Wichita (AOR 1) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1982 volume:

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'fi fgnifvlll , 'Q 'FYI fi I S: I 'I fi' ' L1 Z I I kb it Th ,fl 9 hx. s ?- USS WICHITA entering Slllilfi Bay, Rcfniihlic of Ihr- I'l'iilipiiiiiw U DERWAY WESTPAC 1982 The USS WICHITA Officially go! iinrir-rwgy for he-r llf'l!lIf' vwi IflIIIf'fl Ihr' Vviiiigi vw- lmfl Iwo ilavs fp! 1982 WESTPAC On Frifl3y, 12 Frfhriieirv 19532, ,ir Ii'V5Ii, flrillz MII mir IIVVVI, inf liirlinii .III .IlmfNlU'I lIlll dnl' l ten rninutm varly. Thr: first rnnnth nl fiiir fl lIllIlv' fxliri wr lfiinwl Ili' wi Xflll '-III-Illl'1'Y'1 HHH' lldllgan ment was fUll of Sl'iamlng1 XFN I'J'2, lfwpl lmi, ,Hill IiI3'liI'. 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MCBRIDE DISCUSS THE UST OF TIII DRI AIJTIJ MAIARIA PIlIS NIHDED FOR OUR PORT VISIT TO MOMBASA, KENYA I rt K K ' , bm According to rumor, COMMANDER BURCK'S first assignment was as Chief Engineer on the ARK. That is ridiculous though, because everyone knows that he was an enlisted man back then. Also, contrary to popular belief, the COMMANDER did not invent steam, but he was there when it happened, At any rate, COMMANDER BURCK has more Sea Timo than quite a few younger sailors put together. lilo startvrl his Naval Cfarc-er in the early 1950's, l0nS before most ol the WIC lllTA'S sailors were even born, as an vnlistr-rl man in lngineeting. The COM- MANDER has r limhml the ranks through the LDXO Program, sr-rving as ffhir-l l nginf-or on several NAVY ships ranging from Stat Going lugs lATFl until fe' cently, ont' ol thc' large-st -ships, the USS TARAWA ll HA-ll. In r-arly 1980 CMCJMMANIJI R HURC K at,lgmQl'tIEd YO thc llnrrwtrirtvrl lim' .intl .tltr-r the apprtlpfliff srhoolf. and tmtninig if-pottr-rl aboard the U55 Wlf llllA lui tluty .ia the- lXll llllVl flflilcfk. v. OPPOSITE PAGE CDR C. BURCK and CAPT 8.0. TERRY on the bridge of wlcmn. THIS PAGE CDR CW. BURCK, EXECUTIVE OFFICER I 3 1 94 i K 1 -i VUXV I iil I .-.. ,,,,, ,,,. I T v 4 ' ' Q sg sf i i i sw S' W l The departure from Hawaii fround the WICHITA in company with five small boys , the USS FLETCHER lDD-9921, the TURNER IOY lDD-9515, the LYNDE MCCORMICK fDDCi-8i, the BENIAMIN STODDERT lDDG-22i, and the USS MORTON fDD-948i. These ships would accompany the WICHITA to the area of Guam, where they would detach and proceed to port. Again we were involved with numerous exer- cises that were ongoing twenty-four hours a day. One such exercise was formation manuvers, in which all of the ships lined up and manuvered around each other. Twice we witnessed near colli- sions and several close calls by the small boys . . cs.-Q .HA an as ff. . is sf j-Q us f 6 v. Q. 5 R The Commanding Officer inspected the whole ship's company in summer white uniform. All of the divisions put a lot of pride and time into their uniforms, I was impressed, said the lfxecutive Offi- cer afterwards. It was hard to choose the best divi- sion, stated the Commanding Officer. B and M divi- sions were awarded first place. After our departure from the West coast, and even more so after our departure from Hawaii, a strange thing happened Alot of the crew cut off all of thelf hair to resemlile the Hfiiiot camp loolc. Not to be outmdone, all of the l nsigris and Chief Warrant Offi- cer t irsiirnario shaved cill the-ii liearcls. Now there is not one offic ei who li.is .i hair, on his chin anyway- These events rriav have lic-en clue to the WlCHlTA passing thr'ough the rc-.ilni ot the iiolden Dragtlft .rrouricl the Thfith parallel where we lost a claw BS W9 headed eastwai il avi- ,- -I , 5 ,AIX XA X If OPPOSITE PAILE LCDR R. BAR ESKIII, VIIIEI ENGINEER CDR T. ROBERTSON, EORMER EXEVIITIVEI OFEI- CER CDR P. MOSER, EORMER 'SIIPPI Y OEEICER LCDR K. EIJNIJERBIJRK, SIIPPI Y OEEICRER CDR C. BIIRIPK ANU IIIIDR R SIIIIIIKNEVIIE 1 Q' ff-N ' . -4 'XM TIIIS PACE CDR R. II.MZENBRl'CH, EIRST IIEUTENIANT ICIJR R. QCEIIIKNJECI-IT, OPERATIONS OFFICER ICIDR D. IENJNIINIGS, FORMER CHIEE ENGINEER ICADR R. EDMUNIDSONI, AIR BOSS A' 1 .J U 's In I 'X-- ' sffp X..