Santa Barbara (AE 28) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1991 volume:

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ED 1l91 Schedule: 29 Dec 90 15 Jan 91 16 Jan 28 Feb - 03 Mar 14-24 Mar 22-26 Apr 07 May O8 -22 May 29 May - O4 June 15-16 June 28 June l Undemfay Transit Suez Canal On Station: Red Sea Hurghada. Edypt Jeddah. Saudi Arabia Hurghada, Egypt Transit Suez Canal Haifa. Israel Naples, Italy Rota, Spain Charleston. South Carolina The Sting behind the Storm! Sting Behind the Storm logo by BM3 James Masie ' Post 8 Courier articles reprinted by permission from the publisher sting behind the storm ommanding fficer Capt fscll Michael Frimchko. Jr. May 1989 f June 1991 ln each ship there is one man who in the hour of emergency or peril at Sea can turn to no other man. There is one who alone is ultimately resoonslole for the sale rlzivlgatlon engineering performance accurate gunlirlng and morale of his ship Ho is the Commancling Gllicer He is the ship Jesus 1 9' I .cec Rx XX xX 2 xX M santa barbara 'T QX W ,ul aptain tSelJ Frimenko was bom in Bethle- hem, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Captain CUSN Retl Michael and Mary Frimenko, who now reside in Wilmington, Nonh Carolina. After graduating from the University of Nonh Carolina in June 1970, he was commissioned through the Aviation Reserve Officer Candidate School. Pensacola, Florida. After commissioning, he attended Vietnamese Language School and subsequently served incountry with the lst Anglico Sub Unit One in the Republic of Vietnam. His initial sea tour was aboard the USS BRISTOL COUNTY ILST ll98J where he served as the First Lieutenant. Subsequent tours include duty as Chief Engineer in USS MERRIDITH tDD 8903. Staff Material Oflicer with COMDESRON 24. First Lieutenant in USS LEXINGTON IAVT lol . amd as Executive Otiicer in USS CAMDEN lAOE 21. Captain l SELI Ftimenko htm served tuhore where he was assigned under the C ommandant of Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy as the 3-lth Company Oliicer. He most recently served as the Prospective Executive Oflicer Course Coordinator and Combat Logistics Force Instructor in the Prospective Commanding Ofticer Course at Newport. Rhode Island. Captain ISELI Frimenltos next assignment is as Chief Staff Officer QCSOJ for Commander Destroyer Squadron Four. Charleston, SC. Captain LSELI Frimenko's personal decora- tions and service medals include: Navy Com- mendation Medal t2l. Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation. Reptiblic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Vietnam Service Medal with Fleet Marine Combat Operations Insignia, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. Captain tSell Frimenko is married to the former Sue Sanderson of Pensacola. Florida. They have one son. Michael III. the Captain. Capt Frintenkofs thoughts when meeting the Santa Barbara upon her return 'To see the ship come up the river returning home, and know that you were a part her crew-that may be the hardest thing about having been J! sting behind the storm On June 3, 1991, CDR Michael Watson relieved CDR Mike Frimenko as Commanding Officer while anchored in the Naples Harborg two men whose style of leadership could not be more dwerent, and yet whose strength of leadership ensured a smooth transition and continued smooth sailing. The following is CDR Watson 's speech from the Change of Command: I will now read my orders: To Commander Michael Grant Watson, United States Navy, Student, Naval War College, Newport Rhode lsland. When directed, detach duty, proceed to the port which USS SANTA BARBARA may be and upon arrival report to the Commanding Officer for duty as numerical relief for Com- mander Michael Frimenko, JR. ' I relieve you sir. Commodore, Honored Guests, but especially CDR Frimenko and the officers and crew of Santa Barbara, Your Captain has told me that he really meant it when he said that this was the best ship and crew in the Navy. In the few days I have spent with you I can see what he means. Captain, we thank you and wish you a safe journey home. We look forward to seeing you in your new capacity at the squadron. I am honored and a little humble to be with you now. You have done so much, not only in the last few months, but over the last few years, that many are in awe of what you have accomplished. To steal a thought from Shakespeare: Those lying ahed at home now curse tliejute that kept them there and caused them to miss the trials and triumph of the storm. I am not sure what you have heard or seen about the receptions your compatriots are receiving across the nation. l can only tell you that our return should be unlike any you may have expe- rienced or thought of. We are anchored in historic waters. We sail through historic seas. The spirits of men and women through thousands of years of history are. perhaps. present with us. Perhaps those spirits are looking upon you now and accepting you into the ranks of those who have contributed something significant to the history of the world. Remember. yours was not merely a walk-on pan. lt was much more and there is a much greater part to play. Again. I am honored to have been chosen to be with you for it. santa barbara Those lying ahed at home now curse the fate that kept them there and caused them to miss the trials and triumph ofthe storm T31 as ' ix I f . As., ommanding fficer CDR Michael Grant Watson DR Watson is originally from Vancouver. Washington. hut includes Sacramento. California as home as well. He attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in l975 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Alter receiving his commission in June 1975. he was assigned to USS KIRK tFFl087J as the Main Propulsion Assistant and later served as Combat lnfonnation Ofticer. ln 1979 he was assigned to USS WORDEN QCG l8J as Fire Control Officer and then moved to USS REEVES CCG 245 as Missile Otlicer. Upon completion of the Depart- ment Head course at the Surlace Wzufare Otiicer's School in Newport. Rhode lsland. Commander Watson assumed the duties as Engineer Oliicer on hoard USS VALDEZ tFF l096J. Following that tour he served as Engineer Oliicer on USS PLATTE tAO l86J. ln Januaiy l988 he reported aboard USS SAN JOSE tAFS 75 as Executive Oliicer. His shore assigmnents have included a tour as one of the Organization Effectiveness consultants for Commander. Naval Forces Japan and as student at the Naval War College. College of Naval War- fare. While in Newport he was awarded a Master of Arts degree in lntemational Relations from Salve Regina College. Commander Watson's awards include the Meri- torious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal ttwo awardsj, Navy Achievement Medal, Presi- dential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Citation CUSNJ, Meritorious Unit Citation CUSCGJ and various other unit and personal awards. Commander Watson is married to the former Dianna M. Jones of Palo Alto, Califomia. They have four children: Benjamin, Jesse, Alix and Claire. sting behind the stomv A e ecuuve fheer LCDR Gale Rae Ftaclebaugh Lieutenant Commander Radebaugh was commissioned