Independence (CV 62) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 464 of the 1990 volume:

1 r M — - V ioAu up - ' ■ fc ■ L t ji ■JW, jpmiff -g? First on station . . . Of the many dulies and responsi- bilities I ' ve worked to fulfill as presi- dent, there can be no greater honor than to offer a few words to the brave men and women serving in our armed forces, especially now to those who stand ready to repel aggression in Sau- di Arabia and the Gulf region, because you represent America ' s best and the world ' s best hope for peace. To preserve the peace, America will always stand for what ' s right. To preserve her commitments, America will always stand by her friends. To- gether with allies old and new, we have seen a nearly unanimous con- demnation of Iraq ' s injustices in the Persian Gulf region, and we have been part of a remarkable international com- mitment to peace and the rule of law. You ' re now in the middle of one of the toughest military missions in modern memory, enduring the long, hot days of the Gulf region ' s cruelest month. As one young soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division put it, You never get climatized, you just learn to tolerate it. So, to the sailors who have kissed their wives and husbands goodbye for now, to the soldiers and Marines pro- tecting peace in the desert heat to the flyers in the air, to the reservists com- mitted and ready, to the men behind .the guns — stand strong. Our troops around the world are providing the kind of strength and security that makes this mission possible. We have an important advantage in the Persian Gulf because in the air, at sea, and on land, soldiers of peace will always be more than a match for a tyrant bent on aggression. With your strength we have the will. Together with our allies we will find the way to peace. May God Bless you and bring you home safely and soon. President George Bush — Aug. 29, 1990 and ever ready. INDEX TITLE SHIP ' S HISTORY REFTRA RIMPAC DEPARTING CREW COMCARGRUONE CAPT SLATER CHANGE OF COMMAND CAPT ELLIS CAPT BIXLER COS DESRON INDY ' S CMC ADM UNRUH EXECUTIVE DEP AIMD DEPT AIRD, HAPLAI COMM UNREP DENTAL DEPT ENGINEERING Lur , GAL DEP|T OET L DEPT M. 5 ANCEDEPT NAV i DEPT TITLE OPERATIONS DEPT SAFETY DEPT SUPPLY DEPT TRAINING DEPT WEAPONS DEPT AIR WING PGNO 200-233 234-237 238-262 264-273 274-295 296-413 296-297 298-299 3 ■ 314-325 32 337 ,338-347 1 375 376-38 388-399 400-413 414-417 418-419 420-423 424-427 428-4 432-437 8-443 . 44-447 448-453 GULF CRISIS : DAY 25 10,000 refugees a day stream across border 52 U.S. Embassy staff dependents cross border Kuwaiti fighters vow to strike Baghdad TURKEY Mediterranean Sea Suez , Canal EGYPT JORDAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES KUWAIT SAUDI ARABIA orda; Ing in eg - St YEMEN NEUTER U.N. Secretary General enters negotiations CRISIS AT A GLANCE U.S.-k ' d forces pour into the Gulf as Jordan ' s King Hussein and UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar launch last-ditch diplo- matic efforts to prevent war. • • • Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warns Iraq to back out of its dead end. • • • Kuwaiti resistance fighters vow to strike at Baghdad and diplomats continue to defy Iraq ' s order to close embassies in Kuwait. • • • France calls on the UN to send a mission to Kuwait to protect foreign diplomats there and re- quests a meeting of the Security Council to approve the plan. • • • The I I.S. expels some Iraqi diplo- mats and restricts the activities of others. • • • A Soviet destroyer offers help to track a ship suspected of breach- ing sanctions against Iraq. • • • Wall Street stocks surge and the Don Jones industrial average gains nearly 80 points as the benchmark U.S. crude plunges $4 to $26.91 a barrel. AP photo ULF ' Combat headquarters ' monitors ™ JL±u s ni fin f-f By Jim Michaels Tribune Military Writer ABOARD THE CARRIER IN- DEPENDENCE - If the United States has become the world ' s police, this is precinct headquar- ters. Here in the combat direction center of this San Diego-based carrier is a screen with the names of eight ships — seven Iraqi- and one Kuwaiti-regis- tered. These are the suspects. There are the Ain Zalah Alfarabi, Za- noobia and Tarik Ibn Zayid, to name a few. Most are at anchor or are empty of cargo. The Zanoobia has already been boarded and is on its way back to Sri Lanka with a load of tea. Suddenly, the radio crackles with information about an Irani- an-registered freighter loaded with oranges and bound for Shar- ja, a large port in the United Arab Emirates. The ship is al- lowed to pass. The Independence, which ar- rived in the region three days after the Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait, is one of three carrier battle groups surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Currently, the Independence is circling near the Strait of Hor- muz in the Gulf of Oman, ensur- ing that nothing slips through the United Nations-sanctioned em- bargo of Iraq. Please see CARRIER: A-8, Col I Engine room in dark about time, daylight By Jim Michaels Tribune Military Writer PETTY OFFICER 2nd Class John Finn has not seen daylight in six weeks. If you ask him what day it is, he pauses for several minutes, until he remembers that the following day is laundry day. It ' s Monday, ' cause we ' re sending up our laundry for washing, he said. Finn is a machinist ' s mate who works in the engine room of this conventionally powered carrier USS Inde- pendence. It is a world apart from the flight deck, the cen- ter of action on a carrier. On a recent visit, it was 110 degrees and the noise deafening. Sailors stand five- hour watches in the engine room staring at dials and making sure other equip- ment is functioning proper- ly- Two sailors on watch stand near a duct, out of Please see FINN: A-8, Col 4 ALNISR I ' UBIISHINt. VOL. 12 NO. 324 TUESDAY AUGUST 28, 1990 SAFAR 8, 1411 NEWS V Maintaining Freedom of the Seas . j. B r l-i IBb ' 6{  fcfc-. 1 wWML ' : ?5lK- ' M w ' f . JH T Sm tf !j r -J 8« i i W T i 1 S2LL ' - r . V 5 u «. History of USS Independence The first INDEPENDENCE was a continental sloop of 10 guns, under the command of Capt. lohn Young. The second ship bearing the name of INDEPENDENCE was a 74-gun vesst launched in 1814. Until it was placed out of commission in 2 the second INDY served as a flagship and a receiving ship. INDEPENDEN number three lived a short life as a mem- ber of the Naval Ov eas Transportation Service. It was com- missioned in 1918 am lecommissioned in 1919. The fourth INDEPi DENCE, one of the first aircraft carriers to be converted i im a cruiser hull, was launched in 1942. The INDEPENDENT hen joined up with the ESSEX and YORKTOWN in a strike aga. st the lapanese held Marcus Islands. Then on November 2i 1943, the INDY was attacked by lapanese torpedo bombers and took three hits in the starboard side, of which only one torpedo exploded. The INDY then re- turned to Pearl Harbor for repairs and was again ready for ac- tion by July 1944. Her first mission back in service was as a night carrier with a specially trained air group. Within a year ' s duration the IN- DEPENDENCE was assigned as one of the target ships in the atomic tests at Bikini Island. Damaged but not sunk she was towed to Kwajalein and decommissioned in August 1946. In two years of war, this ship won eight battle stars. On January 10, 1959, USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA 62) was commissioned at the Brooklyn, New York, Naval Shipyard. Offi- cials presiding at the ceremony included the Honorable Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of the Navy, and Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations. Capt. Rhodam Y. McElroy read his orders and was the first commanding officer to assume command of the aircraft carrier INDEPENDENCE After the ceremonies, congratulations came from countries throughout the world and from leaders of foreign nations. The most remembered of these congratulations was a telegram and gift, a silver coffee service, from the citizens of Independence, Iowa, population 4.865. In 1962, INDEPENDENCE was ordered to the Cuban coast- line by President [ohn F. Kennedy as part of the naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1964, the ship broke almost all of its own aircraft opera- tional records during a 217-day at-sea period that included over 100 days off the coast of Vietnam in the South China Sea. For her outstanding performance during that period INDEPEN- DENCE was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation. Following a short yard period in 1966, INDEPENDENCE hosted the carrier suitability tests for the Navy ' s first vertical take-off and landing aircraft. In 1970. INDEPENDENCE was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for her performance in Jordanian contin- gency operations. The ship hosted the change of command events for 2nd Fleet in August 1971, and a month later, crossed the Arctic Circle, making each crew member an official Bluen- ose. INDY ' S 150.000th arrested landing occurred in February 1972, shortly after the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, visited the ship. In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon delivered his annual Armed Forces Day address from INDEPENDENCE. In 1977, after INDY ' s 12th Mediterranean deployment, it began a lengthy complex overhaul. The work lasted for nine months and cost over $90-million. The ship was awarded its first Navy Expeditionary Medal in 1980 for her performance in Iran Afghanistan contingency operations. During that deployment, INDEPENDENCE made the first carrier south-to-north transit of the Suez Canal after the canal ' s reopening. INDEPENDENCE made two more deployments, one to the Indian Ocean, and one to the Mediterranean. The Navy Expedi- tionary Medal was awarded to the ship in 1982 for its work with the Multi-National Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon. The year 1983 was the most exciting for the crew and her air wing. In Operation Urgent Fury, the ship participated in the assault of Grenada, and the combined INDY and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY carrier battle group air strike against Syrian targets in Lebanon proved the ship ready to carry out its mission on short notice. INDEPENDENCE ' S 25th Anniversary year. 1984. began with one Mediterranean deployment and ended with another. The ship was awarded its third Navy Expeditionary Medal, and its second Navy Unit Commendation as result of the year ' s work. The following year, INDEPENDENCE was rewarded for her con- sistent outstanding performance by earning the Atlantic FTeet ' s Battle Efficiency Award for the 18-month competitive period. It was the ship ' s first such award. In 1985, INDY entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard to be- gin the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). The program consists of three phases — fleet modernization, ship ' s life-en- hancing alterations, and repair and replacement. The SLEP is truly a cross between new construction and comprehensive overhaul. Having completed SLEP in 1988, INDEPENDENCE will now serve the United States of America well into the 21st century. From the beginning . . . Before Operation Desert Shie] ii Refresher Training Refresher Training ■w I.. Battle Group Exercise USS Independence Tiger Cruise Boxing Extravaganza 18 Red Corner Airwing Onload if j ne 22, 1990 I 20 jj 1 p f jJtMjjgM— _■ - — ' — WBBI 4 ? v June 23, 1990 Goodbye, San Diego -1 5 v v vj V V 24 Next stop: Hawaii iSmKiza 1 - ■■ . ' •. ' m w$ JaBwe 8S8 $91 ■ ifcA -— •. W.J COMCARGRUONE Rear Admiral Jerry L. Unruh 28 29 th ' ' 9- M X c 45AS CV-62 Commanding Officer Capt. Thomas S. Slater L USS Independence Change of Command Capt. Robert L. Ellis, Jr. relieves Capt. Thomas S. Slater CV-62 Commanding Officer Capt. Robert L. Ellis, Jr. 34 15 CV-62 Executive Officer Capt. Kevin G. Bixler 36 ■ilBU I I 37 Chief of Staff Capt. John McHenry 38 DESRON 23 Capt. William Schmidt 39 Command Master Chief ABCM Victor G. Perry Department Leading Chief Petty Officers 40 CVW-14 Command Master Chief FTCM (SS) Robert J. de Michele CVW-14 Command Master Chiefs 41 TRANSFER NUAL LDCR Welch C. Fair Administrative Officer British, Australian and Ameri- can warships upholding the trade embargo Monday forced two Iraqi ships to stop and submit to searches. They fired warning shots across the bow of one ship to halt it in the Gulf of Oman. The freighter was empty and allowed to continue, pre- sumably to Iraq, British defense offi- cials said. — Associated Press, Stars Stripes Oct. 9, 1990 42 ORGANIZATION TIONS MANUAL OPNAVINST MANUAI NAVY TOTA1 POLICIES P v ■B H K yta if- ! ' !? ei « linked Sutes N • ' xtNikhi ' m Nfl 43 X-l Division L Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — X-l Division, the Personnel Office, pro- vides personnel management for the entire ship. This is the first stop for all newly reporting crewmen. The personnelmen of X-l Division pre- pare manning documents, transac- tions affecting pay and allowances, maintain service records, and ensure the timely transfer, separation, and receipt of INDY crew members. The X-l Division consists of two work centers, Customer Service, and Transfer Separations, both staffed by hard-working professionals. Customer Service issues an av- erage of 200 active-duty ID card applications, and updates an aver- age of 300 dependent ID card applications per month. Customer Service is also responsible for pre- paring daily muster reports, and diary messages. They also main- tain publications, the Ship ' s Man- ning Document, and the Enlisted Distribution Report. Transfers Separations handles approximate- ly 25 transfers and 30 separations of personnel per month as well as re-enlistments and extensions. PNCM Harold Samuelson The Head Fred in the PN Shed. PNCM (SW) Harry Samuelson PN1 lames Bertine PNl Jesus Guerra PN1 Paul Poczobut PN2 Scott Hengel PN2 Eric Stevens PN3 Charles Echemuna PN3 Paul Guerin PN3 Lennard Hartford PN3 Romeoantonio Tagulao PN3 Paul Dirden PNSN Brad Girtman PN3 Leonard Hartford advises a shipmate of his dependent ' s entitlements. 44 7 $ PNSN Ronnald Johnson PNSN Timothy Mc Gann PNSA James Day PNSN Jim Day prepares to type a pay document Jl Jesus Guerra conducts Personnel Office business PN2 Romeo Tagulao updates the EDVR. 45 HA IBiflRYf X-2 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — X-2 Division is the Captain ' s Office and Print Shop. The Captain ' s Office kept the ever-present paperwork flowing throughout the deployment. In addition to their main mission of supporting the Commanding Offi- cer, the Captain ' s Office is the focal point for all command correspon- dence that effects 18 Departments and 9 Squadrons. All awards and directives, fit- ness reports for officers, officer re- ceipts, transfers, separations and retirements are also handled through the Captain ' s Office. 9 LTJG Alan Malmquist Cd CW02 Sonny Williams - YNCS lames Addison % YN ' l William Whalen V- «■ — 1? 1 YN2 Donald Parker 3 YN2 Randall Reinbold _ V •IA„ ' i N3 Howard Armes 41 Captain ' s Office Staff LTIG Al Malmquist turns it over to CW02 Sonny Williams. JCS James Addison reaches out and touches someone. YNl Scott Roche observes SA Elvis Sugar work with the lap top computer. II Randy Reinbold updates an officer ' s service record. YN3 Howard Armes attempts to operate a typewriter. YNl Scott Parker enthusiastically works on an offi- cer fitness report. -i X-3 Division Operation Desert Shield home they provide invitations for I ship ' s functions as well as the Fami- , ly Gram. Indy ' s Print Shop has established a reputation for being second to none. providing superior printing services in minimum time making each and every customer happy. LI3 Rick Cossitor staples some paper. LI3 Jim Cantrell works in the dark room LI3 Jim Cantrell runs the printing press. X-4 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — X-4 Division is the INDY ' S Post Office, its mission is to provide, as a minimum, a level of service equal to that provided by a civilian post office of equal size. All of the various classes of mail han- dled by a civilian post office are han- dled by INDY ' S postal clerks. This in- cludes both official and personal mail, the sale of postal money orders, postal stamps and various special mail han- dling procedures such as registered mail and insurance parcels. INDY ' S post office also handles mail for all the units in Battle Group Delta. The post office knows the word everyone wants to hear, Mail call. now. mail call. and they work hard and fast to get all the mail sor- ted and passed out to the crew. SA John Young carries mail on the flight deck. PCI Godofredo Frenilla PC2 Craig Leininger PC3 Robert Dwyer PC3 Kongmany Saypharath PCSN Larry Kissinger PCSN Garland Lewis SA Kevin Kubo PCSA Steven Manning PCSR James Young PC3 Robert Dwyer sorting letter mail. PCSA Steve Manning computing postage. Mft Y - ' ■•• PCSA Steve Manning working the customer service window. Indv ' s Post Office Staff — Finest in the Fleet. :. i C3 Lee Walker working-up registered mail. X-5 Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - X-5 Division is Ihe INDY ' S Master-At-Arms Force. The MAA force on Ihe Independence is made up of 60 personnel, comprised of ship ' s company and air wing personnel. Their jobs and re- sponsibilities include physical security. criminal investigations, security patrols, and maintaining the ship ' s brig. Within X-5 there are four work centers, one of which is Criminal Investigations. They are the INDY ' S detectives who conduct searches, collect and preserve evidence, and investigate crimes. The C.l.D. also provides a program called Program Indentification where crew members can have valuables stenciled and recorded to deter theft. The patrol section is responsible for routine se- curity patrols of the ship ' s spaces includ- ing, crews berthing, and the hangar and flight decks. The Urinalysis Section has qualified lab techs to enforce the Navy ' s zero tolerance to drug and alcohol abuse. Technicians are certified on the latest drug detection equipment. The Brig Staff personnel are responsible for the humane care, custody, and correctional treat- ment rehabilitation of prisoners confined under the UCMJ. LT John Rottger and MAC Jimmy Jenkins discuss the ship ' s se- curity plan. |[ LTJG John Rottger MACS Billy Woodrutf MAC Jimmy Jenkins SKI Richard Aranzanso MAI Robert Benson AQl Norman Douglass BM1 David Fuchs GMGl Eddie Jones SMI Paul Miller ABFl Freddie Shipe YNl(SW) Craig Strong MAI Edward Walker ' WMmii t MAI Edward Walker works on a training report. 52 N ,, ' . . ' ■ ' . ' t  ' «. ' uk ET2 Michael DeHate MS2 Anthony Hayes ABF2 Rodger Roberts AS2 Edgardo Velasco AD2 Darin Tucker AS3 Pedro Aragoza AD3 Allen Bernardo ABE3 Tracy Brehmer FC3 Juan Christiansen MS3 Richard Cokes ABE3 Curtis Davis ABE3 Robert Ebel YNSN Demetris Stewart updating an alpha roster. NIS Agent, Mr. Pat Hickson, in his office. ABH2 Frederick Stewart works on the desk journal at dis- patch. m ■ A03 Darren Erickson BT3 Stanley Fleming AT3 Tracy Harriss AQ3 Charles Hurley AG3 Stephen Krug AS3 Terry Leach ABE3 Bernardo Lorenzo ABH3 Timmy Winstead AOAR Donny Brasaear SR lames Morford Mr. Pat Hickson Mr. Chuck Warmuth Two of Indv ' s Master-at-Arms walk their beat AOl James Pratt dispatches a patrol 54 AOC Henry Mays BM1 Daniel Christenham OSl John Brand MM1 Dereck Lisec ABEl Ramiro Solis AOl (AW) lames VVarnhoff AVV3 Don Dunn A02 William Goodnight EM3 James Hopper AZ2 Thomas Lord ABH2 Curtis Smock X-6 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield The INDEPENDENCE Brig was certified for operation in (une 1990 after being shut down for al- most six years. The Brig Staff operates with 12 staff members. AOC H. L. Mays is the Brig Supervisor and MMl Li- ser is the LPO Brig Counselor. The BrigStaff duties include su- pervising the safety and rehabili- ation of all prisoners. If rehabilita- tion is not possible it is their respon- sibility to ensure that the service- man is made ready for his re-entry into civilian life. Prisoners are supervised through a strict daily regiment by all Br ig staffers. From reveille to taps, they are supervised in working details, chow breaks, etc. LT John Rottger and AOC Henry Mays inspect the entrance to the brig. 55 ■■■1 400 CDR Dennis H. Genovese AIMD Officer WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraqi troop strength in and near Kuwait has increased to 265.000 soldiers, supported by larger numbers of tanks and artillery, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Pacific Stars Stripes. Aug. 30. 1990 V LCDR Kenneth D. Harris Assistant Maintenance Officer 56 X N , • w ' illll!! « I IM-1 Division | Yolun Operalion Deser! Shield USS INDEPENDENC E (US) - The IM-1 Division, the nerve center of AIMD. handles all administrative functions and coordinates all maintenance efforts. IM1 is comprised of five different work centers; The Aeronautical Material Screening Unit (AMSU). which screens components for repairability. delivers the part to the appropriate production work center for repair; Production Con- trol (PC) where the coordination, priori- tization and control of hundreds of daily maintenance actions occur; Material Control which is responsible for depart- mental funds, ordering receiving parts, managing the toll control pro- gram and the Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL); Quality Assur- ance for the maintenance of over 14,000 technical publications, audi- ting of work centers, monitoring of 20 special programs, and trend analysis and technical expertise; and Mainte- nance Admin, which is responsible for the typing routing filing of all AIMD ' s official correspondence and the coordination of all manpower re- quirements and training. LT Kent Caldwel for the camera. and AVCM fay Hogan take a break to smile LT Ken Caldwell AVCM Jay Hogan ASCS Leo Abucencia AQCS Dennis Helms ATCS Stephen Koski AZC Marcus Alsbrooks ASC lack Bish ATC Ralph Gallaugher AKl Edgardo Ayapana AZl Richard Brodowicz PRl Everett Day AZl Gary Greenlee sSsc AKAA Dvvight Collins researches part numbers in a manual. 58 If.) M- AMHl )ay Jensen AEl Calvin Neal ATI Terry Rhodes ADl Mark Saucier AMSl Andrew Singleton AZl Gerald Stevens ATI Anthony VanRensalier AQl (AW SYV) Terry Watkins AK2 Rick Cuevas AT2 Peter Schippel AZ2 Alan Silva AZ3 Sixto Acosta AT3 Matthew Byers AZ3 Douglass Campilo AK3 Scott Hempel AT3 William Hill AZ3 Lance Jones AK3 Michael Nusser AZAN Oliver Watts and AZAN lohnnv Quiroz working on NALCOMIS. AZ3 Lance Jones types a message. 59 AK3 Kevin Potts AZ3 Arthur Sealy AT3 Dennis Sorrow AT3 Scott Zerkle AZAN Kyle Baker AZAN David Lerner AMHAN Paul Perricone ATAN Robert Peters ATAN David Riedel AOAN Garg Samz AZAN Oliver Watts AZAN Henry Zecher AZAA Lenny Clingensmith AA Daniel Dennison AZAA Russell Heather ASAA Dean McGinnis AZAN Johnny Quiroz AKAR Dwight Collins S z A A AZ3 Ed King doing AIMD business on the phone. AT3 Fred Brissette cleans the sinks. AMHl Jay Jensen consulting the great oracle. CW03 Rick Hauser ADCM Manuel B rown AMSC Alex Ordonio PRC Roser Bulda IM-2 Division m Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The General Maintenance Divi- sion (IM-2) provides the basis for all intermediate aircraft structure and power plant maintenance to the embarked airwing. Composed of three branches and thirteen work centers, the IM-2 professionals are responsible for the test, inspection and repair of aircraft structures and hydrau- lics, aircraft tires and wheels, and aviators ' life support systems. These aircraft repair shops rival those of a major airline repair fa- cility. Aircraft equipment repair starts at the radome and ends at the afterburner. 