Yellowstone (AD 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER — 9

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LCDRJOYCE ANN HILL Commander Joyce Ann Hill, daughter of Roy T. and Virginia Hill, was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Commander Hill began her Navy career in May 1976 at the Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island, where she attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned September 24, 1976. Upon commissioning, she was sent to the U.S. Naval Communication Area Master Station, WESTPAC, Guam, Mariana Islands to sene as the Circuit Control Officer in the Technical Control Division from 1976 to 1978. Her next duty assignment was a two-year tour with CAAC Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan as the Director of the Counseling and Assistance Center. Commander Hill returned state side in 1980 with an assignment as Executive Assistant to NMPC branch N64 where she handled information regarding MIAs, POWs, Casualties, Retirement Benefits and Identification Cards. At the end of her tour in Washington, D.C., Commander Hill attended Surface Warfare Officers School in San Diego, California which prepared her for her first sea-serv ice assignment as Communications Officer, Navigator and Operations Department Head aboard USS NORTON SOUND (AVM-1) which is home ported in Port Hueneme, California. After completing Surface Warfare Department Head training, Commander Hill began a two-year tour aboard the USS SAMUEL M. GOMPERS (AD-37) as the ship’s Operations Officer and Navigator, followed by an 18-month tour aboard the USS PRAR1E (AD-15) as the ship’s First Lieutenant. In November 1989, Commander Hill completed Surface Warfare Executive Officer training prior to reporting in December to the USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) where she is currently serving as the ship’s Executive Officer. Commander Hill is a graduate of Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, is single and lives in Norfolk, Virginia. 8 — EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES REPAIR DEPARTMENT: YELLOWSTONE’S Repair Department is manned by a very proud group of professionals. The department has the capability to repair or fabricate just hatches. The department also repairs and calibrates electronic equipment, provides printing and photography services, repairs ship’s clocks, and provides hull and structural repair, both above and below the water line. Repair Department is the largest department on board and is comprised of ten divisions which utilize approximately seven hundred men and women. The following divisions make up the Repair Department: PRODUCTION SUPPORT (PS) DIVISION: The mission of the Production Support (PS) Division is total repair management. Hull Maintenance Technicians, Boiler Technicians, Machinist’s Mates, Machinery Repairmen, Radioman, Torpedomen’s Mates and Yeoman man the division’s five work centers. Ships Superintendents track repair job status; ARRS .VIDCO documents all work performed by repair; Repair Admin prepares departmental correspondence and operational paperwork; Technical Library supplies repair manuals, parts, lists and blueprints; and Planning and Estimating plans and schedules repair jobs. REPAIR SERVICES (RS): Repair Services Division’s qualified divers, Machinist’s Mates, Engincmen, Electrician’s Mates, Hull Maintenance Technicians, Machinery Repairmen and Boatswain’s Mates conduct underwater hull repair and inspection, search and recovery, ship’s husbandry, underwater welding, underwater photography, and change the repair screws to SIXTH FLEET SHIPS. REPAIR-I DIVISION (Hull Repair): Repair-I Division’s basic function is repairing hull and ship structure, pipefitting, welding, shcetmetal work and lagging. Using plate and light gauge metals and bulkhead and pipe insulations, R-I shops repair, manufacture strainer shields, ventilation ducts, and install lagging pads. This division also repairs shell plating, watertight doors, and hatches. Customized work is their specialty. With the combined efforts of the ship’s foundry, habitability, and carpenter, lagging, pattern, ship fitter, sheet metal and welding shops R-l can tailor any job to any ship. REPAIR-2 DIVISION (Machinery Repair): Repair-2 Division has a number of Navy technical ratings which make up their thirteen work centers. Boiler Technicians, Engincmen, Gas Turbine System Technicians, Machinist's Mates and Machinery Repairmen furnish the expertise necessary to fulfill diverse job requirements of a repair tender. Work Centers include the AC R, Automatic Boiler Control, Boiler Repair, Engraving and Lock, Grind, Flex Hose, Hydraulics, Internal Combustion Engine, Inside Machine, Outside Machine, Pump, and Valve shops. Services provided include repairing refrigeration units and boilers, engraving and duplicating services, manufacture of hoses and repairing and calibrating automatic combustion control equipment. R-2 also has the capability of overhauling marine diesel engines, repairing and testing pneumatic equipment, overhauling rotating and reciprocating pumps, and overhauling water, oil and steam valves. 10 — DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES