Ranger (CVA 61) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 364 of the 1976 volume:

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But there were a num- ber of setbacks that the young Captain would have to contend with. First, none of his officers was even in the Navy! Secondly, his crew had only limited experience sailing and next to none fighting a ship. Worse still, construction of Ranger at Portsmouth was being de- layed so that the Raleigh, a 64-gun frigate, could be completed. As a result, Ranger had to settle for inferior quality materials. As an example, her sails were made jute and hemp instead of canvas. It certainly looked as though Captain Jones was in for some rough going. Taking Ranger out on sea trials Jones discovered that the 20-gun sloop was overgunned for her size and ordered that two cannons be removed. Additionally he noted that Ranger's masts were too tall and bulky, causing the ship to heel about in only a moderate wind. Still the young, ambitious Captain was determined to have a squared-away vessel. The original Navy jack. As our great nation celebrates her proud 200th birth- day USS Ranger joins in the celebration, for she has earned a place in this Bicentennial salute to the U.S. Indeed, the very first Ranger, commanded by Captain John Paul Jones, received the first recognition ever giv- en this nation by a foreign power way back in 1778 at Quiberon Bay, France, one of the turning points of the Revolutionary War. Thus, the sloop-of-war Ranger earned her place in America's proud and glorious his- tory. But there is more to the story. . . Even the name Ranger has significant historical meaning. In 1777 as construction began on Ranger at Portsmouth, New Hampshire a name was needed for the new sloop-of-war. Because a large portion of her original crew had served in a New Hampshire army militia known as Rogers' Rangers the ship was christened Ranger. As yet she had no Captain. ki The first salute at Qulboron Bay, Franco. A PRUVEID 'il'Yl3 ilBll'WUN UA TR Rl HCS UN At Ranger's first port-of-call, France, Jones had her hull scraped, her masts refitted and new sails of canvas made. Finally, Ranger was ready to fight for the cause of freedom. Ranger's first battle action came when, after at- tempting a raid off the coast of Ireland, she encount- ered the H.M.S. Drake near Belfast. The two ships were almost evenly matched, Ranger with 18-9 pounders and Drake with 20-6 pounders. But Ranger's gunners proved more accurate and soon Drake's sails and rigging were blown away. The Drake suf- fered 42 men killed yet Ranger had Iost but three men during the brief, hostile encounter. RANGER HISTORYI3 Throughout Ranger's Naval service in the Revolu- tionary War she was involved in numerous skirmishes. Then in 1779, as part of the Continental Navy's last squadron, Ranger and the frigates Providence, Queen of France and Boston were defending the Port of Charleston, North Carolina when the British rallied their forces to capture the city as well as Ranger and two other squadron ships. After the capture, the British renamed Ranger, the Halifax. At that point it seemed that was the end of Ranger. ' Yet that was not the last time a ship named Ranger would set sail. In fact, in the next 198 years this nation would spawn 7 more Ranger's. 4fRANGER HISTORY iNASl'1k,ll. CGM HCS U AKG JC A century later a new line of Ranger's was born. These five decen- dents of Captain Jones' original sloop-of-war played very minor roles in Naval affairs. None of them were involved in any major actions and all saw only limited service. To be sure, the past five Ranger's had not exactly made their mark in history. Yet the name Ranger, now almost 150 years old, carried on. And as if to make up for her predecessors, the seventh Ranger was an aircraft carrier. Commissioned in 1934, Ranger VII was the first ship to be built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. She was built smaller and shorter than her sister ships, CV-2 and 3, but she could still carry some 80 aircraft. Her overall length was 770 feet and she displaced 14,500 tons. Her screws could propel her through the water at over 29 knots. Ex- haust gasses were carried off by six deckedge funnels which, during flight operations, were swung outward to horizontal positions. She had eight, five-inch anti-aircraft guns. In 1939, she served in the neutrality patrol along the North American Seaboard, and when the war came, she aided the U.S. Army Air Force. On a.transAtlantic trip in May 1942, off the African Gold Coast, she launched 60 P-40 Warhawks of the AAF to Accra, from which point they were flown in a series of flights to Karachi, India for operation with the 10th AAF. Eugene Ely makes the first arrested landing on a ship. Eugene Ely, pioneer of Naval Avlatlon. 5. D v4 Q, gs ll 3 F 4 v A 6 - n mr x 1 -- at -4- .fn- M..- f f-ow. . -a uf -1- hh' f. i ., . -li 44- sn .. K' ' Q5 V I-fn. ,' . -. .gn --ir ,,,, as A ,. 1' . s .nn '- Vx. 'W ' W A J- ,Ja .-, 1 1 3 ,. ...4 . n . Y ff fs 'WH 'VJ- w , v. 41 ,M may .. . . . .. .-1- f- '- 6fCOMMAND t Z CAPTAHN J L0 NHQFAIEIO J R, f'f'fUDNlM AN llDUNN Ulf' l ' 'fl -lx' lfl R 92 N' C0 'VlI QNI H3318lk? llibillf WU lil l '1 l9'lx' ICQNI ISIC R 1952 .-. . A -.-.4 - 11----u....,.p......, ....,....-..1-.... COMMANDX7 Discussing an evolution with Senior Officers. Captain Nicholson checking with DC Central. . f , fr' ' '+A L saga? 1-2. nm , me l,' kxxtixle . PERSEISTHZNCE AND DETERTMINATHQN AZJQNCBE i TEPOTECN ARL DME T pressing on i Captain Nick sme. Welcome alongside - standby for Ranger's shotlines. nuan- J EN GIN EERING X . 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Us x',, ,,,.-4 4 lcv, L f 5 IS3 M.D.Fultz, RM3 D.Brown, ISSN E.A.Tetrick, BM1 L.G.Smith, DM3 A.A.Austln, and IS2 T.L Falls. .4 ,,.-A,..W.,. Q. ,,A,., A... www., .... 6 ..J..., , 'QTY' .h. -.......,., ...Q -..................V.5.-. N- I 77 ...fn Y . V . Q - -- - ,....,...,-......,4, iff' n i i I Qfrfgm -7 4. V ,f aj, .J PZ - gay gl I Nf, ,A 50' RMSN R.F.CoucouIas, and RM3 E.R.Rickman. MS2 E.Reyes, M53 J.F.ViIlanueva, MS1 D.L.Dumpit, and MSSN R.F.Lewis. 'fi if f 2 I -ui, l1 ' 5 mssn c.l..whne and MS1 z.n. x 5 If D - M- 5 tl 1 1 E 1 f Q3 0NLOADf17 BUD .NI . P EE MEUR? Shipyard welders and ship's Hull Technicians spent innumerable man hours performing countless hot work tasks through the ship. P.0.M. lPreparation for Overseas Movementl was a busy waiting period for the ship insuring the Ranger was readily supplied and all required work 1 completed in time for the upcoming de- ployment. U Many divisional spaces were retiled prior to the final deployment day. M ,. . 5 Where to now? ,.i.,,, .....,,,,...., ,..-.ff-,-gau...Nw.-an.-Q,-.-1-1-pw..-,.,A,v,..,,.,.I . .,..,.,,l. .0-,. A V -A .1-,---f-if-'Q-,vefw-v-,nwpvv - V 1 .-....,., Y t, 18fONLOAD Maintaining a high degree of material readiness was a fulltime job for VS-21's Freelancers, QL. TO RJ PR2 R.R.MitcheII, AKAN S.N.CIark, AMH3 J.D.Pfiefer and AE2 M.K.Harrington. 'wu- 2 g ,ot . 7 '32 it J, f' 3 giff' L .Q 1' ni' gf Reporting aboard Ranger from NAS Miramar was the initial leg of the cruise for LTJG D.V.Santapaola and LTJG G.D.Crumley, both of VF-154. VA-21's F4-J Phantoms waiting for a lift aboard Ranger. - n R Q 5 STARTING EJ KNEE U39 ON LOADf19 AN H3 A3 SEXY Up 4 1 , -. 3f'f'? 4?4?UA f A fr s s A ' , V q i . 1- 1, ., Wil' LIGHT MACK WIRES DB5 PARTEI KENT . .. 1XRIR IVING 'Huw :lu-'-'f . -ff i P K 't -.5 if b 4' 1' ,v-umm.,-.Y 1. ... . -, . 2:4- K, . ,H 9, A V ' 40- J-4f1vWM,.i, 'J' 99 t 1' ff. In ak? 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' -.1 t'ay R- F' 'N , .. ., .'-he 52,5 .Kr-'ra f'f,-. ,155 if QT S' 'F ' ,f va 'J? ' Vffy ' ' 09 7 ,ll I 'V J? 1 ' -'Z': - U' g:',': 1Q'fl'T A Q--. .. - r' r' Har. A .A ' ' A 5' . 3' ff 1,5414 -55 .Ig 4 . T 'VN' uf, ivy. 249. .- ' - Y , U I ' .' ,. -,, P :va-':-'r ?'f'5'5' ' J-'5'.,- 'f '.. ...-' 'LW ..-A I , 'M F -, ', -M. H' y, ...sv 'Iv xg I- 4 4 4. .9 Q 9 q A V4 ,Q 1,-,,,. -M L L. v- ' ' 5 .,...gv '19M1-T-1-'H A a 'SS Ll ANG' HR WV-I Il H H-, ... , l'iC 22 XDEPARTURE ODYSSEY ships, etc. A deployment, a cruise, a WestPac . . . all these are terms attributed to a ship's travels overseas, but a more accurate word might be an odyssey. When a ship like Ranger goes overseas for eight months her crew does travel quite a bit, they do endure hardships and most certainly they enjoy many notable experiences. A Western Pacific deployment is truly an Odyssey. ski '-,,,.N Od-ys-sey fod'isej, n. 1. an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus' adventures in his ten-year attempt to return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. 2. any long series of wanderings, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hard- But every odyssey, no matter what its length, has got to have a beginning. For Ranger there were a series of beginnings, each significant in its own way. As far back as January 1975 we began getting Ranger in shape to make an overseas journey. After that, we had the task of preparing ourselves to fight the ship. Our Engineers had to get the ship ready for its numerous propulsion tests. The rest of Ranger's crew had to polish their skills in their particular departments CVW 2 Ranger s air wing had to begin learning to operate with ship s company personnel once again ln other words Ranger had to start functioning as a team ggvq ., . . . . l A ,I ..t,f-Q.-,.ne That morning, as we made final prep- arations for our departure, a 7,300 mile trek lay before us. As we said our final goodbyes the thought at the back of our minds was that this trek would take us half a world apart from our families, friends, and loved ones. As we eased silently away from the pier, and the people across the water became just a blur of faces, we knew our Odyssey had begun. DEPARTUREf23 After we had perfected all our skills engineering, flying, fighting, supplying typing, feeding, communicating, navigat ing, healing, painting and operational co ordination, there was still one more be ginning. But that would not come until the first line was cast off on January 30 1976. The upcoming 10-day transit to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii would be a long one. Not because it was 10 days but because we had been sit ting pierside for more than a month. And in those 10 days we'd have the chance to renew old friendships between airwing and ship's company. It also gave us time to make the transition into being 0 sailors again. 'x .. 24fHAWAlI f Q Q. Ss A J 1 ls uq, nvax NAV N ff A--H+'-'5---'1.lJ:,Tn. iw-nfzz'-ffl' n rf The islands of HAWAII Mx'-g '? f '.1v ?f'! '1ffj! ' '01 f 'Hhere lies the final harbor, whence we unmoor no more? Herman Mel- vllle L ,V 26fHAWAII V 'E .m'K'2iki nfm. . A W K Waikiki as viewed from Round Top Mountain. 'K , Kalakaua Avenue - Waikiki's main street. t The International Market Place provided delightful native entertainment HAWAII 27 -' ,L A, .1 - .Q 1-'J A LM, 3, K koi 5 .n- A- -4,,5'n H AMHSITS FAA IGUS BEACH Hi U. 1' 'M ' ,. i 5' ' f' Y--4'K-.71 ' Q '--5 Q sf' v 'sz S, . fu. ,-,, A -V.. ,.,, W fn - 1,5 'Q 1, . 4, F, ' .4 'V 1 .. my-.fy N ,iw .Y 'xii 'lf wg l 5 A L X i'T ?-1' vw- . if - W'-.,.? --'-gn 4 ' T- bg: - .QV 3-. - P' - 's '-.. ' ,,?14 A 4r.f1-A 1..- , 5. 1. u . W X: 7.55 . as - s ' 6 f .w-H -M. 'L .- I-1 W . I bi 1' 4' 8 nx . 4 , 5 ' ff W 8 Q' 1 'Q' ' ' k'a4 1'- . ,,, , , 'Uh 1'- ' I ll ' -fs. -I . . 'X 1-.Ax A kj - ,Q N , ' . s ki f x J 'Q' K 5 'lint 28fHAWAII 3 'E SHERHENHTY AND BEAUTY l Red Sky in the morning. .. UNREP-Underway Replenishment means fuel, food and ordnance to Ranger's 4,000 plus man crew. i Qi 'r I it UNREPf29 sailor take warning. fl! . .-.. . A--- V -.-..- ...........-.--...ff 1. L, 3OfUNREP ii? , , N 1130 High seas and winds made refueling an extremely difficult task , 'Wil i l 5 s t QW .Xu , I . . 'X A LL X 1--ra, l l i i g 'if -r 1 f ff A wh- - 1, Q25 'J , wig K -5 , .- 1' n- I J' j .' Y Y ,fm ' ' , W e, ev- ' -- .A e. i in V . , 3 t x X 5 ' lffigwr'-Q.Vcl !U V14 L F., .' l- ,- ,. ' 7 . .1 - A J- .Jw M .Q - me fl 4' . . .but professionalism and pride endured in the end. Another VETREP fvertical Replenishmentl pallet is lowered aboard by the Golden Arch's Crew. , , 'Water, water, everywhere. . . UNREPf31 AlRf32 , , WZ-- f an Q iw Sig! X, f' 'i'S f-y 'WJ Aw i' 45 ff- 'r' AIRf33 ,U ,JL Z0 LCDR R N Brown CW03 J Jewah ABH3 J W McKeIvy AN NPltrack ABH3 MGlbson ABHAN REngIe ABHAN JHaIl FRONT AA H Mann AA P Kuhn AA V Utu AA M Taylor BACK AN PKUHZ ANRMOOW AN M Myhre ABHAN D Ballard ABH2 L Hartzhelm ul' V 34fAlR ff q. 5-'K -5 AN S.Sigler, ABH3 E.Duncan, AA L.Rickard, AA T.Reed, ABHAN J. Coleman, AA, M.Loftus, AN M.Irwin, AA H.Hobbs, AA M.Holmes, AA C.LeBlanc AA P.Antoon. FRONT: AN S.Soper, AA B.Claycomb, AA G.Spranger, AN J.Castro AA S.Ryan, AN B.Dumas. BACK: ABH3 B.Bishop, AN J.KirkendaII, i ABH3 E.Lincoln, ABH2 M.Nolan, AA D.M.Abrams, AA W.ToIiver. 'o , .Aq- Ill'-.. Flight. For centuries man had studied birds and other airborne animals and insects trying to de- termine the nature of their ability to soar above other creatures. During his study of these airborne creatures, man could not help but wonder if some day, he too would be able to take to the skies. And though through the centuries, many, many men tried courageously they could not master the mysteri- ous art of flying. Yet each, in his failure, contrib- uted to the final successes of Orville and Wilbur Wright, Glenn Curtis, and the other men who even- tually overcame the force of gravity to become airborne. Even as these early pioneers of flight began developing and perfecting their inventions, an- as AN B.Dowdy, AN T.Smith, ABH3 Osley, AN F.Rentreos, AN T.White. AN Moralia, AA W.Henson, AN T.Nelson. Two months later, in January 1911, he effected a near-perfect landing on the aft section of the cruiser Philadelphia sitting inport at Hampton Roads, VA. The fantail of the ship had been re- designed to function as a landing area. His land- ing area was a mere 30 feet wide and only 120 feet long! The arresting gear, though primitive, con- sisted of a series of lines strung across the land- ing area attached to bags of sand. Even though it was a crude set-up, it worked perfectly and it be- gan a new facet of naval operations. Ranger's Air Department is the home of approx- imately 390 proud and highly professional Avi- other man, Eugene Ely, had conceived a plan to design an aircraft suitable for operation on a ship! His dogged efforts around the turn of the century along with those of the Wrights and Glenn Curtis spawned the Curtis A-1, the Navy's first aircraft. These founders of Naval Aviation had a two-fold problem in designing their shipboard plane. First, the aircraft had to be launched from the ship, there were no catapults yet, let alone carriers. Next, after the plane was in the air, he had to be able to land once again, but in a much smaller landing area. By 1910, they were ready to test their inventions. Utilizing the flight deck, Eugene Ely accomplished the first suc- cessful launching of an aircraft from a ship. 455 .JS- lC2 T.Edgar, ICC J.Gonzales, lC3 T.Lambert, AN R.Boisvert, AA E.Guzman. ation Boatswain Mates. They function as a closely- knit team at all times. V-3 personnel direct the movements of all aircraft in the hangar bays and maintain all aircraft fire fighting systems while V-1 personnel are in charge of flight deck aircraft handling and crash and salvage. The men of V-4 control all aspects of aircraft refueling and when their job is completed, V-2 takes over. These men operate the four massive steam catapults, the five arresting gear engines and the PLAT 81 LENS systems. Finally, V-5 is responsible for manning the Primary Flight control tower as well as admin- istration of the Air Department. 36fAlR F 1- 'K ' X92 , . gl 1 'V . at 'xx x, , . 1 jf - 1 cwoz R.Reiss, LT nfraser, LT c.LaReau, LT R.KobIitz - I , 1? 9 F I .V XY 1 -,J X c, ' , , ' I - Eli! ' 7 -e f f f .. 'R' l 5 Q ,J QQ .m wg 'T ' 'T'M 'J' .?u--v- , Kd ff' A . kj ,f ff If ABEAA J.A.Johnson, AN M.Johnson ABE2 K.White, ABEI E.Briggs, ABE3 D.Hulliger, ABE! H.Clark, AN D.PetrimouIx, ABE3 P.ShiIlair, ABE2 D.Beck AlRf37 ABE2 R.Howard, AN M.Plotner AN R.Bomar, ABE2 J.0wen 5' 2 5 ...Q V s . -- .awp . BACK: ABEAN R.Bernberg, AN D.Arthur, AA G.Thompson. FRONT: AN R.Jackson, ABEAN C.Pyle, ABEAN J.Simmons. AA V.Jorrisen, ABE3 K.WilIiams, ABEAA D.Birchard, ABEAN D.Marsden, ABEAA W.Matlhias, AA S.Meacham. Q Q 1 A ,a ' -yx 'Q-. A G? 38fAlR L E . I ' ,A -Q V 54 W' 3 N . A ,,, Q Q l Q 9 m IQ-51.5 'Q in 'B la AN J.Johnson, AA S.Geldi .!A:bL-..:'xK A- A... - ... . T ' x ' fan. inf., Q K 1 , 2 .-.J x ABE3 E.AIderson, ABE3 M.Vincent, ABE3 R.Underwood, ABE2 J.Brancaccio, AN I.TroVv, ABEAA D.Hoehn. SEATED: AA B.MacKenzie, AA R.Jackson. ABEAN F.Bell, AA L.LaudensIayer, AA B.MacKenzie, AA K.Murphy , Qk A ,AXAQ A. M, ff 1 Q Q - an- A ,A ABEAN M.Lee, AAM.Hickerson, AN L.Mazotti BACK: ABEAA S.Swanson, AA R.Ramirez, AN D.GIeese, ABE3 D.Lane. FRONT: AA S.Sykes, AA E.Simmons, AA A.Sena, ABE3 E.Hammons, AA L.LaudensIager, AN K.GiIlard. MJ! nlllq A ,-. AIRf39 ABE3 M.Paige, AA C.Knott 40fAlR V P A ABEAN J.Chirichetti, AA C.Knott, AN J.Powers, ABE3 J.Kow- skie, AA P.McCarter . , 4-vu-Q-Q ....,..-.,,,,,, ABEC H.PhiIIips, ABEC M.Newsom ABEI B.MerriII, ABE2 N.Tabinga, ABEI D.Lane ' , i an E!! 4 ki 'V V X Q F 0 Q ' X tl 4 FRONT: ABHAA G.KipIinger, AR M.D.Smith, AR H.F.Gordon, AA G.0rr. BACK: ABHAN R.M.Marin, AA D.Peterson, AA D.J.Ross, AR R.W.McLeod, AR M.J.Hendrix, AA B.Southard, AA D.D.Sarsoza. 45 gi AIRf41 FRONT: AN D.J.Herberger, AA T.M.Estrada, AN M.0.AviIes, AN E.E.White. BACK: AN S.G.PaZ, ABHAN J.R.R0bideau, AA D.A.B0t- ton, AN G.B.Smith, ABHAA M.B.Rivers, AA W.J.Wolfe. FRONT: AR J.A.Savino, AR K.Cunningham, ABHAN B.Frazier,, AR T.A.Smith, AA D.W.0liver. MIDDLE: AN W.H.Childs, AA G.D. Fowler, ABHAN M.L.Herman, AA R.L.Starke. BACK: ABHAA R.L.BoniIla, ABH3 E.White, ABH3 M.Mahoney, AA L.T.Lujan. Bc.: WA- NCBI!! 1 xg- x-,,..r- hx LT Cooper, ABF3 J.C.Aranda, ABFAA B.L.Toftey, AA R.M.Ber- nardino -J ' U3-H4-7-L ff, X '+A ,, V4 A 'L rn nf:-us 2,1915 is A A f J? ABF3 J.L.Bolden, ABF3 A.P.CampbeIl, MS2 A.R. Del Rosario, ABFAA M. Lawrence, ABFAA D.R.McDanieI, AN J.AviIas, ABF2 R.Wiseman, ABFAA D.E. Phipps, ABFAA K.M.Boyd GJ '17 E ABF3 R.G.H0lIiefieId, ABF2 G.R. r Q 'S , W? 5 A 3 we A 4 1 V f . ., , f ' I' 9' - 'Y ,., ' , . of A 'V ' Ap . , 1 J -H L ,, 3 F .ge ro FY Y x , '55, ,f Ill' CWO Davis LT Cooper Q 4 M52 A.R.DeI Rosario 'W Rowley, ABF1 P.F.AckIey, ABF3 J.L.Bolden, ABF3 Nery, ABFC D.E. Simmons, ABF2 T.L.DiIIard, LT Cooper. ABF3 J.S.Nery, ABF3 J.L.Bolden, ABFAN L.MaIfara E , ABF1 S.E.B6nl'Iefl FUEL mmm Mlm ABFC D.E.Simmons Lyg a. 'UA 'WK OFEWICS' UYWZCS SUCH ct6w46-g CIEWSCY E we cfcwvf W bi 1 I ..f9 ABF3 J.C.Wiggins, ABF3 C.H.GIenn, ABFAA W.A.Webb, ABFAA J.F.Harmon, AN H.A.Sumner, ABF3 J.M.Schaffer, ABFAN T.G.SaIters, AN S.A.Vande- voort, AA W.R.Blair, AN A.F.WiIson, AN K.L.Williams, ABFAA D..l.Thomas, ABF3 T.D.Totten. ABFAA J.F.Harmon ABFAA J.C.Lizotte ABF1 J.E.HarrelI, ABFAN R.C.Berean, ABF2 J.J.An- derson. 'Ulf' f i YNI T.Crain, YNSN J.HaIvorson, SA C.Jones. ABHAN G.Burgh, ABE3 K.Doss, ABH3 J.Rooks -,x Uv AA T.0sborne, AR P.McCarthy, AA W.Andrews CDR R.W.Brown, CDR C.R.TuIIey wi ,vm yi hgf ff ' A +2 ,, xx A 4 . ww. I A A E xA I q ' E 3 K A,,, f Y ' 1 V V . 1AA A, AlMDf45 hh: - J Q I V F F ' , M - Y ! , ,U nmniffemma. YZ w 0 F L X .-i ' V' A an M P DDFI vw Ulfvl F F - b V I m u Nu C F F ff F Q f Q ' . Q 1 'S' - , f 4f'-, ,-Q- - H , Kilim-A1 Glen. AND OFFICE IFROM LEFT! A22 E.D.lorono. A22 A.L.lAal AZAN D.G.Phlpps. AIC D.G.Swishor Mdmln. Asllstantl. nm1.uuuroy. ' 46fAIMD 3 51 5 '-Q.. -.., 44 -fi A .,-1 .-'V ,ff f f ADJ3 R.D.Davoll 'IU Production Control: QL-Rl AN C.J.Grimes, ADJ3 R.D.DavoIl, A23 D.F.Garcia, AZC W.E.Reeve-Production Control Chief. The birth of Naval Aviation provided only a chosen few men the chance to experience flight. Eugene Ely, LT Theodore G. Ellyson, LT John H. Towers, LT John Rodgers and ENS Victor Herbster all were pioneers, men who often risked their lives to further the advance- ment of Naval aviation. These talented men had quite a job, for it was up to them to prove to the Navy and Congress that aircraft indeed had a place in the Navy. Keeping their planes in top condition was a time-consuming job and often was one handled by civilians. . ,V XX w Q x ZQA Mg 25. 1 1 3 .293 rf' rl f .. Afl . 'WN is. QL-R FROM BACK ROWQ AN J.C.0rtega, AN C.J.Grimes, AN R.E.Watts, AN G.P. Murray, ADJAN J.P. Maker, AN D.P.Delacruz, AMS3 A.B.Jaco. Quality ASSUVBIWCGI QL-R FROM BACK ROWJ ASM2 J.J.G0odson, AMCS R.E.Ar- nett, AQ1 J.C.Nichols, AE1 C.R.Neuman, AE1 E.G.G-oldberg. ADJAN L.S.Fran- cisco. 1 E x l l l -ii A, . in QL-RJ ADJC J.L.Rose, AZ3 R.E.Evans, ADCS Dunster-Division Officer. NX AIMDX47 ,ff--ag-ur 'wx -Lb- l AIMD Tire Shop QL-RJ FROM BACK ROW: AMS3 R.M.Ma- son, AMS2 K.R.Brown, AMH3 V.R.Rosanova, AN T.D.Whit- ton, AM H3 G.L. Kelley. As the Navy grew and the first aircraft car- riers were introduced, the Navy realized the AIMD Power Plants QL-RJ ADJ2 D.E.Yoder, ADJAN S.J.Smith, ADJC R.L.WaIters-Shop Chief, ADJAN F.J.Bordignon. KL-RJ ADJ2 D.E.Smith, AN L.E.Gray, ADJ2 T.S.Dipaola, ADJ3 A.S. Mauro, ADJ3 P.D.Gustafson. need for technicians and specially trained men to maintain aircraft. As Naval aeronau- tics progressed and aircraft became more sophisticated, it was clear that a special group of men, a department, was needed to maintain the aircrafts vital systems. Thus, the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance De- partment was conceived. Q l 48fAlMD Ranger's modern Aircraft lntermediate Maintenance Department QAIMDJ supports and supplements the embarked squadrons and other departments by providing shop- type repair and test work on aircraft com- ponents, aircraft and common ground sup- port equipment and by providing manage- ment and technical assistance upon request. The AIMD is manned by a nucleus of per- manefntly assigned personnel and an aug- mentation of temporarily assigned person- nel from other departments and embarked squadrons. AIMD is composed of thirteen . . . . D .R.A k , AN A.R.D k , ADJ3 R.R work centers, conslstmg of production con- QFROM LEFTJ ADJ3 D Fletcher, A J2 R c erson ou as . l . u Calasin andANA.C.Maudlin. trol, analysis, quality assurance, admlnls- tration, material control, OMD, power plants, air frames, avionics, PME and armament, aviators equipment and ground support equipment. ...-5 ,.,, .X -my-sw.. s . ' I G 4 ' 1 ' f I '- , J V! 1 f M ,V f j-. g AIMD Airframes: QFROM LEFTJ AN P.E. Kasmierski, AN P.C. Allen, AMSAN B.L. Knott, AMS2 B.J.Roberts and AMS3 M.K.Hayward. QFROM LEFTJ Shop Chief, AMSC D.L.Parsons, AMS2 J.D.Dahl, AMS2 R.Quintin, AMS2 C.V.NorviIle, AMS1 A.P.Klementovicz and AA K.L.Fieguth. QFROM LEFTJ AMSAN A.D.Cranford, AMSAN J.R.Perry, AMSAN J Pappas, AN W.S.Wilson and AMS3 R.Easley. QMISSING-AN B.E.Her- nandez.y pi MMD Paraloft: QFROM LEFT! PR2 R.R.MitcheIl, PR3 G.M.Ashley, PR3 J.E.Barlow and PR3 D.T.Gallagher. AlMDf49 QFROM LEFTJ PR2 D.FairchiId, PRC H.J.Mooney, PR3 J.W.Freeman and PR2 D.A.Shroy. X . jw . W r 5 N AIMD Hydraulics: QFROM LEFT, AMH3 E.C.Tl'inid3d and AMH2 G.N. Frye. flfmlmm WM-.- - WWW5003 g 777 4, f LQ--- -'1 f 'Kx XXX H 4 p A ,' X' X Z f f ' Y Vfgsh V I X it x 'yi , 'K A ..,.. H , K Q Ngaht' mf --- ,, f l ! i ..m , fIIi- V QFROM LEFT! AMH3 R.R.Geiss, AMH3 R.E.WheeIer, AMHAA J.C. Worsencroft, AMH2 R.M.FontanilIa and AMH3 L.S.Eusebio. J WRX n x.,: X-Q a VX I' ap! 1 Q- MS QI ...fo 4 QFROM LEFTJ AMH3 R.R.Ferking, AN A.Benavides, AMH2 J.C.Weir, AMHAN J.WenmeIer, AN L.Ward and AMH1 D.M. Larson. 1 iguu-ll 1: QQ1.:. A Q t , -3' T, ' gf' .-. I I ,i ki . ,, H- W A ,,'.,,- M--i -M' F X P Ab? E Q , . -I q i. XX ,V fa '13 Q . ' . :K ' 5 ' , . kb 'x -if f, ' 'gf AQ-M, - .M iwf -.,- A 1 X x fy . 4 v W, ,K 6 . ,. .. . X E . kv ' v W 1 -, 5 i -kf-5, K P ir' ' x LE ' ,.,,' ..,.,- fx WB ,W f R - ff -'ff' F. .rl V ' X 'A A ' V ,.- i rum 4 X sg . , ' A ix :L X 'Q ' 1 ' xh rs 'I 7 I K SHOP 1-Avionics: QFROM LEFU Shop Chief, AQC F.C.VieIe, AQ1 W.H. Hermsen, AQ2 R.A.TyIer, AQ2 S.A.MoerscheII and AQ2 J.E.Lechner. QFROM LEFT, AQAN F.H.Shirk, AQ2 J.K.Morris, AQ3 M.Groom, AQ2 E.D.Rodgers and AQ2 M.D.Montgomery. f :4 QFROM LEFTJ AQ2 P.N.Newton, AQ2 F.R.Nagel, AQ2 R.Madison, AQ2 D.A Priefmer and AQ2 R.A.Tyler. .fie- 'W J -,Ng fs SHOP ll-Avionics-Bace and Module Repair: QFROM LEFTQ AQ2 P.H.Blanton, AQ2 D.T.Clark, AQ2 R.L.French, AE3 J.P.Smith and AQ2 G.R.Gueffroy. QMISSINGJ AE2 T.A.Rydberg, AQ3 G.W.Zak, AE3 L.E.Richards and AQAA M.Bradley. KFROM LEFTJ AQAN S.Peterson, AQ2 M.T.Robbins, AQ2 B.Karehner, AQ2 W.N.Brostrom, AE2 R.Wynn and AT3 R.J.Weinheimer. AlMDf51 45 J 'if f ' N N, kXX W L SHOP CHIEF, ATC D.C.Newkirk. QFROM LEFTJ AE1 K.A.HoIt, AE3 D.J.Carollo and AT1 R.F.ScheIb. 52fAIMD h .J ., ..,,-. f ' sHoP an-cenemof Radar: fmom LEFT! A72 9-T.PoweII. AE3 E.K.Lee, AN R.T.Gannon and AE3 A.S.ViIlete. ..!' l o QFROM LEFTJ AE2 J.Schneider, AE3 F.P.Doering, Mr. R.0.NichoIs, AT2 C.P.Berlanga ' and AN Z.W.McApory. F SHOP IV-SACE: QFROM LEFT! AT3 J.L.Smith, AE2 P.R.Litrenta. AQ3 E.W.AIlen AQ3 M.L.Thomas and AT2 D.D.McCullick. ,xf X :ff AlMDf53 'E X ig, QFROM LEFTQ AQ1 M.A.NQrcuu, AE1 P.v.Rozh- ya 3 ' names, AT2 B.Williams, AQC R.L.conins and AT2 X QFROM LEFTQ AQ3 J.W.Mayer, AQ2 N.Hartman, AQ2 C.E.Macklin, AQ2 P.M.Emory and AE2 L.W.Long. J.H.Lee. QFROM LEFT, BACK ROW! SHOP V COMMXNAV: ATAN T.K.Shephard, AT3 J.D.Thompson, AT3 A.D.Hernandez, AT2 N.L.Seachord, AT2 D.Freidel, AT2 R.W.Kraus, and AT3 W.J.BraseIton. xxkm-W QFROM LEFTQ AT1 M.G.Matthews, ATC L.L.HiIlegeist, AT3 J.Fernando, AT1 R.J. Enriquez and AT3 J.M.Ramirez. ' lf, bf' A ., Q if- W , ,A,, ,, 'Z' 511+- VXI J 54f Anvm +...,! KW W 'lo L- Lx .JA J ' 1? N V 4 I Q QFROM LEFT! ATAN B.F.Maurd, ATAN I.A.Monashkin, AT2 A.L.Seachord, AT3 M.V.Bradford, AT3 J.E.Barrett and AT3 S.A.AnIolowski. QFROM LEFT! AT3 G.S.Sh0ugh, AX3 S.W.SutherIand, ATAN D.Cohn, AT3 M.J. Brown, ATAN S.M.Ramos and AT3 G.G.Gnepper. QFROM LEFTJ AT3 J.M.Ramirez, AT2 W.C.Hokanson, ATAN J.N.Brown, AT3 G.G.Gnepper and AT2 P.D.Basile. F Auvm 155 SHOP VI: QFROM LEFT? AE1 C.G.McGaugh, AEAA T.W.Mier, AE2 M.L.Swice- good and AN E.F.Baker. IFROM LEFTJ AEAN G.F.Fritze, AQ3 S.S.TerrilI, AEC W.P.Waldroup-Shop Chief. AQ2 D.L.Headley and AQ3 R.S.Demientieff. 2 f-mf! ,wif ,,,,.,-uvnnyv 7 . 52 Fli QFROM LEFTQ AE3 D.Stoppkotte, AE2 C.F.Colvin, AE1 R.R.Richter, AE3 J.H.Wourinen, AN P.G.Vautrin and AE2 J.M.Jacobson. SHOP VII-DECM: QFROM LEFTJ AT1 B.R.Thomas, ATAN J.D.0giIvie, AT2 C.J.Sobotka and AT3 D.l.Durfee. N l mar-+ wzxx-wwf uf. ...uw A..-,,t,..,T .A . ,, A . . , ..,. , ,. .,. . . gi.. 561 Anvm QFROM LEFTB AT1 M.W.Klingerman and ATC R.L.Davis. QFROM LEFTJ AT2 R.A.Bessette, AT3 G.J.Moland, AT2 H.L.HeddeIsten, AT2 R.C.Strozy ski and AT3 R.L.Anthony. 00' i ' 5 ' if 'U 1 'ta 'I' X I' fl ' Z A 14, f 154 f Q-sm - Va ' ly ,f q SHOP VIII: QFROM LEFTJ AT2 J.P.Woody, PH3 K.D.MiIIam, PH1 J.W.V0brak, AT2 R.W.TayIor and AT1 H.D.Tubbs-Shop Supervisor. ORDNANCE: QFROM LEFTJ A01 W.C.Rex, A03 W.J.Hanna, AOANW.M.Thomason AOAN G.L.Wright and A02 R.D.Libke. A s , ,. 'O A AIMDf57 CAL LAB: KFROM LEFT7 AQ2 L.R.PuIIen, AT2 S.R.Kies, AT3 R.D.Andrews and ETR3 T.L.Iverson. fFROM LEFTJ AT2 J.R.Sierman, AT1 W.P.Stock, AQ2 L.T.Miller, ETR3 D.H.Cote, ATI W.H.Brannan-Sho Su ervisor and AT2 W.B. P D Humphrey. QFROM LEFTJ AOAN S.L.Cheek, A03 E.G.Fasci, A03 K.J. Cole, A03 W.M.McBride and AOAN W.M.Thomason. '-BVS. ,,,, ix J AX, X Q- ,- Q ' 7 ,iv 5 'N 'xy-N! 4 saf Anvm ' Y..-..' M' -f .p7 .l EA-68 .laws g QFROM LEFT! AT2 G.E.Willmett, AT1 K.A.Tyler, AT2 S. Lazer. IM-4-GSE: QFROM LEFTJ AN M.A.Haga, AME2 J.C.CuIlinan, AN J.E. Clasby, ASMAN E.S. Spencer, ASEAA R.Vasquez and ASEAN D.M.Stew- 4 art. A' : .GQ Vx A if e x I W Fi lf. J 2. 'U O R 4' f Ig 33 54:11 ' NA., ,,. flkl :W ,W 7 ,Az HMAAVQ I' ,..H.