Bunker Hill (CG 52) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 122 of the 2003 volume:

It • i ys USS Bunker Hill Western Pacific Deployment November 2002 - June 2003 iFpcnnion t- nauriui: r retciuui Operation Enduring Freedom operation iraqi r reeuuiii ■; r- ' Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 i oaaea i or w ar In The Northern Persian Gulf, Navy Cruiser Is Loaded For War By George Cahlink ABOARD THE USS BUNKER HILL Authorized Personnel Only, reads the sign posted on the metal hatch leading to the ombat information center on this Navy cruiser operating in the northern Persian Gulf. In this dark, windowless inner sanctum, bout 20 radar screens blink orange with potential threats from the air and sea. The room, just below the ships bridge, contains the svstems that control the vessels defensive missile systems, which rotect ships operating in the region. , And behind a black curtain is a top- ecret area, big enough only for lat serves as the launch control ?thal offensive weaponsthe If the Navys Fifth Fleet lunker Hill a message to launch the n order to ready the missiles for Tree sailors and an officer who ehind the curtain, two of the sailors jtitude for the missiles targets, 1 a process that could take as long The data will then be passed ailor, seated at a terminal to the left lectronically assign the coordinates :eel canisters several decks below. three computers and four people, center for one of the Navys most Tomahawk missile, headquarters in Bahrain sends the Tomahawks, the captain will give launch to his Tomahawk shooters work in the top-secret area. Sitting will punch in the longitude and double-checking each others work as hour. to the launch controller, the third of the planners. He will to Tomahawks standing upright in After checking with the strike officer ho stands behind the three sailors and receiving a final command of battery release from the captain, the controller will tap touch screen on the lower left-hand corner of his monitor that reads. Execute. Its job I was sent out here to do, says Launch Controller Petty Officer Clayton Bartels, a 23-year old from Colorado Springs, Col., who ' d rather talk about when his favorite snack cakes are coming aboard than about how he ' ll feel if ordered to unleash the ship ' s fury on Iraq. But, Bartels concedes, he likes being known to his shipmates as the man )ehind the curtain. If the United States launches an attack on Saddam Hussein, the Bunker Hill, a 567-foot ship positioned along the left flank of an unprecedented armada of about 1 30 U.S. and allied ships in the Persian Gulf, would likely be among the more than 30 ships called upon to kick off the war with a pounding Tomahawk assault. The ship, built in 1 986 and carrying 388 sailors, is part of the aircraft carrier Constellation battle group. We have naval superiority with the force we have assembled here, says LCDR Kurt Goodnight, the ship ' s executive officer. The Bunker f the initial strikes in Operation Desert Storm, has two automated vertical launch systems ould launch as many 122 missiles in rapid succession. The exact number of Tomahawks carried on the cruiser is classified. The cruise missile is the ships best-known weapon, but they re far from only The ship H H HIIJIIH H ' ' Navy ' s nost powerful anti-ship missiles, the V l H Harpoon, which can take out vessels a range of more than 65 miles. H H ' - ' ' ' 8 ' five-inch cannons are bolted 3 the ships front and rear decks that B __ | - ' uld firepower orces ashore or deal with HHJ H nearby he air. Several machine guns are pH|Hi | H ' mounted across the ship. Goodnight, the ships H| HHkHhp M| B executive officer, says the Bunker Hill ' s greatest advantage is not the KS BS d weaponry, but the communication nd radar systems that control them BBBP T TKif . I nd set their targets. For example, he ship has the Navy ' s advanced B ' i m ' j Aegis Weapon System, a ombination of the radar systems, - ' ' m! - iJl H display screens and communication inks that allow ships throughout the ' ■ ' |ir ' SS! H Constellation battle group to exchange targeting information in j ' f Kkk. B ' ' real-time. 1 III (. ' (I s( niv or juboard that ' Not The Start Of War Early morning Tomahawk launch puts Bunker Hill in the tray By William H. McMichael NavyTimes staff writer 3 1 Mar 2003 Issue ABOARD THE USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) - The ship ' s bow is barely visible as fog shrouds the Persian Gulf and mutes a nearly full moon. Everything is a dull gray. The seas are calm. It is quiet. Inside the darkened bridge of the cruiser Bunker Hill, officers and sailors are softly illuminated by the faint green and orange lights of radar screens and ke ypads and the low, tlat ambient light from outside. It is 3 a.m. Persian Gulf Time, March 20. A half-hour earlier, the operations order to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles at targets inside Iraq was received in the ship ' s subdued yet futuristic command information center, one deck below the bridge. The Bunker Hill is part of a massive combat force, assembled over recent months in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and Kuwait, on the verge of launching an attack to unseat Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and destroy his stores of banned weapons. Forty-six hours before. President Bush issued a two-day ultimatum to Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq or face the consequences. The time is almost up. The circular radar screen is a mass of blips. It is a busy night in the northeastern corner of the Persian Gulf Most of the blips are amphibious ships under the protective electronic umbrella of Bunker Hill ' s array of sensors. Others defend against the threat of mines. A group of slender blips only a few miles distant represents local fishing dhow s: crew members call the daily assemblage Dhow City. The voices on the bridge are calm and assured, but hushed. We ' re gonna head north, Lt. Cmdr. Curtis Goodnight, the ship ' s executive officer, says softly to tonight ' s officer of the deck, Lt. j.g. Casey Haas. His voice carries no hint of the important mission little more than two hours away and stands in stark contrast to the ear-splitting roars to come. The quiet also masks the nerves. My heart is beating a little more quickly than normal, whispers Haas. The waiting is the hardest part. Her voice, however, is calm. Matter-of-fact, dispassionate voices blurt out of radio speakers here and there on the bridge, issuing commands and situation reports. Some are American, some British, some male, some female. A voice singing in Arabic crackles out of a mariner ' s channel. The Bu nker Hill is in a holding pattern. Hurry up and wait. Everyone has been waiting for this moment, when the surface warships and submarines would be called upon to launch what military officials had described as an overwhelming opening salvo that would signal the start of the second Persian Gulf War. They haven ' t served us our targets yet, Goodnight says. It ' ll come in the form of a coded message for the entire strike package. The targeting message - Indigo - will detail assignments for the entire strike. Each of the ships expected to fire will pick out its part. Down in the combat information center, or CIC, enlisted engagement planners seated behind a drawn black curtain will load the infomiation into each missile identified by the shooter - the young sailor who will, at the order, push the execute icon on his screen and fire each missile. The moon makes an appearance, briefly lighting the wave tops and brightening the room slightly. Goodnight, a tall man, rocks gently back and forth, shifting his weight as he looks about the room. He ' ll stay on the bridge while the ship ' s commanding officer, Capt. Faris T. Farwell, remains below in the CIC, seated at the center of a console that faces four large screens showing various scale depictions of Iraq and the surrounding region. Farwell watches everything, ensuring the safety of operations. When the time comes, he ' ll enable the launching system and issue the order to fire. When Indigo anives and the Tomahawk specialists program the missiles, the ship ' s officers plan a navigational track to get the ship into proper position to