Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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0 WH gi- Q 1 X ax., 1 ff? K I -. ' The Ship's Library re- ceived a lot of visi tors dur- ing the cruise. They made use of the many hours of interesting and enjoyable reading to be found upon its shelves. lt was a quiet place to go and learn new things, study for advancement ex- ams or to just relax and flip through a magazine for a while. RP2 Chan, along with many volunteers from the crew and embarked troops, kept the library running almost every night.

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ACCLIMA- TIZATIO ROCM One of the features that was de- signed into the ship specifically for amphibious operations was the Accli- matization Room. The 'Acclime Room covers 51000 square feet, and has special heating and cooling systems that allow the temperature to be controlled and changed to match that of T the area into which the Ma- rines would be landing. This way the troops would already be used to the climate and not suffer from dif- ferences in cli- mate or fatigue. The room is also used for meetings and for worlcing out on the weight- lifting Univer- sal sets that have been in- stalled. Hours were spent by many of the crew working out and keeping in good shape.

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NAS ---...,,4,N-QM -s i O A s h :ld s,,,,xmm, , F , WNAS-TV, a two-channel nightly TV operation was provided throughout the cruise by IOZ Phil Sammon, IC2 jay johnson, PH3 Kevin Davis and Lf CPL Gary Marion. Offering nigh fly networlc pro- gramming and movies, the system was also used to produce training and information segments for the crew as well as a Video-Familygram, sent home to the dependents. Besides the TV equipment and op- eration, the space also housed the flight deck and well declc surveillance system, maintained by IC2 johnson. x. ..-V . ff, M' f . , ,Z ,,,,,i i , 14:1 lf .eii.,i, F H in ii: l