Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1993 volume:

r WEST PAC 1993 February 1 July 29 THE ROGUE CRUISER RETURNS COMMANDING OFFICER Captain John J. Felloney The Captain looks on-tried and true. Captain John J. Felloney was born in Philadelphi; commissioned through the OCS program. Pennsylvania. He graduated from La Salle University, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania in May 1968 and was Since his commissioning, he has served as First Lieutenant and .ASVV Officer in USS MARSH.ALL (DD 676). USS SAMUEL N. MOORE (DD 747). USS UHLMANN (DD 6S7) and as ASW Officer in USS CARPENTER (DD 825). Upon graduation from Destroyer School in July 1972. he served as Weapons Officer in USS JOSEPH HEWES (FF 1078). From August 1974 to October 1977, Captain Felloney was assigned as an instructor at Surface Warfare Officers School Command, Newport. Rhode Island. During this period, he earned an M.B..A. degree in Management from Bryant College. He was then ordered to USS BELLEAU WOOD (LH.A 3) as a member of the commissioning crew in the billet of First Lieutenant Weapons Officer. He served as Executive Officer in USS H.AROLD J. ELLISON (DD 864) from March 1980 to July 1981 and Commanding Officer in USS DETECTOR (MSO 429) from September 1981 to October 1982. His next assignment was in Washington, D,C., where he served as Assistant Director in the Distribution and Management Control Division (PERS-46), at the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Following this tour. Captain Felloney served as Commanding Officer in USS MCCLUSKY (FFG 41) from January 1986 to February 1988. He was then assigned to the staff of Commander. Cruiser-Destroyer Group FIVE as Surface Operations Officer. In August 1989. he attended the Naval War College in Newport. Rhode Island, and earned an M..A. degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. Captain Felloney was then assigned to the staff of Commander, Naval Surface Forces. Pacific, where he sened as the .ACOS for Personnel. Manpower and .Administration (NT). He assumed command of USS LAKE CHA.MPLAIN (CG 57) in .April 1992. His next assignment will be Commander. Destroyer Squadron THIRTY ' THREE. Captain Felloney ' s decorations include; the .Meritorious Service Medal with three gold stars in lieu of second, third and fourth awards, the Navy Commendation Medal with combat V and gold star in lieu of second award, and the Navy Achievement Medal. Captain Felloney is married to the former Nanette Jacobs of Salt Lake City. Utah. The Felloney ' s have three sons. Brian. Blaine. Bryce and a daughter. Allison. EXECUTIVE OFFICER The X.O. intimidates LCDR Carter. LCDR William P. Hoker Lieutenant Commander William P. Hoker is the son of Captain and Mrs. Joseph E. Hoker (ret) of Annapolis, Maryland. Following in his father ' s footsteps, Lieutenant Commander Hoker graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1979 with a Bachelors Degree of Science in International Security Affairs, thirty eight years after his father. Assignment to USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS 3) brought him to San Francisco, with Division Officer billets in Deck, Gunnery, and Auxiliary Machinery. After detaching he spent two years at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, earning his Master of Science degree in Operations Analysis. Orders to USS SAMPLE (FF 1048) as Operations Officer resulted in a move to Hawaii, where he remained for a follow on tour as Operations Officer for Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Five. After leaving COMDESRON 25 Lieutenant Commander Hoker was assigned to the Command of Naval Operations Staff (OP-65) as the U.S. Navy interagency representative for Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) in Washington, D.C. Following his tour in Washington, D.C., Lieutenant Commander Hoker headed to the Persian Gulf for an assignment in Surface Operations with Commander, Naval Central Command. He reported aboard USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) in December 1992. Lieutenant Commander Hoker ' s awards include the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star, the Navy Achievement Medal with gold star, and the Battle Efficiency E . He is married to the former Isabel M. Flores of Annapolis, Maryland. They have a son Derek, and a daughter, Lisa. COMMAND MASTER CHIEF GMCM(SW) John P. Elliott Alter egos? Master Chief Elliott as King Neptune. Master Chief John P. Elliott is the Command Master Chief of LSS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG57). Master Chief Elliott was born in Newark. Ohio, and is a graduate of the United States Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academ , Gunter Air Force Base. Alabama. Master Chief Elliott entered the Navy in July. 1967. and after schooling for the Terrier Missile System at Great Lakes, Illinois, was assigned to LSS PIEDMONT (.AD 17) followed by an assignment lo LSS LONG BE.ACH (CGN 9) which completed a tour in ietnam. .Additionally, while attached as an instructor in Field Training Department at Weapons Training Group. Pacific, Master Chief Elliott coordinated and provided Training to the four activities which received initial operational capability of the Tomahawk Weapon System, both submarine and surface-launched nuclear variants. Other assignments include: Naval Weapon Station, Seal Beach, C. as Shop Planner for the Terrier Tarter production building; USS HORNE (CG 30), as LCPO for the Terrier Missile system: and on the staff of Commander, Naval Surface Force, United States Pacific Fleet staff as a member of the Nuclear Weapons Assist Team (NWAT). Master Chief Elliott and his wife Mary Ann reside in Santee, California. They have two sons; Michael, who attends the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Steven, a student at Santana