Mississippi (CGN 40) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1985 volume:

T ■ ' f ' , USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN ' 40) CONTENTS Ship ' s History Operations Engineering Combat Systems Supply la v. Med. A dm in. Evolutions Ports of Call Homecoming Pg ' -? Pg ' S pg ' 14 pg.23 pg.SO pg,34 pg ' 40, pg,49 pg SHIP ' S The official crest of the USS MISSISSIPPI was designed by Mark Bridges, from Florence, Mississippi. The crest incorporates the state colors: red, white, and blue, and the state motto Virtue Et Armis (By Valor and Arms.) The four stars symbolize the four ships to bear the name MISSISSIPPI. The missile in the middle represents the guided missiles with which the ship is armed, while the electron orbits around the missile symbolize the ship ' s nuclear propulsion. The ship ' s wheel and anchor are traditional symbols of those who serve at sea. The first USS MISSISSIPPI was a sidewheel steamer built in Philadelphia and commissioned on December 22, 1841. In 1845 she joined the West Indian Squadron as the flagship for Commodore Perry. During the Mexican War, she took part in expeditions to tighten control of the Mexican coastline. During 1849-1851, USS MISSISSIPPI cruised the Mediterranean, then returned to the United State to prepare for service flagship in Commodore Perry ' s momentous voyage to Japan. USS MISSISSIPPI arrived in Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853. Perry proceeded to negotiate the treaty which opened Japan to Wes tern trade. She was placed in reserve status in Boston in I860, but was reactivated when the War between the States became inevitable. After participating in the blockade against Key West, USS MISSISSIPPI ran aground on March 14, 1863. Under Confederate fire, the ship ' s company made every effort to refloat her. Failing in this, her machinery was destroyed, her battery spiked, and she was burned to prevent Confederate capture. The second USS MISSISSIPPI was a battleship (BB03) and was also built at Philadelphia. She was commissioned on February 1, 1908. On February 10, 1909. the ship sailed to join President Theodore Roosevelt ' s Great White Fleet as it re- turned from its famous world cruise. Subsequent services included operations in the Atlantic and Caribbean until she was placed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in August 1912. USS MISSISSIPPI was detached from the Reserve Fleet in December 1913 for duty as aeronautic station ship at Pensacola, Florida. The ship transported equipment to Pensacola and stood by while her crew along with the early naval avaitors. rebuilt HISTORY the old naval base to establish the largest American naval air station. With the outbreak of fighting in Mexico, the USS MISSISSIPPI sailed to Vera Cruz with the first detachment of naval avaitors to go into combat. The ship was decommissioned at Newport News, Virginia, on July 21, 1914. Turned over that day to the Greek government, she served in the Royal Hellenic Navy for the next 17 years. The third USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) was also a battleship. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., she was commissioned on December 18, 1917. She served continuously in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the next 36 years, earning eight battle stars for her World War II service. In December 1941 USS MISSISSIPPI was on patrol service in the North Atlantic, protecting American shipping. Two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, she left for the Pacific, where she took part in the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, in the Marshall Islands campaign and in the liberation of the Philippines. On the night of October 24, 1944. she helped destroy a powerful Japanese task force during the Battle of Suriago Strait. The battle ended the Japanese ability to mount a serious offensive attack. In early 1945 the ship participated in the landings of Luzon and on May 6 arrived at Okinawa to support the landing forces there. Her powerful guns leveled the defenses at Shuri Castle, which had stalled the entire offensive. Despite a kamikaze hit on her starboard side, USS MISSISSIPPI continued to support the troops at Okinawa until June 16. With the announced surrender of Japan, USS MISSISSIPPI anchored in Toyko Bay, where Commodore Perry ' s USS MISSISSIPPI