Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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Thanks and Enjoy -The Editors L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JOSN BRIAN ROSS PAGE EDITORS- NAVY OSl GOEDELMAN SHI WYER HMl MITCHELL GSMl PACHECO GSM2 LUSTER ET2 BENSON ET3 CYRANOWICZ RM3 REYNOLDS PC3 AVILA DT3WHITEHURST BMSN HEINZ PAGE EDITORS- MARINES SGT STUTZ SGT O ' CONNOR SGT GATHER CPLBRAUN CPL HARRISON CPLSAWRIE CPL KARAMINAS CPL GREENFIELD CPL ALBRIGHT CPL DOUGLAS LCPL MORGAN LCPL OTTERBECK 2 • Cruisebook Staff TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 ( ruiscbiH)k StalT 2 I ablcol Contents History 4 Mission 5 Commanding OITiccr 6 Executive oniccr 7 Commanding Officer of Troops 8 Command Master Chief hirst Sergeant 9 JamiK Day 10 I light Quarters 12 Amphibious Operations 14 I NRIP VERTREP 16 Birthdays 18 Singapore 20 Malaysia 22 Holidays 24 VBSS Operations 26 Marines in the Field 28 I iberty in the Ciull 30 Admirals Generals 32 Award Ccremonies Reenlistments 34 ustralia 36 VVESTPAC Moments 40 WogDay 42 I iger Cruise 44 Marine Homecoming 46 Navy Homecoming 48 Deok Department 50 1st Division 52 2nd Division 60 3rd Division 56 1-ngineering Department 64 Division 66 1 Division 68 M Division 72 R Division 78 Operalutiis Deparlriicnl ■ ■• 0( Division 84 Ol Division 88 Of Division 92 Ol Division 94 Supply Department 98 S-1 Division 100 S-2 Division 102 S-3 Division 106 S-4 Division 108 Nav Admin Department 110 Navigation Division 112 Administration Division 114 Medical Department 116 Dental Department 119 ACU-5 122 Ship ' s Platixm 128 Lima Company 132 Headquarters Platoon 134 1 St Platcxm 136 2nd Platixm 141 3rd Plalixm 146 Weapons Platoon 151 MSSG 156 Engineering Detachment 158 MSSG 162 MotorT 164 Maintenance 168 Suppiv 172 Communications 174 MSSG 176 AAV 178 CAAT A 184 LAR 189 LAAD Stinger 19-1 Headquarters and Service Battalion 196 WESTPAC Babies 200 Tahk Of Contents •3 HARPERS FERRY ' S HISTORY USS HARPERS FERR (LSD 49) was commissioned on 7 January 1995 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Upon ar- rival in its new home port of San Diego. HARPERS FERRY received a magnifi- cent Welcome Home reception orga- nized by the wives of the crew. After a brief stand down, the ship em- barked on an ambitious training cycle which would prepare her for deploy- ment. HARPERS FERR ' excelled at e%er endeavor. From the initial Com- mand .Assessment of Readiness and Training, through the complete Tai- lored Ship ' s Training .Availability cycle, the crew learned, trained and became a capable team. HARPERS FERRY was also tested by every major inspection. From Com- bat Systems Ship Qualification Test in March 1995, to Light Off Assessment in October, Operational Propulsion Plant Examination in December and Logis- tics Management .Assessment and Ship- board Explosives Safety Inspection in January 1996. HARPERS FERRY passed them all with flying colors. The hard work and dedication of the crew of HARPERS FERRY was recog- nized conspicuously. First, the crew earned the coveted Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Golden Anchor award for 1995. This award is presented to the ships which boast the highest re- tention rates in the fleet. Second, HARPERS FERRY won the Com- mander Naval Surface Forces Battle Ex- cellence award. The new ship and crew of a little over a year before was now a combat capable, deployabie warship ready to become a key player in the Navy-Marine Corps team; and her work started immediately. In March 1996, HARPERS FERRY departed on a five-week mission to Pan- ama City, Florida, to embark two Land- ing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), This cruise was highlighted by two trips through the Panama Canal and some well-deserved liberty ports. The crew enjoyed revisiting New Orleans, spring break in Panama City and the exotic sights of Acapulco. Upon returning to San Diego, HARP- ERS FERRY began immediately pre- paring for the six-nation Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) ' 96 Maritime Exer- cise. The embarkation of two LCAC, 15 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), 21 five-ton trucks, 13 HUMVEEs, over 500 tons of cargo and 370 Marines of the 1 1th Marine Expeditionary Unit re- quired careful planning and coordina- tion. RIMPAC was a success and gave the crew an immense feeling of satisfac- tion for a job well done. Today HARPERS FERRY is looking towards the future. Having just com- pleted its first six-month deployment, the ship is due for an overhaul, and will enter the shipyards in May, 1997, Among the features HARPERS FERRY will add will be the new RAM SSDS missile system. In the future, as in the past, the crew of Team HARPERS FERRY will be called upon to serve her country where she needs them most. With such a fine ship around them, the men will find motivation in the deeds of those Sailors who helped bring HARPERS FERRY to life-her plankowners, and those who guided her through her first deploy- ment. 4 • History HARPERS FERRY ' S MISSION Designed to Iruiisporl aiul larul arn- pliihioiis assaull vchitlcs, laiulirig trait iiul Umlcd Stales Marine ( orps tr(H)ps ,iiul egiiipmenl aeriiss a potentialK hos- lik- shore, I ' SS HAKIM RS I I KKV is a ke L )inpi neiil nt I he amphibious loiLes whieh carr oiil the USS Navy ' s I orssaii! I lom the Sea strategy. As Mich, HAKIM KS I 1 KK is an integral member ol the Naval I xpedilionarv I nrces which niainlain American lor- sard presence around the world. Her ihility to conduct diverse, sustained imphibious warfare directly supports the rapid build-up of combat p4)wcr trotn the sea lor operations ashore in consonance with national interests. MAKIM:KS M;KK is the first of four new cargo variants to the LSI) 41 class ol amphibious assault ships whose pri- mary physical feature is her well deck. The well is Hooded, or ballasted, to launch and recov er landing cralt and as- sault vehicles through the stern gate, which can be hvdraulicallv raised and lowered l.nteiisivc cargo and rolling stock storage capacity is available in the extended vehicle storage area, which is connected to the flight deck and well deck bv vehicle ramps. In addition, HAKIM RS II KRV has a Might deck lor cargo or pervmnel transport and is ca- pable ol handling the largest militarv helicopters in use todav. HAKIM RS I I RRNs weapons suite consists ol twt) state-of-the-art (fWS (Close-in Weapons System) anti-ship missile defense gun mounts. She alst) carries six .50 caliber machine guns and two 25 MM chain guns to enhance her capability against last patrol boats and other surface craft. l.C.M allow HARPHRS FF.RRY to conduct high-speed, over-the-hori .on amphibious operations. Riding on a blanket ol air in speeds in excess of 30 knots, LC. ( have access to 70 ) of the world ' s beaches, as compared to the 17 ' Ht access alTorded conventional land- ing craft. Directly complementing one an( ther. amp idi- bornc and sv; ;-ccd, ilcxibilitv and itidiicuvcrjbiiiiy HAKPi KS M KKV was designed to berth and feed 504 Marine Corps trtK)p , in addition to her o kn 350-man crew Support for the crew and cm- barked landing force includes a %hip '  store, laundr . b.r ' p library television studio. ; messing facilities and v-wii . tunhcr stressing sell ul- filted with aii : sisc array of repair and machinery shops and medical and dental facilities Since commissioning in January. 1995. HARPERS FERRY has been conducting training in her diverse mis- sion areas HARPERS FERRY operates with style and professionalism, promot- ing the highc-st standards of operational readiness, personal growth and team- work Mission 5 COMMANDING OFFICER CDR Sam J. Tangredi A nati e ol Redding. C ' onncclicut. C ' ummandcr Tangredi is married to Re . Deborah L. H. Mariya, a United Methodist Minister of the Iowa UMC conferenee. Lieutenant Com- mander Mariya is a U.S. Navy Chaplain and veteran of Oper- ation Desert Storm. Commander Tangredi graduated from the U.S. Naval Aeademv in the elass of 1978. He has served at sea as Main Propulsion Assistant in USS PAUL (FF-1080), Boilers Pro- pulsion Service OITiccr in USS RANGER (CV-61). Opera- tions OtTicer in USS BERKELEY (DDG-15). and Executive OtTicer in USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD-43). Commander Tangredi served ashore as a Defense Re- sources .Manager in the Program Budget Analysis Division of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he was one of the first officers working on the Strategic Defense Ini- tiative (SDI). A fully qualified joint specialty officer, he has prepared briefings for many senior defense officials, includ- ing the President of the United States. Following study at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he earned the degree of Master of Arts (with distinction) in National Security .Affairs. Commander Tangredi was selected as a Ph.D. Candidate. He earned the degree of Doctor of Phi- losophy in International Relations from the University of Southern California. .Additionally. Commander Tangredi was a Federal Executive National Security Fellow of the Hoover Institution on War. Revolution and Peace at Stanford Uni- versity. He is the author of over fifty articles and book chap- ters on naval strategy and other national security issues, and has spoken to numerous academic and civic organizations. Commander Tangredi ' s last assignments was as Special As- sistant and speech writer to the Secretary of the Navy. He was a participant in developing the Department of the Navy ' s current Strategic vision. Forward ... from the Sea, and in fur- thering the Navy ' s emphasis on character, ethics and core values. 6 • Commanding Officer i: lX L 1 1 KOI I KIR l.( l)R Michael U. MiDtrmdll I iculciiatil ( odiriiaiidcr NKUwf (ii !!. c. Washington, was fxirn ai I « n l-cwis, .: 1959 Mis parents arc Major William I VKi cr s (Ret.) ol MadiMMi. New York and Mar) I M f Rome, (ieorgia When Major MtDcrmoti rcii.v.. .. :)ic Army in 1969, his farnil) sellleci in lca%cnwonh Kansd% Lieutenant Commander McDcrmott graduated from the University of Kansas in I9K2 Me received his commission through the University of Kansas Naval Reserve OfTicer I raining Corps program. I ' pon u)mpleting initial Surface Warfare OfTiccr training in San Diego. California, he reported to USS SACRA- MFNTC) (AOF.-I). home ported in Bremenon, Washington serving as lirsl Division DfTicer. Second Division OfTiccf and Combat s stems officer from IX-ccmbcr IVK2 to May 1985. Aboard ' I ' SS S.ACRAMI N TO. l.ieu ' - •• ' •n- mander McDcrmott made two Western Pacific ! in deployments and qualified as a Surface War .r From June I9K5 to Julv 1987 he served in the rccommission- ing crew of USS MISSOURI (BB-63). home poncd in l ng Beach. California as Number Three Turret OfTicer After his first sea tour. Lieutenant Commander McDcr- mott reported to Navy Rcxruitmg District fX-nvcr. Colorado in November 1987 as an OITiccr Programs Rcxruiter. While there he was selected as Naval Rcxruiling District Denver 1989 Officer Recruiter of the ear Me then attended th e Sur- face VNartare OtTicer Schiwl Department Ficad course at Newport. Rhode Island in November 1989. Returning to sea duty in July 1990. Lieutenant Com- mander McDermoii reported to USS PLF.DCJE (MSO-492) in Seattle. Washington as Chief Engineer Me then served as First Lieutenant in USS COMSTOCK (LSD-45). home ported in San Diego. California from March 1992 to Decem- ber 1993. While assigned to USS COMSTOCK he deployed to Somalia during Operation Continue Hope. He then reported to the staff of Commander Amphibious Group Three. San Diego. California as Flag Secretary and Av sistant Chief of StalT for Administration Lie.; ' - ' -n- mander McEX ' rmott attended the Surface N .: -t Schtx)! Prospective Excvutive OfTicer course in (. ' ... .. . •- ' 5 en route to his assignment as Executive OfTiccr. USS HARP- ERS FERR (LSD-49). home ported in San Dicgo In addition to various sen ice and unit awards Lieutenant Commander McDcrmott has bc cn awarded the Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Gv ld Star and Navy Ma- rine Corps AchieNement Medal with two Gold Stars. Me is married to Ann J. McDcrmott of Gcncsco. Ne ork They have two daughters. Erin and Megan and reside in San Diego. California. Executive OfTicer • CO TROOPS Capt Billy Bob Brown, Jr. Billy Bob Brown. Jr. was bom in Hampton, Virginia in 1965, the son of Billy and Valcnda Brown. He graduated from the United ,States .Air Force Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree and was commissioned a Sec- ond Lieutenant in 1987. After Attending The Basic School and the Infantry Officer ' s Course in Quantico, Virginia, he was ordered to serve with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a Rifle Platoon Com- mander. Following the re-designation of the battalion to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines and subsequent disbandment in 1989, Second Lieutenant Brown was reassigned to 3d Battalion, 8th Marines (3 8) as a Rifle Platoon Commander. Promoted to First Lieutenant in May 1989, he served with 3 8 as a Rifle Platoon Commander and S-1 Ofricer Adjutant until April 1991. In .April 1991, First Lieutenant Brown was ordered to serve with the Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina and assigned to the 3d Recruit Training Battalion as a Series Commander. In March 1992, he was promoted to Captain and reassigned as the As- sistant Inspector, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Eastern Re- cruiting Region. In March 1993, Captain Brown was further reassigned as the Staff Secretary until selected to attend Ca- reer Level School in January 1994. In January 1994. Captain Brown was ordered to the Infan- try Onicer ' s .Advance Course, Fort Benning, Georgia as a stu- dent. Upon graduation in June 1994, he was ordered to serve with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California as Special Operations Officer. In May 1995. he was reassigned to 3d Battalion, 1st Marines. Captain Brown ' s personal decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal. Captain Brown is married to the former Nancv Leigh Miller. LCDR. MSC. USN of Wayne, Pennsylvania. y i ' . 