Hawes (FFG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1987 volume:

Jl I c u ■ -iA p p • 7 { MeO MeF 1987 Richard €lllngton Howes was bom in Thomoson, Georgia, on Februari 12, 1894. Flveri talented oChleCe, he attended first the Universiti of Georgia on a base- ball scholarship, then Mercer Universiti where he plained both baseball and football. LUhile at Mercer he complet- ed his requirements for a law degree but decided to plot professional baseball instead. World LUar I inter rup - ted his brief baseball career. In 1917, he enlisted as a fireman and received orders to the battleship, US5 OHLnHOMH (tiU-37). Because of his law degree, he was awarded a reserve commission in 1918. Rt the close of the war he reverted to the rank of LUar rant Boatswain and worked on se veral fleet tugs and submarine rescue ships. Howes received his first Novi Cross for distin- guished service in the raising of the sunken submarine SB 1 (SS 162) in 1 926. He was again commissioned an En- sign bi a special act of Congress in 1929 for his part in the salvage of the sunken submarine 54 (SS 109) the previous i ear. During the Depression, the military was forced to cut bock severely on manpower. Many of the older officers and mustangs were forced from the service or given undesirable jobs, and L TJG Howes was no exception. He was placed in charge of a Civilian Con- servation Corps camp in New Cngland with on exception- ally poor record. He instilled his unit with swelling pride and soon earned credit for having the cleanest and most improved camp in the nation. In 1935, Hawes re- turned to his speciality of submarine salvage with as- signment to the USS fHLCON (nS 1-2) as Commanding Officer after this successful tour, he returned to shore training duty but did not remain there long. In January 1940. L T Hawes took command of the submarine rescue ship USS PIG€ON (nSR-6) which conducted salvage and rescue operations throughout the Pacific as a member of the Asiatic Fleet. The ship also participated in the evacuation of the 4th Marines and ships of the Yangtze River Patrol in November 1941. Then on December 10. 194 1. as USS PIG€ON was docked at the Covite Naval yard in Manilla Bay repairing her steering gear which had been severely damaged during a typhoon, the Japa- nese launched a massive surprise air raid. The Japa- nese attack came fast and furious, and even though Pl- G€ON ' S four machine guns were no match for the ene- my. USS PIGiON still managed to clear the docks using tiller ropes for steering. Hnowing the fate of sleeping fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawes had relieving tackles rigged, steam at the throttle, and his men ready for ac- tion. Then, returning through heavy fire, PIG€ON hauled the submarine SCRDRRGON stern first into the relative safety of the harbor. Hawes ' foresight saved not only the PIG€ON but also S6RDRRGON which later went on to sink more enemy tonnage than any other submarine in LUorld LUar II. For her heroic actions in saving S€RDRR- GON, PIG€ON received the first Presidential Unit Cita- tion awarded a ship in LUorld LUar II. By the end of Decem- ber, Howes ' valiant sailors earned o second Presiden- tial Unit Citation for their fighting ability, and L T Hawes was awarded a second Navy Cross. In June 1942, Hawes was recalled to LUashington where he played a major role in designing and building the USS CHRNTI- CL€€R (RSR-7), a submarine rescue vessel. It was the first such vessel of its type, and Commander Hawes sub- sequently became its first Commanding Officer. He ex- hibited such ingenuity in effecting repairs to the submar- ines assigned to his ship for refit that he received a let- ter of commendation from Commander. 