DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC/.ICC 20) F'PO AE Commanding Officer, USS MOUNT WHITNEY Director of Naval History (N-09BH)

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1 From: To: Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY USS MOUNT WHTNEY (LCC/.CC 20) F'PO AE Commanding Officer, USS MOUNT WHTNEY Director of Naval History (N-09BH) 2002 COMMAND HSTORY REPORT Ser 00/ FEB 03 (LCCrJCC 20) Ref: (a) OPNAVNST G Encl: (1) Command Composition and Organization (2) Chronological Significant Events (3) Command History Narrative t (4) Commanding Officer's Biography/Photogra h (5) Command Welcome Aboard Pamphlet (6) USS MOUNT WHTNEY (LCC/JCC 20) Photograph (7) 3.5" Diskette (Microsoft Word) [t)ama4e"b1 1. Per reference (a), enclosures (1) through (7)1 are submitted. :,

2 USS MOUNT WHTNEY (LCC/JCC 20) COMMAND COMl'OSTON AND ORGANZATON UC Commanding Officer: Executive Officer: Operations Officer: Chaplain: Dental Officer: Medical Officer: Captain David w. Prothero, USN 17 July Present Commander Robert Commander Commander Command, Control, Communications, Computers and ntelligence (C4) Officer: Commander 1111 Supply Officer: -USN Commander - Engineering Officer: -USN commander,- Administrative Officer: - USN Combat Systems Officer: Navigator: First : Chi f W r USN t Off ice:r Four USN Commander, Amphibious Group TWO is the mmediate Superior in Command for UpS MOUNT WHTNEY. Mission: USS MOUNT WHTNEY serves as: the command ship for Commander,iSECOND FLEET. With advanced commahd, control, communications, co~puters and intelligence systems, U~S MOUNT WHTNEY serves as an exceptlonal command platform in support of COMSECONDFLT coordinated jo~nt and NATO exercises and real world operations. USS MOUNT WHTN~Y is homeported in Norfolk, Virg~nia. En losure (1)

3 USS MOUNT WHTNEY (LCC/JCC 20) CHRONOLOGCAL SGNFCANT EVENTS DATE 1-8 JAN 10 JAN JAN 12 JAN-8 FEB 29 JAN-1 FEB 9-23 FEB EVENT Second Holiday Leave Period /Sea Trials Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 02-1 Command Assessment of Readiness & t.raining (CART) /Trans-Atla,tic FEB 1-15 MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR Port Visit: Kiel, Germany Operation Strong Resolve 2002 Port Visit: Gdynia, Poland Port Visit: Copenhagen, Denmark MAR Port Visit: Rotterdam, The Netherl,nds MAR 29 MAR-1 APR 1-3 APR 3-6 APR 6-14 APR APR Port Visit: Cobh, reland Port Visit: Lisbon, Portugal Underway: Transit to Norfolk, Va. En losure (2)

4 17-19 APR APR 29 APR-5 MAY 6-7 MAY 7-8 MAY 9-28 MAY MAY 1-3 JUN 4-5 JUN 6-27 JUN 28 JUN-1 JUL 2-17 JUL JUL Supply Management Assessment (SMA) Communications Readiness Certification (CRC) nspection Underway: 02-2 Joint Task Force Exerci~e (JTFEX) Underway: nitial Assessment (A) Underway: Underway Demonstration ( D) JUL JUL 25 JUL 26 JUL 27 JUL-4 AUG 5-23 AUG AUG Underway: Final Evaluation Phase (}EP) Underway: Family Day Cruise Fleet Maintenance Availability 2 En losure (2)

5 28-29 AUG Underway: Sea Trials 20 AUG-3 SEP 4-5 AUG 6-17 SEP 18 SEP 19 SEP nport: Nauticus, Downtown Norfolk 20 SEP 21 SEP-28 OCT SEP Maintenance and Material Management (3M) Assist Visit OCT Underway: Sea Trials 31 OCT-11 NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV 27 NOV-1 DEC 1-4 DEC 4-31 DEC Underway en route to Morehead City N.C. nport: Morehead City, N.C.; Combi ed Joint 1 Task Force, Horn of Africa (CJTF-H A) embarks Deployed, Trans-Atlantic (TRANSLAN ) crossing Port Visit: Rota, Spain Underway: Deployment/Operation End ring Freedom Port Visit: Valleta, Malta Underway: Deployment/Operation Enduring Freedom 3 En ::losure (2)

6 USS MOUNT WHTNEY (LCC/JCC 20) COMMAND HSTORY NARRATVE Calendar year 2002 was a busy one for USS MOUNT (LCC/JCC 20). After closing out 2001 with a shipyard availability period at NORSHPCO Shipyard, the sh!p jumped into the new year with both feet. On February 9, MOUNT WHTNEY set sail for the North Atlantic region to participate in the highly successful Exercise ~st ong Resolve 2002," one of the largest NATO exercises n recent memory. More than 30 ships from 13 NATO countrie and 12 Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations participated n the exercise. During the ship's two-month journey to the North tlantic region, MOUNT WHTNEY Sailors got the opportunity to enjoy liberty in six different nations: Germany, Poland Denmark, The Netherlands, reland, and Portugal. n June, MOUNT WHTNEY's Engineering Department s t the Atlantic Fleet standard for technical expertise a d watchstanding proficiency as the ship achieved th highest scoring engineering certification in nspe tors from the Afloat Training Group (ATG) went over its sys ems with a fine-toothed comb and determined that the command ship met and exceeded the requirements for engineering readiness. The ship was the first in the Atlantic Fleet to perform the nitial Assessment (A) underway, and passed each of the 28 evolutions of the Underway Demonsttation (UD), for an overall score of Outstanding. After a successful Final Evaluation Period (FEP) in July, MOUNT WHTNEY's crew received a well-deserved res ite as the ship spent the majority of August in its Norf lk, Va., homeport. n September, the ship underwent a sue essful Maintenance and Material Management (3M) Assist V sit. Not long after the inspection, the ship's crew learne that MOUNT WHTNEY's operational tempo would soon incr ase to new heights. MOUNT WHTNEY was scheduled to begin 2003 as it h d ended with a shipyard availability. However, wh~n America upped the ante in the war on terrorism, the ship teceived the short-notice call to support a multi-service $taff during a six-month deployment to the Horn of Africa region.

7 Prior to the deployment, CO:M:MANQER, SECOND FLEET disembarked the ship in order for COMBNED TASK F RCE-HORN OF AFRCA (CJTF-HOA) to err~ark. MOUNT WHTNEY de arted Norfolk on November 12 to participate in OPERATO ENDURNG FREEDOM and the ongoing global war on terrorism. :On November 13, CJTF-HOA embarked the ship to suppor this deployment. 2 En1losure (3)