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JANUARY 1980

MAGAZINE OF'THE U.S. NAVY - 57th YEAR OF PUBLICATION JANUARY 1980 NUMBER 756

Chief of Naval Operations: ADM Thomas B. Hayward .Chiefof.lnformation: RADM David M. Cooney OIC Navy hternal Relations Act: CAPT Robert K. Lewis Jr. Director, NlRA Print Media Div: LT Christine A. Zebrowski Features 6 "WITHOUT LEADERSHIP,THERE IS NO GUIDANCE. . .:' New SecNav sees the Navy from different perspectives Page 20 12 HITTING THE RAMP Snowmobile champ feels at home in Iceland 13 THE CELERY STUMPED THEM American sailors spend seven days in Romania 17 NORFOLK MAKES THE CONNECTION Family Services Center phones are ringing 20 "SEND THESE,THE HOMELESS, TEMPEST-TOST, TO ME.. ." 7th Fleet rescues Vietnamese refugees from South China Sea 24 WHIPPLE'S HUMAN LINK TO FREEDOM Four crewmen receive Navy and Marine Corps medals 26 YOUR OBLIGATIONS No. 14 in a series on Navy Rights and Benefits 32 THEY'REMORE THAN ENTERTAINERS Chuting Stars perform aerial acrobatics 42 ALL HANDSINDEX FOR 1979 Page 26 bepartrnents 2 Currents 38 Bearings 48 Mail Buoy Covers Front: Old hands in new positions: SecNav Edward Hidalgo (left) and Deputy SecDef W. Graham Claytor Jr. Photo by Dave Wilson. Inside Front: LT Phil Camp wins the Fourth Annual Marine Corps Marathon with a winning time of 2: 19.35 for the 26.2 mile course. LT Camp is a flight instructor for VT-6. Pen- sacola, Fla. Photo by James Thresher, The Washington Post. Staff: Editor: John Coleman; News Editor: Joanne E. Dumene Associates: Richard Hosier (Layout), Michael Tuffli (Art), Edward Jenkins (Research). Writers: PHI Jim Preston, J02 P. M. Callaghan, J02 Bob Rucker, J02 Barbara Tein-Geddes, J03 Steve Bellow Production: LTJG William B. Sonntag, LTJG Jim Mulvey, DM1 Ed Markham, Elaine McNeil Send mail to: A//Hands, Hoffman No. 2, 200 Stovall St., Alexandria, VA 22332. -, I Phone: (202) 325-0495; AUTOVON 221-0495. Message: NAVINRELACT WASHINGTON DC (PASS TOAU HANDS) Page sz I Currents

The Department of Defense is testing a system which will make health Here's DEERS support facilities more available to legitimate users and provide infor- mation on which to base decisions on other human services and benefits. The Defense Enrollment/Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)-a computerized system to verify eligibility of persons seeking health care from military medical facilities and CHAMPUS pro- viders-will be tested in the Tidewater, Va., and North Carolina areas. The test will provide a large scale evaluation of the DOD-wide system. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps facilities, as well as several other federal agencies will be involved. The system is designed to ac- complish two goals. First, it will aid medical service providers in in- creasing availability of services by preventing fraudulent use of support facilities. Secondly, the data gathered by the system will provide an ac- curate information base on which decisions can be made concerning resource planning for such facilities as housing, medical care, educa- tion, exchanges and commissaries. Zip codes in the Tidewater areas of Virginia and North Carolina to be included in the test are: (Three digit prefix codes) 224XX, 225XX, 227XX thru 241XX, 245XX, 276XX thru 279XX; and five digit zip codes 27501 thru 275 11, 27514, 27520 thru 27526, 27529, 27536, 27540, 27541, 27543 thru 27546, 27549, 27551 thru 27553, 27556, 27559 thru 27560, 27562 thru 27565, 27570 thru 27573, 27576, 27577, 27581 thru 27584, 27587, 27589, 27591 thru 27594, 27596 and 27597. Active duty and retired Navy members will be enrolled automatically by computer based data. Enrollment of other persons eligible for medical care will require submission of a new application for uniformed services identification and privilege card (DD Form 1172). Active duty Navy members in the test area will submit new DD 1172 forms listing all dependents including children under 10 to their own personnel office or personnel support detachment. Retired members with dependents in the test area will submit the same forms to the Naval Reserve Personnel Center for verification and DEERS enroll- ment. Local Navy commands will not be able to verify forms for dependents of retirees, but-may assist these persons in completing re- quired forms. An extensive direct mail campaign will be undertaken by the Defense Manpower Data Center, Monterey, Calif., to inform retired Navy members, and by the Naval Military Personnel Command to inform survivors and other beneficiaries of enrollment requirements, and to provide forms and instructions. Military medical treatment facilities in the test area will begin random eligibility checks for a 90-day period commencing Feb. 1, 1980. Persons who have not enrolled under DEERS may experience delays checking into facilities for treat- ment during the test period. Tidewater area commands are currently gearing up to provide extensive information concerning the new DEERS program. NAVOP 161/79 and ALMAR 170/79 provide additional details.

2 ALL HANDS Trident Submarine Americans have been asked to substitute coal for oil, and the Navy is. The main support area steam plant at Naval Submarine Base, Bangor, Base Swaps. Oil for Wash., switched from burning oil to coal on Oct.. 1. The plant is now one of only three Navy steam plants fired on coal, with the other two Coal being located at Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C., and Public Works Center, Norfolk, Va. The plant had been using oil before the switch, because operating on coal with a low steam output would not have been energy efficient. But with growth of the base, the boilers are call- ed on to produce more steam-enabling the switch to coal. The two boilers in the steam plant are each capable of producing 60,000 pounds of steam per hour. Their combined production capability equals the output of 10,000 heaters of the size used in an average three-bedroom home. When the base becomes fully operational in about 1988, the steam plant will produce one million poundsof steam per day for heating and industrial uses. The switchwill result in savings of $850,000 and 1.7 million gallons of precious fuel oil annually. Using coal will not pollute the air surrounding the base either, as the plantis equipped with electrostatic precipitators which remove pollutants from the exhaust gases of the plant.

Fewer "Pit Stops" Gasoline is more expensive. Cars are getting smaller. Speed limits are being rigidly enforced. Utility costs are soaring. Insulation and other for Navy Ships conservation measures are being installed in millions of homes throughout the country. These responsesto energy supply and price problems aren't stopping on the coasts of the United States. They are having a ripple effect throughout the Navy and its ships at sea. The Spruance-class destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) was recent- ly awarded the FY 78 Secretary of the Navy Energy Conservation Award for small ships. Radford reduced fuel consumption by taking several steps. First, steaming with a trail shaft technique-with one screw being driven while the other was allowed to "windmill"-con- tributed to significant fuel savings. This method is especially useful for gas turbine power ships that can bring a power plant on line in only minutes. This fuel saving method was first demonstrated by another Spruance-class ship, USS Hewitt (DD 966), during tests off the West Coast. According to NAVSEA findings of these tests, trail shaft opera- tion used 20 percent less fuel throughout the single shaft speed range than during normal split plant operations. As an additional benefit, trail shaft operation permits better planned maintenance in the idle engine room, contributing to a more efficient 3-M program. Other measures, such as cross connecting the fire main to the seawater service system to eliminate a 60-KW load on the gas turbine generator, and in- creased crew awareness of energy usage also contributed significantlyto fuel conservation aboard Radford. The latter efforts on crew awareness allowed a 5 percent reduction in fuel usage by ship's turbine generators. USS Radford'will receive a plaque commemorating these energy savings and proudly fly the energy conservation flag.

JANUARY 1980 Is the Next Trip The FY 80 Continuing Resolu [tion recently passed by Congress directs a. reduction of $300million fortravel and transportation by Defense Really Necessary Department, activities. ALNAV097/79 calls attention to these’ reduc- tions saying they could dictate decreases of as muoh as 15 percent in travel and transportation funds. Although it will be at least another month before the effect of these reductions can be determined for .every activity, the ALNAV points out that to delay restraintof travel and transportation will only aggravate the problem when its full impact is finally felt.

FY 80 Fleet “A” More than7,700 assignments for “A” school seats are in addition to those designated ‘for recruits just entering the Navy: The availability of seats School Slots. varies with different .ratings, and reflects the Navy’s. requirements. for trained personnel in critical ratings. Complete details on availability of Announced “A” school slots-broken down by ratings, months and male/female re- quirements-are contained in NAVMILPERSCOMNOTE 15 IO of Oct. 12, 1979.

Trident I “The USS Francis Scott Key. . .equipped with the Trident I missile. . .recently began her first operational patrol.” With that an- Operational nouncement to the Senate Armed Services Committee by Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, it was disclosed that the 4,000-nautical-mile- range Trident I (C 4) missile has joined America’s deterrent force of fleet ballistic missiles. USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657) is the first of 12 Poseidon submarines to be backfitted to.utilize Trident I, that has approximately twice the range of Poseidon (C. 3). The first Trident sub- marine-USS Ohio-that will carry 24 Trident I (C 4) missiles instead of the 16 missiles carried by the backfitted Poseidon,submarines, was launched in April, and will enter active fleet service in late 1980. The Navy’s fleet ballistic missiles program became operational in November 1950 when the first Polaris (A 1) missiles went to sea aboard USS George Washington (SSBN 598). Since that time the sea launched ballistic missile force has been progressively,modernized by introduction of Polaris (A 2) (now retired), Polaris (A 3) and Poseidon (C 3) missiles. The range of the newest Trident I (C 4).missiles allows strategic submarines to patrol in areas 10 times the size of those available to Poseidon equipped submarines. Introduction of Trident I has been recognized by the awarding of the Aavy Unit Commendation to all who served with the Strategic Systems Project Office from Oc- tober 1973 to October 1979. In addition, project director Rear Admiral Robert H. Wertheim was awarded, the Distinguished Service Medal. The awards noted that the Trident’s development had been completed within 6 percent of the initial cost estimate with unit production cost below the design-to-cost figures.