-,,A ,1.A fs' f X x , IM-3 LCPO-ATC .l.Lemus. QFROM LEFTJ ASE3 M.T.RothweII, AZ3 M.H.Hiles, ASE3 J.W.Lynch, ASE3 R.D.Mclntire, AS2 A.H.Santigo and AZAN J.C.Calhoun. 44- . V -K L i F: dl -V if X .by . , -A I ni f , , L -- E A, 1 . Q 5 4 cf' xi Q5 -8- I 4 Q r K A' If f' A112 A To A . QIA 3 5, '. , ' -'Pit' .. X ' 5 '-+ ,L j Q gh T . . . iff? gp, W Q 4+ ' C A '-' . 'iv y' E kV ik: Xi I NV A A A , Q ' LT , Ajbf, , A A 3 gf' , A ' A XXII ai ,fy Anvln X59 QFITOM LEFTJ ASM2 R.W.Johnson, AS1 J.D.WalI, Shop Chief ASC G.W.JosIyn, Division Officer LT R.A.Horne, Shop Chief ASC W.Rhyne and AS1 J.R.Schuhr. E 5 Q gift' AL- 'iq Vx A . A A . :W LA li - :H I i. I .: - ..-ff-. 1 If - x , ' xy 4 ', 1 , -Ii QA putt 2 I-:C QI li! f QFROM LEFT! ASMAN J.L.Power, ASM2 T.E.Brooker, ASMAN W.A.Phillips, ASMAN D.S.Klepsig, ASH3 R.D.Tracy and ASHAA L.J.Sayne. ,W M 24 ,J 3 X' 2 if 'X CFROM LEFT! AA D.Nielsen, ASH2 L.Thomason, ASH2 l.D.Mar- zan, AME2 D.L.Cashmore, AN J.H.Singh and ASMAN G.C.Wilson. III X A L 3, Q X' It 1 1 X ' rf ji In ,1 ii? . f X . L- X :Ln T 4 A im If i : i i A if 60fMAR DET 01 '- Q UIQ! xl' 'UIQ Q N .-1ILlk-- . ' A , X M .nw K ' if P. 1 I I , df ,Q A 5 C, X III m I W fp 'nd Q 'XNV g4Qfy :'f- ' ' XX? ,ffl X5 X ax an JJ ' - I X Q f' ,f .Ill If ! . 'pl 1- Y G N v , LN ?7'ff N x R f ' , f Jfffj if ' .E Cr '34 ' , I Ji: N 5 'UllI xg ,f' -X ' Lg' -2-fg-45 A m i:'9E'.:'QQL, . R-I :T MAR DETf61 Z- 1'-N 'UQ-K .1 wx eff -1- A SEE? N Captain J Holzbauer Commandlng Offlcer i lt would be an understatement to say that John Paul Jones crew aboard the orlgmal Ranger was an unruly bunch Indeed, durlng the American Revo Iutlon often tlmes half the crew of some shlps was composed of pressed men lclvlllans forced to serve on a shlp against their wllll A large portlon of the remalnmg half consisted of foreigners, prisoners and a small number of volunteers Controlling even a small crew of 130, such as Jones had became a very dlfflcult assignment 1' 3 I0 'I o c i Q :1 m : F0 C- W '1 an cl. n. we rn x eo ca c 2 4 cn 5 m 3 w m Q c :J : eo Q fc 02 an as :J F. O 2 E' F. an 1st Sergeant J Wagner ir I Q -A 5. T' K 'Y' ' 3, .,-, ax , .. , X5 ti Q X . .ix , fC K ' 1 ub ' - 1 5 I JL o gl , ww- , ,, ,. . . ' P , Q 2 e. 1 M S 1 -gx-,-,Z -4 x -' ,Q ' Q xx' l - , S422 Q A ,.-., I ' f . , fd 3 f 'K X 'fsfssxwe-Fw A-,Q ' l ' - v . ,V- g X x N Y, 2 ,l , f S - 2 ,, ' ' X M l .,,, t f J , t xxx X . 1,5 1 . ' M W ,, '55 V 4 ----'tar .J ' - . .. - V - W...-W-f K 6 . -V ff !l,1 K , , - , . . . . . I1 If ' ' ' 11 1 V 'u W , ' f ' . f f Z f' 7 Q ,f 4 l 7 f 6 M 3 12 ,A Q C f , 1, ,X f I 'I M 9- 1' . ' ' V A - . 'lf A 41- 1 V , G . V . - , ,Q A g. wa-v,.,, A , , V 1, 7 fy ' ,g - ' -X I A, ., W. K ,R 621 MAR DET Some means of keeping rowdy sailors in line was necessary in the days of the old Ranger. A small group of highly-trained and well-disciplined men was needed. The Marines proved extremely effec- tive in this area. But their duties were not limited to keeping unruly sailors in line. Often, because of their sharpshooting abilities, a ship was able to stave off an enemsy boarding party. At other times, Marines served as a landing party who raided coast- al defenses of the British. Also, unlike the seamen of those days, the Marines superb fighting ability enabled many an American ship of the Revolution to overcome their would-be attackers at sea. lt could very easily be said that if it were not for the Marines of 1776, the American colonies may not have fared as well against the British in their struggle for freedom. f H X .Jr L xx ffx f t Lax , J mf' y .-W-4-IJ BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: CPL C.KerIey, LCPL A.Odaire, LC :ha:Il.IAnders0n, PFC E.Wrayg FRONT: PFC D.J0hnson, LCPL . I er. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: CPL T.Grubb, LCPL C.Greer PFC M.Stensgaard, PFC B.Littrelg FRONT: LCPL J F , Dudenhoeffer. ' Oster' PFC K' J' -ffm -u .1 ' IJ BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: SGT J.Wilkins, SGT G.Veronesi, SGT .l.Rhodes SGT M.Walknerg FRONT: CPL J.WiIson. Nearly twocenturies ago Ranger's Marine Detach- ment assumed its vital sea-going mission. Marines have proudly served aboard Ranger since June 14, 1777 when John Paul Jones was named to com- mand the newly launched 18-gun sloop. Today's Marine Detachment bears little resemblance to Jones' Continental Marines, however, discipline, proficiency and espirit de corps remain the hall- mark of Marine tradition. -..,a BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: CPL T.BIair, LCPL R.Phipps, PFC S.L0ges, PFC B. Browning: FRONT: PFC P.Meysing, LCPL H.Pilcher. The Detachment's missions include providing ex- ternal ship security, acting as the ship's landing party, operating the ship's brig, and providing units for honors and ceremonies. Marines also serve as orderlies for the Captain, Executive Officer and the embarked Carrier Group Commander. The Detachment prides itself on thorough military subjects training and a sound physical conditioning program. The Marines are proud and eager to contribute to the accomplishment of Ranger's front line mission in the defense of our country. MAR DET X63 BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: CPL R.Turner, LCPL E.Ben- jamin, PFC M.Mitchell, LCPL E.Kerpash, FRONT: PFC A.Reyes. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: LCPL G.Ristau, PFC B.Dahl, LCPL D.Delong, LCPL J.Hardaway: FRONT: LCPL J.Mapes. 641 MAR DET 1 1 rr! -7, BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: CPL P.Ganett, LCPL W.HeIms, PFC J.Jackson, LCPL R.l-louston: j , BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: CPL R.Gottinger, LCPL C.Sebo, PFC A.Borowski, PFC S.Akersg FRONT: CPL S.Riding, PFC T.Tifskotter. ' FRONT: PFC S.Brown, PFC K.AlIen, LCPL D.West- berg. ' BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: LCPL J.Ligon, LCPL G.Estes CPL A xennaay, LcPL a.Leb0uef, FRONT: LcPL Lmendez, LCPL mf Copp. Liv 0 ,- r S35 -qbw SUB cm.nv-Wnvo ZROBPW ffm yf - .Z I A Y CB I l --9-4 G fe! PHILlPPINESf65 JP, W ...9-4-1-'ff QQ-fl? O 4 66fPHILIPPINES I r Q HERE SHE COMES! Keeping an eye peeled toward the horizon, this youngster started his watchstanding duties at an early age. lk 2 The missing link between sea-weary sailors and their loved ones ln Sublc 7 Bay. i sl' nl RAN WIMRQS SWICUNHD HWHUBHWIHBQHQT Ranger moored at Alava pier in Subic. 3 3 3 3 , 2 ,fflkaf 1, was - 1 PHILIPPINESXG7 -lf'.,fCff7 Q ,' .Y ywyg sw - 1 - T ' 4. Q 5 i N l . A4 1 fl 1 X - S A view of CV-61 from the hills behind Olongapo City. Guerrero's Taxis Service, the ever-present cabs we rode everywhere for practically pennies. This was one of the main stops just in front of Alava Pier near Ranger. The Subic miniature golf course, endless hours of lunchtime fun at 100 degrees in the shade. W , 3' ,.,1?' , . f :gy 1 v ,gp ,, , N smile-3?iiS5??aQ 68fPHlLlPPINES 'R -6, -fl f 13 ,a.h'i'0 -2 mah Q- 'Li' Na- 'T 'lj'-5 :.'3g,gj' l sg f N ' THE SPANISH GATES-In the foreground, the original Spanish Gate from the days of yore. Just behind it, the favorite luncheon spot for just about every Rangerman. Not exactly the Fountain Bleau but The Subic Bay Chief Petty Officers' Club. Enlisted guys spent a lot of entertaining evenings at the Subic EM Club. PHlLlPPINESf69 I a. '!E'-'- '3'?.1- - an an The Grand Prix Subic style at the go-cart track. An extra quarter could even get you PULL! Skeet shooters had a beautiful range at their disposal on the way to Cubi from Subic. 1 Lv' ' li M Ax l x A 'Y 'wixgi-. l 70fPHlLIPPINES A lknb . The combination cab stopfmoney exchange near the main gate. Subic's Checkpoint Charlie. The main gate into Olongapo City. .f- fr! i . ' MQ pnfiD5rf'f15?,,iff2.3 i .1 ,,:vg?jfg,',f ameri' . WM f 'lM-f Y an-4 Ssss-ssss, hey Joe! Throw me peso! The bridge between the base and Olongapo. ..- 1 PHlLlPPlNESf71 Downtown Olongapo, the ubiquitous Jeepneys got you where you wanted to go if you didn't min the cramped seating arrangement. ,' ,. .- f- 'Fr' F ,X I! 3 0.1-tr. 'Po City as seen from high atop one of the neighboring hills that surround it. '-pf-' . lk -'ff 'l,- fI Lg-f- ' 112 . . H ' V' W. 4 ' N Witnessing the poverty of the river people, one could fully appreciate the value of being an American. ji in Siu-r vb-....T .4 Q- 72fPHlLIPPlNES is 44 '7 Fl MKTZQZ' ,-....,..........,....-v.-f,.-...-..,..,.-..-v.-.-e., . ,-,..9-n,..p.q'--f-',v-ns.,-we ---A --F - -r -A ' 'f A tricycle ride through the narrow streets of Olongapo was quite often an excitingly dangerous experience l -ffm. 1 il llllmzis .'4- 1 .41----f--'-T-'w- -v- IF mp' rl f -Q . ' l .:x V., . - ..-..Qf ---v-14-L-q -a -fi gl .5-+.A'-A '..4L..i--L' t . - . fs Q ng- n . It ' -'A' 1 ' ,t 14 Sari-sari stores had everything from pancit to hot pandesal and a few things in between. Throughout the Philippine countryside the water buffalo was the prime means of transportation and it also aced out International Harvester when it came to farm work in the fields. san-hula-t.-..k the Piccasso's of the Far East! areas. l Another view of the main gate, this time from the Po City side. ,f-' I N,.a,-P 4 I f-- ' -,,- ,, -- ,- ,-'I ., 1 f 1 PHlLIPPINESf73 Philippine handcrafters in Baguio City are truly skilled artisans, The countryside literally is under water with the thousands of acres of rain soaked rice paddies. The hut on stilts is typical of housing found in these ,S nr 4: 1-4' ,.,,..- ,,.,.4,- -Q- I . i -l w,f:xm,uil ' , M .-w .VW ,.-.-- . ...---. .qi J- 5 a Qs .. .JL 74fPHILIPPlNES GRANHMIC HSLQMND Ancnored out in Manila Bay we relied on our trusty Bos'ns of Deck Department to get us to the Beach. it Lag Once we got to the beach our sailor instincts took over, the only worry was that we might 'un out of pesos. Picturesque Rizal Park just outside the Iover's lane of the P.l. 49 ,J U 1'-1 i i L-A H ,il A K . .. r,lQt zqnlf ' - -1.i,.-.f i PHILIPPINESf75 Manila, considered by many 76fPHILIPPINES A shady rest stop in Rizal Park on a typi- cally scorching hot day in Mamla. ...J Old Fort Santiago the prlson exlle of Jose Rlzal The metro Mamla area as seen from Fort Santiago ,. on your agenda. PHILIPPINESX77 Touring Manila? The city's zoo was one place to include 1 The hauntingly beautiful chapel at Fort Bonafaso. Another scene from Fort Bonafaso. 78 PHILIPPINES The Death March monument. -v-L3-'.'2 fl ' ff COR HR IE GIIDOIR . ifgvp? v-qiyp., . f ' A- Gun emplacements and cannon stand as mute sentlnels o the war's remains- '1 EIXMISANJAN E1 ILILS There were even a few spots along the route where the boats had to be carried overland to the next downstream section of the river. 2501 PHILlPPINESf79 Nothing like a nice relaxing swim after a hard days trek down to the falls. Who's got the beach ball? ,, fi, ff? BOXENGINEERING l-I 1 Q ,H 'QV . j 5 3 lf f r...-.--Q-......,--,...-.-q..,.-...,, - , --...y QM 5 y V QQGQ1 C2327 , ' 'W' f . , - an R DIVISION X81 sway Repair Division IS the most versatile division onboard Ranger. The division is organized into six basic work centers for better utilization of personnel and job con tmuity. Our forward D C Shops maintain the 10 best Repair Lockers in the fleet, as well as the best AFFF fire fighting stations Our pipe shop is capable of repairing or replacing any piping system on the ship, large or small, they can do it I B Y U K -'P sv-4 ' nh A u Q. l A, up 1 T Z ' f by , - . , Q, ff Z fi 15 fi fi f ' ' I I ef N 43, K ' 'P . . . . . J 1 . . . . E' 1 r C ' ' - X f P - S: 8 . . Q ri ,fu N , . l , aaa ' ' l ,XXX 'V ,-.ff 'MF? H FROM LEFT: HTFN J.Bartlett, HT3 J.J.Deremer, HT1 J.J.Eikamp, HTFN D.G.Eichthaler, FN J.M.Legate. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: HT3 D.W.Thurston, HT3 H.M.CoIlins, HTC T.L. Jones, HT3 M,F.Yinglingg FRONT ROW: HTFN D.G.Cinco, FA W.J.Jefferson. all. Our sheet metal shop is the Ranger Manufacturing Company, they claim that they can build anything out of steel plate or sheet metal. The aft CO2 transfer shop includes the door and hatch crew, the key shop, the fire plug maintenance crew, and a carpenter shop, famous for award winning cruise boxes and plaques. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: LT J.J.CuIberson, HTCS D.E. Sheets, FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT: ENS D.Joerger,CWO R.Jones. ,K O ' 1 K 821 R DIVISION 11- BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: HT3 R.A.Eikamp, MIDDLE ROW: J.L.Fariss HTFN, HT3 D.A.Badger, HT3 W.L.Harmon and FRONT ROW: FN F.A.Dinger, HT3 A.J.Kerekes. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: HTFA D.C.WhaIen, HTFN Gordon, HT3 R.E.Beck, HT3 R.D.Wingo, FRONT ROW: HT1 R.D.Roe, HTFN A.D.Jones. 1 XJ FROM LEFT: HT3 D.E.MiIIer, FA M.H.Thompson, HTFA J.Wenger, HT3 M.A. Pentico, HT3 D.M.Powers. The Damage Control Petty Officer shop serves as an information and supply point for all the damage control and fire fighting equipment throughout the ship. Finally, the Habitability work centers, which maintain Ranger's heads and washrooms, they have a tough job but they carry it out with pride. Selected, well-trained men from each of the work cen- ters form an elite group of men known as the Ranger City Fire Department or Nucleus Fire Party. These men have been selected Best in the Fleet by the Fleet Train- ing Group, San Diego. Their motto .. . You light 'em, we fight 'em. The men of Ranger's Repair Division believe that no job is too tough as they Press On with pride. X? jxx - Agurrie. f N R DIVISION X83 E In E ' ' 4 ' BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: HTFN C.D.Grinstead, HTFN Misseldine, HTFN J.J. -' Geary: FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT: HT3 R.R.DeChant, HT1 J.R.Ralst0n, FN J.G. f'X X X L ,.... - avg :BTI fx fx X fx' iffy i X: A BACK Row, FROM LEFT: HTFA s.o.Mueuen, HTFN J.M. Davee, HT3 R.D.Pierce, HTFN D.B.Peters: FRONT Row: Q: ,M A HTFA E.T.H0we,HT3 R.J.Mitriska. ' A BACK Row, FROM LEFT: HTFN R.G.WiIIis, HT3 K.0.Larson, HTFN B.L.Bennen, W.H.WiIIis HTFN, HT1 E.B.McCaIlg FRONT Row: HTFN M.Man0q, HT2 D.A.WrobeI. : ,T -F, ..- , , BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: HT3 H.E.cassiay, HT3 -,-,IT ' A, H B.R.Tennyson: FRONT Row, FROM LEFT: HT3 C. 1 AV ,:4:,, Z Z L G.Roberts,FN W.F.Robinson,FN w.C.RoyaL T A 1 : , ,T ' F A V 17 5 W ' -5 F X ' I- ,F FT- Y ' , -- X-Q I -...J 2- 1 aj ur Cdl I X ' .4 f. 5 ,gg ',. CWO R.Seater. Auxiliaries play a very important role in the material readiness of Ranger, handling everything from air con- ditioning to the tiny air powered drill used by the den- tists. ' A-Division provides some of the comforts that are taken for granted, and all the necessities to keep the planes in the air. lt includes 10 shops: A-1 handles all of the hydraulic equipment aboard ship, including the aircraft elevators, crane and emer- gency steering. A-2 supplies the steam from the boilers to the cata- pults on the flight deck and all of the steam heat needed to cook Navy chow. A-3 provides all the compressed air for the ship and maintains the electric fire pumps. A-4's air conditioning shop is the place that keeps Ranger cool and the food from becoming spoiled. FA J.Davis. P? 1 1 .4-. 5 ,, gn 1 ,., ' l QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTJ FA A.Toso, MM2 B.Kitchens, MM3 A. Propst, MM2 S.Kurtyka, MM2 H.PIatterg SECOND ROW: EN3 M. Panico, MM2 P.Antiniog SEATED, FRONT: FN D.Ledley. l 1. - A-DlvlsloN X85 vs VV n-1 QFROM LEFTJ MM1 R.Connelly, FA C.Roldan, FA J.Veirs, FA S.Hayes. A-5 provides emergency power from its three diesels and keeps the motor whale boats in top shape. A-6 can manufacture just about any part needed for the many machines aboard shipg maybe that is why it's called the machine shop. A-7 supplies oxygen for pilots to breathe, for cutting and welding and it also supplies all the nitrogen used onboard. QFROM LEFTQ FN M.Berry, MM1 J.Ritchie, FA B. Ayers. QFROM LEFTJ FN E.Love and EN3 C.Gregory. s e J' . i1 f..f'N, IH? 2:4 JV asf A-DIVISION QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTJ FN S.Mielke, MM1 R.Thomas, MM3 E. Brown, FN G.Dickersong KNEELING: FA D.Horah, EN3 H.Hauger. QFROM LEFTJ MMFA M.Benjamin, FA A.Bacon, FA L.Pemberton. -at-L X , f 1 Nay QFROM LEFT, STANDINGlFA D.Lownsbury, MM3 J.Hanner, FA J.Allen, EN3 M.Chesserg KNEELING: FA S.Karpf. A-8 Division is the divisional office for all of A- Division. A-9 is relatively unknown but not under- worked. The men here are vent cleaners, who make sure that air supply provided by the 13 air conditioning units around the ship is cool and clean. - The division's last shop is A-13, this shop is responsible for the upkeep of the ship's laundry and dry cleaning plant. A-DIVISION X87 E QFROM LEFTQ EN3 B.Harmer, FA N.Missen, ENFA T. LEFT! FA R.ChesIey, FN G.Dickerson, FA G.Coffman, MM2 P.Mariani, MMFA Lynds, EN2 wprumml FA S.MutschIer. A- ,np K IFROM LEFTJ MR3 R.Yarbrough, MRFA T.Stoutjesdyk, MR1 H. Brown, MR3 NI.Lackey, MRFN A.Lopez. F asf A-DlvlsloN Q Z M, ,E .l f 1,5 3 GTE M ii , , F 5 13, V ' k we Ms X3 'I 2 . ,E wi It 5, 'I :full K , rin I 1: w, if 1 E 2 X ' ii E 4 5 R P 'fl if 2 , K, , ,, ii gl ,E vu Q! 3 . . w I 1 F 5 s M 51 E . MM2 J.Helms. : 1 g 1 F 5 E M I f T E a 3 , MM1 A.Gundayo and the hard-working Vents 81 Voids crew. I s Mi l x, F 2 I 5 - ,, E Q J E BACK ROW, FROM LEFT! FA N.WaIker, MR3 C.Cajigas, MRFA S.Perry, MR3 T Southerlandg KNEELING: FA J.WiIson, MR3 J.Rivera. 4 fs N-.if 1 EN3 E.Kirk. is l 515 1661! .1 .vs A U . J ' S pm EU gf M2 PO z O 'Fl 1' 0 H1 Q za o 3 F' l'l'l 'N 3' H1 Z o P' :J O 1 N '1 9. ffl Z W rl 5 2 D. Q O 'F H1 Z I-9 R 2735352 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTJ EM1 BWhlte EMFA Gomez, EM3 G.Strohecker EMFN A Pantalllon EMFA l.VanCuren, SEATED: EM3 M Smeraldi The Electrical Division, or more commonly, 'Rangercity Power and Light, handles the generating and distribution of all elec- tricity used aboard ship. For the Engineering plant, the division maintains the motors that drive the many pumps in the machinery spaces, the alarms that protect vital equipment and the eight generators needed to supply electrical power for the many spaces and work centers on Ranger. QFROM LEFTl EMFN PCantler EMFR SLmd quist, EM3 G.Strohecker KBACK ROW, FROM LEFTJ EMFR S.Lindquist, EMFN M.Echeveria, EMFN M. Jamieson, EMFN J.Kuhn, EMFA l.Van Curen, EMFN M.Edmundsg SECOND ROW: EM1 White, EM3 M.Smeraldi, EMFA E.Gomezg FRONT ROW: EMFA W. Freeman, EMFA K.Scott. g7 iff f f ,I A l, h j ,' if N l o oo ooo oo 2 ' ' 0 X V K va : , 3 v ' I 'T -14 4 In 1 5 0 ' 1 , A I ,V A s Lvl lf.- AFT IC GANG QFROM LEFTQ ICFN K.Young, ICFA M.Bjorgaard, ICFN D.Bivins IC2 B Carter, FN R.Norl0n, FN D.Abb0tt, IC3 A.Bedard, ICFN N.Dye. There is also the job of ensuring adequate lighting throughout the ship, including special flight deck light- ing systems. E Division also handles such items asrepair of small electrical appliances, portable tools and galley equip- ment. They safety check personal items such as coffee pots, stereo gear and small refrigerators. The Interior Communications portion of E Division is responsible for all shipboard communications systems, from the sound-powered phones to the public address system. FORWARD IC KFROM LEFT! ICFN K.Kershner, ICC R.WiIder, FN M. Hugghis, IC2 M.Deverse. V .ssl r A, Y. ,- t f 1 'QQ - W' Af' lil ll 2 I OOO 4. ooo ooo Q05-s N lililuun . - - g ,ost ,- -f f' f' no , Io 5 E-DlVlSl0Nf91 Pu.. L, ING , e'f'Qt SWITCH GEAR QFROM LEFT! EMFN M.Moncada, EMFA A.Spotts, EM3 Sangalang, EMFN P.CantIer, EMFN C.Landry. SWITCH GEAR QFROM LEFTQ EMFN S.Harris, EM2 G.WaIker. Without the services of Rangercity Power and Light this ship would be a lifeless hulk, wandering forever across the worId's oceans like the legendary Flying Dutchman. SWITCH GEAR QFROM LEFTJ EMFN D.Murphy, EMFN .l.Ar- riola, EM2 A.Quitevis. SWITCH GEAR QFROM LEFT! EMFN M.Moncada, EM3 .I.Sangalang, EM2 T.Flansaasg FRONT: EMFN T.Johnson. ll like , 1.-fl 92fE-DIVISION Jinx, :ffl SNAKE PIT QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTT FN E.OrIando, EM3 Kelsog FRONT ROW: EM2 M.Nogrady, EMFN M.Brougnam, EM2 C.PhiIlips. SNAKE PIT QFROM LEFTJ EMFN KKmg EM3 SPro chaska, EM2 C.PhiIlips. EM1 E.Olsen. CATAPULTS QFROM LEFT! EMFN B.Rogers, EM2 R.Navaro, EM3 R.HaIiIi, EM3 A.Guinto. 433 ,-yr' 4 K- f ff Movua Boom qmom LEFTQ EM3 D.NolI, EM2 R.ou, enum Zig L15-2 Kmchley. W Cf? W ff Q V 7x9 I E-DlVISl0Nf93 fe ' F' ' f 65? '-fi QBACK ROW, FROM LEFU EM3 A.Guinto, EMFN E.Mendoza, EM3 C.Hussg FRONT ROW: EMFA A.Limon, EM3 H.Casterence, EMFA R.Rodrigues. :A 7 94fENGINEERING I E Damage Control Central-The Engineering hub of activity. Propelling a ship through the water in the days of John Paul Jones was no easy task. Because ships had no internal source of propulsion, the wind was the sole means of keeping a ship moving. But the wild and unpredictable wind was a poor source of propulsion at best. P-1 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTD BTFN J.Lee, MMFN J. Maner, FA H.Pierce, MMFA T.Morang FRONT: BTFA R. Sisco, MMFN E.Thompson, MM3 K.Dausel. K . I' 2 J 9 1 I ,J J . X - ff-ff.-4 lm. W-if . 1 V-'Mfr' 1 7+ 1 if ,uf p .' P-1 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTJ MM3 S.Horn. BT2 J. Perkins, FA M.Cooperg FRONT: FA J.Seney, FA R. Nissen. The watch is set at D.C. Central. F a ,ff gf , , fam., .4 , I, MHZ? ,401 if , , 4-.J 'X W , M ff f' W!!-'rfw AQ? f- swf,-f V' f :f:4z:,,,f, . , ,,,,B if Q v 4- A if-sg as V Q! f , I, ' . 1 PM f 'Lf . 'A sr V, 'br Along with the problem of sufficient winds to maintain a ship's speed was ship construction. Two hundred years ago no two ships handled alike and neither two had the same rate of sailing. Differences in design, such as bad trim, caused all manner of headaches for Revolutionary War sea Captains. Another major task was keeping the ship's hull free of under- water vegetation. A ship trailing seaweed and barnacles was at a distinct disadvantage in any situation. All these problems, together with the tedious task of balancing the sails with each other and with the rudder, demanded a truly skilled captain. Ranger's eight steam boilers can produce 280,000 horse power, enough to make this great carrier storm through the open sea at an incredible 30 knots! That's no small feat when one considers that Ranger displaces 80,000 tons. P-1 QFROM LEFTJ FA M.Cr0Ss, MMFN J.Braun, BT2 K.Le0- nard, FA K.Halford, FN J.Lee, BTFN J.GateS. P-1 is responsible for the operation of Number 1 and 4 shafts, Number 1 and 4 main engines, 4 boilers, 2 ship's service generators and all their associated equipment. The division is composed of some of the fleet's finest Boiler tech- nicians lBT'sJ and Machinist Mates fMM'sl making up its compliment of 100 strong. The energy and drive of these men parallels the energy and drive of the two main shafts thus coordinating the effort of Making Ranger Run. ENGINEERINGXQ5 P-1 QFROM LEFTQ BTFA D.EarIy, FN T.Mead. P-1 QFROM LEFTJ FA K.Ford, MM3 Rev. Webb, MMFN S. Ettling, FA G.Patterson. I I l I ,.- Ir! W. if HE ii , lr E . I, 5, 12.5 1 M 123 il, 4+ if I. Q Ni 4 NZ V1 1 , I 5 1 , O K v W,-uv M.. ,z 5 N E N 2 5 E . --,- ..A......,-...,,.... .,..,. -Q- 96fENGINEERlNG P-1 QFROM LEFTJ MM3 F.Thoma, BT3 D.Townsend, BT2 E.Christman, BT3 G.Bain, FN G.Grady. P-1 QFROM LEFTJ MM2 G.StutIein, MM3 G.Stot1s, LT T.Bilski. S xxx ra, 1 1 wJ 41,-'f-,.E3-f P-1 QFRQM BACK, L-RJ FN G.Grady, FN A.Nich0lS, , X an MM2 H.Dlttrich, FA G.Keymer, MM2 R.Pachecog FRONT f ROW: MMFA G.Schweinfurth, MM3 F.Thoma, MM3 M 1 1 ' - Q White, FA W.RiIey, BT3 Dxownsena. L Tj , 5 N ,5 ' ,I -Q -'N P-1 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFU FA H.Delgado, FA T.Neal, FA M. Cooper, FA T.McCarthy, MM2 R.Pachecog FRONT ROW: FA Stollacher, FA Grant, BTFN R.Frovarp. P-1 QFROM LEFTJ FN K.Johnson, FN F.Roberts, FA D.Lauer. ENGINEERINGXQ7 s-- P-1 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFT! FN S.Miller, FA P.Marr0cco, FA G.Schwein- furth, BT1 A.Dunng KNEELING: BTFA R.GabrieI, MM3 S.Horn, MMFN M. Miller, FA M.Bullock. LJ1' i 1.7 -M Fi: gllgmzzg-,, S P-2 QSTANDING, FROM LEFTJ MM2 D.A.Brown, FA C.W.Carter, FA D.N.Lawrence, BT2 R.B.PoweIl, FN D.L.St. John, FA R.E.Johnsong KNEELING: F-A G.P.Good, BT2 K.J.Ackerman, MM3 S.F.DeIatorer, MM1 P.0.MiIton, MMFA L.S.Dominiguez. When one thinks of sweat, heat, dirt, grime and noise that can drive a person wild ... he thinks of the main machinery rooms deep in the heart of Ranger. But somehow, despite these not-too-favorabie work- ing conditions, the Boiler Tech's and Machinist Mates of P-2 Division manage to keep the ship's main engines turning. It's not a glory job and the rewards are usually personal. Yet without the men of P-2 there wouIdn't be a Ranger. . P-2 QSTANDING, FROM LEFTJ FN G.S.Layer, BT2 D.R.Martin, BTFA T. Adkins, FN C.A.Peabody, BTFA E.M.Yaemam, SITTING: BT3 H.M. Flores, FN D.D.Boyer, BTFN G.S.Reeder, BT3 M.P.Brown. ,I A .l . ENGlNEERINGf99 if P-4 QSTANDING, FROM LEFTl FA L.Crockett, FA L.Frasier, FA C. Rose, FA L.Atencio, FN R.Borgmang KNEELING: FA M.Roberts, FN C.Sutton, MM2 Shwartz. P-4 QFROM LEFTJ LT Hobart-Division Officer, MM1 G.Pierce, MM1 F.BateS, MMCM K.BeIl. P-4 Division has a total of 36 enlisted men and two officers. The Division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of two ship's service turbo-generators and the distilling plants in Ji 1 Auxiliary Machinery Room. They also handle two other ship's service turbo- generators and five distilling plants in if 2 Auxiliary Ma- chinery Room. Personnel in P-4 are responsible for half the electrical power generated to operate this ship and they provide, by the process of distillation of sea water, all the fresh water used aboard for the crew's showers, drinking, cooking and laundry. They also produce all the feed water used to operate the eight huge boilers which provide steam for such services as cooking, heating and the laundry. P-3 QSTANDING, FROM LEFTQ FA R.Eard, MMFN N.AlIen, FA G.Nowicki, FA R.Cranfordg KNEELING: FA R.Norris, FA J.Carpenter, MM3 L.Carter. W Z Their task is a demanding one in that a large amount of the time the ship is in port there are one or more boilers operating. Therefore the auxs have to be manned in port and while underway to operate genera- tors and distill feed water for the boilers. Under the cap- able leadership of their officers and petty officers, the men of P-4 Division Press On in the symbolic Ranger spirit keeping her ready at all times. I A ol P M If ,J P-3 QSTANDING, FROM LEFTJ FA D.PIant, MMFN D. Dockstader, FA S.Avila, MM2 M.l-lajdukg KNEELING: MMFN D.SnitchIer, FN R.Enlow, FA Glaspy. 5 T l7 IOOXENGINEERING --1--7 P-4 QFROM LEFTJ BTFN Jarose, MM2 Hoffman, BT3 Beltran, BT1 Breaux. Propulsion services division QP-33 is involved in all areas of the ship's engineering plant. Comprised of about 49 men who each day work long hours, P-3 is di- vided into three major areas of responsibility. The oil and water lab handles all transfer and testing of boiler fuel oil. It also tests boiler feedwater and treats boilers with proper doses of chemicals to ensure their long life and scale free operation. The water lab also ensures that the ship's potable water supply remains free of harmful bacteria. P-3 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTJ BTFN Unger, BT3 Rankin, BT3 Masino, BTFN Fischer, SECOND ROW: FN Brown, FA Fredricks, FN Dominguez, BT1 Beauxg FRONT: FN Weemes. LT Golden-Division Officer. - The automatic combustion control shop takes care of all the sophisticated pneumatic controls which are used to operate Ranger's boilers and the related auxil- iary machinery. The ship's boiler repair shop provides both technical assistance and the specialized skills in keeping the ship's boilers in good working order. Propulsion serv- ices . . . the Engineers behind the steam. P-4 QFROM LEFTJ BTFN Yelton, FN Rowe, FN Stannard. P-3 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTJ BT3 Mendenhall, FN Russell, BTFN Rennieg FRONT: BT1 Breaux, FA Stockton, FA Davidson. P-4 QBACK ROW, FROM LEFT, MM1 Leach, BT3 Coit, BT3 Beasley, BT2 Johnsong FRONT: BTFN Schutz, BT2 Berwick. ENGINEERlNGf101 P-3 QFROM LEFTJ BT1 Breaux, BTFN Yelton, FA Boucher. 