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Dear Stereti Fanily and Friends,

we have continued our 1:usrv pace of operations during March,April and May. when r l-asr wrct€, ue were at sea aurlng r.a*Spirit 91. We had a very successful exercise that includedtraining in all warfare areas gi.th Republic of Korea forces. Adetailed account of che exercise is on pages 10-ll. AfEercompleEiog Team spirit we sailed across the Korea straits tosasebo r Japan for a four day vis it froo L9-22 March be foreheadirrg back to subic Bay Eo begiq preparations for our homeporLshift to san Diego. we arrived back on 26 March co ruany

"rr*io,-r"families wondering about the myriad of things we all needed to doto s Eart the moving process.

Our Change of Homeport brief for all crewmelobers and wiveson 28 March was a resounding success. we had presentations onsuch subjecEs as Housing, Household Goods, Legal, Merchandisecontrol, customs, TransportaEion, visas and passports and oEhers.The cooperation \re received from all the supporl orgaoi-zations onthe base was superb. Many people, particularly ac Housing andHousehold Goods, worked seven days a week to ensure our familiesand crei./ i{lere properly taken care of during Ehe relatively shorttime r{re had beEween official announcenent of the homeport changeand i0 May ilate cf ,3epa:ture. The Eask "iras a large one ssince itinvolved 480 crewmernbers and over 400 dependencs. So far ire havebeeQ able to avoid rnajor problems through careful planning ahead.

We depart Subic Bay on 10 May afEer Een years of beinghomeported in subic Bay. l./e will arrive in san Diego on 4 Juneafter stops at Guau and Pearl Harbor. The cransit back will be abusy oner including the TIGER CRUISE, l-,1 IDSHIPMAN Sumoer Cruiseand preparations for our overhaul.

our next Fami lygram wi I I cover the departure cereoony insubicr our Pacific transit and our arrival in san Diego. onelast comment - be proud of your soos, fathers, husbands andfriends serving in sEerett. They continue to meet everychal Lenge head oor r*ith enEhusiasm and professionalisu. Theyhave earned their EitIe of "The FirsI Teamt'.

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WELCOTi{E ABOARD

The STERETT Family is constantly changing with new facesarriving each month. STERETT extends a welcome hand. to thenewest members of the crew that have arrived during March Aprii1991.

Ensign Robert Santa Maria reported from Surface llarfare Offj.cer'sSchooI , San Diego, CaI ifornia. *******Boatswain's Mate First Class Riley Coleman reported from ServiceSchooI Con:.:and, San Diego, 9?1lf:llll:Data Systems Technician Third CIass Gordon Shepard reported fromFIeet Trainins' Center, San ll:g:;,.9?lifornia.Electrician's l"late Fireman Leo Arimado reported from ServiceSchool Command., Naval Training.9:ll:1, 'Great Lakes, I I 1 inois .

Electronics Technician Third Class Sergio Carizoli reported fromService SchooI Command, NavaI Training Center, Great Lakes,Illinois' *rr*r*****Electronics Warfare Technician Seaman Apprentice Lawrence Koubareported from Naval Air Technical Training Center, Pensacol.a,FIorida.

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Technician Seaman Michael Murphy reportedTraining Center, Pensacola, Florida.

*t****rlr(rl*Fire Controlman Third Class David Darman reported from CombatSystems SchooI Command, M"ri*l:lll*;*Val1ejo, California.Fireman Apprentice HaroId Walling reported from FIeet TrainingCenter, San Diego, California.******rrFireman Apprentice Lamont Brown reported from Recruit TrainingCornmand, Great Lakes, I11t":i:;******Fireman Recruit Michael Mashburn reported from Recruit TrainingCommand., Naval Training a"*1a*".:i.9_rJando, Florida.Fireman Recruit Reynold.s Terry roported from 3rd Marine Air Wing,Navy Detachment, Yuma, Or*t*r*o******

Fireman Recruit Christopher Geans reported from Fleet TrainingCenter, San D.ie$o, California.*r:r****

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Fire Controlman Third Class Paul Szewczyk reported from CombatSystems SchooJ Command, VaIlejo, California.

