Dale (CG 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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FLIGHT QUARTERS FLIGHT QUARTERS Flight Quarters, Flight Quarters, all hands man your flight quarters stations. By the time this word is complete- ly passed over the ship ' s IMC, dozens of crewmen are al- ready racing for their assigned stations. While at sea, flight quarters is an almost daily occur- rence for a deployed ship. DALE depends on helicopters to provide many supplies that would otherwise have to wait until DALE replenished at sea or returned to port. Hel- icopters provide a variety of items including routine sup- plies, repair parts for equipment, food and almost anything else you can imagine which can be carried in or under a helicopter. But the single most important item delivered by helicopter is mail, Pony in Navy lingo. Probably no other word passed gets the crew as excited as hearing that the next helicopter has Pony onboard. But flight quarters isn ' t all fun. From the bridge, where the watch team is computing the proper course to steer and ensuring that the checklist is complete, down to the fantail where the flight deck crew is preparing to receive the heli- copter, DALE sailors are hard at work. Gear has to be bro- ken out, equipment tested and proper safety clothing donned. The motor whaleboat must be manned. The flight quarters fire-fighting detail stands by, just in case. The flight quarters detail must be prepared for any occurrence, whether it be something as routine as refueling a helicopter that is low on fuel or an emergency such as a crash on deck. But another flight quarters is completed, uneventfully and the crew secures the detail . . . Until the next time.