4 ALL HANDS Official Personnel The Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command (CNMPC) has recently completed transfer of official paper.service “jackets” to Record Copies microfiche. In addition to vastly simplifying storageand retrieval prob- lems, .‘thenew system makes it ‘possibleto reproduce .copiesof service Available members’ :Navy recordsfor their personal use. Copiesof .the microfiche records are available to any member free of oost. The reproductions can be read either on conventional microfiche readers,found throughout the fleet, or with special hand-microviewers available from CNMPC for a nominal fee..($2.50). This service is;limitedto those people whose records are.maintained by CNMPC in Washington-active officers and enlisted personnel of the Regular Navy, reservists serving on.active du- ty, and participating inactive Naval Reservistsup tO six months after retirement, dischargeor transfer to the fleet reserve. ,Interestedpersons may request copies of their recordsby writing to:‘Commander, ‘Naval Military Personnel Command, Navy Department, Waihington, D.C. 20370 (Attn: NMPC-312). Telephone and third party requests cannot be honored. The written request must bear: full name, signature,rank or rate, social ,security number,duty status (active, inactive), current military or civilian address, as .appropriate, and, if a hand-microviewer .is desired, a $2.50 check or :money order payableto the “Treasurer of the United,States.” Do not send cash. Rebuests are handled on a first- in, first-served basis, with an anticipated response ,time.of four to six weeks. For further details, see NMPC Notice- 1070. of Oct. 10, 1979.

PACE Schools Program for Afloat College Education (PACE)contracts ,for FY 80 have been announced by the Chief of Naval Education and Training. Named The schools selectedwill .provide post-secondary educationaboard US. Navy ships, leaching academicand vocational-technical classes. The schools named are:. FloridaState University, Tallahassee, Fla.-to, teach academic courses for college credit aboard Atlantic Fleet ships. City Colleges of.Chicago, 111.-to provide vocational-technical courses,for sailors aboard Atlantic Fleet ships. Chapman College, Orange, Calif.-for academic courses for college credit to be taught on Pacific Fleet ships. San Diego Community Colleges, San Diego, Calif.- teaching vocational-technical subjects aboard Pacific Fleet ships. Infor- mation about the PACE program is available from Command Educa- tion Service’Officers (ESO),‘the nearest Navy Campus for Achievement (NCFA) Office, or Chief of‘Naval Education and Training (Code N-1 l), AUTOVON 9224752.

In BrPef . NAS Chase Field Tops at Conservation. . . ;Naval Air.Station, Chase . . Field, Texas, has been nahed recipient of the.Secretary of Defense Natural Resources Conservation Award for 1978. The*awardrecognizes superior efforts during a three-year period. JANUARY 1980 5

Secretary Hidalgo.

64 Without leadership, there is no guidance.

There is an air of confidence about him that pervades the room and touches on all present. And well there should be-fate has been preparing Edward Hidalgo for his present position for the past four decades. One cannot sayjust when that course in his life became clear, asfar as theNavy is concerned. Certainly it wasn’t clear in 1942 when he entered the service asa junior officer, nor was it clear at the endof that conflict whenhe served under Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal in Washington. ~ Still, today he sits in Forrestal’s old office with a portrait of that man behind him. Fate? Design? Who can say what brought Edward Hidalgo to his present station in life? All that isreally clear is that this relationships, he said, are “critical and This was something that needed distinguishedAmerican of Mexican vitally important.’’ recognition for my own satisfaction.” birth is the presentSecretary of the His“aims and objectives”include It wasn’t long before he wasa junior Navy,having relieved his lifelong makingevery effort to improve the officer attending the Air Combat In- friend, W. Graham Claytor Jr. when general morale of the Navy. He also telligenceSchool, then at Quonset Secretary Claytor was chosen recently wants to meet with the nation’s law- Point, R.I., which he called “a superb to becomethe Deputy Secretary of makers as often as possible. “I think organization.” Followingcompletion Defense. they have to understand our problems of the course,he was assigned to a “I’mdeeply grateful for the ex- or else we’re not doing our job.” night fighter squadron and wound up perience ofthe last twoand a half years SecretaryHidalgo wears a bronze at Barbers Point, Hawaii. By late 1944, (asSecretary of the Navy for Man- star lapel pin, an outward sign of the his squadron joined Air Group 90 and power, Reserve Affairs and Logistics) inner pride he feels toward his World went aboard the carrier Enterprise. becauseit permitted me to see the War I1 service which he calls “an un- “We participated in the Lingayen in- Navy,in my third visitation, from a forgettable chapter” of his life. He was vasionin the Philippines and then different perspective. 29 years old in 1942 (“I was too old to made a detour down to the South “Now, I’mseeing it again from a be young and too young to be old”) China Sea where we attacked targets in slightly different one.” when nothing woulddo but to leave the Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay. A distinguished international lawyer New York law firm he was workingfor “In early ’45, we launched a strike who has practicedin New York, and don a Navy uniform. on Tokyo and we thought we’d have Washington, MexicoCity and Paris, “I thought this was something I had hugelosses-at least very substantial the new secretary states that he would todo,” hesaid. “I hadcome from ones. It didn’t quite work out that way. like to take advantage of his experience another country. I received a lot of “It was off Okinawa, supporting the to improve the Navy’sbusiness rela- benefits, along with some of the dif- invasion there on May 14,1945, that tionships with the private sector. Such ficulties that life, in general, presents. we took a kamikaze right on number

JANUARY 1980 7 Secretarv Hidalao

to the Navy at that time and I think they are still relevant today, in very dif- ferent circumstances, of course. Peace- time is one thing, wartime is another. “NO doubtmany of the things I will do as secretary will be born of the in- fluence he exerted in my life.” WithinNavy circles, the newsec- retary’s name is synonymous withship- building claims.Beginning in April 1977 when he took office as the As- sistant Secretary, until October 1978, Secretary Hidalgo was totally involved with the problem, the solution to which had eluded his predecessors for years. Secretary Claytor has said that the new headof the Navy “understands people” but there’s another important fact: ‘I. . .he’s probably the toughest business negotiator I have ever met.” EdwardHidalgo ismodest when he I speaks of his part in the negotiations. He certainly doesn’thave visions of himself as the shining white knight on a terribly swift horse. “You know,” he said, “timing is a very important thing in life and I’m happy to state that I think I happened

I Above: The carrier Enterprise under attack in into the feasibility ofcombining the May 1945. Right: Secretaty of the Navy James Forrestal, under whom Edward Hidalgo sewed armed forces, which Secretary For- as a special assatant. restal was somewhat reluctant to do- based on thecommittee’s findings. The one elevator. It caused understandable result, which some considered to be a havoc to the ship and to the officers compromise, was the formation of the and men. That was early in the morn- Department of Defense. Mr. Forrestal ing. We were then a wounded pigeon, later became- the first Secretary of so we underwent many more kamikaze Defense. attacksthat day but nonewas suc- Secretary Hidalgo, upon completion cessful.” of the Eberstadt Committee’swork, Upon arrival in the ‘States hewas joined Secretary Forrestal’s staff as a detached from the Enterprise to serve special assistant. “Secretary Forrestal several monthswith theFerdinand was an inspiration to me,” he said. “I Eberstadt Committee. TheEberstadt have vivid memories of many of the Committee was commissioned to look things he did which I considered vital

8 ALL HANDS to come along at a far better point of lines of communications between the businesswith the Navy,Secretary timing than my predecessors who tried supplier and the Navy. . .sufficiently Hidalgo said that such ongoing action to do the same thing. But this is one developed mutual confidence that will continue. “Early in the year (1980) timewhere the planriing-right from those things could be discussed openly, there will be another meeting with the the beginning-seemed to come along forcefully. Each side defending its own shipbuilders.” with good fortune.” interests but mindful of the fact that, The secretarywas born inMexico In settling these claims that reached for almost everything in life (and we City on Columbus Day 1912,and came an unprecedented$2.7 billion-$2.4 are all finite), there is usually a middle billion of whichstemmed from dis- ground where mencan find solutions.” As an assistant secretary in 1977-78, Edward Hidalgo brought about a settlement between agreements with just three major ship- Concerning a continuingdialogue the Navy and the shipyar& for claims totaling builders-the secretary took a realistic with the 11 main shipbuilders who do $2.7 billion. approach. “I was convinced from the outset-and said it a year before the settlements were reached-that the af- fected parties would haveto take a very substantial fixed loss. . .there was no other viable solution.” SecretaryHidalgo insisted that the negotiations be conducted “very privately and very quietly.” He said that he was convinced that these and other essentialelements in the beginning made it possible for the Navy to hold its head “pretty high” and defend the reasonablenessof its action. Of theseintricate negotiations he said, “you need infinite patience, self- control. I happen to likeit(nego- tiating) and Iguess the good Lord gave me certain aptitudes for it.” Since this 1978 settlement, what has the Navy done in the area of claims avoidance for the future? The secretarysaid that when the Navywas working on the shipyard- shipbuilding settlements, it wasprepar- ing the Naval Ship Procurement Pro- cess Study. “I call it the ‘Blue Book’- almost 300 pages long and it’s a very careful analysis of what were the root causes of the claims. “That ‘Blue Book’ is by no means a study to be put on the shelf. It’s not on any shelf. It is an active part of the thinking at the Naval Material Com- mand today. It has beenfolded into our acquisitionprocess on numerous occasions already and it will continue to be so.” He spoke, too, of another factor in future claimsavoidance: “the rea- sonableness of the human mind.” Elaborating, he said, “I think, as difficulties arise-and they have arisen in the last year-there should be open