fire those specific missions. They also must consider wind speed and other variables. Haas passes an order. Set restrictive maneuvering. she says in a raised voice. Another voice cuts in on an internal circuit. Bridge, TAO, says Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joe Salgado, the tactical action officer down in the CIC with Farwell. We don ' t have permission to launch yet. The sky darkens again. Haas looks out the window, playing with a lock of her hair. Ensign Core Rank, the conning officer, stands silently, hands in pockets. Ensign Grey Pfarr leans forward on the window ledge, holding a radio microphone to his lips. The chaplain, Lt. Daniel Owens, enters the bridge and stops to briefly chat with the watch standers. How ya doin ? he asks here and there, doing a quick check on everyone. At 4:59 a.m., Farwell ' s voice breaks the silence, and all hands on the bridge stop to listen. On Sept. 1 1th, the commander in chief. President Bush, told the nation, ' We will not falter. We will not tire.. We will not fail, ' he says in a firm voice. Gentlemen, you have never faltered. You are never tired. And we certainl) ' will not fail in Enduring Freedom. God bless you. This is Bunker Hill. God bless America. In approximately 10 mics [minutes], we ' ll have strike tasking and missiles away. That is all. Suddenly, the bridge comes alive. The voices rise in volume. Commands become more crisp. The room is suddenly electric. The ship is turned to 90 degrees and slows to a crawl. Time now passes quickly. It is 10 minutes, five minutes, one minute to launch. Thirty seconds to launch. Haas says. Then. Salgado ' s voice is broadcast from the CIC below: Executing Plan 1. Plan 1 coming out of fore 51. to be followed by aft 18. Seconds later, the bridge is rocked by the explosion of a rocket engine at full thrust and bathed in a white-hot light. Fifteen seconds later, as the first soars upward and begins curling through the morning twilight toward the north, the aft missile launches with a similar flash and roar. In what seems like only seconds, a second pair blasts skyward, the whoosh of the burning rockets overwhelming the senses. On the water below, the brilliant trails of flame create parallel lines of bright green as the water is briefl) lit. In the distance, the roar fading, the missiles make a popping sound as. one-by-one. their boosters fall off into the gulf, and the missiles shift into cruise mode before disappearing from sight. After each launch, spotters on the port bridge wing call out. Happy trails forward! or Happy trails aft! to inform the bridge and. subsequently. Farwell. that the missiles have in fact safely left the tubes and are on their way. The first launch has come one hour and 15 minutes after the expiration of Bush ' s deadline. Behind the bridge on the open 0-3 deck, crew members not involved with the launch and gathered to watch the launches, many carrying digital video cameras, briefly cheer, then fall silent. As the Bunker Hill rapidly repositions for the next launches, daybreak begins. On the subsequent 1 1 launches, observers can see the long black plume of smoke that trails behind the white exhaust flame of the missiles. Asked if the launch mission had gone well. Farwell. walking up from the CIC. does not hesitate. Just like it was supposed to. right? Inside the ship ' s wardroom, in a televised address at 6:15 a.m. local time. President Bush calls the strikes. The early stages of what will be a long, broad campaign. Then, a surprise: a CNN report claims the strikes weren ' t the actual start of the war, but a decapitation strike aimed at Saddam Hussein and senior Iraqi leadership. This is not the beginning of the war. the report quotes offlcial sources as saying. Later, the crew learns its launches were part of a 42-missile strike fired by ships and submarines in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. And for the Bunker Hill, the war has begun. 4 ' Saixor ' ' Poe.vv Vte-re. Hie. vnoot i«. ♦ ' ' rUe. ■feoiAl . o-f oJe-ad .ailor ' fe will slowly A- ' i-p ever by -orever c-ruel Hie ea ww riT be lU«r« ' n vneio V e,arf e. ' b ' b -j-ee )-p  ever Wi owi « Tat le li-fe .e«vii « Uov ie oj c-UiW « o ?l wi-f _ I ' HiouT  aYi POcAh e, Vo ' b ' b€, A - ore ve-r o r a wave -oc-Wed i o a I ' l-pe +V « ' t ' iW-y p«ve D-- I ' li e atrxcA jfeel !)-• wvia . 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Following Basic Surface Warfare Officer Training, Coronado, CA, he reported as Damage Control Assistant and Navigator on board USS BREWTON (FF- 1086) homeported in Pearl Harbor, HI. During this tour he completed two deployments to the Western Pacific Arabian Gulf. In May 1982 he commenced studies at the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA, where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. He was selected for Nuclear Propulsion Training in June of 1984 and attended the Navy Nuclear Power School in Orlando, FL, followed by Naval Nuclear Propulsion Prototype Training in BaUston Spa, NY. He reported on board USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) homeported in San Diego, CA, where he served as the Electrical Officer. During his tour Captain Farwell completed two Western Pacific Arabian Gulf deployments. After completing Surface Warfare Officer School Department Head Course, Newport, RI, he reported on board USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) as Operations Officer in May 1988. During this tour he completed one Western Pacific Arabian Gulf deployment as well as several ASW Squadron Northern Eastern Pacific deployments. Captain FarweU reported to Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA, in December 1989 and graduated in June 1990. Captain Farwell reported to COMNAVSURFLANT Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training Team, Norfolk, VA, in uly 1990 where he assisted in material and training readiness assessments of U. S. Atlantic Fleet CVNs and CGNs. He eported on board USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG 49) homeported in San Diego, CA, in October 1992 as Executive Officer vhere he completed a Western Pacific Arabian Gulf deployment as well as an eight-month comprehensive overhaul, ollowing this tour, he was assigned to joint duty serving as the Maritime Counterdrug Operations Officer on the staff )f Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk, VA. Captain Farwell commanded USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) homeported in Peral Harbor, HI, deploying in upport of Arabian Gulf Maritime Interdiction Force operations. REUBEN JAMES earned the Battle Efficiency E , he Navy Unit Commendation and various unit awards during his tour. Captain Farwell ' s most recent assignment was ingineer Officer on board USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) homeported in Norfolk, VA. Captain Farwell ' s awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (two iwards), the Navy Commendation Medal (four awards), the Navy Achievement Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Vward, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Battle Efficiency Medal (five awards), the National Defense Medal (two L wards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the Sea Service Medal (seven awards). ► i vit Executive Officer COMMANDER CURTIS J. GOODNIGHT CDR Curtis J. Goodnight was born in Charleston, South Carolina on 10 September 1966. He attended The Ohio State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology in June 1989. His first sea tour was Communications Officer onboard USS KING (DDG-41) homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. Upon the decommissioning of USS KING, he followed on to precommission the USS ANZIO (CG-68) as the Ordnance Officer and Fire Control Officer. His first shore tour was the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. He then went on to become the Weapons Officer and Combat Systems Officer onboard the USS COWPENS (CG-63) out of San Diego, CaUfornia. CDR Goodnight then went on to serve two years at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Arlington Virginia. He is currently serving as Executive Officer onboard USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52) homeported in San Diego, California. CDR