Harry Hill (DD 986) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1994 volume:

r 1 ) Philip Set, Indian Ocean V South Pacific Ocean Copyright 1994 ' .ValswortP MrtOSfy Putocatrons ILUU ' lilRSllillUlY (Ii$l) 49) WESTPAC I9W-90 I U : . READY FOR SEA HARRY W. HILL DEPLOYS! U repairs were com- plete, provisions were onboard and final .embraces with loved ones were memories. On 19 Jan- uary 1994 the Officers and Crew of USS HARRY W. HILL con fidently went to their stations on the Sea and Anchor Detail. Each shore connection was sev- ered one by one and the brow was pulled away. At 0802 a lone whistle pierced the air echoing throughout Naval Station San Diego letting the world know that HARRY W. HILL was underway for WESTPAC 94. fi m n -l ' •■ We three are ready for seal MSSA Lee Spry enski, MSC (SW) George Dann and LTJG Roy Nafarrete. M fT Pierside family and friends wave final good- byes as the ship gets underway. ETC (SW) Richard Lett salutes the symbol of our nation just as thou- sands of sailors do every morning at 0800. Within two minutes Harry V. Hill will be underway for WESTPAC 94. MYSAII )R ; S . . . 7  (,l l.) I ' OSLSS HIM Willi Mi. III. Hi.l.OSaS I I)I.I SI. M)I (J. SI HI. S(, in AM) C AIMM.SS AHI. ' KhSS .P FOR A I TIMLS. rKIDI. COMI.S lOR mi: iii:n i si.i. him Willi (iRi.Y: SUCH A I.ARiHi I ' Mil ()l HIS III.ART AM) l.ll E l l. Willi HI.H. HONOR, LOVL, ( m.RISII HI HOLDS FOR MF. Di.AR (,Ol) OIVF MF THF SI RFSCTH TO HF AM) DO THF HFST FOR HIM: I FED HIMTOSIRVIVF. - I.IMW F Cil HULLS ui ruilci iliilii ' l s,i .iiiMhing ahmil this ' SM. Victor llamiliDii ALL LINES CLEAR •■■-111 pii «• llio tiiia l Imc wav pulk ' il ahoaril (ho ship. larrv W Mill ami her .M)()+ crcu inomhorN ci:an ihcir m month dcplo mont. RST ST HAWAII The transit from San Diego t Peail Harbor took its toll on bot men and machinery. The ten foe seas which pounded the shi- ' ' many sailors feeling ill and c minor damage to equipi Hawaii offeretl a refreshing and a chance to recuperate befo. Missing those left behind. MSSA Lee Spry enski sends a message to his Uned ones (Above). Getting Tatooed is a time honored tradition among sailors. ET3 Bradley Uyema gets painted in a local Tatoo Parlor (Above). The majestic Diamond Head Point (Below). ilii- IkmcIi cn|ii iii ' llii tcniT . s.iilois Innii ll.iirs V, I M-i- vsli.il llic KLiiiil sl.ilc III Hawaii has lnulli-i (Hclnv ARIZONA ' S FINAL RESTING PLACE On December?, 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Empire of Japan. The USS Arizona was struck by ani 800 KG bomb. Over a million pounds j of ammunition exploded into a| tremendous fireball and sunk the ship within nine minutes, killing 1,177 sailors and marines. The memorial below was erected in their I ' k I ' I he bar M-cni: in Hauaii jravc xailors a charKc tn rcb ' lia c M mc tun ( Ab ) e) OS I John C lippinjicr go! the chance lo visii A iih his ( luiviii K.ilhs ,iiul ht-r Iricnil iiim Hcln i KXTRA 1 1 FEB 94 HARRY W. HILL WOGS EXTRA! 50 CENTS REVOLT! Slimy wogs invaded the HARRY W. HILL today creating utter chaos. The Captains underwear was stolen and the Chief Engineer was baricaded in his room. The wogs roamed freely throughout the ship laying waste to everything in their path. King Neptune declared a state of emergency and called out the Royal Shellback Guard to restore order ... UWVW M MMA ' FA Stephen Storch awakens tn find hiniselt ' chained to his rack (Above). Snipes are signalmen tool (Above). Looking tor the easy way to get salty are LT Jim Hunt and ENS Jim Hoppe. They obtained the Weapons Officer ' s own special blend (Below). ■ngyi ■f- h.  B 4_ FCI Franklin Smith as Wog with an attitude! (Above). IX 2 Dustin Paige. DC3 Charles Grant and HT. Vaughn Robinson enjoy the evening talent show (Below ). Idcniiis ■Lnknuwn ' (At i c KM? Deron Mayes stands shellback walch in the radio passageway (Left). THE Bl CKP: T BRKiADE he inlainous bucket brigade lerrori cd the fantail for hours during the Woe Rc olt Eu DGEMENT DAY ALL WOGS MUST DIE! Crossing the Line Ceremonies are a time honored tradition of the United States Navy. Those Wogs who have never crossed the equator are invited to join an elite group of Shellbacks who have. The actual rites vary from ship to ship, but most include a refreshing dunk in in the truth serum tank and