Bronstein (FF 1037) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER r dest: roy N-SQS. r subma- = of great Trained onar and «n theii i subma- ibmarine 1 can de- weapons lor star- iorpedoes ;r. Eitliei - TEIN. lanne Commander Neil F. Byrne, USN Above: Commander Byrne takes a little target prac- 1 tice during ECC drills. Right: CO. addresses the ' rrpw COMMANDER BYRNE was born and raised in New York City. He is married to the former Mary Elizabeth Venzke of Arlington, VA, who has spent most of her life in Europe. They have one son Matthew Sean. COMMANDER BYRNE served on active duty from 1965 to 1967 beginning his naval service as a seaman and separated from active duty as a 3rd class Signalman. CDR. BYRNE graduated from Adelphi University in 1969 and returned to the Navy after receiving his com- mision from OCS in 1970. From 1970 until 1972 CDR. BYRNE served as Combat information Center Officer and then as Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer in USS Brownson (DD-868). After graduating from Naval De- stroyer School, he was assigned to USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) in which he served as Operations Officer from 1973 to 1975. From September 1975 to September 1977, CDE BYRNE served as Chief Engineer in USS FairFax County (LST-193) in October 1977, he assumed duties as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander Cruise Destroy- er Group Three and served in that billet until June 1979. His most recent assignment, which he assumed in July 1979, was on the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Surface Warfare) as Executive Secretary of Planning and Steering Advisory Group and as Program Manager of the NAVTAG training system. COMMANDER BYRNE ' S decorations include the Le- gion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Naval Achievement Medal as well as unit and campaign awards. CDR BYRNE assumed command of USS BRON- STEIN (FF-1037) on 25 February 1983. When asked his feelings about the BRONSTEIN and crew he said this ship is the best in Destroyer Squadron 13 and the crew has been the best he has ever worked with and been a part of while serving in the Navy. ii

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T — nH THE MISSION ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE BRONSTEIN ' s primary mission is to find, track, localize and in time of war destroy enemy submarines. BRONSTEIN accomplishes her mission in an organized methodical manner which begins with the search for a submarine. Using the AN-SQ5- 26 AXR SONAR, (sound navigation and ranging) BRONSTEIN searches for subma- rines and tracks them. Extensive training in this art of submarine hunting is of great importance as the environment of the sea is never the same from day to day. Trained technicians operate the sonar and attend schools to sharpen their skills. Upon discovering a subma- rine, if wartime and the submarine is an enemy, BRONSTEIN can de- ploy her anti-submarine weapons from torpedo tubes (6) port or star- board mounts, or launch torpedoes from an ASROC launcher. Either way; the submariner- BEWARE, of the BRONSTEIN. Above: One of BRONSTEIN ' S lookouts has submarine in his sights-sometimes you see them sometimes (most) you don ' t. I Above: Ships conduct search tor submarine in the Pacific Ocean

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR Gary W. Hampson Executive Officer LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GARY WAYNE HAMPSON, son of Harry and Eli- zabeth Hampson was born in Candisburg, PA. He is married to the former Barbara Murran, who was also born in Candisburg, PA. LCDR Hampson spent most of his child- hood in Hawaii, and traveling, as his father was a Naval Officer. His father is now re- tired. LCDR Hampson graduated and was commissioned out of Penn State University from NROTC in 1973. He then reported to the carrier USS Forrestal, where he served as 1st and 2nd Division Officer. He then report- ed to the USS Welch where he served as Ex- ecutive Officer. He attended Department Head School in Newport, Rhode Island. Fol- lowing graduation from Department Head School he reported to the USS KNOLL (FF- 1056), where he served as Operations Officer. LCDR Hampson was then issued orders to the USS STEIN (FF-1065) where he served from 1981 to 1983 as weapons officer. LCDR Hampson reported onboard USS BRON- STEIN in July 1983 as Executive Officer. LCDR Hampson was awarded the Navy Ac- comondation Medal for his work in Anti- submarine Warfare Research in Newport, Rhode Island. His goal is to be Commanding Officer of a Destroyer. He also stated that the USS BRONSTEIN is one of the best if not the best that he has worked with and that it is without a doubt the best ship in DES- RON 13 and probably one of the best frigates on the West Coast. i Above: Usually it is the Executive Officer who keeps everyone else ' s head clear of the block ■