Recommissioninq of

Midshipmen Mark Hagerott (left) and Mark Gorenflo, seniors at the U S . Naval Academy, have been
selected as Rhodes Scholars. marking the sixth time the academy has had more than one Rhodes
Scholar selected in a year. Gorenfro holdsa 3.94 academic average in his English major and is a Tri-
dent Scholar, one of a select group of seniors chosen to conduct independent research. A s brigade
commander, he held the highest ranking leadership position at the academy last semester.
Hagerott. with a 3.88 academic average in his history major, is a midshipman brigade operations offi-
cer, responsiblefor scheduling functions for the brigade of 4,500 midshipmen. Gorenflo and Hagerott
will join 30 other American collegestudents selected to spend two years at Oxford University, the old-
est academic institution in England. The Rhodes Scholarships were established in the will of Cecil
John Rhodes, the 19th century British industrialist for whom Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, was named.
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MARCH 1983 60th YEAR OF PUBLICATION-NUMBER 794

Chief of Naval Operations: ADM James D. Watkins

Chief of Information: COMO Jack A. Garrow
CO Navy Internal Relations Act: CAPT John A. Georg
Director NlRA Print Media Div: CDR Perry C. Bishop

2 NAVY'S GREATEST
STRENGTH-
THE ENLISTED COMMUNITY
. 8 All Hands
interview with MCPON

Page 2 8 FIVE WHO DARED '

World War II saga of the Sullivan brothers

12 ON WATCH AGAINST SMUGGLING

Navy and Coast Guard team up to halt flow of drugs

16 NEW
CHAPTER FOR BATTLESHIPS
USS New Jersey (BB 62) i s back-better than ever

34 LIVING A LIFE IN HARMONY

Navy Band music master tries for the sweet sounds

40 GET READY-GET SET-GO

Physical fitness program aims to keep you in shape

44 THE NAVY REMEMBERS

March historical events highlighted

Page 12 Departments

30 Bearings 36 Currents 4 7 Reunions 48 Mail Buoy

Covers
Front: President Ronald Reagan addresses the overflow crowd a t the recommissioning of
USS New Jersey on Dec. 28. Photo by PHC Terry Mitchell.
Back: Pomp and ceremony-and the interest of two small spectators-mark a battleship's
return to the fleet. Photographs by PHC Terry Mitchell and PHI Harold Gerwien.

Editor: John F. Coleman; Managing Editor: Joanne E. Dumene.

Associates: Richard Hosier (Layout), Michael Tuffli (Art).
Contributing Staff: JOC James R. Giusti, JOC Lon Cabot, J O I Dale Hewey, J O I J.D.
Leipold, J O I Gary Hopkins, Kenneth J. Rabben, Marge Holtz, J02 Vickie J. Oliver, J03 Joy
Hill-Payne.
Research: Elaine McNeil, Candace Sams.
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R.M. Henry, Karen L. Nelson.

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MCPON Sanders

Navy’s Greatest Strength

-the Enlisted Community
A few months after relieving Master Chief Thomas S. probably have better habitability throughout the Navy to-
Crow as the MasterChief of the Navy, Master Chief Billy C. day than we have ever had.
Sanders was interviewed byAll Hands staffer JOCJames R. And the pay issueisstillwith us. We cannot stand to
Giusti. The Navy’s senior enlisted person talked about his continue taking pay caps. Something must be done about
views on the state of the Navy’s enlisted community, the that.
challenges he faces as the Navy’s fifth MCPON andthe tack Habitability, pay, quality of life-all these are still at the
he will take as the bluejackets’ spokesman. forefront of our problems. I am confident that we have the
leadership in the Navy today to solve those problems.
All Hands: Now that you have settled into the job of
MCPON, what is your view of your role in the Navy today? All Hands: What do yousee as the single most important
MCPON: My role is to advise the CNO and other senior issue regarding the Navy’s enlisted community today?
officers on enlisted matters. Also I serve as a focal point for MCPON: I don’t think we have a single most important
our enlisted community and in that function answer corre- issue. We usedto. At one time, quality of life was something
spondence covering a myriad of subjects.
I must stress that I truly believe that all problems can be
solved by employing the chain of command. However, we
must always have safety
a valve, and I consider this office to
be that safety valve. Not that I can personally solve all the

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problems, but, perhaps, I can give insight on where or to
whom to take a particular problem.

All Hands: What is the most important goal you have set
for yourself in taking this job?
MCPON: Well, I am a traditionalist. I would like to see
us go back to the old traditional ways of doing things in the
enlisted community. In my opinion, the chiefs must be the
people who lead the enlisted men and women. They must
have theexpertise and the leadership abilities to develop our
new petty officers and serve as role models.
Mybiggest goal, therefore, is to enhance our enlisted
leadership.

All Hands: In supporting traditions, are we going to see

the Navy taking a step backward?
MCPON: I do not believe that upholding a tradition is a
step backwards. It’s a step forward. Traditions are thesolid
building stone of the Navy’s foundation. If we do not have a
foundation, we will crumble and slide backwards. As long
as we are building on theNavy’s solid and proven traditions,
we are going to go forward.

All Hands: What other issues areyou going to be looking

at?
MCPON: All the problems we have had in the past are
still with us in a small manner. Although we have improved
immensely, we still have alot of room forimprovement. We

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intosome form of conformity during your tour as
MCPON?
MCPON: The answer is yes. Admiral James Watkins has
madethestatement thata CNO shouldmakeonlyone
change in a uniform policy. Well, I don’t think he will use
his ace card any time soon. We are going to stabilize the uni-
form situation.
There is one change that could come about. As you know
we are now back in the traditional jumper uniforms. In my
opinion, we will go to undress jumpers during my tour. For
those of you not familiar with the undress jumper uniform,
itis a work uniform that resembles the dress jumper but
does not havethe piping. Best of all it is washable. TheNavy
had made the decision to go back to a jumper sea bag, and
the undress jumper is part of that.
Within the next three years, the uniform picture is going
to become very stable. That’s what we are looking for-the
fleet is tired of the ups and downs we’ve had in the past.

All Hands: The push continues to build a 600-ship Navy.

What effect will this have on the sailor and his family?

we could home in on. Then pay issue was number one. To-
day, it’s sort of fragmented.
One issue we have and will always have is family separa-
tion. It’s part of our life, ships must go to sea. The separa-
tion hardships aren’t as bad as they used to be.
Several years ago, we finally realized that spouses were al-
so part of the Navy family. The Navy spouse plays the most
dominant role in the decision on whether a member stays in
the Navy or gets out. We know their roles are important.
The Navy has made many changes over the last few years to
let spouses know how much they are needed and appreci-
ated.
As we all know, spouses have a great responsibility. When
their service members are on sea duty, they are mother, fa-
ther, housekeeper, carpenter and so much more.
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All Hands: On the subject of Navy families, what do you
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see as the key issue the Navy faces?
MCPON: Housing. We must have more housing for our
Navy families especiallyin the high-cost living areas. We
still have families today that cannot function properly be-
cause they are paying too much for their housing and utili-
ties.

All Hands: Do you see the Navy uniforms being brought

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 MCPON: I don’t think provements in our pride and professionalism.
it’s going to be any differentin the
future than it is today. We are going for a 600-ship Navy, To do thatwe have to make everyone awarethat we need
but we are also going for a Navy to man those ships. I don’tthem. Sailors perform best when they feel appreciated and
believe this is going to put any additional burdenson peoplealso feel good about themselves. You’renormallyhappy
in the service today. We are going to have the additional when you are knowledgeable, doing something you wantto
manpower as well. do, and know that you are contributing. As long aswe can
provide those three things, we are going to increase pride
All Hands: In view of the world situation today, do you and professionalism.
envision changes in the deployment of ships and units? Another factor is in our structure of peer pressure. To-
MCPON:Today’ssituationcouldchange at any time, day, people are proud to be in the service. The Navy has
but we basically have gota good working plan andare stick- been very good to most, and our people’s attitude reflects
ing to it. Once in awhile, when a crisis comes up, we will that. Peer pressure is most positive.
have longer deployments. But on the day-to-day basis, we
know if ship “A” goes out that ship “A”will come back in All Hands: Do you favorthe return of the draft f o r the
a certain time frame. Navy? And what about the return of the GI Bill?
MCPON: I do not favor a return of the draft. We cur-
All Hands: Command and individual pride and profes- rently have enough volunteers, and the quality of those vol-
sionalism has been on the upswing. Is this continuing? unteers is better than it’s ever been in our history.
MCPON: It certainly is. However, we still have a long I think, however, the GI Bill should be brought back.It is
way to go. I’m very happy with the results we have had over a good enlistment and retention incentive. The present econ-
the last few years. We can still make better and bigger im- omy is helping to keep people in the service, and it is also
helping our recruiting. We must devise some system to re-
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tain these people. One partof that system would be a proper
GI Bill, something we look forward to.

All Hands: On budget cuts and similar changes, what im-

pact do you see monetary restraints having on transfers?
MCPON: The money for transfers comes from the Mili-
tary Personnel, Navy account. Congress did not approve the
entire MPN money package requested by the Navy; there-
fore, Admiral Watkins had to make some adjustments to
compensate for the lost money. As you know, individuals
on Type 3 (overseas shore) duty have been encouraged to ex-
tend in place. Type 3 moves are extremely costly and this
could be a large savings. If we do not get enough people to
extend, wewill have to make other adjustments. This is a
temporary situation, not a long-term policy for the Navy.

All Hands: What about promotions?

MCPON: The same can be said about promotions; our
paycheckscome fromtheMPNaccount. As youknow,
there has been an adjustment to the last advancement cycle.
Those eligible will be advanced on the limiting date (June
16, 1983) of that cycle vice being promoted during the Jan-
uary to June time frame. The situation is like this, we can
advance people throughout a cycle as we have in the past
which would mean that advancements would becut back or
we can maintain the number of promotions that we now en-
joy but be advanced on the limiting date. I believe that the
correct decision has been made.

All Hands: What other areas are going to be affected?

MCPON: SRB is affected. Anything dealing with money
for personnel matters this fiscal year is going to be affected.
We must be prepared for that.
I hope everyonewill understand that theNavy isnot mak-

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ing these decisions on an arbitrary basis. It is something advice to everyone is, if you want to experiment-don’t! We
forced upon us by changes in the Defense appropriationbill. are cracking down on drug users.

All Hands: Are the other services feeling the same im- All Hands: What do yousee today as the Navy’s greatest
pact? strength?
MCPON: They certainly are. Naturally, the reduction of MCPON: The enlisted community. If you would look at
the Defense budget has affected everyone equally. I think our potential adversaries, you’ll find that on the hardware
the Navy is receiving its fair share. end we have a little more sophisticated equipment in some
I’d like to stress one other thing. I know we’re going toareas and they have more in other areas. And on the person-
have some say “Why are the cuts coming out of personnel nel end, their officer community and our officer community
money?” The enlisted man and woman must realize that
are about equal in expertise. Naturally, ours is better.
ships and other hardware is long-range money. That money But in any comparisonof the enlisted communities, that is
is being spent over a long period of time. Even if we take awhere we have a very strong edge. Our enlisted community
cut on ships, that’s not going to give us the moneyto run the
is better prepared to take on the challenges of today’s situa- .
Navy today. That is the reason some of the cuts will come tions. The U.S.Navy’s enlisted community is smarter and
out of the personnel end of the pipeline. more knowledgeable than our adversaries’, and our morale
is a heck of a lot better. Our retention rate is a lot better,
All Hands: What do you see ahead for the Command and it’s getting better all the time. Our adversaries’ first-
Master Chief Program? term retention rate, however, is around 1 or 2 percent-ours
MCPON: That program is going full speed ahead. Ad- is up to47 percent. The enlisted community is our strongest
miral Watkins has given his total support to the program strength. I am extremely proud to be apart of this outstand-
and has taken steps to strengthen it. We have a little more ing community. “Photos by pH2 Robert K,Hamilton
than 750 billets for the program today. CNO has already di-
rected that these billetsbe filled. Thosecommands that
don’t rate a permanent command master chief should fill
the position as a collateral duty.
The command master chief is an important part of any
command. He or she should be the person who has a finger
on the pulse of the enlisted community. These people pro-
perly advise the CO on matters concerning the enlisted per-
sonnel.

