Trippe (FF 1075) - Naval Cruise Book

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Typical examples in the life of a ship: 23 March 87 - Most of the crew were on their feet because the rolling made it difficult to sleep and chairs and waste cans moved of their own accord. Yesterday afternoon we did an underway refueling with USS KALAMAZOO and were taking water over the bow and salt spray the length of the ship. As we maneuvered at a separation of 120 feet, KALAMAZOO's H-46 cargo held was delivering mail, soda and stores to our flight deck and a working party was kept busy striking it below, our lamps held ducked in and out occasionally, too. Of course, all of this was going on during the normally scheduled supper hour. By the time it was over, nearly the entire crew was either cold and wet or hot and sweaty and all had eaten late. But the men are amazing individuals. There were no complaints, plenty of grins, the mail was in, and their afternoon's experiences merely added to their growing bag of sea stories. For this is the stuff of adventure. And it was adventures like these that continued day and night until on 30 June 1987, Homecoming, the Mediterranean deployment finally drew to a close. May this cruise book serve to remind us of the numerous hours of strenuous labor, the dozens of sleepless nights rocking about, the intensity of operations always close to danger's web, the months apart from family, all in the call of duty in service to our nation in order that peace may reign, that those at home are safe and able to live a life with happiness. We now hold a rich experience that nevegwilq be adgquately described by pictures or copy in a cruise book. You can be proud of your discipline and professionalism. lt is to e onore . FROM THE EDITOR: Many thanks to each of the divisional representatives who put this pictorial journal together: lst-SA Baldwin, 2nd-FC3 Sedlacek, 3rd-STGSN Lloyd, A - EN3 Bolyard, E-IC2 Jackson, M-MM1 Jordahl, B-BT2 Schroeder, R-HT2 Long, NX-PCSN Bohnenstengel, OC-RM2 Blankenship, OE-ET1 Dasilva, Ol-OS2 Gaines, Supply-SK2 Crytzer, and.Air-AW3 Fagan. My special thanks to PNC'Smith for his support and guidance, to FC3 Burleson for his hours oftaking and developing photos, and to NC1 Babcox for the individual photos and for the assistance when this project seemed endless. I could not have finished without them. ENS Ronald Roux EditorfCruisebook Officer There isno doubtlit is difficult forboth a man and his wife to have a child born to them while he's at sea. The following were family additions during this Med Deployment. Born to MM2 James and Mary Orr dn 31 M-ar 87: Born to BM3 Tyrone and Cassandra Smith, Tywana Smith on 8 Feb 87: Born to FC2 Charles and Marie Hart, Jennifer Marie Hart on 7 Mar 87: OS1 Larry and Charlene Clauser, Joesph Charles Clauser on 27 Apr 87: GMG2 Robb and Mary Scofield, Amissa Leah Scofield on 1 May 87: and born to OSSN Davis and Kerry Bryant, Allyson Nicole Bryant on 19 Jun 87.

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