneider, AE3 Jackson, AE3 Fuller, AE2 Teeter Front Row L to R: AE2 Colemen, AE3 Morgan, AEAN Jacobsen Back Row L to R; AE3 Mackin, AEl Landon, AEAN Pierce 23 Front Row L to R: CPL Carter, AT2 Landry, ATI Glazebrook, AT2 Cutty Back Row L to R: LCPL Cornett, AT3 Girt on, SOT Feuling, LCPL Sennett Front Row L to R: A03 Kimmey, A02 Neil, AOl Kilanski Middle Row L to R: A02 Devries, AQl Brooks, AW3 Hulick, A03 Tremblcy Back Row L to R: AO: Brooks, A03 Dcmiccll, AQ3 Knapp, AQ3 Cummings, A03 Seidule 24 Front Row L to R: AQ2 Cooks, Quick, AQ2 Evans Back Row L to R: AQl Brown. Cooper, AQ2 Knight, AQ3 Ennenga. Robinson, AQl Lackey Front Row L to R: AQ3 Miller, AQ2 Lujan, ' ' ATI Finningan, AE2 Rodriguez Back Row L to R: AEAN Kennedy, AQ2 Harrold, ATI Summer, AT3 Sinclair 26 Front Row L to R: Harry Rose, SSGT Healy, CPL Shirley Back Row L to R: CPI Maffct, John Smehy, LCPL Kilt ,, CPL Deloach, (PI. Smith, Pete Kaiitor Front Row: A03 WUliams Back Row L to R: A03 Paulis, A03 Jacobs, AOl Dunn Front Row L to R: AOAN Bellini, A03 Franklin. Back Row L to R: AOl Dunn, A02 Carter, AOAN Gurczynski 27 L to R: AT3 Scott, AEl Coe, AEl Reynolds, AE3 Pennala, CPL Lie pins Bl i ' i ' u ' - T Hl 3 S ■ 1 ■v -Jk ' j4[ ' ' Jfl ' ' ilH( !l ' sv w r k ii mm Lto R: AA Bryant, AT2 Parker, AT3 Early, AT2 Marsliai 28 Front Row L to R: LTJG Bouquet, AZAN Dugan, ASMAN Cook, CW02 Stoops Back Row L to R: ASE2 Park, AZ3 Perkins, AN WUliams, AZl Nickerson Front Row L to R: ASMAN Merriweather, ASMAN Roberts ASHAN Hemmingway Back Row L to R: ASl Potts Front Row L to R: CPL Helgeson, ASEAN M orley, ASMAN Crawford Back Row L to R: SSGT Guhr, ASHAA Vanhom, ASHAN CI . v- son. 29 Front Row L to R: ASE2 Heberlig, ASMAN Andrews, ASMAN Cook. Back Row L to R: AS 1 Shea, ASEAA Marx, ASHAN Kolbeck, AA Sua L to R: AOAN Ratliff, AOAN Johnson. ash: Fournier, ASMAA Wurr HHH H JI ■ _ - - ' ' ' WPp iii | B WKK K S M PH pfSHnl pt i U 1 gOT H W . i i l MM Er C ' ' Front Row L to R: ASHAN Flyth, ASI!AN Siniones, ASMAN Tangen Back Row L to R: AS I Graham, ASH2 Overton, ASM: Borrel. ASHAN Nasll- lah. ASMAN Flaiigher 1 KOREA i . 1 i ' .,:„ ' 1 mi I • r mma . -iT ? ' 5.- ' T ' ■ ' yyt k M IP ' McNeUl 31 Begy iutv H K i f ElLji ' vBl B - -ar ' w S wi m ■■ ' .. «ii ■j V ,- .a _ B ljlgl Vk i 3 I £3- ' ' ' ■ J •• . . ' n r - ----t-; . f — ■CS — — - -: til ■i K s U S I H K ' si 33 Air Department The five divisions tint make up Midway ' s Battle E winning Air Department perform the operations essential to the launching and recovery of aircraft. This includes movement of aircraft on the flight and hangar decks, operating the catapults and arresting gear, refueli ng aircraft, and the video- ape recording of flight operations. Primary Flight Com rol is the Midway ' s control tower, and home of the Air Officer or Air Boss during flight operations. The Air Boss coordinates the operations of Air Depart- ment ' s five divisions, to ensure that flight opera tjons function smoothly. In addition to con- troHing aircraft launches and recoveries, the Air Officer controls aircraft traffic in the im- mediate vicinity of Midjway. The difficult and hazardous job of aircraft handling on the Flight Deck belongs to the men of V-1 Division. This includes spotting and directing aircraft, as well as the operation of aircraft-handling equipment such as tow tractors and elevators. The Crash and Salvage Team is a vital part of V-1 Division. The Crash and Salvage Team is the first on the scene of an accident on the flight deck to provide firefighting expertise. They also maintain fiiefighting equipment, and are responsible for personnel rescue and crash site removal on thie flight deck. The launching and recovery of all aircraft aboard Midway is the responsibility of V-2 Division. The Catapult Team calculates the plane ' s weight, airspeed and the catapult steam pressure to insure safe launching. ' The Arresting Gear Crew ensures safe landings of aircraft by maintaining the proper weight settings on the arresting gear engines. The entire flight operations cycle is recorded on video tape by the Pilot Landing Aid Television (PLAT) and Frenel Lens Optical Landing Systems (LENS), which are manned by V-2 ' s electronics experts. The men of V-3 Division are responsible for the safe handling of all aircraft on the Hangar This task involves the expert movement of aircraft to and from the three deck-edge air- craft elevators as well as continuous coordination of properly positioned aircraft to meet maintenance requirements. For the men of V-3 Division, it is a never-ending job. V-4 Division is responsible for the receipt, stowage, accountability and delivery of clean jet fuel, or JP-5, to Midway ' s embarked aifcraft. Pumping an average of 180,000 gallons of JP-5 each day is a big job. Before the fuel reaches the deck, the Below Decks Gang pumps the JP-5 through large purifiers and filters to remove all water and sediment. Visual inspections and Quality Control tests of the jet fuel insure only pure, water-free fuel is delivered to aircraft. Flight deck member of the Purple Gang, better known as Grapes, drag the heavy hoses from one plane to the next, insuring each gets its Full Bag of fuel. The Fuels Repair Team maintains and trouble shoots all flight and hangar deck fueling equipment. V-5 Division personnel perform the administrative functions of Air Department. In addition, V-5 provides piione talkers for Primary Flight Control. 14 LtoR: CDR Lee, AIR BOSS, CDR Johnson, ACHO, CDR Poole ASST AIR BOSS Front Row L to R: YNSN Niver, SA Kane, ABH2 Rickerd. Back Row L to R: AGHAN Schaun, CDR Lee, CDR Poole, ABHAA Harris, ABHC Osborn, AA Montoya 35 V-1 Front Row L to R: Lt Pittman C.W., CDR Johnson, LCDR Walker R.J. Back Row L to R: ABHl Key Curlee. ABHC Amos C.E., ABHC Miller S.D., ENS Selden T.N. Front Row LtoR: ABH3 Owsley W.M., ABIIAN Cliapinan U., AN Gilbert M.R,, liNS Seklcn T.N., AN Sroiifc F.H., ABIIAA Snillh S.M., ABIIAN iongoria M. Back Row L to R: ANU.? Rutland J.M., ABIIAN Rowe D.S., ABIIAN Iligley R.A., ABII2 Bladdick ( ' ., ABIIAN Cray R.. ABIIAN Kendall W.S., ABIIAN l.ibrojo T.P., ABHAN Bache S.J., ABHl Smith R.I,. Front Row L to R: ABHAN Williams B.A,, AN Suarex N.. AN Schroeder W.A.. AN Bailey G.P. Back Row L to R: ABHAN Beatty G.L.. AN Relph R.H.. AN Sullivan T.A., AN Bruner E.E. AN Vasiliou R.N. Front Row L to R: ABHAN Powell W.B.. ABHAN Bryson B.D.. ABHAN Willoughby C.R.. ABHl Dennison G.R., AN Ensley L.G. Back Row L to R: ABHAN Kress M.A.. AN Cobb E.L.. AN Pederson L.E.. AN Marcotte P.G., ABHAN Moqueen A.. ABHAN Lyon ABHAN Shoaf J.W., ABHAN Hubble M.W., ABHAN Parker R.A. 37 Front Row L to R: ABHAN Fox C.B., ANHAN Riles R.A., AN Deherrera B., AN Atkins T.E., ABHl Paulombo A. Back Row L to R: ABHAN Stubbs K.C., ABHAN Parlcer E.J., ABHAN Cook J.S., ABHAN Hinson J.L., AN Garling R.G., AN Tiso R.A. Front Row L to R: ABHAN Eagleton S. M., ABHAN Wright S.W., ABHAN Nixa J. N., ABHAA Vornha- gen C.W., AN Sines LL. Back Row L to R: ABHAN Caldera L., ABHAA Whalon E.L., ABHAA Webster R.J., AA Lawiiorn M.A., ABHAN Schmidt T.A. 38 Front Row L to R: ABHAA Monroe D.S., ABH2 Peery D.W., ABH2 Hoo. F.B., ABHAN Mathews E.L, ABHAN Robison B.E., AN Cyhanick M. Back Row L to R: ABHAN Davis W.L„ ABHAA Lennon B.L.. ABHAA Mayberry K.A., AN Tucker G.W., ABHAN Butler K.. ABHAN Mobley M. 39 V-2 Front Row L to R: YNSN Kaufman Gorden A., ABEl Hamrick James W.. ABE2 Mcgee Thomas, ABEl Lewis David M. Back Row L to R: LCDR Davison Henry G.. ICC Morrison Don W., AA Gatherers Arlie H.. ABE3 Stone Gaelan C, AA Lindsey Lewis S., ABE2 Richards Malcom R., CW02 Pinion Victor P., LT Ochs John L. Front Row L to R: ABE2 Hawk James ... AN Knox Joseph L., AA Stephens Mark, ABE2 Strickland Akm L., ABEAN Damore Prtrick J. AA Vannoy Steven ( ' . Middle Row L to R: ABI-.l Clark Henry D., ABEAA Gallagher Willaim J., AA Murphy Lee E., ABEAA Strain Dennis L., ABEAN Lclehvrc Michael M,, ABE3 Curlcy Harold D.. ABEAN Hankins Todd L., AA Tuherville David L. Back Row L to R: LT Ochs John L., ABEl Underwood Harold L, ABEAA Miller Timothy E.. AN Blankenship David C, ABEAN Flood James A., AN Williams Ollie C, ABEAA Johnson Ronald A., ABEAN Myers Daniel J.. ABEAA Gaskill Larry J., ABE3 Jones Monroe A. 40 Front Row L to R: LT Ochs John L., IC2 Garver Gary W., IC3 Swink Daniel C, IC3 Killmeyer Thomas. ICC Mitchell Phillip W. Back Row L to R: IC3 Mayer Gay W., IC3 Crisp Carrol T., AA Aque Fermin N. JR., ICC Morrison Don W. Front Row L to R: AA Moore Billie D., AA Alhouse Steven M.. ABEAA Wise Larry A., AN Jones Larry R., ABE2 Crocker Jimmy ABEAN Aker Robert B., ABE2 Torres Rogelio P., AA King Larry B.. AA Gardner Wendell A., ABEl Dooghan Brian T. Middle Row L to R: ABEAA Jones Stevie, AA Reed David M., AA Provine Johnny C, ABEAA Fritz Rodney A., AA Painter Manuel AN Brown Kenneth N., AA Springs Delna R., AA Manahan Timothy W., AA Trudell Frederick S. Back Row L to R: LT Dougherty Thrryll NMN JR., ABEl Bellis Kenneth W.. ABEAN Sieber Joey F., ABE3 Bushby Kelly J.. Gertner Matthew B., ABE3 Jarrell Phillip D.. AN Cash David B.. ABEAN Fitz-randolph Paul J., AA Meyer Ray L., ABEAA M Trevor M., ABEAA Burnam Woody C, AA Smith Bill E., ABEl Cole Gregory L. 41 V-3 Front Row L to R: ABH-3 Hol- land ABHAA Miller R.C., AA Bompart Back Row L to R: ABHAA White, AN Collman, ABHAA Tucker Front Row L to R: ABIi;! Keiir, ABHAA Miildonado, AA Mcdcreos Back Row L to R: ABHAA Sapp, ABHAA Caldwell, AA Marlinclh 42 Front Row L to R: AA Colarusso, ABH3 Smalley, AN Smith Back Row L to R: ABHAA McDuffie, AA Way, ABHAR Luckett Front Row L to R: ANH3 Smalley, AN Colarusso, AA Jones, AA Mederos, AN Maldonado Back Row L to R LT. Mannel - Div Officer, ABH3 Kear AN Smith, AA Bom part. ABHC Lem mon - Div. LCP ' ABHAA M .er, ABH3 Holland 43 Front Row L to R: ABHAR Doyle, ABHAA Blevins, AA Fleming, AA Taft, AA Simons Back Row L to R: AN Swedberg, AA Castro, BAHAA Arnold, ABHAA Hill, AN Simonis, ABHAN Harris Front Row L to R: AA McC ' aulley, AN Rivera, AN Matthews Back Row L to R: AN Ijiriquc , ABH3 Clyburn, ABHAA (irand, AB112 Gonzalez L to R: ABHAN Dolan, AA Dietz. AA Whitworth, AA Silva, AA Miller V.L. Front Row L to R: ABHAA Calcagni, AA Greider, ABHAN Reid Back Row L to R: ABHAA Mayes, AN Alcala, AN Miller, M. 45 Front Row L to R: ABRAN Brown K.C.. ABFAN Basabilbaso B.A., AN Osborne W.H., ABFAN Steven K.W. Back Row L to R: LCDR Davis K.D., CW03 Lively R.W., ABFC Odenwelder, D.B., ABF2 Blais T.M. ABF3 Presley R. Front Row L to R: AA Ki.k J.C., ABI ' 3 Fedcisoii B.A., ABIAN Strickland W.A.. ABFAN Wilson F., ABIAN Williams M.A., ABf AA Pore , (;., AA Sullivan P.O. Back Row L to R: ABI ' 2 Powell A. I-., ABF3 Peters W.F., ABFAN Uwis M.W., ABIAN Hall A..!.. ABI ' AN Cochran J.D., AA Connors B., ABFAA (;ordon !., ABFAA Montes P. ABFl Pedrialva T.Z. 46 Front Row L to R: AA Mangrobang A.R., AA Reyher S.A., ABFAN Muhammed W.K., ABFl Thompson J. Back Row L to R: ABFAN Alspaugh L.D., ABF2 Neira E., ABF2 Felton J.M., ABFl Cabrera M.S. Front Row L to R: ABFAA Bartek J.A., AN Savoy A. P., AA Thomas J.C, ABFAA Crawley T.T., ABFAN Morris L W ABFAN Morrison J.F. Back Row L to R: ABF2 Dickerson T.C., AA deLeon D.A., AA Jarvis P.W.. ABFAN Wrice B ABFAN Keller F J ABFAN Juarez A.M., ABFl Winslett R.C. 47 Front Row L to R: ABF3 Parsons S.L., AA Albino I ' .S., ABl AN Martinez J.D., ABFAN McCiain II. D., ABFAN Cloud A,, AA Mendoza G.L Back Row L to R: ABFAA Knox R.R., ABFAN Gregory A.L., ABF3 Medcalf H.L., AA Anderson W.T., ABFAN Boggs M.D., ABF3 lomlinson SB., ABFAN Howard L.R., ABFAN Riley R.G. 48 49 . ■l.yjJlrMI.IJI.I[ w FIVE r-isv Hi i( tfe. Air Wing FIVE History Attack Carrier Air Wing FIVE was commissioned as Carrier Air Group USS YORKTOWN (CV-5). In 1942, the air group par- ticipated in the first U.S. carrier air offensive of World War II and played a decisive role in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Carrier Air Group YORKTOWN was redesignated Carrier Air Group FIVE after USS YORKTOWN was lost to enemy action in the Battle of Midway in 1943. The air group redeployed in the new USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) from August 1943 to April 1944. During this period. Carrier Air Group FIVE participated in the first attacks on several Japanese held islands, including Truk, Gilberts, Marshalls and Marianas. Carrier Air Group FIVE ' s active partici- pation in World War II came to an end in 1945, while embarked in USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) off the coast of Japan. An aerial bombardment severely damaged the carrier, and destroyed a majority of the air group ' s aircraft. Following World War II, Carrier Air Group FIVE was home- ported in San Diego, California, when not deployed on training cruises to the Western Pacific. One of the air group ' s squadrons received and evaluated the FJ-1 FURY and then received the F8F PANTHER jet aircraft. In 1950, Carrier Air Group FIVE was the first air group to enter the Korean Conflict, and made the first air-to-air-kills in jet aircraft. The air group was awarded three Navy Commendations, while compiling the most months in combat for an air group during the Korean Conflict. During the period 1953 to 1964, Carrier Air Group FIVE trained in the United States and made deployments aboard various carriers to the Western Pacific. In August 1964, the air group participated in repulsing North Vietnamese PT boat attacks against the USS MADDOX and USS TURNER JOY, and in the initial retaliatory strikes against North Vietnam. Over the next nine years the air group, now called Attack Carrier Air Wing FIVE, returned to Southeast Asia for a total of nine combat cruises aboard four different aircraft carriers. Returning from its final combat cruise in March 1973, the air wing had only a brief period in the United States. Air Wing FFVE, embarked aboard USS MIDWAY (CV-41), departed the Continental United States on 11 September 1973, arriving in Yokosuka, Japan on 5 October 1973. Carrier Air Wing FIVE thus set a historical precedent by being the first air wing to be homeported overseas. In the ensuing years, USS MIDWAY and the air wing have made numerous training cruises throughout the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. In 1977, five of the squadrons in Air Wing FIVE completed an unprecedented transition to newer aircraft at overseas locations in only one-third the time normally required for this evolution. Carrier Air Wing FIVE is composed of six squadrons: VF-151, VF-l 61 , VA-56, VA-93, VA-1 1 5, and VAW-1 1 5; and four detach- ments: VMFP-3, VMAQ-2, VQ-1 , and HC-1 . Assigned as a perma- nent element of the SEVENTH Fleet, and operating from the Northern Sea of Japan to the Western Indian Ocean, Carrier Air Wing FIVE provides a potent deterrent to aggression, and a combat ready presence in the support of our national interests. CAG Langdon CDR Stewart D. Langdon COMCVW-5 21 Jan. 78- 31 May 79 CDR Steven R. Briggs COMCVW-5 31 May 79- L to R: LT Wood, LT Fogleman, LCDR Moneymaker, LCDR Obar, LCDR Dysart, CDR Langdon, LCDR Jensen, LT Palsgrove, CDR Patten, LT Fone, LCDR Witherespoon, 1 LT Giuda 53 Front Row L to R: AA Jennings Middle Row L to R: AZAN Haas, AOCM Everhart, ATCS Richardson Back Row L to R: AZ-2 Johnson, AA Tyler, AQC Matheson, ATC Boone Front Row L to R: AMEAN Chastain, AME-3 Collins Back Row L to R: ATAN Osmundson, AMEAN Leclaire, AA Pearson, Cpl . Bailey L to R: YNC BIythe, YNSN Marlow, AKC Carrcon, YN-3 Darlington, BM- 1 King |«| P . i,. ? ' ... BmBiSit f- ■ j - - -? 1— . . .. .;. • i; V  m - -- ' - i l wH S H : :; -4i3 ES . • Ir • - ■J i« ' ' ' 1 -. aw Hfe- ;..r.