UNITED STATES SHIP KEARSARGE (LHD 3) COMMISSIONING CEREMONY 16 October 1993 I Pascagoula, Mississippi The Tradition of Commissioning a Navy Ship The commissioning ceremony signifies the acceptance for service and the entry of a ship into the active fleet of the United States Navy. At the moment of the breaking of the commis- sioning pennant, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) becomes a proud ship of the line. The Com- manding Officer, together with ship ' s officers and crew, then accepts the duties and responsi- bilities of making and keeping their ship ready for any service required by our nation, whether at peace or at war. The Naval commissioning ceremony has been a tradition of all navies for centuries and in the United States Navy since its beginning; it marks the formal entrance of a warship into the Naval forces of the United States. It is the final and perhaps the most signifi- cant event of the triad that brings a ship to life: keel laying, christening and commissioning. In early periods of our Navy ' s history, no exact procedure for the commissioning cer- emony was prescribed. Thus, a ship ' s date of commissioning was recorded as any one of a number of days when the colors were first raised, when officers and crew reported on board, when the first log entry was made, or when the ship fu-st put out to sea. Throughout the years, however, one visible and significant manifestation of the commissioned ship has remained constant: active ships of the United States Navy, Irom days of the handsome fiigates under sail to the era of the nuclear powered sliips, have proudly flown a commission pennant and the Stars and Stripes . The commissioning pennant is a red, white and blue streamer with seven stars represent- ing the seven seas. It has for centuries been the unique symbol of a warship. Today, as the distinctive mark of a ship in commission, it is flown except when displaced by the personal flag of an Admiral or Commodore flown when that officer is embarked aboard the ship. The origin of the commissioning pennant, like many of our traditions, can be traced to the British Royal Navy in the seventeenth century. After whipping the Dutch, the British thereafter hoisted a long, narrow commission pemiant in remembrance of the original horsewhip as its distinctive symbol of a warship a tradition adopted by many world navies. From its commissioning day forward, USS KEARSARGE will assume a unique person- ality, building upon the will, spirit and dedication of those who serve on this KEARSARGE and those who have served on the three previous KEARSARGEs. USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) will embody the honor, tradition, and excellence of these KEARSARGEs as this magnificent ship sails throughout the world ' s oceans. We firmly believe that your presence here today will ensure us fair winds and following seas in all that lies ahead. We are honored to have you with us to share in this historic event. Ship ' s Coat of Arms COAT OF ARMS USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) SHIELD Dark blue and gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Navy and sym- bolize the sea and excellence. The green chevron suggests Mt. Kearsarge, a green peaked mountain in New Hampshire. The amphibious nature of the combat operations of the present USS KEARSARGE is represented by green and blue, alluding to land and sea. The arrow- heads, together with the white chevronel which represents a shore line, allude to assault land- ings. The stars commemorate the Battle Stars the third KEARSARGE received for Korean and Vietnam War service. CREST The wings symbolize the aviation capabilities of both the present and the third KEARSARGE; they are gold for honor and achievement. The white anchor recalls the round- the-world cruise of the second KEARSARGE of the Great White Fleet in 1907 and denotes the naval prowess of the USS KEARSARGEs. The blue and gray wavy bar highlights the Civil War service of the first USS KEARSARGE. SUPPORTERS The swords are crossed to denote cooperation and teamwork as well as the combined combat mission of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Sloop of War - The Legend is Born On Sunday. June 19. 1864, in the English Channel off Cherbourg, one turbulent hour brought to a climax the world- wide struggle for sea power between North and South. The French cliffs, within sight, were lined with hundreds come to see the announced spectacle of the duel between the Yankee Kearsarge and the Rebel Alabama. The Frenchmen munched from food baskets as the drama unfolded. These ships so far from home might have been twins, so far as the landsmen could see: Kearsarge Alabama 232 length 220 ' 33 ' 10 beam 3r8 16 ' depth 17 ' 1.031 tonnage 1.050 400 h.p. engines 300 h.p. Certain differences in the guns, crews, armor, and ammuni- tion could not be seen from shore. The Yankee ' s 1 1 -inch guns outmatched those of her foe; her crew was all American, and larger. 163 to 149; her sides, amidships, were sheathed in metal chains, covered with boards. She had been in dock for repairs three months earlier, and her engines were in tune; her powder and shot were in good condition. 3 - harbor. There was another neighbor, the English yacht Deer- hound, which had come to see the sport. The yacht carried her wealthy owner, John Lancaster, his wife, three sons, a daughter, and a niece. When they learned of the impending fight the family took a vote, and the sea battle had won over a trip ashore to church, only because the five- year-old Lancaster son persuaded his sister, nine, to cast the deciding vote. The youngster ' s thirst for spectacles of violence saved the lives of some remarkable men. The skippers were not strangers come to gnps. As seemed almost inevitable in this strange war. Raphael Semmes of the Alabama and John A. Winslow of the Kearsarge were friends of many years, messmates, roommates, shipmates in old Navy - and both Southerners. As the ships moved into position, a French ironclad hovered on the line of her territorial waters, within which American fighting would be illegal. A French warship ' s band had played Confederate music as the Alabama steamed out of In all her months... the Alabama... had not changed her black powder, which had become foul; in a firing test off South America, not long before, most of her shells had failed to explode. Her bottom was foul, and her crew in poor discipline after a long, discouraging run with few prizes. She had put in at Cherbourg to repair and take on coal, and was delayed by red tape - Napoleon 111 could not be reached to grant asylum to the belligerent. The Kearsarge, alerted at Flushing, had reached U.S.S. KEARSARGE versus C.S.S. ALABAMA Cherbourg withm two days, and made a bold circuit of the harbor, her ofTiccrs inspecting the Alabama through glasses. The Yankee took her post just outside the harbor, and Semmes, with no other course open, announced that he would fight, escape by night would ha e fiirther demoralized his interna- tional crew (mostly Bnlish. but including a Russian. Italians, Spaniards. Frenchmen. Irishmen, Dutchmen). Cherbourg was crowded with sight-seers on Saturday night before the battle - all come to see the Americans in action. Hotels and homes were full. Water-front cafes were gay with farewell songs to the Confederate crew, which was rounded up early and taken aboard the Alabama. Semmes sent ashore the ship ' s valuables and had his men make their wills. Semmes had the crew sers ed a big breakfast and assembled them for one of his orations. He reviewed their career as destroyers of the American merchant marine and defenders of the Confederate flag, and pointed out that they would fight in the waters where their forebears (with some e.xceptions) had stopped the Spanish Armada. The gunners went to their posts, naked to the waist. Semmes and his officers appeared in their full-dress imiforms. Once under way, at 9:45 A.M.. the cruiser passed a sizable fleet of French ships. The Alabama ran into the channel with the French ironclad at her side. The Kearsarge was far ahead, some si. or seven miles out, but first, she turned and bore down on the Alabama as if to ram her. Semmes turned aside; the Alabama, as usual, moved with agility, and a collision was avoided. Semmes went into a circle, and the ships moved thus, clock- wise, with the original diameter of the circle about half a mile. The current was westward, at three knots, and as the ships reduced the circle to 400 yards, coming to point-blatik range, their field of battle drifted outward. Semmes fired and missed, with a 100-pound shell from his chief weapon, a BUikely gun Kearsarge returned a broadside and while the ships made seven turns of the circle, the guns hammered without ceasing and smoke often hid the vessels. Men ashore could note the difference in firing; the Kearsarge flashes were clear, and the Alabama ' s cloudy and black. The Yankee gunners were superior almost from the start, and a hail of iron tore the Confederate decks, hull and rigging. Even so, one of his first shots almost won the battle for Semmes - an 8-inch shell that by exquisite luck struck the wooden stempost of Kearsarge, but did not explode. If it had gone off, ripping the stem from the ship, the Yankee could not have been steered, and would have lain at Alabama ' s mercy as she maneuvered about. There was little else to cheer from the Rebel ' s decks, for of 370 shots fired, only fourteen hit the hull of the Kearsarge. On the other hand, Winslow ' s guimers shot for the waterline of the Alabama, and opened great holes. Semmes soon told officers that their shot were bounc- ing off the sides of the Kearsarge. and that they should change their ammunition. The covered chain mail was highly effective under all types of fire. The Kearsarge did such deadly work with her after pivot gun that Semmes offered a reward for its silencing and turned all his guns on it; the only result was the wounding of three men on the Yankee, her casualties for the day. Semmes s deck was now littered with bodies, many badly mutilated; he had lost all but one of the eighteen-man crew at his own pivot gun. When he neared the end of the seventh circle, Semmes was told by his engineer that the boiler fires were out; the ship had about ten minutes to float, for rising water already threatened men below. Semmes tried several tricks at once: He pushed his guns to port to balance ship, but could get only one in position; he ran up the white flag, and spread a few yards of canvas in an effort to creep across the French territorial line where he would be immune from attack. The sailor sent up to loose the sail. John Roberts, was shot yj. ST down, his abdomen torn open, and he fell shrieking to the deck. Semmes was surrounded by men who shouted that they should not surrender, and some officers later recalled that they fired a few shots in defiance of the skipper ' s decision. The Kearsarge, at any rate, fired at least five rounds from her big guns after the white flag rose on the Alabama. Semmes sent a boatload of wounded to the Kearsarge, asking for boats to take off other survivors, but it happened that the Yankee ' s boats had been ruined in the fight, except for two. These two were sent, but were delayed. On an order to abandon ship, and to get as far from her side as possible, the remaining crewmen jumped into the Channel; they were surprised to find its waters ice-cold. The Alabama ' s one sound boat took off the wounded and picked up those who could not swim - though two of these died, unable to reach the boat. French boats picked up a few men and, from the Kearsarge, Captain Winslow asked the Deerhound for help. Two boats from the yacht went to help survivors. Semmes had a slight wound in one arm. He had help from two men to pull off his boots, but declined to take off his trousers. He accepted a life belt, and