8 • CO I riH)ps COMMAND MAS IKR cmi:i SMCM(S ) Michael I. Sons Master ( hict .Signalman (Surtatc Vartarc) Michael M Sons was born in (lark Air I t rtc Base. Angeles Pampanga Philippines, on K July 1949 He was raised and attended s«.ho«)l in the Philippines After high school, he cnliUed in the Nasy in August 1967 and attended basic training al Rocruil I raining Center. San Diego. California Master ( hief S tns has served in the following commands rSS OHKII N (IM) 725); USS SLMIi.K (I_SI IIHl) I SS DOWNI.S (I J 1070): Naval Construction Battalion (enter Port Muencmc. (A; LSS MfJBILI. (I KA 115) Meet Train- ing (iroup. San Diego (A. ISS BKISIOL COL NIT (LSI II9K). licet I ruining Center, San Diceo. CA. and USS HARPI KSI I.RRV(liJD49). S.VICM(SW) Sons is married to the former Rebecca Bcma- dcttc ( oncepcion and has two children. Michelle and Michael Richard. FIRST SERGEANT IstSgt Daniel L. Jackson First Sergeant Jackson. D.L. was bom on . pril 18th 1957. He grew up in his home town of Miami. Honda On Mas I Ith 1976 IstSgt Jackst in enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 1 9. and w as sent to MCRD. Pans Island. S C First Sergeant Jackson has served in the following com- mands: HQ Service Company, . rd Battalion. 7ih Manncs. Camp Pendleton. CA: HQ Company. 7ih Manne Regiment: Ordnance Maintenance Company. 1st Battalion. 1st FSSB: 1st Tank Battalion. 1st Marine Division: HQ Squada n 1 7. Marine Wing Support Group 1 7. 1st Marine Aircraft Wing: Marine Corps Logistics Base. Albany. G, : and BLT y ' . 1 Ith Marine Expeditionary I ' nit (Special Operations Capable). IstSgt Jackson is married to Gwendolyn, and has a daugh- ter Monigue Dashawn age 15. and twin sons Marcel Dante and Mcndell Daniel both 1 2. Thev reside in Occanside. CA CMOIslSgi • FAMILY DAY OCT. 8, 1996 Top Lcll-PROCEEDINGS: HARPERS FERRVs Captain. CDR Sam Tangrcdi. and his wit ' c. Chap- lain Deborah Mariya. prepare to set out on de- ployment. Above-LTJC James Fahby and his wile. Lane, share a quiet moment amidst the Family Day ac- tivities, many ol ' which were coordinated by Mrs. Fabby, i ncluding Macarena lessons. l.eft-BM. Warren Norby and his wile relax on the llight deck as the big day draws closer and closer. 10 • Family Day Family Da • 1 1 FLIGHT QUARTERS Flight Quarters. Might Quarters, all hands man your flight quarters stations. All hands not involved in flight quarters stand clearof . . You hear it so much that you could recite it from a coma. The smoking lamp goes out and you know not to wear any hats topside or throw any articles over the side. Yet no matter how many times the ship goes to Flight Quarters, whether it be for routine training. VERTREP. fast-roping or. best of all. mail delivery. the men who are actually involved in Flight Quarters, the chock and chain- men, signalmen, fire fighters and tele- phone operators all must be ready at a moment ' s notice for the slightest mis- hap. It ' s kind of hard to keep your focus when you ' re out there for a few hours, said a tlight quarters member. SN De- cruise, but it ' s something you ' ve just got to do. The fact that there were no mishaps on WESTPAC during Flight Quarters is something everyone can take pride in. But that focus must still never waver, no matter how many times we hear the words, Flight Quarters. Flight Quar- ters ... Above-A Marine helicopter hov- ers for a landing on a stormy No- vember day. Lefl-Hcio on deck! Another heli- copter prepares to take otT. F light Quarters Lrtl-Highl (Jusitet laun mcathet icfuHtog J hdn.ttplef hot€ IMlt lo J  Miling hciKuptct w ' ' ■j ' i ' Oppostlc Page. } jr I c ' l- T i- n ' l .4X i Di  n haul K ' . pc imining  ss amuhcr ' . use for llight ifiurtcrs- Icll .irJ ■- - :hc I ' irsi prir fibt quarters ' . r  - (Hvi c lnx itx !. . '  nukes a JctaihJ swprp of ihc fitfhl des- ' k McJ  ftilc. tmv (iir- nghten in cruJt suits suod  ji all times- S ■ eft: Qua • —K Here ! .. CmctJiaa aaj SK. ' UiUixil fKtac lofelher Right Quarters • 1 3 AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS Amphibious operations arc the sole reason for HARPERS FERRY ' s exist- ence. The ship is the cargo variant to the LSD 41 Whidbey Island class of Dock Landing Ships and is capable of carrying up to two Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and 15 Amphihious Assault Vehicles (AAV). During the deployment. LCAC 43 and 79 from Assault Craft Unit 5 de- ployed with HARPERS FERRY. The LCAC were essential to each and every exercise the ship conducted, sending the Marines of the I 1th Battalion Landing Team and over five tons of their equip- ment ashore for the beginning of Exer- cise Eager Mace in the desert of Kuwait. .Amphibious warfare is one of the most crucial elements in the United States Navy ' s ability to project power overseas. HARPERS FERRY has proven successful at accomplishing any and all objectives assigned to her. Right-LC 79 cruises along on the Hiiy to another beach. Anyone who has ridden an LCAC knows why trips are called nights. Lel ' l-. n LC XC is guided onto the beach at .Assault Craft Ihiit .■ headquarters near Camp Pendleton. Bottom Lel ' t- lt ' s a lish. it ' s a tank . well, it ' s sort of both. An AAV splashes and heads lor land. 1 4 • Amphibious Operations Un-lXM jnJ VW njir . t nc Lci: :• .i .--« ihcir tum lor aixtrss to ihc as the shr,- Vlj  d i ci-i durwf the ix mp r- c«  cf A ■. ■ , cjtcii hjckU iJ lo (he ship M- lurbuhtit dM i) in t I ' -ifcr M x in K ' unsK Amphibious Operations 15 UNREP Underway replenishment at sea is one of the most im- portant points of a deploy- ment. During HARPERS FERRY ' S six months at sea. she traveled over 10,000 miles, visited three conti- nents and seven different countries. With all of that traveling, one thing that was absolutelv crucial was fuel. H. RPERS FERRY aver- aged one UNREP e c r y other week for the duration of the cruise. She re-fueled at night, early in the morning, in clear, beautiful weather and horrible pouring rain. While the Captain had ul- timate control over ail deci- sions made while refueling. one of the most important tasks for the exercise was that of Conning Officer. On deployment, the Captain al- lowed several Chiefs and 1st Class Petty Officers to take the conn, as well as the CO Troops. Capt. Brown. Con- sidering that this was a task usually reserved for naval line officers, this was quite a breakthrough. But Refueling at Sea (RAS), like every other major evolution, was an all-hands operation. Right-HARPERS FERRY in the midsl o a peaceful RAS. ot all were this calm. Left-Man y times while HARPERS FERRY went through UNREP. our Am- phibious Task Group flag- ship. USS ESSEX, would re- fuel on the opposite side. fcfl-. s the picture shows, when the UN- REP ship refueled both ESSEX and HARPERS FERRY. It was very close quarters for thou- sands of men. Right-Here, members of ?rd Division haul the distance line, which allowed the Captain and the Con- ning OITicer to see how close the UN- REP ship was. I6.UNREP VERTREP I Kighi-Punnfi an all l•l c-Hj(i i your dm hnci ' respite Imni hcjj ' J ' his nun h.ij the rijfurs ol ' thc i n c o f I h e m o s I norking part . JOS slrcsslul MRIRhP Ross Uvks • ? f. j johs. t ' ppy place While L ' Nkl.l ' l)puall iriM)lvcd only refueling. VI KIKI.I ' waN a major c o- lulioii whcrcb Ihc ship re- ceived eiuirnious quantities of supplies, niLluJirig food, mail, hazardous materials and other miscellaneous sup- plies. A vertical replenishment simply means that the sup- plies are brought on by heli- copter Hut there is nothing simple about it VF.RTRliFs last as long as su or seven hours, depending on the amount ol pallets being re- ceived, and lor that entire Led- A helo coming in  ii i yel another pallet The pilot would hoter masterlully. gen- tly setting Jo  n loaJi that ol- ten held eggs and glass. Right-Once the pallet w js down, the next Hep  ji for the flight Quarters crew to clear the goinls j j Irom the (light deck liiiic, hhM uI the i.rc muu «lay al alert The Flight Quarters crc i in a con- stant stale of motion, the Medical f) ' cct all incom ri, usually, a., i 4, .. i i ' .ioM have to muster to put the fcMHl av ay These working parties v cre never much fun and altkays seemed tu take place in the middle of (he night Still, v hen all v as said and done. VFRTRhP brought us food, mail and soda, and was welcome VERTREP. I Happy Birthday Right-The Mess Spe- cialists did a beautiful Belon-SH. Edison, the h on this cake. Jan. 7 first plankowncr to . ,1, . j y H. RP- check aboard, cuts a £ j5 feRRY hit her piece for the Captain terrible twos. 18 Birthdays MARINE CORPS BIRTIIDA Marines Celebrate 221 ears In Sinua|)( re :ciivc (fom OfcAl Bnl the f ralcJ lt la vkhilc apxrc th. ulaliont lo ; nc SiJiiiic Corp OO 221 ears of ctcdlcnl service Righl-Thc Mjinncf Honor . ho c-ll ' s your birthday Omni marvha in to ht in guys, lighten up ... ' ' • hirthdt ccrrm«v  c I Birtbda ' i • I - SINGAPORE Singapore is one of the cleanest, most modern countries in the world. Sin- gapore is an island nation off the south- west coast of Malaysia. Her downtown area is highly modern, complete with skyscrapers, subways and a very expen- sive, elite commercial district. While in Singapore, HARPERS FERRY Sailors and Marines enjoyed a variety of interesting tours, shopping excursions and a great amount of frater- nal bonding. The majority of that bond- ing took place at the Terror Club, lo- cated on the base the ship berthed at. The Terror Club offered military mem- bers a pool. Softball field, volleyball net. slot machines, good deals on Tiger Beer and the opportunity to drink with mem- bers of the Russian, Korean and Austra- lian navies. Whether it was shopping for Christ- mas presents for the family or souvenirs for everyone, or just relaxing by the pool with a cold one. everybody had a good time in Singapore, our first stop on WESTPAC 1996-97. lop Lett-Much like New Yorii or Ctiicago. Singapore features an exiensni. sutiway system. Unlike New York or Chicago, the subways arc clean, sak • and always on time. I.et ' t-The Guardian of Lung Men. Dragon Teeth Gale. I wouldn ' want ( meet this guy in a dark alley at night. .■ ho c-SN Pratt and DK} Godin.i stand watch on the quarterdeck cm the first night in piirl. Fvcn ihc watches look happy. 