Kiska (AE 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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As one of the first service force shi s to en e in the Mini- I A B I ' I l 0 I P 838 Multi concept, the Kiska and her crew well demonstrated the practicality of the theoryg carrying and transferring not only ammuntion of all types, but dry stores, fuel and even frozen foods. Through both alongside and vertical replenishments, Kiska carried through with the force motto, Service to the Fleet. th eCO TE TS COMMANDING OFFICER .... EXECUTIVE OFFICER ..... OFFICERS ................. THE PLACES WE VISITED .... THE WORK'S NEVER DONE . . . THE LIFE ................ THE CREW ........ HOME. . . AT LAST . . . STAFF ............

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...--M SERVICE TO THE FLEET at ' Cn April Sth, 1975 at 8:00 11. m. , the crew ofthe Kiska slipped the heavy nylon mooring lines that held her snugly to the pier at the Naval Weapons Station in Concord, California, and headed out to sea and the second WESTPAC of her Career. As she made her way down the Sacramento River, towards San Francisco Bay, her crew got a few last glimpses of familiar sights, sights that would be memories for the next six months. All too soon the Golden Gate Bridge was sinking over the horizon. Finally out to sea, the crew began to look ahead. The trip from Concord to Pearl Harbor was made without any escorts, giving the crew time to get a lot of the paperwork done that seems to be generated by deployments. Once in Hawaii, the crew set to work the first few days loading and unloading ammo at the Naval Maguine in Pearl. It wasn't long before the crew took to dry land and scattered about the Isle of 0a.hu. Here in Hawaii, the ship picked up her escorts for the long maiiess journey to Subic Bay, Philippines. An unexpected stop along the way gave the crew a chance to stretch their legs, as the ship refueled in Guam. Then after a few hours, the Kiska and her escorts sailed off for P. I. Subic Bay was, in a way, our overseas homcport while deployed. Here the ship set out for other ports such as Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and shuttled supplies and ammo to the ships operating in the South China Sea. Each new port thc crew visited, brought them closer to the people there. On liberty they saw how they lived, and at sea during exercises like SHARK HUNT XIII and SEA SIAM IV, we saw them at work. Sailing alongside our allied sailors was not only a teaching experience, but one of learning too. fn K 'V -V J. .4 ' as ..,, , ,,,,.., , -. . if V- 3 H . a ,-, u A ..- ' W .fp - I 0-up-fn: .. ' 4 4, , . 4- 545, P 4 -in as ' ,- fu..- 'lL.f 'In-Q, ,M , . H- 'Y - - .. , E

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COMMANDING OFFICER Commander, Robert L. Toney, whose home is Oroville, California, graduated from California State University in Chico, California, and received his commission in 1957. His first tour of duty was as Radio Officer aboard the USS BENNINGTON QCVA-201. In 1960, he was trans- ferred to the Staff, Commander, Training Command, U. S. Pacific Fleet, where he served as Communications Officer. His next tour of duty began in September 1963 as Operations Officer and Navigator in USS GUADALUPE QAO-321, where he participated in two WestPac cruises during the initial phase of the Vietnam conflict. During the period from July 1966 through February 1967 he was assigned as CIC Officer aboard the USS TOPEKA CDR. ROBERT L. TONEY ,P rev I H 4CLG-8J, after which he served as Electronics Project Officer on the Staff, Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group - Long Beach through August 1968. Ln September 1968, he was transferred to the USS COWELL CDD-5471 as Executive Officer where he served through November 1969. In December 1969, he reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel and served until July 1972 as Staff Assistant for Minority Recruiting. Commander Toney comes to the USS KISKA from the USS WICHITA QAOR-11 where he served as Executive Officer during the 1972 and 1973 de- ployments to the Western Pacific. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service and the Navy Commendation Medals.