-- . ■ n % . ,«-■• Bcgy ■. • i =fV 57 i Attack Squadron FIFTY-SIX In June of 1979, the CHAMPIONS of Attack Squadron FIFTY-SIX celebrated their 23rd anniversary as jet attack squa- dron. The squadron ' s 23rd and current Commanding Officer is CDR Leon C. BRYANT, who assumed command on 19 June 1979. The origin of the nickname CHAMPIONS goes back to the year 1959 when VA-56, representing the West Coast attack squadrons, defeated their East Coast opponents in air-to-ground weapons competition at Yuma, Arizona. As a result of becoming the Navy ' s TOP GUN in the light jet attack field, the squadron had its official call sign changed to CHAMPION . Attack Squadron FIFTY-SIX went on their first operational deployment in May 1957, aboard the USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31). Since then, the squadron has operated from the carriers TICONDEROGA (CVA-14, 1960-65); CON- STELLATION (CV-64, JUL-SEP 1962); ENTERPRISE (CVN-65, 1966-68); RANGER (CV-61, 1969-70); and MIDWAY (CV-41, since 1971). Between May 1957 and April 1973, the squadron completed eleven deployments to the Western Pacific, seven of which involved combat operations in Southeast Asia. During these eight years of conflict, VA-56 fiew over 18,000 combat sorties delivering more than 43 million pounds of ord- nance against the enemy. In the spring of 1975, the CHAM- PIONS also witnessed the termination of hostilities in Southeast Asia while participating with USS MIDWAY in the evacuations of Cambodia (Operation Eagle Pull) and South Vietnam (Operation Frequent Wind). For participation in Operation Frequent Wind, during April of 1975, the squadron, as part of Carrier Air Wing FIVE, was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as well as the Navy Unit Commendation Medal. Previously, the squadron had earned the Presidential Unit Citation, the Repubhc of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, three Navy Unit Commendations and two Meritorious Unit Citations. In addition, squadron pilots have been awarded a total of one Silver Star, 45 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 725 Air Medals, 282 Navy Commendation Medals, one Purple Heart and twelve Vietnam Gallantry Crosses. The CHAMPIONS have also been awarded the Naval Air Forces Pacific Battle Efficiency Award and are the recipient of a Special CNO Aviation Safety Award presented in 1964 for 45 months of accident-free fiying. Once again in 1978 VA-56 proved that they are indeed CHAMPIONS when they were awarded the Battle Efficiency Award and the Admiral Clarance Wade McClusky Award for the Navy ' s most outstanding Attack Squa- dron. 59 r ' 1 CDR Roger Flower Commanding Officer Front Row L to R: CDR L. C. Bi am (hxecutive Officer VA-56), CDR R. P. Flower (Commanding Officer VA-56) Back Row Lto R: AFCM Weaver, AMHC Millan, AQCS Uroff, AMEC Schumacher, AMSC Hodges. AMSC McClary, AKCM Batten Hb[ iPm m tuffitMUV « . - B- V ' - i - 4 ' - ' - - . w w ¥ fj . ' y ' y . ' ' tM 1 i ■ Front Row L to R; l.( DR Hull, LCDR Witherespoon, CDR Flower, CDR Bryant, LCDR Gill, LCDR Fervor, LCDR Rittenour Back Row L to R: LTJG Townscnd, LTJG Gray, LT Burks, LT Vazquez, LTJG Baker, LT Moffatt, LTJG Donovan. LT Bob Stephens, LT Stearns, LTJG Haug, LT Hansen, LT Endacotl, LTJG Whestine, LT Robinson Center Front Squadron Mascots: Champ Monkey and Champ Pig 6(J Front Row L to R: AMSAN Willson, AMS3 Higashi Back Row L to R: LTJG Haug, AMSAN Lightsey, LT Vazquez, LTJG Baker Front Row L to R: LTJG Baker, AMSl Ignacio, AMSAN Schoelzel, AMHl Roberts Back Row L to R: AMS2 Burns, AMSAN Iniguez, AMSAN Noreen, AMS2 Henderson, AMS2 Kesler, AMH2 Rosete, LT Vazquez. A j3 Blank, AMS2 Breslin , AMS2 Royal, LTJG Haug 61 Front Row L to R: PNSN Chambers, PNl Trubey, AOl Lagunas, PN2 Singleton Back Row L to R: PRl Phil- lips, LT Moffatt, YN3 Dennis, LTJG Baker, AKCM Batten 9 ■ J :5 A 1 S- r V Front Row L to R: AT2 Donnelly, AT3 Kern, AT2 Schon, ATAN Doyle, AT3 Clenncy, AT3 Bcauchane Back Row L to R: AT3 Lane, ATI Grot ., AT2 Plankers, LTJG Townsend 62 Front Row: AD3 Murphy Back Row L to R: AD3 Everette, AD2 Stuart, LT Endacott, LT Vazquez, AD2 Bissell, ADAN Skibicki Front Row L to R: AMES Eg- gleston, AME2 Florendo, AMEl Miller, AMEC Schumacher Back Row L to R: LTJG Back- PR3 Enriquez, LT Vazr .z, PRAN Sotaski 63 Front Row L to R: YNSN Vanella, SN Her- nandez, SN Mevs Back Row L to R: LT Endacott, LCDR Gill, YNl Shipley, AMSl Hellrigel Front Row L to R: AOAN Smclt .cr, AN Kder, AOAN (iibsori, AMIIAN Ray, AMSAN King, AN Fclsliaw, ADAN Tripled, AMSAN J Strickling, AN Aragon I Back Row L to R: LI.K; Donovan, AOAN Bankslon, AMSAN Spiccr, AMII. I ' owcll, AN Agii ai, AN { ' lUhkclvin, AMSAN Rosailo, AN (;ray, AN Perrotta, ADAN Iloiile, AMSC Hodges, AN Snelson Front Row L to R: AOl Nease. A02 Rock, A02 Morrison, A02 Barrow, A02 Nash, A02 Guy, AOAN O ' DonneU, AOAN Pit- tard, A03 Rainey, A03 Branigh, AOl Vandeveer Back Row L to R: AO 1 Snow, AOAN Radi- maker, LTJG Gray (Gunner), A02 Thomas-Tyrone Front Row L to R: AMSC McClary, AMSl Felsch Middle Row L to R: AT Clenney, AD3 Everette Back Row L to R: AE3 Lilier, AT3 Kern, LTJG Donovan Front Row L to R: AQAN Rummel, AT3 Norman, AE3 Yoshizumi, AQ2 McWhorter Back Row L to R: AQCS Uroff, AQAN Farebrother, AQl Maruit, LTJG Gray, AQl Gillum, A03 Forrest Front Row L to R: AMHC Millan, AN Hamilin, AZl Pudol Back Row L to R: AMHC McClary, LT Moffatt, AZl Mackley, AKAN Prynn, AQl Vanallen, AFCM Weaver, AZ2 Hensch, LT Robinson r ; r TTwr-Jr , Front Row L to R: AN Ma, AEAN Cordova Back Row L to R: AE3 Jolinson, LTJG Townsend, AE2 McCario L to R: AEl Four- roux, LT Vazquez, AOl Parker Attack Squadron NINETY-THREE Ravens 6H Squadron History Attack Squadron NINETY-THREE has enjoyed a long and distin- guished history, beginning in March 1952 when it was commissioned as Fighter Squadron NINETY-THREE. Flying F9F Panthers, its pilots parti- cipated in combat strikes against North Korea, flying from the pine- planked deck of the USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47). After the cessation of hostilities, the squadron joined the USS HORNET (CV-12) and its airwing for an eight month circling of the globe in 1954. In October of 1956 the squadron was redesignated Attack Squadron NINETY-THREE and became the first west coast squadron to fly the brand new A4 Skyhawk, at that time the lightest and fastest attack aircraft in the world. With the escalation of hostilties in Vietnam in 1965, the squadron con- ducted the first night armed reconnaisance flights in the hostile skies over North Vietnam and developed tactics later adopted by the entire Seventh Fleet. During that protracted conflict the squadron made a total of 8 combat deployments, transitioning in the process to the new A7 Corsair II in 1968. The squadron has been awarded the Navy Unit Commendation, the Meritiorious Unit Commendation, the Competitive Battle Efficiency E (Twice), numerous quarterly safety awards, and of most recent, the LTJG Bruce Carrier Memorial Award. As a key member of the MIDWAY Airwing FIVE team flying the A7E Corsair II, the most sophiscated light attack weapons system in the world today. Attack Squadron NINETY-THREE stands ready to meet the challenges of a changing world. CDR Scotty Vaught Commanding Officer Front Row L to R: LT Kophamer, LCDR Miller, LCDR Soderman, CDR Mitchell, CDR Vaught, LCDR Sliipe, LCDR Crim, LT Hartm; Back Row L to R: ENS Hague, CW02 Earl, LTJG Lehr, LTJG Massicotte, LT Lambarth, LT Myers, LTJG Skirm, LTJG i-: a; LTJG Mosley, LT Wright, LTJG Hanner, LT Chow, LTJG Delgado 69 Front Row L to R: AOl Vick, AOAN Crocker, A02 Roberts, AOAN Victorian, AOAN Rogers Back Row L to R: A03 Burns, A02 Anderson, A03 Plummer, A02 Price, A02 Cannon, AOC Lukey, LTJG Massicotte Front Row L to R: AMSAN IJiown, AN Bickel, AN McCowan, AOAN Kriisc, AMSAN Corbin Back Row L to R: i.T Myers, M3 Binam, AA Doucet, AMIIAN (kispcr, AMI! AN Vinson, AN Hanson, AOAA Braly, AIAN Ivcy, AN (iorniicy, AA Henry, AN Tranimell, PRI Siiaw 70 Front Row L to R: AMEAN Chastain, AME3 Black. AME3 Pray Back Row L to R; AMEAN Regal, AME2 Cameron, AMEAN Slater, AMEl Ward, LTJG Skirm. Front Row L to R: AT2 Huderson, AZ2 Chitwood, AQl McCoy, AMHl Ford, AA Fahrenholz, ADl Milligan, AEl Dobbs, AMEl Greuschow, LT Lam- barth Front Row L to R: ADAN Dunn, ADl Lefebvre, AD AN Westley Back Row L to R: ADAN Lowe, ADAN Kerr, ADAN Clarke, (Far Back) ADAN Boyd, ADAN TeUson, ADl Scott, LTJG Skirm Front Row L to R: AQCS Gandy, ADC Fuller Back Row L to R: ENS Hague, AZAN Scott, AZAN Moore, AZAN Davis, AZAN Grothoff Front Row L to R: AMS2 Hodge, AMS. Carnuin, AMI 13 Ba(|uir, AMSI Avcrioii, AM1I3 Aloha, AMIi: Tyson, AMlll Cliainpion, AMS2 Ovallc Back Row LtoR: LTJC; King, AT3 Ross, AMS2 Madcrc, AMII3 Talanipas, AMS. Young, AMS: Donaklson, A()3 Ikavcr, AMSI Douglas, ADAA Young, AMM3 .Sanders, AMS3 Ncasc, AMS2 Moonc, AMIIC Mack 72 Front Row L to R: ATAN Skinner, AT3 Hall, AT3 Ross, AT3 Cody, ATAN Arent Back Row L to R: ATI Unwin, ATI Branowitzer, ATZ Hinote, AT2 Allen, AT2 Raitz, LTJG Massicotte L to R: LTJG Mosley, YN3 Kibbe, AA Hall, SA Gormley, A02 Nelson Front Row L to R: AZ2 McDoweU, AZ2 UzzeU Back Row L to R: ENS Hague, AQCS Gandy, AZl Sanderson 73 Front Row L to R: AMSC Newsome, AMS2 Sim, AMS3 Pearce Back Row L to R: LT Myers, AT2 Harrison, AE2 Ashley, AD 1 Huss K 1 ■ ' y T- 4- H ' 1 k jt .X Front Row L to R: YNSN Sanders, YNSA Kvammen Back Row L to R: PN2 Custodio, PNl Suplee, NCC Messina, YNl Gilkey Front Row L to R: AE3 Specr, AE2 Sessions, AI-3 Ansberry Back Row L to R: AHl Chavers, AR2 Carrico, Af ' l Bclcoiirl, AF3 Bcattic, LTJG Massicotte fl I Front Row L to R: AQ3 Heinig, AQ2 Pliilpot, AQAN Johnston, A02 Medley, AT3 Galey, AQ3 Jones Back Row L to R: AQ2 Ralston, AT2 Kno tts, AQ2 GuUo, ATS Schmidt, AQl RoweU, LTJG Massicotte Front Row L to R: AA Johnson, A02 Tweedy, AN Richter Back Row L to R: AOl Johnson, ADAA Stone, AOAA Keith, AA Rodgers, AA Lozano, LTJG Lehr 75 li -5r% « 4: y .4-M 12 Oct 1978 - Dependents ' Day Cruise. Over 3000 dependents and Japanese visitors came aboard Midway to see how the ship operates underway. The guests were treated to exhibits, flight operations and an air- show. Dependents ' Day Cruise mSS B S : Attack Squadron ONE ONE FIVE ' E ' agle ' S ' The Eagles of Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN are three hundred strong. VA115 is responsible for the operation of the all-weather INTRUDER a medium attack bomber that can carry aloft 14,000 pounds of ordnance and deliver it to an enemy unseen under all conditions. The Eagles maintain A-6E INTRUDER ' S in an ever-ready status as part of the MIDWAY Air Wing FIVE team. The squadron has had an impressive record of achievement during the thirty-plus years it has been in commission. Today, VAl 15 strives to carry on this legacy and, as a team, have taken the lead within the A6 community. Through hard work and diligence we have won the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle Efficiency Pennant and the CNO Safety Award for 1978. Both awards would not have been possible unless each individual had contributed one hundred per cent to make the Eagles the acknowledged best in WEST- PAC! VAl 15 is here to do a job and we do it to the best of our abilities. We are truly an organization with attack as its mission, the A-6E INTRUDER as its arm, and men as its heart. 79 CDR Louis E. Thomassy Commanding Officer Front Row L to R: AMSC Kennetii G. Wortring, HMC Douglas W. Lineberry, AVCM Thomas H. King, ATC David R. Jacobs, ADC Robert F. Mocic, ADC Jay D. Johnson Back Row L to R: AMSC Randal G. Fletcher, AMCS Jolin J. Wisdom, AFCM Danitl G. Salvagno, AMFC Sidney R. Gardner Front Row L to R: l-NS. Al J. Icmicux, CW()4 Steven 11. Von luchs. LI l-d 11. Reil ,, LT Ross A. Word, MR. James Peck, LT Jack B Mills, LCDR Roger R. Burbrink, LCDR William W. Radican, CDR Louis H. Thomassy. LCDR Bob J. Strieker Back Row L to R: LT Denny A. Westhoff, LT John W. llenson, LCDR Bob B. Wood, CDR Rod C. Franz (Executive Officer) Front Row L to R: AMSAA Jeffrey F. Goosby, AN Michael Hughes, AN David R. Olivares, AA Randy P. Thayer, AA Micheal R. Sattergren Back Row L to R: ATI William T. Trigger, CW04 Stephen H. Von Fuchs, AMHAN Gary A. Whitley, AN Bradley L. AUis, AN Alfonso Lopez, AA Mathew B. Williams, AR Wayne K. BuUard Front Row L to R: LTJG Bob G. Thomson, LTJG Lud A. Kern, LT Larry J. Munns, LTJG Rick R. Noblf, LTJG Harvey H. Hirata, LTJG Skip A. Pohtilla, LTJG Rick G. Moriki Back Row L to R: LTJG Frank J. Oxsen, LTJG David S. Walker, LT Tom D. Little, LTJG John W. Kelley, LTJG WilHam F. McCole, LT Tim W. Lester, LTJG Dave A. Rogers, LT Bob J. Taylor, LTJG Dave R. Wooten, ENS Andrew J. McMullan, LT Tim J. Anderson, LT Russ E. Pearce, LTJG Jim A. Symonds, LTJG Graham H. Gordon, LT John S. Korber Front Row Lto R: LTJG Robert G. Thomson, III, AEl James L. Farmer, AE3 Wesley A. Winship, AEAN Juan R. Vital, AE3 Thomas C. Noonan Back Row L to R: AE2 Steven K. Jaeger, AE2 Louis lannuzzi, AE3 Micael Martinez, AE3 William A. Hagan, AE3 Jack E. Landfather, AEAN Ralph Duchene, Jr. Front Row L to R: LTJCJ Richard R. Noble, ADI Manuel M. Oropesa, AD3 Rolando J. Primilivo, ADAN I-rancisco C. Cranciso, Al)3 Odilon A. Arreola, ADAN John P. Kecgan Back Row L to R: ADI Kenneth N. Allen, AD2 Mark A. Cardona, ADAN Daniel R. Johnsen, ADAN Milchcll V. Conklln, ADI AdoHo R. Viloria, ADAN Mark S. Brownlee Front Row L to R: AGAR Stephen M. Davenport, AMS3 Alfred Mathews, A03 John P. Michael Jr. Back Row L to R: AMSC Kenneth G. Wotring, AD AN Alan D. Combs, AMSAN Henry A. Perry, AMSAN Chris Z. Cooper, LTJG David S. Walker Front Row L to R: AQ3 William E. Wibbens, AQ3 Bernard Z. Baxter. III. AQ3 Peter R. Nilsen, AQl Phillip M. Madison Back Row L to R: LTJG John W. Kelley, AQAN Lawrence E. Trenta, An Gerald B. Poindexter, AQ2 Kenneth J. Sherman, AQ2 David M. McFee 83 Front Row L to R: LTJG Lud A. Kern, AT3 Patrick C. Kolb, AT3 Jon L. Libingston, ATI Benito Orona Back Row L to R: ATI William F. White, AT2 Clayton D. Beagle, AT3 Mike J. Bernethy, ATAN James D. dayman Front Row L to R: ADAN Terry L. Lowe, ADAN Jerry W. Dance, AN David a. JelTcry Middle Row L to R: AMSAN John K. While, AN Leroy P. Andree, AN Michael K. Childress, AA Kevin R. Holt, AMH3 Scott P. Calcagno, AN Richard A. Snide Back Row L to R: AMSAN Felipe S. Santos, AN Henry A. Perry, AN Xaviar V. Bisin, AN Robert A. Taylor, AA Russell F. Hostetter, AD3 Stanley F. Dcnkingcr, AN Fdwin B. Hall Front Row L to R: AA Robert L. Robinson Jr, AA Joseph R. Fox, AA Oscar S. Juarez, AEAN Gregory J. Bickel, AOAN Robert J. Rider, ABH2 Albert L. Reves, AMSAN Michael D. Moser Back Row L to R: LTJG James A. Symonds, AMEAN Brian E. Sarson, AA Theodore T. Silcock, ADl Lonny W. Martin, ADAN Kevin D. Lemay, AOAN Ernest Stelly, III Front Row L to R: AN Samuel K. Shumate, AMHAN Walter R. Johnson, AD3 Wayne C. Gilbert Back Row L to R: ATC David R Jacobs, AE3 Carl V. Leneer, AMH2 Ted Hockless, .iS2 Edwin E. Davis 85 Front Row L to R: YN3 John E. Shockley, ISSN Frank B. Johnson, ISSN Gerald E. Marshall Back Row L to R: ENS Andrew W. McMullen, IS3 Michael S. Stark, LTJG Franklin J. Oxsen Front Row L to R: PRAN Andrew E. Sznerch, PR2 Orlando C. Arciaga, PRAN Terrance A. Murphy, AMES Timothy P. Bare Bake Row L to R: LTJG William A. Pohtilla, AM FAN Joseph S. Jones, AMEI John A. Hayes, AME2 Randall P. Bachman, AME3 Stephen M. Makoski Front Row L to R: AE2 George S. Sutherland, PR3 John M. Cardo a, A03 Alan W. Kiker Back Row L to R: AMI I 2 Robin F. Brennan, AMHAN Dennis