JANUARY 1980 9 Secretary Hidalgo to Los Angeles with hisfamily when he was five. He tells members ofminority groups struggling to succeed,“Don’t give up-keep going.” But, he adds, “Wemust all be realistic. Our country derives much of its strength from the fact that it is in- tensely competitive. You have to- have the instruments with which to compete. If you have those, then just stick with it.” Duringhis 30 months as Assistant Secretary for Manpower, Reserve Af- fairs and Logistics,he was involved with the problem of retention. To him, there is no quick solution. In fact, he feels there are multiple answers to the problem. “Certainly,” he said, “leadership- inspirational leadership-is one factor. But in addition tothat, one must recognize that humanbeings are human. “Youcan’t ask for endlesssac- rifices, constantly beyond the call of duty.” To him andthe Chiefof Naval Operations, the big problem is in second-term retention, “where we’re having our greatest problem, concerns the middle managers of our Navy, the chief petty officers and the like. . . . “The Chiefof Naval Operations made a statement to the effect that the Navy’s manpower problem is not fully a matter of recruitment. For every man you don’t retain, youmust recruit many times that number in order to get a man intothe middlemanagement level.” He added, “AS you know, we wrote a report to the House Armed Services Committeeon our manpower prob- lems that set forth manyof the still lingering problems that we have.We simply are trying our utmost to address those things. “I’m an optimist, I think there are many initiatives thatare underway right now that I trust will lead us to at least a significant solution to the problem.” Asked what part leadership plays in the retention of people, the secretary answered: “Without leadership, there is no guidance; I think we see that in 10 ALL HANDS I many parts of the world today.” and many other schools and there’s a building rate increases in the next few He once told a Naval War College general report -back that the quality is years, and I mean immediately in the class that he strongly emphasizes the superb. nextfew years, we’re going to find willingness andthe ability to make “Our next strength, of course, is the ourselves in a very difficult declining. decisions. But, he added, “If, after high technology that we have.Every curve.” you’ve made a decision, you see that day I hear of some new development. Terming the U.S. Navy’s weaknesses some adjustments are needed-or in- It’s just mind-boggling that we have “potential ones,” the secretary said deed that you’ve made a mistake, there huge talents in this area, working very that he-along with the Chief of Naval ought to be enough humility to admit closelywith private industry and we Operationsand the Commandant of the mistake and move in a different couldn’t do it without private industry. theMarine Corps-are working direction.” “Wehave some magnificent ships “closely to be sure that we don’t leave Sharing a common opinion, Sec- coming out of our yards. today- a legacy to our successors that they will retary Hidalgobelieves, like all the frigates, the DDG-47 class, attack sub- be very uncomfortable with and very Navy’s leaders, thatthe service’s marines-the 688s, the strategic deter- unhappy with.” greatest strength is its people. rents- Tridents, Spruance destroyers He summarized his thinking when he “From the visitsI’ve made to the andthe LHAs.There will be other said, “It’s going to take all the wisdom fleet and to our different bases-and classesof ships coming along. This of all ofus to seehow we combine I’ve been east and west-I get reports production will bring in more than 100 these things to come out with the best from mycolleagues in uniform that additional ships. possible result. there’s a general optimism. I ask about “However, we have to look into the “Theideal result neveris the graduating classes at our Academy late ’80s and ’90s. Unless our ship- achievable.” ”JFC

Secretary of the Navy Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo took the oath of office as Secretary of the Navy on Oct. 24, 1979, succeeding W. Graham Claytor Jr. who earlier had assumed duties as the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Secretary Hidalgo was Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics) since April 25, 1977. Born in Mexico City on Oct. 12, 1912, the new secretary was graduated from Holy CrossCollege (magna cum laude)in 1933 and from ColumbiaLaw School in 1936. In 1959, he received a degree in civil law from Mexico. He served as a law clerk to theSecond Circuit Court of Appeals in 1936-37 and was an associate in a New York City law firm from 1937-42. He saw active duty from 1942-46 as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve and received the bronze star forservice aboard the carrierEnterprise in the Pacific. He was awardeda Letter of Commendation with Ribbonfor service with the EberstadtCommittee (dealing with unification of the services). He served as special assistant to Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal from 1945-46. Mr.Hidalgo represented a New York law firmin Mexico City and, from 1948-65, ’headed his own law firm, also in Mexico City. For thenext year he wasa special assistant to Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze; from 1966-72 he was in charge of the ,European office (in Paris) of another U.S. law firm. In 1972, he became a special assistant for economic affairs for theU.S. Information Agency and, a year later, was general counsel and congressional liaison for that agency. He and his wife, Karen, have four grown children.

JANUARY 1980 11 RamD Hitting the A b BY J02 R. D. OOSTERMAN organized.There were rules to write, Scott and his crew are exuberant. They sponsors to be found, legal questions havebeen more successful than they Scott had taken first place in all six to answer, and publicitywork to be dared to dream. of the snowmobileraces just com- done. Scott was awarded a gold medal for pleted. Victory was inthe air, butskep- All of the proceeds were to go tothe hisoutstanding showing at the meet. ticism and perhaps a little fear was evi- IcelandicLions Club, a prime sup- However, he refused to take first place dent. Each time he victoriously crossed porter of the IcelandicLife-Saving honors in the races, stating that he was the finish line he looked at the six cars Association.Over $lO,OOO had been a professional and considered himself a andramp located at the endof the collectedin ticket sales, more money guest at the Icelandicmeet. He was raceway and asked, “What am I doing than had ever been raised before bythe there only to support Icelandic racers here? How did I get involved in this?” club from a single event. and the Lions Club. Scott said he could do it. Now 3,200 With the planning over, it’s time to Scott, who has been riding snowmo- people had gathered in the glider field make the jump. The crowd is silent. biles since he was nine years old-start- located in the shadow of the mountains Cautiously, Scott rideshis snow- ed racing at 16. He made his first jump north of Reykjavik, Iceland. They had mobile back and forth past the jump, on a bet at a golf course in Minnesota. paid to watch him jump 60 to 70 feet checking and double-checking his ma- Other snowmobile enthusiasts were so on hissnowmobile and, hopefully, chine and the ramp, making sure every impressed that theysuggested he go clear the parked cars he was jumping safety precaution was taken. professional. He took their advice and over. After a final check from hiscrew beganbooking shows at snowmobile Snowmobile jumping is not new to chief, MachineryRepairman Second rallies. On hissecond professional Scott Eilertson, an aviation structural Class Lynn Burry-also from AIMD- jump in1975 he broke the existing mechanic airman attached to the air- heis ready. With one final passhe world snowmobile jump record of 88 craft intermediate maintenance depart- gives the crowd a thumbs up and pro- feet by jumping 110 feet. ment(AIMD) at Naval Station Kef- ceeds to the ramp runway area. Then again in 1977, under the spon- lavik, Iceland. He held the world After a brief pause at the beginning sorship of Eve1 Knievel, he broke his record for snowmobile jumping, but of the runway for one last look, Scott own record by jumping 112’ 3” at the he had not jumped in two years. races toward the ramp. No stopping Minneapolis Metropolitan Stadium. It wasIceland’s first organized him-he hits the ramp, sails into the Asked why he joinedthe Navy, Scott snowmobile meet;Scott had started the air, and clears the six cars with room to said, “Jumping was a dying sport in wheels moving months earlier. It took spare. the United States. Knievelwas no a lot of timeand effortgetting the meet The crowd cheers again and again. longer getting any bookings nor were many other jumpers. If they were, they were doing them for nothing. “I realized I couldn’t jump the rest of my life and airplanes have always in- trigued me.” Scott enlisted in the Navy on March 14,1978, for training in the aviation field. “I have no regrets about joining the Navy, but if Iwere any place other than here I’m not sure I would enjoy the Navy as much. I love Iceland and the people,’’ he said. “People ask me why I organize races and jump without getting paid. I tell them I’ve met some of my best friends while working this,” he said. “That’s more important than money.” IL

ALL HANDS Romania Visit The Celery Stumped Them

Not many American sailors cansay Turner and Lawrence visited the When the two ships tied upat the they’ve had liberty behind the Iron seaport of Constanta, Romania. It pier,crewmen found their Curtain, but the men on board was the first time either ship had ever quarterdecks busy with visitors, guided missile cruiser USS Richmond made a port callin the BlackSea. among them,American Ambassador K. Turner (CG 20) and guided missile “I never thought I’dever see a 0. Rudolph Aggrey. destroyer USS Lawrence (DDG 4) Communist country,” said can. Electrician’s Mate Second Class A view of Istanbul, Turkey, from USS It happenedlast summer whenDavid L. Pierce of Turner. Richmnnd K Tnrnpr Romania Visit

“When I went ashore I didn’t found the beach their favorite liberty really &fbv what to expect or how spot. the people would treat me,” said While some of the Navymen toured Lawrence sailor Boiler Technician museums, Greek and Roman ruins, First Class Billy J. Earp. “As it and a winery, others chose to watch a turned out, the Romanians were folk show, dine at tempting really curious about our ship and our restaurants, and talk with English and perceptions of their country.” Irish tourists at Western-style L “At first, they were a bit discotheques. standoffish and didn’t know how to The resort area, state-owned and approach us,” said Operations managed, attracts tourists from all Specialist Third Class Gordon C. over Europe. During the height of the Jenkins, another Lawrence crew season, the resort hotels member. “Things were pretty accommodate almost 50,000 visitors. controlled by the Romanian Navy About 75 retired Americans live in and government security officials,’’ Romania and, according to the he recalled. American Embassy in Bucharest, During the seven-day stay, the about 28,000 U.S. tourists visited last beautiful resort beaches of Mamaia year. Even with all the English- enticed ‘many swimmers and sunbathers. Enjoying °ree A Romonian Navy midshipman smiles after temperatures, the American sailors visiting the two American ships.

. ”. . speaking tourists, many signs and menus are printed in still other languages. A special treat for the American visitors, and for the local people, was the arrival of the 6th Fleet band, “Diplomats,” who flew to Constanta to perform at the Romanian Naval Academy and at the Constanta Regional Army Headquarters. “Music is the international language,” said guitarist Musician Third Class Bill Kirkner, “You could tell they just loved our music.” During the port visit, both Turner and Lawrence held open house for the citizens. About 2,000 guests, holding tickets distributed by the

During the seven-day Dort visit Romanians Romania Visit

Romanian government, visited the “The Hurricanes.” Dignitaries knew exactly how it’s made himself. I ships. Navy Counselor First Class included the Mayor of Constanta, the later found out they don’t have celery Mike Foster said that they were really Commandant of the Romanian Navy in Romania either,” Gibbs said. curious. “They asked what it was like and other local VIPs. BT1 Earp, who was one of six at sea, and how the food and living “Most people ate our shrimp crewmen to reenlist during the port conditions were,” he said. “We were cocktail and the hot dogs wrapped in visit, summed up his feelings: “We’ve ready with signs and cassettes made bacon,” said Mess Management always been told that sailors are in their language, so they could Specialist Seaman Theodore Gibbs of ambassadors of good will for our understand the exhibits.’’ Turner. “The ladies all asked about country. When you visit a country Before their visit to Constanta the peanut butter spread on celery; I like Romania and wear your uniform ended, the Americans joined men guess they don’t have peanut butter ashore, you can see just how from the Romanian Navy in soccer, in Romania. I overheard one officer important we really are in helping our basketball and volleyball games. trying to explain to the mayor’s wife government make friends around the Also, both ships hosted a formal what peanut butter is. He was having world.” .I, reception for about 65 guests, with a hard time because of the-language ”story by LT Mark E. Brender and music provided by Turner’s band, barrier, and in fact, I don’t think he JOI Ken Dyff;photos by LTBrender.

