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LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN

Surface
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December 1983
 PERSONAL FROM THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
(SURFACE WARFARE )

A revision to the surface warfare officer (SWO) career

pattern , which is discussed further in this issue, has been
approved by the Chief of Naval Operations. I have worked
closely over the past two years with the Chief of Naval
Personnel and the two Surface Force Type Commanders
to effect what we all believe is a meaningful change of
course . Our primary objective is to increase the technical
competence and professionalism of our mid -grade officers.
Additional up front technical training and repeat tours in
the same department should lead to increased experience
levels in our department heads . We feel confident that
this will improve fleet readiness and strengthen the tech
nical foundation of all surface warfare officers.
Why is this change necessary ? First, we are keeping
pace with the rapid advances of science and technology
in virtually every aspect of the Navy, and I see no slack
ening of the pace. Second, we constantly strive to im
prove fleet readiness with insistence on higher opera
tional availability of our ships and equipment . Third , we
want to improve our warfighting skills. Our laboratories and industries provide us the tools of
our trade, but it is our responsibility to maintain and operate them . Thus, the utilization of
our ships and weapons depends upon people. Our enlisted personnel are the brightest and
most promising group of people we've ever had . We have devoted considerable effort to
upgrade their training and we expect a lot from them in technical expertise. They need and ex
pect competent leadership . This new initiative is intended to strengthen the surface warfare
officers relationship with enlisted technicians and to provide a strong professional team of of
ficers and enlisted who can keep a ship operating to design standards and be able to fight
with unparalleled skill .
The message is clear. We must continue to sharpen our technical and professional skills.
The time spent as LTJG through LCDR should be viewed as that opportunity to gain con
fidence in one of the departmental disciplines; i.e. , engineering, combat systems, or opera
tions. We expect all surface warfare officers to understand shipboard engineering and to be
comfortable with propulsion plants. Similarly, we expect all officers to understand tactics and
weapons employment, and our training will offer the opportunity to achieve this. Depart
ment head assignments are vital to shipboard readiness and a portal through which all suc
cessful surface warfare officers must pass . We have structured the career path to strengthen
officers' performance at the department head level, particularly in the more technical aspects
of the job, whether it be in combat systems, engineering, or command , control and
communications . The standards are tough but the rewards of command at sea for a surface
warfare officer fully justify your efforts.

Athalie R. L. WALTERS
Vice Admiral , U.S. Navy
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
( Surface Warfare)
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Vice Admiral Robert L. Walters Nov/Dec 1983

Vol. 8 No. 6
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
( Surface Warfare )
CONTENTS

2 ADJUSTMENTS TO SWO CAREER PATH

MISSION : The mission of SURFACE WARFARE
Magazine is to further the objectives of the
7 " Q " AND " A'S" ON SWO CAREER ADJUSTMENTS
Chief of Naval Operations by disseminating in 9 CHANGE OF COMMAND AT THE CORNERSTONE
formation to the Surface Warfare community
which will increase professionalism , improve 11 OS GRADS NTDS READY
readiness and sustainability , augment reten
tion , and enhance a sense of common identity
and esprit .
12 TANGENT FLASH
U.S. - PHILIPPINE EXERCISES

14 EOSS- A COOKBOOK FOR STEAMING

16 USER- FRIENDLY — SNAP
18 3- M ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Military Editor 19 EOD
LT Michael S. Ruth
Editor BOMB SQUADS PLUS
Dolph M. Veatch
Associate Editors
20 FC'S ARE THE FUTURE!
Scot MacDonald 22 SURFPAC BATTLE " E'S "
Field Correspondent
JOC W.D. Christensen , Jr. 24 " WE HAVE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS"
Art Director
David F. Gage SIMA (NRMF PHILADELPHIA)
Assistant Editor 26 AMPHIB HIFR
Mary C. Lloyd
27 THE PLANK : TIGHTLY KNIT BROW
28 SURFACE SITREP
31 1983 INDEX

SURFACE WARFARE is published from appropri

ated funds by authority of the Chief of Naval
Operations in accordance with NPPR P -35 . Repro
duction of items in this publication is encouraged .
Controlled circulation . Postage paid at Washing
ton and additional mailing offices, Articles and
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WARFARE Magazine , OP -03AX , 1300 Wilson
Boulevard , Rm . 782 , Arlington , VA 22209. Phone
202 / 697-4821 or Autovon 227-4821 or 4828 .
BACK COVER : Sailors from USS Cushing (DD 985) form Battle " E " in recognition
of their winning the coveted award in behalf of DESRON SEVEN . From the
SUBSCRIPTIONS: Personal subscriptions to SUR front, left to right, are shown CDR Will C. Rogers , CO ; LCDR R. James Abbott ,
FACE WARFARE Magazine are available through : XO; LCDR Steven J. Busch , engineer officer; LCDR Thomas J. Gregory , ops of
Superintendent of Documents , U.S. Government ficer; and LCDR Joseph J. Natale, CSO . SURFPAC Battle " E" winners start on
Printing Office, Washington , D.C. 20402 page 22. Photo by PH3 Tod Powell .
FRONT COVER : Lights and a Christmas tree on the Navy's oldest commis
sioned ship, USS Constitution , remind us of the joy and peace of the holiday
season . Season's greetings to all members of the surface warfare family and a
special warm wish for all sailors on watch worldwide , separated from loved
ones during this holiday season . Photo by Jet Commercial Photos of Boston .
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Adjustments
to SWO Career
“ Surface Warfare Officers are professionals."
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This comment has been echoed and re-echoed by fleet battlegroup commanders, by other
warfare communities, and even by foreign navies. Today's Surface Warfare Officer has
most impressive credentials.
Any objective observer of the demanding progression of
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formal surface warfare training and qualification require
ments throughout a Surface Warfare Officer's career
cannot help but acknowledge the SWO as a most
capable naval officer. The competence of each and every
SWO has been certified by satisfactory completion of stiff
courses, demanding at- sea tours and associated watchstation
qualification and screening boards. Mid-grade SWO's have
gained a reputation for both knowledge and professionalism
across all warfare areas . Their skills have been honed and ex
panded in various billets in many ship types. Such profes
sionalism is an indispensable asset to the Navy , as well as a
source of pride for the individual SWO and the Surface War
fare Community .
The Surface Warfare Community cannot rest on this repu
tation if it is to meet the demands of sophisticated warfare
and tactics using complex combat systems. The development
and qualification of future SWOs must acknowledge the
need to adjust to the rapidly changing technological age . As a
community , Surface Warfare cannot afford to "wait and see"
or react after-the-fact . The SWO must be right in step with
the state-of-the-art equipment being employed . Aegis
Tomahawk - laser - guided weapons - rapid , secure com
munications - electronic warfare and deception -gas turbine
propulsion -SM-2 missiles - satellites. The wide variety and
constantly accelerating pace of technological advances in the
Navy will tax the warfighting capabilities of the Surface
Warfare Officer as they have never been taxed before . They
must understand - and direct - the operation , maintenance
and effective employment of these systems.
The key ingredient to success in fighting at sea is the
proper management of our resources through knowledge and
experience. Formal schooling can provide the background
knowledge for the Surface Warfare Officer and today's pro
gression of training is being adjusted to meet the future
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demands. Unfortunately, the complementary experience has
not kept pace. The level of experience in today's mid -grade
SWO's is making it difficult for them to meet the require
ments for competence in the major surface warfare areas
combat systems, engineering, operations / tactics . FACT - a
more experienced SWO at the critical department head level
will increase readiness both operational and material and
thus, a stronger and more potent warfighting capability.
Only 41 % of today's engineer department heads have had a
previous tour in engineering as a division officer. There is a
similar experience deficiency in both combat systems (48 %
have had a previous tour) and operations ( 39 % with prior
experience) . To correct this deficiency in experience levels,
the Surface Warfare Community has implemented modest ,
evolutionary, yet important, changes in the career pattern,
focused primarily on the gaining of experience and the utili
zation of this experience by the mid-grade SWO . The result
will be more qualified department heads, thus allowing COs
and XOs to concentrate on leading and fighting their ship.
The bottom line : increase fleet readiness.
The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare),
VADM Robert L. Walters, points out : " Our officers are now
doing expert work in bringing our great new ships with their
complex systems into the fleet . I am concerned , however,
that our present career continuum and training may not be
doing all it can to make their management of this technology
as efficient and easy as it can be , nor is it adequately prepar
ing them for the future . We're certainly not going to change
the direction we're going in a big way . Mostly , I think, we
need to leave mid-grade SWOs in a technical discipline ,
where they have prior experience, a good bit longer . That
will make a profound professional difference I think, simply
because as experience and knowledge deepen so do com
petence and efficiency increase in the billet . And I believe our
officers personally will find a professionally more satisfying
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life, richer in accomplishment as their experience and grasp
of their duties grow . Finally, our petty officer community
needs technically competent leadership from the surface war
fare officer corps . Let's be candid . We leaders in the com
munity, from JO to admiral, have got to face the need for
expertise in this present hi-tech Navy, and get set-up to meet
the future .
“ At the same time, of course, we will be adjusting profes
sional training a bit . Our objective there is the same as it is
now . To make certain our officers are professionally trained
for the duty to which they've been ordered, whether it's an
MPA of an LST, OPs in a CG 47 or CO of a battlewagon .
“ These modifications in the career continuum and profes
sional training will be introduced through the next three or
four years. And let me make one point as emphatically as I
can. Although these changes are designed to increase the
expertise and experience of middle-grade Surface Warfare
Officers in one of the three major disciplines of surface war
fare (combat systems; engineering; operations) , we will con
tinue the Surface Warfare Officers' career development and
training in all warfare areas no matter what discipline they
are serving in . This broad ranging career development is
necessary to prepare all SWO's to fulfill their role in the battle
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group staffs as well as to afford the individual officer a full
opportunity to qualify and compete for promotion and com
mand at-sea . We are not turning back the clock . We know
that winning at-sea will always require capable mariners and
tacticians. The Surface Warfare Community will continue to
provide the Navy with such officers, and these career
changes will enable us to do that. "
Principal Objectives
The principal objectives to be achieved by the implementa
tion of the career modification, and which will all contribute
to increased readiness and warfighting capability, include:
(1) Developing a broader experience base of junior Sur
face Warfare Officers from which the key mid-grade depart
ment heads will be selected .
This objective also includes more dedicated training prior
to assignment to each afloat billet .
(2) Matching in a better manner the experience level and
personal qualities of the Surface Warfare Officers to the re
quirements of a specific billet .
(3) Continuing the one surface navy concept by rotating
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Surface Warfare Officers among all ship types .
(4) Intensifying the professional development and expan
sion of each Surface Warfare Officer through a continuity of
assignments.
(5) Providing more detailed management expertise to each
ship at the department head level, thereby permitting COs
and XOs to concentrate on command management, leader
ship and tactics .
(6) Balancing the distribution of high quality and seasoned
Surface Warfare Officers throughout all departments and
ship types.

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POST CO POST CO
SEA SHORE CAPT
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SEA SHORE

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18-24 mos
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CO
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CDR 27 mos
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SHORE
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LCDR OPPOSITE TRAINING
LCDR
SEA 60-70 % -12 – LCDR SEA 60-70 %
18-24 mos 18-24 mos
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DEPT HD SPLIT TOURS

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SAME DEPT
18/18 mos 2 SHIPS
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36 mos SWOS
TAO AND ENG
SWOS 6
SHORE DIV OFF TRAINING FOR ALL
SHORE 5 RE -TOUR 34 %

DIV OFF 24 mos

4 SWO QUAL
LTJG RE-TOUR 34 % DIV OFF
24 mos
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DIV OFF (2 DEPTS) LTJG TRAINING
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2 WHEN REQUIRED
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PRESENT CAREER PATH NEW SWO CAREER PATH

