Briscoe (DD 977) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1988 volume:

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In her speed and roughness, in her curious gallantry, she is a ship in the truest and finest sense. - John Steinbeck USS BRISCOE USS BRISCOE {DD-977) is the fifteenth SPRUANCE class destroyer and is a member of the United States ' Atlantic Fleet. She was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi and was commissioned on June 3rd, 1978 The ship is named for Admiral Robert Pearce Briscoe who during his 41 -year naval career commanded several task forces in the Pacific during World War II, commanded the Seventh Fleet during the Korean War and finally served as Commander-in-Chief of NATO ' s forces in Southern Europe. USS BRISCOE is manned by 290 men including 20 officers and 20 chief petty officers. She is 564 feet long and displaces 8300 tons (the largest destroyer design in the world). In spite of her size, BRISCOE ' S crew is no larger than those of smaller destroyers because of the extensive automation employed in her various systems. The ship is powered by four General Electric LM2500 gas turbines which produce 80.000 shaft horsepower, driving two con- trollable reversable pitch screws which give her a maximum speed of over 30 knots. Electricity is provided by three gas turbine generators, each producing 2000KW of power. She is capable of rapid acceleration and long endurance, and performs superbly whether operating independently or as a member of a battle group. The ship is a versatile, multi-mission workhorse designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). With her advanced underwater detection and targetting systems and sophisticated noise-reduction, BRISCOE is able to lo- cate and destroy the newest submarines any potential enemy can put to sea, and can provide naval gunfire support to forces ashore, engage surface targets at long ranges, and defend herself well against air attack. She is equipped with the Navy Tactical Data System, a modern communications suite, and several electronic warfare systems which enable her crew to rapidly evaluate and act on urgent combat information. BRISCOE is equipped with two 5-inch 54 caliber MK45 guns, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles, an eight-cell MK112 ASW rocket launcher (with reloads), two triple MK32 torpedo tubes (with reloads), an eight-cell NATO Sea Sparrow anti-air missile launcher (with reloads) and two MK15 Vulcan-Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems. Up to two ASW helicopters can be operated from her deck. BRISCOE is often considered a Jack of All Trades , but she is nonetheless the master of many. This is BRISCOE ' S third Mediterranean deployment. She has also conducted a Middle East Force deployment, participated in Operation URGENT FURY in Grenada, and deployed as a member of NATO s Standing Naval Force Atlantic. DD-977 i ui % . Commander NEIL F. BYRNE United States Navy Commander Neil F. Byrne was born in New York City on 2 April 1944. He enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in May 1961 and served on active duty from 1965 to 1967. In 1969, he graduated from Adelphi University and was commissioned from DCS in 1970. From 1970 until 1972, Commander Byrne served as CIC Officer and then as ASW Officer in USS BROWNSON (DD-868). After graduating from the Naval Destroyer School, he was assigned to USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) in