1M2 is the force that is committed to keeping the crew comfortable and keeping ' em flying. If IM2 can ' t fix. it probably can ' l be fixed. Power Plants Branch supports sev- en jet engines, auxiliary power units and component repair for eight weapon systems. The 500 Branch includes five work centers that concentrate on layout, bending, forming and welding all types of aircraft metals and strut - tures. The Paraloft Branch includes three work centers that inspect, re- pair and maintain all equipment as- sociated with aircraft and aircrew survival equipment. They are also often tasked to manufacture various items used in ship ' s display and cer- emonial functions. J AZC (AW) Gregory Davis AMHC Ronald Peoples AD1 Romulo Buenavista AMS1 Guy Erbin AMSl Daniel Guingab AMH1 Donnie Kidd AD1 Benedicto Mabalot ADl lames Peddle AMSl Thomas Riddle AMSl(AW) Gilbert Sanchez AMSl Felipe Santiago ADl(AW) Garry VanDuMollen PR2 Robert Brown AMS2 Jessie Congjuico PR2 Michael McCartv AMS2 Michael M iranda PR2 Derrick Mounce PR2 Alejandre Munoz PR2 Diosdado Pagador AD2 Martco Sanchez hi  . . ii n i V K i T v. PR2 Ronald Stevenson AZ2 Andrew Wilson AD3 Allen Bernardo AD3 lames Falls AMS3 Forest Hendley AD3 Daniel Iwatsu AMH3 William Kennedy AD3 Paul Leclere AD3 Greg Limas AD3 Ruel Munoz AMS3 Jonathan Petitjean PR3 Lyle Pittman AMS3 Shawn Quinn AMH3 lames Stewart PR3 (ames Taylor AD3 Patrick Thomas AMS3 John Torres ADAN Ronnie Babb IM-2 sailor repairs a component. AMSl Gilbert Sanchez works on a computer. CW03 Rick Hauser reviews a document. 62 MS2 Mike Miranda inspects an aircraft ' heel. MSAN Scott Mohney working in tool con- ol. AMHAN Keith Dalton AMSAN Phillip Davis ADAN Keith Farrow ADAN Dalton Felder AMHAN Richard Garcia AMHAN Brian Goerres MSAN Charles Hardy AMHAN Charles Hodges AMHAN Timothy Jackson AMHAN Keith Jones ADAN Noel Lucero AMHAN Arturo Madali AMSAN John Maurstad AMSAN Scott Mohney AMSAN Arthur Newell ADAN Robert Norris AMSAN Aburey Reid ADAN Virgilio Reyes 6 I nv i l AZC Marcus NALCOMIS Alsbrooks and AVCM Jay Hogan having a laugh. AN Bobby Wade works on a jet engine. If you don ' t have the part, then make it. 64 AD3 Dalton Felder and AD3 Daniel Iwatsu work on a jet engine. AZl Gary Greenley does maintenance analysis. .  I — — AZAZ Andrew Boothe types a report. AFCM Manuel Brown does some paperwork. AMHC Ronald Peoples and AMH3 Charles Hodges check a hydraulic system. AD1 Romulo Buenavista tests an oil sample. PR2 Derrick Mounce rigs a parachute. Sailors from IM-2 check out a jet engine. s - i 1 r i vJ LT F. VanEekhoute AXCS Edward Knodle AEC Eron Bullock AXC(AW) John Carbo IM-3 Division Operation Deserl Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — IM-3 Division. AIMD Avionics Armanent Division performs maintenance and repair of aircraft electronics. IM-3 support a myriad of air- craft systems and equipment. Twenty-two specialized work centers provide repair capability on navigation, radar, communica- tion and various electrical systems for all aircraft on board. Test equipment used for repairs range from multimeters to micro- miniature repair equipment to multi-million dollar Automatic Test Equipment stations. The di- vision also operates a calibra- tion facility which repairs and calibrates test equipment used by AIMD. the embarked air- wing departments on INDY and all ships in Battle Group Delta. THE SEAOPDET technicians of IM-3 augment the support provided by ship ' s company personnel and ensure aircraft from their respective home bas- es enjoy the finest support. IM-3 can fix anything, any- time. Dedicated to producing a quality product with great en- durance. ATC Timothy Houghton ATC Eric Johnson ATC Theodore Richmond AQl Silas Alexander AQl |oel Aliason ATI Davis Adkins AEl Mack Beason ATI David Boyd AOl Darrell Chever AX1 Craig Corbett ATI Eric Dahl ATI lames Dean ATI (AW) Larry Delrosal ATI Daren Demasters ATI David Dunn ATI Charles Eiss LT Francis Van Eeckhoi plan an evolution. IM-3 crew workin 66 XCS Edward Knodle ATI Pedeler Fiorito AEl (AW] Ronald Gottke AQ1 David Nilton ATI Christopher Holmes ATI John Irons ATI Jerry James AEl John Johnson ATI Maurice Kearns ATI Carl Kirk AQl Thomas Lavvson AEl Timothy Leclair AQl Jay Oshiro AQl David Randazzo ATI Mark Reinmuller AQl Joe Scranton ATI William Shaw AEl Ralph Simpson ATI Carlos Torres ATI David Wigton AQ2 Earl Amos AQ2 Kelly Arrington AE2 John Bair AT2 Kenneth Bellicourt AT2 Quinn Berdan Jr v Hi Jr x An a generator. 67 AX2 Ronald Binns AE2 Sean Bracy AE2 Victor Burnett AT2 Michael Caldwell AT2 Timothy Capino AQ2 Roger Carr AT2 Cullen Davidson AT2 Gary Doxtator AX2 Richard Dumont AQ2 Kenneth Eddy AE2 Clinton Edison AT2(AW) Matthew Erwin AT2(AW) Jason Ezzo AT2 Robert Falos AT2 Kenneth Faya 68 I wonder if I can get Letterman on this thing? ' I can do this with one hand tied to a shelf. ' 69 Vatch and learn. l „ If V-. V-. If V Y o m «?] m i t i x I  . iA, If yj . SI- AT2 lames Parkinson AT2 Roland Phillips AT2 Travis Pollitt AQ2 Gary Renaud AT2 Jeffrey Roberts AT2 Harold Ross III AQ2 Corey Rousseau AT2 Terry Rule AQ2 Tim Saneda AQ2 Christopher Saxton AE3 Brian Grant AE3 Christopher Gordon AT3 Robert Gray AD3 Monte Griffin AT3 Steven Groves AT3 Richard Guertin AT3 Reginald Hair AD3 Rodney Herman AT3 William Hill AQ3 Derrick Hix AQ3 Peter Hobson AT3 Douglas Johnson AT3 Guy k ' eehner AE3 Edward Klaszky AT3 Adam Knapp AT3 Brian Knoblauch AE3 Johnny Lopez AT3 John Marcinanis AT3 Jeffrey Matz AT3 Lee Maust 7l) V. i C J ' Y if v .v I gfvmm AT3 David McCabe AT3 Jeffrey McLaughlin AE3 Abraham Morgan AT3 William Muller AT3 James Norlh AT3 John Osborne AT3 Brian Osteen AE3 Rodney Ourso AT3 Steven Pauley AQ3 Patrick Roberson AE3 lames Shepard AT3 Kevin Slayden AX3 David Tim AT3 Daniel Vandal AT3 Steven Wagner AE3 Benjamin Walkingstick AE3 Michael Wells AQAN Rusty Adams AN William Bickett ATAN Frederick Brissette V Look busy guys, there ' s a camera pointing this way. 71 The computer wins again. The chief demonstrates the proper way to do it. AT2 lames Sprouse AT2 William Stapert AQ2 Tehanre Stoflet AX2 Arbit Tackitt AT2 Jeremy VanSickle AQ2 Steven Vincent AQ2 Tony Vodopich AT2 [arnes Weeks AQ2 David Wehmer AQ2 Daniel Williams AE2 Todd Wombwell AQ2 Michael Woodhouse AX2 Kirk Wyman AT2 Timothy Zahller AT3 leffrey Althof AT3 Todd Bleecker AT3 Chris Bourdeau AT3 Timothy Braessler AE3 David Brahosky AT3 David Brown ' I wonder what this switch does . . .? ■ -, i , . -J if-l 72 I don ' t know where it goes either. IM3 shop writing on a generator test set. 73 AEl Tim LeClair trudges through some paperwork. I know it ' s in here somewhere! The computer calls everyone together for a pep-talk. I bet this manual can tell me how to turn it on. Y ■MMM H if Would ya look at this? ' 1 v£ I I J X 1 ATAN Michael Perkins ATAN Larry Peterson AEAN Darrel Radford AN lose Ramirez ATAN Randy Shotwell AQAN Connie Stanford AEAN Richard Thompson AOAN Robert Ward AQAA Ruben Fernandez ATAA (ason Gregory AXAA David Huettman ATAA lohn Ricke AOAA Ronald Saunders ATAA Paul Sonnier AQAA Timothy Waas This sailor knows that reading the manual will get this job done right Dialing in the proper calibration. 75 Computers make the job a lot easier. I ' m telling you it ' s that one! ' I hope this is the right socket. AE2 Sean Bracy hard at work in the In- AZ3 Jackie Corrales knows where to This sailor is studying for an exam, strument Repair Shop. find the answer. ENS Richard Kerzner ASCS Algin Smith IM-4 Division USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — IM-4 Division is responsible for more than 1.000 items of yellow gear to support Aeronautical Systems Maintenance. Flight Op- erations. Aircraft Handling and Servicing. Fire Fighting Units, Weapons Movement. This equipment includes differ- ent types, sizes, and shapes from the Aircraft Crash Crane. Tillie. with tire size over six feet tall and weight over 52 tons, to the small Axle Jacks to change aircraft tires. IM-4 performs troubleshooting Operation Desert Shield repairs of equipment on the flight deck, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on Liquid and Gaseous Pilot Breathing Oxygen Carts, and on all other equipment in the hangar deck and provides training and li- censing for Indy and airwing 14 equipment operators. IM-4 provides proper maintenance for high equipment availabilitv for use during weapons onloads, air- wing maintenance evolutions, flight operations, and logistics and aircraft movement. 3 § $ ASl Ken Docken ASl Robert Matthews ASl Bruce Pickinpaugh ASl Heria Singh ASl Perrv Stanley ASl Richard Vasquez AS2 Alan Abbott AS2 Rico Arquisola AZ2 Michael Bento AS2 Carlos Diez AS2 |eff Farley AS2 Jim Franklin AS2 Roger Garza AS2 William Hoke AS2 Rick Moretti AS2 Gonzalo Pantig AS3 Arnel Atienza AS3 Steven Farraris AS3 Michael Johnson AZ3 Paul Kielpinski 77 AS2 Brian Ennis and ASAA Schuyler Craft repair vellow gear. ENS Richard Kirzner and ASCS Algin Smith relax at the end of another long dav. 78 reen shirt points out the problem. ASAA Todd Johnson maintains yellow This oughta do it. gear. CDR Ken Harris, CW03 Rick Hauser and LCDR Carlos Glender ughing it up at the daily division officer ' s meeting. CDR Dennis Genovesee ' s gal, LuLu May. ;•) r CDR Fort A. Zackary Jr. Air Boss HELSINKI, Findland — President Bush and So- viet President Gorbachev ended their emer- gency summit on Sunday with a joint demand that Iraq pull out of Kuwait. Stars Stripes, September 10, 1990 CDR Ronald S. Dargo Mini Boss 80 Air Department 81 V-l Division | Volume 1 Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — V-l Division is made up of some of the most highly skilled ABHs in today ' s Navy The hard working flight deck di- rectors (yellow shirts), plane handlers (blue shirts) and crash crew men (red shirts) incorpo- rate harmonious team work to carry out safe flight deck operations. These men operate aircraft tow tractors, eleva- tors, and a variety of crash and salvage equip- ment to carry out their daily duties in the worlds most hazardous environment, with wind speeds in excess of 40 knots and extreme tempera- tures. The Aircraft Crash and Salvage Crew is also a vital branch of the Flight Deck team. They are tasked with quick response and thorough knowledge of all aircraft fire fighting and sal- vage operations. V-l Division takes pride in their profession- alism of orchestrating safe flight deck launch and recovery operations. LT Al Almeida chats with a tractor crew. tilH LTJG Alfredo Almeida ENS Sean Farrar CW02 Gary Brabant ABHCS Robert Stewart ABHC Arnold Caldon ABHl Willie Bvrd | il 3 ABHl Ernest lackson ABHl Edward Minor ABHl Rodney Weirich ABH2 Steve Abercrombie ABH2 lames Carey ABH2 Eugenio Ferera Tractor driver ' s maneuver cautiously on the flight deck. 82 ABH2 Michael Graham ABH2 Clinton Henry ABH2 David Turmire ABH3 (uan Barrientos AHB3 Derek Bull ABH3 David Burns ABH3 Brian Chinn ABH3 Gerhard Fox ABH3 Christopher Gantz ABH3 Kirbv Harrison ABH3 Christopher lohnson ABH3 Dale Rigsby ABH3 Kelli Ruggeri ABH3 Jay Schimke ABH3 Ricky Shelton ABH3 George Staab ABH3 Gilbert Torres ABH3 Michael Wilson AN Danielo Amores AN Joseph Amos AN Steven Arnold ABHAN Anthony Berry ABHAN Calvin Birney ABHAN Tony Boykin AN Boris Brown AN Luis Chapa AN Timothy Check AN Rincon Colon AN Robert Conrow AN John Corkery K.I Flight deck personnel prepare to chock and chain an aircraft. LT Al Almeida at the spot board in flight deck control AN Restitutio Coronet AN Scott Denman ABHAN Kenneth Denton AN Andrew Dorn AN Jeffery Elinburg AN Gerardo Gomez AN Anthony Griggs AN Sayha Hak AN David Hanes ABHAN Gary Helsel AN Hans Herman AN James Hopkins AN Mickey Jackson AN Michael Kennedy AN Erik Langlois AN Ervin Lane AN Francisco Leiva AN Gregg Long AN Ron Miller ABHAN Reynolds Nichols 1 ,-j if-x YJ.ti v ■j. 84 % f ' f f I AN Thomas O ' Conner AN David Pace AN Marshall Pennington AN Richard Porfilio AN Stephen Rice AN Jeffery Ridge ABHAN Michael Rodriguez AN Chris Schnell ABHAN Anthony Smith AN Albert Vega AN lames Voudris AN Tyron Walker AN Joseph Winkler AA Brett Ballman ABHAA Jeffrey Bates AA Miguel Bermudez AA Kip Crowley AA Anthony Davis AA Daniel Evans AA Russell Fugerer Mrecting traffic on the flight deck ABHC ' s Charles Scherff supervises action on the flight deck. 85 AA George Hoyt AA Glen Jones ABHAA Kevin Longworth AA lack Miller AA Wonderful Parker AA Michael Ragin AA Eric Stafford AA Alan Stever AA Bradly Tharpe AA Guv Wilhelm II £ , V-l Divison 86 a ABHAR Steve Brown AR Cedric Coleman ABHAR Tommy Cook I ABHAR David Hartman AR Anthony Maiberger AR Tonv Mathews I AR Ronbert Miller ABHAR Bryan Monroe ABHAR Wilfred Rabina ABHAR Arthur Twiford LT Peter Adolphson LT Robert Brown LT Mark Delman LT David Kennedy LT Weston Koons ABEC (AW) Hilario Delacruz ABEC Andrew Jackson ABEC Terrence lackson ABEC Hugh O ' Neal ABEl Gregory Alsberry ABEl Kevin Burnam ABEl Delbert Hollev ' - V-2 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — V-2 Division is responsible for the safe launching and recovering of aircraft. The aviation boatswain ' s mates of V-2 operate and maintain the four catapults, four arresting gear engines, and the emergency recovery engine. The division is also manned by interior communications electri- cians, who operate and maintain the Intergrated Launch and Re- covery Television System (ILARTS) and Fresnel Lens Opti- cal Landing System (FLOLS)., Electrician ' s mates maintain all associated electrical equipment. and the damage control branch maintains the material condition of the divisions spaces. Each of INDY ' s catapults is cap- able of launching an aircraft from 0-190 mph in less than 3 seconds in only 253 feet. The arresting gear engines ab- sorb 47 millions footpounds of en- ergy during each landing and can stop a 50.000 pound aircraft in 330 feet. V-2 personnel work some of the longest hours on the ship while performing one of the most dan- gerous jobs in the world. LT Mark Delman checking wind requirements. 88 CW03 Kevin Tracv man ' s his desk. ABE1 (AW) Ricky Jacobson ABEl William Kanaeholo ABE1 David Kissiah ABEl lohn Mertz EMl Anthony Schneiders ABEl Roberto Tobias ABE2 Edwin Dinatale ABE2 Kenneth Estes ABE2 Ronald Harris ABE2 Bruce Herman 1C2 Steven lohnson ABFJ Anthum 1 s IC2 Chuck Morgan ABE2 Dean Overman ABE2 Robert Scowcroft ABE2 Scott Smith IC3 Rodney Bashaw ABE3 Thomas Clement Arresting gear crew restacking number three arresting gear engine. V-2 sailor controls catapult steam valves. H ' l ABE3 [ay Espe AK3 Dean Farley ABE3 Timothy Graff IC3 [effery Henderson AK3 Jeremy Hudson ABE3 Mike Kovacks ABE3 David Krueger ABE3 Way ne Martin ABES- Michael Martz ABE3 Louis Matthews AZ3 Shawn McCormack ABE3 Garland Morgan ABE3 Manuel Perez ABE3 Rodney Poole ABE3 John Repko ABE3 Ronald Nesbit ABE3 Xavier Rivera ABE3 Larryick Singleton AC3 Jeffrey Stanley ABE3 Brian Studnicky J .F. 1  YA LCDR David Kennedy reviews an instruction. 90 The Visual Landing Aid crew hard at work under the super- vision of ABECS Eurious White and ABEC Terrance Jackson. ABE3 Paul Hayter signals that the deck is clear. ' ii YNSN Ronald May AN Ronny Mieglich ABEAN Cecil Morris AN Nathaniel Pegues ABEAN Curtis Pinkard AN Robert Poston ABEAN Robert Pyle AN Francisco Rivera AN Charles Robinson ABEAN Robert Schroeder AN James Sheppard ABEAN Jeffrey Stiner AZAN James Walton AN James Zuckoski ABEAA Terry Candish ABEAA Marvin Ganesh ABEAA Richard Laughridge ABEAA Anthony Mas ABEAA John McCauley AA Jomes Newe ABEAR Steve Ramos ABEAA Maurice Thigpen AR Michael Nolte AR Ronald Wray ABEAR Rodney Young 2 Chuck Morgan receives a box of supplies. ABE3 Jefferv Stanley hard at work. )ok man makes the Hook-up and is getting clear. 2 Larry Yother types a request chits. LT Mark Delman reading a weight chart. V-3 Division c Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — V-3 Divi- sion is responsible for the handling of all aircraft on the hangar deck and providing for the maintenance requirements for the embarked Air Wing. Other responsibilities of this division include the operation of INDY ' s four air- craft elevators, the divisional and elevator doors, and assigned firefighting equip- ment such as the sprinkler systems and Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) hose stations. Qualified personnel from V-3 also man the Conflagration Stations to keep a constant vigil from the detection of fires on the hangar deck. V-3 is manned by aviation boat- swain ' s mates (handling) and other avi- ation non-rated personnel. By maintaining a close working rela- tionship with the flight deck crew and the Air Wing, V-3 division meets all obligations in making USS INDEPEN- DENCE number one in the fleet. HANGAR, DfCj CONTROL m HANGAR j SS- CONTROL J LT David Ray ABHC Charles Kopp ANHC )ames Sawyer ABH1 Steven Dye ABHl Warren Hogeboom ABH1 (AW) Ralph Peters ABHl Rex Mettler ABH2 Stephen Lewis ABH2 Rodney Napier ABH2 Thomas Ridley ABH3 Terry Bailey ABH3 Louie Garzon Z r X , A ?i n 94 ABHl Wayne Hogeboom checks the deck spot board in hangar deck con- trol. q 9 : O %. m 1 3. mm ABH3 lames Kramer ABH3 Kenneth Schleicher ABH3 William Schrubee ABH3 Fredrick Stewart ABH3 Todd Winstead ABHAN Charles Ruda ABHAN Walker Smith SKSN Alan Limon AN Onthony Corbett AN Adam DeSalvo AN Michael Dunehew AN Vincent Edwards AN lames Herrin AN Barry lohnson AN David Lane AN Kaustino Martini ' AN Llewellyn Miller AN S.vdmon Nathanial AN Joey Peck AN Romeo Resolme AN John Rile AN Michael Saar AN Thomas Seourfitld AN Kevin Sullixan AN Thomas Toews AN Todd Wiley YNSA Robert Gee ABHAA Timothy Hall ABHAA Damon Linkvist ABHAA C.OIivares I Ki I A tl 7 , h .-, HANGAR CONtROri 96 im:k I r II A ATI) 115V -J (II 134 2 MISHAP FREE DAYSOK FOD FREE DAYS a _ CRUNCH FREE DAYS 0; u it T 7 - lr si A vL 1 ABHAA C. Yalletta AA William Chabino AA Isaac Haskins t i r.i AA Steven Noblet AA F worth Pryce AA Michael Shackleford A A Michael Yanos AR Scott Bunch ABHAR Edgard Hizon ABHAR Sean YanBuren ABHAR Edward Yaughn AR Robert Quint ana AR Donald Rife •r V-4 Divison Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — To Keep em Flying the purple shirts of V-4 Division must not only service em- barked aircraft with contamination free fuel and supply the catapults with lube oil. they must also maintain a fuel system which stretches from the sev- enth deck pump rooms to the hangar and gallery deck aircraft refueling sta- tions. V-4 personnel are responsible for re- ceiving fuel from supply ships and checking its purity; pumping it into huge storage tanks and checking its pu- rity; and pumping the pure fuel to the hangar and flight deck fueling stations where the pump jockeys service the thirsty aircraft with the efficiency of an Indy 500 Pit crew. When the aircraft aren ' t operating, the Purple Shirts take advantage of the opportunity to per- form preventive maintenance to en- sure their equipment doesn ' t break down at a critical moment. LT Michael Lavelle ENS John Newcomer ABFCS Bruce Lyman ABFC Francisco Jingco ABFC Johnny Mendez ABFC [ackei Napier ABFl Jose Castillo ABFl Michael Chanley ABFI (AW) Joseph Fasano ABFl Andrews Guider ABFl Theoda McCrimon ABFl Jerry Pena ABF2 Rodolfo Capacia ABF2 Jerry Darag ABF2 Richard Johnson ■ 3 1 H LT Michael Lavelle jnd ABFCS Bruce Lvman review the underwav replenishment bill. 98 ! 1 L , - i - F t V : t SB. % - Maintenance officer. ENS John Newcomer, verifies the CSMP. . s r if j kj w a ABF2 Isaac Locke ABF2 Henry Perez ABF2 Orlando Ramos ABF2 lack Seymour ABF3 Wayne Adams ABF3 Abron Andrews ABF3 |ohn Barbour ABF3 Moses Berban ABF3 Michael Brown ABF3 Christopher Canada ABF3 Davis Diwa ABF3 Donald Freeman ABF3 Edubijes Holguin ABF3 Roy Jeffcoat ABF3 David Macko AFB3 Giovanni Madriaga ABF3 Tracy McKinney ABF3 Timothv Mitchell I wish that darn jet would quit breathing down mv neck. • id ABF3 Carlos Padilla ABF3 Carlos Richardson ABF3 Paul Schumacher ABF3 lames Weatherington AN Jimmie Adams ABFAN Antonio Boyd AN Rupert Budd AN Thomas Carey AN James Carter ABFAN John Dao AN Shawn Evans AN Stephen Foley AN Archie Folks AN Charles Gathercole ABFAN Albert Guajardo V-4 crewman defuels an aircraft. too ABF3 John Barbour signals for fuel. V-4 crewman fuels an F-14 Tomcat. 111! ABFC Johnny Mendez and ABFC F.M. Jingco share a laugh. A fueler quenches this bird ' s thirst. 102 AN Brian Young AA lonas Alexy AA Donnel Barnes ABFAA Chris Carpenter AA Merle Christy YN Darryl Duff AA Plessie Ellitt AA Corey McCray ABFAA Gregory Peters ABFAA George Pittman AA Joseph Poppell ABFAA Mario Robison U; V 2 A V-4 crewman arrives on deck. AA Arquill Sayles ABFAA Robert Schaefer ABFAA John Stanton AA Jerry Vales AA Mark Watt ABFAR Joseph Artale ABFAR Eddie Bilbrey AR Alfredo Eudave AR Terrance Richard MS John Newcomer pours over some paper- These guys are a mobile fuel station, ork. BFC Jackie Napier and ABF2 Jerry Darag supervise an aircraft refuel- ed BFAA Charles Gathercole takes a fuel level reading in a pump room. 103 V-5 Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — V-5 Division is the executive division re- sponsible for the administrative functions and operation of the Pri- mary Fly Control (Pri-Fly) stations and Landing Signal Officer (LSO) platform. The personnel assigned to V-5 pro- vide all the administrative support for the Indy ' s Air Department. their duties include the manning of the LSO ' s platform where they keep records of all planes re- trieved and launched, trackingthe speed of incoming aircraft, and status board updates to control all planes up on the roof. A total of 17 people make the professional team of V-5 Division. CDR Terry Douglas phones home. AN Lethaniel Phillips and AN Dwayne Martin doing a check on the fire fighting panel. LCDR Richard Roberts ABCM lack Eubanks ABECS William Rafferty AN Richard Corwin AN Timothy Gabler AN Torrick Henderson AN Lethaniel Phillips AN Neptalli Tolentino AA Raul Bueno AA Dwayne Martin AR Lloyd Logan ;.i A A I Henderson reads the paper. SN Gabler types a message for Air Department. 5 guys get together for a photo. 105 CAPT Charles Marvin Command Chaplain SAUDI ARABIA (UPI) - The American soldiers are lost in the sands, crackled the fe- male voice speaking on the radio from Iraq. Go home. American occupation troops, home to your wives and children, before you are swal- lowed up by the sands of Saudi Arabia. U.S. Marines deployed in Saudi Arabia to protect it from a potential Iraqi attack pay about as much attention to this sort of daily broadcast by Baghdad Bertha as they did to Tokyo Rose and Hanoi Jane, employed by earlier enemies of Washington. STARS STRIPES - Aug. 28, 1990 esj Chaplain ' s Department 107 Chaplain ' s Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — INDY ' S cha- plains were involved in a wide range of activ- ities during this deployment. They led wor- ship services appropriate to their faith group, counseled with countless sailors, visited work spaces, the brigand sick bay. coordinat- ed responses on Red Cross messages, and held Bible studies as well as Morning Medita- tions and Evening Vespers, organized com- munity relations projects like earthquake re- lief for the people of Bagio City. Philippines, while in port and led the ship in prayer each evening before taps. Religious program specialists (RPs) assist the command and specifically the cha- plains in the administration and coordina- tion of programs in support of the Com- mand Religious Program. RPs rig for di- vine services, assist Lay Readers, operate and maintain the ship ' s library, coordi- nate receipt of American Red Cross mes- sages and type responses, procure supplies for all religious programming, type and file correspondence and handle other de- tails which permit the chaplains to pro- vide effective programs of religious minis- try to Indy ' s Protestant and Catholic wor- shipers. Protestant Chaplain LT Ron Sturgis and Ship ' s Chaplain CDR Charles Marvin conduct Protestant Services. LT Herman Piatt LT Ronald Sturgis AMSC Alexander Romero RPC(SW) James Woodford RP2 Carl Watkins RP3 Robert Adams RP3 Anton Beechler RPSN Thomas Holmes AA Christopher Albright SA Erik Seals - r vi Catholic Chaplain LCDR Patrick Covle and AN Christo- pher Albright at Catholic Mass. [embers of the Chaplain ' s staff gather for a photo after Catholic Mass. MSC Alex Romero assists Chaplain Coyle in giving ommunion. Chaplain Patrick Coyle, AMSC Alex Romero, and RP3 Robert Adams prepare to celebrate Catholic Mass. haplain Patrick Coyle gives a sermon. The men of Indy take time out to worship. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints D rotestant Services 1 1 LCDR John Powers Communications Officer IN THE DESERT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Marine general said Thursday that U.S. air power would destroy Iraq ' s defenses within minutes of an Iraqi attack. Maj. Gen. Royal N. Moore Jr. said the stronger, technologically superior U.S. and Arab forces along the Saudi border with Iraq would ultimately triumph over an Iraqi of- fensive. Pacific Stars and Stripes — Sept. 8, 1990 112 Lommumcations Department 1 1 1 CR Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield J USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — CR Divi- sion manages electronic communica- tions including message processing for messages both received and transmit- ted by the ship. This amounts to no small task, considering that over 2,000 messages are handled each day. CR Division is comprised of the Technical Control Facility and the Message Processing Center. Tech Con- trol Provides Voice of Command connectivity for all voice, record, and data communications with other ships, aircraft, and shore activities. The Message Processing center pro- vides the ship and embarked staffs with operational and administrative message traffic, including Class Easy messages which allow INDY ' S crew to stay in contact with loved ones at home. Other socialized jobs done by radiomen include Xerox and Teletype repair. ENS David Rausche looks busv at his desk. RMl Hubert Sims handles yet another class E-Z for a ship- mate. LT Donald lohnson ENS David Rausche RMCS David Wedler RMl Paul O ' Bannon RM2 Michael Leist RM2 Louis Carey RM3 luan Diaz RM3 John Gardner RM3 Theodore Gremmel RM3 Albert Haeen RM3 Kenneth lackson RM3 lonathan Liggins i x 114 RM3 Tommy Lucero RM3 Michael Miller RM3 Comrad Osby RM3 Richard Reuscher RM3 Richard Reyes RM3 fames Willis RMSN Leon Coley RMSN Charles Flemming YNSN Kevin Ivie RMSN Britt Kersh RMSN Samuel Robinson RMSN Daniel Salazar _ RMCS Earl McNese and RMCM Cipriano Deguzman mug for the camera. RM3 Juan Diaz monitors incoming message traffic RMSN Michael Stevenson RMSN Erik Yost RMSA Christopher Cerny RMSA Gregory Louis RMSA Brian McCommas RMSA Keleen Parish RMSA Vincent Pempeit RMSA Frederick Rhodes RMSA William Saunders RMSA Phillip Slaten RMSA Curtis Sumner a Hard at work in the Message Processing Station. 116 ' M2 Lewis Carey points out a problem to RMSN Leon Co- sy. RM3 Todd Reuscher and RM2 Leist getting the right patch. ' MCS Earl Mcneese stares in disbelief CV Division USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - Indy ' s CV Division is made of one of the oldest rates in the Navy -- signal- men. In the oldest traditions of the mariners, the signal- men specialize in all forms of visual communications, including flaghoist. sema- phore, and various forms of flashing light communica- tions. These forms of visual communications are most important at times when the ship is operating in condi- tions of restricted electronic emissions. The signal gang also assist the bridge watch team in identifying and track- ing ships within visual range. In addition to these du- ties, the Indy signalmen are also experts in visual recog- nition of all forms of ship- ping. Indy ' s signalmen are aggressive with traning pro- grams to stay one step above the rest. SMCM iSW ,|. Comstock SMI (SW) C. McNichol SM2 Charles Atkinson SM2 Christopher Behler SM3 Thomas Isleib SM3 Rodne) Moore SM3 Lames Pior S U Wade Reeser SMSN Garj Band SMSN Ra Ke SMSN Jason I indall SMSA Johnnv Lorenzo 118 119 (0 LCDR Karl A. Klankowski First Lieutenant WASHINGTON — With postage stamps as scarce as water holes in the Saudi Ara- bian desert, the Senate voted Monday to give troops in the theater free mail privileges. Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C, introduced the amendment to extend so-called franking privileges to troops in the Persian Gulf the- ater as part of the Senate ' s $20.7 billion fiscal ' 91 Treasury and Postal Service appropria- tions bill. The Stars and Stripes — Sept. 12, 1990 120 Deck Department 121 ■ BOS ' N Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Deck De- partment is incorporated into four differ- ent division 1st, 2nd, 3rd. and Bos ' n Divi- sion. The Bos ' n Division is involved in all the norma! deck evolutions but also is tasked with many collateral duties. Those duties include the procuring and issuing all paint on board INDEPEN- DENCE, painting spaces on request, oper- ating the ship ' s Sail Locker, and maintain- ing the Captain ' s Gig. Bos ' n Division ' s job is never ending as exampled by the more than 3.000 gallons of paint issued and the 250 spaces painted by the Bos ' ns spray team dur- ing our deployment. The Sail Locker has reupholstered chairs, bed sofas, and has fabricated covers for chairs, curtains for passa- geways and basically anything that anyone can come up with. Bos ' n Division is directly responsible for the outstanding appearance of the USS INDEPENDENCE and an impor- tant link in the ship ' s team and proud of it. CVV04 George Gadsden, Ship ' s Bos ' n, hard at work. SN Sean Prelude issues paint to SN Dan Giles. CVV04 George Gadsen BM1 (SW) (osepeh Lunsford BM2 Drial Agbanawag BM2 Ioane Timoteo BM3 Brent Dietz BM3 Anthov Doyen BM3 Wayne Green SN Luis Adriatico SN Jessie Cadimas SN Gerard Cox YNSA Anthony Edwards SN Alvero Ortiz ■, r. 122 ding down the Captain ' s gig; He ' s taking it out when? ' 12 Juan Mora runs a sewing machine. ™ — SI fc «Tviii Deck sailor relaxes after a lonf day. SN Shawn Ptioleau SKSN B Stroud SN Michael Thomas SR Billy Bennett SA Samuel Coffee SA Daron Fears SA Gregory Lamm SA David Pfaff SA Timothy Philmon SA John Ruyshing SA Dale Tolle SA Christopher VVollas fA it I :k sailor reupholster ' s a tir. 123 1st Division L Operation Desert Shield ' ] USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - First Division is responsible for Deck Department spaces in the forward portion of the ship from the bow to amidships. Responsibilities include the fore- castle, ground tackle, and manning the forward fuel, cargo and ammo re- plenishment stations, as well as manning the destroyer refueling rig at Station 5A. The forecastle is HOME for the men of First Division, who are re- sponsible for dropping and weighing anchor as well as maintaining the forecastle and associated equipment in top condition. Although the primary purpose of the forecastle is for anchoring evolu- tions, it is also the traditional cere- monial area aboard used for Church Call, award presentations, and vari- ous departmental quarters. BMC (S V) William Marker stuck to a map. First Division crewmen take the covers off the anchor chain. a a j£ ENS Roderick Manabat BMCS Mamerto Eclarinal BMl Ralph Brazzle BM2 Jose Garza BM2 K Thompkins BM3 Kirah Kirma BM3 Ronald Stimage SN Delain Bill SN Freddy Bustos SN Eric Edmungs SN Luis Filomeno SN Daniell Giles 124 JrrlwV Jl SN Jason lordan SN Jose Minas SN Timothy Smothers SN Adriano Pecadeso BMSN Douglass Werner SN Todd Wick SA Ernest Barron SA Gery Bennett SA Jody Cook SA Teddv Cristobal SA Arden Flores SR Raul Gallardo BM3 Todd Wick and Robert Wick work on a damage control report. Deck personnel wiping down the anchor chain. Deck personnel walking the anchor out. 125 SR lames Ford and SA Barron Ernest do maintenance work on the anchor chain. SA Arden F. Flores. 1st Division veoman. SA David Ingram and SN Jason Jordan conduct PMS on the turnbuckles. SN Delaine Billy cleans equipment. BMC Daniel Perez BM2 Craig Olson BM2 Kevin Williams BM3 Peter Knight SN John Burnett SN Michael Fuquev SN Lamont Manuel SN Andrew Mcintvre SN Robvert Saloman SN Stuart Smith SA Oliver Bowen SA lames Capps 2nd Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - ning of the ship ' s boats. Second Division is responsible for Additional tasks include operating all Deck Department spaces aft. the Boat and Airplane Crane and all from amidships to the ship ' s stern, of the cargo and fuel replenishment Second Division ' s major respon- stations aft. including the destroyei sibihty is maintenance and man- refueling rig at Station 9A. J rtTm SA Robert Maranda and SN Lamont Manuel standing bv. 127 SA George Chekas SA Rodney Ferret SA Stephen Heffelfinger SA Patric Mendez SR Thomas Reid and SA David Henly tending a phone line. SA Robert Miranda and SN Lamont Manuel. 1 128 SA James Canps waiting for orders. SN John Burnett waiting for station to be called away. BMC William Marker BM2 Joseph Amos BM2 Edward Massengill BM2 lames Poague BM3 David Duble BM3 Gregory Haley BMSN Arthur Connolly SN Timothv Kuchar SA Andrew Bradford SA Shane Cockran SA Kevin Gatewood SA Rodney Hodge 3rd Division Operation Desert Shipld USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Third Division personnel are re- sponsible for the upkeep of all of the ship ' s underway replenish- ment stations, including any re- quired maintenance and supply- ing the tools and equipment need- ed on station. These stations include four fueling stations, two destroyer fueling stations where the INDY can supply escort ships with need- ed fuel. In addition to the fueling stations. Third Division is also responsible for the ship ' s two high line stations where the INDY receives much needed stores at sea. like ammuni- tion, food. milk, goods for the ship ' s store, and even personnel. Third Division personnel are giv- en a great responsibility with the timely and safe delivery of fuel and supplies to the INDY. wL jpi IF v SA John Rushing painting a ladder. BMC Daniel Perez and Ship ' s Bosn, CW04 George Gads- den, provide supervision during a Conrep. : BMSA Harold Means SA Michael Reagan SA William Sedillos SA Reggie Young BM2 Don Crippen doing fancy work. BM3 Gregory Haley passes the word on the IMC. b SN Louis George stands starboard quarterman overboard lookout watch. BM2 Edward Massengill, BMSN Shane Cochran, and SN Gregory Lamm doing maintenance on a fueling probe. 130 Watchstanders M SA Michael Reagan at the helm. Reggie Young stands lookout. All I see vater, lots of water. 3 Elmer Haley standing boatswain ' s mate [he watch on the bridge. 131 £j? Underway Replenishment wiuffihxjj A I CDR Eric Lewis Dental Officer WASHINGTON (UPI) - Backed for now by the American people, President Bush vowed Tuesday to drive Iraq from Kuwait through concerted international action and hailed the new partnership of nations that has risen to oppose the aggression of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. We stand today at a unique and ex- traordinary moment, Bush said in a nation- ally televised speech to a joint session of Congress. Pacific Stars and Stripes - Sept. 13, 1990 134 Dental Department 135 Dental Division L Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The Dental Department is comprised of 12 enlisted den- tal technicians and five officers. INDY ' S Den- tal Department, with its highly capable staff, is fully able to provide any treatment, no mat- ter how complex, for its crew and embarked air wing. The goal of the department is to get INDY ' S crew to a category they call Class One. This means that all crewmen ' s dental problems are addressed and treated appropriately. A Class One crew member has no cavities or other dental problems that require treatment. The INDY ' S Birthday Record Review Pro- gram helps to reach this objective. On this cruise the department saw an average of about 50 patients a day and op- erated on 30 patients a day during routine hours of operation. All phases of dentistry were provided to Battle Group Delta from routine fillings to complex root canals, fixed prosthetics, and oral maxillofacial surgery. Dental readiness is kept high, and with a clean bill of health from the Dental De- partment, everyone will be putting for- ward their best asset, their smile. , - 3 A CDR Eric Lewis and DN Joseph Almazan at work in Dental. 136 X 1 LCDR Gregory Heise LT Michael Barr LT Mark Milano DTC Leland Meyers DTI Michael Davenport DT2 Rommell Cooper DT3 Arthur Yan DN Avelind Almazan DN Lance Ledford DN Licero Mercado DN Pedro Napoles DA Gonzalo Braunthal DT2 Quincy Adams makes a porcelain crown for an Indv sailor. w X ' .X ) DA Patrick Drapeau DA lose Lopez DA Frank Shilling r Ron Selis and DA Gonzo Braunthal fill a cavity. SN Pedro Napoles filing dental records. ]DR Greg Heise and DN Pat Drapeau perform oral surgery i a shipmate. LT Michael Barr works out on a Lifecvcle. 137 LT Ron Selis and DA Gonzoles Braunthal work on a patient. DTl Michael Davenport and DTC Leland Myers discuss an appointment schedule. DN Patrick Drapeau cleans dental equipment. LT Mark Milano updates a crew- man ' s dental record. 139 CDR Peter J. Henning Chief Engineer DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) — De- spite persistent problems, U.S. officers say mail is reaching most U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia within eight days. Pacific Stars and Stripes — Sept. It, 1990 LCDR Kevin P. Gannon Main Propulsion Assistant 140 Engineering Department ■■■ 141 LT David Morris YNl Dion Banks YN2 James Galbreath YN3 Christopher Sowell MM3 Douglass Thorpe YNSN Javier Descalzt Log Room Operation Desert Shield J USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The Chief Engineer and his principle assistants work out of the Engi- neering Log Room. The Log Room provides administrative support for Engineering Department, in- cluding career counseling, prepa- ration of performance evaluations and awards, preparation and dis- tribution of leave papers, as well as paperwork for the Maintenance and Material Management (3M) system. The log room maintains and up- dates vital logs for engineering, as well as the Engineering Opera- tional Controls and Procedures. Engineering Log Room is the nerve center of Engineering De- partment. 72 y s Engineering Log Room Staff YNl Dion Banks hard at work. 142 LT Billy Baker MMC Raymond Daniel MMC Robert Dry MMC Delmon Folz MMC Romeo Jimenez MMl Jose Basilo A Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The Auxiliaries Division performs a variety of functions which keeps the USS INDEPENDENCE in op- eration. The personnel of the Air Condition- ing and Refrigeration Shop work to maintain a constant and comfortable temperature on- board the ship. They also keep the numerous food storage refrigeration plants in operation. Another branch of A Division works with the auxiliary steam necessary to make hot water, cook food, and maintain the ship ' s laundry and dry cleaning equipment. The Hydraulics Shop cares for the hydrau- lic systems needed to operate the aircraft and cargo elevators and maintains the escalators. Even more important, they are charged with maintaining the ship s anchor windlass and steering gear. The Diesels Shop maintains the ship ' s emergency diesel generators and small boat engines. A Division is responsible for the oxygen and nitrogen generating plants which provide air to pilots in flight and nitrogen for vital aircraft systems. A Division makes a definite mark on the INDY ' S crew members way of life and the com- bat readiness of the USS INDEPENDENCE MMl Elmo Bermudo ENl Jerome Bourdon ENl Theadore Cook ENl Roger Davis ,is Y MMl Earnest Hamilton MMl Thomas Rathgeber LT Billy Baker, A Division Officer E T KXHAUS MRC fosephus Welch checks a lathe. 143 £xi V ( - ' fa VJ MMl )ames Reid MMl William Ruch MMl Richard Sanders MMl Mitchell Sye MM2 Carl Buchanan MM2 Edwin Burkhart MR2 Howard Henry MM2 Leslie Kahler MM2 Richard lanssen MM2 Edward Justus MM2 Thomas Peterson MM2 Aastley Robinson MR2 Jose Rodriguez MM2 Jerry Sanders MM2 Robert Shamrock MM2 Joseph Taney MM3 Michael Boyle MM3 Reynaldo Correa MM3 Richard Deal MM3 Randall Ditler MM2 Leslie Kahler inspects an a c compressor. MMl Richard Sanders and MMFN Russel Holbrook over- haul an a c plant centrifical compressor. 144 vlR3 fames Droll manufactures a shaft for the ship ' s auxil- ary oil pump. MRFN Sean Glenn manufactures a shaft on a ship ' s lathe. V..K f 1 MM 3 Perry Garner EN3 Wayne Grant MM3 loseph Grill MM3 Keneth Groppett MM3 Raymond Palmer MM3 Curtis Sanders EN3 Timothy Stroud EM3 Timothy Wood MM3 Lee Vidaure MMFN Jerry Archuleta MRFN Sean Glenn MRFN David Framstad FA Keith Miller FN Richard Nyberg HTFN Don Randolph ENFN Eduardo Romero ENFA Marcel Benoche ENFA Billy Boswell MRFA Rimar Escano MMFA Wilson Floruzjaramillo 14 . MMFA Michael Hartwick FA Adam Jewell EMFA Michael Nielson FA Phillip Parisio FNFA Steven Taylor MRFA Ronald Walker MMFA Kevin Woods FR. Michael Rivera FR Calvin Rollins 1 •. IT MRFN Ron Walker manufacturing a silver seal ring in the Machine Shop. FN Dave Martin making a plaque in the Carpenter Shop. EMI Cook working on the Captain ' s Gig. 146 MMC Foltz, A Division Leading Chief Petty Officer. DC Division Volume I ' Operation Deserl Shield ] USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — DC Di- vision is responsible for maintaining the ship ' s fixed fire fighting equip- ment, including 17 high caps. 16 low caps, 32 C02 Hooding systems. Additional responsibilities include the Chemical Warfare Storage Room where they store the chemical protec- tive overgarments, chemical resistant gloves, and boots all store in ready ac- cess in case of chemical attack. DC Division also provides all the wood crafts from their carpentry shop. Some of their work includes ship ' s pla- ques, cruise boxes, and repair work for the captain ' s gig. DC Divison also pro- vides Damage Control PQS Standards and testing. The men of DC Division also provide gas-free engineer, void opening, and Fire Marshall Services. The majority of the At Sea Fire Party are personnel supplied by DC Division. The men of Damage Control Division are the first line of defense in an emer- gency situation. i r - Cs %. i LCDR Richard Thomas LT Eric Greene CYV02 lames Szymborski DCCM(SW) Charles Mogge DCC Wallace Pierce DC1 lames Amos DCl Greggory Lahmann DC2 Christopher Carter DC2 Charles Cook DC2 Michael Crawford DC2 Jeffrey Florence DC2 James lones r Eric Greene, ADCA, tackles more damage control paper- ork. 147 DC2 Mark Vaughn grades a damage control test DC Jeffery Underhill. DC3 Patrick Mier, and DCFA Carl Phillips testing a P250 pump. 148 DCFA Matthew Hunt and FA Darrell Williams test a P250 pump. DCFA Steven Waldrip floods a void to correct ship ' s list E Divison Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — E Division keeps the electricity flowing and the telephones ringing throughout the ship Their area of responsibility ranges from the snip ' s masthead lights, to the compasses on the bridge, and each sailor ' s bunk- light. Distributing an average 5 million killo watts of electricity per month and transferring approxi- mately thirty thousand phone calls daily, the electrician ' s mates and interior communications electricians keep the INDY crew going. Responsible for all power generation and dis- tribution. E Division charges INDY ' S way with 60HZ ship ' s service turbogenerators, and three emergency diesel generators. E Division person- nel maintain all electrical equipment and systems from stem to stern, and top to bottom, including lighting, ventilation, aircraft and stores elevators, flight deck and navigation lighting, galley and laundry equipment, engi- neering main space equipment, and all porta- ble electrical tools. Additionally the interior communications electricians maintain and operate the ship ' s gyrocompasses, dimension 2000 Telephone System, sound powered tele- phone systems, general announcing system, and extensive alarm systems. E Division is lighting the way for America ' s Freedom Flagship. E Division Khakis and LPOS ENS Robert Steltenpohl CW02 Elbert Vaughn EMCM Douglas Farmer ICCS Deryl Davis EMC Geroge Facelo EMC Elmer Gamoning EMC Ernesto Mejia PCI Willad Evans EMl Theodore Kimes EMI Danilo Mariano EMl lohn Nihof ENl Salvador Olarte ' r m «ri i V  l A, Jfit The A E Shop taking a break after an electrical safety lecture. 150 Anthony Akins taking down another trouble call EMl John Nihof stands yet another Dispatcher Watch in Central Control. EMl Ramon Sinsuan EMl Ronald Thomas IC2 Thomas Bell EM2 Michael Bzdawka EN2 James Eisman IC2 Chad Hein IC2 Donald Kohl EM2 U ' infred Lammey EM2 Paul Meyers IC2 Michael Mitchell EM2 Rodolfo Salazar EM2 Mitchell Simmons EM2 Christian VVigers IC3 Mark Dolph IC3 lames Ewen IC3 Steven Gonsler IC3 David Guajardo EM3 Arthur Harper EM3 Eugene Hartman 151 EMI Ramon Swsuan and EM3 Edward Nielson hoist an electric motor. ICFN Edwin Ferwin stowes sound powered phones in the IC Repair Shop. EM3 Creighton Litt EM3 GBrian McCawley IC3 Jason Moore EM3 Anthony Oakes EM3 Ceasar Quitoriano EM3 Jorge Rodriguez EM3 Brian Scott IC3 Trevor Shatek IC3 Lone Thai IC3 Michael Wood EM3 John Woods EMFN Chavis Broadus EMFN Russel Brown ICFN Edwin Fermin ICFN Marshall Field EMFN Edward Gilbert EMFN Abel Hernandez EMFN Mario Hull EMFN Glenn Hutton EMFN Steven Isbell 152 ICM Douglas Farmer communicates with the bridge from ICFN James Aldrich and ICFN John Guerero test sound pow- igineering ' s Central Control. ered phones. ,! J? ■ 9 X m Zl W A M in a % ■ a j FN Frankie [ones EMFN Thomas (ones FN Leopoldo Llanda EMFN Michael Martin EMFN |ohn McCain EMFN Tom Minto EMFN Brian Parks FN (oven Payumo EMFN Brian Rawlins EMFN lose Rivadeneyra EMFN Michael Roth EMFN Cesaro Roxas EMFN Michael Russell EMFN Xavier Saythavy ICFN Stephen Speck ICFN David Stanley EMFN Mark Stewart ICFN Albert Vargas ICFN lames Aldrich ICFA Anthony Akins r. i EMFA Kurt Anderson [CFA Darwin Bowens fa 9 BTFA Richard Chapland EMFA Stacv Jackson ICFA Michael Kierejewski DCFA Charles Martin EMFA Daniel Marquez EMFA James McBraver EMFA Chris O Neil FA Travis Ozier EMFA Brian Sims FR Curtis Modlin IC3 Dave McNellis soldering connections on a sound powered phone. Aft IC Gang showing off their MK 19 Gyrocompass. 154 Distribution Shop after a hard day in the Pits. (ohn Lagurio ■JS Francisco Harina JS Stephen Kirsche MC (SW) Timothy Dolezal P-l Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — P-l Division is comprised of boiler tech- nicians and machinist ' s mates who are responsible for the operation, re- pair and maintenance of number one main machinery room. The boiler techs operate two of INDY ' S 70,000 horsepower main en- gines. Because of one mains key position in the ship, it is usually called upon to steam while in port or at anchor, pro- viding steam for the evaporators and generators in the other spaces, main engine and shafting which propel INDY. They also operate all of the main propulsion plant and it ' s boilers. With constant dedication and hard work, the boiler techs and machinist mates of one main machinery room are always ready to ensure INDY ' S mission of readiness, at home or abroad. VIC Kenny Pemberton ' 1 lames Campbell vll Lauro Dionicio ' 1 Xavier Elizondo vll George Malone vll Scott McClure 1 Alex Salenga vl2 Greg Allstun f K m LT Martin Kuepker. P-l Divison Officer. MMC Kenny Pemberton perwork. akes a well-deserved break from pa- rr, MM2 Richard Boucher MM2 William Beedle BT2 Michael Freeman BT2 Clementino Ordune BT2 Glenn Perrin BT2 David Radie EM2 Ernesto Valdez EM2 Juan Velasquez BT2 Johnny Ward EM2 Robert Wooten BT3 William Biliani BT3 Silverio Delacruz BT3 John Dutra MM3 David Galli MM3 Kenneth Jindra BT3 John Kasch MM3 John Lavertu IC3 Gregg Lively MM3 Gary Mainster MM3 Sean McMichael MM 3 Alan Moore MM3 Michael Rogers IC3 Herbert Ripley MM3 Earl Salisbury BT3 Michael Singleton IC3 Brian Smith BT3 Scott Snyder BT3 Charles Stampley MM3 Roger Stefani MM3 Glenn Thibodeaux 156 w m wn ft 2 MM3 Robert Tompkins MM3 Mark Trzpuc MMFN |ason Burkhart MMKN Troy Comstock MMFN William Egan MMFN Raymond Firth BTFN Fajardo Fancisco MMFN John Hynes BTFN Clarence Jarman FN Stevens Johnson MMFN Stuart Melvin EMFN Edward Nielsen MMFN William Starr MMFN Walter Young FA Everett Blunt BTFA Ison Elliot BTFA Rudy Garcia FA Robert Gordon BTFA Robert McCloud FA David Munoz MM3 Kenneth Jindra, BT3 Christopher Bennett, and FA Eddie Alers trace main steam piping to the main engine in 4 Main Machinery Room. BTFN Joseph Kandow and BT3 John Sullivan lighting fires in 1A boiler. 