Cayuga (LST 1186) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1991 volume:

:?oj. lndia) s WESTPAC 90-91 VOYAGE INTO HELL •-3£;5 tins m sti tak 0 lis inzM - ' -x-.- : « . ' , ' .514:- .= Jfi . v iumjH ' THE TRIP THERE . . . Basic Statistical Data Length 522 feet Beam (width) 69 feet, 9 2 inches Displacement 8300 tons (full load) Mean Draft (depth) 15 feet (full load) Shaft Horsepower 16,000 Speed Over 22 knots Propulsion Twin screws, variable pitch powered by six diesel engines Bow Thruster Single speed, variable pitch, located fwd. Armament Two 3-inch, 50-caliber rapid fire twin mounts Cargo Capacity 2.000 tons (approximately 22 AAV ' s and about one-half million gallons of fuel) nicUMiihiM ' AivnwiA avu Linnn SHIP ' S HISTORY USS CAYUGA (LST 1186) began service in National Steel and Shipbuilding Company ' s San Diego Shipyard with her keel-laying on Sep- tember 29, 1968. as the seventh of twenty NEWPORT (LST 11 79) class LST ' s. CAYUGA was commissioned at Long Beach, California two years on August 8, 1970. The Honorable Paul W. Lattimore. Mayor of Auburn, New York presented CAYUGA gifts conveying the pride of the citizens of Cayuga County, New York. CAYUGA ' S first voyage brought her to Vancouver, British Columbia and then to the Astoria, Oregon Fishing Festival. After this, her first public showing, CAYUGA completed her first sea trials on October 31, 1970, with a rating of excellent . CAYUGA ' s first deployment to the Western Pacific was in 1971 , when she became the first ship of her class to launch Amphibious Assault Vehicles at maximum speed and the first ship in the U.S. Navy to conduct an extended dependent ' s cruise. Yet another first was attained during CAYUGA ' s second deployment when on l ay 24, 1972, she landed Marines in the Republic of South Vietnam during OPERATION SONG THAN 6-73. This operation made CAYUGA the first NEWPORT class LST to participate in combat operations. After completing a three month tour in Vietnam, CAYUGA sailed for the Republic of the Philippines, where she earned the Philippine Presidential Citation for disaster relief provided to the flood-ravished Pangasinan province during OPERATION SAKLOLO. CAYUGA again answered the cry of distress on May 23, 1973, by providing relief supplies to the citizens of Nicaragua, whose capital of Managua was devas- tated by earthquakes. Along with cases of medical supplies, CAYUGA ' s unique capabilities enabled her to deliver three fire trucks. Perhaps the most unusual event in CAYUGA ' s history occurred in September 1976. when she became a Star of the Silver Screen by serving as the stage for action scenes filmed at sea for AIRPORT 77 and GREY LADY DOWN . In January 1979 CAYUGA made a patrol of the Western Caroline Trust Territory, visiting such remote islands as Palau, Tobi, Pula Anna, and Sonsorol to check on the condition of the native inhabitants. During the spring of 1981 CAYUGA rescued over eighty refugees from boats off the coasts of Thailand and Hong Kong. Combined training operations were conducted with the navies of Somalia and Oman in November 1982 and with the navies of Korea and Thailand during exercises in the summer of 1985. During January 1987 CAYUGA participated in the first winter amphibious operations held in Aleutian Islands since World War II. During that operation, CAYUGA was awarded the Navy ' s Meritorious Unit Commendation for her actions in such a hostile environment. Later in that deployment CAYUGA participated in joint and combined exercises with the navies of Thailand, Republic of Korea and Australia. CAYUGA ' s most recent Western Pacific deployment was completed in February 1989. CAYUGA participated in several amphibious op- erations including a joint operation with the Republic of Korea and an operation on historic Iwo Jima. Today. CAYUGA stands ready to use her unique capabilities to land Marine assault troops, conduct non combatant evacuation operations or provide relief supplies through ports or over beaches throughout the world. CAYUGA ' s most recent successful operation was during Operations Desert Shield from 05 September 1990 to 16 January 1991 and Desert Storm from 1 7 January 1 991 to 1 3 March 1 991 . CAYUGA was scheduled for a regular Western Pacific deployment last 20 June 1 990 and ended up in a ten-month extended deployment in the Persian Gulf before returning to their homeport in Long Beach, CA on 17 April 1991. I COMMANDER DAVID W. HAGSTROM, USN 1989-1991 Comm ander David Hagstrom, a native of Jamestown, New York, enlis- ted in the naval service in December 1 963. He attended college at the Univer- sity of Washington under the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) and received his commission in June 1971. Upon commissioning. Commander Hagstrom reported to USS FAN- NING (FF-1076), serving as ASW Officer until his transfer to the Fleet Anti- submarine Warfare Training Center, Pacific as Curriculum Development Of- ficer. In July 1975 he was assigned as Battery Control Officer aboard USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN-25) prior to attending Department Head training at Newport, Rhode Island. In January 1978 he toured aboard USS DECATUR (DDG-31) as Weapons Officer and then served as Engineer Officer in USS ST LOUIS (LKA-116) from August 1980 to February 1982. Commander Hagstrom was then assigned to the staff of Commander. Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet as Assistant Plans Officer until June 1984 when he returned to sea as Executive Officer in USS DURHAM (LKA- 1 14) until July 1 986. Commander Hagstrom reported to USS CAYUGA from the staff of Commander, Amphibious Squadron THREE where he served as Operations Officer. Commander Hagstrom is married to the former Susan Moody of Colum- bia, South Dakota. They have three daughters, Victoria, Anne and Miranda. MM COMMANDER EDWARD L. HARDEMAN, USN Commander Edward Hardeman, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, enlisted into the naval service in March 1968. He attended college at the University of New Mexico under the BOOST Program and the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) where he received his commission in August 1974. Upon commissioning. Commander Hardeman reported to USS POINT DEFIANCE (LSD-31), serving as Deck Officer and then as Gunnery Officer. In May 1 978, he was assigned as commissioning Fire Control Officer aboard the Fire Control and Gunnery Officer duties at Fleet Combat Center Dam Neck. Virginia. Upon completing Department Head Training at Newport. Rhode Island in July 1 982, he toured aboard USS RAMSEY {FFG-2) as Op- erations Officer and then onboard USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) from February 1984 to May 1986 as First Lieutenant. Commander Hardeman was then assigned as Executive Officer of USS FREDRICK (LST-1 184) until April 1 988. Commander Hardeman reported to USS CAYUGA (LST-1 186) from the staff of Surface Warfare Officer ' s School Command Newport, Rhode Island where he served as Amphibious Warfare Instructor for Prospective Commanding and Executive Officers. Commander Hardeman is married to the former Libby Rivers of Phoe- nix, Arizona. They have two children, Edward and Christina. EXECUTIVE OFFICER mM LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JAMES E. DUCHARME, USN 1990-1991 THE XO IN HIS TRUE CO- LORS? iK mmrn mm yj mmi ■UUWHWWDftUtlKWV THE CREW DECK DEPARTMENT Boatswain ' s Mate (BM) V % Gunner ' s Mate (GM) li LT ALAN L. BEYEA S Ml— ■MwiijiwinMiuw— uwwwimnwifcBtwiinwtfn nw 1 • LUG MICHAEL J. TAYLOR FIRST DIVISION Kffii I BM2 S. T. CLAYBROOK BM2 T. W. SPENCER V- BM3 R. D. BLAIR SR M. H. ADDIS I SN S. D. GREANEY SR D. L. LEWIS SA M. M. MALASIQUE SN T. K. MILLER L SA K. W. PIJAN P. D. PINSON SA R. R. SMITH SN E. M. STIDHAM SN Z. THOMAS SA C. L. VANZANT SN L. A. WORTHY 10 mmi mm tiMBaniKaaaamsvKmmimmmmKmHanmmKfi SECOND DIVISION ENS P. S. GOODKIN BM2 D. C. HILYARD BM2 C. D. MEYERS BM3 J. F. BLESSING ff BM3 K. R. COLBURN BM3 R. W. EVANS SN J. BARRETT 11 1 r- . i J SR T. L. BROSE SR T. B. BROWN SA S. S. KIDWELL SR R. C. MARSHALL SR W. J. MCDANIEL SN P. D. MUETZEL i 3 a A SN M. G. RANKIN Vi SN 8. W. THIBAULT SN V. A. WOODS 12 L. . ... ■WWII1III1IW THIRD DIVISION GMCS R. G. WHITTON GMG3 CALHOUN I P X GMG1 F. CRAIG GMG3 E. T. POLLARD GMG3 M, J. SMITH SN K. T. BATTLE 13 ' - ' M ' 14 L ■ ' a«MJNf«fiOaN0ro;AViW« iSBOT™ul ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Engineman (EN) Boiler Technician (BT) Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) E.NCr 1|U1I|J Electrician ' s Mate (EM) Interior Communications Electrician (IC) Machinery Repairman (MR) 15 BaMWaK MMWMI MMlUfflB RlMH aiaWiaKW ' ilgMaMiattia ENC(SW) R. V. WALTON A GANG EN2 K. DANIEL EN2 G. M. ROMERO ENFN S. Q. HOFF ENFA R. T. FALLATT 1 ENFA R. J. JACKSON ENFA A. WILKERSON 16 B DIVISION 1 EN3 B. G. SWADENER •0 FN B L BOWENS FN C. EVANS FN C. MCVEY BTFN E. A. RICHARDS ENFR B. M. GELWICKS BTFA H. L. JONES OJT? 17 ■ E DIVISION EMC(SW) N. F. RELOPEZ • J k EM1 S. M. GLAVIN EM2 M. J. HAPPOLD 9 EM2 A. J MORRIS IC3 CISNEROS EM3 N. M. HUNTER 18 L irMTOd: ?rHU.McniLwmv ft.iiJBM miJivHvi V EM3 J. KNEMEYER EM3 M. G. VENTURA IC3 D. F. WHITWORTH ICFN M. L. FIELDS ENFN A. J. THOMPSON 19 M DIVISION ENC L, R ANDERSON ENI(SW) B. D. LUCIANO « I EN1 S. W. WINSCHEL EN2 R. IRELAND EN2 M. E. ROBERTS EN3 J. D. ANTALAN EN3 A. FEDALIZO EN3 P. D. PADILLA 20 .1 UAP aiiJvmAh- a Ka «iu f r , .. X . ' EN3 G. W. WIRE ENFN A. S. BOLDEN ENFN G. T. WILLIAMS ENFA R. M. ACAL ENFA C. D. CUMBERBATCH I i FA T. J. DANIELS FA M. S. MALEC FA G, R. NEVINS FA S. D. WRIGHT 21 R DIVISION M ® DCC(SW) W. M. NEWSOM HT1 M. D. ALLEN HT2 R. L. HAGEMEISTER DC2(SW) M. GUZMAN HT2 G. K, HILL MR2 T. P. LUNA 22 ■nH«i wv«mMBaTvu«Awtuttv«iii:r«W«VTllwilftll inianiKnuwn MBlWmfHn UB 1 . ' yi.A DC3 K. R. EMBRY DC3 S. D. LANDREY 1-1 DCFA K. M. DOYNE j A JSf , ' _, 1 ■ ' ™ 7 FN C. M. IVESTER DCFN J. M, YOUNG 23 BMMilMIIIIWHIW(tlWlWI[ MBa!S a KliaBB(ffiim ' ENGINEERS PARTY DOWN ' . r 24 NAVIGATION - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Quartermaster (QM) Personnelman (PN) Yeoman (YN) ENCS(SW) N. R. FRANCISCO COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF Navy Counselor (NC) Postal Clerk (PC) 25 NAVIGATION QMC D. M. VOELZ qmi j. m. MANNING QM2(SW) R. H. YATZECK qM3 T. D. MILES 26 t V. ' ' il ' ?VavV ' t. UMCHW4lv .