California (CGN 36) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1985 volume:

■i|||— ■IIMIMUM ■! r . 1 ■WTMiTMaa . USS CALIFORNIA (CGN 36) WESTPAC 1985 A PICTORIAL LOG OF THE . CALIFORNIA ' S FIRST WESTERN PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT i J -U i Ml k jXjpi«-. — rji 1 . ML.. [ J!l|pBB«B(| fl«a ■ «! ■ v i i -i ■ s rJf BBti i i- - Jl - ' 9 l iJ KW Ac i l 1 . r rsL 1 • ' ' ' fOl H : - 1 ' liir Q BZB mp%. i.Jk ' u ' ' I W K 3 Il MM. mp P K£i l4 I, . 9 «, ■ ' 5s i i 5 ■ lyJIl cfc I b--- — r — ■ — - fl ' ' mm -i ijtt y I gu. - te 1 ill m I Q MOKIING HCASoL 119  • ■ T •i 1 p ? 1 P H -r ,, fi B  j a- ■ lit:. _.. • -i __. l 1 [ i jiSi -. irJ. ] iff ■ , ix •JL-fA . --- M P tiOSMOKiM Wii f Ji! ' M M ' W ' 1 i H 1 . 4 11 PAKISTAN 25-30 APRIL THE COMMANDING OFFICER imtL- : . -. ' ' Vj CAPTAIN GAYLORD O. PAULSON Captain Gaylord O. Paulson grew up and attended high school In Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He attended the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and was graduated in Decennber 1961 with a bachelor ' s degree in Chemistry. He received his commission as Ensign, U.S. Navy, through the NROTC program. His first tour of duty was on board USS Nicholas (DD-449) where he served as Electronics Material Officer and Communications Officer until January 1964. After completing the Department Head Course, U.S. Naval Destroyer School, Newport, Rhode Island, in July 1964, Captain Paulson served as Engineer Officer, USS Perkins (DD- 877) homeported in San Diego, California. In April, 1967, he completed a year of nuclear power training at Mare Island, California, and Saratoga Springs, New York. He then served on board USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as Reactor Controls Division Officer, Reactor Controls Assistant and Reactor Refueling Coordinator during Enterprise ' s refueling overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia In September 1970 he reported to the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. California. He completed requirements for a Masters Degree in Ocean Physics in August 1972. After completing the Prospective Executive Officer Course, Newport, Rhode Island, he relieved as Executive Officer, USS England (CG 22) as the first Mod Squad XO in Januray 1973 Captain Paulson returned to USS Enterprise in June 1974 and relieved as Engineer Officer. He left the Enterprise in June 1977 and reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington DC, as Head, Surface Nuclear Officer Placement Branch. He was relieved in January 1980. In June 1980 Captain Paulson relieved as Commanding Officer USS Merrill (DD 976) and was in command until December 1981. During this period, Merrill completed its first WESTPAC deployment and participated in numerous missile test programs including Tomahawk, OTH, and the upgraded Sea Sparrow system. On September 4, 1982, Captain Paulson relieved as Commanding Officer of the Norfolk, Virginia-based USS California. Under his command, the California changed its homeport to NAS Alameda, California; conducted special, independent operations in the Norther Pacific, and deployed on its first WESTPAC cruise Captain Paulson has completed ten deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean areas He is a qualified Naval Nuclear Engineer His awards include two Naval Commendation Medals, a Navy Achievement Medal and two Navy Unit Commendations. Captain Paulson is married to the former Marianne McPherson of San Diego. California. They have three children. Kathi, Linda, and Robert THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER ■ ♦ ' I % ' 0 COMMANDER GEORGE E. BIEDA The son of Edward and Felicia Bieda, Commander Bieda was born at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. An Air Force junior, he grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and attended high school in Waipahu Hawaii, where he graduated in 1965. Four years later he was commissioned an Ensign, U.S. Navy, after receiving a bachelor ' s degree in Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. The following year he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School where he completed a master ' s degree in Oceanography in 1970. That same year he attended the Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, California, before