in September 1977 from Offi- cer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Is- land. Her first duty station was Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Ten- nessee, where she served as Educational Serv- ices Officer, Ship's Company and Student Personnel Officer. Upon establishment of Personnel Support Activity, Memphis, she served as the first Officer in Charge of Person- nel Support Detachment, NATTC Memphis. After completion of her first tour, LCDR Radebaugh attended Surface Warfare Divi- sion Officer Course, Newport, RI from Octo- ber 1980 to March l98l. Upon graduation from SWOS she reported to USS LEXING- TON CAVT-l6j in Pensacola, Florida, where she served as Training Officer, l Division Officer and Legal Officer. She was desig- nated as a Surface Warfare Officer in Febru- ary l983. LCDR Radebaugh reported to the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations thlan- power, Personnel and Trainingi as Women in Ships!Women's Policy Coordinator in Octo- ber 1983. LCDR Radebaugh attended Surface War- fare Offieer's Department Head Course. Newport. Rl from January l9S6 to ,lttly l986. Upon completion of SWOS she reported to USS CAPE COD tAD-Ui in Stur Diego. Cali- fornia. where she served as First Lierrtenant until October l988. LCDR Radebaugh attended the Naval War College from November l988 to November l9S9 as a student in the College of Naval Command and Staff. She reported as Execu- tive Oflieer. USS SANTA BARBARA t.-XE 285 in Mtueh 1990. LCDR Radebaugh is a gtduate of Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green. Ohio where she was awarded a B.S. degree in Education. She is also a graduate of the University of Arkzursas where she was awarded an M.S. A native of Elyria. Ohio. has been awarded two Navy Commendation Medals and two Navy Achievement medals. X santa barbara Nluster Chief Tisot. tt nttrite of Pennsylxtr- nitt. enlisted in the Nitty on Io .lune. WTO. After eonipleting Reenrit Trtrining in Btrinhr- idge. Xltuyltind she reported to her first duts sttition. Ntoul Air Sttrtion. Norfolls. Yirginitr tts tr nonilesignuted Setuntui Apprenuee. Three yetrrs litter Xltrster Chief Tisot. then tr PX2. trunsferred to Serxiee Sehool Cornrntuid. Orltrndo. Horidu tts tt PN Sehool lnsuue- tor. After one terrr she mrs retrssiened its tr Cornptrny Cornrn.rnder tit RTC. Urlgtrido. Nine eornptuiies tuid .rlrnost six setups litter she uirns- ferred to Personnel Support .Xerixity l3ClLlCll- rnent. Dxtlttls. .sXlttslt.r tts tr PNI. Corripleting her orie-ye.u' tour of nisoltited duly . Nluster Chief lirsot rePor-ted to Coni- rntrritler. l S. Ntrmrl Surt.ree lioree. Pgteifie in F E ,.-4 x - 1 ' A I , Y ,H-.ff--., .--. Sun Diego. Crrliforniu. She begun her first Stuff Duty ussignnient with un advancement to Chief Personnelrntrn. During her four year tour she ons the Enlisted Personnel Manning Monitor' Lind Nltrnpoxxer Speeiulist for ull sur- fttee ships. sttrtion und stuffs in the Pueilie Fleet. F-l-X-.-X-L-L-Y! ufter li years she wus tissigned to her first ship. the USS Dixon 1.-XSBU. hoineported in Sun Diego. She eornpleted her .W month tour ns Assistant Personnel Offieer tts tt Senior Chief enroute to the Senior linlisted Aeuderny. Newport. Rhode lsltrrid. .Nfrer tin exhtntsting nine-week eirrieulurn she rewttetl to Cornrntuider. Nttvrrl Air Turin- ing. Corpus Christi. Textts. lltrving the short- est tour of shore duty in her etrreer. she wus ttthtrneed to Nlgister Chief. tieeepted into the Conirntuid Nltrster Chief Prognun turd trssigned tts the Cornrntrnd Muster Chief. USS Suntzt l3.tr'htrr'ti t.'Xli2Sl on lfl Oetoher WSU. Xltrster' Chief Tisot hits heen trwttrtled the Nitty fXeliiexernent Medttl. Nzrtionnl Defense Serxiee Nledtil ttxxo tixxtrrtlsi Vietnuin Ertr and Uperattion Desert Storinl. Southwest Asia Ctirnprrigrt Nletltrl ttxxo trwrtrxls: Desert Shield trritl Desert Storrnl. the Good Conduel Medal tfour toxttrtlsf und rr Sen Serwiee Rihhon. PNCM CSWJ Judith Tisot ommand aster hier' sting behind the storm The News and Courier Friday's edition of The News and Courier told the stony of what was to have happened on December 28th, but the Sunday edition told the rest of the story fsee next pagei. We left Charleston during a break in the fog and headed east, into a gathering storm. X santa barbara f fir ..- .-' .E X .ff X I.,- .- 4- f 'f .-f 5 Charleston-based ships leaving Friday for Gulf Five Charleston-based vvarships carrying about 1.500 sailors are scheduled to leave Fri- day for the Persian Gulf. The ships are the guided missile cruiser Richmond K. Tumer. the guided missile de- stroyer William V. Pratt. the guided missile frigates Halyburton and Havves and the am- munition ship Santa Barbara. The stati' of Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 will also leave for the Gulf. Charleston Naval Base spokesman C. Patrick Dooling said. The tive ships were identitied last month as getting ready to leave soon after Christmas, but no departure date was given at that time. The Navy madethe initial announcement to allow crevv members and their families time to make plans for the Christmas holiday. The Santa Barbara, the William V. Pratt, the Halybunon and the Group 2 staff will became part of the aircrah carrier America battle group, the Navy said in a prepared statement. The Richmond K. Tumer and the Hawes will join the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt battle group. Other Charleston-based ships now in or near the Persian Gulf include the Destroyer Moosebrugger, the guided missile destroyer MacDonough, the guided missile frigate Nicho- las, the mine countermeasures ship Avenger and minesweeper Leader. The Navy routinely wonit say how long its ships will be gone when they leave for the Per- sian Gulf. However, most previous deploy- ments have been for six months. Charleston, SC., Friday, December 28, 1990 Q F . -XXX w fwlhw' ' -was 'ii-..-- gl ,ff'9, - - - gnu. .. xl ,.-,,2nkl sting behind the storm X , The News and Courier Days before the deployment begins, the Engineers light Hres and begin to make steam. Life in the 'hole is not glamorous. ln this job the heat is always on, with main space tem- peratures averag- ing more than 100 degrees and the noise level around 85 deoibels. a gathering storm engineering department santa barbara A fp .. , N 1 -. ..,..s-,...