with his senior officer. Lieutenant John M. Kell, he poised at the rail, where they flung their swords into the water and jumped. The Alabama went down by the stem, not far away. The guns careening down the deck helped her sink; great sobs seemed to come from the ship as water rushed into the hull and torrents of air bubbled up. The last sight of her was the sharp tip of her black bow, pointed upward. Semmes, pulled from the water by a Deerhound boat, hid under a tarpaulin to avoid the enemy. Some men thought that Captain Winslow saw Semmes escape, but made no effort to catch his old friend, since he knew he would face almost certain execution if captured The Deerhound carried Semmes to England, where he had a royal welcome from British society, was entertained and off ' ered money as if he were a native hero. The Alabama ' s casualties: nine killed, twenty wounded, twelve drowned. A reminder of the battle between the Alabama and Kearsarge is in the museum at Annapolis - the large section of oaken timber from, the stempost of the Kearsarge, in which is embedded the unexploded shell fired by Semmes ' s gunners - a round iron shot almost seven inches in diameter, weight 55 pounds. This souvenir was sent to President Lincoln by Captain Winslow on request. The fighting ship served the Navy until 1894, when she broke up on a reef in the Caribbean. ' 1020 DISCOVERED THE ' ALABAMA ' STEAMING OUT OF THE PORT OF CHERBOURG ACCOMPANIED BY A FRENCH IRON CLAD STEAMER. AND A FORE AND AFT RIGGED STEAMER. SHOWING THE mi ITE ENGLISH ENSIGN AND A YACHT FLAG. BEAT TO GENERAL QUARTERS AND CLEARED THE SHIP FOR ACTION. STEAMED AHEAD STANDING OFF SHORE. AT 1050 BEING DISTANT FROM THE LAND ABOUT TWO LEAGUES. ALTERED OUR COURSE AND AP- PROACHED THE ' ALABAMA. ' AT 1057 THE ■ALABAMA ' COMMENCED THE ACTION WITH HER STARBOARD BROADSIDE A T 1 .000 ms RANGE. AT 11 WE RETURNED HER FIRE AND CAME FAIRL Y INTO A CTION. IVHICH WE CONTINUED UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WHERE OBSER VING SIGNS OF DISTRESS IN THEENEMY. TOGETHER WITH A CESSA- TION OF HER FIRE. OUR FIRE WAS WITHHELD. AT 1210 A BOAT WITH AN OFFICER FROM THE ' ALABAMA ' CAME ALONGSIDE AND SURRENDERED HIS VESSEL WITH THE INFORMATION THAT SHE WAS RAPIDL Y SINKING AN A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. SENT THE LAUNCH AND 2ND CUTTER. THE OTHER BOATS BEING DISABLED BY THE FIRE OF THE ENEMY. THE ENGLISH YACHT. BEFORE MENTIONED. COMING WITHIN HAIL. WAS REQUESTED BY THE CAPTAIN TO RENDER ASSISTANCE IN SA VING THE LTVES OF THE OFFICERS. AND CREW OF THE SURRENDERED VESSEL. AT 1224 THE ' ALABAMA ' WENT DOWN IN FORTY FA THOMS WA TER. LEA I ' TNG MOST OF HER CREW STRUGGLING IN THE WATER. SEVENTY PERSONS WERE RESCUED BY THE BOATS FORT PILOT BOATS. AND THE YACHTS ALSO ASSISTED. ONE PILOT BOAT CAME ALONGSIDE OF US. BUT THE OTHER RETURNED TO THE FORT THE ENGLISH YACHT STEAMED RAPIDLY AWAY TO THENTH WITHOUT REPORTING THE NUMBER OF OUR PRISONERS SHE HAD PICKED UP. SIGNED. JAMES R. WHEELER. ACTING MASTER. U.S.S. KEARSARGE decklog entry 19 JUNE 1864 Battleship (BB 5) The second U S S KEARSARGE (BB 5) was authorized by an act of Congress on March 2, 1895 She and her sister ship, the U S.S. KENTUCKY were built side by side in the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company and were launched on March 24, 1898. Both ships were first class battleships, 368 feet long, 72 foot beam with a 1 1,525 ton displace- ment. Two sets of engines developing 10,000 horsepower gave her a speed of 16 knots. Her armament consisted of four 13-inch and four 8- inch breech loading rifles with a secondary bat- tery of twenty 6-pounders, four gatling guns and one field piece. She carried a complement of 39 officers and 618 men The second KEARSARGE was sponsored by Mrs. Herbert Winslow, wife of LCDR Herbert Winslow, U.S.N., the only surviv- ing son of the Captain of the first KEARSARGE. LCDR Winslow followed the path of his illustri- ous father and as Captain Herbert Winslow sailed the second KEARSARGE around the world in 1908 as part of the Great White Fleet. The ship was later changed to a second class battleship and was decommissioned in 1920. Crane Ship (AB 1) i ib ' Bkf- ' S . J IPm After her decommissioning, she was converted to a crane ship. KEARSARGE received an immense revolving crane with a rated lifting capacity of 250 tons, as well as hull blisters, which gave her more stability. The 10,000-ton craneship rendered invalu- able service for the next 20 years. One of many accomplishments was the raising of the sunken sub- marine SQUALUS off the New Hampshire coast On 6 November 1941 she was designated CRANE SHIP NO. 1, giving up her illustrious name which was assigned to a mighty aircraft carrier. But she contin- ued her yeoman service and made many contributions to the American victories of World War II. She handled guns, turrets, armor and other heavy lifts for new battleships such as INDIANA and ALABAMA; cruisers SAVANNAH and CHICAGO; and guns on the veteran battleship PENNSYLVANIA. In 1945 the crane ship was towed to the San Francisco Naval Shipyard where she assisted in the construction of carriers HORNET, BOXER, and SARATOGA. She departed the West Coast in 1948 to finish her career in the Boston Naval Shipyard. As CRANE SHIP NO. 1, her name was struck from the Navy List 22 June 1955. She was sold for scrapping 9 August 1955. Aircraft Carrier (CV CVA CVS 33) The aircraft carrier KEARSARGE, autho- rized by an act of Congress on July 9th, 1942 and commissioned on March 2nd, 1946, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be so named Her keel was laid the 1st of March 1941 at the Naval Ship Yard, New York and she was launched on May 5th, 1945 with Mrs. Aubrey W. Fitch, wife of Vice-Admiral Aubrey W Fitch, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) as sponsor. The KEARSARGE arrived Puget Sound Navy Yard 23 February and decommissioned there 16 June 1950 for a modernization overhaul that would enable her to handle new jet aircraft. KEARSARGE was recommissioned 15 February 1952, Captain Louis B. French in com- mand She joined the fast earner Task Force 77 off the east coast of Korea where her planes flew nearly 6,000 sorties against Communist forces. While serving in Korea KEARSARGE ' s classifica- tion was changed to CVA 33. KEARSARGE earned two battle stars during the Korean War. During the summer of 1958 KEARSARGE was fitted out as an antisubmarine warfare support carrier and reclassified CVS 33. On 1 August 1962 KEARSARGE departed Long Beach to station herself in the Pacific missile range as a recovery ship in the Mercury orbital space flight of astronaut Walter Schirra. The KEARSARGE repeated her earlier recovery by plucking astronaut Gordon Cooper on 1 8 May 1963 after her orbited the earth 22 times in his capsule Faith 7. On 19 June 1964 the antisubmarine carrier was deployed on her ninth Far Eastern cruise. Arriving Yokosuka 30 July, KEARSARGE was dispatched to the South China Sea, following the North Vietnamese patrol boat attack on U.S. de- stroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. While U.S. Navy planes destroyed North Vietnam oil and supply depots KEARSARGE provided antisubmarine protection for the 7th Fleet. The decisiveness of American action persuaded the Communists to delay their objectives. KEARSARGE earned five battle stars and a Meritorious Unit Commendation during the Vietnam War. KEARSARGE was decommissioned in 1970, ' ., af? ' t WQBi • ' ■rv ' ' WtF ' 1 -_- s irf L .-■- 4 ' m fe 1 - i ■■- - - ' SK. ' } t s U Uf ' r Sl ■Em S ' SKKKSmM ' l , ' ' • W- EM ■t 9 - - JUUlil B B HQSg 1 if5 ABOVE: Two aircraft fi-om the USS CONSTELLATION fly by KEARSARGE; LEFT; An aircraft makes its approach and landi ng on KEARSARGE; BELOW: KEARSARGE steams off the coast of San Francisco Construction (LHP 3) c:i The LHD is manufactured in five separate modules, modules No 1,2,3,4 and 5 Module No. 5 is the island staicture When two modules are to be joined, provisions are made to accommodate minor misalignments in six degrees of motion: heel, pitch, yaw, vertical displacement, lateral displacement, and longitudinal displacement. The first step in assembling the hull is to move the machinery module (No. 3) into the ship integra- tion area. It is the heaviest module. It moves in a straight line from the module assembly area into the ship integration area. The other modules then move to align with module 3. The figure above shows ship integra- tion. Launch facilities for the LHDs are unique in the shipbuilding industry where the traditional methods of stem launch down inclined ways or side launch is common Basically the LHD launch facility consists of a heavy concrete gridwork and support platform submerged at the edge of the ship integration area. Resting on top of this platform is a huge pontoon. When ballasted, the pontoon rests firmly on the concrete platform, and the pallet car tracks on the pontoon are precisely aligned with those in the ship integration area. Pnor to moving the ship onto the pontoon, the pontoon is ballasted, the pallet car tracks are aligned, and the inboard wing tanks of the pontoon are removed so the ship can be translated fi-om the ship integration area to the pontoon. The ship is slowly moved into position on the launch pontoon and made ready for launch. The inboard wing tanks are repositioned on the pontoon and the pontoon is deballasted so it floats fi ' ee of the concrete platform. The pon- toon is then towed into the deep water channel where ballasting commences. When the ship is afloat, it is towed clear of the launch pontoon and then to the outfitting docks Service lines (water, power, steam, etc.) are connected when the ship is secured to the pier. Final outfitting performed during this period involves completion and integration of all ship subsystems as well as cleanup and painting. Post-launch outfitting of the ship constitutes less than ten percent of the total outfitting labor for the ship. This is a direct result of outfitting the ship ' s hull subassemblies and modules while in the module erection area. A conven- tional shipyard would apply about one- half of its total outfitting labor after the ship was launched. i ly It follows then as certain as night succeeds day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it everything honorable and glorious. George Washington: Letter to Marquis de Lafayette, 15 November 1781 - And see! She stirs! She starts - she moves - she seems to feel The trill of life along her keel. And, spurning with her foot to the ground. With one exulting, joyous bound She leaps into the ocean ' s arms. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Building of a Ship Christening KEARSARGE Mav 16, 1992 V ' T f ' hiemna •V KEARSARGf V SPONSOR wf-? ■■Litton ' t rhe ship christening ceremony is a time honored tradition, whose origin can be traced back as early as when ships first put to sea. This custom still survives today and is practiced in some form by all seafaring nations. Until the 19th century. United States Ships were christened by men. In 1846, Mrs. Lavina Watson Fanning became the first woman to sponsor a United States warship as she christened the sloop GERMANTOWN in Philadelphia, PA. Since that occasion, the honor has always been bestowed upon a woman. Tradition holds that the spirit of the sponsor enters the ship at christening and remains forever. The ship becomes part of her and she a part of it, as it sails the sea to preserve America ' s fi-eedom. KEARSARGE is blessed to be sponsored by Mrs. Alma J. Powell, wife of General Colin Powell, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The christening is a significant milestone in the service of a ship. It is the moment when the ship receives a name and begins to emerge as more than an inanimate object. Christenings tie the bond between ships and the men and women who build and sail them. On May 16, 1992, Mrs. Powell christened LHD 3 as KEARSARGE . Mrs. Alma Johnson Powell, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, graduated fi-om Fisk University in Nashville , Tennessee, majoring in Speech and Drama. She also studied Speech Pathology and Audiology at Emerson College in Boston. She has unselfishly supported numerous charitable organizations and has most recently served as a member of the Ford ' s Theatre Board of Trustees, a member of the Kennedy Center Com- munity and Friends Board, a member of the Ronald McDonald House Board, a member of the National Mili- tary Family Association Board of Advisors, and a member of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees. General and Mrs. Powell have three children, Michael (29), Linda (27), and Annemarie (22). Alma Powell KEARSARGE ' S Sponsor ALMA J. POWELL 6 GRANT AVENUE FT MYER, VA 22211 4 June 1993 CAPT David J. Montgomery, USN Prospective Commanding Officer KEARSARGE(LHD3) Post Office Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS 39568-7003 Dear Captain Montgomery, Congratulations to you and the outstanding crew on the commissioning of USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). It is a great honor for me to be the sponsor of this proud ship and to be here today as she is commissioned. I am sure that wherever she may sail, she will accomplish her mission with dignity and distinction. Your leadership and the professionalism of the crew is apparent. Today the KEARSARGE (LHD 3) takes its place in the fleet of the U.S. Navy and continues the long tradition of ships bearing that name. This ship and its crew will sail from these friendly waters, not in war, but as guardians and defenders of a lasting peace. I pray she will serve alwa ys in peace and our best wishes and prayers go with you. Sincerely, Fighting Equipment The primarv ' mission of KEARSARGE is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine landing force in amphibious assault operations by either helicopter, landing craft, amphibious vehicles or any combina- tion of these methods LHD 3 has the flexibility to operate Landing Craft Harrier (AV - 8B) 4 ? ' ' ' 3 - -- Sea Cobra (AH-1) Sea Stallion (CH-53) Air Cushion (LCAC) landing craft, fixed wing Vertical Short Takeoff and Land- ing (VSTOL) aircraft and helicop- ters in support of amphibious assault operations. The secondary mission or convertible role will employ LHD 3 utilizing various mixes of VSTOL aircraft and helicopters as required for sea control, strike warfare or contin- gency operations. Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Fighting Ship LENGTH: 844 FEET ARMAMENT: 3 CIWS MOUNTS BEAM: 106 FEET 2 EIGHT-CELL SEA SPARROW SHAFTS: 2 SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM LAUNCHERS DISPLACEMENT: 40,500 TONS 8 FtFTY-CAL. MACHINE GUNS SPEED: 20+ KNOTS MEDICAL 6 OPERATING ROOMS PROPirLSION: 2 STEAM BOILERS CAPABILITIES: 600-BED WARD 70,000 SHP AMPHIBIOUS UFT: EQUIVALENT OF 42 CH «6s ACCOMMODATIONS: 1 174 CREW 2070 TROOPS (INCLUDING 6 AV-SBs) LANDING CRAFT: 3LCAC SEA CONTROL SHIP: 20AV-8Bs 4-6SH60$ Upon the Seas The Landing Craft System includes all facilities for the handling, stowing, maintenance, and dry docking of the landing craft as well as facilities required for handling and stowage of amphibian vehicles. The landing craft and amphibian vehicles assigned to the LHD provide a waterbome ship-to-shore delivery system for troops, vehicles, and cargo. The Stern Gate System is a hinged, watertight closure consisting of an upper and lower stern gate. It provides a barrier which when closed prevents water from entering the well area. The upper stem gate swings out and up and the lower stern gate swings out and down to permit the entry or exit of landing craft or amphibious vehicles into or out of the well deck. The well deck is located on the 1st platform and extends from frame 91 to frame 129. It is wood- sheathed on all bulkheads and decks where landing craft or amphibian vehicles could cause damage by striking the bulkheads. The well deck can be flooded by the Ballast Deballast System to a depth of 9 feet of water across the sill at frame 129 in 15 minutes. The ship can be deballasted in 30 minutes or less to a draft just even with the well deck. V ' VJJfc ygy ji ' ' ■' y H jjjl E , I H m The Honorable William J. Clinton President of the United States The Honorable Les Aspin Secretary of Defense Captain David J. Montgomery, USN Prospective Commanding Officer KEARSARGE (LHD-3) P.O. Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS 39568-7003 Dear Captain Mongtomery: The fourth ship to proudly bear the name, KEARSARGE inherits a tradition of excellence that extends from the Civil War through Che Vietnam conflict. The newest KEARSARGE is a formidable addition to our Navy-Marine Corps team and provides a significant increase in our joint military capability. But what will truly make the KEARSARGE an asset to the fleet and our nation is the quality of its crew — their talents, readi- ness, and devotion to duty. It is your task to develop the professional skills and teamwork to best use KEARSARGE ' s capabil- ities to accomplish the missions that lie ahead. Those missions will be challenging, but I know you and your ere to meeting those challenges. I wish you and the your voyage towards dedicated The Honorable John H. Dahon Seeretan of the Navy Admiral Frank B. Kelso, II, USN Chief of Naval Operations m THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY Captain David J. Montgomery, USN prospective Commanding Officer KEARSARGE {LHD 3) Pascaqoula, MS 39568-7003 Dear Captain Montgomery: KEARSARGE, incorporates the capabilities our est amphibious assault ship in the fleet, technology and the most modern can produce. I know that your As you assume your place in the fleet, those who serve in KEARSARGE are charged with the heavy responsibility of making her an instrument of peace through strength. I wish you every success in meeting the challenges which lie ahead. John H. Dalton John assault ship, Congratulations o wishes to you and your KEARSARGE (LHD 3} . KEARSARGE, the newest amph embodies the most modern design the seas today. As with any ship or syste: however, KEARSARGE will derive her true st from the professional officers, chiefs and who proudly serve this ship, our Navy and motto , Bold , Proud , Trustworthy , s that have played a criticial role Hay you mset with every in shaping KEARSARGE into a powerful instrument of our nation ' s defense. ely, C . oL .. Captain David J. Montgomery, USN PCO, KEARSARGE (LHD 3) Pascaqoula, MS 39568-7003 General C. E. Mundy, Jr. Commandant of the Marine Corps Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 21 June 1993 Dear Captai n Montgomery, I offer my sincere congratulatior s to you and your crew o n the commissioning of the Kearsarge — 1 the newest of the Navy ' s amphibious combatants. History as well as recent events have shown us the importance of naval expeditionary forces. A | strong Navy -Marine Corps team, with ts full complement of capabilities, will reric in essential to supporti ng our National Military S trategy. The Kearsarge i s a formidable platform fi om which this team will operate to preserve the pec ce will into the next ce ntury . On behalf of all Marines, welcome aboard. Sincerely, Ll - C. E. MUNDY, JR. General, U.S. Mar ne Corps Commandant of the Marine Corps 1 Captain David J. Montgomery, USN Prospectiv e Commanding Officer KEARSARGE (LHD 3) P.O. Box 7003 Pascago ula, Mississippi 39568-7003 Commander in Chief U S Atlantic Fleft 1993 Dear Captain Mo ntgomery , Congratulat commissioning o (LHD 3) ions to you and the Atlantic Fleet your superb t warship USS KEARSARGE Your ship bears a proud name, s her modern technology and increas carry her legacy well into the 21s are able to jointly operate in lit national interests. teeped in na val s li history. ft capabil ing our fo support of  ith ity, «11 You and you efforts you all predecessors . sailors and mar r crew have my personal adm made to prepare this ship rfill continue to uphold the She will be a ready ship ines in the years ahead. ration for the tire for sea. I am cer proud traditions of nd a home to count less less On behalf welcome you to done. Welcome of the United Stat our Navy team and as Atla ongratL late JR. Fie on a job rfell Captain David J. Montgomery, USN Prospective Commanding Officer P.O. Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS. 39568-7003 Vice Admiral Kenneth C. Malley X IP ' f i ' Reason ■' Commander, Naval Surface Force Commander, Na al Sea Systems Command y Atlantic Fleet V Dear Captain Montgonery, Congratulations to you and your outstanding crew on t e comalssioning of USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). The dynamic post-Cold War strategic environment and tfi e nation make Navy amphibious forces vitally important to thi a fighting ship, and her ability to land and sustain Marine assault forces also enables her to assist in deterring and limiting local conflict, and to support humanitarian and peacekeeping missions. KEARSARGE also brings to the fleet valuable capabilities for integrating sea, air and land con ibat missions in an amphibious environment. The dedicated crew professionals which you lead will enable you and your fine ship to meet the challenges ahead. Please accept my sincere appreciation for the tireless efforts of you and your crew in preparing KEARSARGE for ac service. The spirit, dedication and professionalism exhib ted by your crew have contributed greatly to the readiness of you ship. I ask that you extend to each member of the crew ny hearty He are proud to welcome KEARSARGE as the newest menbei of our Havy and Marine Corps team. Slncecaly, P r i y,A KENWETH C. lAKfLLH Vice Adnlral U.S. Navy Captain David J. Kontgonery, USN Prospectlva Commanding Officer USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) Pascagoula, HS 39566-7003 COMMANDER NAVAL SURFACE FORCE U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET Jun e 1993 Dear Captain Hont gomery, Cong ratulatlons a nd best ul hes to you and your crew on the comml sslonlng o KEARSA RGE (LHD 3). An u nuBual dlBtln ctlon and specla re spon si- bill ;y falls upon you as he first andl ng off 1 cer. Your officers and cre« have earned ny r espe :t and adml ration for th elr tlrele s effor cs ; n pr !parlng KEARSARGE for act Ive servlot I am con fide It that the spirit and te amwork so vldent n your precom- miss onlng effort s will continue as you 1ol 1 the Fore On b ehalf of the men and won en of N aval Sur face Fore e. U.S. Atlan tic Fleet. I exten to eac memb sr of the ere u a hearty Welcon • Ab card He a re proud to h ave KEARSAI GE as a mem ber Of our | nI in 1 p. REASOK VI ce Adml ral. u.s Havy Capt aln David 3. Montgomery USN Pros pectlve Comma idlng Oftl. er KEARSARGE (LHD 3 1 P.O. Box 7003 Paso agoula. HS 3 956B-7003 Major General H. W. Jenkins, Jr. Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division Rear Admiral P. M. Quast Director, Surface Warfare Division Dear Captain Montgomery, Congratulations on your new command, and best wishes to you and yom crew on the commissioning of KEARSARGE (LHD 3). As our Navy prepares for the 21st centur , no one can predict what the future holds, but history supports the need for a strong Na T-Marine Corps team. The magnificent warfighting capability that KEARSARGE brings to the fieet provides a valuable tool for integrating sea, air. and land combat missions in Expeditionar Warfare. 1 have complete confidence in the superb crew of professionals which you lead and their ability to meet the many challenges ahead. On behalf of all Marines, welcome aboard. Captain David J. Montgomery, USN Prospective Commanding Officer KEARSARGE (LHD 3) P.O. Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS 39568-7003 DIRECTOR, SURFACE WARFARE DIVISION My hearty congratulations to you and your crew upon the conunissioning of USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), the most capable amphibious warship in the world USS KEARSARGE carries with her a special charter. Joining the most capable Navy ever, especially during these turbulent times of change, USS KEARSARGE will provide the backbone of our nation ' s capability to project power TFon the sea the post-cold war strategy encompassed in the Navy ' s White Paper, ...From the Sea. Her highly trained crew and state-of-the-art technology will allow her to continue the Navy ' s role of sailing in harm ' s way, with the commitment and confidence of a great and grateful nation. USS KEARSARGE will reinforce our nation ' s global interest and international leadership; so, on behalf of all surface warriors throughout the fleet, good luck and God speed. Sincerely, Captain David J. Montgomery, USN Prospective Commanding Officer KEARSARGE (LHD 3) P.O. Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS 39568-7003 Rear Admiral Leonard F. Picotte Commander. Amphibious Group Two Repa i r Captain James A. Carnevale Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and D«ar Captain Hontgomery, assault fleet, USS KEABSARGE (LHD 3). es to you and your cr w as the H ' Se ' rirst iL WGE riteaS proud association wi Battleship MuBber 5, sailed around the Aircraft Carrier KEARSABGE (CV 33) earr TSilr h ,, and your crew will continue to uphold t iJ ' lzlTilitTlt yll ' ' The Navy ' s   hite Paper ...Fro the Sea has refocused o strategic planning on littoral warfare and the conbined Kavy Harine Corps teas that defines Kaval Expeditionary Forces, fine warship reflects that new direction. The conplei ity of k CoBsand and Control equipment and her Marines and cquipaent ashore by air and power that will carry the Navy well Int century. orBidable capacity to sea represent the ki o the Twenty-first T, I congratulate you on this COBSiss deep appreciation to you and your cr ew to prepare KEARSARCE for entry into the oning Day and express for the hard work req fleet. V„. Sincerely ral. U.S. Mavy captain David J. Hontgoaery Prospective Cowundlng Officer KEAflSARGE (LHD 3) Pascagoula. HS 3 ' . ' %68-7003 nen and women of SUPSHIP to congratulate you on the jninq. We will remember the made by you and your sionals long after KEARSAHGE Dear Captain Hontgomery, On behalf of the Pascagoula, I would IDce occasion of your comtnissi significant contributioi outstanding crew of profe; sails from Pascagoula. The long hours spent preparing the Navy ' s warship for this day will set KEARSARGE years of dedicated service to our country. Much will be demanded of you and your crew as you wield the tremendous capability of this magnificent ship. I am confident you will meet every challenge in the true Navy fashion. As your ship joins the Navy Marine Corps team, I hope you will remember the team that remains behind, a team you were an important part of. Congratulations Captain David J. Hontgomery, US Prospective Commanding Officer KEARSARGE {LHD 3) P.O. Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS 39568-7003 Mr. E. E. Shoults NAVSEA PMS 377 Program Manager, Amphibious Warfare Program Mr. Jerry St. Pe ' President, Ingalls Shipbuilding Dear Captain Montgomery, Congratulations on yoi. wishes to you and your crev of USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). The power and mobility of our amphibious assault ships are vital to our nation ' s forward strategy and to our global responsibilities and commitments. USS KEARSARGE, the newest amphibious assault ship in the Fleet, incorporates the latest technology and the most modern capabilities we can produce. This ship will deploy to meet the increasingly demanding missions of today and tomorrow; to maintain the peace or to triumph in conflict. As you assume your place in the Fleet, you and the men who serve in USS KEARSARGE are charged with the heavy responsibility of making her an instrument of peace through strength. I wish you and your crew fair winds and following seas. Sincerely, E. E. SHOULTS Program Manager Amphibious Warfare Program Captain David Montgomery, USN Prospective Commanding Officer KEARSARGE (LHD 3) P.O. Box 7003 Pascagoula, MS 39568-7003 Utton _______ Ingalls Shipbuilding aptain Montgomecy: ployees of Ingalls Shipbuilding ha tulate you, your officers and crew for being selected prestigious and historic assigninent. Best wishes tion and the free uorld. Uj J ¥ anding Officer ) Captain David J. Montgomery, USN Commandins Officer Captain David J. Montgomery is a native of Lansing, Michigan. He gradu- ated from the University of Michigan with a degree in mathematics, following which he was commissioned as an Ensign through the Reserve Officer Candi- date (ROC) program. His first assignment was to the commission- ing crew of the USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27). He then served aboard the USS WITEK (DD-848), USS PARSONS (DDG-33) and USS AGERHOLM (DD-826), making two deployments to the South China Sea in support of the Vietnam War. From June 1971 to June 1 972, then LCDR Montgomery served as an advisor to the Republic of Viet- nam Navy ' s Fleet Command, riding RVN ships, while attached to USMACV. Captain Montgomery ' s follow-on sea tours included duties as CIC Scheduling Officer on CTF 75 COMCRUDESGRU 5 staff and Executive Officer of USS BROOKE (FFG- 1 ). Later he was assigned as Commanding Officer of USS POINT DEFIANCE (LSD- 31) in March 1983. After the POINT DEFIANCE was decommissioned in September, he took command of USS TUSCALOOSA (LST-1 1 87) from October 1983 to January 1986. He also served as Chief Staff Officer for COMPHIBRON ONE from June 1986 to April 1987 and as Commanding Officer of USS RACINE from May to November 1987. In June 1989, Captain Montgomery assumed command of USS SHREVEPORT (LPD-12). During this tour he made a Mediterranean deployment in 1989 and partici- pated in Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm from August 1990 to April 1991 . He was assigned as Prospective Commanding Officer, ICEARSARGE (LHD-3) in July 1991. Ashore, Captain Mongomery ' s assignments have included ' exchange otTicer with the Canadian Navy in Esquimalt. British Cokimbia (1972-1974). student at the Naval War College (1974-1975); Surface Operations Officer at CINCUSNAVE[JR in London, England ( 1 979-1 9(S2), and Executi e Officer, Surface Warfare Officers School Com- mand in Newport, Rhode Island ( 1 987-1 989). ' Decorations worn by Captain Montgomery include the Legion of Merit. Bronze Star with Combat V , Meritorious Service Medal (four awards). Navy Achievement Medal Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation (two awards), Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle E Ribbon, National Defense Medal (two awards), Viet- nam Service Medal and Southwest Asia Service Medal Captain Montgomer is married to the former Nancy MacDonald of Nev Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Montgomery ' s have two daughters. Heather, a First Lieutenant m the U.S Army, and Sarah, a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University in Cle velatid Only a seaman realizes to what extent an i-niirc ship reflects the pci onulity and ability of one individual, her Commanding Officer. To a laiKhman thts is not understandable, and sometimes it is even difficult for us to comprehend, - but it is u A ship IS a distant world herself and m consideration of the protracted and distant operations of the fleet units the Navy must place great power, responsibility and trust m the hands of those leaders chosen for command. In each ship there is one man who, in the hour of emergency or peril at sea, can turn to no other man. There is one who alone is ultimately responsible for the safe navigation, engineering performance, accurate gunfiring and morale of his ship. He is the Commanding Officer. He is the ship. This is the most difficult and demanding assignment in the Navy. There is not an instant during his tour of duty as Commanding Officer that he can escape the grasp of command responsibility. His privileges in view of his obligations are most ludicrously small; nevertheless command is the spur which has given the Navy its great leaders. It is a duty which most richly deserx ' es the highest, time-honored title of the seafaring world - CAPTAIN . — Joseph Conrad Commander Craig W. Wilson, USN Hxecutivc Officer Commander Wilson attended the United States Naval Academy where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Analytical Management in 1973. Additionally, Commander Wilson has earned subspecialties in Command and Control and Strategic Planning and is a designated Joint Specialist Officer. His initial tours included USS INFLICT (MSO- 456), USS R.K. Turner (CG-20) and Staff Com- mander, Mine Warfare Command. In 1979, Commander Wilson was assigned as Weapons Officer and later Operations Officer aboard USS MCKEAN (DD-784). Subsequently, he was assigned as Operations Officer aboard USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29). Following a tour as Mining Officer at Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic, Commander Wilson was assigned as Executive Officer aboard USS THO- MAS C. HART (FF-1092). Commander Wilson was assigned to Headquarters, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet from April 1987 through August 1990 as the Assistant for Strategy development and Campaign Plans. Additionally, he was the project officer for PACEX 89, the laigest Joint and Combined exercise ever to be conducted in the Pacific Fleet. Commander Wilson assumed command of USS PAUL (FF-1080), homeported in Mayport, Florida, in May 1991. PAUL was decommissioned in August 1992; earning the Joint Service Meritorious Unit Award for superior perfoiTnance during Counter Narcotics Operations during her last twelve months of service. He was assigned as KEARSARGE Prospective Executive Officer in August 1992. He has recently been selected for promotion to the rank of Captain. Commander Wilson ' s personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards). Navy Achievement Medal, Joint Service Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Expeditionary Medal, USCG Unit Commendation, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (5 awards) and National Defense Service Medal (2 awards). He is martied to the fornier Sharon Gorman of Forestville, Maryland. They have 3 children Jason, Jessica and Janelle and curtently reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. OSCM(SW) Raymond L. Hart, USN Command Master Chief Operations Specialist Master Chief Hart entered the Navy in 1971 and received his recruit training at Recruit Training Com- mand, Great Lakes, Illinois. He has served aboard USS TOWERS (DDG 9), USS CONOLLY (DD 979), and USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). His shore tours include Naval Reserve Center, Jersey City, NJ, Fleet Com- bat Training Center Atlantic, Virginia Beach, VA, and Student Senior Non-Com- missioned Officers Academy, Montgomery, AL. Master Chief Hart ' s decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards), Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle Efficiency Ribbon (3 awards). Good Conduct Ribbon (5 awards). National Defense Service Medal (Bronze star), Vietnam Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2 awards). Air Force Professional Military Education Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Master Chief Hart is married to the former L. Marie Eckel of Saigon, Vietnam. They have two sons, Don-Michael and Alexander. They currently reside in Virginia Beach, VA. Ship s Company Men mean more than guns in the rating of a ship. -John Paul Jones The crew of the USS KEARSARGE (Sloop of War) The crew of the USS KEARSARGE (BB 5) The crew of USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), has a long and stoned tradition to hve up to From the days of the first KEARSARGE, sailors have proven over and over again that they are wilhng to go to sea, risking their hves to protect the freedoms we enjov under our flag. Just as the pre ious ships have done, the crew of LHD 3 is developing the camaradene and unique personality that will prevail throughout the life of the ship. General Colin Powell and the nucleus crew at the Christening of KEARSARGE. Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department Commander Jay Gordon Commander Jay Gordon, from Fort Worth, TX, enlisted in the Navy in 1959. He was commissioned as a Warrant Officer ( W- 1 ) in 1 969. In 1 972 he was selected as a LTJG Limited Duty Officer. Commander Gordon has served on numerous afloat and overseas activities including VF- 1 4 Cecil Field, COMFAIRWESTPAC ATSUGI, JA, VRC-50 Atsugi, J A, VQ-1 Guam, VQ-1 DET Atsugi, JA, USS INCHON (LPH 12), HC-8 N AS Norfolk, and COMHELTACWING ONE, NAS Norfolk. His shore tours include NATTC Memphis, TN, NMC Point Mugu, C A, and NAS Alameda, CA. Commander Gordon ' s personal awards include Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Commenda- tion, Mentorious Unit Commendation, Good Conduct, Navy Expedi- tionary, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary ' , Vietnam Service, Sea Service, and Overseas Service. CW03 Donald Welty Material CWOlJKing Power Plant AVCM(AW) Richard P. Slavili AECS(AW) Karim A. Joseph ADC(AW) C. J. Olson ASC(AW) Seunarine Persaud Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department S1 BRIAN t BLACkMORU ADKAW) KENNETH W GOLSON ASKAW) ROBERT L HANSON AMSl(AW) TODD A HERBERT AMSKAW SW) JEFFERY C ISBELL ADl JOHN D K.ILCREASE ASl(AW) BILLY B LEE ASl R.ALPH A LEPIK AEl DEXTER D MCMILLAN AEl TON ' L ROGERS PRI(AW) EUGENE SCHOENEM.AN .AZKAW) PAIIL B SHELLEY .AZl JOHN N STAMPER ATl(AW) RICHARD L TA ' LOR AMEI(AW) DAVID A THOMPSON ATI BOYD S WILKERSON AMSI GLENN M YATES AS2 WALTER E BURNS AE2 JOSEPH T COFLIN AD2 SCOTT W CL ' RTIS AS2 ALEXIS D DIAZ AD2(AW) GREGORY J FOSTER .•U2 PERVIS L HESTER AS2 DARRYLL E JOHNSON PR2(AW SW) MARVIN E JONES PR2 JOSEPH L K.ORNACK.I AT2(AW) CHARLES G LEWIS AK2 BLAIREY L MCCLOUD AD2 JAMES A PAGE AS2 GEORGE E PATTI A02 BENIGNO PENA AS2 ALLYN W RIVERA AD2 NATHAN J ROPER AT2 THOMAS W SCHROEDER A1C2 CHRISTOPHER D SCOTT AS2 DANIEL W SPENCE AS3 DAMON T ADAMS AS3 ROMULO D DEGUZMAN AT3 JEFFREY D GLIRZYNSKl AZ3 HAROLD R RICE AZAN KENNY THOMAS ASAN IRAN AMEAA ROBERT D COOPER ASAA MELVTN L DIAZ AMHAA RONALD L FREEMAN ADAA WAYNE M GIBBS AZAA DOUGLAS L TINDLE ASAA THOMAS N TOPE AR WILLIAM J CRISPING AR MARK MALBREW AR CHRISTOPHER L TIDWELL LATE ARRIVALS: SCOTT A ROYAL AS2 REX TROMBLEY AR RICHARD HENLEY KEARSARGE members inspect the Amphibious Assault crash crane. Air Department LCDR Michael Krechel Assistant Air M 1 ly to Commander Dennis Dolfie Commander Dennis Dolfie w as commissioned in Februan 1 974 through the Aviation OfTicer Candidate School and was designatedaNaval Aviator in April 1975. In May 1 975. he reported to HC-3 where he made deployments aboard USS KISKA (AE 35) and USS WHITE PLAINS ( AFS 4). In September 1 978 he reported to HT- 1 8 as a flight instructor and while there earned a Master of Science in Management. In October 1 98 1 . he reported to the USS NASHVILLE (LPD 1 3 ) as the Air Officer In Januar 1984, he reported to Armed Forces StaffCollege and then si months later to Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet as a current operations briefer. In April 1 986 he was assigned to HC- 1 6 as Officer-in- Charge of the sea component. He then reported in August 1 988 to the Air War College. In June 1 989 he became Director Aviation Enlisted Aircrew Training School and then in Ma - 1 990 he reported to HC- 1 6 as Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer. Married to the former Sylvia Tedder of Pensacola, FL he have three children; Daniel, Chnsta, and Jennifer. it - LT Michael Christman Hangar LTPete Greenwald Flight Deck L [ iWKL LT Ch ristopher Oliver Handler ENS Paul Bacenet Air BOS ' N CW03 Timothy Stelman Fuels BOS ' N ABHCS Lafayette L. Daniel ABHC(AW SW)JoseL. Barba ABFC Johnnie L. Belin ABFC(AW) Tony W. Doyle ABHl(AW) DAYL C CARLSON JR ABHl(AW) ALEXANDER HORTON ABHl MOSES L HOWARD ABHl AUGUSTLIS E JONES ABFl RICHARD T PETTIGREW ABHl TROY ROBINSON ABHl(AW) MICHAEL H SANDERS ABHl MICHAEL J SHAW ABHl JOHN WSNEAD ABFl JAMES THOMPSON ABF2 DLIANE E BIGGINS ABH2 ROBERT W CHASE ABF2 DAN M GORDON ABH2 RICHARD E HAYNES ABH2 JAMES P ICRISTIE ABHC(AW) J. D. Eveland ABHC(AW) Owens Gaines Air Department BF; ALLEN K WHITE BE2 MILTON J WOOD ABF3 BENNETT L BROHSSARD ABH3 TIMOTHY G CROXTON BH3 MICHAEL J DlTs ' EHEW ABH3 .ADRIAN T GILFORD . BF3 RO ' P JEFFCOAT ABH3 M.ARCL ' S D JOHNSON ABH3 JOHN M KESSLER ABF3 DARKLE W MICK£NS ABF3 DAMION D MURPHY .■BH3 J.AMES E STEPHENS .ABH3 WILLI. M E WILLI.AMSGN ABHAN GAMACHARIG CHANDANAKUMA AN BOBB ' i ' J DA ' IS AN DEMETRICK GADDIS AN ERIC N Hl ' RKS JR AN STEVEN J HERSHFELDT AN ALEX S HORVATH AN MICH.AEL B JONES ABF.AN CORY A LEE AN CHRISTOPER D LILES AN LANANDAS V MCGHEE ABFAN CHARLES P MOORE AN DAVID M RITSEMA AN SCOTT W RLIBENDALL AN JASON S SLAZINSKJ AN JAMES W STIIBBLEFIELD AN ELTON D TIICICER ABFAA TONY E ALBRIGHT AA MICHAEL I BERGER AA ERIC S BENTON AA MATTHEW J BL.AZOWICH ABHAA ERNEST BUSTAMANTE AA PAUL E BYRNS f.- -i i I Y- XL u - I- - A (. t UL . ■4 AA DARYNE CONNER AA WALTER T CRAIG AA JEFFREY K DALTON AA PATRICK W EVANCHIK AA JASON I FABER AA STEVEN M HOMANS JR AA JASON T HOVER ABHAA SHENEIR M JOHNSON AA LESLEY N K.IRBY AA JASON S KJRK AA TYSON L K.ISER ABHAA SHAWN M KRUSZEWSK] AA OTIS B LAMBRIGHT ABHAA JOSEPH D LAURELES AA PEDRO J MALDONADO AA KERRY R MCCOMBS ABFAA DANIEL D MaLHARGIE AA JASON MEIER AA MACCABEE L MEMMEN AA MARCON MENDEZ AA DARREN MOLNAR AA KYLE T MORGAN AA DAVID R MULHORN AA STEVEN M PAGE AA JARET A PIERCE AA JAMES R PIRKLE IV AA ISRAEL PREWITT JR AA SHEDRICK QUALLS AA MICHAEL J RONEY ABFAA JAMES R ROY AA JAMES A SELLERS ABHAA DONALD SILER AA TIMOTHY D SMITH ABHAA LEONARD K SQLHER ABHAA DOUG TACKETT Air Department AA HRICK S TALH) A. LI IO TERR.ANOVA A.- AARON TICKER AA BRYAN D WHITE . . JEREM B WINBORN AA BRIAN T IAN . A JONATHAN D WATSON AR JACK D ATKINSON AR CHRISTOPHER BALDERSTON AR W AI.TKR L BALER II AR GARTH W BURNETT ABFAR NATHAN R CANION AR RODNEY CHATMAN ABH. R STEVEN C FAIRCHILD AR ALFREDO GARCIA AR f.ARGV I) HILL AR SHAWN M HOLDEN AR PRESTON J JOHNSON AR JASON W KENDRICK AR TIMOTin ' KEPPLE AR OMAR S KHABEER AR MATTHEW J KING AR BR CE J LABAT AR BRIAN J LAMBERT AR KARES D LAWSON ABHAR CHRISTOPHER M.WIGO AR MARK D MANLLTAC AR OMAR B MCINTYRE AR CLAVALAN C MEYERS AR JOHN S PENNYBACKER AR STEVEN E POSSELT ABHAR MICHAEL E PRATER AR MONTE L RANDALL AR SHANE D SENNETT AR CAREY W SEXTON ■a if ' iL« J.JL ?■ f LJ_ r- ' 1 1_L A AR RONALD G SILVA JR AR SHANNON P SPICK.NALL AR PATRICK. W SUBJECTS AR MICHAEL R THOMPSON AR DAVID V.ALENTIN ABHAR MARK A WASHINGTON AR SHELLY A WASHINGTON AR ALVIN WILLIAMS AR ROBERT A UTLLIAMS ABHAR MARK. P ZARAMBA LATE ARRIVALS: ABF2 BLANE F PADILLA ABHAN MARK J ECTON ABHA. ' X PAUL L LANDRY AA FREDERICK PADILLA ABHAR GERALD AUKLAND AR DALE MILLER AR BOBBY TACKETT These naval airmen bold fellows, always on for an adventurous attack. . . ' -Sir Ian Hamilton, 1915 A CH-53E completes Vertical Replenishment training at sea. Combat Systems Department (( ' ( . ' Z ■it Lieutenant Commander Terry Lewallen Lieutenant Commander Tern Lewallen. a native of Benton. AR. enlisted in the Na in 1 97 1 as an Interior Communi- cations Electrician. He earned a BSE from the University of Central Arkansas in 1 978, attended Aviation Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned in 1 979. He earned a Masters degree from the Na y Post Graduate School in 1987. Lieutenant Commander Lewallen has served aboard USS LEFTWICH (DD 984) and USS SARATOGA (CV 60) His shore tours include NAVPRO Minneapolis, N AVSEA Tech Rep ST Paul, and Surface Warfare Officer School for Department Heads Lieutenant Commander Lewallen s personal awards include the Republic of Vietnam Service Medal. Vietnam Cam- paign Medal. Combat Action Ribbon, and theNavy Expeditionary ' Medal. He is married to the former Jina Phillips of Arkadelphia, AR They have two children: Chnstopher and Matthew. LT Robert Adamcik DataSystems tmmL, n LT Chester M rick Electronic Material LTJG David Bradley Weapons! Control ENS Charles Colagiuri Electronics CW02 Jerry Crite Ordnance tf; DSCM(SW) Donnie R. Scroggins GMCS(SW) Ralph L. Henney FCCS(SW) Eldon A. Major ETCS(SW) Carl C. Stellrecht E [1 1 m M V | P i ' r , ' rm F; - FCC Chris A. Bradley AOC Francis B. Horn FCC(SW) Ronald T. Landrum ETC(SW) David R. Levesque ETC(SW) Harry L. Robinson DSC(SW) Bradley P. Roundtree ETC(SW) Gary Lewis Combat Systems Department ETl DA ID A BITTERWORTH DSl BILLY E CARTEE FCl(SW)K.EVINGCOLE DSl ALBERT B CORXELRS ETl GREGORY E DICK. FCl BRADLEY K. ERVTN AOl BARRY D GLOVER FCI .ALEXANDER J GN.ATIUK AG I (AW) K.ENNETH B GREEN FCI(SW) THONL S D GRL ' ER .AOI(SW) .A.L 1S E H.ARRISON FCl BRIAN K. Hl ' NTER GMGl JAMES KJNG DSKSW) RORY A KR.AJT ETl JOHN S L.ATTmE ETKSW) JAMES LEONARD ETl DA ID A LIDDLE AOl MARK K MOORE DSl(SW) JAMES C MURRAY ETl J C POHLMANN AOl DOl GL.JiS W POLHEMLIS DSl(SW) (AC) JOHN R SCH.Af ER FCl STEPHEN M SEARLE GMGl ERNIE D SIMMONS FCl JOSEPH L SMITH DSl JOHNCTERCERO ETl LARRY D TUCICER FC2(SW) JOHN R ALLEN A02(AW) ALLEN J CARTER DS2 JOSEPH L COLLINS FC2 CARL L FLEMMING DS2 DAVID H MASTERSON GMG2 WILLIE MCLOYD III FC2 MARK V ROBINSON ET2 ROBERT W SANDIFER 1 DS2JOECSK.1NNER DS2 DAVID E VANMEERTEN ET3 BRIAN M ANDERSEN DS3 CEVIN K. ARMENTROLT ET3 RAY AARESTAD ET3 JEREMY J BEROSET DS3 JEREMY H BLECHER DS3 ROBERT K. BRELAND ET3 MATTHEW J BLFTTI FC3 JONAS D CARTER ET3 JAY J CEROW DS3 MICHAEL J CORBIN ET3 HEATH A COLILTER FC3 AARON J DARBY ET3 PHILIP M DEROXTRA JR ET3 CARL A FLOYD ET3 K.IRKLAND K FUSS JR ET3 JASON D GAMIEL ET3 GREGORY S GARMAN ET3 JACK GONG AW ARE ET3 BRIAN K. HALL ET3 ERIC A HAMMOND DS3 SAMUEL E HULLINGS DS3 FRANK. D KiAEREN DS3 MATTHEW J ICLEMM ET3 MICHAEL K.LINGER DS3 MICHAEL J MARTIN FC3 PALFL A MARTIN JR FC3 DAVID L MATHES DS3 BERNARD K. MCK.IERNAN ET3 MICKEY MCMILLER ET3 ELI MUHAMMAD DS3 JOHN R PEETZ ET3 RUSSELL J PSIK DS3 ROBERT E READ Combat Systems Department cy TRA 1S I. ROBERTS A03 LARRY A SCHAVE FC3(SW) BRIAN L STRICKLAND ET3 DW AYNE J VINNETT ET3 L. NCE WALIvER ET} GRANDILOQUENT J WESTFAHL AOAN DAVID R BELL AO. N MICHAEL A DENNIS AOAN STEVEN R GOLILDSMITH AOAN FREDERICK M HARDEN AOAN MICHAEL E LEWIS GMOSN ROBERT J PATINK.A AOAN WILLIAM J QUATMAN AOAA G. RY O ALLISON AOAA TYRONE DAVIS AOAA DANN ' ' E MATHON AOAA PAUL A RIGGS AOAN ALDERMAN AOAR K.E1TH A ASBERR ' AOAR JAMES P CLILLEN AOAR JOHNNY L JONES AO. R MARK A MATHENY ' The backbone and real power of any navy are the vessels which, by due proportions of defensive and offensive powers, are capable of giving and taking hard knocks. -Mahan, 1896 t -di - i sr. i? 3tF Communications Department Lieutenant Commander Gary Haraldson Lieutenant Commander Garv ' Haraldson. a nati ve of Galesburg, IL, enlisted in the NavT in 1 967 and attended boot camp at RTC Great Lakes, IL, He was commissioned a Limited Duty Officer in 1981. Lieutenant Commander Haraldson was assigned to USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) as Radio Officer and m 1983 trans- ferred to Naval Communications Area Master Station, Eastem Pacific, Honolulu, HI. In 1987 he transferred to United States Central Command, Tampa, FL, where he was the action officer for all satellite and Navy communications programs. Prior to reporting to KEARSARGE he went to Chief of Naval Technical Training, Millington, TN, and was training Program Coordinator for Communincations Officer and COMSEC Custodian training Lieutenant Commander Haraldson s personal awards include Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal (3 awards). Expert Rifle Medal, and Expert Pistol Medal. CW02 Nathan Marsh Radio RMCS George E. Wetzel RMC Robert P. Adams RMC(SW) Carmen