Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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C955 'J vi ,, BLT S-1 4 M9W x Although in a small cubicle of an office, the S-1 . belied it's assigned space by spilling forth huge volumes of paperwork in characteristic S-1 style and supporting the Commanders' administratively so they could better accomplish their mission. The S-1 Marines included: long-time member of 2f6, Cpl Thibodeau, the BLT Legal Clerk who kept our legal work flowing, LCpl Hickman who provided virtually all of the correspondence for the BLT with his skillful typing, LCpl Felker who kept all of our files current and, with LCpl Myers, who provided entertaining cartoons for the BLT 2f6 Bull Sheet , LCpl Talasco who was the keeper of the book carefully kept track of the classified messages and the always disappearing messages boards, LCpl Yancey reigned over his empire of CMS gear and made sure that no classified material escaped the ship by destroying massive amounts of secret documents, LCpl Myers, the BLT Postal Clerk who helped to shorten the cruise by sorting and distributing tons of mail, and Sgt Castleberry, The Dream Weaver , the BLT Career Planner kept our Marines' hopes alive with promises of reenlistment bonuses and outstanding duty stations. Directing this menagerie of talent was the ever-smiling SSgt jackson, Administrative Chief Extraordinaire. Last, but not least, was the Adjutant, 1stLt Corson, last of the 0180's in Infantry Battalions. All this comprised the BLT S-1, a tight-knit group that exemplified the term Gung-ho The BLT S-1: Proud to Serve. 1stLt Corson, SSgt jackson, Sgt Castleberry, Cpl Thibo- deau, LCpl Hickman, LCpl Felker, LCpl Myers, LCpl Yancey, LCpl Talasco .

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BLT Admihrstra tion Center 'N f A---t-an -X . Ss at R QT? The BLT Administration Center is the shop that serves the BLT in many unseen ways. Our mission is to see that all pay and allowances for each Marine are in order and are monitored accordingly. We take care of the countless problems before the individual Marine even knows a problem exists. We serve the Marines of the BLT by providing ID cards, SRB maintenance, travel claims, and general input into the ,IUMPSXMMS system via the Unit Diary. On July 11, 1987 we attached 319 Marines to the BLT which put an extraordinary burden on the section without any additional manpower, yet we still handled the situation in the usual professional manner. There have been many highlights on this cruise that will always be remembered. SSgt Hudson, after fiv tries, had a son this time, born on 11 jan 88, weighing 7 lbs 13 ozs. Rumor has it that he was born in a pair of high-top Nikes with a ten-year no-cut contract with the 76er's. CWO-2 Sauber has been stressing out the troops throughout the float, but not with push-ups or 16 hour work days. Instead, he plays Madonna and Beach Boys tapes causing hate and discontent throughout the office. Overall, it gives us great pleasure to serve the finest BLT in the Corps and to be an exclusive part of Tested Mettle . SEMPER FI!!! C l n 'Til Back Row: SSgt Hudson, LCpl Brennan, LCpl Burris, LCpl Cook, LCpl Byerly 2nd Row: LCpl Shorter, Sgt Halbert, LCpl Maccracken, Cpl Becker, LCpl Walters, LCpl Brazier, LCpl Dinnan Front Row: Sgt Sanchez, CWO-2 Sauber, LCpl Garro, Cpl Neilson T921 ' r , yzf H ' . , 0 0