Mauna Kea (AE 22) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1990 volume:

-7 :. i ICilULJy WESTERN PACIFIC INDIAN OCEAN 1990 STAFF COORDINATORS ASSISTANT COORDINATOR LAYOUTS PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIAL THANKS TO: LT CHASE LT SWANSON MM3 ISOM ICC CABACUNGAN ENl MOLWAY HMl SHERMAN MAI ZABOROWSKI BM2 HORN ET2 SHOUSE MM3 KIMMES GMG3 KUHN MM3 KIMMES LCDR MITSATSOS ENS BRADY IC2 KUGL TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE 1 STAFF 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 SHIP ' S HISTORY 5 COMMANDING OFFICER 6 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 8 CHAPLAIN 10 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF 11 DECK DEPARTMENT 12 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 30 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 48 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 54 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 56 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 62 CROSSING-THE-LINE CEREMONIES 70 EVOLUTIONS 74 TIGER CRUISE 78 PORTS OF CALL 80 HOMECOMING 94 -SHIP ' S PHOTO HISTORY USS MAUNA KEA (AE 22), the second of five Suribachi- class ammunition ships, was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corpo- ration at their Sparrows Point Shipyard in Maryland. MAUNA KEA ' S keel was laid 16 May 1955, and she was launched the fol- lowing year on 3 May. Named for the volcano whose peak is the highest in the Hawaiian Islands, MAUNA KEA was commis- sioned in a ceremony held at Sparrows Point on 30 March 1957. The ship joined the Pacific Fleet in July 1957 and was originally homeported at Mare Island, Vallejo, California. Her maiden de- ployment to the Western Pacific began in November of that year, and in October 1960 she became the first ammunition ship to transfer missiles at sea. MAUNA KEA played a vital role in support of U.S. Seventh Fleet during the Vietnam conflict. The ship earned the Vietnam Campaign Award twelve times and was presented two Meritori- ous Unit Commendations, the first for the safe and timely delivery of 24,000 tons of ammunition during two hundred seventy under- way replenishment operations from 2 March to 6 October 1968, and the second for the transfer of 10,000 tons of ammunition dur- ing eighty-seven replenishments from 10 June 1970 to 29 January 1971. During her 1975 deployment, MAUNA KEA received sixty- six ships alongside and, in addition to ordnance, provided her cus- tomers with over two million gallons of fuel. MAUNA KEA was transferred to the Naval Reserve Force (NRF) on 1 October 1979, and her crew complement was reduced by 40%. While assigned to the NRF the ship nonetheless main- tained a high tempo of operations, participating in numerous exer- cises in support of reserve training and overall fleet readiness. MAUNA KEA was reassigned to the regular Navy in January 1982. Now homeported in Concord, California, USS MAUNA KEA is currently the oldest, most experienced ammunition ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Her most recent deployment to the West- ern Pacific and Indian Ocean, which began 1 February 1990, saw the ship safely steam over 41,000 miles and transfer more than 7000 tons of ordnance during fourteen replenishments of ships at sea. Returning from this cruise 31 July 1990, MAUNA KEA quickly resumed her role as a mainstay of the Navy ' s Combat Lo- gistics Force in the Eastern Pacific. SHIPS HISTORY iJ i OFMiR, COMMANDER T. H. GORSKI U.S. NAVY Commander Gorski, a native of Toledo, Ohio, was commissioned from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971. Upon commissioning, he was assigned to USS GLENNON (DD 840) where he served as Damage Control Assistant and First Lieutenant. Following the Department Head Course at Destroyer School, he reported to USS DYESS (DD 880) in May 1975 and served as Engineer Officer. In January 