Kiska (AE 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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ev... 3 1 j Foreword A Day ln The Life Cf K1sKA November ll, 1990 4? SL T .f I 1 44 - ! 1'l Q Time. We order our experiences, 1 I3 our memories and our lives with this invisible construction. With- out it, we would be lost in a l world of chaos, in a world with- out rhyme or reason. It is this very fact that drives us to divide and sub-divide in the notations of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. These ' variables bring order. Even on a more symbolic level, Time can be used to compress a group of experiences that may extend over a long period into a smaller frame of reference to allow deeper comprehension. It is with this in mind that this book was designed. The theme A Day In The Life Of KISKA attempts to convey what a ' lengthy deployment entails by portrayed here could never hap- ' pen Cor if it did you would not want it tol. lt would be too ex- hausting. --IOZ Gregory Sands Dejean i l U 5 condensing it into a 24-hour X - period. This mythological day 2

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Erom The CQ KlSKA's nine month deployment has proven to be the 'cruise of a lifetime'. From the very start when we left Concord on August l4, 1990, we knew our mission was going to be the toughest of any ammunition ship's since World War ll. We moved ammo across the Pacific as we sailed westward. We stopped in Pearl Harbor, Guam and Subic before reaching the MIDWAY Battle Group and heading to the Persian Gulf. We opened the newest naval logistics center in the Middle East in December 1990. This supply point will continue to reshape Middle East logistics for years to come. We were the first ammunition ship to enter the Persian Gulf in direct support of a carrier battle group. We are directly respon- sible for USS MIDWAY delivering more ordnance on enemy targets than any other carrier during the war. KISKA became famous through- out the Gulf as the ammo ship to look for when you want ammo and other cargo moved the quickest. By the end of cruise we were honored with the recognition as Battle E winner of Musik J' COMLOGGRU ONE, AE class. This award epitomizes team work and spirit over the long run. Nothing more can be said of a crew that worked so hard on a day to day basis. There were some great liberty ports too. Hawaii, Subic, Hong Kong, Penang, Perth and Bali rate as some of the best in the world. Christmas in Eujairah will be remembered as well. A most eventful nine months. We can take pride in knowing that we played a significant role in the shaping of world events. l have the deepest admiration for the entire crew of KISKA which performed superbly and never quit. Yes it was a long nine months, but a cruise any sailor would have loved to have been part of. We made history. :lf