Mount Baker (AE 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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LEFT - The craft masters of this LCU relax while ammo is being loaded aboard. The Chief, with his McDonald ' s coffee at his side, seems somewhat disgusted with the problem of getting his Big Mac. MIDDLE RIGHT ■ LCU-1644 pulls alongside to refill her em pty deck. BOTTOM LEFT ■ BM3 Holton looks to be explaining to LTJG Vincent and BMl Grams that there isn ' t any way all this ammo can be unloaded, but they don ' t seem to be convinced. The MOUNT BAKER proved it wasn ' t impossible by unloading the ammo in record speed. BOTTOM RIGHT - LT Grout (with coffee), watches over his men BMSN NeSmith (front), BMl Spiker (raised arm) and SA Allison, while ENS Becknell and BMC Mutta discuss plans in the background. o o o An Q)re

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Work o o o TOP LEFT ■ RM2 Pope keeps a watchful eye on handling ammo. As part of the Explosive Ordnance Detachment he must be ready to react quickly to an accident. TOP RIGHT - BM ' s operate the booms on Station Eight from the 02 level. MIDDLE RIGHT - SN Shea (left). FN Collier (fork truck). SN Wilson (close right), and SN Fears, team up to get a pallet of ammo loaded and rigged before booming it over to a waiting LCU. LEFT - SN Hodgson, dirty and tired, continues rigging. Here he readies yet another pallet for the U.S. Marines.

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