Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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gs' ,S w --N .. f 'Lf xlybzanmu.-.a.. f- 11 .4 The Supply Department is proud to provide logistics support to the men of Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing EIGHT. This is a tremendous responsibility and in consequence Supply is the largest Department on the ship with fourteen officers and more than seven hundred enlisted men. The functions of the Supply Department are varied. They include financial planning and control, repair part support for the ship and embarked aircraft, laundry and dry cleaning service, food service lincluding a fast food linel, officer billeting lfeaturing the 5-Star Service of Hotel Nim- itz l. Officer messing, barbershop service, tailoring, retail stores iluxury items, sundries, uniforms, tobaccol, dis- bursing services, data processing and cargo handling and storage are additional functional areas of the Supply De- partment. The Supply Department strives to epitomize the Nimitz motto Teamwork is a Tradition . Their role is one of team- work, taking care of the personal needs of a 5500 man crew and embarked Wing and the logistics requirements of all work centers. This job can be quite challenging at times, but it's always rewarding. Logistics support is a key factor in the readiness of ship- board systems, the airwing, and the crew's morale. Rou- tine requirements must be anticipated months in advance to ensure they reach Nimitz overseas. High priority re- quirements must be identified and flown to the ship before their absence degrades Nimitz' readiness. The Supply Department has met many challenges per- forming these functions, llt's not easy to find Sweet and Low in Sardinial, but they were more than a match for the extended Eastern Mediterranean Logistics Pipeline. Diffi- cut jobs were done immediately, impossible jobs just took a little longer. During the deployment, Supply Department sold almost three million dollars of ship store merchandise including 70,000 cases of soda, 1000 boom boxes and 60,000 batteries. Supply Department loaded 5000 pallets of mate- rial and used 18,000 pounds of flour and 36,000 pounds of beef patties each month - that's a lot of sliders . During the deployment the Supply Department enter- tained the Chief of Naval Operations QCNOJ in the Ward- room with a special dinner. The Disbursing Officer made untold number of payments and foreign currency ex- changes. The Computer operators and key punchers ac- cumulated lots of data to help Supply Department plan more effectively. The Aviation Stores Division set a num- ber of records for their outstanding aviation support, No- body does it better . ln short, the Supply Department will look back on this cruise with satisfaction knowing it was a job well done. They've kept many records so that those who remain after the overhaul will remember how it was accomplished. Y, 1 ,- . Q if :xnxx ! 'C we ff . ' e. J L 24 . i l lil i l l l 9 'y ,3 ,l' , if wi ll i l l I If ll .I l ii .l ,i .F .il i