Fairfax County (LST 1193) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1991 volume:

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I ' H,um« y- - (ESTONIA) ' V-i }fpdoUminUistKhe Ci - -Vr,h SS FAIRFAX LST-1 1 93 UNTY CRUISE 90-91 1990-91 HISTORY FAIRFAX COUNTY deployed as part of MARG 3-90 on 6 August 1990. With an uncertain destination, contingency planning and preparations commenced for either a routine MARG turnover, Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations off Liberia, or Desert Shield operations. Instead of the planned MARG turnover in Rota, Spain: FAIRFAX COUNTY sailed to Mamba Station, Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge (non-combatant evacuation of Liberia). After four days on station, and an underway turnover with MARG 2-90, the ship sailed for Rota, Spain. Some MARG 3-90 units remained in Mamba Station conducting NEO operations. September began with a follow-on DMAT visit in Rota. On 4 September FAIRFAX COUNTY sailed for bilateral operations in Spanish PHIBLEX ' 90. She conducted barge ferry and stern gate operations providing supply support to the landing forces ashore at Sierra de Retin. Follow-on port visits this month included Beni- dorm, Spain and Messina, Italy. FAIRFAX COUNTY sailed on 1 October as part of the combined NATO forces participating in exercise Display Determination ' 90. On 7 October FAIRFAX COUNTY was assigned advance force commander in preparation for a combined amphibious assault in Saros Bay, Turkey. FAIRFAX COUNTY conducted an am- phibious beaching on 12 October in support of Display Determination. This was the first beaching in this area and paved the way for further amphibious operations. Afterwards, FAIRFAX COUNTY sailed for a Naples port visit and upkeep which included a visit to Rome for a Papal audience. November began with FAIRFAX COUNTY upholding her Battle E reputation as the ship scored an outstanding on her Combat Systems Assessment. On 5 No vember, FAIRFAX COUNTY sailed for Toulon, France, where she was visited on 7 November by VADM Owens, Commander Sixth Fleet. On 1 2 November FAIRFAX COUNTY sailed for Izmir, Turkey, arriving on the 19th and remaining through Thanksgiving. After- wards FAIRFAX COUNTY visited Trieste, Italy and played host to the U.S. Counsul General and Yugoslav Consul, for onboard receptions. On 4 December the ship sailed for Rota, Spain. Arriving on 13 December, FAIRFAX COUNTY was re- united with the Mamba station MARG assets. Christmas was spent in Barcelona, Spain as FAIRFAX COUNTY was in port from 1 9-30 December. New Years Eve saw FAIRFAX COUNTY at sea enroute to Toulon, France. January and February saw much underway time with a visit in Toulon, France and Rota, Spain. FAIRFAX COUNTY saw a blue water turnover with MARG 2-91 in February. FAIRFAX COUNTY arrived Moorhead City for offload of Marines on the 2nd of March. MARG 3-90 pulled in port from the seven month deployment March 4th. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 .J --- . ' 3 J COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER MARK A. HOKE Commander Mark Hoke is a native of Indiana and attended tlie United States Naval Academy. He graduated in June 1970, and was commissioned an Ensign. Commander Hoke ' s first assignment was aboard USS JOHN R. CRAIG (DD-885), in San Diego, California, where he served as Gunnery Assistant. He transferred to Coastal River Squadron One in September 1972 and served as Officer-in-charge of a PTF, Squadron Operations Officer, and Officer-in-charge of River Division 13. Commander Hoke reported to USS PAUL REVERE (LPA-248) as First Lieutenant in October 1974 and then as Engineering