Milwaukee (AOR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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SI-IIP'S I-IISTCDRY :,' USS MILWAUKEE was commissioned on November 1, 1969 at the Boston Shipyard, f Massachusetts. She is the second of the Wichita-Class Replenishment Oilers QAORI E i and the fourth ship to bear the name MILWAUKEE. From 1970 to 1980 MILWAUKEE ,,, sailors conducted five Mediterranean cruises, three readiness exercises, evacuation of 5 Americans from Cyprus 09741 and Lebanon l1976l and transportation of the King Tutankhamun treasures. MILWAUKEE was cited as the top AOR in the Atlantic Fleet in 1979, receiving the Battle In 1981 MILWAUKEE completed a ma'or overhaul, 1 I fi refresher training at uantanamo Bay, Cuba and a North Atlantic cruise, where she it replenished 121 ship A glpngside in 68 days. V From 1982 througha- , 4, MILWAUKEE successfully completed two Mediterranean deployments. Durin , i period, MILWAUKEE had 226 satisfied customers alongside. f 1 She also complete gfirst ofa series of Planned Maintenance Availabilities QPMAI at Johnathan Shipyar s. ' MILWAUKEE underwent a second PMA at Johnathan Shipyards in May 1985. The majority of this work was related to outfltting MILWAUKEE with sophisticated weapons systems. A Phalanx Close-In Weapons System QCIWSJ and the foundation of a NATO ' Sea-S arrow Missile S stem NSSMS were installed as art of a hased installation. 1 . -P .V l I D P gf'l'I1e'hI ,light of was MILWAUKEE's participation in UNITAS JONI. During this 5 f' F-abr' V, I e ' MILWAUKEE was the sole logistics support ship for Task Force .IMILWAUKEE provided fuel, cargo and other supplies to par- . ', i.,l' South American ships. n I e' '21 if gt , to prove her excellence by receiving the Engineering L T +L .,p5gf -,f H I ' I the Deck Seamanship Crossed Anchors, the Damage Control DC , and the CNO Safety Award. Following the completion of MILWAUKEE's third PMA, in May 1987, she was called upon to participate in Fleetex 4-87. Later she deployed to the North Atlantic to participate in Exercise Ocean Safari. During that time MILWAUKEE supported over eighty NATO ships from eleven nations, transferring over 30 million gallons of fuel and 2000 tons of cargo in waters above the --. Arctic Circle. I In 1988, MILWAUKEE successfully completed a Mediterranean and Indian Ocean deployment where she spent 108 consecutive days at sea showing her ability to remain on station for I extended periods of time. In January 1989 MILWAUKEE entered her fourth PMA at Norfolk Shipyard and Drydock Company where she went through an extensive overhaul of all her UNREP stations and had the SLO-32 EW detection system installed.

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The AOR' is capable of transferring over 750,000 gallons of fuel and 250 measured tons of material 1 hour. The ability to provide a Wide range of material quickly frees the customer units of the Battle Grouppetg A SI-IIP'S MISS O The mission of replenishment ships in the US Navy is to provide the fleet with underway ,ep capabilities, minimizing the Navy's dependence upon overseas bases - bases which might h a time of war, international tensions, or changing political climates. The AOR is a multi-commodity vessel capable of providing customers with a wide range gf prod includes: 8.2 million gallons of Navy Distillate Fuel KF-761, used to power all non-nuclear Navy sm Q Aircraft Fuel UP-51, a full range of High Usage Load List and Deckload items, dry and frozen pf ' 'let ti C450 tonsi, and 600 tons of ammunition. In addition, with the ability to carry over 1000 meqgmedoxsrlg fleet freight on her cargo and main decks, the AOR has a vast capability to provide first-rate guppon fi? fleet. Perhaps the most unique and valuable feature of the AOR is the ability to provide no tothe, shopping. 5 By load adjusting with other single commodity Fleet Support ships 11,60 AE AFS immediately prior to the UNREP evolution, the AOR can literally resupply an entire Battle Group 5-tl l 5 if return to their primary mission in a minimum amount of time - completely resupplied, 3 is . ul Q v V . Ir.. , ., xl f -Q , , ' N5-51 ' .-. ' 5 - tw, 'ww -JM? gg,

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i coMMAND1 G OFFICER M. . F. ......,,T,. ' 1 L too pit tar sfor E .- 5 tB l3l Larry L. Ernst lA' l Captain, U.S. Navy lv Commanding Officer i i Xl l Captain Larry L. Ernst was born in Charleston, W. Va., on July 19, 1943. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High 'Schooli Beckley, W.Va. and attended Ohio State University, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in1966 1. .tl Captain Ernst was designated a Naval Aviator in August 1967. k After completion of F-4 Phantom training, he joined VF-114 for his fleet squadron tour. During this tour he completed W . . . estern Pacific deployments aboard the USS KITTY HAWK QCV-63i, flying 136 combat missions in Southeast Asia 1 In August 1970, Captain Ernst began instruction at the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland. Following?- graduation in June 1971, he served in the Flying Qualities and Performance Branch of the Flight Test Division. ln September: 1972, Ca tain Ern t rt d ' ' p s repo e to Boscombe Down, England for exchange duty as a test pilot and tutor at the Royal Air Foroei Empire Test Pilot School Captain Ernst joined VF-111 in November 1975 and served as the Operations and Maintenance Officer during their? Mediterranean cruise aboard USS ROOSEVELT QCVA-417. He served as Operations and Executive Officer of the Nall? Fighter Weapons School tTopguni from September 1977 until July 1980. After training in the F-14 Tomcat, Captain Ernst commanded the fighting Checkmates of VF-211 until July 1983. Alteit attending the National War College, he assumed ' ' ' i command of the F-14 Training Squadron VF-101 in July 1984. f Captain Ernst served as Executive Off' u wer, USS coNsTELLATioN from March 1986 to August 1987. He then repvfledloif the Office of Navy Plans and Programs as Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations lN6VY Pfogfamg Planningi, and held that position until March 1989. t Captain Ernst has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Gold Stars the Air Medal with 7 subsequent awardSi and the Navy Commendation Medal with C b - ' ' ' ' om at V and Gold Star for his b t t' .H awarded the prestl9'0U5, VADM James B. Stockdale Leadership Award for outstandin ' ' Com a ac Ion e was VF-101 9 Inspirational leadership for his tour as Commanding Offlcerolg Jetgraggain Ernst is married to the former Roberta Jo Ralston of Mansfield, Ohio. They have two daughters, Jacqueline andi i