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QJEPARTMENTSASMBARKED UNITS LIBERTY PORTS SPECIAL EVENTS EFHE CREW 1 LIFE AT SEA OFFLGADXTIGERS HOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABLE OF CGNTENTS 2 4 10 16 65 86 113 158 168 172 176 i ... . -...,'-.,-,.--ammr-vcn-.-,...--,-.,-.- I I I W YY S ly E F 9 ld i nr USS SHRE EPGRT LPD- - ' ding and Construction Company. She was commission d b the Lockheed Sh1pbu1l I The USE IZg'5t'fiovhiEsc:2Il:EuN:val S!hiPYard locaped itn Brfemftgggiovggllxfgggkhe Sixth Fleet in the Mediterran 12 Decem er - 1973 or er 1rs , , . rf lk earl january SHREVEPORT departed No o in Y S d Two SHREVEPORT v1s1ted ports 1n France Ital G . l 1973. . . Crete and Turkey before returning to dis lbniheedhgitgdifeliddeyan Sea in july 1975 with Cfmlmandefa AmPh1bl0uS Sfluadmll n SHREVEPORT again tieploye- gall Spain SHREVEPORT returned to Norfolk in earlY Februa1'Y 1976, having susta cmb k d Followin Christmas in 21 H13 1 at C D f foot wave resulting from the North Wall Effect Off CaPe Hatteras' North Carolina' fb , . . ya reece 1 . h1b1ous ua ron - ' 1::. Sea. serving as na85h'P for Commander' Ainp - q Two med ght I damage from a masstgeSplrRYEVEPORT deployed to Northern Europe as flagship for Commander, Amphibious Squadron Ei , ln late August 197 , , . . . - i h'b' A l E ' d ' ' During this two and one half month cruise, the ship pairigtpaged in two major NATO Amp 1 1ous ssau t xercises an visited ' ' om. 1 , ports in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and URS. de ilfymem to the Mediterranean Sea, returning to Norfolk m February In 5fP'cmbe' ww' SHREVEPORT began ano d the Flumanitarian Service Medal for their .On-scene assistance to the Cuban ww' In August wsu' SHREVEPORT S Crew eamgl-IREVEPORT visited Cancun, Mexico while supporting the President of the Flotilla in the Florida Straits. In September 1921i ic Summit Conference. y , .tg .X United States' participation tn the North-Sourt conom M dkerranean deployment as Hagshipifm. Commander, Amphibious ln August 1982, SHREVEPORT departed Norfolk for a e .1 b 1982 and gserlvedfor four months off the coast of Squadron Six. SHREVEPORT ioined the multinational force 1nVSE5g11pTeraS awarded the Navy Unk .Commendation and the licirut. Lebanon. UPOn return to Norfolk tn March 1282, SLHEE Coast W i ' 4. lfh 'oteeanese . 9 A 1 it , ,, Nasty hxgpetltt2pln.'pyiFolrceeSdtgd:ini2 Iilcgligrgggnean Sea July 1984. While in Rota, Spam, SHREVEPORT, received mission ildkhviffltpnd hcti-Pegiybarkgd marines and embark Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen ,fl-IIVE-141. CIEJSSEIZ 'M 'UH '0 ' ' . . . - SHREVEPORT articipated in Operation ntense oo , the Mediterranean Sea and transiting the Suez Canal tn record time, P. . I 0 y p 7 PORT . . - - ' ' f this crtticaloperation, SHREVE WHS ' nl 'ting mine clearance operations in the Red Sea. For her actions in support o i p p . th hiifitcrdbtl the Meritorious Unit Commendation. SHREVEPORT was again called to action off the Lebanese coast following e b b' fthe U.S. Embassy in Beirut. 9 i h it fi . . I olh l:tll?y1l9H5, SHREVEPORT was present for the opening ceremonies of the Tennessee-Tombtgbee Wategwayxin bitmd. ln October 1985, SHREVEPORT departed Norfolk for overhaul in Brooklyn, New York. Whlle 10 I C 58gPY9 1 ttntlcrwcnt extensive refurbishment. modernization and upgrade. SHREVEPORT returned to Norfolk 1njulyg19 - REFTRA, at After several weeks at sea in December 1986 and january 1987, SHREVEPORT conducted l1efresher.Tra1n1ng ins lid Shield Guitntnnitmo Bay. Cuba in February and March of 1987. In April 1987, SHREVEPORT participated in eiterctse 0 8 in preparation for her upcoming deployment. i I I I 1 , p . , ln September 1987. SHREVEPORT departed Norfolk for another deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Embarkedxvill :lid iinni. of inn Ti,-cnt, Second Marine Expeditionary Unit Q22 Mem, SHREVEPORT, along with Uss NASSAU QLH lm. USS MANITOXYOC QLST 11801. composed the first Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group QMARGQ I0 dePl0Y lnllioqlfltxin tion with .1 regularly scheduled Aircraft Carrier Battle Group QCVBGQ deployment. SHREVEPORT returned to N01'f0 1 March 1988. if lnjune 1988. SHREVEPORT entered the Metro Machine Corporation Shipyard in Norfolk where shegunderwent four mffnfhs of extensive repair. upgrade and refurbishment. january 1989, SHREVEPORT departed Norfo1k,for Refresher .Training QRPFTRAJ at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. During this most successful training period, SHREVEPORTfbecame the f1rstsll1P ever pass six ot' six main space fire drills on the first attempt. , I and ln late May 1989. SHREVEPORT deployed to the Mediterranean Sea visiting ports in Spain, France, Israel, ESV? Ita XFN' Portugal. ln july 1989. SHREVEPORT became the first U.S. Navy ship to ever visit St. Cyr Sur Mer, France. SHREVEROR d P lllrnt-'sl 10 Norfolk in November 1989 for a two month maintenance availability. In june 1990 SHREVEPORT Was agam un ew way. spending the majority ofthe summer months in support of Western Atlantic operations. Four days after receiving Ofdffsus deploy. SHREVEPORT sailed to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Desert Shield with Commander, Amphlbm Squadron Six embarked. During operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm , SHREVEPORT steamed nearly 50,000 nautical miles and servedas the Primary Control Shi dur' f ' ' ' I P mg OU! Sea Soldier amphibious assault exercise. SHREVEPORT was an integral member ofthe Persian Gulf Amphibious Task Force which was the la ' ' War r e bl d 1, 1 ' 1 h d the Kofean ' returned home to a hero'S 1 g SI OI16 ZSSCIIJ C SIIICC I C Bfldlllg af DC Ofl llflflg mn H 5 we come and 1 b l ' h B k Fl et Tr0PhY for 0 standing readiness and performance in 1991. was Su sequent y awarded the Arlelg ur e e Later that year. in December 1991 SHREVEPORT ' Cl 1 ' ' d r Amphibious Squadron Six embarked. During the six mgnth d agam ep oyed to the Mgcinerranean Sea with Comman e land Turkey. SHREVEPORT rem: d v ePl0Yl11ent SHREVEPORT visited Spain, France, Crete, Israel, Portugfl N ne to homeport in june 1992, Cl ' A b ' 'l bility. In Allgust' 1995. smtrvspoar d8Pl0ved once again for the M d' an In ugus' egan a four month Shipyard mi a the . - - hrough I 5 , ' . . . . e neffaflean, in a deployment that took her to the Adriatic, I ttftitcglgzllfiqihtilfffliflf soils! of Afnca to Pan'C1Pa'e in OP91'afi0H Restore Ho e II Cl D ln that deploy' , 1 I A h visited Spain. France. Italy. and Turke d P , an across thegquator ur g Sovfh w -' est Sm Senlce Medal. Y an earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the .-s II, H Q, iii Tl di U' .J 22ndM RI EXPEDITIO ARYU IT During the 19605 and 1970s the current 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit tMEUi was actitated at various times as the 32d Ma- rine Amphibious Unit to participate in exercises and operitions in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, and in the North At- lantic Ocean. On December 15, 191-32, the MEL' vias redesignated the .Eid Marine Amphibious Unit. The MEU assumed tts cur rent designation in the late 1980s. The 22d MEU and its two sister units, the 24th MEL' .ind the 26th MEL', operate on it rotational basis as the Landing Force, U.S. Sixth Fleet, usually in the Mediterranean Sei. While deployed as Landing Force Sixth Fleet tLF6l'i 1-55 from February 1985 to May 1985, the MEU was ordered ashore to serve as the U.S. contingent to the Multinational Peacekeeping l-orce in Lebanon. After being reltesed of its duties tn Beirut, the MBU conducted several key operations with its European Allies and .t short training exercise in Key West, Fla., before returning to Camp Lejeune. On October 18, 1985, the MEU left for another tour in Beirut. this time as LF6F 1-8-1. Seseral days after embttrkation at More- head City. the MEU was diverted to the tropical island of Grenada. Following several days of fighting, the victorious Marines rc-embarked and again set -tail for Lebanon. ln February 1984 the MEU redeployed on Naval shipping off the Lebanese coast except for a detachment left behind to pro- vide security for the embassy. The MBU was relieved of tts LF6F commitment during April. The MEU returned to the Mediterranean during fall of 19511 .ind received many accolades for its outstanding performance in a number of allied training exercises including ones in Spain, Mtirtitcti. Italy. Turkey and Tunisia. lt returned to the States in early February 1985. On july 5. 1984 the Ml-YU reastutncd the l.FoF tomntitment .ind rcniaitietl in the Mediterranean until December 1985. lt rc- turned to sea as l.P6E 1-H7 from October vm' until lt-bruary Ive-lit, lht- Ml- l' also st-rved as the landing forte for Phase ll of Ex- ercise Solid Shield '87 in Honduras. ln 1990 the 22d MEU Conducted .t non'totnb.tmnt evacuation operation tu rcscuc U.S. and other friendly citizens from worn- torn Liberia. ln 1991 it was the first Maritit- unit to tontluct cotnbitirtl exercises in Kun .tit following operations Desert bhteld and Desert Storm. D rin its do lu ment as Ll'6F 1-'M from Utttibcr iw: until April Iwi. tht- Mlfll prosided a U.S. presence in the Adriatic U ll P Y Sea off the coast of the former Yugotl.iti.t .it p.trt or tipt-Litton Prtitidc Pronittt-. The Mlill departed Morehead Ltty for the cur- rent deployment in August 1995 .titer be-ing htimt' It-tt than four months, Highlights of this deployment included participating in operations Provide Promise and Deny Flight in tht- Atlrmttt in both St-ptcniber .tntlj.tnuary, and UNOSOM llfOperation Con- tinue Hope an part ofjoint Task Force Somalii The Ml-ill .also ttintluttctl .t number of joint exercises with its allies in Spain, Turkey. France. and Egypt. ' ' - ' - ' - M l' H'l' r S uadron 162, and During LFGI' 5-93. the MBU w.ts tomprtsttl ot ll.ttt.tlion lntntltnt, Tt.tm lp, H, Marine ct tum t tcoptc q MBU Service Support Group 22. Captain Alfred G. Harms, central Illinois and graduated from the Unive sity of Illinois in 1971. He was Q0 ri through the NROTC program and was desi. nated a Naval Flight Officer in May 1972. g Captain Harms was first assigned to Attack Squadron ONE TWO EIGHT in Whidbey Is. land, Washington for fleet training in the A-5 aircraft. he then joined Attack Squadron ONE FOUR FIVE in February 1973 and made tv.