-4 ' .1 f M- .Milli . N I gg gf Q G l 0 A .X , -QA 1 3 ' 1 fi'-fi A x , 11 at ' 1 v-'Ii' ni P ,' 1' A f . W Mr' Ly., 4' C v 1 1. .. A ,' 'N ' ' ' K ik 1 A . 'H ' : J, ' . w ', xx l . 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Their air detachment, HC Eleven DET THREE, is the same detachment that the WICHITA took with her on her mini-dr-ploy- ment last August. As the WICHITA pumped fur-I to the KANSAS CITY, the flight decks of both ships got busy launching their respective helos. The WIC! IITA launched Sideflares 66 and 67, and after some diffi- culty the KANSAS CITY finally got Sirleflare 64 aloft, The three helos transferred air dr-t personnel and supply officers back and forth, each looking for in- side information and hard-to-finrIsp.1re parts It was -fb t tsxtsla like olrl home' ww-lt st-ving tht' pilots and t'r0wSIl13! WIC IIITA t.illt-tl her own last August. The l.lNRlf.P was r ornplr-tc-rl, .intl tlw two ships turned I0 go their svpairntr- ways, With tht- moons rising over the U55 WIC lll'lA, lf UR llogvl, Officer in tllargf' of HC llvvt-n Ill Al Three, liirl tht' VVIC IlI'l A a fond farewell .intl good lutlc on our ilr-ployriwiitt 'Ihr' WIC IIIIA is piourl to .announce that we are ronttriuiiig to rf-r-iilist ini-inlwrs ol our Crew. To rlfitt- wr- lmvi- li.uI Iwti, MM! ll.irL on the third of Mfirrli .mil 'wls I I in-or ii on thi- filth of MQYCI1. lt's gif-.it to lcvr-gi thi' VVII IIIIA tiuim going sitting. x O I ,..... .uf L N . I OPPOSITE PAIZI I.T D. PENNINQLIUN LTIC G. WIIITISIIDI ENS S. TOK AR! ENS S. MCKHWIIINII .md I I II IDIVI Rs THIS PAGE ITIC A, POR TII I U CWO3 II CIUSUMANU, I IQI III? I ARI LU UI I ICI R WHO ARIE TIII SI MIIYV CDR T. ROBIR ISHN CWO3 I. POWII I, SIIIPS BURN P1 .I F- 'i 2 i Wil-ll'i'A il 31 Sffvffral men have rffrirfntly f omplrftrfrl tlwir Pr-rsorml Qualification Stamlarfls and haw- fic liif-vml firml qualifiration in Ihr- following Arr-.is in ilu- viigiiiv- roomi MM3 lang, MM? Yorlrir, ,mil MMl Nl Misvr iii the lower lnvrel, MM2 llzill Qirirl MMS Ni-laori in ilu' uppffr lfivvl, and liM3 Mull:-r, l MlN liyri, mul l Ml N Clover rilifrtriral swilf lilio.irrl npr-r.itor, ln Ylifk mvimtirriri lll'I1lf'Fl1Hll llc-rmif, Mrliriflfg tlif- shipk floftor, was r'rmlfirig-'-,i1r1- rlm! ilu- wliolf- mliiiff, forripfmy had all of ilu-ir sliolz lH'lifHV wi- llllkffll iii lhf' Plfiillppir'wf,i ln 'ipiiv ol noir' fiiriv, wil .iw iili ,iwil thai lliiz 'w,r'ii21ll IHllH'lVf'I'lll1Hl1' will f vii mil Mos i'i,i,.3 lu-filili .ia wi' Vl'uIl our lirfl low Wm f l All WH lj! RWM 1 ,... .- IIPUSIH PV! YHII X I NIH H9 PUJ If HI!-N INDI RW XY RN . ., ,, QW is S H I ,est 351 , ,.,. . , While WICHITA was in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, a lot of work was done on the ship dur- ing a two week availability, the bulk of the jobs being done in the Engineering Department. Several valves were overhauled, steam pipes repaired, and the vent for the old Av-Gas tank on the forecastle was removed. Av-Gas hasn't been used since the end of the Viet Nam era and the tank has been used to store fresh water used to clean up the ship. The water would also have been used to provide showers and fresh water for any refugees iboat peoplel we may have picked up. We think that the ship looks mur h better without the old vent sticking up on the fore- castle. 4 R ! '...., 5 ill? ,A I ., I y 1 P ' r T X 1,1 u .fi y 5 'W is W' , Z 1 .. W 'if .sun 5 There were several shopping values to be had in Subit' as it is one of the last plates where the U.S. dollar is highly valued. Stereos, electronic' equip- ment, photo gear, and furniture were available at a considerable savings. The most popular place for WIC! IITA sailors was the far lzast Trader where the Navy Fxrhange offered all of these values and more. Out on the et onomy there were several goodies that the WICHITA world travelers could reasonably purchase. Custom tailored rlothes and shoes were some ol the more popular items along with hand wood carvings and furniture. There are so manY great bargains here l'nt going broke was heard ffflm one of the many happy shoppers, or A it i C l. E l E T l l l I . 