Wainwright (CG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPT. GEORGE A. HUCHTING COMMANDING OFFICER Capt. Huchting came to the WAINWRIGHT on 17 April 1985, relieving Capt. J .R. Dalrymple when the ship was winding up her 1984-85 Mediterranean deployment. He is due to be relieved in June, 1987. With his emphasis on doing things by the book, and his constant push- ing of himself and his subordinates toward the aggressive pursuit of ex- cellence, Capt. Huchting has made the USS WAINWRIGHT one of AND MANY MORE - MS1 Viado and FN Bimber cut the U.S. Navy birthday cake as the CO steadies it. DUST, JIM - Capt. Huchting tours a pas- sageway with the Supply Officer prior to a complete paint out. RE-UP - The CO reenlists STG2 Fruin in his cabin. Fruin reenlisted for shore duty orders. 8 the most professional ships in the U.S. Navy. TWO MORE OOD'S - The CO pins sur- face warfare pins on LT Holland and LT Callahan, two of nine new SWO's. KING GEORGE I - Capt. Huchting su- pervises an unrep from the captain's chair on the port bridge wing. i ' ii I v

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X l 'A v Q-il BATTLE PAIR - USS Forrestal follows her babysitter in the Ionian Sea. The Wainwright was often with Forrestal. ,f, wr qi, E, f 4 4. I re lg Jat J , 5 ,s ffi x 3 'ff ,-A O AND THEY SAID IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN - STGC Von Dollen and STG3 Wert paint the ship's slogan. JULY BIRTHDAY PARTY - MS1 Eckly, MSSN Dowdell, and MS2 Phillips display their work prior to the 4th of July party. initiation of four new Chief Petty Of- ficers, and a picnic held at Carney Park. WAINWRIGHT left Naples to transit up the Italian coast to Genoa, Where she spent the weekend and picked up another MTT team. She left Genoa for the eastern Meditter- anean to participate in Exercise Dis- play Determination with southern Nato forces. This exercise took WAINWRIGHT to the south coast of Turkey and the farthest point east during her deployment. During this exercise, she received a visit from two British MP's, who were given a red carpet tour of the ship. From the eastern Med, WAIN- WRIGHT began the long trip home, stopping again in Palma de Majorca on 20 October. Wainwright left the Mediter- ranean on 31 October, having met every commitment required of her. TOURING ROME - Many took advan- tage of Italian port calls to tour Rome, convenient to both Naples and Gaeta.

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55' x ,Milli L CDR. ROGER L. BUSCHMANN EXECUTIVE OFFICER CDR. Buschmann joined the USS WAINWRIGHT in the fall of 1985, when she was undergoing in- terim refresher training in Cuba. He had previously been the executive officer of NRD Albany. When he came to WAINWRIGHT, he was XO - CDR. Roger L. Buschman, USN, joi- ned the USS Wainwright in late 1985, dur- ing interim refresher training. W qff raw, A-TEN-HUT! - The XO calls the ward- room to attention for one of nine surface warfare awards ceremonies. - , N v 1 I still a Lieutenant Commander, and he made Commander in the spring of 1986. During his tour, he has im- proved the running of the ship's ad- ministration, as well as the ship's in- ternal appearance. When the British MP's came to visit in October, the ship looked her best in a long time. .my S 1 l COMMAND QUALS - The XO and the Captain discuss business on the bridge wing prior to a berth shift. LAID BEFORE THE MAST - The XO puts out the nightly word to the depart- ment heads at Eight O'Clock Reports. 9