Mahlon Tisdale (FFG 27) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1989 volume:

Cancer olden Dragon ' o % Christmas Island I C auator % Equator Phoenix, Islands . « ' Ocv. Fiji Islands V  O I fnoa Islands 3 Tahiti ' oi SOUTH PACIFIC I 9 ' 3 WELLINGTON | JU - Jr s THE TRACK OF THE USS MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG-27) PACEX ' 89 W THE SOUL OF A SHIP Now, some say that men make a ship and her fame As she goes on her way down the sea; That the crew which first man her will give her a name — Good, bad, or whatever may be. The recruits coming after them soon fall in line And carry tradition along — the spirit was good, it will always be fine — bad, it will always be wrong. The soul of a ship is a marvelous thing. Not made of its wood or steel But fashioned ofmem ' ries and songs that men sing, and fed by the passions men feel. It ' s built of ambition, of jealousy, strife. Of friendship, of love, and of fear; It includes almost all of the makings of life; It ' s nurtured on grumble — and cheer. ft The soul of a ship is a molder of men — Her spirit lives on through the years. As she started her life, so she is to the end; She shares each recruit ' s hopes and fears. And each man who joins feels the breath of her life As he stands up and takes heart again — So he takes to himself the old sea as his wife. And the ship ' s made of man among men. VICE ADMIRAL MAHLON S. TISDALE Mahlon Street Tisdale was born December 6. 1890 in Wenoa. Illinois, and in 1908 received his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Following his commissioning as an Ensign in 1912. He was assigned to the USS NORTH CAROLINA and then USS SALEM where he served as a Watch and Division Officer during the battle of Vera Cruz. For the remaining years prior to World War I. he was assigned to the carrier USS NEPTUNE, and then to the commis- sioning crew of the battleship USS PENNSYLVANIA. At the time of the United States entry into World War I he was reassigned as aide and flag secretary on the staff of Commander, Patrol Force, Atlantic Fleet. In that capacity he served at sea in European waters in USS BIRMING- HAM as well as ashore in Gibraltar, New York, and Norfolk. For distin- guished service , he was awarded his first Navy Cross. Following the war, he served initially as Executive Officer of the USS HART, then USS LUDLOW, USS AROOSTOOK, and in 1937 USS RIGAL. Other sea duty assignments included First Lieutenant on USS LEXINGTON and Division Radio Officer on the staff of Commander, Battleship Division SIX embarked on USS WYOMING. On October 23, 1926, he assumed com- mand of the destroyer USS FARENHOLT. Subsequent command at sea tours prior to World War II included Commander, Destroyer Division Sixteen, Commanding Officer of USS VESTAL, and then USS CHESTER. Shore duty assignments included two tours at the Naval Academy, Officer in Charge of the Navy recruiting Station, Los Angeles, and Aide to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. At the outbreak of World War II, he was serving a third tour duty at the Naval Academy as commandant of Midshipmen. In June 1942, Rear Admiral Tisdale reported to the Pacific Fleet as Com- mander Cruisers, Task Force Sixteen. It was in this command that he distin- guished himself in a Series of critical battles in the South Pacific. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for action against Japanese forces east of the Solomon Islands on 24 August 1942. Again for his Duty in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942, he was awarded the legion of Merit. And, for Extraordinary Heroism as commander of a Cruiser Divi- sion, he was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for engaging Japanese forces during the Battle of Tassafarenga {Guadalcanal}, on 30 No- vember 1942. In 1943. he was assigned as Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet and served in this capacity until January 1944 when he was reassigned as the Commandant of the Navy Yard, .Mare Island. He was subsequently relieved of active duty there, pending retirement for physical disability in 1947 and ad- vanced to the rank of Vice Admiral on the basis of combat awards. Vice Admiral Mahlon S. Tisdale died 12 July 1972 in