Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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(LEFT) Watching the winches for bird- cages (tangled lines) during underway replenishment. (ABOVE) Painting out the hull isn ' t like slapping a fresh coat on your kitchen wall. It ' s a tough, dirty job that takes plenty of muscle. (LEFT) Wielding a high-speed sander in the war against rust. Salt water quickly corrodes even painted surfaces and it ' s constant work keeping it at bay. (RIGHT) With a little imagina- tion and a life jacket, a hard winch becomes a comfortable perch.

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(STANDING, left to right) BMC Robert McKean, SN Larry Young, SA Bryce Moosman, SN Don Porter, SA Ronnie Jenkins, SA Richard Skelt, SA Bruce Schleip, BMSN Marion Barnhart, SA Jerry Garcia, SN Kenneth May, SN James Jones, SA Donnie Miller. (KNEELING) SN Alonzo Abbot, SA Jack Glowacz, SN Kitiona Peneueta, SN Raymond Spears, SA Terry Ferrell, SN Orlando Paragas, SA Leslie Clark, SN William Clendenen, SN Robert Salas, SA Robert Barnhart, BM3 Dale Stones, SN Howe Compton. First Division First Division is responsible for general maintenance on the Main Deck and upkeep of the Flight Deck area and equipment. Spelled out, that means keeping all 564-feet of FLINT clean and seaworth, pre- serving decks and bulkheads by frequent painting, adjusting watertight hatches and scuttles, and discovering and eliminating safety hazards. But the Boatswains Mate ' s job doesn ' t stop there. It ' s he who rigs the complex of wires and pulleys FLINT uses to transfer ammunition, supplies and fuel to other ships alongside. Underway, they drive the ship, provide lookouts and man vital communica- tions circuits. Inport, they ' re the men who get us tied snug against the pier. They don ' t call us swabbies for nothing!

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(STANDING) BMC George Czifro, SN Vincente Suarez, SA Ronald Jones, SA Bill Dwinnels, SN Charles Finiak, SN John Beatty, SN John Hart, SN Kevin Mullins, SN Randy Archer, SA David Maher, SA Billie Moore, SA David Schuster, BML Donald Clubb. (KNEELING) SA Larry Redding, SN Otis Varner, SR James Terry, SA John Bunch, SN Colin Mills, SA Jack Glowacz, SN Gerald Poulsen. Second Division Second Division is responsible for the 0-1 Level and the 0-2 winch deck, and like their brothers in First Division, they must maintain the cleanliness and watertight integrity of their areas. Second Division also runs the ship ' s various bousun ' s lockers, preparing lines, shackles and two-folds for general use. Perhaps more than any other rating on the ship, the man on the Deck Force feels the romantic lure of the sea. Long hours spent working against the powerful backdrop of the ocean, lonely watches in the moonlit night, the things a man never forgets. The art of intricate ropework is still part of the seaman ' s skills.