All Hands: What, in your estimation, is the most impor-

tant aspect of being a good pettyofficer in the Navy today?
MCPON: The great majority of our petty officers are ex-
perts in their particular fields. They also become experts in
leadership roles. We cannot afford to separate the two. If
we try to separate professional and military, we are going to
fall on our faces. In today’s Navy, there is a demand for
highly qualified peoplethroughoutour rating structure.
These individuals must also be highly qualified sailors. They
must be military types that can lead people.

All Hands: Is the Navy winning its waragainstdrug

abuse?
MCPON: Yes it is. We had a survey a few years ago that
showed 48 percent of our peoplewere on some kindof drug,
mostly marijuana. We had a survey done just this past Sep-
tember, and it showed a drop to about 25 percent, and it’s
still going down.
We are putting a heck of a lot more effort into ourwar on
drugs, and we have finally got to the point where peer pres-
sure can takeover. Today, the Navy has given the individual
who really doesn’t want to use drugs a reason not to use \\
them.
I see us increasing the pressure on anyoneusing drugs. My
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Jammin’
Around
the Seventh Fleet
Hisname doesn’t appear on mar- Beforejoining the Navy, Gaskins going todo anything, do it right,”
quee lights, but when Radioman Third played in hometown nightclubs and Gaskins said.
Class Ray Gaskins Jr. plays saxophone later with a Canadian band. He looked Whether in port or at sea, Gaskins
in nightclubs anywhere in Asia or Aus- to the Navy because he wasn’t earning manages to practice several hours each
tralia or performs on catwalks of the enough money to make a living. “I saw day. When he wants to try a new rendi-
amphibiousassaultship USS Peleliu the Navy as employment and a chance tion, he retreats to Peleliu’s bandroom.
(LHA 5)’ he’s a star. to continue my music career,” he said. But his favorite spot is on the catwalk
“It’s good clean fun,” Gaskins said. Gaskinsauditionedand passed the where a crowd always gathers around
“Playing at different clubs keeps me test to become a Navy musician, but to request numbers.
from spending a lot of money.Besides, the rating was overmanned at the time. Gaskins would like to record profes-
I enjoy music and like to meet people.” “They weren’t accepting anybody,” he sionally. For now, however, he enjoys
So he performswith local bands during said. the Navy and traveling to such ports as
port visits or when he’s not working in As analternative, he becamea radio- Hawaii,Singapore,Thailand andthe
the ship’s communications depart- man in order to learn a trade. Mean- Republic of Panama.
ment. while he nurtures his musical talents in In his travels, Gaskins has dis-
In one of Subic Bay’s largest night- his off-time, hoping that he’ll be able covered that what is said about music
clubs, an audience of fellow bluejack- to switch ratings. being a universal language isreally
ets repeatedly chant “Baby Ray, Baby But he does not take being a radio- true. “Even if there is a language bar-
Ray,” as musicians tune their instru- man lightly. As a duty-section supervi- rier, I can identify with people through
ments. sor, he is responsible for external com- my music-it’s a common language.”
Then the band bursts into a number, munications during eight-and-12-hour “ S t o r y and photos by
and the spotlight shifts to saxophonist watches. “My father said that if you’re PHI Felirnon Barbante
Gaskins.
To many of his buddies, Gaskins re-
sembles popular jazz musician, Grover
Washington Jr. With a style influenced
by other legendary jazz greats such as
CharlieParker, JohnColtraneand
Dexter Gordon, Gaskins seems to have
little problemcaptivating a diverse
audience. He moves with theband
through jazz and rock tunes.
A Baltimore native, Gaskins’ inter-
ests in music began at age 7. Inspired
byhis musician father, he learned to
play guitar and a number of other in-
struments, including clarinet, flute and
keyboards. He alsoreads, writes and
teaches music.
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Grains of Salt

Five Who Dared Story by JO1 J.D. Leipold

It was just after midnight Nov. 13, 1942. Eeriness pre- aged keel. Only after much work by the crew was Juneau
vailed as heavy, black clouds hung ominously in the dark able to come alive again and steam on one screw through a
skies of the South Pacific. Sailors on the midwatch spoke glassy-calm sea.
softly as hatches were double-checked aboard the13 cruisers “We were ordered out of action,” said Butterfield. “We
and destroyers of the American force. limped away around 10:30 a.m., but Juneau broke down
Slowly, methodically, the ships cruised north along the is- again-this time for good.
land’s edge. Men at radar and lookout stations remained “My friend Johnny came up and offered me half a candy
alert but detected nothing out of the ordinary. Bluejackets bar. He ‘asked me what I thought could happen now. I an-
in their racks dreamt of home, of more peaceful times. The swered, ‘Hey, no sweat. Once we get fixed up a little bit
silence was broken only by the sound of the ocean against here, we’re going back to Pearl, get 30 days leave and have
the hulls of the ships. ourselves a good time.’ ”
Still, a sense of impending conflict was in the air as the Fate didn’t agree with Butterfield-lurking nearby at peri-
small task force of light cruisers and destroyers slipped scopedepth was the Japanese submarine 1-26.The sub’s
through the warm seas to intercept a larger, heavier enemy skipper got the Juneau in the cross hairs of his periscope and
force bound for Guadalcanal with reinforcements. fired a spread of torpedoes. Two passed by USS San Fran-
South they came-a cruiser, 11 destroyers and two battle- cisco (CA 38)’ but with no means of quick communication
ships flying the Rising Sun of Imperial Japan. By 1:45 a.m., available, the cruiser couldn’t broadcast the warning to
the Americans and the Japanese were on a collision course, Juneau which had no chance for escape. In a violent, blind-
each unaware they were to meet so soon. ing flash, Juneau’s magazines erupted-CL 52 vanished be-
Within minutes enemy met enemy in “The Slot” of the low the surface in 42 seconds.
Solomon Island chain. Searchlights pierced the darkness; Only ahugebrownhemisphere of smokeathousand
heavy guns roared as smaller caliber fire spewed forth. Cha- yards across, a few doughnut life preservers, and some rafts
os reigned as the American force hurled itself straight down and planks remained. It appeared to San Francisco sailors
between the Japanese columns, blazing away to port and that no onecould possibly have survived the obliteration of
starboard. Fighting was in such tight quarters thattorpedoes Juneau. With an enemy sub in the area, they weren’t about
had no time to arm. They ricocheted harmlessly off hulls. to stick around and become the next victim. (Little did Sun
The naval battle of Guadalcanal was on. Francisco sailors realize at the time that the 1-26 captain
Wyartt Butterfield, then a 19-year-old seaman first class, thought he had bagged San Francisco-this according to the
recalled: “Searchlights flashed everywhere,and we found Sixth Fleet war diary.)
ourselves mingling with the Japanese fleet. We were all at However, USS Helena (CL 50) which was steaming 1,000
battle stations, and,in the confusion, we were firing at ever- yards ahead of San Franciscoalso witnessed the sinking and
ything that moved. We couldn’t tell friend from foe in the asked a nearby Flying Fortress to relay a rescue request to
turmoil.” Admiral William F. Halsey’s headquarters. That message
Within 30 minutes, the frantic battle was over, but not never got through.
without heavy cost to both sides. Six American ships-two The cruiser had carried some 711 officers and men. The
light cruisers and four destroyers-along with three Japa- common belief held by naval historians is that 140 may have
nese ships now littered the floorof what later became known survived the sinking. Only 10 were rescued.
as Ironbottom Sound off Guadalcanal. The annihilation of Juneau was one of the most tragic loss-
Butterfield’s ship, the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL 52), es of World War 11. The cruiser had sailed hard, from At-
took a torpedo in the forward engine room. The cruiser lantic to Pacific, and fought fiercely since its launching on
stopped dead in the water with a port list and a badly dam- 9ct. 25, 1941. The month before its sinking, Juneau had
participated in the Battle of Santa CruzIsland where its gun-
ners had accounted for 18 enemy planes. The courageous
The Sullivan brothers were immortalized in this famous World War II vessel had earned four battle starsby the time it met its end.
poster. But it wasn’t the manner of the Juneau’s death and the
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terrible loss of almost all its crew which shocked the nation tion-fishing, boating and exploring along.the muddy banks
so much as it was the fact that five brothers-the Sullivans of the scenic Cedar River on hot, lazy summer afternoons.
-lost their lives in that sinking. Never before or since has Their youth was a classic tale of boyhood in the Midwest.
one family paid sucha high price in service to the U.S. Na- December 1941 found all the brothersworking for a meat-
vy. The loss of Juneau was, in reality, the loss of the Sulli- packing firm. George and Francis were back from the sea
vans-the two names are inseparable. and once again in the civilian life after four years as a gun-
The Sullivan brothers-Joseph, Francis, Albert, George ner’s matesecond class and coxswain, respectively. They
and Madison-were born and raised in the corn country of told sea stories to their younger brothers andeven talked of
Waterloo, Iowa, the sonsof Thomas F. and Alleta Sullivan. joining the Navy as a family.
Their father was an industrious, hard-working conduator Then came the attack on Pearl Harbor. A few days later
with the Illinois Central railroad; their mother, a devoted they learned that a good friend, Bill Ball, a former shipmate
homemaker and member of several civic organizations. of George and Francis, had gone down with the USS Ari-
They grew up as best friends, not just brothers, enjoying zona (BB39). To avenge Ball’s death was motivation
the things in life that had sparked Mark Twain’s imagina- enough for all five Sullivans to sign up.
Their minds made up, they headed for the recruiting sta-

Staying Together
tion. The boys resolved from thevery start that no person or
war would separate them. They stipulated they would enlist
together provided they sail together.
Although the policy during peacetimewas to allow broth-
Navy policy is that family members may be as-
ers to serve together, during wartime the accepted policy was
signed to the same commands except for married
to separate family members. The brothers, however, per-
coupleswho are barred from serving aboard the
sisted, and their request was finally granted.
same ship.
On Jan. 3, 1941, the enlistment oath was administered.
All others whodesire shipboard family duty must
George,the eldest-and spokesman-summarized the
sign a statement that they “understand the poten-
brothers’ philosophy to his mother: “If the worst comes to
tially hazardous implication of family duty but de-
worst, why we’ll all have gone down together.”
sire this assignment.”
After recruit trainingatGreatLakes, Ill., thequintet
For the purposeof such assignment, familymem-
headed to San Diego for schools and eventually received or-
bers include: spouse, father,mother, sonsand
ders to the newly commissioned USS Juneau. Never in the
daughters, andall sisters and brothersin the follow-
history oftheAmerican Navy had five brothers served
ing categories: a brother or sister of whole or half
aboard the same warship at the same time. (Ironically, also
blood,and
brother
a or sister by adoption.
aboard Juneau were the four Rogers brothers; two were
(NAVPERS 15909C, Ch. No. 5, 16.03)
transferred before the Guadalcanal action. The other two
went down with Juneau.)
ALL HANDS
 In the spring of 1942, Juneau sailed from New York for
blockade patrol off Martinique and Guadeloupeislands.
After further patrol duties in the North Atlantic andCarib-
bean, the cruiser was transferred to the Pacific Fleet in the
summer of 1942. It arrived in the South Pacific that Septem-
ber.
Two months later, the Navy’s message came to the door
of the Sullivan’s home. Tom and Alleta had heard rumors
that their boys had perished withJuneau, but theyheld onto
hope. The message, however, was official-George Thom-
as, Francis Henry, Joseph Eugene, Madison Abel and Al-
bert Leo were all missing in action.
The town’s newspaper, the Waterloo Courier, said: “It is
exactly five times as hardto lose five sons as it is to lose one.
Intheentire history of theNavy, no othermotherhas
received a blow as severe as that which has come to this
mother.”
Still, the senior Sullivans’ spirit and courage didn’t falter.
“Missing” didn’t carry the permanency of killed in action.
Alleta hid the pain in silence, preferring to spend time with
families who also had sons missing in action rather than fo-
cus on her own misery. “Helping others who are in sorrow sinking U.S. ships and bombarding Japanese shoreinstalla-
kills your own sorrow,’’ she said. tions, The Sullivanspoliced as much of the Pacific as possi-
The media also allowed little time for the familyto dwell ble. WhereverAmericanwarshipswere, there alongside
on the terrible news. The spotlight shifted from the Pacific them was The Sullivans.
where the war was going badlyfor theUnited States and ze- After the war,The Sullivanswas decommissioned and put
roed in on the Sullivans. in the Pacific Reserve Fleet in San Diego. In 1951, it was
As Tom Sullivan helped move war materiel by rail be- brought back into service and headed for Korea where it
tween cities, banner headlines andphotographs of the shelled shore targets and knocked out shore batteries.
brothers and their parents flashed throughout the country. In 1962 as the UnitedStates and Soviet Union stood “eye-
Alleta Sullivan keptthetearsback and gave interviews ball to eyeball” over Soviet missiles in Cuba, The Sullivans
which were shown in theaters and heard on radios. “...If joined in the American “quarantine” of Cuba.
they are gone, it will be somecomfort to know theywent to- Today, USS The Sullivans memorializes its Iowa name-
gether-as they wanted-and gave their lives for their coun- sakes at the Naval Park in Buffalo,N.Y. The ship’s famous
try and victory.” shamrock flag still waves from the mainmast and a quarter-
Alleta told a reporter: “Let us resolve that the sacrifices deck plaque of brass proclaims George Sullivan’s immortal
of this family shall spur us on to greater efforts until the words to his mother: “We stick together.”
great day dawns when war the will be broughtto a victorious
close.”
Condolences from friends and strangers pouredin. Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote and later met with the
family; congressional resolutions came about; special war
bond drives in the Sullivans’ honor were started and rallies
were held; a movie and two books were turned out; and
finally-the ultimate gesture-there was the christening and
launching by Alleta Sullivan of a new destroyer, USS The
Sullivans (DD 537), as a fighting memorial to her sons’ self-
less sacrifice.
The Fletcher-class destroyer steamed into the Pacific war
with the fury of a typhoon. Providing protection for battle
groups, fending off Japanese fighters,rescuing sailors from