Oakland, California. ■fe Jj x COMMANDER OLIVER H. PERRY III Commander Perry, a second generation naval offi- cer, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Naval Science. His sea duty assignments have included Missile Ordnance Officer in USS WAINWRIGHT (CG-28), Missile Fire Control Officer in USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7), Talos Battery Officer in USS C0RRY(DD-81 7), Combat Systems Officer on the Staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron SEV- ENTEEN, and Executive Officer of USS ENG- LAND (CG-22). Ashore Commander Perry was assigned to the U.S. Naval Academy Weapons and Systems Engi- neering Department as an instructor and Executive Assistant to the Chairman, and to the staff of the commander Naval Surface Force Pacific as Force Anti-Air Warfare Officer. He is a graduate of the Surface Warfare Officer Department Head Course, the Senior Officer Material Readiness Course, and various other Naval schools. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star in Lieu of second award, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal. His other decorations in- clude the Navy Meritorious Unit commendation, the Navy Battle Efficiency Ribbon, the Navy Expedi- tionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with bronze star, the Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two bronze stars. Prior to reporting to USS MAHLON S. TIS- DALE, Commander Perry served on the Staff of the Deputy chief of Naval Operations for Surface War- fare as Head of the Aegis Combat System, Vertical Launching System, and Standard Missile Develop- ment Branch, and most recently for the Directory of Naval Warfare as Head of the Anti-Air Warfare Special Programs Branch. Commander Perry is married to the Sheila Elaine McEntire of Annapolis, Maryland. They have two children, Oliver and Leslie. 5 LT. COMMANDER JEROME E. GR AUSE, JR. Lieulenani Commander Jerome E. Grause. Jr. graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science and was commissioned an Ensign through the Reserve Officer Candi- date IROCI program at the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport. Rhode Island, in December 1974. Lieutenant Commander Grause ' s initial sea tour was aboard USS JOHN R. CRAIG (DD-885]from December 1974 until March 1977. where he served as Damage Control Assistant. From April 1977 until May 1978 he was assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Unit for DD-973. After commissioning. Lieutenant Commander Grause served as First Lieutenant. CIC Officer and as the Oper- ations Officer onboard USS JOHN YOUNG (DD-973)from May 1978 until May 1980. Following duty onboard USS JOHN YOUNG, Lieutenant commander Grause completed a tour of duty ashore as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Cc mander. Training Command. U.S. Pacific Fleet from May 1980 until Ai i. h 1982. In November 1 982. he graduated with Distinction from the Naval Destroyer School Department Head Course at Surface Warfare School. New- port. Rhode Island. Upon completion of Department Head School in November 1982, Lieutenant commander Grause reported as Operations Officer on USS HARRY W. HILL (DD-9861. where he served until July 1984. From July 1984 until December 1 985 he served as Staff Operations and Plans Officer for Commander. Destroy- er Squadron Twenty-One. In April 1986, Lieutenant commander Grause assumed command of USS IMPERVIOUS IMSO-4491 homeporled in Mayporl. Florida. During his thir- ty-two months in command. Lieutenant commander Grause served as Com- manding Officer of USS IMPERVIOUS and USS ILLUSIVE IMSO-448) I BLUE CREW] for contingency operations under the Commander. Joint Task Force. Middle East. In addition, during his tenure in command his crew earned the COMNAVSURFLANT MINEWARFARE AWARD, two BATTLE ' f ' AWARDS, two CINCLANTFLT S ILVER ANCHOR AWARDS, the CAP- TAIN EDWARD F.NEY A WARD for Small Mess Afloat, the MERITORI- OUS UNIT COM MEN DA TION. the ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL and was nominated for the BATTENBURG CUP. Lieutenant Com- mander Grause reported as Executive Officer onboard USS MAHLON S. TISDALE in March 1989. His personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars, the National Defense