Germantown (LSD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ship ' s History WestPac 89 1 08 FEB 86 20 FEB 18 MAR 20 MAR 07 APR 19-20 APR 12-23 MAY 21 JUL 30 JUL 31JUL 06 AUG 12 AUG 14 AUG 18 AUG 29 AUG 06 FEB 87 07-16 APR 22-04 MAY 11 JUN 18 JUN - 18 DEC 05 JAN 89 12 JAN 89 02 FEB 04-10 FEB 10-23 FEB 23 FEB 24 FEB 27-02 MAR 07-09 MAR 10-23 MAR 23-28 MAR 31 MAR 04-09 APR 11-20 APR i 20-21 APR 26 APR 27 APR 05-15 MAY 19-22 MAY 24-30 MAY 11-12 JUN 19 JUN if ' 87 .s ■1 Commissioning of USS GERMANTOWN LSD-42 Pre-Combat Systems Shipboard Qualifications Underway, First Time, Fully Manned First Port Visit, Esquimalt, Canada Moored San Diego, CA., Arrived Home Port Broadway Pier Visit, 804 visitors Shakedown Refresher Training Departed San Diego for Panama City, Florida Moored Rodman, Canal Zone Transit Panama Canal Moored New Orleans, Louisiana Moored Panama City, Florida First Embarkation of LCAC ' s Underway Moored Cristobal, Canal Zone Arrive San Diego Refresher Training Operational Testing of LCAC ' s First Exercise, Kernel Usher 87-3 First Dependents Cruise First Westpac Second Dependents Cruise Underway Westpac 89 Anchored Buckner Bay, Okinawa Exercise Valiant Usher 89-3 In port SRF Subic Bay, Philippines Anchored Subic Bay, RP j Underway from Anchorage Anchored Buckner Bay, Load and Reconfigura tion Anchored Pohang Korea, Team Spirit Preps. Exercise Team Spirit Anchored Pohang Korea, Backload Anchored Buckner Bay, Offload Jnport Hong Kong Inport SRF Subic Bay, RP Anchored Subic Bay, RP Beauty Contest for Queen of the Polywogs Crossing the Line, Polywog Initiation Inport Sydney Australia Exercise Coral Sea Valiant Usher Inport Townsville Australia Inport Hawaii Homecoming, Secure Westpac-89 ¥ J J

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!,:■ ■; 1 P Table of Contents History Schedule Westpac 89 3 Commanding Officer 4 Executive Officer 5 Command Master Chief 6 ACU-5 7 BMU-i 13 GoIf-3 12 14 MSSG 24 Deck Department 26 Engineering Department 32 Dental Department 40 Medical Department 42 Navigation Administration Department 44 Operations Department 46 Supply Department 52 Comstock (LSD-45) 58 Dependen ts Cruise 60 Departure Day 62 Escorts 64 Transit-89 65 Sports 66 Project Handclasp 70 Bingo 72 Contacts 73 Necads 74 Vertrep 75 Unrep 76 Rope Exercises 77 Steel Beach 78 Awards 79 VIPs 80 Okinawa, Japan 81 Philippines 82 Korea 4 Hong Kong 86 Sydney, Australia 92 ■ x fossin zne i ine «•••«« «••••••«»•••••••••» «••«•••••«•••• «•••«••»» «••••• «••• ' ••••«• •••••••«••••• ' c Hawaii 108 Homecoming 109 Cruisebook Staff 13 . Dedication — 14 Hometowns 115 ARG Photo-X ,...., 120 ■ ' , ' •■ i : i A.- ' . : -;;: ' f y,.- - ;- ' '

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Commander T. Michael Wittkamp of Richmond, Virginia, received his commission in June 1970 upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy. Following his first tour of duty as Chief Engi- neer on USS FORCE (MSO-445) he v as assigned to the precommissioning crew of USS ROBERT E. PEARY (FF-1073) as First Lieutenant and Communi- cations Officer. Upon completion of the Department Head Course at the Naval Destroyer School in July 1976, he served as Operations Officer on USS HOL- LISTER (DD-7S8). Commander Wittkamp then served as First Lieutenant on USS JUNEAU (LPD- 10) from April 1978 to June 19S0 which was followed by a tour at Navy Recruiting Command Headquar- ters as Director, Management Systems Division. Commander Wittkamp served as Executive Officer on USS FORT FISHER (LSD-40) from June 1982 to February 1984. Following a tour in the Office of the Chief of Na val Opera tions as an Action Officer in the strategy. Plans and Policy Division (OP 60), he at- tended National War College. Commander Witt- kamp assumed command of USS GERMANTOWN in May 1988. Commander Wittkamp has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with two Gold Stars and the Navy Achievement Medal. In addition, he is au- thorized to wear the Navy Unit Commendation, Navy E , Humanitarian Service Medal and various unit and campaign awards. Commander Wittkamp is married to the former Mary Ann Wolaver of New Orleans, LA. The Witt- kamps, who currently reside in San Diego, have two children, Michael Louis and Jennifer Lynne. C0MM iNDimG