Ponchatoula (AO 148) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1977 volume:

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As with all United States oilers, she is named after a river, the Ponchatoula river, which flows through Tongipahoa Parish in Louisiana. ln September 1956, PONCHATOULA rescued the foundering SS Venus off the coast of Japan by taking the ship in tow and clearing an oncoming typhoon. ln early 1958, the ship's homeport was changed from Long Beach, California, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. PONCHATOULA has since participated in the Ouemoy-lVlatsu Crisis, operated in support of the Operation Dominic nuclear tests in the Christmas Islands, supported Seventh Fleet units off the coast of Vietnam, served as a space recovery ship for projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space shots, participated in RHVIPAC Exercises of 1972, 75, 76 and 77. PONCHATOULA has deployed to the Western Pacific six times since her first visit to WestPac in 1967. From January to July 1974 PONCHATOULA underwent a multi-million dollar overhaul in Guam, Marianas Islands, prior to participating in RIIVIPAC 75. From May 1976 to January 1977, PONCHATOULA underwent a four and a half million dollar repair period in Honolulu, Hawaii, designed to incorporate numerous class improvements to her various systems. PONCHATOULA departed Pearl Harbor lvlay 26, 1977 on her latest deployment to WestPac. During the early part of the deployment, PONCHATOULA was awarded Departmental Excellence awards for Engineering and Deck departments. ax Q3 Q, l l l . Origin Of Name Oilers of the United States Navy are named after rivers. The Ponchatoula River flows through the southwestern part of the Tongipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and enters the Tickfaw several miles southeast of Springfield in Livingston Parish. The name Ponchatoula signifies Singing Hair . The Choctaw Indians gave this fanciful name to the stream because of the abundance of Spanish moss on the trees in its vicinity, the Indians, thinking that the moss sang in the wind, named the river Ponchitoawa which was subsequently corrupted by the white settlers to Ponchatoula . Our Mission PONCHATOULA'S overall mission and motto, is to provide service to the fleet. To accomplish this task, she was designed, manned and built specifically to conduct replenishment operations during wartime, to move independently, to defend herself, and to be capable of controlling the activities of an entire task group or force. Certain specified mission requirements have been established which make it possible to measure the degree to which PONCHATOULA is ready to carry out her missions, each is a function of the level of training, dedication and experience of the personnel serving in her. Some of these mission requirements and the ratings necessary to perform the mission include: the ability to steam to certain specifications lBT!lVlMl, to be able to repair damage QHTJ, to operate in company with other ships lOS!SM!QlVll, to communicate and control the activities of others QRMXSIVIXOSJ, to be able to transfer fuel, mail, supplies and freight to others QBMD, to be able to engage air and surface targets QGMJ, and not the