Ser ' ice Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Battle E Ribbon (three awards) and the Sea Service Ribbon. Lieutenant Commander Grause is married to the former Kay Little of Jack- sonville. Florida. They have one son, Edward Grause. age two. MASTER CHIEF DOUGLAS M. WADE Upon graduation from Clarkston Senior High School, STGCM (SWj Wade entered the service and completed Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. Assigned to Sonar school. Key West December 1 970 to January 1 972, he completed Basic Electricity Electronic, A-School and Maintenance Schools. STGCM (SW) Wade ' s initial sea tour was USS SHENADOAH (AD- 26) from March 1972 to July 1973. Assigned to Ordinance Repair Division, he re- paired Sonars, Gun Mounts and Fire Control Sys- tems for ships of the Alantic Fleet. Transferred to the USS GARCIA (DE-1040), he served onboard her from July 1973 through July 1976 as Leading Sonar Technician completing a Med-cruise and Indian Ocean deployment. Assigned shore to duty at Fleet ASW Training Center, Pacific, San Diego as instructor for various maintenance and operators courses from August 1976 to September 1980. Participating in the Sonar supervisor courses and updating on Sonar A-School School and Acoustic Gram Analysis courses. In October 1980, STGCM (SW) Wade was as- signed to USS BRADLEY (FF-1041) and initially qualified enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. He completed two Western Pacific deployments as Leading Chief in the Weapons department and then transferred to USS STEIN (FF-1065) to fill a prior- ity billet for deployment in January 1984. Upon completion of deployment, he transferred to Naval Education and Training Support Center, Pacific on October 1984. Assigned to Naval Acoustic Training Device De- partment, STGCM (SW) Wade led the surface divi- sion in the creation of various new acoustic training tapes for the fleet and shore establishments. Transferring to the USS MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG-27) in October 1986, he has filled the billets of Combat Systems Leading Chief and Command Master Chief. His personal awards include the Navy Achieve- ment Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal. Good Conduct award (fourth), National Defense Ribbon, Sea Service Ribbon and Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon. Master Chief Wade is married to the former Bar- bara Hubbard of Holly, Michigan, they have one son, Craig William, age fourteen. UNDERWAY — Naval Reserve Force frigates are underway for WESTPAC from the Bering Sea after operating off Adak, Alaska as PACEX 89 begins. Pacific exercise unfolds Steep sand cliffs marched up close to the shore, then locking shoulders stood facing staunchly outward. The air was still, trapped by a steel gray overcast sky which had fallen low to grip this grim seascape tightly. All was quiet, even the waves rolled circum- spectly, as the first gray hull broke the horizon with its stack smoke spurting straight up in the lifeless air. This determined ship would be the first of many in tiie Amphi- bious Reinforcement Group (ARC) Charlie to split this sombor scene in the Land of the Morning Calm off Pohang in the Southeast comer of South Korea, for what was to be one of the largest Navy- Marine Corps amphibious landing exm;ises since the Korean War, 35 years ago. Hidden at first by a gray over- cast, the silent scene shuddered to life as the ARG approached. The large bulky amphibious landing ships of Task Force 76 formed a 20 mile ' V sector off the beach, there would be 11 of the big ga- tors parked offshore. They re- peatedly launched dozens of giant hulking helos full of Marine infan- try for the short jump from the sea to the hills back of the beach. The tactic is called vertical en- velopment and it ' s intended to position a large ground force by para-drop behind the enemies ' beach positions, which had been heavily bombarded earlier during the night by the two Battleship Battle Groups standing some 12 miles offshwe. As the amphibious group xock their stations, they quickly began to disgorge tanks from tank land- ing ships and personnel assault vehicles fi m the landing dock ships and amphibious assault ships. The water was churning with vehicles