--1,45-...,,,A,,it-agvatf-as-we-ev-ff1-gfr:, 'fsg'i4 'f'-: f -5311--'rg -' i ff' 7- ? Charleston, SC., Saturday, December 29, 1990 I Ns. Charleston warships head for Middle East Staff and wire repons Fire Charleston-based warships. part ot' a 17-ship tleet headed tor the Nliddle East. Saturday left port alter otticials de- termined weather conditions were sate. The departure was postponed Friday hecause ot' log. The guided-missile cruiser Richmond K. Turner, the guided-missile destroy er William V, Pratt. the guided-missile trig- ates lrlalyhurton and Hawes and the ani- niunition ship Santa Barbara left the Char- leston Naval Station at 12:30 p.in. and cleared the harhor about tour hours later. The ships. carrying ahout l .500 sailors, are part ofthe Nax'y's current 17-ship East Coast deployment headed for the Persian Gultf The Charleston deployment was delayed Friday for safety reasons because ot' thick fog. said Charleston Naval Base spolsesnian LCDR Drew' Malconih. tlxY -im. , sf ' 'ii- . Y fr yi C X Jf Above: Chief Engineer LT Lou Moxcey manages a smile Far left: Main Propulsion Assistant LT Mike Cox shows off his new bars Left: MM2 James Culver and the Engineers displayed their true colors in Operation Desert Storm sting behind the storm Ak .ff i standing: MM2 Michael Braddock MM3 Peter Adieme FB Kevin Jefferson FB James Davis EN1 Deborah Dillingham FF! Clint Perkins MM3 Ed Williams FN Virdin Stoney EN2 Ken Weissmann MM3 Richard Merrithew FB Chad Brandt EN3 Alena Carson MM2 Henry Home FB Carliss Bussey FN Tony Ebron MM3 Darren Farley seated: i MMC QSWQ Emmet Morgan ENS Monique Beauchesne 'f use V X b Above: A-Gang officer L7jg Monique Beauchesne ICFN Tammre Ivey ICFN Fieoenlce Burden and SH1 Mary Richardson Right EN3 Ed Leyba checks fuel for punty x f K santa barbara -yur-fm X.. Rf.. 2 34 X., leff- BT1 Mark Flowers at the board center. BT2 Robert Hero Storey f'Qhf.' BTFN Randy Knighton inside the superheater: and we wonder Why he didnt reenlist! xv top row: BT1 Mark Flowers, BT1 Ron Martineau seoond row: BTC Bryan Berry, BT1 ISWQ James Davis, BTFN James Philpot, BT3 Radene Backen BT2 George Hamaken BT2 George Priest third row: BT1 ISVW Soott Zearfoss, BT3 Robert Harrison, BT2 Robert Storey, Jr, BT2 ISVVQ Edgar Cabusora, BT3 Robert Thigpen, FR Michael Rowe, ENS Valerie Loebach kneeling: BTFR Franky Wrenn, BT3 Vincent Allen, BT3 Lindon Patterson, BT3 Tyrone Vaughn not pictured: BTC Don Camey, BT1 Wallace Waggoner, BT2 Richard Bames, BT2 Patrick Nathan, BTFN Randy Knighton 452 'r sting behind the stomi standing' ENS Lisa Hiler, EMFN Anthony Williams, FA Tammie lvey, FR Celina Hernandez, FN Recenice Burden, EM3 lC2 Howard Bradford, EM3 Chris Herrmann, EM2 Tim Hargis, IC3 Chad Umbarger, EMFN Daryl Gillespie, lC2 Greg Disney, James Baker, EM2 Greg Marshall, ICC Teresa Cantu, EM2 Paul Maynard, EMC Jasper Davis kneeling: EMFN Matthew Lawson, EM3 Michael Clover, EM3 James Schieder, IC3 Thomas Zimmerman, ICFN Lonnie Hill A i P r has ears ' 'ri ys .A 2-. ff ' X I V Xf :ik I T I Q,- 5 Gr .X ' fl., 4 -T4 911 -gf it t 1.3, W SN X X Qxsxx y Above: E Division Officer ENS Lisa Hiler Right: Without power, the wheels of progress won't tum santa barbara Y' T 1 O Below MM2 Scott Hamza on the throttle Below Right MMCS Terry Ballance believes rn marntalnlng a cheerful dlsposrtlon and even temperment V41 --'-'-1 .-. ,hu i l i YT i Q My 3- aku 9-. i mv Standing Lljg Mike Cox, MMCS TSWJ Terry Ballance, MM3 Jamie Hrnck, MMFN Vwlllam Maxey, FA Anthony Kovalcak, MM2 Michael Bames, MM3 Dean Bumette, MM2 Jerry Osbome, MM2 David Tucker, MM3 Scott Hamza, MM1 Lon Katschor Kneeling MM2 James Culven MMFN Chns McClain, MM2 Earl Mosby sting behind the storm Standing: DCC Um Henson, DC2 Robin 'Zak' Zakrzewski, Lljg John Trummel HT2 Roger Cyclops BOQQS, HCT B917 Roberts, DC2 Sean Tennal, FN Dwaine Bryan, DC2 Roy Giarusso, DCFN Frank felli Ferrantelli, DC3 Herbert 'Pete Rice, FN Jason 'Baba Daniels, HT3 Shanin 'Beavs Beavers, FN Keith Sims, DC1 J. D. Hartzog Kneeling: DCFNI Donald 'Ducky' Clank, FN Percival Chip Vwedensaul, MR2 Jean Levenson, DC2 Collette Harris, DC2 Rickie McKie L 'J 5 'Rh 3 z E Z' 1 1 7 X fi ., Sv 4 ' '!F7 'Tw1l.1'.,.., N3 an ' I 4 5 , ' 1 lv K v ' 3 1 Y Z 'li Above: Lljg John Trummel. R Division Officer , regales us with the story about a ship in distress Right: R Division s DC1 Colette Harris. Santa Barbaras Sailor of the Year X santa barbara Si' f ar 1, IIWI 'W' N Er 1.,. -x N N Y Q .9 J ' N- r HZ! .S all f' ,au Q dit! we r' 'UN Y i A X 'v n fi' PM Il Nd 'Whig'- : 1- 'XM f , J '. r' -.V v f Q My X G Z. , 4 X' . ,al I 2 IH agrf mx 15Eg.:.x sting behind the storm 7-4 1 + Qc sggsx X 1 s X Xi. X gtg sr cs tis M5 sms The News and Courier Some not eager for a fightg I others say 'let them have it' By JOHN HAssEr.L Of the Post-Courier Staff As the Jan 15 United Nations deadline for mrlrtary force against Iraq nears, Charlestoni- ans appear to be mixed in their support for President Bush s deployment of troops in the Persran Gulf Based on a random Post-Courier poll Monday along Broad Street, some people don't belreve the use of force is the only possible so- lution to the crisis and want a wait-and-see to gain firll effect. Few seemed excited about the prospects of an extended conflict. Everybody has mixed emotions about this. said Dorthy C. Scarpa of Charleston. l think we re going too fast. We know what war is. We hate to see our boys go over there and come back in a box We should give the srurc- trons a good long time to work before we go charging in. Others slid 1 del ry in using fire-power would be tant tmount to conceding to Slltltlltlll Hussein. I feel thrt we vc rnrdc a st1rtemerrt and il stand and wc vc got to back it up. said Sterling R. Bolling of Charleston. l don't thrnk sanctions rrc going to work at this point. because if we dont do something come Jan. IS Saddrm is going to settle in. stall and figure he has won. Wc we got to go in there and do something if hc doesn't pull out. J Daylon Btrlicld of Tifton Ga.. agreed. saying economic rc mons were enough justifi- cation for r U.S. rttrck. If th1rt's our gas 1rnd all I think we should light for it: tight for what s right. We should let them have it Some agreed in principle with military confrontation but urged a delay in the use of force Without provocation. we should let the santa barbara if ' I 5 fl 5 Q l I l . 'I I lffyi fri l l 2 li I 5 tu . l ij i il - , L SF . I li . . . t r 5 attitude that, would allow economic sanctions i li 1 Q as , . 1 1 1 3 . . . l ' ' r Gb I 1 'I I X L L ' , 1' 'X I ., 1 . g i I . 2 , E g s . . sl K ' ' 1 1 1s . , 7 e .- ' 9 . , L., ' ! in ' ,L l sanctions work, said Danny C. Beach. But I'm behind a military strike 100 percent. As a big country, we need to step in and stop this from happening. But giving them a little more time to think it over can't hurt. We shouldnt attack immediately, but defi- nitely by the spring, said College of Char- leston student Madelyn E. Ham. I think force is the only way to do it, and it would be over more quickly than a lot of people fear. Some people were critical of President Bush's handling of the whole affair. saying he has forced on the Persian Gulf crisis and ne- glected domestic issues that need immediate attention. We have problems with education and the homeless right here in the United States. That's where the money should go. said Georgia R. Malone of North Charleston. We should not go to w1rr. lf we do. it would be a senseless waste of life. Those countries have been fighting 1unong themselves for years and we litlYCl1-I interfered. We should develop our own energy resources so we don't have to depend on the Middle East and fight for oil. The Iraqis are gearing up for a holy war, so it's going to be a painful affair if war breaks out. Mrs. Malone said. What I want to know is what are we lighting for? If we don't attack. sanctions could take years. and we are going to keep 400.000 troops over there for that long? That would be an even bigger waste. Henry Smoak of Charleston also criticized Bush for using economic factors to justify military action. This is about oil. he said. The majority of people don't want to go to war. We're just going to lose a lot of life. Wi operations t Charleston, SC., Tuesday, January 8, 1991 he calm before the storm X X, r 52 DW. ,,..