Officer aboard USS CARPENTER (DD-825) in Alameda, California. In June 1979, he reported to USS CORONADO (LPD-11) as First Lieutenant. Commander Hoke reported to the Saudi Naval Expansion Program, Fleet Introduction Team at Little Creek, Virginia, in Janu- ary 1 981 as Liaison Officer to the Commanding Officer, H MS BADR (PCG-61 2). He served as Executive Officer on USS DETROIT (AOE-4) from June 1983 through February 1985. Commander Hoke transferred to Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, and served as Director of Training from March 1 985 to March 1987. In March 1987 he reported to the Pre-commissioning Detachment WISCONSIN (BB-64), where he served as Weapons Officer. On 15 December, Commander Hoke relieved as Commanding Officer, USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST-1193). I EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMANDER RUSSELL A. BAUER Commander Bauer, a native of Colonia, New Jersey, graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in June 1975 as both a Deck and an Engineering Officer and a commission in the Navy Reserve. He activated his Navy commission and reported to USS COOK (FF-1083), as Main Propulsion Assistant. He then transferred to the pre-commissioning crew of USS COMTE DE GRASSE (DD-974) as Fire Control Officer. Commander Bauer reported to USS MERRILL (DD-976) as Combat Systems Officer in 1979. In January 1984, CDR Bauer reported to pre-commissioning crew USS IOWA (BB-61) as Navigator for initial deployments to the Caribbean and North Atlantic. He then served on the staffs of Commander, Amphibious Group Two and Commander, Second Fleet as Training and Readiness NATO Plans Officer and current Operations Officer respectively. During the period he was assigned to COMPHIBGRU TWO Staff he served temporary duty as Executive Officer, USS NEWPORT (LST-1179). From COMSECONDFLT Staff he reported as Executive Officer, USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST-1193) in October 1989. FAIRFAX COUNTY UNDERWAY It ' s that time again! The USS FAIRFAX COUNTY LST-1193 part of Marg 3-90 is saying Good Bye to family, friends and the United States for a six month Mediterranean Deploy- ment. The U.S.S. FAIRFAX COUNTY not a stranger to a Mediterranean De- ployment is prepped and ready to han- dle any trials and tribulations the seas may provide. This last day spent with family and friends of the crew is hard for all in- volved. Operations Specialist Seaman Ken Moore headed on his first deploy- ment states, This day I will remember for many years to come. It makes me look back and appreciate my family that much more . The FAIRFAX COUNTY is sched- uled to pull back into Little Creek Naval Base February 6, 1991. SKSN Green, BM3 Blevins, OSSN Moore and 0S3 Karoly garner their last day in port with family and friends on board. Anticipating a six month deployment, 0M1 Hopkins along with his family haul much needed gear to his ship. BM3 King thinks ahead to the day he will return home from the de- ployment i HH .VHk If 1 1 « ' ji I i- I. EA 7 Welfare? His son shows his toughness on the final day before his father leaves on an up- GMG2 Mulvihill tries to think of the right words to say before he departs. coming deployment. I V V LT. Dorsey ' s family escorts him to the ship Icnowing that his departure is right EMC Rinck spends some time alone with his around the corner wife before his departure. o . e i 3 Bong, bong! Bong, bong! U.S.S. FAIRFAX COUNTY arriving! Commander Hol e is escorted to the ship by his family. f-%n •- Thumbs up! DC3 Smalling along with SK3 Cobb and Ensign Hall en- joy their last day in port. . :. ; BMCS Maxam, RM2 Sweatman and a friend watch the numerous amounts of people come aboard for FAIRFAX COUNTY ' S last day before departure. Some of the FAIRFAX COUNTY crew spend time on the flight deck mixing it up with family and friends. 