Lewis Puller (FFG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1986 volume:

ITOKYO YOKOSUKA jWy JAPAN . b SYDNEY SAN FRANCISCO U.S.A, HAWAII PEARL HARl LNG BEACH ' SAN DIEGO 9 USS LEWIS B. PULLER Westpac Deployment 1986 PORTS HAWAII PHILIPPINES OKINAWA KOREA JAPAN HONG KONG OPERATIONS TRANSITEX BGAREM SPECOPS PHILIPPINES TEAM SPIRIT SPECOPS SOJ ROK-US ASWEX BULLDOG ' S SECOND DEPLOYMENT A PROUD NAMESAKE Ueutenant General Lewis Burwell Chesty Puller was tfie only Marine ever to win the Navy Cross live times for heroism and gallontry in combat. He is remembered as the quintesser tial fighting man, and is one of a select few Marines to have U.S. Navy ships of the line named after them. Bom in Virginia In 1898, General Puller attended the VIrglrv la Military Institute, but withdrew In 1918 to join the Marines as an enlisted man. He first saw combat in the jungles of Haiti, where he served for five years. In 1924 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, and during the 1930s he served in Nica ragua and commanded the famous Horse Marines ' ' In China. Of the 37 years that General Puller spent in the Marines, 27 of them were spent at sea or stationed overseas. His last corrv mand was at Camp Lejeune, N.C where he retired from the Corps in 1955 General Puller died in his native Virginia in 1971, General Puller was one of the most decorated Marines in history. He earned two Navy Crosses in Nicaragua in 1930 and 1932. and later fought the Japanese at Guadalcanal and at Cape Gloucester where he earned two more such awards. The General ' s lost combat assignment was as Command- er of the 1st Marine Division in Korea, during which he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross and his fifth Navy Cross for heroism In action. In addition. General Puller was authorized to wear the Legion of Merit with Combat V and Gold Star, the Army Silver Medal, the Air Medal with two Gold Stars, and the Bronze Star, as well as a Purple Heart for wounds received on Guadalcanal. He was also awarded nu merous unit citations and a host of expeditionary medals and decorations from foreign governments for service In Haiti. Nic- aragua, China, Korea, and the Pacific theater. Perhaps the noblest legacy that Lewis B. Puller left Is not his long list of awards, but the affection felt in the hearts of the men he commanded. Puller learned eariy on that respect bor dering on adulation was essential for success as a combat leader, and he led by example. He was braver and tougher than most of his men, and he cared for their welfare. He grieved for men who fell In battle. He also spoice his mind In defense of his troops and his Ideals, offending many of his su periors with criticism of how the Marine Corps and other ser vices were run. He was truty A Marine ' s Marine . and a tradition to upiioid USSLEWISB. PULLERis a member of Destroyer Squodron Twen- ty-Three, also known as The Little Beavers. During 1943 in the war in the Pacific, the squadron made a name for itself as part of the Third Fleet assigned to duty in the Guadalcanal area. As the bottle for Guadalcanal raged, the Squadron was tasked with escorting men and material to resuppiy the beleaguered island. This required numerous sorties up the Infamous slot between the islands to blunt Japanese counter attacks and thwart the enemy ' s effort to reinforce Its own troops on the island, it took brave men, good ships and Innovative tactics to operate in such a dangerous environment. Under the command of Captain Arleigh 31knot Burke (lat- er Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations), the squadron earned a Presidential Unit Citation, the only destroyer squadron ever to win such on award. The ships of DESRON 23 engaged the Japa- nese In classic destroyer battles at Empress Augusta Boy and Cope St. George, later participated In the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and served on the deadly picket station off Okinawa, where kamikaze attacks were a daily event. Following the Battle of Cape St. George, Arleigh Burke gave the squadron Its Little Beaver name, which came from RED RYDER , a popular comic strip of the 1940s. Little Beaver was Red Ryder ' s faith- ful Indian companion in a long series of western adventures drown by cartoonist Fred Harmon. An Insignia designed by Harmon was pro- vided to DESRON 23 back In 1943: USS LEWIS B. PULLER still proudly carries this Insignia (pictured here) on Its superstructure. COMMANDING OFFICER CDR E. MOORE JR. USN Commander Edward Moore, Jr., is the second Commanding Officer of USS LEWIS B. PULLER (FFG-23). He took command of the ship in August 1984. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Com- mander Moore enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve in 1963, While at basic training, he v os accepted for the U.S. Navy Reserve Of- ficer Commissioning Program, and was com- missioned in June 1968 upon receiving a B.A. degree from Southern Illinois University. Between 1964 and 1972 Commander Moore served in USS WOODSON (DE 359), USS HYMAN (DD 732) (enlisted), USS SEVERN (AO 6 1), (Navigator, Communications, Gunnery Of- ficer), and USS LANG (FF 1060) (Communica- tions Operations Officer). From 1972 to 1974 Commander Moore at- tended the Naval Postgraduate School, Mon- terey, California, earning a M.S. degree in man- agement. From 1974 to 1976 he was assigned to the Naval Military Personnel Command, Sur- face Junior Officer Assignment Branch, as a de- toiler and shore assignments coordinator. Commander Moore served as Weapons Officer in USS STERETT (CG 31) from 1977 to 1978 and as Executive Officer in USS BUCHAN- AN (DDG 14) from 1979 to 1980. Between 1981 and 1984 Commander Moore was assigned to the Naval Branch, Cur- rent Operations Division, Operations Director- ate, U.S. Commander in Chief Pacific. Personal decorations worn by Command- er Moore include the Defense Meritorious Ser- vice Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. 19 L M 1 L L f fl ■ sriht EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR LARRY J. CARTER USN Lieutenant Commander Larry J. Carter, USN, is a native of Portland, Oregon. He was in the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at Oregon State University, v here he was commissioned upon his graduation in 1971. Between 1971 and 1978 LCDR Carter served in USS EDWARD McDONNELL (DE- 1043) as Electron- ics Material Officer and CIC Officer, in USS BRON- STEIN(FF- 103 7) as Weapons Officer, and in USS AL- AMO (LSD-33) OS Engineer Officer. From 1978 to 1981 LCDR Carter attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, earning a M.S. degree in Systems Technology (ASW). Following this assignment he served with the staff of Commander Carrier Group One. During this period he earned designation as a proven sub-spe- cialist in ASW. LCDR Carter subsequently served as an in- structor of surface warfare tactics at Tactical Training Group, Pacific, from 1983 to 1985. Personal decorations worn by LCDR Carter in- clude the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF QMCS (SW) LONNY R. THOMPSON USN UNDERWAY WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT 1986 14 Jan • 29 Jan TRANSITEX BGAREM exercises with Battle Group FOXTROT 29 Jan ■ 2 Feb port call • PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII 17 Feb ■ 23 Feb port call ■ SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES 23 Feb • 27 Feb special operations, Phiilippines area 3 Mar • 24 Mar underway for Exercise TEAM SPIRIT 86 • withi no frills stops in OKINAWA, JAPAN and POHANG, KOREA 25 Mar • 27 Mar port call • SASEBO, JAPAN 27 Mar ■ 25 Apr special operations. Sea of Japan 26 Apr • 29 Apr port coll • PUSAN, KOREA 5 May • 9 May port coll • HONG KONG 12 May • 4 Jun in port SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES for IMAV-5 8 Jun • 9 Jun port call • CHINHAE. KOREA 10 Jun • 14 Jun joint US • Korean TAE KWON DO ASW Exercise and Midshiipmen Exchionge 15 Jun • 19 Jun port coll • PUSAN, KOREA 2 Jul • 4 Jul port call • PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII 5 Jul • 11 Jul TIGER CRUISE • San Diego bound wittn 15 guests 12 JULY JOURNEY ' S END Wardroom The Wardroom is the home of the ship ' s oHicers. It serves as a lounge, briefing room, dining room and part-time office for the fifteen officers attached to PUL- LER. The name ' wardroom is a legacy from the days of sailing ships, when the ofticers would hang their oil- skins and seawatersoaked clothing in the common room at the entrance to Officers ' Country. Wardroom has since then become a term referring to all of the ship ' s ofticers as a group. On a small ship like PULLER. THE CO. eats with the rest of the officers and is the President of the Wardroom tVless. And although the food is served on fancy plates with silver utensils, it still tastes the same as the food on the mess decks. ENS Fred Allen. Put ' ' JS Top left: LCDR Hammontree prac- tices to be an XO with fellow de- partment heads LT Guillory and LT Sommers