'' Shasta '' s crew received a Meritorious Unit Commendation and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon for their service on this deployment . While '' Shasta '' was deployed , its home port , the San Francisco Bay Area was hit by the Loma Prieta earthquake , which affected the families of many crew members . The face of the city to which the crew returned had changed considerably . The deployment was notable for many reasons , but most prominently , '' Shasta '' embarked three remarkable female officers as part of ship 's company : Ops Boss ( Operations Officer and Operations Department Head ) Lieutenant Pam Markiewicz , who later commanded and ; Supply Department Head ( SUPPO or Supply Officer ) Lieutenant Marion Eggenberger , who rose to the rank of Captain in the Navy Supply Corps ; and A Gang Division Officer Kristi Sidebottom . They were prominent reasons for the success of '' Shasta '' s deployment
Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
USS Shasta (AE-33)