Music help bridge the gap behind the Iron Curtain as a Romanianplays the accordion and the Diplomats provide the sound of the United States. Familv Services Center Norfolk Makes the Connection

BY JOANNE E. DUMENE stressful situations onand off those phones are ringing off the hook. In its jobs, who can get sick and lonely, and first week of operation, the Center The United States Navyis a big oper- who often need help. They are people handled calls ranging from “Where’s ation. It’s complex not just in terms of who sometimes don’t know where to the Navy Lodge?” (acrossthe street) to ships and weapons systemsbut in terms go for help. “Please tellme where I can find a of people, too. They are people who One place Navy people can get help babysitter for tomorrow morning” have to be trained, fed, clothed, -and there will be many moreof them (they did). One Navy wife called not housed and paid.They are people -is the Navy Family Services Center with an immediate problem but just to who’vebeen able to respond to the (NFSC), 7920 Hampton Boulevard, say it was comforting to know the physical and mental demands of their Norfolk, Va. All it takes is a telephone The 1978 all-Navy Family Awareness jobs, who often give more than they’re call. Conference in Norfolk-where the concept of asked for. They are people who face At NFSC, which opened in July, the Family Services Centers originated.

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Center is there in case she does need answer the insistent ringing is one of takes over, freeing the center’s line for help. the seven military people temporarily yet another call. Some of the requests coming in to assigned to theCenter. Although The nature of the business-getting the Center might seem inconsequential,they’re not primarily Navy or Marine to the heart of the problem in a matter but the callers are serious about their counselors, all have served as counsel- of seconds and being able to put the needs. And serious is how the Center is ors. Here they’re known as Informa- caller in touch withan agency specialist treating every single call. tion and Referral Specialists. -demands that the specialists betrain- *** After determining the nature of the ed, especially in crisis intervention.The Where can I getcare for my son? I’m call, the specialist makesa fast decision counselor must be able to sense some going on a six-month deployment. -and doesn’t stay on the phone too of the problems; often the caller needs *** long. At their fingertips is information specific help but hides behind a seem- My mother.is coming to visit me-I on over 3,000 service organizations in ingly innocent or unrelated question. need to borrow a wheelchair. the Tidewater area. Withcomplete According to Chaplain (Captain) *** selectivefiles on 250agencies and a David S. Hunsicker, Deputy Director My wife is looking for a job, but direct line telephone referral system to of the Center, FamilyServices acts she’s a foreign national and she needsevery a one of them, the specialist can somewhat likean agent-a middleman. work permit. make an immediate telephone transfer “A Navyperson has a problembut *** with the caller stillon the line. A three- doesn’tknow where to gethelp. We I just tooka bottle ofsleeping pills- way conversation iseven possible so know where to get help for that person I need help! that thespecialist can introduce the ”so we make the connection.” *** caller and the problem to the agency The Navy Family Services Center in All day long and far into the night, representative. Then the specialist Norfolkhopes to do more than just thecalls come in. Standing by to bows out and the agency representative make the connection. In addition to the 24-hour,seven-day telephone In- formation and Referral Sub-center, it willprovide a Walk-inClient Sub- Center for short-term counseling, and a Personal Services Sub-center which will continue to provide hospitality kits (for a smallfee) and freeWelcome Aboard brochures. Additionally,there islegal assist- ance, American Red Cross representa- tion, ombudsmencentralization, and volunteer follow-up services. Anothel advantage of theNFSC is that the NavyRelief Society is housed in the same building. Short-term counseling, consisting of no more than three visits, is provided by experienced civilian social workers. Long-term counseling is referred to an appropriate agency in the community. The volunteerfollow-up services group will assure that very little is left to chance and that individuals requir- ing aid are referred to outside agencies and are satisfactorily assisted. Accord- ing to Chaplain Hunsicker, a recent study showed that 60 percent of the people who request social services aid comeaway dissatisfied. People were not really concerned. “The Navy doesn’t want that tohap- pen here,” hesaid. “That’s why there’s a need for personal contact and 18 ALL HANDS help at NFSC-who is included in the Navy family?” Captain James H. Karlen, Director, said, “We start with the Navy or Marine Corps active duty person, and then spread out fromthere to all the peoplewho are somehow related to that active duty person.” He added that the door is always open to retired people. With 34,000 military families in the Tidewater area, CaptainKarlen is talk- ing about a lot of people. But so is the Navy talking about a lot of people- more than 523,000 of them on active duty-plus the members of their fami- lies. Rather than see those numbers as cold statistics, the Navy sees them as the heart of its operation, and intends to provide the best family services it possibly can. The connection is being made in Norfolk. .I,

I In Norfolk, Dial N-A-V-Y I Auto:690-NAVY Coml: 444-NAVY

JANUARY 1980 19 “Send these, the homeless, tempest = tost, to me.. .99 *

*From the poem by Emma Lazarus, which appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty.

I 20 BY.JO1 JAMES R. GlUSTl Since then, 7th Fleetships and dinated by Patrol Wing One Detach-. planes, either directly or indirectly, ment Cubi Point and Task Group 72.3 ‘With the mass exodus of “boat peo- ‘havebeen fesponsible for the rescue of from their headquarters at the Naval ple” from Vietnam, rescue at sea has almost 1,400refugees from disabled Air Station, Cubi Point, R.P. taken on a deeper meaning. In ships and unseaworthy boats. PatrolSquadron Twenty-Two (VP and planes, men of the 7th Fleet have “The assistance to the ‘boat people’ 22), currently deployed to Cubi Point, been crisscrossingthe South ChinaSea hasreally :been a fleetwide effort,’’ has flown about 75 percent of the mis- in .a wholehearted effortto actively said Vice Admiral S. R.Foley Jr., sions. Their flights are augmented by seek outand rescue the “boat people.” Commander U.S. 7th ‘Fleet. “Few in elements of VP-50, VP-9 and VP-6. These search and rescue missions have the fleet have not been involved in one After logging more than 1,200 flight been a humanitarian effort of gigantic way’or anotherin this unique mission, hours in support of refugee assistance, proportions. whether they are staffplanners coordi- these 7th Fleet air crews have grown In 1978, US.Navy shipsrescued 597 nating the operations, flight crews or proficient at spottingthe’ 20- to 50-foot Vietnameserefugees in the South shipboardlookouts scanning the boats from half-milehigh cruising China ‘Sea. Between January 1 and waters . . . to pull these desperate peo- altitudes. In two months of operation July 21 of 1979, they rescued 567 more. ple to safety.” ,they identified 37 refugee boatsand In a ,single three-week periodlast sum- Navy P-3 :Orion patrol planes began four shipwrecked refugeesfrom among mer, 7th Fleet sailors rescued another the searchwith ll-hour patrols over more than 7,000 contacts. 553 refugees. The increase began when designated sections of the South China Desperation and angukhon the facesof President Carter directed U.S. military Sea. These naval air operations soon Vietnamese wfugees turnsto smiles with unitsto actively seekout andrescue the settled into a daily routine oftwo the,realization of their rescue by.U.S. Vietnamese refugees in distress. designated refugee locate flights, coor- Navy men.

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At times, the air crews feel they are ships have rescuedalmost 700 refugees. lieutenant on .the uss Wonfen (CG looking for the proverbial needle in the Other 7th Fleet units in the South 18), “was when I brought a baby girl haystack. China Sea also assumed a more active aboard. She was all smiles,with big “Finding the boat is purely a visual watch. Within the firsttwo weeks of its brown eyes.When the decision was task,” says P-3 pilot Lieutenant Roger expanded efforts,7th Fleetships made to rescue the refugees, there was I. Brueckbauer. “Our radar picks up rescued 143 refugees. jubilation-not only on their boat, but mostlymetal andthe refugee boats “Ourlookouts call out ‘refugee’ aboard Worden, too,” he said. have all been wooden.” every time they sight a fishing boat,’’ “These 7th Fleet sailors share a But, refugee boats are found. When said Captain W. Lewis Chathan, com- specialfeeling,” said VADM Foley. they sightone, the P-3 crew air-drops a manding officer of the USS Kitty “It’s reflected in their strong personal buoywith aradio transmitter, com- Hawk (CV 63). involvement in this humanitarian mis- plete with operating instructions writ- “The crewis committed to this sion. Their responseto the plight of the ten in Vietnamese. They also air-drop humanitarian mission,’’ he said. refugees truly exemplifies a distinctly survival packages of food, water and “There is somethingabout pulling chil- American brand of concern and com- medical supplies. dren off a sinking boat; no one can passion, and I’m proud of them.” If the refugees need assistance, the deny the feelings that go with it.” One of hundreds of boats to flee P-3 crew willdirect a nearby U.S. Navy While the humanitarian aspects of Vietnam since the communist takeover ship to the scene.If no such ship is the rescues are obvious, there also are and brave the rough seas was a crowd- availablethey will attemptto locate morale benefits and emotional involve- edfishing boat rescuedby USS Wu- merchant ships in the area and inform ment. bash (AOR 5). The leader of the 19 themof the refugees’ situationand “The mostrewarding feeling for refugees, a former South Vietnamese location. Since last July, merchant me,” said Ensign WalterP. Purio, first Navy chief petty officer, said he had heard about the Carter directive and Malaysia, still under the impression clothing and othernecessities. Theyare the new U.S. policy to double the they were heading for the Philippines. then taken to the ship’s next port of monthly intake of refugees on the Viet- In late August and early September, call for temporary asylum under a namese broadcast of the BBC. He said 7th Fleet air and sea units teamed up guarantee of resettlementin the United he had planned to leave for some time, almost daily to rescuerefugees. The States. but “saw the opportunityto leave combined teamwork of twoP-3 Orions Speaking to an assembly of sailors now.” and the combat stores ship USS White and aviators on board USS Midway “Anyone disgusted with where they Plrtins (AFS4) in one case rescued 154 (CV 41) in early September,Vice Presi- live and who has enough guts to get refugees in two boats, one towing the dent Walter Mondale said, “What into such a little boat and cross a huge other. They were first sighted by a P-3 you’re doing is America at its best. ocean deserves any help we can give,” crew fromPatrol Squadron Nine “I personallybelieve,” he said, said Worden’s Chief Hospital Corps- which dropped a one-way radio device “one of the best thingsour government man Charles J. Benda.“They are a and two survival packages to them. has done in a long time isto simply do rough, gutsypeople who know what A second P-3 from VP-9 was launch- the humane thing and use our skilled they want-to live in a free society.” ed to relieve the firstand assistin military sailors and pilots to seek them One group of 21, guided only by a guiding White Plains to the refugees’ out, find them, help them . . . we’ve map of Asia torn out of a school atlas, location. By 5 a.m. on September 3, all saved a lot of lives.” J, was trying to crossmore than 1,OOO 154 refugeeswere safely onboard miles of choppy seas in a 20-foot in- White Plains. shore fishing boat. Whenrescued by Once on board a 7th Fleet ship, the The plight of the children was especially USS Parsons (DDG 33), the refugees boat people are fed, showered, given a heartbreaking but their stoic silence also had drifted to within 60 milesof medical examination and provided turned into happy laughter. 1