standing by. Above: Tourist LTJG ' s Cunningham and Aifini. Below: LCDR Sweet is smiling, but it looks like this camera caught LT Guillory by surprise . . . CDR E. MOORE JR. LCDR L.J. CARTER LCDR J.D. HAMMONTREE LCDR W.J. SWEET LT V.G. GUILLORY LT H.L. SOMMERS LTJG R.R. ALFINI LTJG J.R. COLES ill LTJG T.W. CUNNINGHAM LTJG H.M, HENDRY ENS J.D. ALLEN ENS P.M. HELMER ENS M.J. ENGLEBERT CW03 PA. BARBER COMMANDING OFFICER EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER CHIEF ENGINEER SHIP CONTROL OFFICER SUPPLY OFFICER DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT CIC OFFICER ASW OFFICER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER DISBURSING OFFICER FIRST LIEUTENANT ELECTRONICS READINESS OFFICER Right: The CO awards LTJG Aifini a Navy Achievement Medal earned during Mr. Alfini ' s previous tour on USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). Above: A portrait of General Puller watches over the Wardroom. A WINNING TEAM A ship itself is nothing more than a complex collection of aluminum and steel, of pipes and wires; It Is only as good as the men who operate It In peacetime and who will fight It in time of war. It was the crew that gave the ship Its per- sonality and operated It effectively during the deployment, enabling It to fulfill every commit- ment It was tasked with. This commitment to ex- cellence is recognized in small part on these pages, where just a few of PULLER ' S many out- standing sailors are pictured. Above: (from left) OS2 (SW) Ste- vens, OS3 Kelley, BM3 LoGrow, EN1 (SW) Wroblewski. EM2 Schmitz. EN2 Gronstrom and STG1 VanAusdall receive letters of ap- preciation from the CO for per- formance during special opera- tions in the Philippines. Right: (from left) GSM1 (SW) Brenegon, FC1 Carreras, DK1 Galles, RM1 Nunn, ET1 (SW) Schreiner and OS1 (SW) Wright are frocked to First Class in Hawaii. WINNING NA VAL BA TTLES Naval battles are won by sinking enemy ships, shooting down enemy planes and missiles, destroying enemy submarines, and preventing the enemy from sinking our ships, shooting down our planes and mis- siles and destroying our submarines. To be able to do that, it is well to design, manu- facture and have afloat, ready to use, the best weap- ons systems, engineering systems, communications systems and any other systems you need in battle that you can get with the money allocated to the Navy. All that good equipment must be operated with skill the way it should be or it won ' t accomplish much. All that equipment has to work the way it ought to or it is simply excess baggage. Busted equipment won ' t help in battle. If your gear won ' t work, it ' s no good to anybody. If the systems operators know how to use their equipment, if they ha ve kept the equipment in operat- ing condition, there is a good chance we can win naval battles. Admiral Arleigh Burke Above: RM ' s Fruchey, McCormick and Stoffer receive letters of appreciation after the Philippines special ops. Far left: BM3 Allan earned a Navy Achievement Medal for courageously disconnecting the fueling rig during an UNREP emer- gency breakaway. Left: FC 1 (SW) Han- sen Is awarded his second Navy Achievement Medal. Above, GSM1 (SW) Shelling, FC1 Carreras and GMM2 Foulk are awarded Good Conduct Me- dals, while below, engineers EN1 (SW) Wroblews- ki, EM2 Schmitz and EN2 Granstrom are commen- ded by the CO for outstanding performance. CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS From Left: ETCS (SW) Jack Cabana, STGC Kurt Keys, QMCS (SW) Lonny R. Thompson, ENC Donilo Biscocho, ICC (SW) George Clark, RMC Dave Martin, MSC Arturo Gutierrez, CSC (SW) Barry Hunter, EMCS (SW) Dominador Gobaleza, SKC Kenny Garalde, MAC (SW) Fred Lee, BMCS Dan Blair, FCCS Craig Sparlin. 160 Years of experience It ' s often said thiat ttie Ctiief Petty Officers run tiie Navy , and to a large extent that ' s true. Ttiese men are the real experts in each of their fields, and have years of experience in the navy. In fact, PULLER ' S Chiefs represent a total of over 160 years of Navy experience among them. When a sophisticated piece of equipment breaks, you can count on the Chief to be on the scene, providing the technical expertise and years of decl plate experience necessary to solve a tough problem. In addition, the Chief Petty Officers super- vise all aspects of divisional organization, scheduled maintenance, training, paperworl , ... in short, everything that mokes the ship work. And on LEWIS B. PULLER, qualified SCPO ' s and CPO ' s