Dahlgren (DDG 43) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1987 volume:

m m uss DAHLGREN (DDG-43) JULY ' 86 TO FEB ' 87 i jjgg ■ V lOi JiHki CONTENTS CO AND XO 2 EGYPT (OCT 86) 46 WARDROOM CPO MESS 4 WEAPONS 50 SHIP ' S HISTORY 6 ENGINEERING 62 LIBERTY WEEKEND (JUL 86) 8 CHOIR SKI TRIP 76 NAVIGATION EXECUTIVE 10 REENLISTMENTS AWARDS 78 DEPENDENT ' S CRUISE (AUG 86) 14 BENIDORM (NOV 86) 80 SUPPLY 16 NAPLES ROME (DEC 86-JAN 87) 84 OPERATIONS 22 CHRISTMAS IN ITALY 88 TANGIERS (SEP 86) 34 NATIONAL WEEK (JAN 87) 90 TOULON (SEP-OCT 86) 40 PALMA (FEB 87) 92 TALENT SHOW 44 HOMECOMING (FEB 87) 95 COMMANDING OFFICER Commander D. D. Geismar, USN Commanding Officer Donald D. Geismar was born in New London, (Jonnecticut on October 6, 1945. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an ensign in 1967. Following commissioning, Commander Geismar served as First Lieutenant and ASW Officer in USS GYATT (DD-712). Follow-on sea tours included Duty Weapons Officer in USS CAPREN- TER (DD-875), Engineering Officer aboard USS CAYUGA (LST-1186), Weapons Officer in USS COONTZ (DDG-40) and Executive Officer in USS DUPONT (DD-941). Commander Geismar ' s shore tours included duty as a student at Naval Post-graduate School where he earned a Master of Science degree in operations research, duty as a member of the Chief of Naval Operations study group at The Center for Naval Analysis and, most recently, duty as a cost analyst on the staff of the Program Resource Appraisal Division, Office of The Chief of Naval Operations. Commander Geismar ' s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, Navy Commendation with Gold Star and Navy Achievement Medal. EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander D. H. Meyer, USN Commander Daniel H. Meyer was born in Bath, Pennsylvania on February 3, 1948. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an ensign in 1972. Upon commissioning. Commander Meyer served as Communications Officer and Operations Offi- cer in USS TUSCALOOSA (LST-1187). After a three and a half year tour aboard TUSCALOOSA, he attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California earning a Master of Science degree in nuclear physics. Upon completion of Department Head School in Newport, Rhode island Commander Meyer com- pleted tours as Weapons Officer in USS MOINESTER (FF-1097) and Operations Officer in USS JOSE- PHUS DANIELS (CG-27). A subsequent tour included duty as an operational test coordinator on the staff of Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force, before becoming Executive Officer of USS DAHLGREN in November 1985. No really! I used to bt- ond In rommand! Lost again! WiT How about a blindfold and a smoke? WARDROOM CPO MESS The man behind Mighty Finel I don ' t care who ' s in the barber shop - get a haircut! Sometimes you have to cook it yourself. All dressed up and no place to go. EMIT, NTPI, OPPE, OOPS What a buddy? The Wheels Now this is the Navy I signed up for. What are we celebrating this time? It was here just a minute ago?! The trials of sea duty USS DAHLGREN REAR ADMIRAL JOHN ADOLPHUS DAHLGREN I he ship ' s namesake, Rear Admiral John Adolphus Bernard Dahl- gren, would be proud of the reputation DDG-43 has maintained since her commissioning on April 8, 1961. After 25 years the destroyer has un- dergone regular modernization allowing her to remain as one of the world ' s most capable warships, which seems only fitting since Rear Ad- miral Dahlgren made his name as a brilliant ordnance innovator who rev- olutionized Naval gunnery. Shocked by the haphazard and unsafe design of existing guns, which were so prone to explosion that they sometimes dealt a death blow to their own ships, he lent his standout