K. Napier, AT3 Michael J. Bernethy, AD! Willie B. Wilson Front Row L to R: HM2 Robert D. Clark, NCI Harold R. Neeley. PN2 Clayton M. Carr. YNSN John D. Leach, LTJG Rick G. Moriki Back Row L to R: LCDR Roger R. Burbriiik, SN Charles G. Lio Jr, YNSN James D. Kelly, PNSA Andre C. Griffin, YNSA Gary P Bey PNl Fill K. Samifua, LTJG Harvey H. Hirata Front Row L to R: A02 Paul L. Million, AQ2 Michael D. Logg, AOl Ike A Balat, ENS Alidor J. Lemieux, AOl James A. Davis, A02 Glenn D. Hubbartt Middle Row L to R: AOAN Randall N. Brown, AOAN Randy W. Carpenter, AOAN Keith J. Kontowski, AOAN Jesse R. Hernandez Back Row L to R: AOAN Eddie L. Johnson, A03 Larry E. Heard, ADAN Ronald W. Clanton, A03 Harney Toussaint, A03 Tim ny S. Conrad, A03 Kenneth W. Thompson, A03 Richard A. Donaruma Front Row L to R: AA James E. Fontenot, AZAN John D. Spooney, AKl Roily R. Olaes Middle Row L to R: AZAN Dennis J. D ' Aloia, AZI Felix F. Gallero. AZ2 Michael W. Fulmer, AZZ EUiot E. Kelly Back Row L to R: LT E.H. Reitz, AZ3 Joe G. Little, AA James E. Gallmon Jr, AZ2 Lenard W. Bennett, AQl Bart L. Clark, MR. Vince Nolan Front Row L to R: LT Timo- thy W. Lester, AMSAA Rich- ard S. Hall, AMSI Tommy E. Siielton, AMH2Marvin L. John- son Back Row L to R: AMS3 David P. Oglesby, AMH3 Michael B. Bingham, AMS3 David L. Hackbarth, AMSI John P. Olson, AMMAN James W. Bennett, AMS3 Jerald E. Bennett, AMSAN Leslie F. Her 88 1 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE ONE FIVE Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Five ' s primary mission is to provide Airborne Early Warning (AEW) data on targets entering the surrounding airspace. The largest single mission, secondary in importance only to early warning, is that of Combat Air Patrol (CAP) control. Other vital missions include strike control for attack aircraft, surface surviellance coordina- tion, search and rescue coordination, communications relay, control of missile firing exercises and a multi- tude of other missions that demand extensive command and control. The E-2B is one of the largest aircraft aboard MIDWAY and is easily recognized by its four tails and the Rotodome on top. With its five man crew, the E-2B Hawkeye represents a highly qualified team dedi- cated to one end; Service to the Fleet. In direct support of this goal, the 1978 79 Liberty Bells, commanded by CDR A. Harrison, responded to the arduous challenge of forward deployment by taking all Navy operational AEW awards for the period 1 July 77 to 31 December 78. The awards (in chronological order) are: CNO Aviation Safety S Award 1977 CO, USS MIDWAY Captain ' s Cup for athletic competition 1 978 COMFITAEWWINGPAC Golden Anchor Award 1978 CNO Aviation Safety S Award 1978 COMNAVIARPAC Battle Efficiency E 1977 78 CNO AEW Excellence Award 1978 CDR ART Harrison Commanding Officer L to R; LCDR Sim, LCDR Nebiker, LCDR Huxold, CDR Harrison, LCDR Lamey, LCDR Parsons Front Row L to R: ADAN Lott, AD3 Ford, ADI Kink, ADI Da a, LTJG Powell Back Row L to R: AD3 Shusler, AD2 Man- ihci, AD3 Rork, AD2 Peterson 90 Front Row L to R: LCDR Sim, LTJG Payton, LCDR Nebiker LCDR Hu.xJiold, CDR Harrison, LCDR Lamey, LT Edmondson, LCDR Parsons, CW02 Hammond, ENS Stark, LTJG Brown Back Row L to R: LTJG Overst, LT Johnston, LTJG Vaughan, LTJG Greene, LTJG Schildhouse, LTJG Woumnm, LTJG Patrick, LTJG Powell, LTJG Morris, LT Klauss L to R: AMCS Jordan, YNC Hol- mer, AVCM Forest, AVCM Coffin, AMHC Raines, AMSC Galloway, AFC Searle,ATCS Cook Front Row L to R: MS2 Gacayan, MH3 Babanto, LTJG Trump, AA Decata, YN3 Dowdy, PNSAWruble- ski. Middle Row L to R: AVCM Coffin, AMHC Faines, YNC Holmer, LCDR Sim, LTJG Payton, LCDR Nebiker, LCDR Lamey, ATCS Cook Back Row L to R: LTJG Woumnm, LTJG Vaughan, LTJG Morris Front Row L to R: AMHAN Icban, AMS3 Valencia, AN Vil- larrea], AMH3 Walters, ADS Southern Back Row L to R: LTJG Schildhouse, ADAN Ludwig, AN Tillery, AMS3 Dungar, AMS2 Adams, AN Paiz, AMEl Williams Front Row L to R: AMSAN Robison, AMSl DelRosario, AMSI Cagui, AMII2 .ent Back Row L to R: ADC Starr, AMIIAN .clift, AMSAN llentlcrson, AMil3 Haralson, AMSl Kalbc, AMHI Kiehaus, AMSC (iailoway Front Row L to R: AT: Marshall. AT3 Barrett. AE2 Russo. AT3 Smith. ATI Adams. AE3 Lohmann. ATAN Thompson. AT2 Sinclair, AE2 Lipscomb. Middle Row L to R: LT Johnston. AEC Searle. AEAN Lang. AEl Dunkin, AT2 Bickerstaff. AT2 Prasuhn,AE2 Reyes, AT3 Dahahv. AT2 Darr, AT2 Griffin. AT2 McCaUum. LTJG Patrick Back Row L to R: ATI Cooper. ATI Collins. ATI Finningan. AE2 Cervantes, AT3 Carmichael, AT3 Miller, AT2 Zoemer, AEAN Cleve- land, AT2 Neely, AT3 Pulliam, AT2 Moeller Front Row L to R: AMSAN Lee, AMSAN Harris, ABH3 Gamick Back Row L to R: ATAN Miller, AA Abramavage, AMS3 Nathanson, AMSl Howell Front Row L to R; AME2 Kidalog, AME3 Hosier, AME2 Vigo Back Row L to R: PRAN Dupuis, AMEAN Crauer, AME3 Love, AN -:,2 Rieb 93 Front Row L to R: AZAN Thompson, AEl Mcintosh, AKAN Encamacion, AD AN Viado, AKl Ldrdco, AZAN Covey, AKAN Camana Back Row L to R: LTJG Oberst, AMSC Rose, LTJG Brown, AMSC Jordan, AVCM Forrest. AZAN LaBeau, AZ2 Burzynski, AZl Froe- lich, AZ2 McGhee, LT Edmondson, LCDR Parsons, CW02 Hammond Front Row L to R: AFAN Rubish, ATAN Thompson, AA Decata, AMH3 Walters, ADAN Dora io Back Row Lto R: AMUl Bothcrmich. ADAA Johnson, AR Keiso,SR Long, AFAN Cleveland, AMI: AN Craver, LTJC. C.reene Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE Vigilantes 95 VF-151 Story m: ' Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE was originally commissioned Fighter Squadron TWENTY-THREE in 1948 at the Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia, Hying F4U-4 Corsairs and attached to Air Group Two onboard USS MIDWAY (CVB-41). Fighter Squadron TWENTY-THREE was redesignated Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE in February 1959 and deployed aboard USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) on the first of many cruises with Attack Carrier Air Group FIFTEEN. During this cruise the name of VIGILANTES was adopted as the squadron ' s official title, symbolic of the around the clock vigil of readiness by the men of Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE. In 1964, the VIGILANTES transitioned to the I-4B Phantom II and deployed aboard USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) on 7 December 1964. During this deployment, which lasted over eleven months, the Squadron flew almost 1500 combat sorties in support of United States efforts in Vietnam. Between May 1966 and March 1973, VF-151 made six more combat cruises onboard the carriers USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64), USS CORAL SEA (CVA-63). and USS MID- WAY. On their last combat cruise, deployed as a part of Carrier Air Wing FIVE onboard the newly modernized USS MIDWAY, the VIGILANTES spent 205 days in combat opera- tions, flew over 2500 sorties, and delivered nearly three million pounds of ordnance. It was the longest combat cruise of the Vietnam Conflict. Returning to the West Coast in March 1973, the Squadron again undertook an ambitious training schedule to prepare for the upcoming deployment to Japan and transition to the F-4N aircraft. Following conventional weapons deployments to El Centro and Fallon, Nevada, and carrier refresher training off the coast of Southern Cahfornia, the Squadron departed NAS Alameda aboard USS MIDWAY as a component of Attack Carrier Air Wing FIVE on 11 September 1973. Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE and USS MIDWAY are now homeported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the Navy ' s Overseas Family Residency Pro- gram. From May 1977 to September 1977, Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE completed an unprecedented overseas transition to the newer F-4J aircraft. Included among the many achievements in Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE ' s proud history is the receipt of the CNO Aviation Salety Award in 1955, 1962, 1964, and 1978. The Squadron has been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, four Navy Unit Commenda- tions, and two Meritorious Unit Commendations for the efforts in the Vietnam Conflict between 1964 and 1973. More recently the squadron was awarded the Navy E.xpeditionary Medal for service in the Indian Ocean, May 1979. CDRH.D Wisely Commanding Officer First Row L to R: (Dk Hughes, l.T .lohnson, LT Nickcil, (DR Wisely, LCDR Bates, LTJG icrlein, LT.IG Hiichowski Second Row L to R: LI Ringer, LT Robinson, LTJC; Walsh, LTJG Hanson, LTJC While, LCDR Buiggren, I-:NS Reddig, LT Foglcinan Third Row L to R: I.TJCJ Moore, LTJG Gallagher, LT Claeboe, LTJG Campbell, LT Brown, LTJG JelJnck, LTJG Henty Fourth Row L lo R; LT Mcliiraft. LCDR Dysart, LTJG Bernard, LTJG Zimmerman, LTJG McClellan LtoR:NCl Brewer, AQCS Kopf . -_ . ■■ ■Bl ' M.j.,,,l yif B 1 -J H M 4 -5 ' ' g iV n .... . -.xJi 1! 1 Front Row L to R: YNSN Buero, YN2 Burr, PNl Santos Back Row L to R: YN2 Kelson, PNSN Kendrick, YNSN Moore Front Row L to R: AECS Connell, AZAN Ullsperger, AZl Curtis Back Row L to R: AK2 Harrison, AN Jazmin, AZl Hill, ADCS Means, LTJG Boyd, AA Springfield 97 Front Row L to R: AT2 Payne, AT2 Lin- coln, AT A A Lawrence Back Row L to R: AT3 Johnston, ATA A Ramsey, ATC Noack, AT AN Wright Front Row L to R: AEl Norbury, AEAA Demyan, AEl Sewell, AE2 Kiper, AE2 Eraser, AEl Barajas, AE3 Conrady, AE2 Seitz 1 • ,r- V Front Row L to R: AQAN Anglin, A03 Rankin Back Row L to R: AQAA Leatliernian, AWAA Caslieman, AQl Rohbins, AW3 Bryan, AQAN Smith Front Row L to R: A02 Crow, A02 Dun- ker, AOl Faxon Back Row L to R: AOAN Parker, AOAA Faucett, AOAA Mullin, AOAA Snyder, AOAA Johnson, AOAN Morris Front Row L to R: AEC Lewis, AN Chavez, AR Suarez, ADAA Comely, AR Tapia Back Row L to R: AR Holden, AN Sandkuhl, AR Holland, AEAA Lewis, AR Rodriguez, AEl Rigney, AN Wasson, AMH2 Durbin, AR Valadez, AN Ferenc, AMSAN Reilly, AR Schmidt, LT Johnson 99 WSkW S ' m nA IBdk) ' ' ,i HB ' lil i kJr-4 PNP ?i K L to R: AME3 Newkerk, PR2 Wood, AMEAN Allen, AMEl Campbell, PR2 Reason, AME3 Reiter, AMEAN Spradling First Row L to R: AMSAN Malte .o, AMSAN Garayua, AMSAN Bell. AMHl Leonard, AMSl Flores, AMSAN Maidonado, AMS2 ingle, AMSAN Allen Second Row L to R: AEAi ' Hannigan, ADAA Brossart, ADl Peck, AMSI Garza, ADAN Brookshire Third Row L to R: ADAA Bouchard, AMIIAA Giles, AMMAN Vasquez, AD2 Windsor, AMS2 Glidewcll, AD3 Skibicki, AD2 Wytko, ADAN Bausch, AD3 Venegas, AMHC Garrison Fourth Row L to R: AMFUN Moyd, AMH2 Olson, AMHAA Names, AMSAN Edwards, AA Chenaull, ADAN Lowry 100 Front Row Lto R: AD2 Bergadine, AQl Smith Back Row L to R: AZ3 Gilkey, AOl Freeman, AMS2 Brooks Front Row L to R: AA Cornelius, AR Wickware, AA Angerson Back Row L to R: BM2 Glanzer, AA Temple, BMl Ble- vins, AN Martineau T H A I L A N D i 9 r MpoSywi H E 102 ' WP IUI Ripley Ripley Barton Medley 103 W 104 Begy 7ill3rr7c ll 105 Fighter Squadron ONE SIX ONE The mission of Figiiter Squadron One-Sixt -One ( ' F-161 ) is to provide fleet air defense, giving the carrier task force protection from hostile aircraft. Providing air cover in the versatile F-4 Phantom, the squadron is also tasked with strike missions against enemy surface and ground targets. The Chargers have a history dating back to World War II and have operated from the decks of LSS LEXINGTON and USS RANDOLPH. The squadron was decommissioned in 1945. then recommissioned in 1960. Before joining .A.ir Wing FIVE and the MIDWAY team in February 1971. VF-161 flew with Air Wing SIXTEEN aboard USS ORISKANY. with Air Wing FIFTEEN aboard USS CONSTELLATION and USS CORAL SEA. The Chargers proficiency in carrying out its mission was recognized with the awarding of the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle Efficiency E . Chargers CDR Andy Burgess Commanding Officer Front Row L to R: BMI D. King, SN F. Clemente, PNl J. Adams, LCDR K. Crenshaw Back Row L to R: AOAA R. Garza, AR R. Reeves, YN3 M. Poole, AEAN M. Tengwall, AAR. Webb,BM2D. Warth Front Row L to R: ENG G. Michaud, LCDR J. Dodd, KDR R. Kelly. LCDR J. Corcoran, CDR A. Burgess, LTJG R. Rogers, LTJG P. Hoenniger, LTJG B. Reune, LCDR K. Crenshaw, LTJG J. Capalbo Back Row L to R: LT D. Blevins, ENS G. Wheatley, LTJG K. Chambers, LTJG J. McCree, LTJG R. Hummel, LTJG G. Speclit, LT W. Smyth, LCDR R. Boennighausen, LTJG A. Downer, LT W. Granade, LTJG D. Rutkoff, LTJG S. Hissem, LT R. WiUard, LT M. Woods, LTJG N. N. Nacchio, LT D. Loehner, LT T. Hill, LT D. Bryant 107 ii Front Row L to R: AOC E. R. Perdue, AOAA M. L. Lawson, AOAA W. H. Hill, A02 D. T. Mozee, AOAN R. M. Carter, AOAA C. LO. Gary, LTG J. Lo. McCree, Jr. Back Row L to R: AOAN W. E. Hopkins, AGAR W. H. Bell, A03 D. R. Snyder, A03 P. J. Cherry, AOAA P. D. Alfrey f hJIi l R J ■ .- ' - Front Row L to R: ENS G. Michaud, AMS3 J. Paltonawick, AMHAN D. Helterbran, AMSAN M. Patti, ADl C. Hunt, AT! O. Coleman, AE2 M. Lynch, AOCS C. Denham Middle Row LtoR: AIVIH2 M. Cabanilla, AMHAN Skeate, AMH3 Barbati. AMHI R. Knight, AMSI Morong.AMHl D. Anderson, AKAN S. Ilao, AN G. Jackson, AMEAN R. Cochran, AME2 G. Neyra Back Row L to R: AEl O. Davis, AKI E. Drakeford, AZ2 R. Sheldon, AZ2 D. Heppler, AOl J. Richardson, AZ3 S. Rudd, AMEl D. Wells, AMEAN A. Scrubb lOK x-t ' j h n First Row L to R: AMS2 Cummings, AQ2 Routh, AMSl Hepp, AD3 Ivie Second Row L to R: ADAN Hillard, AN Sanders, AN Hensley, AA Casciotta, ADAN Barga, ADS WilUams, AMSAN Hyles Third Row L to R: AN Garcilaso, ADAN Bankston, AA Lemos, AN Samora, AA KoU, AMSAN Baird, AA Torres, AT3 Rock, LT Smyth Fourth Row L to R: AA McCalvin, AMSAN Schillinger, AN Lysne, AMH3 Schroeder, AA Reyes, AMHAA Cline, AA Pogy, AR Degler i Front Row L to R: AQ3 Mormon, ATI Young, AT2 Grimm, AEl Curry, ATI Bringham, AT2 Reed, AQl Ward, AEAN Neagley, AQ3 Motter Back Row Lto R: AE3 Royle, AE2 Brinegar, AE3 Roy, AE2 McManus, AT3 Goertzen. ATAN Guerra. AEl Marchewka. AQl Mortensen, AE3 Villalba, AEAN CoUins, AQC Johnson, AQl Moore, AEAN Parker, AE3 Euvard PR2 Reason, PR3 Richer, PR2 Tol .man, PRl Davis, PR2 Wood, AR Williams I U) Helicopter Combat Support Squadron One DETACHMENT TWO Angels LCDR T. S. Melecosky Officer-in-Charge HC-1 DET 2 from Feb. ' 78-Jan. ' 79 LCDR M. V. White Current Officer-in-Charge HC-1 DET 2 Front Row L to R: LCDR M. White, ENS J. Levy, LTJG R. Beck, LTJG J. Mckernan, LTJC R. Nesbitt Back Row L to R: LT T. Rogers, LT N. Kirby, LT R. Hill, LTJG D. Landon, LCDR J. Hyoe, LTJG G. Reed, LT S. Ivy, LTJG D. Desilva Front Row L to R: AME3 Hill, AD2 Uptegrove. AMS3 Cox Back Row L to R: AMSAN Clark. AMS3 MoreUi, AMS3 Dorrance, ATAN Bendix Front Row L to R: AMSAN Cox, AD3 Upiegiove, Al 2 (iibson, AH2 Slagle. AhAN Hill. AMSAN Moiclli Back Row L to R: AD AN Kenaig, AT2 Moore, AD3 Morales, ADAN Baker, ADAN Griswold Front Row L to R: D. Landon, L. Hayner, D. Duval, A. Billings, D. Bowes, J. Roinaiu), R. Beck Back Row L to R: N. Kirby, G. Reed, G. Gurt, J. Baker, T. Withers, M. McFee, S. Bartek Front Row L to R: AMIi: Pungtilaii, PK3 iioscy, AN Balderas, ADAN Datu, AMilAN Roberts Middle Row L to R: AMIll Wilkinson, ADAN Gacad, PR2 Kushner, AD2 Uptegrove, AMSAN Clark. ADAN Vazquez Back Row L to R: AMIi3 Bailey, AD2 Gordon, AA Brown, AMH3 Haton, AD3 Pratt, AMS3 Morelli, ADAn Reardon, LTJG Beck Marine Tactical Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron TWO Detachment X LtoR: MAJD. Weber, OIC;MAJG. Emerson, XO Lto R: MGYSGT T. Bond, SOT G. Russell 115 Front Row L to R: MAJ J. Weber, OIC; MAJ G. Emerson, XO; CAPT Thomas, CAPT Johnson, 1 LT Brubaker, CAPT Bates, CAPT Sonnenberg, CAPT Cooker, CAPT Buchanan, 1 LT lannello Back Row L to R: 1 LT