regularly stand bridge watches as OOD and JOOD underway. This is certainly a distinc- tion for PULLER ' S CPO Mess, as few if any other Pacific Fleet ships hove enlisted OOD ' s. The CPO Mess is headed by QMCS (SW) Lon- ny R. Thompson, the senior Chief Petty Officer assigned to LEWIS B. PULLER Of the four other Se- nior Chiefs on board the ship, FCCS Sparlin and ETCS (SW) Cobono were advanced to E-8 mid- way through the deployment. Above: MAC Lee Above right, the Chiefs test their culinary skill by doing the cooking for a flight deck barbeque Below right, RMC Martin and STGC Keys at Tiger Balm Gardens in Hong Kong. SHIP CONTROL LT VICTOR G. GUILLORY SHIP CONTROL OFFICER NAVIGATOR ENS M. J. ENGLEBERT FIRST LIEUTENANT BMCS D. BLAIR SC-3 SCPO FIRST DIVISION Front row: (I. to r.) Travis Jones, Michael Brady, Tim Johnson, Michael Peters, Bill White, Albert Moore, Sean Glo- rioso, Frank Bianco. Bock row: Dan Allan, Alonzo Jones, Michael Rocha, Larry Hartley, Anthony Boozman, Mike Krencik, John Jasmer, David Wittenberg, Bill Curley, Rudy Valdez, Ron LaGrov . 16 Top left: SN Moore and BM3 Turnquist ob- serve a towing evolution. Above: SN Peters and BMSN White relaxing. Above: Mail comes aboard via lightline, while below, SN Moore takes a breather. SC-3 DIVISION, more traditionally known as First Division, Is responsible for the ship ' s deck evolutions and topside equipment. The division Is made up of Boatswain ' s Mates ( M) and norvdeslg- noted seamen. They work with the tradi- tional tools of the maritime profession ■ anchor, ropes, wholeboot, pipe, and also with more recent additions to the trade, such as helicopter flight deck gear. Above: If Seamen Jasmer and Curley can ' t haul a line in. nobody can . Below, BM 1 Phipps takes orders from the bridge for the boat crew. u ' ENS J. D. ALLEN COMM OFFICER RMC D. L. MARTIN SC-2 CPO SC-2 DIVISION Front row: (I. to r.) Robert Earnest, Norwood Tullis, Tim Barry, Darcy DeSormiers, Scott Fructiey. Back row: Lamar Henderson, Sidney Brown, Leon Nunn, Erich Stoffer, RMC Martin. 18 Clockwise from top: RMSN Earnest enjoys his pier watch; while In Japan RM2 Stoffer and RMSA Barry check out the shogun ' s castle on HIrado Island, RM2 Stoffer works hard on his tan. RM2 Brown reels In a big one In Hawaiian waters. Radiomen (RM) provide the ship ' s long- range link with other ships and the beach. They operate and maintain the teletype and cryptographic gear which brings the ship printed messages from all over the world and allows PULLER to talk to any naval unit, anywhere in the Pacif- ic, at any time. QMCS(SW) L. R. THOMPSON ASSISTANT NAVIGATOR SC-1 DIVISION — - Front: Chris Finnegan, Chris Gann, Back: Robert Hackett, Barry Meleen, Mark Howard, Rob Featherston. Not pictured: Bruce Chaftee, John Curtis, Jim Meek. 20 Quartermasfers (QM) and Signal- men (SM) make up SC 1 Division. QM ' s are the ship ' s navigators, maintaining a constant plot of the ships position based on electronic and traditional methods of navigation. SfVl ' s communi- cate at the speed of light , and are Invaluable In maintaining secure, reli- able communications v lth other ships in company. Both of these ratings are among the oldest In the Navy, but will never be eliminated by the march of technological progress. Top left: QM2 Meieen and SM1 (SW) Finnegon display SOJ smiles for the camera. Below, SM2 Howard commu- nicating at the speed of light. Above, SM1 (SW) Finnegon semaphoring duri ng an unrep. Right, Q cocktail party on the bridge wing with SC-1 sailors Grant, Finnegon and Meieen. as well as deck seamen Rocha and Giorioso. 21 COMBAT SYSTEMS tJ( i c e LCDR JAMES D. HAMMONTREE COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER V 23 LTJG T. W. CUNNINGHAM CIC OFFICER OSC (SW) BARRY HUNTER CS1 CPO CS-1 DIVISION Left to righit: Pappy Wright, OSC Hunter, Wes Reynolds, Howard King, Steven Phariss, Dave Cox, Edward Perry, David Everntiam, Gregory Payne, William Nolan. Not pictured: Jimmy Ray Pruitt, Peter Stevens, Ricky Morgan, James Tobin, John Lavallee, Elton Teters, Randall Hill. 24 Photos: Left, OSSN Reynolds, OS2 Stevens and OSC (SW) Hunter keep the big picture. Be- low left, soft-killer EWSN Owings does a PMS check on the SRBOC chaff launcher. Below, two of PULLER ' S CIC czars, OS1 (SW) Pruitt and OS2 Stevens. Operations Specialists (OS) ond Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW) are the CIC Divi- sion. OS ' s are Involved In all areas of the ship ' s tactical employment, from radar navi- gation to