once had been, to witness the signing of the surrender documents. She then steamed for home, calling on New Orleans as her first stop. USS MISSISSIPPI xhen underwent conversion to AG-128 at Norfolk, Virginia spend- ing the last ten years of her career based at Norfolk testing new weapons. She helped launch the Navy into the age of the guided missile warship when she successfully test fired the Terrior missile off Cape Cod on January 28, 1953. On September 17, 1956, the ship was decommissioned and sold for scrap. COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN P.R, OLSON Captain Phillip R. Olson. United States Navy, was born in Elmhurst, Illi- nois on 23 June 1939 and was raised in the town of Reseda near Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles for one year prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy where he received his com- mission in June 1962. Captain Olson has served at sea as Division Officer in the Reactor De- partment in USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) as Operations Officer in USS BELKNAP (CG-26). and as Executive Officer in USS SAMPSON (DDG-IO) while the ship was homeported in Athens, Greece. He has also served as Engineering Officer in USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) and was Com- manding Officer of USS PHARRIS (FF- 1094) before reporting to USS MISSIS- SIPPI as Commanding Officer. Captain Olson holds a Master of Sci- ence Degree in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Cali- fornia. He attended the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War College in 1972 and was an instructor at the Senior Officer ' s Ship Material Readi- ness Course in Idaho Falls. Idaho, be- fore assuming command of USS PHAR- RIS inJuly 1981. Captain Olson is married to the for- mer Marsha Andrea Lippert of Nutley, New Jersey. They have a daughter. Christine, and a son, Phillip Jr. A TRIBUTE This book is an historical tribute to the teamwork of the greatest cruiser crew in the world. The crew of the MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI, with the support and encourage- ment of their families and loved ones, brought the ship out of a shipyard availability, through an intensive and foreshortened training period and into the Mediterra- nean ready in all respects to work in a potentially hos- tile environment. Through out the work-up period sacri- fices were made by all hands and their families as the ship piloted its way through a myriad of requirements during the short six months between the yard period and deployment. From Seaman and Fireman to the Chiefs Mess and Wardroom, the crew maintained a high degree of readiness during the deployment even though subjected to frequent last minute schedule changes and short notice tasking. Additionally during the seven months the ship was away from homeport it was underway nearly 70 percent of the time. On the following pages you will find the chronicle of events that set MISSISSIPPI during our Mediterranean deployment. The fact that the ship was one of only two cruisers to receive the BATTLE EFFICIENCY Award from the Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlan- tic Fleet and was specifically chosen for a sensitive operation (Operation SNAP LOCK), testifies to the out- standing abilities of each individual crew member and their effectiveness as a team. I salute the finest crew that a Commanding Officer could ask for to man his ship. EXECUTIVE OFFICER APRIL 1983-FEBRUARY 1985 CDR. F.J. DOBRYDNEY LCDR Frank Dobrydney was commissioned an Ensign in May 1971 via a NROTC Program after completing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering at iowa State University. He reported to USS MORTON (DD-9AS) as the Fire Control and Gunnery Officer and participated in close gunfire support missions and Linebacker Strikes against North Vietnam. He was subsequently ordered to Michigan State University to participate in the Burke Scholarship Program and earned a Master of Science Degree in Systems Analysis. Following department head school at Newport, Rhode Island he reported to USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG-22) as the Weapons Officer and was accepted for training in the Nuclear Power Program upon completion of that tour. After training at Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida and propulsion plant qualification at the Nuclear Power Train- ing Unit at Idaho Falls, Idaho, LCDR Dobrydney was assigned to USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) as the Main Propulsion Assistant and later assumed duties as the Electrical Officer. He reported USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40) as the Executive Officer in April of 1983. He is married to the former Mary Jo Fisher of Neola, Iowa and has two children, John and Vicky. EXECUTIVE OFFICER FEBRUARY 1985-PRESENT CDR J. BROWN Commander Jim Brown was born in Akron, Ohio on November 15. 