Sierra (AD 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I 1 I i l 'Q-J Y nl ul E Special Events Sierra Special Events Sierra Celebrates 48th year Super Bowl Sierra Style Battle E MLKlBlack History Italian President Helping Hands Volunteers Awards and Advancements Sierra artwork l29 l30-l3l l32-I33 I34 l35 l36-I37 l38-l39 I40-l4l l42 i l 1 i l r l l NapleslPompeiilGaeta Rome Izmir, Turkey MonacolCannes Benidorm, Spain Seville, Spain Medicallbental Department Christmas in Palma Sierra Candids Gas Turbine Change Outs W4-N5 N6-N1 IM ll!!-H0 Ill H2 ll3-I ll ll?-l2I l22-IIS l26-IZ! l 1 I l 3 1 1 I 5 H3 'l Turnover Med Statistics I44 Homeward Bound Homeward Bound M5 Casino Night Ml-H7 Super Bingo Ml Steel Beach H9 Khaki Mess Cooks ISO-ISI Sierra Fashions ISI-IS! New Fathers IN Homecoming Day ISS-ll! Crulsebook Stull' lil

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Table of Contents Sierra Commanding Officer-'Q glgn ffl f 4-5 Executive Officer at as 1 f 7 6 Command Master Chief- 7 ' 7 Chaplains g g S 8 Support GrouplOmbudsmen 9 Departure from Charleston g l0-l 3 America's Team g S I4- l 6 Operations Department l7-25 All Hands Working Party 26-28 l59PF'Y ra . n n 8 ' -90 9 I -94 Sdfeiy ff ff . ' 95 9 1'k,gQi, fV,a' X ,a, If 9 p PO-Ytivlslits 97 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 98-99 .J Athens, Greece I 00. l 0 l 6Sofuda Bay-Hania, Greece I02-I03 N I 1 5 1 I 1 u T i 1 3 E -1,-.,-.. 7.,, V., ,. ,, , Repair Department Deck Department Sierra Sports Special Teams Engineering Department Underway Replenishment Flight Quarters! 29-50 Sl-58 59-6I 62-64 65-76 77-78 79-80

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-, 'SET Q ,- ,- a....r Q- ,- M f-.121 11'-315. 5-0 '-. N N v'-:Er B, 'T-ag --0 Q sqvp v-,Q .r . Q Q, ' T, 54. ... vw 'Nb' 4-Q Q 1, Q 1.1.5. Gb -vs 4 0 ' Q ' its ':4'Z Xf0?l-221' '- Captain Robert A. Kamrath Commanding Cfficer USS Sierra CAD 18, CAPT Robert A. Kamrath graduated from the University ofWisconsin in 1966 with a Bachelor ot Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He concurrently received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Following submarine school, CAPT Kamrath served tours ofduty on USS Carbonero CSS 3373 as Assistant Engineer, Communications Officer and Engineer and on USS Bczrbe! CSS 5805 as Weapons Officer. Following his initial sea tours, he attended the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. and received a Master of Science degree in Com- munications in April 1973. s Returning to sea duty on USS Tang CSS 5631, CAPT Kamrath served as Operations Officer, Navi- gator and Executive Officer. After a tour Assis- tant Operations Officer onthe staff of Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, he attended the Submarine Prospective Commanding Officer course. CAPT Kamrath assumed command of USS Blueback CSS 58131 in June 1977. During his tour, the sub made a deployment to the Western Pacific and an Unitas deployment to six South American countries. In 1979 he returned to the Pacific Sub- marine Commanders staff and served for three years as the Force Operations Officer. From August 1982 to June 1983, CAPT Kamrath attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. In June 1983, CAPT Kamrath reported to the staff ofthe ChiefofNaval Operations for two successive tours. In his first tour, he served on the Chief of Naval Operations executive staff, initially as the is QT . T.. 1 V -1 ,gt A!- 0 -ai .----ul Assistant for l.ong'i'ange Resotiiees and subse- quently as the Deputy Director. ln October' 1985. he reported to the Space. C'oinniantl and Control Directorate and served first as branch head and then as Deputy Director ofthe Planning and l'rogi'ain-- ming Division. Following attendencc at the l'rospectix'e Shore Commander's eonrse. C'Al l' Kamratlr assumed commandofNavalCknnmnnictionsStationStock- ton in .luly 1988. lfollowing completion ofliis shore command tour in August 19911. he attended the Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness and the Surface Prospective C 'omnianding C lffieereourses. CAPT Kamrath assumed conunand of the l'S.S' Sierra on March 17. 1991. CAPT Kamrath'sperstinaI avtartls int'lutle the l.e- glfm of Merit with Clold Stars for the second and third awards, the lVleritoriont SC-tetttty Mt-tial, the NUVYcl9l11Incntlation Medal, and the Navy Acltieve- ment Medal with Gold Stat to, my et-tiontl award. W yr Y ' 'I f ..' CAI l Kannatlr is matitetl to the Iorint-i' Donna Williams of'l'rat'y. Valif. 'lilies hate tm' clnldren: MICIHICI, lraci, Dana. Anna .mtl kata