Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 184 of the 1988 volume:

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The gear depicts those ra- tings whose members provide machinery and hull re- pairs for other ships. lt also represents those who supply engineering support services. The missile illustrates the ordnance and weapons support the SAMUEL GOM- PERS furnishes to combatant ships. The electron orbits represent the newest generation of skills required in the modern Navy - technicians skilled in electronics. lt is a fitting symbol for a ship whose crew never pro- vides anything less than Service Supreme. USS Sllllll GUIPERS v '-x lv 99' Q . ' A 'af' HQ M . A ' Inf , . A 1 1 ' , .1 ff N ' 4 ,f - f tai? , - ' ,., , ' wi!-A,'.-V ,, ,I 'fx ' ,i?s',' ' 5..f-..' '- 'QX , ' i ' 3,5 f ,'f if - ' , , , ,. . , -.,.,.A,,,, K, ,,, .A 4 . '- 'Tlx 1 ' ,, W, , gA,? ., V' .' l 0 L- A . ' ' 'r- --. . 1 ff-'i'v ' f!'fW 5- ' 4 3. kw,,1-'jun g, 2 'I-5' -I H- lu - FX .QF K V ' '.' ' E135-.Q .iw 1 iffy' 1, 4.1 1 - . ,MM 73 I , jaw ,. , . . 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I' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10-1 1 12-13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28-53 54-65 66-77 78-83 84-93 94-97 98-101 102-105 106-107 Table of contents Title Dedication 108-115 Table of contents 116 Samuel Gompers 117 USS SAMUEL GOMPERS 118 QAD-371 119 Commanding Officer 120 Executive Officer QLCDR Casey 121 Executive Officer QCDR Canni 122 Command Master Chief 123 REFTRA 124 Departure 125 Chronology 126 Tended units 127 Kudos 128-129 Gas turbine engine change-ou 130-131 Deployment statistics 132-133 Admiral's visits 134 Ceremonies and awards 135 SWO qualifiers 136-139 ESWS qualifiers 140-143 Drills 144 UNREPIRAS 145 Flight ops 146-151 Al Masirah Airhead ops 152-153 Repair Department 154-155 Supply Department 156-159 Engineering Department 160-163 Operations Department 164-167 Deck Department 168-169 Weapons Department 170-173 Medical Department 174 Dental Department 175 Safety Department 176 Administrative Department Captains Call Meetings Religious services PACE courses Wrestlemania Bingo and pizza nights Surfin' Song Contest St. Patrick's Day Cookouts Casino nights Cinco de Maya Beer days The Mousetrap' Auntie Mame Talent show MARS Ship's flag Sports Boxing Wrestling Sports Crossing the line Hawaii Philippines Singapore Hong Kong Around the ship Tiger Cruise Homecoming Sunsets Cruisebook staff The end Samuel GompeFS uss SAMUEL GOMPERS lAD- an is the first us. snip namedyfq a great American who devoted his life to the labor movement and American ideals. A I Samuel Gompers was born in London in 1850 and was EIDDVGU' ticed to a cigar maker in 1863. The following year, at the age of 1.4, Gompers became associated with the labor movement. He helped .or- ganize and became president of the Cigar makers international Union. which became a model for other unions to follow. In 1881, Gompers Served as chairman of an organization that evolved into the Federation.of Or- ganized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada. lt was reorganized and renamed the American Federation of Labor QAFLJ in 1886. Gompers was elected presi- dent of the AFL and served in that capacity for more than four decades as the official head of the American labor movement. Before the AFL was founded, the labor movement was in the hands of small, individual unions throughout the country, all working without much cooperation. Upon formation of the federation, Gom- pers took the helm as its president and he welded the labor movement into a compact unit that became a power in the political, commercial and industrial life of the United States. Gompers believed in the ideals of America and taught patriotism to all his followers. He kept labor on a conservative footing and free frgm radicalism. A fearless exponent of right and a great humanitarian, he was also a great fighter. He fought J i for peace in industry and setting an example for others to follow. .His work for nearly half a century was dedicated to advance the lot of men and women for labor. His firm con- viction that labor could never dis- place management of industry made it possible for him to enter into suc- cessful negotiations with industry. D Samuel Gompers' life was a tribute to the contribution that for- eign-born Americans have made to 95 A V 14 ,,,,. f , Arte, i y 1 M- ' ' C if cgi. , t fly, , .V v...v. . L .' ' tiff! lf Ua- 1. 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A ' er Logistics Group 1, which is based iq.09kland, gl , e,,f- . Qsaft: 2514-feet,4xVz inchesaitg 20feet, Qeainchesforward The SAMUELGOMPERS' prigfnary rrifspion istogry f a lf. adedl . vide repairservicestcrafloat corribati:f1hI.iui5its of5the Qigplace : 2O,298Qtone Ve 6 Navy,including nuclear-powereElQe ur face Ships, s'ubrhar7f3 - ijf, ,, . VSpGGd2G2D+ kf10IS . A , 6 ines and aircraft carriers. ffl adggllon tojfie rep,airi.piis-A ,Q ,FOUlZ20R1lTfliQfIfm3Chlf19 gunsagahiiing bat- ' sion, thefSAMUEL GOMPERS dgwpfoigideiilogieilc Wai? f -l 4,1 T V ' le 'ifld.fT1lwlQf'l9OUSMSlT18ll armsf 6 material support to tended units.l-'52 ii.i f .M Q' f j i, amgturbinegfsingle shaftargd screw rated USS SAMWL 'GOMPERS fwasbtheifirst Siiipiiii..j , Bfil15Q'propellgr RPM ' U.S. Pacific Fleet to have eglistedfwomen saifye i, , it verage .officers and 1,200 enlisted crew. The firstfisvomen assfgnedixqiugffyglQzhipiigf-gpg,-gggi'iiij3i34g54 'ffQgQjg2i' ,gf Y' b. 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Additional shore ed Executive Officerfof NavyRecruiting Diefgo, from vvlmchi and with a bach 4 X H f, n Yorkg Office of Telecommunication Policyl tive Office of the President: and Tactics and Training for Commander in tic Fleet. t in ' i CAPT Labyakilis T a Surfaces proven subspecialist in naval anti-submarine warfare and operational the His decorations include the l.eAgion', of campaign awards.,CAPT Labyak is Gail ii?g'i,, '5, is Rl i former . c. Merrill of Norfolk, sVa. The-yllliave inreacnilqiienf d QQ., Theresa, born in 1966: Laura, born'ini1968g and'Dahiel ff? born in 1972. The family resiqiesfiii virginia iVii eea clf pivgfl 5 F-.Vi N uh, T N i . , -kkik . . , 1- - ixl i 'i e to . ul ' A I vb V 'id ' : 1 yl V. if ,t 5 I u I I 3' lx!-mf.. 1 xx 5- 3 x X thas.: 1.1 u?!'2?s ' ' I ' Y I V I . x f. 1 1-'Fi 'T-: 5 5?i j 1' 4 N fl I 'U I .MQ ' - i:,.,1,iff3,zg - T FE., ss, ,gm 5?i'. ' . i .: i'f-jfs.: 1: -was-gi.. ...L--A .X -L lx .. --M'A:- .ff , , ,. 'ttf .vi ' J 9. 1 it 2 tr Paul H. Case States Navy , H Executive Officer 22 May 1988 - Present u -1' v .1 1. 'YS 'K , r . t ., .i L. Al' Ji 1 . .xi ki F -P1 u . fl.. ,f A-1 .. w-cts, LCDH Paul H. Case was born in Bristol, Conn., on Q26-fAugust 1952. He graduated from John Bapst Prepa- ratory High School, Bangor, Maine, in 1971. He then at- 'ftended the College ofthe Holy Cross on a NROTC schol- arship,,and graduated in May 1975 with a bachelor of arts degree. . LCDR Cases first assignment was USS BUTTE AE 273 where he served as the Electronics Material Offi in xiii? - -r 6 'Ear and Assistant First Lieutenant. Subsequent sea tours have included duty as the Electronics Officer aboard USS., MANLEY QDD-9401, Weapons Officer aboard USS 2,51 AYLWIN QFF-110811, and First Lieutenant aboard uss r if NASSAU QLHA-42. He has been serving as the Executive Officer aboard USS SAMUEL GOMPERS since May L 1988. V ' iff ' y ,Loca case had his first shore duty in 1980 when if qglv 'the was assigned as an instructor at the Naval Officer Candidate School. He is a graduate of the Surface War- fare Qfficers Schools Command Department Head . - -,N,'u,,Course and the Armed Forces Staff College. . gg LGDF1 Case is married tothe former Alice L. Van Pet- tit. 'vfteftgolivirginia Beach, Va. They have one daughter, Sarah jg, Elizabeth, who was born in 1985. i . A 'x' ,' ' .ap -- . r I -f . qs. tk Q-. dir V-' Sw ,jfl we ,a,r ,. r 1 .ft .., fe. F C . .IJ ix X Q, xg' is R A l .fx .A Q'-'S M i PH1 Lisa M. TOP: LCDR Paul H. Case. ABOVE 7'hat's as far as l can see without my glasses, XO! says CDR Jay Benecke. LEF 71- LCDR Case tries out his new computer. I . vm 1 ,,. -I I .- '-ai' E L'-v FY lilh' r V 1 i' 3 F.. 7 V W .Ana 4. 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He was subsequently MC CANDLESS IFF-1084i as Engineer INDEPENDENCE icv-sep as Damage He reported on board USS X iniApril 1986 to serve as Executive Officer Iniaddition to various unit awardsQCE3FiCann?fhas received the NavyCommendation Med in lieu of second award. CDR Cann former Virginia Koch of Bristol, Veg. J 1 CDR Cann was transferred to INSURV oc., in iviay 1988. r it ii i,i g al. r. 1 in. s . N: - X Q... . - N tw RLY? K. rf,-1' K I . 5 ,x R' X- K Nm Eg E' .72 A Q ' if is ' ' wx' 'h 5 K .A , ii . 1 ,gk Q -Q.. X 5 ,I DJ 55.21 Q Y-.X I -ff . Y N, A . 8 3 -. ,f lf-is N I-L' Q I 'Z' R--N1 'gt ik EA u ' is r-'55, ' ' fe 5-5 ' '58 N' , M r -1 W , N- ...f 4 sr Q if , 'w V ji.-, wh: :IM X. V. , v ...I K .,,','. tx vs Q ,Y ,x . N -r ew - ' 1- . if ' ,' ,-f. i- i,-f J. ' A E fl... . XS YL LL ,S , I -54-J1NL,n,s.Q5., I 1-.L lf t H v K E t tb. 5, 4 . . fy' ef ' . 'u it , tt L.4, .4 -' '-r .5 P ' 5 it ,Pj ' . 1 V. 1 y Aiivsswlixnicnaei c. Hobbs ig . United . States Navy ,,,,.t,lCQmmand Master Chief ' ' Boirlfluly 24,'1944, in Vancouver, Wash., AVVCM , . 'QACJ MiC5hae,lC.'Hobbs was raised in eastern Washington Q' 1 Land graduated. from Colville High School in June 1962. ' la Thefollowing month he joined the Navy. His duty sta- ff tion have included5Argentia, Newfoundlandg Keflavik, ice- Q' Jtandg Norfolk, Valg Memphis, Tenn.g Brunswick, Maineg 3 San Die,gQ,MCalif.g and the San Francisco Bay Area. A 1-Gt ' Mastgfhtihief Hobbs' duty assignments have includ- ttged airborne early warning squadrons, aviation anti-sub- . fmarine warfage and patrol squadrons, and shore tours A ,with various training commands as a Navy instructor. , T He reported on board as Command Master Chief in . rig, ' Qctober, 1987. As the senior enlisted advisor to the Com- manding Officer on all matters relating to enlisted policy, ,i t fe. . the Command Master Chief works with the Executive Of- . ficerin thedissemination and promotion of command pol- icy I. ,La 'Qpe Command Master Chief assists the Command- ' Qing Officer in all matters pertaining to welfare, health, job J, .V ' satisfdctgiprg, morale, utilization and training of enlisted ' 'gi' personrtiliflnorder to promote traditional standards of f a goodyorder and discipline. g g. . 1.1 fwfr ' 4. f- i .', , M ,, . 'i . ' 5 W' A ln 'U M gf TOP: AWCMIACI Michael C. Hobbs. ABOVE Command Master Chief Hobbs talks shop with MRNSWQ Gunn. LEFT: A WCIWA CI Hobbs stops to talk about damage control at DC Central. 4 44' .--. '5'...--. , 1 9 .. i ...t L ABOVE: DC3 Michael Bueche marks the location of a fire during GO. f-.riwinfhitos-sul' wwf rn' ,:,-.-au:-r-fra., L ' l Hi l i 4 1 X . X ' - ...xx R-f -.Q . :,,gf,Ll l - llll f llll il, 'U'-'I'b'Alk.., f -1 lllf ll -v.- . REFTRA readies crew for WestPac '88 PH2 Rachel A. Laufer Preparations for WestPac '88 began in late 1987 with inspections followed by two l c weeks of refresher training in early December. San Francisco Bay Area weather followed us to San Diego and hopes of a winter respite vanished. Under the watchful eyes of seasoned instructors, for two weeks we were subjec- ted to every casualty imag- inable from simulated at- tacks bythe enemy. Gen- eral quarters became a way ' of life. eg Fleplenishment details, 3 -- flight quarters, gunnery Ania,-1-nw-...:.e.,,-..e...f.-wwe nf , iii: PH2 Rachel A. Laufer l r PH2 Rachel A. Laufer QEFI' The Deck crew return after an anchor- Ing to a buoy exercise. ABO VE: DCFN James Peak ileftj and HTFA Todd Mayer stand by in Repair Locker 3 during GO. RIGH7? DC3 Mi- TJ chael Bueche shows Repair 3's gear invento- fy to FT G observers. 2 Hi? - n....f-1.-.. shoots, using every meansf of communication, naviga4 tion and seamanship exer- cises, treating personnel ca- sualties . . . you name it, we did it. But we did it with the realization that we never knew when we might have to do it for real. LEF71' Enjoying an early morning view of downtown San Diego. x X, l--f .-5 PH2 R3Cl'19l A. Laufer PH2 Rachel A. Lauler PH2 Rachel A, Laufer TGP LEF7? The flying squad 's skills are tested on Pier2. MIDDLE LEFT- L TJG Gail Wilkins, the DCA, relies on information via written symbology given to her by H T2 Donald Cecil. ABO VE: First L T Karen Haberlin calls out names of crewmembers who missed man overboard emergency muster during REFT RA. ABOVE RIGHT' Fire party members gain access to a fire during GO. Mk , Q3 ,f 4a X , A X K? PH2 Rachel A. Laufer PH2 Rachel A, Lauter TOP RIGHT' BM3 Toni Spencer and SN Sharon Harmon wait for hand signals telling them to re- move chocks before take-off. MIDDLE RIGHT: ENS Ron Davis Ileftj. L TJG Gail Wilkins, ENS Scot Arasmith and CDR John Cann take bearings on the port Bridge Wing. RIGHT: Anchor windlass opera- tor EN2 Earl Read stands by during precision point anchoring. ,M rl L I if ' A, PH2 Rachel A. Laufer si 's SRU, , 4. v I -1,1 ,.,z nfl X , X PH2 Rachel A. Laufer 11 T-i 4' f LEFF' The Iugboat Sea Duke helps the ship get underway. BELOW' A last 100k at the Golden Gate Bridge. PH1 Lisa M. Brown X , G ,Vi K PH1 Lisa M. Brown .,.,f If , A iiwrzff y 3 , ' .4 12 A 'f my - Z 4 V D 16 , -. if ABO VE' Goodbyes are said on the pier. 12 -.f,m1l'f1' -iv---'- wi., u-X . ...--Q. - PH1 Lisa M. Brown ABOVE: Sammy G sailors watch as one of their shipmates climbs up a line to et Q aboard the ship after the brow was re- moved. PH1 Lisa M. Brown Setting sail for WestPac '88 N4-y PH3 Robert D. Cross PW LISS M BfOWf1 PH1 LisaYM. Brown I-Q About the only good thing you can say about leaving is that one day you'll be coming home. Or as Charlie Brown would say when depressed about leaving loved ones, What l need is more hellos. When the Gompers departed Alameda Feb. 11, its slated return date of Aug. 11 seemed to be an endless time away. The waving hands, final embraces, and fond fa- rewells on the pier were memories the crew would carry with them. Feb. 11 was also a new begin- ning, a chance to prove the ship's worth in the demanding environ- ment of real-life Navy operations. So, with shouts of l promise to write, I love you and Where are the car keys? echoing through the morning air, the Sammy G proudly set sail to do her part for the Navy and the nation. Farewell Golden Gate, hello WestPac '88! TOP LEFT' Crewmembers watch as the ship approaches the Golden Gate Bridge. 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' . . in-lcez?8s ext PRRP0 I-'Der CFJll!1g9??P2 Obt issfigflce, 635359 Go higl' Contamigfgfblesggogiafe 'lb 'nd 'na U 'NCa - ff C H9 ne Crew team on Prob 9 ' Q: hdltl ution' orgy 0 the Sub QHSREV Q nfiql, M has pr ' In addi 193, rqt Ong tg f 'in .11 GR?fV-icq, sdical 0V.id F1011 to ff 3'j,0o:h,'11z.nf'2r1.G Pcr51'g'r .ppm 1, I Kffvos ONE Fgease' 5555411 fdpjgslgfance . ' n u c c S ' on . 59,5 4 pegghql to ULZ 51.3. 411112189 1 1, Tail :gdb S V03 ple A 'fob wefl tyglzpersgnff Q 'WU , e. lon' eh, dk. As? Q ,oe .ce Goo, 0. ,vo .fro tion. Hz. Codes to ..,,,,t 1 Q, gs Ifticul on' Gsm' 131, do' COHPERS tt' in' YJQERS 1, feed te dei'- ' t they in it 8 en:r'?etesPi 8-'Uv mdkinlo carte? Wonchief 0 1 ' th Ut ofa Jo th '71 a of Mbna. 95' -I 3510 SE' 9 Ad -Y ea Na f v n H 1, Op N rn R503 V61 -4 - A Mil USS SIMPSON 83, R 'llism uqo 'Y t t Qssced lt. gpho Info Prom! Qlf YBQI -IQ da W hoo I mpso Ifk You essllfff and subportell do 1 P1-ogrcollzme: Ar,,af 's an Subi' TW gd sn-waz. son. 'G dofifenr Shcrp 73 dvexlzifved 61 aug: Seq, if for? '1c , W, helm f 2: 9. I 1 ' I Gs ohm, fi 1' iizpiggnzviig A ting, ogggnsoreiqn' 'LQ' co.. p of rhesigulte limes, ' proud sfuln you fqr ,fail -. in n nn much, suv accepted' 85 ar inuhq eek,ne0Us1 of if 'rest qv of 87 job' h last Job cpr rtmem. We J' no your T' fl. during TA -tonight and C ZOMPERS. Medical Depaand GOMPLM all what Pride and c0mP1gfi:g Addis-,ionallgin many audifigfqmsl 45, dental rea- rec-oged SA-,ms - sv iorva 'auors ginclu 9 result, no C as do S for SIMPSON wa... 0.129 t L P i s simpson s treated 85 that been ,, super seven yide SAMUEL Gonpsas he Gsmfpbes f V his Department. Centy. If, has 1 ted- Being alongs upetb JO: W f E over 95 mAintenanC9 Comp e ob - zgchbizgsz real trgat. -.....nus'.L'A PORT HUENEME CA 'ffl Al fl Subj: GHLS xx 13 Moo 4 suPPoR'r if 1. USS CQPELAND1 P1113 MOD GMLS hoist!RSR repairs were accomplished 19-26 April 88 ailongslde USS SAMUEL GOMPERS. This extensive effort ' Wd: 2 SQICCGSB with all objectives oorhpleted in minimum time. These v Shaheen iixgiresu ts were greatly fBCll?C5C9d by the assistance of the :E an and Machzne Shop qqrlnding sectionj of GOMPERS, who ' 'Xl ---f-f-1-nefnY1x,' Fig, 31.329 ' 16 mr s PH1 Lisa M. Brown' 1 if . .. I3-:gf sg- -Ek-.ri 4 Y U PEA 5 A ,F V L ..f:.,.fs sf, -.