Gary (FFG 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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S WO I ,T Roberson 1. IMC i Johnson CW02Hermosura ENS Thomson l.T.Ki Lema LT.IG Baker ENS Middlelon ESWS FC2(SW)Sipes SKC(SW)Fucles SK2(SW) Rains HM3(SW) Simpson HT2(SW)WiIks GSM 1(SW) Jordan STGl(SW) Payne STG3(SW)Saccoccio GSE2(SW) Nulla] ET3(SW)Valdez ET2(SW) Williamson STG2(SW)Crowl GSM2(SW) Garrett SKSN(SW) Hardy STG3(SW) Gilbert GSEl(SW)Clyburn MA 1(SW) Sanders ET2(SW) Livingstone STSCM(SS SW) Smith FC2(SW) Barney RM2(SW)Presser MR2(SW)Gartlej EW2(SW) Smith STG3(SW)Massey SM3(SW)Bussey FC2(SW)Snagg PC2(SW) Williams FC2(SW) Saucedo FC2(SW) Bleak GMG2(SW) Davis DC2(SW)Dassel EW3(SW)McDaniel BM2(SW) Forchion SM2(SW) Brock EMl(SW) Chavez EW3(SW)Gwinner RMSN(SW) Hawkins RM2(SW) Bryson MS2(SW) Collier EW3(SW)Tintera AWARDS Back Row L to R GMG2 (SW) Davis. ET2 (SW) Williamson, FC2 (SW) Sipes. FC2 (SW) Saucedo, STGI (SW) Payne. FC2 (SW) Bleak. GSM2 (SW) Garrett. SM3 (SW) Brock Second Row LtoR STG2 (SW) Gilbert, ET2 (SW) Li ingstone, EW3 (SW) Tintera, EW3 (SW) Gwinner. SKSN (SW) Hardy. RMSN (SW) Hawkins. HM3 (SW) Simpson. GSM1 (SW) Jordan. EMI (SW)Chavez.STSCM(SW SS)Smith. FrontRow LtoR: MAI (SW) Sanders. EW3(SW)McDaniel,STG3(SW) M.issev. SM3 (SW) Bussev. SK2 (SW) Rains. STG2 (SW) Crow] FC2(SW) Sipes earns the first ESWS ol the WestPac

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Jloba d,, ladmama if a Mecca mav he based on seeing beautiful women everywhere you go, Fremantle more than qualified for such a distinction. Ii seemed that Perth had e er thing Freemantle had bul was jusl a lot more spread out. Perth was w here the true cruising took place. It had everything a sailor could want: good shopping and warm weather during the day; night clubs, pubs, and fun crouds of people gathered together throughout the town at night. I hose unfortunate enough to have first-da) dutv in Hobart, Tasmania; our next down under port of call, relied on the lust wave of liberty-hounds to be spies, sent to scrounge the area tor the best pubs and restaurants Ha mg heard equal amounts positive and negative about the town, main sailors waited in nervous expectation When .1 couple guvs came back with some homes a tew hours later, it seemed that dutv dav would last forevci Although it took a couple dav s to find the cool places 10 hang out. most of us found the scene we were looking for. Salamanca nt t ci ed an alternative to the mainstream niceties of the local dow ntow n area, and The Casino enriched the pockets ot man) oi our sailors. After we left Australia, the same people that had found themselves wishing the ship would go hack east alter we let t the Gulf, now found themselves looking longing!) toward the south. The entire crew had found a plethora of mil 01 gettahle memories It was the perfect treat after months of sweating in the Persian Gull Ready Im. Jloltant LJ - -v. I ... .1,11:3: ' » - ' — — iiii»i»«i i i : IIP

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Am STSCM(SW SS) Smith receives his ESWS from VADM I-aryt t ) c ■--- mj Gary ' s pride, skill and excellence were reflected in both the glowing reports of the area commanders under whom she sailed during Westpac ' 97- ' 98, and in the number and diversity of awards presented to her crew . Ad ancements and Warfare pins (Surface Warfare Officer. Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist) were the big ticket items, but a few Na Achievement and a ( ' ommendation medals were handed out as well. Bravo Zulu to all the deserving recipients. AD2( AW ) Gelsomino M M(AW)Man AMS2(AW)Sloane AW2(AW)Archulata NCM LT Arnaldo LT Conw a LT Smith ENC(SW)Mann RMC(SW)K.imhnel OSQSWiJocson ET2(SW) Livingstone NAM LT Bullard I S I homson LTJG DeGirolamo ATI (AW) Nash STG I ( SW ) Pa ne GSM 1(SW) Jordan BMI Spicer MS2 Rodriguez EN2 Hendrickson STG2(SW)I.euis RM2(SW)Bryson BM2(SW iForchion OS2(SW)Lambson AD2 Gelsomino KM2 Gonzales )S2 Reynolds OS2(SW)Barkei YN3 Mmear SK3 Quinton BM3 Bassetl 1 I 5(SW)Valdez EN3 Reyes