-wwvmMivMy«tu X DIVISION y NCI R. W. BLUE PN2 G. B. RUSTIA PC3 C. J. HOOK YNSA L. T. BRADBURY YNSA J. F. TEMIOUEL 27 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Radioman (RM) Electronics Technician (ET) LCDR L. V. CIPOLLONE OPERATIONS OFFICER Signalman (SM) Operations Specialist (OS) 28 iMHH«ttHunMmimv«Mimtt«RwiiHnMiu(N aiw( OC DIVISION 1 N RMC P. E. BRAGG RM2 J. O.WRIGHT RM3 X. CARDENAS RM3 D. T. CONROY ] RM3 K. L. JOHNSON RMSN J. D. MYERS RMSA P. HAHN 29 c it 1 ! . SM1 R. L. BARKER SM2 D. L. BARR SM2 D. F. BERLIN SMSA M. DILLON SMSA J. L. RICKMAN 30 ■H««i «v«wn unHjniviiHHucflnu««niM« ini n OE DIVISION 41 - i ETC(SW) J. M. MCLAUGHLIN ET2 B. A. MOORE fe ET2 J. R. WHITE ET3 L. A. JONES ET3 J. M. URQUIZO 31 Bor I iti r - ■-— — 01 DIVISION r LTJG C. F. BOYLE 0S1 T. M. BROWDER 0S3 J. C. HUFF OSSN C. T. ARTRIP OSSN J. C. JOLLEY OSSA J. M. BACON OSSA D. P. HAGGERTY 32 L inWU IIU«VmW«Wm N1]UMWBHIIjKHMQIWi)IW )K (UV HAS ANYONE SEEN OPS? SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Storekeeper (SK) ra A LT E. TULENKO SUPPLY OFFICER Mess Management Specialist (MS) Disbursing Clerk (DK) X Ship ' s Service- man (SH) 34 - .■■- mmmmm S-1 DIVISION SKC R. A. MORALES SK3 J. M. NAGUM I SKSN S. B. CONRADSON SHAKA BRAH 35 S-2 DIVISION A MSC V DAMASCO MSI R. F. GONZALES MSI L. J. SCHWARTZ MS2{SW) T. M. BEST MS2 L. E. TOPHAM MS3 R. A. ILAGAN MS3 S. F. SHARP 36 r: ' A ' . ?W;oT1!MMEhvm¥ « gffl Ui.V lVa WI HWHII r MS3 D. S. SUPIPING MSSN C. DAVIS FN N. M. EDEJER h MSSA N. M. PALMA MSSA J. R. MACIAS MSSR R. D. SCHAEFFER 37 S-3 DIVISION X SH1 R. AVILA SH3 P. L. BELONGIA fm. SH3 R L. OGLESBY SHSR F. V. RAMIRO 38 •.i4.v«ciMwAnwk .«aKnTvwivNV«iii I S-4 DIVISION ENS W. J. MAY DISBURSING OFFICER DK1 R. P. ADAMOS i DK3 8. B. GRIVOIS DKSN J. P. PEYTON 39 ■HmaoanoHHikfittZ] i ii« aiia w«;r-cik nKs=.nfM£aoji5r™...i t- OPERATION DESERT STORM ON THE SHIPS, THE MARINES AWAIT FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN TO LEAVE KUWAIT WE ' VE ASKED HIM TO LEAVE AND THERE WOULD BE NO HARM BUT IF HE WOULD NOT, WE WOULD BE FORCED TO TAKE ARMS HE ' S HAD TIME TO THINK IT OVER AND TIME TO GET BACK BUT HE IGNORED HIS OPTIONS, SO IT WAS TIME TO ACT OUR NATION ' S FINEST TOOK TO AIR WHEN DAYLIGHT CAME, THEY KNEW WE WERE THERE NOW WITH MOST OF HIS MISSILES AND AIR FORCE DESTROYED IT WILL SOON BE TIME FOR OUR TROOPS TO DEPLOY OUR BOMBERS WON ' T STOP UNTIL THEIR WORK IS DONE SADDAM HUSSEIN WILL KNOW WE ' VE ONLY JUST BEGUN THE MARINES IN THE WATER ARE READY FOR SOME FUN TO KICK SOME ASS AND WATCH THEM RUN WHEN OUR WORK IS FINISHED AND ALL IS GONE WE ' LL GET ON OUR SHIPS AND GO BACK HOME LCPL WORKMAN 40 A TEAM BRAVO COMPANY B (REINFORCED) BATTALION LANDING TEAM 1 4 13th MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (SPECIAL OPERATIONS CAPABLE) Ct ' K ' Alv JS w . ' j; JMJTWt ff tiTTrn - TEAM BRAVO TEAM BRAVO is a reinforced, mechanized infantry compa- ny. It consists of B Company 1 st Battalion 4th Marines, 1 st Pla- toon A Company 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAV ' s), a Dragon section, an Engineer squad, artillery and 81mm Mortar forward observation teams, and cooks. The team was formed in December of 1989 and spent the next 6 months conducting rigorous and demanding training, emphasizing Special Opera- tions Capabilities, in preparation for a 6 month WestPac deploy- ment. For months prior to the formation of Team Bravo the indi- vidual units had trained in their own missions. TEAM BRAVO IS THE 13th MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT ' S MOST MOBILE, POWERFUL AND CAPABLE SINGLE FIGHTING UNIT. THE VNARPIORS of IIRAVO PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING Aug 89 SQUAD TRAINING Sep 89 SQUAD TRAINING. Battle Drills, RETS Patrolling Course Oct 89 Platoon Training, MOUT (urban) Combat Training at Ft. Ord, California. Nov 89 Platoon Training. Desert Training at 29 Palms, California Dec 89 Company Training, Team Bravo formed. Jan 90 Company Training, Reverse Cycle (night) Training, Mechanized Infantry Training Feb 90 BLT TRAINING, MCCRES Combat Readiness Evaluation Mar 90 Combat Training. RETS Raid Course, BLT Training Apr 90 Apr 90 BLT and MEU Training. Kernel Usher Exercise, Special Operations Training May 90 Special Operations Training, Rifle range, Pre-Deployment Inspections. Jun 90 Leave and Embarkation onboard U.S.S. Cayuga.  