Goodnight is married to the former Marcella Vista of Weirton, West Virginia. They have three children: Lindsey, Zachary, and Ashley. i xecuiive uiiicer COMMANDER JOHN STEINBERGER Commander John Steinberger was born in Mountainview, California. He was conmiissioned through the NROTC program upon graduating from lUinois Institute of Technology in July 1987. His sea tours include: Boilers Officer and Navigation Officer, USS SAMPSON (DDG 10) in Mayport, FL; Operations Officer, USS CARR (FFG 52) in Charleston, SC; Operations Officer, USS CHOSIN (CG 65) in Pearl Harbor, HI; Air Defense Strike Officer in COMCARGRU Three embarked on USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) in Bremerton, WA; Flag Secretary and ACOS for Admin in COMCRUDESGRU One embarked on USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) in San Diego, CA. He reported to USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) m San Diego, CA as Executive Officer in August 2001. His shore tours include Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey CA (Financial Management) and the Naval War College, Newport RI College of Naval Command and Staff). Conmiander Steinberger is married to the former Jennifer Lindsay of Carmel Valley, CA. They have a daughter, Sofia Josephine, born in November 2000, and a son, Matthew John, born in October 2002. A, lH :; ' :; ■IT w. A Comand Master Chief CMDCM(SW AW SCW) JOEY A. FONDREN Master Chief Fondren was born in Chicago, Illinois on 1 7 AprU 1958. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 30 January 1978 and completed recruit training in Great Lakes, Illinois. He has completed studies in Science Administration Management and is a graduate of Excelsior College. Master Chief Fondren ' s initial sea duty tour was the USS CORAL SEA (CV-43). His follow on tours include. Naval Air Station Moffett Field, USS OGDEN (LPD-5, Naval Recruiting District Los Angeles, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three. He returned to Naval Recruiting duty as Command Master Chief, Naval Recruiting District Los Angeles. He then reported to USS ESSEX (LHD-2) San Diego, where he conducted the Navy ' s largest Hull swap, with USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHD-3) in Sasebo Japan. His military decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (Three awards) the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (Five awards), the Navy Good Conduct Medal (Seven awards) National Defense Service Medal. Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and numerous unit commendations and service awards. Master Chief Fondren is married to Disbursing Clerk Senior Chief Charlene Terry. They currently reside in Murrieta, California. uiiicers - - -p -k t - c t ■•t -► K - t - t - J ■ -■¥¥§■ S- IJ- - s i •A- B f LCDR Rebecca Dickinson Murfreesboro, TN LCDR Corey Keniston Port Isabel. TX LCDR Karl Tenney Fullerton, CA LI Daniel Owens (Jallowav, N.I LCDR Michael Lockwood San Diego, CA LCDR Hans Lynch Warrcnsburg, NY LCDR Robert Rearick Arlington. VA LT Michael Eason VVaxahachie, TX LT Dennis Farrell Boca Raton. FL LT Robert Hochstetller Millord. 1)F LI Michael Payne Memphis, TN LT Alfredo Sanchez (inavnab( . PR LT Nyeshu Street Baltimore, MD -¥■ M ■¥■ t + -K - -K -K -K ¥ ¥ •¥ ¥ ■¥ -¥ ¥■¥■-¥■- ■ 1- 1 LT Colby Miller Washington, DC LI Christopher Tyson Madison. WI luc; lt.k; lt.k; lik; lt.k; Hobby Abshier Chin ong Choe Jordan Cole Todd Connor Brian Decker Corpus Christi, TX Honolulu, HI Lansing, MI Northfield, IL Phoenix, AZ Officers lt,k; Frank Durso t ' liife. FL LTJG Colin Engels Jacksonville, FL LTJG Dana Ferry Fresno, CA LTJG Casey Haas Bakersfield, CA LTJC; Andrew Hartman Annapolis, MD ' p 1 -.l -k - - + -K - -K 1 i ■¥■¥•¥ M ¥ - 7 - r LTJG Kenneth Helman San Diego, CA LTJG Leif Kennedy Middletown, RI LTJ(; Jessica Morris Syracuse, NY LTJC; Grey Pfarr Sererna Park, MD I.U(. Stephanie Pilcher Fairfax, VA LTJG Benjamin Williams Noank, CT LTJG James Williams Memphis, IN ENS Michael Isaac Salem, OR ENS Stephen Mclntyre Midlothian, VA ENS Gary Pray San Diego, CA FNS CW04 CW()2 Courtney Rank Joseph Salgado Daryl Richey Dillsburg, PA Edison, NJ San Diego, CA wiiicers Oiiicers 1 1 iii x X x vvy v xi-i i a M ■ 1 4 ■¥■■¥ -H b ' ■¥ 1 SKCM(SW AVV) Shannon Williamson Dallas. TX SK.C S(S 1 Jon Bewail Jackson illc. FL ()SCS(S V) Dennis Cain Lawrenceville, CIA ITC(S V7PJ) Michael Austin Omaha, NE EMClSW) Rolando Bayquen Vallejo, CA ENC(SVV FMF) James Blair Anchorage, AK 1 r Zt u k« t ' ' S f - ■ E VC(S A N) David Dilfer Saint Joseph, MO « ♦ ♦ ♦ ' ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ , ♦ FCC(S V) Alexander (Jamble Fairfield, AL PNC(SW) Kevin Hall Portland, OR H -K -K + -K -K ■¥ ¥ ■¥ -K -K W 1 [ ¥¥% r . p ■ i P U - DCCS(SW) Jeffrey Western Danville, IN ♦ - t • M ¥ M ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ 1 1 ¥ ¥ ¥ ■ ■¥ ¥ M ¥ ¥ T 1 (f ' - ' s MSC(SW) Glenn Claudlo Carson, CA (.SMC(SW) Raymond Jenson Billings, MT FCClSWl David Ainsley Lvnnwood, WA BMC(SW SCW) Frank Dark Chattanooga. TN GSEC(SW) Lorenzo Kaw Manila, Philippines i ' S 3! -% HMC(SW FMF) FCC(SW) GMC(SW) (;SEC(SW) ETC(SW) Charles Kirkman Michael McEneanev Derik Millar Mohammed Munoz Craig Rose Carlsbad, CA Drexel Hill. PA Massillon. OH Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA Chief Petty Officers Not Pictured: Not Pictured: DCC SW) HMC(AW) Matti Poire Victor Quiniano nyon County, CA Manila, i ' hilippines L niei retty iiicer Chief Petty Officers K uinukii k YMeiii? uepai iiiiciii CE Division Operations E fDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM brought the spotlight over CE Division countless times during BUNKER HILLs 2002 2003 deployment. We consistently proved that we could correct any electronics casualty that chance could produce, always involving systems crucial to the ship s mission. CE Division also added to the positive reputation BUNKER HILL enjoys through qualifications and in rate knowledge. Eighty percent of CE division became Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists. In addition, three of our Interior Communications Technicians and two of our Electronics Technicians advanced in rate. CE Division started out as a brand new group of guys, some arriving within days of getting underway for deployment. For most this was the first deployment, the first time on board a ship and the first time away from home. We came together and matured to become the very definition of teamwork and technical excellence. TRUE AMERICAN HEROES AND WARRIORS! CF Division CF Division is divided into four work centers, responsible for repair, maintenance and operation of the AEGIS Weapon System. CFOl maintains and operates the SPY-IA radar, which is capable of tracking over 200 targets simultaneouslv. CFOl has successfully operated and troubleshot the SPY-IA radar during BUNKER HILL s Persian Gulf deployment in many ways. They replaced numerous electron tubes to keep our transmitter at peak performance. CFOl members also constantly meet the challenge to maintain peak performance. The ever so important operation and maintenance of the ship s MK99 Fire Control System, the Operational Readiness Test System and the 400Hz Converters is the job of CF02 work center. They make sure the ship s illuminators are 100% operable to guide BUNKER HILL s missiles to their targets with little to no miss distance! CF02 has also corrected casualties and made repairs to the ships 400HZ system allowing for efficient power management to run all the equipment involved in fighting tnis great ship. CF03 is Bunker Hill s work center comprised of the AEGIS Computer room suite, which provides information to CIC through the operation of the AEGIS Weapons System s computers and associated tape and disk drives. An important task CF03 fulfills ejmertly is the monitoring of its RD-358 recorder and reproducer, which records all tactical data involving BUNKER HILL. Last, but certainly not least is CF division s CF04 Work Center in charge of the ships AEGIS Display System! With out these hard working individuals, a constant up to date tactical picture in the ships combat information center, pilothouse, and Captain s cabin would be altogether absent! The Aegis Display System gathers, processes, and distributes combat system information to watch standers in CIC, the