communications to over-the-horlzon weapons targeting. Specially designated OS ' s control aircraft as well. EW ' s, one of the Navy ' s newer ratings, are trained to detect and classify enemy electronic emissions and provide the first warning of enemy platforms or weapons. LTJG H. M. HENDRY ASW OFFICER STGC K. M. KEYS CS2 CPO CS-2 DIVISION Left to right: STGC Kurt Keys, Richard Atwell, Mike Ratigan, Keith Sherburne, James Kasprick , Craig Lund, Jeff VanAusdall, Scott Boggs, Mark Zeazas, Jeff Blackmon 26 CS2 Division, made up of Sonar Technicians (STG) and one Torpedom an (TM) is responsibie for operating and maintainino the ship ' s antisui marine sensors and weapons. These include the ships SQS-56 sonar and its LAMPS sonobuoy processor for use with ASW helicopters, and ship- launched torpedoes. Left, STG3 Ratigon poses on PULLER ' S flight dectc with the other holt of the sub-killing team , on SH-2 LAtvlPS Heli- copter. v r i Above: Throughout the deployment, STG2 Boggs kept two of the ship ' s most vital pieces of equip- ment in operation, (no, not the sonar!), the XE- ROX machines. Above right, TM2 Sargent, OS1 (SW) Wright, STG1 VonAusdall, STG2 Boggs, and STG3 Atwell see how many people con fit into CIC Admin. Beiow right, stand up STG2 Lund, no- body can see youl 27 LT M. A. GARZA ORDNANCE OFFICER FCCS C. W. SPARLIN CS3 SCPO i CS-3 DIVISION Left to right: Frank Dalton, Joe Hansen, Jeff Foulk, Lanier Swann, Jim Pinkston, Ed Costanedo Left to righit: Frank Paule, Stu Richmond, Freddy Carreras, Chris Johnson, f like Hansen, Jim Moore CS3 Is the biggest division In Combat Systems, witti 4 work centers and 3 different ratings. Fire Controlmen (FC) operate and maintain soptilstlcated (and often problemat- ic!) fire control radars and tracking systems, as well as ttie CIWS antimissile defense gun. Gunner ' s Mates, Guns (GMG) own ttie ship ' s big gun and all of our small arms. Gunner ' s Mates, Missiles (GMM) maintain the missile magazine and launcher which Is PULLER ' spf ry cipal weapon. CS-3 personnel ore often af- fectionately referr ed to by the rest of the ship as TWIDGETS. Top left, CIWS techs FC 1 Hansen and FC2 John- son. Below left, Now how do we put this thing back together? - GMG ' s Dalton, McGee and Castaneda. Below, CS-3 and CS-4 sailors bar- becuing on Steel Beach, while (bottom left) GMM1 Pinkston fine tunes the launcher. ICC (SW) G, W. CLARK CW03 P. A. BARBER ELECTRONICS READINESS OFFICER ETCS (SW) J. D. CABANA CS-4 DIVISION Front: Tim Miller, Steve Elliott, John Perez, Rey Fernandez Bock Row; Miles Schreiner, ICC Clark, Harley Koschnik, Steve LeDoux, Ward Rob- erts, ETSN Phelps, Jon Plant, Lynn Karnes, Mark Agostini, Ralph Garland, CW03 Barber, ETCS Cabana. 30 Clockwise from above: ET2 Schreiner packs a rifle to protect his electronics gear. Hands off!. ET3 Karnes and ET2 Miller keep the bridge electronics gear in shape. IC2 Agostini keeps his tan in shape, and IC2 Koschnik runs the movie on site-TV. Also mode up of Twidgets Is CS4, the Electronics Readiness division. Data Systems Technicians (DS). Elec- tronics Techs (ET) and Internal Com- munications Electricians (IC) are all in CS4. The OS ' s are key players In the Combat Systems department, for with- out two of the computers they main- tain, the ship can neither track targets nor fire weapons. ET ' s fix almost every- thing electronic, Including radars, communications gear and navigo tional equipment. IC men aren ' t part of engineering on PULLER (unlike on other ships), but do much of the same work: fixing phones, gyros and alarms, and providing entertainment via the ship ' s TV system. ENGINEERING LCDR WILLIAM J. SWEET CHIEF ENGINEER 33 EMCS (SW) D. GOBALEZA 3-M COORDINATOR LTJG J. R. COLES III MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT GSMC (SW) M. Q. ABREU E-1 CPO E-1 DIVISION m-0 GSM ' s: (from left) GSMC Abreu, Scott Minard, Clayton Jocobson, Ken Inglett, Nick Cook, Jon Brenegon, Tim Snelling, Jon Friedhoff, Matt Gamble. GSE ' s: (from left) Mike Bell, Ken Brooks, Tedd Covington, William Miller, Gary Kobel, Dave Collins. E-l is the ship ' s main propuision division. Gas Turbine Systems Techni- cians, Mechanical and Electrical (GSM and GSE) own PULLER ' S two gas tur- bine engines, which are similar to large jet aircraft engines. GSM ' s also maintain main propulsion gears and shafting, the fuel system, and the JP- 5 helicopter fueling gear. GSE ' s operate and maintain all of the electronic engine controls and remote control consoles which