1 q~ussi...singapore was the next port of call for the officers and men of uss kitty hawk. enroute,...

USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

s e r 32/C 1 6 1 7 FEB 1979

(Uncl a s s i f ied upon r e m v a l o f enclosures 7, 14, and 22)

From: Cbrnmanding O f f i c e r , USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) To: Chief o f Naval Operat ions (OP-05D2)

Sub j: USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) Command H is to ry ; forwarding o f Q~USSI FI E" Ref: (a ) OPNAVINST 5750.12 ( se r ies )

(b) USS KITTY HAWK INST 5750.126

Encl: (1 ) USS Kl lTY HAWK (CV-63) Command H i s t o r y ( 2 ) A i r Department H i s t o r i c a l Repor t (3 ) A i r c r a f t In termediate Maintenance Department H i s t o r i c a l Report (4 ) Cbmmunications Department H i s t o r i c a l Report (5 ) Deck Department Hi s t o r i c a l Report ( 6 ) Denial Department H i s t o r i c a l Report (7 ) Engineering Department H i s t o r i c a l Repor t (8 ) Execut ive Department H i s t o r i c a l Repor t (9 ) Medical Department H i s t o r i c a l Report

(10) Navigat ion Department H i s t o r i c a l Report ( 1 1 ) Operations Department H i s t o r i c a l Repor t (12) Supply Department H i s t o r i c a l Report (13) T ra in ing Department H i s t o r i c a l Repor t (14) Weapons Department H i s b r i c a l Repor t (15 ) USS KITTY HAWK I n s t r u c t i o n 5750.128 (2 copies) ( 16) USS KITTY HAWK Fl yers ( 17) USS Kl TTY HAWK 1977- 1978 WESTPAC Cru i seboo k ( 18) Sel ec ted Pho bgraphs (19) 1978 Fbster o f O f f i c e r s and Men (2@) Operat ion T I ger Ma ter i a l s (21 Change o f Command Memorabil la (22) USS KITTY HAWK 1977-1978 Cru ise Repor t f o r WESTPAC Deployment

1. I n accordance w i t h reference (a) and (b), enclosures (-3 through (22) a r e submitted.

W * L. CHATHAM

DECLASSIFIED BY: CNO (N09N2) OPNAVINST 5513.1 SERIES DATE: agaa

CLASSIFIED BY NAVORDINST 5513.3A Review on 29 December 1992

C o p y t o : ( E n c l ( 1 ) t h r u ( 1 4 ) on l y ) CNO (OP-09B9) C I NCPACFLT COMSEVENTHFLT COMTHIRDFLT COMCARGRU ONE COMNAVAIRPAC ( C o d e 0 1 2 )

USS K I T T Y HAWK (CV-63 )

COMMAND HISTORY

1978

Enc l osure ( 1 1

NARRAT l VE OF EVENTS

The USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) en te red 1978 moored a l ongs ide Leyte P ie r , NAS Cubi Po in t , Repub l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . Under t h e Opcon o f Command- e r Seventh F l ee t , she was s e r v i n g as t h e f l a g s h i p o f Commander Task Group 77.5, RADM E. E. TISSOT, Jr . , who was embarked w i t h h i s s t a f f . Commanded by CAPT E. J. HOGAN, Jr . , t h e c a r r i e r ' s o f f i c e r s and men r e f l e c t e d on t h e accomplishments o f t h e year j u s t completed and were eager t o t a c k l e t h e cha l lenges t h a t were t o be i n t h e months ahead.

Shorebased a i r c r a f t f rom t h e s h i p ' s embarked a i rw ing , CVW-11, par- t i c i p a t e d i n Exe rc i se COPE THUNDER 78-2, a USAF - sponsored, m u l t i - d i s c i - p l i n e d , a i r wa r f a re e x e r c i s e conducted i n t h e Subic and C l a r k t a r g e t areas f rom 2 t o 20 January, w h i l e t h e ca r r i e r - based a i r c r a f t conducted r e f r e s h e r land ing ope ra t i ons between 5 and 8 January d u r i n g a t r a n s i t t o Hong Kong f o r a 9-14 January p o r t v i s i t .

Dur ing t h e r e t u r n t r a n s i t t o t h e Subic Bay o p e r a t i n g area, a i r c r a f t f rom t h e s h i p p a r t i c i p a t e d i n CASEX/FAMEX 1-788, an e x e r c i s e whose ob jec - t i v e was t o p r a c t i c e a communication p l a n and command and c o n t r o l procedures a p p r o p r i a t e f o r an amphibious o p e r a t i o n supported by a CV t a s k group.

The leng thy i n p o r t p e r i o d which commenced 21 January and ended 5 Feb- r u a r y d i d n o t s i g n i f y a standown i n t r a i n i n g and readiness. ASW a i r c r e w s exe rc i sed s k i l l s a g a i n s t a t a r g e t submarine i n t h e South China Sea, w h i l e o t h e r a i r c r a f t t e s t e d t h e Repub l i c o f P h i l i p p i n e a i r defense system i n Ex- e r c i s e NEWBOY. A d d i t i o n a l l y , a i r c r a f t f rom t h e USS K i t t y Hawk p a r t i c i - pated i n a combined U.S./Republic o f China a i r defense e x e r c i s e o f t h e Eagle /Lark /B lue Sky s e r i e s between 1-4 February.

The at-sea p e r i o d which commenced on 6 February and con t inued t h r u 3 March presented a broad range o f t r a i n i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s and exper ience i n severa l naval war fa re d i s c i p l i n e s . A i r c r a f t f rom t h e wing p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a M i s s i l e x conducted i n t h e Subic Opera t ing Area between 7-9 February. The n e x t two days were spent i n t r a n s i t t o t h e P h i l i p p i n e Sea i n prepara- t i o n f o r Readex 1-78, an e x e r c i s e designed t o improve and e v a l u a t e t h e readiness o f SEVENTHFLT t o conduct naval ope ra t i ons and wage war i n a b l u e water, m u l t i - t h r e a t environment, which was conducted between 12-17 Febru- a r y . On t h e f i n a l day o f t h e exerc ise , 17 February, a i r c r a f t f rom USS K i t t y Hawk p rov ided range c l e a r i n g and f l i g h t f o l l o w i n g s e r v i c e s d u r i n g t h e i n i t i a l and success fu l o p e r a t i o n a l i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e Harpoon mis- s i l e i n t o SEVENTHFLT. Fo l l ow ing a pos t -exerc ise ho t wash-up conference he ld i n Buckner Bay, Okinawa, t h e sh ip commenced a t r a n s i t back t o t h e Subic o p e r a t i n g area. Two coord ina ted ant i -submar ine t r a i n i n g (CAST) ex- e r c i ses , two m in i ng exerc ises , a Readiex, and a j o i n t U.S./Thailand Navy e x e r c i s e i n t h e Sea Siam s e r i e s were conducted.

A l eng thy p o r t v i s i t commencing 4 March i n Subic Bay was a n t i c i p a t e d . However, due t o uns tab le p o l i t i c a l c o n d i t i o n s i n t h e Horn o f A f r i ca , t h e s h i p was o rdered t o s a i l on 9 March t o a p o s i t i o n i n t h e South China Sea no r t heas t o f Singapore and h o l d t h e r e u n t i l f u r t h e r d i r e c t e d . T h i s spe- c i a l ope ra t i ons t a s k i n g remained e f f e c t i v e u n t i l 22 March. Normal opera- t i o n s were o rdered 23-27 March and p repa ra t i ons were made t o e n t e r Pat taya, Tha i l and on 28 March where t h e s h i p remained t h r u 1 A p r i l .

Singapore was t h e nex t p o r t o f c a l l f o r t h e o f f i c e r s and men o f USS K i t t y Hawk. Enroute, t h e s h i p v i s i t e d t h e Realm o f Neptunus Rex, r i d - d i n g h e r s e l f o f -a lmost 4000 low ly po l lywogs and g a i n i n g an equal number o f t r u s t y She I l backs.

Fo l l ow ing t h e 6-10 A p r i l p o r t c a l l i n Singapore, t h e s h i p t r a n s i t e d back t o Subic Bay, p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n ASWEX 3-78, enrou te . The m iss i on d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d was t o e x e r c i s e a l l p a r t i c i p a t i n g u n i t s i n ASW o f v a r y i n g complex i t y and asse t combinat ions a g a i n s t S o v i e t submarines sim- u l a t e d by a U.S. submarine, t o improve o v e r a l l t a s k group read iness i n ASW, and c o n t i n u e e v a l u a t i o n o f COMSEVEMTHFLTS TACMEMO concerned w i t h ASW.

Upon a r r i v a l i n Subic Bay on 18 A p r i l , a l l a t t e n t i o n t u rned t o pre- p a r a t i o n s f o r t h e r e t u r n t r a n s i t t o t h e USS K i t t y Hawk's homeport o f San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a . RADM TISSOT broke h i s f l a g ashore pending t h e a r r i v - a l o f USS En te rp r i se , USS K i t t y Hawk's r e l i e f . Wi th l a s t m inu te shop- p i n g and p l ann ing p r e p a r a t i o n completed t h e t r a n s i t home commenced 27 A p r i I .

Two exe rc i ses were conducted en rou te Pear l Harbor - an ASW Encounter and a CV/CVN Encounter.

Due t o t h e t r a n s i t speed requirements, t h e narrow f r o n t o f t h e en- coun te r area, and t h e AAW p i c k e t requirements, r e a l i s t i c f r e e p l a y was n o t p o s s i b l e d u r i n g Exerc ise ASW Encounter. Desp i t e t hese t a c t i c a l d isadvan- tages, t h e e x e r c i s e proved t h a t bas i c ASW t a c t i c s s t i l l c a t c h submarines, v i g i l a n t search techniques, bo th v i s u a l and radar , proved t o be h i g h l y e f - f e c t i v e . The h i g h SOA, d e s p i t e t h e l oss o f maneuvering f l e x i b i l i t y , proved t o be an e f f e c t i v e ASW t a c t i c s . The goa l s o f t h e CV/CVN Encounter (Evolu- t i o n o f SSSC t a c t i c s , a i r s t r i k e t a c t i c s , over - the -hor i zon t a r g e t i n g , and i n t e g r a t e d defense) were n o t f u l l y ach ieved due t o an eng inee r i ng problem encountered by USS ENTERPRISE which I i m i t e d a i r c r a f t i n t e r a c t i o n .

The USS K i t t y Hawk a r r i v e d i n Pear l Harbor on t h e morning o f 7 May and immediately began making p r e p a r a t i o n t o se rve as t h e p l a t f o r m f o r t h e Com- mander i n Ch ie f Un i t ed S ta tes P a c i f i c F l e e t change o f command ceremony on 9 May 1978. Soon a f t e r Admiral WEISNER, Admiral HAYWARD, and Admiral DAVIS depar ted t h e sh ip , some 397 f a the rs , sons, and b r o t h e r s embarked f o r a h i g h l y success fu l "T i ge r Cruise1' t o San Diego.

The 1977-78 c r u i s e o f f i c i a l l y ended w i t h t h e a r r i v a l o f t h e s h i p i n her homeport o f San Diego on 15 May 1978. The USS K i t t y Hawk had been de- p l o y 2@3 days i n which 131 days (65%) were spent at-sea.

Fo l l ow ing t h e Commanding O f f i c e r ' s post-deployment b r i e f t o t h e Com- mander Naval A i r Forces P a c i f i c on 18 May 1978, p repa ra t i ons f o r t h e Se- l e c t e d R e s t r i c t e d A v a i l a b i l i t y (SRA) which con t i nued th rough t h e summer i n t o October were made.

On 30 June 1978, Cap ta in W. L. CHATHAM became t h e f i f t e e n t h Commanding O f f i c e r o f USS K i t t y Hawk when he r e l i e v e d Capta in E. J . HOGAN, J r .

The s h i p p u t t o sea on 3 October f o r sea t r i a l s t h a t l a s ted u n t i l t h e morning o f 6 October. Sea t r i a l s commenced aga in on 1 1 October b u t were c u t s h o r t due t o eng inee r i ng problems caused by i n s t a l l a t i o n o f SHIPALT CV- 63 515313 d u r i n g t h e SRA. The s h i p r e tu rned t o p o r t on 12 October.

P a r t i a l f i x e s t o t h e eng ineer ing p l a n t were e f f e c t e d and t h e s h i p p u t t o sea f o r t h e p e r i o d 20 October t o 3 November. The f i r s t c a r r i e r l and ing o f t h e new work-up c y c l e occured on 23 October.

Ref resher T r a i n i n g (REFTRA) requi rements were completed s a t i s f a c t o r l y on 30 November.