1 p 4, Q-3 fa- E, 4 Orrosm nc.: H L mvfns ms M. KAIINUWSKI UIC 5. maxim: INS C. Acnm .mn 4 um wwmnu TMS PADI UIC s. un UIC l. fosnn UID G, TIOIAN .md 4 mu wmu 3 gn- M, ., M, I-1- Nd! - w. '15 9 L f W QD, 'Q 'f 4' jf, if y 'TQ' x T .-5,11 THE DIVISIGNS ,, ,,- ,uf QD In Subir Bay thc- WH HIIA rf-ww FQ .A 5 '..h., 45 A 7 1: I H pwr. Wt' ttf-rl up tu tht- fm 3 gm f ' 5 If t , 1 Y of our Slay, tht' vHTIf'f'lfl put: ff, .f . r yf.r,f.,,' ,tt ,?'f,- it . X , Q , 1 ., last two riaystltf-1,4 hm! uf .tt tttf ,gmt , tv mf X v - ' ' movvri HI ntl' 'tltptpfy 5,51 y P.: f ,Q ' I e - , i f , , fOfdl'fj US tht' VTHMI pfft'f'l Hutt tt: tr if Q . , i , ,. , W- ff0ptf8l typhufifl 5Qf'I'1,lpllH.1fLl vt tttrf ,Ll tt . Q t China 'wa fun mpg .Q li A .K t Q fliyltrrnxrffapvtp I t E 4, f turnvd OU! Nittany! :inf f , i than cloudy 'drum 'Q lu! mutt tt 1 I 4 f f ',,.9 '. ,fit ' iff i li H-la QLIIFQNN' J' ffl I . .,sf x ik 'N N, gghilli' W ,H+ MYWVW' th-tr ffm my W .,. ,cw I' wit .t a-www 5 5 ,tt-3'7i 1 :wt u HAI' , 2 W fi: IL: rf I , H s IN 4 .rg A S I 'IPS III FIIIZI UI I7 , I sk I 'lf xx. .Ay I I f Ifi Tx A 4-121-4-u Q W V wus lm' I vm 4.18 I I , m , fps., 5 I ,mi ., B me X I I y I I' Ia K OPPOSITE PAGE THE DIRTY THlRTY THIRD DIVISION. RASE DIVISION. THIRD DIVISION'S L.P.O.S, BM1 REESE, BMI BARSI, AND BM1 DRAKE. THIS PAGE ENS MCKECHNIE, CMGC CLATTERBUCK, AND GMG2 IONES OE WEAPONS DIVISION. CDR DEAD EYE ROBERTSON SHOOTING ONE OE THE SHIP'S 50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS. WEAPONS DIVISION. ,OX In 'Q 0 I 5 lln,,,,q V 'I E 1 ' W L. p,,',,' -cf... rs-Q B a'l l rw-.. 31 . l,l nf ji V rf 'IU . Y ' Underway early early the nr-xt mornrng Wlf llllA transited the Straights of Malarrn, Our trnrmt through the Straights was long and huayt lt wmt w-ry crowded. Something likrv tho Nrmlrz lrwrwfry .alta-r .ro Oakland A'S game. Ships wvrf' r'vr'rywl'1r'rr- ,mtl arrrm' of the channels were small Two :lays Lum ilu- WICHITA turned wrist into the- lnrlmn Urrwm .mrl away from all of the rongr-stion in tlwr- Srrmglnrlft Enroute to the KENNFDY hattlr' group wr- tool ,r lull day for Damage Control Fivlrl llfryf' llus ww. yrrwn fun for the crew and tho Hull 'lrrrhrm raw. ll y.rw the HT's 3 ChanCrP to Show ull thvrr slralla ,mtl r-qrnp ment. They had several stations wr up lllrou ,lu rl H ' rl the ship and the rrvw was rllvrdr-rl unto group-t ul about 20 men. At nat h statron thr- rn-,tml tor y mr ,. lecture and demonstration of Ihr- r-qtrrglmwl 1. . tured at that Station 3 - 'Q Ill' tt NUAIUS, llwr err vt lr .ertuvl.llnrlrl1rlwF 'l 'lllllll 'pl Kun- ll 1 L, :lr 1 rlrl1.mnrl.rllrrr. r lllllillyl' 'U -'Nfl PH ' 'llllxl u ll l l l ' A ' W ru ' Plfulu and 'ppl lr ltr IV 'Mrs' ,urrl 'lr x'x.4-1 ll, ll 'H fl ' lorlrrf .3qfl'l rultrrdlntfl Yu lll' Hlllulllu ll,,,,,,l- ,,,, , ,W .,, , ,, ,Mrk 'ln vqrrrgnsrwrvt nl ll' rrrruefl llu eswrldq '-IHJN hull! hall llu Vwlllll lrlrvl :ll -.ol ls -ur lr- llle w l Uwlnlhpu S tlrr- 'Irvs lmvl .Q rlmfoe ltr W' X 'nw nl thru ,lW,,,,j,,g1MHg, ,:,i,x,,iril ,,r. xr A lgptpsrl lv!!! lrrmxt, vu ll rllrm 511l5V'l. llrsvw Ulf Pun!! . , l ll ljllal ,nnl,rl11.' llrr llll X xl in ... .., l D OPPOSITE PAGE FIRST DIVISION BMCS ETHERIDGE, BMI WATKINS .md BMI MOORE BMI POWELL, BMI REESE .md BMCS FTIIFRIDGE THIS PAGE OFFICERS OF IIC II DFT FOUR THUMBS UP SIDEFLARE 67 HC II DET FOUR fha 1... As the WICKED WITCH rounded the southern tip of India and headed for the Arabian Sea we camr- across a small boat floating in the middle of no- where. We slowed the ship and picked it up. lt was nother more than a few logs roped together but it floated just fine. No one was in the hoat or anywhere around except for two or three small sand rrahs. After a few photographs we gave the r rahs a r harir r- to swim for shore. It was a nirie joh of ship driving to put the small boat alongside the ship, and a good ioh by the deck force picking it out of the watr-r, Atta boys to all involved. Easter Sunday was the day WICTHITA yoiririrl tht- Air fjfiill f5'dfflOf ICJHN li. KljNNlil'JY rlfitl tl'. lntlllw ifylfillllx on station in the Northern Ar.ihi.m time We had at took out on tlu- flight dr-tk tsteel beaffh pit nic J. lt was not near .is me v as living homv Wlth our ftimilicfs and loved ont-s littt it was a good mei' and