which he served as Operations Officer from 1 973 to 1 975. From 1 975 to 1 977, he served as Chief Engineer in USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST-1193). In 1977 he assumed duties as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to COMCRUDESGRU-3. From 1979 to 1982, Commander Byrne was on the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare) as Executive Assistant of the Planning and Steering Advisory Group and as Program Manager of the NAVTAG Training System. Commander Byrne served as Commanding Officer of USS BRONSTEIN (FF-1037) from 1983 to 1985. From 1985 to 1986 he served on the staff of Commander Second Fleet as Strike Operations and Surface AAW Officer. He as- sumed command of USS BRISCOE (DD-977) on 26 No- vember 1986. Commander Byrne ' s decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star (in lieu of second award) and the Navy Achievement Medal, as well as unit and campaign awards. Commander Byrne is married to the former Mary Elizabeth Venzke. They have two children. i I LCDR RAFAEL L. POLO, USN Executive 0££icer Command Master Chiefs EMCM LANNIE LANDRY and YNCM JOE WILLIAMS All departments make pre- parations for getting under- way. The ship expects to get underway at 0900, 29 Septem- ber 1987. ' DEPARTURE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 29 September 1987 Underway; shift colors! ' Nobody does it better. -isMwusaaK Pir OFFICERS % i {pictured from left to rigtit) ENS RAMON CANCIO. Gunnery Officer LT SAL ■Tiny CERAOLO. CIC Officer ENS CHUCK GALLION. Disbursing Officer LTJG JEFF HENSON, ASW Officer L T BOB GREENE, Communications Officer LTJG PAUL WIATR. Electrical Officer LT RON MCDONALD. Auxiliaries Officer ENS JOHN SNYDER, First Lieutenant LTJG TERRY RASMUSSEN, Main Propulsion Assistant CDR NEIL BYRNE, Commanding Officer ENS KIM DULA, Fire Control Officer LT LARRY PETERSON, Supply Officer LT RICH RADER, Chief Engineer CW04 FRED ■■Commodore STILLMAN, Electronic Maintenance Officer LT JAMIE SHOEMAKER, Assistant Navigator LCDR RAF POLO, Executive Officer ENS ERNIE DUPLESSIS, Damage Control Assistant LT NICK MYGAS, Combat Systems Officer (not pictured) LTJOHN HATCH, CIC Officer LT CLEM CHEN. ASW Officer LTJG JOE VALENTINE, Damage Control Assistant ENS TOM WECK, Main Propulsion Assistant 12 k. THE VIGILANT OOD AT WORK 4 J l IS THIS PART OF THE INITIATION? CZAR NICHOLAS IMPARTS WIS- DOM TO A JUNIOR OFFICER AND AT PLAY I HARDLY KNOW THIS GUY! OOPS! SORRY ABOUT THAT, SENIOR CHIEF! 13 BUDDIES :- m J :-i m NATO SEASPARROW: REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE. CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS Front Row Chief Data Systems Technician (Surface Warfare) Joe Fabry Chief Gunner ' s Mate (Surface Warfare) f like IHoward Senior Chief Fire Controlman (Surface Warfare) Terry Ashenfelter Chief Yeoman (Surface Warfare) Marvin Bradley Chief Operations Specialist (Surface Warfare) Gary Norrington Chief Intelligence Specialist (Surface Warfare) Tom Donahue Chief Boatswain ' s Mate (Surface Warfare) Dave Steel Back Row Chief Sonar Technician (Surface Warfare) Jack Nix Master Chief Yeoman Dick Williams Chief Sonar Technician Mike Durant Chief Storekeeper (Surface Warfare) Mark Berry Chief Master-at-Arms (Surface Warfare) Scott Rein Chief Electronic Warfare Technician Mike Balog Chief Electronics Technician (Submarines) Jim Friend Chief Radioman Bob Matheny Senior Chief Fire Controlman (Surface Warfare) Max McGaha Chief Mess Management Specialist Ernest DeJesus Chief Gas Turbine Technician (Surface Warfare) Bennie Pearson Master Chief Electrician s Mate Lannie Landry Not Pictured Chief Damage Controlman (Surface Warfare) Ed Whittlesey Chief Englneman (Surface Warfare) Mike Mabalot Chief Gas Turbine Technician Larry Edwards  %S() 16 If he spills this cup, I ' ll get his other eye! ' Red Stripes • % V What ' s the matter, Sheriff? Never seen an initiation before? 