Camden (AOE 2) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1991 volume:

w The Awesome Pachyderm Table of Contents BATTLE GROUP BRAVO 2 Ce MMANDING OFFICERS 4-5 CHANGE OF COMMAND 6-7 DEPLOYMENT TRACK 8-9 EXECUTIVE OFFICER 10 INMEMORIAM 12 CHAPLAIN 13 ADMIN DEPARTMENT 14-17 DECK DEPARTMENT FIRST DIVISION 19-25 SECOND DIVISION 26-31 STREAM DIVISION 32-43 WEAPONS DIVISION 44-47 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT A DIVISION 50-54 B DIVISION 55-59 E DIVISION 62-67 M DIVISION 69-75 R DIVISION 76-80 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OE DIVISION 81-83 OC DIVISION 84-87 OI DIVISION 88-92 NAV DIVISION 94-95 MEDICAL DENTAL DEPARTMENT 96-99 AIR DETACHMENT 100-103 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DET.104-105 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT S-1 DIVISION 106-109 S-2 DIVISION 111-115 S-3 DIVISION 116-118 S-4 DIVISION 119 CARGO DIVISION 120-121 CRUISE BOOK STAFF 128 WESTPAC BATTLE GROUP BRAVO USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) USS TEXAS (CG39) USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62) USS CAMDEN (AOE 2) USS STEIN (FF 1065) USS HAROLD E. HOLT (FF 1074) USS RENTZ (FFG 46) iitMi i -j. r WESTPAC Hsa COMMANDING A native of California, Captain Doug Whiite graduated in June 1965 from California State Polytechinic College, San Luis Obispo, California, witti a Bactielor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology, He entered the Naval Service as a Naval Aviation Officer Candidate in January 1966, received his commission as an Ensign in April 1966, and vjos designated a Naval Aviator in July 1967, Captain White ' s aviation squadron sea duty tours include deployments on the USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA 31), USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), USS CONSTELLA- TION (CV 64), and USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea, Addition- al sea duty tours include Air Operations and Operation Officer on USS SARATOGA (CV 60) and Executive Officer of USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16). Captain White was Executive Officer and subsequently Commanding Officer of VAQ CAPTAIN D.A. WHITE AUGUST, 1989 - 24 APRIL, 1991 134, an EA-6B fleet squadron. Captain White ' s shore duty tours include advanced JET flight instructor in Beeville, Texas; Flog Secretary on the Admiral ' s Staff at Whidbey Island, Washington; Com- manding Officer of the EA-6B Replacement Training Squadron at Whidbey Island and as an Aviation Program Coordinator on the CNO Staff. Captain White ' s decorations ond awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Air Medal (seven awards). Navy Commendation Medal (two awards). National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Vietnam Air Gallantry Cross, Repub- lic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Captain White is married to the former Kothi Noble of Arcadia, California. They have two sons, Ken and Steve. OFFICERS CAPTAIN R.G. SPRIGG 24 APRIL, 1991 Born in San Francisco, California, Captain Sprigg is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1969. He underwent flight training in Pensocola, Florida, Meridian, Mississippi, and Beeville, Texas. In May 1971, hie reported to VT 7, NAS Meridian, Mississippi, as a flight instructor. In 1973, he reported to Attack Squadron 94, serving aboard USS CORAL SEA. During this assignment. Cap- tain Sprigg flew missions in support of the evacuation of Saigon and in the recovery of the Mayoguez in the South China Sea. In 1976, Captain Sprigg attended the Naval Post- graduate School in Monterey, California, where he graduated with a Master ' s Degree in Aeronautical Engi- neering. Following graduation, he reported to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 5, China Lake, California, and served as the FA-18 Project Director until returning to Lemoore for his department head tour with the Royal Maces of Attack Squadron 27. Captain Sprigg was selected for test pilot training at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Mary- land, graduating in June, 1983. He reported aboard Strike Fighter Squadron 113 as Executive Officer in February, 1984, and assumed command in September, 1985. He attended Naval Nuclear Power School in 1987, and in 1988, Captain Sprigg reported on board USS CARL VINSON, where he served as Executive Officer. Captain Sprigg ' s numerous awards include the Meri- torious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Expeditionary Medal (three awards). Meritorious Unit Commendation (three awards), and the Humanitarian Service Medal. His flying experience includes over 3,200 flight hours and 505 arrested landings in over 20 different aircraft. Captain Sprigg and his wife, Paula, currently reside in Bremerton, Washington. WESTPAC Captain Robert G. Sprigg relieved Cap- tairi D. A. White as Commanding Officer during Change of Command ceremonies held 24 April, 1991 while at anchorage in the Arabian Gulf. Ship ' s company assem- bled in the helo hangar bay for the 0900 ceremony. Guest speaker for the occa- sion was Rear Admiral P.N. Quest, Com- mander, Battle Group Bravo. Captain White spoke fondly of his time in command. While looking forward to his next position as Commanding Officer, Naval Satellite Operations Center, Point Magu, California, he assured the crew their dedication and professionalism helped make his tour an unforgettable experience. Prior to the reading of his orders. Captain White presented a Navy Achievement Medal to MSI Donald Lut- trell. Captain Sprigg accepted command, then spoke briefly of the challenges ahead. He reminded the crew that CAM- DEN ' S versatility in oil areas of underway supply logistics truly makes her a vital notional asset. Captain Sprigg became CAMDEN ' s eighteenth Commanding Officer. CAMDEN COMMANDING OFFICERS CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN R. G. SPRIGG, USN APR 91 D. A. WHITE, USN OCT 89 A. E. MILLIS, USN JUL 89- B.C. NELSON. USN APR 88 G. C. WILEEN.USN APR 86 R. A. WILSON USN OCT 84 J. W, WAPLES. USN MAY 83 R, C. MACKE, USN AUG 81 R. C. TAYLOR, USN APR 80 G. A. B, GRAFIUS, USN NOV 77 D.S.CAMPBELL, JR., USN MAR 76 D. L. FELT, USN NOV 74 R. T. THOMAS, USN MAR 73 R, STRINGFELLOW. USN NOV 7 1 W. M. RUSSELL, USN AUG 70 R. W. YOUNG, USN MAY 69 J. P. MOORER, USN APR 68 C. P. ROZIER, USN APR 67 -APR 91 OCT 89 -JUL 89 - APR 88 - APR 86 - OCT 84 - MAY 83 -AUG 81 - APR 80 - NOV 77 - MAR 76 - NOV 74 - MAR 73 -NOV 71 - AUG 70 - MAY 69 -APR 68 WESTPAC Arabb OkOIA YOK05UHA Taiwan IllAOHSIUNG HAIPHONG X  KONG ARABIA! SEA IPHONCX A- ' I C,quaf ' COIOMBC BAY OP ' BENGAL I L i |( ' , . lANK A U Philippines Cguam or Q PIfGO GARCIA C;23 0« « £ Jro ii o f C m fito INDIAN Tasmania X) Kerfpelen liUnd 7 JU o BERING SEA A . ,--•• s: Canada PACIFIC Hawaii x QoUtn Skt(( ,ack C auat fi. H. fho«nii - qualor Christmas Island O °4   ' -.A O v N ' ' PACIFIC ( United AN FiANcwco states (POtl HU(NIMI 1 CHRONOGLOGY OF PORTS VISITED Outbound Subic Bay, R.P. Singapore Jebel Ali.U.A.E. — Homeward Pattaya Beach, Thailand Hong Kong Guam Pearl Harbor, Hawaii C-aua c Executive Officer LCDR E.A, BOGERT III Born in Carmel, California, Lieutenant Comman- der Bogert received hiis degree in Anthiropology from Idahio State University, Commissioned an Ensign upon graduation from Officer Candidate Scl ool in 1977, he reported for his first tour of duty on board USS MEYERKORD (FF 1058), Electronic Maintenance Officer, Auxiliaries and Electrical Offi- cer, and Damage Control Assistant were his billets during this four-year tour. In 1981, he reported for an eighteen month Carri- er Readiness Improvement Program (CRIP) tour on board USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), serving as Aft Engineering Group Officer. Upon detachment from the CONSTELLATION, Lieutenant Commander Bogert served as an instructor in the NROTC Pro- gram at the University of Idaho. Completing Depart- ment Head School in 1985, he served consecutive tours from July 1985 to July 1989 as Chief Engineer on the USS RACINE (LST 1 191) and the USS PYRO (AE 24). His next assignment was as a student at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Virginia. Following graduation, he report- ed on board USS CAMDEN (AOE 2) as Executive Officer in August 1990. Lieutenant Commander Bogert is married to the former Mary Hubbard of Mill Valley, California, They reside in Bremerton, Washington with their children, Sasha Michelle and Ian Christopher. 10 I add my personal thanks to ttie men and women i uniform ... By winning Desert Storm you proved ttiat America will not turn its back on t ie new world. All of you Sailors and Marines - wtiatever your duties and Wherever you ' re serving - Kiave done your nation t proud. Thie war in Souttiwest Asia proved ttiat you ► ' tnave somettiing to teachi ttie world about profession- , aHsrn, courage, integrity, dedication, compassion, and fairness. America will need that example in this promising but uncertain new age - and it will continue to need the service of those of you who give so much, everyday, to the defense of our nation, our interests, and our ideals. H. Lawrence Garrett, III Secretary of the Navy Editor ' s Note; A few words on whiot you should expect from thiis cruise bool . Whiile publisined professionally, those of us who took on the job of constructing this book ore strictly amateurs. We accept that characterization willingly, as it gives us the luxury to deviate from tra- ditional cruise book formats. Don ' t expect to see postcard pictures of liberty ports, or pages of battle group ship photos. They ' re not here. We also chose to avoid those dress blue mug shots in favor of more natural photos. You just read Saddam Hussein ' s name the one and only time it appears in this book. While the war with Iraq captivated the country and unquestion- ably changed each of our lives, we will leave factu- al accounts of Operation Desert Storm to those more qualified. My personal thanks for the efforts of each divi- sional representative. Capturing the spirit of a deployment in words and pictures would have been impossible without their help. Creating a qual- ity cruise book is a difficult, time-consuming under- taking. I think they succeeded. I hope you agree! WESTPAC 11 MP-ENo. 12 In Memoriam LT Eric W. Allison, USNR LTJG Kenneth C. Pickens, USN AE1(AW) Johnny L. Caulder, Jr., USN AMSAN William A. Jackson. USN 12 Chaplain ' s Office One officer and one religious program specialist comprise the CInaplain ' s Office; LCDR Rex G. (Mad Dog) Darling and RP3 Craig R. Tilley. As Command Chaplain, Chaps promotes the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well- being of personnel assigned to CAMDEN, His right-hand man, RP3 Tilley maintains the ship ' s library and helps ensure all goals of the Command Religious Program are met. f W ■ ' n:. sy M d Above - Can ' t you see I ' m trying to work! Right - The familiar smile of Chaplain Dar- ling i iV ' k iH - ■ - • f ' ' mmm$ttHM I ffflB? LCDR Darling and RP3 Tilley n « rii. • •J} « WESTPAC 13 Administrative Department The Admin Department consists of the Command Master Chief, Cap- tain ' s Ofice, Personnel Office, 3-M Office, Career Counselor, Post Office, Master-at-Arms, Legal Office and Chaplain ' s Office. K : Front: PC2 Howard, PNl Logan, PNCM(SW) f ullodo, PN3 Gallinari, EMCS(SW) Agoot, YN3 Marsh, MAC(AW) Crisel. Back: MMl Cesser, NCC Hulshizer, PNSN Lofton, BMl Piper. YN3 Conner, PC2 Forbes, QMl(SW) Hensley, SN Daniels, BTl Gibbons, SKI Hall and MMCM(SW) Barden 14 ADMIN MMCM(SW) Dennis L, Borden is the Command (Vloster Chief, Administration Department Head, and the Postal Officer. No mail today, guys. PNCM(SW) Edgar C. Rulloda is the Person- nel and Administration Officer. EMCS(SW) Johnny C. Agoot is the ship ' s 3-M Coordinator. WESTPAC 15 ■ YNl Middlin - LPO, Captain ' s Office NCC Hulshizer is the Command Career Counsellor. Don ' t worry, be happy! PNl Logan - LPO, Personnel Office PNCM(SW) Rulloda and PNSN Reynolds: Just a minute ... I want to call home. 16 ADMIN YN3 Marsh SKI Hall is a team player in the Master-at-Arms force. =C2 Forbes. Ship ' s Postal Clerk. Receritly frocked to P02. ' We have 600 pounds of mail, somewhere. Master Chief Rulloda and BM2(SW) Lawrence. Con- gratulations! Petty Officer Lawrence earned his Enlist- ed Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) pin during deployment. WESTPAC 17 DECK LCDR Dave Young - First Lieutenant The First ■■ and CW02 (Bos ' n) Filers over- see an UNREP operation. One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky tiashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked bock at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life, there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him, and he questioned the LORD about it. ' LORD, You said that once I decided to follow You, You ' d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one