451' J' ,, P-4 Your Friendly Water King-F N Whalen. 102fMEDlCAL .. .,,- .W--v-F-v -..,.-N...... - .V - ..-.............,.,- . -..---,,-'--..--- f MK ASERW 05 M N ' V 71 NY A X k Xue' wN 0 ' eo Elly? 5 A E P ' 2 L53 Q 'R ' Q k , Q My Q? 1, 2 N 0 000 f A K' ocgiwgzjg 7 f v -A Y XXXYWU i l, 'S Na:- K IQ' X 'r j E-' iii, XDNBSB A d f 5 f ffl V A K U Y , A 1 1- ,, I A I s MEDICALf103 I MEDICAL ADMIN: QFROM LEFT, HMCS E.F. Cote, HMC J.J. Russo, HM1 R.L. Adams, HM3 G.Majam. FROM LEFT: HM3 A.ManaIo, AK1 J.Brown, HM1 J. Amaker. ,I , , ., . . . ' . :,.:p:,.L.I.k .xx . F I Ljfii-.sf - s ' - ' f,ffTXfNk- , - fl o 0 . 1 ., L ? W, HEALTH RECORD OFFICE IFROM LEFT! HM2 J.M. Sleeth, HM1 J.East- man, HM3 M.T. Wright. 104fMEDlCAL Revolutionary War surgeon's mates had an extremely tedious assignment. They were equipped with little more than a hacksaw, X some bandages and perhaps tif they were luckyl a bottle of brandy or rum. Yet they were tasked with seeing to it that injured men were kept alive and properly treated. For all prac- tical purposes medical and dental team treat- ment did not exist aboard ship during the American Revolution. Because of a poor diet many men developed scurvy or any number of serious diseases. SICK CALL TREATMENT ROOM QFROM LEFTJ HM3 M.C.BeIIefueilIe, SA Q.B.NavaIes. HA H.StanIey, HM3 P.J.GoIden, HM3 W.J.Jackson. 4 SICK CALL TREATMENT ROOM QFROM LEFTJ HM3 V.W.LaRosa, LT W.B.Ewing, LCDR J.Kerr, HM2 T.MuIIen, HM2 M.Lovatog SITTING: HM1 L.V.Pumphrey, HM2 S.Whitlock. Modern Navy Medical and Dental facilities are like mini- ature medical centers complete with all the most up-to- date equipment available. Ranger's Medical Department is comprised of five separate sections which function as a single unit to provide top quality medical care and aid to the sick and injured. The five sections and their primary areas of responsibility are as follows: In a battle situation wounded men were brought to the ship's surgeon who performed any necessary amputa- tions with the aid of only a warm hacksaw blade. He might also have a couple of tubs nearby, one for wash- ing in and the other for keeping his amputated limbs in! One startling fact of the Revolution is that more men died from disease and other infections or wounds than were killed by enemy guns. Indeed, many ships did not even rate having a surgeon aboard, in which case the purser or chaplain got the job. LAB TECHNICIAN: HM1 V.B.Pestano. if fx' 4,4 .-..' K ...R p 1 Dv-F' 'C -ar 24 W dn... AVIATION MEDICINE QFROM LEFTQ HM2 J.Ross, HM2 T.Etchison, HM3 D. Goings, HM1 R.VanDamme. ,fa QRYL J MEDlCALf105 ine Clinical Section: which consists of the Sick Call Treatment Room, Pharmacy, X-ray, ORXCSR, Cast Room, Laboratory, Physio- Therapy and Occupational Therapy, and the MedicalfSurgical Inpatient Wards. This sec- tion is staffed with a Chief Petty Officer as the overall supervisor. He is aided by several sen- ior petty officers in charge of each area. The primary goal of this section is clinical care and treatment of medical and surgical con- ditions both inpatient and outpatient. MEDICAL X-RAY FROM LEFT The Supply Section: which encompasses the Supply Office and several Medical supply store- rooms located in strategic areas throughout the ship. This section is headed by a Chief Petty Offi- cer with several hospital corpsmen assigned to as- sist in performing the myriad of tasks involving supply operations. The primary function of this section is to insure that an adequate level of all required medical supplies and equipment is aboard at all times to sustain top quality medical care to ship's company and airwing personnel during regular operations, combat operations, unforseen catastrophic events and to support small boys in company when called upon to do so. xv! fried. PHARMACY IFROM LEFTQ HM3 Dwain McDonald, HM1 .l.DeYoung. ,, l I I ii 1551-,In all '- :Ei ' ' :L lf- B iE'1f.l K l HN Leslie Van Derlin, HMC C.Sey- 106fMEDICAL ms- The Preventive Medicine Section: which ' IS comprised of Hygiene and Sanitation Branch Preventive MedlclnefQuarantine - .. Branch Industrial Health Branch Venereal -J DlseasefCommunicabIe Disease Branch and the InsectfRodentfPest Control Q1 Branch. This section is headed by a Chief Petty Officer who is assisted by three Pre- ventive Medicine Technicians and a few general service corpsmen. The mission of this section is five-fold to control and pre- vent communicable diseases- to educate crewmembers in hygiene and sanitation practices to eradicate and control insects and pests, to promote a higher standard of 2 habitability and sanitation aboard ship, and to provide technical guidance and Iiason to other ship's departments. This section K . .. 755- 1 ' 4 , ' . ' .J n A Q 1 X - . I A . .. . A I . . : M I 1 1 . I . , ' x ' I QFROM LEFTJ HN .I.A.Sanchez, SN J.R.ShipIey, HN R.A.Martinez, CDR J.H.Black, HM1 C.Collins. accomplishes the foregoing thro-ugh wide- spread and frequent sanitation inspections, insect and rodent surveys, foodstuff inspec- tions, cockroach spraying, heat and noise level surveys and frequent lecturesftraining fr -C, sessions. QFROM LEFTJ LCDR J.D. Pareso, HM2 D.D.Dexter. f A X 4 MEDICAL ADMIN OFFICER: LTJG P.E.WilIiams. The Training and DCPO Section: which works out of the Medi- cal Training Office and is responsible for all Medical lnservice Training to Hospital Corpsmen, shipboard First Aid Training Lectures, Medical PQSf3M Management and Training, Enlisted Advancement Procedures, Damage Control Maintenance and Training and maintenance of the Medical Department Film Li- braryfTechnical Reference Library. This section is headed by a senior First Class Petty Officer with assistance from a junior Petty Officer. Their workload covers procurement of TAD train- ing orders, daily and weekly damage control inspections of all Medical D.C. gear. catalogingffiling Medical reference material, procurement of Medical training filmsfmaterial, obtaining and disseminating advancement-in-rate information and numerous Ll other tasks. - ': D il .-- . 'X x MEDICALXIO7 The Administrative Section: which consists ofthe Health Record Office, Aviation Examining Room and Immuniza- tion Clinic. The Admin Section is headed by a Chief Petty Officer who works directly under the Medical Administra- tivefDivision Officer and the Medical Department Leading Chief Petty Officer. The Admin CPO is assisted by senior petty officers and several corpsmen in the four areas of responsibility. This section is tasked with the timely and orderly flow of all reports, records, filing and correspond- ence originating in the Medical Department. The workload involves everything from maintenance and servicing of individual Health records to processing physical examina- tions and administrative separations. Some of the tasks as- signed this section include Qbut are not limited toi adminis- tering the day-to-day Medical Department operations, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual report sub- missions, daily correspondence administration and prac- tices, administration of all daily medical appointments or consultations and referrals etc. and upkeep of Medical filing systems. -dh-uaig T sl x Q! To accomplish its mission of top quality medical care to all aboard Ranger, the Medi- cal Department is staffed with a dedicated group of medical personnel ffour Medical Officers, one Medical Service Corps Officer, five Chief Petty Officers, approximately 40 other Hospital Corpsmen and three strikersi who have adopted the motto: Pride and Professionalism-We Care. ABOVE, LEFT QFROM LEFTJ HM3 C. Dominguez, HN B.MiIne, HM1 L.LeaveIl, HMC E.Afener, HM2 M.CoIeg SITTING: HM3 D.Tomczek. TRAINING SECTION IFROM LEFTI HM3 D.Meyers, HM1 B.Jones. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE QBELOW, FROM LEFTJ HM3 R.Pressman, HM2 C.Robin- son. cg il -,, ji' A , I x X ,f 1 4 D x -. - 1 an w fffyg DENTALf109 QFROM LEFTJ DT1 W.Curry, DT2 C.Condrotte, DT2 J.Lofgren. PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY: DT2 C.Condrotte, MSSA H.Cole. 110f DENTAL QFROM LEFT, DT3 R.Brown, YN3 J.Fulop. The mission of the Dental Department is to provide the highest standard of den- tal care for officers and enlisted person- nel on board, preventing and controlling dental disease and supervising dental hy- giene within the ship. The Dental Department is staffed with four Dental Officers which consist of a Prosthodontist, Oral Surgeon, and two general dentists. Ten technicians and a dental hygienist assist the dental officers in providing maximum dental services including routine and advanced oral surgical procedures and prosthodontic appliances. Complete dental facilities are available featuring equipment and spaces of the most modern and ad- vanced design. During the cruise thou- sands of dental procedures were accom- plished for our fellow Rangermen. .. 'wx 5 V , X... 1 3 X. Q? wi, 4.A -..s. QFROM LEFTJ LT G.Tarquinio, DT2 P.Crepo. 'aw tu I 4 ,-.73 L X X 94- 6,4 . JA M QFROM LEFTDDA R.Ervin, DT1 C.Adela. --J he-., DENTAL X111 N sf , nm- '--,gh I iff' QFROM LEFTJ LCDR G.Moyer--Division Officer, DN W.Tompkins. QFROM LEFTD CDR R.Flinton, DN T.Ford. 1 --- -- .....,. .-,.....q-fn-.....,,,, ..........-..........w........... -...,. ..N .. 1' 'Nr .. HONG KONG Y hx 'ii .. lx-k b-: ' 6 L 1 1. N li 3 'N ' 'bv S it ig -L ..- f 5-9' ...gi N i I I u. .1 Q Q- L- L l 1 ,g BQ if U I s 1 a l 2 2 1 x . kr, -- -4- - .W..,,.. ...,...-...-,,...... ..... . ..-.,.....-....,,,,,.-muh.,--,A Ns----Q , guun-H, . H- .hw A- 5 me H 1 ,g ,, - M , 1 HONG KONGf113 Though dark and dismal clouds shrouded the busy Hong Kong shoreline. . .. Many Rangermen anxiously looked forward to waiting loved ones and enjoyable liberty. 'fr ,S if, .3 wi li., Ili l 114fHONG KONG ali! I qu gm: Long awaited reunions were suddenly reality for some Rangermen. V l 1 3 l 1 ,, V - 1, I ,L f.- f- JJ.. U 1 , l X-- Now that we're all together, where are we going? I l i l l 5 l I l l A hug and a squeeze, no words were necessary right now Mail moves Ranger, and our Postal Clerks kept the mail coming. A 4 'Q I 3 M i- 14. Q! ' it W, 5 Q, it 5 4? A 1 we M4 4 X M4 4' n.'Ng Fenwick Pier and the Servicemen's Center became familiar sights and information points. - mu ur-u nn. HONG KONGf115 - tm. W.. vm il Nfl vhs- nn. 111 ' IUIWBM Q ltllimw ' The British Royal Navy's China Fleet Club as seen from the footbridge across one of Hong Kong's modern freeways. The Hilton and other hotels were magnificent with impeccable service and cuisine. c'- 116fHONG KONG L Streetside vendors offered a wide variety of merchandise, from watches to wearing apparel. WH i I 1 ,pr Downtown Hong Kong, a colorful maze of shops and signs 'i Store windows often provided captivating scenes. If you can't fine it ln a Hong Kong store It probably doesn t exist. is 'F' S .V 'WA ,H rg, if A cacaphony of sounds, a myriad of odors that's a Hong Kong market scene. nib , Some of the smaller shops along the streets were like miniature department stores. Fresh vegetables and fruit were always available at the roadside stands. HONG KONGf117 Y iw ru' . 4 .5 hi I .1 ' JL. Ti n Y A F 1 5 I i I 3 5 4 118fHONG KONG Getting around in Hong Kong was very easy and busses, trolleys and taxis abounded. A rickshaw driver caught unaware. The danger sign on the right was appropriate. An international favorite: McDonaId's was a welcome sight in this Far East city. - ...., , .. ,f 4 qs ul ., Candle light provides an eerie setting at one of Hong Kongs many religious temples. Tiger Balm Gardens: a favorite of many visitors to Hong Kong HONG KONGf119 One example of some of the far out statues found all over Tiger Balm Gardens. .. 'si 120fHONG KONG An inquisitive youngster checks out the magazine section of one of the local stands in Hong Kong. A laborer plods along the street with his two bales of hay. It may be an old fashion method, but it works. mi A woman sits stoically, taking a break from the day's routine. M -Nw .- - A .,. . I , N J . , ,,. .5 In , ... Making a living the old hard way. These men, dressed in the garb of the ancient chinese, are typical of many seen in Hong Kong. Tourists investigate some street vendors. .J - I 1 I ,561 715 .W-r:r ' .A 'I '.' Q- V is 'W - ful, Atl -.. .A 1- - 1' ' 1 lr R swf 122fHONG KONG i,,.,,,,, v M fggzn H4984-,fer-fe e v-S., A The Peak iiower restaurant, elegant dining and ' I A exqulsstecunsme. I , -1 7-vw 5 The Peak Tram, high atop Victoria Peak, provided a breath-taking view of Hong Kong and the harbor. Peiiill Another view of Hong Kong the harbor and in the distance Kowloon Q' If I I5 2 is in ' 1 Y I ' V .K U .. -,A.. Q W . , E N X ,, ' .,: , ' V X L' K ,.' .,-gg ' J e e V U. fe ,A I ,N ' 1 ,N..: . X W- .Y V, A' ., i, .V , K, VV KM , ' ., A A r 5' 4 V 1.5 I Vi I 14 1 Across the water, the Kowloon Sheraton, a spot where many Rangermen stayed a night or two. HONG KONGf123 tn '5 ,71114 , ' Jw -asffiif' we v , Tf 1lig, 1, ,. Om. A . M41-vi ,Y . ,,, -'-' M , q 45 -'L' .At W ' Symbol of the Far East and Hong Kong: the Chinese junk. The Hong Kong-to-Macao hydrofoils were an ever-present sight skidding easily across the harbor waters. pgynb 6009! Kowloon had many special attractions, among them was Tai Pak , the floating restaurant, pictured here just at sunset. 124fHONG KONG Aberdeen, in Kowloon, was the home of thousands of Hong Kong citizens who live practically their entire lives inside a junk. A family back from a shopping trip to town. 1' 41... N,,.4-H .15 'T ,, .. . 4 w F? A young chinese girl seems puzzled as she paddles through the teeming city. A tot peers out from one of the roadside shops at his waiting mother 7 - '----W - - A- - M- -...... A . - . . - . V M 0 1 126fHONG KONG WANCHAI With a crimson sunset behind us ',1:f3?f'?':Z1EU Elini: if 5-L.. - , aifpf. f , V 'gf izi .ul-on -' . ,ai vs-M-V.l.,, , 1 ,f, 3 ? 'f '9 'YLLig - if 4151235 iA1kE: 4if' 0.1. -'---.Y.-my :. 4,153-15.-4 .i , ,, , 4,11,1 gfqp:i -. fi ., 9 -1 'i ' D' ' HONG KONGf127 we had a mission to fulfill. 128fVA-25 fi . , 's 1. 1 fn V DECK-LCDR R.R. Kruszona, Deck Officer. .31 .41 Io, V -xl 1 I..-LA 'mgf' --gd ff'fiiWiT iZ3 ,. t Q 1 . 5. 'wc N x fi X Y' ' 4 I .I 1-X!! . Sw 'Q 354 Q Q DECK 129 200 years ago, S5 a month was the standard pay for a man on RANGER who was a boatswain's mate. Not too much money when one considers the kind of work he did. Aside from painting and swabbing the decks fa job as- signed to those men who were too fat or clumsy to work on the mastl the boatswain's mates of 1776 spent much of their time climbing about spider-like in the rigging of the ship. No easy task since it involved knowing what each line of nearly miles of lines was used for. Seamen in those days knew their around by feelg their hands became their eyes at night. There was no safety officer to keep an eye on things. These men were also tasked with keeping RANGER's sails in good shape. The men who worked on the sails were known as sailmakers. They were certainly kept busy since RANGER's first sails were made of the cheapest material available. Many times during the Revolutionary War, a man's physical make-up determined to a large extent where he would be assigned to work. ln today's Navy, the job of boatswain's mate would scarcely be recognizeable to a Ranger crewmember of two hundred years ago. r l--1 ,'33 I - -., X7 . X W4 W mu' 's'- Y- - .. R K X HAMA ' A V f , 1 V, f 1 ' Q ff A4 :x i K V A' AN XV '22-f Afxe ? 2 5 Z 4 A X , X, We 5 9 4 Z 4 Z A W X .1 A 1 4 H A A A f Z ' CWO3 M.Sarkisian ENS J.C. Chang T . -fx . ----'-'- a l ll X YQ Q K f Q ,WZ y, -Q Z 2 IV ,N .42 W , I Z f ' Z W I X 4 Z Z t 5 . SN M.L. Defibaugh YN3 R.D. Coursey I-I S x U ffl O I XR if ,z hy' fe ff M 1' W ff N l 1 'Wy' I ff ff 71 'Q gf V , ,V fr: ' A- ,, I fi Q Q 2 A-L f 2 ,jf .fo 5 4 Z Q X igwy' I V 9 Y ,au Z, First Division is responsible for the safe operation of the ship's ground' tackle, manning mooring lines 1-4 during sea and anchor detail, and un- derway replenishment stations at station if3 during UNREPs. They are responsible for the preservation and cleanliness of the forecastle, portions of 0fficer's Country and the gun sponson on the starboard bow. LTJG C.L.Hahn, BM1 D.R.Clymer, BMC G.Sumner, BM1'W.J. Young, BM2 J.G.Weber, BM2 J.R.Peckham. FRONT: SA R.P.Hannlgan, SA J.V.Allesslo, SA K..l.Dlvlco, BM3 S.G.Kraem- er. TOP: SN D.P.l-llble, SA D.A.Unger. SA L.G.l'lllgenberg, SA A.A.Campos. m'1 .i v' SA D.A.Johnson, SA L.P.Fiata, SA W.B.BaIdwin, SA M.A.Phipps, SA M.G.Summers. DECK 1131 SA N.0. Titus, SN L.Severson, SA D.J.JoIIy, SN J.R.Hible, SA F.E.Tatar, SA R. R.Hathaway. STANDING: SN S.Roberts, SA D.V.Curry, SA E.W.Huver, SA L. Chester. FRONT: SA V.R.Hart, SN R.L.Franklin, STANDING: SN A.N.Cruz, SA C.C.Wid- man, SA G.D.Capps, SN B.E.Dickens. ,li 1321 DECK LTJG David B.clark I 2 ,-- ff f x lf F!z -1 2 vf in - fa x N..! x 5 ax A fi , U g, , N' 5' w WW W f 1 V .I-.Ji 42 .1 K V, 5. rf' A , Q4 ...Ah --it R - X 1, f I W2 ,Q 'A--I-:ng Q!- ,T D TOP: SA B.J.Horne, SA M.C.Giasson, SA C.James, SA J.W.0tto, SA T.L.Eubanks. BOTTOM: SA C.D.Brinson, SA L.W.Moore, SA W.D.Bar- , ,,- , nett, AA W.D.I-Iyatt. gggj' 'SA ASS' A 3 xg PWR B+ ---. :S Q' Q-o-04 x '-rplk -Q-1: 3 1 SN I.G.Johnson, SA J.W.Latln, SA J.P.Thompson, BM1 J.T.Higgins, BM3 D.J.Pacheco, SN P.J.Ryan, BM1 J.D.Wagner, BM3 J.E.GaIvan, BM2 C.R.Edwards v9.49-GNT 0-og, T' '00 'Q-0 x41- l I k,.f STK' Second Divison is responsible for manning un- derway replenishment station iil and DD ide- stroyerj refueling station 417 during UNREPs and handling mooring lines 5, and 6 at sea and anchor detail. They are responsible for the pres- ervation and cleanliness of the Quarterdeck, the Admiral's passageway, two refueling sponsons and one gun sponson as well as parts of Offi- cer's Country. of necx 1133 TOP: SA C.Parker, SA T.M.Patrick, SA J.F.Myer, SA D.A.Quinn, SA J.W.Latin. BOTTOM: SA R.E.Lamb, SA J.J.McAnallen, SA R.A.PaIm. : 7' 6'4W, A ,, T :va A W A slr- I A1 l I s SA D.R.Bates, SA J.D.Marler, SA M.Crenshaw, SA M.Burke, SA R.lN. Buist. SA M..l.Miller, SN L.J.Wrightner, SA A.L.Wilkes, SA C.lN.Turner, SA S.E.Riehm, SA R.S.Williamsen, SA T.L.Walden, SA R.A.Weiler. 1341 DECK 'hi' f I 5 i s 4 . ......-I N, l 4 SN F.D.Tharp, SN R.F.Caspersen, SN G.Gibson, SA W.D. Smith, SA C.McGowan, SN R. W.Durga, BM3 G.M.Cervantez, SN G.StahI, BM 3 C.A.Doty, SN R.Alvarez, SA E.R.WeddIe. Third Division is responsible for manning UNREP station -55 and DD fdestroyerj refuel- ing station 415 as well as mooring lines 7,8, and 9 during sea and anchor detail. They are charged with the preservation and mainten- ance of various parts of the ship and the star- board lifeboat. SA D.White, SA T.J.Rucks, SN D.A.Pruett Q S S W Ms Z W SA L.P.Fiata 5 BM2 J.S.HartIey, BM3 B.R.Gilbert, BM2 C.D.Stenger, BM1 W.S.Kilbury, BM3 G.M.Cervantez, BM3 S.A. Aubuchon, BM3 C.A.Doty N 2 I O f1.y..,, w-V W 4' 2 ? 2 Z f f 1 fx W Q I W W Z fm Q ? 4 , f I f W DECK X135 SA D.M.FontiIIas, SN V.E.Kidder, SA D.R.Sharp, SA M.A.Hudson 'YUK ,gn X SA D.E.ldler Q -' 4 ,O fx A Aff fx SA R.A.Aguirre, SA K.lngram 136 DECK V1 ali '-,J , . ual 'IQ LTJG P.J.Murphy, SA G.L.Arnold, BM1 C.WiIcot, Z f f f 'Til f f f f 1 V ,V 'QW ff '7 -Z .1 ,4 1 1 ,M V f BM3 R.Gomez, SA M.F.WilIiams, SN R.W.Johnson, SA C.Crayton, SA SAM L woosley, SA D L Mc.-'erron L.Q.Varner -all J Q L ' 91 1.1 3- DECK X137 1 BACK: SA F.L.Summers, SA J.Baines, SA K.R.Hef1eIfinger, BM2 Cl. STANDING: SA L.D.Harkins, SA B.J.PickeI, SA E.J.Hernandez. FRONT Cummins. FRONT: SN H.W.Payton, SA R.M.Fiesta, SA J.A.Alfonso. SA W.J.Marchina, SA B.M.Elliott, BM1 R.l.Parton. Fourth Division is responsible for manning UNREP station 47 and Fueling station 417. They man the B8tA Crane and mooring lines 10,11,12, and 13. They are charged with the preservation of various parts of Officer's Country, and the fantail. They also maintain the port lifeboat. STANDING: SA R.C.Colgan, BM3 V.Anton, SA D.E.Van Dusen, SA J.A. Miller, SA G.Corigliano. SEATED: BM2 L.W.Baker. SA P.C.Erickstad, SA S.G.Ash, SA D.L.Garrett, SA D.B.Mays. 5 '-2 V3 ,ft ,.. .xx , , .. x .S 1381 neck its ., A My 1, W W gf, . -v Z A fl f W 'Y SNK 4 ff ,f f Q. f 1 6 f 13' , :zz ,QQ mn 1 f 7 , ' 4 W 22, at V BM1 J.A.Reed, BM1 J.E.Bracken, BM1 T.Miller, BM1 H.V.WilIiams, BM3 D.S.Ramirez, BM1 S.T.George, BM3 N.A.CaIl STANDING: SA W.Henderson, SA D.J.PattiIlo, SN M.D.Brown, SA W.E.Davis, SA J.E.Walsh, SA J.R.Bennett. KNEELING: SA M.D.Victor, SA A.L.Washington, SA G.H.Thomas, SA R.J.Roberson. BACK: SA P.M.CarrolI, SA E.D.Gregory, SA J.H.Jasso, SA B.J.Stokes, SA A.M.Paich, SA J.R.Boden. FRONT: SA H.L.Perry, SA S.P.Vicari, SA R.J.Hoekwater. Fifth Division, also known as side cleaners, is responsible for the maintenance of Ranger's exterior hull surface below the main deck. At sea, they man the ship's paint locker and do spray painting jobs. Fifth Division per- sonnel also man underway replenishment sta- tions one and nine during UNREPs with AOE's. Fifth is also the parent division for the Deck Dept. Yeomen who manage vehicles inport I and man Aux Conn during UNREPs and sea and anchor detail. l Us SUPPLYf139 'M 6 F? 12737 5,9 FYR auf -4 -'-Ti 140f suPPLv con R.G.Harmon-SUPPLY omcen. 1 i s Y -1 1 1 LCDR J.T.C0nner-ASSISTANT SUPPLY OFFICER . .145 --f'- -f f sv' , fr ,,,n-v N. LT B J Maguire Division Officer paid and clothed along with a myriad of other services In addltlon to feeding paying and clothing 4 200 men Supply also handles all data processmg aviation stores and wardroom services for the ship and its officers The amount of money spent even monthly on Ranger by Supply is staggering S 1 alone deals in storerooms with an Inventory of S5 million The days of a one man operation are gone forever S 1 s role on Ranger is the ordering receiving storing issuing and accounting for all general use consum mables and repair parts used aboard ship It also is re sponsible for listings of shipboard controlled items such as foul weather jackets typewrlters and calculators S 1 also handles the shipping of personal effects suPPLv X141 ln 1776 the duties of the ship's purserlusually a warrant officerl included insuring that when his ship sailed it had all the necessary provisions aboard, such as food, spirits, water, candles and coal lfor the galley firesl. The purser was also in charge of issuing sailors bedding and clothes. Many sailors aboard the original Ranger came to the ship literally in tatters, but thanks to the purser they were able to obtain some fairly decent clothes. Generally, only one man was in charge of supplying a ship and as a result graft and deceipt were rampant. Although there were a few honest pursers, certainly they were few and far between. Today, the Supply Department, under the supervision of the Supply Officer, insures that Rangermen are fed .,g '! t Himb K' SKCS Mathews and ENS E Koths FROM LEFT SKC M Mallare SK3 R Shaver SKSN J McCaulley AE' fx yi gal! w As ,ii a I ,gb if YI: is 5 5 e f 3 1421 suPPLY FROM LEFT: SK3 N.Aquino, SN J.Hash, SK2 P.Larsn0, SK3 C.Tabal- do, SK3 M.Zimmerman. ' ll -elif' ...J fxxf FROM LEFT: lM3 T.BradIey and SK3 T.UtaofiIi. J fl 7f 'I'f 1' .mg:.':.':g.sg -' 5.5: . '::.':.'iiiiff 2 :' , +eaz:+::1:+S?i.if' 5 ,L W ,,,.. :::.'::f::WXp,E: 4, NUI E131 -,4-up, 10' BACK ROW: SK2 Otadoy, SA G.Barbarin, SK1 McKinney: FRONT ROW: , SK2 A.Andres, SA P.Hines, SK3 G.Kasch, SK1 R.Serrano. , O ,Qin FROM LEFT: SKSA G.Hornburg, SD3 S.Ksenyak, SN G.Sharpe, SKSN S.MitcheIl. 4. N 5' SUPPLYXI43 FROM LEFT: SKSN K.AstrelIa, SA J.Weber, SKSA R.White. S-2 carries enough food aboard to feed the entire Ranger population for upwards of 60 days! Enlisted members, E-6 and below, are fed in the general mess. There are additional messes for Chiefs and Officers and all embarked Flag personnel. With the airwing em- barked, food consumption over the period of a single day averages between 10-12 tons! FROM LEFT: W01 R.Giusti, MSSN R.Whitman, SK1 Edwards. ,y,f,,,L, , If , A.. ,r M r Bjyww -- 'J W, 144fSUPPLY 1 I V my Pi V2 li A U? wg I V 5: 1, Tr V K. ln La ,1 A 3 1 - ,F-.M I 3 ,, f-, .1 lf' ' fi X 3 BREAKOUT, DRY STORES QFRONT L-RJ: M52 Baylon, MS2 Estoesta and four , messmen. I MS1 Kawamoto. R Tvs N in , N r 1 'M 'fv A , . QFROM LEFT, BACK ROW MSSN Bates, MSSN Powell, J MS2 Publico, MSSN Winship, MS3 C.Richards. W..-f T . ,f fx .Il X? is Q 1 l. ' I ,,q ' NN! I A f ,. I ' iff ' L 1 ,L x f If , T NN,-5 .'-X f R S 2OFFlCE QFROM BACK ROW LEFT! MS2 Murphy PNSN R OhvaS, PNSNG Nunez FRONT ROW SKSN Babayan MS1 Balceta 4 S . In V 1 , Af I , . , . , . it J V T Ti 1 +A -J Ei R K ' R :LT . f, '-,' 3, f' 'f ' ' V-1 A I J ' H 1 ,X W' ---. 1 'gy T N V rm 1 . f f ..V. li 3. suPPLY X145 , E Em ,A ,Av Q , 4 ,.,wA X i I - 5 's.,.. ' -f-S B' N- - Qx N .. .- W, -S , , Ig.. Y ry, 5115! . ': W I r g .. ,lj S S : '-.' I 'F-e .. , fl V A Y 4 , Q, ,. , is , , . V.- . rf, W, Q G ,f l W Q' N' 5 R' X ' . O ,X y ,aw ue- , O 1 , , y . 5' R :: : T ,..-at 1 if ' d X tl, .a so E51 1 . SQ ., l .S : ' QBACK ROW, FROM LEFUMS2 Gibson, MSSN Hasley, MSSN Montana, MS3 Hogfoss, MS1 Catabuy, MSSN Anderson, MSSA Carter: FRONT: M51 Trillanna, MS1 Mariano, MSSN Sklar, MS1 LaDrillano. CFROM LEFTJ AMS2 Madarang, OS1 Crunk, AMS2 Morely, EM3 Cor- rethers, AE3 Graham, AE3 Bullen. 3 i QBACK ROW, FROM LEFTQ MS3 Puhl, MSSA Steele, SN McCoy, MSSA Andrade: FRONT: MS1 Arrenzana and two messmen. QBACK ROW, FROM LEFU GMT2 Quinn, MS3 Alhambra, ABH1 Smith, AQ3 Easley, DS2 Bergfeld: FRONT: ET2 Lindsey, AG3 Newhaus. , N , 146fSUPPLY .W F Because Ranger s S2-M Personnel change so often we were unable to ob tam identifications for these men Important than any other on Ranger l Their mission on Ranger is no less - - WM I' WWW. ig , ' 'X X Puvf ! E! it V 3 it t t SUPPLYf147 lp! . , :--tx Q A H A f T' - Q' f 'Q' - - fl ,. -f w 4 5. lf! 135 148fSUPPLY . , V , .4 'f ' Ph I tal 4 st f?a , W i, 3 r, ' ' S-ui if-If 41 , , .,-,MQ .1g2:,:w:, , CWO H.Pettaway-Division Officer. i 5 1 2 , WX. sissy a a iv, a I MS2 Santos CLEFT, SlTTlNGl and MS1 Salvador with their hard working crew of messmen in the Chief's mess. S- The Sales Division exists to provide personal services and products to Rangermen. Such serv- ices as a barber shop for crewmembers and officers, a laundry and dry cleaning plant, 3 luxury store Qselling the finest in stereo equip- ment, diamonds, perfumes, photographic SUP' plies etc.l, a walk-in store which provides crew- members with toiletries, magazines, books, etc., a smoke shop, a clothing and small store and even a coke mess for the crew. S-3 is expert at seeing the crew of Ranger is well taken care of. W y SHCM P.M.Moore. 1 i SH1 Fuentes. QFROM LEFTQADJAN Marlow,SH3 Garcua SHSN Schlotzhaver BACK ROW, FROM LEFT SHSN Tunnel, SH3 Deleon ju- 150fSUPPLY COKE MESS: SN D.Haworth and SH3 R.Cabrera. SMOKE SHOP: SH2 P.Ramirez and SN Underwood. ! S., 2 , , I 5 1 l kk' 7-T 4 W., FORWARD GEEDUNK: SHSN F.Archuleta and SN M.Ortiz '-vw pt' 'wx JA F1 91 VY FRONT ROW AA Moon AN Lewls AA Swedt AA Johns BACK ROW AA Brady, SN Luzardos AA Wnght AA Godwin AN Romoro SH3 Flores AA Silva. Y 3- ff!! ...J- ENS J.J.Mann-Disbursing Officer. - ' f Coming aboard a huge ship like Ranger, one wonders how thousands of crewmembers are paid in less than one hour or how other dis- bursing services are handled considering the number of crewmembers. Yet, by operating 10 pay lines on payday for both ship's company and airwing personnel we have disbursed a half a million dollars in one hour! DK1 R Byrne i - 3 ' 1 w f 1 in 'N 4 BACK ROW DKSN JYoung DK1 MPadua DK1 AS Bernado FRONT ROW: Tate. FROM LEFT: DK3 G.Johns0n, DK3 E.Goff, DK3 M.Corb, DK2 E.Glina, DK1 T.ViIIaruz, DK2 R.Ruiz, DKC G.PadiIIa. 2 M2 li qi' S4 . if ' rn nz in 4 V' 'Gif- 1 ..4 ,,..