17 ! Operations 18 1, . k OI DIVISION Combat Information Center x miinmsui W f « f IS ?_« -( f « ..: ' - Front: OSSN Jacks, OSSN Berger, 0S2 Stayer, 0S1 (SW) Perez, 0S2 (SW) Wil- kinson. Back: LT Ceraolo, OSSN Thomas, OSSN Nunley, OSS O ' Berry, OSSN Cann, 0S3 Zimmerman, 0S3 Wtiite, 0S3 Shehan, OSSN Hall, 0S3 Cervenka, 0S1 (SW) Smith, OSC (SW) Norrington. Not pictured: LT Hatch, LT Chen, ISC (SW) Donahue. 01 Division is made up of about 20 Operations Specialists (OS ' s) and an Intelligence Specialist (IS). We man the nerve center ' ' of the ship, Combat Information Center (CIC), by oper- ating its radar consoles, radio circuits and tactical plots. The division is also responsible for intelligence reporting, photog- raphy, classified publications and much of the administration of the Operations Department. ■Y 19 LT CERAOLO ISC (SW) DONAHUE 0S2 OSC (SW) NORRINGTON OSSN HALL OSSl OSSN HODGE 20 FLIGHT DECK kJ Q '  fV,S S ' f OS2 CERVENKA OSSN RATCLIFF OSSN THOMAS OS2 (SW) WILKINSON OSSN LOPEZ OS2 STAYER 21 • fc ' T- OSSN JACKS OS2 CRIST OS3 0 BERRY OS3 SHANNON 0S3 WHITE 22 OC DIVISION Radio and Visual Communications Front: SMSN Madden, RM3 Pratt, RMSN Bozeman, SMSN Gibbs. Middle: LT Greene, RM2 Bradley, RMSN Sllverhorn, RMS Sheridan, SMI Bush, RM1 Demaroney. Back: RM1 Hassan, RMSN Lee, SM2 Mason. OC Division is made up of Radiomen (RM ' s) and Signal- men (SM ' s) who conduct all of Briscoe ' s radio and visual com- munications. We w ork around the clock to provide the best comms support possible. Without us, it would be impossible for the ship to perform its mission effectively. 23 RMl HASSAN AND RMl DEMARONEY RMSN SILVERHORN RMSN BOZEMAN INSTRUCTS RM2 BRADLEY RM3 KETELHUT AND RM3 SHERIDAN RM3 CRUSE RM3 PRATT RM3 TAYLOR in: :}um!i I I I ; ( ( ( • ■ u SN I I 24 1 SMI BUSH SM2 MASON SMSN MADDEN SM3 GIBBS  ( ' •i SM3 TATMAN 25 OW DIVISION Electronic Warfare ' i EW; Cla: Front: EW2 Mark Ring. EW3 Mark Svare, EW3 Jim Lavery. EW3 Randy Kimball. Back: EWC Mike Balog, EW2 Dave Lanski, EW2 Mike Blais, EW3 Kieth Casttlon. OW Division IS manned by eight Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW s) who operate and mamtam the AN SLQ- 32 ( Slick ) and Super Rapid-Bloommg Outboard Chaff (SRBOC) systems m BRISCOE ' S Combat Information Cen- ter, They also administer the ships emission control plan. They provide threat warning and evaluation of enemy radars of constantly monitoring the electromagnetic spectrum, EWs make evaluations and pass their information to senior personnel making tactical and navigational decisions EW? 26 EW3 LA VERY EW2 LANSKI EW3 SVARE: Class in session EW3 CASTILON EW3 KIMBALL 27 OD DIVISION First Division Deck V; T J ' 2(. . fjlBM -r ft lie ' . -,. .. - ■T ' -ir ' a First Row: SA RON NOELL, SN TIM GRINCE, SN TERRY SWAN, SA DON BENKE, SN BLACK. SR JOE LEIGH. Second Row: BM2 TIM FOCHT- MANN, BM3 JOE CLEMMONS, SN SARM SHAMOON, SN KALVIN GREEN, BM2 ELROY RAYMOND, BM3 BROOKSHIRE, BM1 DAN HALL. Back Row: SN MERCADO, SA JEROME BROWN, SN CURTIS WORTH, SN BOB RASMUSSEN. NOT PICTURED: ENS JOHN SNYDER, BMC(SW) JOHN STEEL, BM1 JIM GRANT, BM3 GEORGE CHIRIBOGA, BM3 CHRIS HAMRICK. r I First division is made up of Boatswain ' s Mates (BM ' s) and seamen. This hard-worl ing group of men is responsible for maintaining the exterior of the ship ' s hull, most of the topside spaces, maintaining and operating the ship ' s boats, manning most special sea detail stations, and standing BMOW, helmsman, and lookout watches. Most junior personnel who re- port to the ship without specialized rating training are initially assigned to the division, which gives them an excellent opportunity to learn the ropes of the real navy before entering other, more specialized, fields. SN 28 SN RASMUSSEN SN MORRISON SN RYAN SN BACHUS SN MACK ' SN SHAMOON BM3 CLEMMONS SN GIBSON BM2 FOCHTMANN 29 BM3 SMITH BM2 RAYMOND T I SN GIBSON J. SN BARNES V i., 30 T SA NOELL SN MERCADO SN SWAN BM3 YOUNG BMl GRANT BM2 PELKEY SN GRINCE v. SN SCOTT SN BARNES BM3 CLEMMONS SN ESTES SN GREENE SA NOELL BM3 HAMRICK SN BENKE BMl HALL You will get a haircut! ' SN GRINCE SN BLACK BM3 SMITH 31 F L I G H T Q U A R T E R S 32 33 f h 34 REPLENISHMENT AT SEA Hmm, this guy obviously ate in the galley. ' [A f lyr l Bridge . . . J I -f T- Bridge! I I f There ' s i: I v- nobody up I  1 V i there! : ' One doesn ' t need to wear much to show a sense o£ style! 36 When will the new Gucci Khaki hit the market? The Commodore. The powerful gray magnet claims another hapless victim. Hl .k COMBAT SYSTEMS 37 CA DIVISION Anti-Submarine Warfare STG: Front- STG2 Peine, STGSN Medo, TM3 Ecker, STGSN Dumas, TM2 Brown, GMM1 Holland. Back: STGC Durant, STG1 Evatt, STG2 Dunwald, STG3 Krueger, STGSN Bennett, GMMSN Hall, STG1 Laury, GMM3 MIze, STGSN Jacoby, STGSN Wiltrout, GMMSN Johnson, STGSN Newton, STGSN Hatcher, STGSN Young, STGC Nix. Not pictured: LTJG Henson, STG1 Lauderdale, GMM1 Rose, GMM1 Sanders. STGI CA Division is made up of Sonar Technicians (STG ' s), Gunner ' s Mates (Missiles) (GMM ' s) and Torpedomen (TM ' s). We are the ship ' s Bread and Butter : the detection, tracking and destruction of hostile submarines. We operate and maintain the ship ' s SONAR, fathometer, acoustic analysis equipment, torpedo countermeasures systems, ASW rockets (ASROC ' s) and torpedos. V 38 « ' B a ni m I K ' 9 H STGl EVATT GMMl HOLLAND STGl LAURY STGC DURANT GMMSN MIZE STGSN JACOBY 39 STGC DURANT STGSN MEDO GMMSN HALL STGSN NEWTON ST( I STG GMMSN ' ' I DON ' T LIKE CAMERAS ' ' MIZE f 40 STGSN MUSGRAVE STGl (SW) EVATT STGSN YOUNG GMMl (SW) ROSE M GMMl (SW) HOLLAND 41 ■ CM DIVISION Missiles and Gun£ire Control FC3 t ? f f r f : Front; FC3 Jeff ■■Wolfie ' Wolf, FC3 Jack Hennigar, FC3 Chris Henry Haynes, FC3 Jim ■Psycfio Sheefian, FC3 John Rasp. FC3 Kary •■Merlin Olsen, FC3(SW) Jeff Red-Headed SlepchiW Monteil Center: ENS Kim Dula, FC2 Jeff Flipper lylcCoy, FC2 Chuck Fofka. FC2(SW) Greg Reichle. FC2 Dan Logan, FC2 Leon Duttenhefler. FC1(SW) Tom Mac IWcDonald, FCCS(SW) Terry Ashenfelter Rear: FCI(SW) David Navy Davy Stoner, FC2 Russ Louks. FC2(SW) Bob Orangutang Chandler, FC2(SW) fvlike O Neill, FC1 Craig does this bus stop at ZEBADAR ' Demi, FCCS(SW) t lax f cGaha, Not pictured: FC2 Dave Buell, FC3 Mark Ogle, FC3 Kevin Black. FCSN fulark Smith, s FC2 CM Division IS a close-kmt group of Firecontrolmen (FCs), 24 strong. Our four work centers are responsible for operating and maintaining anti-air and anti-surface systems, including ttie NATO Sea Sparrow IVlissiles. MK-23 Target Acquisition System. Phalanx