8 OHKlBBiSZBBKI , = == I 0 SM3 Pope and OS3 Hulum take time-out from the last goodbye s before getting underway. t O WSA Rosario ' s wife keeps tier fiusband ' s depar- L T. Sebastiani, tiis wife and a youngster try to keep a watctifui eye on the crew, ture in perspective with a beaming smile. LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE SUCH WORDS ARE FOUND INSCRIBED WITHIN THE DOORS OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY ' S WARDROOM. NOT THAT THE OFFICERS ON BOARD EVER NEED REMINDING. AS THEY ARE THE BEST AS THEY COME. CHENG DEMONSTRATES THE HOW TOS ' OF THE OBA. THE XO LOOKS ON DISAPPROVINGLY AS A ■HOT RODDER PASSES A LIT- TLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. IS MR. MARKIEWEITZ SIGNALING ANOTHER HELO ...OR THE CAMERA- MAN? 10 MAY ALL THOSE PRESENT GREETINGS MARG 2-90 WARDROOM CREW. 11 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF ENCM(SW) WILLIAM F. MOREO THE OLDEST AND YOUNGEST CELEBRATE THE NAVY ' S BIRTHDAY. 12 m ENC Gregory w m CHIEFS  S HMCS Heath ri « MAC Hickman A RMC Longstreth MSC Morrell EMC Pattison EMC Rinck ETC Roundtree i i, ENCS Ward 13 c H E F S Master Chief Moreo gives IC1 Jermyn a bit of Ctiristmas along with the rest of the crew. Attention! MSI Ullman lool s Chief Morrell over for inspection. Senior Chief Maxam tal es time out to tall to one of his men. 14 ENLISTED 15 OPERATIONS The USS FAIRFAX COUNTY is one of the Fleet ' s most combat capable amphibious landing ships. The operations department and its 5 sub divisions l eep up these standards without slacii. Between the Operation Specialists, Radio- men, Signalmen, Electronic Techs, Fire Controlmen, Gunners Mates the FAIRFAX COUNTY swept the boards in all their SELEXES during MARG 3-90. i OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS RUN THE NERVE CENTER OF THE USS FAIRFAX COUNTY, KNOWN AS CIC. CIC TIES IN RADIO SIGNALS, LOOKOUTS AND NAVIGATION TO PROVIDE AN UP-TO-DATE SURFACE AND AIR PICTURE. DURING COMBAT, CIC RUNS THE SHOW. 0S2 Brown 0S3 Burton OSSN Campbell OSSN Canty 0S3 Cook 0S3 Hulum OSS GLASS AWAITS THE HOMECOM- ING IN LITTLE CREEK, VA. 18 OSSN Karoly OSSN Leonard X OSSN Moore Y f% 0S2 Sedgeman sf OSSN Rixson j THE CLOWN SHOW IN FULL SWING. 19 THERE ARE TIMES WHEN NEW RADIO TECHNOL- OGY CANNOT BE USED. THANKFULLY THE SIG- NALMEN ARE THERE TO GET THE WORD THROUGH WITH THE USE OF FLAGS OR FLASH- ING LIGHT. i i i SM2 Forlastro SM3 Harden SMSN Lawson V SM3 Olguin % 20 ( t SM3 Osbourne SMSN Pope SMI Snow - •i THE SIGNALMEN, COMPLETE WITH LTJG ROSS AND SMC ROWE, ON THE SIGNAL BRIDGE. 21 ILSO Tti C COe j£)l 3jn HoONIlHt) Pro ? do e THIS IS NOT A Dl lLL IJJ, (2crsi er-AL QOA rTERSj Ger rAL Qo Af rCr L ALL TOP l AVfNlC THE C CORNER AS I SAID IN HY LAST ISSUE-, THE RADIOMEN ARE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY ' S MAIN LINE OF COMMUNICATION, BE IT WITH OTH- ER SHIPS OR WITH THE UNITED STATES. DURING MARC 3-90, THE RMS KEPT THE CREW UP-TO- DATE WITH SPORTING EVENTS THROUGH THE C AND W SPORTS REPORT. 22 J M RMSN Bobo RMSN Chapman RM3 Chatman RM3 Cox ■I ■ A-. y j RM3 Jordon RMS Phillips RMSN Miller RM3 West OCAT rti T ' 3 jT toil THE loMQf ouj ALL pro A mo i fep On uu th- 23 THE ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS ON BOARD THE FAIRFAX COUNTY KEEPS THINGS ROL- LING, THROUGH THEIR TIMELY REPAIRS ON EQUIPMENT. BE IT YOUR 64 RADAR SYSTEM OR YOUR SONY WALKMAN . . . THERE ' S AL- WAYS ONE TINKERING AROUND.  .-;.-■..:.