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Recommissioning Ceremonies 1988
Next 7 photos sent in by Robert Cole, R. Div. 1987-89 |
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Cook out and Sun bathing |
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Flight Quarters |
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Helo coming in |
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Helo landing |
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BB63
Next 6 photos sent in
by Jeff Lewis, S-3 Div. 1988-91 |
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The Marines |
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Helo in Gulf |
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Jerry Magnant
Now that's a flat top |
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Eric Hansen |
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Holiday Lights |
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Beautiful shot of a water spout
Photo sent in by
Dave Custer, FA Div. 1988-91 |
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RPV Launch
Photo sent in by
Brent Johnson, A. Div. 1990-92 |
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Next 6 photos sent in by Dave Custer |
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Clark-Forward Plot |
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FA Forward Plot |
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FA Forwad Plot 2 |
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Hector Santiago
Fwd Plot 1 |
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Leaving port in Everglades |
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Next 8 photos sent in by
Brent Johnson |
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Ch-53 landing |
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Persian Gulf |
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High power enroute to Earle, NJ |
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Final ammo off load - Earle, NJ
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Decom-Drydock
Philly, PA |
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Drydock-Philly |
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Drydock in Philly 1989
Next 5 photos sent in by Chris Mc Rae |
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Photo sent in by
Charles R. Sikes JR.
OE - Div. 1988 - 1989 |
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Pat Casteel D.Thompson
Next 5 photos sent in by
Pat Casteel S-2 Div.
1987-1991 |
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D. Thompson H. Hannah
P. Casteel |
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BM3 Andy Frazier |
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Nice Bow shot |
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P. Casteel
Happy 22nd 8-90 |
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Photo sent in by
Glen P. Petersen
G-3 Div. 1988-1991
Glen is in the front row 2nd from the left. |
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Next 2 photos sent in by Michael Keith
G-2 Div. 1990-1991
Anchored off the coast of Bahrain, Oct. 20, 1990. |
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Ships Bell |
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Next 17 photos by
GM1 Thomas Lowney
G-1 Div. 1987-1989
Recommissioning 1988 |
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Recommissioning 1988
Manning the rail |
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Look at those guns!! |
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GMG2 Howard Williamson left and GMG1 Jose Tavera |
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You never know what you will pick up from the bottom. |
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EW3 Charles Allen |
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MK36 SBROC CHAFF Decoy launchers. |
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The Citadel |
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Liberty boat |
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Dependent cruise |
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Dependent cruise.
GMG2 Ray Sulak on left, GMG3 James Nabb with head phones. |
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Teak deck picnic.
EW2 John Featherstone on the left, Chuck Allen and EW3 Dave Dale |
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The "Big Guns" band at practice. BM3 Casey Young on drums,
RP3 Brett Crocker singing. |
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The band.
BM3 Casey Young,
Lt. Joe Kostecke, ?,
EM2 Kim Crappell |
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Wisky 1 liberty boat. |
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DC Central |
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Main Battery Plot |
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Next 3 photos are from the National Archives. |
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Helo on deck.
Photo sent in by
Edward Lowe, B Div.
1988-1991 |
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Wisconsin pulling into Mobile, Alabama.
Photo sent in by
Mark Wilson, S1 Div.
1988-1991 |
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Brooke Shield and
Hector Santiago
Next 14 pictures sent in by Hector Santiago,
FA Div.
1986-1991 |
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Waiting for Tomahawk launch in forward plot |
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Waiting for tomahawk launch |
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Prepping of the RPV |
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Launching of RPV |
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USS Missouri BB-63 approaching |
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Hector Santiago |
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rebelling against sweeping |
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Unrep with USS Tarawa |
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Ver Rep with USS Missouri in background |
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Aft directors and mast |
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View of turret |
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H. Santiago, FC3 &
Martin FC3 |
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Next 9 photos were taken by David O. Garcia,
professional photographer.
Decommissioning
Sept. 30, 1991
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Charles Szerszen
2nd Div. 1955-1958 |
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Preparing to leave
the ship. |
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Crew disembarks the ship
led by the Marines. |
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Farewell handshake by
Capt. van der Schroeff |
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Next two photos sent in by
Ed Lowe B Div. 1988-1991.
Some of the guys from repair locker 1.
L to R BT3 Childers,
BT3 Landfair, FN Schnur,
BT3 Lowe |
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Testing the RPV |
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Next 88 pictures sent in
by Mike Bowers, 4th Division, 1988-1991.
Recommissioning
October 22, 1988 |
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Mike and Dad |
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Turrets 1 and 2 |
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Turret 3 |
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Marines 5" mount |
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RPV Launch |
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RPV off the deck |
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There she goes |
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USS Missouri BB-63 |