The Chiefs (1976)

Duration: 0:27:17

Year Published: 1976

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Produced by Dallas-based Bill Stokes Associates for the Chief of Information of the Navy Department, this film follows a number of the Chief Petty Officers who run the USS California, the first of a new class of nuclear service ships. The "Chiefs," a highly esteemed group, are the United States Navy's highest ranked enlisted personnel. Considered the "middle management" between the enlisted men and the officers, they are responsible for overseeing they ship's vital systems and training the enlisted men on them. Individuals featured include: Master Chief Quartermaster Kenneth R. Kimble, Lt. Lewis A. Nick Jr., Captain Floyd Miller, Jr., Executive Officer Commander Fred Triggs, Chief Ricard P. Lee and Chief Dudley B. Locke. Also included is footage of the weapons systems being tested, the chiefs at home with their families, and shore leave in the Virgin Islands.