se t of footprints. I don ' t understand why when I needed You most You would leave me. The LORD replied, My son, my precious child, I love you, and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you, 18 DECK First Division - First and Finest Our will is to keep the torcin of freedom burning for oil, To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, come to the sea, come sail with me - John Paul Jones - WESTPAC 19 a FIRST 2S DIVISION PEHY OFFICERS BMCS(SW) Darr BMCS(SW) Lawrence 20 DECK BIKU H BIiHH SR LAVER SN HANSON SN MOURNIGHAN SA LIND Ir ■I iu f V ' SA TERRADO SN GEIGER mk itkP. SN VONDERAU SA CLAYBORNE SR FORRESTER 23 Unrep Victims 24 FIRST DIV SA BERRY SA MARIN SN DEJESUS SA PATLA SN MAHINGLY SN ROOKS SA JARA Y. Row 1 - BM1 Denzer, BM3 Durben, BM3 Smith, BM2 David Molino, BM3 Brad London, BM2 Chris Chapman, BM3 Tom Bowman, BM3 James Cad- well, BM3 Carlos Choto, BMCS K. Huffman. Row 2 - CW02 Hewitt, BM3 Wildermuth, SN Kenneth Daniels, SN James Button, SN Bradley Gagnon, SN Anthony Canty, BM3 Lazzaroni, Row 3 - SN David Martinez, SN Mike Anderson, SN Tyrone Beckett, SN James Young Jr., SN Ablao, SN Jamie Stid- ham, SN Kelvin Combs, BM! Jerome Angeles, Row 4 - SN Marcus Bethel, SN Larry Samuels, BMSN Richard Vanriper, SN Everonio Carrasco, SN Rin- con, SN Bethea, BMl Rex Cain, Row 5 - SN Bradley Rozell, SN Dennis Miller, BM3 Allen Barnes, SN Sergio Valdez, SN James Maggard, SN Roberl Gutierrez. Row 6 - SN Gilbert, SN James E. Jones, SN Dennis Laird, SN James Myers SECOND DIVISION CW02 Melvin Hewitt Division Officer 26 o c g: o =1 d 2. ZT :o X2 O Q. 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SN Smitl-i, BIVi3 Foster, BIVI2 Jozwial , SR Hamm, SN Hicl s, SA Payne, Bl 12 Peele Fourttn Row: SN Pruitt, SA Ross, SN Mulvihill, SR Agboh, SA Serrano, SN Munyon, SR Onsrud, SA Stucl er, BIV13 Wilson WESTPAC 33 Now set the Underway Replenishment Detail - •l ' T, MMC Goodman, EM2 Jones, and MIV12 Allen inspect a saddle winch birdcage. Playing signalman witli SN Stahl and SN Yarbrough. Left - A bit of a fuel leak. Below - FN Davis and EM2 Wright Right - MMC Goodman having his morn- ing coffee. Middle - BM3 Haertjens and BM2 Aponte Upper left - BM2 Aponte repairs a sheeve during an UNREP. Upper right - SR Onsrud, SA Ross and SN Yarbrough ... Smells good! Let ' s see hiow it tastes! Mid- dle left - SA Serrano just hanging out. Middle right - SR Vennes sporting a bos ' n chair. Bottom - MM2 Allen having a technical experi- ence with a forktruck guard. 36 STREAM Above - It ' s fuel saddle preservation time for BM3 Haertjeris. SA Stacker, and SN Muivitiiil. Top right - BM3 Wilson looking cool despite thie Gulf heat. Right - SR Yarbrough and SR Onsrud pose for a retention photo. Below - SR Agboh ... Hey, is it lunch time yet? Below right - The only guy small enough to fit under a winch booth. Top left - SN Hicks and BM3 Irwin kickin ' it in a winch booth. Top right - FN Knabe caught with his hand in the cookie jar, Center left - EMI Brew expresses early morning anxiety to MM2 Allen and EM2 Wright, Center right - FN Davis stuns MM2 McDonald with an inspired comment. Left - Break time for BM2 Heying and FA Schmidt, 38 STREAM J TURN - TO af M Upper left - Working hard to repair a fuel probe. Upper right - Going aloft with SN Cardenas. Above - MM3 Taylor smiles approvingly as MM3 Confer paints his box. Left - HELP! WESTPAC Top - MMl Reed struts his stuff at the Samuel Gomper ' s Fourth of July pic- nic. Bottonn left - Aft Battery rock star FN Rotilla ... Bottom right - EM2 Jones, EM2 Wright and FN Davis 40 STREAM l J Top - Aft Battery muster at the Bristol Hotel in Dubai. Center - SA Garcia and BM3 Boutiette ... Above - FC2 Velilla and SN Stahl model their new attire. Left - FA Mieike, MI I3 Taylor and MMl ' Reed enjoying the party atmo- ' sphere. WESTPAC 41 sa f . .: ' -As DB03 DB03 members ' primary duties involve cleariliness, preservation, and mainte- nance of the winchi deck and 55 underway replenish- ment winches. While deployed, work center per- sonnel tackled several major repairs. The replacement of three Navy standard trans- mission mechanical seals saved over $30,000,00 in con- tractor fees. A ten-foot sec- tion of chain was replaced on station 10. Each chain link weighed nearly 20 lbs, with a total replacement weight of over one ton. Our biggest feat was the removal of a frozen bolt on the star- board five-ton cargo boom. This 60-pound bolt was drilled to make 30 holes, packed in ice to contract the metal, then removed with the aid of a ten-ton chain hoist. We make the impossible possible. BM2 Jozwiak, MMl Red. FN Knabe, MM2 McDonald, Mieike, MM3 Confer, MM2 Hrubienski, EMI Brew, MM2 MM3 Taylor, FA Kopecki D B O 4 DB04 is charged with the mechanical maintenance of seven cargo weapons elevators and 36 forktrucks, four of which are diesel trucks. Special thanks to BM2 Heying for on excel- lent job in the overhaul of Smash and Crash , two of the diesel forktrucks. No task has been too hard. If we can ' t do it, no one can. SA Young, FN Davis, SN Rosello. BM2 Hey- ing, FA Schmidt, MM2 Allen, MM2 Cormier 42 STREAM ILUH B FN Thayer, EM2 Wright, EM2 Ordonez, FN Soriar o, FN Ratilla, EM3 Harrow, EM2 Jones AFT T T E R Y Aft Battery is one of four work centers oper- ated by Stream Division. Having only a handful of rated electricians and fireman strikers. Aft Bat- tery contributes an overwhelming amount toward the ship ' s mis- sion. Ensuring that all of the ship ' s material han- dling equipment is fully operational is but one of our responsibilities. Other responsibilities include maintenance and repairs on seven Cargo Weapons eleva- tors, over forty winches, and over 140 underway replenishment lights. Aft Battery is the support in Fast Combat Sup- port . No job is too hard for the dedicated pro- fessionals of Aft Battery. Spaghetti Noodle Thayer as the Royal Escort. This woman (SN Briggs) has nice tattoos and a sexy tan! WESTPAC 43 2 oo o z ' D CO M z a g 8 CO D O oi ? z o o D D - O CO =■: 0:9 O ' r 8 5 o i 0-- D Q O 5 CO (J- o C D D CD Z p O o 00 O c O Q (D CO D 5 c (Q 17 p o o D Q o Z o Q 17 o C D o 00 o o 00 o o o 00 D o I o p O O hj a (D $ ■ o 3 Q D o o OJ 5 ]; WEAPONS 45 46 WEAPONS LOST IN HONG KONG WHEW! 47 Engineering Executive Division Chief Engineer CHENG LCDR Craig W. Little Main Propulsion Assistant MPA LTJG Doug W. Small CHENG, Senior Wog 1 fr i 1 11! r si . BS U h] i WI g tr H K H s y r X JkL «tt . :_ k 3 Ship ' s