-0 WESTPAC deployments aboard USS RANGER QCV 611. In june 1975, he transferred to Texas A 8: M University, College Station, Texas, where he served as an NROTC instructor and completed a Masters of Science degree in Statis- tics. In August 1978, Captain Harms reported 10 Attack Squadron FOUR TWO in Virginii Beach, Virginia for A-6 refresher training. Hg then joined Attack Squadron ONE SEVEN SIX aboard USS INDEPENDENCE CCV 621 and made both Mediterranean and Indian Ocean de- ployments. A distinguished graduate ofthe United States Naval Test Pilot School at Patux- ent River, Maryland in june 1981, he subse- quently served at the Strike Aircraft Test Direc- torate ofthe Naval Air Test Center. In April 1985, Captain Harms joined Attack Squadron SEVEN FIVE as Executive Officer. He assumed command of the squadron in October 1986 and deployed aboard USSjOHN F. KENNEDY fCV 671 as part of Carrier Air Wing THREE. After Navy Nuclear Power Training, Captain Harms reported to USS ENTERPRISE QCVN 651 and served as Executive Officer from March 1990 to january 1992. During this time, USS EN' TERPRISE completed a change of homepfifi from Alameda, California to Norfolk, Virginia. and commenced a 4 year nuclear refuelingfcom- plex overhaul at the Newport News Shipbuild' ing and Drycock Company, Newport Newi- Virginia. Following completion of the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy, he assumed command of Uss SHREVEPORT CLPD 121 ' December 1992. Captain Harms has accumulated over 5,900 flight hours and flown over 20 models oftactrcal military aircraft during his career. His personal awards include the Meritorious ServiCC Medal ftwo awardsj and various other perso ' unit commendations. He and his wife Gina fe' side in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They have feng children - Kevin fEnsign, U.S. N21VYlv Be fUniversity of Illinoisj, Andy, and Karen- lf- is 21 native of mrnissioned nal and LCDR RAYO BEARD JR 5 EXECUTIVE OFEI1 ER jUNE1992 oeT199s 511 1111 1 1 nauxe Tmmpa 1'1or11l1 H1 began has nlx 111 lreer ID rhe enlnsred ranks an September 196 .ar the .au or 15 as a N1 aman Reeruxt He rose to the r.an l!NL101'1e1 ela peux utlaeer .11 the age 11 12 and xx as honurahlx daseharged an Mareh me tu aaxamaee ut 1 1 1 eean 1 e ueaes an 1 a eraeluueal Nl aena 1 um Laude from hlanhoro S1111 11111111 an 'Nl.ax 19 ta Resumane, has na ear r he L,1'J11Ul1L11 xxalh elasrmetl una O1 N .me xx as 11mmmaxsaon11 as an n 111 N 1 11 11l1111ar1l11ax1ar 1 assagneel In USN 31 1 from une ru 171111 er 11811 ne th n 11111111111 NXX11SDaxasa1m1 ll ear 111a11r are N1 Weapon ne S 1,11 1 1 1 1 11 ' 1 1 1 111 r1p11rI11 111131111 1188 11171131 1 x 11 111 s1r111l IS 1 JH r 111lue,1m1 X1 l.N1l1'1l 1,11 111111111111 rossank 1 111 Ile ard loanu 11 'Nl ax al A1 11111111 xx 111 re L lmlassmnnl Dexelopmenr 71 11 aa 1 x then m1n1e1 UN 1 1 111 al 51111101 Lraalulllll 1 rn 1l111N1l'XL11 as11p1r1lmns 171 X 181 A N 1 111 from 'NlP1111l1V.1 19116117 Maw 1' n1111anL1h1 shap x farxr Mulalerrane an deploy 1 1 lf11111l1 N1f'XL11 181111. 111111111 1N 41 on the Staff of Amphahae s pn lrf n 11 'V from M ax 19HH1OApfl1 1990 '11 thu tame nineteen amphxhmus shlps vxere s gnc 1ra1'1l1111111N1 TIN 1111. 1lrY mher 111111 118 N axx 18511511111 to any 1 Rf arlamxs squadron lrom Apral 199010 Au sr 991 11711 Bea 1 serx as rhe 0 rrnne and Taems Offaeer at the Amphahaous Warfare 11nrer v.her1 he eaaned experuenee an mm and NATOenxaronmen1s In Nueusx 1991 he was transferred to the srafl' of Amphlhxous Group Tvso where he eonrmued xo dexelop has expertase an om! and NATO xssues L1 DR Beard heelan PXO sehool un Apnl 1992 and assumed dunes as Pxeeutaxe Officer of USS SHRFVEPORT 11.1313 121 an une 1992 L1 DR Beard has qualafaed as both a Sur face X1 arfare Offacer and a Small Boat Offaccr nn fharge Has personal awards mclude the 'Naxx Fommendauon Medal lrhrce awardsj and xaraous other personal and unat commen daraons He and has son reside an Vargxma Beach,Varg1naa 1.111 ' '..' 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U1- 1a11r aal1111n.111l1155W'1l1 11-f' N13 111 1 A 4 a ' -' al' 288, rn 11 , M' 1.1 1711 111. 1 - ' ' . ' 'A ' css Olfaaar .'- e ja ' 'aus 1 .1 1 ' ' ', sp A . 3 ,ax my fl . f . - 1 1,051 nu ' 1 ' .. . .'a 1' Q If ' A ' me' E .gn 1 1, rl ' 'Cel 2 ' D e'- , , .5 h I ' . , I 5 I . . I E .' ' ' .. , ' 1, , ., , . . . - I 5 1 A . u H . . , LTcoL Ric HARD A HoBBs JR COMMANDING OFFICER y MSSG-22 2 ,4 i QE Egg ,Ag I1 LtCol Richard A. Hobbs jr. was bomyuly 15 1952 in Swindon, England, and is a graduate oi Illinois State University. He assumed Command of MEU Service Support Group 22 in April 1992. He was commissioned in May 1974, and after completing The Basic School, reported to the . 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa, Japan, when he served as a rifle platoon commander with M Battalion, 4th Marines. After a year on Okinawt quarters and Service Battalion, lst Force Smit, Support Group. At lst FSSG, he worked as lm- talion adjutant and as Commanding Officers! Service Company. Following an assignment at Marine Corps Rt- cruiting Station, Kansas City, MO., where he served as the operations officer and later as the Executive Officer. Hobbs left active duty in 1979 and served with the Marine Corps Reserve, Commanding a HAWK missile battery in the 4th Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion in Sanjose, California. In 1982 he re-entered active duty and joined the 1st Marine Division to serve as Division Training Officer and as Commanding Officer, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. During his tour with the 1st Marines, he also served as the battalion's logistics, operations, and Excu- tive Officer. In 1985 Hobbs was transferred to Headquar- ters Marine Corps, Washington, DC, where ll! worked in the Enlisted Plans Section. Two year! later he reported to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth. KS, and earned a Master's Degree in Military Arts and Sciences. Hobbs alsoholds a Master's Degree in Man' agement Information Systems from Geofge Washington University. From 1988 to 1991, he commanded the Ml' rine Corps Security Force Company in Sam! Mawgan, United Kingdom. In july 1991 he fe' ported to 2d Force Service Support Group where he was the Assistant Chief of Staff l6'7l prior to assuming command of MSSG-22 Hobbs' personal decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal. I 1 LtCol Hobbs and his wife Yolanda, a Clinical Psychologist, have a twelve year old daughter' Amanda. l he returned stateside and was assigned to Head- X l K l I I n pq. , sasnsfstfgs .,,, . . j eu' .i-eff ' Nei Tioga, ,- -it .-clit MAjORj.D. EVEREST EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1stSgt Henthorn joined the Marine torps in vlan. 1978. After completing recruit training .it MCRD San Diego. Calif.. he reported to Engineer School .tt Camp Lejeune for training as a heavy equipment me- chanic. He was then assigned to lN1XY'SG-2'. MVAS New River. ln August 191'l0Henthron was rc-trained .ts a F-4 Phantom jet mechanic and transferred to MAG-31 in Beaufort. S.C. In March 1985 he received orders to recruiting duty and served as a canvassing recruiter and Ntftllt' of .i recruiting substation until 1986. when he reported to VMAQ-2 at Cherry Point. Following a unit deploy- ment to lwakuni.japan. Henthron attended the Ma- rine Security Guard School and subsequently served as Detachment Commander in the American embassy in Brasilia, Brazil and Bern. Switzerland. From 1992 until he joined MSSG-22. he was the first sergeant for Landing Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune. He is married and has four children. 'ff I- L f - J? 4 f f E in yi' J lu A A AW Q, Maj Everest graduated from The Basic School in Feb. 1980, and from the Supply Officers Course injune of the same year. His first assignment was with MAG-15. lst MAW. Iwakuni. japan. From-Iapan. he returned stateside to Camp Elmore. Norfolk, Va., where he served as FMFl.ant ships supply officer. battalion S-5. and as Headquarters Cornmandant, 4th MEB. In August 198-t he reported to lst MEB in Kaneohe Bay. Ha- waii. where he sers ed in a number of hillets including MPF oper- ations officer. After leaving Hawaii. he reported to the Naval Postgraduate School where he earned a Masters in Management with .t speciality in Acquisition and Contracting. Following completion of school. Everest worked as an acquisi- tion logistics project officer in Washington. D.C.. and as battalion 5-5 and executite officer in zd Supply Battalion, 2d Force Service Support Group. He was assigned as MSSG-22 executive officer in April 1995. He is married and has two children. FIRST SERGEANT C.O. HENTHCRN III 7 l FIRST SERGEANT gm an -Q:.r. ' N H M. 3 3 Lttoit THoA1.-xs ii.-ionxsrox ixticivrivii oifiiicatiit Lieutenant Commander Thomas Exlohnston is a natiwc of Virginia Beach, VA. He graduated from Kcmpnillc High School in Virginia Beach. follow- ing tthirh ht- .ittcndcd the Virginia Military Insti- :uit-. Hr graduated with a Bachclor's Degree- in Hixtorx and rcccixcd his commission through NRK7-Tl in Has 1980. Ipon tomplction of thc Surfacc XV.trt'.1rc Ottitt-r mhool, his tirxt duts .issignnu-nt was .ts Propulsion ,'Xuxii1x.ifitN liiifittcl' in R.-XNGFR QC-V-OH, fiozzztporttd in toronado. lxliif-0fDi.l. ln Max .ii V .... .-N V, .'-'h' ht trim-rtt-ii to lhh i'l.i'1l HI-h QIUIW--J-ryi, .imtpt-ixtti in Ban lhcigo. L'.ilit'orni.i for dutx .ix :Lf X..xig.iior. Admin .ind Lt-gal Uttircr. 