Mobile Bay (CG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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The messages shown on these pages serve to illustrate the many successes associated with USS MOBILE BAYS first year. The year was a varied one. combining extensive operational work-ups with a wide range of special events and missions. MOBILE BA Y experienced a su- perb degree of reliability in her Aegis combat system and main propulsion while maintaining a sharp outward appearance. These Bravo Zulu (well done, in Navy lingo) messages are a clear tribute to the long hours of hard work, superb conduct and outstanding Navy professionalism of the MOBILE BA Y crew. It was a year of which to be might proud! K 292liaZ SEP S7 FM Office Of THE VICE PRESIDENT SNBIS WASHINGTON PC TO HSl fOUH fOUK NAf MA YPOKT fl USS MOBILE BAY SSS CNO WASHINGTON PC COMPT COG A HP WASHINGTON PC CINCIANTFIT NOBfOLk VA — COMLANTABEA COGABO NEW YOBK NY AOL COMSECONPfi r COMNAVSUBfLANT NOBFOLk VA COMNAVAIBLANT NOBFOlk VA COOBP GULF BEGION NNBIS NEW OBIEANS LA COMHELSEACONWING THBEE MAYPOST FL CCGPEIGHT NEW OBLEANS LA US CUSTOMS SEBVICE WASHINGTON DC uses NEW ORLEANS LA uses MABCH AFB CA AIB OPS CTB WEST BT UNCLAS WHOJ669 N 1 6240 SUBJ NAVY ASSISTANCE IN SUCCESSFUL INTEBPICTION OF DBUG TBAFFICkEBS I AS HEAP OF THE NATIONAL NABCOTICS BOBDEB INTEBPICTION SYSTEM I NOTE WITH GBEAT PBIPE THE RECENT LA W ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE EFFOBTS OF HSL 44 PET 3 ANP THE PBECOM MISSIONING CBEW OF CRUISER ' USS MOBILE BAY (CG .Wl THE INITIAL PETECTION BY AN OBSEBVANT SH 6CB HELICOPTEB AIBCBEW COMBINEP WITH IMMEPIATE COMMUNICATION BE tAYBY THECBEWOF THE USS MOBILE BAY . ALLOWEP THE CUSTOMS SERVICE TO LAUNCH LAW ENFORCEMENT AIBCBAFT ANP INTERCEPT THE MARIJUANA LADEN AIBCBAFT (Niej4C) OVER THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI 1 THE ACTIONS OF THE SH 60B AIBCBEW. LCPB kEYS LT HYNES AW I GBOOVEB USS MOBILE SAY ' PBECOMMISSIONING CBEW AND HSL 44 DET PET } MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. SERVED AS THE CATALYST FOB THIS SUCCESSFUL INTEBPICTION EFfOBT THIS EVENT DEMONSTBATES THE NAVYS COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE LAW ENFOBCEMENT COMMUNITIES EffORTS TO STEM THE flow Of ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES INTO THE UNITED STATES CONGRATULATIONS ANP WELL PONE 3 VICE PBESIPENT BUSH SENDS BT B ISI444Z APR ST fM COMCRUPESGRU TWELVE ro USS MOBILE BAY BT UNCLAS NlWVC SUBJ STBIkE CBUISEB ABBIVAL I PASS TO ALL HANPS A WELL PONE FOR THE MOST PROFESSIONAL ANP CLASSIC ARRIVAL OF USS MOBILE BAY TO IT S NEW HOME OF MAYPOBT FBOM THE SHARP CREW MANNING THE RAIL TO THE EXPEDITIOUS MOORING TO THE HUSkY WELCOME ALL WAS WORTHY OF A HUSkY TWENTY SIX kALLEBES SENDS BT R I6I4CSZ JUN n FM COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC TO USS MOBILE BA Y INFO COMNAVSUBFLANT NOBFOLk VA COMCRUPESGRU TWELVE BT UNCLAS N0907i SUBJ USS MOBILE BAY SHOCk TBIALS I I WISH TO CONGBA TULA IE ANP COMMENP THE MEN OF MOBILE BA Y FOB THEIB SUPERB PEBFOBMANCE DURING SHOCk TRIALS YOUR EFFORTS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT LONG TERM EFFECTS IN ENSURING THA T AEGIS SHIPS WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN HARM S WAY