157 FN Richard Varner talking on sound powered phones. ! CW02 Oliver Williams MMC Alan Bangert BT1 John Allen BTl Randy Clymire MMl Gary Combs BTl Roberto Deguia BTl lames Weston BT2 Clinton Cannon BT2 Robert ]onak BT2 Roberto Pecjo MM2 Paolo Rodriguez BT2 lames Weaver BT3 Larry Homes, BT2 Clinton Cannon, MM3 Kevin McClelland, and MM3 Brett Harrison. P-2 Divison Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — P-2 Divison ' s number two main machinery is manned by boiler technicians and machinists ' mates who operate, maintain, and repair their equipment which keeps the ship running. Boiler technicians are responsi- ble for two 1200 PSI boilers which provide steam to turn number two main engine and to launch INDY ' s aircraft. Machinists ' mates are responsible for the main engine which drives one of the propellers that move INDY across the oceans of the globe. They are also responsible for num- ber seven ship ' s service turbine gen- erator, one of the eight generators which provide INDY ' s electrical power. P-2 ' s men take great pride in their work and professional accomplish- ments. CW03 Oliver Williams as EOOW in Central. 159 MM2 Ian Widlow MM2 Brett Harrison MM2 William Anderson BT3 Bienvenid Angeles MM3 Noli Bensan BT3 Randy Breeland MM3 Joseph Billings BT3 Gary Craddock MM3 Timothy -Cunningham BT3 Thomas Davis BT3 Marchelo DeLano MM3 Craig Flournoy MM3 Rolando Garcia BT3 Robert Holmes MM3 Steven Hough FA Jeff Caudill repairs an air compressor. 160 MM3 Brett Harrison rotate throttles Mm MM3 Kevin McCleland and BT2 Roy Dean Cannon chilling after a long TFN Andrew Chaplain surface blowing the 3MMR boiler. J- vvatch in 3MMR. Y % X y). Jf .5. Jk 3 m X Y i . ' 4 fd ' I , V ' i tf (8 MM3 Kenneth Price BT3 Curtis Sarsycki MM3 Albert Silva MM3 Charles Sinclair BT3 Will Stolsworth MM3 Herman Thompson BT3 Tommy Watt BT3 lohn White BT3 Craig Witbeck BT3 Everett Yowell MMFN Thomas Boquoi BTFN David Ford BTFN Wayne Laird FN Christohper Remley MMFN Shawn Richard FN Stacy Seibert MMFN Tarrance Winston MMFN Kelly Winters MMFN Robert York FA Ronald Burrows 161 FA Willie Carter FA Clinton Currie FA |y Fernandez FA Danny Garcia BTFA Lougee Knox BTFA loseph Lowe MMFA l ames Parker MMFA Mark Petrangelo BTFA Andrew Phillips FA Walter Womack MM3 Mike Barton checks a salinity panel. MM2 Dennis Davis takes evap salinity indicator readings in 2AMR. 162 BTFN Lougee Knox checks fires in 2MMR. BT3 Thomas Davis calls in water level to 2MM1 Kristopher Craigmiles tightens a valve. BT2 Roy Cannon and BT3 John Holly- wood White light fires in the boiler. FR Craig Raupe take hourly equip- ment readings. Tl Randy Clymire. Boiler Technician of the Watch. MMFN James Parker shifting L O strainer. 163 P-3 Division L Operation Desert Slneli USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — P-3 Divi- sion is responsible for ihe operation and maintenance of number three main ma- chinery room, its associated equipment, and number three shaft and propeller. P-3 is divided into two workcenters by rating. EM03 workcenter is comprised of machinist ' s mates responsible for number three main engine which turns one of the ship ' s four shafts and for one of the each eight ship ' s service turbine generators which provide electricity to INDY. EB03 workcenter is the boiler techni- cians who are responsible for two 1200PSI boilers which generate steam not only to drive the main engines, generators, and catapults, but also to provide basic everyday needs to the crew. They also provide steam to the evaporators which produce potable water and to the galley and laundry The division also main- tains and operates numerous associat- ed fuel oil service pumps. This dedicated crew of highly quali- fied engineers proudly work long hours under adverse conditions to maintain the highest standards of efficiency and safety- Division Officer, LTJG Francis Striker cut 164 ,! I v ENS Ion Lux MM1 Ron Bennett MMl Leonard Robinson MM2 Phillip Loss MM2 Patrick Walley MM3 Michael Barton MM3 Dennis Davis MM3 Marcial Deguzman MM3 Spencer Dukes MM3 |on Manuel MM3 Melvin McNutt MM3 Gary Rhodes P-3 Leading Force: MMC Miles Johnson, MMC Ronald Benn MM2 Phillip Foss, and MMl Leonard Robinson. A MM3 John Stary MM3 Kieth Sturgell FN Benjamin Andersen MMFN Rick Belke MMFN Erwin Galicia MMFN Reuel Hicks MMFN Henry Livermon MMFN Isaac Powell MMFN David Naylor FN John Wiegand A Jeffrey Dunker taking logs on Ship ' s Service Turbine Gen- FA Ricky Porter taking logs on 5 High Capacity Low rator. Pressure Plant Air Package. 1M2 Dennis Davis and FA Kristopher Craigmiles starting 5 SSTG. 165 MMFR ferry Duhon, MM3 leffery Vargas. MMFR kristopher Craigmiles. MMFA Jeffery Caudill. MMFN Isaac Powell, and MM2 Dennis Davis. MMFA Jeffrey Caudill shifting evaporator MM2 Dennis Davis recording evaporator strainer. outputs. LT)G M kuepker BTCM Darrel Perkins BTCS Ronnie Cole BTC Allan Meyer BTl Charles Halladay BT1 Keneth Hastings BTl Robert Howard MMl Marc Phillips BT2 Richard Aiken BT2 Terrance Clark BT2 Gary Dare BT2 Mikeal Dupnik P-4 Division Operalion Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - P-4 Division provides the support for the other propulsion divisions and other departments in many vari- ous ways. The ship ' s Oil Lab is run by Indy ' s boiler technicians. In the oil lab they test and treat the engine ' s fuel oil for purity, and they also check to make sure the boiler wa- ter meets all specifications for the Navv. The BT ' s in P-4 ' s Boiler Re- pair Shop maintain all eight of Indy ' s boilers as well as providing their ex- pert services to other divisions and units of Battle Group Delta. In the Gauge Calibration Shop they test and calibrate pressure gauges which maintain the automatic com- bustion controls on the boilers. P-4 Division also supplies steam to the catapults for launching Indy ' s air- craft as well as standingconsole oper- ator watches. BTC Alan Meyer. BTCM Darrel] Perkins. LT Larrv Williams, and BTCS Ronnie Cole. K2 AS 167 BT2 Mikeal Dupnik calibrates equipment in the Automatic Combustion Control Gage Calibration Lab. BT3 Peter Miranda and BT3 Chris Fix document chemistry test on boiler water. 168 ft ft BT3 Rogelio Toribio BT3 Kenneth Twining BT3 Glenn Walker BT3 Allen Workman BT3 Daniel Wright FN Mark Crutchfield EN Henrick Filger BTFN Juan Flores FN David Hoiles FN Matthew Mickewicz FN Lee Moore BTFN |ohn Pickett MMFN Robert Spence BTFN Vincent Spencer FN Timothy Surratt BTFA Jerry Adams tests boiler water. 169 BTFN Richard Wilcox FN Clayton Bolen BTFA John Gonzales BT3 Allen Workman, FN Timothy Surratt, and BT2 Gary Dare man the launch console in the P-4 Catapult Repair Shop. FN David Hoiles listens for Pop sounding of a S 1 fuel oil storage tank. 170 HT1 Dennis Bush HTl lackson Ancheta ATI Kenneth Neely HTl Anthony Williams HT2 Robert Campbell HT2 Marc Seawell HT2 Brian Self HT3 Daniel Gehrke HT3 Laine Goldsmith HT3 John Hinz HT3 I Safarowicz HT3 T Stevens R Division Operation Deserl Shield : USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Repair Division ' s mission involves hull and machinery repair for the INDEPENDENCE. This includes ensuring the readiness of the ship ' s damage control systems and organi- zations. R Division has several workcen- ters located throughout the ship. Hull maintenance technicians (HTs) are responsible for the proper operation of all piping systems. CHT systems, heads, and metal fab- rication. The machinery repairmen (MRs) in the Machine Shop use lathes, grin- ders, and balances to machine parts with close tolerances for all kinds of equipment from turbogenerators to main engines. MRs also do all the en- graving onboard Indy. All the services provided by R Divi- sion are not high visibility items, but the work done does keep Indy ' s men happy and able to perform their du- ties. A. ( t w . 171 MMFN Tom Leege FN Calvin McPherson DCFN Daniel Richardson MMFN Brandon Riley FN Anthony Saylor HTFN Chanon Smith EMFA L Abrencia II 119! ft 119 1 WwEk P E mz r FA Timothy Beaugard FA Leonard Cantrell FA Thomas LaClare FA John Lockridge HTFA Anthony Martinolich n j $ it f 17.3 ri Jackson Ancheta and MMFN Brandon Riley work on CHT pump gaskets. LCDR Bruce E. MacDonald Command fudge Advocate WASHINGTON (AP) — If it comes to war, military analysts say the United States and its allies could drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait, but only with a land assault against a dug-in Iraqi army that might result in thousands of American casualties. Pacific Stars and Stripes — Sept. 14, 1990 174 Legal Department 175 LT |on Nelson LNC David Lenhardt LNl Daniel Bessinger LNl Kennard Kime YN3 Roderick Dennis YN3 Quint Walker PNSN Phillip Dudley YNSN Jeffrey Kulp SN Martin Smith SA Renato Galvez YN3 Rod Dennis prepares a legal document. 176 YN3 Quint Walker. SN Renee Galvez, and LNC David Lenhardt conduc- ting training. PN3 Phil Dudley ' s famous smile. YN3 Martv Smith hard at work. LNl Kennard Kime reviews office work schedules. YN3 Quint Walker makes an appointment for an Indv crewman. 177 CAPT Michael G. Dunnagan Commanding Officer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The U.S. com- mander in Saudi Arabia said Thursday his forces are strong enough to stop an Iraqi attack and will have a 100 percent chance of winning when ad- ditional armored units arrive. Pacific Stars and Stripes — Sept. 16, 1990 1STLT Monty A. Void Executive Officer 178 Marine Detachment ■HUH 179 Marine Detachment Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — A Marine is first and foremost a mari- time soldier who wages war on and from the sea. Since the Revolutionary War, shipboard Marines have played tra- ditional roles as prize crews, rifle- men and landing forces. From the corps ' first expedition and amphibi- ous landing in 1776 at New Provi- dence Island, Bahamas, to the present, the Marines have always been on the cutting edge in every clime and place. Indy ' s Marine Detachment provides weapons se- curity, internal and external secu- rity of the ship, guard the ship ' s payroll, and act as orderlies for the CO. and embarked flag officers. WMT WP Executive Officer, IstLT Volto. 180 IstSGT Daniel Lopez GSGT Milton Clifton SSGT Dewain Matthews SOT Terrance Propper CPL Wesly Moran CPL Tony Toro LCPL Steve Allen LCPL Jeffrey Anthony LCPL Leon Armbrester LCPL Lance Bacon LCPL Byron Ball LCPL David Bell LCPL Bradley Bergman and LCPL Brian Bullock cleaning their weapons. LCPL Larry Benjey LCPL Bradley Bergman LCPL Brian Blecha LCPL Allon Brown LCPL Brian Bullock LCPL loseph Daily LCPL Juan Flores LCPL Jason Fullenkamp LCPL James Gilbert LCPL William Gibson LCPL Clarence Gilmore LCPL Richard Hakanson LCPL Brent Hinkle LCPL Mark Hoskins LCPL Ni k Ingrassia LCPL Ross Knippers LCPL David Lauver LCPL Christopher McNutt LCPL Lester Poole LCPL Jerry Salinas 181 SGT Wesly Moran and CPL Jerry Salinas at work in the IstSGT Daniel Lopez right at home. Admin Office. LCPL Drue Stafford LCPL Michael Smothers LCPL Bernt Teunissen LCPL Eric Toth LCPL Charles Turbeville LCPL Nicky Vieira LCPL Ludaniel Walker LCPL Dominick Ware LCPL Paul Newman LCPL Timothy White LCPL Bradley Williams LCPL Charles Wilson PFC Gregory Anderson PFC Dana Baker PFC Michael Brooks PFC Tony Campbell PFC Daniel Cano PFC James Chadwich 182 LCPL Nick Ingrassia and LCPL Joseph Tub- man getting ready for an inspection. PFC Jeffrey Davis PFC Thomas Dyshvk PFC Steven Fair PFC Ratrick Gaynor PFC Danny Guinn PFC Charles Hill PFC Charles Hodge PFC Keith Lewin PFC Joseph Simons PFC Andrew Smith PFC John Tomlin PFC loseph Tubman PFC Michael Vizer PFC Neil Wesala PFC Christopher Wise ia:i ■  ' ■ I ■ II ■JS CDR James F. Graves Senior Medical Officer (AP) Jordan ' s King Hussein declared Satur- day that his country would never recognize Iraq ' s occupation of Kuwait as legitimate and urged the United States to get out of Saudi Arabia within the shortest period of time. The Stars Stripes - Sept. 23, 1990 186 Medical Department 187 Medical Division | Volume I Operation Desert Shield ] USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The Medical Department maintains fa- cilities equal to a small hospital. The emergency treatment room is equipped to respond to emergencies on a 24-hour basis. Medical Depart- ment also maintains a major rest ward, an intensive care unit, an op- erating room, a laboratory, an X-ray room, a fully stocked pharmacy, and physical examination rooms. Medical Department is staffed by 40 highly trained corpsmen and sev- en officers and specialists. In an average month these dedi- cated people will tend to 650 pa- tients through sick call, as well as 1000 patients in the Emergency Room, dispense 1500 pharmacy prescriptions, and take close to 500 X-rays, perform 35 surgeries, and clean and maintain all Medi- cal ' s spaces. Whether treating seriously in- jured patients, or trudging through the daily routine, Indy ' s Medical Department is always at the ready. -1 «J y LCDR Dudley Pyeatt and LT Yves Nepomuceno assessing a pa- tient. -,. hC LCDR lohn Pyeatt LT Samuel Dixon LT Yves Nepomuceno LT Joel Rastello LT Alan Stokes LT Fred Sumner ENS Thomas Garofalo HMC Daniel Spicer HMl Christopher Scott HMl lohn Serrano HMl Douglass White HM2 Jack Bosnia LT Fred Sumner examining a patient. HM2 Christopher Garcia HM2 Stephen Golding HM2 Willie McDaniel HM2 Kenneth Okutsu HM3 Michael Barnabee HM3 Russel Brvan HM2 Richard George HM3 William Insersol HM3 Daniel Lee HM3 Richard Naughton HM3 Michael Pike HM3 Christopher Schulze HM3 Kenneth Graves verifying a medical record HN Scott Geist anticipating mail call. rnabee processing pharmaceuticals HMl Dave White doing evaluations. IIM ' i Mike Barnabee processing |K| v. J 190 A ' ho ' s that masked man? HN Rich Womack takes vital signs. f Sam Dixon performs a presurgical work-up HM3 Bill Ingersoll preparing for a mass casualty dril 191 LCDR Christian Q. Ness Maintenance Officer AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Libyan delegate at a conference of Arab radicals called Monday for suicide attacks against American forces in the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia. Ibrahim Al-Kharraz, a member of the Liby- an Peoples Congress, said Arabs should follow the example of the suicide bombers who blew up the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 Marines in 1983. Pacific Stars Stripes - Sept. 19, 1990 192 Maintenance Department iMi Maintenance Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield ] USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The Maintenance Department is the heart of Indy ' s Preventive Mainte- nance Program. Within the department there are three divisions. The maintenance managers are responsible for coordi- nating and documenting both on- board and all off ship repair work. The Ship ' s 3-M Division implements the ship ' s 3-M and Preventive Main- tenance System. This division super- vises all PMS done onboard, and ad- ministers the 3-M systems exams to ensure that Indy ' s maintenance men are above the rest. Maintenance Support Center verifies all installed equipment on board as well as coordination of the Coordinated Shipboard Al- lowance List (COSAL). The Maintenance Support Cen- ter also runs a continuous update on all the ship ' s blue prints and technical manuals. MM l m 4 1 j Hi r Jfr if- CVV02 Dennis Noyce checking SRA work packages. CW02 Dennis Novce EMCM Armando Paguio DSl Dante Chavez MMl Arthur Drake BTl William Fry SKI Gilbert Martinez ET1 Sterling Waiters ABE Bryon Chapman EN2 Ed King MM2 Steven Monnerjahn A03 Robert Chan SK3 Mario Noronha YNSA Vincent Alston taking time out to do correspondence courses. 194 i WW EM3 Michael Perry IC3 Raymond Riggan AZ3 limmy Torres YNSA Vincent Alston MCM Armando Paguio checking 3-M paperwork I SKI Gilbert Martinez making corrections to COSAL. N2 Ed King and A03 Robert Chan working on validation paperwork MMl Phillips screening supply requisitions. IT, ■IT CDR Richard B. Ormsbee BAGHDAD. Iraq (AP) — Thousands of Iraqis took to the street Sunday shouting, Death to Bush, Death to America! after President Bush said in a televised message that their country was isolated and on the brink of war. The demonstration came soon after an Ira- qi TV announcer delivered a stinging re- sponse to Bush ' s statement, calling it full of lies and contradictions and warning that a thundering rage against the United States is building in the Arab world. Pacific Stars and Stripes — Sept. 18, 1990 196 Navigation Department 197 Navigation Division | Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Although small, Navigation Department plays a large and crucial role in the operation of the USS INDEPENDENCE. Navigation Department personnel pro- vide accurate ship ' s positional informa- tion by evaluating visual, electronic, as- tronomical, and dead reckoning positions. They also advise the Conning Officer and the Officer of the Deck concerning the ship ' s movement and the safest course to be steered. Navigation Department also coordi- nates the ship ' s honors and ceremonies, administers and promulgates in port and underway watchbills, holds vvatchstander qualification boards, and tracks and monitors the training of junior officers. Assisting the Navigator are highly skilled quartermasters (QM ' s) who study and compile all available sources of navigational data regarding an area before entering its waters. Coordination and team effort best describe navigation ' s most visible and demanding evolution-entering and exiting port. Bearing takers, recorders, plotters, and master helmsmen com- bine their skills with smooth informa- tion flow to the Conning Officer, Navi- gator, and Commanding Officer to safe- ly and smartly navigate the Indy. % P v n V 1 LT Jay STocks LT]G John Devine QMC Donald Bailly QMl John Connors 7 If 198 QM2 Aandre Broadous QM2 David Eckhoff QM2 lames Rougeaux QM2 Gary Ruvo QM3 Carl Fowlkes QM3 Aaron Shelton QMSN Ramsey Niumata QM2 David Eckhoff plots the ship ' s course. M3 Steven Betten, Lee Helm, QM3 Carl Fowlkes, QMSN Antonio Perrvman, QM2 Andre Broaddus and OMSN R elm, and ENS Steltenpohl, Helm Safety Officer, Niumata. amsev VIC Donald Bailly using a statometer to figure distance, looting a sun line with a sexton, QM3 Rudy Rodriguez. CAPT David L. Bunnell Operations Officer WASHINGTON (AP) - Iraq has in- creased troop strength in and near Kuwait to 360,000 over the last two weeks while pulling back some tanks and artillery, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The Pentagon ' s last estimate two weeks ago was that there were 265,000 troops and 2,200 tanks in Kuwait and in ad- jacent areas of Iraq. Pacific Stars Stripes - Sept. 27, 1990 200 Operations Department 201 Combat Direction Center Viilumi ' I llp.M.ilM.n Di ' mti stiii-lil l ' i ' lll | USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - situation and recommending The Indy Combat Direction Cen- courses of action based on evalu- ter (CDC) has the responsibility of ated information, keeping the commanding officer. The primary functions to Flag, embarked commands, vveap- achieve this mission are to collect, ons control stations and other des- process, display, evaluate, and ignated parts of the Battle Group disseminate tactical information, informed of the existing tactical LCDR Lawrence Beasley poses for a picture. CDR Terry Douglass, CDC Officer, checking CDC ' s message traf fie. LCDR Al Hamilton. Assistant CDC Officer, smiles knowing tha the cruise will be over soon. 202 OO Division Operation Deserl Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - OO Division is the administrative arm of the Operations Depart- ment. Its personnel consists of the operations officer, his administra- tive assistant, the operations LCPO, and several yeoman. Also known as Operations Ad- min. the division is open 24 hours at sea to provide adminis- trative support to 350 enlisted and 35 officers composing the depart- ment. Types of correspondence handled by 00 Division are items like operational messages, per- formance evaluations, officer fi- treps, award write-up, leave chits, and many types of request chits. LCDR Raymond Wynne, 00 Division Officer, reviewing Operations ' Tickler Report. Mason Wiley working on the AN VSQ-49 Data rminal Set. YNSN Larry Smith working on the department ' s end of cruise awards. ' ii i OA Division | Volun Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — OA battle group units. Division is manned by the ship ' s me- Information provided include: teorologist oceanographer and aero- oceanographic forecasts, acoustic grapher ' s mates. METRO provides a range predictions, radar perform- wide range of meteorological and ance predictions, climatological oceanographic products to the ship, reports and weather forecasts and airwing. embarked staffs and other briefings. LCDR Chris Gunderson. OA Division Officer. Y. Y LCDR Gunderson AGCS Medimn Delgado AGl Arnold Kestembaum AGl Alan Macneil AG2 Thomas Conway AG2 |org Covington AG3 Christopher Allen AG3 Guy Allgood AG3 Stephen Krug AGAN Paul Bedard AGAN Curt Walker AGAA Jeffrey Alison AG2 Tom Conway tunes in an AN SMQ-6 satellite receiver. 204 AGAA Rodney Ferguson AR Chad Strickland Jorg Covington and AGl Al MacNeil analyze a weather map. AGAN Ken Bedard plots a weather chart. IAN Curt Walker tunes in Teletype weather broadcast. 21 n OC Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - To meet its mission, OC Division is divided into Air Ops, Air Transportation Office (ATO). and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC). AirOps is respon- sible for the execution of the air plan, daily air ops sum- mary, and aircraft fuel man- agement. ATO is the air terminal of the ship. They coordinate the movement of mail, pas- sengers, and cargo to from other ships to the beach - thereby keeping the Battle Group ' s readiness and mo- rale high. Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, the controllers in CATC provide control during launch, recovery, and air refueling. C ' DR Krank Livelsberger l l ' Christopher Vance I.T David Wilson LTJG Rick Bates LTJG Bret Kasler ACC(AW)Gradj Stansell AC1 (AW) Mark Dittmer AC! William Krwin AC I (AW) Mark Jordan AC1 Eddie Moczygemgba AC I David Scharlau AC 2 Kenneth Gentry r n ?s .. w jp fix . l?J n 206 207 ACAN Kevin Boyd ACAN Joseph Pennington ACAN Jerry Slone ACAA Lawrence Asher ACAA Joel Castillo ACAA Troy Decker ACAA Brian Hall ACAA Jason Ramos 208 OE Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - OE Division is com- prised of highly skilled technicians. The EMO ' s Office oversees all the repairand maintenance of HF, UHF, and satellite communica- tions equipment as well as message processing computers essential to Indy ' s daily operations.  I , ■ V m 4h - --1 LT Maurice Blanktnship LTJG Mark Roderick FTCM (AW I Kirk McKnihgt ET1 (SW) Lechet Phillips YNSN Nathan Singleton 2119 CW02 Patrick Maloney ETl(SVV)Todd Bowen ETl James Clark ETl Jeffrey Cole ETl William Manders ET2 Kevin Costello ET2 William Marhulik ET2 Eric Perry DS2 Evan Robbins ET2 Alan Savinski ET2 Christopher Sievers ET2 lames VanPelt ET2 Charles Freeman doing some micro soldering. 210 ET3 Benard Carlson ET3 Dannv Eckiss ET3 Charles Freeman ET3 Kevin Harden ET3 Donald Kast ET3 Jeffrey Lynes ET3 Orrin McFadden ET3 Kevin Scott iT3 Philip Stringfellow 2T3 Jeffrey Vandenbush T3 Brian Walter ET2 Orrin McFadden, Division Supply Petty Officer ™l DSl Adonis Edralin DSl(SVV) John Figueroa DSl Rodolfo Mirador DSl Gary Trotter AX2 Anthony Farese DS2 Roger Freeman DS2 Jeffrey Hankock A.X2 Kenneth Hartsock DS2 Larry Holthouser DS2 David Matern DS2 Stephen Pucci OS2 Bradley Strong OED Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — cians and electronic technicians, OEDC Division is responsible for the division ensures all repair the maintenance of all operations work and damage control in the equipment. Operations Department is done Manned bv firec ontrol techni- correct and in a timely manner. DS2 Scott Fahlquist. ASW ADP Technician, in front of a 01- 535 console. DS3 Michael Lee doing PMS on an RD-358 magnetic tape unit. 212 sr i DS2 Michael Terry DS2 Hai Thai DS3 Jeffrey Atencio DS3 Randal Cole DS3 Michael Culligan DS3 Robert Flynn OS3 Skip Gardner DS3 Llovd Kane DS3 Lucas Kress DS3 Michael Lee DS3 Toby Sanford DSSA Scott Fahlquist DS2 Scott Fahlquist running diagnostics on UYK-43 computer. DSl Adoms Edralin on 201 intercommunications group in Ra- dar Switchboard Room. as AT2 Anthony Farese trying to figure out what this button does. 213 OEM Division Operation Desert Shield ' USS INDEPENDENCE (US OEM Division controls the major Air Defense Weapons System aboard Indy. The 22 firecontrol technicians (FCs) maintain and operate the 16 Air Defense Stations to protect the ship from air attacks. They are re- sponsible for the ship ' s three Sea- sparrow Surface Missile Systems (NSSMS), three Close-In weapons System Mkl5 (CIVVS), and one Target Aqisition System (TAS), and a search radar used with NATO Seasparrow. LTJG Faron Gallon FCC lohn Lofink FCl Royce Blades FCl Joseph Higuet FCl Raymond Lewis F ' Cl Alan Schaerrer FC2 Terry Garland FC2 Thomas Hamilton FC3 [oe Bolagh FC3 Ian Christiansen FC3 Terry Gardner FC3 Brian George FC3 Christian Sayers operate the Firing Officer ' s Console. 