Mazama (AE 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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SECOND DIVISION 'If .ms , 2 Q lr I 1-,rf 'Io miy this has bt-sn a truist- would hardl5 btwgin to dist lost- thc tticlls' tfnititioiia rtrgardiiiu, il. 'Ihr wiinplt' lgitt iw, it was .1 long tiuimt' ..... ENS D.Al-ESSANDRO Unt' not soon to lit' lofgtittt-n. SECOND DIVISION OFFICER Ilit' indixidual tiitnnphx, tht' wlunips, tht- t-ntlltws hitpilt- mite., rt'armim:,s and rontint-5, tht' nioanx and groans will Noon lit- ltitgtil- lt-n Im tlt'tail. Iht' IINI plus ships that niatlt- our sitltw, tht- tiaiiwlt-is .intl rigs. ttunplt'tt'tl wht'n most tlitln't tliinlt aiiotlit-i stvp was ptmxitilr, tht' ht'.it and tht' holds wliith tlraint'tl all lint tiilital it-wt-txt-N til t'nt-rox - tlttwt' .il-ti will lit', lor tht' inaiority, l'tiru,ottt'ii lit't anxt' wt- wt-iv wut t t-ww ful lint what will lit- rt'nit'inlit'rt'tl hw all, lit-tati-.v til tht- t-tnnipitwt-iit vitalntws antl HII.2IlIIiIl'kllIlt' ol tht- taxlts wt' ptfrltitinvtl, ix tht- opportuni- titw tlitwt- niiit' inontlis ttinl'rontt'tl tis with. Iht- opptittunitw to Nvixt-, .intl apprvtialily aitl, an all iinportant tlt'lt'nNt- til lit-t-tioing tht- tipput- tnnity to attinaint otirst'lwt'x ht-ttt'i with otlit-i pvopltw ttiintw, t-wn our-.t'lvt-S. . .i antl ways til' lil't'g tht' oppoitniiits to .ippitw latt' tt'ain t'IItrtIs and tht' int'n wtirlting with yotig tht' opptirtnnitw to inaltt' wt-ll with xt-is Innitt'tl it'stini'tt'w fwt' tlitl t'inploy a l't'w iiirw-Hits .intl iiiiiiitiximititiiiwz and this hut a partial list. No titht'r tlivision ttmlt as lull atlxtantaigt' ol thtwt' opptvttnnititw .iw tlitl tht' int'n til svttintl division. lint tht' trnist' wax not all wtitlt .intl no play' - wt' tlitl liaxt' a mst pt'ritxl in lltwnig ktmu trt'mt'inht-ii . . .i.X1t.-.t it'stt'tl from that opportunity al'tt'r wt tl lt'lt ........ Xntl tht'n wt- .tlwniys had Illtmngaptw, should tht' tltwirt- ptwwt-ws ns, to xt-nt uni lrnxtra- tions and anxit'tit's from thost' t'xtt'ntlt'tl opcrations on tht' lint. Ilitwt' San Xligucls antl I'low't'rs of tht' Urivnt wt'rt' mtwt wnip.itht'tit .intl Soothing to our shrt'tltlt'tl nt'rwt's antl Iatislncs mintlx ...... So it was a long t'ruist', but also a prolilit' ont'. X0 pltaasiirt' rrnist' by any standards, but still ont' from which wt' all ht'nt'fitt'tl, t'at'h in his own tangiblt' or intangiblt' respect, and ont' from which wt' will I'Pf3II plt'asurt's, or tlisplt'asurt's, for many 'wars to come. Now, and I'm sure I speak for Itl0 Z ol tht' throw' when I say that Davisvillc, the sub-freezing Show blizzards, and many ttoo long lIlISf'f'I1 . . . .5 round-eyes will look pretty damn good? 'inf ISKII I'II'RtII' 'Av' A- IINI'I IAINI. BM3 WIIITAKER .1 13 7 . , 4 -, . .A O

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THIRD DIVISION 0 W. N. HUGHES g:DNANCE OFFICER GMU! Mt'CI.INl'0CK Ll cmcr NEWHIAN The Gunncr's Xlates function on board any ship is the main- tenance and operation of thc gun mounts, thc training of gun crews and thc safety of aniniuuition, operation of hedgehog mounts, depth charges, and rocket launthcts. Firm- Lontrol 'Tech- nicians do not fight fires but tart' lor thc gun dircctors and electrical cquipnicnt. Un an AE GNI's and I7'l s haw this rv. sponsibility' and niorc. When tht-5 don thc rcd hard hat, thcy :irc a unique combination of carpcnturs, cargo handlr-rs, Ioik truck operators and niusclcrncn. Nrfarly mt-ryoric aboard is soincrshat Iarniliar with out cargo and its dclit atc handling. Illirtlicr thc int-ii ol third dixisioii wcrc carrying fins in a rxorlting party or just trying to negotiate' tht: main dc-ck it was putty drllrcult not lo notitt' IIICIII. liach man in third dixision niust know thc amount .ind lor .ttion ol catch tliffcrzfrit type ol' annnunition in his gtsslgllvtl hold and In' able to break it out xwlicii tht- nt-rd arises. It takes xt-isatilc niuItisI.illx'd nicn to do this dillit tilt job we-ll. In port Subit thvir job had .1 dillt-it-nt aspcil. .X tonstant battle' against Ll Ianguagi- harrivi tool. plan' while- rr-Ioatliug. It su-ins like- thi' only Iinglish undt-rstosxl was l'isst-Srnokv Iircak loc , No -lov, lmpossihlv, too hard , or Chow -loc? You gin' nu' tUIII't't'?H Ilul rlr-spite' lllls prolilr-ni thc loading was always cornplc-tr-rl on or In-Iorv sr hr-dulc. ia.,- 3144 H r 'i -' if i , 4. ' 1 E l i I E 5 I 1 l 2 I 2