Electroni cs Warfarefrom Naval Technical

Hospi taI Corpsman Mark Rasy reported from NavaI HospitaiBethesda, MaryIand.

t*****t(t**Machinist's Mate Fireman Recruit Derrick Evans reported fr-onService SchooI Command, San Di€go, California.

********r*Machinist's Mate Fireman Recruit Alan Egenias reported. fronService School Command, San Diego, California.

***rlt*it**Machinist's Mate Fireman Recruit Bobby Hodge reported frcr,Servi.ce SchooI Command, t"".?iig?;*!itifornia.Machinist's Male Fireman Recruit Joseph Prescott reported frcnService School Command, t""_?i:g?l.!itifornia.Machinist's Mate Fireman Recruit Raymond. Tate reportec fromService SehooI Command, San Dielfo, California.**********Machinist's Mate Fireman Recruit Brent Willis reported fromService School Command, San Di€9o, California.

*rt********Mess Management si:ecialist seaman Recruit Jayson LaFrancereported from Service School Command., San Diego, California.**********Radioman Seaman Recruit Eric Davis reported from Service SchoclCornmand, San Diego, California.

t *********Radioman Seaman Recruit Eli McElnurry reported from ServiceSchool Cornmand, San Diego, California.

*.*******t(rlSeaman Recruit David Tdlbert reported. from Fleet TrainingCenter, San Diego, California.

****t*****Seaman Recruit Garrion Kindred reported from Service SchootCommand, San Diego, California.

rt*****rt**r(Seaman Recruit Daniel Cooper reported. from Fleet Training Center,San Diego, Cal ifornia.

rr********Ship's Serviceman Seaman Recruit Edward Plalt reported from NavaiTechnical Trainins Center, Y::l*lili_Mississippi.Sonar Technician Seaman Recruit Kenneth Baily repurted from FleetAnti-Submarine Warfare SchooIi,.:il.?i.g", California.Store KeepelFirst Class God.ofre Agustin.reported from Ciark Air:Force Base, Republic of the Philippine's.

*****ttr***Store Keeper Seaman Recruit Hilburt Smith reported from NavalTechnical Training Command, Meridian, l'tississippi.

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TEAM SPIRIT '9].

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0n 27 February, STEREITdeparled 5ubj.c Bay for TeamSpirii '9], an annual U.S./Republic of Korea exercisedesigned to Cerilonslrate themutual defense of lhe KoreanPeninsuLa. Due to 0peraLionDesert Slorm, Team Spirit ,91included a smaller U.S.conlingent, but the exerciseremained a vigor0us test forU.S. and Korean forces in altwarfare areas. STERETT playedan important role as t.heexercise's major surfacecombatant, aciing as the datalink coordinalor and as thecommander of ait, surface, andelectronic warfare areas. Atthe conclusion of theexercise, STERETT receiveCpraise lrom ot.her parl--i.cipants:for her proficiency andp r o f e s s i o n a 1 i s m .

STEREIT arrived at 0kinawaon 2 March for a planningconference of U. S. forces, andlhen proceeded on f March toPohang, Korea for a jointplanning conference. l.learrived at Pohang on 6 Marchand departed on 7 March tobegin the exercise whichvlas conducted off the coast ofFchang in the Sea of Japan.Pariicipants included eightU.S. Navy sr:rface ships, oneU.S. Navy Submarine, U.S.Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, andU.S. Air Force aircralt,el-even R.0.K. surface ships,and R.0.K. and U.S. Marines onsnore.

STERf IT and the othersurface combatants, togetherwith USN air:ralt and r-neR.0. K. and U. S. Maiines,

operated as "orange" forceswliich were lasked wilirailacking lhe "blue'r lorces 0nlhe beach consisling ef U5illand tJSAF" airciafl and R.0. K.fast patrol bcats. SIERITIconducled simulated naval-gunfire support in an aLr-emplto soflen or deslroy bluetargels on the beach prior tcan amphicious landing ofmarines. Bl-ue f orces counleredwith simulated attacks by blueaircraft and last patrol boats.