214 G3 James Mieczkowski manning the radar. FCSN Percy Jernigan operating the NATO Sea Spar- row Radar Console. 215 ICl Dustan Martin checks the TV ' s Salem quality. OETV Division | Vnluii Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — KAOS-TV. OETV Division are the interior Maintaining the miles of televi- communications electricians who sion cable and the almost 1.000 are responsible for the upkeep and televisions is a never-ending job. maintenance of the ship ' s closed OETV Division keep Indy On circuit television system — the Air. LT Robert Freer ICl Dustin Martin ICl Joseph McLain ICl Keith Rust ICl Nathan Barlow IC3 (ames Beesley IC3 Allan Gold ICl Dustan Martin adjusting TV channels. IC3 James Beesley types a scroll message. 216 OEW Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The EW module can counter the The primary job of the Electronic radar seekers of incoming missiles Warfare module is to deny the en- as well as locate a threat platform emy total control of the electro- by identifying and localizing the magnetic spectrum. threat ' s electronic emissions. EWC Dave Beard, Electronic Warfare Control Ship Coordinator. EV2 Steve Bailey searches through the electromagnetic spectrum for ra- :rs to identify. The Electronic Warriors. JH ETC Richard Benjamin FCl Rov Bayless ET1 William Hinsch ETl Nicholas Kostiou ET2 Carlos Carrillo ET2 Dannv Clavette FC2 Sebastian Freimuth ET2 Darryl Goodrich ET2 Ronald Hall ET2 Michael Johnson ET2 Sean Knutson ET2 Ofisa Kose 218 y 3£ OER Division | Operation Deserl Shield J USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - Ra- dar Main tenance Division, com- posed of three separate work cen- ters, performs repairs on INDY ' S radars and inertial navigation sys- tem. Shop Two maintains the air and surface search radars, TA- CAN and IFF systems. ACLS keeps the aircraft carrier landing system and its associated radar systems on line. Finally, SINS maintains the inertial navigation system, allow- ing INDY and her aircraft to deter- mine their exact locations at any moment in time. ETC Richard Benjamin and ETl Dereck Williams going over y 3M quarterly boards. ET2 Tom Goodrich works on an AN SPN-41 Radar. I Tom Goodrich loading the program for SPIN 42 aircraft ding system. ETC Richard Benjamin conducting some training. 219 01 Division I Volume 1 Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — In vision carry out the never ending the Combat information Center, a task of collecting and disseminat- space lit only by the glow of radar re- ing information for the INDEPEN- peater screens and status boards, the DENCE to carry out her mission, operations specialists (OSs) of OI Di- jH v «J, Af i m • -.. LT Lawrence Schmidt LTJG lames Hinsey OSCM Hosey Burgess OSCS (SVV) Danny Clavson OSC Scott Doherty OSl Terrv Collier OSl Terrance Ford PS1 Patrick Lacy OS 1(S V) Clyde Mangum OSl David McMaster OS2 Jeffrey Allen OS2 Anthony Bustamante OSSN David Ashlev at their consoles in Air D T. 220 f Barry Winkle sits at the Ship ' s Weapons Coordinator Sta- : n in CDC. OS3 Wilson at their consoles in Air D T. 221 222 OSSN David Ashley OSSN M Barnett OSSN Rick Belitz OSSN Antonio Carreon OSSN Todd Douglas OSSN Austin Granger OSSN Shawn Gregory OSSN Roger Haag OSSN Steven Hart OSSN Daniel Healy OSSN Tony loniec OSSN Steven Kirkendol OSSN Charles Lundsen OSSN lames Maher OSSN lohn Mefford OSSN Richard Ney OSSN Tracy Nunley OSSN Ron Rawls OSSN Thomas Schiebelhut OSSN Glynn Shervington r w BBi bj | Er yii m V Pk ■ H j P Wr dr l m - 1 ' ■. T J_, Ji ' ' ' % W f 1 ' ■  m It ' B OSSN David Ashley sits at console in Air D T. OS3 Joe Wilson changes a tape reel on the RD-390. 53 Tomas Talache sits at Track Sup Position in Air D T. The operations specialists at work in Air D T. )SSN Gregg Steed )SSN K Sturp )SSN Thomas Talache DSSN Paul Villanueva )SSN Joe Wilson 1SSA Victor Cabaza )SSA Charles Dennis )SSN Lee Griffith )SSA Tony Grimes )SSA Philip Hughes )SSA Erik Kozak )SSA |ohn Manje )SSA Neil McMonigle )SSA Jeffrey Miller )SSA Daniel Nilles iSSA Steven Tovar ISSA D. Witte 223 LT Jackson Beazley CTOC(SW) Richard Piscopo CTMl David Ayler CTOl G Waldron CTM2 Mark Glosenger CT03 Hal Barskey CT03 Joseph Fulco CT03 Robert Heeseman CTOSN Christopher Barreto —i OS Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield : USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Under the auspices of the Intel- OS Division (SSESJ, provides cryp- ligence Officer, OS Division per- ! tologic electronic support and spe- sonnel work in close coordination j cial communications support to with CIC. Supplot. and the Indy ' s I the ship, flag staff, and airwing. Intelligence Center. V, ¥ CTRC Greg Waldroff and CTMl David Ayler discuss w Teletype repair. CTMl Dave Ayler repairing a Teletype 224 r-2 v-A LT)G Westley Pederson PHCS Daniel Noves PHl(AW) Christopher Finley PH2 Peter Aiken PH2 Kendall Huddleston PH3 lames Christopher PH3 Gregory Iain PH3 Leroy Matteson PH3 Jeff Morgan PH3 Neil Stulzaft PHAN Andre Baysinger OP Division L Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — PHs directly support the intelligence OP Division provides the official mission. photographic services for the ship. Operating 24 hours a day. this and airwing. Pictorial documenta- team processes thousands of feel oi tion of daily events is only part of film and produces numerous prints the task assigned to Indy ' s photo- from aerial imagery, grapher ' s mates (PHs). In the CV1C OP Division plays key role in photo lab. the ship ' s intelligence Indy ' s mission, center, a specially trained group of LTJG Wes Pederson reviews job assignments with PH3 Neil Stulzaft. PHI Christopher Finley. OP Division LPO. 225 PHAA John Yoder cleaning a negative. PHI Mitchell working a processing machine. i 11 1 f jf V Jg FI? J jf 1 ijhlM 71 ,▼ 115 601 4d ig 3  7 2 , JJ w. M - mm MB PHAA Andre Demarzo cleaning a paper processing rack. PHI Meeks screening negatives. 2 Pete Aiken focusing on color enlarging. PHAA Walter Cole testing black and white paper processor. 3 IAA Craig Dietrich looking at finished negatives PH3 Jeff Morgan getting for helo photography. OX Division |Volume1 Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - OX Division, Indy ' s Anti- submarine Warfare Module, is responsible for the detec- tion, analysis, class, and tracking of all subsurface con- tacts in the vicinity of the USS Independence and Battle Group Delta. CLT Ronald Phillips CW02 Thomas Taylor AW1 Terrance Bryan AW I Dennis Canned AVV1 David Carr AW1 Pedro Feliciano AW 1 David Larington AWI SUohn l.essin AW I Koherl Tellstrom DC2 Paul Dicenzo DP2 Robert Frias AVV2 Paul Toth • ' I y r i ™ 228 J2!l CDR Michael Pflueger LCDR Robert Estvanik LT loe Estill LT|G lames Miranda ENS I Hoopes ENS M Rasiul ISCM Donald Zimbelman ISl William Holz ISl Bruce Lewey ISl Ronald Peklar ISl Richard Sager ISl Todd Trousdel OZ Division r. Operation Desert Shield ] USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — on their missions and the location OZ Division is the heart of the and capabilities of potentially hos- ship ' s far-reaching intelligence tile forces in the area of the USS system. INDEPENDENCE and Battle Here, pilots receive information Group Delta. •J —4 f - ' r - ' vv i 3 LTJG Brent Morgan, LTJG Lance Change, and ENS Mark Rasii 230 flPvi If lA r v 3 DMl Demelri Williams IS2 Scott Baranek IS2 Robert Campbell IS2 Chris Cardona DP2 Steven Chandler IS2 (oseph Crociante IS2 Alan Dolley IS2 Jonathan Morey IS2 lames Phillips IS2 Thomas Pruss 152 Brian Schell 153 Joe Gomez IS2 Chris Cardona and IS3 Tonv Hecht working on the FDDS. ISCM Don Zimbelman and LCDR Robert Estvanik conducting computer analysis. CTTC Preston Hathaway and IS3 Tony Cook goofing off. A If IS3 Alan Heim IS3 Robert Wagman DPSN John Bell ISSN lames Clingensmith ISSN Anthony Cook ISSN Steven Davis ISSN Curtis Falls ISSN Michael Garrett DESRON 23 hard at work. IS3 Sean Garrette posin. ISl Ron Peklar writing home. IS2 Scott Baranek working on the light table. 233 12 Robert Campbell and ISSN Byron Johnson working on a message. HMH I J IflHffW CDR Stephen A. Comer Safety Officer (AP) — Iraq ordered the expulsion of dozens of U.S., Europeans, and Arab diplo- mats on Friday. It also declared it is on a march to victory and will never retreat from Kuwait. The United States, Spain and Eygpt im- mediately retaliated in kind for Iraq ' s diplo- matic expulsions, which included three American envoys. The Stars and Stripes — Sept. 22, 1990 234 Safety Department 235 Safety Division Volume 1 Operation Desert Shield J USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Indy ' s Safety Department is com- prised of senior personnel from various ratings. Their jobs take them from stem to stern, and top to bottom: inspecting, observing and talking to everyone. We help make the INDEPENDENCE a safe place through training and infor- mation on how to do the job with- out getting hurt or damaging equipment. It ' s the men of the INDY who make safety work, but the Safety Department tries to keep our shipmates alert and aware. They are responsible for monitoring several NAVOSH Pro- grams including Hearing Protec- tion, Respiration Protection. Haz- ardous Materials and many more. The Safety Department pro- vides substance to safety related programming in order to make programs preventive instead of re- active. ABEC Lynell Poole observing an S-3 arrest ment. ABEC Lynell Poole checking flight deck safety 236 ABEC Lynell Poole and CDR Stephen Comer pointing out a safety violation. 01 }oe Ellington and DSl John Figueroa document electrical MMl Don Towner checking ladder safety discrepancies, ifetv hits. 237 CDR Colonus Mitchell Jr. Supply Officer (UPI) — Iraqi President Saddam Hussein threatened Sunday to attack oil fields in Sau- di Arabia and other Arab countries if his people are strangled by the economic sanc- tions against his country. It was one of the strongest messages yet from Saddam, whose previous threats to at- tack Israel and U.S. allies in the Middle East were contingent on being attacked first by Western forces. The Stars and Stripes — Sept. 24, 1990 238 Supply Department 239 S-l Division | Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — S-l Division is the Supply Support Divi- sion and the Main Office of the Indy ' s Supply Department. All research, ordering, and fund- ing of Indy ' s $90 million inventory of management 100,000 line items is performed by S- 1 Division. The division is divided into sec- tions which specialize in techni- cal research, stock control, busi- ness machine repair, and financial LT John Spicer and SKCS Elislo Mercado V i ' Jrjj LCDR Stephen Koenig LCDR Grant Lane LT John Spicer LTJG Herbert Brackenridge SKCS Delfin Basa SKCS Eliseo Mercado SKl(SVV) James Barker SKI Patricio Cepe SKl(SVV) Cedar Cubcubin IM1 |ohn Dunn SKI Edgardo Duque SKI Patrick Palmiter SKSN Dave Snvder, and SN Pete Telford in receipt processing. 240 SK2 Larry Bailev SK2 Henry Broomfield . t SK2 Wrancis Nolz SK3 William Hughes AN Nicholas Abbinanti SKSN Revnaldo Katisbak % SN Arnaldo Lacdan SKSN Fernando Rocha SKSN (oselito Sandan SKSN Ran Williams AA Peter Telford LT Herbert Brackenridge checking paperwork. SK3 Revnaldo Katigbak inputting documents. SKI Buddy Barker, SK2 William Hughes, SKI Patricio Cepe, and SKSN Ricky Williams entering data. 241 CW02 Reynaldo lacinto MSCM Gregorio Degann MSCS Rolando Samson MSC Erwin Arellano MSC Dante Gumpal BTC(SW) Reubin Serrano ASl Rosauro Abeto MSI Rodrigo Corpuz MSI Edbert Fredeluces MSl Wayne Rossman MSI lames Turner MS2 Constante Corpuz S-2 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — S- 2 Division is in charge of seven IN- DEPENDENCE dining facilities, two of which serve meals 20 hours daily to over 4,000 shipmates. Additionally this division pro- vides food and service for special functions like steel beach picnics, changes of command, and guest visits. Each month a special Birthday Meal is prepared for crew mem- bers who have birthdays that month. Preparing vegetables for the evening meal. 242 fj Y M MS2 Patrick Dickerson MS2 Eduardo Jimenez MS3 Johnnie Brumfield MS3 Jack Clark MS4 Melchor Cortista MS3 Robert Gartner MS3 Ron Keyser MS3 Peter Schexnaidre MS3 Cesario Valencia MSSN Hermelito Bacalla MSSN Eric Getman MSSN Genaro Gimongala MSSN Robert Jones MSSN Richard Karpiak MSSN Andrew McDowell rd at work making bread. Feeding a hungry crew. SK2 Lance Burgess, Where ' s the pizza? ' 243 9 w Y 3, I Si ' j ZiiiA MSSA Lonnie Ernst MSSA Robert Foyil MSSA James Lee MSSA Granville May MSSA Ferdinano Paed MSSA Kyle Rollins MSSA lames Scott MSSA Louis Velazquez MSSA Dean VValczak DCFN Carl Baker preparing the bread line. SSN Bruce McDaniel SSN Theodore Mitchel SSN Lonnie Nix SSN Luev Pinell SSN Philip Rodriguez SSN [udson Still K Floyd Barzar SSA William Chua SSA Charles Darrett  j r 3 Theodore Mitchell making box lunches. MSSN William Chua and AA Chuck Lewis preparing vegetables. MSSA Charles Darett showing off his pizza. 245 S-3 Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The S-3 Division is also in charge of sales organization consists of five the 13 soda and two change ma- ship ' s stores selling everything from chines. When stocking the soda uniform items to popcorn. This is a machines they break out approxi- multi-million dollar operation pro- mately 300 cans daily to keep the viding the crew with hundreds of machines full and the INDY ' s items and services. crew happy. ENS Anthony Ramirez, S-3 Division Officer. I (P ' ' !, ENS Anthony Ramirez SHCM [ovito Banzon SHl Cezar Dale SHI Jesus David SHI Gregory Horlon SHl Michael Walker SH2 Manuel Camacho SH2 Victor Hermano SH2 John Landy SH2 Mark Snider SH2 William Key SH3 William Sostand SHSN Fredrick Harris, Cutting is my Business. 246 HSN David Denniston HSN Bernardo Dualan HSN Gilbert Marshall N Michael McBride HSN Bobbv McCarter HSN lames Watson HSN Fredrick Harris HSN Sue Yang R Corey Benard N Joel Stokes m I t l Ik I 1 i 1 11 JHjfc t ■ k 1 ■i ' ||w v -- s . v;_j H H£ nj SHSA Edward Lane waiting on ship ' s store customers. SN Ran Williams pressing khaki shirts SHSA Thomas Costello sewing a patch. 247 13 Xavier Adams giving a trim. S-4 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Mil- lions monthly pass through the Indv ' s Disbursing Office, where the disbursing clerks (DKs) of S-4 Divi- sion ensure each crew member gets his pay twice a month. Getting those checks ready for each payday involves a vast amount of behind the scenes work. Moun- tains of paperwork must be proces- sed in order to post a member ' s entit- lements for each payday. Travel claims, advancement pa- pers, forfeitures, allotments, and leave rations are a few samples of paperwork constantly flying through the Indv ' s Disbursing Of- fice. A big advantage the crewmen of the INDEPENDENCE have over some other ship ' s in the Navy is the six ATM machines located throughout the ship. These ATM machines are very similar to those you see in town and each crew member has an account with his very own ATM card. The ATM ' s also provide a safe place for Indy crewmen to save their monev. e s v DKCS Rudy Lopez and DKl Joe Cruz keeping the books I. T|G Darrvl Olszewski DKCS (SW) Rudy Lopez DKl losefino Cruz DK2 Patrick Baker DK2 Nathaniel Gallardo DK2 Thelbert Hutchings DK3 Juan Garcia DK3 Alipio Tecson DK3 Generoso Tecson DK3 lohn Vovles DKSN Lenorge Elrod DKSN Darrvl Lindsay 248 • , Wll f SN Larry Pearlman - Service with a smile. DK2 Domingo Imson handles cash. DKl Joe Cruz and DK2 Fontanilla go over an LES. 2-1 S- |2 Juan Garcia checks a payroll account. 249 ENS Douglass Neal MSCS Roberto Patete MSC Seymour Ladia MSI Dante Pajarillo MSI Sanelito Tanagras MS2 Jeffrey Davis MS2 Damien Few MS2 Patrick James MS2 Mao Lam MS2 John Thomas MS3 Kendall Brewer MS3 Danny Chila 31 ) J 1K (5) S-5 Division Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — treat to a quiet, relaxed atmo- The wardroom division plays a sphere. major role in Supply Department S-5 Division also maintains, dai- by providing USS 1NDEPEN- ly, over 250 staterooms occupied DENCE and CVW-14 officers with by some 450 officers, the Navy ' s finest cuisine and a re- MSSN Gaberail Oliva preparing cold cuts. 250 Si Juan Carranza stirring the Goo. MS2 Gary Thomas and MS3 Jerome Javar set the XO ' s table. tting ready for the evening meal. 251 MS3 )ack Clark keeping the books. 252 LT Ben Persinger CW02 C Arcaina AKCS Floyd Ross AKC Alexander Arciaga AKC Antonio Decena AKC Henry Martinez AKl Brian Berlew AKl Terry Beuck AKl Richard Cavin AKl Todd Elliott AKl Gregory Greene AKl Dennis Lanouetle 102 Candido Arcaina checks paperwork. 253 AKl Michael Lee AKl Brian Mitchel Akl Gregory Moderacki AKl Edgardo Velasco AK2 George Camadine AK2 Byron Jones AK2 Gregory Macha AK2 Michael Monsale AKAN Javier Meza enters data into a computer. :ierwork. paperwork, and more paperwork. S-7 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield 1 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — S-7 well DPS 6 computer system. Division is Supply Department ' s This system provides information Data Processing Division. processing for supply manage- This division is comprised of data ment, financial management, avi- processing technicians and data ation 3M, surface 3M and payroll technicians who utilize the Honey- for Indy ' s personnel. n Ir 2 CVV03 Michael Moore DPC Lee Lewis DPI William Delgado DPI Ronald Rayner DP2 Steven McGhee DP3 Dennise Ashton DP3 Thomas Higginbotham DP3 Ike Pangrac DPSN Stephen Damson DPSN Francis Gutierrez DPSN William Henry DPSN |ohn Sprichal The ADP Gang. 256 ' 2 Thomas Higginbotham mounting a magnetic 3e. DP3 Mike Pangrac takes a moment from cleaning and veri- fying magnetic tapes. j LT Dell Stout AKCS Everett Harris AKC Randy Harmon SKI Rodolfo Bagsic SKI Clark Gause SKI Larrv Grant AKl Michael Hamilton AKl Anthony Harps ATI Lee Kennedy SKI Darnell Segrest S-8 Division Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — S- 8 Division is Supply Department ' s material management division, a multi-million dollar warehousing and cargo movement operation which stocks over 100.000 line items, including aviation and ship ' s spare parts, in 48 store- rooms. S-8 receives and ships over 300 tons of cargo annually. The mate- rial division receives and ships cargo via aircraft, underway re- plenishment and vertical replen- ishment. AKAN Michael Griffith manhandles some cargo. 1 sS II k SS SK2 Fred Melanson Pals! 258 K Ricky Higgonbot ham, SK2 Lance Burgess, and AK2 White compare their favorite AKCS Everett Harris and Slv3 Ricky Higginbotham share a laugh. -, ds SK2 Orlando Perez SK3 Walston Bartholomew SK3 Joseedgar Celi SK3 Sydney Darryl AK3 Robin Dassie AT3 Lawren Doble SK3 Rolando Fernandez SK3 Thomas Galles AK3 Eric Johnson SK3 Jamerserwin Mejia SKSN Bavani Valledor AN Marvin Barnes 259 AMSAN Helwig, Go ahead and knock this boxo my shoulder. SK3 Renauld Ray and AKAR Barmeni moving drums on the mezzanine. S-10 Division Operation Deserl Sheild USS INDEPENDENCE This Division is responsi- (US) — S-10 Division is the ble for maintaining an quality assurance division effcient, productive supply of Supply Department. system. SKCS James Fryckman answers a question for SK3 Michael Swille. I Garland Tyler updates the ADM SK3 Michael Swille keeps up with the paperwork. 261 S-11 Division MSI Brian Weil MSI James Worthington MS2 Rogelio Cuenca MS2 John Kautkhorst MS3 Carl Stanford MSSA Dedric McCra I it  . S iVffl. 262 SA Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The Supply Admin Division is responsible for the administration of one of Indy ' s largest departments. Preparing and following up on reports, correspondence, and a multitude of other documents, SA Division handles a mountain of paperwork each and every day. 1XDR PhilipHamilton SKCM John Gamble SKCS James Fryckman SK2 Lance Burgess SKSA David Buckanan 263 oh! Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The Educational Services Office is responsible for administering the Navy-Wide Advancement, CLEP, Military Leadership and E-3 Exams The division also provides assistance to those crewmembers wishing to attend schools or have qualifica- tions documented in their service records. CW02 kirk Draper 1 ' N I John Jones PN2 Scott Greise PN2 Todd Jackson PN3 Timoth Sheridan 266 fli .3 a 267 PAO Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The Public Affairs Office has a multitude of responsibilities to the military and civilian world. While in port, the PAO and the shop ' s Journalists handle tours, public inquiries and news releases. At sea, they provide entertainment and training for the crew via the ship ' s internal radio and television systems, produce a daily newspaper and news broadcast, bi-monthly familygrams, this cruisebook, and run the Fleet Home Town News program. During this last WESTPAC IO deployment, they also handled several press conferences due to great interest in Operation Desert Shield stateside. 268 269 CCC CAAC7DAPA [Volume Operation Desert Shield 199 o] USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The The Counseling and Assis- tance Center Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor Office aids Indy personnel seeking assistance in the area of substance abuse, equal opportunity, or leadership and management. 