Kalamazoo (AOR 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY DEPARTM N iq le Supply Dcpurlmcnl Head LCDR Campbell n IX S

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ASE DIVISIO I ff ,. The replenishment at sea experts are composed of Electricians Mates, Ma- chinist Mates. and Deck Seamen. The Rase team maintains eleven underway replenishment stations for a combined to- tal of43 winches and three 10,500 pound elevators. v 2 L . 'v X. .4 '44 an nquullrw .JSF il I '15, lax During underway replenishment ev- olutions Rase division personnel are sta- tioned on deck ready to respond to any equipment malfunction that may be en- countered. The following personnel have en- sured that every time the services of USS KALAMAZOO have been called upon. the equipment was on line, allowing the ships of the sixth fleet to receive the nec- essary fuel, cargo. and ammo required. LTJG Mykyta fDivision Officerj, MMCS CSWJ Tillman QLCPOJ. MMI CSWJ Lizen ILPOJ. EMI Monzon, MMI New- some, MMI ISWI Loose. EM2 Lafave, MM2 Battles. EM3 Banks. MM3 Miller. MM3 Gomez, EM3 Le. MM3 Jefferson, MM3 Hampton, SN Ramirez. SN Smith, SN Mayes, SN Stephens, SN Ford, SN Holmes. rase I7

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S-1 DIVISIO The Stores Division is comprised ofthe Storekeepers Rating. USS KALAMA- ZOO currently has l7 Storekeepers fSKsJ assigned. These salt--of-the-earth , hard working, loyal, red, white, and blue United Stated Navy Sailors, are responsi- ble for logistics management of the ship's and fleets assets. lt is hopeful that the in- formation provided will give you the big picture of your all-American blue jack- et logisticians. The storekeepers of the supply office are responsible for the ship's budget. This is no small thing considering the ship's bud- get for fiscal year '89 was Sl,504,984.70. During the cruise the SKS ofthe Supply Of- fice processed 5,675 requisitionsg handled approximately 27.000 messages, letters and bills. Needless to say they were kept ex- tremely busy. The Supply Support Center for GSKJ is responsible for the day-to-day manage- ment of over 68,000 parts and consumable type materials that are necessary to keep the ship running. Literally everything from A fanimal by products, like glovesl to Z las in Zincoxidej. The SKs of GSK processed 5,687 receipts, made 7,990 issuesg and completed 963 technical cus- tomer assists. When Ace hardware Corp was looking for the perfect Helpful Hardware Man they took lessons from these highly qualified, courteous, Logistics Technicians. The Storekeepers assigned tothe cargo section of S-l are the guys that fulfill the ship's mission of providing quality food and fuel to the fleet. The KALAMAZUO carries 7.2 million gallons of bulk petro- leum fi.e. diesel and jet turbine fuelsj. ln an average month the KZOO pumped l2,424,595 gallons, with over 6.3 million gallons going to other ships in 6th fleet, The Cargo Rats are the final group of KZOO's expert logistics personnel. These round the clock sailors handled an average of 250 measurement tons of food and supplies every month. fWho invited the in-laws to dinner'? J ln so doing they have kept the sixth fleet Hready for sea ! These stores are moved via either vertical replen- ishment fvertrepl or connected replenish- ment fconrepj. Nobody moved fleet freight and stores better than these amazing swab- bies. You can see by the quantity of cargo and fuel handled, the KALAlVIAZOO's cargo section has learned the meaning of the phrase Texas Big . ln case you didn't notice these sailors are THE WORLD'S GREATEST! s-l division QSKJ I9