1946. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1968. After training at Nuclear Propulsion School in Bainbridge, Maryland and West Milton, New York, he was assigned to USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) in Long Beach, California. After deployment to Southeast Asia and completion of overhaul and nuclear refueling, he was transferred to the precommissioning unit of USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN-37) as Main Propulsion Assistant and later to duty in the Weapons Department. Following over four years on board the USS CAROLINA he was assigned as a Company Officer at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Duty as Engineer Officer on board USS CALIFORNIA (CGN-36) followed including two extended deployments to the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. He then joined the staff of the Senior ' s Officers Ships Material Readiness Course in Idaho Falls, Idaho for three years as an Instructor of Thermodynamics, Operation and Maintenance of Automatic Control Systems. He then reported to USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40) as Executive Officer. He is authorized to wear the Battle Efficiency E ribbon for service on CALIFORNIA, Meritorious Unit Commendation and Navy Expeditionary Medal, for service on board CALIFORNIA during the Iranian hostage crisis. Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal. Commander Brown is very happily married to the former Diana Kay Dillon of Cleveland. Ohio. They reside in Virginia Beach with their three sons, Scott, Craig, and Kurt. OPERATIONS Lt Driscoll 1st Lieutenant Lt Haggard Outboard Officer Lt Graves Communications Officer LCDR Dentler Operations Officer LCDR Miller Operations Officer Lt Sweeney Electronic Warfare Officer Lt Kuehl 01 Div Officer Ltjg Franklin CIC Officer Ens. Nelson 1st Div Officer FIRST DIVISION 1st Division (Desk Force) Not enough can be said of the men tasked to main- tain the overall 4.0 appearance of the MISSISSIPPI. Among other things besides the appearance of the ship. First Division is responsible for running liberty boats, anchoring the ship, underway replenishment, helicop- ter operations, mooring pierside. tool issue, manufac- turing canvas covers and various shipboard wind- screens and awnings, reupholstery work, lookouts and steering the ship. Throughout the fleet we ' re the best that ' s why they call us 1st Division. BMI Totten BM2 Archut BM2 Musco BM3 Marshall BM3 Baisey BM3 Reale BMSN Gibbs BMSN Hyde BMSN McConnville BMSN Nunemaker BMSN Gorsuch BMSN Beaulieu Jiii SN Black SR Kramer SN Kineman PCS Lyies SN Holder SN Owen SR Smith SN Howard SN Allen SR Cvijic SR Geer SR Smith OTOI DIVISION The OUTBOARD system is an integral compo- nent of the combat system on selected classes of ships. The primary purpose of the OUTBOARD is to assist and support the mission of the ship and battle group by providing high frequency direc- tion finding other OUTBOARD ships and cryptolo- gic equipped units within the battle group. OUT- BOARD provides an accurate assessment of the forces communications compliance with the emission control conditions in effect. Additional functions include transmission security and re- search into electronic phenomena. The Cryptologic Technicians on board are di- vided into the following specialities, CTA: Admin- istration, CTM: Maintenance, CTO: Communica- tions, CTR; Collection and CTT. Technical. CTT2 Jefferson CT02 Fisher CTRi Pennington CJR2 Mitchell CTOSN Hopl lns CTRSA Jackson OC DIVISION RM:2 Allen RM3 Coleman RMSN Keim RMSN Rand The radiomen and signalmen of OC Division provide the MISSISSIPPI with one of her most essential commodities: Communications. The type of communications provided range from semaphore and flashing light, between two or more ships a