Coronado (AGF 11) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1988 volume:

mmm TRACT CHART FOR CORONADO ' S PERSIAN GULF DEPLOYMENT 12 JANUARY 1988- 8 NOVEMBER 1988 q a deployment to ? THE PERSIAN GULF 12 January 1988 to • . ilk CREDITS EDITOR IN CHIEF LCDR CHARLES EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR HM2 MICHAEL STRAUSBOUGH LAYOUT EDITOR LI2 KENT MCBRIDE SALES ABF2 ED DUBUC SKI PAUL HOFFMAN FN BRIAN PORTER LAYOUT STAFF LCDR CHARLES EDWARDS SM2 RIC SIBERT SN SAM HOWERTON MM2 ED DANIELS OS2 ANDY PARENTEAU QM2 DARIN ALHANATI SHI JIM STEWART FC2 TIM SUMMERS GMG3 TOM INNIS HM3 JOJO SALAZAR The members of the cruise book staff give special thanks to PH2 Carl Duvall of the Naval Photo Imaging Command Atlantic for his technical assistance. PHOTOGRAPHERS HM2 MICHAEL STRAUSBOUGH LCDR CHARLES EDWARDS MM2 RUSS DUMAS MM2 ED DANIELS IC3 JOHN MORRISON CALENDAR OF EVENTS Jan 8-11 Jan 12 Jan 27-31 Feb 5 Feb 17-26 Feb 27 Feb 27 Apr 1-5 Apr 14 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 25 May 16 Turnover with USS CLEVELAND (LPD-7) USS CORONADO departs Pearl Har- bor, Hawaii Port visit to Subic Bay Philippines Crossing the Line Ceremony CORONADO arrives Bahrain and be- gins turnover with USS LASALLE (AGF-3) Change of Command: RADM Less re- lieves RADM Bernsen as CMEF and establishes CJTFME War of the Cities begins Port Visit to Dubai, UAE USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) hits mine off Shah Allum Shoals Islamic Holy Month of RAMADAM begins U.S. attacks Sassan and Sirri Oil Plat- forms sinking PTC and FFG and dam- ages 2nd FFG. (Operation Praying Mantis) Change of Command: Capt. William- son relieves Capt. LaPlante BG turnover: USS FORRESTAL (CV- 59) relieves June 25-29 Jul 3 Jul 30 Aug 14-23 Aug 20 Sep 3-7 Oct 1-3 Oct 4 Oct 15 Oct 20-25 Nov 8 USS ENTERPRISE (CVN- 65) Port visit to Muscat, Oman Boghammer engagement in Straits of Hormuz causing Iranian Airbus Fit 655 incident BG Turnover USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) relieves USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) Islamic Holy days of ASHURA Cease Fire in IRAN IRAQ war Port Visit to Abu Dhabi, UAE Turnover with USS LASALLE CORONADO departs Bahrain Crossing the Line Ceremony Port Visit to HONG KONG CORONADO returns to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Coronado ' s Mission THE COMMAND SHIP CORONADO SERVED AS FLAGSHIP FOR COMMANDER JOINT TASK FORCE MIDDLE EAST FROM 18 FEB- RUARY 1988 THROUGH 03 OCTOBER 1988. PROVIDING LOGIS- TICS, COMMUNICATION, AND SHIPBOARD ACCOMODATIONS FOR THE STAFF. CORONADO ' S VERSATILE CAPABILITIES PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE FORCE COMMANDER ' S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE REGION ' S FOREIGN DIPLOMACY AND MEET OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES. SHIP ' S HISTORY In the 16th century, Spanish explorer Francisco Vazquez Coronado was one of the pioneers in the investiga- tion of the untamed new world. In his spirit, a town in southern California bears his name, as have two ships of the United States Navy. The first USS CORONADO (PF-38), a patrol frigate, served in World War II as a convoy escort and distinguished herself with four battle stars: the Bismark Archepilago Operation, the Hollandia Operation, the Western New Guinea Operations and the Leyte Gulf Operation. CORONADO was decommissioned July 12, 1945 and transferred to Russia under the Lend Lease Program. Returned to the United States in Yokosuka in 1949, she was placed in reserve until 1953 when she was transferred to Japan under the Mutual Assistant Program. Today ' s USS CORONADO (AGF-11) a miscellaneous command ship, was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding Construction Company, Seattle, Washington. Her keel was laid on May 3, 1965 and she was launched July 30, 1966. CORONADO was commissioned in 1969 and was one of twelve original Austin class Amphibious Transport Docks (LPD), and she was one of six fitted with additional superstructure for flagship duties. She was first assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and throughout the 1970 s conducted extensive amphibious operations and deployed on numerous extensive amphibio us operations to the Carribean and Mediterranean Seas, as well as conducting Northern European deployments. In 1980 CORONADO was redesignated AGF and relieved USS LASALLE (AGF-3) as the flagship for U.S. MIDDLE EAST FORCE. She returned to the United States in 1983 to undergo a complex overhaul in Philadelphia primarily to upgrade command and control capabilities. In September of 1985 CORONADO relieved USS PUGET SOUND (AD-38) as flagship of n f Ut Hj COMMANDER SIXTH FLEET. fT] During CORONADO ' S ten month tour with the Sixth Fleet, she operated out of Gaeta, Italy and visited a host of Mediterranean countries. She also participated in such operations as the Achille Lauro Affair, Freedom of Navigation Operations in the Gulf of Sidra, and the Air Strike against Libyan terrorist support facilities. During her stay, CORONADO was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Navy Expedi- tionary Medal for her support efforts. In July of 1986, CORONADO was relieved of her Sixth Fleet flagship duties by the USS BELKNAP (CG-26) and headed home for the United States. After making a brief stop in Norfolk, Virginia and a well deserved homecoming with family and friends, CORONADO set sail for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to assume duties as flagship for COMMANDER U.S. THIRD FLEET. On November 26, 1986, Vice Admiral Diego Hernandez broke his personal flag onboard CORONA- DO, and returned the Third Fleet to the sea for the first time since World War II. During her tour as flagship, CORONADO made visits to San Diego, and as the lead ship, participated in San Francisco ' s Fleet Week, a week long ceremony honoring the U.S. Navy. Vice Admiral Hernandez also was on hand to observe one of his battle groups operate up close. In November of 1987, CORONADO participated in a week of exercises in the Bering Sea with the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) and her battle group. The trip culminated with port stops in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Juneau and Adak, Alaska. t W On January 12, 1988, CORONADO was once again on the move. Temporarily relieved by USS CLEVELAND (LPD-7), CORONADO returned to the Persian Gulf to relieve USS LASALLE as MIDDLE EAST FORCE flagship. Operating out of the island nation of Bahrain, CORONADO served as the command and control platform for Rear Admiral Anthony Less, who unified the Middle East forces as Commander Joint Task Force Middle East. In her role as flagship from February 18, 1988 to October 3, 1988, CORONADO made port visits to Muscat, Oman; and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, hosting numerous guests and dignitaries. CORONADO conducted several operations in the Persian Gulf in support of the CJTFME mission, includ- ing: Ernest Will operations, providing assistance following the mining of the SAMUAL B. ROBERTS, the Iranian Air Bus incident, and participating in Operation Praying Mantis, the retaliatory strike on Iran for continued mining of Persian gulf shipping lanes. CORONADO was awarded the Armed Forces Expedition- ary Medal for her deployment in the Persian Gulf, as well as the Joint Meritorious Unit award for her support in the Operation Praying Mantis. CORONADO was relieved by USS LASALLE on October 3, and visited Hong Kong enroute to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where on November 8, she relieved USS CLEVELAND and resumed duties as flagship for Commander Third Fleet. CORONADOS BASIC CHARACTERISTICS Displacement (tons) 15,000 Draft (feet) 22 Length (feet) 569 Beam (feet) 84 Max beam (feet) 115 Speed (knots) 21 + Fuel capacity (gal) 750,000 Aviation fuel (gal) 350,000 Accommodations, personnel 877 Flight deck (length) 200ft (area) 16,000sq ft Well Deck (area) 8,000sq ft Vehicle stowage 16,000sq ft Landing craft LCM-8 (2) Armament 3 .50 caliber gun mounts (2) . Close In Weapons Systems (2) .50 caliber machine guns .40 mm machine guns .25 mm machine guns SUGI, formerly the USS CORONADO (PF-38), entering Pearl Harbor, HI. January 1958. USS CORONADO (LPD-11) on commissioning day, May 23, 1970, In Bremerton, Washington SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WILLIAM BALL III USS CORONADO AGF-11 SIDE BOYS. f If I mm : t ! -• z— f ri in COMMANDING OFFICER RADM JOHN B. LAPLANTE, USN Rear Admiral Laplante was born on June 6, 1940, and grew up in the midwest. Following graduation from Severn School near Annapolis, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned in 1962. He holds degrees as Bache- lor of Science in General Engineering and as Master of Science in International Affairs. After commissioning he joined USS D.H. FOX (DD-779), an Atlantic Fleet Destroyer. He went to the Pacific Fleet follow- ing Destroyer School, and completed department head tours on both USS DUNCAN (DDR-874) and USS SAMPLE (FF- 1048). He has served on six amphibious ships: he was Execu- tive Officer on USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST-1189) and USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3), and he commanded USS SAN JOAQIN COUNTY (LST-1122), USS FLOYD COUN- TY (LST-762), USS THOMASTON (LSD-28), and the THIRD FLEET flagship USS CORONADO (AGF-11). He was serving as Commanding Officer on USS CORONADO (AGF-11) when he was selected for promotion to Rear Admi- ral in 1987. He is now serving as Commander Naval Logis- tics Command U.S. Pacific Fleet out of Pearl Harbor, Ha- Shore tours have included duty at the Naval Academy in the office of the Commandant, as student at the Naval War College, as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific, as Amphibious Warfare Branch Head on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, and as a CNO Strategic Studies Group fellow. Rear Admiral Laplante is married to the former Phyllis Elaine DeBartolo of Youngstown, Ohio. They have two chil- dren, John and Elizabeth. ICOMMANDING OFFICER CAPT ROBERT C. WILLIAMSON, USN Captain Williamson received a presidential appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in June 1967. He com- pleted flight training in Kingsville, Texas and was designat- ed a Naval Aviator in October 1968. Captain Williamson completed ready replacement train- ing at NAS Miramar, California, in the F-4 aircraft with Fighter Squadron 121 and reported to Fighter Squadron 92 in July 1969. He served as Material Officer during two West- ern Pacific deployments on the USS AMERICA (CV-66) and USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). ' :i uuuiig i , ER1CA( c Following this first operational tour, he attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, where he was awarded the presti- gious Navy League Award as Outstanding Student in Febru- ary 1973. He was then assigned as project test pilot with the Flying Qualities and Performance Branch, Flight Test Divi- sion, of the Naval Air Test Center in Patuxent River, Mary- land. In October, 1973, he volunteered for instructor duty on the staff of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Captain Williamson ' s next assignment was to the Com- mand and Staff Course at the Naval War College in New- port, Rhode Island. He graduated with distinction in August 1977 and reported to F ighter Squadron 171 for refresher training in the F-4. He then served as Administrative Offi- cer, Maintenance Officer, and Operations Officer in Fighter Squadron 103 during two extended deployments to the Mediterranean Sea on USS SARATOGA (CV-60). In Octo- ber 1980, he reported to Fighter Squadron 171, Detachment Key West, Florida, as a tactics instructor, flying both the F-4 and A-4 adversary aircraft. Six months later, he was assigned to Fighter Wing One, Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia, until assuming duties as Fighter Squadron 161 ' s Executive Officer in October 1981. He commanded Fighter Squadron 161 aboard USS MIDWAY (CV-41) from December 1982 through June 1984. After attending Nuclear Power School, CAPT Williamson was Executive Officer, USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) between JAN 1986 and Jan 1988. ■«■ T -v ' ; IH ■ F i «■■ Captain Williamson has piloted 34 different types of tactical jet aircraft and four models of U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Helicopters. He has accumulated over 4000 flight hours and over 850 carrier landings. A veteran of the Southeast Asia Conflict, his personal decorations include a Meritorious Service Medal, twelve Strike Flight Air medals, the Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V , the Vietnamese Air Gallantry Cross and various unit, campaign, and service award. KsSjS ' 3 Captain Williamson assumed command of the USS CORONADO (AGF-11) in April of 1988. He and his wife Jo reside in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with their son Matthew and daughter Brook. 11 12 — ' JOINT TASK FORCE MIDDLE EAST MISSION For nearly 40 years, the Middle East Force has served United States national interests in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and North Arabian Sea. The states of this region, and the water areas contiguous to them, are of significant economic, geopolitical, and military importance. The Gulf area contains three-fourths of the world ' s proven oil reserves and produces one-third of its petroleum pro- ducts. The ability to freely move these products is key to the industrial strength of the free world. By their continued presence, ships of the U.S. Navy demonstrate the commitment of the United States to freedom of navigation in this vital region. On February 27, 1988, ships of the Middle East Force were united with the carrier battle group and support ships in the North Arabian Sea into one task force, under one commander. This combined force was called the Joint Task Force Middle East. Within the Persian Gulf, the force is usually comprised of the flagship, several destroyers and frigates, at times a cruiser, an amphibious landing ship and six minesweepers. In the North Arabian Sea, there is a carrier battle group and support ships. The ships and men of the Joint Task Force Middle East carry out a variety of tasks within the broad mission of conducting operations in support of national objectives. These include protecting of U.S. flag merchant ships, air and sea surveillance, training and rendering assistance. For most of its history, the Middle East Force was relatively small, but with the spillover of the Iran-Iraq War into the Persian Gulf, and its consequent attacks on neutral shipping, the force was greatly expanded, as was the role of the force in protecting U.S. flag shipping, particularly re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers. Since the summer of 1987, ships of the Middle East Force, and Joint Task Force Middle East, have conducted escorts of these tankers. Now that a cease-fire has apparently taken hold in the Iran-Iraq War, U.S. forces have begun accompanying U.S. flagged shipping as opposed to escorting them. Mine countermeasure operations are ongoing, to clear the Gulf of any remaining mines and ensure the continued safe passage of shipping. As has been the case since 1949, The U.S. naval presence continues to be a positive influence in support of peace and stability in the Persian Gulf area. CORONADO welcomes GEN. George Crist, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command. 13 14 COMMANDER JOINT TASK FORCE REAR ADMIRAL ANTHONY A. LESS Rear Admiral Anthony A. Less was born in Salem, Ohio on 31 August 1937. He entered the Naval Aviation Officer Candidate Program upon graduation from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio and was commissioned an Ensign in April 1960. He earned his Naval Aviators wings in June 1961. After attending aviation maintenance officers school in Memphis, Tennessee, Rear Admiral Less was assigned to Attack Squadron 86, flying the A-4 Skyhawk and deployed aboard USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62). His next assignment was to Attack Squadron 44 at NAS Cecil Field, Florida as an A-4 weapons instructor. In 1966, Rear Admiral Less was chosen as one of the initial cadre of instructor pilots in Attack Squadron 174 introducing the Corsair aircraft into the Navy. This was followed by a Vietnam combat tour, flying the A-7 with Attack Squadron 105 from the decks of USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). Shore duty followed in 1969, when he was ordered to the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he served as an Aviation Assignment Officer. During this tour he was selected for command of an operational aircraft squadron. He reported as Executive Officer and later took command of Attack Squadron 12, flying the A-7 Corsair II aircraft. In November 1973 Rear Admiral Less reported to NAS Pensacola, Florida where he became the flight leader and first Commanding Officer of the newly commissioned Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the BLUE ANGELS . In February 1976 he commenced training in each of the aircraft that comprised Carrier Air Wing NINE, the nation ' s most modern Air Wing at that time. He assumed command of the Wing in August 1976. In January 1978 he reported to Washington D.C. to serve as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare. In November 1979 Rear Admiral Less assumed command of the replenishment oiler USS WICHITA (AOR 1) in which he completed a deployment to the SEVENTH Fleet, operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. He reported in August 1981 as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Honolulu, Hawaii. He assumed command of USS RANGER (CV-61) in June 1982 and again completed an extended deployment to the SEVENTH Fleet, operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Rear Admiral Less was assigned as Chief of Staff to Commander, SEVENTH Fleet, in August 1983 and was selected to Rear Admiral during this tour. In March 1985 he reported to the Joint Chiefs of Staff where served as the Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate until July 1987. Rear Admiral Less was selected to be Commander Carrier Group ONE and Commander Battle Group ECHO in August 1987. He commanded this Battle Group until December 1987 when he was chosen as the Commander, Joint Task Force Middle East, assuming command February 3, 1988. During his career, Rear Admiral Less has logged more than 6,000 hours in tactical jet aircraft and more than 950 arrested carrier landings. He is authorized to wear the following medals and decorations: Defense Superior Service Medal (Oak leaf cluster in lieu of second award); Legion of Merit (Gold star in lieu of second award); Air Medal with ten Strike Flight awards; Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V ; Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon; Navy Battle Efficiencey E Ribbon, and other campaign awards. Rear Admiral Less is married to the former Leanne Carol Kuhl of Memphis, Tennessee. They have four daughters; Robyn (Mrs. Paul Monger), Pam (Mrs. Chris Maxey), Tracy and Christy. 