fiiU of ordnance to pound and smash the enemies ' stubbon beach positions. Now the air ovCThead began whirring and cracking with aviation activity and the two Carrier Battle Groups sailed into their positions in a se- mi-circle to cap the ' V. ' The aircraft carriers Entoprise and Cari Vinson would alternate maintaining Combat Air Patrol ak operaticHis in su{ rt of the am- phibious groups for the next sev al days. COMSEVENTH FLEET DEPLOYMENT — PACEX ' 89 PACEX 89 commenced on 05 September 1989, TISDALE ' s third deployment to SE- VENTHFLT and the Western Pacific. This multi-national exercise proved to be the largest assemblance of naval forces in recent history. The first excersise was MARDEZEXPACNW, a maritime defense drill in Puget Sound, WA. LEWIS B. PULLER, DUNCAN, WADSWORTH, and MAHLON S. TISDALE, assisted by the Coast Guard, conducted mine and small boat attack defense after a port visit to Seattle. Follow-on tasking for TISDALE was to escort COMPHIBRON FIVE and ARC CHARLIE to Adak, AK for participation in the amphibious landing KERNEL POTLACH 89. At Adak, the escort mission was completed and after a brief eight hour stop for fuel and Reserve embarkation, TISDALE proceeded west in seek of the international dateline. The ship crossed the 1 80th parallel on 02 October and indoctrinated many into the order of the Golden Dragon. SURFRON ONE units enroute Exercise Annualex 01 G with JMSDF were diverted on 03 October to assist the sinking Korean M V Pan Dynasty. TISDALE and HSL 33 DET 7 were directly responsible for saving 13 of the 27 crew members aboard. Annualex 01 G witnessed MAHLON S. TISDALE escorting ARG BRA VO to an amphibious backload on Hokkaido, Japan. Once completed, the ship made a quick run through the Sea of Japan for well-deserved liberty in Saesbo, Japan on 14 and 15 October. Valient Blitz 90 was the next exercise of PACEX that the crew faced. TISDALE once again provided escort for U.S. and Korean amphibious forces conducting a landing in the vicinity of Pohang, South Korea. Following the two week exercise, the ship relaxed in Pusan, South Korea for three days. Crew members enjoyed the Far Eastern culture and shopping as well as volunteering for community relations project to paint a local orphanage. On 31 October TISDALE departed Pusan and commenced its long journey to Pearl Harbor, HI. Deployment was essentially over with the exception of the trip home. A four day visit in Hawaii could not top the crew ' s excitement knowing that San Diego was only seven short days away. MAHLON S. TISDALE returned to NAVSTA San Diego. Pier Five crowded with family and friends on 20 November, ended its WESTPAC. A SAILORS PRAYER A young man stands upon the deck gazing across the sea. His thoughts are far away on his wife and family. Once again he had to leave them, for duty calls and he must go, and he wonders how they ' re doing as the sun is sinking low. Through the noise and bustle, men are busy everywhere. But alone in his reflections, he hears a simple prayer. It reminds him of a little boy as he kneels to pray; but no, its just the sea as upon the boat it sprays. Then again, he hears the voice as it floats upon the night, and he realizes that tears have blurred his sight. Please dear Jesus watch over daddy and keep him company, for I know he must be lonely for mommy and me. We miss him too and wish that he was here; so dear Jesus, we place him in your care. When I ask mommy where he is, she says he ' s out to sea ; but the ocean is so awfully big, please bring him home to me. The young man bows his head upon the rail, and silently he struggles with his own prayer. Dear Lord, watch over the ones that I love and keep them safe from harm. Let them know I love them and soon Fm coming home. Forgive me when I fail you and stumble along the way; pick me up and carry me, in Jesus name, I pray. LIFE A T SEA Commodore Bailey arrives onboard to tour the ship and address the crew. As Commander of Surface Squadron One, Commodore Bailey was embarked aboard USS LEWIS B. PULLER, the Flagship for the four FFG ' s which would eventually be- come the first U.S. Naval Reserve Squad- ron to become part of the Seventh Fleet since 1973. SURF RON ONE ARRIVING Commodore ' s on the Bridge ' Chatting with the Chiefs Mess and a quick stop in CCS. 14 Questions, answers, and praise for embarked reserves. 