Callaghan (DDG 994) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1996 volume:

USS CALLAGHAN DDG-994 WESTPAC December 1, 1995 to May 16, 1996 USS CALLAGHAN DDG 994) THE LEGACY AND THE SHIP USS CALLAGHAN (DDG 994) i the second KIDD-class Guided Missile Destroyer and the second ship of the fleet to bear the name. Her namesake, RADM Daniel J. Callaghan, a San Francisco native, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for preventing a far superior Japanese force from attacking Guadalcanal in 1942. His outnumbered cruisers and destroyers fought in the most violent night combat action in history near what is called “Iron Bottom Sound”. RADM Callaghan was killed by a direct hit on the bridge of his flagship, USS SAN FRANCISCO. Shortly thereafter, on November 27. 1943, the first USS CALLAGHAN (1)1) 972), a FLETCHER class de- stroyer. was commissioned. Her short hut exciting life was highlighted by submarine attack, air attack, escort duty, search and rescue missions, and typhoons. The ship finally met her fate in the early morning hours of July 29. 1945. when a Kamikaze crashed amidships less than ninety minutes before the ship was scheduled to head home from duty off Okinawa. Today’s USS CALLAGHAN (DDG 994) is far more capable than her predecessor. She is designed to meet and defeat threats from t he air, other ships, or submarines with state of the art combat systems and jet engine pro- pulsion system capable of high speeds. 2 Since her commissioning. CALLAGHAN has lived up to her name and earned an enviable reputation. She op- erated with USS NEW JERSEY BB 62). the USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64 battle group, the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63 battle group, the I’SS AMERICA (CV 66) battle group, and the I SS NIMITZ (CV'N 68) battle group. During her deployments, which include two world transits, she operated in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the North Arabian sea. the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and transitted both the Panama and Suez Canal. CSS CALLAGHAN is homeported in San Diego and serves in Destroyer Squadron NINE USS CALLAGHAN’s coat of arms represents the name, birthplace, and distinguished naval career of Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan. It also represents the modern technology of the new CALLAGHAN honored by that name. The chief simulates the Golden Gate Bridge, symbolizing San Francisco, California, Admiral Callaghan’s place of birth. The trident connotes his naval career and the two lightning flashes for his service in World War I and in World War 11. The single star represents the medal of honor for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepid- ity in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. The trident with the arcs and the lightning flashes also allude to the mission and capabilities of the CALLAGHAN. CREST I he crest heraldically speaks” the name Callaghan. The wolf is suggested by the Callaghan coat of arms, and the shamrock symbolizes Ireland. The two stars connote the rank of Rear Admiral Callaghan; they are con- joined to indicate that this is the second ship to bear the name CALLAGHAN. MOTTO The ship's motto is the word Intrepidity”. Taken from Rear Admiral Callaghan's Medal of Honor citation, the motto serves as inspiration to all who serve aboard CALLAGHAN to be brave and courageous not only in battle, but also in their daily lives. A destroyer is a lovely ship, probably the nicest fighting ship of all. Battleships are a little like steel cities or great factories of destruction. Aircraft Carriers are floating fields. Even Cruisers are big pieces of machinery, but a Destroyer is all boat. In the beautiful clean lines of her. in her speed and roughness, in curious gallantry, she is completely a ship, in the old sense.” John Steinbeck CRUISE BOOK '95-‘96 Capt. Wisecup-Commander Phil Wisecup was born in Piqua. Ohio, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1977. His assignments at sea include the USS JULIUS A FURER (FFG 6� and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). He was Operations Officer in USS COMTE DE CRASSE (DD 9741 and for DESRON TWENTY-TWO. He served as Ex- ecutive Officer in USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50) FROM 1990-1992. Commander Wisecup’s shore assignments include years as an Olmsted scholar in France where he earned his Masters Degree from the University of Strasbourg. He was later assigned to the office of the Chief of Naval Opera- tions (Office of Plans and Policy), and most recently served on the Staff of Commander. Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, as Force Operations and Plans Officer. His decorations include the meritorious Service medal with two stars, the Navy Commendation medal with two stars, and the Navy Achievement Medal. Commander Wisecup is married to the former Anne Dreyfus of Strasbourg, France. They have five children, Marie, Madeleine, Sarah, Nathalie, and Paul. 4 DEPARTURE December 1. 1995 the day the CALLAGHAN departed on her five and a half month deployment to the Arabian Gulf. As with all goodbyes, emotions swelled and tears flowed but all knew that the sooner we left the sooner we would return to our loved ones. Farewell 5 LCDR Clayton Kyker XO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BRAD KYKER Lieutenant Commander Kyker was born in Pomona. California. He received his BA in History from the University of California. After attending Officers Candidate School in Newport Rhode Island, he was commissioned an Ensign in February of 1982. After commissioning, LCDR Kyker attended Surface Warfare Officer's School in Coronado and the 1200 PSI Main Propulsion Assistant Course in Newport. RI. From 1982 to 1985. he served as Boilers Officer. Main Propulsion Assis- tant, and ASW ()fficer in I ss BERKELEY IDDG-15 From 1985 to 1987 LCDR Kyker served as Missile Officer and later Batterv Control Officer in USS GRIDLEY (CG-21� After detaching from GRIDLEY. LCDR Kyker served from 1987 to 1990 as a Steam EOOW Instructor and later E()()W Department I lead at Surface Warfare (Mficer s School. Coronado. In 1990. he earned his Master's Degree in In- ternational Relations from the University of San Diego. After attending Department Head School. LCDR Kyker reported to USS ENGLAND (C'G-22) where he served as Combat Systems Officer and Engineer Officer. From 1993 to 1995, LCDR Kyker served as assistant operations officer for Commander, Amphibious Group THREE. LCDR Kyker reported as CALLAGI LAN's Executive Officer in November of 1995. LCDR Kyker is married to the former Sandra Persall of Lemon Grove. California. They reside in Vista. His decora- tions include the Joint Commendation Medal. Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars. Navy Achievement Medal with two gold stars. Joint Meritorious Service Award. Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle “E Ribbon. Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Medal. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Medal with bronze star. Humanitarian Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. 6 COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY THREE CAPTAIN BARRYM. COSTELLO UNITED STATES NAVY Captain Barry M. Costello is a native of Vermont. He attended Holly Cross College and was commissioned as an Ensign through the NROTC Program in 1973. His sea tours include: Navigator in CSS BROWNSOX 11)1) S6SWeapons Officer m I'SS Whipple (FF 1062); Operations of Destroyer Squadron Five: Executive Officer in USS HARRY W. HILL DD 966'; Commanding Officer in I 'SS ELLIOT 1)1) 967); Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations THIRD Fleet. His current assignment is Commander. Destroyer Squadron 23. He attended Albany Law School where he earned a Juris Doctor Degree and is currently a member of the New York State Bar. He also attended the College of Naval Command and Staff where he was selected as honor graduate, graduated With Distinction , and earned a Master of Arts Degree in Foreign Affairs. Captain’s Costello’s primary shore assignment was as a Joint Planner in the Operational Plans and Interoperability Directorate (J-7), the Joint Staff. Captain's Costello personal decorations include the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, and