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Career Revisions
The revisions to the existing SWO career are highlighted below and will be implemented
over the next four years.
Plans entail rotating all division officers in
Division at least two departments in the same ship
during their initial sea tour. Up -front
Officer training will be provided through PCS
and /or TAD as officers are rotated . This
rotation will broaden the junior SWO's
experience base, will allow CO's to better match an officer's
abilities to particular departmental assignments, and will em
phasize early SWO qualification.
• All officers will be provided the required billet specialty
training associated with their next billet (e.g. ASW training
for prospective ASW officers, MPA training for prospective
MPA's, CIC school for CIC officers etc. ) .
• Officers assigned to an engineering division officer billet
will be provided formal EOOW training. A new course is be
ing established that will follow the SWOSCOLCOM Basic
Course and provide this EOOW training .
• For JO's being rotated at about the midway point of
their initial sea tour, billet related training will also be pro
vided . Additional officers are being assigned to ships to off
set the impact of these increased training requirements.
• Close coordination between ship's CO and the NMPC
Placement Officer will be institutionalized to ensure more ef
fective management of the junior officer assets.
• Second division officer tours will be primarily reserved
for those newly qualified SWO's who desire to broaden their
professional experience . Priority will also be given to those
few officers who may not have rotated to another depart
ment in their initial division officer tour.
Junior officers will be selected to
Department enter a particular department ( i.e.
operations, engineering or combat
Heads systems) at the same time as they
are screened to be a primary de
partment head candidate . Each
officer will be notified of screening and the department
selected . Formal screening boards comprised of senior Sur
face Warfare Officers will be held semiannually . The board
will base its selection on demonstrated performance in fitness
reports, CO's recommendations, past experiences and, as
always, personal preferences.
• Special personal preference cards will be used by officers
who are candidates for department head screening. These
special cards will allow an individual to request particular
department discipline as well as screening to serve as depart
ment head . CO's will endorse this card to recommend an of
ficer for department head screening and to document the
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CO's recommendation as to which department the requesting
officer should be assigned .
• Although officers reporting to the SWOSCOLCOM
department head course will know the department in which
they will serve, all students will continue to receive both
combat systems (i.e. TAO) and engineering training in the
core phase of the course. Tailored training to specific depart
ments and ship types will be provided in the specialty phases
of the department head course .
SWO department heads
will serve two 18 -month
tours in different ships
Split- Tours but in the same depart
ment . Technical experi
ences will be enhanced
by repeat tours in the same department. Significant challenges
will still be presented to the individual officer as he moves
from a less to more complex billets (e.g. LST Operations Offi
cer to DDG Operations Officer or FFG Weapons Officer to
CG Combat Systems Officer). All qualified department heads
will be afforded the opportunity for at least one CRUDES tour
within the split-tour.
• The Surface Warfare Community leadership recognizes
the demands of engineering officer tours and has instituted
incentives to partially compensate for these demands . These
incentives include priority in assignment (sea or shore) for
EOOW qualified SWOs, no back-to-back overhauls for engi
neer department heads, and continuation of spot promotion
for certain engineer officers. The requirement for EOOW
qualification prior to executive officer screening will be
phased in over the next four to five years and will provide an
incentive for more SWO's to seek engineering duty earlier in
their career .
Prior to the second half of their split department head
tour, officers will again be provided the required " up -front"
training. This will include NTDS training for those going to
NTDS ships, specific propulsion plant training (i.e. steam ,
diesel and gas turbine) for those shifting plant types,
CRUDES operating specialty for those shifting from non
CRUDES operations officer billets.
The surface XO screening board
Executive will be directed to select one- third
of a year group's executive offi
Officer Tour cers from each ofthe departmental
backgrounds. Each board will not
be governed by a strict " quantity "
selection but over a year group's four “ looks” equal distribu
tion will be required. The goal is to continue to select only
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the highest quality SWO's to serve as executive officers as the
final stepping stone to command .
The PXO pipeline will be restructured to complement the
practical experience gained in the department head tours.
This training will concentrate on the departmental discipline
not experienced during previous department head training
and tours. This broadening will be aimed at providing the
XO with in-depth knowledge of all departments as well as
specialized tactical training so he will be fully prepared to
meet the demands of being "second in command .
All Surface Warfare Officers
Commanding regardless oftheir department
Officer Tour head assignment, will have an
equalchance toscreen forcom
mand . Formal screening board
direction will be provided by
Preliminary Imple mentation Schedule
Implementation
The goalof the Surface Warfare Community is to im
plement " as much of this career revision as soon as pos
sible." Due to the scope of some of the assignment
policies and the increased training requirements,
implementation plans have been based on logical and
professional milestones so as not to dilute current train
ing or penalize officers who are in the middle of tours
under " past" policies and career philosophies . Signifi
cant increases in training requirements must be more
clearly identified and put into place , new courses must
be developed, new trainers must be defined and built,
and screening / promotion steps must be promulgated
which account for " past" rules by which the surface
community of today was groomed . To this end, the
following general milestones have been established :
• Division officer rotation between two departments
will commence immediately to the maximum extent that
existing training courses and quotas permit.
• The EOOW course will be developed and started in
1984. Full throughput capacity will not be achieved until
1986 due to classroom , instructor , and funding require
ments .
• To " get on with the program " the utilization of the
existing steam and gas turbine MPA courses will be
maximized . This will provide formal , quality training
for as many engineering division officers as possible us
ing current assets.
• The first formal screening of department head can
didates to designate departmental disciplines will occur
in April 1984 .
• A revised SWOSCOLCOM Department Head
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the Chief of Naval Personnel . Equality in the type of assign
ment for command screened officers will also be ensured .
Both of these policies are conscious efforts to ensure that
SWO's from one particular departmental discipline do not
develop as either an " elite" or an “ underpriviledged" group.
Shore duty will remain a vital segment in the
Shore Career
career of the Surface Warfare Officer. Tours
ashore may complement the departmental ex
Tours perience gained atseabut thiswill not be man
datory . Officers may continue to pursue gradu
ate education in any area for which they are
qualified. A growing need for warfare related and technical
graduate education presents a challenge to the entire Surface
Warfare Community . Follow-on shore tours should assist the
SWO in developing a subspecialty and area of expertise .
Course to reflect increased management training and
provide specific training for AMPHIB and MLSF depart
ment heads will be established by August 1984 .
• A sequenced flow of the PCO training, as a prelude
to developing revised PXO training , will be established
in mid-1984 .
• Diesel engineering training will commence for engi
neer officers in 1984 and will be available for all diesel
engineering officers in 1985 .
• The requirement for EOOW qualification for Ex
ecutive Officer screening will be institutionalized by
1988-89 so as not to penalize those officers who are just
now being informed of this "new " requirement.
VADM Walters, DCNO ( Surface Warfare) , has re
peatedly emphasized that successful implementation of
these revisions will need the full support of the entire
Surface Warfare Community at all levels of the chain of
command . " Be certain that we will not loosen our strong
grip on the professional training and qualification stan
dards we have set for the surface community . We will
continue to demand excellence in performance of those
basic sailor's skills that involve going in sea and in the
overall understanding of all aspects of naval warfare
that are a SWO's special legacy . What today's tech
nology , and that of the future , demand is that we
deepen our knowledge and experience in each of the
three principal departmental disciplines of surface war
fare : operations, combat systems, and engineering .
These career modifications will do just that . The Navy
needs the full support of the surface community to meet
the challenge ."
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" Q " and " A's "
on SWO Career
Adjustments
To ensure
o ensure that the word " got out" on the pending revi
sions to the SWO career pattern , a top-down briefing effort
was initiated in September 1983. Briefings were given to flag
officer , unit commanders , CO's, and other senior Surface
Warfare Officers throughout the fleet . The purpose of these
briefings was to provide background and details on the pro
posed changes prior to NAVOP announcement . A secondary
purpose was to determine if any additional policy changes
would be required to ensure successful implementation .
Briefings were conducted on the waterfront in Norfolk , New
port , Charleston , Mayport , San Diego , and Pearl Harbor .
Detailer visits are now supplementing these briefings . Briefs
were also conducted for senior Surface Warfare Officers in
the Washington area . Overall reaction and acceptance of the
revision have been positive at all levels of the chain of com
mand , both inside and outside the surface community .
The briefings encouraged comments and questions . A
summary of some of the " fleet feedback” is presented below
in a question and answer format .
Q : Will there be extra junior officer billets established to
support “ holes" created by the additional off-ship schooling
required as division officers are rotated ?
A : Additional “training" billets will not be established .
However, as the surface community grows toward the 600
ship Navy , there will continue to be an average of one-to
two officers “ in excess” in each ship which will provide some
flexibility for division officer rotation .
Q : Why is the initial division officer tour limited to only 30
months ? This is not long enough to accomplish proper rota
tion .
A : Accession of new officers into the Surface Warfare Com
munity is based on department head requirements 7 to 8
years “ downstream " and these requirements will grow to
keep pace with the 600 ship Navy . Therefore, although the
ships are not here today, we are taking in the required num
ber of junior officers and they require sea duty to become
SWO qualified . With a limitation of the number of bunks
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available the only other variable is tour lengths. The ultimate
goal will be to lengthen this division officer tour but for now
the most optimum is 30 months.
Q: When will engineering division officers actually receive
their EOOW training?
A : Those officers initially ordered to engineering department
billets will receive EOOW training after the SWOSCOLCOM
Basic Course just as other officers go to billet specialty train
ing (e.g. ASW, COMM , DCA, etc ) . When the commanding
officer determines that an officer already onboard will be
rotated to a division officer billet in the engineering depart
ment , a quota for the EOOW course will be obtained . This is
a process that will be used for all training associated with
division officer rotation .
Q: When will a junior officer be identified for rotation be
tween departments ?
A : This responsibility and the timing of the rotation rest
with the individual commanding officer . His goal will be to
match the individual officer's assets with the demands of the
division officer billets available in his ship .
Q: What will happen to a division officer who is not
rotated ?
A: Although the goal is one hundred percent rotation, cir
cumstances may dictate that an officer cannot be rotated .
This officer, as well as those who are both SWO and EOOW
qualified , will be given priority for a second division officer
tour to broaden his experience base .
Q: After an officer has screened for department head and
been assigned a departmental discipline, can it be changed?
A : Normally it cannot be changed . There is some flexibility
in the program to allow officers to seek additional sea duty to
broaden their background and obtain additional qualifica
tions which may warrant a change in their departmental dis