pilothouse and to the Commanding Officer in his cabin. The technicians in the CF04 work center maintain and repair this mission critical equipment ensuring constant, optimum performance. CO Division Reveille, reveille. All hands heave out. For seven months the members of CO Division started their busy days with those words. The day continued with the maintenance of 49 spaces, two 5 54 Light Weight Gun Mounts, two Close In Weapons Systems (C5lWS), one Mk 86 Gunfire Control System, an Armory full of small arms, all of the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) equipage, and all Force Protection (FP) equipment. CO Division met their responsibilities on a daily basis with an unparalleled level of enthusiasm. The division s professionalism led to the expenditure of hundreds of 5 rounds and thousands of CIWS rounds casualty free. During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) members of CO contributed to the effort in a variety of ways. When select members were sent to ORP CZERNICKI, a Polish ship who was part of the coalition, there was never a doubt as to the team members level of training or the reliability of their equipment. CO ensured this evolution was accomplished; team members embarked on ORP Czemicki helped clear the KAA of all threats prior to the delivery of humanitarian aid to Umm Qasr. This contribution helped the Iraqi people to remain fed during the war. CO Divisions accomplishment gained them a place in history and secured the United States the removal of a threat to freedom. C A Division November 2, 2002 20 sailors departed on WEST PAC-03 and made history. The Sonar Technicians and Torpedomen of the Combat Acoustics Division spent countless hours monitoring standing watch protecting against all subsurface threats while in the Persian Gulf. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, they played an integral part in mine countermeasure operations that took place in the North Arabian Gulf. BUNKER HILLS sonar team paved the way for the Battle Groups mine threat reporting procedures. Their efforts afforded the Battle Group the opportunity to perform its necessary tasks safely, and without the worry of operating in mine infested waters. They came together every morning for 210 days to form one of the best sonar teams ever, and their time on board produced many memories. This division will see some of its team members depart so they can continue their careers elsewhere. We wish them the best of luck. The Combat Acoustics Division will continue to strive, but the last seven months spent together will never be forgotten. CX Division MK41 Vertical Launching System Gunners Mates and Tomahawk Strike Firecontrolmen make up CX division. Our primary responsibility is to be materially, physically and mentally prepared to successfully launch any type of missile from the BUNKER HILL. This including SM-2s, our Standard Surface-to-Air Missiles, ASROCs or Anti-Submarine Rock- ets, Harpoons, our anti-ship weapon and of course Tomahawks for long-range land strikes. CX division was very busy this deployment. We started off our deployment with a visit from ATG (Afloat Training Group). They were very helpful in the helping hone our Tomahawk Strike Team s skills that would later be put to good use. Along with a lot of hard work preparing for our future mission, CX division enjoyed some quality liberty in both Hong Kong and Singapore on the way out. Once we chopped into 5 ' Fleet, the pace of our job increased. With two and sometimes three Tomahawk Strike exercises a week and pre-battle maintenance checks on top of regularly scheduled maintenance, the division was fully engaged shortly after entering the Arabian Gulf. Combat was immanent for the division and we were ready. On March 20 ' 2003, CX division was called into combat action. We were tasked with preparing 13 missiles for launch. In the fog of war, CX division performed flawlessly. When the smoke was clear and the fiery night turned day, BUNKER HILL had successfully launched 13 Tomahawk missiles in less than an hour after tasking. Not only was this the most number of missiles BUNKER HILL has ever fired, but it was also the fastest execution ever. CX divisions calm professionalism in the midst of chaos yielded the perfect execution when the nation needed it most. As a proven national asset, the division went on to participate in several other Tomahawk Contingency Strikes and in some cases, even picked up tasking for other units when they were not able to execute. From making sure maintenance was complete to combating actual cruise missile casualties, CX division completed their mission. All in all, BUNKER HILL fired a total of 31 Tomahawk missiles in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. These young men will go down in history as war heroes. We couldn t be more proud to have served. CE Division m 1 1 ■ ' ETKSVV) Michael Bestler Carson. NI) ETKSVV) James Bolyard Cambridge, OH ETKSVV) Stephen Landron Modesto, CA IC2(SW) Scott Spickerman Nhirrieta, CA ET2(SVV) Jeffery Croslin Las Vegas, Nevada 1C2(SW) Justin McCarthy Washington, DC 1C2(SVV) Kevin Gordy Lakeside, CA IC2 Henry Hernandez HI Tucson, AZ ET2(SVV) Gilbert Johnson Rockv Mount, NC -K + ■ M - M -K - 1 Li - 1 1 • 1 r IC2(SVV) Michael McNally Boston, MA ET3 Alexander Cardvvell Cleveland. OH ET3 Joseph Davenport San Diego, CA ET2(SVV) Chong Chon Lvnwood, V A ET2(SVV) Timothy Kaiser Colorado Springs, CO IC3(SVV) Jarret Diaz Deming. NM ET3(SVV) ET3(SW) ET3(SW) Er3(SW) ET3(SVV) Dirk Flippo Cort Furuoka John Hauger Joshua Hoeksma Sedrick Hudgins Sumiton, AL Monterey, CA EInihurst, IL Imlay City, MI Houston, TX v ii i ivi: iuii ■K -K + + ; ♦ ♦ -k ' -K -X -K WW 1 1 4r .t hH 1 t:-. = L i ' , W 1C3(S M i:i3(S V) IC3 113 Jeffrev Hughes Christopher Powell Christopher Schulzc Darron Smith Saint Louis, MO Creedmoor, NC Los Angeles, CA Portland, OR Not Pictured: ETl Jeffery Warren Edmonds, WA T -TSS CE Division r P r c jjij N. _ B ' ' ■ ' i ' ' ' t l tt lUj 1. j i aj H l ii: ■M Hiv 1 B ' _ • 1 ■yH lli  i_ • .awr f p l r r i Fivision FCKSW) Jeffery Griffin Piano, TX -x ♦ ♦ + ♦ ■¥■■¥■ ■¥■ ♦ ■ -j u } ' 1 L ' . t FC2(SVV) Christopher Klave Rio Rancho, NM FC3 Daniel Bowers Baseman, MT «t ♦ -x ♦ -• -♦ ♦ + H ■ - FC2(S V) Kevin Burii Tucson, AZ FC2(SVV) Sean McGinnis Battle Creek, MI FC3 Wesley Callahan C levelantl, OH FC2(S ) Joseph Fowlkes Wilson, NC IC2 Corey Francis Oceanside, CA FC2(SW) Richard Johndrow Richmond, VA FC2 James Navarro Walanae, HI FC2(SW) Jason Proios Long Island, NV FC2(SW) Jason Smith Chicago, IL - + -► ■¥ -K -K -X -X -K -« ■J i FC3 Brian Hankins Abilene, TX FC3(SW) Jason Jacobs Essexville, MI FC3 Tom Johnson Willcox, AZ 11 M 1 i|ul } r 1 FC3 FC3 FC3 FC3 FC3(SW) Landon King John Lewis Derek Reagan Michael Roberts William Rodriguez Clinton, MS Rosarito, Mexico Mesa, AZ Walla Walla, WA Butler, NJ CF Division FC3 Jason Seas Sioux Falls, SD 1 Ift 1 FC3 Justin Steward Houston, T FC3(SW) Nicholas Wolcott Alexander, NV FC3 Anthony Yoon (Jarden (Irove, CA r i ivision CO Division FCl(SW) Dennis Murphy Cnnihridgc, MA GMl(SW) Brian Mehle Colorado Springs, CO GMKSW) Jason Mitchell San Diego, CA FCKSW) David Rosenfield Los Angeles, CA ' ' ,ifi GM2(SW) Jason Griffith Colorado Springs, CO FC2(SW) Christopher Jacobs Marvsville. WA FC2 William Lang Warner Robins, GA FC2(SW) William Reavis Hinsdale, IL fll w 1 B ' . FC2(SW) James Roit Aurora, IL FC2(SW) Daniel Sollenberger Poway, CA FC2(SW) Nicholas Stefanech Santa Barbara, CA FC2(SW) Michael Stokes Houston, TX FC2(SVV) Joseph Finney Everett, WA FC2(SW) Jason Richards Brentwood, CA T GM2(SW) Louis Swetlik Houston, TX (;.M2(SW) FC3(SW) FC3 FC3 1(3 Marvin Williams Jonathan Attebury Jamin Barnes Vincent Lopez Andrew Ridenour Hazlehurst, GA San Diego, CA Sacramento, CA Norwalk, CA Chandler, AZ K KJ A lYlSlUll ' 11 n GM3 Robert Tiegs Nampa, ID Not Pictured: FC3 Rodolfo Zevada San Diego, CA (;M3 Matthew Williams San Diego, CA (;msn Jared Mason Wilmington, OH (.MSA Daniel Mercado Hemet. CA GMSR Kenneth Provost San Diego, CA CO Division i ivi: iuii TMKSW) Paul Piemonte Phoenix, AZ STGKSW) Michael Golden Flint, MI STGKSW) Paul Preedit Erie, PA -X ♦ t -X -X -X -X -X « -x -x -x « -x It I STG2(S V) Armando Barajas SanDie o. (A •X -X -X -X X -x -x ♦ ■X X -X -X -X -X -X •X -X -x ■X -X -X -X -X - STG2 