South Carolina (CGN 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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ffg . i ., 1 ts. A A, ,av ,, Y. ,,. rf ' in . J ,, 1, 1 K O TH CAROLINA YeaFih Review y .Ne . - , Ss, 995 was an extremel successful year with an A Q intense schedule inc ing pre nt tt orlt- J ups, numerous com ' etio ' Mediter- ranean deployment. The year an with t successful '- completion ofTSTA I and TsTAJi,imitning periods tt ith ., the assistance of the Fleet Training Group ahd Combat Systems Training Group. Preparation was a'k:.'y element ' ' ffl leading to an outstanding Cruise Missile Tatxieal Qualih 'J , tion. In April and May. SOUTH CAROUNA esct 9 was the lead shipFeondueting RED OWN' Mfrs for at totalfl' 50 days and identify ing user -ll.ltl0' 'mit ln addition. to enfoiriiie LHN. Security c'aui3fRTStTii'guis. Sotf't'Ht1-xRo1-i:s.,x asstiiueti duties as Task Force .-XAWC. IQWQ and MED FOTC. As the only OUTBO.-XRD capable ship in theater. SOUTH C.4RoLtN.s'phioaea essential signals inieiitgeiitt- , cenductiigidetailed an' A in su in of national Ld' ,' . and sen ine as . A .1' CONTROI. USS AMER'CA. ' Puerto RIC? Umm' fm lSTATlON for the . 'terizineun region. While on 95 and set the si' dard by scoring 102.8 percent Soum CAROL! A Applied had Gund Naval Gun Fire port qualifications. The pace Lwhg'cdgc tactics and M mm in June with a vi. it from th H ' 'on for mm , mm R ' Survey tif Naval Vessels. inspectit as Y Hmmm successful with zeromisq n degrades l'11l .sth ' ltlwmk, first satisfictory test run Lan it arfart suite eser ' ,b . .I,.nH. .. .. . I seen by board members, and the -lezprdtgruded areas in Combat Systems and OKfLll1Ul13'0fLli't liast Coast cruiser in last three years has const the Adriatic, Sea as s ' P GUARD FORCE. Pizov oizfxvon. taidai' x nown i' Adriatic Serial in I ta - IGH Q XRO1 IN X l 1 data to lNl011tC.tlt't durmgnum HCC! 'td C l1k'tlUNlf'- lhlsfifll t'tlN1SlX l'11l'1.l'1 CARci,fIfJ'x iititiisteiiafll ation. lt' continued to excel in lulx Capes Oparea August. INAIO eoniiimiid C f'Wr siietessltil Medflernitlnili deploy 801 N 2 l INA lm-Mel est-is ehallengt- is mn! tlttt rtnitintit eww U enabled Previous Commanding Officers of the U J 1 l 1 1 1 1 CAPT William C. Neel 15 APR 1972 - 13 OCT 1976 CAPT Bennet S. Simonton 13 OCT 1976 - 29 FEB 1980 CA1'T,lohn W. Hilt 29 FEB 1980 - 25 JUN 1983 CAPT Kenneth R. Sydow 25 .ICN 1983 - 13 JUL 1986 CAPT E. R. Ernst l3JL'1, 1986 - 14 .ICN 1989 CAPT A. E. Nlitehell l-1 JUN 1989 - 19 JUL 1991 CAPT John C. Craighill 19.IL'1, 1991 - 28 MAY 1994 CAPT Michael G. Gaffney 28 MAY 1994