The month o f December saw t h e s h i p at-sea f o r Independent Steaming Ex- e r c i s e s on t h r e e days, 12-14 December.

Near l y 4@0 v i s i t o r s braved unusua l l y poor weather c o n d i t i o n s t o p a r t i - c i p a t e i n a ceremony on t h e hangar deck i n commemoration o f t h e 75 th Anni- ve rsary o f t h e Wr igh t B ro the rs F l i g h t a t K i t t y Hawk, Nor th Ca ro l i na .

Wi th t h e h o l i d a y season r a p i d l y approaching, t h e o f f i c e r s and men o f USS K i t t y Hawk cou ld be proud o f t h e i r 1978 achievements, knowing t hey were t r u e p ro fess iona ls , each ready t o "PRESS ON" i n t o t h e New Year.

CHRONOLOGY OF S l GN l F l CANT EVENTS

January 16

VA-192 A-7E l o s t a t sea. P i l o t , LCDR , recovered w i t h no i n j u r i e s .

February 17

USS KITTY HAWK p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e ope ra t i ona l i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e Harpoon SSM i n t o SEVENTHFLT.

Ce lebra ted t h e Supply Corps 193rd b i r t h d a y w i t h a ceremony i n t h e wardroom.

March 12

Eng ineer ing d i f f i c u l t i e s encountered d u r i n g f l i g h t ope ra t i ons i n t h e South China Sea requ i r ed d i v e r - s i o n o f t w e l v e a i r c r a f t i n t o Singapore.

USS KITTY HAWK was a member o f t h e Un i t ed S ta tes Seventh F l e e t d u r i n g 35 th ann i ve r sa ry c e l e b r a t i o n s .

VF-213 F-14A l o s t a t sea. P i l o t , L DR , and rada r i n t e r c e p t o f f i c e r , LTJG , were r e - covered w i t h no i n j u r i e s .

A p r i l 18

CTF 77 and s t a f f disembark f rom USS KITTY HAWK.

COMCRUDESGRU FlVE and s t a f f embark f o r a t r a n s i t t o Guam. Commenced a t r a n s i t t o CONUS.

USS KITTY HAWK'S 17th ann ive rsary was ce leb ra ted on t h e Hangar Deck w i t h an a p p r o p r i a t e ceremony.

COMCRUDESGRU FlVE and s t a f f disembarks.

Chopped t o COMTHIRDFLT.

COMCARGRU ONE s t a f f embarks f o r t h e t r a n s i t .

Hosted t h e CINCPACFLT Change o f Command onboard.

Hosted 397 T i g e r s ( f a t h e r s , sons, and b r o t h e r s o f crewmembers) onboard f o r t h e t r a n s i t t o CONUS.

A r r i v e d i n homeport o f San Dlego, C a l i f o r n i a .

Presented t h e Post-deployment b r i e f t o COMNAVAIR- PAC a t h i s headquar ters .

,- June 15

J u l y 1

October

Novem ber 3 0

December 17

Commenced Se lec ted R e s t r i c t e d A v a i l a b i l i t y (SRA) a t P i e r LIMA, NAS No r th I s land .

Cap ta in W. L. CHATHAM r e l i e v e d Capta in E. J . HOGAN, J r . a s Cotmanding O f f i c e r , USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63).

CVW-15 assigned t o t h e o p e r a t i o n a l c o n t r o l o f USS KITTY HAWK.

Ships Force Own Maintenance System (SFOMS) De- par tment disbanded, mark ing t h e end o f SRA.

Dressed t h e s h i p i n honor o f Columbus Day.

Returned t o p o r t due t o eng inee r i ng problems caused by SHIPALT CV-63 5153D, i n s t a l l e d d u r i n g SRA.

Dressed t h e s h i p i n honor o f t h e Navy's b i r t h - day.

Completed T r a i n i n g Readiness Eva lua t i on (TRE).

Conducted t h e f i r s t c a r r i e r l and ing o f t h e new t r a i n i ng /wo rkup c y c l e .

Completed Ref resher T r a i n i n g (REFTRA)

Commemorated t h e 75 th Ann ive rsary o f t h e Wr igh t B r o t h e r s F l i g h t a t K i t t y Hawk, No r t h Carol i na.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

January 1-4

February 1-5

March 1-3

l n p o r t Subic Bay 2-20 Exe rc i se Cope Thunder 78-2

Opera t ions i n t h e South China Sea

A t anchor Hong Kong

Opera t ions i n t h e South China Sea 1 6 CASEX/FAMEX 1 -788

l n p o r t Subic Bay 25 CAST

l n p o r t Subic Bay 1 Exerc i se Newboy 1-3 Minex Bravo 1-4 Exe rc i se Eag l e/Lark/B l ue Sky

Opera t ions i n t h e South China Sea and t h e Phi l l p p i n e Sea

3-10 Exerc ise Cope Thunder 78-3 7-9 M i s s i l e x 12-17 Readex 13-17 Exerc ise Cope Thunder 78-3 18 A t anchor Buckner Bay, Okinawa 2@ CAST 24-26 Exerc i se Sea S i am V l l 28 CAST and Minex Bravo

Opera t ions i n t h e South China Sea 1 Minex Alpha 2 Readiex Alpha

l n p o r t Subic Bay

Spec ia l Opera t ions i n t h e South China Sea

Opera t ions i n t h e South China Sea

A t anchor Pattaya, Tha i land

A p r i l 1

A t anchor Pattaya, Tha i l and

Operat ions i n t h e South China Sea 5 V i s i t e d t h e Realm o f Neptunus Rex

A t anchor Singapore

Opera t ions i n t h e South China Sea 14-17 ASWEX 3-78

l n p o r t Sub i c Bay

Enroute Pear l Harbor, Hawaii 29 ASW Encounterex

Enroute Pear l Harbor, Hawaii 3 CV/CVN Encounterex

l n p o r t Pear l Harbor, Hawai i

Enroute San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a

l n p o r t San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a

l n p o r t San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a June 1 -30

J u l y 1-31

l n p o r t San Diego, Cal i f o r n i a

August 1-31


l n p o r t San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a September 1 -30

l n p o r t San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a 2 FAST c r u i s e

October 1-2

SOCAL OPAREA - Sea T r i a l s


SOCAL OPAREA - I SE


SOCAL OPAREA - I SE and CARQUALS

November 1-3

December 1 - 1 1

SOCAL OPAREA - ISE and CARQUALS


SOCAL OPAREA - REFTRA and CARQUALS


SOCAL OPAREA - REFTRA and CARQUALS


SOCAL OPAREA - I SE


ROSTER OF KEY PERSONNEL

Commanding O f f i c e r .

Execu t i ve O f f i c e r .

cvw-11 . . . . .

cvw-15 . . . . .

Nav iga t i on Department

Opera t ions Department

A i r Department . .

Tra i n i ng Department .

CAPT E. J . HOGAN, J r . 20 Nov 76 t o 30 Jun 78

r e l i eved by

CAPT W. L. CHATHAM 30 Jun 78 t o p resen t

CAPT G. A. SCOFF1 ELD 1 1 Oct 77 t o p resen t

CDR P. R. WOOD 10 Dec 77 t o 30 Jun 78

CDR L. W. SMITH 1 J u l 78 t o 22 Nov 78

r e l i eved by

CDR F. P. MEYERS 22 Nov 78 t o p resen t

CDR 5 May 77 t o p resen t

CDR 21 Dec 77 t o 26 Jun 78

r e l i eved by

CDR 26 Jun 78 t o p resen t

CDR 11 Aug 77 t o 31 Dec 78

r e l i eved by

CDR 31 Dec 78 t o p resen t

CDR 5 Oct 77 t o 16 Oct 78

r e l i e v e d by

CDR 13 Nov 78 t o p resen t

1 pr

pp -- ' Ill ~ 1 I 1

-- Supp lyDepar tment . . . . . . . . . CDR

3 Sep 77 t o p resen t

. . . . . . . . . . Medical Department CD20 Oct 77 t o p resen t

. . . . . . . . . . Den ta lDepa r tmen t CDR 25 Nov 77 t o p resen t

Communications Department . CDR 1 Aug 77 t o p resen t

. . . . . . . . . . Weapons Department CDR 23 May 76 t o 11 Mar 78

r e l i eved by

CDR 1 1 Mar 78 t o p resen t

. . . . . . . . . . . Deck Department LCDR2 Feb 76 t o 13 Apr 78

r e l i eved by

LCDR 13 Apr 78 t o p resen t

A v i a t i o n I n te rmed ia te . . . . . . . . Maintenance Department CDR 18 Sep 76 t o 15 Sep 78

r e l i eved by

CDR 15 Sep 78 t o p resen t

. . . . . . . . Eng ineer ing Department CD25 Feb 76 t o 31 Dec 78

re1 ieved by

CDR 31 Dec 78 t o p resen t

THOUSANDTH CARRIER LANDINGS

Date Number Wire Time A/C S/N P i l o t - - - Squadron

6 F e b 7 8 170,000 2 1716 A-6E 5g5 LT VA-52

24 Feb 78 171,000 3 2051 A-7E 312 LT VA- 192

18 Mar 78 172,0$30 4 1506 E-2C 606 LT VAW- 122

25 Oct 78 173,000 4 1354 A-7E 315 LT VA-22

19 Nov 78 174,000 4 2041 F- 14A 1 10 LCDR VF-5 1

COMBAT AND SUPPORT SORTIES

No combat o r combat suppor t s o r t i e s were f lown f rom t h e USS K I T T Y HAWK d u r i n g 1978.

ARRESTING GEAR S T A T I S T I C S

Wire No.

1

2

3

4

5

To ta l

CY 1978 Oct 1977 - May 1978 C r u i s e

389 36B

1566 165B

1891 2227

1145 1173

B B

C a t a p u l t Number

T o t a l

CATAPULT STAT l ST l CS

CY 1978 Oct 1977 - May 1978 C r u i s e

1836 1574

I086 574

1237 2094

568 - I063

4727 531115

UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT SCHEDULE - 1 9 7 8

0 9 J AN78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

1 2 J AN78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE-1



2 0 J AN78 USS SAMPLE F F - 1 0 4 8

09FEB78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

13FEB78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

16FEB78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE-I

2 1 FEB78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- I

2 3 F E B 7 8 USS SACRAMENTO AOE-1

2 6 F E B 7 8 USS SACRAMENTO AOE-1

03MAR78 USNS PASSUMPSIC TAO-102

12MAR78 USNS M I S P I L L I O N TAO-105

1 6MAR78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

1 8MAR78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE-1

2 1 MAR78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

25MAR78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

04APR78 USNS PASSUMPSIC TAO-102

12APR78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE-I

1 4APR78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

17APR78 USNS PASSUMPS I C TAO- 1 0 2

02MAY78 USS SACRAMENTO AOE- 1

1 1MAY78 USS WICHITA AOR-1

0 4 0 C T 7 8 USS WICHITA AOR-1

USNS TALUGA TAO-62

USNS TALUGA TAO-62

USS ROB ISON DDG-12

USS MAUNA KEA AE-22

USS MAUNA KEA AE-22

USS MAUNA KEA AE-22

USNS TALUGA TAO-62

USNS TALUGA TAO-62

USNS TALUGA TAO-62

USNS TALUGA TAO-62

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS - 1978

January V i ce Admiral R. P. COOGAN 14 Commander Naval A i r Force, U. S. P a c i f i c F l e e t

Rear Admiral R. B. McCLlNTON Commander Naval Sur face Group, Western P a c i f i c

February Rear Admiral W. A. GURECK 14 Prospect i ve commander Car r i e r Group Seven

16 V i ce Admiral R. B. BALDWIN Commander, Seventh F l e e t

18 V ice Admiral R. B. BALDWIN Commander, Seventh F l e e t

L i eu tenan t General J . N. McLAUGHLlN Commanding General, F l e e t Mar ine Force, P a c i f i c

March 3

Rear Admiral H. D. ARNOLD Comnander Medium At tack , T a c t i c a l E l e c t r o n i c Warfare Wing

Rear Admira l R. B. McCLlNTON Commander Naval Sur face Group, Western P a c i f i c

Colonel R. D. F. LLOYD Defense Attache, Aus t ra l i a

Commander Guy OSMONT Defense Attache, France

Colonel Danar DOENOES Defense and M i l i t a r y Attache, lndones ia

Co l one l SUWARTA A i r A t tache, Indonesia

Colonel Sedibyo RAHARDJO Nava l Attache, l ndones i a

Colonel Jagrup S l NG Defense Attache, Repub l i c o f Singapore

Colonel Zaka r i a B i n DAHTA Serv ices Attache, Malays ia

Group Capta in Choob BHUKWVANT A i r At tache, Tha i l and

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Colonel Chalard NIYOMTHAI Army Attache, Tha i l and