cipline. Again, the ultimate goal is to match the experience
and strength of an officer to the demands of the department
head tours. Prior experience in the department is essential.
Q: Why didn't the November 1983 rescreen of the depart
ment head “ bank" also designate departmental disciplines?
A: First of all the purpose of this board was to select
“ PRIMARY " candidates, the highest quality officer, to be
department heads. Secondly, the officers being screened had
not been afforded the opportunity to indicate departmental
preferences nor was a definitive departmental recommenda
tion by the officer's CO available to the board . Both of these
factors are key elements in determining the department in
which the officer will serve . “ PRIMARY" candidates will be
given the opportunity to submit special preference cards
before they are assigned departmental disciplines in April
1984 .
Q: Why was the “ split department head tour” retained in
stead of a single tour in one department in the same ship?
A : The split tour policy allows the surface community to
match experienced department heads to the more demanding
billets (e.g., LSD First LT, CG Engineer, DDG Combat Sys
tems Officer) while at the same time ensuring that quality
SWO's gain first hand experience in more than one primary
mission area .
Q: How does performance at the SWOSCOLCOM Depart
ment Head Course affect the graduate's initial assignment ?
A: Unless the student fails for academic or unsatisfactory
performance his standing in the course will not determine his
assignment . In fact, this is not a change from current policy,
which has been in effect since the mid -70's.
Q: Why didn't the revision go farther, i.e. the “ British " sys
tem of Topside Officer and Engineers?
A: This concept was reviewed as part of the study effort but
did not preserve one of the foundations of the Surface War
fare Community, the thorough understanding of all aspects
of ship control and all warfare areas. The " British " concept
was found to be too “ specialized " and not in the best interests
of today's U.S. Navy. Our commanding officer must be able
to manage all of his ship's systems, both in combat systems
and engineering.
Q: Won't CO and XO screening boards be basing their selec
tion on a “ quota " system vice a " quality " determination ?
A : No, because the requirement for equal screening oppor
tunity will be spread over all of a year group's “ looks”, and
no one board will be locked into a “ quota " system . In fact ,
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today's distribution of both commanding officers and execu
tive officers indicates almost a one-third balance of depart
mental expertise .
Q: Will this revision to the career pattern also apply to
women Surface Warfare Officers ?
A: Yes. Within the framework of the division officer and I
department head billets available to women SWO's, the same
rules for division officer rotation and split department head |
tours will apply .
Q: Is there concern that these changes will hurt retention ?
A : The staffing process of this revision included a sampling
of a representative cross section of the surface community in
March 1983. Results indicated that the proposed revision
would not be a major factor in the career decision process for
the majority of SWO's . On the contrary, there was strong a
support for these changes because they were viewed as better
preparing the mid-grade SWO for the challenges of his
department head tours .
Q: Will there be any training between department head I
tours ?
A: Not for the majority of SWO's because they will continues
to serve in the same department for which they were trained
when they attended the SWOSCOLCOM Department Head I
course . Only those department heads who are changing be- -
tween one of the three primary mission areas ( AMPHIB ,
MLSF, and CRUDES ) ship types or specific propulsion plants a
(steam , diesel , gas turbine) will return to SWOSCOLCOM I
for additional training. Normal billet specialty training ( e.g. -
NTDS, missile systems, etc) will continue to be provided .
Q: When will the first department head course graduate be
assigned to an amphibious or MLSF ship ?
A: In the latter half of 1984 after the SWOSCOLCOM I
Department Head course is modified to provide training for -
these billets .
Q: Will there be any “exceptions" to the new split tour -
department head policy ?
A : The only "exceptions” currently forecast are those that :
exist today , surface nuclear trained officers who will serve :
one department head tour out of engineering to broaden
their experience base and some department heads assigned to
new construction who will serve 36 months in one ship .
 CHANGE OF COMMAND
Cornerstone
MARFARE OFFICIERS SCHOOL
CE WARE
FA
' Surface Warfare Officers School
Command is the cornerstone of the
surface warfare community, the start
ing place for professionalism . " This
fact, plainly stated by VADM Robert
L. Walters, DCNO (Surface Warfare) ,
established the importance of the
SWOSCOLCOM change of command
at which CAPT Maurice L. Trieber
was relieved by CAPT Raynor A.K.
Taylor on 19 August 1983 .
VADM Walters was the principal
speaker . he told the assembled staff at
the change of command that they in
fluence the future of the surface Navy
as no other group and that training
A VADM Robert L. Walters congrat
ulates CAPT Maurice L. Treiber after
awarding him the Meritorious Service
Medal for “ extremely competent and
innovative leadership " while CO
SWOSCOLCOM .
►A VADM Robert L. Walters leaves
the change of command ceremony dur
ing which CAPT Maurice L. Treiber was
relieved by CAPT Raynor A.K. Taylor as
CO SCOSCOLCOM.
Nov /Dec 1983
at the
RE OFFICER
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IT
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received at SWOS can save lives, save the U.S. Navy was not trained to fight
ships and win wars. He recalled the at night, saying SWOS existed to make
battle of Savo Island in 1942, a major sure mistakes like that don't happen
defeat for the Navy primarily because again . Turn page —
CAPT Raynor A.K. Taylor graduated from the Naval Academy in
1960, reported aboard USS Abbot ( DD 629) and served as MPA, DCA
and engineering officer.
Assigned in 1963 to the Surface Nuclear Power Program, his duty
included leading EOOW and Assistant to the Engineer for Training at
the D1G project in West Milton, New York. In 1966, he was assigned
as engineering officer, USS Hoel (DDG 13).
In 1967 he was selected as a Navy Olmstead Scholar and subse
quently awarded a French Diplome d'Etat with distinction and a
Master of Arts in International Studies.
CAPT Taylor then assumed duties as MPA, USS Enterprise (CVN
65). In 1972 he reported to the USS Halsey (CG 23) precommissioning
unit. Duty in Halsey included implementation of the first shipwide
combat systems organization. He then served in Washington , D.C. as
Head, Surface Nuclear Power Branch and Head, Naval Reactors
Branch in the Bureau of Naval Personnel .
CAPT Taylor assumed command of USS Semmes ( DDG 18) in 1978,
and command of USS Mississippi (CGN 40) in 1980. Mississippi's
operations included two Mediterranean deployments and the ship
was awarded the Battle Efficiency " E " , the Meritorious Unit Citation,
the Old Crow Award, the Sixth Fleet Top Hand Award and the Atlan
tic Fleet Battenberg Trophy.
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 Underlining the responsibility of
SWOS to provide technical, tactical
and leadership training, to ensure that
our ships are operated at their maxi
mum potential and that we are ready to
fight now, the admiral pointed out
SWOS is meeting the challenge .
He said that CO's report that the
JO's and department heads are the
" best ever" and that the SWO POS
developed at SWOS — has had a dra
matic , positive effect on increasing
professionalism .
ADM Walters underscored the im
portance of the school by saying those
who are instructors should always re
member theirs is the great responsibil
ity of guiding the professional develop
ment of the surface warfare officer
community .
VADM Walters lauded CAPT Trei
ber for his accomplishments while CO,
pointing out that under CAPT Treiber
the quality of SWOS programs im
proved and contributed to increased
professionalism . Adding that he
brought the expanded engineering
course on line , he credited the changes
made under CAPT Treiber with mak
ing the SWO community better .
In his remarks CAPT Treiber ac
knowledged that the past two years
had been a time of change and growth
at SWOS . He then said , “ I pledge to
you , Admiral , the changes have been
made and the programs are in place .
The future, I predict, will bear witness
to these accomplishments . I hasten to
point out we can only measure the
value of these changes by the quality of
officer we send to the fleet in the years
ahead . That's the bottom line ."
CAPT Treiber continued , thanking
his " superb staff for its outstanding
support," and VADM Walters, VADM
Edward S. Briggs , COMNAVSUR
FLANT, and VADM Harry C. Shrader,
Jr. , COMNAVSURFPAC , for " their
insight and guidance" during his com
mand of SWOS . He also acknowl
edged the presence of VADM Joseph
Metcalf III , Commander SECOND
Fleet , saying that his support and that
of the fleet commanders are vital ingre
dients of the SWOS program .
CAPT Treiber then read his orders,
delivered the time honored phrase, “ I
am ready to be relieved, sir," and was
relieved by CAPT Raynor A.K. Taylor
with the phrase, “ I relieve you, sir."
In his remarks CAPT Taylor ex
pressed his pride and sense of honor at
having been selected for command of
SWOSCOLCOM . He cited training
and study as the most important in
vestments that can be made toward the
goals of having a fighting spirit and ef
fective leadership in support of our na
tional defense .
VADM Walters wished CAPT Trei
ber well in his next duty as COMNAV
SURFPAC representative at Long
Beach and concluded the ceremony by
awarding CAPT Treiber the Meritori
ous Service Medal , ( gold star in lieu of
third award ) for his " extremely com
petent and innovative leadership "
while CO SWOSCOLCOM .
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CAPT J.J. Hogan, III relieved
CAPT Thomas E. Ferguson as Officer
in Charge Surface Warfare Officers
School Command Detachment Coro
nado in ceremonies conducted 14 July
1983 at the Naval Amphibious Base
Coronado .
CAPT Hogan reported from duty as
commanding officer of USS Harry W.
Hill ( DD 986 ) . CAPT Ferguson will
proceed to the Naval War College in
Newport , Rhode Island for duty as a
student .
The featured speaker at the relieving
ceremony was VADM Harry C. Schra
der, Jr. , Commander of Naval Surface
Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet . VADM
Schrader expressed his pleasure in at
tending the ceremony as an opportu
nity to congratulate CAPT Ferguson
on a job well done as OIC of SWOS; to
welcome CAPT Hogan to a command
critical to the well-being of the fleet;
and to participate in a ceremony rich in
Naval tradition .
VADM Schrader went on to remark
that the most important traditions ex
pressed in the change of command cer
emony were the orderly transfer of au
CAPT J.J. Hogan III was commissioned in June 1963 on gradua
tion from the U.S. Naval Academy . His first assignment was in USS
Bausell ( DD 845) as ASW officer. After attending Destroyer School,
he served in USS Camp ( DER 251 ) as weapons officer and in 1967
assumed duties as executive officer.
He was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Junior Offi
cer Assignment Officer from August 1968 to July 1970, CAPT Hogan
then served as an exchange officer with the Royal Navy at the Royal
Navy College, Dartmouth, England . Following Dartmouth , CAPT
Hogan attended the Royal Naval Staff College at Greenwich,
England and went from Greenwich to his first command , USS Claud
Jones ( DE 1033). Chief Staff Officer, Destroyer Squadron FIVE was
CAPT Hogan's next assignment, followed by a tour as Training,
Plans and Support Officer at Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare Training
Center Pacific , from 1977 to 1979. CAPT Hogan placed USS Harry W.
Hill ( DD 986) in commission in 1979 and served as CO until 2 Decem
ber 1982, at which time he received orders as prospective Officer-in
Charge Surface Warfare Officers School , Coronado , Calif .
CAPT Hogan has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and
the Navy Commendation Medal with combat distinguishing device.
thority and responsibility from one the school have made significant con
officer to another, and the unspoken tributions to the fleet . He stated that
moral commitment to accountability the Navy is more ready right now than
that each naval officer has for another . ever before in peacetime, and is operat
He then addressed the students cur ing more than during the Vietnam ac
rently attending Surface Warfare Offi tion . VADM Schrader re-emphasized
cers School . He stressed the importance the responsibiity of every Navy officer
of this training to the fleet , noting that to maintain the newer, better equipped
the professional standards initiated at ships we have today .

10 Surface Warfare un
 OS Grads
NTDS Ready
By OSCM Larry H. Nowell , USN (Ret .)
A new OS " A " school course will
provide all OS graduates with the
NTDS training necessary to raise their
professionalism and prepare them to
qualify for watchstanding duties aboard
ship . This 17-week training course will
be conducted using new electronic sim
ulators that do a better job of trans
forming recruits into battle-ready
watchstanders .
At the Fleet Combat Training Center,
Dam Neck, Va ., 50 students a week are
. “ The trainers have other advantages ,"
completing a pilot course using these
new NTDS simulator " suites" that dupli
cate the physical and functional qualities
of shipboard radar and detection
equipment in a " realistic " environment .
The software -controlled radar/ video
simulation capabilities of the NTDS
trainers include presentation of targets,
land mass, weather and sea state con
ditions, as well as IFF/ SIF data . All tar
gets, high speed, low speed, surface,
subsurface and airborne are simulated
in realistic detail .
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0
More than 100 pre -programmed
exercise and test scenarios are incorpo
rated in the NTDS trainers which
include the capability for instructor
generated scenarios to meet special
training needs of individual students.
The radar / video simulation is con
trolled entirely by computer software
programs, a feature that provides for
updated inputs to keep pace with
future developments .
points out Mr. Charles Hartz, Curricu
lum Standard Instruction Officer.
" Using them we can monitor student
progress, distinguishing fast from
slower learners. What's more, we're
able to close that gap through remedial
instruction , recycling students as
required to meet an established
standard ."
Instructors are finding that the 18- to
21-year-old students are stimulated by
the Star Wars personality of their con
soles and controls and readily accept
T
A New NTDS simulator suites at
NCTC Dam Neck, Va., present a realis
tic environment duplicating shipboard
radar and detection equipment . The
trainers allow instructors to monitor
individual student progress and to
tailor instruction as needed to meet
established standards .
the challenge of the problems they
must solve.
" Through the use of the trainer,
we've attained the capability of pro
viding graduates to their assigned ships
who can rapidly become qualified as
CIC watchstanders with a minimum of
on -the-job training , " commented CDR
Ellis E. McNeely, Training Director for
the center, commanded by CAPT Rob
ert D. Buchwald .
" Our bottom line goal is to send the
most highly qualified professional to
the fleet that is possible . Excellent
instruction and these fine, new NTDS
simulators are doing that! "
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U.S. -Philippine Exercises
TANGENT
FLASH By Scot MacDonald
1
The largest U.S.-Republic of the Philippines peacetime
military exercise conducted in the Philippines was BALI
KATAN / TANGENT FLASH '83 , conducted earlier this
year. Although a routine exercise, approximately 14,000
Philippine and U.S. sailors, marines, soldiers and airmen
worked and trained together, demonstrating the interoper
ability of the armed forces of both nations.
Military personnel combined efforts during the 20-day
annual exercise, performing amphibious landings, air strikes,
ship movements, and other related operations at Fort Mag
saysay near Palayan City and Dingalan Bay, Aurora Prov
ince, both in central Luzon .
Civic action projects were also a major part of the exercise .
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In Dingalan , a new water works system was installed, as well
as construction of several fish dryers. Medical and dental
civic action teams also circulated throughout the area , treat
ing local residents. In Gabaldon , U.S./R.P . doctors and
nurses treated over 10,000 patients over a two-week period .
Engineers and soldiers began construction on a public market
in a small town . Other projects in nearby towns included the
painting of schools and the construction of artesian wells .
A Laying in wait on the rocky beach of Dingalan Bay in the
Philippines, PFC John Dowler of K Company, Battalion Land.
ing Team 31 , keeps a watchful eye during the amphibious
landing phase of exercise BALIKATAN /TANGENT FLASH '83.
Photo by JO2 Barbara Burfeind.
Şurface Warfare
 U.S. Navy ships participating in Exercise BALIKATAN /
TANGENT FLASH '83 included :
USS Badger ( FF 1071), CDR Charles F. Stephan
Strategic
commanding
USS Barbey ( FF 1088) , CDR Lee F. Gunn commanding
USS Brooke (FFG 1 ), CDR Barry M. Plott commanding
Import of the
USS Buchanan ( DDG 14 ) , CDR Michael E. Mays com
manding, since relieved by CDR Stephen H. Jones
USS Cook (FF 1083 ), CDR Robert H. Joyce command
ing, since relieved by CDR Donald J. Degreef
Philippines
USS Coral Sea (CV 43) , CAPT Jeremy D. Taylor
commanding
USS Denver ( LPD 9) , CAPT Duane F. Greenhoe
commanding
USS Elliot ( DD 967) , CDR Stephen F. Farrow com
manding
USS Ingersoll ( DD 990) , CDR William T. Dannheim
commanding
USS Roark ( FF 1053 ), CDR Hugh L. Webb commanding
USS Robison (DDG 12) , CDR David H. McKinley
commanding
USS Schenectady (LST 1185) , CDR John Wayne
Athanson commanding
USS Sides (FFG 14) , CDR Vance E. Aeschleman, Jr. ,
commanding, since relieved by CDR Eric K. Ernst
Amphibious units from USS Schenectady (LST 1185),
CDR John Wayne Athanson commanding, in the foreground,
and USS Denver (LPD 9), CAPT Duane F. Greenhoe command
ing, in the background, prepare to land with units from Philip
pine Navy ships in Dingalan Bay, Aurora Province, during the
20-day BALIKATAN/TANGENT FLASH '83 exercise. Photo by
PH1 Fel Barbante .
A U.S. Marine Corps and Philippine LVT-7s reach the
beach during exercise BALIKATAN /TANGENT FLASH '83, a
routine joint exercise that demonstrates the interoperability
of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team with the Philippine
Armed Forces . Photo by PH1 Fel Barbante.
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The Phillippines are remembered by
many as the site of epic World War II
happenings : the heroic defense of Cor
regidor, the infamous Bataan Death
March and GEN Douglas MacArthur's
redeemed pledge of " I shall return ."
Today , the Soviet Union poses the ex
ternal threat to the security of the
Republic of the Phillippines and the
United States continues as a partner in
a common defense . Subic Bay Naval
Base and Clark Air Base are two major
bases . Subic is the SEVENTH Fleet's
primary support and logistics base. " It
would be difficult to overestimate the
importance of this base to our fleet
operations," said RADM Dickinson
M. Smith, COMNAVFOR PHILLIP
PINES , to the Washington Times .
" This is the prime supply point for
Diego Garcia and thus for our opera
tions in the Indian Ocean . "
Last June, President Ronald Reagan
signed a five-year renewal for use of
Philippine bases. In a letter to Philippine
President Ferdinand Marcos, reported
by the Washington Post, he said the
renewal underlined " the close and his
toric ties linking our two countries,
and will contribute to further strength
ening the peace and security of the
Western Pacific. "
The Philippine President warned
that it would be dangerous if the U.S.
military presence were removed from
Asia and the Pacific . President Marcos
said that the ideal of a zone of peace ,
freedom and neutrality remains one of
the abiding faiths of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations, consisting of
Indonesia , Singapore , Thailand , Malay
sia and the Philippines . “ But," he said ,
" until we can defend that neutrality
and that freedom and peace, it will be
necessary to depend upon the time
honored principle of maintaining the
balance of power in the region ."
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 EOSS
A Cookbook
for Steaming By LT Raymond P. Kempisty
PMS -301 , NAVSEA