attending AlW prototype training in 1971 at Idaho Falls, Idaho. Later in 1971 he reported aboard the USS Truxton (CGN 35) where he served as Auxiliaries and Electrical Division Officer for two years. He then served two years on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) completing his tour as Chemistry and Radiological Controls Officer there in 1976. For the next two years he was Nuclear Cruiser Material Officer for COMNAVSURFPAC In San Diego, California. He left that position in 1978 to attend the Destroyer Department Head Training Course at Newport, Rhode Island, before returning to the USS Enterprise in 1979 as Main Propulsion Assistant. His last tour of duty before reporting aboard the USS California as Executive Officer on April 17, 1984, was at CINCPACFLT, Honolulu, where he served on the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board between 1981 and 1983. In addition to nine medals relating to his Vietnam War service. Commander Bieda holds the Meritorious Service medal, the Navy Commendation medal and the Navy Achievement medal. He is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Esther Joy Cayetano, the daughter of David and Fely Cayetano of Ewa Beach Hawaii. They have two sons, Edward and David. THE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF MASTER CHIEF MATTHEW A. LONG Born in Midland City, Alabama, GMTCM(SW) Matthew A. Long enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Slocomb High School, Slocomb, Alabama, in May 1962. His first duty assignment was served aboard the NAS Alameda, California- based USS Midway (CVA 41). He made two WESTPAC cruises before attending Gunnery School at Great Lakes, Illi nois, in early 1966. Once, he had completed transition training for MK-16 Anti-Submarine Rocket Launching Systems (ASROC), he served for two years on USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869). In September 1969 he reported to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia, as an instructor in Counterinsurgency and Survival, Escape, Resistance, and Evasion (SERE), this was followed by an instructor tour in January 1971 at the Gunnery Class B School at Great Lakes. GMTCM(SW) Long then reported to the USS California (DLGN 36) subsequently instrumental in the formulation of shipboard Personnel Qualification Standards and in the infc giiKin iiiMiaJiiiii«w ship ' s armament for California-class ships. In July 1974 he enrolled in the Navy ' s Associate Degree Completion Program (ADCOP). He graduated in December 1975 with an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Management from Pensacoia Junior College. During February 1976, Master Chief Long reported aboard USS Bausell (DD-845) where he carried out the duties of Weapons Department Leading Petty Officer, ASW Division Officer, and Command Master Chief until the ship ' s decommissioning in May 1978. In mid- 1978 he attended Human Resource Management School in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1979 he assumed the duties of Human Resource Management Specialist and Command Master Chief at HUMRESMANCEN, San Diego. California. Then, in May 1982, GMTCM(SW) Long assumed the duties as Command Master Chief aboard USS Coral Sea (CV 43). Just more than two years later he again reported aboard the USS California as Command Master Chief, the senior enlisted advisor to the Commanding Officer for all policies and matters concerning the enlisted community. . His decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Efficiency E , five Good Conduct Awards, National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal. Cross of Gallantry (with Palm), and the Vietnam Campaign Medal (with device). He also wears the Enlisted Surface Warfare Cutlasses and large Command Master Chief Badge. He is married to the former Maxine McCoy of Lonoke, Arkansas. They have three children. A WESTPAC THAT WASN ' T Originally slated for the summer of 1984, California ' s first WESTPAC was reschedule in the 1 1th hour in order for the Golden Grizzly to participate In a special surveillance mission conducted off the Eastern coast of the Soviet Union. The summer of 84 will be remembered by most crewmembers for the cold air and calm seas native to the Kamchacka peninsula. While all hands put in extra