Lewis Puller (FFG 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS FRESNO Year In Review JANUARY 1991 Long Beach - Upkeep AAV Training FEBRUARY 1991 Long Beach - Upkeep Aviation Assist Visit MARCH 1991 Long Beach - Upkeep MTT Phase I Aviation Readiness Evaluation APRIL 1991 Tacon a Daffodil Festival Training Readiness Evaluation Command Inspection MAY 1991 Long Beach - Upkeep JUNE 1991 Long Beach - Upkeep MTT Assist Visit SESI (Ammo Inspection) JULY 1991 Long Beach - Upkeep MTT Phase II AUGUST 1991 Long Beach - Upkeep MTT Phase III SEPTEMBER 1991 OPPE CDR K.J. King relieves CDR J.M. Morrell Training Readiness Evaluation Transit to Hawaii OCTOBER 1991 Pearl Harbor, HI Interim Refresher Training Operation Viking NOVEMBER 1991 Pearl Harbor, HI Operation Viking Long Beach - Upkeep DECEMBER 1991 Long Beach - Leave Upkeep 68

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USS DUNCAN 1991 AWARDS AND PROMOTIONS NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL RECIPIENTS: LT VINCENT MCBETH LTJG RYAN SLATE OSCS(SW) JIMMY WELTON FCC CARLOS TORRES DSC(SW) MARK BLOCKSOM ENC(SW) JOHN SNOWDEN GSMl RAYMOND BEAUCHAMP DKl MICHAEL ANDERSON EMI MICHAEL MALONE ENl RONALD REUTER SMI STEPHEN PORTER ETl ROBERT WEED FCl JAMES WASTART FCl RONALD SHANNON BM2 JOHN BLATTERMANN PN2 KEN HINSDALE DC2 DONALD HALSEY OS2(SW) CHARLES SHERMAN GSM2 JEFFREY MENDE PN2 JOHN THOMPSON DC2 ROBERT WARD STG2(SW) GREGORY OLIVER SA JOHN FIGG GOOD CONDUCT AWARD RECIPIENTS: EWl THOMAS GAVASON OSl(SW) WILLIAM RICE RM2 ROBERT GRIFFIS GSE2(SW) JOSEPH ROMULO GSM2 SCOTT BILLINGSLEY GMM3 BRYAN KIRK SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS: DUNCAN ' S SAILOR OF THE YEAR: GSM2 JEFFREY MENDE DONALD B. DUNCAN LEADERSHIP AWARD: FCC CARLOS TORRES SWO ESWS PIN RECIPIENTS: LT DEVAN BREEDLOVE LT LAW RISKEN LTJG ROGER GAGNON OSl(SW) WILLIAM RICE YN2(SW) HECTOR MATOSTORRES BM2(SW) STEPHEN BLAIR DS2(SW) STEVEN WATKINS STG2(SW) GREGORY OLIVER OS3(SW) CRAIG HITCHCOCK OFFICER PROMOTIONS: LT DEVAN BREEDLOVE LT LAW RISKEN LT DAVID QUACKENBOS LT CRAIG GRIVEL LTJG ROGER GAGNON SENIOR CHIEF PROMOTIONS: OSCS(SW) DALE HAHN CPO ADVANCEMENTS: GSMC(SW) MICHAEL RIDGWAY ENC(SW) JOHN SNOWDEN DSC(SW) MARK BLOCKSOM E-6 AND BELOW PROMOTIONS: DKl MICHAEL ANDERSON BMl JOHN FISCHER 051 WILLIAM RICE PN2 MICHAEL THOMPSON GMM2 BRYAN KIRK 052 PAUL CARPENTER SK2 KEVIN DOUCETTE FC2 ROGER HARRIS MS2 PHILLIP JARVIS FC3 KELLY BUZBY RM3 ROBERT WACHENFELD EM3 WILLIAM WADDELL BM3 CHRISTOPHER KRETZER QM3 PAUL GARCIA DC3 FRANCISCO HURTADO RM3 KEVIN LEAHY 67

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LST-1182 •1 i 4 1 USS FRESNO ' S The keel for USS FRESNO was laid 16 Decembep-1967 at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego as the first of seventeen Newport Class LSTs to be constructed at NASSCO and the fourth ship of thft cl a i|e ip was launched in September 1968 and commissioned on 22 November 1969. l ! . iJ ' Sl Upon commissioning, FRESNO was placed into the Pacific Fleet and homeported in San Diego, CA. Her first deployment was in support of the Vietnam War; she was deployed to the area a second time before the war ' s conclusion. FRESNO ' s hard work culminated with the award of the Arleigh Burke Trophy as the most improved ship in the US. Pacific Fleet on 25 December 1975. In 1986, FRESNO made a homeport change to Long Beach, CA. This change did not affect her operational schedule and she madi several more deployments before her transfer on 1 October 1990, into the Naval Reserve Force. As a member of COMSURFRON ONE, FRESNO continues to participate in numerous Amphibious Exer- cises. USS FRESNO ' S primary mission is the transporting and landing of military troops and equipment: such as artillery tanks, trucks, and amphibious vehicles. This is accomplished one of three ways: lowering the 112 foot, 40 ton bow ramp from the main deck to a beach or causeway, launching amphibious assault vehicles via the stern gate while underway, or by launching helicopters from the flight deck. ,