-- .-,...--11-1 1.i,', ga 1 3 'ik L 'D f A 5 Of ,4f f 7? 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FC2 Enck s T W Quarles. ETC Vwlliam Crews. FC3 Ramon Tappan , S QS! , ' X V A R my XM Aial santa barbara ETC Randy luange, OS3 Mark Camilli, O32 Jeff Kennon, OSSA Thomas Coffield. OSSH Terrence Magby. OSSA Brian Haggerty. OS3 Joseph Perrone, OS2 Jacqueline Clayton, O83 James Gaines, SA Dwaine Blount. OS2 Darius Howell, OS2 Samuel Towery. OS1 Peter Danish. LUQ Eric Bohdan X '-'Ur ,X . gl lit- K M f j 'H 3 , ls? 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'Q-Q. iii i 5 , f' ,tc ,err i 1- 'rlY'? w4'W3 iv., V lv' 5.4 or Left: LTjg Hank Price, who relieved LT Quick as Communications officer, finds the responsibility to be a real charge Right: LT Dave Quick, our Communications Officer until April, 1991, is all smiles shortly before detachlng fl: ' Tk it 1 ssh W I 31 M N Y . kv santa barbara SMCS Jack Aschenbach runs a tight ship Below: Below center? SM3 Marc Johnson spent made the iirst-half of the cruise on the RK TURNER and rejoined his shipmates in April Below right: Santa Barbara 25 colors and 'rneatbalf' signal we're number one! li L lx. x R .qr 1 ff' ARI- 'Rf X ll Qi 5 llpyg, S ' 5 3512 i i 0 x 0 ix' j t-If '59, I back row: SM1 Joan Jones, SM2 Julio Garcia, SM2 Sean Bolin SI I I I ' e I N center' SMSN Imelda Dawson front row: SM3 Eric McCaulley, SMSN Scott Baerga, SMCS Jack Aschenbach sting behind the ston'n 3 The News and Courier F , 5! it vs , . ws o 'i 3 it rt 321 ri Y! ,A -if f ty: tl hunder at lightning Lf. it tt ,. t it t 1 . Q , E ti 1 'E s 1, , t, f 1 1 W in t IJ , Qgi ' 211 , I1-1 1 lui I KI' 1 .1 t 1 ,Y ' it Ml I deck department Deck Department lifted moved stacked oonrepped and transferred more than 7000 tons of ammu nmon dunng the six weeks of war The roubne wasnt daily unreps but two and three times a day And even when unrep details were secured the next day's ammo had to be staged is is santa barbara Q 15 an 3 E it! Q t iQ R CEE A it L, -.5 z X xt t 1 - ,i X . I ,i r 1 3 ,I Lf lx L X 1 3 Q a t i 1 1 ' - ' ! s 1 J tl ' ' K: . 5 f - 5 ! ' I S. Bombs rain on Iraq Wire reports C'liN'l'RALSAUDlARABIA- ThellnitedSlatesanditsallieshurled a mighty air arinada against Iraq early Thursday to crush that Arab nation's ntilitary power and drive it from conquered Kuwait. The liberation of Kuwait has begun. President Bush declared in Washington. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein called Bush a hypocritical crimi- nal Thursday and vowed to crush the satanic intentions of the White House. Wave after wave ofwarplanes, in hundreds ofsorties on a starlit night, streaked north from Saudi Arabian bases to punish Iraq for its five- month defiance of the rest of the world. In Baghdad, reporters said bomb explosions shook the ground of the Iraqi capital. An oil refinery 10 miles away was in flames, and flashes of light brightened the night sky, apparent anti-aircraft fire, they said. 'Operation Desert Shield be- came Operation Desert Storm around 12:50 am f4I50 pm ESTJ. sting behind the storm korg C., Thursday, January 17, 1991 . .f I I I Below: 1st Division Oflicer Lljg Rebecca Loniganj 1 d S I N Below right: VVhatever you say Miss Lonigarlj dOf17 forget, YOU V9 the b055- i ,pw 2 X , X . 1 - 1 ' fl- Q -If f . ,fs A , rl ' i Q if ' P h ' 9 A X v 1 I r , , , 7 K! 5 I 2 . ,Y iff, , Wien . ft ,VVN , 91-wqu u 5 - Q z-10 v f , . , 1 , ,, d 3 C ' ' 5' ' ' a A , , 5 ' '4.,',Q.iff 'f.l44. 1 'J ,, ,, .., . . 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Below: 2nd Division heaves to Right: SN MacNish couldnt be happier ??'4 f. ff E A Z I I 'r JM,,,,. 44 wWW0,,,,f-f' ,ww . ,Z mx ,Y , S if --'frm' 2 4 1 f 5 Q gg. Q V J- sa A 4-M' ' Q r if S 559 . ,' x - 1 'fs 'Q A B Z f 'fri :X f J is , Q e 6 , I 4 A' Back Rowi BM3 James Masie, SA Michael Lavalais, SN Jason Nabors, SF? VWlliam Stanley Middle Row: , SN Garnck Oatis, SF? Kenneth Purcell, BM3 David Barnes , SA Jeffrey Kunkel, SN Thomas Stacy Front Flow: BMC David Forsyth, BM1 David Conner, BM2 Terry VWllis, BM2 Jeffrey Batey, SN Troy Cecil. BM1 Tony Lee, BM1 Eno Calloway, Lijg Michael Frevola 'inl- Left: 2nd Division Ofhcer Lljg Mike Frevolas eyes water when he thinks about Welfare 8 Rec 2nd division Z sting behind the stonn ff T vs Q. 3roI division First Ftow: GMG1 John Morris, BM1 Steven ,, 5 HFio ii 5' A 'L 'oo' , , ' 'L . . wi 4, Potten SA Jason Angell, GMG3 Shawn Bradley, 1 A ' of ,g 5 if g Mm ,, L ,'f'ff',i..4a Tx.: n ' GMG2 Christopher Johnson, GMG3 Charles so f A o'oo U, J ' ' 'L o' Dedon, SN Frederick Hall, BM3 Jeff Klecan, g ' ft ir' ' A ' , I orvrosn Jeffery waxley, srv Todd Rocco, Lng U Hr' P' 3 Peggy Smith, CWO2 James Hadden, GMC David Ogletree ,S , Second Row: SA Ftay Howard SN James Owens, T A GMG3 John Hazel, SN Aaron Hschen GMGSN , Jeron Sewell, GMG3 Jerry Ftathburn, GMG3 David Covington Third Ftow: SA Michael Grace, GMGSA Dwayne 7 1 Standndge, SR Don Kelley, SN Lloyd Sorenson Fourth Row: SN John Lasch, SN Dwayne Blount, SN Edmond Craft, SN Matthew Anderson Not Pictured: GMG1 Thomas Marotta, GMG2 Richard Thompson, BM2 Wiliam Melton, BM3 Ronald Victorian, GMGSA Corey Anderson, SN John Whittinger, SN wncent Jones, SA Sean McEvoy, SA Thompson Fndall, SN Le Tuyen, SN Tyrone Waal, SN Thomas Cam SN Mark Goodenough, SN Stephen Evans, SN LaMarquls Singer, SN Gregory Tarver, GMG3 Lonnie Newkrnc 'Vg 1 Ulf 9 A rw t.. ! ' .. iw-tvmikvs. ' Nm cloclfwrlse: 'Stream ponders what to do next: 3rd Division Officer L7jg Margaret Smith, GMGSN Jeron Sewell does his famous 25mm i chain gun rmpersonattonq Stinger det ISR Don Kelley, DP2 Steve Hidalgo, SA Ray Howard and SFI John Laschj spent many long nights protecting us with their pocket rocket X3 santa barbara i I lf 1 J A 1 -3-f Below-' 3rd Div hafd HI work Stream team readies the A-Com ladder Center left: BM1 James Allen The Bosh. ENS Hatfield and the Gunnen AKA the Center nght: EM2 Enc Roop reenlists and reaps Three Amigos the benefits wi Q A, V v 'Q f -' -1 . vi A-, an- -f f ' 0. ' i 3 14 5, , 6 g i, it fi M I . , f' X Q...-Q ff -. Jw.: ,, -W stream division ,ff L. . 7 x KV 5 X 15 t K I t I , , t gs . K S il t. 1 . 