Jeremy Clayton .lacksboro, TX TM2{SVV) Dennis Francisco San Diego. CA -X -X -X -X ■X -X -X -X ■X -X -X -X c -X -X -X -x -x X -mi -x -x m u 1 i fi l ST(;2 Joseph Micer Manassas, VA STG2 Randy Rowell Harmonv, ME SrG2 Sean Sabo Johnstown, PA -K -X « -X -X -X -x -x -x ' X ♦ -X -X -X -X -X •■ -X -X lta u f i i w ! STG3(SW) Jacob Hershey Rochester, PA ST(;3(S V) John Ramondetta Cocoa Beach, FL ST(i3 Matthew Winter Scottsbluff, NE -X -x -x -x •X -X -X -X 1 -X -X -X X -X -X -X •X -X -X -X X -X -x -x -- STGKSW) Andrei Runnels Clarksville, TX SI(.2(S ) Jared Archanibault Lvman, ME X + ♦ ■X -X -X ■X -X -X -X -X -x -x -x ■X -X IT 1 STG2(SW) Brian Holzmacher Center Moriches, NY STG2(SW) Samuel Medina Upland, CA STG2(SW) STG2 Alex Szlamas Jason Tunis Valley View, OH Davenport, lA CA Division JS. I IVIMUII c;mi(S V) Vernon Rose New Orleans, LA (;M1(S V) Derek Archer Houston. TX GM2(S V) Eric Christians Herman. MN FC2(SW) Steven Papagikos Kernersville, NC . -k -k - 1 - 1 md GM3(S V) Michael Furey Miami. FL K( 3(S V) Luke Huber Miami, FL FCKSW AVV) Joseph Phillips Des Moines. lA (;M2 Jason Anderson Kimberling City. MO )t -tL -t M - c -n K -K 1 i w m r L GM2 Fric Pittman Milwaukee. Wl FC3 Clayton Bartels Colorado Springs, CO G 0(SW) Christopher Butcher Baltimore, MD GM3(SVV) Phillip Landry Fresno, CA FC3(SVV) Douglas Pieper Warren, MI GMi Benjamin Whaley San Diego, CA ex Division I — 1 M i m ■Ma Hki. |HHK ' - ' - ' m SH I H iillliiCCi iiili l ClJ4li iiliCiii MP Division MP Division is composed of 40 men divided into four separate work centers. MP Division is responsible for both Main Engine Rooms, Auxiliary Room 2, the ship s Oil Lab, and 60 HZ electrical distribution throughout the ship. These hard working GSEs and GSMs are in charge of the operation and preventive corrective maintenance of the LM2500 propul- sion gas turbine engines, Allison 501-K17 gas turbine generators, all fuel and lube oil systems, and associated support equipment. Our engineers in the plant keep the engin es, generators, main reduction gears, and shafts safely operating while the men of the Oil Lab keep our waste heat boilers under perfect chemistry, providing the steam required for all ship hotel services. Our GSE s maintain stable electrical distribution throughout the ship as well as keep all main pro- pulsion equipment in peak electrical readiness. You can be sure if a radar was radiating, a helicopter was being refueled, or the pilot house ordered more speed, the men beneath the waterline were behind it! MP Division - we keep the lights onboard burning and the shafts rotating to move BUNKER HILL through the water and back to homeport, San Diego, to all the friends and family who have supported us as we supported freedom in the Middle East. A Division Auxiliaries Division, otherwise known as A-Gang , is comprised of some of the Navy s finest engineers: the Enginemen. Jacks-of-all-trades, they flawlessly maintained the ship s auxiliary and hotel service systems throughout a strenuous, seven-month deployment. Responsible for the ship s air conditioning, refrigeration, laimdry, galley, steering, and RAST systems as well as the production and distribution of potable water. Auxiliaries Division ensured that the crew of BURNER HILL had a consistently high quality of life throughout the deployment. In addition to their own work, they could often be found helping out their fellow divisions with odd jobs and repairs because of their vast technical exper- tise. They helped repair fan coil units, drinking fountains and assisted in lagging jobs throughout the ship. Several of the members of A-Division were also involved as Boat Engineers in Maritime Interdiction and Riverine Operations in sup- port of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The vast contributions of Auxiliaries Division in helping to make WESTPAC 2002- 2003 the great success it was have earned them the thanks of a grateful crew. R Division Repair Division Provides BUNKER HILLs Fire Marshals, Damage Cotrolmenmen, and Hull Technicians. They form the warehouse of knowledge on how to prevent, contain, and conquer fire, flooding, and Chemical Biological Radiological hazards. Their job is to train the crew on firefighting and dewatering techniques. Repair Division s mission is vital be- cause, unlike on land, you can not issue an evacuate the building order at sea. Repair Division will never give up the ship. E-Division Electrician s mates are responsible for all electrical gear in and through out the ship. They perform preventive and corrective maintenance on bla bla blaU What did the electricians mates really do this deployment? Im an electrician, not a magician, quipped EMC Bayquen, but if your equipments inop, drop on down by the shop, and we 11 do what we can to fix it. Convection oven won t heat? Your dough mixer won t beat? No worries, Suppo, we ve got it for action. Latino music, a rythmic sonnet, Jose Lopez is on it. Your galley equipment soon fixed to perfection. Your deck need some grinding? Need portable lighting? Clayton Cooper is the man of the hour. To tool issue he has the keys. And to all your portable tool needs. Just return them before the day is out. If your masthead won t light On a dark Arabian night. Who scales to the ship s highest reach? Aloft goes Johnson Vue. And swaps old bulbs for new. With courage lofty height cannot breach. Ventilation not cooling? Plastic Waste Processor drooling? Then get it fixed right and with style. Anthony Wicker takes pride. As he tinkers inside, Noiv that s service Avith a smile! Is your treadmill not treading? EPCC crazy load-shedding? We all by now know who to call! Edward Sahuaraura, Whether volts, amps or power. Will pinpoint the problem in no time at all. That line-up light s out. Electro will shout, we need it fixed for tonight! Chris Troutman s right there To effect the repair And make our deck ready for flight. The legend you ve known. The name is Jeff Krohn. Our audacious and skilled LPO. An electricians mate phenom. There s no problem he s not keen on, Or can t fix 10,000 miles from home. As we make our way East the lights are still lit. To Operation Enduring Freedom, we added our bit. But glory and fame over us hold no sway. We don t need it to keep going from day to day. When we reach San Diego we 11 plug in shore power, while family and friends wave from the pier. Then take a load off, take time just to chill. Get ready for tomorrow onboard BUNKER HILL. MP Division GSMKSW) Troy Warrick Fort Laramie, WY GSM2 Daniel Bryan Wheeling, WY • -X -X I M ♦ -X -X -X -X -X -X -X -X -X -X -X -X H l ■X -X x 1 i i L VS m s ' ' .. . m r GSM2(SVV) Warren Saldivar Los Angeles GSM3(SW) Rodney Fry Waterbury, CT GSEl(SW) Ronald Armour New Iberia, LA GSMKSW) Billy Bowles San Diego, CA GSMKSW) Scott Raab San Diego, CA GSM2 Javier Blanco Woodburn, OR £ k r ; -X -X -X -X -x -x t -X -X -X -X -x t -X -X -X S. 411 ♦ -X -X| f -X -X -P K«  S i 1 GSM2(SW) Joe Herrera Leedlov. Ca GSM2(SW) Kent Inducta San Leandro, CA GSM2(SW) Tommie Kim Moreno Vallev, CA GSM2(SW) Jose Lopez Lancaster, CA -X -X k -X m 1 r ■ m t -X -X -X -X -X ■♦t ' -X -X -x -X -x.-x f « ■ K -X ifM - s -X -X -xg m I 1 m GSM3 Gary Banks Rancho Cucamonga, CA GSM3(SW) Michael Brightman Warren, MI GSM3(SW) Dustin Carl Cypress, TX X -x -X -X -X ♦ X f -X i -¥■■¥■ ■ % r ♦ + a ■X -X -X -X - X -X -X -X -xK ■X -X -x -X ML K -X -X -x -xB -X -X -X fc X -X -X f r I 1 ' L 1 K t  GSE3 Pedro Herrera-Paez Paramount, CA GSM3 Gary Kershaw Nocona, TX GSM3(SW) Donald Manning San Diego, CA GSE3 Alexi Peralta North Bergen, NJ ivir i ivir iuii ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ g£ ¥ ¥ ¥m s ¥ ¥ ¥ m -- ¥ ¥ ' ■B ¥ -t H r m ■% -f- -f. % ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ) .