7th Fleet. The final ship Rear Rdmiral Howes commanded during LUorld LUar II was the submarine tender USS RNTH€OON (RS- 24). He received a Bronze Star for leadership of his crew which repaired and refitted 34 submarines in addition to making emergency repairs to a dozen others. In all. Rear Rdmiral Howes commanded three ships during LUorld LUar II. participating in heavy battle action at Cov- ite, Subic Bay. and off the Rustralian coast. UJhen he re- tired in December, 1952, Rdmiral Howes hod won most of the medals and ribbons awarded by the No vy. In addi- tion, USS PIG€ON was the only surface ship to win two Presidential Unit Citations during LUorld LUar II. One of the nation ' s most gallant Naval heroes. Rdmiral Hawes died in 1968. V r f Z COMMRNDING OFFICeR Commond r Joint Ul Sf   . USN. M o oduot ol Uppt it Ootr Ugh Sttioet. PnibtMgft. Ponni vonla. Butt Pfp ot yv S hool. ax) a 1969 gfoduot of th U 5 No at fkoOtf fctowmg hl% ommt%iiorwtg h fivd obood USS fOMST StWUMN (DO 931) o Comnunconont Otticm tiom 1969 1971 H luoi th«f otd tvd to th« uoff ol Conrmond ' Ottrov ' 5quo on 94 ot tf)0 Stall Cotnnun otions Offkt In Xjnm. 1973. Command ' Sp «r uof '  otugn«d o%hOf a tr  Op-  fatlon%. Plans and Rutomot d Data Prot iitng (RDfij Produttton OHK r ol ift Norol 1 t ommurt- ,oiinn% C nt f (NTCC). Cr rut Pkua. UkttNngion. D C from 0  mb 1974. to AA I97S Com- If Spoor ottondod U S Novol Doitroy Sthool H uMM tftoo ottignod at UJ Ofiont Offtc0r n USS niNStVOATH (ff 1090) and subioqu ntk roportod lor duty ot ttto ftog S ttorv to Coitwnond- Ol i-runofDostrovor Group Tuio Upon co r 3lO(lon ol tftat lOir Commondtr Sp tr att nti d ttm Cologo ol Command and St JI at (ho U S Novo UJor Cologo. gfoduattng m 198 1 Ho rtton rottfn0d to soo OS €to utivo OffKOf aboard USS THOtUH (DO 909) unit kmo 1983 from Ju 1983 to Jufy. I96S. Commondoi Spoor uxm osijgnod to Commondor. Naval Mmon Pononn Commond and iorvod as eho CruisorDoitrovor Pkxomont OlfKor uMthtn tho Sirfoeo Ulor aro Gonoral Urvitnetod Imo Olliior Diitrlbutton Division Subsoquont to ttus ossigrvnont. Commortdor Sp «r ottondod tfto yvJustrlol Cologo ol tho ftrmod for cos. Notional Dolonso UnvorsJtv. graduating m Juno 1986 Con- currontk . Commondor Spoor corr lotod his graduoto studios and oornod a Mostors m Pubtc Adm t- istrotion from Coorgo UJashlngton UnivorsKi m l ugust 1986 On 16 fiprt 1987. Commondor Spo r assumod corrwnond of USS HMV€S (ffG-53). Commondor Spoor s porsonol do orotK ns mdudo ttto MorKorious Sorvice Modal. Novi Commoodotion Modal (uMh gold slot m tov ol s cond outord . Nov ochiovomont Modal, and rnjmoro js urK and sorvKO oujofds execuTive omcen Lieutenant Commander McHenry is a Native of Nashville. Tennessee and a 1974 graduate of the NROTC Program of Vanderbilt University . He and his aiife Debar a Rnn Nolan McHenri started a naval career in Norfolk, Virginia uiith as- signment to the precammissioning creuj of USS MOIN€5T€ti (FF- 1097). His initial sea duti as €lectronic Material Officer and Combat Information Center Officer ujos folloujed bi tours of duti as Ride and Flag Lieutenant to COMTRRLRNT, student at the Department Head Course of the Surface UJarfore Officer ' s School Command, and Operations Officer in USS CRHON (DO-970). In 1982 Lieu- tenant Commander McHenri moved to Hei UJest, Florida where he luos as- signed to the Commissioning cretu of USS H€f1CUL€S (PHM-2). Two t eors as ex- ecutive Officer of H€nCUL€S were followed bi a shift to Charleston, South Car- olina where he was assigned to the Staff of the Commander, Cruiser Destroi er Group Two and subsequentli to his current tour of dut( as executive Officer in HnUJ€S. Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. McHenri hove two sons, Matthew and Peter. Lieutenant Commander McHenri has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Navi Commendation Medal, Novi Rchlevement Medal and vari- ous unit awards. His next tour of duti will be on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in LUoshington, D.C. COMMRND MRST€R CHI€F Master Chief Storekeeper. Charles lee fhggs. Surface UJoffofe Quolfted. a 4 1 i eor old Native of fort Smth. f hansas reported to the US5 HtWJ€5. on September 7 1984. ivhile the ship u os in precomrnssiofwyj phase During his 16 years of militant service Master Chtef Riggs has been otto hed to nurrtef- ous commor ds USS FLOVD fl. PtWHS (DDBB4). USS HHW (D€- 1087). USS MM UNNIX (DD-94), Personnel Support Rctivitt Naval Flu Station Memphis. Tennes- see, and Naval Station (BCT) Charleston. South Carokno Master Chief f ggs has also received numerous militan decorations, such as Navi CommenckXion Medal. Navi Rchievement Medal. Good Conduct Medal. Naval Reserve Meri- torious Service Medal. Navi Cipeditionari Medal. Vietnam Campaign Medal. Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Master Chief Riggs is currentii the Command Master Chief, and ttte Semor €nlK- ted Member onboard HfiWCS. . f Ir- -i ■ WM 5, ,H..r. '  - --- .v. a ' ? .1 I JaXU ; k ' - ? ? D€PRRTM€NT LCDR Bill Hughes RssC Det OIC CDR Frank Gallic Rir Det OIC .sr ii-ir ' ; KT r.jjjgi - iBb i r Bruce Balensiefer Maintenance Officer L T Gene Nance Operations Officer L T Sid Hatcher Rsst Maint Officer LT€dBoldujln Rsst Ops Officer MRINTeNRNCe DIVISION Rbo ve: front fk w (L ■ R) - RMHC SW ' Hen Moore. R€2 Rond 8ecM. RD I Ht le Oa . RX2 Mark Mo. RD3 Heith Brot . RT3 LuB RIe zander Sontono. LCDRBtHughes Sec- ond Row • LT Bruce Bolendefer. RMHl Rr- [hur Gone. L T Std Hotcher. RMSS Gcyy UJoMoce. RD3 Heith 8lod . RZS OoncM Mukvee. RXl Rtcftord Hent. R€2 (RLJ) Rkhord Horreison The Rr Deportments Motntencyxe Divrston IS resfionsibie for motntomr ttte [uxD HHIV€S embarked SH-MB LRMPS MH M HeScofiters The perform at moirte- nonce and soppcxt functtons necesscyy to keep tt e Hetcopters fK ond recxA ' or octton at QnjtifT e Ther success con e seen t i tt e aver 1000 hoirs of fight tn e oftd landings tfxx tt e hove togged 10 Maintenance Divlslan Matntenonce Dtvtston U OPemTIONS DIVISION 1 V2 ftbove: Top - LT Bruce Bolenslefer. again? Middle - RLU2 Brian LU. UJick. Bot- tom ■ RLU2 Da vid LUestheimer, L T €d Bald- ujin, RLU2 Robert Rlexander, LT Gene Nonce. The Rir Departments Operations Di- vision is responsible for the planning and coordination cuith the ship for all air op- erations and air creui training. In addition, as told bi LT Gene Nance thei are the di namic driving force and the detach- ments nerve center around uuhich all ac- tivities revolve. 