USS FLEET POST OFFICE AE 5750 Ser FFG 40-001023 FEB 97
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYUSS HALYBURTON FFQ-40/FLEET POST OFFICEAE 00573-14055750Ser FFG 40-00102304 FEB 97From:To:Commanding Officer, USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40)Director of Naval History (NOgBH), Naval HistoricalCenter, Washington Navy Yard, 901 M Street SE, Bldg 57,Washington DC 20374-5060 u b j : SUBMISSION OF COMMAND HISTORY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996Ref:(a) OPNAVINST 5750.12FEncl:(1) USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40) Command History for CalendarYear 1996(2) USS HALYBURTONWelcome Aboard Package1.Per reference (a), encCopy to:Commander, Destroyer Squadron 28d (2) are submitted.
COMMAND HISTORY FOR 19961. Unit Mission: USS HALYBURTON1s mission is to providemulti-role combat support in hostile areas. Primary missionareas include Air Warfare (AW), Surface Warfare (SUW), UnderseaWarfare (USW), and Command/Communications Warfare (C2W). For AWand SUW, HALYBURTON uses the MK-92 fire control radar to targetair and surface contacts for engagement with either the StandardMissile or MK-75 76mm gun. The ship also carries the Harpoonanti-ship cruise missile. The Phalanx Close In Weapons System(CIWS) provides defense against short range missile threats. ForUSW it utilizes the SQQ-89 sonar suite, which includes the AN/SQR-19 acticalTowed Array Sonar (TACTAS), and AN/SQS-56 hullmounted sonar. MK-46 and Mk-50 helo dropped and over-the-sidetorpedoes provide USW attack/defense capabilities. C2W support isprovided by the AN/SLQ-32 (V)5 electronic warfare (EW) platform,with EW-threat detection, correlation, and jamming capabilities.In addition to HALYBURTONfs built-in warfighting features,SUW and USW capabilities may be further enhanced with an embarkedSH-60B LAMPS helicopter detachment. The LAMPS platform providesradar coverage with its AN/APS-124 surface search radar, ESMsupport via AN/ALQ-142 threat receiver, and sonar informationThese systems are interfaced withthrough sonobuoy deployment.the ship's built-in systems via HAWK-link, a line -of-sightdigital radio link. This capability extends HALYBURTONtseffective sensor range well beyond the visible horizon withoutalerting foreign forces to her position.HALYBURTON belongs to Destroyer Squadron Twenty i g h t ,and ishome ported at Norfolk Naval shipyard, Portsmouth, irginia. Theship regularly embarks a LAMPS MKIII helicopter detachment fromHSL-44, NAS Mayport, Florida.2.1996 Significant APRAPRHoliday Leave and Upkeep Period continuedOffload Yorktown Naval Weapons StationUnderway Yorktown and Arrive Metro MachineryYards, Norfolk, for Selected RestrictedAvailability (SRA)HALYBURTONfs 12th BirthdayEngineering Training Group (ETG) Assist visitCommand partySTGl(SW)selected CDS-28 Sailor of theYearLight-Off Assessment (LOA)SRA Complete, Underway and Arrive Naval StationNorfolk ogisticsManagement Assessment (LMA) AssistvisitIntermediate Maintenance Availability (IMAV)Command Assessment of Readiness and Training,CART I1Host for Dutch minesweepers HNLMS URK andHNLMS HELLEVOETSLUISUnderway, Virginia Capes Operating Area (VCOA)Onload Yorktown NWSEnclosure (1)
