Kansas City (AOR 3) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1987 volume:

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Ship ' s history, mission and chorocterisrics 3 Commanding Officer 8 Executive Officer 10 Choploin Commond Master Chief 12 Department Heads 14 Divisions 16 Departure Day 50 Ports of Coil 52 VIPs ' Visits 62 Crossing the Line Ceremony 68 Holiday Routine 78 KC Sports 80 Merchandise Sole 86 Ship ' s Bond 87 UNREP 88 Bottiegroup Ships 90 Tiger Cruise 102 Homecoming 106 Cruisebooi ; Staff 108 USS KANSAS CITY AOR-3 WESTPAC 87 88 USS KANSAS CITY AOR 3 The USS KANSAS CITY is rhe rhird ship in a new doss of replenlshmenr vessels, and is nonned ofrer rhe dries of Kansas Ciry , Konsos, and Kansas Ciry, Mis- souri She is o nnojor componenr of Service Group One of rhe U.S. Pacific Fleer. The USS KANSAS CITY was builr in Quincy. Mossachuserrs, by rhe General Dynomics Corp.. and was commissioned on June 6, 1970. She is home porred in Ooklond, California. The USS KANSAS CITY is designed ro serve as one srop shopping for Pocific Fleer carrier ond es- corr unirs, which means she con provide rhese ships wirh oil rhe necessiries for corrying our operorions — fuel, food and ommunirion — in one srop ' . De- cause of rhe USS KANSAS CITY ond orher replenlsh- menr ships, rhe rosk force con sroy or sea indefinirely. The ship con handle rwo rypes of bulk fuel — ship service fuel oil and jer fuel, roroling over seven million gallons. Below rhe main deck is o 150,000 cu- bic foor cargo hondling deck and srorerooms, which con hold 1,200,000 pounds of refrigerored, frozen and dry stores. The ship has five ammunition mogo- zines rhar ore connecred wirh rhe moin deck by elevorors The USS KANSAS CITY transfers her cargo by means of fuel lines, elevorors ond ren refueling and cargo rigs. Cusromer ships opprooch ro wirhin 140 feer of her side ond steam at about 12 knots while the transfer of ommunirion, stores ond fuel is mode. An underwoy replenishment, or UNREP os ir Is colled, is on oil hands evolurion for speed and effi- ciency. A helicoprer londing pod over rhe fonroil pro- vides rhe ship wirh o VERTREP ' (verricol replenlsh- menr) copobiliry a in H O I o CO J hO CO o N) o CD en O O) CD 3 5 -  - O 9 CD n- D (t) Copfoin Chrisrensen was born, July 1942, in An- napolis, Maryland. The son of o coreer novol officer, he also chose the service, groduoring from the U.S. Naval Academy in June of 1964. He rhen enrered flight training and received his wings in March of 1966, becoming the Navy ' s first third generation No- vo! Aviator — his grandfather hod token port in the first trons-Atlontic flight in 1919. Following training in the A4C Skyhowk ot NAS Lemoore, California, he joined Attack Squadron One Hundred Thirteen (VA-110) and deployed, in October 1966, on the first of four Vietnam combat cruises aboard USS ENTERPRISE. In August of 1968, after com- pleting more than 200 combat missions over North Vietnam and two cruises oboord ENTERPRISE, he was reassigned to duty os an instructor pilot with Attack Squadron One Hundred Seventy-four (VA-174) ot NAS Cecil Field, Florida. In October 1968, he was selected as o demon- stration pilot with the Navy ' s Flight Demonstration Teom, the BLUE ANGELS, Following two years with the BLUES , he wos transferred to duty flying the F4 Phantom with Fighter Squadron One Hundred For- ty-two (VF-142) and completed two more combat cruises aboard Enterprise between June 1971 and June 1973. In 1975, after a year as a student ot the Naval War Colleg e (groduoting with Highest Distinction), he wos ordered to serve as Operations Officer of the West Coast ' s F4 Fighter Troining Squadron One Hun- dred Twenty-one (VF-121), where he served until screened for command in November of 1977. From April 1978 until June 1981, he was Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of Fighter Squodron One Hundred Fourteen (VF-114), flying the F4 Tom- cat. Between July and November 1981, he served as Operations Officer for Commander, Fighter Early Warning Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In December of 1961, he was selected to command Topgun, the Navy fighter weapons school at NAS Miromor, Coli- fornio. He remained there until ordered to the com- mand of Carrier Air Wing Two, which he assumed in August of 1983. Detaching from there in December 1984, he re- ported to the Pentogon, where he served first as TA- CAIP, onolyst ond later os Deputy Director ond, for four months, acting director of OPA, the principal mili- tary staff advisor to the Secretory of the Novy. De- parting the Pentogon in August 1986, he began train- ing OS PCO of USS KANSAS CITY and took command in April of 1987. Captain Christensen has occumuloted over 5,000 flight hours in tactical aircraft with more than 1,000 carrier arrested landings. He flew 360 combot missions over North Vietnam between 1966 and 1973 and earned 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, o Meritorious Service Medal, 27 Air Medols, ond 6 Novy Commendation Medols with Combat V , among numerous other owords ond ribbons. He is married to the former Leslie Carpenter of Virginia Beach, Virginia. They hove three children: Kathleen, 18; Cory, 13; and Catherine, 11 COMMANDING OFFICER, Captain