Fahrion (FFG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 102 of the 1986 volume:

3 m mm — AHM 11 SS 3akrion(33Q-22) W£3 2-86 Commandina {-Jffi cer Car. Ar. o. Jbiecki COMMANDER ARTHUR E. OSIECKI a na- tive of Salem, Massachusetts, attended the College of the Holy Cross and graduated in 1967. His first assignment after commis- sioning was aboard the USS YORK COUNTY (LST-1175) homeported in Little Creek, Vir- ginia. After his initial sea tour, he completed the Surface Warfare Department Head Course in Newport, Rhode Island which led to his next sea duty as Engineer aboard the USS MO ALE (DD-693). In August 1 973, Commander Osiecki pro- ceeded to the University of Wisconsin where he served as NROTC Instructor for the Engineering and Naval Science cur- riculum. He returned to sea in September 1976 as the Main Propulsion Assistant aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS LEXING- TON (CVT-16) homeported in Pensacola, Florida. He subsequently served on the USS ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827) as Ex- ecutive Officer. In January 1981 he com- menced his tour as Commanding Officer of USS ESTEEM (MSO-438) homeported in Seattle, Washington. This was fol- lowed by his assignment to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Wash- ington, DC as coordinator for the Navy ' s MCM and MSH shipbuilding programs. Commander Osiecki ' s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the National Defense Medal, an d the Sea Ser- vice Deployment Ribbon. Commander Osiecki is married to the former Madeline L. Lowe of Salem Mas- sachusetts. They have four children: Tho- mas, Daniel, Robert, and Jennifer. Executive icer LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EDWARD G. BAGLEY, III graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1972 and joined USS RATH- BURNE (DE-1057) as Auxilia- ries Officer. Subsequent Divi- sion Officer tours included First Lieutenant in USS O ' CAL- LAHAN (DE-1051) and a tour as Navigator and then Combat Information Center Officer in USS TR UXTUN (CGN-35) . After attending the Surface Warfare Officer School Department Head Course in Newport, Rhode Island, Lieutenant Commander Bagley served as Engineer Offi- cer in USS TATTNALL (DDG- 19) and Operations Officer in USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) . In Jan- uary 1983, Lieutenant Com- mander Bagley reported to OPNAVin Washington, D C for a two year tour. Lieutenant Commander Bag- ley ' s awards include several campaign, service, and unit de- corations. Lieutenant Commander Bagley is married to the former Gillian Ruth Cullen of Limerick, Ire- land. They have one daughter, Car a and reside in Atlantic Beach, Florida. cJLcdr O. Cj. ( Saaieu 111 ( ommand Senior L kief QMCS(SW) THOMAS A. ADAMS entered the U.S. Navy in January 1959. Prior to reporting to USS FAHRION, Senior Chief Adam ' s numerous duty stations included USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE (FFG-16); Commander Military Sea Transporta- tion Service Atlantic and Med Office Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Commander Patrol Wings Atlantic Staff; USS DASH (MSO-428); USS HIG- BEE (DD-806) and USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG- 5). Senior Chief Adams is a qualified Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. His hobbies include cooking and fishing. Senior Chief Adams is au- thorized to wear the Battle E Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal with silver star, Navy