least among these, the ability to provide administrative support services for the rest of the crew lMS!SHXSK!ET!YN!PN!PC!lC!EM!DK!JO!etc.l The satisfactory performance of PONCHATOULA's mission means that other ships can remain on the battle line longer thereby perform their missions more effectively. PONCHATOULA' s mission is to keep the rest of the fleet going, and in the effort, enhance the capabilities of the entire fleet. Ship's Plaque The PONCHATOULA plaque was designed shortly after commissioning the ship. lt symbolizes what the ship stands for and the ideals she fosters. The meaning of the various parts of the emblem are as follows: Hi The white chevron is symbolic of the higher concepts to which the ship aspires. Q23 The sky blue fields through which the chevron points upward is symbolic of the heavens which contain the guides of these ideals. l3l The moon and stars are aids from the heavens to help in safe navigation on each cruise. Q43 The symbol found in the UPPER LEFT hand corner is the symbol of the goddess Venus, and commemorates PONCHATOULA's timely rescue of the Panamanian ship SS Venus. As ever, she stands ready to perform even the most demanding operations. i1f ZLi1,,f, f f 3' . 77 - I. I i f V 5? m fl I XV! ,X I f , ,XM ' V51 41 ' 4 ' 0 -, , , , A ' . 24535,f'ffj1,Z,T':,y4Z-f' ' ,, ' . -. zu..--.1-J-A ,. ..,, L.S......1.1 14 E lnman Hoagy Carmichael Captain, USN Q fi is 235 901 C .M.MANDI z G OFFICER Captain E Inman lHoagyi Carmichael, a native of Macon, Georgia, attended Georgia Tech University prior to entering the Navy in January 1955. He began training as a Naval Aviator on 13, July 1956. Since receiving his wings in 1956, Captain Carmichael has been a member of various Air Squadrons and served aboard the USS RANGER, USS MIDWAY and USS CORAL SEA. ln July 1972 Captain Carmichael attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D. C., where he also attended George Washington University receiving a masters degree in Business Administration. Captain Carmichael reported to Carrier Airwing fifteen in March 1974, where he served as Airwing Commander aboard the USS CORAL SEA during the evacuation of Saigon and the SS Mayaquez incident in May'1975. ln June 1975 Captain Carmichael reported to the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D. C., where he served as the Naval Strike Fighter QF-185 Coordinator for eighteen months. Captain Carmichael's decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, 3 Air Medals and 15 lStrike Flighti Air Medals, 3 Navy Commendation Medals with l V and numerous unit and campaign awards earned as a result of service in Southeast Asia. As a Naval Aviator he has aquired over 6,000 hours of flight and 850 carrier landings. His wife, the former Joan Burton of Vienna, Georgia, and two children, Kelly and John presently reside in Springfield, Virginia. i l YF., F ,P 2 Sli, ,i 1 'xx , f ', by-, X lx P' LCDR. T. O. MCDANIEL Ted Owen McDaniel was born in Prescott, Arkansas, on 12 January 1937. He attended Pineville, Louisiana, High school and in 1954 began his military career as a member of the Naval Reserves. Called to active duty in 1956 as a seaman, ET A school was his first assignment.He then served on the USS ONSLOW and the USS PHILIPPINE