the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star. Captain Costello is married to the former LuAnne Golombowski of Durango. Colorado. They have two sons. Aidan and Brendan. fe- se COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON NINE Captain Barry V. Burrow, USN Horn in Seattle, Washington and raised as a Navy Junior, Captain Burrow graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1968 and received his Master of Science Degree .Mechani- cal Engineering) the next year from the Naval Postgraduate School. Monterey. Following nuclear propulsion training, he reported aboard USS GRAY (DE 1054) where he served as Navigator and Main Propulsion Assistant. In 1972, Captain Burrow commenced a two year Auxiliaries Officer tour aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) and subsequently served as Training Officer at the DIG Nuclear Propulsion Prototype at West Milton, New York. From October 1977 to October 1980, he served as Engineer Officer aboard USS VIRGINIA (CGN 38). After his Department Head tour. Captain Burrow served as Executive Officer of Nuclear Power School in Orlando. Florida and. in 1983. he reported aboard USS HALSEY (CG 23) as Executive Officer. Subsequently, Captain Burrow served as the Force Nuclear Propulsion Readiness and Training Officer on the COMNAVSURFPAC Staff in 1985. Captain Burrow assumed command of USS TOWERS (DDG 9), operating out of Yokosuka, Japan, in September 1985. Following that tour, he took command of USS CALIFORNIA (CGN 36� in August 1988. During his forty months aboard CALIFORNIA the ship participated in Olympic Presence Operations off the Korean Peninsula as Battle Force ASUW Commander, in North Arabian Sea Persian Gulf operations as Battle Group AAW Commander and in several Mid and North Pacific operations including PACEX 89. In April 1990, CALIFORNIA com- menced the first cruiser nuclear reactor refueling in nearly two decades. Following completion of refueling operations aboard CALIFORNIA, Captain Burrow re- ported, in July 1992. as the Senior instructor for the Chief of Naval Operations’ Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course in Newport. Rhode Island. Captain Burrow subsequently as- sumed duty as Commander Destroyer Squadron NINE in May 1994. Captain Burrow's military decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service. Navy Commendation and Navy Achievement Medals as well as unit commendations, campaign and service medals. Captain Burrow is married to the former Mary Ann Ward of Melrose, Massachusetts. The Burrows have three sons, Brian, a June 1996 University of Washington graduate. Sean, an En- sign in the US Navy and Michael, a High School Sophomore. MARITIME INTERCEPTION OPERATIONS While in the Arabian (lull. CALLAGHAN and other ships of the Nimitz Battle Group conducted Maritime Inter- ception Operations (MIO) operations in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq. These operations entailed surveilling, escorting, and in some cases hoarding any and all ships which were outbound or inbound Iraq. CAL- LAGHAN conducted eight boardings while in the Arabian Gulf on ships that ranged in size from a 200 foot cargo vessel to small wooden vessels called dhows. The contraband most often confiscated was dates which were being shipped from Iraq to other countries in the Arabian Gulf for profit. Participating in these operations, CALLAGHAN played a key role in maintaining peace and stability in the Arabian Gulf. 10 The I' fSS Team conduct mg honrding TAIWAN CONTINGENCY OPERATION Midway through deployment, CALLAGHAN and the other ships of the NIMITZ Battle Group were ordered on short notice to conduct a high speed transit from the Arabian Gulf to Taiwan. This order was precipitated by Chi- nese acts of aggression against Taiwan. In the preceding weeks, China had fired long-range cruise missiles into clo- sure areas into the waters surrounding Taiwan in an attempt to influence the first democratic elections in Taiwan- ese history. In response, the United States deployed the 1NDEPKNDKNCK Battle Group and the NIMITZ Battle Group to the area to provide security and stability for the elections. Upon receiving the order, CAL LAG I IAN embarked Commander. Destroyer