Coronado (AGF 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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DENTAL DEPARTMENT 1 Hfr N ¥ ti 1 4 The Dental Department is charged with the oral health care of ship ' s company and embarked staff personnel. The Dental Officer and his DT ' s provide a wide range of services including; cleanings, fillings, examinations, root canals, crown and bridge, and extractions. During the cruise, these services were extended to 56 different operational units seeing over 3200 patients. Respond- ing to emergent requests and planned availabilities , the DT ' s coordinated annual check-ups and treatment for numerous afloat and shore based person- nel and their families. Dental services were also provided to DOD personnel and their families assigned to the local American Embassies. The Dental Department is additionally responsible for coordination of the Command Physical Readiness Test and the Remedial Exercise programs. Always ready, LT Edwards and the Dental Technicians of CORONADO are proud to serve the dental needs of their shipmates. Our goal is 100% Class One Dental Readiness. LT Charles L. Edwards Dental Officer L to R: DA Edward W. Antoniewicz, DT3 Edward Huffman, DT2 William J. Huston, and DA Michael John Charles Gilbert. 56

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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LCDR John A. Kapololu Engineering Officer LT Alexander N. Malinao Damage Control Assistant LT Daryl D.J. Swiggs Main Propulsion Assistant EMl Greenia reenlists! The Engineering Department plays a vital role in sustaining the ship. Most commonly associated with propulsion power, steaming the plant, and electrical generation; the department has many other facts that the layman is never aware of. There are Fresh Air snipes. For example, A Division services food preparation and laundry equip- ment as well as the diesels for six boats, two emergency generators and two forklifts, hydraulic systems, elevators and conveyors, and air conditioning, refrigeration and steam systems. R Division on the other hand serves as the firefighters, fixers, and plumbers of the command. E Division besides managing electrical power, also maintains internal communications, and ship ' s entertainment sys- tem, as well as alarms and signal devices. But, there ' s no denying, that the core of the engineering department is the Pit Snipe. He ' s a breed unto himself. Lives and works in the bowels of the ship where it is hot and muggy, and the noise within the spaces are a din of pumps, motors, blowers, and high speed turbines. He sweats so others can be cool and comfortable, and he loves it!. Is there any wonder that these guys have established the eerie aura akin to trolls from the deep. These are the Snipes of the USS CORONADO, and a prouder more professional bunch of guys will never be found anywhere.