Laboon (DDG 58) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 2002 volume:

is o ' Fearless Fifty-Eighths Namesake Fearless Fifty-Eight honors the distinguished career of Captain John Francis Jake Laboon. Chaplain Corps. U.S. Navy. Known to most simply as Father Jake , he devoted his life to service to God. Cttuntry and the Navy. A football star and National Championship Lacrosse A 1 1 - A m e r i c a n , Laboon graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy as a member of the class of 1 944. Assigned to I h c submarine USS PETO (SS 265), then Lieutenant Junior Grade Laboon won the Silver Star for bravei y fcM diving from his moving submarine to rescue a downed aviator undei ' heavy enemy fire. At he close if World War IL Lieutenant Laboi i left the Navy to become a Jesuit priest. In 1 958. F ither Labc on returned to the Navy he loved as a nemberof he Chaplain Coips. Oveithc next 2 1 ye u s, he sei V ' d in viilually evei M-anch ot the Navy and Marme Corps. Hu issignments included tours in Alaska, Hawaii Japan and Vietnam. As a Chaplain with tht Mllllllfk 111 Vlt ' llll Lciiion of Merit wi h Combat In additio wm-s. Father Labcx a became t le first chaplain for the Polaris Submai ine Progra the Senior Chaplai i at the Na Naval Academy h renaming the Clniplain ' s Ce When he retired i the Fleet Chaplain, career ended, F Annapolis as the m. Father to his hei lic service in two louse mar CTtTTnTTTTTTnTfW •V . land later became ' al Academy. The IS honoredFather Laboon by Iter in his honors. 1979, Ca 3tain Laboon was et. When his na al tlantic El ither Laboon returned to acer of the Jesuit retreat facility, Mani esa-on- Severn. His final tour of duty was as pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Church in WoodsttK ' k, Maryland. When he passed away in 1 9SS, Father Jake left behind countless senice members and theii- families whose lives he had touched w ilh his compassion anel undcistanding. His coui ' age and genuine interest and concern for all his shipmates was then, is now. and will forever remain an extraordinary example for voung Sailors and Mamies everywhere. It is indeed an honor for DDG 58 to be nameel for such and outstanding na al heio. Jake Laboon 1 COMMANDING OFFICER .laniiarv 2001 - Novenibcr 2002 Commander Phillip C. Pardue Commander Pardue was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy through the NROTC program at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee . His first tour was on USS HAWES (FFG-53) in Charleston, South Carolina as Ordnance Officer and Damage Control Assistant. Upon Completion of the Naval Postgraduate School and receiving a Masters Degree in Operations Research, Commander Pardue reported to USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) in April 1991 as the Weapons Control Officer. In December 1992 he reported to USS ARLEIGH BURKE {DDG-51) as the Combat Systems Officer. In June 19 94, he was assigned to the Joint Staff J- 8 in the Strike Warfare Assessment Division until September 1996. Commander Pardue then returned to sea as Executive Officer, USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-53) . Following a shore tour as the Assistant Commander Detailer at the Naval Personnel Command he assumed command of USS LABOON in January 2001. Commander Pardue ' s personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with gold star. Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars, and Navy Achievement Medal with gold star. C ' omii I. liidinu Officer COMMANDING OFFICER November 2002 - I ' resenl Coimnander Michael Graham Commander Michael Graham was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy through the NROTC program at the University of Kansas in 1984 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. His most recent previous assignment was as a Naval Strategist with the U.S. Special Operations Command, Campaign Support Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sea duty assignments include: Pre-commissioning Electronics Readiness Officer and COmbat Information Center Officer in USS CARR (FFG 52), Combat Sysytems Officer in USS RENTZ (FFG 46) , Pre-commissioning Combat Systems Officer in USS HUE CITY (CG 66), Executive Officer in USS