Bunker Hill (CG 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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PHILOSOPHY CREWMEMBER ' S ROLE Typical Ship BUNKER HILL Permission To Be Right Rote Orderly Unimaginative Quiet Obedient Trained Somber Serious A Commodity • Permission To Be Wrong • Conceptual • Productive • Creative • Communicative • Assertive • Educated • Wit Humor • A Vital Problem-solver LEADER ' S ROLE Typical Ship BUNKER HILL Hold Power Authority Figure Rank Justifies Ideas Avoid Blame Sets All Goals An Obstacle To Change Turf Rice Bowl Centered Holder Of Knowledge Do ' er ' Protect Status Quo • Give Power • Role Model • Ideas Have No Rank • No Excuses, No Blame • Common Goals • Removes Obstacles To Change • Ship-centered • Teacher • Delegate; Follow-up • Experimental ' l Jie. p u - tA.-i C USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS USS BUNKER HILL(CG-52) Philosophy 4 Captain E. Richard Diamond, Jr 5 Ship ' s History 6 The Holiday Express 7 Ship ' s Characteristics 8 Officers 9 Chief Petty Officers 13 Vladivostok 16 Combat Systems 19 Engineering 29 Pusan 43 Operations 45 Supply 58 Phuket 67 Navigation Administration 70 jebel Ali 74 Aviation Detachment 75 Weapons 77 Pattaya 87 Hong Kong 90 Homecoming 92 Acknowledgements 94 Track 96 USS BUNKER HiLL (CG-52) 3

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aptain E. Richard Diamond, Jr., was rborn in Norfolk, Virginia, on De- cember 15, 1943. As a Navy junior, he lived throughout the United States and Territory of Alaska before receiving a B.A. degreein History from the University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, in 1967. Upon completion of the Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island, he was commissioned as Ensign, USNR in November 1967. CAPT Diamond completed two Vietnam War cruises aboard USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31 ) and sen ed two years (1970-71) aboard USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7), Flagship US Sixth Fleet, in Gaeta, Italy. Following an NROTC instructor tour at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, where he earned the M.A. degree in Diplomatic History in 1974, CAFT Diamond attended the Naval Destroyer School, Newport, Rhode Island. CAFT Diamond returned to sea duty in 1975 as Weapons Officer aboard USS SAMPLE (FF- 1048), homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. From 1977-79, he served as Logistics Plans and Opera- tions Officer at HQ AFSOUTH in Naples, Italy. In 1980, CAPT Diamond graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In subsequent duty afloat, CAPT Diamond served as Executive Officer aboard USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14), homeported in San Diego, California. While assigned to the OjCS Studies, Analysis, and Gaming Agency (SAGA), he researched, wrote, and conducted senior level interagency politico- military simulations addressing sensitive national security issues for the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (1982-85). From 1985-87, CAPT Diamond commanded the USS KIRK (FF-1087), homeported in Yokosuka. Japan. During the academic year 1987-88. he was a Federal Executive Fellow at the John E Kennedy School of Government, Harv ard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. CAPT Diamond joined the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C. in 1988 as charter branch head of the Joint Doctrine Branch (OP-607). As head of the Strategic Concepts Group (OP-603), he directed the development of Na y policy on maritime strategy, future force structure, arms control and emerging national security issues. CAPT Diamond is married to the former Beverly Ann Borer of Newport, Rhode Island. They have three children, Todd, Brandon, and Danielle. ; USS Bl NKER hill; (CCiVSiJ