Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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(STANDING) GMG1 Ailetupe Samutua, GMG2 John Kleiber, SA James Johnson, GMG3 Richard Cratty, SN Clyde Klinger, SN Robert Strausbaugh, FTG3 Jacob Naeb, SN Ri- chard DeRoche. (KNEEL- ING) SA Dan Striegel, GMG3 James Sousa, GMG3 Robert Patashny, SN Narciso Cantu. (ABOVE) Tightening down the power cables that move the mount. FLINT ' S four mounts can be controlled automatically by fire control radar. (ABOVE RIGHT) Cleaning the inside of the breech block is like sticking your hand in a bear trap. When that breech closes it can sling a three-inch shell more than 6 miles. (RIGHT) Well we got it out of there, so it has to go back in! Sometimes, the guns seem to have a mind of their own. 15

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(STANDING) GMGL Wayne Krause, GMG3 James Mimick, SN Wilfried Heppner, SN Wayne Stevens, FTGSA David Rath, GMGSN Thomas Kummerfeld, GMGSA Martin Dove, SN Kermit Threet, SN Michael Lessley. (KNEELING) SN James Snyder, GMGSA Robert Lanaham, FTG3 James Delamar, SN Namon Spears, FTGSN Wayne Olson, GMGC Charles Clawson. Third Division The men of the Third Division are care- takers of the FLINT ' S main cargo, ammunition. The division is made up of two different ratings, the Gunners Mate Guns, trained in the use of large and small caliber weapons and the Fire Control Technician, a combination electronics technician and radarman, to maintain and operate the ship ' s weapons computers. FLINT carries a lot of ammunition and it ' s up to Third Division to get that cargo from the replenishment stations to the holds. While automatic alarms constantly moni- tor temperature in the holds, they have to be backed up by Cargo Security Watches who make sure that cargo stays shored in place in any weather. In addition, the Gunners Mates are responsible for training the crew in the use of small arms, as well as caring for FLINT ' S four 3 50 caliber mounts and their associated fire control gear. Moving ammunition out of the cargo holds during UNREP. 14

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(STANDING, left to right) SN Fred Salmon, EM2 J. P. Morgan, SN Jack Allen, EM3 Donald Laucella, SN Billy Lawson, MM3 Martin Osborne, EM1 Rolando Gonzales, SN John McLean, MM3 Terry Mooney, ENS Rockne Krill, MM1 Melvin Lindstrom, MMCS Dale Simpson. (KNEELING) SN Jerome Bowe, SN Michael Chapman, SN Alvaro Betancourt, FN Kelly Johnson, EM1 Eugenio Japson. ■ 1 .I It takes a machinist ' s mate to get into ' winches. Stream Division FLINT is a replenishment ship whose primary mission is to transfer ammunition at sea. That puts the spotlight on STREAM. To maintain, repair and operate this gear is the task of Stream Division. The division is made up of three distinct ratings, the Boatswain ' s Mate (BM), the Machinists Mate (MM) and the Electrician ' s Mate (EM). FLINT ' S STREAM gear is controlled by a complex electrical system of switches and alarms which require the attention of a specially trained brand of electrician ' s mate. The machinist ' s mates work on the winches and booms themselves, insuring that the gear is mechanically sound, the wires properly wound and greased, and the station safe for use. Finally, it ' s up to the boatswain ' s mates to check the actual rigging and operation of the highline system between ships. 16