Pensacola (LSD 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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l N'I VVYVV 1 The warriors of 26 MEU rise out of the surf to enforce U.S. Foreign policy. This is not what my recruiter promised!

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N N 'lt an Q f I -..-.H f 90 , A J ' Q, ,gg V . Z My.. ? . I fff ' ,WW l 'Wi Q 'Romeo at the dip' is the signal from the transfer ship Cusually an oilerj indicating that she is preparing for underway replenishment. 'Romeo hauled up' indicates that the transfer ship has completed preparations and can take the receive ship alongside. The receive ship makes her approach, closing the transfer ship to less than 200 feet. The spanwire which carries the fueling probe follows the shot line and messenger to the receive ship, and refueling begins. 'To hell with that contact lens--we've got to get on with this UNREP! Romeo at the Dip

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