Donald Beary (FF 1085) - Naval Cruise Book

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. . . we worked out! Many crewmembers took an intense interest in staying in shape while at sea. Most every afternoon, the ballroom was filled to capacity with fitness-minded sailors lifting weights, using the exercise machines and the exer- cise bikes. This spirit of staying in shape culminated in our Bike Across the Atlantic. Organized by LCDR Saunders, at least one of our two exercise bikes was ridden 24 hours a day from when we left Qibralter on April 5th, until the ship tied up at pier 11 in Morfolk, a period of over ten days. Over 6300 miles were logged during the transit by the bikers. RIQtIT: Sn Mall bikes across the Atlantic while rC3 Cottone spots for a friend. BELOW RIGHT: LCDR Saunders. BELOW: MM3 Curtis works out while OSSn Powell spots. «S« It v% p ABOVE: MT2 Williams RIGHT: HTC Highsmith and STQl Berg r

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While we were gone . . . we flew, flew, flew! CLOCKWISE rROM ABOVE: PCSM Searfoss and HM3 Thrumston manning up for flight quarters. The Air Det, crash crew and flight crew celebrate over 1000 safe deck landings that tISL 32 Det 3 has made since they were attached to the BEARY in March 1985. FIFI Gets pushed into the hanger. Tin on final approach.

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we had cookouts! ... 12 of us reenlisted. MM3 Runderson MAI Sims HT2 Sexton BT3 Doyle SH2 Simmons BT3 Donato MM3 Taylor MM2 Middleton EMC Leonor STQ2 Smith MMC Greene rC2 Davidson Total SRB paid was $157,037.23.