-f 1 a F'-31 411 f W 'fd I I FROM LEFT M52 O Sadlaron MS2 R Gerommo M52 R.Totan rg p ffw E E ,,, fri FROM LEFT MS2 R Rosete MS3 E Florlndo MS3 R Escudero. ES, SUPPLYf153 E FROM LEFT: MS2 R.Geronimo, MS1 0.CIosas, MS1 R.Mercado, M52 A.Labrador. ff 1 It is the Wardroom's mission to serve as the Innkeeper of Ranger. Within its confines the Wardroom has over 240 staterooms, 2 dining areas, 2 lounges, a late night snack bar, a neces- sity store and a main office. lt's a big job but the men of S-5 are proud to do their best. FIRST ROW: MS2 F.Barrion: SECOND ROW: MS2 l.Qui- toles, MSSN R.Lay0, MSCS C.Dungca: THIRD ROW: MS1 O.Closas. 154fSUPPLY 'Y' fr Y W xg I Lf H , 4 M20-N 155-6863 Fl0lIl YIHEIT , LJ' 5. MS2 F.Barrion. FROM LEFT: MS2 T.Maninang, MS3 V.Jacinto, MS2 A.Labrador, MS2 0. Sadiaron. FROM LEFT: MS2 M.AguiIar, M52 E.Cadua, MS3 R.CanIas, MSSN K.Seley. FROM LEFT: MS1 L.VeIasco, MS3 L.Saroza, MS2 R.FieI, MS2 F.Reyes. ,f Q All F J ' ' W gg FROM LEFT: MS1 N.Armado, AMSA S.Wattley, SA H. Rodriguez. ,xi SUPPLYf155 '1 s X C I I -2 I is-L... f FROM LEFT: MS3 R.Morales,MSSN D.Ventur,MSSN D.TankersIey. , If I , f Tw ,,f,,, A I .6 .vs F- 1 l l I l I 1 w i il li ll 1 4 I 156fSUPPLY 133 532 s ll 251 is 1, Elil vi l x f XZ ...lf . ff 'v , LT Paul Madaio-Division Officer. I r I , STANDING: AK1 L.Hampton, AK3 P.Sanders, SEATEDg Tech Rep J.Powell. 1 3 5, ,. if I I I I' I CSI , yi! ' w L AK2 W.Lohseg 'I 2.55 .mivx 3311 3Divi5iun SEATED: AN J.Buckley, AK3 R.CastiIIo, AN J.Tollisong STANDING: AK3 W.Fugh. Need a jet engine or a flight suit? These and well over 50,000 other aviation items are stocked, man- aged and controlled by Aviation Stores. S-6 has the job of aircraft support: tasked with the mission of providing material for all the! aircraft aboard. The AK's are a souce of supplies for both Airwing and Aircraft Intermediate maintenence Department. Sup- port of the Airwing is basically accomplished by two means. First an up-to-date and accurate inventory of air- craft repair parts is kept. This inventory is achieved through proper material control in the different areas of requisitioning, receipt processing, storage and maintenance. The inventory, which exceeds S26 mil- lion, is carried on Ranger in storage areas throughout the ship. AKC R.CIemente-Leading Chief. N 1 ITL.: I!! ...fee Eff SUPPLYf157 N L f iQ 'sf Y I f -F ' 4 4 f 57 455731 .zine '45 ' if-,ff 4- x.. X' ig AK1 L.Armstead. Secondly, all items are available on a round-the- clock basis, seven days a week. To help a hard-working crew of AK's carry out this schedule Airwing personnel are assigned to augment S-6. A close working rela- tionship is developed as each party begins to under- stand the requirements of the other. FROM LEFT: AK1 J.Evans, AK3 J.Hernandez, AA Carroll, AK3 F.Ross. V 4 ,as BACK ROW: AA C.Dawkins, AN J.M0ore, AN D.Vallej0, AA D.Webb, AN S. Tuggleg FRONT ROW: AN L.Jackson, AA G.Daniels, SA L.Hurst. FROM LEFT: AK1 B.Watson, AK2 D.Sablad, AK3 M.Hummer, AK3 R.Clemons, AK2 W.BottomIey, AN Mantinga, AN F.Mur- rayg SEATED: AK3 M.Lovings. . Kill' We-2 R .J I! ' 4 , 1 . .Nix Ng 158fSUPPLY T7 5571 D IA, K N iff hill! il 5 .,, ff,f,yMf FROM LEFT: SN E.Coloma,AK1F.Williams. 'f'5 l9---q..,.,,, if ' 4 :,f:r,, i My - 'I 'Q K HV TDSVHM 1F Am' mffmwvfggiisa Mff UN 23932113 PD4A7E M umgti VA H5 :gf-TLA ff sem 09635, 226, zssolsmvums PHS M M05 wowww 5 9' zignzggm Eg me no with 8 AEBB B Aims Ag YAWJIF' 0 K EZH8 FROM LEFT: AK2 W.Lee, AK3 L.Rasmusson, AN D.CIark. STANDING: AN D.Chaffin, AK2 R.Gopezg SEATED: AN R.Wimmer, AK2 M.Recepcion, AA D.CantreII, AK3 M.Sommers, AN B.Thomas, AK2 M Miciano. BACK ROW: AN F.Lacap, AN K.Roland, AN M.MeIancon SEATED: AKC D.Huss. SUPPLYf159 5 Of pl ,FUQUW STANDING: AN S.GIisson, SN L.Hurst, AA F.Grepo, AN D.Vickersg SEATEDg AKC W.Brandfas,AK2 M.Shaw. FROM LEFT: AK3 J.Hernandez, and AK1 J.Mitchell. 160fSUPPLY QFRONT ROWI DPSN D.L.Rice, DP3 A.Herring. QBACK ROW, DP2 J.H. Grob, DPSA R.E.Robinson and DP3 A.0.Mackey. ..n, ,na ,f-. l w -sf ' -if ww 'W' w ,: w.:, l 4 Xl tml Service with a smile! QL-Rl SA J.O.Salazar, DP3 S.P.Phillips and SN J. Drake. Although S-7's efforts are of a more indirect nature to most men aboard Ranger, the work per formed has Implications upon every man For Instance, it is S 7 that pro duces personnel listings money lusts work requests etc The S7 Dlvlslon also maintains all Supply Department material records of :M ,-A which there are over 100000 dnf M , ,IN E' H- ferent Items that you may use In one way or another In addition, S 7 processes vast quantities of Aviation QL-RQ DPSA D.W.Wahl, DP3 P.L.Frey, DP3 G.K.Louie, SN D.L.Taylor and SN L.E.Payne. J 3M data which enables the embarked squadrons to fly aircraft safely and efficiently sl QL Rl DP3 B E Weeks DPCS R G Kunavlch and DP2 B L Foley 'Vilas 1: YQQ, 1 1 -5 yk Q. A l X - . gf . 'g.- 4 1 1 A ':. r' -M l J 1 as ,gs f x X A 44 fl . J, I Q, 1' ' if ,S ,Q S315 edgy? LED CMQQ N X hi ' x x ' f 1 x 'a ,J 2 ,LEDALS UEK ,111 'TAKE .THe9.E v-H-,-,,,.... , 162fSINGAPORE qs S ' L lx 4 1 The Merlion marks the water gates to Singapore, the busiest trade port in the world Hours of constant watchlng and maneuvering were necessary to transit miles of the ship-filled Singapore harbor. Almost halfway around the world from the U.S., the charm of Singa- pore helped subdue homesick feelings. SINGAPOREXIB3 Fakirs, snake charmers and exotic native costumes added to the beauty and mystery of Singapore. The beauty of Singapore iLion City! lies in her variety of cultures, which is most obvious through monuments to her people. 164fSlNGAPORE A city of contrasts, Singapore's water-barges, of ancient lineage, lie at the foot of modern office buildings. A few of the lucky onesg these crocodiles could have become part of the vast number of purses shoes and wallets available in Singapore shops. Wi t l l D . , ig t I SINGAPORE X165 un. Cl? Some of the shops in Singapore stocked hundreds of bolts of silks, satin, and velvet as well as madras and other exotic prints and textures. A fast-food pavillion set-up at the liberty boat dock, offered a meal to Rangermen who were too busy touring and shop- ping to make the 40 minute boat ride to the ship. Our hats oH to the guys at S-2! 166fSlNGAPORE 3 Q A pair of young inquisitive Singaporeans investigate a street trough. A monument to those who gave their lives in the Second World War towers over beautifully manicured park grounds. Merchants and manufacturers in Singapore rely heavily on the river barges to transport their goods. !!lZ!T'!l Z fs. v4Z',S2.x Yu: Qi ' A shopping district re-awakens after a mid-day shower. 1 E mi- ffli TW we SINGAPOREf167 . ' - I , . .. '..' 5 ,4. A view from Sentosa recreation island shows the sky-tram that transports the thousands of weekend visitors. Many Singaporeans run shops with less than 10 square feet of space and spend a majority of their day bartering with prospective buyers. i 168fSINGAPORE No matter what you crave, fresh fruit or the CoIoneI's finest, Singapore has it! T923 aaaf a r H M232 I SEB 3+ SU Ja LII' , ,il -wk!-U SlNGAPOREf169 As Ranger departed Singapore, the city was waking to another day of business with the merchants of the world. 170fAlR oPs . l I All IR 0 PS A man's work is from sun to sun. . . may describe some men's work accurately, but those who fly, launch and recover aboard Ranger keep no set schedule. Air Operations are sporadic as well as demanding. Ever- ready, ever-willing, ever-alert, they-re standing by for Air Ops. AIR OPSf171 The unique design of the A-6A has borne many jokes, but its capabilities have earned it an enviable reputation. V1 p lf of fl N, W has gf The flight deck swarms with activity during flight operations. , at by V .. .1-tlr Aa. I M One of the more physically demanding flight deck jobs is loading ordnance. Lifting 500 pounders can tire a crew quickly in tropical climes. 4--. . -...W ... .-.. -..........i.............. 1-an-..f,..,A . ai, ,S Xb sf..,g,- ' .i, r ' '. R 172fAlR oPs . . The Black Knights of HS-4 were indispensable during ASW or search and rescue missions. They're the first to launch and the last to land. As an F-4J turns up for a cat launch an A-6A prepares to position itself for the next launch. From Aviation Fuels to launch and recovery and crash and salvage, everyone is involved in a deadly serious assignment on the roof. With afterburners flaring, an F-4J makes its turn after a 120 m.p.h. Thumbs up for an A-7 Echo. cat shot. AIR 0PSf173 SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY! Ranger's COD gets set to take off for another mail run to the beach. The Cat Officer gives another Air Wing Two aircraft the go-ahead. Just cali 'em stretch. Mi3:fb.5f'Q 7 r 3QJg.H ' I .AVN .-.. ,,. . . ,-....,....,...........f..,...,f..,,.,.A-w-1--v-r---vvv-'----+---v-neQ4. 1- A ' f--.-. - 'f ----, -...H 1. . ..-.. -.-v-1-1-.-..-.-...-.........,.-v,--.-.-v...,.s.....-...- Y,.,.........,,.. , ,. , ., .. ,.,,.,. ,, 174fAIR oPs Fill 'er up regular. Aircraft refueling can be a touchy evolution. Especially when you're zinging along at hundreds of miles an hour, Don't forget to check the oil and clean the windshield. H 4- 'Q' ' ' - U' Q 'K ' ' in-.f One of the Savage Sons RA-5C's coming in off another mission. fr Q 4 1 . ' 'W gwyi Ii-Q .,i-sw J h AIR OPS 175 rv ' ., 4 .,, T ,.. ,fr , 6 . L, , ffm 3. , -' ' We ' f? J5Yfe1 Y . 'W3zv1z1i3' Q, 14465, HB 279-2 , Mi' ' .4 5.1 . , fff7 ?KX2v 1. , A wax. , ,Ll U m W lf 'lfflQlfV5 5l7'?l 1 X ,B N XX Ars-XX-X gx QNX XJ!! 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LlKE A BEAR'???j 50 you COULD ggg A 5 I l i L 57 1 V BEAjiDCoMm, Oh, no Sir, 1 None df we Gif' is X 'WE all, Sir, af clear- L D W Q C09 CVM: me Q Q L A 1 1'I'EM MINUTES LA1'ER.... 35' lViOP.NlN6,T1-HS' IS 'rue CAWALN, T AT-rms TIME 1'D Luke -ro mvrre ' C EVERYQNE up 'ro 'me cueerr s , 5 DECK To GNE SOME BEARS g L -me 04.0 amerzNAnofLL4L A 6? D PEACE slew. ' , Q 6 ' ,fywfgy HERE .... Am 1 Ji my - PE.-ALL W.. I f x If' fl 4 45,7 Y . '+P Au. TELEPHONE coauveasxrnoms ARE THE coma-resv or-' NAVAL L sracunrrv 59-OUP--ADNISION or RANGER OPERA-moms. L ' . ,-,gf Jig? , ' wit' 9 HZ A ' I ' During the American Revolution weather influenced Naval tactics and strategy almost completely. Because ships were at the mercy of the wind and water, the weather determined what could and could not be accomplished at sea. Unlike today there were no weather guessers much less weather satellites. Ben Franklin summed it up aptly, Everyone talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. ln 1776 there wasn't much they could do. Surveillance and spying were also limited to behind enemy lines inflltrators or men in balloons. A skilled artist could serve as a fair means to determine enemy strengths and weaponry if he was able to get close enough. Today's Navy need not worry about weather patterns or a skilled hand to determine what the enemy has in store for him. Ranger's eyes and ears are sophisticated electronic gear and high-speed mod- em cameras. With these sophisticated devices at our disposal Ranger is able to locate, probe and identify possible enemy targets whether electronically or photographically. That group of men on Ranger who specialize in these areas are found in the Operations Department. The Operations Department is responsible for carrying out the day-to-day evolutions that relate to ,,,,-..... ... 1 .1 . .. -- .. ........ v. aw- -.. I ' ' W, - - -- f if . 5 'YY ak www 0 12 So :WI 01' ?'o 4m gl s-B po 5: 115 'S-n 9:1 Q5 FF' ar' OO is 5.2 :P QA o 1 ID D U E E O U I F' E' 2 O 3. U o 'U GD GD 2 -4 2 I-I OPERATIONSII77 , J' Q Z 2 5 an awww: f Z 5 Q We if Z at M 3 A . 0 z ww V 1 Ranger's ability to function properly as an essential element of U.S. National Policy. This purpose encompasses a multitude of required actions that are as diverse as the number of ratings of the men within Operations. These various actions all have a common bond: they exer- cise every aspect of the ship's capabilities and ability to function effectively in the wide range of operational tasks that an aircraft carrier may be called upon to perform. The primary activities of the Operations Department cover con- ducting as evolution from the initial planning stage to coordinating and supporting the plan to the actual performance of the activity and beyond that to preparing studies measuring the relative effectiveness of the operation and suggesting means to improve that performance in the future. The Operations Department is manned by 270 men divided into seven divisions. Each division has a specific function to perform as its contribution to the overall department mission. In order to famili- arize you with the breadth and scope encompassed by the Operations Department let's take a look at a short resume of the department by division. af-1 7 a L 1 1 Q, Q. E s D be 1 l 3. Q4 fQ . ,SEI I 178fOPERATIONS FTW' X R -.., e f ' r ,V ,X 2 ii Z ' 2, 1 K A X 4 f X 5 AG1 D.K.Schluter, Forecaster. 5 .-,.-- OA DIVISION-AG1 G.S.Gottfried and AG2 S W English Forecasters W5 1. 1 L OA DIVISION-QFROM LEFTQ AG2 D.K.DanieIs, AG2 M.J.Foster, AG2 S.G. Weber prepare an expendable transmitter for an upper air sounding. OA DIVISION-AG3 N.P.Brown tracks a weather satellite while AGAN R.L. Crawford checks on some cloud pictures. f-mm...-,,,-.' ' af ...- U Y- t -V ,W 5 ' v .. , .W .f ISOXOPERATIONS I I - 4 t , ,I xx J M !M -.,- f.C. V, , H Q, O f A 7 x X 'Q'V I 'f I !,VC' I if .:'g 1 oc mvnslon-Accs R.M.Vorce, AC1 J.A.LipSki, Acc R.o.Buuer nop LEFTI OC DIVISION-LCDR J.D.Sawatzky, AC2 R.N.Malmsbury, LT J.B Vivoli. ITOP RIGHTJ OC DIVISION-SR R.A.MahIandt, AC3 W.T.CuIberth, SR J.W.BIack. IMIDDLE LEFTQ OC DIVISION-AN J.J.Smith, AC3 D.J.Slater, ACAN M.D.Simmons. QLOWER LEFTJ OC DIVISION AC2 H M Barrlnger ACAN C B Smith AC2 R N Malms bury QHamJ QLOWER RIGHTJ hx rj ,- W .Yay X, N K I I n . W- 1' . . , . . , . . ' P :jug 1- ,Lv-f. z 'V ,, v. L V4 F 'vi if . 1 -'xl' I .W V X -. , 'f S 5' I V 1 NX I I ' pg AA F 5 Q rg-vzwma 5 1 ,L A X7 , . 3 -3 x A .rf V, , 'D I - I K f3A X . I - I f ,f O In ta rl -A NX I 5. -, . N 5 3 J xx 1 in ' V I 3 P I x oPERATloNsf-181 lug. x Pl ii OC DIVISION-ENS M.l.Scheir asks himself, So this is an ATO officer? Known as Aip Ops, this group is the ship's Approach Control and is responsible for con- trolling aircraft within 50 miles of the ship at night and in inclement weather. A constant flow of in- formation is passed between air controllers and the flightvcrews. OC is tasked additionally with co- ordination of logistics to and from the ship. OC DIVISION--QFROM LEFTJ AN K.W.Heyburn, AC3 D.J.Kanten, AC1 J.E.Hanson. Q 182f0PERATl0NS 4 6 f wr rf' 'Q J' fi 1 V X , R 21 ,4 I ff , 'xg 5.--UN f I , 7,7 ' a 3 1 Xa , -4 ,,,, V K, V , ,, , f Q za' Y.. f , 4, . ,I OC DIVISION-QFROM LEFTQ AC3 C.L.Torgerson, AC2 A.B.Andrelczyk, AC2 J.D.Maks. Y Q OC DIVISION-AC3 w.L.whife, AC2 D.w.H3miH0n. OC DIVISION-QFROM LEFTQ AC3 W.A.WiIkins, AC2 K.H.WalIis, AC1 J.C. Stewart. OC DIVISION-QFROM LEFTQ AC1 R.F.Norman, AC3 J.E.Wright, AC2 A.L Wurtz. - 0 3. ' 'AK g - Q. x -Q - xx ' - 1 X X A I ','f X 5 r 4,7-u-1-1 N ll! ll ll! OE-EMO-QFROM LEFTQ CWO4 R.C.Christiansen, LT S.G.Curry, CWO4 W.H.Logan. ff 9 4 Q 7 OE-QFROM LEFTJ DSC W.L.Street, ETC J.A.SwitIik, ETC W.C.BaiIie, QFRONTJ ETC J.N.Elsey. I OPERATlONSf183 fm Y, ' l E I M T.,. ,a.'7'.,,MMfMf-' 2 ' if . , -., 5 . ' I , 1..,.,,f..w'f'. ,' , :: ? I 3 6' W: -fl ,Q OE-CWO4 R.C.Christiansen, ETR2 Lucht, ETN2 R.L.Mabe. The Electronic Material Division, composed of ten line work centers and manned by highly trained and skilled Electronic Technicians and Data System Tech- nicians is responsible for the installation, maintenance and rapid repair of all shipboard electronic systems and equipment which include but are not limited to, long range Search Radars, Automatic Carrier Landing Radar, and Computer System, Radio communications , T - X,, v A and cryptographic equipment and over 400 pieces of E K A -I KIT-, 4 A 5 individualGeneralPurpose Electronic test Equipment. 5 e W V , e 2 if T 4 f Q ,,.-. ,sz . fly, f.-' U M If E- , 1 , l WM C XT H nn ,i I XV' gs E A IL--1 g 0E-LTA.L.McLean,Jr.-New Emo. 4 E- f' , jf if' V+ ,ffjf 184f0PERATl0NS J OE-QFROM LEFT, ET1 L.M.Hoback, DS1 W.P.Hernd0n and ETN2 D.P.GUNN. v-fs. 'Q' OE-QFROM LEFTJ ETN2 R.L.Mabe, ETN3 C.E.WarrelI, ETNSN L.A. Voorhies, ETN3 T.R.Hoenes, ETN3 D.L.Hohl, ET1 R.D.Hill. QFRONT ROW, ICFA C.C.Wagoner, ETNSN E.A.Warner, ETR3 .l.G.Krom, ETN3 R. Trujillo, ETN3 E.A. Phelps. OE-QFROM LEFTJ ETC W.C.Bailie, ETR3 K.W.McFall, ET1 R.K.Nielsen. OE-QFROM LEFTJ ETR3 R.W.Laurie, SA J.L.Craig, ETR3 G.E.Byers, ETR3 .l.R.Dutrudge. Q7 ka: ...x f-.ff S 5 ' ' L i , ' . ,.-i.f' ' ,'.i ' . L fszggg-5.., 5 f , a ,. , 1 i un-naw NI . f U ..,... Q.. l 5 . 'L' an , L. A ,gf I 3 4 Q h A i ,X j 1- CH, X inn, 5, ', v ? Z ' Y N' , A 4-F V Q vi ' 1' 4 T m 'h ' ' 1 ' X A 1-2:2 f 3 ,F - M, ,- . 5 I I ' ' ' 'His-1 - R X 5:-x , - - 2 X ' ' ff - ,gk f ,F ' A 1 1 1 . X 1 f, 1 gf , 3 I ' f fl 1 Q . . k J A -Qiflf' N M '1 if ' -, , 2 Oi is 3, ,,.. .v..- 9 K S . R ' 4 V --H I Q I 1 K , if , - 3 1 I 4 'O 1 , ,MQ-. ' R M p 45 , , 5 cw ., .. A A ,,,., , 1 V-K N? Sf OE-QFROM LEFTJ SN S.E.StrickIen, DS2 T.R.Fassett, DS2 J.E.BighiII, DS1 W.P.Herndon, DSC W.L.Street, QFRONTQ DSSA J.E.Cavanaugh, DS2 G.A.Hoff. 0PERATl0NSf185 lv' OE-QFROM LEFTJ DS3 B.0.Dawson, DS2 G.J.Berggeld, DS1 D.R.Ed- wards, QFRONTJ DSSA J.E.Cavanaugh. OE-QFROM LEFTj ETR2 R.L.Niclas, ETR3 J.R.Dutridge, ETR3 S.R.Packer. i f 55333 Q A, V 1. au' 1 gs-ZW l 186fOPERATl0NS pan Ol-QFROM LEFT! 052 L.E.Ducharme, 051 H.R.Read, OSSN Mallozzi, QSEATEDJ CDR J.R.Egan. The Combat Information Center has a wide variety of tasks to perform in the Surface, Elec- tronic Warfare and air modules all related to the collection, evaluation, display and dissem- ination of information pertinent to Ranger's combat capabilities. Ol QFROM LEFTl LT P A Sandoz LT V EJohns LT R EGnf flths OSC V E Biggs OI QFROM LEFTJ 051 G B Vincent 051 D D Clasby 053 T W Arnold OS2 M D Klang QSEATEDJ O51 D C Reed 1 Ox w,.,,d ,fe-' '1 . . , . . y . . , . . . - . , . . , . . , . . v , . . . . , 3 . t as - . 1 , K - X 0 ' 5 , A iv , t I ,, at , t ,- -, ,,, s. . XXX 1 ' f' N N , ' , , 3 ,f fe , K, T ,, ,,,,, , f X ii S , x , . -V . , .fi Q, LA' , A-XV ,. N., 'gp oPERATloNsf1a7 Ol-QFROM LEFTJ OS2 M.D.Klang, OS2 C.K.McCoy, OS2 J.W.Bojan- owski, OS3 S.V.Vaughn. Ol-QFROM LEFTJ OSSN P.A.Yancy, LT R.I.Pearce, 051 J.A. Sailer. P 1 'Mfff rf-S' i X! -.1 -+3 Ol-QFROM LEFTJ LTJG J.F.BoIler, OS3 K.J.Watkins, OS2 C.V.Velez, OSSA P.A.Yancy. 188f0PERATl0NS Ol-QFROM LEFT, 052 F.W.Turner, SA F.C.Waterstraat, OSSN D.E.Baird, OSSA G.T.Sager. Ol-QFROM LEFT, 052 M.P.Riker, OS3 T.A.Lindholm, OSSN MA. ti , :EK Turner, OS3 R.A.Kortness. Iggy- QA 0,-udp L 'L 'T K Ol--QFROM LEFTJ OS3 R.D.Baker, OSSN B.E.Campbell, OS3 M.R.Smith, OS3 P.S.Waite. I. 3. ,- F- 1.- x Ol-QFROM LEFT! OSSN L.D.Black, 053 D.J.Thompson, SA V.A.BeIl, SA F.C.Waterstaat. oPERATloNsf1a9 Ol-QFROM LEFTJOS3 R.J.Jones, OS3 R.L.Cooper, OS3 C.W. Seurs, OSSN R.A.Grif1in, OSSN M.M.Sipes. VX U X Ol-QFROM LEFT, EWC C. Rice, LT D.F.Rist, EW2 R.E.An- derson, OS2 M.P.Riker. I . YV M' S E i l j 190fOPERATlONS I 9 f i ! , e ll 3 i S ,f ' E i l 5 ! l OP-QFROM LEFTQ PH1 H..I.Gann0n, PH1 R.D.Eidenschink, PH1 M.E.BaIIard. r ,E v l i 1 +5 l l l 1 ! i I .r fi 1 A t its p,. ' ,.,,.. 'Qi-1 V OP--QFROM LEFTD PHC W.A.Hyde, CW03 W.T.Forsmark. The ship's photography laboratory has the capability for developing and printing both aircraft and hand- held photography to support all aspects of Ranger's operation. OP-QFROM LEFT, PHAN S.D.Webb, PH2 S.L. TAD Posten. X '-1 X X F, l . 'Wil OP-QFROM LEFTJ PHAN S.D.Webb, PHAN P.R.PurcelI, AN K.A. Henderson. OP QCVICJ-QFROM LEFTQ PH3 H.L.Holcomb, PH3 N.C. G00sey Bell, PH1 R.E.Read, PH3 M.J.Feeley, PH2 K.R.Marcum, PH3 D.Usher. rf' 105 OPERATlONSf191 OP-QFROM LEFTI PH3 J.L.Buf1'ington, PHAN J.C.0Ison, PHAN R.T.Maisch. rd E 192fOPERATIONS V... OP-QFROM LEFT, PHAN L.J.BuIlock, PHAN P.R.Purcell, PHAN V.M.Sundseth, PH3 l.W.Sinclair. The ship's Signal Exploi- tation Space has functions which are highly classified and therefore beyond the classification of this publi- cation. ew ff OP-QFROM LEFTy PH3 D.A.Sevigny, PH3 C.E.Tumer, PH2 N.H.Sines. OS-QFROM LEFTJ CTOSA R.D.Driscoll, CTM2 J.B.Wells, LT W.J.Meyers, CTOC R.F.Meir, QSEATEDJ CTOSN D.R.Strickler, CT02 A.T.Teddlie, CTl2 C.B. Blair. F .I . X , af ,A ,- N. Q ,A lf 2 , m ' rt- B ly ' y , ' 2 Ill? at me - BW OZ ICVICJ LCDR M.W.Cramer-Intelligence officer. 1 K ' Q 4 1 I 1 v ff , OZ-ISTANDINGIDPSN C.Johnson, ISSN R.AgricoIa. 0PERATlONSf193 i i' 'JVV A' X .l pil if 'f-' wavy 7 r I I i 'fi' 1.33 ' ' ' 'V 3 f .dn 'x, I 'I I W., ,, OZ-QFROM LEFTJ IS2 Doc Murdock, LT A.J.Simms, ISCS W.H. ChiIlie Willie Wilson. This is the Intelligence Center which maintains mili- tary, economic and political data on selected countries that is used in studies and briefings on a potential ene- my's capability for armed conflict, their threats to U.S. or friendly forces as well as suggested means to coun- ter these threats in successfully accomplishing our as- signed missions. OZ-IBACK ROW, FROM LEFTI LT R.J.Miller, LTJG C.Goodard, QSECOND ROWJ IS2 R.E.0patriI, IS3 T.D.McMaster, ISC GT Hill, IS1 E.E.Smith, IFRONT ROWJ IS2 T.J.Bachran, IS3 C.F.Hartt, ISNN T.B.Chase. 194f0PERATION5 L.1 'E I X CVIC-QFROM LEFT! DSSN S.F.Bothke, DS2 D.B.Saathoff, DS2 J.A. Holforty, DS2 J.A.Ford, QFRONT ROW1 DS2 D.L.Frederickson, PHAN P.R.PurcelI, DS2 G.J.Bergfeld. if I -3 K ,X CVIC QFROM LEFT, DP3 D E Harblnson DPSN M H Schoen OZ-QFROM LEFTJ CTT3 R.A.Millef, SA M.L.Hil'COCk. ' Eff? gf I IV. X. I I 1-4, ,Q- MI, EEE! OZ-U-'ROM LEFT! ISC GT Hill, IS3 J.P.Ricke, ENS D.M.Nigro, LTJG R.G.Kenney. OZ-QFROM LEFTJ IS2 R.E.0patriI, IS3 T.D.St0lte, IS1 E.E.Smith. Y 0PERATl0NSf195 L+ ,ff l I 1ssfwEAPoNs Q3 1 . 0, wk 'Q ' N Xl wal' Q ml' fx QA M mv' f ,WNW l 'Mn -L Z 'WV J 9 ' 17' ,.,,,.,.. Q . LCDR M.R.Rackowltz Weapons Department Head officer controls and directs the six divisions of He is also security officer for the ship, a task him administrative control of the Marine Detach- Exploslve Ordnance Disposal Team. iiihitheweapons administrative assistant and a the weapons officer is responsible for tasks involved with the weapons systems wlthi the security of RANGER's weapons, ma- I 5 WEAPONSf197 FTGC B.W.Meyers CW02 J.A.Siedschlag, FTCS E.A.Pucci and GMCM G.J.l-labets. Ml lF From detection to destruction, the personnel of WF Division are tasked with self defense of RANGER against hostile air and surface threats. From target designation utilizing ship's search radar inputs to Fire Control equipment, the FT's acquire, track and compute orders to position our guns to hit the Target. Fire Control radars provide accuracy also for navigation of RANGER in restricted waters. FTG3 P.A.Jakmauh, FTG3 R.R.McMichaeI, FTG2 D.L. GMGC A.T.ReynoIds and GMG1 H.W.Rider. Butler, and FTG1 R-l--ChUl'Ch- 198fWEAPONS GMG3 W.L.Douglas, SN S.Traill, GMG3 R.Bruce, SN M.A.Rowland, and GMGSN J.C.Kurtz. SN T.D.Davis, GMG2 J.R.Anderson, SN E.T.Novak, GMG3 R.J.WhitfieId, and AN Carlson. at L any D SA-, - fs In 2' ' --u Q f Utilizing the computed orders to position the gun to hit the target, allowing for movement and other exterior effects on the projectiles, the GM's control and monitor operation of two 5 f54 gun mounts to deliver the proper type of projectile to destroy the target. i GMGSN R.W.Taege, GMG3 E.L.Lloyd, SN C.E.Blanchard, GMG3 E.L.Jones and SN B.L.Kromminga. ln addition to maintenance of complex weapons systems: WF also maintains and fires the Ship's Saluating Battery for rendering of formal gun salutes during ceremonies. Professionals all, they know well the real meaning of Top Gun and what it takes to be ready to do the job. M Q sv, b. i s Q. I - It -- W W-f:,5 .I ni tu t -1 , Ni 5 , ., 1 ky, 57,4 . AOCM J.E.Patton and CW03 J.0.Stricklen. AN J.Pilla, A01 D.Northcutt, AA R.RusseII, A03 D.Ayala, AN. T.Parker, AN P.Tucker, AN J.Montague, and AN J.Jensen. WEAPONSf199 SN C.J.Pilegard, FTGSN VD.G.Gruwell, SN Rodriguez, SA M.L.Chesser, and FTG3 M.J.Worley. Z . .sq Z ff WE Division provides a very important function in the Department. First and foremost, they provide Elevator Maintenance. The weapons elevators on RANGER are the lifeline for transporting ordnance from the magazines to the flight deck. Without the many long, arduous hours that the men of WE Division devote to the upkeep and maintenance, RANGER's strike force ability would be useless. ZOOXWEAPONS l l Their second and equally important function is Flight Deck Ordnance. On the roof, the men receive, transport and ensure the safe handling and loading of most all RANGER ordnance. The professionalism and enthusiasm displayed by the men is surpassed only by their dedication. A01 R.Berardi, A03 R.Nester, A03 R.Danaher, A03 D.MiIIs, AN B.Travis, AA G.WaIIrath, and A03 M.Schneider. ,Q ,fi f 1. - 'ACP .A.HamiIl, A03 J.Leadford, A03 R.BerkIey, A01 A.Neiswender, and AN . rvin. AN D.Rice, A02 J.Tracy, AA H.Lucas, AN L.CaIdweIl, A03 R.Villa, A03 J Rodgers, and A03 S.Jablonski. l M, WEAPONSf201 S -W 'ZZ' 136.86 M 9 L 23 19 1 f ' Y 'NN- ' ! iw-1 4 MKS HK A03 M.Baumgarden and AOC B.Lange. AOCS F.Stark. WG provides the weapons for the ship's aircraft, without which the combat aircraft would be unable to deliver the nec- essary punch to intended targets. Personnel receive, stow, build-up and deliver the required ordnance to the flight deck for the ready aircraft. A01 M.King, A02 C.Rasco and A01 L.DaIey. T 1 fi 53' AA Henderson, SN Ivy, AA B.Edwards, AA B.Uhrich, AA C.Ross, AA R.Porter and A03 C.Knight. A 4' MKS WB 21953 HQ- 0 202fWEAPONS .ff F' -myf- Wi-4 K lzlzl' ' AA R.Laney, A03 W.Jones, AN B.Dagenaif, A02 D.Smith, A03 S.Tench, AN J.Betts, A03 G.Hubbartt, AN D.Minsky, and A02 C.Rasco. 'Ep' AOAN B.StemIer, AN D.Thomas, and A01 J.DeMaris. Working in close conjunction with the men of WM and WE divisions and the Carrier Air Wing Il strike forces, the Red Shirts of WG division put in long hours in peace time, as well as wartime. Their profession dedication is demonstrated by the high level of efficiency and safety with which they accomplish their work. AOAA J.Herget, AOAA G.WiIIis, AN J.Betts and AOAA K. Taylor. A03 G.Roder, AN M.Bragg, AN J.Webb, A03 R.Long, AA G.Kempfer, A02 J.Varca, and AOAN C.Morris. x Vlil WEAPONSXZO3 A03 L.Brown, AOAN B.Morrow, A03 E.Lytle, and SA G.Soto. mxmzia A02 G.Riggs, AOC W.Visnaw, and A01 W.Decoing. V I The men of RANGER's Guided Missile Division are responsible for the stowage, issue, and testing of all air-launched guided missiles and smart bombs. Manned mostly by aviation ordnancemen, and an occasional aviation fire-control techni- cian, the division is charged with an enormously responsible job one which requires the men to attend many hours of classes in order to keep pace with the ever expanding horizons of the state of the art in guided missile development. Working with WG division and Carrier Air Wing ll strike forces, many long hours of work in peacetime are needed in preparation for any eventuality. Combining efficiency with safety produces professionalism WM's own Mark of Excellence for RANGER. A03 W.Bazartik, A03 D.Rowlinson, AOAN M.Poss, AQ3 A03 F.Chess, AOAN D.Hartman, A03 R.Joplin, AOAA W. R.Bigham, and SA J.Findlay. Charleston, and A02 J.Simpson. . A !,,f I I' X -Turn' fxfxs- ff 204fWEAPONS GMT1 Doreen and cwo4 Jcmum. Q Z -ft 4, N...-f, f x VV GMTC L.Rochester and LT M.McQuaid. YWYS Y An integral part of the Weapons Department, WW division handles the storage, testing and maintenance of classified ordnance and other related equipment. Because of the pro- ficiency necessary in handling weapons such as these, the men undergo frequent and extensive training programs. Since most of their work is naturally classified, much emphasis is placed on security. GMTSA G.BeII, GMT3 J.Patterson, GMT3 P.Rico, GMT1 R.Fortin, and GMTSN H.SpIinter. .grff li GMT2 D.Derrick, SA L.HarweIl, GMT3 J.Whitehead, GMTSN K.Fredrickson and GMT1 G.Gibson. Ll!