i« ' 42 M« n  i i iw i w i u wia  K«ii w  mHanMiw «nwii rtMgiiWftM )Ki . COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Garrett S. McKenzie enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in May of 1980. After graduating from Texas A M where he earned a degree in Political Sci- ence, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in May of 1982. Capt. McKenzie then attended The Basic School and In- fantry Officer ' s Course. His first tour of duty was with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines as a Dragon platoon com- mander. During this tour Captain McKenzie was involved in the invasion of Grenada and was a member of the peace keeping force in Lebanon. Captain KcKenzie then attended the U.S. Army Advanced Infantry Officer Course and Airborne School. Prior to joining 1st Battal- ion, 4th Marines in May 1990, he served as D Company Commander at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Is- land, South Carolina. Captain McKenzie has also earned a Master ' s Degree in Management from Webster Univer- sity. He is married to wife Margaret. They have three chil- dren, Theresa, Ann Marie and Christopher. Captain McKenzie is from Dallas, Texas. 43 iiiue  iS!i« S3ii« t is fia« ;t«MWH«)€i«ii(«tim COMPANY STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IstLt William J. Dove is a graduate of Beth- any College and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He was commissioned as a 2ndLt in the Marine Corps on 15 August 1986. IstLt Dove has attended Officer ' s Candidate School, The Basic School and Winter and Summer Mountain Leader ' s Course in Bridgeport, Cali- fornia. IstLt Dove ' s past assignment was as a platoon commander in Fox Company, 2nd Bat- talion, 1 St Marines. 1 stLt Dove is a native of New York. FIRST SERGEANT IstSgt Michael W. McClure enlisted in the Marine Corps on 4 February 1 974. His past units include K Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, MCRD San Diego as a Drill Instructor, B Compa- ny, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, l-l duty at Akron, Ohio, C Company, 1st Recon Battalion, and F Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. IstSgt McClure has an Associates degree in Applied Science from National University and has at- tended D.I. School, SNCO Academy, and SNCO Advanced Course. He is married to wife Fely and is from Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1 stSgt McClure is a Sgt Major selectee. ' i vC GUNNERY SERGEANT GySgt Timothy S. Keaney enlisted in the Marine Corps on 18 May 1966. GySgt Keaney served in the Vietnam War and has had numer- ous assignments since, including 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, MRCD San Diego as a Senior Drill Instructor, and Weapons Company, 2nd Battal- ion, 1st Marines where he was a platoon ser- geant. He has also attended Drill Instructor School and SNCO Academy. GySgt Keaney is a resident of Beverly, Massachusetts. 44 AITH]UnRIIlK«iliftVWIUmU«lH«H«IIHHUU1AUHQlU[ K fH 1i HEADQUARTERS PLT Here is a recipe to make a Headquarters Platoon. You start )ff with 4 cups of Dragons. 2 cups of engineers, 1 tablespoon of irivers from the Air Wing, and next you stir In a teaspoon of t ta- ines from Comm. The last thing to add Is a cup of Forward Ob- servers from the 81mm IVIortar Platoon and the Artillery Battery. ;1ix them together In a company and pour them into an LST. Steam this odd mixture for 6 months to a year and you have yourself a Headquarters Platoon. Once we got this mixture form- ed as a unit, they were able to win the company drill competition and the tug of war challenge. Headquarters Platoon has earned a reputation of TEAMWORK AND PROFESSIONALISM. Front row: Lcpl Wygal, Lcpl Perron, Lcpl Lucero, Lcpl Barnes, -cpl Ball, Lcpl Snapko, Lcpl Richard, Lcpl McCown, Lcpl Dawson. Second row: Cp Franklin, Lcpl Brown, Lcpl Romero, Lcpl Demar- a, Cpl Whitman, Lcpl Perry, Lcpl Dennis, Cpl Ledford, Lcpl Obong.Cpl Bruce, Lcpl Banks. Tti rd row: LtKeesee, Lcpl Banker, Lcpl Jones, Lcpl Blerman, Cpl Guinn, Lcpl Woosley, Lcpl Chaves, Lcpl Barnes. Rear row: Lcpl Kerstetter, Lcpl Kalosis, Sgt Dear, Cpl Welch, Lcpl Glgnac, Lcpl Collella, Cpl Vore, Sgt Smith. PLATOON COMMANDER IstLt Keesee Is a graduate of LINCOLN MEMORIAL University with a degree in FINANCE. He was commissioned In Nov 1988. IstLt Keesee has attended OCS. The Ba- sic School, and Field Artillery School. He is a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. PLATOON SERGEANT Sgt T. R. Smith has served in the Marine Corps for 8 years. His past service Includes Barracks duty, a tour on Okinawa, and duty with 3rd Bn, 7th Marines. Sgt Smith is a native of Watford City, North Dakota. 45 ' First day of duty in P. I., it figures: Vore and Blerman in Metallica, ' GET US ANOTHER ROUND! ' We ' re trying to be like everybody else This is the beach, but Where ' s the surf and babes? It ' s my uniform of the day. ' Where s my warrant for Sgt? f SM Ifwi Mrnr I mu M WH •L B1M m «lMlm ' Jl vA;l««wk vlnul ' I lKBTOl «w«m  nHJ H lIHHUVft«u« ■B WR l l The P.I. report with TAHE and DINO. The last of the great ones. Oh peaze . Shopping with Bierman, None of It ' s for me, hon est! iiotuj .3nMn aMiun«MiRyDf« mM m% 9tmiMD4inm- rm K II ' I I m a i m Hn HW I I IM ii In Mill ' nil I ' I liHH lUllillM I iniMllllninii—n niiii FIRST PLATOON From all across the country and from ail walks of life some Marines came together to form an unstoppable unit hcnown as the FIGHTING FIRST. First Platoon may not be the best at drill or the sharpest looking, but there is no other, friend or foe, that could defeat us in spirit or fight! Blood, sweat and tears have woven our platoon together with a bond stronger than steel. Eternity shall not break the ties of this BROTHERHOOD OF GRUNTS. We are the defenders of our country and it is written, Greater love tias no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. JOHN 1 5 Front row: HN Crawford, Lcpl Simonson, Cpl Nichols, Lcpl St. John, Lcpl Elmore, Cpl McCusker, Lcpl Sin, Lcpl Pooley, Cpl Swimmer, Lcpl Gartrell, Lcpl Dallas. Lcpl Guiterrez, Lcpl Callahan, Lcpl Murphy. Secondroiv.