Ernest E. Christensen Jr. Lieutenant Commander Foley was born in Chi- cago, Illinois on 28 March 1943 and raised in Moun- tain Home, Arkansas, the son of Mrs. Dorothy Hud- son. He attended Mountain Home High School in Ar- kansas and Notionol University in Son Diego, Califor- nia where he graduated Magna Cum Loude, earning o Bachelor ' s Degree in Public Administration. He enlisted in the Novy in 1961 and served suc- cessively on USS LINDENWALD (LSD-6). USS MOUN- TRAIL (APA-213), USS LEXINGTON (CVS-16), and USS TACONIC (AGC-17). Staff duty as a member of COM- PHIDGRU FOUR ond COMPHIDGRU TWO wos fol- lowed by assignment to USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) and USS NOAH (DD-841). While serving as Senior Instructor and Noval Reserve Recruiter ot Naval Reserve Train- ing Center, Son Mateo, Californio, he was promoted to Chief Petty Officer and selected as o Worrent Offi- cer (Boatswain). As o Warrant Bootswoin he returned to sea, in- itially OS First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer on USS APACHE (ATF-67) and subsequently as Ship ' s Boat- swain on USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD.39). Ordered ashore, Lieutenont Commander Foley reported to Recruit Training Command, Son Diego, California where he served successively as Battalion Com- mander, Assistant Military Training Officer, and Legal Officer. Selected as o Limited Duty Officer, he served a three year tour as First Lieutenant on USS SAMUEL GOMPERS (AD-37). Chosen for the Officer Degree Completion Program, he completed his degree re- quirements and reported for duty as Service Croft Of- ficer at Naval Station, Son Diego, California. His lost assignment as a Limited Duty Officer was on USS RO- ANOKE (AOR-7). While serving in that billet, he was selected for transfer to the Unrestricted Line Commu- nity OS a Surface Warfare Officer. Selected for eorly command, Lieutenont Commander Foley reported to USS EXCEL (MSO-439) where he served os Com- manding Officer from April 1985 until October 1986. Following his commond tour, he reported to USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) os Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander Foley has been award- ed the Meritorious Service Medal, Novy Commenda- tion Medal (2), Novy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Citation (2), Good Conduct Medal (3), Novy Expeditionary Medal, Notional De- fense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2), Vietnam Service Ribbon with three bronze stars. Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Ser- vice Deployment Ribbon with silver star, Vietnam Unit Gollentry Cross, Vietnam Personal Gallantry Cross, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Expert Rifle Medal and Expert Pistol Medal. Lieutenant Commander Foley is married to the former Zenoido B. Antonio of Cuyopo, Nuevo Ecijo, Republic of the Philippines. They currently reside with their son, Roberto Lee, in Vollejo, California. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR Lee M. Foley Chaplain CDR Wayne Bouck Hey, Choploin, whot ' s cookin ' ? The Choploin in uniform Command Master Chief BMCM Post % Now, rhot ' s squored owoyl ' fkf BMCM Post cuts the Hump Doy ' coke os CAPT Christensen wotches. Moster Chief Post in o mode of silence DEPARTMENT DECK ■ . z H p b ' ft 1 ■ J J LCDR Spillers ADMN NA H| f H W 11 1 1 SUPPLY LCDR Tusing AIR DETACHMENT LT Doily LCDR Weyrici HEADS ENGINEERING LT Sipple MEDICAL LT Kelly OPERATIONS k fc ' -m LT Izenburg DENTAL LCDR Hawkins First Division DM1 Thornhill DM1 Copporcelli DM2 Homm DM3 Chomplin DM3 Dehmke DM3 Robinson DM3 Snelling DM3 Lofink 5A Vonderford 5A Webb 5N Webster 5N Cooper 5N Mueller 5R Holmes SA Howord SP. Ulerick SR Osbey SN Duchonon 5N Lamb SN Horned SN Wentworth SR, Dorker SA Froehlich SA Nortio SA Jones LTJG Working ¥ iKn SA Hompron 5N Shope SA Tucker SA Juon SA Poelmo 5R Junkins SR Moy SA nudzinski SR Longe SR Tulley First Division is responsible for rhe well being and oppeor- once of rhe forecosrie, anchor, forward portion of rhe main deck and oil rhe kingposts, winches, hot dog sronds and rig boxes in thor orea, including bullwork and hulls. The middle port of the cargo deck is also port of rhe divisions responsibil- ity. The men of Firsr Division keep rhe deck and all the work spaces within their area operorionol. Firsr Division works hard to keep rhe KCs repurorions lofty posirion in rhe eyes of rhe fleer First Division lives with its rrodition as the UNREP Special- ists Doy or night, whatever or whenever rhe coll of duty, Firsr Division is there. Teamwork is highly regarded and is rhe div- ision ' s bottle cry The division believes in rhe three hallowed words: Pride, Professionalism and Dedicorion — which makes First Division the Number One Division. DM3 Robinson, rig coptoin, tokes chorge during UNREP evolution Second Division DM1 Dovis BM1 Gormoe BM2 Holmes DM2 Gibson DM2 Mclver DM3 Fisher DM3 Pollord BM3 West 5N Loden SA Morrin 5N Flemming SA Mockie SN Sanderson SA Light SR Roundy SN Collins SA Dongo SR White SA Heinemonn SR Petrine SA Willis SA Stnith SA Koighn SA Coulter SA Deblosis DMCS Dobler SA Sonioyo SR Toylor 5N Abenojor 5A Mourelotos SA Phom SA Jennings SN O Neol SN Cochron