-4 I SN E.Spellmen, SN D.Nugent, GMT3 B.Rivers, GMT1 B.McBroom, GMT3 E. Rudenberg, and GMT2 B.Morton. WW Division spends much of its time, like most of RANGER's divisions, maintaining their equipment. This equipment includes such items as elevators, test equipment hoists and other important items. In addition to their own special work, WW division men also provide technical assistance to the various squadrons embarked. GMTSN J.Galick, GMT2 R.Smith, SA R.Jones, SN T.Newton, GMTSA S.Silva and GMT2 J.Parks. 1 WEAPONSXZO5 4 GMT1 M.Fries and AK3 C.KulIa. 206 XWEAPONS GMGC G.Seymour, SA K.Evans, SA R.Robinson, SA B.Burton, GMG1 S. Johnson, and SA G.McQueary. 7 .Zag I Za I . .nfl I , ff - 2, GMGSN D Huffman G Een SA K Adams SA R Startzman and SA D Schneffer il CWO3 B.Thompson. GMG3 K.Reed, SA K.Lemoine, McPherson, and SA R.Parrett. fi M' 1 , .N SA B.Brown, GMGSN R. I. I S ' ,f-1. I ' xl - , f S fe, ff 1 I ,V N 9 A 4 Y , f 'xx' ,' A I - ,I H A 'y 1 . . , SA . , . , , JI - 'T 4 A ali ,-,rx fx- SA M.Graybeal, YNSN T.Baker, and YNSN C.Studards. CWO3 J.Potts, ADJC S.MolIe, PN3 D.Schneider, and GMG1 C.Huckins. LT R.G.Spangler. WEAPONSf207 QW Q ID 1 N Q 'wrt 1 f 5 I' wg MK f ommuni ation etgxo M' it f - 3 i f . W . .J 1 Co J lf l 1 e, - 0 ji X 1 I A l I is W 5 l, l ,l 5 lf the Commander-ln-Chief would have the squadron when on a wind draw into a line on each other's bow and quarter and keep at the distance directed in the first article . . . Those ships which shall happen to be leeward at the time of making the signal, forming the van of the line, . . . With fighting instructions like these ltaken from History of Naval Tactics by Admiral Robinson of Revolutionary War daysl it is no wonder that communications between ships were at best difficult. But still messages were sent. Some, in a battle line, were relayed by frigate. Other messages were passed by word of mouth through a speaking trumpet. More commonly flags were used to pass important information or instructions. However, during the American Revolution no efficient system of flag signals had been invented. Straight-forward signals were not developed until 1790 although they were limited as to what messages they would convey. As a result, countless messages were either incorrectly received or not received at all! Naval communications is a highly-complex, technical area of naval operations today. RANGER communica- tions provides, operates and maintains tactical communications sub-systems, including fleet broadcast ship- to-shore teletype, and air-ground radio circuits. RANGER communications is responsible for providing reliable communications for virtually every task performed by the ship. , 4 . N F 'XJ .ag l l l icuii- -A , Q -.Z g ff 2 L94 RM3 W.WiIson, RM3 V.Banaszak, RMSA R.Gibbs, RMSN J.Sanchez, RM2 O. Pacheco, RM2 L.GraveIle, and RMSA D.Rymer. - T LCDR J. Malo Department Head l -J, T -T-'-.G il li ,f lg T in f 4 - l 5? EM l l e I' -I: ,S ! J ' .1 I 4, lg H' 1 ' X 1 1 .fff 1 N T X..,,gM '?'A l i l il COM MUNICATIONSf209 Radiomen stand around the clock watches in Radio Central, Message Processing Center, and various transmitter spaces. They set up transmitters, receiv- ers and terminal equipment so they can be patched to the bridge, CIC, CATCC and other operational spaces for their local usage. They send and receive messages through the Naval Communication System to and from commands throughout the world, and distribute messages to the various departments on RANGER. They can send urgent telegrams for RANG- ER personnel as well as make emergency phone calls, with CO'S permission. In addition, they hold PMS and corrective maintenance on their transmitters, re- ceivers, terminal equipment, teletypewriters and antennae. ly:-fQ .!1x4 l ,f-!,'7 LT C.Palmer, RM1 G.Thomas, ENS G.EIlis, and LT T.Wolfsen. i f RMSN D Dysart, RM3 R.Broadus, RM2 J.AIexander, RM2 P.TayIor, RM3 J. Parker and RM3 L.Martinez. RM2 D Sanborn, SN R.Scudder, RM2 T.WoodIand. Y! as V J .X H 3 ce,1 6 -... 'Ho Z 'O-W 1 a ' Y l 33' v b . 5 ' 'Wig 9 X ,P- 0 F , ww ' ' .. A : b w-1 rf o'2c orc 6' vim ' 5' O' L Q30 6555 ' ' ,Q vm X0 0550 .b:M.m 4 ' 3 010 0: e gg 0558 C 03:0 gain :OD 09 09-1 '99 I 0 9 i - v ' X - -W I, I I we-if Ni. RM3 J.Harris, RM3 D.CIeaves, RMSN M.Oziemkowski, RM3 R.Tucker, RMSN S.Manney, and RMSN D.Dysart. SA G.FIint. f 'V i lv' ZIZXCOMMUNICATIONS Signal men stand watches on the signal bridge. They must develop the ability to send and receive messages in recognition by flashing light, sema- phore, and flag hoist. They also be- come proficient in the correct pro- cedures for handling, routing and fil- ing messages, working closely with the radiomen. Other duties include main- tenance of visual signaling equipment, rendering passing honors, saluting and displaying of ensigns and person- nel flags. y1,F pf' ,fs-'l SM2 BBrown, SN W.MoIIer, SM3 J.Hernandez and SN S. OConnor. 221 I' S.-A J , ,521 '7' f' yiexg' SMC J.Andrews, SM2 L.BiIau, and SMCS W.G0odwin. 5 4 Sfsxxxgxxxx t . SN R.Bevier, SN D.Anderson, SM3 C.HandIey, SM3 R.Fetter, SN R.Johnson. Qs.. Nu fb, SM3 R.Stype, SN L.ChiIds, SN K.Thomas and SM3 C.Eyre. SM2 L.BiIan and SM2 B.Brown. COMMUNICATIONSIZI3 Tflv V X X N.-. - ... .,........ -.-0... ,.,.....s.,e-,........,.-...,-,... .. ., N lv' -Pl xx P U E E CD -'I 2 IP 1' O 2 'Qxxxxxxxs it S Q N 'Q N N R S N S E N E K Q N 5 S N N 1s 'ss I , '14, . , , .A r 4 A I . It I 0 si-9' , - lnastr at fk Z Q.. iii 1L'l6qf'g.-- an .Q A- Iffa 7 ' f iii 55,141 i, :Qsfa CW- 'x ' .. -eh f get ,. -f fx :lv 4' I c rg 1,11 x 1 x f ff, . 'r T A H xgiffllhifs-Z'T:'-5 ' as Q f M 'S fe tj 2, V 1 :m 1 f A . 2 l ' W A ,ah . . 'al Q C . fi, 2 . 5 . M,. 2. - 2 P f' 3 5 7 f '- I 2 'G 2. 2 2 2. 1 I X T S 5 s 68 Qc Q ss' S S W Q 0 'Q s. 's4'vF X tsfvsg ussisixxi 59' 99 'O 'df' www' 9 95' R5 55, sz? Mt ll CD, n Administrative duties aboard John Paul Jones' RANGER were limited, owing to the fact that the business of 'winning the Revolution was of primary importance. When important paperwork had to be done either the Captain or his First Lieutenant handled it. Naturally there was no Personnel Office as we know it today or for that matter a Safety Office! As: for a Print shop or a Public Affairs Office . . . they had yet to be conceived. Most ships did have a Chaplain but anything having to do with crew morale or living conditions simply did not exist. Most crew- members couIdn't even write, so mail service wasn't needed. But there was a Master-At-Arms and along with his assistants, the wrong-doers, gamblers and drunks were kept in line. Because he carried a cat-o'-nine tails and wasn't afraid to use it he was most often the t d ' mos espused man aboard ship. Needless to say many an MAA dis- appeared under mysterious circumstances. Today's modern Administrative Department is the focal point for the clerical and administrative support for the Executive Officer in order that he may effectively establish and promulgate all ship's routine and policy. This office coordinates activities which involve counseling and professional services of two Navy Chaplains and a Navy Lawyer, technical services in the area of personnel, public affairs, education and training, safety, 3M, career counseling, special services, human goals, correspondence and directives control, both classified and unclassi- fied. ln addition, the Administrative office is r ' ' ' esponslble for the maintenance of a print shop, post office and Chief Petty Officers Mess. fl ETCM E G Nordquust MCPOC YN3 J A Trevlno and YN3 J G Sarantos Lin 216fADMlN MMC R.L.DiIIey. SEEK ' nw ul-- I . I PNSN A.B.TripIett. ,, ,,, Yyv Vw -A jf EM1 M.M.Quesada. Q 1' y Nf I I CDR W.0.Curtis Safety Officer X Ml E T f ff Y ADMlNf217 ABHC R.W.Loveless, HTCM A.O.McNeiIl, EMC P.E.PadulIo, A01 A.V.McLain and YN3 D.KimbIe. 1-lil CWO3 C.J.Romo Personnel Officer Prlfl fl52SONfN rltl L PNCS D.L.Christianson. N If PNSN F.Kauhane, PNSN L.Cunanan, PN2 S.Hinkle, PNSN W.Proctor. ERSUNN E L PN3 T.J.Conway. ir'- X! XX: 1 1 ,-.1 w - LW . SN D.G.Songco, PN2 R.0.Paredes, and PN2 E.C.Mateo. - - nf- --Q g. -1 ADMIN X219 PII ERSUNNHC L .5 PNSN P.Meyer, PN3 W.Anderson, and PNSA M.DeBruhI. ,Nfl SN G.Trosvig, PN3 N.ArgeuIIes, PNSN R.Wingard, PNSA J.Neusom. ZZOXADMIN ll IDL'QXXTIOx 'AL PNC H.W.Lambert and LTjg J.R.Gulczynski. Sl'1RS'Q C' ' I CIT' PN3 M.TowIey, PNSN W.QuilIard, SN H.Williams and SN R.Ashburn. PN3 D.Smith, PNSN W.Jimerson, and PN3 S.OkIer. bf 5 ul. 1' X' x INK N O l l 'ICl' 1 ADMINf221 H - ' ' fv- Af X K kc' N k , f . Nga ,Iliff if iii f CW02 J.R.Crowhorn Ship's Secretary A Qs f L f ,zz . 43 f ,r i, i 3 i f -N H. YN2 M.E.AIlen. '.: A ' . W' I ' if x A' I YN3 M.L.Maxey, and YN1 A.PaneIo. Mm NTU!! :gf 'm N!l ' ' fi We DUST f wiwf W Q 'V J 1 PC3 L.Venagas. ,f X A ADMIN fzzs HD lUilBArLHF AFHCMI NIKC' HC ENS G A Colegate and JOSN K T Chrustopher MACS D Hadley SH2 F.Kerner, and AG1 D.SchIuter IK P R KW A A JOSA A.S.WeIIman, AN G.J.HuIett, SN C.Curtis. i 224fADMIN 1 - .am-Q, 'Dx I X ! :F 3 :J ' 14 , , usrmr 25' z. '34 I 7 SN D.E.All6n ...,, Aw-xmhgh .....,......,...-.-. -.---A N 6 qv-Q ff Q Lia A . , ffm, 1 1--Y SN M.D.JosIin and ETR3 E.Z.Cola. iw -x Q. -' ' fijqlfx A' SSQYEKW Q x 1,0 3 'R .lil ill HH I I 1 1 i' P1 Q ' I I ' M Q? , QP' n . 5 Smallwood. N I f AE 226fADMIN 1 l- 9' 2 ll L - V! A Lwx 'xx J , ,VLVA kym x' gf I ff ' 'v,A ' , , Sf ' X ' fl, ,.,, ,A X4 no 3 5 Y JA 8 7 O 5 E . 5 X , H XM CO C X M Q I ,.,...-.. pxx f 44f3,L,,1.3i -ex 4 1 A-Q . U, 1 X f I I 41? f, X ful., , SLN N X l X3 ff 'Q 1 M p ffg XM -Q.. Tia 1 4- fi ZX it f f 'A D 5 r 4 rd? f 9 , A If i Q X CDR QCHCJ J.E.Doffin, Jr. MAP Lf HNQS Q NAYCTT NCC J.E.GosseIin and NC1 V.H.Lodge. 11:1 YNSN R.J.OIivas. 11-5, Nl' X 1- . JI S ,,, 11 f r :ff ,ff XKIM, LCDR QCHCJ A.Boerger and Rangerman. NCCS C.R.Baird, PN3 R.DeSai, NC1 R.W. Pappy Pratt, and SN G.N.Ward. ,M 5' X mf:- ,Wuxi LIC K.L.Dorsey and LI1 R.L.Fitch. , 0 M 2 Z W W I Q f A 1 f ,f S S RIGHT - SN C.Quiroz, SN P.Martinez and LI3 M.StarbIe. WW LOWER RIGHT - SN A.SuttIe, SA J.A.Isaacs, SN R.Coward, and LI3 D.Northrup. BELOW - SN J.Derenches, LI3 C.Janzer, SN R.Coward, and SN C. Quiroz. ADMlNf227 SA J.A.Isaacs. 1 ' 4 'bu 1 4 I I ywzf ' ,Z :. I l- , - 1 -1 I I 228fADMIN 1 W M fi 'DU' AK1 F.L.Mello. Q 'SmW L NNN. X x MX,-...gg SA C.F. Cabahut, PNSN D.J.Housh, and BM1 T.A. Merritt. af i' , iw www.-.,,. . v. f. -,af . V: ,, . . 'Wi Sf ,.-.n-1 I7 LTjg L.B.Vanderhoof. C0 EUNS ELL YG Sl E CENT E 'STG2 A.K.Sargent, ADJ2 J.L.Board, and SN Simms. X- , Q - 5 -, asm-xy m'f'ffA2x V-fix. X Sl gf 2 X S in-is X-if .SS v' S Q i S ww TL 1 f X .S 'IP' 'W-4. ig ' ADMIN X229 ENS J.Logan waiting for PAO officer??? Wlzizwmvffff a A y ,rf ,fa N ' X xX fm.4 ui . . 1 2:1 f f L 9- aa 1 ,J LT P.B.Haskel - Legal Beagle. 1,,lilfL5rA Z, 1 ' 'W I. .,, - 21' - avr ,WZ SHWICHAEIJ SIIQIQYHCCHCS LN1 L.L.Jamie. YNSN J.McCIeIIan and LN2 J.N.HausIer. l lr! li- V , 230fADMlN F, ,IF , E 2 24 61 c, X IIY 5 rn 124-121' 4, Il x Ki Q X fl K , k , A 4 ..g, , is LNC D. Baker. FROM LEFT-LN2 V.Pitts, PNSN Zamorano, PNSN Richards. BJiSCU9H,HNH'C RANGER'S FINEST-CMAA FTCM C. Clute and Assistant CMAA MACS D.Hadley. 1 1 BIASTE IR-AT-ARMS -:Q ADMIN X231 FROM LEFT-GMG2 R.H.Shahan, A02 J.L.Bennett, ABH1 C.A.Maurer, BM2 F.R.Woods. --T FROM LEFT-MM2 R.E.McEIroy, BM1 G.MicheI, BM2 M.S. McDowell, A02 R.A.Thomas. l f FROM LEFT-AMS2 J.A.Banks, AG2 D.A.Remingfon, ABF2 n.Meckler ' + ADJ2 D.J.Mcn0nald. ,, , I W is I I f f mf ' I i f I ' ,W j fi ,L -4 6, N w N X 2 b S D P 1 C 2 vlgatlolt fx GQAVOG SS X X lk X X X xx X XX el? I ZQWWZZMWJWMW 4 If 1 l I E 6 x f ilggmwwgwwmfuwmmp Ill you quit shouhng Land on +he porl- beam Mle were lH porU m -f H: 0 - 3 Qsmgdmnmogs -P -3201-03-NC' :OS Ssmaargememigr -. 3' - 3-fo-3 3 ,.,,:'mU'Q 1o 03- m :Q Ouumtetc 'msiaimgirar Q ng, ,, UQ :E 5Nm :I W Q Q- Q 'im :57323Q5390: 0 oauwxmammsfsfg: mi-um53m'mm3mo - 1: 01022 239-53:23 A-L3 5g3'Za.mQ7 ':-3 gp- WQE- MQ no-ro - n.0 gmgsmzigog-3 59- ,,2'U'-1 gw 5 5 FD' gg : U5E::o.S-mcg G Q3mW-:':- CDF, 10:0-Q'Uu, Q- un- mmm gm - Q3' 1-1-5 9 -NQCDWQIZQQ, 3' QWUW-MUG 193941 Q: :E-mrT '9o- Wana 5 'c 5'-:' cn gn. 02 EQ-m1302201 ' 3' .-.- M m3 3 anti mean-m W 9,021 232523 me-'fend' as weifiieeasg 2: :U'Qon.o'-:ragga ant: on.Q, o 5 Q- na -v'1m m -0- Z 6,3 .-0-0,-,.,: cn mmm am :0e533a533f :B 3:':man.w4:aa'mo has been transformed Into a demanding science No matter how sophisticated the equupment however Rang er IS not an easy ship to move about ln the water lt takes almost sux mules to stop her and a two mule wlde path IS required to turn her at normal speed thus mak mg any voyage requlres a great deal of plannmg even a transut of San Diego Bay There IS power In the open sea to bend a shnp or to break It In half Danger often hldes beneath a calm but shallow blanket of water The soft touch of a good man at the helm and a prudent Navlgator to give hum gund ance IS needed to dellver the shlp and her crew to a safe harbor no matter where an the world we may be l Q V 1 I R I X fm e e , e Q .. Q H Q 'S lf Y l 55 P t r Z3 Akb. ,X EQ : 1. , . se , l ji Z My l Hin' V 0 K f l Z Q 1 1 VV If A My '.,' X . lll li ' V NW' ' et' Vapors Y ' W . 1 W Y . i - 1 . Wk' -..XT R 1 N- 3- -, I4 FROM LEFT LTJG C P Howard CDR P M Shannon fNavlgatorl QMC W M Reed LT G A Bushnell FROM LEFT-QM3 W M Tews LTJG C P Howard SN E G Chan QMSN K M Green QMSN R S Rangel .-,JP I 4 9 ...I I L a Y C l e F E l F 5 i 3 NAVIGATION X233 AM: FROM LEFT-QM3 B M Brlnk SN J L Ruffin QMSN R M Wllllams QMSA J C Bardon FROM LEFT LTJG C P Howard QMSA J C Ola QMC W C Reed YN3 DJ Moore LT G A Bushnell 'WW' Q Q , 'iff ' K Q xhl' . G 1, f 1 Q A, V V V WM.,- I ..,' 1 T, , J - 'W . ff: . 3' ---. lf, if T X f fa- , ' f A f--sbt 5 'N f ' ' f' v '- .W ' ' ' . 31 Q , T, -ff L N, I ,- VN X - -3 -.53 1 . 5- V ' , ' a J f' J ff , 1 . ' . A L ,f If - T 7? , on B ff'x ff H r V 1 , 5. ' ' ' Q , - ' Y V rre- ,a.,..w - 4 ' 1 .M My , , - .t I IL-5 -.xl ' V a - V -- A ,, T, 4 ' I so ' ' L ' I X , , , u . 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SEATED-BT1 Snider, BT3 Getz, MM3 Lay, BTFN Mara, FA McFarland, FA Conyers. QQQQ Q ' P-1 AND P-2f235 I 'A , ,QT I STANDING-BT2 Butler, FA Milbrad, BT3 Lamphere, BT3 Rothermund, BT3 Johnson, FA Stricklin, MM3 Koenemon, FN Cotterman, MM3 Gerkman, MM1 Hildebrand, FN Hughes. SEATED-LT Ecckhout, FA Delpercio, BT3 Orner, MMFA Walls, FA Webb, FA Tumey, FA Natalini, fTigerJ Billy Thomas, BTC Cunanan, FA Sandage. 'x,.j STANDING-BTFA Early, FN Loller, MM2 Dittrich, BTC Bowen, BT1 Christmann. SEATED-BT2 LaPrarie, MMFA McCarthy, BTFA Stone. ew 5 zsefsmp LIFE Ship Life Xa ,. r :iRi C Nxkgg 62 fmmx o K , fvffMQ- '98 ffwgfwk I Q0 HE 'ZOO ' ' x--... 'TENNIS Q0OvA5fwc' K f' ff N' flf4 1 2 , N i-,Z -,QT Y 4 ff? ix , wx U!! M, r, 2 Vx f f f f f '4' ff Y , A , A , . f M, f ' fc! N ff r ' + J 3 5 f w W!! ,I w jx MM ffff IZ 'Wi X 1 , i' .i fs 'A l ig'r'v Ihr Qffbr mmfu Ifllty. I mrlfld' 4-Hglzgu In run ugL11'rz fm111 17UkQIAlllIl-IIKQ H, yplfj, flu' MIHIQ' uzww' Q! 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'wit' ' FRONT ROW FROM LEFT-LCDR F.R.Wesh QCAG LSOJ, LT F.D.McDougaIl Untelligence Officerj, BACK ROW-CW03 C.G.Roof, Sr. iWeapons Officery, CDR G.L.Beck iOperations Officerj, CDR S.C.FIynn, Jr. iAir Wing Com- manderj. FROM LEFT-LT W.B.Ewing iAttack Flight Surgeonj, LCDR J.H.Kerr QFighter Flight Surgeonj, ENS R.L.Adams iMedical Services Officerj. lvl-'Q fav- 1, CDR S.C.FIynn, Jr. Air Wing Commander. FRONT ROW-AZ1 J.E.McEIwain QAir Wing Analystj, LCDR G.B.Nlerrill iMaintainence Officerj, AOCS J.E.Wyatt, BACK ROW-LT R.B.Othus iAvionics Officerl, AK1 W.F.Watson, iStaff AKD. - g X ivarazww Ig '1 ' 4: I . ' '-f',, 75 , ni' Q fy 3' 'WV fs -'V I 1 ,K 1 Z 5 ,f r f T 4,3- , g - 1-f , ' .. , I Qi a Q is E fl i I 1-sq Y L X R 0,1 V' N A -' - m-fi ,Jw-M Kx .5 ' 1-41 K I 4 K , 4,5 vt' X' K Asif Q- ,A FRONT ROW-YN2 J.J.Rezzetti fAssistant Admin Supervisory BACK ROW YNSN K R Edwards fNight Check Supervisory, YNC J.M.Hanna lAdmin SUPGFVISOYQ YNSN S A Rock fStaff Classified Control Yeomanj, YNSN D.Dominguez Uypistl 0. , X , 'Q 7 'Nil FRONT ROW-LCDR J.M.Ford QASW Officerj, AMCS J.E. James, BACK ROW-DKSN R.S.ChappeII fStaff DKJ, DK3 H.E.Hoffman fStaff DKJ. 244fVA-25 VA. l g 22 .4 W A Zi ff ' I pe'--vt 1, .,., J' fist of ill! 'Fleei Attack Squadron 25, the Fist of the Fleet , originated as Torpedo Squadron 17 during WWII flying TBM and SB2C Attack Bombers. Since that time the squadron has been known as VA-6B, as VA-65 and, since July of 1959, as VA-25. The squadron flew the A-1 Skyraider, af- fectionately called the Spad , from the Korean hostili- ties to the Vietnam era. VA-25 was the last Navy squad- ron to fly the A-1, completing the long and eventful life of that famous aircraft in 1968 aboard USS Coral Sea lCVA-431. The squadron transitioned to the A-7 Corsair ll in 1968 and since 1969 has been flying the sophisti- cated Echo model of that aircraft. lt is a single-place, carrier land-based, light-attack airplane capable of de- livering a wide variety of weapons with unprecedented accuracy. Manufactured by the Vought Corporation, the A-7E represents the leading edge of present weapons technology. The onboard central digital computer controls, inte- grates and displays, for the pilot the various sensors and black boxes in the aircraft, vastly multiplying the abili- ties of the aircraft and pilot. Driven by a 15,000 pound thrust turbofan powerplant, the Corsair ll has good speed characteristics and load-carrying capability, com- bined with economical fuel consumption at all altitudes. Nineteen pilots are assigned to VA-25, including the CVW-2 Landing Signal Officer. They are ably supported by five non-flying officers, who specialize in Mainte- nance, Ordnance, Intelligence and Aviation Medicine. The aircrews and support officers are, in turn, supported by 195 of the finest enlisted troops in the Navy today. Together, this Fist of the Fleet team ensures that the squadron is always mission ready. That is, the aircraft and air crews are always prepared to conduct offensive air to surface attack operations, as ordered by the Presi- dent of the United States. VA-25-QFROM LEFT, Commanding Officer CD P.W. Ogle and Executive Officer CDR J.B. Hamilton. y VA-251245 wg. f- x, X- , , f 7 f VA 25-QFROM LEFTJ LT C.S. Chapman, LCDR R.W. Nordman, LT R.K. Schilling, LT R.C. Bechtel. VA-25-QFROM LEFTJ LT G.L. Kerans, LTJG J.G. Ross, LTJG N.R. Johnson, LT J.E. Chalker. liwg--W , X lp'e---- H--X, lx .au 1 I ff' 246fVA-25 VA-25-QFROM LEFT, AZ3 R.J.Reed, AVCM R.Beasley, AZ3 N.L.Knoblock, QBACK ROWQ AN E.A.S0ler, AZ1 LgE.WiIke, AZAN M.W.McLain, AZ2 C.H. Mitchell. VA-25-QFRONT ROW, AN J.R.Lanier, ADJC J.L.Willson, AN D.E.Hahn, QBACK ROW, AMH3 R.D.Chandler, ADJ2 F.W.Benz. 5 3 r, Q 41. I-51. ,.:.4, ,IA ,Q gf, -,, .. 9 '- Ng 54. ' VA-25-QFRONT T0 BACIQAK1 D.B.Adamos, AN D.C.Newberg. VA-25--QFROM LEFTJ AA A.E.Crabtree, AA C.L.Bosen, AMSAA K.T. Howell, AN D.Martinez. 5 .- -'L , I 'g , . , I . ,Q , R lu' . 3 E Qi :J -1, ' .1 'Q . X X ' 5 . N -N. Y , 4 I f- I X ' x A 5 X --M-Q.,-jg Q F, ...f . r F! I 'P-MN 3 A I fy VA-251247 s X X 'iifkfi 1- 1, X f VA-25-QFRONT ROWJ ADJ3 J.E.Horchen, ADJ1 M.F.Boudah, QBACK ROWQ AN FN R.F.Jackson, AA C.A.Bare, AMS3 J.D.Lugo. VA-25-QFROM LEFTJ PR1 D.R.Hubbard, PRAN K.G.FitzgeraId, PRAN T.D. Scanlon. QI L A A ' ',:A ,W,,,1! i i ii ? ' gl . , -X M N 'Q L 87X VA-25-QFRONT ROWJ AMH3 M.W.Spears, AMH1 P.D.LiIIey, ADJAA M.H.Eisenburg, QBACK ROW, AMHAA A.D.Pineda, AN G.M.Babin. VA-25-QFRONTJ AME3 G.R.Loveless, QBACKJ AME3 M.E. Lunt, AME1 G.A.Cope. I I ' 3 I :Q ' I vrrv'v,'g HHH I, 5 248fVA-25 I L I F fx 'Af ' Yr VA-25--QFRONTJ AMEAN M.P.Murphy, QBACK ROWJ AMEAN K.U.HelsIey, AMEAN B.C.Tonkin, AME3 D.A.Geroux. VA-25-QFRONTJ A03 D.S.P0rter, QSECOND ROWJ A03 M.R.RydeII AOAA C.E.HaviIand, AOAA A.D.Burnett, A02 B.J.CoIwelI, QTHIRD ROWJAOAA D.M.WeIIs, AOAN D.R.Wright, AOAN J.H.Trostle. VA-25-QFRONTJ AQ3 R.A.Porter III, QSECOND ROWQ AQ2 R.L.Sage, AQ1 R J Silvis, AQ1 D.P.HoIzboog, QTHIRD ROWJ AQ3 S.M.Schoen, AQ3 P.L.Rowe AQ2 L.M.WoeIIer, AQ3 L.D.FuImer. 'L J z 1 s 5 A J 3 sul.- 45 V F' ,jil- i' ,J ,- ii i I VA-25-QFROM LEFT! AE1 R.M.Robinson, AMH1 H.AlIen, ADJ1 W.H. Davey. VA-25-QFRONU AE2 G.M.Jensen, AMH1 M.Smith, QBACKQ AQ2 M.C. Parson, ADJ3 G.W.l-lauber. Y f 95.1 Qfk VA-25-QFRONTQ AE1 R.W.HougIand, AT1 W.J.Parker, QBACK1 AE1 C.W.Stevens, AE1 E.C.Smtih. ,Q-1 gi' VA-251249 'tif .xv 7 3 ...Z Y J-my Nz VA-25-QFRONTJ AQ2 R.L.Sc0tt, AT3 A.J.Miorin, QBACKQ AMH3 M.J. Bourassa, AMS3 J.E.Noyes. VA-25-QFRONTQ AT1 W.J.Parker, QBACM AT2 R.W.Ragan, AT3 R.D. Anderson, AT3 R.L.McCormick. xr:- fr fl Qi ' U .2 L? .2 X . 'Y' 'Rf ' XC X Q ' X ff X - .Jax ,iw , 1, X F25 gig? M' N L is w,x, ., 3,..Q 'Nl 250fVA-25 T 40' r , X., -fm F 3 1 Wi' ,,. ..., 'wi -4 VA-25-QFRONTJ AT2 P.W.Johnson, QBACK ROW, AT2 D.J.GosneIl, ATAA VA-25-QFRONTJ AMS3 T.T.Porthouse, AA R.L.Blanchard, QBACK ROWQ AMH3 D.M.Stewart, AMH1 J.H.DunIop. X ,J If fx y N., 135 M VA-25-QFRONTJ AE1 E.C. Smith, QBACK ROWQ AE2 J.R. Jennings, AE2 E.R. Robles, AE1 C.W. Stevens. D-DM k, ATI S-R-G - VA-25-QFROM LEFT, ADJ2 R.A. Paris, ADJAN G.P. money, AoJAN ac 'een J.n. Rhoden, ADJ1 T.N. Tucker, Ama c.w. Traynor. VA-25-QFROM LEFT7 AMH2 V.R. Rosanova, AA H.G. Garcia, AMS3 F.N. Robinson, AMS1 G.L. Young, ADJ3 R. Anderson. A 40 jk... uf' VA' VA-1131251 W STING- The Stingers of Attack Squadron 113 began their his- tory in July 1948. They participated in Korea, flying the F4U Corsair. and after two combat tours transitioned to the F9F Panther, Finally in 1954, they became an attack squadron, flying the AD-1 Skyraider. Since 1954 they have flown the A4C, the A7B and today, the A7E Corsair ll. VA-113 has been aboard USS Ranger QCV-615 since July of 1970. During their eighteen year history, the Stingers have won the Battle E twice, the Admiral McCluskey award, the CNO Safety award and participated in six Southeast Asia Deployments. Homebased in Lemoore, California, .... ....- . ,.............-....-..u..-..-,...4- -....f.....-...........i....... ... ,,, -143' NJ ,LQ the men of VA-113 enjoy a long and proud tradition. Today that tradition continues. The Stingers are made up of two hundred and ten men, highly qualified in the maintenance, administrative and operational functions of the A7E Corsair, Attack Squadron 113 stands ready and capable of utilizing the versatile A7E with a wide variety of modern weapons and highly accurate delivery systems to suppress any would-be aggressor. The A7E and the men and pilots of VA-113 are the front line of the fleet and stand as a potent deterrent force in sup- port of the United States policy abroad. ......-.U-.......,s--.....,- ......,... -... . .....-.--.. -.... , 4, ,-, 252fVA-113 Commanding Officer, VA-113-CDR H.D.Lesesne. VA-113-CDR M.J.Webber, Executive Officer VA-113-LT D.E.Hinz. 1726 -5 VA-113-QFROM LEFTJ LCDR C.E.Baker, CW02 W.Holkum, LT T J Green Jr., CW02 R.J.Grass, LT D.C.Hastings. Z, elli, LT G.W.Cairnes III. VA-113-QFROM LEFT, LCDR D.l.Pierce, LCDR J.W.Hanson LT RJ Rosh ll 1 ,Ns sbbwwl K C I me , lf Rf' 'xx pf f vp 5 -wi ' T N Q ,1L , PNN, N f-. . W - 5-If uf 4 S, Q i Q 4 , X, f 9 .N x- i xx I qi .5 , s A f 1 , ' - 4 rf' x 5 .J ... , , ,. Y x , f X VA-113-QFROM LEFT! AQC L.L.Titus, NC1 R.0.TayIor, YN1 V.F.Rosete, YNSN L.J.Hogge, PN3 P.J.Huck. VA-113-QFROM LEFT1 AFCM A.F.Magsamen, AZ3 J.J.MiIler, ATCS J.L. Cline, AN C.G.Jackson. -...4 LZ , td f ,- 'i-, L? , I qi 'x.,'-.M N' I f 5 ln' six gf VA-1131253 Wx' , .4 ,Q 1 ff F z 5 M L li W I, ' I I 37,5 an Y 1 4 i '. . ! f 2: . A, f h M A ff, V W V V If V ' f N-ix ? I , 4 4 3,MQ J L sv, X 1 u wp-nf R ya-1 wp- 141 Q 1 D-1,A VA-113-QFROM LEFTJ PN3 C.G.Treadway, YN1 D.W.Blythe. VA-113-QFROM LEFU ADCS L.D.White, face, AZ3 J.J.MiIler, AZ3 P.E.Powers. i - -410.- AFCM L.K.Sur- I 'N nf f , TQ ' V lv-5 N' F . wav . dc ' ' 'nn . :jk X XKN 254fVA-113 X 3113114-I Q ll I In if :SEB VA-113-QFROM LEFTQ AMHAN C.A.Sav0ie, ADJAA G.C.Tobey, AMHAN M.E. Whisman, AE2 J.L.Lunsf0rd, AMH3 S.E.GiIlan, AA D.N.Webb. VA-113-QFROM LEFT! AT3 L.D.Bons, ADJAA G.C.Tobey, AT1 G.A.McQuigg, AN R.E.Farrow, AMH3 S.E.Gillan, AMH1 J.D.Ar- flack. VA-113-QFROM LEFTD PRAN R.J.Woods, AME3 P.E.Stiner, AME1 E.H. Parker, PR3 M.Davis. RAN VA-113-QFROM LEFTJ AT2 R.A.Hahs, AT1 T.L.Mullins, AT3 R.L.BIake. 815 31' fyfN VA-1131255 r'N .K I K H, A if X '51 RFQ! 5 X ,J mx A,-f X-N 41 ff if VA-113-QFROM LEFTJ ADJAN M.J.Paul, ADJ3 J.R.Butt. VA-113-U'-'ROM LEFTJ ADJ3 P.KiefeI, ADJ1 R.L.Bailey, ADJC M.E. Towey. VA-113-QFROM LEFT, AMH3 S.B.Downer J.E.Smith, AMHC W.D.Bennett. AMS3 D.M.Smith, AMS3 1 VA-113-QFROM LEFTJ AMS3 J.A.I-lealth, AMH2 vga A.G.MiIIer, AMH3 S.B.Downer, AMS1 J.J.Lalli, W g AMSAN L.J.Bussey. r-1 44? 'N af- 256fVA-113 glggnlun IK if A 7 'K ,'..Xff VA-113-QFROM LEFT, AN H.D.Yeley, AEAN D.G.Staab, AK3 D.L.HiII, AE1 C.T.Baumeister, AE3 S.H.Nowden. VA-113-QFROM LEFTJ A02 H.0.Mangrum, AOAN L.K.McKee, AOC G.L.Hernkind, A01 R.J.Lemay, A02 C.J.Hicks. fs- VA-113-QFROM LEFTJ AQ2 L.G.Barnes, AQ2 R.E.Clevenger, AOAN G.SiIver, AT3 M.J.O'Connor, AQ3 W.A.Morgan. E E 1 N Ii 'f V L ,I E if VA-113-QFROM usm A03 G.R.Harrman, A02 w.D.Ray, AOAN c.R. f Brewer, AOAN S.L.Kirker. L P X! ,A Z' 'K xxff -1-. 'f5w...l ' VA' VA-1451257 wo ld :men Attack Squadron 145 flies the Grumman A-6A ln- truder all-weather aircraft. The squadron consists of 17 aircrews QPilot and BombardierfNavigator teamsl, six ground officers, and approximately 300 enlisted person- nel whoumaintain 9 A-6A and 5 KA-6D aircraft. The pri- mary mission of the squadron is air-to-surface attack on a variety of targets. The mission of high or low altitude interdiction is achieved through close coordination between two mem- bf2rS. Of the aircrew. This team coupled with the capa- bilities of the aircraft allow over 8 tons of ordnance to be delivered on target whether it is attacking enemy shore installations, mining harbors, protecting shipping lanes or providing close air support for ground troops. Although the aircrews are the most versatile members of the squadron, their success and safety depends upon the efforts of every other member of the squadron. En- listed personnel, masters, journeymen, and apprentices alike, provide necessary supportive skills covering 15 jon areas. These range from electronics and airframe re- Palffe environmental escape system maintenance, to administrative, health care, and photo intelligence ex- pens- They 9Xpend many man-hours in their special 1- ...,,, , areas, contributing from their expertise to the total team effort. ln addition to its attack capabilities, and providing pathfinder services for other aircraft during inclement weather, the A-6A supports the Air Wing in other ways. A modified version, the KA-GD, is used for aerial refuel- ing. lt can transfer as much as 20,000 pounds of fuel to other airborne aircraft, extending their capabilities and preventing the loss of aircraft due to loss of fuel. Attack squadron 145 was commissioned over two decades ago when a reserve squadron, activated during the Korean conflict, was redesignated VA-145. The squadron initially flew A-1H Spads , and was the first Spad squadron to participate in retaliatory air strikes against North Vietnam. Transition to the A-6A ln- truder began in 1968, enabling VA-145 to conduct its fourth, fifth and sixth combat cruise in this aircraft. The sixth and last squadron combat cruise of the Vietnam war was highlighted by the introduction of the Pave Knife laser-guided bomb system. This culminated in the destruction of 14 highway and railroad bridges in North Vietnam in a three hour period. -.-na.....,,,-A-.