Gary (FFG 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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S-3 DIVISION The Ship Servicemen keep our laundry clean, the soda machines full, and provide us with a wide variety of goodies and clothing from the ship ' s store. Interesting tacts: Number of haircuts: Amount spent at store: Pounds of laundry cleaned: Number of sodas sold: over 9750 over $10500 over 38,500 over 7500 While in Bahrain, the Gary and the USS Harry W. Hill hosted a BBQ on the pier. The party was attended by the crew from HMS Coventry , a British ship, the crews from several Bahrain ships, and of course, our own ship ' s company. Standing L to R SHl(SW) Liu, SH3 Hasty. SH2(SW Kyle, SH3 Hood Kneelim: L to R SHSN Madariuaa, SHSN Union

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S-2 DIVISION ■w g From Row L to R: MSI SANGALANG. MSSN GARCIA. MSI RICHARDSON. MS3 SPEARS; Back Rim L to R MSC KOZIOL, MS2 RODGRIGl I . . MSSN SZEWCZ K, MS2 CO) I 1 1 R . MSSN WASHINGTON. LT ROBERSO.N (DEPT. HEADi: Not Pictured: MS2 GARCIA The Mess Specialists keep the crew fed, provide exceptional meals for special occasions and holid ays. They are responsible for accounting for and paying for our provisions. The Mess Specialists played a major role in maintaining morale by providing the crew with Supply Surprise on a regular basis. The menu varied from pizza or chicken fajitas to ice cream or cookies. No matter what the surprise, it was a welcome change of pace. The Surprise was often hosted by different groups on the ship including the officers, the chiefs, and the first classes.

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S-4 DIVISION DISBURSING OFFICER LT Friloux PC2(SW) Williams The Money Man A Disbursing Clerk can be either your best friend or your worst enemy . Don ' t mess u. ith the Disbursing! Clerks because they control your pay. 1 DK2(SW) Parker Known simpl) asthe Mone) Man, man) believe that the powei ofa Disbursing Clerk is positioned somewhere in the heavens. Youi pa) in the hands ol a reliable well trusted monej man will keep your mind at ease and your soul appeased. But get a less than enthusiastic mone) man and your nightmares may never end. Changing of the guard is nothing new toGarj for she has seen man) a Disbursing! ' lerkcomeandgoas if through a revolving door. The return ol DK2 (SW) Parkei foi the remainder ol Gar) ' s deployment was i he anchoi that Gar) needed. His success with Gar) was alread) proven and b) keeping the disbursing operation strapped on the money man was everyone ' s friend. Even though the postal clerk is tasked w ith numerous collateral dunes w hich keep him bus) . most of us can cm ision him sitimg hack w ith his feel up on the desk in the post office. A man who is your best friend when he has mail for you, but is your must despised shipmate if he doesn ' t have anything foi you at mail call; a tough position to hold