SA Pichler SR Wueihrich The number may be rwo, bur rhe men of Sec- ond Division ore second ro no one Preserving and moinroining rheir portion of USS KANSAS CITY is o very serious business, ond rhey do if wirh profession- alism and pride. Their responsibilities include the star- board boot boom, fontoil, srorboord motor vi hale boot and the ship ' s sides aft of the quarterdecks to the stern sheet. Their pride and professionolism shine the bright- est during UNT EPS. At any time, doy or night, the men of Second Division ore able to deliver fuel and stores to any of our fellow ships. Hard work and dedi- cation have earned these men the title Second Divi- sion — Second to none! DM5C Dobler ond ET3 Moro overlook boot operations from the quorter deck Third Division 0% BM1 Fronchok DM1 Ronk DM3 Himmench DM3 Holl 5N Altemose 5A Pitzer 5A Concepcion 5R Porter Third Division is very important and unique to aid in the completion of the assigned operations of the KANSAS CITY. Third Division is responsible for the operation, repair and proper maintenance of the ship ' s refueling and cargo delivery equipment. Third consists of personnel in three different navy ratings: Dootsvy oin ' s Motes, Mochinist Motes ond Electrician ' s Motes. Together they moke the STREAM Team, v hich is the system the KC uses for the transfer of fuel and dry cargo (STREAM stands for Standard Ten- sion Replenishment Alongside Method). Third Division Dootwoin ' s Motes ore responsible for the proper rigging, operation, repair and supervi- sion of the sofe operotion of the rigs on the main deck. On the overage working day you con find them on deck hard at work replacing o broken sec- tion of hose or setting up the stotions for the next round of underway replenishments (UNREPs). Third Division ' s Boatswain ' s Motes represent the highest quality of deck seamanship. The Machinist Motes hove the responsibility to keep in excellent condition readiness the electro-hy- droulic winches, rom tensioners, transfer heads ond the weopons ond cargo elevators. The specialized training received by the Machinist Motes is seen in its fullness by the operotionol readiness and expedi- ent repair of their equipment. Electrician ' s Motes hove the ability to overcome any electricol problems that arise in the use of the UNREP winches, cargo ond weopon elevators, UN- REP lighting and oil UNREP stotion controllers. In order for them to complete oil of these tasks they need to hove Q knowledge of high power controls, lighting systems, computer circuits, as well as the characteris- tics of shipboard electricol systems. They work closely with the other rotes in the division to insure the prop- er, responsive control of the replenishment stotions and ship ' s elevators. A person would be hard pressed to find o divi- sion with more combined knowledge and ability than Third Division on the KANSAS CITY. Due to the fact thot KANSAS CITY is o supply ship, the successful completion of its tosks ore dependent on its ability to deliver fuel and corgo. The obility to accomplish this foils on the combined efforts and teomwotk of oil Third Division personnel, rhus giving rhem rheir morto which is proudly displayed on rheir living quar- ter ' s door . . . STREAM TEAM Fourth Division The Verficol Replenishment Speciolisfs ; that is what the men of Fourth Division ore known as. They ore the operotors of KANSAS CITY ' s internotionol Air- port (olios — the KC flight deck). These ore 16 of the hardest working men oboord the ship They hove conducted in excess of 270 VERTREPS this cruise, sending: sup plies, groceries, personnel, precious moil and other cargo items via HC-11 DET 11 helicopters to various ships in the bottle- group. In addition, they mointoin the oviotion sup- port equipment, man aviation fire teams, perform maintenance and upkeep for the helo hongors ond flight deck, ond keep up vorious other spaces. Many, many times during this cruise these young men started the doy well before sunrise and worked till midnight with only quick breaks for head coils and chow. In fact, the helicopters logged over 300 hours flying rime for three consecutive months of the cruise — o KANSAS CITY record — with Fourth Division supporting them every second of the way. Men like these moke KANSAS CITY the fine ship she is by living her motro: Nobody Does It Better. DM3 Summerlin DM5N Potts 5N Boco 5N Ruiz SN Madden Weapon ' s Division LTJG Fletcher GMGC Kreider KANSAS CITY ' S Gunner s Mores ' primory mission is ro moinroin rhe security of rhe ship. Each of rhem is fomilior wirh rhe handling and moinrenonce of smoll orms and rheir use in rhe prevenrion of sobo- roge or rerrorism. Underway, they ore prepored ro respond quickly ro small boor and lighr oircrofr or- rocks ond mines wirh rhe M60 machine gun, M79 gre- nade launcher or rhe 50 caliber mochine gun The GM ' s ore olso responsible for the handling, sroroge and rronsfer of ommunirion belonging ro rhe other ships in the bottlegroup This enrolls a working knowl- edge of ammunition identification ond the use and maintenance of hondling equipment. SR Hoyes. GMG2 Lopez ond GMGSN Inmon shoulder M-1 rifles. y ' 3 . ; -% LTJG Flercher GMG3 Wode ond GMG1 Loubscher corefully mo- nuever one of rhe mony big