SEA, he was separated from active duty as a petty officer second class. Following separation from the navy, LCdr. McDaniel attended Northeast Louisiana University at Monroe, Louisiana. Following graduation with honors from college in 1961 with a bachelor of Science degree in General Agriculture, he worked for the Social Security Administration as a claims adjuster. In 1963, he attended the United States Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. There, he graduated as a Distinguished Graduate and received his commission as a second Lieutenant. Requesting and receiving an inter-service transfer to the United States Navy, he attended the U. S. Naval Communications school at Newport, Rhode island, and joined the USS COLUMBUS as Communications Department head. LCdr. McDaniel has served aboard the USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL, USS HANCOCK and as Commanding Officer, Military Sealift Command, Guam. LCdr. McDaniel reported aboard PONCHATOULA in February 1976, where he served until August 9, 1977 as Executive Officer ' ----is l l i l l l l - , - -W . W .-Y -Y f-- ,., .... . ,. ,,...... ...Egg --, .,,,. , , ...W-, ,Wg , , , ,H Y W .. xx-r. s GN Q - . ,v. fx... QT! - . , --115.3- '-:'.' ' igggggpgrgf- , 4,3 A ,.,l,.A.,-uv,-V, , , , V M,-M -,k, A 8 EM f V Ex- -, 0 v .J 1, B' 'af-lflq,..v.,Cp v'Kf.5,,..,4g-.5 - ,W M - :Zif,.vN,. ,fi,.., ,-.?-. LJ.: -.. ...A pa ,M , ,,,,,,,,,-,,,g,,,LL,,L' M343-'-.H v 'y1 -'--- . ..4. -ww... 4 1-.--,..-.. .., .-,,- 1 - 4- Af -A - '1 LCDR. P. L. Mansell 4 Q! 4 f M f ff Q X ,, , Z' . . U - ,...,....,,-.-Qf-1. .-...S-.. Philip Laurence Mansell was born in McCamey, Texas, on 9 December 1938, son of Mr. J. A. Mansell. He began his naval career in January 1956 at the Naval Reserve Training Facility in Grants Pass, Oregon. Enrolling at the University of South Carolina in 1958, he graduated in 1962 with a bachelors degree in International studies and was commissioned an Ensign. LCdr. Mansell's first tour of duty was aboard the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. He has served aboard the USS SAGAMORE, USS MARS and USS SURIBACHI. LCdr. Mansell was also stationed at the Costal Surveillance Center, Da Nang, Vietnam, the Bureau of Naval Personnel and at various Naval Reserve Centers. LCdr. Mansell assumed the duties of PONCHATOULA's Executive Officer on August 9, 1977. LCdr. Mansell has been awarded various decorations and awards including the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Vietnam Service Medal Q5 Starsi, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. LCdr. Mansell's home of record is Grants Pass, Oregon. He is married to the former Margaret Marsden of Jacksonville, Florida. They have two children, Michelle, age 7, and Francesca, age 5. l I s r r I . , E I I 1. . V I P . . -l l l l - ,- I ,gras-im M.. - N' gt. -X wh... ,.z.,.