20 • Singa(X)rc I til l the lctt,-l I l h lt.m lt infMpcm • 2 1 MALAYSIA The next stop tor Team HARPERS FERR ' was less than a day away to the north. Penang. Malaysia was not quite as modern, not quite as clean but just about as expensive as Singapore. Here, however, there was no Terror Club for Sailors and Marines to relieve them- selves at. .As in Singapore, many found fun on several different tours or at the infa- mous Monkey Beach, where those little howler monkeys were not to be trilled with. Penang was our final slop in the Far East before heading on into the .Arabian Gulf. 22 • Malaysia Lcfl Tountit liom HAHHiHS fl.RRY tMote lo $ul ihn lamuut pmi -U in ihc hemrl ofPttuag Bekm-A Itoa ' t hesd wilb t fnht Ui) util led eye fhim ooc of ihe mott iniemiing nsluet in the mtttid WBT Lctt-QMt RiOer iskcs j siroii ihn ugti ihc IcAl ' } siJc strvels ■ f Pen- nf. ncjr (he he -h His h f n full i f I ' rest) I ' niil I ' n m ihe tenJor hc ' i luU fKliSCd AOo r- i ncsc Arc riic nxw o ony- ooe fean The mj« JiW iirtc a d - X Nm lAoriifiJr x-rsoa (Meomrst. . ' -%■ Amms am S Ute MaUN-sia ' Z? Thousands Of Miles From Home And Family We Still Felt The Joy Of The Holidays Top Lcft-HMl(SW) Moscynski. HN Bottom Lclt-PC2(SW) Rivera Morton and many more sit down to Hashes the peace sign and prepares enjoy their Thanksgiving meal. to sip his celebratory glass of cham- pagne as 1996 becomes 1997. M • Holidays . ' •rn jii. ' itic! t.n:c -I t-t ' li Ik-h- HM ' nntftrr hti tin ifrmk. tKnc-Thc bjuinet ttul huttg an lite mas Jevij Junag the holhlty set- M n. jwif by cmr fnanSt ta the Fori HtitKH Sun It on Assacultcm Iclllsl LI DichI seems ven con- Ahove- Miile thecren ol HAfifUtS icnf y ilh his non-lraJitional FERR ' ) ' wrrr Kflebntrng the em Jhanksgi ing I ' cast-lurkcy. stcjk jnJ Yejr on the pier, the fjtnnes •ere lobster out in the I ' ldJ  ith ni hinf more to Jt th n break open the SMtM •• • ler. Holida 25 VBSS While in ihc Arabian Gull. HARPERS FERRY was a participant in Maritime In- tercept Operations (MIO) in support of the United Na- tions sanctions against Iraq. Vessels suspected of smug- gling contraband (oil. tires, dates and more) were or- dered to stop, and the Visit. Board. Search and Seizure (VBSS) team came aboard to pick the ship apart. The team was separated into two parts. The security team, led by MAC Garcia, was first aboard. Their job was to ensure that the crew was secured and not a threat. Behind them came the sweep team, led by ENS Harrison, and the Boarding Officer. LT McGrath. If the sweep team did find something, the ship was re-routed to port, where her cargo was removed. While there were no hos- tile vessels encountered, the team had to be prepared for such a contingency. We were well-trained, thanks to our Coast Guard shipmates, and we were ready to handle any situation. I ' m just glad that we were able to do something meaningful for our country and not get hurt doing it. -GMG2 James Luster Afc- ' — UI ' l-DCl Spobn. the other half of the sweep team, poses with MAC Gareia in the baekground. Below-Far in the distance sits HARPERS FERRY, with all eyes trained on the vessel where the VBSS team makes its search. 1 26 .VBSS Operations ; t sji iticttMiitit If V IVS  Mi ( .. Nm  knr  ' a(hct ndc III I tic r, ,,, tn the daxancc Lct - lypntl suspcvi vcsxi At c ifew numhcr mjkka Many cjnie I ' mm India The dinner Uv his nuics Scarvhes cix t hcdienlly vuin on the ct ld lake up lo U r ht n on I ' ochs ' l ' r riKularly latge N f( VBSSOpcratK n$ 27 p EAGER MACE Aho c-This dc il doig is ready Cor another morning in the desert. Right-This is where the Ma- rines slept during the exer- cise. Not very cozy at all. 28 • Marines In I he Field 1 always ihuughl il ' d be hot in ihc desert and It as during the day Hut nobod told mc how cold It gels at iiitLht. Marines In The Fidd • 29 LIBERTY IN THE GULF Liberty in ihc Arabian Gulf, where HARPERS FERRY operated for more than two months, was scaree and, com- pared to, say, Australia, not much fun. Still, after weeks of exercises on the tur- quoise waters of the Gulf, it was good to get away and walk on land for a little while. HARPERS FERRY visited four dif- ferent countries in the Gulf-Oman. Ku- wait. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Liberty in Kuwait was gener- ally restricted because of a high threat of terrorism in the region. The ship spent Christmas in Jcbcl .Mi in the U.A.E. and several days in Bahrain, which was perhaps the best port in the region. There were great opportunities for shopping for gold and silver, jcwcln.. rugs, perfume and cologne. Perhaps the best part of spending two months in the Gulf, however, was the dual bonus of receiving Hazardous Duty Pay and of operating in a tax-free region h nc--i ; .J(.SU Fj r ij . O M G 3 Huns inger and GMG3 Anderson seem to have found a new friend. Left-Liberty in Bahrain was outdoor bars, mild weather and a whole lot of Sailors and Marines. 30 • Liberty InThcCiulf W. ' d. ' m Iclllil : Mew jfJ u r ■  ■; . V - jTflN ' ' uf infi (I ' wn in Oufvii  JK. Mftl. -.3 jnJ rinds fcinic ii ff (%-iiiif njld}. aS- - - Xj- . . i J bix k J- tiai Ubcfl In The Gulf ?l CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Admiral Jay Johnson The CNO Visits HARPERS FERRY i- . ?r- c It-Tbe CNO speaks to the crew over the IMC. Dur- ing his speech. ADM Johnson told the crew how proud he was of HARPERS FERRY. Above-Thc CNO lis- tens intently while the Captain briefs him on the pending amphibious demon- stration. Left-EMI Wheel.! chose the Chief of Naval Operations lo be his re-enlisting of- licer. Following the ceremony, they turn to the camera and smile. Capt. Brown, ex- plains why the AA Vs won ' t be launched to the CNO Bad weather and heav . ieas were the cause. 32 . C NO ADMIRALS AND GENERALS Admirali Gcnerals 33 AWARD CEREMONIES Let ' l-PC3 Avila re- ceives his first Good Conduct Award from the CO and seems re- ally happy about it. EN3 Pritchard receives his certificate for his qualification as En- listed Surface Warl ' are Specialist. Above-The Captain pins a Navy Achieve- ment Medal on the chest ofBMJ Bryan. Kight-liMCS(SW) Jo dan has his Savy ( ' niii mcndal ion Med .i I pinned on hy K. [)M Chaplin on the llight deck. 34 • Award Ceremonies REENLISTMENT CEREMONIES ' ' ' °rHJrM ' ft£:£:Nt.iSTMC: HipA .■ binc-FC2 Burroughs Riehl-Tbc Vfos S x raises his right hand ciahsls do anothci and shears to sia in hcaulil ' ul job. this time the Savy a little tor the eake tor Hl longer. Kandler ' s recniisi ment. Recniistmcnt CcrcnKNiics • 3S By an overwhelming majority. Perth and Brisbane, the two ports HARPERS FERR ' visited in Australia, were cho- sen as the best b the Sailors and Ma- rines of HARPERS FERRY. And in- deed, if there is a place on this planet that is close to paradise, this would be it. Perth, on the west coast of the coun- try in the state of Western Australia, is perennially warm, temptingly close to the beach and. in the surrounding neighborhoods, achingly beautiful. The nightlife was fantastic and the people were unbelie ably friendly. The only real difference between Perth and Brisbane is that Brisbane is located on the other side of the conti- nent, on the Gold Coast. While HARP- ERS FERRY was in port, the entire Queensland coast was hit with one of the worst storms Australia has seen in years. Tropical Cyclone Justin. The storm delayed the start of Exercise Tan- dem Thrust and kept the ship in port an extra two days. It was a perfect ending to a perfect port call. The Land Down Under AUSTRALIA 36 • Australia Australia • 37 Ahove-EN.ySW) Prilcbard finds the soil spot on a Koala while the rest of the tour group looks on. Right-Downtown Perth, beautiful statues, beautiful women and beauti- ful buildings. Look closely at the name of the bank in the background. Bottom Right-H.ARPERS FERRYs arrival in Penh attracted women from all over the city. .Ml the rumors about .■ ustralian women and Ameri- can Sailors turned out to be true! 38 • Australia More BMI I ' isher. QStI RiJcr jnJ ESI(SW) Fonhey ligured ihcy ' J time Belore ii.V Harm, with Y Jooa util InctitJi. Iigurtd he ' d rctoi , nue relaxing hiync nJe in the Ausiralmn countryside ale drinks Then be mo ed on to shots of tequila Xrtcf Saddle mores ' The • (c ■ cs-om here is to naer. eier  ear j K rtj y hen Alter I auftit ' Shi re fw nW memF n HW. ' Hkt jjm UI i ammww fi x S ndinfi horses Hams a ftat-Joun prn- r M dragf !! f irn s ,i  o the ituf tTo sate Harm ' p d naitK.mvll j ' ustnlu • 39 rTT WESTPAC MOMENTS Top LeI ' l-This Marine can barely wail lor the brow to come down in Fremantle. half an hour from Perth Top Righl-} ' or the cameraman, this was a close encounter with a Marine from Force Recon during a dem- onstration on the Tiger Cruise Aho e-Spadcs. One of the most popular hob- bies amongst HARP- ERS FERRY Sailors and Marines, the lounges were often teeming with players and games. Righl-HARPERS FERRY apparel i popular all over llic world. Here, an oHicer in the Royal Omani .Army docs sonif shop- ping in the Ship ' s Store during a lour. 40 • WESTPAC Moments WESTPAC Moments • 4 1 WOG ' THIS IS DAVY JONES! KING NEPTUNE HAS SENT ME TO ANNOUNCE HIS ARRIVAL. HE KNOWS YOU ARE TRY- ING TO PASS THROUGH HIS DOMAIN CARRYING A MASS OF SLIMY POLYWOGS. HE WILL BE HERE FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER HIMSELF. BEWARE, ALL YOU SLIMY WOGS! Lct ' t-MMQSW) Rucker. an Behw-King Neptune (center) honorable shellback, gravely is flanked by members of his conducts an ancient shellback Royal Court. iniliation. 42 • Wog Day DAY Abinc-l ' lupljin MiJdIcton. another slim  og ' Division ' s nogs, among the worst ofthc lot. Icam TopKighi-K Scplunc himscll ' . j so kno tn as DCCS(S ) h ' onnash ng B ' ltom Right- !hi  . has hccn rcall creamed ' (i . iuim on non-ski J Wof Da  43 Right-BMJ ChfTilh sits with his fa- ther on the mess decks. Beloii-Jusi moments before moormg 3t Pier 6 in San Diego. HT2 Steward stands vKith his daughter in an emo- tional moment. Above-After commandeering the Sav Admin lounge for non-stop yidco game action, the Tiger kids pause for a moment to show olf their controllers. Kight-The entire group of Tiger Cruise participants gathers on the flight deck to witness an awards cer- emony. 44 • I Igcr Cruise Witli OiiIn a Wick Kc ' m;iinlnu IKforo I lu- I rnl f)f An Kndless DcploMiicnl. IIARIM KS I I Kin Makes ()ne More Pick-l p TIGER CRUSE MUt a hnclptm visit m I ' carl Harbor. HI. H KIM KS I I KRV bc- t;an I he last leg ol her long ji)urne wiih a lew extra passengers. , bout 5 male relatives of both Saikirs and Ma- rines Hew into Honi - lulu and returned to the States aboard the ship. Though nobody knows whs It ' s eallcd a Tiger Cruise, the sev- en-day trip from Ha- waii to San Diego was an eventful i ne lor our I igers. Phi ti opportu- nities abounded during flight quarters, award ceremonies and an im- pressive demunslralion by Marines from Force Rcton, where the ship was (simulated) over- run. On the nighl before pulling into port, . pril 9. the ship received ev en more v isitors Te- male family members were allowed aboard for the Mini-Tiger ( ruisc. while the ship spent its last night floating from (amp Pendleton to San Diego. I ' nfortunalely. the seas were terrible that night, but nothing could spoil the excite- ment everyone felt on waking up on the morn- ing of April 10. 4Nn( -4 imior Tifcr actl the fVpUin ' t 1 ifCT I r i m: • • ' MARINE CORPS HOMECOMING April 9, 1997 Abovc-AI ' tcr six months, an AAV crew member greets his wiTe with a long pent-up kiss, while his sons look awav. Right-On the beach near Camp Pendleton, just as the sun peeked over the horizon. Capt. Niebel was met by his mother and other friends. 46 • Marine Homecoming t l-t ei tot Mtnae . the cm-- iHJtIt ■■ ' ' . .. .....- .. ' , ..I ■ hMt) ' . ' ai ing llf tlicr; It.r l t:: h ,. men tnU JjJ.. ' . In.l I. «j:l until mummy muurrd the hoy Ihsl be Mannc Homecoming • 4 NAVY HOMECOMING April 10, 1997 A v Above-Pier 6 was iccnung wiih dcc- orations. family members and jour- nalists waitmg to see the returning heroes. Top-PC.t Avila greets his uil ' c with Ahovc-HN.f O ' Connor ' s jm;7v roses and a kiss. meets htm on the pier. 48 • Navy Homecoming l ll. I MMftefa unite t he huUt hit tthy bo} Naw Momccoming • 49 DECK DEPARTMENT LT John McGrath First Lieutenant 50 Deck Department DECK OFFICKRS AM) C PO IJil TM fl lupuit hi [iiMsion ODkcr I A. I HUM ;it u- I tJl, J.-hn Kcnnj, Ciunner) OfTKCt ENS Eric Coralnick Ship ' f Bot ' a NO PHOTO AVAILAJUi; BMCS SW) UuKncc Jordan B U 7SW ) GcraW Pjrtn. r - HMCHtckt Dcvk Dcrunmcni • 5 1 1ST DIVISION f ' ' ■ .- % The responsibilities of the men of Is Division are man . When they are nc manning or preserving the Vehici Turning Area or one of their many intt rior spaees whieh they own, they ean b found standing wateh on the bridge i quarterdeek. 1st Division provides ke personnel for speeiai evolutions, ineiud ing replenishments at sea. well deck op erations. Hight quarters and manniii] the anchoring detail. Unique to 1st Di ision is the challenge of preser ing am maintaining HARPERS FERRVs fore castle. This, aktng with anchoring evo lutions, keeps them in HARPERS PER RY ' S spotlight, under the watchful ey. of anyone and everyone who venture onto the bridge. From Left to Right: Front Kou-BVr. ' Ladncr. BM3 Fletcher 2nd Rou-SS Kcd. BM3 Archer. BM3 Umpcnhour. SS Crowe. S Thompson. Buck Rou-BMC Hicks. S.V Seheck. S ' Wells. BMI Bessman. SS Smith. BM2 Lcloi. S Lewis. SS Xovou. BM2(SW) Loma.x. SS Leigh. BM3 Cbrk. BM I Donald Bessman BM2(SW) Da vid Loma BM2(SW) Luis Maya BM2 Letoi BM.? JelTrey Montgomen, BM3 Thomas Archer BMI Sh.iwn ( lark BM3 Brian (loodwin BM3 JelTrey ladner N.t(SW) Amit Panchal 52 • 1st Division M t Ju liii ( (ii K-ii i.iij HM  .i( ic kiJui SS I ' aul it SS I iMii ii u Ki ys Md t.u 6 . M i n S ScwIlcSiiiiih SS Sunk-} I ' ljii SS CcrjtJo S nuj S MjfL Ijyluf 5.V J aia Lev is NO PHOTO AV All ABLE S.V Joseph Keel NO PHOTO AVAILABLE NO PHOTO AVAILABLE S.V Don Leigh S.V Levis Thompson I Si DiVISKNI 5? 