Kiska (AE 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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S T U U Composer 'gp fr . T -C The life cycle ofa ship in the United States Navy is akin to the movements in a symphony and KISKA is no exception. Our prelude consisted of refresher training. our propulsion plant examination and all of the various inspections and tests that go with getting ourselves ready for overseas operations. Our concert portion of the symphony was the deployment itself. There were many movements in our HWESTPAC 88! 89 Concert . ranging from kite flying contests to general quarters drills to airhead logistic operations to port visits to independent steaming. The underly- ing theme was alwuvvs teamwork. Just as a sym- phony orchestra cannot harmonize without all of its sections. KISKA cannot perform her mission of 4 logistic support without her team. And we did it flawlessly. There were happy and sad movements in our deploy- ment. Sad movements when our thoughts turned to our loved ones at home during the holidays and special events that we missed: anniversaries. birth- days. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Valentines Day and the birth of our sons and daughters. But there were many happy movements. too: mail call. special meals on the mess decks. Shellback initiation. beer day. steel beach cook-outs. anticipation of port visits when we could call home. use of the MARS station and. most of all. our arrival in Concord on 02 March when we were home at last! Our symphony's postlude will now stretch on for several months as we continue to operate in and out of homeport. It will conclude when we complete our shipyard period and commence work for our next deployment. Throughout the whole of our deployment. l was fiercely proud of each KISKA sailor as he contri- buted to each of the movements of the KISKA WESTPAC 88!89 symphony. Each of us worked together like all of the members of the world's finest orchestra. We played a tune of excellence from day one. KISKA was recognized as the movers and shakers in logistics support for Battle Group Bravo. Well done to all hands for giving a one-hundred ten- percent effort twenty-four hours daily for all one hundred and seventy days of WESTPAC 881893 IAM PROUD OF YOU! CDR Richard E. Schuknecht. USN Commanding Officer. USS KISKA ...A Q. -L

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K MX' Q I l l n I A I 1: J M One ofthe pleasures while underway is receiving mail tbelowl. whether it be a personal letter. a magazine ora newspaper. Here we see an anxious crew member who just couldn't wait to peruse a newsletter. -nhl' inn- 5'-Q 1:1522 X The J -L board tabovel provides V Li' -.K u u w n . crucial information to bridge ,, . , ig 4 I 132' Preserving a ship's skin with paint 4 1 tlettj is a seemingly never-ending it 3 . ., ,4e, f neee ss it y. personnel on other nearby vessels.

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.1 QI 1 W I I I l I l As the conductor of this fine symphony, it has been my pleasure to direct the orchestra throughout this deployment. After a slightly dischordant start, the octaves finally got tuned up in time for the prelude and have been playing and working harmoniously ever since. k gt A Q. Conductor I written by the composer. formulate a plan of how to play it tproviding his own emphasis where requiredl, if rehearsing the score and then directing the symphony throughout the performance. When I relieved LCDR Desaro as Executive Officer. p the planning and rehearsals were all but over. I was A . left with the easy task of picking up the baton and I conducting this fine crew through the remainder of the prelude and the following movements. The orchestra could not have performed any finer. As the finale concludes. I look back fondly on a deployment performed to the best of our abilities with the finely-tuned orchestra working and playing 1 hannoniously. 5 I am also saddened that some of our shipmates will , be departing. To them I bid fair winds and following V SCHS. But. take heart, the orchestra is not dead. We have Q L already added several fine new players and will get ' gg many more before the next symphony season. I only . hope the next deployment will be as good as this. J iii. F. O. Frodesen. USN ' at Executive Officer, USS KISKA I 5, Editor's Note: The roles of composer and conductor are quite accurate in describing the inter-relationship between . The addition of the 6th octave IAir Departmentj the day prior to deployment caused rustlings and re- adjustments throughout the ship. But, after a week or so, they were also in tune with the rest of us and will leave a void when they depart. The job of the conductor is to interpret the music f ,.n.- 4 these two men. It's a major responsibility for a man to compose tor bring together in a harmonious fashionl the diverse elements of a ship's crew. And ' 4 Q the man who brings into being the composer's ideas I is obviously just as crucial. , l 5 t- The KISKA is blessed in having these two leaders. it in I I 5 R ..