1977, he reported to USS TRUCKEE (AO 147) as First Lieutenant. In May 1979, Commander Gorski completed the Recruiting Officer Management Orientation Course and report- ed to Navy Recruiting District Michigan where he served as Officer Programs Recruiter and Officer Programs Offi- cer. In July 1981. he was reassigned as Officer Programs Inspector for Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Standardization and Audit Team Inspector General. In Sept ember 1982, Commander Gorski reported to Commander, Service Squadron TWO and served as Staff Material Officer. While there he was additionally assigned as Engineer Officer in USS SURIBACHI (AE 21) and in USS DETROIT (AOE 4). In June 1986, he reported to USS VULCAN (AR 5) as Executive Officer. Commander Gorski assumed command of USS MAUNA KEA on 9 January 1989. Commander Gorski ' s decorations include Meritorious Service Medal. Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. Commander Gorski is married to the former Patrice Nicolette Demars of Toledo, Ohio. They have two children, Michael and Katherine. CO- 7 EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR J. M. KACZMARSKI JULY 1988 - MARCH 1990 LCDR Joseph Kaczmarski was commissioned an Ensign in May 1976 via a NROTC Program after com- pleting a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting at University of Louisville. Following Surface Warfare Offi- cer School in San Diego, California he reported to USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) where he worked in the Weap- ons, Operations, and Deck Departments. In April 1981, he was subsequently ordered to Commander, Naval Sur- face, Pacific Fleet as a manpower specialist. He returned to sea duty as the Ship Control Officer on Pre-commis- sioning Unit GARY (FFG 51). In October 1986, he trans- ferred to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 33 in San Die- go where he was assigned as the Operations Officer. He reported to USS MAUNA KEA as the Executive Officer in July 1988. LCDR Kaczmarski ' s decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal with one gold star, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Battle Efficiency Ribbon with two E ' s, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with one bronze star. LCDR Kaczmarski i s married to the former Martha Brandt of Kiel, West Germany. They have one daughter, Veronica. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR P. A. ANDERSON MARCH 1990 - PRESENT LCDR Paul Anderson was commissioned an Ensign on 19 April 1975 through the NROTC scholarship pro- gram at Jacksonville University. He reported to USS ROBISON (DDG 12) as B and M Division Officer and later served as the Main Propulsion Assistant. He was subsequently ordered to USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) where he performed duties as M Division Officer and As- sistant Training Officer. Shore duty awaited him next at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Tacoma. Washington for three years. After a brief tour as a civilian, LCDR Ander- son returned to the Navy as a Training and Administra- tion of the Naval Reserve (TAR) Officer and proceeded to Oshkosh (by gosh) , Wisconsin where he commanded the local reserve center. After graduating from Depart- ment Head School in 1985, he assumed duties as Chief Engineer of USS LANG {FF 1060) and USS SHASTA (AE 33). He reported to USS MAUNA KEA as Execu- tive Officer in March 1990. He is married to the former Kum Sun An of Seoul, South Korea. xo- 9 CHAPLAIN LCDR B. B. BISHOP I Chaplain Ben Bishop is a native of Cayce, South Car- oHna (a suburb of Columbia) . He was ordained an elder in the United Methodist Church in 1977. Prior to entering the Navy in 1982 he served five years in Parish ministry in South Carolina. Previous duty assignments include a tour with the Marine Corps ' Second Force Service