Squadron Two Three. Commodore Costello, and transited to the waters surrounding Taiwan. Tensions were high as the elections approached amid threats from China and increased Chinese military activity, but the elections proceeded without incident. Projecting national power and resolve. CALLAGHAN played a vital role in providing Taiwan the stability and security to have democratic elections. CPU Wisttup and ('ommodorc (‘ostello (’ MI)RSK(W 1 CPO Mess 12 ■W' 13 Ombudsmen ( allaghan s Ombudsmen are world class. Lorraine Wilder and Susan Jackson did a great job looking after our families during the deployment. Whether we were underway for workups or heading for the Arabian Gulf, we always knew we could count on Lorraine and Susan. When the ship was ordered to proceed 6,000 miles from the Gulf to the area oft laiwan, Lorraine had the word about as fast as CNN. When reporters descended on Lorraine at her home, she handled it like a pro. A great job by great people. Well done. 14 is Westpac 95-96 Dad's”: AZ2 S S'AW Smith. OSSiSW AW h'dwanis. YN3 VanOrden eso ORDO ENS Dorum Parker FCO LT Thomas Disy Combat Systems Department ASWO EMO CW03 Donald Gassier I.TJG Daniel I.ulster I.T Kurl Ka uriiin CA DIVISION COMBAT SYSTEMS' CA DIVISION-Is compost'd of two ratings, the Sonar Technicians (STCls) and Torpedomen, 'fho Sonar Technicians are responsible for operating and maintaining the SQS-53 Sonar. SQK-17 Sonar Processor, WQC-2 I ’nclerwater Telephone. Fathometer, Torpedo Countermeasure System and the MK 11( Underwater Fire Control System. The Torpedomen are responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Surface Vessel Torpedo 'Pubes and associated equipment. To- gether these two rating make up the highly skilled Anti-Submarine Warfare team. STG3 Florea STG3 Ford STG3Sitton STG3 Weiscnburger TM3 Whitley TMSN Painter 18 CE DIVISION CE DIVISION-Is composed of two ratings; KT's and OS's. The Electronic Technicians are responsible for maintaining the surface search radar. IFF systems, electronic navigation equipment and the ship's entertainment system. The Data Systems technicians are responsible for all Computers and associated display consoles: Data Links 4A. 11, and 14 which communicate with other ship’s computers, providing enhanced combat systems capabilities. ETCS S V AW) Doran DSOSW) Hollis DSl SW)Bray DSl(SW)Gromoll ETKSWi Pope ET2(SWt Banks ET3Smoke KT3 Street I)S3 Thompson ET3 Wallerstein ETSN Black ETSOtto 19 CF DIVISION CF DIVISION-Is composed of FC's. They maintain a variety of equipment to include the MK 86 Gun Fire Control Sys- tem. MK 74 Fire Control System. MK 115 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System. AN SPS 48F Search Radar. MK 14 Weap- ons Direction System and the HARPOON Missile System. They are crucial in maintaining the fire control systems which ensure ordnance is placed effectively on target. FC2 Carr FC2 Nelson FC2 Edge FC2 Pricskorn FC2 I .ope 2 FC2 Ke.vin FC3 Blandin FC3 Robinson FC3 Rocha FC3 Roche FC3 Stallings FC3 Wooden 21 GMCiSW Berglund GMMKSW' Garcia CO DIVISION-is comprised of two ratings: Gunner’s Mate Guns (GMG) and Gunner's Mate Missiles (GMM). They are responsible for maintaining and operating the 5” 54 Lightweight Gun Mounts and the MK 26 Guided Missile Launch- ing System. In addition, they also maintain the ship’s armory and all CALLAGHAN’S small arms. The Gunner's Mates work hard to ensure that the ordnance and its delivery systems are always fully combat ready. “When the boll rings.” GMG2(SW. Millar GMMKSW) Urouche GMMKSW AW) Martin GMGKSW� Woodward GMG2 Culver GMM3 Moore CM M3 Peddvcord GMG2(SW AW� Nelson GMM3 Patterson GMM3 Kenkel GMG3 Rodrigue GMM3i.SS.SW Whitehead GMGSN Pederson G.MSN Adams CO DIVISION . 