Maintenance MaterialOfficer SMMO BTCM Robert Vellegas r ■1 -., , 48 1S5 r 1 Leading Petty Officer BTl Roger L. Mahan SNAP II Coordinator MMl Isaac Brumley Engineering Yeoman YN3 Tarn T. Vu Supply Petty Officer MM3 Roger W. Steves ENGINEERING 49 Row 1: Row 2: Row 3 MMFN Nguyen, B,, MM2 Concepcion, MM3 Harris, MMFN Nguyen, D,, MM3 Sanders, EN2 Rovago. MM3 Jones MM3 Doniels, FN Brown, MM3 Schuller, EN3 Downey, MIV12 Rodriguz, FN Gruber, EN3 Young MMl Williams, MM3 Hunter, MM3 Nunez, MM3 Bushman, MM2 Cross, MM3 Degutis, FN Johnson, MM2 Ringbom, MM3 Christman, FN Medrain, MM3 Turek, ENl Hawkins, MMl(SW) Hoelscher A GANG Th best in hotel services ., Your needs are our cares o% Machinist ' s Mate (MM) Engineman (EN) CW02 Elliot - Division Officer MMC Jessen - LCPO 50 ENGINEERING m i Where am I? I forgot my glasses. Ah, the Mail Buoy watch. vr If I only knew what I was doing! Yes, I AM a fossil, Can either of you answer 8 across? Four-letter syn- onym for petroleum ... 2nd letter is a U ... Let ' s get this over with! WESTPAC 51 Just some thoughts to shore with you, on this sod and lonely doy. Thoughts of what you mean to me, while you ' re so very far away. Feeling in my heart, much too strong to hide. Things so hard to say to you, without being by your side. I envy other people, whose loves ore in their arms. So pen and paper I take in hand, they ' re all I have to use. To try and put across to you, the reason for my blues. You see my love, against my will, they ' ve token me from your arms. And left me out here lonely, longing for your charms. I count the days which slowly pass, OS the fire inside me burns. And wait in anticipation of the day I will return. Just some thoughts to share with you, on this dark and dreary day. Thoughts of how much I love you, though you ' re so very for away. What is it? Beats us! ' Feeding time! Break time! 52 ENGINEERING I ' m sick and tired of working on these cargo doors . J It will work, trust me! V Look, Mom ... I ' m learning tiow to drive a semi. Hi Flipper! MM2 Rodriguez waits for thie word to man thie rails. Man, is it ever hot down hiere. Where am I? This isn ' t a nuclear ship. I wish they had smaller valves! A-GANG Z}f I hop it hatches soon! At least I ' m not on the flight deck! I found the steering wheel, but where ' s the engine? 54 ENGINEERING Mine hatched already! How do you like my haircut? It ' s only 108 in the shade! 76924771 ... USS CAMDEN Too many moving ports! And now the fun begins. What, alone again? i B-DIVISION B Division, tine tneart beat of the miglity Paclnydernn. Deep below tine ship ' s woterline, men toil quietly behind the scenes making the steam that drives the ship through the water. The maintenance and operation of the four boilers and associated auxiliary equipment comprises B-Division ' s contribution to the overall mission. We ensure CAMDEN can always deliver the goods to the fleet. Our motto: We do it better under pressure! Front - BTFR THOMPSON, BTFR WAGNR, BT3 McKINNEY, ALEJO, BT2 THOMASON, BT2 TOWNS, BTFR WHITLOCK BTFR Middle - BT2 WHITE, BT3 GALASSI, BTFA RODERICK, BT3 WOTEN, BTFN PARMIGIANI Standing - BT3 KOTKOWKSI, BTl BRUNGARDT, BT2 LARRIETT, BT2 WILLIAMS, BT3 LAKOWSKE, BT3 PETERSON, BT2 GOFORTH, BTFA LIN- DERSMITH, BT3 SEBASTIAN, BT2 LARSON, BT2 ANDERS, BT3 DELANEY, BT3 MARCH, BT2 SMITH, BT3 BROWN, BT3 DUGANO, BTl LOCKE WESTPAC 55 BTl Nichols works them ' til they drop, then kicks them to make them work even more. B D I V I S o N We ' re glad to be here, really we are! 56 ENGINEERING What ' s wrong with this picture? Just try to get passed these guys. WESTPAC 57 m Do you really wont these readings? They said what? It ' s the wrong boiler. Hey, Mom, can I keep him? i KI ! ' ; i Are you sure that ' s the right way? 58 B-DIVISION The Captain and the Chaplain pose with the Captain and the Chaplain? Let ' s see how much fun I can hove turning these knobs! ' Believe it or not, I really love my job. WESTPAC 59 Operation Desert Storm brougt t many changes to the typical deployment schedule for our ship. Among the most significant was the decision to use the CAMDEN for replenishment operations within the Arabian Gulf, This afforded the crew a rare chance to gain exposure to Mid- dle Eastern culture. And what an opportunity! A combined 30 days in Jebel All, United Arab Emi- rates Few people ever live a single day In a hot, sandy lumberyard; we got a month! For those for- tunate enough to have avoided losing too much money gambling in the Seamen ' s Club, a scenic bus ride away waited the city of Dubai, Because of liberal copyright restrictions (actually none), Dubai could appropriately be renamed Thomsun Original City Countless stores packed with row upon row of cheap cassette tapes. Greatest hit tapes of performers who never actu- ally mode greatest hit tapes! Similar bargains on computer software were also easily found Every- one deserves one chance In life to walk the Street of Gold The Gold Souk contained shop windows filled with gold jewelry gleaming under intense spotlights. If you wanted anything made of gold, you were probably In an area where It could be purchased. Many of us sought the comfort of an air conditioned environment. Pon- cho Villas. Thatcher ' s, and the Metropolitan Hotel clubs were favorite stops. Dining out ranged from fast food at McDonald ' s and Kentucky Fried Chicken to simosas and chicken tikka ot Garun- dislng ' s Sind Punjab The USS SAMUEL GOMPERS hosted a Fourth of July celebration. Along with plenty of food and refreshments, live entertain- ment in the form of The Florida Girls and the New York City Rockin ' Rodeo Review per- formed courtesy of the USO, Early July meant the end of our operations In the area. While most of us are in no great hurry to go back to Jebel All, our exposure to the people and customs of this region was Indeed a unique opportunltY. tf ' - ? X, rc- WESTPAC ■■%£ 1 ■J f u- k r o - 0 x . -« ' ' .--. ' !P ' 4 ' .