Sup. port Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; a fast attack submarine squadron, COMSUBRON TEN in New Lon- don, Connecticut: and Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rho de Island as the Officer Candidate School Chaplain. He received his education at the Univer- sity of South Carolina (B.A.) and at Duke Divinity School (M. Div.) . He is married to Connie who is original- ly from Atlanta, Georgia. I 10 -CHAPLAIN COMMAND MASTER CHIEF GMCM (SW) R. R. PAUL GMCM Paul joined the Navy on 20 July 1970 and attended basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois. After re- cruit training he was assigned to three successive ships: USS FLOYD C. PARKS (DD 884J, Pre-commissioning Unit BREWTON (DE 1086), and USS LEONARD F. MASON (DD 852). GMCM Paul then received orders to Headquarters Support Activity, Taipei, Taiwan, Re- public of China, where he worked as a Provost Marshal Investigator. In January 1977, he was assigned to the Cor- rectional Center Staff at Treasure Island, California. He remained there as a guard until January 1980 when he returned to sea duty aboard USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) where he served as Leading Gunner and Chief Mas- ter-at-Arms. In January 1981, GMCM Paul reenlisted for GM ' C School in Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon graduation from ' C School, he was assigned to another pre-commis- sioning unit - CAPE COD (AD 43). After spending over three years there, he transferred to Recruit Training Command (RTC) , San Diego. California as a Company Commander. During his tour at RTC, GMCM Paul was selected to attend the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduation from the Academy. GMCM Paul reported to MAUNA KEA (AE 22) as the Leading Gunners Mate. He was selected to his current paygrade in April 1988 and assumed duties as Command Master Chief shortly thereafter. CMC- 1 DECK DEPARTMENT The Deck Department is under the direction of the First Lieutenant. This department performs the ship ' s primary mission - underway replenishment. The First Di- vision boatswain ' s mates operate the UNREP equipment necessary for transfer of both fuel and ammunition. This equipment is in turn maintained by the machinist ' s mates, electricians, and boatswain ' s mates of both First and Second Divisions. Second Division is also responsible for operation and maintenance of the ship ' s four boats: two 33 foot utility boats, one 26 foot motor whale boat, and one 26 foot cap- tain ' s gig. Second Division also maintains and operates all replenishment equipment including: 32 different winches, seven cargo elevators, and the helo lift. Also as- signed to the division are various types of fork trucks and two high pressure air compressors located in hold 5. The two twin 3-inch 50-caliber rapid fire gun mounts are maintained and operated by the gunner ' s mates of Third Division who also supervise the loading and trans- fer of all ammunition stowed in the ship ' s five cargo holds. All three divisions are responsible for the preservation of MAUNA KEA ' s weather decks and hull. LCDR Bloomquist First Lieutenant June 1988 - May 1990 LCDR Dillner First Lieutenant May 1990 - present CW04 Owens Ship ' s Bos ' n LTJG Zachery First Division Officer LTJG Roos Second Division Officer CW02 Hernandez Third Division Officer 12 -DECK FIRST DIVISION Boatswain ' s Mate (BM) BMC DelRosario BMl Jackson BMl Patterson BMl Roberts BM2 Gardner BM2 Horn BM2 Penland ' .la BM3 Dickson BM3 Floyd BM3 Huff m BM3 Wallace BM3 Wilson BMSN Hammond BMSN Vigil 1ST Div SN Boaz SN Hall SN Weiss SN Council SN Massey SA Bailey SN Dunlap SN Patterson SA Baker SN Focht SN Stovall SA Banks SA Blackburn SA Burchfield SA Davis SA Dominguez 4- -ISTDIV SA Freeland SA Perry SA Ramos SA Robinson SA Shaffer SA Weltman SR Blackmon SR Bottrell SR Galvez SR Garcia SR Giles SR Hill SR Hodge SR Hoff SR Hornsby SR