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He graduated liftm Ifletroit Cathedral High School in lvwo. and .attended Wavne State University in Detroit until he en- listed inthe N21 Ylfl 19'2- Following Recruit Training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes. he attended the basic journalist and Basic Broadcaster tourses at the Defense Information School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. and upon completion of school was assigned to the staff ofthe American Forces Philippines Net- vaork at the Naval Communication Station Philippines, San Miguel. He was then assigned to CSS SAV.-KN' NAH IAOR-45, where he operated one of the first SITE Closed-circuit Television sys- tt-ms installed in the fleet. He was transferred to USS SAN JOSE fAl:S--9. then home- portetl in Alameda, California. He was then assigned to the AFPN Network Headquar- ters at Clark AH. Philippines. lfpon completion of his tour in the Philip' pines, Master ffhief Malinow ski w as assigned to the staff of the Master f,hief Pettv flffit er til the Navy. He then transferred! to l'Ss Nl W' ,llfllSliR5Y flllisolp, .intl was a mettl- littr of the rt-commissioning t rew for the hat tlt-ship's fourth commissioning in long . ,,- v .., llt-ath, LA. While a nieniher ol NIAXX pllll- sl Y, he served during the longest post WX! ll tlvplovnient of a ll.S. Navy Ship, leavintg liotneport on 5 june, 19?-H, and returnintg on ltlM.is',l9H-1. lollowing his tour at sea, Master C hiel Ma linowski was assigned to the Defense lntor niation School at liort Iienjaniin Harrison Xlilnlt' serving as an instructor, he was se lt-tied to attend the ll.S. Arniv Sertgeants Nla ,or .-ltatletnv. He graduated in ,lulv lflrso, and teteised the Association of the l'.S. .-Xrntv .award for professional excellence as a stue dent. Master Vhief Malinow-ski is the onlv none.-lrmv student of the Sergeants Mayor .tltatlemv to receive the AUS.-X Award. lle was then assigned to Navy Broadcast' ing Headquarters as the Manpower .-Xnalv st lor the Headquarters and -to manned hroatl- tasting detaehments worldwide. During his tour, lie instituted the DOD Work Load Re- porting System to Navy Broadcasting. ln May, 1990, Master Chief Malinowski was assigned to the Naval Air Station. Kings- ville. Texas, where he served as the Public Affairs Officer for the NAS and for Training an Wing TWO, llllune, 1992. Master Chief Malinowski re- ported aboard USS SHREVEPORT for dutv as Command Master Chief. Master Chief Ma- linow'ski's awards include the Meritorious 5CfYiCe Medal, Navy Commandation Medal. Ndvy Achievement Medal. and various other P'3fS0nal and unit awards. He is married to the former .Jocelyn Bazar of the Philippines. and they have one son. Matthew. They pres- ently make their home in Lorton. Virginia. .0 N ,. .. x if--..x ,rl L , ,l -IOCM fSWj MARK i. MALII OW KI, USN CQMMAND MASTER CHIEF DER AY AUGUST 11, 1993 On August 11th, 1993, USS SHREVEPORT proved a point. It had been a long 8 months for the crew of this great ship, and it took a lot of hard work to get her ready. There was an Opera- tional Propulsion Plant Examination to pass fwhich we didj, an inspection by the Board of Inspection and Survey to pass fwhich we didj, an Amphibious Refresher Training Exercise to pass fwhich we didj, numerous short underway periods, fast cruises, and of course, Blue Green workups. And even after that, there were some that still thought that SHREVEPORT might not be ready to deploy. We knew better, and on August 11th, we proved it. Amid the tears of farewell, there was a certain excitement that only sailors going to sea feel. This was what all the hard work was for - this was the point. The big question for many of us was, will we go to Somalia, or the Adriatic? Little did we realize the unique journey we were embarking on, and the unique things we would do during the next 6 months. 'EQ I, 14125 v lv 3' ll 2' sf f v ,. ,,,, 1'-'Aw Q M. ,sg 4 4 ,.m,, 3- . wk 'v , ,W Ah ' X. f X1 3.45.1 ' f , W - W... My ln, QA xxx gn, -x. GREHEAD CITY Our first stop on the way was Morehead City, North Carolina, to onload our main battery - the Marines of the 22 Ma- rine Expeditionary Unit. It was a busy day, because in a few hours we had to embark almost 500 Marines and all their equip- ment, and then get underway. 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In if f'l5i- 4: f v' -5' 52 9' fi 'SJ l IR Air Department has made a true mark for itself among the blackshoes of the Am- phibious Ready Group. SHREVEPORT's Air Department can boast over 1500 mishap-free landings on her deck, and the department's reputation was such that everyone wanted to land on the SuperGator's Flight Deck. Air Department seemed to host everyone, from of the ship as well as from their own shipmates, because just about everything that takes place outside happens on the flight deck, and the Air Department is charged with keeping the deck ready, whether it's for helos from the Navy, Marine Corps, Army or Air Force, or whether its for a Steel Beach picnic. Xwg 1 LT PETER CARROS, USN l AIR BOSS f My .-M. fvw, if-A-f fy A 155-3 '5 'W '41 16 L--new-3-rx A 1 ..-.aQo.9g, 4 - M4559 Y 1 4. Q? fl, I-'M' -... .wwf 'Ni-xxx!! fn 9 ... if 1,gT2gg,. - ' ' A . 1, f- n fx? .4r?'w.. N .. -. Vf-Q35 , jg . V Xl' Af 55 gg, . H' ,. t -vs AWN. My ' Kar: .mg A - 1 , - .-.Wg u 1 4 i r- .N 'M I in -s. ' , T an Q! - may . K xx X, .5 lie L '5- Qsj - I 'lf N -s- R .Nj , xx 'K-A.. i 1, w N- QM hx. L! ...NX N 4. 'x Q. 1 .4 N. JW K 1, :ar ri fm g 1' ld-. Q li Q. fl ? Q .-f' K Q 3 ax., . 'N G-if 1, X s 1 A ww- 1-'f QQ' It 5 E' -',,, W QQ I - 7 'Yrxf u w W J f . X W N A sv f 5 ' 4 ETF' Q, .. X4 ' V -pl n-ff, it i ri DECK , ff if WMM, LCDR TERRY HANDLEY, USN FIRST LIEUTENANT The oldest skills known to seafarers are practiced in the Deck Department on a daily basis. In a world of spaceage technology, no ship can function very well without a crew that knows its way around mooring lines, or can handle a fid or a marlinspike with ease. The primary rating in the Deck Department - Boatswain - actually means the hus- band ofthe Ship. If it happens on the weatherdecks the 7 Boatswains' Mates are there, despite the weather But th . ey are also seen down below, in the upper and lower vehicle storage decks, or in the Well deck, where they take char e 8 of anything that goes through our sterngate, where they ride h t e monorails to move cargo. You can't go very far on an LPD without seeing a Boatswain's Mate around The Deck department is also responsible for the defense f o the ship - from within as well as without, and Third Di- vision-Gunners' Mates and Fire Control Technicians stay shar so th t p a we may handle what threats come our way. Our primary defense weapons are the Close-in Weapon Sys tem, the 25 mm Chain gun and the .50 Cal machine gun The Gunners's Mates store all ammunition and small arms and are the primary members of the Security Alert Team. Once again: Nothing fancy, just hard-working professionals in a couple of the Navy's oldest professions. 3 k,i V if . xr. D W I , , WI . 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Y NGINEERI What makes the Great Ship Shreveport go? While it takes an en- tire crew in a variety of jobs to make a ship function, no ship gets very far without good engineers. But Engineering is more than mak- ing the ship go. Every department is touched by the Engineering de- partment in a variety of ways. Engineers make the water we drink, wash, and cook with. Engineers keep our spaces cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Engineers keep the lights on and the plumb- ing clear and ensure we can talk to each other over telephones, sound-powered phones and announcing systems. The gyrocompass that keeps us on course is maintained by the Engineers, as is the equipment the bridge personnel use to determine wind direction and speed as well as the speed of our ship. Engineers maintain the diesel engines that power our small boats and our emergency gener- ators. One of the most important functions of any ship is damage control, which is another area of expertise found in Engineering. When something breaks, the Engineers will fabricate parts as re- placements. The nametags we wear come from Engineering, as do the signs we put on doors. While the realm of the Engineers is primarily below decks - En- gine Rooms and Boiler rooms, Engineers can be found at any given time of day from the top of the mast to the bottom of the keel and all points in between. 1 in x ,ft Q b 1 . - 1 Q 1 o . , A 1 QCP?- 6 i LT KEVIN ROWLAND, USN CHIEF ENGINEER ' 1 .J 4- ' M' AZ A ff I I 7 ' in . 'M kmwfzf W V H, W ,aww - Q My .4 MZMW. VW . M4 M- 0 , --awh- u PML . A Q! ' xl 'G E QQ, if ' QL E M Ei ' 4 1 W: xlvd Z 1 I fm, gf A 'Y X., K, D- X ' WW in 0 0 f , Ji, , ,WMw,,,,.,Q..wynQX , ,WWW ,lf X. ffl, f. . W M Suk 4 Av 'V Q s. lk f I In Q W. QL. v .J Q v iw J ,,-..,v 'A -4 , ' . ,- j f fx, ,imtf -14-1-Xxx 28 FIU' X A A, KV VG. ,, 1 fi ww-.? ' Hn 1 N .,..,5E,'f I r ,f A ikd .4 g h ,. 'fJ N z A 1 I 45-YA ' 9 WX v ff Q 8 1 I 554 1:5 ar. .QR 1 Q 'T 'v ' . ,. ,gg -M W4 .4 4 4 .4 , 4 I-1 A .1 4 li l l 4 if it l 4 I Z .1--L, 4.'t,,,.. f 14 .. 1 H: . I ai 'W .m Q11 'inf'- 0'7- X ,,,. 4 29 Q rf ifr--.g , KN U x Q x' RENK-N.. ,va - -6' ,iw ., ,....., 6' - as 1 ,x f JK x VW: Y f fx! MJ I I. - My-.wvw v Q 5 5 , ', 1 ' A 1, fin - 'V 4- if i li-Q Q3 I. Q 'XX 217 NNI W' 1 L UPPLY More than any other dcp.irtnit'nt, the Supply De- partment'S mission is to see to our needs. We need to eat, we need to get paid, we need certain necessi- ties land not so necessitiesj, and we need clean clothes, We also need the material and parts to keep our equipment running. All this comes from Supply- The Navy doesn't make buying anything easy, and every ship needs its experts to ensure that we get what we ask for in a timely manner. S-1 makes that happen. Feeding almost 400 sailors and 500 marines 3 meals a day is the unenviable task of the Mess Man- agement Specialists of S-2 division. That's enough. Haircuts, clean laundry, soda and snack vending machines, the ship's store, and of course, video games. All these services are provided by the Ship's Servicemen fall nine of themj of S-3 Division. A ship full of thirsty sailors and Marines will require three soda machines to need refilling 3 times per day. Over 50 haircuts are given a day, the store is open 8 hours a day and always has customers, and 900 people can generate a lot of dirty laundry. The smallest division on the ship is S-4, but for many of us, these are the three most important peo- ple in the Navy - they are the Disbursing Clerks, and without them, we don't get paid. Three people that everybody knows. -www.