thc- surisliirie warm, lhe Nh-ss Spec talists Ouldld tl'tet'risvlvt-s .is they ptt'p.ttt'tl spare ribs, ho! dflgs' chic ken, .intl lmriiliuigt-is with all the trimmings We played li.tskt'th.ilI, 4-nyovr-rl ilu- loud. and lH1Pf0V9d out Sllflltlltfi Wlf lll l A .iiiil tlir' Vvlllll l'l NNN were Cl?!3l'lT0d lo an i-.ltirirl tM.v.rittli, Uiimiii vxlurie we df? allowed to l 'll 'll' i 'l Hl'l'ltlit's .mil miie! that is flown In from llwtqo 14.111 ni lit tliv l? R Mi lint ri Mail is !l't0 mm' llll1'l'llrtHtlltllttirtl lui tlxitig rift ilu: ship liifelfyone li Wilt itt'rs,tr:iui'lft 'iixalvstwtlilllbifkhofne' ll' 'lll il i'libllill1i-llisblht f gf ifvjfillnl mir'vx.ii1tlillq,q5i5i,ii,, 2,43 p4,,E,5. 1 EL Hihqiy Q0 id 'fl ill tlitl .5 lfflfri intra P 0- J ,- D OPPOSITE PACLI THE SICNAIMIN SNSM TAYLOR, SMI SINCLI I TON, .md SMB BINT LEY SMSN HARTIS SMSA TERGENSIN SMC HOL! THIS PAGE ETC DEHOS OE DIVISION OC DIVISION f -4 O 'IJ LT tx 25 4 1' In ,,- ---1 - lim Ai'- ' .Bel Qtr, 8 . 'guru - A ff t ' 3 ,, . 5? a J H I ,Mat vw' Masirah airhead operations were turned over to us by the WHITE PLAINS before she left to return to her horneport of Yokosuka, japan. The flight deck crew worked from pre-dawn to well after sunsr-t onloading supplies for the battle group. The rest of the crew had Fishing Call , enjoying a rhanrr- to catch some rays and go fishing. There was a r ontr-st for the largest and ugliest fish. HTFN Codoy won thr- prize for the largest fish I8 lhs.l and FM3 Addison for the ugliest la sharki. After dark the WICQIIITA and WHITE PLAINS were underway bark to the hattlr' group. After the rendezvous with the hattlr' group Wlfill- ITA spent another day of flying. Sidrrflarr- 66 and 67 and four other H-46's from WHITI PIAINS .ind BUTTE were flying around thr- group like hm-s around flowers. fargo w.is transit-iii-il to .ill of the- shtps lftlillldlng II:-r Muir-stys Austr.ih.i Shui II IMNNI PIRTII, il DDC that joint-rl the lltutr-rl State-slmtlI1'gl0tlpI0t sont? joint 1-xr-rtisvs 'Ihat aught we we-iv d1'tMhPiI 38am for Mttstnth this tum' ui rrunpariy with USS HUTTET This trip to thi- .utht-.ad was tht- saute as the I35If wrirls-Wfrtlsfvvtitlwt hu tha' pilots! Iwath UPWI Ind flitatwt rlr-rl: trvw ol tht- Will Illl A while the WSI QI tht' r rvw vnpoyr-rl lash r all .mtl .urtshtrw That ntgI'YUI was hurl: to tlu' Imttli- group and thc' next diy we fiIIr'tI with stall uncut- Ilyuuj cle-ltvtiruug this NPV! bifch of fargo tn tht' ships ui ttirtipany Shnrtlv ANP? we fuiuslwrl with tht' VI I? IRI I' Wit ltll -'N was dPtaCI'09d lor Hu-go f..ur i.i 'OF' 15 1 1' 1 Q 4, is 9 I n , Rf f. Cl T VL 1' A OPPOSITE PAGE RM1 AMAYA RMC WRIGHT RM2 NUNEZ OC DWISION rms PAGE on owrsnow OMC mm QM1 wms and QM3 Moons QM: ransom and QMSN Mmnmo 'a i af? 'M' T il l 5 T' Q we . Os on L Q T f 4 5 s 1 .- YK Q . il. Ott 'i N- , T ,.- Q On our way to the island of paradise in the British Indian Ocean Territory we had our first chance to cross the equator. This meant that the age old tradi- tion of crossing the line was to be honored by the Shellbacks and Slimy Wogsf' ShelIbarks are those trusty members of the crew who have been ar ross the line and have been initiated into the realm of Neptune. Slimy Polly-wogs are those unfortunate souls who are yet to be initiated. The traditions were set forth long ago in the days of sailing ships and remain basically the same today. The day before thr- ship was to cross the equator the Wogs held a beauty contest to select the loveliest virgin maiden to ap- pease King Neptune. The selection was made by his Royal Scribe, Davy lones. The contest was 1-vnu-i-il lu INN kaltrmvvslsluwrg verbally toast:-rl with til tha- tnntestantit 5H'd ldmunils won thi- l.iti rttaiiii-it lm 8,1 Division an ll 'l Raul: ltll was i lin-.4-ii .is tht- Vs'ug ling hom of llivisinri. Thr' following ittuirtttipg, tlta' His! nl Apfll, Vfwelue t.trnr- vt-ry r-.uly lm tlii- lhllvwugs who chose W0 l'f ll' llhitt- iii thi- irtitmtitm -M 0400 the HUWIY Shell' liar ks iiittriilvtl up .ill til this Nlimx Wings and hertflfd tltetii tit thi- itmin ilwl- in preparation lu! mf'fff '! Nt'pltH'ttts Rrx .tml tlu- Ritsnll fmt! ll'tPV Wfff' Ewen