a visit with King Neptune Rex himself. GMG. David Brown lakes a dip in a tank of truth serum (Top Left). FA James Vaughn in the stockade foi atrocities committed against the king (Left). MS2 Frank Davila slithers through the Chute (Below). jl IKuuiii IJc that uu the U ' tli I ' laii nf iFdmiarji lilU-l at iCatituftc (I) anft iCmtui- tm ' ic 111.1 311. r t the 11 iiiarrii Ul. IHill I ' lii ' i paiu? tlirmiyii mii I ' lumatu. -IKiuu Xcptuur tSc.x V THK MARK OI A SUKLLHAC K jpcndiDi: his lasi inoincni as a Wdj; is l:T3 Seai tarriMin. [)C ' l James Amos pcrMinalK assisted ii fie binh of each •Shellback ' (Atxnc). GSKC (SW l-arn Benson as ihe Royal Babs . Here he smoth ' rs the tace ol a slimy VVog with chiKolate pud ling (Right). T SLEEPLESS IN SINGAPORE The tropical island i)t Singapore, locat- ed one degree north of the equator, was the first foreign port call for the sailors of Harry W. Hill. Singapore-the Lion City, a melting pot of religion, culture and tradition-provided a variety of activities. The Singapore Orchid Gardens v ere just one of the many places Harry V. Hi! sailors toured (Above). Hanging around in the Singapore zoo (Left). Engineer: checiv out the local transponation. The MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) gave sailors i chance to set out and see the country (Below). BREATHTAKING SUNSETS ON THE EQUATOR iSi;: Scan Hctl. IX 2 Dan (ioldiniih. GSH.I Charles anjlli-v HI Uliii- S .ill.iu A III ' loM-nh V.l.lutv m __ ••!i ll l fe Str.iud and MSSN Mike Mueller .-i KW2 Lav rente yuevcdt.. SM3 U-. Adani Shrt yer . Q } ieU KMlsi rr h. t)nc (Left) Ihuiii ' hls .Iff ru-wf t.if ■ ( Below ). liiW 1 HI I ' THE YEAR OF THE DOG lUrn H Mill Cf4r- l.r jU 1 1 hin. Sr - 1 . ., : . - , ' llH tal .4 ItH !  ( • Ilk Biaai p«ra4rt and cx4rliralM« Ihr —tt — « Ike rtr«. 1 or m ptf A CvMHCT lo tn nrd kaarf Ibt ni ' i H i wi «rtWi if MEN AT WORK Each da the sailors of HARRY W. HILL have lasks to complete and duties to fulfill. Keeping a 563 foot Destroyer in top shape takes a lot of hard work. The daily routine may include training, cleaning, equipment repair or planned maintenance. From cooking food for the crew to safe navigation, every hour o ' every day there are men standing watch ensuring the ship is safely achieving its goals. Each man plays a roll in keeping the ship running and each man is vital to H.ARRY VV. HH.L ' s mission. ET2 James Arnold conducts maintenance up on the houseiup (Above). AG I Christopher Cantu and AG3 Zachariah Phillips review the weather conditions along the ships track (Lett). UN} Lani Nguyen takes readings on his equipment ( Abo e). SM3 Leonard Henry practices his morse code by Hashing light (Left). QM3 Jeremy Novak plots ship ' s position (Below). SA Allen Yabul playing dixrlor in the ships Sickbay (Top Right) i ihhI ScrMtC AtkMul.iiilN .11 IuikIi i AKui-i dSI I Rxlvno I ' .i .m.i .iiul (iSM2 Sv.i i Hardman jt the P { ( (Hmtoni l.cti) Strapping down the |-H ai arc SN Jerry tarpenter and SN Tom Reynolds (Bollom Righi MM! I ■lli-li ' il I ' ■,■- - 111 I ill ri jri ' er •-••■ • • ■ I .He MEN AT PLAY Each evening when the work is done the crew can sit back, relax and watch television on SITE TV. Or if they are feeling athletic, the gym offers basketball, running, biking and rowing. Harry W. Hill ' s weight room is the best on the West Coast and provides a great workout. The ship ' s library offers books and games of all sorts and a computer system complete with a variety of entertainment software. It ' s no cruise liner, but there ' s plenty of activities to keep you busy in your spare time. Leu ing Harry ' W. Hill ' Not wiihoiii a proper send off ... LT .lames Hunt reconsiders his desire to leave (Above). What up ' Hangin on the flight deck (Left). Catching a few ZZZ ' s before returning to work (Above). MS Thomas Mullen enjoying some sounds in the First Class Mcs (Leftl. Flight deck picnics were held e er Sunday (Below). R;;;: liiNlmLMil IS ,1 I ' ll; il.i any sailor. ENS luTi Oboza recniisis (iMCi2 John Hatch (Above). S orking for the perfect body Is SA John Correia (Lett). peace is rj .1 Il-u iiic ' nn.