-.,....,,,,,,,,...............- f -,.,,,,.,f.,M.,..... . ...MY-. W.-,,.....-., iw- hi lt A lift P x . M LT D.M. WATT SUPPLY OFFICER ' 41 ww Q I f 9.1! f ls l x I A4 ,ii-5 . ' C:- ' -1. v '5 B772 O 13 'L' X 'ff R l l S I-sd E, 'r '-'i EWR fo D FW A A. sf g. ics. ? 57' -1. -.. LCDR BRIAN GUIDOBONI, USN OPERATIONS OFFICER OPERATIONS Operations Department - the eyes and ears on the ship. But there's a lot more to it than that. Perhaps a better analogy would be to call this diverse department the brain of the ship. Operations is where all information is received, processed, and disseminated, internally and externally. We receive our in- formation in a variety of ways - through naval messages, via flashing lights, via flag hoists, or through the traditional sema- phore. We send the same way, and often, the Operations De- partment employs all these methods simultaneously. In the Combat Information Center, all this information is compiled and applied to the scenario we are involved in at the time so that recommendation can be made to the bridge. The commu- nications center receives the bulk of the information and is charged with timely processing and transmission of the incom- ing and outgoing. All this requires a lot of equipment, and Op- erations has to be able to maintain that equipment -- there is no room for error in this business. Radars, Communications, Electronics, and one other thing - someone has to know where we're going, and how we're going to get there. The nav- igators are part of this brain that never sleeps as well. Regard- less what is going on, operations is involved - directly or in- directly - because everything that happens is part of the big equation that makes us good at what we do, and Operations department has to figure the equation out. E p A 0160-M IH 60-I0 'ff 'K Va. if f W V 1 i L Qwuan,.,, sg ff 1 I 7 X :xK ,x .,.,.f .Q Ll .QM ..,s 1 ,.r.. No job is finished until the paperwork is done. That's how the expression goes, and in Administra- tion, that is the job - getting the paperwork done. Whether it's service records - a wrong entry could be bad news for your career - correspondence, fil- ing, ship's instructions and notices, Standard Organi- zation, legal, or the Plan of the Day. If it's paper, it probably came out of or is on the way into Admin. There is a bit more to Admin than pushing paper around, though. Our ship's police force, the Masters at Arms is part of Admin, as is the Career Counselor. When those lengthy instructions are written and ap- proved, someone has to print them, and that is also part of Admin. Our Planned Maintenance System is managed out of Admin. For a small department, it covers a wide range, and there is always something going on. The paperwork is never finished, even though the jobs get done. LT WES GRAY USN ADMINISTRATION OFFICER jg A ' kxit' Y 9 .. f ' ,.:......an-u- K Ll 1. wg,- I.. QL Cr xi --N. K-si tt, it-- N f,- gr 25 .-165. v... ' '!,,Hg,igp. '-avwde.-,x 4. A ..-P, ,.,f-pegnnwyndlmv db -lily, 2 , 'Z- MEDICAL DE TAL We can't keep SHREVEPORT running at peak efficiency if we just work hard and maintain our equipment. You can't fix machines with broken sailors, and the Medical and Den- tal departments are charged with keeping our sailors in smooth running order. It's not just a matter of hanging around and waiting for business. Medical and Dental must be ready with little or no notice to establish a Triage station on the Mess Decks and deal with the wounded that may come to us. They train the men who will carry these wounded in any one of the several different stretchers com- monly used on a ship. They also teach us to take care of ourselves, with First Aid and CPR. We can't have a sailor unable to man his post because of a toothache or an in- grown toenail. An important part of SHREVEPORT's readiness is the way our Doctors and Corpsmen take care of us, and make sure we're able to take care of each other. In-n-1-. Q.-,Qi LT RICHARD SAVARINO, USN MEDICAL OFFICER .af M p ami g ml -iQ! LT KURT HUMMELDORF, USN DENTAL OFFICER N I I ' xx P . , 1 L..,...A .eww 48 ff' N-ln.. P 1 1 1 A . 1 l Z l 21 re + ai ml ' i il ,J Lf it ,f if li 3, li ,Q ll l Il ig if is A 'ii i 1 I 1 I l ACU - TW L U - 1650 The Landing Craft Utility QLCUYS mission is to land and retrieve person- nel and equipment during amphibious operations. The LCU's overall length is 134 feet, 9 inches, her beam is 29 feet, 9 inches, and she drafts a maximum of 4 feet, 4 inches forward and 6 feet, 72: inches aft. The maximum load capabil- ity is 200 tons of cargo. The LCU is constructed of welded steel, flat bot- tomed. Her speed at full load displace- ment is 11 knots. The power plant con- sists of one 12V71 Detroit Diesel per shaft, producing approximately 400 horsepower on each shaft at 1800 RMP. The craft is capable of being indepen- dently deployed and also deployed in- side the well deck of a ship. LCU's are self-supporting due to the cross-training of the personnel stationed onboard. Her crew of 12 consists of a Craftmas- ter fa CPOQ, Engineer, Electrician, Mess Specialist, Assistant Engineer, Leading Boatswain's Mate, 2 Firemen, 2 Seamen. During deployments, a Hull Technician or an Electronics Techni- cian may also be assigned to the craft. Q'-Q, LY: -Q- i Il. H - I fi Q.. 3- 'TK' ' f , R-.W ...Q lil Q-f'? 2 d is s 1 - . ,- sub ova, xt A YG 1 ji! , -... Q-- , - W, -3 .- -3 ' Ax. As - 4 Q.----.W ' -N. - - '- N UN.. . f- ...., - Av... ----.3 ---sp..-2 - -I -. ,-Q.,-mf , - .f gi! in. . -Q3 is 7, Ib- -- -. V . J Lia ' 'B-i , -5- Q- 'R MW! gp..,,, , vm -we. x,nm,., fl... - kurt -1 -X' Wt.. A. ,X ANN it, Y .-, . FM . KX, K ga., 1. r' V , If VU , .....-nf, L-? 3'J1 V27 'hw-5 f 7 f .T AD 'f' F ,i S2 N' . iff? ff z N' rp Z VC-6 DET F Fleet Composite Squadron SIX, Det F came to SHREVEPORT very shortly before the de- ployment, carrying a tremendous amount of equipment, while shipyard workers pushed to get a couple of new additions installed on our ship. When it was all done, we were the first ship that would take a detachment with the Pio- neer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle QUAVH on a full deployment. While underway, the UAV was flown over Somalia, and over Bosinia-Hercegov- ina, and brought back some excellent video for the Intelligence people to ponder. It's a perfect system - it does what is needed without risking life. While the takeoffs are always good, and sometimes quite spectacular, there have been a couple of glitches with the landing, or recov- ery, of the vehicle. 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The SEALS, for Sea, Land, and Air, go in by the direct route, and somehow manage to make it back. Their training is the toughest in the military, and they represent the elite of the elite. We're not sure what they did, but we know they did it well, otherwise they wouldn't still be doing it - whatever it is. 4 at it as t LT SANDY PIDGEON OFFICER IN CHARGE EXPLOSIVE ORDANCE DI POSAL U The I-Qitplosive Urdance Disposal Unit has the kind of mission that would be most people's worst nightmare - they get to re- triwe explosive devices and either defuse them or blow them up. They have the du- bious distinction of having the opportunity to do this fun work on land and under wa- ter. Like the SEALS, they are extremely specialized in their training, and get to jump out of perfectly good airplanes into water and then find where it is they need to go. Sometimes they get lucky, and just get to go blow something up just to watch it go boom! You're much safer at a desk. 4 S J THE MARI ES The Marines - our primary weapons system. The Marines of the 22 Marine Ex- peditionary Unit fSpecial Operations Ca- pablej were our shipmates for the 6 months of SHREVEPORT's deployment, and were, in fact, the reason for SHREVE- PORT to deploy - to get the Marines where they are needed. 22 MEU on SHREVEPORT is made up of three pri- mary components: C Company - the in- fantry, E Battery - the artillery, MSSG - Marine Service Support Group - Ad- ministration, Supply, and the other myriad functions needed to make a unit operate. Added in to that group was, of course, the Force Recons. The Marines deployed from SHREVE- PORT via the LCU, Helos, and, upon oc- casion, the Armored Assault Vehicles QAAVD, and during the deployment, be- came very, very familiar with SHREVE- PORT's Upper Vehicle and Well Decks. 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J, T , ,.g l.-sg LIBERTY CALL, LIBERTY CALL! , '-.Xiu ROTA Our first and last port visit of the deployment. Where we Inchop and Outchop. For many of us, it was a first visit back in August, but for most of the old hands, Rota is as familiar as Norfolk. Many of SHREVEPORT's Sailors and Marines took advantage of tours to Cadiz, Pu- erto Santa Maria fto see a bullfightj or Gibraltar. SHREVEPORT's first ship's picnic of the cruise was in Rota, and Rota is where our ship's basketball team demonstrated its superi- ority by whipping several other ships inport. On the way back, most people were drawn to the phones, to let someone back home know that this was the final leg. Rota is a second home to many ships in the Atlantic Fleet, and she's al- ways made us feel welcome. X ,fx L 21.19-Q Q 3: 1 Y Wm f 'F '1 L wg B ,xv e Q M 'Y 1. 3 U, . . , -Q ,, s . fw X' rj . 