Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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QW' BLT S -4fArmoryfEmbark To the acclaim of thousands, the BLT S-4 CLogisticsD Section provided never ending and much publicized logistical support to the battle-weary Marines of BLT 2f6 during the last year and in particular, those last six months on float. The S-4 Office is responsible for all the , logistical support to the BLT to include supply, maintenance, transportation, embarkation, ordnance, food service, weapons repair and financial management matters. The best way to think of the S-4 shop is to think of the Marines who coordinate the procurement and movement of beans, bullets and bandages to the field in the quickest manner possible while tracking maintenance on the delivery vehicles and the money to pay for it all. Fearless, brave and untiring during all tactical operations, the hard- charging S-4 Marines were always eager to charge ashore to provide the combat service support that they trained long and hard for! Consisting of steely-eyed ammunition techs who in the blink of an eye could produce thousands of rounds of ammunition to the cunning maintenance management specialists always looking for goodie boxes, to the embarkation Marines willing to off-load the ship in the dead of the night, to the Mr. Fix-it armorers always looking for a damaged weapon of war to repair. The logisticians were always ready to provide total support to the infantrymen up front. Back Row: Sgt Harden, LCpl Cavalier, LCpl Tiner, LCpl Sullivan, 1stLt Phelps Front Row: SSgt Caraker, Capt Attaway, SSgt Watson 'YW Sgt Downing, LCpl Fletcher, SSgt McKenna, LCpl Weaver

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Air OfHce As part of the S-3 Section, the Air Office's stated purpose is to effect coordination between the BLT and supporting air agencies, utilize the experience of its members to advise the Commander in all matters dealing with air and to contribute to more effective planning. To the Aviators, this translates to obtainin a higher level of appreciation of civilized living by exposing them to the g experience of wallowing in the mud ! They must also learn to beat their heads against the wall in frustration on numerous occasions while trying to deal with creatures of lower intelligence. Occasionally, the Air Office is known as the Tactical Air Control Party CTACPD. It is comprised of three Aviators and twelve communicators from the Comm Platoon. The senior Aviator is the Air Officer and is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising the Battalion Commander on air matters. The other Aviators serve as the Forward Air Controllers and together with a team of three communicators function to control all air at the company level. Lastly, the TACP is there to offer training in all Aviation matters. They also serve as examples to the BLT as to what happens to a Marine when he gets to heaven. There is nothing more demoralizing to the enemy or motivating to the Marines on the ground than a section of aircraft, loaded with ordinance, rolling in with a Mark in sight . . . CLEARED HOT! Capt Houlihan Capt Supchak Capt Kunhardt fUI1kI1OWI1, but it SOL1r1dS gooclj DOZO SKYLER RAVEN FRIDAY PRA-:HA-l5iiB.'lVKL-F--Inin-I -Q-IEUEOEEAY Dillfl N' 4 A 77 SATURDAYQANI O'6A00 -W' foaoo .- ' c L '- ottue 5 0 '66 f ,f sl GO . mm .0 f so 22 O soloist! 961563, 'gg' fill Q f , Q 55, tw Qffwv ' 54 sk Q ,f f ff:-Eff II W l if -'W H P f A I' I U no s- C TQ - --in-N l ' :iii i 16 Q. I! ' L7 v A K 'dx Nl I 5' .-a ff 4 'lf 'u f 23 f 75,5 of N ' is A e e 1 A -9 e 5421 X . C L, ,162 NBC Section After watching the OIC of the NBC Defense Section throughout the deployment, one might think that NBC stands for Nocturnal Broad Chaser. Actually it stands for Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense. Our job is to , , , eh 0 D . ah . . . hummm, well we can't tell you because if we did somebody would probably make us do it. If that happened it would interfere with important things like sleeping, eating or other important stuff. The section consists of an OIC, CWO-2 Phelps, NCOIC Cpl Mujsce and a clerk, LCpl The Beef' ' i Acock. We don't locate, close with and destroy we ust n k ' i 1 u e em and let God sort them out. l X at t CWO-2 Phelps, CPL Mulsce, LCpl Acock A

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1 I I ey ii ' rl i T E 5 ,H S UPPIY The mission of Supply is to keep the grunts prepared to locate, close with and destroy the enemy . . . Every piece of gear that is humped to the field finds its roots in the Supply WarehO11SC- ThiS includes everything from bug juice to cold weather underwear. It is our goal to see that every Marine and Sailor in the BLT goes into combat with the best gear that the government can buy and to ensure that additional gear is readily available. During the predeployment phase, supply was under the gun. Everything focused on the ability of the section to provide the BLT superb supply support. The professionalism displayed by all members of the section was the underlying factor that contributed to the success of the mission. Whatever isn't nailed down is mine and whatever I can pry loose, isn't nailed down. - Collis P. Huntington Back Row: LCpl Barbee, Sgt Martin, B.F., LCpl William, LCpl Glispie 2nd Row: Sgt Martin, F.G., SSgr Setters, LCpl Atwater, 1stLt Fegan Front Row: LCpl English, Sgt Maricic, LCpl Frutchey Food Service Opera tion Back Row: Sgt Garmon, SSgt Pope, Cpl Walton The preparation of hot chow, fresh bread and 2nd Row: LCpl Dudley, LCpl Kuhn, LCpl Gibbs, LCpl Rose, LCpl james, pastry for the 1800 Marines and SailO1'S aboard the LCpl Reynolds, PFC Lineberger USS Nassau was the combined efforts of the USS Front Row: GySgt Ward, Sgt Frey, LCpl Miller, Pvt Tourangeau, LCpl Nassau Sailors and BLT 2f6 Food Service Marines. McPherson, LCpl Patterson When requested, the Food Service Marines provided the necessary support to the ship and field exercises for every occasion that required its use. During all the A training evolutions ashore the Food Service Marines ffl J proved to be an extremely professional organization by S1 :T A providing hot meals as required. The cooks of BLT 216 will always be ready and willing to support the ,. fighting Marines and Sailors anywhere in the world, in any conditions, to ensure the health and welfare Of the finest fighting unit in the FMF. And we will always be there to serve , ,rr if 'E 240 I