15 DEPUTY BRIG GEN WALTER T. WORTHINGTON CHIEF OF STAFF BRIG GEN TIMOTHY D. GILL CAPT RICHARD S. WATKINS 16 Captain Richard S. Watkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Bates College and earned his United States Navy commission upon graduation from Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island in November 1961. Captain Watkins saw his first sea duty aboard USS CAMBRIA (APA-36) and subsequently served in USS MILLS (DER-383) and USS THEODORE E. CHANDLER (DD-717). He has also served in USS FARRAGUT (DDG-37) and USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG-32), and as Commanding Officer of USS BAGLEY (FF-1069) and Destroyer Squadron 17. Captain Watkins served at sea as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans on the staff of the Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group 5. He was also Senior Advisor, Coastal Flotilla Three with the U.S. Navy Advisory group, Vietnam. Captain Watkins ' service ashore included study at the Naval Post- graduate School, Monterey, California, where he received his Mas- ters Degree in Chemistry; Executive Assistant to the Vice Com- mander, Naval Electronics Systems Command; and most recently as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans on the staff of the Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In addition to other awards, Captain Watkins wears the Bronze Star, the Navy Commendation Medal, both with Combat Distin- guishing devices; the Legion of Merit; the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Stars in lieu of second and third awards; the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Vietnamese Medal of Hon- or, First Class. While serving on the staff of Commander, Cruiser- Destroyer Group 5, Captain Watkins became honorary member of Fighter Squadron 111 and a Mini Centurian while embarked in USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). Captain Watkins ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Watkins, reside in Newburyport, Massachussets. Captain Watkins is mar- ried to the former Deborah Jane Kline. They have two sons, Mi- chael and John. DEPARTMENT HEADS IAPT DAVE HOUGHTON, J2 I HEAD CAPT ROY TOBIN, J3 HEAD LTCOL MARK BUNTON, J5 HEAD LCDR TOM KENNEDY, J6 HEAD 17 J-2 FRONT (L-R): CDR CONWAY ZIEGLER, LTCOL RONALD BARTLETT, CW02 WILLIAM BLACK, LT ERIC NEWHOUSE, LCDR WAYNE EVERS. BACK TO FRONT (L-R): SP4 WHEELER, CPL TIM PERRY, CTISN JEFFREY MOTES, IS1 MIKE ZELENCIK, CTOSN MICHAEL LAWSON, CT13 MARK ALTHEIDE, CTR3 PANGOCH, IS3 KENT, CTT2 DWICHT WILSON, CTR3 DAVID WORCHESTER, IS2 KEN FRY, CTOSN CRAIG CORRIS, CT02 MICHAEL McGHEE. FRONT ROW (L-R): IS1 WES WEZTLICH, CTR1 DESI CLINTON, CTA1 JOSEPH BELL. CTOCS GARY WILLIS, CTOl STEPHEN BROWN, CTMl GORDON KINNIE. FRONT TO BACK (L-R): CDR HAYES, MAJ BRONSON, LCDR WARD, LT MELLON, LT NICHOLS, CAPT SHAUT, DR YATES, CDR SEIDER, LCDR MILLER, LCDR YOUNG. FRONT (L-R): OS3 CLARK, OSSN EPTINC, OSC MOWER, SSGT COPE, OS3 WHALSTROM, OSl (SW) RANDOLPH. BACK (L- R): OS2 STANLEY, QM2 YARBROUGH, OSl DESREMAUX, OS2 HUDDELSTON, OSl WALKER. 19 BACK (L-R): AK1 ROBERT HOUSTON. MA) RUSSELL WEBSTER, USMC. ET1 (SW) JAMIE HARR, CAPT BOBBY ARUANOLD, USAF, LCDR BILL FOSSEEN FRONT (L- R): CDR ED CORMIER, ETl RICHARD LOOK, SKZ WENDELL WILSON 20 KNEELING: RMC DALE PETERSON, RMCS JOHN NOWAK, FRONT (L-R): RM3 HERB MEYER, SGT JOHN WALRAVEN. USAF, SGT MACK FLEMING, USAF BACK (L- R): RM2 GARY FRAZIER, SGT TIM CLARK, USAF, RM3 TIM MORASCH, SGT RANDY RESSON, USAF, RMI JOHN MOORE MISSING: MSC HERB BLUIDTT. SRA KYLE SLEEPER in I KNEELING: PN2 DEMETRIUS RANDALL. CMC ISW) RONALD HANSON. GMMl BILL HUNT. HOLDING STINGERS: SN JIM GARCIA, SA ROBERT ROWE. FRONT (L-R): SN MARK ALINE, SN KENNETH GROSS, SA WILLIAM ROBINETTE, SN JAMES M ALOY. BACK (L-R): SA TONY VOELKER, SA DARYL HANKEMEIER. SN GREG MAPLES. SN DAN ROBB. SN KEITH COKIO KNi I I INC: CMCI JOHN LYMAN. CMGl ILIF CATE. LTCOL MARK BUNTON. GMG1 MIKE BROWN HOLDING STINGERS SA MIKE CROWLEY, SR TIMOTHY ANTONUCCI. FRONT (L-R): SA JEFF DIETZ, SR JAMES HILL, SR THOMAS PLOWMAN, SA DARRYL STRINGER BACK (L-R): SN RUDOLPH HOLDEN, SR JOHN NLAI , SA SEAN DRISCOLL, SN JOHN ROSSEY. SR KELLY ROGERS. 21 ■ vT ■L.J- fw jvTi .V - • :V- OPERATION PRAYING MANTIS 18 APRIL 1988 • . MH - A i . yf . I j - y Iff.r f i 1 Ir7 V T w ' % • • M S ---- — £ Ufc: • -2 •: lo k- ■ ' .... ' -i 23 . • J . W EXECUTIVE OFFICER • • ) Lieutenant Commander MacDonald was born on the 10th of January, 1948 and grew up in St. Stevens, New Brunswick, Canada. After graduat- ing from school in Auburn, New York, he attended Cornell University and State University of New York, where he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1971. He was commissioned through the Aviation Officer Candidate School and spent nine months in flight training. Joining the fleet, he reported aboard the USS OULLETT (FF-1077) where he served as Communications Officer, Gunnery Officer, and Navigator. Following his initial tour, he served as an Officer Recruiter in Columbus, Ohio for two years and then attended the Department Head School in Newport, Rhode Island. Returning to the fleet, he served aboard USS OBRIEN (DD-975) as Operations Officer and USS MONTICELLO (LSD- 31) as First Lieutenant. In April 1984, he attended the Naval Post Graduate School where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Management. He has recently completed a tour as Executive Officer aboard USS CORONADO (AFG-11) and is currently serving as First Lieutenant aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). Lieutenant Commander MacDonald is married to the former Andrea Chaffin of Seattle, Washington and has six children; Michellaine, Chris- topher, Jennifer, Geoffrey, Athena and Glenn. LCDR PETER M. MACDONALD, USN 26 EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR Jeffery S. Lee entered the Navy thru the NROTC program at the University of Wisconsin graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree, May 1975. His first tour of duty was aboard the USS KNOX (FF-1052) where he served as both CIC and Gunnery Missile Officer from Jul 1975 - Sep 1978. During this tour the USS KNOX changed homeports from Pearl Harbor, HI to Yokuska, Japan. He then joined COMPHIBRON ONE staff in San Diego, CA where he served as Assistant Material Officer from Sep 78 - May 81. His next tour was with CTF 73 CTF 75 COMNAVSURFGRU WESTPAC in Subic Bay, RP where he served as the Assistant Maintenance Officer for Combat Systems from Jul 81 - Dec 82. LCDR Lee attended the Department Head course at SWOSCOLCOM in Newport, RI Jan - Jul 83 with follow-on tours aboard the USS ROBINSON (DDG-12) as Weapons Officer from Oct 83 - Aug 85 and aboard the WIL- LIAM S. STANLEY (CG-32) as Operations Officer from Sep 85 - Jun 87. He later attended the Naval War College in Newport, RI from Jul 87 - Jun 88 graduating with Distinction from the College of Naval Command and Staff. LCDR Lee also holds a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from Salve Regina College. LCDR Lee reported to the USS CORONADO (AGF-11) as Executive Officer in Sep 88. His personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star in lieu of Second award and various unit awards. He is married to the former Normita Sumilang and they have two sons, Scott and Jeff. LCDR Jeffery S. Lee Executive Officer COMMAND MASTER CHIEF MSCM Roger J. Chavez MSCM Chavez hails from San Antonio, Cavite City, Philippines. Prior to his entry into the military, he served as a civilian employee at the U. S. Naval Air Station Sangley Point, Philippines (the oldest U. S. Naval Base out of the U. S. - established shortly after ADM Dewey defeated ADM Montoyo in the Battle of Manila Bay 1898). After enlistment on 30 December 1960, he attended Recruit Training at USNTC San Diego, California where he graduated as Outstanding Recruit in January 1961. Afterward, he attended Steward A School and reported to his first duty assignment in Annapolis, MD in May 1961. His next assign- ment was to USS CONY (DD 508) from June 1963 to November 1964 where he changed designators to Deck Seaman in January 1965, he was assigned to USS ROBERTS (DD 749) where he served in country Vietnam with IV Corp in the Mekong Delta at NAVSUPPACT Det Binh Thuy. Following Vietnam service, he attended Advanced C School where he was promoted to CSl. In April 1970, he was assigned to U. S. Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan with additional duty to VRC- 50 in Cubi Point, Philippines. Later tours included duty from May 1971 to June 1974 with Naval Commissary Stores Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where he was promoted to CSC. From August 1974 to July 1975 he was assigned to U. S. Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, (during which time the Commissaryman and Steward ratings were combined to Mess Management Specialist) and from February 1980 to March 1983 with the Navy Food Management Team based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as an instructor. From March 1983 to January 1987, he served with COM- NAVSURFGRU MIDPAC as the Senior Enlisted Supply Management Inspector being promoted to MSCM in April 1983. Master Chief Petty Officer Chavez was selected as Alternate CNSGMP Group Master Chief and has served as Command Master Chief on- board USS CORONADO since January 1987. MSCM Chavez ' s awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Med- al, the Combat Action Ribbon, and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal six times. He is married to the former Virginia Sakurada. RMCM William H. Plackett Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy AMB. Sam Zakhim US Ambassador to Bahrain CHAPLAINS ADMIN DEPARTMENT LT Frederick A. Hintermister • Administrative Officer I Lt George A. Bowles Administrative Officer Versatility is at the top of the Administration Department ' s Things-To-Do list. Admin, comprised of the men of X Division, covers the vast paperwork world of CORONADO and a number of vital people-oriented offices. Headed by LT Hintermister, this department is most noticeably made up of the Personnel Office, led by PNC Russell and the Admin Office, working with YN2 Muna. In the Admin Office, all official command correspondence is. prepared, the Plan of the Day is published, officer services records are maintained and all instructions, notices and policy guidance are kept on file. In Personnel the focus is on matters dealing with crewmembers and their service records such as transfer orders, temporary duty to schools, leave and promotions. Besides the paperwork shuffle, Admin provides guidance, comfort and counseling to the crew, along with other important services. In Admin are: the Chaplain ' s Office, Chapel and Library; the Management, Maintenance and Material (3-M) Coordinator; the Command Career Counselor; the Print Shop; CCTV and the Command Master Chief, our senior enlisted advisor to the Commanding Officer. CORONADO ' s Admin Department — lending credence to the motto Always a Leader! £J  . MACS Gary Hastings Chief Master at Arms NCC John F. Costic Command Career Counselor ][ PNC Scott Russell Personnel Officer NCC Cornelius McGreevy Command Career Counselor 30 X DIVISION Front Row: LI2 Kent McBride, PN3 Breeze Mince, PN2 Si to Maquindang, YNSN Mark Smith. Row 2: PNSN Mike Saylor, YNl Merrill Cromwell, RP2 James Eames, YNSN Sean Atkins. YNSN Sean Atkins, YNSN Mark Smith, YN2 Rick Muna, LT Fred Hintermister 32 Sitting: PNSN Mike Saylor, PNC Scott Russell, PN3 Breeze Mince Standing: PNSN Derek Holmes, PN2 Sito Maquindang MASTER AT ARMS SMI Todd Miller, SM2 Eric Sibert, OSl James Cross, GMGl Joseph Barino How do you turn this darn thing on? But I promise, the check ' s in the mail. 33 AIR DEPARTMENT LT ROBERT L. DRAKE AIR BOSS LTJG JOHN F. JACOBS AVIATION FUELS OFFICER THE CORONADO ' S AIR DEPARTMENT HAS HAD A VERY UNIQUE AND PRODUCTIVE CRUISE. SOME OF THE EVOLUTIONS THAT TOOK PLACE HAD NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE ON THIS VESSEL. SUCH EVOLUTIONS INCLUDE REFUELING OTHER U.S. AND FOREIGN SHIPS WITH JP-5 JET FUEL AND DOING NO LIGHT FLIGHT OPERATIONS, WHERE YOU LAND AND LAUNCH AIRCRAFT WITH NO LIGHTS ON OUTSIDE THE SHIP. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE UNIQUE AND OFTEN DANGEROUS EVOLUTIONS SUCCESSFUL- LY TOOK PLANNING, HARD WORK, PROFESSIONALISM, AND SOMETIMES JUST PLAIN RAW COURAGE. BUT THE CORONADO ' S FLIGHT DECK CREW, OR AIRDALES AS THEY ' RE COMMONLY KNOWN, ALWAYS COT THE JOB DONE. THE CORONADO HAS LOGGED ALMOST 800 LANDINGS AND HAS PUMPED OVER 300,000 GALLONS OF JP-5 JET FUEL DURING OUR TEN MONTH DEPLOYMENT TO THE PERSIAN GULF. THEY HAVE DONE NUMEROUS VERTICAL REPLENISHMENTS , WHICH IS RESUPPLYING OUR SHIP AND OTHERS BY HELICOPTER, AND HAVE LANDED AND SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT FROM OTHER NAVIES WORKING IN THE GULF. THE FLIGHT DECK CREW WORKED MANY LONG, HARD HOURS, MOST OF THE TIME WITH TEM- PERATURES EXCEEDING 120°F ON DECK. THEIR CAN DO SPIRIT AND PROFES- SIONALISM HAS BEEN COMMENDABLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DEPLOY- MENT. THE CORONADO AIRDALES DO NOT HAVE TO BRAG OR INFLATE THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. THEY NEED ONLY TO LIST THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THEY HAVE MET EVERY CHALLENGE AND SURPASSED EVERY GOAL, FROM COMPLETING TWO YEARS WORTH OF SHIP AND AVI- ATION INSPECTIONS PREPARING FOR THE DEPLOYMENT, TO COMPLETING AN EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT IN ONE OF THE WORLD ' S MOST DANGEROUS AREAS, THE PERSIAN GULF. THEY HAVE HANDLED A WIDE VARIETY OF AIR- CRAFT, FROM THE JOINT TASK FORCE COMMANDERS H-3 ' S DESERT DUCK AND DUSTY DUCK TO THE NEW AH-lW SUPER COBRA ' S AND EVEN SOME BRITISH LYNX MK HI ' S. THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE GAINED DURING THIS DEPLOYMENT WILL BE INVALUABLE TO THEM AS THEY CARRY ON WITH THEIR CAREERS IN THE NAVY AND IN THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED EVERY OBSTACLE IMAGINABLE AND HAVE SUCCEEDED THROUGH HARD WORK, TEAM WORK, AND PERSE- VERANCE. CORONADO HAS NOT MISSED A SINGLE FLYING OR REFUELING COMMITMENT DURING THE ENTIRE CRUISE BECAUSE OF THIS. THEY STAND PROUD AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE U.S. NAVY ' S FINEST FLAGSHIP, THE USS CORONADO. ABFC(AW) JOHN C. MIHOCH DIVISION LCPO FUELS CPO 34 ABHC NOEL K. AUGENSTEIN HANDLER CPO BACK ROW: L TO R: AN VAUGHAN, ABF3 TILBURY, AN WOELPER, ABH3 INGINO, ABH2 GARRISON, ASM3 ABEY, AN SCOTT; FRONT ROW: L TO R: AN DOWNCEROUX, AN HAAGENSON, ABH3 RATHKEY, ASEAN GAULDIN, ABH3 MOYNAGH, ABF2 DUBUC, ABH2 GAINES. NOT PICTURED: ABH3 FAHLUND. I GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ASM3 ABEY, ASEAN GA AIRCRAFT ABFC(AW) MIHOCH, ABF2 DUBUC, ABF3 TILBURY, ABFAN DOWNCER- OUX, ABFAN SCOTT, ABFAN VAUGHAN. r BJ BY ' Kit ■MB ' « Bi Bk tB ■ w6r f t -■ B Uir AIRCRAFT HANDLERS ABHC AUGENSTEIN, AHB2 GAINES, ABH2 GARRISON, ABH3 RATHKEY, ABH3 MOYNAGH, ABH3 INGINO, ABH3 FAHLUND, ABHAN HAAGEN- SON, ABHAN WOELPER. Airdales. . The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. COMMUNICATIONS LCDR WILLIAM T. SMITH, USN COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Communications is the key to success, and on the USS CORONADO it ' s importance is never more evident. As the command ship, the Communications Department has an added responsibility in that of the force commander and his staff. The Sparks , the CORONADO Radiomen, are a non-stop, ' round the clock bunch, they handle all traffic destined for the Navy in the Middle East. Daily they send and receive upwards 800 messages using various circuits and equipment. Satellite communi- cations, UHF and VHF- most common with a secure voice network, are also used. The messages can include top secret operations, personnel orders, administrative traffic, emergency data, and even personal messages from home on Thanksgiving. In addition, through Tech Control, the crew of the CORONADO are kept abreast daily of current news and sports . . As well are serving CORONADO; and the Joint Task Force Staff the Radiomen also act as the relay station for all ships and Units in the Middle East. This arduous task takes a great deal of speed, attention to detail, and above all; dedication. These adjectives can also be attributed to the CORONADO Signal Gang . With a flash and a flurry, using international codes, the Signalmen can communicate with anyone in the world. With hand held flags or lights, the Sigs use Semaphore to send and receive messages at close distances by spelling out the characters with the placement of their arms. By raising their colorful array of flags and pennants, the Signalmen can send coded messages or simply indicate particular shipboard evolutions such as flight operations or refueling. Flashing lights is the most common method of signaling. Using the long and i™ short dashes of Morse Code, CORONADO Signalmen can quickly send messages to a ship on the horizon 25 miles away. There might not be anything new about a Code Alfa or waving Signal Flags but on the CORONADO, the traditional way is still the most fun. ■MllllllllilllWIIIWllllllfl LT THOMAS MORGAN, USr- CMS CUSTODIAN, ASSISTANT COMMO MCS JAMES WEST, USN COMM DEPARTMENT LCPO LTJG RALPH SHULTZ, USN CMS CUSTODIAN RADIOMEN FRONT (L-R): RM2 EDWIN SANJURJO, RM2 LARRY PARKER, RM3 ANTHONY HALL, RM2 CHARLES BARBER, RM2 ADRIAN HERNANDEZ, RMl DAVE WHITE. BACK (L-R): RM2 KENNETH SCHWENK, RM3 JOHN TIBBS, RMSN PAT PROUTY, RMSA DAREN SUEDA, RM3 CHARLES NOONAN , RM3 ANTONIO CRAWFORD. 