Depaulo RMC Robert S. Horowitz GYSGT Kenny D. McKinney RMC Herman Pratt % Sl RMl(SW) GREGORY A BECK. RMl JOHN D BURTON RMl RICHARD A DWYER RMl GERRY L HARDEN RMl JOHN G HOLLOBAUGH SSGT BRENT NEEL RMl EDDIE SAILES RMl SCOTT B SMITH RM2 JERALD HOLLOMAN RM2 CARL D JOHNSON RM2(SW) SAM S RAMOS RM2 CARL T ROGERS RM2 DAVID SHEARIN RM3 MARK B JONES RMSN SEDWICK A ANTOINE RMSN JOHN F BLITLER RMSN TODD A DREW RMSN ANTHONY J GOMEZ RMSN CLAYTON L WHITE RMSA SHAWN R VANCE RMSR ANDREW J CREESE RMSR WALTER H JOHNSON RMSRJABIRJKESLER RMSR ICEVTN S KJNEBREW RMSR LARRY W MCK£NZIE RMSR MATTHEW M MllRPH ' RMSR JEREMY L ST AM LATE ARRIVALS: 1ST LT ED HOWELL. MTACCS RM3 ERIC D BROWN RM3 PHILLIP M WALKXR RM3 PETER F WILSON Communications dominate war; broadly considered, they are the most important single element in strategy, political or military. -Mahan, 1900 Deck Department Lieutenant Commander John Randolph Lieutenant Commander John Mike Randolph, a native of Allen Park, Ml. earned BS degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Institute of Technolog in 1 972 He attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in 1 98 1 Lieutenant Commander Randolph has served aboard USS MACDONOUGH (DDG 39). USNS NEOSHO (TAO 143), USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13). Assault Craft Unit 4. and USS PLATTE ( AO 1 86). He also completed the Department Head School at Surface Warfare Officer School. Lieutenant Commander Randolph ' s personal awards include the Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Expeditionary ' Medal. Southwest Asia Campaign Medal, and the Kuwati Liberation Medal. He is married to the former Ellen Fretz of Macon. GA. Thev have four children: John Jr. , Mark, Alice, and Thomas. CAPT Timothy Asterman Combat Cargo LT Reginald Coles 1st Division LT Ricky Holt Assistant 1st LT LT Roger Lucas 2nd Division CW03 Willie Stafford BOS ' N 3rd Division MGYSGT Clayburn Perr Jr. GYSGT Vincent L Jackson BMC(SW) Ham E. Sizemore BMC(SW) Powell T. Webb SSGT MICHAEL V BROK.ENSHIRE BMl(SW) ANTHONY FLOWERS BMl GILFORD H HEFFNER BMl(SW) JOHN R K.ANGAS BMl ROBERT N LOPEZ BMl(SW) JOHNNIE PETTAWAY BM2 DAVID S BETANCOLIRT BM2(SW) TROY E CARRON BM2 ANTHONY E HAYES BM2 ANDREW D WELCH BM3 L ' LECIOIIS D BUCHANAN BM3 WAITMAN A BLITLER BM3 JAMEY D K£ETON BM3 .ALFRED P MATTHEWS JR BM3 EUGENE NELSON JR BM3 MELVTN RUSHING BM3 ANDREW B TINSLEY SN MANDEL S GREEN SN EDREGAS M ONEAL SN RON J STARK SN LARRY B WILHOITE JR SA ERIK R ALEXANDER SA CHARLES P ASKEW SA ROBERT A BOLICK SA RONALD C EMERICK II Deck Department SA JAMl ' SHHART SA ERIC J MCCARTHY SA DOIOLAS A MEYER SA MICHAEL PETRO ;aPPI SA ALBERTO C RAMOS SA ROBBIE J SMITH SA MASON T WILSON SR LIBRADO I ANDAVERDE JK SR JAMIE BARTLEY SR CIRTIS W BKAICHAM JR SR BRIAN A BETHEA SR CR.AIG A BORMAN SR JEROME M BRYAN SR JAMIE L CANFIELD SR CHRISTOPHE J CARVTLHC) SR ANTHONY L CLARK. SR JEFFREY ' C DAILEY SR TIMOTHY L DARNELL SR TOMAS A DOUGALGLIZMAN SR JASON NGAYNOS SR BOBBY GRIFFIN SR THEODORE G GRUETZMACHER SR PAl ' L M HARTU ' IO SR EDWARD E HOUSTON SR GRAN DONE JONES SR CHRISTOPHER B JONES SR CHRISTOPHER J KV ' PPER SR MATTHEW LEAHY SR TODD A LONG SR KEVIN M MOLLOY SR JAMES MORGAN SR FREDERICK. E OWT,N JR SRCEDRICJR.AGAS SR TYRONE ROBERTSON . v F f, ' 1 1 K-.. ' i Si 1 X f 1 v_ if i SR KURT M ROTH SR KEVIN S SHIRK SR DERRICK J STRICKLAND SR ROBERT P VETTER SR WILSON WALKER JR SR MATTHEW S WILCOX SR JODY K WRENN LATE ARRIVALS: SR RODERICK C LEE SR RICHARD E POOL I should not deem a man-of- war complete without a body of Marines. . .imbued with that esprit that has so long characterized the ' old Corps ' . -Commodore Joshua Sands, 1852 Engineering Department Lieutenant Commander John Ordemann Lieutenant Commander John Ordemann, a native of Chesapeake, V A, enlisted in the Navy in 1 965 as a Shipfitter. He was selected for the Limited Duty Officer program and commissioned in 1980 Lieutenant CommanderOrdemann has served aboard USS CASA GRANDE (LSD 13), USS RALEIGH (LPD 1 ), USS VULCAN (AR 5), USS KING (DDG41), USS PENSACOLA (LSD 38), and USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13). His shore tours include Fleet Training Center Norfolk, CINCLANTFLT, and COMNAVSURFLANT Lieutenant Commander Ordemann ' s personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal (6 awards), Navy Achievement Medal, and Good Conduct Medal (2 awards). He is married to the former Suzon Yates ofNorfolk, VA. They have two children: John and Sandra. J S r T La . 5 HW. ' lUJ LCDR Peter Schmit Damage Control Asst. LT Brian Adams Auxiliaries LTMarkKalisch Main Propulsion Asst. LTJGEdOlejkowski Electrical How little do the landsmen know of what we sailors feel, When waves do mount and winds do blow! But we have hearts of steel. ' ' The Sailor ' s Resolution, 18th Century JBUuB LTPaulKrusiec QA ENS Michael Danehy MP FWD Division ENS Michael Little A Division ENS Derek Mohar E Division iffluavw ENS James Orcutt MPAFTDivision CW02 John Madden Assistant DC A EMCS(SW) Eddie D. Rodriguez MMCS(SW) Aubrey O. Stacey HTC(SW) William H. Betterton EMC(SW) Wagner W. Buting Engineering Department ICC(SW) Robert M. Callaway MMC(SW) Thomas C.Cantrell MMC Raul Contrcraz ENC(SW AW) Charles J. English BTC(SW) Paul H. Evans, Jr. DCC James B. Graham MMC Charles E. Lynch EMC(SW) Orlando S. Mina r- Ji 1 ( W jf- , ' •••Mrm BTC(SW) Michael R. Moore MMC Billy Neely MMC(SW) Randy L. Ohara DCC(SW) Bruce J. Shinabarger - Ll ' ly: f . .} iZ I f-: :-T 1 ENl KENNETH C B.JiRTLEV MMl(AW) CLARENCE R BATES BTl ALFRED B CR, NE ENl JORDAN MCLORE MMl RENE O ERMITANO MMl JEFFREY L EVANS MMl CHARLES D FOOTE ENl REITH D GARRISON ICl RICHARD A GAVITT BTl J.AMES R GILNER MMl GRAYSON E GOARCKIE ICl JOHN P GRANSBLIRY MMl EDMLJND F H.4MILTON MRl KENNETH A HILL MMl RICHARD L HUGHES ICl JEFFREY S K.OFSK.Y BTl ANDREW S L.-WG MMl l. RK C LINDERMAN BTl GLENN F LONG BTl BRI.W A MINARD HTl MARK B MOROZOWSKJ HTl TERRY A OWEN EMI AVERY T RICH. ' VRDSON EMI MARK W ROGOZIENSKl BTl WALTER SCOTT EMl(SW) STEPHEN SHEP.ARD EMI PHILLIP J SHEPHERD EMI ALVIN STAPLES BTl MICHAEL R STEPHENSON MMl(SW) JERRY SLiMMERS HTl EDDIE D TREADWAY EMI CLFRT R WEITZEL BTl ROBERT B WHITCOMBE HTl ANTHONY D WILSON EMI HUGO WONGCHUNG Engineering Department IX-l ClIARl KS R WORKMAN mm: desi p . beita bt2(sw ' ) james anderson 1c2(sw) k.enneth e blair BT: CHARLES M CALDWELL 1C2 CHRISTOPHER COPELAND MM2 EDWARD CONK.LIN MM2 JAMES E DAVISON 1C2 JAMES E DONALDSON MM2 NAPOLEON M EDEJER MM2 WILLIAM R FOX MM2 WILLIAM B GEORGE BT2 EMILE M GRAVES EM2 DAVID L Gl ' ILD BT2 K.ENMORE S HANLEY EN2 ALLEN J HARPER BT2 GERALD W HOUGHT.ALING MM2 ROGER M HOWE DC2 FRED JENKJNS MM2 JACK. E JONES EM2 EDDIE B LIM DC2 ROBERT D MCDADE MM2 JOHN MONTGOMERY EM2 EARL L MOORE MM2 MICHAEL D NORRIS EM2 PATRICK OTOOLE MM2 KEVIN PATTERSON EN2 ERIC O RADKE EM2 ARNEL M SORIANO AT2 WILLIAM R TAIPALUS IC2 HENRY WHITE JR EM2 KENNETH WHITWORTH KM3 JESSE E ATKINS HM3 ALFRED L BALDEZ EM3 WILLIAM R BROWN I ' M BT3 GAETANO A CRITELLl IC3 CHRISTIAN K FISHER MM3 ORLANDO O FONTANILLA MM3 JOSEPH M GALICA BT3 STANFORD GARRETT EM3 HERBERT M GILES BT3 RAMON A GRANILLO BT3 ROBERT HAMILTON EM3 WILLIAM M HAYNES EN3 ICENNETH A HOGLIE EM3 MICHAEL JAMES EM3 DARVL M JENKINS BT3 JEFFREY E ICNAUER EM3 MATTHEW R LACK. EM3 HOYT S LAMINACK IC3 BRIAN K LEIFHEIT BT3 ROY D LIVINGSTON MM3 SHANE M LOWE BT3 GERALD MCDANIEL EM3 JAMES MICHAEL MM3 JAMAR T MORRIS MM3 RICHARD J PACE MM3 DERECK W PERRY BT3 JASON REEVES BT3 TREVIS L RICHARDSON EM3 DONALD J RITCHIE MM3 JESSE D ROBERTSON SR EN3 JAMES W ROGERS MM3 ROBERT E ROSS MM3 DARIO SALMON EM3 CHRISTOPHER SCHAFFER IC3 SCOTT A SCHLOSSENBERG EN3 JOHN E SIMONSON MM3 JEREMY E STILLSON EM3 CHRISTOPHER T SULLIVAN Engineering Department KM3 DARNELL M TAYLOR MM3 MICHAEL J THOMPSON HT3 BARTHOLOMEW VARACCHl MR3 FERNANDO IVANCO MM3 DANIEL J WALK.ER MNL3 SCOT A UANSER MR3 KELLY WEEKS BT3 JEFFERY T WILCOX MM3 JACKIE WILLIAMS JR FN JAMES C Bl RCHFIELD ENFN DIALLO A BITLER MMFN PATRICK A COBBS EMFN FITZ DASAL HTFN MATHEW P DAVENPORT DCFS SCOTT E DECKER FN WILLIAM A FIELDER EMFN DAVID E KELLY BTFN DANIEL J LEJMAN JR MMFN CHAD A LLUKART EMFN FERDINANDO MALPAYA MMFN LEVERSO A MYRICK MMFN BOBBY L NEWKIRK MMFN ANTHONY M SLEDGE FN DONALD A SMITH II EMFN ANTHONY D WATSON FA MICHAEL A ALIPIO ICFA THOMAS A BARNARD MMFA WALTER D BELL BTFA DAVID A CALLAHAN EMFA CirRTIS L CARTER JR ICFA WILLIAM C CHRISMAN JR EMFA BRENT D COTNEY FMA BOBBY J FOSTER ICFA JOHN M HOFFERKAMP EMFA CLEVELAND M KUHARSKE nnr i y 1 F 1 LJ - ? _i_ ,i£- i % T %Jr L-- ' . 1 V MMFA ISAAC LARIOS EMFA MICHAEL G LESTER JR BTFA MARC A LETENDRE EMFA K.IT L MAK EMFA REGINALD V MARTIN FA JOHN S MARTIN EMFA VICTOR A MOLINA MMFA SAMUEL W MOORE FA BRYAN A PIPER FA GREGORY L SIMPSON EMFA TRAVIS F SMITH MMFA RANDY E STOUT ICFA ERIC L THOMPSON ICFA ZACHARY M WILLIAMS EMFA JOHNNY L WOLFE EMFA XAVIER A YAP HTFA LYLE W ZIANTS FR RICHARD W ANDERSON FR NOLAN D ARMSTRONG FR COREY L ATTAWAY FR YOLFNZER D BOYD FR LLOYD O BOYETTE FR JONATHAN P BOYORAK HTFR OSMOND G BROWNE FR JORGE CERVANTES DCFR PAUL R CHAVEZ FR JASON D COK.ER DCFR ARTHUR D COMSTOCK. FR MICHAEL CONTE JR FR KELLY W COUNTRYMAN FR JASON D COX DCFR GERALD H DAVIS FR CEDRIC R ELLIS DCFR WILLIAM S FARMER FA MATTHEW C GARLAND Engineering Department MMFR SHANNON D HAWK£ FR JOHN M HETTINGER FR TEDDY D HOFFMAN ENFR LARRY B HOLLAND FR CAREY M HOLLMAN MMFR MICHAEL C HL ' NKOVIC FR JAMES R HI iXJR DCFR RICKY L JENKJNS DCFR WILLIAM B JENKJNS DCFR RON.ALD D JONES FR DARREN S L. lMB BTFR HAY LAMONT FR TIMOTH ' ' M L.AMONTAGNE HTFR D.ARIN D LAPPE DCFR J.WIES D LEIGHTON FR STACEY R L1ZARR,AGA FR JOSE L LOPEZ FR TIMOTHY ' B MATTALLWO FR TIMOTHY M MCGOWAN FR JESUS MELENDEZ DCFR CLINT S METSC-KR FR GARY J MILLER DCFR TROY C MILTON FR JASON K MOFFITT FR MARTIN G MOORE DCFR JAMES N NELLIGAN MMFR ROBERT T NEUFELD ENFR TOBIAS NLHTER DCFR BOBBY R OXENDINE JR FR ENRI QliE G PERALES MMFR BRAD L PETERSON FR JASON R PETERSON DCFR JASON C PHILLIPS MMFR CHARLES S PHILLIPS FR ERIC E POPE -. .1 i We be three poor mariners Newly come from the seas; We spend our lives in jeopardy. While others live at ease, -The Mariner ' s Glee, 1609 MMFR PATRICK. C POWELL MMFR CLIFFORD L PRUETT FR DAVID C RATCLIFFE FR JEFFREY M REDDICIC FR RYAN H REYNOLDS ENFR CLINTON D ROSINE MMFR SEAN M RYAN ENFR BILLY R SHELTON FR CHRISTOPHER SHOWALTER MMFR JERRY D SIMMONS FR ROOSEVELT SMITH FR JED STEWART MMFR JOSEPH D SUCHY III BTFR CLEADUS A THURMOND FR RAYMOND L TRUJILLO JR FR TODD E TWITCHELL FR MICHAEL D WEISS ENFR CHRISTOPHER WENNMACHER MMFR MICHAEL C WEST FR JOSEPH A ZIMMERMAN FR ANTHONY S ZUREK LATE ARRIVALS: CW02 U K. DELANGE BTCS(SW) THOMAS M DANDES EMI SALCEDO AGABIN MMl MICHAEL R SAEZ IC2 LOVAN POWELL IC2 MARK ROBINSON EMFN JASON RICE EMFN MATTHEW TEFFT ICFN TERRY WOOTEN Executive Department Ensign Thomas Cho Ensign Thomas Cho. bom in Seoul. Korea, enhsted in the Navy in 1 982 and attended boot camp at Orlando. FL. He earned an BS in Business Administration in 1 992 from National Uni versit - in San Diego He was commissioned a Limited Duty Officer in W2, Ensign Cho served aboard USS MOUNT VERNON immediateK after enlistment, and subsequently transferred to Personnel Support Detachment. 