hours to make the mission a success, the uniqueness of the assignment had it ' s obvious advantages. Going topside one could observe various ships and crafts of the USSR and KGB keeping close watch of every move the California made - a field day for photographers. The mission also afforded the crew a rare opportunity to see a soviet country at close range with the Petropavlosk land- scape clearly visible from 14 miles. Just after 9 a.m. February 22, 1985, the USS California, a nuclear- powered guided-missile cruiser, left NAS Alameda, California, to join the USS Constellation (CV 64) and eight other ships for the California ' s first Western Pacific Indian Ocean deployment as part of Battle Group Delta. The Golden Grizzly , whose crew had proven the ship ' s outstanding anti-air warfare capability during a record-setting VANDALEX missile- firing exercise the second day of the cruise, was anti-air warfare commander for the Battle Group. She steamed forwardmost in the Group, providing air, surface and submarine protection throughout the six-month cruise. Along the 50,000 mile track of the cruise, the California made seven port calls. The first of these - at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - came a few days after the Golden Grizzly ' s demonstration of its mastery of reactor safety procedures during an operational reactor safety examination (ORSE). The six days in port provided relief from the 25 foot seas which had rocked and pitched the ship for nearly two weeks. After leaving Hawaii, the California stopped at Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, and Singapore before passing through the Strait of Malacca into the Indian Ocean where the task force spent the summer on patrol in the Northern Arabian Sea. While in the Indian Ocean, the California stopped at Karachi, Pakistan, and Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. The ship called at HMAS Sterling, near Perth, Australia, before returning to Subic Bay, R.P., and Pearl Harbor on its way back to NAS Alameda. The Golden Grizzly moored at its homeport August 24, 1985. The Golden Grizzly began its naval service nearly 12 years ago at Norfolk, Virginia, two-and-a-half years after Mrs. Richard M. Nixon christened the warship there in September 1971. For ten years it steamed the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans from this port, serving three times as a unit of the Sixth Fleet and twice as part of the Seventh Fleet. The summer of 1977 California was selected to represent the United States Surface Fleet at the Silver Jubilee Naval Review at Portsmouth, England. More than 150 warships from 18 nations participated in the event which commemorated the 25th Below: A rare view of a super- structureless California (DGLN 36) on its maiden launching. 1971. year since Queen Elizabeth ' s coronation. Two years later, when conservative moslems intensified their revolt against the Shah of Iran ' in Decennber 1979, California, with the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the USS Texas (CGN 39) interrupted its routine Mediterranean cruise to steam from Livorno, Italy, to the coast of Iran in the Northern Arabian Sea. The three ships made the 12,000 mile trip in 18 days. They stayed on patrol in the Indian Ocean for five months, returning to Norfolk from the 80,000 mile, nine month deployment In May 1980. The following year, upon returning to Norfolk from its second Indian Ocean cruise via the Panama Canal, the Golden Grizzly became the first nuclear powered surface ship to circumnavigate the earth since the USS Enterprise Task Force completed Operation Sea Orbit in 1964. In September, 1983, four months after finishing an extensive 16 month overhaul, the California left Norfolk for the last time. The ship went to Montego Bay, Jamacia, its final Atlantic port o ' call, and then steamed via the Panama Canal to its new homeport, NAS Alameda, California. Since arriving at NAS Alameda October 6, 1983, the Golden Grizzly has spent 383 days away from its homeport on 12 separate cruises. Of these days, more tham 30 were spent near the coast of the Soviet Far East where the California conducted special, independent operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the summer of 1984. The California ' s armament is comprised of two