shells ' ' the KC supplied to the bottle- group. GMGO Wode GMG2 Doll GMG3 Morrison GMGSN Inmon GMG5A Herr SA Weed GMGSN Pierce SA Shonk 5A Griffith 5R Hoyes 5-3 Division 5H1 Geronimo 5H3 Prince pressing uniforms in the ship ' s laundry SH2 Warren 5H3 Woldorf 5H3 Pri Service with q smile The Ship ' s Servicemen aboard USS KANSAS CITY ore o rore breed of personnel. They ore hard-charg- ing men fhor render services ro rhe crew with pride ond professionalism. They perform o viral porr in maintaining rhe morale ond welfare of rhe crew. There ore rwo divisions of Ship ' s Servicemen raring onboard: Reroil and Service Deporrmenrs. The Rerail Deporrmenr consisrs of rhe Ship ' s Srore and vending machines. The Ship ' s Srore offers a wide voriery of irems from geedunk ro foreign merchondise, as well as rhe necessary roilerries and uniform irems. The sodo machines ore filled rhree rimes a doy, yer rhere ' s always o demand for more. The candy ond cigarerre mochines ore recenr addi- tions to the Retail Deportment, which widen the ser- vices for rhe crew and increases soles and profirs — which go direcrly ro KANSAS CITY ' s Welfore and Rec- rearion Fund. The Service Deportment consists of the barber shop and laundry. In rhe barber shop ore rwo newly reupholsrered barber choirs. Alrhough hair is cut the ' Navy way , they do try to cater to individuol de- ■ires and needs. They hove all rhe modern hoir cur- nng equipmenr rhor is available for rhe crew of KAN- SAS CITY. For rhis WESTPAC records show they hove :ut over 2,400 heads. The busiesr deporrmenr is rhe ship ' s laundry. Ir ronsisrs of three sixry-pound-lood washers and dryers, six pressers ond rhree commercial washers and dryers. It is open six days o week or sea. The records show rhor rhe laundry processed 240,000 pounds of bulk work for rhis cruise! Thor ' s o rremen- dous occomplishmenr by the two men ossigned there. Despite the hard work the Ship ' s Servicemen ore proud ro be of service ro the crew of rhe besr ship in rhe wesr. In oddirion ro rheir regulor accom- plishments, S-3 is proud that they achieved a grade of excellent ond earning rhe Blue ' E for Supply De- portment during the Supply Management Inspection held Aug. 17-19. They also contribured $20,000 ro rhe Welfare and Recreorion Fund for rhe occounring pe- riod of June 1 rhrough Seprember 00. 5HSN Armstrong 5H5N Jones SN Poiissocrs 5A Cooper 5-2 Division M5C Yopo USS KANSAS CITY ' S Food Service Division, 5-2. hos o two fo ld mission It provides orrrocrive, nutfitlonol meols to the crew in pleosont surroundings while providing complete provisions supporr for oil messes oboord Acting OS the single point of conioct for oil messes, the division is committed to provide o complete ronge of provisions to eoch privote mess on boord in o responsive ond courteous foshion M50 Kopple MSO Northrup - fin ' MSO Angeles MS3 Mcimyre SN Liebermon MSSN Howry S-i Division 5K1 Roldon SK2 Dozo SK2 Poscuol 5K3 Unsoy 5K3 Sonros SK3 Thomos 5K3 Conner 5N5N Drown 5N George 5N Wilson 5K5A Henline 5A Poduo DK1 Reyes 5-4 and 5-8 Division Moil call! ll • u -« til Ik P m KC s finest PCs The disbursing office is responsible for fhe finonciol tronsocrions of rhe USS KANSAS CITY. The four mon crew provides customer services for 32 officers, 423 en- lisred men and rhe HC-11 derochmenr personnel. These services include; processing ollotmenrs ond travel claims, preparing the payroll, handling collections ond disbursements of public funds, ond the preporotion of monthly finonciol reports Those working in the office occosionolly find them- selves with more than o day ' s work ond only a doy to do it. Working lote to ensure everything gets done on time, they ore moking a sincere effort to satisfy the finonciol needs of the crew ond, most importont of oil, provide service with o smile PC1 Letrermon ond SN Do vis reody fo serve Air Detachment HC-i1 LT Riggs . . y AMHC Bugoy Doily PQS ensures the sofety of crew and corgo for HC-11. -i mj n LTJG Denison CNV02 Heldmon The tlightdeck crew reodies to pull chocks for yer onothatj3oy of lil AMS3 Poge ADAN Ooldodo AEAN Sreinowoy AMSO Stocy AM5AN Fouts A E Divisions n ' 1 IC1 Populos EM1 Rotojchok EM2 Reed IC2 Roundtree EM2 Schroeder IC2 VonSpeeken IC3 Mink EM3 Richmond EM3 Winchell IC3 Duty Heoded by LTJG Moore. A-Division is unique in rhe focr rhot rhey ore nor limired to ony cerroin space on the ship From anchor windless ro ofter steering, from rhe emergency diesel generoror ro rhe helo -efueling ream, from oil JP-5 and DFM fuel ranks ro rhe fuel pumps rhor moke our mission possible: A-Division is at work and on worch. A combinorion of Mochinisr Mores and Enginemen. rhey ore rhe most versorile division oboord KANSAS CITY While keepng rhe ship ' s berrhing comporrmenrs cool and rhe showers hor. A-Division is olso re- sponsible for oil refrigeration onboord. rhe moinrenonce of oil diesel en- gines, ond rhe low ond high oir pressure compressors. All ouxiliory sreom and potoble worer rhor leaves the engineroom is rheir responsibiliry. wherher ir goes to rhe ship ' s loundry or one of rhe four galleys on boord. Need ro know onyrhing obour rhe Novy ' s differenr kinds of fuel? Jusr visir Liquid Cargo Control (POL) — fuel copirol of rhe Pacific Fleet. Aside