High School. THE LKC LEGACY LIVES ON ■r CG-57 is the third U.S. Navy ship to honor the name LAKE CHAMPLAIN. The first was a cargo vessel, which served in World War I and the second, an Essex- class aircraft carrier (CV-39), earned one battle star in the Korean War. CV-39 was the recovery ship for this country ' s first manned space fiight, lifting CDR Allen Sheppard and his Mercury Spacecraft, Freedom 7, from the Atlantic Ocean. CV-39 was decommissioned in 1966. The eleventh Aegis cruiser, LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) has carried on the tradition of excellence by proving time and again that she will be ready when called upon. The officers, chief petty officers and men of LAKE CHAMPLAIN continue to live up to the ship ' s motto: Ingenuity, Daring, and Discipline. COMBAT SYSTEMS LCDR E. Bernard Carter Combat Systems Officer The CSO displays his many talents. DIVISION OFFICERS ENS Paul I. Bowen ASW Officer LT Ken McSpadden Electronic Maintenance Officer LT Gary A. Gotham Fire Control Officer DEPARTMENT LT. M.tCoV, CON TEJv PtATl Cr His we«« ' aft i«rfv8 (.ir CS AS L7 Steven L. Alkov Weapons Officer LTJG Charles P. Good Ordinance Officer LTJG John N. Hurnyak Systems Test Officer LT Norberto Norbrega Strike Officer CA DIVISION Back row (L. to R.): STGl(SW) B. Smith, STG2(SW) T. Wilson, STGSA J. LeRoux. STG3 R. Gadd, STGSN R. Grammer, STGSN P. Henderson, TM3 O. Eaglin, STG2 I. Laessle. Front row (L, to R.): STGl (SW) D. Robinson, STG2(SW) L. Nowatzki, STG3(SW) M. Lewis, STG3 S. Mavnard, STG2 P. Sedillos. STGSN C. Prescott. STGSN E. Trigloff. STG2(SW) J. K. Smith, STGC(SW) R. Kraus. STGCM(SW) J. Blakely. I have absolutely no idea what ' s going on. Where ' s the trigger on this thing? STG2 Sohaney and STGSN Hall alter a brisk workout. STG3 Trigloff rides a dune. Larry, Curly, and Moe Above: What ' s in those little bottles? Below: This doesn ' t take quarters. Above: Sohaney and Smith polish off a few. Below: I want to go home now! iHH v ' H m «-XIT STGCM(SW) J W Blakely .STGC(.SW) R„bcrl Kraus TMI Harold Burgees STGKSW) Ronald Haga STGl Jeff Pickard STGKSW) Daniel Robinson STGl Bruce Smith STGl Daniel Zenker STG2 Loren Nowatzki STG2 Patrick Scdillos STG2 J. Ken Smith STG2 Mark Sohanev STG2(S V) Timothy Wilson STG3 Richard Gadd STG3 Ian Laessle STG3 Michael Lewis STG3 Justin Longacre STG3 Steve Maynard STGSN Richard Grammer STGSN Jefferv Hall 12 13 CE DIVISION Back row (L. to R.): ETCS(SW) C. Kitchen. IC2 D. Shipman, ET3 C. Lawrence, ET3 B. Dickson. ET3 W. Bishop, ET3 C. Freeman, ETl M. Korsten, ICl M. Howard. Front row (L. to R.): ET3 R. McGrady, ICFN S. Cooper, ET2 L. Pack, ET2 C. Bierle, ET3 J. Campbell, 1C2 R. Ratliff, LT K. McSpadden. Kneeling (L. to R.): ICFN Parrish, ET2 C. Thomas, ET3 J. Sanders, ICFN F. Cabrera, IC3 C. Johnson, ETl(SW) Locke. Left: ET2 Pack is reunited with his wife. Above: CE Division enjoys liberty in Hong Kong. 14 frs i- - ' j, ' - Above: A typical workday in the 49 shop. Below: ET2 Pack shows those pearly whites. IC2 Shipinan shows his tickle spot while below, ETi Locke takes an order. IC3 Ratliff working hard during un-rep. r r. ' ii ETCS(SW) Clifford Kitchen ICI Malthcw Mcjward ETI Michael Kurslen F.TI Charles Locke ET2 Lacy Pack IC2 Danny Shipman ET2 Charles Thomas ET3 Christopher Bicric ET3 William Bishop ET3 John Campbell ET3 Barry Dickson ET3 Charles Freeman ET3 Christopher Lawrence ET3 Ronald McGrady IC3 Wyman Parks ET3 Todd PHughaupt 1C3 Randall Ratliff ET3 Joseph Sanders ICFR Frederick Cabrera ICFN Sokratis Cooper 16 CF DIVISION Back row (L. to R.): FC2 E. Akyol, FC3 G. Standinger, FC3 T. Pisel. FCl(SW) S. Chisholm. FC2 A. Barnetl, FC3 S. Mounts, FC3 M. Johnson, FC3 S. Shoemaker. Front row (L. to R.): FCC(SW) M. Peach, FCl(SW) L. Ortiz, FC2(SW) D. Maddox, FC2 J. Armstrong, FC2 E. Vance, FC3(SW) M. Liersch, FCl(SW) L. Humphrey, FC2 W. Ratz, FC3 J. Merritt, FCl R. Leitz, FC3 J. Yocum, FCCS(SW) J. Rollefson. ,. . L M ' m LI 1 W W W B i r fefri j 1 Above: Senior sharpens strategy. L. Right: Stan hits the white apple L.Left: The ratman contemplates the day. Above: Jr. picks his favorite. Lower: Pitz prepared for the worst. lt i M l f CCS(SW) Jerry Rollefwn l( C(SW) Michael Gibion K C(SW) Michael Peach I ( C{SW) Kevin Wright FCKSW) Scoit Chisholm I C I Lcc Humphrey tCI(SW) Lawrence Ortiz FC2 James Armstrong FC2 Anthony Barnetl FC2 Ernest Vance FC3 Eren Akyol FC3 Mark Johnson FC3 Mark Liersch FC3 Samuel Mounts FC3 Thomas Pisel FC3 John Pitsenberger FC3 William Ratz FC3 Seth Shoemaker FC3 George Standinger FC3 Jav Yocum 20 CO DIVISION •iwr Standing (L. to R.): LTJG C. Good. GMM2(SW) S. Hawkins, GMM3 R. Franco, GMG2 R. Steenblock, GMMSN T. Stewart, GMMl B. Henry, GMC(SW) D. Ringler. Kneeling (L. to R.): GMG2 C. Cygan, GMM2 J. Craig, GMGl J. Breon, GMG3 C. Roberts, GMG3 J. Turnage. 22 ■ I p_J, GMG3 Turnage working? G VI VI 2 Hawkins winks for the camera. GMM2 Craig bares the heat of the gulf. sr- GMMSN Franco takes aim. Below: GMGl Breon forgets where his ears are. My mom told me not to play with this. Below: What are you going to do? Shoot me? . . PHorecie) PUCE aUki ' iUfi :., 23 K ' Uir. CiMC(.SW) Kenneth Brown (,M( Dili Ringlcr GMC(SW) Thomas Sullivan GMGI John Breun GMMI Stephen DeCoslc GMMI Brute Henry GMM2 James Craig GMG2 Clayton Cygan GMM2 Sherman Hawkins GMG2 Robert Sleenblock GMG3 James Braun GMG3 John Turnage 24 GMMSN Rafael Franco GMGSA Christopher Roberts GMMSN Terry Stewart 25 ex DIVISION Top to bottom (L. to R.): FC3 J. Olson, FC3 C. Westerfield, FCl C. Anderson. FC3 B. Gust, FCl D. Welch, FC3 V. Fansler, FC2(SW) R. Dowdy, FC2 J. Queen, FC3 D. Stanek, FC2 S. Ellis, FC3 S. Groh, FC3 D. Linn. FC2 J. Leverett, FCC(SW) D. Barnes. LTJG A. Grooms, FCl(SW) C. Brown. ■A U.Left: FC3 Olson Left: FC3 Ellis Above: FC3 Dowdy CIWS tracks. Above: Buck gets some air. Below: FCl Welch has the hot seat. Above Right: FC3 Ellis is sooo happy! Below: FC3 Gust gets ammo. ■ B 1 ' I HUT!! 2, 3, 4 w ' ' yr ' pr ' bI ' 1 ' i Lij Jf i Hl£f t ' ii- wn f-ife 1 dr m [ g m HI H v Jm Sk muMk.i M p ?