41 j«. L II. II FRONT (L-R) RM3 FABIO SANCHEZ. RM2 DAVID PERRY, RM3 JOHNNY BOBO, RM3 MARK HUTCHINS, RM3 BRUCE HEUN, RMl NATHANIEL PITTMAN. BACK (L-R) RMl JAMES CAIRNS, RMSN TRAVIS LORD, RM2 JOEL LEONARD, RM2 CARL WEBER, RM2 GINA DINVERNO. SIGNALMEN y «4 SMCS(SW) RICHARD DENTON aJ 44 KNEELING; SMSN SCOTT SHIELDS, SMSN FRED ESQUIVEL. FRONT (L-R): SMSN TROY DUKE, SMSN JOHN MILLER, SMSN LESTER TURNER, SMSA CHARLES HARRISON, SMSN WEB MATHENY, SM2 CECIL BRANCH. BACK (L-R): SMl(SW) TODD MILLER, SM3 GLENN WILDER, SMSN ROD BURRELL, SM2 ERIC SIBERT, SMSN TOM BOMKAMP, SM2 CHARLES VAN VORST, SMl(SW) PAUL THOMAS. DECK DEPARTMENT LT MICHAEL W ADAMS DEPARTMENT HEAD LT PHILLIP JOHN KEIPPER DEPARTMENT HEAD The Deck Department, initially under the direction of LT Adams and later LCDR Keipper, has kept tradition alive from the sound of the Bosun ' s Pipe and formation of Side Boys for visiting dignitaries to the experienced seamanship of the boat coxswains and precision of the Anchor detail. Comprised of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions, the tasks of the deck crew are many and varied. The Deck Department is primarily responsible for: handling lines while entering and leaving port; hoisting brows and accommodation ladders; setting up and tending refueling at sea and underway replenishment stations; launching, piloting, and recovering two LCM-8 boats during well deck operations as well as the Admiral ' s Barge and Captain ' s Gig; operation of the ship ' s crane; painting and preservation of the Ship ' s deck and hull; maintenance of the Ship ' s quarterdeck and ceremonial areas; and manning of the bridge, lookout, guncrew, and after steering Watchstations. While serving in the Persian Gulf, the Deck Department accomplished two Replenishment ' s at Sea and seven Refueling Alongside evolutions as well as numerous Ammunition transfers in support of the Joint Task Force Mission. Of particular note, were the onload and offload of the USS Samuel B. Roberts entire ammunition loadout. The boat crew ' s of Coronado also played an important role in the ship ' s mission by providing around the clock boat service to Coronado and other ships while at anchorage and in particular to the USS Vincennes during the Iran Airbus investigation. The men of the Deck Department are proud of the logistical support they provided and the vital part they played in the overall success of Coronado ' s Persian Gulf Deployment. tfe L LTJG DAVID ALAN CHASE 1st Division ENS PAUL AURELIO ORDUNA 2nd Division ENS ROBERT CARLAN LUDDY 3rd Division ENS JEFFREY L FLAGG 1st Division 46 43k w £ s K ' s i BMC RAND PHILLIP RICE FCC RONALD D OGBURN GMC GEORGE HOWARD FREY FIRST DIVISION TOP ROW L TO R BM3 GREGORY ALAN DEAN, SR DOUGLAS DUANE WAGNER, SA MICHAEL D HEIL, SA JAMES ARTHUR POMERLEAU, BM3 DAVID WILLIAM SUAREZ, SR RICHARD M PHELAN, SA MARVIN SHANE HALL, SR. DONALD ELLIOT LUCAS, SN DEANGELO DIXION, SA DERRICK ALAN FRYE, BM3 ALEXANDER ESTRADA, SN BRIAN C DEMOSS, BMSN LONNY MARTIN PIMPER, SN JOHN L SCHNECK, BM3 JERRY R KOEPLIN, BM2 SHERMAN L HESHELMAN, BOTTOM ROW L TO R SA PETER LEFEBVRE, SA RICHARD WAYNE RALLIS, SA DAVID HUMPHREY, SN GARY JONES, SN JUSTIN P VAN HORN, BMSN KENNETH J CLARK, BM3 DANNY WAYNE MATHIS 47 l f ?fl ♦ « ' : VI SECOND DIVISION TOP ROW L TO R BM1 RODNEY W CRENSHAW, SA CHARLES A HARVIN, SA BRIAN SANDERSON, BMSN JAMES WILBER RISER, SA BRIAN WHITE, SN MICHAEL L. MARCHANG, SN DAVID ANTHONY ELLIS, SA CHARLES HINTON, BM3 MATTHEW KEVIN MANNING, BMSN MICHAEL JOHN SCHWAGER, SN SHAWN MIDDLETON, SN BRYAN O BROCKWAY, BMSN SAMUEL WARREN HOWERTON, BM3 PAUL R. BISHAL, SA STEVE GLENN, BM3 ROBERT T CRONN, SN WAYNE DEWITT KEITH, SN LAWRENCE HARVEY ANDERSON, BM2 BERNARD RECLAMADO OBUGEN, SA ANTHONY DUSTIN, BM2 DOUGLAS E QUINTON, BM 3 MARTIN G. REMELY, BOTTOM L TO R SN RICHARD DON NIXION, BMSN ARTHUR J REDDIT. BM3 KIM LENORD LAIDLER, SA BRYAN WOLFSKILL, SN SCOTTIE DEMETRIC PETTIS i fcit ■I V r ■ K5RP 51 52 • 11 f M t 3RD DIVISION ' .• t I ulna - ' ■aaBBw-jffB X IK FRONT ROW; GMG2 JEFF SHUMATE, GM3 THOMAS INNIS, GMG3 TIM ROBERTS, GMG3 DAVID LATIMORE, GMG2 RAY SEPULVEDA, GMG2 STEVE WILLIAMS CMGl KEVIN FITZS1MMONS, BACK ROW: FROM LEFT: FC2 ED BLOHN, GMG2 CHRISTOPHER LANDRUM, GMG3 MARK HARLEY, FCSN DAN Z1EMER FC2 TIM SUMMERS. FC2 DAVID ALLEN, NOT PICTURED: FC2 BRIAN WILSON, FC3 THOMAS STACY, FC3 DAVID KUFNER. THIRD DIVISIONS GUNNERS MATES AND FIRE CONTROLMAN, LED BY ENS. LUDDY, GMCC FREY, AND FCC OGBURN, MAINTAINED AND OPERATED ALL THE WEAPONS SYSTEMS ONBOARD USS CORONADO. THESE WEAPONS PROVIDED OUR ONLY DEFENSE DURING OUR RIGOROUS 8 MONTH DEPLOYMENT IN THE VOLATILE PERSIAN GULF. THE SHIPS MAIN ARMAMENT INCLUDES TWO TWIN MOUNTED RAPID FIRE 3 50 CALIBRE GUN MOUNTS, TWO 25MM AUTOMATIC CANNONS AND TWO PHALANX CLOSE IN WEAPONS SYSTEMS THE 3 50 PROVIDES EFFECTIVE LONG RANGE PROTECTION FROM BOTH AIR AND SURFACE TARGETS. THE 25MM CANNONS WE RE INSTALLED TO HELP COUNTER ATTACKS FROM SMALL VESSELS USED IN THE CULF TO ATTACK COMMERCIAL SHIPPING. THE GUNNERS MATES ARE ALSO TASKED WITH THE CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SHIPS ARMORY AND EQUIPMENT, CONSISTING OF 50 CALIBRE MACHINE GUNS, M-60 MACHINE GUNS, MK-79 GRENADE LAUNCHERS, M-14 RIFLES, 12 GAUGE SHOT GUNS AND 45 CALIBRE PISTOLS. THE FIRE CONTROLMEN MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE TWO PHALANX CLOSE IN WEAPONS SYSTEMS, CONSISTING OF A FIRE CONTROL RADAR, A DIGITAL COMPUTER, AND A VERY HIGH RATE OF FIRE CATLING GUN THE PHALANX IS DESIGNED TO COUNTER ALL INCOMING AIRCRAFT AND MISSILES. THE HIGH RATE OF FIRE AND RADARCONTROL ENABLE THE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE TARCETS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF MACH2. OTHER THIRD DIVISION RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE TRAINING OF THE SHIPS SELF DEFENSE FORCE, AND THE SMALL ARMS FAMILIARIZATION OF VARIOUS SHIPBOARD WATCHSTANDERS. DURING CORONADOS DEPLOYMENT TO THE PERSIAN GULF THIRD DIVISION WAS ALSO TASKED WITH THE MEF SWAP PROGRAM AND STORED VARIOUS TYPES OF AMMUNITION FOR ALL OF JOINT TASK FORCE MIDDLE EAST, THIS INCLUDED MISSILES FROM THE USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS AFTER BEING HIT BY AN IRANIAN LAID MINE. 3 50 RAPID FIRE GUN MT.34. PHALANX CLOSE IN WEAPONS SYSTEM MT.21. 53 AT WORK TOP LEFT: THE GUNNERS MATES TAKE A BREAK WHILE WAITING FOR ANOTHER LOAD OF AMMO TOP RIGHT: FC2 ALLEN, IF AT FIRST YOU DON ' T SUCCEED THEN GET A BIGGER HAMMER. MIDDLE LEFT: GMG2 SHUMATE TRIES TO KEEP WARM DURING CONDITION 3 WATCHES. CENTER; FC3 KUFNER WORKS ON THE PHALANX AMMO HANDLING SYSTEM. MIDDLE RIGHT: GMG2 WILLIAMS ON A FIRING RUN TO STARBOARD ON THE 25MM MT 251. BOTTOM LEFT: THE GUNNERS MATES TRANSFER A MISSILE FROM THE USS SAM- UEL B. ROBERTS BOTTOM RIGHT: GMG3 HARLEY TAKES A BREAK DURING A WORK- ING PARTY. 54 AT PLAY 1 WKf . ..A A ' 7 — mma TOP LEFT: THE POOL AT ASU WAS THE BEST WAY TO BEAT THE BAHRAIN HEAT. TOP RIGHT: FC3 STACY PLAYING IN THE SHIP ' S BAND DURING A STEEL BEACH PICNIC MIDDLE LEFT: FC3 STACY AND ENS. LUDDY GET WET DURING STACY ' S REENLISTMENT. MID- DLE RIGHT: FC2 ALLEN AND GMG2 SEPULVEDA ENJOY THE FOOD AT THE SHIPS 4TH OF JULY PARTY. BOTTOM LEFT: GMG3 INNIS PREPARES FOR THE SECOND ROUND DURING BOXING SMOKERS. BOTTOM RIGHT; FC2 SUMMERS ENJOYS HIS TOUR OF THE ISLAND IN BAHRAIN. 55 DENTAL DEPARTMENT 1 Hfr N ¥ ti 1 4 The Dental Department is charged with the oral health care of ship ' s company and embarked staff personnel. The Dental Officer and his DT ' s provide a wide range of services including; cleanings, fillings, examinations, root canals, crown and bridge, and extractions. During the cruise, these services were extended to 56 different operational units seeing over 3200 patients. Respond- ing to emergent requests and planned availabilities , the DT ' s coordinated annual check-ups and treatment for numerous afloat and shore based person- nel and their families. Dental services were also provided to DOD personnel and their families assigned to the local American Embassies. The Dental Department is additionally responsible for coordination of the Command Physical Readiness Test and the Remedial Exercise programs. Always ready, LT Edwards and the Dental Technicians of CORONADO are proud to serve the dental needs of their shipmates. Our goal is 100% Class One Dental Readiness. LT Charles L. Edwards Dental Officer L to R: DA Edward W. Antoniewicz, DT3 Edward Huffman, DT2 William J. Huston, and DA Michael John Charles Gilbert. 56 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LCDR John A. Kapololu Engineering Officer LT Alexander N. Malinao Damage Control Assistant LT Daryl D.J. Swiggs Main Propulsion Assistant EMl Greenia reenlists! The Engineering Department plays a vital role in sustaining the ship. Most commonly associated with propulsion power, steaming the plant, and electrical generation; the department has many other facts that the layman is never aware of. There are Fresh Air snipes. For example, A Division services food preparation and laundry equip- ment as well as the diesels for six boats, two emergency generators and two forklifts, hydraulic systems, elevators and conveyors, and air conditioning, refrigeration and steam systems. R Division on the other hand serves as the firefighters, fixers, and plumbers of the command. E Division besides managing electrical power, also maintains internal communications, and ship ' s entertainment sys- tem, as well as alarms and signal devices. But, there ' s no denying, that the core of the engineering department is the Pit Snipe. He ' s a breed unto himself. Lives and works in the bowels of the ship where it is hot and muggy, and the noise within the spaces are a din of pumps, motors, blowers, and high speed turbines. He sweats so others can be cool and comfortable, and he loves it!. Is there any wonder that these guys have established the eerie aura akin to trolls from the deep. These are the Snipes of the USS CORONADO, and a prouder more professional bunch of guys will never be found anywhere. 