Tartar D Missile Batteries, two Quad Harpoon Launchers, two Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff Launchers, two 5 54 Caliber Lightweight Guns, one Eight-Cell Anti-Submarine Rocket Launcher, four Anti- Submarine Torpedo Tubes, and two Vulcan Phalanx Close-in weapons. Her length is 596 feet, and extreme breadth is 61 feet. Her full-load displacement is 10.000 tons. With _ propulsion from two nuclear reactors. the California ' s top speed is more than 30 knots. Her fuel capacity is enough to provide power for 13 years of normal operation, and the production capability of her distilling plants is 34,480 gallons per day. The California has received a total of 30 E awards. i i ' n«nriMniMfP rmtf¥iB ' Wiiiiiiii— ■■■MiBBiB 11 COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT I LCDR Robert Learner The Combat Systems Department is responsible for all weapons aboard and for the equipment used to store, test and deploy them. It is also responsible for all aspects of anti- submarine warfare, including the maintenance and operation of CALIFORNIA ' S sonar system. WG, the Ordnance Division, is comprised of personnel in the GMG GMM ratings. As cannon-cockers, their profession is one of the Navy ' s oldest. The gunner ' s job consists of the maintenance, preservation and repair of various electric, electronic, hydraulic and mechanical ordnance systems. WC Division, comprised of fire- control technicians, operates and maintains the missile and gun directors in addition to the ship ' s target-tracking radars. It also operates and maintains the ship ' s close-in weapons system. Phalanx. WD Division is comprised of CALIFORNIA ' S NTDS computer technicians. WS Division operates and maintains the ship ' s sonar system. 23 WG DIVISION GMGC Carleton Russell GMG1 Marc Thompson GMG1 John Patton GMG2 James Craycraft GMG2 Cyril Laurent GMG2 Gerald Ryan GMG2 Jeffrey Thomas GMG3 Ronald Billmyre GMG3 Anthony Ellas GMG3 Donald Moore GMG3 James Neal GMG3 Shane Steffen GMGSN Jon Chapman GMGSN Charles Mack 24 WC DIVISION LTJG Ken Wilson FTCS FCCM Davis FCC John Dennett FCC Fred See FC1 Larry Vernon FCl Michael Luttrell FC2 James Cress FC2 Alan Haflner FC2 Dale Holiday FC2 Kevin Kenney FC2 Scott Kilborn FC2 Clyde Layton FC2 David Leal FC3 Donald McBride FC2 Tom Miskowski FC2 Charles Moncrief FC2 Shawn Moore FC2 Dwayne Rutfner FC2 John Schlink FC2 Ronald Smith FC2 David Thornton FC2 John Wilson FC3 Thomas Blandford FC3 David Faber FC3 Owen Gray FC3 Joel Timm FC3 Scot Young FCSN Darrel Cheney FCSN Robert Powers FCSN Kevin Stedman FCSN Sam Turner FC3 Tracy Watts FCSN Glenn Nelson mm 25 STGC Robert Gibbons STG1 Morris Kremmer STG1 Michael Horn STG1 Tracy Simons STG2 Mark Brown STG2 Jerald Corneli STG2 Stephen Haney STG2 Ron Hanson STG2 Mark Keller STG3 Brett Bennett STG3 Nathan Dunn STG3 Joe McKinney STG3 Darrell Moseley STG3 Frank Rosato STGSA Marc Bush STGSA Denny Kasinger WS DIVISION TM3 William Vega STG3 Richard Poison r A 26 WE DIVISION i ETCS Andrew Searfoss ET1 William Clarke ETl Jackie Langer ETl George Penzenik ET2 Ron Oelaney mmmmmm ET2 Frank Garrett ET2 Bradley Green ET2 Edward Rowland ET2 Mitch Showers ET2 James Stepp ET3 Scott Berger ET3 Tim Jorgenson ET3 Michael Reihl ET3 William Welch ETSN Eric Emerson ETSN Jeffrey Shannon ET3 James Harris li ii DS3 Bobby Henderson DS3 Jeff Wedgeworth DS3 Robert Wimmer DS2 Greg McCullough DS2 Harri Rehnberg 27 - 29 EXECUTIVE, NAVIGATION AND MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS 30 The Navigation Department is responsible for the safe navigation of the ship. Under the direction of the navigator, quartermasters operate, care for and maintain CALIFORNIA ' S navigational equipment. Underv ay, the navigator advises the commanding officer and the officer of the deck as to the ship ' s movements. If the ship is running into danger, he will recommend a safe course to be steered. Quartermasters prepare the ship ' s log while the CALIFORNIA is at sea, and they ensure that the log is properly made and kept in port. The X-Division, also under the direction of the navigator, is responsible for maintaining personnel records of the ship ' s crew; supplying yeoman service to the CALIFORNIA ' S departments; running the ship ' s post office; maintaining the commanding officer ' s office; and providing