San Bernardino (LST 1189) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1980 volume:

IOUS GROUP ARABIAN SEA ( :u '■ ' A VR COMMANDER HI'BERT F. TAHANEY. JR.. I SN Commander Tahaney recrixcd his commission through the Officer Candidate Program in December I96£ llis sea assignments have included duty on board the VSS CHARLES BERRY (HE-1035); I VS SPROSTON (DDS77); a shipboard advisor to the Vietnamese Navx; dutx on staff. COMSERVGRl THREE CTE SEVEN-THREE; as Executive Officer. I VS SA MPLE (EE-tfHH); and as Commanding Officer. CSS SA V BERNARDINO (IST-IIH9). Other assignments include duty as a student at the Xasal Destroyer School and at the Naxal IV r olirgr. Command and Staff Course; in the Bureau of Xaxal Personnel. Enlisted Distribution Branch: and on the staff, CINCPACEI.T. Graduated from St. Peter's College in Xcxx Jersey xxith a Bachelor of Science degree in History, hr also holds a Master of Science degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University, llis significant srrx ice axx ards and personal decorations include, the Bron e Star Medal xx ith Combat V . Navy Commendation Medal xxith gold star in lieu of second award. and Combat Action Ribbon. Commander Tahaney is married to the former Mary I nn Bliss of Port Huron. Michigan. The Tahaney's haxe txxo children. Kathleen and Patrick. 2 DECK 8 ENGINEERING OPERATIONS 17 S Ijppj y 23 J4 � « Ui r ' • ,fc� H f � oalln � � «Ha mk mU — '• 'A 4 � • (•• V, i 5 1 y ‘TOUCHDOWN, TOUCHDOWN — OUT’’ rW iara •� I IT� ar ifc Itpr � t am- rraO � fc � � Aaa ®anaarrfla« a tari from ifcr M • Ilka ampAlAioa tkl H l� ifc f«.l« r« «r Tfcr ffMf � i«AMm IrfarW fcaloo � orf • ihr tlfhl urn ilk Oral fn� f mImk la IA I nwrlw The deck force (left) It preparing (or boat operations. Checking the accomodation ladder (or receiving the various boats on supply runs during the course of amphibious operations. After lowering PAPA 2 the boat crew makes final preps for gelling under way. “ ... SET CONDITION 1A FOR BOAT OPS’’ A coxswain and his boat engineer put the boat through the paces during LVT ops in the Phillippines. CSS Okinawa receives help during formation . teaming In the Arabian Sea. Below ‘'touch and go opa a[ “Modloc”. The officer of the deck checks his position In formation and the progress of other ships during tactics. Framed by the twin 3 50 mounts of San Bernardino. VSS Mobile and VSS Barhey move Into a tight tactical formation. ' -J-lf i. - - GUNS AND BORSCHT 4 working purl} mote moll ond store . HELO OPERATIONS A Cit-53 mokes o pots over Son Herdo. After o pick-up from Son Herdo o CH-46 eorries otto the only tie with home - - moil. 31 ADVANCEMENTS RE-ENLISTMENTS RECOGNITION BOXING MUSIC CROSSING THE LINE BIRTHDAY I.O.— STYLE WESTPAC IO EVENTS MKI Wilton re-enlitit In CO' chin UPWARD AND ONWARD HMC Kurt make il official A hootcamp senior chief named Mennl n, XO An appreciative crowd looks on. � At the left it an example of a clever offentlve lactic called “The dlati Jaw” ploy. Boxer fake a broken jaw to gain the element of turprite. Above It an example of the inexhauttible tempt of humor of our American tailort. Here the fighter are ™, “ ' fully choreographed foxtrot for relief, caught in a clinch — tome much needed rett in the heat. What It Hll about -The thrill of % Ictorv I hi terie thowt three ditlinet fighting tty let. The Houndhoute. or a it more popularly known “The Butty dale'' it demonstrated a an example of poetry in motion. 4 .� right — a «-«4 %,op im SmhU br mr hr.hmg touib to BoroloJ liberty CALL LIBERTY CALL BANGKOK THAILAND AND MOMBASSA KENYA M, FACES AND PLACES SCRAPBOOK 1980 I' 4 � PARTING SHOT ..� H 4 L’CTI� A c cn Carter Orders Marines To Arabian Sea Duty 1 S,m t� l riM H ASH I NO TO V — President ordeced an ampkikiou force including a Ham• landing team tala l be Arabian Sea ma l month la dementi rate I hr ability of ike I a Had Slate la proiecl ground tareaa imla I be Portion Calf reglam, adminixirolton affinal amid yetierda The I ! -mem Aar Marine battalion include iafaalry. artillery, at mar amd anli-laak mail , engineer . helicopter , amd tapped l mg trearnm The affinal� aid ikal Ike deploy-meat at Ike Ha rime w at intended la made mare Hr. Carter pledge. ia ki� Stale at ike I aiaa m ex-age la deter amd. If necexxary, repel a Sa iet incur-tiaa iata Ike oil-producing regtaa arouad ike Perxian Calf. Tke Marine armed yexlerday al Ike VS. metal bate al Subic Hat la Ike Philippine tram Hawaii. ike atfinal taid They are akaard taar large am-pkikiaa xkipa. latladiag ike bcllcop-ler ataauh earner Ok imam a. amd are xckeduled far two meek at maaett er arauad Ike Philippine Otker kip� la the group are ike Sam Hcrnardino. ike Mobile aad Ike Alamo Tke ampklkiaa forte i ikem xcbed-uled lo tail lala Ike ladlaa