¥¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ fi? V ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Pi i I ' ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ GSE3(SVV) Ryan Rios ancho Cucamonga, CA (;SM3 Timothy Terjesen New York, NY FN Robert Fender San Diego, CA (.SKKN Iris Tan Van Nuys, CA GSMFA Calvin Durham Norfolk, A MP Division J lVlll lUll KNKSW) James Strahan Hazlehurst. MS KN3 Don Sivilaythong Modesto. CA -K . -Jt -H - r - -K  1 ENKSW) Chris Gibbons Rancho Cucamonga, CA |;M(S 7SCW) Ellington McCoy New York, NY EN2(SW) Michael Jaeger Orange County, CA EN2 Trenton Lewis Orange County, CA KN3(S V) Myeron Stanley Greenwood, MS KNFN Larry Holmes Detroit, MI p:nfn(SW) Jerry Metcalf Las Vegas, NV EN FN Josh Wallace Huntington Beach, CA s BUNKER A Division IL UlVlMUIl EMKSW) Jeffrey Krohn Costa Mesa, CA -K -K -K -K t -K - c -K 1 I -K -K -K - c 1 n EM3 Clayton Cooper Broken Arrow. OK EM3 Anthonv Wicker Chula Vista, CA EMFN Jose Lopez Los Angeles, CA EMSN John Sahuaraura Miami, FL E Division jv 1 1 vision MRllSU AW I Joseph Poster Saint Louis, MO DC2(SW) Jeremiah Robertson San Diesio. CA DCKSW) James Anderson Palm Springs, CA DC2 Michael Shugart Midwest City, OK DC3 Quincy Love Oakland, CA HT2 William Head Lafayette. IN HT3 Matthew Mackay De Barre, FL DCFN Brian Garcia San Jose, CA HTFN Jason Haddock Clarksville, TN DCFN Samuel Ramirez C.lendalc. AZ HTFN Jonathan Ramsey Wenatchee, VVA Hr2 Brandon Martin Lake Elsinore, CA DC3 Daniel Valdivia Lancaster, CA DCFN Daniel Shelley Aloha, OR R Division ll W- i avi aiiuii i cpai iiiiciii The Navigation and Administration department is a diverse group of in- lividuals comprising the rates of YN, PN, HM, RP, NC, MA, QM and SM. NM livision is made up of HM s. NN includes both QM s and SM s. Finally, NX nvoles the services of the FN s, YN s, MA, NC and RP. The Yeomen and Personnelmen handle day to day administrative and personnel issues such as ' outine correspondence, the Plan of the Day, receipts and transfers of per- sonnel, pay and other related issues. The Corpsmen provide routine and emer- gent care as well as various medical screenings and vaccinations. The Religous Program Specialist attends to the spiritual needs of the crew and assists the :ommand Chaplain. The Command Career Counselor provides career infor- nation and assistance to the entire crew. The Chief Master at Arms main- tains discipline throughout the ship. Finally, the Quartermasters and Signal- nen keep the ship on course and communicate with other ships via flaghoist, lashing light and semaphore. On this deployment, the department achieved numerous milestones. The ship s office maintained over 380 service records, processed over 200 per- sonal awards, and handled over 50 re-enlistments, receipts and transfers. The [Career Counselor helped over 40 individuals re-enlist for over $261,000 in jonuses. The Chief Master at Arms processed numerous NJP proceedings md over 700 urinalysis specimens. The Chaplains office provided religious services every week and conducted community relations projects in every sort. Medical maintained over 380 medical and dental records, processed over 80 medical visits, 4 medical evacuations and vaccinated the entire crew for inthrax and smallpox. The navigation division safely charted the ship through }ver 40,000 nautical miles of underway steaming. All together, this deploy- nent was one for the record book! NM NN NX Divisions QMKSW) Dale Glenn Sacramento, CA YN2(SW) Christopher Lillian Massena, NY SMI Anthony Finney Everett, WA STGKSW) Bruce Newland Carlsbad, CA QM2 Anthony Allen Orange Park, FL RP2(SW) Douglas Musheno Williamsport, PA YN3 Sheherazad Abdullah Phoenix, AZ ♦ -k ♦ ♦ -k ♦ ♦ -k k -k k -k -k « k k •k -k SM3 Ronald Christ II Springfield, IL 1 m 1 PN2(SW) Gordon Bocock Davton, OH PN3(SW) Stanley Cunningham Atlanta, GA t -k -k ♦ -k -k ♦ I -k -k -k ■k -k + -k I -k -k ■k -k -k .j 1 i HM3 QM3 HM3 Noel Lopez Joshua McCormack-Whittemore Michael Veredas Whittier, CA Santa Maria, CA Lincoln, CA PN3(SW) Alberto Patino-Ramirez Los Angeles, CA SN Michael Begley Pinellas, FL « k k k ♦ -k ♦ -k -k -k k -k k -k ■k -k j -k k - B . - i y i HN YNSN(SW) SA(S V) QMSA Che Berry Kevin Henderson Garfield Allender Kahalli Bolden Carson, CA West Memphis, TN Baltimore, MD Houma, LA i iYJ7im i . rv j i Y i ii ii;3 Operations Department i OC Division lonboard BUNKER HILL the Information Systems Technician (IT) deal with a vast array of communications equipment and know-how. The equipment includes local area networks, EHF terminals, ship-to-ship communications, and many other pieces of equipment that help to complete BUNKER HILLs mission. In addition to the equipment importance, the Information Technicians also provide a consistent influx of message traffic to supply personnel with accurate and imperative information for situational awareness and decision making ability for the mission at hand. As well as the message traffic component, Information Technicians also provide the crew with a communication bridge to talk with their families and friends back home by means of electronic mail. Chief Austin sums Information Systems Technicians in one simple saying, you can talk about us, but you can t talk without us. OD Division First Division is comprised of the hardest working sailors in all of PACFLT. During seven months of flight quarters, replenishments at sea, small boat operations, and in the waters of Iraq as coxswains for the USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) riverine detachment, our Boatswains Mates and hard-charging deck seamen helped BUNKER HILL to accomplish the entire spectrum of modem naval seamanship evolutions. We could also be found on the bridge twenty four hours a day underway, where we stood vigilant watch as Helmsmen, Lee Helmsmen and as Boatswain s Mates of the watch. From the bullnose to the flight deck, we worked hard to ensure that BUNKER HILL looked like the pride of the cruiser navy and of the entire San Diego waterfront. It s been a pleasure, shipmate, to work with and for you, and First Division will always remember our WESTPAC 2002 - 2003 and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM experiences as some of the best we ' ve ever had! OI Division 01 division consists of 30 Operational Specialists who call BUNKER HILL s Combat Information Center their home. During WESTPAC 2002 2003 we were involved in every evolution from the Tomahawk Strikes to Green Crown. Standing watch twelve hours a day was routine for us in the Arabian Gulf. Operational Specialists take great pride in maintaining the surface and air picture not only for BUNKER HILL, but the entire Battle Group. Operation Iraqi Freedom is something that no one in the division will soon forget. As deployment ends we take with us memories and friends that will last a lifetime. OI division can confidently say that BUNKER HILL did it with style and pride. CM Division Signals Warfare Division (OM) is chartered with providing early indications and warnings to CIC, the TAO, and the Battle Group...fielding intelligence that extends past the ship s own sensors. During the 2002-2003 deployment to the Arabian Gulf, BUNKER HILL s Signals Warriors processed and disseminated over 6000 messages, and collected over 8000 signals of interest in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH and IRAQI FREEDOM. Some critical issues reported on included (CENSORED], the build up of [CENSORED] in [CENSORED], political instability in [CENSORED], movement of [CENSORED] throughout [CENSORED], and increased activities by [CENSORED] in order to [CENSORED] against [CENSORED). yj i iviMuii ITKSVV) Ronnie Simpson St. I.ouis. MO IT2(SVV) Ericli Hulse Reno, NV ITSN Kelvinder Grewai Selma, CA ¥ -¥ ■¥■¥■¥ ¥-¥■■¥ 1. ■¥-¥■¥, ■¥ ■¥ -¥■¥■¥■ r: 1 1 ¥ ■¥ ¥■ ¥ ■ ¥ ¥ ¥ : M ¥ ¥ ¥ ■¥ ■¥ i ■¥ ¥ ' ¥ ¥ ■ ' ' ■i¥ ¥ ■ m Brian Everwein Huntsville. TX ITKSW) Steve Ricketts Lebanon, IN IT2(SVV) Vincent Iglesas Queens. NY ir2(SW) Jose Perez Brookhn, NV ■¥¥■¥ ' ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥-; ¥ ■¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥£ 1 ¥ ¥ ¥ ' : ¥ ¥-1 ' ■ ¥ ¥-¥ ic ' B M P TSN Christian Stahl Pittsburgh, PA ITSA Justin Martin San Antonio, TX F. ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ % 5 ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥W i JS IT2(SW) Kent Dempsey San Diego, CA IT2(SVV) Rashad Dennis Brookivn, NV ■¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ fl 1 ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ t • ¥ ¥ ¥. ' ¥ i K KSbJI ' 1 l j jQla r M 1 r IT3 Milton Chavez Vuma, AZ IT3 Thomas Varwood Greenbelt, MD Not Pictured: IT2 Bryant Leary Sacramento, CA OC Division ■ 1 ■ r 1 UL. LFi Vision ■¥ ■¥■ ■¥ ■¥ ■¥■¥■¥■ +c -K -K 1 i M ¥ ♦ -K -K • : + ♦ -X ITKSW) Ronnie Simpson St. Louis, MO III Brian Evenvein Huntsville. TX ITKSW) Steve Ricketts Lebanon. IN ITKSW) Kent Denipsey San Diego, CA IT2(SW) Rashad Dennis Brooklyn, NY -k -K ; -n -K E • -K - t c -K t • -K r b 1 i M 1 II2(S M incent Ijiiesas Queens, NY IT2(SW) Jose Perez Brookixn, NY IT3 Milton Chavez Yuma, AZ IT3 Thomas Yarwood Greenbelt, MD Not Pictured: IT2 Bryant Leary Sacramento, CA OC Division r ■s 1 U [ fi iUL KJU UIVIMUII OI Division OSKSVV) Mark Weber San Diego. CA OSKSW) Enrique Montecinos San Antonio. T OSKSW) Scott Quinn Side Lake, MN OS2 Kevin Barry San Diego. CA OS2 Reginald Duncan Detroit, MI OSKSW) Robert Hanson Lansdale. PA OS2(SW) Andres Hernandez Phoenix. AZ prr ' 4J BI OS2 Jose Hernandez Santa Ana. CA ()S2(SW) Jeffrey Hineman Litliia Springs. GA ()S2(SW) Jason Howell Peoria, IL OS2 Brandon Kaines San Diego, CA OS2 Emmanuelle Lopez Los Angeles, CA OS2(SW Cory Maynard Inglewood, CA OS2 Calvin Olsen Axtell, NE OS2(SVV) Jacob Oostra Bellinghain. A ()S2 Jason Price Corpus Christi, TX ()S2(SW| John Sanchez Riverside, CA OS2(SW) Joseph Tichenor Owensboro, KY OS2(SW) Edwin Ventura San Diego, CA ()S2(SW) Dustin Wooldridge San Diego, CA v x i ivi:muii 1 -K • ( + -K H tW |K- i III -- -5; - C -)C -f -K -K -¥■■¥■ ¥ -¥ ¥ s fr - 1 i IP - ()S3(S V) Henry Brown Rosenberg. TX OS3(SW) Cornelius Klonip Fresno, CA ()S3 Ryan O ' Connor San Diego, CA Not Pictured: OS2(SW) Demaries Green Kansas City, KS OSS A Justin Bogenschutz Salt Lake City, UT Not Pictured: OS2 George Williams Compton, CA OI Division wivi uivision ' ■¥ -K - t ' -tt -K -♦( ' -¥ ■ . : i CTOKSW) Craig Anderson Raliegh. NC James Dement Tillanook. OR CTMKSVV) Joshua Garstka Eureka. CA EWKSW) Robert Hutton Medford. OR ISKSW) Brian Schell IUr ick, FA - t ■¥■ 1 •• .« O a |j If CTAKSW) Gregory Voloski Granite Citv, IL m p:vv2(SW) Jeffrey Huskey Wichita, KS CT02(S V) David Lafranchise Annapolis, MD CTR2(S V) Charles Otto VVillmar, MN -K + -H ■ U 1 1 c ro2 Christopher Speer Little Hilltop. TX + - :•; -K -K + t ¥ M id ■i ws- ..y S ■ M f - t S tm : -tt -It ¥ •¥ ¥ m II -tf - ii g ¥ ¥. -tt V m 1 ' 1 m EVVl(SW) Daniel Meaney Oehvein. lA CTM2 James Lum Chino Hills. CA ASa H Qois w w 1 v kU H E V3 CTR3(S V) KVV3 c ro3 CTR3 )onnie (nbson Ernesto (iomez Matthew Hess Daniel .McCracken Timothv Sessions Rosslayn, NM P ' ajardo. Puerto Rico Presten. ID Avon. IN Las Vegas, NV OM Division 1 yfl Uivi division Supply Department S-l Division Stores Division The Fleet s Finest is responsible for all material support aboard USS BUNKER HILL. This includes but not limited to the Fire Control systems, Weapons systems, Engineering plant and Helicopter repair parts. Throughout the entire deployment, S-l division processed over 3,000 requisitions and expended over 2.5 million dollars. During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, the outstanding support was key in BUNKER HILL meeting all of its time sensitive missions during the initial strike against Iraq. This wouldn t be possible without the expertise and enthusiasm of BUNKER HILL s storekeepers. In addition to providing material support the divisional personnel contributed by standing bridge, low visibility, force protection, and mine watches an also served as members of the flight deck crew. S-l Division is led by SKCM (SW AW) Williamson. With his leadership and motivation, the entire division qualified as Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists (ESWS). Moreover, S-l s leading petty officer, SKI (SW) Townsend, is the recipient of the command s Senior Sailor of the Year for calendar year 2002. S-2 Division Food Service Division offers delicious meals to every man and woman on board USS BUNKER HILL; a delightful experience for all who eat in this fine Food Service Establishment. S-2 is known for ice cream socials and monthly birthday meals with a delicious steak dinner and a decorated cake, coupled with the singing of a birthday song. To break the monotony, S-2 prepares with pride various theme meals such as. Taste of Italy , a touch of Asia, New Jersey deli subs, pizza nights, Mexican dinners and the Southern Nights. The delivery and breakdown of stores is always an experience. A Menu Review Board is held monthly on board BUNKER HILL. This helps S-2 division assess where we need to improve. Each division provides a representative who recounts their dining experience; the over vhelming conunent is al vays, A great place to eat . S-2 is headed by LCDR Dickinson Supply Officer, LTJG Choe Food Service Officer, MSC(S W) Claudio Leading Mess Management Specialist, MSI (SW) Villo Leading Petty Officer, MS2(SW) Fernandez Jack Of the Dust, MS2(SW) Novak Wardroom Supervisor, MS2 Tate Watch Captain, MS3 (SW) Huntington DCPO, MS3 (SW) Miller Wardroom Petty Officer, MS3 Brown cook on watch, MSSN(SW) Patterson cook on watch, MSSN Saperstein records keeper, MSSN Jones cook on watch, MSSN Donka baker on watch, and MSSN Lowen cook on watch. S-3 Division The SH s have been busy throughout WESTPAC 2002 2003. We have sold over $430,000 worth of Ship s store and soda machine merchandise. We have given over 3000 hair cuts and washed over 70,000 pounds of laundry. Even though we have done all of this we still managed to have a little fun. We were also able to turn over $50,000.00 in profits to our MWR fund due to sale in the Ships store. S-3 personnel deserve a special thanks, SHI (SW) Marinan, SH2 (SW) Duran, SH3 (SW) Duque, SH3 Martinez, SH3 Lightfoot, SH3 Hanes for all of the hard work and long hours put forth while on this deployment. S-4 Division During the past seven months of deployment, the disbursing office provided service to an average crew of 358 members. We supported an average of 250 members on Spit Pay Option which represents a 69.83% of the total crew and made local payments to the ATM at Sea for a total amount of $462,175.00. Disbursing was available for customer service and checks cashing 6 days a week from Monday thru Saturday and also provided check cashing services during port visits. We cashed personal checks for our crew members for a total amount of $383,189.00 during this deployment. Also, paid dealers bills for goods and services in the amount of $154,588.00 during our visits to foreign ports. The disbursing office processed a total of 3,050 pay documents that were originated either by personnel or our own customer service. We paid a combined total of 76 travel settlements and advances for new check ins and members going on PCS and TAD travel. We had one DITS inspection and two cash verification audits both with a grade of outstanding. k: ± i iviMuii ¥ ¥ • • ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥, ¥ ¥ yi 1 If ♦ -n + ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ t ¥ ¥ ' m 1 ■■ ■-J 1 jKiii 9 1 i ' A ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ■ i ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ t ¥ ¥ • ¥ ¥ ¥ ' SKKSVV) Lee Townsend Greenville. MI SKKSW) Francisco Garcia Los ngeles. CA Sk2(S V) Edison Cobar San Francisco, CA SK2(SVV| Alexander Conge Riverside, CA ¥ ¥ ¥ ■¥ ¥ ¥ ¥m - t ¥ ¥ KB ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ -t ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ fSi ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥m ■ 1 ¥ ¥ ■ ¥ ¥ ¥ ' ' M y 1 s 1 1 J . 5 t 1 J. SK3(S V) Michael Solomikin Hershev, PA SK3(SVV) (Jeorge Williams Tuscaloosa, AL 11 ¥ ¥ ' Mil 1 1 4ii ¥ ¥ I ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ % ¥ ¥ ¥ III t ¥ ¥ ¥ H ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ 4 ' W SK3(SVV) Anthony Zapf Fresno, CA PC3 John Mills Pipecreek, TX SK3(SW) Joey Fabunan San Diego, CA Not Pictured: SK2(SVV) Henry Bravo-Fernandez Trenton, NJ Not Pictured: SK2(SW) Oliver Deseo San Diego. CA SI Division -jjiM iun ' tm . iJiBt nOL A-rMK.L-fc i.