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Navy engineersmustdo it right everytime. Theengineering

operational sequencing system (EOSS ) provides this capabil
ity . The result is plant efficiency, correct response to casu
alties, prevention of damage, maximum use of training
opportunities, and readiness for combat .
EOSS consists of two parts: the engineering operational
procedures ( EOP), and the engineering operational casualty
control (EOCC) procedures. EOP is the " cookbook ," detailing
the precise sequential steps to be followed when taking an
engineering plant from cold iron to underway status . EOCC
provides equally precise actions to be taken during commonly
occurring casualties in the plant . All engineering watch sta
tions and all propulsion -related equipment are covered .
EOSS works . It has meant lower casualty report (CASREP)
rates and improved inspection performances. Once installed
aboard, use of EOSS is mandatory. It takes precedence over
all other technical documentation . Variance from EOSS pro
cedures is permitted when the commanding officer determines
that using EOSS , as written, would cause a safety hazard . An
incident of this kind requires a priority message report. Non
compliance due to temporary material deficiencies is also
permitted . A message report is not required in this case, but
the commanding officer must authorize the temporary
deviation .
Calls received by the EOSS Division Director at NAVSEA,
A IC1( SW) Edward R. Johnson, leading petty officer in
“ E ” Division aboard USS Miller (FF 1091 ), consulting the
ship's EOSS, verifies voltages for paralleling of generators
aboard . Photo by JOC W.D. Christensen, Jr.

14 Şurface Warfare
Paul T. Smith, from engineer officers throughout the fleet
confirm the EOSS is perceived by them as an extremely valu
able tool for running an efficient and safe engineering plant
and for teaching sailors good engineering practices . The Pro
pulsion Examining Boards (PEB) also recognize the value of
EOSS, demanding that its proper use be demonstrated during
their inspections. Ships equipped with EOSS have generally
performed better during Operational Propulsion Plant Exam
inations (OPPE ) than those that were not so equipped . In
short , EOSS has substantial credibility in the fleet .
As of 31 August, 150 ships have fully updated EOSS packages
installed . Many others are at some point in the development
process and most of those which have not yet commenced
development are using a copy of another ship's package,
locally tailored to meet their immediate needs . All conven
tionally powered U.S. Navy ships are programmed to receive
EOSS by the end of FY 1986. Though 1200 -psi steam ships
were originally intended to be the focal point of this program
when it was conceived, its value to other propulsion plants
was soon recognized.
Soon, USS Barnstable County (LST 1197) , CDR Tod W.
Wagner commanding, will become the first diesel ship to
receive its EOSS installation . For new ship classes, such as
the ARS 50, the LSD 41 , and the MCM 1 , development is
already beginning .
The steps leading to EOSS installation follow aa well-planned
and tested path , beginning with a cold systems ship check of
an individual ship's preliminary EOSS that is written using
the ship's drawings and established operational philosophies.
The cold check's purpose is to weed out errors caused by
inaccuracies in the drawings and to provide hand-over-hand
verification of valve alignment and equipment configuration .
This is done while the plant is in aa cold iron status, by a pri
vate contractor's team , with Naval Sea Systems Engineering
Station (NAVSES) supervision .
the plant from cold iron through underway configurations
and a live walk -through of casualty control procedures. The
subsequently adjusted and approved package is sent to a
printer where it is printed, laminated, and assembled for
shipboard use. Soon after printing, the package is installed
aboard ship . Slight variations in the development process
sometimes occur, due to unique situations encountered on
some ships, or the changing nature of a ship's schedule that
can speed up or delay a ship's progress.
The EOSS process does not end with installation . The
EOSS maintenance program keeps each ship's package up to
date, to reflect changes in configuration of the plant or in
plant operation philosophies. A feedback system allows ship
board engineers to control vital aspects of EOSS maintenance .
Through questions and ideas submitted from the fleet, errors
are uncovered and corrected, and in some cases, basic changes
in operational philosophy are tested, approved and promul
gated throughout the fleet.
The EOSS is regularly updated during the various mainte
nance availabilities that ships undergo, including regular
overhaul (ROH), baseline overhaul (BOH) , complex over
haul (COH), selected restricted availability (SRA), and post
shakedown availability (PSA) . As EOSS is installed in more
ships, the need to keep the system accurate and sound grows
more complex, but the maintenance effort grows. Automation
and standardization will ensure timely response to feedback
requests and configuration changes.
With EOSS firmly established in Navy policy, the engi
neer's motto " If it ain't broke, don't fix it" has been modified
by Director Smith to read “ If you operate it properly, it
won't break . " This simple but sound concept is essential in
our modern and increasingly complex navy .
There are few who doubt the value of EOSS . Those who
do doubt would do well to witness a junior boiler technician
prepare a three-course " dinner" . without a " cookbook "
-

After the appropriate changes have been made and ap and compare his performance to an equally junior technician
proved, the ship receives a second visit for a hot systems ship perform the same evolution, guided by EOSS . The compari
check . This time the verification process includes operating son may well be dramatic.

Hot Checks
A total of 359 ships and craft are
included in the EOSS program Navy
wide, as of 1 August . Three training
facilities have received a formal instal
lation and the FFG 7 hot plant EOSS
has been validated by hot check . The
original EOSS development and imple
mentation plan was forwarded by
CNO on the last day of December 1980 .
Since then , 17 1200-psi steam ships
have been decommissioned and deleted,
20 LST 1179-class ships have been
added , as well as USS New Jersey ( BB
62 ) and USS lowa ( BB 61 ) .
The new implementation plan also
includes the addition of five ARS -50
class ships, USS Bronstein ( FF 1037) ,
USS McCloy (FF 1038 ) , USS Raleigh
( LPD 1 ) , USS Vancouver ( LPD 2 ) , USS
LaSalle ( AGF 3 ) , USS Alamo ( LSD 33 ) ,
USS Hermitage ( LSD 34) , FFG 50
through FFG 64 , USS Bolster (ARS 38) ,
USS Conserver (ARS 39) , USS Hoist
(ARS 40 ), USS Opportune (ARS 41 ) ,
USS Reclaimer (ARS 42 ), USS Recovery
(ARS 43 ) , USS Edenton (ATS 1 ) , USS
Beaufort ( ATS 2 ) , USS Brunswick
(ATS 3) , CG 48 through CG 50, LCAC
1 through LCAC 5 , and LSD 42 .
Implementation events, such as cold
checks and hot checks, have been and
continue to be coordinated with respec
tive type commanders as required , and
at quarterly scheduling conferences.