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Our Thanksgiving holiday was spent in the French pots city of Toulon. Located on the French Riviera, Toulon is the amd of the French Navy in the Mediterranean, abil Pfovl in Shreveport Sailors and Marines with opportunities. to vlis- places like Nice and Monte Carlo. French and UIS. sa1lo3SMa. ited each others' ships, and many Shreveport Sailors an 1 al rines were invited to special Thanksgiving dinners by OSC. Franco-American organizations. The holiday was made Par as ularly special by a visit from Gerald McRaney, better known e Major Dad. He was visiting Sailors and Marines in Europa: as was the Norfolk Media, who came to France to Prodlzgci Christmas Special focused on ships of the Guadalcanal' h ng Shreveport figured prominently in both productions, wit ou- ofthe highlights being Shreveport's participation in a Codmlgn nity Relations project at a local orphanage. 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I-I Aii' if Plllum- E 5 44 fs ,.f . w-f-1-': A f.fx4, M.-ff,-,f,-,J Q1me1iifgwc:w1S.- .. 1. WI p Elisil H TRIESTE What should have been a 5-day port visit in this northern Italian city turned into a 1 and one-half day visit when SHREVE- PORT was called on short notice Qno no- tice?j to prepare to transit the Suez Canal and take station off the coast of Somalia. We didn't get to see much of Trieste, al- though a few of us managed to get lost in Venice. When SHREVEPORT got under- way, we were still missing a tour group that didn't get turned around in time. We saw their bus pull up while we left the har- bor. They enjoyed it. PALMA DE MALLORCA Although longer than Trieste, our visit to the resort Island of Palma de Mallorca was a short one, but a visit that turned out to be one of the favorite ports for many SHREVEPORT Sailors and Marines. We were the only ship in, and it wasn't the tourist season, so the SuperGator was made to feel very welcome. Once again, Palma is a regular stop in the Med, and manytof us knew exactly where we wanted to go, while others didn't have a clue, but had as much fun wandering. Whether you were visiting a castle, or a cathedral built in the 1300's, or a restaurant or even a Karaoke club, Palma was very simply a fun port that we all were sorry to leave. n 'n nn, 1 'av X 1. 1 :IQ 5 ' 1 4 n ' ' ' . ll I J f Q .ambien H lnnnnai. L' 4D'.+fa-,ill .q.4:44' a rl 1 r 'f' 3 v , 0 ' s . ' . , 'QW' ,ne 5' V1 Qi -new 'F- L . Q-xp-uf' W :fi . x -X ' .0 .4-. .J y, .- ,S ,Q f A .AN-,, . ., ,, ,1 ----.g, N ln X1-www-AX w . X w , ..-1. ' 1 Jef. , . g.L 1 Q s a x Y v' H ' ,-mfwfi 5 A' xr 1,143 my A. 5 f ff ,m. QU. A ' S 1-4X 5 a ? ! V v 1' -'wN9 f' in' alma A, , ! :Az A -..:1'S? - I Aff. I r ,mv -'.-gn ' 4 if ' . ' 'v f I--I i' 4 V, .I ., --' 'L ,' ' V : 'il Q 'TA bf I E ,U Y f,,,,.- -,J ,. W Af Tpl 'U y V! , ,ASK W. M'-Y-H.gh 1... . -'-9.91-gk ,. 5 I 6 -l 1' ..! In ra.f':'?lF1',,., V. 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M- Ln, '- .T -'. - bf- iN H WI Li' Ala 1 ff. . . lyttrfgw 1 AMEVLY ff. I NY'i'rr' A ' ' ' '-Qiigiff . , M, . igl Ul: 'i-lj-.. 44 n mf Un 1 f ,v feta z' 1 u 5 il! I I-'V ,L E I I L li Q i . 2 pi 1 l i a 4 APLES Everything in the Mediterranean is fo- cussed on Naples, which is where SHREVE- PORT spent both Christmas and New Year. Many of us had the once in a lifetime oppor- tunity to attend midnight Mass in the Vatican with Pope john Paul. Others took advantage of tours to Rome and other areas, like Mout Vesuvius, which was visible off our starboard side. Some went to Pompey, and others just did a bit of shopping right in town. The weather could have been better, but any storm in a port will do. For some of us, Na- ples presented the opportunity to visit old friends, and for others, thanks to ADM Mike Boorda, the opportunity to talk to family back home via video teleconferencing. Some of us even got to meet the admiral. 1' if-f'1 ' pf I . .4 ,- f f b, TW' wr-QW P wi X V liln 'H 1 . t in .hi ' 9 pm 4 in 4. Ji5N1 Q,'4 !3 !'sf ,,+Uff5' Q fff fi . ff9 'f T511 'E ,NW , gl P X , 5 'WENT GLU: X. LST: , .5 :Tl 5 QM 5, ,. -wa, H ,- L N I LJ ' IW' Elm !l!l!!il!1S!!'!' .J at v s Y .He li Fr I UAH, -,- , -, , J W 'r 77 Y '11 J Qa- 1,51 E '21, F' ,I ,. N f, . 4 1 z 2' as w -1 QF I i 1 1 A , Pli -1-4 Q! px K iii .. i l EX I , AVY BIRTHDAY T' X90 s 1 ,ia warm as 5 P t c Y vi F ff f On October 15, 1995, SHREVEPORT celebrated our Navy's 218th Birthday. 218 years of service to the Nation that has guaranteed freedom of the sea lanes for her and for her allies. Of course, there was a birthday cake, cut by the youngest and oldest SHREVEPORT sailors, who re- ceived a little help from the Commanding Officer the had the swordj. The day wif also celebrated with a special dinner Ol steak and lobster. It was a special day, fvf a very special group of sailors and Ma' rines. Although we always eat well OH SHREVEPORT, we had a meal truly worth remembering that day, f0f 3 dal that was worth remembering. It is 0Uf hff' itage, and a source of pride for us all. l Y t I 1 i t 1 l i l MARI E coRPs BIRTHDAY A lxttle less than a month after the Navy celebrated her 218th bxrthday the Unxted States Marme Corps celebrated her 219th blrthday The contlnental Marlnes were actually establlshed 1 year before the Con tlntental Navy whlch IS why the Marme Corps w1ll always be a year older The weather was good and m true Marme Corps fashxon a formatxon was held on the flxght deck wlth the cake paraded to the cuttlng area whxle Auld Ange Syne was played The youngest and oldest Ma r1nes cut the cake and a Gunnery Sergeant decxded to make the annxversary of hrs en llstment the same as the Marme Corps Blrthday he reenllsted CAPT Harms was a guest speaker and told us all of the speclal place the Corps has for hxm IS son w1ll soon be a Marme Corps Offxcer A specxal dlnner was served to the crew and another specxal day aboard SHREVE PORT was celebrated ln a manner beflt ting its lmportance and digmty l 8 HRE EPGRT UNPL GGED Shreveport Unplugged was a major event for the SuperGator. For approxi- mately 2 weeks, Shreveport Sailors and Marines headed to the Helo Hangar for clandestine meetings and practice ses- sions, and then, on November 7, and ex- plosion of smoke from the hangar and the sound of an electric guitar wailing the strains of our National Anthem pro- claimed the start of a 2 hour show for Shreveport Sailors and Marines by Shreve- port Sailors and Marines. There were singers, instrumentalists, and even a stand-up comic, and the show offered something for everybody. Folk singers, Blues Singers, Country Singers, and jazz was on the agenda with the occasional im- proptu performance by a dancer or singer. To end the show, Shreveport's Ensigns fthey called themselves The Ensignsu - catchy, huh?j showed the Captain, XO, and Chaplain how good they sound on the IMC. We're all glad were not tml:-.irnied monkeys. Qing 1 if ' Q xt I EfZ'f'f', Q ,F':z gz,? .V ' 5 if V, 7 , I sl ' , W 1 - 1 ' 'S' ' k.-,Y ...elf ,JIT ' 1 W1 tt ,,,r.a+-W-'N ' ,N '--.. ,R K. t v4,,5.f,,m-if az: 1. s f ,,,,,,m,,-nor -A ', rf' X , ., ,. .i iw . ' X, ' er'-2 t , sys ji., QQIEJ' , k , ' ss-, f -'M' fi .N .M-Sp..-s - f er- - -,. t S ' ,Y ' 1 .N 5 i 45: A H5 F Y' I if X 'Hx gif' T - .9 . new 2. . -Q? 61 -wr fri .f v M , 'sl I 2 'n 4, AW' ff' ,K ev ' L A' , V! 1 ' , 5319!-30 U i TERI THE DOMAI - ,f , ' ' flk, Y! ,M it-, . A I as 9 fi I TL, -ffilil 1 if,', :ia f Y .-'frm 5.139 Q, 3 ,M X ... . ,, s J , ,.,i,,, g A T A J .1 t 2? , ie A truly unexpected part of our journey was a trip to Somalia, and with that, the opportunity to enter the Domain of Neptunus Rex, or in more understandable terms, to cross the Equator. For centuries, a special rite of passage has been as- sociated with the unique nature of this particular crossing, and for ships homeported in Norfolk, the opportunity to cross the equator is a rare one. We actually crossed the equator b6f0fC King Neptune had the chance to come aboard and wash the slime from the polyW0gS ffhose who have not crossed the line and been cleansedj, but the night of the crossing, the King visited the Great Ship SHREVEPORT and told us all that he would be back at a time of h1S choosing. That time did come, and of course, 21 special pageant was held to determine Wh0 would be the lucky one to sit at the side of the King as Queen Aphrodite. The selection WHS held the night before, and the next daY' the cleansing was held. The King and his Court SHI in judgement, and all unclean polywogs had the chance to become trusty Shellbacks. Although lf was all over by noon, it proved to be a very long dal' for many of us, especially since the Poly' Wogs outnumbered the Shellbacks by about 7 I0 1. The day was capped with a flight deck C00k' out for the Trusty Shellbacks, and a well-earned rest for us all. lg, r N X - Q, 1 fl .ff A x Y SUITABLE QUEEN MUST BE CHGSEN X w,,...,.-.....,...W.,. W W x ...w........,.,.,,,,,,M, b ,ff 4' .Cr K! ,M 1 f ..f,. ... xt ,., Iv' M' t E -, M A ff,, . I ff' - , ' X ' J ,ii '- M I-Al.,-' 6 1 it L .Y t nv Q ,Jim , m KVA L :ff , fl J T Q , 1 I Jw J gf? , ,L . o G f 5 K . PQD ,A 1, A , N1 M if -an 5 fs,--if-Z' 1-.,xI .' 'g.....,.,,-, , CAPT A. G. HARIS, JR. Commanding Officer CJD: UNIIZRWAY ACIXJ: UN!IiRWAY SECTICN UDXIIFR: umxsmm' urn SlffHK,N: mmnxlnmf Agjwigyn ' R Y 1 . 0111711031: rmzcz-,va WAl'll?,5f ' SUP O: Hrxcswz 1111413 ig P001 - Pouxwcx: 1,5 T5 If UNIKXN II: THF DM' 0fficcrs!f'hivf Petty Uffim-cfs. E-6 and below USKI KIG KXUCIPIS UNIKIRH Officcrslffllirf Pvtty Uffifrrs E-6 and below SHlP'S IIAILIPII AIIRESS USS SHHEVEKXU HPD 123 FPO AE 09587-1714 DAILY HIIIIPE IA! USS M , ,, I, w , , M P11111 ribcd Prczrr ibcd Prrssc r ibffd: Pr cscri bed gin Xx,, VVQ XAV- A,!f fx f 1 W1 M bfi F ,rm LCUR R. O. BEKRD, IR. 'FP Iixczcut ive Officer JCIIHSWJ ll. S. KALIBUFSKI 4 Command Raster Chief Sunrise: 0529 X Sunsct! : 1728 - SLD: POLLYYCIP 5' JY 1 'I'l4ANSFLiRRHJ SUUHER YH I TTL? SUIUER WHHFS SUIBIER SERVICI? ALPHA KJRKIBU KHAKIS CIPBIII OJI' BAGKWARDJ HRIIARFES HHSIUE CDT HACXWARDJ SIIPVQ IIIHHXQEN lit. Hills . 