Irvine, CAPT Baker, CAPT Monarch, CAPT Duberstein, 1 LT Mayer, CAPT Cassidy, 1 LT Lehmann, CAPT Hicks, 1 LT Buck Front Row L to R: (iYSGT Tagman, SOT Wilson, CPL Schneider, LCPL Young, CPL Beatty Middle Row Lto R: CPL Makaskie, LCPL Haller, SSGT McDonald, SGT Rodriguez, SSGT Milne, SSGT Mason Back Row L to R: CAPT Duberstein, 1 LT lannello, CAPT Sonnenberg, 1 LT Mayer, CAPT Brubaker, 1 LT Lohmann, CAPT Johnson, CAPT Buchanan, 1 LT Buck, CAPT Bates, CAPT Cassidy 116 Front Row L to R: 1 LT Irvine, GYSGT Fouse, SSGT Howard, SOT Jones, SSGT Torres, LCPL Tomkinson, PFC Maiun. SSGT Kinkel, SGT Walther, CPL Barkely, CAPT Baker Back Row L to R: 1 LT Dison, SSGT Peel, SSGT Crasser, SSGT Jenkins, SSGT Potter, SGT White, CPL Smith, CPL Goodin, LCPL Waters, SSGT Smith, SGT Newell, SSGT Slusser, CAPT Monarch Front Row L to R: CPL Shirley, SGT Dennison, LCPL Baynard, CPL Helgeson, SSGT Healy, CPL Maffett, SSGT Speich, SGT McGuire, GYSGT Mabus Middle Row L to R: SGT Ulrickson, CPL Harkins, SGT Brown, LCPL Cornett, LCPL Kiltz, SSGT Jenkins, SSGT Ham, CPL Smiley, SSGT Guhr Back Row L to R: Pete Cantor, GAC, CPL Rommann, LCPL Stark, CPL DeLoach, LCPL Sennett, CPL Hobbs, SSGT Miller, CPL Smith, SGT Morales, CPL Uepins, GYSGT Kunkle, John Smeby GAC, CAPT Thomas 117 Front Row L to R: SSGT TaUman, SSGT Williams, SSGT Zinni, CPL Mues, SOT Mackey, LCPL Tomkinson, LCPL Smith, SGT Leino, GYSGT Ricketts Middle Row L to R: SSGT Vanbibber, SGT Tripp, CPL Strauss, LCPL Ruby, CPL Delorme, CPL Zimmerman, CPL Trembley, CPL Sexton Back Row L to R: SSGT Grink, LCPL Derichsweiler, LCPL Schoengarth, CPL Mailhot, SSGT Nichols, LCPL Stetter, CPL Herman, CAPT Thomas Front Row L to R: CPL Kigin, SCn Burch, CPL Dughman, SGT Groves, CPL Chaffee, CPL Mart, PLC Potter, CPL Genlile, SGT Lineker, SSG ' I Bullock, SSGT Lingner Back Row L to R: CPL Robinson, CPL Tirado, CPL Paskovitch, SGT Fisher, SGT Robinson, SS(;T Coleman, SGT Sheldon, SGT Jones, (PI,Kcndall,CPLFra .ier,SSGT Ryan, CAPT cooker 118 Flight Operations 119 Cadaver 612 Phantom Ball Coming Home (I ' hotos by VIVIFP-3 DET 2] 20 121 123 124 125 Marine Tactical Reconnisance Squadron Three Detachment Two VMFP-3 DET-2 MAJ W.L. Bean Oinc VMFP-3 DET-2 2(, Front Row L to R: 1 LT Raths. MAJ Beam, 1 LT Bradley, CAPT Boone Back Row L to R: CAPT Ghormley, 2 LT Limboe, CAPT McSpadden, CAPT Waggoner. CAPT Sams Front Row L to R: CPL Huber, LCPL Cardenas, PFC Ottens, LCPL Mowery, LCPL Justice, LCPL Gleason, LCPL Morris, LCPL Zeilier, CPL Langit, CPL Rodriguez Back Row L to R: LCPL Grimes, PFC Johnson, SGT Alaverz, LCPL Sykes, LCPL James, CPL James, CPL Labrie, SGT Rhoads, LCPL Donham, CPL Bailey, CPL Plimpton, CPL Bliss, CPL Davis, LCPL Gardiner, CPL Sowizdrzac 127 Front Row L to R: SGT Pflie- ger, CPL Kardis, CPL Tavarez, SGT Frost, CPL Francis Back Row L to R: CPL Hotch- kiss, LCPL Santiago, LCPL Wallis, LCPL Coe, CPL Adams Front Row L to R: CPL Tyler, LCPL Rarrick CPL Carter, LCPL Ostlie, SGT Felt, CPL Ostlie, CPL Knight. LCPL Butson, CPL Thomp- son, CPL Levens Middle Row L to R: LCPL Wilson, PVT Moses, SGT Holmes, HN Lucas, CPL Pucci, LCPL Vinson, CPL Phillips, SGT Rohr, LCPL Gass- man, CPL Adams, LCPL Travis, LCPL Casper. LCPL Keesler Back Row L to R: LCPL Lam, SGT Feuling, LCPL Stuekensnieder, LCPL Koenig, SGT Ford. LCPL Stu .inski, LCPL Strecter, CPL Ruk- stalis, CPL McFarland, LCPL Payson, SGT Houston, CPL Kauer, CPL Wollseltlager Front Row L to R: SSGT LomeUi, SSGT Tom, SSGT McHugh, GYSGT Furr, SSGT Baker, SSGT Leighton, GYSGT Hebrank, SSGT Kreisher, GYSGT EhrUch, GYSGT Guy Middle Row L to R: HMl Houser, SSGT Vance, GYSGT LechUnski, MSGT Laduke, SSGT Dodd, SSGT Lamb, SSGT Dove SSGT Dove SSGT Ramos, GYSGT Gilliam, GYSGT Jones, SSGT Green Faireconron ONE -r !A. V VQ-1 VQ-l Story VQ-1 DET ALPHA, home based at NAS Agana Guam, is composed of six officers and twenty enlist- ed. It has been an integral part of CVW-5 since the autumn of 1974. Flying the EA-3B SKYWARRIOR, DET ALPHA has served as CVW-5 ' s primary electronic support measures (ESM) asset, providing affective early detec- tion and analysis of exercise and real world radar threats. LCDR Art Rowley, Officer-in-Charge, has led the DET since June 1978. During this period, the detach- ment has enjoyed a high sortie completion rate and an increased readiness posture. [VQ-1 Maintenance) Lto R: ADl Jacobson, ATC King, LT Dupaul Front Row L to R: AMSAN Alexander, AD3 Cruvcr, AD3 Haynes, LTJG Garrison, LTJG Poli .zi, LT Brainerd, IT Diipjul, LCDR A. Rowley IM, OK , LTJG Banks Back Row L to R: ALAN Tyndall, ATS Bauernfcind, AME2 Broughton, AE3 Phillips, AMS3 Bradley, AT3 Willison, ADl Jacob- son, CTI2 Kasey, ATC King, CTI2 Johnson, AT3 Creed, AKAN Neidigh. AT3 Harper, AMH3 Woods, A03 Hays, ATAN Poole, AEAN Breeden, AT3 Homrich, ATAN Shilfer I ' ■() Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FIFTY 3 Front Row L to R: P03 Deittman, P02 Sales. P02 Attara, P02 Rushiy, AN Evocole Back Row L to R: ADCS Lowery, P02 Fieiro, P02 Morris, P03 Reed, P02 Lueikum, LTJG Martin, LCDR Kane VRC -50 L to R: ADR2 Blevins, ADAN Milbrandt, AMEl Bachman, AE3 Elledge 131 Republic of the Philippines M Ripley 133 i Joseph Wisely 134 Communications Department Call it ' Cojmmand a Whatever the term, thil who rose to e ach occasi In port or inderway day, distribu ed over 6| frequency spectrum The electronic using the trie|d with ships in How well third conseci|itive best in the world and tru company, lid they p| time smce ' W;st Control ' , the Voice of Command ' or just plain keeping in touch, bar ' s cruise demanded the best from MIDWAY ' S Communicators CR ' Radio Shack ' sent and received an average of 675 messages a [lion copies during the year and maintained vital circuits across the CR was superbly complimented by the men of Signals Division kthods of flashing light, flaghoist and semaphore to communicate [rm? Well enough to earn the coveted GREEN C award for the the right to boast a new motto - MIDWAY Communications, Cor(« ! ° 135 LOCK K. Davis Communications Officer L to R: LT P. Maurer, RMCM J. Kalin Front Row L to R: RMSA I annian, RMSA Lowe, RMSN Ranik, YNSN Rappiey, RM3 Miller, RMSN King Middle Row L to R: 1;N.S Cohen, RMSA McCarey, SA Dutcher, RMSN McKinniss, SR Rainy, RM3 Borders Back Row Lto R: RM3 Chappeli, RM3 Piciniclt, RM2 Harmon, RM2 Geinier, RMSA Nagle 136 Front Row L to R: RMSN Guerrero, RMSN Mercado, RM2 Jarrett, RMSA Nash, RMSA Kiger, RMSN Candelaria, RMSN Dwyer Middle Row L to R: RMl Robinson, RMS McHughes, RM2 Peterson, RMSA Smith, RMSN Riveland Back Row L to R: RMCS Stark, RM2 Becker, RMSA Brooks, RMSA Austin, RMl Bryon, RMSA Northrup, RMSA Richardson, SR Labbate, RM3 Zeimer, RMl Nichols, RMC Medeiros 137 Front Row L to R: SMC Layne, SMSA Holmes, SM3 Smith, SMSA Reynolds Back Row L to R: SMSA Stein, SM2 Nagy, SM3 Rhodes, SMS Stinnett, SM3 Morse Front Row L to R: SMSA Allain, SMSA Moore , SMSA Swann, SMSN Black Back Row L to R: ENS Lester, SMSA Clayton, SMSN Wil- liams, SM2 Hill, SMSA Volkman 139 DecKDepartment The responsibilities of replenishment of both Deck Department on MIDWAY are both varied and vital. Underway fuel and stores is p erhaps the most essential tasking, enabling MIDWAY to perform assigned missions anywhere in the world. This vital function includes refueling our escorts whenever necessary. Bridge, lookout and lifebuoy watches are all manned by Deck Department. Anchoring, mooring as well as running liberty launches are additional responsibilities. Less spectacular, but equally important, is the constant care and preservation of the massive hull and extensive weather decks which must be done. 140 Front Row L to R: SA Estada, SN Hofferber, SN Williams, SR Pareja, LTJG Wooten, SN Kapsch, SN Serrano, SA Toscano, BM2 Firminger. Middle Row L to R: BMSN Sherwood, BMC Cox, SN Holman, SN Delon, SN Easterling, SA McDaniel, SA Castenada, SN Salas, SA Porcha, SR Epps, SR Elliott, SN Felder, SA Martin. Back Row L to R: BMl Clyde, BM2 Thorp, SA Zinser, BMl Renrick, SN Hennessey, BMSN Moreno, SN Dunlap, BMSN Bindiola, SN Smaage, SN Mauldin, SR Doten, BMl Adams First Row L to R: ENS Bogdanowicz, BMl Hadorn, SN Dominguez, BMSN Strathy, SN Palmino, SN Gagliardi, SN Berube, SN Costello, BM2 Galloway Second Row L to R: SA Johnson, SA Lagunero, SN Amaral, SR Wolke, SR Gray, SA Peck, SA Beltran, SA Pabst, BM2 Clauss Third Row L to R: SA Benjamin, SA Ayars, SR Haring, SA Devine, SN Thompson, SA Bradshaw, SA Dunlap, SA Griego, SA Fitzgerald Fourth Row L to R: BMSN Lister, SN Davis, SA Ford, SN Kephart, BMSN Kintz, SA Milner, BM3 Joe Driscoll, SN Light, SN Smith 141 First Row L to R: BM3 Lacey, SA Addison, SR Sweeny, AN Reyes, SA Bivings, SN Cantillo, SN Deya, SA Potter, SA Nelloms Second Row L to R: SN Coddington, BMSN latum, SA Pamituan, SA DelaCruz, BMSN Yates, SA Turner, SA Wright, SA Ahrens, SA Beale, SA Hall Third Row L to R: SA Camp, SA Meade, SA Phillips, BMSN Bedwell, SA Stinson, SR Fitzgerald, SN Winston Fourth Row L to R: ENS Singer, BM 1 Heitz, SR Perkins, SA Rushay, SN Casswell, SA Rogers, SN Rojas, BMSN Llewellyn, SA Willen- brecht, BMSN Savage, SA Wilhoite, SA Maddox, SA Gadson, BM2 McGlothin, BMC Hurley Front Row L to R: SA McManus, SA DeGuaman, SA Norris, SN Nuez, SA Jcske, SA Araracap, SA Merril Middle Row L to R: SA Flanagan, SA Brewer, SN Zuniga, SA i ' ranklin, SA Wain- wrighl, BM3 l.inville Back Row L to R: BMC Hallesy, BMl Holmes, BM3 Holmes, SA Benson, SR Brown, SA Hehman, SA DriehorsI, SA Pridgcn, BM3 Dicckman, SA McCarthy, BM3 Brown, FNS Caviness 142 Crossing the Line 143 144 iiis.. |j ' Nagy -A Abrisch 145 i Medley 146 147 I I Dent Department midway ' s Dental D jpartment provides the crew and embarked air wing with all phases of dentistry and oral healt i care. Equipped with five ultra-modern dental operating rooms and a prosthetic laboratory, the capabffff[?? ' TTf-the clinic aie equival t to those of large dental facilities ashore. Staffed with four dentists and ten dental technicians. Dental ' s continuous program of oral hygiene helps to minimize disease and maximize prevention and control of oral decay. i 148 Dental 149 L to R: IT Dale K. Wilcox, LT Kenneth C. Hoibeck, l,T i ' rank J. Kraliclivil The responsibilities the ship they man. To Engi ne ng Department midway ' s Engineering Department are as massive as ' s 65,000 tons moving and functioning at speeds up to 32 knots requires five divisions tff ' Ope ' rale and maintain the exlaosive steam, water, electrical, fire-fighting, hydraulic, |compressed gas and air conditioning systPmi Engineering Departnient ' s men enter into every aspect of shipBoard hfe. Whether it be to repair a broken door latch or a piece of galley equipment restore an aircraft elevator or the anchor windlass to operation, or rework a disabled boiler or main engine while underway, they are proud and capable Engineers, the best in WESTPAC. MIDWAY engineers are the best, and they proved it by Joking the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle E . 151 CDR R. E. Ames Chief Engineer LCDR W. S. Haimes Main Propulsion Assistant (DR. I. M. loncs Diiiii;igc Control Assistant 152 Front Row L to R: YNl Gray, SN Tyler. YNSN McElroy Middle Row L to R: SA Arellano. FA Shoemaker Back Row L to R: YN3 Mayo, MM2 Labounty, SN Lewis r ' 1 9 I i.-..j ...- jl ' ■r n, J| il H ' w 1 « ' i 154 155 A Division Lto R: MMFA Vassar, FN Oman, MM3 Shaw,MM3 Compton, FN Gonzales L to R: LTJG Steward, AUX Officer, CW02 Marlchuk, Material Officer L to R: MM3 Macey, FN Rindy Front Row L to R: MMFN Wotnack, MMFN Salcido, MM3 Holland, MMFN Hendrickson, Middle Row L to R: FN Holmes, MM. Pliiilips. MMI-N Dirkscn, MM! Bolen Back Row L to R: MMFN llouchin. FN Austin, F;N. I ' aimci, FN French, FA Miilroy, FR Woodruff 156 WWWmsifl Front Row L to R: MMFN Phillips, MMFA Rogel Middle Row L to R: FA Baldwin, ENFA Hypes. FA Justice, MMFA Sutter Back Row L to R: ENFN Parum, FR Frechette, FN Larsen, FA Williams, MM3 Riiacca, MMl Lyman L to R: MMFA Hayes, MM2 Grubb, FN Fisher Front Row L to R: MMl Orlando, MMFN Gomez, FA Brown, MM3 Herbig Back Row L to R: MMFN Belgum, FN Lundquisit, MMFN Hanson, MMFN Troop 157 L to R: LTJG Stewart, ENC Mingus, FA Evangelista, MMl Olegario L to R: MMl Gochnaur, FN Hensler, MM3 Barclay MMFA Runyon Front Row L to R: MMl Gochnaur, MMFA Walker, MMFA Cut Back Row L to R: FN Papanier, MM3 Barclay, MMFA Church, MM3 Kreivi, FN Brookshire 158 Front Row L to R: FN Liming, AOAA DilaOo, AA Guthery Back Row L to R: MSSN Hamilton, OSSA Gugel, ABFAN Hatfield, ABHAA Strait, MM2 Haas Front Row L to R: MRFA Waquiu, FA Simon, MRC Jackson Back Row L to R: MRFA Rhine, FN Stanley, MRFA Schaefer Front Row L to R: ENFN Bishop, ENFN Vroman, FN Fisher, FN Padilla Middle Row L to R: ENFA KeUer- man, FN Sanders, ENl Crawford, FN Henry, ENFA Sandusky, ENFN Fouts, ENS San Mateo Back Row L to R: ENFN Harstad, ENFN Kestner 159 L to R: LTJG Shearon, ENS Williams, LT Sloss, ENS LaValle, BT3 Fatherly, FA Konntz n Front Row L to R: FA Pratt, BTFN Myrick, BTFA Dunn Middle Row L to R: FA Bertram, BTFA McGuire Back Row L to R: BRFA Thomas, FA Iler .og, BTI Perry, FA Whcekion, BT2 Schwede 160 L to R: BTCS Snider, B TC King, BTC Raghiant, BTC i Wylie, BTl Stanley L Front Row L to R: BRFA Hewitt, BTFA CoUom, FA Young Back Row L to R: BTFA Jarrett, FA Williams, BTl Brown, FN Caraveo 161 Front Row L to R: BTFA Williams, BT2 Aquino, FA Fenwick, FA Vocke Back Row L to R: FA Hondzinski, BTFA Gilden- zoph, BT3 Smith, FN Hart, BTl Neal, FA Kabasky, BT3 Graham ■ ■l t M ' ' . ' ' 1 ' ■w w [If if C: y j n m jEr vL W] W{ r ■ I M 1 I ' - rA Si El p- K m ■ 1 f i j| IP ▼ ; P W Jl jMl v i Hk A r tui ! ' Q i i 1 | y i First Row L to R: BTl Huebsch, BTFA Claxton, BTFA McArthy, BTFN Ihrig Second Row L to R: BTFN Nutting, BTFN Foley, BT2 Trajano Third Row L to R: BTFN Omior, BTFA Woods, BTFA Staley Fourth Row L to R: BTFA Miller, BTI ' N Farrington, BTFA Sly, BTFA Hooks, BT3 Banks First Row: BTFN Thrasher Second Row: BTFA WalHs Third Row: FN Winburn Fourth Row: FN Dane, BT2 Clybum Front Row L to R: BTFN Greife, BT3 Dke Back Row L to R: BT3 Anderson, FN Melton, BT3 Velez L to R: BTFA Cook, BT3 Dice, FA Barker, BT3 Anderson, BT3 Askew 163 Front Row L to R: BTFA Col- lins, BTFN Jarmon Back Row L to R: BTFN Ac- ker, BT2 Flores Front Row L to R: BT3 Bergman, BT3 Spuiin Middk Row L to R: BT2 Woodard, BT3 West, BTFN Costanten, BTFN Rector Back Row L to R: BT2 Walsh, BTFA Skaalerud, BTE-N Davis, FA Bagley, FA Carper 164 Front Row L to R: BT3 Mor- gan, BTFNRoss, BTFA Flores, BTFN Fernandez, BTFN Hil- ton Middle Row L to R: FA Nel- son, BTFN Clark Back Row L to R: BTFA Witzl, BT2 Brown, BTFA Her- bert Front Row L to R: BTFA Brighton. BTFN Foley, BTFA Monteleone, FA Nemeth Back Row L to R: BT3 Ball, BT3 Krohn, FA Burke, FA Stedwell, FA Orta, FN Davis Front Row L to R: BTFA Smith, FA McCauley, FN Craw- ford Middle Row L to R: FA Guerra, BTFN Garrovillas Back Row L to R: FA Bentley, BT3 Simonis, BTFN Oloman Front Row L to R: BTFA Smith, BTFA Sul- hvan Back Row L to R: BT: Budd, BTFN Oloman, BTFN (ill man, BTFN Garroviihis 166 L to R: FN Bailey, BTFA Monteleone, BT2 PhilUps, BTFA Brighton, BA Burke Front Row L to R: BTFA Severson, BT3 Ewing Back Row L to R: FA Hempstead, BTFN EUiott, BT2 Stoppenbrink L to R: BT3 Giffin, BTFN Feli- ciano, BTFA Bunker f W - ., R S ' ■ ' «k. Front Row L to R: BT3 Ramirez, BTFN Torres, BTl House Back Row L to R: FN Bell, BTFA Ladd, BTFA Amacher, FN Kosturko, BTFA Ray, FN Gonzales, BTFN Moxley, BTFN Hicks Front Row L to R: BTFA Barton, BTFA French, FN Adams Back Row L to R: FN Paulson, BTFN Galvin, BTFN