L i eu tenan t Colonel C. J. DALE Defense Attache, Un i t ed Kingdom

Commander F. C. JOSE Fore ign L i a i s o n O f f i c e r , P h i l i p p i n e Navy

Capta in F. PARADO M i l i t a r y L i a i s o n O f f i c e r , P h i l i p p i n e Navy

M r . D. J . RUSSELL COMSEVENTHFLT Science Adv i so r

M r . R. M. HI LLYER Naval Weapons Center Technica l D i r e c t o r

M r . L. GULICK Naval Science Adv iso ry Program Coord inator , Nava l Weapons Center

Rear Admiral R. P. McKENZlE Commander L i g h t A t t a c k Wing, U. S. P a c i f i c F l e e t

The Honorable C. S. WHITEHOUSE U. S. Ambassador t o Tha i land

Dr Goh Keng SWEE Deputy Pr ime M i n i s t e r and M i n i s t e r o f Defense, S i ngapore

The Honorable J. H. HOLDRIDGE U. S. Ambassador t o Singapore

Rear Admiral S. T. COUNTS Commander Cru i s e r Des t royer Group F l VE

Admiral M. F. WEISNER Corr~mander i n C h i e f P a c i f i c

Admiral T. B. HAYWARD Commander i n Chie f U. S. P a c i f i c F l e e t ( p r o s p e c t i v e CNO)

Admiral D. C. DAVIS Commander i n Ch ie f U. S. P a c i f i c F l e e t

The Honorable D. E. MANN A s s i s t a n t Secre ta ry o f t h e Navy (Research, Engineer ing, and Systems)

September Rear Admi r a l C. R. BELL 15 D i r e c t o r Naval Communications D i v i s i o n

October M r . R. T. TATE 7 Deputy A s s i s t a n t Secre ta ry o f t h e Navy f o r

Communications, Command and Cont ro l

December M r . Tadashi KUME 6 Pres iden t , Honda Research and Development

M r . Kinya NAKAGAWA Pres ldent , Honda o f C a l i f o r n i a

M r . Yutaka IKEDA Honda Design Engineer

Rear Admiral W. H. ROGERS Un i t ed S t a t e s Navy ( R e t i r e d )

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COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CIVIC ACTION PROGRAM

Hosted 30 members o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e Reserve Judge Ad- voca te Assoc ia t i on f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 17 members o f t h e Canadian I n t e r n a t i o n a l Youth Assoc ia t i on f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

Hosted 30 s tuden t s and a d u l t e s c o r t s f rom a NS Subic Bay e lementary school f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 20 USAF nurses f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

Hosted 70 s tuden ts and a d u l t e s c o r t s f rom C l a r k AFB f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 3 Japanese newsmen f o r a newsgather ing v i s i t t o t h e sh ip .

Crewmembers c o n t r i b u t e d $4,a00.00 t o a i d i n c o n s t r u c t - i n g a water system a t t h e Ka lak lan Elementary School, Olongapo C i t y , R. P. d u r i n g a 24-hour t e l e t h o n .

Hosted M r . T. BELL, Sacramento Bee r e p o r t e r , f o r a v i s i t t o t h e s h i p .

Crewmembers donated 134 p i n t s o f b lood t o t h e Thai Red Cross d u r i n g a p o r t v i s i t t o Pattaya, Thai land.

Hosted 30 Thai newsmen f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

Hosted 8 USDAO and Royal Thai Navy l a d i e s f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 15 Boys Scouts (U. S. dependents) f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

Hosted 5@ Bank o f Chicago employees from Singapore f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 70 Singaporean M i n i s t r y o f Defense employees f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Crewmembers c o n t r i b u t e d $2,423.67 f o r Navy R e l i e f dur- i ng a 23-hour t e l e t h o n .

Hosted 12 h i g h school s tuden ts f rom New Mexico f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

June 6

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Hosted 10 s tuden t s and 6 a d u l t e s c o r t s f rom t h e Yuma Lutheran School f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

Hosted 50 members o f t h e USS Hard ing reun ion f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 40 NJROTC cade ts and a d u l t e s c o r t s f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 40 San Diego area h i gh school s t uden t s and 15 c h i l d r e n f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 12 Exp lo re r Scouts and a d u l t e s c o r t s f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 13 Naval cade ts and 15 midshipmen f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

Hosted Capta in A r i e ESCHAR, I s r a e l i A i r Force, f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 22 members o f t h e Encanto, C a l i f o r n i a Boys Club f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

Hosted 7 members o f t h e N a t i v e American I nd ian Parade Committee f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 25 Canadian Sea Cadets f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 16 E x p l o r e r Scouts f rom Pos t 576 f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 75 members o f Bombing Squadron Two d u r i n g t h e i r r eun ion f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 32 NJROTC cade ts f rom Laverne, C a l i f o r n i a and 16 E x p l o r e r Scouts f rom Tempe, Ar i zona f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

2 3 Hosted 20 B l u e j a c k e t Cadets f rom West Covina, C a l i f o r n i a f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

27 Hosted 9 U. S. Navy Midshipman f o r a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

August Hosted 25 E x p l o r e r Scouts f rom Glendale, A r i zona f o r a 3 t o u r o f t h e sh ip .

Hosted 45 C i v i l A i r P a t r o l Cadets f rom Pomona, C a l i f o r - n i a f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e sh i p .

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Hosted 40 La Mesa, C a l i f o r n i a Assembly o f God Church members f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 508 members o f t h e Bonanza A i r c r a f t Associat ion f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 15 members of Explorer Scout Troop 7PI8, Wh i t t i e r , C a l i f o r n i a f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Comander and 6 Fr iends o f t h e Navy v i s i t e d t h e ship f o r a tou r .

Hosted 20 members o f t h e Sonobuoy F l e e t Support Manage- ment Team f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 8 F o r t F isher Naval Sea Cadets and 18 Mesa, Arizona Explorer Scouts f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

September 8

Hosted M r . Y. "Jake" YAMADA f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 108 Space and M i s s i l e Systems O f f i c e members and dependents f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 28 members o f a San Diego c h i l d r e n s soccer team f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 34 USAF o f f i c e r s and cadets f o r t h e USAF Academy f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 75 members and dependents o f t h e General Dynam- ics/Convair Nat ional Management Associat ion f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted Wing Commander ALCOCK and Wing Commander EMERSON f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 75 San Diego Jaycees f o r a v i s i t o f t h e ship.

Hosted Robert CASEY, Treasurer o f t h e Sta te o f Pennsyl- aania f o r a t o u r of t h e ship.

Hosted 388 Boy Scouts o f America, t h e i r parents, and a d u l t leaders f o r a God and Country Award ceremony, lunch, and a t o u r o f t h e ship.

October 7

Hosted an Eagle Scout Award ceremony f o r Brad ENGLAND i n t h e wardroom.

Hosted 15 Naval Weapons Center, China Lake employees f o r a ship o r i e n t a t i o n v i s i t .

October 30

November 3

December 3

Hosted 8 San Diego area Rotar ians f o r an o r i e n t a t i o n v i s i t t o t h e sh ip wh i l e a t sea.

Crewmembers con t r i bu ted o r pledged a t o t a l o f $29,696.96 t o t h e Combined Federal Campaign.

Hosted 50 Arizona medical students f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 150 U. S. Navy Serv ice School Command students f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 150 U. S. Navy Serv ice School Command students f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 75 Annual Forces Communication Equipments Associa- t i o n members f o r a t o u r o f t he ship.

Hosted 60 Blessed Sacrament Church members f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t he ship.

Hosted 75 Defense Meteorological S a t e l l i t e Systems personnel f o r a t o u r o f t he ship,

Hosted 200 adu l t leaders o f t h e Boy Scouts o f America f o r a Scout Leader awards ceremony, a tour , and d inner .

Hosted 2 Navy League members f o r an o r i e n t a t i o n v i s i t wh i l e a t sea.

Hosted 16 La J o l l a Jun io r High School students and 12 a d u l t s escor ts f o r a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 125 San Dlego area businessmen f o r lunch and a t o u r o f t h e ship.

Hosted 350 Navy League and Associat ion o f Naval A v i a t i o n members f o r a commemorative ceremony o f t h e 75th anniver- sary o f t h e Wright b ro thers f l i g h t a t K i t t y Hawk, North Carol ina, a t o u r o f t h e ship, and refreshments.

Hosted approximately 1500 USS K i t t y Hawk dependents (550 c h i l d r e n and 950 a d u l t s ) f o r a Christmas Par ty on t h e k n g a r Deck.

AWARDS EARNED BY SHIP'S COMPANY PERSONNEL

Jun io r O f f i c e r Award f o r Excel lance i n Shiphandl ing

LT

I n te rse rv i ce Wres t l ing Championships

ABE3 F i f t h Place (greco-s ty le )

A v i a t i o n Boatswain's Mate o f t h e year ( P a c i f i c )

ABCS

COMELEVEN Representat ive t o West Coast Chess Championships

EM3 (won 11th p lace a t 19th Annual Armed Forces Chess Championship)

J o i n t Serv ice Commendation

DP1 LT

Navy Cornmendat i on Meda l

EMCM

Navy Achievement Medal

LT

L e t t e r o f Commendation

GMTC MM1LT DS2 SHSN ET1

CHBOSUN W-2 J02 ABH1 IS2 SH2 RM2

AS1 AE3 CDR L T HN RMSNA 9 3 AD1 PH3 AT3 ET3 DS I HM3 I C 3 EMC ET3 ICC

A T 3 EMFAAD3 AE3 AMH3RM2 A 0 3 EMFAAMS3DS2 I CFNAN RISSNE T I A 0 3 ENS PNI AMH3I C 3 HM2 AMS lABMFEMFNA 0 3 AMH3I C 2

AQCS

L e t t e r of A p p r e c i a t i o n

AD3 OS3 AE3 I C 2 AD1 DSC AQ3 ABE3 DS2 l CFN ET2 AQ2 L T AKC AE3 PHI EM3 I C2 EMFA DS1 HN .CW02 ENS DS2 AT3 RM3 AQ3 LCDR RMSN YNCM AMSAA EMCM FN L T LCDR E T I ET3 ABF2 AX3 YN3 AMH3 ET3 AMS l DT2

L e t t e r of A p p r e c i a t i o n

AE2 ETSNFTM2EM2 HT3 AMH2 OS1 E T 2 ISSN1C2 ENS L T AE3 EM2 FTM2MS3 ET3 HM3 EMCSAE3

ET3 AMH3 FA YN3 ABMF2HN A 0 3 PN2 ET3 A T 3 I C C AD2 SHC S HM2 HN YNSA GMG1 L T A 0 3 ABF2

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SELECTED CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES - 1978

Date From - To

January USS BADGER CTU 77.5.3 6

11 COM LATW l NGPAC VA- 195

15 COMSEVENTHFLT VA- 195

16 FISC, CUB1 PT RP USS KITTY HAWK

18 FLECOMPRON FIVE USS KITTY HAWK

February USS OKLAHOMA USS KITTY HAWK 2 C ITY

8 VMA (AW) 121 USS KITTY HAWK

8 CTG 77.4 VA-52 (Embarked i n USS Midway)

11 USS KITTY HAWK RVAH-7

17 COMSEVENTHFLT AIG 460

2 1 CTF 77 AIG 460

For

Prompt and e f f i c i e n t eng inee r i ng ass is tance .

Three years o f a c c i d e n t f r e e f l y i n g .

Three years o f a c c i d e n t f r e e f l y i n g .

Graphic p roduc t i on qua l i t y c o n t r o l ass is tance .

Superb m i s s i l e shoo t ing .

A i r c r a f t s e r v i c e s p rov i ded on s h o r t fuzed n o t i c e .

Ou ts tand ing p r o f e s s i o n a l - ism demonstrated d u r i n g CARQUA LS . Outstanding e f f o r t expended i n p rov ided bad ly needed asse t .

E i g h t years o f acc i den t f r e e f l y i n g .

Wel l done f o r READEX per- f orma nce.

Pro fess iona l ism, aggress ive- ness, and teamwork d u r i n g READEX

2 1 6200 TFTG CLARK 13AF CLARK AB Well done t o Navy Cope Thun- AB de r 78-3 e x e r c i s e p a r t i c i -

pants .

2 3 COMSEVENTHFLT USS KITTY HAWK Well done t o Cope Thunder 78-3 e x e r c i s e p a r t i c i p a n t s .

