Yorktown (CG 48) - Naval Cruise Book

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Heritage, Mission And History USS YORKTOWN QCG 481, named after the decisive battle of our revolutionary war, is the fifth ship to be so named. The first YORKTOWN, a sloop-of-war commissioned in 1840, made several cruises off the coast of Western Africa in support of efforts to curtail the slave trade. The second YORKTOWN was a steel-hulled from the keel up to utilize every capability of the aWSS0me Aegis Combat System' Yonkrown can operate in all environments, take on the bGSl any enemy can muster, and win! The Aegis Combat System takes its name frOm the emblematic breastplate worn by Zeus and Athena in Greek mythology. lt represents POWER intelligence, and strategy. The Aegis system epitomizes the symbolism of its name, embodying America's finest technology, extraordinary sophistication, and high maintainability. YORKTOWN is a true force multipliern. Standing alone, she is the finest anti-air warfare platform in the world. ln company with other U.S.and NATO warships, YORKTOJVN gunboat commissioned in ,,5,2'2 3'2N:xQX dramati- V x 1889. She became a part Oi!! TXQXX sally of naval history in 1892 XX. by conducting the first ffl successful test of a X telescopic gunsight, j J uh thus ushering in the age of modern naval gunnery. The third YORKTOWN CCV 51 was commissioned in QI, ,Axe ree 'htthtt ' Te A 1937 and fought gallantly throughout the early part of the 'XX 1, .Q Pacific campaign l Q ill' A A . during World war ii. xx 1 ltmmm o ,y She was sunk in fierce XR ff combat at the Battle 4 , - ,I increases f' xxx MQ li XXX UQ ft-J 1 X lj r ri Ars '15 li 11 . 1,9 If Ill ll .4 A, 'i' l ., , if ri ro 4 gl' N ' f Xx jff XXX ,ff xxbxbxx fxfzcff F I t h e 1 r of Midway in 1942. The fourth YORKTOWN QCV 101 was commissioned in 1943 and saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater from 1943 to 1945. A stalwart of the U.S. aircraft carrier inventory for over twenty-five years, she was decommissioned in 1970 after completing several cruises in support of warfighting efforts in Vietnam. Today's YORKTOWN represents the finest example of the United States Navy warfighting potential at sea, built ,x If , USS YORKTOWN combined effectiveness as a result of a superb command and control capability and the accuracy of the big picture which YORKTOWN systems can synergize. Commissioned July 4, 1984, at Yorktown, Virginia, YORKTOWN prooooded immediately to work up for a major series of shook trials. Following these highly successful trials, the Commander in Chief, U,S, Atlantic Fleet stated. USS YORKTOWN, by the dedicated efforts of her crew, established a new benchmark of excellence in the preparation and conduct of these trials and demonstrated clearly the capability to endure and fight in a severe shock environment. Since comm issioning, YORKTOWN has completed four highly successful Mediterranean deployments. The first, from August 1985 to April 1986, involved most notably the dramatic Achille Lauro hijacker intercept, two Black Sea excursions, and three operations off the Libyan coast. During the second deployment from September 1987 to March 1988, YORKTOWN participated in numerous U.S. and NATO exercises, as well as multi- national exercises with Morocco, France, West Germany, Tunisia, and Turkey. It was on this Mediterranean deployment that YORKTOWN gained world- wide publicity for operations conducted in the Black Sea. While exercising the right of innocent passage through Soviet claimed territorial waters, a Soviet warship intentionally collided with YORKTOWN in what some observers have called the last incident of the Cold War. YORKTOWN served as a stabilizing force during her third and fourth Mediterranean deployments, while the world watched in wonder at the end of the Cold War and the tremendous coalition victory in Desert Storm. During the latter of these two deployments, YORKTOWN participated in the first U.S. military exercises with the Romanian and Bulgarian navies, and played a key role in Operation Provide Comfort, which provided humanitarian relief and security for the Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq. ln the summer of 1992, YORKTOWN participated in BALTOPS 92, a multi-national naval exercise conducted in and around the Baltic Sea. During this cruise, YORKTOWN made a lllghly 5CClailT1ed port visit to Severomorsk, Russia, becoming the first U.S. ship to visit that port since the end of World War II, YORKTO Flagship for Commander Ti s Group 4.1, and Task Groll eil, Warfare Commander duliinlr Counter-Drug Operations in thi! Caribbean in Mayxjuly lgge Sophisticated air surveillani systems and state of the . ar communications equipment were key to YORKTOWNS significant role in stemming the flow of illicit drugs into the United States during this period, ln August 1993 YORKTOWN transited to thg North Atlantic to take partir, Exercise Solid Stance, military exercise consisting of forces from the United States and eight European nations, This exercise, which gathered important data on modern naval warfare in a littoral environment, was one of the Hrst major testing grounds forthe Navy's . . . From the Seal vision for the future. YORKTOWNS operations through the end of 1993 included an October-November excursion to the Caribbean to support the United Nations embargo of Haiti. While on station, YORKTOWN served as Flagship for Commander Joint Task Group 120.1, conducting over thirty queries and five boardings of Haiti-bound merchant vessels. YORKTOWN received the Atlantic Fleet's Top Gun award for outstanding naval gunfire support CNGFSQ in 1987 and was the first ship ever to scored perfect 100'X, in all five required Naval Gunfire Support exercises in February, 1989, at Vieflllesi Puerto Rico. ln 199lr YORKTOWN was awarded the coveted Old Crow's award f0f Electronic Warfare excellence. lr 1992, YORKTOWN Wit honored with the Maflolle Sterrett Battleship Fund Wald WN Served a H joint for superb, Sustained Combal readiness, YORKTOWN hs, also been awarded tW0 lxlal . a Unit Commendati0r1S and Meritorious Unit C0mmendafliJlile and is a three-time winners? coveted Battle Efficierlfly ' 1, i 1 l I l I l I I r l I 1 1 l l r

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Captain Dav id R Ellison United States Navy Captain Ellison was born May 30 1947 in Ouincy Massachusetts Upon graduation from high school he enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officer Candidate program while attending the College of Engineering at Boston University After one year at Boston University he was appointed to the Naval Academy and graduated in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission as Ensign in the LI S Navy Captain Ellison s first tour of duty was as Communications Officer in LISS RICHARD L PAGE IFFG 51 I February 1972 he assumed duties as Weapons officer in LISCGC SHERMAN CWHEC 7201 as part of the Navy!Coast Guard exchange officer program From August 1974 to August 1976 he taught Seamanship and was an Assistant Professor of Leadership and Management at the CI S Naval Academy. During this same period he earned a Master of Science degree at George Washington University From Annapolis, Captain Ellison attended the Surface Warfare Department Head Course in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1977, he was assigned as Chief Engineer in USS COCHRANE QDDG 211. Following his two year tour in COCHRANE, he relieved as Combat Systems Officer in USS VIRGINIA QCGN 381. In 1981 he was selected for the Navy's Doctoral Study Program and went on to earn his PH.D in Business Administration, specializing in Manpower, Personnel and Training Analysis at the Pennsylvania State Umvefsify. He reported as Executive officer in USS VOGE QFF 1047 ' March 1984 LI ' P In - POD completion of his Executive Officer tour in November 1985 Captain Ellison was assigned to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as a Manpower Personnel Training analyst in the Resource Appraisal Branch COP 811 In June 1987 he was transferred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management and Personnel where he served as Senior Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary Clpon completion of the Senior Officials in National Security Program at the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard university in May 1989 Captain Ellison was assigned to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel COP OOK1 and to the Office of the Navy Inspector General prior to assuming command of the USS KIDD QDDG 9931 in July 1990 After commanding KIDD during her Operation Desert Sh1eld!Desert Storm deployment he was relieved in April 1992 to assume duties as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans on the staff of Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group EIGHT Captain Ellison's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star CCombat V 1, T119 Meritorious Service Medal fGold Star In lieu of third award1, the NHVY Commendation Medal, the NHVY Achievement Medal and the C0351 Guard Achievement Medal as Wellas several service awards, including authorization to wear the Combat Action Ribbon. Captain Ellison is married t0 the former Leslie Hazel Di Gravio of Weymouth, Massachusetts. TheY have three children, Christian, Kyle and Karl' i I I 1 I I I 1 I J I I I I 1 I I i 1 5 I s i I I