sltriwt-rs, swtiiiriitiigf it H'-lHl'w .mil lvtl dl Wflfidffful lilH'dlfldSl, .ill lltt' vt lull gjtfllttty tlirit HHYIPS fanned-by Sl'H'lllmllZ1. lhllllllliltlf the flri li-.. lllQ'V were fhllfl lnltli lei! til lltr l'nll',sxitti skvlarking tm' tx. llH'H'll ilu' elm, in isnt' vi' Wli uf' V I 1 .I I I! I ,, kiln' OPPOSIII PAC LI I EMFN GIUVIR UN INAIC II NI IIII SWIICII BOARD E DIVISION IPUW. IMI MDIIISUN, ICI VMIILIINI and EMI HARMA E DIVISION THIS PACLI' B DIVISION BTI CARPI N If R 8 DIVISION BTC, K AISMA W Ib, If t I I n ' ru x', 1? I ...v 29 If I 3, 1 I II 5 I I I I I I I , -f 9' Q l I U n D - ,Ja Nd J . IV A It . Y I V 4 72 t am..-X I I' V , :A H 'Ri in 'P V . , A I .-dy ' LLL 1 After an eternity or two wr- wvrr- talcvn to tlu- llspght deck where we mrrt the Royal Court Hflll wwf- tt- Corted through sevrrral dr-vious dr-vit we flmugrtf-tl st, be less than desirable. Ar tually, tht' wholr- .IlI.m wr-ut very well. This was dur- to thc- r ff I I Arr u p nnruntg ,md work done on the projr-rt by I CDR Sr l'lIll4lll'l ht .md O52 McPherson. All of u - - is wr rc found .af r r-pmlllf' ,pt Sons of the Sea and l7f'f?lI'Y1f' trusty Slut-Illmf L1 I, The day before we arrived in Dir-go fum 1,1 Wt- I-Wt ,, Chanfje to fire our nr-w 50 fnlibt-r gun mount' tlt It were mounted In Subir Buy Ihr- I nptdm In-1 utlw' OfflC6f, and tht? Chl0f fnlnnr-r'S Mfttr- pruvrwl tr, lu' the best shots onboard Thr. mm dmm,,.,4 M , ,W barrel over the slrlr- and f ru lvd .lu hurt, flu I, ni .- and aft mounts firml .It Iv VX' I I I ht lltf frllllvtlll lut tl.. ltuut 'rn-t.tl tltlttw and I. - href lr' 1 Intex: ttllu rv tml It ,, tr tx rf-uxxu'lll' lf C fllttttluul gulttlu wtf futlll e tmulvt ttuttn yur: rvurum It I- It vt .II I I UNH! :Vt tIt.uI ft 1 ,Hua vttflt-'Q ' trtfrxf fl Lu tlttu t- I Q. .Ht tn lsIIl1IIIr'I l' 1 ttl,2r,,'..4I t ltrronttttt , 'I Vt i,I,u nt x.. .., 'III ff' I we yo! tt. Iwi., fr--get not tound 991 45 fltrtt' Nf'w'ind'1m ,tt :lbw 2101! Ther? I e.mtonnf'tL:3' WZ ,nu-rt:-req P' I-Jung Ind Nha Im gemntl ma' IVKJX HN fhf HH TO! I5-L77 OPPOSITE PAGE MMC WISDORI M DIVISION THIS PAGl EMC YORK POI. DIVISION 4-u. ' W' Z' xp' x U .1 31 I H nd I I , , ,Tv---.-...,,. 3 5 1 r. s4 ja, kv The day before we pulled into Mombasa the USS IOHN F. KENNEDY CCV-67l put on an air show for some of the officials of Kenya. The WIUHTA had ring-side seats just a mile behind the large carrier. The show consisted of several passes hy A-7 Crrrsairrs, A-6 lntruders, two H-3 helicopters, and most irri- pressive was the flying of the F-14 Tomfats. 'Thi- fighters demonstrated their speed and maneuvering capabilities, including a pass breaking the sound bar-- rier. The finale included all 17 airplanes in a huge diamond formation. The next morning all the ships of the formation d d steame towar s Mombasa to enter port Illu- WICHITA steamed in circles for hours in tht- rim awaiting the harbor pilot to guide the big -slim mln the narrow harbor. H95 ag, , , sag' L l'l' V . ' ' l As it tuttwtl mit tht' VW! HUA watt- te U9 'ht azz: tmitmt ,Hint it...i ii..- itiiwi itmwttiv qu-dw' me carrier lnigut almttt us and writ lhf' Plkfl bidwa shura- 'sr-vetal limits passvtl twlmf' the mtillif U. turret ted and tlw VVK Hll A wuts lm'-lllY l lit-tty was called im stitm- satlms as othefi lm a wr-t-lt tif flight Qtldtlvtk as um drtllfhfnemwil all til tltt- flying im the tartwr imiltldml 5 fun J Att llr'Ml innrluttr-il at Psilllhbiil Airport Um stay in Mtirrtiliasa was tiam1pHl'd bv 'Q T ttiritrtittr-tl lm almost tlw wlwbli' 'WP X were tlwrr llw WN Hllk had th? BEU sight, it was tltrtw ily ,if truss ttnrvt the 1 time aslmre wt' ttntml several NUM uarititigg In sell an flu-it wales -unaf- I I xg sf OPPOSITE PAGE R DIVISION HTC PRICE CUTS IIII UIIJ VINI UH UI TIII FORECASTIF WHIII' IN SUIIIK' HAY II DIVISION THIS PACE H DIVISION HM2 KOHLER 1, 1. as Er i ff, l ,fl l' Y... E, i 'M' 115- fl 15' di i .14 'N H. Bdrtvf WAS Ihr- r'mr'm- ul ilu- gumfa rf: 'Arm lr. A f r lYll?fldf1flWf'fl ullff4 f'1-lfll an mllmg' llfmhl. Flrr 5. of tlw Irwrfly lmrwrl rfrmr- b . Hg' llllfl gr: 1 ll Irs restaurants in md arfmmi rlrfr f rr , 'JA lr,V,l 4 9 llf'lrf N'. any nr?'