After f ive days ofpreparation, during whichorange forces took ccnlrol ofthe air and surface warfareareas, marines embarked on USSDUBUQUE (Up0 B) assaulted thebeach on LZ March, D-day.SIERETT orchestrated t.he orangeair defense and providedsimulated navaL gunfire strpportagainst beach targets as themarines established a beachheai aiid pt*gessetj irj aLca;xtargets inland. After D-day,SfERETT conlinued to conlrolair warfare and guard againstsurprise raids f rom theremaining blue fast palrolboats.

|{e conducted live-firegunnery exercises against towedsurface and air targets on 15and 15 March. We completedTeam Spirit '91 on 17 March andheaded to Sasebo, Japanrefueling on the way from USNSKawishiwi.

Team Spirit demonstratedSIERETT's aDility to controlseveral warf are ateassimultaneously and managecompJ.ex communicaticns in asimulaled hostile environmenl.

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STERETT PARTICIPATED IN TEAMSPIRIT'91. Marines nrake readyfor deployment in Pohang,Korea.

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Underway replenishment opera-tions with the USNS Kawichawi(TA0 145) during Team Spirit.

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QSA Quatrjne, MS2 Thornas,and DC3 Bri ggs enjoyed thepoo'l tournament in Sasebo,Japan.

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ADVANCEI{ENTS

Congratulations to thef ol lowing creer members whowere advanced to their presentrank:

E-3 AIID BELOI{ ADVA}ICEI,TE}TTS

SN Baud.elio A)"egriaSN Michael Moore5N Christopher I.Ii i i iamsFN Lamont BrcwnFN Pondexter DavisSTGSN Andrew HuwaldtMMFA Raymond TateFA Keewan KnoxMMFA Derric EvansI'{MFA Benny WiIIigSA Mitchel BakerRMSA Garrion KindredSTGSA Ken BaileySKSA I,ii lburt SmithSHSA Matthew Fitch

GOOD COT{DUCT AHARDS

First Award:

SH3 Howard CarrEW3 Sean DoughertyOS2 Scott ThomasGMM3 Steven Kuykendali

LETTER OF

Frcm CcmrnanderFive:

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T'TILITARY

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Ii Atanoa '.I'TERIT MEDAL

From Headquarters, PhilippineNat i. onal Po I i ce :

HM2 Romel Caburian

. }TAVY ACHIEVEUENT MEDAL

Fron Cornmander in Chief , U. S -Pacific FIeet:

SK1 Godofreo Agustin

ilAVY ACHIEVEITENT MEDAL (GOLDSTAR IH LIEU OF SECOI{D AI{ARD)

l4AC ( SW) Paul Krouchi ck

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FA John Guajardc

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DS2 Thomas Begley

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REEI{LISTI,IENTS

Congratulations to thefollowing crew menbers:

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DK1 Jose Dimatulak reenl istedfor four years

FC3 Lindsay Burd.ek reenl. i steofor six years.

RM3 Brian Davis reenlisled forthree years.Third Award:

SH1 Robert Hale

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SKl Brian Holthouserreenlisted for four years,

ET2 Edwin Provan reenlistedfor six years.

RM2 Dewain Freeman reenlistedfor six years.

RM2 Bradley Reitz reenl istedfor four years.

FC2 Dwight Kiszak reenlistedfor four years.

EW2 Rickey Hewitt reenlisted.for five years.

RM3 Michae] Springerreenlisted for four years.

SK3 Gary Brown reenl i. sted f orthree years.

:K3 Corne L i us Harr_i sreenli.sted for three years.

RECENT BIRTHS

Congratulat i ons to thefol lowing couples:

Boy, Timothy Cruz Witte born toBT3 Timothy and l'lar1ene i.{itte,3 March.