AND PERFORM THE MISSION FOR WHICH THEY WERE BUIL T J THE PROFESSIONALISM. SPIRIT ANP DEDICA TION OF EACH PERSON ABOABP MOBILE BA Y WAS EXCEPTIONAL YOUR INGENUITY. HARP WORk ATTENTION TO THE PET AILS OF PMS ANP COOPEBA TION WITH THE ENTIRE AEGIS TEAM OF MILITARY GOVERNMENT ANP INPUS- TRY PEOPLE SET NEW STANPARPS FOR EMULA TION I EEL T PRIVILEGED TO WA TCH YOU FIGHT YOUR SHIP SUPEBBL Y DURING THE RECOVERY FROM SHOT 4 i WELL PONE 4 WARM REGABPS. BADM GREENE. PMS 400 BT R 29I339Z JUN S7 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO USS MOBILE BA Y INFO CINCLANTFLT NORFOLK VA COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLk VA COMCRUDESGBU TWELVE COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NOilJO SUBJ MOBILE BAY SHOCk TBIALS I THE SUCCESSFUL SHOCk TBIALS BECENTL Y COMPLETED BY MOBILE BA Y CLEARL Y DEMON- STRATES HOW TOUGH. DURABLE ANP SURVIVABLE SURFACE COMBATANTS ARE BEI ' .G BUILT TOPAY SUCH SUCCESS BESULTS FROM MONTHS OF EXTRAORPINARi ATTE TIOS TOPETAIL WHICH HA VE PROVEN BEYONP QUESTION THA T MOBILE BA Y IS ONE OF THE BEST PREPAREP SHIPS IN THE NA VY TO WITHSTANP THE RIGORS Of V AR THERE IS NO HIGHER COMPLIMENT TO BE PAID TO A CAPITAL WARSHIP : PLEASE CONVEY TO ALL HANDS MY HEABTIEST CONGBA TULA TIONS THE TRUE BENEFIT Of THESE TESTS IS THE BOND Of CONflPENCE fOBGED BETWEEN MAN ANP SHIP YOU HAVE EXCELLEP UNPER THE HARSHEST SET Of TEST CONPITIONS WE CAN CREATE IM PROUP OF YOU VADM METCALF SENDS. BT R J V C7 JUN S7 FM COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLk VA TO USS MOBILE BAY INFO CINCLANTFLT NOBFOLk VA COMCBUDESGRU TWELVE BT UNCLAS NOX ' 7: SUBJ: USS MOBILE BAY SHOCk TRIALS A COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC ienC$Z JUN S7 I THE OUTSTANDING RESUL TS OF MOBILE BA 1 S SHOCk TRIALS REPORTED BEF A ARE COr TINUING E I IPENCE OF THE SUPERB PERFOR MA CE ASP LONG TERM DEPIC A TION OF MOBILE BAYS WINNING TEAM OF OFFICERS 4VP i. ' «tt Ufa PONE FOR A PEMASPI u AND DIFFICULT JOB IM MIGHTY PROUP Of YOU MCCAULff BT B 1 1 ISS4Z AUG $7 FM USNA ANNAPOLIS MP TO USS MOBILE BAY Iff INFO COMCRUPESGRU TWEL VE COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLk VA BT UNCLAS NOIAV SUBJ SHIP ISIT USNA I ON BfHALF OF THE BRIGAPE Of MIPSHIPMEN THE-iAVAL ACAPEM) STAFF A-iP ISITI G GUESIS CONGRATULATIONS ON A SUPERB PERFORMANCE IN ANNAPOLIS WIS PAST lEEk ENP OUR VISIT PRO IPED AN OPPORrUNII TO TOUR A MOST OUTSTA DI ' tG REPRESENTA ri E OF THE NAVAL SURFACE FORCE PRIDE AND PROFESSIONALISM UERE EVIDENT % THE HIGH QUALITY TOURS PROVIDED AND IN THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE HE SA l IN THE MIPSHIPMEN ANP GUESTS YOUR SHIP AND CREU MADE A POSITIVE ANP LASTING IMPRES SIO ON CVEB MIPSHIPMAN A P VISITOR : ALSO A SPECIAL THA k tOU f OR PROVIDING OUR FACULTY AND STAff THE OPPORTUNI- Ty lO.lOIN OUfOR)OURIRA SII ASD fOB THE AEGIS VLSBRIEf THESE U ERE VALUABLE lEARSI G f PfKlf CfS fOR ALL 3 UirHOUr EVCfPTION SHIP A DCREVt LOOkEDGREAI ASP OUTST ASPI G PREPARATION U AS APPAREM IN THE U At tOU EXECUTEP ALL ASPECTS Of THE V ISIT V E GENUINEl lOOk fOR t ARP 10 tOUB RETURS N IHl fUlURE THASk iOU AGAI FOR A lOB PARTICULARLY aeiL PONE BT

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TRIALS think it ' s stuck! And that ' s where the bullets go!