APR-MAYMAYMAYMAYMAYMAYMAY TOCTOCTOCTNOVNOVNOVNOVNOVDECDECTailored Ships raining Availability (TSTA) I(ETG)Aviation Readiness Evaluation (ARE)Spouse Appreciation Day CruiseNauticus, NorfolkVISIT SHIPTSTA I, continuedTSTA I (FTG) - Underway VCOAHurricane Exercise 96Underway with PC0 riders for Senior OfficerShip's Material Readiness CourseLMAAviation Certification (AVCERT)TSTA I1 (ETG) - Underway VCOARelocation to NNSY, Portsmouth, VirginiaFamily Day OlympicsTSTA I1 (ETG)Underway VCOAEngineering Certification (E-CERT)UnderwayUnderwayHurricane Edouard SortieArrive Newport, Rhode IslandCongressman Patrick Kennedy VisitSchool Ship, NETC NewportDepart Newport, RI - UnderwayRescue crew of AMANDA and JESSICAArrive Bar Harbor, MaineBicentennial of Town's IncorporationDepart Bar Harbor, MaineOnboard Lobster FeastArrive NNSY, PortsmouthTSTA I1 CSTGFamily Day CruiseTSTA I1 Combat Systems Training Group (CSTG) Underway VCOATSTA I11 - Underway VCOADepart NNSY, PortsmouthIn port, NWS Charleston, SC, for weapons onloadArrive NNSY, PortsmouthUnderway VCOAFinal Evaluation Period (FEP)Cruise Missile Tactical QualificationDepart NNSY, PortsmouthVANDALEX missile firing exerciseIn port, NNSY, PortsmouthArrive Roosevelt Roads, Puerto RicoCommand picnic andWardroom vs. CPO mess softball gameDepart Roosevelt Roads, Puerto RicoINDEX97-1In port St. Johns, AntiguaINDEX97-1 Missile Firing ExerciseIn port Roosevelt Roads, Puerto RicoArrive NNSY, PortsmouthPOM I leave period beginsHALYBURTON Season's Greetings PartyPOM I leave period end, POM I1 leave periodbeginsKilbey Shores 3rd Grade Class visit.POM I1 leave period ends-----
10DEC101219-23DECDECDEC25DEC28-3031DECDECVADM Katz, CNSL, VisitsCommodore Loren, CDS-28, indicates HALYBURTONis his pick for 1996 Battle E.Depart NNSY, Portsmouth. Deploy MEF 1-97Brief Fuel Stop, BermudaIn port, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, CanaryIslandsChristmas Day, passage through Strait ofGibraltarIn port, Livorno, ItalyArrive, La Maddalena, ItalyJANUARYThe month of January began with a continuation of the HolidaySeason Leave and Upkeep period. On January 8, 1996, the crew ofthe HALYBURTON returned to prepare for getting underway toYorktown Naval Weapons Station. HALYBURTON got underway on 10January, 1996 and arrived at Yorktown the same day. The crewbraved record breaking sub-zero windchill conditions ensuring atimely weapons offload. Upon completion of the ammunitionoffload on 12 January 1996, HALYBURTON left Yorktown bound for asixty day Selected Restricted vailability at Metro MachineryYards in downtown Norfolk, VA. From 1719 January an ETGassist visit was conducted. HALYBURTON remained moored at MetroMachinery Yards for the remainder of the month.3.-FEBRUARYFebruary, 1996, was an intense month for the crew of theHALYBURTON. During the continuation of the yard period, manyvital pieces of equipment, including three Ship's Service DieselGenerators and the MK 92 Fire Control System, were overhauled bythe shipst force, SIMA, and Earl Industries. Preparations werebeing made for the upcoming Light Off Assist visit in earlyMarch.A scheduled party for the crew of the HALYBURTON wasinterrupted by six inches of snow that blanketed the Norfolk areaon 16 February 1996.4.MARCHThe month of March, 1996, saw the HALYBURTON finish itsSelected Restricted Availability period on two very bright notes.The first was the selection of STGl(SW)asDESRON 28 Sailor of the Year. Commodore Loren presented theaward to STGl Calvillo on 8 March.A Light Off Assessment visit from 611 March took placeonboard HALYBURTON. The Engineering Training Group Norfolkexamined the engineering plant of the HALYBURTON and found thatthe engines were safe to light off. Upon that note, HALYBURTONsailed proudly down the Elizabeth river to Naval Station, Norfolkon 13 March - under budget and on time. During the week of18 -22 March the crew was busy with a Logistics ManagementAssessment (LMA) Assist visit. The final week of March, 1996 wasspent in preparation for the Command Assessment of Readiness andTraining phase Two (CART 11) inspection in early April.5.-