5 t x 4 X N f 'X L P , dl I . l N ' QZgf 5,5a',2 '-'ii f-7rst Row: EN1 Kenneth Sapp, BMSN Christo- pher Danchak, SA Ameiinda Olivarez, BM3 Richard Schwartz, BM2 Jim Zeineit Second Row: ENS Carl Hameld, BMCS James Dukes, EM3 Reuben Wooten, EM2 Eric Roop, SA Gerald Chestnut, BM3 Marvin Boyland, FN Mott L GrifHn, SN Frank Happy, BMSN Jonathan Howard, MMC Todd Tabor Third Row: EM1 limothy McCullough, EM2 Ber- nard Rollinson, MM3 David Albert, EM3 Brian Hoover BM1 James Allen, FN John C Capers Fourth Row: SA Dave Irvin, MM2 William Essick, MM2 Mark Greenwood, MM2 Lee Morris, MM1 John Eilandson, FN Jerry Wall fifth row: SN Tim Nace,FN Michael Warheld, BMSN Martin Redd, BM1 Danny Mathis, FN Bryan Smith 7 2 sting behind the storm The Evening Post l Ire and ram A HC6 Det 1 pro vlded the aerial hlghwa y ln deliv- enng the sting ln January and February alone the Air Det deliv ered more than y y 4 000 tons of r bombs and mls- r Q l slles trans- ported 497 gl: passengers and or he delivered what 1 was probably r the most pre- clous cargo of all 5 - 16 tons of mail! 1 E l v 7 I 1 I x, 1 11 A 1 5 air detl 5 santa barbara A 1 i' Charleston, S.C., Thurs , ary 17, 1991 7 ir trikes Relentless Pentagon Reports Associated Press CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA-The United States and its allies followed up devastating pre-dawn air strikes with day- light attacks today in a furious bid to dnve Saddam Hussein's armies from Ku- wait and break his military might. American military officials said the Iraqis offered minimal resistance, and that U.S. fighter-bombers would keep pounding away to prevent Saddam from marshalling his forces. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said at a morning Pentagon briefing that one U.S. and one British aircraft had been lost. I The American plane was an F-l8 Hor- net fighter-bomber, and Cheney said the pilot was the first American combat death in Operation Desert Storm. The plane was said to be from the aircraft carrier Saratoga, stationed in the Red Sea. Britian said one of its Tomado fighter- bombers was lost, with its two crewmen missing. France said four of its planes were hit and one pilot wounded. Baghdad radio claimed Iraqi antiair- Full Story y ' War wives ................. ......... 2 -A ' Mideast scene ............. .......... 3 A ' Markets, Congress ......... ......... 4 -A ' Homefront ................. ......... 5 -A ' Decision Day ........ ......... 7 -A ' Editorial on war ........ ....... 1 0-A ' Taking risks .......... ......... 2 -B craft units shot down I4 attacking war- planes. but several American Officials called the claim an exaggeration. Cheney said U.S. and allied planes flew l,000 sorties. Early targets in raids on Iraq and occupied Kuwait included mili- tary bases and command and control centers. There was no way to assess civilian or military casualties, nor the ex- tent of damage. In New York, stock prices rocketed today in a euphoric reaction to the suc- cessful first stages of war. Oil prices col- lapsed. Cheney described the initial phase of the war as so far, so good. But he cautioned against early assumptions. sting behind the storm .., ,,,, , ,, ml ' ' ' ,QE ' 41. -g rr' ' wr -3-N .,,, gb ' :gf-yi Near,- ,. , X W y, K G U My 4 Back Flow: AD2 MichaelBulman, AMS2 Bany King, ATAN John Di Standing: AK2 John Darden, L'Ig:gh'StreJvelSOLabc'iv1irS, 'li-E3 kiwi Depeder, AMS3 James Wade, AH2 Fton Shirley, AMS1 Holley, LTjQ Chl'iS Knuckles . i e n. ' ' - D IQ Im 90 HDS, AE3 Patncia Barron LCDR Finch Ferguson CWO Bill Mullins LT Chuck Maho n Kneeling: AD1 Jesse Heck, AZ1 Neil Manin.AN David Trapp .IADC Jamie McGrath, AE2 Joe Groce, LTjg Mike Pritchett, AMS1 Michael Wliek Santa bamara NO' Pmlfedf AD2 George Capil, AD3 Allan Knapsre-in, Arvise John Mock, Amee Michael ozbonu Joe Palermo 4 if fn l 'B . i 5 'I Q ,, , t 2' s - X ag 4 H. 'G 4r'g,,7 up LQY 'K' pyw aw- J gap, ..1b ' X,-'pleas QEWU' i 51 Q3-ru-8. -fit' Q qui' is 'Qs 'iw -fn- rn. mu- 'M ,W Q... if Lk W , I 1 -C1 ,,..Qdf .. 'i1 .5. , -., 'Q 1-X a 3.4 Clockvvise from upper left: AE2 Groce owns up to a load over the side AMS1 Witek checks progress on O3 AMS3 Wade gets a special birthday treat AMSAN Mock, AD3'Knapstein, and AN Trapp replace the PVA bars AD2,Bulman reenlists for another hitch 71 picks up a lift -L sting behind the storm f M,- 1, , alpha back row: DC 1 James Hartzog SN Jeff Kunkel ICFN Recenice Burden BM3 Darin Leedy SN Joe Salvito DC3 Herbert Rice SN Dwayne Blount SN Andrew McNutt EN3 Alena Carson kneeling: SN Ray Sierra SKSN Jackie Wynn not pictured: DC2 Sean Tennal bra vo back row: BM3 James Masie BMSN Martin Redd MM3 Kristine Pollock DC2 Rickie McKie EM2 Danny Phillips FN Keith Wise SN Gerald Chestnut SN Garrick Oatis kneeling: BMS Rick Schwartz if: BM3 Jeff Klecan QMS santa barbara J---. fff 'fr' -.,-i '-4 Liv--,., ' 'S x A s-+ ri- X . it 'ur f '? V -. W4 nw :N 4 .-..f.. K I Wyiff 1 gg 'Q i r.V ,J-ff n s ,. Q lg . ' 0, x ,, , Lf, .-,,,... .. '- '1,Wz ,4 'V sting behind the storm U 4 The News and Courier, Charleston, S.C., Thursday, January 17, 1991 helter from the: l' L l nl lr of l l V l l J, .A ,. I -1,1 'I just started Military wives By BILL STEIGER l and ADRIAN KING I'T'l9d ICH' I All I wantedto hear was a good COUHUY SOP? That's what 30-year-old Loma Walsh WaS C h a I I ing as she flipped on her car radio during the drive home to Myrtle Beach from Conway Wedlmday night. Instead of country music, she heard rep0fIS of l war. It was a shock. I never thought the United Slams would truly tire the first shot...So I just started SaY' santa barbara storm it Citizens support president By HERB FRAZIER Of the Post-Courier Staff Word of' war spread quickly last night through the Lowcountry, with people ex- pressing sorrow that lives are being lost in Iraq, fear that loved ones woulc be killed and general support for the Allied strike. From church sanctuzuies to grocery store to local bars, most people said they ex- pected that bombing to begin soon after the Jan. I5 deadline. They agreed it should end quickly to minimize the loss of life on both sices. I hate war but I back the President and the troops. I don't sec how we could have avoided it. said retired Navy Cmdr. Robert H. Knight. 62.Knight. a Korean War veteran. first heard about the aerial assault around 7:30p.m. while at a prayer meeting at Ashley River Baptist Church saying the Lord's Prayer' express shock, support for operation ing the Lord's prayer over and over to myself the rest of the way home. Mrs. Walsh is the wife of Capt Joe Walsh IV. a 30-year-old A-I0 fighter pilot from the Myrtle Beach Air Base who's been in Saudi Arabia since August. She, like the relatives of several other military personnel from basm across the Lowcoun- TTY, talked to the Post-Courier about the pain they were feeling. I feel numb. That's all, completely numb, Mrs. Walsh said as she cradled her 20-month-old son, J0e, in her amts. You many your husband know- ing what he does and the risk it involves...but I lh0l1ght I was going to be one of the lucky ones and get to be a peacetime military wife. j Nevertheless. she firmly supports the U.S. ac- tion. l certainly don't have any qualms about what we're doing. It's right. My husband is good at what he does, he'll be OK. She said her son senses something is wrong, 'ibut my goal all along has been to keep the image of his dad alive. I show him daddy's pictures and wear an A-I0 pin on my collar. He points to it and says, 'Daddy. ' Mrs. Walsh said she's detemtined not to dwell on the war. I have told myself I will watch the news once a day and maybe listen to updates on the radio. Listening to it constantly will not help me or my baby of Joe. on Savannah Highway. President Bush is going to hit them with everything we've got, and I pray that he does. said Knight, standing in the