1 LT Thomas C. Nichols A-Division Officer LT James S. Tajiri Eng. Admin. Officer fyBnf ' v i ENS Peter A. Rollick M B Division Officer ENS Scott M. Dalmas E-Division Officer V .• LT Russell A. Krause ER09 Division Officer LTJG Donald Dickerson M B Division Officer J % @ m -j MMCM Joseph C. Steele A-Division LCPO HTCS Gregory D. Meyer R-Division LSCPO BTCS Peter J. Spoonhower 3-M Coordinator HTCS Frederick E. Beebe R-Division SCPO MMCS Paul G. Seymour E-Division LCPO MMCS Paul Pedro M B LCPO 59 ENC John F. Owens A-Division LCPO -« £, r BTC Mario S. Dumpit Oil King I anMsf ICC Anthony G. McGuire E-Division ICC MMC Werner T. Kraemer M-Division CPO c «Bty EMC Arturo B. Ovalles E-Division EMC BTC Eugene D. Browning 3-M Coordinator LT Malinao oversees all Dam- age Control drills i BTC Mark A. Bromund B-Division CPO EMC Ovalles operates one of the six monorails ENC Owens and LT Swiggs discussing work matters. ■lllllll EM2 Hudson on watch! EMI James Greenia, EM2 Stephen Francis, EM3 Michael Wilson, EM3 Harold Correa, EM2 Darryl Hudson, EM3 Lloyd Jones, FN Morris Wyatt, EM3 Darnell Dobson, FN Barry Gunn, EMl Leon Jones rmmir E-DIVISION On Coronado, E-Division is our utility company, providing for our electrical and internal communi- cations needs. The Electrician Mates have charge of electrical power and distribution from the four 1000 kilowatt generators. Along with that responsi- bility are the tasks of electrical safety testing, light- ing and wiring as well as overhauling and main- taining all electrical gear on board. Additionally, they run an electrical motor rewind shop. The Internal Communicationsmen fulfill our need to reach out using some 300 shipboard tele- phones and countless miles of phone cable connect- ing the various offices and workcenters. In addi- tion, there are numerous sound powered phone cir- cuits station to station announcing systems, several alarm systems, the IMC general announcing sys- tem and the engine order telegraph that must be maintained. They also take care of gyro compasses, wind speed and direction indicators and our speed- ometer, the underwater log. IC2 Jeffery Ziebert, IC2 Raulin Alvior, IC3 John Morrison, IC3 Carl Guinn, IC2 James Cherney Vll in a day ' s work for IC2 Cherney and C2 Alvior 1 MAIN MACHINERY ROOM MMl Barnett keeps alert! MMl(SW) Michael Newbury, MM3 David Schenk, MM3 Bruce Puterbaugh, FA Richard Garrison, FA Scott Latva, FA Mathew White, FN Jose Ojeda, MM3 Dale Clemons, FA Ismael Perez, MM2 Reuben Carney, MM3 Richard Sutton, MM2 Thomas Breneman, MM2 Frank West, FN Michael Schomburg, MM2 John Hanaway, MMFN Robert Paiva M-DIVISION M MM2 Carney is Gage Calibration! Si Propulsion is the name of the game in M-Division, and thats what they do best! Using steam from the boilers, the Machinist Mates turn two steam turbines at a maximum rate of 6,000 RPMs generating a capacity of 12,000 shaft horsepower. The revs are sent to our transmission, the ships reduction gear, to turn the two screws, each propeller being 12 ' 2 feet in diameter, five bladed and weighing 15,400 pounds each. Coordinating all engineering evolutions and monitoring status of various systems is Main Control. There, the MMs take order from the Bridge and provide the power necessary to move the ship at any speed from 1 knot to more than 20 nautical miles per hour. The MMs also operate the ship ' s evaporators, providing fresh water for anything from cooking and drinking, to showers and cleaning. Additionally, they service the four steam turbine generators giving us electricity, and the two steam and four motor driven fire pumps . . . our guarantee that any potential fire is met with force! Each division gives the ship life, but M-division gives the Coronado muscle! MM2 West and MM2 Hanaway hard at work. 62 BTFN Jeffery Trimble, BTFN Jon Ross, BT3 Michael Hammers, BTFN Francis Reynolds, BT2 Rodrigo Cortez, BTFN Billy Grogan, BT2 Enrique Remigio, BT3 Rick Ramirez, BT3 Robert Mackall, FN Kenneth Thomas, BT2 Donnie Hunnicutt, BTFN Timothy Poole, BT2 James Micek, BT3 Arthur Webb, BTl Darrell Wolfe BTFN Reynolds is ready to play! BTFN Ross, BT3 Hammers, BT2 Remigio, BT3 Mackall and BTFN Trimble feeling at home in the firebox! B-DIVISION To drive any conventional steam powered ship, you need one important ingredient — superheated steam. There is only one place to get this ingredient — from the Boiler Technicians of B-Division. The BTs have their fingers on the pulse of the CORONADO. They have a hand on the mechanical heart of the ship, the two 600 PSI boilers. Here ' s what they do; the boilers take feedwater and convert it to steam, roughly 700 degrees hot, which is used to propel the ship, drive four electrical generators and produce heat for the ship ' s evaporators. Without steam for the generators there would be no electricity for radar, computers or typewriters. Without steam for the evaporators there would be no fresh water. Without the BTs there would be no steam. The BTs are also responsible for the transfer of fuel, on board and to other ships. The BTs work under the harshest conditions on board — in the Pit, where the average temperature is close to 100 degrees and the average work day is long and hard. The BTs: they like it hot! BT2 Remigio checking things out. 2 MAIN MACHINERY ROOM i jrl - - 1 ■ . r MM3 Collins caught in action. MMFN Robert Griffith, FA Charles McCauley, MM2 Edward Daniels, MM3 Ricky White, MM3 James Goard, MMFN James Bain, MMFA Martin Toth, MMFN James Hunter, FN James Williams, MM2 John Tossey, MM2 Kenneth Dennis, MM3 Todd Werley, MMl(SW) Faitamai Leomiti, FN Charles Moorehead MM2 Dennis, MMFN Moorehead, and MM2 Daniels are ready for anything! MM2 Turkovich and MM3 Werley repair an air motor. 64 r t V f fcii  i u j i. . L ' j j i J BTl Robert Newton, BT3 Mathew Oram, FN Paul Wilkins, FN Thomas Dillon, BT3 Michael Burt, BT3 Tim Blair, BT2 Andre Mclnnis, BT3 Mark Werth, BT3 Richard Wheatley, FN Sergio Gonzalez, FN Charles Milton, BT2 Brando Mamerto, BTFN Brian Porter, BTFN Sherman Kee, BTFN Todd Askins, BT3 Carlton Peterson B-DIVISION OIL LAB: BT3 Patrick Harrington, BT3 Irvin Gilcrease, BT2 David Martin 65 R-DIVISION ««J: I J T ' - DCA taking time-out after a fire drill. HT2 Christopher Eland, DC3 Steven Patullo, HT3 Mark Anderson, HT3 John George, HTFN Eddie Simmons, HTFN James Schniers, HTFN Jonathan Pederson, HT2 Jeffrey Bryant, HT3 Derek Pittenger, FA Gregory Mitchell, HT3 Daniel Knuffman, HT2 Michael Darby, HT3 Daniel Barber, HT2 Brian Vertz, LT Alexander Malinao At sea, hundreds of miles from land, who do you call when you need a plumber? Who do you call when t here ' s a fire? On CORONADO, you call R- Division, day or night, even on weekends! The Hull Technicians of R-Division perform two indispensable functions . . . shipfitting and damage control. HTs are the Navy ' s insurance against disaster. They are all specially trained to fight fires, control flooding and contain explosion damage, they also train import and at sea fire parties and rescue and assistance teams, putting them through rigorous drills and intensive training sessions. The HTs also oversee divisional damage control personnel in the maintenance of essential damage control equipment so that emergency equipment is ready and fully operational when needed. The other hat the HTs wear is that of a shipfitter. The HTs do maintenance on nearly any type of structure, piping and sanitation system. They ' re also involved in sheetmetal fabrication. Whatever the emergency on Coronado, whether it ' s a clogged sink or a major fire, who ya gonna call? HTs! HT2 Eland, HT2 Vertz, HT2 Dale, and HT3 George proudly display their rating insignia. A-DIVISION When keeping the ship cool and comfortable or be it warm and snug, A Division definitely comes to mind. As well as climate control, the Machinist Mates in A-Division service refrigeration, food preparation and laundry equipment, various elevators and conveyors and hydraulic systems. The Enginemen in A-Division service and operate the diesels for six boats, two rough-terrain forklifts, and two emergency diesel generators. When manufacturing new parts or repairing old parts, the Machinery Re- pairman on CORONADO work within precise measurements in both a professional and timely manner. Pride and professionalism shine high in A Division. MM2 Harkness at the wheel, yikes! ENl Smith and FN Adams re- pair one of the three diesel en- gines overhauled this deploy- ment. ENl David Zink, FA William Gauthney, FA Donald Peters, MM2 John Era, MM2 Joseph Harkness, MRl Oscar Navarro, ENFN Paul Meierotto, MM2 Pablo Macapinlac, EN3 Michael Girot, ENFN Paul Heyl, MR3 Lowell Huchingson, EN3 Douglas Livingstone, ENFN Barny Holder, ENl Richard Smith, MR3 Waylon Bellard, ENFN Claude Miranda, MM2 Martin Hya- cinthe, Kneeling FN James Adams, ENl Camilo Guanio. MR3 Huchingson hard at work. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT O n cc A During their extended deployment in the Persian Gulf, the medical department of the USS CORONADO increased their trauma and infectious disease training by treating a variety of interesting medical cases. As the best equipped naval medical facility in the region, they provided referral medical consultation, laboratory and X-ray support to 64 ships of the Middle East Force. In the first seven months in the Middle East, they treated nearly 3,000 patients and professionally executed emergency medical evacuations via small boat, helicopter and plane to hospitals in Germany, Italy, Spain, Singapore, and the U.S. Despite the increased patient load the corpsmen volunteered for the added responsibilities of TAD assignments to critically understaffed medical departments on the USS JACK WILLIAMS and the USS JOHN HANCOCK. The strenuous physical demands of the region presented a broad spectrum of acute trauma, fractures, heat illnesses and infections. A deployed status often made transfer to hospital facilities impossible necessitating definitive care be performed underway. With the assistance of the modified surgical support teams, they performed several major and numerous minor surgical procedures in the operating room on board the ship. The department strengthened their training program and maintained optimal readiness by con- ducting 4 mass casualty drills and instituting a casualty response team in the event of a major conflagration. The continuing education coupled with daily injuries enabled an already strong department to become more proficient at rapidly and thoroughly managing a broad spectrum of acute medical problems, from individual trauma to full scale mass casualty. $ 70 LCDR Michael J. Murray MEDICAL OFFICER LT Jonathan D. Main MEDICAL OFFICER 1 1 ■ W HMCS(PJ) Charles D. Reep DIVISION OFFICER H-DIVISION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT (BACK): HMCS(PJ) Reep, HMl Thomas Pope, HM2 Dennis Brown, HM3 Jonathon Ohmann, HM3 Robert Linscheer, LCDR Murray (FRONT) HM2 Remegio Dimalanta, HM2 Christopher Hansen, HM2 Reynaldo Vizon, HM2 Michael Strausbough, and HM3 Jojo Salazar 71 FROM TOP LEFT TO RIGHT: HMCS(PJ) Reep goes over some inspection results with HM3 Broschart. HM2 Strausbough and HM3 Greenwood reassures a patient prior to his MEDEVAC to Naples, Italy. HM2 Brown providing resuscitation effort to a patient during a mass casualty drill. HM2 Vinzon trying to give a smile during our one of many painting parties prior to our arrival to Pearl Harbor, HI. LT Main showing the ropes to HM3 Greenwood about the wonderful world of sickcall. HM3 Linscheer and HN Hadd splinting a patient during a mass casualty drill. HMl Pope asking Didn ' t we just paint this last week? FROM TOP LEFT TO RIGHT: HM3 Greenwood gives the look after every sickcall HM1 Pope singing the blues at a Bahrain nightclub, HM2 Vinzon says Howdy Doody as a filipino cowboy, HM3 Linscheer cramming the night before advancement exams, HM3 Broschart relaxing at ASU after a hard day ' s work, HM2 Brown with a final hurrah prior to leaving the CORONADO, LT Main trying to get a date with a local girl, LT Maher and HMCS(PJ) Reep going over figures during a mass casualty drill, Dr. Seuss after another successful operation NAVIGATION LT. WILLIAM B. BLISS NAVIGATOR QMCS (SW) MAX B. BATANGAN DIVISION OFFICER LT. MICHAEL J. HARDEBECK. PROSPECTIVE NAVIGATOR N Division 74 SHIPS MEAN MOBILITY. NAVIGA- TION MEANS MOBILITY WITH A PUR- POSE. GETTING THE SHIP WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, ON TIME, EVERYTIME. THE QUARTERMASTERS OF NAVIGA- TION DEPT. HAD THAT JOB ON TRACK, AS THEY PLOTTED THE SHIPS COURSE IN AND OUT OF THE MANY DIFFERENT PORTS IN THE PERSIAN GULF, AS WELL AS THE 20,000 NM TRANSIT BACK AND FORTH FROM HAWAII. TO KEEP THE SHIP ON A STEADY AND ACCURATE COURSE THE QMS USE A VARIETY OF TECH- NIQUES- EVERYTHING FROM TRADI- TIONAL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TO THE MOST MODERN ELECTRONIC SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM. ALSO ASSIGNED TO NAVIGATION, THE PC ' S ABOARD CORONADO TOOK CARE OF NOT ONLY JOINT TASK FORCE MIDDLE EASTS MAIL, BUT ALSO MAIL FOR THE MANY OTHER SHIPS DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE GULF, ENSURING THAT THEY WOULD HEAR FROM THEIR LOVED ONES BACK HOME. PCI KOVACIC TELLS CUSTOMERS I SELL THEM, YOU LICK THEM YOU STICK THEM. N-DIVISION QM3 CLARK LOOKS BACK ON BAHRAIN FOR THE LAST TIME. NAVIGATION TEAM LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW: QM3 P. GREFF, QM2 R. DAVIS, QM3 F. CLARK, PCl R. KOVACIC BACK ROW: QMl L. NASH, QM2 D. ALHANATI, QMSN T. STOUT, PCSN C. JONES 75 NAVIGATION TEAM AT IT ' S BEST. LT. HARDEBECK ON WATCH. QMl NASH RELAXES ON THE BRIDGE WING. 76 TOP LEFT: QM2 ALHANATI POSES WITH CAPT. WILLIAM- SON. BOTTOM LEFT: QM3 GREFF SHOOTS BEARINGS INTO BAHRAIN. TOP RIGHT: PCl KOVACIC ENJOYS HIS OUTING AT ASU. MIDDLE RIGHT: QM2 DAVIS IS MAS- TERING THE HELM. BOTTOM RIGHT: QMSN STOUT POSES WHILE ON WATCH. 1 1 A ■ SF ffm ' ■ i 1 m JL 1$ 77 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LT. Cotopolis Operations Officer During this major deployment as flagship for Commander Joint Task Force Middle East, the OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT played an important role in CJTFME ' s mission of maintaining Freedom of the Seas in the Persian Gulf. When the ship was assigned duties, the Operations department made it happen. The OPS department is the focal point of all shipboard evolutions, both inport and at sea. The OPS department is made up of Operations Specialists (OS), Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW), and Electronic Technicians (ET), all highly skilled professionals that make this the best flagship in the Navy. The Operation Specialists man the Combat Information Center (CIC), the tactical nerve center of the CORONADO. This is the place the OS ' collect, display, analyze, evaluate, and disseminate information concerning surface and air contacts. OS ' are also responsible for assisting the bridge team in the safe navigation of the ship. The Electronic Warfare Technicians who also operate out of CIC, use Electronic Support Measures (ESM) systems, which include . . . There were several critical services the department provided as flagship for CJTFME. Aircraft Surface Surveillance missions, which consisted of the detection and tracking of over 12,000 surface contacts, were performed in a five month period. During the April 18th OPERATION PRAYING MANTIS, in which the United States retaliated for the mining of the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS, the OPS department played an integral part in the assisting of CJTFME staff. The Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW) assisted the staff with their knowledge and expertise in the area of Early Warning Detection; which, in an environment as the Arabian Gulf, it is very important for CJTFME to know the possible threat against its forces. In addition, the ET ' s sent a variety of people to at least 20 different . . . LT. Harris Electronic Materials Officer LT(jg) Harter Electronic Warfare Officer LT(jg) Roxbury CIC Officer ENS. Lessard OI Division Officer 78 r --« OSCS Nelson OI Division LCPO ETCS McDaniel OE Division LCPO EWCS Webb OW Division LCPO OW DIVISION fiS v ETC Jackson ( Front Row: EW3 Sulecki, EW2 Englehart, EWl Haugh, EW2 Chartier. Back Row: EW2 Coughlin, EWSN Gerdes, EW3 Allen, EVV2 Dennis. 79 OE DIVISION ' l 1 ,,! ' ,! Front Row: ETl Ishii, ET3 Jane, ET3 Hecker, ET3 Muller, ET3 Reagan, ET3 Echtle, ET2 Sargenl. 5u.k Row: ET3 Brown, ET3 Sontag, ET3 Pedigo, ET3 Bates, ETl Zachgo, ET3 Reid, ET3 Ragland. OI DIVISION 5 Front Row. OS2 Utley, OSSN Anderson, OS2 Hedrick, OS3 Lachman, OSSN Church, OSSA Garcia, OSSA Ruiz. Back Row: OSl Payne, OSSA Smith D., OSSA Davis, OS2 Godino, OSSA Smith J., OS2 Parenteau, OS2 Carrender. 80 OI DIVISION f •£ 4( j ' . n i H - £ Front Row: OS2 Valles, OS2 Hanaway, OS3 Zimmerman, OS3 Hilliard, OSSN Timmons. Back Row: OSSN Ford, OSSA Griffith, OS3 Winkley, OS2 Banks, OSSA McCaffery. OI DIVISION n Front Row: OSSN Sittig, OSSA Klien, OSSA Baird, OSSA Spencer. Back Row: OS3 Sauve, OSSN Friede, OS2 Hagerty, OSSN Randle 81 Clockwise From Top: OSSA Klien, OSSN Sittig, OSSN McCaffery, and OSSN Ford take a break during a FRESH WATER WASHDOWN . ET3 Brown dialing in Moscow. OS2 Hagerty at work in NVVPL. OS2 Utley and OS2 Banks working on the comm plan. ET3 Echtle calling numbers for BIG BUCKS BINCO . EWSN Meadows on WATCH enroute Subic Bay. OS3 Hilliard beating the heat poolside. Clockwise From Top: ET3 Pedigo and ET3 Jane work on the yard- arm. EVV2 Dennis and EW2 Coughlin on watch in the Gulf. ET3 Ragland hard at work on the SNAP-II. EVV2 Coughlin poses by one of the .50 cal mounts. Would you let this small group of sailors near your house? 