couple of miles apart, to satellite relayed messages with the rest of the world. SMSN Marsh SMSN Broome SMSN Coluzza SM2 Simuel 0T02 DIVISION EW2 LaFrenierre EW2 Hamer EW3 Mackie EW3 Miller EW3 Gibbs MISSISSIPPI ' S OT02 Division is a team made of highly skilled Electronic Warfare techni- cians and operators. Their job description con- cerns the use of electromagnetic energy to determine, exploit, reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum. 0T02 Division ' s ability to perform this job in MISIS- SIPPI ' S 4.0 fashion has earned them the title of The Leading Edge. EWSN Baylor EWSN Zimmerman EWSN Waller OI DIVISION 0 Division sup ports MISSISSIPPI ' S Combat Information Center (CIC). the tac- tical nerve center of tfie ship. The CIC is the primary tactical command area. They monitor the ship ' s ra- dars and radio cir- cuits and maintain an accurate plot of all surface contacts that are acquired via ra- dars. Alert detector- trackers man our air search radars ensur ing every aircraft within iOO miles is ac- quired and plotted. Others listen to radio circuits to receive instructions, ensue instructions to subor dinates and coordi nate various multt- ship evolution. OSI Leisey OSI Hogan OSI Smith 051 Cahill 052 Johnson OS2 Hebel 0S2 Gahran OS2 Ponton 0S2 Kittle OS2 Jeffcoat 0S:J Smith OS2 Welborn OSS Spicer 0S3 Richards OSS Hoffman OSS O ' Keefe OSS Caruso OSS Donnelly OSS Peters OSS Copeland OSS Gilmore OSS Gray OSS Abbott OSS Townsend OSS Johnson OSSN Mitchell OSSN Stallworth OSSN Cook OSSN Sullivan OSSN Dell OSSN Sepelyak OSSN Williams OSSA Cherry OSSR Jurgaitis OSSA Shannon OSSA Golesh ENGINEERING Lt Sodd — DCA Lt Podoba MPA A great deployment can only happen with super engi- neers. A team effort kept the screws turning the electron ' s flowing, the phone ' s ringing (mine anyway), the food cook- ing and the liberty boats run- ning. Each and everyone of you earned a ' WELL DONE and there isn ' t a team in the fleet that ' s better. Lt Childers — M-l Div. LCDR Krenzel — Chief Engineer Lt McGinty RC Piv. Lt Fairbairn — A Div. Ens. Hawkms M-Div. Ml DIVISION MMI Oviatt MMI Black MMI Downs MMI Smith MMI McKenna MMI Lundin MMI Davis MM2 Thomas MM2 Brye MM2 Blaylock MM2 Bandy MM2 Stuchell MM2 Glassmire MM2 Weaver MM2 Hamer MM2 Lucas MM2 Harmon MM2 Daugherty MM2 Brown MM2 Mun MM3 Hermans MM3 Stark MM3 Leonetti MM3 Poppitz M-2 DIVISION MMI Plubell MMI Fensterinacher MMI Coins MIV12 White mm:} Ray MM3 Oliver MM2 Robinson MM2 Drake MM3 Perrier MM2 Shaw MM3 Bender MM2 Pasquarette MM:3 Penland MM2 O ' Rourke MM3 Smith MM3 Wheeler MM3 Rodriguez MM3 Dunthorn MM3 Dalton MM3 Bess MO Division is re- sponsible for the opera tion and maintenance of all mechanical systems associated with 3 reac- tor and engineroom. M- Division ' s hard work and team spirit contributed significantly to the MIS- SISSIPPI ' S successful de- ployment, with 2 En gineroom never failing to answer the ordered bell. In M-2 Division, ac- tions speak louder than words. RC DIVISION These dedicated and professional elec- tronic technicians of Reactor Controls Divi- sion operate and maintain USS MISSISSIPPI ' S Reactor Control and Instrumentation Equip- ment. Their contribution truly begins the anywhere, anytime presence of the USS MIS- SISSIPPI. ETI Del Castillo ETI Pilon ET2 Sutton ET Cousino ET2 Lukatchik ET2 Muggins ET3 Hosman ET2 Winter ET2 Young ET2 Beke ET2 Alexander ET2 Rollins ET2 Pratt ET2 Betterton ET2 Branch ET3 Parker ET3 Wendel ET3 Greer ET3 Blokzyl ET3 Bunch ET3 Trottier ET3 Dowd ET3 Markham ET3 Longtine HI E DIVISION EM2 Audy EM2 McGatha EIVI2 Berger EM2 Weddle EM2 Hedgepeth EIV 2 DiPasquale IC2 Fowler EM2 Gartlan EMI Mendlowitz EM2 O ' Brien EIV 2 Holets EIV 2 Moline EM2 Aronowitz EIV 2 Ames EM2 Wilkes IC2 Cox EM2 Parenti EM2 Hofbauer EIV 3 Pascal EM2 Ziegler m HI TOWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ' EM3 Quinn EM3 Peal EMS Hurley EMS Moody ICS Rist EMS Harris EMS Stevens EMS Barnard EMS Ralston EMS Cook EMS Garrett EMS Rensch EMS Cochran EMS Fenoff EMFN Abrams EMFN Killary EMFN Geissinger ICFN Henry ICFN Suter EMFN Good HI R DIVISION The builders on this ship belong to R Divi- sion. The R stands for Repair, and certainly this group of Hull Technicians and Machinery Repairmen are ready and able to repair any damage that may occur to the ship. These hard working men are also involved with the At-Sea Fire