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il gl ln addition, the Gunners Mates were responsible for all small arms. During PAC, the Gunners Mates qualified 117 ships security force personnel in the handling of pistols, shotguns and rifles, and in the process expended 6300 .45 cal. rounds, 5400 M-14 rounds, 870 12-gauge rounds, 1000 M-60 machine gun rounds, and 1375. 50 cal. machine gun rounds. The GMGS also shot 30 rounds from the big guns - the 3-inch 50s. Their deadly accuracy was duly documented by the spotters at the firing range in the Philippines. The Maintenance and operation of the ships Sea Whiz guns fell under the cognizance of the Fire Controlmen, who successfully fired 1500 20mm Pha- lanx rounds. The FCs were noted among the entire crew for keeping their gear up at all times during the deployment. All in all, KISKA's Deck Department did a tremen- dous amount of work, making a major contribution to the success of the ship's WESTPAC mission. A S-N X ..., X 25
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ll lk that new 'boom box' you bought at the Sasebo Exchange? Whatl? You want to So you say you rea y i e listen to it by THURSDAYU7? Sounds pretty tough, what with all the safety checks and paperwork. Well, let me see what l can do . . Many a KISKA sailor heard these infamous words, spoken by one of the ships Electronics Technicians- t b Th And, many a KISKA sailor WAS listening to his stereo, or using his new VCR or Compu er, y ursday, A lot of people on PAC were inclined to label Operations Department personnel as t'Skates , but let's look at the record. ln addition to safety checks, the ETs managed to keep their electronic equipment up long enough to rotate the radars 2,021,664 times, and to al- low the radiomen to route over 2500 messages to the various divisions on the ship. V Or how about the Operations Specialists and Elec- tronic Warfare Technicians, who kept the radar scopes in Combat operational and manned 24 hours a day when KISKA was at sea. And let's not forget the signal- men, who stood watch at the windiest and coldest part of the ship, day and night, for almost five months. TI I 5 1'- 1.56 A .........,.. H 4 1 If
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