2 8 CTF 77 USS KITTY HAWK Outs tand ing e f f o r t and co- o p e r a t i o n t h a t c o n t r i b u t e d t o success o f Exe rc i se SEA SlAM V I I .

March USS JOUETT P ro fess iona l i sm and con- cern f o r o t h e r s d u r i n g at-sea rescue.

FLECOMPRON F I VE HS-8

CTF 77 COMSEVENTHF LT

P ro fess iona l i sm du r i ng CNAP NATOPS review.

USS KlTTY HAWK aggress ive response t o m u l t i - t h r e a t cha l l enge was sa fe and p ro fess iona I .

USS GOLDBOROUGH

FLEWEACEN GUAM

USS KlTTY HAWK

USS KlTTY HAWK

Serv ices o f chap la i ns g r e a t l y apprec ia ted.

Timely and thorough feedback on env i ronmenta l se rv ices .

COMNAVA I RPAC VS-33

USS KlTTY HAWK

Pro fess iona l i sm du r i ng i n - f l i g h t engine f i r e .

FLENUMWEACEN MONTEREY

Commendable e f f o r t i n improv i ng env i ronmenta l se rv i ces t o t h e f l e e t .

COM l PAC USS KlTTY HAWK Q u a l i t y o f I n t e l l i g e n c e I n fo rma t i on Reports and c o l o r p r i n t s .

Apr i l 17

CTF 77

USS BAlNBRlDGE

FLELOGSUPPRON 50

RVAH-7

USS KlTTY HAWK

CTF 77

Winning t h e CNO Annual A v i a t i o n Sa fe ty Award.

App rec ia t i on f o r h e l o se rv i ces prov ided.

Well done t o USS KlTTY HAWK f o r sp lend id e f f o r t and coopera t ion d u r i n g CARQUA L .

NAS CUB1 POINT USS KlTTY HAWK Outstanding performance o f TF41 engine t echn i c i ans .

CTF 77 USS KlTTY HAWK Well done f o r accomplishments d u r i n g Westpac c r u i s e .

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COMNAVAIRPAC

NAVOCEANO

CTF 77

NAS MIRAMAR

6 COMASWWINGPAC

19 COMCARAIRWING F l FTEEN

28 COMNAVAIRPAC

19 COMCARGRU ONE

November COMASWWINGPAC 4

December CVW-15 15

USS KITTY HAWK Performance i n Westpac has been impress ive.

USS KlTTY HAWK

USS KlTTY HAWK

CINCPACFLT

USS KlTTY HAWK

COMNAVA l RPAC

CVW- 15

A LCARPAC

COMNAVAIRPAC

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O v e r a l l read iness dur- i ng deployment was c o n s i s t e n t l y impress ive.

Well done f o r a most p ro fess i ona l f l y - o f f launch.

USS KlTTY HAWK feedback r e p o r t i ng g r e a t l y ap- p r e c i a t e d and w i l l as- s i s t q u a l i t y o f env i - ronmental products .

USS K l TTY HAWK-produced Ta rge t l n t e l l i gence Package i s s t e r l i ng example o f i n t e l l i g e n c e p r o f e s s i o n a l ism and suppor t t o f l e e t opera- t i o n s .

Success o f ACLS c e r t i f i - c a t i o n g r e a t l y a ided by expe r t i se , coope ra t i on and suppo r t f rom KlTTY HAWK and COMNAVAIRPAC personnel . Cong ra tu l a t i ons t o C.O. and crew on a t t a i n i n g Alpha Crew s ta tus .

One year o f a c c i d e n t f r e e f l y i n g .

Impress ive deployed a i r c r a f t read i ness.

USS KlTTY HAWK aggress ive Sur face Warfare O f f i c e r q u a l i f i c a t i o n program has had ou t s tand ing r e s u l t s .

Three years o f acc i den t f r e e f l y i n g .

E i g h t years o f acc i den t f r e e f l y i n g .

A I R DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

The A i r Department has con t inued t o ma in ta i n i t s h i gh leve l o f ope ra t i ona l readiness and env iab le sa fe t y record du r i ng CY-78. Major even ts inc luded t h e s a t i s f a c t o r y conc lus ion o f a s i x and one-hal f month Westpac deployment, an ex tens i ve and p r o t r a c t e d SRA per iod, and a h i g h l y successfu l and p roduc t i ve REFTRA exerc ise . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e performance o f scheduled PMS and t h e r o u t i n e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n o f assigned equipment and spaces, numerous major components o f severa l s h i p ' s systems were reworked and updated. Some o f t h e more s i g n i f i c a n t work performed inc luded:

a. Replacement o f I@@,@@ square f e e t o f non-skid on t h e f l i g h t and hangar decks.

b. Replacement o f 370 l i n e a l f e e t o f ca twa lk decking.

c. Rework o f Boat and A i r c r a f t Crane (ongoing) .

d. l nco rpo ra t i on o f SHIPALT 3860K t o f l i g h t deck water wash down systems (ongoing) .

e. Rework o f t w e n t y - f i v e f l i g h t deck a i r c r a f t power cab le s e r v i c e t r unks .

f . Renovat ion o f f l i g h t and hangar deck water washdown system c o n t r o l s .

g. Rewi r ing and re fu rb ishment o f e l e v a t o r s tanch ion d r i v e and l i m i t e r s w i t c h mechanisms.

h. Overhaul o f hangar deck heaters.

i . l nco rpo ra t i o n o f SH l PALT 4566D on hangar bay e l e v a t o r and d i v i s i o n a l doors.

j. lnco rpo ra t i on o f SHIPALT 3901 K t o c a t a p u l t steam smother ing va lves (ongoing) .

k. I nco rpo ra t i on o f SHIPALT 4797D t o c a t a p u l t launch v a l v e enc losures (ongoing) .

I . Refurbishment o f c a t s t h r e e and f o u r deck p l a tes .

m. Repacking and s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n o f JBD a c t u a t o r c y l i n d e r s .

n. Replacement o f number f o u r c a t R & T accumulator.

o. Replacement o f number one c a t R & T ram.

p. Replacement o f modular panels on numbers one and t h r e e J BDs .

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q. Rewi r ing o f numbers one, two and t h r e e c a t a p u l t e l e c t r i c a l systems.

r. Rewi r ing and updat ing o f t h e P l a t c o n t r o l console.

s. Overhaul o f f o u r V i cke rs pumps.

t. M o d i f i c a t i o n o f s ta rboard ba r r i cade s tanch ion p i n t o improve l u b r i c a t i o n .

u. I nco rpo ra t i on o f s e r v i c e change 295 on numbers one, two, t h r e e and f o u r a r r e s t i n g gear engines.

v. Overhaul o f number f o u r h y d r a u l i c c i r c u l a t i n g pump.

w. C leaning and refurb ishment o f f o r t y - f o u r f u e l tanks.

x. Renovat ion o f twenty-one f l i g h t and hangar deck r e f u e l i n g s t a t ions.

y. Overhaul o f t h r e e s e r v i c e pumps, s i x t r a n s f e r pumps, and e i g h t s t r i p p i n g pumps.

z. I nspec t i on and c l ean ing o f f o u r f u e l p u r i f i e r s .

Dur ing CY-78, AV f u e l s conducted twenty-one unreps, rece ived 8,689,796 g a l l o n s o f JP-5, and issued 7,862,611 g a l l o n s o f JP-5 and 427 g a l l o n s o f avgas t o t h e embarked a i rw ing .

AIRCRAFT INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

A c t i v i t i e s o f t h e A i r c r a f t In te rmed ia te Maintenance Department d u r i n g 1978 a r e h i g h l i g h t e d below:

The AlMD completed a h i g h l y successfu l WESTPAC deployment estab- l i s h i n g records f o r h i gh p r o d u c t i v e o u t p u t and low a w a i t i n g maintenance backlogs. The embarked a i r w i n g exper ienced an unprecedented l eve l o f maintenance suppor t . S p e c i f i c areas o f suppor t inc luded:

a. IM1: P roduc t i on Con t ro l e f f e c t i v e l y managed t h e p r o d u c t i v e e f f o r t s o f 32 work centers , reduc ing a w a i t i n g maintenance back logs and turn-around t imes. Upon r e t u r n t o CONUS, Produc t ion was tasked w i t h managing t h e depar tment 's SFOMS e f f o r t and d i d so q u i t e success- f u l l y .

Q u a l i t y Assurance was r e a l i g n e d d u r i n g t h e F a l l o f 1978 and as a r e s u l t became a more e f f e c t i v e p a r t o f t h e p roduc t i on e f f o r t w h i l e r e t a i n i n g i t s autonomous nature. Through c o n s i s t e n t mon i t o r i ng , QA became an e f f e c t i v e c a t a l y s t i n i nc reas ing t h e q u a n t i t y and q u a l i t y o f t h e p roduc t i on work-center 's ou tpu t .

b. IM2: 1. Ship a l t e r a t i o n s completed d u r i n g 1978

( a ) 3661.2K I n s t a l l a t i o n o f J e t Engine t e s t s tand C02 f i r e f i g h t i n g system.

( b ) 3926.2K O i l Ana l ys i s Labora to ry was re l oca ted .

( c ) 5222.8K H y d r a u l i c work-center r ece i ved l a t e s t m o d i f i c a t i o n t o upgrade clean-room environment.

( d l 4935 I n s t a l l ed deck d r a i n i n j e t shop.

( e l 4948 I n s t a l l e d j e t - eng ine t e s t warning system.

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2. D i v i s i o n p roduc t i on s t a t i s t i c a l data i n suppor t o f CVW-11 from 1 January - 15 May 1978.

Work To ta l Items NON/ P r o d Center Proc RFF RFI RFI %

-- Tota l 1141 588 553 48%

3. Noteworth Remarks

( a ) D i v i s i o n rece ived a l e t t e r on 27 Mar 78 f rom Sh ip 's E l e c t r i c a l Sa fe ty O f f i c e r f o r be ing t h e f i r s t d i v i s i o n o r squadron t o complete one year o f 100 per-cent compliance w i t h t h e e l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y sched- u l ed monthly PMS s a f e t y checks.

c. IM3: The Av ion i cs D i v i s i o n supported a h i g h l y s o p h i s t i c a t e d complement o f equipment and components du r i ng t h e WESTPAC deployment.

1 . The Ca l i b r a t i on Lab processed 3193 repa i r and repa i r a c t i o n s between I Jan 78 and 1 Nov 78, averaqinq 319 i tems pe r month w i t h one month exceeding 600 items: i h e number o f i tems forwarded t o a h i ghe r leve l suppor t a c t i v i t y was t h e lowest o f a l l c a r r i e r s assigned t o t h e West Coast.

2. VAST. 15 May 78 marked t h e h i g h l y successfu l comple- t i o n o f AIMD1s f i r s t c r u i s e w i t h VAST reco rd ing t h e h igh- e s t p roduc t i on - ra te o f any WESTPAC c a r r i e r to-date. Upon r e t u r n t o CONUS VAST l o s t 80% o f assigned personnel. A t r a i n i n g program has been i n s t i t u t e d t o prepare a new crew t o ma in ta i n t h e 153 WRAs i n suppor t o f t h e embarked a i r w i n g du r i ng t h e nex t WESTPAC.

3. Shop Eleven. Dur ing t h e recen t SRA, Shop Eleven was conver ted i n t o a module r e p a i r work cen te r , Equipment from severa l o t h e r a v i o n i c s shops was i n s t a l l e d I n a con- s o l i d a t i o n e f f o r t never be fo re at tempted on a CV, I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e new module r e p a i r shop w i l l g r e a t l y enhance t h e l eve l o f suppor t p rov ided t h e embarked A i r - wing.

d. IM4: The Ground Support Equipment (GSE) D i v i s i o n supported CVW-11 i n a most comnendable manner, meet ing a l l o p e r a t i o n a l c o m i t - ments. I n t h e CTF 77 End o f C r u i s e Report , t h e D i v i s i o n rece ived an Honorable Ment ion f o r t h e h i g h l eve l o f equipment a v a i l a b i l i t y . Ad- d i t i o n a l l y , GSE earned an a d j e c t i v e grade o f s a t i s f a c t o r y o n , t h e mid- and post-deployment inspec t ions . Upon r e t u r n t o CONUS, a Beach Det was e s t a b l i s h e d t o rehab approx imate ly 2ODO ordnance hand l i ng and ground suppor t equ i pments i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r WESTPAC ' 7 9 .

COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

The Communications Department o f USS KITTY HAWK supported t h e communication requi rements o f t h e ship, CTF 77 (COMCARGRU 51, COM- DESRON 19, CTF 75 (COMCRUDESGRU 51, and COMCARGRU 7 between January and May.