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 User
FHendly
SNAPIII
le
By Scot MacDonald
Every
very rate has responsibility for
some element of ship's maintenance.
And for every rate , record-keeping has
been a tough nut to turn, an adminis
trative chore that goes along with the
work to be done, but takes a back
burner position to the physical mainte
nance of the ship and equipment .
Today, aboard some ships and soon
aboard most, much of that hassle will
be done with a SNAP .
Navy has looked at the paperwork
blizzard of record-keeping responsibil
ity - the essential records and reports
-
that must be generated and has of
fered relief to the fleet. In this case ,
relief is spelled S-N-A-P, which stands
for Shipboard Non-Tactical ADP Pro
gram . Computers are going aboard for
administrative uses . (See Surface War
fare, “ Do It with SNAP ," August 1980,
p. 10. )
SNAP II is a modern shipboard
computer system designed to support
shipboard and intermediate level main
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tenance, supply , financial and admin
istrative functions . If to the average
sailor this sounds confusing, it really
isn't , for the systems are designed to be
user -friendly — that is, operating in
structions are written in everyday
English.
SNAP II will be installed in most
ships by September 1988. The initial
SNAP II system provides processing
for shipboard level maintenance, supply
and administrative functions and will
be expanded . Over the next three years
ABM3 Dennis Dunbar exercises the
admin module of SNAP II aboard USS
Fahrion ( FFG 22), CDR John B.
Mitchell, Jr., commanding .
► ENS Clifford D. Noe, Jr., reviews
the current ship's maintenance plan
(CSMP), as LT Robert K. Reeve, Sr.,
weapons officer, operates a SNAP ||
console aboard USS Stark (FFG 31 ),
CDR Terrence W. Costello III com
manding.
Surface Warfare
new functions will be added to SNAP
to support more of the ship's adminis
trative workload . Pay, personnel , food
service, ship's store, PMS, training,
medical and dental data are all destined
to be added to SNAP systems.
The SNAP concept is to take the
power of the modern computer— the
ability to process information - and
put that power in the hands of the
shipboard sailors. The sailors can use it
to reduce the labor associated with the
paperwork function . Although most of
the information is usually viewed on a
cathode ray tube, hard copies can be
obtained . Today, hard copy output
from SNAP can be sent to higher
authorities in lieu of written reports; in
the future , these hard copy transmittals
may well be replaced by discs or tapes
containing the same data . In some
cases, the shipboard computers will
have an extra telephone wire to the
pier or tender, and information can be
exchanged electronically .
When SNAP II is introduced aboard
ship , two or three crewmen will go
through a two -week course and become
the on -board experts in that system .
Although SNAP II has other cap
abilities, maintenance documentation
SNAP - When and Where
The Navy found that much of the
paperwork associated with maintenance
too frequently just wasn't being done .
And all of the fault did not lie on the
shoulders of the men who did the
work, or on those who supervised
them . Part of it was the system itself.
There was just too much paperwork
required of everybody - in mainte
nance, supply and in general adminis
tration of ship's business .
And yet , much of the information
and data contained in the paperwork
was absolutely essential to the mainte
nance system and the ship . Moreover,
if a computer could take some of the
weight off the back of the man in
charge of maintenance, more mainte
nance would get done . The Navy knew
what a computer could do for tactical
data , could it do the same for ship
keeping information ?
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is its primary function . The first SNAP
II system went aboard USS Sides ( FFG
14) in January 1983 as part of the accep
tance testing of the system . The test ran
from January to the beginning of
March, followed by a short OPEVAL .
The initial production decision was
handed down in late April.
Installation of the SNAP II system
will be done during a two or three
week period in port , followed by a
two-or three -week period to train ter
minal operators in port or underway.
Installation of SNAP II, first aboard
FFG 7's and next the DDG 963-class
ships, resulted from a conscious deci
sion to provide this automated data
processing capability whose manning
concept assumed automation was go
ing to be provided . Other class ships
will follow . Last September, for
instance, the Wichita - class AOR's
received that capability , followed by
the Leahy-class CG's. The Navy is
working to get as many class imple
mentations ready as quickly as possible,
making the installation process more
flexible .
SNAP II is a system for unclassified
use only at present. This cuts the cost
of the installation and much of the
The Navy looked to industry. In
dustry had discovered that a modern
computer could improve the efficiency
of operations, regardless of the size of
the business. The Navy, recognizing
that modern business computers had a
place aboard ships of all sizes and mis
sions, established the Shipboard Non
tactical ADP Program - SNAP .
SNAP I was installed aboard USS
Yellowstone (AD 41 ) in November
1982 and since then , installations are
continuing in two -phased increments
for the 60 major supply ships and car
riers through September 1985. The first
increment replaces the AN-UYK-5(V)
computer to make processing of the
traditional supply and maintenance
support functions more reliable and
efficient . The second increment pro
vides new application software and
computer-terminal-driven (interactive
physical and electronic security require
ment .
The Navy's goal is to lessen the
administrative burden of the sailor
aboard ship, turning time back to him
to productively do other things. This is
expected to yield increased readiness
and also have a positive effect on
morale .
And there are other important bene
fits . In practice, the system improves
the quality of information the Navy
has about its ships. In turn , better
information means more timely supply
of parts, aid to planners on when and
how long to schedule ships' overhauls,
and help on decisions to place addi
tional or remove unnecessary shipboard
equipment . These decisions are now
based on almost unmanageable piles of
information which SNAP has the
potential of sorting through and struc
turing better, thus aiding Navy planners
to make more effective, wiser judge
ments . What may have originally been
envisioned as essentially a supply sys
tem improvement in the mid -70's has
turned out to be a most productive ele
ment in the maintenance system and in
general administration .
or "real time" ) processing hardware
and software .
SNAP II was installed in USS Sides
(FFG 14) in February 1983 and will be
installed in most non-SNAP I ships by
1988 .
The location of the computer differs
aboard each class ship . It depends on
available space that is cool, dry and
offers security from physical misuse .
The decision on where to locate the
computer is made during the process of
developing the SHIPALT . In the FFG
7 - class the computer is located in the
central office complex where all admin
istrative functions are co-located in one
great room, as opposed to having dif
ferent offices located throughout the
ship . About half the terminals linked
to the computer are located in that
office complex, the remainder are
spread throughout the ship .
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 3 -M
on the
Orient
E x p r e s s
White Plains was commanded by CAPT
Daryl Lee Kerr until April when relieved by
CAPT Kenneth L. Carlson .
11
Iti
f I do
do a thing well , then I can take
pride in it . When I finish a job I want
to be proud to say I did it." Expressed
by EWSN Martin Levering, this senti
ment may be the key to outstanding
PMS performance by the crew of USS
White Plains (AFS 4 ) . The "Orient
Express" scored 95.8 on its most recent
PMS inspection - the highest PMS per
formance rating ever given by the
Commander Naval Surface Group,
Western Pacific Team . This score was
the result of some special effort by
White Plains ' sailors .
Nightly 3-M classes are a vital part
of White Plains ' 3-M program . The
classes provide junior personnel with
clear instruction and guidance about
the on- the-job requirements . The
classes have resulted in 93 % of the
crew members qualifying as non
supervisory maintenance men within
the required three months of reporting
on board .
By routinely following the steps on
the Maintenance Requirement Card,
crew members remain familiar with
18
By LTJG D.L. Myers
USS White Plains (AFS 4)
each check and gain confidence in the
system as well as in their own ability .
Such self-motivation was the key .
Extensive spot checking not only
demonstrates the command's emphasis
and interest in the 3-M program but
also provides an opportunity for the
maintenance men to display their
knowledge and hard work . Operations
officer, LCDR David Crow, said, “ I
want to give the men the recognition
they deserve."
In addition to required spot checks,
White Plains created its own in-house
inspection team consisting of six senior
petty officers who spot check various
divisions throughout the entire ship .
The whole process is highlighted by a
well-publicized weekly CO's inspection
which often results in praise over the
public address system for work well
done .
" I look for the man's ability to follow
the instructions on the card and telltale
signs that the PMS was completed ,"
revealed MPA, LTJG Bruce Brownell .
The message he tries to instill in all his
www Surface Warfare un
A MS3 Horace McKenzie verifies
the accuracy of a maintenance require.
ment card in the ER09 shop on board
USS White Plains (AFS 4). Attention to
detail is stressed when performing
PMS. Photo by JOSN Hyde.
men is, " if you do a little every day, we
can limit equipment down time and
improve overall plant efficiency ."
White Plains was awarded the score
after inspectors, closely checking the
quarterly PMS schedules from the pre
vious 13 weeks for completions, partials
and non-accomplishments, found 6009
of the 6122 jobs scheduled had been
successfully completed. After sampling
105 checks shipwide, the inspection
team awarded each department a grade
of outstanding- with an area that
involves all departments , damage con
trol , scoring 97.8 .
High standards in material readiness
can be achieved by an aggressive 3-M
program . Just ask the crew of White
Plains. They did it .
Bomb Squads Plus
EOD
Career Continuum
By JO1 Patricia E. Neal
CINCPACFLT Public Affairs Office
A Navy helicopter circles off the
port bow of USS Shasta (AE 33) . Sud
denly, as Shasta crewmen watch, five
parachutes open , dropping an inflatable
raft and four EOD technicians into the
Pacific .
This mid-ocean parachute insertion
capability (PIC) was a training exercise
for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Mobile Unit ONE . Seldom used but
vital, PIC is another skill an EOD team
must keep honed.
" It was used in the Pacific the first
time when USS Mount Hood (AE 29)
lost a pallet of explosives overboard
during heavy weather , " says CAPT
William S. Cadow, commanding officer
of EOD Group ONE . “Mount Hood
was carrying incendiary rockets on the
weather deck and got caught in the tail
end of Typhoon Gay . The rockets
were packed in watertight containers,
one of which was knocked overboard
during the storm ."
Because of the potential danger to
ships if the container remained afloat,
a search was conducted and four days
later the crew of USS Cushing (DD 985)
spotted it about 100 miles southwest of
Sasebo . A Navy EOD detachment,
using their mid-ocean parachute inser
tion procedure, jumped in the ocean
near the pallet, set a pre-timed explosive
charge on it and blew it up .
But EOD technicians are more than
the Navy's bomb squads. In addition
to identifying, rendering safe, and dis
posing of foreign and domestic ord
nance including nuclear weapons, they
also act as safety observers for ordnance
transfers and flight deck operations on
ammunition ships where they often
have the authority to stop flight opera
tions if safety regulations are violated.
And they train ship's crews in ordnance
safety , nuclear safety, biological and
chemical warfare countermeasures ,
Nov /Dec 1983
and decontamination for biological, ocean minesweepers ( MSO's) and
chemical, nuclear and radiological verify sonar contacts either as mines or
substances . not, and if mines render them safe or
" We have put together a course for dispose of them .
surface ship damage control supervisors Over the last eight years the Navy
while they are here in Pearl Harbor," has been developing and testing a new
says CAPT Cadow . " Essentially, our method for mine countermeasures — the
course is hands- on training in how to Area Point Search System (APSS) .
detect chemical agents and how to APSS can locate mine-like items within
decontaminate the area once they've a designated search area using side scan
been detected . We try to underscore sonar, a magnetometer and navigation
the fact that you can detect the chem equipment, all of which are integrated
icals and that the protective clothing with two small computers. APSS can
will work , but you can't just hose the search 1.5 million square feet a day and
agent off with salt water. It takes deter doesn't require a dedicated platform .
gent or bleach and a lot of scrubbing to “ We're trying to develop an MCM
get it off .' system that is highly portable and can
EOD technicians perform other be flown to hot spots anywhere in the
duties aboard surface warfare ships world at a moment's notice , " says LT
including emergency diving operations John E. Fraser, OIC of the mine coun
and “ port breakout" where EOD divers termeasures detachment of EOD Mobile
check the hulls of ships for limpet Unit ONE . " APSS appears to fill the
mines before the ships leave port . They bill . It only requires 10 operators, is
also engage in mine countermeasures completely portable and can be flown
(MCM ) , traditionally riding aboard wherever it's needed ."
EOD technicians remain and advance in their original rat
ings. EOD training is 51 weeks long, which includes 12 weeks
of second class diver training. Sea / shore rotation for techni
cians is four years sea / three years shore .
EOD students receive $83 a month demolition pay while
attending school . After graduation they receive $175 EOD
diving pay as well as the $83 demolition or parachute pay
each month . Technicians with seven years obligated service
also receive $ 75 proficiency pay, for a total of $ 333 extra a
month . In addition , the EOD NEC (5332/3) is listed on the
SRB list at level five for zones A and B which means, for
example, an E4 with four years in the Navy and reenlisting
for four years could get a maximum bonus of $ 16,000.
EOD candidates must meet specific physical and medical
requirements in addition to the other eligibility requirements.
Interested personnel should contact their respective detailers
for eligibility details .
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 FTFFCFCF

A new rating, increased training opportunities, and an

expanded career pattern are some of the changes in store for
surface fire control technicians (FT's) in the near future
according to FTCM (SW ) David L. Armstrong, E8 / 9 FT
detailer . The new Fire Control (FC ) rating will merge all sur
face fire control technicians into one surface community dis
tinct and completely separate from the submarine FT
community .
" We realized there would be some advantages in merging
the surface FTG's and FTM's into a single rating," explains
FTCM ( SW) Armstrong . "When we first moved into the mis
sile era 25 years ago , there was a large enough gap between A FTG3 John D. Wigginton scans the horizon for enemy
gun and missile technology to warrant separating the two targets aboard USS Miller (FF 1091 ), while FTGSA David Cic.
communities . Now , however, all of the new gun fire control cone maintains telephone contact with gunfire support per
systems are essentially solid state, state-of- the-art , high tech sonnel. Both sailors are in position atop the Mk 68 director
unit .
nology systems very much equivalent to the missile fire con
trol systems in all respects . In fact, a lot of the equipment is A FTG1 Allen H. Hoeschele (top left), FTG2 Chester W.
common to both areas . Since the two areas are close in terms Joslin and (bottom) FTG2 Michael P. Bielecki perform quar
of state-of-the-art, we felt it was now time to merge our tech terly PMS on a Mk 16 gyro element aboard USS Miller (FF 1091).
nicians into a single rating."
The new rating not only recognizes a diminished technol " What we've been able to do is solve another problem
ogy gap between the G's and M's, but also opens up a broad which I tend to view as compatible training," continues Master
spectrum of training opportunities that were previously Chief Armstrong . “ For example ,, let's say I have an FTG who
unavailable . is well trained in Mk 68 gun fire control at the end of his

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FC's theFuture !
enlistment and ready for additional training. The only specific
follow-on training available to him would be in Mk 86 gun
fire control. That is a typical example of the kind of problem
we run into. Unfortunately, there aren't any ships equipped
with both those fire control systems. So we're faced with los
ing a middle-grade Mk 68 supervisor and gaining a middle
grade Mk 86 apprentice. That's not at all efficient !
“ The restructuring will allow the flexibility to cross train
our gun and missile techs on systems previously unavailable
to them . At the same time we will ensure that new training is
compatible with previous training and experience in terms of
assignability. There is now a variety of combinations that
make a lot of sense that we weren't able to do with separate
communities, " explains FTCM (SW ) Armstrong. " Our tech
nicians will now be able to work both ends of the shipboard
weapons systems which will afford us a tremendous amount
of flexibility and employability for our technicians . Even if a
new FC is not specifically assigned to work both areas, the
captain of his ship will have the flexibility to assign him at
the point of greatest need . "
Although retention efforts in the FT community are begin
A FTG2 John W. George (left), radar technician aboard
USS Miller (FF 1091), and FTG2 Michael P. Bielecki, 2nd divi
sion LPO track contacts on ANISPG-53F radar.
ning to produce manpower gains, the community is nowhere
near 100% according to Master Chief Armstrong.
“ The Navy provides our sailors with all this expensive
training and the civilian market is cashing in on it , " says
FTCM ( SW ) Armstrong. " So the tools we have had to work
with in the assignment business center around training and
sea /shore rotation . Sea/ shore rotation has already been
changed from 48 months at sea, to 42 months for E5's and
Nov /Dec 1983
By JOC W.D. Christensen , Jr.
below, with 24-month tour lengths ashore. For E6's and
above, the rotation lengths are 36 months sea, and 36 months
shore. The new FC rating will drastically expand training
opportunities for technicians too, which should further
increase retention ," he continues .
Advancement prospects for FT's could hardly be better!
According to Master Chief Armstrong, virtually 100 % of eli
gible E7 candidates have been selected for promotion for sev
eral years running. E8 selection has been about 25 % , while
some 30-35 % of E9 eligible's are promoted .
A typical career/ advancement path will take 6YO sailors
through " A " and " C " schools and then to sea for 42 months .
He will be an E4 going to sea, will make E5 and have about
18-24 months shore-time eligibility. "We'll take that individ
ual,” explains FTCM (SW ) Armstrong, “ and send him to
instructor duty, either to complete his 6YO or extend him for
a full three -year instructor billet . He'll likely then pick up
another school en route back to sea as an E6, gain supervi
sory experience prior to making E7 toward the end of his sec
ond sea tour, and then rotate ashore for another 36 months .
A typical sailor, under these sea /shore rotations, will be eli
gible for a shore billet at the 20-year mark, which should
serve as an incentive for him to stay in a few more years
before retirement. "
Although fire control technicians won't officially be called
FC's until July 1985, the " G " and " M " designators have already
been dropped from the enlisted distribution system according
to the master chief. Rating exam revisions preclude full
implementation of the FC rating any sooner .
" The most immediate thing we'll see is that the ships won't
be compartmentalizing FTG's and FTM's any longer," says
FTCM (SW ) Armstrong . " Ships will logically have to begin to
put all the gunners and missile techs into the same division ,
since it would obviously be counterproductive to have them
separated any longer . If we're going to begin training our sur
face sailors to work both ends of the ship, then they will all
have to be part of the same divisional structure .
" The new rating structure has also changed our detailing
structure. Before, FT and GM ratings were detailed by the
same sailors . They have now been split . FT's will have three
detailers, one for E7-9, the second for E6's and below and the
third detailer will handle all school assignments."
The greatest benefit to the Navy that is expected to be
derived from the new rating is a more effective use of the
existing FT manpower. Shipboard commanders will have
more versatile and highly-skilled technicians available to
them with the flexibility of employing them wherever needed .
“ And once the new rating is implemented ," adds FTCM (SW )
Armstrong, " our FC's should be able to look ahead 10 years
into their career and know not only where they will be in
terms of promotion and training, but also the ship type they
could expect to be working on . Believe me, it's nice to know
where your career is going !"
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SURFPAC
W
BATTLE "E's"
“The hard work, enthusiasm and sincere dedication to duty
exemplified by the winners, is most gratifying. Congratulations
to the CO's , officers and men of the ships receiving this coveted
award .
“ Your outstanding efforts have made a significant contribution
to the overall readiness of the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific
Fleet . Well done and keep charging!”
-VADM Harry C. Schrader, Jr., COMNAVSURFPAC