from rhe doily moinrenonce of rheir mochinery, A-Division is somerimes pur ro work by on unhoppy surprise. When somerhing goes wrong, doy or nighr. rhey are rhere ro repair! E (Elecrricol) Division is comprised of Inrerior Communication Elecrrl- cions (IC) ond Elecrricion Mores (EM). IC Elecrricions ore responsible for rhe following sysrems: inrerior com- municorions, swirchboords. ship conrrol consoles and indicorors, rele- phones. onnouncing. recording, relevision ond enterroinmenr. elecrricol olorm. sofery ond worning. elecrricol indicorion. order and merering. Elecrricion Mores moinroin and repair various elecrricol equipment such OS elecrric morors. generorors. pumps, ond rhe lighring sysrem rhroughour rhe ship. They ore also responsible for rhe operorion of the ship ' s electrical power disrriburion ond ship ' s elecrricol sofery program. E Division ploys o virol role in oil phases of rhe ship ' s mission. y 1 fm Ti mif M Division MMC5 Dumpir M-Division is mode up of designored Machinist Mores and firemen who worl ' in rhe moin propulsion engineering spaces — specificolly rhe engineroom, also known as Moin Conrrol. Main Conrrol coordinores rhe essenriol services necessary for rhe ship ro f ullf ill irs mission: survivobiliry and hobirobiliry; elecrricol power; sreom; freshwor- er; low and high pressure air; ond rhe ship ' s propul- sion requiremenrs for underwoy operorions. M-Division is responsible for six watch srorions underway ond Cold Iron worches when the propul- sion plonr is secured while in port. From roking hourly reodings on the main engines ro ensuring rhe pro- ducrion of disrilled water to be utilized by the ship ' s force, these wotches ore carried out with diligence and core. Being a main space engineer, or Hole Snipe , has irs drowbocks and its shore of stress-inducing work conditions, but without us the Novy as we know it would be inconceivable. FN Willioms, left, inspects ttie evoporotors while MMFN Weber stond wotcri ot moin control. MM1 Dunn MM1 Vitug MM1 Wohlohoefer MM2 Dudley MM2 Phillips MM2 Womer MM2 Zurich MM3 Doum MM3 Rober MM3 VonVleet FN Coperon FN Chombress FN Fletcher MMFN LopezDioz MMFN O ' Conner FN Robinson MMFN Wollbom MMFN Webster FN Willlonns MMFA Drody MMFA Dreding FA Dietiker FA Hodges MMFA Stevenson MM1 VIrug, HT3 Hubson and MM3 VonVleet work on on Engineroom troublecoll. ' B Division BT1 Suelo on worch in Fireroom Control. DT3 Ross performing BT1 Cruz BT1 Suelo DT1 Tiomzon BT2 Chovez BT2 Donoby BT2 Elijo BT2 Hocl ford BT2 Osiecki BT2 Rohloff BT3 Dosilvo DTFA Aviles DTFA Liley DTFA Nonson FA Powlowski DTFA Seimer BT3 Fredizickson DTO Johnson DT3 Ross DT3 Rorh DT3 Upton R Division «f HT3 Ulrlch HT3 Hobson HT3 Tyler MRFN Gregus HTFN Romsey Repair Division (better known os R Division) is the engineering division which must perform o wide voriety of jobs, R Division consists of both Hull Maintenance Technicions (HT ' s) ond Machinery Re- pairmen (MR ' s). R Division is in charge of instructing Damage Control to the crew of the KANSAS CITY R Division is olso in charge of ensuring thot the Damage Control equipment onboard is in excellent operating condition, R Division is the firefighring team onboard KANSAS CITY. The Emergency Response Team (i.e. Flying Squad ) is designed to counter either fire, flooding or any other emergency which might arise. The team ' s quick response whenever needed is o key element to minimizing domoge. The HT ' s ore oiways busy repairing or monufoc- turing objects for just about everybody onboard. Any welding, brazing or plumbing is performed en- tirely by the HT ' s. Many jobs depend solely on the expertise of the HT ' s in order to ensure that they ore completed properly. Many jobs could not be done without the hot work of the HT ' s. The MR ' s also have o wide variety of jobs to perform. They ore sometimes required to monufoc- ture ports for equipment that must meet certain specifications. Their work must be exact. Any award ceremony would not be complete without a ploque which was produced by the MR ' s. Many long hours go along with being in R Di- vision, but knowing that so many people ore depen- dent upon your work mokes it all worthwhile. MRFN Ulibos HTFN Herns 5N Altemose is ossisted by HTC Estello os he plots the devel- opments of the crew s troming exercises during o General Quortets drill oc RM2 Lilly, RM3 Livingston ond RMSA Kiefer greet customers with o smile l M2 Goines RM2 Droughton RM2 Lilly RM3 Livingston RM3 Weir RM5N Dunn RM5A Kiefer RM5A Meadows RMSA Homilton Division t 5M3 Brand sends signals to other ships Visual communicorions comprise a viral porr of every modern novy They ore needed ro supple- ment modern communications (such os rodio) v hich con easily be intercepted or may betray the trans- mitting stations position There ore three primary means of visuol com- munications. They ore semaphore, flashing light and floghoist. Semaphore requires the use of hand flogs and is used for signaling short distances. It vv os inven- ted by o Frenchman in 1792, and is the fastest and most secure means of visuol communications. Flash- ing light utilizes the morse code. It is used when the distance of the receiving station is great enough to moke semaphore impractical Floghoist is o