Comfort (T AH 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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HALLOWEEN COMFORTEERS The revelry and cos- tumery of Halloween on the COMFORT yielded way somewhat to the overshadowing presence of the preceding night ' s loss of our 8 casualties — the sailors from the IWO JIMA tragedy. Yet, it seemed fitting that the Burn ICU be transferred into the Intensive Scare Unit and provided tricks, treats and all the horrors of Halloween as a testa- ment to the COMFORT ' S moving forward, yet re- membering. 34 lf

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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT — DRILL AND DRILL

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UNDERWAY VERTICAL REPLENISHMENT The COMFORT definitely doesn ' t run on batteries, so every 13,000 nautical miles she refuels. The Navy method for refueling ships which do not see much port time is called underway replen- ishment, or un-rep. The replenishment may also refer to supplies as taken aboard vertically or horizontally i.e. by helicopter or ship to ship. The COMFORT is equipped with two sliding pad eyes located on the 01 level portside for the passing of supplies. Forward and aft fueling stations are located at 2-68-6 and 2-83-6. Be- cause of the COMFORT ' S length only one refueling station can pump at one time. Underway and verti- cal replenishment are vital to the COMFORT ' S mission of providing medical care, therefore the MSC, MTF and flight deck members taking part in these ma- neuvers are intensely fo- cused for hours at a time on these replenishments. 35