BARRY (DDG 52) , and Surface Operations Officer for Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group One. Ashore, CDR Graham has served at the the Surface Warfare Development Group asthe AEGIS Tactics and Joint Air Defense Officer and at Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet as the Strike Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare Officer. CDR Graham has a Master ' s Degree in management from Troy State University. He is a graduate of the Air Command Staff College. He graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces earning a Master ' s Degree in National Resource Strategy. He is a proven subspecialist in Command and Control and COmbat Systems. Personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards). Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two av;ards) . Commander Graham is a former COMNAVSURFLANT Shiphandler of the Year recipient of an AEGIS Excellence Award . Commander Graham and his wife Judy, a school teacher with the Virginia Beach School District, live in Chesapeake, Virginia with theit two sons, Blake and Connor. Coiiiiiiandinii Officer EXECTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Conanander George S. Capen Lieutenant Commander George S. Capen is from Dearborn, Michigan and enlisted as a Machinist Mate in the Navy in 1982. He entered the Naval Academy from the Nuclear Propulsion program in 1985. He studied oceanography and graduated with the Class of 1989. At sea, his division officer tours included Communications and ASW Officer in USS KINKAID (DD 965) . His Department Head tours were as the pre-commissioning Operations Officer in USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) and he served as Combat Systems Officer and then Operations Officer in COMDESRON 21. Ashore, Lieutenant Commander Capen completed a Master of Physics degree at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. He is also a graduate of the MIT Strategic Studies Fellowship Program Seminar XXI. He recently departed the Navy Staff in the Pentagon where he was Special Assistant for Long-Range Planning to the Chief of Naval Operations and Speechwriter for the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4 awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal . COMAND MASTER CHEIF Command Master Chief Paul F. Ducharme Master Chief Ducharme was born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. After completion of high school, he joined the US Navy in March 1977. He attended Recruit Training and Hospital Corps A School in Great Lakes, XL. He reported to his first duty station. Naval Medical Research Institute Bethesda, MD serving as a Research Laboratory Assistant from August 1977 - June 1980. He served as a Preventive Medicine Technician at US Naval Air Facility, Midway Islands from February 1981 - January 1982, USS FRANK CABLE {AS-40) , where he earned his ESWS qualification and was command advanced to HM2 , from February 1982 - January 1985. HMl(SW) Ducharme served in USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN- 69) from April 1988 - May 1991. During this tour he earned his EAWS qualification and was selected for advancement to Chief Petty Officer in September 1990. Selected for Master Chief in April 1996, he served as Coimnand Master Chief in US Naval Hospital Keflavik Iceland from November 1996 - December 1998 and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth VA from December 1998 - September 2001. He reported to USS LABOON (DDG-58) as Command Master Chief in October 2001. Coniand Master ChL-i! hanqe of Command w- %wt « ■ ViM 6 C ' haiiiie ol v ommand SHIPS STATS Mk 41 Vcr-Hcd Ldunchinj 5ys1iem Suiiafc Vessel Torp dn Tub !! Mounted Sonar 5 ; Keel Laid 23 MAR 92 Christened 20 FEB 93 Commissioned 18 MAR 95 Length 505 FT Beam 66 FT Draft 32.5 FT Speed 30+ Kts Propulsion 4 LM2500 gas turbine engiens 1 00.000 shaft horsepower 2 controllable pitch propellers - S-JT Electricity 3 Allison 501-K34 gas turbine gernerators (2500 Kilowatts each) Construction all steel hull and superstructure Displacement 8400 Tons Complacenient 25 Officers 30 Chief Pett Officers 285 Enlisted Ship Stat- Vvardroo S Wardruoin lwfs oUess CPO Mesv I, Idea ksas urkci ■ S : : ' L ) 1 ■ I ' - Aksas. Turkey 1 1 . OLida Bav, Crete Bahrain ' mm . CVl he lies Toulon. France 1 5 Executive Department . J O d. 