Monticello (LSD 35) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1984 volume:

USS MONTICELLO LSD — 35 WESTPAC 84 Cruisebook Staff: Editor: ENS Hackman Photography: CW02 Schurman Sales: ENS Ellis Cover: PNC Lilley Special thanks to PNC Lilley and all the others who con- tributed pictures for this book. CDR James A. Hough, Commanding Officer kr 131 CDR Gregory W. Ertel, Executive Officer rrrr -r AW- -.. - ' .=«Sj2r« « v-h . - .• b • r The En- gineering De- partment is comprised of two basic types of peo- ple, the fresh air snipes and the hole snipes. The fresh air snipes include A, E R divisions and provide for the ship ' s electricity, plumbing air conditioning and heating, interior communications, welding services and the operation of auxiliary machinery throughout the ship. The hole snipes are comprised of M and B divisions and work down in the pit steaming the ship. These snipes provide the ship ' s main propulsion and are responsible for operating and maintaining the engineering plant that enables the ship to get underway. All of the ship ' s services are ultimately derived from the power the hole snipes generate. B DIVISION Down on the heal of the detkplatt-s the fires are kept which forge the qualities that make a BT hard work, discipline and determination. Here the deckpiate discipline transforms firemen into superior petty officers. The result is a group of men with the pride, whether in the pit or on the beach, to keep on steaming — boiler technicians. LT. Llovd BTl Wooldridge L y i TM s. n riii i ,V.C C rrtfi ENS. Hackman BTC Reyes BTl Pollard BTl Bautista i-Tf-Tt BT2 Phillips BT2 Hodge © BT2 Maresh BT2 Hess i BT2 Wood BT2 Cox BT3 Garcia BT3 Bigsby BT3 Ulvila BT3 Powell BT3 -Johnson . BT3 Harvey i v_.« BT3 Decker BT3 Foster BTFN Mikels BTFN Cunniff BTFN Johnson BTFN Hernandez BHtf • • m H 1 i r T 1 y H BTFN Ouellette BTFN Lanz BTFN Ross . . BTFN McCario BTFN Richards FR Kimberlv M DIVISION The machinist mates are the ship ' s mechanics. They pro- vide care to the machinery of a 28 year old ship as if it were a new sports car. Besides the ship ' s main engines, the MM ' s also run the ship ' s generators which provide electricity for the Mo Boat and the evaporators which provide fresh water for the crew and feed water for the boilers. It is the machinist mates ' constant efforts to keep the engineering plant running which results in the word being passed underway, shift colors. ENS England V ' MMl Trotter MMl Laus -.. i MMl Allison « vek MMl Vivis MMl Marthaler 1 ' - H • • ■.,« «,., Davis MM2Siedlik MM2 Wall MMFNWhisn n MMFN Atencio FN Kane MMFA McConnel MMFA Keegan MMFA Casey MMFA Johnson MMFA Wingerd MMFA Tauranien MMFA Newall FR Offenburg FR Kingery ► R Division is made up of the HT ' s, which stands for Hull Technician but encompasses many responsibilities besides upkeep of the ship ' s hull. The HT ' s are the damage control ex- perts aboard ship and are the core of the ship ' s fire fighting ability. They are also responsible for the ship ' s plumbing and ballasting systems and provide the MONTICELLO ' S welding capability. Versatility is a necessary prere- quisite to succeed as an HT. CW02 Schurman 3 V  j ' HTCS Shirley HTl Evans HT2 Siqueiros V I HT2 Sena V ; HT2 Vegar V HT3 Cobb HT3 Carter HT3 Glover HT3 Bryan HT3 Colyer HTFN Quintana HTFN Viera HTFN Hills HTFN Meitzner HTFA Stone A DIVISION A Division stands for Auxiliaries Division and is basically where they roup all the engineers that are useful to have around but don ' t deserve their own divisions. It is comprised of machinist mates, en inemen, machinery repairmen and any other rate they can get a hold of. The MM ' s in A Gang are responsible for the ship ' s reefers, air conditioning and heating systems. The EN ' s lake care of the diesel engines in the ship ' s small boats as well as the emergency generators and various hydraulic equipment from the ship ' s cranes to the anchor windlass. The MR ' s repair and produce parts for all of the ship ' s machinery. iJLl; fTi ■ ■ -«t frt- l r. Krviii SS8 ae •147 MMCSSalarda MMl Flores ENl Bustarde MR] Aradanes MMl Klema 24 EN2 He rringa MM2 Payton EN2 Montano r 9 EN3 Cassolopez EN3 Kenney MR3 Scott MRS Dyer EN3 Bruneel ENFN Schultz FN Vela FN Marin ENFA Jauregui 25 ENS Richards EMFN Guffey F P s EMI Nalangan IC2 Manners EMFN Hayden k ICFN Era 27 ICFN Turcotte f J Jp% ' W ' - T 1 - - , V ;■ i EMFNDunn EMFN Rush FN Monnin Deck De- partment on an amphib is es- pecially critical because it is they who are primarily responsi- ble for accomplishing the ship ' s mission of putting Marines on the beach. Deck department on the MON- TICELLO is no exception. While many parts of the ship are involved in these evolutions, it is First and Second Divisions which are primarily responsible for handling onloads and offloads of Marine equipment, well deck ops, refueling at sea, anchoring and flight quarters. Third Division, the Gunners Mates, are also part of Deck Department. Third Division is responsible for maintaining and operating MON- TICELLO ' S awesome batteries of 3 50 twin gun mounts as well as all magazines and small arms. While Third Division provides MONTICELLO ' S offen- sive and defensive capability, her real power is contained in the well deck and the Marines she carries. It is Deck Depart- ment ' s job to project this power ashore. FIRST AND r SECOND DIVISIONS J First and Second Divisions include the Boatswain Males and deck seamen. They are involved in a wide variety of evolutions from mcMiring to lowering boats in the davits and stand bridge watches underway, acting as lookouts and steering the ship. First and Second Divisions are responsible for topside spaces and decks including the well deck, the mezzanine deck, the flight deck and the focsle and for the preservation of the ship ' s exterior hull. Because they are involved in so many activities, being a boatswain mate requires a great deal of knowledge in each of many areas and a willingness to work hard. f - ii H m ■1 _ A g  • W_ x ' LCDR MacDonald KNS Cain KNS I unvoii ENS Bernard BMl Winters BM] .Johnson BM2 Chamberlain M BM2 VVhittum BMBBentham BM3 Washington HMi! LaiukT ' I .ircoriie H.VISN Thomas V BMSN Zainbranu BMSN Morales BMSN O ' Neil SN Quintana SN Varnado SN Sackrider SA Donnely SA Boone SA Von Collin SA Davis ; SA McLaurin SA Ossorio SA Greenstein THIRD DIVISION littw GMGl Walker GMG2 Webb GMG2 Kelley GMG3 Larios GMG3 Simmons SA Lawrence The Opera- tions Department has a wide range of responsibilities from maintaining electronic systems to communica- tions to planning and coor- dination of exercises and operations. The Ops Depart- ment acts as the ship ' s link to schedulers, planners and other units and provides for coordination between the rest of the Navy and the MONTICELLO. All of the ship ' s classified materials and publications are controlled by the Operations Department as are all security clearances and school quota requests. The Operations Depart- ment is also responsible for sending out numerous required reports. The Operations Department is made up of OC, OE and 01 divisions. OC Division includes the radiomen and signalmen and is responsible for communications. OE Division has the Electronic Technicians and maintains and repairs the ship ' s radars, antennaes and communication equipment while 01 Division is responsible for running Combat Information Center. OC DIVISION OC Division is the ship ' s com- munications division and includes the radiomen and signalmen. The RM ' s operate out of Radio Central in a radio shack reminiscent of Korean War days where they send and receive messages and guard circuits for important transmissions. They are responsible for all communica- tions through electronic means. The RM ' s provide MONTICELLO ' s only link with civilization when she is at sea. Signalman is an outdoor rate with the signalmen spending long hours on the signal bridge watching for and responding to visual signals. The signalmen communicate primarily with other ships which are within visual signaling range through the use of flaghoist, flashing light and