Upper left: The ill-fated USS Juneau (CL52), the ship on which thefive
Sullivans served. Right: USS The Sullivans (DD 537), the fighting
memorial which now rests at the Naval Park in Buffalo, N. Y.

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Drug Interdiction

On Watch
Against Smuggling ~

By Joanne E. Dumene
and 502 Paul J. Brawley

For years, units of the U.S. Navy

had to standby virtually helpless while
drugsmugglers plied thewatersoff
Florida and sent illegal drugs into the
United States. Becauseof the regula-
tions against using the military to en-
force civilian laws, there was no legal
way the Navy could actively assist the
U.S. Coast Guard and civilian law en-
forcement agencies in their efforts to
halt the smuggling.
With drug smuggling on theincrease
in the south Florida area, it was obvi-
ous, however, that the Navy could be
of real value in the government’s ef-
forts to halt the flow of illicit drugs.
This was proved with “Operation
Thunderbolt,”the first major U.S.
Navy assisted federal drug interdiction
effort designed to stop theflow of ille-
gal drugs through Florida waters into
the United States. An unqualified suc-
cess, OperationThunderboltmarked
the first time the U.S.Navy actively
participated in the enforcement of civil
law.
OperationThunderbolt lasted 77
days-from Oct. 1 to Dec. 16, 1981.
During that time, E-2C Hawkeyes, fly-
ing out of Florida, covered theairspace
between the Bahamasand Florida with
their airborne early warning radar sys-
tems. The success of the operation-97
drug-related arrests and 45 seized air-
craft plus large amounts of confiscated

USS Fidelity (MSO 443) does its part in helping

to halt drug smuggling by towing a drug smug-
gling vessel to Key West. Photo by Lt. Isnor,
USCG.

12
drugs-was due in no smallpart to the Customs agents, Navy and Coast Guard to escort or tow ships illegally
Navy. The E-2Cs were a key element in Guard units as well as personnel from carrying marijuana or to provide as-
almost half of the interdictions. the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and sistance during Coast Guard interdic-
Although Congress hadearlier taken Firearms;assistant U.S. attorneys; tion operations. However, even though
steps to allow the Navy’s limited par- U.S. marshals, visiting federal judges surface ships are involved in the towing
ticipation in federal drug interdiction and others. A commitment had been and escort action, they are not dedi-
efforts, it wasn’t until Dec. 1, 1981, made, and the U.S. Navy was part of cated to the Coast Guard. “These units
that President Ronald Reagan signed it, cast in a major supporting role to will be undergoing normal operations
into law theDepartment of Defense customs and Coast Guard efforts. in areas of high interest,” said Captain
Authorization Act of 1982 covering the Here’s an example of how Navy in- Carl E. Giese, CinCLantFlt operations
supplying of military information, volvement paid off. .. . and scheduling officer at the time the
equipmentand facilities, aswellas On March 15,1982, Hawkeyes be- drug interdiction operation order was
training and advice, to civilian law en- gan another major effort;by mid-June developed.
forcementofficials for law enforce- there had been 770 detections, 233 in- But the die was cast. The Navy be-
ment purposes. Thus, military support tercepts, fourarrests, 770 pounds of came even more involved in direct in-
capabilities in connectionwith tracking marijuana confiscated, and the identi- terdiction-on Aug. 9, 1982, a final
and communicating the movement of fication of a“mothership,” which waiver was signed allowing Navy ships
air and sea traffic, of particular signifi- contained 12 tons of marijuana. with aCoastGuarddetachmenton
cance in narcotics enforcement, was Then onMay 25, the Secretaryof the board to directly interdict. CinCLant-
greatly increased. And the Navy didn’t Navy, with the approval of the Secre- Flt OperationsOrder 2120, effective
have long to wait for an expanded role tary of Defense, granted a waiver al- Aug. 16, 1982, is specific on how each
in the fight against drug smuggling. lowing Navy units to assist the Coast
InFebruary 1982, Vice President Guard by towing and escorting seized USS Farragut (DDG 37) tows a suspect vessel
George Bush established the“South vessels and transporting prisoners. to the Coast Guard station in San Juan, Puerto
Rico. Running ahead of Farragut is another
Florida TaskForce,’’ made up of Drug Since that time, Navy surface ships suspect vessel beingpiloted by a Navy crew.
Enforcement Administration and U.S. have responded to calls from the Coast Photo by PHAN D.Dhayer.

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MARCH 1983 13
Drug Interdiction ~

naval unit will conduct itself during where the vessel will be brought in un-
interdiction. It spells out how to der its own power, to assist in navigat-
display and light the Coast Guard en-
sign, what communication methodsare
to be used, and how orders are to be
given to the suspect vessel.
What if a suspect vessel disregards
ing the vessel toport. Even thena
Coast Guardsman will remain with the
vessel to ensure the chainof custody of
any evidence is unbroken.
Though the Navy provides basic ne-
Conan
Conan is no barbarian-at least not
orders to stop? Uponthe request of the cessities for the prisoners and may pro- compared with the rest of the military
U.S. Navy ship’s commanding officer, vide Navy people to assist in prisoner police dogs. But then,Conan didn’t
the Coast Guard commanderin tactical escort, prisoners are always in the jointhe Navy to becomeawarrior.
control may authorize the firing of custody of theembarked U.S. Coast ThisGermanshort-haired
pointer/
warning shots. If the ship still does not Guard detachment. Red-bone coonhound offers the Navy
stop, it will be warned by all available The long hours and hard work that special talents that require more brain
means that unless it stops itwill be go along with this type of joint opera- than brawn.
fired upon. With the specific approval tion have paid off. “I am happy to re- The Navy was looking for dogs with
of the Coast Guard officer in tactical port that the success of the task force Conan’stype of talent,andtheAir
control, disabling fire may be utilized continues,’’said
retired
Admiral Force discoveredhim in San Francisco.
as a last resort. Daniel J. Murphy, chief of stafffor He was brought to LacklandAFB,
Inert
or non-explosive projectile Vice President Bush. Admiral Murphy, Texas, for special training.
rounds will be used to disable the ves- also thechairman of theWorking Conan entered boot camp. Within a
sel. Every effort will be made to pro- Group of theSouthFloridaTask week,his companycommanderhad
tect people and property. These rules Force, said, “The deterrent effect re- turned him from a “green dog” into a
for use of force are identical to those mainsquite evident andthe flow of sailor that learned to obey the ordersto
used by the Coast Guard. marijuana remains at a trickle.” heel, sit and stay. Conan breezed
ArmedCoast Guard boarding par- The Navy intends to continue its co- through “A” school for drug training
ties operate in accordance with Coast operationand help theCoastGuard and odor identification. By the time he
Guard directives and policy. Navy per- maintain its leading edge against drug finished, he had a nose not only for
sonnel may be armed, as directed by a smuggling. One wayisby continuing glues but also for marijuana and other
commandingofficer, forthe protec- the aerial surveillance efforts. Crewsof illegal substances.
tion and safety of his ship and person- P-3 Orions flying out of NAS Jackson-
nel. ville, Fla., NAS Brunswick,Maine,
After the Coast Guard has actually andNavalStation,RooseveltRoads,
seized the vessel and removed the pris- P.R., are on watchduring all opera- the same area from May to July 1982
oners, Navy personnel may then board tional training flights for vessels that compared with 15 pounds for the same
the vessel to rig for a tow, or in cases might fit a drug smuggling profile. Re- period in 1981.
cently, as a result of P-3 sightings sub- According to Admiral Murphy,
sequently reported to the Coast Guard, smugglers have been storing drugs in
Sky Hook Radar two major seizures, one off Jackson-
ville and one off Cape Hatteras, N.C.,
the Bahamas and Colombia “waiting
for us to drop our guard before they
The Air Force and Army also were accomplished. Navy reserve crews move again. The best I can get from
have been helping the South Flor- flying P-3s in the Caribbean,from our intelligence people is thatthe
ida Task Force halt the flow of il- where the smuggler ships pass into the smugglersworking out of Colombia
legal drugs into the United States. south Florida waters, also are actively have not given up their desire to use
AWACS(airbornewarningand involved in the sighting program. southern Florida as their base of opera-
control system) flights have been In the face of this extensive law en- tions.”
limited, but the “Sky Hook Ra- forcement umbrella in the south Flori- However,the Navy and Coast
dar”atCudjoe Key (20 miles da waters, drugsmugglershavebeen Guard are determined to cut off the
north of Key West) and oneto be forced to operate in other areas. The supply closer to the source. Recently, a
installed atPatrick Air Force Coast Guard reported that up to Aug. drug-smuggling ship wasseized 68
Base in Cocoa Beach, when oper- 17 of last year, 727,000 pounds of miles off the coast of Colombia. It was
ating together, will provide a ra- marijuanahad beenseized on ships the first direct seizure by a Coast
dar blanket of south Florida. The and at airports in the New York area Guard detachment embarked on a Na-
Armyhasprovided the use of alone compared with 151,000 pounds vy warship.
four Cobra helicopters which can seized in that area in all of 1981. Cus- Using the name “Recife” and claim-
land before violators can escape. toms service officials report that 710 ing Honduran registry, the vessel had
pounds of cocaine had been seized in first been located by aircraft from the
14 ALL HANDS
 U
Conan stands his ground when it comes to the For such practice, the handler hides
Navy’s “no drug”po1icy. a .bottleof cough syrup containing co-
deine illegally sold in Japan to Ameri-
can citizens. Using his .keen faculties,
With sea bag in tow, Conan and his Conan homes in on the wicked liquid.
handler set off for Okinawa with or- Conan is an asset to the master-at-
ders to becomethemaster-at-arms arms force during monthly health and
drug dog and dog handler. Since their comfort inspection at Navy barracks.
arrival in September, Conanhas be- Now and then when his nose perks up
come accustomed to the routine but is to a familiar odor, he’ll mosey in for a
disgusted with liberty which they insist closer sniff. Conanhas been instru-
he spendwith the other dogs at the Mil- mental in discovering illegal substances
itaryWorking Dog TrainingCenter. including marijuana.
He does like thechow,though,and As part of the MAA force, Conan
each morning he starts the dayby gulp- also accompanies his handlerduring
ing downabowlful of MSD-maxi- patrol.Although his barkmay be
mum stress diet. worse than his bite, heisleeryof
Then
comes
intensive
training. strangers. He finds joggers and bicy-
“ ‘Search and Find’ is a job thatcomes clists particularly annoying.
easy for a dog with his natural scent
ability,”Conan’shandlersaid,“but “Story and photo b y
it’s necessary to constantly build up J 0 3 Beverley Sorensen
and practice his vocabulary of smells.” NAF, Kadena, Okinawa.

carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Based bating drug trafficking in the south
on surveillance effortsand
photo- Florida area have produced a “dramat-
graphstaken by Carrier Air Wing
Eight,a U.S. CoastGuard Tactical
ic success.” He cited a 40 percent in-
crease in drug-related arrests, an 80
No Need to Know
Law Enforcement Team was assigned percent increase in marijuana seizures Drug trafficking is liable to be
to USS Mississippi (CGN 40) to investi- and a more than100 percent increase in encountered anywhereNavy
gate further. seizures of cocaine. “Theimportant ships sail. The Coast Guard has
Afterdetermining that Recife was thing is, we’re hurting the traffickers,” produced a videotape for official
falsely claiming Honduran registry, the the president said. usewhich includes profiles of
Coast Guard detachment was ordered Calling the drug war “a campaign smuggling vessels. It is being used
by Commander Coast Guard District we can not afford to lose,” President to help train Navy people how to
Seven to board the ship. Some 30 tons Reagan reminded Americansthat while identify suspect vessels.
of marijuana were found and Recife general health has been improving, Withthe Navy involvement,
wasseized.Eleven people were taken “the death rate for young Americans Navycrew memberscan expect
prisoner and transferred to Mississippi between the ages of 15 and 24 is now more outside pressure to disclose
where they received food and blankets higher than 20 years ago,” and called operational details. Smugglers
and were given physical examinations. drug and alcohol abuse major contrib- want to know when planes are
TheCoastGuarddetachment sailed utors to this “frightening trend.” flying and where ships are sailing.
the seizedvessel to San Juan, Puerto “The mood toward drugs is chang- TheCoast
Guard claims the
Rico. ing in this country and the momentum threat is real, citing evidenceof
Law enforcement officials are en- is with us,” the president said. “We’ve attempted bribery or solicitation
couraged by the inroads made thus far. taken down the surrender flag and run of Coast Guard personnel.
-
And so is President Reagan who said up the battle flag. And we’re going to
recently that combined efforts in com- win the war on drugs.”

MARCH 1 9 8 3 15
Reserve Chaplain Saves Scrolls scrolls as well as other religious arti-
cles.
Four times that night Contefaced
above us turned into blobs of fire that death. But his heroic actionshelped
kept coming down around us,” Conte save the priceless treasures so impor-
recounted. tant to the Jewishcongregation. For
i - Fighting to survive theflames and his personal courage,the city of Revere
densesmoke,some of the menwere awarded him the Certificate of Merit,
able to retrace their steps out of the its highest distinction of honor. He al-
building; the others tried to get to the so received a letter of commendation
window. Conte delayedhis own exit to from the city of Everett, plus several
help two menwho had fallen over a letters and awards fromreligious com-
railing into another room several feet munities.
below. He then used a bookcase as a In keeping with the finest Navy tra-
ladder to get himself up to thewindow ditions, even though in a civilian ca-
where he was pulled to safety. pacity, Lieutenant Commander Dennis
Some of the scrolls were still in the Conte demonstrated his willingness to
building, however, and after receiving endanger his life to help others.
treatment for smoke inhalation, Conte
“Story by 5 0 2 Weldon MacDonald Jr.
entered the burning building three Photo by J02 James P. Woodworth
more times to retrieve the rest of the Navlnjo Boston
Temple Tifereth Israel synagogue
in Everett,Mass., was engulfed in
flames one night last August. The syn-
agogue’s Torah Scrolls, priceless spirit-
ual treasures more than a century old,
werein danger of being destroyed.
Loss of these handwritten parchments
containing the books of Moses would
have a profound impact on local wor-
shippers.
Despite an earlier rescue attempt
that failed, andknowingthedanger
they faced, five volunteers donned oxy-
gen masks and
fought their way
through the blaze to a cabinet contain-
ing the scrolls. One of those was Rev.
Dennis Conte, alieutenant commander
in the Naval Reserve Chaplain Corps
and resident priest at St. Anthony of
Padua Church in Revere, Mass. He is
also volunteer chaplain for that city’s
fire department.
Upon reaching thescrolls, the volun-
teers formed a chain of bodies and be-
gan to pass the scrolls out through a
nearby window. “We had just begun
passing a few of the scrolls when an ex- DMSN Robert M. Henry receives a plaque of appreciation from Commodore
plosion occurredabove ourheads,” J.S. Disher, Commandant Naval District Washington, for his barracks artwork.
Conte said. Henry painted 18 murals on the walls of UEPH Bldg. 403 at Fort Myer, Arling-
The force of the explosion knocked ton, Va., during his weekends and while on leave. His regular duty is in the Print
the men about the room and tore off Media Division, Navy Internal Relations Activity, where his work is often fea-
their masks. “The suspended ceiling tured in All Hands,Navy Editor Service, Captain’s Calland Direction magazine.

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Kennedy’s Kids Sixteen handicapped children in
wheelchairs were rolled up the brow of
USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), closely
followed by four others who were able
to make the steep climb on their own.
They were studentsfromtheLake-
woodEducationCenter,aNorfolk,
Va.-operatedschool forthehandi-
capped.
Although warmly welcomed by sail-
orsand marine escorts, the children
were a . little hesitant atfirst. They
warmedup quickly, however, atthe
smiles on the faces of the Kennedy men
and soonwere full of enthusiastic ques-
tions.
The special visit was coordinated by
Chaplain Michael A. Walshand Chap-
lain George P. Byrum.According to
Byrum, the children “ . . .were so ex-
cited to get theopportunitytotake
such a tremendous outing. It was for-,
tunate that we were able to share this
visit with them.”
The children were taken on a tour of
Capt. D. Bruce Cargill, commanding officer, chatswith one of the young visitors aboard the hangar bayand had aride on an el-
USS John F. Kennedy. Photo by pH2 Steven Colagiovanni. evator up to the flight deck.
“They were so bright-and so full of
questions,’’ said AirmanApprentice
411en G. White.“Theyaskedabout
the planes and how they take off and
land. And they really got a kick out of
meeting ‘Super K’ ”-Kennedy’s cos-
tumed “super hero” who made an ap-
pearance for the children.
“The Kennedy is also a financial
sponsor of aschoolforthe deaf,”
Walsh added.
A treat of cake and ice cream also
got full approval from thekids who, all
too soon, had to return to thebus and
the trip back to the school. They went
with memories of a special visitand left
behind special feelings among the
members of the Kennedy crew.
Walsh expressed it for everyone:
“The children set such a wonderfulex-
ample for us. It gave us an opportunity
Orion celebrates. On Sept. 30, the crew of the submarine tenderUSS Orion (AS to stop
andtake
a look at our
18) celebrated the ship’s 39th anniversary with a traditional cake cutting. Capt. lives-and count our blessings.’’
D.B. Branch, Orion’s commanding officer, andMR3 James Gardnerget an assist
from Lt. Christina Beardsley, MS2 Alex Williams and MSCM Pablo Sequio. ” B y JOSN Sharry R. Han
Photo by pH2 Scott A. Devoe, USS Orion (AS 18). USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)

MARCH 1983 31
Bearinss
Career Transition their minds and stay on in the military
service.
have to make in a new lifestyle. Al-
though the program does not conduct
for Retirees The program, sponsored by the Na- job placement interviews, there is dis-
If retirement fromyour military vy, the stateof California Employment cussion of current jobs available.
career is on the horizon,youmight Dept., and West Hills College in Coal- The CareerAwareness Programat
find the change to a civilian environ- inga, Calif., is taught by civilians with Lemoore is one example of how Navy
ment quite a jolt-especially if you’re the cooperation of local companies, commands help their members at all
hunting for a job. However, there are personnelmanagers, interviewers and stages of their careers.
various programs which can help ease supervisors who sit on panels and are You can learn more about theCareer
the transition. available for help. It is conducted in a Transition Program from Master Chief
One is the CareerAwareness Pro- civilian atmosphere,but Navy career AircraftMaintenanceman Frank
gramatNaval Air StationLemoore, counselorsare available to assist the Waite, commercial (209)998-3610, of
Calif. Established in July 1978, the participants. A clinical psychologist al- Commander Light Attack Wing Pacif-
program already has helped some 250 so is available to help participants ic Fleet, or Patrick Ford, the Veterans
military retirees make the transition overcome career transition problems. representative with the State of Cali-
from a structured military environment The potential retirees learn how to fornia Employment Development De-
into the civilian sector. It also has led write resumesandhandle interviews. partment, commercial (209) 584-9261,
about 50 potential retirees to change They discuss the adjustments they’ll Ext. 23.

‘Batmen’ Trace Ancient Greek Footsteps

Proud, tired and sore was how 14
members of Patrol Squadron24 felt af-
ter theyfollowed the route which an
unknown runner
ran when he an-
nounced the Athenian victory over the
invading Persians waybackin490
B.C.
The squadron’scommanding offi-
cer, CommanderPhil Perine, puta
note in the plan of the day looking for
squadron members interested in com-
peting in the 26-mile marathon in Ath-
ens, Greece. To his surprise, 24 people
attended an organizational meeting.
“Weassumed that anyone who
could run six miles a day had a 90 per-
cent chance of completing the 26-mile
marathon,’’ Perine said. “We pre-
pared a 13-week training schedule that ens during the 1896 OlympicGames. One-third of the way along the course, VP-24
runners (I-r)Lt. Eric Helleberg, AMH3 Dan
the crew worked on, even after a day’s From the starting line, near the small Best, Lt. Kevin Lasher and Lt.j.g. Mike
flying.” villageof Marathon, the runners ran McPadden are still smiling.
Covering 26 miles and 385 yards, the through the ruralcountryside. The fin-
AthensOpenInternationalMarathon ish, at the70,000-seat Olympic stadium started, 1,047 finished. The 1982 race
has been run every October since 1972. in downtown Athens, could be reached had more than 1,500 participants.
Most of the VP-24 runners had never only by running up hills and through While it took some of VP-24’s run-
participated in amarathon,but this traffic-congested streets of the city. ners about five hours to finish, every-
one drew their attention becauseit was Open to both sexes and all ages and onemetthegoal of completingthe
the “original” marathon. nationalities, themarathonhasno marathon. Their training
obviously
The race followed the courseused in qualifying time. In 1981, of the 1,300 paid off.
the first modern marathonheld in Ath- runners representing 25 countries who ”From Naval Station Rota

32 ALL HANDS
 Care for a little tinkly piano music?
Or maybe a nice three-piece combo for
dancing? How about something a bit
more elaborate-like
jazzy
a show
band, country music group or even a
full-dress ceremonial band? No matter
whatyourmusicalrequirementmay
be, the U.S. Navy Band at the Naval
Air Station Memphis can fill the bill.
This band remains busy year-round
-performing at military and commun-
ity events across themidsouthern re-
gion of the United States-and Chief
Warrant Officer Jerry Clements is its
leader. Clements, whose job as maes-
tro involves moremanagement than
performance, said that scheduling the
Navy Band is a complicated business.
“We are divided into three different
band groups
here,”
he explained.
“CountryEmpire,”therockgroup
“Atlantis,” and “SternwheelDrive,”
the show band. In addition, the 25 mu-
sicians also form the air station’s cere-
monial band. “That’s why scheduling
requires a bitof juggling,” Clements
added, “and a color-coded calendarto
keep track of the units and their
separate gigs.” ley, Miss., just across the border from with his role as a military musician. He
The servicesof the band are quite Memphis. In addition, he has made a doesn’t hanker after the glitter of a ci-
popular. They perform about 550 local-name for himself with the “Jerry vilian career; according to him,such
times a year and participate in every- Clements Orchestra.” glitter tarnishes quickly. “It might
thing from high-level military cere- The dance band specializes in Dixie- sound glamourous to be in a big name
monies to suchsmall-town events as land jazz-Clement’s favorite type of band,” he said, “like Buddy Rich or
the “Watermelon Festival” in north- music. Not only ishe a featured per- Maynard Ferguson-but stop
and
ern Mississippi. former in his own band, Clements also think. These people are always on the
Public performances have made the gets a chance to play horn with Stern- road, usually doing one-nighters; they
band and its leader well known in the wheel Drive as a trumpet soloist. Occa- drive acouplehundred miles, set up
community. But Clements-an accom- sionally, he goes out on a gig with one and play a concert, and next day start
plished “brass man” whose specialty is of the small combos “to keep my all overagain.This gets old pretty
the trumpet-has never needed an in- hands in the pudding.” quickly, and you don’t always make a
troduction. He was born in Water Val- The chief warrant officer is content lot of money. Besides, there’s little se-