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was the week before Christrnax and tt ho Nhould arrive in the Adriatic to greet the erev. ot' the SOUTH C'AROI.INA'.' It vt as our tery ou n Chief ot Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Boorda and Matter Chief Petty Officer of tlte Naty. Fwlaxter Clnel .Iohn Hagan. Alter touring the aireralt carriers A5lIiRICA tCfX'-bot and WASP Il.,I'IIJ- I I. he made a hriet atop on the SI IL 'III CAROLINA to greet the erett.. Their hour long Xlsll cormxted ol a brief quextt-,tit and answer period on tlte lllcss decks. 'lite dixcux-it-it covered topics including retention. cducattt-tial vlllhtllulll- tiex, Nant, pap. and our prexent ini-tion tn the Adriatic Ile inspired the crews to eonttnue In txt-:It hard and dime home the Iact that the Natal ptexence Itcic in tlnx region it an integral part to bringing .i l.1NIlll5' IVC.tul.' to the lI.iIl..inN In atltlttion, the -.hip held ,i Ittict .ittaid .ext-itiottt where xetcratl SOI ' I II If-XROI INN ctett titettiltt-it twit- -ff'-ff ff- wer CN 'X 'I ..,,it,,err. CTRC Richard Torres tBronx. NYJ and MS3 Carl Wiggins tNorfoIk. VAt earned their tifth and Ist Good Conduct Medals respectively. CTAI Mike Shaner IHin5daIe. NYI and MS2 Michael Greene IPhiIadeIphia, PM earned their Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Pint Finally. not to he outdone. MSI John I-Iabersham tBunon. SCI and PNC Mike Hun tNorth Bend, ORD tk CFL' fL'L'lIlISlL'Ll hy IIIC CNO. Despite the Iknnily Separation during the holiday period. thix x isit inxpired the crew and lifted their Npiritf. Thix will no doubt leave lasting impressions on the xt-une men for the rest ot' their naval careers. recognized lit. the .-Xtlunral OSI lint Nltll-1n.iI.I tl it-tn-int. VAI wax tmgiltletl .1 Naty .itlticteitit-tit tit.-tial In dtltllllttll, MSB Nlnrut 4 Iitu-.xillc, l'.Xt .intl II flint tl nit--Inttin. Nfl tt ho store to he .xxx .titled I elicit ot Ii.-ttittieittI.tti-tit were ttpgtmlctl on the xpot ht tht- XtInnt.tl to Not .-Xulllvtellteiil NIetl.il- lot lltcit It.ittI xtotl, .intl tIc.Ii..tltttit lQv il I TMI! 'A Rl JR US I X arriving T NIlOI'I'INl. IMS SI 'N'l'll.l'IIRIS'I'NIAS! fxvf, n,.,i,...X y,'f',ll x' and f -px-U tzt wtauwn oust N'I'II,SOl'IM HAY!! , V ' ', 'i ', 4 Wx-L NM v CVO addresses SOC.-IR fren- Mi IMI S I'N'I II. INl'OR'I' NORFOLKII. NIONIMI, IX lII't'9S .I NllliRI'I'AY XXXX IJII fltl I I 1'IiRII'kl.SU+,'I'Y it I Q' A aj' xxxx tiu.istou'ttit'1tt,s J tm ll III XI II I,I IIFIIIJN-IF NRI NRI NSI 0515 III I II YI 'IIII' N 11111 UNL Hf,l'R RARIIY IUIIF HI I lf'I HK! NI I, . VI Nuljkfjfjxi ru-writ UU! Rs Ill-IF 'II HN 'Ill 0'I4f RI VI I iI,IflN . NH-,SNIII',I'KS IVIFII If.II'I QI KIUIRS :HS KIIVI IIUURIM .r'xtntst1 0-4: NIIWVNI KI I, - XII.SSIlIzf'KS INV' I I ILIIT QI KRTI-RS 0NiFf'NHIIII IR1S V415 INK IU IDIX ISIUN - l'U'S INVURTCAHIN IWIF RI'I'U TTI XININKL - 'IIAIN ISSIE I 'I5I'U'NIlTWIINTAl.t'tRI.ERlT0l'NSEI,ING5ll-ll-Tl1NG- SIESSDELKS Il! X03 VI-SSING A HIRTIIINIS - CONIHAT SYSTEMS AND OTHERS uw or rt we A r oounrx xrom xtrzi-irtxc - QA or-'FICE IIJIHLV' I it Nt it tretttrxrix cotmox rxi,r1L'ltir-LANir-L-wt-:ANII-:Si IFKHFN' HQ URILI. -tut,x-THRU xuix smcr-L Flru-yxul-'S TRNGI luiIf1n I K IIIIL ShTI1NGOIi NIA'fERl,qL CUXDITION YOKE IHUU-lK00I1lNNI,R :B ARl'IkCL'I'lID SPARERIBS-lGRlLI,ED POLISH SALSAGEI ISUU-2300 l.NrLlNIil.RlNtg URILI5 mm or-S INTEL matter - run ru,-r ww IHIGIIT rrcrocx Rrgrokrs - xx-.IRUROOM :momsl.r1sTtitn'- Link tm' lun TAPS