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Air Department LCDR Karl Kolesnikoff Air Officer Front row: A03 McGaughey, ABHAR Robert Rofkahr ABFAN Virgilio Imson AA Kenneth Lee ASE3 Jose Melendez ABHAA Willie Griffith AN Danko Middle row: CAPT Robert Putz ABHAR Robert Conrad AN William Michael AN Rudolph Posey AOl Abraham Peden A03 John England AA Gilberto Magday ABH2 Winston Washington LT Karl Kolesnikoff Back row: LT James McDonald AOl Bobby Besch ABF3 Franklin Boolen SA John Goodman A03 Timothy Pittman ASM2 Robert Orsulak ABFAN Donny Niebla AA James Klein ABFl Robert Bowers With eight embarked USMC aircraft from HMLA 267, the Air Department operated like a larger helicopter carrier with round-the-clock flight operations at times. Air Department handlers safely launched and recovered aircraft over 5000 times during the deployment. All night operations were conducted with Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) and on a darkened deck: a first for the DU- BUQUE. High tempo aircraft movements, along with fueling and ordinance build-up evolutions, kept the flight deck crew constantly on the go. The fuelers pumped about 15,000 pounds of JP-5 a day to maintain the high op tempo. They were able to do so because of the 95% full mission capable rating maintained on the JP-5 fuel system. When not fueling aircraft the fuelers were often supply- ing MOGAS to MSOs or USMC elements. The hours were long, the weather was hot and humid, the 50 cal. mounts were always rusty and the work seemed like it would never end, but the close-knit Marine and Navy airdales pulled off in- tense operational requirements and overcame obstacles with the pride and pro- fessionalism which is so characteristic of the Air Department. 40
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Dental Department LT Thomas R. Spradlin The three man Dental Department has the responsibiUty for maintaining oral health on board the DUBUQUE. They strive to provide the best dental services available in WESTPAC and the Arabian Gulf. The outstanding services provided includes preventive dentistry, operative dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery and periodontics. During the Arabian Gulf Deployment the department provided dental care to ship ' s company, embarked marines, the crew of the six minesweepers and those of any other ship needing dental services. The DUBUQUE, being one of two ships assigned in the Gulf with dental facilities, was tasked with a tremen- dous job of providing quality dental care and maintaining high dental readiness. When not treating patients. Dr. Spradlin was usually setting up a tour to some exotic place or registering someone to vote; DT2 Walker was playing in the ship ' s band; and DN Akkerman was hosting another Bingo Night on the mess decks. They all agree that this was one tough deployment, but one they can be proud of because, they gave it their best . DN Marcus M. Akkerman LT Thomas R. Spradlin DT 2 Barry L. Walker
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