Close-in Weapon System, MK-86 Gunfire Control System and Harpoon Guided (Missiles. Live firing exercises are the hjghligfit of our }ob underway {Phalanx put several target sleeves into the drink)- Inport, we concentrate on maintenance, sweeping standing water off the missile deck, and liberty call (not necessarily in that order). FCj 42 1 FC3 SHEEHAN FC2(SW) O ' NEILL FC2(SW) REICHLE FC2 DUTTENHEFFER FCl(SW) STONER FC3(SW) MONTEIL FCl(SW) MCDONALD FC2 MCCOY 43 FC3 RASP FC3 OLSON FC3 HAYNES Firing Sea Sparrow in Casualty Mode 44 FC3 HENNAGIR FCC II ENS DULA FCCS(SW) MCGAHA FCCS(SW) ASHENFELTER ■150 FC2 LOUKS Dan, Mike, Chuck, Chris and John in Jerusalem 45 CG DIVISION Guns and Small Arms ENI Left to Right: GMC(SW) Mike Howard, GMGSN Mike Mona- han, GMG2(SW) Orbery Jackson, GMGI(SW) Bob Reburn, GMG3 Dick Ridenour, GMG2 Dave Elder and ENS Ramon Gancio. i GMI In V CG Division is responsible for operating and maintaining the ship ' s two MK45 5754 Caliber gun mounts which, fortunately, don ' t take many people to operate. They are also tasked with main- taining the ship ' s numerous small arms, training the crew in their use, maintaining and operating the ship ' s elevators and handtrucks, and landscaping. ♦I 46 ENS CANCIO GMGl REBURN GNGSN MONAHAN GMG2 JACKSON GMG3 RIDENOUR GMC HOWARD GMG2 ELDER B. ' ' i Bb v jj K £ Kr 47 SMALL ARMS QUALS 48 SHIP ' S SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (SSDF) SECTION ONE SECTION TWO SECTION THREE 49 CE DIVISION Electronics and Data Systems Front: ETC(SS) Jim Friend, DS3 Mike Ramsey, DS3 HoD bannon, ti ; jeii rveiiey, bl3 Mike Mcrae. ET3(SW) Bob Jenkins. Back ET3 Barry Reavis, ET3 Jim Harris. ET3 Tony Coviello, ET2 Chris Seibert, DS3 Sean Leinen, ET2 Brian Alston, ET1 Kev- in Hathaway. ET3 Ken Norcross, DSI(SW) Tony Carlson, DSC{SW) Joe Fabry. CW04 Fred Stillman. Not pictured: DS2 Mike Brown. DS3 Doug Roster, ET3 Mason Mclemore, ET1 David Schutz. Di Combat Systems Electronics Division is comprised of both Data Systems Technicians {DS s)and Electronics Technicians (ET ' s). An 18-man division, we are primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep o( all those combat systems that are not directly related to making things go bang or ' woosh ' Nonetheless, they are vital to every mission area of the ship. Some of these systems include search radars, radios, tactical data computers and displays, navigational systems and. of course, the deadly SNAP-II system.  50 ETC(SS) FRIEND ETl HATHAWAY DSC(SW) FABRY CW04 STILLMAN ET3(SW) JENKINS 9 y ET2 KELLEY ET3 NORCROSS 51 ET3 COVIELLO ET3 HARRIS ET3 REAVIS ET2 SEIBERT 52 ET3 HARRIS ET3 MCRAE DS3 RAMSEY DS3 BANNON 53 NAVIGATION 4 54 Administration, Navigation and Medical Services Front: HM3 •Grince ' Gilbert, OMSA Gentry, PN3 Hovey, YNSN ■Elf Norhs, QM2 ■Grandmaster Denis, HN Wags Wagner. Middle: YNC(SW) Stiipmate ' Bradley. QMI(SW) Fatiey, PC3 Spank Rhem, PN3 Basante, PNSN Sproose Sprouse, HM2 Tag Tagulao. LT Stioe Shoemaker. Back: QM3 Mad Max Ramon, YNSA Steiny Steinbrook, NC1(SW) Hayes, PNI(SW) Kenney. Not pictured: YNSN Flukey III Varner, HM1 Harden. NAV IS BRISCOE ' S smallest but most diverse department- Made up of Yeomen (YN s), Personnelmen {PNs). Quartermasters (DM s). Hospital Corpsmen (HIVCs). a Navy Counselor (NC) and a Postal Clerk (PC), NAV handles secretarial and clerical vwork, postal services, career counselling, service records, healtti care, safe naviga- tion of the ship, charts and navigational aids, and the