mathematical talent to the task of designing a gun that would withstand the forces pro- duced by continuous firing. It was a job that would take him most of his life, but Admiral Dahl- gren lived to see the Dahlgren gun , one of the first rifled-barrel guns, change the way of warfare on the seas, and earn him the title of Father of Modern Naval Ordnance. Two previous ships have borne his name; the first was Torpedo Boat 9, launched in 1899 at Bath, Maine. Over 150 feet from stem to stern, she carried a crew of 29. After she was scrapped in 1920, her name was bestowed on DD-187, a destroyer built in 1918 by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company. She was 314 feet long, displaced 1060 tons and had a crew of 1 1 1. One of her first duties was as a test platform for a new variable-pitch propellor. She later served as a training ship in antisub- marine warfare exercises. In 1939 she was refitted with the new experi- mental Babcock and Wilcox 1200 psi boilers and General Electric geared turbines, another first, before being sold in 1946. I he American Eagle, a symbol of the strength of the United States dominates the insignia of the USS DAHLGREN. In the eagle ' s talons are found a trident and a sword, traditional symbols of sea power. A shield and the ship ' s motto complete the insignia. The motto, OPTIMUS NOTA ARMIS, means Renowned for Su- perior Weapons. It is applicable in the past to Admiral Dahlgren and in the future to the USS DAHLGREN. The lower left segment of the shield contains a sketch of the nine-inch Dahlgren gun representing Admiral Dahlgren ' s superiority in the field of ordnance during the Civil War. The opposite segment contains a missile representing the modern superiority of the weapons systems of the DAHLGREN. The first DAHLGREN, Torpedo Boat 9, circa 1899. Photo courtesy of The Mariners ' Museum, Newport News, Virginia. The 1918 DAHLGREN, DD-187, circa 1936. Photo courtesy of The Mariners ' Museum, Newport News, Virginia. De ' esigned as one of the first of the new generation of missile ships ordered by the Navy in the late 1950 ' s, DAHLGREN began her life at Phila- delphia Naval Shipyard. Built in tandem with her sister ship USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), she was originally designated DLG-12 - Destroyer Leader, Hull Number 12 but was redesignated in 1975 under the Navy ' s new classification system as a Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG). DAHLGREN was designed as a versatile, high-powered ship capable of a variety of missions, making her very valuable today as fewer ships are required to do the jobs in a navy that spans the globe. She has facilities for flagship duties, one of her primary missions being to serve as a command ship; included are office space and berthing quarters for squadron com- manders. With a vast array of modern weapons at her disposal, DAHLGREN is one of the most powerful ships of her size in any navy. With anti-air warfare a primary mission area, DAHLGREN ' s main battery is the twin missile launcher located on the fantail. This system fires our navy ' s longest ranged surface-to-air missiles. Also for use against air targets or surface targets, in- cluding shore placements, is the 5 54 caliber dual-purpose gun mount located on the forecastle. This rapid-fire mount is fully automatic and capa- ble of firing a 75 pound projectile every two or three seconds. A more recently added weapon system is the Harpoon missile which provides an over-the-horizon attack capability against surface targets re- moving the requirement to track the target with our ship ' s sensors before engagement. The two quad mounts that comprise this system are located on either side