3120.32 FRIDKY 05. KNKHI-R 1993 467-4214 N 'lx f KJYA1. fIlIR'I' Klhli P!:J l lRl-E: LGR HAMIEI' DAVEY 10455: I UALHIWSKI FUYAL BABY: IHJHSWJ ICYHMN RTYAL MVIGA , I KJYAL NURS: OSCSKSUJ SHEPARD KJYAL lI3wlTISl'x , '?-g 13805 THE LIME QERIJINY f E FIQE DAY, C11-JXNSE SHIP CI: PCXIXEIS. --L-:-QNX ..........lN + i-,,,,,...-....... I 0400 HlBKf:ASTKR SB?VImINGMlH,WAMlUlAMJGU 0400 FULYKX3 110311211115 0430 BREkKFASl'lTJRPI1.l.Y'HSSl1JTVHJINGALlI.?f, vmxnuamxacvouzass 0515 KIM? L ' IU HP-HH' 'E IH az: 0520 -- ..-1 FIHD-DAY-10 cusmsg SHIP oF -an -1 ' 1200 ' Tfcrmrr 1111 .ME M --. I 1530-1 . 2 -0 Prone 0 ' ----1- N 1900-2 .- HJ-4 ze: 7-sE,usn om: ' .. 1900-2 ll oo camo om: -ear.-.. mo una: mmm - XOIIIEPT HEAIBIIE-ff orccsm - xo's srnenrna XT., 2000 ,-5, vs - LIHZARY ,,,,4,,-,,.,, ' -1 2130 0 :--:aaa-.4 ,,,.....- .,.. A 0, 1,,u Q . 1 -- z 5 ' -M - 1 WT Ng W rw. A' A Cai DAVEY I 2 i 3 tw' N up , I-if Despite the hardships of the day, crossing the THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. line is a special event for everyone. For those who are entering the Royal Domain for the first time, it means becoming a member of a truly special group -the group of Trusty Shellbacksf' For those who have crossed before, it is the opportunity to be senior to EVERYONE who hasn't crossed before. On this day, there is no rank - just Trusty Shellbacksn and Slimy Polywogsf' The day starts early, but getting up at 0400 wasn't hard for anyone that day. Although polywogs spent most of the day on their knees doing things nobody would dream of doing, when it was all over, the uni- versal consensus was that it was all a lot of fun. Among the old shellbacks - it was time for a rest. -M-,-rw 0 Q4 g, .0 V A M. x ' ' Q vw. L4 W Q ' f' M fi -ML Engng , il .., A WLM V A ' 1-....1.........W . is i I J s HE H PPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE -9-- 4 n A, ,, x - wr 1 x-nf 'hm 4 ,ef , ' .2 Or 2 'A 2 fjty KA 2-wf .f ' 1' ,I 15.13 . ! uf X-L. L V. ', s , -lkx,4 Y 'V k -4.4 . , ay. Q L X . l h ..-,-..,- ' i 1 s- I .lkiji .1 - l 'VH Qi r . X .'..5f'Q,ia- ' .ri 'A I ' FUSEF' x mm 'A1'ifW4 . .v...... . , , .. n W ,,,.,.,..,, , 3, ' --:ZW K ffir aa. M 1' Q , ,fmt ' 5 P Y 'H 'illhununqg ' yn , Q- -4..- -, 9' . ,nx- ' 1 e 1-zw.,.f ,Q 'af 'Far' W S- W., :W-4' Z -' v A T711 f ,Q , f' X Q, Q f ff .f'. - . -'- ' ,J Q---- ' 1 i i'f -4 u ' 'QQ avxmkwl '41 1? IL CALL RH s WN Q, N X XX t N155 K as i-.aww -aww mwwwff- -, W1 XN.ww.t.,.,,,,,,R ,paul vi' It had been about a month since we last received any mail. It seemed that every time we were ready to get the precious cargo we all awaited, a change in someone's schedule had our mail or us going elsewhere. The questions about mail were on everyone's lips - When? How Much? An for Me? W y e had almost given up hope, until the rumors started flying that we were et- 8 tin mail. At first nobod believed it - the rumors weren't new - but when 8 Y the word was passed to muster a 20 man mail handling working party on the flight deck, the Postal Clerks were at no loss for volunteers. The volume was such that mail - personal and official - had to be sorted in the Starboard Side of the Messdecks, and even then, the passageway outside the post office was still packed with letters, packages, books, and magazines. For many of us, it was a happy day, and much of our time was spent getting the letters in order by postmark date 'JL- HW K9 Pm..w1 MQx fw' N Lsf'ifi ',i'?,'5ff'F'f,Jf:5?v:fx'f9fvu-an W6 H U1S2'1f mn 5 1 1 . ,..,...,....... .---.-Q sa-- w I 1 1 l A v I l N R E I 3 5 X 'S .4 'if THRU GH THE DIT H Something that had been rumored but that we never really thought would happen was the tran- sit through the Suez Canal. Anti-American senti- ment in Somalia manifested itself in violence to- ward U.S. Marines stationed there, and the GUADALCANAL Amphibious Ready Group was dispatched to that troubled land to provide a stronger presence and to standby in the event that a call to action was sounded. This, of course, could only take place after a transit through the historic Suez Canal. It was a long transit, that started in the middle of the night and ended about 14 hours later. During the tran- sit the scenery, with a few exceptions, wasn't much to look at, but the Marines helped break the monotony with a Through the Ditch SK run and plenty of other PT in the suddenly warm climate. The transit was one we would soon make in the other direction, but at the time, no- body knew how long our services might be needed off the coast of Africa. -a lite I X I F 9 0 , .L H 2'i 'FfH' ' Q W 1 f ' i 2 4 t. e . 'W we K . ., ,,...x..:d V I...-F: i - 5 S' s -bw W... f v Z W, 'W f wa' 'J 1 f if ,X f , ff I l J' CAKES ARE JUST PoR BIRTHDAYS! fl On SHREVEPORT, we like to celebrate and we have a lot to celebrate. We are ei- ther celebrating our ethnic heritage, or we are honoring a special day in our history, or we are simply wishing a shipmate well on a milestone of his career. In any case, when a special occasion arises, we rise to the occasion, at least S-2 division does, and makes something special that we can all enjoy. They look as good as they taste, also, thanks to LCPL In, a veritable Vin- cent Van Gogh of cake decorating. t 102 .AA eff' if 54' CHE ERS 1,000 ,Q I' p Q Q fb A Q Q I A 9 . 'vi -l Hn, If N Y 1 1 3 5 ff THIS IS A DRILL, THIS IS A DRILL . . . SHREVEPORT stayed sharp. It seemed that there was hardly a time when there wasn't some form of drill going on. Some were more obvious than others, like Gen- eral Quarters, Man Overboard, and Aban- don Ship. Others took place in the middle of the night, and affected only a handful of SHREVEPORT sailors, but we stayed sharp by drilling, drilling, and drilling some more. The Damage Control Train- ing Team, the Engineering Casualty Con- trol Training Team and the Combat Sys- tems Training Team spent a lot of time in briefings and debriefings fwhy do they call them briefs - they never arej in a constant effort to be ready for anything that might happen. Sometimes they break the monotony, and sometimes, they are just plain tiring, but everyone knows that prac- tice is what will keep us alive. Fortunately, all we had to do was drill. . T 2 ' va . 4 t ,, 4, 7. . A ..,,V ,,,' ' I J M tl t . . , x r mi , in li Evan ' .y. fi'-ow L-li -O- L.. -3'Sfy.nqf 1 4- ' ii 105 CELEBR TI R HISPAN C HERITAGE SHREVEPORT has some talent. In Octo- ber, when Chaplain Nazario organized a cel- ebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the crew was once again in for a shock at the number of people in our crew who can sing, dance, or play. More importantly, this cele- bration brought us all closer in a true spirit cameraderie. Of course, there was a cake! My ., . 1...--......,,a,, K H W W ,, . ' c-. -r -Aa . ...M--......,,.,,..... A . W. v. - .. ' , ANIC HERVT FF fre r ., A EJIUHZQEFIEZQ :,fQgQg? wwrfmaeotrffw moo in sa 4 at - ,wx .I HRISTMAS THE MED Although our actual Christmas was spent in Naples, Italy, where some of us actually got the chance to attend Midnight Mass with the Pope, the Christmas season came upon us while we were at sea, and there was cause for celebrating, despite family separation and long hours. We found that we had a lot of friends we never even knew about when letters and pack- ages started arriving. We were treated to a bounty of Christmas cakes and cookies, which we were all in the mood for after a good old Christmas Sing-along on the Messdecks. We were at sea, but our hearts were home. It was warming to know that there were hearts at home that were with us, as well. , X , . , aug., ,, A ' ,finali- . W 1-EF . . 1' l vb 4 '- , ' , C A G f if 5 . v 5 f' ' gg tim!! X I Ins., ., 3' Y: ,,., ,f ' Q -in .M ff'-5, F' , ' if af X '21 f : H' J f ' ' eivv' wal ' ' s-f f .41 t HELPI G HA While visiting foreign ports the typical thing for sailors to do is shop, eat, tour and blow off a little steam. Some of us however, took the opportunity to make a port visit special by leaving something be- hind. Whether it was painting at a convent, landscaping at an orphange, or cleaning up a military cemetary, SHREVEPORT sailors distinguished themselves by playing a role in cementing relations and showing our allies what American Sailors are really all about. W LE DI GA 'X n ii .5 l , f pfa' ' 1 - 'Lt 108 we-val ul! UI' 11 R ,, . . L X hx 4 i tA X ' Lf K V-hw-Q' ki., P Avi, 36 5 'N , gf ' 4 -..,-Q ,M-f 'i 'wq VW-. 'sm 1 mf-Q EH ji 'JY 110 VR.: a Q., i I n Y 'ue .43 N RW in LAUNCH, LAUNCH, LAUNCH Amphibious Warfare basically amounts to taking the Marines and their equipment to a specific spot and dropping them off. Simple in concept, complex in execution. Coordinating the movement of the ships of an ARG, each of which is carrying a differ- ent type of unit or cargo, and ensuring that every- thing gets to the beach at H hour is tantamount to choreographing a ballet. It is an all hands effort, although the nerve center sits over the bridge, keeping track of everything, and ensuring that we meet the mission and meet it safely. The Marines have their part to play in planning, because for them, H hour is just the start. If the plans are no good once the beach is made, then the entire oper- ation, all the plans are for nothing. Simple in con- cept, compex in execution. IEW 5 l W Qin.. 'Y' ,-. M. --A ,fx W T .1- '- ., ,X , W ' X 4' gr Ng, ' A is I u -1 V A w.1,,.w WV '- Q-suJl,Q,,' M , VJ aww' -ur. -...?? sn-I Ss 'I 6 F F F- 6 54 r, L f A -.YJ ,A R W I 54 Q X W X I 7 x W J' ff A , MW, iw, x 5 Z' V , ff ,Q XL.. 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BARON Smithfield, VA JORDAN HECKMAN Louisville, KY TETZLAFF MMI fSWj FORREST Bradner, OH Heath, OH MM1 ISV, ROGER MILLS Maple Vglley, WA WHTITLE MMI fSWljIMMY WALLER MMI WILLIAM DAUGHTERY Pana,1L MM1 fSWj TERRY SASS cape com, rl. seam, TX Nashville, TN Mm KEN HYLMAN Michigan Civ. IN MM2 RYLAND PEARSON MM2 GARY VOCKE MM2 RODNEY SIDNER High Poim, NC MM3 STEVEN GANAWAYJR Wolcoxx, IN Tempe. AZ Selina, KS MM5 THOMAS pUR5ELL Colnnabus, OH MMS RAYMOND MOECKLE MM3 RON SALVAS MMSJEFFERY BOWSER Ygggn, NE MMSJEFPBRY NESTOR Phoenix, AZ Providence, Rl Chesterland, OH Berea, OH 1 1 A 1 v a Il n .1 1 4 4 I 1 4 1 N I A u . a 5 1 sf. X 4 1 4 3 1 I , 1 71' 1, :I 1 i f 1 . . 