-h,:?5-1s..h'f1.- 12.3 xv-. 3 if-fgf.t:1m ,s 1 mg, s - no S Turbine teamwork WestPac '88 was an extreme- ly busy and rewarding experi- ence for the R-2 Division i'Turbine Techs. They per- formed two gas turbine change- outs within a two week time frame: a S16 million main pro- pulsion LM25OO engine on board USS HALYBURTON lFFG-4Oi, and a S700.000 elec- trical generator engine on board USS O'BRlEN lDD-975j. Both of these jobs required nearly round-the-clock labor by not only the gas turbine shop personnel. but also the riggers CShop 72Aj, Deck Department crane crew and the engineering electricians. These capable men and wom- en worked together to make these change-outs possible. Several thousand man-hours were expended in this effort. en- abling both of these ships to quickly resume their vital mis- sions in the Persian Gulf. P ABOVE LEFT' GSE2 Stephen Sester, GSE 7 Thomas Tassiand GSE 7 Larry Tholen assist in lowering the engine to the boat deck. LEFT' Separation of the gas turbine en- gine from the power module is a sight not often seen by people on a tender. isa M. Brown FAR LEFT' A tight squeeze characterized the 24-hour plus rigging job to move the gas turbine engine. BE- LOW: BM1 Randall Savage signals the crane operator to begin raising the engine as GSE2 Stephen Sester lleftl and FN Thomas Mitchell assist. -Qin PH1 Lisa M. Brown L EF T' USS HA L YBUR TON crewmem- bers install the rails that will guide the engine through extremely narrow clearances. BELOW' GSE2 Stephen Sester lleftj and HT2 Kevin Lawrimore rig chain falls. OM2 Brad Job 1 7 .91 rg 1.1 fr ,ef 4 -,1. J- . . -ia ff, Bla! il-. 41' '1 i .fl rd 9.1 qi '1 1 fi ,i 1 I i . .,i ,v ,W- EF E. w 2 -i 5 .6 2 1 i il -4 rl tl Sl J 4 -4 E ?' fi -4 E' si 4 V wi Just out of curiosity Days away from homeport tdeployedl ....... ...... Days inport ............................................... Days underway ..................................... Days at anchorage ................... Days between liberty ports ......... Total miles steamed ....................... Most miles travelled in one day ........ Gallons of fuel consumed .............. Gallons per mile .......................... Flight Quarters hours ........ Fletail outlet sales ....... Sick Call patients ........... Total meals served ............ Pounds of mail received ....... Money orders sold ............ Stamps sold ....................... Naval messages sent .............. Naval messages received ........................... Hours of SITE TV ........................................... Total checks cashed by Disbursing Office . Sodas consumed ton board sales onlyl ..... Patients seen by Dental Office .................... ID cards issued by Admin!Personnel Office .--... ,, Fteenlistments ................................................... Advancements ................................................ Dollars spent on Fleet Repair Services ....... Pounds of laundry washed ................................... .. Number of jobs completed for tended units ....... Ship-to-Ship for battle group ...............,...... Ship-to-Ship qmail ordersi ......................... . nl...- On board Samuel Gompers .............. .... . H -I Beers consumed ............................. . Tons of garbage burnedlcrushed ..... . . . .. .. .. . .. 183 21 76 86 109 23,971 399.3 3,461,522 144 460 S800,000 6,690 130,128 76,904 S792,568 361,142 26,640 6,640 1,542 32.5 million 439,200 7,019 351 304 31.55 million 329,400 4,454 59 358 . ...... 804 .. ...... 4,200 .. ........ 55 3 E 18 3 54 PH2 Rachel A. Laufer VIPS visit Sammy G Our importance was under- stood when the admirals responsi- ble for the battle groups in the Per- sian Gulf and the North Arabian Sea came to see first hand the only re- pair capability available to them. On May 10, the Gompers wel- comed RADM Anthony A. Less, commander Task Force 801 and RADM Raymond G. Zeller, com- mander Task Group 800, of Battle Group Foxtrot. On June 12, we hosted a visit by RADM Leighton W. Smith, com- mander Task Group 800, Battle Group Golf. . fi-i PH1 Lisa M Brown . T pg .,1 , ?2ef V , My v .2 ,, ,,.. - -',- 'ff-af, - ..-,IL A 'ye , J' 1 J LEFT: RADM Leighton W. Smith talks shop with BT1 Peter Reid in the Fire Room. MID- DLE LEFT: RA DM Smith arrives on the Flight Deck of USS SPRUANCE. BELOW' CAPT Pe- ter S. Labyak talks about the Spruance Class destroyer next alongside with RADM Smith. BOTTOM LEFT' E T3 Curtis Rookard dis- cusses MARS data with RADM Zeller fleftj and RADM Less. BOTTOM RIGHT' EM3 Ted Mikul demonstrates rewinding a motor to RADM Less lleftj and RADM Zeller. ,fem D-I7 .v if ' x PH1 Lisa M. Brown ackel A. Lauter 1 9 J ' '4 ' kms be .' L ' ' J: 2,1- lil'l-1i-is Q t fi! if' Lliilaihfv-I Tj 1 ii fi. ,lil - l ll J . fill at 53 7- Y, 75 5 E... .A-,fu .. W- v - S' PH1 Lisa M. Brown ABOVE' Awards recipients are honored in March during a ceremony on the Flight Deck. LEF7? Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. Awards and ceremonies Recognition. We all crave it, we all need it. On the SAMUEL GOM- PERS, ceremonies are held to rec- ognize achievements of all kinds - selection for advancement, qualifi- cation for SWO and ESWS, and se- lection of Sailor of the Year. Sometimes military decorations and awards are given. These recog- nize exceptionally meritorious acts or services that are above and beyong those normally expected. Besides a Sea Service Deploy- ment Ribbon, many Gompers' crewmembers received an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. lt rec- ognizes the contributions made by Navy sailors who served in the Per- sian Gulf region. 20 Q PH1 Lisa .,,,,., r 'f2.':7NT-'P'-H' I IQ: W lligpl, .Q L- if A ' ,,:.i'T?,-A Q fd fs? M , 1, .i I s y o celebrate on May 15. 3 Q av? , 1 V, ..1J ,,-f-1 PH1 Lisa M Btown or w. ,Sc sy t' J 1: uf r N-.I P25 'QQMZES p . .. N ,I f sg ii A ,i 2.?.',, ,i,' i - I- vf' scimct summv' fbLQ,:,-1-Cf'r-NL?-rf' 'K ' ' - A .. OM2 Brad Job NPE 3. fwwil G0 N , f if . oss t, 3 V 37 Q X4 K r'--'Eff' 1 :, Xl-J L' ,, ff- ' . Q , - as .,A. Wa- . - 1 g X . y ' A fx 3 ' ' Q K K Pm Lis., M Brown PH1 Lisa M Brown ff ,r X 1 :rl -Ll -4 4-f, xx-Xe PH1 Lisa M. Brown TOP LEFT: GMG3 David Benson is frocked by CAPT Peter S. Labyak. TOP RIGHT' Armed Forces Day cake commemorates the crew's eligibility for the Armed Forces Expe- ditionary Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. MIDDLE LEFT' First and second class petty officer frockees were honored June 20. ABOVE: PN2 Janet Lampe receives a Good Conduct Medal from CAPT Peter S. Labyak. LEFT: Petty officer third class frock- ees celebrate with CA PT Peter S. Labyak on July 16. 21 . 'if .J as SWG: tested, proven and earnedi Swords of gold -the proud insignia of a surface warfare officer. To be considered for their pin, an of- ficer must first qualify as a Combat Information Center watch officer, then as a junior engineering officer RIGH7? LTJG Gai! Wilkins, LTJG Bret Cun- ningham, ENS Ronald Davis and L T Stephen Jackson earned their SWO pins during West- Pac '88. iNot pictured' LTJG Lisa Cumming, ENS Jeffrey Beatty. j ENS Jeffrey Beatt mfr-ww of the watch and finally as an officer of the deck underway, Each stop requires hundreds of tasks being demonstrated, passing written tests and oral exams. The final step is to undergo a i pects of naval warfare Thi two to three hour exam on? . 31 cessful candidate truly desert, title of Surface Warrior, proven and earned! mt, I eff ' Di ' 6:32 U ima ll' 'X PH1 Lisa LTJG Bret Cunningham LUG Lisa Cumming LT Stephen Jackson ENS Ronald Davis Sm, LTJG Gail Wilkins ENS Ron Da vis attaches an erlgfavednj plate denoting his SWO QUalm0ati0n piaque in the Wardroom. A 1 1 k E Rlslng to the ESWS challenge Sllver cutlasses the mark of a professlonal Achlevlng the rlght to be designated an Enllsted Surface Warfare Speclallst IS a challenglng task and deslgned to be glven to those who truly earn It Candldates must be DC and 3M quallfled and demonstrate theur knowledge on every aspect of shlp functlons and equlpment After a great deal of study a vvrltten exam IS glven The candl dates are then orally questioned by a board of ESWS quallfled Chlef Pet ag heb ftaqaife Q -I rvuvlcl SWJ Nelson Aqulno EM1l S S MM2l EM1l OM2l OlVl3l MMU W opslsvv s s MRCl ET1lS MM1l S OM2l sms W W Wl l Ricardo Aqulsap Wl Gabrlel Alabanza Anthony Bautlsta l Dan Behrens Dennls Bell l Anthony Bermel Wl Pabllto Castlllo Wl Bernardlno Castro Stanley Cross l Larry Blshop J Barry Falth Androntco Gerolaga .PQ L M lVllVl1lSWl Ennque Glona MR1lSWJ Steven Greer lVlR2lSWlAllen Gunn lVlM2lSWJ Gabnel Alabanza MMHSWJ Enrique Glorla E 2lSWl Mark Harrelson B 1lSWl Davld Harvey H 1lSWl Mlchael Holman WTClSWl Thomas Kluvvln ClSWJ Dale Krause 1lSWl Maxlne Morgan 1lSWl Clndy Muellersman ClSWl Randy Nlcholes ty Offlcers One of the flnest ln the fleet the Gompers ESWS program was ordlnated by MMCSQSWJ Peter Harns and DTClSWl Roxanne Har ve FRONT ROW MR7lSWj Steven Greer DPSYSWJ Dennis Bell EN3lSWj Marianne Torgerson E T2lSWj Mark Harrelson lM3lSWj Jennifer Warnke MR1lSWj Allen Gunn MM2lSWjGabr1elAlabanza DTClSWj Roxanne Harvey lprogram coordlnatorj ROW TWO MMCSlSWj Peter Harris fpro gram coordlnatorj GMM1lSWj Charles Smith EM 7lSWjAnthony Bautista OM2fSWj Barry Earth OM3lSWj Anthony Bermel EN 7lSWj Cindy Muellersman MM7fSWj Larry Bfshop E T1lSWj Maxlne Morgan ClSWj Dale Krause MMClSWj Nelson Aqulno EM 1lSWj Ricardo Aqulsap BTIISWQ Renato Vfernes ROW THREE MRCfSWj Bernardino Castro WTCfSWj Thomas Klu n HT7lSWj Mfchael Holman BTNSV10 Da wd Harvey ETllSWj Stanley Cross OM2lSWj Dan Behrens lVllVl1tSWJ Amado Serrano GlVllVl1lSWl Charles Smith EN3lSWl lvlarlanne Torgerson HT1lSWJ Raymond Vallez BT1lSWJ Renato Vlernes llvl3lSWl Jennlfer Warnke EMCQSWJ Wllfrldo Zambrano 23 I I ' ' ' ' . ' co- Y . i . Y. g5m,,,,, ,,,, T -I I ,Q 1 7 ' , ' . v . 1 , ' - - ' 1 ,. f' I' 7 V - A - - ,, '. 4 ' 42 K 4 ii -I ' 'I -4 , 'Ii :ff ff XJ! xl .5 , ' . .,. . X fl 4 -f A 1 . rl I I Y' Y -' f, , BT ' , ' ' '. 1 -'ff ' 'I ' , A ' , A 4. ' ' . . : ' A wr , ' V , - ' ' 1 3 ' .1 x . .5 A C 4, l F ' Q ' H 'N' 'I ' A 'N -- PHl :sa Brovlrn ISWQ ' ' , , . . K I fsvv3 ' ' ' , . . .. . . . I , , . . K I l B 1svv3 ' E' ' . H.. . PH2 Rachel A. Laufer- W Drills keep Sammy safe General quarters, general quar- i ters. All hands man your battle sta tions! A drill such as general quarters en- sures that the crew of a ship can react immediately to protect themselves and the ship from outside threats. Fire, flooding, November cy and other casualty drills are also con- ducted on a regular basis. Those crewmemp pate in them are highly trained and l D HY a vital role in maintaining the safet of Y the crew and the Sammy G. Emergen- ers who partici- 24 ,, ,,,.f' ,nf A Q2 if , xx- R v. 1 , PH1 Lisa M. Brown f.eiL'l1lU' ' 4 hi- PH2 Rachel A I nuff-i AB , , , S S ands-by on the Boat Deck during an accident and lncirlr -nl drill. OVE: Flying Squad rnerrrber I PH1 Lisa M. Brwl ll, ' 1 ' J ! sl xx'- mini -.All PH2 Rachel A- Lama is N79 TOP LEFT: HTFN Richard JO'1f1fZf1i.T0P number onenozzleman during ill and HTFN RIGHT' HT3 Eric Carlson We safterinves' Robert Clienault refill' messjgjng GO. MID' tlc7f1tfng the scene Of 5 We tits up duringa DLE- EMR Debbera Oakes S-ff ABOVE: WV' qmrleo' General Quarters drl1-is ready l0f 9 liosvs clizirgetl. the fire teanpeck' Wt-'l7,l'UllS IHUVP rin the Boa? l 'ri x IN? W Fieplenishment at sea Hg .t, i-1 A -.i,'t S PH2 Pachel A Lauter TOP LEFT, Fuel fines snake across the trans- fer line between the snips. BOTTOM LEFT: CAPT Peter S. Labyak gets the attention of the refueling crew. ABO VE: Engineering and Deck saifors work as a team during refueling. RIGHT: Bos in Bill Normington gives instruc- tions to the refueling crew. Now set the replenishment detail, pipes the bos'n. All over the ship things begin to happen. The engineers have put the plant into an ex- tra condition of readiness. The most skilled watchstanders report to the engineering spaces and the Bridge. The Boat Deck is a beehive of activity with Deck Department personnel and line- handlers. The ship prepares to go alongside a logistics ship to receive fuel and provi- sions. The ship manuevers to just 500 yards behind the oiler. All station manned and ready. Engine ahead full. The GOMPERS glides alongside the Wabash with a scant 180 feet of ocean separating them. Replenishment at sea has commenced. ll' PH2 Rachel A. Lauler 25 Y.-nl? , .'- '- - - Rachel A. Laufer Helo inbound The sweetest sound heard during WestPao '88 was helo in bound, mail on board. Teamwork? Deck personnel guided the helos to a safe landing, engineers refueled them and stood ready to fight fires, and storekeepers moved the pallets inside the ship to storerooms. LT Karen Haberlin's flight crew logged in over 450 hours at flight quarters. Professionals all! .iq PH2 Rachel A, Laufer TOP LEF7? B . the helo 's pilot. TOP RIGHT' Inbound helo gelivgrsocgzgznmgglggg' lgth party members stand-b y on the ' ' ' . ' 're portside of th Fl ZZSZQ URIGHF' Deck personnel remove? nefgshifrgivclcigggni gif? -' 'fe Party members ' ' ' ' ' . ' Gang refuels the helo. 'fl DVOXIWYY Suits stand by while A- M2 Kim Wenzl uses hand si nal t PH2 26 X .3 PH2 RBCNEI A La le ,Lil , was 311 PH2 Flachel A Lauler PH2 Rachel A Laufer Airhead ops The island of Al Masirah, Oman, is near- ly halfway around the world from the farm- lands of sunny California where fresh fruits and vegetables abound. When USS SAMUEL GOMPERS left the shores of the Golden State behind in Febru- ary, its holds were filled with lettuce from Fairfield, garlic from Gilroy, and fruit from Santa Barbara, Grass Valley and Fresno. For a crew of 1,100-plus hungry sailors on a six-month odyssey, even the best laid stock of stores will eventually run out. Thanks to the efficiency of the Navy's Sup- ply Corps, fresh fruits and vegetables con- tinued to grace the GOMPERS' dining tables throughout the cruise. The daily fare acquired an international flair when U.S. Air Force C-141's delivered apples from Lebanon, oranges from Brazil, watermelons from Turkey, avocados from Kenya, onions from Australia, mangos from India and Brussels sprouts from Holland. To the crews of the ships and planes that made it happen, the Sammy G says thanks a million. PH2 Rachel A. Laufer TOP: An Air Force C-747 cargo aircraft is un- ABOVE: USS WABASH crewmen check off an loaded at the air head. MIDDLE: Crewmen from item on a supply manifest. USS WABASH ready a pallet of supplies to be airlifted to the SAMUEL GOMPERS. ABOVE: A staging area for goods bound forthe SAMUEL GOMPERS and Navy ships in the Persian Gulf 27 QI C. .li 'E'-Lb '9 m Repair X! iill wiv 'X xv X ,7l'?x Il I IX Master craftsmen Repair -the main spring in the clock that ticked off the minutes of our mission during this WestPac de- ployment. lt was the sole purpose of this department to ensure that the fleet had everything that it needed to continue operating while at sea. Not an easy task, this job in- cluded long, hard hours, dedication from every person, and the pooling of precision and ingenuity found in every shop and workcenter. lt was the mark of our trade. It was the reason we had left port in Alameda. lt meant living up to Navy standards, which are up, over and beyond mere excellence. Our goals were achieved by the 486 people who manned this depart- ment with hearts of fierce pride and the ability to follow up with the action that was needed to make it happen. ,.-, ' se ff's i . 5 E5 ns A l ' ' t fn' r T . gtk T -' . u Q gl hex . , .f : 1 ' i Y 1 it 9' 'Q Z' I l PH1 Lisa M. Brown RS Division 2 Jim Howell TOP: Repair Admin. LCDR Don Jackson lassistant re- pair officerj. GMMC Silvera Garcia, EM2 Andrea Buda- vari. MM3 Karrie Anderson, YN2 Shylinda Streete, YNSN Otis Robinson, CDR R.S. McCord lrepairofficerj. ABOVE: Ship 's Superintendents. FRONT ROW: ENC Rodolfo Ongoco, MRC Richard Galde, FN Donna Walsh, CDR R. S. McCord. BACK ROW' LCDR Don Jackson, ENCS Mark Langhorn, lC7 Christopher Drey- tous. BT7 Ronald David, BTC William Wallace. LEFT' Technical Library. FRONT ROW' MM 1 Victor Fileppi, SN Nichole Atkinson, MM 7 Steve Lubbers. BACK ROW: MRC James Sedivy, EM3 David Garrett, STG2 Patrick Long, HT2 Steve Graff, X VK . . is gl 3 hllllll ' PH1 Lisa M. Brown Z-I1-U-U BJ-90 g . A 30 Jim Howell ABOVE' Planning and Estimating. FRONT ROW' MRCS Renato Paguio, EM7 Anthony Bautista, MM 7 Jefferson Ouilon, FA Dawn Richards. BACK ROW' MR7 TerryAnderson, MLC Robert Apple- gate, HT7 Robert Shive, HT2 Patricia Taylor, HT7 John Nelson, CWO2 Charles Cress KRS division officerj. RlGHT' While Tex Dillo was UA from LCDR Don Jacksons desk he took in the sights at the Al Masirah airhead and Bahrain, and played the violin while cruisin' with the crews of USS WABASH and USS COPELA ND. 1 ,fy W at A,,y ,, 1,5 -,W mimi .Jtfiiif Melegigmostjunioi LU! uA,k-.k 'ffbni ,,I,,,.,,, 1,i,-fmiriiieiir lookonasRepai7 .