12 Operoaons Division 13 14 Operations Division COMBRT SVST€M5 D€PT. LCDR Bob Holmon Combat Si sCems Officer Former 9  L T Tor)i Donaldson Ordnance Officer LTJoeHt Combat Si stems CXfker Present X ' tn { fl €TC Jomes Hvom Ctectrook fiecxtness Officer L T Craig Bodkin fiSUJ OffKer 15 CS-2 DIVISION Above: Front Row (L - R) ■ STGCS (SOJ) George Oujer bi . STGSN Vincent Luna. STG (SUU) Robin Bishop. STG2 (SIM) John Drogovich. TMC (5UJ) John Quillmon. Bock Row - STG5 fred Stevens. STG2 (SUJ) Morli LUikfvan, TMSN Stewort Dickson STG 3 (SUJ) Dovid l-lenking. STG 1 (Sill) Bobbi Horn. 16 Th0 Sonof T0 hntcton$ and Torp domon of CSS Division af0 rmsponsibi for oi tonof ondtofp9Ck3 0quiptn0 nmoint0n(v C0 In addi- tion, thoi Of f ipon%lbl« fof submofv hurt • Ing. closiJfitoeion and toson wtth et 0 ships 1 Deportment during sutxnoftne operations During depioi mert and u hMe m the MedKer- ' oneon their slnH were put to test ujhen thev Luere tositedto search for ortdtracU a mtssmg Soviet Victor Class SiAyncyme LUorlur uMth the ships helicopter the i were at le to cxcam- piish this tosii when other ships the area could not Upon reassignment to the Persian Gutf tasking changed for CSP Division UMh no submarine threat in the Gutf some CSS Divi- sion personnel volunteered to stand the OS level fire Team watches while others m the Division rTKuntoined sartor uMXcft s on ttte lookout for possible mines and Ironton smot boots No matter what the ships taslting. dur- ing this deploi ent. CSS Division personnel stood reodi to assist CSSDivtston 17 Id CS-2 Division 11 |1. «- IS jk; It J  B S WtkJS S ffl |ffiJ F ■ T 1 ■ B Wi E -AiiMi B Af nL ilVi0 s BS iS Wb - ' 1 CS-3 DIVISION UJiS . Rbove: first Rouj (L ■ R) - GMMl(SUJ) James Moms. GMC(SLU) fekon UJhitc er. L T Ton( Donaldson. fCC(SLJU) David StUt- man. Second Rouj ■ fC5 Kenneth S y st- er. GMC2 Stephen Boggett. K2,SiU) By an fiMks. fC3 VKtor Dovis. KS Don M Doss. FCliSW) Brett Hendridt Thrd Row GMGl(SW) Cordel Crawford. Kl(SUJ) €leuteno Gitov- ' C on Teeter. GMM2(SW) G xy McMohon. KS Darren Cole. GMG2 Charles Tetnpter. GMG3 Steve Gngg. 19 CS-3 Division personnel, GMG ' s, GMM ' s and PCs. are responsible for the Missile Launcher, Gun Mount, CIUJS and Small Rrms. During deplot ment CS-3 Divi- sion set maintenance records a ith onl{ three Cosualti Reports for system degra- dation and no doujn time. No other FFG had feuuer weapons systems casualties, reflecting outstanding performance by maintenance personnel who make up the Ordnance Division. LUhile in the Mediter- ranean Quick Draw competitions resulted in HnW€5 being rated os ' ' Top Gun ' ' . No other ship could beat CS-3 Divisions speed for putting rounds out the barrel of either the 76MM or CIUJS. The out- standing talents of CS-3 Division are re- flected in the 100% S€L €X grades for the Missile Launcher, 76MM and CIUJS. Pro- fessionalism and talent were demon- strated in the Persian Gulf as CS-3 Divi- sion had the watch and ensured HnUJ€5 would always be the victor during the nu- merous confrontations. Putting ordnance on target is what it is all about and no one does It better than HnUJ€S CS-3 Division. 20 CS-3 Division CS ' SDtvtsion SI CS-4 DIVISION Rbove: (L - R) - €T3 Jose Rodriguez. €T3 David Rbles, DS2(SLU) Christopher Spor ko. IC2(SUJ) Serofin Rvitia. €TC(SLU) Lorri Tromblei , ICl Rllen Strauss, €T2(SUJ) Francis Scipioni. IC3 LUilliom Rllen. IC3 UUilbur Cooke, CT3 James Gouse. €TC(SUJ) James Hvam, DS2 Floi d Stough- ton, €T2 Robert Gladnick, €T3 €ric Jas- kieujicz 22 4 The 0t9ctronKi uJOfId of th0 Doto Si if mi T0 hnKior) (OS).  