- - .ivazndl 'i ' ':,L5'E'. .z...tt,..' MIL- '- iZLl'Q N1 - lt's too late now! Underway For Westpac 77 After many months of hard work and determination, the final goal was reached May 26, 1977, as PONCHATOULA left Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on a six month deployment to the Western Pacific. For PONCHATOULA's dependants it was a sad time. A time to say good-bye and good luck to their husbands and fathers for a six month period. For others it was a proud time. A chance to look back and re flect over many months of hard work and success. There was the extensive overhaul period at Dillingham, several highly successful3-M inspections, A major Exercise, RIMPAC 77, INSURV, and refresher training. Now came the reward for all the long hours. The dream come true for many sailors to visit the interesting and exotic ports of the world, Guam, Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia and the Middle East. Q 'K-my WW . .. -,I f-'Mick' XGnmi1xws9m'arsauw2z'awr'wms1-mmwmffms mme XfK1fil6iw M 'A UNDERWAY! Y . . -1, ' ' -N '5'Q .,Q ,.. . ...l.14 -H-H 'W ' H 'A' A' M A ' - ,gg It's Hard To Say, Good-Bye! a 5 ,.,...,,,- X Q ., , '4v I , f if ,Q W-1-M. ,. ...M ,M 4 , A f 5 1 1 1 fl., . 1+ 9 N i E i w n r 1 I I 0 1. E L r r I P r P E r ,y wx ir E 5 r 7' I 5 v I r 3 . v r ,. V r n v I 1 3 I u F r- I v P' s 9 F Our Mission . . . Underway Fleplenishment Service To The Fleet! Unrep's 87 Total Gallons Pumped 25,178,324 Step One . . The Approach The uss CONSTELLATlON'makes ner approcn. ...--.,....,.-.,i- ,Y,,. , , ,,Aa,,-,,A:f:Em Eh 3 Step Two . . . The Hook-Up PASSING THE RIG T..aa.w. iwll Step Three . . Pumping FILLER-UP! , Each 7 hose capable of pumping 3,000 gallons per minute. 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Secure From Helo OPS f ' I- Deck Department 5 x jf v I ' 3 'K ' ' 1 1 Lt. D. F. Daly, Dept. Head LTJG. P. D. Vaughn, FOX Div. CWO4 Middleton, Bosn Y- ,..-J..,. , .4 , ri X 5 TQ f pff -I-'fill fflllllll ,fffllllll fflilllll lllllllll I f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 !l!'l.l'l'l,lil I 'Ill M J is Slack off that line! ,Mm 'vwffwwlkw -,Q Things go better with Coke Twin 3 , 50 Caliber. ' f - we . W-. ' Q4 fam. P, :,,-.:,4.-.,- . . . L.. lst Division :I tl rf 6 or VV V 41 i,1, V X ,',' fr.. was ' Kneeling, Left to Flight, SA P. Morris, SA Ugartechea, SN Jamar, SN Atalino, SN Schaefer, BM3 Leimeister, SN G. Johnson, SN Noack, SA Caballa, SA Martin, SA Garza. Standing, BM2 Strawderman, BM3 Carter, SA Barron, SA Ellis, SN Sawyer, SA Steers, BMSN Nelson, BM2 Tweet, SN Myhre, BMSN Goodman, SA Mitchell, SN Dabbs, SN Trippi, SA D. Morris, SA Lesley. 18 All we do is set around all day. .g't'. 'z .. 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Z: f, E gg X' fy , W I , 2? ,, rf 2,1 Q1 - Y 2 L-yawn' Sf A ,M .J W' ' 2 U , , x yy f 2 iff 'i X X f Q ,ffqgffli L iii'y 'iff' 'Maw Saw' Don't Part NOW! I wish this was beer! 5, S ggi km 1 ' A ii-.-,iff-1--Lv-Q, ., K, .M N P 4,.1 , . S ' ' 'H K Fox Division 1 If , i if 1 f M 4, ' . 9 K ., .W ol 1 , ,,V, W S I J X . fn,-1 -9 I yi Af, x L, , L . 1 I - f A ' 4 ,, f I i Left to Rightg SN Bedell, GMGSN Wigman, GMG3 Buie, SN Terry, GMGSN Wolters, SN Paden ,,ii ' 1 1 sz i B i Q i' 1 ,S i i I ai 7 M S V1-fm, f,,,' 9 ,VVKV l f if 'iff aff ', , .nw -n : 7'2 7'7'I' ' U iigw ,,,..1,.vi'f? ' ,QQ M- , ' 5 ',.' P .931 .J A , iii is i 1 i i i i i i 22 i ...... ,, - ,,,..,.. .-.U-V fanny-ww-. 