other administrative services as the executive officer directs. The medical officer, a physician, is head of the Medical Department. He, and the corpsmen assigned under him, are responsible tor maintaining the health of the crew. 31 X DIVISION ENS Bill Castaneda NCC Chuck Taylor PNC Cirilo Reg YNC Roy Williams MAI Harold Kinney PN1 Jeff Underwood YN1 Melvin Sundita YN2 Marty Jones PN3 Rick Crabtree PN3 Steve Large YN3 Stephen Todd PCS Randy Sutton YNSN Gary Smith PNSN P.Tt Magee YNSA James Anderson YNSA Don Freeman 32 . ' K - r Tl LCDR Cli«ord Jones RP3 Larry Stidham COMMAND RELIGIOUS PROGRAM MrixctiJL 33 N DIVISION LT William Plail QMC Patrick Gillmer QM1 Tommy Cunningham QW2 Alton Mackey QM3 Roger Elkins QM3 Thomas Felton QM3 Paul Pollard QM3 Robert Williams QMSN Michael Benlield Hifiifii 34 H DIVISION LT Timothy Bonatas HMC Raymond Dehaven HM1 Dave King HM2 Jerry Espirito HM3 Eric Conn HN Andre Kellman 35 f J -ft v- 36 s 2W2-0-L FRt8t-f8T HOIV 37 ■till 38 I LCDR Thomas Gregory The Engineering Department is responsible tor the operation, care and maintenance ot all propulsion and auxiliary machinery, the control of damage, and the accomplishment of repairs which are beyond the capacity of the repair personnel or equipment of other departments. A-Division is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the ship ' s auxiliary machinery, air conditioning and refrigeration system, boats and diesel generators. R- Division is responsible for making repairs, welding and maintenance of damage control equipment. E- Division maintains the ship ' s internal communications systems, gyros and electrical system. RC Division is responsible for the control and instrumentation of CALIFORNIA ' S twin nuclear reactor plants. RE-Division maintains the electrical and interior communications systems in these plants, while M-Division maintains the mechanical readiness of the reactor mechanisms. L-Division, responsible for radioactive material and its monitoring, also monitors plant chemistry. RT-Divison prepares newly arrived nuclear-trained personnel to meet basic nuclear engineering qualifications for service on CALIFORNIA. 39 R DIVISION LTJG Mark Johnson HTC Rodney Chipps EN1 Michael Wasley MR1 James Willianns HT1 Paul Vierela HT2 Danny Dunsmore HT2 Patrick Eckenrode HT2 Dale Gulledge r HT2 Ricky Lamphere HT2 Jimmy Larson HT2 R. L. Pluckett HT2 John Ward mm f HT2 Steve Watkins HT3 Vernon Helm HT3 Russ Laibach HTFA Michael Cavanagh ' li HTFA James Croyle HTFA Rodney Davis HTFA George Green HTFA William Kraus HTFA James Roles HTFA Aloysius Wymer HTFA Michael Williams FA John Reiss HT2 Dan Spoo HTFN Robert Rhoten ga m 40 |[ A DIVISION LTJG Michael Ernstes MM1 Billy Littrell EN2 Patrick Doolin WM2 Clinton Jackson EN3 David Dykes MM3 Kenneth Hains MM3 Jon Nelson MM3 Jeff Wagner MMFN John Brooks MMFN Ampoma DodI MMFN Pat Hendrickson MMFN Bryan Kipp MMFN Willis Williams FA Paul Nardella FA Michael Rodriguez FA Willie Seals FA Randall Willson MM1 Tony Conners EN2 James O ' Bryan MM3 Anthony Ellerbe MM3 Kevin Ferback wm m % MM3 Joey Roberson MMFN Lance Porter MMFN Joe Ramos FA Brian Hunk 41 LTJG Dennis McManus EMCS Larry Reed EMC William Stevens EM1 Michael Carter EMI David Keller mmmm EMI Joseph Leon EMI Jimmy Miles EMI Edward Otto EM2 Terry Lineberger EM3 William Bashor EM3 Troyce Brooks EM3 Paul Frambes EMS Charles Kendrick EMS John Kozlowski EMS Michael Lovett E DIVISION 42 Jftiiiife EM3 Kenneth Macke EM3 Daniel Sullivan EM2 Tom Vanburkleo EM3 Karl Vance EMS Clifton Watts FN Joe Beniot FN Dan Haney FN Mark Hartman FA Eric Cadwallader FA Nicholas Lehmann EW3 Michael McGuire EM3 Vincent Vitello EM3 Charles Wilson IC1 Rick Hamilton IC2 Joe Smith IC2 Ron Walsh IC3 Kevin Kneisel IC3 Donald Korndoerfer FR Arthur Tamras FA Jesse Samples 43 L DIVISION MMCS Lester McFarland MM1 Don Boss WM1 Bruce Busby MM1 Karl Johnson MM2 Bob Buls mm mm MM2 Michael Capps MM2 Mark Carver MM2 Victor Fileppi MM2 John Graham MM2 Gerard Hildebrandt MM2 Darren Long MM2 Mark Markovich MM2 Robert Reese MM2 William Welch MM2 David Winters MM3 Fred Caufield MM2 Greg Burkhart MM3 Greg Edwards Kj£ji 44 MM2 William Chesbrough MM3 John Ward MM3 Brian Wise LTJG Steven Dinoblle MMC David Chute MMC Dennis Dortch MM2 Charles Bowler MW2 William Cameron MM2 Blaine Firmin MM2 William Gray MM2 Mark