Emory Land (AS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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repairing missiles or swapping out inoperative missles. We moved in a two-month period three times the amount of weapons fthe ship usuallyl moved in a yearf, Volonino Said. At Souda B ay, EMORY S. LAND supported eight submarines, five surface combatants, four mine countenneasure ships, three Coast Guard cutters, three Army LCUs and coastal surface small craft. About 300 legal documents and 200 tax returns were prepared for crew members of other ships. Throughout the stay at Souda Bay, security was a concem. Several antiwar demonstrations were held outside the base, including one with 2,000 protesters. EMORY S. LAND served as the afloat command center for force protection, contributing small boats to patrol, protecting nearby ships and repairing the flotilla of patrol craft guarding the harbor. Several submarine commanding officers praised the ship, s crew for their work. Commander. Jeffrey S. Currer, commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine Pittsburgh, said Emory S. Land team got more done in four days than other repair facilities have accomplished in two weeks. They took all the jobs we had and asked for more. We loaded their shops to capacity , and they got it all donej' said Currer, in a statement provided by Navy public affairs.

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i Soup to nuts f By Christopher Munsey Captain David Volonino gave a succinct description for the services provided by his Sailors aboard the submarine tender EMORY S. LAND during the weeks spent in an anchorage crowded with shipping in Souda Bay, Crete. meals, berthing, mail, legal assistance and tax-return help. EMORY S. LANDusually is forward deployed at Santo Stefano, an island close to La Maddalena, Sardinia. EMORY S. LANDleft Souda Bay on April 25 to return to Sardinia. Volonino took command March 10 from Captain W. Scott Gray I I l whole fleet look bigger by having this asset out here? he said. With three cranes, 53 specialty repair shops and a 1,300-member crew, EMORY S . LAND is equipped 10 conduct maj or industrial repairs of Navy submarines and ships. About 40 percent ofthe crew are i sub vets, Volonino said. ' The ship' s crew was We pretty much presented with unique Cgvefed Sgup t0 nuts, Cl'1allC11g6S during its time HI , . . .If you need it, Souda Bay. i EMORY S. A NATO base and , LANDprovides itf' home to Naval Support Volonino said. Activity Souda Bay, the prot li The ship, was crowded with about three UiCkI13lT1Cd '4Big L3-Tldv times the normal level of proved to be a big help to activity, mostly associated the NHVY submarines and with Operation IRAQI T' ships, Coast Guard FREEDQM cutters and Army landing- At one point, T Craft units atS0udaBay EMORY s.LAruJfe-loaded, before, during and after a fast-attack submarine with ' Operation IRAQI Tomahawk cruise miSSl6S FREEDOM' while anchored out in the .One of two anchorage. , submarine tenders in Such a task usually is Navy service, EMORY S. LAND IV. A verteran submariner, Volonino is served as a floating repair shop, a former commanding officer of the provisioner, medical and dental ballistic mjssjle Submarine treatment facility and administrative NEB RASKA, hub for submarines and ships. Volonino said his command is a Beslde Pe1'f0I'1T1iHg repairs deployable repair, reload and and providing repairs and providing sustainmentl' platform, able to move supplies, the tender made Sailors, close to the battle spacev and support lives easier too - with medical combatants. attention and dental work, laundry, The Warships Spend more time on station. . . . It kind of makes the performed pierside or at secure mooring- But because pier space was needed other ships, the job had to be done Ollfiil the anchorage, where the submarine subject to waves, and consequelltli' was more unstable. , , , ' 6We really tested the limit-9 ship to work under any conditroltg Volonino said. The crew also had a dirwimpact 1f on the shooting phase of the WSI by l r I

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ESL Sailiors fire up the grill. DT3fSWj Patterson hanging out at the Argonaut. Far right: DCSCDVJ Cox and MlVI3CSWj Moser enjoying some sun The RDMC and some nukes prepare some grilled food. 26 I I l