1 An awards presentation was held during the Com- modores visit which afforded the opportunity for some well deserved recognition for the crew. I Addressing the crew and praise for a job well done. 15 SEVENTH FLEET ARRIVING A morning of mounting anticipation culminated with the landing of Sea Snake- 10 and the arrival of Vice Admi- ral H.A. MAUZ, Commander Seventh Fleet. While onboard Vice Admiral MAUZ toured the ship and was pre- sented a plaque and ship ' s ball cap. He participated in a birthday celebration and addressed the crew at Quarters. ! A His easy going manner placed the crew at ease as he expressed his apprecia- tion for our support while serving in the Seventh Fleet, and congratulated the crew for their professional performance. Vice Admiral MAUZ places a 7th Fleet Emblem on the bridge. 17 A WARDS AND CEREMONIES 18 SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS QUALIFIED ON PACEX LT M. CARRE RA LTJG R. JOHNSON LTJG C. ROCK ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST QUALIFIED ON PACEX BMl L. VETTER FC3 B. SANDERS YN2 E. FULLER 19 FLIGHT QUARTERS, FLIGHT QUARTERS Many long hours were spent at Flight Quarters while on PACEX-89. Person- nel who were assigned to the flight crew had to endure several unpleasantries such as: cold meals, too little sleep, and the ever present thoughts of knowing when Flight Quarters ended they must return to their incomplete, and now delayed every day tasks which keep the ship operational. Another item which seemed to take up a lot of their thoughts was the fact that the pilots were the ones that got all the fun in this deal while they had to stay behind and work. All of this effort was not for- gotten in the end, when all who wished received a ride on SEA- SNAKE- 10. 20 ■HOW MANY MORE BOUNCES LEFT? ' RED DECK FOR ENGINE START 21 UNREP MAKING THE APPROACH THE PROBE 22 . S ' OH NO, NOT THE COOKIES CAPTAIN! Kk 4 A VIEW FROM WAITING STATION Tisdale simulates The Bering Sea was choppy as gusting 45 knot winds blew across the foc ' sle of the guided missile frigate Mahlon S. Tisdale. The bow on the 445-foot ship rose over each wave and crashed down the other side as she continued on course for Adak, a small island in the Aleutians off the coast of Ala- ska. It ' s 8 a.m. and cold. The Bridge crew is trying to keep warm while maintaining a careful watch, as the USS Tisdale patrolled its screen sector. Nearing the coast a sudden underwater explosion split the quiet routine and rocked the ship. This is a drill — GENERAL QUARTERS! GENERAL QUARTERS! All hands man your battle stations ... this is a drill! blared the ship ' s IMC (PA system). The ship had been at sea for the past 12 days providing ocean es- cort services during PACEX 89 (see Maritime Exercise Pg. 4), one of the largest maritime ojjeralions since the Korean War. Tisdale was one of four Naval Reserve frigates participating in PACEX 89. But for the next four hours, the Tisdale ' s crew had to battle the sea, wind and cold alone while try- ing to perform an exercise scen- ario, based on the USS Samuel B. Roberts mine explosion in the Persian Gulf. EXERCISE — EXER- CISE PRIORITY ACnON AC- TION read the message of sent out by Tisdale to Adak. Severe imderwater explosion. Amplifying information to follow. As the drama unfolded, the ship simulated extensive damage — it was now dead in the water, rolling back and forth in the brisk choppy seas, making walking below decks difficult for the crew as they ru- shed to save the ship. Ffre! Fire in the main engine room. Evacuate the space and release halon, ordered the Engi- neering Officer of the Watch. Flooding in auxiliary machinery rooms 1 and 2; Repair Five send flooding team, barked the Da- rnage Control Assistant EXERCISE — EXER- CISE ACTION ACTION ... many casualties, request immediate as- sistance. Fire and flooding ... heavy damage and numerous pieces of equipment destroyed by fire, fires continue unabated below ... need unmediate assistance, continued the next message sent out. OfTicer of the Deck, surface contact bearing 135, a lookout sang out as the salvage and rescue ship Safeguard appeared on the horizon — help is on the