23 I Boat People Although the rescue at sea of Viet- namese refugeeshas been a joint effort of the men of the 7th Fleet, the stories of individual acts of heroism are begin- ning to be told. In one instance, four crewmen from USS Whippfe (FF 1062)were in- strumental in saving the lives of 410 Whipple’s refugees during a storm at sea. For risking their personal safety during this rescue,Boatswain’s Mate First Class RobertRenner, Seaman Kenneth . Human Link Rushing, Seaman Robert Fiorino and Hull Technician Fireman Milton Smith eachreceived the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. to Freedom The rescue took place Aug.22,1978,

Q when the frigate’s lookout spotted a small boat, picking up children and before it sank in 600 fathoms of water. smallfishing boat, 110 miles off the transferring them to waiting arms on Atthe May 3, 1979, awards coast of Vietnam, displaying an S.O.S. the Whipple. ceremony aboard the guidedmissile flag. The men,women and children As high seas smashed the small boat destroyer USS BenjaminStoddert crowded in the boat had been at sea for repeatedly against the frigate’s hull, (DDG 22) in Pearl Harbor (Whipple four days; they were out of food and the refugees panicked; two fellinto the was in drydock), another 19 members many were seasick. water but they were pulled to safety. of Whipple’s crew received letters of As the wooden boat was brought “It was obvious that someone hadto commendation from Admiral Donald alongside Whipple, Smith was the first calm them down,” said Rushing. C. Davis, Commander in Chief, U.S. to don a life jacket and, dangling over That’s exactly what he and Fiorino Pacific Fleet, for their part in the the side, he started lifting children out did as they boarded the fishing boat rescue effort. of ’ the damaged boat. Smith’s life and attemptedto keep the people calm. As Captain Marshall B. Brisbois, jacket ripped but Renner pulled himup Whipple crew members continued to Commander Destroyer Squadron 35, byhis arms. After donning a second lift the refugees out of the small boat said, the acts ofheroism and rescue jacket, Smith went over the side again as it was literally splintering apart. were in keeping with the age-old mari- and spent nearly three hours dangling Nearly three hours later,Renner was ner’scode of rendering assistance to perilouslybetween Whipple and the the last man to exit the craft-just those in distress on the high seas. 9. -By J02 Bob Cowun

25 members voted. This low voter partici- pation is attributed in part to state laws governing absentee voting, and the fear many service people have that voting may incur added tax liability in their home states. According to information from the Federal Voting AssistanceProgram of- fice, the most frequently cited reason n.m for not voting in the 1978 election was 11 lackof information. Apathy on the I? part of military members,however, still seems to be the main reason for not voting. A recent amendment to the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 and the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975 should serve to simplify and standardize state voting requirements. This amendment also includesprovi- sions that will help clarify applicable -1 tax laws. If youIf are a civilian stationed overseas, the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975 protects your right Your Obligations to vote in federal elections in the state inwhich you resided before going abroad, even if you no longer maintain a residencein that state. Congress recently extended votingrights to those Along with the many rightsand your financial responsibilities andpay outside the territorial limitsof the benefits which are an integral part of debts which you incur. United States who do not have your Navycareer, there ‘areother rights Your right to vote should be con- passports orState Department ID and benefits which you enjoy asan sidereda special privilege. It is the cards, making it possible for the ap- American citizen. Most ofthese are means by which you help control those proximatelyone-half million people basic guarantees of the Bill of Rights who make decisions which affect you livingin Mexico and Canada (where and they dealwith your right to as an American citizen. passports and ID cards are not man- privacy, your right to speak freely, This article then, No. 14 in our series datory) to vote in U.S. elections. your right to assemble, and your right on NavyRights and Benefits, discusses The Federal Voting Assistance Act to worship. some of these obligations and respon- applies to absentee voting from within But these rights and benefits carry sibilities which go hand in hand with and without the United States. You are implicit obligations and moral respon- the rights and benefits we all enjoy. still required to meet certain qualifica- sibilities which you owe to yourself, to tions established by each state. the members of your family, and to Voting Whenregistering by absentee, you your country. You are bound, for ex- must supply certain information to the ample, to share in the expenses of the Congress determines salary levels, voting officials in your home state by a government by filing federal, state, benefits and the very nature of life in deadline if you are required to register. and localtax returns andby paying the the military. But you havea fundamen- Each state has its own procedures. For taxes imposed, according to your in- tal right to choose those who will repre- example,service members and their come. sent you and make the decisions that spouses and dependents mayregister You alsohave a responsibility to affect your life and career. This right and vote absentee in all 50 states and in obeyand uphold all laws-federal, does not diminish as the distance from the District of Columbia, Guam, and state and local-anything from regis- the voting booth increases. the Virgin Islands. tering your automobile, to obtaining a Yet,few military peopleexercise In Virginia, military dependents license for your pet. As a Navy mem- their right to vote. In the 16’16 election, must register in person in localelec- ber, you are expected to meet, as well, less than 40 percent of eligiblemilitary tions, but can register and vote absentee 26 ALL HANDS in federal elections. As a general rule, age-free card is distributed by your qualified to vote can seek the assistance states allow 17-year-olds to register if voting officer or voting counselor for of your command’s voting officer or they will be18 on or before the election use by absentee voters. If it has been voting counselor. date. filled in correctly and mailed in time, Since time spent in the Navy counts Many states recognize the registra- you should receive either a registration in meeting residency requirements for tion request process as a simultaneous form, absentee ballot, or both, de- voting, you could establish legal application for an absentee ballot. In pending upon the state. If you receive residence and vote in the state in which effect, this waives the preregistration no communication from the voting of- you are stationed. However, when you requirement while other states require ficials within a reasonable amount of changeyour state or residence for a separate request by federal postcard time, submit a second FPCA. voting purposes, it also affects educa- application for first registering and sec- Some states require that the absentee tional benefits, state taxation obliga- ond requesting an absentee ballot. ballot envelope be opened in the tions, and other aspects that you must However,this waiver is not always presence of a notary public or commis- consider. Contact your legal assistance granted, and if granted, is not sioned officer, so read the instructions officer for information. necessarily granted to all categories of on the back of the envelope carefully Several states allow “proxy” regis- votersin that particular state. This before you open it. If you have a ques- tration andballot application. Depend- means you may be requiredto fill out a tion, ask your.voting assistance officer ing upon the state, a proxy may be a form for registration, then another or counselor before youvote. You blood relative or a person authorized form to request an absentee ballot, all have the right to mark your ballot in by the voter to act as the agent in by set deadlines. secret and it is illegal for anyone to try requesting registrationforms and Though most states allow for a re- to influence your vote. applying for an absentee ballot. State quest to be written in any form, the Mail the completed ballot so that it requirements vary-checkwith the simplest way toobtain an absentee gets to your local electionboard before votingassistance officer for more ballot is byway of the Federal Post the deadline for counting ballots. information. Card Application (FPCA). This post- Membersof your familywho are Ifyou anticipate being at your Navy Rights & Benefits

