Mahlon Tisdale (FFG 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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TISDALE NEWS DIEGO FRIGATE RENDERS EMERGEN SAN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CY ABOARD USS MAHLON S TISDALE - Recently USS Mahlon S Tis- dale QFFG 27D ngfllielerliiagter of the New York-based tanker Mormacstar .called tgle frigate over the bridge-to-bridge radio requesting medisal assgstinyqe ig an ill American crewman. Tisdale responded by S611 1118 15. P HM1 Matthew Cochrane, of Detroit, along Wlth Lieutenant o sman, , . , izuhlfor grade Ronald Toland of Tucson Ariz., FQOHISWEHE 5dhgi:gS3g?eCliS1i QSWJ Douglas Lovell of San Antonio, and Enginernan I1 P Lynn of Bremmerton Wash., to the Mormacstar by small boat. i i Cochrane diagnosed that the crewman suffered from a painful uri- nar -tract infection and required immediate treatment. The pat1eI1tS synllptoms and vital signs were passed via marine radio 3 TiSd3lG, 325918 by satellite communications to commander 3rd Fleet shme 1ca o 1cer miles away aboard USS Coronado QAGF 11j, in port in San D1egO, Wh0 concurred with Cochrane's diagnosis. edical su lies trans orted from Tisdale Cochrane treated the Using m pp P n 1. , I patient and provided the Mormacstar with additional medication and test results for the crewman. The patient had immediate pain relief, allowing the Mormacstar to continue its voyage to Los Angeles. Tisdale, commanded by Commander Ronald E. Madeen of Hamilton Mont., is one of seven guided missile frig- ates in Destroyer Squadron One. assisted a U.S. merchant tanker off the coast of Baja Califor- Following the medical assistance operation, Mahlon S. Tisdale contin- ued its trip to San Diego, returning from 3rd Fleet operations and a port visit in Mazatlan, Mexico. Total Force QWith a Unique Twistl! Naval Air Reserve P-3 Squadron provides overnight delivery to Naval Reserve frigate in the Caribbean Sea. The Blackhawks of Patrol Squadron 68 delivered a vital repair part to the NRF Frigate USS MAHLON S. TISDALE QFFG-27l. The Airborne Delivery Drop System QADDSD drop took place in the Caribbean Sea dur- ing Mahlon S. Tisdale's three month summer deployment in support of counter drug operations, and allowed the crew to repair the ANXSPS-49 Air Search Radar at sea. The P-3 crew departed Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, flew to Mahlon S. Tisdale in the South-Central Caribbean, and delivered the part by parachute. The ship's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat was launched to recover the part. The boat crew included coxwain BM2 QSWJ Douglas Lovell, USNR QTARQ, of Harlingen TX, engineer EN2 Stephen Lynn USNR QTARQ, of Bremerton, WA, and rescue swimmer IC3 Charles Banks, USNR CTARJ, of Arrowbear, CA. The part allowed the ship's ANXSPS-40 radar technicians, ET2 Iohn P. Parkhurst USN QTARJ of Brooklyn New York, and ET2 Kevin E. Davis USN QTARJ, of Tampa FL to get the AN! SPS-49 radar back on line permitting the ship to carryloutlher mission The P-3 crewmembers performing the ADDS Drop included thenfol- lowing SELRES personnel: LCDR Martin McGill of Belair MD who acted as Patrol Plane Commander QPPCJ and Mission Commander,fMC-. LCDR Brian Stegeman of Sterling, VA, LCDR Geoffrey Daniels of Lexin in ton Park, MD, LCDR William Levin of Alexandria vA- LcDR Ma k Mg: D - . . 1 f f C ASTE Ofdkgfflstonbufg, VA, AMS1 David Robinson of St. Clair, MI avi wyer of Iessup, MD, AW1 St h . 7 VA! AO1- Eric McAfee of Lancaster, OH, EllJWT2nCJl31IigfiJxiiheflrf1l'li?e,vZ:diJr1c?f QW911 MIHS, MD: AT2 Ramon Veras of Great Mills MD' and th f ll ing TAR Personnel, AMS2 Stanley Makowski of Par ol ND- e O OW- Doug Woehlke of Green Bay, WI. g ' ' and AW2 IARVIS RIDES HIS WAY TO 1 FUND-RAISER By Ensign Robert Morris ' Special to The Compass It all began aboard USS Mahlong dale CFFG 27D as one of many fund-I for the 1995 Navy and Marine Corps . Society Campaign. The challenge fo I 23-year-old Terre Haute, Ind., nativeri' I bike 100 miles on a life-cycle to raise mast. for NMCRS. 019, Four hours, 40 minutes, 2,970ca10H,1 and 3 pounds later, Gunner's MatefME silesl 3rd Class Trevor A. Iarvis finished this exceptional achievement, managingm raise more than S400 in crewmembe pledges. 1 Exercise is an important part of larvig daily routine, both at sea and in p0n,H, exercises ZV2 hours per day, spending one hour on the stationary bike at sea andrurl ning when the ship is pierside. Bothar' followed by an hour and a half of calisthen ics. It's very important, Iarvis said of phys ical fitness. Being physically fit is anim! portant part of mental fitness. He went on to explain how the twodaily workout times aboard Tisdale were able? ing, giving him regular workout timesi 1 tween the day-to-day work and wat , schedule underway. a-Q. t Initially, I wan't sure that I could q the entire distance but when I overhead people talking about it on the decksinai dition to my shipmates telling me thqllt couldn't do it, I became determined t0 bil! the entire 100 miles, he said. . U That is exactly what he did, beglnlllllga 5:30 a.m. and finishing at 10:10 a.m. U. ship's converted helicopter hangar s1um. The last 10 miles were the tough I felt like stopping, but I rerne something I had learned in SARl and Rescuel Swimmer School. q you're tired and you feel like qull 4 have to push yourself a httle blf and refuse to quit. Chief Storekeeper CSWJ lffmes the ship's NMCRS campalgn member who initially thought of the 100-mile bike ride, Was impressed with Iarvis' effort fOr It's hard to think of when you're out to sea, great to see Sailors who Want Sailors by contributing tto th? Editor's note: Ensign M0f'1'1SiS affairs officer aboard USS Trsdd 9+ r fi t

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