David
Wed April 2, 2003 9:10am
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Gen. Tommy R. Franks visi
Gen. Tommy R. Franks visits a wounded soldier, Pfc. Patrick McDermott, at the 47th Combat Support Hospital in Kuwait.
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David
Tue April 15, 2003 10:01am
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MAKING A BREAK FOR IT
Crossing Sniper Road , Guam 1944
Artist : Sergeant John R. McDermott ,USMC - 1944
ink 4"x 6"
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David
Fri June 27, 2003 5:05am
Rating: 10
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Retirement photo: MACM(SW
Retirement photo: MACM(SW) R. D. Hawkins, USN (RET).
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 10:35pm
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T-AK - Maritime Prepositi
Function: The 13 Maritime Prepositioning Ships are part of Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program. They preposition U.S. Marine Corps vehicles, equipment and ammunition throughout the world.
History: The Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. Class is the original class of MPS ships chartered by Military Sealift Command. The five ships are Maersk Line ships converted by Bethlehem Steel. During conversion, the ships gained an additional 157 feet amidships and a helicopter landing pad, among other additions. The Sgt. Matej Kocak Class, the second class of MPS ships chartered by MSC, also gained 157 feet amidships and a helicopter landing platform after conversion. These ships, delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s, are National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, conversion ships owned and operated by Waterman Steamship Corp. The 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo Class ships are new construction ships delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s from General Dynamics, Quincy, Mass. They are owned and operated by American Overseas Marine.
Description: The MPS ships are assigned to three Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons located in the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean at Diego Garcia and the Western Pacific at Guam and Saipan. The MPS ships in each squadron have sufficient equipment, supplies and ammunition to support a Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force for 30 days. The MPS ships are self-sustaining, having cranes which enable them to unload their own cargo.
General Characteristics, Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. Class
Builders:
Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindo
Power Plant:
One Sulzer 7RND76M diesel; 16,800 horsepower; one shaft; bow thruster
Length, Overall:
755 feet (230.12 meters)
Beam:
90 feet (27.43 meters)
Displacement:
46,552 long tons (47,299.07 metric tons) full load
Speed:
17.5 knots (20.14 mph, 32.41 kph)
Crew:
32 civilians, 10 technicians
Ships:
MV Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. (ex-MV Estelle Maersk) (T-AK 3000)
MV PFC William B. Baugh (ex-MV Eleo Maersk) (T-AK 3001)
MV PFC James Anderson, Jr. (ex-MV Emma Maersk) (T-AK 3002)
MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (ex-MV Emilie Maersk) (T-AK 3003)
MV Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips (ex-Pvt. Harry Fisher, ex-MV Evelyn Maersk) (T-AK 3004)
General Characteristics, Sgt. Matej Kocak Class
Builders:
Pennsylvania SB Company, Chester, PA
Power Plant:
Two boilers; two GE turbines; 30,000 horsepower; one shaft
Length, Overall:
821 feet (250.24 meters)
Beam:
105.6 feet (32.19 meters)
Displacement:
48,754 long tons (49,536.41 metric tons) full load
Speed:
20 knots (23.02 mph, 37.05 kph)
Cargo Capacity:
Containers, 532; ro-ro, 152,236 square feet; JP-5 bbls, 20,290; DF-2 bbls, 12,355; Mogas bbls, 3,717; stable water, 2,189; cranes, two twin 50 ton and 1-30 ton gantry
Helicopters:
Platform Only
Crew:
34 civilians, 10 technicians
Ships:
MV Sgt. Matej Kocak (Ex-SS John B. Waterman) (T-AK 3005)
MV PFC Eugene A. Obregon (ex-SS Thomas Heywood) (T-AK 3006)
MV Maj. Stephen W. Pless (ex-SS Charles Carroll) (T-AK 3007)
General Characteristics, 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo Class
Builders:
General Dynamics, Quincy
Power Plant:
Two Stork-Wartsilia Werkspoor 16TM410 diesels; 27,000 horsepower sustained; one shaft, bow thruster; 1,000 horsepower
Length, Overall:
675.2 feet (205.80 meters)
Beam:
105.5 feet (32.16 meters)
Displacement:
44,330 long tons (45,041.41 metric tons) full load
Speed:
18 knots (20.71 mph, 33.33 kph)
Cargo Capacity:
Containers, 530; ro-ro, 152,185 square feet; JP-5 bbles, 20,776; DF-2 bbls, 13,334; Mogas bbls, 4,880; stable water, 2,357; cranes, one single and two twin 39 ton
Helicopters:
Platform Only
Crew:
38 civilians, 10 technicians
Ships:
MV 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008)
MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009)
MV 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010)
MV 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011)
MV Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK 3012)
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 11:34pm
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DD963 - Spruance Class De
Function: Gas turbine destroyer configured for Anti-Submarine and Strike Warfare.