non-di- rectional method which means that the sending ship may signal several ships simultaneously. On board KANSAS CITY, the Signolmon ' s job is most demanding during underway replenishment. Visual signals ore used to bring thirsty ships alongside, sometimes as close as 160 feet KANSAS CITY ' s excel- lent record speoks for the pride and professionalism of our perservering signal gong. SM1 Bird 5M3 Cooper 5M3 Turner 5M3 Brond OS Division SN Swinson tokes core to moke sure the choris ore occurore. OE Division ET1 Young ET3 Murdoch pouses between jobs for some refresher reoding ET1 rXeogel ET1 Skeens ' - H ET2 Porter ET3 Teogue Era Schmidt ET3 Murdoch 5N Moro Fox CIWS The Phalanx weapon system is designed to defend the ship ogainsr low flying onrl-ship missiles. Close In Weapon System, C.I.W.5., is a self-contained system using its own search and tracl ' sing radars. The gun is a six barrel got- ling gun. Hydroulicolly driven, It fires o 20 MM depleted uranium heavy metol penetrator. The purpose of the system is to either cause o premature detonation of the warhead or destroy the missile ' s engine system. Phalanx is capable of firing 3,000 rounds per minute. FCSN Rodriguez stonds by for emergency breokowoy upon com- pletion of UNf EP. FC2 Burke FCSN Jupp FCSN Rodriguez Fox Division and KC ' s defense (NATO Seo- sporrow) Division SEASPARROW The Seosporrow missile sysrem is designed ro inrercepr incoming onri-ship missiles. ASM defense is its primary mission, bur ir is also capable of inter- cepting Qircroft. Thie system is comprised of o launcher holding a maximum of eight missiles, two rodor directors, three consoles and various support equipment. The system on KC is a duel system; it is copoble of trocking two targets simultaneously With todays high-tech ASMs, the NATO Seos- porrow surfoce missile system is one of the most reliable self-defense missile systems in the fleet 1 FC3 Peosley hoppily posses on All lines cleor! to the bridge FC2 Welch FC2 Doweter FCO McDoniel f Administration i DTCM Morchonr PNC Comorongon NCI Robertson LT Doily Yeomon Personnelmen PN3 Copperwheof V YN3 Edwards The Adminisrrorion Office is manned by the Admin Officer and five Yeoman. They work direct- ly for the Executive Officer. Their functions include: typing of routine correspondence, messages, in- structions ond notices, officer fitness reports (the equivalent of the enlisted performance evoluo- tion). They ore also responsible for submission of monthly, quarterly, semi-onnuol and onnuol re- ports submitted from each department. The Ad- min Office is the central file for oil reference man- uals, instructions and notices. All incoming ond out- going moil is routed from the Admin Office. Yeo- mons ore primarily used as phonetalke rs during General Quarters and 5eo and Anchor Details. An- other service provided by the Admin Office is a Legol Officer and Command Legal Yeoman who provide legol services from completing results of Coptoin ' s Most to Powers of Attorney. y % YNSN Hovlotko Navigation Quorrermosrers work for rhe Novigoror and ore rroined in methods of fixing rhe ships position. They con novigote the ship anywhere in rhe world with the use of electronics, celestial ostronomy or visual lond aids. Hundreds of charts sectioning the ploner ' s oceons ond seas ore kept onboord and mointoined by the Quortermosters The Quartermaster is also on expert helmsmen, signalman and weather observer and is called upon to steer rhe ship in restrictive maneuvering and while alongside of other ships during refueling. LT Doily, who assumed the duties of Novigotor upon LT Worren ' s deporture, ond LTJG Moore, stond on the bridgewlng during one lirst of rhe mony UNREPs. QM3 Aloniz fills out the deck log. OM1 Longhoff QM2 Gobbord QM2 Duchmonn CH Division Public Affairs Office RP5N Gonzoles J05A Klobnok MASTER AT ARMS M51 Inghom The rirle Mosrer-Ar-Arms goes bock to the Royol Novy of Charles the Firsr (1642-49), olrhough at that time they were known as 5ea Corporals. In those days the Moster-At-Arms wos the keeper of oil swords, pistols, corbines, muskets and other smoll arms. In addition, he wos to see that the bondoliers were filled with fresh powder before going into ac- tion. He was considered o kind of Chief of Police for the ship, and he hod to be on expert ot close-order fighting under arms. Todoy ' s Moster-At-Arms force is best described as o shipboard police deportment. Our MAA force is comprised of o Chief MAA, his assistant and four personnel of various ratings ossigned to the force on o temporary bosis by the Executive Officer. The major responsibility of the force is to plan, supervise ond perform security duties afloat includ- ing: investigation, interrogation, opprehension and correction — in short, enforce low and mointoin mili- tary discipline. Other duties of the force include main- taining liaison with locol low enforcement ogencies, rendering ossistonce ond contributing to the welfare and general well-being of Armed Forces personnel, and the preporotion of required records and reports. Decouse it is temporary assigned duty and in- volves intense training in o short period of time, only the most copoble men ore selected for a tour as o Moster-At-Arms Forfunotely, good men ore plentiful on KANSAS CITY and this is exhibited by the reputa- tion KANSAS CITY ' S Moster-At-Arms force hos built for itself: The most orgonized, fine-tuned MAA force in the fleet. 