• i iitf: i )f ,if, L ' ' ki .ifj FCC(SW) Danny Barnes I ( 1 Core) Anderson I CI Charles Brown ICI(SW) Robert Dunbar FCI Jay Rancy (CI Dean Welch I C2 John I.cvcreu f C2 James Ouccn FC3(SW) Rodney Dowdy FC3 Steven Ellis FC3 Victor Fansler FC3 Shane Groh FC3 Bernard Gust FC3 Duane Linn FC3 Jonathan Olson FC3 Dennis Stanek FC3 J. David Vincent FC3 Christopher Westerfield OPERATIONS LCDR Michael D. Hawley Operations Officer SLPPO pulls OPS out of his rack to observe sunset. L TJG A Ian L. Grooms Communications Officer ENS Gregory M. Hlatky First Lieutenant LTJG Patrick D. Flood CIC Division Officer DEPARTMENT LT Welherald cons the ship during UNREP. LCDR Hawley and LT Wetherald prepare to serve the crew. CW02 David L. Arn Signal Warfare Officer CW03 Rodney B. Kendall CIC Officer LT Michael S. Fulgham Assistant Operations Officer OC DIVISION Standing (L. to R.): RMl(SW) T. Burkhart, RMl A. Shaw, RM2 J. Pelkey, RMSN K. Palmer. RMSN C. Kaufman, RM3 C. Jamerson, RMC(SW) J. Matke. Kneeling (L. to R.): RMSN C. Geckler, RMSN M. Torres, RMSN D. Collins, RM3 L. Osborne. RMC Matke strut vour stuff. RM3 Osborne designated driver? 32 RMC(SW) Jon Matke RMl Timothy Burkhart RMl Alan Shaw RM2 Claud Parker RM2 Joseph Pelkey RM3 Bart Epping RM3 Charles Jamerson RM3 Larry Osborne RMSR Zachary Cantrell RMSA Dustin Collins RMSN Christopher Geckler RMSA Christopher Kaufman ' TJS- xmig. riiflX- f . RMSN Kevin Palmer RMSN Michael Torres Left: Mr. Grooms spotchecks. Below: RM2 Parker getting savagely tan. Right: RM2 Pelkey relieving stress. m i : 3 F 33 OD DIVISION Back to front (L. to R.): BM2 R. Mitchell, LTJG G. Hlatky, SA D. Moody. SA P. Buckley, SR S. Ciombor, SR J. Roberts, SA R. Sullivan, SA T. Bell. SA J. Conway. SN J. Branscum. SA M. Wesley. BM3 D. L ' hlmeyer. BVIl P. Bonse, BMC E. Becnel, BM2 T. Redeaux, BM3 B. Gibbons. BM2 W. Frisson. SR J. Criscione, SN G. Alpaugh III, BM3 K. Moser, BM3 T. Johnson, BM3 C. Hopkins, SA B. Weatherly, SR L. Holmes III. SR R. Byrd. Left: SHHH! We ' re escaping. Above: We ' ve had just about enough! 34 w- C m |§ SN Buckley retrieves crashed helo parts. SN Alpaugh scopes the boundaries. iOI, SN Moody stands a digiient watch. Do The Buckley SN Wesley needs a cold one BM3 Champagne with cleaning gear 4.. Ivj yLi-klr J 1 BMC Irkcl BccncI BMI Vincc While BV1I Br dic W chc HM3 Tobias Champagne BM3 Willie Frisson BV13 Billy Gibbons BM3 Clarence Hopkins B 13 Klaus Moscr BM3 Robert Spier SN Phillip Adkins SR Jason Baldwin SA Todd Bell SN Jarrett Branscum SA Patrick Buckle) SR Richard Byrd SR Shawn Ciombor SA Jeremie Conway SR John Criscione SN Tom Johnson SA Derek Moody 36 SA David Moorman SN Randall Nanaeto SR John Roberts SA Richard SuMivan OI DIVISION Standing (L. to R.): 0S2 F. Tolentino. 0S3 E. Starkes III, 0S2 W. Hayworth, OSS T. Ware, OS3 R. Voorhis, OSSA J. Krumholz. 0S2 D. Hofferber, OSl(SW) M. Monks, OS2(SW) D. Mercier, OSSA J. Peterson, 0S3 M. Walters, OS HAW) D. Downing. OSC(SW) W. Dupree. Kneeling (L. to R.); OSl(SW) M. Feifel. OSl(AW) W. O ' Rawe, OSl(SW) B. Dean, OSl C. Bell, 0S2(SW) J. Vargas, OS2 S. Gamble, OSS M. Hix, OSl(SW) W. Anderson, OSS M. Roybal. Left: OSl Downing and OSl Henr lounge in Bahrain. Right: OSl Dean loves sea anch or detail. 38 This cruise is finally halfway over! want to tryout for the Jamaican Rafting Team Left: I always have steak sauce on pan- cakes. Right; OS3 Floodas parties with Pancho! Below: OSl Dean receives his ESWS pin. B i P 1 1 i Jb t i_ 2 - BK .diW- Below: Chiefs are sooo crazy! OSC(SW) Wylic Duprec OSC(SW) James Kimball O.SC(SW) Wayne Williams OSKSW) Bill Anderson OS I Carl Bell OS I Brian Dean OSKSW) Mark Feifel OSl Steven Hcnrv OSl Douglas Lindsey OSKSW) Michael Monks OSKAW) William O ' Rawe OSl Ernest Williams OS2 Paul Davis 0S2 Scott Gamble 0S2 Scot Hayworth 0S2 James Hendricks OS; Donald Hofferber OS2(SW) Daniel Mercier 0S2 John Mullaney 0S2 Frederick Tolentino 40 OS3 Montie Adkins OS3 Theodore Floodas 0S3 Marcus Hix OS3 Chad Lewton )fi r y i OS3 Eddie Starkes 0S3 Tracy Thomas OS3 Raymond Voorhis OS3 Michael Walters OS3 Thomas Ware OSSN Robert Brown OSSN Michael Roybal X OT DIVISION Back (L. to R.): EW3 R. Brooks, CTR3 E. Grogan. CTR1{SS) K. Towner, CTR2 G.Tenison, CTM2 D. Akers, CT02 F. Tippens. Middle (L. to R.); CW02 D. Arn, EW2 T. Wolford. CTRl W. Edwards, EWl M. Browning, ISC K. Hirose, EWCS(SW) R. Pei. CTIC(NAC SW) V. Shea. Front (L. to R.): CTR3 R. Schmidt, EWSN E. West. EWl(SW) D. Finlav. OT Division displays their Wog Dog very proudly. The CRYPPIES CTIC Shea takes an unplanned dip 19 P Hr rF ffi r ■ B V ■l H j ' l ■ H H Kii wbKSm ■1 i HHi Let ' s kick some WOG! EWl Findlay and EW3 Brooks can count to one. I can ' t get it out! Don ' t look up! 43 ISC Keiih HircKc liWC Raphael Pci CTIC(NAC7.SW ' ) Vincent Shea rWI Mcrrell Browning CTRI Waymon Edwards EWl David Finlay CTOI Stephen Froeschke CTM2 Dale Akers CT02 Frederick Tippens CTR2(SS) Kirk Towner EW ' 2 Timothy Wolford F.W3 Randv Brooks EW3 Everetle West Another day comes to an end. 46 swo LT Patrick Flood LT Alan Grooms LT Michael Maier LTJG Gregory Hlatky LTJG Shaun Hillis LTJG Paul Bowen ESWS DC2(SW) Robert Arias GSMl(SW) Vince Baldock FCl(SW) Charles Brown OSl(SW) Brian Dean GMMl(SW) Stephen DeCoste EWl(SW) David Finlay OSl(SW) Steven Henry GSM2(SW) William Horniak FCl(SW) Lee Humphrey EM3(SW) Tuc Due Huynh STG3(SW) Michael Lewis FC3(SW) Mark Liersch ETl(SW) Charles Locke STG2(SW) Loren Nowatzki GMC(SW) Dal Ringler CTIC(NAC SW) Vincent Shea GSMl(SW) Karl Shultz STG2(SW) Mark Sohaney STGl(SW) Bruce Smith STG2(SW) J. Ken Smith EN2(SW) Mark Taylor EMl(SW) Sinclair Valen EMl(SW) David Waldron STGl(SW) Daniel Zenker 47 ENGINEERING Above: CHF- (i searches lor .mother love let- ter. Below: Bali Natives teach English to ENS Mendelsohn. LT Peter M. Driscoll Engineering Officer LT Steven E. Davis Assistant Engineering Officer LT Lendon L. Bendix Damage Control Assistant 1 £ _j 1 r 1 LTJG Michael A. Maier Main Propulsion Assistant DEPARTMENT ■Xbove: ENS Hillis searching for a clue. Right: ENS Mendelsohn doesn ' t like the ca U.Left: Otis playing soft- ball? Above: Wake me up when its over. Right: LT Bendix saves the day! LTJG Charles E. Byles Auxiliary Officer ENS Shaun A. Hillis Electrical Officer ENS Daniel B. Mendelsohn ER09 Officer 1 •-S 1 A- y ' s, A-GANG Standing (L. to R.): ENl(SW) L Liburd. EN2 J Smith. EN2 D. Fox. EN ' 3 B. Davis, EN FN M. Stanley. ENC C. Ross. EN2(AW) J. Sanchez. EN2(SW) M. Taylor Kneeling (L. to R): EN3 R. Romero. EN3 D. Fishgrab. EN3 Smith attemps to mail himself to San Diego. 