9514-A 5' ,ff If fmM V . f f - f ' , . my A - 1 - ' ,M ,,,m,mW'W .Q Agr a, g I - K M! 5 fl I Gperations Department LT. IVI. W. Hess, OPS Officer LTJG. G. P. Smith, Admin I LTJG. L. H. Wong, Navagator LTJG. A. S. Dlinn, Comm OI Division 4 -UW! Kneeling, left to Rightg SN Simmons, OSSN Fiisden, OSSN Faracca, OSSN Kristiansen. Standingg OSSN Jones, OS1 Freis, OS2 Park, OS3 Lemiere. i, ! bv-an X DAD So we get a pay raise ,ie NA., 1 I 1 4 i 'i i A 1 1 I I I 1 1 1 5 I 1 4 i 1 J ii 4, ,. 1 i .3 ii i, I ,. 2 ri L. H- -ns :i.:.,f'1- rr 1- 'LTL'Iff p,f-F94 4. ' N W w o'1' -'L A GC Division 'Nia wmv Kneeling, Left to Right, RMSN Dasnoit, RMSN Spitzer, SN Kirkwood, RMSN Scott, RMSN Chesebro. Standing, RMC Tarrant, RM2 Bayer, RM2 D'AngeIo, RM1 Graham, RMSN Hall, RMSN Kellvet, LTjg. Dlinn. 'WW WWW, Thafs 3 PVGTTY big TWGGKGV- V Hello, Hello, Come in, Come in. i . , . v ,, V .R ,. ,. , . ,,,...... ..f-.,..... -,-.Q-.,-Q4 ph-. , ..f,..--.-.1-u.......Jt.-...Ln-, -vw , f --r--1-u---w-r':1::.'n 'l'1'.f' - 'r - q f '-1 3T- .' 'N . ', n, . K. . .. ,f..: - . - .....,..-.f....-M..-,-.,... f.......- - - 'new :.'v,,.!,v2'A.u'.!4..'Zf'1.1.L1Y.L.T.A.1..pL,.AAanr-:ki.6 1 A .. ,--. -- -my .H . ON Division 'bfi S? Kneeling, Left to Right, OM3 Stewart, QM3 Restuari. Standing, QM2 Kile, SN Wahlgreen, QMSN Nelson 5 i A ,Wy Q ' , Q 'ijlqg-3: Q, M , A A.. I said!, we are right on course. Liberty Cancelled, OH NO! r 0 1 OE Division 3-441' WV ' I ,WK 69 mg' N ,, , jg ,K , -X165 Kneeling, Left to Rightg SN Haas, ETR3 Tallan. Standing, ETN3 Alton, ETN2 Prachard, ET1 Morrison, SN Allen, LTjg. Dlinn. Aww..-M 5 ,li The Animal Locker -vw-,.. H., . 0 -1 .a-aw: , f- v . Signal Gang my 'NS x L, R ll 7 ff ,' I f 4 , f f fhiifff'-at i N a, H-. , :fl 4' Kneeling, Left to Rightg SMSN Murphy, SM3 Kristiansen. Standing, SM2 Lee, SA Coleman, SMSN Petersen. ig f L , ' , i I'II be ready for the beard growing contest. AUYUOUY Q0f 3 Shift? .. . .........4. .,.-,. ,.,,,, l A . ..,,.v,n...1,.n,..i- . Q.,-rv-:-,.-an 1-Q-5-rsazf u8nvqou:A1.4,L1'!:,1,,..6r -'f H - 5 Another disapproved chit. Stop taking pictures and help me! 1 I , i I 4 1 1 i 1 1 i V 1 I The PONCH at Xfuel pier, Guam. 1 1 i 30 L X , , ,,. o,, 1 , x..f....,M-----x,-..-,-- f--- ,- - ,JB I I I I I I I I mmwmxtaunw, Wesxwmm fmggmy-f UNHEP Q90 A I jfzfifl I I I I IT HMM mx f??2nA.-9,314 -fe' QI I .A 4 . xg' ,wg I ,.a:! y . 1 .5 V., . W, V334 g I A ,. Ani..- -, I I I Admiral Glindenman , -Q. 1 ff ff .. I I - 5 - , A . 71.-v . 5 fi ffl- I I I I M1 ,, 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I -dwwwggm I V I E I Z f,?4? l Mfm,,,,,,,.,,, f I The HAWK manning STA. 4. You don't say, Boats? 5 o I 1 .if I I I I l l I I ' fm .1 I 'W 41 H0W'5 the view? Well Done, Senior Chief. 31 I ri if ff-.W-44.1-fmmalttzssg..fx-1'4f.a.:g1.'1-ff , L , M M -:......x...f-. ,AIA ,gfmxd if 1.4,-, e 1.3. , -5' , 1 l 5 l l 1 l l 1 l 1 l l l l l 1 . J PQ LQ. Executive Division Kneeling, Left to Rightg PNSA Tully, HN Hadfield, YNSN Biokerstaff, HM1 Sullivan, PN3 Graham. Standingg PNC Johnson, EMC Fleshman, YNSN Kinback, SN Morelli, SN Way, HM3 Cregar, LTjg.. Smith, ENS. Novick. I . ENS P. T. Novick A happy new Father. X N A S I! if: ff f 'iff f 'f??Afs -fur ,ad 13' gwfimaw ' If First Stop - Guam U.S.A. Out of Pearl Harbor, the ship turned West To Guam on a long and many times monotonous trip made up of morning watches, evening watches and mid watches. Arriving in Apra Harbor, Guam, 6 June, PONCHATOULA took on stores and gave