are the heart of PUL- LER ' S sophisticated power plant. Electrician ' s Mates (EM) are also part of E-1. They ' re in charge of the electrical generators, wiring, switchboards, motors, . . . that is, everything electrical. They can occasionally be seen with their hands on a piece of electrical gear and their hair standing on end. EM ' s: (from left) EMCS Gobaleza, Kerry Johnson. Michael Flel, James Alvorado, Warren Schmitz, Rudy Diaz, Harvey Walker, Mil e Granier, Top right: EM ' s Gronier and Fiel hool up shore power cables while the rest of the ship hits the beach. Above, Creature from outer space? Below, GSM1 (SW) Brenegan is frocked to First Class. Above: EM3 Alvarado mans the Electrical Plant Control Console, while right, GSE2 Brool s and LTJG Coles control the engines from the Propulsion Control Console. Below, EM2 Schmitz doing his let there be light routine. Below right, FN DeSan- tis flashes a smile during some time off watch. M W ' .j From left: Paul Granstrom, Tim Nichols, Randy Wroblewski, Tom Naide, Steve Rogers, Carl DeSantis, ENC Biscocho, Mark Eidson, Rob Barnekow. ENC D. D. BISCOCHO E-2 CPO E-2 DIVISION Almost anything ttiat Is mechan- ical on PULLERhas been fixed at one time or another by the Engine men (EN) of E2 Division. Diesel genera tors, refrigeration plants, compres- sors, distillers, air conditioning, pumps, steering gear, motor whale boat engine, laundry machines . . . call the EnglnemenI The onboard mechanical Jacksof-all-trades, EN ' s spend so much of their underway time in the engineering spaces that they need a fresh air chit just to go topside. Upper left, EN3 Eidson watches while GSE3 Beli works in AMR 2. Lower left, EN ' S Eidson and DeSantis. Above, EN1 SKi Wroblewsi i buried under the motor whaieboot engine. 37 LTJG R. R. ALFINI DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT E-3 DIVISION From Left: Mark Neal, Randy Huey, Tim Christian, Dave Karcher, Jeff Vaught, Roger Steen. 38 Hull Maintenance Technicians (HT) and one Machinery Repairman (MR) made up E-3 Division during the cruise. PULLER had to borrow the MR from anoth- er ship, but during his time on board, MR3 Szabo kept busy manufacturing re- pair parts and doing other machine shop work. The HT ' s were In charge of malrv talning the hull, plumbing, and damage control gear. Welding and cutting are the HT ' s specialty. The HT shop also served as the favorite gathering place for the entire engineering department. SUPPLY SUPPORT X LT HAROLD L. SOMMERS SUPPLY OFFICER Tx 41 S-1 DIVISION From left: SKC Kenny Garalde, S-1 CPO. DK1 Mitch Galles, SK1 Delfino Tiongco, SK2 Tim Rozman. X DIVISION From left: MAC Fred Lee, Admin Officer; HM1 Sam Brookins, PN1 Doug Brown, PC2 Tom Conboy, YN3 Tom Heinlein, PN3 Jerry Lee Lewis Smith, PN2 George Wilson, HN George Sweeney. S1 Division Is the ship ' s Storekeepers (SK) and our Disbursing Clerk (DK). Storekeepers ore ctiarged withi ordering, tracking, receiving and maintaining onboard stocks of almost all Items. It ' s ttieir job to work witti (or around) the quirks of the supply system, to ensure the ship gets ev- erything It needs to be ready for combat. DK1 Galles Is the most Important man on the ship, twice a month when pay day rolls around. His job Is to make sure the crew Is ready for liberty! The Yeomen (YN) and Personnelmen (PN) of X Division maintain the Central Office Conrv plex (COC), the ship ' s paperwork nerve center. PN ' s are primarily In charge of enlisted service records and orders, while YN ' s take care of the officers. Also in X Division ore the ship ' s two Hos- pital Corpsmen (HM) keeping the crew healthy and free from exotic diseases which con be caught in the tropics. Another key man In X Divi- sion is PC2 Conboy, who was the most popular man on board when mall coil rolled around. (Ex- cept with the XO, who never got anything but bills and official Navy correspondencei). Photos: Top left, YN3 Heinlein and PN1 Brown turn out another edition of the P.O.D. YN3 and PN2 Wilson oiso keep busy during Sec Anchor Detail. Lett, Doc Brookins has o hand ot the helm, and below, members of X Division show their method of staying out of trouble on liberty. ENS P. M. HELMER S-2 DIVISION OFFICER MSC A. GUTIERREZ S2CPO S-2 DIVISION Front Row: Steven Ward, Grady Bawkin, MSC Gutierrez, Clint Roe, Wayne Tressler Back Row: EJ Ejanda, Brian Glass, Henry Green, Greg Balli, Dean Backlund, Marc Grumet S-2 Is the ship ' s support division, comprised of Ship ' s Ser- vicemen (SH) and Mess Specialists (MS). The MS ' s cook and serve food on the messdecks, while the SH ' s run the ship ' s store where junk food ( gedunk ) Is sold In mass quantities to those who don ' t like the mess decks food. Either way they ' ve got usi MS ' s are also responsible for all ordering and storing of foodstuffs, as well as menu selection. In addition to running the ship ' s store, SH ' s also take care of the crew ' s laundry and give free haircuts. (You get what you pay tor?l) Photos: Even in these days of high technology and Cuisinorts, being on MS still involves a lot of potato peeling and onion chopping. MM PULLER deployed from California as part of Bottle Group FOXTROT, and stayed with he battle group un- til we reactied the Philippines. The group was centered around the nu- clear aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE, and was mode up of o total of ten ships, Including six from DESRON 23. While PULLER participated In all aspects of the battle group ' s operations, the ship spent most of the time In plane guard station 1000 yards astern of ENTERPRISE, for which we earned the nickname LEWIS B. PLANEGUARD from other ships In the squadron. Hawaii I .1 • t JAPAN 52 PULLER ' S stay In Japan was . . . well, short. The ship had been In Sasebo for two days when we were ordered back to sea, two days earlier than scheduled. Still, some of the crew managed to go on a tour of the Norltake china factory (pictured middle right on this page). A tour to an historic Shogun castle, also pictured here, was cut short by the re- call. 53 KOREA rf - wO ikH lH« i Korea Hong Kong Hong i where East meets West 4. : . i igjjj g . PHIUPPINES « ' m 65 p@L m BE hm BY Ymm During March and April 1986. LFWIS B. Wilfff conducted special operations In the Sea of Japan. 32 days at sea was ttie Bulldogs ' longest stretcti underway during ttie entire deployment, (and also ttie coldesti). PULLER was tasked with sur- vellling ttie Soviet fleet ' s Spring exer- cises, and spent most of ttie time on sta Hon not far from Vladivostok, Siberia. Ttie Specops provided great training In So- viet stilp and aircraft recognition, as ttie ptiotos on ttiese pages stiow. At ttie cor elusion of ttie operations, PULLER re- ceived ttils message: FROM: CTG 75.1 SUBJ: BRAVO ZULU I would like to extend a tiearty well done to the men of TG 75.1 (PULLER. O ' Brien, Sterett) for your outstanding pertornv once In the SOJ. We ' re all In agreement — the fear Instilled by the warriors of TG 75. 1 was the driving factor In causing the bear not to stray too far from his lair. RADM Webster sends. 66 SOVPRCFLT: S€COND B€ST IN TH€ UJ€ST Photos: facing page, upper VICTOR II submarine, lower, KRIVAK II frigate. This page, above: Badger C antiship at- tack aircraft. Left, a land-based Haze A ASW helo Below, Soviet intelligence collectors (and PULLER ' S ■tattletales ) Kursograf and Gals CHESTY PULLER From CTF 760: Subj: USS LEWIS B. PULLER ' S PERFORMANCE While attached to TF 760 during Team Spirit 86 your performance was outstanding. Your flexi- bility and responsiveness when directed to con- duct no-notice surveillance operations was most impressive. Additionally, your timely sitreps and voice reporting were comprehensive, complete in detail, and provided vital movement informa- tion to your operational commanders. Well done. RADM McCaffree. From COMDESRON FIFTEEN To COMDESRON THREE THREE It was an extreme pleasure to watch your team at work during Exercise Team Spirit 86. In every aspect of our professional colling, wtiettier ASW. ASUW. AAW, planeguord, antHntruder defense, etc., you and your team of PULLER. O ' Brien, and Towers along withi our Kore an Navy allies met any ctiollenge we presented. setting the standard From COMCRUDESGRU THREE: Pi iiWs flexibility and responsiveness Is no se- cret to Group Three. Congratulations on another job very well done. Must have been fun. Keep setting the standard. RADM Howe. From COr DESRON THREE THREE Subj: BRAVO ZULU Upon ttie occasion of your departure from ttie Sev- entti Fleet, I commend you and your fine crew for a tilgtily professional performance ttirougtiout your assignment to task group 75.1. Your duties tiave ranged from portlclpa tlon In ttie major bilateral exercises Team Spirit 86 and Toe Kwon Do XLVIII to extended surveillance operations In ttie Sea of Japan, as well as acting as ambassadors of good will In ttie various ports you tiave visited. In eacti of ttiese endeavours, you tiave demonstrated ttie tilgtiest de- gree of operational expertise, pride and professionalism ttiat are ttie tiallmarks of ttie officers and men of ttie U.S. Navy. As you depart for a well deserved reunion witti you families and loved ones, I would like to wisti you ttie tradi- tional fair winds and following seas. You con be justifiably proud of your many actiievements during ftiis deploy- ment. Well donel CAPT L. B. Blumberg sends. 