voting residence on election day, you have the same obligation to filefed- folr filing but had tax withheldfrom should consider voting in person. This eral, state and local income tax returns wages or made payments on a declara- virtually assures youthat your vote will as do all residents and citizens of the tion of estimated tax, you should file a be counted. Voting in person does not United States. However,like other return to recover the withheld amount. necessarilypreclude registration by federal employees, you cannot exclude If you were a bona fide resident of a absentee ballot. In a number of states, amounts received from any agency of foreign country for an entire calendar applying for an absentee ballot will not the United States for services rendered year, or lived in a foreign country for automatically rule out voting at the in a foreign countryor withinU.S. 510 days or 18 consecutive months, polls. A few states even permit some- possessions.This means no matter you may claim onlyforeign tax credits. one who hasalready marked and where you are stationed, your military The new deductions for homeleave returned an absentee ballot to vote in basicpay is taxable by the federal travel,schooling expenses, qualified person(in which case, the absentee government and yourown stateand housingexpenses and cost-of-living ballot would not be counted). local governments. differential are not available if either Keep in mind that the key to intelli- If your gross incomefor theyear was spouse is eligible for and in receipt of gent voting is knowing the issues. You $750 or more, you are required to file a tax exempt quartersor subsistance can keep up to date by writing home federal income tax return. As with any allowances.A completed Form 2555 for voter information. rule, there are exceptions, so you should be attached to thetax return should check withthe InternalRevenue submitted for that year. Taxes Service or base legal assistance officer. If you are residing or traveling out- Ifnet earnings from self-employ- side the 50 states and Puerto Rico on Along with the rights and benefits of ment are $400 or more, you must file a the normal (April 15) due date, you are citizenship, you share certain responsi- return with respect to self-employment allowed a two-month extension for fil- bilities and obligations. Paying taxes is tax, even if you are not liable for ing your return, but you must explain a big part of that responsibility. You federal tax. Also, if you are not liable why you took advantage of the exten- sion and pay intereston the unpaid tax, This claim must besupported by copies legal residence.” There may be a dif- if any, from the original due date. If ofU.S. federal tax returnand W-2 ference. State of residence or domicile you are not traveling or living outside forms; A Philippine income tax return rerers to the placewhere you, as a the United States, you canstill receive is required, if annual income is 1,800 Navymember, intend toreturn and a two-monthextension for filing by pesos or more. Philippine income, tax live after your discharge or retirement, sending in Form 4868 along with the returns and instructions may be ob- and whereyou have a permanent full amount ofestimated unpaid tax tained from the Bureauof Internal home. “Home of record” isused to. liability. Revenue, Manila, or from Philippine determine travel allowances upon In case of undue hardship; you may embassies and consulates. separation from active duty. apply for an extension of time to file by For more information, non-resident Enlistedpeople may change their using Form 2688 or by letter sent in, aliens should obtain IRS Publication “home of record” any time they signa on, or before the.due date for filing. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens. new enlistment contract. Officers may This application should state: reason Yourtax-paying responsibilities change theirs only to correct an error for extension; whether. returns for the don’t stop at the federal level. Depend- or after a.break in service. past three years were filed timelyand if ing upon whereyou call home, you Your state oflegal residence does not, why not; and, whether a declara- may be liable,for stateor local tax (city not change so easily. It usually stays tion of estimated tax was required for orxounty). the same wherever you go. This pro- the year, and if so, whether each pay- The Soldiers’ and Sailors’Civil tects you from having to pay taxes in a ment was made on time. When granted Relief Act protects. your military pay state in whichyou live only because this type of extension, you will be re- against taxation by the state in which you are in the military.. quired to pay interest on unpaid tax you are not a legal resident, but are To changeyour state legalof liability. residing by virtue of military orders. residence, certain specific actions Generally, you may use short Form Income derived from abusiness,.rental should be taken. In mostcases, you 1040A if all of your income was from property, or civilian employment can will actually have to live in the new wages, tips, and not more than $400 in be taxed by the state in which it is state. Youshow your intentions by dividends or $400 in interest. Any earned. registering to vote in the new state, deviations from the simplified form Your spouse or child is not protected buying property, titling and registering such as itemizing deductions or claim- by the act and maybe subject to your car in the new state, notifying ing alimony, business, or travel or income tax by two or more states. If your old state, preparing a new last will moving expenses, may require use of this occurs, contact yourlocal legal and testament indicating your new Form 1040. To determine which form assistance office to aid in resolving the state as your legal residenceand paying you should use, consult the guidelines matter. taxes to the new state. in the instruction manual that accom- On Oct. 4,1976, Congress enacted Unlessyou show such clear inten- panies your tax return form. Public Law94-455, which requires tions, your state oflegal residence Federal income tax, generally deter- mandatory withholding forstate in- probably will not be changed. If,you mined on thebasis of one exemption, is cometaxes upon the state’s request. don’t make certain it has changed, you withheld from the taxable pay earned All income-taxing states are making a may find you are notentitled to certain by non-resident aliens only while they concerted effortto locate delinquent privilegeswhich depend on legal are serving or workingwithin the taxpayers, and are imposing penalties residence, such as eligibility for lower United States. No income tax is with- and interest for failure to file and pay resident tuition rates at state univer- held from their pay earned while serv- appropriate state taxes. sities or eligibility to vote and hold ing on sea duty or within a foreign Although several states impose no public office. country. Non-resident aliens should use personalincome tax, or exempt Particular care should be taken to Form 1040NR, regardlessof the nature military pay, you may still have to file make sure your pay records are up to of income or the rate of tax. Form 1040 a return. for. recordpurposes even date concerningyour state oflegal cannot be used evenif the non-resident though you may not owe tax. Filing a residence.If they are not right, you alienserved within the United States return also shows intent to retain legal may wind up paying taxesto thewrong during the entire taxyear. If you domicile in that state, thus protecting state, or worse,paying taxes and qualify as a non-resident alien, you yourself against claims by other states. penalties in both. shouldfile Form 1040NRwith the Members from cities and counties If you have any doubt about your InternalRevenue Service Center, which impose income taxesshould cor- state oflegal residence, contact your Philadelphia, Pa. 19255. respond directly withthe authorities of legal assistance office. If your records A non-resident alienFilipino may those jurisdictions to ascertain if there are not correct, get a “State of Legal claimcredit on hisRepublic of the is a tax liability. Residence Certificate,” DD Form 2058 Philippines income tax return for in- It is important not to confusethe from your finance officer. When you cometax paid to the United States. terms “home of record” and “state of complete this form and turn it in, the

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state currently shown on your records intention to payyour just debts. ruptcy plan. A debtor can take up to will be notified of the change. Set up an appointment with a loan three years to pay off debts under this counselor at your credit unionor bank. plan.Consult your legal assistance Financial Responsibilities He or she can aid you in setting up a officer before making this move. credit arrangement. Ifyour creditors As a last resort, youcan file a Just like any other citizen, a military agree, you could arrange an allotment regular bankruptcy petition; members member is expected to pay just debts of an agreed sum each pay period. This of the armed forceshave the same and to paythem on time.Non- allotment would be paid into the credit rights as other individuals. This action, payment of a debt can lead to serious union where a credit union officer however,could be detrimental. Con- consequences for one’s military career, would pay each of your creditors an sult your legal assistance officer before even up to receiving an administrative amount proportionate to the total you taking this very serious and final step. discharge from the service. owe each of them. If for one reason or another, you do The armed forces do not have legal Another form of relief is to nego- fall behind in your payments, you still authority to makeyou pay private tiate a consolidation loan. Again, this are protectedagainst certain harass- debts, nor can they act as a collection may cost you more in the longrun, but ment procedures used by debt collec- agency by taking part of your pay to at least it will lower your monthly pay- tors.Under the Fair DebtCollection settle a debt. (UnderPublic Law ments to a more reasonable amount. Practices Act, debt collectors are not 93-647, part of your wages can be gar- Somepeople seek to solvetheir permitted to contact third parties, nisheed for court-ordered alimony and debt problems with a second mortgage includingyour commanding officer, child support payment.) Yet the on their homes. Since the lenderon the other than to ask about your identity Department of Defense is required by second mortgage has less claim on the and whereabouts. The debt collector law to provide certain information home than the holder of the first mort- cannot tell a third party that you owe about you to your creditors that may gage, the interest rate on thesecond any debt or call any third party more aid in tracking you down. For exam- mortgage will be higher. than once, except to correct or supple- ple, information that mustbe made When you take out a second mort- ment information. available to anyone whorequests it gage on a home,usually you must In attempting to contact you, debt includesyour name, rank,date of make payments on both the first and collectorsnormally must make their rank, salary, present and past duty secondmortgages at thesame time. calls between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. If you assignments, future assignments that Before deciding on this move, be sure have an attorney, the debt collector are final, military phone number and you can make the double payment. A must contact your attorney rather than address. hastily arranged second mortgage you you. If you find you can’t meet payments, can’t handle can cost you the home in Ifyou notify the debt collectorin go to your legal assistance officer right whichyou already have substantial writing that you refuse to pay or that away. The legal assistance officer nor- interest. you wish not to be contacted again, the mally can’t represent you in court but Another possibility,in a severe debt collector is forbidden to contact can tell you what your legal rights are debt situation, is the wage earner bank- you except to tell you that no further and may be able to suggest a workable plan for savingyour credit standing and your military career. Also, don’t discountthe financial management information you can ob- tain through the Navy Relief Society, which also might be able to grant you an interest-free loan. There are several other avenues open to you that could ease your financial problems: Youmay be able to arrange for yourcreditors to extendthe contract time, thus reducing the sizeof the payments until you are back on your feet financially. You may be charged more interest or finance charges in the long run, but your debt willbecome manageable. Also, your creditors will have proof ofyour good faith and 30 efforts willbe made to collect, or to defective,you can still dispute the In many states, if your automobile is inform you of any legal actions being debt, even if the dealer you purchased registered in the state of your domicile brought against you. the car from sold your note to a bank. (home state) in your name alone, you Harassing or threatening conduct, If you feel you are being harassed in are not required to obtain new license use of obscene or profane language or any way, contact your legal assistance plates. Iflicensed in the state where repeatedtelephone calls intended to officer. He or she can advise you of you were last on duty, in your name annoy you are forbidden. Misrepresen- your right to bring legal action against alone, you usually maycontinue to use tation of the debt collector’s business the collector. plates from that stateuntil they expire; or of any of the remedies that might be thereafter you must license your car in involved is also forbidden. Legal Obligations the state of your domicile or the state Post cards-which can beread by whereyou currently are residing.If other people-cannot be used by debt Whenyou change duty stations, your car islicensed jointly inyour collectors. more than likely you change states or name and someone else’s (suchas your Within five days of initial contact, even countries. Being in the Navy does spouse or parent), you may be required debt collectors must send youa written not excuse you from obeying the laws to obtain license plates and register notice telling the amount of the debt, of thatstate or country. It is your your car in the state in which you are name of the creditor to whom it is responsibility to learn the laws of the residing. owed and a request that the debtor area in which you are stationed. Each state differs and it’s important (you) acknowledge the debt. If you bring your car with you to that you find out about any laws that If you don’t feel that you owe the yournew duty station, youmust may affect you and your family. These debt, you should immediately tell the inquire about regulations regarding can include: handgun laws, pet licens- debt collector in writing that you registration, licensing, taxes, title fees, ing, real estate and personal property dispute the debt. inspection and insurance.Usually, tax laws, and traffic laws. Remember, You can dispute the amount even if yourwelcome aboard package will ignorance of the law is no excuse. You the promissory note you signed is sold contain such information. If it doesn’t, willbe held accountable for your to somebody else. If your new car is find out for yourself. actions.& JANUARY 1980 31 Chutina Stars They’reMore Than Entertainers