32nd street Naval Station in San Diego He earned his commission w hile serving at Tactical Electronic Warfare One Three Fi e ( VAQ 1 35) in Whidbey Island. Washington. Ensign Cho s personal awards include the Na y Achievement Medal. Joint Mentonous Unit Commendation. Good Conduct Aw ard. National Defense Medal. Armed Forces Expedi- tionar Medal, and the Southw est Asia Sen ice Medal Ensign Cho is married to the former Chungsuk Kim of In. Korea. Thev have three children: Alex. Elizabeth, and Christina. CW03 Mark Ogle MACM Charles E. Cochran NCCS(SW) Michael F. Doyle Jr. EMCS(SW) Walker L. Uggins Secu ritv LNC Guillermo De Santiago YNC Terr ' B. Moses PNC Isagani E. Peneranda ip h J iZ. LL 12: : 1 IZ r- . ft. , i r - f iZ iZ t  Li ( 1 S _L : re . • 1 VNl GARY E CURRY MAI DONALD D DUFF YNl JAN F FOSTER Lll GEORGE H GREENING III MAI RAMON L JONES PNl(SW) STEPHEN C MASON MA 1(8 W) ROBERT R PLANTE JR PNl(SW) STEPHEN P RUSHLEY DM2 DEXTER Q HALL J02(AW) BRETT C HERSHMAN YN2 DENNIS L SMITH MA2 JEFF M SULLIVAN PN2 JON L VERCELLONO PN2 WILLIAM C WHALEY PN3 DAVID J COLYER MA3 ROGER D CRAIG YN3 BRIAN K. CROSS PN3 GERMAN DUENAS YN3 PABLO E GARZA YN3 JEFFREY P MARTIN MA3 ROGER D MILLER YN3 RONNIE R QUINN JR PNSN BRITTON COLON YNSN K.EVIN D DAVIS YNSN DALE A PARMELEY ' I ' NSN LAMAR A WATTS JOSA JOHN J DOMALEWSK.I TvlSR K.ENNETH W MCLATCHIE PNSR ALLAN J WEST Dental and Medical Departments Lieutenant Commander David Rickey Lieutenant Commander David N Rickey, from Big Spnng. TX, received a commission in the Na - in 1991 He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1 970 and a Doctor of Dental Surgerv degree in 1 973 from Ohio State Unu ersit . He was commissioned as a Captain in the Air Force Dental Corps upon graduation and served on active dut ' from August 1 973 to November 1 975 at Webb AFB, TX. Lieutenant Commander Rickey then entered the private practice of dentistp.- in Big Spnng. TX and maintained a full time practice until 1 99 1 . Lieutenant Commander Rickey received the Na y Achievement Medal at his first duty station. Naval Dental Center Philadelphia. He is mamed to the former Judith Hill of Shaker Heights. Ohio. DTl(SW) ST.4NLEY W JONES DN Flt-VNCISCO G CRUZ DN ANTHONY- D DL NHAM DR CHARLES SCOTT Lieutenant Mark Madenwald Lieutenant Mark Madenwald, a native ofBeaumont, TX, joined the Navy in 1 987 under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholar- ship Program. Lieutenant Madenwald received a B S degree in Biology from Lamar University in 1 986, and his MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX, in 1 99 1 . Lieutenant Madenwald served his internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in 1992. Lieutenant Madenwald is married to the former Almeda F. Johnston ofGainesville, TX. LTJG David Page Health Care Administrator HMCS(SW) David A. Gastonguay HMI DAVID A FORDE HMl DOUGLAS B GADEBERG HMI GLENN P MESSIER HMl EDWARD M TADENA HM2 ROY T INZINNA JR HM2 JAMES D JOHNSTON HM3 GERARD BOWEN HM3 JOHN T RIGGS HM3 JAY D THR.A1LWLL HM3 TOBY D TRINIDAD HN ' DANIEL W ANDERSON HN TERRANCE L GOODEN HN RONALD W HILL HN WILLIAM F HILTON HN SCOTT P HUGHES ■HN JOHN THORTON HA MARSELL A BROWN No price is too great to preserve the health of the fleet. ' -Lord St Vincent, 1796 Navigation Department Lieutenant Commander Mark Emmons Lieutenant Commander Mark Emmons, a native of Charlevoix, Ml, earned BS degree in Criminal Justice from Ferris State College in 1 979 He attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in 1982 Lieutenant Commander Emmons has served aboard USS DETROIT ( AOE 4), USS MONONGAHELA (AO 1 78), and USS THOMAS C HART (FF 1 092 ) His shore tours include the Department Head School at Surface Warfare Officer School and Surface Warfare Development Group Lieutenant Commander Emmons ' personal awards includethe Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, and National Defense Medal. QMC(SW) Mickey C. Norris SMI MICHAEL B CREAGER SMI(SW) W D SCOTT QMI EDWARD FELTON QM2 MICHAEL S ELLIS SM2 DAVID L WOODS QM3 VERNON L BLACK JR SM3 WILLIE BOYD SM3 RANDY C TAYLOR SM3 JAMES HOLMAN SMSN HENRY M ORTIZ JR SMSA ROBERT E LAMB IV SMSA JERRAIL C RAMSEY QMSA TROY C STARLING QMSR CHAD E WALLACE Not Pictured: ENS Tor Berg - Signals SMC(SW) Raymond L. Perry Operations Department a miS{ s Commander Thomas Brady Commander Thomas Brady, a native of Orange, NJ, enlisted in the Navy in 1968 and served as an Electrician ' s Mate. He received a BS degree from Southern Illinois Universitv ' in 1 977, and was commissioned after completing Officer Candidate School in 1978. Commander Brad% ' has served several sea tours, including USS KLONDIKE (AR 22), USS TRUXTUN (CGN 35), USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG 7). USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47). USS ANCHORAGE (LSD 36), and USS PONCE (LPD 15). His shore tours include Nuclear Power School, Orlando, Naval Traimng Center, Orlando, Armed Forces Staff College, and U. S. Central Command, Tampa, FL. Com- mander Brady ' s personal awards include the Bronze Star, Defense and Navy Meritorious Service Medals, Navy Commendation Medal, and a Navy Achievement Medal. Commander Brady is mamed to the former Judi Turner of Orlando, FL. Thev have one child. Deirdre. ' w TU MAJRoyRoe Air Operations LCDRChristopherBrown Intelligence LTDanaDobrenchuk Air Operations LT James Pettigrew Oceanographer T 9 u- ' - - - — LTJeffPuckett Assistant Intelligence LT Scott Ramsay Combat Information LT Frank Shaul Cryptoiogist LTJG Frank Bendik Electronic Warfare Operations Department C V04 William Bricsacher NTDS Officer CTRCS(SW) Brian L. Ashpole ACCS(AW) Jonathan K. McNelis OSCS(SW) Lawrence V. Scotti M t H fci I OSC(SW) Michael R. Kaszuba EWC(SW) Harold D. Midkiff AGC(NAC) Gregory H. Noll ISC Jack Riegel ISl IRBAX R HIRES ACKAW) tilACOMO M BISCOTTI OSl(SW) BRADLEY D BRAMMER ACl(AW) JACK G COONCE CTRl MICHAEL P DEVINE CTOl ROBB R ELDRIDGE AGl GEORGE S ENGSTLER OSl THOMAS J GENTILE CTRI DENNIS E GRIGGS CTOl JOHN E LAMBERT - i ' i_X OSl(SW) WILLIE J MCCLAIN JR PHI (AW) BENJAMIN POWERS CTRl HOLLENS K REAGAN OSl JOSEPH A SAWYERS OSl JEFFREY L SHOEMAK.ER CTMl ROBERT G SIMMANG 151 DON.ALD J SOLDO EWl WILLIAM R STOCKE EWl DARYL E WIBLE AGl MICHAEL L WILLIAMS AC2 LANCE A BAICER IS2(SW) WILLIAM F BELL JR OS2(SW) TREVIN A BRISCOE AG2 CHARLES E BROU ' N EW2(SW AW) ROBERT L CAPRARO 152 MICHAEL T DLTAN EW2 LUIS A ECHEVARRIA IS2 THOMAS E FREEZE IS2 MARK R G. RRIGUS IS2 BRIAN E K.INNAN AG2 ELIGENE P MONAHAN IS2 KURTIS D MOWRY 152 MICHAEL W RICE OS2 DOUGLAS T RIEGER CTR2 NICHOLAS B ROBERTS OS2 GEORGE DROSS AC2(AW) DL;ANE D SCHlfLTZ EW2 TIMOTHY D SHOLLEY CTA2 CH.ARLES J TATE OS2 ERNEST THOM AS OS2(SW) PATRICK G WRIGHT 153 DALE A AD.AA1S 1S3 CLYDE G BROWN AG3 SCOTT B CANTRELL cr03 KENNETH L COBARRUBUS Operations Department K V. AUAM U ClH)l ' KK CTR3 STE EN T DEAVER CT03 INCEXT DILL CTM3 JOHN P DIRIENZO CTR3 JEFFREY A FISHER t!3 JAMIE C GARZA CTR3 SHAWN A HOSP IS3 CHARLES A JONES CTR3 RJCH.JlRD LEONARD CT03 .ADAM J MACK. IS3 GREGORY W NLATLCZINSKl OS3 GENE B MOORE JR EW3 CHADD R OTT AG3 M1CH.A.EL M PRESLEY CTM3 NORBERT J PL ' RCELL JR OS3 STEVEN C SH.A.NER PH3 TYLER A SWARTZ .AG.AN JOHN G CHILDRESS OSSN KOFI M FIELDS OSSN MYRON C JOHNSON EWSN ERJC S MCMILLEN AGAN SIVLXA ' i ' RINTH.AJI.A. 1Y AOAN MARCUS D WELLS OSSA IRA C CUSTARD OSSA ERIC L GYMER OSSA .ANGUS J MACDON.ALD ACAA CHRISTOPHER W MCDANIELS OSSA COLIN A MOWERY OSSA JASON LVIGH OSSA CURTIS W WHIT.AKER OSSR CARLO F DFFR.ATES OSSR M ARRIS S JOHNSON OSSR JEFFRIE MCLEOD OSSR W P MENDEZ PHAR NATHAN W REULAND OSSR RALPH W SOIIDERS JR OSSR DANIEL W TEDRICK OSSR JEFFREY M VAUGHAN OSSR FREDDIE C WILLIAMS JR LATE ARRIVALS: OS2(AW) RICHARD W BRYANT AC2 WILLIAM GARLINGER DM2 DEXTER Q HALL 052 JAMES W LUCAS AC2 GREGORY THOMAS 053 ROBERT GREGORY CTMSN WILLIAM A BOOK£R ACAN ANTHONY HAMBRICK. OSSR STEPHEN COSTANZA AGAR NATHAN EMERSON ACAR SEAN J MYERS Members of KEARSARGE, including several members of Operations Department, came to the aid of Hurricane Andrew victims by donating food, clothes, and water to people in the Baton Rouge area. ' 7 cannot be too often repeated that in modern wary and especially in modern naval war the chief factor in achieving triumph is what has been done in the way of thorough preparation and training before the beginning of war. ' ' ■Theodore Roosevelt, 1902 Command Religious Ministries Safety Departments Commander Larry Hicks Commander Larn Hicks, a native of Locust Grove. V A was commissioned in September of 1 980. He has received a BA in Sociolog from the University of IlUnois. a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Seminan . and an MPS in Spirituality from LoNola of Chicago Chaplain Hicks ser ed at FMF Pacific. Okinawa. NTS. CREDO, and RTC Great Lakes. IL. Naval Air Station, Keflavik, Iceland, and at the U. S. Naval Home in Gulfport. MS. Commander Hicks personal awards include Sea Service De- ployment. NaNA Expeditionary Medal, Navy Achievement Medal. Na y Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.and aNa y Commendation Medal. Commander Hicks is married to the former Judith Kauffman of Cadillac. ML They have two children; April and Amy. LTTimothy Koestcr Chaplain Lieutenant David Norman Lieutenant David Norman, from Pacifica, C A. was commissioned in 1 984 after receiving a Bachelors of Arts in Math from San Francisco State Universitv ' . He also received a Masters in Opera- tions Analvsis from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. CA. Lieutenant Norman ' s first tour of dut ' was w ith HC- 1 1 . There he ser ed as the QAO and AMO. Prior to this he completed the Marine Corps Basic School, Flight School, and H-46 FRS. He currently is serv ing as the Safety Officer on board K.EARSARGE. Lieutenant Norman s personal awards include the Na y Acheivement Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. late arriv. : RPl JAMES M DUCOTE ADl MARK A WAGNER RPSA BRIAN HILTON AOC Michael C. Miller SAFETY EMI EARL 1, BROWN ABHl TROY B ROBINSON AD2 SCOTT W CLIRTIS BM3 RICHARD B LYNDEN Supply Department y Commander Fred Culvyhouse Commander Fred Culvyhouse, a native of Jacksonville, FL, enlisted in the Navy in 1 969 and served as an Avionics Technician. He graduated from the University ofNorth Florida in 1 974 with a B A degree, attended Officer Candidate School, and was commis- sioned in 1975. He also earned a MS in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas in 1979. Commander Culvyhouse served aboard US S GU AD AC ANAL (LPH 7), USS SUMPTER (LST 1 1 8 1 ), USS LUCE (DDG 38), and USS CANOPUS (AS 34). His shore tours include N AS Memphis, N AS Jacksonville, NSC Jacksonville, Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific, and Navy Supply Corps School. Commander Culvyhouse ' s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal . Commander Culvyhouse is married to the former Elaine Smart of Jacksonville, FL. They have two children, Kristin and Fred. c(( 0 - - i5r m 1(1 ■mm . 1 LCDRJeffMatens Assistant Supply LT Robert B runson Stores Material LTJG Br ant Clevenger Wardroom LTJG John Jacobs Disbursing , ' ' • n- I « LT Chip Cotton Stock Control LTJG James Streicher Sales Services LTHarrjThetford Aviation Stores ENS Joseph Roth Assistant Stock Control Supply Department Supply and transport stand or fall together; History depends on both, -Winston Churchill, 1899 CW04 Woody WoocMard Food Ser ice CW03 Donald Cupples ADP MSCM(SW) Clarence J. Ross SHCM Willie L. Wiggins AKCS(AW) James S. Beason AKCS(AW) Ricky J. Beechner MSC(SW) John S. Harrison DKC(SW) Charles H. Kramm SKC(SW) Darren L. McFall MSC(SW) John L. McNair DPC Angelo J. Rallo SKC(SW) Robert W. 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HARRIS SH: BENNETT T JOHNSON SH2 1)A ID R MCCLAIN SH2 JERRY ORUBBS MS2 STANLEY D MCHANEY MS2 LAWRENCE C NORMAN MS2 JOHN P OMALLEY AK.2(AW) MICHAEL A PRL ' Eir DS2 SCOTT D RICHMOND DK.2 WILLIAM F RIGHTER MS2 . ' WTHONY D RLTLEDGi: SH2(SW) VERNELL SMITH DP2 GREGORY D SYDE SK.2 Dl ' ANE A TAYLOR MS2 DANIEL A VENNARD DP2 WILLIAM E WASHINGTON MS3 LYNDON B ANDERSON ak:3 NEFTALI ARROYO Ak2 TR.ACE A BROWN MS3 GERALD B COPE MS3 KEVIN L FELLS MS3 C.AJU, A GREEN Sk3 DARRYL E JONES SH3 GLEN K K.Nl ' CK.LES AK3 WILLIAM L LASHER DK.3 MICHAEL T LELELfX DS3 TIMOTHY S MATHIS DS3 DONALD L MATLOCK. MS3 JAMES T MATTHEWS SH3 LARRY D OTWELL SK.3 SHANE M PHILLIPS MS3 ROBERT E RHYMER JR DP3 DONOVAN R SCHOFIELD - ' ± T f i_Z r-1 Jv • V ' A ' .T L _£. ■' jT ' J_ 1 ( . - Ir: r- r. 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Supply Department AK.VA W ILLIAM k SOUURQL ISl DK.SR WALTER B BLACKWELL MSSR THRRY BOl.IXS MSSR KYLE J CAFFERTY MSSR MICHAEL L COLWELL AR ANTHONY ' T ESTELLE DKSR SHAWN O HAM DPSR MlCHliAL C K.IK.ER MSSR KJ-: IN S LINZY SHSR EUGENE LOVEJR MSSR RALPH MARTINEZ SHSR RODRICK T PACE SHSR ANTCJNIO D WHITE AR REGINALD D WISE ntn iT 5 h .1 iL iZ . Logistics comprises the means and arrangements which work out the plans of strategy and tactics. 