7796 HLUON DO J ' US-Korean exercise flv 1 1 ' ♦ 1 ' IB Kf iM nH Ku m 1 ■ In June, LEWIS B PULLER participated in the joint US-Republic of Korea TAE KWON DO naval exer- cise. A five-day antisubmarine exercise, the event was also the first-ever USN-ROKN Mid- shipmen exchange. Five Korean midshipmen (up- per right) were on board. Other participating units included Korean Navy destroyers and fri- gates (above) and the USS BARBEL (right). DESTROYERS OLD AND NEW: During TAE KWON Do, USS OBRIEN (DD-975) worked alongside ROKS CHON BUK (ex-US DD-916). i FLIGHT DECK CRE N Throughout the deployment Bull- dog ' s Flight Deck Crew was kept busy with frequent flight ops. Flight ops are a complex evolution, with personnel from all tour departments making up the team. During this cruise, the flight deck crew safely conducted 99 takeoffs and 100 landings, 48 person- nel and or gear hoists, and 14 helo In- flight refueling (HIFR) evolutions with LAIVIPS, SH-3 and CH46 aircraft. t Prof Skip Kazarian t the phantom sandwlcti ■how ' bout them haircuts?! Mk I Mod O Barbecue 4. Unauthorized uniform. XOI f Hawaii A number of guests of PULLER sailors embar- ked the ship In Hawaii and rode tt from Pearl Harbor to San Diego during the Tiger Cruise. During those six days they saw a little of how the ship and its crew work. 74 Pictured here: LTJG Hendry ' s father (middle left), and ETCS Cabana ' s son Jack (middle right) receive certificates of participation from Captain Moore; at left, the CD ' s brother Chris Moore; and above, CHP Officer Needham tries his hand at driving . y - , , ' -fi-U-ji . Puller families 76 It ' s said that being a Navy wife is ' ' the toughest job in the Navy. ' ' De- ployments are the biggest reason that ' s true. While the Bulldogs were away, Wiifff wives and families got together on a number of occasions, including a party on the ship ' s fourth birthday (pictured on this page). The wives ' Homecoming Commit- tee (facing page) helped welcome the ship in style. And a special word of thanks is owed to our Ombuds- man, Mrs. Jennifer Meleen, for her support throughout the cruise. Mrs. Debbie Moore Mrs. Linda Carter Mrs. Jennifer Meleen Ombudsman PULLER WIVES H 77 journey ' s end ji W- ' Mi! On July 12th, 1986, LEWIS B. PULLER returned to San Die- go after 178 days deployed. 118 of those days the ship spent underway, traveling a total of 34,308 miles. The longest stretch underway was 31 days. The ship and her crew visited 8 ports in 5 countries, spending the longest time in port (30 days total in 3 visits) In Subic Bay, Phi- lippines. During the six-month cruise, the ship guzzled 3,412,287 gallons of fuel oil and logged 2,640 total hours on its gas turbine engines. The ship ' s service diesel gen- erators operated for a total of 8766 hours, with the longest uninterrupted of ship ' s power being 69 days. The 76mm gun was fired 120 times and CIWS expended over 700 rounds. In these six months, the crew managed to consume 14,795 sliders (also i nown as Navy hamburgers), 4,368 dozen eggs, and 4384 gallons of mili . The mess deci s soda machine logged more operating hours than any other piece of eaulpment on the ship, vending 44,062 sodas during the cruise. The ship ' s store did over $43,000 worth of business (that ' s a lot of candy bars and shaving cream!). And the most often-repeated phrase heard on board was There ' s no place lil e home. 7 July 1986 From COMDESRON 23: The enthusiasm, team work and commitment to excel- lence demonstrated by the Bulldogs throughout workup and deployment contributed significantly to the successful accomplishment of the De- stroyer Squadron 23 mission. Chesty would be proud and so too am I. Well done. mWALSWORTH Cru.se Book Sales Offic. PUBLISHING 912 Skylark Drive COMPANY La Jolla. CA 92037 MABCELINE MISSOURI, USA CHINA YO YOKOSUKA APAN [A] TAIWAN ' lONG K )NG. PHILIPPINES AUSTRALIA , % SAN FRANCISCO U.S.A, HAWAII PEARL HARBOR JG BEACH SAN DIEGO 6 USS LEWIS B. PULLER Westpac Deployment 1986 PORTS HAWAII PHILIPPINES OKINAWA KOREA JAPAN HONG KONG OPERATIONS TRANSITEX BGAREM SPECOPS PHILIPPINES TEAM SPIRIT SPECOPS SOJ ROK-US ASWEX