T r a i n i n g progressed t o t h e p o i n t t h a t t h e radiomen were p r o f i c i e n t enough t o process a d a i l y volume o f 1500 messages, d e s p i t e be ing t h e o n l y a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r n o t t o have t h e Naval Modular Automated Commu- n i c a t i o n s System (NAVMACS A+) i n s t a l l e d . T h i s was accomplished w h i l e work ing i n t h r e e sec t ions . The Signalmen were n o t f a r behind i n t h e p rocess ing o f t a c t i c a l maneuvering s i gna l s ; t hey logged ove r 280 nar- r a t i v e messages d a i l y du r i ng one A l l i e d naval exerc ise .

USS KITTY HAWK hosted t h e January COMSEVENTHFLT Communications Conference and presented a very i n f o r m a t i v e and c o n t r o v e r s i a l program t o t h e at tendees. H a i l e d as one of t h e most p roduc t i ve meet ings o f i t s k ind , many f l e e t w i d e improvements a r e a n t i c i p a t e d .

Over 70$ o f t h e RMs and SMs t h a t p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e February advancement examinat ion moved up a paygrade.

The May t h r u October SRA p e r i o d prov ided a much-needed b rea the r f o r t h e e n t i r e Communications Department. A f t e r t r a n s f e r r i n g t h e commu- n i c a t i o n s guard ashore and s h i f t i n g t o a s i x s e c t i o n duty, personnel a t - tended schools, t o o k leave, r epa in ted and r e t i l e d departmental spaces, i n s t a l l e d and overhauled equipments, and p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e NAVMACS A+. The AN/UYK-2@ computer group i s a s i g n i f i c a n t a s s i s t i n t h e l abo r - i n tens i ve areas o f broadcast screening and logkeeping.

On 1 August, L i eu tenan t t h e A s s i s t a n t Communica- t i o n s O f f i ce r , was presented t h e Navy Commendation Medal on t h e occas ion o f h i s r e t i r e m e n t from a c t i v e duty.

Dur ing September, RADM BELL, t h e D i r e c t o r o f Communications D i v i - s ion, v i s i t e d t h e USS KITTY HAWK t o see and hear f i r s t h a n d f rom a f l e e t u n i t .

The l a s t t h r e e months o f 1978 saw t h e men o f t h e Communications De- par tment back a t sea invo lved i n Refresher T r a i n i n g - prepar ing f o r t h e n e x t Westpac c ru i se .

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DECK DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

Reduct ion o f Deck Departmentls personnel t o a 15g man l eve l as o rdered by t h e new Sh ip ' s Manning Document, has necess i t a t ed reorga- n i z a t i o n o f t h e e n t i r e department and cor respond ing areas o f respon- s i b i l i t y . Deck Department has been reorgan ized f rom f i v e t o t h r e e d i v i s i o n s , p l u s a Boatswainls D e t a i l f o r s i d e c l e a n i n g maintenance.

The o p e r a t i o n a l s t a t u s o f t h e s l i d i n g padeyes has been g r e a t l y improved. A l ignment problems have been solved, r e s u l t i n g i n t h e i r t r o u b l e f r e e o p e r a t i o n d u r i n g t h e 1977-78 deployment.

Ship A l t e r a t i o n CV5469D has been completed, changing a l l winches s t r i c t l y t o h y d r a u l i c ope ra t i on .

Stream suppor t legs a r e i n t h e process o f be ing i n s t a l l e d a t e l e v a t o r s 1, 2, and 3.

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DENTAL DEPARTMENT H l STOR l CAL REPORT - 1978

a. Dur ing t h e p a s t year t h e Dental Department shared i n t h e expe- r i ences o f t h e KITTY HAWK d u r i n g deployment, post-deployment SRA and succeeding pe r i ods o f REFTRA. As one would suspect, t h e vas t m a j o r i t y o f t h e department 's a c t i v i t y has been o p e r a t i o n a l l y o r i e n t e d towards t h e o r a l h e a l t h ca re o f t h e crew and embarked a i rw ing .

b. Du r i ng SRA, Denta l personnel re1 ocated t o t h e Denta l Cl i n i c a t NAS Nor th I s l a n d du r i ng t h e month o f August. T h i s was necessary due t o t h e requi rements t o i n s t a l l a new seamless deck cover ing, e l i m i n a t i n g t h e l a s t remain ing INSURV discrepancy. Other space renova t ions du r i ng t h i s pe r i od inc luded:

( 1 ) r e l o c a t i n g t h e denta l records o f f i c e back w i t h i n t h e den ta l spaces,

( 2 ) c o n v e r t i n g a b u l k storeroom i n t o t h e p resen t den ta l ad- m i n i s t r a t i v e o f f i c e .

c. Dur ing t h e p e r i o d o f REFTRA, mass c a s u a l t y d r i l l s were enacted and 3-M and damage c o n t r o l Personal Q u a l i f i c a t i o n Standards were empha- s ized .

d. 1978 proved t o be a year o f personal achievement f o r Dental Department personnel. One o f f i c e r was promoted t o 0-5 and two o t h e r s were se lec ted f o r postgraduate s p e c i a l t y t r a i n i n g . Among t h e e n l i s t e d members, one was se lec ted f o r E-8, two f o r E-6, one f o r E-5 and two f o r E-4.

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

The department 's f o u r d i v i s i o n s and 16 work cen te rs cont inued t o p rov ide numerous a d m i n i s t r a t i v e and o t h e r se rv i ces t o t h e crew du r i ng 1978.

I n a d d i t i o n t o c l e r i c a l and record-keeping f unc t i ons , t h e department a l s o p rov ided counsel ing, legal adv ice and s p i r i t u a l guidance. Execu t i ve was a l s o respons ib l e f o r a l l p r i n t i n g requirements, t o u r s and o f f - d u t y enter ta inment , p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s , news and in format ion, ship-wide maintenance c o o r d i n a t i o n and t h e s a f e t y program o f t h e e n t i r e sh ip . The department was a l s o tasked w i t h a d m i n i s t e r i n g t h e CPO mess and t h e enforcement o f t h e s h i p ' s r egu la t i ons .

Departmental o f f i c e r s a t t h e end o f 1978 were:

CAPT Gary A. SCOFF l ELD Execu t i ve O f f i c e r

CDR Safe ty O f f i c e r

CDR P r o t e s t a n t Chapla in

CDR C a t h o l i c Chapla in

LCDR 3-M Coord i n a t o r

LCDR A d m i n i s t r a t i v e A s s i s t a n t Execu t i ve Department Head

LT Legal O f f i c e r X-4 D i v i s i o n O f f i c e r

ENS Hab i t ab i l i t y O f f i c e r

ENS P u b l i c A f f a i r s O f f i c e r X-2 D i v i s i o n O f f i c e r

ENS Special Serv ices O f f i c e r X-l D i v i s i o n O f f i c e r

CW02 Sh ip ' s Secretary

CW02 Personnel O f f i c e r X-3 D i v s i o n O f f i c e r

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P u b l i c A f f a i r s O f f i c e

Du r i ng t h e Calendar Year 1978, KITTY HAWK'S P u b l i c A f f a i r s O f f i c e f u l f i l l e d i t s m i ss i on i n g e t t i n g t h e Navy s t o r y ac ross t o t h e c i v i l i a n p u b l i c , as we l l as p r o v i d i n g t h e s h i p ' s crew w i t h news and e n t e r t a i n - ment v i a t h e s h i p ' s TV and r a d i o s t a t i o n s and i t s newspaper, "F lyer . " Tours o f t h e sh ip , which PA0 e i t h e r conducted o r arranged, made a v a s t number o f c i v i l i a n s f a m i l i a r w i t h K i t t y Hawk's m i ss i on as a combatant sh ip . Keeping t h e s h i p ' s crew informed and e n t e r t a i n e d kep t mora le h i gh .

*TV Programming- An es t imated 560 hours o f TV p r o g r a m i n g was accomplished i n 1978, between t h e s h i p ' s two c o l o r , c l o s e d - c i r c u i t s t a t i o n s .

*Radio Programming- Among t h e s h i p ' s t h r e e r a d i o s t a t i o n s , approx imate ly 2,025 hours were broadcast.

*Tours- More t han 3,000 c i v i l i a n s t ou red K i t t y Hawk i n CY-78.

"Newspapers- One hundred n ine teen sh ipboard newspapers were pub l i shed .

*Cruisebook- One WestPac 77-78 c ru isebook was produced.

*Fami l ygrams- Four K i t t y Hawk Fam i l ygrams were produced.

*Telethons- PA0 produced two t e l e t h o n s i n CY-78. On 26 February 1978, a 24-hour t e l e t h o n was produced t o c o l l e c t money f o r t h e Ka lak l an Elementary School i n Olongapo C i t y , Repub l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . More t han $4,000 was c o l l e c t e d t o a i d i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of a water system a t t h e school . On 5 May 1978, a 23-hour t e l e t h o n was produced t o c o l l e c t money f o r Navy R e l i e f .

*T iger Cru ise - PA0 a s s i s t e d i n t h e c o o r d i n a t i o n o f t h e s h i p ' s T i g e r Cru ise, which gave male dependents and r e l - a t i v e s a chance t o r i d e t h e s h i p f rom Hawaii t o San Diego f o l l o w i n g t h e WestPac deployment.

*"I" D i v i s i o n - PA0 gave 24 " I " D i v i s i o n Lectures.

Personnel O f f i c e

The main Personnel O f f i c e , Personnel Annex and Personnel Records O f f i c e performed t h e f o l l o w i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s d u r i n g t h e l a s t ca lendar year : 900 t r a n s f e r s , 1,350 new rece ip t s , 420 ex tens ions and r e - e n l i s t - ments, 600 d ischarges and separat ions, 3,900 annual leave papers, 700 TAD o r d e r s and 4,90@ i d e n t i f i c a t i o n cards.

3-M Coord i n a t o r

LCDR r e l i e v e d LT as 3-M Coord ina to r 18 August 1978. I n September, t h e AIRPAC 3-M team was aboard KITTY HAWK f o r a 3-M a s s i s t v i s i t and on 1 October 1978 t h e SMAC System was implemented. MMC r e l l e v e d EMC 13 November 1978 as a s s i s t a n t 3-M Coord inator . The AIRPAC 3-M a s s i s t team pa id another v i s i t from 4-8 December 1978.

Chap la in ' s O f f i c e

The Chap la in ' s O f f i c e cont inued i t s m iss ion o f p r o v i d i n g f o r t h e crew's moral and s p i r i t u a l w e l f a r e i n 1978. S p e c i f i c i tems by month a r e as f o l lows:

January- Held h o l i d a y se rv i ces f o r New Year's Day.

March- Held h o l i d a y se rv i ces f o r Easter .

A p r i l - Rabbi Chap la in LCDR boarded t h e sh ip and remained aboard u n t i l t h e sh ip re tu rned t o San Diego i n May.

May- Began rehab work i n t h e l i b r a r y , chapel and crew's lounge.

August- Held i n s t a l l a t i o n mass f o r Pope John Paul I . Held a spec ia l memorial mass f o r Pope Paul I .

September- Both chap la i ns at tended M i l i t a r y Leadership t r a i n i n g . P r o t e s t a n t Chapla in CDR

went 6-7 September 1978 and Cath- o l i c Chapla in CDR at tended 20-21 September 1978. Held mass f o r t h e new Pope John Paul I I. Held memorial s e r v i c e f o r LTJG Ronald G. CURTIS.

November- Held A l l S a i n t s Day mass and Thanksgiv ing Day serv ices . Re-opened t h e l i b r a r y and crew's lounge 16 November 1978.

December- Held Christmas serv ices .

