Samuel Gompers (AD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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X .3 PH2 RBCNEI A La le ,Lil , was 311 PH2 Flachel A Lauler PH2 Rachel A Laufer Airhead ops The island of Al Masirah, Oman, is near- ly halfway around the world from the farm- lands of sunny California where fresh fruits and vegetables abound. When USS SAMUEL GOMPERS left the shores of the Golden State behind in Febru- ary, its holds were filled with lettuce from Fairfield, garlic from Gilroy, and fruit from Santa Barbara, Grass Valley and Fresno. For a crew of 1,100-plus hungry sailors on a six-month odyssey, even the best laid stock of stores will eventually run out. Thanks to the efficiency of the Navy's Sup- ply Corps, fresh fruits and vegetables con- tinued to grace the GOMPERS' dining tables throughout the cruise. The daily fare acquired an international flair when U.S. Air Force C-141's delivered apples from Lebanon, oranges from Brazil, watermelons from Turkey, avocados from Kenya, onions from Australia, mangos from India and Brussels sprouts from Holland. To the crews of the ships and planes that made it happen, the Sammy G says thanks a million. PH2 Rachel A. Laufer TOP: An Air Force C-747 cargo aircraft is un- ABOVE: USS WABASH crewmen check off an loaded at the air head. MIDDLE: Crewmen from item on a supply manifest. USS WABASH ready a pallet of supplies to be airlifted to the SAMUEL GOMPERS. ABOVE: A staging area for goods bound forthe SAMUEL GOMPERS and Navy ships in the Persian Gulf 27

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Master craftsmen Repair -the main spring in the clock that ticked off the minutes of our mission during this WestPac de- ployment. lt was the sole purpose of this department to ensure that the fleet had everything that it needed to continue operating while at sea. Not an easy task, this job in- cluded long, hard hours, dedication from every person, and the pooling of precision and ingenuity found in every shop and workcenter. lt was the mark of our trade. It was the reason we had left port in Alameda. lt meant living up to Navy standards, which are up, over and beyond mere excellence. Our goals were achieved by the 486 people who manned this depart- ment with hearts of fierce pride and the ability to follow up with the action that was needed to make it happen. ,.-, ' se ff's i . 5 E5 ns A l ' ' t fn' r T . gtk T -' . u Q gl hex . , .f : 1 ' i Y 1 it 9' 'Q Z' I l PH1 Lisa M. Brown RS Division 2 Jim Howell TOP: Repair Admin. LCDR Don Jackson lassistant re- pair officerj. GMMC Silvera Garcia, EM2 Andrea Buda- vari. MM3 Karrie Anderson, YN2 Shylinda Streete, YNSN Otis Robinson, CDR R.S. McCord lrepairofficerj. ABOVE: Ship 's Superintendents. FRONT ROW: ENC Rodolfo Ongoco, MRC Richard Galde, FN Donna Walsh, CDR R. S. McCord. BACK ROW' LCDR Don Jackson, ENCS Mark Langhorn, lC7 Christopher Drey- tous. BT7 Ronald David, BTC William Wallace. LEFT' Technical Library. FRONT ROW' MM 1 Victor Fileppi, SN Nichole Atkinson, MM 7 Steve Lubbers. BACK ROW: MRC James Sedivy, EM3 David Garrett, STG2 Patrick Long, HT2 Steve Graff,