of the 01 level aft. To round out DAHLGREN ' s weapon delivery systems, two systems designed to combat the subsurface threat are located on the 01 level forward. The ASROC system, which is located forward of the bridge, is designed to launch either torpedoes or depth charges at long range submarine contacts. Positioned on either side of the superstructure are triple-mounted torpedo tubes which augment the ASROC launcher against shorter range submarine threats. To aim these weapons and seek out targets, the ship has a complex network of electronic equipment including air and surface radar, computer-assisted gun and missile directors, and sonar equipment. All information that is gathered by these sensor systems can be coordinated into the Navy Tactical Data System (NTDS), which enables DAHLGREN and other ships to share information as they operate as a team in any hostile action. Other equipment includes electronic warfare components, satellite navigation antennas, and a host of devices for accomplishing the ship ' s various duties. On the fantail there are facilities for helicopter operations. DAHLGREN can refuel helicopters in the air or land them if necessary and perform elementary maintenance, giving her another edge in today ' s sophisticated warfare scheme. Originally drawing barely 17 feet, the ship has gradually gained weight with the installation of new and updated equipment. She now needs a depth of over 25 feet to clear her twin sonar domes. DAHLGREN has cruised the world over in her 26 years; appearing in Kiel, Germany as the American representative in that city ' s Naval Review during her first deployment. Following this prestigious debut she visited Norway, Denmark and Sweden. During the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 she took part in the Naval blockade ordered by President Kennedy. With escalating hostilities on the other side of the globe in the next few years, DAHLGREN found herself called from the Atlantic Fleet to assist with search-and-rescue efforts in the Gulf of Tonkin. In 1967 she was responsible for the safe return of 11 aviators downed in the waters off Vietnam. Among her duties during the following years were a stint as flagship for the Commander, South Atlantic Fleet, during which she visited many ports along Africa ' s western shore. Rounding the Cape of Good Hope, she assumed the duties as flagship for Commander, Middle East Force and made calls in several ports on the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. In 1970 she helped American efforts in the Jordanian Civil War crisis, earning the first of her three Meritorious Unit Citations. A year later she was flagship for NATO ' s Standing Naval Force Atlantic, a permanent multinational flotilla, and visited Canada, England, France and Belgium. For overall excellence she received the coveted Battle Efficiency Award in 1971. The next two years saw her at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for modernization of engineering, weapons and habitability among other upgrades. Her first cruise after recommissioning was to the Mediterranean Sea, where she was instrumental in the evacuation of refugees from the violence in Cyprus in 1973. A brief UNITAS cruise in 1975 gave DAHLGREN a chance to see Panama and Columbia. The following year it was back to the Mediterranean Sea, visiting Egypt, Mallorca, Italy, Spain, France, Turkey and ending the deployment with stops in Kiel and Amsterdam. In 1977 she deployed for North Atlantic and Baltic Sea operations, enabling her crew to spend a few days in Lisbon, Stockholm and Bremen, Germany. In 1979 DAHLGREN completed a 15 month overhaul at her birthplace in Phila- delphia, receiving new equipment and