%J f I SI M n R B - ' • « t f M I R M F S ' t ltK)AH StC ,? t)-« I ' ,, ..;v UNITtD ARAB EMIRATES 11 • i?r •■■•■•  o if- ' — 3tr -- ic- ' ?5ss«r E-DIVISION CAMDEN ' S E-Divison is home to two separate ratings; Electrician ' s Motes (EM) and Inter-Communica- tions (IC) personnel. While sharing the some division, each rating involves unique training and areas of responsibility. The EMs are the ship ' s electricians. While at sea, they stand switchboard watch to ensure power distribution throughout the ship. Besides keeping the juice flowing, electrician ' s mates provide upl eep on the small boats and flight deck lighting. They also service motors, air conditioner units, and (even) ice machines. Safety first means providing safe electricity to every shipmate. The IC-men deal primarily with communications on the ship. They provide routine maintenance to telephones and the ship ' s 1-MC system. Alarm panels, switchboards, wind birds, and the pitsword (instru- ment used to determine ship ' s speed) often require their expertise. As you might guess by now, the combination of Mr. Stevens, Chief Bautista, and CAMDEN equipment con always keep E-Divison busy. EMFN Wise, EM3 Bell, and EMFN Moeung rig a fire pump back into place. CW04 Dave Stevens, Division Officer 62 ENGINEERING EM3 Ortiz hard at work (as usual) EMFN Jacobs, EMFN Wise, EM2 Jol iri- son, EMC Bautista, EMFN Steir , and EMFN Blank take time to strike o pose WESTPAC 63 EM3 Singer it ' s Sunday just not fair but it ' s EMFN Fordt am ... don ' t worry, I know whiat I ' m doing ... I guess 65 THE BOYS IN THE IC SHOP Front Row- IC3 Crock, ICFN Chuhrar IC3Trarn, ICl Coffman Bock Row - IC2 Bryor t, IC3 Ackermar ICFN Choires, 103 Roe ICFN Chuhron ... get alor g tie doggie? 66 E-DIVISION IC3 Iran, the main man of CCTV THE BOYS AT PLAY WESTPAC 67 58 CAMDEN CPOs MMC SPROLES WIM CALL? (MMC SPROLES, MMC JESSEN MMC ylGRGAN) ■1 S H w V j P ' 1 ■ ■ 1 ) pr SN f M ■4 1 4 A1 4.:- ' mm P3 i ■ ' ■ lEBEL AU SOFTBALL TOUNAMENT CHAMPS - MMC lessen, MMC Sproles, MM2 McLeod, MR2 Hud- on, MM3 Payne, MM3 Schneider MMC MORGAN BUDDHA BELLY! M DIV WESTPAC 69 m J m 1 iJ ■|i M i wamm - -j 1 - I MM3 PAYNE MM3 SCHNEIDER ,- tw- it J98 ' 22 ' CHENG! CHENG!! CHENG!!!! MMl (SW)SEnLE MM3 STEVES 70 M-DIVISION M-DIV ... Who has the watch? MM2 Mcleod and MM3 Payne enjoying the Phillipines WESTPAC l.? - MMl GARDINER MM3 BERNARDS FN KANTA MMl RICHTER MM3 ALKIR MM3KNEIFEL MM3 MIERAS 72 ENGINEERING EMOl MM2 McSPADDEN SE YA!! MM3 PENWELL MM3 GOHMAN MM3 YOUNG, R. MM2 BERTOLA ■ 1 4 . k. MM3 YOUNG, G FN NELSON - WFr llpf-l Pi ■ ilii mMM 1 p h i 1 EMOl at work Standing watch - MM3 KNEIFEL, MPA, MM2 HUNTER M DIVISION M-Division is the heart and soul of the ship, M-Division ' s main job is to move the ship through the water, but other responsi- bilities include; providing electricity, potable v ater (drinking water) and fire- main, and repair of various valves and pumps throughout the ship. Most M-Div. personnel work in the main spaces, servic- ing the main engines and turbines, distilling plants, turbine generators, and various aux- iliary equipment. Division members man the Valve Pump Shop, MR Shop, and the Engineering Log Room. The next time you get a drink, need light to read, or just arrive in homeport, thank M-Division! WESTPAC 73 I HB ■ MMl POEHLER MM2 GRAVES ' i MM3 RUIZ MM3 ELLER f) MM2 DEVAUL MM3 KASUBOSKI MM3 WOOLRIDGE MM2 EVERARD MM3ZIMMERLEE MM3 HELBERG FN HODGES 74 ENGINEERING EM02 jl MM3 Pins I Raising liell back aft! Working Inard? If you ' re not an engineer, you ' re just a passenger I MM3 GARIJ ND li FN JULIAN , Fun, Fun, Fun WESTPAC 75 R DIVISION R A DRILL 76 ENGINEERING HTs AT WORK LT JACOBSEN DAMAGE CONTROLMAN HTC ORR HULL MAINT. TECH. DCC MASON MACHINERY REPAIRMAN WESTPAC 77 CHANGING OF THE GUARD 78 R DIVISION 1 TAKE A BATH! WHY? FLOODING, WHERE? THE POSSE CHILLIN ' R DIVISION 79 WESTPAC DEPARTURES The Final Shots All right, whose panties? - .J]i r V FLYING SQUAD 80 R DIVISION MM ET3 Delmar: Slimy Wog ET3 Delmar: Honorable Shellback s o N ET3 Cochrar : Yes, chief, all my PMS is dorie. ET3 Williams: What? I missed lunch? 81 ET2 Hock: Has anyone seen my toupee? ETC Schaefer: What ' s down again? ETl Scanon: When is that light on the coftee pot going to come on? OEDIV The Elite of the Fleet Rock and Roll Rebels: Mike The Snake Gleason and Mark The Shroom Eggen 82 OPERATIONS ET Gang Wogs, Front and Center ET3 (IBM) Cochran: An ET at his best . Eggen: But I don ' t want to leave Thailand Karl Kitten Paw Matsunaga: This is my best friend, Gomer. ET3 Gleason enjoying a little sun WESTPAC 83 LTJG GENTRY Out with the old COMMO. LTJG GENTRY served as CAMDEN ' S COMMO for most of this Westpoc, but now it is time for him to move on to other avenues in his career. ENS CARSTEN assum- ed the duties of COMMO on the 23rd of July, 1991. Welcome aboard from the OC division person- nel. May your tour as our COMMO be a great one. RADIO CREW The gang that keeps the CAMDEN in touch with the rest of the world, by the transmission and reception of external radio messages using various radio communication devices. ENS CARSTEN In with the new COMMO. on OPERATIONS RMCS (SW) LAWRENCE The leader of the pack. I m J SIGNS CREW The gang that kept all ships informed of CAMDEN ' S intentions by various visual communication methods. SMI CARR It ' s my Signal bridge! RMl (SW)HAYNES The handyman of Radio RMl KELLER The procurer of plenty. WESTPAC gr RMSN FEDLER 86 OC DIVISION SM2 GRAESCH SMSN KRAUGER Pi T r -. ■ Aj k , ' J Vn N ' V ' hl MiS fei tt fid SMSN CLARK WESTPAC 87 ombat nformation enter Operation Specialists operate radar, navigation and computer equipment in thie Combat Infor- mation Center (CIC) on board thie CAMDEN. Jhe CIC is whiere ttie air, surface, and underwater tactical situations are plotted, observed, evaluated, and communicated. Operation Specialists also com- municate with other ships and aircraft from around the world. 88 Operation Specialists OSC (SW) Grinenko Saint OSS Keller Thumper OS3 Prottsman Kado 051 Stokes Grandpa 052 English Troll OS3 Benson Chumley OS3 Jurgensen Sand Man OSSN Hulse Doogie OSSN Born Gunk OSSN White Snack Daddy OSS McFarland Bro Man Having trouble remembering names, publications and facts? Welcome to the OS rating. OS3 Gregory Professor OSSN Garland Wyoming OSSN Vernon Magnum, PI OSSN Hunter Slimer OSSN Hilton Hotel OSSN Steele Wing Nut WESTPAC 89 What we do: 1. Electronically detect and track ships, aircraft and missiles. We do this by interpreting radar displays and distinguishing between ships, air- craft, missies and natural disturbances. 2. Indentify ships and aircraft as friendly or enemy; determine their distance, bearing and altitude. 3. Provide data for safe navigation and a vari- ety of tactical changes. 4. Plot tracks for air and surface targets. 5. Work as a link between Search and Rescue (SAR) on board while underway. 