50 Left; Wet Wog wets Wog Right: Fun in the desert. EN2 Sanchez enjoying a day at the USS ARIZONA Memorial. Would the sailor with the three day pass, please stand up. How did you get it stuck anyway? EN3 Romero thinking about liberty. EN3 DuBose prepares to steal second! We ' ve been extended in the gulf? Smitty relaxing after a hard day. Bali here we come! y EM Kunald Aguilar ENKSW) Lorenzo I.iburd FN2 David lox I 2(SW) Travis Nguyen EN2{AW) Jorge Sanchez EN 3 Buddy Davir, EN3 Paul DuBose E 3 Dale Fishgrab r m EN 3 Robert Romero EN3 Jeremy Smith EN3 Mark Taylor EN FN Carter Electrician Mates Standing (L. to R): ENS D. Mendelsohn, EM3 D. Glover. EM3 R. Habersham, FA F. Raftis. EMl(SW) S. Valen. EMl(SW) D. Waldron. Kneeling (L. to R.): EMUSVV) D. Snyder, EM3 R. Amora, EM2(SW) T.D. Hu nh, EM3 B. Salangsang. EM3 E. Salvador. EMI(SW) David Snyder EMI David Waidron EM2 Sinclair Valen EM3 Raul Amora EM3 Donald Glover EM3 Robert Habersham EM3 Tuc Due Huynh EM3 Ernesto Salvador if EM3 John Ziesemer EMFR Richard Johnson EMFR David Schuck 7TT 1 iX ' f Main Propulsion Standing back row (L. to R.): GSMC S. Dannenburg. GSM2 R. Byrd, GSE3 E. Johnson. GS i: G Smith. (jS n C B. rkL-nhat en. GSM2 D. Whetscl. GSE3 D Beckman. GSE2 J. Juran, GSM2 F. Fairchild, GSMFN L. Coleman. GSEC(SVV) D Dexter Standing front row (L. to R.): GSMl O. Malig. GSM3 J. Diez, GSM3 V. Roberts. GSM2 R. Regenold. GSV13 J Maag. GSE2 T, Reynolds. GSE3 R Corpus. GSE3 J Manaig. Kneeling (L. to R.): YN3 .A. Oto. GSMFN A. Marquez. GSM3 R England. GSM2 W. Vega. GSE3 F Ramirez, GSE2 E. Flores, GSMFA N. Pontillas. Front (L. to R.): GSCS(S V) S. Hensley. GSMl M. Smith. LI ' L DANNENBLRGS 56 GSCS(SW) Shane Hensley GSMC Steven Dannenburg GSEC(SW) Daniel Dexter GSMl Vince Baldock GSEl Odelon Malig GSMl Derrick Schawo GSMl Karl Schultz GSMl Mark Smith GSM2 Patrick Babin GSM2 Richard Byrd GSM2 Reginald Christian GSM2 Franklin Fairchild GSE2 Emilio Flores GSM2 William Horniak GSM2 Ricky Regenold GSE2 Teddy Reynolds GSM2 Guy Smith GSM2 William Vega GSM2 Daniel Whetsel GSE2 Shawn White 57 fiSM.1 William Belts fiSM3 Ralph Hngland CJ.SM3 Robert fivcrson GSE3 Steven Hull yJt YMl. GSE3 Evan Johnson GSE3 John Juran GSE3 Shane Keirns GSE3 June Manaig GSM3 Robert Miller GSM FN Christopher Borkenhagen GSMFN Leo Coleman GSM FA Nelson Pontillas GSMFN Alvm Franklin GSMFA Chad Lowery GSMFN James Maag GSMFN Armando Marquez GSMFA Paul Mitala GSMFN Victor Roberts Above: What does this button do? Right; The Fairchild Family. Above: DA TERMINATOR! Below: The skies parted and out popped Dannenburgl Below: Enough Softball - Wher- e ' s the keg? Above: This tastes better than MSC ' s cooking. Below: Horniak catches up on his sleep. Repair Division Top 10 botiorn (L, to R.): DC3 M. Plunkett. DC3 S. Burkhead. DC2 A. Babel. DCI T. Gorman, HTI(S V) M. Jones. Dt 1 J, Bergmann, HTl(SW) P. Eschenauer, DC3 S. Cowing. HTFN P. Worley, HTFN D. Schuek. HT2 R. Monlanez. DC3 C. Cabin. DC3 C Bell. LT L. Bendix. DCC(SW) C. Ciehm. 60 DC2 Arias lift some real weight! DC3 Burkhead - nice , . . feet! DC2 Gorman relaxes at the Seamans ' Club, Dubai. issssss DC2 Babel naps between helo launches. HTl Jones oversees equipment testing overseas. 61 DCC(SW) Charles Gichm DC I James Bcrgmann HTUSW) Paul Rschcnaucr HTKSW) Michael Jones 5iJr4 ' . .ir MRUSW) Charles Visscher DC: Robert Arias DC2 Anthony Babel DC2 Tommy Gorman DC3 Chad Bell DC3 Shawn Burkhead DC3 Charles Cabin DC3 Shawn Cowing HT3 Rayond Montanez HT3 Gregory Thacker DC3 Robert Torres DCFN James Lagerwey DCFA Kevin Phillips DCFN Michael Plunkett 62 DC3 Gowing explains the DC console. DC3 Burkhead having fun at Leisure Land. A friendly game of table tennis at the club, in Abu Dhabi. Wog queen contestant and her Wog Dog escort. Here birdie, birdie! 63 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SUPPO enjoys the evening. LCDR William J. Schworer Supply Officer LTJG Roy P. Young Food Service Officer LTJG Louis E. Brown Disbursing Officer. 64 Lake Champlain ' s Paper Boys - PCSN Adkins and LTJG Sweet Lou Brown. New York ' s finest celebrate Hump Da ! ' The man and his machine ■ 3 1CS Rulloda SNAP M. Now if only I can find a way to staple some hair on my head - LTJG Roy Young. 65 S-1 Division Top to bottom (L. to R.): SKSN S. Garza, SKSN J. Taylor, SK2 J. Dawley. SK2 A. Ocampo, SKI A. Subaran, SK3 D. Veach, SK2 D. Magtoto, SKI G. DeJesus, SKC B. Giron, EMCS(SW) C. Rulloda. EMCS(SW) Cesar Rulloda SKCS(SW) George Obispo SKC Benhur Giron SKI George DeJesus m rJflffib ' ' b SKI Armando Subaran SK2 Danilo Magtoto SK3 Ariel Ocampo SK3 Grant Strawmeyer ■r ] i 1 J lil .r '  ?«„ V ji SKSN Steven Garza SKSN David Veach ii . i Left; The supply SHELLBACKS get ready for revenge. Above: SKSN Garza HAILS TO DAVY JONES! Right; SK3 Ocampo shows off a new uniform. 