Kalamazoo (AOR 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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The food service division is the largest division in the Supply Department. The division is made tip tif the I9 bless Nlanagement Specialist tNlS'sl who are the Chefs , 23 food service attendants tmess cooksl who clean up the N15's messes. and lttsl but not least a mess decks Nlaster-,'Xt-Arms. the mess cooks father and policeman. S-2 division was on their toes this deployment. They prepared over litltltltl delicious meals for the KZO0 crew who consumed over S3flfl,tItltl worth of chow. They also came in a strong fourth in the coveted lidward lf. Ney award. lfinishing fourth in the large afioat category' on this annual award showed a great effort on KZOOR S-2. Good on you shipmatesl S-2 organiycd andfor participated in plenty of special events. A special cake was made in honor of the battle oiler's ltltlth unrep. We hosted a pina night and made an over-the-hump cake to celebrate the half- way' point ofthe cruise. S-2 also catered two ship's pic- nics in Golcuk. Turkey' with all the beer and sodas our Turkish guests could get their hands on! Here is a Sltitp- shot view ofthe whole division. The Galley Office: This is the brain trust of S-Z. llere are the men who make it happen. They plan the menus. order the supplies, and madly' try' to keep track of the constant coming and going stores. Also in the office is the divisional damage control petty officer. llc makes sure that everything is not only' working, but that it is safe as well. 'T f J 'Q 5 tw if tx! - DIVISIO 0 N153 assigned 9 ' v . here. as well as -1 mess cooks lNUUl lll3 ll CTU' at WUT Bllfl plus are the rule. The Nlcss decks: The land of the Nless-Decks' Nlaster-At-.'Xrms. With his raiders ta crew' ol 8 mess cooksl hc is tasked with keeping the mess decks abso- lutely spotless. ln addition to cleaning up after the stampede of hungry sailors during the meal. thcy' must keep everything stocked during the meal tsuch as ketchup. mustard. napkins. milk. bug juice. and wa- terl. This is not an easy job but it is rewarding. 2 of these mess cooks are stuck with The Dragon which is the dish washer in thc crews scullery. The tempera- ture there is always 95 + degrees and the humidity' is Th- Crews Galley: There are ati airdet fed is no easy job, Long hard days over 2007. The Wardroom Galley: Thcre are 3 MSE that that prepare culinary' delights for the Officers. Trying to please this many' Khakis is a challenge. The four mess cooks assigned get the exciting job of cleaning the staterooms, wardroom. and cleaning up after these culinary delights. They' assist the MS's, serve the meals and water the officers. The job is very' demand- ing, and only' the most squared aw ay mess cooks get the opportunity' to slave in the wardroom. The Dry. Chill. and Frozen Provisions Stor- erooms: The jack-offthe-dust was responsible for re- ceiving and issuing over S300.000 worth of food this cruise. He has one mess cook who assists him in keep- F ill... M- s in' the SltJl'Cf0tlI'ItS in im eccable 'o A ' . S E p L Ddlll0I't.The Chili 1 box is where we keep the fresh veggies. and dairy- prod t - i ucts. lt is 20 feet deep. l0 feet wide, 3 d 8f . and when packed to the brim. it only Iigkeseflulgfrg f to empty. This dynamic duo was res onsible - ' tons of food for the galleys evefiy- day. abrfgdgggenoul cooks from the various galleys and mess decks earncgs the privilege of hauling all of it up the ladders The Bakeshop: The baker is responsible forimgk ing breakfast pastries and desserts for lunch and su i per. lrle is one of the most popular sailors on 5035 when the aroma of his cookies makes it's way' throu li the ship. One mess cook assigned to him to keep tfig place from looking like it was hit with a flour bomb llflour can be very' mcssyj. ' The CPO Galley: The three mess cook ' here bring the food from the crew's gallev to ihiitsmgffi mess, They' are responsible for cleaning the chiefg berthing, mess, and galley: Most important, they km, the chiefs well stocked with coffee. A chiefwithoutmf. T fee is like a Zippo without butane. v All in all we had a very successful cruise. Wg worked very hard and we still have a lot to accomplish lt could not have been done without the support ofour families and friends. ......-l

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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

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s-3 Divtsto 9 5 'N z . Sales Division consists of the vending ma- chines. the Ship's Store. the barber shop. and laundry. This division is manned by 10 ship's ser- vicemen fSH'sJ. These are the guys who make these metal bulkheads homey. The figures shown below are evidence that these were some busy sailors during the cruise. The Ship's Store was a bustling place: a meeting ground for people on break, a source of nourishment for the hungry, and a vacuum for people with money to spend. When the cruise be- gan. there were over 800 different products. or line-items to buy. The store made over S225,000.00 in sales during the cruiseg an aver- age of 5535.00 per person. Both good deals and necessities were available and taken advantage of: for example, nearly 15.000 packs of Marl- boro's were sold, as were over l00 boom boxes. Nxxx H-- - F15 SH3 Shaw tending the ships store. lv- The barbershop cut enough hair to make a Turkish carpet large enough to cover the entire cargo deck. Nearly 3.000 haircuts were given. Vending machines broke records high and low - low records because of l 50,600 cans ofsoda were sold during the cruise. or almost I5 eases of soda per crew member. And. for the informa- tion of all, more coke was sold than pepsi. Laundry put through more clothes than a Turkish textile factory. to the tune of 102.000 pounds. or 52 tons! lfevery man aboard changed his skivvies everyday. then laundry washed 76.440 pairs of skivvies. The ship's laundry is a large scale operation involving many steps and a lot of cooperation with other departments. A- gang worked real hard to keep the machines in working order. The process of doing laundry is quite involved: for example. whites are washed ,any , Q45 P V 4 .4 ,,,, 1 using five different chemicals. all added at dif- ferent times. Somday maybe the Navy will dis- cover All Tempa-Cheer. Also. over 7.000 shirts were pressed. over 5.000 pairs ofpants. and plen- ty of dress uniforms. Records keeping for all these activities takes two full-time people. With two people in the Sales Office. one person cash collecting. one person filling the vending machines. four in the laundry, two in the barbershop. two on flight quarters. one in the ship's store and one in the bulk store room. the ten SH's were spread pretty thin. Nonetheless. they came through the cruise with flying colors and the highest profit to turn over to Welfare and Recreation ever. qimpyr sales division s-3 ll