052 Guilfoyle 5M2 O ' Berry Medical Departmenf i «H hskf ■ rr 1 tit LT Kelly HMC Guy The Medical Deporrmenr ' s primary function is ro provide rhe best possible medical and surgicol core necessary ro carry our the mission of USS KANSAS CITY. Aside from providing Sickcall treatment for the sick and injured, the Medical Department is constant- ly engaged in providing a safe and habitable place to live and v ork. All galleys, messdecks and berthing compartments are inspected doily to ensure the crew Q clean place to sleep and that food is cooked and served in sanitary conditions We also monitor all industrial occupational work sites and practices to ensure every crewmember is being exposed to only the sofest environments possible. The Medical Deportment boosts the role mod- el medical department of oil COMSERVGRU-ONE ships. You can believe we are proud! With our excellent loborotory, X-ray and seven- man word capabilities we proved to be o voluoble osset to the WESTPAC ' 67 Battle Group by taking mony consultations from smaller ships. T KC ' s Medical Deportment Service witti o smile- Minor surgery in progress performed by HM5N Alexander while HMC Guy assists and LT Kelly observes HMSN Alexonder SN Dosingo Dental Deportment Soy oQhhhi LCDR Howkins, TAD from the Treosure Island Denrol Clinic, olong wirh his ossistonr DTSN Mongum. worked in cromped spoces throughout the cruise. LCDH Howkins exomines onother of the seemingly endless streom of potlents. Departure Day! July 25, 1987 WE5TPAC Cruise ' 87-88 Dependenrs on the pier wish rhe crew of the KANSAS CITY foir winds ond calm seos. h ? j Ports of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Subic Bay, Philippines Al Maslrah ' , Oman Perth Sydney, Australia Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Arizona MemoriQl — The memory remains! Woikiki Beoch: The Islond of Paradise! .s Woikiki Beoch Hawaii: The land of rhe golden sun. KC in port at Howoii Another beoufiful Howoii doy! Subic Boy, Philippines Fil ' pino notionols from the KC ii1y iio reiijrn hon The hoppy faces of Filipino children express their gratitude for the gifts they received from the crew of the KC The world famous Monilo sunset, ' Children of the Philippines Some of the local beouty. PROJECT HANDCLASP The PROJECT HANDCLASP Teom: volunteers from the KC got together to help the less fortunate They ore gothered with the principal of the Son Norciso School Cstonding to the right of Chaplain Douck) ond the mayor (to his left ) 5N O Neol corries books with a big KC smile The b q -j ' -ri KonsosCity heros during the distribution of medicines ond books in Son Norciso. Zornboles, Philippines 5H2 Warren wirh the hospitable Filipino children. DF ctnwbb The famous filipino smile — cheese! Filipino children protecting themselves from gerting wef Al Mosiroh ' , Oman Omon the Lond of Oil j :f . w The supply delivery plane londs on rime. Perth Sydney, U-S, Novy Memorial in Perrh, Austrolio iJ .?5 ?i2 V 4.«W KC soilors just wont to hove fun! Australia Hon. James Webb, Secretory of the Novy The Honorable Jomes Webb, Secrerory of the Novy, orrivlng 5ECNAV visits the fireroom. 5ECNAV visits KC SECNAV with LCDR Spillers, DMCS Horris and Second Division personnel. 5ECNAV inspects Third Division. GMG3 Wode exploins ro 5ECNAV the principles behind the KC ' s defense 5ECNAV visits the Medical Deportment. SECNAV reenlists KC sailors. SECNAV with MM2 Philipps SECNAV with MS3 Willioms Admirol Toney, COMSERVGRU ONE, wirh rhe US5 KANSAS CITY ' S color guord led by DM1 Thornhill Reor Admirol Toylor speoks to young KANSAS CITY engineers. R,eor Admiral Drooks former KANSAS CITY Commanding Officer, tours the sfiip with Coptoin Christensen, LCDR Foley and BMCM Post f ear Admiral Drooks ond Captain Ctirisiensen in ttie wardroom. HAIL TC The Royol Court of the Roging Moin The Royol Dobies DAVEY JONES! The Honorary Pirate ' s Flog The Royol Judge The trusty Shellbock The ftoyol Queen The beautiful Wog Queen contestants Miss First Division Miss Wordroom Miss E Division Miss Fox Division JW TT Miss R Division Miss 5-1 Division 7tl ' Miss Second Division Miss B Division The envelope please Contesronts woi with bolted breorh for the Moment of Truth The Royal Court decides the tote of Wog A Wog honors the Royol Queen. Wogs stand in front of the fXoyal Court owoiting their fote The Royal Judge stoles a slimy Wog guiltyi The crossing of rhe Equoror ceremony is said ro go OS for boci- os rhe windsrrong seo irself. Myrhology hod ir rhor any vessel crossing rhe Equoror wirh o cargo of Poliywogs (Lond-lubbers, sond-crobs and orher un- desirobles) oboord wirhour convening rhe Royol High Courr of rhe Raging Moin would surely suffer rhe wrorh of Neprunus Rex. To oppeose rhe Gods, in rhe early morning hours on November 28 rhe fomilior, resound- ing cries of Hail ro Dovey Jones! Hoi! ro Dovey Jones! , could be heord oil across KC ' s moin deck as rrusry Shellbocks prepared ro iniriore rhe slimy Poliy- wogs inro rhe Realm of rhe Ancienr Order of rhe Deep. The Shellbocks hod rheir work cur our for rhem, rhe KC corried