way. The crew has brought the simu- lated fires under control, some were out and the rest were being overhauled, but both of the ship ' s gas turbine engines and three ship service diesel generators were si- mulated out of commission, and Tisdale would need a tow back to Adak. As the USS Safeguard made her approach on the stricken frigate, Tisdale ' s boatswain mates, brac- ing against the cold winds blow- ing across the foc ' sle, were mak- ing ready for the tow. Soon a battle damage assessment team would arrive and determine the extent of the damage caused by the mine blast and assist in emer- gency repairs to get the ship alongside the repair ship Cape Cod in Adak. The battle damage drill was one of 12 such drills conducted to test the forward repair and recovery of damaged ships in their operating areas during PACEX 89, while demonstrating the batde force ' s ability to make repairs and get as many damaged ships back on line as possible. Secure from General Quar- ters, instructed Tisdale ' s com- manding officer, Cmdr. Oliver H. Perry, III. Restore all damage control equipment, start both main engines. The ship ' s two gas turb-ne eng- ines sprang to life as the Officer of the Deck instructed the helmsman, Ahead one third for IJ knoto, right standard rudder... And the all-night patrol in a stormy Bering Sea continued as the underway routine settled in once more. IS ' mine hit off Adak READY TO TOW — The sal- vage and rescue ship Safeguard makes its approach to tow a 445-root frigate duriog a simu- lated battle-damage drill. ■WHO ' S RE- SPONSIBLE FOR LT FAR- E N T H OLD FLYING HOME WITH ONLY ONE SHOE? VERT REP HUDDLE UP. HUDDLE UP! ' LANDING THE BIG ONE 28 HEY BUDDY. IS THIS THE TISDALE? k ' ? NOT MORE CHT MILK EWOKS AT WORK 29 FUN IN THE SUN ' SUN, I WANT SUN! sHnma CAPTAIN ' S (OUT) ON THE BRIDGE WING LAY BEFORE THE MAST ALL EIGHT-O ' CLOCK REPORTS ' A-B-C-D-E-F-G SAAALLL-UTE 31 Throughout the history of USS M.S. TJS- DALE men have served aboard her proudly, only to move onward and upward in the Navy. In their places, raw recruits and specially trained petty officers have served their times and departed. The circuit never ends until the ship ends its ' service. Every man, past, present and future, will make his history and carry his memories. Each generation has, and will continue to. ponder the fate of the command under new lead- ership. Some lessons are learned again and again, while others are documented and carried on as new standards. Life aboard ship goes on . . . Like the unfortunate fellow who actually waited patiently while standing mail buoy watch, or the guy who searched for the last gal- lon of bulkhead remover on the ship, these new men will learn the ways of the crew, and like true sea going men, they ' ll prove their mettle working long hours side-by-side with the salts. These are the new men of USS M.S. TIS- DALE the bearers of the proud name we ' ve es- tablished. And the reputation we leave behind will be their ' s to carry. lS. .-:,ifi- 4: i f ' l ' .:r,!iT.-r i -c. ' tfcffa M g l 32 COMPANY A T SEA iSU Sf 1=- - 34 JMSDF TSUBAKI CL 217 PRIMORYE CLASS AGI USS TARAWA LHA 1 KRIVAK II CLASS FRIGATE USS MISSOURI BB 62 USCGC CITRUS WMEC 300 USS MARS AFS 3 USNS HASSAYAMPA TAO 145 USS ENTERPRISE CVN 65 5 E A T T L E 1 1 IH ■ Pljia w s 1 E H J ■ A D A K w ' ES - -v i Reserves rescue sinking ship As the four guided-missile frig- ates of Surface Squadron One headed West of the Aleutian Islands in the Northern Pacific during early October towards WESTPAC and their rendezvous with ARG Bravo — the four Na- val Reserve Force ships were tas- ked by Commander Third Fleet to locate and provide assistance to the sinking Korean freighter. Pan Dynasty. The SAR began at 3:45 a.m. on Oct 4 when ComSurfRon One received a message from the Northern Pacific Search and Res- cue Coordinator that a Korean freighter was taking on water at a rapid rate and was in danger of sinking. Her three-ton-per-hour pump couldn ' t keep up with the flood volume. Upon receiving the SAR task- ing, the squadron ' s commander, Capt. H.E. Bailey turned all four ships to provide a direct track to the distressed vessel which was about 170 nautical miles distant. As the commodore ' s fbgship began to close on