Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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.025 11 Stir E, Uinife'oLiStoie JS:hrp Keorsorge NC signals, flashing lights, and semaphore. They stand watches on the signal bridge. encode and decode messages, honor pas, vessels, and maintain signaling equipment. In support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, their role as the ship's senior, ry experienced Iookouts was critical to the ship's safety in hostile waters, assisting the Officer of the Deck by identifying militaryg merchant ships and looking for mines. SMC RODNEY JENNINGS ' SMI ROBIN THOMPSON . 4 SM2 DEENICIA BUFORD ' i 4 -we SM2 ABDUL SALIM T 'S sM3 TAMICKO BELIN rf Lia 2 . V-12223 ' 7 . E I - ' ' Q SM3 TURRIE BROWN ' sM,r1AMlc'A lrUl.1.0CK P l ' ' E l SM.: mrvA1'1mN C'ASTORIil.A - sM.r.mMl5lf1. rrklflfw 1 A E y . SM.fAUlIRliYI'IARRIS Q ,E l - Y s - 2 , 4 T rr xM.r MARI.l:'NI:' lumvlfk ' 5 , l SM.: cmlr1rr'JAMlfs if i r 'E .wx UI:'RAl.lJ Lwvrvl F -I T .wx 1:iMllr',is111.uin : -. 4 .mf rwfNmN.w'u1en1mNT t 5 Yu I , -5.1, N Y f ,- 4 12 ' ' .wsrv .mrnv llIlz'IJlN.'l -v ., , , ,akw 5 xr .. ss' 2 Y' -' irrri 'rr-1 X If is eosier to follow the I d th I :tru N.-xvimlrrrm eo er Cm to eod The fOll0werS- Si nalmen serve as Iookouts an important communications link with other ships. They send and receive messages byi Z

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Ouarl the sh they accur QS The lravell pf, S Unreal states ship :Eastgate :W efmasters are responsible for the skillful navigation of the ship. They maintain charts, navigational fools and ipts Deck Log. They maintain proficiency in all forms of navigation - visual, radar, GPS, and celestial. At' sea Stand watch as Quartermaster of the Watch, assisting the Navi at ' I g or and the Officer of the Deck by keeping an are navigational plot and recommending courses and speeds. In support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Stall for the Force Navigator of ATF EAST, they provided track planning for the safe navigation of seven ships, mg over 29,000 nautical miles, including eight chokepoint transits. . .. X n 5, LNGSl'lH'l'IJRl:'ll ' 'ii' 'E A T T jg! QM: c'11.-umfs1f.w'1f1.l. Q 2 1 A ' F ' ' ,1. QllI.?.l0N.-l1'Il.-lNRll'l:'R.l ,ey ' ' 9 A Q ' ,Li QM.: TIl I'IlNl'KUI.URUl' S . .Y gg QM! MIK 'llIp'I,I.If I.0lIl1'U . 1 E ui-. 3 ' i L V, L. I u-. ' :E ww- A Qu.: Ix'.lNIH'M,-lI.UlVlz' Q e' 't 3 Q,il.HmlfM,ikr'1fs Rll'Iz' E A 1 QMJIJ.-lll'N 1'l'r'lr 1 ' I T ' , Y vs 224 ,. -5 t I 'N -2.1 ll ' ' I' ht We connot leod O0Y0ne else 'mo the 'Q while we ore stondi0Q in ill 1 To Il . e dgrk, Ntxxflu,-xllum IN

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b We Und The flexibility to meet every cho 6299 Unfigefgj Lqgelgs Sem IQSOGVESCIGFV e 3 gfeqilqiocnnss v. -.- 3 . J 'nv TQ O N f 9 9 f .Q . W CDR THOMAS BRASEK .IOCS GREGG SNAZA OPERATIONS OFFICER LEADING CHIEF PETTYOFFICER ' If ' . ' . LY :,RI70lilC'HIiRAMI1i MAJ msgpu Coulezzr mn fsELEc'Ti Rosnv mvue LC7QJRlmmfGWbEpggf, - .1 lou uv1'1f1.1.1amvcE AIR OPERATIONS METEURULOG Y 01-'I-'u'L'k OFFICER OFFICER Tfvdq .. . - ve on effective plon Of YOUY mnhtory is focused ond unwavering. We ho ll , Nothing - nofhing ' Wm . - ' ush divert us from our cleor mission. President B OM 81 'S