refurbishing the existing systems. Added was the Harpoon Weapons System, a new and advanced sonar system, radar and satellite navigation equipment, chaff launchers and many other improvements. Her first de- ployment was to the Mediterranean Sea from March to August 1980, where she served as flagship for Commander Destroyer Squadron 26. In 1981 DAHLGREN departed for UNITAS XXII with Commander Destroyer Squadron 14 and his staff embarked. DAHLGREN ' s six month deployment took her to both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America. Various exercises were con- ducted with South American navies before returning to Norfolk in December 1981. DAHLGREN deployed again in 1983. During her six and a half months away from homeport, the ship steamed in the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, the North — Atlantic, and the Caribbean. She served in three fleets, the Second, Sixth, and Sev- enth, and was the flagship for Commander, Destroyer Squadron 24. DAHLGREN re- turned to Norfolk in September to prepare for a regular overhaul in Philadelphia Na- val Shipyard in 1984. DAHLGREN returned to Norfolk after her year-long overhaul period in Decem- ber of 1984. She spent the greater part of 1985 and early 1986 on trial operations in the Norfolk area and preparing for deployment. In July of 1986, DAHLGREN participated in the International Naval Review and OPSAIL ' 86 to honor the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Deploying again in August of the same year, DAHLGREN operated with NATO forces in the Mediterranean, participating in two vast multinational exercises. This cruise book documents this latest deployment and records the day to day lives of the men who make this warship what she is today - the third and finest of Admiral Dahlgren ' s legacy. LIBERTY WEEKEND JUL Y CTIse port visit to New York City is always special, but visiting the Big Apple on the 4th of July while participating in an International Naval Review and wit- nessing the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty while the President floats by is downright historical! Dahlgren joined the USS John F. Kennedy, USS Iowa and many other US warships in representing the United States in the highly festive ceremonies. On the morning of The Fourth, Dahlgren sailors manned the rails as President Ronald Reagan passed and reviewed while embarked on the USS Iowa. Lady Liberty, gazed upon by hundreds of thousands over the years, never looked better . . . and we never better understood her beauty than we did that historic weekend. NAVIGATION EXECUTIVE (NX) THE XO ' S RIGHT HAND Personnelman (PN) Z Navy Counselor (NC) Postal Clerk (PC) 4th ROW: QM3 Hall, QMSN Anthony, YN3 Craver, |03 White, PCS Bell, YN2 Shulz, NCC Markus, LT Dalton, PNC Urick. Srd ROW: QM3 Armour, HM1 Cracraft, YN1 Powell, QM2 Shay, PN3 Ledbetter, HM3 Castrello. 2nd ROW: YN3 Ruhl, PC3 Munz, QMSN Dye, QM1 Zielinski, PN1 Wasko. 1st ROW: HM2 Wright. Quartermaster (QM) Journalist (JO) y Yeoman (YN) LT John Bergersen NAVIGATOR The Lost Tribe ' Re ksferred to as the XO ' s right hand, NX Division is composed of a wide variety of ratings. Assuring that the ship finds its way to exotic ports and home again are the sultans of navigation, the Quartermasters (QM). Keeping the ship floating on its sea of paper are the Yeomen (YN) and Personnelmen (PN). The health and well being of the ship ' s crew is the responsibility of the Hospital Corpsmen (HM). Postal Clerks see to it that mail flows to and from home whether the ship is in Norfolk or Tangiers. Advising personnel of career and retention matters is the Command Career Counselor (NC). The operation of the ship ' s closed circuit television, or CCTV, and assisting