34 ALL HANDS
curity in it, and you encounter some
rough elements-drugs and alcohol-
ism, and the like. It’s a tough life-
one-nighters and honky-tonks.’’
Incomparison,Clements feels his
career with Navy Band Memphis has
everything going for it. “I havethe
chance to do avariety of things in mu-
sic. I can perform, I can conduct, I can
arrange-and still have a good, solid
income with good working conditions.
It’s just an excellent opportunity.”
Of course Clements pays a price in
that, as he said, “there’s bound to be a
conflict between creativity andthe
regimentation of military life. But
that’s the way the job is, and the Navy
musicians have to accept it.”
Clements noted that the band’s cere- three or four marches and maybe a set Each band member is also encour-
monial performancesimpressaudi- of honors.” aged to pursue creative outlets.“We
ences, and the musicians realize that So the demands of military
a musical try to put them in contact with local
such performances are thebasic reason career present the band leader with a musicians,”the leader continued.
why military bands exist. But these challenge: Keep the band members ar- “For example, did you know that both
functions become routineto those who tistically satisfied. Clements is helped Charlie Rich and Isaac Hayeshave
perform. in his efforts by the fact that the band headquarters in Memphis?”
Clements mentioned that travel re- isn’t forced to get byon asteady diet of Clements noted that the areais alive
quirements areanotherroutinethat ceremonial music. Their musicalfare is with musical events: jam sessions, dis-
may get monotonous, just like many frequently spiced withcountry,jazz cussions, university performances, and
commercialbands. “It isn’t uncom- and rock repertoires. “By encompass- so on. Clements also said that Navy
mon for our ceremonial band to travel ing many types of music,” said Clem- Band members are encouraged to take
hundreds of miles just to do a 30-min- ents, “we attempt to cater to the pre- special musicclasses onthe side, as
Ute program-the national anthem, ferences of the individual musicians.’’ well as use their free time to engage in
musical performances of their own.
Clements practices what he preaches
and is involved with numerous musical
pursuits off the job. When he’s not
studyingmusicaleducation at Mem-
phis State University orkeeping up
with his full dance band schedule, he
uses extra timeby filling in with a com-
bo, going on the roadwith Navy Band
Memphis, attending jazz performances
or just listening to jazz trio albums at
home.
It’s a well-rounded musical environ-
ment that Clementsinhabits,where
various melodies harmonize, and sour
notes are dealt with one at a time.
“story and photos
by JO1 Melanie Morrell
NAS Memphis, Tenn.

C WO Clements may be all business when

leading the band or scheduling gigs, but he
shows that his job does have light moments as
he jokes (left) with MUCS Dave Johnson
(center) and MU2 Ralph Sallee (right) during a
rehearsal.

35
Currents
Navy policy on sexual ,harassment
The Navy has issued a new instruction calling The new regulation makes every senior officer
sexual harassment “a form of arbitrary discrimi- responsible, within the chain of command, for
nation which is unprofessional, unmilitary and countering sexual harassment “swiftly, fairly,
adversely affects morale and discipline and ulti- and effectively.” Substantial complaints will
mately . . .mission effectiveness.” prompt quick and appropriate disciplinary ac-
OPNAVINST 5350.5 states, “Sexual harass- tion, either under the Uniform Code of Military
ment will not be condoned or tolerated in the Justice or other established grievance procedures.
Navy.”

Bus discount program reinstated

Active duty military people, their family mem- $40 and $60.
bers and service academy students can again take -The discount fare is a flat $45 when standard
advantage of special bus discount fares when interstate fare is between $60 and $75.
traveling at their own expense in the 48 contigu- -A 40 percent discount will be applied when
ous states. The interstate new discount fares, of- standard interstate fare is more than $75.
fered by 64 companies, are patterned after the Active service members do not have to wear
1982 bus discount program. uniforms to take advantage of the special dis-
The following discounts are available: counts. They and their family members should,
-When the standard adult one-way fare is be- however, be prepared to furnish military identifi-
tween $30 and $40, the reduced interstate fare cation. Family members must travel with their
will be $30. active duty military sponsor to receive the dis-
-A 25 percent discount will be applied when the counts. Family members age 5 and under may
standard adult one-way interstate fare is between travel free.

Blue Angels to select pilots and leader

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squad- commander or commander, screened for aviation
ron, the Blue Angels, will select two pilots and a command, and preferably (though not manda-
flight leader this year for the 1984 team. Inter- tory) have had command of a tactical jet squad-
ested officers should submit applications as soon ron. Flight leader applicants should submit their
as possible for selection in September. letters directly to the Chief of Naval Air Training
An applicant for demonstration pilot should be with information copies to the Commanding Of-
a tactical jet pilot with 1,500 hours flight time, a ficer, Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron and
regular naval officer, and rolling to or on shore the Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers-433A).
duty. Letters of application should be endorsed All letters of application should include experi-
by the commanding officer and forwarded to the ence and qualifications. For further information
Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron with a cop- call the Blue Angels (Autovon: 922-2584/2585,
y to the Chief of Naval Air Training and the commercial: 904/452-2583/2584) or write to the
Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers-433A). Blue Angels, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.
Officers interested in the flight leader position. 32508.
must have 3,500 hours flight time, be a lieutenant
36 ALL HANDS
 Year-end military manpower
figures
are good
Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger ploma. Eighty-seven percent scored above aver-
announced recently that in terms of both recruit- age on enlistment tests (89 percent in the Navy),
ing and retention, fiscal year 1982 was one of the and 37 percent were in the top two categories.
best years since the beginning of the all-volunteer Admiral James D. Watkins, Chief of Naval
force, better than most years under the draft and Operations, expressed his appreciation to “all
surpassed even the excellent results of last year. members of the Navy’s retention team who
DoD overall re-enlistment rates were higher helped make FY 82 such a successful year for
than they have been since 1964, resulting in im- both officer and enlisted retention.” He said,
proved levels of manpower readiness. The num- “Credit for this accomplishment is shared by
ber of people in operating units, the number of chief petty officers, leading petty officers, com-
career enlisted people and the number of key, mand career counselors, division officers and up-
midlevel leadership and critical jobs that are fill- ward through the chain of command.” He
ed by experienced people have increased dramati- added, “Maintaining the momentum attained in
cally. FY 82 is essential to meeting Navy’s long-range
Each military service met or exceeded its over- requirements to man the fleet of the 1990s. Well
all recruiting objectives. In terms of quality, 86 done.”
percent of all new recruits had a high school di-

CREO changes listed

A new career re-enlistment objectives directive, number of strikers by making it easier to enter
OPNAV Instruction 1160.4 of 26 October 1982, those fields. Commanding officers simply screen
contains major changes affecting entry into cer- candidates and authorize designation of qualified
tain ratings. personnel as strikers. No personnel may enter
For male enlisted personnel, the AC rating has closed ratings, and requests to do so should not
moved from the “controlled” category to “ ‘A’ be submitted.
school required.” The AMS rating has moved Controlled ratings may be entered by the best-
from controlled to “open.” FTM and SH have qualified personnel only when authorized by
changed from open to controlled, and the TD Commander, Naval Military Personnel Com-
rating has been closed. The ASE, DK, MA and mand. Commanding officers are required to
ST ratings have moved into CREO group “A,” screen candidates for these ratings and submit
while AC, AQ, AT, AW, BT, CTT, QM and IS quota requests to NMPC-483 on an Enlisted Per-
have been changed from group “A” to “B.” sonnel Action Request (NAVPERS 1306/7). An
For female enlisted personnel, the OS rating NMPC selection board then reviews all requests,
has moved from open to closed, and the TD rat- considers the CO’s endorsement, Navy manning
ing from controlled to closed. AMH, ET, IM, requirements and specific manning shortages in
ML, MR, NC and OM have been added to the applicant’s unit, and approves participation
CREO group “A,” and AC, AD, AE and AQ in the rating exam for those who best qualify.
have been moved from group “A” to “B.” Deadline for submission of quota requests is July
Open ratings are designed to attract a large 15 for the September exam.
MARCH 1983 3 ’/

L
Currents
They’re coming out for Iowa recall
More than 3,700 retirees and reservists have an- precommissioning training at the Fleet Training
swered the battleship Iowa’s initial request for Center, Norfolk, Va., in November 1983 and will
volunteers. The first call ended Dec. 31 with join the ship in January 1984. The battleship is
2,796 fleet reservists, 524 selected reservists and scheduled to be recommissioned in January 1985.
396 retired people requesting active duty assign- A second recall period, Jan.1 through March
ments aboard Iowa. 31, is aimed at filling 329 additional enlisted bil-
Senior enlisted detailers at the Naval Military lets. These selectees will report to Norfolk in Jan-
Personnel Command will screen the applications. uary 1984 and to the battleship in March 1984.
Selectees for the first increment of 249 enlisted Applicants not selected for the first Iowa incre-
billets will be notified in April. They’ll report to ment will be automatically reconsidered.

Worth mentioning.
Changes in the Civilian Health and Medical Pro- The frigate USS Capodanno (FF 10931, com-
gram of the Uniformed Services instituted to con- manded by Commander Robert Anson, donated
tain rapidly rising program costs became effective more than $28,000 to the Combined Federal
Jan. 1, 1983. The revisions will require some peo- Campaign. Capodanno presented the check to
ple previously eligible for treatment in civilian Captain George S. Allen, Commander, Naval
health centers to seek care at relatively nearby Surface Group Four, Nov. 22, 1982. The amount
military medical facilities. For more information represents a contribution of more than $100 per
on how they may be affected, CHAMPUS-eligi- person for the frigate’s crew. Chief Sonar Tech-
ble individuals should contact local health bene- nician Joseph M. Muscatello coordinated Capo-
fits advisers, who should receive information on danno’s successful campaign.
changes in the near future.

Air Traffic Controller First Class Richard M.