Expedi- tionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with silver star, Vietnam Service Medal with three stars, Sea Service Ribbon with one star, Expert Shot Pistol Ribbon and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Senior Chief Adams is married to the former Catharina W. Daniels and is residing in Atlantic Beach, Florida. BMCS(SW) PETE W. HORNE enlisted in the U. S. Navy in August 1961. After recruit training in San Diego, California, Senior Chief Home served aboard USS TRACER (ARG-13), USS VEGA (AF-59), and USS ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827). Senior Chief Home has also complet- ed tours at Cargo Handling Battalion Two, NAVSTA Subic Bay R. P.; DaNang, Republic of Vietnam; NAVSTA, Newport Rhode Island; NAVSUPPFAC, La Maddellena, Sardinia; NAVCOMMSTA, Ponce, P.R. ; chief of Naval Ed- ucation and Training Headquarters, and NAS Pensacola, Florida. Senior Chief Home is a quali- fied Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and a qualified Craftmaster. He is authorized to wear the Navy Achievement Medal with one star, Com- bat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation Medal with one star, Meritorious Unit Commen- dation, Good Conduct with four stars, National Defense Service Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with two stars, and the Sea Service Ribbon. Se- nior Chief Home and wife, Anne Marie, have two sons, Jim Ed and Ernie. Combat Systems L ombat LfdtemS Jfficer CS-2 2); vidion LT SCOTT REIN STG1 DA VW RODGERS TM2 FREDDIE HARMON STGS MICHAEL BOSWELL STG3 DAVE CORN STG3 JOHN DEMOTT NOT PICTURED; STG3 JOHN PERSINGER STG3 ROY FOLDS CS-3 2bi vision LTJC GAEETH MASSARD FCCS MATTHEW WISNIEWSKI FCIJOHNIE WHITE FC1 MICHAEL THORNTON GMG1 PHIL WILSHER GMM1 JAMES A. THOMPSON FCUAMES FRAILEY GMM1 STEVEN J. KEMPER FC1 RUSTY BRUNS GMMS JEFF SHELTON FC2 FREDERICK RALSTON II FC 2 JOHN SMITH FC2 AARON SOTO GMM3 ALLEN ISENHOUR NOT PICTURED: GMG1 JOSEPH EARL GMM2 JEFFERY GRADY FC3 JIM PARKISON FC3 WAYNE POSKITT FC3 JAMES HEA TH GMM3 JOHN DONALDSON GMG3 GEORGE LONG 10 CS-4 2)1 uiSion ETC GEORGE A. SPECKMAN 11 ijtak DSl ERVTN F. ANDERSON DS2 JOHN E. MARTIN ETS SIMZ. LEVEY ETS D WAYNE S. DOHLER ET2 WILLIAM E HARRIS ETS ORIS S. KIDWELL Jfc ET3 CHAD D. KRUEGER ICS PHILIP B. BROWN ET3 TERRY C. HAMPTON 12 IC3 DONALD J. SPANGLER IC3 FELIX R OSPINA Engineering C ngineerlna Department 9 e P ' 14 £-i 2bi • • • viUon t LTJG DAVID E. GANN EMCS RUSSELL A GRIM GSMC JOHN J MANNION GSM 1 ROBERT C. GSM2 STEVEN L. CROFT MCMILLIAN ;S l;i TIMOTHY P OVO.XSOK GSEl JAMES L. GREENFIELD GSMS MICHAEL D. KUNG EM2 DANIAL J. QUINN GSM3 DAVID S. PREUSS GSM3 BRIAN W. FRANKLIN GSM3 THOMAS J. ROTH 16 GSM3 ROBERT R KUBICA EM3 RAYMOND E. LOONEY GSE3 WILLIAM B. HECKEL GSE3 DAVID W. PRESTIDGE GSE3 JEFF L.PUFFETT GSE3 CHARLIE COGAN GSMFN BRADLEY C. ROSS FN JEFFEREY B HOARD FN JOHN C. BOYES NOT PICTURED: EMI RUSSEL A. DRUMMOND EM2 VICENTE J. GILLIARD GSE2 DEAN E. SWAN FN RICK E. STOKLEY GSM3 ROBERT D. ISRINGHOUSEN 17 o-2 jDivin on LTJG RICHARD COUCH 18 jSjgPl Wef i! URf! Si V irnhv 5 Ss r 2 HT1 VIRGIL L. TUCKER HT2 FLOYD H. SPANGLER HT2 BRUCE HEBERER HT3 XA VIER CONDE HT3 RA YMOND LABONTE HT3 BRAIN MCMAHON MR3 TONY POLLINO MR3 MARK WILSON FN ALBERTO BARBOSA 19 L-3 Juivibi on ENC RICHARD T. PARKER ENS WILLARD B. STUBBS 20 EN1 GEORGE A MAYHEW ENS DAVID W. ALLMAN ENS TODD D. KESTERSON EN3 KENNETH C. LOCKNEY EN3 RONALD E. SHIRLEY JR. EN3 OTIS L. TRENT ENFN CHARLES G PARKS FA GLENN G PORTER JR ENFN ROY W. WALTON ENFN DANNY YB W,7, l 21 