{. S2 Division A i Y i:5iuii;5 SHKSW) Michael Marinan Simsburv. CT -J ' -K + -tf - f + DKKSW) Jaime Gonzalez San Juan, Puerto Rico SHKSW) John Duran Sacramento. CA SH3(S V) Kommel Duque Dededo, ( uani SH3 Todd Hanes Bowling (ireen. KY ■ ■■ ' ■ t - m T a -K -x ■ b y ■■t [iiN 1 SH3 SH3 DKSN lohn Lightfoot Nathaniel Martinez Vajira Ano Houston. TX Las Vegas. NV Saraburi. Thailand m i3i K I . S3 S4 Divisions The HSL-45 Detachment Five Lonewolves made the most of their opportunity to serve onboard USS BUNKER HILL from May 2002 to June 2003. Starting with Week One Workups the Bunker Hill Lonewolf team worked together to train aircrew, aircraft maintainers, and flight deck crew for the demanding environment they would encounter in the Arabian Gulf. The hard work paid off. The Air Department flew over 1100 hours and 390 sorties during the seven-month deployment. Over 900 hours were in direct support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM. High paced flight operations began the day the BUNKER HILL arrived in the Arabian Gulf. Adhering to a Mission First philosophy, the Air Department flew everything from medical evacuations to vertical replenishment to surface surveillance. When Operation IRAQI FREEDOM began, the Detachment Five Lonewolves flew multiple missions up the Khawr abd Allah River to the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq, conducting armed surveillance and escort missions in support of mine clearance and humanitarian aid operations. Up vintil the time they left the Gulf, Detachment Five flew daily surveillance missions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Air Department s accomplishments went beyond the airspace of the Arabian Gulf. Nine major phase inspections were performed on Lonewolf 46 and Lonewolf 57 while at sea. Eight Air Department sailors earned their Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS) pins and one earned the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) pin resulting in 100% warfare qualification of Air Department personnel. The maintenance performed on the aircraft resulted in a 100% sortie completion rate for Operation IRAQ FREEDOM. Whether measured in hours flown, maintenance readiness, or mission accomplishment, Detachment Five s performance throughout the CONSTELLATION Strike Group s deployment was exceptional, making them the go to LAMPS detachment from the day they left San Diego. I.( l)R Richard O ' Connell Chicago, IL Stacey Prcscott Parkville. MO ■ jt J, H ■ . r ( -«t ■ -K V -k - -t( -K i t. M -¥■ - M ■¥ ■ t t -H -H -♦( + -K + Is i 3 ' V- i ;2 LT LI LT LT ADCS(AVV) lason Carranza Sandra Ennor Rebecca Fosha Jara Tripiano Reynaldo Ducot Dayton, CA Westminster, MI) Colorado Springs, CO Waconia, MN Canlubang, Laguna, PI .3HSL 45 DET 5 AMKAVV SVV) John Hull Corpus Christi, TX ADl(AVV) David Davidson Colorado Springs. CO AMKAVV) Caleb Nation Redlands. CA AVV1(AVV S V NAC) Chuck Simpson Lvnwood, CA AE2(A V) Aaron Baker Bentonville, AR - f ■ .. ♦( + -K ■ ( -K t M M ■¥ 1 r P -tf -f -X - im. -K -tt E ► t - « ♦ ■ -K -K ■:; i 3 1 1 i M2(A V) Matthew Bertschinger Westminster. CO A02(AW) Alwin Bing Caddo Mills, TX V I 2( ) Allen karna Bismark. ND AZ2(AW SW) Marcus Moore Chicago. IL AW2(NAt7A V) Joshua Nichols Springville. CA AE2(AW) Maurice Shelton Palmdale. CA AW2(NAC AW) Juan Toole Lexington Park, MD AD3(AW) Richard Herrick Hennessey. OK AD3(AW) Bill McDonald Lancaster, CA AM3(AVV) Jason Morris Antioch. CA AT3(A V Lincoln Sinclair Los Angelas. CA J M Uj X •J HSL 45 DE 1 5 mt | .( W •«3B!s M Frtcyfa QuctMg TA i ft;?gp vg;?r;?eio I 4 V B55 I R Rn i l PI c MO M 1 T.K ; Jordan M, . - k- C ' MKRt HTli sailors. thfs o.ai s5iaini PatrkS. ' vlV wa spent oolohraf! in t- n thcPolrsh A«i iliai Ship n, W nhi? | uhlicl {JN a K int rraininc t  Uirk n with -o alir on tVvocs. the fCflm wav prcpannc f i Mxi rraininc. Thi r i w ms of K n and one kjgtsrks asNtstani u orc p«- inc Jo the OR? CZF.RNK ' Kl to , nrrihiirron to what u oiik1 become Operation Iraqi Freedom. The te ms mrssnin was stv ' n to he the rvc Khai T .«Vhd .Mlah i ' K. . ) water « ; the at .i which allows the fk- w oi hiimanitanan atd to the Iraqi - le-adinc «p to Operatton Iraqi PreoA- m S commencemeni . the te-amv conducted s inrK oi the lasi Mardmps N d h llnite Nations Seciirir Council Rcsolunonv 1 and J5 . These Mardmcs v ' ere done m suppt '  rt nroirram .desiirned h the linited Naruirrs to allow the oil rich naruin to teed its people throtich the oil im was sadh under-iitili 70d h the now crnmhlinc le-adership ol Iraq, . fter directing all ships m the vhori to proc-eed to-ar ) pon other than Iraq, the tc-anris he an then nevi mission. h! puhlk-iTe-d w-ar loofrtltic on the horbon. man Iraqi ci ilians and some military decided to le i :tte.rw.a . leading from I)mm O i w the Northern . rabwin Otilf. w .a iaNe route to exit the narion. ■ d onto x ' ssels irnown Dhows. Dhows are peneralh 60 toet in length and are oomm - nl used in the I nd snrvall -carijo transport . The teams asstste.d in the iroctH ' n of these Dhows from the K . w aterw a t ' an Iraq. In ihe -da s le ing «p o the w-ar, rrvan of these Dhows w e.re pushed at crunp Mni oui of the - [larrol hoaJs. lirics he an. the K. .iV was clared a mine dariger area as the result of a rk ' n-militar tug N at and fvs. ' ith this claridesrine form of w-aitare being utilized b Iraq, the K. . needed to be secured by - inits. one of whk-h w- the te m from i S Bl iNKER HTLL. The teams operated 24 Ix-virs a da up the in Iraqi territorial w-aters. The se jurir patrols e.re undertaken in supp«.- n of mine clearance in the K. . « theK. . w-asclearedofmines. humanitarian aid arrive i in IlmmQasronMard the RF. STR G Al .1 . AH . D. iof humanitarian aid. the BI TsER HTLl. te m mission was complete. The team members incliKled: LT lilter. EVS Williams. ENS Cole. ETC R tse. BMl Breden. BM: Lac . R : NaxaiTO. R : Reaxis. } •! mis. STG: Vlicer. TT: Pere?. PG Finne . CSE? Rkts. CtVI3 X ' illiams. EN5 .lohns in. FN. Stanlex . STC. firide. and VISS. Jones. FORWARD DEPLOYED by LTJG Jordan M. Cole For 2 1 BUNKER HILL sailors, this year ' s Saint Patrick ' s Day was spent celebrating on the Polish Auxiliary Ship ORP CZERNICKL Described publicly as a joint training evolution with coalition forces, the team was preparing for much more than just training. The two teams of ten and one logistics assistant were going to the ORP CZERNICKI to make a different contribution to what would become Operation Iraqi Freedom. The teams mission was soon to be the clearance of the Khawr Abd Allah (KAA) waterway; the artery which allows the flow of humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people. In the days leading up to Operation Iraqi Freedom ' s commencement, the teams conducted some of the last boardings of vessels supported by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 661 and 986. These boardings were done in support of the food for oil program designed by the United Nations to allow the oil rich nation to feed its people through the oil trade. This program was sadly under-utilized by the now crumbling leadership of Iraq. After directing all ships in the United Nation ' s anchorage to proceed to any port other than Iraq, the teams began their next mission. With a highly publicized war looming on the horizon, many Iraqi civilians and some military decided to leave Iraq. The KAA waterway, leading from Umm Qasr to the Northern Arabian Gulf, was a viable route to exit the nation. Many people loaded onto vessels known as Dhows. Dhows are generally 60 feet in length and are commonly used in the region for fishing and small cargo transport. The teams assisted in the direction of these Dhows from the KAA waterway to any port other than Iraq. In the days leading up to the war, many of these Dhows were pushed at gunpoint out of the waterway by Iraqi patrol boats. When hostilities began, the KAA was declared a mine danger area as the result of a non-military tug boat and barge releasing mines. With this clandestine form of warfare being utilized by Iraq, the KAA needed to be secured by many different units, one of which was the team from USS BUNKER HILL. The teams operated 24 hours a day up the waterway, deep in Iraqi tenitorial waters. The security patrols were undertaken in support of mine clearance in the KAA waterway. After the KAA was cleared of mines, humanitarian aid arrived in Umm Qasr onboard the RFA SIR GALLAHAD. With the arrival of humanitarian aid. the BUNKER HILL team mission was complete. The team members included: LT Sanchez. LTJG Miller. ENS Williams. ENS Cole, ETC Rose, BMl Breden, BM2 Lacy, FC2 Navarro, FC2 Reavis, FC2 Smith, STG2 Tunis. STG2 Micer, IT2 Perez, FC2 Finney. GSE3 Rios, GM3 Williams, EN3 Johnson, EN3 Stanley, STG3 Hershey, SN McBride, and MSSA Jones. tf- 4 ■ i 1 ■pwt-J.- 1 ■■ B ' 41 -H _ — ♦- . J i h v I jftu f ' - ' i ' ■ ' TPP L ■ 3 ' 9! 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