ships ' logs If you ' d file something under miscellaneous ' , it ' s probably the responsibility of NAV s twenty profes- sionals. The Navigation Department is a Pot Pourri that BRISCOE just couldn ' t do without. TV Sr 55 LT SHOEMAKER, ANAV MAC(SW) REIN AND OSl(SW) HILL QM2 DENIS AND FRIEND 56 QM3 RAMON «. i YNSN STEINBROOK QMSN BRANDON AND PC3 RHEM 57 PNSN SPROUSE YNSN VARNER PN3 BASANTE SHERRIFF AND DEPUTY 58 LT SHOEMAKER HN WAGNER and HM3 GILBERT YNSN STEINBROOK 59 Mail Buoy Watch. •Well SPECIAL s Now expe- dite muster- ing a 10-man working par- ty on the pier with MS2 Miller. 60 ' Well, okay . but next time I ' m TAO. ' i K ' ! EVOLUTIONS ' Supper for the crew . . . left full rudder. 61 Engineering M DIVISION MAIN PROPULSION ► f GSMI GSNI N Front: GSM3 Dave Cross, GSM3 Dennis Bobbins, GSM2 Jim Matthews, HT2 (SW) Matt Cox, GSMI Bill Perry. Second row: GSMFN Rick Persons, GSE2 Doug Slater, NFN Scott Cooter. GSE1 Mark Anderson, GSE2 Ernie Kitchen, GSM2 Henr. Kissinger, Back: GSM3 Ray Maurer, GSMiy2 Chris Brinkman, GSE2 Jack Bowling, GSM2 George Hanson, GSE3 Fritz Huismann, GSMFN Gary Campbell, FN John O ' Sullivan, GSMFN Dave Mathews, GSM2 Ted Goodlett, GSM3 Shawn Vin- cent, GSM2 Bob McArther, GSMC Bennie Pearson, LTJG Terry Rasmussen, GSEC Larry Ed- wards. M Division is made up of 30 Gas Turbine Technicians (Mechanical and Electrical). We are responsible for maintaining and operating the ship ' s propulsion gas turbines, reduction gear, shafts and screws, gas turbines providing electrical power, waste heat boilers and engineering control systems. Simply put, this ship cannot perform any portion of its mission until we get it there. GSN2 i ii 64 LTJG VALENTINE GSMFA PERSONS and GSMFA CERVALLOS eSSE GSM2 HANSON FN CAMPBELL and GSE2 KITCHEN LTJG RASMUSSEN -wl ' -. J - - _ . FN KORDISH and GSE2 BOWLING ' GSE 2 SLATER, GSE2 MUIRMANN and GSE2 MITCHELL EN3 KLIEN EN3 BANKS, EN3 WEISSMAN, HT2 COX 65 ■ I ■n n n n UU UU I |j a • • -l.f ■UHp ;, ' ' I H j|CT 1 N i l 1 i J GSMC PEARSON FN MATTHEWS GSM2 GOODLETT, GSM3 CHRISTIANSON GSM3 MAURER EN3 WEISSMANN GSMFN CEVALLOS FN COOTER GSM3 CROSS 66 L EN2 GROSE GSMl GOODLETT, GSM2 BITTINGER lO OttK. EMFN BENNETT GSE2 SLATER, GSEl ANDERSEN GSM3 CROSS and GSM2 MCARTHER GSMFN BONNER FN SCHOONMAKER GSM3 MATTHEWS and LTJG RASMUSSEN 67 GSMC(SW) PEARSON FN CROSS GSMFN CATTERSON FA O ' SULLIVAN GSMl(SW) PERRY GSM3 ROBBINS GSE3 HUISMANN GSM3 VINCENT LTJG RASMUSSEN 68 A DIVISION Auxiliary Machinery and Steering Front: ENC(SW) Mike Mabalot, EN1{SW) Bob Fowler, LT Ron McDonald. FN Wayne Yaeger. FN Tim Bratcsh. Back: EN2 Rene Cheatham. EN2 Jim Grose. ENFA Kevin Kordish. EN3{SW) Allan States, ENFN Pab Paredes. EN3 Dave Banks, ENFA Rick Pfaff, ENS Bill Weissman. ENS Andy Klein. A Division IS made up of 13 Enginemen (EN s). Known as A-Gang ' , these hardworking technicians maintain the ship s various auxiliary systems which include air conditioning and refrigeration plants, high pressure air compressors, fresh water evaporators and heaters, boats and davits, laundry and galley, sewage treatment, fire and sea water service pumps, anchor windlass and steering gear Always on the move, this unique group of technicians are onboard to keep the ship operational and the crew happy. 