Description: Spruance class destroyers operate in support of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious groups and replenishment groups. The Spruance class destroyers primarily perform antisubmarine warfare duty while guided missile destroyers like the Arleigh Burke are multi-mission (ASW, anti-air and anti-surface warfare) surface combatants. The addition of the Mk-41 Vertical Launch System to the destroyers has greatly expanded their role in strike warfare. The Spruance class destroyers were the first large U.S. Navy warships to employ gas turbine engines as their main propulsion system and are undergoing extensive modernizing. The upgrade program includes addition of vertical launchers for advanced missiles on 24 ships of this class, in addition to an advanced ASW system and upgrading of its helicopter capability. Spruance class destroyers are expected to remain a major part of the Navy's surface combatant force into the 21st century.
General Characteristics, Spruance Class
Cost:
About $1 billion each
Builders:
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Power Plant:
Four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines, two shafts, 80,000 shaft horsepower length
Date Deployed:
Sept. 20, 1975 (USS Spruance)
Crew:
30 officers, 352 enlisted
Sensors:
Radars:
One AN/SPS-40E air search radar
One AN/SPS-55 surface search radar
One AN/SPQ-9A gunfire control radar
One AN/SPG-60 fire control illuminator
Sonars:
One AN/SQS-53 hull mounted sonar
One AN/SQR-19 towed array sonar
One AN/SQQ-89 ASW combat system
Countermeasures:
One Mk 36 Mod 2 Super Rapid-Blooming Off Board Chaff System (SRBOC)
One AN/SLQ-32(v)3 electronic warfare suite
One AN/SLQ-25 towed torpedo decoy (Nixie)
Length, Overall:
563 feet (171.6 meters)
Beam:
55 feet (16.76 meters)
Displacement:
9,100 tons (9,246.04 metric tons) full load
Speed:
30+ knots (34.52+mph, 55.55+ kph)
Armament:
Guns:
2 Mk 45 5"/54 caliber Lightweight Gun Mounts
Torpedos:
2 Mk 32 Mod 14 triple torpedo tubes firing either the Mk 46 Mod 5 or Mk 50 ASW torpedoes
Vertical Launch ASROC with Mk 46 Mod 5 or Mk 50 ASW torpedoes
Missiles:
Tomahawk cruise missiles
NATO Sea Sparrow (RIM-7M) Surface to Air missile
Vertical Launch ASROC torpedoes
Missiles launched from 2 forward mounted Mk 41 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS)
Two Mk 141 Harpoon Missile Quad-Cannister launchers
One Mk 15 Mod 2 Close-In Weapon System (2 mounts)
Ships:
USS Spruance (DD 963), Mayport, FA
USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964), Everett, WA
USS Kinkaid (DD 965), San Diego, CA
USS Hewitt (DD 966), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Elliot (DD 967), San Diego, CA
USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968), Norfolk, VA
USS Peterson (DD 969), Norfolk, VA
USS Caron (DD 970), Norfolk, VA
USS David R. Ray (DD 971), Everett, WA
USS Oldendorf (DD 972), San Diego, CA
USS John Young (DD 973), San Diego, CA
USS O'Brien (DD 975), Yokosuka, Japan
USS Briscoe (DD 977), Norfolk, VA
USS Stump (DD 978), Norfolk, VA
USS Moosbrugger (DD 980), Mayport, FA
USS John Hancock (DD 981), Mayport, VA
USS Nicholson (DD 982), Mayport, FA
USS Cushing (DD 985), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS O'Bannon (DD 987), Mayport, FA
USS Thorn (DD 988), Norfolk, VA
USS Deyo (DD 989), Norfolk, VA
USS Fife (DD 991), Everett, WA
USS Fletcher (DD 992), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Hayler (DD 997), Norfolk, VA
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David
Fri January 9, 2004 2:34am
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Air R.O.T.C. AAF Patch 7/
Air R.O.T.C. AAF Patch 7/1947
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 10:54am
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1st Lt. Michael R. Adams
1st Lt. Michael R. Adams
24
A Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Seattle, Washington
Killed when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him in Al Asad, Iraq, on March 16, 2004
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 10:57am
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Spc. Jamaal R. Addison
Spc. Jamaal R. Addison
22
507th Maintenance Company
Roswell, Georgia
Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 10:57am
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Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adl
Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle
21
6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve
Baltimore, Maryland
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as his Humvee passed by the device in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29, 2004
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 11:01am
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Sgt. Glenn R. Allison
Sgt. Glenn R. Allison
24
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Died during physical training in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 18, 2003
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 11:05am
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Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya
Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya
22
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Odessa, Texas
Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 11, 2004
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 11:15am
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Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga
Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga
25
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Midland, Texas
Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2004
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 11:24am
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Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker
Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker
30
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Killed in a large explosion during a military raid looking for suspected "chemical munitions" at a building in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 26, 2004
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 11:27am
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Lt. Col. Dominic R. Barag
Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona
42
19th Maintenance Battalion, III Corps Artillery
Niles, Ohio
Killed in a vehicle accident on May 19, 2003, in Iraq
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David
Mon October 4, 2004 5:07pm
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Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu
Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu
20
Company B, 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Lisbon, Maine
Killed during a mortar attack on Camp Cooke in Taji, Iraq, on May 24, 2004
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