- 1 stLt Heino, Lcpl Ostergaard, Lcpl Mo- siman, Lcpl Stover, Lcpl Stallard, Lcpl Hawkins, Lcpl Kingery, Lcpl Arthur, Cpl Tackitt, Sgt Love, Cpl Little, Ssgt Warren Rear row: Lcpl Sykes, Cpl Harrison, Lcpl Beard, Cpl Hanson, Lcpl Nolan, Lcpl Lewis, Lcpl Dilley, Cpl Kelly, Cpl Woodward, Lcpl Chavar- la. Not pictured: HM3 Henkel PLATOON T COMMANDER IstLtAndrew J. HEINOisagrad- uate of the United States Naval Academy with a degree in Naval Architecture. He was commis- sioned on 25 May 1988 and has at- tended The Basic School and In- fantry Officers Course. 1st Lt Heino Is from Lake Vermilion, Min- nesota and has a wife, Lisa, and son Joshua. PLATOON SERGEANT Ssgt Jesse J. Warren en- listed in the Marine Corps on 21 June 1977. His past units include 2nd Bn 2nd Marines, Embassy duty at Jerusalem and Bern: Switzerland, Drill In- structor at MCRD San Diego, and Wpns Company 2nd Bn 1 St Marines. Ssgt Warren is a native of Shelbyville, Tennes- see and has a wife, Shawn, and two children. Laurel and Aaron. SSgt Warren ' s ambi- tion is to become the Sgt Ma- jor of the Marine Corps. 48 WICKED, MEAN AND NASTY, DOC HENKELS message to Sad- What do you mean, we ' re shooting the wrong way? dam, Eat this! 50 ■D UEMmTnnuRRiHRwi ttWA wmunwimniHMuuvQyKvnnw un« ■ SECOND PLATOON A group of Marines came together in 1989-90. Some came from the School of Infantry, some from different fleet units, and still others from barracks duty at points around the globe. Wherev- er these Marines came from, they melded into one and became a fighting force whose ability and ferociousness was renowned battalion wide. Time and time again, this unit ' s proficiency and reso ve have been tested. Time and time again, this elite force has destroyed all challengers. This unit is 2ND PLATOON, B CO, 1 4. IVIESS WITH THE BEST, DIE LIKE THE REST! ui. mU Front row l-r: Cpl Reis, Cpl Waring, Lcpl Ruiz, Lcpl Oard, Cpl Gayken, Cpl Wargo, Lcpl McCarty, Lcpl Smith, Lcpl Kunze. twiddle row: Lt Landon, Cpl Harding, Cpl Skoog, Lcpl Best, Cpl Brusue- las, Lcpl Savaria, Cpl Davis, Cpl Kingan, Lcpl Lawrence, GySgt Nazario. Sac c row: Lcpl Taylor, Cpl Workley, PFC Trainor, Cpl Taylor, Cpl Miracle, Lcpl Buckendorf, Cpl Garcia, Lcpl Olvera, Cpl McClure, Lcpl Moscarelii, Lcpl Joens LoRD gM I PLATOON COMMANDER PLATOON SERGEANT IstLt James J. Landon is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he earned a degree in Political Science. He was commissioned on 25 May 1 988. 1 stLt Landon has attended U.S. Navy Scuba School, U.S. Army Airborne School, U.S. Army Jungle School, The Basic School and Infantry Officer ' s Course. He is a native of Cincin- nati, Ohio. GySgt Jose R. Nazario has served in the Marine Corps for over 13 years. Past units in- clude E Company 2nd Bn 9th Marines, MCRD San Diego as a Drill Instructor, NROTC unit at Purdue University as an in- structor, and OCS as a Sgt in- structor. He has a wife, Nelda, and a daughter and a son, Amaris and Aaron. They are from Puerto Rico. 51 I ' m Irish, got a problem with that? Where are the brakes on this thing? I love you. Grandma! Two Hong Kong fishermen posing for the camera Star Search spokesmodel of the year Always prepared for that chemical attack I ' m gonna getcha, sucka! ' I really don ' t know man. Rare free time in the United Arab Emirates lUl! [ HBI lIMIIIHmii J Blending in on the Sung Dynasty Tour Lunch with the Colonel! «iia K ••a ' t iidBxm;xiam!rw:j:i THIRD PLATOON LEGENDS, IMMORTALS, WARRIORS of the highest magni- tude! These words among others (such as rude, crude and social- ly unacceptable) come to mind when speaking of the thundering THIRD PLATOON. A truly colorful band (probably because of all the tattoos we got in P.I.) whose awesome might is feared the world over. There is no risk too great (especially liberty) for us to take. No platoon of mere mortals can challenge us in pugil sticks and escape with their teeth intact. Our fighting skills are surpassed only by our love skills. One just a ragtag group of misfits and miscreants brought togethe by fate, now a fighting team of infinite proportions. Highly disc plined proficient death dealing, lady killers, tiard chargers! Foei of democracy and despots of all nations, tremble for they knov as the lamb before the slaughter all foes shall fall before the fers onslaught of the WOLFPACKI Front