church parking lot after an abbreviated service. A church member intemrpted the serv- ice with word the war had begun. Those inside the sanctuary prayed for about 20 minutes before going home to watch tele- vision news. As the Citadel basketball team played Duke University in McAlister Field House. small groups of fans huddled around a television in the lobby watching the fist reports of war. Earlier. the public address announcer told the crowd: The White House has announced the liberation of Kuwait at 7 p.m. EST, which brought the capacity crowd of about 6,000 to their feet, Spec- tators cheered and clapped for about a minute. Then the zuinouncer asked for a moment of silence. At Citadel Mall, Elliott Gilliard, sales associate at Video Concepts, said his store filled quickly with shoppers who heard the news. About 50 people, all with blank expressions, clustered around rows of tele- visions in the store before leaving quietly to be with their families and hear the president speak. sting behind the stomv W f f ff HMS Carolyn Lyles, FIPSN Jeff Parken HM2 Andre Jackson, ' ' 1-:Mos lsvw Ed lmgo, LT Gail oresens, Mc, HMSN Michelle e a Q : an n Byrd, LT Stephen Beyen CHC, HM2 Tony Andrepont , vw, wr ygj ,, jf, ffl .C af M 741 , , ,, 5 TWV V4 we A ,, ' 4f'i'7WV Q W , E -We A VY . if Z i . i ., , ' 'W , f-fA -'fray 'fl 'N 'W Y' -W ., NW 1' ' , W I, ,M ,MW Y , , ,L Q, ,,, ,,,hg,:M, ,L Me-f , ,,,,, I 73 My W - V ,,,. 'M ,,,,,,fY W ff , 1 V ,M fwfr, V f Q. ffwglff of f' , ,W R r f V V X X QQ E Q Q QA santa barbara leg? Oor shipe Medica! Officer LT Gail Gresensg any wonder why so many guys wanted to see the D007 Ve HQ t e ap am' LT Stephen B9,Vef 3d0l5fS me Df7flOSOphy: 'lf you can? walk on water then at least try,f0 ffwl' . f bgkwlse: Stretcher-bearers take a break following GQ: SF? Corey Br , M5 A . . gnan Hooven and SKSA Jeff Moller eneman S Samuel Wyatt, SA Flon Ally, BMS Jeff Taylor, SN David Aldnch, EM3 I HM2 Andre Jackson in 'action during unrep On the road to ESWS MAC Taresa Philips and PNCM Judy Tisot stand guard over the goods on 'beer day in 5 '- Vg, Q 4 if ,Lfgx , f P! , ' 1 ,, 5 'E I 2 A 'K l l 1 5 ,, 'Q QA- OS1 Peter Danish, MAC KSWQ Taresa Phillips, BM1 David Connor EM2 Danny Phillips cum amicis porcinis I I a a I F sting behind the stomv A B U . santa barbara Back Fiow standing: SN Kimberly Wemen YNSN Jesse Phillips, lll, SN Henry Parks, PN3 An- thony Hall, SN Andrew MoNutt, PC2 Gerry Boyd I I I Front Row standing: PN3 Jason Mitchell YN1 Lee Galloway, BM1 Terry Gibson, PN3 Lisa Fishen YN1 Zena Maxies Seated' PNCM ISVVQ Judith 'I7sot, LT Alvson Headle, PN1 lTARj Tommy Arrowoofi Jf l ? - . ffm '11-ff -H 1. for N my -fx r M ,- PC2 Jerry Boyd and PCSN Andy McNutt ask: Who says its a thankleSS ivbf' I Our Career Counseling team: BM1 Terry Gibson, NCC Karen Cort and SN Mmberly Wemef fits I l Left, QM1 Pete Guzman and BM7 Johnny Taylor serve the hungry masses during a steel beach picnic Flight: Our ships navigaton LT Alyson Headle ' i N-. 1 M ,,. X., X M 'irq I' X i - 4 NJ , , ' J CIU8.I'tGffT18.S1I9l'S .,,,,,,,,....f-f 5 f IN- 4 '-s. , Us .f-X Q Q i f 4 'V'ff' I .' v...n' , I OM3 Milton Jones, OM3 Martin Jacobs, OMCS KSWQ Eric McCafferty, QM3 Betty Caesan OM1 Peter Guzman, OMS Lyls Renoit sting behind the storm ..-M -.f-.-.- ....-v,-.- A-,-...,,.. ,,.,i..t..,,.-.-, .- ,., .. , , .. The News and Courier ! XX he dust begins to Commodore Nelson, the guest speaker at our Change of Command, reminded us that 'ama- teurs talk tactics, profes- sionals talk logistics. Our Supply Department handled the logistics of war and deployment, parts for other ships, pay problems and daily bread for the crew. Not an easy task. And a reminder that wars are fought -and won- on many fronts. Right: MS1 Kevin Hurrell delivers the goods in style Below right: Our Supply Ofhcer LT Kathy Ring and lfar rightj our Disbursing Officer LUg Boris Belchoff X santa barbara J Q. x W I . ..,J1...1-por-....,....f .. - .,g--- .-.4,.-.w?5.,,,,v:..,1.-...,-...-s...4--- . -gs v-. .i rs. Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, March 20, 1991 Charleston Ships on way home By TERRY JOYCE Ol the Post-Courier Staff Two Charleston-based warships are still ex- pected home from the Persian Gulf i-natty. a Navy spokesnitui said today. even though they ran into bad weather at sea. Navy spokesman C. Patrick Dooling said the bad weather that had slowed the Char- leston-based guided missile destroyer MacDonough and the guided nrissile fngate Nicholas shouldn't make the two ships late. All indications are that they will be home on time. Dooling said. The two ships left Charleston Sept. 21 to help enforce the UN-sanctioned blockade of Iraq. Later. the MacDonough provided air de- fence for the battleships Missouri and Wis- consin and the aircraft carTiers Ranger and Theodore Roosevelt. In January. the Nicholas fought in the first combined helicopter and surface ship battle of the war. The crew captured 23 Iraqi prisoners after shelling and strating several converted offshore oil platforms. N The two vessels will be the first of 10 Char- leston-based warships that were in the middle East during the war to retum home. The crew from one of those ships. the minesweeper Leader, returned home Saturday but the ship SUPPIV itself remains in the gulf. manned by zuiothei' crew. Two of those ships. the destroyer' Moosbrug- ger and the niine-counterineasure ship Avenger. have been gone since August, 1990, as has the Charleston-based staff Destroyer Squadron 36. 'llie Squadron 36 staff is due home later this month but no homecoming date is available yet for the Moosbrugger or the Avenger. The Moosbrugger has been delayed be- cause of a maintenance problem, Dooling said, and is undergoing repairs at an undis- closed port in the Mediterranean Sea. Nor was any information available on when the Avenger or its crew would retum. Destroyer Squadron 36 staff, however, should arrive in Norfolk, Va., aboard the guided missile cruiser Mississippi on March 28, then fly to Charleston, Dooling said. Five other warships left Charleston for the Middle East Dee. 28. They are the guided missile cruiser Richmond K. Tumer, the guided missile frigate Hawes, the guided missile de- stroyer William V. Pratt, the guided missile frigate I-Ialyburton and the ammunition ship Santa Barbara. x3 if 4 sting behind the storm HCM al ai X x ,W ,. x 5 N., laps ' 4 LUg Belchoff is awarded the Navy Achievement Medal santa barbara ' I Standing: DK3 Edmund Owens, DKSN Shelley Lowery, DK1 Cathy Taylor d I S b I I r Seated:DK1 Jerome Kirouao, DKSN Troy Tucker, LTjg Boris Belcholl f sssrs If , M ' W' -H' ,, ,W V 1.-3 iw V vs I V 9 -W --if fe --- , 7, Q, , ,v,...mv. ,,,,, , .,M..,h.,,,,..m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,g,,,g, l l V F , , l 1 I , il J ll 5 35 v ' ,1 rl, ' N, so Al Y if f 'f - Q , s. 'Qi W, Q .4 it-... CN N. xxx Wxmuvam .Z '. IA.