its crew a brief rest from long days at sea. Highlighting our visit in Guam was a four hour sightseeing tour of the island sponsored by the local USO, and softball games between different groups on the ship. The ship was underway again early on the morning of 10 June for scheduled operations out of Guam. The ship arrived back in Guam on 20 June, however, the crew barely had time to visit the exchange and clubs before our schedule was changed and we set sail for Subic Bay, Republic ofthe Philippines, June 23. , V , an 'WN xt till. ' ' udp., 1' I PCNCH Crosses The Equator Polliwogs Become Shellbaoks Nxt 't 3 2 X . N K X 1 X A Beauty Contest? How do you plead? Poliwog sun bathing. nm ,.,. mmf Visiting the Ship's Dentist. Guilty! Z ' M ww .. - .f 3 ,a..z:..g. I.-..., -......4a.. L..4.' -nw' Ng I Poliwog Push-ups! s I gn Say you love me! I I I I I o I I 37 Ove you Ove y U WOWI, I'm glad there IS only one equator. PONCHATOULA Visits Hong Kong PONCHATOULA visited perhaps the busiest harbor in the world August 26th thru September 3rd, as she laid anchored in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, B.C.C. While in Hong Kong as we did in Manila, many of our fine sailors took advantage of many fine tours originating at the British China Fleet Club or Fenwick Pier. There were many points of interest. Victoria A Birds Eye view, from Hong Kong's Victoria Peak. Peak, Tiger Balm Gardens, Kowloon, the New Territories and the Bed Chinese Border just to name a few. ,..' A L . tts JA f ai H N,- ' , ' 'Nl x .1-, f . 1- Q.: . ff' B . inf K g , - a' ,- v Ju '.,, A Q., UV' ., -N V, . ..j ly, X xfQ V E N .1 'fl' t , .t 1 L-' H l I l i 1 l i l I. l I I l i i l . . 5 , X ,Q v uv, 0 ' 7 ' , 1 yn 7 'QQ lqm t mf 1 ,- FN I rt, P ' 1.1.-q PONCH Visits Manila The highlight of August was our four day port call to the Philippine capital of Manila. PONCHATOULA spent August 11th through the morning of the 15th at anchor in historic Manila Harbor. Because of our deep draft, we anchored out approximately four miles, but with the service of commercial water taxis in the evening hours and our fine boat crews during the morning and afternoon, there was never any problem in transportingthe liberty party ashore. Through the fine effort of our boat crews, not a single sailor missed this well desired liberty port. While in Manila, many of our men took advantage of fine tours. Many were able to visit famous Manila sights, World War ll historical points, and the fabulous Philippine Cultural Center, just to name a couple. But the pleasant part for most was just relaxing in the plush Manila hotels, comparable to Waikiki in class but at a fraction of the cost. 4.44 43 V V, ff f,,f,VMWhW44m4ffWqw - f I rf-, 'mffddkuw Vhwffaf lf, Wifi! A Q'-.r - v,.. ,Q urn L 1 - ' J'-:X -:L:'a.L...,:.. ..ag.,...g.,.LJ.f...,.g.A.L-Ffjux 4 Q . PUNCH Visits Perth, PONCHATOULA departed Subic Bay the morning of 7 October for a two month cruise in the lndian Ocean. During the 56 day period the PONCHATOULA would remain at sea 48 days, with 8 days in-port. On the first leg of our journey, enroute to the port city of Freemantle, Australia, we passed through the beautiful Lombrok Straits between the Island paradise of Bali and Lombok. The PONCH also crossed the