-Nui bttlllt fllt'ji'i'lx't if..7- f all Y, , HHH ,M5,7,,m,A number fhfeeundef E055 CDH L WAT KA Liv. tiiff. HI 1 UW l-lf? Patricia Taylorplans me Diimlfll-Qfiijflljii tliftllffiffiffiil ANU 55 'af 79 Omce' a mv it 1 A . ' v p - . 1, R N ff t X fs '- X xxlxi 4 . ,pf J J... PH1 Lzsa M- Bfown 1 J A Q x m A wn PH1 Lisa M- Bm 1 1 R-1 Division RIGHT: FN David Heath sends out a spray of sparks. BELOW' FRONT ROW: EN3 Jerri King, PM3 Sharrieann Coke. HT3 Kern Scott, PMC Manuel Merza, PM2 Frank Muldonado. BACK ROW: PMFN Jeff Ross, PMFN Lee Gibson, PM2 Leonard VanOroen. H T3 Elizabeth Destiny, PM3 Kenneth Bodie, PM2 John Petty, PMFN Tracey Mickolson, PM 7 William Fadgen. -, Q 1 .l . i ' N Jim Hovveii G-- 1.- d it J vm.. 3,3 in I Jim Howell PH1 Lisa M. Brown LEFT: R-7 Office. HT3 Cecilia Baker, HT1 Mike Holman, H TC Bill Foster, CWO4 Rod Bautista fdivision officerl. 31 1 PH1 Lisa M. RlGHT' Shipfitter Shop. FRONT ROW' HT2 Rich Reinert, HT2 David Strotman, HT2 Dennis Pio- traschke, H T2 Gilbert Montoya. ROW TWO: HT2 Ellory Irvine, FN Tom Reina, HT2 Rebecca Jones H72 Joseph Ames, HT2 Buddy Kfupa, HT3 .i h ' o n Lombardo. ROW THREE: HT2 Christopher Ward H T2 James Clampitt. H T3 Jerry Frost. HTC Jeffre Blaum. FN Ken Michaels, HT7 Terry O'Brien, HT2 Donald Gibson, H TFN Lad Wyzykowski, H T2 Don- ald Cecil. 32 I LCFT: HT3 Samuel Orduna takes a break A , T welding cn the port side traveling crane. BELOH Q Lagging Shop. FRONT ROW: HTFN By , n Nelson, FN Everett Logan. HTFN Rick- ey .l nes. HT2 Robert Strickland HT3 Rich- a. , Mi er, FN Richard Palmer, H T3 Barry Wil- 'l3f7iS, BACK ROW: FN Mark Babor. HTC Ar- hor B own, HT2 Lori Shepherd. HT3 Beck Hendricks. HT? Barbara Matthews, HT7 Ray- mond Vallez, HT3 Trina Karber, HTFN Tina Cole, FN Reggie Mannings. ,- O'7' O L A , -Q ,Off 0 i ii 'U ll ' w 1 r r . i A W. , J Jim Howell LEFT: Pipe Shop. FRONT ROW: HT2 Mike Talbot, HT3 Julie Anderson, HTC Ashley Smith. BACK ROW: HTS Walt Garrett, HT2 Mark Kregler. HT3 Philip Yetter, HT2 Brad Leigh. HT1 Leo Druar, FN David Heath, HT3 Tony Robinson. 33 'Nu , f f ' PH2 Rachel A. Laufer PH1 Lisa Brown ABO VE: Making a pattern fora la . B p que IGHT' HT2 Alan Clampitt gets ready to weld an oxygenfacetylene rack. 34 LEFT: PM3 Kenneth Bodie and PMFN Lee Gibson cutbeadingfqi dive boat. BELOW: Sheet Metal Shop. FRONT ROW FN vm Demus, HT2 Fred Thickstun, HTFN C. J. Ridenour, FA Laurie Higham HT3 Angela Trotter, H T3 Angela Ibanez. BACK ROW' HT2 Tornsm HT3 Diana Donald, HT3 Tena Darling, HT2 James Reecl HT2 - Jones, HTC Hank Smith, HT3 Bob Allen, HTFN West Marsh, HT3 fq Baker, HT1 Bert Richardson. 'V' N' Fl-2 Division 9-'U bf 1 'IIUFV LEFT' R-2 Division Office. FRONT ROW: CWO3 Dean Johnson. BACK ROW: EN3 Dedra Simmons, EN 1 Lance Bray. MMC John Welch. E TCS Michael Bishop. ...in gr' arf-.gF!ib ' .be , V 5? link. ' ,A , I l 'fin . az: 'Xt i la .cf i Fi'- PH2 Rachel A Laufer jx'-: l 'S -4 vw.. 1-za, Jim Howell LE F T B T3 Courtney Ne vers changes the C-ring on a throttle valve 'rom USS TRUX TON. ABOVE: Key and Lock Shop. MR 1 Gary O Acouisto. MR7 Jerry Schwarzer. 35 -1-V--iw.. L un. f M--L 1 WW' paul 'B , k A i l 4 l V LQ ,Q 5' ' Nl Jim Howell LEFT' eollefhepalr. FFiONTROW'BT1H9 Viernes, BT7 Charles Hess, BTC Ag Barrera, BT7 Arldronico Gerolago. BA T BOW: BT7 Michael Hinds, BT1 David Harv -r f FN Ke vin Reid, FN Shirley Jones, BT3 Willi Campbell, Bra Allen onrlsrlansen, Brsla liarrl Marbly ll. illvwl ABOVE: BT1 Charles Hess gets read to wat y - erjet a boiler. RIGHT: Gas Turbine Shop. GSE 7 Thomas Tassi. GSE2 Stephen Sester. GSE 7 Larry Tholen, FN Thomas Mitchell. 36 MOH II9 queline James, B T2 Robert Howard, PH1 Lisa M. Brown i lm A -J f.:f :lr 'wr' 1-w'w.,, r-11 1 ' ' Q R We :Hep 5 on Sores an irvterrral di- --,. ..-L ,e S OD, FRONT ROW: MRI -. Us Stone. ,URS Alfrn Carpenter, ne! FRC Bernardrvo Castro, BACK U VR! Roo Haraberger. MR3 1,-.--..i.., q--.1 Q-'Niq ,gf Jlm Howell A ge, '. lR2 E1 'tan,-Xiflerbacn, MR 7 M I -J - , 1 V 13:1 1 fx. Jim Howell LEFT, Machine Shop, FRONT ROW' MRC Bernardino Castro, MRFN Niciscia Montejo, FN Laurel Nightengale, MR3 Julie Uran, MR2 Marcel Edusada, MR1 Daniel Lapidez. ROW TWO' MR7 Alfredo Bartolo, MR2 Sue Red- mond, MR3 Vicki Presco, MRFN Virrina Rackley, MR3 Valerie Scott, MR3 Sharon Da- vis, MRFN Cynthia Wahler, MR2 Alberto San Pedro, BACK ROW' FN Miguel Parayno, FN Farny Fontillas, MR7 Conrado Carlos, MRFN Wendy Stanfield, MR3 Dianne Bonen. 37 N-gl 4858 ABOVE' Pump Shop. FRONT BOW' MM7 IiWiiiArquiza, MMFN Harold Wilson, MMFN Bon Hartshorn, MM7 Pacihco Sun, MMFN John i-7tts, MM3 Kim Pitts, MMC E fren Lopez. BACK BOW' MM2 Mike Purceii MM2 Keihf Barrett, MM 7 Dave Lutton. BVGHT' ACM-?. Shop. MM2 Federico David MM7 Lawrence Bishop, MMC Danilo Dagdag, FN Shymain Parris, MM2 Mibhaei K ellen MM3 Robert Pa- checo. Yifaigr, L K I., 'I 1 'ia - 3 i I ' ' . A , ' i X LEFT' Meta! n1issiies fly as a part is fmfled B shop. Fnoivr Row' EN3 Jerome Elkins, ENFN BACK ROW' EN2 ENC Nelson, EN3 verlfna Mohr. . L QV' V v L , x RIGHT' Hydro Hose Shop. RN Raymond Hill, EN1 Clndi Muellersman, ENFN Aaon Payne. BELOW: MMFN Stephen Brown adjusts the 1 -.U . U-I1g..TL 1? Q k five LEFT. Hyoraullc Pneumatic Shop. MM2 Rio Eclevla. MM7 Jeff Workman. MM7 Leo Trini- dad. EN2 Charles Clayton, MM7 Raul Lopez. ENS Matty Kuhltz. MM7 John Melegf. .hm Ho.-.e, '..'s Q' 5 1 . hydraullc testers. L Jim Howell lllil 3 ' i W., l ' A mf- 5 U ll Sims ml u .W L Qi' . i V b H I n..,.f PH2 Racrmei A Lauier L N'-4-.L PH1 Lisa M. Brown ABOVE: Engraving a nameplate. RlGHT: En- A - gfavmg Eiecimpiaring Shop, FRONT now: MR1 Aristedes Pasibe. MR3 Kami Bates, BACK ROW: MR2 Roy Ruchalski. MR3 Dean- A ' na Cusick, MRS Pam Fontaine, 40 Jim How TOP LEFT: MMFN Ronald l-larishorn disas- sembles a pump. ABOVE: Valve Shop. FRONT ROW: MM1 Pablito Castillo, MM3 Andres Bringas, FN Angela Rich. BACK ROW' MMC Nelson Aquino, MMFN Larry Eady, MM 1 Harold Bliss, MM 7 Enrique Glo- ria, FA Gloria Loving, MM2 GabrielAlabanza, ' Im ..,. rp wr .. 56 , ,L ., :-Aga , ,: .- - u-num: ' 1 '-'cz r. - : - Al 'm'Y'- O A 4 V.. . , 'ff rv-u n23'D'1 We 5- 2 . g' 3-lg. ' 1 . umm-1 0 .- M,1.!'0 ' mama-ar-firm? . 3 .QTHEE 2,-if Rv-'T'-? :.R 2'a JBOOK ' V - 4 ggq .s.?- ' I -.'. ' I 'L ' : 5 K , an . ,Q .- ' 'Q' '- Xxx V K v 1 rnlsvzvf 0 1. B .ggi i .4 . , l'TIl r..1 u N g h 1 s . , Q' 4 Ai X ' , AD-21 5 1 flu A 'LS l ' 3' X vi K. Y A P YYY' i a 4 1'-5 .J - l....4 , Jr 147 RIGHTS ML3 Mlchael Hardy and MLFN Tonya Terrell remove a Crucible from the hirnace R-3 Division eff V! LEFT: Foundry. FRONT ROW: ML1 Ricardo Mal. xi. MLFN Pamela Marsh, ML3 Ralph Na- .arroi ROW TWO: ML FN Tonya Terrell. MLFN A,fwso.n Walker, ML1 Randall Pointer, ROW THREE: ML3 Michael Hardy. ML3 Charles Hanson, .ML2 Ronald Larson. 'LII 11, KF'---uusujvg if .. ,Lu , , i,' Fa .2 aa- ' .I QHTFPN Q' ' :ff PH1 Lisa M, Brown LEFT: Sound Analysis. FRONT ROW: EM2 Alberta Robertson, EM2 Maria Gregg, EM3 Cynthia Perkins. BACK ROW' EM1 Michael Arfiszewski, EMC Benjamin Garcia lassisrant division officerj, EM2 Donald Raymond. 41 ,i ...X XE.. PH1 Lisa M. Brown +1r 'l ' ntl: i PH1 Lisa M. Brown ' if Q X , 5 Kh M H K in . . .4 . 'L - AY.-,.'d' X rj. ' . K ' i f ,X LX Q pp-41 Lisa M- TOP: Outside Electrical. FRONT' EM 1 Vicente Ellescas. ROW Tm? EM3 Shedrick Beal, EM2 Micky Piper, EM2 Maria Fernandeli di Olandelle Rolle. ROW THREE: EM 1 Sandra Little, EM3 f?9Q9f7'a Bro? d way. EM7 Mark McOutcheon, EMFN Timothy Mach. LEFT' EM2 5,- Mikul rewinds a motor. ABOVE: Rewind Shop. FRONT' EM3 Mary ld' vas. EM3 Samly Rasichanh, EMFN Rosemary Durian, EM3 Ronagfi Oruz. BACK ROW' EM2 Theodor Mikul, EM2 Brian Myers, EM7 ' cardo Aquisap. EM 7 Federico Tala, EM2 Arnel Valenzuela. 1 I PH1 Lisa rown LEFT: IC and Gyro Shop. FRONT ROW' lC1 Charles Deason, ICS Nerissa Wachter, IC2 Lee Baile y. BACK ROW' IC7 Richard Murphy, FIV James Veal, IC3 Evelyn Smith, IC2 Timo- thy Rainwater. ,f an-v. Jim Howell FHGHF' Sonar. FRONT HOW' STGSN Doug Neidigh, STG3 James King, E T1 Stan Cross. BACK ROW: STG3 Art Waiters, STG2 Guy Harclerode, STG3 Jeff Corwin, STGSN Carl Deiarosa, STG3 Keiiy Kerrnode, STGSN Chris Scyphers, STG3 John McGovern. 11:11 Q-iv RIGHT: Electronic Calibration, ET7 Calvin R Carrick. E T2 Rex French. E T3 Dave Johngon ET3 Rick Garcia. ETS currfs nooifard. ETC 25' Brian Bidinger. ET2 Rick Vincent, ET7 Mi- chael K ibei. 44 O 5 RIGHT: Teletype Repair. E T3 Tracey Ander- son, E T7 Maxine Morgan, RM3 Liz Lininger, E T3 Taska Fredette. BELOW' E T2 Rick Vin- cent calibrates electronic equipment. l' 1-'ling-,.' l I A I - A x M' M Q JA, 'A it J 'il , T. -9 . r W -N 'Ulrv-g 'X N.-r e ' xxx. V I .L Jlm Howell -K 3 i K bX.-oo ng I 2 14 ' , I PH2 Rachel A Lame' OM2 Brad Job A BO VE: Micro-rniniature Electronic Repair. LE F T' Eiectronic Repair. FRONT ROW' E T2 Harry Beier, E T3 Kenneth McAiein, E T2 Tony , Laveile, E T3 Janice Stoddard. BACK ROW' V E T7 Bruce Skinner, E TSN Mike Dartler, E T2 Doug Watola, E T7 Mike Schmidt, E T2 Laura Deguzman, E T3 Leo Graham. JmfHoweu 45 R-5 Division , 5 f - Nl ,,- I Ai ' 0 H Volkrnan IMC Stanle Hath I LE! 7. R 5 Division Office. IMC I . y c erfdivisfbj OMC l cerj, James Wirlh 'Q li 'q .Z ih!V Q5 V xi 4. 1. A S2-f,ygYkx. 3 X '- ,,,i g,l,,,o or RIGHT' Gears are replaced in a watch. K xox we Jim Howell LEFI- Type-wrfrer Repffff- FRONT Sari IMSN Roberta Ward, IMS Maureen AnKevm BA CK Row: 1M1 Robert Galvin, lllliwnty, Worra. 11142 Curtis Buckley' 'MZ Montgomery. I1 ai if -A .i,. ... .-.-...4.- ..,,.. igvf A . . . f 'sa M of ,o,o M iei X ' li A- e i .oo., .. lo 9 T ' :--,. ,,.... -..,..,.... ..., ,.,,,. A- - ,k g Y 5 , M.. 4 5 'wap ' o i ll X N, QQP, 1 N . i - N, I 1, , rn 4 N ,h iw vo -i S- S ,i A X :ML R l W 9 , j . .1 o :flea A . Q ...ae e V fx l . sf l S K X . X .3 xv , Q ly X It , xl --f.- .lim Howell 46 l , ,lf ' Zi ir f' L. Y, 11, Q. -if , , 'K X Nw, t .Q BELOW' Print!Draft Shop. FRONT' Ll3 Donna Hayes. Ll3 Mi chelle Bradley, DM3 lrma Davila. BACK BOW' LlSN A4 . am Cupel, Ll2 John Neve, DM3 Michael Cannon LIC Coftis McCoin. F'lGHT' Ll2 John Neve adjusts a printing press, --i f .- ji l L sa M Bm wn ,. s 4,253 L i- t i X -N . ', if-L ABOVE: Optical Shop. FRONT ROW: OM2 Lamont James, OM2 Judy Springsteen, OM3 Tony Berrnel. OM3 Peggy Gordon. RO W TWO. OM3 Dena Fairchild, OM2 Dale Kimmel. BOW Tl-lFr'EE: OMSA Steve Taylor OM3 Jeff Sherman. OM7 John Smith, OM2 Barry Faith, OMSA Laura Gephart. s, 's L rr rf Primo Lab. PH3 Bob crass, 0 Brown, inot pictured: OM2 Brad .rf Lovv LEFT: iviihcs Lab. Fnoivrno if John Perotta, lM2 Lori Mills, IMSN . Lago, lM3 Jennifer Warnke, IMS by . Welch, lM1 Randy Swartz. BACK H0 Richard Strom, lM2 Launi Cassineli-l Christopher Gorrell. BELOW' IMS Johnh otta calibrates a hiese guage. Jim Howell . I-' Q 'Y W, W 5 4 i ,. - bw A i iw .br HL I If' , -i.,,,.Qg ccc. . , . .. L 'R , K . E I, , I 1 r xx sf if f. ., vxx 4 , f ' rl 4' , f X I it tx 5 M ,X I R-5 Division parties at the Cock-eyed Cowboy, Olongopo, R.P. FRONT ROW' OM2 Dale Kimmel, IMC Stan Hatcher, lM2 Chris Gorrell, lM3 John Perotta, lM3 Jenni- fer Warnke, lM2 Monty Montgomery, IMSN Robbie Ward, OM3 Peggy Gordon, JOC Judith M. Johns. BACK ROW' lMC Rick Volkman, lM7 Bob Galvin, lM2 Lori Mills, BT7 Ron Da vid, OM3 Dena Fairchild, lM2 Launie Cassinelli, iM3 Maureen An- drieu, lM2 Kevin Worra, PH3 Bob Cross, lM3 Wayne Welch. 48 . . v- v-- - ' ' ,- inlay 'EP' 'R Nfl OM2 Brad Job LJ PHI' Lisa MV 9-J gg Qi 'X' fx: . Q-.4 - ,. W D OM2 Brad Job if . X' if i ,V M K EL ABM Nr are - 6 sf B OM2 Brad Job TOP: E T7 Reginald Drakeford calibrates a piece of radiac equipment. LEFT' Checking for radiation. ABO VE: R-6 Division. FRONT ROW' L T Stephen Jackson idivision officerj, MM1fSSj David Lovell, MR3 Tracy K iser, ENS Robert French. ROW TWO: MM2 Marty Richey, MM3 Da vid Hawkins, E T7 Reginald Drakeford, ROW THREE: TM 1 Liana Wye- nandt. E T3 Bethany Shirkey, MM3 Richard Anderson, MM2 James Koehler. MM2 Leopold LaRocque. ROW FOUR: MM1 Brad Well, MM 7 Brian Weekly. MM2 Jose Galinzoga, MM3 Brian Crane, MM3 Timothy Boddy. MM1 Glenn Clark, HT7 William Carr, MRFN Lynn McCann. 49 RT Division Y YY .ut 4 LEFT' Oualityrissurancg, XX ' ,J . y 1 Jann Winer, sror Guy A iii' X 'Q 'ff' 'S Y Gregory Miller ldivision y Q55 'A . X X 1 , D 1 4 U4 4 I Hnoaaes. BACK Row' , 'H' ' , it Q R I . T u iz: I-1' -.,A fassistanr division officeril-17' 'Z ua na urviwg RIGHT' HT2 Jeffrey Blanchette does a dye pene- trant test on a nuclear weld, BELOW' NDT Lab. FRONT ROW' HT1 David Zettel, HTC Benjamin Parnell, HT7 Kevin Martinson, H T2 Christine John- son, BACK ROW' HT2 Mark Forslund HT2 , Todd Gabbert, HT2 Robert Houston, H T2 Jeffrey Gau- thier, HT2 Jeffrey Blanchette, HT1 Gregory Har- vey, HT3 William Duncan, HT1 William Swanson. -Wu--an PHI Lisa M, Brown W kin, MMI Dwayne Olds, HTC ,., 1? , Rs x ff 'gas 440 34 B9 X Q 4 ,ri if 5 me 4 - ' N 1 V RN Division I T o 1 Q an if , If fp N ,.f . ! f , ZX- . 1. if, Q PHI LISE M B LEFT: Nuclear Planning and Repair, FRONT ROM 'i.- MMFN Steven Brown, EM3 Karen Go- deli, MR? Kami Bates. EMFA Margaret Spi- netti. FN Betty Dottin. STG3 James King. BACK ROW: ET7 Kenneth Young. MR2 Paul Nov. alioia slii, MRC James Doering lassistant division officerl, IC? Lee Bailey. S TGS N Doug Nclldlgfi. MM? Orison Jones. MR1 Michael lU3l7OfSfx'L. ICFN Angela Tiede. ETCS Warner I g , IQ: l Thelen. if 5 Cf fi ' fl Kg P , lj' 1 ' I J ril 'Ky' ABOVE: HT2 James Watkins welds a part. LEFT: Nuclear Weld Shop. FRONT ROW' HT2 Larry Gill, HT2 James Case, HT2 Jeffrey Davis, HT2 Joseph Grabarits, HT3 Robert Harris. BACK ROW' HT2 Charles Scolt, HT2 Kyle Anderson, HT2 James Watkins, HT3 Samuel Orduna, HT7 Gregory Hicks, HT1 John Flagg, HT1 Eddie Higgins. PH1 Lisa M Brown RD Division PH1 Lisa M, Brown PH1 Usa MB LEFT: BMCSlD Vj Gerald Crow takes a break between dives. ABGVE BM3lD Vj John Verd lfrontj and STG3lD V2 John Montoya return lror a diving mission. 4 52 D LEFT' Dive Locker. FRONT' MM1lDWJohn Siecr BM3fDVj John Verd, BMCSIDW Gerald Crow' EM2lD Vj Troy Billeter, EM3 Tony Harris, HTCIUYT George Sonafrank. ROW TWO: LTJG Jeffrey Beairy, Hr1rb V1 Jon eacka, EM3lDW T0ffl5UFh' noiz, BM1fDVj waiter Bishop, BM2lDVl WW scrmro, BM3lD V1 scoff Blue, sTG3rDWJ0fT'W' roya. now THREE: eiwosrovi Stephen CW' RIGHT: Paintand Tile Team. SN Sal Madrid SN Gffbert Aleman, BM2 Larry Chambers, SA Stacy Burris Jim Powell .X xx x xx il Sk N' mn sg x 'un K. it AQ' is : , PH? Rachel A Lauier OM2 Brad Jo TOP: SN Roderick Williams and SN Martin Abshire repair broken chains on a Yokohama fender, ABOVE LEFT: Riggers Weight Testing. FRONT ROW: SN Peter Paulick, BM3 Jacque Allen, SA Frederick Lockett, ROW TWO: SN Mi- chael Young, SN Roderick Williams, l-lTClDVj George Sono- frank, ROW THREE: BM7 Steven Galloway, SN Charles Ouinn. SN Jesse Clements. ABOVE: BM3 Dorthea Sanders assembles and sews canvas. LEFT: Canvas Shop, FRONT' BM2 Annette Matthews, BM3 Lawrence Ferreira. BACK ROW: SN Timeca Scott, BM3 Dorthea Sanders, SN Yolanda Cortez, SN Christopher Beltran. 3 53 ii DUDE EEUU E X EE! Supply EERE -L EEUU Servicing Sammy G Where would the Sammy G have been without Supply Depart- ment to fill its constant demands? Supply carried 54,425 line items in their storerooms deep in the bow- els of the ship. From this inventory they supplied the needs of the Gom- pers crew and those of ships tended alongside. The Convenience Store got a facelift and introduced a variety of new goodies to the crew. The Ship's Store carried an extensive array of items. Walkmans, sodas, T-shirts, dungarees, film, cigarettes, pre-re- corded cassettes and microwave popcorn sold like hot cakes. Sail- ors from ships alongside said that it was great to shop at the Gompers' MaII. Whether it was loading supplies on, storing them, doing breakouts, cooking, baking or cleaning up after us, Supply serviced the needs of the Sammy G, from computers to cakes. BELOW' SK2 Rolando Gonzales, SK2 Antho- ny Hines and SK3 Patrick Burbridge stand by to move pallets received during helo ops to the cargo handling passageway. . Ill 'T' - .1 .B S-1 Division ,-v J as , V, 'gg , - X , l I Y J if 4' 'X Nt.. PH1 Lisa M. Brown TOP YNSN Geor ia Baldwin and CDR Ja Benecke Iii. Q E -' Q ,V , Supply Department Head. ABOVE: Forward and Aft Storerooms. FRONT ROW' SK2 Rolando Gonzales, SK3 Rodrigo Ancheta, SK2 David Coffman, SKSN Dwayne Thomas. BACK ROW' SK2 Donald Poston, SK2 Mathew Cenaffra, SK 3 Patrick Burbridge, SK2 An- thony Hines. ABOVE: Stock Control and Customer Service SK CS Rogelio Navaska, SK 7 Romeo Lumalu, SK 7 Debra Rhoads, SKSN Suzanne Hutchenson, SK2 Anna Woods, SKC Rodrigo Can- las, ENS Cheryl Peistrup. BACK ROW' SK3 Corinne Huff- man, SK 2 Emiliano Hernandez, SN Mary White, LCDR Walter Watson, SK3 Paul Howarth, SK2 Aaron Spence. RIGHT' SK 1 Benjamin Ignacio. 