67 S-2 DIVISION Back row(L.toR.): MSI J. Morris, MS2 M. Ackerman, MS3 D. Porter, MSI C. Borowy. MSSN L. Bryant, MSC(SW) G. Loutzenhiser. Front row(L.toR.): STGSN J. Hall, LTJG R. Young, MSSN T. Brock, MS3 F. Denina, MS2 M. Grumet, MS3 D. Johnson, MS2 P. Rilev. MS3 F. Burt. 68 Right: Lavel and his boys! Below; MS3 Denina enjoys dining off the ship! Right: Matala makes the best bug juice around! Lower Right: BUSTED!! by MS3 Johnson. I ipk MSI Charles Borowy MSHSW) Mark Scniero MS2 Mark Grumet MS2 Patrick Riley i .Ifv ' l J. MS3 John Brunncr MS3 Damon Porter MSSN Lavcl Bryant VISSN Dcwavcn Johnson MSSN Florante Denina MSSN bddie Williams MSSR John Rodish 70 Above: MSI Sensero displays how he got so HUGE! Upper Right: I ' ll take two cheeseburgers and an order of fries Below: We work too hard to stay awake. Right Suppo enjoys drinking coffee and pushing paper. 71 S-3 DIVISION SHSN M. Lillle, SH2 J. Andress, SH3 M. Armstrong STC..; Sm TH STft )HCT« FoRS A, 72 SHI Shaun Mehegan SH2 Jesse Andress SH2 Jose Pascua SH3 Markeith Armstrong Above: SK2 Andress enjoys a cool bath. Rt.: SHSN Little sneaks out a soda. 1 Jf Ki ' - ;ia machines stayed full. A Al .X l. J SHSN Micheal Little Left: We always work in civilian clothes. Above: SH3 Armstrong on early libs. 73 S-4 DIVISION DKl R. Briones. DKSN R. CoUado, DK3 W. Theel, LTJG L. Brown, PCSN P. Adkins. 74 DKl Manongoo PC2 Henry Resales DKSN Rufo Collado DKSN Wayne Theel Rt.: I ' m not going to fail that zoner again. Far Rt: DK3 Thee! gets revenge on the slimiest of wogs! DK3 guards the Disbursing safe - on the fantail? w f r m The new FSO gets an indoctrination. Disbursing is now open for the cashing of checks. NOT!! A V ADMIN PNC B. J. Kammerer MAC Robert Fields QMUSW) Joe DeLong LT A. Torralva Ni i kk 76 PNl Kevin Kirk YNl Melvin Lovelace HMl George Pechulis NCI Billy Pepper QM2 Kevin Christensen YN2 Timothy Osburn SM2 Dario Povoli QM2(SW) Henry Swank YN3 Richard Arrey SM3 Brandon Buford PN3 Jimmy Johnson YN3 Aoese Oto SM3 Brian Perry HN Roger Sanford YN3 Christian Reed QM3 Peter Schryver PN3 Edwin Shattuck SM3 Ryan Swinehart YN3 Randolph Willians QMSR Michael Wisniewski 77 Top to Bottom: SM3 Swinehart. SM2 Povoli, SM3 Perry. SM3 Williams, PN3 Shaltuck, HN Sanford. YN3 Arrey, OM2 Christiansen, YN2 Osborne, YN3 Otto, PN3 Johnson, QMl (SW) Delong. LT Davis, PM Kirk, LT Johanson, HMl Pechulis, YN3 Reed. PNSN Michaels. Q 1SN Wisniewski, HM3 Fergerson Below; YN3 Oto - Go ahead, make mv dav! JCl Bronze God Pepper catches some ays. SM3 Perry keeps in touch with his wife back home. YNl Lovelace displays his awesome sweeping form. Above: The only time that signalmen work. - Swineharl, Pavoli, and Perry during freshwater washdown. Right: QM2 christensen slaves over a chart. SM2 Pavoli does his impression of Stev- Good morning Dr. Longfinger - HMl Pe- en Seagal. chulis and victim. AIR DETACHMENT T. to B.(L. to R): LT B. Wilson, LT R. Sergestrom, LCDR P. Dougherty. LT H. Marxen, LT D. Wilmarth, LT R. Blanchard. ADC(AW) R. Anderson. AD2 J. Kirkpatrick. AEl F. Korous. ATI J. Wessels. AMH2 J. Balazs, AHHl(AW) V. Legaspi. AD2(AW) J. Baldwin, AW2(NAC) M. Berkoben. AW3(NAC) T. Brown, ADAA J. Abella. AE3 I. Taylor, AT3 R. Marroquin. AMHAA J. Wealon. ADC(AW) Ronzel Anderson • AEl Frank Korous AHHl(AW) Valentino Legaspi ATI John Wessels AMH2 John Balazs AD2(AW) Jason Baldwin AW2(NAC) Matthew Berkoben AD2 John Kirkpatrick Looks like more grits for ihe crew. LT Rob Blanchard LT Doug W ' ilmarlh LT Hank Marxen LT Bill Wilson LT Ron Sergestrom 82 VERTREP UNREP 83 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ' ' The Backbone of the NAVY: ' THE WARDROOM ADVANCEMENTS FC2 Akv ' l 1- r ' Pettv Officer. FC2(S V) Dowdy is promoted to 2nd Class Pett Officer. The following personnel were advanced during West Pac 1993: FC2 Eren Akyol GSMl Patrick Babin ET2 Christopher Bierle GSM3 C. Borkenhagen FCC(SW) Scott Chisholm GSE3 Robert Corpus GMG2 Garret Cummings FC2(SW) Rodney Dowdy FC2 Steven Ellis DCl Tommy Gorman EN2 Luis Gutierrez EM2 Tuc Due Huynh 1C3 Calvin Johnson BM3 Tom Johnson GSE2 John Juran STG2 Ian Laessle GSM3 James Maag HT2 Ramon Montanez MS3 Mark Navarro SK2 Ariel Ocampo EWCS(SW) Raphael Pei YN3 Mark Piepho IC2 Randall Ratliff FC2 William Ratz GSM3 Victor Roberts OS3 Michael Roybal HM3 Roger Sanford EW3 Steve Schonborn EN2 Jeremy Smith EN2(SW) Mark Taylor CTRl(SS) Kirk Towner STG3 Edward Trigloff BM3 Darian Uhlmeyer SK3 David Veach 86 A WARDS REENLISTMENTS STG2(SW) Sohaney is accepted to the Enlisted Commissioning Program. SUPPO recieves an award from the Captain. The following personnel reenlisted during West Pac 1993: SK3 Grant R. Strawmeyer EM3 Donald R. Glover FN Lucian D. Transley 0S3 Thomas E. Ware STG2(SW) Mark D. Sohaney FCC(SW) Michael W. Gibson FC3 Eren T. Akyol MS3 Eddie D. Williams GSMl(SW) Vince J. Baldock BM3 Klaus D. Moser Jr. FC3 Thomas W. Pisel HMl George S. Pechulis STGC(SW) Robert D. Kraus Above: YNl Lovelace receives a retirement award form LCDR Carter, Below: STGI Zenker and CTIC Shea receive their ESWS pins. DEPENDENTS CRUISE A-:l U.Lft: SM3 Swinehart with his family. U.Rt: A Dream Day for the aft lookoutl Left: How did you get way up there? L.Lft: STGC Kraus en- jo s Champy baked beans. L.Rt: ETCS Kitchen keeps the ship ' s store in business. DEPARTURE U.Lft:The last time under the bridge for 6 months! U.Rt: Who is that skating off to school? It must be Mr. Bow- en! Rt: Pier 8 just won ' t be the same without Champy. Lft: One last goodbye! L.Lft: Deck division is happy to finally get away from that paint float. L.Rt: DC2 Arias, why are you so happy??? HA WAII LSS ARIZONA Memorial. The first stop on the cruise was Hawaii; crew members en joyed going to the Pro Bowl, visiting the LSS ARIZONA Memorial, observing the view from Diamond Head, and enjoying the many events and sights the islands had to offer. ' BbiJ- -J— J- - ' ■ HONG KONG Population-6,009,000. Urban-93%. Capital-Victoria. Eth- nic Groups-Chinese 95%. Languages-Cantonese, English. Religions-Buddhist and Taoist 90%, Christian 10%. Life expectancy 80 female, 74 male. Literacy 77%.. Government- Chinese territory under British administration until 0001 01JAN97. !lt!5 !