the Public Affairs Officer in his duties is the responsibility of the ship ' s Journalist (JO). NX Division - a variety of occupations working for a common cause. m i 10 i where am I? Looking for someone? Well, you know bub, if you ship for 6, we can split the SRB! Pick a scrip, any scrip. ' 3tS,i £-i tar-. ■ ' — HTLV 3 testing line Hey Mick, whattaya say we hit the beach and get a couple of Grape Nehi ' s! DEPENDENT ' S CRUISE August 14, 1986 14 THE CROSSING Sailors always pray for fair winds and following seas, but sometimes it gets a little rough . . . 1 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Mess Management Specialist (MS) X Ship ' s Service- man (SH) Storekeeper (SK) Disbursing Clerk (DK) The many responsibilities of Supply Department are covered by five divisions, those being S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-5. S-1 Division ' s Store Keepers (SK) keep the ship and all its divisions well stocked in everything from machine parts to toilet paper. Whether it be Christmas dinner in the Med or sandwiches on Saturday, the Mess Management Specialists (MS) of S-2 and S-5 Divisions are the men behind the meals. The ship ' s store, barber shop and laundry are all the domain of the Ship ' s Servicemen (SH) of S-3 Division. Finally, the Disbursing Clerks (DK) of S-4 Division keep the crew ' s pay records straight and makes sure that everyone is happy on the 15th and 30th of each month. LT Steve Heldreth SUPPLY OFFICER Now he can ' t be talking to us . . . no, it ' s a joke - right? Honk! Quarters! Now!! Hurry up! He ' s not clowning around!! Can I bring her too? %!«! Quarters and all these % 1l! clowns!! 17 S-1 DIVISION SK1 McCray, SK3 LeBlanc, SK3 Vantlin, SKC Tarbert, SK3 Dunkley, SK2 Ramsell, SKSN Sutton. TOP PHOTO - MSC Carandang, MSSN Denning, MSI Sosnowski, MS2 Lindenmuth, MSSN Yankowy. BOTTOM PHOTO - BACK: MSI Zsilavetz, MSSN Dicus. FRONT: MSSN Rayson, MSSN Swick. 18 S-2 DIVISION S-3 DIVISION SH1 Valdez, SHSN Rivera, SH3 Carter, SHSN Walker, SH3 Washington, SHSN Lee, SH2 Ferguson. S-4 DIVISION « HI|jL|WATCR «CT 19 ■-T(jg) Lyons, DK2 Schreiber, DKSN Lawrence. t OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Data Systems Technician (DS) Operations Specialist (OS) Signalman (SM) Electronic Warfare Technician (EW) Radioman (RM) Electronics Technician (ET) 22 OPERATIONS OFFICER LCDR Dave Aland This is ridiculous, how short is he? major portion of the nerve system of any warship is the Operations Department, and this is never more true than on a Mediterranean deployment. In battle, all weapons engagements are coordinated from Combat Information Center where hostile targets are first detected, then tracked, and, if necessary, firing solutions are generated to destroy them. Information is gathered from all corners and coordinated by Operations Department personnel, whether from electronic signat ures of enemy targets by the Elec- tronic Warfare Technicians (EW), or from the ship ' s radars by the Operations Specialists (OS) who track and identify the targets. The ship ' s Radiomen (RM) and Signalmen (SM) ride herd on the hundreds of flashing light, signal hoist, Morse Code, voice, teletype and satellite transmissions that bring the latest information to the ship, with every man depending on the skill and expertise of the Electronic Techni- cians (ET) and Data Systems Technicians (DS) who keep the myriad radio, radar, computer and Naval Tactical Data System equipments in peak working condition. During MED 2-86, the Operations Depart- ment racked up record performances during Display Determination and National Week operations that made DAHLCREN the pride of the battle group and earned her crew the personal praise of COMSIXTHFLT. VOLU, Ma23 5 T- Good Lookin?!? Maybe should be in here twice! Gee, who ' s the good lookin ' guy? ■p? V i OI DIVISION :g 3rd ROW: OSSN Levins, OSS Shipman, OS2 Wescott, OSSN Evans, OSSN Chatagnier, OSSN Donnegan, OS2 Morse, OS3 Bannerman, OS3 Cadenhead, OS3 Sprinkle. 