Cayuga (LST 1186) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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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