semaphore communications. LCDR Leslie RMC Hutchins RM2 Osborne RMSN Drummond RM2 Marino RMSN Asch RMSN Newman RMSN Perrv RMSA King RMSA Fruchev RMSA Cowie SMS Teer SMSA Urbano SMSA Anderson 01 DIVISION 01 Division is the ship ' s Combat Information Center and is manned by the Operations Specialists. The OS ' s track surface contacts, give course and speed recommendations to the bridge, guard radio nets and maintain the ship ' s naviga- tional track. They are responsible for assisting the bridge in its functions and provide a back-up to the bridge. The OS ' s keep abreast of the tactical situa- tion and advise the bridge of any information they collect. They also have specific control duties in special evolutions such as ship to shore movement and gun shoots. 0S2 Williams — r u W ' - i ■III 1 0S2 Butterfield 0S3 Hohensee 0S3 Green If 083 Hill OSSN Duncan OSSN McCracken OSSN Blair OSSN Dumis ossNWi: OE DIVISION OE Division is composed of the KT ' s or electronic technicians. The KT ' s are responsible for maintHining aiui repairin({ all the ship ' s electronic equipment. This includes radars, antennaes, repeaters, and radio transmitters and receivers. OK Division is also responsi- ble for maintaining and operating the ship ' s CCTV system. n c «tt ASCLICVN (tPlSCOPAL) CHURCH 48 i l ENS Bargers J ET2 Sharpe ETC Chipman ET3 Harquial ETl Bates ET3 Delgado ET3 Cayton ETSN Mock JOSNCantrell s V © T Navigaiion Department consists of three divisions with lit- tle in common (ex- cept the ship ' s top Softball team) — X, N H. X Division stands for Executive Divison and is the ship ' s administrative division. It includes the yeomen, ho run the ship ' s of- fice and handle all outgoing cor- respondence, and the person- nelmen, who run the personnel of- fice. All evaluations, advancement tests, service records, orders and leave is processed through the personnel office. N Division is Navigation Division and is made up of the quartermasters. The QM ' s determine the ship ' s position through celestial and electronic means when in open ocean and through radar and visual means when in costal waters and make course recommendations based on their fixes. The quartermasters also run the ship ' s piloting team when entering and leaving harbor or ap- proaching shoal water. H Division is the ship ' s medical division. The corpsmen conduct a daily sickcall, schedule medical and dental ap- pointments, update and verify medical records and schedule immunizations. They also conduct blood drives, sanitation in- spections, water purification test and administer the pest con- trol and physical fitness programs. Most importantly the corps- men handle anv medical emergencies that mav arise when the MONTICELLO is at sea. ■H ■ K Hl V w oJI L • t B v H y 1 QMCS Denton QM2Hall QM2 Koontz X- I ; n MAC l aiuk ' rs flMCSScheiller HM2 Theurer HM2 Stapavick 1 HM3 Bloodworth HM3 Gandy 54 HN Burger SN Doeffinger ENS Hendry nfTiu PNl LiUey (30 -AiiPW, YNl Quidachay YN2 Barboza PN3 Shrimpton 8 t ' H YN3 Kerley YN3 Colvin PCS Shoemaker PNSN Rimando PNSN Benjamin 55 X sii; S u p I- I ) f p a r ' m ' menl, ibtdina ihe cr- running ship ' s serv: such as the laundry .; ship ' s store and paying crew. All the supplies necessar keep the ship functioning, . eluding all food, fuel, repair pan-, and consumables are ordered through supply. The ship ' s Storekeepers, or SK ' s, are responsible for running the supply office and for procuring the thousands of needed iterti The Ship ' s Servicemen, or SH ' s, pro a variety of services to the crew, improviiip the quality of life for everyone onboard. The SH ' s operate the ship ' s store and the snack bar, the laundry, the barber shop and they maintain all the vending machines and video games aboard ship. The ship could not operate without food for the crew. The MS ' s, or Mess Management Specialists, pro- vide this essential need for the ship. The MS ' s, along with the attendants supplied from the rest of the ship, prepare and serve meals for the crew. On Baskins and Robbins night the MS ' s