Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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ABOVE: DC3 Michael Bueche marks the location of a fire during GO. f-.riwinfhitos-sul' wwf rn' ,:,-.-au:-r-fra., L ' l Hi l i 4 1 X . X ' - ...xx R-f -.Q . :,,gf,Ll l - llll f llll il, 'U'-'I'b'Alk.., f -1 lllf ll -v.- . REFTRA readies crew for WestPac '88 PH2 Rachel A. Laufer Preparations for WestPac '88 began in late 1987 with inspections followed by two l c weeks of refresher training in early December. San Francisco Bay Area weather followed us to San Diego and hopes of a winter respite vanished. Under the watchful eyes of seasoned instructors, for two weeks we were subjec- ted to every casualty imag- inable from simulated at- tacks bythe enemy. Gen- eral quarters became a way ' of life. eg Fleplenishment details, 3 -- flight quarters, gunnery Ania,-1-nw-...:.e.,,-..e...f.-wwe nf , iii: PH2 Rachel A. Laufer l r PH2 Rachel A. Laufer QEFI' The Deck crew return after an anchor- Ing to a buoy exercise. ABO VE: DCFN James Peak ileftj and HTFA Todd Mayer stand by in Repair Locker 3 during GO. RIGH7? DC3 Mi- TJ chael Bueche shows Repair 3's gear invento- fy to FT G observers. 2 Hi? - n....f-1.-.. shoots, using every meansf of communication, naviga4 tion and seamanship exer- cises, treating personnel ca- sualties . . . you name it, we did it. But we did it with the realization that we never knew when we might have to do it for real. LEF71' Enjoying an early morning view of downtown San Diego. x X,