Boy, Andrew MarasonSTG2 Michael and Edith27 April.Gir1, Cayla CatharineQMz Edward and EvLawson, 24 March.

Girl, Kayla Martinez born toEW2 Jeffrey and Edna Mart inez ,

1 March.

Girl, Erika Lynn Dowell born toMS3 Terry and Marilou Dowe11,28 February.

Giri., Xoni:a Renee Smitli born toRM1 Edwin and Evelyn Smith, L

February

GirL, Vanessa Ann Cl ippingerborn to SN Lyle and Eulita JoCl ippinger, 15 Apri I .

Son, Bobby L. Madere born toFCC Michael and Ana Madere, 26January.

Girl, RheaRegan and26 March.

Girl, RacheETC TyroneI March.

born toMarason,

born toangelin

Marie born to OS2Claristina Simmons,

lle C. Hawes born toand Estrella Hawes,

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DAY AND THE LIFE OF 1STDIVISION

by LT Hamilton

Reveille, F€veille, allhands heave out and trice up:This one sentence starts theday in the life of FirstDrvision. First Divisionconsists of Boatswain's Matesand Seaman assigned the dutiesof ma i ntenance andpreservation of topsidespaces. 0ther duties includeconducting ReplenishmentOperations for fue 1 , storesand arms while underway. Theyare also responsible forsupplying Brid.gestanders, which consist of theHe I msman , Lee He I msman andlookouts. First Division isresponsible for the operationand maintenance of the ship'ssmal] boats as well asperforming Anchoring andtowing operations. Headed. by? .tr!I Hami lton, the First

Lieutenant, First Divisionperforms hard work that has thepotential of becoming dangerousif safety procedures are nciproperly fol lowed .

Days start wi th afreshwater washdown w:t;sweepers. This keeps the shipclean and helps the sh lpmaintain a "Ship Shape'appearance. By 0700 i:arj.custools are being issuec tcdivisional personnelperformed their +1 task., "Rus:Busting ! " Training can befound. going on throughout theday in the form of Dav; t

watch Operat i on , painting ancpreservation, boat coxswa i nand other rate related tasks.Whi1e underway these tasks wiLibe going on in conjunclion withbridge watch standing. By day'send, First Division has iiveoup to the MOTTO "We do more ineight hours lhan most peopie ooin "24." That's why we're Lst.

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Chaplain's Corner

Jesus said, "Are not twosparrows sold for a coPPercoin? And not one of themfalls to the ground apart fromyour Father's will. But thevery hairs of your head areaI I numbered. Do not feartherefore; you are of mgrevalue than many sparrows. "Matth:w 10 : 29-3L

Moving to a new pIace,living in a new circumstance,beginning a new job, sayinggood.bye to familiarsurround.ings , the se and manyother s i tuat i ons can befrightening. We don'tnormally think of grown men asbeing frightened., but recentlyI had a conversation with ayoung sailor with a family whowas fr i ght ened about theprospect of moving to SanDiego. He was afraid of thecost of living in San Diego.How would he make it? HowcouId. he get the moneyrequired to get housing? Howcould he afford the carinsurance, the cost oftransportat i on, gasol ine,food , elothing, and some ofthe other reguirements for anormal ] ife-style?

Maybe you are frightenedabout the prospect of I ivingin a new place and you'veheard. al l kinds of horrorstories about San Diego andyou're worried.

Linus of ,"leanuts" fame onetime lost his favoriteblanket. He was so distraughtthat he went to h i s fr i endCharlie Brown !o put an add inthe newspaper.

"Write this: 1ost, cne blueblanket: important | " CharlieBrown asked him when he wasd.one writing, "Is there anythinge l se you want me to ad.d ? "Linus says, "Yes, write ownerdesperate ! " Because you and isometimes feel desperate and.fearful for the future, theScriptures can give us somehelpful hints as to how tc beat peace.

