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Jan 1986 - Jan 1990
Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1)
Responsible for 30+ men in 1st division responsible for all topside areas and activity. Paint interior and exterior. Operate & mantain small boats and anchor. Helm, lee helm lookout port, stand.& aft. Security detail. Coxswain. Qualified Surface warfare specialist. Knowledgeable of all engineering and weapons systems. Navigation and damage control locker leader. Qualified in port officer of the Deck. Only E-6 trusted with this privledge. Our Captain felt his ship was safe under my watch in foreign ports especially during hostilities. He constantly tested my vigilance.
Jan 1986 - Jan 1990
Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1)
Responsible for 30+ men in 1st division responsible for all topside areas and activity. Paint interior and exterior. Operate & mantain small boats and anchor. Helm, lee helm lookout port, stand.& aft. Security detail. Coxswain. Qualified Surface warfare specialist. Knowledgeable of all engineering and weapons systems. Navigation and damage control locker leader. Qualified in port officer of the Deck. Only E-6 trusted with this privledge. Our Captain felt his ship was safe under my watch in foreign ports especially during hostilities. He constantly tested my vigilance.
Jul 1984 - Jan 1986
Boatswain's Mate Third Class (BM3)
Deck dept. Maintenance & operation small boats ,anchor, towing and at sea transfer materials & personnel, ammo & fuel. Using wire tensioner rams and helicopters in Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Jan 1983 - Jun 1984
Seaman Apprentice
Deck dept. Incinerated top secret documents and swaged wire rope in attached rooms. Used red lead for corrosion control. Assisted SEALs & Marines guarding unconventional weapons. Support U.S. & allied submarines.
Deployments
(1 year, 6 months)Aug 1988 - Feb 1989
Mediterranean
Naples & La spezia Italy (visit Rome attend mass w/ Pope Paul II), Alexandria Egypt( climbed the pyramids, touched the Sphinx, rode a camel.) Monte Carlo & Fancier Monaco ( unbelievabley wealthy yachts) Malaga & Palma Spain. Marseille France ( Versailles Louis XVI summer palace & Eiffel tower & leaning tower of Pisa)
Aug 1986 - Mar 1987
Mediterranean
Monte Carlo Monaco, NATO exercise DISPLAY DETRMINATION, Transit Turkish Straits. Operate in the Black Sea. Observed Russian submarines, not impressed. I missed Istanbul Turkey. La Maddalena Sardinia , Barcelona, Malaga, Rota & Palma Spain , Toulon & Villafranche France. Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE. Rescued VF & F-14 radar intercept OFFICER & SAR
Feb 1984 - Apr 1984
North Atlantic
Enjoyed 50 foot waves. Amazing how powerful the ocean is moving skyscraper sized waves. The destroyers and frigates would disappear beneath the waves submarining. I would get a first hand observation aboard my next vessel. Watertight integrity was and is paramount in defense of a ship.
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