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lVI}4SZ C V ' S7 fM c VO WASHINGTON DC ro USS MOmC BAY CCMCKUPESuRU TWClVC COMNAVSUKFIANJ WASHINGTCN PC BT UNCLAS NCWCC SUBJ, USS MCBIIC BAY ,ClS 5J) CSSl3T I. I HAVE HEAP THE PKEUMINAHY HEPCKTS OF THE SHIPS RECENT CSSQT ANP I WANT TO CONCKATUIATE THE MOBILE BAY TEAM FOK A SUPERB PEREOKMANCE THE LEAD HUSKY HAS ONCE AGAIN SET A HIGH STANPARP FOK THOSE WHO FOLLOW . ' YOUR SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS IN BRINGING USS MOBILE BAY INTO OUR BURGEONING AEGIS FLEET HA VE BEEN ACCOMPLISHEP ONI Y THROUGH HARP WORK. PCPICA TION. ANP A COM MITMENT TO EXCELLENCE 3 THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES. WELL PONE ANP KEEP CHARGING. 4 VAPM MEICALF SENPS BT R I420S0Z OCT S7 FM AMEMBASSY NASSAU TO USS MOBILE BAY SSS INFO COMNAVACTSCARIB ROOSEVELT ROAPS RQ CNO WASHINGTON PC COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA COMUSFORCARIB KEY WEST Ft COMCRUPES6RU TWELVE CINCLANTFLT NORFOLK VA — COMNAVINTCOM WASHINGTON DC COMSECONPFLT BT UNCLAS SUBJ: PORT VISIT NASSAU. BAHAMAS i-6 OCT I. TO THE OFFICERS ANP CREW OF USS MOBILE BAY. OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR RECENT HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO NASSAU ALL WERE TRUELY AMBASSAPORS OF GOOP WILL YOUR VISIT STARTEP WITH A SUPERB LUNCHEON IN WHICH YOU HOSTEP. AMONG OTHERS. THE HEAP OF ST A TE. SIR GERALP CASH AND THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO THE BAHAMAS. MRS CAROL BOYP HALLETT THE EVENING RECEPTION VIP TOUR FOR FIFTY GUESTS WAS A CULINARY AS WELL AS A SOCIAL TREAT FOR ALL BOTH EVENTS WERE CXCEEPINGLY WELL PONE 2 Of SPECIAL NOTE WAS YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM OVER SEVENTY FIVE VOLUNTEERS SHOWEP UP TO WORK AT THE CHILPRENS EMERGENCY HOSTILE THE APMINISTRA TION WAS MOST APPRECIA TIVE OF THE INCREASEP HABIT ABILITY ASPECTS OF THE WORK PONE THE INPIVIPUAL TIME SPENT WITH THE CHILDREN IS ALWAYS A HIGH NOTE OF ANY VISIT 3 DURING YOUR VISITING HOURS. OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE TOURED MOBILE BAY MANY OF THESE PEOPLE WERE AMERICAN TOURIST WHO WILL REMEMBER CONTACT WITH THE US NAVY WITH MUCH PRIDE THIS. COUPLED WITH THE EXEMPLARY CONDUCT OF YOUR CREW ASHORE. PROJECTEP THE POSIT VE IMAGE WE SO MUCH APPRECIATE IN OUR SERVICEMEN 4. USS MOBILE BAY IS ALWAYS WELCOMEP IN THE BAHAMAS REMEMBER — ONCE IN THE BAHAMAS IS NEVER ENOUGHI NLO SENPS HALLETT BT R 0610441 JAN SS FM COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON PC TO COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC PREINSURV WASHINGTON DC COMCRUDESGRU TWELVE SUPSHIP PASCAGOULA MS USS MOBILE BA Y SSS BT UNCLAS N090S0. ' SUBJ: USS MOBILE BAY (CG S3) FINAL CONTRACT TRIAL (FCT) A USS MOBILE BA Y 04IS00Z PEC B7 I CNO FOR OPC3 :. VIA REE A. PREINSURV NOTEP VERY SUCCESSFUL FCT ON USS MOBILE BA Y WEEK OF 30 NOV 4 DEC 1987 ANP SPECIFICALLY CITEP THE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE CREW NAVSEA CONCURS