BY J02 BOB RUCKER chutists don’t land directly in fronl of Separating at 3,500 feet, the jumpers the crowd, it could be considered a bad open their main chutes at 2,500 feet The CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter jump. This, after all, is a spectator and then land directly in front of the shudders as it slowly circles the airsta- sport. applauding audience. tion. Almost two miles below, a public On therear ramp of the chopper the After the team members are intro- address speaker crackles to life. “Good assistant jumpmaster cautiously ex- duced, the chutists move through the afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.I’m tends an armfrom the aircraft.He has crowdreceiving handshakes and get- Senior Chief Petty Officer Bill Goines a Very pistol loadedwith flares and ting slaps of approvalon the back. ... your narrator for this afternoon’s intensely watches the jumpmaster for Occasionally they are asked foran aerial demonstration by the U.S. Navy the signal. autograph but they are always deluged ParachuteTeam, ‘The Chuting Two parachutists stand up and one with questions-“How do you get to Stars.”’ extends his arms as if being frisked by be a member of the team? What is the Naturally not a word of the narra- the police. His partner carefully runs Navy really like? Why in the world do tion is heard in the chopper. There, down a mentalchecklist assuring all you jump?”-and many others. communication takes the formof hand safety equipment is in order. Then the The positive answers andbroad signals and mimed words. The roar of procedure isreversed before the two smiles show that team members enjoy the twin turbine engines and the twin walk to the rampand turn, facing their work. Later they will review the rotors drowns all normal attempts at forward. day’s jump-How could they improve conversation. The jumpmaster flashes a hand sig- the routine? Did everything go as It isnow 1:OO p.m. Forty minutes nal. The assistant jumpmaster fires a planned?-A group of professionals ago 10 parachutists climbed intothe flare. The two chutists exchange ask one another for helpful criticism in chopper. Twenty-five minutes into the glances, then start an abbreviated an attempt to refine and perfect every flight and 4,000 feet above the ground, countdown-three, two, one. Igniting detail of their routine. one of the men jumped from the air- the smoke grenades strapped to their Particularly attentive at these cri- craft as part of the opening of the air ankles, theyexit together. Ifthey tiques is Aircrew Survival Equipment- show. With an American flag attached jumped a fraction of a second apart, man Third Class Jonathan Price. “I’m to his jump suit, hejumped as the they could havebeen separated by the ‘boot,’” he said. “This is my first national anthem was being played. several hundred yards in the air. season on the team so I’m always get- They reach 10,000 feet. Although the Another public exhibition of preci- ting suggestions on how to improve my Chuting Stars accumulated 26 hours in sion free falling and aerial acrobatics chuting technique-small things like free falls last year, each new jump is by the Navy Parachute Team (East), foot position or tucking a shoulder. metwith apprehension. Nervousness the Chuting Stars, has begun. This is one sport where experience is of 10 minutes ago has been replaced by On the ground the crowd looks sky- the best teacher, so those withmore impatience. They are ready. ward. The first glimpseofsmoke experience share the things they’ve One man peers out the side exit of triggers applause. Fascinated, the spec- learned over hundreds of jumps. the helicopter at the ground bebw and tators watch the smoke trails left by “I use the sessions to improve my speaks hurriedly into a handset. He is sailors plummeting at speeds up to21D technique. I feel I have to do the best the jumpmaster in control of today’s miles per hour. Literally “flying” their job possible,” said Price, reflecting an jump, probably the most pressured bodies, the sailors track towardone attitude shared bymany members of man in the show. His experience deter- another, pass a baton, link and slowly the parachute team. mines exactly whenthe jumpersshould turn to create a barber pole effect by Ranging in age from 22 to 43, the exit theaircraft. He knows thatno employing the smoke streaming from jumpersare ‘more than entertainers. matter how well the routine goes, if the their boots. They are ’dedicated people who have

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Chutina Stars spent many hours perfecting their art. Becoming a parachute team member (the Chuting Stars or their West Coast equivalent, the “Leap Frogs”) is not an easy process. Candidates first must be members of the Navy’s Underwater DemolitionTeam (UDT) or SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) team (seeApril ’79 All Hands). In addition to being a member of UDT or SEALS, candidates must haveextensive training in free fall parachuting before being accepted by the team. Final acceptance rests with the team commander and includes ob- servation of the candidate’soverall parachute knowledge and ability, in- cluding spotting, relative work (joining with another free fall parachutist), tracking ability, canopy manipulation, target accuracy and overall safety con- sciousness on the ground, in the air- craft and during descent. There are several reasons for requir- ing this training before a candidate joins theparachute team. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regu- lations require a jumper to have 75 free fall jumps before beingallowed to jump in exhibition. “We have accepted candidates with as few as 50 jumps,” said team leader, Senior Chief Store- keeperBill Goines, “but we expect them to get the required 75 in training before the season starts.” The most important reason, in the eyes of the team, is safety. As a result of stringent standards and the team’s extensive training program there have been no parachute fatalities during the team’sexistence. The only injuries have been minor, sprains and an occa- sional broken bone, as can be expected with any competitive sport. “Safety is paramount to all other considerations, including the routine,” said Lieutenant Dave Griffin, team commander. “Our record speaks for itself.” Why isthere aNavy parachute team?. Why does the Navy pay men to jump out of airplanes .in front of an audience? One wordsums it up- recruiting.

Packing chute& adjusting jumpooots and doublechecking each othef‘s gear areall part of the routine kfore the Chuting Starsstep out into space 10,oOO feet above the thousands of spectators who come to see their shows.

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“We are able to book the Chuting tool. Theyprove our point that ‘It’s Stars or Leap Frogs at small air shows, not just a job, it’s an adventure.”’ scout jamborees, county andstate So a Navy parachutist is .more than fairs, places that wouldn’t normally get someone jumping out of an aircraft for The Navy exposure,” said Lieutenant a living. He’s an expert in special war- Commander Ted Mitchell of Navy Re- fare, a recruiter, a publicrelations New cruitingCommand’s support depart- man, and a verysafety-conscious ment. individual. “When the Chuting Stars go to a Still the questionremains, why do Parachutes local air show, for example,they people jump out of perfectly good air- Today’s sport parachute bears little receive a lot of publicity through local planes?Team members have a stan- similarity to the canvas, umbrella-like newspapers, radio and television. This dard answer, “There’s no such thing as chutes used in 1783 by Louis Sabastien publicity,combined with cooperation a perfectlygood airplane, otherwise Lenormand for the firstsuccessful withlocal recruiters makes the para- parachutes wouldnever have been parachute descent. As a matter of fact, chute teams a very effective recruiting invented.” But Quartermaster Second sport parachutes aren’t round any- ClassDave Bach, in his second year more:today they’re rectangular, and Upper left: East and West teams join hands for with the Chuting Stars, offered a more they resemble the cross section of an the record 16-manjump. plausible reason, “Ido itbecause I aircraft wing. Instead of simply letting Lower left: Crowds watch the progress of a love it.”& a chutistdescend, these ram-air type Chuting Star who comes down to a perfect two point landing. canopies actually fly, achieving a for- Below: Time to pack up and go home after Photos by JOC James Jones, RM2 Joe Lacaze ward velocity of 28 miles per hour. another successfulshow. and J02 Bob Rucker Using two steering lines, the chutist maneuvers his ram-air canopy through loops,spins, and spiralsby changing the shape of the chute. This designmakes these chutes highly maneuverable. The jumper can control the rate of descent, can make the parachute go into a spin (to rapidly lose altitude), stall, slow or speed up, fly into the wind, come straight down and finally come in for a perfect two- point landing on a predetermined spot. According to one jumper,“these para- chutes can do anything except go back up.” A jumper learns totrust that 35- pound pack when it has broken a fall from thousands of feet hundreds of times. However, Senior Chief Goines said, “We havemore thanour lives dangling in front of those chutes, we have our reputations.” While the parachutes the team uses were still inthe development stage, the manufacturer asked the Chuting Stars to try them. As a result of suggestions made by the team, many changes were made in the chutes before they were put on the open market. “Evidently we have a good reputa- tion in the field of sport parachuting,” Goines said. “Skydivers knowwe com- plete quite a number of jumps a year and they respect our expertise.”

JANUARY 1980 37 phibiousBase. This year, Papago’s Nimitz Remembered winning motor whaleboat crew earned overall top honors as well, thereby tak- ing possession of Surface Force Atlan- tic Fleet’s traveling trophy. Classwinners at the NavalAm- phibious Base, in addition to Papago, were: USS Hermitage (LSD 34), per- sonnel boat; USS Boulder (LST 1190), work boat; and Special Boat Squadron 20, using various type boats. Class winners at the Naval Station were: USS San Diego (AFS 6), motor whaleboat; USS Piedmont (AD 17), personnel and utility boat;and USS Vulcan (AR 5), workboat.

The memoryFleetof Admiral Admiral Harry D. Train 11, Commander in Chester W. Nimitz was honored ChieJ US.Atlantic Fleet, reviews achievements of Fleet Admiral Chester W. recentlywith the unveiling on board Nimitz at a presentation ceremony aboard USS USS Nimitz (CVN 68) of a bust in Nimitz. Sculptor (Dr.) Felix Weihs de Weldon his likeness. Sculptor and painter Felix and Nimitz C.0.. Captain J.R. Batzler, are Weihsdeweldon, internationally seated behind Admiral Train. recognized for hisworks depicting According to deweldon, whose historic personalities,presented the other worksinclude the Iwo Jima bust to the crewof thenuclear- Memorial in Washington, D.C., and a powered carrier. Captain J. R. Batzler, bronze of the late President John F. commanding officer of the 95,000-ton Kennedy, the Admiral’s humorand carrier, accepted the sculpture. kindness is depicted in the eyes of the “It’s an honor to present the bust,’’ Nimitzbust. “I hopethis memorial said Dr. deweldon, who served on the will remind all those who see it of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS 12) attributes which made Admiral Nimitz during World War 11. “Nimitz had a great.” The annualregatta emphasizes small great gift of logic and was loved and boat seamanship, safety,material respected by all.” Small Boat Regatta readiness and smartness.Before the Fleet Admiral Nimitz, who led the course competition, whichincluded Navy to victory in the Pacific during For thefourth year in a row, the landings ataccommodation ladders, World War 11, recognized early in the small boat crew of the fleet tug -USS emergency steering drills and no-wake war that the carrier would carry the Pupago (ATF 160) placed at the top in landings, competitors took a written brunt of offensive navalwarfare in the its class during the 1979 Warm Weather test that coveredrules of the road, Pacific. Later, in peacetime, as CNO, Small Boat Regatta held recently in the general seamanship, emergency pro- he supported the need for larger car- waters adjacent to Norfolk Naval Sta- cedures and boat etiquette. riers. tion and the Little Creek Naval Am- ”JOI Gene Driggers 38 ALL HANDS Against the Odds smoke-damaged spacesand making the The Ney Award is given for excel- ship ready for its initial Ney Award lence in food management service by Winning the 1979 Edward F.Ney inspection took another three weeks of food servicepersonnel who prepare Memorial Award in the small mess effort. and serve meals in the enlisted dining afloat category didn’t come easily for After passing that first inspection, facilities Navywide. On Detector, that the crew of USS Detector (MSO 429). Detector-commanded by Lieutenant teamis Food Service Officer Ensign While the ship was under way in Long Commander DavidVan Saun-was Randall Maltbie, Mess Management Island Sound lastSeptember, a fire then inspected by members ofthe Navy Specialist First Class Otis “Pete” broke out in the after engine room. Food ServiceSystem Office, which Lambert, MS2 Steve Wood, MS3 Scott Although the fire was extinguished in nominated the NavalReserve Force Bernier, and MSSN Neil Williams. less than an hour, the ship had no elec- minesweeper as one of the semifinalists Other Ney Award winners afloat are tricity becauseof damaged wiring. in her category. USS Lockwood (FF 1064), USS Duluth Ship spaces, including the galley, were Conducting the final inspection, Ney (LPD 6), and USSKittyHawk(CV63). heavily smoke-damaged. Award team experts examinedthe food Shore winners are Naval Communica- With the ship out of service and in service records, menus and foodprepa- tion Area Master Station, EASTPAC, the shipyard, Detector’s crew worked ration, inventory controland sanita- Wahiawa, Hawaii, and Naval Air Sta- for five days to return the galley to full tion, declaring Detector the winner in tion, Patuxent River, Md. service. Cleaning up and repairing the her class.