serve ice cream to the crew. The disbursing clerks, or DK ' s, are in charge of the ship ' s pavToll. They maintain all pay records and ensure the crew gets paid each payday. This rate provides the most important service of all and no one tries to offend them. e:ns Ellis SKC Javar 1 f n - Tr. SKI Hepler SK2 Williams t SK2 Goddard SKSN Rand DKl Balino DK2 Andres yl!te SHI Leach ■■ CI - ' 1 I k 1 SH2 Infante SH3 Holland SH3 Toliver SHSN Edie SHSN Smith SHSN Salandanan SHSR Hinton so MSI Aspiras MSI Umalli MSl Calugay MSl Mendoza MS2 Storey MS2 Melindo MS2 Morales MS3 Torres MS3 Manconi MS3 Marshall ... MS3 Chase MS3 King MS3 Lawson ei MSSN Wat kins MSSN Barker MSSN Bell MSSN Lee MSSN Lane 62 MSSR Johnson MSSR Barrett MSSR Duya Tacron Twelve and Others . AC3 Hernandez LCDR Boland L- Ivan Harris ACl Mickelson r Father Ryan 63 WOtW ' t eeailHadxn: ongl hg Oin Ml i;:ii B ir9L iH . H ■ Jf « - I K m W Tj t ' jM KlSw i l ' J - M T r ■ Sasebo, Japan SHSflxi is H .Itipan€ ' se rity of about 2H(),(KK) located on the west coast of the island of Kyushu, across the bay from it.s sister-city of Naj asaki. It.s steep hills form a lovely and well protected harbor. Here we learned firsthand why the .Japanese have earned a reputation for quality workmanship as we received the best repair work of the deployment from their small but efficient repair facility. Sasebo is traditional Japan, though many western influences are obvious. In Sasebo one can dine on sushi and drink saki, shop in the ginza, go to a sauna or geisha house, play pichinko or visit the western-style bars of Sailor Town and the Japanese bars of Saki Town. The Japanese are always friendly, honest and very polite and you cannot help but be impressed by their orderly society and fascinating country. Pusan, Korea Pusan is the principal port of South Korea and is l(K;ated at the southern tip of the Korean penin- sula. It typifies a bustling Asian city with its teeming masses and crowded streets. There are stands and shops everywhere in Pusan selling what seems to be an endless supply of the same few items — jackets, running shoes, brass, mink blankets and leather Adidas bags. Traffic in Pusan is beyond imagination with everyone driving wherever they want in total anarchy. Pusan is a somewhat cold ci- ty in more ways than the weather but certain sections such as Texas Street and Green Street prove to be very hospitable to Americans. Okinawa The scene of fierce combat between American and • lapanese troops in VII, the island of Okinawa is now a sh ' tpv part of -Japan. White Beach is a tiny port with few facilities but a lot of Marines and was a frequent stop for MONTICKLLO during the deployment. Okinawa always meant long and laborious onloads offloads of Marines and their equipment for Deck Department, nightmarish chloride contamination problems for Engineering and generally poor liberty for everyone. Pohang. Korea is where the Marines from Okinawa were usually bound for as MONTICELLO played Atlas Moving Lines. Pohang is the Far East equivalent of Gary. Indiana and it didn ' t take us long to figure out that it wasn ' t fog that was making the visibility so poor. The city of Pohang is really just a suburb of the monstrous steel mill there with the huge blast furnaces pro- viding the only respite from the bitter cold. In several visits to Pohang only a small portion of the crew got liberty and for only a few hours but n ■ one seemed to complain. Here we offloaded the Marines in record time and abandoned them, leaving them wishing they were back in Okinawa. 