-Tii OS2 Hnck Wcl come (Above). LTJG Frankhi Myers displays a starfish hi caught while diving in (h . Arabian Gulf (Right). Ilooi ' s ' i;nn ini: a fnendiv basketball anic was a great v a to pass the time. HOMK SWKKT HOMK i Miilors rack is his home. Stor- ig uniforms, clothing: and per- .inal Items in such a small arc.i is real challcmjc at limes iRichn v THAILAND The serene landscape and inviting beaches of Thailand were a welcome change for the sailors of Harry W. Hill. Thailand offered a variely of interesting activitie s including shopping along the street, swimming in temperate coastal waters and partying until the dawn. 1-N3 -Shawn Murptn and 1 I)ar l l inato keep an eye tor siiarks while swininiinj llie warm waters of Pat( lk ieh (I elii I GSE2 Sean Fietl. GSHFN Wade i and GSE. Charles Langiey out boat ride (Above Left). Enjoying a e iropiea! drink in Thailand are I Joseph Stephenson and ICEA Clay Ratliff (Below Left). Several nieiiit of the crew took part in a projeci help some of the less fortunate mt hers of our globe. ET2 James Amoli a local orphanage (Below). ' Ak ' X .Silliiw;iy ami DC I Ki-mm I liiiiiip ii(i louiiil miuk- nil. ' uiKliMMaicr reels in ilic Maiers oil I ' liailanJ (Ki ' liii lliiv picit)iis l(M)kin ' }:n)up ol iiidiviiJuals ucn dIIcii lnund lurk ; arouiul in alleys anil hack streets. They cariH: lo he known as heM .... .H.I..V. . an I have your ainnpraph ' Ci.NUi I hni: Circcn enjoys celebniy talus (Above) V.J} NNiiiiam l.assiter gets strangled hy .1 icunis a piile vhile ()S2 Anthony Parham contcniplatcs a new larcwcll pan) Uh I.T fVio? Stufflc (Ixfit CraMlin ; Ihcik ■ r C ' rcisMng the l.inc ' INS Bfcit Martin (Be S here ' s OfKva ' (Lcfti The  v l mine Mchl- V J Wis discoNered h Ihrce MciUni otTicers n Bahrain Righl) PHIEF ' S lyj ESS As a Chief Petty OtTicer. you will be I ' oreed to endure adversity. You must faee each challenge with dignity and good grace. It is required that you he the toun- tain of wisdom, the ambassador of good will, the authority in personal relations as well as in technical applications. Ask the Chief is a household phrase in and out of the Navy. These are the Chiefs of Harr W. Hill. -Excerpts from the CHIEF PETTY OFFI- CER CREED. DCCS Gordon Gist, ENC Greg Seed and GMC Ken Lyon just can ' t seem to get away from a boat (Above). Supply Chiefs MSC George Dann and SKC Artemio Jimenez working hand in hand (Left). The gangs all here! Harry W. Hill ' s CPO Mess and Com- inandine Officer with Vice Admiral Kat (Below). u Am imc |U-i.lci.l sociinu ak ' ri Icll I INK Patrick Mclchcr. GSl-X Larr Bcnsun and GSIX Andrew Harding siliing outside the tHiwIing alley in Bahrain (Above). At the Admirals reception are RMC John Mum . HNC Greg Seed and STGC Jetl Wilson (Right). Relaxing along the beau titul shores ol Thailand (Below). li.S.MC kobcri Stunc miiiIcs «.uiitiikn(l on Uk. laJiUil Jufm ihc iransil to Hawaii ( ANne) C Ti dd Bfaiisiencr Ji:iiU!r. :: u . the proper technique for handling a offee cup ( Below ). V T rtJM CRUISIN THE GULF IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE Diiiin«j HARRY VV. HILL ' s ihrcc monlh tour of the Arabian Gulf the ship was tasked with a variety of operations. All merchant essels north of 28 dcizrees HARR . HILL pro id cd the search teams. Pro- moting good relations was another important mission which HARRY VV. HH.L siiinificantlv contributed to latitude were queried about by rescuing three stranded their contents and destina- Kuwait fishermen during a tion. Several of the vessels routine patrol, required searching and H r T AM ■s 1 ' - ' ' 1 iz Guns munned and ready I ST. Jacob .Swart er stands ready to respond to any threat. Harry W. HilTs professional Visit Board .Search and .Sci ure (VBS.S) team searched Making bread. It doesn t matter what the several vessels bound for Iraq ueather is like, the crew must eat. Il l. 1-red Miner and G.SA lohn C ' orreia remove an ingrown toenail on FA John .Siroiufs toot (Left), Keeping the decks rust tree (Above). S.iiid siiiriir Man W Hill gets vand hUvicO in Kuviuii I lie I ' liglil Deck ciL-u lauiiLlicd hcliCDplciN uii u daily baM! US WARSHIP RESCUES KUWAITI FISHERMEN A US destroyer in the Gulf rescued six dehydrated crew members of a Kuwaiti fishing boat yesterday after they were stranded by engine failure, a US Navy statement said. GULF DAILY NEWS 16 MARCH 1994 THE HOST WITH THE MOST HARR ' VV. HILL hosted ihrcc diniici parties while touring the Arabian Gull Two parties were held