Hewitt (DD 966) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER Commander Jack B. Mayberry is origi- nally from Ohio, but was raised in Santa Barbara. California. A graduate of Califor- nia State University at Los Angeles, he was commissioned in September 1970 via Offi- cer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Previous sea duty tours have been: Communications Officer in L ' SS NEW ORLEAXS LPH 11). Weapons Officer in USS WHIPPLE (FF 1062), Combat Systems Officer on the Staff of Command- er Destroyer Squadron Twenty Five, and Executive Officer in USS KINK A ID (DD 965). He has had tours ashore at the Navy- Recruiting District Minneapolis, as the Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Com- mander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, on the CNO staff as an analyst in the Program Resource Appraisal Division, and as the Administrative Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. Commander Mayberry ' s awards in- clude the Meritorious Service Commenda- tion Medal, the Navy Commendation Med- al with two gold stars in lieu of second and third awards, and various unit and cam- paign awards. Commander Mayberry is married to the former Sharon Marie Boone of Santa Barbara. California. They have two children, Laura, and Shelle-Marie. Thev reside in Bonita, California. Commander Jack B. Mayberry

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USS HEWITT (DD 966) HEWITT is the fourth of the Spruance Class destroyers, known as the greyhounds of the fleet for their speed, versatility, and reliability, Spruance (Mass destroyers are the largest general purpose destroyers ever to fly the flag of the I nited States. HEWITT is 564 feet long, displaces 9600 tons, and is .Vi feet at her widest point. She is manned by 350 enlisted men and 24 officers. Propelled by four General Electric I.M2500 gas turbine engines, a marine version of the jet engine used in the DC-10 airliner, HEWITT inn sustain speeds of greater than .10 knots. Each engine is rat- ed at 20, 000 shaft horsepower. In addition to spied. the LM2500 engines provide .It 7 with a rapid rale of n deration and dec eleration, a quit k start- up time, and high degree of reliability. •. ' It II ' I ' S ' primarv warfare missions include Anti submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-surface Warefare (ASl W ), Anti-air Warfare (AAU). Strike Waif, ire (SW ' I. and Amphibious Warfare, Her weapons suite includes the Vertical l.aunc h Sys tern (VI. S) with Tomahawk Land Attae k and Anti- ship missiles as well as Vertii al I.aum h ASK( )( Equipped with the most modern technology in dueling the AN SQQ 89 ASW (ombat Suite. HEW- ITT employs her Torpedo lubes, snt.ii LAMPS MK HI Helicopter, and AN SRQ-19 I. ictical row eel Array Sonar to detect and attack enemy suh- marinal long range. Ill W ITT has Iwo 1K 4 ). . in. 4 i aliber guns for A AW . si w , ami Amphibious Warfare 1 igh) Harpoon i raise missiles are used for ASIW . and the SATO Seasparrow Missile S s tem is used for both AAW and ASUW, HEW ITT is named tor Admiral H. Kent Hew- itt, commander of the amphibious forces in the Atlantic: Elect during much of World War II. Keel laying for HEWITTtOok place 23 |uly 1973 at In- galls Shipbuilding Division of I.itton Industries in Pascagoula Mississippi. Mrs. I.eroy Taylor and Mrs. Gerald Norton. Admiral Hewitt ' s daughters, christened HEW ITT on 14 September 1974 It ITT was commissioned on 2, ) September 197b. Since commissioning, HEW ' ' has had a busv operating schedule. She deployed to the Western I ' ac ific in September, 197!) and again in May. 1980. In May 1981 HEW ITT entered a one year Over- haul. After overhaul, HEW III ' deploved twice again, in March 1983. and October 1984 HEWITT has operated with Destorver Squadron 31 during ASWOPS in the Northern I ' ac ific . earning the- Mer- itorious l ii it Commendation for her at lions there She e. irned the Battle Eftic ienc E , her second award, during the same period 11 entered Overhaul again in M,i 1987 u here she rec eiveel her upgraded ( ombat S stems Suite. HEWITT completed a successful Sim I rial in November 1988 and after an ,n c rill ated work- up, deployed m itii Battle Group I ( ) I K( ) 1 on 18 September 1989

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Letter to the Crew TO TIIKOFUCIKS WD CREW ol HEWITT: I lion I Ills Rl I si BOOK WILL RECORD WD III I P VOI RE All Vol K l 1I K()l s ( ( OMP1 lsn :i N l s VND ACHIEVEMENTS Dl RING Ol R OVERS1 s DEPLOYMENT. OUR DEP1 on Ml N I s ARDUOUS ONI FOR ILL THE SHIPS Of HA I rLE GROUP FOXTROI I 111 Kl WAS I l I 111 MAINTENANCE riME FOR ALL SHIPS M I I LESS FOR HEWITT. IN SPITE OF 1 HE I.A( K Ol 1 l I ENANCE TIME H EWITT ENJOYED 1 R HIGH si ii OF COMBAT READINESS AND ME1 EVERY 1 sk ING LEVIED ON HER. Mils ACHIEVEMENT WAS ON LI POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THI lECHNM 1 (OMI ' I I 1 N( 1 AND DEDICATION OF EACH MEMBER ol I His ( kl W. DURING THIS DEMPLOYMEN1 WE EX? L KII I I) MANY PERIODS OF HIGH SEAS AS WELL AS XTREMES OF TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM SEVERE COLD IN HIE BERING SEA TO THE HOT HUMID WE I HER OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. WE SPENT LONG PERIODS A I SEA AND CONTENDED WITH EXTREMELY POOR MAII SI R VICE. YOU OPERATED FOR LONG PERIODS AT ( ONDI- TION THREE AND PORT AND STARBOARD WAT His FOR MANY CREW MEMBERS. YET THROUGH IT ALL Y OUR SPIRIT REMAINED HIGH AND YOU CONTIN1 in TO PERFORM YOUR DUTIES IN SUCH A W V 1H I HEW1TI RECEIVED NUMEROUS ( Ol IDES. IN ADDI- TION, HEWITT CREWMEMBERS PERFORMED si PERBEY AS GOODWILL AMBASSADORS WHEN UI DID GET THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SO ll WELL EARNED LIBERTY. I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD ol 1 ( H WD 1 VERY- ONE OF YOU. I THANK EACH OF Vol FOR si I Il (. WD MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS OF PERFORM- ANCE. HEWITT ' S CREW IS THE BEST. I AM PROl D TO BE A SHIPMATE.