2nd ROW: OSSA Schmidt, OSSR Gross, OSSA Hunter, OSSN Kruger, OS3 Hutchinson, OS2 Hartstrand, OSSN Garramone, OSSN Perrin, OS3 Minear, OSSN Hankins. 1st ROW: ENS Kissel, OS1 Bates, OS1 Brickous, OS1 Bode, OS1 Stephens, OSCS Roddy. INSET: OS2 Lang, OS1 Farrow, OS2 Norris. 23 im (ic;-B6AjZ- i iri ... AND THE ART OF TURNING TO ... [OTzncrpSDEJi •• w«w. nmkK IT ' S ABOUT L =5 I TIHE U£ CHLCK THE V J ELtCTRICAL GROUWDj 1% OW TMAT  if-r 1 ©ectoz. l ?l« Turn to Ol Division! Turn to? I knew I should have been a Gunner ' s Mate! Turn to?!? Ol Division? Combat - flying bridge: turn to - he ' s headin ' your way! cdznen ix C£NZ coeiji I ' iai Which way should I turn to? I can ' t turn to - I ' m taking the pictures! Ik OK, OK - turn to! He ' ll never find me. who ' s chewing up there? oclznenz be, DEMI SS-ii-As lci MILES AMD S Vleu., TAo- ir ' i AM AAVl PfcagM , Mo-cO kJtUr ARf vol 6giM6 To Do? can ' t see anything! No, it doesn ' t stand for extra-terrestrials. The Green ' C H L « H -il H wfr ' In l B ' .vVS 2nd ROW: LTJG Taylor, ET1 Dickherber, ET3 Henderson, ET1 Lewis, ET3 Stover, ET3 Jennetten, ET3 Register, ET3 May, ETC Needham. 1st ROW: ET3 Andrason, ET2 Lowe, ET3 Stevens, ET3 Black. 2nd ROW: DSC Holmes, DS3 Moore, DS2 Alexander, LTJC Taylor. 1st ROW: DS3 Rosso, DS1 Claud, DS1 Austria. OE DIV -.-.- A ow 3rd ROW: EW3 Adams, EW3 Fox, EWSN Dunlap. 2nd ROW: EW2 Foster, EWSN Scott, EW2 Montes, EWC Bloomer. 1st ROW: LTJC Humphries. cxer Me MY r MiD se,ewj UCKS UkE 1 m l o c DIV 3rd ROW: ENS Geshel, RM3 Heine, RM3 High, SMSN Foreman, SMSN Brown, RMCS Haneke, RMSN Jones. 2nd ROW: SMC Wethington, SM3 Bachman, RM2 Trentham, RM3 Jenkins, RM1 Lamb, RM3 Dawson. 1st ROW: RM1 Berry, RM3 Krueger, RM1 Kearns. MOROCCO SEP ' 86 y h wShB 1% 1 1 It J Wi Ik M BhJ. ' xJrl i 4 k HwSH ffllKl lira 1 JBL ' I V E R T R E P -3tpt,, m . % ' ■ i 1 ' i k UN REP TOULON FRANCE SEP ' 86 — ' 1 B JHi Musical entertainment was provided by T. Ruckerand hisRappin ' Rednecks (STGSN Rucker, STG1 Ostermeier and STC2 Burnhamt. 44 IC2 Bondi offers his technical expertise so that the entire ship can experience the extrav- aganza that is the Dahlgren Talent Show. DAHLGREN TALENT SHOW Tk he question was this: What does the crew of a relatively small warship do to alleviate the boredom com- monly associated with a 30 day stretch of time at sea? The answer sounded like something from the Little Rascals, Let ' s put on a show! A talent show to be precise. With only a week ' s notice, the production crew and the prospective talent did some serious brainstorming. The scope of the event was to be nothing less than that of a Cecile B. DeMille epic. Cables were run from CCTV to the Terrier deck so that the show could receive complete two channel coverage. There would be no movies seen that sunny, September day. To further add to the festivities, the fantail was the site of a steel beach picnic, in which there were enough hotdogs and hamburgers to feed a small Third World country. Nary a hungry soul was to be found on the ship that afternoon. The talent included song and dance, comedy, rappin ' and even DAHLGREN ' S answer to Saturday morning wrestling. The competition was fierce, the acts having dreams of fame, fortune, glory and Ship ' s Store Somolians. Whether or not any talent was found is yet to be seen . . . SN Gardner (left) and ]03 White ham it up as a couple of 25 year chiefs in Salty Dogs. HM2 Wright does his thing with the aid of SN Gardner. YN3 Graver holds back Big Bob Z ' s (QM1 Zielinski) khaki heated rage. 45 J jfeif -J- v.