St Louis (LKA 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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Question- what are you called when you: are responsible for virtually all the paper work that leaves the ship. are in charge of about 12 different committees, must write fitness reports for five department heads, screen all potential mast cases, counsel or reprimand 4 or 5 people per day, ensure that the wardroom doesn't get too out of hand at meal times and just generally see that everything goes f as planned? Answer- Executive Ufficerl Commander O'Keefe is the ship's XO and he does all those things and more. An ex-submariner he swears he has completely adapted to the surface navy, but sometimes the ODDS must look the other way when he comes to the bridge and wants to look through the ship's periscope. CTMIJ O'Keefe recently graduated with distinction from Post Graduate school with a Masters Degree in Science Management. During the long WlCS'l'l'AC cruise the XO spent many hours ensuring that all amphibious operations and special ship evolutions were accomplished with professionalism. Off duty, through, he is a very good bowler and always showed the Junior Officers how to have an enjoyable time in any port we visited. -

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