■■ J K ET2 Diem ET3 Dressier 24 ET3 Litzen ET2 Salverson ET3 Sullen ET2 Taylor 25 THE FIRE CONTROLMEN AND GUN- NERS MATES SHARE THE FOX LIME- LIGHT. DESPITE ALL THE PORTS THE FAIRFAX COUNTY VISITS, WE MUST REMEMBER THAT SHE IS A WARSHIP. WHILE THE GM ' S ARE WARMING UP THE .50GALS, THE EC ' S ARE READYING THE AWESOME CAPABILITIES OF THE PHALANX. I V FC2 Brown GMGSN Rose GMG3 Smith GMG1 Williams 26 FC1 GRAHAM RECEIVES HIS AWARDS FROM THE CAPTAIN. FC2 BROWN AND FC3 SCHLEICHER FIX THE PHALANX (AGAIN)!! 27 ENGINEERING 28 IN THE DAYS OF WOODEN SHIPS, WIND WAS THE ONLY SOURCE OF POWER. TODAY WE HAVE ARRIVED TO THE AGE OF DIESEL FUEL AND THE ATOM. THE NAVY HAS RE- CRUITED SOME OF THE FINEST MEN TO KEEP THESE MA- CHINES RUNNING AND THE FAIRFAX COUNTY HAS THE FINEST IN THE FLEET. THE ENGINEERS THAT COMPRISE THE MACHIN- ERY DIVISION KEEP THE FAIRFAX COUNTY RUN- NING IN PORT OR UNDERWAY KEEPING HER EN- GINES IN TOP CONDITION IS NO EASY TASK.  Jt . ENFN Bailey ENFN Bryant i ENFN Bush EN1 Clements ' S? r ENFN Coggin n ENFN Golden ENFN Gregory ENFN Guiterrez 29 EN1 Hand EN2 Jewell EN2 Liethead ENFN McFadden V EN3 Marsh EN3 Myers EN2 Myhrvold EN2 Pagsanjan ENFN Parks ENFN Patterson EN1 Plymale EN2 Saunders 30 V ENFN Schroeder EN1 Starbird EN2 Tindal EN2 Whitmarsh EN1 Wilson ENFN Ybarra ENS McFADDEN COUNTS DOWN TO LIBERTY CALL 31 ELECTRICAL DIVISION KEEPS COMMUNICA- TIONS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP RUNNING SMOOTHLY. NOT TO MENTION THAT THEY KEEP THE FAIRFAX COUNTY ' S METERS IN CALIBRA- TION SO WE ACT AS ACCURATE AS OUR READINGS. V EMFN Adams ENFN Dupree 32 tLf ICFN Kern t EMFN Riopel EM2 WILES HARD AT WORK. 33 EVEN TO THE MOST ABLE-BODIED VESSELS AT SEA, ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN. FROM A TRASH CAN FIRE TO A HULL RUPTURE, THE REPAIR AND AUXILLARY CREWS ARE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF BUSI- NESS. EMFN Diaz HTFN Fincher EMFN Godfrey DC2 Henry 3 4 HTFN Kelly U DCFN Miller y DC3 Smalling DC1 Yeager A USUAL DAY IN DC CENTERAL: COMPLAINTS ON THE LEFT, WHINNING ON THE RIGHT AND DC1 YEAGER IN BETWEEN. 35 A BOATSWAIN MATE RATE GOES BACK TO THE FIRST SHIPS WHICH DARED TO ENTER THE SEA. IT ' S A LONG AND PROUD HERITAGE WHICH THE FAIR- FAX COUNTY ' S DECK FORCE ADHERE TO WITH CON- VICTION. IF IT COMES FROM TYING A SLIP KNOT TO PILOTING A LIBERTY BOAT, ONE KNOWS A PROFES- SIONAL IS DOING THE JOB. BMSN Bailey BM2 Barker BM2 Bedford BMSN Brown BMSN Byrd BMSN Coles BMSN Copeland BMSN Crooks 36 V BMSN Engelhardt V BM2 Gordon THE POSSE BM2 Kassner .- . BM3 Lawrence v . BM2 Lochbaum •vm ■ - BM3 King V BMSN McClemore BMSN Matthews 37 ,■ « - ' • , BMSN Maudsley BM3 Oakley AFT LOOKOUT BMSN Overby • • ' - i BMSN Sowers ) BMSN Swisher 38 7 BMSN Wade BMSN Young V BMSN Zako 39 THE ARMS OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT REACH FROM THE STORE- ROOMS TO THE PAYLINE. IN BETWEEN, YOU CAN RECEIVE ONE OF THOSE OUTSTANDING FAIRFAX COUNTY MEALS ON THE MESS DECKS. IF THERE IS ANYTHING EVER NEEDED FOR HER CREW, THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT CAN GET IT EFFICIENTLY. SHSN Barretto SHSN Black MS1 Bradley MSSN Brown 40 i . SH3 Bullock SK3 Cobb SHSR Crawford SHSR Goines |H| SKSN Green SH3 Grimes MS3 Hall •ISO SHI McLeod 41 in • . SH2 Meacham MSSN Miller DKSN Minor MS2 Pierce J : i SK3 Pineiro MS3 Ruble SK2 Schouten DKSN Taylor tyi H ' V MS1 Ullman MSSN Wilson MSSN Worthley 42 NO . . . THIS IS NOT TACO BELL ' S DRIVE THRU!! UH REGGIE ... SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT THIS ISN ' T QUITE DONE. THE MESS DECK GREW. 43 THE N X DEPARTMENT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF PERSONNEL: QUARTER MASTERS, PERSONNEL MEN, CORPS- MAN AND YEOMAN. ALL THE PEOPLE NEEDED TO KEEP THE FAIRFAX COUNTY AND HER CREW RUNNING SMOOTHLY. Y YNSN Betts QM2 Clausing YNSN Dushenski QM3 Gardin 44 PN1 Eaton V- QM1 Hopkins «): Jr- NC1 Mohr s .