APRILThe Command Assessment for Readiness and Training Phase Two(CART 11) took place in early April. The crew of the HALYBURTONperformed admirably during the inspection which evaluated everydepartment onboard. On the 17th of April, the HALYBURTON hostedships from Denmark and the Netherlands at a picnic.Also in April of 1996, HALYBURTON spent her first night atsea in 1996. On the 23rd of p r i l ,HALYBURTON got underway for aweapon's onload at Yorktown Naval Weapons station. After asmooth onload it was back out to sea for training in preparationfor the following week's Tailored Ship's Training AvailabilityPhase I (TSTA I). During this inspection, lasting from 29 APRuntil 03 MAY, members from ETG came aboard to monitor andevaluate the progress ngineeringDepartment was making towardsits final certification.6.7.MAYAviation Readiness was the focus at the outset of May, 1996.Five landing system certifications took place during the AviationReadiness Evaluation (ARE) Technical Assist held from 6 through10 May. Upon completion of the ARE, HALYBURTON honored thespouses of crewmembers with a two-hour trip down the ElizabethRiver on the annual Spouse Appreciation Day. HALYBURTON mooredon May tenth at the Nauticus Marine Museum for a weekend as thehost ship for over thirteen hundred visitors from across thecountry.After a weekend at Nauticus, it was back out to sea on thethirteenth of May for the Tailored Ships Training AvailabilityPhase I (TSTA I). Again the ship's combat and engineeringdepartments were evaluated on their ability to train the crewsafely. The weekend of May 18 provided a brief reprieve from theevaluation before it was back out to sea on Monday the 20ththrough the 23rd. Finally, this busy month was ended with theHurricane Exercise 96 (HURREX 96) for many ships in the Norfolkarea.JUNEJune, 1996 began with a short, three day underway period forSOSMRC. Five prospective commanding officers came aboard toobserve the working routine of a ship similar to the one theywere going to command. From 10 through 14 June, the SupplyDepartment of the HALYBURTON led the way through one of the mostsuccessful Logistic Management Assessments in HALYBURTON history,helping the ship to earn an overall score of 91%. In the foodservices arena, HALYBURTON was nominated to represent COMDESRON28 in the Captain Francis Ney Award Competition for outstandingfood service operations.June 10 throush 14 was also the Aviation Certification.HALYBURTON engineers and boatswain mates performed admirably andthe ship received its final certification for landinghelicopters.The Engineering Department also hosted ETG for the TSTA I1evaluation period. At sea from 17 through 21 June, the engineersagain worked diligently to meet and surpass the standards oftraining necessary for the ship to deploy.Upon the return from sea on the 21st of June, HALYBURTONrelocated from NOB Norfolk to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in8.