-lfvl' sid avi. l FMU rf b Q evygl' 'fkf 5 I AQ ' 55497 gn, C illlldge nun? 'hm J ilu'-4' Pam n ,l rnfvgfhsm' un' ' 4 ai dw' resort hole'-ls sn Ihr' Nurilr H141 lr- A314 4 1 ' ,rf 'ff' H , f Q -- ' Wl' W ' rganalrhatlmrflvrfmlu-rxfrrrlrxrflr.A1l.f r a,g,,fi1l,, lp 1 5'l'Hg'l'wq,N Momhasa,Muf.1 fzlllur-.a'lumrl-A f ,mr rf, :Lf .f.- ra ,J liuropvanx who funn- m r,,f.mf,f. vlfff u ,Me f . . ! 'lh?l'AkA tw' cg Slams sailors from All fll :lar 'llill' lf, fwfr Urvfni Q' 15' ll 'nwrlmg with not only thu- Alruma-, lm: HM. r,,,,. M.-ir fe sw' W' aw Ffffflf l'I, Anil 'SWf'1li5l1 l'mlrurml'f fafr luflseh, fr L. 9, 2, H13 A lan ha! rlya. ww! ln I V' ' Q - n lv-AIN W I - Sfrvczralsarlorsra-rally r-nyrymi mf .4 , , ,nr wwf' lf Several tours wr-nl In rwrpglwliffrfw K My L iwpgggtodlll Tsavo Natrcmal Parlf A ,Q u in il QS 'O A 1 1 -Q-Q15 M I OPPOSITE PMLI PERSONNFI UIIIII YN2 BRFWSTIR ADMIN OTH! I MAYBF CHIH IJIVININ IINN III -NRI! IT NI I III I I IRI THIS PAGE POST OFFICE All THE MAII IS AIR MKII POSTAL INSPH HHN IQ. Q., H 'Y 3, . 1' , Av s , P 'I ' .Q f QA na-4.1 ,..,.w,.f.. I 1 'lk N I X I wf- had A flcwsol wutlw mm su rf' f v. L .,,l ,f, W . ull ,llllillfr is 3 civilian ml:-r that '-.l'f'vl'2l S '.1l5fv,,1l. flllgl- VH wg,,ll fir ll , 1' ' Hn' 'f 'f' 'A Q 'll' li took OH mllfh fl!-1'flf'fl lHf'l ltr lfnrllrun' :nn '4 mu: ' turf L 7 law-. 5 .t . , ,J il 'ln Nth ll. I0 l0ll'IfPllf'f'l.lJlIYlY1HllV'ffl' v'Nf7l mu Sul: HM. 1,41 , pq. f' 'll HH' Um U ll all lmlMliS A took off fm NldSlf,-Ill m lrdmpmr :hr '-1-1 fl ml, 1.4 sh. href VM ln' uf 'ffl 'K' :Bid Navy to U55 IOHN ll KI'w'QlIJY VU vnu plewffi '-gm H l+fll' f'lf'5 'll J !hat our l'lf'l0w.asfl1n'wfwrwf'r.allfll llHl'4'.1lS'f.Hl, fm fl 4-L 3 5 ? L. l 4 1 f U fl W 4' Yhf? C2lfflf?f lf: fly llilk Vll' Vlflllilh .4 la-v. lunnf fm' lj'x' lr ,- -N 1 9-4 Rini' U, Y heloramohafk df1llldHlll'flAll1'Y ffllllfllf lung' Hale fr, 1 M S8fVlf,,f?. Soon alt:-rwdrrif, WI! HI I A ww. 'Ind' ln-.9 e., , Q .Q-M VW lvqmlwlwa Diego Can na for mmf- flr-we lrl'sg1l1I.fuulf.vnm If W, 4, D11 5 lm Q work. fl, ., . apfv?lN 'd'm, pr E ,um , 4 On13 April SKK lJvl.1 f mf ra-rnlmf fi ff I' Olllf.F? Hflll NlNll '?sf'v4'l lHlu Ill llu ling, 16 April SH2 lSpsrIu an llny 'wzaifgm fl April SH2 Ilumagm r--1-ull- ,vv-ll ,ff ell. On 29 Marr ll lf ll'.1vrf,ufw-fllfw 5 l -FK ,225- ,nw 5 , i- -A I2 OPPOSITE PAGE YNCM ISOM MMCM BELL IOJ HAYDEN, TDI MORRISON, KI VMIILHN .md ENS WHITESIUE, WHO ARI mm cmvv THIS PACE MASTER AT ARMS IORCI THE BEST IN IHE WMI TNI MEN IN BLUE L ii- 3 L-.W fi -J htfirfyqr 1 5 'Qtr 1 graft I bl g-Q'9tff U Pg qi 5 Q ll tw, Q 9 I' 3 Hp' up if Q I Q u Our sage rontimms wnh WI! HIIA tr. lm pf, Your M rw-r f alongsidethr1USSHHTUR Yhrm vvm. A 'Mutt pr Pllllf Har 41, where wt? could gvt 'mmf' of Ihr' 'trmrilrhr thmy' hw rf 1.1! 1,- with the !f?f1df?f'S hrflp Aftvr A Iwo tiny any ru nt tr. U vt.-w WINE HECTOR VVICHITA fT'?UVl'l, off fu har rrvyrf ,rn r rlmtr chorage. This tnpfbf! fwfmrf WM. nur' nf Mud vtmb Ihr f with bfifh of the' WK HlTA w hrrhffaptrrrf. murhvfy h well into the night to finush what would mm mn rf, be the largest onload of thr' WI S IPM fiq,lf.w.rm The USS WICHITA dPp.artf'rl lolwpgn func M ami ,L steamed north for the' last rvrurir-fvmr-t wath mf- so 4 -Q. NEDY battle group. Thv Iargr' .mrmit nm.,-1 ,,,,,,. ,,,,. alongside for the last time- .md thc- dr-fs fm. , M H, to work refueling thr- thirsty shrp flu: t.fri,. .,i.r. gm. ,, launched before d h ' awn to sun :hw vw new V xl -' OPPOSITE PMQI M53 IOf BABY RI YW! JI IIS M53 MINIIIIIS S-2 DIVISION THIS PADI S-1 DIVISION S-3 DIVISION Y f A 5 I ix. I 'al ., gg DK1 CURPIII, Dk I IA! .I I-NN! I .HMI I WN If Ik 'Vif Q21 gf-ul. 5 I I . W I Q I ,fl l 39 '!.i 7 ., K S 9- I - fa in-Q sn ri 8 lisp S 1 1-is , Q5 N -114 3496. 