in Bahrain and liic third was held in Kuwait. Dignitaries aiul officials from all over the GuH region wcif in attendance and HARRY VV. HILL uas in the spotlight. These parties helped sup- port Arab American relations. The crew provided both refreshments and entertain- ment. The parties were a huge success and enjoyed by all. .Sci ing refrcshinciu.s (.Xbovc). MSC Dann inspects the spread (Left). Vice Admiral Kat , COMUSNAVCKNT (Below). u j]L ( Seaman In Admiral! Vice Admiral Kat takes a moment to laU i Mime i l llu- N.i iis iiiiisi iinporlanl people ( Ahusei IKI-N Jod Sehilii: , I IV . : c_. Mouch WhJifield and guest ( Abo ct. The evenings were long and tmng. hut the preparation lor each of the parties began weeks in advance as crewmen worked to paint the ship and clean the pa.ssagcwa s so ihat c er tbin;: ii ' okeJ --hip hape POR T UL BAHRAIN OMAN hank God It ' s Thurs- H ave a coke and a smile. day? Different cul- 1 SA Tom Reynolds tures presented many differ- practices Arabic (Above), ent customs for the crew to The forts of Oman dominate the scenery (below). THE ROAD HOME L On the trip home HARRY V. HH.L visit ed Hong Kong and South Korea u ith brief stops in Japan and Hawaii. Origi- nally the ship was sehed- uled to visit Bali, howev- er a tense poUtical situa- tion with North Korea resulted in a last minute schedule change. Hong Kong offered a chance to see one of the busiest cities in the world, while South Korea on the other hand offered beautiful landscapes and quiet scenery. EN 1 William Sinclair and GSEFA Wade Ames explore Hong Kong (Above). Heavy traffic was com- mon thnuiiihoiu the citv (Left). HONG KONG ICFR Jakob Baker. GMG. David Brown. SA Jerry Carpenter and ICFA Clayton Ratliff at the Fleet Arcade. Fenwick Pier. Wanchai (Below). KOREA k Weapons Dlluci ' s drink i t choice! Snake Sake u. an unusual treat for many unsuspecting sailors (Below i 1 lie ereu uas ireated U- u liiui III M ' liic i. ' I ll.- . .... ;. - . Joseph Predd . SN Joseph Prothro and tour guides (Above). Posing with (he s|, lilies 1 1 ell and Meimv i Workiiiii oul with the kids (Lett). Painting a school was one project for Harry W. Hill sailors (Above). COMMUNITY RELATIONS HARRY W. HILL offered assistance to sev- eral needy groups while deployed. Helping to repair an orphanage in Thailand and refurbish- ing a charity shop in Dubai were just two of the projects undertaken by HARRY W. HILL sailors. ( liikhcn ihioiighmii the uorlil ha c always hocii l.iscinaii. ' d hy American .Servicemen (Above and Left). HARRY W. HEALTH FITNESS IS A WAY OF LIFE Physical fitness is uui policy! The eniiie com- mand is dedicated to keep- ing 111. Whether inport or at sea. sailors can he found jogging on the running machines, riding the bikes, using the stair master or working out in the West Coasts finest afloat gym. Morale. Welfare and Recre- ation Officer LTJCi John Wolfe under the direction of the Commanding Officer is in charge of maintaining HARRY W. HILL s exten- sive Health Program. The ship also provides a healthy choice menu for those interested in a total fitness concept. • f « tft yNt i in addition to a basketball court, iho ship ' s liolo haiiiiL-r h.i- running, rowing and biking machines (Above). The ships soccer team played in several tournaments during the inport periods of deployment (Left). The Commanding Oft ' icer. ( DR William Craft works out daily in the ship ' s gym (Below). A tough workout using free weights m the gym is a great way to build muscle (Below). Our uiidclc.ilcil basketball team, t Harr W Hill Toppers (Right). ()KKIN(, Ol I ISA (,Ri TO Kii ii: i: iHi SIKISS M) IKN- SI() Ol I I RM) I M)l R N I 11 I . ; he Softball team (Left). ENl William Mnclair pumps some iron in ihe weigh: Working Mth tree weights is ICHR Clayton RallifK Below) THE CORNERSTONES OF HARRY W. HILL a T G R R I Hainily iiicnihcrs and tricnds were able tn see first hand the operation of a US Na Destroyer during the Tiger Cruise from Hawaii to San Diego. Special events were scheduled to demonstrate the awesome capa- bilities of HARRY V. HILL, including a li e firing exercise with the fi e inch guns and Close in Weapons System. ■hoard and was ck and lively as. iic youngest seaman i Above Lcfu. Check- ing out the Sea Spar- row Missile Launcher (Above Righl). SR Mark