Obviously, some fears arehealthy and wholesome. 'ltle

ought to fear fire. We oughrto be afraid. of drowning'. Achi 1d. need.s to grow up be i ngafraid of a busy street, sothat he doesn't run out inlotraffic. There are some fearsthat can instruct us, so thalwe will be careful about thefuture.

But there are ai so somef ears that can st i f I e us'.There are some fears that seemto loom up in front of us thatseem to be impenetrable andbeyond our capab i 1 i ty ofmaster ing . There are somefears that appear to bemountains before us that wecan't climb over, and we'ci liketo throw up our arms and giveup.

So how can you be at peaeeand live without fear?Remember first that you can putalI your worries into threecatecrories: those you cachang- . those you can't change;and those you don't know yetwhether or not you can change.Given enough time, ycu'I1 k:.owwhether or not you can chang:eyour worries.

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STERETT WIVES were inviteddinner in connection with USO'searing I

Robin BlountPatti LangmanLinda Puttler

COT{$IITY SERVICES

by Subic USO to50th Anniversary,

Susan ltlerringCarol DeweyMaria Torreon

sponsor and25 February.

cook the monthly freeThank you, wives, for

Sandy GoodwinMyrna SmithBrenda Bethel

CChI,IIJNITY

During our port visit to Sasebo'Japan, STEREIT volunteers visitedan orphanage and school fordevelopmentally disabled children.

Right, ET3 Ransdell has founda new friend.

ACTION PROJECTS

At right, RMSI'I Emerson repairs a

bicycle.

Fi.nanees plague you. rii:iplanning, budgeting a:-iinvesting, your financia-s i tuat i on can lmDroveMarriage problems worry you.With ccunseling and. hard wcrkyour marr!,age can get better.Your career concerns you. Ycuc?n seek guidanee, beccneenthusiastic about your jcb,and invest your time an.:talents in improvinq yourse,f

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Rernember too, that Someonecares abouL you . St . Pau iwrote elsewhere in Scripture,"If God be for us who can beagainst us?" If a i"oving Goois on our side, then whc sanharm us? No one. Because Godcares In the L,eautifullanguage of thi.s reaCing,Jesus says that God isccncerned even about thesmal lest detai i of our I ives :

even the hairs of lJr headeven sparrov,,s. if you've ei"ernoticed. the simpie birdsaround you, they have ai I theyneed. God takes eare of thenr.Surely, Jesus says, we':-eworth more than they are. Goawill take care of you, too.

One of the ci.assi.cillustrations of how God cantake care of you, goes all lheway back to the days of DaviC.You remember how lhe arrnies ofIsrael were shaking in the:,:boots because of the 10 foctf el low stand.ing out in shevaI ley threatening thern? The::.

Davre came aiong and saia, "theLord that deiivered me out ofthe paw cf r-he i j. on , the sameLord who d.el ivered. me out oflhe paw of the bear, He wiliqeiiver me out of ihe hand. ofthis Phiiistine." And He d.id.Ycu know the story.

No matter how fearfuL anche i ter ske I ter 1 i fe can Eel ,

you can have peace because Godis in control. He is aware cfyaur needs, and you arevaiuable to him. He will takecare of you.

in the 15th century, a manwhc had spent his enlire I ifeat sea sailing arcund. the worldwilh Sir Francis Drake,:'eturned home ano h j.s neighbcrswho st i l. I I i ved at home started.tc make fun of hi.m, "You d.on'thave anyihing to shcw for your',r'nci+ life. Yoi, dcn't have anoUSrj, no f ami iy,f-);ss€ssions, nothing." The manrepiied., irr adn:it Lhat, that'sfcr certain. But I'm sure ofone thing, I 've been wi.ih thegreatest captain that eversai ied the seas . "

We may be unsure and fearfulof the future, bul remember theG:'ea.test Captain ever, wi I I gowiih us. He wiil provide forus and protect ns. and bring ussaf e1y to the other s j.de.

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