4 Engineering Department Chief Engineer ENS Todd Ellsworth LT Michael Roberts DCA LTJG Aaron Tel her CWt).'i George Chavez LT Takashi Yamamoto MPA ELECO AUXO A DIVISION A DIYISION-Is made up of engineman (EN to conduct both planned and corrective maintenance on various pieces of equipment, including air conditioning units for electronic equipment cooling and health and comfort, refrigeration units for keeping food frozen and chilled, and distilling units which make fresh water for consumption and feed water for the waste heat boilers. The Enginemen also maintain the steering units, crucial for the maneuverability of the ship. The small boats that are vital to the ship’s rescue operations are kept ship-shape by these dedicated professionals and in order for the ship to moor, the actions of A gang in anchor windlass are crucial. KNC'SWi Redmon KN1 Kutun KN3 Miller EN3 l’erronne KN3 T ranslev FN Asmus F.N'2 Lynch 27 FN Abdel nour FN Sims FN Thomas E DIVISION flamiB Uiuuil I l imuiZU E DIVISION-Electrical division consists of two workcenters. tin Electrician’s Mates and Interior Communication Elec- trician's. The primary job of the Electrical Shop is to keep electrical power flowing throughout the ship. Their work also entails trouble-shooting and repairing motors, controllers and other electrical equipment throughout the ship. Al- most everything that has a wire attached to it comes under the eye of the ship’s electricians. The IC’s ensure the opera- tion and maintenance of the ship's gyro which sends course data to the ship’s navigation and fire control equipment and also maintain all of the ship’s interior communications circuits. EMC Miranda KM KSWl Ellis ICHSWl Thackston IC2Ha Kvr EM2(SW� Myer EM2(SW) Sahib EMSN Buffen KMFK Wheat KMPN Wilder 29 MP DIVISION MI’ DIVISION-conducts both preventive and corrective maintenance on all the gas turbines that provide both propul- sion and electrical power to the ship. Gas Turbine Specialist Mechanical (GSM’s) work on the I-M2500 gas turbine en- gines. and the Allison 501-K17 gas turbine generators, along with their associated systems. It is also their responsibil- ity to maintain the Oil Laboratory, which ensures the quality of fuel for both the ship and our air detachment. Gas Tur- bine Specialist Electrical (GSE’s) are responsible for the maintenance of the electronics associated with the gas tur- bines. The men of the GSK shop not only maintain the switchboards for the generators, but also the consoles that mon- itor the operations of the entire engineering plant. GSCS'SW) Cram- GSMC(SW) Blakt- GSEt'Ji'nsfn GSKl Bognar GSM1 Henderson GS.MKSWi Siegrist GSM2 SWi Scott GS.M2 Valde GSM3 Bryan GSF3 Capangpangan GSM3 Dembrowic GSM3 Kohrmann 31 MP DIVISION GSM3 Walraven GSMFN Below GSM3 Roberts GSM3 Snyder GSM3 Mumtazali J 2 R DIVISION ©V R DIVISION-plays a vital part in the readiness of CALLAGHAN as a ship that can give and take hard knocks. Hull Technicians (HT's) perform the corrective maintenance to both the Jered Air Sewage Systems and the repair of the piping system for the ship. These hardworking sailors also accomplish all the welding that is required to keep CAL- LAGHAN in a high state of readiness. Our sole Machinery Repairman (MR) maintains the ship's Damage Control Maintenance Program. The Damage Controlmen (DC’s) are the heart of the Navy’s ability to control damage caused by fire or flooding. The DCs keep the repair lockers stocked with the materials needed by the repair parties to help com- bat any major casualty. The firefighting equipment which is critical to ensuring the safety of the ship is also part of the jobs performed by this group of men. R Division also makes a large part of the flight deck crew. Their job is to save the lives of helicopter crews and all personnel on the flight deck. They also assist in the fueling of the numerous helos that land on the flight deck. KNS White IX'(’(SW Hoffman HTHSW Bossard HT2 Buchanan MK1 SW AW Kmperador IX' 11SW� Phillips HT2 Surdam IX’2 Tomaro IX’3 Hildreth IX'3 James PCFN Black IX'KN Cnbamss U IX'KN Dobos KN Dominguez IX’KN Gibbs IX'KN Hulme KN Wolff OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT ENS Hayes Con FIRST LT I.TJC Kevin Doherty COMMO OSCSS OPS CICO ENS Frankie l. 