Mobile Bay (CG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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r PREVIOUSLY QUALIflEO ESWS: QUALIFIED ON BOARD. CW03(SW) BARTLETT GSCS(SW) HAWkES OSCS(SW) HERROM OSCS(SW) ADAMS GSEC SW) CALDWELL OSC(SW) CLAGGETT OSC(SW) DEWEY CTRC(SW) DURR FCC(SW) FEDERIUK EMC(SW) KERMOHAN GMMC(SW) LEWIS ICC(SW) MALZAHN FCC(SW) MASON EWC(SW) MCLENDON HTC(SW) NELSON FCC(SW) WICKER ENC(SW) WILLEY YNC(SW) REVOLINSKY QMI(SW) BLACKBURN FCIiSW) DEBOLD ICI(SW) FELDER ETI(SW) HAUTAU GMMI(SW HERNANDEZ CTMI(SW) HOPPMANN FCI(AW) KNIGHT OSI(SW) MERRITT CSMI(SW) PAOUETTE MSItSW) PLUMMER STG2(SW) ROBINSON GSMJ(SW) FRILEY gse:}(SW hoffart os2(sw) jones pn2(sw) laplante sh2(sw) mcneff stgj(sw) moore icj(sw) musso rM2(SW) SMITH aM2(SW) STOUGH GSM2(SW) VANZANT FC2(SW) WILLIAMS PC2(SW) YOUNG FC2(SW) ZIOLKOWSKI EM3(SW) LONG WORTH STG3(SW) LANCE RMCS(SW CUNNINGHAM GMCS(SW) MCVAUGH STGCS(SW) YORK EMC(SW) BARBA BMC(SW BARNETT FCC(SW) BROWN GSMC(SW) DARLING CTOC(SW) DOZE HMC(SW) GERMAIN FCC(SW) GILBERT ENC(SW) HA YWARD BMC(SW) LINDEEN SKC(SW) NORTON STGC(SW) VANHORN FCC(SW) WANAMAKER FCC(SW) WILLIAMS EMC(SW) NAVALTA ETI(SW) BEERY GSMt(SW) BINGHAM GSMIiSW) CARMACK RMI(SW) JOHNSON OSI(SW) NEWSON CTRI(SW) STAGERS ENI(SW) THRASHER GSMI(SW) WARDEN ICI(SW) WELDY RMI(SW) WOOLDRIDGE OS2(SW) CROWLEY GSM2(SW) FLEMING

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ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST ENC Hay ward ' s ESWS pin being awarded by Capt. Whalen. The Enlisted Surface Warfare specialist (ESWS) designation denotes voluntary acquisition of sig- nificant professional vice progressional knowledge in mission areas beyond an individual ' s particular rating. The prestigious program includes formal written, practical, and oral qualification leading to enhanced advancement opportunity- Twenty-nine individuals reported to PRECOM with the coveted ESWS insignia. During the ship ' s first years of ser- vice, the ranks of those qualified swelled to 73. with the Chief ' s Mess setting the pace of those who are considered by the Na vy. ship, and their peers as truly a professional cut above.

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ADVANCEMENTS FCC (SW) Williams FCJ(SW) Willijms FC2 Lanterman FCI Rodriguez IC2 Lukasik FCI Schullz FC2(SW) Ziolkowski HMS Vollman FC2(SW} Schuiz FC2 Leroy ICC(SW) Malzahn YNi Marshall RrVICS{SW) Cunningham GMCI Walker RMI Johnson FMC(SW) Kernohan FCCM Leary STGCS(SW) York 0SM2 Powell OSEJ Rivera OSEJ Tubbs FC2 Terhorst FCC Gilbert GMGI Brooks FCI(SW) PeBold FC2 Barzelay FCC Wanamaker ICI(SW) WelJy FCC Slearns FC3 Eykamp FCC(SW) Mason PNi Jennings GMMI VanHook QMI Churchill FCI Wolske GMGI Brown FCI kenworlhy ENC(SW) Willey GSEI(SW) Palifka GSM I Powers GSM I Bingham BM2 McPherson GSE2(SW) Ho f fart CT03 Burgan CTOC (SW) Doze TMI Perkins CT03 Kemp SN Howard SA Madison BMSA McKinney SN Bayuga SA AshcrafI STGSN Wadsworlh - CTRC(SW) Kuhns GSM2 Combs BMSN Feliciano SS Kane SN Smith STGSN Part Ida HJFA York STGSA Carson YNSS Cabret .-.!( GSM2 Shultz SHI King HTI Fisher GSM2 Saffell EW3 Hopkins OS J Anderson ETI Beery OS2 Pfuntner OSS Schloss OSS Smith OSS Winwright GSM2 Buras OSCS(SW) Herron ENS Kruike FCI France SM2 Nielsen BMC Lindeen OSC(SW) Dewey FCI Wilkerson OS I Zdunczyk SJG2 Booker OS I Behner OS 2 Crowley OS2 Keen OS 2 Reamy OS2 Smith EWS Hoferkamp OS2 Johnson OS I Holdren MSI Strange MS 2 Fagner STGI Candler SM2 Zullo TMS Jones STG2 Snowdy EN2 Long BM2 Ferrera EM2 Landerfelt EM2 Walton GSM2 Friley SM2 Bailey BMS Markey Our first year in commission was a great one for over one-half of the crew who were selected for advancement during this period. MOBILE BA Y greatly exceeded all Navy promotion averages thanks to sound self study, an innovative Academic Advi- sor program for each candidate and. smart MOBsters. We kept the tailor shops busy sewing on new crows , not to men- tion lots of gold and silver bars and leaves ' .