Kinkaid (DD 965) - Naval Cruise Book

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ADiv A-GANG ' S WORK IS -NEVER DONE. WHEN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING WATER, PROVIDING AIR CONDITIONING. HIGH PRESSURE AIR, ENSURING THE ANCHOR DROPS, AND THAT THE SHIP ' S RUDDER MOVE. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY ON CALL. NOT TO MENTION THE MANY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ON GALLEY AND LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT TO KEEP THE CREW FAT AND IN CLEAN CLOTHES. WE DON ' T ASK FOR YOUR GRATITUDE OR PITY THOUGH. JUST REMEMBER AS YOU LAY DOWN IN YOUR RACK AT NIGHT AND PULL THOSE CLEAN SHEETS OVER YOUR SHOULDERS AFTER A HOT SHOWER, WITH A FULL BELLY IN YOUR AIR CONDITIONED SPACE, THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEMAN OUT THERE WHO MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE. LTJG BISHOP AUXILIARIES OFFICER ENC(SW) WILKINS A DIVISION LCPO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE BOILER WATER IS CONTAMINATED? ENFA MADDOX

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EMC(SW) PEARSON E-DIVISION LCPO 4 v-s • • • » EMI MENDOZA E-DIVISION LPO EMI MANALILI fXi: LANdFELDT EM3 JOHNSON EM3 LAURETA ELECTRICAL DIVISION STOOD TALL AND ANSWERED ALL BELLS DURING WESTPAC 97-98. BESET WITH MANNING SHORTAGES AND A HIGH-TEMPO WORK SCHEDULE THROUGHOUT THE DEPLOYMENT. E DIVISION DI.STINGUISHED ITSELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. KEY REPAIRS TO THE SHIPS GIG AND RHIB BOATS WERE ESSENTIAL TO THE SHIP CONTINUING ITS VBSS MISSIONS IN THE GULF. THE DEDICATION OF TEH ELECTRICIANS WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE CRITICAL REPAIRS TO THE SHIPS LUANDRY SYSTEMS, GALLEY EQUIPMENT AND FIRE FIGHTING PUMPS. HARD WORK AND CONTINUED EXCELLENCE ARE THE TRADEMARKS BY WHICH E DIVISION LIVES AND THEY WERE NO MORE EVIDENT THAN DURING WESTPAC. 29