Sacramento (AOE 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding 0 icer Dapf. ES. Dvomick Captain Dvornick, a native of Gar- field, New Jersey enlisted in the Navy in 1954 and served on board the heavy cruiser USS Columbus CCA 745 as a fire control technician. He received his commission upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1961 and reported di- rectly to Submarine School in New London Conn. His past sea duty assignments in- cude duty on board USS Conger CAGSS 4775, USS Bang CSS 3855, USS George C. Marshall CSSBN 6545, LSS Sailfish CSS 5725, USS Hard- head CSS 3655 as Executive Officer, LJSS Horne CCG-305 as Executive Of- ficer, and as Commanding Officer of LSS Henry B. Wilson CDDG-75. Captain Dvornick is a graduate of the Naval Post Graduate School hav- ing received a Masters Degree in Op- erations Research and Systems Ana- lysis, has served on the Joint Strate- gic Target Planning Staff, Offutt Air Force Base as an Operations Staff Officer, and has had a tour of duty on the Joint Chiefs of Staff involved with arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union on intermediate range nuclear forces. Prior to assuming command of USS Sacramento CAOE-15, Captain Dvornick served on the Navy staff as the Head of the Electronic Warfare Branch in the Naval Warfare Direc- torate. Captain and Mrs. Dvornick Cthe former Patricia Milliken5 have three children and reside in Bremerton. Washington. 3

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' -I . ww-'L jk.k-1 -5 L I Une Day At A Hme, Mle After lWle USS Sacramento departed Indian Island, Washington Jan- uary 15, 1986. After joining and refueling Battle Group FOX- TROT, Sacramento participated in a towing exercise with USS Safeguard, conducted a NATO Seasparrow Missile Shoot and replenished 13: ships. Sfgc-'amenaio entered Pearl Harbor, Hawaii January 29, for her fir-1? visit an-g.: to attend predeployment briefings and r'ft.5e'EiEngs. Sacramento departed Hawaii February 2, enroute 'iubic Bay, Republic ot the Phl' ' ., . ,. iippines. During the 10-day transit the ship had 39 u de ' n ,rway replenishments Sacramenfo arrived in Subic B F . , ay February 17, for seven days of ammunition and car I f go oadout. Sacramento hauled in her mooring lines and d eparted for Singapore February 23 but due to the It , poi ical unrest in the Philippines at that time, we remained just outside the mouth of Subic Bay. The ship next anchored off the Malaysian port city of Singapore for liberty on March 2. On March 5, the ship departed Singapore for the Indian Ocean via the Straits of Malaaca. Sacramento anchored off Karachi, Pakistan on March 15 While in Karachi Sacramento conducted two air-head oper- ations in support of the Battle Group. Leaving Karachi on March 19, the ship participated in operations with the Paki- stan Navy and also transported the President of Pakistan to the USS Enterprise. After the Pakistani operations were completed Sacramento headed for AI Masirah, Oman to riduct three weeks of air-head o e t' C0 ed the Suez Canal as part ot the tirst Ser Group to transit to the Mediterranean in si: Fleet ships. Sacramento entered the Mediterranean 2 Group. During Mediterranean operations Sacrarf ples, Italy, Augusta Bay, Sicily and Toulon After two months, Sacramento s visit nean ended with a return transit through, June 30. At this point Battle Group FOX? operating in tour major maritime theaterS ' ational control of the tour numbered Fleet Sacramento, Reasoner and Bagley Wet? UV control in the Mediterranean, Enterpflseg Truxton were under Second Fleet contf0I Ocean D ' . avid R. Ray and McClusky wefexf Fleet control in the Indian Ocean and O Bru- er Pug were under Third Fleet control in the J U i ceeded to the Ionian Sea to relieve the 7 F110 visited Na' th Fleet Battle -ort of the Sixth r'l 29. and Pm' rlal Sea Battle rarlC6.d't nap! we Suez CHN! iT units WGI9 -.ter the OW ommandm t r Sixth I 't rkanS3S me Atiafllk sdel' and l-9W'5'. 5 tcilic Ocean' . . c.i as B V Vansit home continued with USS Reas- 'ef and agley in company On J I . u y 10, the ship cros- tor and held court on all the unworthy Pollyv-rg The Ship arrived in Subic Bay for a second tiiiifjglft to down load ammunition and load fresh food- 'Q 'lr Sacramento departed and headed for Pearl Hitt 0 stay of o ' ' the p ra ions. 9. was a highlight for the Air Department as HC-11 t sported the Vice-President of the United States Oman to the USS Enterprise. the Libyan bombings Sacramento headed Aden to await further orders. part of Naval histor fan y as she transit- A ne night in Hawaii Sacramento 518857795 o n ugust 4. After steaming 50 000 j . miles in three 000155 over 200 ships with 8,000 tons of armwmmft gallons of fuel, and transferring 3,050 tons Of Sulltplies by vertical r Q lenishfmlil. turned home August 11, 193 ' .

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-tive 0 icer Ward . Commander William H. -5 iamento's current Execu- ..it.'Gi' was born in LaRlatta, and enlisted inthe U.S. Na- g -i.il in September 1962. His utgf began in January 1965, i-ii lair as an lnterior Communi- igetfigesfzfe Electrician onboard USS Sea R-rein Q33-41075 where he completed eniisted submarine qualifications in October 1965. While serving as an IC1 QSSJ on USS Gudgeon CSS-5673 LCDR Ward was selected in May 1969 to partici- pate in the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program CNESERD at North Carolina State University. He received his Bachelor of Science de- gree in Computer Science and was commissioned in December 1972. Returning to sea on board USS Lit- tle Rock CCG-45 in April 1973, LCDR Ward served as Missle Fire Control Officer and Navigator during the ship's final tour as Flag Ship of Com- mander, U.S. Naval Forces Sixth Fleet. ln June 1975 he participated in the first transit of the reopening of the Suez Canal. A shore tour as in- structor at Surface Warfare Officer Basic Course in Newport, Rhode ls- land, followed. Upon completion of Surface War- fare Officer Department Head Course, LCDR' ftird reported in Feb- ruary 1978 tc USS Downes QFF- 1070h as ship's rineering Officer. In January 1980 he assigned as First Lieutenant onbc' fd USS Schen- ectady U-ST-11353 J served as Re- cruiting Special l fegrem Branch Head in the Nav. Military Personnel Command f0V 3 Yeit' prior to assum- ing command of USE, Esteem CMSO- 4383. in FGUVUBVY 1983. He reported for duty as Executive Qfficery U33 Sacramento CAOE-15 in September 1985. - LCDR Ward's decorations include 4 - F the Navy E Ribbon, Good Conduct Awards, Navy Expeditionary Medals, Viet Nam Service Medal, Humanitar- ian Service Award and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. LCDR Ward is married to the for- mer Kathleen Lasko of Valparaiso, 'nd'aUa- They reside in Seattle Washington with their two daugh ters, Kathryn and Jennifer.