Gridley (CG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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V ADMIN LT C. KISBERT NA VIGA TOR Ill CONSISTING OF PERSONNEL IN THE HM, MA, NC, PC, PN, QM, RP, AND YN RATINGS, NA VXADMIN DEPARTMENT, HEADED BY LT KISBERT, IS A CONGLOMERA TION OF DIVERSE WORK CEN- TERS WHOSE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY RANGE FROM THE SAFE NA VIGA TION OF THE SHIP TO MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRA- TIVE SUPPORT OF THE CREW. THE YEOMEN, WORKING OUT OF THE SHIP'S OFFICE, WORK DIRECTLY FOR THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THEY HANDLE BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL AND AD- MINISTRA TIVE WORK, AND ARE HEADED BY YN1 REYNA. THE PERSONNELMEN, LED BY PNC GREGORIO, MAINTAIN ALL SER VICE RECORDS, COORDINA TE ALL LEA VE AND PERSONNEL TRANSFERS, AND ADMINISTRA TE PERSONNEL ADVANCE- MENTS. PC5 SNEARY, OPERATOR OF THE SHIP'S POST OFFICE, RE- CEIVES, SORTS, AND DELIVERS THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF NEWS FROM HOME WHILE ON WESTPAC: THE MAIL. HE ALSO SELLS AND ACCOUNTS FOR STAMPS, ENVELOPES, AND MONEY ORDERS. THE COMMAND CARREER COUNSELLOR, NC1 MUELLER, CO- ORDINA TES REENLISTMENTS AND OFFERS CAREER GUIDANCE TO THE CREW. EIGHT REENLISTMENTS OCCURRED DURING WESTPAC '87, SICKBAYC THE CENTER FOR MAINTAINING CREW HEALTH, WAS OPERA TED BY HMCS SWAIN, WITH HMCS CROLL OF USS RANG- ER STEPPING IN WHEN HMCS SWAIN WAS TRANSFERRED. THE QUARTERMASTERS, LED BY QM1 KOONTZ, STOOD CON- TINUOUS WATCHES IN THE PILOT HOUSE ASCERTAINING THE SHIP'S POSITION AND MAINTAINING THE SHIP'S NAVIGATION- AL PLOT. WHILE NUMERICALLY FEW, THIS DIVERSE GROUP OF NAVIGA- TION AND SUPPORT WORK CENTERS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN WHA T, ME WORR Y? E.. THE SHIP'S OPERATION. THEY WERE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING GRIDLEY JACKPOT BINGO , A REAL ,MORALE BOOSTER DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF OPERATIONS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

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HMCSISWI W. SWAIN MACSISWI M. PARKER MMCISWI D. DELOGE PNC R. GREGORIO NCIISWI D. MUELLER YN1 A. REYNA 'f'-Rr-1 A YN2 B. STEVENS PC5 K. SNEAR Y YN5 M. BYRD HM5 BARTENSLAGER PNSN P. SOUMERAI YNSA M. CHILD it .qua - 'HJ : 'V l '5- Y! ADMIN MEDICAL VIGATIO QM1 P. KOONTZ QM5 J. NICHOLSON QM5 R. TICER QMSN C. FRANZOSO QMSN D. EUBANKS ini I NOT' PICTURED: ' V M 7 PNC ENJOYING THE I.O. SUNSHINE PN1 DOWDY . x 'IT-J rm Essex -' E, SN Coon ' bk L , x . A , , , ST 4' . 1. K, ,- V, A 3' ,J ' ' . - x Q - . 15 '-H A- . . AQ' 1,13 W, .A if ' 1 1. 1' J R-'Nl 4 1 u r f 5 ' A 11' 'r ' . - . .. Y -ff. 4 -nh es' V ' -Q. . l 9 5 'M 1 -In J,-.1 -Q V Ia , ,, ., .M ju NOONER TIME WORKING HARD N . - . ...A ,,...f!'1 5-if 1 ' 6-'ff we 'sr I A .,. 3 ' ' 7 . ' F ' p . x I Y I V f . AJ.. Q - I . I, . , .Z .