|fj Hong Kong has a mixture of Chinese and Cantonese peoples with a Chi- nese dialect is spoken by most of the population. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Low taxes, duty free status, an accessible location, and an excellent natural harbor have helped to make Hong Kong the center of Asian trade. Situated off the coast of China, Hong Kong borders Guangdong province. The climate is tropical, with hot, rainy summers and cool humid winters. I SINGAPORE SINGAPORE STATISTICS Population-:. 757,000. Urban-lOO c Capital-Singapore Ethnic Groups-Chinese 767f. Malay 57c, Indian 69c. Languages-Chinese, English, Malay, Tamil. Religions-Taoist 29 r, Buddhist 277c, Muslim 167 , Christian lO r, Hindu 47c. Life E.xpectancy female 77 years, male 71 years. Literacy 83%. Government-Republic. Parties-Democratic, Peoples Action, Workers, others. DUBAI f ' - ... ; ' i iliif P i fji ' - ' - ' ' ir X • ' iH Dubai was the ship ' s most frequent stop of the deployment. Above, the crew is enjoying a picnic on the pier. On the right, a picture of the gold souk, where crewmembers enjoyed purchasing their loved ones gold gifts at un- believably low prices. Below, other crewmembers enjoyed visiting leisure land where they participated in many tropical poolside activities, including the wiggling waterslide. Bottom Rt., camels are a large part of the natural habitat in Dubai. ABU DHABI Abu Dhabi was a brief slop during the deployment. To endure the hcai, mmhc oI ihc crew decided to participate in the popular local sport of sand surfing. Above right, ICFN Parrish gets fresh with a local. Lower left. . ' 3 Ross smokes a huka-dhabi. Lower right, SN Weatherly displays the local garb that he kept for a souvenir. 94 BAHRAIN Bahrain is a group of islands with a history of trading and commerce. The country is accustomed to dealing with foreigners and is very tolerant of western customs. Above, IC2 Shipman is intrigued by having Mexican food in the Persian Gulf(not exactly Rubio ' s, is it???). Top right, a few of the more animated officers enjoy an evening out. Bottom left. The infamous shuttle takes crewmembers to ASU Bahrain. Bottom right, RMl Shaw and GMG2 Cygan go for a more sophisticated evening out. 95 HUMP DAY The Captain jokes with the crew. AHHH!! The taste of victory from the basketball champions! 1 - ' ESK 1 ' ! ' ' ' -a.sarf,..|«E| w Sw % iij,- - P V l a SN Uhlmeyer bumps as SM3 Perry crosses his fingers. Some crewmembers await the Champy entertainment. Our glorious mess specialists fixed tons of food that included tiger prawns, ribs, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, all of the side orders, and all the fix ' ns. Hump Day marked the half way point of deployment and was filled great food, great entertainment and great friends. 96 W |!l The volleyball champions demonstrate their prowess. Above: STG2 Wilson and BMl Wyche were the tal- ent show champions. Below: You want a bite? I ' m kinda full. Chiz and his side-kick, Robbie. The X.O. distributes his benevolent awards while he plays ,lohnny-Be-Good on the air guitar. Freeze! You ' re all under arrest! -YN3 Arrey, Legal Yeoman Left: GSM3 England and GSM3 Belts sing for the crowd. Right: Robbie and Chiz were the MC ' s, with a little help from Fire Ma rshall Bill. Be- low: 1st division gives BMC Becnel a well deserved bath while the X.O. sheepishly hides behind the DJ stand. ■ ■ . % ¥. r .f ■ CROSSING THE LINE All of the wogs enthusiastically participated in the sights, sounds, and SMELLS of the time honored Shellback Ceremony. The crew dressed as women, Eunichs, and Wog Dogs. Trusty shellbacks gathered to cleanse the ship of all slimy wogs. Outshining the competition, was the 1993 Wog Queen - the luscious LT Doug Darling Nikki Wilmarth. BALI Tlic idxllic irianglc-sliapcd island countrx of Bali uas a PoKncsian pla ground for the crcu. The hbcrt) boats ferried erew members to shore uhere lhe enjONcd shopping, sightseeing, seuba diving, parasailing. and the gorgeous tropical beaches. Below, T-shirt and massage? 1 make good price for you! an Baimcsuin nion- INDONESIA TIGER CRUISE I. eft: GMC Brown loves to show his gear off to guests. Below; A tiger prepares to do battle in a fire- fighting ensemble. SHI .Mehegan tailored the ensemble following the initial fitting. Bottom Left: GSM2 Horniak seems to have aged quite a bit since the start of deployment. He got a lot better looking, too ' Saummm m - ' JHHI Mm r H n ' mB . The 1993 Tiger Cruise was thor- oughly enjoyed by both tigers and crewmembers. The cruise gave crewmembers an opportunity to spend quality time with their loved ones before returning to San Die- go. Tigers were exposed to the many facets of shipboard life such as chowlines, gun shoots, oxygen breathing apparatus operation, Baskin Robbins Nite, and life without a newspaper or telephone. Above right: The crew and tigers enjoyed a once in a lifetime air- show, by the Carrier Air Wing Nine and USS Nimitz (CVN68). Above: This going out to sea stuff is a piece of cake! Below; I wished this baby was loaded - I would make mincemeat out of all of you. WELCOME HOME !!! The CHAMP received a warm welcome, and a beautiful lei for the bow. The Wive ' s Club spent man hours crafting the lei. The Captain is greeted by his lo ely wife. Belinda Bell and daughter Jessica march on the colors ' in an- ticipation of dadd s return (OSl Carl W. Bell). Cindy and TJ sure are happy to have daddy home! Tracy and Ken McSpadden are re-united after six long months. PB heads to Admiral Baker to tee it up! The children were busy making signs and banners for their loved ones. Holly, Shaun, and Ashley Hillis - one big, happy family! VBSS SSDF Back row: GMG2 Cygan, FC3 Gust. ETl Locke, LTJG Good, PN3 Shatluck, OSl Henry, CTOl