Bace, FA Vidaud, BTFN Warren, FA Bettencourt 168 Front Row L to R: BT3 Albert, FA Riggs, FA Waioushby, BTFA Swallow Back Row Lto R: BTFA McCuen, FA Hensley, FN Hicks, FA Cheek Front Row L to R: BT3 Canlas, BTFA Markel, BT3 Griffin, BT3 Ingram Back Row L to R: BTFA Smiley, FA Vermeulen, BTFA Lorge, BTFA Johnson 169 Front Row L to R: FA Denny, EMI Welsh, FA Dixon, FA Zappia, EMFN Gile. FA Thompson Back Row L to R: FA Putnam, EM2 Partido, EMFN Her- nandez I rent Row L to R: FA Sees, EMFN Palubinsky, EMFN Hrown, EM3 Carney Back Row L to R: EMFN Capuli, FA Fong, FA Henry 170 Front Row L to R: ICFN Herrington, IC3Wiebold, IC2 Nance, IC3 Clark Middle Row L to R: ICFN Bray, ICFN Carri- zoza, IC3 Silvas Back Row L to R: FA Rivas, ICFA Gallaher, FA Ravenell Front Row L to R: ICFN Ashbrook, IC3 Trainham, FA Brown, ICFN BlockUnger, ICFN Reines Middle Row L to R: ICFN Banas, IC2 Mc- Guire Back Row L to R: ICFN Evans, ICl Rainey 171 Front Row L to R: FA Agui- naldo, EMFN Leitzoq, EMFN Coccia, EM2 Barba, IC3 Pease, IC2 Caldwell Back Row L to R: EMFN Sul- livan, LTJG Parrish, EMC Stevens Front Row L to R: FA Pellon, EMFN Koglin, KM3 Westfield, EM3 VaUejos, EMFN Men- do a Back Row L to R: EMFN Barr, EM3 Harvey, FM3 Spencer, EMC Bernabe, EM3 Jackson, I, Ml Lumanlan, FA Johnson, EM3 Vicencio 17: Front Row L to R: EMS Dorgan, EM3 Merino, EMFN Trzeskowski, EMFN Krayewski, EM3 Weber, EM3 Rata- Front Row L to R: EMFN Ray, EMFN Thomas, EMFN Taylor Middle Row L to R: EMS Unangst, EMFN Engquist, EMFN Crabtree, EM2 Echague Back Row L to R: EMI Mungcal, EMS Schalk, EMFN Locke, FA Brace, EMS Everett, EMFA Cadle 17S M w E i nil t ' ii P ( j jlir ' .ift y jH2 ' i ■ ■ i . ? J « 1 m - 1 ■ i ' -1 1 1 lii 1 j1 1| Front Row L to R: MMl Suarez, MM 2 Green Back Row L to R: FA Knoble, MMFA Fierstos Front Row L to R: MM2 Quijano, FA Barber Back Row L to R: LT Calabrese, ENS Reuter, ENS Cloward, MMCS Harvard Front Row Lto R: MMFA Wickliffe, MMFA Tliiine, FN Woodfall Back Row Lto R: I ' A Linscwback, FN Shcrer, MMI ' N Angeles, FACollernuin, FR Maiipin, I A Mclson 174 Front Row L to R: MMFA Brissey, MM2 Bennett Back Row L to R: MM3 Wilson, FN Pedrosa, MMFN Golas, MMFA Koehler Front Row L to R: MM3 Smith, FN Lamb, FN Foster, MMFN Antonavich Back Row L to R: FN Granger, FA Robinson Front Row L to R: FA Baumchen, FA Rizzo, MM3 Demagistris Back Row L to R: FA Hogan, FN Ross, FN Signor, MM2 Binuya, MM2 Coombs, MMC Flaherty 175 Front Row: MM 3 Gigueroa Middle Row L to R: MMl Madarang, MMl Coles Back Row L to R: MMC Glover Front Row L to R: MM3 Lindholm, MMFN Eastin, MMFN Casady Back Row L to R: MMFN Miller, MM2 Wolf, MMFA Schultz, MM3 Bellezar L to R: FN Smith, MMFN Mullen, FA Robinson, MMFN Antonavich I7r, Front Row L to R: FA Moser, MMFN Hall. FR Thompson, FN Medina Back Row L to R: FA McCuUey, FA Olmeda L to R: FA Gonzales, MMFN Pearson, FA Lutiick, MMFA Maclow Front Row L to R: FA Mc- Gee, MM3 Keny,MM3 Dahl, MM3 Jorgenson Back Row L to R: FA Ellis, MMFA Brissey 177 Front Row L to R: FA Westbrook, MMFN Cleland Back Row L to R: MMFN Sweeney. MMFN Jones. MM2 Beyer, MMFN DulT Front Row L to R: FR Brown. MMFA Sommer. MMFA O ' Brien Back Row L to R: FN AugeUo. MM2 Fritz, MMFN Gilpin. MMFA Owens Front Row L to R: MMFA Oljvas, FA Majors Back Row L to R: MM3 Lietaert. MMFA Alford. MMFN Stills, mm: Willard JJ« ' MtRH — HVt jE VWi 1 ■tft ' M BBP r 1 1 M i • if 1 1 i 11 178 L to R: MMFA Belk, MMFN Vargas, MMFA Thario,MM3 Fennell Front Row L to R: MMFA Toney, MM3 Engleking, FA Solis Back Row L to R: MMC Bazar, MM3 Finken, FA Colon 179 Front Row L to R: FA Farkas, FN Resales. MMFA Chimento Middle Row L to R: FA Sloan, MM3 Langdon.MMl Learning Back Row L to R: MMFN Upchurch, MM3 Holland, FN Barham, FA Lesper- ance, MMFN Fitch, MMFN Smalley Front Row L to R: MMFN Martin, FN Rush, MM 1 Apolista, FN McGinnis Back Row L to R: MMFA Rier, FR .Stevenson, MMFN Chadwick,MM3 Fvans, FA Castner I HO Front Row L to R: FA Miera, FN Foley, FN Beair, FN Roybal Middle Row L to R: FA Aulner, FA Surface, HTFA Ross Back Row L to R: HT3 Grain, HTFA Fairbanks, HTFA Keleher, HTFA Strik Front Row L to R: HT3 Tokas, HT2 Stevens, HTFN Gonzales, FN Roybal, HTFN Hartman, HTFN Koeller Back Row L to R: CDR Fones, DCA; HTl Hanger, HTl Baber, HT3 Lane, HTFN Marcinkevich, HT3 Stanley, HT3 Backer, CW02 Bauman Front Row L to R: liTIA llcsson, HTFN Shamiio, HT3 Wier, HT2 Marlsching Back Row L to R; lA Dcbriiynic, HTFA Smith, OSSN Adams, HTFN Landry 182 1 mM i ' n K I «V 1 1 l.A H L to R: MMFN Hays, HT2 Wilson, HTFN Lundt Front Row L to R: HTFN Gonzales, HTFN Koeller Middle Row L to R: FN Champion, FN Beatley, FN King Back Row L to R: FN Schloff, HTFA BuUard, HTFN Valentine Front Row L to R: HTl Baber, HT3 Tokas, FN Elfert Middle Row L to R: FA Jeter, FN McCamy, HTFN Gavin, FN Hen- sley, FR Parker Back Row L to R: HTFN Foster, HTFA Mackulin, HT2 Vitti, HT3 Starleym HTFN Bennett 183 L to R Mandy L to R: FA Hahn, HTFN Accountius, HT: Stevens 184 Front Row L to R: FN Autrey, HTFN Snyder Middle Row L to R: HTFR Zemostel, HTFN Diaz HTFN Kotnula, FN Sorenson Back Row L to R: HTFN Zimmerman, HTFA Deaver, HTFA Parr Front Row L to R: HT3 Miller, HTFA Rodriguez, HTFA Elford Back Row L to R: HTFA Latimer, HTFA Ballinger, HTFN MacMuUen 185 The Russians I ' ■ ater- LTJG Begy 187 I 4 - ' SsHSPi ' ffT 190 191 The many offices lodated keeping to radio and tel3vision Managing the administrat Department. Public affjairs office ail come under the Executive De rtment throughout the ship doing jobs ranging from personnel record- s broadcasting are all part of the Executive Department. ive affairs of the command is the primary functions of Executive career counseling, postal services, legal aid and the chaplains ' auspice he Executive Department. 192 Front Row L to R: SA league, CW02 T. Wernli, YNSA Craze Back Row L to R: YNSA Norfleet, YNSN Grove, YN2 McCreary 193 POST OFFICE - Front Row L to R: SN Walsh, FC3 I-.. Stapleton. PCSN E. Calderon, PCSN J. Moore, PCSN M. Young, SA C. Schere Back Row L to R: PCS A. Tonatore, SA J. Britt, SA P. Congelton, PC2 P. Laveck, SA R. Decheubel, PCCS M. Bertalan, PC Lowes 194 PERSONNEL - Front Row L to R: PNl Manoais, CW02 Yeager, PN3 Gimutao, PNSN Thompson, SN Clark, PNC Savidge Middle Row L to R: PN3 Page, SN Arroyo, PN3 Mastrianni, PNSN Taylor Back Row L to R: PNSN Perez, PN3 Cox 1 ■ FTSSn ma, „ ■■ I B ! 1 i f fW 1 4 Hfe P MW ■1 W ' ' p Pl 0| i L H L 1 B B.l.AkL s TYPEWRITER REPAIR IM3 J. Reusser LEGAL - Front Row L to R: LNC R. Brown, LNl J. Barnes, YN3 Mark Fickey, PN3 Q. Bloodsaw, LT LT L. Bergersen 195 SPECIAL SERVICES - Front Row L to R: AQC L. Benysek Middle Row L to R: SA T. Arkinson, AMI 12 R. Blomquisl Back Row L to R: SN R. Kurz, AMI II R, McClain 196 CHAPLAIN ' S OFFICE - L to R: LCDR J. Friel, SN S. Allen, CDR J. Moor, SN R. Triana MAA - L to R: HTl M. Moran, MAI J. Joliff , AD2 R. McGee, MACS Lura PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Front Row L to R: CT03 K. White, ENS R. Alexander Back RowLtoR: J02C.R. Lovejoy, J02 D. Guiam, SN J. Horner, SN D. KeUer 197 CPO COMPARTMENT CLEANERS - Front Row L to R: AMSAN Curtis, AA Reed. HTFA Pross. ICFN Katz. AMEAA Craver, OSSN Snyder, PR2 Dunn. AA Madison. FA Demet MAA - Front Row L to R: ATI Verbilla, AKl Plamenco. ABH2 Atkinson. SA Chambers Back Row L to R: AMS2 Eusebio, SA Neiderhiser. SR Marten. A02 Borba. BTI Haloski. MS2 Brousard 1% 199 RADM R. E. Kirksey LT K. F. Lover 200 Front Row L to R: RMCM G. R. Crews, CDR W. T. Rosselle Back Row L to R: RMS A. S. Tucker, RM2 J. L. Palmer, RM2 J. B. Haun, RMl M. J. Bogart Front Row L to R: CW02 L. G. Hipskind, ETC T. L. Coleman, CDR L. G. Bond, CAPT J. W. Keathley, LCDR J. A. Julian Middle Row L to R: CDR G. A. Kristensen, LCDR D. F. Hassett, CDR V. A. Karcher, CDR A. Bleakley, 0S3 M. M. Michael, SN W. W. Cotton, LCDR J. R. Beduhn, CDRA. J. Rochells Back Row L to R: BMl M. Domes, LCDR W. E. Small, 0S3 M. W. Morrison, OSCS R. F. Cooney, QM2 J. L. Price, 0S2 D. F. G-een 201 Front Row L to R: YNl R. J. Tyler, PN2 C. W. Mosher Back Row L to R: YN3 P. C. Caliii, LCDR C. D. Englehardt, YN3 D. A. Turlip L to R: ISl J. R. Quick, LCDR J. S. Gates, CDR R. J. Wilson, IS2 C. L. Bender Front Row L to R: MSSN A. S. C;ibbs, M,S2 D. !■■. Macaraeg, MSCS R. A. Dia ., i;i K. h. Lover, MS2 A. H. Pclina,M.S3 J. Iloyt Back Row L to R: MSSN R. T. Seitn, YNl M. -R. Holbrook, MSSN M. D. Wing, MSSN T. W. Schlitter 202 203 I I 204 IUt Begy I 206 1 Medical Department The mission of IdlDWA ' s Medical Department is the maximization and preservation of the operational readiness of the command. The discharge of this responsibility is effected by contingency planniijig, the practice of preventive medicine and the delivery of primary health is mission, the MIDWAY Medical Depai iit is composed of MIDWAY and CVW-5 personr jel. integrat ed into an efficient, responsive medical team. The MIDWAY CVW-5 medical HBBx of technicians capable of providing a wide spectrum of pa- tient care ; OR, phanTrScT dvanced lab, independent duty, fcventive medicine, aviation medicine, X-ray and field medicine. In one year ' s time over 26,000 visits are made to sick bay, over 4200 X-rays taken; over 36,000 prescriptions filled, more than 900 patients afe alkuitted and over 200 operative procedures performed. The Success of the care r rf redTelongs to the often forgotten Hospital Corpsman (the first line of defense), kp Jw as DOC to the crew. It is to these fine men that the Medical Department dedicates Jms portion gJ M Misebook 207 J. F. Clymer CAPT ' MC, USN Senior Medical Officer L to R: LT V. Wilson, MSC; LT M. Wood, MC; LCDR A. Carolla, MC; CDR H. Thomas, MC. Front Row Lto R: UN J. W. Harbison, HA R. D. Tiliey, LTV. M. Wilson MSC LISN Back Row Lto R: HMI M. Cullen, HMl W. G. Hinnant, HM 1 D. W. Duniap, HM2 S. D. l.iiccro, UN D. S. Raines, HM3 W. B. Fuilon 2()H Front Row L to R: HM3 S.R. Oehler. HM3 C.A. Rohrer. HM3 L.L. Carpenter, HMC D.W. Lineberry, Back Row L to R: HM2 R.A. Becker, HM2 R.D. Clark, HN J.T. Dalton, HM3 L.L. Babanto, HMl M.J. Houser, HMl J.G. Rickwa, HM3 M.G. Brown, HM2 J.M. Lacanienta Front Row L to R: HM3 R.F. Bronstein, YN3 D.R. Skelly, HM3 B.T. Love, HN J. (NMN) O ' Donnell Back Row L to R: AN R.F. Grijalva, HM3 W.H. Bronson, HMl G.I. Dunivent, HM2 CD. McWilliams, HM2 S.J. Conley, HM3 R.B. CampbeU, HMCS J.W. Bagent 209 Navigation Department Navigation Departrient ' s primary mission is to ensure the safe navigation and piloting of MIDWAY. This task ncludes the con tinual accurate plotting of the ship ' s course and posi- tion, recommending courses to be steered, as w ell as the procurement and maintenance of navigational charts, publications and equipment. Navigation Departnient ' s secondary mission is to administer the many phases of shipboard training; officer of the deck (OOD), inport and underway ; boat officer ' s training in conjunc- tion with Deck Department. The training and administration of the helmsman, lee helmsman, aftersteering helmsman and master helmsman training program. Coordinating the actions re- quired for the proper execution of honors and ceremonies is another of Navigation ' s tasks. :io L to R: LCDR Dahl, CDR Shaw, QMC Graening L to R: SR Bennett, QMSA Hompesch, SN McDougald, QMSN Baluer, YNSN J. Ganey i Front Row ; SA Newsome Back L to R: QMSA Caycoya, QMSN Stevens, QM3 Colon, SA Garl ick, QM3 Lombard! Front Row : QMSN Bant Back Row L to R: QMSN Kimher.OMSA Sullivan, 0M3 .larskc.QMSA Pounders, QMSA McCalluin C Midway Varsity Teams] SOCCER BASKETBALL 213 MIDWAY ' S Marine MIDWAY. Marines as and mentally fit and their dedication to I Marine Detachment Detachment (MARDET) is an integral part of the security force aboard ! igned to sea duty are young, hard-charging, highly motivated, physically trained met ho adhere to attention to duty. MARDET attributes it de Cc B od, and love of their country. Espr Semper Fi! 214 Front Row L to R: Captain W. M. Charles II, ISTLT W. D. Claytor Back Row L to R: SSGT Moore, SSGT Herpy, ISTSGT J. Winborn, GYSGT B. Tapp LtoR: CPL Robinson, Captain ' s Orderly; CAPT Brown LtoR: RADM Kirksey with LCPL R.M. Ruelas, Admiral ' s Orderly 215 Front Row L to R: CPL Price. LCPL Baker. LCPL Ward. PFC Cunningham. LCPL Evans, LCPL Lavin Back Row L to R: PFC Cad- dell. PFC Morse. LCPL Esswein, LCPL Thompson, PFC WyUe I Front Row L to R: CPL John- son, LCPL Shanholtzer, LCPL Bilhngs. LCPL Ferrell, LCPL Freye, CPL Lamoya Back Row L to R: LCPL Zubi- ate, LCPL Morgan, LCPL Long, LCPL Sheda, LCPL Syl- vester Front Row L to R: CPL Mangi aracina, PFC Huss, LCPL Hen- derson, PFC Rameriz, LCPL Mosier.CPL Peters Back Row L to R: LCPL Ya ic, LCPL Rogero, PFC Mc- Keon. LCPL Caine, PFC Mcn- la, LCPL Haines 216 L to R: CPL Willis, SGT Gjertson, PFC Mathews CORRECTION SUPERVISORS - L to R: MMFN Bushmaker, A Div.; AN Suq, IM-4; AN Flythe, IM-4 Lto R: SGT Huffman, LCPL Coleman, LCPL Dickens, LCPL Sokolowski, CPL Lopez 217 Operations Departhient In any endeavor, the making of a winnefT3R5 IPtermination, hard work and most of all, that unique and intangi1)le asset called ' timing ' and ' coordination. ' As everyone knows, timing and coordination comes from the very essence of existence, the brain and nervous system. It uses all senses available to it in the quest for perfection: sight, sound, imagination, memory, intelligence and coordination; all connected in an endless railroad of electrical cords called nerves. Just such a relationship exists within MIDWAY and is called the OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. Acting as the eyes of the ship, the Air Ops (CATCC) Division is composed of licensed air traffic controllers who positively control the aircraft ' s departure and return to the ship. Manning the Combat Information Center (CIC), the personnel of OI Division maintain the surface eyes, long range air eyes and ears of the ship. Using sophisticated computer-assisted equipment, CIC gathers surface, subsurface and air information and then displays, evaluates and disseminates it throughout the ship. When detected, all possible hostile air contacts are intercepted by MIDWAY ' S aircraft, controlled by air intercept controllers within CIC. Providing further assistance as the ears of the ship, OS Division is the backbone of the ' Special Intelligence ' supjort. The time-critical, sensitive information it gathers and dissimi- nates within the ship and Flag staff is essential in making correct reactions to possibly hostile environments. Full of imagination and wizardry, OA Division is an essential element in the ' brains ' deci- sion making process. Through the science of meteorology, the hip is alerted to, continually updated on, and provided with recommendations for averting disastrous environmental conditions. No decision is made wnhout calling upon past memories, and as the ship ' s chronicler, OP Division excells. The dedicated, highly specialized personnel provide services from pictures of broken parts to personal portraits. The men of OP perform these varied functions in addition to their primary mission of intelligence photography. While both reporting and receiving, OZ Division is the centr rbrain ' from the processing and analysis of intelligence. From captain to seaman, the information is presented after its collection from the intelligence library, photography or visual and electronic means. OZ Division maintains the intelligence files of the P9« and today from which the decision of tomorrow will be made. y Coordinating policies and decisions, Strik ' e Operations provides the planning and prepara- tion