'DH Davit I St'hnell '----------------------------------------------- 01 DIVISION h C)I DIVISION-Consists of Operations Specialists who are involved in a variety of tasks, from tracking enemy subma- rines to searching for unfriendly aircraft. The information gathered by the CIC team is plotted from numerous radar, radio telephone, sonar and visual sightings and issued by the Commanding ()(Ticer in making tactical decisions. The ac- curacy of the CIC team was proved day in and day out during the course of our Cruise. OS2Cawley OS2Chilcott 0S2iS V AW• Edwards OS2(SW) Mastroicni OS2(SW McWilliams OS2 Murrell I OS3ISW) Grollmun OS3 Haywood OS3 Henderson OS3 Hercules OS3Polen OS.) Pollard OS3 Taylor 01 DIVISION OSSN Ramirez OSSN Zank OS3 Shanahan 0S3 Wade OS3 Martin IMI' OD DIVISION OD DIVISION-Deck Division is composed of Boatswain Mates and is responsible for the maintenance and preservation of the flight deck, helo hanger, and most of the top side spaces. In addition, they are responsible for carrying out many seamanship evolutions such as underway replenishment, towing ex- ercises. mooring and anchoring. SN Hoover SN Johnson SN Kirby SN Muckav BM1' SW i Kornegay BM3 Molendy SN Delagarza BM2 Rowand BM3 Perez SN Duncan BM2 Shively SN Azores SN Gray BM3(SW) Deniary SN Benson SN Milton BM3 Hinz SN Cicolani SN Holcomb SN Loomis SN llmigb BM 11 SW i Beck BM3 Matuatia SN Curry 40 Not Pictured BMCSiSW Mi-tland OD DIVISION SN Manchess SN McShun SN Munoz SN Keyes SN' Rutledge SN Sims SN Smallev lifl 38 ( A SN Smith SNTwickler SN Waters SN Witaker OC DIVISION ()(' DIVISION-virtually every aspect of CALI AGHAX s many missions is guided by our Radiomen and Signalmen. A KIDD class destroyer such as CALLAGHAN brings to bear some of the most sophisticated communications capabilities ever to go to sea at any time in any Navy. lTsed along with all of the computers and microchip technology are some com- munications skills that are as old as men and ships themselves. This well-coordinated mixture of high-tech equipment, signal flags and flashing lights blend together to function as a highly effective communications system and is one more symbol of the teamwork so evident aboard CALLAGHAN. d OW DIVISION SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Supply Officer I tit Disbursing Officer LT Louis Frunkhn l.T Roderick Spiegel NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT Navigator 47 MRCtSW Dizon S-l DIVISION SI-the storekeepers (SKsi of SI Division are the accountants and recordkeepers for all part transactions that transpire on board. Processing hundreds of documents daily during Westpac, this professional team was just responsible for CALLAOHAN's material readiness as any of the crew members who actually performed maintenance on the equip- ment. 4ft S-2 DIVISION S2-Mess Specialists (MS’s) kept the crew of CALLAGHAN well-fed three times a day (plus midrats) for six months. In addition to laboring long hours in the galley preparing breakfasts, lunches, dinners, pastries, and cakes for special occa- sions. the MS’s services were also rendered at each of our CALLAGHAN STEEL BEACH PICNIC’S. When most are asleep the MS’s are up all night cooking and baking, so the crew could eat and not have to worry about where there next meal was coming from. so MSSN Melick MSSN K. dic S3 S4 DIVISION S3 S4-are responsible for some of the little essentials that everyone needs while deployed. The laundry, vending ma- chines. and our ship’s store are operated and maintained hy the Ship’s Servicemen of S-3 Division. This is not an easy task because the need for these services increases ten fold when the crew is not able to use facilities ashore. To a de- ployed sailor, mail and pay are probably two of the most important issues. With Disbursing Clerks and Postal Clerks manning S-4 Division, these basic needs are well taken care of. For the most part these dedicated sailors of S-3 and S-4 divisions provide the biggest part of our morale upkeep during the deployment. S 2 NX ADMIN MEDICAL y Z T NX-The Navigation Department has a large variety of rating assigned to it. The first of the many are the Quartermas- ters (QM's) whose job is to ensure the safe navigation of CALLAGHAN while underway, along with calculating sunrise and sunset. The second and smallest link of NX. but certainly not the least important, is the Medical staff. Our top notch medical team of Hospital Corpsman (HM’s) had the never ending job of keeping us all healthy and on a few occa- sions keep us sewn together. The final section of Navigation Department is our administrative