Norfolk-based frigate USS Truett (FF 1095) Schmidt, stationed at NAS Kingsville, Texas, has
rescued two British citizens recently after their been selected for the Department of the Navy
sailboat was caught in a storm and blown off Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie Air Traffic Con-
course in the eastern Mediterranean. After four troller of the Year award for 1982. In making the
days lost at sea, the two men were hungry and announcement, Secretary of the Navy John Leh-
tired but in good health. man Jr. said that Schmidt’s record “exemplifies
They had been sailing from Turkey to Limas- the highest standards of air traffic control. The
sol on Cyprus aboard a 27-foot sloop when they expertise and leadership displayed by ACl
were caught in a storm. They subsequently ran Schmidt during the aftermath of the (1981) na-
out of fuel and had lost electrical power when tionwide controller strike were especially note-
Truett provided assistance more than 80 nautical worthy. His personal contribution in the formu-
miles from land. Truett towed the sloop to the lation of contingency plans, complemented by his
vicinity of Cyprus where a local salvage ship took direct involvement in facility training program
over. The frigate is operating with the U.S. Sixth formulation and implementation, greatly en-
Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean. hanced readiness and flight safety.”
38 ALL
HANDS
Th.eCase ofthe

“Tenderscan fix anything, even a challenge. During the first seminar,the CommanderDonaldParsons.“Our
manpower shortage,” said
Master Supply Department simultaneously in- primary mission is logistics, and, as the
Chief StorekeeperLarry Shields on structed the students each day and suc- flagship, Yellowstone has the best fa-
boardthe destroyer
tender USS cessfully passed its supply management cilities and qualified personnelto teach
Yellowstone (AD 41). inspection, obtaining seven out of nine the course.”
Shields was referring to the special “Outstandings.”Duringthe second Parsons explained thatthe course
training seminars prepared and con- seminar,
the
Supply
Department was not designed to replace “A”
ducted by Yellowstone’s Supply De- handled an increased workload be- school, but to fulfill a current critical
partment for strikersin the storekeeper cause of nearly 30 ships in various need for additional shipboard training
rating. The Navy isexperiencing a criti- phases of tender availability. in the SK rating. Some strikers are un-
cal shortage of trainedstorekeepers, Yellowstone’s involvement stemmed able to attend “A” school due to lack
and Service Group Two ships are from Service Group TWO’Squick re- of quotas or other factors.
among those feeling the pinch. sponse whichwas promptedbytheir -by pH2 Darrel Erickson
The four-week training seminars mission,” explained supply officer (USS Yellowstone (AD 41))
covered the storekeeper 3 and 2 train-
ing manual with emphasis on material
identification,COSAL,(Coordinated
Ships Allowance List), inventory con-
trol, accounting practices and material
handling.
The students weregiven classroom
training and“hands-on” experience.
They also visited other ships and “the
world’s largest store,” the Naval Sup-
ply Center in Norfolk, Va.
“Our objectives are the same as the
students’ objectives-to qualifythem
to become designated storekeepers and
to advance,” said the course director,
Chief Storekeeper Alicia Aitken.
Seaman Louis Castro, one of the 24
seminar graduates, said, “Now I know
where to look to find stock numbers
and other parts list information. I also
will be able to participate more in my
ship’s training program.”
Fitting in a seminar of this typewith
the normalbusiness of the tender was a
SKC Alicia Aitkenteaches storekeeper strikers
the ABCs of supply documents during a train-
ing seminar aboard the destroyer tender USS
Yellowstone ( A D 41).

MARCH 1983 39
Physical Fitness/Weight Control

On Your Mark-
Ready-Get Set-Go!
The runners are strung out along thethe effects of sedentary jobs: too many tween this and past programs is the em-
1 % mile course. Some are joggingeasi- calories and toolittle exercise. To com- phasis on promoting total health. It is a
ly, confident they willbewell within batthis, the Navy’snew Healthand fitness program you can live with as a
the time limit. Others-wishing they Physical Readiness Program gives you part of your everyday lifestyle. In the
were in better shape-find thegoing the opportunity to participate on three past, the focus was on weight control
tough. Maybe next year they’ll do bet- levels. and a minimum leveloffitness-this
ter. The first, which is at the command new program sets sights on the future
But this is no race-it is one partof a level, will be where 80 to 90 percent of by encompassing means to enable Na-
four-part test under the Navy’snew the Navy’s program emphasis will oc- vy people to maintain their health for
Healthand Physical Readiness Pro- cur. Initially, there willbe a focus on life. Wherever possible, spousesand
gram. Every year, you and every other weight control and nutrition, physical family membersof Navy people will re-
Navy person will participate in this new fitness and exercise. Future activities ceive physical fitness information, edu-
program which establishes the mini- will be addedto help people stop smok- cation and training. The Navy family
mum levelsofphysical fitness and ing, cope better with tension and stress, can play a significant role in support-
weight control standards, provides control high blood pressure, prevent ing a healthy lifestyle for the member
guidance and training, and emphasizes drug andalcohol abuse andlifestyle-re- as wellas for themselves. In this re-
the need for a healthy lifestyle. lated accidents. Within the first level is gard,food service people are being
You might ask, why do I have to be a the four-partannual physical fitness educated throughout the Navy to plan
part of this testing? Isn’t my physical test. The test measuresstaminaand menus and prepare food with good nu-
fitness my own concern? cardiorespiratoryendurance, strength trition in mind.
The state of your health is your con- and muscularendurance, flexibility Other fitness programshadbeen
cern, that’s true, but because it has a and percent of body fat measurement. aimedatyounger service members.
direct impact on your morale, mental The second level provides health ed- People over 40 were often exempt. Not
alertness and the quality of your job ucation and counseling for those who so now. “Fitness for Life,” the theme
performance, it is the Navy’s concern do not meet the Navy’s standards for for this program might very well be ex-
also. Your health can be the determin- weight and fitness. panded to “Fitness for Life for All,”
ing factor in whether or not command- The third provides residential treat- because it providescontinuousmoni-
ing officers reach their goals-be they ment for thosewhohave been diag- toring of health and fitness throughout
performance levels or victory in battle. nosed as significantly overweight, yet a person’s Navy career. Because of its
Let’s take a closer look at the pro- are considered to havepotentialfor emphasis on a totalhealth lifestyle, the
gram. We all know that Navy people continued naval service. beneficial effects of the program are
are no less susceptible than others to The most essential difference be- expected to improve health and longev-
40 ALL HANDS
 ity into one’s retirement years. uations
and fitness reports.
performance
and
the Navy’s state of
Motivation also will be anadded fea- Participatinginthe “Fitness for readiness.
ture.Commandsareencouraged to Life” program can improve your out- Take the time to use the education
recognize outstanding performance in look on life, physical appearance and, and training thatwill get you in shape.
fitness testing with awards, certificates general sense of health and well-being. Then, when it is your turn to run the
and letters ofcommendation.Such This will affect thequality of your per- course again, both you and the Navy
performance will be mentionedin eval- sonal life and carry over into yourjob will finish in first place.

PHYSICAL READINESS CLASSIFICATION TABLE AND TEST REQUIREMENTS

Under 3045-49
40-44
35-39
30-34 50 & Older
CLASSIFICATION
TEST
MEN
WOMENMEN
WOMEN
MEN
WOMEN
MEN
WOMEN
MEN
WOMEN
MEN
WOMEN

OUTSTANDING
1.5 mi RUN 9:41
51:30 1o:OO12:OO 10:30 12:30 11:OO 13:OO 11:30 13:30 12:OO 14:OO
SIT-UPS 100 84 90 75 85 71 80 67 80 67 80 67
REACH
SIT +2.0 +4.0 +2.0 +3.5 +1.5 +3.0 +1.5 +3.0 +1.0 +2.0 +1.0 +2.0
PERCENT
FAT 14 18 14 18 14 18 14 18 14 18 14 18
EXCELLENT
1.5 mi RUN 10:45 13:OO 11:00 13:30 11:30 14:OO 12:OO 14:30 12:30 15:OO 13:OO 15:30
SIT-UPS 75 63 68 56 64 53 60 50 60 50 60 50
REACH
SIT +1.0 +3.0 0 +2.0 0 +1.5 + O +1.5 -0.5 +1.0 -0.5 +1.0
PERCENT
FAT 22
16 16 22 16 22 16 22 16 22 16 22
GOOD
1.5 mi RUN 13:OO 15:OO 14:OO 15:30 14:30 16:OO 15:OO 16:30 15:30 17:OO 16:OO 17:30
RUN IN PLACE 350 300 325 280 300 260 300 260 280 200 280 200
SIT-UPS 50 42 45 38 43 36 40 34 40 34 40 34
SIT REACH 0 +2.0 - 1.0 0 - 1.0 0 - 1.0 0 - 1.0 0 - 1.0 0
PERCENT FAT 18 .24 24 18 24 18 18 24 24 18 24 18
SATISFACTORY
1.5 mi RUN 14:30 16:30 15:30
17:30 16:00
18:OO 16:30 18:30 17:OO
19:OO 17:3020:OO
RUN IN PLACE 310 260 220
280 200
260 260 200 180
240 180
240
SIT-UPS 36 30 34 28 26 32 30 25 30 25 30 25
SIT REACH - 1.0 0 - 1.5 -0.5 -1.5 -1.0 -1.5 -1.0 -2.0 -1.5 -2.0-1.5
PERCENT FAT 20 29 20 29 29 20 29 20 29 20 29 20
MINIMUM
STANDARD
1.5 mi RUN 15:OO 17:OO 16:OO
18:00 16:30
18:30 17:O1
O9:OO 17:3019:30 18:OO20:30
RUN IN PLACE 280 235 200
250 180
230 180
230 160
210 160
210
SIT-UPS 33 27 31 25 23 29 22 27 22 27 22 27
SIT REACH - 1.5 -0.5 -2.0 -1.0 -2.0 -1.5 -2.0 -1.5 -2.5-2.0 -2.5-2.0
PERCENT FAT 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 30

Classification Criteria:
~~

Only one classification applies to an individual and each individual must meet or exceed each and every criteria
to achieve the classification.

NOTE: Research is being conducted to determine minimum upper body strength requirements. Standards to be
promulgated when identified.

MARCH 1983 41
Physical Fitness/Weight Control

A Friendly Little Jog

Three times a week you can hear the
700 men of the NavalMobileCon-
struction Battalion Four of Port Hue-
neme, Calif., coming down the street.
“PT!”Stomp,stomp.“AllDay!”
Stomp, stomp. “Every Day!” Stomp,
stomp.
You can hear them, and you can see
them trotting along the hot asphalt in
their
“athletic”clothes-white
T-shirts, heavy green pants and boots.
Combat boots. MarineGunnery Ser-
geant NormanEstelle, the battalionen-
listed military adviser, has a term for
the 2% mile run. He calls it “a friend-
ly, little jog.”
Why do they enduregrueling rounds
of push-ups, sit-ups, calisthenics and
jogging? According to Estelle, “It’s to
keep a person physically fit and ready
at all times in case he has to move out
fast.” The sergeant also says that run-
ning in formation builds teamwork and
helps motivate the men.
The battalion’s fitness program is di-
rectly credited with a decrease in “the
afternoon slump” and an increase in
stamina.
Steelworker ThirdClass Steve Auton
agreed. “I’ve noticed an increase in
stamina, not onlyin myself, but in oth-
ers as well. I know I feel better.”
Estelle has seen the improvement in
the battalion’squarterly physical fit-
ness scores. “I would say that 90 per-
cent of the times on the jog&ng were
I

I
faster. Theregular exercise has also im- “When they started,they used to come At
Port Hueneme, when you
hear
proved the push-up and sit-up scores, in tired becausethey were toning up cadence and the stomping of combat
with some people doing upto 60 or 70. their muscles.Nowwhen theyrun, boots, you’ll know that Estelle and his
A few even hit 100.’’ they’re alert all during the day. They’re men are coming down the road-out
With the jogging, Estelle noted, not tired.” for their “friendly, little jog.”

42 ALL HANDS
Right: The officers and enlisted of NMCB
Four participate in some “goodold Seabee
push-ups” beforestarting on their 2% mile
run. Below: Four companies of NMCB Four
jog during their three-times weekl@ run at
Port Hueneme.

Right: Seabee instructors keep track of sit-ups

for Charlie Company during their physical
fitness testing. (NOTE-The photo at right,
below,wastaken before the new instruction
was released on the Physical Readiness Pro-
gram; otherwise participants would have their
arms crossed over their chests.)

MARCH 1 9 8 3 43
 The Navy
Remembers
In commemoration of the Navy’s 207th birthdayon Oct. 13, 1982, All Hands
important in Navy history.
began a year-long series highlighting selected events
In this issue, we look at some signifcant March events.