Lira and his dad (Left). Ai the Tiger Picnic (Righl). The Tigers of Harry W. ' Hill with Iheir spon- %af% (Below). Family and friends wait anxiously on the pier as Harry W. Hill ties up (Lett). Crossing the brow to meet loved ones not seen for | six months (Below). HOME PORT HARRY W. HILL INPORT SAN DIEGO! America ' s finest Destroyer USS Harry W. Hill returned to San Diego on 19 July 1994 after com- pleting a successful (de- ployment to the Arabian Gulf. Family and friends waited on the pier hoping to catch a glimpse of their loved one while the crew quickly tied up the ship and secured equipment. The brow was positioned and a river of people flowed aboard. Long hugs and tears of joy greeted the happy sailors of HARRY W. HILL. Finding a message from loved ones on the San Diego Bay Bridge ' i Above). The pier was jammed with people eager to see their sailor (Below). iiYfiii d Waitinj; on ihc pier i Above U fi). FCC (SWi Waller Hoppes and his newborn baby boy Vinceni Anihiiny Hoppes loiieiher tor the fin.! time (AKne Right). Over all lines! The first line is dropped over the ballard on Pier 2 Naval St:iiton San Diego (Right). The Club was placed on (he v hecl soon after the ship iicd up (Belovn Cieiting the ship tied up properly is an important s.ileiv concern (. Knei. The fantail line cnev eagerlv anticipates their reunions ith loved ones iBelov ). J, % fWTw ' W COMMANDING OFFICER SWttft ' CDR WILLIAM P. CRAFT Born in 1947 in Detroit Michigan, Commander Craft served his first tour in the United Stales Navy as an enlisted photographic Intelligenceman from 1967 until 1971. He left the service to attend Michigan State University, where he graduated in 1973 from the Honors College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography. He returned to the Navy as a commissioned officer in 1974. F-ollow- ing Officer Candidate ' s School in Newport Rhode Island, he attended the first west-coast class of Surface Warfare Officer ' s school in Coronado. California. He served his division officer tour onboard USS (;RII)I.KY (C(;-2I) as Gunnery Officer and Navigator from 197.5 until 197K. Ne t. he was stationed at Recruit Training Commanti. Cireal Lakes. Illinois, where he was the Military Training Assistant. Returning to sea in 19S1. he completed department head tours, first as Com- bat Systems Officer onboard USS CUSHIN(; (I)D-985) and then as Operations Officer onboard USS JOUETT (CG-29). In 1985, he served in the Communications Staff at CINCUSNAVEUR in London, England, where he speciali ed in Tactical Satellite Communications, Joint contingency Com- munications and Fleet Tactical Data Systems. He served as Executive Officer onboard USS COPKLAND (FF(;-25) from 1987 until 1989 and then as Command and Control Officer for COM- NAVSURFPAC from 1989 until 1992. In February IW3 he assumed command o( USS HARRY W. Hill (1)I)-9K6) EXECUTIVE OFFICER iii.i. lie ciilciL ' d Itic I S .Na al Acadciii) in I ' ' 77 .iml was commissioned in 1981. From iyS2 until 1 X5 he served as ASW OfTicer and MPA aboard I ' SS COOK (FK-1083). Me was then assigned as II,A(i LTU)C{)MCKri)l SORT ONi;. in I ' XMie report- ed to the Naval Academy as an Instruetor and Com- pany Olfieer. Alter graduatin ; with distinction trom I WO ONI-. ah..aid I SS NIMH (C N-()Sl lie next attended the Na al War C )lieL;e uhcre he grad- uated with distinction in 1 )3. He reported to his current assignment as Fxeeutive Otficer aboard L ' SS HARRY W. HII.I. (I)I)- 86) in 1993. IX l)R JOHN N. C HRIS I KNSON COMMAND MASTER CHIEF Master Chiel Boitck uas born and raised in the midwest until his graduation from high school in Preston. Iowa in 1967. He enlisted in the United Stales Navy in 1968 and completed Recruit Training and Machinist Mate A school at Great Lakes. Illi- nois. His sea tours include CSS KR.VNKI.IN I). ROOSKVKI.T (C A-42 . CSS (H ARM S S. SPl:RK (l)|)-( «)7i. I SS H I SF, (C(;-23l and the I SS lU ( H N N (DIM, -14) Ashore he has had two lours as a Recruit Company Commander and a lour as a Ship Superintendent at the ship repair Facility in Subic Bay, Republic of the Phillipines Master Chief Boi ck earned his Hnlisied Surface Warfare Specialist designation while assigned lo CSS HAI.SF ' S (C(;-23). CurrenlK he is seising .iv Comnuiiui Masiei Chief aboard CSS HARRY U. HIM.