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With just two phone calls he had his first success, which caused the fever to set in, of wondering if he could find everyone he worked with. In July 1 990 he began having notices published to find more IC Electricians, and unexpectedly he started getting phone calls and letters from former crew members from other divisions, who were aboard spanning the years 1 946 through 1 970. On May 16, 1 991 , a letter was sent to the former crew members he had contact with to see if there was any interest in forming a KEARSARGE association. The response was overwhelming m favor, and soon after a question- naire was sent out to about 1 00 shipmates to find a location for our first reunion. It was also dis- covered that a new KEARSARGE was being built at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. The majority of those contacted wanted the re- union to coincide with the christening of this ship. Mobile, Alabama was picked for the location of our first reunion, which was held May 14-16, 1992. Over 160 men, plus family and friends, attended the first reunion and also attended the Christening Ceremonies of the KEARSARGE LHD 3, Twenty-five of the fifty IC Electricians Mac located were present at the reunion. We are now in contact with over six hun- dred former crew members, including three former Commanding Officers, members of the Ships Company, members of the Marine Detach- ment, and members of the Air Squadrons. We plan to attend the Commissioning Ceremony of KEARSARGE LHD 3 and are planning the second reunion in May of 1 994 at Norfolk, Virginia. The purpose of The Kearsarge Association is to perpetuate the memory of the gallant, patri- otic men who served aboard the USS KEARSARGE Sloop of War, the USS KEARSARGE BB 5, the USS KEARSARGE CV, CVA, CVS 33, and especially to include the men of the USS KEARSARGE LHD 3 who will play an important role in our Navy and our Nation ' s fiiture. Civil War Era relics from the Sloop of War, KEARSARGE Early beginnings of a KEARSARGE Association ■.« - sJi i ' Kearsarge Association members present at the Christening of KEARSARGE LHD 3 on 16 May 1992 in Pascagoula, Mississippi Community Service Throughout the precommissioning period, KEARS.AJIGE sailors have made significant contri- butions to both the Norfolk and Pascagoula commu- nities. KEARSARGE worked with CANDII House, an organization that helps children and families of AIDS patients At the invitation of Judy Cash, the Director of the organization, the crew raised money and constructed an outdoor wooden play gym as well as decorating the house for Christmas. KEARSARGE crewmembers adopted two schools - one in Norfolk and one in Pascagoula Those in Norfolk adopted Landstown Elementary in Virginia Beach. Activities included setting up the library, tutoring children in math and reading, and having over fifty sailors spend a Saturday running a school carnival. The crew in Pascagoula also jumped into the Adopt-A-School project with both feet, adopting College Park Elementary in Gautier. 73 crewmembers volunteered over 600 manhours. This effort included tutoring, read- ing to students, assisting in class projects, repairing play- ground equipment, building props for the school play, athletic days, and many other activities. Nearly two hundred sailors helped construct a large children ' s play gym at Kid ' s Cove. AKEARSARGE plaque was placed on the Sea Monster. Over three hundred KEARSARGE crewmembers worked for thirty days to build a house for a single mother with three children in Ports- mouth in a program called Habitat for Humanity. PLANKOWNER A Na A Tradition n a time-honored tradition dating back to the days of wooden deck ships, the otTicers and men who serve on USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) at the time of com- missioning earn the title of Plankowner. Every member of the commissioning crew will hold this distinction for life, and each is entitled to a clear, free, open, and unencombered title to one plank of the deck upon the ship ' s decommissioning. With this privilege lies a great deal of pride and responsibility. The members of this crew, who come from a wide range of backgrounds and Navy experiences, were carefully selected to bring KEARSARGE to life. As a team, they have worked diligently for many months to prepare this majestic warship for the nation ' s service, and they will continue to set the standard for those KEARSARGE sailors who will follow them. USS KEARSARGE LHD 3 Commissioned October 16, 1993 Plankowner USS KEARSARGE plankowners have each received a plank crafted from red oak trees felled this February from the sides of Mount Kearsarge in Warner, New Hamphire. The original USS KEARSARGE was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1861 from red oak milled from the same stand of trees on Mount Kearsarge. The plaques were a gift to our crew made possible by a cooperative efiFert of many agencies and individuals. The New Hampshire Department of Resources and Econmic Development is contributing its resource expertise in conjunction with local fanner and horse logger, Peter Messer, to cut and haul the logs roadside. HPP, Inc., a small sawmill in Henniker, sawed the logs into boards and shipped them to Monadnock Forest Products in Jaffrey where the wood was kiln-dried and the individual plaques made. The generous gifts did, however, rekindle a century-old debate over which New Hampshire mountain was the namesake. Was the Navy honoring the Mount Kearsarge in Warner or the one in Conway, New Hampshire? The Navy maintains the Civil War ship was named after Warner ' s mountain, but William Marvel of Conway, an author, points to evidence the original ship was named after the Conway peak. This dispute has been carried on with some vitriol and some perjury on at least one side, if not both, Marvel claims. At least three people claimed to have named the Civil War KEARSARGE, but Marvel says he believes the wife of former Assistant Navy Secretary Gustavus Fox. She wanted a ship named Kearsarge after the mountain in Conway, where she spent her summers. One of the chief wit- nesses supporting the Warner mountain was the son of former Governor Joseph A. Gilmore, a minister. In 1915, he said he named the KEARSARGE, that his father delegated him to the authority to pick a ship or two to name. Minister or not, he was a damn liar. His father didn ' t take office until two years after the ship was launched, Marvel said. In 1875 Henry McFarland, a Concord publisher and politician, wrote to Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy, saying he had suggested the name in support of the Warner mountain. But Welles recalled discussing the name with no one but Fox. And so the debate rages on and adds a unique twist of history to today ' s historic event. SPECIAL THANKS So many people to thank and so ibie journey and offer a heartfelt Kathleen Allred Bill Banks Bud Bannister Robert Beatty Daphne Betterton CDR John Bewely Janie Bickel Sherry Boman Patsy Bosarge Will Bramlett Karen Breland Jesse Castano Wes Clark Lauren Cotton Kenny Creel Nate Culberth King Dobbins Colette Dobrowski Ron Elias little space to do it We sincerely appreciate everyone ' s help along this incred- apology for any oversights as we compiled this listing Roland Escher Joe Franklin JuHe Gadeberg Al Gill PNCM James Goza LCDR Randy Griggs Zero Hall Joe Hanna J02 (AW) Brett Hershman Kate Hill Norman Holmes Lyime James Lee Jolly Keesler Base Operations Kevin Kelty Char Liddell Jorge Lopez Trish Lowe Tim Mahoney CDR Bob Mason Melanie McClafferty Navy Air Logistics Office Richard Osborne Joe Peirce Debbie Phillips Sam Rimmel CDR Dave Ruff Chuck Ruth Mark Saile Gale Shaw Norris Sinigal Jim Smith Lerah Tipton Jon Toombs Nick Welch Becky Wilkens Jimmie Williams Keith Windham CAPT Bruce WoodrufiF A bout the cover ...we are very grateful to Mr. Jerry Baum for his beautiful painting on our front T. cover. Mr. Baum was a member of the KEARSARGE (CVA 33) crew before leaving the Marines to pursue his artistic talents. From the hills of his native southern Indiana countryside to Israel ' s Jordan Valley, London ' s Trafalgar Square, historic Germany, Scotland ' s St. Andrew ' s Bay, the Bolivian Andes and Zaire, Mr. Baum has held numerous one-man shows, never displaying fewer than 30 pieces of work. He is a member of the Watercolor U.S .A. Honor Society, and his talent has been recognized with awards regionally as well as nationally, in competitions ranging from Midwestern and California to nationwide shows. i y Senior Editor; LT Chip Cotton History Construction: LTJG Jim Streicher Ship ' s Company: LTJG John Jacobs •n.- A Letter from Captain Montgomery 16 October 1993 Dear Families and Friends, KE3U;SARGE joins the fleet today. Ihe ocnmissianing of the OSS KEASSARGE (IKD 3) brings to fruition the efforts of thousands of Navy and cdvilian worters over the last five years. New begins the servioe life of one of the premier ships of the United States Navy. Ibank you for joining us to cxxmemorats the ccmnissicning of this magnificent ship. Ihe three previous ships to bear the name KB RSARGE have forged their place in history and have set the standcird for us in (WD 3) . Frcm the 1864 battle in which the first KET KSARGE sank the CSS Alabama, through the uartime feats in Korea and Vietnam of the aircraft carrier KEARSflHGE (CV 33) , the name KEARSARGE signifies extraordinary success. A comerstane of anphibious warfare and a key element of the Navy and Marine Ocarps team, KEARSABGE (UJD 3) fits current Navy doctrine precisely - warfare ... Fran the Sea . She can operate and control airborne and waterfaome assault with the best ccnniand and control capability the Navy has to offer. Eiccellenoe is evident froa the ship ' s bcw to stem and in every bolt and screw. Ihe InjaUs ' craftsanen have laid the groundwooic for the KEARSARGE crew to maintain the highest mission readiness, be it for purposes of humani tari a n evacuation, raids, anti-drug operations or full-scale warfare. Ihe calibre of KEARSARGE ' s ccnmissioning crew is exceptional. Handpicked, the y have esccelled in all their enJeavors to date and now stand ready to meet the chcillenges of tcnorrow. OSS KET RSARGE (UJD 3) will make its place in naval history tfarouc their efforts. To the families and friends of the crew, thank ycu for your fca±earance during our long working hours and the necessary geographical s iaraticns. Ihere have been many sacrifices to date - mare will follow. Together we will ensure the KEARSARGE is ready vdien our leaders call. Ihank you, the people of the Mississippi Gulf CJoast. Vte have worked together, stLtlLed together, worshiHied together, and played together. Iliank you for welcoaing us so warmly and making us a part of yoir innmity. Vte shckll never forget you. As OSS KEARSARGE ■■■ ■= alive today, a symbol of America ' s strength and preeminent position around the globe, we are reminded that we live in the greatest country in the wcrld, and that our duty is to defend her to the best of our ability. Vte stand ready to do txnr duty. Sinoerely, DAVID J, Captain, The role of world leadership has not been easy. In fact, it has both its pluses and its minuses. The pluses include a singular strength, prominence, power to exert our own will, and the dissemination of our gospel of freedom. The minuses include huge respon- sibilities, close and constant scrutiny of our actions and inactions, and the application by others, and indeed by ourselves, of the most demanding standards of conduct and ethics. — Former Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo
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