Party, the Rescue and Assistance Detail, Flight Quarters and the Nuclear Accident Inci- dent Team, not to mention running all of the damage control repair lockers. If anything can be manufactured or fixed or built or welded or drilled or cut or fitted or squared away, they can do it. Rough, Ready, Red-shirted, and Really good, that ' s R Division. HTFN Sher HTFN Goins MRFN Bondurant HTFN Duval HI A DIVISION MM3 Cassidy ENFN Ploughman MMFN Josey MMFN Ayers HI T AND L DIVISIONS EMI Savage MMI Altemus MI A2 Vannatta ET2 Purdy EM2 Roman ET2 Cantrell AM2 Johnson IVIM3 Smith EM3 Carmichael ET3 Nelson EM3 Wooddell EM3 Chang EM3 Behr MM3 Addis ET3 Beaty MMI Weisberg MM2 White MM2 Pigeon MM2 Schneider MM!2 Moxson MM2 Black MM2 Walsh MM2 Barnabei MM3 Hoornik T Division — Besides indoctrinating new- comers into the world of two nuclear reac- tor plants, the Training Div. also helps main- tain the level of knowledge and proficiency of those already qualified, gives weekly lec- tures, administers exams, and monitors the training of each operator. The men keep up our engineers ' reputation as the best and the safest nuclear operators in the world. Laboratory Division — Laboratory Div. is responsible, under the engineer officer, for the proper maintenance of reactor plant and steam plant chemistry as well as ship-wide training and implementation of proper ra- diological controls associated with nuclear reactors. COMBAT SYSTEMS Lt Cole CO Div Lt Demers CF Div Ltjg Conde CA Div LCDR Snook Combat systems officer ENS. Curran CE Div ENS. Larsen CM Div ENS. Aaron CO Div. CW03 Dretsch CD Div CO DIVISION GMG2 Bonestele GMG2 Letourneau The Bang Gang — The Division is comprised of eight (8) Gunners Mate Guns and four (4) Torpedomen. Gun- ners Mates are tasked with the operation and mainten- ance of two MK 45 Lightweight guns for use against sur- face and air targets and Naval Gun Fire Support. Torpedo- ment maintain and operate two 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes used against subsurface targets. Additionally due to their rates GM ' s and TM ' s are part of the ships security force, which involves operating the Ships Armory and associated small arms weapons. V TMSA James TMSA Sallrnen CF DIVISION Responsible for the operation of MISSISSIPPI ' S weapons systems. CF division combines advanced tech- nology and skilled personnel to meet any challenge ih the realm of fire control. FC3 McBeth Fc3 Tubbs Fc3 Penfound CA DIVISION STGSN Gryczynski STGSN Love STGSN Daniels Combat Systems Anti-Submarine Warfare Division is responsible for the detection and track of subsurface targets. This small but elite group of talented professionals operate and maintain the Navy ' s newest surface sonar equipment and underwater fire control system, and is the heart u MISSISSIPPI ' s 4.0 ASW team. HI CE DIVISION ET2 Rowe ET2 Gump ET2 Deans ET3 Watson CE Division is responsible for the mainten- ance and repair of the Missy ' s non-fire control 2-D radars, communication equipment, lEF sys- tems, electronic navigational aids, SATCOM systems, site TV and various hand-held porta- ble communication systems. ET3 Breitenberger ET3 Sorensen HI CM DIVISION GMM Suter GMM3 McGuire GMM2 Roberts GMIVI2 Peck GMM2 Ruperd GIV1M3 Ransom GMMSN Abel HI CD DIVISION DSI Lage DSI Gibeault DSI Broadbelt DSI Fischer If the engineering plant could be considered the muscle of the MISSISSIPPI, then the Com- puter Room could be called the brains. To de- stroy a distant enemy target moving at super- sonic speed requires solving complex ballistic calculations and interfacing high speed com- munications between a professional operations team, in the Combat Information Center, and the highly effective weapons systems they control. To be a potent battle group, necessi- tates sharing vital tactical information, via link, with other friendly forces of the fleet. CD Divi- sion, the guru ' s of the Computer Room, main- tain complex computer systems that solve these problems and help provide for the de- fense of the ship. Additionally, the growth of computer systems throughout the Navy is ex- panding at a rapid rate and MISSISSIPPI has stayed abreast with this growth. DS3 Eirhart DS3 Matro DS3 Parker  , CDR Johnson Supply Officer ENS Guiliano Disbursing and Sales Officer ENS. Chase Food Services Officer HI SI DIVISION SK2 Whelan SK2 Matthew SK3 Langron SK3 Febles Stores