the sinking freighter, radio communications intensified, including communica- tions between Coast Guard Air Rescue, a launched Sea Sprite LAMPS I helo from the squa- dron ' s embarked air detachment and the commodore ' s staff. The helo ' s voice report soon came back. She ' s listing to port, and about five degrees down by the bow, the pilot ' s voice crack- led. At about this time the voice of Pan Dynasty ' s master became au- dible over the bridge to bridge radio. U.S. Navy, he said, can you take us off our sinking ship? Should we put our life rafts in the water when you approach our ship? No, Commodore Bailey re- plied, we ' ll transfer your people by helicopter — Standby. Oh, very good, the master responded, his voice sounding hollow and dis- tant. This is contrasted with the Commodore ' s easy confidence as he directed the rescue from the bridge of his flagship, the USS Lewis B. Puller, commanded by Cmdr. Christopher A. Nintzel. The rescue included helo passen- ger transfer lifts by the embarked helo dets of the USS Mahlon S. Tisdale, commanded by Cmdr. Ol- iver H. Perry, III and the USS Wadswonh, with Cmdr. John W. McGillvray commanding; the USS Duncan, commanded by Cmdr. Dennis M. Lunghofer, was plane guard for the rescue. As the last of the 24 Kcxean crew members was cross-decked, Bailey, with obvious pride in the professionalism demonstrated by his squadron, concluded his radio communications, Mission ac- complished, gentlemen. WELL DONE! M V PAN DYNASTY M 23 on damaged ship rescued off Alaska Utlted PrcM Interaational JUNEAU, Alaska - The Navy res- cued 23 South Korean crew members when their cargo ship suffered a damaged bull and began taking on water faster than it could be pumped out, the Coast Guard said yesterday. The 573-foot bulk transport ship Pan Dynasty made an urgent call for help from the North Pacific, 330 miles southeast of Attu Island at the end of Alaska ' s Aleutian Island chain. The Japanese Maritime Safety Agency relayed the call to the Coast Guard. SAFE AT LAST 39 - ' - kk SASEBO ON THE PROWL P U s A N SHOP TIL YOU DROP 1 .ilii 1 r i , p I Im J l = l_J ' BEAUTIES OR BEASTS 42 PRETTY MAIDENS ALL IN A ROW 43 HA WAIT CPO MESS COOKING RESERVE-N-CRANK BIGGEST CRANK DUMPS HIS LOAD 45 NIGHT w i ?f P MSI WILLIAMS? n. PILOTS REALLY DO KNOW HOW TO DO MORE THAN SLEEP AND FLY OFFICERS TRAINING IS NOW BEING HELD IN THE GALLEY ' 46 FINALLY FOUND THOSE MISSING TUBE COVERS THE HUMPER 47 PACEX 49 THE MEN . . . M ' u J 9 I $-1 50 THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN 51 DEPARTMENT HEADS COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER LT Stephan Metz ENGINEERING OFFICER LT Jerald Spencer SUPPLY OFFICER L T Daniel Smith 52 OPERATIONS OFFICER: LCDR Rick Kirn (Not Pictured) WARDROOM LTJG G. CAMPBELL LT M. CARRE RA LTJG G. COX ENS R. DALLA LTJG R. JOHNSON LTJG T LE LT B. McCARTY LTJG C. ROCK ENS H. SANKS ENS J. TULEYA LT T. YAMAMOTO 53 CPO ' S ENC (SW) ABUGAN GSCS ISW) DUNN OSCS HUBAL QMC (SW) AIELLO ETCS iSW) JOHNSON FCC (SW) KERSEY ICCS (SW) STEWART BMCS (SW) SWEARINGEN RMC (SW) SYKES 54 FRESH KHAKI PREPARED FOR FROCKING FROM SHIPS COMPANY FCC (SW) BLAIR FROM AIR DET AFC iSW] STAPLES FROM SELRES HTC PRESTRUDE 55 CA DIVISION TMl BRYANT STGl KUHN STGl TVCKNESS STG2 TUZZOLINO STG2 GEBHARD (NOT PICTURED) STG3 PARKER (NOT PICTURED) STG3 GREEN (NOT PICTURED) 56 CE DIVISION ICl WOOD ET2 WHALEY ET2 SMITH ET2 MARTIN (NOT PICTURED) DS 3 DAWSON ET3 COLLETTE ET3 COLLINS ET3 GONIEA ET3 SCHOOLS IC3 CLIFFORD DS3 POLSDORF ETSN MORENO ETl JENKINS (NOT PICTURED) ET3 STAAB (NOT PICTURED) 57 CG DIVISION X FCl BLAIR FC2 GRANS BURY FC2 LINSON FC2 NOVAK FCl WALTON FC3 ASHCROFT FC3 JESTER FC3 ROEPKE H Pi H n HH n HH IV! FC3 SANDERS FC3 WELTER FC2 SERRANO (NOT PICTURED) 58 CM DIVISION y 4t % GMGl MAINARD GMM2 DATSKO GMM2 KRATZ GMM2 ENNENGA GMGSN FRANCK I GMMSN FAHLGREN 59 1ST DIVISION mm SN N I KIEL SN RANKIN SN SMITH BMl VETTER BMI PABLO BM2 LYONS BM2 STENHO USE BM3 AVILES BM3 GOODMAN BM3 JORGENSEN SN ABBOTT SN COREY SN EASTMAN NOT PICTURED SN WHIDDON SN PADDOCK SN LEWIS BMl SCOTT 60 OC DIVISION RM2 RIGSBEE RMS HUNTER RMS BLIESMAN iftifliBi RMS TREDE RMSN TODD RMSN LOVE 61 ON DIVISION QM2 WALKER SMI COOKE SM3 YATES QMSN MEEKS QMSN SANDERS 62 01 DIVISION EWl WATSON OSl FAN