rhe piriful corgo of 242 or so wogs . The rosk or hand: ro cleanse rhese sod and losr children of rhe seo of rheir mony greor disrespecrs before rhey slirhered ro rhe flighr deck ro oppear before rhe Royol High Courr — desrined for furrher displeosure. The Royol High Courr consisrs of rhe Royal Prose- curor ond rhe Royol Judge (whose fovorire word is guilry), borh in rhe company of Neprunus Rex himself. Also seared on rhe High Courr is rhe Wog Deoury Queen. The nighr before crossing rhe Equoror, o ship holds o Wog Deoury Queen Pogeonr. Eoch division en- rers one conresronr (srricrly Poliywogs) in hopes of be- ing honored as rhe Wog Deoury Queen. The KC ' s queen was rhe ravishing PN3 Andy Copperwheor. All who rook porr in rhis nouricol rrodirion, while relieved when ir wos over, did nor regrer porricipor- ing. Doisrerous pride wos in each voice ofrer rhe final cleoning in rhe Royol Dorh. Whor ore you now? I ' m o Shellback! During rhe rerurn rrip, KANSAS CITY passed rhe equoror where ir crosses rhe Inrernorionol Dare Line, which colls for rhe iniriorion inro rhe ranks of rhe Golden Shellbacks — on honor so rore rhor rhere hod been only one Golden Shellback. QMC Rohr, in rhe enrire crew! On their knees, yet still defiont — Wogs of the khoki persuosion. (LTJG Fletcher, ENC Willioms, GMGC Kreider. and ICC Smoley) Wogs conremploting their Doy of Reckoning .1 Dog-Wog LTJG Moofe ue . l ; 5N Deblosis teceives on injection from the Royol Doctor SN Malleri in the honds of the dement- ed Royol Dofber I A good Wog-Dog. The Shellbocks ond theit Wogs Obediont Wogs ond their l eepers. Holiday Routine Crewmembers sitting on the flightdeck, enjoying o steel-beoch picnic. Give us some food! MM1 Moll on h i seventh homburger. Hot dogs, burgers, chici en or bor-b-que ' Foil in line — chovi time Hey, whot ore you looking ot ' Beer Day 90 days or sea DM2 Woison soys. Gee, rhot was some fine novy chov The XO gets his foir shore — two cons of ice cold Dudwieser DMCM Posi gives MS1 Dumouol o piece of coke os the CO looks on. WESTPAC Sporfs ' Day X ' l ' Sports ' Doys were o welcomed break from the orduous workload foced during the deployment. It ollowed the crew o chonce to relox or burn owoy tensions. Members from the Deck Deportment use reom work to heove around in o strenuous tug-o- wor motch. Smokers wos perhops the most enjoyoble sporting octivity, for bcrti porticipont ond bystonder SN Willis misses the mork Perhaps, if he opened his eyes? . ' ' . . - 1 i||l ' • Members of the crew splosh oround in the protective nets during the ship ' s sole swim coll- The Indion Oceon ' s worm woter tempero- ture wos o welcome relief to the 90° ■ plus weother. Choploin Douck posses the Coptoin os the two utilize the moin deck os o moke-shift jogging poth, 5 kilometer runs were conducted eoch Sports ' Doy MM3 Cloyro n ond DTFN llg get lied up jjr t ij irilil l jjitf H g V f ai tf -;afc ET3 Teogue thonkful it ' s over In this corner . . . I r Merchandise sole SHO Armstrong rings up o sole for the XO with SH1 Geronimo looking on LTJG Grou, LCDR Tusing and LTJG Cole ore hoppy the sole wos o success. DTCM Gront buying only the essenriols SHIP ' S BAND: SIX PAC The members of SIX PAC PN3 Copperwheot, BM2 Kush, ICFN Keller QMSA Smith, DM3 Summerlin ond ETC Mora. In early June there was Q rumor of a ship ' s bond Rumor become reoliry on July 27 — two doys into WESTPAC. On thot doy, ten of the ship ' s personnel gathered in the First Division Dos ' n Locker for audi- tions. After the selections hod been mode, seven people became the bond now known os 5IX PAC The nome was chosen oppropriotely to represent o 5 month Western PAC f ' c deployment The driving force of SIX PAC is PNO Andy Copperwheot on drums,- DM2 Dave Kush on guitar: ET3 Jose Mora on guitor and boss; DM3 Johnny Summerlin on guitar: QMSN Jeff Long on boss: ICFN John Keller ond QMSN Chris Smith OS vocols. SIX PAC has had to overcome obstacles that would hove deterred most musicians, Desides vari- ous personnel chonges and differences of musical taste ond style, SIX PACs motivotionol drive hod to surmount the ships arduous work schedule. Proctices were scheduled oround the various watches and, at times, members practiced into the early morning hours getting little or no sleep. Dur the concensous of the members is, It wos worth it, The members of the bond would like to thank PN1 Moss and BTCM Ricky Morchont for their support ond guidance. The ships bond In o demonstrotlon concert during on UNREP evolution Underway Replenishment GMG3 Woyde fires the shorline — unrep begins. JT KC unreps U55 WICHITA (AOR-1), 1 ' I ' l t.i  ' ' • ; A; r ' ' fm J- — ' S i sk m Bl ' ff BJI k - Jl fe j ; . - s jtS } - --il. -v  - 1-,; • „ -- ' pj 5N Koighn sTonds by behind fuel rigs for emergency breokowoy 5N relays DM2 Gibson ' s messoges by sound powered phones. Wfc U55 MISSOURI (DD-63) •• -USS LONG DEACH CCGN-9) ¥: ' - USS 5PICA (AFS- ' I ■.-11. - Ji ' i U55 HOEL (DDG-13) USS HEARN (FFGOfl) n fimj ■fTWICH ' DD- ' ?S4 ■-:.. S - - ' . itftf ; •: • N liW ' i. f!i ' ' KANSAS CITY Tigers Tigers with GO DURING WESTPAC 87 • we steamed 44,000 milej equivalent to going around the world twice. ' . ' - S . ' HOMECOMING! 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