Dubuque (LPD 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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Combat Cargo CAPT Robert Putz GYSGT Johnny Rivera For this unique deployment Combat ' Cargo was faced with the challenge of embar- king three Marine Corps units, instead of Dnly one. Support vans in upper vehicle and a warehouse system in lower vehicle re- placed DUBUQUE ' S normal cargo of rolling stock. Following the embarka- tion, Combat Cargo settled into provid- ing support to Contingency MAGTF 3- 88 and the minesweepers during train- ing and contingency operations. 35

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Above: DKl James Balintos, SKC John Black, LTJG David Mann, LT James Kerber, ENS John LaGrua t B t 34

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Navigation Department Navigation: both an art and a science combined in the most nautical of occu- pations. The Navigator, aided by N Division, is responsible for the safe naviga- tion of the ship. Quartermasters provide navigational support around the clock for the Officer-of-the-Deck (OOD) . Additionally, they are the master helmsmen called on to steer this 16,000 ton giant during close quarters situations; whether alongside an oiler at 15 knots for an UNREP, or passing one hundred yards from a sandbar while heading into port. The electronic wizardry and modern science of satellites, long range radio signals, and radars combined with the age old art of drafting and of shooting celestial fixes, provide constant and accurate assess- ments of where the ship is around the clock. LT William Wheatley Navigator QMC Luiz llano QMSN David Loicano QMSA Gerald Krutsimger QMSN Jason Lewis QM3 Dennis Dickerson QMSN Kevin Meadows 36