McKinney 15 1 SR Neal SR Romero SR Perry SR Provost SR Robinson SR Shannon SR Solis SR Somerville p I ElZ B K 1 A 1 P j s P HI Ei ' H Bos ' n eagerly awaits another wardroom meal. CDR Gorski awards the ESWS pin to BMC DelRosario f ■tm i SECOND DIVISION RASE 1 Tnnmr EMC Olonan EMI Delacruz MMl Rummel MM3 Haui ;erud MM3 Kimmes fl. , l id 1 Wr f r m ■ j y-, H kird L l l 1 ' i j fl u o% t EMI Tolenada MM3 Rogers f tfr. It- MMC Valmonte MM2 Harp MM3 Sweeney RASE after a hard day UNREPing 20 -2ND DIV EM3 Vuong EM3 Wilson SR Apin EM3 Welton asleep at the wheel. SN Kirkland FA Donovan SR Jones SR Marabante EM3 Welton FA Sheridan No! It ' s not fixed yet! EMI Tolenada, SA Clifton, MM2 Harp at Condition 3 2ND Drv- 2 1 BOAT r m BMl Cornick BM2 Porath BM2 Price BM3 Benford BM3 Fraser BM3 Hayes m BM3 Perez SA Johnson SA Stepp SA Strong SR Lankford SR Simpson 22 Boat and R Division at flight quarters LTJG Roos shows the pilot the fuel sample 23 THIRD DIVISION V p Gunner ' s Mate (GM) GMG2 Miller GMG2 Sweet GMC Hovland GMGl Jusino GMG2 Kelly GMG3 Grims GMG3 Kuhn GMG3 Lee GMGSN Arnold 24 SN Johnson SN Riggan SN Sleight SN Vallie GMGSA Klander GMGSA Rhodes GMGSA Stutzman GMGSA Williams GMGSA Wilson SA Tannous SR Clifton SR Flores A A SR Goodwine SR Lane SR McKinney SR Ramirez 3RD Div- 25 SR Tucker SR Varsho SR Washington 26 -3RD Div The EOD community is an elite group of closely knit, highly train- ed and motivated professionals. Their job is to detect, identify, render safe, and dispose of explo- sives, on land and under water. They are trained as scuba divers, demolition experts and, in some cases, parachutists. CW02 Lounsbury Officer-in-Charge ENl Molway A03 Loughlin 28 -EOD S ' J yi ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Fires lit . . . number one boiler! yelled the EOOW over the well-amplified speaker system of the main space, and so they remained lit with variations for most of the six month tour around the globe. The highly trained Engi- neering Department, well known for its technical exper- tise, harnessed all the necessary energy of steam, electric- ity, diesel power, and the ocean itself to propel the crew through many successful missions and liberty ports. The Engineering Department is comprised of several divisions that all work together in their leading roles as shipboard technicians. Propulsion Division, made up of boiler technicians and machinist ' s mates, saw that steam and machinery came together to safely move USS MAUNA KEA in a moment ' s notice. Electrical Division, made up of electrician ' s mates and interior communica- tions electricians, ensured that all of the circuits were pro- viding a safe path to bring up light and sound. Auxiliaries Division, made up of machinist ' s mates, enginemen, and machinery repairmen, had emergency power and emer- gency parts ready at all times and worked relentlessly to provide the ship with ambient temperatures. Repair Division, made up of hull technicians and damage con- trolmen, remained on top of structural alterations and damage control to provide the ship with a safe working and living environment. LCDR Mitsatsos Chief Engineer LTJG McLaughlin Damage Control Assistant LTJG Lane A 86 E Division Officer ENS Hardin Main Propulsion Assistant MMC Smith Matl Maintenance Officer 3Q -ENGINEERING AUXILIARY DIVISION tm iSr Machinist ' s iVIate Engineman (EN) Machinery (MM) Repairman (MR) MMC Ward MRl Bayani MM3 Brown ENl Lane MM3 Claspell MMl Rogers MM3 Isom MM3 Bautch EN3 Krivjansky MM3 Swink FA Chaffin MMFA Cortez FA Hart A DIV- 3 1 „ , MM3 Isom checks the CHT pump room, one of the Keepmg the emergency diesel m top condition, EN2 many spaces that a sounding and security watch- Krivjansky checks for any unusual parameters stander is responsible for Another job well done. FN Cortez puts the final touches on a valve rebuild MM3 Swink ensures that the steering gear is ready for