row l-r: Lcpl Wiant. Cpl Moeller, Lcpl Spence, Lcpl Williams, Lcpl Bradburn, Lcpl Forrester, Lcpl Swyder, Lcpl Delacruz, Lcpl Catalina, Lcpl Saoel, Cpl Voisin. Middle row: Lt Buckley, Cpl Myer, Lcpl Bolletta, Lcpl Jordan, Lcpl Workman, PFC Rangel, Lcpl Hart- PLATOON COMMANDER IstLt Timothy K. Buckley is a graduate of Boston University with a degree in Political Science. He was commissioned on 29 July 1988. IstLt Buckley has attended OCS. The Basic School, and Infan- try Officer ' s Course. He is a native of (yiedford, Massachusetts. shorn, Cpl deary, Lcpl Hadley. Lcpl Brooks. SSgt Diaz. Backro Lcpl White. Cpl Wyche. Lcpl Kelland. Lcpl Sonosky. Lcpl Bennel ' Lcpl Roberts. HN Dyer. Lcpl Bolton. Lcpl Lewis. Cpl IVIcLin. S( ' Shepherd. Sgt Kenny. Not pictured: HMZ Smith PLATOON SERGEANT Ssgt Peter Diaz enlisted in th Marine Corps on 26 July 197 ' His past units include G Comp. ny 2nd Bn 4th Marines. Wpr Company 2nd Bn 9th Marine School of Infantry as an instru ' , tor, and Wpns Company BLT ' 1. Ssgt Diaz is from Brookly New York and has two childre Peter and Alida. 54 iniianynBaiKaaii HuuinHut)iniumtit¥n )iiw«HnH««HUU JUQiiW ' i M m ' tu)i LCPL SWIDER doesn ' t mind hanging ouf with the NCO ' s 1st Squad, Shep ' s Dogs J 2nd Squad, Dudes with ' tudes 3rd Squad, Mighty Mo and Merry Men | ANY FLIPPIN ' DAY THIRDI I Soul Patrol with Vanilla Ice m v ' vJ ' WviW w ' WW ffiM WEAPONS PLATOON Weapons Platoon Is a vital asset to Bravo company. It ;onsists of three sections with the specialized vs eapons and skills required by Bravo company to accomplish its missions, rhe Machine Gun Section, 0331 s. consists of 22 hard ;harging members joined as a unit to provide maximum fire superiority by using skill, knowledge, guts and 6 M-60E3 ma- chine guns. Tfie 60mm Mortar Section, 0341 s, worked and clayed hard on the deployment, including everything from _ibbo in PI to operations in the Middle East. Tough times were sometimes monotonous but the 41 ' s never came up short in motivation. The Assault Section of Weapons Platoon provides bunker suppression and demolition support for the company. The SMAW, shoulder launched multipurpose assault weapon, is a versatile weapon in its ability to defeat fortified positions, light armored vehicles, and crew served weapons emplacements. The combined effect of these three sections ' weapons produce Weapons Platoon s FEARSOME FIREPOWER. KUWAIT mrm fimoH b fo. bit ' a -ront row l-r: Cpl Rodriguez, Lcpl Smith, Lcpl Eveland, Lcpl 3ravo, Lcpl Frigillana, Lcpl Fernandez, Lcpl Gonzalez, Lcpl ivas, Lcpl McLaughlin. Second row: Lcpl Wirta, Cpl Begay, ;;pl McElroy, Cpl Kieger, Lcpl Lock, Lcpl McDonald, Lcpl lerrard, Pvt Stahl, Lcpl Barber K., Cpl Gudbier, Lcpl Barber L. Third row: SSgt Portalitin, Sgt Sterling, Cpl Banchs, Cpl Jones, Cpl Arndt, Cpl Fast, Lcpl Kaser, Lcpl Shannon, Lcpl Green, Lcpl Ailor, PFC Polansky, Lcpl Soloway, Lcpl Oneal. Fourth row: Cp Rowley, Lcpl ONeal, Lcpl England, Lcpl McFarlane, Lcpl Cal- houn, Lcpl Dunlap, Lcpl Freer, Lcpl Ganze, Pvt Murphy. PLATOON COMMANDER 1st Lt David Sullivan gradu- ated from Virginia Military In- stitute where he earned a de- gree in Mechanical Engineer- ing. He was commissioned on 25 May 1988. 1st Lt Sullivan has attended DCS, The Basic School and Infantry Officer ' s Course. He is from VIRGINIA. PLATOON SERGEANT SSgt ANTONIO Portalatin has served over 16 years in the Ma- rines Corps. His past units in- cluded HQMC Washington D.C., H S Company 2nd Bn 6th Ma- rine, G Company 2nd Bn 8th Ma- rines, Adak Alaska, Bridgeport, California, and A Co 1st Bn 9th Marines. SSgt Portalatin is mar- ried to wife Fidelina and they have 5 children: Linda, Diana, Mariw, Jajaira, Jessenia. They are from Puerto Rico. 57 A Marine ' s job is never done. 1 Sgt Sterling, I thought you had the compass, oh no ... -iH .. iMii iiiiiiii n iiHMiii I iiiiimiiinMiiiia ii — iwihi h iii Off in tfie distance, There came sucfi a sound. Bullets were flying, People running around. It hadn ' t lasted long. Before it was done. Havoc was struck, By an M60 machine gun. Bodies were lying, From pillar to post. Few of them were living, A couple at most. When all said and done. The objective was bare. Everyone had known. The Meo had been there. When asked how it feels. I tell everyone, It ' s an honor and a privilege to be a thirty-one. -.