6. Operate radio telephones. LT Dave Leach - Operations Officer A Good Ride: For many of us, learning to ride a bicycle was the magic spell that broke the early bonds holding us close to our childhood homes. But now with our new skills as Operation Specialists, we have navigation equipment to keep us from losing our way anywhere, including back to our loved ones at home. 90 OPERATION mmm There were electrodes behind my skull, beside each eye, and on my chin, stomach, and fingers, I felt ike a human switchboard. But I still find time to do my job! WESTPAC 91 operation Specialists They aren ' t Supermen, just regular guys who do their jobs right! Hope there is one nearby whenever you might need them. i 92 Ol DIVISION Okay, Wogs, help the DCA get inti- mate with the non-skid. Nauigati- n WESTPACK ' 91, Navigation style. February 27thi, a typical overcast Wastiington day, we left our homeport and charted a course for an adventure at sea, unbeknovv nst to us vi hat perils may lay atiead. Our first stop. Son Diego, and ..we touched bottom. As the sweat began to roll and peo- ple began to ponder their careers, one might wonder could this be a sign, an omen ' ' Noy, for the dauntless crew of the USS CAM- DEN (as if we hod a choice), it was Gulf or Bust. And so we started our journey across the Pacific and into the unknown. We visited the Phillipines right before the eruption of Mt Pinatubo. Coincidence? Onword to Singapore where we were thrust into highway-style driving, maneuvering through one of the world ' s busiest seaports. Across the infamous lO and up to the Strait of Hormuz. This was much easier to navigate that the Strait of Juan de Fucd, though nobody back home worries much about hav- ing Silkworm missiles aimed at them. The Per- sian Gulf, our goal and although we didn ' t find any mines, avoiding the multitudes of oil rigs and the occasional dead sheep kept us busy. After serving our time and suffering end- less changes to our schedule, we hedded home. Navigation Division was like any other divi- sion, plagued by all the maladies encoun- tered when the human factor is added in; personolity conflicts, and the slow building tension that con make you want to throttle someone over something like taking out the trash. The stress of being away from every- thing you love, working hours from hell, a c mate that ' ll dry the blood in your veins. Still, no matter how hord the hdmmer would fall, or how many Christmas presents were bestowed upon us, we did what we had to do. LTG.C, GIBSON QMCS (SW) G,L. NEWTON 94 NAV QM2 DAVE STARTUP IMII QMSN JEFF WESSUNG WESTPAC 95 H-DMSION LCDR Oxford, LT Nelson, HMCCSW) Kottke To the crew of the CAM- DEN: We hold the core of the sick and injured to be o privi- lege and a sacred trust. We will assist the medical and dental officers with loyalty and honesty, never knowing- ly permitting harm to come to any patient. We will hold all personal matters pertain- ing to the private lives of our patients in strict confidence. We dedicate our hearts and minds to the work before us. We shall, within all our power, show ourselves an example of all that is honorable and good. Your health care advisers. LCDR Oxford ... Hang in there Doc! LCDR OXFORD - Dental Officer LT NELSON - Medical Officer HMC (SW) KOHKE - LCPO HM2 CARLSON - LPO (Medical) DT2 HILL - LPO (Dental) HM2 NOWDEN - Preventivt Medicine HM2 GIANOni - Lob Technician DT3 CRIHENDEN - Dental Technician DA CHAPMAN - Dental Technician HA BISORDI - X-ray Technician 96 MED DENT SN Delgado, HM2 Carlson, HM2 Gianotti, HM2 Nowden, and HM3 Kline. How long have you had this cold? HA Bisordi, LT Nelson. HM2 Carlson and HM2 quarters today? Gianotti. Guess who has flight MC Kottke and HM2 Nowden. Hey Chief. I ' m not feel- ig too good. SN Watring. Sure wish I was in Medical! ■ DA Chapman, DT2 Hill, DT3 Crittenden, and SN Cook. Why don ' t we remove those front teeth so we can work on the back tooth. DT3 Crittenden. Why did you miss that appointment, Chapman. I ' ll fix it; who needs Doc Oxford!! guy??? DA Chapman and DT3 Crittenden. And we thought Doc Oxford was bad on us. 98 MED DENT 1M2 Carlson, Don ' t worry, I can do DT3 Crittenden. Just wtiot I want to HIV12 Gionotti. I t ope you ' re ttie last lis with my eyes closed. hiear - you ' ll be on time. one! - 1 KKH % ' ( N Watring. I ' ve never missed, even DA Ct apmon and DT3 Crittenden. LT Nelson. Thie corpsmon said you ioughi you ' re my first one. Ttie dental docs tiave what?!! DA Chapman. I ' m a gynecologist, proctologist, blood takerologist, toothol- ogist, dental technician, machinist mate, gunners mate, and I run the flower shop!!! HM2 Nowden. I guess you fell SN Nguyen and DA Chapman. I asleep at my class. thought you worked at the flower shop??? WESTPAC 99 HELSUPRON ELEVEN DETACHMENT TWO DESERT DOGS HC-11 DT 2 deployed aboard the USS CAMDEN for logistics movement of people, cargo and weapons. During thiis deployment, we hiave moved 2,504 tons of cargo, 1,862 passengers, and 103,255 pounds of mail, in 998 flighit hours. Pictured to the right is the UH-46 Sea Knight (Battle Frog) used to accomplish this mission. On the next few pages you will see glimpses of the way we work and play. So come aboard for the ride and see the desert dogs in action. Welcome aboard! I ' m head Helmet Dinsmore. Enjoy the ride! IHIVH Night check hard at work Welcome to another four years. I hope the SRB was worth it. Work?!?Whafsthat?? WESTPAC 101 AIR DET But this is my best side. Me? I ' ll be in the First Class Mess. ■ ■ Ei H I m m B I 1 HU ■ k rte w ' ,«.. « . If W Kw7 Vl 1 Hn 1 I F ' mpfc . . XI L f aJ J m i s - yflPMji 1 ite - m jl 1 w l l l F j H ti ■ 1 ( j B A T H H ■ T . k K f M ' b ' Bil L V B Hhp H mm lBpik 4| ii l p n 1 K «l r . -iwk Wog feeding frenzy Wog races. Merrily we roll along. jr.- ' ' !!!:; - Ye trusty shellbacks cleansing slimy wogs. Trust me, I ' m a pibt. WESTPAC W E.O.D. Explosive Ordnance Disposal DET ONE  rA r iV Navy E.O.D. Divers: Deep diving, down range, double crimping, anti-magnetic non-ferrous half-animal man killer, the lost of the ballroom dancers, bore knuckle fighters, fancy dressers, motorcycle riders, sports car drivers, and all around good guys ... ACTIVE NUDISTS. Top: LT McCarthy, TMCS (SW,AW) Torres. Bottom: SM2 (SW,AW) Brower, BM2 (SW) Lawrence. ' Please don ' t send me back, Mr. Neptune! 