54 • 1st Division LcDSS Sche :k tnJ BSt.i CUri letm up for yd another iix uo- dling chore Ahotc Rifht-B 4:i5 I lomat slMrtJiag guanj utJ kvliag tuni dunnf ' nit. Batrd. Semrch aad So- u r t pcni(KKu in the CmU- hi e-BM:iS l Lotnat mJ BW; Bcumaa.  tlh wi rr fVvl Defurt- tttetil male%. find j t l-hc. r e J too- 100)1 fv«ivc ( RIP Isl DivisKMi 55 2ND DIVISION n% ' ii %i ' i.7%99% ' s% Fmm Led to Right: Front Row-BMSN Heinz. SN Ramirez. SN Velarde. SN Martinez. SN Hollidav. SN Diazchala. S.V Czop. SN Cao. SN Dudgeon. SN Jardine. BM3 Tigner. Back Row-BM2 Rice. BMI(SW) Fisher. SN Fitzmaurice. YN.ySW) Panchal. SN Brinn. SN Torrance. SN Mcckes. SN Carnes. SN Har- ris. BM.1 Criflilh. SN Flores. SN Hart. SN Crumpler. SN Carpenter. SN Amenl. SN Lewis. SN Reves. SN Glessner. SN Pryor. SN McWilliams. SN Thomas. SN Barlleld. SN Mosher. SN Amon. BMI(SW) Lewis. The men of 2nd Division are th hard est- working on HARPER; FERRY. There are no evolutions tha 2nd Di ision are not a part of. Fron Flight Quarters to Sea and Anchor. L ' n dcrway Replenishment to Anchor Opcr ations, 2nd Division is constantly oi the move. i In addition to special evolutions, 2nj Division members stand undcrwa watches on the bridge, sterngate ani bridge wings, 24 hours a day, rain o shine. As if all of this isn ' t enough. 2nd Di vision are primarily responsible for tht ship ' s appearance and upkeep. This i accomplished by thorough cleaning on i daily basic, painting whenever neccs sary and minor maintenance as re quired. The men of 2nd Division wake u| and work hard all day long and reccivi very little glory or recognition. Yel without them. ' HARPERS FERR1 would not be the same. BMI(SW) David Fisher BM I (SW) Anthony Gilbert BMI(SW) Samuel Lewis BM2 Gar, Rice BM2(SW) Wolfgang Witkowski BM 3 Jeremy Ewing BM. Justin GrilTilh BM. Jason Jones BM.1 .Anthony Pimpcr BM. JelTrev Tigner 56 2nd Division H ll Kcnnclh lii .in HM Mch m SLimliidnc SMInll ll.iil ll ,tS a h IU,iu S J ii t Xn . SS C ' lav fnor SS Scan hiunuunct: Sn M,iurii.c McHilliann, S UjnwlJuiJinc i . Ruaiulu I luta o dM, AM d : dh. dM SN Jusio Diaichala S Robert Amcnt 5 tmcst Mcckcs S Ryan Brian S. Duuie HkMiu 4 .S.S ; i.iiiij.s jrnx as RicbanI Olc snci SS Ihoiiias lUrtii. SS Ln CJ : 2nd Division • 57 i ' lV William Carnes i Jumcs Olas S VrnDfi Crumpki S Christopher Murlinc SS Joseph C op III S John Carpenlvr SN Oskar Rcves SS Mallhcw Barllcld SN John Mam Far Lcft-BM3 Tigner passes ih word while standing as Boa, swain ' s Mate of the Watch. 58 • 2nd Division xviv;, ' V.V .v.y A ' v; ■ p ' . 1 ri i Lc J-i ' .N Cjmo in the Wcln CfCJr Jivicr. pnptm (tn Flifht B 1ltSy l Ftihct cm ihc qtunenJixk ' ' re the ittip puUed mto •• «  iih Ua tecoad Ml- MiMk LeASS Thamat. kmltof er attractive in hard hai a d ff cnlli. stnia j iKise Lcfl-SS Tortaacc pttfatci squecre Ihrvvfh a tcuttic Thtt mat . ..wrniHw M.-VOC in the Gulf, mhetx etva mat xt the ealire time 2nd Division • 59 3RD DIVISION rJr 7 3rd Division consists of HARPERS FERRY ' S Gunner ' s Mates. On HARP- ERS FERRY, the Gunner ' s Mates an responsible for the upkeep, safe treat- ment and firing of the ship ' s machim guns, the 25 MM and the .50 caliber. In addition, the Gunner ' s Mates are responsible for the ship ' s magazines and small arms storage and security. From Left to Right: Bottom Row-GMGSN Pasion. GMG3 Anderson. GMGSN Haack. GMG3 Cow- drev. Middle Row-GMG3 Hunsinger. GMG2 Luster. GMG3 Can. GMGl Harman. Back Row-GMG3 HovKlelt. GMG2 Dunn. GMCS(SW) Peebles. GMG3 Hudson. GMG I Roger Harman GMG2 David Dunn GMG2 Keith Hunsinger GMG2 James Luster GMG3 James Cowdrey -m ij NO PHOTO AVAILABLE GMG3 John Hudson GMG3 Clifton Howletl GMG3 Troy Carr GMG3 Chad Anderson GMGSN Chad Haack 60 • 3rd Division M Hff! NO PHOIO AVAII.AHI.I-: GMGSN l.cliwd Ki.s on tight-Thc Gunner ' s M.Ko supervise .1 1 M-14 k shoot on Ihc Ihulu deck. elow Lcft-GMG} Can stands watch with the .50 1 machine gun on the forecastle in the turquoise aters of the Arabian Gulf elow Right-GMG2 Dunn holding the shotgun ands an observant watch over a group of Indian lilors attempting to smuggle oil into Iraq. 3rd Division • 6 1 62 • 3rd Division I 1 IcIlliMdl Ihiniitn lail Ihc l,Kk nn an M-14 thiMilci iluiing iiiiltliinlion %hit l% on the lUghl c4i Iclllinii ). '  IJ(i Kcnn iJ IM ihsin gun dghiOMCl} Cart liH k hiKkcd ( V tfxciung money Ironi PK Ho- um J Disbunmg r «)i -C M( ' H unMngcr .iiul . ft . ' 0  Jre relax in an cxolu miinjf h ' ar Hast cstahlishnicnt And Di HKMi • 63 A DIVISION ESFS Godfrey chats  i( i RADM Chaplin A Division consists of five differcr work centers, mustering from 12 to 2 personnel, and owning 67 spaces. Engineers in A Division perform coi rective and preventive maintenance o a wide variety of shipboard features, ir eluding Ship ' s Laundry. Galley Equif ment. small boats. JP-5 Hclo and LCA refueling systems. Anchor Windlas; and much more. In addition. A Div sion personnel are responsible for th calibration, operation and testing of a gauges and non-electronic measurin equipment on board. When it comes true for special evoli tions, . ' Division supplies personnel fc such things as (light quarters and we deck refueling of LCAC. as well as el« vator lift platform operators for Marin Cargo Ammo Elevator evolutions. Whatever the situation and whereve you turn, A Division is there. ESKSW) Bryan Forshey EN I John SchUxht E ' 2 Rusty Taylor EN2 Steve Apperson EN3 Clint Luce fj ■ %i cs EN3 Matthew Maxon EN3 Eduard Ayran EN3 Joseph Seoit ES3 Tyrone Bradford EN3 Vernon Moore 66 • A Division .9fi M SUSW)l .iii t ' riuluiil tShM layliiHltrcy t.SI S OuuglMi Hamhan tStM Manut KifkUml tSFS Donate itOcnutt T hS Scon Schwaun:h IS Ryan Stnilndgc I i  ■ -r IcntSllSWt horshc IpfvrRtfhtfSKn. ;. . s! hard at w ri vi (he lami. km-a to the hoic S tMt.miihfii i£. computer Di ision 67 A DIVISION ENFN Godfrey chats with RADM Chaplin A Division consists of five differen work centers, mustering from 12 to 2 personnel, and owning 67 spaces. Engineers in A Division perform coi rective and preventive maintenance oi a wide variety of shipboard features, in eluding Ship ' s Laundry. Galley Equip ment. small boats. JP-5 Helo and LC. ( refueling systems. Anchor Windlas and much more. In addition, A Divi sion personnel are responsible for th calibration, operation and testing of al gauges and non-electronic measurin equipment on board. When it comes true for special cvolu tions, A Division supplies personnel fo such things as tlight quarters and wel deck refueling of LCAC, as well as ele vator lift platform operators for Maria Cargo Ammo Elevator evolutions. Whatever the situation and whereve you turn. A Division is there. ESIlSW) Bryan Forshcy EN I John Schlccht ES2 Rusty Taylor EN2 Steve Appcrson £.V.? Clint Luce EN.1 Matthew Maxon EN.1 EJiiard Avran EN3 Joseph Seott EN3 Tyrone Bnull ' ord f V. ' Vernon Moore 66 • A Division fjT5T? £M SMSW) Pjii I ' ntJuiJ I SI Slid) UoJlic I SI S IK ' u ji lijinluit LSI N Mj ,ui KuiUnJ LSJ S U nn JciU: i n is ikon S h Jii h I N K.un SirulnJgc t htrd l  wt « rite Uthi. dk «a la (Ac Ihilr SoXi. mnh $rtmr Dl liMH «t ' E DIVISION EMC(SW) Oon alcs is rccniiatcd hy t ' NS Rosj E Division encompasses two differer rates, and several different missions. The Interior Communications Elec tricians have many different jobs. Som stand watch in SITE TV. running thi entertainment that was so valuable fo crew morale, movies and TV shows They also film and edit televised train ing and information shows. IC-men also maintain all the ship ' communications systems, telephones sound-powered circuits and gyrocorr pass navigation machinery. They stam watch in the hole, run heat stress test on the engines and still find time U complete all their PMS. Electrician ' s Mates arc responsible for ensuring the ship ' s power source arc in order. They run the Elcctrica Tool Issue Shop and run trouble calls or all electrical equipment. Without power and communication no ship could survive for long, am without the men of E Division, tha nightmare would become reality. ICI(SW) Ronald Marahle EMI Michael Wheeler ICI(SW) John Richardson EM2 Martin EM2 David Eaton fOf? EM2(SW)Charlci Corner EM 2 Art Pascua 1(2 Dill iaMi:ne EM3 Kevin Harris EM} John Wright 68 • E Division LM.i U.miiu- Khi ' Jcs I l I mil l. iii I t i l.,,k Hs.111 II iJcll lh-  ccic U • HaiicU Hulk) l( f.l,-n liniiuon l( Ji hn KuhmonJ l l .ii.ih Ic ic: f ijs-.n f.. cr I Ml J.rn: tlljJpjnJo FStr Chri Onmg, E Division • 69 Upper IcIl-IC} Russ Hurlc) says. Lower Lcft-Thc IC shop together Hot water burn hahy! again for one of the last times. 70 • E Division UUIMi Wfighi. Id Hurtey uul HehmlKII i tight moftu the too- u ' In in Aut 2 r ' LcU-WI Rn.7ijri s n surcs Joun . bo c-EM- tjton kjiH outside the ejmcrj jnJ uses the computer at Disbunwg the sjmc time. E Division a i M DIVISION Machinery Division is the largest di vision in the Engineering departmeni They are responsible for maintainin the ship ' s propulsion plant and ship ' diesel generators. Whether the ship i underway or auxiliary steaming in por the men of M-division play a crucij role in the ship ' s ability to complete he mission. ENCM Magill and HTC Bryant man the rails as the ship enters port. ESKSW) Thomas Russell ENI(SW) Daniel Tolbert EN2 Darin Belka EN2 Jon Overstake EN2 Jason Adams EN 2 Aaron Davis EN2 Shanon Moiilton E.V. ' Edward Stinia BT3 Jesse Smith EN3R an Povnter 72 • M Division I S I Ji ' hn K lt «in t .i Jim Hcacr l- i AlOcn Sunnier l:SJ I imolhy HttMrc LSJ AJlKflo Ltumi EN M ' ounncy O ' Connor i: .i Mjrio Mjninc tN.1 Michael Siwlhurdi h MJarrell Harmon ES 3 Jeffrey Batchektt I Johnny ijiufK s l- Chmlophci Oillcspic IS I ionc Ihiunpi-m N A{ W in « o ■ ttktte Wurp6« M Division • 73 Right-EN3 Batchelor. I ' llling out a status report. Below-FN Gillespie. hcjJeJ dov, i the hole. Sear Right-ENI Polo- Far Right-Tbe Main nia takes a brief rest. Two gang gets together for a group shot. 74 • M Division givly smile tor the CMtnert Jjmet miking like tcMmcB tad [uiniinf M Division • 75 Sear Right-ES3 O ' Connor makes a repair Far Right-ESC(SW) Mitchell and ES2 Davis confer in Main Control. Below LeTt-FS James loves to paint-and it shows. Below Right-YN3 Jones looking cool white manning the rails. 76 • M Division ell- umpulci Murt nctet ktuked to cutting iielnw Lefl-BTJ Smith ooei . ' ji he ' d ate aaythiug fiom hi hcmitiry -until fcr entered lielim K1iJJIe-l:Si Hoaie i up to hit elhtn tt in work Helow Righl-FS Thomptoo sod I SI Poktnu check out the uadet- ude of one of the engine M Division • 77 R DIVISION MR2 Dearie shows olTthc machinery repair shop lo RADM haplin The men of Repair Division belong to three different rates, yet each different Sailor has the same common goal-to keep HARPERS FERRY safe and sound and able to perform her duties at 100%. Damage Controlmcn are the ship ' s firefighters. Through rigorous training and years of experience, the job of con- trolling a casualty begins with them. Hull Technicians operate more on the strictly repair side, going wherever something is broken and fixing it. For everything from clogged toilets to weld- ing. HT ' s arc the answer. Machinery Repairmen have the tools and ability to create or repair parts for nearly all of the machines aboard. All together, the Repair Division is an invaluable asset to HARPERS FER- RY ' S sur ival. idtMAiim DCI William Spohn HTl Stewn Kun . MR2 Zoilo Dearei HT: Scottie Smith DC2 Peter Vallc HI 2 Ihnmas Steward DC 2 Steve Duncan DCI Robert liiranx 11 1 . lirian Oycrman 78 .R Division II I ' Jcllciy Kiiiiihi IH ' U luiU- U- Ui ' , II I • Uciijjiiiiii Sj ihciti II I i Am. ' U KMiJki HI SUm U t, IH I S illuCoiJoij nil S John StuUi.) iK S ijw jfj K i(c LX } John I an IX I S Ju ' Z Laicr. %J K ( ' ' . .i . ' i fiMir ; ( (S ) Vf.iij Ji;rin IX Jjntc Knifhl IH I .U-Ht.- i-: ' r. IX ' • I ry. .f;m: NO PHOTO AVAIl ABLE NO PHOTO AVAIl ABli: III I S Bmndcn H slofK HTFSErkClAik iiiisi- f TFV  Mi Biif tRF EOmmnt Kmo R Division • ' ' 9 .■ ho i:-MR2 Dciircc looks inlcnth at Top Rigbt-HT3 Bonilla and HT3 his work. Kandlcr slarc each other down. Bottom Right-HT2 Smith poses Opposite Page-DCI Spobn find with over 22 dollars worth of change time for a nooner right in the middli pulled from the washing and drying of VBSS Operations, machines 80 .R Division R Division ' SI OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT L T Greg A. Cowan OPERA TIONS OFFICER The Operations Department is comprised of a variety of enlisted ratings which ensure HARPERS FERRY plans, schedules, executes and communicates all operational evolu- tions in a safe, timely and efficient manner. Operations Spe- cialists (OS) man Combat Information Center (CIC) utilizing the ship ' s radars to track surface and air contacts. Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW) manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum to gain early detection of enemy emitters. Signal- men (SM) transmit and rccci e visual messages via Hashing light, flaghoist, and semaphore. Radiomen (RM) process in- coming and outgoing message traffic and establish all voice communications for CIC and the Bridge. F-ire Controlmen (FC) maintain and operate the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), the ship ' s main anti-shop missile defense. Electron- ics Technicians (ET) maintain all shipboard electronic sys- tems. 82 • Operations Department OPERATIONS Ol I IC KRS AM) CPO IJ(lRii.lurdaiicnn (Knihiil Inlnrm.iliKn (. ' enter ( )nkxi ENS Richard Harrmtn ESS Pclcr Ijuhitnih ( ' iimmiiniailioni OlVucr Elect run ics Slalcnal (JlliKei ' v V ' cmoo I J : FCC RiHJgcr Eaton SMC(SW) Wayne Clark ETC Michael Vielh K H tSW) James l ' NO PHOTO WAILABLE jH OSC(SW)Matthe Raschick SArOSU RK-hanJ Johnfon Operations Dcpanmcnt • 83 OC DIVISION 1 • Aft ft ,f - - The OC Di ision is priiiiarilN respi siblc for the ship ' s communications ic and from other ships and shore install tions. The Division is comprised of tw( ratings. Radiomen and Signalmen. The Radiomen are responsible for ro ceiving and sending out all radio nies sages. While at sea. Radio Central ii manned 24 hours a day, which mean! that every Radioman is obliged to stanc at least one and sometimes two lonj watches a day. Signalmen are responsible for com nuinicaions b line-of-sight bet eei ships. They use tlags. lights and han( signals to accomplish this vital task. .Ml in all, the men of OC Division an the eyes and ears of H.ARPERS FERR while she is underway. RMI Rohcn )oun RMI(S ) James Wheeler RSf2 James Lewis SStS! Seoit Lynd RMJ Thomas Johnson SM: MhnnRi o K. . ' A a- J . Moreno RSf. Enc Rh.iaJes SM. ' SUti ustm RSf. Kabhir Marks 84 -OC Division SM ' ' Jiniiin l,al .u K Ji A w KcsiiolJ H l liu S luiuJl KN M. ' u i Wi; K Vf hmt.i-ln- Hj r RM. . iiiulli ' II.IU ' KM. ' DjiucI rulntjn K l ' M.iiiiul H.i-.iLtu.i KM J. ' hnn I ' liinun S l I Kenneth Mart ' cS t ' ' ViJMin ruling the sm.ill KightSMJ I ynj ..in hcl j( on ihc hifih seas.  hal ' .v fvcn passciy t uu n In hini OC Division • 85 Right-RM? Si-hmiJl and RM3 Rey- nolds-too much time spent in close spaces may lead to this. Ahiivc. ciir Right-lhc Ritdiomcn. Far Right-SMJ R1 0. looking vers getting their drink on. serious during boat ops. 86 •or Division fop Ri t- ll ' s J uioiotrn. Mnd Bojrom Rifhi-RM} Rtt  Jex. k VAf.) Austin seems lo Kmw fW ' inf st luit in Ausinlu s ' tciti right where he  Mnts him OC DivisHjn • 8 ' OE DIVISION OE Division consists of Harpers Fei ry ' s highly-skilled Electronics Techn cians. Responsible for everything froi maintaining the ship ' s many varioi electronics packages to controlling el( ments of the electrical safety progran ET ' s are an integral piece of Harpei Ferrv ' s crew. From Left to Right: I roni Kkh-H 1 1 Spencer. ET3 adcau. ET3 Cyranowicz. ET2 Benson. ET3 GritTin. ET2 Ruiz. ET3 Porter. ETI Lucicn Spencer ET2(SW) Earl Lee Hinkic ET2 Lahanon ET2 Benson ET2 Oscar Ruiz ET3 GnlTin t .? James Nadcau ET3 John Porter ET. ' Brian Cvranouicz 88 •OE Division OE Division • 89 Top Lcfl-Thc ETs trying out ihc Bottom Lcl ' l-H 12 Kuu rLXCivcs a let- Mr KIccn look-ten years from now. ter of Commendation and a band- thcy may regret this picture. shake from the captain. 90. OF Division LeItFTi SaOemu-a cmodid momeai wbtle wofiiag aiott liclom-Sloryiimc in the tl thop- I 12 Ruu teaJt to tJi Cynatmia tcll-Thc i-jmcrnun ;juIks j inn!- .l.Vic- i-.x!i Jorp .s; : :r. i-i.- ing. rcv usMC FT? Porter hard it Y a. yxMi tre gelt ing sleep} pri on the ciympvler OEpivi$ion ! OF DIVISION OF Division is the smallest divisid on HARPERS FERRY. It contains t ship ' s Fire Controlmen. who are r sponsible for equipping, maintainii and using the ship ' s Close-! n-Wcapoi System (CIWS). In the future, the FC ' s will be ke busier with the installation of the bra new RAM SSDS missile defense svj tem. HARPERS FERRY is the amphib ious ship on the West Coast to recLix the system, so once the system is ii place, all eyes will be on the FC ' s, ant how well they adapt to the coming chal lenge. NO PHOTO AVAILABLE FC2 Derek Wills FC2 David Burroughs FC3 Shane Stec ' ' 2 ' OF Division OF Division • 93 OI DIVISION f FRONT ROW (From Left to Right): OS3 Casio, EW3 Novak, OS2(SW) Claas- sen. OS3 Busbcc. OS3 Henr ' . SECOND ROW: OSl Hennessv, SA Phillips, EW2 Ashlev, OS3 Pence, OS3 Burns, OSC(SW) Raschick. BACK ROW: OS3 Fruit, OSl(SW) Gocdelman, OS2 Randolph, SA Blount, EW2 Merchant, EWl(SW) Stead. OI Division consists of Operation Sp( cialists (OS) and Electronic Warfare Tccb nicians (EW), both man watch stations i Combat Information Center (CIC). Th primary responsibilities of the OS ' s is t track and identify all surface and air cor tacts that may pose a threat to the ship b using the various ship ' s sensors, which ic elude radars and lookouts. OS ' s also guar the majority of the ships voice communi cations and maintain secondary naviga tion plot which is important when enterin various ports the ship may visit. They als may be assigned control of aircraft or am phibious assault craft. The EW ' s aid in th identification of contacts with use of th AN SLQ-32 which detects and identifie specific radar emitters. They also maintaii the Super Rapid Blooming Outboan Chaff, used to distract or divert inbouni air threats and AN SLQ-25A (Nixie which is used to present an alternate targe for inbound enemy torpedoes. CIC motto is In God we trust, all others w track and evaluate . 1 OSl Stephen Henncssy OSI(SW) William Gocdelman (P) EWHSW) Robert Stead (P) OS2 SW) Kenneth Claasscn (P) OS2(SW) Aaron Womaek (P) EW2 Seott Merchant (P) [W: Kurt hle (P) OS2 Scott Petei on (P) 94 •OI Division ()S: Kern K.iiHl, lrhll ' ) OSMirun iniil il ' l OSU hjJ(a ti tP) OSi Michncl PcnieiPt OS) Byron 8u hcclPt k} NO PHOTO WMLABLE (W.J lU d Hums (P) OS. Stephen Henn (P) f W .? Oiwglai Sovak SA Timothy Phillips S.A Uoyd Blounl A CIC Watch Team Underway. On watch arc OS: Pctcrsi n. OS. Pence. OS. Fruit. OS. Busbee. OSUSW) Cioeilelman. HW2 Ashley and SA Phil- lips. Petty OfTiccrs Stead. Casto. Peterson and Schmidt rcla.x at a park while in Sin- gapore. BELOW: Petty Of- ficers Pence. . shlc , Casto and Rui2 have a cold one in Oman. Ol DiMsion«  5 OS 3 Casto ET2 Ruiz. EW2 Ashley. OS3 Casto. SN Thomas and OS3 Pence 96 •OI Division OS IVnco an J IW ? Merchant OS: Randolph OI Division • 97 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT L T Kevin Magiera Supply OITicer 98 • Supply Department SUPPLY OFFICERS AND CPO L TJCi James Fahhy Disbursing Oll ' iccr MSCS SW) EdmunJo Ramos SHC Wilfred SMitchct SKCMMUae f m y- r Lctt-Disbo It ncter tuppter than u im hc ' % counliag Urge %umt ( cash. « • ' -. i Bekm Uli-SKC Lane nudlr a mem- orable fnend on depknmetil Wt Ramot m, cw Supply Depart mcni • ' S-1 DIVISION S-l Division contains the ship ' s store- keepers. It is their daunting and often times difficult job to ensure that all the supplies needed by everyone on HARP- ERS FERR ' N ' are procured. This in- cludes e er thing from Hazardous Ma- terials to toilet paper, food and typing paper. From Lcl ' t to Right: nardo. Back Row-SK Front Ro -SKSS ' Gutierrez. SKJ Broun. SK2 Algoso. i K2 Alcgado. SK2 Ber- .? Mitchell. SKC Lane. SK2 Jones. SKI Bell. SK l(SW) Gregory Bell SK2 Jimmy Alegado SK2 Remigio Algoso SK2 Scott Jones SK2 Prima Bernardo SK.l Timolh Milehcll SK. Da idCone SK. Frederick Conlreras SKSN Carlos Gutierrez inn .S-l Division LefiSKSS GuiKTre mm$ loab far totdsad f(Hind II ' ANitcvSK Awes smiks far the cuDcn S-l Division 101 S-2 DIVISION S-2 Division is home to Harpers Fer- ry ' s Mess Specialists. Serving in excess of 900 sailors and Marines four meals a day. the MS job was vital and never ending. Despite working long hours, S-2 never failed to keep the crew happy and well-fed. From Lett to Right: Front Rok-MSSS Fontc. MS3 Trask. MS2 Mailo. MSSN Hart. Middle Rok- MSCStSH) Ramos. MSI Villo. MSSS Jackson. MS2 Jones. MSI(SW) Florece. MSI Thompson. Back Ro -MS2 Tnnidad. MS3 .Alexander. MSSS Mershon. MSI Jenkins NO PHOTO .-W.AILABLE NO PHOTO AVAILABLE MSI(SW) Horian Horece MSI Rodcl Villo MSI Kelly Thompson MSI Eugene Jenkins MS2 Toni Mailo NO PHOTO AVAILABLE MS2 Tnnidad MS2 Lee Jones MS3 Robert .Mexander MSSS Bnan Hart 102 ' 5-2 Division NO IMIOIO WAII AIJLE-: NO PIIOK) AVAIl AHI I. NO piuno AVAIl ABLE ss V Murk Ionic MSSS Kciui Mcrylum Vf.S.S.V Michael Jackion MSSS Charin Holme MS} Luebtn IctnancJ lop Leli-MS2 Tnaid d. kickiag hack before a meal MSIlSWf Flortce tn%t ect% a thip- meni of food before accepliitg il B ill m LeO-MS2 Jonc gelt rrjJi f. ' hclfi J Mjrine cook diniic S-2 Division 103 Above-MSI Villo slices cjrrols lor . s e . The Hash almost made hin lose a Hngcr here. Righl-MS2 Mailo and LCPL Hunt pose with ESSEX in the background. I04.S-2 Division 51 -jr • -. c Lcfi-MS. ' t ' cmtndcj fy thien 4N « c R f  i-.WSSV fUn a mutymtg his future. htmburger p ttte%. It ■■«! be S-: Division I OS S-3 DIVISION S-3 Division consists of HARPERS FERRY ' S Ship ' s Servicemen, SH ' s. HARPERS FERRY ' S SH ' s run the pop- ular ship ' s store, man the barber shop. run the ship ' s laundry service and con- tinuallv restock soda and snacks. From Lett to Right: Front Rov -SHJ ornian. SHC Sanchez. SH3 Edison. Back Row-SH. Robinson. SH. Fitzpatnck. SH3 Harris. SHI(SW) Wycr SHI(SW) Steven Wyer SH3 Randal Edison SH3 .Antonio Robinson NO NO NO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO AVAILABLE _, ,,_ AVAILABLE AVAILABLE II . bove-SH3 Norman Fills the soda machines. SH3 Jamcl Fil palnck SH3 William Norman SH3 Harris 106 • S-3 Division S-3 Division 107 S-4 DIVISION S-4 Division is composed of two dif- ferent rates, the Postal Clerks and the Disbursing Clerks. Postal Clerks are responsible for dis- tributing all incoming mail to the Sail- ors and Marines anxiously awaiting any news from home. They must also over- see and send out all outgoing mail. Disbursing Clerks deal with all of a Sailor ' s pay issues. They work with al- lotments. tra el claims, direct deposit and split pay options, and distribute each Sailor ' s Leave and Earnings State- ment. From Left to Right: Front Row-SS Vu. SN Camarcna. DK3 Godina. Hack Ron-[)KI(S V) Lomcll. PC:(SW) Rnera. PC3 Avila. PC3 Faust. DKKSW) Ernest Lomeli DK2 Robert Villarin PC2(SW) Hector Rivera DK3 Fernando Godina PC3 Fcderieo Avila PC 3 Jem Faust SN Nghi Vu SN Ricardo Camarena 1 OX. S-4 Division ItHJVc Leli- ' Thal ' s right, jusi ttnc ii Atxnc Right- 1 he Fi s and your hol- LL to me. iavs DISBO. iJm mail One. two. tbree- rn Ksc}i ' ys ' n S-2 Division 109 NAV ADMIN DEPARTMENT NO PHOTO AVAILABLE LTJG Aaron Greene Navigator I 1 • Nav Admin Department NAV Ai)M!N c nii:i pi:ri oi i ic krs SM( M(S )M M Vvis ( Kinni.inJ A(.is it ( hid I r.sv.sw;Hiv M ( i  rdin.ilt ' : IM( y.SM ; rcrrcll Kuckcr ( I mncitct) Oarcu I, f ( iHirdinjtor I hid MjMer-al-Arm I ' M (S K W) Mehin Kcv na fs YSCfSW) Hans Crccnc . ' :■-; .( Nav Admin Dcpanmcni •111 NAVIGATION DIVISION Nav Division is composed of the f ship ' s Quartermasters. Using-thc cut- ting edge of technology and standinjj watch constantly on the bridge. QMs are responsible for ensuring that the ship is always pointed in the right direc- tion. mm Lett to Right: L IJG Greene. QMSS Robertson. Q. .! Rendon. QM I Rider. QMC(SW) Russell QM KSW) Steven Hagcr QMIJohn Rider QM.1 Mareus Rendon QM3 Da id Martyn QMS Hrad Robertson QMSN Jeremy Spuuldmg QMSS lirett Edinger 1 1 2 • Navigation Division M bove- QMC(SW Ruisell mecli wilh Bcloti-QMI This IS the the CMC Rider dotes group shot and the off the Spaulding MCPC)S. benhing hc- wjnfcdno Master Chief fore inspa:- part of John Hagzn tioa. Navigation Division • 1 1 ? ADMINISTRATION DIVISION From Lcl ' l lo Right: From Row-YS ' 2(SW) Pcrlowski. NCI Zamora. SS Dccruise. YN3 Kamp. JOSN Rois. PS: Moore. Back Roh-LTJG Greene. MAC Garcia. OMC(SW) Emilio Russell. SMCM(SW) M.M. Sons. MMC(S ) Rucker y C(S A) Greene. P ' C(SW AW) Reomales 1 riic Administration Di ision is re- sponsible for all of HARPERS FER- RY ' S administrative matters. The divi- sion eneompasses the most rates of an on the ship, with Yeomen. Personnel- men, a Master-at-Arms. Journalist and Career Counselor all represented. ' eomen are constantly busy, publish- ing the Plan of the Day every day. maintaining and updating officer ser- ice records, and acting as administra- tive assistants to the Commanding Of- ficer, and his mountain of paperwork. Personnelmen are responsible for putting out an accurate muster report every morning, as well as the gargan- tuan task of maintaining and updating the enlisted service records for more than 300 Sailors. The division is also home to several different independent rates. The ship ' s command career counselor offers ad- vice and assistance to members looking to transfer, reenlist or separate from the Navy. The ship ' s journalist serves many different capacities, including photogra- pher, newspaper publisher and reporter. The Chief Master at Arms assists the Legal Officer in all legal matters. ) J NCI Gilbert Zamora PN2 Patrick Moore YN2(SW) Mike Perlowski YN. Robert Kamp PN3 Raul Estrada SN Jose Decruise SN Niikaii Wells JOSN Brian Ross I 14 • Administration Division Aho e-PS2 Moore H I ( ) his fa V or i t c chilled beverage. Above Righi-We now lavf pnw ' o ' hT) J ( we al ays gucsseJ-Kamp is a clown. fldoH Righl-Wclh is under quarantine after going J(H) close to Rob- ertson ' s rack. binc-rhcJO in Hash gear-tomclhing nui. ' ii be wnmg. Bcloa RigblSCI Zamora. rcaJ for battle. Administration Division ' IIS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT LTE.B. Markus Medical Olllccr lift Medical Department MEDICAL DEPARTMENT llic Medical [ cparlmcnt job is prcll much sclf-cxplanatur : whal it nut easy (u sec is the huurs and houni of work that even single man in the de- panment puts in to keep HARPERS F-l RRVs Medical Department the bc t on the waterfront. M ARPI RS FERRY features ad- vanced lahorator facilities. X-ra capa- bilities. two full treatment rooms, a su- bed hospital ward and a pharmacy Sick call IS held in the mornings and is led b the department ' s independent duty corpsman. .Ml corpsmcn take turns han- dling sick call as % cil as their own indi- vidual specialties. From Icll (. Ki iht Iront K.. - . ! M.it;d. . . ' WMlcrs MiJJk- «.