- 1 E G Y P T • J i ' ' WEAPONS DEPARTMENT U, Boatswain ' s Mate (BM) V Gunner ' s Mate (GM) Fire Control Technician (FT) Torpedoman ' s Mate (TM) Sonar Technician (ST) V Gunner ' s Mate (GM) 50 ' pon crossing DAHLCREN ' s quarterdeck one sees a plaque that has the following quote from Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren: If the Navy be, indeed, the right arm of de- fense, her guns and ordnance appliances are the main sinews and arteries . . . The personnel responsible for the operation and maintenance of those sinews and arteries are the men of Weapons Department. The de- partment is composed of five divisions - First, AS, G, Fox and Missiles. First division, made up of Boatswain ' s Mates (BM)and non-designated personnel, perform the upkeep of the main decks. They also prepare the ship for at sea evolutions and practice marlinspike seamanship. Sonar Technicians (STG), Gunner ' s Mate Technicians (GMT) and Torpedoman ' s Mates make up the ranks of AS or anti-submarine divi- sion. The operation and upkeep of DAHLCREN ' s sonar and sonar related equipment, torpedo tubes and anti-submarine rocket launcher are the responsibility of AS division. G division keeps Gunner ' s Mates (GMG) and Fire Control Technicians (FC) busy with the opera- tion and maintenance of the ship ' s 5 gun. The Gunner ' s Mates of the division also maintain DAHLCREN ' s small arms arsenal. FCs make up Fox division which operates the ship ' s 55 and 48 radar systems and missile plot. The Harpoon missile system is taken care of by Fox di- vision also. Finally, Missiles division Is made up of Gun- ner ' s Mate Missiles (GMM). The operation and upkeep of the missile house and its contents are the weighty responsibility of Missiles division. Weapons Department - making it possible for DAHLCREN to flex its sinews. WEAPONS OFFICER LCDR STEVE SINGLETON FIRST DIVISION 4th ROW: SN Dean, BM2 Stead, SN Wright, SA McDonald. 3rd ROW: BMC Lancaster, BM3 Hallman, SN Smith, SN Pleasants, SN Vaughn, SN Sykes, SN Graves, SN Owens, SN Lacey, SN Beyers. 2nd ROW: SN Simpson, SN Parker, SN Drew, BM3 Puente. 1st ROW: BM1 Wickliff, SN Schallon, SN Rodrigues, SN Gardner, SN Mannie, BM3 Heika. 51 Not up here! G DIVISION ENS Christy, CMC2 Bryan, GMC2 McClinchey, CMG2 Fred, FC2 Piatt, FC3 Cunsher, GMC3 Kirtiey, GMG1 Larson, FCC Zito, FC2 Allen Trust me, I know what I ' m doing. AS DIVISION 3rd ROW: STCC Fitzgibbons, STG3 Shaw, STG3 Bates, GMM2 Pier, STG2 Cunningham, GMM3 Carrol, STG3 Human, STG2 English, STG2 Moore, ENS Casey. 2nd ROW: STG2 Burnham, STG1 Ostermeier, GMM2 Morris, STG3 Arrington. 1st ROW: TM3 Litz, TM1 Washington. That ' s right, it went over the side. It went over the side and it ain ' t funnyl 55 Another exciting port. Roll out the barrel? I she ' s out of range! Whose belly is dancing? Did you see her? I ' ve got her covered! We three kings . . . 57 Yeah, but I look like a king! FOX DIVISION 4th ROW: FC2 Cabe, FC2 Wilson, FC2 McHenry, FC1 Johnson, FCCM Mead, FC1 Moncus, FC2 Moore, FC1 Dobson. 3rd Row: ENS Yates, FC2 Pinto, LT(jg) Ribich, FC3 Fields, FC2 Wrigley, FC3 Parker, FC2 Smith. 2nd ROW: FC2 Higgin- botham, FCC Keipe, FC2 Warburton, FC2 Thompson, FCSN Martinez. 1st ROW: FC3 Ramirez, FC2 Hipsky, FC2 Semko, FC1 Aponte. 