USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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.....L--.-..i.L...,....,.,.,.i-it.-' ,-.M Pl kk tx l v.3 HANGAR DECK CREW The Hangar Deck is The primary area for The mainTenance and sTowage of The various,Types of aircrafT aboard TARAWA. Due To The complexiTy of aircrafT mainTenance and iTs supporT eauipmenT, all available space is of uTmosT imporTance. NoT only is The hangar deck The backbone of The sauadron's mainTenance efforTs, iT also provides many uses, viTal To The crew's morale. MosT crewmembers and embarked marines have enjoyed The crew's movie, shown nighTly. Many have parTicipaTed in various recreaTional acTiviTies, such as baskeTball, caTch, or even jusT a chance To be alone. WiTh such varied uses, The hangar deck CV-33 division has The difficulT Tasks of supporTing viTal aircrafT mainTenance as well as mainTaining The cleanliness and safeTy of The deck. Given numerous reauiremenTs for The use ofhangar space, V-3 personnel have had To develope, very precise and finely coordinaTed Teamwork for The safe and expediTious movemenT of aircrafT. AT Times aircrafT musT be moved wiThin six inches of an obsTacle, requiring The undivided aTTenTion and quick reacTion of everyone on The aircrafT handling Team. Through The individual skill and hard work of each man in V-3 division, TAl?AWA's aircrafT were professionally mainTained and moved. The hangar has conTribuTed To The morale of each individual onboard. LT SHEEHY AN SELINSKI ASHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA ABH1 PALMER FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AN SHANKS BRONX, NEW YORK T ABH2 DANNER CLEVELAND, OHIO AN BUTLER PHOENIX, ARIZONA ABH1 ROHR BEEVILLE, TEXAS AN CORMIER VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA ABH3 PETERSEN VENTURA, CALIFORNIA AN GALLEGOS ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ABH3 SALVADOR SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA AN OLSEN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY ABH3 GALAVIZ EL PASO, TEXAS AN CALALO OLONGAPO CITY, PHILIPPINES ABHAN COOPER QUEENS, NEW YORK AN MILLER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ABHAN LAMMI VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA AN MARTOS SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AN MATTHEWS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA AN LYON HASTINGS, NEBRASKA