56 1 , LEFT' SK 1 Chrispulo Gamboa uses a fork- lift to transfer stores. BELOW: Stores As- sembly. F RON T RO W: SK 7 Nelson Aninzo SN Nicole Atkinson, YNSN Georgia Bal- dwin. BACK BOW: SK3 Nancy Roberts SK 1 Cnrispulo Ganiboa, SKSN Alex An- ders. SN Patricia Young. PH1 Lisa M, Brown 57 l l l S-2 Duvlslon HT MSC Tibortito Tan HTC Ron Lee RIG .' 1 ' MSCM Sergio Enriquez, MSCS Julito Reyes. +1 if X Fl ,I RIGHT: Food Service Atten- dants prepare salad for a meal. PH1 Lisa M. Brown PH1 Lisa M. Brown FRONT ROW' FA Reta Hanso- GSMFA Mark Camacho, SH De:- Horner, SR Teri Oursler, SHE Donna Davis. BACK ROWF Charlene Vanistendael, HMS Robert Bundy, FA Aura Casin. SHSA Angela Correll, SN Fra' Johnson. LEFT' Food Service Attenderx I LEFT: Food Service Attendants. FA Jane Lee. FN Georgina Shockley, FA y Dawn Richards. SR Adrianna Carney, t SR Donna Steward. SHSR Noel Wade, PH1 Lisa M. Brown RIGHT' Fnoivr now' Msa ii: l' Blaise Valiese, MS2 Lyndon Ignacio, MS2 Ramon Jovez, MS3Allen Vanevery, MS3 Vic- ente Tclentino. BACK ROW' MSSN Anthony Riley, MS3 QS , 5 '4' Richard Pearce, MS2 Michael J Murray, M83 Stacey Raven, h Eff MS2 Dennis Mahoney, X T mt 'I ' l 'fb f fN f f arm , 1 K K PH1 Llsa M. Brown ,N fni- L-Invwllvlvim f LEFT: Wardroorn Food Service Atten- dants. FRONT ROW' SR Linda Flores, SA Claudia Lewis, JOSA Treney John- son, FR Ann Manzano, FN Tammy Hau- rilick, SHSA Tammy Bowersock. BACK ROW' FA Pauline Thompson, MS2 Rob- ert Asuncion, FN Elizabeth Onstott, SN , Angela Dennis, SR Jeffery Littleford, SR Brittany Schoor, FN James Daniel, MS3 ' l Juan Angulo. 5 O ti 2 G ff 5 59 I O. E , I In ,l 7 Z J -S J if Z QQ., 1 V' Q, my ff f ' A ' -+G- Pf. ,yy- , 1 ' ' X il ,.,, PH1 Lisa M. Brown X .,.,-fu- f -Fin y W l.Q-Hawk, N, 8 N x fig X, eo ,X .x. PH1 Llsa M. Brown X.. LEF77 FRONT ROW' MSSNF lando Gaiimba, MSSN Demer Rivera, M82 Julia Candelaria, l.'5 Jeffrey Ruvkun, MS3 Samuel u rador, M83 Juan Angulo, MSS James Riley. BACK ROW N5 Nelson Fulinara, MSSN Nancy C: le y, M82 Cesar Dumalig, MS2 Fe ny Gibson, MSSN Anthony Th: deaux, MS1 Ernesto Esmile, M55 Nelson Underdue, MSSN Hal. Goodshield, M32 Robert As. cion. -I Hi 4 PH1 liisa M- Bmwn . . - ff Lerr- M51 Ruben Abueg displays his baking 5'? '5 0 RADM Leighton W. smith. ABOVE: MS2 Par Maupin- S-3 Division 11 ,h 0 . vu A -' 563 Y Xe ia' 1 X sf FIIGHF' SH3 Joseph Loud gives change for a purchase of geedunk in the ship 's Con ve- nience Store. X PH1 Lisa M Brown xc LEF7? FRONT ROW' SH3 Francisco Deirosario, SHSN Gezell Barr, SH3 Lisa Mielnik. BACK ROW' ENS Nanette Rus- sell, SH2 Benito Tino. SH3 Cedric Stokes, SH 7 Edward Punzalan, SHSFI Ann Hartzeli, SH3 Joseph Loud. I k K' Ill Q III P I. lDllllg. 54-n-1 1 PH1 61 f 96 I J.J5Xp.Y ,li l fri E' al I K 4 ,,, i 'n '7f xkixx, . PH2 Rachel A. Laufer LEF71' FA Anita Coy shampoos SA Mel- issa Manske 's hair in the ship 's beauty salon. vfflli. f 3 prodi- PH2 Rachel A. Lauler ABOVE: SFI3 Cedric Stokes restocks the soda machines. RIGHT' SH3 Yvonne Felix pulls out clean linen from the ship 's laundry. 62 f, A Q- '. .., 'L O 14. Q Q.. l Jil L . l -,.. .n PH2 Rachel A. Lime' is- Q.qgr. . S-4 Division i A . PH1 Lisa M. Brown lil!! Nw!-' .qxwhnui RIGHT: DKCS Romeo Mendoza cashes Checks for EM3 Samly Rasichan and ENCS Mark Langhorne. 191097 'V i9l499H ZHd PH1 Lisa M. Brown LEFT' Laundry. FRONT ROW: SH3 Yvonne Felix, SH2 Alberto Jansen, SHSN Katra Row- en. SH 1 Edward Punzalan. BACK ROW' SHSA Roguelito Nacalban, SH3 Christopher Hall, SH3 Joseph Loud, SA Melissa Manske, SN David Hoenecke. LEFT: Dlsbursing. FRONT ROW: DK3 Ri- cardo Fermo, SN Claudia Rodriguez, SN Die- go Cayabyab. MIDDLE ROW: DKCS Romeo Mendoza, SN Adonay Hernandez, SK 1 Ed- mund Berdiago, SN Anthony Brown, DK2 Jose Magpayo. BACK ROW: ENS Karin Kov- enz, DKSA Dwayne Rederick, DKSA Serena Sydner, DKSN Michael Dwyer. vi '55 ,. !t' f 's x ...V V .wt i 'V LEFI' FRONT ROW DPCDoug5 Beck, SN Ulises Vargas, DPQ Guadalupe Baer, DP3 Gem Gude, DP1 Roy Reclosado,DP5g Jeffrey White. BACK ROW'Dg Carol Malone, DPSN Trecenauf. Kinney, DP2 DeEtta Parm DPSN Maia Jarvis, DP3 Bea Gl- gos, DP1 Charles Smith. NN: A pg-11 Llsa Ny V. au , ' 9 F vs gi-1. .x , 'x lt PH1 Lisa M. Brown ABOVE: ADP. FBONTROW' DP7 Dorys Jackson, DP3 Den- his Bell, DP3 Lewis Durham, DPSN Richard McClain. BACK ROW' DP2 David Golden. DS2 Robert Headley, DP2 Carl Trice, DS2 Catherine Barker, DP7 Jon Bell, DS7 Pepe Cor- alde. LEFT' DP7 Dorys Jackson and DP1 Charles Smith work on the SNAPS. 65 , Engineering mm fini SLU 'Q' Ummm EEUU Q er 'Rf E535 1 I Q Q X .. none better You can't do it without us! - that is the proud battle cry of the 250-plus men and women of the En- . Q i 1 ---B 1 V i l gineering Department. And they are , so right. Absolutely nothing can move or turn without the services provided by those we lovingly refer to as snipes. l-. T Not only did they provide us with the necessary steam, water, electricity, air conditioning and pneumatic air, they also serviced our customers so they could make . . . P 1 repairs to their engineering plants. H' LSa Bmwn We never got that luxury. I I I Not to be forgotten is that the A engineers maintained our damage control capability to perfection and also took time to train our custom- ers. Problem with a boat, crane, ele- vator or a shower? Engineers were there to help. Fact of life - none better than our snipes. H i BELOW: LTJG Lisa Cumming, A Gang Di- i vision Officer. ' ll i oM2 Brad Job ' i 3 9 TOP: L TMichael Turner, Engineering Depart- , ' M. ment Head. ABOVE: Boats and Diesel. A - -. Fnoivr r-vow: EN3 Maffaiuisa Baiana, ENFN . 9 f A Arthur Kaminski, EN7 Thomas Foster, EN3 . - Glen Franklin. BACK ROW: EN2 Setapong I .4 f Ruangsuwan, EN2 Randall Stewart, ENFN l ,l , Tony Fahrbach, ENFN James Smiley, EN2 XIII- Kenneth Evans. it 5 . H ff' -X Zyii ini NI X ,yt .cv- M t - ., It 5. . .III ' T li, -if , f 5, 1-..'1'-A un If RIGHF' Steam 8 Heat. FRONT ROW' ENS Elayne Giaquinto, EN2 GarylOard, EN1 Mi- chael Dirks, EN3 Sunday Jianoran. BACK RO W' ENFA David Smith, EN3 Dana Mitchell, ENFA Greg Sansome, MM3 Jerry Carter, ENFN Russ Minor. RIGHI' Air Conditioning 8 Refrigeration. FRONT ROW: ENFN Jeffrey Rogers, ENFN David Kraeger, MM2 Jerry Williams. ROW 2: EM3 Debbera Oakes, MMFA Douglas Young- blood, MM2 Ernesto Roque, FN Daniel La- bonte. BACK ROW: MM3 Anthony Gonzales EN3 Daryl Williams, ENFN Gregory McNeil. y 68 Q E Division q? 1' PH1 Lisa M, BVOWH -' xv, LEFT' A Gang, Hydraulics. FRONT ROW' EN3 Dan Konowalski, EN3 Ruben Davila, EN3 Kenneth Smith, FN Daniel Abbott, EN3 Casey Middlebrook, BACK ROW: FN Christo- pher O'Bannon. MM2 Renato Reyes, EN1 Richard Mann, EN3 Robert Goodner, EN3 Gary Reeves. OM2 Brad Job 1 yr R K 51 1 'I .N 'R . Q I PH1 Lisa M. Brown LEFT: EM3 Virginia Newman hooks up shore power to tended units. ABOVE: E Division Officer ENS Deidre McClay with EM7 Noli Farrales. 69 8,1 K it N. nm! - 1 of ii, ...Q faq . OM2 Brad Job TOP: Power 8 Distribution. FRONT ROW: EM3 Maria Lapuz, EM3 James Cain, FN John Griffin, EM3 Christopher Schelhorn, EM3 Virginia Newman. BACK ROW' EM3 Jacquelyn Moore, EM3 Kathy Scarb- rough, EM 1 Jaime Deguzman, EM3 Cora Clincy, EM3 Cynthia Hibbs, EM3 Melissa Stapley. ABOVE: IC Shop. Front Row: FA Kimberly Mul- lins, IC3 Delia Prado, lC3 Robin Beach, FA Chris Zoltovvski. ROW 2: lC2 Catherine Banfill, IC3 Teresa Buie, lC3 Dana Keyonnie, lC3 Lisa Jones. BACK ROW: IC1 Dennis Hicks, FN Kevin Jones, ICC David Schlack. RIGHT' EMFN James Cain mans the switchboard in Main Control. 70 1- dt 34 'W' 'Sn IVI DiviSiOn g O PH2 Rachel A. Laufer SIE '40 . , , E Division. Battery and Lighting. FRONT ROW' EM3 Thang Hoang, EMFN Paulette Morris, EM3 Karen Ayres, EM3 Lisa Ball. ROW 2: EM2 Diane Pellegrino. FA Kysha Waymon, FR VlncentBernardl, EM3 Cathleen Kammers, EM7 Noli Farrales. BACK ROW: EM3 Rogello Maza, EM3 Eloise Bridges, FN Gregory Morgan, EM7 David Keller. OM2 Brad Job Jam Howell LEFT: FN Richard Whipple is down below, ABOVE: Engineroom. FRONT: MM2 William Griffin. ROW2: MM3 Kevin Nelson, FN Marcell- no Duya. FN Jose Paquian. MM2 Psalm Limpiado, MM3 Keith More- land, MMFN Adolf Estantino. BACK ROW' MM2 Mark Linderman, MMFN Ed Wright, MM3 Daniel Desmarais, FN Norman Brown, MM2 Cesar Torilla. MM3 Lindon Dacres, MMFN Steven Swihart, FN Paul Hinchey, MMCSTS Wj Peter Harris, MM2 John Gerleman. 71 RIGHT MMFN Adolf Estantino adjusts 2 valve in the Evaporation Room, where ff95h water is made. B Division RIGHT' Fireroom. FRONT ROW' BT3 John Lee, ENFN Ronald Colvin, BT2 Perry Hawk- ins, FN Sharon Crippen, FN Dennis Birosel. BACK ROW: BT1 Anthony Wallace, BTFN Fernie Castillo, BT3 Owen Williams, FN Ken- neth Vance, BT3 Roger Brown, FN Kevin Rice. 72 44 J Qi, .A PH2 Rachel A. Laufer L -I L A PH2 Rachel A. Lauler ABOVE: Oil Lab. FRONT ROW: BT3 Scott Brumfield, FN Henry L. Sch wan, BACK ROW: B T2 Joseph Brooks, BT3 Jean Shannon, BT2 Steven Bohannan, BT3 Jackie Leffler, SA Marlisa Davis, BT2 Rafael Rivera, FN Mario Galapon, BT2Amante Cabero. LEFT BT3 Thomas Mel- ton adjusts valves in the Hydraulic Shop. 73 l i , if .9 V S, S l 245 ABOVE: BT3 Scott Brumfield, on the job. RIGHT' BTFN Randy Miller, BT3 Scott Brumfield and BT3 Wayne Cross take a break from cleaning the bilges in the Fireroom. R Division Y f-P311 Nw, x 3 -WM, L W 2 . ,vi g if ' ., jg ,E 6 'ft I ' A' fi l ,tif if f . 54 , gf, I A - rr N . Tx ,M PH1 Lisa M. Mr LEFI' R Division OfficeiMiscellaneous vision personnel. FRONT ROW FA KVISW Heins, DCFN Cathy Keller, DCFN Kathy VG' toria, DCFA Gretta Jones, DCFA Robin Stebbins. BACK ROW' HTC Earl Huitt, HTFN Richard Smith, DC2 John Prager, HT1 Robeff Shive, DC2 Dean Struckofi HTCS Haimmd Spencer. BELOW: DC2 Colette Harris, an accessman on the fire-fighting team, gets ready to open 3 door RIGH T: Damage Control Assistant and R Dfvfsfof, officer - LTJG Gail Wilkins. 0 Q9 K 7 Q X 1 ' QQ YQ xx Q7 QED N ,, ffm- x X, XXX X1 .f 'ffl' PH1 Lisa M. Brown PH' Usa M. Brown ' u 5 .lv OM2 Brad Job ABOVE: CHT Shop. FRONT ROW' HTFA Tim Johnson, HTFR David Reyes, HTFN Lisa Smith, HTFN Ronda Beardslee. BACK ROW' HT3 Dave Allen, HT3 Eric Carlson, HT2 Theresa Jacobs, HTFA Dave Schondel, HTFN Ronald Degraaf LEFT: R Division personnel protect the ship with a steady stream of water from fire hoses while trash is being burned. PH1 Lrsa M. Brown M si! av' 'F swag, 5. :G ii 1 I1-W.. 1 f. N 1 Q 1 4 mv- 3 f Q .41 -. , f' Xu 1 Q 4 OM2 Brad Job TOP: Shipfitter Shop. FRONT ROW' H T3 Mark Hanchett, H T3 Cynthia Young, HT2 Joe Wilcox HTFA Kevin Carnes HT3 Fr k G , , an onzales, HT3 Adam Sigler. HTFN Kenneth Six. BA CK ROW' FN Frank Grimes HTFN Kathy Watkins, H T3 Michael Bachman, H T2 Frank Tapia, HTFR Robert Chenault HTFA Richard Johnson HTFN Ri h d , , C ar Williams. ABO VE: DCPO Shop. FRONT RO W' DC3 Ray Giarrusso. BA CK RO W' DCFA P ' ' ' ' ' atricia Nush. FN Christine Smith, DC2 Colette Harris, DCR Charles Miller. RIGHT' DC2 Michael Bueche and HTFA R' h ic ard John- son have some fun on the flight deck. 76 Brad Job 'Ulf' .f L ,K , . I 'rv sf, W PHQ Rachel A- LGUM MGH1- R Division 's damage control experts quallbl their shipmates in basic and advanced me-hghting on the flight deck. OM2 Brad Job LEFT' FN Christine Smith, DC2 Colette Harris and FN Cynthia Smith get an inside look at the beloved burn box. BELOW' DC Shop. FRONT ROW: DCFN Richard Pence. DC2 Patrick Huff, DC3 Anthony Leleat, DCFN James Mantia, DCFN James Peak, DCFA Jorge Rubio-Boitel, DCFN Mark Henningson. BACK ROW: DC2 William Merkel, DC2 Wanda Huntington, DC2 Michael Bueche, DCFA Paul Carpitcher, DCFA Corey Baker, DC2 Paul Kazmarek. PH2 Rachel A. Laufer Qt gg 35 ' t f s 36 as FS -Q! was v -v ty I' M .I - XXV riff, Brad Job 77 I DEED EEUU Ijflfii +25 Qfff Ummm Keeping us on course When? Where? What? How? These are the questions continally asked and answered by our Opera- tions Department. In order to do this, the depart- ment never sleeps. They are our link to the outside world, receiving or- ders from our bosses, then making plans to execute our directed mis- sions. Our communicators in radio and the signal bridge took care of not only the Gompers, but aided ships alongside as well. Communication duties of ten- ded units were assumed, freeing time for their crews to rest and nec- essary repairs to be made. The Gompers did not safely sail over 25,000 miles by chance. The navigation teams on both the Bridge and in Combat information Center were the reason. While hidden away in spaces high on the ship, this group of men and women showed us all what it means to be a mariner. nba fl t fi.. 3, t . f ' J Brad Job OE Division X TOP RIGHT: Ops Boss LTJulia Griffin, ENS Scot Arasmith. ABOVE: Electronic Technicians. FRONT ROW' E T1 Michael Schacht, E T2lSWj Mark Harrelson. BACK ROW: E T2 Cedric White, ET1 Roger David, ENS Mark Woodside. LEFT: Trou- ble shooting the Bridge 's ANXSPA-25 radar repeafef- E T2lSWj Mark Harrelson, E T1 Cedric White, E T1 Roger Da- vid, ET7 Michael Schacht, , Q 'K Q, lei ty' 'xqX!,d si lj . X T f T is ff X N!!! I X- X X Ill! N OI Division M 1 'Y 1' 6 R i Charthouse. ABOVE: FRONT ROW' OM1 Nick Picconi, OM2 Harold Hobson. BACK ROW: OM! George Deleon, OMC Anthony Hintz, OM2 Michael Cefaratti, CJMSN Michael Kropp. BIGH7? OS2 Pam Mueller relays a skunk position to the Bridge. 80 LEFT: Combat Information Center. FRONT ROW: YNSN Gina Brascugli. O83 Tracy Brown, OSSN Michelle Du- ran, LTJG Deborah Shroyer, SN Rachel Garcia, BACK ROW: OS3 Mark Hlltu- nen, OS7 Joseph Ffeblllot, OS3 Alan Kin- cer. - N-vn1 'h '1 ,,1 ,f4 F 3 W 4 -an wr PH2 Rachel A. Laufer 81 .y,y. 1 ' , . in GR DiviSiOn RIGHT' Signal shelter. FRONT ROW' OSSN Chris McClellan. SECOND RO W' SMS Bruce Jordan, SM3 Florina Thompson, SM3 Karen Coughlin, SM1 Tom Huston. THIRD ROW' SM3 Tina Robinson, SMSN Jimmie Doane, SM 1 Dennis Wood. BELOW' Radio Central. FRONT ROW' RM3 Kathleen Wacker, RM2 Michelle Saltkill, RM1 Robert Lynes. BACK ROW' RM3 Jeffrey Hooker, RMSN Roger Klakken, RM2 Bryan Isbell, RMC Freddie Patterson. Qu F in x I Q X 'CQELLM as ,dz X il i EM X 'X nn- J X P N i K x . 1 82 f . lr' in F , Rf I fa' ,N-wv. t .A--f . - , Y, Ref 5 A l. , .XY . S s I E f Q HIGHE SM1 Woody Wood communicates via semaphore to another signal man during small boat maneuvers at the Al Masirah anchorage. 4? , t fkn' if OM2 Brad Job LEFT Radio Central. FRONT ROW- RM3 Michael Lewis, RMSN Carolyn Pratt, RM3 Marsha Brown, RM2 Linda Thompson, RM3 Ange- la Wooldridge. BACK ROW' RM2 Shawn Morang, RM3 Scott Degel, RM3 Steve Arcy, HM3 Carla Duck- ett, RM2 Carla Spry, RM3 Joseph Fields, RMC Freddie Patterson. 1 . V A . , . ' ll ' ' Ja, ' Q 1 A ' - af, di 9 I'3 c ' J- - . ' 'Q-A , . A- fi 1 .,: ' L, ---'J-gl -1:-f X . 5 Ze- . A- , wg- 1 b Q , 1 A- -1 'ii -is-.,.,,. -al ' --'...: As-gni '.-'I if 'Q' A-H' ' - --I p g ns? K - ' lf.. 'L .', - '- f - - 'P K fr g one I . . , 1 f 1.--:'E q L 'vi'5?Wn-U- '- ' PH2 Rachel A. Laufer 83 3 E it I it 6 it S J it 6 Mi DUDE EEUU DEED U mmm E guper Sam s miQhW mariners Bos'n - a title that demands 5 ect Going to sea requires mar- r9P ' . . mers, seamen who are skilled in shipboard tasks. The Deck Department consists of over 120 men and women. These en have proved themselves as ood as any that have sailed the sev- Seam Q en seas. Name a seamanship evolution and they have done it. Mooring to a buoy, anchoring, replenishment at sea, helo operations and Bridge watches are but a few of the evolu- tions they are accomplished at. But on Sammy G, bos'n mates have even more challenges than their counterparts on other ships. They must operate and maintain cranes, numerous boats and rig- ging. They also have a huge super- structure and hull to maintain. When you add all of this up it is easy to see why our bos'ns might be caught doing the traditional sailor swagger. They are showing pride in their accomplishments. 'f Ships are judged by smart- ness, the Sammy G is obviously Number One! J' i A A u S. ,xxi ,l 1 ' :N tix IX' 1 st Division TOP: KNEELING: BM 1 Dean M. Gross. FRONT ROW: SA Audra D. Richardson, SN William L. Lavell Jr., SA Pamela Ray, SN Michelle J. Wekluk, SA Leslie G. Gladden, BMC Mary Laroche. BACK ROW: SN Ray Preble, SN Steven D. Powers, SN Donna Walter, SM2 Catherine Lambert, BM2 Neva Whipkey, SA Tonya Engebretson. lNot available for photo: LTKaren Haberlin, Deck Department Head. 1 ABOVE: Members of the bridge watch team: Helmsman SA Pamela Ray, Lee Helmsman SN Lisa Wright, SA Mark Boas ffar leftj, MM3 Derrick Staten lbackj and SN Sam McGrath. LEFT: ltop to bottomj SA Tanya D. Britten, BM3 Chris V. Blaschko and SA Teri A. Oursler. X vnu 4 M. 1 ' Q Z.. L 2nd Division I ' X VV f ,f X V, , X V , e , Q ll ,mga q-?fS53:- i'A ,551 gg. 1 3 , PH2 Rachel A. Laufer ' . LEFT' 1st Division. FRONT ROW' SA Karef J. Miller, SA Valarie N. McClellan, SN Michae J. Kowlaski, SA Sean D. Kirk, SN Treneseb Mosley, BM3 Shirley A. Rivera, SA SheilaS Tyler, SA Michele Y. Lee, SN Tanya L. Tapi BA CK ROW' SA Luis A. Vasquez, SN Annette M. Samuels, SN Nicole L. Tucker. 