270 LTJG James Perkins OSCS William Halej AKC Chris Rivera AQC (AW) Buddj Self DPI Chuck (Jallinos 271 m PHCS Daniel Noyce and his best friend, the computer. Recreation Services Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — count tickets for entertainment. Special Services is responsible for organizes sporting events, pro- ensuring that a variety of recrea- vides sporting equipment, and tional activities are available to maintains the shipboard weight the ship ' s company and airvving. rooms. Special Services provides dis- AKC Christian Rivera works on scheduling appointments in the DAPA Office ETl John Howard enjoys having a hand in the Ti 272 BHC Alvin Joseph consults a manual concerning 3M laintenance. Indy sailors wait in line to use the ship ' s weight room. An Indy sailor pumps up in the mid-ship ' s weight room. 273 CDR Daniel A. Jorvig Weapons Officer WASHINGTON (AP) - A team from a U.S. warship in the Red Sea boarded an Iraqi tanker Thursday after firing warning shots when orders to stop were ignored, the Penta- gon said. The frigate ELMER MONTGOMERY fired .50-caliber machine gun bursts across the tanker ' s bow in the incident, spokesman Pete Williams said. The Stars Stripes - Sept. 28, 1990 274 .1 Weapons Department 275 G-1 Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - G-1 Division, the ship ' s armory, is comprised of Gunner ' s Mates, Torpedomen ' s Mates, and Aviation Ordnancemen. The division ' s duties include maintenance and upkeep of the ship ' s small arms magazines sprinkler systems, as well as stowage and buildup of torpedoes for SH-3 helos and S-3 Viking aircraft. LTJG Mark Warren AOC Keith Quimbach AOl James Pratt AOl James ra A02 Jeffrej Dunn A02 Charles Greer A()2 Kunald (Jreen A02 John Szabo A03 Donnell Barnes A03 Michael Baxter A03 James Gallowa) A03 Jason Con ales 276 . Y, TL -J ffli r u: t Y v. At 3 Harold Haeffer A03 C ' ary Hightower A03 Timothy Kyle A03 Jeffery McNeal A03 Michael Ruhin A()3 Douglas Wentz AOAN Derryle Bland AN David Culton AOAN Nathaniel Colquitt AN Westly Maxfield 277 fV ' Q AOAN L. Nepomuceno AN Michael Newton AOAN Mames Norlhcutt AOAN Steven I ' anetti AN Neeraj Sethi AOAN Raul Velasquez AA Brenton Hone AOAA William Dawson A A James Duteher AA Kenneth Mackej AA Daniel Pfeifier AR Jonathan Porterfield AR Christtopher Russo r n 278 CW02 Michael Shields TMC(AW) C. Williams AOl Michael Stillwell GMG2Sean Link GMG3 Benito Cantu GMG3 Paul Crabtree GMG3 Rich I.ukow GMG3 James McNeely AN Titus Begaj AOAN Elmer Duck AN Robert Enriquez AN Darek Harris G-2 Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - G-2 Division (Flight Deck Ordance) is the home of the flight deck Ordies of Weap- ons Department. As ship ' s company, Flight Deck Ordnance is tasked with receiving ordnance from below decks, stowage of weap- ons in the farm upkeep and maintenance of several ready-service magazines and lockers, and weapons issue in support of the airwing. In addition, G-2 is charged with the movement of ammo, groceries, and freight on the flight deck during vertical replenishment, 279 280 AA Todd Hilbert AA Michael Kakuska A A Rommel Richardson AA Francis Rogan AA illiam Stettler GMGSA Joshua Ulibarri TMSR Wayne Braun AR David Newsome jm i G-3 Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The aviation ordnancemen of G-3 Division assemble bombs and missiles deep down in Indy ' s fourth deck magazines. Four seperate work centers-Bomb Assembly, Hanger Deck Ordnance, Missile Shop, and Damage Control blend into a smoothly operat- ing force responsible for storage, breakout, assembly, transport, and strike-down of all aviation ordnance used by the airwing. LTJG Johnnj kiny AOCS Talmadge Anderson AOC William Taylor AOl David Pruss AOl Gerald Sagar AOl ClilTord Thnmasson A02 Jessie Gardenias A02 Jeffrey Shinkle A02 Tracy Wilkinson A02 David Workman A03 Darrell Allen A03 Thomas Anderson JTzt ifi 282 - I --: kS ] A03 (in};); Brewer A03 .lames Cramer A03 Darrin Dittmer A )3 Marshall Kelly A03 Randall Kerns A03 Jewell Milgrim A03 Thomas Muni A03 Mtssias Rebelo A03 Mark Roberson A03 Mk hail Roberts AN Ranky Bailey AN James Crow ley AOAN A. Deligiannis AN Kummel Hereilia AN Raymond Mcalee M ' ' ' I i -•- ■ ■ ■ J TTB 283 284 AOAA Stefan Hun! AA Christopher Johns AOAN Troj Johnson AA Scott Leese AA Rodnej Rojas AA Wayne Rowe AA Gordon Wieneke AKAR Lance Miller AOAR David Morser 285 G-4 Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - G-4 division is the back- bone of Weapons Department. The division is composed ot the AO, EM, and MM ratings and 14 complex weapons elevator systems. Division personnel provide 24 hour strike ordnance logistics capability and ship ' s equipment, plus materials and medical emergency patient transfers. CW04 Phillip Krutsinger AOC Raymond Dotson MM1 (SVV) Roger C ' antu EMI David Harrison AOl William Mezo A.02 William Goodnight AOl Robert Guillen MM2 Patrick Jozwiak AK2 Jeraldo Martinez MM3 Daniel Agnew A03 Sergio Alvarado EM3 William Busch u j fft j y i  Xi . 286 V03 Jefrfrej Cranford EM3 Albert Dorantes A03 Robert Foxx A()3 Michael Hudoba A )3 James Madsen 287 AN Cester ( loode AOAN Antonio (Jreene AN I.umin Kantora AN Kraldo Martinez AN Tiler Morgan AOAN Jesus Ontiveros AN KeiinSeel SN Lester Trammell AN Pierre Zevallos AA 1 aliiaii Charging 288 G-5 Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 JSS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The Weapons Office pre- )ares everything from intre-office memos to ship ' s instruct- ions ranging in importance from such topics as how to landle live ordnance safely to how often linen should be :hanged. I.CDR Norman Peters LCDR Joseph Revolinskj AOCS Christopher Elwood AOl Herbert Kilby AOl William Mcalister : j - _ f s% m 289 AOl Leslie Terr) A()2 Ton) Kspinoza A()2 Raymond (ilenn A()2 Gilbert Torres AOAN John Kraga AN Tou Vang ANAA Tern Holtramp VNSR (;erakl Church Ji 290 LT Tom Cook CW03 Richard Burgess VVTC.M Christopher Reed AOC Henry Castillo WTC (SW) Gary McDuffee W 11 Ronald Archuletta WTI (SW) Gary Church HTI Gregory Johnson SKI l.arrj Sanchez WTI Donald VanNevele WTI Chris Varney $VT1 (SW) Robert Young K Ji n «  it ' 1 S J 7 ( T --T- j ■■ - 1 W Division Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - W Division is made up of about 25 gunner ' s mates technicians (GMTs). These men are trained to work on some of the most sophisticated and sensitive weaponry in the world. Use of complex weapons test and handling gear, magazine sprin- kler systems, SASS elevators and bridge crane hoists enables W Division to achieve maximum operational readi- ness of these weapons. 291 . rr ■ 1 mSfcan t.-tl r v . j , )£, , • . Ihki bnuur v.: : .,--.-•- - i : X: J NT. ' Sean Sch enneker  T3 Krnest MiHilenhurg TS Von ' 1 1 — TS I Icodl.omez N nthon Huiho WTsN R an kerekes W rSN W ade Patterson Pat Mc ndre WTSA Timoih Bo le- UTs Michael Oabj UTS Michael Leonard N Ts Brant Schuelks . fzlY V EOD Volume Operation Desert Shield 1990 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) - The Explosive Ordance Disposal Detachment has the mission of safely de-arming and disposing of all malfunctioning or damage ordance. EOD boards the ship only during WESTPAC. LT Stott Stuart PNlC.D.Cook WT1 M.D. Missildine IC1 M.J. Mussro GM2MarkOlivera ih ( w 294 295 1 © © 1 296 j i: 298 CAPT Jay B. Yakeley Commander, Carrier Airwing Fourteen ABOARD THE CARRIER INDEPENDENCE - If the United States has become the world ' s police, this is precinct headquarters. San Diego Union, Sept. 11, 1990 CAPT John R. Hutchison Deputy Commander _.,,,, 300 I „, n ■ Y 5 LA LT Paul Ephron LT Stephen Kirby LT David Musgrave LT Jeffrey Sassone LT Richard Saunders AOCM Jerry Copple AVCM R. Jeffrion ATCS Walter Emde AMCS H. Gurat AZCS Kent Winters 301 302 303 304 CDR Donald F. Steuer Commanding Officer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush told the exiled ruler of Kuwait Friday that the world is strongly support- ing what we all are trying to do in seeking to force the withdrawal of invading Iraq forces from Kuwait. Stars and Stripes, Sept. 29, 1990 J CDR Alan M. Haefner Executive Officer 305 HS-8 C Operation Desert Shield The primary mission of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron EIGHT (HS-8) is Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) — to detect, identify, localize, attack and destroy enemy submar- ines. Its secondary missions include plane guard during flight operations while attached to a carrier. Search and Rescue (SAR), Medical Evacua- tion (MEDEVAC). and personnel and cargo transportation. To accomplish these tasks, the EIGHTBALLERS operate six all- weather Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King helicopters. They are manned by a pilot, co-pilot, sonar operator, and an assistant sonar operator SAR swim- mer day and night, ashore and afloat. HS-8 was originally established at NAAS Ream Field. Imperial Beach, California, on 1 June 1956, under Commander Fleet Air, San Diego, flying the HSS-1 Sea Bat. The squad- ron deployed to WESTPAC on eight occasions as a member of Carrier Anti-Submarine Group FIFTY- NINE. Some of its accomplishments include the longest over-water heli- copter MEDEVAC in aviation histo- ry (over 1200 nautical miles), tran- sporting the Bob Hope Christmas Troupe, participating in the Apollo VI Space Vehicle Crew Recovery, and more than thirty combat rescues over and near North Vietnam. Upon return from their eighth WESTPAC in November, 1968. aboard USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20), the squad- ron was disestablished. On 1 November 1969, HS-8 was re- commissioned and equipped with eight new Sikorsky SH-3D helicop- ters to continue its ASW mission. Many support operations were con- ducted during the past decade as well, including a site evaluation sur- vey for the Atomic Energy Commis- sion, an oceanographic study of mi- grating Blue Whales, and security and logistic support for President Nixon ' s working vacation aboard USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11). In 1976. HS-8 was honored by the Na- tional Bicentennial Committee by being named a Bicentennial Com- mand. Some of the more intense opera- tional exercises involved participa- tion in the UPTIDE and international RIMPAC exercises, evaluations of new sensors for ASW helicopter platforms, and six WESTPAC de- ployments, the first two were aboard USS TICONDEROGA (CVS-14), and the next three were aboard USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). WESTPAC 79-80, was extended over the Christ- mas holiday season for nearly three months as a result of the hostage sit- uation in Iran. USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64) and HS-8 earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation for the WEST- PAC 85 deployment. HS-8 participat- ed in NORPAC exercises in the Northern Pacific in 1986 and con- ducted 24 hour operations in re- sponse to national tasking in the North Arabian Sea during the West- pac IO 1987 deployment and conse- quently earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation. In 1988 HS-8 once again led the way with their participation in the development and testing of the MK- tO torpedo, strike rescue tactics, and also the fleet assessment of the new PRC-112 survival radio and ARN 6 personnel locator system. The dedication and professional- ism that the men of HS-8 continue to display is reflected in their impres- sive record of awards. HS-8 has won the Captain Arnold Jay Isbell Trophy for ASW excellence and the presti- gious Admiral JIMMY Thatch Award signifying the best carrier based ASW squadron in the Navy. Both the awards have been received four times, twice within the last six years. In 1984. HS-8 received the Si- korsky Top Torpedo Award for out- standing ASW performance for the third consecutive year. Sikorsky also recognized HS-8 ' s peerless maintenance record by awarding for the third consecutive year its Superior Maintenance Award for FY 85. Additionally. HS-8 has conducted nine consecutive years of mishap-free operations through 1989. HS-8 also recovered the Battle Efficiency Award for the 1979-80, 1982-83 and 1985-86 com- petitive cycles. HS-8 was awarded the CNO Annual Aviation Safety Award in 1983, 1985 and again in 1986. Such awards are indicative of the superior reputation that the officers and men of HS-8 enjoy as the most outstanding ASW Squadron in the U.S. Navy. HS-8 is currently under the leadership of Commander D. F. Steuer, USN. LCDR John Branson LCDR Mark Sickert LCDR Anthony Vanarla LCDR Thomas Walston LT James Arbaugh LT John Buttler LT Scott Jacobson LT Thomas Jones LT Glenn Muir LT Steven Padget LT Perry Parisi LT John Sommers 306 ,T Kenneth Whitehouse ,TIG Michael Consoletti ,T|G Arthur Coogan ,T)G Kevin Cory ,T)G Stephen Danford .TJG lames Massello ,TJG Kenneth Webster ,TJG James Zeh INS Peter Field INS William Halverson HCM Christopher Rohrer IDCS lake Bedon iMSC Bricks Bondoc ' NCS Tommy Ronque iTC Eddy Ames VKC Arnulfo Bermudez TC Jackie Crawford iWC Anthony Dicenso iDl Nestor Bagasan MS1 Virgilio Balleser , y , i - T • il ie Division looking cool ATCM Christopher Rohrer taking a break. AVV2 Larrv Hellem and AVV2 Daniel Gilley watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit. AEl Ronilo Devera shining the chief ' s boots. AWl Ricky Beahy AMSl (AW) Richard Benkert AOl(AW) Sidney Bigner ATI Lawrence Carnicon AKl Henry Chapa PRl Mike Cline AMHl Richard Daniels AMHl Olimpo Denina AEl Ronilo Devera AEl Steven Edwards AOl |esus Estrada ATI Michael Fennessey AEl Richard Green PNl lohn Grigsby YNl William Hafley AZl Ralph Keyser AXl Dennis Lewis AMSl Ramon Marquez PNl Gary Martin AZl Robert Rios 308 AMH1 Charles Sennvanbasel ATI Larry VVarsalla AZl Kerry Wilson AE2 lerry Allen AA V Brogan AW2 Mark Brown AW2 Homey Butler AMH2 Federico Carri AW2 Kenneth Driggers AK2 Christopher Eldredge AW2 Matthew Everett PR2 Rodney Franz AX2 Timothy Fritcher AW2 Daniel Gilley AVV2 Larrv Hellem AD2 Keenon Holmes PR2 Robert Isssacoulian AS2 Marlone Ingram AE2 Frank Lesniak AMS2 Michael Liggins M Xi fi } m Si MX if im m bionics Shop — Doing their thing. AMH3 Eric Beneker and AMS3 William Robinson showing off their Wog T-Shirts. in AW2 Edward Lyon AD2 Michael Meekins AE2 Juan Mora AW2 John Pethel AD2 Manuel Ramirez AE2 Gary Scott AW2 Douglass Stoughton AD2 Robert Walker AQ2 Keith Wall AMS3 Todd Acosta AK3 Matthew Aro AMH3 Eric Benecker YN3 Maurice Chavarry AD3 George Dalena AW3 Kevin Diggins PR3 Benito Gonzales AD3 Mark Gustke AD3 Timothy Hazelo AAMS3 Ruben Hernandez AMH3 Randal Hoffer kVkC if AD2 Keenon Holmes counting the days! AD2 Keith Wall working on training jackets. 310 Fcking back and taking a break AA Keith Purcell getting ready for Zone Inspection. AD3 Charles Banks taking a break. ATI Larry Warsall working on IMRL listing. 312 y AN David Rudicil ADAN Aaron Sterns ATAN Daniel Wisniske AA Charles Bryant AA Armando Caballero AMSAA Michael Coller AA Andress Dania AA Mark Dean ADAA Peter Gardner AA Antonio Graham YNSA Daniel Monahan AA John Price AA Keith Purcell AA Darren Steenhoek AA Craig Stiffler AA Jeffrey Stokum AR Edwards Lewis AR James McClellan AR loseph Richburl AN Edward Lewis and PRAN Baldridge pre- paring laundry bags. PR2 Robert Issa Coulian repairing a visor on a pilot ' s helmet. VA-196 m ■■■i 314 CDR David C. Nichols Commanding Officer SAUDI ARABIA ( AP] - Good guidance, limited personal contact and no booze — whatever the reasons. American troops are on their best behavior in Saudi Arabia, and the local are impressed. In the eight weeks since the first U.S. military forces were de- ployed in Operation Desert Shield, officials said there have been no reported criminal incidents and no serious insults to Saudi cul- ture — things that American and Saudi officials had most feared. The Stars and Stripes, Sept. 30. 1990 CDR Harvey B. McDonald Executive Officer 315 V-196 USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — Attack Squadron 196, the Main Battery, is homebased at NADS Whidbey Is- land, Wash., and flies the A-6E TRAM and KA-6D ver- sions of the Grumman A-6 Intruder. Called the Miles- tones. VA 196 is the largest squadron and the only all- weather Attack Squadron in Air Wing Fourteen. Attack Squadron 196 has been a long standing pillar in the A-6 community while setting standards for others to follow. The squadron was originally commissioned in 1948 and is the oldest West Coast A-6 squadron. VA-196 was the first A-6 squadron to conduct night strikes on Ha- noi during the Vietnam War. Employed extensively throughout the conflict. A-6s dropped more than half the ordnance delivered by aircraft during the war. including B-52s. Today, the Milestones fly the A-6E TRAM, a two-seat carrier-based bomber used for deep strike missions, inter- diction, anti-shipping, mining and close air support. The A-6 is an all-weather jet aircraft which can tactically em- ploy a wide variety of ordnance including the AGM-84 Harpoon missile, AGM-123 SKipper II missile, 500lb, 10001b, 20001b laser guided bombs and an extensive as- sortment of more conventional weapons. The A-6, operat- ing in a low-altitude environment, uses terrain to mask its presence and degrade enemy defenses. It is capable of de- livering bombs on targets completely obscured by weather or darkness. The A-6 remains Indy ' s primary offensive striking arm, putting the Main Battery at the Tip of the Spear. Throughout this WESTPAC IO deployment the A-6 proved to be a valuable and vital component to every Air Wing contingency plan and flight evolution. The A-6 re- mains the backbone of the U.S. Navy ' s long range offen- sive strike capability and the heart of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen. v J LCDR Robert Baumstark LCDR Arthur Braun LCDR Jeffrey Mines LCDR lames Symonds LCDR Matthew Van Valkenburgh LT Forrest Beasley • A 1 ■ LT David Brown LT Rickv Cauich LT Richard Farber LT Gregory Geiss LT Edward Langford LT Steve Lucas 316 LT Mark Magee LT Steven McCaslin LT Carl Oesterle LT Paul Pepper LT Ralph Portnoy T Jerry Richardson _,T Stephen Schiffman TJG Lawrence Borghini jTJG lames Dailey .TJG Anthony Ferrari TJG Andrew Gagnon T|G Bradley Meeks TIG Brent Morgan T|G Eric Roberson TJG Marco Romani TJG Alan Rosebrock NS Mitchell Appel W03 Harry Axline .VCM Anthony Johnson CCM(SVV) Charles Stevens 317 AMSC Richard Heister AECS (AW) William Marriott AMSC Dennis Moore YNCS(AW) John Weber ATC Sylvester Barron AMEC (oseph Ellis AOC(AW) Dennis Grayer AMHC Brian Russell AZC Keith Sibbert AEl Edno Alias ATI Larry Anderson AMHl Thomas Billinsley ADl Alberto Carmona AQl(AW) I Dickerhoof AMH1(AW)S Edwards PRl P Fernandez ATI D Harrell PNl Sharles Huff AZl Cecil Jackson ADl R Jackson 318 ADl R Johnson AQl M Kennilutt AOl R Nollan AEl R Pancoast AOl I Pettross AEl M Pullen ADl | Sills ATl(AW) J Soler AMSl Robert Strickland NCI D Tucker AOl G Vandergraph AMHl I Wallace AZl R Wunschel AQ2 F Antenucci AD2(AVV) K Boluhan A02 M Costlow A02 D Dangaran AE2 David Pearce AD2 W Ewing A02(AW) G Guenther 119 bTi. i n sH  „ =  320 f £V£ AT2 M Hansen AMH2 R Kepner AQ2(AW) D Keovvn MS2 C Kernin AMS2 J Kline A02 William Lamber AD2 R Larr PR2 K Long AQE2 M McCollum AD2 V McGinnis DK2 I Rechferdis AE2 VV Neighbours AMH2 Daniel Sayson AQ2 J Schneider A02 Schultz A02 B Shepard AME2 H Sison AME2 A Smith AE2 Mark Springer AE2 T Stoneham ammmmmi AD2 Talmadge AT2 ! Tedder AMS2 N Tomes AD2 R Tupas AD2 R Vermersch AMS2 S Westhof AD2 Richard Wufnsche AD2(AVV) G Wunderly A03 M Beyer AME3 T Boutwell AMH3 D Bowen AMS3 B Buche AE3 Paul Clark AE3 1 Daly AME3 S Drusbv A03 D Feeitag A03 K Golightley MS3 I Glow AT3 E Gravois A03 Richard Grostic ■iMBBM k ii . I i flr J 11 ± MS Jl 1 J21 AQ3 David Howard AMS3 ) Kraus AZ3 G Manning AQ3 R McClain AE3 |ason Meeker AT3 David Morgan A03 T Moss AQ3 Bryan Nichols AE3 M Parker AQ3 J Pendley AE3 S Petrilis AMS D Ravy MS3 M Robinson PN3 H Robertson AD3 D Sionson AQ3 L Smith AME3 K Smith AE3 I Tinsley PN3 E Tokarski AT3 Michael Wheeler 322 r Yi. ' V A m z y£ fS - I ! ■  V -$ V h t ri f AT3 lames Young AOAN | Alter ADAN Luis Baltodno AN R Baluyot AN G Boardman AQAN Gary Bowman AMEAN B Brumfeild AMHAN B Burke AOAN R Burton AQAN P Cutler AZANL L Erickson AQAN M Farey ADAN K Foster AMSAN M Gingras AOAN D Goodnight AEAN Joseph Grimes AMSAN M Hall AN D Helwir ATAN S Hoskins ATAN M Kjelshus 323 OK, who stuck their chewing gum here? ADAN Joseph Kunitz AN John Landeros AN Eric Landon ADAN Fernando Marias AN Leo Marchese AEAN Roger McCarty AOAN David McNally AN Eric Meacham AN Dean Miller AEAN Curtis Palmer AMSAN Merle Patnode ADAN Samuel Pennn AEAN Gerardo Rodriguez AMSAN Richard Sanchez AN Donald Simmons AOAN Scott Twyford AMSAN Lambert Tynes 324 ooo! I got an owweee! AMHAN Phong Vuong AEAN James Walter AEAN Edward Whitfield AZAN Alan Widish ADAN Kenneth Yeomans AA l),i ill Arnett AKAA Teodorico Claudio AA Michael Dobbins AA Robert Eoga AA Rodney Cage AA Robert Hopkins AA Michael Jarvis AA Stephen Minarik MSSA Samuel Olney AA Anthony Reardon AA David Roesch 325 VAQ-139 326 n fl f CDR John J. Flanagan Commanding Officer The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS IN- DEPENDENCE sailed into the Persian Gulf yes- terday. The carrier was accompanied by its bat- tle group and four minesweepers. There are now 15 U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf. San Diego Union, Oct. 4, 1990 CDR Thomas R. Miller Executive Officer 327 VAQ-1 39 Cougars The Cougars of VAQ-1 39 be- came operational on July 1. 1983. The squadron is com- prised of approximately 140 of- ficers and enlisted men and flies the EA-6B Prowler. Homebased at NAS Whidbey Island Wa., the Cougars celebrated their first anniversary by winning thel 984 Battle Readiness Competition (BRC). ■ In 1985, the Cougars con- cluded two years of mishap-free operations and earned the sec- ond-place BRC. That year also marked their Inaugural WESTPAC IO deployment em- barked with USS CONSTELLA- TION (CV-64) as an integral part of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen. In 1986, the squadron com- pleted its third year of mishap- free operations and won the Triple Crown of the Prowler community by winning the 1 985 CNP S , 1986 BRC and the 1 985-86 Commander Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet Battle E Award. The end of 1 987 marked four years and 6,000 hours of mis- hap-free operations and the squadrons second WESTPAC IO deployment. The Cougars played an important part in the successful execution of convoy escort operation through the Straits of Hormuz from July 1 to Aug. 24. They were the first to actively jam potential hostile radars since the 1986 Libyan strikes. Also in 1 987, VAQ-1 39 earned a Navy Unit Commendation and a sec- ond-place BRC. In February 1988, the Cou- gars transitioned to the ICAP II Prowlerwith its expanded capa- bilities and ability to employ the AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Ra- diation Missile (HARM). During the year, the squad- ron flew 1 ,701 hours and com- piled 383 arrested landings while maintaining a mission completion rate of 95 percent. The Cougars demonstrated their standards of excellence by being presented the Merito- rious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Battle E and Safety S awards. The squadron suc- cessfully conducted a six plane fly by of NAS Whidbey Island. This was the largest fleet squad- ron fly by of Prowlers in the history of NAS Whidbey Island. The Battle E was the squadron ' s second consecutive award, making the Cougars only the second squadron in VAQ history to achieve this difficult goal. The 1 987 CNO Safety S was the squadron ' s second in three years. In 1989, the Cougars re- turned from their third WESTPAC IO deployment. They also participated in PACEX ' 89, which took them to the frigid waters of Adak Bay, Alaska. The Cougars com- pleted more sorties than any other CVW-14 squadron dur- ing PACEX. The Cougars made their new home aboard the USS INDE- PENDENCE in late 1989. In 1990, VAQ-1 39 participated in RIMPAC, in which they sur- passed all previous records in the number of sorties flown in support of the battle group ' s mission. Armed with improved on- board computer software that made the Prowler even more capable, the Cougars departed in June 1990 for their fourth WESTPAC IO deployment. I.t ' DR Kenneth Hagerup LCDR C ' hauncev Mitchell I.CDR Charles Starnes LT Joseph Boener LT Patrick Bowman LT Brian Black LT Stephen Carwin LT Sean Cassidv LT Robert Dean LT Bill Griffin r LT Daniel Janssen LT Ke in Leifeld . if r 328 z f % c L J LT John LoGuidice II John Mathis LT William McDevitt LT Charles McDonough LT George Nadler LT William Smith LT Craig Tyson LTJG Kevin Bennett LTJG Stephen Bossong LTJG Peter Taylor LTJG Vincent Verges LTJG Francis Melinari AVCM Larry Cook AVCM Gerald Myers MMSC Nicholas Betz AMCS Marion Stevenson AMHC John Barone AMHC John Brewer AEC Gary Bryner YNC Charles Conners 329 AZC (AW) Steven Conto ADC Julian Ifurung ATC Keith Jones ATC Kenneth Simundson Will Dale Banfield AE1 Steven Brinegar AOl Dennis Borgen AMS1 David Carey AE1 Richard Deckard AMS1 Mark Denton ATI Wilbur Ellerbe ATI Stephan Galloway AD1 Kenneth Gombert AZ1 John Hebert AOl Mavnard Hill 330 ■■■■■■ ■■MMA. ATI Eugene Rasmussen AD1 Roger Rousey AD1 Ronald Sohar AE1 Stacy Vernon YN1 (AW) Keith Venglar AMH1 Francisc illanueva AT2 Robert Allen A02 William Allen MS2 Michael Barlow AD2 Jon Bess AD2 Dowayne Bistline AK2 Michael Emanuelson AMS2 Donald Fanning AZ2 Leon Hatch AMS2 Timothy Hicks AME2 Joseline Hipolito AME2 Jeffrey Keller DK2 William Johnson AMS2 Thomas Kinney AE2 Richard Eunsford q $ v 331 AT2 Marcus Magwood AT2 Daryle McKamey AT2 George Morrison PN2 Ralph Oestreich AMH2 Harold Olson AT2 Daniel Petrone AZ2 Kevin Piersawl AK2 Dennis Powell AMH2 Angel Quiles AE2 Adam Santos AMH2 Charles Sero AE2 Paul Sousa MS2 Virgillio Sumiling AT2 James Todd PR2 Stuart Vaughn AD3 Reiley Araceley AMS3 Marcus Bell AT3 John Bonnett PN3 Richard Brown A03 Kevin Carlson 332 AE3 Theodore Chrisan AMS3 Darren Chu AT3 Joseph Clark AME3 John Connell HM3 Anthony Craig A03 Kirk Dill A03 Dario Garcia AT3 Robert Gilbert AMS3 David Hansen AMH3 Raymond Howland AMS3 Bradley Jensen AME3 Bradley Johnson AE3 Derek Johnson AD3 Gary Keating IS3 Charles King AT3 Thomas Learned AMS3 Charles Morgan AT3 Douglas Payne AD3JefiPena AT3 Michael Pete 333 f -j. utM d Fs i 1 IF AT3 Robert Price AZ3 I Pruslott AMS3 Sean Ravencraft AMH3 Frederick Ray AT3 Robert Robertsen AT3 Bryan Schwing AMS3 Randy Skidmore YN3 Joseph Strull AK3 Paul Swain AE3 Sean Thorp AT3 Stepheno