(I)I)-986I. MM(M (.S I .11 RROl I) W. 1U)()( K Combat Systems Department LT Aaron Jacobs Weapons Officer LTJG Martin Walker Asst Weapons Officer LTJG John Wolfe Fire Control Officer ENS Brett Martin ASW Officer ENS Robert Oboza Gunnery Officer ENS Charles Redden ENS Dwayne Ducommun DSCS Romeo Delacruz ETC Larry Bums EM Officer EM Officer Combat Systems LCTO CE Division STGC Jeffrey Wilson CA Division FCC Walter Hoppes CF Division also known as FOX Divi- sion, is seen atop the Sea Sparrow Launcher. FOX maintains CIWS, NSSMS, Harp K)n and Mk 86 GFCS. They stand watch on the coasolcs that fire near- ly every weapon onboard. Combat Systems Departmep IC Richard l.ott CI DuiM.in It ' C Roger l.usln n DuiMcm GMC Ken Lyon DSI billy Brannaji STGI Stephen Chillun Ci: t)i iM..n r K 0: -. ' .uir. GMGI Eric Green CCi DiviMim IC I Gordon Lyons ETI MarkMejia CE Division GMMl Richard Miller STGI TiinoUiy Moouv TM 1 Gumey Parsons ICl Iranklin Smith CFrhMMon STG 1 Jon W ngley LT: JaiiKs Anuild STGZ Mark Canull K 2 0, iil C ' lurloswoiili C niVIM.Hl ti.MG: Paul Coy Ic 0S2 IXiuglas lerraA ' tH OlVIVKXl tm: pu. I-C2 Ri tvn Grrcj «ixxJ Combat Systems Department CA Division is responsible for And Submarine Warfare. Harry W. Hill Son- armen and Torpe- domen track and engage submarines with exceptional skill. They are well known as the best in their field. GMG2 Le Hastings ■ ' CG Division GMG2 John Hatch CG Division ET2 Troy Johnson CE Division FC2 James Knettle CF Division FC2 David McCuin CF Division DS2 David Montoya CE Division l-.r: Richard Palmer CF. Division DS2 Raymond Rcid C E Division t-C ' 2 Raymond Thomas CF Division FC2 Ronald Young CF Division FC. Ryan Anderson CF Division Combat Systems Department! DS3 Kcilh Andrews O: Division Q FC3 Robert Benson Cy DiviMim B GMG3 David Brown c ' (;i MsK i □ FC3 Gram Cautield O Divikuo u FC 3 J  n cs C tuipin IC3 Jereniey Cowles CE Division GMG3 Damon Fields CG Division ET3 Sean Garrison CF Division tT3 Martin Gill Cf Division FC3 William lleivton CFDisivx ' .i TG Division. The Jig Guns! These ;u s tiike caa ' of the i inch guns Uxalcd )n the forward and ift main decks. The )est shots on the hip. the gunners nates mainiain a )olcnt small arms ocker. s Combat Systems Department STG3 Tiniothv Lane ET3 William Lassiter CA Division Cb Division FC3 Alvaro Mata CF Division ET3 Matthew Miller CE Division FC3 Lance Nelson CF Division V 1 H X ET3 Scott Peterson GMG3 David Remmen GMG3 Fredrick Skidmore IC3 Joseph Stephenson STG3 Kristopher StRoms CE Division CG Division CG Division CE Division CA Division STG3 Jacob Swartzer ET3 Dustin Thompson STG3 Brent Uffelman ET3 Bradley Uyema STG3 Daniel Vallcjo CA Division CE Division CA Division CE Division CA Division DS3 Chap Walker STG3 Richard While STG3 Lenslon Whitlield STG3 Charles Willis CA Division ( A Division CA Division STG3 Eric Wilson CA Division Combat Systems Department fCSN Ray Irelarul S IGSN Whitiiicy Wlxxler S ICiSN KaniriK- Wilkiivs TMSA Fatntk Oliver lOA Clayttm KaUiff ( T DiMMiiii CADiviMiKi C A UivisKifi CA Divuioo Cfc Uivuaoa STGSR Robcil Adlcr ( A Division ICFR Jakob Baker C1-. nuiMi.n ' E Division owns ;i ;incty of equipment. Vorking to keep the hip eiMniiiunicating s what these guys lo. If you ' ve got a ircuit that needs cpair or a computer hat needs fixing gi e ni a call ... , Engineering Department LT Duke Clark Engineering Officer LT Robert Gibson Maintenance Officer LT James Hunt Main Propulsion Asst LT Doug Stuftle Auxiliaries Officer LTJG Roy Nafarrete Electrical Officer LTJG Jon Neumann LTJG Franklin Myers Damage Control Assl Electrical Officer ENS Jason Rich Damage Control Asst DCCS Gordon Gist Engineering LCPO GSEC Larry Bensor MP Division afSM IS3 GSEC Andrew Harding ENC Gregory Seed GSMC Robert Stone MP Div ision A Division MP Division DC 1 James Amos R Division EM 1 Vernon Browi hi E Division GSM I David Cambron HTl Kevin Crow MP Division R Division GSHI Reiner Goingco ENl Robert Moore MP Division A Division GSE 1 Roberto Pasai MP Division Engineering Department EN I William Sinclair MP DiviMim KM 1 RuMv Tatunay IX ' 1 Kevin Thompson t{T2 Joseph AddicLs GSM2 Benjamin Alger v H H- T l H i l H ' H V ' ' fa • v H A 1 1 G H A ' 1 1 f B B j 3 H 9 V yf l Bli M jSM2 Amonio Aquino GSE2 Anthony Ball GSM2 lldefonso Celebradti EM2 John