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DENNIS TOWLE Turner Fall, MA MOM- MN BM2 PAUL TOWNSEND ' BM5 OMAR LEWIS Valdosta' GA High Poinr, NC BM5 BRYANT SAMPSON BMS DONALD SAUER Charlene, NC Erie, PA ,KNEW X.,,N-,M N if .X -- ss I 2 ff I- 4 1 fxxiybn R E ,ugfasf f :Y ' la X mush 'I' Q, 'X V ,,, fff, W, ,z ,',, W 'fff W f, 7ff,ivl f 'f ' f D W ' wswff' V f I 0 f I X if Z X 4 f ,f f f W ,W f f ff , 1 IZ A k X 7 X f X ff M4 f 17 Q f mufw, ' S4 'W' E . A. BMCS fswy WALTER Howie I ,l yfixQQExf4z?f xg BM2 HARRY DEVERNA ' E. ' ,Adama GA , Decatur, fy 'Q QDDDD 'D xxrx ' SM, C? f 4 X X! wwf, Z! 7 ev- L'IjG CHRISTOPHER TURNER Balximore, MD BM2 THOMAS BYRNE Belle Vernon, PA BMS HAMISH MA Nacogdoches, TX BM3jERRY SESSOM5 Red Springs, NC My Z f QA- f Z 3 CLEAN -.-.4 Il- .,- ' .XA ,. ,up-v 945, -Gt L -- L E, , 'Q - J, SR SCOTT BUTVILAS Midlothian. IL SA WILLIAM GORHAM Pinsburge, PA .l .A .Q X 3, I ' ' f n 1 f 7 QS I ,gi lf P ,, if - y W. SNjOHN DEAN SA DAVID DENNIS SKSN DUANE FORREST Hon Springs. AR Boswell. NM Mathews, VA SA DAVID HABERKORN SA SHELDON HAYWOOD SA LONNIE KINDRED johnslon, PA Cleveland, OH Virginia Beach, VA V'4 . - , - l'1'.Sl Q! 1 --if '-R f 'fI--4 .M ix, 4 BM5 TRAVIS STOGSDILL Eldon. M0 BM! STANLEY WEBB Emporia, VA SA JOHN A, GARBEGLIO Larrobe, PA SAjIM KULTGEN Cedarburg, WI -. .. jf I BM5 DA RON STRIPLING Joplin. M0 SR KEN BANKS Plymouth. IN SNJOSEPH B. GOODMAN Ford Cliff, PA BMSN ELBERT LEWIS Houston. TX 2 I :Ts ' 1 , -Q, Us S -. 'WHEN L I I SA STEVEN MCHENERY ' Bnghron, TN SN STACEY SEXT ON jacksonville, FL SA RICHARD TODD Xl J SA CARL MILLS, 41 Wixlthang MA I s,xLUTi11s1zIsHoWAKEiz I V57 ofm city, MD' Ocala, FL X 8 , xx 7 ff 1 f , L 4 I A..,,, W 1- I fu - - Q Q? ff if fwmgww- y , ,, XWQW 11 gwk ,,1 .,.J 1 X I , , if W, nw ' , ,, i Z. W W, f X ' x ex ll ma I f SN mov Mason: SA jmss Mccoy semen. NC oknhoma cny, ox SN csmuc RAWLINSON SN Jose aomo f Greensboro. NC Brawley, CA I , SN muxucs THOMPSON BMSN mozvms s. 1110 I Fon Lauderdale, FI. Houston, TX 5-55 SN cmusropmsn SA scorr Youmc 'rnsvlmm Stanedsville, VA Melbume Beach, FL 3 ,y- ,f, , I 1' vp W, 4 IM M fu f 7 P ,,M yn fl if 1 -J' I A , 4 ' 2 Q , A I 4 DECK DEPARTMENT lst DIVISION VK. ' - 'W ,.. kv :ry 1 J, 7 ENS KENNETH R, GUITIZNTAG Chicago, ll, 'Cl ANDRE msmzv :f00ldyn. NY CS Cmusropmsn G0 Norfolk VA RDAN GMGSN anim D. Mcxsos Grmel. IN X. is 1 I f. If iw I -nllgm 4:28 nixin GMC QSWJ CHARLESAI. COURTNEY Adrian, WV FC2 QSWJ DAVID W. EAVNS Virginia Beach, VA GMG5 CHRISTOPHER M. FRANCES Dawson Springs, KY Q4 AAC fr R AI X S L , 1 f S44 NM, I f N-NQ -. 'i I C I ,I Q x M J I Nl' ' NR W i r -isnt' 7 . I Y, I -4 I Agn. 4 GMG1 GEORGE M, SMITH GMG1 ISWJ DONNIE MIM5 Brooklyn, NY San Antonio. TX GMG2 WALTER MANGUM FC5 CALVIN RODRIGUE penmm, NC Gretna, LA GMG3 TREVOR BYERS GMGSNJONATHAN LEFFLER Genysburg. PA Bixby, orc ,M WC --wJ W I , -ffv ga wg f. 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Xx.. f H QQ , f Q X n , , O. ' uf A A O nO nOn , A AHFC claw ABH1 LEON EDWARD?iAAiw,iQ RUSSEL CLARKE f A A-Takma Pafkf MD , JAN MAU THU ABF2 if TRAN CASTROA WA ' '1- AS1 SCOT MOODY Ansley, NE AN JOHN PATTERSON Lynn, MA U., I ABF2 GEORGE A HEIDER johnstown, PA AA .IOSE GALLEGOS Marfa, TX .XX-1 9...-J' 'Q' Z .4 1 In 'ff ,1 , AN W. MARQUEZ- GREEN SMITH PEREZ Chicago, IL AA MARIO BOLDEN Ashburn, GA AN DARIN CHAVEZ Santa Barbara AA ERNEST MAYFIELD Chester, PA -,,,......-----W--'-f .fi 1572? 5 ...J LT WILLIAM BOSS Pensacola, FL PNC MARTIN SCI-ILOSSER Pekin, IL Tir. Bg2f,g.QC. ig ,L Q, Q5 LT NESTOR NAZARIO Culebra, Puerto Rico GYSGTJEFPERY DRIES Peoria, IL o I 'Ginny- .Zig F Q YNI 1853 CARLOS ENRIQUE St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands PN2 ROBERT CROSBY Toledo, OH YNSH CHARLES SYKES Decanter, GA P fr Y 115 Y fi, di MA1 fAXVy GLEN MENDENHALL St. Francois, MO YN3 DAVID NEWTON Twinsburg, OH PNSH MIGUEL LOPEZ Kensington, MD RP2 VICTOR KOON Panama City, FL YN3 FLOYD GREENE Chicago, IL CIV BOB SEILER PACE INSTRUCTOR YN2 QSWQ MARC LI2 DONNIE CARLOCK GOURLEY San Antonio, TX Oxnard, CA FN ANDREUS YN3 PI-IILLIP BURTON LOCKETT Oklahoma City, Dawson, GA OK jst X X I B ' as 5 I pn- li 4 2 1 ll If 5 All , X M' ' i C ' 'WS , A V of R ef RY Y 9 fi- ,Q -aw ,wg V 7 1 f fi 5 1 Y 1, fv y L if S5425 XXXX h T C ? 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Oshkosh, WI SMSWENDELL ORR 1+ Greensboro, NC J 3 Z in 5 Q xg, xx.- . 151,- SMS MICHAEL SMITH Miami, FL SMSN LARRY ELZEY Decator, IN SMSN STEVE GILLESPIE French Camp Stockton, CA SMSRJOHN MICHAEL NIMMO Nashville, TN Y 2 II P- ., 5 l u 8 lggig- .,,,, -nh - i mm I 3, 2 CWO3 DAN MILLER Lewisburg, OH ET3 DAVID ALLEN Ann Arbor, MI ET3 JAMES VAN DERMEY Flushing, MI ETC fSWl EDWARD WILSON Ithica, NY ET3 ANTHONY STREIT Kenosha, WI ET3 CHAD WHITEFIELD Williamston, NC I .,,4mm.. si ' ' Y xy ET1 fSWj .JAMES ET2 WILLIAM KNAPP TURNER Magnolia, Nj Avondale Estates, ETS JOHN GA WRIGHT ET3 ROMAN Anaconda, MT GAMBLE Andrews, SC 'Y ET2 ROGER MCDANIELS Palm Bay, FL ETS DONALD WALKER St. Charles, MO un., 3 J 'P :JL 5 Um .. ,HEL uifl Y I H-DAVID QMC QSSQ MIKE QM1 DEWAYNE BOUKNIGHT BROWN ETHERTON Richmond, VA Miami, FL Detroit, MI QM2 CHRISTIAN QM3 BRICE QMSN BRIAN GQRRY CRANFORD BAKER Newington, CT Texarkana, TX jacksonville, NC 4 iw, 'Q E S .XX xi YQ XW-x x XX x XQXXQIXx X x x Qxx-fx xi' NxXQX xl x x xQQXQQ5 x5 'lieu all is .If e mi Q ra.. ML Y In fm M ENS ROBERT OSCS QSWQ OS1 KSWQ ROY BURT DOUGLAS RICKMAN Cleveland Heights, SHEPARD Winterhaven, FL jacksonville, NC OS3 GREGORY OS3 fSW'JjOEL OSSJULIUS POWE BROWN GAZDAG Detroit, MI 2 MEM Y Newark, DE Tampa, FL 'V 32. LTJOHN SPRAGUE Tuckertown, Nj OS2 ANTONIO OCHOA Corpus Christi, TX OS3 RAYMOND DAVIS Philadelphia, PA U-N. Q7 Y , gwlj OS2 WILLIAM MURRAY Augusta, GA O53 CHRISTIAN ITURBE Durham, NC X e'R ??vrffr-,Q 'Ulu' 'NWN h , , T' L .,, , IONS DEPARTMENT SPECIALIST 9f 7' -igggg 4 '33 n 'Y 'Y s! S! L V I M' ff' SA OS3 LEON GELLER Grand Rapids, MI EW2 BEN-IAMIN MCKINLEY Chattanooga, TN pf ll A J' Q! ? OSS KEVIN MCABEE Anderson, NC EWS ADAM ROBISON New Haven, IN OSS ROBERT WHITFIELD Goldsboro, SC EW5 JOHN OWENS Galvasron, TX BACK ROW L TO R FRONT ROW QM1 JAMES HINTZKE QMSJOHN AMICK PR1 JEEE HOBLIT1' OS2jULIUS SELHORST LTJG HUGH MACFARLIN osz GREG FARMERIE osz BILLY LUMPKIN QM2 MARK VOELLM EM2 SHANE HIATT oss DEAN GUELICH LUG scorr GROESHNER osz IAN ESMAY GMG1 DAVE CHESNUTT QS3 CHRIS RILEY HMI ANDY WILKINS LT SANDY PIDGEON BM3 SID MURPHY -J? Al -' '-T743 A 5 , ,W Y , rua. 25' , If V H .f,?F fw A . O ol K3 W? BACK ROW L TO R ASZJUAN VARELA AK2 WILLIAM KELLY AMS2 LEE ESPRIT LCDR MIKE BALDWIN AT1 .IEFEERY CLARKE AZ2 D. STEWART AMSAN HUGH SMITH LT GLENN PIOTROWSKI ATCS QAWJ MICHAEL DEAN AT2 SOTI-I AT2 WILLIAM HUMPHREY CIV. STEVE HARRIS FRONT ROW AT1 qAwy MICHAEL MOULDING LCDR DICK BERGREN AES MIKE GILHEANY AT2 TIMOTHY RUDDICK AT3 JON STEINBACI-I ATAN ANDREW' EACK AT2 MANUEL MELENDEZ LCDR HENRY LANE mi. l 15, 5 ,HZ 'Y S vu' 5' C4 f HTC RALPH GMG2 ROBERT OS3 EDWARD GHORMLEY CHESTNUT FORD TM2 JAMES MCINTOSH HT2 CHRISTOPHER RUEDIGER 2-1-4 tw ,Q .CCC g ' ' R , 1 ' if' WW-fe' wc' I Jr'-g Zfr-P'v r:1li-ga mf sigh V Q 5 s'X?C,QQg 2 'J ': ,'f'A1l:i1f '43 : f 'Q , ,rm -- 1-M 1: Eg A Am-,,1,'.,.,fS-Ja. ' PYP 1 .. 1 J' ii J 1 -' X4 PM f T. ff X ' ' '.'Q. l , ,aw Ax I Gfflv ,.' , ' 'I 21 f JU 'Q' W , 'pf 5 ,As 3 cb- --Q-Ft-, ' .1 fm 1. :gif Obif , 4 ig., L 1 .HCR an U ORDINANCED ' I ' P+ 4 56 Q .TU We w e 7 ,1 S REE 'S v, .. fl-H S4 'itruii .4 1 s :ff '25 is if A Y .- ,, . wg? 5 2 3' Y js on K R f Cruz Estes Bryans Chapman Dan Higgins SA Robert FA Steve Miller Hodge Cooney BNI qswy jeff Hrzqswfy Bob EM2 qswy Kevin Richard ENZCSWQ Daren SM2 Brian BM3 Cecil Sykes Reed Myers FA Michael -fS.wT.- 14 ., ' V -4- .M,fJ M 41 V . L. , ri W. . .1 ia o -.. -- -... . Q ,.. ,.. N'-- . , .4-, . 1. ' -- s ., 5 T. t -.f'1g,la -an-3 ,P ,. 5 T V . , null .. Q55 ff s MSSG 22 QLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: Cpl Ridley, CPI E I E Echevarria, LCpl Butler. BACK ROW: Cpl Garcia, Q Q 1stLt Young, SSgt Manley. MS SG- 2 2 f Left to rihtj FRONT ROW : Cpl Pyne, LCpl Price, LCpl Stone, I.Cpl RO . . . . W- 1511-Y Cole, Capt Houck, Cpl Kirkpatrick, Cpl McKe1ghan, Sgt I-CPI Pryor, Cpl Pottle, GySgt Edwards. MSSG-22 fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: , I Y W jamin, LCpl In, Capt Manis, GySgt Edmond. BACK , . P Ouflg' PH' Ren' W ' ' ROW . GySgtGa1-rert, SSgt Balcom, Cpl Black, LQPI Lynch. 1stLt Ilormg, Lgpl Cp1Frattarelli Sgt Brown LC ugh to Cpl S Cpl M1 il Ssgr M C9101 0159 1 S - Jr A. - Q M A l MAINT. PLATOON . -----P i fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: Cpl Strurn, Cpl Kimmerly, Cpl Molino, LCpl Blaidsell, LCpl Reach Cpl Sikeg, Cpl Roacha, LCpl Lawless. MIDDLE ROW: Sgt Roberts, Cpl Banning, LQP1 Manning, Cpl McDonald, LCpl Smith, LCpl Guillory, Cpl Walling, Sgt Hood, LCpl Beegle, Sgt Benningeri Ssgt McGann. BACK ROW: CWO2 Gribben, Cpl Xuereb, LCpl Hoh, Cpl Smith, Sgt Hinchcliffe, Cpl Olive, Cpl Morin, Cpl Toney, Cpl Ballard, LCpl Day, LCpl LaForge, LCpl Zapata, Sgt Hollar, GySgt Thomas. SHORE 5 PARTY h C l Hamelton LCpl Wright Cpl Phillips, fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: Cpl Bell, LCpl Cunning am, p , , LCpl Barnard, LCpl Englert. MIDDLE ROW: Cpl Walker, LCpl Barker, Cpl Hampton, LCpl Clifton LCpl Forbin, Cpl Derrico. BACK ROW: 1stLt Neff, Cpl Smith, LCpl Vasiliou, Cpl Brown, LCpl Kady Cpl Lawrence, Cpl McKenzie, Sgt Tant. SUPPLY LCpl Henry, Sgt Alvarodo, LCpl McLearen, PFC Lakey, Cp 3 7 I C 1 Peltzer, SSgt Birmingham. fPhoto not available to Offil, LCpl Taylor, LCpl Davis, Cpl Vielle, p 1 Shanks 1stLt Stewart Sgt Franklin, Sgt meet production deadliney a 5 7 5 I 1 1 1 5 i f . ff if ii fi 51 if fi 54 WI i f iff Ar' iii i 3 W f ENGR PLATOQ fLeft to rxhtj FRONT ROW: Sgt Tuthill, Sgt Parrish, Cpl Wright, Sgt Brooks, Cpl R AA Mershon, LCpl Snodgrass, SSgt Garfield. MIDDLE ROW: SSgt Turner, Cpl Sikes, LCpl Q 'ff g Belkowski, LCp1 Lampert, BACK ROW: 1stLt Garver, Sgt Archer, LCpl Luster, Cpl R RA Towers, LCpl Shuler, LCp1 Dressler. COMM PLATOON E it in Y 2 I i i ..... an an an . 