McFaul (DDG 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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RD ivision f , i- l ajjk 9 damage controlman DCl(SW) Robert Bradley Rowland Heights, CA DCl(SW) Gregory Courtney Pmesville, LA DC S are experts in firefighting and in the techniques, skills, and equipment used for damage control. They organize, supervise, and train shipboard personnel in the operation and maintenance of damage control equipment. Additionally, they are responsible for training entire shipboard damage control teams. DC2 Jimmie Archie, Jr Houston, TX DC2 Kenneth Little Ft. Lauderdale, FL DC3(SW) Rodney Davis Bainbridge, GA DCFA Erwin Layden Walstonburg, NC FR Peter Chiu New York, NY FR Sindee Hail Springfield, VT FR William Urban McHenry, IL 65

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RD ivision hull maintenance technician HT ' s plan and perform fabrication of all types of shipboard structures, maintain and repair shipboard plumbing and piping systems, and sanitary waste collection systems. HTl(SW) Wayne Kin| Portland. TX HT2 Bruce Scott Fl Lauderdale, FL HT3 William Mott Tuscaloosa. AL HTFN James Gonzalez Rifle. CO FN Edwin LIpshaw Sanders. .iZ MR ' s Manufacture from stock various components of the ship ' s machinery. machinery repairman MRl(SW) William Guilford Spring Lake. Ml 64

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This is a drill, this is a drill! For several weeks, mem bers of the Inport Emergency Teams (lET) spent long and exhaust- ing hours training in preparation for the Light Off Assessment (LOA), a vi- tal engineering certification that all ships must pass before sailing and commissioning. This inspection dem- onstrates that a ship is capable of sav- ing itself in the case of any emergency, ranging fr om a minor hazardous mate- rial spill or a small fire in a compart- ment to a major fuel oil fire. Teams train in full Fire Fighting En- sembles (FFE ' s), light off Operational Breathing Apparatus (OBA ' s), and meticulously go through every step of fighting a mamspace fire. The Dam- age Control Training Team (DCTT), an internal training team consisting of McFAUL personnel, sets up numer- ous real-life scenarios, conduct train- ing for the emergency teams, and evaluate their performance. LOA is not just an Engineering evolution, it is an ALL HANDS effort. Personnel not involved on the fire party report to the fantail for support; breaking out gear from the repair lock- ers, helping teams dress out, attend- ing to heat stress and other casual- ties, and standing by to dress out them- selves and join the fire party. Durmg long days of training, dressed out in heavy FFE ' s and lug- ging fu-e hoses and access gear with crewmembers exhausted is when the philosophy of TEAM McFAUL shone through the brightest. The required stamina was almost painful at times, but it all paid off when McFAUL passed all LOA drills with flying col- ors. Members of an attack team prepare to walk through a mam space fire drill DC2 Little leads the hose team into number three generator room, uhilc (iSE2 Aanerud uses the Naval Firefighter s Thermal Imager (NFTI) to look for ihc fin- SHC(SW) Neal. a.k.a, The Torch does his artistic rendition of an oul-of-control fire. 66