- .ff f P 70 nf 'Y' CF servicemen x ie 'ip- 6 o 0 ff' 3 X Z' , A E 53 , s Left SHC Mike Pheneger QS SK 1 Rhonda Dudley relax ln Israel Flight: SH3 Michael Corbett reenliSIS ' 'U ' , ' Above fclockwfsej Sl SK 1 Rhonda Dudley WI Hi' H VH! .75 rx 791 'VX 56,14 N301 SCN 312221 ,n JT IH 20160 s 2' 4 el I i l 4 i i 1 i t i t r I I I i E i i i i i i l i i i E i i i i i Q I 4 3 i S transiting the suez 15jan1991 Tensions were high when we prepared to transit the canal. We knew from news reports that fighting was imminentg we didn't know that the waf' would begin less than twenty-four hours after our arrival in the Red Sea and that the bombs we carried would replenish those dropped in the opening hours of Desert Storm. We also didn't know whether Saddam would -or could- attack us during the 17 hour transit. We entered the Suez Canal at Port Said at midnight, ready lor anything. By morning the sight of Egyptian troops and villagers on the banks of the canal, waving and cheering us on, eased our minds and reminded us that while some sail in harm 's way, others live there all their lives. 2 -KMA K V ,lg , 1 I a t i A l 1 I 1 3 1 2 . 5 ' i r . , t E 3 5 i-..,,.uf-t,,.5U.,,z .t in i f 'b QQ 1 - Xxxsvgx i i I V x 1 ' o UQ! ll Unsung, IUFUII nn . 'ia'w '5 , - , I I4 I lg' g ' I l'l'l ii 1 'Mit 9' 'fT1S 4-X '-f 4, Hg. ' hh'-'YW 3 r 4 V fb 6 9:- -11 f' ' 1 A ,Q 1 'M H Y 1, 4 1 5 Y l , ,, , - ..-'. 1,-Q +-1-f,Js..+ 1.4: ws.: 4:1 1 uv -'91 -4 .4 . on 011 ' f hzlr' . 4 AS' ' 4 .-9,23 A 5 if q , , fm- ' 5'-'21 F' .. . P wp. . -uw f - 79 - r .V-.Q - -. TAZVJ ,.' 5 I A f ' - JA kr- xr k.,. ,. v rl , 'h f f i. ' -- X, : ,gf3fgif 0 f x 31r I r 1 ' I , . 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We tend to focus 'on Israel as the Holy Land, a land with an ancient history. It has that. But Israel is . also a modern nation that is as much western as its neighbors are middle eastern . Clockwise: SK 1 Rhonda Dudley at Yardenit , a site on the Jordan Riverg a view of the Western Wall with the Dome of the Rock in the backgroundg Chief McGrath catches a hop,' the Mount of the Beatitudesg Chief Randy Lang, LT Rich Stryker and SKSN Heston Wong bring life to the Dead Sea,' GMGSR Jeff Waxley, MM3 Dean Burnette, HT3 Shanin Beavers, DC2 Rickie McKie, GMG3 Lonnie Newkirk and SA William Lucas ride again,' Massada lcenterl ,,-1 Q..-. Uh 4, f . a.i, l J, v,,,fH'1 L kS:- H., . - ' Q . --fyfzf g .-515121-V ..:..J, a , . - W 9 ...Q w I A, f Y' ' Wifi' 'il ' J fJ?'f32Q,Y1' -Y? I ' li L-.tr ' Wien if 'P f L L , 1 - V f '3-!g.f:n4,n,L.-t,-- I W L . tX.' J7 'Q' Q hx - ' Y ' .5 A ,..'K,gW Q, 2'il:,Lg.f,1 Q ' X i ' f was. . A L 1' . nailz 1 - , ,., ,Hx P . ,i ' . 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W, -Y M 'Q 0 if no 4- S 'us g fi-is ' . 3 . xrigfigbiig, Y , ,, ,nf -' U lf .mi img 15' K' X fl Israel, cont Clockwise: SKSA Jeff Miller is drafted into the lDF,' Jerusalem, as seen from the Mt. of Olives, Nazareth IChurch of the Annunication in centerjg DK3 Troy Tucken LT Tim Keohane, MMFN Bill Maxey, BT3 Bones Harrison, LT Lou Moxcey, L7jg Hank Price, SN Mike Scott and LTAlyson Headle challendged the hill in Haifa, typical tourists waiting to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, DC2 Roy Giarrusso and DC2 Sean Tennal enjoyed the cultural aspects of Israel - here they display some DC bonding. sting behind the storm I i 4 3 I i i 1 4 1 1 i Q ,5lf:. it , i - , mf' I tal y Four days in italy was not nearly enough time to drink in the sights. We anchored in the Naples harbor for the Change of Commandg sight-seeing included trips to Rome, Capri and the Amalfi coast. Clockwise: the Amalfi coastg St. Peter's Squareg Neapolitan girly LT Lou Moxcey looks for hot W peppers to spice up the wardroom spaghettip the coliseumf the Amalfi coastg icenterj the Pieta A XX . santa barbara L. Q EP ' 4 U .Wu I g, , , ,,, - - 4 1 Qfgglq-nw:-qfy +3 x, . 4 , .1 . P. F ! I N: Wd Y, , Y 2 , 4 M ,h V A - , - .ga-ns-lea! : N N 1.-+ L ' 4 ' 2 IN'- I I I 2 ks 4. N f FS, J Q fm'-1 I Ji ai? 'M 5 'f 'wi 1 ,x I .1 l N M x 5 it f rf If , , nf. IZ 4 4 Pa M, ,V Fa' 1 -nga YK' sting behind the storm W7 'QQ Q. wi if xx santa barbara . , - ' i- E lf' A I It. ' , P-al, Italy Clockwise from top center: Vatican Cityg our boat crews were always busyg the ulemon-man'gthe Coliseumg villages on the Amalfi coast fs wiv' ,JJQNMU- M,i.., wm- A'-l 'Alu' s ' fi sting behind the storm outohop 8 turnover Top to bottom: The Rock of Gibraltarg no sense crying over surveyed milky sunset in the Suez. santa barbara ur 'i'fuk,gQ 4,1 aw' -' - , I fim W t4 Q i.. fx ,fx K' X . N-,', 'Ak,-xmT X V ,. Ve Qor it, too, omar, . .a strange feeling like we've just D993 QOii'1QiH CiTCl9S. 5 - ',,, Km. -3-s S F' F Y! M F' 'Q ve - i ' ., ee.... .wi ' I Y ,Q ' wi an 5 Q k W ,, 'J ur ' V -. ' 'A K -F' J 1.-naf'3!f f. , ' 1 is . , 5 H ,a .--e.. f ,Q - 1, , Y' we f .V ...un T, ' 1063: K - 0... -5 'f3Ei.'V 'i 'v-'e n 'L 'e W., I if .sf ,jk ' . 'Q v Q ' ee.. ff-'H - 1 'm-f ' zjgf-arleduvof. .f L f- I N . - u I A :Jw v 'If.,,eu4y-Je -4 .. 1 4, 2 if 'ff' Q,-f an Santa Barbarians take a bow after the final unrepg Captain Frime-nko's opinion of the Red Sea a la Far Sideg Q: How do you spell Fi-E-L-I-E-F? A: U-S-S B-U-T-T-E CA-E-2-7y! nw , sting behind the storm eod The Team : GMGCS OO Bond, EN 1 Sid Turner, LT Rick Stryker, BM2 Jim Barton Below: Sid: the original 'joroblem child ,' Below right: LT Styker in action: Bottom left: Bart is -unusually- quiet as a clam: Bottom right: do not acjust your set. EOD practiced, and taught, repelling on the ship 's superstructure in V! , I 4 f ff WW 1 f W f 3, WU fww f I QW fl! WWW r ff , iffy W'-, 'Z ,ov-ww 7 wry, 'YW f ff,yw if ff' 4 W5 'W .4-A iwgsx santa barbara Mfgfif r K' 0 f,, l I W Y l x 1 w l 1 Q r 5 M f 455 1 HW 5 ,r F3 , :AU 4 sting behind the storm ,Ja The Sisters of Charity run a home for handi- capped children in downtown Haifa. According to Sister Susan -whose American accent has adopted the melodic manner of French after fifteen years in the Holy Land- children are assigned to the home based on one criteria: the level of their handicap. Only the most severely handicapped children come here. All suffer from some form 1 cerebral palsy, only a few can walk, none can t feed themselves. t 5 And yet Sister Susan, three other sisters and 1 2 the staff rovide a loving home forthe P 1 children. Physical therapy helps some gain i control of their limbs. But, more than l E anything, it is the loving touch of someone comrel who cares that sparks life in these children. The home is one of the few places in Israel where Palestinian, Israeli and Christian children live and play together and the common human condition overwhelms the political. We spent a week of afternoons, together with shipmates from the USS CHAP- LESTON, chipping and sanding walls, plastering, and painting a corridor at the home. We went there to reach out a helping hand to the sisters and the children. What we didn't expect was how we would be touched by Sister Susan and children with names like Nouria, Ophir and Amir. ,fit f '?9 fer' -'W' my' 5 t . F F algoil QQ I du HQ, Q 5 Satrgxgrili , fjeur 1 K i i tw ical? QS l 'M-Lilith Fix , 'S kt, N KX tw Standing: Chaplain Beyer, Danny Phillips, James Shieder, Ed Williams, Michael ' Q Braddock, Ken Wells, Ron Shirley, Matt Crawford, Jeff Parker, Grant Skiles, Ed Leyba t Henry Nieves, Ken White, Kneeling: Peter Danish, Jerry Osborne, Robert Hooper' Q ' 'limi 1 santa barbara Alyson Headle, Ed lnigo 1 I - .