tfonc% Techn tion (€7). ond lnt fno Communt o- tton (K) rofei $ CS-4 Ovtvon CS-4 Divi- sion IS responsible for the upkeep, motn- tenonce ond repair of the ships rocfio communicotion gear, internol cofrmxjntco- tions. NTDS computers. CIC NTDS dnpkn consoles, ships entertomment systems, cur ond search radars and other related suMtchboofds ond support equipment Through their dihgent efforts HttUKS has olujO( s been number one m operattorrs that utilize this eqmpmer t Their out- stoncfing expertise served utet m the Mediterranean ortd in the chatengmg conditions ond continuous operations of the Persian Guf. CS-4DMsion £3 24 CS-4 Division DecH oepmTA ieNT LCDR Mark Hellam. Royal Rustrollon Navy Deck Deportment Heod x- , BMC Jock OoHi 1st Lf uceoont 2S Jst DIVISION BMSN n ° ' ' ° ' Dennis Rmores SN aLTV ' ' ' ' ° V Harris 5 V James Gass. SN Henn Otero SN H iZ J! ° ° ' d Frar cis. SN Steven o e . SN Michael Dalsan. SN Jasell BM n°T ' ' ' ' Gl dickers SfOauc e Hadges. BMl Thomas 26 1st Division mode up of the Boot- swoin ' s Motes ond Non rated S orxv) ore tasked uMth the respoosibiiti of mointoir lng topside and hiA preservation and cleanliness, at deck gear, ond the ships motor ufhaleboot Durmg deptoi - ment 1st Division participated extensive- li In most oil special evolutions InthePer- sian Gulf so much involvement in evolu- tions proved to be a consider at le chal- lenge Through outstoncfirtg performance and the obilitt to remain flexible at ar i time doi or night thei met the cholenge without foil. 1st Divisions successful touj- Ing of the Iranian ftJR , numerous an- choring, alongside refuekng. ond under- ujoi replenishment evolutions helped HnUJ€S to obtain ond maintain her out- standing record of performance ]st DiviSfon 27 28 1st Division ENGINeeRING DePL L T Phil Pordue Damage Control Rssistant former €NS Mike Chmietearski Domoge Control Rssistont Present a t • ■ ,k €NS John Hozzord Main Proptjtsion fissistont eVS Tom SctKilberg RuxMortes Offkef 29 6- 7 DIVISION ftbove: Front Rouj (L ■ R) - GSM5 Jamie Hutchison. G5€2(SLU) Steven Miles. GS€2(SUU) Steven Pulliam. GS€2(SLU) Briton Figg, GSM2 Terri hfondoro. GS€3 LoLurence Rutkoa ski. Second Row - GSMC(SLU) Richard Moore. GSM3 Chris- topher Graham. GSM l(SUJ) Jodi Harris. GS€3 Timothi Compton. GS€3 Dean Newell. GSM3 Michael Veargain. GSM2 David Boilei . 30 €■ I Division conHiting of the Gos Turbine S %temi Techntciom (€l ctricol and Mechomcoi) mohe up ujhot is known OS the Mom Propulsion Division Their re- sponsibilities ore fnointoifW)g the man propulsion engines ond on(ltkir p- ment Selected GSs ore assigned to the oil lob Commoni coted oil kmgs ' ' thev test ond mointoin the ships fuels ond ois. Little IS heard from €■ Division until It % time to get the ship underu a i then It ' s time to kick the tires ond kght the fires CS s hove attended advanced gas turbine schools In order to master the mon i complex electronic. hi ckoutic and mechanical si stems used to operate the gos turbine engines Durlryg depkH mert ujhile operating in the Mediterranean cy d Persian Gulf these learned skiKs ujere put to test inhere all si stems had to be reodi for operation at a moments notice UJith fiftij percent of the engineering plartt op- erating continuousli there is little time for breokdoains or errors ifi ou uiant to keep the screuj turning until i au eye sofe moored once ogam. 5 K l - e-IDMston 31 frmtr m ' Annccck Clcr e fflrrsi? K Lnhfuutu i!ti Rker. ' .; w= Pi«fv|al|jni. ' ' r(3 Qibsrn ffl Zes 3P f - Division €-2 DIVISION ftbove: Front fk uj (L ■ R) ■ HT2 James f ch- ordson. HTFN David Croft. HTfN Joseph UJogner. HT3 edmond Debien. HT£ John Stephenson Second Rocu - 6WS Mtchoe Chmieleujski present €-2 Diviston OffKer HTfN Sidnei GAom. HT3 Scott Russet DCUSUU Douglas Stafford. MA£ LLkume Sneoth. L TPhUPordue former €-2Divtston Officer. 