•«- .% Cjntinc. . f. ' J c , H.Vf J Cosllon. . . ' V i ;ijm.s. HMIlS K) Mi si: nski. V Slrout:h. H StorliW. HMCSiSWl Kjmps. HMKSW) Miuhcll fljcA Ro Dr Markus. HMJ Gann. HMMSW) HW i. H.V rS ' ; BonncMlk. HM: Vega. NO NO NO NO NO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO AVAILABLE W ll ABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE HMCS(SW) Michael HMCS(SW F 1F) Kamps Kenneth Bt lhnger HMHS M Theodore HMKSW) Alien Mitcheil H. f 5W( Aisrph Ktoscvniki Boane lOe NO PHOTO Ml ni F r; Xivi.M iv.i HMMS ) Jonathon V clh HM Paul Regnault H t ' )amciWalten HS Stan Uotnm Medical Departmeni •117 V ho c-IIMI(AW) Bonneville looks jusl like Mark h-ssier. Above Left-HM2 Vega pracliees CPR on a deck drain iielov, Left-Wells and Kegnault prepare to launch the biggest pa- per airplane of all time. Above Righl-HM3 Walters has the unfor- tunate task of field day-ing the head. Below Right- HMI(SW) Mitchell preaches to his eager congregation. 1 1 K • Medical Department DENTAL DEPARTMENT L T Rotn-n SluJchjkcr Di-nial Oll ' iccr Dental Dcpanmcni •119 DENTAL DEPARTMENT The Dental Department ' s business is your mouth. Led by Dr. Robert Stude- baker. the DTs perform routine, clean- ings, fillings and accomplish most of the department ' s paperwork. Dental features two highly modern treatment rooms, the ability to perform surgery for emergencies and the newest technology available. From Left to Right: Dr Studebakcr. DTI Johnson. D Parker. DT.f Whitehurst NO PHOTO AVAILABLE iiiiii DTI Elijah Williams DTI Reginald Johnson DT3 Scott Whitehurst D Richard Parker 1 20 • Dental Department UtUDTI Ji hnsott Ukci Ibc nc«l «- AN '  c-D.V f trkct i ticnl ' i bltKxl pressure nnc domv far lamcilterM - Dental Department •121 ASSAULT CRAFT UNIT FIVE I if. Lt Kane Detachment OIC Detachment Foxtrot 12: 123 SWIFT INTRUDERS First roH. LT Kane. ETI(SW) Cavnor. BM2 Mann. QM2(SW) Hayek. SKI Vivo. CSMFN Curran. G5M.? Ballard. BM2 Ramirez, GSMI(SW) Pacheco. GSMC(SW) Matheson. Sec- ond row: GSEI(SW) Barha. GSMFN Neff. GSMCiSW) Nielson. FN Sniilh. GSM.1 Smith. (,S 1 3 Johnson . GSM I (SW) Covcv. GSFnSWMW) Quinn. Third row: HTFN Tate. CS£. ' Hallcman. GSE3 Petek. GSM2(SW) Beck- man. QMI(SW) Sullivan. HTFA Hager. landing Craft. .Air Cushion (LCAC) are highspeed, ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship amphibious craft. LC.AC are used to move supplies and weapon systems with associated combat personnel to point(s) of need during amphibious operations. Four TF40B marine gas turbine engines drive the propellers, bow thrusters. and double entry centrifugal fans providing air for the pressurized air cushion. NO NO PHOTO PHOTO AVAILABLE AVAILABLE CSEI(SW) Barba GSM l(SW) Covey ETI(SW)Gaynor GSM l(SW) Pacheco Q.MI(SW) Sullivan NO NO PHOTO PHOTO k AILABLE AVAILABLE GSM2(SW) Beckman 0M2(SW) Hayek liM2 Ramirez 124 n .1 ■ ' fe. ' a-ffl LjSM ' ll.tU.tiJ I ' St ' lljllaiun (.SMUohn USSn .V ( urran Uli.X Hjt;cr NO PHOTO AVAII ABIE GSM FN Neff NO PHOTO AVAILABLE 1 25 ) NOT HLOCK 127 SHIPS PLATOON Ships plaloon is put together by the various Marine platoons on board the ship. They work alongside the combat cargo sec- tion and the deck department on ship. Their duties include the on and off-load of marine personnel and equipment, insuring security of marine corp vehicles, and general maintenance of marine living spaces From left to right: top row-Lcpl Landschoot. Lcpl Barnes. Cpl Farris. Lcpl Scogin. Lcpl Washburn. Lcpl Cox. Lcpl Berry, center row: Cpl Hunt. Lcpl Scott. Lcpl Baker, Lcpl Pickle. Lcpl Stella. Lcpl Drayton. Lcpl Adams. Lcpl Vitatoe. SSgt Barr bottom row-CW03 Ruppert. 1 cpl Olterbeck. Lcpl Martinezcastro. ( pi Stinctt. Sgt O ' Brien. Lcpl Fletcher. Lcpl Riser. 128 C ()ml)at C argo Onicer C ' oinhat ( ar o Assistant Platoon Serjeant ( r )) Kupi ii SSgl lijrr Sgl O ' Bnen Cpl Slmnelt _ l Cpl Fams 91 1 : 1 . Upl A Jjnis icp Baker Upl Bmhus Cpl Hunt ■ LcptBern 129 Lcpl Fletcher Lcpl Kiser Lcpl Landscboot Lcpl Martinez Castro Upl Stella Riglit-CW03 Ruppert overlooks paper- work lor SSgt Barr during llight quar- ters. 130 Ahovc-Leading the way. Sgl O ' Brien escorts marines safely from the landed helicopter Right-Lcpl Scott and Lcpl Vitju take a break I ' lvm work on a hot dav y LIMA Commanding Officer Captain Bilh B. flrmin Jr Lima Company is designated as the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) company for Battalion Landing Team 3 L Their mission is to conduct amphibious operations tVom ship to shore to seize or secure an objective for the 1 1th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in combat environments the AAVs make Company L highly mobile and versatile. During special operations, Company L may be called to provide security to other U.S. forces, or non-combatants. The Marines of Company L remain focused at all times, they know their mission as Marines and are ready to carry out any orders that may be given by the President of the United States. The Marines of Lima Company have in- stilled in them a proud tradition they must live up to. and they work hard everyday to live up to the legacy. Executive Officer IslLl Henry D Wccdc 2 • Company L COMPANY IstSgt Daniel L. Jackson Company GySgt OySgt C7ci 7 rc W ' Johnson TxX ' Company GySgt CySgi JelTery 4 Crcien Company L« 13? HEADQUARTERS PLATOON Headquarters Platoon has a variety of missions within the ritlc company. The foremost being its task to support the compa- nies administrative and logistical needs. Account- ability of personal and training records is another key function. The armor- ers maintain the various weapons systems organic to the infantry company. Attached to Headquarters Platoon is also the 81mm mortar F.O. and Artillery forward observer team. Both have the important job of coordinating indi- rect fires for the company. IstLt Jack S. Kaufman CplMallhcu R Hunloon Cpl Marvin R. Braun III ( pl l).i id I Wdliums Cpl I CKpitliht lope Cpl Mark D OMallcy 1. 4. HO Pit imm U piston J Merrill pi Oiimion M Jucohs U pi C lairc V Wjrd III UplRobenC Taylor FORWARD OBSERVER TEAM I: Cpl Braun III. litU KaufmMn. LCfd Ta lor: Persian Gulf. WcslPac 1996-97. L Company BLT it I lib MELf(SOC). HM. Magcl or Sl ' PERDAN liDing wcighls in ihc VSS Harpers Fcrr lS[X49gym Headquarters Platoon in AmphihHtus Assault Vetiide (.4.4 Vt dunti$ ctctriw :nJll kaulmans pn motion to Istli on lM:cmher lt . I99f in Quatar. ' ' ' ' ' ■   HOPIi«l35 1ST PLATOON Every unit develops a unique and indelible identity, ours began to be f orged in the California high desert as the cold Janu- ary wind blew across the National Training Center. As our ranks filled, our warrior skills were tested under the hot and in the face of the relentless wind storms of the Mojave desert in Twenty-Nine Palms. A little breather at home and we were off again to sharpen and demonstrate our skills once more during exercise RIM-PAC 96. In late May we found ourselves on the big is- land of Hawaii at the Pohakulua Training area. Patrolling. Live fire squad and platoon to demonstrate its finally honed skills. Finally on 08 October 96 Lima company boarded 2 C-l. ' O aircraft and flew to Hawaii to train in the Kahukus for a week while the ships caught up with us. The Kahukus tested our small unit leaders and provided an opportunity for our youngest Marines to lead patrols in alien terrain through double canopy jungle. We also conducted a MOUT exercise. Urban Patrolling, and wrapped it up with a night of camaraderie and bonding during a warrior ' s night where First platoon led the company with skits. Our deplo ment ended and flowed as we visited Singapore. Malaysia. Oman, and fmally arri ed in Kuwait. Here we achie ed a culmination point when we conducted an unmatched and superbly executed live fire supported night attack. .As our reconnaissance element mfiltratcd and breached the enemy wire, out of the shadows rose the leaders motioning and guid- ing their men to breach while machine guns suppressed the enemy trenches and mortars crashed on top of him. Finally through the wire the assault began with an aggressiveness and fluidity that left hearts racing and adrenaline pumping as safety officers struggled to keep up with the Marines as they charged the trenches. The remainder of our time in Kuwait was spent conducting a force protection mission at The Ali-Al-Salem air base guarding the ACE ' s personnel and equipment. On the 23rd of January, after everyone had departed, we folded the flag and headed for our ship completing another mission. Our return trip was highlighted by port calls in Bahrain and Perth and Brisbane Australia. Now. as we sail the last few miles home I can not help but feel proud of our many accomplishments and saddened by our imminent separation. However, we will always take comfort in being able to reflect back on the brotherhood and camaraderie that we few. we happy few. we band of broth- ers of the First platoon have forged over this last vear. SEMPER FIDELIS LT. FARAJ-30 MARCH 1997 I ' lrCMDR IT HaMh.im 1 .11.11 PLTSCT SSCT DarlvC Hill I ' l I Cil IDl S( 1 1 I ' hillip K li.irkcr 136 1st Squad Isl Vc.ini S.i liimncr 1 1 ' .himcs li K.iiiicTi 1st Squad ' s nifht  77xr Uhii j.1!; i 137 2nd Squad 2nd Squad I cadcr Cpl John M Hoiildin . ■•■■ - ' ' 1 mix. All dressed up w ilh no where to go. 2nd Team Leader 3rd Team Leader Cpl. Robert . Garcia Cpl. Jamie W. Tillman - «Li T, 1st Team Rifleman 2nd Team Saw Gunner Cpl. Raymond L. Cpl. Kenneth G. Brando Galvan 3rd Team Saw Gunner Lcpl. Alexander Zafra The Latin connection. No need for ID here. 1st Team Rifleman - ' Tf T..!} ' ' ' ! ' ' Upi. Paul D. Jenmngs Lcpl ,ll,am P. Vasquez r V 9 _ 2liil .Sqii.iil lo l .i j i i ii.iunu,: 138 3rd Sqiiiul Isl Team Rillcman U-pL Steven J Seu eneau Why are ur here ' Tc cixW Uu p6o ;v . 139 ' .-■1- 140 2ND PLATOON ' ' Knoii h Said Althuugh our number as a plattxin have heen fa i. we lend meaning !« General Robert M Bar- row ' s words ihat. ■■4ucce s m battle is not a function of how mans show up. but who the arc The dedi- cation, determination, and discipline of Second pla- toon has honored the hard-earned tradition of the U.S. Marines. These hasc been the worst of times and the best of times. Success has followed as we stood together Through thick and thin we hasc united as a team, as a famils . as a band of broth- ers. Wc base trained hard, and done our dut . sacri- ficing in order to presersc all that wc hold dear. TOP ROW STASDINC. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 2ND LT Schwtuer. Cpl Scefeld. Doc Willunti. Sgt Slot . Lcpl Hcnam. l.cpl Best. Lcpl Gan-ia. Cpl Zirkclbach. Cpl Cox. Cpl Campos. Lcpl Palafox, Lcpl Luna. Lcpl Broda. BOITOM KDW FROM IFFT TO RIGHT Sf:l Taylor. Sf:l Dunn. Lcpl Johh nski. Cpl Percy. Cpl Bnurguc. Lcpl Richards. Cpl Phonexayphoxa. Lcpl Da enpon. Cpl Enrique . Cpl Miller. Cpl Omscv. Cpl LAne. SSGl Esposilo. PSSi m VIM 2NDPLT-I4I mff f y ■][ MARINfJ ; mm ' us Mm[s PLTCMDR 2 DLT. Mario F. Schweizer PLTSGT SSCT John A. Espi)silo GUIDE SGTRodnevL. Dunn Squad Leader Sgt Jerome E. Taylor Squad Leader Sgt. Robert R. Slot . Squad Leader Cpl Christopher A. Lane LCPI. Bryan D Best LCPL Brett J. Bctoumey CPL Paul R Bourque l.CPL Adam Broda 142.2NDI ' Lr pi Jithnin ( jiiips Ji l pl Hiijii H Cualcs (plOauJL Cot UptRubS Usienpun ( ' - Cpl DjiiicI V inriiiuc Ixpl Kjndttlph Cijrcij III L .pl UcinjtJn Hcrrcru Lj.pl C hi niun M ILilhuKti r ■lA. ' r- - ' Upl Bcju I ' Ji ' Nxnski Ixpl IranascoJ Luna Cpl ludru B 1iIUt Upl Mjrk P f ,.;• « Cpl Michael A Omsco Upl Jik-I Hahlox Jr ( pi hslchan Pcrr I p .Vj mjn. rij ti.pl Kenneth Ruh.irJ-. iplJ.wr t Vvu-yj S( • X: c .i f iinjm c fs ' K,y. • ■ir;. v . r: 2ndPlt.I4. :: v;: CPL Orosco with a W x iiy nose. 144.2NDPLT IhirJ Sqti.iJ pic[ irinii U r .1 p-ilml during lr,nnii g in Hjmjii A family photo of fint sqxtad dunng MUVt tniautg in Hawaii. Skm i -.