Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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w . . I--1-.U ......--uv-,.......,,..-.-...... - -. vers-fs-'-sf .-------.-...- -......,.. ,. S-8 S-8 Division is made up of one hundred forty-seven Tem- porarily Assigned Duty QTADJ representatives from every department and squadron on Nimitz. With only two perma- nently assigned personnel, the men of S-8 Division strive to attain their goal of servicing the crew in comfortable, easily accessible and sanitary dining areas. During a recent visit in January, Admiral Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations QCNOJ, stated that the mess decks were the best that he had seen in the fleet. S-8 is one of the few divisions on the ship working twen- ty-four hours a day, seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year. S-8 Division controls the chow lines that serves more than four-thousand shipmates per meal, ensuring every- one has an opportunity to eat. Along with the duties of sanitation, S-8 Division is responsible for disposing the ship's refuse. ln addition to normal activities, the S-8 Cafe Royale, located in the I Shape, combines soft music, a maitre d' and candelight to enhance the dining atmosphere reminis- cent of an expensive restaurant. S-8 takes the phrase Nimltz Teamwork and goes one better, We Do It With Pride . LTJG A. Cusmina MSC C.D. Espinoza ABHC R. Moore BT1 J. McCarroll lll ABE1 G.A. Flaby M32 R, Gardner TD3 C. Grandante 268

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ss. fm 1 N s. - l W Q-, 'san Veal YY S-9 Division is comprised of approximately seventy per- sonnel and seventy-seven spaces. Responsibilities include receipt, issue and storage of stock and direct turnover QDTOQ material including aircraft engines, packaging, documentation and shipment of per- sonal effects, household goods and retrograde material and management of the Nimitz express program. The result of a mid-cruise Corrosion Control Inspection reaffirmed that S-9 provided the best material support possible for any carrier. S-9 also handles the receipt, tracking and delivery of fleet freight for all members of the Carrier Battle Group as well as personnel support of the COD!VOD operation. The men of S-9 Division have provided countless man- hours during Unreps staging material in its proper space. During one major underway replenishment in April, eight hundred pallets of material were received. Pride and professionalism are two key words for the ENS Fi. Baker SKCS E. Temple SKC E. Bryant AKC M.J. Lanzuela SK1 J. Bone AK1 P. Damaso personnel of S-9 Division. . AK1 C Hillman SK2 C, Hawe AK2 D. Mazur SK3 R. Clark SK3 M. Cobb SK3 M. Forte SK3 W.B. Hayes AK3 M' Lepore AK3 R Pereira AK3 J, Murray SK3 M. Staples SN W. Cochran AN D. Cohen SN G. Cox ,. L.. ,fan-..'...,.-. '- 269