■■ .. atf«CT )mt . ' . ai-  ma aa-e fcMaw(r «w«K «mi nM«iu« Miai warn AAV PLATOON BLT 1 4 s AAV Platoon hails from A co 3rd AABn and is led by 1 stLt P.W. Gushing, platoon commander, and Gysgt E. J. Nich- olas, platoon sgt. These two individuals hand picked the platoon ensuring that every talent and capability was covered. In the end, they had created a highly motivated, professionally trained and elite fighting force. During the pre-float training cycle the AAV Platoon accept) and surpassed all challenges brought before them. The motiv tion and can-do attitude carried themselves into the float whei the AAV ' s continued to charge ahead in any clime or place, proi ing that AAV trackers are indeed ELITE. YAT-YAS: YOU AINf TRACKS - YOU AIN ' T $! Front row: Sgt Craft, Lcpl Axness, Cpl Grames, Lcpl Heetland, Lcpl Collins, Cpl Williams, Lcpl Crosby, Lcpl Tarrell, Lcpl Wells. Second row: Sgt Boland, Cpl Cohron, Cpl White, Cpl Coppotelli, Lcpl Smith, Cpl Bainbridge, Lcpl Cote, Lcpl Piper, Lcpl Abner, Lcpl Larson, Cpl Fitzko. Hear roiv.Gysgt Nicholas, IstLt Gushing, Ss Aparicio, Cpl Biallier, Cpl Greene, Cpl Sebastian, Cpl Johnso Lcpl James. Lcpl Mann, Lcpl Koob. Sgt Adkins. Cpl Barnhous Hn McMillian, Ssgt Chase, Sgt Lauriano, Ssgt Sam, Ssgt Hartle PLATOON COMMANDER 1 St Lt Peter W. Gushing is a grad- uate of UCLA vi ith a degree in Fine Art. He v( as commissioned on 14 August 1987 and has attended OCS, The Basic School, and Am- track Officer ' s Course. This is his second overseas deployment as a platoon commander. 1st Lt Gush- ing is a native of Santa Barbara, California. PLATOON SERGEANT GySgt E. J. NICHOLAS h, served over 16 years in the M rine Corps. Past units include Company 2nd AA Bn, G-1 3 Mar Div, Schools Bn, D Gomp ny 3rd AABn, 7th MAB 29 Palrr and Marine Barracks 8th and GySgt Nicholas is from Penn grobe. New Jersey and has wife, Carolyn, and three childre Wendy, Ernie and Matthew. I I i 60 SECTION LEADERS, left to right; SSgt Aparicio 1st, SSgt Sam HQ, SSgt Hartley 2nd, SSgt Chase 3rd. AAV ' s hard at work w ' w[i ' ' ' Wi fm ' immmmimitimmiWKm ' f, PHILIPPINES Team Bravo s first stop on deployment In July 1990 to train was in the Phi- lippines. Numerous training exercises were conducted on Green Beach where the Marines quickly found out how friendly and willing the Filipino natives were to sell their cold Coke and hot rice and lumpla. Live fire at Green Beach was the best training the Marines had gotten since the training cycle had ended before deploying. Fire teams found themselves engaging moving targets that surprised them as they moved down a jungle trail and stream. A life fire night ambush called for the patience and vigilance of every patrol member and squads dismounted AAV ' s to attack enemy hill top bunkers with SMAW and machine gun support. Green Beach was enjoyed by all. Where else can you shoot all day and get a cold Coke during a break? } TAIWAHJ I 5 After a hot day of training it ' s time for a refreshing plunge in a local waterfall. Green Beach river enthusiasts. LI 64 jC Rainy BIVOUAC site. MG shoot Green Beach. Seven Steps hump. 1 more day, then Olongapo Green Beach BIVOUAC Hey boss, Buy something! ' Scenic Green Beach Leader ' s recon the objective. m- ' em 1 OMAN In early October 1 990 Team Bravo participated with the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the country of Oman. The exercise Included an amphibious landing of over 5,000 Marines, the largest landing in over 20 years. Ashore Team Bravo Marines got their first taste of the Arabian desert, quite a change from the weeks of training in the Philip- pine Jungles they had just experienced. The training was a welcome change to the monotonous weeks at sea they had spent waiting to go ashore. Numerous mechanized patrols were conducted, and company mechanized attacks took up the majority of the training. The rifle pla- toons found out quickly that 1000 yards of rushes In the desert only appears to be 400 until you do It. Dismounted In the desert, awaiting orders. Local security air sentries keep watch as their AAV moves inland Below: ON CALL 60mm mortar support Mechanized Infantry ATTACKI RT? ......:-..K. m ««m l •• hundering Third, WOLFPACK, takes a break prior to a mechanized patrol. t . i A - : )fficers of fighting Team Bravo. ' op t-r. bottom l-r Lt Gushing, Lt Sullivan, Capt McKenzie, Lt Dove, Lt Landon, Lt Keesee, .t Buckley and Lt Heino. f lorning field routine, clean weapons, shave and eat chow . Chemical w arfare training. • ' ' ' • ' ■X ' iiW- ' ' ' ' ' ' J.yvt. ,-, f, Put your actual on! ' i4f- 4 - - LCpl Oard looking very HARD. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Team Bravos second shot at training in the Arabian Desert came in early November 1 990. The company landed on the beach in United Arab Emirates right in front of a sandy golf course beside a Ramada Inn. United Arab Emirates Army officers linked up with Team Bravo for the training. They graciously familiarized Team Bravo with their desert training areas and gave helpful advice. 5 days of live fire training were packed into 2y2 to create an intense and challenging evolu- tion AT-4S. Explosives. Mortar rounds, and all the company ' s weapons were fired in an impressive display of teamwork and violence during the attacks. A couple of A-6 Intruders even came in for some close air support. Overall the train- ing was a success and as always Team Bravo made every round count. AB K M6K|1« ■Yeah, it rides like a boat. ' IstLt fi lohammed and LCpl Oard taking advan- tage of the shade. 