John Rodgers (DD 983) - Naval Cruise Book

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UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT Undenvay replenishment was the way ]OHS RODGERS restocked all t pes of supplies. Regardless of whether we were recei Tng fuel, a mm unition, supplies, stores, mail, or mo ies. it seemed that we always UXREPed during the early hours of morning or during Hohday Routine. Refueling is mostly a long waiting period. Once the hoses were across and connected it was just a matter of waiting for the tanks to fill. The monthly CO.VREPs in which we received supplv parts and food were the hardest. A hands were involved as vast ainoimts of food were brought onboard and quickly moved out of the way of the next load and dowTi to the storerooms.

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FLIGHT QUARTERS It seemed we were always going to flight quarters, particularly while we were off the coast of Lebanon. The most commonly asked question upon hearing the word passed was. What are we getting? The most desired thing was mail. While Beirut International Airport was closed the only vva - to get mail was b - helo from Cyprus. The dail - shuttle provided mail, supply parts, and passengers. The ship landed all t pes of helos. CH-46, Cobras. LAMPS, and SH-3 ' s. A couple of occasions we hosted Marine pilots who had never landed on a destroyer before. Flight Quarters was an interesting experience!