of the daily Air Plan. Working hand-in-hand with CVW-5 and squadron Ops officers, the rigorous requirements of battle rea diness are coordinated and put into action. Just as the nervous system ties all sensory apparatus to the brain, so functions OE Divi- sion. Responsible for all electronic equipment (radars, radios, computers, TV ' s), within and outside the department, (|)E maintains the equipment, assuring the detection and transport of electrical information to the nerve centers, in addition to the dissemination and performance of decisions, once they are made. Thus it is, the divisions tpake operat  a iri ' ner, and Operations Department helps make MIDWAY a winner. t l al 218 feW M U CDR R. E. Gasser 21 MAY 78 - 5 JUNE 79 CDR B. D. Woods FEB 77- 21 MAY 78 CDRJ.T. Grafton 5 JUNE 79 - 219 L to R: LCDR McKaige, Meteorologist ;CDR Day, Strike OPS; CDR Roome, Intelligence ;CDR Haugen, CIC; CDR Rogers, PCIC; LTJolinstone, EMO Front Row L to R; OSC Wink, AGC Bentley, ACCS Whitfield, KWC Kaullen, DSC Brown Back Row L to R: ITC ' S Woods, HTC Smith, OSCM Lamhert, CTOC Swicnick 220 Front Row L to R: LTJG C. Begy, LTJG Smith, LT Sherrard, LCDR Hammon- tree, LTD. Whipple Back Row L to R: LCDR Lauerman ENS KiseHca, LTJG Clark, LT Shuk Front Row L to R: CW02 Bonozio, CW04 Kuder, ENS Nagy, LTJG Kenner Back Row L to R: LT Hutchins, LCDR Foster, LCDR Bull, LT Jones, LT Moore 221 First Row L to R: AGl Abrisch, LCDR McKaige, AGC Bentley Second Row L to R: AGAA Dobos, AA McLeod, AGl Norrod, AG3 Bianchetta, AGAA Coons Third Row L to R: AGAN Bell, AGAN Brulotte. AGAN Allinder, AGAN Cummings, AGAN Grain, AG3 Coniglione Fourth Row L to R: AGAN Anderson, AGAN Isom, AG2 Smith OA ...its sustained outstanding performance, (OA) is richly deserving of the Naval Weather Service Award.... Comcargru Seven TOl ' AV, SllMNV oc ... Overall performance ... was outstanding. Highest degree of professionalism demon- strated at all times .... ' Comcargru Seven Front Row L to R: ACAN Valentine, AC3 Brown, ACCS Whitfield Back Row L to R: CW02 Bondzio, ACS Merritt, AC3 Bransom A TYPICAL A..C. Front Row L to R; ARWard. AC2 White, ACl Strandberg Back Row L to R: AA Eisel, AC3 Ripley, AC3 Schrecengost ' fM il| mJ H yW T - ' K ili u t k Jm i tt ' ' IH. ' y i - j 1 t ' 1 Front Row L to R: AC2 Julkowski, ACS Black, ACS Oathoudt Back Row L to R: ACAN Costello, AC2 Tyson, AC2 D. Atkins Front Row L to R: ACl Conquest, ACl Faudie, ACAN Elliot Back Row L to R: SK2 Davila, ACS Escudero, AA Farmer 223 OE ....EMO support. ...is outstanding. Material condition of equipment is excellent.... 1978 ORE Results L to R: ENS B. M. Nagy, LT R. J. Jolinstone, DSC T. L. Brown, LTJG R. P. Kenner, ETC M. C. Smith, ETCS P. E. Woods Front Row L to R: ETR3 J. B. Lombard, ETNSA C. D. Edington, ETN2 R. G. Vanbuskirk, ETN3 D. W. Alexander Middle Row L to R: ETl L. L. Hill, ETR3 S. C. Wyatt, ETN3 J. R. Cerul, ETNSN M. W. Byers Back Row Lto R: ETR2 J. E. BeU, ETN3 J. L. Tubbs, ETl J. R. Detel- lem, ETN2 J. L. Meredith Front Row L to R: DS2 H. R. Gross, DS3 A. 0. Rocek, ETR3 M. L. Green Middle Row L to R: DS2 K. R. Marrino, DS2 R. O. Magg, DS2 F. T. Tio, ETN3 W. V. New Back Row R to R: DS3 N. A. Pannozzo, ETN3 R. A. Volz, ETN2 J. F. Doyer Front Row L to R: ETR2 W. F. Dixon, ETR2 W. F. Carr, ETR3 D. Verhage, ETR2 M. F. Gocek Middle Row L to R: ETR3 J. Fanning, ETR3 P. Montoya, ETRSN M.M ETRSN M. M. Watson, ETR3 G. A. Bu.sh Back Row L to R: liTR2 J. A. Williams, ETl W. R. Cowart, ETR2 B. D. Fox 224 ....The performance of the MIDWAY CIC Team.... was outstanding. ...(and) has made significant improvements.... Comcargru Seven Front Row L to R: 0S3 Carr, OSSN Brown, OSSN Ringold, OSSN Castro, OSSN Seibert Middle Row L to R: 0S3 Everhart, OSSN Barber, 0S3 Gleason, OSSA atchinsson, OSSN Martin, OSSN Phegley, OSSN AI- varado,OSl Crowther Back Row L to R: OSSN Wenthng, 0S3 Hurley, OSSN Hand, 0S2 Zefferi, OSSN HarreU Front Row L to R: EWSN Hay, EW3 Lee, EWSN Laskie Back Row L to R: EW3 Cre- teUa, EW3 W. EUis, EW3 Snow- berger, EWSN King, EW2 John- stone Front Row L to R: OSSN Gugel, OSSA McGuire, OSSN Read, 0S2 Johnson Middle Row L to R: OSl Batley, OSSN Schilling, OSSN Shannon, OSSN Bruce, 0S3 L adouceur, OSl Wilkerson Back Row L to R: 0S3 Scott, OSSN Stegleman, OSSN Mc- Gowan, OSSN Kopp, OSSN Adams, OSSN Libretti 225 .... ' BRAVO ZULU ' noted with pleasure. Look forward to continued e.xcellent photography from MIDWAY.... RADMS. R. Foley, Jr. L to R: PH3 Martin, PH3 McNeill, PHAN Kelley, PHI Crockett, PHAN Book, PHAN Gruetzner, PH3 Mars, PH2 McLeod, PHAN Yamada, PH3 Carroll, PHAN Branam, PH3 Monore, PH3 MacAully, AN Ray, CPL Davis, AN Balthard, PHI Lipscomb, LTJG Begy, LCPL Casper, PHAN Lytz, PH3 Barton, PH3 Miller 1 ' VC OS ....Extensive periods of Soviet air activity fused well with other group sensors to provide outstanding REAC time support.... RADM Holcomb SPOOKS Front Row L to R: CTM3 Davis D. J., CTOC Swientek J. D., CT03 Wassnaer D. J.. CTOSA Belue C. J. Back Row L to R: CT03 Coleman T. M., CT03 Drayton M., CTOSN Antonucci J., CTOSN Ford C. LT Moore J.D.. CT03 Thur E.S., CTAL O ' Reilly C. !27 SHHrt fAt)RE SPOOKS oz strike OPS ■7i J OZ Division .... ' BRAVO ZULU the MIDWAY intelligence collection team.... VADM R. B. Baldwin i L to R: LT Sherrerd, YNSN Madden, YNSN Lane, CDR Day Front Row L to R: S(.T Pflieger, LSSA Gegenheimer, ISSA Armstead, ISl Waters, ISSN Johnson, LCDR Foster Mid lle Row L to R: ISl tyre, SGT Ward, DM3 Patrick, Dm2 Williams, YNSN Lane, IS3 Stark, ISSN Baudnid ' ajoux Back Row L to R: ISSN Rinta, YNSN Madden, YN3 Marraccino, ISSN Kramer, IS3 McCroan, ISSN Pugliese 229 L to R: SN Harris, LCDR Carbary, EMCS Wie- mann, ETl Finger Front Row L to R: YNSN Syniski, AOI Beadle Back Row L to R: AOCM Maslerson, CDR G.C. Wiieeler, Safety Officer; AUIII Laster, ACI Catz, I ' M I Callcjo 2. 0 Training Department Training Department is an organiza- tion of thirteen, which provides the MIDWAY CVW-5 team with a multi- tude of services. Training Department personnel are attached ashore to Indoctrination (I) Division. I Division ' s purpose is to provide meaningful information and training about the MIDWAY and Japan. The relationship between America ' s only overseas homeported carrier and the Japanese is also explor- ed. Training Department conducts all exams; such as GED, SAT, ACT, GRE, Mihtary Leadership and Ad- vancement exams. Training personnel, including PACE instructors, adminis- ter and teach DANTES college cours- es. St. Louis High School courses are also given for those working to com- plete their high school diplomas. Training Department orders Na- val and Civilian correspondence courses and supervises the ships ' ongoing PQS program. Training Department is here to serve midway and you. L to R: William Wihr, Toshio Watanabe, Melvin Lafollette, Jason Gursky L to R: RMl Butz, PNCS Grimes, CDR McDevitt, LUG Hopper, PNSN Novotny, PN3 Waskul, YNSA George, PN3 Joseph 231 Japan LTJG Begy H 232 233 ifr - ScjLr: n ■ • ' ft ' ; M- ' ' m . «=! ' 234 Lipscomp 235 .1 Supply Department Supply Department ik a many-facted organization. Through its seven divisions, it maintains an accounting of all gerjeral supplies on board MIDWAY, prepares the crew ' s meals, operates the ships stores, pays the crew, provides dining facilities and berthing services for MIDWAY CVW-5 officers, maintains aviation supply support for the embarked air wing, and provides data processing services. i I 238 YNSN R. L. ADAMS Supply Department Yeoman The Supply Officer and his able as- sistant contemplating the disap- pearance of Australia. Front Row L to R: Supply Officer, CDR Quarles; Assistant Supply Officer, LCDR Gernentz: S4 Division Officer, ENS Anderson; S-5 Division Officer, MSCM Cruz. Back Row L to R: S-2 Division Officer, CW02 Ruiz; S-3 Division Officer, CW04 Ramstad; S-6 Storage Officer, ENS Mess; S-7 Division Officer, ENS Rhea; S-6 Stock Control Officer, ENS Heilman; S-1 Division Officer, LT Neison; S-6 Division Officer, LT Grimes. 239 Front Row L to R: SKSN S. M. Closs, SKSN A. B. Zepeda Back Row L to R: SKCS W. D. Kramer, SKSN J. L. Mitchell, SKSN K. R. Lee, SK2 P. R. Collantes, SKSN D. B. Slotter, SK3 E. N. Deguzman, SKSN V. M. Perea, LT R. N. Nelson S-1 L to R: SKSN G. W. Martin, SKI G. A. Wright, SK3 L. J. Comia, SKSA S. E. Lauer, SK2 A. M. MalabLiyoc, (not shown) SKSA D. W. Searcy (Not siiown) L to R: SKSA M. (NMN) Weigel, SKSA K. A. Charles, SKCS W. D. Kramer (Division LCPO), SKSA A. M. Curtis, SA B. T. Pacer, SA D. Atkins, R. N. Nelson, LT, SC USN (Div. Officer) SK3 R. 0. Benitez, SKSA F. J. Gallegos, SKSN H. (NMN) Hernandez, SK3 L. B. Anit, SKSN M (NMN) Mcknight (not shown) L to R: SKCS W. D. Kramer (Division LCPO), SKI L. P. Tauilili, SK3 C. S. Ambrose, SA R. W. Vanmeter, LT R. N. Nelson, SC (Division Officer) SKSA K. R. Lee, SK3 R. S. Pinlac, SKSA B. A. Jackson (not shown) ( Front Row L to R: MSSN Ng, MSSN Thompson, MSSN Place, MSSN Covey, MSSN Leggett Back Row L to R: MS2 Viado, LCPL Shultz, MSSN Bryant, MS3 Hockel, MSSA Jordan, MSSR Hicklen, MSSA Joyncr, MSSA Wilder, MSSN Tucker 242 so ' «ro . ' ;. Front Row L to R: AOAA Steally, HN Grijalva, MSSN Bryant Back Row L to R: AN Sterkenburg, MS2 Esmedia, MSI Solinap, AMHAN Bloomer Front Row L to R: MS3 Pardington, MSSN Salley, MS3 Perkins, MSSN Johnson, MS2 Umipig, MSSN Montoya Back Row L to R: MSSA Maness, MS3 James, SGT Morales, MSI Degano. MS2 Jose, MSI Estacion 243 LtoR: MS3 Brian Zerht Front Row Lto R: MSI Hstacion, MSSAO ' Leary, MS2 Umpig, MS2 Fscartim, MSSA Smith, MS! Mabayan. Back Row L to R: MSSN Greiner, MS3 Gies, MSI Acac, MS2 Zabalerio, MSSN Joy, MSI Solinap, MS3 Ciiarles, MS2 Broincs S-3 Front Row L to R: SHSN Martinez, SHSN Sanders Back Row L to R: SH2 Angkaw, SHI Pruna, SHI CaldweU, CW02 Ramstad Front Row L to R: SHI Njera, SHSN Adams, SHSN Frost, SA Beasley Back Row L to R: SH3 Gagner, SHSA Otty, SHSA DeWitt, SHSN Gogdill, SH3 Jones. SHSA Hoose, SN Connoway 245 Front Row L to R: SHI Eugenio. SN Durham, SHSR Swett, SHSA Vogel, AMSAA BeU, SHSA Walls Back Row L to R: AZAN Moore, SHSA King, CPL Boyd, SHSA Duclos First Row L to R: SHI Caldwell, LCPL Freeman, SHSA Mead Second Row L to R: SH3 Vedak, AA Dailey, SHI Delacruz, AA Delata Third Row L to R: SHSA Loncoln, AOAA O ' Donnell, AOAA Gibson Fourth Row L to R: SHSA Anderson, SHSA Fanzo, SHSA Tootkaylok Front Row L to R: SHSA Weig- man Back Row L to R: SHSA Jones, SHSA Nelson, SHSN Gee, SH2 Bautista, SHSN Cellano, SHSA Wallace ■M Front Row L to R: SH3 George Back Row L to R: SHI Brown, SHSN Cassada, SHSN Habeger, SHSN Szalo 247 Front Row L to R: DK2 K. Rodgers, DK2 E. Lakin- danum Back Row L to R: DK2 A. Limlingan, DK2 N. Soriano, DKSN E. Molina, ENS D.S. Anderson, DK2 A. Bondoc, BTFN R. Bagalacsa, SA A. Colnian Front Row L to R: DKSN A. Dagsaan, DKl V. Condez Missing Members, DK3 E. Lunari(),DKl T. Bint , Back Row L to R: DK3 B. felicilas, DK2 J. Balintos, DK3 A. Edralin, DK3 W. Haywood, SN D. Jones, DKCS J. Lightner 24H Front Row L to R: MSI Ramones, MSSN Jerovsek, MSI Tiamzon, MSSA Taylor Back Row L to R: MSSN HaU, MSSA Pearce, MSSN Leggett Front Row L to R: MSI Ramones, MSI Tiamzon, MS3 Ronas Back Row L to R: MSCM Cruz, MSSN Delos Santos, MSSA Hughes, MSSR Howard, MSSA Landers, MSSN Sloan 249 Front Row L to R: LT D. M. Grimes, AKC B. N. Navarrete Back Row L to R: AK3 J. H. Balboa, AK2 R.L. Fuller S-6 L to R: CPL C. F. Griswold, AKl R. M. Bergula Front Row L to R: AN L. E. Goodson, AK3 P. C. Correa, AKl C. R. Rudow Back Row L to R; AKAA D. A. Sommers, AKAR A. S. Jaime, AK3 J. D. Dry 251 L to R: AKAR W. C. Villani, SK3 T. P. George, SKSA T. P. Wilson L to R; LSR AFR Rep. G. Gif- ford, ENS. J. G. Mess, AKC Byington Front Row L to R: AKAN J R Miller, AKAA A. L.Washington Back Row L to R: AA L. C Bristow-LSR AFR REP. M Acosta-AK2 M. C. Marquez, 2.S2 J l Front Row Lto R: AMEAN E. A. Mays, AKAN N. E. Encarnacion Middle Row L to R: AKAA M. V. Fields, AKl E. G. Serna Back Row L to R: AN A. W. Hodge, ATAN R. J. Thompson, AMSAN D. R. Holmer, PFC J. D. Tingle, AKAN R. Baldwin and AKl H. F. AUen Frant Row L to R: AA D. Pastana Jr, AR L. P. Hay Middle Row L to R: AKAN E. L. Johnson, AMSAN F. H. Robinson, AK3 K. C. Haugen, AEAN J. B. Ross Back Row L to R: AN G. E. Brown, AK2 J. D. Moore, AKAA D. T. Frayne, AKAR V. K. Wil- liams 253 First Row L to R: AK3 R. Davis, CPL S. P. Adams, AKAN M. J. Nichols Second Row L to R: AK3 G. B. Rooks, AKl C. R. Rudow Third Row L to R: AKAN J. W. Lile, AR A. C. Tardive, AMEAN J. D. Heldreth Fourth Row L to R: AA T. J. Anders, AKAN J. L. Howley, AKAR M. B. Rodriguez, AKAA V. D. Thomas, SKSA J. J. HaUum Front Row L to R: AKl C. Rudow Back Row L to R: AKAN Leuenberger, AK3 MacAuglin Front Row L to R: AK3 Arguilla, AK2 Floresca, AKAN Warren Middle Row L to R: AKAN Thompson, AK3 Viado, AKC Carrion, AK2 Romero Back Row L to R: AK3 Hynds, AKAA Conklin, AKAN Meyer 254 ■Ml S-7 First Row L to R: SN Bradley Second Row L to R: SN Peel, SN Easy Green, SA Weddle Third Row Lto R: SA Lactawen, SA Morales, SA Gordon Fourth Row L to R: DPSN Ort, SN Robinson, SN Burch aii Xfli 1 J y gP - -ni • ■ ' • l p ' fcl t ' iH w ■ . r. .hh h k . ' v y Utl V ' V B ft First Row L to R: SN Reyna, SN Martinez Second Row L to R: DP3 Lett, DP3 Kaynan Third Row L to R: DP3 Pumfrey, DPSN Corn, DPS Jamison Fourth Row L to R: ENS Rhea, DPI Burress, DP2 Kamakian, DPSN Simpson 255 Weapons Department G-l Division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Ship ' s Armory, con- ventional magazines, magazine sprinkler systems and magazine hoists. G-l is also responsible for the safe handling, stowage and care of conventional ordnance. G-2 Division is a dedicated team of men who are the link that completes the chain from break -out to delivery of ordnance on target. G-2 willfully shoulders the responsibility for the expeditious and safe movement and staging of all ordnance required to accomplish the mis- sion of MIDWAY CVW-5. G-3 Division is tasked with the assembling of various types of conventional air-launched ordnance, as well as the loading of 20mm ammunition for air wing use. Any movement of conventional ordnance at the hangar deck level is the responsibiUty of G-3 Division personnel. The men of G-4 Division stow, break out, test and deliver ready air-launched guided missiles to the air wing. Sidewinders, Sparrow, Standard Arm, and Shrike missiles are employed against the enemy to directly project MlDWAY CVW-5 ' s power in the air, at sea and ashore. W Division is primarily responsible for the assembly, maintenance and storage of classified ordnance. Additionally, services are provided as safetvjebservers for most ordnance on-loads, off-loads and aircraft loading evolutions. y The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team consists of four men, highly trained in diving, demolition, parachuting and munitions, who provide MIDWAY with the capabiHty to render safe all known types of ordnance, foreign and domestiPT 7Sr, CDRD. V. Rabel Weapons Officer Front Row L to R: LCDR Schmitt, CDR Rabel, LCDR Law Middle Row L to R: Chief Hunt, Chief Becker, CW02 Grizzard, CW02 Scha- effer, ENS Ball Back Row L to R: LT Rundgren, ENS Newmiller, ENS Briganti, ENS Estva- nik, AOC Lynch, Chief Hummel Front Row L to R: AOAN Mccool, A02 Howell, SA Rogers, YN2 My- les, AA Baker, GMG3 Moore Back Row L to R: YNSN Reisner, A03 Carver, AOl Reine, AOC Hum- mel, ENS New- miller, LT Van Deman, LCDR Law I E llllb ' ■ ' ■ ' ' ' ' .