« ii3 An old marine tradition called a et dtmn took place in Singapore 7 radittonally . the nr marine entering hn ne rank Bu % . ■• ' • promoted C ' Pl s Bt uriiue and Kj- along nnth SGT Slot and CPL Lane  i. •• • natixe Singaponans ho we do businea ■r- %•• it i ' cvonJ Fl.ili tn tus Liick to hjvca 1.7 next to our bivouac area m the Ki w.i;i . Small unit done in K sscr Eir. mentals ot the rj • . rrt and I ' iretean: VU3 on the ite i j. to their iuhoidioatc :ndplt.i45 3RD. PLATOON Standing from left to right: Lt. Dodd. Cpl.Viclund. Cpl. Karaminas. Cpl. Becchum. Lcpl. Farrdl. Lcpl. Landshoot. Cpl. Hcidt. Lcpl. Rutlcdge. Lcpl. Wan. Lcpl. Portcrtlcld. Lcpl. Fiolkoslii. Lcpl. Winl ' icld. Lcpl. Man. Cpl. Ericksen. Lcpl. Ramos. Lcpl. Ulrich. Cpl. Wilks. Lcpl. Gage. Lcpl. Robinson. Lcpl. Hath:, way. Sgt. Shane. Kneeling from Lett to Right: Cpl. McCune. Cpl. Garza. Lcpl. Enerson. Lcpl. Noriega. Lcpl. Powers. Lcpl. Ky. Cpl. Solis. PFC. Pantola. Hr. Prutcr. ' mm4 ( - Av 4-r Third Platoon describes what is best in life To crush your enemies, and see them drivei before you. and to hear the lamentations o their women. Genghis Khan 1 1 62-122 7 Mongol Conqueror 146 Pll (mJr 2nJl. I Michjcl F Di dJ Pll Sgl SSg t Jerry Torrn OuiJc Sgt. Ryan P. Shane 1st SqJ Ldr Cpl. Shawn M. Vicklund 1st Squad :nJSijJ IJr Cpl Aygouilis I KanminMS 9. J p 1 -1,, ' . Cpl WcsJp D licwbum l.cpl Chmlophcr J iarrcll LkpI Kenneth E A hnj«. n i. p Bcn tmia D. Eocnca 147 1 •% J i . ML. Cpl. Jeffrey S. McCune Lcpl. Rojelio Ramos Jr. Upl Steven R. Rutledge Lcpl. Mark S. Fiolkoski Cpl. Matthew S. Wilks Lcpl. Steven B. Robinson PFC Steven J. Pantola 2nd Squad Cpl Jason M Heidt Cpl. Gilherto Solis Upl. Roger D Ware II Lcpl. Timothy M. Ulrich 148 1 . , M Cpl Phillip K Iricksen Icpl Sonny k Upi Paul I Pimer Upl BrunS WiaMd k A -J jC - Upl JiiSiUi li ILilh.i .i IIM I hrislophcr I Prul BIG DADDY  i §m0ii Hi ft Ji WTiaJ a Bunch t C o ns • i , , aOasSlAsli 149 Dninji and Disorderly ■3rd Pl(. SludCluy ■Cpl. Heidt. AKA -Checks ' l.T Dodd at bis besl ' 150 WEAPONS Pl.ATOON i he uiissiDii 1)1 llic vsc.ipoiis pla- lt)( ii IS lo Mippoit ihc line plaiDDiis in lilt.- (.Dinpaiu Weapons plaloon is (.oinposcil ol a plalium comniaiulci. a plaloon scr canl and three seetions; the machine gun section, the mortar section and the assauh section. Ihc machine gun section has 19 machine gunners, and h M24 ' ,)(i machine guns that shoot the deadly 7.62mm am- nuiinlion. The mortar section is made up of 9 Marines and three M224 dOmm mortar tubes. Ihc .As- sault section includes 10 Marines ;i n d 6 M 1 5 . 8 . m m a n I i - a r m o r SM W ' s. .XddilionalK. Marines ol the .Assault section arc trained in demolition. «u I TTi.im.is V ; ittic II Section Leaders CySgl WVxidrtm R S .-r- S cr K.ini  K While Sgl 7. in l (l vc OW Aka M faker ISI Machinegun Squad Leaders Lcpl Daniel A. Poorrat CplJason R. Lacsch Mortar Squad Leaders (pi Daniel L Loma Cpl Raymond J Martinez Cpl JelTrcy B. Bameil SMAW Squad Leaders I cpl Adam I. EIrod Lcpl Miclical Estrada Lcpl Sonny A. Tufi Cpl Hcdm Aguirrcili.! Upl l iit I) H.itkci Cpl Eric A BUkclcy UplJerry ( Bn  n II Cpl Lonnie S. Evans U-plJoshua P. Fenlon lcplliihcr.tMhi hcr ( ' rlJjimc(: Lcpl Tuin B HixMttf U pi Bra Jk D Holland Cpl Slc cn M Ho«cll Upl Christopher B Upl Tmu ' ih W KiclanJ Killchrcv ip James . Manin -r ' . ' ' - ' ' - ' % WctuW Cpl atban P Vf..rr . u - IS3 Jii -.JUS r-y V- - ' Upl Matthew J Spoaseller Center left- You did WHAT in your charlics? Hey, Its the uniform of the day! Center right-Tha Crazy Tre ' Bottom left-Jungle rot has attacked their brains! Opposite Page Top left- Wpns pit daily 7 P.T. Top right-Oh! No! I think I took a wrong turn at Al- buquerque! Center left-Just Lounging! Center right-Soldier of Fortune wanna he ' s! Bottom left-Dazed Con- fused! Bottom right-I thought you were the designated driver! 54 155 Expeduiu - Cap , .-tnc rfw M. Nicbcl Engineer Detachment Commander It. MichaelJ. DichI Motor Transptirt Detachment Commander I56.MSSG ( .■ ujiuuru ' W.iiii, ' !-. . ' I I intiiu-ci thl f.iiKini ' V .i ni RigBl OfTicen doing  hMl ihey do bca. lookiag prclly Ihisly lhmon onhcK. jd l I Msinienancc Da Untking for Flipper i licitrgc. I think '  £■ Hound il Bull FuH. KinrM ficai H mn MSSG-157 ENGINEER DETACHMENT ' We ' ll Either Find A Way Or Make One. SSgt Rudy R. Eakins Delacbmcnl Chief Sgt Carl W.Hughes Jr. Platoon Sergeant Earning the reputation as the Work-horses of the MSSG did not come as a matter of circumstances for the Marines in this Detach- ment-they earned it! The 35 Marines create five individu- ally functional sections, and meld together and create a synergy capable of accom- plishing nearly an thing handed down to them. Charged with the broadest mission in the Group, the Detachment answers the call through their sections which include Heavy Equipment. Bulk Fuel, Water, Electrical, and Combat Engineers. Mis- sions range from construct- ing base camps for thousands of Marines, to blowing obsta- cles with demolition. During this WestPac, the Mighty En- gineers have participated in multiple multinational am- phibious exercises promoting an American forward pres- ence, including real-world force protection efforts in the Middle East. Heavy kquipmeni iieclion Head ' • I ng Del ( pi ( III i!,lophcr MeNameL ticcirical Section Head (l IJ, . ' ,c. . LociaJi Water Section Head Sgt Robert E. Zeug Bulk Fuel Section Head ( pi R.indollW. Palmer III Combat Engmcer Section Head cr PeiJ u Gutierrci y.rr-- t i, ' v x Cpl James E. Keck EngDct«l5« . 1 J P 1 s W rl m nuiii .. m h i ix-p Seong £. Lim f p W ) iam J. Mankov ski Cpl Juan J. Ortiz Photo break The Eternal Temple ol ' Bliss Panang,. Malaysia C pi Ma(( )c J McCiralh I epi Phillip M lonilinson i( unrt UplDavidJ Walls l.epUolui Wihn-.ks III I ftO . Eng Dct I ' m goinii ( ii.ilk the cirlh II I Jon ' l i!ci suk I ' lisl Hour opemors really PM x mte Wr mii«r dirt «mf stall EngDet l6l j .A A Go Spccdracer. Co!! Thinggo boom. Not the Sose! Combat Roc-ks search lor kin. I62.MS.SG 7J.I 1 ' l.inc. Pa Ptitnc ' Rullin Down Udsn Wen- Bj J ' Wen- Bad ' ' Dclachmcnl ol Dt-Mh Lnginccn V6-97 Kisi This. ' MSSCfl6 ' cnj i irlur pnn0 am t M Detacbmenl Chief SSgl Gregory A. Friend Platoon Sergeant Sgl. Bruce F. Hunt Maintenance Chief Cpl. James R. Cason ( ) I liiinijs t Andersiin ni vhi,;..; ;; v.-i .j. ' .-. i. l.cpl. S.iniucl . licijiquisl Sgl li}ioii L liicslic.il lft4 MolorT . fiXiv r 5- Tiw S u c Motor T 16S T ' was the night hcl ' orc Christmas and all-through Kuwait. Liberty bus in Malaysia Where ' s the BEER at? Cpl. Dec and Sgt. Breshears looking for camels. Sgt. Fontenot and Cpl. Rocha enjoy the meal. But we ' re not so sure about Cpl. Mata. ••It % ' ■■-k 5- Tons rcadv for maintenance in Kuwait. Sonic ncuh pnuiiotcd SCO ' s. 1 66 • Motor T Sfil DumJuw ailing his MRF Cpl Dtirnun says BOOO Trn Delinquentet ' •■■■■■■■ - ■■■■i -•■■■ Cpl Rcv i.i reading his BST. SSgl FncnJ plolling the nc l orking pan Cpl. Hunt chMBges ibe oit. Sgt Brvshears wailing lor the g m to open. In ihe rcjir uh i ihc gear ' Grandpa and James. Lxpl Duncan doing sotae Stolor TFT th.inl i ' i; fiT v. ijr sijppi rr I iusf mcl ' pl Hunt. I don ' t think fj;).v ' J Motor T gelling ready for that PFT OW RiKha ftotati c ut S ' im are here MvMorT«l67 MAINTENANCE DETACHMENT WE MAKE IT HAPPEN! ' Maintenance Detach- ment has five functional sections. Headquarters, Communication. Engi- neers. Motor Transport, and Ordnance. Comprised of 21 Military Occupa- tional Specialties (MOS ' s) and 37 Marines, we are able to support the lllh MED with timely, and comprehensive 3rd and 4th echelon maintenance support. Throughout this deployment. Maintenance Detachment has main- tained a 98.5 ' K) combat readiness for the MEU. IN EVERY CLIME AND PLACE, MAINTE- NANCE WE MAKE IT HAPPEN! SSl( ScoH M. Bums S.St ' Andrew L. Rcarick SSgi Reyna C pi MjIIIuu J ,  v..; ( ) Ihonus W llnncslll CplK, hcil I ' liUick. C ' pl r iymn L. Cih ' ucnics l6M.Mamt Del MainlDct 169 u a R a n g . y - ' 96 K u w a i ' 97 17().Maint Del PUy d Kka i d pcd n op Main! Del I I SUPPLY DETACHMENT From the tlatlands of the Chappo Area (a.k.a. the Double-deuce Area), emerged three Marines. Brought together by the call of the nation, these Marines were at- tached to the most feared unit to ever exist. MSSG-1 1 Combat Sup. Shedding much sweat and agony in the rear, to not waste a drop of blood on deployment. And so they did performing with the highest naval traditions and carrying out some of the most extreme, various, ad- ministrative duties aboard the LSD-49. These Marines risked their everyday lives aboard the world-famous LSD- 4y. so that all the people back home could enjoy a nice old-english and a number six carnc-asada burrito plate in Albertos. Semper Supply USMC Sgt Douglas W. McBride Jr. Sgl Miguel Cordova Cpl Francisco Mata «• --C Force Supply. I ' m here lo gel you out! Oman ' 96 I haic everything hut ihe onions. 172 • Supply i y hal %hip. ' Auiii Hitmen I hiiught you Anew, fiwll Doing what he doa hal I ' A Flight quarters, it ' s an MRl ' .iit.wk . ( 5 hmrd wort being ibu good ••K. ;;mi:i ivr ' %f ( ' • r j iH-lifif nitxr Nim (Ajn f ' PS 1 • j; Supiio «t J . -N Supply • 1 73 COMMUNICATIONS DETACHMENT On board the USS Harpers Ferry a small group of Marines risk their lives everyday. They are Comm. Det. They are made up of seven lean. mean, fighting, machines. Their job is to fight the terrible writing cramps and deadly paper cuts of the message traffic. In keeping with the highest of Marine Corps and Naval traditions they keep comm. up be- tween the 3 Ships in the ARG. So if one of these brave Marines pass you in the P-way, show respect by standing to the side. Combat Communications, the life blood of the MEU. Semper Fidelis Sgt Goodwin (pl Daniel W. Kaufman Lcpl Dartanian J. Laliouve Sgt Marvin Good iin Cpl Christopher S. Mount Lcpl Michael O. Muno Lcpl Johnn Palermo Jr. Lcpl Miguel Pedraza 174 Comm Del Hiiimni; Ihc i SilcJ ( liii ' .liii.i-. Jinnct sk nol Mhiit VDor cotinln cun Jo for you. Wb.li -..III RIf I knot I njil J v. ' vr iihcr. I jmr jrvu d Comm Oct • 175 ' close my eyes and wish real hard, mayhv I ' ll he in Disneyland I76.MSSG 1 What bappent il yov pull Ihc In Si ' « if(j i ii ic iicl one ' ' t4| Jms Three VmIos training then madiiog. Comh.ii Supply conducting hu incsi in ihc highest ol ' ' n nl Traditions g 1« Wow ' HTu ' j TlJB Yeah Right! r ' A ift MSSG.I77 AAV PLATOON Front Davis The mission of the Assault Amphibian Ve- hicle Platoon is to con- duct Amphibious oper- ations ship to shore movement of an Infan- try Company to objec- ti es inland with speed, mobility, light armor protection, and support by fire, followed by a coordinated return to ARG shipping. For de- ployment the 14 twen- ty-six ton vehicles and Row: Left Right: Sgt Shaw. Cpl Soliz. Cpl Corrca. Lcpl Becker. Cpl Whitcd. Lcpl Vargas A.V.. Cpl Mcnscr. Upl SO Marines of the AAV Upl Pcrshniek. Cpl Lopez. 2nd Row: Sgt Keller Platoon left Echo Com- pany. 3rd Assault am- phibian Battalion, to become part of Battal- ion Landing Team 3 1. Throughout the WEST- PAC deployment with 11th MEU! the AAV Platoon has conducted varieties of Amphibious .Assaults. Amphibious Demonstrations Am- phibious Raids, and Amphibious Withdraw- als. am mi lOGUi US mfi[s I X - s f Howard Hall I ' ll Cmdr. rl lulu:il I . I ' liSt:! 178 SSOT Frank Conma I SI Scilion Leader SCI K ilium Shjvi 2nJ AicxJ on Lender SCi I Mjrk Kciici 3rd Sei ' titm Leader ti I Jusiin li r ,.uii Commsrid SeK Lc der SCT Janyn .