1 F i 1 L f ' , 5 Iicefg-Taught, FRONT ROW' CPI TUIUCF, Cpl Bass, Lffpl Hughes LCpl Ly0nS, I-CPlHe 'Q Crip. nagan, LCpl Perez, LCpl Banda, LCpl Pappaiardio MIDDLiE ROW: LCplGraves,I. 1 LC 'A . ' 1sff:tLaugI1iiii-T efgesi Iidlcp I She 0n, C' Mads-wick. CPI Cu1bfefh.Cp1Lawfwfe BACKMR 9 'I ' '- , ' . , mammmagmxiswmwwwaammawmwwm 'J f Left Aleja Coch Viers P , . MEDICAL PLATOON fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: Lt Weiner, HM1 Foster, HMC Baxter, HM1 Smoyer, Lt Alejandro. MIDDLE ROW: HM2 Harris, HN Hayes, HM2 Gavin, HM3 Horsey, HM3 Cochran, HM3 Lowery. BACK ROW: HM2 Cox, HM2 Brownlee, HM5 Bollich, HM3 Viers, HM2 Newton, DT3 Culbreth, HM3 Bretton. W w-ff'E MOTOR-T PLATOON fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: LCpl Mardula, Cpl Barber, Cpl Saldana, LCpl Billiot, LCpl Guach, LCpl Sanders, LCpl Holcomb, LCpl Berkeley. MIDDLE ROW: Cpl Dawkins, LCpl Taylor, Cpl Wolfe, Cpl Fornier, LCpl Dennies, LCpl Klein, LCpl Keller, Cpl Little. BACK ROW: 1stLt Dallman, Sgt Stephens, Cpl Kirby, Cpl Michel, LCpljohnson, Cpl Roelandts, Sgt Dadis, LCpl Brenegan, LCpl Hebert, LCpl Cook, GySgt Foxwell. CH RLIE COMPA ,al pix pil All-.. C W its an , ...y- H wg Jw ,,,, .F 1- ' vi S V, L F ,, Ay , L L Q., x 'V -Q ' 1 e .lf PLATooN, I , 1-5 L V L ,.....- ...Y , fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: LCPL Archuleta, CPL Blomenkamp, CAPT Ryman, LCPL Harding, PFC Skeen, PVT Gilbert, MIDDLE ROW: CPL Mitchell, CPL Ranson, CPL Aleuedo, STG Kozel, CPL O'Brien, LCPL Dunaway, BACK ROW: ISTLT Turner, CPL W ar U. Carter, HM3 Neal, GYSGT Wurdinger. NOT PICTURED: 1ST STG Colon. 4 1 s PLATOON l 5 l L IL, 5 if L L 1 L v L P Cranford Perf z,ff L Peffakos, CPL D'Acessandro, LCPL Dudas, LCPL Funk, LCPL we Foster LEPL Dje. eff, MIDDLE ROW: 1sT LT Fone, STG CASH, CPL Marsel, LCPL MW, CPL Pzread SSZVFFL CLPL Velarde, LCPL Mana, LCPL Hanvey, LCPL Comme, LCPLCPLGW' CP Y' Ut Cf, BACK ROW: STG Thompson, CPL Burk, LCPL Harden, P L . . Eller, PVT McGrew, CPL Stallllngs, LCPL Hahn, Chl-I Fmlcy. LCPL Lackey L iznd PLATooN i. igw,,,g fLeft to right, FRONT ROW: CPL Byers, LCPL Lee, LCPL Williams, LCPL Gilbert, LCPL Burger LCPL Schippan, LCPL Nuckolls, LCPL Reynolds, LCPL Agliano, LCPL Lau, LCPL Sinclair, MIDDLE,ROW- LCPL Crofts, LCPL Sayles, CPL Gorson, PFC Calfee, LCPL Twiss, LCPL Streeter, LCPL Cullins LCPL Lafleche, LCPL McNamara, HN Smith, SSGT Fishel, BACK ROW: ZND LT McDaniel, STG Ingram CPL Lowthert, CPL Sorensen, CPL Swicegood, LCPL Geil, LCPL Stoskoff, LCPL Manasco, LCPL jankowski LCPL Riemk, LCPL Warren, STG Myles ' 3rd Platoon CPL Amaya, LCPL Girouard, LCPL Clements, CPL Scasteel, CPL Goodhue, LCPL Trouche, LCPL Forbes, HM5 Stracher, LCPL Warren, STG Calle, SSGT Britt, ZND LT Hubbard, LCPL Kurzhals, LCPL Benware, LCPL War- ren, M. Y., LCPL O'Shaughnessy, CPL Newberry, LCPL Lomarda, LCPL Miller, LCPL Swimm, LCPL Tannuzzelli, SSGT Burlingame, SGT Brenner, CPL Stephens, LCPL Toerner, LCPL Tyree, PFC jones, LCPL Premo, LCPL Ogardo, HMS Drum, CPL Ellis, LCPL Mars, LCPL jenkins. fPhoto not available for submission deadlinej WEAPON PLATOON fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: SGT Clay, CPL Thurman, PFC Payne, LCPL Drummond, PFC Fields, LCPL Hum- phrey, CPL Dawkins, LCPL Lingo, LCPL Coupal, LCPL Loucks, LCPL Noel, LCPL Blevins, LCPL Iacovou, MID- DLE ROW: ISTLT Goodrum, STG Cupp, LCPL Kirkland, LCPL Lewey, LCPL Semrick, CPL Hernandez, LCPL Mal- lory, LCPL Small, LCPL jones, LCPL Heyn, LCPL Horan, LCPL Mahnke, CPL Hagemeister, PVT Rainey, GYSGT McBride, BACK ROW: SSGT Bladens, SGT Hannum, CPL Chance, LCPL Ekman, LCPL Stewart, CPL Parker, CPL Carter, LCPL Hedges, CPL Hauge, HM5 Bates, LCPL Bollxnan, PFC Cutter, LCPL Law FORCE RECON QLeft to fight, FRONT ROW: ssTG Oakes, CPL Beandt, SSGT P QAPT Hagalson, CPL Buffa, SGT Stevens, STG Stengrim, BACK lor' SSGT TOWN, CPL Santzmicllo, SGT Vnsquenv, HM2 Lafayeffev CPL Lytel, CPL Rawls P P ROW LCPL HO BATTERY PLATOON fLeft to rightj GySgt Tesson, 1stLt Sayer, Capt Watson, 1stSgt jerni- gan. -3 a 4 GUN 1 1 Left to rightj FRONT ROW: LCpl Tuicller, LCpl Cnughlin, Cpl Schaef- fer, LCpl Tarbox. BACK ROW: LCp1 Kenne- Q, LCpl Rodrlguez, Cpl Spandle. GUN 2 QLeft to right! FRONT RCW: Cpl McMillion, Cpl Getter, LCp1 Tyree, LCpl james, LCp1 Berggren. BACK ROW: LCp1 Heath, LCpl Gregory, LCp1 Grib- nau, LCp1 Brayman, LCp1'Iackson. GUN 3 -.ff lglgefr I0 fighfy FRONT ROW: LCpl Ikey, LCp1 Davidson, CP1jRi1eY ammn' BACK ROW: Sgt Frye, Lfflpl Marano, LCpl Corson, C121 moby Mintz, Cpl Montanez. 6 B GUN 4 fLeft to rightj FRONT ROW: Cpl Benavidez, Cpl Teegardin, Cpl Man. cha, Cpl Lewis. BACK ROW: PFC Bridwell, LCpl Brada, LCpl Swider, 1 LCpl Floyd, LCpl Bergey. v 4 2 3 l e l l l SUPPORT PLATOON S t Tuthill C l Mershow LCpl Dressler Sgt Brooks LCpl Belkowski, Cpl Sikes, g g 9 P 1 1 1 3 LCpl Luster, PFC Preston, LCpl Shuler, 1stLt Garver, SSgt Turner, Cpl Wright, 1 LCpl Snodgrass, LCpl Larnpert, LCpl Dressler, LCpl Anderson, Cpl Ruiz, LCpl Taggett, Cpl Wright, LCpl Horne, LCpl Froeschle, SSgt Drew, 1stLt McIntyre, Cpl Varner, S t Davis, LC 1 Crossby, HM3 Carpanter, LCpljones, Cpl Rohnett, LCpl 8 P Puppas, Cpl Reinhart, LCpl Harnmons, Sgt Warren, PFC Lashley, Cpl Maralit, LCpl Flanagan, Sgt Damron, Cpl Young, SSgt Garfield. fPhoto not available at time of production deadline, J , , ,M s X Y Xxx X s Sw X X H+ Xi mi swwm ww mx Awami N MN ,- . x .NX . My affix uv 1 f - 1 ff4.,.46,fY' ,, f WM Q-ffif ff 7 f ls , sm X f ff' ff 5 , Vwk 4,77 c 7 'MW he 4 4, , , Q v x F if L X, P ,www A '1 it 1 X gn .Ir Q v 'V - f 'v I gf , V. , ' 'Q ' , skim x fur if , W, Q ,. Q , S s ,-r if-. 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Fathers, Sons, Daughters, Nephews, Neighbors - whoever it was, it was a special chance to give someone the chance to experience the Navy first hand - to live it. We had plenty for the Tigers to do, whether it was tours, static displays, pizza and make-your-own ice cream sundaes, or bingo, we had fun making a special day even more special for our guests. ft - ,W ,M 3-if f , ,W . 1 ' f- i ws 170 'Ms-X 'Sk' f , , A,,..,,.,--'-- Q. i t ...- ..- 4, 3 3 it s 1 , f sw: -Q 25513 'ls 5 if . fkrf 'F' . -? L 1. if -H-',,.1,.. ..N,, ' , .,.,, Hg, Y' ' . ri , 6 t f. we kv rw- . f FEBRUARY, 1 994 February 5, 1994 was the Navy's day for USS SHREVEPORT. It was OUR day. Af- ter 6 months of spectacular weather, we arrived in our homeport of Norfolk, Vir- ginia on a cold and rainy day. For some reason, despite the cold, wet weather, the crew was out to man the rail, with every- one straining to catch that first glimpse of someone special waiting on the pier. On the pier, the band was playing, and banners displayed who was waiting for whom. Some of us didn't have anyone spe- cific waiting on the pier, but we were out there looking just the same. Once the ship was safely moored, the brow was opened, and wives, girlfriends, brothers, sisters, and friends streamed aboard USS SHREVEPORT to see their sailor. The weather didn't dampen any- one's spirits, and the emotion generated that day provided a warmth that no cold rain could penetrate. . a. , ,tgq 4 Q '1Il?. 335455 iii? l l fi .-4 I I 'J' , W 4 f., X , f , 4 ,r 4 . S , ., ,W- W 4 , 4, . R .Hifi X ,. ,.,. i. r 1 if vs? 3 M hal ww .,m--- f.-A., .7-M..-aww ' K , fx, Faqq 'f f.f,1na sa r'z'kXmX'l I v--4-1.---. M! 'QTY '- nv env--..,- '-KQV'-N 'A :QE su I fa - L 'f'q 'xq1s ? L ,W ' A ' '-M X ' va QW! - . ,vQ. w,VQ, b X-gt gkavgitxr Q F 3 A , D LX. V a-A V v A -V Tr Rmb, ,E 'iq .Q , -M 5 4' 1, adn- - - X '. 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First of all, a great debt is owed to LT Kurt Hummeldorf, who worked long and hard to assemble the crew's portrait pages, which is one of the most time-consuming and least glamorous aspects of any book. Without his help, it would not have come together. I must also thank EM2 Chapman of LCU-1650, PN2 Crosby of Admin and AN Smith of Air for their editorial assistance. Thanks are also due to MM5 Vocke of M division, SSGT Tripp of 22 MEU, AN Chavez and AN Smith of Air Dept., RMCfSWj Tennyson, SMSN Gillespie and ET2 McDaniels of Operations Dept, HM2 Dahl of Medical, and particularly LCDR Bergren of VC-6 and QM1 Hintzke of Seal Team 8 for photographic assistance. Thanks are also due to ILT Young and GYSGT Marriot of 22 MEU for pro- viding the information and photos needed for the USMC portions of the book. BM3 McLean of 1ST division, DC3 Guerra of R division, and SH5 Hanke of S-5 must also be recognized for their contributions, both from an editorial and a material standpoint. From a business standpoint, ENS Guttentag and FE2 Evans have handled all sales and ordering, saving me for more artistic endeavors, and of course many thanks to Mr. Tom Crockett of,Iosten's for his assistance and cooperation both before and after the deploy- ment - fair winds and following seas, Tom. Oh, by the way, thanks to RMCfSWj Tennyson for the accordion file and to OS3 Geller for not complaining when I trashed his space out night after night. If I failed to mention anyone else who helped out in any way, I'm sorry - don't think that anything you provided was trivial. Every photo is as important as any other and a failing memory on the part of the editor is the reason your name is not on this page. MARK s. MALINOWSKI jocmqsxvy USN EDITOR I i i i E S I i 5 5 I Q 3 I 5 S 4 I E z E 9 A 5-W ,F 'gf' :Lx eb 1 J '. .ff 5 ' ei: U ': , , A x -' 'H lr' , J. , 'midi -4 1, X7 ff? ' - if :iff NY if 'II X xg in f'2i,.s 'Q K Q I J -'uh . 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