- ' :: I First Row Lto R: AOC Roaldson, LT Rundgren, (;M(;1 Richie Second Row L to R: CMGSN Carthan, AOAN Miller, GMG2 Broughton, GMGl Seibel, (JMGSN Ford, AA Wuthrich, GMGSN Williams, R. D., AOAN Nelson, GMG3 Ayotte, A02 Smith, GMG3 Sullivan, GMGSN Schmitz, AOAN Viernes Third Row Lto R: (;M(;1 Malhis, GM(;SR Morris, GMGSN lletlin, SA Thornbrough, (iMGSN Doss, AOAN Congdon, SN Williams L.C, AN Chevere, AOAA Moore, AOAN Hodges, AOAA Kol .ur, AOAN Lynch, AOAN Williams, J. H. Fourth Row L to R: (;M(i3 Byers, SN Pond, FT(;3 Slone, GMGSN Booth, (;MG3 (IrilTin, AOAN .lacobs, AOAA Harrington, GMGSN f.reenhalgh, AOAA Disc, (;M(.SN Vowell, (;M(;SN Kinnett, (IMGSN Williamson. GMGSN BernheiscI, GMGSN Slimmell Not Present: AN Bauiista, AOAA Clark K. D., AOAN Clark R. M., AN Cross, AOI Klder,(;M(;3 (Iriggs, AOI Hamilton, SA llolcombe, AA Hunter, FTMSN Kinslow, AA Ray, GMGSA Syrek, GMG2 Warmkessel 258 G I 2 Front Row L to R: AOAN T. L. Lanier, AOAN R. L. Talley, AOAN E. R. Dacayo, AOAN A. Lopez, AOAN J. P. Reilly, AOANVANT. M. Meter Back Row L to R: AOAN P. F. Delong, A02 E. D. Dabbs, A03 A. A. Ammon, CW02 J. P. Schaeffer, III (Air Gunner), A03 L. V. Tobin Jr., A03 J. Brown, AOl P. J. Lucero 3 ii ¥ii t AS m .j,, .yi«. r r l ' ' 9r ' First Row L to R: A03 Andrews, AOAN Wilson, AOAA Preston, A03 Gore, AOAN Sizemore Second Row L to R: AOAN Winkle, A03 Santana, AOAN Snyder, A03 Castle -Berry, AOAN Corriveau, AOAN Swenson Third Row L to R: AR Bishop, A03 Gomez, AOAA Healey, AOAN Miski, AOAN Burnette, ENSIGN Estvanik Fourth Row L to R: A03 Patrick, AOAN Palmer, AOAA Eckersen, AOAN Tahakjian, A03 Reed, AOAN Burns 259 Front Row Lto R: A02 Jorgensen, AOl Kohn, AR Broughton Middle Row Lto R: A03 Haberman, A03 Calloway, ENS Briganti, AOAN Stone, AOAN Clow, AOAN Woods Back Row L to R: AOAN Lewis, AOAN Hampshire, AOAN Trevino, A02 Galicinao, AOAN Shafeer, AOAN Jenkins, A03 Malloy, A03 Langford, AOAN Jenkins First Row L to R: GMTC Hunt, GMTSN Erne, GMTSN Dolge, SKSN Fernandez, GMTl Munson , LT Van Deman Second Row L to R: GMTC Becker, GMTSN Koenig, GMTSN Thompson, GMT2 Hartman, GMT2 Brickhouse, GMTl Dunbar Third Row L to R: GMT3 Heller, GMTSN Hill, GMTSN Ross, GMT2 Fegley Fourth Row L to R: (;MT3 Van Horn, GMT3 Ruple, GMT2 Fischer, GMTSN Curtis, CW02 Grizzard 2f () USS ENGLAND CG-22 1 1 USS EDWARDS DDG-950 261 --• = - ' -2 USS ELLIOT DDG-967 r 262 USS O ' CALLAIIAN FI-IO.Sl USS PARSONS DDG-33 USS HAROLD E. HOLT FF-1074 USS OKLAHOMA CITY CG-5 263 264 USS REASONER FF-1063 USS BENJAMIN STODDERT DDG-22 265 USS RATHBURNE FF-1057 i USS SOMERS DDG-34, USS KAWISHIWI AO-146 ■I 266 USS WFIFTF PIAINS AFS-4 USS CAMDEN OE-2 USS NAVASOTA TAO-104 USS PASSUMPSIC AO-107 267 USS KISKA AE-35 i 26K USS KANSAS CITY OR-3 USS MIDWAY CV-41 USS CONSTELLATION CV-64 270 Cuter 72 113 274 — Continued from Page 3 — Midway was commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 10 September 1945, too late for service in World War II. Her first commanding officer was CAPT Joseph E. Bolger. At that time, she was armed with eighteen single 5 inch 54 cahber mounts and twenty-one quardruple 40mm anti-aircraft mounts, as well as numerous 20mm guns. Her design aircraft complement was 137. Her original catapults were two H hydraulic units on the bow. She had fourteen arresting cables and six barriers. Getting underway from Norfolk 12 October 1945, Midway ' s first arrested landing was made during that at-sea period by an F4U-4 Corsair. Sailing again from Norfolk on 7 November 1947 Midway was enroute to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on her shakedown cruise. She carried 121 aircraft of CVBG-74 who, by the second week of the exercise, had logged the ship ' s 1,000th landing. The 57 day shakedown cruise climaxed with a two day strike on Culebra Island following which the ship returned to Norfolk and entered the shipyard there for post-shakedown repairs. Midway ' s first operational assignment was Operation Frostbite, a cold weather evaluation of carrier equip- ment including aircraft, personnel, and the ship itself. Among the aircraft tested was the Ryan FR-1 Fireball; helicopter air-sea rescue techniques were refined and even the infamous Poopy suit was tested. During the tests the ship suffered heavy weather damage to the elevator hangar doors, but was still able to conduct refueling and tlight operations despite having two to four inches of snow on the flight deck at various times. The ship was at sea from 1 March to 28 March 1946 operating in the Labrador Sea and Davis Straits. The early part of 1947 was spent operating off the east coast with her recently redesignated battle group, , CVBG-1 operating F4U-4Bs and SB2C-5s. Midway was underway 2 September 1947 for Operation Sandy with a captured German V-2 rocket aboard. On 6 September the V-2 was successfully fired from the flight deck by a special Navy crew. The rocket traveled approximately six mUes and exploded in flight, but conclusively proved that large missiles could be fired from surface ships. Midway ' s first deployment was to the Mediterranean and began with her departure from Norfolk on 27 October 1947. Her air group was CVBG-1 made up of two fighter squadrons, VF-IB and VF-2B, who flew F4U Bs and two attack squadrons, VA-IB and VA-2B, operating AD-ls. The four and one-half month deploy- ment concluded in Norfolk on 1 1 march 1948. A return trip to the Med was made from 4 January to 5 March 1949. Two Marine fighter squardrons were aboard for this cruise, VMF-225 and VMF-461 fiying F4U-4s, in addition to the Navy aircraft. Although the first carrier P2V launch was made 28 April 1948 from Coral Sea. on 5 October 1949 CDR F. L. Ashworth flew a P2V-3 from Midway at sea off Norfolk, to the Panama Canal, then northward over Corpus Christi, Texas, and on to NAS San Diego, completing the 4,800 mile non-stop fiight in 25 hours and 40 minutes. Tlie significance of this test and the earlier P2V carrier flights was the demonstration of viable Navy strategic nuclear strike capability. The Midway class carriers proved that large heavy aircraft could deliver a 10,000 pound payload (the weight of an atomic bomb at that time) from the deck of large carriers across distances as great as 2,500 miles and then fly on to either neutral of friendly bases. The impact of this capability on controversies in Congress and the Defense Department resulted in support for and the eventual construction of the Forrestal class carriers. With Rear Admiral J. J. Clark embarked as Com- jjiander Carrier Division Four. Midway departed Norfolk 31 October 1949 once again bound for cold weather operations. She operated north of the Arctic circle and returned to Norfolk 22 November. Midway deployed to the Mediterranean for the third time on 6 January 1950 with Air Group Four ' s F4Us aboard. Making port calls at Istanbul, Cypress, Malta, Cannes and Oran the ship completed the cruise with her departure from Lisbon on 15 May 1950, arriving at Norfolk 23 May. With less than a two month turn- around_ the ship redeployed on 10 July having exchang- ed CVG-4 for CVG-7. The outbreak of hostilities in Korea had brought with it v orldwide tension and Midway ' s fighter complement reflected upgraded capa- bihty in the form of VF-7rs F9F-2 Pantliers and VF-72 ' s F8F-1B Bearcats for this cruise. Arriving at Gibraltar 20 July, she then steamed to Phaleron Bay, Greece. She operated as the flagship of ComCarDivSix and completed the deployment with her departure from Gibraltar on 1 November and arrival on the 10th at Norfolk. Midway entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 22 November 1950 for a repair availability which included reinforcement of the flight deck for operation of heavier aircraft such as the P2V and AJ-1. With the work completed in April 1951 the ship conducted brief carrier qualifications off the Carolina coast before steaming south for Guantanamo Bay on 22 May 1951. After completing refresher training she returned to Norfolk on 10 July. On 9 January 1952 Midway deployed for the fifth time to the Mediterranean, this time with Carrier Air Group Six aboard. For this cruise there were two F9F-2 squadrons, VF-21 and VF-61, two F4U-4 squadrons VF-41 and VMF-225, and VA-25 had AD-4s. Detach- ments of VC-4, VC-12, VC-33, and VC-62 completed the air group composition with F4U-5NLs, AD-4Ws, AD-4Qs and F2H-2Ps flown by each detachment re- spectively. Underway from Genoa 26 February the ship partici- pated in Operation Grand Slam, a multi-national Eng- lish, French, Itahan, U.S. exercise. With the completion of the exercise she operated principally in the eastern Mediterranean and departed from Gibraltar 28 April. Arriving at Norfolk 5 May 1952 she entered the Norfolk Navy Yard for an upkeep period before conducting local BuAer aircraft tests and two short cruises to Halifax, 275 Nova Scotia. The ship departed Norfoli : 26 August 1952 for NATO exercises in the North Sea. She arrived at Firth of Clyde, Greenock, Scotland 10 September and, after a two day visit, got underway for Operation Main Brace with USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), USS Wasp (CV-18) and USS Wisconsin (BB-64). With the completion of the operation on 24 September, A k u ' c v made a port call at Cherbourgh, France. She returned to Norfolk 8 October via Plymouth, England. She had been redesignated an attack carrier, CVA-41, on 1 October, during the return voyage. After brief repairs in the Norfolk Yard, Midway once again deployed with less than two months preparation. Departing for her sixth Med cruise 1 December 1952, the air group (CVG-6) makeup remained unchanged with the exception of VF-42s F4U-4s replacing VMF-225 from the previous cruise. Working as the Flagship of Carrier Division Four she participated in NATO exercise, Operatio)i Rendevoiis. and made port calls at Marseille, Barcelona, Augusta Bay, and Rhodes. Her last port visit was Oran, Algeria which she was underway from 8 May 1953 bound for Norfolk. The cruise ended 19 May and the ship shortly thereafter again entered Norfolk Navy Yard for a five month regular overhaul. Following refresher training at Guan- tanamo, the ship returned to Norfolk on 19 December 1953. With CVG-6 embarked, Midway deployed for the seventh time to the Med on 4 January 953. Air Group Six was substantially altered for this cruise. The figiiter complement was now two F9F-6 Cougar squadrons VF-33 and VF-73, and one F2H-3 Banshee unit, VF-31. The ship operated as the Flagship of ComCarDiv Four until 26 July when she cleared Gibraltor for her return to Norfolk on 4 August 1954. On 27 December 1954, Midway depar ted Norfolk on a world cruise which culminated in her transfer to the Pacific Fleet. After rounding the Cape of Good Hope she joined Task Force Seventy-Seven off Formosa on 6 February 1955. As the Flagship of ComCarDiv Three she continued to operate in WestPac off the Philippine Islands and Japan. In port at Yokosuka, A k iw v started her return to the United States on 28 June 1955. After stopping at Pearl Harbor, she arrived at NAS Alameda on 14 July 1955. She entered the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 8 August 1955 for modernization under Project SCB-110. She was decommissioned for the conversion on 15 October 1955. Project 110 gave Midway the capability to operate high performance jet aircraft entering tleet service in the mid 50 ' s. These included the F8U-I Crusader, the F3H-2 Demon, and A3D Skywarrior. To support the operation of these aircraft Midway was fitted with two C-l 1-1 steam catapults on the bow and a third shorter C-ll-2 steam cat was included in the angle deck installation. The purpose of the waist catapult was to allow for ready deck launches, while keeping the landing area ready for immediate recoveries, thereby avoiding having to pull the pack forward to clear the angle deck, following an alert status launch off the bow. A major sea keeping impiovenient was the installation of a hurricane (enclosed) bow. The number three aircraft elevator, formerly a centerline installation, was moved to the starboard deck edge aft of the island. Number one elevator was left on the centerline but was enlarged in area to accommodate longer aircraft moving to hangar bay one by the addition of a triangular section at the forward end. By the time Midway was recommis- sioned on 30 September 1957 her full load displacement had grown from 55,000 to 62,000 tons. Midway was underway from Seattle on 10 December, headed south for shakedown and refresher training. Returning to Alameda she completed workup exercises and entered the Hunter ' s Point Shipyard for final preparations prior to deployment. With Carrier Air Group Two embarked, M c u ' av got underway 16 August 1958 for her first deployment as an angle deck carrier. It was her tenth career deploy- ment. Illustrating the tremendous increase in her com- bat capabilities as a result of the conversion, CVG-2 was composed of two supersonic fighter squadrons, VF-64 with F3H-2s and VF-21 1 with F8U-ls and three, attack squadrons, VA-64 with FJ-4Bs, VA-65 with the venerable AD, having now progressed to the -6 model, and VAH-8 with the large nuclear capable A3D-2. During this cruise she operated off of Formosa in support of the Quemoy- Matsu crisis for 37 consecutive days as the Flagship of ComCarDivFive. She cleared Yokosuka 24 February 1959 enroute to Alameda, ending the deployment with her arrival there on 1 2 March. After a brief five month turnaround period Midway and CVG-2 redeployed to the Far East on 15 August 1959. The ship recorded 8,000 landings, including her 80,000th arrested landing made by a VA-25 Skyraider. Her eleventh deployment ended with the arrival at Alameda 25 March 1 60. Midway then entered the Hunter ' s Point Naval Shipyard for a five month regular overhaul (ROH). Leaving the shipyard in August I960 she began working up for the upcoming WestPac Deployment. Again married to Air Group Two she deployed 15 February 1961. The attack squadrons, VA-22 and VA-23, had exchanged their FJs for A4D-2 Skyhawks and an extra attack squadron was aboard for the cruise, VMA-311, which also was Hying A4D-2s. The ship operated off the coast of Vietnam in anticipation of events stemming from the Laotian crisis, but then resumed normal operations without envolvement. She returned to Ala- meda on 28 September 1961. On 6 April 9b2, Midway and Carrier Air Group Two departed for the ship ' s thirteentii overseas deployment. On 21 April, CAPT Roy M. Isaman assumed command o ' ( the carrier named for the battle in wiiicli he participated as an Ensign SBD pilot in 1942. After a short operating period in the Hawaiian area for ORI, she departed Pearl Harbor 23 April for Yokosuka where she embarked CTF-77. After visiting Hong Kong, Subic and Okinawa, Midway operated out of Yokosuka, Sasebo, and Iwakuni, with a short visit to Beppu. The 100,000th arrested landing was made by a VAH-8 A3D-2 on 12 April 1962. Later, A Zt uwr aircraft sinui- lalcd strikes to exercise the air defense systems of 276 Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Taiwan and the Philippines. Midway sailed from Yokosuka on 9 October, arriving at NAS Alameda on 20 October 1961. After her standdown period the ship entered Hunter ' s Point on 7 December for a regular overhaul. The four month overhaul, which included the removal of six of her 5 inch gun mounts, was completed on 9 April 1963. The first fully automatic carrier landings with produc- tion equipment were made aboard Midway on 13 June 1963. NATC pilots landed an F-4A Phantom and F-8D Crusader hands off ' with both tlight controls and throttles operated automatically by the