Portsmouth, VA, following DesRon-28's lead a week before.Finally, the month of June was capped off with a Family OlympicsDay picnic for the crew and families of the ship at the Fleet ecreationPark in Norfolk.9.JULYThe early part of July was as hectic as the weather wasunpredictable. Preparations for the impending EngineeringCertification (E-Cert) were made during the first week of July.A brief visit by ETG took place on the 8th and 9th of July. Withthe 10th came news of Hurricane Edouard and its track up theeastern seaboard. Last minute schedule changes were made and thePropulsion Examining Board (PEB) embarked with the HALYBURTON forthe E-Cert one day ahead of schedule. HALYBURTON got underway onthe 11th with the PEB inspectors and successfully completed thefinal certification. That same evening, HALYBURTON brought thePEB inspectors back to NOB and proceeded back out to sea as partof the Hurricane Sortie.While underway, the Chief Petty Officer selection resultswere announced with six HALYBURTON'Ssixteen First Class PettyOfficers being selected: GSMl(SW); HM1; RMl(SW); EWl(SW); DSl(SW); and FCl(SW).The sortie lasted four days and the HALYBURTON pulled intoNETC Newport, Rhode Island, on the 15th of July. While inNewport, the HALYBURTON hosted several hundred visitors as aschool ship for newly commissioned officers and as a tour shipfor local visitors.Among the visitors was Congressman Patrick Kennedy, theRepresentative from Rhode Island. Alexander Porter HALYBURTON,first cousin of the ship's namesake also visited. HALYBURTONproceeded to sea on the 19th of July destined for Bar Harbor,Maine.On the evening of the 19th, while in transit to Bar Harbor,HALYBURTON received a distress call from a nearby fishing vessel.The five man crew of the AMANDA and JESSICA could not keep upwith the flooding their vessel was experiencing and abandonedship. Deploying the RHIB in severely adverse weather conditions,the crew of the HALYBURTON successfully rescued the fivefishermen and provided safe passage to Maine. Special shiprecognition was received from RADM J.L. Linnon, Commander CoastGuard District Boston, and ADM William Flanagan, Commander-inChief U.S. Atlantic Fleet. For their heroic efforts in therescue, Navy Achievement Medals were awarded to seven of theship's crew: LTJG; BM1; SMl(SW); EN3; SH3; BM3(SW).; GSMl(SW)HALYBURTON anchored in Bar Harbor on the 20th of July toparticipate in the bicentennial of the town's incorporation. Thewardroom hosted the Bar Harbor Bicentennial Committee in areception on the bridge. The crew of the HALYBURTON enjoyed thenearby Acadia National Park with its wide array of outdooractivities. On the 23rd of July, after two weeks away,HALYBURTON left Maine to return home. Arriving at NNSY on the25th, the ship began preparations for the upcoming Combat SystemsTraining Group visit scheduled for the beginning of August.
10. AUGUSTThe month's fast pace started and ended with combat trainingscenarios being conducted by the Combat Systems Training Group.Highlighting the intense three week training period was a weekunderway which included two successful Detect-to-Engagescenarios, validation of both 76mm and CIWS gun systems and thecompletion of TSTA I1 workups. The month also included adelightful Family Day Cruise from Norfolk Naval shipyard toLynnhaven Inlet anchorage. Families and friends were treated toan assortment of activities, sights and a great flight deckcookout. On August 5, a Surface Warfare Join-up was held at theNNSY all-hands swimming pool in conjunction with the DESRONCommander's Conference. The month finished with a week and ahalf of concentrated Combat Systems Readiness Review and TARGETassessment of Ship's equipment.11. SEPTEMBERHALYBURTON spent most of September at sea in preparation forthe ship's Final Evaluation Period (FEP). The first week wasspent inport completing the TARGET and CSRR Phase I assessments.HALYBURTON set out to sea from 9-11 September to conductIntegrated Training Team (ITT) scenarios in which all shipboardtraining teams worked together to train the crew. HALYBURTONspent 16-20 September conducting an ammunition onload at NWSCharleston, SC. The following week was HALYBURTON1s FinalEvaluation Phase (FEP).The ship brought aboard inspectors from the Afloat TrainingGroup to evaluate the overall battle readiness of HALYBURTON. Anintense week was spent at sea conducting Flight Operations,General Quarters, Combat Systems Scenarios, Engineering CasualtyControl Evolutions, and Damage Control Evolutions. Additionally,HALYBURTON earned the Cruise Missile Tactical Qualification.HALYBURTON returned to NNSY Portsmouth on Friday, 27 Septemberafter having successfully completed FEP.12. OCTOBERThe month of October was a busy and exciting one. After aquick weekend recovery from FEP, it was time