33 €•2 Division consisting of the Dom- oge Controlmon (DC), Hull Technicians (HT). and Machineri Repairman are the unsung heroes of the HHUJCS. €-2 Division does not share in the limelight of a 76mm gun shoot or line handling in front of a crowd of civilian onlookers. Instead, thei are called upon to ensure that those s{ stems which even human on this planet uses daili are alujai s in perfect working order. Like the steadfast defenseman of a hockei team thei are not the glorious goal scorer, but the consistent superla- tive plainer whose arduous work and ta- lents go unnoticed and unappreciated un- til something goes afoul. Then, when things are soon corrected there is nary a thank you or a pot on the bock, but just a scornful look accompanied by a warning that it better not happen again. These men need no pat on the back however. It is thanks enough to see the smiling face of a shipmate who has just utilized the golden piping system of €-2 Division. 34 €-2 Division €-£[ vt5 on 5S e-3 DIVISION Rbove: First Rouj (L - R) ■ €NC(SLU) Gordon West, €M3 David Smith. €M3 IHerman Ga- virio, FN Scott Bellisle, €M3 Gordon Hem- phill. €N2 John LUells. Second Row - FN John Buckles. €M3 James Clemens. €M3 John Louurt . €N2 Victor UUilliams. FN €frain Ruiz. €N3 Osvoldo Montonez. Third Rouj - FN Barry Dozier, €N2 Micheal Schnibbe. €NC(SLU) Dale Norris. CM I Steven LUil- lloms. €M2 Charles Mabry. €N2 Howard Briggs. €NI Henneth Bennett. Missing in above photo is CN3 Omar Delecruz. €N3 UJilliam Dupus and €N2 Mark Lettermon. 36 4 li « L fc y 3 (■5 Division. oth0fujts0 known OS ft- Gong . consists of both the (n memen ((N) and the (loctrKion Motes (€Mj The €N s ore the met homes on the HRUK5 in- volved uMth mofWofing. momtointng cy d repoifing the diesets. on comptessors. o c plants, distilers. steering geof. refers, fins ond the other vorious rrtochtnes cyKf mechomcol devices kxoted tfvoughoijt the ship The €M s ore the elec triced pow- er compom on boord the HRUKS. Thev ensure thot electricity is supplied to oper- ate the vorious motors ood electrorttc equipment and also to keep HtUlKS hgftts brightit lit . efficientk and sofe ) Whether It was In the Persian Gut or the MedHer- ranean Sea. hot temperatures or rough seas. €-5 Division never relaxed wtch their equipment operating tujent -foor hours o do{ at sea or inport f-3 Diviston 57 38 €-3 Division OP€RRTIONS D€PT. L T Jomes Rennie Operations Officer L TJG John Bonds CIC Officer €NS Mork Poa ers ComfDumcQtions Officer OMCS SW; Loajrence Be Uer OCO 1 Ovtston Officef 39 ON DIVISION Rbove: Front Row (L - R) - QMCS(SLU) Loujrence Becker, SMS Robert Cotlett, QM2(SUJ) Glenn Smith. SMSN Gari Schuette, QM3 Roi Webster. Bock Row ■ SMS Hirk Normore. SMC(SLU) Steven Hil- lian, SMS Donnie Purvis, QMSN €dwQrd Price. Missing in above photo is QMSN Michael Rilei 40 Signoimon (SM) and Quo tefmoitfs (QM) moh up ON Diviuon Stgnolmon. responnbl for visual communteottons. arm on cot tujene -four hours o dto ox ore ezperts ot flashing Ughe. S9maphor0 and flaghoist On d plOi m nt th tr job ujos essential in maintaining communica- tions between other sfvps fey r avigation ond operational information The tasks of the Quartermasters is one of matntaming the