70 Pohang, Korea Yokosuka, Japan Yokosuka is a seaport on the western shore of Tokyo Bay which was a powerful -Japanese naval base during WWII. Glimpses of its past are revealed by the caves and fortifica- tions built into the surrounding hills. Today Yokosuka is a major Seventh Fleet port and home of the Midway bat- tle group but it is known to most sailors as the place to buy a stereo. The Yokosuka Exchange is the place in Westpac to buy high quality stereo equipment, cameras, microwaves, VCR ' s, televisions and china. Being a suburb of the huge Japanese capital of Tokyo, Yokosuka offers a varied, though very expensive, night life. Subic Bay, Philippines Subic Bay is a major Seventh Fleet Naval Base located on the Island of Luzon in the Northern Philippine Islands. Here Subic ' s outstanding ship repair facility provided Monticello with extensive and much needed repair work. The huge Subic complex also includes many outstanding recreational facilities including gymnasiums, a golf course, a theater, bowl- ing alleys, restaurants, playing fields, a go-cart track and horseback riding stables. L ' pon exiting the gate into the neighboring city of Olongapo. the visitor is greeted by the constant stream of local merchants and Americanized clubs which make up Olongapo night life. Whatever one ' s interests, the friendly, carefree manner of the people and the beauty of the islands makes the Philippines a hospitable and relaxing stop. f ' H ' ' MP Party at 2p Grande tt Island a % iiong Kong r he rxotic fxirt of Honic Kung pl Htnndn no n tiny outpoat i nKniniit thf rniKhty backdrop (if the ] ' fii t i- Kfpulilic of China HoiiK Koii)( in nc iiially a Mrituh Criiwn ( ' oldnv that in IraM-d from ChinH with the leaiu- wt to ripirf in 1997 ThoiiKh It III adminiiit«red by fireat Firitain, thr population (over S million) in ninety-ciicht percent ChinpRe, K ' vinK Hon(( Koni( ilii uni- (jiic- K«ht Wi-ht hiend. In Hong Konj! one can dme on Bird ' Ne«t Soup or ({rah a Bi({ Mac. HoHK Kon({ ih a free port and of- fiTs porhaph the fineHt nhopping in I he world. Here K niH, jade, ivory, watcheH, cameras, china and a million other items are readily available This trade has provided HonK Kong with great affluence and probably the highest Htandard of living in AJsia. - Tr Till- lirenw plntCN | riK-laim • iiiMm. ISA but ih« ' ru({K i(i (hrfH, dcnHc junKli- and Itcaiitiftil bearheH rt-mind you that vou ar« ' Kiill in the Wentern l ' a« ifir. (iuam i a U.S. ' IVrrit iry thill was the Hccne nf hi-avy com- hat during WWII. ' Ihe larKe«t island of the MarianaA chain, (itiam ixmseKses scenery c im- parahlc to Hawaii and draws many • lapancsf tourists. Its surrounding reefs offer some of the finest scuba and skin diving in the world and a Int of the crew took advantage of this. While it felt ood to be on .American soil again, we all realized we were still a long way from hiime |r i, i U I Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 11 r-7 - The port of Pearl Harbor on the beautiful island of Oahu represented the first and last stop of the deployment enroute to and returning from Westpac. The approach from Dia- mond Head volcano to Pearl Harbor revealed Hawaii to be as picturesque and paradisical as the postcards show. The idyllic island setting with its spectacular natural scenery was con- trasted by the gaudy lights and com- mercialism of Waikiki Beach. Hawaii seemed both familiar and foreign at the same time and proved to be a good in- termediary between the mainland states and the Far East, giving the crew a chance to adapt to the differences bet- ween the two. ' £I -5 .a y V H i(K s l P SS a Hjr ' i lPH ▼ . jn iiir ■ b ' fr 9BpQ| P ii B jf Bbi J jH I H ■j Kv Kte ' JflT hU B BPx A Hi fW n Ci i B t ' J J ■■ Hjl RSPI 3 ■y • 1 Ni .v n ! ii .. gj ir ■m - Under Way and Making Way.. .« i . . . Watch on the Bridge PERSONNEL INSPECTION MERITORIOUS MAST -X - - £jiilj FLI(;in gi AHTKKS MONTICELLO IN ACTION y HOME AT LAST ' As the sun sets on our deployment, we recall all the good and bad times we experienced. We remember the bitter cold of Korea and the sweltering heat of the Philippines, we remember arduous onloads and offloads, seemingly never-ending watches, salting up, water hours, lack of sleep and long months away from our families. We remember also, though, gorgeous sunsets, great shopping, exotic cultures, exciting liberty and the many close friendships we developed. As we go our separate ways let ' s reflect on the people and the experiences that made this deployment unique — Westpac 84. i