69 LT MCDONALD  ENC(SW) Vx MABALOT r I EN n EN3(SW) BANKS ENl(SW) FOWLER a ' ENl PRENETA EN3(SW) STUTES . i J r I r 70 CHI ENFN PAREDES ENFA PFAFF ENFN BRATCSH ENFA KORDISH EN3 GROSE EN2(SW) CHEATHAM EN3 WEISSMAN ENFA YAEGER IP E DIVISION Electrical and Interior Communications Systems EMCM Lannie Landry, IC2(SW) Jayson Allen, EMFN Rick Bennett, ICFA Mark Edick (kneeling), IC2(SW) Todd Thelen, EM3 Ed Fleming, IC3 Ishum Sinkler, EM3 Mike Crawford, ICFN Terrence McGovern (kneel- ing), LTJG Paul Wiatr, EMI(SW) Jesus Angeles. Not pictured: ICFN Chris Cassidy and EMS Tommy Ringo. Hmnli Qpmiif 72 E Division is made up of Electrician ' s Mates (EM ' s) and Interior Communications Technicians (ICmen). They maintain and repair all of the ship ' s electrical and interior communications gear from stem to stern. They also conduct electrical safety training and personal electrical gear safety checks for the entire crew. In- cluded in their busy days are watchstanding duties in the hole. The hours are long, but the morale is high. iC!(S sn EMl(SW) ANGELES EM3 FLEMING and IC3 SINKLER ICFA EDICK IC2(SW) THELEN 73 .asi- EM3 FLEMING, IC2 MOUSE, EMFN BENNETT, EM3 CRAWFORD, IC2 ALLEN LTJG WIATR and Student -3 FN EDICK 74 lammtmmii ' t fMiiwiirjt , -vsi.- R DIVISION DAMAGE CONTROL, WELDING AND MACHINERY REPAIR HT2 Front: HT3 Eddie Blain, HTFN McFadden, DC1 (SW) Tom Watson, HTFA Steve Pezdirtz. Back: DCC (SW) Ed Whittlesey, HT2 (SW) Virden. HTFN Scott Pfiiilips, HTFN Jetf Sunderlin, HTFN Mil e Garbarino, HT2 (SW) Brian King, HTFN Shane Plank, HT2 (SW) Tim Hanson, HT3 (SW) Doug Buck, ENS Ernie Duplessis. HT2 V R Division is made up of 15 Damage Controlmen (DCs), Hull Maintenance Technicians (HT ' s) and Machinery Repair- men (MP ' s). We are responsible for leading and training the crew in damage control including fiie fighting, flooding control and NBC defense, and for welding, machinery repair and en- graving. or i HT2 (SW) VIRDEN HTFN SUNDERLIN DCC (SW) WHITTLESEY HT2 (SW) KING -K ' —r- n - MR2 (SW) RALSTON 77 HT3 (SW) BUCK I HI HTFN PEZDIRTZ J 78 HTFN GARBARINO HT3 BLAIN FN PLANK 79 n iji. . i«« ' ' ' 78,480 Eggs 1 MK-46 Torpedo 4 Walkie-Talkies 35,868 Candy Bars 812 Zippo Lighters 83,640 Cans o£ Soda 2 Small Boat Engines 9 Mooring Lines 9,184 Pounds o£ Sugar 20,020 Boxes o£ Cereal 2,388 Pounds o£ Apples 16 Rounds o£ SRBOC Cha££ 13,118 Pounds o£ Potatoes 15,740 Rolls o£ Toilet Paper 3,145,000 Gallons o£ Fuel Oil 178 Pounds o£ Brussel Sprouts 1,275,000 Sheets o£ Xerox Paper 25,137 Nautical Miles Steamed 1 Anchor Bending Shackle 141,000 Cups o£ Co££ee 291 Gallons o£ Paint 23,440 Hot Dogs 72 Fire Drills ., H i I 80 Supply SUPPLY Disbursing, Supply and Food Services j ( SK 01 6EI ' J f m The Supply Department is made up of Storekeepers (SK ' s), Mess Management Special- ists (MS ' s), Ship ' s Servicemen (SH ' s), Disbursing Clerks (DK ' s) and enough messcooks tem- porarily assigned from other departments to make sure we ' ve alw ays got more than enough personnel to meet our many challenging tasks. We feed the crew, pay it, cut its hair, wash its laundry and, of course, ensure that each work center always has all the parts and supplies they need to keep the ship ' s many systems at full readiness. SKI HIL X 82 SKC (SW) OPHOLD BERRY ENS ' ' LAMB CHOP GALLION SHSN DUCHARME r f% . ? (10 HI 112 420 Sill ' DIV SH2 CARNEY MSC DEJESUS SK3 CUSTER SKI FROSTY HILL TS? SHI COCHRAN LT PORK CHOP PETERSEN 1 I I !!|., p. 84 85 1 a . M ■ . ■ ' ' ' ' y M. ♦  r Latoya Lynn Alston October 27, 1987 While vUi were out . . . Devin Charles Wilkinson November 8, 1987 Kristen Elizabeth Byrne January 7, 1988 Timothy Robert Greene December 9, 1987 Andrew Jeffrey Henson December 24, 1987 ' r 88 89 LT BOB GREENE SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS (qualified during the cruise) ■3 LTJG TERRY RASMUSSEN TJG PAUL WIATR . ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE I SPECIALISTS I (qualified during the cruise) FCCS(SW) MAX MCGAHA ETC(SW) JIM FRIEND STGC(SW) JACK NIX EMI(SW) JESUS ANGELES DSI(SW) TONY CARLSON BMI(SW) JIM GRANT PNI(SW) JIM KENNEY OSI(SW) GREG SMITH STGI(SW) EDDY LAURY GSM2(SW) TIM BITTINGER TM2(SW) BILL BROWN EN2(SW) RENE CHEATHAM GSM2(SW) JIM MATTHEWS FC2(SW) GREG REICHLE IC2(SW) TODD THELEN RM2(SW) DAVID KETTELHUT _ l| HT2(SW) TIM HANSON EN3(SW) DAVE BANKS BM3(SW) JOE CLEMMONS GSM3(SW) BOB  MCARTHUR ■ GSE3(SW) JIM WEBER SKC(SW) MARK BERRY GMC(SW) MIKE HOWARD MAC(SW) SCOTT REIN MSI(SW) FRANK BULDRA SHI(SW) JACK COCHRAN RM1(SW) BILL HASSAN FC1(SW)T0M MCDONALD FC1(SW) DAVE STONER IC2(SW) JAYSON ALLEN EW2(SW) MIKE BLAIS HT2(SW) DOUG BUCK GSM2(SW) TED GOODLETT MS2(SW) DAVE MILLER GSE2(SW) CLINT SLATER HT2(SW) MIKE VIRDEN HT2(SW) BRIAN KING ET2(SW) BRIAN ALSTON PN3(SW) BILL BASANTE HM3(SW) DAN GILBERT MS3(SW) TIM MORRIS DK3(SW) TONY WOOD ISC(SW) TOM DONAHUE ENC(SW) MIKE MABALOT DK1(SW) ANDRELI ALIX x SMI(SW) JIM BUSH STGI(SW) STEVE EVATT GMMI(SW) MARK HOLLAND GMGI(SW) BOB REBURN GMM1(SW) BILLY SANDERS GSM2(SW) MIKE BEMENT GSE2(SW) JACKIE BOWLING FC2(SW) BOB CHANDLER GMG2(SW) ORBERY srV JACKSON GSE2(SW) STEVE MUERMANN EN2(SW) JEFF STUTES 0S2(SW) PAUL WILKINSON STG2(SW) JIM PEINE STG2(SW) DOUG DUNWALD BM3(SW) MIKE BROOKSHIRE ET3(SW) BOB JENKINS MR3(SW) BOB RALSTON 90 1 -v . .J 4 MR. WALTER MATTHAU Taormina, Italy 92 DECEMBER 25TH, 1987 Beautiful Downtown IZMIR, TURKEY (Only 366 days until Christmas!) 93 SPECIAL SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL 94 95 96 The Soul of a Ship Now some say that men make a ship and her fame as she goes on her way to the sea. That the crew that first man her wiil give her a name good, bad or whatever may be. The recruits coming after them soon fall in line and carry tradition along. If the spirit was good, it will always be fine, if bad it will always be wrong. The soul of the ship is a marvelous thing. not made of its wood or its steel. But fashioned of memories and songs that men sing, and fed by the passions that men feel. It ' s built of ambition, of jealosy, strife. Of friendship, of love and of fear. It includes almost all the making of life: it ' s natured on grumble and cheer The soul of a ship is a molder of men, her spirit lives on through the years. As she started her life, so is she to the end: she shares each recruit ' s hopes and fears. And each man who joins feels the breath of her life as he stands up and takes heart again. So he takes to himself the old sea as his wife and the ship ' s made a man among men. 97 98 99 100 101 ITALY « y ! ! fV - ' fi i?? ;. ' jt i Haifa Jerusalem . . . the city o£ GOD , 1 ; 1 i ,i 1 K 5 1 ' M EGYPT Homecoming - 29 March 1988 Now station the special sea and anchor detail. The ship expects to moor port side to pier 24, Naval Sta- tion Norfolk, Virginia, at 1015! itm ¥ THE STAFF EDITOR ISC (SW) Donahue COVER DESIGN DSC (SW) Fabry LAYOUT LT Ceraolo, ENC(SW) Mabalot, DSC(SW) Fabry, ISC(SW) Donahue, FC2 Cofka, BM2 Raymond, EW2 Blais, GMG3 Ridenour and SHSN Ducharme PHOTOGRAPHY LT Ceraolo, ENS Gallion, DSC (SW) Fabry, ISC (SW) Donahue. ENC (SW) Mabalot, GSEC Edwards, RM1 (SW) Hassan, GMM1 (SW) Holland, FC2 Cofka, FC2 (SW) Chan- dler, BM2 Raymond. 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