86 FXS jx S 'Q N PY S' pm Lisa M- BW . LEW Aao ve' FRONT novv' BM3 vfrqfe Lucero SN eridgene Egglgxrall Tracy Holland, SN Sheila Hamilton, SN K ellyAshp0l9i BM3 SW Jerri BM3 Mrchaele White. BA CK ROW' SN Kenneth Windham' Johansen K ubat, SN Steven K elley, SN William Graves, SN Anthony BM2 Kim Wenzl. Sea RIG -I YN' IQ 1 ,i r ' P NN. ps..-..., I X . PH2 Rachel A. Lauler K1 PH2 Rachel A. Laufer TOP: - . . BM3 Lolita Daniels pipes a message over the 1 MC, with an assist from S a H5gtMgEratn. ABO VE: FRONT RO W: SA Billie Jo Goodwin, BM3 Odes- f Heidi Perry, SN Laura Olson, BM3 Robin Lachica, SN Byron k. . 'rs z4NCllX2 ROW. SN Warren Rose, SA Kimberly Oooibeth, SN Page ' afhy Mafflfl, 2nd Division Officer LTJG Bret Cunningham. H . . I SN Jennifer Jones ileftj and BM3 Lolita Daniels. ,-U ...I I ,ni-is N- .1 3 qv 5 : 6 f- ?-1 2 V., D 1 PH2 Rachel A. Laufer 87 PH2 RaCheIA,Lau16 ABOVE' FHON T HOW' SN Melinda F Meindl, SN Hector A. Fernandez, BM3JenQ' fer C. Donnelly, SN Debbie A. Elliott. HOW! SF? Caesar Angulo, BM1 FlandallH. Sdwf BM 1 Stephen A. Lane, SA Dana H. Pansh,S-I Je ffre y Pierce. BA CK HOW' BM2 Rebin Ablf hams, SA Scott A. Costello, SA Kimbeilf' Marka wicz, L E F T' Burn box trash on the50f Deck. .4 L ' . BEFT- DECK personnel lower the 9 Boat into the water. BELOW- SN arbara M. R BM? Toni Speifggy, SN Jana L. Jackson, BMS Luann Stephenson, yr . . Y, 'SJ QNRS5, '.f X 5 A f 1 Q f f I PH2 Rachel A Laufer LEFT' FRONT HOW' SN Kimberly Z. Wigfall, SN Sonya L. Allen, SA Kenneth O. Vines, SN Ellen Coy. MIDDLE RO W: SA Tina L. Schimit- zerie, SN Kimberly 71 Ngo, SN Ramona K. Galvan, SN Trenese Pearson, SN Donna M. Q Lyon. BACK RO W' SA Mark S. Boas, SA Ani- ta J. McFarland, SN Roxanne H. Hercules. y PH2 Rachel A. Laufer 89 gfgiv- 1'g'Vk-s li-: L, Q .A 1 t 90 If -A Sf , 'xx w xf4' J ' X, xf M, lf' , f 1-. -- PH2 Rachel A. Laufer ABO VE' FRONT ROW' SA James E. Manns, BM3 Angela N. Mil- liams, SN Kelly Jo Chenoweth, BM3 Deneen M. Whitaken SA Una L. Schmitzerle. BACK RO W' SN Stephen E. Slevin, SN Dwane L. Small, SN Derrick Staten, MID IXC Nathan Edmons. LEFF' The gig crew makes their last run before the Samuel Gompers departs anchorage. -t l F S BELOW- BM2 Toni Spencer handles a line during a boat lift PH1 Lisa M. Brown K .X X . PH2 Rachel A- wie' HIGHI' SN Derrick Staten directs a crane operator with handsignals. BELOW' FRONT RO W' SN Steven M. Ro- boon, SN Perry B. Morales, SN Robert C. Cene, 3rd Di- vision Omcer ENS Maureen C. Sullivan. BACK ROW- BMC Robert E. Chester, SA Richard Pierson, SN Shawn R. lfwllis, MID 3X0 Jo Garcia, SN Robert Pigg, SA Billie J. Blake. rf J! ,B 2 1 ' i f,a -mash' ffi i gf, N rl 4th Division xxx BEN x 92 .4q LEFI' SA Billie J. Blake uses hand siynalsio guide a crane operator who ls loweringaboai into the water. PH2 Rachel A. Laufer fi! B A Q ' 5 1 Q' A 4 if acne: A. UW PH2 Fl ABOVE: SN George Harvey reels out line. ap' ,TN Q . iN Lf! 0' ' . , , z .- fi AQ - , .'. ,-5 -.1 my , v, x A -,fy n lv lb E1 tv , , . 3 W -., . ' :Ji ,L X ix 1 m . N V , 1,4 , 1 . - 1 gt . . - V Q 'C PH2 Rachel A. Laufer TIILET HFC! Mil ITD TRI V3- PH2 Rachel A, Lauter LEFT' KNEELlNG: BM2 Toni Spencer, SA Patricia Payton. FRONT ROW' SN Linda Geraci, SA George Harvey, SN Frankie Heath, SA Alonzo Chandler. BACK ROW: SN Eugene Baker, SA Debria King, SN Christine Cobbins, SN Pierre Turner, SA Oscar Alvarado, SA Kristin Moore. ABOVE: SN Christine Cobbins issues toilet paper from the Bos 'n Locker. BELOW: A member of Deck balls out the paint punt in an effort to Keep it from sinkingg his efforts were successful. 93 EEEE EEEM Weapons SDM If EEEE 5 I 5 P , xl 15 F! F 1 . 2 3 i ! 2 2 S s I f 9 f ' file, ,,.il , Weapons Warriors only 50 strong, but no indicator b done by the Weapons De- the'o . ofrrment Maintaining the ship's pa - .. . . selpdefense capability is a most vis- ible function of the gunners. ' No doubt about their skill - that was proven during REFTRA when all of their exercises received scores of 100. Their training ability is evident bythe crew's proficiency with small arms. I ' Often forgotten is their mission to assist other ships with technical expertise in torpedoes, ASROC and nuclear weapons. Their trade is car- ried out far below inside the ship, in spaces not open to other members ofthe crew. As a result, their efforts too often go unrecognized. TOP: ENS Ronald Davis, WT2 Rebecca Wil- lard, LCDR Robert Rush, Weapons Depart- ment Head. ABOVE: BOTTOM RO W' TMSN Elizabeth Garza, TMSA Sandee Petersen, TMSN Llnda Miller, SN Kathryn Robinson. TOP ROW: SN Karen Kelly, TM3 Jacqueline Davidson, TM1 Dwayne Freeborn, TMSN Marion Collins. - -.-ll, 77 -sa-2 A, X , Q ' ' xg MA, l if 1 . H 53- Sr W.. ix X .X 2 ,- ,f 3 ,.. -. . W-1 Division PH1 Lisa M. Brown ...H'?g IF' Jw -.ix ' . r L: 1-4 .-- 1- - I it 3 i ' i ' ' A . 9: H l -1 1 . Jim Powell TM 1 Dwayne Freeborn shows TMSN Linda Miller lleftj and TMSN Marion Col- lins how to torque a band on a dummy Mark 46 torpedo. ABOVE: FRONT ROW' TMSA Sandee Petersen, WT1 IMI- liam Evans, WT2 Troy Smith, WT1 Michael Sack. BACK ROW' WT2 Russell Miller, TM2 Dennis Tibbits, TM2 Stella Jones, GMM1 Charles Smith, WT2 Radcliff Vinton. LEFT Weapons personnel secure a torpedo casing for transport in an elevator. Brad Job .3 Division 5 5 FRONT ROW' GMG3 Shannon Carter, GMMl Patrick Sandusky, GMG3 Da vid Ben- son, GMG1 Randy Jones, GMG3 Joseph Blanchard. BACK ROW' GMG3 James Trimble, SN Brian Rhoades, GMG3 Raymond Buhn GMG3 Marc Johnson, GMG1 Fred Driven GMG3 Edward Strange, GMG3 Vin- cent Reynolds, GMGSA Lee Mitchell, GMG2 Mitchell Williamson. naar EAS St A1 N-N fa 'T z cf S Ya F-if ix wxxvg X i . ,vfztfv GMG1 Richard Linn and GMGSA Lee Mitchell man a .50-caliber machine gun. r H H PS A V l fb . my Jim Powell ABOV - . SChw5leCiMG2 Richard Smith, GMG3 James Trimble and GMG3 Dave do are armed and ready. LEFI' GMG2 Mitchell Williamson breaks wr 3 -45-caliber pistol. OM2 Brad Job O Z rv U1 -1 m Q L o o' fslyf X EEE EEUU EEE! Medical DUDE UUE Sickbai' 5aVlOl'S Ships are happy to come along- lde the Gompers and get their 5 mps and electronics repaired, but glelso means that they have access to 3 first class medical facility. we, on board, often forget what wehave compared to other ships, we take our facilities for granted. units do not. High demands Tended are made on services offered by the Medical Department. Many of the patients seen only do need Motrin. When a real prob- lem does exist, however, our labora- lofy, x-ray and pharmaceutical eorpsmen can, in conjunction with a myriad of trained specialists, move quickly to a diagnosis and solution. Besides tending to our immedi- ate medical needs, this group also ensures that we eat and live in a medically safe environment. TOP: HM1 Dale Stankiewicz, Dr. lL Tj Ann Fal- lon, LTJG Craig Booker, HMC Wayne Fulton. ABOVE: HM3 Steve Paz performs an ear irri- Ely,-l ' it -NS V7 ,LJ L1 5 PH2 Rachel A. Lauter Z ,, gallon. ' I , I .Rb,:34nA,?l, WY- f . f . NKWQ9 Y, P J ,- S N.. L i' a s . r ' if- A fv W cf i Q V W 7 ig V ' . t A Q ef V N XX, it ' ' 1 4 .J -f ff .1 - s y,-JX- vf. ' ' , 1 fx-Li. E 'w lx? it JJ 2 J' Q P .M g 4 X 2 E. ro -1 PH1 Lisa M. Brown BELOW: FRONT BOW: HM3 Gordon Rowe, HM3 Kathleen Kloos. HM3 Rolando Miranda. HM2 Pam Creighton, HM 7 Renato Legaspi. BACK ROW: HM2 Allen Vintola, HM2 J. L. Guererro, HM NSWJ J. Lewis. HM3 Walter Bischoff. 99 N9 R f X 4 .f X1 lk ABOVE: FRONTHO W' HN John Zurad, HM3 Scott Gal- liardt, HM3 Steve Paz, HM3 Mary Smith. BACK ROW' HN Rick Francis, HM2 Da vid Meii, SN Marta Mercado. RIGHT' Motrin - the wonder drug! NJ 100 5' C1 X I ' PH2 Rachel A aw sgbwgg? f Anwfw 1 - me wLfLafw?i,j? ,Q ,ry C K ,A ,, 4, tt. N A .. , 4 , . 4. . Wijzw . X L. Henney M. Bf0wn W LEF7? HM3 Kathleen Kloos aids a victim during a mass con flagration drill. BELOW' HM1 Renato Legaspi preps a patient for an x-ray. AL L. 'S 1 101 - Ummm Ummm mmm ff DEED DUDE they came, 9 drilled, they smiled The Dental Department is one ofthe smallest departments on the Ship' yet it has been a highly visible and active member of the Samuel G0mp9I'S. Theteam of dentists and techni- cians rarely saw a lull in action. With the 18 ships that were tended, more than 4,200 patients were seen and treated. ln the six operatories and the full service lab varied procedures were accomplished such as: exami- nations, dentures, crowns and bridges, and periodontics fgum treatmentl. Urgent care needs such as root canals and extractions were performed as well. All of this was accomplished while maintaining the dental needs of crewmembers of the Samuel Gompers. After working hours members ofthe dental team were responsible for running such programs as CPR training, bingo, Chief of Staff State- room drawings, basketball leagues, the Welfare and Recreation pro- Qrams, as well as coordinating ESWS. E Their professionalism and con- tributions are examples of their commitmentto the ship and its crew. 4 f 3 AF p t . .. ,A Q 9 ya.. l ,4 , J T 1 B . s v H ,xg 7 X Liv. ,A 7 - i , 1' X T ,,. f- 1 , 1 , -X 1- ' - -- wr.. - TOP: FRONT ROW: DTP1 lrv Schuyler, DT2 Karla Booth, DT2 Manny Dumaop, OM2 Dan Behrens. BACK ROW: LT Scott Bomberg, LCDR Jay Johnson, CDR Jerry Morley, LT John Lewis, DRCfSWj Roxanne Harvey. ABOVE: Dr. John Lewis preps one of his patients teeth for a filling, PH2 Rachel A. Laufer oM2 Brad Job 103 if PH2 Rachei A. Lauier ABOVE: FRONT ROW' DA Paul Garcia, Di. Arnel Cuenca. BACK HOW' DA Jimmy Hai. DT3 Larry Rodrigo, DT3 Michael Dembinski DN William Serbia. LEF7? Dr. lL77John Lewis assisted by DN William Serbia, prepares if give SN Melissa Manski an anesthetic. a 1 e RIGHI' Dr. ILD Scott Bomberg extracts a wisdom tooth. BOTTOM: DA Jimmy Hail gets i akick outof watching CA PT Lab yak pia y den- A ' X tist with a USS 0'BRlEN patient. OM2 Brad Job MNH ' ' . If-1,1 - s ,X X 1 K fu ' 1 PH1 Lisa M. Brown 105 DEED USED USMS EQXQQ draw llllnllll fE', EEUU i Playing it safe Going to sea is dangerous. The ocean can be unforgiving. There is t rn for help. The ship nowhere to u must rely on its own resources to ensure a safe journey. The Sammy G is essentially a hugefloating industrial factory. Situ- d substances that can ations an se bodily harm are numerous. u ca Who worries about this? Hope- fully everyone, but in case they dont, we could on our Safety De- partment. These trained and dedicated shipmates work around the clock acting as the ship's collective con- science. lt is their job to ensure that we do not get mentally lazy when it comes to protecting ourselves and others from potential injury. We get upset when they point out problems, but in the end each of us owes them a big debt of thanks lor their continual concern. in OM2 Brad Job U 'v ,ii i T-ff TOP: FRONT' BM2 Preston Gilliam, LT Oswaldo Ouiaot, SN Cheryl P tman EM2 PaulZunich EMCS Ken Lee. BACK ROW: MP2 Larry u , . neth Rudman, HT2 Brian Berlau, BM 1 Douglas Smith. ABOVE: HT2 Brian Berlau tests an air hat for a full charge. LEFT: BM1 Douglas Smith demonstrates the proper fitting for head gear. S EEUU EEE X Administrative Ill! UDDI IIIX ll XX Il xx l.L.L.LL. 5 i i l J i L t X l Z 70,000 pounds of mail, 'n television programmi g, l.D. cards, legal ddyngwspapef, I - ce Shellback certificates, Wt ' . mpayand family separation allow- N951 career counseling, PACE mme courses, messdeck bulletin Mus, cruise book, transfers, trav- dciaims, Familygrams, awards, mpoyary assigned duty, personal mg professional counseling, 5710000 worth of money orders, diurch services, military leadership exams, peacekeeping services, 2lls, 2Ls . . . ad infinitum. The services offered by the Ad- ministrative Department touched each and every crewmember in some way during WestPao '88. lllllich rated the highest with the crew? Mail call, of course! TOP HIGHF Department Head CWO3 Wil- lamliogers lleftj, Division Officer YNCS Lou- sClary. RIGHT? YNSN Anne Eldridge re- views ofHcer records. 0 K 1 l , ' 5 . Q: .t., , E t L -P s if , .Y g ...-- 1 X ge estt , LW A YV' . Q . '.'i-11 Sf V Y- -T- i X , W ' 1 www ' x' i l serif- e f 1 rx , X t 1 1 K WED fb r I . X Xt - ! xt 0 e M Vg N X , ' t -- , sgifxs - K s 3 - s tvs. x I 1 . 'A X if . f i ,xl X 'X K ...t If .. A, .au li 1, PH2 Rachel A. Lauler W ive- 9 A' .4--he : .1 xvvmh FT also 'I r 26 a.l 2 ' : U 1 1 Jim Howell PH2 Rachel A. Lauter LEFT: Post Office. FRONT ROW: PC3 Wanda Myers, PC3 Mary Garry, PC3 Mary Jackson, BACK ROW: PC3 Tim Williams, PC3 Keith Cheatham, PC1 Jonathan Montgomery. 109 Q - X . xy, . A 25.22 1 ' ' ' ' A 'NW K ' , . buffy ' ' 3 ' , I W V fn I I .-r, Mk k , , ' v iw Y Q, ' - 'i,.,..,.L , fh7c. i x Za. n f iii Lie ,gym X ' -f r . ' iff' 5 1 y 4 ,Z r 'BJ ffff 1 ,L I at so S. if W f, 3 ff Q, 717, . ,, H u,M,,,,.,,,73 , 1' . L' gvmljj . Q54 5' ,V 9? , A ,xx , ,fwfr ini . LL J 'J X I ffl Sp, . x fx. 53 - 1 PH2 Rachel A. Laufer TOP: Personnel Office. FRONT BOW: PNSN Leslie Brock, PN3 LaTonjia Cooper, PN1 Mary Garcia, PNC Elizabeth Weeks, BACK ROW' PN2 Joel Javier, SN Connie Brown. SN Dennis Parungao, PN 7 Don Kurtz, ABOVE: Ship 's Maintenance Office. MMCSlSWj Peter Harris, MM2 Ed East MMCYSW1 Ed Seese. RIGHT: MA 1 Soon' Anderson checks a log in the Brigi 110 -'9ln9'l 'V l9U39H ZHd 2 Rachel A. Lauler Al l l s I l Q 'S- 5 . ya :Na Jim Howell JW ' 1 2 .1 1' N if X wc' .241 PH2 Rachel A. Lauler w . w . fx '10 w fix: h ZX N PH2 Rachel A. Lauler 2-53-2-0 , .1 Fix 5l.x3 I 1 Y i 9 iff PH2 Rachel A. Lauler TOP LEFT' 3-M Office. FRONT ROW: TMC Weldon Hall, MR2 Carla Davis. BACK ROW' BTC Beynaldo Dato, MMNSVW Amado MM1 Mark Adams TOP RIGHT' AWCMlACj Michael Serrano, . . Hobbs takes a nooner. LEFT: Admin Office. FRONT ROW' SN ' YNSN Leticia Vaquera, YNSN Anne Eldridge, YN3 Kathy Flettig, L keeta Smith. BACK HOW' YN3 Terri Webb, YNSA Suzi Kimzey, a YN2 Julie Aguirre, YN 1 Karla Marciniak. ABOVE: CAACXDAPA. HTCS Flandy Nicholas, ABF 7 Diane Matroni. 111 ,Q Q ll l l PY 1 V 1 I , l 3 . RIGH T' Personnel Office. FRONT RO W' PN3 3 Renato Maya, PN2 Janet Lampe, PNSN Car- i ol nLeek PN2 Jud Goldsmith. BACK ROW' 1 Y f Y PNSA Alicia Bugawisan, SN Dawn Lewin, - PNSA Michael Young, PNSR David Delos- santos. BELOW' SITE TVXPAO. FRONT now- Jo2 Gail i-ienney, Joc Judy Johns. gh we BACK ROW' IC7 Don Kirkham, JOSA Treney Johnson, YNSN Diana Saenz, PH2 Rachel Laufer, lC3 Kirn Willis, lC3 Carolyn Meyer. YQ sb Y 65.1 112 fur- if X if mis . ,FN PH2 Rachel A. Laufer 1 1 W. , M 4 K an 5 , 3 - Jlm Howell LEF PN2 Janet Lampe works on needlepoint in her spare time BE- R LOW Career Oounselor's Office. RM1 Amy Amos, SN Kristen Hai, SN Q Tammy Giglio, NCC Deborah Fitzgerald. ' 5 Y 1 X Yf ,gf A I I I., -F - A -igiiizfgt X N PH2 Rachel A. Lauler LEFT' Master-at-Arms Office. FRONT ROW' MS2 Valerie Blackwell, MR3 Joyce Smith, MM1 Kent Walker, STG2 Brett Thierbach. BACK ROW' BM3 Shirley Rivera, MA1 Scott Anderson, MACS Carmen Hix, RM3 Shawn Morang. 1 13 RIGHI' KSAM Nightly News co-anchors JO2 Gai! Henne and iM2 Lori Mills are videota y - Us-1 ff- 'S'4fQ'1f ped by IC3 Carolyn Meyer. RIGHI' LTJohn E. McDonald, a JAG officer from USS ENTERPRISE, discusses a miss- H ing-in-action power of attorney with LN 1 Re- becca Howard. J -A -L A V791 'V l9U99U ZHd PN Jag r N PH2 Rachel A l kr To Q 2 l l l LEFK- cn.apiam's Office. cnapiafnilnffam Hightower, RP1 Roger Minks, RP3 Biilljlllv. j Jim Howell 1 XX 9 to J Q ul. D Yakity Yak with Labyak it isn't every day that a sailor gets to ask the captain questions about their job, their ship, or policies that af- fect the crew's morale. 'A hs, r ' T X s l V, 'R N s. x The sailors ofthe Sammy G were given such an op- portunity several times during WestPac '88. Hosted by the captain, and televised shipwide, the program Yakity Yak with Labyakm gave the crew a chance to o en such topics for discussion p . Questions were encouraged via the captain's call box prior to the program or by telephone while the show was airing. Guests on the various segments included FiADlVls Less and Zeller, and members of the crew. BELOW: CAPT Peter S. Labyak discusses ESWS qualifications with MMZTS Wj Gabriel Alabanza fleftj, MR21S Wj Allen Gunn, DTCYS W1 Rox- anne Harvey and MMCSYSWQ Peter Harris. PH2 Rachel A. ,11-.Lt xt X Ptiiilh, X PH2 Rachel A Lgufer 116 LOWER LEFT: RADM Raymond G. Zeller ileftj and RADM Anthony A. Less are interviewd by JOSA Tre- ney Johnson. TOP: DPSN Richard McClain ileftj and MM2 Marty Richey listen while CAPT Peter S. Labyak answers a call-in question. ABOVE: RADM Leighton W Smith discusses the role of the Sammy G in the Persian Gulf region with CAPT Peter S. Labyak. I 5 Timely topics I .military life is hard. It makes a person grow up quick tfwghetljssdsfmpaendi and rules. But this does not mean Ope s ould be forgotten C must Stab' afllfted to the concern Q Ommands - - Ci Suggestions f crew.This s ' - an . O municatiori. accomplished by havmg Open 'mes for Com' T . it Snootnimunicate successfully, you have to Work at ' ' ' e Sammi' G we work at it very hard. it PH1 Lisa M. Brown d Y -. ro , . gif-. L- .5 i 'I M up 1' L'-'fl X PH1 Lisa M. Brown PH1 Lisa M. Brown ' 1 4 1 J' - K i X Xi Q ' A .QM ZX V ZA 1 rfx xy. X N -- ,. A-. , --ff Z Jig? -3 ef. . N Us ul, 5 .a i 511' c it . 