Operations Jperation5 jLjepartment ti JLt Ljeorge C. Jui ., !!liSt LyC- Juivisl on QMCS THOMAS ADAMS SMI LEROY M. THOMAS 24 [ © QM2 WILLIAM A. CHISM SM2 JERRY E. DUNCAN SM2 KENNETH E. LUCK QM2 CLA YTON PICKARD SM3 DEREK E. PA YNE QMSN CARL D. ACTON JR. SMSN JOHN P. CARMODY QMSN DENNIS S. EDIE SMS A AMOS PA YTON NOT PICTURED: SM2 JEFFERY S. DA VIS SMSN MARK A. COLGAN 25 C_yC-2 JDivibi on RMC GENE A. HILL RM1 MARK R FINLEY RMS RICKY HERBST RMS BYRON D. REDMAN RM3 JAMES B. LEWIS RM3 HERBERT S. STEVENS 26 SN TONY CRA WFORD RMSN TERRENCE R. MITCHELL RMSA KENNETH M. STAPLETON NOT PICTURED: RMS ROBERT ORTIZ RMS ORVIL L. CARROLL RMS DAVID L. LEE 1 w n i li L ■ m CyC-5 cJJivisi on 4 27 BM1 RICHARD E. PARKINSON BM3 CHARLES CARROLL SN RENE ARAMBULA SN DAVID J BIERMAN SNRAYC. HAFNER SN WILLIAM M. HENSLEY SNXAVIERA. MAQUILON SN DA VID E. 0LP7AS SN RUSS OLSON SN HAROLD A. SPRAGUE SA JEFFERY A. MOORE SA CHRISTOPHER J. PERRY SA FRANK WEAVER III NOT PICTURED: BMS BRYAN C. OBEE SN JOHNNY B. ADAMS SN TODD S. BRADLEY SN MICHAEL J KIMBERLY SN JOSE RODRIGUEZ BMSN BART A. THOMPSON SN JAMES L. WACHTER SA JOE SOTO SA DARRIN WOOD 29 OC-4 2 i uidion 30 0S1 PAUL J. ECKBRETH 0S1 LUCIANO GONZALEZ JR OSl HOWARD K HATLEY 0S1 LARRY KRULL OSS RANDOLPH FORD 0S2 LARRY C. WILLIAMS EWS CRAIG WICKHAM EW3 ANTHONY J. ALLEGREZZA 0S3 RAYMOND A. BUENO EW3 JOHN M CAMPBELL 31 OSS PHILIP J. PUTTERBAUGH EWSN JOHN A. FORD EWSN NEIL C HATFIELD I. OSSN THOMAS P. MOFFSES JR. OSSN STEPHEN J SHANK OSSN PETER F. SHORE OSSN DARIN R. SMITH OSSN DOUGLAS E SONNIER OSSN ROBERT B. THRASHER NOT PICTURED: EWC CHARLES T. ULEZELSKI OS2 RICHARD FRAIZER Supply Supply JJepartment S-i Zbi uidion SKCS GUADALUPE G MUNOZ SKI RONALD E PFEIFER SKS BRADLEY J. SIEGLER SK3 ANGEL MARTINEZ SK3 MATTHEW WILLIAMS SKSN JEFFREY ' S DA VIS 35 S5-2 cJjluidi on MSC LUISITO A. LUNA MSI JOHN C. BOYCE MSSN JAMES H JOHNSON NOT PICTURED: MSS JOHN AHERN MS3 MANFRED K. SCHAEFER MS3 RODNEY GOLDSBERRY MS3 KEVIN M. ONEIL 36 -3 cJjividi on LTJG MICHAEL WHITE SH2 SEMERRILL L MCCOY SH3 JUAN B REYES NOT PICTURED: SHI CHESTER D. KENNEDY DK2 ALPHAEUS M. WHITFIELD SH3 SAM J JONES 37 Executive JLji vision HMC PAUL W. MORRISON MAC JOHN F. PHILLIPS PN1 ROGER L. HORTON JR. PN2 CHRIS E. WELCH PC3 CHESTER L. HENSLEY YN3 RANDY G. BOLLMAN X -£. hvdmzmm £5 C 1 sAiA ' fl i l£ l v L m mn KAT PATRICK D. STOGNER NOT PICTURED: YN1 CHRISTOPHER M. BURDEN Air Department JJSJ-34 2W 5 AIR DET PERSONNEL LT DON HEISER LTJOHNK. SISK LT TERRY L. RIDENOUR LTJG J. A. VAN NEST AEC WESLEY FOSTER JR. AMH1 THOMAS MCGIRT ALII RAYMOND NICHOLSON ATI DAVID JORDAN AES ROBERT F. FARDOULIS A WS CHARLES RA YGOR AW2 MATTHEW E. THOMAS ATS DOUGLAS ZEMKE AE3 WILLIAM B LOWRY AZ3 MATT SHERBURNE AMS3 KEVIN DA VID TROY AD AN HENRY JACKSON AN TONY V. LOCKLEAR 40 UNDERWAY ECE HEE 2-86 H3 A4CNTHS IN THE PERSIAN GULE USS FAHRION departed Naval Sta- tion Mayport Florida on February 6 1986 enroute for the Persian Gulf, where she would becojne apart of the Middle East force. The first leg of FAHRION ' s journey was across the Atlantic Ocean. Battling storms while stopping only twice for fuel, FAHRION ' s first break came in Rota Spain. FUEL STCP BERMUDA BATTLING ATLANTIS I ill ■yv ■§ §i i t - ' rUEL STOP AZCEES 6 HOURS LIBERTY CALL EOT A SPAIN In Rota, Spain FAHRION ' s crew had their first Overseas liberty. After spend- Jng two days in port, FAHRION headed across the Med. to the Suez Canal. 