Chauvin MPDiMMon MPDiviMon MPDiviiion EDiviMon DC2 Robcn EJIertoce R DiMuon HT2 Samuel Ferro R PiMMon iariy W. Hill goes o who re witlmul lain Propulsion )i ision. These guys la busy generating ower. keeping U)il- rs in limits and nainlaining vital upi n systems. MP )iMsion makes the hip go! Engineering Department GSE2 Sean Flett MP Division MR2 Edwardo Flores R Division EN2 Beda Galleta A Division GSM2 Bradley Gann MP Division GSM2 Pedro Gines MP Division The Damage Con trol men of R Divi sion spend a lot o time training to pu out fires and com bat flooding, whil the Hull Techni cians and Machin ery Repair me keep the ship in to shape. Engineering Department The men of lilcclri- cal Division keep the ship hghied. In addiiion to safety checking all electri- cal U i)ls they also lake care ol both major and minor electrical repair throughiuil the ship. Ci.SM3 Dcrrek Busha HT3 Kcnnard Coleman GSM3 Alan Faniador Mri lMM.Ml RDlMM.Wl MPDlMM. n EM3 Jose Gelito GSM3 Vicjor Hamilioa MPOmvi.c 3SK3 Ch;irles l njrlev MPI 1MMIX1 EN3 Danl Lo ato GSM3 PeicrvHi Luccm GSM. ' Michaei MalauuJu bN3 Shawn Mufptav . ' Di ivHXi NIPDiMMOci MP r i-nv«-«i Di iMOe Engineering Department EN3 Lam Nguyen GSM3 Michael Palmer HT3 Vaughn Robinson ENS Iwan Sumantri A Division MP Division R Division MP Division HT3 Greg Swallow R Division GSM3 Richard Whelden HT3 Garland Williams ENFN Marquette Brown EMFN John Dauberman FN Bradley Fajardo GSEFN Lance Hauer MP Division HTFN Pedro Rosa R Division DCFN Jody Schilling GSEFN Mark Urrutia GSEFA Wade Ames R Division MP Division MP Division GSEFA Brian Ferry GSMFA Rodn ey Kapavik FA Chance Lubbers GSMFA Thomas May FA Lonnie Sizer MP Division Engineering Department lA James Vaughn FA David Ward A DniMon FA Kwame Woods MFDiMM.m FK Jercmcy Covcrson FK William Koemer FR James Rhixlen ADiMsum FR Scoti Rowan A Divisum FR Stephen Storch MP Division FR John Siroud MPDlMM.Kl FR Dann Thompson SIP t . . :, -. FR Samon Waldcn 1- DiMMon Auxiliaries Divi- sion (A Gang) maintains all hotel services onboard the ship. Systems such as Distilling Plants, Air Condi- tioning I ' nits and Air Compressi rs are all maintained by A Gang. Navigation Admin Department LT Gordon Silloway EMC Romeo Bemal Navigator Nav Admin LCPO PNC Guy Powers XX Division MAC Bruce Tatman HMC Patrick Melcher XX Division XX Division YNl Virgilio Aban QMl Richard Rodriguez NCI Robert Smith GMGl Bernard Tate QM2 Timothy Leitzke XX Division NN Division XX Division XX Division NN Division PN3 Donald Castellano PN3 Patrick Fontillas XX Division XX Division HM3 Fred Miner XX Division QM3 Jeremy Novak YN3 Gregory William: NN Division XX Division YN3 Charles Woods QMSN Richard Meming YNSN Gcolfrcy Maxim QMSA Tamsin Lindsay XX Division NN Division XX Division NN Division SA Allen Yabul XX Division Navigation Admin Department ?Apm, ' m Km ; ' a Nav Admin means variety. The MC keeps maintenance records, the CMAA is the policeman, the -Ship ' s Oltice diK ' s (he paperwork, the Doc and his crew run sick bay and the Quarter Masters keep the ship on track. Operations Department LT Joseph Preddy Operations Officer LTJG Stephen Gueck ENS Patrick Long CIC Officer First Lieutenant ENS James Hoppe Communications Officer BMC David latum Operations LCPO OSC Ricki Haseltine EWC Todd Branstetter Ol Division 01 Division RMC John Muniz OC Division RMl WilheBess OC Division OS I Charles Bilyeu OI Division OS 1 Bruce Campbell OSl John Clippinger BM 1 Michael Figley RMl Benjiuiiin Hutch Of Division Ol Division OD Division OC Di ision EWl Steve Landis OI Division k 1l Douglas l.atlimcr HMI Derrick Wagner OSl Steven VValtncr SMI Darren Young OC Division ODDiMsiiiii OlDuismn (X ' Division Operations Department BM J Clarcncc CiuhboK O.S2 C ' hnsiophcr Joshua ()S2 Gregory Knoll )l)l uisii ii Ol DiMMun OlOiMsion OS2 Chns MaJcolm BM2 M. - ;W2 Lawrence Qucvcdo OlOnislim OS2 Phillip Vargo Ol nniMOM OS2 Enck Welcome OI DiMMon SM2 Nathan Zecr p OS3 Carl Addison Ol DiMVKW K l ' I tu inas H.il(J Mii iolh cIcctriMiic and iianual nicthiHis o oinmunicatioii arc naintaincd by 3( ' Division. The {adiumcn operate he receiving and raiiMnilling gear, while the Signal- iicn use naght ists ind llashini: liizhK. Operations Department OD Division is responsible for maintaining most of the topside spaces on the ship. In addi- tion to chipping rust and painting the hull, they also take care of the ships boats, capstans and anchors. KM Mich;icl lxkli;irdi OS ( l-.riicsio luii ;ilo KM Sean Harney (K ' r)iviM( n OlDiMsM.ii (K ' Division Operations Department HM3 Jainos Larson ()S3 William Lcjdhciscr RM3 Ucron Mayes ODDiMshui OlDiMMtin (K l)i jM. n OS3 Kanm Mitchell KM3 Richan] Mucha OS3 Robert Pabsl ()I I 1MMI I1 EW3 TixJd Reeves OS3 Spencer Stallman OlDniMon BM3 Omar Sweat RM3 Robert Thomson ()I)I);m i.mi OC I imm.