Towner. Front row: FC3 Leirsch ET2 Thomas FC3 Yokum, STG3 Lewis. Little did the VBSS members know that they would be training for Crackpac ' 93. Front to Back (left-right) FC3 Pisel, STGl Pickard, TMl Burgess. STGl Haga. STG: Sedillos. FC3 Gust. ET3 Campbell, ET3 Freeman, TM3 Eag- lin, GMM2 Hawkins. GMG2 Craig. STG 3 Longacre. G.VIC Sullivan, STG 3 Trigloff, STG3 Gadd. STGSN Grammer. YN3 Oto. STGS.A Le- Roux. 106 Varsity Softball Back: SM3 Swinehart, STG2 Smith. OSl Henry, LCDR Carter, MS3 Johnson, EN3 Dubose, OSl Davis, YN3 Oto, OSl Williams, (Capt.) STGl Robinson. OSl Downing SH2 Andress BM2 Mitchell GSE3 Smith SM3 Williams SN Alpaugh OSSN Krumholz SKSN Taylor Late Riders 107 WIVES CLUB I ) |HI l)s i Michcic t inslcr Nolccn r.schcnaucr Patricia Akyol Susan Alkov Prcdciosa Amora Norma Arrey Lisa Barnes Tanim Behrends Belinda Bell Mitzi Bendix Rosalinda Bergmann ' icioria Bonse Chong Borowy Christy Bolts Caroline Braun Kathleen Breon Denise Browning Aleesha Burkhead Diane Byles Kristine Campbell Brigette Carter Andrea Chisholm Liza Dannenberg Lisa Davis Sarah Davis Julie Dean Kathleen Dexter Kimberly Dillon Susana Downing Charlene Dunaway Bonnie Dupree Socorro Edwards Michelle Pansier Stacy Feifel Nanette Felloney Sharon Fields Shelley Flood Janell Frisson Evelyn Froeschke Tammy Gamble Maria Giehm Joyce Blakley Pura Giron Carol Goram Mary Gotham Tracy Groh Inetha Hawkins Brooke Hayworth Sharon Hedricks Deborah Henry Michelle Hensley Holly Hillis Isabel Hoker Alicia Hopkins Cheryl Howard Angelia Hurnyak Hue N. Huynh Ana Jones Jeanne Kimball Juanita Kitchen Katrina Korsten Melinda Liburd Victoria Lindscy Heidi Linn Canicla Locke Martha Loulzcnhiscr Joshephine Maag Irish Magtoto Emilda Mangubat Patricia Maynard Dawn McGrady Tracy McSpadden Violet Mitchell Naricl Monks Marilyn Morris 1 nda Mullaney Amanda Myers lull Nowatzki 1 ' VI O ' rawe iija Olson Karen Ortiz Peggy Robinson Teri Osborne Lisa Pack Veronica Peach Janice Pei Dianne Pepper Christine Pflughaupt Joan Pickard Cindy Plunkett Dana Queen Kelly Raftis Antonine Rardin Sandra Ratliff Sara Reed Deidre Reyes Patricia Riley Korray Rollefson Willena Ross Procopia Sanchez Lisa Schworcr Julictta Scdillos Janice Shaw Chong Shea Mundi Shipman Sandra Schonborn Dr. Teresa Smith Dawn Snyder Zina Sohaney Michele Steenblock Rosario Subaran Katherine Sullivan Dawn C. Wilson Maria Tolentino Dawn Lhlmeycr Anacida Valen Lorretta Visscher Renee Waldron Tracy Westcrfield Karen Williams Nancy Williams Martha Williams NOTABLE QUOTABLE ' Tm Here To Tell Ya! Captain Felloney on SITE TV. Get your PMS spot checks in. LCDR Schworer, every week around Wednesday. Is it beautiful out here, or what? XO at Officer ' s Call while underway in the Arabian Gulf. LKC does not stand for LAKE CHAMPLAIN, it stands for LET ' S KEEP CLEANING. FC3 Vincent during one of his wittier moments. What else am I supposed to do besides eat, sleep, and watch movies? LT Doug Wilmarth, Air Det. Aaaaaaaarrrrgh-Aaaaaaaarrrrgh-Aaaaaaaarrrrgh!!! LCDR Hawley doing his Tarzan impression while standing watch as TAO. The fun lamp is out throughout the ship while OPS is onboard. An ASTAB in Combat one week after LT Wetherald ' s arrival. Away the morale suppression team, away. BM3 B ' osn Bill Hopkins over the IMC following CCG7 ' s announcement that LKC ' s Australia visit was cancelled. Just, Get on downtown with ya Badself. XO Hey Boats! BMC Becnel It wouldn ' t be prudent. STGl Robinson and FCl Chisholm on SITE. Titivate the ship. Every POD while in port. February 1st, 1993 - Look at the bright side, there are only 26 SLIDER days left! MSI Sensero Honest, I am a SEAL. SN Weatherly Get some! SSDF before firing. Who hemmed my pants leg? PACE Instructor McCoy Johnston after ISC Hirose ' s shenanigans. How did all of these CHEESE PUFFS get sewn in my pockets? STGC (SW) Kraus - Hint; ISC strikes again!!! Hey, guys, there ' s only thirty-nine more days until Chief Kimball gets his Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. OSSN Hix NICKNAMES: Mad Jack, The Leviathian, Uncle Bernie, Warden, Joho, FulJAMMER, Batman, EIroy, Encino Man, Good Chuck Good a.k.a. Staple Boy, Sweet Lou, Pecker, Otis, PB, Stanford Puke, Armandooo, Love Shack, The Dream Team, McSPADDEN!!!, Norb, Frogman, Rebel, Old Man, Broom, Buffy, Pierre Becnel, Fart Cave, Snuggle Bunnies Kimball, Mel Roadhouse Gibson, Crusty the Clown, and KO Brown. 109 STATISTICS LENGTH OF DliPLOYMENT : ISO Days LONGEST TIME UNDERWAY : 32 Days TOTAL DAYS IN PORT : 39 Days TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED : 33,42,442 miles TOTAL UN REPS : 37 CHICKEN CONSUMED : 750S lbs. SLIDERS CONSUMED : 9874 (including llawley ' s ' ' doubles ' ' ) EGGS EATEN : 85,519 UHT MILK CONSUMED : 13,342 cartons SODAS SOLD : 72,300 CANDY BARS EATEN : 29,500 MAIL RECEIVED : 25,000 lbs. MAIL SENT : 32,000 lbs. LAUNDRY CLEANED : 143,500 lbs. AMOUNT OF TOILET PAPER USED : 3369 rolls DAYS LOST TO OBLIVIAN : 18FEB93 DAYS REPEATED : I7JUL93 OF WOGS CONVERTED TO SHELLBACKS : 235 HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR A WIVE ' S CLUB SHOEBOX : $200 BY HM3 ' SUCKER SANFORD TOTAL § OF HOURS SPENT ON WATCH : 308,160 hours CONVERTED TO DAYS : 12,846 days CONVERTED TO YEARS : 35.17 years MOST WINNINGS ATA NIGHT OF BINGO : $210.00 BY CT02 TIPPENS TOTAL OF PACE CLASSES : 336 HIGHEST AMOUNT OF MONEY MADE IN SHIP ' S STORE IN 1 MONTH : Approx. $22,140 by CA Div (Ken Ole) 110 MESSAGES Louis: Know that you are doing a great job, but can ' t wait to welcome you back to NY. Love Mom Dad Bruce, We ' re proud of you for your 18 yrs of Service. Continue the excellent work. Looking forward to seeing you. Mom Dad Cliiford - The surest way to make yourself happy is to make someone else happy.... You have accomplished this and more! Your Crew Steve : We ' re so proud to have you for a son and so happy you ' ll be home with your Family