Barnstable County (LST 1197) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q ENS Novvokovvski L-R: RM2 Hatfield, RMI Leland, SA Helenhouse ,,- 5 ' ,ff Radio F U 1 L-R: RM3 Velezquez, RMSN Vonderhoof, SN Deverick, SA Koeo, RMSN Bowers Qf f' -'M-f' -4 ,,, ,, X ww W' L H3 f xiii e: E Q 1 ee L-R: SMSA Boumgordner, SMSN Moroney, SMI Hedge L-R5 SN Morfmez SN Glenn SM? Devone

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g LTJG C. Bough conn - combat: Staff just called and wants us To have a green deck in five minutes. combat - conn: Five minuTesl Why don'T They ever give us more Time? conn - sigs: Guad is flying Hotel and There's a helo in The air. sigs - conn: l-loTel one aT The dip. sigs, aye radio - conn: l3aTch lavender To The pilot house, combat and The flight deck. radio, aye combat - radio: All paTches made. How abouT radio checking with The flight deck. combat, aye conn - combat: The bird will make our deck in approximaTely Two mikes. flight deck - conn: How long before you're manned and ready? conn - flight deck: We have a green deck. sigs - conn: Hotel one close up. sigs, aye AnoTher normal day sTarTing ouT on The right foot aboard The Barn. We never goT The word ahead of Time, but we never failed To get The fob done on Time. This was The spiriT ThaT goT us Through Med Cruise '76, and Operations was responsible for geTTing The word ouT sTraighT. Although we left The States undermanned, Ol and OC divisions soon learned The meaning of standing TighT waTches. We compensated for our lack of manpower and began puTTing ouT consisTenTly reliable work from The sTarT. Throughout The cruise The hum of radios and The chaTTer of Te leTypes never ceased. The RM's processed The Traffic, The ET's kepT The gear working, and The SM's kepT a watchful eye Topside, molding TogeTher a viable Team of honest, hard working men. For Operations DeparTmenT, Med Cruise '76 is one ThaT we will long remember, noT for its sunny, relaxing liberTy ports buT for The hours and days and months of hard work and waTchsTanding at sea. Operations Department

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fi: .,,M.,,f, pix-evuvw' E7-N3 Mann ETR2 Ausrad , A RMC Davis L-R: SN Erfer, QM3 Mafanada Sanchez, QM3 Nolen, QMSN Slfanley, QMC Murrow, QM2 Crandall A , I RMSN Kirby, RM2 Sfellwagen Quowtermasters