58 r v ., 14: w SLinfel ' l ' MISSILE DIVISION CMM3 Payne, GMM1 Kodilanen, CMM3 Jaramillo, GMCS Marlowe, CMM3 Bruns, ENS Riehm, GMM2 Brannon, CMM2 Baril, GMM2 White. o% ENGINEERING Machinist ' s Mate (MM) ?!: Boiler Technician (BT) Electrician ' s Mate (EM) CHIEF ENGINEER LCDR DC CURTIS I he Engineering Department keeps DALHGREN ' s pulse pounding. Five divisions make up the department: M, B, A, E and R. The Machinist ' s Mates (MM) of M division see to it that the equipment of the ship ' s two enginerooms run smoothly. B division ' s Boiler Technicians (BT) oper- ate and repair the machinery and marine boilers of the two firerooms. They also transfer, test and inventory fuels and water. A division Is composed of MMs and Enginemen (EN). Between these two rates DAHLGREN ' s refrigera- tion and air conditioning systems and compressors are kept running. Among other things, they also maintain the engines of the ship ' s small boats. Hull Maintenance Technicians (HT) and Machinery Repairmen (MR) make up R division. The HT ' s responsibilities include the up- keep of the ship ' s plumbing system, welding and the leadership of fire fighting parties. The MRs busy them- selves with the manufacturing and repairing of vital parts of machinery. The operation and repair of the ship ' s electrical powerplant and electrical equipment Is the duty of the Electrician ' s Mates of E division. Also In the division are the Interior Communications (IC) specialists who tend to the ship ' s telephones, public address systems and gyrocompasses. Interior Communications Electrician (IC) o Engineman (EN) Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) Machinery Repairman (MR) 62 M DIVISION ENGINEROOM NR ONE 2nd ROW: MM3 Johnson, MM3 Caudle, MMFN Werp, MMFN Lamm, MMFN Heath, MM3 Phillips, MMFN Brown, MMFN Kuehl, MMCS Elliot, ENS Pappone. 1st ROW: MM1 Rager, MM3 Komives, MM2 Gaughan, MM3 Smith, MM1 Whitman. ENGINEROOM NR TWO MMFN Burns, MM2 Roy, MM3 Wogerman, MM3 Offenberger, MM1 Swanson, MM3 Brown, MMFN Knapp. 63 B DIVISION FIREROOM NR ONE BACK: BTFN Smith, BT1 Carter, BTFN Diana, BT1 Schmidt, BT3 Brunkalla, BT2 Robinson. FRONT: BTFN Calhoun, BT2 Berube. FIREROOM NR TWO 3rd ROW: BT3 White, BT2 Specht, BT1 Counter, BT3 Hill, BT2 Blair, BTFN Benton, BT3 Toney, BTFN Raney. 2nd ROW: BTFN Cant, BTFN Ramon, BT2 Erwin. 1st ROW: BTC Edwards, BT2 Thompson, BT2 Kidd. 67 taa ' iSi ' iZaMjlL ocizn en h C)£nz I I DlDN ' r you CfjUMT DiDN ' r you CGUMT WHe J Tc CLOSE fiie VALV5 2.,431. ... a [« ?1 ceeeMz. i tca 68 BOILERS DIVISION A GANG 3rd ROW: EM Darling, EN3 Zimmer, ENS Utschig, MM1 Persinger, MMC Jewell. 2nd ROW: ENS Meche, EN3 Wit- kovvskl, MM2 Mercurio. 1st ROW: EN2 ParzynskI, MM3 Johnson, MM3 Komives, MM2 Arteno, MM2 Osborne. R DIVISION ' v -HiiacTr 70 3rd ROW: HTFN Crawford. 2nd ROW: HT3 Wiley, HTFN Azevedo, MR2 Glenn, HT2 Parr, HT3 Sweeney, HT3 Rodar- mel, HTFN Finn. Ist ROW: HTFN Stephens. E DIVISION 3rd ROW: IC2 Willey, EMFN Precourt, EM3 Stinson, EMS Reid, EMFN Vanhorn, EM3 Lee, ENS Pappone. 2nd ROW: EM3 Cartin, IC3 Reese, IC3 Griffin, ICFN Fay, IC2 Batten. 1st ROW: EMC Mason, EM3 Dolhay, EM3 Hopkins, EM2 Henney, EM3 Mullin, IC2 Bondi. The thinker? 71 JUL New Wave Croup A real wetting down All these buttons!! DAHLGREN CHOIR DAHLGREN SKI TRIP TO ROCCARASO AWARDS AND CEREMONIES BENIDORM, SPAIN NOV ' 86 81 ITALY fiemmsms 84 If IK 85 ROME, ITALY DEC ' 86 - JAN ' 87 mm 1 i i EBBBD EKai — SBIfiss ' i HAPPY L AHLGREN and 35 other ships participated in a multifaceted exercise covering the entire central Mediterranean. The Missilemen and Firecontrolmen had their day when they successfully fired a missile against a drone. N A T I O N A L W E E K 91 PALMA DE MALLORCA SPAIN JAN ' 87 IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED . . . . . . IT ' S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME! € i HOMECOMING ' fj m « B r 1 ! h 1— i ■UJ 97 M T w T r $ S M T w T r s I : ) 4 s ( V w C I A 9 r r FEBRU ' WUt U— ' am,. •  •• 11? 00 fT, WED ' vO. tt •   S «10 ' ' ' •—•Ok atM % v« M « cowpL.«nii mo  nr M!! ' ! 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