Harris MW2 Timothy Hemmings MM2 Michael Hicks MM2 Brian Hill MM2 John Izzo MM2 Robert Jones MM2 Kirk Little MM2 J.P Werchand MM2 Daniel Nygren MM2 Marvin Padgett MM2 Paul Phelps MM2 David Ruegs egger MM2 Barry Thomas MM2 Daniel Trem MM2 Robert Wasson MM3 Robert Cameron MM3 Michael Dixon MM3 Jeff Falk MM3 Anthony Garcia MM3 Wayne Giauque WM3 James Heymans MM3 Mark Jannasch MW3 Paul Knittle MM3 Clint Miller MM3 Barry Putnam MM3 Eric Suratt MMFA Jeff Newsham MMC Alan Langendoerfer MM2 Michael Baxter 45 ETC Larry Johnson ETC Richard Lebeau ET2 Steven Arnold ET2 Darrell Beard ET2 Phillip Degenhart ET2 Edward Ickes ET2 Jeffery Hupp ET2 Daniel Laughman ET2 Michael Neiertz ET2 William Newcomer ET2 Neal Piatt ET2 Brandon Rietz ET2 Richard Scott ET2 Robert Tindall ET2 David Williams ET3 Gary Jones ET3 Scott Niskanen ET3 Donald Parker ET3 David Thomson ET1 Gregg Mulvaney ET2 Chris Busick ET2 Harland Howard ET2 Stephen Kipple ET2 Raymond Wise ET3 Michael Stockstead ET3 William Tolson RC DIVISION Of l f g;k M 46 47 ■I LT Daniel Janson LT Donald McMackin LT Jaron Matlow LTJG William Zipp ENS Daniel Shannon 49 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 50 , LCDR John Schaefer The Operations Department is responsible for the collection, evaluation and dissemination of combat and operational information. It is also responsible for the preservation and cleanliness of much of CALIFORNIA ' S exterior and for the equipment associated with deck seamanship. The Ol-Division, composed of operations specialists, conducts surface and air search. OT-Division collects, analyzes and disseminates intelligence information; in addition, it is responsible for the operation and maintenance of electronic warfare equipment. OC-Division, composed of radiomen and signalmen, operates CALIFORNIA ' S communication center and signal bridge. The First Division, whose duties Include all matters relating to deck seamanship, is responsible for the ship ' s boats; life rafts; ground tackle; rigging, fueling and provisioning at- sea gear; as well as for cleaning and preserving the ship ' s main deck and freeboard. LCDR Lawrence Jones. Jr. 51 1ST DIVISION LT Donald Kirkpatrick BMC William Robinson BM1 Charles Wolf BM1 John Riley BM2 Michael Cooly BM2 Fleming Gregory f tT BM2 Terry Hazen BM2 Artie Re BM3 Marty Hutchins BM3 Joe Juckett BM3 Steve Mullis SA Robin Abrahams SN Hector Bacetti SA Don Carlopoli SA Elvis Cooper SR Sean Dieger SN Marcus Ellison SN James Fulsom SA Cary Gillespie SA Richard Griffin 52 i SN Andy Groeneveld SN Craig Healy SR Edward Henley SN Henry Hernandez SN Zachary Long SA Sean Mace SN Willie Pitchford SN Dominic Pratt SR Kevin Robinson SA William Simons SR Brian Wegner BW2 Jeffery Hammons SA Michael Berg SN Donald Coffey SA Kevin Doss SA Felix Heckstall 53 LT Jack Matthews RMCS Esau Crosby RM1 Karl Larsen RM1 Stanley Moore RM2 Rick Abrahall RM2 Timottiy Leitzell RM2 Jerry Kinman RMS James Barnes RMS Larry Frazier RMS Neiver Guevara RMSN Thomas Baumker RMSN William Dick RMSN Shawn Leary RMSN Bobby Wheeler SMI Dennis Stephenson SM2 Steven Logan SMS Paul Leon SMS Doug Vought SN Charlie Hopkins SN Danny Hampton mmm OT DIVISION LT Roger Starski CTTC James Walters CTTl Joel Harnois CTA1 Earl Christensen CTM1 Anthony Delfin CT01 Ivlichael Huggins CTR1 Francis Menice CTT2 Jotin Baker CT02 Joe Behnke CT02 Patrick Bertrand CTR2 Al Peet CTR2 Ray Wick CTM3 Daniel Kervin CTT3 Kurt Gordon LTJG Scott TIedke EWC William lulcKay EW2 Robert Boyd EW2 Russ Davis EW2 Ivlarlin Ruhl EW3 Clarence Bigler EW3 Brian Barttiolomew EWSN Ttnomas Peake CTTC Jerald Knight EW3 Joseph Heagerty 01 DIVISION i mj g- g MwM LTJG Timothy Atkinson OSCS Michael Moody OSC James Lombardi 0S1 Robin Whitcomb 051 James Spano 052 Clifford Ails OS2 Myron Baker 0S2 Fred Baker OS2 Robert Franklin 0S2 Henry Goodwin OS2 Mark Hovis OS2 Rusty Jones 052 Joseph Renteria 053 Tony Allen OS3 Curtis Butler OS3 Randle Dixon OSS James Muggins OSS Douglas Leigh OSS James McPherson OSS Sammy Newcomer OSS Don Parker OSS Perry Pierce OSS William Rushworth OSS Darrell Schrock OSS Pete Smith OSS Donald Williams OSSN Ronald Canditf OSSN William Deiwert OSSN Mark Kittleson OSSN Rodney Shirey OSSN Rick Thompson OSSA John Bostick OSSA William Burgamy OSSA Anthony Gautier OSSA Kevin McGrew OSSA Brian McLaughlin 051 Arthur Tanega 