1, : xx. K.. ..t.: 4-.sg,'.. tam -Q. . s J. S .1 4 -,. I v - M . .A -L,-in I.-L W ,,....-ff' , tr . M- H . ,, -Yi f' A t,r X A. . . . .A-4 I .S 4 , L. , , t S I - X 1 s . z' rf X, i , S Xi J J . PH1 Lisa M. Brown S V A i PH1 Liga M, Brown gglfjlgfyigg lgeiations Council. FRONT ROW' PNSN Carolynn Leek, TM2 MIDNM: Sarn 2 Manuel Dumaop, HM3 Steve Paz, MM2 Marty Richey, How TWO, Sirlltha Maez, HTCSISW1 Randy Nicholes, HT1 John Nelson. DKSN Serena S rankie Heath, DC2 Collette Harris, B T2 Steven Bohannon, SN Donna Walt Nyfgjf, MR2 Sue Redmond, EM3 Lisa Ball. ROW THREE: mn' SM3 Kareefb RFN Lynn McCann, HT2 Ellory Irvine, SK3 Paul How- Bany Faith MIT13 ZUQUIIH, HT2 Todd Gabbert,MS2 Jeffery Ruvkun, OM2 Glaquimo EM3 C Effie Anderson, DPSN Richard McClain, EN3 Elayne Board. FFiONTRCg'lZthia Hibbs, MRS Nancy Bolf. MIDDLE: EDF Advisory Boom' HT1Kevm M , GMG1 Fred Diver, MM2 John Gerleman, DT2 Karleen Two: BM3 Dorm artinson, OM3 Peggy Gordon, SN Steven Powers. ROW HT2BeckyJoneS9,al Sanders, MM2 James Koehler, SK 1 Debra Rhoades, gebbera Oakes 237-T2 Brian Berlau. ROW THREE: MM2 Orison Jones, EN2 Robinson HTC, 7 William Marbly, MSCM Sergio Enriquez, YNSN Otis i Ron Lee, ENS Karin Kovenz, CDR Jay Benecke. ABOVE: First Class Mess. FRONT ROW: HT1 John Nelson, IC1 Charles Deason, E T1 Reginald Drafeford, GMG1 Randy Jones, PN1 Donald Kurtz, IC1 Christopher Dreyfous. BACK ROW: RP1 Roger Minks, WT1 Michael Sack, BM1 Douglas Smith, HT1 John Flagg, MM1 Jeffery Workman, ET1 Roger David, BT1 William Marbly, DT1 Irving Schuyler. TOP RIGHT: EN1 Cindi Muellersman buys a leather craft kit from IM 1 Randy Swartz at the Hobby 8 Craft Shop run by the first class mess. ABOVE RIGHT CPO 'I FRONT ROW' BMC Bob Chester, BTCM Bill Counci . Armstrong, YNCS Lou Clary, HMC Wayne Fulton, OW' RMCfSWj DTCISWI Roxanne Harvey. BACK R Fred Patterson, AWCMIAC1 Mike Hobbs, WTC Tom Kluwin, DPC Doug Beck, EMCSISWI Ken Rudman. United in faith Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the man- ner of some is . . - Hebrews 10:25 Faith, not only in ourselves, but in our God, was the first step in cre- ating the country that we live in, and even at sea crewmembers gathered, remembered, and gave thanks for safe passage and safe keeping so far away from home. More than just the regular church services that are normally provided, each person was offered special services for their faith, prayer meetings, Bible study, choir practices, and spaces set aside for quiet time and meditation, but it was the unity in worship that gave hope and renewed strength throughout the cruise for Samuel Gompers' sail- ors. ABOVE RIGHT: RP1 Roger Minks prepares for services. RIGHT' HT3 Richard Johnson asks Chaplain Frank Hightower for advice. 4115 ABOVE: ENS Ro ld D ' . Catholic lay leadenla avis serves as a A5OlfE: BTFiV Wiiiarn Tynes fieftj conducts 118 A. Laulel Q. I it aff, 5 J if 'Q Sea-going students During WestPac '88, many personnel used their un- wmitted time to participate in college courses offered Wcentral Texas College. Coordinated by NCC Deborah nrzgerald in the Career CounseIor's Office, a total of 45 wurses were offered to over 400 students. Six qualified instructors taught everything from Remedial English to Abll0lm3I Psychology. improving one's mind, filling up empty time, obtain- ingcredits for a college degree, whatever the reasons, meresults were very worthwhile. HIGH7? PACE instructor Kathleen Skarry explains 3 iegggn to SN Steve Powers frightj and SN Steven Slevin. BELOW' Instructor Curtis Willits assists RM3 Lisbeth Lininger and M53 Juan Angulo with their assignments. I iii Z PH1 Lisa M Brown i PH1 Lisa M. Brown 2 2,77 ABOVE: Pace instructor Donald Neal gives a lecture to students FN Laurel Nightengale, MM2 Michael Keller, YNSN Lakeeta Smith and RP7 Roger Minks in the Flag Conference Room. LE!-T' Kathleen Skarry reviews a les- son for her class. ENFN Russell Minor, Lis- beth Lininger, DPSN Jeff White and PN2 Judy Goldsmith. PH1 Lisa M. Brown i FI- S ike Steel puts a head lock on Mr llldlijesticpas referee MaddoQ ,M00k'9 WU' gon gets a better look at the action. BgLOW' ,.7-he Tasmanian Terror gives I Butch Biackk a shove during Wrestlemania Five, Sponsored by USS REASONEITS crew on me SAMUEL GoMPEn'S flight deck' r , Z L' , 9 D T f P isa M B ' PH1 Lisa M. Brown The Terrors of the Ring ls it real? ls it fake? The debate rages concerning pro wrestling, but you know what? Whocares? lt is entertainment! ln early May, we were treated to our own Wrest- lemania and a world championship bout thanks to USS REASONER. The Eastern Hemisphere Wres- tling Association was kind enough to view the long awaited attempt by our all American hero, Mr. Majestic to regain his crown from those vile and nasty villians, The Predators. Unveiling his new partner, The Tasmanian Terror, lVlr. Majestic was able to totally dominate the ear- ly match, but evil began to take its toll and gloom reigned until The Natural Warrior, resurrected and inserted his goodness and skill to bring the belt back to heroes kids could look up to. 120 my-M XS' ABOVE: Tiffany lL TJG Gail Wilkinsj at festivities pri- or to the championship bout at Masirah Pla- za. RIGHT' Spike Steel sets up The Ma- jestic One for a quick pin in the Eastern Hemisphere Wrestling Association lEHWAj championship match. The Majestic One introduces -tl AA A 'ss we lik' ig. ii l si . i. - ., Q' 2 can I ng 's uh-P 'K 'X X If 4 , 1, ig. 'XY' 4 'N X I xlk Q I it D ' 'M 'w -X gin i I A. 'A Q PH1 Lisa M, Brown ,f I X P D U OM2 Brad Job Rachel A. I , srg. ,,ff' 'ww N nl' 'T yawn- J,Vmv 'fd .-04.1.-an. l ' I I n X.. ' f i,..7 i' Lg...k..i 4-'gg l , iffy? . .. .i fe ' . . ,,,,. P 9 , , O . -- f -, if N- ,, -- Yu, X ' I W si: -- ' ' i i........ ---.... - PH2 Rachel A. Lnutpr 333 and munchies Sion Pizja and bingo nights were evenings of diver- an relaxation. How many of us waited for that one last number called, only to have someone else claim our jackpot! The excitement of getting that close always kept VS Ccmmg back - or was it the pizza and conversa- tion that followed? 1 Win or lose, it was a good way to spend an eve- ning. Say, didn't Dental win a disproportionate num- ber of jackpots compared to everyone else? Who was running that game anyway? H' Lisa TOP LEFT' MSSA Gustavo Raymundo gets ready to dish up pizza. TOP RlGHT' Bingo players concen- trate on Hnding the numbers called. MIDDLE LEFT' Pizza makers.' PN2 Judy Goldsmith, SN Connie Brown, ON2 Joel Javier, MS2 Stacey Raven, MS2 Dennis Mahoney, MA CS Carmen Hix, MSSN Harlan Goodshield, MS2 Jeffrey Ruvkin. LOWER LEFT' DTCtSVW Roxanne Harvey and HTCSISVIO Randy Ni- choles check numbers for bingo winners YN3 Tracy Kautz and DN William Serbia. ABOVE' MR1 Jerry ' f izza. LEFT' Schwarzer waits for another piece 0 p SN Connie Brown tests her pizza creation. i ox Surfin' songs The sadness of leaving loved ones on the pier in Alameda lin- gered. The seas were calm and the sun was bright, but faces were long and spirits low. A change was need- ed. As would happen so many times during the cruise, talented ship- mates saved the day, making us Iaught and sing. Our first talent show, just prior to our arrival in Pearl Harbor was a surfing song contest. Out of the compartments came such famous groups as the Beach Bouys and Sammy's Sisters. They entertained us with song and dance and prepared us for the beaches of Waikiki. Suddenly it was a WestPac Surfin Safari and the realization that there was going to be fun smiles returned and our deployment really began. CLOCK WISE FROM TOP: FN Donna Walsh, BT7 Ron David, OM3 Peggy Gordon and IMC Rick Volkman entertain the crowd with their contest-winning comedy skit. DPSN Maia Jarvis and CAPT Peter S. Labyak look on with delight during a song. FA Kevin Jones and PNSA Michael Young are ready to sing and surf LTJG Bret Cunningham, ENS Greg Miller and ENS ScotArasmith put surfin ' soul into their performance. The Sammy Sisters - SN Claudia Rodriguez, SA Leslie Gladden and SN Marta Mercado - took second place with their song Surfin' Sammy G. 122 Luck o' the Irish Gosh and begorrah! And a fine day it was for St. Pad- dy and like to celebrate the luck o' the Irish! Why, there were bag- pipes, and women in clover, and tales spun, big as you please, and bless your poor old soul if you don't believe it was true there was even a unicorn! 'Y iv PH2 Rachel A. Laufe l' Now leprechauns don't lie, and you must have faith, but it was n'ere a dream. They was all there, them Gompers' folks, singin' an' dancin' a jig or two, all in the name o' fun you see, and you bet your blarney stone that they were due. Look at 'em go! TOP: ET1lSWj Maxine Morgan sings an lrlsh tune. LEFT: SN Marta Mercado, SN Claudia Ro- driguez and S Leslie Gladden sing Ninety-nine Bottle of Beer on the Wall at the talent show. BELOW LEFT: PMFR Lee Gib- son gives it his best shot at the dart tournament. BELOW' Dr. ICDFQ Jerry Morley sells a Bingo card to H T2 Dennis Piotraschke. :z ' , 1 f V ff I , f r-,' '- :,.J'. , 123 'A OM2 Brad Job i JT. I Hot dog! A beach with no sand, free of flies and nats. A menu of steaks, chicken, hot dogs and sliders, This was the setting for the pop- ular Gompers' Flight Deck picnics. They gave us a chance to let our hair down, relax, forget our problems and simply enjoy being friends and shipmates. OM2 Brad Job TOP LEFT' SA Buffi Hillier keeps cool with her plate fan. MIDDLE LEF7? WestPac's hrst cookout found First Class Mess volunteers at the grills. ABOVE: Party animals MM 1lSVl0 Victor Fileppi, RM3 Carla Duckett, PC7 Jona- than Montgomery, PC3 Tim Williams, EM3 David Garrett, EM3 Shedrick Beal. 124 EY rss, .aa OM2 Brad Job 5 it 6, ,t ,, g F it OM2 Brad Job TOP RIGHT' DPSN Bea Gallegos and BT1 'E 'Q James Vaughn kick back on the Flight Deck. ABO VE: Good friends, good food, good con- versation. FHGHT' H T3 Dean Miller and H TFN Bjorn Nelson enjoy a Flight Deck feast. 53119111 M f 'Sa-, , s ' ll ,L High rollers 'Blackjackl Another win- nerl A common occur- fence in the Sammy Gus ver- sion of Las Vegas afloat. Staffed primarily by R-4 per- sonnel, the Golden Eagle Casino was great fun, and over two nights raised more than 52,000 for charity. With N, -sk, st ,f PH1 Lisa M. Brown blackjack. costumed dealers and a club manager in a tux, those few hours of pure make believe featured prgfes- sionally equipped and oper- ated games of chance for the crew's enjoyment and charity benefit. i CLOCK WISE FROM TOP: An instant winner in blackjack. E T2 Rick Vincent pays out a winner on the craps table. Big winner MM2 Michael Purcell split aces six times. The Golden Eagle Casino staff. FRONT ROW' E T2 Harry Beier, MMFN Ron ald Hartshorn, HTFN Rickey Jones, E T2 Tony Lav elle, ET1 Eric Nutt. ROW TWO: ET3 Tracy Ander son, ET3 Taska Fredette, MRFN Lynn McCann E T3 Janice Stoddard, ET1 Maxine Morgan. ROW THREE: ETC Steven Geis, LTJG Robert Evans E T1 Michael Keibel, E T2 Leo Graham, E T1 Bruce Skinner, E T1 Calvin Carrick, RM3 Lisbeth Lining er, NCC Deborah Fitzgerald, ET2 Rick Vincent E T2 Laura Deguzman, STG3 Kelly Kermode, lM2 Launi Cassenelli, E T2 Kris Lewis, DP3 DeEtta Par sons CDR Jerry Morley, E T1 Stanley Cross. SM1 T ,Huston is in the chips as he watches STS3 om Kelly Kermode pay out on HTC Hank Smiths 125 P PH2 Rachel A. Laufer Hot stuff off Oman A little bit of Mexico found its way to Oman and the Sammy G May 5. The crew celebrated Cinco de lvlayo, a national holiday in Mexico. On that day in 1862 the French occupation armies of Napoleon III were driven from Puebla, Mexica, by the guerilla army of Benito Juarez. Festivities coordinated by DP1 Dorys Jackson included a jalapeno eating contest, a homemade Mexican meal and a pinata breaking. MS1 Reuben Abueg relinquished the Bake Shop to an army of tortilla makers who were up to their elbows in flour and dough. In a hotly contested jalapeno eating event, ML2 Ronald Larson downed 51 jalapenos in two minutes. Hot stuff! own 'xxx , .ws.,h bm -,N ,X Rachel A. Laufer PH2 Rachel A. Lak PH2 Rachel A. Lauter 126 ,JV v ' ,f La Q... .. gre' ' OMZBMM TOP LEF71' ML2 Ronald ll Larson whiff with EM2 Theodor o. Mikul during -161533 Pepper Eating Contest on the Fllgflf TOP RIGHT' EN1 Richard c. Mann W ,E digests a dish of jalapehO Pepper 5 dumgpg festival. ABOVE: EM2 Maria Fernafldegsat Robert M. Garcia and BTFN Fernie New carefully prepare flour tortilla for gli' M5 shipmates to enjoy. ABOVE L5 ' ra 97, Carmen Hix and SN Leticia Vamugeme, ciously prepares dishes of lalapeng Magi for contest participants. LEFT? EM ngmg, Gregg takes a swing at the Pfnata M0 ,953 the Flight Deck during Cinco de Maytemw UGS. FAH LEF 71' EN1 ThOl778S K'F05de pride in preparing tortillas for Cm00 celebrations. few cold ones Beerday on the Sammy G was not like going to the . rpub for a few cold ones, or enjoying a Bud at wmeafterwork. lt was, however, the next best thing to maine crew of the Gompers. I Beerdays happen after 45 consecutive days at sea, wimnoiandlor barl in sight, and each person is allowed pnave two beers. E I With 109 days between port visits, the Sammy G '35 lucky L -sl ?l enough to have two beer days. 1 . elf 3' 2 T.-3 w7rl' 'vc' in L l Q PH1 Lisa M. Brown PH1 Lisa M. Brown LEFT: ENS William French reenlists E T3 Bethany Omer on the ship 'S second beer day. TOP nicer- yg Peggy Gordon and OM2 Judy Springsteen enjoy their cold brews. ABOVE: E T3 Bethan Shirkey celeb- xltes her reenlistment by having a beer with TM 1 Liana elgegandt. MIDDLE RIGHT: Beer and hot dogs, what T 6. SM3 Bruce Jordan, SM3 Chris McClellan, O53 Q 'HCV Brown. DCFN carey Baker, HT3 sean Ecknardf . and 05-SN Jimmie Doane. RIGHT: The Sammy G 's offi- cers 9nl0Y beer day on Ihe Flight Deck. 'Ii 5 x .N X. x - 'E PH1 Lisa M. Brown ,3,,-- 7! I ,.. 2 im-at N A' I .1 . 'L PH1 Lisa M. Brown '1WrfvW ' . f . T fs, VV -'X T'f,'QC ir' . - ' - WK. ,. M'74 ' ,, fi f . 'fi' - g'- igm- .,..... VW N , X M V . ., ,,.m. , A af if . f' , . 8 U V' W yi' PH1 Lisa M. Brown 127 mx , 52 1 ,W f , mi x 1 X I P 5 . XCXJ A i xx A M0 lil Lisa M. Brown PH1 Lisa M. Brown TOP LEF7? Mrs. Boyle ITMSN Marion Collinsl is found dead on the floor of Monkswell Manor. TOP RIGH7? Mollie Ralston lIM2 Lori Millsj consols Christo- pher Wren IJO2 Gail Henneyj. UPPER LEF7? Mr. Paravincini1MM3 Daniel Des- maraisj is entertained by Mollie and Giles arguing. UPPER RIGHT? Major Metcalf ILTJG Robert Evansl admires Millie 's anniversary hat. MIDDLE LEFF Mrs. Boyle Irighy vents displeasure with her accommodations to Mollie, Christo- pher and Giles IBT1 Charles Hessj. ABOVE- Mr. Paravincini reassures Mol- lie thathis intentions are honorable. FAR LEFF Miss Casewell IMRFN Lynn McCann1 relaxes with her cigar and magazine. NEAR LEFI' Mrs. Boyle is not amused. 1 29 xl -ill' RIGHT: My God, Mame, don't you throw anything away? HT2 Lori Shepherd, DM3 Michael Cannon, lM2 Lori Mills. BELOW' Mama gives the most wonderful parties. FN Tina Cole, lM2 Lori Mills, LTJG Robert Evans, EN3 Matty K ubitz. OM2 Brad Job OM2 Brad Job ' 1 'Y L, fix...- . LEFI' Got ro d . ,, a map' Got Uwfofm N0 QOT ABOVE: Mrs, Burnside is so.-A125 Dusenber , - om Brad J lb fo Nora AZJldZt2ajr1SllflC?.g'Dxg3 Michael Cannonj wan! to D9 lU5f like her' Says g O 'na Kafbefl- KMRFN Lynn McCannj. 130 fi was nd0W OM2 Brad Job Al lVlasirah Playersl' present Auntie Mame Live! Live! Live! was the advice from Aunti Mame lHT2 Lori Shep- herd! to Michael in the Al Masirah Players production of Auntie Mame. Shown at the Little Theater on the Foc'sle, the play was an ambi- tious undertaking forthe cast of 20 crewmembers. It was seen by over 1,000 men and women from both ship's company and tended units. Presented in five performances, including a special Command Per- formance on opening night, this off-off-off-Broadway production showcased the wide versatility of the cast. The play spanned a 25-year peri- od and proved to be a major chal- lenge to stage, requiring set and costume changes that reflected the LEFT' Agnes Gooch UVIRFN Lynn McCannl fakes notes while Auntie Mame lHT2 Lori Shepherdj gathers ideas for her new book. ! ggflffe Mame tells young Michael KMHFN 3 w0frZSladej that she is going to show him the 1 l l A i OM2 Brad Job new time eras. An additional challenge was the fact that this was a comedy, the har- dest of all theater disciplines to pres- ent. Timing was critical. and the as- sembled cast proved equal to the task. Clearly a big hit with the tended units, fresh from the stresses of the Persian Gulf, the welcome sound of laughter provided a few moments of relief to the weary crews. lt was with mixed emotions that the cast and crew finished the last performance, and consigned the stage to t'Davey Jones' Locker. lt signalled the end of the season's cultural schedule. Job Grown Michael fJO2 Gail Henneyj tells his N- ance iHT3 Becky Hendricksj how wonderful she is. 131 5 4 5 X 1 X 4 x ? w gn U A x ,I 4 .5 ? .4 7' If 4 I . 