3 - lk I ff ML H ,,,, MP. 3-5 A THE W Y IT WAS ,uma ., emu N Q w I e 'st ul - , JP' f' Q 1 -vu, 9' 5 ' A ,Q t 2 ' ' ' 1-.km 5 u ,, ,, 5 y-' ' . M A Q 3 -My ,-, X A Rv? , o ' M f 'f 4 d NJ A Q' M.,, AQ' Q After we had completed the onlnad WICHITA steamed out to meet the USS RANCH! She- was steaming with the HMAS PERTH whtth had KUYYN' down from the KENNEDY battle group to support the new carrier battle group. Farly thc' nt-xt mmntng the USS RANGER Started hot apprnat h to nur pmt Sid!! fOr the UNREP and VFRTREP Aftm wt' hm! completed with the USS RANGER tht' Wlf HITA five parted and took station fifty milf-s oft that lflditf ut D. . , . tego Garcta to :watt sunrtse .md out tum tt . I l'Ylll'I 42 port. As wt- pttllt-tt up tu tht' hw' PON W' uw 4 httvttlut tn-:son watttnl 'U' m' wht' was ttf rttlwvt- I apldlfi P9455 . tug lltttt t-t nt tht' VNS IKNKTJI, gn-rt tho' WI! HIT A and t ww M U9 . .' Ilwgm t'..ut ta wt twtl up to thi' full ltttir mr! wt- .slut ukrfi tm nvHY ni vvm, thvtt' .uni that t ufgtt that WWWH Nw but mtmttt Mtv 'Nl ffdfwf' fa T 'De 'mf' OWOSITE Mm NCI Klllwfllmls IUMMSNH mrrwmw TEAM WICHITAS UAMAM cnmnm vnu nun nu THSPAGI 'UW MID CLASS mx GNCCCIAYTIIIUIIIH runs vm vw umm Guns. 'NWS WRONG wma an 4 Anrwmu J ...E t I M ,,:,, in tr - Bai' , ., ' --e--radii , ,Q ff . it 1 . I QV , 1 W t ! hm,-,d tk This did not turn out tn br- nmfly M ,y,,,, 9, A., gp., muh y.. .t Ab..-. .M vttt- vwvlflwlfd Mound' previous onload but the Htght duh an-vw hm ff. mm Wu, tm t M'-nlf1'1.tJF' !m !N'R Up , in ni receive shipments lam mm tht' mmy mght 0,1-ffm .-,M th f,f 1-,fu X,-,.f.t,f1 4 .wfafft lHX'L . tSnmed the WICHITA ullvd Gut with thc' HSS IIAWCJ ll hm in ,041 f .t tum. bw fi: tv' H RAND. ' p. I weftllaw tle group. DUYIDK Shflf' 'HAY WC' has, A 'July Q. 'P -' Rf: ff-I Gp- .5 r RA, 'V wi fix! piffy, actually WP had UWC! of Ihvm hm .nur wp px. ,ft t,,,+ vt , Lf sy, ,Q V v , ttf tc'vvl'tfNl0Y im in port and starboard duty sm nom Thvrvw.qf,im1, ttf ft., gt, t V Q .- w1 'h ! A 'A' fun and games Iikrf softball, f ' t A not tall, and wuiutg Ut course we had a hugo hamhurgf-r 1 fmkmn t ttf ttplll!r fiiff llttl D fiplqlw. V X N 'Ll fr vile x l xx ,Ai l 1 K xk ,x. --f nu. l Mg r 5 X 'WU N. xs'x'N55 R ' v 3 H N efk XM5NN+U5U -k 1 ll YXNKQJIN -xau14'4NN:1MMtNiTH NNN RPN i 'E 1. -. '9- 45 5 MIT Q. s 'Z 3' I' C 3 ww uk Mw- 'F' 1 V! ML .,. , , ..., . t g . g . N E -- 11 , X A . 'H A A . g X , S W:-L , g3xs pl' N.. 445 f'Jrm Thr- lhlk trap wr- rm' FJIIXI .!NI?fN Ifkl I R, wwf. Iwllfl HH I 'Nw 'J f Al- P 1, A115 wif' ' 'lx F Hfff ttf Yuilf I1 inf wx: WVU' Vf'fyhdfJf1y In 'VI' 'ill If Har y V I Idfgl' UNRIP f.Qp!.smi1'f A1 fm rl P 2 Un iq, x RANMIAP .fx 'Jil' pvaiiwi ,Q!..1,y ,M Q., B 2,5-'iii ,,, Af!4'!1!1l'inf1'ffHw ,aqui ,,f i NIAMAHA IA! I ,mfl vm vm H14 !f'1r 'Ivy' 'l'IfI'f1',l4'L-'11f,,qf f Ihr- ' Yflfxlulhrgnxf ,- 1 1 ,f,ma nwoliv NP EM: x wf'Y '?'Hp?1' ,Qu Hunan in FUN Q and 1 , hp Ulf 12. QU' I P N I K,ll! ,Xfm fnlliia he hrs! unix -1 1 if 1 a 2. 1 'I P I Y ' in -I as 3 + 1 HL it A ,if ' ,gm-rw' U -, , vw ,I , ,fl . g , . A, ' 4 1 w,,,,,.. , . 1, caps P OPPUSIH V xc .I 'lb-, - x THE MRIH! up sm n ne 4-.4-1. ,N CAP! HRW nm-wie 1. :www W ' lOOkN1,anNmuu mu 1 KV? 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On 8 july fn 05 40 All mv -,lm y v. x ' 'MLW were roundrfd up in prffpamhrm fm rmfrtmy Huw Neptune and !hf?if ir1i!iaU0r1 into Wu' snivrxsfa :mein of the deep. The Wogs wr-rv Tfldfff' up uf mf,-,f wr.. missed the last initianum .md thaw' wh., had af-pcm ed aboard snnfv the' last Iflllldh ' ' M UH HH ?ia.scfW'lng! was LCDR Fundnrburk, thv :ww mg, 1 nf' - 9 int! ,uuf he recervf-Q! gpm nal am-mmm , , 3-4,4 ffm P '5 ,e , ,ww 2 HNF, bmi f L - 6 ivarvd Ind mr Wop M n ff'sp?f V0 wp Vvugk WHO F Qmgrilvflwd a H. ax.-QU? 'Un tm h l San all W A a 1, 5 4' ,H ,K WPOSIH r Nl.C'SKAI:i , mzwfw IN im txwlv' ET'SHMUU l HH urmxlw SNMM1-,N MQKNHD1HIHQINTHRIHQKHKNHYKRUIT ALL USSQAM NHURI IMI 1 M us I4 HH-I Mlm WSH klUN4 .NlD! TO STAR- ' 'WWI'-+4,ltarefn mummy unfit! WHICH gm A ' .im VW KAW HN'-.3'MN1N1iLx HH 55 I 5 X 7 pf, ,K 4 1 L' ff r . I 'N . ,., - . . The WICHITA arrlvvrl Again in Sulm fm mmm- rw pairs. It was thr- rainy sf-fnsorml All ilu- lull: wr-rr' yr:-my with new grass Instr-all of thr' rlryr-rl out luuwn ilu-yr Wffff? lhf- las! lirrw wr? wvrr- Ihr-rr' Ihr- Irnwrnr-1-rang: departmrlnt pvrxormr-I wr-rv p.1vmul.1rly lrmlrmy foreword to Sulmif lJf'l.Hl',l' llw, ww, vlff all l mmr they had fi rhanr r- In gr, 1 rllfl num' will 3 -'1 li, 27ll1 That ww. .alum-,I lfmr mm ll f.w.l.lf ' '5N?rlfVllHH, Aggllil Ihl' ll'lf'!'1H ul ilu' fngnf 4 l llvf'-.lup xmlllvlwl '+ f ' l' lllS'Hll'l'llllL' lla rm Aluqdleg '-wrrllfll f-'HH xl., ure nur 1 1 llli f gli ' hx llIl.4 ling? fl, M L lu-nnRd0rwil1'he Q-fl Winona r?auS9d 5 mln- pier ovfff bY m. vwrc' bafkfd Very llw xlflfm hi d more C lllliltlll Nelson W if Nuslv Wmds' Q I P? 