South Carolina (CGN 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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Medical Department The Medical Department services the ship by main- taining the crew's health and monitoring environ- ments for potential haz- ards. Daily activities in- clude conducting sick call, monitoring potable water supplies, and performing routine medical care. Less frequently, Medical depart- ment representatives con- duct routine inspections of the food service area, the barbershop, and the ships laundry facilities. Medical petty officers also manage various programs aimed at promoting a safer, health- ier shipboard environment. These programs include the radiation health, den- tal, weight-control, pest control, and water sanita- tion programs, Crew train- ing in first aid and CPR round out the departments activities. X. L-at LT C. MILLER Medical Officer fn X X x 6 1' A V 9 , -fl .gf ft t f - . ,f if 7 ' fffjila Els! 1164 ' I was I ' xg'iil,,. , '--,QU C z HM3 R. RODRIGUEZ HMICSWQ M. S. VAIL HMZKSWJ I. H. PICARD I-IM3fSWJ I. A. CHRISTIAN HMBQSWJ D. V. DOBY

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Command Master Chie STCMQSWJ Michael A. Buckley Master Chief Sonar Technician Michael A. Buckley was born on 7 September 1949 in Parkersburg, West Virginia and he enlisted in the Navy in November 1968. His first tour of duty was in USS MYLES C. FOX tDD-8295. After be- ing part of the Precommissioning Crew he also got underway in USS OBANNON CDD-9873. He later drew sea duty with USS DAVID R. RAY CDD-9711. In between sea duty tours he has been an instruc- tor at Surface Warfare Officers School, Newport, RI, the Defense l.anguage Institute, and the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center Pacific. Master Chief later served as Station Keeper at NRC, Boston, Massachusetts. ln September 1988 he was pro- moted to Master Chief Petty Officer and assumed the duties of Com- mand Master Chief on 24 Ianuary 1989. In this capacity Master Chief Buckley is responsible for keeping the Commanding Officer advised on all matters of enlisted policy and morale. In addition, he is the spe- cial assistant to the Executive Of- ficer. Master Chief Buckley's awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, five Good Conduct Awards, four Sea Service Deployment Awards and three Vietnam Service Medals. He holds a Bachelor of Science de- gree in Computer Science from Na- tional University, San Diego, along with an Associate of Arts degree in General Education. Master Chief Buckley makes his home in Vir- ginia Beach, Virginia. '

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AV Division bar 5, 16:- S riff? LTjg W. P. PON Assistant Navigator 1 rf, ,' T1 Q Av Ar, xg' ,N 5:6 , im W Guided by the sun and the stars hampered by the wind and seas, the Navigation team accurately plotted the SOUTH CAROLINA's course through the Mediterranean. The teams responsibilities did not solely rely on nav- igation, other vital duties in- cluded supporting the Navy's geophysical capabilities through timely observations, also paramount to the ships mission is the precise keeping 'N 5' - I if f , fl of time and providing V I er reports, chart tides and rents, computing gf sm and sunset. All impgng events are maintained in Ship's Deck Log by the A termasters. The Straits of Gibral '- Bonifacio, Messina, and , were among the many, quests of the proficient termasters aboard the 1 SOUTH CAROLINA. Z '? T9 ' , A I - X 4: '72 , i 2 5 A sl' Z I QMCISWJ I. SITKA III QMIQSWJ L. D. CANTU Q 6 lf if 3 I We f r fix J is gf oi? I I ,I 1 2-' ,g a 4 , , 12. ' !',2Z. 11:92. 4 kb-f