navigation of H iUJ€S tfvough al means possible tuhether it be celestH . visual, satellite, or b i fiRDflR Tfvough their around-the-clock efforts, ujhiie on deplo ment. HfHUtS safekj ryovigated to the Mediterranean, the Suez Cc3nol. fied Sea. Indian Ocean. Straits of Hormuz ond nine convoi escorts in the Persian Gvtf totaling over SB. 000 mdes. ONDtviaon 41 42 ON Division •■ ' ■• ' ' ' AUG-? Rbove: front Row (L ■ R ' ■ RMS Robert Da- vis. RMS John Bittner. RMC SUU) fWtton( Ro( Middle ■ RMS €lmo Shtne. RMS Jo- seph Vocovone. RM2 (mil Benson. RMl Guillermo Seco Bock - RM2 MKhoei Morrissette. RMSN Hevtn Jones RMS Johnm Jackson AS The mission of Che Communications Division is to provide and maintain reli- able, secure and rapid communications for HnW€S. The ability of HnUJ€S to func- tion in accordance u ith higher authoriti depends upon her abiliti to communicate effectiveli at all times. Rs such, communi- cations is the cornerstone of effective command and control. LUhile assigned to the Middle €ast Force. OC Division processed over 7000 incoming and 800 outgoing messages per month. The vital link between HRUJiS, her helicopters, other ships assigned to the Middle 6ast Force and the appropri- ate LUarfore Commanders uuas main- tained through the diligence of the men assigned to the Communications Division. The efforts of each and every Radioman assigned to the Communications Division contributed to the outstanding combat readiness of HnUJ€S ujhile assigned to the Middle Cast Force. 44 OC Division i CXDivaion 45 Ol DIVISION Tki Rbove: Front Rooj (L - R) - OSSN Charles Dukes. OS2 Scott Hnight, OS2(SUJ) Pot- rick €vans. €UJ2 Ronald LUetzel. €LU3 Charles Macnoughton, OS2 Ricordo Para- nos. Second Row - LTJG John Bonds, OSI(SLU) James Duren. OS I Michael Price, OS3 Oregon Sievek, CUJ2 David Meloi , OSS Brent Powers, OSC(SUJ) Charles Brothers. Third Row - OS2 Phillip Doran, OSSR Christopher Still, OSS Tho- mas Schatt, OSS Robert Mojewski, OS 1 Gari UJilson. Fourth Row - OS2(SUJ) John Garcia, OS2 Peter Bromonn, OSS Terri Darbi . 46 H-r OIDtviuonpef%onn0iof0mod0upof th0 Opefotions Sp0( oHt% (OS J y d • ■ tronc LUo fore To tv t Kv s (€W) Th0 Op-  fotiorti Speciotsti hove o%opnmof f0- iponnbikt the gothefing. pKxmtung.  vo uotion. dnpkn ond dtssemtnotioo of to ti ol mf Of motion os K pertains to ux3f- fore environments sixh o$ ontiotr utof- fore, ontisurfote luoHo e. c itisubmo- fine uforfore ond novo gun ire support Operations Specioksts also provKfe se - ondori support In areas of rtovigonon and air control The €lectronic UJorfote Operators and Technicians eye respons e for the Interception, identificotion and dissem- notion of tactical eiectrotnogrtetic stgnois in the operotirtg environment Bi icfen- titling specific fW f¥iS. the eye able to determine ujf ot ships or otrcraft eye m the area ond ujhot the potencies threats from these platforms are Thei eye oiso re- sponsible for firmg chaff used to deco enemi missiles otuo from the ship In ad- dition, thei eye responsible fey the matn- tenonce and upUeep of at €SM cy d €CM si stems On depkx ent Ol Diviston worked together to provide oround-the- clock surveiKonce in defense of HttUKS. OlDtytston 47 48 Ol Division SUPPL V 5UPPOR T D€PT. L T Marshall Geib Supph Support Officer €NS Timet ht Povetto Disbursing OffKer MSC Rodofo Ventvito fisst. food 5«rvK0s Offkwr 49 5- 7 DIVISION Rbo ve: Front Rouj (L-R)-L TJG Da ve Ben- nett former S- 1 Division Officer, SH 1 Jerri Benstioof. DH2 