-A 258fVA 145 9, ,V Yw,,,,., A H, X-'ah VA-145-QLEFTJ Commanding Officer CDR R.A.PoweII and Executive CDR V.J.Huth. VA-145-QFROM LEFTQ LT J.D.H0ehn, LT G.J.Reape, LCDR P.C.Hauert, LT R.E.Kirkland. i i -F ,TY .. rn VA-145-QFROM LEFTQ LTJG W.T.WaIters, LTJG D.W.Toews, LT F.P. Wright, LCDR G.L.Forsberg. -11 VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ LT S.A.Hazelrigg, LTJG P.J.FuIler, LT K.A. Wood, LTJG M.C.D0yle, LT H.A.Jupin,LT J.A.Wendling. ul' .,,. VA 1451259 VA-145-QFROM LEFTQ LCDR C.P.Downs, LCDR P.E.Haueri. !K k If ,,.,j 2 7 lim fi VA-145-IFROM LEFTJ LTJG C.C.Nef'f, LTJG C.P.G0ddard, Waite, LT R.G.Nunn. 5 LT M.P. VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ LT D.C.Brown, LT J.M.McDougaI, LT K.A. Marsh, LCDR D.C.Brandenstein. VA-145-QFROM LEFU LTJG B.L.Gregoire, LCDR F.L.Stauts, LT B.V McHale, LTJG T.L.WiIliams. 2eofvA 145 -,sm-, VA-145-QFROM LEFT1 YNSN J.A.Lysengen, PN3 J.D.Stone, PN2 S.J.Eisen- beis, PNSN C.E.Dant. VA-145-QFROM LEFTQ HM2 M.H.C0e, YNSN G.A.Rose, HM3 M.T. wngm. 1: n 'gf . Y QW 4 T , 'sky f f ' e e K. f xt f VA-145-QFROM LEFT, LTJG P.J.Twomey, West, LTJG R.J.Cassara. VA-145-QFROM LEFTQ PN2 M.C.Moncure, YN2 C.E.Cooley, YN1 S.P Schneider, CSEATEDJ PN1 D.T.WeIIs. LR V: LTJG T.L.Webb, LTJG w.E , J f T SL I X ,X 'Q K9 1 ,qs L Q ..,,..ff- J wunw VA-145-QFROM LEFT! AA M.J.Cummings, ADJ1 J.F.Hanauer, AN Wachenfeld III, ADJAA J.D.WaIters Jr., ABH2 G.E.Ferdig. VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ AQC W.C.Smith Ill, AQC C.E.Brannan, AEC B.H.DiaI. ,VA 1-. ., A W, 'Nqr Z V , Y I ,ff , V VA-1451261 VA-145-CFROM LEFTJ AOAA W.A.Coleman, AMEAN R.J.Richard!, AOAA A.W.Pomeroy, QFOREGROUNDQ AA G..l.Zamites Jr. VA-145--QFROM LEFT! ADCS E.J.Witt, AFCM R.D.FIuaitt, ADJC R.K. Diehl, AMHC L.G.Mollerstuen,AMHC L.D.Ross. 25? 4 ,ff I X 262fVA-145 E f I f' VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ AZ1 R.A.GaIIager, AZ1 J.W.Durham, AZAA M.C.CaIkins, AZ1 J.R.Gaba. la lx VA-145-KFROM LEFTJ AA C.N.Grier, AK1 G.A.Antonson, AQ3 R.D.Pennington, AN D.C.Ward, AA J.D.Spears. 1 4 Q31 i X' r--f 15+ , VA-145-CFROM LEFTJ AN T.G.Von Reyn, AZAA W.D.StelIa, AZ3 V.Freelen, AZ3 P.E.R0op, AZ3 T.E.Smith. VA-145-QFROM LEFT, YN1 M.L.0connor, YN3 G.K.Hoos0n, ADJAA D.M. Lemke, AMS2 R.E.Lee, QLOWER RIGHT, SA T.A.Egan. -Q r W in up V z VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ SA T.A.Egan, AA R.L.Brammer, YN1 M.L.Oconnor. VA-145f 263 fi if VA-145-QTOP ROWJ AQ3 S.W.Baker, AA V.M.Perona, QBOTTOM ROWJ AMS2 G.B.Gaunt Ill, ADJ2 M.J.Mayeux Jr. VA-145-QTOP ROWj AT3 R.A.HilI, AT2 W.S.Stiles, QBOTTOM ROWJ VA-145-QFRONI LEFUADJ3 R.G.Johnston, AE1 J.E.Bohle, ABAN R.D. AMH3 D.L.Vanausdale, AME3 M.KIinger. Carter, ADJAA T.E.GunsauIs, QFOREGROUNDQ AN K.S.Hansen. f ax, gk rf:-' ,Er E52 ,K 'P- 264fVA-145 VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ AN D.R.Haynes, AN T.R.AIIen, AA H.CIark, AMS3 J.M. Pacheco, AMS3 H.Ross. VA-145-QTOP ROW, ADJAN J.A.Champagne Jr., AN S.P.Reaves, QBOTTOM ROWJ ADJAA D.M.Lemke, ADJAA R.E.Champi0n, AE3 B.D.Brandt. ini VA-145-QTOP ROW! AMHAA C.G.Skinner, AMS2 J.J.Herbold, AMSAA A.0.Williamson,fBOTTOM ROWJAA D.J.Myers, AMSAA F.S.Fraizer. If ,. ,,,1,.,f-fff'v4 ,'Y,f VA-145-QTOP ROWJ AN R.D.Estes, ADJ1 C.E.0akleaf, AN R.L. Bugg, QBOTTOM ROWJADJAA S.L.Willard, AA J.R.WeIborne, AMSAA M.A.Eason. X33 H 44 VA-145-QTOP ROW! AN G.D.TayIor, ADJ3 D.A.Defiesta, A Petr0ne,QBOTTOM ROW! AMHAA J.N.Cusic, ADJAN R.C.P0rt. VA-145-QFROM LEFT! ABH3 F.E.Ott, ADJ3 L.P.KelIy, AA B.G.Brown, ADJAN S.D.Marlow, ADJAA F.N.Starkovich. -is i ,Avy A 1' . QL XA? VA-145-QFRONT ROW! AMH2 M.W.PuIlnam ATC RDLane AN AJ Wachenfeld III, QBOTTOM ROW! AMH1 LCVarnell AE3 BWKes singer, ADJ3 Q.W.B.Pond, AEC L.D.Stadtlander VA-145-QFROM LEFT! NCC C.L.Fightmaster Jr AQC R LStrelght AMSC R.M.F0ster, LT R.E.Kirkland. s-f 266fVA-145 W 1 0144K Qu Sn!! ,J ff f' fgf A Lan. VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ ADJ1 E.P.C0le, ADJ1 R.D.Haynes, ADJ1 W.D.Dillrud. VA-145-QFROM LEFTQ ADJ3 D.W.CoffieId,ADJ3 R.A.Kovach, ADJAN B.J.Wright. T' i x 4 1 ,Lb ,S K N , 2 gg-nv-I wt ., rr 5 , Q Lys, 1 VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ AT1 C.L.ScabIom, AQC R.L.Streight, AZ3 J.J Kueka. VA-145-QFROM LEFTQ AZ3 J.J.Kupka, AE1 W.C.Baggett, AQ2 J.S Myers. I S .fr 5' .ff VA-1451267 N 1 ' ' +8 X Sz Qi , I A X 14.1, ,Nt 1 3' I! VA-145 FROM LEFTD ADJ3 T.M Oneil, ADJ2 C.D.POSey, ADJAA J.D. Walter Jr., QKNEELINGI ADJ3 L.A.Babb. VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ ADJ1 L.B.Morris Jr., ADJAA T.L.AIlenbaugh, ADJ3 J.C.Russell, ADJC R.L.FeIler. E 4 I I VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ ADJ3 D.R.Underw0od, ADJAA R.H.Neff, ADJ1 J.P.Smith, ADJ3 D.B.Henlein. VA-145-QFROM LEFT! AMHAA D.Wood, AMHAA L.P.Kline, AMH2 L.D.Dahl, AMH3 V.A.Guzman. 51 y ' 7 fl ,, P - .I f X ,.. I . F , 1 V V I ,A arf X L T J I ZS LRE S Q +L 1 N! ..-.,.. , , 1 2eafvA-145 5' ' S, I : 5 , l - fs I ,f ... , f ff: Q A y I jr I A lf-ififri .J VA-145-QFROM LEFTl AQ1 R.0.Doering, AMS1 G.L.Anderson, AMS3 E.N. Abellar. VA-145-QTOP ROWJ LTJG G.B.GoIdthwaite Jr., SA J.D.TayIor, AMH1 S.C. Knuth, AMS3 M.0.Borrows, QFRONT ROWJ ADJ1 J.R.Somer, AMS2 M.A.White, AMS2 C.V.St.George. A g if fri ff R VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ AMSAA W E Neti AMH2 A G Medina AMSAA C D Llewellyn, AMSAA S.W Parker AMSAN L D Hasse VA-145-QTOP ROWJ AN E DCOrdam AMSAA S DZlffeI AMHAA S R Wolfe, AN D.C.Ward, QBOTTOM ROWJ AMS2 RE Marsh PR2 KWMor gan, AMHAA L.D.Ross EJ' 5 r 'M 21' 4 VA-1451269 Q2 3 f in x J 3 W f KJ if N-.W VA-145-QFROM LEFT5 AE1 J.R.Kirkman, AE3 H.L.Rysdam, AE1 T.L. Young, AE2 G.M.Powers, QFOREGROUNDJAEZ R.L.Schortzman. VA-145-QTOP ROW5 AE3 D.T.Dougherty, AT3 T.D.0Ison, AE2 G.M. Powers, AEAN G.D.Taylor, AEAA J.J.Cassiday, QBOTTOM ROWj AE3 D.A.Duke, AN J.S.Jackson, AEAA A.Gusmb. f D, VA-145-QFROM LEFU AT3 S.M.Bush, AT2 W.D.NeIson, AT2 W.J. Hackett, ATAN W.A.Mortimore, AT1 A.J.Cloud. VA-145-QFROM LEFT1 AMS2 R.E.Lee, AMHAA A.S.Thurow, AMS2 M.A.White, AMS2 C.0liver. +-.-Y-.X 1 sa..-.x..., . ui 4 :af 5 -Q E 2 1 270fVA- 145 ni, X ff xv VA-145-QFROM LEFT AMEAN J.Miller, AME3 C.R.Harbaugh, AMEAN T.A. McCarty, QFOREGROUNDQ AME2J.A.Supino. 5 Z' IQ! I f 0,1 1 I 1fmn! jd,- 1 1 07 I ., 'QA 1 gif VA-145-QFROM LEFTJ PRAA M.F.ZaIler, AME3 D.N.Smith, AMEAA J.C.Harvey Jr., AME1 T.H.Stratton Jr. XX VA-145-QTOP ROW! A02 R.A.Cummings, A01 L.P.Canaday, QBOTTOM VA-145-QFROM LEFT, AMEAN D.M.Biehler, PR3 K.E.Freeman, PRAA ROW, AOAA T.B.Timmerh0ff, A03 J.J.R0we, A03 M.N.BuIlock. D.C.Heirman. X XSS xhmgga fl in N --4-u VA-145f 271 VA-145-QFROM LEFT7 AOAA K.R.FIaagan, AOAA W.P.TaIley, A02 W.A.Bryant, A02 D.W.Downey, A01 D.L.KirkendalI, QFOREGROUNM D.B.MiIler. VA-145-IFROM LEFTJ A03 E.C.Brandt, A03 A.A.Spencer, AOAN R.M. Ag- - new, AOAA 8.K.Brenner. . , Ms-.4 -1. ,I I .I ,,, VA-145-QTOP ROWjAOAA B.K. Brenner, AOAN C.S.N.Libby, AA G.L.Sanders, QBOTTOM ROW! A03 R.G.Huereca, A01 S.L.Gratzer. A X -X Mix-1, fM,4x5a4w1:, -, A hm-Q. : 3 ' Tir' Z. 'f 272fVF-145 S UU eelan er The Freelancers of Fighter Squadron 21, the fIeet's finest, were originally formed 1 March 1944 at NAS Atlantic City, N.J. as Fighter Squadron 81. Flying the propeller-driven F-6F Hellcat, the squadron won fame in the Pacific with its strikes in Manila Bay, Hong Kong, Okinawa, lwo Jima and first carrier strike against Tokyo Bay. Commencing in May 1945 at Pasco, Washington, the command was successively redesignated VF-13A VF-131, VF-64 and finally on 1 July 1959, VF-21. Since 1944, the Freelancers have flown the F-6F Hell- cat, F-8F Bear, F-4U Panther, F-2H Banshee, F-3H De- mon, F-4B and today they fly the sophisticated McDon- nell Douglas F-4J Phantom Jet, a twin-engine, two- seated, air-superiority fighter that can reach speeds in excess of 1400 MPH and fire four heat-seeking side- winder missiles and four radar guided sparrowsg thus making the F-4J one of the most potent fighters in the world. Since July 1966, the Fighting Freelancers have de- ployed as an integral member of Air Wing Two making seven Vietnam Combat cruises. They have participated in combat actions such as the Pueblo incident, Line- backer ll and Lam Som ll. On June 17, 1965 while on combat patrol over North Vietnam, two VF-21 crews shot 7 down 2 Mig 17's for the first time in Vietnam. The 250 men of the Fighting Freelancers come from all walks of life and consist of highly skilled and expertly trained maintenance technicians, Data Analysts, Yeo- man, Personnelmen and air crews. All are professionals totally dedicated to the primary Freelancer mission: To protect the Fleet. Today this encompasses such varied commitments as fighter escort for tactical bomb- ers, air superiority and air intercepts using data link guidance from ships and E-2B'sg also the fighter crews' favorite past time, standing alerts. These alerts enable the carrier to launch fighters with a full system capabili- ty in a matter of minutes to counter any threat, whether airborne or surface. The squadron nickname, Freelancers, represents the squadron's mission of search and destroy all enemy aircraft encountered. Dow through the years the Freelancers insignia has come to represent in the fleet the cohesiveness, espirit de corps, and highest quality of excellence of the best fighter squadron in the Navy, Fighter Squadron 21. Presently VF-21 is making its eighth consecutive cruise aboard USS Ranger. Willy., fs The Flghtmg Freelancers of VF 21 VF 21 ENS Llvmgston CDR Vogt LT McGlothen LT McCarty LTJG DeVeer LTJG Cherry VF 21 LT Damels LCDRUrb1k vr 21f273 - C 1 4 I X i in X' W i , f .1 1. ,e,, f 9 , ' 1 .,. .1 ' ,, 'Q 2 Q2 ffl, I ,V , 4, , If 1 f S ' i I I 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . ' . ' 274fV F-21 Y A' ' ' 1773 . ,f we M , IE MMS:- Kfiw' 'f?4?,,fl!1y'jg'.:e- . -. ' f 'frfz 1 nu. IMLN MXH'-25, .-355 M, ' Q :WT 631,- , .ia 4 . 3Nf5 ,'3i a mga? ' ' ' .....,..-. P Q- u F VF-21-QFROM LEFT! PN1 Tagulao, PN3 Flanagan, PN3 Seguin, PN3 May. VF-21-AMSAN Ogden, AMSAA Perkins. fm 'MX ,..f - FF., -7.301 V 32 fr, , 1 ?1f t ,.f ? 'Q X , .. em W- f., ,, 1 time A' , 'un A ' V xy ,w'h,w' H A A . , ' ,pw 'haf ' n 1 , 'gf f f 4 n , H aava , 0 uf. n. : . fx, -5, l f if . A 4 I , ' , 1 3 ,, - Qfgmhfp M if ' 32 .y , .Vmw 5 3 I f 1 , o f , '1 A V L, V 4,1 4 ' ' E, . Lf 'f' a 1 VF-21-QFROM LEFTJ PN1 Bagio, PN2 Jimenez, YN3 Spotts, YNSN Betan- COUFY. VF-21-QQFROM LEFTI BM1 Ervin, castle. . ix x 2 2 x X Y, AMEAN Huff, AN Baskett, AN Mount- -.....---1-' if X' 0 91: ui, VF-21-QTOP ROW! AEC Stone, ADCS Brison, AT1 Clark, QBOTTOM ROWy AZ3 Pakaki, AN Donnell. VF-21-AN Nelson, AN Pfaff. VF-21! 275 X X VF-21-AK1 Aquino, AN Kannady. VF-21-QTOP ROW! AMH2 Bowers, AMH3 Boyer, AMH2 Zugg, AMH2 Herget, QBOTTOM ROWJ AE2 True, ADJ2 Crist. A 'vi J 276fVF-21 if VF-21-QTOP ROWJ AN Ferguson, ADJAN Smieja, AOAN Hill, QBOTTOM ROWJ AR Thomas, AN Witt. .E , L L', 1 ., ....,. , 9 ,, 1 I 1 1 t 1 VF-21-KTOP ROW! AT3 Moreno, ADJ3 Tucker, AA Thomas, CBOT- TOM ROWJAMHAA Casarer, AN Haak. VF-21-CTOP ROWJ AMHAN Zoglman, AMSC Hudjon, AMS1 Sussman, QBOTTOMJ LTJG Gorgeous. VF-21-QTOP ROWQ ADJAN Kurtz, AMH3 Meyers, AN Gantt, AOAN Cairns, QBOT- TOM ROWJ AN Liddell, AN Thomas. T , T T .pgsgz , ,V ' , t. :fin--'ir X K y A A A .,,.,- Q 5 Q A , ye.. A P , I l ' I V , t' S V . o , T , , A T A as , , , - ' K v 9 .. T M m Z' e as Q ' Xu .X 'I 5 Q 1 - s 'Q 'V' ,fx 5 VF-211277 A , 1 U-Q 2 ,X.XQ as .gs gk VF-21-QTOP ROVID A01 Baugh, AQ1 Abel, AQC Jones, AMH1 Williamson, QBOTTOMQ AZ2 Lozares. VF-21-QTOP ROWJ AME3 Callahan, AME3 Pederson, AME1 Edwards, PR2 Reyes, QBOTTOM ROW! AME3 Deeley, AME2 Dean. VF-21-QTOP ROWJ AT1 Gensler, ADJ1 Hoskins, A21 Patag, QBOT TOM ROWJ AZ2 Hubert. Milli Ill' if . VF-21-QTOP ROWQ AEI Waling, AE1 Harrington, AE2 Merkwan, QBOT- TOM ROW! AE1 Duhon, AE1 Smith. r' GSX' 278fV F 21 XX... - n : 3' M'-aw fu, V, V A . 4 ' . fn-V H 4 3 ,A , F ,,, ,li : I' t K VV' j ' ,W iii' V VV! 1' K, lf W ' , , ,wr 5 ,, ,,' 4' I , . W L Vfff,-A-awk, ' I ' ,P , ' Q, VF-21-QTOP ROW, AQ2Washburne, AQ3 Hammel, AQ3 Haling, QBOTTOM ROWJ AQ1 Rivers, AQ2 Matonis. VF-21-QTOP ROWJ AQ3 Labarbera, AT2 Camp, AE3 Rosales, AQAN Dressler, QBOTTOM ROWJ AQ1 oakes, AQAN Lira. I., - VF-21-QTOP ROWJ AT2 Mullinax, AT1 Jones, AT3 Wilt, AT3 McCamp- bell, QBOTTOM ROWJ AOAN Druckhammer, AT2 Holder. VF-21-QTOP ROWQ AME3 Mitchell, AMS2 Albrecth, QBOTTOM ROW, AA Phillips, ADJ2 Jones, AN Oswald. I2l72 17, l VF-21-QTOP ROWj ADJ1 Siebert, ADJ1 Hoelscher, QBOTTOM ROWQ ADJC Lee, ADJ2 Amerine, ADJ2 Mannion. VF-21-QTOP ROWj AMHAN Wright, AMH2 Anne, QBOTTOM ROWj AMS2 Brett, AMHAN Lyon, AMH2 Arce. gf? I 44 ' VF-211279 f VF-21-QTOP ROWQ ADJ3 Babucy, AMH1 Estrada, QBOTTOM ROWQ ADJ3 Fisher, AMHAN Shaffer, AMS1 Cavin. VF-21-QTOP ROWj A02 Spivey, A03 Ortiz, A03 Broadus, A02 Blocker, A03 Liebsch, QBOTTOM ROW! A01 Hixon, AOC Holt. 'Y .-- ,g-,JN Ng. 280fVF-21 6 1 i MT EA' ' -B391 , fff' ' 4 -T fe Q .t 4 W Q r....4--A 1 T' Ky? Q Q 1 K.- ...W f Y --f ? go.- !', Y T ' ' J 1 ,' 'M' ' T. -' , 0 aw N gt -H135 911-11 x VF-21-Gunner Connors, ATC Bozony. . VF-21-QTOP ROWj AMH3 Pheiffer, ADJAN Peterson, QBOTTOM ROW! ADJAN Carr, ADJ2 Voyles, AMSAN Griffiths. VF-21-QBACK ROWQ AE2 M.L. Swickgood, AQ2 RgM Grasse AT2 R.F. Taylor, QFRONT ROW! AEAN R. Hickman, ATC J. Bozony. ' I j,,. M1 X , ,I , f' 2 T 5 r f ' K. . 1 X F' fm rv V74 ,M 3, T S- 'Ft- ,ff . 33 VF-154f281 -'-1 . A Q lac Nites In 1943, Fighter Squadron 154 was commissioned and nicknamed The Black Knights. In the ensuing 33 years, the men of Fighter Squadron 154 have par- ticipated in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved. During the Second World War, the squadron partici- pated in the battles of Palua, Saipan, Wake Island and the famous battle of the Philippine Sea. For action dur- ing the crucial year 1944, the squadron was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. During the Korean Conflict, the Black Knights , fly- ing the F9F-2 and the F9F-5, expended over 1,500,000 rounds of ammunition and dropped over 470 tons of bombs. On June 15, 1953, the squadron flew a record 48 sorties, the most combat flights launched in a single day by a Navy fighter squadron. On February 7, 1965, the Black Knights , flying the F8 Crusader, launched their first strike against a North Vietnamese target, the start of eight and one half months of intense combat operations. ln November 1965. the BIack Knights returned to Naval Air Station Miramar and began their transition to the F4B Phantom ll. Fully utilizing the multi-role capability of the Phantom ll, the Black Knights were deployed again in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 on combat cruises in sup- port of the American committment in Vietnam. Following their return from Yankee Station in 1970, the Black Knights' received the Admiral Joseph C. Clifton Award, recognizing Fighter Squadron 154 as the Navy's Best Fighter Squadron. In June of 1971, the Black Knights took delivery of the Navy's newest Block 46 F4J Phantoms. ln November 1972, the Black Knights deployed again to their seventh combat cruise and participated in the last Navy combat missions of the Vietnam War. After a train- ing turn around period, the Black Knights deployed again in May 1974 to the Western Pacific on their first peacetime cruise in ten years. Today, the Black Knights fly the McDonnel Douglas F-4J Phantom ll which represents the top of the line in supersonic all-weather interceptor fighters. The record-setting Phantom is a two engine, two place fighter that can protect the fleet in any element of weather and engage in any manner of aerial combat. Fighter Squadron 154, mustering a complement of 12 aircraft, 15 aircrews, 3 ground support officers and 213 men, began its current cruise embarked aboard USS Ranger QCV-611 in January 1976. ln keeping with a proud, professional fighting tradition, the BIack Knights led by Commander Richard tMacl McGuire and Executive Officer Rich Wilson, stand ready for any future call to arms. 5, .a V l 282fVF-154 3 r ix- Li 3 ' w r. M, F L. F. F? I I E s gg ' ff T? JY 152 3 z L 2 N .H U .1 wx Ley ws ,Hr lf fi! Z Zig! X il: Yr? 4 fag T67 1 if 415 fi? . ,. , 1 Ei 1. s's 1. W-I , ,, 1 'Q-, :if ,ag iii ,1 4 V-NL. xx, I, , f ay 1 ,, . 4 6 0' we, ,, f ,, ' yf f f Q 'U E f ' 'Wh 'f ' '.....w.JU9sw,a.A.wf Qf,w -V ,Mff ,, 5 .14 gf! VF-154--C0mm3l1dif1g Officer, C0mma 'de R-J-McGui e- VF-154-Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander R A Wilson if 'ii fii Q24 QM 951 1 3:25 1 fi' ill 531 fe Q 255 Q .fe l 3555 VF-154-QFROM LEFT, LT D.G.StiIIings, LT w.E.Giesting, LTJG D.J.HuIbert, 32? LTJG C.D.Alhson. 'QQ 2 L V5 ? 5 4 .,: ,-A 371 ' Lf T' - W- . 2 .,g, 5 n .. le: 5 L A e,,3A,, L, X. Q: ze ' 'Z - A .wi-1- in q ., . ' , , fy., .W ,rm ff A ., , n, L. Q , gp: A - 5 - x ,Q I 1 L - . ' 5 ',. - , 1 ,L - nf -i 1 ' ' L: 5 A K - - ,... ' Q 5 E ? 'x ln - ff e ,A , e ' Ui 3' 2 553 if 55 v ' ,fi A mf if QE 12 VF-154-QFROM LEFTI LT T.G.Ruggles, LT J.C.Porter, LTJG RSWhlte LTJG R.G.Armistead. - ,H AL? 1, , , Q - ,' , ,N -v . -:XZ S3 ,Q X ,. X f f 'K 1 . 'lt , yn J N K x Y M fe N Q A T mmm , -, ' . i l p L Q 5 L Q i 2 Nw VF-1541283 3 ml .0S'l1E'm ffm fxul' .1 I1 - f vi- -P I X jf A , Q T' 'X L - W, xx 1 5 x Q , M K s I 'R 5 ' rg x Qi X QS ?A X? 5 if E T , J 5 ' Xfegsx Exit! EM F .I I Q ' 5 29 J' T 5 , Y x f Q1 A J 5 X f X. ei L qi!-vm t -- --,.--an ' :ui ,,...-1--' ' ': T, 2 'X u F VF-154-QFROM LEFT, LTJG R.R.Freeman, LTJG K.E.Mal'!in, LT M.L. 4 ' V Rowland, LTJG T.L.Moore. Y 'L x VF-154-QFRTJM LEFTQ ENS J.C.Mahon, LT R.D.Blake, LT R.M.Hoos, LT L.S.Crane. VF-154-QFROM LEFT, LCDR A.Z.Kratz, LCDR W.P.Dobbins, LT D.R.McCort, LT S.E.Smith. ' ., ,fn Ev ' H. 'V A L lf ' L VF-154-QFROM LEFTT LCDR E.R.Giffen, LTJG W.E.Zander, LCDR , , ' ' R.L.Temme,LTJG G.D.CrumIey. q :X 1 Y ,Q - A ., -' , ' 1 f T 'A ' - ' 'NM M T1 T Q MN vi: ' 5 , ' ' ' X v , IE. us' Q 1' .N 1 3 f ff 1 , 1 Lf: f- xx-M, 4 'Q' u 1 wig! M Z 5 4 I f X 'xX w'Neii.g:xQ Nwxz .M..,. , xi X' Q N Q 2 ., - fl 1 fy, I. 4 ,Af S ,ff Fc A W -Y f - , .fv ' I A W 0 I W A 5 'U 284fVF-154 E250 u 1' 'rf I fly I 1 5-ww,-4' .f,. a X f '1 VF-154-LTJG R.L.Hubbard VF-154-QFROM LEFTJ AMAH C T Bumpus AMS3 R F Martinez AMS2 W.A.EkhoIt, ADJ1 Cagle, AMS3 Mock F5 Q fs VF-154-QFROM LEFT5 AQ1 H.M.Cross, ADJ1 L.L.Ramsey. VF-154-QKNEELINGQ AT3 T.M.Melton, ATAN D.M.VigiI, AT3 A.C.Latham, AT1 S.D.Ford, AT3 W.E.Sifers, AN A.Patterson, AT3 S.A.Anolowski, ATC VF-1541285 -g 'ln- U if 7 4 ,, L VF-154-QFROM LEFT, AT1 W.T.Ruffner, AMH1 C.W.GiIbertson. D.C.Klapwyk. 1 5 ? JQ'A! lv H' .,-,xx 4-. VF-154-QFROM LEFTj AME3 W.T.WilIiams, AME3 H.D.Glover, AME2 J..l.AIIison, AME1 W.C.Miller, AME3 W.R.Eltringham, AMEAN J.A. McKeithen. W' 'N., f 1 . bxb X ,,:wf::'a-V. 5 286fV F-154 VF-154-QFROM LEFT, STANDINGJ AQAN J.E.Davies, AQC W.L.WiIkerson, AQ3 E.P.Langmaid, QSEATEDQ AW3 P.N.Cockran, AQ3 W.P.Strache, AW3 S.A.KarI. i dwwwxmw, VF-154-QFRONT ROW, FROM LEFTJ AQ1 J.A.WiIson, AQ2 J.N.WiIkinson, AQ1 H.J.Gibson, CBACK ROWJ AQ3 W.P.Strache, AQ2 J.M.Day, AQ2 T.H.Jeffries. f 'TT 1-Qin VF-154-QSEATEDJ AMS3 D.M.Butcher, AMH3 S.E.Alexander AMH3 D M Hopkins, QSTANDINGJ AMH3 S.G.Smelser, AMS2 R.D.Norman AMS3 J J Nelling, AMH2 J.F.SteinIage, AMS1 R.D.Yodock, AMHC R E Wilson AMHAN N.J.Vencl. VF-154-QSTANDING, FROM LEFTJ YN3 V.P.Yost, AVCM D R Edwards PN1 R.G.TuIao, YN3 M.R.Rist0w, YN1 W.V.Conn, QSEATEDJ PN3 V Fer guson. ski ...NQ 5'- , Q, . t if M p, A , 'J Q, K- .-ffm, Wi ' A X R I f ' K X 1 R i f VF-154-QFROM LEFTJ AN A.M.SingfieId, PN3 S.M.Berets, MS3 W.Q.Nap- atang. VF-154-AE3 L.D.PhiIIips. wg VF-1541287 VF-154-QFROM LEFT! AE3 D.W.Parry, AE2 R.M.CIine, AE3 W.J. Woodard, AE1 R.R.Richter, AE3 C.D.CarI, AE3 B.R.Br'own, AE1 L.L. Ross. i 'QL , 'ff IIIJIYF IS-H Fl! I77 Hifi 'NJ J iyi VF-154-QFRONT ROWQAN L.G.Minor, AN K.D.Thacker, AN T.L.GiI- lis, QBACK ROW! AMSAA A.J.Lampasona, AMEAA M.W.Brasseur, AE1 W.J.Gardenhire, AA R.J.Gordon. , f-.V 'Shu r 288fVF-154 W 5' 1 1 1 I 1 ' I 1 3 5 4 l I VF-154-QFRONT ROW, ADJ3 R.SaIazar, AN J.V.Moore, AN R.E.NichoIson, ADJ2 R.D.Young, ADJ2 L.B.SingIeton, QBACK ROWJ ADJ2 B.H.Brown, ADJ3 J.F.Ba- gube, ADJ1 B.D.Grabenstein, ADJ3 M.M.McCormick. ' 5 VF-154-QFROM LEFTJ AQ3 J.F.HouIette, AEC D.E.Williams, LT L.S.Crane. in iii it VF-154-QFROM LEFTJ AK2 S. Delacurz AZAN T.N.Cox AZ2 T.A.Rus- 5' sell AFCM J.C.Kinnear. I f I VF-154-4FRONT ROWD ADJ3 J.W.Brooks, AN K.L.Coleman, I 4 ADJ3 L.R.Mix. AMHAA R.H.McLa!chy, ADJC R.E.Caldwell, QBACK f A ROW! AEAN J.G.Walker, AA D.R.M0rin, ADJAN R.H.Philp0t. ' ' vr-1541289 iq ' .ies .L VF-154-QFROM LEFTJ ADJAN J.M.White, ADJ1 W.S.Arnold, AMHAA C.D. Moore, AA I.Soukenka, AA G.P.Sullivan, AA M.L.Cornelius, AMS1 R.L.Wymore, AMEAA L.B.HaIligan, AMSAA A.J.Lampasona. 9 4 X VF-154-QFRONT ROW SITTING! AOAA D.Piacentini, A03 M.HolIoway, AOAN D.0bertacz, QSECOND ROW KNEELINGJ A03 G.Newsome, AOAN T.Hamburg, A02 T.lhlbrock, A03 D.Wright, A02 D.Freeman, AOAA C. Venable, A01 J.Gurule, QBACK ROW STANDING! LT D.McCort, A02 M. Rogers, A02 M.Kay, AOAA R.0glesby. 290fVAQ-135 oi-ld Famous Black HVBIIS NNI9 S 'VAC -Il. The Black Ravens of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135 joined the Naval Aviation Community in May of 1969 when the squadron was commissioned to fly the Douglas EKA-3B Skywarrior. It was the fifth of six VAQ squadrons to be established from returning de- tachments of VAQ-130. The nucleus of the new VAQ-135 was VAQ-130 Detachment 43, which had just returned from at deployment aboard USS Coral Sea QCVA-435 in the Gulf of Tonkin with Attack Carrier Air Wing 15. The squadron was based at NAS Alameda, California and was tasked with providing electronic warfare support and air-to-air refueling to airwings of the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. The Black Ravens flew the EKA-3B from May 1969 to August 1973 and amassed over 16,000 flight hours and made over 3,000 carrier arrested landings. For this accomplishment, the Black Ravens were awarded the CNO Safety Award for two consecutive years, 1972 and 1973. 7 In September 1973 the officers and men of VAQ- 135 began the task of transitioning an entire squadron from the EKA-3B to the Grumman EA-6B. lt began with the trusty Whales being flown to the mothball fleet at Davis. Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona. The squadron then moved homeport to NAS Whidbey Island and began training flight crews and maintenance personnel in the operation and upkeep of the Prowler. The transition took place on 19 July 1974 at ceremonies held at NAS Whid- bey Island. The squadron is presently composed of 150 enlisted men and 24 officers. And now the Black Ravens aboard USS Ranger man the Navy's newest generation of tactical electronic air- craft . . . the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. Manufactured by the Grumman Aerospace Corporation, the EA-6B first joined the fleet in 1971. Since that time the Prowler has logged over 27,000 flight hours and 5,000 carrier ar- rested landings. As a dual cockpit modification and beautification of the basic A6A Intruder airframe, the EA-6B carries a crew compliment of fourg one pilot and three Electronic Countermeasures Officers QECMO'sl. Powered by twin Pratt and Whitney J52-P408 turbojet engines which each develop 10,400 pounds of thrust at military power, the EA-6B is ideally suited for carrier operations. The Prowler represents the most advanced tech- nology in electronic warfare today, and is the first air- craft built specifically as an electronic warfare systems platform. The fully integrated tactical jamming system of the EA-6B, coupled with the long range, all-weather navigational capability of the air-frame, provides the fleet with an early warning of threat aircraft of ship weapons systems. The EA-6B is the first line of defense of the fleet carrier task force and it protects air strike forces in a hostile radar environment. The Black Ravens are proud to be the first EA-6B squadron to join the USS Ranger-CVW2 team. ...dl- VAQ-1351291 VAQ 135 Commanding Offlcer CDR RT Gundermann and Executive Offlcer CDRF E Wilmot SX qs xr .,. VAQ 135-QFROM LEFTJ LT M E Walsh LT R E RICE LCDR W E Simons LT K L Blanford bf ff . , 444 f , - 1 '3 Q-,Wy 5: f,ff ,, fa nn n X , rr. I , .,,,, 0 , 1 4 4 1 JV , X -uv' wr 1 I: IAF - K 'QI' L -. , 1' '-fo VAQ 135 QBACK ROW! LCDR R Yokley LTJG J Leman ENSW Las ka QFRONT ROWjLTR Ferrlman LTJGC Smyrmotls 5 i mfg 4 E? 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I , I 2 W , ,L ' 7 Arv' .4 3 aw' I ' --, Y? 5 5 , VAQ-135-QFROM LT G.N.Bernhardt, LEFTJ CW02 G.V.Sparks, LTJG K.E.Noffsinger, LT J.W.Farthing, LCDR K.M.VanderveIde. ! X Q ff ji F -mv f, f Q 5 f4lWzzz2H7! L , ff er E 1 ff fi , ff , fi. , 40 22? ' f f , ,, ff Gi v, I i :Wir .5 , rm- T u, ,I v ,L f,,,,VV M L! ,,,, ,I A47 f 'Q Q , fi 2 VAQ-135-QFROM LEFU LT J.H.Stevenson, LT A.D.Crane, LT D.T.Hogan LT D.W.Jones. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTQ YN3 F.E.Johnson, YN3 H.ArambuIa. A gl 'if 5' 1 i , s . - R 'P 'Ol X ,fax i 135-QFROM LEFTJ ABH1 K LHoefer, ADJ2 R.H.Roach, PNC S.J. VAQ- . . Kimble, AA C.0.McNett, PRC R.E.Howard. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTJ ATAN F.D.GaIe, AZAA R..l.Buckley, AMSAA R.D. Jones, AMSAA P.J.Hester. VAQ-1351293 i 6 Indiv-...1...,,..,,-.ta VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT! YN1 T.A.Bower, YN2 G.Butterworth, YNSN T.W. Grissom. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT! PN1 J.R.Hart, PN3 K.D.Fedei, SA C.0.McNett, PN2 W.L.Burtch. Fmgggml ' guinea w 294fVAQ-135 V f 'f 'f ,.,Q A v'x.- 5 Q l-.I-R VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTJ AZ3 P.D.Gerking, AVCM W.J.Bolles Jr AEC H.L.Seg0, AMEAN A.D.McKinney. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTJ AK1 J.C.Brown, AMS1 J.E.Tucker, ADCS D.R.l-lawkins. I Mf 7' VAQ-135f295 .Pg X , VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT! AMH3 J.P.SibIey, ADJAN L.Tabbe, AA J.L.McGrady, Jr. VAQ-135-QBACK ROWJ AT3 C.E.Branham, ADJ3 R.A.Warner, AA J.R.Evans, QFRONT ROWQ A03 D.A.Bierbrauer, ADJAN G.E.CoIaIiIlo. i! f-f Y VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTJ ADJAN C.S.Frye, ADJ3 A.L.Webb Jr., AE1 .I.N.McLeroy, AA M.R.Wo0ds, ADJ2 D.0.BIunt. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT, ADCS C.D.Sanford, AMS1 J.G.Riley, AMH1 F.E.BeIz. 1 . 2 9 1 296fvAQ 135 K 44' VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTJ AA D.D.Harrison, AMS3 T.E.Faast, AMS3 D.P.Smith. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT, AT3 S.K.TaIIman, AT3 S.J.AppeI, AT3 D.R.Demster, AT3 A.P.POIubinski, AT3 R.L.Gregory. VAQ-135-QBACK ROW! AT2 A.R.Peterson, AT2 M.A.Morris, lSEATEDj AT3 G.A.MetcaIf, AT3 R.A.Bessette. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTJ AT2 Wiens, AA R.F.Lovato Jr. R.K.West, ATAN S.H.Cohen, AT3 T.A. X ia-',-l .K 3 X -1- '1 ,. E U fa V , -Fl w 36 H? S X ,X 1 Y' -wi' VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT, AT2 G.E.WiIlmett, ATAN R.Fischer, Schools, AT3 L.J.McCane II. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTJ ATC J.L.Winters, AT1 K.A.Tyler Jr. ,Q-+ xfl My VAQ-135f297 li by l 1 LA2f9 1 1 3 E 5 VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTQ AT2 S.W.Lazer, AT2 A.M.Borschowa, AT2 D..I. Kriedel, AT3 J.N.Brown. :uhhh lnstlyllsp ,', 4, 'lFl'l'u':'i'f'E'1 AT2 E.H. f I VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT! AT3 M.R.Steele, AT2 R.R.Underwood, AT3 J.K.Cole, ATAN D.A.Odean. X J 1' f v , f , 'E I R V , I M ,.,,, ., A me X, 29afvAQ-135 '617 Can I 2 1 X VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT! AEAN J.P.Simms Jr., AE2 D.J.CaroIl0. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT! AE2 W.L.Moistner, AE3 R.R.McEIvoy, AE3 R.H.Porter Jr. VAQ-1351299 'jw ' f N ! Y 7 NIU f Y? 'z K i VAQ-135-QFROM LEFT! ADJAN S.D.Ley, ADJ1 W.D.SingIeton, ADJAN H.T.SheIIey, ADJ1 J.L.Barnes, ADJ2 W.R.Corbett. VAQ-135-QFROM LEFTj AMH2 J.E.White, AMH1 C.G.Foster, AA C.T. Becker. 1 Q , , 3 ,f iw R 'Hn ao. Q 3oofRvAH-5 'VA Y-CL Z3 .