El Paso (LKA 117) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT Moore, HM2 Ste- phens, HM1 Bradley, HN Traff, HM3 Chesney, HM3 Schricten MEDICAL Medical Department has the overall responsibility for the health and welfare of the crew. The Medical Department is A made of personnel with different specialties and advanced schooling, including operating room, X-ray, laboratory, and preventive medicine technicians. The department is run by Lt. Moore, the Medical Officer, usually referred to as Doc . The department runs a very smooth and professional health care plan for the entire crew. It continues to improve itself for the better ' care and welfare of the crew. ,f l

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Food is always a popular subject. On the facing page, smiling mess personnel serve DK1 Carrier while SN Beckett contemplates sec- onds. Chow was sent to the field during exer- cises, but, of course, the old standbys, MRE's and the individual shipboard emergency rations are shown. Mohmar Khadatfi never rode a bigger camel. lst Division camel jockeys corraled, saddled, rode and stowed two of these huge 45 ton beasts. The wardroom was provided with a wood sun-deck.

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gg ADMIN The Administrative Department includes a wide variety of ratings. The Administrative section of a shore or afloat activi- ty includes Yeomen, Personnelmen, Postal clerks, and Mas- ters-at Arms. Yeomen serve as administrative assistants in nearly every command, afloat or ashore. Personnelmen main- tain and update service records, assign people to various schools, transfer personnel and prepare administrative forms for special pay and benefits. Postal clerks sort incoming and out going mail, sell stamps and money orders. The Masterfat Arms is the ship's police, force, maintaining discipline N gg x g throughout the ship. THE .1oB's Not ooNE UNTIL THE PAPEFiWOFiK'S f I , FINISHED X kj,,.,ggXKQs 1 PNC Green, SN Haw- kins, YNSN Butler, YNSN Villaronga, PC3 Ferguson, YN1 Taylor, YN2 Dorsey PN3 Alonzo, PN3 Dekle, MA1 Fabian, SA Axelson, LT Wall