1 I . lr -u 1 I . I 3 i I 'JP ! 1 A J V. Brad Job NGK -W N1 . ,,,.,,,,..,.-. . . is . k wx, Jl.,,,,,4 Muir... , Q A-yr' 'nw' V W ga,-.Q-,.vu.,rrQ,vs-vi . LEFT' Soloist SN Lisa Wright was accom a- nied by CAPT Peter S. Labyak on th ' p e piano. BELOW' Talent Coordinator lM2 Lori Mills sings a show tune. H3 it iii ' ' I I I u. A.. ,i PH1 Lisa M. OM2 Brad Job l A night at Sammy's Talented members of the Sammy G entertained fellow shipmates at Sammy's on a starlit evening in May. The lights of AI Masirah in the distance pierced the black of night. Crewmembers who attended the performance saw the ship's Flight Deck transformed from a flight opera- tions stage to a night club stage that showcased a wide variety of individual and group talent. Like a typical night club, the set of Sammy's featured a bar, bartender and piano. Surrounding the stage were footlights, and candle-lit tables for the performers to sit at. The audience crowded around, armed with cameras and video tape recorders. A night out at Sammy's was a night to remember. LE FI' TM3 Jacqueline Davidson and lM2 Curtis Buckley sing Going to California. BELOW FN Donna Walsh, BT1 Ron David, IMC Richard Volkman and OM3 Peggy Gordon perform as Vern and Ernest with Flash and Reflash. 1 n . L V ,D V . 1' T l iii 4 . HJJIQ lu 133 .I E.T. call home Hello, Mom? . . . l'm fine . . . I miss you. This is not an unusual conversation until you consider I 61, that it is placed from the middle of the lndian Ocean. Crewmembers of the Sammy G were able to keepin touch with their loved ones back in the States through the ship's MARS tlvlilitary Affiliated Radio Stationl run by R-4 Division. Over 1,600 calls and 500 Marsgrams were completed during WestPac '88. Although thousands of miles away from home, the crew really could reach out and touch some- one. fi 1 PH2 Rachel A. Laufer ABOVE: MARS operator ET 3 Curtis Rookard stands by while IM2 Robert Galvin waits to transmit. TOP RIGHT: ETSN Michael Darfler performs maintenance on the MARS antennae. MIDDLE RIGHT- ET2 Curtis Rookard lleftj and E TSN Michael Darfler discuss a weather brief. BOTTOM RIGHT: MA RS operators and assistants. BOTTOM ROW: E T2 Curtis Rookard, E T2Anthon y La v- elle, ETSN Michael Darfler, E T2 Leo Graham, TOP ROW: MRC Richard Galde, E T2 Kris Lewis, MRFN Lynn McCann, LTJG Robert Evans., s QXMWWL T I' Willa-im W 4 nw. f X, X 'J IL- yr rr ., I l 'Q fly X N M 'J U I 'r- H KAN., ff' I 'Ili' f .mf le ,. 3 I4 XSe.,,,w 4 t U - rift ivy' I if .. ill' g PH2 Rachel A. Lauler ABOVE: t3MCIMary Laroche and TMC Weldon Hall display their Wm- ning design with CAPT Peter S. Labyak, SM 1 Woody Wood, SM 7 Tom Houston, SMSN Jimmie Doane, SM3 Chris McClellan and Mid!3C Pen Hardy. LEFT' Super Sam flies high on the main mast. Super Sam flies high Pride can be exhibited in many ways. Individual pride is shown by the way a person stands and actsg unit pride is much harder to inspire or show. During this deployment, because of long at-sea pe- riods, the crew had the opportunity to really get to know one another and talk. Over time it became increasingly evident, through conversations, that as a team we were good, darn good. The crew complied in style, be it a task or a mission. To display to the world how the crew felt about the ship, the Signal Gang asked them to design a ship's flag. lt would be flown on special occasions, like entering port or going alongside another ship. The final design was a combination of ideas submit- ted by BMC Mary Laroche and TMC Weldon Hall. The flag says it all - Super Sam spells pride. 135 ,ig ... W PJ Q 3 S X19 Af PH2 Rachel A, Laufer TOP: HT2 Kyle Anderson lifts free weights while being spotted by BT3 Skip Spears. ABOVE' OM3 Norman Sherman puts the fin- ishing touches on his model Camaro, 136 PH1 Lisa M. Brown ABOVE RIGHT' LCDR Robert Rush shoots while l. T Stephen Jackson sets up forthe re- bound. RIGHT' A grouper caught by OM2 Joe Davio weighs in at 18 pounds. O g , GOI' D919 Z uf F24 fb fu.. A1 R 1 A 'GQ' ,g, we . 7-:I f H,' SV' WM QC 1 .,. 1. JK' -q K. Q, . in 22 . .I 553, I. V L, . S- fli X gui eh. ,I fe, K . ,,' f L, .Q fl Huw PH1 usa Manu 5 Sports and recreation Saturday night at the fi ht 'P g s . Wrestl ' 'P emanla. Three-on-3 basket- ball competition? We were there. ln fact, it would be safe to say that we wrote the book on Sports and Rec '88. Besides boxing and wrestling matches and the infamous Wrestlemania, the crew saw athletic events and prowess that would have astounded even Howard Cosell. Besides basketball, boxing and wrestling, there was action in soc- cer, volleyball, badminton and fish- ing. Inside the ship the crew could find chess, darts, foosball, cribbage, pinochle, acey-duecy, bid whist, backgammon and board games go- ing on. Sweat dripped in the 6th Deck Gym as crewmembers pumped iron, did sit-ups, bicycled, rowed and climbed. Look out Wide World of Sports - we are the champions! ,, fill l? . Q Y , ew at 5 ff , . ? ' gmrflw ,',, U7,,M,4 I IWW! 3 23,7 Laufer , ,, ,MH 4 'Ul- nw -s ,M gl 5 We Pl-lt Lisa M. Brown ABOVE LEF7? ICS Robin Beach workS OUT Of' the trampoline. ABOVE' CAPT Peter S. Lat?- yak sets up for Chaplain Frank Hightower s rvbound. y 7 'le-f trates on TOP: DP3 DeEtta Parsons concen 2 Cesar ' ' b ll's-e e. ABOVE' MM 25295215221 Sfnn-foffhe rfsfche-SS wrt: ment of WestPac '88, fakes OH BT3 Slap Spears. L. l. Ig , r , ll in 5 BlGHT' BT3 Jacqueline James T goes up for two points. From left: Julia Vanhook, Tonya Terrell, Car- BELOW' HT2 Phillip Yetter patient- olyn Meyers, Diane Pellegrino. ly waits for the big one to bite. BOTTOM RIGHT' CAPT Peter S. BOTTOM LEFT' Chaplain Frank Labyak practices at 'Pebble Hightower nets the ball. Beach. N.-lf, T T N 1 i i a W y! ti i It iv l 1: ? Yu ' L PH2 Rachel A. Laufer PH1Li5aM.6lUI' F NX Yi Ns f 6 4 Qi '21 .2 f' .-li! .'.i'if',,..,, M1-gt ':-:i:4:i. . 'F' lln . ' I 'N A v .FILE , ,. . ' 'iii-Q. - 41, :Qi-It X F ' . Ulf f L . .....- , , . V -.. ':'i'Sf'2,1' l'l'y','.y it -- -f-- 244 'tu' :vil- MU' , -'14 . 4 . . JO2 Gall L. Henney 'PH2 Rachel 138 L 4 1 -I bbbb O gggg be LEFF' olyn Leek. Tonya Terrell. Christine Smith, Tammy Tenison Tan a B ' . y ritton. Stacey Raven, Carmen Hix, Roxanne Hercules. Jacqueline James. MID- DLE LEFT: YNCS Lou Clary irightl beats BMCS Stephen Clarey in a double elimination final. BE- LOW' E T3 Christopher Miron sets up for a kick. Sammy G 's women 'S basketball team: Car- BOTTOM LEFT: LTSt h ' ep en Jaclxson goes up for two points in 3-on-3 competition. BOTTOM RIGHT' EM3 Cynthia Hibos ilefti and SN Claudia Rodriguez battle it out on the foosball table 0' PH2 Rachel A. Laufflf QC pp-42 Rachel A. LBUf6f 139 I I X RIGHT' Kent Walker staggers the Oppvsfffvn with a power-packed left hook. BELOW' Chris Beltran listens intently to the instruc- tions of Andre Ross. PH1 Lnsa rown If Xi PH1 Lisa M. Brown ABOVE: Sammy G's boxing team. BOTTOM ROW' Thomas Donovan, Roger Parker, Leo- pold LaRocque, Brett Thierbach. TOP ROW' Andre Ross, Greg Higgs, Brad Well, Corey Baker, Adam Sigler. concentrates on tics bright! and Preston Gil- Smokin' Smokers Spirit is born in ways to numer- ous to count, but one way it occurs is when there is a reason for people to unite behind a cause. Under the coaching of HT1 Greg Higgs, assisted by BT2 Andre Ross, the boxing team quickly proved that the Sammy G was not a non-combatant in the ring. lt did not come easy. Grueling workouts in the steamy 8th Deck Gym required a love of the sport. The Gompers' matches were never meant to be ordinary events. Boxing extravaganzas, yes. Under the directorship of HTCS Randy Ni- choles, with IMC Rick Volkman and GM2 Dan Behrens giving the cheer- ing fans blow-by-blow commentary, they were made to order. The Flight- Deck was spectacu- lar as colors were paraded, the Na- tional Anthem played, ring girls an- nounced the rounds and bow-tied ring officials refereed . . . Las Vegas had nothing over us! No opponent was going to out yell us and no crowd got more stirred by the songs Rocky or We Are the Champions. East or West, we didn't care where the ship was from. Their pre- fight bragging quickly grew into qui- et respect as the evening drew to a close. Undefeated in all matches, our boxers were gracious winners. Each and every fight night was a night to rememberf' the crew couldn't wait to see the replays on SITE TV. Memories . . . like The Rock, and the wars waged by Baker, Walker, Sigler and Parker. But above all, the spirit developed will not be forgotten. W '1 i J' OM2 BIBU Job . fefee Gerald Crow watches Qliilgflgasljrvtgmes Vaughn takes Q leff lab by Corey Baker. LEF7? Boxing fans fammgg Us Flight Deck during the GomP9f5 VS SW' ac ' Smoker May 29. 141 OM2 Brad Job OM2 Brad Job TOP LEFT' Kevin Smith grimaces from a TOP RIGHT' Chris Beitran receives an under- right-hand slam delivered by his opponent. cut in the ribs from a Rowdy Reasoner. BOTTOM LEFT' Kent Walker s reach isn 't MIDDLE RXGH T: Roger Parker drives his op- quite long enough. ponent into the corner. BOTTOM RIGHT :Ar- thur Work of Art Waiters ileftj and Chris Montana Slarnmau Scyphers go toe to foe. 142 umoig 'W asm F V4 I . I 5 PH1 Lisa M, Brom Pm usa M-W' FAR LEFT' Brett Theirbacn locks arms with WS Opponent. NEAR LEFT: chris The Coio- rado Kidu Beltran winces under a right hook from Little Sal ' ' Madrid. BELOW: Corey Bak- er takes a moment to drink and re-evaluate PH1 Lisa M. Brown the Odds' PH1 Lisa M. Brown OM2 Brad Job i PH1 Llsa M, Brown LEFT' Leo The Rock LaRocque lands one between the boxing gloves of his opponent. ABOVE: Sammy G boxing team referees. BOTTOM ROW' H TCS Randy Nicholes, BM2 Kimberly Wenzl, HTC Hank Smith, TOP RO W' HMC Wayne Fulton, BM2 Annette Matthews, HT2 Tom Scott, EN 1 Richard Mann, oM2 Brad Job 143 Wrestling - Oman style The sport was featured in the first Olympics held in Greece. lt has been kept a sport only by the ama- teursg a sport where strength, condi- tioning and endurance are critical -- wrestling. Coordinated by HMC Wayne Fulton and coached by HT1 Robert Howard, Sammy G's wrestling team did us all proud. Perhaps not as her- alded as the boxers, they endured the heat and anonymity of the 8th Deck Gym, the site of their first match. Later, they were to take center ring on the Flight Deck, following boxing. After an opening loss, they proved dominant in 11 remaining matches. The crew admired the wrestlers dedication to their grueling sport and the skill they showed on the mat each and every time they went out. ABOVE RIGH7? Sammy G's wrestling team. BOTTOM ROW Randy Miller, Tommy Jor- dan, Barry Peters, Christopher Pena. TOP ROW Robert Goodner, Mark Henningson, Kenny Smith, Robert Howard, Wayne Fulton, Larry Chambers. FHGH77 Christopher Pena frightj faces off with his opponent. 5 ,.Y: ...., OM2 Brad Job ABOVE: Leslie Brock goes for the takedown. RIGHT: Jordon works for back points on his way to a i t --'1 l at 144 C cn. m 3- W -N O E :i l 'Q-15 - l, 1 Ffa. . ' ,' M., -I-fl .. Tcmside Sports action if. i RM1 Marlene Garrett RM1 Marlene Garrett LT Jonn Lewis ,lil ll i X1 Wrllram TOP LEFT: MM 1 Kent Walker concentrates on the bout as CAPT Peter S. Labyak watches. TOP RIGHT: A birds-eye vlewof the match from the Stack Deck, ABOVE LEFT: DTP1 lrv Schuyler easily gets past LOOP Jay Johnsons block. ABOVE: Sunset volleyball on the FllghtDeck. LEFT: HT3 Adam Ziggy Sigler blocks a punch from MM2 Leo The Rock LaRocque. 145 ,,.,..s-- 7 L. i D 1 y 0 .3 +1 i -J- Q V ? ,M fb. HT2 Becky Jones HT2 Becky Jones if T. O T its A Q 1 ffcfx F J .X , , , , , 1 : . f Tr :-.., 5 N-,xnxx-R. a J I A 1.f'- ' 1 if 've' if P .A . K 66 ,gh 146 PHI Lisa Brown X .----. V ' Wu 1 ' V PI-I1 Lisa M. Brown TOP LEFT: HT2 Robert Houston gives the audience a profile view. TOP MIDDLE: SN Timeca Scott escorts BMSYD Vj John Verd, who is all rigged up. TOP RIGHT: Buckwheat and Ms. AD-37 KEN Julia Vanhook and EM2 Ron Cruz! garner the title of Wag King and Queen with a unanimous vote from the judges LEFT' ET7 Max Mor an a d S . . g n TG3 Kelly Kernvode strut their stuff. ABOVE: Wog dog LTJG Gail Wilkins sweeps a path for CAPT Peter S. Labyak. 'rt the beasties ' ' For you must know that any craft who fain: cross the Great Sea Lords special domain: must pay the tribute that King Neptune wishesg and wiil be re- ceived oy mermaids. pears and fishes. We had no choice: Davy Jones demand- ed that we pick our fairest queen and handsomest king to sit on King Nep- tunes Court. Oh. out there is a twist to this selection process. men must be queens and women the kings And again, in the tradition of Sammy G, the contestants went all out to cap- ture the title. Enticing, sexy, outrageous, funny - all the adjectives applied. The judges were hard and contestants vvilted under the comments hurled at them by the trusty shelioacksi The scene was set for the cleansing ceremonies the next day. PH1 Lisa M. Brov n the tango, 1 L Sa M, Brown 147 LEFT' Wog dogs were auctioned on the Flight Deck to raise money for charity. ABOVE LN7 Rebecca Howard and PNSN Les Brock do PH1 Lisa M, Brown i King Neptune's reign One of the benefits of sailing on a WestPac is that more often than not, one gets to cross the line -the equator -that line which separ- ates hemispheres and strikes fear in the hearts of each polliwog who crosses it. 5 ln his book, The Fatal Shore, Robert Hughes provides a descrip- l tion of what crossing the line meant to polliwogs in 1819. The big cere- l mony of the voyage was always the Crossing of the Line, a boisterous l rite of passage in which Neptune would come aboard and initiate those who had never crossed the equator before. 1 Fearsome in swab-wig and iron trident, shell and dried starfish entagled in his oakum beard, sewn into the flayed skin of a dolphin and l 1 l stinking to heaven under the vertical sun, the sea-god would bear down on the neophytes flanked by grinning jack-tar l'mermalds holding buckets of soap and gunk. The initiates were clipped with scissors and lathered with a mop, shaved and then ducked in a tub of seawater. Today the type of transport across the equator may have changed, but the choreography has changed little. One of our traditions that once experienced, is never forgotten. TOP LEFT' L13 Michelle Bradley. OM3 Jeff Sherman and lM2 Kevin Norra enjoy watching wogs eat breakfast on the focsle. TOP RIGHT: Tarred and feathered HTFN 'Dave Wog Heath gives his kneepads a workout. RIGHT' At the crack of dawn Davey Jones ISM 1 Dennis Wodj, Royal Announcer TBM? Cathy Lambertj and King Nep- tune IMRC James Sedivyj begin Sheilback initiation Day - July 4. i i i i l s l l l l l ff' 0 f f .fm T nv .ll .fi L i . M52 Michael Murray inspects a row of slirney XXX -xv X R X BELOW' HT The Sammy G flies the ensign and the .Jolly 44.- W095' RIG I if initiation Day. BOTTOM aienrf wags h H080 'Roger Ons et ' t tons. est neiweeff 'Cf-'faf 9 5 3' I ---r .-r f- i L'sa M. ro f.a.'. url.. FN. fltll M li Polliwog Prayer Our Father, who is not a shellback, please look over us 'wogs' through this upcoming humiliation and torturous initia- tion. Forgive the shellbaoks, our Father, for they know well what they are about to do. As we enter the land of Neptunus Rex, may your 'anti-shellback presence' be with us and guide us with dig- nity to endure the tortures of flogging, volleys of garbage and pools of foul seaweed. Let us fear no shellback, knowing you truly rule the equator. 3 Fr? Q wr. PH1 Lisa M, Brown 'ing I ,,v f , . fu ,- 'J- A fy . , f ' .ff -4 TOP LEFT' llVlSN John Perotta has sec- ond thoughts about breakfast, ABOVE: l want to see bubbles. wo l g. ABOVE RlGl-lf' OM2 Dan Behrens emerges from the garbage chute with help from H T3 Eric Baumgartner. MID- DLE BlGl-lf' A lost shellback card gives E T7 Kevin Martinson the chance to ex- perience wog initiation again. FAR BlGH7T' Wog eats a delectable morsel from Royal Baby MBC Vincent Un- gacta 's belly. NEAR BiG!-if LCDB Paul Case. the XO growls on command. 150 PH1 Llsa M. Brown P 1 It 4 . . 5 x ,L-M, ,M W-,A-Nxv N. 1 N E --:X uv ia' ,KN kgwh , A al u'?u'Z- ff?