European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. September 11, 1988 the stars and stripes a a 9 545 out Schintler replenishment of depleted shelves on the Dock Landing ship Hermitage it far right turns into a 24-hour operation fur personnel working lit Rota s i Orl services. Ships in Short Supply set store by Roto port services b  Cruger Mediterranean Bureau naval station Rota Spain As the 10 ships put in for supplies the Pace became frantic for the 48 people assigned to port services Al naval Sta Tion Rota. Twice a year they do this to us said port services officer la. Cmdr. Rick Tugglt. Commenting on the unusually High number 0" ships waiting to restock depicted shelves. We ii ordinal Supply Public works and protocol. Now the sailors Are putting in about 80 hours a week. It s very Zirins for those doing the work and a Loi of them arc first Wermers straight out of Boot Cam  the ships on this particular August Day belonged to the Mediterranean amphibious ready group. Thi it were five in choppers ships deploying to the Mediterranean and five out choppers ships heading Back to stateside Home pods with More than 4,200 sailors and nearly 5.000 marines aboard. The task assigned to port services be gins Wilh arranging for ships to be brought in and out of Rota an Atlantic port on the Bay of Cadiz and the 6lh reel s major Supply Center. Then if ships need repairs fuel water or provisions fort sen id s makes sure they get what they want. Well in Advance of arrival All in com ing . Ships Send messages telling Roia what they need. They Are like big shopping lists and fuel is one item on their lists thai is very important to hem Tuggle. Said. Those lists can be a real headache to sort out when requests from 10 ships arc combined within one message. The lists of Eccl in some Way everyone on base. We want to make sure inc ships get every thing they  within minutes of a ship s Docking fuel and Walcer lines have been snaked aboard provisions everything from soft drinks to fresh fruit and vegetables have begun to be Slung aboard and the ship s garbage carried off. When a turnover is taking place we arc 200 percent busier than we normally Are said Petty officer 1st class Enrico tit Nance of inc office that stocks ships with anything and everything they  during this turnover the out chop pers have been asking for milk bread fruits and vegetables lubrication Oil and some urgently needed repair parts he said. The in choppers Are going to be in port for a while so they Aren t in a great hurry to gel a linings. Mostly they Are Deal ing with inc Navy Exchange for supplies and Are asking us Only Lor fresh food  the 10 ships in Kola All were . Vessels. But port services also brings Spanish warships in and out of port. The Spanish Navy has smaller tugs than we do 600-Horscpower As opposed to our 2,000-Horscpowcr lugs so they like 10 use ours Tugglt said. The out choppers on the Busy August Day were the amphibious assault ship two Jima. The amphibious transport Dock Ponce the amphibious cargo ship Elpaso the Dock Landing ship Hermitage and the tank Landing ship Marian county. The in choppers were the amphibious assault ship Guam the amphibious transport Dock Nashville the Lank land ing ship Fairfax county inc amphibious cargo ship Charleston and the Dock land ing ship i Pensacola. Ass cu5 St Onur it. Cmdr. Rick tue Jalc there s plenty at i Cllon and time s in Short Supply h Hon Al Fleet ships Dock for restocking.". They Jet whal they  Sis Oul Eft Htom