Division (SI) plays a big part in keeping the ship in a ready alert condition for any operation. Supply Admin processed 6,000 priority and routine requisitions and is responsible for the monthly financial re- ports. Supply Support Center kept up-to- date stock cards, replenished stock items and adjusted stock allowances. The Center also provided technical assistance in identi- fying material requirements. The Main Issue section processed 15,000 receipts, issued 8,000 stocked repair parts and consumables, received and stored materials in our supply storerooms. SKSN Strum SKSN Renzulli SKSN Greenfield SKSA Baker HI S-2 DIVISION MS2 Stokes MS3 Furlong IV1S3 Billiot MS3 Rathke a (BM i.£M MSSN Moore 1 ■■ MSSA Street MSSR Latsko MSSR McDaniel MSSR King MSSR Davis S-3 DIVISION MMf MJgM DK3 Whisnant DK3 Golfer SHB Howell SHSN Sharp The S-3 Division, manned by disbursing clerks and ship ' s servicemen, is responsible for providing the majority of personal services to the crew. During the seven-month deployment, the SH ' s cut over 6,000 heads of hair and washed 250,000 lbs. of laundry. In addition, sales from the well-stocked ships ' store and gedunk provided over 40 thousand dollars to our Welfare and Rec Fund. SHSA Meeks DKSA Blackwood H DIVISION HM2 Brunson HM2 Villegas HM3 Curley HN Piazzi HN Jacobson PROFESSIONALS PERFORMING PEOPLE PMS (Planned Maintenance System) That ' s the motto of MISSISSIPPI ' S Medical Marvels. The ship ' s smallest depart- ment with a big job — the health of the crew. The Medical Department ' s job is more than treating colds and cut fingers. We are responsible for radiation health and for sanitation in all food service areas, laundry, barber shop and snack bar. We ensure that the water made by the engi- neers meets drinking standards and manage programs in industrial health, such as heat stress, hearing conservation and we even do dental work. X DIVISION Lt Urrutia LCdr Nickle HI NX DIVISION QMI Fredrickson QM2 Fahey QM2 King QMS Powell QMSN Barnes When the question Where are we? is asked, our Quartermasters draw on such terms as Celestial . Omega . ' Dead Reckoning . Sat Nav . and Piloting to answer. They use a mixture of high technology computer science and the age old sextant to arrive at pin-point navigational fixes. So the next time you walk out on deck and see the lights of a familiar port fading with the dawn, you can thank the Mississippi navigators for guiding you safely there and. (of course), home again. CHIEFS MESS CMC Johnson J FCCS Wilhelm mm MMCS Gautier M j . IBi GMC Foy GMC McGilvary YNC Lam ISC Phelps CHIEFS MESS liBiiifi CTTC Rongers EWC Strickland COMSIXTHFLT VADM Kelso. COMSIXTHFLT, paid a visit to the Mighty Missy while anchored in Gaeta, Italy. After a brief tour of our Combat Information Center, VADM Kelso presented SWO ESWS Pins to personnel who qualified during the first- half of the deployment. J ' FLIGHT QUARTERS Whether it ' s on-deck refueling or helo re- covery, nobody does it better than our high- ly qualified flight deck crew. Transferring passengers, bringing cargo and providing us with out lifeline of mail, flight quarters was considered serious business during our deployment. In mid-March, the MISSISSIPPI embarked the HS-5 Helicopter Squadron, tasking our flight deck crew with a count- less number of launchings and recoveries. With a can-do attitude and a desire to excel, the MlSSISSIPPIiUght deck crew lived up to the phrase nobody does it better! UNREPS VERTREPS All hands man your replenishment stations! Once a month throughout the deployment, we conducted our logistics replenishment, taking on food and much needed supplies. Usually lasting approximately four hours, we completed our March UNREP in a record two hours! Once all food and supplies are properly transferred and all shot lines are disconnected flank speed is ordered to the helm and the familiar sound of The Long Ranger theme can be heard throughout the ship. With a full supply of stores onboard and the wind behind her, the Mighty Missy is off until the next month, when shell do it all over again. THE MISSY FAMILY Doc Crawford with his Medicine. Whadda ya mean the party ' s over? ' Are we having tun yet? Don ' t mind us, we ' re not from Earth. CAPTAIN ' S CALL Once a month, throughout the deployment we held our Captam ' s Call to recognize outstanding accomplishments by MISSISSIPPI crew members. Over 100 people were advanced, almost 20 Navy Achievement Medals were awarded and dozens of letters of Commendation and Appreciation were given to deserving personnel. Just days before returning to Norfolk, we held our dress white inspection and as usual, we all lived up to our typical 4.0 fashion! — J% p iTv 7 ' 3 I Y 91 J HIKm T-tjj, i9l WE WORKED • • • LCDR Krenzel shows his Picasso technique • • AND WE PLAYED! SN Schumaker sports the latest in Navy fashion. I love this kinda work! Here ' s lookin ' at ya. sweetheart! 