104 EOD to LT McCarthy with an Iraqi Cheeseburger. Is that on the CAMDEN? ' Hey Brian, pass the sweet corn. Eric, you ' ve got to burn ' em otf. Our ORE skydiving off the Nimitz. Brian ' s night in Ore- gon. Hey, LT, Where ' s that limpet? Here ' s a quarter. Senior. The limp duck, LT and his EOD gas. Chemical lEDs, annual PRT, Senior ' s tirades, installing the A C. Get the logging chain! The cyborgs, Brian the butterfly. Where ' s Grady? We need boxing gloves out here. Scallops, Senior, take off that wetsuit, LT, Where ' s the limpet? Eric ' s little buddy, Bahrain, Brian re-enlists, groupers on the anchor. No more barrels out here. Use a sea anchor. Green Tee-shirts only and Pub inventories all in six month ' s time. HOO-YAH DETONE! Weights Before Dotes After four long, hard months, BM2 Lawrence becomes BM2(SW) Lawrence WESTPAC 105 1 i 1 The battle of the fork trucks begins Do I really want to transfer? Gary flies off the top rope Ah! Beautiful Jebel Ali! 106 SUPPLY ii INTRODUCING S-1 S D Stores division, with twelve enlisted personnel assigned, mokes up the CAMDEN supply team. Stores division has the responsibility of l eeping CAMDEN supplied with repair parts ranging from battle lantern batteries all the way to the power supplies that keep the weapon systems and radars operational. We also hove to keep various consumable items on hand; everything from paper to brooms (because you know the sweepers still hove to Pe done). You could compare us to a local hardware store that stays open 24 hours a day. If a casualty occurs and a piece of equipment goes down, there is a Pig alarm (called o Department Head) that begins to sound. That alarm usually sounds EMERGENCY BREAKOUTS, EMERGENCY BREAK- OUTS, Duty SK man your breakout station. Rea- son tor emergency breakouts; fire pump down. When it ' s time for you to send out a casrep, the reaction you will get is OH, NO. It ' s another casrep. What do I do with this thing now? Have you ever wanted to see how much money it takes to keep the ship going? Well if you have, this is the place to see. Then if you wont a real big headache, try to balance out the three budgets we have to keep. Oh what FUN! While with BATTLE GROUP BRAVO, this divi- sion had responsibility for the delivery of mate- rial to all the other ships in the area, no matter how large (radar dish) or small (resistor) the requested item. Handling fleet freight tasked us with receiving other ships ' triwalls of material headed back into the supply system for repair. We even hod the opportunity to receive the carrier ' s triwalls of garbage a few times. What a deal! After all the work is done at the end of the day, it ' s off the ship for a little well-deserved lib- erty. You have many possible choices of run- ning motes for your night on the town. Two of the more interesting options are the BIG KAHU- NA and MD. If you decide to go with the BIG KAHUNA, you will hove the time of your life. If you opt to cruise with the MD (Maximum Dirham), expect many good laughs at very lit- tle expense. WESTPAC 107 Now where did that penny go? How do I spell relief? F-R-A-S-E-R Rowdon (below left) and Nixon (below right) enjoying their tours OS Food Service Attendants That ' s not the way you do that. What? What do you mean? to GQ isn ' t all that bad a the time. Hi Mom! WESTPAC 109 A BREAK WESTPAC mmimmmmmm Food Service: rhe Tlexible division Recently I asked the cooks and FSA ' s in S-2 hat one word would they use to describe ne division. Some of the answers would be loppropriate to put on paper, but the num- ler one answer was, flexible . Since we are e cooks, and the crew likes to eat, we have D provide four hot and nutritious meals each lay to the appreciative crew of the CAMDEN his of course is inclusive of the wonderful leal called Mid-Rats, the meal that is usually e leftovers and scraps that would be thrown iway otherwise. You may ask yourself (or you lay not), why would S-2 call themselves flexi- ile? Most people think that steel beaches, lizza nights and the like are always planned In idvance. For the most part that is true. Seme- mes though there is a little voice in the LPO ' s ead that soys Lets have pizza night .,. ONIGHT! As the cook is getting dressed for is day in the galley knowing that he will be laking liver today, as he looked at the menu lefore he hit his rack, he is all set to charge ito his task. He walks into the galley and there e finds that not only is he not going to have cook a minimal amount of liver, but now he as to make 2,285 rations of pizza and have in extra 2 hours attached to the evening neal! A cooks ' usual work day starts out at 430 Although it is a zero at the beginning of e 430 the cooks like to believe it Is an 0 as 1 Oh my gosh it ' s early! The cook starts to lo breakfast at this time unless Reveille is at 500, then they are in the galley at 0330. reakfast is worked on until around 0720. After ireakfast we start lunch, at this time the other atch, (if they are up) comes in at 1030 to elp. When lunch is over it is time for clean up. his involves lots of scrubbing, washing, dig- ling, and sweating. When clean up is over -ye watch that did breakfast and lunch is off ntil 2130 when they come back to prepare lid-rats. The watch that came in at 1030 :ooks the evening meal and comes in to do ireakfast the next day. This goes on day after lay. Of course the day after day does not get DO monotonous, as the meal hours can and iften are extended for various reasons such IS Flight Quarters, UNREPS, CONREPS, ' ERTREPS and even sea and anchor detail! ut that is the happy life of a friendly cook, here are more than cooks In the galley There ; the records keeper who spends most of the lay sitting in front of the computer. There is he Jack-of-the-Dust, who not only supplies he galley with all the food, he also makes ure we never go without rice. Then there are ne wardroom and CO ' s cooks. They spend jAj? :t . ■% their lives keeping the officers pleased All of this division could not work without upper management Our phenomenal galley watch captains, making life manageable Our famed galley supervisor making life miserable. Our frenzied LPO, who has recently quit smok- ing and may go over the edge yet. Last but not least we can not leave out the Food Ser- vice Officer, without him the cooks would not know who to blame any divisional, ship or worldly problems on! In closing, the next time you go through the chow line think of what we cooks (and FSA ' s) go through on a day to day basis, and when the food is not like what mom used to make, please . be FLEXIBLE!!! Ill f J LTJG R.J. Penfield - Food Service Officer MSI D.T. Luttrell MSI W.E, Beocl-i 112 ■ ♦ :J MSI A.G. Juan MSI