ship. The tests culminated ten years of research and followed by 6 years the first automatic landing made with experimen- tal equipment. Midway ' s fourteenth deployment, her sixth straight to WestPac, began 8 November 1963. A significant improvement in fighter capability on this cruise was provided by VF-Zl ' s Mach 2.2 F-4B Phantom Us. The freelancers had transitioned from McDonnell F3H-2 Demons during the year preceeding the cruise. The ship reached Subic on 13 December and operated in the South China Sea until departing Subic 1 1 May 1964 for Alameda. Arriving Alameda 26 May, she moved to Hunter ' s Point June 3-29 to replace Number 3 aircraft elevator which had been carried away in heavy seas during the cruise. The carrier left Alameda on 6 March 1965 for her first combat deployment. With CVW-2 aboard, she proceeded toward Yankee Station to join other elements of Task Force 77. Midway ' s aircraft engaged in combat for the first time in her 20 year career with strikes against military and logistics installations in North and South Vietnam, while the carrier was on station in the Tonkin Gulf and South China Sea. On 16 April she struck the Bai Due Thon and Xom Ca Trong highway bridges. Her aircraft dropped the Phoson bridge and hit the Xom Gia highway on 23 April. On 17, June 1965, while covering a strike at the Gin Phu Barracks, four MiG-17 Frescos engaged Midway fighters. CDR Lou Page and his RIO, LT John C. Smith, in a VF-21 F-4B, scored the first confirmed MiG kill of the Vietnam war when they shot down one of the MiGs. LT Dave Batson and his RIO, LCDR Robert B. Doremus got a second MiG-17. Three days later, 20 June, in a seemingly unlikely match two MiG-1 7s jumped four VA-25 A-lHs. Setting up a defensive weave pattern, the Spads jettisioned their tanks and ordnance and dove for the deck. As one of the MiGs doggedly pursued one of the Spads it slipped into the gunsights of two others. Their 20mm cannons made short work of the MiG and it nosed over at low altitude into a ridge line. LT C. B. Johnson and LT C. W. Hartman were credited with the kill. The other MiG pilot decided to literally save face and departed the arena. When USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) went aground on Pontas Reef on 21 July, Midway helos lifted 155 crewmen to the carrier and then put a damage control party aboard. The ship, although badly holed, was salvaged and later returned to service. HC-1 UH-2A crewmembers LCDR Weslie W. Wetzel, LTUg) Kent M. Vandervelde, and Aviation Machinist Mate 1 C Charles V. Bowman were presented Distinguished Flying Crosses by RADM M. W. White. ComCarDiv Seven, during the cruise. The carrier sailed for Subic Bay 4 November 1964, ending the nine month deployment on 23 November in her homeport at Alameda. After completing her standdown and the Christmas holidays, Midway again moved to Hunter ' s Point, where she was decommissioned on 15 February 1965. The modernization of Midway would prove to be a very complex undertaking, requiring over four years to complete, but which would yield a vastly more capable ship and extend her useful service life by 15 years. The most visual result of the modernization was the tremendous increase in flight deck area. By greatly extending the runout area of the angle deck and the incorporation of three large 100,000 lb capacity deck edge elevators, the deck area was increased from 2.82 to 4.02 acres. As a comparison, the elevators, eventually re-rated at 130,000 lbs, could lift nearly double the 74,000 lbs of her sisters Roosevelt and Coral Sea. Two powerful new C-13-1 catapults were installed on the bow and three new arresting gear engines (plus one barricade) were installed and rearranged to accommo- date the angle change (now 13 degrees) of her angle deck. Midway was then capable of launching and recovering aircraft one third heavier than her sisters, with far less impact to the aircraft and cross deck pendants than before. The smaller C-1 1-2 waist catapult was removed as it was no longer effective to launch the latest, heavier fleet fighters. The ship received a Navy Tactical Data System (NTDS) installation as well as a Ships Inertial Navigation System (SINS), the latter to support alignment of late model aircraft. To support the increased electronic equipment, as well as to improve Western Pacific crew living conditions, a central chilled water air conditioning system was installed utilizing five centrifugal plants rated at 1 ,500 tons total, replacing the dozens of individual units previously used. Midway became the first ship to have the aviation fueling system completely converted from aviation gas to JP-5. No AVGAS tanks remain. Delays caused the modernization to initially proceed very slowly, resulting in the original time estimates and dollar costs being greatly exceeded. These delays in 1966 and 1967 were collectively caused by the simulta- neous construction in the yard of USS Home (DLG-30), the anti-air warfare modernization of USS Chicago (CG-1 1) and the unscheduled repairs to the fire ravaged USS Oriskany (CVA-34). The situation was compounded by decisions to include additional altera- tions in the package beyond those originally planned and funded. The culmination of these factors was an investigation which itself further delayed production. The ultimate cost increase from $87 million to S202 million indicates the magnitude of the problems encoun- tered and the extensiveness of the structural alterations and repairs which were accomplished. Tlie recommissioning oi Midway on 31 January 1970 277 gave the Navy what could readily be described as the forerunner of today ' s Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) for aircraft carriers. The ship was fully capable of operating the most modern tleet aircraft. She could well be expected to deliver at least another 15 years of service life, with more likely. On 17 March 1970, Midway got underway for the first time in over four years conducting builders trials. From 27 to 30 April she conducted Underway Trial for the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). Al- though some tests were not completed and some discrepancies existed, the accomplishment of every event on the vigorous trial agenda without a significant engineering casualty attested to the basic quahty of the new Midway. However, it would be another year before Midway would deploy again. On 8 August 1970 the first arrested landing was made by LCDR D. A. Gerrish in a C-IA. The first catapult shot was made the following day by CDR J. B. Wildman in an A-7E. She completed Final Acceptance Trials of the INSURV Board on 21 August after the final battle problem for Refresher Training, then returned to Hunter ' s Point for her Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) including drydocking. Operations with CVW-5 in the early months of 1971 readied the ship and the wing for her second career combat deployment. Air Wiug Five was made up of two F-4B Phantom II squadrons, VF-151 and VF-161, and three attack squadrons, VA-56 and VA-93 (A-7B Corsair lis), and VA-1 15 (A-6A KA-6D Intruders). The airborne early warning capability was provided by the E-2B Hawl eyes of VAW-115, with photo coverage tlown by VFP-63 DET-3 ' s RF-8Gs. VAQ-130 Det 2 flying EKA- 3Bs nd HC-1 Det 8 ' s SH-3G Sea Kings completed the wing. Midway deployed on her sixteenth cruise on 16 April 1971. At a full load displacement of over 68.000 tons (13,000 greater than her original full load figure), she arrived at Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam on 30 April. Immediately commencing strikes, the wing flew over six thousand sorties in support of allied operations. The 4,500 men oi Midway spent 146 days at sea on this deployment for which the ship was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation. The ship returned to her homeport, Alameda, on 6 November. With less than a week ' s notice, in April 1972, CVW-5 was loaded aboard Midway and the ship returned to the war zone seven weeks prior to her scheduled deploy- ment date. Hastily leaving Alameda 10 April 1972, Midway fighters quickly made their presence in Nortii Vietnam felt. On 18 May, two VF-161 F-4Bs piloted by LT Bart Bartholomay RIO LT Oran Brown and LT Patrick Arwood RIO LT Michael Taco Bell engaged two MiG 19s, while flying MiG CAP for the third .-1 ; Strike of the day against Haiphong. Spotting the MlGs at three miles Bartholomay engaged the flrst Mig while Arwood went high and covered their six. The MiCis punched off their tanks and started to out turn the F s. Arwood pickled a Sidewinder but was out of the envelope and missed. Alter two 360 degree turns over Kep airfleld the lead MiG departed the fight. Arwood was in position at that point to again fly cover for his wingman, but when the lead MiG returned to the fight, he apparently did not see Arwood ' s F-4. He was attempting to draw the two Phantoms off to the north into his leader but the leader overshot Arwood who fired another Sidewinder which detonated near the MiGs empennage. At first, it looked like a miss but then a big shiny chunk came off the MiG, which erupted in flames, then nosed up and the pilot ejected. Meanwhile, Bartholomay drove in on the bait MiG and shot him, he too ejected. After tanking, both F-4 ' s returned to Midway. Five days later, LCDR Ronald Mugs McKeown RIO LT Jack Ensch, also of VF-161, were flying Mig CAP between Kep airfield and Haiphong. Operating under the control of the USS Biddle (DLG-34), they were given a bandit call of 278 degrees and 38 miles. Tallyho came at seven to ten miles but before it could even be determined which way the bandits were headed, two MiG-19 ' s flashed between McKeown ' s F-4B and his wingman. Halfway through a cross-turn with his wingman, the sky filled with MiG-17 ' s who were laying in ambush for the Phantom drivers. With a MiG hot on his tail McKeown was in a turn and reversed his controls, resulting in the Phantom departing from controlled flight, tumbling end over end. Regaining control, he had a wind screen full of MiG-17 and fired off a Sidewinder which missed. After firing a second missile and missing again, Mugs thought he could get the MiG to overshoot. He came out of burner, hit the speed brakes, pushed two negative G ' s and the MiG slid past him. McKeown launched a Sidewinder as the MiG turned but then reversed right back into the missile, the aircraft explod- ed and the pilot ejected. Meanwhile, another MiG was on their wingmen, LT Mike Rabb and LTJG Ken Crandall. McKeown called for them to break into the MiG and then extend drawing the energy plane into McKeown ' s Sidewinder envelope. He fired the last Sidewinder and it tlew right into the MiG-17. The pilot ejected just before the aircraft blew up. Bringing to a total of five kills for VF-161 during the cruise was the last MiG kill of the Vietnam War. LT Vic Kovaleski and RIO LT Jim Wise shot down a MiG-1 7 on I 2 Jan 1973. Ironically, Midway aircraft had shot down both the first and last Navy MiG kills of the war. After the signing of the cease fire on 15 January 1973, Midway was the first carrier to depart the combat zone. With over 250 days at sea on the deployment she arrived in Alameda on 3 March. For their outstanding performance during the eleven month deployment, Midway and Air Wing Five were awarded the presiden- tial Unit Citation. Following her 30 day standdown period, the ship moved across San Francisco Bay to Hunter ' s Point. From 2 April to 18 June repairs and alterations were made to ready her for overseas homeporting. Underway 1 I September 1973. II was a special day 27H for Midway and Air Wing Five, as the carrier moved to her new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan. Operating out of Japan as a continuously deployed carrier, the Midway has proven invaluable in reducing the deployment cycles of her sister Pacific Fleet carriers, allowing them to each receive extended in-depth overhauls and greatly increas- ing their homeport time for routine maintenance and training. In April 1975, the fall of South Vietnam again brought Midway into Vietnam waters. Paired with USS Hancock (CV-i9), Midway flew off CVW-5 and took aboard ten Air Force H-53 ' s of the 56th Special Operations Wing to perform her part of Operation Frequent Wind. On 29 April the helos began shutthng refugees, 60 per flight, out of Saigon. The H-53 ' s made over forty sorties that day, bringing 2,074 persons aboard Midway. Flying that night and into the morning of the 30th. a total of 3,073 refugees were rescued from the Communists. All the refugees did not, however, come aboard by helo. Some South Vietnamese pilots flew their aircraft out to sea and ditched near the American warships. One of these pilots had flown out to sea with his wife and five children in a Cessna 0-1 Bird Dog observation plane. Because of the danger of landing in the water with his family, the pilot. Major Buong, elected to attempt to land on Midway. After several attempts he got a note, written on a scrap of map, aboard asking permission to land. The angle deck was cleared and Major Buong flew a good approach and landed, rolling out with room left to spare. His landing was greeted by cheers from the crew. With Operation Frequent Wind completed Midway immediately steamed South into the Gulf of Siam. Laying to off the Thailand coast, over 100 American built aircraft, flown out of South Vietnam by their fleeing air crews, were loaded aboard. This manuever prevented them from being returned to the Commu- nists, after they had pressured the Thais into agreeing to return the aircraft. In the fall of 1975, Midway departed Subic Bay 14 October and entered the Indian Ocean, operating there until 12 December. She returned to Yokosuka for the Christmas holiday. Beginning in May 1977, VF-151 and VF-161 transi- tioned to F-4Js and VA-56 and VA-93 started Hying A-7Es. VA-1 15 also exchanged their A-6As and Bs for A-6Es. Tliis CVW-5 transition occurred while the ship was in port for its 60 day EISRA (Extended Incremen- tal SRA, a unique modernization concept developed for Midway). The air wing transition was completed in September when USS Coral Sea fighter squadrons (VF-191 and 194) exchanged their F-4Js with A yvvav ' .s- -F Ns, prior to Coral Sea returning tc Alameda after her 1977 depolyment. In late 1977, Midway made an 87 day deployment to the Indian Ocean where she was the principal participant in Midlink 77, an exercise hosted by the Iranian Navy and including representation from Paki- stan, Turkey ,and the Royal Navy. Midway returned to the Indian Ocean in April 1979 to operate in Iranian and Yemen waters in support of United States government policy. Midway ' s perform- ance resulted in her being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal by the Secretary of the Navy. As a permanent unit of the 7th Fleet, Midway currently commanded by CAPT T.F. Brown, III, is maintained in a high state of readiness and material condition. With a modern air wing and planned incre- mental modernization Midway is expected to operate into the 1990 ' s. when she will truly be one of a kind and, as always, first of a kind. by LTPere Clayton USN and Robert L. Broaddus 279 CDR G. C. Wheeler Cruisebook Officer LCDR G. W. Law Cruisebook Coordinator LTJG C. R. Begy Editor STAFF EDITOR ' S NOTE - The Editors would like to thank the men of MIDWAY ' S Photo Lab for the long hours they put in to help make this book a reality. 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