Dale (CG 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST DIVISION The men of FirsT Division ore The BooTswoin's lvlofes of The DALE. These men ore responsible for o myriod of duTies, including The hondling of DALE'S srnoll boofs, The upkeep, poinTing ond preservofion of The ship her- self, underwoy replenishmenTs, helo defoils, dnd The like. The hours of The BooTswoin's Mofe ore long ones, filled wifh enough hdrd work To Idsf o sixTh rnonfh cruise ond more. OfTen, he works in cold, weT vveofher, do- ing work ThoT is olrnosT olwoys dongerous ond chol- lenging. YeT even Through dll These odversiTies, The rnen of Firsf Division keep going, knowing ThC1TThefinC1I reword for The work They do will be proficiency, ond ThoT is perhops The greoTesT reword of oll. SA HUBER SA HALL I SA HERNANDEZ SA STREET SR AICHOLTZ SR CORDERO

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'IvlainTenance and operaTion of The fire conTrol sys- Tems on board DALE is The fire conTrol Technicians job, and iT's noT an easy one. Readiness of The missiles and guns is a musT and This job reauires maximum efficien- cy. DALE'S fire conTroI eauipmenT includes search ra- dars, missile guidance radars, Phalanx gunfire conTrol sysTems, and The Harpoon anTi-ship missile sysTem. Undermanning and lack of TesT eauipmenT availabil- iTy, among oTher obsTacles, has noT sTopped The FT gang in achieving readiness aT all Times. Two success- ful Terrier missile shooTs, and oTher occasions where fire conTrol eauipmenT was called upon and ready, has proved The abiliTy of WF Division To do Their job well under difficulT circumsTances. FTM2 LASKOWSKI FTG2 ARENTH FTG3 CORNELIUS rms rvioBLEv T g rrivis Bu-xNKENsHiP T rrrvis BEAN