45 ACROSS THE MED After passing through tie Straits of Gibraltar, FAHRION crossed the Mediterranean sea, refueling twice at sea from Oilers. DOING THE DITCH NEXT STCE PERSIAN GULE RUSSIANS ON THE PROWL FUEL STOP DJI BOUTI 48 HELC IN THE WATER! MAN ALL RECOVERY STATIONS $E FAHRION ' s first week in the Persian Gulf was interrupted by the chilling words heloin the water . Through- out FAHRION rushed to their sta- tions. The quick response prevented any personnel injury, all crewmen being picked up within ten minutes. Eventually the helo itself was recov- ered hopefully to fly again. 49 HELC RETURNS ERCM THE DEEP THE PERSIAN GULE The Persian Gulf was to be FAHRION ' s operating area for the next four months. The persian Gulf is one of the busiest bodies of water in the world. In addition, it is the scene of the naval por- tion of the Iran-Iraq conflict. fa .1 HT lm ' .J 52 BAHRAIN while in the Persian Gulf, FAHRION vis- ited the small coun- try of Bahrain for rest and upkeep. While in Bahrain FAHRION ' s crew was able to visit the mar- ket to buy gold or per- fume, sight see, or visit the US Navy ' s Admin Support Unit, where they could have a meal, play pool, go swimming, or play your favorite sport. 53 Mi 54 r I 1 ;?ji j 55 66 STEEL BEACH PICNIC With FAHRION spending- most of her time at sea, opportunities for rec- reation was limited. To provide a di- version, FAHRION had a monthly picnic on the flight deck. fc — mW m Jj % ;$? ' J- Sh« r, to 57 EAHEICN TALENT CONTEST While at anchor off of Bahrian FAHRION sail ors were able to demonstrate their talent. 58 MORE TALENT 59 r AURICN FISHERMEN 1 ;m i rf — - «Mj tfc . 1 ■- ' J|W FAHRION sailors found another way to en- tertain themselves, fishing. Whenever the FAHRION was at anchor, someone could be found fishing on their off time. 60 HC UEWACD BOUND Finally after four months in the Persian Gulf, FAHRION was on her way home. 61 DJIBOUTI The first stop on the way home was in the African country of Dj bout i . Here FAHRION sailors com- peted with French and local sports teams while the Officers and Chiefs hosted local dig- nitaries at a party. 62 fahcicn hosts embassy party 63 SUEZ CANAL AGAIN Once again FAHRJON was going through the Suez canal This time she was going to the Med and then home. MALAGA SPAIN After crossing the Mediterra nean, FAHRION stopped in Ma laga, Spain for three days of lib erty. 66 67 TIGER CRUISE ► On the way home, FAHRION conducted a tiger cruise which was enjoyed by all. jk w m t 68 I WE ' RE HCA4E Finally, the day we have been waiting for. With brief stops for fuel in the Azores and Bermuda FAHRION ar- rived in Mayport on August 6, 1986. After six months away from home, everyone was looking forward to a re- union with their fami- Mes. HOMECOMING timmi-- . ' rLIGHT CDS During MEF 2-86, FAHRION embar- ked Helicopter Detachment Five of Helicopter Squadron Light Thirty- four. 73 74 SHIP SCENES While in the Persian Gulf FAHRION worked with and met many other ships. 75 76 PROMOTIONS, ADVANCEMENTS, AND AWARDS During the deployment FAHRION was able to rec- ognize a number of her crew members. PROMOTIONS AWARDS m map •■«-— - — -. g so, EAHEICN PEOPLE AT WORK 81 VH b IB m m • - [ tr[fm m If — nil. « ■ 84 AT PLAY 91 v. , i - - 92 «BflHni : 1 ■ ; PH : mm — ' — ' - MmR K ' : «ia ±4 If 15 , p -.-. ri • ' ' •■]■ i ■ u JH mm It • • f j J? ■ -■ - 5- Wtm m II 4- it 9| m 1 ' Bf ' 1 ' ■ ■ xvkjT jani iflPi 94 m j LbbbH I PHOTO CREDIT LT SCOTT REIN MAC JOHN PHILLIPS ATI DAVID JORDAN AW2 C. L. RAYGOR SM2 KENNETH LUCK AE2 WILLIAM LOWRY SK3 JEFFREY DAVIS FC3 WAYNE POSKITT 55tt .« cVW9 505 3n il le moriam 2 mda tmoi [- autot 1 w ??