052 Michael Ballard 0S2 Richard Kraniz OSS Melvin Spellman OSSA Wesley Wiedenbeck 56 DEPT. OFFICERS LT Thomas Brown SMC Richard Felly 59 LCDR David Rausch The Supply Department is responsible for accounting for CALIFORNIA ' S funds, supplies and equipment. Besides the ship ' s messes, it runs three shops and the ship ' s laundry and dry cleaning service. S-1 Division procures, receives, stores, issues and ships CALIFORNIA ' S stores and equipment. Its storekeepers keep the CALIFORNIA ' S books and operate a stores distribution center. S-2 Division runs the ship ' s four galleys and maintains CALIFORNIA ' S food stores. S-3, composed of ship servicemen, operates the ship ' s vending machines, the gedunk, the ship store, the barber shop and the laundry dry cleaning service. S-4 Division keeps the crev ' s pay records and disburses pay and allowances. 61 S-1 DIVISION ! SKC Jack Dunivin SKI Freeman Villarin SKI Louis Vasquez SKI Joe Sclafani SK2 Paul Sanetra SK2 William Smith SK3 James Collins SK3 Brian Crosbie SK3 Eddie Alvarez SKSN David Greisen SKSN Tyress Davis SKSA Jonathan Sumpter SKSA David Bartig 62 S-2 DIVISION ENS Neil Moseman MSCS John Sanders MSC Nestor Armado MSI Alfonso Talusik MSI Anacleio Salaguinto MSI Titus Yuen MSI Jessie Penatlor MS1 George Claus MS2 Reynaldo Kaiklian MS2 Johnnie Jones MS2 Lawrence Churchill MS2 Omar Arredondo MS2 Larry Reed MS2 Christopher Hampton MS3 Dennis Carey MS3 Pierre Wheaton MS3 Jeffery Edwards MS3 David Cook MSSN Michael Brackens MSSN Greg Hart 63 MSSN Eugene Carmen MSSN Warren HInes SN David Chautin MSSN Michael Diederich MSSA Jesse Hernandez MSSA Tim Quigg MSI Emilio Claudio MSSN Charles Tuell MSSA David Fiduccia MSSA David Cook 64 SHI Nazario Germano SH2 Bob Jamison SH3 Dardanello Noriega SH3 John Milinder SH3 Maurice Robinson SNSN Kevin Walker SHSN Harry Genero SHSN Guerry Harris SHSN Alan Herbert SHSN Ken Spearman S-3 DIVISION S-4 DIVISION LTJG Tom Anderson DKC Romeo Galeon DK2 James Cox DKSN Don Colby DKSN Jerry Sarate 65 66 .y.t f -« 1 1 U t COMDESRON 25 Accompanying the California on its first WESTPAC was Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Five, which used the Golden Grizzly as flagship. DESRON 25 attached upon arrival in Pearl Harbor, enabling its personnel to share the port calls and adventures along side the California ' s crew during the next five nnonths. DESRON 25 served as anti-surface warfare commander for Battle Group Delta, responsible for surveillance, detection, and protection from surface threats. Additionally, they maintained up to date plots on known unknown merchant activity. DESRON 25 was comprised of the Commodore, a Chief of Staff, Operations Officer,Combat Systems Officer, Material Officer, and enlisted personnel representing a variety of rates including OS, AG, RM, YN, and MS. Selected California crewmembers augmented the staff as well as sailors from the USS Arkansas (CGN 41) and USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16). Commander of Destroyer Squadron 25, Captain P. T. Duetermann, assumed command only a month before the deployment. A veteran of service on six Navy vessels since his commissioning at the Naval Academy in 1963, Captain Duetermann is well aquainted with the waters of the Western Pacific. His previous assignments included service on USS Morton (DD 948), USS Hull (DD 945), and USS Jouett (CG 29) during the Vietnam conflict. Captain Deutermann served as Commanding Officer of USS Tattnal (DDG 19) and has worked in Washington D.C. for both OPNAV and the CNO. In the latter assignment he served as Executive Secretary to the Chief of Naval Operations for Joint Chiefs of Staff matters. Captain Deutermann Is married to the former Susan C. Degenhardt of Gainesville. Florida. They have two children. fairaitli Avetmnol :2Lira.: ON WESTPACK ' 85 California moored or dropped anchor at six different ports. These portcalls allowed every hand a welcomed break in the normal routine and gave him a chance to explore foreign places. Whether it was surfing in Hawaii, shooting the Pagsanjan river in the Philippines or bouncing around Karachi in a buggy, each of these places held its own unique appeal; but wherever the ship stopped, shopping and picture snapping were always popular pastimes. When the ship finally headed home in August, it was a considerably heavier Golden Grizzly that returned to Alameda than had left there six months before. Every available stowage space was packed bulkhead-to-bulkhead with souvenirs and photo albums. 