anything 32 MM3 Brown touches up the yellow paint on the fuel system while FN Chaffin checks the oil level of the emergency fire pump The men of A-Gang have engineering down to a per- fect science - Cheng MRl Bayani checks out his lathe prior to starting an- other job 33 IC2 Lewis IC3 Castor IC3 Holstein IC3 Kugl IC3 Medlock 34 -E DIV EM3 Smith EM3 Wiley EMFN McNealy m EMFA Dansbv EDiV-35 36 -EDIV PROPULSION DIVISION The Snipe ' s Lament Now each of us from time to time has gazed upon the sea, and watched the warships puUing out to keep this country free. And most of us have read a book or heard a lusty tale about men who sail these ships through lightning wind and hail. But there ' s a place within each ship that legend fails to teach. It ' s down below the waterline. it takes a living toll a hot metal living hell that sailors call the hole. It houses engines run by steam that makes the shaft go round A place of fire and noise and heat, that beats your spirits down where boilers like a hellish heart with blood of angry steam are molded gods without remorse, are nightmares in a dream whose threat that from the fires roar is like a living doubt that any minute would the scorn escape and crush you out where turbines scream like tortured souls alone and lost in hell as ordered from above somewhere they answer every bell the men who keep the fires lit and make the engines run are strangers to the world of night and rarely see the sun when ships converge to have a war upon an angry sea the men below just grimly smile at what their fate might be they ' re locked in below, men foredoomed who hear no battle cry it ' s well assumed that if they ' re hit, the men below will die for every day is a war down there, when gauges all read red for hundred pounds of heated steam can kill you mighty dead I ' ve seen the sweat soaked heroes fight in superheated air to keep their ship alive, though no one knows they ' re there and thus they ' ll fight for ages on til warships sail no more amid the boilers mighty heat and turbine ' s hellish roar so when you see a ship pull out to meet a warlike foe remember faintly if you can the men who sail below 0% Machinist ' s Mate (MM) MMCS Brannon MMl Horton MMl Johnson MMl Roth MM2 Claycomb PDiv- 37 MM2 Labrue MM2 Shahoumian MM3 R.D. Brown MM3 R.S. Brown MM3 Torrevillas 38 MM3 Uhlig MMFN Smith MMFA Hall 1 ' ' - -- ' - ' .., MMFA Helm 39 y: « Boiler Technician BTC Noe BTl Frye BTl Trinidad BT2 Thompson BT2 Waldrop 40 -p ' BT3 Heinz P Div- 4 1 BT3 Wright BTFN McBride BTFN Norris FN Peters 42 -P DIV 43 REPAIR DIVISION DCC Alexander DCl Polhans HTFN Ferrante uses a cutting torch to change scrap metal into a functional piec( of equipment 44 - I IV Firemen or plumbers? Either way, they ' re the Navy ' s finest R DIV- 45 HT3 Rzepka DC3 Thomas 1 ■ HTFN Ferrante HTFN Pickett Being an HT isn ' t the cleanest job in the world, but that ' s why I get paid the big bucks HT3 Rzepka and DCFA Denoble cooling it by the anchor windlass 46 - iv HTl Markley and DC2 Loos await an incoming helicopter HT2 Rockhold enjoys an- other meal on the mess decks R DIV- 47 EXECUTIVE NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT The Executive Navigation Department encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. The Executive section is responsible for the operation of the ship ' s office, person- nel office, post office, master-at-arms force, and command career counselor. The Navigation personnel are responsi- ble for the safe and accurate navigation of the ship. 48 Quartermaster (QM) QMC Dodge QM2 Manning QM2 Schroeder QMS Brunn QM3 Fontenot QMSA Gragg NAVIGATION 49 Yeoman (YN) YNl Craven YN2 Sandles YN3 Austin YN3 Polk SN Lucia 50 -ADMIN ' W Personnelman (PN) PNC Jianoran PN3 Martens PN3 Schindler PNSN Abad PNSN Dutton PERSONNEL- 5 1 Master-at-Arms (MA) Navy Counselor (NC) MAI Zaborowski NCI Pappas 52- PCI Campbell PCS