--- --. --f . - -1 4 :-.,,-q.4-.,.-.-v,.,f....,.f-.,q-.,- +.,.1.rp-fy-n---vw.. .,, Y v f ,4 1- X X if Cloclfwise from top left: MM7 Lee Morris preps a wallg MM3 Ed Williams blesses HM3 Carolyn L ylesg AMS2 Ffon Shirley and Ophirq Chaplain Mike Parisi 8 Sister Susang MM3 Chris McClain: Nouriaq Chaplain Beyer 8 Santa Barbara sistersg HM3 Carolyn Lyles and the healing touchng entrance to the childrens' horne. -wif' 'is stino D h' L A Q' , J e ind the storm Xi 'K gf i ZTKGJ i' I E mf yy!! W X 1 ' 75 wi f ff! X , jf f A,,, i This was not a normal deployment in any sense. Of the 180 days we were deployed, we spent only 38 days in port, and most of those were working days. We spent the first 62 Q G r days underway! So we made our liberty. Two beer days and one half-way night eased the tension and broke-up the routine of long, hard days. Top left: We had no problem organizing a 10 man working party for beer day Right: PC2 Gerry Boyd doesn't know where your mail is, and right now, he doesn 't care 5 , . X .. XXX X5 santa barbara -.W i ..--IZ z 2 r., i lug, 2 -nn.. nf I ...2-55 ff.-,-i1, ,1Q1:,fY .wcf --rx fffsf- ' -fr' -4 Y-rg.. 3 i k ...- -Q 'I l 'li -mil E Q ff I X l Xa chief Q 5 petty ff I Top to bottom, left to right: NCC Karen Cori MMC Emmett Morgan HMC Ed lnigo BMC Da vid Forsyth MMCS Richard Martin BMCS James Dukes SMCS Jack Aschenbaoh OMCS Eric McCafterty Opposite page: BTC Bryan Berry ETC Randy Lange SKCS Kay Geisweidt ADC Jamie McGrath SQ'-'-sg' 5.5- I 4 santa barbara I 0 K M K wk ., . 21.-.x-Q- ' x V x K X I.. vki P , si! ,mage ff' ...,,..- 3 W 4.44 Q 5 K.-N-K -2 if - S. . 0+ .j S , . ' ,40F X- 'Q' sh, ' x I .K .x QW -Www kv ,ff ,W x wi ff' v.x. hx x 'IFN M ,f '43 fm- M I args,-by -ku., 'L X ,X 'far fam M pf' 457- ,- if :Q ,N--iffy I , ,.. .v f-M W ,f,,,,,A ali' 1 .,,,, Q mil -v -a-nun, sv. . x -1 F 'L 1-gi A ' W V I wx .xx M-P ww. J:-. X 'Q '- 41 . px,-.ah , pvfiv- -Q' gilwg -urf ..iIlvf-. wifi ,--v-P k +..-wf Q .nf n 40, ,XJ A ix 'U tw., v ' 0f !'lJ!H- - I L X I aif 5: 5 1 S R .jr 2 A it , A-ma fwowiguazq . . W sting behind the storm gx ward room Clockwise from top left: Capt Mike Frimenko 8 former ist LT Greg Kenney XO LCDF? Radebaugh tread my lipsj Naples, italy Hail 8 Farewell for Captains Frimenko 8 Watson LUg Monique Beauchesne ENS Lisa Hiler- the BULL! Bos'n Andy London 8 LUg Boris Belohoff are awarded the Navy Achievement Medal LUg Eric Bohdan: 'Bull', departing. Q J, E -' ENS Hiler demonstrates what she did to become the Bull Ensign , Chaplain Steve Beyer ,ff - it 8 fit: P.,- ' l santa barbara 1-not Emi X . Y Q EF. I. B s D. YW :fi :ID tie A , x ii. . f. A B I ig, x ' i K JF, U3 2, ' ' 'K ,F .-fy 4? en in Top: The Air Boss KLCDR Rich Fergusonj and LUQ Tim Keohane Center: LCDR Lou Moxoey, Chief Engineer Bottorn: Pastoreliunoh on an Italian hillside enjoyed by Doc Gail Gresens, 1st LT Tom DeKornfe!d and CHENG, Lou Moxoey sting behind the storm 7 c--Q x::fS ...,,,aa, ,M 1 L L 'Z 5 S XX X 5 santa barbara Y? ff' 9 ' ef C 3 'K Q11 .. A IQ! , N V' Q 'J' 3 'A ' 1 , 1- NA 'W--iii? -4 I II' I x Q hi '14 W , . I , Y I I W 3 Y I' eww' TI I 1 gI II I II 1 f-9 I i 1 I I TI Z I 1 I , II , I 1 I , li , I qv! I 1 1 , f ' il 'II f I A, i,..gg :J- 'I 'I 7 w W , , X . , I' Q I f, , , : ' I ,W p I 5 ., ,,,, La, M ' V 'W ,,.. 1 I f -I' I I ' ' iff ' ,Im ' . .Q 1 I I 4 I 15' I 3, .N III I I. ,I .. U 11 4 . I I I I 2 . ' I I I I I ,shi x S, I 5 I , I W' :L r - ' X L! rgkf' , 3. . ll: U . ,f-LQ 'vi-H , xg-4HL....g . 511119 I' I 4- I I Ir' I I 2 I N If I 1 I III. I 'I N santa barbara M I aa I IMI a .al Yvi I 2 n ' K x I w 5 L f' if mul 'Qz H 72 HV f JY Ly- 4 nil 5,1 f 3:4 'Q W -,..- xi ' X ' 5 i v ff' 1 V4 '- M x 2.1 'I .11 4 - 4 A I sting behind the storm A F 1 5 xg 5' . , , . 5 Nl. i Q X : a . V : I ' Q I F , i i Q i -ff if f 1 4 L f ' 1 5- ,f , 1 i 3 0 I L ' 4 1 i E i i L iw. F V! ! i . Mn H lylfhubl J 1 I ' :- f N F L , V 5 L 5 E xv '5 5 i I 'E 1 'r Z Ii it ii L 13 T! I s- t E in 5 Top left: GMGSN John Whitinger looks happy I i Center left: So do MM3 Chris McClain and her husband lrecently returned OH ' L the USS Pratfl Lower left: L T Mary Sisney and son Billy Top' SK 1 Flhonda Dudley 8 famiW 1 Lower: The Santa B ,' photo taken from Ft Moultrie as we entered the harbor I I gt ..,,. t.,t. at ttt ., Santa barbara e-L . A av .Y X, Y so-1 'it' fr .,k,P A. -5 ,Ralf 51' .ul Q. QW K t Above left: MM1 John Erlandson holds John, Jr. for the first time Lower left: Chaplain Steve Beyer and daughter, Mary Y Above: families and friends waiting aboard our sister ship, the USS MT BAKER Lower: Mary Jones hasn 't forgotten her husband's name .a . X' M I i E1-05.13 It 1' it Hitt: if '-J 3313 I9 Q z ,G 1 I -. . f 4.,w ' i ' A f ,ff . Hi : , f . X me f kgs, ,i, , homecoming 10:59 am 28 Jun 91 ' sting behind the storm ff!! W fmw l ' 42 2 'tOI'm Qlve K '? ' FJ ,. .Q A X uno Y , It . uf I ul f- n K' Y- A A He 's .fi A 4 Q Ng, M. A 0 4 .I 4 x 1 ' , 1 o a ' o 1 5 ,f Xl v 3 5 1 and sees that have followed us home sting behind the storm o S C BT UNCLAS!!NO0OOO!! SUBJ: ABBIVEDEBCI ivlseiofcENAoiviiNfcTF-e3fN44ff ' BMKSI1. As you depart the Mediterranean and sail home to your families and friends, the men and women aboard the USS Santa Barbara should take great satisfaction and pride in knowing your contri- butions were key to the successful outcome of Desert Storm. The long and arduous hours spent in pro- 4 viding direct combat support, sustained the war fighting capabilities of naval forces in the Bed Sea. You were truly the Sting in the Storm . 2. Not since the conclusion ofthe Vietnam War has a single U.S. Navy Warship transferred such a historic quantity of ordnance in a single cruise. . . safely, efficiently and without incident. 3. USS Santa Barbara initiated her war cause on short iand explicit load and got orders. ln the Bed Sea, you became the cornerstone ofthe CV rearming pipeline, receiving and transferring ammunition i almost continuously. This realization was clearly evident to all as weapons sent conrep forward were returned as empty containersfpallets aft. Your pioneer efforts with BBF ships configured as T-AE's opened new doors in logistic ops. After the ceasefire, you assumed the role of the Battle Group Logis- , tics Coordinator for the Bed Sea where you provided pax, mail and cargo support to the multinational interdiction forces and scheduled all logistic evolutions. Upon return to the Mediterranean, you reconfig- ured your ordnance load and became the Mediterranean AE. On your homebound transit across the Mediterranean you again provided cargo ordnance support to rebuild the shore ammunition sites to pre- war levelsg provided vertrep rollback services at San Stefanog partially downloaded the USS Puget Soundg rearmed the SIXTHFLT Flag Ship and completed a bluewater turnover with the USS Butte. 4. Never in the corporate memory of CTF-63 has a single ship performed such a wide variety of mis- sions nor contributed more to the readiness of the fleet. 5. We wish you God's speed and a most joyous homecoming. Romeo closed up, Commodore Nelson. 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