Speci a l Serv ices

Specia l Serv ices O f f i c e r ENS reorganized t h e book keeping procedures f o r Specia l Serv ices and in t roduced a system o f double-ent ry ledger keeping CY-78, The January i n p o r t pe r i od i n Subic Bay, Republ ic o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , saw Special Serv ices sponsor

more than 30 d i v i s i o n a l p a r t i e s i n less t han t e n days, as w e l l as s e t - t i n g up severa l a t h l e t i c compe t i t i ons (baseba l l , r acque tba l l , g o l f and t e n n i s ) i n Subic Bay. I n February and March, Spec ia l Serv ices c o n t i n - ued t o sponsor t o u r s and d i v i s i o n p a r t i e s , as w e l l as sponsor ing o t h e r a t h l e t i c compet i t i ons . The month o f A p r i l Spec ia l Serv ices sponsored t h e l a s t 80 p a r t i e s o f t h e 1977-78 WESTPAC, b r i n g i n g t h e t o t a l cash spent on d i v i s i o n and s h i p ' s p a r t i e s t o w e l l ove r $85,000. ENS

r e l i e v e d ENS a s Spec ia l Serv ices O f f i c e r 22 May 1978. Dur ing t h e summer months, ENS e s t a b l i s h e d a t i c k e t - b u y i n g program and was a b l e t o p rov i de t i c k e t s f o r many Padres home games and f o r many c o n c e r t s i n t h e l oca l area, i n c l u d i n g t h e 1978 Kool Jazz F e s t i v a l . I n August, Spec ia l Serv ices sponsored a K i t t y Hawk N i g h t a t Sea World f o r t h e crew and t h e i r dependents, w i t h ove r 2,700 persons a t t end ing . The f a l l months saw a c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h e T i c k e t Sales Program, now i nc l ud - i ng Chargers t i c k e t s , as w e l l as t h e es tab l i shment o f a program f i r s t suggested by ENS i n June--the re imburs ing o f 50 pe r c e n t c o s t en- t e r t a i n m e n t t i c k e t s purchased by HAWK crewmembers f o r a v a r i e t y o f l o ca l o r spec ia l en te r ta inments , i n c l u d i n g spor ts , concer ts , t h e a t e r , Disney- land, Magic Mountain and Kno t t sbe r r y Farm. The Spec ia l Serv ices vans were a l s o rehabed d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d t o a lmos t new c o n d i t i o n .

Legal O f f i c e

LT assumed du t y as Legal O f f i c e r i n January 1978. K i t t y Hawk's Legal O f f i c e handled 1,030 mast cases, 74 summary c o u r t - m a r t i a l s and 35 spec ia l c o u r t - m a r t i a l s d u r i n g CY-78.

Pos t O f f i c e

From 15 October 1978 th rough 30 November 1978, t h e Pos t O f f i c e spaces were rehabed. I n o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a t e customer se rv ices , t h e f i n a n c e s e c t i o n was moved t o t h e 01 l eve l , p o r t s ide. A bulkhead was moved i nc reas ing lobby space. T h i s same even t a l lowed f o r two add i - t i o n a l f i nance windows which decreased w a i t i n g t i m e d u r i n g peak p e r i - ods. The m a i l hand l i ng room was r e l o c a t e d t o t h e o l d f i nance sec t i on . The move a l lowed f o r g r e a t e r ma i l hand l i ng room f o r b u l k m a i l . I n ad- d i t i o n , t h e Pos t O f f i c e r ece i ved a stowage area on t h e 03 l eve l , s t a r - board s ide . T h i s space i s u t i l i z e d t o s tage both ou tgo ing and incom- i n g COD m a i l .

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Whi le on deployment i n January, t h e crew members o f t h e USS K i t t y Hawk presented themselves i n such numbers t o s i c k c a l l w i t h i n f l u e n z a and i n f l u e n z a symptoms t h a t an i n f l uenza s u r v e i l l a n c e team f rom t h e Environmental P reven t i ve Medic ine U n i t S i x embarked f o r a s tudy. The conc lus i ons o f t h a t s tudy were t h e personnel who rece i ved t h e f l u sho t s had a s i g n i f i c a n t l y lower inc idence o f f l u / f l u symptoms t han those who were n o t i rnmun i zed.

Upon r e t u r n t o San Diego i n May, t h e Medical Department en te red t h e scheduled SRA w i t h an aggress ive a t t i t u d e toward renova t i ng t h e Medical Department and t h e Corpsmen's b e r t h i n g areas. T h i s work was accomplished as t i m e pe rm i t t ed and n e a r l y completed by t h e Chr is tmas leave pe r i od .

The Medical Department gained a new General Medical O f f i c e r i n October. The Sh ip ' s Surgeon norma l l y assigned i s now prov ided by t h e Naval Regional Medical Centers f rom a r o t a t i o n a l poo l . The Surgeon i s ass igned on a 9@ day TAD b a s i s and embarks o n l y when t h e s h i p g e t s underway.

To p rov i de space f o r an a d d i t i o n a l d o c t o r ' s o f f i c e , t h e h e a l t h r eco rds were moved i n t o t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O f f i c e and t h e p rev i ous l o c a t i o n conver ted i n t o an o f f i c e f o r t h e General Medical O f f i c e r and t h e Surgeon.

I n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e REFTRA, t h e Medical Department c a r r i e d o u t an i n t e n s i f i e d t r a i n i n g program t o r e f r e s h and t r a i n t h e members o f t h e crew i n bas i c f i r s t a i d . Medical s u p p l i e s i n t h e p o r t a b l e medical l o cke rs and b a t t l e d ress ing s t a t i o n s were r e i nven to r ied , updated, and restocked. ( C u r r e n t l y t h e r e i s a concen t ra ted e f f o r t be ing g i v e n t o t h e v e r i f i c a t i o n o f l o c a t i o n o f a l l f i r s t a i d boxes and s t r e t c h e r s on board t h e sh ip . )

The Medical Department, i n coope ra t i on w i t h t h e s h i p ' s Data Pro- cess ing Center, i s p u t t i n g t h e crew on t h e s h i p ' s computer. I t i s expected t o be completed around t h e f i r s t o f A p r i l 1979. T h i s w i l l g r e a t l y a i d t h e mon i t o r i ng v a r i o u s programs such as hea r i ng conser- va t i on , we igh t c o n t r o l , immunizations, annual phys ica ls , t u b e r c u l o s i s c o n t a c t fo l l ow-up and asbestos exposure.

The Medical Department con t i nues i t ' s e f f o r t s t o upgrade equipment i n t h e medical spaces. Ma jo r i tems rece i ved i n 1978 i n c l u d e a new s u c t i o n apparatus, a L i fe-Pak 5 p o r t a b l e d e f i b r i l l a t o r , a d r y C02 i n - cubator , a spectrophotometer, and a new anesthes ia machine f o r t h e o p e r a t i ng room.

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The Medical Department i s c o n t i n u i n g w i t h a program o f maximum t r a i n i n g o f i t ' s members. S ince r e t u r n i n g f rom WESTPAC i n mid-May, f o u r members have at tended t h e Leadership and Management T r a i n i n g Course; seven have been c e r t i f i e d o r r e c e r t i f i e d as Emergency Medical Technic ians; f i v e a t tended t h e Nuclear Weapons Hazards f o r Medical Personnel Course and e leven were t r a i n e d and c e r t i f i e d as Shipboard Pes t Con t ro l opera to rs . These a r e i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e v a r i o u s func- t i o n a l schools such as sh ipboard f i r e - f i g h t i n g , damage c o n t r o l , and 3-M.

NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

USS KlTTY HAWK began 1978 deployed t o t h e Western P a c i f i c . On 14 A p r i l , w h i l e i n t r a n s i t i n t h e South China Sea, a ba thyme t r i c survey o f o p p o r t u n i t y was conducted. Data f rom USS KlTTY HAWK and accompanying s h i p s r e s u l t e d i n t h e l o c a t i o n o f a seamount approx imate ly 12@0 fathoms i n h e i g h t n o t p r e v i o u s l y char ted. The survey r e p o r t submi t ted by USS KlTTY HAWK was eva lua ted t o be o f t 'Super ior q u a l i t y " by t h e Ba thymet r i c D i v i s i o n o f t h e Defense Mapping Agency. Based upon USS KlTTY HAWK'S nominat ion, t h i s seamount now bears t h e name, "KITTY HAWK Seamount".

On @9 May, 1978, whi l e moored t o t h e p i e r i n Pear l Harbor, Hawai i, USS KlTTY HAWK served as t h e p l a t f o r m f o r t h e Commander i n Ch ie f , Pa- c i f i c F l e e t , change o f command ceremony. Admiral Thomas B. Hayward was r e l i e v e d by Admiral Donald C. Dav is as Commander i n Ch ie f , P a c i f i c F l e e t .

15 May 1978 marked t h e conc lus i on o f a success fu l deployment upon a r r i v a l a t NAS Nor th I s land , San Diego, C a l i f o r n i a . I n June 1978, KlTTY HAWK began a six-month SRA pe r i od . A l though no major n a v i g a t i o n equipment was i n s t a l l e d o r removed, t h e KlTTY HAWK Nav iga t i on personnel spent cons ide rab le t i m e and e f f o r t i n improv ing t h e be r t h i ng , br idge, and o f - f i c e spaces. I n a d d i t i o n , e x t e n s i v e quar te rmas te r t r a i n i n g was ach ieved ove r a wide v a r i e t y o f areas i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r upcoming r e f r e s h e r t r a i n - i ng and sea per iods . On 3@ June, 1978, Cap ta in E. J. Hogan was r e l i e v e d by Cap ta in W. L. Chatham as Commanding O f f i c e r o f USS KlTTY HAWK i n c e r - emonies conducted aboard sh ip . The SRA te rm ina ted on 31 October 1978.

I n November 1978, KlTTY HAWK en te red r e f r e s h e r t r a i n i n g . Naviga- t i o n Department completed b a t t l e problems, p r e c i s i o n anchorages, and o t h e r s tandard exe rc i ses i n an excep t i ona l f i n e manner, o b t a i n i n g an o v e r a l l f i n a l b a t t l e problem grade o f 98% and was awarded a f i n a l over- a l l e v a l u a t i o n o f "outs tanding" . The Nav iga t i on score was t h e h i g h e s t o f any c a r r i e r graded by t h e F l e e t T r a i n i n g Group, P a c i f i c .

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SHIPALT 5056, F l e e t S a t e l l i t e Secure Voice, was i n s t a l l e d and pro- t h e c a p a b i l i t y f o r Synchronous Encrypted Voice Transmission v i a F l e e t S a t e l l i t e Communications Terminal . A conve r te r dev ice was i n s t a l l e d pro- v i d i n g i n t e r f a c i n g w i t h t h e e x i s t i n g Secure Voice Remote Voice System; a c r y p t o scrambl ing dev ice and i n te r connec t i on equipment was i n s t a l l e d pro- v i d i n g i n t e r f a c e t o t h e F l e e t Sate1 l i t e Communication T rans fe r Equipment.

SHIPALT 4871, F l e e t S a t e l l i t e Communications Per iphera ls , i n s t a l l e d a secure po l led-ne t mode f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g and r e c e i v i n g messages v i a t h e FLTSATCOM t e r m i n a l . T h i s prov ided t h e c a p a b i l i t i t y f o r d i g i t a l data, c r y p t o covered t r a f f i c w i t h address screening and h ighe r speed t e l e t y p e p r i n t o u t o f t h e f l e e t broadcast, l i m i t e d message storage, r e t r i e v a l and logging.

The i n s t a l l a t i o n o f SHIPALT 4978, T a c i n t e l Perpheral I n s t a l l a t i o n , p rov ides t h e Ships Signal E x p l o i t a t i o n Space (SSES) w i t h a f a c i l i t y f o r t r a n s m i t t i n g and r e c e i v i n g message t r a f f i c v i a t h e F l e e t S a t e l l i t e Com- mun ica t ion (FLTSATCOM) t e r m i n a l . The SHIPALT prov ides h i ghe r speed c r y p t o covered t r a f f i c w i t h address screening and t e l e t y p e p r i n t o u t w i t h l i m i t e d message storage, r e t i e v a l and logging.

The Ships I n e r t i a l Nav iga t i ona l System (SINS) CP-642B was rep laced w i t h a factory-updated CP-642B by sh ips f o r c e personnel and c i v i l i a n c o n t r a c t o r s .

SHIPALT 5214, CVIC Extended Core Memory U n i t was i n s t a l l e d i n CVIC. The Extended Core Memory U n i t (ECMU) improves computer access t i m e by i nc reas ing computer c o r e capac i t y f o r t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e da ta process ing equipment.

The sh ip ' s t e l e v i s i o n system was updated by SHIPALT 4723, CVA En- t e r t a i n m e n t and T r a i n i n g T e l e v i s i o n System (CKY-14TV). The c o n t r o l room was expanded, c o n t r o l room and s t u d i o f a c i l i t i e s improved, t h e r e p a i r shop re l oca ted ad jacen t t o t h e c o n t r o l room and t h e a b i l i t y t o broadcast f rom se lec ted remote sh ipboard l o c a t i o n s added. Work on t h i s SHIPALT i s s t i l l i n progress.