equator for the second time on the way to Australia. The new Shellbacks, having been initiated early in the deployment, were more than ready to initiate their new shipmates. October 17th found us entering the port city of Freemantle, Western Australia. During our visit in Australia, American Sailors in uniform were awarded the privilege of free public transportation to and from Western Australia the city of Perth, about 15 miles in-land. Perth, a city of one half million has all the comforts of big city life, while uniquely retaining the warmth and atmosphere of a small village. The Australian People came in numbers to the ship daily and numerous tours were hosted aboard by PONCHATOULA Sailors. We departed Australia the morning of October 24th for operations that would see us refuel countless ships until pulling into Bahrain November 8th to refuel DFM. Enroute to Bahrain, we passed within 2 and a half miles of the island and Naval Communications Station of Diego Garcia. We departed Bahrain November 9th for the one day transit to Kuwait to load on JP-5. The PONCHATOULA left Kuwait late the evening of November 10 to join the Allied forces of England, Iran and the United States from the Exercise and the Midway Task Force November 17th and arrived in Subic Bay November 30. gg l H 1895B S x. f vw , , .......g, W, Y ,W ,, P. ,1 M Q 1. 4 4 , ut. Examples Cf Perth's Beautiful Architecture t S 4 I 1 x 3 'i 1 V x 1 w x w Q 48 ' .--3-'Qi-we 'j ' 4.4. QM 1 5 raw-' f' B af,::i5::.g',Qgi24'PiifP.,. ,..,,, W --. ' i ff.:4gQ:fw ffi'S ff2ff'Aj1-1, 'ff 1 - - - - ' A M AH' ' L- ,141-1-.. -Q .- f .ku QL.1:1g41lQa,u.:p,.1.ag .gg-.::.h.4 1 1 ' f 2 A Hz- lva ,ei 1, -4 ' , V sm. Ui ff W2 Lf ' '. Q 4 I 1 f u -'x , My w Engineering Department ,. LT. T. P. Danaher Chief Engineer LTJG. J. R. Owens ILM v LTJG. J. A. Narcum .........4J 4 ,QF I P- Slillllillll 'WI f H , W . .,,..... ,----.--..- ..,..........,,..-4... -.....A f - 7 ,1 L15 4,gg,,g-uggfgggig, V ,. ,.-.,-TT.-. ,,.-..,3'..-.i.,..M,.4aur4.i'3'-3--4.3 A Division i i rd I N I if L Q13 I N Y, . il -W 1 Kneeling, Left to Righty MR3 Dahman, FN Van Soest, MMC Ricardo, EN1 Lester, MM2 Panningbatan. Standingg LTjg. Narcum, MM3 Futch, MMFN Deckard, EN2 O'Connor, MM3 Yurkovic, EN3 Norman, FA Meyer, FN Dority. f y., NEPTUNE REX and striker. There is got to be a better way. 51 , - ,um-,Q-1 ..r..o? , 1.1. ENB-r ,- Jmllgji, 1 :Qw , +1 , 1..,zf'.. .X ...- -' - -' ' if I I.. gl I I I I I I I I I I I M: I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I .EN II II Ill I lil IE Ill QL! 'I IQ! I 2,2 -I: li? .Nl h-III IMI Fl Division '-J' -gpm Kneeling, Left to Right, HTFN Lindenmuth, HTFN Barreras, THFN Brockett, FN Tifft, HTFN Taylor. Standing, HT1 Eaton, FN Ferrara, HTFA Pawlak, HTC Yates, HTFN Berardi, HT2 Kunhart, HT2 Zaczek, FN Fields, HT2 Taylor, HT1 Aitch, Ltjg. Owens. ' 114 ..,Il 2 HT-1 Aitch Receives his Good Conduct Award. EMERGENCY SQUAD Y iv ' 4 ' LN ' 5 O 'O 'if 1-' - M -'swv-v--:- K Division 2 3 i in W I , Kneeling, Left to Right, MM3 Bondy, FN Malanka, FN Tuttle. Standing, HTC Yates, MMFN Parry, MMFA Wheeler, FN Crowley, EN1 Colombini, LTjg. Owens. '47 Q I W I We got steam heat. LIQUID CARGO CENTRAL - Fuel Lab Gang. r E S I S L 2 . 