Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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.. .