The Aerology D i v i s i o n c ~ n t r i b u t e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y t o t h e s h i p ' s readiness pos tu re d u r i n g t h e 77-'78 Westpac Deployment i n bo th t h e meteoro- l o g i c a l and oceanographic f i e l d s . With t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e Defense Meteoro log ica l S a t e l l i t e Program (DMSP) r e c e i v i n g equipment, s i g n i f i c a n t s t r i d e s were made i n oceanographic a n a l y s i s and improved weather fo re - cas t i ng . Impor tant r e p o r t s were submi t ted cove r i ng radar r e f r a c t i v i t y , PHITAR (Predesignated High I n t e r e s t T a c t i c a l Area) a c o u s t i c p r e d i c t i o n s , and monsoonal changes t o ASW p r e d i c t i o n areas i n t h e Luzon S t r a i t s .

Upon r e t u r n i n g t o t h e s ta tes , major des ign and r e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e weather o f f i c e began. Seventeen weeks l a t e r t h e o f f i c e had been changed t o r e f l e c t a more e f f i c i e n t u t i l i z a t i o n o f space and placement o f equipment. A complete rehab was accomplished i n t h e d i v i s i o n ' s b e r t h i n g corn- partrnent .

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The p o r t antenna f o r t h e AN/SMQ-10 ( s a t e l l i t e Readout Equipment) was removed d u r i n g t h e SRA and sen t t o H a r r i s Co rpo ra t i on f o r re fu rb ishment . The antenna was improper l y sealed d u r i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n d u r i n g COH-76 and became bad ly corroded.

CIC comp l e ted a comprehensive r e w r i t e o f t h e "Combat l n fo rma t i on Center" d o c t r i n e c o n t a i n i n g t h e o rgan i za t i on , s tandard procedures, capa- b i l i t i e s , l i m i t a t i o n s , and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s w i t h i n CIC.

The An t i -Sh ip M i s s i l e Defense d o c t r i n e a l s o rece ived a major f a c e l i f t t o complement t h e new Nato Sea Sparrow M i s s i l e system.

CIC AAW c a p a b i l i t i e s were s e r i o u s l y degraded th roughou t t h e c r u i s e by t h e f a i l u r e s i n t h e SPS-37A and SPS-48A/C radars . The OS o p e r a t o r s u t i l i z e d t h e SPN-43 f o r any advanced e a r l y warning. S ince t h e 60 m i l e sweep p rov ides minimal advanced warning, t h e t a s k group AAW was g e n e r a l l y I im i t ed .

The AN/SPS-48A was updated w i t h t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f SHIPALT 4865, c o n v e r t i n g t h e AN/SPS-48A t o AN/SPS-48C. T h i s was accomplished w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f t h e Automat ic D e t e c t i o n and T rack i ng (ADTI equipment. T h i s update p rov ides a means o f gene ra t i ng prompt and r e l i a b l e d e t e c t i o n s on a l a r g e number o f t a r g e t s and r a p i d l y develop t h e s i g n i f i c a n t da ta needed f o r d e c i s i o n purposes.

The ECM modu l e was updated by t h e i ns ta l l a t i on o f SH l PALT 3489, A1 / SLM-1A ECM t e s t s e t . T h i s equipment p rov ides a means t o t e s t r a p i d l y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e s h i p s AN/WLR-1 ECM r e c e i v e r s and a l l o w s f o r check ing s e n s i t i v i t y and f requency accuracy a g a i n s t a standard.

EW's d i r e c t i o n f i n d i n g c a p a b i l i t y was improved w i t h t h e SLR-12A in - s t a l l a t i o n .

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Outs ide s e r v i c e s f rom SlMA d u r i n g SRA were de t r imen ta l r a t h e r t han h e l p f u l . T h e i r overhau ls caused ma jo r damqge t o t h e EWfs SLA-12 antennas and t h e SLR-12.

Lack o f adequate Al lowance P a r t s L i s t documentat ion f o r t h e AN/WLR- lG, AN/WLR-11A, and Band 10 Tuner-Control u n i t s caused e x t r a manhours t o e f f e c t r e p a i r s and p a r t s o rder ing .

Cable c u t t i n g mis takes made d u r i n g SRA induced v i deo and c o n t r o l c a b l e damage t o numerous EW systems. The manhours ded ica ted t o r e p a i r t hese e r r o r s f o r ced numerous losses o f t r a i n i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s and extended norma l work i ng hours.

I n t h e area o f Anti-Submarine Warfare, US$ K i t t y Ha,wk's ASW module r e v i s e d t h e work ing d o c t r i n e f o r sub hun t i ng and inc luded h i g h l i g h t s of modern ASW techno logy and l a t e s t lessons learned,

The A n t i -Submari ne Warfare modu l e rece ived advanced cop ies o f t h e model 4.g.1 program and performed pre- issue f l e e t e v a l u a t i o n f o r Naval A i r Development Center (NADC). The ASW system was ext remely wel l -main- t a i n e d which c o n t r i b u t e d p o s i t i v e l y t o a r e l l a b i l i t y and a v a i l a b i l i t y r a t e o f 98%.

Dur ing K i t t y Hawk's p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n numerous f l e e t exerc ises, t h e ASW module p rov ided ext remely t i m e l y , va luab le c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o va r i ous war fa re coo rd ina to r s . The ASW/Airwing team demonstrated t h e e x c e l l e n t p r o f i c i e n c y o f a coord ina ted ASW pos tu re and c a p a b i l i t y t o coun te r t h e e x i s t i n g subsur face t h r e a t .

A p o s s i b l e " f i r s t t ' was achieved when an Anti-Submarine Warfare Oper- a t o r a t tached t o t h e ASW module earned h i s "A i rcrew Wings" o u t s i d e t h e VS squadron t r a i n i n g environment.

The ASW module eva lua ted t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f f u n c t i o n i n g as Task Force Sur face Warfare Coord ina to r d u r i n g l u l l s i n Anti-Submarine Warfare. The module's i dea l t a c t i c a l d i s p l a y and r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e rad ios made t h e en- deavor a huge success. The unprecedented ope ra t i ons r e s u l t e d i n improved e f f i c i e n c y o f crew b r i e f s and t a s k i n g s as w e l l as accura te c o n t a c t r e p o r t - i n g and p l o t t i n g . Throughout t h e c ru i se , t h e ASW module supported F l e e t c o l l e c t i o n , ana lys is , and d issemina t ion o f acous t i c i n t e l l i g e n c e requ i re - ments t o cogn izan t a u t h o r i t i e s .

SHIPALT 4875, CATCC/DAIR, was i n s t a l l e d t o p rov ide an improved opera- t i o n a l system i n t h e C a r r i e r A i r T r a f f i c Cont ro l Center (CATCC). The new system p rov ides a d i r e c t a l t i t u d e and i d e n t i t y readout (DAIR) on each t a r - g e t on a l a r g e r PPI d i s p l a y . The new system prov ides an in terphone system f e a t u r i n g "ho t microphone1' c a p a b i l i t i e s (no push t o t a l k ) and r a d i o system w i t h s imultaneous mul t i -channel r e c e i v e c a p a b i l i t y . The system i s s i m i l i a r t o systems used by t h e FAA and Navy shore-based f a c i l i t i e s and i s independ- e n t o f t h e Naval Data T a c t i c a l System (NTDS), b u t does i n t e r f a c e w i t h NTDS i n o r d e r t o p rov ide da ta as needed.

The URC-85 UHF Transce iver p e r s i s t e d i n it s degraded mode. S i n g l e channel ope ra t i ons was t h e bes t mode achieved. Occas iona l l y both channels f a i l e d . CIC ope ra to r s rece ived d a i l y t a s k i n g s f o r s imultaneous UHF Link-4, Link-11, and ACLS s e r v i c e s which t hey were n o t always a b l e t o s a t i s f y .

P r o f i c i e n c y i n Link-4/ACLS ope ra to r s s u f f e r e d cons iderab ly , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e increased weapons system technology i n data l i n k s .

P a r t i a l i n s t a l l a t i o n o f SHIPALT 42g3, a second l i n k 4A, inc luded a second AN/SSw-ID w i t h 2 channel c a p a b i l i t y f o r two a d d i t i o n a l t r a n s c e i v - e r s and f u l l f o u r channel data l i n k c a p a b i l i t y . This, when completed, w i l l a l l o w f o r s imultaneous ope ra t i ons o f L i n k 4, L i n k 11, t h e A i r c r a f t C a r r i e r Landing System (ACLS) L i n k and one backup channel. The two new t r a n s c e i v - ers, URC-93s were n o t a v a i l a b l e f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n , and w i l l be i n s t a l l e d a t some f u t u r e date.

The s h o r t range s h i p - t o - a i r UHF comnunicat ions c a p a b i l i t i e s were en- hanced w i t h t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f SHIPALT 4573, t h e a d d i t i o n o f URC-9 t r a n s - c e i v e r s f o r LSO and p r imary f l i g h t c o n t r o l .

SHIPALT 4627, i n s t a l l AIMS MK XI1 IFF, was i n s t a l l e d t o p rov ide r a p i d c r y p t o secure i d e n t i f i c a t i o n f o r an improved m i l i t a r y a i r t r a f f i c c o n t r o l system. P o r t i o n s o f t h i s SHIPALT were p r e v i o u s l y done du r i ng COH-76.

Over t h e years, numerous new CIC subsystems have been added i n an ap- p a r e n t l y uncoord inated manner. Systems des ign eng ineer ing and t a c t i c a l da ta systems i n t e g r a t i o n have been s e r i o u s l y neglected i n Research and De- velopment. T h i s i s g e n e r a l l y c a r r i e d ove r a t t h e ope ra t i ona l l eve l as subsystem and ope ra to r educa t ion have been neglected.

The CIC s t i l l f u n c t i o n s w i t h a cumbersome, u n r e l i a b l e i n t e r n a l com- mun ica t ions system. Nagging breakdowns w i t h in termodule speakers causes f r u s t r a t i n g and c r u c i a l losses o f in fo rmat ion .

K i t t y Hawk's CIC demonstrated a s t r ong showing d u r i n g Refresher T r a i n i n g . The team cohesiveness c o n s t a n t l y rece ived ou t s tand ing marks.

SUPPLY DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

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The beg inn ing o f 1978 found t h e S-1 d i v i s i o n i n t h e m i d s t o f a WESTPAC deployment. The deployment c a r r i e d on th rough May 15, 1978. The pre-deployment loadout o f ove r 300,000 i n d i v i d u a l i tems proved e f - f e c t i v e i n t h a t S-1 had o n l y 201 CASREPT r e q u i s i t i o n s processed d u r i n g t h e e n t i r e c r u i s e and t h e gross and n e t e f f e c t i v e n e s s r a t i n g s were con- s i s t e n t l y above AIRPAC standards.

Upon comple t ion o f t h e deployment, t h e s h i p was t h r u s t i n t o an SRA which p u t S-1 i n t o a heavy procurement mode. H a b i t a b i l i t y became t h e major t o p i c . Du r i ng t h e l a s t month o f t h e SRA, S-1 spent i n excess o f $200,000 f o r t h e rehab o f t h e Enl i s t e d D i n i n g Fac i l i t i e s , Wardrooms, heads and b e r t h i n g compartments, 3,000 mat t resses, and 8,000 sheets, p i l l o w cases and p i l l o w s .

I n October 1978, KHAWK commenced t h e fast-paced p r e p a r a t i o n f o r WESTPAC deployment 79. This, t o g e t h e r w i t h a rea l ignment o f t h e Supply Department, found S-1 i n a new r o l e as Con t ro l D i v i s i o n f o r a l l s tocked m a t e r i a l w i t h t h e excep t i on o f CLAMP and r o t a t a b l e pool . T h i s combined o p e r a t i o n has p laced t h e A v i a t i o n Storekeepers and Storekeepers i n an a l l -purpose r o l e as c a r r i e r s torekeepers .

Food Serv ices (S-2 + S-5)

A l l food s e r v i c e areas were operated around-the-clock d u r i n g t h e October 1977 - May 1978 h i g h l y successfu l WESTPAC deployment. S o f t - s e r v i c e i c e cream machine and charcoal g r i l l s were rece ived and i n - s t a l l e d i n t h e EDF. An ex t reme ly v i a b l e S-2/S-5 c r o s s t r a i n i n g program was e f f e c t e d . The CINCPACFLT change o f command, w i t h app rop r i - a t e S-2/S-5 support , was conducted on board d u r i n g May 1978 w h i l e i n Pear l Harbor.