■ n}old LCPL Anthony Becker LCPL Lynn Berendsen LCPL Trans Bern i L CPL Jack Billingihy C PI Stephen Uushue CPL hrank Correj ( ' .SAi.im- ( . ' vit-n U PI S.itn.in Dju etee i ( r, ;( ■ .ir. M i. ' ( ' Kini I t ' llenhem 179 SGT Jacob Hammitt LCPL Donald Harihison LCPL William Hardesty HM3 Aaron Hams CPL Aaron Hayes LCPL Luis Herrera I! mm: f LCPL William Holt LCPL Fabian Jasso LCPL Jesse Langford CPL Paul Lehman CPL Carlos Lopez CPL Damien Martin CPL Dennis Mcqade CPL James Menser LCPL Ronald Mirador LCPL Tyler Mogensen LCPL Jim Murduck LCPL Jamie Pael old LCPL Chris Perschnick CPL Jared Pirkle LCPL David Quiro Li PI Jesus Kui CPL Name Soli LCPL Orlando Tso LCPL Aristotle Tarboro 180 .; nJrcs Viirttii ' ' T ' ' Cpt Micheal ' hitcJ Sgt Justin Young Lcpl Uygcnsen on libeny in Singapore. Lcpl Ttrboro gelling rettty to fire at FtOd R nge f niT Horsemen ' ' Monte P f i( ' rn J 181 ABOVE: Cpl Corrcajust hanging around. BELOW: An AA V lending a hand to a fellow tracker. HO t: A.W S during an amphibous assault. BELOW: An AA V towing one of his brethren back to ship ABOVE: 2nd Lt. Hall being promoted to IslLt. BELOW: Sgt Keller laying down the law on shore patrol. ABOVE: The newh appinnted IstLt. Hall. liil.O ' . ' i :J( ' and M-.JI gcllinn mainlcn,ini.c ork done H( I jkiiif! up Iti jnnlhct 1.1 ' ld. ••ggy nwrning BELOW DiK Harm and Ixpl Flo cn cclcbnling a Sen Year 4 AHOVf Lcpl ' s Langford. Daughclcc. and Hcrrcra of the 6th Brigade HI I OH hyc team calh in Artie. ABOVE Team . ' £?;0 rtadv to do aight opt- BELOW Wtitio to roU. CAAT ALPHA Combined Anti-Armor Team A is the primary counter-mechanized force for Battalion Landing Team 3 1. The platoon consists of 13 light armored High Mo- bility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), with M-2 .50 caliber Heavy Ma- chine Guns, MK-19 40mm Heavy Machine Guns, TOW 2 MISSILE Systems, and Dragon Missile Systems. The speed and mobility of the platoon, as well as the sub- stantial firepower, allow CAAT A to operate indepen- dently in support of the Bat- talion and destroy assigned enemy targets. TOP ROW. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT C, S)il lone. Ss l Tucker. LCpl Caddie. LCpl Vitatoe. LCpl Figueroa. LCpI Johnson. Cpl Hinl . Cpl Berryhill. LCpl Hendricks. LCpl Burton. LCpl Wells. LCpl Bashaw. Cpl Branson. Cpl Fis- cher. LCpl Garcia. Cpl Downev. LCpl Morgando. Cpl Baker. LCpl Dolbcer. Cpl Fouss. Cpl GrilTilh. LCpl Guillen. SSgt Chamberlain. IstLt. Kommueller. MIDDLE ROW: Cpl Albright. LCpl Schnarr. PFC Dennis. Cpl James. LCpl Scolt. Cpl Silva. LCpl Wcyer. Sgt KolTord. LCpl Zeringue. Cpl Boyd. LCpl Zinn. BOTTOM ROW: Cpl Alllerbach. LCpl Slncklin, LCpl Manst ' ord. LCpl Galligan, LCpl Davidson, LCpl .Alencio. LCpl Gleason. Cpl Blakely. Cpl Ro- dnquc . LCpl Pinkston. Platoon Commander IstLt Jason A Kommueller Platoon Sergeant GySgt Patrick T Tone I H4. CAAT A 1st Section Leader SSgt John I Tucker 2nd Section Leader SSgl Jay R Chamhcrtain (. plCjrlJ Bcrr bill Cpi nJ:c P BUkch ( Anrhonv i IK I ( .mil 1 1 ri w.i  ' en D Cnddk U ' ri (rnVTW CbtKtea CAM A«185 ' ( IXiniii 1- Dennis iC pi Uou Ij U. Dolbccr Cpl Robin C. Downey LCpl Manuel G. Figueroa Cpl Darren M. Fischer Cpl Matthew J. Fouss LCpl Chad J. Calligan LCpl Lrncsl R. Gurcia LCpl Gregory P. Clcason , fm s. ' phcrW. iiiilliih LCpl Jerod W Johnson Vi . . ;iits A. KolTord LCpl George D. Mansford LCpl Scott A. Morgando LCpl James D. Pinkston Cpl Patrick J Rodnquc LCpl Robert R Schnarr Cpl Israel R Sih a L( pi Felix I. Siricklin LCpl Johnathan C Wells 186.CAATA I( r w ; I ( i l Hiun M cnnniic li . ' if Cpl loiiss on fK ; V jnJ LCpl Pinkslon on M HOCi. as Sgl Kon ' orJ ohsenes Cwr hjsljnJcJ Alrtghty Then CAATA Unplugged Look mom! ] J must ID AiuM-jil CAATA •187 TOP ROW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Cpl Downey. GySgl Tone. Cpl James. SECOND ROW: SSgt Chamberlain. LCpl Garcia. HN Canline. LCpl Mansl ' ord. Cpl RoJrique . LCpl .Sndrens. Cpl Baker. Cpl Bovd. LCpl Guillen. IstLt Kornmuellcr. THIRD ROW: LCpl Dolheer. LCpl Hendricks. LCpl Hampton. LCpl Johnson. LCpl Gleason. Cpl Blakelv. Cpl Hint . FRONT ROW: LCpl Cnddlc. Cpl Grilllth. LCpl Weyer. LCpl Schnarr. w i LCpl Hampton. LCpl Johnson. LCpl Weyer-Threc Cpl Baker. LCpl Dolheer. Cpl Bronson enjoying a Cnl Blakelveettm someon the MK-19 Amigos. night oil ' in Oman. i . b LEFT: SSgt Tucker reenlists. RIGHT: SSgt Chamberlain ' s promotion. BOTTOM LEFT: LCpl Slricklin. LCpl Guillen. LCpl Alencio. LCpl Weyer. LCpl Galligan. and LCpl Johnson in Oman. BOTTOM CEN- TER: What arc you talking about, we are working. BOTTOM RIGHT: Say cheese. Gunnv Tone. IRK.C ' AAT A I:,!. U Hiickcl. JM Plauxm C ' omnunJcr 1ST LAR (BN) DKLIA C OMPAN V ISr PLA rooN Alter last-minutc changes increased the sizcoflhc Battalion Landing Team ' s I  fht Ar- mored RecDnnaissance (Dmpany from 16 vehicles to 26 ehiclcs. Del ' ' f iru Plal H)n. reintorced with an Ann- lank section from the Weapons I ' lai ' k t)f learn Harpers I erry m early October hver since, the l.AR Marine m- selves to be an able, elllcient, and extremely llexible fitting hirce ca; ng all sorts of missions, including mounted and dismounted attacks and p ' uc surveys (Malaysia), and non-stop vehicle maintenance As the most ati ' Ita Company, the members of Red have also been one of the most uwrd mci; ;;! 1 rs ■ ' TJ LLpi (. uipcppci. TL LCpi Dysr. PW U p. Kv.-„ HT 189 Ci ' Sgl. Brown. TA Platoon Sargent LCpl. Avicswonh. TE LCpl. Babb. TB Cpl. Comello. CA Cpl. Eddy. HW LCpl. Farland. JS LCpl. Fddslein. .AJ LCpl. Fletcher. AS Sgt. Gaither. MF Cpl. Haley. NM Cpl. Hallcrman. MD Sgt. Hollinrake. JV LCpl. Johnson. JL LCpl McQueary. AD LCpl. Purugganan. FR LCpl. Shcppcrson. BG ' - -i i [ ' i f y f T3 r - ; HMJ Tayeb. AR LCpl. 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JO IWISDMIII yMLLIEl IVE HAD fA (iOOD 7 ffi. WD BAD HAVE DOSE I HISaS MOST PEOPLE WOl LDS T EVER DO I HESE ARE THE TIMES TO REMEMBER FOREVER ' niL SEXT TIME. SEMPER H ' ICPI OSEGL ' ER.A. J A (LA B.AMBM HERE TO El I I HBO CK)D A ALL THE A.A MEMBERS OF LAR. I HBERS I Mrs ' BIRP ' XTRA THASX : ROSLE l ' LM. CK)TME THRl nOAT ' HA HA ' I CPL REYES III. a (RACK OPSi MAKISG S.ACm- I ICES FOR OCR CORPS AST) OR OCR VaHOV i( Pi HHYKE. OM (PIG PES) MY HIGHLIGHTS WIRT TUF BFRTHISC. THE HFil OFCK. AST) THE WOMVRII I MiSS DICK I TORliOi iOMiSilOS niosi i si snc poKis i i is i i n w .s (.()() ) EXPiKU S( r. SD I I i XKSED A () noi TPioPiE PI ( KOMASO. J J (ROMiOt AK A RinilO. ROMES. Tin Ml SCI E. LAIS. MARIiy WHAi ( AN .VAV. 4 ( K •  Pi )R TS WD (HOW niAi II A D I S liiCK ' . ' V I OK ASMRE (I ' l I RDi S. JC (CARSE) HERES TO THE OOOD llMiS OS THIS FiOAi. ilM HIT CHER- ISlll D. I ' M OOISG TO MISS EM ( ;• JOHNSOS. RA (STINKY) THE WORl DS lliriF niFFFREST THES ( K AS(X, AS THA k COD FOR SMl KlSC. THAI AfOKf THAS ASY- niISC (iOi Mi THROn.H THIS FLOAT SEXT Sl(V ' ROS RIIO 191 GYSGT BROWS. T.A. (CHUSK) -PUSH- -WHO TOOK MY TASTY CAKES? CPL COMELLO. CA. NEFFH! LCPL JOHNSON. JL (JUNIOR) WH.Ar ' YOU W.ANT SOME OF THISr CPL H.MEY. N.M (CHAIR GUY) HEY CAN YOU CHECK ME FOR TICKS? WORK? LCPL F.XRLAND. J.S WH. TS WRONG WITH MY HAIR ' LCPL VONNOAKER. J A (DIRT BURGLER) FIRE- WATCH .AGAIN? CPL H.ALTERMAN JR.. M.D. (MECH) W.AKE ME UP FOR CHOW. THATS NOT MY JOB i- SGT HOLLINRAKE. J.V. (ARCHIBALD) ONE AND. TWO AND. THREE AND. FOUR AND. FIVE AND. BREATH... LCPL PURUGG.ANAN. ER (ROSEBUD) B.XRBER EXTR.XORDINAIRE. M) MINUTES OR LESS. OR ITS FREE. LCPL BABB. T.B. GO CHIEFS! CANTEEN!!! WHERES M LCPL EDDY. H. W ONL Y F-l- V-E MORE MONTHS LCPL FELDSTEIN. A.J. (CHICKEN KING) •TM CR.AZY .AS HELL. JUST .ASK. LCPL FLETCHER. AS GO BURN HM3 TAYEB. A.R. (DR. NO) 4.-i-53638332-9}6. s:- 22.V8. .V72539.V NOT NOW. HERES SOME MOT- RIN SEE ME A T SICK CALL. SGTGAITHER. M.F. (SGT G) GET UP ATS. LCPL AYELSWORTH. T.E. (OUTLAW I.Z) WHK II WAY TO THE GYM? LCPL SHEPPERSON. BG (B-B-B-B-B.AXTER) YOU WANT TO SEE MY CAR ' LCPL MCQUEARY. AD WHY SERGEANT? ITS NOT LOGICAL. 192 LAAD The mission of LAAD unit is to provide close-in low altitude surface-to-air weapons fires in defense of forward combat areas, vital areas, and instilla- tions. It also provides low altitude air defense for units engaged in special and independent opera- tions. Each LAAD team has the mission to protect the unit it is supporting from attack bv aircraft. A b o a r d T h e U S S HARPERS FERRY, two LAAD teams provided air defense for the ship, while in transient through The Straits of Hormuz. and while in The Persian Gulf The LAAD teams have proved to be an asset to the llthMEU. From Left lo Right: Cpl. J.A. Horcs. Sgt. PB Rettig. Cpl J.B Lucenn. Cpl T.P Douglas ' WR lij Sgt Phillip B Rcttig Team Leader Cpl. John A. Flores Assistant Gunner Cpl. Jose B. Lucena Team Leader Cpl. Tyler P. Douglas .Assistant Gunner Stinger Gunner Avenger Crewman Low Altitude Air Defense I V4 • LAAD ?. Jt .- .Arc vou sure ibis is jn jmkjJo ' . ' IkHloni ol ' ihc V( ) and tmses loaded, whal ' s ou gonna do? TRUE LOVE MTijj this again ' . ' io-. ihini I I ' otind your pn hlew Stinger- 195 HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION Group Photo ofH S Company on the 07 Level Signal Bridge on the USS Harpers Ferry. Headquarters and Service Company is the support de- tachment for all BLT Ma- rines. Its various tasks re- quire certain skills which these Marines have mas- tered, and which the Battal- ion Landing Team (BLT) has made use of its required sup- port. The Armorers ensure the upkeep, cleanliness, and above all the safety of all weapons possessed by the BLT. Motor Transport Ma- rines ensure the proper vehi- cle maintenance and readi- ness. The personnel office maintains of all Marines and their services record books and unit diary entries. Fi- nally, the battalion cooks in- sure the nutritional needs are met by providing each Ma- rine with three meals a day, at sea or on land. LT William E. Middlcton. USS. Chaplain SSGT Michael G. Dobbins. Radio Supenisor 196 • Headquarters And Support Battalion SSGT Ronnie Thomas. Assi Mess Manager RP2 John K. Simok l. Religious Frognm : pc- cialist CPL David E Quails. CPL Luis .4 Silva. I Tow Tecb Semce Spe :ialisi iniel A Estee. LCPL Oarmcr K- Sfc- LCPL Enc O BianJa. . SpKxulisi Kechan. Mechaaic Dnter 4 -! LCPL Jose J Sa- LCPL David J Brady. LCPL Jack JoIuism. Food LCPL Joaavao Largo. maniegogu man. Food Food Ser ii.-e Spcvialist Scr icc Sfvciaha L ' nit Dian Ckrt Sen ice 5fxvu ist Hcadcjuartcrs Support BattalK n • 197 HEART AND SOUL Chaplain Bill Middleton sening ET2 Christopher A. Benson communion dur- ing a Sunday Protestant Worship Seri ice. RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS HELP SERVICE MEMBERS DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL SIDE. I ' m us. Hith the rule ol ' right and rong given us by God. there is nothing lor which we have no standard And there is no greatness where there is not simplicity, and truth. -Tol- stov. War and Peace Chaplain Middleton fellowships with Marines and Sailors attending a weekly Bible Study in the 0.1 Level Lounge. 198 • Religious Programs J. ' C Cp Strauss, (pi S.ini.hc .i u l( pi l rgo hard .it worA in ihc omipany of- Cicc The armory nr cr ba$ work to do ' liH k  h.il the t.ii Jr.ia cJ in ( pi (Ju.ill Itshl.ilc Xlust rtjv weighed JO pnun Js 9% iflH J i (JoMlli Rifht Cpl ro jiTV- 1 12 Hi; ) fWjifi) dnflen i±. J Bir« •cifKint like Mcir Headquarters And Support Ballalion • 199 WESTPAC BABIES ANnf-iKJ Remigio Algoso ' s baby daughter Jerri Mav. bom Jan. 10. 1997. . bovc-ICI(S K) John Richardsor. cradles his baby. Counney Joel Ri- chardson, bom March 25. 1997. 200 • WESTPAC Babies 1113 BKNJAMIN SJOBKIU, On (Ktohcr 14, IWh. loan) II AKI ' I KS I I UKV lost a shipmalc. Hull Technician Pctly Ollkcr Ihird Class Hcnjannii Robert Sjohcrg. in the waters «)f Hawaii. Though wc may never kiu)w his true lale. Hen Sjoberg will always remain in our prayers. HT3S)obcTg«20l WESTPAC STATS Miles Travelled: 33,100 Meals Served: 695 Sodas Purchased: 127,030 Ship ' s Store Vending Machine Sales: $371,787.51 Gallons Of Fuel Consumed: 2,179,493 Pounds Of Mail Received: 75,859 Number Of Days At Sea: 139 Average Number Of Hours Of Watch Stood By: Deck Department: Engineers: Operations: 8 Hrs. Day 12 Hrs. Day 12 Hrs. Day Broken Bones: 6 Dental Procedures: 4,032 Miles Of Paper Used: 1,050 Personnel Reenlisted: 22 202 . WESTPAC Stats MNHX I he niissimi ot the Naval Service is not merely to fight wars. It is primarily to pre- vent and deter them from occurring. We do not glorify war. we preserve and protcxt a just peace. Every Sailor and Marine who deployed with Team HARPERS FERRY should be proud of helping to secure the freedom and peace of .America and her Iriends and allies throughout our six-month cruise. In times of relative peace, it is often difficult to prove the success of this deterrence mission. Medals are given for great deeds in combat; the deeds done and davs spent preparing for-and thus delcrring-the outbreak of combat often go unheralded. This bcK k-along with our mcmorics-may be one of the few means of dtKumenting our ef- forts. But the importance of our elTorts deserve remembrance. .As the Chinese strategist Sun Tze wrote over 2000 years ago: To win one hundred battles in one hundred davs IS not the acme of skill. To win without fighting-that is the acme of skill. Team H.-XRPERS FERR displayed the acme of skill throughout the dcplovment. and came home a w inner. I salute every member of Team HARPERS FERR . Thank vou for vour hard work and dedication to .America. ou will always be a w inner. Sam J. Tangrcdi Commander. L ' .S. Saw Fincx • 203 204