Markab (AR 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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DENTAL OnPARTMtNT Perhaps as busy a ni ' oup as there is on the ship is The Dental Department. II seems that no matter what we ' re doin); or where we ' re Roinj; that there are more than enoiijrh teeth to lie worked on than there is time to tal e care of them. Thoufrh this Department has Ijeen listed last in this personnel section, they are not the least in importance by a lonp shot. They work hard to make you look jjood when you ' re told, Smile, vou ' re on Candid Camera. ' i,( II in that III III hadd « Edimi.lCT. J.E. Wider, please

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ON YOUR MARK As the time (;rew near fur our departure, the tempo of our preparations increased as our work load stayed the same. We had work requests to complete up to the da.v of our departure. With toppinjr ofT with fuel. rettin r extra supplies alioard and all the extra i)lannin f that is involved, we still kept repairing other ships and cleaninn ours up for the pre-departure inspection. Oh .ves, we al.so had our round of inoculation shots to make thinjrs even more interestinjf. However, we feel we have a very good ship and crew and we were more than ready for the inspection. I .,;, .; flashlight, too! Sure it ' s Clean! Ouch! — Painless shots