In the list of Battle " E's" the winning ships appear, followed by the commanding officer's name. When the winner
was commanded by more than one co during the competitive cycle , both names appear . The number in parentheses
following the ship's name indicates the number of consecutive awards the ship has won .
Surface Warfare gratefully acknowledges the cooperation and help of unit commanders and COMNAVSURFPAC'S
Staff in compiling the list of Battle " E" award winners . Due to space constraints , only the Battle " E” winners have
been included .

Competitive Group Winner/Commanding Officer

COMCRUDESGRU ONE USS Bainbridge ( 3)
CAPT John F. Shaw
COMCRUDESGRU THREE USS Jouett ( 1 )
CAPT Roy S. McCartney
COMCRUDESGRU FIVE USS Leahy ( 1 )
CAPT Walter W. Salmon , Jr.
COMNAVSURFGRUWESTPAC USS Blue Ridge (2)
(LCC) CAPT William C. Francis
COMNAVSURFGRU ONE USS Wichita ( 1 )
(AOE / AOR / AO ) CAPT Bert D. Terry
CAPT Jerry L. Unruh
COMNAVSURFGRU ONE USS Hector ( 1 )
(AD / AR ) CAPT Howard Venezia
COMNAVSURFGRU ONE USS Mars ( 1 )
(AFS ) CAPT Edward A. Brewton
CAPT John A. Moriarty
COMNAVSURFGRUMIDPAC USS Worden ( 1 )
CAPT Ronald L. Johnson
COMNAVSURFGRUMIDPAC USS Cimarron ( 1 )
(AOE / AOR / AO ) CDR Jerome A. Peschka , Jr.
COMNAVSURFGRUWESTPAC A Raising the Battle “ E ” Meatball aboard USS John A.
USS White Plains ( 1 ) Moore (FFG 19) are from the left , LT R.P. Towne, engineer
(AFS ) CAPT 'Daryl L. Kerr officer; LCDR R.R. Gannaway, ship control officer; LT T.G.
COMNAVSURFPAC USS Samuel Gompers ( 1 ) Sulzer, support officer; LCDR K.A. Roberts, CSO; LCDR K.S.
CAPT George M. Elliott Jordan , XO; and CDR A.W. Swinger, CO.

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COMDESRON FIVE USS Fletcher ( 1 )
CDR Gordon H. Rheinstrom
COMDESRON SEVEN USS Cushing ( 1 )
CDR Will C. Rogers III
COMDESRON NINE USS Duncan ( 2)
INC
CDR Ross D. Barker
CDR Ernest F. Tedeschi
COMDESRON THIRTEEN USS Schofield ( 1 )
CDR John N. Huling , Jr.

COMDESRON FIFTEEN
CDR James R. Perkins III
USS Francis Hammond ( 1 )
CAPT Vance H. Morrison
E DC
CAPT Steven R. Briggs, USS Ogden (LPD 5) command
CDR Ralph E. Zunich ing officer, brushes the finishing touches on their Battle “ E ” .
COMDESRON SEVENTEEN USS John A. Moore ( 1 ) Other proud crewmen from the left are, LT Michael P. Tryon ,
CDR Alan W. Singer supply officer; LT David L. Hunt, engineer officer; LCDR
COMDESRON TWENTY -ONE USS George Philip ( 1 ) Hugh G. Story, Jr., air officer; NCCM Roger L. Talob, com
mand career counselor; BMC Jimmie C. Williams; ENS
CDR Donald F. Berkebile
CDR James L. Turnbull
Michael F. McNulty, DCA: and LCDR James A. Libbey, ops
officer.
COMDESRON TWENTY - THREE USS John Young ( 1 )
CDR Kenneth M. Viafore
COMDESRON TWENTY -FIVE USS Davidson ( 1 )
CDR Frank C. Ferdon
COMDESRON THIRTY-ONE USS Buchanan ( 1 )
CAPT Michael E. Mays
COMDESRON THIRTY - THREE USS Rathburne ( 1 )
CDR Bernard D. Cole
COMDESRON THIRTY - FIVE USS Benjamin Stoddert (3)
CAPT Robert W. Hechtman
CDR Arthur W. Newlon
COMSURFRON ONE USS Gray ( 1 )
CDR Michael P. Donnelly
CAPT Michael A. Rose
COMSURFRON ONE (ATF) USS Moctobi ( 1 )

COMSERVRON THREE

COMSERVRON FIVE
CDR Jack L. Londot
USS Flint ( 1 )
CAPT Ralph W. Freibert
CAPT Robert J. Hillis
USS Conserver ( 1 )
E
Proudly pointing up the big " E ” aboard USS Jouett (CG
29) are from the left, LCDR Leslie J. Schaffner, engineer offi
CDR Robert G. Bruce cer; LCDR Lawrence Heyworth III , XO; CAPT Roy S. McCart
LCDR Robert J. Ventgen ney, CO; EMCM (SW ) Paul J. Wilson , MCPOC; LCDR Henry
Dismuke, supply officer; LCDR William P. Craft, ops officer;
COMMINERON FIVE USS Gallant ( 1 ) LCDR Craig C. Perry, CSO; and LT John M. Cameron, navigator.
LCDR Thomas W. Coward
COMPHIBRON ONE USS Duluth ( 1 ) Putting the finishing touches on Engineering and Bat
CAPT Peter S. Hedley tle “ E's" aboard LCU 1631 are from the left, QM1 Thomas A.
COMPHIBRON THREE
Suffel ( craftmaster), EM3 Robert Ryker, SN Duane L. Cowher,
USS New Orleans ( 1 ) CDR G.W. Uhlenkott (ACU ONE commanding officer), EN2
CAPT Philip F. Duffy William J. Hambrick and RM1 James McCoy.
CAPT Carl R. Erie
COMPHIBRON FIVE USS Ogden ( 1 )
CAPT Steven R. Briggs
CAPT Harry M. S. Gimber
COMPHIBRON SEVEN USS Bristol County ( 1 )
CAPT Carl A. Weegar
Assault Craft Unit One LCU 1631 ( 1 )
OMI Thomas F. Suffel
Beach Master Unit One Beach Party Team Charlie ( 1 )
CWO4 William F. Speir
COMEODGRU ONE Guam Detachment ( 1 )
LT John E. Fraser
COMEODGRU ONE Pt. Mugu Detachment ( 1 )

‫ܚ‬ Nov /Dec 1983

LCDR Jeffrey L. Roddahl

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SIMA ( NRMF Philadelphia)
" We Have Done Some

Amazing Things Photos by JO2 David B. Guise

A new surface ship maintenance facility is ready to support

ships in the Philadelphia area . Transformed from aa deserted,
dusty building into the Navy's newest SIMA by a One -Navy
effort of active duty and reserve sailors together in aa self-help
project, the Naval Reserve Maintenance Facility (NRMF)
officially opened its doors last fall in the Philadelphia Naval
Base .
The facility is designed to provide Navy ships with profes
sional maintenance help for tasks that are too big for ship's
force but do not require major shipyard attention . The facility
also provides an excellent opportunity for local reservists to
get " hands-on " training in a number of maintenance-related manufacturing a BID for each ship in the Atlantic fleet, SIMA
fields . Hundreds of reservists from the Delaware Valley , as personnel have produced 350 BID's for $390 each , a cost
well as from as far away as Ohio , Michigan and Indiana will which is $410 less than initial Navy cost estimates .
work and train at the new Philadelphia facility . The SIMA project got underway in January 1981 at the
Although still in its infancy, SIMA( NRMF) Philadelphia direction of CAPT A.S. Braverman , SIMA(NRMF) Philadel
has already made a name for itself with the production of a phia's commanding officer. It was his idea to renovate the
boiler inspection device ( BID) , an optical tool that allows building using in-house Navy personnel, a move that saved
inspections on the insides of shipboard boilers . Tasked with the Navy millions of dollars . According to CAPT Braverman ,