Thorp PR3 Michael Trapp AT3 |on Waedekin AE3 Daniel Weitzenfield AE3 B White AE3 Fredrick Wind AMS3 Jesus Zapata AN Lathe Alsadi ATAN Robert Bradbury AN John Brennan 334 AN David Brooks ADAN Alfie Carter AN Jason Condoll AN Clav Daniels DAN Gregory Dorvveiler AN Brian Dutv MHAN Michael Eppard ATAN Dana Gruhn AN lames Kennon ATAN Michael Kreger ATAN Harold Leanos N Rusty Loewenhagen V- 4 mm ) A 335 MSSN Willie Mack ADAN Lewis Outlaw AN Wayne Sealy AN Timothy Tackett AN James Yaskolka ATAA Jeffrey Bodenstaff ADAA Daniel Brager AA Brian Bramer AA Jason Collins AN Ralph Hernandez AA Richard Leal AMHAA Aaron Lewis ■tfj . Gosh, did Tom Cruise start this way? 336 oh! Here comes Soler. I ' d better act like I ' m working. ADAA Joseph Murdoch AA Rahmon Noble AA Jonathan Sison AKAA Steve Trogden AMSAA Scott VanLith AA Derrick Wilson R Paul Anaya AR EricGibbs AZAR Corj Greenwell MSSR Ryan Meredith AR ilson Palanca VINSR Ra mond Parr 337 VAW-113 BBH BHH HHI 338 CDR Walter C. Joller XO SAUDI ARABIA (LA Times) - The U.S. military, ac- knowledging that helicopters have been damaged by blow - ing sands and that pilots have been confused bv the fea- tureless terrain, has ordered the installation of spei ial equipment on choppers deployed to the Saudi desert, offi- cials said. The Stars and Stripes. Oct. 1, 1990 CDR John B. Gregor CO 339 LCDR Mark Coppenbarger LCDR Larry Harper LCDR John LaBella LCDR Paul Skoog LCDR Michael Werlz LT Andrew Dressel LT Walter Harders LT Martin Harrington LT Jeffrey Hudgens LT Warren Jennings LT Stephen McKenna LT Joseph Petersen f % 1 % l + . I { •£ A ., S. x w % VAW-113 Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The Black Eagles of VAW 113 are the only squadron in the airwing capable of playing a major role in every mission. In order to accomplish their many mission, the Black Eagles utilize the E- 2C Hawkeye, with its so- phisticated radar electron- ic surveillance system, en- hanced by a high speed computer. However, the real key to their success hinges on the expertise and dedication of the 150 men that support the squadron on a daily basis. Black Eagle missions in- clude: Airborne Early Warning and directing fighters toward unidenti- fied or hostile targets, pro- viding coordination and vectors for bombing strikes, and acting as a com- mand and control platform for any search and rescue mission that might arise. During WESTPAC ' 90, the Black Eagles proved day after day that they were the keystone in all air wing and battle group op- erations. VAW-113 is homeported at NAS Miramar. San Die- go, CA. 340 I LT Curtis Phillips LT Frederick Shelton LT Rush Williams LTJG Robert Bowen I.T|G Lance Chang LTJG Peter Dunphy LT|G Samuel Mowad LTIG Steven Ouellette LTJG Stephen Payne LT|G Theodore Statnick LT|G D Toellner LTIG Christopher Tovvery LT|G Donald Ward LTJG Troy VanWormer CW02 Ernesto Fune AFCM Larry Hoyt PNCM John Svelan ADCS Roger Cox AZCS Edwin Diaz AECS David Nairns YNCS John Staller AOC Douglas Farmer ATC James Walsh ATC Robert Williams ADl Eric Benjamin ATI |im Boyce AMSl Gamaliel Cruz AMSl Reyes Delos PNl Felipe Estacio AKl Jabini Fulgencio 341 AME1 Florentino Carnal) PR1 Phillip Mable AE1 Gerry Nance Al)l Charles Fletzer AEI Jeffrey Scott AMU I Alfredo TallampI ATI Leslie Tasato AZI Dona lil I i ' n i pled mi AEI Nicholas Wilmert AD2 Paulino Alfaro AMS2 Randy Arangorin A 12 David Blackford AME2 Lance Blackmon MS2 James Camarillo AZ2 William Comstock AT2 John Coles PR2 Warren Curling AE2 Keith Dean DK2 Itomiiign Imson AD2 Pierre Jones 342 YN2 Kevin McDaniel AMH2 Conrad Navarro AMS2 Armel Reciu AT2 Todd Twemlou MS2 Randolph right AME3 Shawm Betschart AD3 Rodney Blackburn AD3 Gregory Cloney HM3 Paul Coulter PR3 Noel Cruz ABE3 Christopher Davis AT3 David Dunn AME3 Darron Foster AD3 Gordon Kuiphoi AK3 Eric Eegardy VN3 Craig Litorja AE3 Michael Mohley AMH3 Devin Powers AD3 Roberto Reyes MS3 Scott Sanders I ' . X A ] V 343 AMH3 Edward Smith AD3 Arnaldo Taya AK3 Kirk Vasilyer AD3 Steven Willed AE3 Alan Williammee AN Timothy Barnes PNSN John Baroch AN Robert Brown AMSAN Warren Carroll ADAN Eddie Chatman AN John Devlin AN Elliot Frederick ADl Larry Kimsev consults a manual. AKAN Lawson Freeman AN |ens Fromm AN Rodney Higgs AMEAN Kevin Isaacs AMSAN Douglas Lehmann ATAN Richard Lindberg ATAN Timothy Lucas AN Jason Miller AOAN Randy Minke ATAN Todd Shaw AEAN lames Simpson AMSAN Michael Smith AN Ray Barreras lying down on the job. ■ I . i - Y m s y ' r k i m - t AT2 Terry Suyak works on an antenna on an E-2C air- craft. V 6 LT2 Todd Twemlow and ATAN Tim Lucas carrying a radar scope. 345 AD3 Greg Cloney does research with some tech publi- PRAN Larry Staples and AME3 Shawn Betschart working c cations. some aviation life support equipment. ADANA Kelley Maiden looks for the answer in a manual. 346 AD3 Gordon Kuiphof writes a letter home. AZAA Delayne Gerber AA Scott Gordley AA Richard Herndon AA Paul Lopez AA Mitchell Mullins AMSAA Douglas Siroin AA Jefrrey Smedley AA Michael Smith AMHAA Shawn Walls Jl Chuck Pletzer shuffles some paperwork. AMHl P ' red Talampas mans his desk. N Richard Billips cleans an aircraft. ATC Robert Williams coordinates action on the flight deck. 347 348 CDR John D. Maxey Commanding Officer (AP) - Iraqi troops kissed Saddam Hussein ' s hands as he took his first known tour of occupied Kuwait. Meanwhile, officials said Thursday that three Britons and two Frenchmen fled Iraq in a dar- ing escape by boat. The Stars and Stripes, Oct. 5, 1990 fr m CDR Charles J. Heatley III Executive Officer 349 VF-21 Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPEN- DENCE (US) — The Freelanders of Fighter Squadron 21 were orig- inally formed March 1, 1944 at NAS Atlantic City. New fersey as Fighter Squadron 81. Flying the F-6 Hell- cat, the squadron won fame in the Pacific with strikes in Manila Bay, Hong Kong, Okinawa, Iowa Jima. and the first carrier strike against Tokyo Bay. The command was redesignated in May 1945 as VF 13A, then VF 131A, VF 64, and fi- nally on July 1, 1959. VF 21. Since 1944. the Free- lancers have flown 11 different aircraft, from the prop driven F-6 Hellcat to the multi- mission jet, the F-14 Tomcat, and have been based on board 12 dif- ferent carriers. As part of Carrier Group 2, the squadron made three combat tours during the Kore- an conflict. Deploying to the Western Pacific in February 1965 on board USS MIDWAY, the Freelancers participated in combat operations during the start of hostilities in Vietnam. On (une 17, 1965 while on combat patrol over North Vietnam, two VF 21 Phantom crews shot down two MIG-17s for the first MIC kills in Vietnam. As 1982 began, the Free- lancers were awarded the CNO safety S for the Pa- cific Fleet, with over six years of accident-free fly- ing. In the fall of 1983. VF 21 transitioned to the aircraft it flies today, the F-14 Tom- cat, and in the process set a record by taking the shortest time for a squad- ron to transition from F-4 Phantoms to F-14 Tomcats. As the newest West Coast F-14 squadron, VF 21 made its first Western Pacific In- dian Ocean deployment with the Tomcat in 1985, surpassing 11,000 accident- free hours and again win- ning the CNO Safety S . LCDR Michael Allen LCDR Daniel Armstrong LCDR Rick Berg LCDR C. Gagen LCDR Robert Hansen LCDR George Kelt LT David Beverly LT Telford Boyer LT Walter Carter LT Charles Holden LT William Hooks LT |ohn Komlosy 350 — I ■ :- -■- i , LT Thomas Marotta I.T Peter Matthews LT Daniel Mellecker LT Patrick Metz LT Donald Newton LT Michael Perkins LT William Peters LT Robert Rathert LT Scott Segars LT Paul Weitfle LT Michael Whetstone LT Robert Williams LTJG Gregory Hood LTJG Rhody Nornberg LTJG David Rosenberg LT Charles Holden, LT Paul VVeitfle, and LT Michael Perkins attend a debrief in a readv room. AVCM Charles Alderman, AK2 Dominador Viloria. AK3 Arnelito Vista and] AZAN Ken Bryded in Maintenance Control. AMSC Jerry Hickman YNC )uan Asuncion AZC William Carroll ATC Kenneth Dimke AMEC Hugh Gordon AMHC Augusto Liwanag ADC Daniel Mickelson AQC Nicholas Rupert AEC Jorge Saberon AOC James Teague AMSl Daniel Brown ATI Ashley Clark AE1 Danny Cowart AOl Clay Daughtry PRl Robert Dibuono ADlJAWJMike Dietz ATI John Dubski MSI Ramon Estrada AOl Mark Gibbons PNl Dale Hansen 352 quadron Duty Officer, LCDR Walter Carter mans AMEC Hugh Gordon. AME2 Danny Buchanan and AMEAN Yujo le duty desk. Kotaka hanging out in the AME Shop. AEl Anthony Harris AQl(AW) Patrick Hay AMSl Richard Jaso AMS1 Ernest Klement ADl Toshiyuki Maddox AZl Mark Mendoza AQl(AU ' ) Harris Minster ADl(AW) Dana Moss AMHl K. Nichols AMEl Daniel Rohving v ■. fl AOl Robert Stock AMHl lames Tapetillo AQ2 Brian Black YN2 lohn Blankenship AMH2 Charles Bouse AME2 Danny Buchanan AT2 Michael Carvlin AQ2 David Cervantes AQ2 [oel Chance A02 (effrey Correi 353 AD2 Darren Curtis DK2 Antonio Diaz AD2 Richard Enloe AMH2 Ronald Falls AMH2 Curtiss Fick AQ2 Michael Hall AE2 Gregory Huebner A02 Martin King AD2 Donald Lahti AMS2 Daniel Martindale AE2 Robert McConnell AQ2 Kelvin McGehee PR2 Paul McPherson AD2 Mudesto Menddea AD2 Benito Neaves AMS2 Robert Paffe A02 Charles Ralls AME2 Fred Renon AMH2 Michael Robb AT2 Scott Scalco AZ2 Eugene Stokes YN2 Willard Yarde AK2 Dominador Viloria AZ2 Kenneth Walraven AT2 Michael VVammack AE2 Robert Watkins AD2 Mark Warner AMH3 David Allen PR3 David Baker MS3 Shawn Ballou ' $- it R. 354 AMS3 Scott Barak AMH3 Michael Barto AD3 Scott Boulden AMH3 James Burch AMS3 Michael Burroghs AE3 Mark Colclasure MS3 Fernando Coyco AE3 lohn Crumbley AT3 Shawn Duncan AD3 Scott Fahey A03 Stephen Folsom AE3 George Goebel AD3 Daniel Hornek AQ3 Charles Hurley AK3 Slade James AME3 Todd Jordan A03 Christopher Keehn PN3 James Kost HM3 Philip Lajoie A03 Brian Langorgen AK3 Rene Liban AT3 Christopher Lowe AD3 Craig Lynchard AD3 Rene Mata A03 Glen Meckes YN3 Jessie Ochoa AME3 Hernando Reyes AQ3 Richard Roberts AT3 Charles Rea AD3 Gerald Salas 355 AE3 Felipe Salinas PN3 Edgar Saymo AT3 John Sontag PR3 Larry Stover AME3 Steven Tyler A03 Elwood Tyndall AK3 Arnelito Visda AQ3 Neil Witter AMH3 Shoei Yamanouc AN Thomas Boland AZAN Kenneth Bryden ADAN Allen Caimpon An Dustine Callihan AN David Cates ATAN Richard Cook ADAN Michael Coolidgi AOAN Sachever Couch AMSAN Jeremy Dobler AN David Dyogi PCSN Dennis Edwards Air Frame Shop works on an F-14 fuselage. 356 AMH2 Ron Falls and the Air Frame Gang straighten out an other bird. nner James Smith and his AO Gang ■ AE3 Felipe Salinas checks out a strut. r ' NSN Michael Edwards MAN Donald Eipper AN Craig Ervins MHAN Michael Frusher N Edmundo Garza N Michael Graney ATAN Jon Guest QAN Jack Heam AD William Hernandez MHAN Libor Hlavacka iMSAN Reginald Hood iDAN Giovanni Hi kN Darnell Ingram iN John Justice iN George Kelley lMEAN Yuji Kotaka MEAN Richard Landweer MEAN Jeffrey Leach iZAN Lawrence Lewis N Christopher Liddle 357 .■■• AQ3 Richard Roberts makes last minute electronic adjustments. AQAN Leslie Liles AN Daniel Ludwig AOAN John Mason AMHAN James Mc Dowald AN (orge Noe AOAN Pete Nontavarnit AQAN Jeffrey Parks AMSAN Scott Pinkerton AN Juan Rivas AMHAN Thomas Ruda ADAN Jose Sanchez AN Kevin Sheridan V: ■ ft Free Lancers huddle around a Tomcat. 358 AOAN Robert Slawinski AMSAN Brett Smith AN Wayne Sporleder ATAN Charles Stewart AMHAN Frank Trask AQAN Anthony Urbas AMHAN Timothy VVayson AEAN Tedd Weaver AEAN loseph Williams AN Michael Wilson AEAN Steven Wilson AZAN Glenn Wright AEl Daniel Rolwing — A trouble shooter at work. ATC Kenneth Dimke, A Quality Assurance Specialist. )VI AOAN Leonel Zuniga AMSAA Danny Abbott AEAA Jessie Beverly AA Aldo Carrillo AA Walter Crosson AMSAA loshua Gustin AA Gary Higgins AA Brett Hushavv AA Kevin James AMSAA Scott Languille AMSAA Scott Longville and ATAN Jon Guest just handing out AD1 Mike Dietz and NCl Ildefonso Macanlalay mulling ove career intentions. 360 AA Donald Olsen AA Lonnie Poatton AA Jesus Soto AA Manuel Vargas AA Alex Wattley AA Joseph Williams AR Michael Boulte PRAR Manuel Gonzales PRAR Frank Helms YNSN Andre Jackson El Dan Rolwing, AQ2 Joel Chance, AD2 Richard Enlow, and AT2 Michael Carvlin and AT2 Michael Wammack study T3 Christopher Lowe — Squadron Troubleshooters. an electronics ' schematic. 16 | I ' ■ '  ■ 1 ■ - ' M 21 ■ 22 M 23 Tl John Dubski and AQl Harris Minster — Avionics Supervisors. 361 VF-154 362 ■ 8fcj. J CDR John C. Dailey Commanding Officer I would like to let the men in our armed services know how much I appreciate their service in defending our count rv and how proud I am of their undivided virtue to go into other parts of the world to preserve and uphold the right of liberty to prevail in the midst of dictatorial disregard of life. San Diego Union Editorial, Aug. 6. 1990 I CDR Selwyn S. Laughter Executive Officer 363 LCDR David Barnes LCDR Gerald Gallop LCDR James Greene LCDR lohn Hamiter LCDR Jonathan Hults LCDR David Lappat - V --; • m - • 1 i 5 ■ 4 LCDR Mark Vance LT John Bede LT Timothy Berg LT Kenneth Carel LT Jeffrey Dodson LT Kendall Geneser J - m , VF-154 Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The earliest roots of VF-1 54 date back to the formation of VBF-718 as part of the Naval Air Reserve on July 1, 1946. The squadron was initially based at NAS Floyd Bennett. Brooklyn, N.Y., flying F-6F Hellcats and F-4U Corsairs, was redesignated VF-68A, then VF-837 and moved to NAS Ala- meda, Calif., in April 1951. As an active reserve squadron, VF-837 first saw combat in Korea while embarked on USS ANTIETAM (CV-36) flying F9F-2 Panthers. On Feb. 4, 1953, while steam- ing toward a second combat tour in Korea embarked on USS PRINCETON (CV-37), the squad- ron was officially redesignated VF-154 when the Princeton passed under the Golden Gate Bridge. The Black Knights deployed to South East Asia on seven combat cruises between 1964 and 1973. They received the CNO Avia- tion Safety Award for an un- blemished safety record during their 1968-69 cruise. The squad- ron also received the Phatha Award in 1969 acknowledging them as the Navy ' s best Phan- tom squadron. In 1970, the Black Knights were awarded the pres- tigious Admiral Joseph C. Clifton Award for having been selected the Navy ' s most outstanding fighter squadron and completing its entire cruise without a single accident, loss of life or aircraft. The Black Knights of Fighter Squadron 154 tran- sitioned from the F-4 Phan- tom to the F-14A Tomcat in April 1984. With the F-14A Tomcat air superiority fight- er, the Black Knights pro- vided fleet air defense and maintained air superiority in all weather conditions. Additionally, the Black Knights provided Battle Group Intelligence as the airwing ' s TARPS (Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System) squadron. When back in port, the squadron operates out of Miramar Naval Air Station, California. FIGHTER- TOWN, USA, and consists of 14 pilots and 13 RIO ' s (ra- dar intercept officers), along with 250 maintenance troops to support 10 Tom- cats. 364 I 1 1 - p ¥ i«. i r LT Paul Haas LT Paul Innis LT Shaun Kellv LT Kirby Miller LT Brian O ' Malley LT Tighe Parmenter LT Richard Price LT Daniel Rbuis LT James Shea LT Kent Sutton LT Robert Tamas LT |ohn VVhitehurst LTIG Junhovv Chang LT1G Yun Chong LTJG Donald Gish LTJG Mochael Lewis LT|G Marvin Merritt LTJG Matt Mullins LTIG Jeffrey Naven ENS William Maxwel AVCM Charles Hodge AVCM Arthur Mangosing AVCM David Sutton AQCS William Hamilton AZCS Pablo Rabanal AMEC Carl Bender AKC Pablito Camantique ADC Sergie Hernandez AOC Steven Lovett ATC John Mackev 365 AQC David Moeller ADC Thomas Occhionero YNC Timothy Wadley AEC Warren VVomack AD1 Ernesto Amparo AEl Keith Askew AMHl Aubrey Brittian AEl Paris Brown MSI Michael Ciccione PNl Herbert Daughertv AOl Robert Eberly ADl Dennis Eley ADl Horacio Garcia AMSl Carlos Gutierrez OSl(SW) Christopher lohnson YNl Cyril |ones AEl David lones ADl Vittorio Leones AMEl Donald Little AZ1 Thomas Marth ••- J— BSfll l fctAC f — k rm Jk |F jA T Hf mwi irJjL X i ) ft ■ : 3 • J . The Airframe Gang 1st Lieutenant ' s Men 366 mm ▼ AD1 Rodelio Salvador AQl lames Walck ATI lames Watson AEl McArthur Willis AQl Russell Wolford AMSl Willie Woodeu MS2 lose Balmaceda AMH2 Andy Byrd AMS2 Kenneth Cooper AQ2 George Creamer AD2 Jeffrey Depfer AMH2 Jeffrey Evans AQ2 Blane Fike AT2 Johnathan Ford IS2 James Francisco it,- Quality Assurance Crew Power Plant Shop AQ2 John Franke AQ2 Joe Greer AMS2 Anthony Guerreru AT2 Aaron Higley AQ2 Barry Johnson A02 Dwayne Jones AME2 Raymond Jones AMS2 Lawrence Leblanc PH2 Gregory McCreash AE2 Keven Morrison AD2 Robert Richardson A02 Nathan Schramm AD2 Steve Severns A02 Mark Shaw AZ2 Anthony Stadler AMS2 David Thiele PR2 Russell Trujillo AK2 Anthony Wade AQ2 Tracy Weber AK2 Gregory White 368 laterial Supply (S3 Justino Abad K3 Antonio Aguilar Q3 Shane Ahrens T3 Charles Amburgey D3 lulio Bermudez 03 Frank Brenneman ME3 Darcy Dickens T3 William Dixon D3 Bruce Ellison 03 lames Fitzsimmons E3 Robert Gibson MH3 Glenn Giuchin Z3 Derrick Goldsmith H3 Brian Gordon H3 Kyle Gunnell 03 Marvin Hester MH3 Todd (ensen MS3 David Lane .K3 Brian Matthews .03 Philli p McNider TARP Shop (PH ' s)  y ■ lr--i m v 369 AD3 Wesly Minnema A03 Jason Murnahan AME3 Ronald Nickelson AQ3 Arturo Oviedo PH3 Daniel Patterson PH3 Douglas Reese AT3 Robert Ridgeway AD3 Franklin Roxas AQ3 lose Salazar AD3 Ohran Schlund AK3 Timothy Schroeder AD3 Ronald Seals AK3 Douglass Senn AE3 Stephen Shelton AMS3 Thomass Sinnott AQ3 Dennis Staggs AME3 Maurice Stantial AE3 Mark Stein AME3 Darin Tudor A03 Mark Turner v. j 370 Line Shack ■ k AQ3 Geronimo Zuniga AMUAN lohnny Blevins AN Nathan Burgess ADAN David Conde AOAN Paul Davis ADAN Walter Downing AEAN Timothy Gale AQAN Robbie Gillespie ADAN VV Hart AOAN Patrick Hill AN Arthur Johnson AOAN loseph Keiser AMSAN Jason Kjerulf AOAN Robert Knickelbein AEAN Randall Laderer ATAN Levi Lawson ADAN Cyrus Link AMHAN Dennis Lucken AOAN (ason Martin AEAN Peter Meloche 171 ' T Shop (Electronics ATs an AQs. Ordnance Shop (AOs 372 Maintenance Admin (AZs) AA Lucius King AA Sean Landis AA lames Lindquist AMFAA Henry Manderscheidg AMHAA Kelley McClelland AME2 Troy McKinley AA Joseph O ' Neill YNSA Christopher Paino AZAA Nathan Perkins AA Kevin Peterson AA Christopher Pierce AMSAA Williams Roberts AMHAA Doyle Roubidoux PRAA Bradley Rumsey AA Paul Sammons AA Karl Schroeder PHAA Daniel Taylor AA Stephen Walter s MSSN Dwayne Weathers AZAA Oennis Whitten 373 374 375 VFA-25 ■■ ■Mi 376 CDR Gregory R. Peains Commanding Officer (AP) - Several hundred Kuwaitis gathered at the Saudi frontier Sunday, after Iraq suddenly opened occupied Kuwait ' s border. Some refugees said this was the latest move in Baghdad ' s campaign to depopulate Kuwait, iso- late the resistance movement and prepare for war. The Stars and Stripes. Oct. 8, 1990 CDR Donald B. Fennessey Executive Officer 377 VFA-25 Volun Operation Desert Shield ] USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The mission of Strike Squadron 25, the Fist of the Fleet, is to maintain maxi- mum combat readiness for both carrier strikes ashore and defense of maritime air- space as directed by higher authority. To accomplish this mission the First maintain a compliment of 10 McDon- nell Douglas FA-18 Hornet aircraft. Strike Fighter Squadron 25 is an award winning squad- ron home based at NAS Le- moore, Ca. VFA 25 ' s pilots also con- tributed their part in the squadron ' s success. They succeeded in winning of four consecutive Tail Hook Awards and consistently placed numerous pilots in the top ten among airwing aviators. Several Fist pilots also achieved personal milestones by recording their 100th and 200th Indy trap during deployment. ,. m f ■ •- ( f A I I.CDR Ronald Henderson LCRD Vincent Shoris LCDR Thomas Trotter LT Steven Cobb LT Daniel Dixon LT Stephen Foley LT Kennth Freeman LT Carroll Lefon LT Michael Loriz LT lames Matheson LT Douglas Medore LT Timothy Roorda 378 L _ s % r %. LT Charles Sternberg LT Robert Stevenson LT|G Leonard Galante LTJG Steven Greene ENS Mark Cramer ENS Andrew Hill ENS Steven Johnson ENS Douglas Verissimo CW02 Danny Norris AFCM Stanley Biedenharn AKCM Daniel Sparkman ADCS Fred Eubank AMCS Bienvenido Javier AQCS Mark Sullivan AMSC Paul White ADC James Blough YNC Andrew Jason AEC Michael Kipp ATC David Landry AOC Frank Monthev AZC Randy Myers AMHC Joseph Punda AEC(AVV) Robin Ulery AKl Jonathan Austin PRl Leonard Bantad AMEl Jere Bartz AMEl Jeffrey Brown AMHl Gary Bruno AMHl David Bryson ATI Robert Cordrav 379 380 Line Division and Troubleshooters getting together for a photo. AZ2 Randall Bainbridge PR2 Roger Beck AMS2 David Berland AZ2 Frank Byrne MS2 Alphonso Cardens AMH2 Peter Chavez A02 George Cleary AK2 Ernest DeLeon AT2 Brian Doe A02 Scott Duden A02 William Evans AE2 Jay Fleming DK2 Ferdinald Florendo AQ2 Allan Fluckey AD2 Vernon Gamblin AE2 Richard Gomez AT2 Douglass Guyton AMH2 Lucas Hernandez Jj ■ K„ IHl CDR Steven Cobb, Squadron AMO, shows off his new word processor. AME2 Bruce Holden AQ2 Scott Hughes AZ2 Milliam Jaynes AD2 Vincent longenelen AT2 Gerald Kirks A02 Timothy Lackey AMH2 limmy Lavving AMH2 Peter Moller AMS2 Tracy Miller AE2 Gary Murphy AMH2 Joe Ortlieb AK2 Francisco Pamintuan A02 Armando Pena AMS2 Frank Petruzzi AV2 Charles Potter AE2 Brendon Richard AQ2 Joseph Ridgley AQ2 John Simmons A02 Williams Svoboda AT2 Gary Tjarks -,: j£, i B y-i kJK, j - 3 1 ss A 1 382 AT2 Brian Doe and AQ2 Joseph Rickley consults the manuals. lirframes and Power Plants Shop. V , v ( A c v r V, AQ2 Brian Wafford AD2 Robert Wilson AD2 Paul Wolentarski YN2 David Zozaya AT3 E Bettis AMH3 Steven Borghero PN3 Patrick Boudewyns AMH3 Mario Bribiesca A03 Charles Butler A03 Thomas Curry AQ3 David Doucelte AD3 Scott Elder MS3 loseph Eugenio A03 Henry Fuentes PR3 Charles Hazard AQ3 Gregory Hall AT3 Lance Hepworth AE3 Charles Held A03 Ken Hogan AE3 |ohn Hutsell 383 AQ3 David Doucette and AQ3 Eric Thompson — What the hell is it? YN3 Peter LoCastro YN3 Bobby Lopez AD3 Darrell McCloskey HM3 Patrick Moroney AMS3 David Pardoe AE3 Sonny Phanhmahavong A03 Aaron Prather AD3 Alfonso Reyes AE3 Walter Robb A03 Matthew Rourke AT3 Lebrol Rousseau AME3 Guy Schiff AE3 Douglas Stagg AE3 Roger Steinke AME3 Robert Stultz YN3 Joseph Theis AQ3 Eric Thompson AZ3 Richard Thompson AK3 Samuel Villanueva A03 Robert Vrenick 384 03 Richard Whitaker ME3 lared White N Aaron Boone DAN Eric Bryant N Kevin Colman AMSAN Thomas Cooke MSAN Jose Delgado N Scott Delozier AMSAN Jason Duey QAN Jeffrey Finch AN Teffrey Glass AMSAN John Hansen JAOAN Robert Honohan AOAN Henry Hook AQAN Eric Knutesen MHAN lames Love AOAN Eleodoro Leyva AN Stephen Lowe IAMHAN Russell Metcalf ATAN Steven Miller 385 PR3 Shane Shriner sewing up a parachute. AMHAN Cipriano Montoya AN Thomas Pioth ATAN Robert Ramireiz AZAN Richard Ramsey AMSAN Michael Schurb AQAN Andrew Semanyk AN Alberto Silebi AN Thomas Starnes AEAN Kirk Story AN Gerald Thomas ADAN Michael Tolson AMSAN Kevin Torsak AOAN Noman Wise AMSAN lim Wright AMSAA Shawn Calkins AA Start F ' unk AA Elgeron Graves AA Kelvin Griffith AOAA Jeffrey Hallmark AMH2 Peter Chavez and AMSl David Meide Want a haircut? 