WITH THIS ASSESSMENT MOBILE BAY FCT PERFORMANCE FOLLOWEP SUPERB PROFES SIONAL PISPLAY PURING BOTH SHOCK TRIALS ANP CSSOT. AN EXCEPTIONALLY PEMANPING SERIES OF TESTS MOBILE BAY PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT HAS BEEN NOTEWORTHY. ANP OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE TO THE CONTINUING SUCCESSFUL EVOLUTION OF AEGIS CRUISER PRO GRAM 3 VAPM ROWDEN SENDS BT R 30IS4OZ DEC S7 FM CINCLANTFLT NORFOLK VA TO ALLANTFLT BT UNCLAS N0I040 ALLANTFLT 044 87 SUBJ CINCLANTFLT GOLDEN ANCHOR AWARDS FOR FY 87 A. CINCLANTFLTINST 1040 18 I. FOLLOWING LANTFLT UNITS ARE GOLDEN ANCHOR AWARD WINNERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 87, A COMNAVSURFLANT (FOUR CATEGORIES) (1) LARGE AFLOAT (ONE AWARP) WINNER USS MOBILE BAY (CG S3) RUNNER UP USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40) (2) MEPIUM AFLOAT (ONE AWARP) WINNER, USS SANTA BARBARA (AE 28) RUNNER UP, USS CHARLES F APAMS (PPG 2) (3) SMALL AFLOAT (ONE AWARP) WINNER, USS RECOVERY (ARS 43) RUNNER UP USS POYLE (FFG 39) (4) NAVAL RESERVE FORCE (ONE AWARD) WINNER: USS BLAKELY (FF 107}) RUNNER UP USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO 449) B COMNAVAIRLANT (TWO CATEGORIES) (1) CARRIER (ONE AWARP) WINNER: USS FORRESTAL (CV S9) (FY 85 ANP FY 86 WINNER) RUNNER UP USS SARAROGA (CV 60) (2) PEPLOYING AVAITION SOUAPRONS (TWO AWARDS) WINNERS, PATROL SOPN FORTY NINE (VP 49) BT R02I739Z NOV 87 FM COMCRUPESGRU TWELVE TO USS MOBILE BA Y UNCLAS N03I20 SUBJ: MUTUAL TRAINING IN THE JAXOA A. COMCRUPESGRU TWELVE 26I934Z JUL 87 I. YOUR AGGRESSIVE SUPPORT OF SUBJ PROGRAM PURING THE PERIOP 26 30 OCT WAS OUTSTANPING THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS. WHICH INCLUPE THE WORK-UP ANP PROMULGA- TION OF A PETAILEP SOE A T LEAST 5 SHIPS RECEIVEP THE BENEFIT OF VALUABLE MUL Tl SHIP TRAINING INITIATIVES SUCH AS YOURS ARE THECRITICAL FACTOR IN MAKING THE PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN REF A SUCCESSFUL HUSKY ONE TACK THREE LEAD HUSKY SENDS BT R IS220OZ PEC 87 FM COMCRUPESGRU TWELVE TO USS MOBILE BAY SSS INFO CRUPESGRU TWELVE SSS COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS NOOOOO SUBJ SUPERIOR FCT PERFORMANCE 1 THE WARRIORS OF MOBILE BA Y JUST COMPLETEP -ONE OF THE BEST EVER (INSURV FCT) PRESENTATIONS A FLAWLESS PT$E ANP FULL POWER DEMONSTRATION CROWNED YOUR SUCCESS APROIT LEAPERSHIP WHICH INCORPORATEP EARLY ON PETAILEP PLANNING. AN AGGRESSIVE ZONE INSPECTION PROGRAM A TRACK TO GROUNP FOLLOW UP PRECISE PISCREPANCY MANAGEMENT ANP UTILIZATION OF PAST LESSONS LEARNEP WERE THE KEY FACTORS THE USS MOBILE BA Y CSMP WAS A TRUE REFLECTION OF REALITY ANP WAS CITED BY THE MAIN BOARD OF INSURV AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE SEEN IN THE PAST 7 YEARS THIS THEME OF EXCELLENCE PREVAILEP IN VIRTUALLY EVERY AREA 2 TO REMAINING HUSKIES THE STANDARDS ARE CLEAR. THE CHALLENGE IS BEFORE YOU 3 TO THE WARRIORS OF MOBILE BAY. WELL PONE SIERRA HOTEL TACK HUSKY 26 RAPM KALLARES BRAVO ZULU ' S '