Mobile Bay (CG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST YEAR Like the Marine Corps. Aegis Cruiser MOBILE BAY is ' always looking for a few good men — and she found plenty of them in the first year of service. A total of 24 MOB- sters stepped forth with raised hands during the year, shipping over for a total of 84 years, and reenlistment bonuses amounting to $55,287.96. OATH OF ENLIST- MENT: I do solemnly swear that I will sup- port and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and alle- giance to the same; and FIRST YEAR REENLISTEES: EMC(SW) NAVALTA OS2 HOOP FCC(SW) WANAMAKER FC2 SCHULZ JOI WOODPELL ICC(SW} MALZAHN SHI ROSS CTRC(SW) PURR SKI HOLT EMC(SW) BARBA GSMI(SW) PAQUETTE EMC(SW) KERONOHAN

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TM2 Smith MS3 Bell EMS Longworth MSI(Sm Plummet BM2 Taylor BMI Worley ETI Hautau EN 2 Lewis QMSN Arebalo MSI Sykes BM2 Brown FC2 Lucier ETI Wallace SMS Corder SH2 Rentschler PC2(SW) Young SK3 Moore ST6SA Carlson PROMOTIONS TO THE APPOINTEE Your appointment carries with it the obligation that you exercise increased authority and willingly accept greater re- sonsibility. Occupying now a position of greater authority, you must strive with a renewed dedication toward the valued ideal of service with honor. You are charged with demonstrating a proper example of performance, moral courage, and dedication to the Navy and the Nation. Your every action must be governed by a strong sense of personal moral responsibility in order that, by ex- ample and leadership, subordinates will contribute their utmost to the effec tiveness and efficiency of the United States Navy. FC2 Cantrell RMS Bozeman RM2 Strutchen RM2 Thompson RMS Canuel RMC Scholz RMI Tucker SK2 Mueller OS 2 Flowers ET2 Gutierrez MSC Corpuz SK2 C la von ENI(SW) Thrasher HTI Thornton HTS Heritage BMS Collins FC2 Dorris ECS Ridge RMS Berger EN2 Moran EW2 Cooper OSS Saunders IC2(S !I ) Musso RMS Means OSC(SW) Claggett YNS Williams ICS Davis RMS Gruwell PN2(SW) LaPlante STG2 Zenker OSS Harris STGSN Evans ENFN Stites FN Baldonado FN File FN Gomez FA Fisher SN Felton MSSN Harper SN Johnson SN Davis SN Moreno SN Nash SN Scott FN Sweeney SA White SN Odell SHSN Ryan SN Ward MSSN Myles SN Mclver SA Brown SA Edmonson SA Page FA Williams SN Carr SA Willie SA Peterson FN Carter SN Dean SN Hatcher SN Brooks SA Hopkins BMSN Davis FN Rhodes SN Peoples SN Willems DKSN Alderman SN Hunt SN Johnson SN Miller SA Minnis FN Creath FN Mathis FN Austin FN Cochran FN Johnson FN Chmura HTFN Thatcher HTFN McDonald DCFN Vasko DCFN Melton ENFN Howard ENFN Schale ENFN Barnett HTFN Virtue 89

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REENLISTMENTS that I will obey the or- ders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regu- lations and Uniform Code of Military Jus- tice. So help me God. Of the MOB warriors listed below. HMC(SW) Germain. ICC(SW) Mal- zahn. and FCC(SW) Wanamaker set the pace by reupping in conjunction with Commissioning. Combined with the ship ' s many fine people pro- grams. MOBILE BA Y ' s reenlistment success resulted in the ship being named the winner of the CINC- LANTFLT Golden Anchor award as Best In The Fleet. For both the ship and those continuing their ca- reers, it was a very good yearl EM2 LANDERFELT OSi HARRIS HMC(SW) GERMAIN GMGC LEWIS YNC(SW) REVOLINSKY OSCS(SW) ADAMS DKI STEVENS BMC(SW) LINDEEN GSMC(SW) DARLING GSM 2 KETNER YN2 MCCARVER GMCS MCVAUGH