P.F. Soriano MS2 R.L. Hart Who ate the rotten eggs? I don ' t know, but I wish I had your gas ask! MS2 R.M. Andrson MS2 WJ. Behr In MS2 A.C. Martinez S2 Otero Ited! ' You didn ' t tell me I reen- MS3 G, Montano MS3 R.H. Krug MS3 D.J. Kruse 113 V, I MSSN J.F, Carson MSSAJ.W H _V W 9 T! H If hT 1 1 V ' i MSSR R.P. Garcia The guy who ate the rotten eggs. Look Mom, I ' ve invented Sola Two more volunteers Ooh! Are we really gonna serve this? Cooking. ♦ Who put this on the grill? AH ...What a life! Yuk! I hate hairballs! Cheese balls, anyone? We ' re not going anywhere until we get the horses back. Take what I give you ... This ain ' t no Boskin Robbins! on ' t talk now; nny tongue is in the know they put onion in this! Watch the guy directly behind me; he looks suspi- cious. Milk - It does a body good. No one told me there would be days like these. WESTPAC 115 SHI ANGOVE How do you spell Soles Officer? SHSN BROOKS - Con you take a phone break to spend a little time cutting hiair? 116 SUPPLY SHSN NOGOY trying to load batteries irito EM3 Jotinson ' s new camera. SH2 ROBERTS Let me guess what ' s wrong this time! s A L E S D I V I S I O N SH2 HAPNER - The Good Life Soda, Candy, Entertainment WESTPAC 117 SH3 EDWARDS SH3 OGISTE - I told you 200 boxes, not 199! SN STOKES - Thiank God only 18 1 2 days left doing thiis job SH2 KEMPKE - Your laundry bag is over weight again! ' h 8 S-3 SH3 PHILLIPS Time off, finally S - 4 The Disbursing Team ' ens Turner, DKC Santos, DK2 Higginbotham, DK3 Caraballo, DKSN Bermudez, SN Green CARGO DIVISION From Left to Right, Front Row; LT Snodgrass, SKI Resurreccion, SN Alansalon, SR Catubig, SR Allgood, STGSN Rictiter. SN Zorate, SKC Bolmacedo, Back Row: SR Schellinger. SN Fuentes, SA Treatt, SR DelReal, SR Lone, SN McLaren. SKSN Aldridge, SKI Miller, SK2 Smith, SR Giordano. Not pic- tured: SN Mangosing What is a CARGONIAN ' ' Cargonians are an interesting breed of sailor who can survive for many days without rest and are only truly happy when surrounded by large amounts of cargo. CAMDEN ' S 1991 Cargonians began to migrate into the cargo holds during Septem- ber of 1990 in preparation for the great Arabi- an Gulf Cargo Rodeo, They immediately established themselves as a force to be reck- oned with and demanded large quantities of cargo to keep themselves occupied The Head Cargonian quickly responded lest the Cargonians would become even more rest- less. By Decemb er, the Cargonians were a happy lot with over 500 tons of cargo on board and spent hours on end moving cargo from one level to another until satisfied with their new home. Following a series of short voyages with little demand for cargo from Battle Group Bravo ships, the Cargonians began to feel unloved and unwanted. Once again the Head Cargonian responded with another load of 500 tons of cargo In Subic Bay The Cargonians were in ecstacy as they crammed cargo into every nook and cranny To add to their excitement, rumors were ram- pant about the Great Cargo Boom Town of Jebel All, As the good ship CAMDEN headed into th Arabian Gulf, the Cargonians were more restless than ever before. When CAM- DEN arrived at Jebel All, the Cargonians could hardly believe their good fortune. Less than a mile from the pier stood a great cargo ware- house where other Cargonians from oil other Cargo Ships had left the largest pile of cargo ever seen by the CAMDEN Cargonians. Best of all, the Head Cargonian reported they would get to play In the warehouse every week or so. For the next three months, CAMDEN Car- gonians were In Cargo Heaven, Container ships arrived every few weeks with more and more cargo. On some visits the number of pal- lets exceeded 600 and threatened to over- load the Cargonians, But the CAMDEN Car- gonians were a strong and determined team who wouldn ' t stop until all cargo found it ' s home. Unfortunately, as with all good cargo adventures, the inevitable end drew near. The Cargonians began to see less and less cargo to load. Eventually the sad day came when the Cargonians hod to say farewell to Jebel Ali and the Arabian Gulf, With tears In their eyes they cleaned up the last bit of cargo and boarded CAMDEN for the long trip home During their time in the Arabian Gulf, the Car- gonians had processed over 3,900 tons of cargo. Ahead lay the most difficult task for a Cargonian and even today the mere utter- ance of this word can strike panic in their hearts. Sadly, the Head Cargonian called together all the Cargonians, On his shoulder rested an awesome responsibility, for it was he who must give the dreaded order. Slowly he looked each Cargonian straight in the eye and said OFFLOAD , The Cargonians went into immediate withdrawal. To ease their grief the Head Cargonian explained the O word process would take months to accomplish and they would still get to issue and inventory all the cargo. To this day, the Cargonians con still be found moving a pallet here and stack ing boxes there. One day the 1991 Cargoni ans will move on to other jobs. But never fear, the 1993 Cargonians will be arriving soon and will carry on the proud tradition of CAMDEN Cargo 120 SKI MILLER, the leading Cargonian, contemplates the day ' s events and plans tomorrow ' s strategy. SK2 SMITH In the Egg Roping event of the Ara- bian Gulf Cargo Rodeo. The Rodeo Judge, SKC BALMACEDA, keeps a watchful eye. ' |_22 ' CAMDEN ' S CREW WESTPAC BRIDGE ...TOWER... WE SHOW OBJECTS IN THE AIR LTJG Penfield LTJG Hoke 124 LTJG Guinn LT Wheeler WESTPAC 125 CALL Liberty can be a tiring experience. 126 r -uii LTJG Reifenberger joins the ' Deck Side on a Dubai sinopping spree. AIRDET R R WfcLSWORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY MAHCELINE MISSOURI IM8M WESTPAC 127 CRUISE BOOK STAFF Cruise Book Coordinator LTJG D.F, YUKNES Staff Photographer SH2 ROBERTS Cruise Book Sales LTJG G.C. GIBSON Divisional Representatives: Admin EMCS J.C. AGOOT EXOl BTl MAHAN Chaplain ' s Office RP3 TILLEY 1st Division BM2 S. DUNN 2nd Division BM3 JONES Stream EM3 HARROW Weapons CMC B. GRAY AGang EN3 YOUNG B Division BT2 WILLIAMS E Division EM3 ORTIZ M Division MM3 PAYNE R Division FN LINGREN DC3 HIGH Medical Dental HM2 NOWDEN Navigation QMSA J. WESSUNG OC Division RMl HAYNES OE Division ET3 COCHRAN Ol Division OS3 McFARLAND Combat Systems FC2 WEISBECKER Stores SK2 C.A. EVANS Cargo SKI MILLER Food Service MS2 R.L, HART Sales SH2J. ROBERTS Disbursing SN GREEN EO.D, Det One SM2 E.R. BROWER HC-11 Det Two PR2 E. MABRY 128 THE END ,-.V ( v;