-1 if' Savag SOI! Reconnaissance Attack Squadron 5 is the tactical reconnaissance arm of Ranger and Carrier Air Wing Two. Flying the RA-5C Vigilante, the largest and fastest air- craft in the Wing, the Savage Sons provide on the spot, high quality tactical intelligence for the air wing, ship and embarked staff through one or more of its various photographic and electronic sensors. RECONATKRON 5 has three of the sleek RA-5C's Cap- able of speeds in excess of MACH-2 and altitudes in ex- cess of 40,000 feet. lts cameras and other sensors per- form a variety of tasks from bombing damage assess- ment, to mapping, to surface shipping surveillance, and the Vigilante mission is not limited by bad weather or darkness. Truly an invaluable member of the shipfairwing intel- ligence team, RECONATKRON 5 has been in the re- connaissance business since 1964 when it was the first Heavy Attack Squadron to transition to the new recon- naissance version A-5. Since then, RECONATKRON 5 has made several WESTPAC deployments and has operated in and around North and South Vietnam during the en- tire duration of that action. ln September, 1975, RECONATKRON 5 was awarded the CNO Safety Award for fiscal year 1975 after com- pleting over three years of accident-free flying. The squadron is based at NAS Key West, Florida, and is commanded by Commander Jarrell N. Henson. 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N A , ' V 1 X ff 1 n-- 1 - V, ff - 2 ,J N - ' . .L Z he M Af T ' , . A 7' ' fx Y' hf ,Q 1 . . I f -'A' .. ' s Xrghv Y A ' A 6 4 I TW 1 K ' 'X w A , ' V' ,T , T A Q . g --f'4-Y --'MT---'-TTTTTT- LLA' T'-N A I 'A .vhq A L A A 1 AQQH Al.-Lug. ,,... ,... .... , ,. r A . A . A Y. V,1, ,,,n,:. ,.,,W1f-ww. - ,rm-.M-ww - ,- 302fRVAH-5 RVAH-5-QSEATEDQ LCDR D.B.Howe, QSTANDING, FROM LEFTW ISSN J.L.Karsten, Pl-I3 M..l.FeeIey, IS2 R.E.0patril, YNSA J.H.KeIIer, YNSA J.H.Vanderburg, Jr. W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W , W W W 129' NJ W W W W W W W W W W W W W W RVAH-5-QFROM LEFTJ AK1 H.K.Hignite, ATCS G.D.Gunnels, W AZ1 G.L.Poteet, AZAN P.S.Jones, ATC L.E.Adams, AN L. L Anderson, A22 R.P.Kirby. W W ,, ,jr 1 . we f-4 ,, ' RVAH-5-QKNEELING, FROM LEFTJ PH1 D.W.M0ore, PH2 R L Renshaw QSTANDING, FROM LEFTQ PHAN R.A.Merckx, AN G L Owens PH2 J J Hoormann, PHAN J.M.Hughes. A ff' 2 --- v 'VS' if . ' V, 1. ky FL, 4 f i , X X X, .R W ... ,AQ . wk gf 'S ,s.....J 3 S RVAH-5-QSITTING, FROM LEFTJ AQ2 S.A.Markowski, AQ3 A.W.Collier, QSTANDING, FROM LEFTJ AQ3 R.J.Rice, AQ3 M.A.Hayden, AQ1 R.0.Fol- land, AQ3 S.L.McDanieI, AQC H.J.Hage. RVAH-51303 . L. , NB' . X' 9 sf , U W N p, , , ' .V ng . .K ' ,s fg N wx Q. RVAH-5-QSITTING, FROM LEFT! AEAN D.A.Zehnder, AN T.M. Thibodeau, QSTANDING, FROM LEFTQ AE2 J.T.Hardiman, AEC S.D. Cornelson, AE2 R.J.Doyle, AE1 R.S.Roomsburg, AEAN D.P.Brady. RVAH-5-QSEATEDj AT1 R.K.Troxell, QSTANDING, FROM LEFUAT3 B.F.Slaughter, AT3 A.L.Smith, ATAA G.L.Musselman, AT2 S.J. Spears, AT2 E.G.Williams. RVAH-5-QFROM LEFTJ AMEAN R.J.Rice, AMEAN K.A.Mittlesteadt, AME2 R.A.Garret. fx ffxf Rf X - -- - -'X is 304fRVAH-5 i, '51 'K ,fs 'fin ?. f -1 -'X A A X ,S ., L., L, . 40, - 'X -' , V A , ,.xV,.1' 'i ? 4' A . K N .. -51' U 5' x RVAH-5-QFROM LEFTJ ADJ3 K. C Pruitt, AN G.L. Farm er, ADJAN D.N. Johns, AMH2 G.W. Dillaha, AMS3 R.P Ashe, ADJAN G.E. Wood, AMH1 G.A. Flynn. 4 RVAH-5-QFROM LEFTJ ADJ3 J.R. Price, M53 J.R. Ferrell, ADJ1 N.W. Nance, ADJ3 L.E. Goggins. + ,iM--F RVAH-5-QSITTING, FROM LEFTJ AN G.L. Farmer, AMH1 R.L. StubblefieId,lSTANDlNG, FROM LEFUAMS2 H.W. Clark, AMS3 !,,,f R.M.Mason. 9 'F L5 l vw- . , f 'vu--af' VA 1 VAW-1121305 7 Golden och The VAW-112 team, consisting of 23 officers, six Chief Petty Officers and approximately 117 enlisted men, is primarily tasked with providing airborne early warning for the force and Command and Control for the Task Force Commander. Additionally the E-2 Hummers provide various other services including air intercept control, strike control, and special communications. The multi-million dollar all-weather airborne command and control center is manned by a crew of four officers and one enlisted flight technician. The history of Carrier Airborne Warning Squadron 112 dates back to its commissioning in April 1967. Op- erational mission assignments initially utilized the E-2A Hawkeye aircraft which was introduced to the fleet in January 1964. The Hawkeye was the first aircraft de- signed exclusively from condeption toward AEW con- cepts. ln January 1968, the VAW-112 Golden Hawks de- ployed to the Western Pacific embarked in USS Enter- prise. During the cruise the squadron provided support for air wing strike aircraft on their missions over North Vietnam. A total of 648 sorties were flown in support of combat operations and a total of 2507 accident-free flight hours were achieved. VAW-112 returned to NAS North island in July 1968 and began preparing for its 1969 deployment. Again embarked in USS Enterprise, VAW-112 departed Alameda in January 1969. A few days after, a rocket, which exploded on the flight deck caused a catastrophic fire resulting in many deaths and the destruction and damage to many air wing aircraft. Two of VAW-112's air- craft were extensively damaged. ln March 1969, Enterprise and Air Wing Nine aircraft began special missions on Yankee Station. The squad- ron was tasked with providing Airborne Early Warning when Enterprise sailed to the Sea of Japan after the North Koreans had shot down a U.S. Navy EC-121. The squadron returned to NAS North Island in July 1969. ln May 1970 the squadron was temporarily de-acti- vated and was in a standdown status until activation on 2 July 1973. The squadron received its first E-2B aircraft upon this occasion, the type it currently employs. ln May 1974, VAW-112 departed CONUS aboard USS Ranger for the Western Pacific as a unit of Attack Carrier Air Wing Two. The squadron participated in numerous air warfare exercises while continually providing early warning and intercept control for the Seventh Fleet. ln October 1974, VAW-112 returned to NAS North Island completing a six month deployment. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 NAW- 112l, a component of FITAWWINGPAC, was involved in a recent CONUS training cycle from October 1974 until its present deployment with CVW-2 embarked in USS Ranger. The comprehensive training, preparation, and effort expended by the unit during this buildup cycle was consummated and demonstrated during the Opera- tional Readiness Exercise held prior to the cruise. The squadron's performance during this exercise earned it an overall grade which conceivably was the highest ever achieved by a VAW squadron. .4-gi..-va ..v.--s-......-....:..........- .-......-.,.....--1.-pun--an . . .,..-... .. 306fVAW-112 3 x,Q.,. wma- '..,Au'.,,, ' VAW-112-Executive Offlcer CDR AJ Rochells Commanding XXX XMI- ' -+2 1 fx Officer, CDR W.R.SoIms. N I .V,., Mfg C' ' , A1+E,,-1, N L. 1 I V :I .. A l .1 I X .ff ,fy xv yx ' ' VAW-112-QFROM LEFT! LCDR N.L.Riffle, LCDR J.A.Shaw, ADM Burt Jr. QON SHOULDERJ LTJG J.M.Chapman, LTJG S.M.Dole, LT P.L.Patterson. 1 L ,1 ' - 4,.+fe41 fre- ui- 3, ? Us X VAW-112-QFROM LEFTJ LT F G Pfeiffer LCDR R J Strickland, LT D E Stoehr ADM Burt Jr QON KNEEJ - LT E.A.Sauro LT N F Freeland We if 3 nik ill! +41 'N VAW-112-QFROM LEFTJ LTJG B.E.May, LT M.D.R0gers, LTJG G.L. Eckert, LT D.R.Guebert, LTJG W.A.Aegerter. ,4,.Wf.-m..- FE ,ge VAW-112f307 T116 VAW-112-QFROM LEFT! LTJG K.A.Miller, LT M.E.Lein- inger, ENS R.P.Williams, LT W.L.Schoch, LCDR J.N. Mahood. T r H W . xt T'4?45,giif'f I K -I! 4 1' g c' I A I ..,, . ,, ,EF in T fi -'E-E Y , 'cj 41:4 ' 1 N-.....,,,.L VAW-112-QFRONT ROWT PN1 A.T.Arciaga, AN T.L.Ferguson, QBACK ROWJ PN3 R.G.Jones, YNSN V.M.Salazar, BM2 D.L.Ig- nacio, AN J.A.Hearn. If W, Y I , V Q f ,f V f ,, ., ,Q 2 'MLM i1 ,I . I 54 H fm' My I ,.'1.Aig 5: jA,,',,, f it ' :Wi ' ' 5 f' 1,! ':,,f ,ff f ' 4, If 2 ,, MQ f z, 44 ff ff , F. di ? f I 1. vE:' Q 2 1 w4?'M' V V, , aff ,f .1 f- ,f ,pf ?2,,., . 74' ' , 1 f W WZ! ' V QV, J, K 1 5 X f f I fr 'uf ' 'fi ' 1 v. 1, if' gf' 'iff if I f 'gf 'TM WW QBACK ROWQ AT1 w.A.wingnursz, AT2 R.o.R0cha. VAW-112-QFRONT ROW! AMS1 M.J.Davey, AN J.R.Graham, QBACK ROVU AMS3 D.P.Carrigan, AMS3 L.Moon, AMH3 G.A.Barrera Jr. lla' sp VAW-112-QFRONT ROWJ ADJ1 N.c.Bayla, Arcs R.Langfels qw I 7 x If l 755 0 .4 ly ff' 310fVAW 112 MSWBQ Q - ' ,wr Al. wif! it r - D SA' . sk ,i 41 . l 177 Z Q l, fir VAW-112-QFROM LEFTj AT3 K.Abledinger, ATAN R.R.Adams, AT3 W.Williams, AT1 R.A.Lane. VAW-112-QFROM LEFTJ AT2 M S Beecher Hilda AT2 M A Williamson AT3 M H Bailey AT1 R M Pratl J VAW-112-QFRONT ROWD ADJ3 J.P.DiIIard, ADJ1 D.L.Jurman0vich QBACK ROW, ADJ3 D.R.Wahl, ADJ2 B.B.Bernabe, ADJ2 M.H.0ntiver0s. VAW 112 QFRONT ROWJ AMH2 CJ Phillips AMH1 J J Kolb AMH3 B L Fletcher QBACK ROW! AN D 8Sarsoza AMSAN DADoty AMS3 Strain AM . . , , . . , . . , . . . J Q. , K V , ,vi f ' 1 ' ' 1 - - 1 - - M v J, ,J ' . . , . . , D.L. J . . A ' , , J PX , 'A i i , A X k,M,,,W 4,2 V i, . S ' J ' 'Ltxt ,ww za. ixbx :J J J 1 ' 1 . nn I lvi F S A 511 E fl I h ,K lj I ? 5 .CNW iff 3 x 2 - fl 'ik 5 .. . 55 ' f ga -P' ' ' A MQ . 'VA' 1 VAW-112-QFRONT ROW, AK2 D.E.Adelman, AZ1 R.A.Diaz, AMCS J.F. Johnston, QBACK ROWJ AVCM G.R.Gourley, AZ2 L.A.Craps. VAW-112-QFRONT ROW, ADJ3 J.P.DiIlard, ADJ2 B.B.Bernabe, QBACK M52 1 X Tl-A ROWJ ADJ3 D.R.Wahl, ADJ3 S.P.Maszcak, ADJ2 M.H.0ntiveros. 7g , I , 1 7 .pad VAW-112f311 VAW-112-QFROM LEFTJ ADJ2 R.A.Minton, ADJ3 J.M.Rogers, AN M.R.Lewis, ADJ3 P.R.Sisson, AN G.L.lvie. VAW-112-QFROM LEFTJ AN W.D.Barnes, AN C.E.EckIer, ADJC D.E. Means, ADJ2 W.R.CIark, AN A.R.SharIow. 312fHS-4 5 723 I- .,,, x.f-- lac litfglnt Helantisubron Four's Black Knights Commanding Officer is Commander R.L.Redman USN and the Execu- tive Officer is Commander, R.P.Hulson USN. The squadron flies the turbine-powered, Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King. The SH-3D is manned by a crew of two pilots and two sensor operators, and can perform a myriad of important missions for the Navy The primary mission of HS 4 is Anti submarine War fare with secondary mission of planeguard, search and rescue and losgistic support of other fleet units. HS-4 was commissioned in June, 1952 and has made deployments of USS Yorktown, USS Ticonderoga, USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ranger. The squadron is presently shore based at OLF Imperial Beach, but anticipates re- turning to NAS North Island at the end of this deploy ment , E NII aff ' 2 E ff we fi n reid.. if S .1 E Q' r' C ! HS-4-QFROM LEFT! Commanding Officer, Commander R.L. Redman and Executive Officer, Commander R.P. Hulson. HS-4-QFROM LEFTJLCDR M.l. Dopson, LTJG D.J. Carlson, LTJG F.R. White, LCDR J.I. Ford, LCDR K.S. Hull. HS-4-QFROM LEFTJ LCDR G.A. Casey, LTJG T.A. Meyers, LTJG G.G. Groefsema, ENS R.C. Owsley. , . ww 'f---- f,.fm,:M--431 21, 31,41-ef , f fg way: fe ' ' Wt L , - l,j:'7n...W,,2Qf f VH. 'f'ff'3' Qbyjy V X f 'ff 7 ,W Zvyfyi V Q, , , ,W f, I . - WW, ,I , , , f - v f - , - ' X fmi Of ' , ,I , Q..-.fvf , W f f ,M . , I . , ' ,mf , f K M ' HS-41313 'i if HS-4-QFROM LEFTJ LCDR S.W.McDermaid, ENS R.A.Dorman, LT T.L.Sandin, LTJG S.A.McCIeIIan, LTJG B.L.Cox. 7 'ff yr: , I 74, 2 W 'fn ,Q .- ' 1 I , I n , ., Q I View r A -,v Q Q, .1 X f. A ..4 ' Q' e 1 ig 1 155' Y 4 gg Q' 5 1 , ' ig - xi ' 1 f 3' N gf E f do f fl f'.,a,o'. ,,, gg, W ' g X: HS-4-QFROM LEFT, LTJG I-l.T.Trotter, LTJG C.O.ReynoIds, ENS J.E.Pesta, LTJG R.L.Baker. v '7 ' . ,rg 3' H ,nv an E r in Q E I ,,,,, , X 'H , f. 'ff , i - ,, ,,, , i - , I 3 , ff K , J, 1 I vu. fl - nr - ,. a ., ,L f fu... 3 L X' , , ' ,lf ' K , X 2, A Q - -L i I - 1 rf GJ 2 4 ' E no QE 1 . L 1- 1 'ri' 314fHS-4 4! W 4 HS-4-QBACK ROWQ AW2 Beauchamp, LTJG Baker, ENS Pesta, QFRONT ROWQ LTJG Vuchetich, AW3 Duncan, LTJG Larson. Q-fig HS-4-QKNEELINGD AW2 J.M.Amerine, AW3 E.R.Fuller, QBACK ROWJ AW3 P.C.Cassidy, AWAN, R.K.KnowIes, AW3 T.L.Flesher. '3L.AEK KN GHTE HS-4-QFROM LEFTJ AWC A.R.Dominguez, AWC R.A.Beaty. HS-4-QKNEELINGQ AW2 C.R.Carrier, QSTANDING, LEFT T0 RIGHT! AWAN A.M.RusseIl, AW3 J.D.Dungan, AWAN A.P.Dinkel, AW2 E.l.Beauchamp, AWAN R.Folsom, YNSN M.M.Gosserand. HS-4-QKNEELINGQ AW2 R.W.Hart, AW2 S.L.BaiIey, QBACK ROWJ AW2 G.A.Wine, AW2 J.L.Manthos, AW3 M.C.Bryning. WF ' QQX aw., , -Wit - TF' ri- was-up--.-. d W f an HS-41315 wr: if d 1 .xii Q , it A an SS-. Q Furl? rl' P XX ,IX Q .X ,-' X 50. x f d ,Q -I x.x- X A I Am HS-4-QFROM LEFTQ YN1 J.D.BiIIig, PNSN S.R.HaII, PN1 R.C.Abad. HS-4-QFROM LEFU AVCM Romnek, ADCS Metcalf, AZC Grubber. HS-4-QFROM LEFTJ YNSA J.S.Clay, YNSN B.L.Byrd, PN1 N.J.Lilley, PN3 R.L.Griffin. Hb-4 KN! C2 HS-4-QBACK ROWJ AK3 Vadnias, AZ2 Stoddard, YNSN Dileo, QFRONT ROWJAKI Barbosa, AZ3 Schneider. HS-4-QFROM LEFT! ATC R.Whittaker, AXC R.H.Dickinson. N l 2 !7 Nf -ff 3161 HS-4 if 1 A f,4Ym.. W HS-4-QFRONT ROWJ A03 G.Mojarro, AN V.Contreras, QBACK ROWJ AX1 P.G. Debord, AEAN R.A.Fox, AE2 R.J.Betts, AXAN R.B.Weaver, AX2 M.J.Dailey. you 'lb 'fili- HS-4-QFROM LEFTJ AA J.W.Shrader, ADJ1 C.W.KeIIOgg, AMHAA R.J.Rueckert, AMHAA R.R.Caratchea. eg if A. A, , 21, W V, A, , - ffl, I ',V' f gy 154 ,If 1, 4 K 5 44 :L Y f 1 rw X 'Ii 1 I ' 5- QW' HS-4-QFRONT ROW, AE2 J.A.R0berts0n, AT3 D.P.McC0nnell, KBACK ROW, AX1 H.Flo0d, AT1 P.D.Kerr, AE1 J.O.KeIly, AT3 S.A.R0berts. HS-4-QSEATEDj AXAN M.A.Martinez, AE1 H.E.Cochran, AE2 E.J. Roberts, QSTANDINGQ AX3 R.R.Barkman, AT3 B.P.Sader. HS-4-QFRONT ROVU AMH3 Norvell, AHM3 Norris, AME2 Agnew, AMH1 Fletty, QBACK ROWJ AMH1 Laurent, AMH3 Huerto, AMS2 Fouts. le 15.1 X fx Q Q XX F Q X S355 Y' Q HS-4-QBACK ROWQ AN Alvarez, AMSC Brawley, A01 Macke, QFRONT ROWJ AMS3 Lang, AA Coryell. HS-4-QBACK ROWJ PR1 Ulm, PR3 Davis, ADJC Reasoner, QFRONT ROWQ AMEAA Dorff, AMH3 Furse. HS-4-QFROM LEFT! ADJ3 D.H.McClain, ADJ1 I-I.Henderson, ADJ1 W.H.Wicks Ill, AA K.Charnota. HS-41317 ... X HS-4-CBACK ROWJ AMSC McGaIliard, AMS2 Polio, QFRONT ROWJ AMH3 Williams, AMSAN Pritchard. i 'V' ww-vnu-1w Z- rw .fir H54-qsenrem Amo R.L.Pierce, A01 J.c.culp, AME2 n.s.Agnew, qsrmmncy AE1 w.w.walner, AT1 w.B.Reaaing. M , . .... , . , . , !'!F ' ,uvqr ...B--M in 9 Q 318fHS-4 HS-4-QFROM LEFTQ AN L.V.AguiIar, AA D.A.Laws0n, AA L.C0wart, AN R.P.Sott0u. HS-4-QFRONT ROWJ ADJ2 Henke, ADJ3 Rush, QBACK ROWJ ADJ1 Little, ADJAN Rivera. w I K HS-4-QFRONTQ AA P.J.Healey, QBACK ROWy ADJAN R.Przygurski, ADJ2 T.McGuire, AN L.P.Faulkner, AA S.W.AlIery. HS-4-QFRONT ROWQ ADJ2 Mauer, ADJAN Knox, QBACK ROWy ADJAN Coulter, ADJ1 Low, ADJ1 Merciers. 3..- kr,- K K .ff fix VQ-11319 f Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 had its origin at the Naval Station, Sangley Point, Philippines during October, 1951. At that time a special project division of the Air Operations Department was formed to meet the changing needs of the Fleet. This division was or- ganized as an Electronic Countermeasures Group in the Pacific Fleet, and on 12 May 1953, the division was as- signed to Airborne Early Warning Squadron 1 as Detach- ment Able. The Detachment was reorganized in June 1955 and designated Electronics Countermeasure Squadron 1. The Squadron moved to NAS Atsugi, Japan in July of 1960 and received its present name, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1. During its early years, the Squadron made extensive use of the P-4M and the P-2. However, due to an increase in size and tasking, the air- craft inventory expanded to include the EC-121 Super Constellation and the EA-3B Skywarrior. ln June 1971, VQ-1 underwent its biggest change when it moved from Japan to Guam. In addition to its broad mission of Electronic Reconnaissance, the mis- sions of weather reconnaissance and high altitude pho- 'llit at tography were added with the absorption of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 1 CVW-11 and Heavy Photo- graphic Squadron 61 QVAP-613. For a brief time the squadron shouldered the mission of Typhoon and Weather Reconnaissance from the inter- national date-Iine to the Malay Peninsula. The weather mission was discontinued at the end of the 1971 ty- phoon season, but the squadron retained the Photo- graphic Reconnaissance capabilities until the RA-3B's retirement in July 1974. Also retiring from the Squad- ron's inventory of aircraft in the summer of 1974 was the EC-121M Super Constellation. Aircraft presently used within the Squadron include the EA-3B and the TA- 3B Skywarrior and the EP-3B and EP-3E 0rion . The primary mission of VQ-1 is to conduct Electronic Reconnaissance Missions in support of Fleet operations in order to obtain information and intelligence on areas and targets of naval interest. To perform its mission Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 operates through- out the Western Pacific and has become known Pacific- wide as the Westpac World Watchers. 320fvQ .4- ' VQ-1-QFROM LEFTJ LT Bruce Harris, CW03 Jerry Shields, LT Rob Ingalls, LT Jeff Kidder, LTJG Andy Grigsby. VQ-1-QFROM LEFTj LTJG Mark Skorich, ENS Steve Fried, LTJG Marc Lucchesi, LTJG Jim York. VQ-1-QBACK ROWJ ADJ3 J.Gonzales, AZ3 J.Younk, ADJ2 C.Bishop, AE3 B.SchmakeI, QFRONT ROWJ AE3 P.Shaver, PR3 M.Szydiowski, AGAN K.Mason. VQ-1-QFROM LEFT, AMEAN L.Daiuz, AT2 B.WiIs0n, AMS3 D.SchneII, ATC E.W. VQ-1-QFROM LEFTQ AQ2 J.CutIer, AT3 G.Kostiuk, AT2 D.Cummings, Matthews, ADJ1 R.L.Long, AK2 E.Cerezo, AT2 G.Groshong. ATAN P.NeIson. S T , .,., l - We 1 -i 4TH OF JULYf321 AN ANI MCRHCAN MPH OF J UMAY HN SIINGAHYQIMQUIC A young American girl, whose family lives in Singapore, goes all out to be the most AIl American at the 4th of July Cele- bration. While Ranger's families were celebrating the U.S. Bicentennial back home, the crew was sharing its festivi- ties with the people of Singapore. Half of the crew went ashore to celebrate with the American community of Singapore while the remainder had an old fashioned Fourth of July picnic on Ranger's flight deck. A' an With Singapore in the distance, Ranger prepares for a red, white and blue, All American, Fourth of July Celebration. 322f4TH OF JULY V' A Bicentennial-size cake made especially for the festivities in Singa- , pore. What's a Fourth of July party without some music? Here a group of Ranger P men perform a couple of numbers for the crowd at Ulu Pandan. Woodstock two? Not quite, but there was quite a throng at the Ulu Pandan campus. The only one missing was Uncle Sam! 'T' Onboard Ranger the Fourth of July action was no less restrained. This cake and a whole bunch of others were part of the Bicenten- nial Spirit that abounded. N in 4TH or JULYf323 .-: Rock music, courtesy of these Rangermen, kept things rolling along during the day-long celebration. l bi. Captain Nicholson was on hand too, cutting a piece of cake here just before the festivities got into full swing. YUM YUM! Another part of the Fourth of July party included some wild, pull-out-the-stops pie eating contests. That's a good way to fracture your nose. I . ., . gg 1 Ju, A' 324fPHOT0 CONTEST IS3 Joe Ricke of OZ Division took first place in the Philippines category with this spectacular sunset shot. Pall C NT 2 EST Mark Sundseth, a PHAN in the Photo Lab took an honorable mention for this shot of a Philippine farmer. L s TREF ,ff M1 Hplligllflillyllylwllijg ' PHOTO CONTESTf325 First place in the Hong Kong category went to PH1 Marion Ballard. AQ3 Ed Langmaid of VF-154 was a close second with this colorful entry. MKCDNG KUNG 13175 326fPHOTO CONTEST SIUEI PS il Mi H+ M UH MEN Y iq i'iW 1,, 2.4. 4. vi' X If . , A Q!! Another Joe Ricke entry took an honorable mention. PH3 Buffington caught co-hort PH3 Charlie Turner in action aboard a heio for this winning entry in the Ship's Life: working category. ., Ja..Q.i4--iLs.ug:..,,,,,., s Mi... PHOTO CONTESTf327 .f lguwff. OE Division's ETR2 Bob Niclas took this prize winning photo of a couple of his buddies taking it easy on the SPS 30 Antenna, in the Ship's Life: non-working category. NMFS MMI: NO wi ll my ABH1 Merrill of V-2 Division received an honorable mention for this flight deck picture. 'v ' fpql'q' 328fHOMECOMING ,,f '17 g ag ? 53 g on g NG U 0 'fi A f A Q X 5, I- I U AA N '1 f S We Q Q I QW ' 'Wg ' Q9 .50 5 I' ff rf f Q 1- G 7 UQ' 3 ,wx Wwwinr-'iv'-w GUI!!! W' liner 0 Captain' My Captalnf Our fearful trzp ts done The ship has weathered every rock the prlze we sought ts won The port ts near the bells I hear the people all exultzng The shtp ts anchored sa e and sound IIS voyage closed and done From earful trzp the vzetor shtp comes IH wzth object won ' From O Captaln' My Captam' by Wa1tWh1tman 11819 19101 '5 -Wen 1 1 f 1 ' Q . - 2 ,M .1,l.'pggz1 -1, Y 1 L X , 4 ' U V ' Q .hum 4 ,MAJ 4 1 , , '2 ,l I ' . 4 Nj ' A1114 ' , , , K., ' 5. .X V ,l -. , - Tm, Mwwwv L ,Q , 'SL , 1 5' I Q- 3' , . I . w v A A .M hh.. , K4 11' , tw? 0 j 5 r It S 71 ' 4 any-,..-.: , 1 .- ,pi H . . . . . . , ' 1 , , , -.r,.4N1L 330fHOMECOMING e abx Where we love is home V. Q5-14 Home that our foot may leave But not our hearlsfl Oliver Wendell Holmes u HOMECOMINGf331 The happiesl moments of my lzfe have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. Thomas Jefferson H743-18265 332fHOMECOMING 55 Why Cant somebody give us a list of things everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks? Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. H809-18945 HOMECOMINGf333 And the night shall be flied with music, and the cares that iiifest the day, shall fold their tents like the Arab, and as silently steal away. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow C1807-18825 334fHOMECOMING They who go feel not the pain of partingj if is they who stay behind that suffer. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow C1807-18825 .4 fi' -1' F , X . -Q.,-Q ,gf .. U,.IIE, 6 lies flzejbzal harbor M 12511.15 WE ZUZNIOOI' HO m0re?' Herman Melville Q 1519-15911 HOMECOMlNGf335 336fHOMECOMlNG EQuAToR CROSSlNGf337 CRUSSHNQSH Tllilfili ilAQNUfl - . 4 -- . ag --in Q.. 1 My., eggs, i ,vin '02 .- -i'.' , -'..-.t5'.'i.-1 1- ..Q,,k, W'-'K-,asiifsma wavsumff.: 1 .4 A . X . . i King Neptune and his Court, waiting to pass judgement on thousands of slimey pollywogs. 338fEQUATOR CROSSING F' -- e ,. ' ' A-117 Q A f iii' 7'- Lal- - THE GAUNTLET-Trusty shellbacks lined the flight deck neating out various forms of pollywog punishment during the wild initiation ceremony. Short lengths of firehose became very effective persuaders in the hands of the fiersome shellbacks. Other stops along the initiation route included crawling through a shute full of nasty garbage, plopping into a tub full of the briny deep and lots of tail slapping. EQUATOR CROSSI NGf339 THIS IS A FINE MESS YOU'VE GOTTEN US INTO! Some pollywogs were marked for special treatment. These guys got a taste of some ancient methods of punishment before they got accepted into King Neptune's ancient order of the keep. NOW YOU'RE A TRUSTY SHELLBACK! The final stage of the shellback process, the ceremonial dunking. Now you know what they mean when they say, The Navy is more than ships at sea. 340fCRUlSEBOOK STAFF CRUISEBOOK EDITOR-JO3 Jim Smallwood The initial planning for the 1976 Cruisebook began in July 1975. Over a period of nearly a year and a half, thousands of hours have been dedicated to make this book happen. During the eight month deployment we lost our main artist, SN Ruben Ortega of Weapons and our Sales Manager, Senior Chief Dave Hadley, Assistant Chief Master-At-Arms. They both did an outstanding job and luckily we found two really top-notch guys to take their places. LT Jug Bernhardt of VAQ-135 amazed us all with his artistic ability and AC2 Russ Malmsbury of OC Division netted us a 52,200 profit in sales. He also managed to keep all our records in order no small feat in itself. ' Acting as Cruisebook Advisor LCDR Paul J. Madigan kept us on target, marking our progress and, every once in a while, providing us with some horsepower to get things moving. SALES SUPER MANAGER-AC2 Russ Malmsbury. C M UISEC 350036 l STAHW' ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE-LT Jug Bernhardt. The staff of the 1976 crulsebook would like to thank Stackpole Books of Harrisburg Pennsylvania for allowing us to make use of portions of the follow Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution ing books: Boys in the Revolution and CRUISEBOOK LEGAL OFFICER-LT Peter Haskell. LT Peter Haskell, Ranger's Legal Officer, proved indispensable with his wise legal counsel during contract planning and writing. We never lost any sleep worrying about legal hassles with anyone, thanks to his aid. Photographing the crew of Ranger was a Her- culean assignment, but PH1 Marion Ballard really eased the load for us. Many times we had to shoot late in the evening or make a special trip for a single photograph. He came through for us and also did a bang up job on the inside cover for this book. 1976 Ranger Cruisebook Staff thanks the following Rangermen for their photographic contributions: ABHAN R. Bonilla AQ3 E. Langmaid IS3 J. Ricke LT M. Marich LTJG D. Hulbert LT J. Chalker IS3 C. Porter PHAN V. Sundseth ABE1 B. Merrill GMT2 R. Smith IS3 T. McMaster LT R. Cooper PH2 K. Marshall ETR2 R. Niclas SN K. Chedville CRUISEBOOK STAFFf341 Chief Warrant Officer Logan of EMO lent us his photographic expertise, our thanks to him for his fine effort. We're proud to have him on the staff. SN Mike Defibaugh from Deck Department pulled us out of the hole in Manila when things looked dismal. He assisted in layout and copy to help us meet our first deadline. PHOTOGRAPHER-PH1 Marion Ballard. l E, 3. l 342fCRUISEBO0K STAFF Chief Warrant Officer Logan. The Cruisebook Staff also thanks Ranger's Photo Lab for their invaluable services. They did over 60M of the photography as well as developing 99'Ma of the film used in the book. When it came to just plain unselfish, reliable and timely assistance, J01 Bruce Blakeman was truly our man of the hour. Although not directly involved with Cruisebook production, he neverthe- less took an interest in problems we had and count- less times expedited matters for us. As the book was nearing completion and a minor sweat conn cropped up, Bruce stepped in and flew back to Visalia with me to finalize over 70 pages of layout, copy and proofreading. He also provided some ex- cellent advice and ideas. A thousand thanks. Finally, we have to say a big thank you to Mr. Rod Williams and Mr. Gary Uldriks of Josten'sf American Yearbooks. What can you say about two guys who never let us down and never lost faith in us? Efforts on their behalf were outstanding and more than once they went out of their way to keep us on track. Thanks guys! It was through the combined efforts of all these people mentioned and a few others that this Cruise- book was a success, and it is our sincere hope that you will find many lasting memories of Ranger's Bicentennial Spirit of '76 cruise, herein. Jim Smallwood Editor SN Mike Defibaugh. CON R A H3 IN A IRM S ESCORTSf343 uss ROBINSON QDDG-121 USNS MISPILLION QTAO-1051 uss BERKELEY QDDG-151 uss SAN JOSE QAFS-71 uss ASHTABULA QAO-19 USNS NAVASOTA QTAO-1061 uss GOLOSBOROUGH QDDG-201 uss PYRO QAE-24, uss PREBLE QDDG-461 uss OUELLET QFF-10771 uss HASSAYAMPA CAO-145 uss SUSQUEHANNA uss STRAUSS QDDG-161 uss wABAsH QAOR-51 uss CAMDEN QAOR-21 uss WHITE PLAINS QAFS-42 USS SAMPLE CFF-10481 344fIN MEMORIAM HN M llQi1Ml D l? ll T 7 Ranger F ' 5 , I X X 1 7 7 6 - 1 9 7 6 Z -9 Proud Trad ition .1 ,N-...