soon. - Mom Dad Armando: Thank you for the invitation to the Tiger Cruise. I appreciate the opportunity. May God Bless You: Jamie Steve: I am proud of your capabilities, ambitions. You ' re an asset to your Country and the Navy. Best Wishes - Grandpa Shaun: Being aboard Lake Champlain makes Chad: You are the captain of your own ship. With me very proud to be your father and an A merican education, be what you want, do what you want. - GO NAVY - Love Dad Love, Dad Jan Our thanks to you, Pat, and all the crew of the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN. We appreciate every- thing you have done. DAD Greg: Last cruise we took it was Jumpers and crickets, crocs and turtles. Hope this one is as good. Love Dad WAY TO GO TED, YOU DID IT THE RIGHT WAY. DAD Paul: Dad is under 200, shooting scratch, Julie moved. Mom is cooking crabcakes and we all miss you ! Dad Mi amor, Gracias per Hacerme tan feliz Y per ser un esposo, padre y amigo excepcional. Con todo mi amor. Martha Chris- Remember, If you can dream it, you can achieve it!! Best Wishes - Ron Natalie Dean - we appreciate your service to the United States. Look forward to Elk Hunting this fall. Love Dad TIM, DAVE RANDY: GOOD JOB. - BOB CHARLOTTE Brian, Thank you for this wonderful opportunity . You have made us very proud. Love Frank Roy: Thanks to God for giving me a son like you - I am proud of you beyond words . Dad Loren; Your mother I are very proud of you, keep up the good work. Love You, Dad Dave We appreciate the 9 yrs of your life you have given to the Navy and our Country. Love Mom Dad Michael - I miss you, I love you, get your ? home. She can come too!! Love Mom, Dad, Jennie, Rocky Steve, May you and all members of the Armed Forces be kind and serious in everything you attempt to do. Love Mom, Dad Lt . Rob - We ' re extremely proud of you; we wish you smooth sailing, clearf lying, and a speedy return: The Nelson Family Jody: How is everything on the Big Pond , are the frogs as big as the ones in ours? Dad Scott, Steven arrived 3 30 93 4:20a.m. Mom, Dad, Andrea Mark, Congratulations on your accomplishments in all your work. We are very proud of you. Miss you lovingly. All Family To J. Howard Kimball: Looking forward to a wonderful time with you in Hawaii and California. Thank You for Inviting Me. Howard Gary, Scott, and Zach, My last cruise. Now I can be with you every summer. Love, Dad 111 CRUISEBOOK STAFF Editors LTJG Paul I. Bowen STG2 (SW) J. Ken Smith Photographers STG3 Edward C. Trigioff SM3 R an J. Swinehart Layout LTJG Paul I. Bowen STG2 (SW) J. Ken Smith STG2 (SW) Loren E. Nowatzki Sales STG2 (SW) J. Ken Smith STGSN Patrick M. Henderson Support Statistics STG2 (SW) Mark D. Sohaney STG2 Ian M. Laessle Thanks lo Jim Howell of Herff- Jones Publishing for his time and patience. Thanks to StG2 (SW) Ken Smith for all of the long, hard hours in SONAR 2. everyone who turned in pictures. Special thanks to crewmembers who only asked 20 times a day when the cruisebook would be finished. .Mways remember; ■ ' The journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step , and Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. f Kmbiirk HSI.-47 Del 4 Sabcrha ks Arrive Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Crew allends 1993 Pro Bowl al Aloha Stadium. Complete wcaponj onload at l.ualualei. HI. Underway: Lake Champlain in company with USS Rccves(CG24). USS Leftwich(DD976). USS Trunton (CC35) USS Niniilz(CV68) USS Pogy(SSN647), USS Birmingham(SSN695). USS Kansas City(A0E3). Commence Great Circle Track to Hong Kong Nimit Battle Group is overflown by Russian Bear Foxtrots Conduct Leap frogs with USS Reeves and USS Lcftwich. Nimilz Battle Group Chops to Seventh Fleet. Transit South China Sea Arrive Hong Kong. Moored inboard USS Leftwich. Underway: Enroute Singapore. Arrive Singapore Underway: Enroute Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf.Transit Straits of Malacca. Crew is plagued by Singapore virus. The legend of staple boy ■ LTJG Good. - :iS! P - 5; St. Patricks Day Extravaganza(GREEN EGGS) Nimitz Batllegroup Kitty Hawk Battlegroup Turnover. Nimitz Battlegroup transits Strait of Hormuz. USS Leftwich ' s helicopter from HSL-37 DET 10 is lost. . chored Bahrain. Underway: Enroute Northern Arabian Gulf. Champs first Steer Beach Picnic. V Unrep: USNS Spica and USNS Pecos in N.A.G. Moored Dubai. Depart Dubai. Unrep: LJSNS Pecos .Arrive .Abu Dhabi IJnderway: Enroute Bahrain, .limp Day Gong Show: STG2 Wilson BMl Wyche win Talent Show. Retirement Ceremony for YNl Lovelace Conducted by LCDR Evon B. Carter. ■ )-■■ Underway from Sitra anchorage, Bahrain. Unrep: USS Nimitz, USS Shasta, and USNS Pecos. Arrive Dubai { Underway from Dubai ' Flighideck Cookout Major General Harrison, Commander Joint Task Force Southeast Asia, embarks Lake Champlain Transit Strait of Hormuz: HOO!!! YAH!!! Nimitz Battlegroup Photo Exercise. Nimitz Battlegroup Chops to Seventh Fleet and is assigned to Task Group 70.2. USS Chancellorsville(CG62) and USS Peterson(DD969) conduct Tomahawk Missile Strike on Iraqi Intelligence Fa Champy detaches from Nimitz Battlegroup: FINALLY! Add a Leap Second Ship cleansed of all Slimy Wogs!!! Anchored Bali. Depart Bali. Transit Mariannas Trench: Deepest waters of the World. on .Admiral Kristensen ' s Barge Arrive Guam Conduct Weapons Onload Offload Wardroom cruises Bay on . dmiral Krisi Depart Guam Enroule Pearl Harbor. Hawaii. End of Cruise Awards Frocking Ceremony. 48 Hr Movie-Thon - Air Det Provides Flight Deck Shoot-Out Cross International Dateline Arrive Pearl Harbor. Hawaii. Commence Tiger Cruise Depart Pearl Harbor. Hawaii Enroute San Diego, CA. USS Nimitz Air-Show Spectacular Detach Nimitz Battlegroup for GOOD!! Baskin Robbins night. Last Slider Day of West Pac 1993. First Champy Tiger Award Ceremony! MOORED SAN DIEGO!!! CHAMPS THIRD WEST PAC COMPLETE!!