Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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'ri x IN? W Fieplenishment at sea Hg .t, i-1 A -.i,'t S PH2 Pachel A Lauter TOP LEFT, Fuel fines snake across the trans- fer line between the snips. BOTTOM LEFT: CAPT Peter S. Labyak gets the attention of the refueling crew. ABO VE: Engineering and Deck saifors work as a team during refueling. RIGHT: Bos in Bill Normington gives instruc- tions to the refueling crew. Now set the replenishment detail, pipes the bos'n. All over the ship things begin to happen. The engineers have put the plant into an ex- tra condition of readiness. The most skilled watchstanders report to the engineering spaces and the Bridge. The Boat Deck is a beehive of activity with Deck Department personnel and line- handlers. The ship prepares to go alongside a logistics ship to receive fuel and provi- sions. The ship manuevers to just 500 yards behind the oiler. All station manned and ready. Engine ahead full. The GOMPERS glides alongside the Wabash with a scant 180 feet of ocean separating them. Replenishment at sea has commenced. ll' PH2 Rachel A. Lauler 25

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PH2 Rachel A. Laufer- W Drills keep Sammy safe General quarters, general quar- i ters. All hands man your battle sta tions! A drill such as general quarters en- sures that the crew of a ship can react immediately to protect themselves and the ship from outside threats. Fire, flooding, November cy and other casualty drills are also con- ducted on a regular basis. Those crewmemp pate in them are highly trained and l D HY a vital role in maintaining the safet of Y the crew and the Sammy G. Emergen- ers who partici- 24 ,, ,,,.f' ,nf A Q2 if , xx- R v. 1 , PH1 Lisa M. Brown f.eiL'l1lU' ' 4 hi- PH2 Rachel A I nuff-i AB , , , S S ands-by on the Boat Deck during an accident and lncirlr -nl drill. OVE: Flying Squad rnerrrber I PH1 Lisa M. Brwl ll, ' 1 ' J ! sl xx'- mini -.All PH2 Rachel A- Lama is N79 TOP LEFT: HTFN Richard JO'1f1fZf1i.T0P number onenozzleman during ill and HTFN RIGHT' HT3 Eric Carlson We safterinves' Robert Clienault refill' messjgjng GO. MID' tlc7f1tfng the scene Of 5 We tits up duringa DLE- EMR Debbera Oakes S-ff ABOVE: WV' qmrleo' General Quarters drl1-is ready l0f 9 liosvs clizirgetl. the fire teanpeck' Wt-'l7,l'UllS IHUVP rin the Boa? l

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Y.-nl? , .'- '- - - Rachel A. Laufer Helo inbound The sweetest sound heard during WestPao '88 was helo in bound, mail on board. Teamwork? Deck personnel guided the helos to a safe landing, engineers refueled them and stood ready to fight fires, and storekeepers moved the pallets inside the ship to storerooms. LT Karen Haberlin's flight crew logged in over 450 hours at flight quarters. Professionals all! .iq PH2 Rachel A, Laufer TOP LEF7? B . the helo 's pilot. TOP RIGHT' Inbound helo gelivgrsocgzgznmgglggg' lgth party members stand-b y on the ' ' ' . ' 're portside of th Fl ZZSZQ URIGHF' Deck personnel remove? nefgshifrgivclcigggni gif? -' 'fe Party members ' ' ' ' ' . ' Gang refuels the helo. 'fl DVOXIWYY Suits stand by while A- M2 Kim Wenzl uses hand si nal t PH2 26