The pages of naval history bookslive Aerology. Today, there are more than the British and was suspended from the
with incidents concerning maritime ad- 1,900 black officers serving in theU.S. Navy for five years without pay and a
ventures and celebrated heroes. Each Navy. reductioninrank. Thefeud between
month of the year has its significant the two started as a mere war of words,
dates to help us recall events important Words of Death through letters, but progressed over a
in Navy history: period of months(June 12,1819, to
In March, the focus is on such hap- Jan. 24, 1820), until it ended on March
penings asthefirstsubmarine dive, Perhaps one of the most significant 22,1820, in the duel at Bladensburg,
made in1898by Ho/land, later com- events ofitstime was theinfamous Md.-just outsideWashingtonD.C.
missioned in the U.S. Navy as SS 1; the duel between Stephen Decatur and The life of Commodore Stephen De-
adopting of the famous Seabeeinsignia James Barron. Decatur had enjoyed a catur, who was fatally wounded by the
in 1942; and the opening of the treaty prosperous,
fruitful
career.
Earlier, pistol of CommodoreJamesBarron,
talks at Yokohama, Japan, on March Barron had lost his ship Chesapeake to came to a tragic end that day.
8, 1952, which led to the end of post-
World War I1 occupation by the
United States and restored full sover-
eignty to Japan. Other dates in March
are
also
remembered special
as
“firsts.”
March 19, 1918: Ensign Stephen
Potter, a naval aviator, shot down one
of thefirst enemy planes (aGerman
seaplane)for
the United States in
World War I. March 20, 1922: A new
era in naval history beganwith the
commissioning of USS Lang/ey (CV l),
the Navy’s first aircraftcarrier. Sea-
borne aviation was looked upon with
skepticism by somebutsoonestab-
lished its place in history.March 15,
1947: Ensign John Wesley Lee, a for-
mer enlisted steward’s mate,became
the first black reserve officer to be aug-
mentedintothe Regular Navy. Even
though this move and other advances
for blacks werewidely criticized, the
Navy continued to expand its program
to include blacks ineveryway.Lee
subsequently attended the Navy’s Post-
graduate School and earned a degree in

44
 First Admiral of the Navy

On March2, 1899, Congress created

a new rank for George Dewey-that of
Admiral of the Navy. As such, he also
was president of the General Board of
the Navy. This rankwas created in rec-
ognition of Dewey’s victory at Manila
Bay, and when he died, the rankceased
to exist.
Born on Dec. 26, 1837, in Montpel-
ier, Vt., Deweywas graduatedfrom
theNavalAcademy in 1858. He be-
camea lieutenant in April 1861 and,
duringthe Civil War, served aboard
the side-wheeler Mississippi under
CaptainMelanctonSmith. Helater
served aboard Colorado, as executive
officer underCommodoreHenry K.
Thatcher.Soonafter leaving Colo-
rado, Dewey took part in the attacks
on Fort Fisher in December 1864 and
January 1865. .
After that war, Dewey held various
commands until in 1889 he became the
chief of the Bureau of Equipment and
Recruiting. In 1895, hebecame the
president of Inspection and Survey and
thus became familiar with the modern
battleships of the Navy.Dewey soon
began to feel that he could serve his
country more if he were aboard ship
and returned to sea duty as the com-
mander of the Asiatic Squadron. Itwas
while in Hong Kong that he received
word of the outbreak of the Spanish-
American War.
Dewey had the foresight to be pre-
pared for such an event andhad
enough supplies andammunitionon
hand, along with information on Phil-
ippine
waters-particularly
Manila
Bay-to go into fast action.
Withorders to captureordestroy In a matter of hours, rapid, accurate on May 10,1898, and was formally
Spanish vesselsin Philippine waters, gunfire sank or destroyed all 10 ships commended by Congress. He remained
Dewey made a record run from Chi- of the Spanish fleet. The Battle of Ma- in Manila for several months to protect
nese watersand entered Manila Bay nila Baywas over. Therewas little the harbor, guard the land and meet
with his squadron,four cruisers and damage to American vessels and only withnaval observers fromother na-
two gunboats, on May 1, 1898. Mines eight injuries to American seamen. tions. Ten months later, he was made
and shorebatteries proved no problem. Dewey had demonstrated the readi- Admiral of the Navy and received spe-
He andhis men found the Spanishfleet ness of the U.S. Navy and the superi- cial permission to remain on active du-
at anchor at Cavite; at 5:30 a.m. Dew- ority of its new ships, thereby earning ty even though he was 62 years of age.
ey spoke to Captain Charles V. Gridley respect for the nation and its position In September 1899, George Dewey,
of his flagship Olympia (C 6) the fam- as a major Pacific power. Admiral of the Navy, returned home to
ous words“YOUmay fire when youare In rewardfor his heroic actions, a hero’s welcome.
ready, Gridley.” Dewey was promoted to rear admiral -By J03 Joy Hill-Payne
MARCH 1983 45
 British Pensacola
Veterans Reunited
A happy,but much older,contin- bit stiffer than in othercountries,” picture taken in front of their wartime
gent of 60 British aviators made their said Fred Underhill, a former member barracks (now CNET headquarters),
second trek recently fromthewhite of the 244th Liberator Squadron. some recalled Prime Minister Winston
cliffs ofDover to the white sands of “There was a higher elimination rate Churchill’s words: “I lookforward
Pensacola, Fla. This trip was a happy back then. confidently to the exploits of our fight-
contrast from their 1941 trip. “Peoplewho were trainedinthe er pilots, this brilliant youth-who will
Known as the British Pensacola Vet- United States went to Canada andcar- have the glory of saving theirnative
erans, these men-in 1941-were a mix ried on in theCanadian flying pro- land, their island homeandall they
of Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm gram. There was little difference in the love from the most deadly of all at-
flight students and aircrewmen. overall training,but the training at tacks.”
Before the end of WorldWar 11, Pensacola was good.” The British Pensacola Veterans were
more than4,000 British pilots and radi- While in Pensacola, this second time indeed England’s “brilliant youth” of
omen had visited Pensacola for train- around, the groupattended the Navy’s 1940. Andtoday’ssurvivors are a
ing under a facet of the World War I1 AviationOfficer
Candidate
School proud group.
Lend-Lease Program. Besides handing pass-in-review and commissioning cer- Story b y JO1 Dennis Everette
over 50 American destroyers in return emony. They also attended several re- NAS Pensacola, Fla.
for bases in the Caribbean, the pactal- ceptions and ceremonies-one by Rear
so included pilot training for the Royal Admiral Kenneth L. Shugart, Chief of
Air Force and Navy. The first group of Naval Education and Training, anoth-
British studentsarrived in Pensacola er by Vince Whibb, the mayor of Pen- The firsi group of British aviators io arrive in
Pensacola, Fla., for training ai the naval air
on July 24, 1941. sacola. station in 1941. Photo from NAS Pensacola,
“Training in the United Stateswas a When the veterans paused to have a Fla., scrapbook.

46 ALL HANDS
Reunions
USS Somers (DD 381)”Reunion April manM.Peters, 1548 E. 43rd St., Tulsa, 1l)”Reunion June 16-19, 1983, in Niagara
1-3,1983, in Arlington, Va. Contact Wil- Okla. 74105; telephone (918) 747-5499. Falls, N.Y. ContactDr. Bill Molen, Box
liam H. Kemper, 4802 De Russey Parkway, USS Rasher (SS 269)”Reunion May 274, Newman Grove, Neb. 68758 or Cliff
Chevy Chase,Md. 20815; telephone (301) 27-29, 1983, in Anaheim, Calif., for World Newton, 3275 Wildwood, Hamburg, N.Y.
657-3248. War I1 shipmates. Contact Bill Norrington, 14075.
Guadalcanal
Campaign Veterans- 2882 Kempton Drive, Los Alamitos, Calif. Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron 117
Quad-state reunion April 15-17,1983, in 90720. (VPB 117), Liberators World War 11-Re-
Michigan. The. states of Indiana, Illinois USS Cleveland (C 19), (CL 55), (APD union June 16-19, 1983, New Orleans. Con-
and Wisconsin are especially invited as well 7)-Reunion in June 1983. For more infor- tact J.B. “Nick” Carter, 17 Athena Court,
as servicemen interested in the campaign. mation, please contact L.J. Krystynak, Little Rock, Ark. 72207.
Contact Ted Blahnik, PO Box 181, Colo- 1213 Simpson Drive, Columbus, Ohio Hurrican Hunters (VW 4, VJ 2, V P 23,
ma, Mich. 49038. 43227. VPHL 3, VPM 3, VPW 3 and VPB
USS Bryant (DD 665)”Third annual -
SB2Cs “For anyone who flew SB2C’s 114)”Eighthannual reunion June 17-18,
reunion
April 15-17,
1983, Jacksonville anywhere”-Reunion June 2, 1983, in Nor- 1983, in Jacksonville, Fla. Contact Hurri-
Beach, Fla., for crew members who served folk, Va., Holiday Scope, in connection cane Hunters Reunion Committee, 2818
from 1943-46. Contact Everette P. Owens, with the Association of Naval Aviation Inc. Cedarcrest Drive, Orange Park, Fla. 32073.
1241 Cape Charles Ave., Atlantic Beach, (ANA’s) annual symposium meeting June Diesel Fast Attack Submarines: USS
Fla. 32233. 2-4,
1983. Contact
Commander James Harder, USS Varter, USS Trigger, USS
USS Little (DD 803)”Reunion April “Al”Chinn, 2558 Blaze Trail,Diamond Trout, USS Tang, USS Gudgeon, USS Wa-
29-May 1, 1983, in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Tex- Bar,
Calif. 91765; telephone (714) hoo-Reunion June 17-19,1983, on board
as. Contact E.M.(Andy)Anderson, 8155 598-1762. USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Con-
Santa Clara Drive, Dallas, Texas 75218; tel- -
PBMs “For anyone who flew PBMs tact Vincent 0. Clifford, 1764 Lady Copper
ephone (214) 321-9908. anywhere”-Reunion June 2, 1983, in Nor- St., Charleston, S.C. 29412.
USS Atlanta (CL Sl)-Reunion in the folkVa., Holiday Scope, held in connec- USS Yew (YN 32)”Reunion June 19,
spring or fall of 1983. For more informa- tion with Association of Naval Aviation 1983, in Bristol, Pa. Contact C.D. Theo-
tion, contact W.B. McKinney, 49 New- Inc. (ANA’s) annual symposium meeting bald, Box 158 Route 1, Rock Hall, Md.
march, Ipswich, Mass. 01938 or Leighton June 2-4,1983. Contact: R.B. (Red) 21661.
Spadone, 15025 Vollmer Road,Colorado Stephens, 1705 Concord Drive, Charlottes- USS Sibley (APA 206)”Reunion June
Springs, Colo. 80908. ville, Va. 22901, telephone (804) 293-7623; 24-26, 1983, in Augusta, Ga. Contact Cliff
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, Dick Gingrich, 468 E. Baltimore, Greencas- H. McKie, 3725 Old Waynesboro Road,
Marquette University-Reunion April 30, tle, Pa. 17225, telephone (717) 597-8250; or Augusta,Ga. 30906; telephone (404)
1983, for graduatesfrom the classes of Bob Smith, 6468 West 85 Place, Los Ange- 798-1589.
1943,1953,1963 and 1973. Contact Lieu- les, Calif. 90045, telephone (213) 645-1791. USS Miami (CL89)”ReunionJune
tenant Dennis L. Hopkins, NROTCU Mar- VAP-62”ReunionJune 2-4,
1983, 24-26, 1983, in Lancaster, Pa. Contact Bet-
quette, 1532 W. Clybourn, Milwaukee, Norfolk, Va. for officer and enlisted ship- ty Richardson, 5507 Limeric Circle, Apt.
Wis. 53233; telephone (414) 224-7076. mates. ContactH.C. Cyr, 8831 Commos- 46, Wilmington Del. 19808; telephone (302)
Lighter-Than-Air-Reunion May 4-6, dore Drive, Norfolk, Va. 23503. 366-1974.
1.983, Pensacola, Fla. Contact Captain CAG-17 (1943-1945), VF-18 USS Hornet Club-35th reunion June
M.H. Eppes, USN (Ret.), 3304 Spring Mill (1943)”Reunion June 2-4,1983, in Nor- 24-26, 1983, Croton, Conn. ContactAlbert
Circle, Sarasota, Fla. 33579; telephone folk, Va., Holiday Scope, in connection W. Masse, president, 464 Fairview Ave.,
(8 13) 922-6381. with the Association of Naval Aviators Inc. Rehoboth, Mass. 02769; telephone (617)
USS Lexington (CV 2)”Reunion May (ANA’s) annual symposium meeting. Con- 252-4560.
11-14,1983, in San Antonio, Texas. Con- tact Commander James “AI” Chinn, 2558 USS Stephen Potter (DD 538)”Ship-
tact L.A. Grissom, 8708 Longwood St., Blaze Trail, Diamond Bar, Calif.91765; tel- mates interested in a reunion please contact
San Diego, Calif. 92126; telephone (714) ephone (714) 598-1762. Don Huston, 19202 20th N.W., Seattle
271-1454. Association of Naval Aviation Wash. 98177; telephone (206) 542-3495.
USS Ticonderoga (CV, CVA, CVS (ANA)-Annual National
Convention USS Foss (DE 59)”Ex-crew members
14)”Reunion for crew members and offi- June 2-5,1983, in Norfolk, Va. Contact interested in a reunion, contact Robert F.
cers May 12-15, 1983, in San Antonio, Tex- CommanderHector C. Cyr (Ret.) 8831 Johnson,PO Box 1842, Spring Valley,
as. Contact N. Frank Williams, 404 Corri- Commodore Drive, Norfolk, Va. 23503. Calif. 92077; telephone (714) 461-4470.
gan St., Brownwood, Texas 76801. USS Holland(AS 3)”ReunionJune 25th Naval Construction Battalion
Marine Aviation-Annual reunion 9-12,1983, in St. Louis, Mo. Contact Mr. (World War 11)-Contact Alfred G. Don,
May 14, 1983, MCAF Quantico, Va. for all H.R. Miller, Briarcliff No. 60, Spicewood, 6204 Vicksburg Drive, Pensacola, Fla.
naval aviators and aviationgroundsmen Texas 78669, or Ray Prinz, 810 Third St., 32503; telephone (904) 476-41 13.
who have served with Marine Air. Contact White Hall, Pa. 18052. USS Pocomoke (AV 9)“Future reun-
Mrs. Judy Skinner, MCAF Quantico, Va. USS Barnett (APA S)-Reunion June ion. Contact E.R. Donlon, PO Box 12652,
22134; telephone (703) 640-2442. 10-11, 1983, in Denver Colo. Contact John Norfolk, Va. 23502; telephone (804)
USS Niblack (DD 424) and Survivors E. Kolstad, 2213 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, 464-6135.
of the USS Reuben James (DD 245)”Re- Calif. 93304; telephone (805) 831-6038. USS Twining (DD 540)“Reunion for
union May 20-21,1983, in Charlestown, USS Abercrombie (DE 343)“First re- crew members who served aboardfrom
S.C.Contact Charles D. RootJr., 6601 union to be held June 15-17, 1983, in Nash- 1943 through the KoreanWar. Contact
Wissahickon Ave.,
Philadelphia,
Pa. ville, Tenn.Contact EdStaffordor Ray BrunoCampagnari, RD 3, Dugan Road,
191 19; telephone (215) 438-5896. (Red) Shiel, 26 Whipple Ave., Cranston, Olean, N.Y. 14760; telephone (716)
USS Tangier (AV 8)“Reunion May R.I. 02920; telephone (401) 942-7997. 372-1780.
26-28, 1983, in Tulsa, Okla. Contact Sher- USS Chicago(CA 29, CA 136, CG

