Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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.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