'Q .lb E1 BOTH Pun UNHPINI. All NIMH! um I . i -1 xp .ff S7 .f .Q ' 6 V 14 lvl fr i 'df 1 V I , V HL. 'Q 5 Qv djunsu-u-nv-vfil H. if - F! rl' k -J Q S ' ,xv Q' ' 'S A' ' The crew loaded all the new stereos, cameras, furni- ture, and motorcycles that we could afford and the WICHITA started the longest leg home. Our track took us north past lapan and into the fog of the Northern Pacific Ocean. The USS LYNDE MCCOR- MICK lDDG-8l and the USS TURNER IOY lDlJ-951i escorted the WICHITA to the cold damp weather where we ran an exercise which horarnr- known as FOG-EX 82 to all of us who partir ipated. 'hu Xs .tx,4-Y , U in- The fog set in and bloc kt-tl out the sunshine for 1? straight days. lt was so thit k that at times we couldnt even sc-rv the how of the -.hip from the bridge- The sounding of tht- shipk whistle- vw-ry two minutes WHS a constant r't-rnimlvr to 1-vvrymw onboard of the weather. finally wr' wma- tie-tat ht-rl and turned H53 towards Alaska .intl tlw We-st Coast Soon we WCW heading Southwtriitli twist .intl to San l'ranClSCO. 'YN o U X O .N ,i,... W. q ,lv M. A Y OPPOSITE PAGF THIS PACS! BM1 TALUCAD BIRDS-EY! VIIW UI WIYHITA MANNING THE HKLHI INF BIRD OVIR DICK BM3 SPf:NLFR AND BMI HUDSON TH! DHAK WHO ARF THIS! GUYS? BMI DRAM it JG A Ei M Q 'f'- .1 I r, i 1' The USS PYRO ramf? ou! to rm-vt us Anil to milf load all of our ammunition This was to vrmlilf- ilu- WICHITA to Comv flirf-1 tly hnmv without lure! -,mp ping at the ammo pivr Yu nfl'-lrmrl thc' f-xplnsivv ifirf go, Our hrlir mph-rf, flu-w all rl.iy nfl:-ri UVPYM--l0df,llfll 1 ls lhf? smallf-r PYPIJ llvgliil elrrlf A2 vi.. 1.171 , IUIIHIK, movvd fluff warr'iii :mi iid 2 ii '- df'fll'm ldlf' Hz llff' fillfffviei 1 Lf f lar!-wvll firul llfifmlr' Ti 'm ' i liffilffi :iwfi lwnil.iy'.l.i!i-ivviili-fi-11fl.+',lii1iiiiililmr1yLlS!0flll19 lfllilfvllln lima! llii Vrll llil Y +,.lliivxPKl by tl'1PU55 iw'-iii! 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T A hs- I..L.,M ,.w '11 1 fe if fr' '1 1' sr pKf if , I .,, J..-L '-vu. 1. J? OPPOSITE PACE HEAD STUFFINC THE BIRD BMI REESE AND MMI ILANO ON THE BEACH AIRMAN FRANKENSTEIN TOMCATS IN FORMATION PMS MUST GO ON WHO ARE THESE GUYS? THE DIRTY THIRTY THIS PACE SOME OF THE SPECTATORS AT MASIRAH AIR lily .4 .. 1 x fs 2---' 1 A P1 '11 xv ' N M , by r Q rf I K ..- K 1 fl, M I5 E1 W A lr .bf 'Nr' OPPOSITE PAGE CAMERAMANS VIEW OF CAPTAINS CALL DIRTY HARRY WHO IS THIS GUY? IUST DESSERTS CAPTAINS CALL THE CRUISEBOOK PRODUCTION STAFF AND IC1 VAUGHN THIS PAGE THE LONGEST LETTER FROM HOME 'nxt y , 9 X v.,-1 Lx S SN ADAMS TAKES TIME OUT TO READ SOME MAIL CHIEF ENGINEER EXPRESSES A CONTRARY OPIN- ION WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN SOME TUNES AND SOME MAIL? EXCEPT FOR MAYBE A MAGAZINE RIP VAN MORRISON A i',,,.,'f 2, , gl ..v, ,H , Q - 4 I - Q LU Q tx W ' I 'in Y , X , fp . .- 'va-. L, If , 2. I v , Z ' - ,L 'I LGI ' 'F 2 ai 'Ii Id OPPOSITE PAGE SMI SINCIIITON AND HIS NOT SO BIG FISH CRUISINC FOR SOMF SOUAS FISHING IN THF WARM SUN OFF DUTY I'll SEE YOUR 7-UP ANU RAISI YOU ONF WHITI' THIS PAGE , CHIP TOP ROW: IJIFGO GARCIA FROM THE AIR ACEY DUCEY TRAIJITIONAI NAVY GAMF MIIJDIF: WICHITA AT THE PIER WE EVEN PLAY CHESS BOTTOM ROW: WICHITA AT ANCHOR IN THE QXSODOY WITH THF LARCLFST FISII FROM FISII IAGOON sn . , ff .-, , 1 Q Q W ,, Vila .Q rl P' O -1v 2.'m ., 4.1 ? Tru khan 'rr 'lu-ns... 91 JST, OPPOSITT PAH! THE SHIPS PIVNK' AT IJIIMU MARK IA THIS PAGE THE BOAT RID! BAK k IU IH! SHIP ANI ING TH! BOAT L' JST! Rza.. 5 'T O 1 A. , 'A ' 1 Sf Hl ' up O,AJ W 5 IW, ,gl l, .4 X ? K 4 1 N M wAA',- E -if ...T OPPOSITE PACT TH! CAPTAIN INIOYIU SHOOTING TOO TOP ROWi THF WORK CLOIS ON SN BROWN SPRUCINCL UP TH! IORH ASTII THIN PACE! THIS GUY IS NUTS TH! WORK MUST GO ON EVERYBODY HAS A IOB TO UO, Will Al MOST CMG2 IONES ANU A CLHNNIRS mv SHOTCUN QUAIS IN P,I. K . l 2 4. 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