- YAENT Op :fn 41 WF? Jf Je 2 .1 49 '4 7'5'fT'- Q? Vt! Q , , 'Qi ,SA ii: 5 -. ' A, af f?xS7- 593, 'fn 4TEs of . up 'YYY RfH'YlN i2lffwfKTl'vXW A RI use ronger icy-ol The aTTack aircrafT carrier USS RAN- GER is TheeighThship of The UniTed STaTes Navy To bear a name ThaT has become synonymous in naval hisTory wiTh acTion -- from The firsT wooden RANGER commanded by John Paul Jones, To The presenT RANGER which has com- pleTed seven combaT deploymenfs in The Far EasT. An able veTeran of frequenT acTion in SouTheasT Asia, CV-6l has earned for herself The nickname, HTop Gun of The Pacific FleeT.H This nickname is borne ouT by The I5 baTTle sfreamers she has received since her comission- ing in l957. RANGER was consTrucTed by The New- porT News Shipbuilding and Drydock company aT NewporT News, Va. Mrs. ArThur W. Radford wife of The former Chairman of The JoinT Chiefs of STaff, sponsored RANGER aT her chrisTening ceremony in SepTember l956. The carrier was commissioned Augusf IO, I957, one of The four ForresTal class CVAs. Following The lead seT by The USS SARATOGA lsecond ship of The Forresfal classl RANGER chose a name having Revolufionary War significance. During her maiden cruise RANGER vis- iTed The capiTaI of The Dominican Re- public, Ciudad Trujillo Know Sanfo Do- mingol. IT was The firsT foreign porT visiTed by The new carrier. She re- Turned To The Caribbean The following year To compleTe her final accepTance Trials. RANGER operaTed off The Virginia Capes unTil June l958, when she depar- Ted for The Pacific FleeT, via SouTh America and Cape Horn, and her new home aT The Naval Air STaTion Alameda, on San Francisco Bay. The 80,000-Ton RANGER began To ful- fill her primary mission on January 3, l959, when she deparfed Alameda for her firsT Tour of duTy wiTh The US Sevenfh FleeT in The Far EasT. During This cruise she visiTed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Yokosuka and Kobe, Ja- pan, Okinawa, Manila, Republic of The Philippines, and The Brifish Crown Co- lony of Hong Kong. RANGER hosTed Thousands of visifors in This seven-monTh Tour of The Orienf, including Presidenf Carlos Garcia of The Philippines, and Prince and Prin- cess Takamafsu and Princess Chichibu of The Japanese Imperial Family. IT was during This firsT deploymenf ThaT RANGER paTrolIed The easT coasf of Taiwan during The l959 flare-up in Tensions beTween Taiwan and Mainland China. Ranger in overseas operaTions. The Top Gun made addiTionaI cruises To Asia in l960, I96l, and I962.ln porTs ranging from Japan To The Phili- pines she was visiTed by Thousands of persons. Her crew also donaTed Tons of cIoThing and money To charify and so- cial agencies. When RANGER visiTed Hong. Kong in l962, a full-scale producTion of The Gilberf and Sullivan musical NHMS Pinaforen was held aboard...a Chinese casT, direcfed by an lrisn priesf, aboard an American aircraff carrier. ln I964, RANGER again reTurned To Asia, buT This Time she was going To war. IT was The firsT Time for The Car- rier in The Gulf of Tonkin, and her firsT Time flying combaT missions. While There, she was The flagship of FasT Carrier Task Force 77. Successful Deploymenf ln December l965, Ranger again de- Q ployed for her second Tour of combaT operaTions off VieTnam. PiloTs of The embarked ATTack Carrier Air Wing I4 flew The firsT sTrike againsT peTrole- um, oil, and lubricanT sTorage faci- liTies in The Haiphong area. Despife heavy ground fire, The piloTs inflicT- ed severe damage wiThouT Taking damage To Themselves or Their aircrafT. Of The 2l8 day, 90,000-mile deploymenT, l36 days were spenT flying combaT sorTies inTo NorTh and SouTh VieTnam. For her performance during her se- cond Tour in The Gulf of Tonkin, RAN- GER won The Arleigh Burke FleeT Trophy for baTTle efficiency. She also won anoTher covefed award -- The Navy UniT CommendaTion. ln addiTion To These Two awards, Our Navy magazine selecTed RANGER as-The Ship of The Yearn for l966. IT was This highly successful second combaT deploymenT and The subsequenf honors ThaT led To The ship's nickname of HTop Gun of The Pacific FleeT.H Resumes CombaT AfTer an exTensive overhaul aT Pugef Sound Naval Shipyard, RANGER headed wesTward again. She began her Third mission in November I967. Rear Admiral John P. Weinel, Commander Carrier Di- vision Three, Termed The embarked Air Wing Two as NThe mosT sophisTicaTed air wing ever To deploy aboard a car- rier.U AfTer a monTh and a half on HYankee STaTionH in The Gulf of Tonkin, RANGER was unexpecTedly senT To The Sea of Japan following The NorTh Korean Sei- zure of The inTelligence ship USS PUE- BLO. AfTer a monTh on operafions off The Korean coasT, RANGER reTurned To The SouTh China Sea and The air war againsT NorTh VieTnam. RANGER reTurned To The UniTed STaTes in May l968. BuT five days laTer, she was leaving her homeporT aT Alameda for The PugeT Sound Shipyard. Since a Two-monTh ov- erhaul was in sTore for The Top Gun, :rewmen were auThorized To bring Their GGPSUUGUTS, cars, and household effecTs aboard for The Two day excursion To BremerTon, WashingTon. ln Augusf, RANGER reTurned To Alame- da wiTh fresh coafs of painT inside and ouT. 'Bon Voyage' Time Again Hundreds of well-wishers waved from The pier as RANGER eased ouT of Alameda Ranger heading for overseas deploymenT. in OcTober l968, desTlned for her fourTh Tour off VieTnam. Aboard for This deploymenT were Two special crew- members -- The Lone Ranger and his usea- horsen Silver. The mascoT Team, who used To ride Ranger's range were a cos- Tumed crewman and a life-size fiber- glass horse. Because of The i968 bombing halT over NorTh VieTnam, RANGER piloTs concenTra- Ted Their efforTs in direcT air supporT of The allied ground forces ln The SouTh. RANGER piloTs also flew unarmed reconnaissance ' missions over NorTh VieTnam. In April l969 RANGER joined Task Force 7l off The coasT of Korea. She reTurned home in May. For This deploy- menT, RANGER received her second Navy UniT CommendaTion. ln OcTober, afTer a Two-and-a-hal monTh yard period aT HunTers PoinT Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, RAN- GER and her 5,000 crewmembers again lefT Alameda To reTurn To The Gulf of Tonkin and The conflicT in VieTnam. During This fifTh combaT deploymenT, RANGER's air wing -- confinuing To fly missions in supporT of The allied ground forces in SouTheasT Asia -- flew more Than 9,000 combaT sorTies. ThaT deploymenT ended in June l970, when RANGER reTurned To Alameda. Back To Tonkin Gulf In 0cTober l970, RANGER again lefT Alameda To reTurn To The Gulf of Ton- kin for her sixTh combaT supporT de- ploymenT. Spending a ToTal of l27 days in The gulf, aircrafT from RANGER flew more Than ll,000 combaT sorTies over VieT- nam and Laos. During These missions, The aircrafT dropped more Than 20,000 Tons of ordnance. L During The deploymenT, RANGER served under Three differenT admirals embark- ed aboard The ship -- Rear Admiral Da- mon Cooper, Rear Admiral James Ferris, and Rear Admiral Leo McCuddin. The ship hosTed highranking miliTary Leaving The Gulf of Tonkin in May l97I, Ranger visiTed Subic Bay Naval STaTion in The Philippines and Naval STaTion Yokosuka, Japan,'on her reTurn To The UniTed STaTes. ln mid-June, The Top Gun sTeamed under The ,Golden GaTe Bridge -- her sixTh combaT mission in SouTheasT Asia compleTed. Following a shorT period aT Alameda, RANGER crossed San Francisco Bay To enTer HunTers PoinT Naval Shipyard for a regular overhaul -- eleven monThs of The mosT exTensive renovaTion ever gi- ven To an aircraff carrier. Civilian shipyard employees and mem- bers of The ship's crew gave RANGER a new lease on life as a seagoing airporf and a proud fighTing vessel. Again ready for sea, RANGER deployed for her sevenTh Tour of combaT duTy on November l6, l972. 3 Before compleTing her sevenTh combaT deploymenT on 22 June, l973, RANGER vi- siTed The Republic of The Philippines several Times and called aT Hong Kong, Singapore and Yokosuka, Japan. AfTer a sTand down period in Alameda The ship wenT To Long Beach Naval Shipyard for a brief overhaul. and diplomaTic visiTors from AusTraliag Thailand, BriTain, and The Philippines. PeaceTime Cruise RANGER made her firsT peaceTime de- ploymenT in I0 years on May 7, i974 During The six monTh deploymenT RANGER operaTed ouT of Subic Bay, Republic of The Philippines. On I8 0cTober i974 she reTurned To Alameda, marking The end of The firsT six monTh deploymenT for a CVA in many years. The following year on June 3, i975 RANGER made a permananT change of homeporT from Alameda To NorTh Island, San Diego. WesTpac l976 From June 3, l975, To January 30, i976 RANGER and her squadrons began Train- ing for anoTher WesTern Pacific cruise The ship was in and ouT of porTconTin- uously and became a familiar figure,To The yachTs and commercial vessels in Coronado Roads. On January 30, l976, RANGER lefT her San Diego homeporT for anoTher cruise in The WesTern Pacific. .,,. . rmsr NAVY JACK.. ik.-. .N 'Vivngll limbouazmw-loco.: 1 al Ranger's Proud HeriTage , The name HRangerH has a proud and far-reaching posiTion in The annals of American Naval hlsTory. Ships known as Ranger span The Amer- ican TradiTion of peace Through power, from This naTion's fledgling days of The RevoluTionary War To iTs recenT acTions in SouTheasT Asia. CapTain John Paul Jones was probably The mosT famous commander of any ship named Ranger. ShorTly afTer The firsT Ranger was builT in 1777, Jones and his 140-man crew seT sail for France. 'On February 14, 1778, The famed war hero negoTiaTed wiTh The French The firsT saluTe To The American flag, Thereby receiving The firsT official recogniTion of The American Republic by a foreign power. LaTer ThaT year, Jones' Ranger cruised The Irish Sea, harassing Bri- Tish shipping. He Took several vessels, including His MajesTy's Ship Drake, which Jones capTured near BelTasT, Ire- land. He also led several landing parTies onTo The BriTish soil. Some were noT alTogeTher successful buT Jones' bold TacTics led insurance raTes of ship- ping To be greaTly increased, causing greaT hardships on The BriTish. AfTer Jones lefT Ranger, To command The Bon Homme Richard, Ranger wade several cruises along The ATlanTic CoasT of America defeaTing The 8riTish ship Holderness off Newfoundland in 1779. When CharlesTon, SouTh Carolina, was capTured by The 8riTish in 1780 They Took possession of Ranger and laTer commissioned her in The BriTish Navy as The Halifax. TwenTy-one oTher ships of The Revo- luTlonary War bore The name Ranger. All of These ships were under The com- mand of various sTaTes. One, commanded by CapTain Hudson of Pennsylvania, capTured Two BriTish ships in 1776. AnoTher, commanded by CapTain Hume capTured a Wesf India privafeer in The same year. And during The War of 1812 a privaTeer ouT of BosTon named Ranger capTured one enemy ship and Two brigs. The second Ranger was an armed schooner purchased in 1804 and sold in 1810 afTer rouTine service. She had served as a pickeT ship in Chesapeake Bay. Ranger number Three was a brig of 14 guns, purchased ln 1814 To operaTe wiTh Commodore Chauncey's squadron on Lake OnTario during The War of 1812. She was condemned as unworThy of re- pairs and sold in 1821. The fourTh Ranger was a full-rigged iron vessel wiTh auxiliary sTeam power builT in 1876. She saw service in The NorTh ATlanTic, AsiaTic and Pacific waTers, wiTh 12 years spenT on survey- ing duTy. ln 1909, she was converTed ,inTo a nauTlcal school ship and The following yea loaned To The sTaTe of MassachuseTTs where she also served as a school. The nexT ship To bear The name Rang- er never puT To sea. She was one of The six baTTle cruisers auThorized in 1916. However, in 1922, when only four percenT compleTed, consTrucTion was suspended upon The signing of The Wash1ngTon TreaTy, limiTing naval arm- mi .Hifi The use RANGER aT s0u+namp+an, 1911. 5 - The fifTh Ranger was a converTed: sTeeI yachT builT in 1910. She was em- ployed on paTroI duTy ln coastal- de- fense and from 1919 To 1931 served as parT of The CoasT Guard Geodeflc Sur- vey. Ranger Six was a 'minesweeper, builT in New London, ConnecTlcuT- in 1882. She was commissioned lnTo The Navy ln 1918 and was employed in coasfal de- fense for only one year. CV-4 was The miliTary des1gnaTion of The sevenTh Ranger in US hisTory, She was The firsT US Navy vessal builT from The keel up as an aircraff carrier. Earlier carriers had been merely regular ships wiTh plaTforms consTrucTed To accommodafe The air- crafT. This Ranger was launched from The NewporT New Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on February 25, 1933, under The sponsorship of The First Lady, Mrs. HerberT Hoover. The carrier was commissioned aT The Norfolk Navy Yard nie following June 4 'wiTh CapTain ArTher L. BrisTol as Com- manding Officer. AfTer a shakedown cruise, Taking her To Rio de Janiero, Buenos Aires and MonTevideo she operaTed off The Vir- ginia Capes unTil March 1935, when she sailed for duTy in The Pacific. For four years Ranger operaTed off Hawaii from Peru To SeaTTle and in 1939 began operaTions ouT of GuanTanamo Bay, Cuba. When The Japanese aTTacked Pearl Har- bor in 1941, Ranger was on The EasT CoasT, she remained There as The Flag Ship of Rear Admiral A.B. Cook, Com- mander Carrier ATlanTic FleeT. In 1942, Ranger was ferrying Army aircrafT To The Gold CoasT of Africa. LaTer ThaT year her mission was To TransporT Troops To French Morocco. lT was sTill quiTe dark on The mor- ning of November 8, 1942 as Ranger was sTaTioned 30 miles ouT of Casablanca. She launched her aifcraff To supporT The landings made aT Three poinTs on The ATlanTic CoasT of NorTh Africa. WiThouT loss To Themselves The planes desToyed seven fgrounded' aircrafT on The field and 14 bombers on anoTher. Her bombers also scored hiTs To The Vichy-French vesseli AlbaTross. Ranger launched 496 combaT sorTies' in The Three-day campaign. ln 1943 Ranger joined The BriTjsh Home Fleef under The command offAdmir- al Bruce Fraser.- WiTh This uniT, she operafed off The coasT of Norway. for several monThs, covering The norThern convoy rouTe againsT incursions by large German surface ships and making one raid on German shipping aT Bedo in early OcTober. The resulTs of The raid were reporTed good, and Two Ger- man paTrol planes were desToyed. ' ln OcTober 1943, Ranger was locaTed by Three German planes afTer she had desTroyed The German ship Topeka. BuT her CombaT Air Wing insTanTly shoT down Two of Them and Turned The lone raider back To iTs base. German war records laTer indicaTed ThaT Ranger aircrafT had desTroyed six .sTeamers amounTing To 23,000 Tons, bad- USS RANGER CV-4 ly damaged four oThers and killed abouT 200 Troops. ln 1944 Ranger was again ferrying aircrafT and men To The European fronT LaTer ThaT year, she was Transferred To The Pacific FleeT. Ranger sailed To San Diego and Hawaii. Working ouT of Pearl Harbor, Ranger conducTed day and nighT carrier Train- ing operaTions, preparing air groups and squadrons. She conTinued This duTy during The remainder of The war. ln SpeTember 1945,, The carrier 'seT ouT for The iPhiladelphia Naval Ship Yard via The Panama Canal. CV-4 was decommissioned There OcTo- ber I3, 1946, and sold for scrap The following year in January.. I Because Ranger is relaTively small in area for iTs populaTion, living quarTers are close and chowlinesare long. However, foam rubber maTTresses and individual reading lamps and air condiTioning venTs are quiTe a comfor- Table improvemenT over Times pasT. Ranger is liTeraIly a floaTing ciTy of 5,000 men whose primary mission is To operaTe and mainTain a mobile -air base. ' Like any ciTy, There are in Ranger besides her nindusTrial areasu many personal services available To her res- idenTs. The ship has barber shops 5 Tailor and Cobbler, a laundry and dry Clean'09 ShOp, snack shops, sT0r95 Picking up a few iTems aT The sTore. ThaT sell various Types of merchandise, a library, regular church services, legal assisTance, docTors-and denTisTs, a Television and radio sTaTion CKRAND and even gymnasium facilifies. ln ad- diTion a daily newspaper is published while The ship is aT sea and a monThly Familygram as well. ' T A Sailor's Day 0n Ranger LeT's Take a look aT a Typical day aT sea for a Ranger sailor. lT doesn'T maTTer, really, who This sailor is or whaT deparTmenT and division he is assigned. He could work in any one of-a mulTiTude of shops, of- fices, or spaces you'll find Tucked away in Ranger's 80,000 Ton frame- Our man is up aT reveille 66:30 ami. He hurries Through a shower and shave, Then joins his buddies in one of The ship's Two chow lines for breakfasT. Acfually he could eaT almosT any Time. when you have 5,000 hungry men on your hands, and They work and sleep and geT hungry around The clock, you have To feed Them as They come! SO OUF galley is open 20 hours a day aT sea. AfTer he finishes chow he heads for his work cenTer or office where he HmusTers inn wiTh his Leading PeTTy Of- ficer. Then lT's Hfurn Ton--commence n' ' rk. , Reg3l dl'9SS 0+ wn?T eever SHN, This or aT sea, Ranger 'S n is undersfandable because The numberof 'Jobs required To keep The ship opera- Ting aT peak efficiency is phenomenal. ln probably no oTher facef ofAmerica's milifary organizafion is There such a diversificafion of duTies performed by such a large number of men in such a relafively small area. A The Rangerman we are following knows his business. AlThough he is non-raTed he is proving effecTive in his chosen profession and he learns fasT. He should soon advance To peTTy officer Third class. - AT abouT mid-morning our sailor geTs The word from his leading peTTy officer To pick up some supplies, from The Seamarf buT he never geTs There. The shrill bIasT of The bosunfs pipe signals HAll-handsn aTTenTion. Our man is already underway aT full sfeam be- fore The Hbong-bong-bongn is finished ringing over The ship's announcing sys- Tem signaling General QuarTers, which sends all Rangermen To Their baTTle sfa- Tions. x . 'T 3 ' -t Almosf Two hours lafer, wiTh drills complefed, GQ is secured. Now,.Though, he has To eaT and geT back To work. Three of fourleffers received during mail call, which so far are unread, came ouT of his shirT pockeT as he re- laxes in his berfhing space. The leT- Ters finished, he wafches Television for a while and Then Turns To some per- sonal maTTers. A He wriTes a leTTer, squares away The clofhing ThaT has jusT been washed by- The ship's laundry, makes a menTal nofe To buy some personal arTicles aT The ship's sTore and shines his shoes. Affer eafing aT 6:30 pm, he goes To The forecasfle To find a seaf for The movie. The picfure is finished aT liT- Tle affer 9 pm. V A Finally, jusf as Taps sounds af 10:00 pm, our man Turns in. His day may be Typical buT Tomorrow could be Tofally differenT, and sTill Typical. lT's all in a day's work To a Ranger- man. rongeer 0 orgonlzohon Twelve deparTmenTs make up Ranger's inTernaI organizaTlon and each deparT- menT consisTs of one or more divisions of enlisTed men and officers. DeparTmenT sizes range fFOm 'SSS Than 20 men To more Than 600 men. Each division is assigned a specific responsiblIiTy which may range any- where from healTh care To launching aircrafT. ln addiTion To The various deparT- menTs, all of which make up The ship's company, an air wing comes aboard be- fore The ship deploys overseas, bring- ing along several squadrons of air- crafT. These squadrons operaTe 80 To 90 planes and include almosT 2,500 of- ficers and enlisTed men who fly, arm and mainTain Their aircrafT. executive The ExecuTive DeparTmenT handles The reams of paper work required To keep The ship funcTioning smooThly. Nearly all of The ship's clerical duTies are handled by This deparTmenT, from keep- ing personnel records To processing men for advancemenT. Also known as X-Division, The Execu- Tive DeparTmenT includes men who pub- lish The ship's daily newspaper and operaTe The Television and radio sys- Tem. V Ranger's CaTholic and ProTesTanT chaplains are also aTTached To The Ex- ecuTlve DeparTmenT. They provide spir- .iTual minisTry for The crew. cornrnunicolions ' The CommunicaTions DeparTmenT han- dles The receiving of visual and wire- less messages. lTs radio circuiTs auTomaTlcally en- code and decode inTelligence. Modern Telefype machines can pass The infor- maTlon ThroughouT The Task group of ships operaTing wiTh Ranger, and far- Ther away aT a raTe of IOO words per minuTe. The AircrafT lnTermediaTe Mainfenance DeparTmenT was esTablished To provide a repair capabiliTy aboard for air- crafT and iTs equipmenT- . AIMD has The shop faciliTies and Trained personnel To perform mainTen- ance on The equipmenT of The embarked air wing. The air wing provides Technicians To Temporary duTy To AIMD To augmenT The personnel permanenfly assigned. ThlS combinaTion of AIMD and air wing per- sonnel, under direcTion of one deparT- menT provides The necessary Talenf and knowledge in one cohesive uniT for mainTenence repair supporT for The elf crafT aboard. By repairing aircraff aboard ship, raTher Than, sending Them back T0 8 shore sTaTion, AIMD provides a high de gree of readiness in The fleeT. V , iz A QQ AircrafT onload for deploymenT. The NavigaTion gg1arTmenT ensures The safeTy of The ship by mainTaining and accuraTely ploTTing The ship's posiTions and course. Using celesTiaI, elecTronic and vis- ual means, The navigaTor advises The commanding officer and The officer of The deck abouT The ship's movemenTs and safe courses To be sTeered. This deparTmenT is also responsible for The Training of junior officers as Officer of The Deck in porT and under- way, and for The Training of senior officers as Command DuTy Officers. NavigaTion is also responsible for The proper rendering of all milifary honors and ceremonies. operoiions The mission of The 0peraTions DeparT menT is To collecT, amplify and dis- seminaTe combaT and operafional infor- maTion which is required for The as- signed Tasks of The ship and iTs air Programming compuTers in CVIC. wing. Ops also provides air inTelligence, meTeorological, phoTographic, sched- uling and coordinaTion of The ship and her assigned aircrafT. engineering The Engineering DeparTmenT, ToTaling 650 personnel, can be compared To a large uTiliTy company, providing com- pleTe services To a ciTy of 5,000 res- idenTs. Engineering provides The necessary iTems such as 400,000 gallons of fresh wafer, 17,000,000 waTTs of elecTrical power, sewage sysTems5 and heaTing and air condiTioning. AnoTher responsibiliTy is To provide sTeam ThroughouT The ship for Two rea- sons: To propel Ranger Through The wa- fer wiTh four 70,000 horsepower en- gines and To caTapulT aircrafT off The flighT deck aT a speed of 150 miles an hour. AnoTher major parT of Engineering's mission is The shipboard firefighTing and damage conTrol organizaTion. When a fire occurs on Ranger, a small and highly Trained fire group responds deck The Deck DeparTmenT, Ranger's newesT deparTmenT, was formed in June 1969. IT was originally The Weapons DeparT- menT. Under The direcTion of The ship's FirsT LieuTenanT, Deck's boaTswains maTes do mosT of The TradiTional sea- man's work including mooring and an- choring The ship, operaTing The ship's boaTs, caring for The ship's exTerior surfaces and las BoaTswains maTes of The WaTchl using Their disTincTive pipes To Hcall awayu evoluTions from immediaTely. Deck force aT work. General QuarTers To Mail Call. MosT imporTanTly, The Deck personnel man The ship's underway replenishmenf sTaTions, Taking on oil, ammunifion and sfores. weopons The 200 men of The Weapons DeparT- menT conTrol The offensive and defen- sive capabiliTies of Ranger. The gunnery group performs mainTain- ence and repair on The Two 5-lr1Cl'I 54 1 nu caliber gun mounTs and Their ,comple- menTary fire conTrol radar sysTems. These weapons allow The ship To defend herself againsT sea or surface aTTack. The ordnance group provides The emb- barked air wing wiTh The ordnance nec- cessary To provide iT's offensive capa- biliTy. 9 Bombs and missiles are sTored, TesT- ed and mainTained by The ordnance group and are delivered To The flighT deck for loading aboard The aircrafT. These sophisTicaTed weapons can be ef- fecTively delivered againsT air, land or surface TargeTs only if Weapons De- parTmenT has done iTs job properly. The business organlzafion of Rangef, The Supply DeparTmenT, procures, re- ceives, sTows, issues and accounTs for The majorify of maTerial necessary To -operafe The ship and To equip iTs per- sonnel. This includes mainTaining parTs and repairing everyThing-from aeronauTical equipmenT and ship's machinery To elec Tronic and ordnance equipmenT. The deparTmenT feeds and pays! The crew, Takes care of Their laundry needs, and provides personnel services such as, sTores ouTleTs, barber shops, and soda founfalns. The mission of The Air DeparTmenT is To conducT launching and landing oper- Tions and To exercise local conTrol of airborne aircraff in order ThaT em- barked air squadrons and deTachmenTs can mosT effecTively conducT air oper- aTions. rnedicolfdeniol Ranger's Medical and DenTal DeparT- menTs are responsible under The com- manding officer for The TreaTmenT of The sick and injured, for The preven- Tion and conTrol of diseases, for pro- mofing good healTh and for giving ad- vice on such maTTers as hygiene, sani- l TaTion and safeTy. lncluded in This is The responsibilify of mainfaining The drug supply and medical equipmenT, keeping healTh records and making med- ical reporTs. rnor dei In addiTlon To The several deparf- menTs of enlisTed Navy men and offi- cers aboard Ranger, The ship also car- ries a deTachmenT of marines, wiTh Their own commanding officer who as- sisTs Ranger's commanding officer. The Marines also Take parT in spe- cial ceremonies aboard, frequenTly providing color guards for various oc- casions. Orderlies To The commanding officer and The execuTive officer are also chosen from MarDeT. oddiiionol Tocis 0rafT ................. 36 feeT 9 inches Overall lengfh ............. l,07l feeT WldTh aT main deck...l29 feeT 4 inches ExTreme widTh aT flighT deck .............. over 270 feeT Depfh aT cenTerline lfllghf deckl ......... 97 feeT 4 inches Boilers ............ ................ 8 Speed .................... over 30 knoTs Horsepower ......... g ...... .over 280,000 AveragedisplacemenT..abouT 80,000 Tons STrucTural sTeel required..52,500 Tons Miles of 5-inch welding ........... 2,400 Number of propellers K5 blade? ....... 4 Number of rudders .................... 2 Miles of piping .............. abouT l80 Miles of elecTric cable. ..... abouT 290 Pounds of weld meTal used .... 2,000,000 Number of elevaTors lall deck edgel..4 Number of caTapulTs lsTeam poweredD..4 Size of propellers ldiameTerl..22 feeT WeighT of anchors .............. Z4 Tons WeighT of each anchor chain link ........................ 360 pounds Number of Telephones ............. 2,000 ron er Qoircroil The SH-3 USGS Kihgu is 5 JST-prgpelled The EA-6B Prowler is a TacTicai elec- Tronic aircrafT buili by The Grumman Aerospace Corporalion. welicopfer Thai is used primarily for rescue operafions aT sea. The A68 lniruder is a subsonic, Two seai, all-weaiher fighTer bomber. The F55 CEU carry over i5,000 pounds of ordnance. 3 Tre EZA Hawkeye is an airborne early warning aircrafl capable of direc+ing land a++acks of carrier-based planes. The A7 Ccrsair ll is a single place, subsonic, all-weaiher fighler bomber manufaciured by +he Link Temco Voughl Aircrafm Corporaiion. The F4 Phaniom ll is a fighler bomber. This Two-man, Twin-engine supersonic aircrafT has been clocked al over i,6OO knofs. 1,115 Q r w . we .5 , , ,,.. , h w 5 ,fwkMm,w, I,,h.n-'H The RAEC Vigilanfe can conduci medium range reconnaissance operafions in any wealher and alTiTude- Ciiiiiiiiiiigf If all of The 2,000,000 pounds of weld mefal used on Ranger were 5-inch size, iT would exTend a disTance of 2,400 miles or from NewporT News, Va. To San Francisco. i -f:-'fc -TL, ' -df: 61,4934 If m :Hn i'7'M,,,' an I iv' 454 Each of The Panger's four propellers measure more Then 22 feeT or The heighfof a Two-sTory home. 0 ,xz' 3,Q3agwgggZirf ,, T 0' 'f ' ' ' ' YW -fb .f - '. f.'i':f3'--7?5.4.'4..7i The Ranger's anchor chains could sus- Tain The weighT of four of The largesf locomofives. . ..,. 1 T 4: 7 -mf gi E ii E32 ., in gig- gf ME 1 1 The several million blueprinTs used in TheconsTrucTion of The Ranger would form a pafhway 30 inches wide, exTen- ding for 2,l00 miles. ar-:firms-x-x-xx-:ar-nr-nr-x On The cover... 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