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 Involvement Required Vassar College The Wrong King
SIR: I’ve had the opportunityto read the SIR:Thankyou very much forthe SIR: After having just spent an arduous
excellent article entitled “It’s No Laughing feature article on Captain Grace Hopper in deployment onboard USS John King
Matter,” in your May 1982 issue. In a read- the September1982 issueof AN Hands mag- (DDG 3), which included participation in
able,
entertaining
manner, this article azine. Vassar College, however, is located the PLO evacuation from Beirut, I was up-
points outtheseriousconsequencesthat in New York state, not in New Hampshire. set to see that you credited the USS King
await those who steal, waste or abuse Navy Nevertheless, we are very pleased to see the (DDG 41) for our efforts. See “Navy Ships
resources. story about Grace Hopper and have made on Special Escort Duty,” November 1982.
Please pass my congratulations to the au- the article available to students, faculty and USS John King (DDG 3) may be old,but
thors,Joanne E. DumeneandJamesR. administration at Vassar.-Maryann Bruno she is still one of the hard chargers in the
Giusti. Theirplea for personal accountabili- Our apologiesto Vassar College; need- fleet, and I for one am proud to be a partof
ty is right on target. I also enjoyed the hum- less to say the slip was unintentional.-ED. her crew.-ETC(SW) R.A. Stine
orous illustrations by Michael D. Tuffli. AllHands regretsthe error. Staffers
Fighting fraud, waste and abuse requires are now aware that there’s a difference in
the active involvementof all elements of the It’s a ‘7’ ships with similar names.-ED.
Department of Defense. Thanks for doing
yourpart.-JosephH.Sherick,Assistant SIR: I wish to note a small error in the
to the Secretary of Defense November 1982issue concerning thefine Furor Over Furer
cover illustration. It is described asthe Alli-
ance commanded by John Paul Jonesin an SIR: I would like to correct an error in
action
duringNovember 1799. Captain the“Currents”section of the November
Sailor of the Year Jones was one of our finest naval leaders 1982 issue of AN Hands. In your list of
and an inspiration to all, but he would have Sixth Fleet ships which participated in the
SIR: I must say thanks to 502Gary Hop- outdone himself had he been guiding the evacuation of PLO combatants from Bei-
kins for the fine article he wrote about the Alliance in 1799, having passed on to his rut, youomitted USS Julius A . Furer
Sailors of the Year in the October issue of eternal rest in1792.You haveeither pic- (FFG 6).
AN Hands. Articles on thesamesubject tured a true ghost ship or have an error in Furer hasbeenintheMediterranean
have appeared in severalothermagazines the date. Perhaps 1779?-Lt. Cmdr. Rob- since June, and most of that time has been
and papers, but none were as well-written ert John White spent operating off the coast of Lebanon.
or as informative. The photo contained in You’reright. We didn’t callonthe DuringAugust, Furer,. together with
the
article
turned
out
very
nice servicesofJohnPaulJonesin 1799; we USSVreeland (FF 1068), escorted M/V
also.-ACC(AW) Loren L. Stauffer were caught-pure and simple-by a typo. Nereus from Beirut to Port Said,Egypt.
The date should have been 1779.-ED. Furer then returnedto Beirut and picked up
the West German hospital ship M/VFlora,
Many Helping Hands which we escorted to Larnaca, Cyprus.
Dense, Denser, Densest The uproar which this omissiongener-
SIR: Reading the November AN Hands, I ated on board Furer certainly proved that
was disappointed with your article on SIR: This is one of several thousand let- your fine magazine is read by
“all
MDSU-2. Three years ago, I was stationed ters youprobably willreceive aboutthe hands.”-Cmdr. J.R. Stark, Commanding
on board USS Edenton (ATS 1) out of Lit- statement on page45 of the November 1982 Officer
tle Creek, Va., which also assisted MDSU-2 issue: “Becausewater is18 timesdenser We haveeggonour face. Please ac-
on their salvage operations with theF-4 than air. . . . ” cept our apologies.-ED.
Phantom jet and the ex-USS Ozark. Water weighs in at 64 pounds per cubic
Granted,the article featuredMDSU-2, foot (seawater).Air weighs in at 0.076 SIR: I am on the guided missile frigate
but you could have mentioned the follow- pounds per cubic foot (dry, at 71 degrees USS Julius A. Furer (FFG 6), and I would
ing Navyships whosecrews spent their F.). The ratio of water to air is 842 times as like to point out an error in your November
Thanksgiving dinner away from their fami- dense as air. Walking around in 3 pounds 1982 issue. Youhad a smallwrite-up of
lies that particularyear. If my memory per cubic foot air might be interestingfor a ships that participated in the evacuation of
servesme correctly, itwas1978. Those few minutesbutwouldsoonbecomea PLO, but you listed every ship but ours.
ships were:USS Edenton (ATS l), USS drag.-Lt.
Cmdr. P.F.
Jacobs,
CEC, Thank you.--GMM3 C.A. Hernandez.
Paiute (ATF 159) and USS Papago (ATF USNA One thing’s for sure-we know that
160).-EN2 Gary C. Halco AllHands regretstheerrorandthe the USS Julius A. Furer (FFG 6) really ex-
Please accept our apologiesfor not in- fact that this onegot by us. The thought of ists. We didn’t mean to slight your
cluding theabove ships in the MDSU-2fea- “several thousand letters” definitely ship-the error was unintentional and re-
ture. It was an oversight.-ED. deflates our ego.-ED. grettable.-ED.

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The Moral Man Let’s consider that statement in a bit more detail. To
understand morality, we must acknowledge the existence
Editor’s Note: Extracts from a speech, “The Moral Man in the world of both good and evil. Often, however, it is
in the Modern Military, ” by Chief of Naval Operations difficult to recognize and differentiate the one from the
Admiral James D. Watkins, delivered at Marymount other. To take but one example: I myself happen to see
College, Arlington, Va., in 1982. The condensation be- the Navy’s new Trident ballistic missile submarine, USS
low was carried by The Reserve Officers Association’s Ohio, as a relative “good” in the difficult context of to-
“Defense Perspective, ’’ in January 1983; the original’ day’s superpower world because it deters ideological ad-
speech appeared in the December 1982 issue of The Na- venturism and helps guarantee the religious and other
vy League’s Sea Power magazine and has been reprinted freedoms we and our allies now enjoy. . . .
in the Congressional Record. There are others, I regret to say, who sincerely and
- honestly see USS Ohio as an “evil.” They see it as an
Throughout human history, churches- of all denomina- instrument of destruction quite apart from its deterrent
tions have taught that war, and participation in war, can role in our national strategy.
be justified under certain circumstances. In the presence What we have here, of course, is a contemporary and
of such circumstances-and defense against external ag- agonizing example of David Berlo’s classic statement
gression is certainly high on the list-a nation may legiti- that “meanings are in people.” The stimulus for both
mately engage in what philosophers and theologians have points of view is the same. So who is right?
come to refer to as a “just war. ” Fundamentally, at the personal level, both points of
I do not think it necessary to elaborate on the “just view are “right,” in the sense of being morally accepta-
war” philosophy, but I do think it might be useful, at a ble. This is so because at the personal level meanings are
time when the moral aspects of war, preparedness and subjective-as individuals we “own” the meanings and,
deterrence are prominent on the national agenda, to rightly or wrongly, endow them with our own individual
share with my fellow citizens some of what a Christian values, useful or dysfunctional, for better or for
military leader considers as he approaches God and obli- worse. . . .
gations to his country-’as a moral man tries to apply I would like to believe that all of us-individually as
in his everyday life the doctrine of what is just and human beings and collectively as nations-want to coex-
proper. ist in peaceful cooperation, but my wanting to believe
Let me begin with a fundamental statement which, I this does not and will not make it so. To act in accord-
hope and sincerely believe, applies to me as Chief of Na- ance with my personal desires would be, in this case, ex-
val Operations and to all of my colleagues and associ- tremely unrealistic and, I sincerely believe, immoral. If I
ates, in uniform and out, entrusted with the day-to-day am to be a guardian of the common good, a position
management of our nation’s naval and military forces: I which imposes on me some very serious moral obliga-
am a moral man. I am constantly making choices, every tions, I must deal with reality as I know it.
day of my life-choices between good and evil. Some- The church I grew up in and whose tenets I believe in
times I must, in the constant battery of choices facing does not require pacifism. Like other moral persons of
me, choose between one “good” and another “good,” many other faiths, religions and personal credos-but all
or perhaps “greater good” and a “lesser good,” or sharing and subscribing to the same moral philosophy,
even, perhaps, between two apparent evils. the same code of ethics, the same ideas of what is
But that is, of course, a part of life. We all do that “good” and what is “evil”-I hope, pray and work for
every day; everyone endowed by the Creator with a soul a peaceful world.
and a conscience, and that means all of us, is obliged to But-it is worth repeating-that world is not the
make such choices. world we live in today. It is for that reason that we can-
What separates the moral person from the rest is that not, as moral human beings, ask the lamb to lie down
the moral person makes those decisions based on his or with the lion. And we cannot beat our swords into plow-
her conscience. shares when others are doing precisely the opposite.