to jump into CSRRphase I1 for the combat systems side of the ship, and a week longsafety survey for the engineering departments.A missile firing exercise, VANDALEX, originally scheduled for8-11 October, was postponed to the 11th and 12th due to a seriesof hurricanes passing nearby. Although a missile was notactually fired, VANDALEX was considered a success as it offeredvaluable training on HALYBURTON1s weapon system characteristicsand capabilities.The week of Oct 14-18 was spent feverishly preparing for theupcoming INDEX (Independent Deployerls Exercise), for whichHALYBURTON got underway on Friday, the 18th. On the evening ofthe 20th, HALYBURTON arrived in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, forbriefs conducted by CDS-14. INDEX97-1 consisted of acomprehensive set of ship-wide exercises with the USS Nicholson,the USNS Laramie, the USS Hampton, and various aircraft fromNAVSTA Roosevelt Roads. The exercise was broken into two partsspanning 22 October to 2 November, with a one-and-a-half day
visit to St. John's, Antigua, starting 30 October. Our port callto Antigua served as an excellent respite from the busy pace ofINDEX.13. NOVEMBERINDEX came to an end on Saturday, 1 November, with the highlysuccessful firing of an SM-1 Telemetry Missile. The missilelaunch had been on the forefront of training concentration forthe extent of the exercise.With its successful conclusion, theentire crew was eager to return to Norfolk for the Pre-OverseasMovement (POM) leave period. With a brief stop in Puerto Ricofor fuel, we began our three day homeward journey on Sunday,November 3. The cruise back home saw a steady decrease in theoutside temperature from a balmy 85 degrees in Puerto Rico to arefreshing 60 in Norfolk on Wednesday, the 6th.The first Pre-Overseas Movement (POM) leave period began at1600, on Friday November 8. With that, about one half of thecrew embarked on trips for home ranging from just across town, tothe western side of the nation. The remaining half remainedbehind to accomplish a dizzying array of pre-deploymentmaintenance and repair tasks.14. DECEMBEROn Thursday, the 5th, HALYBURTON received a wonderful visitby the third grade class of Kilbey Shores elementary school. Fora few brief hours in the early afternoon, HALYBURTON's crewanswered a myriad of interesting questions brought on by afearsome force of 95 third grade students. We gave them the bestanswers that we could, and they all left in the afternoon withsmiles and laughter. The tour was a resounding success. Perhapswe can expect another such tour after our return in 1997.POM leave period I1 crew members returned on Friday,December 6 for final preparations for getting underway on Mondaythe 9th. Once again, however, mother nature was up to her oldtricks, and we postponed our deployment 24 hours to avoid highseas.On December 10, HALYBURTON departed NNSY in company with theUSS Nicholson for MEF 1-97. Our first brief fuel stop took placeat Bermuda on December 12.The month of December brought heavy seas to the greaterportion of the Atlantic. Our entire route was repeatedly pushedsouth to steer clear of seas expected to exceed 18 feet.Originally planning to stop in the Azores prior to entering theStrait of Gibraltar, we ended up making our way along the 28thparallel to the Canary Islands. Our visit to Las Palmas,initially intended as another brief stop for fuel, was extendedto 23 December due to continuing heavy seas near Gibraltar.On Christmas Day, HALYBURTON made her way through the Straitof Gibraltar. HSL44 Det8 flew runs to Rota, Spain, for a veryspecial Christmas treat: our first mail delivery! Thecombination of packages and letters from loved ones, and thebeautiful sunrise views of Spain and Morroco, made this Christmasa truly enjoyable one. The crew finished off Christmas day witha wonderful Christmas dinner prepared by HALYBURTONrs excellentfood service attendants.On December 28th, HALYBURTON pulled into Livorno, Italy. Forthe next two-and-a-half days, the crew was able to enjoy visits
to Florence, Pisa, and even Rome. The daily weather was muchcolder than normal, with light snow flurries in the evening. Theexcellent Italian cuisine, however, provided a fine distraction.We left Livorno in the early afternoon of the 30th, arrivingin La Maddelena, Italy on the morning of the 31st for repairs tothe starboard APU.The New Year began with HALYBURTON enroute to the ArabianGulf, headed toward a brilliant sunrise over the La Maddalenaarchipelago.
NETC Newport, Rhode Island, on the 15th of July. While in Newport, the HALYBURTON hosted several hundred visitors as a school ship for newly commissioned officers and as a tour ship for local visitors. Among the visitors was Congressman Patrick Kennedy, the Repre
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