Sacramento (AOE 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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COIVIIVIANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN ALLEN G. MYERS UNITED STATES NAVY A 1978 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a northem Virginia native, Captain Al Myers is the Commanding Officer of USS Sacramento KAOE lD,homeported in Bremerton, Washington. Captain Myers previously served as Organizational Policy Branch Chief in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, J -5, Joint Staff. Prior to the Joint Staff. he served as Deputy Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations. In December I994, he completed command of Fighter Squadron THIRTY-TWO CVF-325, flying F-14 Tomcats onboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CCVN 695. Prior squadron and sea tours in the F-14 Tomcat include VF-1433 VF-l4g and VF-lOl. He also deployed with VF- lO3 onboard USS SARATOGA CCV 603 nd USS FORRESTAL CCV 595 in the F-4 Phantom. Tours ashore have also includedg Deputj: SpeCi21l Assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel for Flag 1QlffiC6f Mattersg and Chief of Staff Officer, Fighter Wings Atv 'itiC. He is a 1988 graduate of the Naval Comma Staff College, and holds Masters degrees in National Securl iXffH1fS from the Naval War College and Salve Regina Collt Q 1 Decorations include: the Defense Superitir w3FVlC9 Medal: the Legion of Meritg the Meritorious Ser'vi1.- Nledal ttwo awardsjg the Air Medal' the Joint Service Comn is rdation Medal the Navy Commendation Medal ttwo aw if it l' HH Navy Achievement Medal ttwo awardsj' in ad 3ti0H various campaign and unit awards Capt un Myers is mtmied to the former MarCH umm redericlt Maryl ind ind has 1 son Allen and fi Ll High Morgan L r ' 'Ll 1 , d the T ' K , c I C. I c .. - . . ' 21- 3 I L ' 1 2 0fF l ya ' 2 1 cf c if ter L f L k gt th fr s

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ESP ? s 5 2 I Q i e 1 WestPac '99 was filled with many long hours undenlvay. Days spent in hot and humid ports like Jebel Ali and Sitra, Bahrain. We moved passenger, stores and provisions for the fleet. We missed holidays with our loved ones, birthdays and anniversaries. We delivered the goods for 6 months and were successful at every tasking we undertook. We are proud of our accomplishments and the role we played in providing stability in a volatile region. Mission complete! STATISTICS Miles travelled: 42-735 Ships alongside: 29 UnReps conducted: 155 Total fuel transferred: 75-000-000 93'- Air SAC flight hours: 551 Sorties flown: 185 External cargo loads: 3-539 Internal cargo loads: 55 Men delivered: 15-3 Air SAC Passengers: 729 .www -P - f .-usd, . - . 9 SAC's WestPac '99 Schedule Ammo Onload Port Hadlock, WA 02-17 Jun Deployed 18 Jun Fldvu CONSTELLATION Battle Group 22 Jun JTFEX 22-29 Jun lnchop 7th Fleet 03 Jul Port Visit Pusan, S. Korea 11-15 Jul Port Visit Yokosuka, Japan 23-26 Jul Port Visit Singapore 10-13 Aug Port Visit Phuket, Thailand 17-19 Aug lnchop 5th fleet 26 Aug Entered Arabian Gulf 28 Aug Gulf Logistics Service 29 Aug-30 Oct lnchop 7th Fleet 07 Nov Port Visit Phuket, Thailand 14-18 Nov Port Visit Hong Kong, China 25-28 Nov Port Visit Pearl Harbor, HI 10-11 Dec Tiger Cruise 11-16 Dec Arrive Bremerton, WA 17 Dec F A

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TION drinks deep. D r e a m i n Q o f a n o t h e r f i n e S A C d a Y li' ?l VJ if 5 L.. if Q E 1153 - + nr ' 'WD ' ff Q- it Another example of SAC leading the way for the Battle Group. 5' 5