76 Wv Iw ' { ' % rtiMc y ,, i -r ikV. . - itf . The beaches of the tiny island Diego Garcia provided a place to relax and enjoy a picnic (above). Two stops in Hawaii gave the crew opportunities to sample sonne of the finest tropical fruits in the world (opposite top), imbibing a cool one was the perfect antidote to the year-round hot climate of the Philippines (Opposite center). Singapore, one of Asia ' s most renown crossroads, proved to be a good place to shop for handcrafted souvenirs (far right). Karachi, Pakistan, a Moslem city of more than four million people, was a unique cultural festival of exotic customs, goods, and architecture (center below). If it weren ' t for the ostriches and kangaroos, Perth, Australia could have easily been mistaken for an American city (below). MON (•IL ifttRHART ICMOli J« CTC CO ICHTIUNHAMP W EDMUNOi  [tRNIUl   tCNCW HUT S IKMtNTIt UT J« V tLUS ] (HIS EMMO 1 EUEm 4 EMEKT V IMEIIT i tNCIH tUlCtiON ) EltWIN A EtWIN ,J tSTEP C tSTtS J tSTlS I ITCHAIOW H tUllUC , r EVANS I ( tVANS ' A EVANS t O [VANS k A (WIU IT ED (UK Sx RMk W (K ENS CWm SKk CMk V UMk Sk Sk Sk Ik Sk fCjt [NS s Sk (T A J 0 AY I M CHAT W J OK AT J. 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Wk, ' 2 4 r. : ■ Lj m ? ■ ■bc-AI i I ll tJH . |i 95 ■ Tun I I rtv .iM ' irSDIAIN OCEAN c;s. ii nnq n ' j . 5 V 7 c; i p il , ■ NORTH p iriFfr PACIFIC OCEA!N V =. % SOl!Tf1 PACIFIC A special tip of the fisherman ' s hat to Seaman Apprentice Abrahams and various line handlers for snagging this 500 lb. prize while the ship was moored in Diego Garcia. WHAT A CATCH! iii«m« L FANTAIL T. FROLIC - - . 5 -2V 105 Minutes before California left Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for NAS Alameda on August 16. 71 tigers boarded the ship and settled in for the final week of the California ' s deployment. They boarded under the auspices of the Department of the Navy and USS California, which encouraged crewmen to invite tiger male relatives and friends to ride the ship in order to promote a complete understanding of the Navy ' s mission and the men who work to fulfill it. To make the cruise memorable for ■ the tigers riding throughout the task force, the USS Constellation Battle Group sponsored a number of events. These included an air show by jets from, the Constellation and a 1 close-in maneuvering exercise which •■ ' involved all the ships in the task force. In addition, the California conducted a gun-firing exercise during which the ship ' s two 5 54 caliber guns and its two Phalynx close-in-weapons were fired. Twelve of the tigers , members of the Napa Valley Council of the Navy League, were speci3l guests of the California. ' .-AiO I 7 ty -ra -i T ' JC- - I k r  4 r r. Iht TIGER CRUISE i Si ■ iiiJiiiiilSiS 108 t !f ori - ft- . i . 4 fii I BATTLE GROUP DELTA a. FA 18 ' s from USS Constellation b. USS Constellation c. Left to right, first row: USS Callaghan (DDG 994). USS Warden (CG 18). USS Contellation (CV 64). USS California (CGN 36). USS Fletct)er (DD 992) Sec- ond row: USS Jof)n A. Moore (FFG 19). USS Camden (AOE 2). USS Crommelin (FFG 37). Third row: USS Fanning (FF 1076). USS Hepburn (FF 1055) d. USS Worden (foreground) and USS Cal- laghan e. USS Camden f USS Fletcher 109 California beefcal e. . CRUISEBOOK PRODUCTION CREDITS COMMANDING OFFICER - CAPT G. O. Paulson EXECUTIVE OFFICER - CDR G. E. Bieda CRUISEBOOK ADVISOR - LCDR C. W. Jones PROJECT MANAGER - J02 D.L. Boucher CRUISEBOOK PRODUCTION STAFF: EDITOR AND LAYOUT TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHY SALES AND PROMOTION YN2 Jones J02 Boucher J02 Boucher RP2 Stidhann CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS - RM2 Abrahall, FTM3 Blandford, LTJG Bohan, J02 Boucher, MM2 Capps, ET1 Clarke, LT Ernstes, QMC Gilmer, LCDR C. Jones, YN2 Jones, HM1 King, RM3 Leary, RM3 Manor, FTGSN Powers, EM2 Reeder, SK1 Sanetra, LT Shuey, SMI Stephenson, RP2 Stidham, SHSN Spearman, YN1 Sundita, YNSN Smith, ET2 Tindall, YN3 Todd, HT2 Ward, MM3 Wise, OSSN Widenbeck. MS3 Wheaton, BM1 Wolfe . and cheesecake 112 «■- .• - — . 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