Canisteo (AO 99) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHSN D. M. Dixon SHSA T. A. Sam SHSN T. E. Trinnmer z 3M32 S A AbsfM-e 3WG3 : . . S:oggs SN Z. Z. Z-avs SN B. R. McCoy SN M. G. SfX3fT )len 17

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Food Services Division (S-2) It ' s an uncontested fact that S-2 Division has a greater and more imnnediate impact on CANISTEO ' s morale than any other division on the ship. They cook breakfast, lunch and dinner, as v ell as midrats, reenlistment cakes, birthday cakes, special surf-ond-turf meals, and picnics. Judging from the crew ' s partici- pation in the Jane Fonda ' s Daily Workouts, the mess management specialists must be doing something right. SURFLANT obviously agrees, since they nominated CANISTEO ' s Supply Department for the Blue E and her Enlisted Dining Facility to compete for the Capt. Edward F. Ney Memorial Award for Food Service Excellence among Atlantic Fleet medium-sized afloat commands. During CANISTEO ' s two month Med de- ployment, S-2 provided over 10,000 cookies for transfer to customer ships, 3,000 burgers and hot dogs for Steel Beach picnics and over 500 pizzas for midrats pizza feasts. Not bad for a galley designed to feed a crew half the size of the ship ' s current company. Sales Division (S-3) 1987 was a great year for S-3 Division! They kicked ass and made a name for them- selves. Navy Resale and Support Office requires a stock turn of 1.33 every four-month ac- counting period. CANISTEO ' s ship ' s service- men realized an average stock turn of 2.65 — double the fleet standard — throughout all four quarters in 1987! The ship ' s store in- corporated an imaginative new product mix which helped to increase sales and add to the moral of the crew during the ship ' s hec- tic operating schedule. During CANISTEO ' s Supply Management Inspection on July 2 and 3, S-3 received grades of Outstanding in areas of Ship ' s Store Records and Returns and Service Activities, including the laundry and barber shop, making a significant contribution to CANISTEO ' s Blue E award for supply excel- lence. Additionally, the Ship ' s Store was o final- ist for the Best Sales and Service Award in the small afloat category in the Atlantic Fleet Competition. SN E. J. O ' Neal, Jr. SA C. E. Washington LTQg) R, E. Davis, Sr., SC Disbursing Sales Officer m m DK1 J, P. Quicho SHI J. Brown SH2 R. L, Singletori Leading Petty Officer Leading Petty Officer Canisteo Sailor of the Year SH3 D. M. Bell SHSN D. R. Kertulis SH3 J, M. Raczok 16

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Disbursing Division (S-4) S-4 (Disbursing) Division is responsible for maintaining more than 350 officer and enlist- ed pay accounts, making a total monthly re- sponsibility of over $180,000. Although they enjoy uncommon ship- wide popularity tw ice a month, they none- theless earn a bad reputation for themselves when new sailors check aboard. In doing their job so well, they find a lot of improperly maintained pay accounts arriving from previ- ous commands. In most cases — for exam- ple, overpayment from a previous com- mand, out of balance LES ' s, personnel not retaining receipts for depts incurred during TAD or PCS moves — it means bad news for the customer, On the other hand, DK ' s enjoy getting to know everyone on the ship. The DK1 and two DK3 ' s in the office ensure that every- one ' s pay problems get fixed as quickly and painlessly as possible. Accountability is al- ways maintained. Cargo Ammo Division (S-9) The Cargo Ammo Division (S-9) consists of those gunner ' s mates who load out and transfer munitions to the fleet. They maintain the magazine sprinkler systems, eductors and ordinance handling equipment. While CANISTEO is underway, they assist the Third Division gunner ' s mates man the 3 50 mounts and machine gun stations at GQ and Condition III, stand Main Deck Security watches, fly shotlines and tend phone-and- distance lines during unreps. During the year they successfully com- pleted three successful Ordance Handling Safety Assist Team (OHSAT), Nuclear Weap- ons Assist Team (NWAT) and Combat Systems Readiness Review (CSRR) inspec- tions. With less than a month ' s notice, they brought onboard a specially tailored load of cargo ammo for the Iowa battlegroup de- ployment. While CANISTEO was in the Med this close-knit family of nine safely transferred over 500 tons of warfare. Inport, besides maintaining and preserv- ing their magazine spaces, the S-9 gunners stand quarterdeck watches, guard paylines, and escort the disbursing officer to the bank. 18 LT(jg) E, P Voge Administration Officer NCC(SW) J, Benford Command Center Counselor ADMIN PC1(SW) A. R. Griffith PCSN W. T, Zeveney, RM1 R, C, Hart Ship ' s Postmaster Jr. Master-at-Arms HM3 A, Blacl burn, Jr. HM3 K R, Johnson YN1 W, I, Fuller Ship ' s Secretory