Sterett (CG 31) - Naval Cruise Book

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C OMMA NO MAS TER CHlEE Mhlliam 1 Daf7ltf6 ,A QA,,. g . 4 . n My . 3 ' J . N 31' .f I , 9 H , Q xx -I3 z Ae. s my-1 - M A ' ' V , 1- ,-- 5 T'-2 -'i '4 X X x I ' .u- Master Chief Petty Officer William l. Oahllfe, USN was born in Sanpoint, ldaho on 1 January 1938 and enlisted in Portland Oregon on 6 July 1956. After recruit training and Hospital Corpsman 'A' School in San Diego, Calif, he was assigned to Na val Hospital, San Diego. Eollo wing a tour with the US. Marines in El Toro, CA., he did a variety of tours throughout his career including: Yolrosulfa lapan, Butte Montana, Barking Sands Ha wail, Subic Bay RP Treasure lsland and Oakland CA., Port Hueneme CA., and Naval Hospital Guam where he earned the highest civilian award presented by the Governor of Guam, the Ancient Order of the Chamorri. His sea service included three tours aboard the USS HANCOCK fCV19j with various Navy air squadron units, where he was advanced rating and into the Command Master Chief Program with assigfrrnent lit the tl,R',S' ,wil lvl I l wtf it 1 He is an Enlisted Surface Warfare S ' l' t K . to the rank of Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Following his tour in Cu im lMt'ft'f ite-' thitfm .'eriwflf'et W P 'ttvdd f 'tt peclals whose awards iiirxliirlr' llu' Navy t,'ofnirn'iuf.itefn A'7z'tl.fi, New At'fFffWf f ' Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Cent! tfemlin-t Mt'rl.il itflli ,n1,e.t' EV'ttffNf1ttf ltctensf' lltwi Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal, ll1irnamt.iri,m .'+'r'rvn1' fl4rwl.il ltl'N All-etwftwv. tm thttftlfltfwfff ifietnam Civic Action Ribbon fGold Eramej, and Vietnam t,'airip.nygii Merlot lle lurhlm ,nf AL.-.ot tml l'w, f'f' t1'nwiess A asalle Extension University, Chicago, lllinois, Master Chief Oahllre and his wife, Lila, have three ixlulrlren Noel, Mmm, ,nut ,Htnfn 4 r i

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fsssv- f as a155Q1gEiSs-Ts: Kite: .. , X. X5c,,.X :NYSE views w Ss f s iii:-. NN x YN XX began New Year '87 inport Subic Bay, RP finishing a holiday upkeep period, followed by a short Efisit tofH0ng Kong during the hrst week of 1987. S EERE ll returned to Subic Ba y on IO January to begin final preparations for the upcoming deployment to Hawaii. f'Dering the transit to Pearl Hrbor, Hawaii, STERETT embarked Commander, Destroyer Squadron Seventeen fer three days during which time he observed the training exercise BUSY OBSERVEP. Upon arrival in Pearl Harbor on 28 February STEl?ETT's crew began completing various training exercises including Search and Rescue KSAIO, hre hghting and General Damage Control for the entire crew. Additionally, numerous inspections were conducted and the Combat Systems Sea Oualifications lest was successfully completed. STERE TT departed Pearl Harbor on 15 March to return to Subic Bay. Prior to pulling into port 31 March, the ship participated in a Naval Gunfire Support Exercise at fabones Range on 30 March. Atter arrival preparations began for the Immediate Superior in Command tlSlCi Engineering lnspectron which was conducted from 6-8 April. This was followed by the Command inspection on 15 April. After a brief upkeep period S TERE TT was underway again for operations with Battle Group At lA in the South China Sea followed by a port visit to Hong Kong in Subic Bay, then began the transit to Australia. The first stop was Sydney for four days followed by four days in Melbourne. While in Australian waters STERETT conducted extensive naval exercises with the Royal Australian Na vy. Leaving Melbourne on 15 lune the ship participated in operations with Battle Group Al lA in and around the Philippine Sea until 4 July when S TERE Tl returned to her home port for three days, this was followed by a brief four day underway period prior to beginning Selected Repair Availabrlit y live, Upon completion of SRA-5 in October S EERE TT began a series of brief underway periods rn preparation for her upcoming deployment. During this period S TE RE TT crewmembers hosted Admiral tewin, Commander, US. Naval Forces, Philippines, along with many of the crew's families during the dependents cruise. Included in the hnal preparations for deployment were the Combat Systems Readiness fest and a missile firing exercise, both of which were completed successfully. On 8 November STERETT began her deployment to the Middle East. transiting through the Straits of Malacca into the Indian Ocean TERETT operated with Battle Group AtEA from IO November through the end. of the year. During the Christmas holidays S TERE lf spent tour days in Muscat Oman Senator Edward t Kennedy of Massachusetts visited the ofhcers and men of S TE RE lf relaying greetings from President Reagan and commenting on the superb job the U.S. Navy is doing in the Persian Gulf area. Crew members