Mauna Kea (AE 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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CHAPLAIN LCDR B. B. BISHOP I Chaplain Ben Bishop is a native of Cayce, South Car- oHna (a suburb of Columbia) . He was ordained an elder in the United Methodist Church in 1977. Prior to entering the Navy in 1982 he served five years in Parish ministry in South Carolina. Previous duty assignments include a tour with the Marine Corps ' Second Force Service Sup. port Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; a fast attack submarine squadron, COMSUBRON TEN in New Lon- don, Connecticut: and Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rho de Island as the Officer Candidate School Chaplain. He received his education at the Univer- sity of South Carolina (B.A.) and at Duke Divinity School (M. Div.) . He is married to Connie who is original- ly from Atlanta, Georgia. I 10 -CHAPLAIN

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR P. A. ANDERSON MARCH 1990 - PRESENT LCDR Paul Anderson was commissioned an Ensign on 19 April 1975 through the NROTC scholarship pro- gram at Jacksonville University. He reported to USS ROBISON (DDG 12) as B and M Division Officer and later served as the Main Propulsion Assistant. He was subsequently ordered to USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) where he performed duties as M Division Officer and As- sistant Training Officer. Shore duty awaited him next at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Tacoma. Washington for three years. After a brief tour as a civilian, LCDR Ander- son returned to the Navy as a Training and Administra- tion of the Naval Reserve (TAR) Officer and proceeded to Oshkosh (by gosh) , Wisconsin where he commanded the local reserve center. After graduating from Depart- ment Head School in 1985, he assumed duties as Chief Engineer of USS LANG {FF 1060) and USS SHASTA (AE 33). He reported to USS MAUNA KEA as Execu- tive Officer in March 1990. He is married to the former Kum Sun An of Seoul, South Korea. xo- 9

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COMMAND MASTER CHIEF GMCM (SW) R. R. PAUL GMCM Paul joined the Navy on 20 July 1970 and attended basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois. After re- cruit training he was assigned to three successive ships: USS FLOYD C. PARKS (DD 884J, Pre-commissioning Unit BREWTON (DE 1086), and USS LEONARD F. MASON (DD 852). GMCM Paul then received orders to Headquarters Support Activity, Taipei, Taiwan, Re- public of China, where he worked as a Provost Marshal Investigator. In January 1977, he was assigned to the Cor- rectional Center Staff at Treasure Island, California. He remained there as a guard until January 1980 when he returned to sea duty aboard USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) where he served as Leading Gunner and Chief Mas- ter-at-Arms. In January 1981, GMCM Paul reenlisted for GM ' C School in Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon graduation from ' C School, he was assigned to another pre-commis- sioning unit - CAPE COD (AD 43). After spending over three years there, he transferred to Recruit Training Command (RTC) , San Diego. California as a Company Commander. During his tour at RTC, GMCM Paul was selected to attend the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon graduation from the Academy. GMCM Paul reported to MAUNA KEA (AE 22) as the Leading Gunners Mate. He was selected to his current paygrade in April 1988 and assumed duties as Command Master Chief shortly thereafter. CMC- 1