Story MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Although the Medical Department is the ship ' s smallest department, it has a huge responsibility - the health of the crew. The Medical Department ' s job is more than treatin g colds and cut fingers. The department also practices preventive medicine to help stop illnesses before they occur. This is accomplished through testing of water supplies, inspecting food stores, monitoring food prepara- tion and keeping tabs on the ships occupational health programs, including heat stress and hearing conserva- tion. LT Jones Medical Officer 54 -MEDICAL Hospital Corpsman (HM) HMC Miller HM3 Bathrick HM3 Hanousek HM3 Pedersen Me? I wouldn ' t hurt a fly ' Hmmm . . . bad breath at two feet. Wish So ... if you hit the delete key, will See chief. I was at sickcall. my arms were longer it make the crew disappear? Just like I said MEDICAL- 55 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT The Operations Department, under the Operations Officer, performs the majority of its work while the ship is underway. The electronics technicians repair and main- tain the ship ' s radars, communications, and electronic navigation equipment. The operations specialists man our Combat Information Center, the ship ' s tactical nerve center for at-sea operations. They provide operational in- formation and recommendations to the Officer of the Deck on the bridge, track all radar contacts, and assist the bridge in monitoring and operating numerous radio- telephone circuits. Signalmen use flashing light, sema- phore, and flags to communicate with other ships nearby. The radiomen man Radio Central. They operate radio- telephone and teletype circuits and are responsible for the delivery and transmission of all messages to and from the ship. Satellite communications equipment enables MAUNA KEA to communicate with other Navy ships and shore stations located anywhere in the world. LT Stephens Operations Officer ENS St. Germaine Communications Officer ENS Brady CIC Officer 56 -OPERATIONS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ET2 Naples ET3 Dawson Okay everyone, look busy and smile ET3 Smikle 57 OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS OSl Buffard ■ . 0S2 Moore 0S2 Patrick 0S3 Dawson 053 Jackson 083 Lambert 0S3 Schultz 0S3 Thomas 0S3 Townsend OSSA Mitchell OSSR Risenhoover 58 SIGNALMEN ft. SMC Viessman r L r SMI Brown SM2 Parker SM3 Collier SM3 Graves SR Powers SIGNALMEN- 59 RADIOMEN RMCS Deherrera RMl Chandler Q -RADIOMEN f r- ' B RM3 Balderas RM3 Coburn RM3 Hughes RM3 Ridl SA Severson RMSA Watkins SR Ferguson RADIOMEN 1 SUPPLY DEPARTMENT The Supply Department is responsible for ordering and storing all supplies needed by MAUNA KEA to ac- complish the ship ' s mission. The department ' s storekeep- ers maintain a complete inventory of stores, including re- pair parts and administrative supplies on hand for issue to each department when needed. Mess management spe- cialists plan and prepare all of the meals for the crew, in- cluding cakes and cookies for special occasions. The ship ' s servicemen operate the ship ' s store, barber shop, laundry, and vending machines. The disbursing clerks maintain the crew ' s pay records and pay the crew twice a month. LT Swanson Supply Officer November 1987 - June 1990 LT Chase Supply Officer June 1990 - present STORES DIVISION storekeeper (SK) SKI Bunggay CDR Gorski presents ESWS pin to SKI Bunggay m i MM iM m MB SK2 Libby SK3 Aban SK3 David SK3 DeSalvo I ■ AmEt ' P « • • • . A new shellback BMC Jett and YNl Craven watch LT Chase ' s reaction when he finds out he ' s a shellback s- 63 FOOD SERVICE DIVISION I Mess Management Specialist (MS) 64 -s MSC Bunggay MSI Garcia MS2 Dinoso MMC Valmonte, MSC Bunggay, EMC Olonan. BMC DelRosario and SHCS Gregorio in Pen- ang, Malaysia LT Chase presents a re-enlistment certificate and ship ' s photo to