68 %af:.UI K ' fV V regular beach party in the Desert. Let ' s share their last Cookie Bar, chocolate covered. Second Platoon, Desert Warlords. ' J lp - • .k kU TEAM BRAVO AT SEA Sgt Sterling passing word. Playing cards to pass the time away. Lookout Saddam, here we come. Pre fast rope brief The C-7 makes its final approach. Sgt. Sheppard ready for ac- tion. ¥Sr %% ' f % mi)smmmiim!vsi9si:x ' Hill TEAM BRAVO LIBERTY ■ wimmMm mmmm mmBmm f m HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM SUBIC BAY, P.I. iS ' I fw Confucious say, Hong Kong shopping good. HONG KONG ' S FAMOUS OUTDOOR MARKETS , N V . A ' A fci ' ' -L . A r V i 76 m mmmmm a USS OKINAWA RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARG Other ships include USS Ogden and USS Fort McHenry (not pictured) USS DURHAM St 1 Jr if- 9 79 SHIP ' S EVOLUTIONS BOW RAMP OPERATIONS . . . r if - I 1 fi ' - ' FLIGHT OPERATIONS . . . 80 ■m mmmsmm la UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT I LET ' S TALK ABOUT IT. LET ' S GET IT DONE. NOW COMES THE HARD WORK AHII! HARD AT WORK. -ACES AROUND THE SHIP . . . IN WATCH AGAIN! WISH I WAS ON LIBERTY. VORK, WORK AND MORE WORK. WHATTA YA MEAN WATER ' S SECURED ' ' ! S — T HAPPENS! m LIFE GOES ON AWARDS CEREMONY - CDR HAGSTROM AWARDS CEREMONY - CDR HARDEMAN STEEL BEACH PICNICS i REENLISTMENTS WESTPAC - DESERT SHIELD STORM ARRIVAL IN SUBIC WELCOME TO SUBIC OLONGAPO BY DAY SUBIC OLONGAPO BY NIGHT BAY SHOPPING IN THE PHILIPPINES ■ ' -C In MY FAVORITE BAR JUST A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN WHATS LIBERTY LIKE IN SUBIC THE SHADOW KNOWS! PHILIPPINES I DONT THINK IT WAS WORTH IT. • ' • ' . -; J,Y KI«?m?.HI3MinSRl mUKMIHMK HUaM Hil HONG KONG 9 EH AL JUBAYL THE LION CITY SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE ii Ui. ii M I-i i ' ' Ti; -,Ta hs ' HMCT ' 3r«RM TTnftiwten MuivMjm  u i T vwi%itTMM DUBAI U. A. E. r L - 4 LOOK WHOS WATCHING THE SHOW. BOO! I BET I SCARED YOU. WHEW!! WHAT A BODY. 1 ' ' rNr ' :;aah??ajgJjrwtM: m tmrej tiMiva a .i u iTmiv] ODDS AND ENDS y 91 M NiMWtti BJtyifMUCf AXinaE ragw vniavnMciwHVJuuaKnaruuv i nMjnjf7tt:. u mr rvjntnsnnvT I i ARRIVAL FROM THE GULF A HERO ' S WELCOME IN THE PHILIPPINES HOME COMING LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. USA APRIL 17, 1991 , T r nrft ' V HT W3r. HJm TnfH!mMra mny mjMU wvM viiTMnMr ; r y ■• f ff .1 . f FJ ' ■1. n «Bi i WVn7TiDU «lVA 4TH OF JULY VICTORY PARADE •rU 111 Mm S ■ ■i 41 (ir HIT- rM. Tn ' i ' iUliTIi ' ' IT ' ifi ' iirwniirrifinnMari ■■iiiiwiiiiiw tJm mSUi Mr fli 111 AND BACK AGAIN - F liJtWVff ' n !■ I - uian jm M-if jmr— jj PACIFIC STARS AND STRIPES ' Lost ARG ' back in RP after 1 months at sea By Susan Kreifels Stripes PMCTMrws Bureau Chief SUBIC BAY NAVAL STATION, Philippines — The raiders of the lost ARG found a heroes ' welcome here after months of feeling forgot- ten. The 5,000 Marines and s .ilors of the Commander Amphibious Group 5, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, will have been aboard ship 10 months by the time they return to San Diego, making them the longest deployed Navy and Marine unit in the war with Iraq. However, the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) has had little press at- tention. The group ' s special opera- tions capability for missions such as evacuations and rescues rather than direct front al attacks lended to the low profile. The Navy Times ' list of ships in the Persian Gulf forgot the five ves- sels of the COMPHIBGRU 5 and troops have designed a Lost ARG patch. Although they said they ' re not the glory guys, the lack of attention is a sensitive issue with them. But on Sunday they were not for- gotten The Navy Band from Guam, majorettes from a local school, yel- low ribbons and balloons, and about 300 people with American flags and banners of love and gratitude greet- ed the Okinawa, Ogden, Cayuga, Durham and Fort McHenry. THE BUNKER HILL, forward de- ployed at Yokosuka, Japan, also sailed into Subic Bay Sunday from the Gulf. While the carrie Ranger returned to San Diego at Christmas, the ARG turned around at Subic Bay and headed back for the Gulf Dec. 26. They ' ve not touched land since. it ' s been a very long journey, said Capt. Tom McClelland, com- mander of the group. I am really proud of these guys because they did a tremendous job Although th amphibious landing was never executed, the group ' s most important mission was just being there as a deterrent off Ku- wait, McClelland said. Our key presence was what real- ly made the difference. We kept his (Saddam ' s) troops bottled up against the coastline of Kuwait against an amphibious assault that was going to occur at any time THE IRAQIS expected that landing. Helicopters from the Okinawa flew a deception mission, or feint, after the ground war started to keep the other side ' s attention. McClelland said their bipgest ac- complishment was taking the Iraqi- held island of Faylaka and 1,400 pris- oners of war. Petty Officer 1st Class Howard Smith was greeted with a bunch of roses from his 4-year-old daughter Yvonne and wife Maria plus a glass of Mother of All Beer on d ' Pier. Welcome home daddy, I love you, Yvonne told her dad. 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