Helping Hands

When USS Sierra (AD 18) put in to Mobile, Ala., last September, the crew found that Hurricane Frederic had left its mark. Frederic’s devastating winds had laid waste in the city and it was in need of immediate aid. Sierra, known since her1944 commis- sioning as “The Ship with the Helping Hands,” wasted no time in livingup to her motto. Crewmen distributed food and clothing that had been donated by the Navy community in New Orleans and brought to Mobile by Sierra. Sup- plies were trucked to Mobile’s dome- topped Municipal Auditorium where theywere sorted and reloaded onto rental trucks for distribution at outly- ing areas. Crew members also worked with the Red Cross and spentmuch of their libertyhelping out whereverthey cellent jobat a particularly critical Sierra, now undergoing a year-long could. Afterwards, Mobile Mayor time,” he said. “We didn’thave the overhaul inMobile, once again proved GaryGreenough expressed his city’s manpower todo whatneeded to beshe is “The Ship with the Helping appreciation to the Sierra and its crew. done. I don’t knowwhat we would Hands.” “Sierra sailors have done an ex- have done without them.” JANUARY 1980 39 Coconut Shuttle coconut oil was a majorsource of lamp Theesen’s8,000 flight hours and 20 and heating oil. years’experience in the A-3 Skywar- rior. “CoconutDiplomacy” was the name given to a unique enterprise car- Sky Warrior PRO-Navy ried out recently by the 7th Fleet ship Do you know someone who might be USS Rathburne (FF 1057) inthe Indian SeniorChief Aviation Machinist’s interestedin joining the Navy?You Ocean.During aport call to Diego Mate Doyle D. Theesenreceived a can send that person’s name to a Navy Garcia, Rathburne took aboard 3,000 plaque and personal congratulations recruiter just by filling outa PRO- seed coconuts fortransport to the recently from Chief of Naval Opera- Navy referral card like the one shown islandof Rodrigues located east of tions Admiral Thomas Hayward. At- here. Madagascar. The coconut shuttle was tached to the Commander Reserve PRO-Navy(Prospect Referral part of a joint American-British effort ‘Tactical Support Wing Detachment at Operation-Navy)is a new program to assist the citizens of Rodrigues in Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, designed to support the Navy’s nation- reforestation and agricultural develop- wide recruiting effort. Also, it will help mentof their island. The coconuts thousands of young people who could should germinate and grow into palm benefit from Navy education and train- trees. ing opportunities. By filling out the card, you can help some’of these peo- ple get in touch with the Navy. PRO-Navy referral cards are being sent to Navy commands around the world. When completed, the cards will be sent to the Navy Opportunity Infor- mation Center (NOIC)in New York. A letter and a bookletdescribing Navy Chief Theesen has been on active duty opportunities willbe mailed to each for 35 years and stationed at Andrews prospect and area recruiters through- since 1965. out the country will make personal

The CNO presentation recognized- follow-up visits. ” .

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40 ALL HANDS cruiser (then the CLG 5) in 1960. Oklahoma City Comes Home A year later, shebecame the first combatant unitof the US. Pacific “Six days shalt thou labor and do all ing, is now only a memory to the some Fleet to successfullyfire a TALOS thou art able. . . . And on the seventh, 550 officers and enlisted men who were guided missile. holystone the decks and chipthe with Oklahoma City during her final During the Vietnam War, Oklahoma cable,”states anold seaman’s voyage home. City providednaval gunfire, support catechism. The deckcrew of USS LeavingYokosuka, Japan, where and served as a missile air defense ship OklahomaCity (CG5)“decommis- she participated inthe Overseas Family in support of task force operations.. sioned last month in San Diego-was Residence Program since1968, Okla- In the waning stagesof that war, she perhaps the last in the U.S. Navy to homa City returned to theUnited participatedin Operation Frequent know the full force of those words. States in November after conducting Windin April 1975. Twelve helicop- The cruiser’s main deck was planked herlast missile exercises with other ters, landing on her flight deck alter- Pacific Fleet units. nately,landed 154 U.S. and Viet- Oklahoma City was the last ship re- nameserefugees seeking safety. This maining of the big-gun, World War I1 action earned OklahomaCity the type cruisers. She maintaineda six-inch Meritorious Unit Commendation. turret (the last in the Navy) and a five- Two months later, the proud ship inch mount forward. Her modern arm- was redesignated guided missile cruiser ament, a TALOS missile launcher aft, (CG 5), as part of a redesignation pro- was the first such system ever installed gram for certain Navy ships. and the last TALOS missilesystem As flagship of the 7th Fleet for the used in the active fleet. past 11 years, OklahomaCity has Originallycommissioned a light shown the American flag in countries cruiserin December 1944, Oklahoma throughout the WesternPacific. Her City jointed the 3rd Fleetoff Kyushu in crewearned great respectwith their time to participatein the Okinawa voluntary Civic ActionProjects. Paint- Campaign and the bombardment of ing orphanages, repairinghomes of Japan. seniorcitizens and plantingtrees in In 1947,the ship was decommis- Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand sioned and spentover a decade “in and Australia were just some of their mothballs.” goodwill projects. With the introduction of guided Replacing OklahomaCity asflag- missile cruisers, Oklahoma Cityunder- ship is USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). went a massive reconstruction which changed her into guidedmissile light -By J03 Mark Gilman

almostentirely with teakwood. “Holystoning,” the method of clean- ing the decks with a long stick, a piece of “firebrick” (pumice usedto insulate the ship’s boilers), and plenty o.f scrap- JANUARY 1980 41

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Coral Sea Not mentioned, however, in the same pic- complete bootcamp next Friday. 1 am ture, is the gentleman in civilian clothes, proud of him as well as appreciative of the SIR:I have just read “The Battle of the first row, second from right. I’ll eat my hat efforts of the Navy recruiter. Coral Sea” in your May issue.Such features if it is not Franklin Delano Roosevelt in his Keep up the good work-I’m looking reinforce our traditions that often appear to days as SecNav. How about it?-HMSC forward to seeing future issues.-Scott become lost in the excessof short-lived Joe N. Rodgers. Logan, Rockville, Md. trends. We need more such articles concern- You’re right about the photo-that is ing the history of our Navy. We can and F.D.R., second from right, first row. At the must learn from the past.-CDR J. Michael time-during and just after World War I- Rodgers. he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His Reunions boss, then, was SecNav Josephus Daniels, second from left, first row.-E~. USS Rockwall (APA 230)”Planning a reunion. Contact Donald J. Kusnir, 2140 S. BT’s Re-up Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Fla. SIR: I’m aboard USS McKean (DD 784), 33406. homeported in Seattle, Wash. We have had Navy Father Likes Us Naval Test Pilot School-Reunion. To eight BTs ship over and expect two more in ensure your receipt of a Reunion/Sympo- a couple of months. I think our retention of SIR:If you will accept the compliments of sium invitation, send your current address this critical rating is worth mentioning to a civilian on an outstanding publication- to: Administrative Officer, U.S.Naval Test your readers. BTs deserve a little recogni- specifically your June issue that I just Pilot School, Naval Air Test Center, Patux- tion. It’s no wonder McKean is always obtained at the local Government Printing ent River, Md. 20670. ready and is the best ship in DesRon 37.- Office-please accept mine. The whole USS Little Rock (CG 4/CL 92)- BT2 Steven L. Dawson. issue, I thought, was of the highest profes- Reunion planned on board in 1980 at New sional quality both froma literary and York. Contact A1 W. Kruedelbach, 8412 photographicstandpoint. Of particular Jericho Way, Plain City, Ohio 43064. excellence was the “recruiting story” (See Naval Supply Depot, Mechanicsburg, F.D.R. It Is “One Recruiter’s Odyssey’’ June 1979 AN Pa.-Trying to locate officers and en- Hands-Ed.). I’m sure no national maga- listeds, who served between 1944-1946 for a SIR:In your article about Walter Hinton zine could improve on its quality or rele- reunion in 1981. Contact Paul Small, P.O. and the early days of naval aviation in the vance. I should note, however, a possibility Box 9874, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140. August issue I was greatly surprised at what of prejudice on my part: my younger son, USS Cowpens (CVL 25)-Reunion I consider an oversight. Page 39 has a pic- Rob, was recruited by the excellent planned for former crew members. Contact ture of the NC crews after the trans-Atlantic Wheaton, Md., office as a member of the John W. Riley Sr., RR #2, Box 27A, Clin- flight in which Walter Hinton is identified. “Orioles Company” and is scheduled to ton, Ind. 47842.

”TangoOne-This is ”Tango One-Zebra Four “He sure has a ball when Zebra Four. . . making my -Missioncompleted; we shiftthe aircraft attack. . .“ - targetdestroyed. . . ” around.” 48 ALL HANDS Stern Shots

Most sailors are familiar with enlisted rating badges worn on the leftsleeve. Warrant officer insigniaare worn onsleeves directly above the stripes, on shoulder boards, and as collar devices. Identify thewarrant officer devices below. 1. Repair Technician 2. lntelli ence Technician 3. Data B rocessin Technician 4. Operations Teca nician 5. Engineering TechnicianlNuclear Power Technician 6. Electronics Technician 7. Ordnance Technician 8. Air Traffic Control Technician

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