-+-ix. vii PH1 Lisa M Brown PHI Lisa M Bic . than san 'X s pm Lisa M. Bmw ,mt -1, VEAR MGHT' Breakfast is served, fAH RIGHT' IMC Rick Voikman casts ' n sheiiback initiates. BELOW' 'feyeo - we iv 5,515 Maureen Sullivan. L anette Qussglf and ENS Mark Woodside cra wt A itbackdom BOTTOM LEFT' Q5 ' 4, X in S09 . ' 'W Theodor Mikui cteanses remnants slime from a soon-to-be sheiiback. I r70M RIGHT' FN Pam Grey, a span- 0 innew sheitback, gets the last traces olstime wiped from her eyes by A WCM ,451 Mike Hobbs. v i , w .Q s , 1 JF, 'b N PH1L'a,.. Q,-, 5- Y pvmltu I Pt-11 Lisa M Brown z r 1 anim lv V ,,,.., , , .J HTZE 41 fll .C U CU LI OA I O. 151 l l l Hawaii Aloha Hawaii! Here the crew of USS SAMUEL GOMPERS paid their respects to the USS Arizona Memo- rialandthe other memorialsthatqui- etly commemorate the sailors and ships lost on Dec. 7, 1941. Setting foot on American soil again was a great feeling. lt meant Pizza Hut pizzas, real lVlcDonald's Quarter Pounders and plenty of Budweiser beer. Duringthe brieftwo day staythe crew ventured out to roam the 'tkeys' ivvaikikil and jam at the HCrow's Nest and l'Davey Jones Locker. Others hiked to the top of Diamond Head or kicked back under apalmtree at the worldfamous Sun- set Beach with a shaved ice. Some enjoyed boogie boarding at white sand peaches, feasting at luaus, and watching kanes and wahines hula, Aloha Mahalo, Hawaii, hello mainland USA! H FN Donna Walsh TOP h'!GH7': CDR Chip McCord views Hawaii from the Flight Deck. ABOVE: A Ha- waiian dancer in his traditional costume. ABOVE WGHT' Locairnode oftransportation in Waikiki. LEFT: Diamond Head from Sunset 152 Beach. RIGHT: Rare Hawaiian Monk S931 found at VVaikiki Aquarium. ' 'S mate prepafes In .im A Hn A boatswafn V , MGH7? .. . , - G LlE'Wl779f77D9.':s who wffw ln 53mmY Wycany g U5SArfzona A4enz0rfaf AUg, J. BE- the asredagfhejcaf birds at Nanmea Fans Pam bt LOW mp EjfakfflgaWE1f9ff.3flSf7OL1'9f, BELOW L L0Vm1lg5,9 fish WHOSE habftar IS Hanama Bay M ' HlGH77VVa1'KfK1Mar1'na. j0TTOM 'T Q GMMC Snvera Gama x 19 A Q' 1-1 F, k , GMMC SHVSVS Garcla -M., U MU pn-N H.n'Vn'l A gmluv. -QQ---V -n- A PH1 Lusn 5 . 274-5 a 2' KI .J .m gl -L -Q, 1. 'Pb V. TOR RIGH T: TaiIors do fast work on cruise jackets. TOR RIGHT: Chiidren in Oiongapo City. ABOVE: White Rock Castle. Baloy Beach. ABOVE RIGHT: Street cleaner in Olongapo City. RIGHT: Transportation in Olongapo City. 154 PH1 Lisa M, Brown PH1 Lisa M. Brown Philippines For a Navy man or woman, not to make a port visit to Subic Bay, Philippines, is to miss out on a truly interesting experience. For SAM- UEL GOMPERS, visits in March and July provided ample opportunity for the crew to experience the colorful and varied local lifestyles. llikano, Vasyan and Negrito tri- bal groups inhabit this area of the main island of Luzon. Together they provide striking examples of how different in language, customs and cultural traditions, ethnic groups within the same country can be. The in TOP L EFT' Streetside vendors offer delicious foods. TOP RIGHT' View seen outside Barrio Gate. MIDDLE LEFT: Jammin' at Cal Jam s.. LEFT' street color, oiongapo Clfyl ABOVE-' Mist settles over Grande island. RIGHT Christine Coulter rides the mechanical bull af Bogart 's in Olongap0. BMC Mary Lt che three-tiered jungles and dramatic mountain scenery at sunset com- bine to provide memories not easily forgotten. Regardless of tastes, there was something for everyone in Subic Bay. Based on the tired looks on the faces of the crew as we got under- way, it would appear that everyone found something there to satisfy their interests. 155 156 E 2 After 109 days at sea: Singapore Singapore tTiger draft, tailor-mades, real food, shop- ping malls, civilizationp seemed so far away. Six pay- checks with which to overcome shopper's withdrawals - Singapore, oh Singapore! A multi-cultural metropolis, Singapore with its commerce and exotic cuisines do not disappoint. The perfect conditions for economic success were in place - a mutual agreement of wants. We wanted what they had and they wanted our money. Orchard Street malls, Arab Town, Little India, Chinatown, Botanical Garden, Johore Bird Park, Sen- tosa, Tiger Balm Garden, Singapore National Museum . . . they all beckoned SAMMY G's sea-worn sailors. The comfort of a phone call to loved ones, smell- ing an orchid, watching an old Chinese couple holding hands . . . it was great. Thank you for your refuge, oh welcome place. T TOP: Singapore Harbour as viewed from a ---A cable car to Sentosa. ABO VE: Orchids in full bloom. ABOVE RIGHT' One ofthe many stat- ues found at Tiger Balm Gardens. RIGHT' Crewmembers were entertained by dance troupes at the Hyatt Regency while on the night tour. 5 E 952 il 4'5 1 41:37 e- a - f 'N 4 X--1 ,, MM1 fSSl David Leven -. n l PH1 Llsa M. Brown 7 1 v.-f Lf 5 X -1 7, f r 1 Q 3 Q 'Q- HQ- -Q- Q- gk ' f.......-- PH1 Llsa M, Brown TOP RIGHT: Handcrafted baskets abound in Arab Town. ABO VE: Corner of Arab St. 8 Johore Hd, in the Arab Quarter. RIGHT' Monkeys are everywhere on Sentosa island. E C' an an Z CP O 5 3 TH ,.. ,J X . F.. ., . xg: 07 v ,fI'::.. W , 'E uv an--:., ..b....: .1 fn 4 I 'ir .-49 , , r' J ' 'Ip 9 . RWM ' 'N A wt . t 5 gg ,X 1 ffl A '- - 1 f N 'r 5 -il' ij ,l' .hw V gl 1':, , 1 I .35 ,P U, bb af 'F 'V . Q 1 - . 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Qty: .JF y ' v o ' '- 1 ...ond 'r , YI!! ng' gi i- ti PH1 Lisa ivl. Brown Hong Kong Driven from mainland China by the emperor because of their involvement in the opium trade, the British arrived in l-long Kong in August 1839. It was a humble beginning for what became and is now a vibrant, exciting and beautiful city - a seafareris para- dise. Whoever said East is east and West is west and never the thinking about Hong twain shall meet could not have been Kong. The ships five-day port visit in July was the highlight of the deployment for many ofthe crew. Fantastic food, scintillating scenery, super shopping and exhilaratin ' g experiences all made l-long Kong a very special place indeed. l 160 LEFT: Aiea-v sfgxvs ww Aon mov fvffextf nl! of Hong Kong Harbor AHDDLE LEFT Ffsnmg boats N7 Aberdeen, BELOW A SFJILJP fn Myw Balm Gm- Ciefv, BOTTOM LEFT' Joss Stfdxs .iw Lmlm'd.1S an offenng at me A-My rempfv H7 A7.1u.m BOI- TOM RIGHT. fU.il7l7N752 me mil H7 Hung hong Harbor, 1 X, J L.g..L...ng,,.- ENS Maureen C. Sullivan -I 59: . , ,gs v .3 H ..-if - ..,,U--.W M., 75,1 wb Rb-2--.A '41 NH--. f r PH2 Lisa M. Brown rx gl C-A 5 b g I gf.: 1jNi:'l,' na i H ,V X Q .2 - : r j-.ij W HA:-,.x-rf' f 33- f-A xsil fiasi ylihgfh ,, .I 51? F441-Ei, mb ka T :-'Tlfl Z' Fr'- f.?lf'1' f xii .-4 TOP LEFT' Laundry Mffagsw ffy from apartment windows. YTOP IE Q' . me-area: ' ' . nfl r Q1 - Neon sfgns light up Kowloon, LEFT' An old man sits outside 8 9 .a...1.a..,- .,.. ....... ,..... PH1 Lisa M Brown 162 In Macau. ABO VE: A food vendor arranges his wares. - . 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RM1 Marlene Garrett TOP LEFT' BM2 Robin Abrahams kee s c l ENS Maureen C. Sullivan - ,U oo in Ras Al T Haad style. ABOVE: The Sammy G at the Af Mg,-Sffah anchorage. ABOVE RIGHT' SN Donna Lyon ftopj and 1 SN Tina Schmftzerle 'thang out. RIGHT' FN Don J Walsh and OM3 Peggy Gordon perform the Green UQ? corn Song. .. gf. v 'N' us all. We gave it our best saying die, not we're ing home holding our up high. Like the a puzzle each piece part, we built the puzzle gether with courage heart. - MM 1 fSWl Victor Fi-Q leppi ,if LOW SA Carroll Preble Inches down the afar boom. NEAR BlGHT.' srv more Tucker mans 3 sound power phone. FAB RlGl-lT: MM1 TSSQ David Lovell suits up ln B-6 .nab A , 'F . 5' '4'- ',, ff? ., 4, ,Qt ' --..., ugh- -- . ..-...,.--- A 'r J '1 ' 'M' ..- - A,, ' ...,.-rf: ' , ,.-.. , , W., 7- M: fyf' ' 441r -.-' ' ' - 1'-'iw-F A. vI ,,, ,, , 6 .. E.ff:f 14 . - ...Q A . , . if ,. W -1 'QI' ,V A E- :V A '-r'T '. ,J ,. 4' -rf ' ,g , V 17 ,aww-M--. 11 fe-'W' 'A' fr- ,' ---- f--T . 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ABOVE: EM I Ricardo Aquisap 's daughter Omega wovvs tne 4 crowd at the talent show. ABOVE RIGHT' Cha Iaf . p n IL Tj Frank Hightower gives souvenirs to the tfgers. ABOVE FAR RIGHT: Jean and Jody Nfcnoles enjoy a game of bingo, RIGHT: Tiger trappers. FRONT RO VV' DIVI3 Mfke Cannon, EN3 Matt K ubftz, MM3 Karrfe Anderson. MRFN Lynn McCann, BACK RO VV: H T2 Lori Shepherd, DC2 CoIette Harris, HT7 IDVQ Jon Backa, Cnaplafn IL Tj Frank Hlghtower, LTJG Robert Evans, MLFN Duffy Sledd, 168 Tigers take over Giompers Banners and smiles awaited the able. and the transit was nignlignted sbip upon arrival in l-lawaii. Assem- bv smooth sailing conditions. bled on the pier was a crowd of ea- A rigorous scnedule of events ger Tigers marking tne beginning was planned for the Tigers to nelp of SAMMY G'S Westliac '88 Tiger tnem get the most out of their trip. Cruise. included was a two-day tour of the Arriving from all acrosstne United ships major work centers and tne States and ranging in age from 8 to Repair Department. 68. 1 50 Tigers embarked for the sev- Tne Tiger cruise was a huge suc- r ' en-day transit to Alameda. Under- cess witn the Tigers taking home , 1 way for nome. a comprehensive fond memories. lots of pnotos. and rw welcome aboard. safety. and Tigers a fuller appreciation for the rigors of g WW QQ scnedule briefing was tne first order snipboard life. - V, ff s 1 N5 of business. , ,,.,'J'l -I-rl. .- . . 1 I Luckily. tne weatner was favor- Pl-ll Lisa M Brown g' 15 .fffkx 8 T' '-'53 Al PH1 Lisafvl Brown 5 K4 4 V 'I L . A . A . x' ' 9 -a -T .1 , TOP' The youngestand oldest ofthe Tigers cut the -A Cake. xiao ve LEFT: MLC Robert Applegate and his daughter Fiachelfe share some laughfef. ABOVE. Wil! it make it or will it not? FAR LEFT: f T ...fr . DM3 Mike Cannon makes a save. LEFT: Putt1n on the Hits. Sammy G style, .,.. 1 st , 1' :Q ' M Pi-i1 il-- Homecoming 88 - no better high Finally, the epidemic that had been sweeping the ship was over. Channel fever had disappeared - vve vvere home. One deployment, six months, 4320 hours, 259,200 minutes . . . any way you count it, it vvas over. We had gone and we had endured. There is no other highl' like the one experienced at homecoming. Aug. 11, 1988 is a date that will be re- membered forever. 7 PH1 Lisa M. Brown J rf' 'I .rar ..-4' 'Y an-'fx 'H -,. Bit ,i ..Qgg2.f., A L t ar- g . , r u v .-. I V A r V i. in ' x fai- Ti ti A PH2 Rachel A. Laufer PH1 Lisa M. Brown H 'vu ' zggk 4 ,4. ,wh m SW vi . 1, wx- '- L I ' 2 . .- - 1 I . .. ....... W gn. 1 1 I F' wf ' 'l' xx., X. -vmgfefxwf-: f- , 3 - --.. --...tx 1 Q iii' Lz, , 'A , , , fn' ,mf ,....V HW , y,. . . I 44 WUT -I ff-E. 'Q' . 3 . M , ,Q l MT, Y . W , 'W ' ' ' IH1 I .aF.'1l!vf1.'.vn LA, ',, -lf OPPOSITE PAGE Cl,,OCKlfVlSL FROM IOP MP Golrlnrv Gnrr- z'3migrf rr: www lvfrrsrrf pfayori by IMP Na vy Ufirrrf wvfrfrrrrwcf Nw Crow back fmmp Sprayrrng fury rwmrs rfscwrfvrf frm Sammy G Hfrofss H713 Day Nw fslrrp ff: rrvw ling MP5 lvfgrv on Nw mam rms! Masrvr Hvlms- man SN Sffwprv Powers .Sfwrfryq the Sammy G home FHIS PAGE CL OCKWISE FROM YOP LEFT Tfgprs on Ihr? 04 lpvpl above Ihr? port 5rdP Drrrigfv wfrvg Marrrvmg the rails during Ihr? ship 5 rransrf across San Frnncrsco Bay KPON- fkfcovervd Sammy G 5 rrfturrv Secur- mg fmesfusfprror to Moored, Shri! colors Wpfcome home. Dad 171 553:49-i'ArVA Mg, USS SAMUEL Gowns Ml mu Mun we me wzoun on mu!! Uilwnr Hour J fm' 1 517 if 'J -i' HQEME TOP: Tug boats nudged the Sammy G into its berth on Pier 3. TOP RlGHT- We see him, Mom! ABOVE: Family and friends wait for their loved ones to disembark. ABOVE FAR RIGHT: MM3 Gonzo Gonzalez is wel- comed home by his wife Suzanne. RlGHT: CAPT Peter S. Labyak is in- terviewed by K CBS. 172 NX 3 WAI!! 9 l 'll CLOCK WISE FROM RIGHT: Welcome home! EMCS iSWj Kenneth Rudman is greeted with a kiss. Born a sailor. CART Peter S, Labyak is welcomed back by his wife, Gail. Balloons herald the arrival of the Sammy G. Q., ,pf ltlf lm. 'ii-l -X ltitit ,, ' N. J f'x'v-l uv Lvl' I f n-ld? Q 4,,.,.,. - PHl Phil w.'.g9 5 ii-Q 1,414+ PH1 Phil liVlQgiOS As the sun begins to set and the Golden Gate draws near we reflect OH VVestPac '88 with laughter and tears. The times we shared together the places that we went the many ships we serviced and the hours that we spent. All the fahtail picnics the talent shows and plays basketball and boxing and all those anchored days. Pill Phil Vwlirjq Accomplishihg the goal we set out to achieve we showed the rest how others will believe. Through all the joy and sorrow and friends who said goodbye these days will last a lifetime the memories never die. - MM1 QSWJ Victor Fileppi I! U i ENS Maureen C Sullivan ..,, ..,. . ,Y . PNSA Michael Young BMC Mary Laroche - .... - V-Y. , Uh i ,,,:- - I 3 L r 1, P , Colors of the evening With every beginning, there is an end, so it is true with each day. There is a time to relax, write home, catch up on the news or enjoy the company of friends. For many of the crew it was a time to watch the sun slip into the oceans depths, taking the cares of the day with it. Just as beautiful as its morning display, the evening colors instilled the kind of peace and restfulness that is felt at the finish of a race well run. As the golden orb gives a last sign before twilight arrives, a seed of hope is planted for what lies ahead, tomorrow . . . ENFN Jeflrey Rogew Jai. . : iz, , .ui FN Donna Walsh I 4 CLOCK WISE FROM TOP: Enroute from Subic Bay to Hawaii. Near the Philippines. ln the San Bernardino Straits. Leaving the K Far East behind, Day is done. Grande island, Subic Bay. WestPac '88 Cruisebook staff ls-gf . PH1 Lisa M. Brown TOP LEF7f'YNSN Diana Saenz, IC3 Carolyn Meyer and YNSNAnne Eldridge are busy at work selling the cruise- book, TOP RIGHT: FRONT ROW' PH2 Rachel A. Lauf- er, JO2 Gail Henney, YNSN Anne Eldridge, PNSA Mi- chael Young. MIDDLE ROW' LTJG Robert Evans, ENS Maureen C. Sullivan, JOC Judith M. Johns, YN 7 Karla Marciniak, YNSN Suzanne H. Kimzey, YNSN Diana Saenz, BMC Mary Laroche, PH1 Lisa M. Brown. BA CK ROW' OM2 ISWJ Dan Behrens, FN Elizabeth Onstott, JOSA Treney L. Johnson, lC3 Carolyn Meyer, MM 1 ISS! David Lovell. MIDDLE: JO2 Gail L. Henney works on the cruisebook layout. ABOVE: JOC Judith M. Johns ZZZEM3 Peggy Gordon discuss an entry for the cruise- f4i PH1 li-. M ll Managing Editor ..... .. Photo Editor ......... Layout Editor ..... .. Copy Editor .................. Staff Photographer ...... Production Editor ........ Layout Assistant ..... Copy Assistants ..... .. Contributing writers: CAPT Peter S. Labyak Chaplain lLTl Frank Hightower Dr. QLTJ John Lewis YNCS Louis Clary QM1 Nick Picconi MM1 QSVVl Victor Fileppi GSEl Thornas P. Tassi RM1 Marlene Garrett OM3 Peggy Gordon Contributing photographers: ENS Maureen C. Sullivan EMCS Kenneth Rudman BMC Mary Laroche GMMC Silvera Garcia MM1 tSSl David C. Lovell RM1 Marlene Garrett JOC JudithtM. Johns PH1 Lisa M. Brown JO2 Gail L. Henney PH2 Rachel A. Laufer OM2 Brad Job YNl Karla Marciniak FN Elizabeth Onstott YNSN Diana Saenz YNSN Anne Eldridge JOSA Treney L. Johnson BT2 Steve Bohannan HT2 Rebecca Jones ' MS2 Valeria A. Kennix HM3 Walt Bishoff EM3 Terry Buchholz STG3 John D. McGovern ENFN Jeffrey Rogers FN Donna Walsh PNSA Michael Young Staff assistants: OM2 QSWJ Dan Behrens IC3 Carolyn Meyer YN3 Terri Webb DM3 Michael Cannon GMG3 Joseph Blanchard YNSN Suzanne H. Kimzey They that go down to the sea in ships that do business in great water these see the works of the Lord and the won- ders in the deep. - Psalms 107:23 In God's front yard We came into this portion of your yard, Lord God, at your personal invitation. At first we thought it was because of naval orders that we set sail on distant waters for foreign shores. Now we recognize that while the hu- man hand played its solo melody or single line of harmony, it has been your divine hand that held the composer's quill and the conductor's wand. For you indeed rule in the affairs of peo- ples and nations. The labor we were called to perform was likewise commanded by you. Not that you di- rectly ordered each repairjob, engineering drill, medical treatment or meal cooked. But be- cause of your concern for those who sail in this vessel and in the vessels we serve, you blessed the efforts put forth and the human combined with the divine brought uncommon success. There were times of pain and times of joy. Some were born while we sailed the seas. These we will see for the first time when we re- turn to homeport. Others have ended their earthly existence during these brief six months and we will not see them again in this world. But through joys and pain your presence and strength has given a sobering or hopeful perspective as each case required. As we turned toward home we realized many areas in which we had grown wiser and more mature. We call to remembrance new peoples and ex- periences and at the same time eagerly antici- pate returning to the old and familiar. ln our going and in our returning we recog- nize that we have shared a wonderful adven- ture in God's front yard which stretches from Ras Al Hadd to Alameda . . . and beyond. Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gifts to the women and men who went down to the sea with Sammy G - 1988. - Chaplain fLTi Frank E. 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