Dur ing t h e SRA (Jun-Oct 781, an ex tens i ve c o n t r a c t o r f s / s h i p ' s f o r c e work package was undertaken. T h i s cons i s t ed o f numerous t e r - razzo decks be ing rep laced o r repa i red , i n s t a l l a t i o n o f a new butcher shop f i b e r g l a s s deck, new ven t t e rm ina l s , r e p a i r s o f g a l l e y and bev- e rage l i n e equipment, and t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f about $50,000 new g a l l e y equipment and supp l ies , a l l i n a c o n t i n u i n g e f f o r t t o upgrade a l l t ypes o f food s e r v i c e s th roughou t KITTY HAWK. Subsequent t o t h e SRA, v i g o r - ous e f f o r t s were made t o p repare a l l F l ag spaces f o r occupancy, t o t h e r enova t i on o f a l l food s e r v i c e e a t i n g areas, and t o upgrad ing c e r t a i n o f f i c e r ' s staterooms. A new key system f o r a l l Wardroom spaces, i n - c l u d i n g staterooms, was implemented.

The S-2 food s e r v i c e s d i v i s i o n was nominated by COMNAVAIRPAC t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e s e m i - f i n a l s o f t h e Navy Food Serv ices Exce l lence Award .

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Sales D i v i s i o n (S-3)

1978 saw t h e Sa les D i v i s i o n revamping, remodeling, and c o n t i n u i n g t o se rve t h e USS K l T Y HAWK w i t h p r i de . I n response t o t h e needs o f t h e t h e crew, an a f t gedunk was added so t h a t t h e crew n o t o n l y had r e f r e s h - ments a v a i l a b l e i n t h e a f t end o f t h e ship, b u t t h e y cou ld have them 24 hours a day. To complement t h e a f t gedunk as we1 l as r e l i e v e some o f t h e burden forward, an a f t soda vending machine area was a l s o added. The t h r e e new machines n o t o n l y added 1000 can capac i t y , b u t brought a g r e a t e r v a r i e t y o f canned sodas t o t h e crew. Not a l l o f t h e renova t ions were i n t h e sa les areas. New 60 pound c a p a c i t y d r y c l e a n i n g equipment was in - s t a l l e d t o upgrade t h e p l a n t capac i t y , p e r m i t t i n g t h e crew t o en joy one day s e r v i c e on a l l d r y c lean ing .

The new equipment and a d d i t i o n a l l o c a t i o n s w i l l a1 low t h e sh ip-serv- icemen o f S-3 t o o f f e r b e t t e r s e r v i c e i n t h e f u t u r e . S-3 t u rned ove r i n excess o f f o u r hundred thousand d o l l a r s o f s h i p ' s s t o r e p r o f l t s t o t h e We l fa re and Rec rea t i on Fund.

The men o f S-3 n o t o n l y work hard a t meet ing t h e c rew 's needs b u t work hard t o improve themselves. 100% o f t h e E-5's t h a t t o o k t h e Feb E-6 exam were advanced. 83% o f t h e E-3's t h a t t o o k t h e Sept E-4 exam were advanced.

D i s b u r s i n g (S-4)

D i s b u r s i n g has been comple te ly reorgan ized i n o r d e r t o p rov i de more t i m e l y and accura te responses t o customer needs. Longer hours o f opera- t i o n a t t h e d i s b u r s i n g s e r v i c e coun te r were es tab l i shed . T h i s has proved t o be a p o s i t i v e mora le boos te r . USS KITTY HAWK d i s b u r s i n g has main- t a i n e d t h e lowest JUMPS e r r o r r a t e f o r CV c l a s s s h i p s f o r t h e l a s t year. The r e c e n t annual d i s b u r s i n g rev iew i n J u l y 78 rece ived w r i t t e n p r a i s e f rom t h e AIRPAC Supply O f f i c e r f o r hav ing a "d i sbu rs i ng ope ra t i on " (which) was excep t i ona l and one o f t h e f i n e s t eve r inspected. Add i t i on - a l l y d i s b u r s i n g has been awarded l e t t e r s o f ou t s tand ing performance from NFC, Cleve land on numerous occasions.

A v i a t i o n Supply (75-6)

The beg inn ing o f 1978 found t h e USS KITTY HAWK i n p o r t a t t h e prima- r y WESTPAC a v i a t i o n suppor t base, NSD Subic, USS KITTY HAWK'S a v i a t i o n suppor t i n d i c a t o r s o f OR/FSC and o f f - s h i p NORS con t inued t o be t h e b e s t i n COMNAVAIRPAC t o da te f o r a "big-deck" CV. A l r ope ra t i ons were suppo r t ed a t NAS Cubi w h i l e i n p o r t and underway u t i l i z i n g t h e "Swing-wing" concept. I n March, r a p i d t u r n around, necess i t a t ed by p o t e n t i a l I nd i an Ocean opera t ions , p rov ided an o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x e r c i s e t h e CNAP/NAVMTO team t o t h e optimum. The end r e s u l t was t h e h i g h e s t OR/FSC achieved by a PACFLT c a r r i e r eve r r e s u l t i n g f rom an e x t r a o r d i n a r y a i r l i f t u t i l i z i n g two USAF C5A w i t h d i r e c t p a r t s d e l i v e r y from CONUS. Even though t h e In- d i a n Ocean deployment never occurred, th rough u t i l i z a t i o n o f t h e US3A and

s u p e r i o r a v i a t i o n suppor t techniques, USS KITTY HAWK sus ta ined t h e h igh- e s t OR/FSC r a t e s t o da te w i t h no d i r e c t shore base suppor t f o r n e a r l y 6 weeks. I n May, S-6 p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e successfu l t ranspac o f seven S3A a i r c r a f t . A l l b u t f o u r a i r c r a f t were s u c c e s s f u l l y f l own o f f as t h e s h i p approached C a l i f o r n i a . T h i s was ano ther "big-deck" CV f i r s t . Upon r e - t u r n t o CONUS, t h e S-6 d i v i s i o n began t o prepare f o r t h e n e x t deployment by o f f l o a d i n g MSP and a l l AVCAL m a t e r i a l , l e ss CLAMP and r o t a t a b l e poo l . The REAVCAL process was begun w i t h a complete i nven to r y o f a l l a v i a t i o n m a t e r i a l be ing conducted and t h e v a l i d a t i o n o f a new AECL w i t h a new a i r - wing, CVW 15. T h i s cu lm ina ted i n an AVCAL conference a t AS0 i n J u l y . Beginn ing i n August, t h e Supply Department began a ma jo r r e o r g a n i z a t i o n which saw a s i g n i f i c a n t f u n c t i o n a l change i n t h e S-6 o r g a n i z a t i o n w i t h p r imary emphasis p laced on t h e management o f a v i a t i o n r e p a i r a b l e s . I n November, t h e new AVCAL was dropped and t h e work-up pe r i ods u t i l i z i n g "KITTY HAWK Express" was begun.

Data Process i ng (S-7)

Data Process ing was t h e West Coast t r i a l work ing s i t e f o r t h e l a t e s t SUADPS master i n f o r m a t i o n t a p e (MIT 14) . The t a p e c o n t a i n s t h e l a t e s t r e v i s i o n s t o programs r u n by Supply t h a t i nsu re adequate s tocks a r e onboard t o meet t h e needs o f t h e sh ip . A f t e r r e c e i v i n g an advance copy i n August, USS KITTY HAWK DPs a r e ins t rumenta l i n i s o l a t i n g severa l program d e f i c i e n c i e s which were subsequent ly c o r r e c t e d p r i o r t o t h e MIT be ing d i s t r i b u t e d Navy-wide w i t h an e f f e c t i v e implementat ion da te o f 1 October 1978.

M a t e r i a l D i v i s i o n (S-8)

I n t h e m i d s t o f SRA-78 which i nvo l ved major r enova t i ons t o v a r i o u s supp ly spaces and rehab o f storerooms, t h e Supply Department r e a l i g n e d i t s d i v i s i o n a l f u n c t i o n s and c rea ted t h e M a t e r i a l D i v i s i o n (S-8). The Mate- r i a l D i v i s i o n assumed cognizance o f a l l S-1/S-6 storerooms, sh i pp ing and r e c e i v i n g f u n c t i o n s the reby f a c i l i t a t i n g r ece ip t s , issues and s to rage f o r t h e department.

TRAINING DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL REPORT - 1978

The T r a i n i n g Department con t inued i t s growth th roughout 1978. The School 's Branch processed 3,096 TEMADDINS o r d e r s f o r USS K i t t y Hawk personnel a t t e n d i n g formal Navy Schools. 140 crewmembers s u c c e s s f u l l y com- p l e t e d S t Lou is High School courses i n Engl ish, Mathematics and Reading.

Dur ing 1978, 994 s a i l o r s t o o k t h e r a t i n g exams. O f these, 780 were se lec ted f o r advancement. The breakdown i s as f o l l ows :

Qua r te l y Re ten t i o n S t a t i s t i c s

F i r s t Term

Q u a r t e r

J AN-MAR

APR-J UN

JUL-SEP

OCT-DEC

Tota l

Qua r te r

J AN-MAR

APR- J UN

JUL-SEP

OCT-DEC

Tota l

El i g i b l e Not El i g i b l e

67 33

82 33

Second Term

El i g i b l e Not El i q i b l e

15 2

Reen l i s t ed

2 8

2 5

7 2

38

1 63

Reen l i s t ed

I 0

10

3 3

8

4 1

enc losure (13)

Q u a r t e r E l i g i b l e Not E l i g i b l e Reen l i s t ed

J AN-MAR 15 1 6

APR-J UN 32 PI 24

JUL-SEP 16 PI 1 1

OCT-DEC 19 1 14

Tota l 82 2 5 5

I n October 1978, t h e Counsel ing and Ass is tance Center became a p a r t o f t h e T r a i n i n g Department. They screened and eva lua ted 472 people. Of t h a t t o t a l , 250 were d rug- re la ted , 211 were a l coho l - r e l a ted , and 1 1 were non-substance r e l a ted.

The f o l l o w i n g d i s p o s i t i o n s were made o f t h e 472 c l i e n t e l e : 94 were re tu rned t o duty , no c o u n s e l i n g / r e h a b i l i t a t i o n necessary; 97 were n o t open t o counsel ing; 47 were r e f e r r e d t o o f f - s h i p formal the rapy programs; and 234 were p laced i n on-board counse l i ng programs.

O f t hose 234 people p laced i n t h e onboard programs, 151 success- f u l l y completed a program, 54 were dropped due t o non-cooperat ion o r non-amenabi l i ty , and 29 were r e f e r r e d on t o formal o f f - s h i p the rapy .

I n summary, about 6PI% o f those people e n t e r i n g an on-board counse l i ng program successf u l l y completed and 12% o f them were found t o be i n need o f a more formal t y p e o f the rapy such as an Alcohol R e h a b i l i - t a t i o n Center (ARC), Naval Drug R e h a b i l i t a t i o n Center (NDRC), o r a Vet- erans A d m i n i s t r a t i o n H o s p i t a l .

P r o j e c t LINDA

As o f 31 December 1978, t h e LINDA system had opera ted 7328 hours s i n c e t h e f i r s t o f t h e year, o r approx imate ly t e n and one h a l f months o f 24 hour ope ra t i on . The g r e a t e s t problem has been t e rm ina l a v a i l a b i l i t y , w i t h an average o f 2.5 o f 15 t e r m i n a l s down a t a l l t imes. The l ack o f o f f i c i a l suppor t f o r t h e system has been t h e main o b s t a c l e t o an e f f e c - t i v e maintenance program, a l though most suppor t d i f f i c u l t i e s a r e be ing overcome a t t h i s t ime . C u r r e n t l y , one t e c h n i c i a n has completed t h e f a c t o r y course on PDP 11/34 maintenance, and one more t e c h n i c i a n w i l l be sen t p r i o r t o deployment. The s h i p ' s Supply Department i s examining t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f c a r r y i n g a p roper s e t o f spare pa r t s , and o b t a i n i n g COSAL suppo r t f o r t h e system.

I n May o f 1978, t h e l i b r a r y o f programs on LINDA was expanded t o i nc l ude a s e t o f programs used t o t r a c k t h e s h i p ' s progress th rough SRA. I n many respects , t h e LINDA system programs were s u p e r i o r t o t h e PERA ADP products , and s i g n i f i c a n t l y improved t h e I n fo rma t i on prov ided by SFOMS r e p o r t s c o n t r o l . The LINDA programs a l s o e l i m i n a t e d t h e need f o r a draf tsman t o be assigned t o SFOMS t o d r a f t weekly r epo r t s .

The A i r Operat ions programs have been comple te ly r e w r i t t e n , us i ng a l inked l i s t da ta s t r u c t u r e . The new s t r u c t u r e makes t h e programs op- e r a t e much f a s t e r and e a s i e r t o use. Cu r ren t l y , t h e T r a i n i n g Department i s develop ing a d i v i s i o n record keeping program t o a i d i n r eco rd keeping f o r advancement and t r a i n i n g purposes.

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