MS2 Dinoso while MSSN McCormick and DKl Spangler watch MS2 Harris MS3 Deadmond MS3 Delacruz MS3 Figueras MS2 Harris takes a breather between meals MS3 Guerrero MS3 Moreno MSSA Banaga 66 MS3 Banaga (above) and MSSA Tillett (below) in the galley The Food Service Team on the mess decks MSSA Weinert learns what it means to be a stew burner MSSA Weinert MSSR McCormick SR Vinyard SA Hornsby couldn ' t be happier than when he ' s working in the deep sink 67 S-3 DIVISION X Ship ' s Service- man (SH) SHCS Gregorio SHI Fernandez SHSN Bailey SHSA Plyman SR Clinkscales Disbursing Clerk (DK) I don ' t want to have to use this fist DKl Spangler DK3 Larue DKl Spangler makes himself extremely popular S3 DIV- 69 CROSSING THE EQUATOR Crossing the equator has been a ceremonious occa- sion celebrated by navies around the world dating as far back as Viking folklore. The majority of the crew who had never experienced the occasion found that the day held a messy initiation. The day began before the sun rose with shellbacks screaming at woggies and gently guid- ing them with shillelaghs. Appropriately dressed in in- side-out uniforms, the wogs crawled about the decks to discover a most appetizing breakfast had been prepared for them. After hours of tar and feathering, browbeating in the stocks and other fun and games, the wogs could only hope to make it to King Neptune and his Royal Court. When they arrived, the wogs found themselves crawling through slime and ingesting concoctions of un- known origin. The equatorial sun beat down on their pal- lid and sea water drenched skin as they plunged into the final pool for baptism. Then came the final question, Are you a shellback? The bather could finally respond YES! ' Is shellback another name for mutineer? ' Pollywogs begin their quest to become shellbacks B ' ' i M ' T vfl lw . JH WmUKStl LTJG Zachery and ENS Brady smile for the camera MM3 Iso m pretends to enjoy the circumstances ET2 Shouse and MM3 Brown relax in the stocks The you ' re going to pay for this look L.3 X SS _-: SM3 Collier SA Shaffer, SHSR Plyman. LTJG Zachery and others show how tadpoles swim HMl Sherman has a cure for wogi- tis Shellbacks enjoy BTC Noe ' s discussion with a pollywog MMFA Hall and GMGSN Arnold serve LT Chase a delicacy from his mess decks MSC Abad enjoys it all © t The royal baby MSI McDermott, PN3 Schindler. RMCS Deherrera, FA Sheridan, and BTC Noe await the wogs Wogs on the flight deck BMl Jackson (left) and ENl Molway (right) assist wogs through the slime chute LTJG Lane moments before being declared a shellback New shellbacks - QM2 Brunn and BM3 Dickson AROUND THE GLOBE CDR Gorski and LT Swanson with a Korean naval officer NMMMMMM An international quarterdeck in Hong Kong 74 -INTERNATIONAL LT Jones and LTJG Lane meet Kenyan naval officers BATTLEGROUP CHARLIE Alongside USS KNOX (FF-1052) in rough seas 1 h- LTSS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) . USS TRUXTUN (CGN-35) , Refueling with USNS Walter S. Diehl (TAO-193) and USS WABASH (AOR-5) anchored off Hong Kong UNREPing with USS ELLIOTT (DD-967) CH-46 from HC-U on USS WABASH (AOR-5) OFF DUTY pp , V H  H H ■ H m w MM3 O ' Neill IC2 Kugl and SN Sleight Working out on the flight deck in Hong Kong 76 -OFF DUTY Entertainment provided by E Division Cards and chess on the mess decks Action in the Upper Crew ' s Lounge TIGER CRUISE TIGERS Shane Abad Karl Bautch Bob Bossons William Claspell Bill Cully Glenn Ellenson Michael Gorski Carl Horn Stephen Hovland Robert Kelly Justin Lounsbury Leroy Markley John McAndrew John McLaughlin Bobby Ottaviano John Owens Mitchell Ross Bill Schroeder Charles Smith Roy Viessman Jared Weiss SPONSORS MSC Abad MM3 Bautch LCDR Bishop MM2 Claspell QM2 Schroeder RMCS Deherrera CDR Gorski BM2 Horn GMC Hovland GMG2 Kelly CW02 Lounsbury HTl Markley BMl Roberts LTJG McLaughlin QM2 Manning CW04 Owens ETC Ross QM2 Schroeder MMC Smith SMC