24 Şurface Warfare

A EM3 John Davis completes the final assembly of an
electrical box used to power boiler inspection devices.
SIMA (NRMF) Philadelphia has produced 350 of the devices
for Atlantic fleet ship
HTC William Johnson welds steel plates on a new fire
escape at SIMA(NRMF) Philadelphia.
< EM3 Thomas Newbaker (left) and BTFN Allan Rogers
attach siding to a newly constructed fire escape at SIMA (NRMF)
Philadelphia.
IC1 Eric Goodnight (left) and EM2 William Lindsey sand
boiler inspection device electrical boxes at SIMA (NRMF)
Philadelphia .
the self-help effort has saved the Navy about $ 20 million
over the cost of a completely new facility . Over $3 million in
equipment being used by the facility was obtained from excess
property lists at no additional cost to the Navy .
According to the facility's senior enlisted member, AKCM
George Vitolo , all the work was accomplished by people
that , for the most part, had never done construction work
before. “We have done some amazing things," says AKCM
Vitolo . "We took basically unskilled labor and taught
them how to do many construction jobs . They poured over
600 cubic yards of concrete, built walls, laid tile, put in win
dows, in short whatever it took . "
Both CAPT Braverman and AKCM Vitolo agree that the
key ingredient in this success story has been the efforts of the
sailors. "Our surface sailors have devoted long, hard hours
fixing this building,” says AKCM Vitolo . “ They have worked
much more than just the normal workday, sometimes as
Nov / Dec 1983
Current Active /Reserve Facilities
SIMA(NRMF) Philadelphia, commanded by
CAPT A.S. Braverman
SIMA( NRMF) San Francisco, commanded by
CAPT Thomas J. Boyle
SIMA(NRMF) Newport , commanded by
LCDR LeRoy A. Brown
SIMA( NRMF) Long Beach, commanded by
CAPT J.D. Carpenter
much as 12 hours a day, seven days a week . All of us, both
the active duty and the reservists, have gained a lot of per
sonal satisfaction from doing this ourselves."
To meet the workload, SIMA( NRMF) Philadelphia relies
on a core of 100 full- time active duty and reserve sailors, as
well as the more than 300 selected reservists from four reserve
detachments, each working one weekend a month . Both the
workload , and manning, will increase with the additional
homeporting of NRF frigates in Philadelphia over the next
three years .
The pride and professionalism displayed by the active and
reserve duty personnel working together is evident in the
production quality . Their motto, "We are not perfect , but
can all do perfect work ," has become a standard . Quality
assurance and pride in workmanship is a way of life at
SIMA( NRMF) Philadelphia , and a tribute to the 'One Navy'
concept .
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 Amphib
A " can do" attitude on the part of
USS Harlan County ( LST 1196) sailors
has resulted in a successful " first" helo
in- flight refueling ( HIFR) evolution
between an LST and a Marine Corps
CH -53E Super Stallion . The link-up
occurred as part of the Navy / Marine
Corps peace-keeping efforts in Lebanon .
Harlan County, nicknamed Super
Gator, provided 1500 pounds of fuel to
the helo in five minutes, not only dem
onstrating the capability of amphibious
ships to refuel helos in the air as op
posed to the more time-consuming on
deck refueling, but also proving the
CH-53E's ability to remain airborne for
increased periods of time.
Prior to this demonstration, HIFR
had never been accomplished from an
amphibious ship . The NAVAIR ap
proved HIFR installation consisted of
putting a modified fuel fitting on
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HIFR
Harlan County's aviation fuel system .
A special saddle was attached to the
fueling hose so the rig could be hooked
to a hoist cable lowered by the helo .
The rig was then hoisted and con
nected to the helo . The rig is equipped
with a quick-release mechanism so the
helo can quickly and easily disconnect
the rig and move clear of the delivery
ship .
The CH-53E Super Stallion is the
largest helo currently in use by the
Navy / Marine Corps . Its rotor creates
a tremendous amount of downwash
and this, in turn , posed problems for
the helo handling crew aboard Harlan
County. The ship's crew rose to the
challenge and handled the large " bird "
flawlessly . “ It was really a challenge to
handle something as big as the Super
Stallion , " says BM2 Lonnie D. Culp,
the ship's enlisted landing signalman
Şurface Warfare
A A CH -53E Super Stallion, the larg .
est of the Navy/Marine Corps helos, is
refueled by USS Harlan County (LST
1196) during the first HIFR by an LST.
The refueling operation was conducted
off the coast of Beirut.
( LSE ) after his first HIFR , “ but I hope
we have the opportunity to do it more
often ."
The LST's commanding officer,
CDR G.E. Welch, Jr. , viewed the suc
cessful HIFR as an important milestone
in strengthening Navy / Marine Corps
capability, and cited the versatility of
the LST in its ability to conduct a wide
variety of missions . " Our ability to
perform several different missions,
often simultaneously , is what makes us
and the rest of the amphibious Marine
force such an asset in naval warfare ,"
he noted .
 plan
k
Tightly Knit Brow
This
his large Navy ship was in a foreign port for a
well deserved visit . The ship was not opened for
general visiting even though a large number of
local civilians had gathered pierside to see the
ship. As the day wore on sailors returning from
liberty were bringing personal guests aboard for
tours. This caused the crowd on the pier to be
lieve the ship was open for general visiting , and
they proceeded up the accommodation ladder.
As the ladder became impassable with the
crowd , the ship's quarterdeck watch tried in vain
COMMODORE SCRIMSHAW SAYS -....
This would knot the brow of a
pirate's parrot ! How could a
well led , well organized , well
disciplined Navy ship let civil
ian confusion end in large scale
injury ? What should have been
done is clear. A brow sentry
should have been posted on
the pier to control the number
of people who were allowed on
the brow at one time .
In some foreign ports a ship's
sentry is not allowed on the pier but a local
policeman is instead required by the authorities .
Sometimes a simple sign in the local language
with the hours when general visiting is welcome
and prohibited will do all that's needed . Whatever
the way, had this ship taken those precautions it
would then have had the ability to exercise crowd
control with respect to its own brow .
The sad fact is the investigation revealed that
this was not a " one time" incident that happened
so suddenly the first class petty officer JOOD
couldn't react in time. At least three senior petty
officers and one officer were aware of previous
overcrowding of the brow by local civilians on
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Prepared by
THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER
Surface Safety Program Directorate
to turn the unauthorized visitors back using hand
signals and finally with a crew member who
spoke their language. This worked for a short
while but soon the ladder was once again
jammed with people as the crowd tried to get on
board . The modified accommodation ladder plat
form the ship had attached to her side gave way
at a faulty weld , sending the 50-ft ladder and
approximately 75 people crashing to the pier,
injuring 17 foreign nationals and one sailor,
some seriously.
two successive days shortly before the day of
the accident ! Apparently this information was
not passed on to following watches or CDO's.
On the day of the accident itself the first class
JOOD had dealt with a swarming of civilians
onto the brow just ten minutes before the sec
ond crowd caused it to collapse. Clearly, this
ship had had plenty of experience with unregu
lated boarding of the brow but did not see the
need for using additional means to control such
boarding .
All of the above would have been no more than
a temporary breakdown in control of access to
the brow - lack of forehandedness and poor
-
watch standing -except for one thing .
-
The brow was faulty, and no one aboard knew
it. A bad weld had been made in the process of
making an alteration - an unauthorized one at
that- and the brow had not been weight tested
after the alteration . PMS for accommodation lad
ders includes a 48 M - 1R check, in other words, a
weight test on an accommodation ladder is re
quired every 48 months, during regular overhaul
and after any major repairs. Failure of quality
control in doing the weld and failure to weight
test after the welding meant this ship had an
accident waiting to happen . It did , and 75 people
.
went crashing onto the pier.
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Edited by Scot MacDonald .

VADM Joseph Metcalf III , COMSECONDFLT, spoke at the
fall SWO luncheon at the Washington Navy Yard's " O " Club.
Among the topics he discussed were his belief in the need for
continued new tactical thinking at all levels and the improve
ment in battle readiness he has noted in recent fleet exer
cises . He spoke enthusiastically about the capabilities that
the battleship New Jersey (BB 62) and the USS Ticonderoga
(CG 47) have added to the fleet and expressed his concern for
wartime communications among ships at sea citing the vul
nerability of satellites . VADM Robert L. Walters , DCNO (Sur
face Warfare) sponsored the luncheon . Thirty-one flag offi
cers were among 250 officers attending this periodic event .
USS Klakring (FFG 42) was commissioned 20 August , CDR
Leonard O. Wahlig commanding . In ceremonies at Bath Iron
Works , Maine, RADM George W. Davis , Jr. , was principal
speaker. Mrs. Beverly J. Bohen , niece of the ship's namesake,
was ship's sponsor. The frigate is named for RADM Thomas B.
Klakring (1904-1975 ), a distinguished submariner of WWII
who was awarded three Navy Crosses for his aggressive
leadership as CO USS Guardfish (SS 217).
Bradley (FFG 49) was launched at Bath Iron Works on
13 August , with ADM James L. Holloway III , former CNO,
principal speaker. Mrs. George L. Woodruff, mother of the
ship's namesake, was ship's sponsor. The frigate is named
for LT Robert Graham Bradley (1921-1944), assistant first
lieutenant of USS Princeton (CVL 27), posthumously awarded
the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in the valiant at
tempt to save the ship during the Battle of Leyte Gulf on
24 October 1944 .
SWOSCOLCOM Det Coronado's Class 83003 was ad
dressed by CAPT William H. Kersting, COMDESRON 23, who
told the 68 graduates that division officers should waste no
time in developing effective professional relationships with
their chief petty officers. He also spoke of the need for a
degree of formality in officer-enlisted interactions , recalling
that " when I was a whitehat , I never wanted to be friends with
my officers. . . . I respected them and sought to be respected
in turn . I wanted my division officer to be the best on the
ship .” LTJG Craig F. Arndt of USS Chandler (DDG 996), CDR
Henry W. Strickland commanding , was awarded the ADM
Arleigh Burke Award . Top academic excellence in both Com
bat Systems and Engineering was achieved by ENS Robert W.
Alcock Ill of USS Kinkaid (DD 965 ), CDR Walter A. Tobias ||
commanding . The award for academic excellence in Ship
board Management was won by ENS Christopher R. Davis ,
also of USS Kinkaid .
Naval Reserve surface and air forces are now separate
commands reporting to the Chief of Naval Reserve, RADM
Robert F. Dunn , a restructuring approved by the Secretary of
the Navy . RADM William D. Daniels, USNR , will command
Naval Surface Reserve ( NAVSURFRES), managing the re
serves' surface, Seabee and support programs . This move
even more closely orients Naval Reserve surface warfare to
the active surface warfare community . RADM Daniels addi
tionally will be a member of the DCNO (Surface Warfare)
Naval Reserve Advisory Committee, and in this capacity will
from time to time consult with OP -03, VADM Robert L. Walters .
COMO Tommi F. Rinard , USNR , will command Naval Air
Reserve Force (COMNAVRESAIRFOR ), managing air and
intelligence programs, including LAMPS MK-1 support for
NRF ASW frigates . The new organization requires no moves,
no reduction or additions in military or civilian manpower
and no new resources. Additionally, the Naval Reserve Infor
mation Processing Center has been established , under com
mand of CDR Kenneth C. Thrasher, USNR , eliminating the
Naval Reserve Support Office in New Orleans .
Competition Advocates at all major Navy contracting
activities have been singling out candidates for competitive
bidding after examining all major non-competitive contracts
since the spring of 1982. The newly appointed Competition
Advocate General of the Navy , COMO Stuart F. Platt (SC),
coordinates the efforts and provides oversight management
of the Navy's Competitive program . During the period April
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A The 1982 Flatley Award for excellence in aviation safe.
ty is presented by VADM Harry C. Schrader, Jr., COMNAV.
SURFPAC, to CAPT Alvin R. Karn, commanding USS Peleliu
(LHA 5 ), in a special award ceremony aboard, at Long Beach
Naval Station. Attending the ceremony was VADM Crawford
A. Easterling, COMNAVAIRPAC, and RADM William A.
Walsh, COMPHIBGRUEASTPAC.

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A The ADM Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy is presented USS
Wainwright (CG 28 ) by VADM Edward S. Briggs, COMNAV
SURFLANT. Holding the plaque is CAPT Richard D. Milligan,
commanding. At left is CAPT William H. Peerenboom, COM
DESRON FOUR, who commanded Wainwright during part of
the competitive cycle. The trophy is awarded to the ship that
demonstrated the most significant improvement in opera
tional readiness.
ceived was one from CAPT Bridgman A. MacDonald of the
Great Lakes Recruiting District who noted " Through superb
professionalism, positive attitude, and true commitment to
excellence, your performance left a super effect on public
appreciation for the Navy in the Midwest.” And from the Mil
waukee, Wisc. , Naval Recruiting District : “ There is absolutely
no doubt in our minds that the visit was a complete success
in every area.” Observed VADM Edward S. Briggs, COMNAV
SURFLANT, " This year's Great Lakes Cruise was a resound
ing success, drawing glowing accolades from every port
visited .”
Crenshaw's Naval Shiphandling never explained this one.
Although shiphandling books detail evolutions like the Medi
terranean moor and the Hammerlock moor, tandem road
grader/snow blower moors are just not covered . During the
Great Lakes Cruise, Edson transited the Portage Canal in
Upper Peninsula Michigan , to arrive at the Copper Range
Dock in the Houghton/Hancock area. The pier, built in 1920 ,
is 320 feet long . To accommodate the 418-foot-long destroyer,
some innovative actions had to be taken . The problem was
solved by using road graders and snow blowers chained in
tandem to substitute for mooring bollards to accommodate
mooring lines one and three . A careful weather watch was