personnel. With Person- nelmen (PN’s) and Yeoman (YN's) keeping track of paper work that the command generates, it sometimes seems the flow is nevcrending. Though small in numbers, this dedicated department of professionals kept us healthy, paid and on schedule for the entire deployment. QM3 Albers YN3 Barley HM3Focklor YN3 (lourlev I’NSN Bridgwater OMSN Grim 1 3 Y.inoriifii l'N3 Kiinttens QM3ISW) I’olereckv QM3 Wilson AIR DEPARTMENT LCDR Scott Negus LT Matt Mason LT Kent McDonnell LT Mishelle Dcterman AMHI AW SW■ Reedy ADKSW Marcotte AWl(NACAWSW) Moser ABM2 Slaughter AZ2(A V SWi Smith AT2 PfefTinger AT2(AW) Coughlin AW3tNAC) Deaton AI)3 Garza il Not pictured LT Melissa Schuerman LT Suzanne Parker 5 TALENT SHOW HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS VBSS TEAM � c UNDERWAY OPS UNDERWAY OPS THE CREW AT WORK AND PLAY «� J5i THE WARDROOM AT WORK AND PLAY 67 ' HONG KONG Command Master Chief SHCM(SW) Joseph P. Vigil COMMAND MASTER CHIEF-Master Chief Petty Officer Vigil was born in DelNorte, Colorado. He first enlisted in November 1971 and graduated from Recruit Training Command. Master Chief Vigil has served onboard the CSS DUBUQUE (LPD 8). CSS TUSCALOOSA LST 1187), USS ORLECK (DD 886). and CSS PELELIU (LHA 5). SHCMtSWi Vigil's shore commands include Naval Communications Station. San Miguel. Republic of the Philippines, Commissary Store Whidbey Island. Commissar� ’ Store Subic Bay. Re- cruit Training Command, and Naval Supply Center Pearl Harbor. His record of advancement is an impressive one achieving the prestigious rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in April 1992. In October 1992 SHCM(SW) Vigil assumed the position as Command Master Chief onboard the mighty CSS CALLAGHAN (DDG 994). Master Chief Vigil's decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star. Navy Achieve- ment Medal with two stars. Good Conduct Medal with four bronze stars. National Defense Medal with bronze star. Sea service Deployment Ribbon. Overseas Service Ribbon, and Vietnam Campaign Medal. SHCM(SW) Vigil is married to the former Estelita V. Dizon of Santa Monica. Philippines. They have one daughter. Grace, and one son, Ernest, and reside in San Diego. 70 DUBAI, UAE 72 DUBAE, UAE PHATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND BANGKOK, THAILAND 75 TIGER CRUISE AIR SHOW f TIGER CRUSE The liger Cruise from Pearl Harbor to San Diego gave the crew the opportunity to show off their expertise to family and friends. It was the chance of a lifetime for many of the tigers who had never been aboard ship before. Their schedule was filled with tours and demonstrations of ever) type, from the engine rooms to CIC. awards ceremonies, and an awesome airshow provided by CVW-9 aboard . NIMITZ 77 HOMECOMING HOME SWEET HOME!!! During the early morning hours of May 16th, on the eastern horizon, the unforgotten, familiar sight of Point Loma and the San Diego skyline became visible. Anticipation grew, excitement mounted, and after an action packed deployment, successful journey, and a safe return, those familiar words resounded throughout the waterfront, MOORED, SHIFT COLORS . CALLAGHAN WAS HOME!!! Ill 11 INI The ship USS Callaghan, ThaLSaili iheNeven seas l ook Jicr crew to sail WESTPAC And therefore she took me We sailed to IIoiig Kong Island, And thr nhftJ orinuz Strait We (pied IJalUain and % Dubai to keep tneixTsafc j i We sailed around to Cigna. j Who wanted 3 new .'pawn We sailed to keep u promise. Our countrv made Taiwan ifV We sailed to .stop insanities. ''' V Y° To stdp the Warlord's bid y • X l We left our friends and families i: '• .v v vi v' •« w We left out wive . and kids We've stood our watches sober,' Not knowing what we'd face But now pur part is over, ' And ptherS take our place. Andnso to ( $A.We sail, The land.that we'eall hofne. We've blessed the landsWhere others dwell, And now wo seek bur. own . v % .. - So back to you we'comc at last. With hearts of hope andirusi v That as .we’ve been there with our tasks That you'll be herefor us -j FCl(SW) Hutchins -jr HONG KONG 80 Korea Philippine EQUATOR 'one !. TROnC Of CAFRICOWY INDIAN OCEAN Russia Mongolian Republic I Japan lo iAufci China Ethiopia rrtetc t4wm6