SHAW 051 McKEOWN 052 TURNER 0S2 GASTELUM 0S2 ADCOCK OSS GULSETH EW3 LEOPOLD OSSN KRACK OSSN SILVAS OSSN WALKER 0S3 HOUGHTALING 0S2 BICKERS (NOT PICTURED) 63 A DIVISION ENl PENDILLA EN 2 KOI VIS TO EN 2 BASAY immm ENFN SIBOLE ENFN REPINSKI ENFR FRANK ENS VOEKS (NOT PICTLREDl 64 E DIVISION EMI BUONO EM] PHILLIPS EMI HICKS EMS BOYD EM3 FRANCIA EMFN CHAICH EMFN JOHNSTON 65 M DIVISION GSEl SEDILLO GSM2 BILLINGS LEY GSM 2 RE I ELY GSM2 WRIGHT GSM2 WILLIAMSON I GSE3 CAMPBELL GSM 3 OAKLEY J GSM3 i VALENTINE GSEFN VORSE NOT PICTURED GSEFN GSE2 WALTERS ESTERGREN GSMFN GSM3 RGA DICKERSON GSM3 CARLSON 66 R DIVISION HTl SOTO DC2 BAKER DCS SPENCER HTFN WILKINSON DCFN COX DC2 PITT (NOT PICTURED) HT3 JUDD (NOT PICTURED) 67 X DIVISION PNl TORRES YNl MUNIZ HMl WILLIAMS YN2 FULLER YN3 MODEST HM3 SCHAUB 68 SI DIVISION SKI W AYES HE SK3 SPLAINE SKSN VIERNES DK3 DEVORE (NOT PICTURED) 69 S2 DIVISION MSI FLETCHER MS2 ACOSTA MS3 SORIANO MS2 WITTWER MS2 JEFFRIES MS3 BLACK aiM MS3 JANKOWSKI MS 3 PATRICK MSSN MORRISON 70 S3 DIVISION SHI TURNER SH2 DELACRUZ SH2 HALL SH3 MITCHELL 71 HSL-33 DET SEVEN SEA SNAKE 10 gave Tisdale a versatile tool. Though the primary mission of the LAMPS Helo is Anti-Submarine Warfare, PACEX demanded more from the truly professional men who flew and maintained the aircraft. During rescue operations from the sinking Korean Merchant Vessel Pan Dynasty, the SAR capabilities of the Air Det were responsible for rescuing 13 crewmen. Every two weeks Tisdale welcomed a new group of reserves. After check in and a brief orientation they became an integral part of the crew. Reservist ' s came from as far as New York and met the ship in Adak, Alaska; Sesebo, Japan; Pusan, Korea; and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. PACEX proved that reserve mobilization is indeed an effective tool for the Navy. RESERVES The SELRES Coordinator for PACEX was BMCS (SW) Nadeau. His guidance proved in- valuable (as in this case where he instructs an eager seaman on the all important Mail Bouy Watch). PCI Taylor: I can ' t believe you lost the mail bouy! % 75 NAVAL RESERVES EMBARKED FOR PACEX ' 89 1 LT BAILEY LT WARREN LCDR FROST LT FARLEY LT BOBAL LT HAVLICK LT SCIORTINO LT PARRY LT BVRICE LT SHRENK ENS STRAWS LT ZIMMERMAN LT BAGGOTT LTJG THEODORSON LT McCOMMEL LT CINDRIC LT WASHINGTON BMCS NADEAU QMC JACOBS ON ICI COLE 0S2 ROBERTS YNSN PEN A SK3 PIPPIN ENS KEGANS RMS GARZA HT2 WEAVER MSSN OSGOOD ENFN ANDEL SHI MARRS FCS JOHNSON HMl HOLCOMBE MR2 ADAMS RMl HOUSTON EN 2 McCRAY MSI BIANCHI EM 2 STEITZ ENS BUSH SN BLAND EM2 VINER HTC PRESTRUDE YNC MEDLIN EWI SCHINDLER BM2 JUSTUS FN GOSSETT SN TRADER SK2 WILKINS MS2 GILLETTE RMS GULARTE SN PETTERSON MSS DA VIS RM2 OWENS SHS HOWARD PCI BULARD HT2 REINHOLD HT2 ALSPAUGH BMS FELLOWS FCI SALAZAR STG2 GULBIS DCS FORD FN RYAN HTI MASON RMCS LAMBERT BMC PLA TTS BMI STRICKLIN FC2 MAHONEY SN BOBO RMl ANDERSON MSS SMITH PCI TAYLOR BMS MORALES SN LUKEHART MS 2 SIGRIST BM2 STEPHENS RMS MARTINEZ RM2 ANDEL SK2 TOLENTINO MS 2 RONEY SHS STUP FIELD HMl HANNON YN2 WOLFE ENFN WILLIAMS FN CONNER SKS KIRMIS OS2 ANDERSON TMSN CASTRACION 0S2 STEWART OS 2 NEAL PCS COM P TON PN2 COLLINS STGSN MINIKEN FN WHITE GMGI ALMAZON IC2 DEN HAM SN GIESEKE RMSN SWAN PCS RODRIQUEZ EM2 OLSEN FN WALDHEIM MR2 BUTLER SK2 VOSS SN TABONE RM2 LONGMIER DOC ' S BELIEVE IT OR DON ' T PACEX-89 took a total of 7 1 days to complete. The entire crew (headed by the X.O.) wished it had been 85 days to take in one more port a little to the South. Consumption: Milk 1620 gallons Eggs 2250 dozen Lettuce 1175 pounds Coffee (By STGCM WADE) 512 pounds Sugar 224 pounds Beef (Before adding grease) 2876 pOUnds Pizza Too Numerous To Count Sales Stats: Sodas consumed 18,500 cans (Bootleg Mountain Dew not included) Candy Bars • 5,500 Ship Store Sales $35,000.00 Laundry cleaned 8.5 tons Haircuts (including the 1 ADCOCK got) 1050 Total Payroll $280,000.00 Zotal reserves embarked during PACEX: Count them yourself on pg. 76 1 CRUISE BOOK STAFF EDITOR CHAIRMAN HMl T. WILLIAMS LAYOUT PHOTOGRAPHER TMl J. BRYANT COPY TYPING YNl R. MUNIZ LAYOUT ICl M. WOOD Special thanks to all those preparation of your Cruise COMMANDER PERRY LTJG ROCK LTJG HIGGINS EMI HICKS RM3 BLIESMAN A.L. 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