USS MULLINNIX DD-944

     1974 - Middle East - Page 2     

Underway (unknown location) - 1974


Mullinnix rigged for hot weather - Unknown Port 1974 Cruise

	Leaving D&S Piers on 27 February 1974 for the Middle East. That is the USS Dupont DD-941 at the left Unpictured, I'm standing on the pier having just thrown line #6 onto the fantail. I had been a civilian for 13 days. Yes, I had mixed feelings!		PN3 Gary Bernert next to MT51 I wonder if the brass ever figure out what "Panama Red" was?
	YN3 Kuykendahl, PN1 Rygh, PN3 Ballard		Forecastle
	Leaving D&S Piers on 27 February 1974 for the Middle East. That is the USS Dupont DD-941 at the left Unpictured, I'm standing on the pier having just thrown line #6 onto the fantail. I had been a civilian for 13 days. Yes, I had mixed feelings!		The navy knew him as SM3 Ken Gustin. We knew him as just "Gus" Why is there air?
	PN1 Rygh		Towing Frech ship. Frickin' Frogs... Oh, excuse my French...
	LCDR Mezmalis (XO) adn Captain Clardy (CO) on bridge wing		Camel
	PN3 Bernert		2 Unknown shipmates
	PN3 Bernert diving off fantail 4 July 1974 somewhere in the Indian Ocean		Shark watch in Indian Ocean during swim call 4 July 1974
	Short timers on fantail I recognize so many of these guys in scary. Far left: GMG3 Toth, then GMG "Joe", kid from Italy		Short timers on fantail. They flew home from Kuwait This may be one of my favorite pics of my entire site. I got misty-eyed. That's FTG3 John Brock third from right. GMG3 Toth far right. Is that Signalman Bernie G. next to Toth?
	SN Tom McKane at Tsavo National Park in Kenya		The Lodge at Tsavo National Park in Kenya - 1974
	PN1 Rygh in Saudi Arabia (probably)		Sheik Palace in Saudi Arabia
	Tanker HMS Tidereach AO-96		PC3 Alan Ernst at NX Division party - 1974
	PN3 Bernert and QMSN Heitman at NX Division Party		QMSN Heitman and PN1 Rygh at NX Division Party
	LT D.H. LaMartin at NX Division Party. He rented a Dhow for the guys		Refueing with HMS Tidereach AO-96 and USS Paul FF-1080 - 1974
	Crew on port side		Refueling with HMS Tidereach AO-96
	XO LCDR Mexmalis on Bridge Wing	Photo courtesy of John (Melvin) Laird	HT C.J. Robinson donning OBA near starboard Qdeck in prep for helo detail to evac sick crewman. Supposedly the new crew member had been on shore duty for 2 yrs he got orders aboard the MUX. For 2 weeks he was sea sick and couldn't hold down water. It appears it took 2 weeks before anyone took him seriously.