Milton Hiott. PCSN Charles Diesburg, SH3 Brian Hording, SH2 David Fields. SH3 Daniel Lillet , SH3 RIan Hamro- ski , SHSNJohn TImmis, SHCM(SLU) Charles Riggs. Bock Rouj - HMC Christopher Hill, mSN Rnthoni Sanders, SH3 Brian Hall, SH3 Charles Smith, MRC(SLU) Thomas Jef- ferson, PNl(SUJ) David Rosado, SH2 Frank Lut ster, HM3 LUIIIIom Hart. Not pres- ent In above photo is VNI(SUJ) Thomas Veasi , SHI Micron Thomas, SH3 Russell Root and In the picture to the right €NS Timothi Povelka the present S- Division Officer and Disbursing Officer. 50 5 Division consHts of SNps S0fvkemon. Stofk0 p0f%. Vo0mt . Personneknon. Ho%p Corpvnc . Poitol Cl fh ond Dttbijf Sing Cl0fh Th0 mom toski thev perform mcMxf Keeping service records up to cfote pov records ond po bak xed The soda ond conc mochtr es fted ond running, the ships stcxe providing the crew uMh needed items, hcwcuts medicQi needs, supptes for otof the obove ond moM to keep the rtews from home coming UMh thot mcy jobs In one envision their tasks ae never ending ond m the PersK Got their impcytonce ujos on ied S- ; DMsion S } 52 S- Division S-2 DIVISION Rbo ve: front fk w (L • flj - HT£ , „ : -. . - ordson. MSC Rodofo Vencortto. L T Mar- shot Getb. MS 1 Lucius UMcoz. MS 1 €rr es- CO Rblog Second Row ■ MS3 €Heo Bun- oo. MS3 Phikp Peoptes. MSS Jeremc Hichmon. MSS Clifford Borden. MSS To(H lewts Third fknu - Fft Oovtd Crc t. SH3 Brian Hording. MSS Dote Souders. SN Geoffrey Compbet S3 S-2 Division consisting of the Mess Management Specialists are tasked uuitt) the neverending job of serving the creuj 3 meals a dai ev- eri doi . maintaining records of those meals and supplies used and order- ing the supplies necesson to keep the freezers, refers and pantries stoclied and the meals coming. LUhile on deployment in the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf all of that effort resulted in 38,029 meals being served. Because of the large task in- volved in keeping all those meals coming to the cretu, S-2 Division is as- sisted bi the other divisions on board who rotate personnel to assist in meal preparation and clean-up. 54 S-2 Division S£DMs oo 55 IF UJ€ SHOUJ€D VOU UJ€ WOULD HRV€TO ... ! 56 opemTioNS 57 58 Operations IJtl J iml -jj .-i operations S9 l Ik a. 60 Operations Ti K , operations 61 p 62 Operations •5 Ul -v- -.X . f % •iw juiic L3 ' , {H i, : ' y Operations 63 UF€ ON Haaies . . . RND OFF ' 4 66 Life , ' .. ( • 67 68 Life Hyeres. France Lf0 69 70 life Uf 71 72 Life Naples. Italy If 75 7 A Life T l Lfe 7S ► V. 4Ji « ?1 n JL jj 11 Rqoba. . Jordan 76 Life -- ■ ■- ' Ttd U-ifc ' f Monaco Lf« 77 76 Life Ufo 79 80 Lf« 81 S€CD€F VISIT 63 fllilRRDS W liYPwrfi i1 iw.L,. a .r .. . « - ■ ••■••il- ' '  M IT RLL RODS UP Over the course of Houues ' first deploi ment, 6 June - 4 De- cember 1987, when it ' s oil added up the figures speoh for them- selves. Sugar 4, 700 lbs flour 8.500 lbs €ggs 4,550 dozen Bread 7.200 loaves Potatoes 6.500 lbs Coffee 1.500 lbs Milk 2,891 gals Hot Dogs 18.600 Hamburgers 1 1,232 LUater 1.097.568 gals Fuel for ship s gas turbine engines 1.721,133 gals Rviation fuel 177.419 gals Machineri lube oil 4.110 gals Rviation flight hours 1.065.5 hrs Rviation landings 1.355 Mail received 19.785 lbs Miles traveled 27.895.5 nm Mani thanks for the diligent efforts of the cruise book staff and to those ujho contributed all their photographs and time. 88 m rrmm ' r. ' ' ' Ili ' .i ' J! ifiim o ( ' • A I y n I . 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