«- H aS3 Alouch W hittield SM3 Shcnnan W iljiams OS3 David Wilwn ()|| ' )niM..n ()n|-)niM..n (MPimmou BM3 DanKll Wiitmier SN John Ashmead SN CVium(. ' acu oj! OSSN Clinton lX dgin KWSN David Ubas owxki RMSN Bnon KowUitd HW SN Ad ni Shfo  (MIIIiMMon Oir ni i.yi (Mt  iM.ii (X ' r .. ' Oir v„.- Operations Department EWSN Patrick Taylor SN John Wall Ol Division OD Division SA Timothy Busch OD Division SA Jerry Carpenter OSSA Jeremy Clark SA Gregory Elliott SA Rafael Gonzalez OI Division OD Division SA Michael Howell OD Division OSSA Marc Jensen OI Division SA Nathan Szutu CD Division SA Robert Tumquist SA Derrick Williams SR Jonathon Adams SR Christopher Boukma SR Erik Brassard ODDivisin OD Division OD Division OD Division OD Division SK JcKiiis Dcliid SK Kanstord Delisscr SK I r;iiik 1 iikihIi SR Mark Lira SR Kahiin Muhammad ODDiMsi.Mi ODDiMsion ODDuision OD Division ODDuision Operations Department SMSR Paul Littles (X ' DiMMon SR Travis Murphy ODDiMMon SR Phouthone Singphothignal SR Rodnic Ward OD Division SR Bnc Pncc OD Division Ol Divisions pri- mary job is to pro- vide support to the bridge when the ship is underway. Using electronic equipment and radars they track and identify un- known shipping and air contacts. SR Tommy Reynolds ODDlMSMXl SR Ryan Rod guc ODr M  :.«-. SR Hoyi Wheeler OD Diviuoo SR ChaudM ick WiUiuns OD[ vniaa Supply Department LT Robert Tutts SuppK Officer LT William Hayes Supply Officer ENS Frank Nevarez SKC Artemio Jimenez MSC George Dann Disbursing Officer Supply LCPO S2 Division SKI Alejandro Balangan SHI Fred Hughson DKl Jovencio Llarenas MSI Thomas Mullen MS2 Zaldy Custodio SI Division S: Division S4 Division S2 Division S2 Division MS2 Frank Davila MS2 George Dixon SH2 Sung Ha PC2 Joseph Puckett SK2 Stephen Testa S2 Division S2 Division S3 Division Posial Clerk SI Division SK2 Thomas iclmski DK. Antonio Anionio SK.Ulerman tion alcs MS. Andrew Levy SI Division S4 Division SI Division S2 Division SH3 Lorenzo Ramirez S3 Division Supply Department SES SK Bernard SampMin Sk Malcoln Silvcrcno SH. lX)naU)henn Sonlla SHSN Oliver Aguilar SI DiviMon SI DiMMon SlIJiviMim S3 DivivHin MSSN Luis Lope s: r .Mw. i Service to tho crcvs s the job of the Supply Depart- nent. In addition lo uderinc supplies, hey priuide meals. :ut hair, run the hip ' s store. i [vrate aundry facilities md pay the crew. MSSN MK-hacI Mueller S2 Din L wn I A TheixJorc BulUvL MSS A Lee Spn en. ik.i Si Ottuon S Dt iu ai THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS To all who helped make this boo.. a success I offer my sincere appreci- ation with special thanks to the fol- lowing individuals for their contri- butions: Steven Landis, who took hundreds of photos and is clearly one of the best photographers I have ever worked with. Wade Ames, Lee Spryzenski and Sean Flett, who also provided photos. Adam Shroy- er who coordinated the crew photo shoot. Patrick Long, who covered all the expenses. Mr and Mrs Clarence Gubbels, who provided the beautiful poem found on page 3. Vic Nigro and the rest of the Walsworth publishing co, who arranged and processed the book. John Wolfe, my best friend and the sounding board for many of the design ideas I considered. And finally Nancy McCuskcr, the high- school teacher who taught me the technique of layout. Stephen L. Gueck THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS 1 J— V • llims LI-IJANON Mediterranean Sea J ' • Damascus Mainih Alexandria ' V i L • Amman Tanta • Ci-xin { Cairo ' - ISS JORDAN BcniSuef ) F.1 Minva • V YAJA JHlwii i- ' AsyuK Hail , Al VCtijl, Al Mawsil Zanjaii • • .litil v, • Kirkuk ( IRAQ • Bakhiai. u Baghdad • A • All Najaf A • IV i An Nasiriyah . h. — j AlBasrali V A. Iraq- Saudi Arabia ifAm Neutral Zone EGYPT r H J • A ' ■■ ' ■■) 7 ■ ' ' f ' ' V - ::•■ uV;:, iN . • ir. ,