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ASU O f:NS JAMIK VA 1 KRS STGC(SW) MICHAKL ASWO CASSFI.I, ST(;ilS Vl,IAS()N NHFRS stg2(s v) sarah bkn(;f STG2 JEREMY EDHOI.M ST(;2(S Vl WILLIAM GREENE STG2 BRAD GOSS S r{;3 JAMES FLOERKE STG3 JENNIFER TEAL ST(;SN(S Vl LERON ROBINSON ST(;SR ALFRED PFRRIN III WA 45 KNS lOSKPH KINSKI.I.A. FIRST IT Bi IC(S V) V AVNK STOLL BMI(S A V| ANTHONY nil I BMKSVV) ERNEST SMITH III BM2(SVV)J()HN AUSTIN BM3 CARLOS (;()1V1E; BM3 KERRY MCGEE BM3 ANOTHONY PATNO BM3 JOSEPH PETREA BM3 RANDALL STOVALL SN RAYMA COOLEY SN(S )RN N DELACRLZ SN AUSTION SUAFOA SA MICHAEL KOLL SA LEW ARI) LAELELR 46 WD ENS ADAM WALKKR. 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ADMINO STCrC(SW) HENRY PALMER ITKSW) DOUGLAS BUSH HT 1 ( S V ) JONATHAN GRAY GM 1 (SW) JAMES HOWARD QMKSW) MARK MIDGLEY IT 1 ( SW ) ROBERT NICOLODI MS:(SW) OTHA BALDWIN STG2(SW) PHILIP BARTHOLOME GM2(SW) ELIZABETH CAMPOS STG2(SW) KENNETH GARDELL CTR2 ROBERT GIMENEZ ET2(SW) ARNOLD GOLDEN MS2(SW) SABINO MIRELES GM2(SW) GLENN OLIVER GSM2(SW) ARTISS REDMOND QM2 ROBERT SMITH IT2(SW) LLOYD SMITH IT2 ANDREW STRANGE MR2(SW) JOSEUGARTE EM2(SW) TERRANCE WARNER FC2 JONATHAN WILSON DC3 LARRY CONLEY GM3(SW) JAMES DEWAR QM3 RODNEY EVANS EN3 J AWARA EREEMAN IT3 ANDRE MACK IT3 RASHAD MOOREBEY STG3 JEREMIAH OR Y GSM3 PADAMAHIA MR3 JEEEREY PAQUETTE MS3 JOSEPH SOKOL YN3 DWAYNE WELCH QM3 DESTINY WALKER 0S3 TINICKA WHITAKER SN(SW) BROOKE ARNOTT FNLEEBYRD GSMFN LEONARD CHILDS SHSN TRAVIS DAVIS SHSN ROBERT MILLER PNSN OKAWARA NNACHI SN(SW) YUSEF JACKSON SHSN ALFONSO PADILLA IV ENEN SEAN PEREIRA MSSN FRANK PRESTON III FN(SW) TRACEY SULTON YNSN JANUARY SWINEY SHSN JAMIL TAYLOR FN NADINA WATSON SN JESSICA WATSON SN STEPHEN YOUNG SA(SW) NASTASSIA ASSAMOSH OSSA LARRY MCLEOD SAFISHELLETONGE 50 FP Welcome to our new arrivals. LT JONATHAN GOOD. OPS ENS KENNIS SIGMON, DISBO FCC(SW) MICHAEL STUMP OSKSW) ANTHONY KENDALL GMl KEITH MCGINLEY GSM I (SW) WILLIAM KRALL GSM KSW) DAVID PACE. JR FC2(SW) TRAVIS NETHERY ET2 TODD RICHARD STG3 JENNIFER BEIDEL EW3 LUCAS NASH ET3 EUGENE JORDAN JR GSE3 MARCUS RILEY HTFN JOHN JONES MSSN ANDREW MARTIN JR MREN DAVID TAYLOR III HTEA ROBERT HEFELEY EWSA SANDOR MATE SA MICHAEL PESSAGNO PNSA PETER TOTH MSSR KEYEN JACKSON PNSR DANIEL SANDERS NEW ARRIVALS 5 1 ' WFEX C09A(PTUEX 52 WORK UPS DEPARTURE 53 O C w ( reed S4 CPO SELECT (Gaboon (general zfCospital Medical 55 otTG C Og 56 MWR IJ SEUZ 57 Steef BeacH (Picnic 58 STEEL BEACH SHOW TIME AT JAKES 59 lO CROSSING THE LINE u JT j i i CROSSING THE LINE 61 62 UNREP UNREP 63 r liaht (Siuarters 64 FLIGHT QTRS Q urface (J armrs , f ■ «« , ! ' ' - .  ESWS 65 (ZMaritime nter diction 66 MIO oMaritime nterdictwn MIO 67 Awards (Quarters 6h AWARDS 69 7U GUN SHOOTS cK ' ads Congradiilations to all the new Dads onboard USS LABOON. May you have many years of wonderful memories and Joyful moments. Congradiilations go out to ENS Kinsella. ENC(SW) Cooper SKC(SW) Flores GSMl(SW) Ruff, FC2(SW) Oniel. EW2 Munlyn. YN3 Welch. SHSN Taylor and all other Sailors who had a new baby during this deployment. NEW DADS 7 1 (Gaboon A.t Q ork !l LABOON ( WORK (Gaboon AkI i LABOON (2- PLAY 73 c ar ' s (finest ost (Office 1 ffjpl ' J wk jLj fe ' -9 3HBf ' ' V Jl Postal Facts OSC(SW) C off ell recieved the most mail at over 1,000 lbs SK3 Zarebski recieved the ost DVDs and MS2(SW) Mireles recieved the most ordered CDs The fastest mail was revieved from Victoria ' s Secret and the slowest was from East Bay Company The heaviest box was recieved by GSE2 Redmon at 53 lbs The most letter mail was recieved by ET2 Guzer The division to recieve the most mail was MP Most mail sent out were all the DLRs by SK2(SW) Rakes 74 POSTAL PAGE SLEEPY PAGE 75 BEER l). Q matric GHRIATRICS 77 oMemoms ' 8 Mi.MOKihS oM emmes - Aai-i!}., ' 8 MEMORIES 79 Welcome Home USS LABOON (DDG-58) Even the rain could not stop the determined crew from arriving pier side on December 20, 2002. Unfortunately through the excitement of the reunions and the rain, pictures were not available. Thank you to the crew for submitting their captured memories so that every one could remember them. Wiihworib