386 Troubleshooters, AQl John Simmons, not afraid to get his hands dirt 388 • : icffltai i CDR Danny L. Clarkson Commanding Officer (AP) - British, Australian and American warships upholding the trade embargo Monday forced two Iraqi ships to stop and submit to searches. and Stripes, Oct. 9, 1990 CDR Gary L. Koger Executive Officer 189 VFA-113 | Volume I Operation Desert Shield USS INDEPENDENCE (US) — The Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 stand as a front line combat-ready squadron. VFA-113 operates with Carrier Air Wing Four- teen (CVW-14). Strike Fight- er Squadron 113 traces its roots to Air Group Eleven, commissioned in October 1942 and tested in combat during WWII South Pacific Operations of Munda, Vila and Rahilo. The Stingers were originally commis- sioned as the third squadron of Air Group Eleven on July 15, 1948. They have tested their mettle over Korean skies, flying the Grumman F- 8F Bearcat off the USS PHIL- IPPINE SEA (CVA-47), and the Chance-Vought F-4U Corsair off the USS VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45). In 1952, the Stingers flew as a jet fighter squadron uti- lizing the Grumman F-9F Panther and later the swept- wing F-9F Cougar. With the introduction of the A-4D Skyhawk, the Stingers were given a new role, and re-des- ignated Attack Squadron 113 in March 1956. In 1965, the Stingers saw action in South Vietnam, flying the A-4C from the deck of USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). In December 1968, the Stingers transitioned to the A-7 Corsair II aircraft, and completed six combat cruises in Southeast Asia as part of Air Wing Two on board USS RANGER {CV- 61). Along the way, they earned the coveted McClusky Award as the best attack squadron in the Navy. March 1983 marked the drawing of a new era as the Stingers transitioned to the FA-18 Hornet and were re- designated Strike Fighter Squadron 113. The Stingers became the first fleet oper- ational, combat ready Strike Fighter Squadron in the U.S. Navy on December 14, 1983. The demonstrated abili- ties and professionalism of the men of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 have led to over 1 5 years and 65,000 ac- cident-free flight hours, the longest safety record of any Navy Marine Corps tacti- cal jet squadron. LCDR William Hirko LCDR Anthony Kiggins LCDR Johnnie Odom LCDR Victor Steinman LCDR R Young LT Mitchell Blevins LT Joseph Bouchard LT lames Bynum LT Preston Harpe LT Luther Hook LT Thomas LoSciuto LT John Malsbury 5 10 Qlilki ' % « i ■•■ «%, 390 s q H X _J y «Nt . ft n K k fc f _J n )r LT Andrew Monson LT Wesley Nielsen LT Paul Sohl LT Lawrence Tokar LT|G Rodney Brower LTJG Alberto Diaz LTJG Hugh Flanagan LT)G Neil McEarchern ENS Norman Sharber CW02 John Dunn AFCM Thomas Graham AFCM Bruce Morris AMCS Michael Hassett AECS John Roberts AOCS Edward Sager AZCS H. Sherman AZCS Michael Smith AQCS John Steglinski AECS David Stoppkotte YNC Bruce Allen AMHC Jeffrey Pudlik AOC Michael Spurling AOC Michael Stokes AMEC Steven Vannote AE1 Dennis Aaron ATI Roger Bodah PNl Luis Choing AMS Danilo Fernandez AQl Duane Griffard AQl John Hamilton 391 AOl [immy Harris AMKl William Hitt AMHl David Littlejohn ADl John McCabe AQl Scott Mills AMS Stephen Mikolajczak AMHl Leroy Mumford AMHl (AW) Christopher Obenland ATI lesse Oritz AOl Lawrence Roam ADl D. Sanchez NCI Wayne Shaw AEl Ira Smith AMHl Rickey Teems PR1 Kenny Thayer A21(AW) Kenneth Thompson PRl David Wells AMSl Carl Whatley PN2 Christopher Beach AQ2 Allen Beauchamp AME2 Ronald Blackburn working on an ejection seat in an F-18. 392 AME2 Ronald Blackburn ADZ Frank Clendening AE2 Edward Ebert AK2 Brian Goedeker AK2 Anthony Guajardo AE2 William Hairston AQ2 Steven |ones AT2 James Kafalenos A02(AW) Dennis Kaye AEA2 Sean Kozlovvski AMS2 Paul Leonard AT2 Michael Lively AE2 lose Maldonado AZ2 Marvin Manning AD2 Steven Marquez AMH2 John Mayl ' ield DK2 Steve Messer AMS2 Brian Moses AD2 Ricarte Morales AZ2 James Nesmith AFCM Thomas Graham and CDR Dan- ny Clarkson making a command deci- sion. 393 AZ2 Charles Nichols AD2(AW) David Potter AMS2 Bruce Prater AMH2 Clifton Rhodes AT2 Leonard Riojas AMS2 Larry Santos AMH2 lames Shoultz AMS2 Kenneth Slajer A02 D Straumann YN2 Mitchell Toney AD2 David Tucker AQ2 Toby Turner AK3 Darwin Alfafara AT3 Joseph Audette PR3 Andrew Belk AK3 Roger Besher AMH3 Michael Donnelly A03 Donald Duncan MS3 Dominic Fajardo A03(AW) Samuel Granado 40 AD3 Eric Wolfelt and AOl Dilbert Sanchez put an intake screen on an FA-18. 394 MH2 John Mayfield and a friend working on the flap of an FA-18. Y- ■ Si v V, PR3 Patrick Harris AE3 Wayne Hawley AMH3 Brian Hlousek AT3 Jeffrey Kellam AT3 Robert Martin AT3 Joseph McMurray A03 Michael Myrum AME3 Kallen Nichols AE3 lose Nunez AE3 Marion Parker AD3 Danny Perea AMS3 John Peterson AD3 Edward Phillips AMH3 [oseph Robertson AE3 Andrew Rodriguez AQ3 Kevin Roper PN3 Larry Taylor AMH Kenneth Thomas AZ3 Terrance Thomas AD3 Eric Wolfelt (■).-. 396 AD2 Larry Griffin and AD2 Stephen Marquez inspect an exhaust port for cracks. AN Michel Kollias AMSAN Christopher Landreth PNSN Ronnie Lopez AN Robert Mckibben PNSN Eunice McMillan AN Arlie Perryman AQAN Timothy Porter AN Ivan Peterson AZAN Brian Roessler AMEAN Daniel Sherrin AEAN Christopher Slack AN Steven Sorensen AQAN John Spigelmire AMHAN Jason Stanley AMSAN Scott Storer AN Noal Strickland AMSAN Erik Whipkey AN Daniel Zawistowski YNSA Ronald Bell AA Christopher Chartery • « A man from Airframes ensures this Hornet stays in good shape. 397 AA Robert Condi! AKAA Jason Crabtree AA Michael Dudiak AA Donald Englishbee AMHAA Jarrod Even AA Javier Galvan AMHAA Steven Hung AOAA Norm Lafluer AMHAA Steve Landavazo AA R. Maiden ADAA Frederick Miranda I ' m AA Clarence Rankins AA Brian Rouse AA William Young AR Patrick Fitts AR Robert Garifi MSSR Chad Larson AR Rodney Stallvvorth AR Gary Stamp AEAR Anthony Vance AEAR Edward Willie fi ) 1 , 400 CDR Conrad A. Langley Executive Officer 401 LCDR Mark Boensel LCDR William Decker LCDR Donald Hepfer LCDR Robert Hornbeck LT Peter Allen LT Chris Buchmann LT Herbert Carlock LT Christopher Cole LT Mark Fredrickson LT Thomas Gooding LT Daniel Hand LT Bryan Hubbard VS-37 ' Open i Deserl Shield ' ' USS INDEPEN- DENCE (US) - VS-37 joined Carrier Air Wing 14 in April 1983 and deployed aboard USS Constellation in February 1985. The Air Wing and the Connie were award- ed the Meritorious Unit Commendation for their many achievements during that deployment. In September 1985. the Sawbucks partici- pated in an intense two month Northern Pacific Battle Group exercise, setting new records for achieve- ment. VS-37 de- ployed with Connie from April to October 1987 to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Along with numer- ous individual awards for outstand- ing performance of duty, VS-37 has also been presented three CNO Safety Awards, five Battle Efficiency E awards and six Arnold Jay Isbell Tro- phy awards for ASW excellence. VS 37 re- cently surpassed six years and 26,000 con- secutive mishap-free flight hours, demon- strating readiness and professionalism through safety. The Sawbucks are homeported at NAS North Island and have nine S-3A Vi- king aircraft with ap- proximately 220 air- crew and support per- sonnel assigned. 402 ' v. — 1 I.T David Holmgren LT Kirt Kranker LT Richard McMullen LT Sean Petrie LT Evan Piritz LT John Riggs LT Timothy Sorber LT Raymond Sweeney LT Gilbert Vincent LT Thomas Warren LT Edward Whalen LT[G Bruge Avera LTJG Steven Kane LT(G Timothy Langdon LT)G Michael Lubes LTJG Charles Peckham LTJG Daniel Rose LT|G Gregory Sipple ENS Matthew Davenport ENS Jerry Roseland AVCM Richard Clause AKCM Ronald Cramer AMSC Leonidas Borbajo AWCS Carl Czech ATCS(AVV) Charles Knapp ADCS Ruben Pelina AECS James Rabon ATC Miguel Abrazaldo AZC Kevin Dowding AWC(AW) James Hunnewell 403 x ' S2S AMEC William Jay YNC Jeramiah Phillips AOC Richard Rutledge ATC Marlin Schauss PN1 Bobby Ammons AS1 Roberto Bautista ATI Joseph Block AMS1 Leroy Brown NCI Charles Dischner AD1 Elmar Di inagracia AEKAWlJedFigg HM1 Roland Hancock AOI Michael Jacobsen PR I R. 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Mitchell ruun ifc.) tfL Y- , j£ ; K j fc 449 V A L M iwl Jc Vv M w I JT s, M-2±m 450 Y x K % TT : K i : PHI C.L. Meeks ATI M.J. Dirksen SGT M.L. Myers SGT R.E. Reed ST(i ,|.S. Foxx YN2 D.C. Roberts AMS2 D. Williams t)2 R.E. Hester A T2 J.R. Jarrell AMH2 A.Tadiarca A02 P.A. Kane I)T2 Q.L. Adams F.W2W.H. Kd«ards MS2 A.E. Flores YN2 J.R. Fox AT2 T.J. Hennina AS2 P.A. Aragoza AZ2 Gevone Marshall AE2 C.L. Reed AK2 R.T. Bui a taii BM2 D.W. Crippen AQ2 Glen Taylor AT2 (;.R. Davila ABH2 A.J. Billante AD2 S.V. Embn AK2V.L. Dizon MS2 W. Jackson ABF.2 A.M. Barraza LN2 J.W. Carrasco MA2 Leo Devries t PL M.V. Hewitt At 3 J. Stockfish DS3 B.M. Weyers EM3 A.L. Figer ET3 K.F. Wavland BT3 P.C. Busier AK3 L..I. Tadle A03 Sherman Smith AQ3 S.M. Shoen ABE3 S.J. Paglin ABE3 F.A. Ingles ABE3 P.L. Hayter EM3 G. Valdez MS3 S.N. Gurley RM3K. Wade ET3 V.L. Cash ET3 M..J. Harnett DS3 V.G. Mathews DS3 J.A. Gilbert MM3 D.C. Wriyht MM3 C.W. Athey MM3 J.L. kivsia MR3J.E. Drall SK3 F.P. Cayetano FC3 T.D. (; ( .in FC3 S.V. Comerski FC3 D.R. Smart FC3 WJ. Macomber CTA3 W.T. Pfeiffer FC3 K.B. Walsh FC3C.W. Taylor BT3 J.D. Smith LI3 T. Patterson LCPL D.E. Stephens AN Mark Montgomery AN J..M. Deleon AN D.F. Donahoe AN Mark Sims AN DJ. Snyder VVTSN B.F. Ethier -Y-±v;- tr:-. - m I AM KAN WJ. Aldcrson ARAN J.D. Alderson AOAN D.B. McKinnon YNSN I..R. Smith ATAN D.C. McCrary AZAN C.A. Logterman RMSN M.K. Ardy RMSN A. Fernandet RMSA K.R. Ashley DPSN K. Strettmatter DCFN B.M. Nelsen FN M.L. Garcia FN S.D. Doege ACAN L.J. Noble AWAN G.R. Fisher AN M.D. Johnson AMSAN J.D. Kvans AMSAN J.(J. Mosbrucker AMKAN D.H. Santos AA A. Lopez AA T.K. Beal ABKAA T.P. Talley AA R.I,. Russell AA K.A. Delarosa ISSA L. Forewright YNSA J.E. Garcia AA B.S. Wilson AA J.J. Drake AA R.E. Smith SA R.G. Aguirre ADA A E. Eng MMFA L.C. Delarsoa EMFA T.L. Loyn PNSA Jo Torres RMSA C.W. McMahon - ' MMFAJ.H. Pina FA L. Ayala AMEAA R. Reyes AEAA R.G. Rivers AA E.L. Ceja ARC.M. Tye AR R.J. Montalvo AR R.S. Fawcett AR S.G. Ordonio AR E.J. Caraveo ARR.A.Sicvro AR W.T. Kafka SR A. Bustonera AR B.A. Ambrose AR W.A. Hediger SR R.C. Huntley SR Todd Mattingly SR N.A. Brown FR C.VV. Raupe FR M.C. Waddington ADAN Ed Chatman AR A.A. Linn AR B.E. Beck SR MM. Dayao SR J.D. Sanford SR J.P. Ford SR B.D. Partridge FR J.L. Bailey PNSR E.T. Boucher SR K.R. McGowan RMSR F.A. Montero ARJ.H. Hunphrey FR D.H. Dismore AR R.M. Kranak AR Robert Perry First on station FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1990 News PACIFIC STARS AND STRIPES £3aB 1 iE =T Bush gives U.S. troops pat on the back WASHINGTON ( AP) — President Bush promised Wednesday that American combat troops would do what it takes to deter Iraqi aggression, while the White House rejected conditions an official said were secretly offered by Baghdad for releas- ing foreign hostages and withdrawing from Kuwait. Bush, in a pep talk intended for U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf but heard by very few, offered the nation ' s thanks for their service amid scorching temperatures and other hardships. You ' re now in the middle of one of the toughest military missions in modern memory, he said. Well, as tough as it is, know this: thanks to you, nobody ' s feeling the heat more than the govern- ment in Baghdad. A report that Iraq had sent the White House a secret message brought mixed signals from the administration. A White House official confirmed a message had been received but said the offer had been rejected. The State Department denied any knowledge of such a message. The White House official said a former high- ranking U.S. official recently delivered a secret message from Iraq offering to release hostages and pull out of Kuwait if certain demands were met. The message was delivered to Brent Scowcroft, the president ' s national security adviser, said the official. This is basically a non-starter, the White House official said of the offer. Our position has Iraqi warplanes steering clear of U.S. gulf might By Jim Michaels Tribune Military Writer ABOARD THE CARRIER INDE- PENDENCE - Iraqi warplanes have not challenged heavily armed American fighter planes that are pa- trolling near the Kuwaiti border, the commander of a carrier battle group said today. Rear Adm. Jerry Unruh also said merchant ships are cooperating with the naval blockade of Iraq and occu- pied Kuwait It appears like the Iraqis are being very conservative, he said. To this point the Iraqis have not challenged us. Naval personnel on vessels operat- ing near the Persian Gulf and Red Sea have boarded five or six com- mercial vessels, and American offi- cers question more than 50 sea cap- tains each day. Yet, they have encountered no re- Please see CARRIER: A-7, Col. 4 America in the Gulf always been that Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait. Anything that seeks to circumvent the U.N. resolve does not provide great optimism for movement, he said, commenting only on condi- tion of anonymity. State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tut- wiler said Secretary of State James A. Baker had no knowledge whatsoever of a secret . . . back channel message. In the message, Iraq demanded that U.N. sanctions be withdrawn and that it be guaranteed access to the Persian Gulf as well as sole control of an oil field that dips into Kuwait, according to Newsday, which first reported the proposal. In Baghdad, Iraq ' s official news agency said no such proposal was made. White House deputy press secretary Roman Popadiuk refused to confirm or deny the existence of the message but said, we ' re aware of many initiatives that are being undertaken by various bodies. He said it would be self-defeating to start singling out one proposal or one putative proposal or initiative at the expense of others. He said the main point is that the United Nations has spoken as one voice in demanding that Iraq pull its troops out of Kuwait. Popadiuk also said there was no indication Iraq had carried out its promise to free foreign women and children. The State Department said it would be a significant step in the right direction if Iraq did follow through on that promise. In other developments: • The White House, under pressure from Con- gress, said it was seeking help from allies to defray the expense of deploying tens of thousands of U.S. combat forces to the Persian Gulf. The cost is estimated at S2.5 billion through September. Japan pledged money, medical assistance and non-military supplies, but said it would not provide soldiers or weapons. 9 The administration confirmed it had asked Congress to approve a $2.2 billion dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including 24 F-15 warplanes, 150 M-60 A-3 tanks, 200 shoulder-fired Stinger missiles and 50 launchers and several thousand rounds of anti-tank ammunition. Other arms deals were being considered, the administration said. As for the proposed release of women and children, about 1,000 Americans could be affected. We hope Saddam Hussein will have the human decency to live up to his word, State Department spokeswoman Tutwiler said. Thursday, August 30, 1990 © SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE A-7 CARRIER: Iraqis leave U.S. planes alone Continued From Page I sistance since the frigate Reid fired across the bow of two Iraqi tankers two weeks ago The embargo is working without us having fired a shot, Unruh told reporters on his flagship, which is San Diego-based and is now operat- ing in the Gulf of Oman Shipping has dropped significant- ly. he said. Unruh commands Carrier Group One, which is operating near the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. A pool of reporters today flew to the ship to hear a briefing by Unruh and senior members of the ship ' s crew. The Independence battle group, in- cluding the carrier ' s 69 warplanes with squadrons from Miramar and North Island naval air stations, was the first American force to arrive in the region, reaching the Gulf of Oman only four days after Iraq ' s Aug 2 invasion of Kuwait. American fighter aircraft main- tain 24-hour-a-day patrols over the gulf They have probed near the Kuwaiti border, but Iraq ' s air force has not challenged any of the car- rier-based planes, Navy officials say. Pilots aboard this carrier think they know why. They contend they have complete air superiority over the Iraqi air force and its air defense system. In a day they would be decimat- ed, Capf Jay B Yakeley, command- er of the carrier air wing, said of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ' s 500-plane air force. It (the air battle) would be over in one day, Yakeley said. The carrier ' s F-14 Tomcats and F A-18 Hornets are heavily armed when they patrol on routes up the Persian Gulf, but they are under or- ders not to enter Iraqi or Kuwaiti air space. We are not giving away any terri- tory, the admiral said. The Independence and its eight escort ships are one of four carrier battle groups surrounding the Arabi- an peninsula. Naval officers say they are coop- erating with British, French and So- viet naval forces also dispatched to the region But with forces continuing to pour into the area, including hundreds of U.S. combat planes now operating from bases in Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states, knowing who is friend or foe has become a source of concern. One of our biggest concerns here is fratricide, said Cmdr. Sel Laugh- ter, commander of a Miramar based F-14 squadron. Part of the answer to that concern is that pilots are under orders not to fire a missile unless they can see the target. Right now we ' re in a visual iden- tification mode, Laughter said. But officers say a clear command structure has developed during the past couple of weeks, improving co- operation between nations and elimi- nating some confusion. Today the Independence was oner- ' ating about 50 miles off the coast of Oman The aircraft and ships in its battle- groups continue to enforce the em- bargo against Iraq. Unruh said hundreds of commer- cial ships have weighed anchor in- side the gulf as U.S. combat ships and aircraft make radio contact with vessels under way We would intercept somewhere between 50 and 75 ships a day,. Unruh said. One, two or three might be what we would call critical contacts of ln : terest that warrant following into port, the admiral said Officers aboard the ship say the initial intensity among the crew has lessened somewhat since the carrier was first dispatched here from the Indian Ocean, where it was perform- ing exercises near Diego Garcia is- land. Nonetheless, the carrier is on a high state of alert and is capable of launching four aircraft at five min- utes ' notice. When air operations are not under way, pilots take turns sitting in their cockpits for hourlong shifts, ready to fire up their engines and intercept any attacking aircraft. And if they are given the order to attack, they are prepared for that, too, officers claim. They ' re ready to go right now, one officer said. We have the tar- gets specified. We just have to be told which ones to hit. CARRIER: Monitoring pulse in the gulf Continued From Page I The economic embargo on this side of the peninsula has been very effective, Rear Adm. Jerry Unruh told reporters flown aboard the ship yesterday Carrier-based patrol aircraft or smaller escort ships query some 60 ships each day over the radio. They ask about the cargo, port of origin and destination. So far, about 30 ships have been boarded by personnel from ships of the United States or other nations, such as Britain and France, that are participating in the blockade. Having achieved air superiority in the gulf — Iraq ' s air force has not ventured outside the nation ' s borders - the Navy has now turned much of its attention to enforcing the embar- go. Their pilots are scared to death, Capt. Jay Yakeley said of the Iraqis. Yakeley, a fighter pilot with 1,000 carrier landings and more than 100 combat missions, commands the car- rier air wing aboard the Independ- ence Before reporting to the carrier, Yakeley commanded the Top Gun school at Miramar Naval Air Station. Carrier-based fighter pilots have been venturing up the gulf, but with instructions to avoid provoking a confrontation and to fire only in de- fense. We try to determine as early as possible what their intentions are, Yakeley said. We will not allow our- selves to absorb the first shot. While carrier-based F-14 and F-18 fighters continue to patrol up the gulf, the primary mission has shifted to make sure nothing slips through the embargo. Radar screens in the combat di- rections center show a glow around the Strait of Hormuz, where several hundred ships have weighed anchor awaiting orders. Most shipping in the area has been suspended. Using carrier-based early-warning aircraft, S-3 Viking anti-submarine jets and sophisticated Aegis-class cruisers, the battle group has created a web of radar extending well into the gulf. A computer operator has only to enter the name of a cargo ship and out comes information spelling out the registry, cargo, ownership and other information about the mer- chant ship. Those are the ones we are trying to track, Lt. Cmdr. Ray Wynne said, pointing to the list of the eight Iraqi and Kuwaiti ships on a computer screen. The Iraqi-registered Zanoobia was on the list. The merchant ship, filled with a load of tea, was on its way into the gulf when it was boarded last week by a team from the guided- missile destroyer Goldsborough, a ship in the Independence battle group. The ship is now on its way back to its port of origin — Sri Lanka — and aircraft from the Independence fly over the ship at least once a day to ensure it doesn ' t stray from its course. Carrier crew Ventured into unknown ' By Jim Michaels Tribune Military Writer ABOARD THE CARRIER INDEPENDENCE - Less than four days after Saddam Hussein ' s army invaded Kuwait, this San Diego-based carrier was well within striking distance of Iraq. Not long after that, Lt. Cmdr. Tony Kiggins was in the cockpit of a missile-laden F A-18 Hornet screaming up the Persian Gulf, on his way to test Hussein ' s nerve. We ventured into the unknown, Kiggins said yesterday, as he recalled the mission and watched planes hurtle off the carrier ' s deck and bank toward the Persian Gulf. Those first couple of missions were intense. Regardless of how the buildup of forces in Saudi Arabia turns out, one thing is certain: Each ser- vice will use it to justify future budget requests, emphasizing the importance of their role. But even critics of big carriers will have to admit that it was naval power that was in the region first — in this case, the Independence and its eight escort ships. The United States had almost no troops in the region, and when the crisis started, few commit- ments had been forthcoming from regional na- tions to support any Americans. Compared to what is in the area now, the com- bat power of a carrier battle group is light, and it could have been vulnerable to attack. Nonetheless, Hussein ' s air force kept quiet, and Kiggins and his colleagues flying F A-18s and F-14 Tomcats saw no action then, and even less now. The Iraqis are staying pretty much on their own soil, h e said. As he speaks, an A E-6 Intruder is catapulted off the deck. The aircraft, one of about six types the carrier has on board, is capable of jamming enemy radar and communications systems or can simply watch for signals emitted by those sys- tems. Please see CARRIER: A-4, Col. 2 Friday, August 31, 1990 CARRIER: Crew ' ventured into unknown ' Continued From Page I Again, there ' s the deafening whoosh of the catapult and the red glow of the afterburner as another A E-6 is airborne. From the carrier ' s position 50 miles off the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, the carrier ' s planes can reach Kuwait in an hour and stay there three hours before re- turning to the ship. Like everyone else on the ship, Kiggins, 34, is pumped up by the thought of being in the thick of things. In fact he ' s begun keeping a diary. I came to the realization that there ' s potential history being made here, he explained. But there is a price for the type of readiness that a carrier offers. Kids 19 and 20 years old are working 16- hour days on the searing-hot flight deck and in the bowels of the engine room. They sleep in cramped racks and have no privacy. But everyone on the ship agrees the hardest part is the time away from home. The Inde- pendence left San Diego June 20 and made two liberty ports for several days each before entering the Indian Ocean. The ship likely will not see another liberty port before November and probably will not return home before Christmas. The Independence was operating near the island of Diego Garcia when it was diverted to this region on the same day Iraq invaded Kuwait and before President Bush made any de- cision on what the official U.S. re- sponse would be. One officer breaks out a pocket calendar on which he has highlighted the days the ship will have been de- ployed during the last year. Nearly the entire calendar is colored in. Sailors ask a reporter visiting the ship to contact a wife or girlfriend and to send local newspapers. The only other thing to look for- ward to is the Steel Beach Picnic, when air operations are suspended for a few hours and sailors can play volleyball on the deck. 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