- ' YN1 Naughton YNSN Williams mm HM2 Workman MEDICAL: A FIRST CLASS OPERATION. 45 — ii 46 47 THIS ISN ' T OLIN-MILLS? ' ' Q. SH3 BULLOCK 053 GLASS . . . COUSINS? X GET YOUR OWN LUNCH! ' 48 PORT VISITS BH HHBiu, OFF DUTY The crew of FAIRFAX COUNTY had an opportunity to broaden their horizons this 1990-91 IVIediterranean Cruise while visiting numerous countries throughout Europe and the Middle East. The time spent in visiting these countries was a learn- ing experience and a chance for relaxation from the hard work while underway. The countries of France, Spain, Italy, Sicily and Turkey were visited by LST-1 193. The ports for LST-1 193 were: Rota, Spain - 3 visits Benidorm, Spain Barcelona, Spain - Christmas Visit Messina, Sicily Naples, Italy Trieste, Italy Toulon, France - 2 visits Izmir, Turkey A valuable landmark in izmir, Turkey. Stay away, it may be expensive ! The crew of ENCM Moreo. MAC Hickman, HMCS Heath, OMC Spahn, SN Sword, SN Isom and BM3 Maudsley take a break while in Tormina, Sicily. 50 The Fairfax County catches a beautiful sunset as it pulls into Toulon, France for a French port visit. Plif HIHV tS WK SSm -- ' a BT ft SSsBV- MQ EV KijIHS n n fli - - i.r.7G. IVIurray, OSSN Leonard, 0S3 Campbell, 0S1 Morton and 0S2 Burton make many friends while in port li essina, Sicily. This statue represents the saint that guards over the port in Messina, Sicily. 51 SET FLIGHT QUARTERS The flight deck team consisted of thirty-three sailors and marines from the ships force. They transferred and acquired personnel, mail and general cargo for shipboard use. The FAIR- FAX COUNTY Flight Deck Team was also capable of refueling helicopters. The team overcame odd hours both day and night to get the job done. Many times spending most of the day and sometimes night constantly work- ing to get cargo or personnel ready for staging or pick-up. Some of the per- sonnel from the team manned the ready lifeboat in case of man-over- board or helicopter casualty. The flight deck team played an in- tegral part in the ship ' s operation and mission capability during the 1990-91 Mediterranean Cruise. SN Copeland, BM3 King, RMSN Bobo, BM3 Coles and SN Overby take time-out from flight quar- ters for a pose. The flight deck crew hurries to get the helicopter unchained from the deck. A CH-53 hovers over the deck to pick-up cargo via vertical lift. 52 The helicopter pilot and Landing Supervisor Of- ficer give each other the okay to take-off LT. Dorsey and WO Griffin standby to fly away for another platform. 53 ASSEMBLE AWARDEES The FAIRFAX COUNTY headed by Commander Hoke periodically holds awards ceremonies for those sailors whom have earned those awards. The awards are given for hard work and accomplishments done be- yond the call of duty. The awards stem from Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Sailor of the Quarter to a Navy Achievement Medal. The awards are given to sailors that create the backbone of the ship. The FAIRFAX COUNTY has ac- quired many such sailors whom standout from the rest. B || V« P ' ' , ' ■5 ' 11 m P M% Jr i 1 1 - Commander Hoke says a few words to the crew during ttie awards ceremony as BM2 Dienes and L T. Markiewitz look on. The crew and awardees gather on the flight deck for the awards to be presented. 