Ores a la arrive la ike Arabian Sea la mid-March. ike official taid Tke Marlae will ke Ike flrxl Amrnraa ground forte la ikat regioa tlate World IIat II. ITke Sam Diego I aiaa reported ex-elutitelt oa Jam 7 ikal ike fear kirn lea lag Sam Diego were tekeduled far duly milk Ike la k forte la ike ladlaa ITke Okinawa ram tarry a tall e u imped Marlae load lag kaitmliaa al l.imi la Imemo aad apro latmlol. Si ke lumpier plat taar fixed a tag alrtrah (Tke Sam Peraardtae ram rare lama of targe amd m troop li aiaa car-r ea laak (Tke Mobile taa ran ZM I roam ke 11 ropier amd tour iaadtag trail Tke Alamo aiaa M tapakle of aupporiimg a I a ad l mg axamull I Tke ampklkiaa flotilla will ketome part of a im k forte computed of ike aircraft carrier Similr aad i oral Sea amd ikelr eater I aad u pporllna xklpa ike of final aid Tke are la ike Ago-btaa Sea ouik al Iram Tke affinal aid ikal ike dixpauk of ike Marlae m •• mol com met led oiib ike comtlaued tapll ll of Ml 4 met it am kotlage la Iram Tke affinal xald ikal Ike Japaaeae aad PhlHnpinoe go erameml had keem la for rued of ike Marlae deplm meal, ike flrxl becauxe ike Marlae are mox • lag tkrougk Ike Tkillppiae aad ike aetoad ketauae ike Japameae are ftollll-tally aem lll e lt all Amnlram military mo eme ml la ike Pacific Tke deploy meal alao appeared aimed al aatoetlag xkeplical member of ( oagre oho ha e quealloned I hr ability at the t arler admlmlalralloa lo fol-loo through oa the rommllmeal made ky the Pre ideml la hi Stale of the I aiaa meaaage Se eral aemalor amd reprove nlatlx hate ••petti claimed lhal the I ailed Slalr. .... land power lalo the Perxiam (,ulf. the moal ditlanl la the world from Amerl-ram hate So mar of Dofeoae Harold treat amd (ram Da ld( Janm. ike tkairmxa of ike iotm ( kief of Axatf ban da leaded ike Proatdonix commitment la mumetal term I odor eeretar of Dele mae Haber I S Homer km beta mar pen In ia apea lealimaay baler ran-greonomal committee amd a mar detailed la rloaed tet.ionx all I Pleaded la xkow ikal Ike Proa ideal' petit} could ke executed H mater ha aaaertad ikal Ike I ailed Stale could lamd a reiafarced brigade of paratroopera la Ike regtaa la l m I baa a week amd could bate a fart at tim v aolider I here mil hie a maalk Other affinal xald ikal Ik Menard -pla meal I are hade wed iklag la cam a Ike I ailed Stale build up It rapacity lo depla farce rapidly e ea la remote regioa Tke I ailed Stale cur really bat Marlae landing learn , or Marla amphibian unlit moated la ike Mediterranean aad ihe Metier a Pacttir far finfighting mi ioa The admiaixtrxiiaa ha keen planning a larger Rapid Depla meal farce lo Include ihe Marine flu Arm paratrooper , told ten barer • kolleaptoi and Hanger , taclical fighter from the Ah farce aad hi 7 airtrafi carrier lhal could moxexxtifl-ly lala a troubled area (i warships due back Thursday Six amphibian Nary xklpa art I return here Thurxda� from depla meal lo Ihe II ealera Pacific and Indian The thlp . compelling Ampkibiou Squadron Throe, are ike axxauli texael Okinawa. Ike xquadron'x flag xkip ike cargo ikip Mobile. Ike tramped dock (leielaad: ike docklaadiag xkipa Alamo aad Anchorage aad ike lank-landing xkip Sam Heraardiaa Tke aquadroay. mad op of t4M officer aad eallxled men. left Son Diego Ocean The report wax bated an Information from reliable iouter Task Force With 1,800 Marines Ends Duty In Indian Ocean Area II 4 SHI V (. T o V (A Pi — 4 ■ Ix-ahlp amphlblnu• la� i force earning I.two I I Marine• left the Indian Ocean t e lerda after a t month crulxe aimed al hoi • lerlng the deterrence In any So let dexlgn in the Tertian i.ulf re ginn The Pentagon announcement did nnl Indicate whelhei the I oiled Stale w ill •end In another Ma tine i,nil bnl the Max • • aid ll w a nnl ruling oul Ihe poxxlbllllx The Marine battalion w at Ihe flrxl tuch American unit exec lo be depla ed In ihe • a l Indian Ocean area ll xpent moat of the lime xlnce March a final In the Arabian Sea where Ihe (Jailed Stale hex matted Naxy power xlnce Ihe xelrure of the I S hnalage ky Iran laxl So ember and Ihe Sox lei moxe into Afghanlxlan In lair December The unit recently had thore leave al Perth, Autiralla Departure of the Marine battalion and Ihe laxk force through Ihe l+mbob Sirall leave Ihe Vailed Slalet with about tl thlpx In Ihe Indian Ocean Arabian Sea and Perxian Gulf area. The Huxxlanx. al latl report, had about Mi natal xexxelt In roughly Ihe tame area However, the VS naxal xquadcon Include• Iwa big aircraft rattier with about I.V warplane , giving ihe Americant heavier firepower The Navy ln k group carrying Ihe Marlnex Include four amphibian hlp a eruiaer and a frigate There wax no word on Ikelr dextlnallon The Sax. • Diego and picked urn b- __________________________________________ I % P $ ■'at