115.3 Week mTl e M.ddleei l: f - -gs S i:sRA€e Teoofs ATTi oc Eoo — tiicL 20 qofei -(-As vooeLO evJ5 ' t efoRTSf o e c A(A,cfcAPro e «. lcSamom ci - • vP THe VA. . NMh STEAtAS oP-P-SHO t -pa CAjTEOr d A9 VSSM. oP vCv y FfeM. Ttve £vv _ (yviAcj- cc e. f ° . «.e- -- . The majority of our time during our Med deployment was spent in an area of the Eastern Mediterranean we affectionately called The Penalty Box. Countless hours of Independent steaming were done in this area just south of Crete and we sometimes wondered if we ever were going to pull into port again. A ridiculous thought now. but one that was m the back of all of our minds. We did manage to get away several times from this lonely area and visited several beautiful countries as depicted on the following pages PORTS OF CALL ITALY % fr  ' MW irW. Ill III ■iri f • i-. ' -j: r i UlEAJjiiniiin 1 ' -y MQUSAKA f SHIS UUP , ' STEAIT- SWUDflSH SNRIMPS -SALADS J HAIFA ISRAEL .■ ff ' ' s! 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We gorged ourselves with pies, played volleyball, listened to rock-n- roll music provided by the ship ' s band ' Nuthin ' Special and generally just relaxed. With half of the cruise behind us, we set our sights on part two. A V MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY AT SEA Every Sunday throughout the cruise, we shed our dungaree uniforms for our civilian clothes and geared our day towards relax- ation. It was affectionately called MISSIS- SIPPI Sunday at sea and gave us the chance to enjoy the finer things in life . like eat- ing, goofing off and sleeping! y . . .k iM 1- _ 1 — ■ . ; THE BACKBONE OF THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI Without the support of our loved ones, the MISSISSIPPI would not carry on in its 4.0 fashion. These next sever- al pages are dedicated to the wives, the moms and dads, the boys and girls, and the grandmas and grandpas. With your loyal support and confidence, you have truly earned the title of Back- bone of the Mighty Mississippi. :- 3l|5| fej I t ■ v.; :i... ' ' k ' ■ USS DWIGHT D, EISENHOWER During our seven month deployment, we played shadow to the USS Eisenhower, pro- tecting her against any hostile situations that may have arisen. With a supply of well over 100 planes the IKE is capable of providing a varied range of support. Although we conducted alot of Independent Steaming during our deploy- ment, it was always nice to see the IKE appear over the horizon to join us in our peacetime efforts. jii K. . i:?r:«l8 ' 3: OPERATION SNAP LOCK 1„ w,v , ■..-ar ff 10 a.m., 24 May. The announcement came as a shock to us. We received word that the Mighty Missy was chosen for a highly classified collection operation in the North Atlantic. We were to be underway within 24 hours. The operation known as Opera- tion SNAP LOCK , tasked us with collecting intelligence infor- mation on a Soviet Battle Group coming out of the Mediterra- nean. Just 16 days after returning home from our seven-month deployment, the MISSISSIPPI was underway again. FIRE POWER MISSISSIPPI MEMORIES - ' ' W IHMtikMSr l ' ' 1 4 1 3 1 i n Gm ' J ' 1 1 1 y )k ' S B M IHL Pride And Professionalism t Je If m lS4 UJiA ? Jr % . -- - i ' ■ • , 4t ■y •««« ; 3i yi HOMECOMING WELCOME HOME MISSISSIPPI CREW-I ' YO VIC Ml . ' iftii ' t MHH 1 , tftf i H jjfj 3h H , i PN SJ 4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my shipmates for their support and smiling faces during the Med and SNAP LOCK deployments. You made my camera happy and my job easier. To Tom Crockett and his extraordinary staff. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your advice, your confidence and most importantly, your friendship. Your consideration is only surpassed by the professional books in which you publish. Again, thank all of you. Sincerely OJiy K(X!Cl J02 (SW) USN t .■|Bi f m ' -