Markab (AR 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR C. R, Hohenstein Our office staff. With consideration for others foremost in mind, the Supply Department once again came through in providing the best material and offering the finest services that resources and operating con- ditions would permit. A supporting cast of nearly 80 men helped CDR Hohenstein satisfy his multi- ple responsibilities in the Stores-ADP, Food Service, Ship's Service, and Disbursing-Steward specialties. Maintaining some 26 storerooms containing more that 57,000 active stock items, departmental personnel managed or otherwise worked with an inventory valued in excess of 32.1 million. Many of the crew will remember Supply just on their everyday contacts and observations. Yet, for every item issued, another had to be orderedg for every service received, a bill had to be paidg for every meal consumed, another had to be preparedg for every sale in the Ships Store, a cash collection had to be processed--- an endless cycle of routine but vital monotony. Without the care and interest from this group, the many long days of the cruise might have seemed longer. And what of the crews of other ships that used our laundry, ate in our messes, and resupplied from our holds---where would they have gone? Typifying only one team of the many on board, the Supply Department is proud of its role in keeping MARKAB ready, willing and able.

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-1 DI eed' a thousand feet of electrical cable. What do you n . . Paper clips? How about 60 fathoms of water l1ne? . - h Just dial 30, and within seconds you'll know whet er or not the desired item is on board MARKAB. Aided tem, CWO T.P. by the modern U- 1500 computer sys Long and his gang were able to raise the level of supply effectiveness to nearly 90fZ,. Of course, this ith electronic assistance. was no simple job---even w Behind the scenes, many tedious hours were spent in taking inventory and in reconciling differences of one sort or another. At the same time, SKCS V. Aranas was cleaning up a number of loose ends in the account ing records. Now, when a statement of account is received in the mail, no one need worry about an over due bill popping up.While the pleasures of Japan and Pooville will be talked about for a long time, the storeroom set will never forget the sweat and toil needed to offload excess stock in the RKLR center of the far east, Subic Bay. CW0 T. P. Long - Norton and his mail call. Our On the ball SSC. . it ti i X ix F r r?t15c?XJnt0B: illli. A, Baker, SKI W. O, Lolaigg-7125, n s ' C 1 t . S . Aramis, SK3 D. F. Rufigl. o r. SK1 J, L, Burton,