Viessman SA Weiss F-14 ' S fly by during the Tiger Cruise Air Show Tigers target shoot with .45 ' s on the fantail 78 -TIGER CRUISE The Tiger Cruise Air Show begins with carrier takeoffs by an E-2 Hawkeye (left) and F-14 Tomcat (right) An F-14 Tomcat (left). A-6 Intruder (center), and an in-flight refueling (right) Tne air show concludes witn a carrier jet landing Justin Lounsbury wonders. Are we home yet? ' PORT VISITS February 1 February 14-16 March 4-6 March 22 - April 7 April 14-18 April 19-22 April 28 - May 2 May 8-12 May 29-31 June 12-18 June 26 - July 1 July 3-9 July 22-24 July 31 Depart Concord, California Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Yokosuka, Japan Subic Bay, The Philippines Singapore Penang, Malaysia Diego Garcia Mombasa, Kenya Diego Garcia Fremantle, Australia Subic Bay, The Philippines Hong Kong Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Return to Concord, California ' M J •¥ Jl kr. 80 -PORT VISITS PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII YOKOSUKA, JAPAN SUBIC BAY, THE PHILIPPINES NO LOITEHINli ON«HII)(.E TlinOVINi; () ;()li S STHICTLY ' ■KOIIIHITFI) SINGAPORE - -: .. X4 -SINGAPORE .r« -si« SINGAPORE- 35 PENANG, MALAYSIA ' =Si 1 - H sp PENANG-S7 MOMBASA, KENYA ' t... !?« WHiA MOMBASA- 39 DIEGO GARCIA FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA HONG KONG ' Ji. ■!4j 2 ' zjiiaftw ' JIli -Tf ffcp ' ' - ' ' ■i r-y?Tl H i I . if: ' ' ! Si iJ mSSi lP ri g ' iijil HOMECOMING From CINCPACFLT: Coiit;i;iluU4lions ;iiul will done to all Btittlc Group Cluiilic- units for u most success- ful deployment. The hard work and sheer dedication by all concerned was clearly evident by your exceptional per- formance in numerous exercises and by superb readiness statistics achieved throughout the entire deployment. Your sacrifices were essential in maintiiining forward presence and contributed greatly to the preservation of peace and stability throughout the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Sincere appreciation to all members of Battle Group Charlie. May fair winds and following seas take you safely back to your respective homeports and well deserved reunions with families and friends. Admiral Larson Sends. From COMMA VSURFPAC: As MAUNA KEA be- gins the final leg of the return transit to Concord, please accept my sincere congratulations on a superb deploy- ment. The cornerstone of EG operations has been the pro- ficiency of the Combat Logistics Force, and MAUNA KEA has maintained a high standard of professionalism and excellence in logistics support throughout an arduous six months of operations. As the officers and men in MAUNA KEA look forward to a long awaited reunion with family and friends I congratulate you on a job well done. I wish each of you a joyous homecoming and safe return to Concord. Enjoy a well deserved post deploy- ment leave and upkeep period, followed by continued suc- cess in meeting the challenges that lie ahead. Well done, and keep smiling. VADM R.K.U. Kihune From COMCARGRU 3: As Mauna Kea detaches and sets course for home and a well deserved reunion with loved ones, the officers and men are commended for their superb performance throughout the deployment. Numer- ous safe and professional UNREPs and ammo transfers, fuel support to the escorts, airhead ops, long haul shuttles, port visit diplomacy, and finally ammo down- loads are but a few of your accomplishments. Your consis- tently high levels of training and material readiness have been particularly noteworthy and served well in estab- lishing MAUNA KEA as a primary link in the battle group logistics chain. On behalf of Battle Group Charlie, I wish you a joyous homecoming and congratulate you on a job well done. RADM Wright ■H 1 m S ZB ■n ■ ' ' fiHI BS? ' ' llllllllljlll IIIIIIHIII 1 94 ... - ■■ ... - - •■ -- ■— 9 5 - HOMECOMING WALSWORTH C ' ' ' PUBLISHING iOlWi An B ' rt I. ■- :«?r--