Mount Katmai (AE 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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ISSIGN OPERATICDNS 81 NAVIGATICDN DECK SUPPLY ENGINEERING IBERTY

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Executive Officer LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM N. MORGAN was born on September I924 -at Arcata, California and enlisted on 22 December He advanced through the ranks to Chief Fire Control Technician in June of I95I. In -T956 LCDR Morgan received his commission ' D Limited Duty OPficer fOrdnanceQ. I-Ie has had sea duty on a tanker CAOD, attack cargo QAKAQ, attack carrier CCVAD, destroyer D H, missile destroyer QDDGD, and a guided missile frigate QDLGD, prior to reporting to the MOUNT KATMAI. His shore duty assi instructor duty at Washington, D.C. and Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Officer-in-Charge, Guided Missile Service at Concord, California, and Operations Officer, Ordnance Missile Test Facility, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. His Igasit duty was as Third Marine Division Naval Gunfire Officer for the Northern I Corps area of Vietnam. LCDR Morgan holds the Navy Commendation Medal with V, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct, Expert Rilie Medals, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star, and eleven campaign and service medals. LCDR Morgan and his wife Diane reside in EI Paso, Texas with their three children. I

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.ii f ,,..1 Our Mission ' . t . 1 , the logistical services supplied by the members of the serviceforce- are vital to our -powerful military organization naval combatant units are to survive-whether it be during normal peaceful surveillance of the seas or duringwartime. MOUNT KATMAI stands, as do all other elements of the united states nfvy, as a deterrent to war, always ready to Aie. ' ' ' ' ' ' h' 'th mm nitionbnd for -the cause of freedom. the ship's primary mission is to replenish, while underway, combatant s ips wi a u other explosives. l T y , A T the 'tasks we perform are not new, butthe execution and methods are resultslof what have been perfected through the' years. today, through our efforts, ships of the line havefthe ability to remain bt sea for indefinite periods, in lieu of rely-. in solel on shore installations. T our deployed fleets fzover half- the ocean region from the western shores of the unitedi 9 Y states to the orient, from the arctic to the antarcfic. by utilizing two methods lof underway replenishment at sea-alongside and vertical, the MOUNT KATMAI, along with other service force ships support the fleet. r 5 the responsibilities of the united states navy in protecting the .oceans of the wbrld are tremendous. fody our great country prides itself on the mobility, flexibility, and endurance of her armed forces. witihout the ability to remain at sea for sustained periods that we can provide, the navy cannot fulfill its part in our country's military organization. the ae's, along with ' X ' l d . lenishment roupi' i ao's, af's, a nd afs's .cruise the pacific and adlacent areas to constitute the backbone of the un erway rep g we of the MOUNT KATMAI along with all other Amen of the service force pacific fleet continue to strive for newer methods, ' ' ' ' T L ' f th ervice force concepts, and perfection. as long as our navy continues its surveillance of A-the oceans ofthe world, we o e s will provide mobile logistic support anytime, anywhere on the high- seas. we represent the life line of sea power and the -MOUNT KATMAI is one of its important strands. . It - nsinriilnti-nun IIEQIIJ In 9. EIT: HHITEII