2 2 i : i a i 53 ' ' 'fifgzmzll -r Q, , ,,., -.4 . ... . ,Nkyna .f 'F' , i,p43,-is-'.'1 vu' 'A f , B Division ,,.-H i,,i 'HU FF Kneeling, Left to Flight, BT2 Dumpit, FA Blanchard, FA Leon, FN Liston, BT1 Entrekin, BTFN Dunn, BT3 l King. Standing, LTjg. Bradley, MCISM Borsom, BT3 Hamrick, BT1 Miller, FN Jackson, BTFN Radziszewski, FN Held, BTFN Miller, BTC Smith. Sweat and Steam. w.fH-..... lil'-Tg,-L..., ' Il- G! W i 4 -, 'i-:w'rrz::H1u:.Z':u:.p- '- -- v -Ui-5 ,I-g1gLNmJllgac:g,1:.,.., g.. 0 1 . .4 E. :J 4-,l bt .4 U ag M Division Q T L, V h my' Mmm, Kneeling, Left to Right, FN Gutierrez, FN Taleado, MM3 Okuna, FA Bongard, MM3 Webster, MMFN Ferreira, MM2 True. Standing, CWO2 Blossom, MMFN Burkholder, FN Bingham, MMFN Ebel, FN Ramos, FN Murray, MM3 Hendrickson, MMC Fieweger. Q -WMSVWUS I fs Field Day in the Generator Flats. Chief '-00kinQ UP in Main C0mf0'- Ei -1 .M E Division 9' '? ft 8 Q i. X J' - 4 r '5 4 4 Q, 5 r i i, 'V A' I 2 we i , as 3 ,ff to V , mi in ' 'if' Q if 1 .fi W 1 ' t D P D I , 3 -fu y i Kneeling, Left to Right, FN Paquin, EM3 Ketchum, ICFN Sinsel, EM1 Cruzata, EM1 Del Rosario, EM2 Gutierrez. Standing, LTJG. Narcum, FN Wilson, EMFN Olsen, lC3 Trimble, IC1 Wright, EMFN Blinkholder, EMFN Garcia, lC2 Decker. You don't say, Tracy? Our Best Men Are At Sea 23 E if in 'Nlllnuu A- Q Eu-fx 'WX fr -w'f 'n ENGINEERING E ,aff fl' . ff' 'Q-K 15 ' 1 yt? 'pw 1 Supply Department 4 1 4 1 1 4 w ? I I l i F LTJG. D. vv. Brown, sp. LT. R. L. Hin, s.C. J! i 3 1 1 lp 1 H Ei H U sl I1 if ,, 'E 15 'w f. W im i il M 1? JV 41. 133 iw iw i W W 3 4 58 Food for a hungry crew, lu L! p 43: .A , M- . -- f -.A, f. ,,v..V .. ., , ,, . , V -.....,-,-.--W-..-. - .....,..,..,,...-.A.,.p..,........,.M,-..,,, ,H v xm:.f :.:v .:,g1g5gg,',,,, - ,755 ',,,,y ' mm- Q ph., . ,,, Supply Support -..,,....-.Nu- Kneeling, Left to Bight, SH3 Pike, SH3 Perez, SH2 Ibanez, SH3 Carlos, DK3 Tangonan, SH2 Balmaceda. Standingg SHSN Baunoch, SK1 Capati, SKSN Williams, DK1 Locquiao, SK3 Jaring, SHSN Hall, LTjg. Brown, SKSN Guillen, SK2 Butler, LT. Hill, SK1 Avery, MSC'Vergara. Uncle Bill Avery hard at work. 2+2are xr , Av .wad . MXMMW ,m,,, s f 'Wiki , ,, You want a crew cut? i, AW ,, eg 1 If fl 7 SK3 Jaring checking 1250's. Two SH3's, here to serve. Q.-..f.-Y X e,ee 'X ....-A i.i- v.,-,-U-w-rv--vuuc nu . Foods Service ' 4 1 3 t ' 1 A-M gl Kneeling, Left to Right, MS3 Mendoza, MSSN Osborn, SA Vigil, SA Leon, MSSN Baume, MSSN Blocklinger, MS2 Rust. Standing, MSC Vergara, LT. Hill, SA Roberts, MMFN Flhoades, SA Easterday, LTjg. Brown, MSCS Kosuik, MS2 Miranda, SA Hardick, MS3 Ponder, MSSN Young, MS1 Lopez. Eat your heart out McDonalds! UU gs! fx-,:,., . Rkiqif ' A, n n ? XWM ,,L4.L. . 'S Sk if W e mf' - 5 .yy , A - Q 0 l The Finest in WestPac. ., .X..,, ,M h,,,,,,.,,,,, 'x.' , ,,,., , ,,M.,,.,q,, , ' i f if 111' Lf, Z UMM!, So that's what's burning. Indian Gcean Cruise Ponchatoula Returns To King Neptune's Domain Cleansing the slimy Poliwogsi Take if GHSY DOC! IT' Z? - 5 on ,, , ,,,X,., I y , 1 - -...ff 'lj 1 ' a 4 , 5 , 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 W 1 . r L I I 9 E I X 1 1 i I a i xQ .n A Look Around Ponohatoula Slimmie. i 4 1 i n og-im if ' 41' ij ' I fn 64 in L . M fff V o f A o Who saw ZORROI? 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