June 1983, the Navy has identified $22 million in cost avoid
ance through opening to competition previously awarded
sole -source contracts .
SWO Basic Course Class 83003 graduated in ceremonies
at Newport , R.I. , during which COMO Henry F. Boyle, Assis
tant Vice CNO, was principal speaker. The ADM Arleigh Burke
Award was presented to ENS Roger K. Thorstenson , who has
been ordered to USS Donald B. Beary (FF 1085), CDR Peter E.
Carter commanding . Highest academic average in Combat
Systems was achieved by ENS Daniel L. Flynn , now serving
in USS Exultant (MSO 441 ), LCDR Philip F. Shullo command
ing . Top honor in Engineering was won by ENS John N. Hicks,
assigned to USS California (CGN 26), CAPT Gaylord Paulson
commanding . ENS Peter T. Fariel won Shipboard Manage
ment honors and had the highest overall academic average
of the 197 students in the class . He is now serving aboard
USS Caron (DD 970), CDR David G. Kaiser commanding .
Running mates assigned to each reservist reporting aboard
USS Brumby (FF 1044), CDR Franklin G. West , Jr. , command
ing , contributed considerably to the success of the reserves '
two weeks ACDUTRA . The running mate, in the same pay
grade , helped the reservist familiarize himself with the ship
and its duties. " The end result,” said CDR West , " has been a
much more motivated , interested , and involved group of
reservists who can easily fulfill their designated mission of
augmenting USS Brumby in a time of crisis."
COBRA GOLD '83, designed primarily to strengthen Thai
land's ability to defend its borders, was conducted last
August in the Gulf of Siam. Spearheading the ocean-going
phase of the 27-day exercise was USS Tarawa (LHA 1 ), CAPT
Kent R. Siegel commanding , flagship of COMPHIBRON ONE,
CAPT David R. Morris . Observing the multi-threat operations
at sea was VADM James R. Hogg , COMSEVENTHFLT. AA salute fired at sunrise aboard USS Stephen W.
Great Lakes Cruise '83, conducted by USS Edson (DD 946), Groves (FFG 29), CDR Philip A. Bozzelli commanding, was
CDR Welbourne F. Bronaugh commanding , ended in mid part of a memorial ceremony honoring the ship's namesake.
August, completing a two-month cruise during which 108,887 Later in the day, a wreath was laid in the ship's wake. ENS
visitors boarded in nine ports . Among the Bravo Zulus re Groves gave his life in the Battle of Midway 41 years ago.
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maintained, to ensure the ship's safety . " In every way , the
seamanship training was incredible ," said CDR Bronaugh .
Naval Reserve Force (NRF) ship USS Miller (FF 1091 ), CDR
Frank L. Yusi commanding , recently underwent a supply
management inspection (SMI) — with impressive results. Of
seven possible grades from " outstanding" to " unsat," Miller
received six " outstanding" and one " excellent" -placing the
frigate's supply department in the top 5 % of all ships in the
Atlantic Fleet . Among comments heard by CDR Yusi and
CAPT George S. Allen , COMNAVSURFGRU FOUR, were " The
finest inspection I have ever seen " and " The best ship I have
ever seen in my career.” Two weeks later, Miller's engineering
department, manned at less that 75 % of active levels , was
found " Satisfactory in all areas" of a CINCLANTFLT PEB
OPPE.
SES (surface effect ship) technology continues to interest
surface ship planners. Bell Aerospace Textron has received
two contracts from the Navy . One is for the Phase I design of
a patrol boat , multi -mission (PBM), a new class of high
performance patrol boat capable of carrying a variety of
modular combat systems, designed to operate out of the
well -deck of existing amphibious assault ships . The second
contract is for the first phase of the contract design of a
minesweeper hunter (MSH ), a new class of coastal mine
sweeper using air cushion technology to isolate most of the
hull from contact with the surface water.
Alaskan waters were swept of mines by seven ocean mine
sweepers in exercises commanded by CAPT Arthur St. C.
Wright , COMINERON FIVE . The four-week mini-deployment
provided a unique training opportunity for the ships ' active
and selected reserve crews, as well as for U.S. Naval Academy
midshipmen and U.S. Naval Sea Cadets embarked . Flagship
for CAPT Wright was USS Cayuga (LST 1168), CDR James E.
Pafias commanding . Minesweeping , mine hunting , underway
replenishment , shiphandling , and numerous other exercises
were conducted .
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A Edson had no idea it would take such a novel approach
to the usually routine task of mooring. The destroyer, during
Great Lakes Cruise '83, pulled into Portage Canal in the
Houghton/Hancock area of Michigan, mooring with an assist
from tandem road graders and snow blowers used as bollards.
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Changes of Command
SURFPAC
CAPT Robert L. Toney relieved CAPT William Reed of com
mand of USS Roanoke (AOR 7) on 5 August .
CDR Walter F. Merrick Il relieved CDR Thomas S. Nelson of
command of SEAL Delivery Team ONE on 5 August .
CAPT Jerome R. Heck relieved CAPT William S. Cadow of
command of Explosive Ordnance Group ONE on 11 August.
CAPT Brenton P. Hardy relieved CAPT Keith A. Steward of
command of USS Horne (CG 30) on 13 August .
CAPT William A. Gaines relieved CAPT Robert A. Dykes of
command of USS St. Louis (LKA 116) on 13 August .
CDR J. Thomas Gilmartin relieved CDR Coenraad Vander
schroeff of command of USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) on
26 August
CDR Anderson W. Wacaser relieved CAPT George M. Miller
of command of USS Whipple (FF 1062) on 26 August .
CAPT Jerry M. Blesch relieved CAPT Donald D. Clark of
command of DESRON 25 on 26 August .
CDR Sheldon L. Margolis relieved CDR James T. Rubeck of
command of USS Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) on 27 August .
A A boarding party from the U.S. Coast Guard is escorted
to the bridge of USS Barnstable County (LST 1197 ), CDR Tod
W. Wagner commanding. Diverted by COMSECONDFLT, the
LST intercepted the fishing vessel T. Grit of Panamanian reg.
istry. A quantity of marijuana estimated up to 14 tons was
discovered on board . The vessel and crew were escorted to
Norfolk by USCGC Point Brown (WPB 82362) and Barnstable
County resumed conducting Marine Corps amphibious train
ing at Onslow Bay, N.C.
Operations in the Caribbean were observed by CNO ADM
James D. Watkins when he visited ships participating in
READEX '83. Aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), CAPT
Robert C. Johnson , Jr. , commanding , ADM Watkins was
greeted by VADM Joseph Metcalf III , COMSECONDFLT ;
RADM Richard C. Berry, COMCRUDESGRU EIGHT; RADM
James H. Flatley, COMCARGRU EIGHT; and RADM Roger
Box , COMCARGRU SIX. Accompanying ADM Watkins was
MCPON Billy C. Sanders who videotaped an interview that
evening , aired over the ship's SITE TV system . Later, in a con
versation with CAPT Johnson on the bridge, MCPON Sanders
said he was impressed with the ship's cleanliness and over
all condition , sources of pride with the crew .
Şurface Warfare ‫ܚܚܚܚܚ‬
 INDEX
or the convenience of readers, an index of articles appearing in Surface Warfare magazine during 1983 is
listed below. Because of the large number of subjects covered in the briefer articles published in the Sur
face Sitrep section each issue, available space precludes their indexing.

ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERING

User- Friendly - SNAP II Nov / Dec 83:16 Regular Overhaul-Cutting Cost & Duration Jan / Feb 83:32
Tacoma Facility on Line-YR Keeps 'em
COMBAT READINESS Steaming July/ Aug 83:23
GS Hot Plant - On Line July/Aug 83:29
Bowen Reels 'em In; Two-time 'Hook 'em' Not Bolting to Disaster (The Plank) July/Aug 83:30
Winner Jan / Feb 83:28 EOSS : A Cookbook for Steaming Nov / Dec 83:14

Tattnall AAW Modernization Mar/Apr 83:23

Keeping the Bear from the Door (Coastal FLEET TRAINING
Defense Coordination Components) Sept /Oct 83:18
EOD : Bomb Squad Plus Nov / Dec 83:19 Belleau Puts the Wood to 'em (Professional
Olympics) May/June 83 : 18
COMBAT SYSTEMS
HABITABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
Putting Firepower to Sea-Now and in the
Future Mar/Apr 83:20 If You Want to Live Better (Sellers " self help ") May/June 83 : 5
Grooming Combat Systems—Combat Systems
Improvement Program (CSIP) May/June 83:12 MATERIAL IMPROVEMENT
Multiple Hits Prove Harpoon Sept /Oct 83 :2
Mk 92 Navy System Yields Improvement Sept /Oct 83 : 4 Corrosion Control -Curing The Red Plague July /Aug 83 : 8
Tomahawk Ready for Volume Production Sept /Oct 83 : 6
LAMPS Mk III Sept/Oct 83 :8 MATERIAL READINESS
Chemical Warfare Detector Sept /Oct 83:19
Wrapped Up In Negligence (The Plank) Mar/ Apr 83:29
COMMAND POLICY/EVENT Repair Parts-Spares When You Need Them July / Aug 83:24
A Classy Maintenance Plan Sept /Oct 83:12
New SURFLANT Boss Jan /Feb 83:14 3 - M on the Orient Express Nov / Dec 83:18
No Better Place... (Battlegroup Op Inter " We Have Done Some Amazing Things" —
view with COMDESRON 15) Jan /Feb 83:22 SIMA (NRMF Philadelphia ) Nov / Dec 83:24
CINCLANTFLT Change of Command Jan /Feb 83:30
DCNO(SW ) Message : Training Mar/Apr 83:20 MISCELLANEOUS
Surface Warfare Commanders to Meet Mar/ Apr 83:28
DCNO (SW ) Message: Improvements in SW Index 1983 Nov / Dec 83:31
community May/June 83:20
Change of Command at the Cornerstone MOBILE LOGISTICS
( SWOS) Nov / Dec 83 : 9
Sharing A Drink At Sea Jan / Feb 83 : 9
Amphib HIFR . Nov / Dec 83:26
COMMUNICATIONS

Communicating From Space : Beyond Gapfiller July /Aug 83:26 NAVIGATION & SEAMANSHIP

DAMAGE CONTROL For Want of an Anchor ... (The Plank) Jan / Feb 83:36
Cooper River Challenge - Piloting For A Prize Mar/ Apr 83:24
DC Olympics : Growing in the West May /June 83:28 Rock 'n Roll ( fin stabilizers) Sept/Oct 83:14
“ All Conditions Normal" except ... (The Plank ) May / June 83:29 Williamson Never Turned Like This (The Plank) Sept/ Oct 83:27
Don't Let It Come As A Shock (EMP) Sept / Oct 83:9 Tightly Knit Brow (The Plank ) Nov/ Dec 83:27

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OPERATIONS, AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT

Supporting U.S. Diplomacy - Lebanon Mar/Apr 83 : 2 PHM's Show Their Capabilities May/June 83:20
Backing the Amphibs Mar /Apr 83 : 7 PHMRON TWO at Key West ; Getting It
KERNEL BLITZ '83 (evacuation exercise) May/June 83:26 Together May/June 83:22
COLD WINTER '83—Up To Their Eyebrows
In Snow (defense of the northern flank ) July /Aug 83:14 TACTICS

OPERATIONS, COMBINED Control of Shipping (NSORG ), Naval Mar /Apr 83:12

NWC Professional Symposium ; Learning to
TEAM SPIRIT Joins U.S. -ROK Forces Fight Smarter May /June 83:19
(defending an ally) July/Aug 83:12 Surface Mining Makes Comeback Sept / Oct 83:16
FLEETEX '83 Off the Aleutians (presence in
a strategic area) July /Aug 83:20
TRADITION & HISTORY
Getting the Convoy Through : OCEAN
SAFARI '83 (demonstrating its defended
sea lane) '31 -Knot Burke ' Jan /Feb 83 : 6
Sept /Oct 83:15
TANGENT FLASH : U.S. -Philippine Exercises ADM Carney Designated SWO Mar/Apr 83:10
(amphibious test ) Nov / Dec 83:12 The Hawk and the Dove (Ainsworth painting) May /June 83:17
DCNO(SW) Message: Independence Day July /Aug 83:20
OPERATIONS, FLEET Fireworks at Rendova July/Aug 83 : 2
USS Lawrence (DDG 4) Two Hundred Years
of Honor Sept /Oct 83:30
Sailing Into the Black Sea (continuing a
Oliver Hazard Perry in the Flagship Lawrence Sept /Oct 83:23
presence) May /June 83 :2
Heroes and Brotherhood (USS Crommelin
The Battlewagon and the SCTG (COMPTUEX
commissioned) Sept /Oct 83:24
83-2 ) July/Aug 83 :4
CARIBOPS '83 (supporting the Caribbean
Basin initiative) USSR COMBAT CAPABILITIES
July /Aug 83:22
DESRONEX 83-1 Choked At Pearl (opposed
sortie) Sept/Oct 83:10 U.S. and Soviet Hydrofoils Compared May/June 83:23
Soviet Naval Forces July /Aug 83:15
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

ESWS Named Reserve Sailor of the Year Jan /Feb 83:27

Mississippi Takes Battenberg Cup Jan /Feb 83:34
FY 84 Surface Warfare Flag Selections Mar/Apr 83:32
Sailor of the Year May/June 83 : 9
SURFPAC 'E's' Nov / Dec 83:22

PROFESSIONALICAREER DEVELOPMENT

Combat Air Controllers (AIC's and ASAC's) July/Aug 83:10

" Older Than The Country" (CNO addresses
Accountability ) July/Aug 83:18
When You Need It Done Right (ESWS in USS LIBRARY OPTIONSAR
Thomas C. Hart) Sept /Oct 83:26
ESWS in USS San Diego Sept /Oct 83:26
DCNO(SW) Message: On Revised SW Career
Pattern Nov / Dec 83:20
DEC 2 01983
OS Grads NTDS Ready Nov /Dec 83:11
FC's Are The Future Nov /Dec 83:20 U.S , DOCUMENT
Adjustments to SWG Career Path Nov / Dec 83 : 2 RECEIVED DEPOSITORY
SHIP DEVELOPMENTS
► USS Briscoe (DD 977) successfully
DCNO(SW ) Message: Shipbuilding Program Jan / Feb 83:20 launches one of two antisubmarine
DDG 51 Named for Arleigh Burke Jan / Feb 83 : 2 rockets (ASROC) as part of readiness
BB 62 (Recommissioned ) Jan / Feb 83:20 training in the South Atlantic. ASROC,
Bigger SES Under Test Mar /Apr 83:18 a standoff ASW weapon, can deliver
USS Hayler Commissioned
either a Mk 46 torpedo or a depth
May /June 83:10
charge. Photo by NC1 David G.
Yorktown Christened May/June 83:24 Knepper.

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