83 Clockwise From Bottom: EWl Haugh on one of the many security watches. EVV2 Coughlin and OS3 Hilliard enjoy a cold SAN MIGUEL and some sun at one of the many beachside bars in Subic. ETSN Hess and OS3 Hilliard having fun at Cordon Blue. OS3 Winkley, OS2 Utley, and OS2 Banks directing communications traffic from CIC ET3 Jane at work in Tech Control. ABOVE; ETl ISHII, ET3 PEDIGO, ET3 JANE ' , ET2 SARGENT ET2 MARK TWAIN, ET3 TAZ, ET3 BEASTIE EW2 (DINO) GRAY, EW3 (LUMPY) WEATHERFORD BELOW: EW2 ENGLEHART AT HIS GQ STA- TION STANDING: ET3 WOOD ET3 MULLER ET3 HECKER SITTING: ETl ZACHGO ETCS MC DANIEL ET3 REAGAN ET3 JANE ' ET3 PEDIGO SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Supply . . . the very meaning of the word says to provide ' and provide they do whether it ' s that vital repair part, or a hot meal and cold soda at the end of a long day, Supply Depart- ment stands ready to provide whatever is re- quired to keep Coronado and her crew oper- ational, safe, clean, and proud. The un-sung hero ' s of Supply live the title that Webster ' s gave to them be- cause daily, they help write the book on how to provide . LT Richard Campbell Supply Officer k   . I LTJG John Gladding Food Service Officer ENS Joseph Sermarini Disbursing Sales Officer S • ««, MSCS Gaudencio Betiong MSCS(SW) Tito Farrales SHC Danilo Lara MSC Cesar Arquero 86 s 1 D I V 1 1 f S-l DIVISION: Front to back: SKI Leo Alba; SK.3 W. Roe; SK3 David Peshel; SK3 Marcos Rios; SKSN James Miles; SN C. Townes; SKI Paul Hoffman; SK2 Kevin Dirksen; SK3 Asa Wilds; SKI Steven Divine (LPO). s 2 D I V FRONT ROW: Donald Hovvze SECOND ROW: James Smith, Richard Ledee, Ralph Cromer, Paul Kalima, Hector Antes, Alfredo Cruz BACK ROW: Steve Robinson, Roger Pickel, L.R. Roussell, Jeff Caldwell, Frank Trautwein, Randal Martin, Mike Parsons s 3 D I V f t v tr.tr f S-3 Division: (Front Row) SH3 Jerry Howard; SHSN Mark Betts; SHSN Larry Hakes (Back Row) SHl(SW) James Stewart (LPO); SH3 Lane Rovito; SH3 Gary Bates; SH2 Curtis Troutt; SH3 Antonio Pamintuan; SHl Richard Gardner. y ff y S-4 Division: DK.1 Augustus Tamondong; DK.3 Jeffrey Shula; DKSN Jack Blowers (Not Shown) 90 MESS ATTENDANTS Front Row (L to R): SMCS Richard Denton, SMSA Fred Esquivel, SMSA Rooney Burrell, BTFN Michael Alayon, SN Robert Moszyk, BTFA Timothy Poole, MRl Oscar Navarro Back Row (L to R): BTFN Jon Ross, MMFN Robert Griffith, BTFN Billy Grogan, SN Shawn Middleton, FN Moris Wyatt, HTFA James Schniers, OSSN John Smith, DR Edward Antoniewicz f f fi f f S 5 Left to Right: EWSN Stephen Meadows, RMSA Eric Meyer, SN Antonio Lorenz, FN Anthony Dombrowski, SMSN Web Matheny, SN Sean 91 Kiernan, MS2 James Corrigan. Top: LTJG Gladding at work on the Snap II system. Top: LT. Campbell ponders the solution to a logistics problem. Center: SHl(SW) Stewart and ENS. Sermarini get ready for another pay day. Bottom: SHC Lara and SH2 Troutt go over some prices in the ship ' s store. Above: MSCS Farrales displays his skills in the galley. Top: MS2 Paul Kalima grills up some burgers on the flight deck during one of Corona- do ' s famous Steel Beach Picnics . Center: SMSN Bomkamp cleans the deep sink in the bake shop. Bottom: MS3 L.R. Roussell mixes dough in the bake shop. Top: MSSN Roger Pickel checks the temperature of a roast in one of the galley ' s ovens. Bottom: OSSN Anderson and SN Neal prepare items for the daily salad bar. 93 Clockwise Top to Bottom: SHl Gardner checks in some clothing in the ship ' s laundry. SHSN Betts serves another customer in the ship ' s barbershop. SH3 Bates and DR Gilbert at work on the press decks. SHSN Hakes restocks the shelves in the ship ' s store. SH3 Howard stands ready to serve another customer. 94 Left Top: LTJG Gladding and MSCS Betiong review wardroom requisition documents. Right Top: Polly and the Wogs (S-l Division) entertain King Neptune ' s court. Right Center: MS3 Shea and EW5N Meadows share a lighter moment in the bake shop. Right Bottom: MSC Aquaro, MSl Cruz and SHC Lara in front of the Ship ' s Store. Bottom Left: MSSN Antes and MSCS Farrales go over some paperwork in the S-2 Office. FLAG MESS L to R: MSI Leroy Morrow, MMFN Frank Gallegos, MSSN Anthony Carter, MSSN Bill Hairston, MSSN Juan Liwanag, MS3 Dan Oberman, MS2 Tex Bohanan, MSl Chris Cristosomos. Preparing an Under the Awning reception. Front Row L to R: SN Pickens, SA Mattison, HTFA MS2 Parsons decorating an Ice Carving Mitchell. Back Row L to R; MSSN Robinson, MSSN Smith, SA Schneck 96 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ? 5 t • ■ FRONT ROW L to R: MSCS (SW) T. FARRALES. NCC (SW) J. COSTICK, MSC C. ARQUERO, SHC D. LARA, EMC A. OVALLES, BMC R. RICE, QMCS (SW) M. BATANCAN, BTC M. DUMPIT, BTCS (SW) P. SPOONHOWER, OSCS (SW) J. NELSON, MSCS G. BETIONG, PNC S. RUSSELL, ENC (SW) J. OWENS, MSCM (SW) R. CHAVEZ, ABFC J. MIHOCH, CAPT R.C. WILLIAMSON, MMCS (SW) P. PEDRO, MMCM (SW) J. STEELE, ICC A. MCCUIRE, BTC M. BROMUND, MMC W. KRAEMER, MSGT BOYER, EWCS G. WEBB, DCCS (SW) G. MEYER, GMC G FREY, HMCS (PJ) C REEP, SMCS (SW) R. DENTON, ETC A. JACKSON OFFICERS FRONT ROW L to R. LTJG DAVE CHASE, LT TOM MORGAN, LT JIM HARTER, LT ROGER HARRIS, LT RICH CAMPBELL, LTJG JERRY ROXBURY, LT JOHN MAIN, LT CHUCK EDWARDS, BACK ROW L to R: LCDR JOHN KAPOLULU, LT RUS5 KRAUSE, LTJG JOHN GLADDING, CDR EUGENE OLESON, LTJG PAUL ORDUNA, LT BILL BLISS, LT FRED HINTERMEISTER, ENS JOE SERMARINI, LT TOM NICHOLS, LT JIM TAJIRI, ENS ROB LUDDY, LT MIKE HARDEBECK, CAPT WILLIAMSON, LTJG RALPH SCHULTZ, LTJG JOHN JACOBS, LT JIM COTOPOLIS, LT PHIL KEIPPER ENS SCOTT DALMAS ENS PETER ROLLICK, LTJG JOHN LESSARD, LT BOB DRAKE, LT ALEX MALINAO, LCDR BILL SMITH, LCDR PETE MAC DONALD LT DARYL SWIGGS 97 1 - Hb I En 7 ■jk. —.-■ ' . ' .jOBi - 1 Ell 1 BEa x B «T P 1 1 L - WV if m ■ — | B 5 ! 1 , . Ik r I w . CAPTAIN ' S CUP WINNER- NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT 100 FRANKIE LEE BAND s WW . ' - ' ■ «% . £ k- ' - 7f i M l id ' b 1 iii 5 1 iiii| i- •: f W 1 ii f F-r ■ « 103 BAHRAIN HASH HOUSE HARRIERS ■BHMHH B CROSSING THE LINE Sunset the previous day, Davy Jones, the Royal Scribe - arrived to announce King Neptune ' s Royal Displeasure that Coronado was passing through his domain with scurvy pollywogs who had yet to acknowledge his sovereignty of the Seven Seas. Davy Jones then honored us by stay- ing for the beauty contest to select the Virgin Queen for his Highness. The following day, King Neptunis Rex then tasked the Sons of Nep- tune (Trusty Shellbacks) to clean the slime and cow dung from the pollywogs and to properly initiate them into the ancient Order of the Deep to insure their fitness for the Raging Main. King Neptune and his Royal Party then inspected the pollywogs and found them fit to be Sons of Nep- tune and declared them now and forever, worthy to be called; SHELLBACKS! TALENT AND BEAUTY CONTEST TALENT SHOW 108 LT JO MAIN AND ENS PETE ROLLICK REHEARSE FOR THE TALENT SHOW. EVV2 BUNNY COUGHLIN PNC RUSSELL - NEPTUNE ' S MAIN SQUEEZE 109 STEEL BEACH PICNIC McDonald ' s 112 BURGER KING A DMIN S UPPORT U NIT 114 OFF DUTY 116 LIBERTY CALL ft 117 CORONADO POWER AND LIGHT TYPHOON RUBY IN THE STRAITS OF FORMOSA 120 i , 121 Underway Replenishment from USS NIAGRA FALLS FLIGHT QUARTERS 123 WEAPONS HANDLING COMMANDER JOINT TASK FORCE MIDDLE EAST PORTRAITS 126 SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES — ■ g L SUBIC NAVAL BASE COMMAND ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES •• -4B Pfl - ■ - 128 OKAY, WHO FORGOT THE OARS? WE SHOULD OF TURNED LEFT AT CORDON BLEU! 131 BAHRAIN BAHHAm MOXE TARY GESTCY ONE The Tree Of Life 135 136 137 DUBAI SHARJAH, U.A.E. 138 ' DAIM 141 MUSCAT, OMAN 142 ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNI TED ARAB EMIRATES CENTRAL BANK lOH mmm 148 WongKgnq 152 153 154 _ .j „_ - . _.,_. ...,.., ' • ' , • r % • ?r - ¥ ii. . • 2 g . •• ; ' ? ' 5 . • • • i PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 156 MACAU HOMECOMING R 090928Z OCT FM CJTFME TO USS CORONADO INFO USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB COMUSNAVCENT PEARL HARBOR HI CINCPACFLT MAT SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA COMTHIRDFLT COMNAVSURFGRU MIDPAC BT UNCLAS N00OOO SUBJ: FAREWELL 1. AS YOU BEGIN YOUR VOYAGE BACK TO PEARL HARBOR, CONGRATULATIONS ON, AND TftAMItq for YOUR SUPERB PERFORMANCE IN HEPERS+AN GULF. THE SUPPORT YOU OFFERED BOTH AS FLAGSHIP AND AS A KEY IN TASK FORCECoGISTICS SUPPORT WAS INVALUABLE. YOUR RECORD WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MATCH. AT A TIME WHEN HISTORY WAS BEING MADE IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION, CORONADO WAS A VITAL ELEMENT OF SUCCESSES ENJOYED. FACED WITH AN UNUSUALLY LONG AND ARDUOUS DEPLOYMENT TO AN EXTREMELY VOLATILE THEATER OF OPERATIONS, THE CREW OF CORONADO TACKLED EACH NEW CHALLENGE WITH ENTHUSIASM, SKILL AND DEDICATION. WITHOUT YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND DIVERSE TALENTS, WE LITERALLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR JvlISSION. HAVE AN BNJOYABLE AND RELAXING PORT VISIT IN HONG KONG, AND A SAFE AND SWIFT AWAII. ENJOY A RICHLY- WITH YOUR LOVED ONES, U OUR GRATITUDE AND OUR SPLENDID E FLAGSHIP OF THE NT-TASK FORCE MIDDLE EAST. ADM LESS 160 m I ETM ?