54 WELCOME ABOARD 55 ■■A BRIEF PREVIEW ■FLIGHT OPS . . . ALMOST A DAILY OPERATION ■FIELD DAY- STARBOARD SIDE ' 56 ■■BM3KASSNER TAKING A LOOK AT HIS ARTWORK S V COPELAND LOOKS OVER SN OVER- BYS SHOULDER AS HE ENJOYS HIS MEAL ' ■■AWARDS CEREMONY IN MESINA. SICILY 57 OS2 SEDGEMAN AND BMSN SWISHER PA- TIENTLY AWAIT THE END OF FLIGHT QUAR- TERS . . . LIFE ON BOARD THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SOMETIMES GETS A BIT RIGOROUS BETWEEN FLIGHT QUARTERS, FIRE DRILLS, AND GENERAL QUARTERS . . . THE CREW GETS A BIT TENSE. BUT THERE COMES A TIME WHEN WE GET A CHANCE TO CUT LOOSE. . . . WHILE DCFN MILLER, WITH THE HELP OF MANY CUPS OF COFFEE, EAGERLY LOOKS FORWARD TO MORE HELOS. 59 NO MATTER HOW BIZARRE 60 ■Hill HWMIHIl OR HOW EVERYDAY .... RELAXATION IS STILL SPELLED THE SAME WAY AND THAT ' S THE NAVY WAY OF LIFE! . . . 61 MSSG-26 COMMANDING OFFICER Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Stull 62 T H, S T A F F EXECUTIVE OFFICER Major C. E. Delair Row 1: LT Shuster (S- 1), L T Erdetatz (S-2). Capt Schmitt (S-3), Capt Ruane (S-4). Row 2: CW02 Griffin (S-4A). IstSgt Anderson, L TCol Stull, t ajor Delair. 63 - v- Ready for the Operation Sharp Edge flight. The Marines 215TH year celebration cal e in Toulon. France. HAPPY 21 5TH The all so famous Rock of Gibraltar entering the f ed. 64 m K OUR FIRST LOVE AFLOAT The Tank Deck: Awaiting its enemy ROUGH SEAS. The ultimate job moving cargo ' Gee, what a break! — wonder if cargo is moving? 65 66 Civic project at Naples, Italy. We ' re backed in no vehicle off-load again. Our steel beach picnic on V the way. think I broke it! Call the CO! He ' s coming! CO calls the next play on the side- line. Cpl Saxton (Broke-it) is promoted while in Trieste, Italy. 67 So many things to read. Cake cutting is one of my favorite tasks. U.S. Marines 215TH Birtfi- day Celebration just can ' t be beat. P Mi ' i ' ' ■m- ' J r! ' A i i ;Sltofci,..: ' Jt,.,ja. ' 68 n OK! Let ' s get the vehicles and pax off so we can ready for the Navy Birthday Ivleal. It ' s a shame not all of the Marine Officers will be able to participate. It ' sOK, we have a few onboard to repre- sent them. I guess we should have a photo before the meal. The table is set for the meal. 69 HEADQUARTERS PLATOON ■ S-1 : ADMIN DATA PROCESSING POSTAL S-2: INTELLIGENCE MAPS S-3: OPS TRAINING MP ' s NBC S-4: LOGISTICS EMBARK AMMO FOOD SERVICE ARMORY DISBURSING: $PAY TRAVEL CURRENCY 70 Ki l COMMUNICATIONS PLATOON o- - O 71 MEDICAL PLATOON ? 05- (J -At i 72 SUPPLY PLATOON x o S ? J c ' ' ' ,- ? 73 ENGINEER PLATOON O v -- .V , f Ny r . 74 MAINTENANCE PLATOON .c f 90 a: D SJ . Sr r o - 75 MOTOR TRANSPORT PLATOON ' • ■ ' -• - •■| i - Hii - - e , c J , O- , a ax, ' , n ' iP 0 - 76 IT ' S TIME FOR AN ALL OFFICERS MEETING ALL PRESENT AND OR ACCOUNTED FOR OFFICERS OF MEU SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP-26 77 LEADERSHIP L TOOL J. W. STULL and Commander M. A. Hoke represent the essential values of teamwork aboard USS FAIRFAX COUNTY. MARINE CORP NAVY TEAMWORK 78 The Marines wait patiently for their prospective shot at the Navy grapplers. The Navy players try to stay warm during a play in Toulon, France. The Navy D remains poised and ready for the next offensive play by the Marine squad. 79 HOME AT LAST Arriving Pier 14 South. NAB Little Creefc Moored, shift colors 80 Putting the finishing touches on the lines MARCH 9, 1991 Another cruise under my belt . . . finally ' 81 v« ' 82 EsaKsraw mi 83 84 85 88 immnuMMiiM 89 90 M Ma a B l lHBi 91 [lyQ y sv . ft ' i - ' V (Or 92 I 94 ALSWORTH rp ' Ti ' T? UBLISHING COMPANY r S Marceline, Mo. U.S. A CRUISE BOOK OFFICE Janaf Office BIdg . Suite 201 Norfolk. VA 23502 95 l ? ( M mf. Zo v ' «= fats XI E0 1 ?2) . i A . -J m D ' ms ss Ui Lom J r oa U ' i4i 77 3 fe i p ; : ' ,rs - ' . i.- ' - --« j-. . .M i S, ' J Sr-i ;- W ■V .■aw (, 1 «? iW? ' ' i ■ .